The Great General Sephiroth
The skies were barren and the wind was hot. A man stood at the very edge of the world ready to challenge anyone that wanted to deify his order. He was the greatest man of all who could never be tamed, never be broken and sure as hell never be beat. A great general whose past was such a blur and such a nightmare even he himself could not bare to think of the past. For if he did his mind would lead him into a state as such which he went on rampaging and destroying every and anything he sought. This man was a man of broken hearts, broken dreams and death. It fallowed him where ever he went, and it would never leave him. Constantly tormenting his own soul this tormenter was immune to pains unimaginable. If you even glanced at him the wrong way, you head would be mounted on your rear so fast even you momma's momma won't know what hit them. This is a story of a man whose life was his own downfall. This is a tale of a man of broken dreams,
"General"
A man stated as he stood before the great Sephiroth unable to look him in the eye. The man was dressed in a red and grey SOLIDER uniform with his hair pulled back in a rather strange pony tail. His eyes were the color of nuclear water, and his hair the color of sand. He stared everywhere else but at the great General who stood before him. The general finally giving up his attention on a piece of paper turned in his chair to look at the boy. The boy felt his gaze and immediately began to tremble with fear.
"Sir, Mr. Amadema wants to have a meeting with you"
He could barely get out the words. Sephiroth looked him up and down then rolled his eyes.
"If he wanted to tell me that so badly he could have called me, what's the use with you being here boy"
Sephiroth leaned back within his chair and laced his long gloved fingers.
"He...he also wanted to...to tell me to...to give you this"
The boy started to stutter. Sephiroth gave a wicked smile as the boy shakily handed him a vanilla envelope full of papers needing to be read by Sephiroth's uncanny eyes. Sephiroth gladly took the papers and dismissed the boy off as if he were nothing. Sephiroth leaned back within his chair once again and pulled out the contents. He looked down at the paper. It was blank. Raising and eye brow he continued to pull out blank papers. He was beginning to get frustrated. Before he could do anymore he stopped himself. Pulled out a green colored bifocal Sephiroth looked at the paper. The words appeared clear as day and were easily readable.
Sephiroth read the papers murmuring to himself the words he saw. He placed the papers down and hurriedly stood up. He headed for the door but before he could reach it, it opened. A man, tall with beautiful blue eyes and long black hair came in yelling. Sephiroth stopped dead in his tracks.
"Hey bud, sup"
The black haired man stated so casually to Sephiroth you'd think he'd do it so often. Sephiroth stared at the man,
"And who pray tell are you? What gives you the idea you can waltz in here like a complete idiot"
Sephiroth stared down at the man,
"Yo, sorry bud but I ...I mean yes sir sorry for my wrongful intrusion. I just came to sign in with you...you are Scarfiel aren't you"
Sephiroth shook his head and continued to stare at the man. Had he never heard of the great general Sephiroth in his life or was he just too stupid to realize he was standing in the presence of sure greatness. Before Sephiroth could ask anymore questions the door was opened wider to reveal a woman dressed in a blue uniform. Her hair was neatly shaped and long. She smiled as she entered but it was wiped from her face as soon as she laid eyes on the black haired man.
Sephiroth finally took his gaze off the man before him long enough to look at the girl. She looked away then waited for Sephiroth. The black haired man rubbed the back of his head childishly and apologized to Sephiroth for being so careless in where he was going. Before he left Sephiroth wanted to get his name. The black haired man stated it so coolly it even made Sephiroth raise a brow.
"Zack"
And with that the man left. Sephiroth felt he'd be seeing that man a lot sooner then he anticipated. Finally Sephiroth gave his attention to the woman standing in the doorway. He sat on his desk and told her to close the door. As she walked in she attempted in stopping herself from smiling. Sephiroth stared down at her. He was not in a very happy mood at the moment.
The woman finally looked up at him and realized this. She stopped and waited for him to speak before she could say anything that would possibly get him mad. Sephiroth began to speak. His voice spilled from his mouth like a wondrous fountain of musical of lyrics.
