Hey everyone! Sorry for such a boring chapter last time but this one is guaranteed to be much more exciting. But then again, who knows? It might still be boring. It all depends on how well my writing skills are ya? Anyway, looks like things are going to start up. Will AVALANCHE be able to defeat their new foe? Y'all just have to wait and see ya?
Disclaimer- I not own Final Fantasy 7. Tsk Tsk Tsk what a shame. If I did own Final Fantasy 7, I know one change I'd make. I wouldn't make Yuffie and Vincent optional characters, I'd make it so they're in the movie scenes too. I'm sure we ALL want that right?
Chapter 15- He's Baaaaack!
Vain looked around the surrounding area. The Northern Crater still looks the same as it did two years ago. The crater still held onto that evil aura around it, as if it's a warning to all who dare to pass through. Vain however, isn't afraid of anything. Vain continued down the crater as his excitement grew in anticipation. He has been planning this moment for about twelve years, and now, it will finally come true.
The center of the crater was nothing more then an endless pit, after Holy had gushed out of the crater two years ago, it left a giant hole in it's wake. Vain stood at the edge of the pit and glanced down the endless black void. Before Vain can raise an army for himself, he'd need a general to lead them. And what better general is there then the legendary one from Shin-Ra?
'It's said you can only control the weak-minded.' Vain thought before smirking, 'Well who would of believed that the Great Sephiroth himself is weak-minded. If Jenova can control him. Then I can control him.'
Vain clutched the materia in his right hand. If one were to see it without knowing what it is, they'd think nothing of it. But Vain, who had been keeping it with him for many years since he found it knew what it was when he first saw it. The materia is a brownish color, not many people have heard of it, and those who have, think it's only a myth.
Vain rose his right hand over the edge of the pit, "Now for the first part." Vain dropped the materia down into the pit. The materia soon disappeared deep within the planet. Vain took a couple of steps back and sat on the ground cross-legged. Vain closed his eyes and began murmuring the chant.
As he murmured the chant, the surrounding area became deathly quiet, the once gusty winds of the crater stilled. Vain's quiet voice echoed through the silence. The blue morning skies shadowed over with dark clouds.
Deep down in the pit, the materia that Vain had dropped, started flashing as it continued to fall. Finally, the materia hit the ground, and the ground from which it hit starts to crack and shake. Through the cracks a white light castes off the darkness of the pit. An arm punches its way through the ground and raises its body.
Sephiroth stood in all his glory again. His deadly Masamune at his side. Sephiroth looked down at his arms in confusion. How did he get here? Where is he? And why doesn't he have a shirt on? Sephiroth looked up from where he stands, his eyes widened in surprise as he found that he's trapped in a rather deep pit.
Sephiroth stopped breathing as he heard a faint noise, it sounded like someone whispering some sort of song. Something in Sephiroth's mind seemed to break and he held his head in pain fighting off the unknown. He could feel it push inside of his mind as he staggered back against the wall. He crouched down to his knees as he felt himself slipping away.
'You belong to me now, Sephiroth' A dark ominous voice spoke inside his head. 'Pick up the materia.' The voice commanded. Sephiroth lifted his head and looked around the area. He found a single materia in the pick and picked it up. Soon Sephiroth felt his body began to lift off the ground and headed towards the top of the pit. Vain laughed inside of Sephiroth's head, 'Let's see how Cloud Strife handles your return.'
Sephiroth's mako green eyes dulled into a soulless green, not a trace of emotion hidden within them. Sephiroth's right hand went to the hilt of Masamune, "As you wish" Sephiroth's empty voice spoke as he floated out of the pit.
An insane smirk spread across Vain's lips. "Excellent." Vain laughed, 'Now I'll have some fun with that annoying rebel group.'
Vincent walked back into Coasta Del Solo. He headed towards Final Paradise. The residents hurried into their homes and the local inn getting out of the rain before it hit. 'These are not rain clouds' Vincent thought to himself. Vincent's eyes caught sight of Yuffie right outside of Cloud and Tifa's bar starring up at the dark clouds.
Yuffie blinked out of her stare as she noticed a familiar crimson cloak out of the corners of her eyes. She turned her head to see Vincent starring at her with his piercing red eyes. Yuffie lowered her head to hide the blush creeping on her cheeks.
