Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy VII.
Author's Note: I made some changes to this fic, cleaning it up. 03/13/06
Seraphim
Chapter 1: Birth
"DIE HOJO!" Vincent hissed. A deafening shot rung the air and blood splashed high into the air.
"Ugh!" Hojo choked as the bullet stung his chest. Suddenly, it was like slow motion and Hojo made his way to the ground.
"Now, it is YOU who will be sleeping for eternity...IN HELL!" Vincent barked and withdrew his gun. It's not over yet...I...I have one more shot... Hojo pushed himself onto the control panel and pressed a small blue button and his life flew away and his body slammed into the ground once more. Vincent, worried about what Hojo pressed, made his way to the control panel.
"What...Did he do?" Vincent asked without emotion.
"...Did he call reinforcements?" Cloud thought out loud.
"This is no time to gawk, we have to go!" Tifa urged. I hope that this doesn't concern us... Vincent thought.
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Where am I? Who am I? What am I? These questions plagued my mind as I drifted around in darkness. Am I alive? I must be if I have a conscience. I don't understand... How do I know I have a conscience or if I'm alive? How do I know that I actually think? I can't see, hear, speak, or feel. Somehow in my mind I know all the questions I'm asking, but it doesn't seem logical. I can't see myself because darkness swarms around me, pitch black. I feel empty without life or warmth, so how can I live? Why do I even live? Someone, please answer me... "He has called, we must answer." A voice ordered. Who has called, why do they need to answer? I hear breaking glass... Who am I? In a glass capsule, a body suddenly crashed out. In slow motion, the body slid across the nicely polished floor and the broken shards of glass were painted with fresh blood.
"The experiment, it was a success! He surely is a genius!" A man exclaimed. The body slowly got up and looked around, scanning the area.
"...So, I was just an experiment?" The figure asked. "The body, it has a mind of its own already! What a find, it will be the perfect weapon!" A woman exclaimed, excited. "You must die." The figure said suddenly to the two tainted scientists. They froze in horror and ran out the door letting out blood-curling screams. The body felt a sharp sting at its feet and examined it. Red liquid poured out, fresh and new. It bent down and brought the liquid to its lips and licked it thoroughly. This must be blood which I suddenly crave for. The experiment walked up to a mirror and examined its body. I have a slender, thin body with long silver hair and light blue eyes, so I must be a woman, a female. I have no clothing, humans here wear clothing. She thought. The woman walked out of the lab and into the coat room. This must be clothing, so I must wear it. The young woman who looked no more than 18 strode quickly out of the room and out into the world.
"...A voice calls me to look for someone, but who can it be? A name... I remember a name that those scientists keep referring to... Sephiroth is the name and I remember them saying how a particular person is a clone of Sephiroth." The young woman thought out loud. She clutched the lab coat tightly around her and shivered in the cold merciless air of the mountains.
"The mountain region is a place with the temperature of negative 20 degrees Fahrenheit. I must be careful and care for my body or else I won't be able to find 'Sephiroth'." She decided. Her bare feet strode through the cold snow-covered fields and ice bit her feet and blood stained the snow every time she took a step.
"HONEY! I'm going out to buy supplies, please watch over the house for me!" A middle-aged woman asked of her husband.
"Don't be long! The blizzard is getting stronger these days!" The husband warned her.
"I'll be fine so stop worrying about me." The woman scoffed.
"He can get on my nerves sometime." The woman mumbled and made her way... After what felt like hours, she stopped to catch her breath.
"Oh boy, should I have listened to the old fool?" She asked herself. "Hmm? What is this, a girl?" She asked when she saw a young woman covered in snow and as pale as...death.
"Oh my goodness, I hope she is alive." She gasped. She had the woman on her back and headed home.
"Oh my, a young woman stranded in the snow? I hope we can help her recover..." The man hoped. It took a few days to get the girl to wake up.
"Ugh, where am I?" She asked.
"You should be glad you're alive. This is my home, I found you." The middle-aged woman answered. The girl brushed the covers off of her and found herself wearing a plain white dress tightened with a black ribbon around her waist.
"What is your name dear?" She asked. Can I answer that? What is my name really?
"I don't know what my name is." She answered plainly.
"Oh my, I hope you don't have amnesia. Well, what will I call you then?" She asked me. Should I get a new name? Will I ever find what my real name is? Maybe it's best to have a name, and then things will go smoother.
"Well then, pick a name for me; I'll adopt it as my own for the time being." The girl told the woman.
"Hmm, well, this may be an odd name, but I will call you Alex. You see, my son, he died in a war serving Shinra and I would like to call you that." The woman smiled sadly. Inside, why does it feel strange suddenly? This feeling is pity and sadness, why should I feel this towards a woman like her, a human being?
"You can do what you want." Alex replied.
"Oh dear, I thank you. You are still young; I want you to stay until you are ready to go." She told her. Inside, I feel rebellious, ready to slap her across the cheek, but on the other hand, I feel like I need the hospitality. I know now that it is not wise to go out unprepared; I nearly lost my body for that already.
"...I will do as you say." Alex answered. The woman looked relieved and helped the young girl stand up.
For many months, Alex lived in a small house and learned of the outside world. She learned of its deep meanings that she has been questioning ever since she was lost in the darkness.
"Alex honey, would you so kindly go to the yard and get some carrots for me?" The woman asked.
"Yes ma'am, I will do as you ask." Alex responded. I've stayed here too long, my heart longs to go see this person, Sephiroth. I may find answers to why I was experimented. I went back to the lab already and researched it thoroughly and it contained no information that I desired. Alex strode into the yard, rather sulking and picked a few carrots in the yard and gave them to her foster mother.
"Thank you dear, you should get some rest." She suggested.
"I'll do that." The girl answered. Alex buried her head in her pillow and sank into a deep sleep. I am in the darkness once again. I feel hateful inside towards the darkness, maybe because I lingered in it too long. This time I float around searching instead though to me it seems futile. I saw a man, a tall man. I only see his back however, I cannot see his face. His hair is long and silver just like mine, is this coincidence? My mind says that this is the man that I was searching for all this time, this Sephiroth. I reached out for him, uncertain how I should regard him. What is he to me? Is he family, friend, or master?
"SEPHIROTH!" Alex cried out for him from a distance. Slowly, he turned around and stared at her. Gasp His eyes, they are like mine, he looks like me, but when I look at him, I feel emptiness, like he doesn't exist anymore.
"SEPHIROTH!" Alex cried once again and reached out for him. He floated towards her and held her hand.
"You are mine…" Was all Sephiroth said and floated away from her. Alex sprung up from her bed and breathed heavily.
"S-Sephiroth, what are you trying to say to me? What am I to you?" She questioned. Alex quickly jumped out of bed and decided to start looking for him or else it may be too late she figured. She jotted down a few words on a piece of paper, grabbed some supplies, a small dagger, and headed off.
A new story by yours truly. I was juggling whether to post this story or not, but that doesn't matter anymore because it is here! What will "Alex" find? Chapter 2: Journey
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