Howdy everyone! Damn that sucks. I had half this chapter typed up before and my 'oh so loving father' wanted to check his email. So I was dumb enough to say Sure go ahead. I walk away and closes what I was typing. (Sigh) What A jackass. Oh well that's alright. I got a great idea for this chapter while I was typing my last two. I got a good Ol' surprise for all ya folks out there. Hehehehe you either saw this coming or you never knew what hit ya. Well anyway will Cloud and Vincent be able to escape? Is Yuffie alive? What will Dregon do? We'll all find out now mwahahaha let's get this show on the road.
Disclaimer- I do not own Final Fantasy 7. I mean of coarse I don't, I'm too poor and cheap to own Final Fantasy 7.
Chapter 13- The Greatest Sin And Le Cas Fo Gollost.
'It's all my fault! I couldn't save her!' Cloud continued to blame himself as he remained seated on the floor. He had not yet moved from his spot near the panel. The Ultimate Sword remained embedded in the panel. Cloud punched the floor in anger, 'Dammit! I'll kill whoever is responsible!' Cloud vowed to himself.
Cloud suddenly heard four gunshots come from Yuffie's chamber. Cloud quickly stood up and looked through the glass to see Vincent. Vincent had shot the chains that held Yuffie to the table. Cloud watched Yuffie's limp form fall forward only to be caught by Vincent. Cloud noticed the door Vincent walked through to get into the chamber. He quickly grabbed his Ultimate Sword out of the panel and left the room to find the door to the chamber.
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Vincent placed Yuffie down on the floor. After placing her on the floor he kneeled down beside her and with his real hand, he checked to see if she has a pulse. Vincent frowned when he noticed that Yuffie didn't have one. Vincent quickly unclasped the straps of his cape and let it fallto the ground, getting it out of his way.
Vincent held Yuffie's nose shut with his human hand and gently placed his lips over hers, breathing air into her lungs. Vincent waited three seconds before he breathed into her again. After giving her the two breathes Vincent proceeded to pump her chest, trying to get her heart to beat. After a few moments Vincent brought his lips to Yuffie's again and blew air into her again. This time Vincent was rewarded with Yuffie coughing for air.
Yuffie slowly opened her eyes. Everything seemed fuzzy to her. The first thing she noticed were a pair of crimson eyes looking straight into her gray ones. Yuffie's initial thought is that it's a Hadion but then she noticed the eyes held a bit concern, not the empty evil looking ones the Hadions have.
Soon Yuffie could make out a soft pale handsome face of a man. She doesn't have a clue who the person is, she's never seen him before. The she noticed the long jet-black hair. Something seemed to click in Yuffie's mind as she put the pieces together.
Yuffie blinked a bit confused, "Vincent?" She questioned weakly. The man nodded his head once answering her question. Yuffie half-smiled before her eyes began to slowly close, 'Wow. Who would of thought, Vinnie would be a hunk without his cape covering his face." Yuffie thought to herself before she fell into unconsciousness.
Vincent stood up and clasped his cape back on before picking Yuffie up. Vincent turned around and headed towards the door which he entered from. Before Vincent could open it though, it slid open revealing Cloud on the other side, panting from his run.
Cloud looked to Vincent then down at Yuffie who's in his arms. He gave a worried expression, "Is... is she alright?" Cloud asked. Vincent nodded his head. Cloud let out a breath of relief. "It would be wise to leave. They could always come back for her." Vincent advised. Cloud narrowed his eyes in anger, "I'd like to see them try."
Vincent walked passed Cloud and headed out into the hall. Cloud scratched the back of his head a bit embarrassed, "Uh, Vincent. You DO know which way to go, right?" Cloud asked hoping he does. "...." Vincent did not answer. Instead he headed down the hall.
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"Ok we searched this whole building! Where are they?" Tifa asked frustrated. (Thought I forgot about them didn't ya? =0) Well I didn't so nah) Zack just answered with another shrug as he sat down on one of the chairs on the first floor. Tifa just plopped down on the floor exhausted from climbing all the stairs. "Maybe their somewhere else." Zack suggested. Tifa scowled, "I saw them run into this building. They're here."
