Chapter 9

Friends Died Again! Final Battle! Ready… Fight!

The young men's larger buster swords collided and a big spark drew. The both drew back. Soon the jumped and collided once more in the air. The both landed on separate ledges away from each other.

"You improved Cloud." Cloud said nothing and he charged Zack again. When the huge swords collided both were drew a spark again. They got passed that phase and started using spells.

"Ultima!"

"Barrier!" They're blades collided once more.

"Well Cloud I guess I should tell you why I'm really here…" Zack was using a lot of his will power to keep Cloud from slicing his face in half along with the rest of his body. As was Cloud.

"I'm listening…"

"Good at least I got you to talk." They both drew back and landed back on the ground.

Zack let his guard down for a sec and put his sword away. Cloud also put his guard down knowing Zack did to but he didn't put his sword away.

"Well Sephiroth is real after T-"Zack's words were interrupted by the blade that was piercing through his chest. Even through his heart. Zack felt the blood from the familiar sword. The blade drew back out of him and Zack fell dead on the ground.

This was now disturbing. Cloud looked at his friend's body and looked up to the dripping blade. Cloud's eyes widened at the sword. How familiar it was. "Seph…" Cloud was choked by his words. He looked up and saw the man who tried to kill him once before. Who killed everyone in his childhood village? Who killed Aeris and almost killed Tifa.

It was indeed Sephiroth. His deathing presence there in front of them. Everyone stood their ground. "Hello…long time no see…puppets." Tifa kept Denzel in her arms and held him tightly so that he wouldn't see what was going on.

Zeke got up and witnessed his brother's death. He was furious. "How dare you! I was…he was…BROTHER!" Zeke had tears coming down his face.

"I'LL KILL YOU!"

"ZEKE NO!" yelled Cloud. He didn't listen Zeke charged towards Sephiroth. "ZEKE LOOK OUT!" yelled Tifa. But in return got the same fate as his brother.

Zeke was speechless. And fell to the ground.

"ZEKE NO!" Tifa's tears returned to herself again. It was horrifying.

"Mama what's wrong?" asked Denzel trying to turn around to see what was troubling her. But Tifa brought him back to her embrace.

"Denzel…don't look…just stay with mama ok…" Tifa didn't want him to watch the horrifying events that were occurring, he seen enough violence in his life already.

Cloud clutched his sword at the sight. "What Cloud? Don't tell me that you felt bad for him… how pathetic…I've come for the girl." Said Sephiroth. His sword was pointing at Tifa. Cloud raised his sword.

"You're not laying a finger on her!" he said.

"If you give me the girl no one will get killed…yet."

"I rather die than let you hurt her! Tifa!" Tifa looked up at him with tears still on her cheeks. Cloud turned to her. No emotion was on his face.

"Take Denzel and run! Run as far away from here!" he said.

"Barret go with her!" Barret nodded and walked over to Tifa.

"Wait! What about you!" "Forget about me you and our son's safety matters!" Cloud yelled.

"I love you and Denzel and you need to go. I'll be alright." Tifa nodded.

"I love you too." She cried.

"Wait Barret let me go. Cloud will need you." volunteered Yuffie.

"Yeah me too I'll take them to the Highwind." Added Cid. Barret agreed and let Yuffie and Cid escort Tifa and Denzel out of the temple.

Cloud was relieved that those two were gone. He could now fight to his fullest. "You know Cloud they can't run from me. Once you're out of the picture I'll find them and fulfill what I want."

"You won't get past me Sephiroth! Why do you want Tifa anyways?"

"She's what I need to be able to get the ancients power. She is the last of the of the ancients power. She holds the white materia. And now that Alena is dead she holds also the black materia."

"Liar!" Cloud charged towards Sephiroth. The clang between the swords made a huge force surround them. Cloud didn't want to believe him. I didn't want to. Aeris was apart the Ancients too. And Sephiroth killed her because she had the power. He would kill Tifa too if Cloud doesn't act soon.

"Aaaahhhhh!"