I do say everyone, I am sorry for the hold up. But you see baseball has been getting in the way yet again and I'm starting to fall behind in school. Luckily there's only ten games left. I was suppose to have one today but it got rained out so I decided to write. I've also bought a new game which has been entertaining me. Kingdom Hearts. I've never played it before but I immediately wanted it once I heard some of the Final Fantasy characters are in it. My goal in that game is to kick Sephiroth's ass just so I can rub it in Die's face heeheehee.
Well it's been a while since I've updated I don't know if my creativity left me or not. I guess we'll have to find out. Now where was it that I left off?...... Oh yes! Sephiroth has just arrived. Well I bet y'all been anxious to read this chapter since I've left ya on a cliffhanger for a bit. Well I guess I'll just start now.
Disclaimer- I don't own Final Fantasy 7... *I'll just make up a new great game someday*
Chapter 32- Sephiroth vs. Cloud
Pain. That's all she feels, pain. She can feel her blood running from her stomach. Although the wound causes her pain, her bleeding feels like a sweet release. Something that she's only dreamed of. Her life seemingly draining from her body. Some might fear to die, but to her death would only mean freedom. Freedom from her hard journeys and freedom from the cursed world.
Coolness suddenly surrounds her body. Slowly she feels her muscles relax and her bleeding seize. Soon the coolness dissipates as she feels as strong as ever. She slowly opens up her amber eyes to see the ninja hovering over her, look of uncertainty obvious across her face.
"Rima, you alright?" Yuffie asks placing her cure materia back into it's slot. She cured her right when she got there. Kao is standing only a few feet away also looking down the fallen woman.
Rima frowns and sits up, "Where is he?" Rima asks immediately.
Not sure who 'he' is suppose to be, since Rima could be talking about Sephiroth or Cloud. But at this point it really didn't matter since both of them aren't too far away. Yuffie lifts up her right hand and points behind Rima.
Rima stands up effortlessly now that she has her strength back. She turns around to see what's going on. She sees Sephiroth, back turned to her and he faces off his opponent. Cloud stands a few feet away examining his new opponent. Each waiting for the other to make the first move.
Rima glances around the surrounding area. She spots her sniper rifle near the bushes next to Cloud. She will have to get it later when the two fighters are distracted. Then she'd take care of Sephiroth
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Sephiroth keeps his gaze looked on his opponent's. The situation familiar from many times but this time the factors have changed. His opponent is the one who's insane. Sephiroth eyes glaze over as memories flood through his mind. The memories of his last battle before he was finally defeated.
He remembers the warrior's powerful Omni-Slash. The strikes seemed to of been coming from all directions. Sephiroth was defenseless against the attack. He remember when the final blow was about to be dealt. Cloud jumped into the air. Time seemed to stop back then when Sephiroth gazed up into the blonde warrior's furious gaze. Energy formed into the Ultimate Sword as they stared each other down. Then Cloud had shouted something to him before diving down. What he said Sephiroth does not know.
When the final blow was coming forth. Sephiroth did nothing to stop the attack. All he did was give a faint smile. Then the blow came. It felt as if his soul left his body a moment before the attack as it headed towards the lifestream. When he thought he was dead he opened his eyes to stare back into a pair of caring emerald eyes.
Sephiroth blinks getting out of his reverie. He has more important things to think about then the past. He has to concentrate on the battle at hand. He doesn't want to end up killing this man if he didn't have to. There may still be hope for him. Sephiroth lowers his gaze down at Cloud's weapon, the Ultimate Sword. Or what looks like the Ultimate Sword except the blade glows the color of the lifestream.
Sephiroth just waits for something to happen. Waiting for the right moment to attack. He keeps his gaze on the Ultimate Sword. Everything around them is quiet as they stay in their stand off. Then, the Ultimate Sword looks as though it blinks for a split second. The moment that happened Sephiroth charged, causing Cloud to charge also.
