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Notes:Notice that I've taken liberties with what happened in the actual FF7 game, but I had to do it to extend the drama (you'll see what I mean). Plus, it allows me to work on a fic starring Vincent. I also inserted some stuff in case I feel like writing a fic about Yuffie during the events of the game itself. Sorry for anything that seems OOC or "out of gaming realism" for that matter. Oh, and for the handful of people that actually read this fic, there's approximately three chapters left after this one plus an epilogue, just so that you know what to expect. Later people.
Oh and one more thing. GundamWingFanatic90, I don't know what your question in your review means. I never described the battle with the Opal Weapon. Cloud and Tifa are with the FF8 group, but that group split. Cloud and Tifa were with Squall, Rinoa, plus Zell later. The weapon I described with FF8 characters was the Topaz Weapon (all these names are so damn confusing) and the group was made of that latter (Seifer, Quistis, etc.) Squall's group was just referring to another battle that I never wrote about. At least, I think, maybe I got confused while writing.
Whatever, onward to the story:
Final Fantasy 7/8: Lord of Weapon
Chap 9: Chaos
"Don't we have any more summons?" asked Cid desperately.
Cid and Nanaki had taken turns with all of their summon spells. Kjata, Typoon, Neo Bahamut, Hades, Leviathan, and most recently, Ramuh, had all been used. Barret mentioned he had Choco/Mog, but both Cid and Nanaki had shouted a resounding "NO," then politely telling him to continue with his barrage of bullets, of which he was now running low.
Vincent was nowhere to be found; the others had last seen him when he was cradling Yuffie, but after that he vanished.
The situation was getting desperate. No spell or summon was effective. In addition to that, after casting magic, or in Barret's case, firing a wave of lead, the Alpha Weapon would turn to any of them and clenched a fist, causing that person, or animal, to run like hell. They had all suffered several burns by now.
After another wave of blasts that proceeded after Ramuh, Cid shouted to the others, "At least he didn't dive into us, he must have been scared of the limit break. WAIT! He must have been scared of the limit break. Maybe it did fuck him up a bit, we just can't see it. Barret! The next time he does that explosion thing, let him hit you, so you can use Catastrophe."
"ARE YOU FUCKING OUT OF YOU GODDAMNNED MIND? WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THING I—"
While yelling at Cid, Barret had mistimed his running. He had slammed directly into one of the explosions.
"DAMN YOU, WEAPON! EAT THIS!"
Barret immediately went into a barrage of firing after he stood up again, Amazingly, the Weapon appeared to be pushed back by this wave bullets.
"Yeah!" yelled Cid.
"Cid," called Nanaki, "Double Flare, now!"
"You got it."
Both fighters, at this point on opposite sides of the Weapon, launched a flare spell, sandwiching the monster, which was still being shot. The huge explosion caused by the Flares, cast the whole vicinity into a black shroud. Barret stopped firing at the Weapon in fear of striking his comrades.
When smog dissipated, the Weapon was found lying down on the snow; it didn't move. Nanaki cautiously strode towards the body.
"Wait," said Cid, "it hasn't vaporized yet. It might be alive."
With that comment, the Weapon stood back up, its slimy skin falling apart, with some of the pieces dripping on the floor. There were also numerous bullet holes. Suddenly, the Weapon opened its disgusting mouth and emitted a glass-shattering roar, forcing the others to shut ears. Suddenly, all of the Alpha Weapon's skin fell off the body, revealing a shiny, metallic gold and white giant. This was the true form. It was covered with scales now. When the transformation was finished, the creature roared again, creating countless green explosions to occur on the surrounding ice.
"Now we're dead," said Cid.
In one of the ice caves at the Northern Limit
Vincent was sitting in a meditative position within the shelter of a warm cave.
