SEPHIROTH ADVENTURE: Sephiroth Vs. Shadow; CH. 4
As the three friends departed Angel Island, Tails and Knuckles had many discussions on their plans of attack on the city. They would have to get in contact with the Freedom Fighters. The whole time, Sephiroth was quiet. He was thinking to himself about his "dark past" and about what had happened earlier between him and Cloud. He was worried that his new friends Tails and Knuckles would find out about his dark past as the One Winged Angel. They were headed toward Knothole Village, when Shadow once again ran by.
By this time, Sephiroth was getting good at this. TAILS: "Get out your Emerald. It can give us an advantage over Shadow. Maybe we can destroy that device." Sephiroth took the Emerald out of the pack on his back. He also got out his 6-foot sword. Shadow now had a weapon of his own. It was given to him by Eggman. It looked like a cross between a sword and a chainsaw. When the fight began, Sephiroth moved quickly, but Shadow evaded every blow. The device was untouched. Shadow fought back with a powerful blow with his sword. It gave Sephiroth a minor wound on the arm, but he recovered fast. He held his Emerald, and the sword in his backpack (the one he found in the woods) began to glow again, as well as his Emerald. He put his sword away, and grabbed the one in his pack. He was beginning to suspect that this sword had some connection with the Chaos Emeralds.
Shadow was becoming more skilled at fighting. He ran at lightning speed toward Sephiroth, and he held his sword in front of him. His attack was stopped by Sephiroth's glowing sword. He finally spoke. SHADOW: "Drop the Emerald you foolish wimp. Hand it over or pay the price!" SEPHIROTH: "Come and get it!" SHADOW: "Fine, you asked for it. CHAOS SPEAR!" Suddenly, a huge bolt of lightning descended from the sky. It was about to strike Sephiroth, but he held out his glowing sword, and it absorbed the electricity. He struck back with a powerful attack of his sword. The electricity was released and sent Shadow flying into the air. Shadow fell to the ground, and when he got back up, he warped away using Chaos Control.
Shadow was defeated, but the device was untouched. Sephiroth began to wonder if his new sword was truly connected to the power of the Chaos Emeralds. Every time it came near an Emerald, it began to glow very brightly. It was a very powerful weapon indeed. Well, now the trio was on their way to Knothole Village. They had to meet up with the Freedom Fighters. Perhaps if they teamed up, they could find some way to destroy this "massive machine of destruction" that Eggman was trying to build. Finally, they arrived in Knothole Village.
Sephiroth was the first human and only to know the secret location of Knothole. He was uneasy being around so many creatures at one time. He was used to being alone. TAILS: "Princess Sally! We're back!" The Princess came out and greeted Tails and Knuckles. SALLY: "Who is that? You know the rules: absolutely NO humans in the village." TAILS: "Don't worry, your Highness, we can trust him." SALLY: "Well, I guess I could give him a chance. So what's your name, sir?" Sephiroth said nothing SALLY: "Doesn't he talk?" Before anyone knew it, Sephiroth was gone. Knuckles finally found him sitting by a tree just outside the village. KNUCKLES: "What's wrong, Seph? Why did you just leave like that?" Again, Sephiroth said nothing Soon, Tails ran by and spotted them. TAILS: "Seph! Why did you leave? You didn't make a very good impression on the Princess." SEPHIROTH: "Tails, I can't go with you on this journey any longer. I'm sorry, but I have to go away on my own. And without saying another word, Sephiroth walked away and vanished into the night air.
When Tails and Knux got back to the village, they explained what had happened. SALLY: "I don't understand why he would just walk away like that, but we have to get back to more important matters." By this time, Tails had left the village. Knuckles said he had probably gone off to find Sephiroth. SALLY: "I'm not exactly sure of what's going on with Tails, but I have to inform everyone of our current situation." Princess Sally held a meeting that night to inform the Freedom Fighters of what was going to happen. She said that she was sending messages to freedom fighters all over Mobius about Eggman's position. She was trying to gather forces to attack and reclaim the city.
Tails had indeed gone off on his own to find his good friend, Sephiroth. Little did he know, Sephiroth was indeed a dark and evil man. Sephiroth found himself walking through a hot desert. He had no food or water, so who knows how long he could survive in the hot sun. Tails was also somewhere in this desert, but nowhere near Sephiroth. There was a large boulder near Sephiroth, and he saw someone standing on it. He turned around and revealed himself as Squall Leonheart (FFVIII). He drew his sword, the Gunblade. Sephiroth was alarmed when he saw the sword, so he drew his own sword and prepared for possible battle.
