Woohoo! One hundred review special! Is something I would be thinking, if I hadn't had such a pain in the ass day. Boy oh boy, was this a very interesting day. It was starting out as normal enough. Wake up, have ma take me to baseball practice. Finish practice and go home. Or rather try to. We were on our way and then some dumbass crashes into the side of my ma's Ford Escape making her spin and ram into the side of some house. My sister and mother in the front, wearing seatbelts. I'm in the back without my seatbelt on, I'm being tossed all over the place, and then when we hit the house I almost fly out of the windshield. Luckily I grabbed hold of the seats and stopped myself. I only got a few bumps and bruises, my sister has a severe sprained pinky I think, lol, and my ma got a concussion. Ugh... That dumbass guy in the jeep ran right through a damn stop sign and smacked into us. I don't know where he thought he was going, there was a lot of traffic going both way. And he happens to not see my ma's escape. How can you not see a big bright YELLOW truck coming?
On the plus side... Guess what I figured out everyone? Square-Enix is making a sequel to Final Fantasy VII! And no I don't mean the movie Advent Children... An actual playable version for Playstation 2! And won't believe who the main character is. It's Vincent! No joke, our gothic gunslinging, demon changing, ex-Turk is the main character in the sequel. I've seen a few screen shots for it, it kind of has a Metal Gear Solid feel to it if you know the game. The plot hasn't been given out much. Apparently there's these soldiers called GR or GD soldiers, and Vincent is connected to them somehow. I've see Cait Sith in two screenshots as well, just the black cat, not the giant moogle. But it's frickin AWESOME! The game looks so sweet! But unfortunately it won't be coming out for a long time. Final Fantasy 12 is coming out before it. I'm not much enthusiastic about Final Fantasy 12 though, it kind looks... dumb... But er... Damn.. Can't think of the name for FF7's sequel, the graphics are sweet, almost as good as Advent Children. The site I found out about FF7's sequel is... I believe it was I'll get back to y'all on that.
Enough of that though, let's get this on with.
Disclaimer- (Holds out a microphone to Vincent) So tell us Mr. Valentine, how is it that you became the main character for the playable sequel?
Vincent- ...
(Sweatdrops) I noticed you aiming your Death Penalty at one of the GD or GR soldiers. Any comments?
Vincent- I hit my target.
(Nods his head) Uh-huh, uh huh. It wasn't mentioned whether you can still transform into demons, or if you still have your demons. Care to fill us in?
Vincent- You'll have to wait and find out.
(Scratches his head) So how are you connected to these strange looking soldiers?
Vincent- I'm under contract, I cannot give out any information.
(Snaps his fingers) Drat! Alright... Can you read this for me? (Holds up a sign)
Vincent- (Squints at the small letters and reads slowly) Zack does not own Final Fantasy 7...
Ominous Shakes The Planet
Sephiroth followed Seraph's movements, watching as the vampire disappeared into the darkness, only to reappear somewhere else in the room. All the while the vampire laughs and taunts as he notices the swordsman having trouble keeping track of his movements, "What'sss the matter? Can't keep track of me?" Seraph asks before slipping into the darkness once more.
Sephiroth had not made a move from his spot, only moving his eyes each time he catches sight of the vampire. Vincent and Rima remain silent in their containment, having no other choice but to watch, the scene unfold. Rima's torn between rooting for Sephiroth's victory, or pray that her, claimed to be son, doesn't get himself killed. Although she only just met him, Rima knew he was her son, as well as Sephiroth's, which means that he's a part of both of them, even if Sephiroth doesn't wish to believe that.
Vincent stood in his place, his eyes following the vampire's movements with ease. He could see the young vampire crawl across the walls and the ceiling, just to confuse his opponent. One would think that Seraph is somehow teleporting to different locations if they can't see what he's doing. Although the vampire's movements are what Vincent's focused on, his main concern is the reaction of the other two in the room. He knew that Sephiroth would have no choice but to fight, but how far the swordsman would take it, Vincent doesn't know. Killing someone who claims to be your son can't be an easy decision. But in the end, Vincent knows if it's forced to it, Sephiroth would go through with it.
"Do you plan on fighting, or just continue your tricks?" Sephiroth finally speaks, growing more irritated and impatient with each passing second. He doesn't exactly have all day to 'play' with this child.
"Teeheehee, are you getting nervousss?" Seraph asks, stepping into the light. "You should be, after all, I've been inside your head." Seraph points out, tapping his temple, "I know your thoughtsss, and your technique. You can't throw any surprisesss my way."
Sephiroth's expression doesn't change any, "Knowing one's technique is one thing. Using that knowledge to your advantage is another matter."
