A Peaceful Reality.
"Cloud, you are a mere pon, a clone of Sephiroth. A failure."
" Come to me Cloud. Join me. Sephiroth. Your true self!" "Become who you once were Cloud. Become me once again. Your father will soon give in to me as well."
" None can resist. You are my blood. My flesh. My will also runs through you. It is impossible to hide any longer Cloud. You must realize who you are, were, and are to be"
Voices ran through Clouds mind, faster and faster, more voices, friend, and foe, Sephiroth. "No. NO!" Yelled Cloud as he gasped harshly and leaned quickly forward, awoken from his dream. Cloud felt around his clothes and limbs, all wet with a green substance that started to evaporate before his eyes.
" Huh ? My, clothes. What happened. I was with Tifa, and the others, and,." Cloud paused for a brief moment. "Sephiroth! Ahh! That noise, that noise!" Cloud again covered his ears and fell backward squirming in pain. He felt helpless, he was to be taken again, Sephiroth would surely use him again. Voices again began to run through his head.
"Cloud. Remember? Remember the promise Cloud?" "I. I made a promise, to Tifa, but that was Zack's promise."
"hahahaha. That is right Cloud." said a deep sinister voice. " You never made that promise, your memories were nothing but pieces put together by Zack,and Hojo , who were both being used by mother. Jenova!"
"NO!" screamed Cloud. He again awoke from his brief nightmare to find himself in a field. A large field with flowers of all kinds. The sky was blue, with few white clouds hovering over the grasslands. Cloud sat in awe at the sights before him. It was truly paradise. He got onto his feet and began looking around for some sign of civilization.
He walked towards a hedgerow that bordered the field and a small pine tree forest. Cloud could hear young children playing in the woods. He quickened his pace and ran for the forest hoping to find someone who would tell him were he was and why he was there. When he reached the forest he saw the children running about in circles playing games that looked not in the least bit familiar to Cloud.
The children seemed odd to Cloud. They wore funny clothes. The girls wore long colorful gowns and the boys in long brown cloaks. Odd as it seemed, they appeared friendly to Cloud, so he approached them slowly.
"Hello" he said breaking their laughter. He walked closer to the children who seemed very welcoming.
"Hi. You looked lost. Come this way. Hurry." Said one of the boys. The children again started laughing, and ran off down a small path.
"Excuse me? Um. Were are we?" Asked Cloud.
"You will soon see. Now, no talking. That is Klinken's job." Replied the boy. Cloud almost began to ask more questions but thought it best just to follow and wait to see what answers would reveal themselves. The children led Cloud by a cool stream, which ran next to the path. Its noise was soothing to Cloud, this place was soothing to Cloud. He could feel something strange about it. It felt, like home.
They walked further down the path and Cloud could see ahead light coming from a clearing. The children led him out of the forest and into a small village of cabins and larger houses. They were small cottages made of brick, with smoke rising from the small chimneys. In the center of the village stood a well that was filled with a green aura. Wisps of green light rose from its depths filling the air around it.
"This way. That house there. He will help you." Said the small boy. Cloud snapped out of his stare and quickly turned his attention to the small house. The boy ran off, back down the path with his small friends laughing as they went. Cloud looked at the small cottage and began to walk slowly and cautiously towards it.
He crossed past the well but did not slow. He walked quickly past it to the door. As Cloud prepared to knock heard a friendly voice.
" Just come in." it said. Cloud turned the brass doorknob slowly and opened the door into a kitchen with a table in the center. A small man sat at the far end of the table. The room was very bright but Cloud could make out a hat that pointed above the man's head and a long gray, beard.
"Are you Klinken?" asked Cloud as he walked towards the stout man.
"Yes that is my name. But you are not here to see me." Replied the old man in a high raspy voice.
Cloud grew angry. He was tired of no answers, only stupid riddles that could not be solved. "I getting sick of this so you better talk now." Yelled Cloud very impatiently.
Cloud walked towards the man quickly.
"No need to be hasty. We but eternity to talk." Said the old man.
"Now" shouted Cloud. He slammed his hand on a the table. The small man jumped but soon went back to his normal posture.
"Well, well. I see you need some enlightenment. Go out back behind the house. You will find a beautiful garden. Some one is waiting there." The man turned his attention else were and ignored Cloud's vulgarities.
Cloud walked in anger out of the room and behind the house. A light shined brightly, nearly blinding him. He could make out flowers of some sort but could see nothing else.
" Hello? Is anyone here?" he yelled. Cloud held his hand over his eyes trying to smother the light. He could see someone approaching.
" Hello Cloud." Said a young woman in a high feminine voice.
" Hello?" I know that voice. Cloud thought to himself. He looked closer and he could see a lady in a hooded cloak. He walked closer.
A hand reached to him and the light dimmed.
"Cloud. Welcome home." She said.