Yuffie still remembers what Vincent looks like with out his cape hiding his face. She doesn't understand why Vincent would want to hide himself if he looks so damn hot, as Yuffie's description of him. Yuffie shook her head getting out of her thoughts. She looked up at Vincent, grinned, and waved her right hand at him as a greeting, "Hey Vinnie!" She said cheerfully.
Vincent's right eye twitched at the nickname. He walked up closer to Yuffie, "I am relieved to see you are alright." Vincent said, although he didn't sound like he's relieved. He just sounded like, well, Vincent.
Vincent looked down at Yuffie with an eyebrow raised. Yuffie just stood there, her gaze fixed up at where his face is. "Yuffie? Why is it you are starring at me?" Vincent asked.
Yuffie bit her bottom lip to prevent the grin she felt tugging onto her lips. She folded her hands behind her back and gave Vincent the most innocent look she can muster, "Hey Vinnie, take your cape off." Yuffie said.
Vincent stared Yuffie down, "…no." Vincent refused.
Yuffie pouted, "Oh come on Vinnie." Yuffie whined, "Just this once." Yuffie pressed on.
Vincent turned his head to the side and closed his eyes, "…." His silence indicated to Yuffie that he again, refused.
"But you did it before. Back where I was being held. So why don't you do it again?"
Vincent turned his gaze back down to Yuffie, "If you have already seem me without it. Why is it necessary for me to remove my cape again?"
'Good question.' Yuffie thought to herself, but she had an answer to that, "I didn't get a good look." Well, that's partially true.
"There is no reason for me to remove my cape." Vincent stated before walking passed her towards the bar.
Yuffie put her fists on her hips and glared at his back, "Oh sure, and there was of coarse an excellent reason for you to remove your cape yesterday?"
Vincent stopped in his tracks, the faintest of a smirk crossed his lips from behind his cape as he turned back around to face Yuffie. Yuffie remained glaring at him expecting an answer. "Yes there was. I had to remove my cape so I could perform CPR on you." With that he turned around and entered the bar.
"MOUTH TO MOUTH!?" Yuffie exclaimed surprised. She blushed as she held her right hand up and touched her lips. 'Vincent kissed me?' She thought. Although CPR isn't giving someone a kiss, Yuffie counted anything that involves two sets of lips touching as a kiss. 'Vincent's mouth was on mine?' Yuffie felt a chill go down her spine, "Eww…Grossness"
Everyone, beside Yuffie who remains outside, is gathered in the bar lost in their own thoughts. Barret scratched his head as he looked around, he turned to Tifa, "Hey, where Red an' Cid?" As he noticed the two missing form the group.
Tifa frowned a bit, "Red asked Cid to bring him to Cosmos Canyon. He wanted to check out the books there for any information."
Barret scratched his chin and nodded his head. Barret turned towards Cloud, who is sitting two seats away from him, "So what yo got planned today?"
Cloud just shrugged his shoulders, "We can't really do anything until Cid gets back with the Highwind." Everyone agreed to that.
Tifa sighed and walked over to a window and frowned, "Looks like it's going to rain again." She said more to herself then anyone else as she leaned against the windowsill.
Vincent lifted his head from where he leans against the wall, "Those are not rain clouds." He stated. Everyone turned towards him and gave him a confused look. Vincent closed his eyes in thought, "It's beginning."
Yuffie kicked another pebble on the ground totally bored. The hyperactive teen is going to go crazy if she didn't find something to do soon. Yuffie looked over to the closed materia store, a grin played onto her lips. 'I better not. Don't want to get into more trouble.' Yuffie thought to herself.
Yuffie walked towards the direction of the beach. She stood up top of the steps and looked down at the beach. No one else is down at the beach since it no longer is a sunny day. 'I guess no one goes to the beach when it rains.' Yuffie thought as she descended the steps. Her sneakers sink in the soft white sand on the beach. Yuffie sighed, sat down in the sand, and looked out over the ocean.
'Too much has been happening lately. First Wutai's attacked and all the people are killed. Then some new enemy emerges fighting the group again. Zack showing up out of nowhere. Cloud almost dying, being captured and almost tortured to death. Vain wanting to raise the dead or something like that. You'd think a person would break down from all the stress. And what is that?'