Seraph lets out a short laugh, "We'll see how confident you are after you're dead."
The faintest of smirks touches Sephiroth's lips, "Death is just the beginning of a new journey. It's a release from life's pain. One such as myself would welcome it if I don't have something to take care of first." Rima's brows lowered in confusion from Sephiroth's comment, "I release you from this world, but don't fear, I won't be to far behind!"
Sephiroth lunges forward, swiping the Masamune in a precise arc. The young vampire back flips onto the wall, well out of the Sephiroth's reach. He waves a finger at Sephiroth, "Tsk tsk tsk, you'll have to do better than that, old man." He taunts.
"And you, who says you'll kill me, have not done much but stay out of the fight."
"Ah... But you see, thisss isss just a test. I wanted to see if you'd actually attack me. No fun in killing you if you're not willing to fight to the death." Seraph cackles softly and holds out his hands. The claws on each of his fingers grow with blood dripping down them. "Now you're mine." Seraph lunges off the wall and down at Sephiroth, his claws drawn back ready to strike. Sephiroth leaps back quickly, getting out of the vampires way before he hurls the Masamune towards Seraph, catching him completely off guard. "Gwah!" The Masamune throws Seraph back against the wall. The sword impales into the wall, leaving Seraph stuck in his spot. "Damnit." Seraph curses in pain while trying to pull Sephiroth's sword out of the wall and his abdomen.
Sephiroth only stands there, staring coldly at the vampire, "Can't throw any surprises your way? I think I just did." Ignoring the vampire for a moment, Sephiroth heads back over to the Rima and Vincent's cell, quickly figuring out how to open it, thus, freeing them from their captivity. The three head back over to the young vampire, and watch as he continues to struggle to get free, blood flowing to the floor underneath him slowly.
"Are you really our child." Rima asks, more to herself than Seraph.
Sephiroth glances over to Vincent who's making it his intention to stay clear of the three. "Valentine... Shoot him."
Vincent looks to Sephiroth, surprise etched on his face. Rima turns to Sephiroth, "You can't be serious!"
"I am. He's just another enemy to us."
"He's our son!"
"One which I never recall you having." Sephiroth replies coldly, his eyes narrowing the slightest.
Rima shuts her mouth quickly, "I... Hojo said he removed him... before he experimented on me... I didn't know I was carrying him."
"Hojo is also a liar and manipulates other's minds." Sephiroth reminds her.
"Still... I believe he is our son." Rima replies quietly.
Vincent looks between the two, his Death Penalty held at his side, "What is your decision?"
Sephiroth glances over to Vincent, "Kill him."
"I didn't agree to that!" Rima shouts.
"I don't care."
Seraph begins to cackle, despite the situation he's in, "You best listen to father." He speaks to Rima, "Once I'm free, I'll try killing you once more."
Sephiroth holds out his hand saying, "There you have it. Now kill him."
"No!" Rima shouts, "I don't care what you say or what he plans on doing, I won't let him kill our child. Don't you even care?"
"A child would be one we are there for, to watch him grow and mature. This thing is not our child. Just another one of a madman's experiments." Sephiroth replies, his voice raising a bit as he becomes irritated and impatient. "He's in the way. So we have to get rid of him."
"No."
Vincent lowers his gaze to the ground, suddenly feeling rather uncomfortable standing there watching them argue. He doesn't really want to choose who to listen to, both look like they're about to kill each other. Vincent decides to do the only reasonable thing at that moment. He places the Death Penalty on the floor, "What you decide is between you two. However, I will not have a part of it in anyway." With that said, he heads out of the lab, leaving the two to decide what to do.
Vincent doesn't go far however, knowing that it would be best to move as a group, he waits for them outside the lab. From outside, he could still hear the two inside arguing, then there's the sound of a struggle. He can hear the young vampires laughter, who's obviously finding the two fighting an amusing sight. Vincent jumps to a start when he hears a single blast of the Death Penalty fired. He remains frozen to his spot as he strains his ears to listen more closely. Inside, he can hear the sound of someone crying. Not knowing what to expect, Vincent steps back into the lab, and takes in the scene in front of him.
Sephiroth stands in front of Rima, who's on her knees, crying into her hands. In the swordsman's right hand is the Death Penalty. Seraph remains silent, and motionless as his body hangs there on the Masamune. Sephiroth's expression remains neutral as he stares down at the woman on the floor.
