Long ago when the world was created and upon the barren Earth, a mighty war raged between the Kidemónes, keepers of light and life and the Pasménos, beings of darkness and destruction.
Neither side would surrender, for at the helm of the army of Pasménos was Jenova, a being with enormous destructive power. And her adversary of the Kidemónes was Dáreios Theravon, king and the strongest among warriors. The two clashed over and over again, neither side slowing down casualties amongst both rose exponentially as the years wore on.
For Unbeknownst to the two leaders, two of their own met in secret and shared a love that transcended the chaos that was bestowed onto their people.
Xenia Theravaon, Dáreios's own daughter and the strongest wielder of white magic and the beloved princess to many of her people. Ouranos Abrax, the head general of Jenova's army and one of the strongest warriors under her service.
Both had met on the field of battle, Xenia was healing the soldiers from both sides, while Ouranos was seeing who was still alive at the battle. Ouranos had spotted her, and approached believing that she was one Jenova's healer's, only to see that she was from the Kidemónes army. Stealthily, Ouranos approached her ready to strike her down, however, just as his sword was about to meet her flesh. The healer quickly spun around and met his sword with a barrier of bright white magic.
His blueish green eyes widened slightly in surprise, but other than that his face remained impressive as he spoke coolly, "Not bad for a Kidemónes healer."
Ouranos watched as the healer's brown eyes shined with utter amusement as she responded, "Healer? I am amused that you think I am a simple healer."
Before Ouranos could fully grasp what she meant, a sword of red appeared within her right hand and she struck his sword away from her. While he was distracted by her attack, quickly she turned and began to flee into the forest.
Just as quick as he was on the battlefield, Ouranos quickly appeared in front of the fleeing maiden, reflexively she struck out her sword of red, however, he was quick to disarm her. As her sword flew a few meters away from her, Ouranos placed the very edge of his blade at her throat.
The two locked eyes for those few moments, but it was within those simple moments that a connection was made. A connection that transcended normal connections, Ouranos removed his blade from her being and proceeded to walk around her. His dark blue armor glinted underneath the light of the full moon.
"Why do you spare me, General Ouranos?" She asked as she turned her body to face the back of him.
"I do not fight against an opponent that doesn't know how to use a sword." He responded coldly, as he glanced at her from over his shoulder.
"Then teach me! That sword is my mothers'-" She began as she walked over to where the sword that was embedded into the ground and picked it up.
"What a strange request. You ask your enemy to help you. Why not ask one of your soldiers to teach you?" He quickly cut in, turning to fully face her.
Her eyes cast themselves to the ground; her right hand gripped the sword tightly as strands of her black hair to fall around her face.
"Hmph. They don't have time to babysit me." She responded dejectedly before slamming the sword back into ground and turned to look at Ouranos, a fire lit in her eyes.
"I will fight you here and now! Your sword against my magic! If I win you will teach me how to fight with a sword!" She challenged as she pointed at him.
Ourano allowed a smirk to grace his features as his blond hair was fell into his eyes slightly before he allowed his bright colored eyes to meet hers,
"And what if I win?"
"Then you get whatever you want." She replied as she allowed a small smile to grace her lips.
Ouranos hummed with amusement as he removed his sword from his back, and pointed it at her as he spoke once more,"Very well then, Princess. Shall we begin?"
It was then that two clash, magic barriers appeared whenever Ouranos went to try and strike her down. However, she would counter his strike with her magic, ranging from pure flames of white to the very greenest of ground magic.
For if anyone spectated the ferocity these two would like they were dancing. Eventually, Ouranos managed to get behind her and his blade was once more pressed against her throat.
"Looks like I win, Princess Xenia." His deep silvery voice purred in her ear with an amused chuckle at the end.
Xenia looked up at him with a small smile and responded back," So you knew who I was. What gave me away?"
He gazed down at her before he replied," Your magic. It's one of the strongest that we had ever encountered."
