Chapter - 8: Misery
Cloud came to a halt in front of the old, dilapidated church and kicked out the kickstand on his bike. He saw Kadaj's bike out front, he remembered passing him just moments ago, and figuring something must be amiss, he ran in.
At the end of the pews, he saw the prone form of Kane, lying in a bed of flowers. He rushed to the younger man and kneeled down next to him.
"Kadaj…" Kane explained as he coughed up blood and winced in pain.
"Don't talk." Cloud instructed as he started to look over the wound.
Kane pushed his hands away and sat up; it was a strange feeling to experience a mortal wound that magically seemed to keep him alive.
"Who…are you?" Cloud asked as he sat back in the flowers and though.
"Remember…Nibelheim?" Kane mumbled as he cringed again in pain.
Cloud thought back to his past, he remembered a small blond kid whom had known Tifa but didn't travel in her circle of friends often. His town was one where everyone knew each other even if they didn't know each other well.
"Yes…" he muttered finally.
"We've all…come far from that little town inside the mountains." he smirked. "Somehow I avoided being rounded up with the rest of the town and taken away for testing."
Cloud listened as he remembered the later years when he had gone back dressed as a Shin-Ra guard.
"Yazoo, and Loz…they were there also…remember?" Kane winced and started coughing terribly again
The memories were slowly returning to light as he remembered that those two were rounded up and shipped back to Midgar for further testing in an attempt to clone another Sephiroth.
"It seems so long ago…:" Cloud said as he winced and clutched his arm again.
"Why…why did you come back here?" Kane asked.
"I…thought I might find an old friend, and tell her she was right." he grinned as he started to stand.
"I'm going to close my eyes and rest awhile." he said "Cloud…"
"Yes?"
"Kick Kadaj's ass for me."
Cloud smiled, the irony tasted bitter in his mouth. "I'll come back for you."
"You do that…"
I think nobody can save them.
Whether it's family, or friends… nobody
Clouds bike drove through the streets of Midgar as all around him people panicked and fled.
His mind had one goal.
His target was clear in his eyes.
His goal was simple.
He was going to kill Kadaj…