'How could he do it? How could he kill his own flesh and blood. He was a part of us. A symbol of what we used to be? Does he not care anymore?' Rima thinks to herself as she mourns for the loss of the child she never got to know. 'Why does he have to always torture me? Doesn't the bastard have a heart at all?' The tears suddenly stopped flowing as her anger made itself known. Her anger quickly grew into hate. She feels the way she did before, when she thought it was Sephiroth's fault she turned this way, when she was hunting him down.
Vengeful...
She can feel herself slipping into that state once more, even coming closer to just grabbing hold of one of her daggers and attempt to slit Sephiroth's throat. The half-vampire gave a jolt of surprise when she felt Sephiroth lay a hand on her shoulder. Taking her hands away from her face she sees him kneeling in front of her. Her eyes become wide, and her mouth parts in surprise as she listens to his quiet voice, the meaning behind his words, not totally clear to her. But when he finishes, she doesn't exactly feel like slitting his throat anymore.
Rima remains in her spot, stunned frozen. Sephiroth tosses the Death Penalty back to Vincent before walking over to Seraph's hanging body. Grabbing the hilt of the Masamune, Sephiroth easily pulls the sword out of the wall, allowing the dead vampire to drop to the ground. The swordsman quickly sheathes the Masamune and with one last look at Rima, he heads out of the lab in silence.
Rima watches him leave, still too stunned by his words to do much of anything. After awhile Vincent leaves as well, leaving her alone to try and comprehend what exactly Sephiroth was thinking when he was speaking to her.
'We can always have more, Rima.'
Cloud, Yuffie, Tifa, Reno, and Red XIII were a bit surprised not to see a battle going on outside the base. Looking around in confusion, they can't help but wonder if everyone had died in the battle. "Where is everyone?" Tifa asks.
Reno shrugs his shoulders before lighting a cigarette, "Guess we're stuck here." He says calmly.
Yuffie looks over her shoulder to glare at the Turk, "So glad that you care SO much."
Reno shrugs his shoulders once, "Hey, can't help what you can't control, right?" A smirk suddenly crosses Reno's lips, "Besides, knowing Elena, she probably had everyone get into that damn airship to wait for us." As if on cue, the Highwind flew above them as it circled the area once more. The people in the ship, having obviously seen them on the ground, begins to land the ship, kicking up dirt and dust all over the surrounding area. Looking up towards the deck, the group sees the blonde Turk on deck waving down at them before throwing a rope latter over the side.
Cloud stares at the rope latter before scratching his head, "Well, shall we get going?" The group quickly begins climbing up the latter, minus Cloud and Tifa. Cloud frowns when he sees Tifa starring back at the base, "Relax Tifa, they'll be alright. We'll come get them later."
Tifa lets out a breath as her shoulders sag, "Yeah, I know. Let's go."
"Sir!" The pilot of the Highwind salutes Cloud when he enters the brig. "We spotted an enemy chopper take off the base a few minutes before your arrival heading Northbound."
"It must of been Dregon." Red XIII advises.
Cloud agrees with the beast, "Alright, head north. Find the chopper. That's our target."
"Yes sir!" The Highwind jolts as it takes off into a higher altitude before it speeds across the sky heading in the direction of the helicopter.
Cloud turns to Koa, "What's your report on the battle."
"We lost half of our forces, we cut the enemies forces down quite a bit though. They ended up fleeing from the battle when we got the upper hand. We did however, lose our leader in the fight." Koa said sounding exhausted.
"I'm sorry." Cloud says, "You should get some rest. We'll take care of the rest." Koa nods his head before heading off the brig. Cloud looks around, trying to find a certain ninja, "Where's Yuffie?"
Tifa couldn't help but giggle a little, despite the current situation, "She headed to the main hall saying... and I quote, 'Damn rust bucket always causing my insides to churn. Now I need to fill that damn puke bucket again.' or something along the lines of that."
The faintest of smiles crosses Cloud's face. 'It's a relief to know that Yuffie wasn't affected any while being held capture by Dregon.' "I think I'll go check on her." He announces before heading out.
It took a bit longer for Cloud to find Yuffie since she wasn't in her usual 'puke spot', as Yuffie has dubbed it. He instead found her outside on the Highwind's deck, partially hanging over the railing. "Yuffie?" Cloud calls out. He gets a sick groan as a reply, "Don't worry, we'll be there in no time at all."
"Yeah... then I can just puke on that bastard." Yuffie replies before picking her upper half off the railing to flash a grin at the blonde warrior. "What you doing out here?" She finally asks.
"Looking for you." Cloud admits.
"Oh, what do you need?" Yuffie asks, not feeling as sick as usual, 'Maybe I'm finally getting used to the cursed thing.'
Cloud walks up to her side and leans his back against the railing before shrugging his shoulders, "I dunno, just felt like seeing you." Cloud admits quietly.