Cloud jumps in the air and slashes down. Sephiroth spins and blocs the attack with the Masamune. When the two sword connect, the sound of blades striking each other is heard clearly throughout the forest. Cloud lands on the ground and strikes again. Sephiroth stays on the defensive blocking the attacks as he analyzes his opponent's movements.
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Yuffie watches the whole battle as she nervously bites her bottom lip. She doesn't know who she wants to win the fight. If Cloud wins, then he'll go after them next. If Sephiroth wins, Cloud will be dead and then they will soon follow. There's just no way to get what you want from this battle.
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Sephiroth blocks another strike that's aimed at his head. Cloud jumps back a few feet. Sephiroth stands there watching. Suddenly, a fiery orange color surrounds Cloud's body and the Ultimate Sword glows at the tip as he gathers energy.
Sephiroth's eye flash with recognition of the attack. He began seeing flashes of the battle two years ago. The younger Cloud and the present one, each phasing back and forth from his vision. Then Cloud charges at Sephiroth. Time seems to slow down for Sephiroth as he watches everything in a different pace. He sees the attacks clearly and easily blocks each one. He isn't going to be defeated by the same attack.
Then Cloud jumps into the air for the final strike and races his sword over his head as his sword looks as if it's gathering more energy. Sephiroth doesn't wait and jumps into the air surprising Cloud. He kicks Cloud in the stomach sending him crashing backwards and skidding on the ground.
Sephiroth lands gracefully on the ground and his eyes turn to a fiery orange. A black mist surrounds him as wind seems to blow up from underneath him making his long silver hair and black cape to rise in the air. "BLAZE OF DARKNESS!" He chants as he outstretches his hand towards Cloud. Cloud stands up and black flames shoot out from Sephirtoh's hands. They soar over towards Cloud in the shape a spiral.
The attack explodes on Cloud, burning some of his clothes as he slams against a tree. The black mist fades away from Sephiroth when the attack finishes. Cloud shakes his head momentarily, then stands back up.
Sephiroth doesn't look surprised to see the warrior back on his feet. Cloud wastes no time and rushes at Sephiroth. He strikes with his sword, driving Sephiroth into the defensive for the time being.
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Rima watches as the two warriors fight getting further away. Seeing that now is the best time then ever, she heads over towards her sniper rifle. Kao and Yuffie follow thinking she's only trying to get closer to the fight.
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Sweat drips down from Sephiroth's forehead as he continues to defend against his opponent. Cloud quickly slashes upward, Sephiroth lowers the Masamune to block the attack but the force sends his hands up and makes his stumble back. Cloud takes the opening and follows his previous attack and slashes down. Sephiorth isn't able to defend and the sword slashes down across his chest and stomach diagonally.
His clothes cut by the slash show the blood already covering his outfit. Sephiroth acts unfazed by the attack. Cloud tries to take advantage of Sephiroth's wound and strikes again. Sephiroth also goes for an attack and the two swords connect. Both try to push each other back with their brute strength, neither of them willing to give up.
Sephiroth can feel himself tire. If he doesn't win this soon he may have to end up killing the other warrior. Something catches Sephiroth's eyes as the two stand together, sword locked. The sleeves are burned on Cloud from Sephiroth's previous attack from the blaze of darkness. He can see Cloud's left shoulder, where the sleeve is burned through. On Cloud's shoulder is a tattoo with the numbers 04.
Sephiroth slightly smirks when he sees it. He locks his gaze back on his opponent's and his face become neutral again. Sephiroth jumps back out of the sword lock causing the other warrior to stumble forward in surprise. Sephiroth immediately charges forth and kicks Cloud sending him skidding across the ground.
'I'll end this now." Sephiroth thinks to himself as black mist begins to surround his body again. The surrounding area darkens and the Masamune begins to flash as if it's reflecting the sunlight off it's blade. Sephiroth hold the Masamune up stretched towards the sky in his right hand.
