A/n: Back again for the 14th chapter! I can't believe I've written this
much, people. I didn't know it'd be this long of a story, but I hear that
people like somewhat long stories. At least, I do. Ooh, I was hooked on
Sanguine Depths by leannan for the longest time, waiting for updates... But
Fanfiction.net booted it off the page! I was sooooo mad!! Ok, now I'm
rambling, so I'll be quiet and start the chapter.
Disclaimer: I've stated this 13+ times, do I have to repeat myself?
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"Sir, Weapon's coming this way." Scarlet said, then adding hopefully, "The Sister Ray, sir?"
Rufus waved his hand with disinterest, leaving Scarlet to interpret his actions as 'yes'. He sat in his office.
"You know you can't get rid of me."
The young man sighed. "I don't care. It doesn't matter anymore. I don't even have a life."
The voice grinned into words. "You never did. The only use for you if any is being a shell for me. I will run this company through you, gaining more control everyday."
Rufus grimaced.
"Sir! Quickly, get out of the building! The Sister Ray has failed! It's shooting beams at us." A guard yelled nervously.
The blonde smiled.
"You heard them. Let's get out of here." The voice said, sounding edgy.
Silence, then, "No, this is a sign. It's over." He looked into the distance, seeing the missile-like beams headed straight for him.
"This is no time to joke! Get out of here! I'm trying to save your life! So you can... can... see that girl again!"
Rufus shook his head. "She'll be better off without me. After what you made me do to her, there is nothing in the world to make me able to truly look her in the eye. I'd be too ashamed. I have nothing else to live for, all because of you. This way, I can't hurt her anymore." Memories flooded him, the soldier that threw Tifa to the ground, Scarlet's catfight with her, the soldiers that ruined her bar and punched her, the hurt look in her eye when he yelled at her to leave the building just a couple of months ago...
"This company, dammit!"
"You are the only one who needs me for this company. Besides, it looks like this city is done for; Meteor is headed straight for Midgar too. Face it, ShinRa is not liked, not by anyone on the planet, even the planet itself hates this company. So I'm saying goodbye." He stood facing the window, hoping to be the first thing hit by the blue lights.
"What about your damn cat?"
Dark Nations.
"Reno'll take care of her." Rufus stated.
"She hates Reno. You know that."
Rufus closed his eyes. "She'll learn." The blonde haired, blue-eyed executive now stood still, blocking out the voice. A strand of gelled hard fell stiffly across his eyes. The icy mako eyes flashed one last time before the beams hit, a small one nicked him in the thigh, a large one headed straight for his head. An involuntary action made his knees collapse, the beam narrowly missing, blowing the computer behind him to pieces. The room shook; Rufus lay on the floor, unable to move, limbs frozen.
He couldn't even kill himself without the controlling voice ruining his plans.
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Tifa's eyes grew wide as she watched the footage of the ShinRa building blowing up and collapsing. Fear gripped her, she wondered if Rufus was still in there. "Not that I care..." She fooled herself.
"Huh?" Yuffie, the sixteen-year-old ninja was confused.
"Nothing. I think ShinRa's finally done for." Tifa said.
Yuffie nodded. "Yup! Take that, ShinRa! That's for going to war with Wutai!"
Tifa smile barely hid the tears that were being held back.
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Reno stared at the T.V. monitor. "No way. Rufus was in there. He can't be gone..."
A disgruntled Elena sat next to him. "Tseng's gone, my brother's gone... What happened, Reno? What went wrong along the way? Something's changed us."
"Mako. We've become mindless zombies." Reno still stared at the screen, mesmerized by the damage being done to what had been his home for the past five years.
"Well, what about Cloud? How come he's not a zombie?"
"He is. Only, Sephiroth controls him. Must have some link to Cloud somehow to have control over him."
"So... now what?" She asked, wiping tears from her cheeks.
"Somehow you, Rude, and I need to get our lives back. We need to find Hojo and fix this."