"We have a problem. It seems Hojo knows of us," the woman wasn't hopping to hear the bad news first, "And I am hopping for the best that he doesn't try to use it against any one of us. I want was is best for you, you get that"
The woman looked down. How did Hojo find out, what was worse what was he going to do now that he knew. She had a long history of bad things when it came to Professor Hojo. She couldn't bear to think about it anymore. She knew the things he was capable of, she just didn't want to have a refreshed mind of the past.
"But if he tries to do anything to you, anything at all tell me. Don't be afraid to you got that"
Sephiroth stared at her. The great general Sephiroth actually had his eyes shaking. There was something that even the great general feared. The woman took a step back and Sephiroth grabbed her. He pulled her into his arms so tight that the breath escaped her mouth without even her breathing out. He shook, not violently but lovingly. As if, she were the one who he cooed when really, he was the one needing it,
"Everything is ready hear Professor"
A man stated. The man had on a white lab coat with his hair shaggy and long. He looked to his right to see the Professor waiting near a giant greenish tube. His face was lit up with excitement. Within the tube a faint figure could be seen. A little child lied against the side wall with long noodle like tubes going through his body. A big metal helmet was on his head sending the messages of his vital signs to the main computer.
The Professor turned around and looked at the man. His face showed it all. He was compassionate and was anticipating this moment, but did he just love it for Science, or for the fact that the child in there was his own. The man working with the professor had no idea on what he went through to get that child. He just knew he got it and its mother was dead.
"Now, now, come Professor Gast don't have that worried look upon your face! It will be a complete success just you wait and see! This should be the happiest moment of your life! Everything shows that this plan is sure to go well"
The Professor said as a giant smile crept along the sides of his face. He knew it would work. Nothing he did could go wrong. He should be crowned first rate scientist and this was sure to get him there. His dream, his hopes, his ambitions all were laid with this one experiment which provide a man would go to greatest lengths to get what he wanted.
Professor Gast on the other hand wanted this, but also held sympathy for the poor child. With the things that science was going to do to him friends might not be easy to come by. No matter if he was sent to solider or not. Which, Gast knew very well that the Professor had every intention on sending the child off to is fate as a Solider. No, not just any solider. The best of the best. The elite solider of them all. He would be making history on his own someday. At least that's what they all wanted.
"Hojo! Come quick hurry"
Gast nearly yelled. Hojo, still thinking nothing could go wrong with the plan walked to where Gast was. His eyes grew wide and his face grew pale. He watched in sure disbelief as he stared at the computer. The computer showed signs that the child was growing weaker. That the previous Mako and Jenova cell injections that where made before the child was even born were becoming too much for his body to handle.
"What are we to do! There has got to be a way to stop it"
Hojo's mind began to race.
"What is there to do? We can try giving him another injection but if all goes for the worse the entire experiment will be a complete failure! Not to mention the child would die"
Gast yelled.
"Damn it! Forget about the child's safety! What I'm worried about it is the stability between its body and the damned cells"
The lights began to dim as the computer monitor seemed to want to fade. Hojo hit it with his fist,
"Damn it! Damn it all to hell and back! Is there absolutely nothing we can do"
Gast stared at Hojo. Hojo's dismay expression caused him to look at the monitor. It was beginning to fuzz. If the Mako supplement went off now even if the back ups went on the computers were sure to need rebooting. Hojo couldn't take it. He pulled out the cords of the tubes and the computers. The lights flashed off and a loud crash was heard.
Back up lights went on. Gast opened his eyes and stared at the sight before him. Hojo sat on the ground within the tube with the baby curled within his arms. His messy black bangs stuck to his glasses and face as his pony tail remained caught in the nearby remains of the glass. He stared down at the child as it began to cry. An injection was placed into his thigh and blood slowly seeped out.
"Rebirth"
Gast said as he slowly walked toward Hojo and the infant. Hojo looked up. His eyes were blood shot. He stopped up and shoved the baby into Gast's arms. His expression seemed mad yet pleased. He passed him saying something.
"All for the experiment"
And with that Hojo shut the door and left. Gast stared down at the baby within his arms. He was curled into his clothing crying for warmth. Gast shook his head with remorse and reached over to the coat hanger. He grabbed his coat and bundled the baby up.
"Too think Sephiroth...that's your father..."