I can't believe it. My emotions haven't escalated like this in a long time. I have to control this. But I can't stay here forever. The others need my help. But I might endanger them. I don't understand. I have not yet sustained a substantial amount of wounds, why do I feel as though I am reaching my limit? Perhaps emotional damage can trigger a limit as well as physical damage can. But if so, why I am feeling so much emotional pain. It's because I told her to come here. Cid didn't want to, but I told him to drop by the Casa del Sol to get her for this mission. I believe in her skills. When she tried to back out, I forced her to go. Why? If she hadn't come, she wouldn't be dead by now. This is my fault. Damn, I feel like I'm going to blow.
If one had been hiking for some stupid reason in the Northern regions, even miles away from Vincent's cave, one would have heard a loud scream.
Back to the Alpha Weapon
"What the hell was that noise?" asked Barret while running and firing, "Is there another Weapon left?"
"No, this should be the last one," said Cid while running, sporadically casting Fire 3 spells.
"I think it was Vincent," said Nanaki while using Trine.
The newly formed Alpha Weapon seemed to be faster, stronger, and had better aim with the fist-clenching blasts, although they were now initiated with a loud roar.
As Barret was running around for a clear shot, from the corner of his eye, he saw a black blade strike the Weapon, who appeared to have felt it. Barret turned towards the source of the projectile, squinting his eyes at a black figure in the distance. Before he could blink, the entity had rushed towards the Weapon, standing only a few feet away the Alpha Weapon.
"Guys, it's Chaos!" warned Barret who quickly ran to the opposite side of the Weapon. Nanaki and Cid followed suit with Cid exclaiming, "Oh shit."
The Alpha Weapon had now focused all of its vision towards this mysterious new opponent, turning its back to the other fighters. It now faced a creature that could only be described as resembling a devil. It was Chaos, the final limit break and the strongest demon that existed inside of the one called Vincent Valentine.
Chaos stared at the Weapon with its deep, murderous eyes, and yelled in a clearly inhuman voice, as though a body without a soul was speaking, "Satan Slam."
Instantly, the snow beneath the Weapon protruded in the shape of a skull pushed against creature. The icy mouth then opened, causing various ghostly apparitions to emerge, all of them attack Alpha. The giant roared again, except this was not the precursor to an attack, but rather, it was an actual cry of pain. Before the Weapon could counter attack, Chaos fired several more of the chaos sabers into its torso. Enraged, the Alpha Weapon began to lumber over to the hell spawn, swiping its massive gold claws toward the head. But Chaos was much to fast; he took flight and soared back and forth to dodge the attacks. The Weapon roared again, waving its paws in circles. Suddenly, a green light enveloped Chaos and exploded. It was the Ultima Spell. As the green cloud lifted, Chaos continued to stand albeit a few scars were present. Chaos immediately rushed towards its attacker and delivered a series of slashes, finalized with a final blow that knocked the Weapon literally off its feet. Chaos then flew on top of the Weapon's stomach. Without a second to spare, Chaos slammed its claws into the torso and spoke in the same empty voice, "Hellish Killquick." A flash of yellow light suddenly radiated from the embedded claws, and both Chaos and Alpha were enveloped in a blinding yellow light. Cid, Nanaki, and Barret were virtually blinded, except for the instantaneous shadowy movements from within the glow. It seemed to last for a lifetime, but it was only a few moments before the light vanished. The Weapon was still on its back, but now it truly seemed dead with tear marks scattered across its gold and white skin. Chaos stood victorious with its back facing the three. Then it turned.
"Oh shit, now it's looking at us," said Barret desperately, who had now finished reloading his gun-arm. Nanaki bared his teeth, and Cid gripped his spear.
Chaos dove after the three and began to slash them with its claws. Barret knocked them away with his gun-arm, Cid deflected them with the tip of his lance, and Nanaki attempted to bite them away. Apparently tired of the fight, Chaos launched three Chaos Sabers at them. The blows knocked all three of them into the snow. As Chaos moved over for the kill, a large voice rang out.