Xenia simply nodded accepting his answer. Ouranos removed his blade, sheathing it onto his back before turning to walk away. She watched with confusion as she called out, "What did you want as your prize, Ouranos?"
"I'll let that be a surprise. For now if you are serious about using your sword I suggest we meet here tomorrow eve. When the moon is at its highest peak." He replied back before allowing his Taoreta to emerge from his back.
It was obviously a male one, broad shoulders and obviously muscular, his wing span was large and were built similar to that of the Draconis with a single talon at the tip of each wing. His horns were curved upward over his head; he glowed a deep purple with a tinge of blue mixed in. It was a beautiful sight as she watched them fly off, most likely to return to their home.
"What a confusing man. Don't you think, Ithouriél?" Xenia asks softly as she allows her Tenshi to emerge from her back.
She looked up at Ithouriél, her golden eyes were glittering with mirth as she nodded in agreement. Ithouriél's body was made of Xenia's pure white magic, with only the gold from her eyes and hair that radiate from the light.
Soon they two used their mighty wings and began to make their way back home. From then the two began to meet every night in secret, while Xenia grew to become more able with her sword, thanks to Ouranos's teachings. As their nights continued onward, soon Xenia had managed to disarm Ourano.
"Looks like the student surprassed the master," Xenia stated playfully as the tip of her sword sat underneath his chin.
Ouranos simply smirked as he replied back, "Is that so?"
Before Xenia had a chance to react, Ouranos quickly shifted out of the way of the blade, his left hand struck out, gripping her wrist before he used his right leg to trip and managed to catch her before she hit the ground.
In her surprise, Xenia dropped the sword, letting out a small squeak before shutting her eyes. When she felt her body instead of hitting the ground, she was being cradled to a strong chest.
Slowly she opened her eyes, only to meet Ouranos's smug smile as he spoke,"Almost Princess, but you let your guard down too soon."
Xenia simply puffed out her cheeks as she pouted which caused him to chuckle as he leaned down and pecked her lips before helping her stand. As soon as they were to their feet, she noticed the look of worry in Ouranos's eyes.
"What's the matter, love? I can see the worry in your eyes." She called in a worried question.
Ouranos let out a small sigh before he pulled her close and began to speak, "Jenova is planning something. She's been taking the very life force from our fallen soldiers. I think she is creating something, but it has me worried because of what it might do…"
Ouranos pulled away slightly and placed a hand upon her cheek lovingly, Xenia knew that he didn't express his emotions a lot, but she had been with him long enough to understand him through the most simplest gestures. Though the most telling sign to her was through his eyes as they held expressions most would miss, but not to her.
"That does sound disconcerting. But now that I think about it, I have noticed my father doing the same… Just he takes small portions from our soldiers, but also sometimes civilians… I think they are trying to end this war and I fear that they will cause both sides to fall. As well as the destruction of this planet." Xenia replied with her own worry as she placed her hand upon his that was resting on her cheek.
Ouranos pulled his hand away from her cheek before turning away; Xenia could see that he had a thoughtful look in his eyes. Gently she called out,
"Ouranos? What is it? Speak to me darling."
At the call of his name he turned to her, before simply holding out his hand to her for her to take. Xenia placed her hand into his and allowed him to guide her into his chest as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Let us perform the Tamashi no Sokubashu. Here and now…" He softly spoke as he laid his head hers.
Xenia's eyes widened as she pulled away slightly and looked within his eyes before she replied, "Are you sure you wish to perform the ceremony with me? My love, if we do this it will be for eternity."
Ouranos looked down at his beloved as he spoke once more with determination and love, "Yes we won't know what will happen tomorrow. I do know I want you as my wife. You are the other half of my soul. Come what may we shall be together."
Xenia could feel her eyes begin to tear up as she smiled loving at him, placing her hand upon his cheek and said, "Yes. I will gladly perform the ritual with you."
Ouranos couldn't help the smile that appeared on his face as he pressed his lips against hers. As he pulled away, he allowed his right hand to pace a large magical symbol upon the ground while Xenia did the same with her left. The symbols mixed together, a light of purple and gold mixing together in perfect harmony. They both looked into each other in the eyes as Ouranos began to speak.
