Howdy y'all! How's everyone's vacation going so far? Mine is just like any other day really lol. Sit around doing nothing. Except tomorrow I actually get to work! Hurray money! Maybe I'll save up for a air-conditioner!..... Nah.. screw that, I'm going to get another game to play probably lol. Now let's see here... We got a little something to see what the villains are somewhat up to. What evil plans is Vain up to? What about Dregon? What are his plans? I guess y'all have to read on and find out won't ya?
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Still thinking of new interesting ways to tell y'all I don't own Final Fantasy 7.
Chapter 40- Controlling One's Mind
The room of the inn is dark and quiet. The only noise in the room is the faint breathing of its two occupants. One dead to the world as he snores away. The other awake for fear if she closes her eyes, she'll wake up from this dream and the man across the room will disappear.
Yuffie just continues to stare at Cloud's silhouette across the room. She pulls her covers tighter, smiling underneath the covers, 'I still can't believe he's here.' She thinks to herself. Then she frowns a bit as a thought crosses her mind, 'I forgot to ask what happened during that battle...Although it's pretty obvious we lost and Cloud was captured. But what about the other?'
Yuffie yawns a bit feeling her eyelids drop. Even though she can pretty much guess what happened that day, she'd still like to know the details. 'I can just ask him tomorrow.' Yuffie decides to herself. Thunder roars outside in the distance, a few moments pass and a flash of lightening streaks across the sky. Yuffie pulls the covers over her head, trying to block out the storm. 'Where's Kao and Rima? They haven't been back since they left.' Yuffie decides not to worry about them and tries to go to sleep.
"Where the hell did she go?" Kao asks himself as he scans the dark town. Kao releases a breath of annoyance making a small cloud of mist to form in front of his face. 'It's unusually cold tonight. Especially for a beach resort.' Kao begins searching again, walking into an alley. 'And what's up with this fog?' Kao says annoyed.
Silently out in the plains of Coasta Del Solo, Rima searches. Her amber eye squinted to see better in the darkness of the night. With no source of light except the occasional flash of lightening, she has to examine the ground with her feet before stepping to make sure she doesn't end up stepping on a twig that'll break and alarming anyone of her presence.
She doesn't know how she knows, but he's out here somewhere. Each step she takes, she can feel herself getting closer to him. She can sense his cold, confident aura near. She taught herself over the years to sense a person presence. The skill has helped her in many situations. It has became exceptionally useful during the years she's spent hunting him down. Now, her whole mind is focused on his presence, blocking out any distractions.
Her senses are directing her to a large tree in the middle of the clearing. She can see the single silhouette of the tree. Slowly but quietly she advances towards the tree, her eyes trained on the tree like a lion stalking their prey. Lightening flashes across the sky, lighting the area briefly.
The brief amount of light is enough for Rima though. It only toke that small instant for her to see her target, propped up against the trunk of the tree. Finally, she's standing before him. There he is, sitting on the ground, his back resting against the tree, his head bent down as he sleeps with a few strands of his white hair resting across his face, his left arm resting on his left knee that's bent up, while his right is resting on the ground, his hand on the hilt of the Masamune.
This is the perfect opportunity to finally kill him. With her stealth and skill, Rima was able to sneak up to Sephiroth, the greatest war hero throughout history. Rima would have snorted at the thought if she wasn't standing in front of him.
Slowly, without any noise, Rima pulls out her rifle. She aims it at Sephiroth's head, deciding shooting him there will surely get the job done. She puts a little bit of pressure on the trigger. BANG! Rima gasps in surprise. Sephiroth is standing before her, his left hand holding her wrists up over her head, where her rifle shot into the sky. Her eyes are wide in disbelief, she didn't even see him move!
Still a bit surprised, she locks her amber eyes with Sephiroth's emerald ones. His eyes hold no trace of any emotion within them. The two stand there in silence, as Sephiroth continues to hold her wrists up in his death grip. Suddenly, Sephiroth unsheathes the Masamune with his right hand, holding it level with his chin, pointing it towards Rima's throat. Rima's eyes widen as Sephirth's narrow. Then he thrusts his sword forward, 'He's got me.' Is Rima's last thought.
