Chapter - 10: One Winged Angel

As Cid batted away one of the monsters, another was coming at his back that he didn't notice. Tifa leapt up, spun around to kick it in the face that sent it down to its side as she came back to her feet and landed a punch down on it, snapping its neck swiftly.

Veni, veni, venias

Ne me mori facias

Yazoo retreated away from combat after a few rounds with Reno, he took cover around a nearby corner leaned out with his gun, aiming to shoot at Reno who he thought was chasing him. When he came out he saw Vincent once again and ducked back for cover as a bullet ricocheted off the stone wall. Reno stopped and figured that the ex-turk would have the situation under control and headed back to help Rude.

Veni, veni, venias

Ne me mori facias

Loz swung at Rude who ducked to punched him in the stomach; he quickly withdrew from combat and jumped backwards pulling out his gun to aim at the blue suited man. Rude froze and Loz figured he had the advantage with the gun as he grinned, Rude pointed down at the ground, Loz didn't want to fall for a trick but he glanced down. Between his feet were three six sided dice, his eyebrows narrowed as he turned around to see a small black cat with a golden crown and megaphone standing upright on top of a rather fat moggle. The dice exploded sending their unsuspecting victim flying through the air a few feet landing on his back, when he opened his eyes all he saw was a huge pink fluffy fist as the world went dark to him

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Kadaj jumped backwards to avoid the attack as Cloud had drew his backup weapon. They both stood their unmoving and breathing hard. Kadaj started walking around Cloud and spun his blade around and around in circles.

"Cloud…I think your friends need you…" he nodded towards the sky.

Cloud looked up and saw Bahamut, his wings spread wide as a large round orb of blue light began forming in his jaw. He cursed and threw his smaller blade to the ground near Kadaj before running over to the buster sword, pulling it free from the floor, and leaping into the air. During his jump, he felt a surge of energy as he reached his limit. He burst up higher, soaring through the air leaving a trail of blue.

With his sword firmly grasped he remembered the strength, the courage, and the will that he had two years ago. He grunted as he raised his sword in front of him and pierced the energy bubble seconds before Bahamut released it.

The resulting explosion was massive, and it send Cloud flying backwards against the building which he had fought Kadaj at its base. While falling, he thrust his sword into the wall of the building and pulled up, sitting on top the handle.

When he looked up, he saw him. His long flowing silver hair danced in the wind as he soared towards Cloud with Masamune in hand. One white wing jutted out from behind his right arm.

Cloud's mouth hung open, he pushed on his sword and started to fall as it dislodged from the wall. Sephiroth swung down at the falling man as Cloud brought his sword in front of him and parried. They fell down towards the planet, Cloud drifted to the side using his sword to slow his decent as Sephiroth shot down past him and landed on the ground kneeling with his wing bowed in front of him.

Cloud grabbed onto one of the wires that had been used to ferry power across the wall, which once stood against the nearby buildings. Using the building he was falling past, he kicked off, swung out wide over the clearing, and let go of the wire. He landed in a roll and stood, resting his weight on his sword.

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"THE ONE WINGED ANGEL COMES!" Kadaj screamed in declaration from the top of his lungs as he stood on the very tip of the cliff-like road with his arms spread wide.

From below all of Clouds friends could see him standing there as the ground suddenly began to split open.

"We have to go…now." Vincent commanded to Tifa as he came back to where she waited and grabbed her wrist.

"Yea…I think he's right…" Cid mumbled as he started off with them. "Get to the damn Highwind!" he shouted.

From below the crack, Lifestream poured up as the tremors made the crack bigger and bigger.

"AWAKEN MOTHER!" Kadaj screamed as he raised his hands high above his head. In his hands, he held the head of Jenova.

"I…I think you forgot something…" the voice came from behind and below him.

His insane focus was instantly shattered as his twin bladed katana was thrust into his back, through his ribs, and out his chest.

He looked down at the blade tip as it stuck out of his chest and line of blood streamed down. When he turned, he saw Kane on his hands and knees heaving heavy, his outfit covered in blood.

Kadaj started to fall backwards over the ledge, sending him plummeting downwards into the Lifestream.

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Cloud leaned off his sword and raised it high. Sephiroth didn't wait at all and charged forward, swinging Masamune at Cloud. Cloud parried and then spun to attack, but Sephiroth blocked with the lower part of the blade near the handle while his momentum arced the extremely long blade back towards his foe. Cloud swung his buster sword to his left and pushed along the length of Masamune with a continued screech as the razor sharp edges scraped across each other.

Cloud spun again, while Sephiroth worked with his sword in preparation for another attack. As Cloud spun, he raised his sword overhead and twirled it in a circle before bring it down on Sephiroth's blade that had just moved up.

They broke away from each other and Cloud posed with his sword in front of him while Sephiroth turned Masamune upside down and pointed it forward, holding the hilt near his head.

"Your suppose to be dead…" Cloud said in an even, flat tone.

"Am I? In that case, allow me to return the favor." Sephiroth pulled an orb from his sword. It glistened black.

"Black Materia…" Cloud whispered to himself. "Meteor…"

The sky above the combatants parted, and Sephiroth's hand began to pulse with dark energy.

Cloud started to move but suddenly the Geostigma in his arm erupted into pain causing him to fall to his knees cringing.

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Get up…I know you can do it, get up!

"Ugh…what?" Kane mumbled as he raised his head and opened his tired eyes.

Before him, he saw Cloud cringing on his knees in agony and Sephiroth holding the Black Materia.

With a glance behind him, he saw the horribly mutated head of Jenova, sitting on the very edge.

"Go to hell, Bitch." he kicked back and knocked the head off the ledge.

It spiraled downward into the pool of Lifestream as he rest his head on the pavement before lapsing into unconsciousness.

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Sephiroth felt something deep inside him snap all of a sudden. And with a blink, his pupils returned to their normal round shape.

"What…" He mumbled as he suddenly notice he was holding the legendary Black Materia.

He dropped the Materia and backed away with his mouth agape. Cloud slowly rose to his feet and watched as Sephiroth fell to his knees with a blank look of horror plastered on his face.

"What…have I done…?"