Yuffie lowers her eyes to the deck shyly, finding it suddenly interesting, "Oh?" She replies, peeking up at him through her bangs.
Cloud catches her eyes with his own and gives a small smile, "You know, I was worried for a bit back there."
"Heh! I would've gotten myself out eventually! But thanks for getting me anyway."
Cloud shakes his head, "Yuffie..."
The ninja gave a short laugh. Taking a step closer, Yuffie wraps around her arms around his waist, resting her head on his chest, "We just have to beat Dregon, then everything will be over?"
Cloud places his arms around her gently, giving a soft 'Mmhmm.' "It'll end today."
"I'm glad... Cloud?" Yuffie draws her head back a bit to look at his face, "Do you think after we beat Dregon, something else will come along?"
Cloud shrugs his shoulders, "I don't know. Why do you ask?"
"...I'm tired of fighting. I want to actually start having a real life. One that doesn't involve fighting for my life. Someone else should save humanity if there's a next time."
Cloud chuckles a bit, "You whine a lot, you know that?"
Yuffie's face puffs up in a scowl, "Well do you wanna have to fight for your life everyday of your life?"
Cloud shrugs, "I guess not. The two years of peace we had after Meteor was kind of boring though. Being stuck in Tifa's bar, watching people get drunk and having to kick them out when they can't pick themselves up isn't exactly fun."
Yuffie laughs into Cloud's chest while picturing him carrying a drunk over his shoulder. Then she pictured one ending up puking on Cloud when he carries them out and it made her laugh a bit harder, "Oh don't worry! They'll be no bar jobs for you. I'm dragging you to Wutai with me whether you like it or not. And you're going to help me rebuild it, and then it'll become repopulated."
"Than I guess you'll become the Lady of Wutai." Cloud says, "After all, you are technically the ruler of it now." Cloud smirks a bit, "Although I can only question your leadership qualities."
Yuffie takes a step away from him and punches him in the shoulder, "I'll have you know I'm a damn good leader! As a matter of fact, I'll be Wutai's best ruler ever! I'm even better than y-RMPH!"
Yuffie could feel her face go beet red at the feel of Cloud's lips upon her own. She returned it nevertheless. She wrapped her arms around Cloud neck and closed her eyes as Cloud drew her smaller form closer to his own.
'Midgar... is the perfect place.' Dregon reckoned. Not to hide, oh no, Dregon isn't hiding. He's preparing to finally get his power. Nothing is going to stop him now, not Valentine, or Strife and his measly little group of friends. No, the stage is set for Dregon, and he's ready for the action.
Standing in the largest clear area within the city, Dregon held his hands up to the sky above. His entire body shuck with anticipation as he began the chant. Everything around him seemed to be deathly quiet, as if the planet itself had gone silent to watch him perform the calling. A roaring began to grow, but Dregon ignored it, knowing that it was just the same people who meddled in his plans before. He won't be delayed any longer. Even the sight of the Highwind landing not to far away isn't going to delay him a second.
The once silent planet began to wake up. The wind blew across the city, howling throughout the area. Up above, the blue skies began to get clouded over by the darkest clouds ever to blanket the sky. Thunder cracked and thunder crashed all around. "Dregon stop!" He hears along with the sound of several pairs of feet racing towards him. Dregon doesn't stop however.
"Rise up above the Heavens
Your master is here
Bring fear once more with your power
I dare summon this beast here and now
Do not defy my calling
Rise up from the hell which your kept.
Awaken from the eternal rest
Rise up!
Rise up!
RISE UP OMINOUS!"
The group stops short as Dregon breaks out into laughter. The thunder and the wind seem to quiet down once more, as the planet becomes silent, except for Dregon's laughter. "Are we too late?" Red XIII questions, not seeing anything out of the ordinary except the weather.
The hair on the back of Yuffie's neck seem to stand straight up, something telling her that it is, and that they're in big trouble. 'But nothing's happening... Maybe... maybe something went wrong.'
"To hell with waiting to find out what's going to happen." Reno comments before running towards Dregon.
Halfway to him, the ground begins to shake as an earthquake begins to shake the city. The group struggles to remain standing on their feet as the tremors become more powerful. The weak structures around them begin to crumble to the ground, kicking up debris and dirt into the air. Than something that sounds like a large explosion erupts through the air as the ground tears up, spewing the Lifestream onto the ground. Just as everything had appeared, it disappeared just as quickly.
The group looks around in confusion as everything becomes silent. Dregon stares at the opening in the ground in anticipation, his eyes wide with excitement. Cloud as long as the others grab their weapons as they hear something coming out. Shock is written across everyone's face as the thing moving in the crevice leaps out onto the surface.