Zack let out a breath and stood up. "Well then. I guess we should continue to.." Zack paused as he heard a door from across the room begin to open. He quickly pulled Tifa's arm so they were behind the desk. Tifa gave him a questioning look, Zack held a finger across his lips. Tifa nodded her head understanding him.
Zack quietly peered out from the side of the desk to look across the room. Four men carrying machine guns walked into the room, "Damn. Those two are going to ruin our plans!" One man said. Another man shook his head, "That guy with the red cape was freaky looking. I'm just glad we managed to get out of there before we ran into them." Another one wiped his forehead with the sleeve of his green camouflage jacket. "What if the boss finds out we fled?"
Another man laughed, "Did you see him? He's the one that told us to evacuate!" He said amused. "I heard he was planning a trap for the two." A different said. "Oh well let's just get the hell out of here anyway" They all nodded in agreement.
Tifa tried to crawl over to the side of the desk to have a look. Tifa didn't notice though, when her foot got caught onto the phone cord. When she moved she caused the phone to fall to the floor. "What was that noise?" Tifa and Zack pressed their backs against the desk trying to hide themselves as the four men with machine guns approached the desk.
Zack took a deep breath before he peeked over the side again to see the men walking cautiously to the desk, the machine guns posed for attack. Zack turned back to Tifa, he held five fingers then he pointed his thumb up. Tifa nodded her head in understanding, on the count of five they will jump out and attack.
Zack counted with his fingers so he won't be heard by the approaching men. Finally they hit five, "NOW!" Zack yelled out while unsheathing the Buster Sword. "What the hell!?" One man exclaimed. Tifa and Zack jumped out from their hiding place. Zack immediately slashed with the Buster Sword successfully destroying one of the guns. Tifa kicked a gun out of the hands of one of the men. Then she grabbed the collar of the man and threw him over the desk.
"You little bitch." One of the other men turned and pointed his machine gun ready to fire. Tifa acted quickly though. She grabbed the barrel of the gun so the man could move it while she spun around and back handed the man in the head.
Zack switched the Buster Sword around so he would strike his enemies with the dull side of the sword. He swung hard at the man he had destroyed the machine gun from. The man got knocked out immediately as Zack hit him in the head.
"Shit!" The fourth man with the machine gun exclaimed his eyes wide in fear. He pulled the trigger but nothing happened, he continued to pull the trigger trying to shot Zack. Zack smirked and pointed at the gun, "Safety's on." Zack commented. "Huh?" The man looked down at his gun and Zack hit him across the head knocking him out.
Tifa continued to throw blows at the man. The man tried swinging his own fists but Tifa kept either blocking them or dodging. Tifa kicked him in the chest, making him stumble back a bit. Tifa grinned at him and motioned with her right hand to come get her. The man growled and charged at her. Tifa smirked as she figured he'd do that.
Tifa made a quick side step as the man came within striking distance. She quickly did a around the house kick right in the gut. The man's eyes grow wide in surprise as he fell to the ground clutching his stomach. Tifa dusted her hands off triumphantly.
"Oh, what happened?" The man behind the desk asked aloud. He looked over the desk only to be hit over the head by Zack's Buster Sword. The man fell back down. Zack chuckled and sheathed his Buster Sword, "Well that was fun!" Zack said to Tifa. Tifa rolled her eyes at the Ex-Soldier, "I swear you're worse then Cloud." Zack puffed out his chest, "That's because I taught him what he knows."
Tifa sighed and looked around the room, "Well anyway, they said something was going on through that door." Tifa pointed to the door the four walked out of. Zack walked over to the door and opened it up, "Well, well, well, another stair case." Zack said amused.
Tifa groaned, "Not more stairs." "These lead downstairs." Zack held the door open, "Ladies first!" Tifa rolled her eyes for what seemed like the millionth time that day, "What a gentleman." She commented sarcastically.
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"Which way do we go?" Cloud asked as Vincent and him had the choice of three different directions. Vincent looked down each choice finally he chose to go down the right path. The two went down the hall swiftly, each hoping it led them out of the basement. The hallway made a sharp right at the end and a sign that had an arrow pointed down it reading elevator.