"STOP IT, VINCENT!"
Flashback to the Temple of the Ancients
"Cloud?"
"Yeah, Barret."
Barret turns uneasily towards the others sitting in various places, then looks at the entrance to the resting chamber the group had just entered. He continues to whisper.
"Do you really think this Vincent guy should have come with us?"
"Why not? He's been a great help, especially with his limit breaks."
"Well, we don't really know who the hell he is. He hasn't told us anything, except that he's obviously here on our quest because of Sephiroth. But he doesn't like a trustworthy guy."
"Look, did I seem trustworthy when you first hired me for Avalanche? Now the real reason you're worried."
"It's," starts Barret who nervously looks around the room once more, "his limits. I know their strong, but with every new transformation that he acquires, he seems stronger and more uncontrollable. What if he begins to attacks us?"
"I know you're worried, but I told you already. I trust everybody, even Vincent."
"I hope you're right."
Flashback to the Northern Cave, shortly before the fork
"Dang it, what is this monster? It's not a normal Tonberry," says Cloud.
Nanaki finishes executing an attack and runs back to the main group.
"It's called a Master Tonberry," says Nanaki.
The white-skinned Tonberry then runs up to Vincent and stabs him while mumbling, "Everyone's Grudge." Vincent falls to the floor and clutches his wound.
"Vincent, are you all right?" asks Yuffie.
Vincent doesn't answer and simply looks upward with a murderous stare. His body suddenly transforms into a demon form. His black clothes fade into his body, while the open skin darkens. His hair splits to form into horns. His cape divides in two to form wings. His emotionless eyes become red and cruel.
"I am called Chaos," says the mysterious new limit from Vincent, derived from an item, which he had just recently received from Lucretia, or some form of her, who appeared within a hidden grotto.
The new creature suddenly rushes towards the Tonberry who had stepped back after the attack. Saying, "Satan Slam," the ground erupts into the shape of a skull, which instantly killed the monster as it makes contact with the flashing of the glowing eye slots in the mysterious skull shape.
Everyone begins to congratulate Vincent, but he is not Vincent. Chaos turns around and throws several dark sabers at every member of the group. They all shout for him to stop. He had never actually attacked them up until now. After finishing with the tosses, Chaos flies towards Nanaki and begins to thrash the animal. Sustaining much damage, Nanaki retaliates with a sled fang, which fails to hurt Chaos in any way. Chaos then shifts his attacks to the others individually. At last, during his attacks towards Cloud, Yuffie yells for him to stop. She lifts her giant shuriken, runs over to Chaos, and slaps—not cut—its face. Chaos turns its face back to Yuffie and collapses. His body changes back to that of Vincent's a few moments later.
When he finally awakens, he refuses to say anything. He whispers an apology and begins to walk away from the group. Yuffie tries to call him back, but Vincent does not turn. She starts to run after him, but Cid holds her in place. Cloud shouts an exclamation that it was not his fault, and that they were all thankful for his help. The others nod encouragingly and add to Cloud's support. Vincent does not stop, but says, "It is not my fault for I did not know what I did. But it was my body, and therefore it was my sin. If I stay, I will only add to my list of sins for which I have yet to atone." He did not turn back.
Back to Reality
"VINCENT, STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING!"
Chaos turned to his side. A few yards away, Yuffie was limping over to the direction of their weakened comrades. She was covered with wounds, and she appeared to be in critical condition.
"You can't do this to them."
Amazingly, Chaos fell to the floor, its dark skin oozing into the ice. After a few seconds, Vincent had appeared on the ground. He opened his eyes and looked to Yuffie.
"No wonder the Phoenix Down didn't work. You weren't even close to beingdead, were you?"
She smiled and said, "Nope, I won't die that easily. Too much materia to collect." Yuffie turned to the others. They wore real smiles in spite of their wounds, and thankful she (and them) was alive. "I guess we should all head back now. I'm hungry."