Chapter 11

A Love Lost? Or Love Ones Gained?

It was like what had happen to Aeris except it was Tifa. His lover, His soul mate, his best friend was gone forever. Sephiroth stepped away and stayed in his own mind he had the power of the Ancients now. His blade glowed from the blood of Tifa Lockhart. He laughed evilly.

Vincent, Barret, Cait Siff, and Red XIII felt guilty in the whole process. They didn't step in. Save Tifa. Save Cloud. How could they? Why didn't they? It had come, passed and gone. Tifa was dead. And no one played Hero to save her.

Seeing that sight everyone began to cry. From seeing their best friend died in front of there eyes. Soon Yuffie and Cid came back along with Denzel. All of them stopped in their tracks from the sight of Tifa lying there eyes closed blood dripping from her body in Cloud's arms. They had come back because of Denzel's stubbornness. Even a little of Yuffie's wanting to if the others were alright.

Denzel walked slowly towards Cloud and Tifa. He didn't cry. He didn't know what had happened. Cloud looked up and saw his son coming towards him. "C-Cloud? What's w-wrong with M-mom…" Cloud could answer the boy. Denzel walked up to Tifa's body. And nudged her.

"Mommy, mommy wake up…Tifa? Mommy this isn't funny mommy wake up please! Mommy! Mommy wake up!" Denzel knew the fact that she was dead. "Mommy wake up!" but he didn't want to believe it. Everyone was saddened at the sight. Yuffie was stifled. Tifa was like her older sister. She turned to Vincent and ran towards him.

"What happened to Tifa, Vincy?"

"Tifa…Tifa was killed by Sephiroth."

"But how…she… why didn't anybody do anything!" "There was nothing we could do."

"Liar! There had to be something you could do! She's gone Tifa was like my older sister… and now she's gone…." Yuffie couldn't say anymore she was crying a whole river.

She hasn't felt that sort of pain since Aeris had died and that both of her older sisters died. She felt lonely. She had a huge hole in her heart. Everyone did. Tifa gave them hope. Gave them joy and love. Cloud and Denzel were infected by it the most.

That was their family. And it seemed like it was gone. The most important person gone. Denzel's tears landed on his mother's pale face. Her rosy checks had faded away. Cloud hardly cried. He was so full of anger and sadness at the same time. His tears ran down his face finally breaking through his barrier.

His tears ran down his face and hit Tifa's face. "Tifa…I wasn't there…I wasn't there to save you…how could you love a man like me…I was too weak…Tifa…I love you to much…please don't die. DON"T DIE! TIFA!" Barret took Denzel by the hand guiding him away from Tifa's body. Even though he was struggling to get back his mother.

Cloud hugged his only love and stared at her one more time. He longed for her lips on his. He longed to hear her beautiful voice. He longed for her. He kissed her one last time. And embraced her in his arms.

Tifa was dead and no one could do anything else. Or could they? Tifa still had the Ancients power in her. Her face started to glow and soon her entire body. Cloud took notice and slowly everyone else did. Cloud gently placed her on the floor and gently stood up. Tifa's body gently floated. It had a strong will, a pure spirit. You could tell it was abnormal.

Her body finally stood up like she was standing there in front of them all. Her hair was black and white, her eyes were glowing white, and also she had her wings. Tifa's and Alena's (that's right people one black one white).

"Mo-mommy?" asked Denzel whipping away his tears. He saw clearly now and that it was Tifa's body, to him it was still Tifa. "Mama!" Denzel was about to run to her until

"DENZEL GET BACK!" yelled Cloud. A sign of warning. By the way Cloud's expression Denzel didn't dare to run nor ask why. Denzel stepped back and stood behind Barret. Cloud eyes shifted from his son to Tifa. Or at least her body.

Sephiroth took notice of the dead body and walked forward. "What are you?" he asked. The body didn't answer.

"I said WHAT ARE YOU?" The body brought his hand up and pointed at him. "You, you want the power of the Ancients." It was clearly it wasn't Tifa. Her voice was gone. It sounded like more like an echo of peoples voices combined. Tifa's could be in there.

Everyone knew that now it was the Ancients. In proper respect of the Ancients and being in their presence they were to bow. Slowly one by one bowed at them. Red XIII was so impressed that he stayed in his place.

"Amazing!" he said.

"Get down here!" said Yuffie pulling him down to there level.

"Watch the fur!"

Denzel didn't know why but he did everything that they did. Cloud stood there for a sec. And bowed also. Sephiroth didn't. He wanted their power to rule the world. His own selfish reason.

"Yes I want the power of the Ancients."

"Well battle us. If you win you will receive the power." Sephiroth agreed by charging towards them. But soon he couldn't get to them. He was shocked by a barrier surrounded by the possessed body.

"What is this!" he yelled out of strain.

"You're end!" The body developed a strong force in the palm of its hand and hit Sephiroth.

Sephiroth was flung into the air and hit the wall. The body didn't hesitate. The Ancients went and continued doing limit breaks and casting spells on Sephiroth. "Hell Fire! Snow dust! Oblivion!" The last spell was cast. Sephiroth didn't breathe. He was just barely alive.

"Now, tell me why do you want this power Sephiroth?" Sephiroth coughed and blood came out of his mouth.

"I…just want to fulfill the prophecy…"

"You did. You tried and lost. And now your fate is in his hands."

"And…who's that?"

"Cloud Strife…"

Cloud rose up from hearing his name. The Ancients turned to him and nodded. They wanted him to kill Sephiroth. The prophecy said it. Cloud grabbed his buster sword. He walked over to where they were. Cloud was in front of Sephiroth.