Cloud grinned, 'Finally, this must be it!' He thought to himself. Then they turned the right and immediately stopped dead in their tracks. About two dozen men holding machine guns stood in their path. Two men stood behind the two dozen men. Cloud recognized the one on the left as Vain, the other man he had no idea who it is.
Dregon held an arm out, "No one fires! We need the girl back alive!" The men turned around and glanced at Dregon before placing their guns on the ground. Vincent sat Yuffie against the wall so he could pull out his Death Penalty. Cloud unsheathed his Ultimate Sword and posed to attack.
Dregon turned to Vain and grinned, "Will you be fighting along side of them? You wanted to fight Mr. Strife and Valentine again after all." Dregon asked. Vain glanced at both Cloud and Vincent, he turned his gaze to the side, crossed his arms over his chest, and snorted, "I'll wait." He commented. Dregon shrugged, "Have it your way. That's saying if they survive!" Dregon laughed. Vain glanced at Dregon from the corner of his eyes.
"ATTACK!" Dregon ordered. The men charged at Cloud and Vincent. Vincent shook his head, 'Foolish to attack us all at once. The are all lined up to be fired at.' Instead of using the Death Penalty, Vincent quickly pulled out his Quicksilver. Although the Quicksilver was much weaker, it fired more rapidly then the Death Penalty. He will be able to take out more men this way.
Cloud was about to charge forward when Vincent stopped him, "Stay back! I can take care of them." Vincent began shooting bullet after bullet at the men charging them. Each getting shot right in the head. Vincent managed to kill nine men before they reached Cloud and Vincent.
Cloud swung his massive sword at the group of people, while Vincent continued to fire his gun. Vain snorted in disgust and turned towards Dregon, "Your battle strategy really sucks. As you can see since you sent all the men at once, Cloud Strife can easily kill two or more men in this crammed space." Dregon smirked, "The men are useless anyway." He commented.
The men that are still alive, after seeing that the fight is futile, fled from Cloud and Vincent in fear. More then a dozen are left dead on the floor making a large pool of blood gathering in the hall. Dregon stepped forward and applaud them for their efforts. "Well done. Although I'm not surprised the two of you were able to kill my men."
Cloud and Vincent turned to face Dregon. Dregon smirked at Vincent, "What about it Mr. Valentine? Are you going to except my offer?" Cloud looked questioningly at Vincent. Vincent remained in place his gun pointed at Dregon, "I will not allow you to have Chaos. The demon is my punishment and my punishment alone." Vincent said coldly.
Dregon shrugged his shoulders "So be it." Dregon glanced across to Yuffie, "I'll give you one last chance. Leave the girl and I'll allow you two to walk out." Cloud narrowed his eyes, "You're going to have to get through me before you can have her." Cloud declared.
Dregon threw his head back and laughed, "Oh yes, Mr. Strife is it? I was sure Vain killed you back in Midgar." Dregon glanced over his shoulder at Vain who remained still uncaring. Dregon turned back to Cloud and smirked, "I must say I've found out some interesting things about Miss Kisasagi, especially about you Mr. Strife. But none of which is what I need from the girl."
Cloud tightened his grip on the Ultimate Sword ready to attack at any moment. Dregon laughed again, "You should of seen the thoughts I've dug up from the poor girl while I had her locked up." Cloud shook with anger, "YOU. You're the one that almost killed Yuffie!" He said venomously.
Dregon's face darkened as he got an insane glint in his eyes, "That I am. What are YOU going to do about it?" Cloud wasted no time in answering, he simply let out an angry battle cry as he charged forth. Dregon remained seated where he is as Cloud charged him. Cloud jumped in the air and swung the Ultimate Sword down at Dregon.
Dregon simply smirked as his golden eyes changed into a bright white. The blade of the sword stopped a foot away from Dregon's head. Cloud remained seated in the air by some unseen force. Dregon eyes widened quickly as his head jerked forward. Cloud's body got shocked by some type of force, pushing his entire body back, sending him a couple of yards away.
