Disclaimer: I don't own anything of the Final Fantasy 7 franchise. All I own are my Orginal characters, their powers, origin story, and the magical land they come from.
A/N: This story follows the story of Advent Children the video game as well as Dirge of Cerberus. With my own storyline intertwined. Whenever you see text in [...] and Italisided then these are when people are having a telepathic conversation. I'm a little new to Fanfic .net so bear with me. I'm learning how to write and post stories here.


Arthur's P.O.V
"Dammit; I can't see through these dark clouds." Lazul said as we fly towards the fallen building. Lazul flies as fast as he could; trying to find Cloud. As they frantically search for Cloud; Esmee begins to feel a dark energy that she sensed early returning. This time it feels like it's trying to take over her magical energy. 'What's happening to me?' she thought as she clutches her chest. "Do you see anything Esmee?" Lazul asks as they dodge the strange black mist that surrounds the destroyed building. His voice brought her out of her thoughts. "Nothing yet!" She yelled back, over the thunder clouds, as she ignored the strange feeling. 'Sorry Lazul, but I have to use my magic.' Esmee thought as she awakens her powers. "Esmee; what are you-" Lazul said but Esmee stops him mid-sentence as she recites a locating spell. "Balus" Suddenly her soul's gem begins to glow as visions of a place flow into her mind. Then the image change to show here Cloud and his location, then the image disappears from her mind. "I found him, he's over there!" Esmee said as she pointed to where Cloud and Sephiroth are still fighting. Things still haven't changed since they last saw him. This time Cloud's strength is fading faster and he can barely keep his guard up against Sephiroth attacks. As Lazul and Esmee draw closer to the battle; Esmee activates her Arroos and turned her bow staff into a bow. She loaded her bow with an enchanted arrow and aimed at Sephiroth.
On the ground
As Sephiroth advances Cloud; Cloud summons his power and blue like flames ignites around his body. Then Cloud charges at Sephiroth with a flurry of attacks, but even with all of his strength and power; Sephiroth deflected every attack with ease. The battle swiftly changes as Sephiroth takes the upper hand and stabs Cloud, on the side of his stomach, as he knocks him against the building. "Is this the pain that you felt before; Cloud?" Sephiroth asks sinisterly as he raises his sword along with Cloud in the air. "Let me remind you." Sephiroth said as Cloud struggles to break free from Sephiroth's sword. "So that this time; you won't forget." Sephiroth said then suddenly a single black wing appears from Sephiroth's back. Suddenly; Sephiroth flings Cloud into the sky, not soon after Sephiroth sores after Cloud and attacks with a flurry of swipes with his long katana. Cutting, slicing, and stabbing Cloud relentlessly. Unable to take anymore; Cloud's body comes crashing down with a loud thud. With what little strength left Cloud has; he tries with all of his might to stand, but it is no use. "Tell me what do you cherish most? Give me the pleasure of taking it away." Sephiroth said as he draws his power and charges towards Cloud for the final blow. When Sephiroth is only inches away from Cloud; an arrow is released and hits Sephiroth's sword, surprising both Cloud and Sephiroth. When they look in the direction of where the arrow came from; a lion, with pure white wings, jumps and swipes its razor sharp claws at Sephiroth. But he jumps back, dodging the attack. Sephiroth looks back and see the lion standing protectively in front of Cloud, baring its sharp teeth at him, and then someone dismounts the lion. "You've done enough damage; this ends now." The girl said as she draws her bow and aims for Sephiroth while the winged lion grows and prepares to attack. "Esmee Lazul" Cloud said weakly as he tries to sit up. "Cloud; don't move you're badly injured." Esmee said as she takes a quick glance at Cloud and then looks back at Sephiroth. "Well what do we have here? A two new face I see. One of them has a very interesting face as well." Sephiroth said sinisterly as he looks at her and her pet. "Esmee; this...this isn't your fight." Cloud said in between grunts and groans as he finally stands on his feet. "Not happening. Not while he still has my Amethyst under his control. Judging by its dark glow, I have to end this now." Esmee said. "She's right Cloud. Let Esmee and I handle this." "Oh so you can see the stone. That must mean that you're the one who gave me this power." Sephiroth said with a sinister smirk as Esmee. "Yes; and we're taking it back." Said the winged lion as he roars to Sephiroth. "Hmph; I'd like to see you try." Sephiroth said as he raises his sword above his head. Then suddenly he swings it down and a yellow streak of energy comes flying towards them; Lazul and Esmee quickly jump into action. Esmee quickly grabs Cloud and they jump on Lazul's back; then Lazul quickly leaps into the air dodging the attack.