"Are you…really going to do it…Cloud…old friend…"

"After you killed all my love ones, my village, my girlfriend, and other count less lives. What do you think? This is for all the lives you killed and the entire world!"

Cloud held his sword up high and stabbed Sephiroth in the black heart. All you heard was a man's scream of pain and quickly ceased. He had the expression on his face was not shock, hurt, but blank. You couldn't read his face to see what he was feeling. Soon his slowly closed and he was finally dead.

Cloud knelt in his knees and got up. He took his buster swords out of Sephiroth and turned to the Ancients.

"The prophecy has been for filled. Sephiroth is dead and the world is finally at peace. It's time for us to be leaving."

"What about the others?" asked Cloud stopping them.

"Well to tell you the truth. For all of your effort. I can grant you one desire of your wishing. You have saved the world 3 times Cloud Strife. You are a born hero. All of you. You can rise up again." Everyone aroused from their positions. The walked towards the possessed body and stopped until they were a meter away.

Cloud looked at everyone and could tell by they're faces that they knew exactly what to wish for. Cloud nodded in approval.

"I wish, for everyone that was killed by Sephiroth to get one more change of life." The ancients frowned.

"Indeed they didn't deserve a death at his hands. But bringing them isn't absolute."

"You said I can wish for any desire I want right? Well I want them to be back!" Cloud knew he was talking to but didn't care. He treated them no different then everyone else.

"Indeed I did say that so…I'll fulfill your wish. Only those who were killed by Sephiroth will arise from the dead and have another chance of living." Soon light spreaded through out the temple. Zack and Zeke were healed and were now alive. The light disappeared.

"Your wish has been fulfilled. Now we must go. Goodbye." The Ancients disappeared and left Tifa's body behind. Her eyes were closed, her wings disappeared, and her black raven hair came back to normal.

She fell out of exhausted. Cloud caught Tifa in his arms hoping that she would wake up.

"Tifa?" Tifa didn't move for a minute or so. But she stirred and woke up. "Cloud?" she whispered.

"Oh Tifa!" He hugged her into his embrace and held her tightly in his arms.

Everyone was joyful that they're Tifa was alive!

"What happened? Cloud?"

"Mama!" Denzel ran to his parents.

"Denzel…" He hugged Tifa tightly to.

"Don't do that mama. Don't die on me! I already lost my birth parents! I can't lose you too!"

"Oh Denzel…I'm not going anywhere." He had tears of joy running down her face.

"Aaawww what about me?" asked Yuffie asking for a hug from her old friend. "You two Yuffie." Giggled Tifa.

Zack and Zeke were lost to. All they remembered was being stabbed. Zeke turned to his older brother.

"I didn't kill her on purpose." Zack said turning to his younger brother.

"She was dieing already that day, and she begged me to kill her. To make her pain go away."

"I still don't forgive you."

"What's to forgive?" His brother smiled at him. And Zeke couldn't help but smile back.

Soon everyone heard foot steps and a familiar voice. "Hey…" everyone stopped in their reunion. And turned to the exit where a certain woman stood.

"Aeris…" Indeed it was Aeris. She was killed by Sephiroth also. And she was revived in the process.

"Aeris!" Tifa ran to her best friend and hugged her. Soon one by one came to her and hugged her. Except for the boys. Trying to act all cool. They walked towards her and welcomed her back.

Cloud hugged his old friend.

"I missed you so much Aeris." He hugged her tighter happy to see her.

"I miss you to." Tifa was a little uncomfortable by how tight he held her. Who wouldn't? She and Aeris did compete with each other for his heart.

But Tifa and Cloud were together so she shouldn't feel that way. Indeed the fear and jealously went away. She ok with it. Cloud let her go and turned to Tifa. He was about to say something but Tifa said something.

"My sister…" everyone turned to her.

"Alena, she's not alive…is she?" Cloud felt saddened for her. He shook his head no and walked up to her.

"I'm alright. Really. I'm just everything is back to normal." She smiled as did everyone else. Zack walked up to Aeris and smiled. She ran to him and embraced him tightly. They were lovers before he died the first time. Before she met Cloud. And she still loved Zack as did he. She kissed him. And he twirled her in the air happy that his love was back.

"What's up with them?" asked Cid putting out his Cigar and lightening his new one.

"I don't know but it must be a story." Giggled Yuffie.

Tifa was happy. She smiled and looked at Cloud. He smiled back. Then Tifa's expression turned different like she wanted to say something but couldn't. Cloud understood exactly. She thought 'maybe Neiblehiem. Our old childhood home?' Sephiroth did go on a rampage and killed everyone there. Cloud nodded in his expression read. 'We'll go see.'

Everyone returned to the ship. Aeris and Tifa were in a bedroom catching up on old times and new ones as well. Denzel lay knocked out in his dreams on the bed. Tifa rubbed her fingers through his hair. And stopped.

Knock, Knock. "Who is it?"

"Who do you think it is?" Cloud and Zack stepped into the room. "Were almost to Neiblehiem." Said Cloud as he walked towards Tifa. He sat next her on the bed. "Ok…" Aeris and Zack left the room.

"Good night everyone." Said Aeris and she walked out the room. "Good night." They replied.

Cloud shifted gazes to Denzel and smiled.

"He had an adventure today."

"Yeah…It was the 2nd time he was kidnapped. I worry for him. But at least now he's alright." Silence filled the room.

"Tifa." She looked up at him.

"I almost lost you out there. And I-"

"Cloud…don't apologize. It wasn't your fault… I'm with you now…promise I won't ever leave you…" whispered to him. She had her warm hands on his face and was only centimeters from his lips. She gently kissed him and assured him that everything is alright.

"I love Cloud."

"I love you to." He kissed her again. And they went to bed.