Vincent raised an eyebrow, 'What the hell?' Chaos for once, took the words right out of Vincent's mouth. Vincent holstered his Quicksilver and pulled out the Death Penalty. He quickly pulled the trigger firing the gun. The shot rang throughout the hall, but again, just like the Ultimate Sword, the bullet stopped in it's tracks. Dregon smirked and the bullet dropped to the ground.
Vincent looks remained calm and collected but his thoughts weren't, 'How could someone do that? What kind of magic is he using?' Vincent thought to himself. 'The bastard has some type of Telekinesis' Chaos responded.
Vincent dropped his gun as his whole body lifted off the ground. Dregon walked up closer to Vincent, with each step he took, Vincent's body squeezed tighter. Vincent snorted in pain. Dregon's smirk never seized as he walked closer, "I'm sure you've realized by now Mr. Valentine. You and your friend are no match for me." Dregon laughed.
"HIYA!" Cloud came out of no where and swung his sword at Dregon. The attack however, is stopped again. Dregon turned to the surprised Cloud and narrowed his eyes, "How rude. Attacking in the middle of our conversation. Be Gone!" Cloud was hurled into a wall. Vincent fought to be released. Dregon half grinned, "Now show me Chaos." Dregon demanded.
The hold on Vincent tightened. Vincent continued to fight, "I will not let that demon loose." Vincent stated. Dregon narrowed his eyes and snorted in disgust, "Fine. I'll just kill you then." Dregon used his powers and sent Vincent flying into a wall. Vincent struck the wall hard but Dregon kept his hold on him, he swung Vincent to the other wall, then back again. Finally the hold broke and Vincent remained still on the ground.
Dregon laughed in victory, "Well how about now Mr, Valentine? Will you release the demon?" "...."Vincent remained quiet as he seemed to stare through Dregon. Cloud sitting a bit further away seemed to stare pass Dregon in disbelief.
Dregon's eyes turned back to their normal yellow as he noticed their stares. "What are you two looking at?" Dregon asked annoyed and turned around. "HUGHH!!" Dregon sucked in a painful breath as Vain drove his spear into his chest. Vain smirked amusingly at Dregon's pain. Dregon stood there wide eyed as he coughed up blood, "Why... do you..... betray me?"
Vain let out a sinister laugh, "Sorry old man, but I never was following you to begin with." Vain pulled his spear out of Dregon chest, blood dripping from the end of the spear. Dregon held his chest with his hands as blood gushed out of him through his hands and poured down his body to the ground, "What do... you mean." Dregon asked.
Vain's face became stone cold, "I have my own plans. I only used you to fulfill them. You've done your job. So you are useless to me now." Vain pulled his spear back and drove it forward. Dregon's eyes grew wide in terror and shook as Vain drove it through his heart. The end of the spear went right through Dregon, the bloody tip visible behind him. Dregon's eyes rolled back as he died. Vain place a foot on Dregon's shoulder and pulled his spear out ever so slowly.
Dregon's body dropped to the ground in a bloody heap on the floor. Cloud watched the whole display wide eyed in shock. Vincent remained expressionless, 'The worst sin of all. Betrayal' Vincent thought to himself.
Vain turned to Vincent and Cloud as they remained on the ground unable to pick themselves up, "Now what to do with you two? It would be so easy to kill you now." Cloud narrowed his eyes "Then do it you jackass." Vain laughed, "I think I'll let you stick around."
Vain glanced over to Yuffie, "I already have what I need from this girl. She unknowingly gave it away. Dregon's little plan never what of succeeded even if he got what he wanted. I already have everything required for my ultimate plan." Vain held his arms out and looked up in triumph, "This is it! Le Cas Fo Gollost. is near!" (A/N Le Cas Fo Gollost is pronounced like this = Lay, coss, fow, Go-lost)
'He spoke in the demon tongue.' Chaos commented within Vincent's mind. Vincent could feel Chaos pushing for control, and for the second time ever, Chaos controlled Vincent like he did when Vincent was captured. 'Shol lo Vollo nec' (Death will come to you) Chaos spoke through Vincent. Cloud gave Vincent a bizarre look. Vain looked down at Vincent. Cloud's eyes widened when he noticed the color of Vain's. They're completely black!