Kao stops at the entrance of Coasta Del Solo. Lightening strikes and it begins to downpour. Kao groans and looks up into the night sky, "You've got to be kidding me." Kao considers his options, he can go back to the inn where it's warm, dry, and be able to sleep. Or, He can continue searching for Rima where he'll be wet, cold, and miserable. "Screw this!" He says aloud before turning around heading back towards the inn.
Cloud snaps his eyes open, waking up from his slumber. He sits up on the edge of the bed and scans the room. His eyes rest upon Yuffie across the room sleeping silently in her bed. Cloud rubs his temples, trying to fight off the sudden headache he's feeling.
Cloud gets up off the bed and walks towards Yuffie's. He stands at the edge of her bed starring at the ninja's troubled face as she sleeps. He grabs her blanket and tucks her in. He gives a half smile before turning around and makes his way towards the window. He stands there watching the storm outside, he's hated storms since this all began. He remembers the huge storm they had when Yuffie first arrived at Tifa's and his doorstep. Cloud rubs his chin in thought, 'I wonder if the place is still up.'
Cloud crosses his arms and sighs. He turns his head to the left, his eyes fall upon his precious Ultimate Weapon. It's color a faint blue. He walks over to the sword and picks it up, it immediately changes from a dull blue to a white color. He examines the blade of the sword. He could look at it for hours and still be fascinated by the sword. The colors of the blade changes depending on how strong he is. The blade would be all white when he's at full strength, and when he's exhausted or severely hurt the blade would change to a dull blue color. It's quite a useful feature, because it allows his comrades to know exactly how he is, without having to ask him.
He runs his left hand down the blade, not a scratch or indentation is on the beautiful blade. Cloud turns his head towards Yuffie, hearing her mumble a few incoherent words in her sleep. Cloud rubs his temples again, his headache beginning to get worse. He walks over to the side of Yuffie bed again and looks down at her figure.
Clouds eyes narrow, his eyes glow in anger, 'It's her fault this is happening.' Cloud thinks angrily, 'She could of tried harder to hide that Wutianease chant. She's the reason Vain was able to perform Le Cas Fo Gollost' Cloud shakes his head and blinks in surprise, 'How do I know that?' He asks himself. He looks back down at Yuffie, the anger immediately returning, 'It doesn't matter... What if she knows some other dangerous chant? Vain will certainly go after it.' Cloud looks down at the sword in his hand then back at Yuffie, 'I can't let that happen. There's only one way to prevent Vain from learning anything else.' Cloud raises the sword above his head, 'And this is it.'
The door suddenly opens and Kao walks into the room, "Man, this rain suc-" Kao stops as Cloud turns his head towards KAo, sword still raised above his head. Cloud turns his gaze back at Yuffie's sleeping form, ignoring Kao's presence. Kao's eyes widen as he realizes what Cloud's going to do. "YUFFIE! LOOK OUT!" Kao calls out running towards them right before Cloud slashes his sword down at Yuffie. A moment later the room is filled with Yuffie's scream.
Sephiroth releases his hold on Rima's wrists as he pulls back his Masamune, blood dripping from the tip of the blade. A dull 'thump' is heard as the body drops to the ground. Rima quickly turns around and looks down at the zombie Sephiroth killed. Rima scowls herself, she was so concentrated on sneaking up on Sephiroth that she didn't even notice the zombie following her. She narrows her eyes and quikly turns around, raising her gun up at the same time. She aims the gun at Sephiroth's head but it begins to drop a bit as she follows his gaze, directed to the West.
Rima's eye squint through the darkness, her ears can hear faint footsteps of something coming towards them. It looks like the whole area is moving towards them. Lightening strikes across the sky, illuminating the whole area. Rima's eyes widen a bit as she sees dozens of zombies heading in their direction. 'Perhaps coming out here wasn't my brightest idea.' She thinks to herself.