"Xenia Theravon, Princess of the Kidemónes, you are the sun in my day. The wind in my sky and the waves in my ocean."
Ouranos then took her left hand and placed it over his shirt where his heart sat and spoke the last line with as much love as held for her. "You are the beat of my heart and I would be by your side forever until the world falls."
Xenia smiled at him lovingly with tears streaming down her face as she began to speak. "Ouranos Abrax, Commander and general of Pasménos, for it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul." She then took his right hand and placed it between her breast where her heart lay and spoke with love and conviction.
"You may hold my hand for a while, but you hold my heart for eternity."
After their vows of love were exchanged, the two summoned their Taoreta and Tenshi allowing the two to interact with each other. Once it had become evident the two accepted each other, Xenia and Ouranos completed the ritual with the binding of flesh.
As the sun rose, the two were now not only husband and wife, but of one soul with a connection that transcended all of the chaos that was caused by the war that raged. Soon the two lovers were forced to part once more to return to their respective armies. While they waited anxiously for the sun to set so they could be reunited once more, the two had learned of what was being created by their rulers.
The Materia of Seikatsu meant to be wielded to take the life from one being and transcend it into a new life. And the Materia of Shi, the taker of life that transcends the life it takes into a destructive force.
Knowing that if the two were to meet in combat there would be destruction like no other. Fearing for the life of her husband and vice versa the two took the materia before their respective leaders could bind themselves to them and met once more under the cover of darkness.
Xenia waited under the full moon once more for her husband, the Siekatsu held tightly close to her chest. It was then that she heard the breaking of twigs behind her; quickly she turned and allowed a smile to grace her features as Ouranos entered the moonlit clearing. The two quickly ran to each other, wrapping their arms around the other, before finally sharing a kiss.
Xenia gently pulled away first before she asked,"Do you think this will work, Ouranos? Can we create a barrier and new life?"
"I have faith this will work, Xenia. It has to with the new life both armies would have to yield. For Jenova she would yield simply to think of ways to try and use these beings as a pawn in her own distorted game. Your father is an honorable man. I can see him wanting them to thrive in this new world we create for them." Ouranos responded as he placed a hand on her cheek.
Upon learning the information that they knew, the two lovers used their newly formed bond to come up with the plan to use the power of the two materia to create new life from them.
"No matter what, we'll be together. I swear it, my love." Xenia stated as she placed her hand upon his cheek.
"Till the end." Ouranos responded before the two shared one last kiss before they both began to walk into the center of the clearing and placed the materia where they stood under the bright moon.
Soon the two summoned their Taoreta and Tenshi and began to cast their magic. Combining them and began to use the power of the materia. However, before they could finish the spell, a familiar sword was plunged through Ourano's chest and straight through his heart. Xenia watched in horror as the sword withdrew from his body.
Xenia ran over, catching his body before it hit the ground. Her eyes landed upon the man that took her husband away; just as soon as their eyes locked he vanished to return back to where he came from. Tears streaked down her face as she laid Ouranos onto the ground, her hands upon his cheeks and weakly calls out,
"Ouranos… love… please… wake up. You can't leave me." At the call of his name Ouranos opened his eyes.
Xenia instantly felt hope fill her as she quickly said, "Hold on. I'll heal you-"
"No… do you remember our bet… finish this… I love you and I'll be with you always…" Ouranos spoke out weakly as he placed his hand upon her cheek one last time.
As it fell from her cheek and his eyes closed Xenia called out his name over and over. Her white gown was now dyed red in the blood of her husband, as she laid him upon the ground, she kissed his cold lips and stood up. Xenia watched as the sun rose, anger, sorrow, and overwhelming pain gripped her body.
Xenia looked down at her chest, upon it was now a black inky looking heart that seemed to sprout black veins and she knew that she was dying. Looking over at her husband's sword, which was embedded in the ground next to the Shi materia, she walked over to it and removed it from the ground.