Vain smirked down at Vincent, "Death comes to everyone. One day yours will come Chaos." Then suddenly, black smoke covered Vain hiding him from their eyes. Cloud squinted his eyes trying to see through the smoke but was unsuccessful. When the smoke cleared Vain is gone. Cloud slowly picked himself off the floor, as did Vincent.
Cloud turned to Vincent, "What's sho lo vool neck?" He tried to pronounce it correctly. "Cloud! Vincent!" Cloud turned around to see Tifa and Zack run up to them. Tifa gave a worried look as Zack picked Yuffie up, "What happened here?" She asked looking at the dead bodies around. Cloud scratched his head, "Long story. It can wait."
Cloud turned back to Vincent who remained frozen to his spot. Chaos told him the meaning of the demon phrase and it scared even him, "Vincent?" Cloud said unsure. Vincent turned to his comrades who starred at him in concern, "Le Cas Fo Gollost" Vincent started. Cloud started to sweat as he saw the unmistakable fear in Vincent's eyes. Vincent continued, "The Cry Of Eternity..... Rise Of The Dead"
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DUN DUN DUUUNNNN. Well that's it folks! We all know what's going on kind of. Something finally scares Vincent. And who said he was fearless? He's got a right to be afraid. Rise Of The Dead. Don't you like the ring of that? What is Vain planning on doing? The plot continues to thicken and Vain continues to become more confusing. I tell you when I first typed this chapter (Before some nameless jackass CoughDadCough deleted it) I had a completely different plan going on. But when I kept typing this ending of the chapter came to me and I thought it would be a GREAT place to end.
Now since it's Sunday, I have school and baseball practice Monday- Saturday, so it may take me till the weekend to post the next chapter. No bitching at me either. I just gave you guys three frickin chapter in less then a week. BUT reviews push me to get my ass in gear so hint, hint nudge, nudge try reviewing. ANYWAY I'll see y'all later! TTNC!
Cloud- Wait a Damn Minute!
Z.A.G.- What?
Cloud- You'll only work your ass off if they review you?
Z.A.G.-Well...
Cloud- What about ALL the other people who have been reviewing your damn story!?"
Z.A.G.-But you see I...
Cloud-Don't Give me that shit (Unsheathes the Ultimate Sword)
Yuffie-Yea Everyone's Worried about me too (Pulls out Conformer)
Vincent-We must stop that madman before it's too late. (Transforms in Chaos)
Chaos-I want to taste his blood! (Slowly advances on Z.A.G.)
Zack-I want to mess with Tifa more (Grins goofily)
Tifa-(Punches Zack in the gut) I hate those F*#&%$# Stairs.
Z.A.G '.............' (Scratched the back of head and chuckles nervously. Turns to readers) Um... do to popular demand (Turns back to the psychotic characters who in turn ready their weapons) ........ The next chapter will be up as soon as possible. (Runs out the door)
Cloud-(Grins Triumphantly and sheathes the Ultimate Sword) That's more like it. Well until the next chapter shows up, anyone up for strip poker?
(Yuffie, Tifa, and Zack raise their hands)
Yuffie-Come on Vinnie join us.
Vincent-...no
Yuffie- (pouts) But you look so damn hot without you're cape.
Tifa- I agree Vincent! You should play.
Vincent-(Rubs his temples in annoyance).....Fine
Tifa&Yuffie-Yay!
one hour later. Yuffie, Tifa, Cloud, And Zack are all in their underwear while Vincent is still fully clothed.
Yuffie-(Sends glare at Vincent) Vinnie you're cheating.
Vincent-I am not one who cheats Yuffie.
Chaos-'She has two pairs, Tifa has a small straight, Zack has three of a kind and Cloud has a full house.'
Vincent-(Smirks behind his cloak) 'Chaos on the other hand' (Vincent looks at his straight flush and places his hand down)
Z.A.G.-REVIEW Y'ALL (Says still running as far as possible.)