Executioners

"Sephiroth, I have a surprise for you…" a voice called out.

After the conversion, we boarded a airship headed for North Corel. We rode on a Highwind model that exceeded Seven-hundred miles per hour. The mattress was cold and hard. Aeris stepped forth into my private quarters. She was in a black gothic lace-up. She was garbed in knee high black boots. Her hair was still in a ponytail.

"Like it?" she inquired.

"Yes. It is very… beautiful." I replied.

"I also bought black robes in Midgar. They will be what the priests wear." she said as she displayed them.

"I like them. They represent the priesthood well."

"I bought about fifty of them. I used most of the funds we took from Cloud's castle." she said.

As I nodded in reply, a voice shouted over the intercom, "Landing outside of Corel in two minutes. Prepare."

Quickly, the plane shot down. The descent to the ground went very quickly. We made a smooth landing. Aeris and I met with Vincent on the way out. He was silent as always. As we walked out we found a courier.

"Two men want to speak with you. They claim to know something of you."

"Thank you. We shall meet with them. Let the Peace of Sephiroth be with you." Vincent replied.

"And also with you." he replied.

The courier nodded and ran off. We found the men waiting for us outside the inn. One was very familiar. He went by Zack when I knew him. I killed him five years ago in the Nibleheim reactor. He wore the same clothing as Cloud Strife, and wielded the same sword. I did not know the other. He wore a blue bandana and a green vest. Under that was a white Kevlar shirt. His left arm was a shotgun.

"Zack?" asked Aeris and I.

"It is true. I can feel it. You are God." he said.

"How are you alive?"

"I was mortally wounded. I was meant to die. After Cloud stole my clothes, and even my sword, he left. I was left alone. Suddenly, a young girl came. She took me in and restored me to health. One day I saw Cloud's name. He had just saved Earth. I came here, as I knew he would come to Nibleheim. I hate him. I then heard you came to life again. I knew what you were. All hail Sephiroth, Lord of the Lifestream." he explained.

"Thank you Zack. I will now commission you as executioner of Binah. You shall serve as the enforcer." I replied as he donned a robe given to him by Aeris.

"I am Dyne. Barret Wallace once thought he killed me. He just gave me a wound. I wouldn't die. I will be an executioner. All I want is to see my daughter."

"And that is who?" I asked.

"Marlene." he replied.

"Barret wasn't the father?" Aeris asked.

"He wasn't. Give me a robe." he said.

Aeris handed him a robe. His shotgun arm hung out of it.

"Sephiroth, begin the service. We must convert the unclean." said Vincent.

I stepped up to a large hill. My priesthood followed.

"Hear now Corel, your Lord addresses you!" shouted Vincent. "All hail our Holy one, that he may show us the way. He conquers evil, and spreads the light. It is he who has died, and come again. He turns the dark into light. None is more powerful. All praise Sephiroth, Lord of the Lifestream. Amen."

"Hear those words and live them. I have come from my reign in Death to bring Paradise to Earth. Join Binah, the religion of truth." I proclaimed.

"Don't listen to him fellow men!" shouted a man. "He lies. He seeks to trick us. He wants us to trust him and accept him, just like Strife. Do not abandon the ways of old! Let us force this man out!"

"Have reason old man! I am your Savior, do not doubt me!" I shouted.

"Shut up liar!" he shouted.

"Executioners, do your duty." Vincent coldly ordered.

Zack and Dyne threw off their robes. Zack drew his Buster Sword. Dyne pumped a bullet into his chest. Zack cut off his head. The crowd fell to their knees in worship, praying that their fate was not the same.

"Arise men of Corel. Do not think me an evil dictator. I will give you salvation." I proclaimed.

Corel had been converted. This mission was a success. Unfortunately, somebody didn't want the transition to go smoothly like planned. A helicopter loomed in the air. Out of it jumped an attack squad, and Red XIII.

"Kill the people and the false man." he ordered.

My priesthood threw off their robes. Vincent did not wear a robe, so he already was fighting. Zack and Dyne quickly assaulted the enemies. Aeris stood back and casted magic. I ran forth and killed everything. One by one the soldiers fell by holy Masamune. Nanaki stood back as he feared us.

The soldiers were too frightened by the onslaught to resist. Our weapons pierced through them. By a stroke of luck, as I pierced my blade through a soldier, Nanaki was wounded. I followed it up by decapitating him. The last of his race was dead. North Corel was a town of Binah. None would intervene with Sephiroth, Lord of the Lifestream's plans.

As the priests put back on their robes, I headed to our tent. I never actually like the robes, hence my not wearing of them. As I reclined on the floor of the tent, Aeris came in. She was anticipating sexual pleasure obviously.

"I suppose. I suppose." I said.

This night was to be a night of pleasure.

A/N: The Aeris Sephiroth idea popped into my head after reading a fic with that pairing. Please, RR.