Title: Fiery Red Horizon
Chapter: Prologue
Chapter Title: Prologue
Author: Kage Kashu
Archive: Ask. Give credit where it's due. Then... ?
Genre: General. Humor/Drama/Angst/Romance/Action/Adventure
Story Summary: Sequel to Mako Blue Horizon. With Cloud's death weighing heavily on everyone' minds, the journey becomes tainted with a need for revenge. During the while Cloud finds out just how hard it is to deal with a madwoman.
Chapter Summary: Cloud meets someone in the lifestream... and a couple of Cloud's employees find a sleeping Zack on the way back to Icicle Inn.
Disclaimer: Dun own them, wish I did.
Author's notes: You need to have played the game to get this part. Things get stranger. And I figure... Normal thinking is between 'these things'. Jenova is going to be between -these, 'cause I didn't feel like being more creative for her-. And Aerith is going to be between ~these~. And Sephiroth's younger self is going to be between \these\. (Yeah, that works!) I suppose I also need something for talking through electronics. So, that will be in between =these=.
Warnings: Very AU. Creepy obsessive chick... and that's about it.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Unknown
A soft swirling, glowing green floated around Cloud. Like Sephiroth's eyes. His eyes slipped closed and he drifted. It was so warm, so pleasantly warm. But there was something wrong. He didn't know what it was, but there was definitely something not right. Not right on such a deep level that it was hard to believe that anything was right...
But what was it? There was the feel of a hand running through his hair... it felt nice, just like when he was little, missing his sister... his mother would do that... Just sit there, with him laying partially in her lap, with her hands running through his hair. He sighed softly, still not sure what exactly was wrong, but unable to shake the feeling.
Hands in his hair... Who? The hands didn't feel big enough to be Sephiroth's... and they were to big to be his mother's... He listened as a soft voice spoke to him from beyond his mental haze.
"Such a nice boy..." the voice sighed, "I couldn't leave you with -him-, no that wouldn't do at all... You're mine now. You'll stay with me." A hint of pain entered the voice, "You can't leave me too. You'll stay with me. I won't leave you... And I won't let -him- have you..." The voice sighed again, "So lovely. You belong to me now... I won't let you go. Such a lovely boy... I won't hurt you... You can't leave me, now. -He- won't have you."
Cloud opened his eyes, to find himself staring into emerald green.
"You have such lovely eyes..." she sighed. "You can't go." She wrapped her arms around him as he tried to move away. "I went through so much to bring you here..."
Cloud found himself panicking. No. He couldn't stay here... not with her!
"Tears? Why aren't you happy?" She placed one hand on his face as he tried to pull away again. "-He- can't have you! Mine... No more tears..." she brushed a hand lightly over his eyes. "I won't let -him- take you away. Never go..." Her voice turned pleading. "No tears... Such lovely eyes... Don't cry." She pulled him closer. "I didn't mean to hurt you... Never again. You won't be hurt again. Ever. No one will hurt you... Please don't cry..."
Cloud tried to push her away. "Go away..." he gasped, shutting his eyes tightly. He had to go back!
"You can't run now," she admonished him. "Mine now... I won't let you go..."
~*~
Great Glacier
The dark skinned man walked silently (for once) next to his pale companion. They had just gotten news of the boss' death. And now... Fujin was silent as stone. He wished she would say something, anything. He just followed her down the path. Nearby was a cavern that they would probably use to get off of the Glacier, and get headed back to Icicle Inn.
There it was. "Fujin? We goin' that way, ya know?"
She nodded silently.
He rubbed the back of his head. Usually she'd say something... maybe the boss' death had hit her hard. After all, they'd owed him a lot. Their entire livelihood they owed him. They still had their jobs, yeah... but Strife Inc just wouldn't be the same without Cloud Strife. Raijin climbed into the cave, and was shocked to trip over something... no. Someone.
"Uhm... Fujin? I think we got a dead one, ya know?"
She climbed up after him, placing a small hand to the man's neck. "ALIVE."