Lazul takes the Esmee and the injured Cloud behind some broken pieces of the building and they dismount him. "Esmee; I'll deal with Sephiroth. You take care of Cloud." Lazul said. Esmee nods her head and watches as Lazul leaps over their hiding spot and charges at Sephiroth. Esmee pulls out a piece of chalk and begins to draw a mage circle around Cloud. When she finished She pulls Tana [her Moonstone] and Shea [her Aquamarine] then and places them in front of Cloud, then she begins a restore and heal spell. "Stay in this circle and you energy and wounds will be restored and healed." She said as a pure white and green light begins to glow around Cloud. He nods his head, telling her that he understands. Esmee returns the nod and she jumps over their hiding spot and draws an arrow on her bow and sneaks to where Lazul is battling Sephiroth. As she peeks around the corner of the half broken wall, that separated her from them, she waits until the right moment for her to strike. [Lazul] Esmee said into Lazul's thoughts as she communicated through their minds. [You ready?] Lazul replied back into her mind. [Yes] Esmee said. [Get ready. I'll line him up to you.]Lazul said cockily as he lures Sephiroth towards Esmee. Esmee watch in the shadows as Lazul has changed from his winged lion form to tiger form. As Esmee prepares to fire, Sephiroth senses her presence and charges at her. She is surprised by how he was able to sense her, but she quickly shakes it off as she dodges his attack. Then she fires her arrow but he uses his sword and cuts arrow in half and then Sephiroth swings his sword at her. Esmee activate her bow staff and blocks the attack. Then Sephiroth repeats the same attack and Esmee repeats the same defense. As Sephiroth strikes Esmee one more time; Esmee dodges it and uses Therru [her Ruby] and fire a blast of flames at him. Unaware to Sephiroth is that within that fire is Lazul in his firebird form. When the flames are only inches away from him, Lazul jumps from out of the flames and swipes his talons at him and scratch his armor. Sephiroth jumps back and looks at his armor and chuckles. "No bad for a little girl. I can see why they gave you the stone, you have potential. And your little kitty I can see why they chose him as your guardian, you both fight well together." He said as he runs his finger over the claw marks and then looks between Esmee and Lazul. "By the way; where's Cloud?" he asks with a sinister smirk. "Like we'd tell you" Lazul said with a growl as he and Esmee take their stance. "I see." Sephiroth said as he looks over their heads and sees a glowing pure white and green light. He then leaps over their heads and runs in the direction of the glowing light. "No!" Esmee cries out as she and Lazul run after him; hoping to reach Cloud before it's too late.
Cloud's hiding spot
As Cloud basks in the warm and calming light of the two jewels; he senses an all too familiar heading his way. His wounds have not fully healed, so with what little strength he has left; he draws his sword and waits. Then out of nowhere Sephiroth jumps over the stone wall and brings his sword down to strike him down. However; Cloud manages to raise his sword up and block the attack, and then with all of his strength he pushes Sephiroth away from him and takes his stance. "So this is where you've been hiding; Cloud?" Sephiroth said. Then suddenly he charges Cloud again. With no other choice; he had to leave the healing glow of the stones and lose his chance of being restored. Sephiroth and Cloud clash swords once more, but with his time in Esmee's magic, his wounds have not fully healed and his strength was fading fast. Sephiroth notices this and takes advantage of this moment, by unbalancing him with endless strikes with his sword, leading him to a corner to trap him. "This is the end for you; Cloud." Sephiroth said. As Sephiroth prepares to run Cloud with his sword; a voice calls out from behind him, "Areto {restraint}" Suddenly the stone floor at his feet stop him in his tracks. Then suddenly the stone walls and debris begin to cover his body, like metal to a magnet. Both men look back and see the owner of the voice, Esmee. She's kneeled down on the floor, at her right hand; a glowing mage circle glows as an emerald green stone floats around. "Hurry and grab Cloud; Lazul. I can't hold him back very long." Esmee said as she uses all of her strength to hold Sephiroth with a binding spell. Lazul quickly runs towards Cloud and he helps him stand, then Cloud mounts him. As Lazul runs back towards Esmee; Sephiroth's struggles become too much for Esmee and she's beginning to lose her hold on him. "Guys look out!" Esmee cries as the energy from Sephiroth begins to grow and grow. Then suddenly; a huge explosion with great force knocks Cloud, Esmee and Lazul off their feet as another fragment of the building falls off.
