Sorry if the story is kinda hard to follow Hollowed Shame…just wanna tell everyone that starting from Chapter 7, it all happened in Advent Children.

Thanks Cat Alex for the review…I did realize that my story lacked description but I haven't played FF7 nor have I watched FF7 AC yet. So, I thought you guys should know. Oh, well…I'll try to bring in more description in this chapter.

The dialogues here are created. That's not exactly what GeoStigma is. I'm just trying to figure out what would be best to go with the lines Kadaj said to the kids in the forest. I'm using the 4 minutes plus trailer in this chapter along with the fan-made subtitle. So, I'm sorry if I get anything wrong here. As for what GeoStigma exactly is, we have to wait till the movie comes out

The Only One in My Heart

Chapter 9

"Denzel!" Tifa called, "Denzel!" She looked frantically around her. People were screaming and running from the monsters that had appeared from the sky. As she turned around, she saw a brown haired boy standing as still as a statue. "Denzel!" Tifa ran to him, "Are you alright?" He did not answer her.

"Alright, who's messing with my Materia?" a cherry voice said as she landed beside Tifa.

"Yuffie!" Tifa smiled.

"We got things here," she said, "Get the others to a safe place."

"Marlene's okay, right?" the dark skinned man said. His right arm which was replaced by a machine gun rang as he shot them at the monsters.

"She's at the orphanage, Barret," Tifa informed him.

"Get the children to a safe place!" Cid shouted at them as he thrusted his spear at the incoming monster.

"We'll be at the church!" Tifa said, "Denzel, come on!" But Denzel was nowhere in sight.

"Get Marlene!" Yuffie shouted, "We'll get Denzel!" Tifa nodded and raced back to the shabby orphanage. Marlene had hidden herself in a cupboard and kept as still and silent as she could.

Tifa threw open the door and called for her. She walked up the wooden stairs and looked into the rooms. "Marlene!" she called. Marlene, upon hearing Tifa's call, opened the cupboard and ran to her.

"Tifa!" she cried.

"Marlene!" Tifa exclaimed happily, "Are you alright?" she asked as she checked Marlene's body for any cuts or bruises. Marlene shook her head. "Come on, we have to go," Tifa said as pulled Marlene out of the house and ran to the abandoned church.

"Tifa, where's Cloud? He stays here, right?" Marlene asked when they had entered the church. The church looked like it hadn't been used since the Meteor fell and the big hole on its roof was never fixed. The sunlight that had reached the garden of the church through that hole gave life to a small garden of flowers.

"I don't know where he is, Marlene," Tifa replied. A piece of bloodied bandage on a nearby stool caught her eyes. She made her way to it with Marlene tagging behind her. Marlene crouched and took the bandage in her hand.

"It's the same with Denzel's," she said and looked up at Tifa, "Is Cloud sick too?"

"He's planning to fight alone," Tifa mumbled.

"Fight?" Marlene asked as she stood up.

"No, he's not going to put up a fight at all," Tifa mumbled softer.

"Tifa," Marlene began but was interrupted by the rumbling of a motorcycle outside the church. Both Tifa and Marlene looked at the entrance expecting Cloud to show up but a well-built man with short silver hair man greet their smiles.

"I'm here for the girl," Loz said.

Kadaj walked towards the children who had gathered in the forest. They had foreign looks on their faces as Kadaj approached them. A small whimper shifted his gaze to the little pony-tailed girl in a grey dress who stood behind Loz. Kadaj grinned as he remembered Loz's report of a stubborn black haired woman in the church with Marlene, their doorway to reach the LifeStream. Kadaj turned his attention back to the other children.

With one deep breathe and with his hands rose in the air, he said, "Do you know why we have brought you here?" Kadaj's sudden loud voice frightened the children and they shrank back in fear. "Do not fear us," Kadaj lowered his voice, "We're here to help you as my brothers have said before leading you all here. Let me explain everything to you."

"Everyone," Kadaj began in a calm voice, "Everyone here are infected with Geostigma, am I right?" Silence answered his question. "Everyone here wanted to grow up and become who we want to be! But the planet doesn't like that," Kadaj lowered his head and walked slowly to the children. "It's trying to stop us by racking our bodies in pain and filling our hearts with doubt," he said with anger in his voice as he pointed at the children.