Yuffie narrows her eyes as she catches sight of a white light in the ocean about thirty feet away from shore. The light moving closer to shore ever so slowly. Yuffie stands up and waits. Her muscles tighten in anticipation of what's to come out. The light fades as someone starts to break the surface of the water. Yuffie stumbles back, eyes wide in fear.
Cloud snapped his head up as he heard a scream from outside. He quickly looked around the bewildered group, "Where's Yuffie?" He quickly asked. Everyone shrugged their shoulders.
"She was outside when I entered." Vincent said pushing himself off the wall. He headed towards the exit.
"Everyone grab your weapons! Yuffie's in trouble!" 'Again' Cloud added to himself. He quickly ran to his room and opened his closet. He removed a large wooden case from the shelf, and sat it on the floor.
Zack entered Cloud's room, becoming impatient in waiting. "You ready?" Zack asked. Cloud opened the case, and there sat the Ultimate Sword. Cloud took out of its case and stood up. Cloud turned towards Zack and nodded his head. Zack grinned and unsheathed his Buster Sword, "Good. Now let's go!"
The two ran back down the stairs where everyone is waiting. Cloud looked around the room making sure everyone has their weapons and are ready. "Alright let's go!" Cloud ordered. Everyone ran out of the bar.
"Where is she?" Tifa asked looking around the town. Suddenly a familiar gunshot is heard from the Death Penalty. Without answering the question, everyone sprinted down towards the beach.
Cloud took up the front leading the group towards the beach. Cloud froze in shock at the stairs when he saw what awaits him at the beach. Yuffie is hiding behind Vincent, who is firing his Death Penalty at his foe. The shots are in vain though because each bullet is deflected away before it could hit its target. Tifa gasped, "Sephiroth!"
Everyone soon got over their shock and fear and ran down to help Vincent and Yuffie. Cloud stood in front of everyone holding out his Ultimate Sword, "Sephiroth!" Cloud hissed in anger. Sephiroth made no reply instead, he swung his mighty Masamune at Cloud.
Cloud managed to block the attack with his sword, the force of Sephiroth's attack managed to force him back a few feet. Barret and Vincent fired their guns at Sephiroth. Sephiroth extended out his left hand, a barrier blocked the shots from hitting him. Energy began gathering in Sephiroth's left hand, it kept gathering, glowing brighter and brighter.
Cloud didn't want to wait to see what Sephiroth is planning so he charged forth, Zack followed close behind him. Both let out a battle yell and leaped into the air swinging their swords. Suddenly the energy Sephiroth gathered exploded from his body blasting the entire group back.
Cloud spit out the sand in his mouth, "Dammit." He looked up. Sephiroth stood there gazing down at all of them as if they are insects compared to him. Cloud stood back up ready to attack.
Surprisingly, Tifa is the first to attack again. She charged at him, swung her fists, and tried kicking. Sephiroth dodged gracefully. Tifa grew angry as all her attacks failed. Tifa drew her fist back and with all her might threw a punched at Sephiroth's head. Sephiroth ducked out of the way, swung around and kicked her in the rips, sending her back with the rest of the group.
"You alright?" Cloud asked turning towards Tifa. Tifa groaned in response and nodded her head.
"HIYAA!!" Zack swung his sword at Sephiroth. Sephiroth brought the Masamune up and blocked the attack, countering with his own. Zack saw the counter and jumped out of the way. Zack jumped back into the fight almost immediately swinging the Buster Sword. Sephiroth showed no trouble in blocking Zack's attacks.
Zack jumped back out of breath from all the fighting. Sephiroth seeing his opponent becoming tired took to his advantage and started swinging back. Zack concentrated as much as he could to block the attacks. Sephiroth's movements are so much faster. Sephiroth spun in a circle and swung the Masamune at Zack's feet. Zack quickly brought it done and met the attack. Sephiroth quickly turned and got behind Zack and elbowed him in the head sending him near the shore.
Cloud jumped in front of Sephiroth the moment he hit Zack and swung the Ultimate Sword in all different directions hoping to get a hit in. Cloud swung down hard and Sephiroth brought the Masamune up and blocked the attack. The swords connected and held together. Cloud tried pushing Sephiroth back as Sephiroth did the same to him.