"Aeris!"
"Cloud, you are a mere pon, a clone of Sephiroth. A failure."
" Come to me Cloud. Join me. Sephiroth. Your true self!" "Become who you once were Cloud. Become me once again. Your father will soon give in to me as well."
" None can resist. You are my blood. My flesh. My will also runs through you. It is impossible to hide any longer Cloud. You must realize who you are, were, and are to be"
Voices ran through Clouds mind, faster and faster, more voices, friend, and foe, Sephiroth. "No. NO!" Yelled Cloud as he gasped harshly and leaned quickly forward, awoken from his dream. Cloud felt around his clothes and limbs, all wet with a green substance that started to evaporate before his eyes.
" Huh ? My, clothes. What happened. I was with Tifa, and the others, and,." Cloud paused for a brief moment. "Sephiroth! Ahh! That noise, that noise!" Cloud again covered his ears and fell backward squirming in pain. He felt helpless, he was to be taken again, Sephiroth would surely use him again. Voices again began to run through his head.
"Cloud. Remember? Remember the promise Cloud?" "I. I made a promise, to Tifa, but that was Zack's promise."
"hahahaha. That is right Cloud." said a deep sinister voice. " You never made that promise, your memories were nothing but pieces put together by Zack,and Hojo , who were both being used by mother. Jenova!"
"NO!" screamed Cloud. He again awoke from his brief nightmare to find himself in a field. A large field with flowers of all kinds. The sky was blue, with few white clouds hovering over the grasslands. Cloud sat in awe at the sights before him. It was truly paradise. He got onto his feet and began looking around for some sign of civilization.
He walked towards a hedgerow that bordered the field and a small pine tree forest. Cloud could hear young children playing in the woods. He quickened his pace and ran for the forest hoping to find someone who would tell him were he was and why he was there. When he reached the forest he saw the children running about in circles playing games that looked not in the least bit familiar to Cloud.
The children seemed odd to Cloud. They wore funny clothes. The girls wore long colorful gowns and the boys in long brown cloaks. Odd as it seemed, they appeared friendly to Cloud, so he approached them slowly.
"Hello" he said breaking their laughter. He walked closer to the children who seemed very welcoming.
"Hi. You looked lost. Come this way. Hurry." Said one of the boys. The children again started laughing, and ran off down a small path.
"Excuse me? Um. Were are we?" Asked Cloud.
"You will soon see. Now, no talking. That is Klinken's job." Replied the boy. Cloud almost began to ask more questions but thought it best just to follow and wait to see what answers would reveal themselves. The children led Cloud by a cool stream, which ran next to the path. Its noise was soothing to Cloud, this place was soothing to Cloud. He could feel something strange about it. It felt, like home.
They walked further down the path and Cloud could see ahead light coming from a clearing. The children led him out of the forest and into a small village of cabins and larger houses. They were small cottages made of brick, with smoke rising from the small chimneys. In the center of the village stood a well that was filled with a green aura. Wisps of green light rose from its depths filling the air around it.
"This way. That house there. He will help you." Said the small boy. Cloud snapped out of his stare and quickly turned his attention to the small house. The boy ran off, back down the path with his small friends laughing as they went. Cloud looked at the small cottage and began to walk slowly and cautiously towards it.
He crossed past the well but did not slow. He walked quickly past it to the door. As Cloud prepared to knock heard a friendly voice.
" Just come in." it said. Cloud turned the brass doorknob slowly and opened the door into a kitchen with a table in the center. A small man sat at the far end of the table. The room was very bright but Cloud could make out a hat that pointed above the man's head and a long gray, beard.
"Are you Klinken?" asked Cloud as he walked towards the stout man.
"Yes that is my name. But you are not here to see me." Replied the old man in a high raspy voice.
Cloud grew angry. He was tired of no answers, only stupid riddles that could not be solved. "I getting sick of this so you better talk now." Yelled Cloud very impatiently.
Cloud walked towards the man quickly.
"No need to be hasty. We but eternity to talk." Said the old man.
"Now" shouted Cloud. He slammed his hand on a the table. The small man jumped but soon went back to his normal posture.
"Well, well. I see you need some enlightenment. Go out back behind the house. You will find a beautiful garden. Some one is waiting there." The man turned his attention else were and ignored Cloud's vulgarities.
Cloud walked in anger out of the room and behind the house. A light shined brightly, nearly blinding him. He could make out flowers of some sort but could see nothing else.
" Hello? Is anyone here?" he yelled. Cloud held his hand over his eyes trying to smother the light. He could see someone approaching.
" Hello Cloud." Said a young woman in a high feminine voice.
" Hello?" I know that voice. Cloud thought to himself. He looked closer and he could see a lady in a hooded cloak. He walked closer.
A hand reached to him and the light dimmed.
"Cloud. Welcome home." She said.
"Aeris!"