I've been thinking about how I should do the perspective. I feel that 3rd person is more suited for this particular story. But, never fear! It's still going to be about Nanaki and Yuffie. (thumbs up)
Keep in mind that the first two sections was during Nanaki and Yuffie's venture through their path. So... yeah. In case you get confuzzled.
Disclaimer: FF7 doesn't belong to moi! Only the idea of this story.
Reveal Your True Eyes
Chapter Two
Unexpected Encounter
"You may call it as… 'fun'." -Sephiroth
Meanwhile…
Several hours have passed since Cloud and the gang entered the cave. After Vincent's group had entered their path, they were immediately greeted by the glowworms. The glowworms were their only source of light to navigate through the dark cave. The only problem was, sometimes the worms wouldn't exactly cooperate with them. With all the noise they've been making, the bright glow would sometimes vanish in an instant. Another source of the problem? Cid and Barret. Cid kept complaining about how dark the cave was and Barret would always retort with a, 'Whatcha talkin' 'bout foo'?' Vincent's patience had already left him long before.
Vincent turned around, his cape brushing in front of the arguing men. He narrowed his glowing red eyes and sighed.
"It would be easier if you two would stop arguing already. You're making it hard enough to handle already."
"Well," Cid started. "I'm just saying it's too dark in here. Heck, even the frickin' worms aren't helping us!"
"…you're making them restless."
"Tch. Like you can actually talk to them…"
Barret stomped his foot hard against the wall. Every worm on the wall fell to the ground at that.
"Shu'up, foo'! Yer makin' a lot of noise!"
"I am? You're the one to talk!" The pilot bit his cigarette tightly. "Why did Cloud havetah stick you with me!"
'Why am I even here…' Vincent sighed in his head. He shook the thought off and finally said out loud, "…you're making Chaos angry."
Cid and Barret immediately shut up. The last thing they wanted was for Vincent to transform into that creepy monster. Vincent turned to hide the slight grin planted on his face.
"Let's go."
"O-Okay…" the two responded at the same time.
No sooner had the group left the area, they were already encountering random monsters. However, they could not make out on the figure itself. The only thing revealing them were their glowing green eyes.
A sudden impact in the dark caused Cid to crash into the wall behind him. He immediately got up and attempted to attack where the figure would have been. But, the results were something he didn't expect. He didn't hit anything. Nothing but the air. The pilot paused in shock as another "invisible" figure from behind kicked him straight to the ground. He cursed under his breath.
"Damnit! What's going on here!"
Barret shot a few bullets from his gun arm then answered, "I dunno! It's like they're ghosts or somethin'!"
A few gunshots were heard in the back. Vincent dodged the enemy's attack and backed against the wall. The glowing eyes, now wide open, shined brightly into Vincent's. He groaned as his own eyes were gradually changing from red to green.
"Vincent! Where the hell are you!" Cid yelled into the darkness. He had heard Vincent's groans somewhere. "Shit! Barret! Go to him!"
He didn't answer.
Cid called his name out again. Same results. He paused, noticing that it was completely silent in the area. He slowly stood up to his feet. The glowworms suddenly appeared, brightening up the whole area for him. Cid gasped as he spotted his friends helpless on the ground.
"Shit! What the hell happened to you guys?" he yelled as he made his way towards his friends.
Vincent slowly shook his head. "Get… away…" he muttered.
Cid didn't hear that. "Hey, where're those freaky glowing eye dudes? Don't worry, I'll kick their frickin' asses!"
"Nooo… t…trap!" Barret managed to say.
"A trap?"
Suddenly, the cave went completely black. Only groans noises were heard. A bright green light appeared, engulfing Cid inside. It soon ended, leaving nothing but the sound of silence.
"…finish those two brats… have them join the others inside the Lifestream…"
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"Oh, Cloud! Look how beautiful this rock formation is!"
"…"
"…Cloud?"
Cloud lifted his head and stared at Tifa. "Huh? Oh… sorry. Yeah, sure."
Tifa pouted then continued to admire the sparkling rocks.
After all these years, Cloud was finally able to explore this cave. Ever since he was little, he would always see people from his town head straight for the cave. He was obviously too little to actually to inside. He told himself that someday he would explore the cave. It wasn't because of that hidden treasure, but because he sensed something in there. It felt familiar to him, but he just couldn't put his finger on it. The aura had changed over the years. Something… sinister and powerful. He wanted to know what it was once and for all.
Without realizing, Cloud bumped into Tifa. He quickly looked up, wondering what was wrong.
"Tifa?" he said.
She pointed in front of her. An old looking door with an unusual 'U' symbol on it was present. "Why would there be door inside a cave?"
Cloud narrowed his eyes. "I don't know..."
Tifa leaned forward, spotting the most determined look of her friend ever. She frowned at that. "What's wrong?"