Vincent kept hit Death Penalty aimed at Sephiroth's head waiting for a clear shot to take. He closed one eye and waited as Cloud and Sephiroth clashed swords. Finally, with all the waiting he received the opening he had been waiting for. Cloud and Sephiroth locked swords and both are trying to push each other back with their own strength. There isn't a better shot then this one, Vincent pulled the trigger.
Cloud locked his eyes into Sephiroth's emotionless ones. Looking into his eyes it seemed like Sephiroth didn't really see anything before him. He just held that impenetrable gaze. BANG! Sephiroth twisted his sword and thrust it upward tossing Cloud to the ground and the Ultimate Sword away. Sephiroth quickly turned and slashed the shot that's fired at him.
Sephiroth turned back to Cloud and raised his sword ready to drive it down. Cloud could do nothing but watch in horror. 'Kill Him!' Vain spoke within Sephiroth's head. Sephiroth brought his sword down ready to impale Cloud through the chest. Cloud closed his eyes in horror. "CLOUD!" Tifa and Yuffie screamed in horror.
Cloud waited for the final blow excepting defeat. Although he never felt the Masamune slash through him. Cloud slowly opened his eyes and paled, the tip of the Masamune is mere centimeters away from his chest. Cloud looked up into Sephiroth's eyes and blinked in confusion.
Sephiroth seemed frozen in place, his once emotionless eyes, now hold the smallest bit of recognition. Sephiroth looked down at the frighten man, "Cloud." He spoke recognizing him. He drew back and clutched his head in pain. 'Kill Him! Kill Him!' Vain ordered in his head. Cloud took the chance to get away from Sephiroth, he picked up the Ultimate Sword and went back to his friend's sides.
'Kill Him! You Follow Me Now. Do As Your Master Demands. Kill Him.' Vain continued to repeat in Sephiroth's mind. Sephiroth clutched his temples with his left hand and swung the at the invisible enemy with the Masamune in his right.
AVALANCHE watched the whole display in confusion, "What's happening to him?" Tifa asked.
Vincent watched the whole display in wonder. He understood what's happening. Sephiroth would stop his attack for one reason and one reason only, "Vain is losing control of Sephiroth. Sephiroth's will is stronger then he thought." He explained.
'Kill Him! Kill! Kill!' Sephiroth growled in anger, 'GET OUT OF MY MIND!' Sephiroth yelled successfully pushing Vain back. Sephiroth stood still as he felt his mind free from Vain. He lowered his left hand from his temples and looked around the area. The group AVALANCHE stood still watching his every move. Sephiroth quickly turned and fled from everyone.
"SEPHIROTH!" Cloud held out his hand. 'He's running away?' Sephiroth disappeared from everyone.
Barret snorted, "This is just great. Now we got Sephiroth ta deal wit too!" He threw his arms in the air in anger before walking away from the beach.
"……" Vincent left without a word. It seems they will have another enemy to face in time. He just hoped they could defeat him again.
"Zack you alright?" Tifa crouched down beside Zack, who's head in currently stuck in the sand. Tifa grabbed hold of his spiky black hair and pulled him up. Zack gave her a goofy little grin. Tifa rolled her eyes at him, "Come on you idiot." Tifa threw one of Zack's arms over her shoulder and helped him walk.
"Wait for me!" Yuffie hurried to catch up with Tifa and Zack.
Cloud stood gazing off where Sephiroth ran off. 'What will you do now Sephiroth? Will you again try and control the future of others?' Cloud knew he didn't see the last of the man he once looked up to. He turned away and headed off to join the others.
Well there y'all have it. I know what y'all are thinking. Why? Why bring back Sephiroth it's so old. Yes I agree with it BUT I have a special plan for Sephiroth. And y'all probably thinking, well since he brought Sephiroth back he's probably going to bring back Aries. WRONG. You see Vain chooses who he wants brought back, and since he wants to raise an army he'll only bring back the most powerful of warriors. And let's face it. Aries is not a Warrior. Oh and just for the record, I hate Aries!. Well that felt good to say. Anyway TTNC REVIEW Y'all!