Xenia then picked up the Shi materia, before placing it in the center of the skull that was in the hilt of the sword. Xenia then looked over at the sword of mother that was embedded just like Ouranos's sword, next to Seikatsu materia. Xenia removed her mother's sword, instead of using it to house the Seikatsu materia, she dematerialized her mother's sword and summoned her long magic staff.
At the top was a golden star with a single slot in the center, where Xenia placed the materia before gripping it within her left hand. Within her right hand the weight of Ourano's sword rested in her palm. She summoned her Tenshi and together they both stared at the rising sun before Xenia spoke with conviction,
"Shall we go to war, Ithouriél?"
Feeling her Tenshi she quickly took flight and began to fly toward where the battle was raging. Xenia didn't bother to hide her presence as she flew speedily toward the two figures that were standing behind the front lines.
Xenia, began to charge heading straight for them, however, one of Jenova's soldiers saw her and called for a volley of arrows to be launched at her. Ithouriél saw this; quickly she got in front of Xenia and used her mighty golden wings to cast the arrows back at the soldiers of Pasménos.
Normally the cries of the dying would have disturbed her, but with her dying state she no longer felt anything for those who took her love away. With a quickness of the wind, Xenia appeared in front of Seraph, the silver haired general that had plunged his sword into the heart of Ourano.
She could see the surprise in his eyes, as she plunged Ourano's sword into his heart, before she ripped it from him as he did to her husband. As soon as she ripped the sword from his body, twisting to the right she also simultaneously beheaded him. Turning she faced, Jenova who held a look of awe, combined with anger in her eyes as a cruel smirk coated her face.
The soldiers of Pasménos began to slowly back away giving the two women room as they circled each other like predators. One waiting for the other to make a move, Jenova grew tired of the wait and struck at her. Swords and magic clashed in a spectacle that awed and brought fear into both of the armies.
But it brought fear most in Dáreios as he watched his daughter fight against Jenova. Soon the two women were broken apart with one last clash of swords, Xenia could feel the dying veins grow stronger and she knew that she was nearing her end. She let out a breath before slamming Ourano's sword into the ground, the eyes of the skull began to glow as did the Shi Materia.
Jenova saw this, her eyes widening in surprise as she was suddenly surrounded by inky blackness and the dead rising out of it holding her in place. Her angry eyes met with Xenia's cold, numb ones as she raised her staff allowing her light magic to fill the Seikatsu Materia.
High above the clouds a portal with a sun in the center covered the sky and began to glow brighter and brighter. It was then that a large beam of pure white light emerged; raining down upon Jenova, destroying her, all that was left was a large crater. As soon as Xenia's feet touched the ground the inky black vines that coated her body were on the verge of becoming complete. She could hear the sound of her father calling her name; she turned to see him running toward her.
All Xenia could do was give him a weak smile as she turned away and began to walk back toward her husband's sword. She stared at it for a moment before taking her staff and slammed it behind with a slight slant.
"Let us complete our promise, Ithouriél. Ourano's and Raziel are waiting for us…" Xenia muttered sorrowfully.
At the end of her sentence, a dark purple and a pure white light emerged from the two weapons and entered the sky giving the planet they walked upon life. Both Xenia and Ithouriél were covered in it as they used the last of their power to finish the spell.
Death and hate for Life and love, thus created the first ever humans, and with that Xenia fell to the ground, expecting to meet nothing, but darkness. Instead she was greeted to a large plane of white, within the glowing white she could hear her father apologizing for everything and that he gave mercy to Ourano's spirit.
The two would meet again, until that time she would sleep and listen to the life she created from her and Ourano's love. And so she slept, until she could hear someone calling out.
"Hey. Hey. Wake up!"
And with that, brown eyes opened once more only to meet blueish green eyes that seemed familiar to her.
(Hello everyone! I hope you enjoyed this chapter. This is my first Final Fantasy 7 fic. I was inspired to write this thanks to the new release of the Remake. Hope you enjoy it)