"He's alive? Unconscious and dressed like that? That's... I don't know what to say, ya know?" He shook his head, removing his coat, and placing it over the man's shoulders. He shook said shoulder, for good measure.
The man groaned, "Ma... don' wanna get up yet..."
He shook the shoulder harder.
The man's eyes opened blearily. "What time is it?"
Raijin snorted. "Four in the afternoon, ya know? What are you doing out here dressed like that? It's dangerous, ya know..."
The man sat up, yawning hugely.
Raijin pulled back when he saw the teeth. A rather sharp set of fangs set in the midst of an otherwise normal set of teeth.
"EEP," said Fujin.
"Wha?" asked the man.
Raijin scratched at his leg, surreptitiously. "Uhm... your teeth, ya know?"
"Eh?" The guy put a hand to... and partially into... his mouth. He pulled it out and cursed. "Man... it was bad enough when it was just my hands..."
Raijin glanced at the hands. They seemed to be perfectly normal.
"Uhm... Yeah..." The guy yawned again, and nodded at them. "Zack. You?"
"Raijin. And this is Fujin, ya know?"
Zack shook his head with another yawn. "No, I didn't... but do you know what way to Icicle Inn?"
Raijin nodded. "We were just heading there, ya know. You're lucky we came across ya... You'd better keep my coat, ya know, if you don't want to get sick."
Fujin silently tapped Raijin's shoulder.
"Oh, we should get going, then, ya know?"
~*~*~*~*~*~
*sniffles* *still recovering from the end of Mako Blue Horizon*
Angefantasy, Ano... it could have been avoided, I suppose, but it would have taken away a lot of the emotional value of the story, methinks... Actually, Cloud kissed Seph on the forehead, when Seph was unconscious... although, something tells me that that doesn't really count. =¬.¬=
Miniature Rant of the Day-
On absolutely nothing. Because I can't think of anything to rant on at the moment, and I'm all ranted out... would this count as a rant?
If you actually read my rants, thank you.
Thank you, for reading.
Chapter: Prologue
Chapter Title: Prologue
Author: Kage Kashu
Archive: Ask. Give credit where it's due. Then... ?
Genre: General. Humor/Drama/Angst/Romance/Action/Adventure
Story Summary: Sequel to Mako Blue Horizon. With Cloud's death weighing heavily on everyone' minds, the journey becomes tainted with a need for revenge. During the while Cloud finds out just how hard it is to deal with a madwoman.
Chapter Summary: Cloud meets someone in the lifestream... and a couple of Cloud's employees find a sleeping Zack on the way back to Icicle Inn.
Disclaimer: Dun own them, wish I did.
Author's notes: You need to have played the game to get this part. Things get stranger. And I figure... Normal thinking is between 'these things'. Jenova is going to be between -these, 'cause I didn't feel like being more creative for her-. And Aerith is going to be between ~these~. And Sephiroth's younger self is going to be between \these\. (Yeah, that works!) I suppose I also need something for talking through electronics. So, that will be in between =these=.
Warnings: Very AU. Creepy obsessive chick... and that's about it.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Unknown
A soft swirling, glowing green floated around Cloud. Like Sephiroth's eyes. His eyes slipped closed and he drifted. It was so warm, so pleasantly warm. But there was something wrong. He didn't know what it was, but there was definitely something not right. Not right on such a deep level that it was hard to believe that anything was right...
But what was it? There was the feel of a hand running through his hair... it felt nice, just like when he was little, missing his sister... his mother would do that... Just sit there, with him laying partially in her lap, with her hands running through his hair. He sighed softly, still not sure what exactly was wrong, but unable to shake the feeling.
Hands in his hair... Who? The hands didn't feel big enough to be Sephiroth's... and they were to big to be his mother's... He listened as a soft voice spoke to him from beyond his mental haze.