Vincent's P.O.V
"Whoa; what was that?" Tifa asks as the ship suddenly sways side to side by some strange force. When the swaying stopped everyone but Cid looks out the huge window. "I can't see a darn thing!" Yuffie complained as she stands on her tippy toes. 'Something's wrong.' I thought as I began to worry. I close my eyes to concentrate and used Chaos's powers. I begin to see an image and then it clears up. I see Cloud badly wounded along with Lazul. Suddenly the image changes and I see Esmee, badly wounded, defending them from Sephiroth. Suddenly Sephiroth kicks Esmee to a wall and suddenly stabs her right shoulder causing her to cry out in pain. She pushes him away, but he pushes her back. This time with more force and she skids close to the edge of the building. Then Sephiroth raises his sword and cuts the floor around her, causing the floor to give in and she begins to crumble down, with eyes full of fear and horror. "Esmee!" I cry out as I open my eyes. I guess I scared everyone around me because they all turned and faced me. I quickly walk away from the window, almost taking out Barret, and rushed for the exit. "Vince?" Cid asked but I didn't hear him.
Esmee's POV
After the wave of energy wash over us; I forced myself to get up. As I do, I feel a lot bruises on my arms and my right leg. When I finally sit up I look around and see Cloud still badly wounded. Lying next to him is Lazul and he's not looking so good either. Despite the pain I feel, I get up and run towards them to see if their still breathing. And happily I hear a grunt and a groan as they both are beginning to come to. "Cloud?" I ask worriedly as he tries to sit up. "I'm alright, but-" Cloud said but is cut off by a sinister chuckle. We look and see a figure walking through the smoke. Then out comes Sephiroth with a big sinister smile on his face. "I must say; it's been quite a long time since anyone has tried to hold back my attack, but it was rather pathetic. Did you really think that a little girl like you could stop me?" He said as he looks at me. "Well it was worth a try." I said with a cocky smirk as I stand up and take my stance in front of Cloud and Lazul. "Wait" Cloud said weakly as he grabs his sword and tries to stand. "It's okay; I'll take it from here. Just watch over Lazul and give him my pouch." I said as I toss him my pouch. "Tell him to use Shea {Aquamarine} to at least heal your wounds." I said as I look back Sephiroth. "Oh; so the little girl wants to play with the big boys?" He said with a light chuckle. I take my stance as he takes his stance. Then I make the first move and charge at him. I swing my staff back at forth, but he dodges. He attempts to strike me from the top, but I raise my staff and stop it. Then he tries to overpower me by pushing me down, but I push back with enough force that he jumps back. I take this chance to swing my staff at him but suddenly; he swings his leg and kicks me in the guts. Sending me flying back into a wall; causing me to drop my staff from the impact of the wall. "Esmee!" I hear Cloud and I guess Lazul. Suddenly something stabs my right shoulder causing me to cry out in pain. I look up and I see Sephiroth standing over me. "Esmee!" Cloud cried again. "This is the end for you girl. You put up a good fight. Something I haven't had for a long time, but it's over." Sephiroth said as his cat like eyes begin to glow a sinister green color. "No!" I yelled out. 'I'm not giving up!' I thought as I grab his sword and pull out of my arm and then push him away. Then suddenly; he grabs me by the caller of my clothes and throws me to the side. This time with more force and I ended up skidding to a stop. As I stand up, I notice that I'm close to the edge of the building. "Say goodbye" Sephiroth said coldly as he stands only a few feet away from me. Suddenly he raises his sword and cuts the floor around me, then floor around me begins to shake and I feel it beginning to fall apart.
