A Tribute to Kadaj
By: Kato Shingetsu
Summary: Kadaj's P.O.V. in the final battle. Contains Spoilers for the movie.
Disclaimer: I do not own Advent Children. I do hope to get a copy for my birthday!
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I was knocked to the edge of a building and now I hang on by my right hand. My sword slipped out of my hand and was now falling to the ground. But Mother, I am holding onto her with my right hand.
Nii-san is standing over me. I either die by Nii-san's hands or I take my chances by letting go...
It cannot end this way.
'Let me borrow your body'
What?
'Let me possess you as Mother did me. I wish to see the puppet again'
'...as you wish' I said. Above all things, I wanted to please Mother. I wanted to be her favorite.
I let go of the ledge and open the small box that had Mother's head.
'Mother' the last thing I managed to say before I absorbed her. I can see Nii-san jump after me.
It's too late Nii-san.
I cannot see anymore. But I can hear everything. I now sit in the darkness.
" It's been a while, Cloud" someone said
Is that...is that Sephiroth?
All this time, I've been a puppet...like Nii-san...only for me, I was meant to be a shell for Sephiroth.
It sickens me...
My vision improved a little. I. No, Sephiroth is fighting Nii-san. It seems as if the two are evenly matched.
" Oho what has made you stronger?" Sephiroth asked
" I don't want to tell you" Cloud simply said
How could I have been a puppet to Mother...to Sephiroth ..itirritates me...
" I've thought of a present for you" Sephiroth mockingly said to Nii-san.
Sephiroth glided over to the dilapidated Shin-Ra building and flew up to the top.
'What are you doing?' I asked my predecessor.
" Giving the puppet a gift" Sephiroth answered.
" Let me see you kneel to me, begging for forgiveness" Sephiroth said to Nii-san.
'If I wouldn't bow to you' I said mockingly to Sephiroth, 'What makes you think Cloud will?'
He wasn't even fazed by my insult as he slashed at the Shin-Ra tower.Sephiroth gracefully came down with the debris, preparing to strike at an off guard Cloud.
But Nii-san was ready.
If I had faced Nii-san two years ago...If I faced Sephiroth...
Would I have died?
There was finally an opening and Nii-san was caught off guard. Sephiroth stabbed Nii-san in the right shoulder.
" Will you give me the honor of destroying what you hold dear?" Sephiroth asked Nii-san.
That enraged Nii-san. Nii-san followed Sephiroth into the air and unleashed a multisword attack on my predecessor.
But the only one who felt the pain...was me.
" Go back into my memories" Cloud said after dealing the final blow.
'This body is becoming worn out' Sephiroth said to me.
" I will not become a mere memory" Sephiroth said aloud to Nii-san
And I was back in control. I don't know where Sephiroth coward away to. I don't have much time...too much blood is lost. I find myself charging to Nii-san...
I couldn't even finish that charge, and Nii-san held me as I stumbled and fell to the groud.
"Nii-san..." I said slowly.
I am fading.
I am tired. I've worked so long to create Mother's perfect world.
And I've failed.
I hear a caring voice in my head.
" Come on Otouto-chan. You can finally rest now" the voice said
" Mother?" I ask and stretch out my hand.
" No" The caring voice said.
Before me, I saw a beautiful lady with a simple pink dress.
" You can call me onee-chan if you'd like" she said
" Alright...onee-chan" I said to the lady.
This lady is not Mother. She is different. She is more nurturing.
I left this contaminated earth and found myself in a field of flowers.
The End
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Nii-san: Big Brother ( in the movie, Kadaj calls Cloud Nii-san)
Otouto-chan- Little Brother
Onee-chan- the general term for sister.