"…I feel something incredibly strong there. It's like… I've felt it before…"
"When you were little?"
"No. It's hard to explain." Cloud paused. "…let's go."
Tifa watched her friend walk towards the door. As usual, Cloud was keeping his troubles inside. She wanted to help… but there was something about him now that was different than before.
As soon as Cloud made it to the door, Tifa stopped him.
"Wait! What if there's…"
The blonde shook his head. "Don't worry. We'll be fine."
Just then, the door slowly opened for the two unexpected guests. They cautiously examined the area before them. There was no sign of anyone opening the door for them at all. The room with filled with nothing but silence and darkness. It's mysterious and frightening appearance made Tifa's shoulders shiver with fear. A feeling that was quite novel to her. She usually showed no fear and worry. However, in this case… she was revealing a side of her that she never wanted to show.
Cloud gestured for Tifa to stay back while he entered first. The first steps inside the new area sent a cold chill down Cloud's back. He somehow recognized this feeling… but he just couldn't figure out what it was. It was definitely something he came to familiarize while he was traveling with his friends.
'…it's not a "something",' Cloud thought to himself. '…it's a "someone"…'
The brunette slowly walked up to Cloud, observing her surroundings. "C-Cloud? Are you alright?"
Cloud's eyes widened as the door behind slammed shut. Tifa gasped and wrapped her arms around her friend's waist. A dim light lit from above onto them.
'Why am I showing such feelings?' She shook the thought out of her head. 'No! I must do something!'
The girl immediately went into battle stance. Her fists were clenched tightly out front, waiting to attack anything that decided to confront her. A few moments have passed, and nothing came to her. Tifa cracked her knuckles then turned her head slightly to Cloud.
"You alright there, Cl… CLOUD!"
Cloud had vanished.
'What? But… I didn't hear him leave or anything. Cloud…?'
The dim light from above suddenly disappeared. Tifa was now left alone… in the dark room. Her attempts of escaping through the darkness was useless. No matter how much she tried, the darkness would cause her to panic even more. This was even something she couldn't handle than fighting monsters twice her size.
"CLOUD!"
Bright green eyes appeared in front of Tifa. "…Tifa…"
"C-Cloud! You jerk! Don't leave me like that again!"
Tifa reached out to bop Cloud in the head, but she hit nothing. She gasped then backed away from the glowing eyes.
"Y…You're… You're not!"
Another set of green eyes appeared behind the girl. A dark shadowy hand rested on her shoulders, causing Tifa's eyes to gradually change into a green color.
"…they're finished…"
"SHURIKEN!"
Yuffie threw her oversized shuriken at the glowing eyes, but nothing seemed to affect them. She withdrew her weapon and backed up against Nanaki who was panting uncontrollably.
"What's going on?" she asked her friend. "How come they're not dead?"
"I… don't know. It's like… they're ghosts or something…"
The eyes began closing in on the two. They immediately went into battle stance at that. Nanaki examined the enemy's eyes very closely, trying to figure out what he was fighting against.
'It's like… these eyes don't have life in them…'
'Hm. You sure are the persistent type aren't you?'
Nanaki gasped. "Who said that!"
The green eyes grouped together, forming an orb that floated right above them. It soon broke open, creating an explosion of light that filled the room. Yuffie and Nanaki gazed in shock at the figure before them.
"S-Sephiroth!" Nanaki yelled. He brought his arm in front of Yuffie. "But… it can't be! You're supposed to…"
Sephiroth grinned as he descended towards the grown. The two couple cautiously backed away from him.
"Nanaki, hm? Never expected you to be a human," Sephiroth smirked.
Yuffie pointed her shuriken towards the enemy. "YOU! WHAT'S YOUR BUSINESS HERE!"
"Business? It's not about business. You may call it as… 'fun'."
"… 'fun'?" Nanki repeated.
"Indeed. You're friends were no fun… so, I guess you two will suffice… for now." Sephiroth lifted his Masamune and pointed it to his foes. "You two… will join your friends inside the Lifestream."
"L-Lifestream?"
A circle suddenly formed underneath Nanaki and Yuffie. Its bind spell prevented them from escaping. Bright lights shot out from the ground, engulfing the figures inside. Sephiroth watched as his enemy's souls were being extracted from their bodies.
Finally, the lights died down, leaving their bodies as empty shells. Sephiroth walked up to the bodies and kneeled down before them.
"Now… the game's begun."
A/N: End of chapter two! If you ever read my other story Silent Wind, (which is still uncompleted) then you might know what the talk about 'Lifestream' will be about. Yeah… so… I'm sort of taking my own idea from another story… and sticking it in here. Oh, oh. I feel that THAT idea will do much better in this story… hopefully. Anyways, hope you enjoyed and please tell me how you thought of it! Nanaki and Yuffie's adventure begins next chapter!