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A/n: Yes I know, any excruciatingly short chapter. But I *am* posting a much longer chapter at the same time. So I should have chapter 14 and 15 up at the same time. Keep up the reviews guys! Love ya!
~Kage
Disclaimer: I've stated this 13+ times, do I have to repeat myself?
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"Sir, Weapon's coming this way." Scarlet said, then adding hopefully, "The Sister Ray, sir?"
Rufus waved his hand with disinterest, leaving Scarlet to interpret his actions as 'yes'. He sat in his office.
"You know you can't get rid of me."
The young man sighed. "I don't care. It doesn't matter anymore. I don't even have a life."
The voice grinned into words. "You never did. The only use for you if any is being a shell for me. I will run this company through you, gaining more control everyday."
Rufus grimaced.
"Sir! Quickly, get out of the building! The Sister Ray has failed! It's shooting beams at us." A guard yelled nervously.
The blonde smiled.
"You heard them. Let's get out of here." The voice said, sounding edgy.
Silence, then, "No, this is a sign. It's over." He looked into the distance, seeing the missile-like beams headed straight for him.
"This is no time to joke! Get out of here! I'm trying to save your life! So you can... can... see that girl again!"
Rufus shook his head. "She'll be better off without me. After what you made me do to her, there is nothing in the world to make me able to truly look her in the eye. I'd be too ashamed. I have nothing else to live for, all because of you. This way, I can't hurt her anymore." Memories flooded him, the soldier that threw Tifa to the ground, Scarlet's catfight with her, the soldiers that ruined her bar and punched her, the hurt look in her eye when he yelled at her to leave the building just a couple of months ago...
"This company, dammit!"
"You are the only one who needs me for this company. Besides, it looks like this city is done for; Meteor is headed straight for Midgar too. Face it, ShinRa is not liked, not by anyone on the planet, even the planet itself hates this company. So I'm saying goodbye." He stood facing the window, hoping to be the first thing hit by the blue lights.
"What about your damn cat?"
Dark Nations.
"Reno'll take care of her." Rufus stated.
"She hates Reno. You know that."
Rufus closed his eyes. "She'll learn." The blonde haired, blue-eyed executive now stood still, blocking out the voice. A strand of gelled hard fell stiffly across his eyes. The icy mako eyes flashed one last time before the beams hit, a small one nicked him in the thigh, a large one headed straight for his head. An involuntary action made his knees collapse, the beam narrowly missing, blowing the computer behind him to pieces. The room shook; Rufus lay on the floor, unable to move, limbs frozen.
He couldn't even kill himself without the controlling voice ruining his plans.
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Tifa's eyes grew wide as she watched the footage of the ShinRa building blowing up and collapsing. Fear gripped her, she wondered if Rufus was still in there. "Not that I care..." She fooled herself.
"Huh?" Yuffie, the sixteen-year-old ninja was confused.
"Nothing. I think ShinRa's finally done for." Tifa said.
Yuffie nodded. "Yup! Take that, ShinRa! That's for going to war with Wutai!"
Tifa smile barely hid the tears that were being held back.
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Reno stared at the T.V. monitor. "No way. Rufus was in there. He can't be gone..."
A disgruntled Elena sat next to him. "Tseng's gone, my brother's gone... What happened, Reno? What went wrong along the way? Something's changed us."
"Mako. We've become mindless zombies." Reno still stared at the screen, mesmerized by the damage being done to what had been his home for the past five years.
"Well, what about Cloud? How come he's not a zombie?"
"He is. Only, Sephiroth controls him. Must have some link to Cloud somehow to have control over him."
"So... now what?" She asked, wiping tears from her cheeks.
"Somehow you, Rude, and I need to get our lives back. We need to find Hojo and fix this."
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A/n: Yes I know, any excruciatingly short chapter. But I *am* posting a much longer chapter at the same time. So I should have chapter 14 and 15 up at the same time. Keep up the reviews guys! Love ya!
~Kage