Chapter 4----An Offer I'll Make You Accept

Disclaimer- Hmmm to say I own ff7, or to say I don't... Sees the crowd of lawyers I guess I don't have to answer that one eh?

A long slender blade, gliding through the darkness, silently moving towards it's target. Held vertically in front of its bearer, Masamune plunged down into the cold air. As it hit flesh, it easily slid into the body of the young woman, bright eyes glowing limp, who instantly went limp along the sword's shaft.

A fist-sized orb of green-white essence fell out from her hair, bouncing down the coral steps, and falling gently into the water.

The assassin's face lay hidden by a shadow as he draws out Masamune from the pink-clad girl, as clean as it was before the penetration.

Another character entered the scene; another swordsman. His face was also hidden in a veil of shadows. The second swordsman looked up, revealing his blonde spiky hair. And yet, as he lifted his head, the other did as well. The blonde looked up... at himself.

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"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Cloud bolted upright in bed instantly, his brow covered in a cold sweat. He wiped his forehead anxiously, and silently muttered to himself that it was only a dream.

"Are you alright, Cloud?" Questioned a voice.

Tifa rolled over next to him, still tired from the 'activities' they had engaged in only hours before.

"A... Dream, it was a dream..." he responded. " A flashback... of when Aeris was killed... But it wasn't Sephiroth. It was me."
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Sephiroth awoke again slowly, more carefully this time, cautious not to faint again. But as he looked around, he knew something was different. His already thin figure looked gaunt, and his once silky, silver tresses became brittle.

His previously pure turquoise eyes are now ringed with specs of brown, and he now carried a slight limp.

What the Hell is happening to me.... Mother? Where are you... Why can't I feel your presence?


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They are on their way.

Aeris sat in the conch shell home, waiting for her guests.

"If they arrive soon enough, it can all be stopped. Jenova will finally be destroyed forever," Aeris said to herself.

No, my dear Cetra, it is your friends who will be stopped. And my son shall be revived. You will be the one to help me do it... My Sweet Puppet...
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Author's note—Don't you just love it when I add special little twists? Muahahahahahahahahhaha cough cough hack cough cough Haha... CAN'T SLEEP! CLOWNS WILL EAT ME!

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