Cloud stands up and looks over to Sephiroth. He tilts his head to the side a bit questioningly. "MASAMUNE'S TRUE POWER!" Sephiroth yells as he charges at Cloud. A trail of black mist following closely behind him. Cloud braces himself for the attack.
Sephiroth runs up and slashes upwards at Cloud. Cloud blocks the slow attack. Then Sephiroth follows the attack up, spinning like a tornado on the tip on his right foot. The Masamune forces Cloud's sword away for a moment. Sephiroth follows up doing a back flip while kicking CLoud in the chin sending him back. Sephiroth bends his knees a bit and draws the Masamune behind him. He grabs the handle with both his hands.
The Masamune begins to glow brightly. Sephiroth slashes the Masamune with amazing speed. Cloud brings the Ultimate Sword up. When the two sword connect there's a bright flash as the Masamune cuts the Ultimate Sword in half. Cloud stands there in a daze. Sephiroth jumps back and points the glowing Masamune towards the defenseless Cloud.
A dark sphere of energy gather at the tip of the Masamune, the black mist surrounding Sephiroth is sucked into the sphere as it grows. Cloud just stands there starring Sephiroth down. Something seems to click in Sephiroth's mind and he pushes the energy forward.
"NNNOOO!!!!!!!!" He hears Yuffie's cry in the background. The dark sphere crashes into Cloud and flies up into the air with Cloud. The tree tops in the way are destroyed as it shoots up. High in the air the dark sphere explodes. The force of the blast can still be felt from the ground. Nothing comes down from the sky.
Yuffie drops to her knees, her eyes wide in disbelief as they begin to tear. "Why?" She calls out to Sephiroth. He turns around to look down towards the ninja, "Why did you have to kill him?" Yuffie asks quietly, "WHY CAN'T YOU JUST DIE!?" Yuffie yells as she collapses to the ground racking with sobs. "I already had to watch him die once." She says between sobs.
Kao kneels down beside her, placing a hand on her shoulder trying to give the girl some comfort. He keeps his eyes on Sephiroth though not wanting to be caught off guard.
Sephiroth takes a step forward but stops as he hears a click. He turns his head to the left to stare at the barrel of Rima's sniper rifle. He turns his whole body that way, his face an emotionless mask as he stares into the woman's amber eyes. Her eye full of hatred, "Why did you save me?" She asks, no, demands.
Sephiroth remains silent. Rima's eyes narrow, "I'm hunting you down remember? You should of let him kill me. Now I can just finish you right now." Rima states.
Sephiroth's eyes narrow a bit, "Then take your shot." He says in monotone.
Rima's hands shake in fury. She can finish him right here. This is the perfect opportunity. She may not get another chance like this. But he had to save her life. Rima grits her teeth and closes her eyes as she lowers her gun, "Just go. I'll kill you later" She lets him go feeling she at least owed him that much for saving her life. But next time he won't be as lucky.
Sephiroth looks over towards the other two then back at Rima. He turns around and starts walking away. He immediately hears feet racing across the ground from behind him. A moment later Yuffie is front of him glaring him down as tears still fall from her eyes. "Don't go thinking you can just walk away after this. You killed Cloud!" She declared.
Sephiroth ignores her and brushes pass her. Yuffie would of ran after him if he hadn't whispered to her as he walked pass her. What he said filled her with hope again. But what he said also frightened her a bit. What Sephiroth said as he walked passed her was...
It was a clone....
WELLL Y'all I think I'll stop right here. I need to go do some other things and eat some food. I don't know when the next chapter will be up because next week I have game everyday. So If I don't get another one up this week then it might take awhile. For that, I apologize. Well I hoped you liked this chapter, I had a hard time figuring out how to finish it off, but I think it was a good job. I guess my creativity didn't leave me after all. Teehee. And I didn't leave you guuys on much of a Cliffhanger either. Well if y'all are still out there, give a Review ok? TTNC!