It has horns...
It has claws...
It has fangs...
And it was puny...
"This... Is it?" Tifa asks in confusion, staring at the small gray dragon looking creature. "Why did Dregon go through all that just to call this? It seems harmless."
Yuffie's brows furrow in thought as she stares at the creature. 'True, it does look harmless.'
The small creature stood no more than three feet tall. It's gray skin seems to shine, making it look sleek or leathery. On top of it's head sits four horns, twice the size of it's head. It's eyes are blacked out, giving them no hint of emotion within them. On the creature's forehead is a red crystal, imbedded in the skin. Several small fangs can be seen from the creature's mouth, and it's arms have four inch claws on each hand. Behind it's hind legs, a pair a tails swish back and forth as the creature looks around the area. All in all, the creature didn't look too dangerous.
"This... this is Ominous?" Dregon questions, as confused as everyone else, "But this cannot be. Ominous is suppose to be powerful, astronomical is size. It's suppose to be the ultimate beast. This cannot be the creature that I seek." Dregon says angrily as he walks over to the creature and kicks it in the side, "Damn this creature!"
The small dragon, supposedly Ominous, as Dregon called it, gave a small roar as it was struck. When it gets back onto it's feet it turns to Dregon and gives a small roar of some sort, baring its fangs at the man, "Silence you worthless creature!" Dregon orders. The small dragon's roar doesn't stop though, not for a second. The red crystal upon its forehead begins to glow brilliantly. Everyone watches the crystal flicker. Without warning, the small creature lunges forward at Dregon, quickly him off guard. The creature's horn sink into Dregon's chest. "Gah!" Dregon gasps as his back hit the side of a building.
"What the hell is this thing?" Cloud asks, confused. 'Is this what we're suppose to be worried about or not?'
The creature steps away from Dregon and looks across the area to where the group is standing. The creature lets out another roar, as if trying to scare them away. "What the hell is it doing?" Reno asks, ready to just pull out his handgun and shoot it in the head.
"I don't.." Yuffie stops as she hears the sound of moans filling the area around them. The rest of the group hears this also and they look around and see zombies flooding the area around them. The entire place becomes circles around them, as if they are being drawn to the small creature's screaming.
"What the hell is going on?" Reno says, not liking the looks of things, "And where the hell did these zombies appear from? I thought this city was wiped clean of them."
"It's Ominous." Yuffie whispers.
"What?" Cloud asks when he heard her say something.
"Ominous..." Yuffie repeats the name. "It's suppose to be the most powerful beast. More powerful than the summons."
"You mean to tell me that, that.." Reno points to the small roaring dragon, "Is suppose to be more powerful than even the Bahumat Zero, or the Knights Of Round? Don't make me wet myself!"
"Something's happening." Red XIII says noticing that the crystal on top of Ominous's head is shining brighter. A red sphere of light forms above the small dragon and then erupts, creating a crimson spiral above it.
The group glances around bewildered as zombies begin to be pulled off the ground, and flown towards the creature, as if the crimson spiral is some sort of vacuum. Yet the affects only occur to the zombies as each one around the area gets sucked into the spiral, disappearing into it. "What's it doing?" Cloud shouts over the howling wind.
"I don't know!" Yuffie shouts.
All the zombies disappear and the crimson light disappears along with them. The group remains still as they wait to see what's happening. The small dragon, Ominous, releases an earsplitting roar before an explosion of white light surrounds the area, blinding everyone momentarily. Several moments pass before the light fades, leaving the group to try and get their sight back into focus.
Once they're able to see clearly, they look back over to what used to be a puny dragon. What they got, is something much bigger, "This... Could be a problem... A big one." Reno states, not sure if he's up for the fight now.
That's it everyone! Sorry it has to end here. But to make up for it, I got a gift for y'all! The name of the playable sequel for FF7 is called Dirge Of Cerberus. I went on the internet to find everything again. You can look at the in order to find this out. I also got a brief summary of the game, which isn't much because there still hasn't been much details given out about the game.
Dirge Of Cerberus summary thus far- A group of soldiers that were forced under ground from Meteor come out and begin attacking villages. These warriors call themselves the Depp Ground Soldiers (GD Soldiers) Darkness has covered the planet since Meteor. It's up to Vincent's revolver to clear out the dirge. Vincent is somehow connected to these events somehow.
Again, Vincent is the main character. Cait Sith is in the game too somewhere. These are the only two characters seen so far. Vincent will be having help from other Final Fantasy 7 characters, but which ones, is still unclear.