"Such a nice boy..." the voice sighed, "I couldn't leave you with -him-, no that wouldn't do at all... You're mine now. You'll stay with me." A hint of pain entered the voice, "You can't leave me too. You'll stay with me. I won't leave you... And I won't let -him- have you..." The voice sighed again, "So lovely. You belong to me now... I won't let you go. Such a lovely boy... I won't hurt you... You can't leave me, now. -He- won't have you."
Cloud opened his eyes, to find himself staring into emerald green.
"You have such lovely eyes..." she sighed. "You can't go." She wrapped her arms around him as he tried to move away. "I went through so much to bring you here..."
Cloud found himself panicking. No. He couldn't stay here... not with her!
"Tears? Why aren't you happy?" She placed one hand on his face as he tried to pull away again. "-He- can't have you! Mine... No more tears..." she brushed a hand lightly over his eyes. "I won't let -him- take you away. Never go..." Her voice turned pleading. "No tears... Such lovely eyes... Don't cry." She pulled him closer. "I didn't mean to hurt you... Never again. You won't be hurt again. Ever. No one will hurt you... Please don't cry..."
Cloud tried to push her away. "Go away..." he gasped, shutting his eyes tightly. He had to go back!
"You can't run now," she admonished him. "Mine now... I won't let you go..."
~*~
Great Glacier
The dark skinned man walked silently (for once) next to his pale companion. They had just gotten news of the boss' death. And now... Fujin was silent as stone. He wished she would say something, anything. He just followed her down the path. Nearby was a cavern that they would probably use to get off of the Glacier, and get headed back to Icicle Inn.
There it was. "Fujin? We goin' that way, ya know?"
She nodded silently.
He rubbed the back of his head. Usually she'd say something... maybe the boss' death had hit her hard. After all, they'd owed him a lot. Their entire livelihood they owed him. They still had their jobs, yeah... but Strife Inc just wouldn't be the same without Cloud Strife. Raijin climbed into the cave, and was shocked to trip over something... no. Someone.
"Uhm... Fujin? I think we got a dead one, ya know?"
She climbed up after him, placing a small hand to the man's neck. "ALIVE."
"He's alive? Unconscious and dressed like that? That's... I don't know what to say, ya know?" He shook his head, removing his coat, and placing it over the man's shoulders. He shook said shoulder, for good measure.
The man groaned, "Ma... don' wanna get up yet..."
He shook the shoulder harder.
The man's eyes opened blearily. "What time is it?"
Raijin snorted. "Four in the afternoon, ya know? What are you doing out here dressed like that? It's dangerous, ya know..."
The man sat up, yawning hugely.
Raijin pulled back when he saw the teeth. A rather sharp set of fangs set in the midst of an otherwise normal set of teeth.
"EEP," said Fujin.
"Wha?" asked the man.
Raijin scratched at his leg, surreptitiously. "Uhm... your teeth, ya know?"
"Eh?" The guy put a hand to... and partially into... his mouth. He pulled it out and cursed. "Man... it was bad enough when it was just my hands..."
Raijin glanced at the hands. They seemed to be perfectly normal.
"Uhm... Yeah..." The guy yawned again, and nodded at them. "Zack. You?"
"Raijin. And this is Fujin, ya know?"
Zack shook his head with another yawn. "No, I didn't... but do you know what way to Icicle Inn?"
Raijin nodded. "We were just heading there, ya know. You're lucky we came across ya... You'd better keep my coat, ya know, if you don't want to get sick."
Fujin silently tapped Raijin's shoulder.
"Oh, we should get going, then, ya know?"
~*~*~*~*~*~
*sniffles* *still recovering from the end of Mako Blue Horizon*
Angefantasy, Ano... it could have been avoided, I suppose, but it would have taken away a lot of the emotional value of the story, methinks... Actually, Cloud kissed Seph on the forehead, when Seph was unconscious... although, something tells me that that doesn't really count. =¬.¬=
Miniature Rant of the Day-
On absolutely nothing. Because I can't think of anything to rant on at the moment, and I'm all ranted out... would this count as a rant?
If you actually read my rants, thank you.
Thank you, for reading.