Chapter 2:One Winged Angel and the Knight
for disclaimer: see first chapter.
Content warning: graphic torture scene, character death
Sephiroth worked his way to the mountains near Balamb. He sat upon one of the high cliffs, looking over the scenery, wondering what was going on. Why wasn't he dead? Why was Aeris inside of this person? And why did he care so much? It was impossible to understand. He felt a close bond between Rinoa and himself. Why had he attacked her then? And if killing her was his goal, why had he been so kind to her?
Because I couldn't remember myself... he thought. Suddenly, Sephiroth heard someone climbing the mountain behind him. He turned around and came face to face with Siefer.
"Who are you?" Siefer demanded.
"The same person I always was. I just lost myself for a while."
"Why did you attack Rinoa?" Siefer raised his weapon.
"I don't know," Sephiroth answered, "but I suggest you lower your weapon. I don't expect that you are too keen to die tonight."
"Look at yourself, you idiot!" Siefer shouted, "You don't have any way to protect yourself!"
Sephiroth's eyes began to glow slightly. "I don't need a sword to kill you, Siefer."
Siefer held out his hand, and shouted "Flare!"
Sephiroth stood, and took the full brunt of Siefer's attack. He was nearly completely unharmed. Sephiroth took up an irridescent glow, and grinned. "Sin Harvest." he said, calmly.
Siefer began to glow similarly, and fell to the ground, nearly completely drained of his life force. "Damn you!" he said, panting heavily. Siefer used his gunblade to steady himself, and stood up.
"You barely have the strength to stand!" Sephiroth said, mockingly, "How do you expect to beat me, you little idiot?"
"Shut up!" Siefer raised his weapon. He swung, and Sephiroth stepped to the side knocking the gunblade from his hand.
"Give up, and I will let you live." Sephiroth said, grabbing Siefer by the throat.
"Fuck off," Siefer spat.
A grin struck Sephiroth's mouth. "I was hoping you would say something like that."
Sephiroth dropped Siefer to the ground. "Stop." The spell froze Siefer to the spot, though still allowing him to see, and more importantly feel, everything. Sephiroth manipulated the spell so his victim could also talk.
"Curaga." Siefer, expecting to be killed, jolted in surprise as Sephiroth healed him. "They say you like fire spells, Siefer. Is that true? Let's find out. Fire." The fire burned Siefer lightly, eliciting a slight wince from him. "Hmm. Don't like my present? Blizzara." The cold against Siefer's burn was relieving at first, but quickly turned to pain.
"Aaahh!"
"Cure." Sephiroth healed his victim.
"Why do you keep healing me?" Siefer asked.
"Bio."
The poison seared through Siefer's system for several seconds untill Sephiroth stopped it with an "Esuna." Sephiroth looked his captive in the eyes, saying, "I hear you liked to do something like this to Squall. Thundaga." The lightning fell from the sky, electrifying every inch of Siefer's body. Sephiroth renewed the stop spell, and poured an X-Potion on Siefer's body. "I have a special surprise for you now. Ultima!" Sephiroth shouted the name of this next spell, and Siefer's eyes widened in horror before the magical burst of green flame washed over his body.
"Aaaahhhhhh! Aahh! Stop! Please! Have mercy!"
"That's right," Sephiroth said, grinning, "Beg me for mercy! Feel the pain of death and return! Regen." Sephiroth's spell began to slowly restore his prisoner's vitality. Sephiroth reached into his coat, and produced a small knife.
"W..w-hat-t are you g-going t-to d-d-do?" Siefer said, shuddering with pain.
Sephiroth answered this by tearing open Seifer's shirt, and cutting into his stomach with the knife. "Do you know what feild surgery feels like?" Sephiroth asked.
"AAH!"
Sephiroth set the knife upon the ground, and replaced it with his hand. He felt around, as though searching for something.
Sephiroth screamed, and nearly passed out. Then the next heal from regen kicked in. Now Siefer understood why his torturer was curing him. It's so I don't die before he's done with me...
"Oh, don't you like the attention, my classmate?" Sephiroth reached upward into the ribcage, and grabbed a lung. "Have you ever suffocated? It's quite unpleasant. Especially when done like this..." Sephiroth squose, and caved in the soft air sac within his grasp.
Sephiroth continued toying with his prisoner for three more hours. When he finaly tired of his game, he took the knife, and drove it through Seifer's heart. He turned to the clif over the island, and faced Garden, saying "Soon I shall have your head, Squall Leonheart!"