Rima looks back towards Sephiroth, watching him as he sheathes his Masamune. He crosses his arms, still facing the zombies, and closes his eyes as he waits for the zombies. A strong wind blows causing Sephiroth's hair and black cape to flow with the wind. Rima lowers her gun away from Sephiroth's direction, deciding to deal with him later. After he helps dispose of the zombies.
Yuffie screams in horror as blood sprays across her face and the wall behind her. "KAO!" Yuffie chokes out. Kao glances over his shoulder and gives her a weak smile. The massive blade of the Ultimate Weapon cut right through him, as he used himself as a human shield to pretect Yuffie. The tip of the blade is dripping with his blood from behind his back. Cloud pulls the sword out of Kao's chest and he drops to the floor, blood soaking the rug as it gushes out of the dead man.
Tears run down Yuffie cheeks as she looks at Cloud in disbelief, feeling betrayed, "How- why did you do that?" Yuffie asks, her usual misty gray orbs burning with fiery red anger.
"Don't you understand?" Cloud asks, not believing she doesn't know already. Yuffie sits on the bed glaring hatred at Cloud. "In order to prevent Vain from getting an even bigger advantage on us, I have to kill you." Cloud says before he swings his sword at Yuffie again.
Yuffie quickly rolls off the bed, dodging the attack, "You're not Cloud!" Yuffie accuses, pointing a finger at him, "Cloud would never do this!" Cloud slashes at he again, making her jump back to evade the attack. "Ah!" Yuffie trips over the coffee table in the middle of the room and lands on the flat of her back.
Cloud walks over to Yuffie's side and raises his sword above his head. He bares his teeth and his eyes are wide with the thrill of killing, "Please..." Yuffie pleads from her spot on the floor. He locks eyes with Yuffie. His face drops as does the sword. Cloud blinks rapidly in confusion.
"Ugh..."Cloud covers his face with his left hand and staggers away from Yuffie. Yuffie sits up, looking at Cloud confused. "Yuffie?" Cloud calls out. He removes his hand from his face and scans the room. His eyes rest upon Kao's dead body. he looks down at the sword in his hand. His eyes widen in horro as he sees the blood on it. "What did I do?" He asks in disbelief.
"Cloud?" Yuffie calls out, unsure what to think. Is it Cloud? Or isn't it?
"Oh my god. What did I do!?" Cloud says louder, looking as his bloodied hands. Yuffie stands up and Cloud glances up at her. His eyes filled with regret and confusion. Yuffie takes a hesitant step toward him. Cloud jumps to his feet and races across the room and jumping through the window. 'I have to get away. I might end up going after her!'
"Cloud!" Yuffie calls out from the window . She jumps down and tries to chase after him, 'I'm sorry Kao. I don't know what's wrong with him, but I know it's Cloud.' Yuffie thinks to herself as she chases after him.
"Dammit! Why didn't he kill her!" Dregon shouts in frustration. He's tried multiple times to get Cloud to turn back around and kill Yuffie. The screen which aloud him to see what Cloud does had gone black when he jumped out the window.
Hojo puts a hand on his chin, "His will is stronger then I guessed. It must of destroyed the microchip." Hojo begins to laugh despite the failure, "It doesn't matter anyway. After that, he lost the trust of his comrades."
Dregon growls in anger still annoyed by the failure, "I don't care about him! I want that little bitch dead!" Dregon shouts. He takes a deep breath getting relaxed. He turns around and walks towards the exit, "I suppose I'll have to do it myself!" Dregon says aloud. The thought causes a sadistic grin to spread across his face. Doing it himself may be more entertaining anyway.
Okay y'all that it for now! Tell me what ya think okay? I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Heeheeeheee -Signs- Joy to the world! Kao is dead! Cloud.. chopped off.... his head! Well not really, he stabbed him through the chest. But you get my drift. I hope none of you are upset about Kao's death -Which I'm sure none of you are since he's just a... well Kao- Anyways... I think y'all find the next chapter much MORE entertaining. It's really only going to center around two people though. Can you guess who? I'll give you a hint. CoughRCoughSCough ALrighty then. I'm going to stop here since my computer is now overheating lol. TTNC!