With a calmer voice again, he said, "However, I can save you. Come with us to Mother." Wisps of smoke began to develop around Kadaj and when he spoke next, there was pain and anger in his voice, "Fight with us and Mother as a family! And bring the goddamned planet down to its knees!" Suddenly it was Kadaj who was on his knees, gasping for air. Yazoo and Loz quickly rushed to his side and helped him up. Marlene, who was release by the careless Loz ran into the crowd.

"Kadaj!" both of the brothers yelled. Kadaj was still gasping for air. With another gasp, the pale green smoke around Kadaj intensified and sped from him towards the children. Kadaj sat on the floor and regained his breath. When he looked up next, he was faced with a group of children already taken over by JENOVA through the Mako gas.

"Tifa!" Cloud called Tifa, who was laid half-conscious in his arms, wounds all around her body.

"Cloud," she whispered, "They got Marlene. A silver haired man came for her. She's in the forest near the Ancient Ruin."

"Hang in there, Tifa," he said as he lifted her up.

"There's no time, Cloud," Tifa said, "Get Marlene back."

"After I get you to the doctors," Cloud replied.

"Leave me here," she said, "Go. Quickly. The rest will come, don't worry about me." Cloud reluctantly laid her back on the floor.

"I'll return with Marlene, Tifa," he said, "I promise you."

Cloud sped on his motorcycle out of the church which was located at the edge of the city towards the forest. As he rode, the sun slowly sank behind the mountains. When he reached the edge of the forest, night had already fallen. As he continued into the forest he saw shadows moving ahead of him.

When he looked up, he saw that a boy stood in his way. Marlene was by his side, trying to pull him away. Without a second thought, Cloud swerved his motorcycle to the side. The impact had knocked him off the motorcycle and into the ring of ghostly children.

"I knew you would come!" Kadaj exclaimed as Cloud gasped for breath.

"I'm here for the kids!" Cloud said, but Kadaj ignored him.

With his double-bladed sword in hand, Kadaj began to circle Cloud. "This man here," he said to the children, "He's actually our brother. But then, regretfully, he betrayed us." Kadaj lowered his sword to Cloud's throat, "And a traitor always dies!"

"Cloud!" Marlene shouted. Cloud back flipped in time to avoid Kadaj's sword on his throat but it caught his left arm. He clutched his arm in pain. Marlene came to his side. The sound of a gun against a sword drew Cloud's attention back to Kadaj.

"Quick, get away with the girl," the red caped man said. Cloud nodded and pulled Marlene along with him into the forest.

"Stay out of this," Kadaj told him.

"Hmph," Vincent looked at him, "You should learn some manners when you are talking to someone older than you."

"If you are getting in our way," Kadaj said, "We'll destroy you."

"Try me," Vincent dared Kadaj. Kadaj smiled wickedly.

"Don't regret it," Kadaj said and thrust his leg towards Vincent's abdomen. The kick broke their weapon's contact and Kadaj calmly circled Vincent.

"I'll stop you," Vincent told Kadaj but Kadaj laughed in reply.

"There's nothing you can do to stop me!" he said.

"Kadaj!" Loz's voice was heard out of nowhere. Kadaj turned to see his eldest brother holding the boy Denzel, who was trying to run away. Kadaj shot his brother a deadly glare and returned to Vincent, who had disappeared.

Kadaj calmed himself down with a swing of his sword on a nearby tree. It was cut clean across the trunk into three pieces. One lay on the floor horizontally, a round piece of wood on the ground and another standing on the ground.

"Here," Vincent helped Cloud with his wound. "GeoStigma," he began. Cloud looked at him, wide eyed. "It happens when you body have overworked itself, purging itself to rid the evil substance that had intruded the body. It is something that resembles the LifeStream in our body that fights off the foreign substance," Vincent finished.

"Do you know who caused it?" Cloud asked, clasping his arm.

"It would only be her," Vincent said, "An abomination like no other, JENOVA."

"What?" Cloud exclaimed.

"She caused all this. Depending on its whim, a second Sephiroth can be created," Vincent said.

"Then, that three men," Cloud began.

"They could be Sephiroth clones," Vincent said.