Author's P.O.V ᴥ
"Esmee!" Cried Lazul and Cloud as they run towards her, but Sephiroth charges and attacks them, preventing them from helping Esmee. All around Esmee the floor begins to crumble and fall apart. Esmee tries to summon her wings; but she couldn't do to the injury on her right shoulder. With the floor coming apart; she has no choice but to quickly run towards the front of the floor that is still connected to the building. As the floor begins to crumble she stumbles and falls until she finally reaches the front. With time running out; Esmee has no other choice but to jump and reach out to a piece of the floor that is still connected to the building. However; as she reaches out with her left hand, she misses and quickly grabs the floor with her injured right arm. Esmee groans in pain as she tried to hold herself up with her injured arm. With all the strength she has she makes an efferent to pull herself up. As she is half way up; she cries out in pain as she feels something crushing her hands. "You don't know when to give up; do you?" Sephiroth said as he looks down at the girl. Esmee doesn't say anything as she painfully glares at him as she feels blood pour out of her wound and stain her cloths. "Don't worry; I'll take good care of Amethyst for you. While you're gone." He said as he grinds his foot into her hands, causing Esmee to cry out. "Stop it!" Lazul said weakly as he charges at Sephiroth, but he swipes his long sword at Lazul, giving him a large gash on front right leg. He lands with a thump besides an injured Cloud. "Azure!" Esmee cries but is cut off by Sephiroth stepping on her fingers again. "I'll slice you where you hang; Die." Sephiroth said as raises his sword over his head. "Esmee!" Cried Cloud as he and Lazul watch helplessly as Sephiroth bring his sword down. As his sword only inches away from Esmee's wrist; a bullet hits the sword, causing him to jump back as more bullets fired at him. Suddenly; in a flash of red flashes before Esmee's eyes and then they take the form of a familiar friend. "Vincent" Esmee said both happily and relieved. "Give me your hand." Vincent said as he extends his gauntlet hand to her. She reaches out with her left hand and Vincent. "You alright" he asks as he pulls her up safely onto the building. "I've been through worse during my training sessions back home." She said sheepishly but cringed as she used her right hand to scratch her head. "Esmee!" Said voices from behind them. They look and see Cloud and Lazul running towards them. "Esmee!" Lazul said happily as he changes into his true form and jumps on her shoulder. Then he licks her cheek. "I was so worried, I thought you were-" Lazul said as he rubs his face against her cheek. "It's okay." Esmee said trying to comfort her friend. "Lazul's right that would have been a bad fall. Are you alright?" Cloud said as he pulls his sword up and leans on it. "Don't worry about me; your wounds haven't even started healing. You're in worse shape than me." Esmee said. "Indeed" said a voice, interrupting their conversation. They turn and see around and see Sephiroth walking towards them. "You don't look so well. Let me put you out of your misery." He said as he raises his hand as it begins to glow, and then he faces his palm at them and a blue blast at them. Lazul and Vincent jump into action, Vincent picks Esmee up while Lazul transform into his lion form and moves Cloud as they jump out of the way. "Vincent Valentine; It's been a while." Sephiroth said as he looks at Esmee and Vincent. "Sephiroth" Vincent said with a low growl that only Esmee could make out. "Come to say goodbye to her; have you?" Sephiroth said as he looks from Vincent to Esmee. "Leave her alone." Vincent said in his usual monotone voice, but with a bit more anger, as he pushes Esmee behind him. "Oh; replaced your precious Lucrecia already?" Sephiroth said with a sinister smirk. Vincent's eyes began to glow now as his anger rose. "Oh well; I'll send you both to the other world together." Sephiroth said as charges towards them, as the fight between good and evil continues.


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thanks so much for making it this far. if you all liked it please give a like. and i really hope i didnt make Sephiroth OOC.
Thanks again everyone.