-Prologue "Brother?" Kadaj's question hung in the air as a mischievous smile spread across my face.

"Yes, you three have a brother… and his name is Cloud Strife, and this" I pulled a crumpled piece of paper out of my pocket. "is where you can find him" He took the piece of paper from my hand and held it like it was gold.

"He'll know where Mother is!" I started to walk away before he could go on.

"Yeah, he'll know" I muttered under my breath as I started to leave their base in the forgotten city.

Once outside someone grabbed my arm. I turned around and was readying a spell before I knew who it was. When I came face to face with Vincent I stopped. He had a look of disapproval, on his face. Hey what could I say double crossing people was fun, and I had a certain knack for it.

"You need to think about what you're doing" his deep cool voice slithered out. I put my hands on my hips and shook my head.

"Why? I did my good deed for the year… I got those two Shinra Monkey's freed… Now I have my own agenda" I pulled my leather gloves tighter.

"Do you really want to aid them? You know what they're doing…"

"Yup and technically their Mother is my mother too, why shouldn't I help them?"

"Why did you help us with Sephiroth?" I stopped and looked at him.

My reasons run deep. I suppose being raised by the Shinra corporation will do that. I was borne Ishtar Wise, and then shortly after I was turned into the experiment Project Seraphim to counter the failure of Sephiroth. I was to lead them to their promised land, needless to say poor Aeris was not the last ancient, I was and then I was injected with Jenova cells to supposedly make me a kind of super Ancient. Needless to say it didn't work. I was eighteen when Hojo lost his mind. And it was I who delivered Jenova into Sephiroth's hands in exchange for him to get me out. I don't believe in taking sides no matter what the circumstances.

"Because I could… I am supposed to succeed where he failed.. And I've taken it upon myself to be the Sephiroth antidote…" I narrowed my eyes and walked way.

"Do you still hear Aeris' voice?" I balled my hands into fist… the answer of course was yes.

"I hear many peoples voices, if they're in the life stream I've heard them, mentioning her name will get you no where, unlike you… all of you… I distanced myself it's been two years… get over it" I got on my motor cycle and left.

I went to edge city, to my tiny little apartment. I took my gloves off and started running water in my bathroom sink. My apartment was a small box. An efficiency, one room plus a bathroom. I set my cell phone on my kitchen counter and then went back into the bathroom. I washed my hands and the looked at myself in the mirror. The eyes that stared back at me were not the eyes I was born with. I never knew what my real eye color was. Now my eyes were that eerie blue ringed with green with cat eye pupils. Sephiroth's eyes, Kadaj's eyes, Jenova eyes. But my eyes never stayed like that sometimes they turned Amber, the color of a freshly stoked flame. My skin is olive and my hair is black which makes my eyes stand out. All of my features are delicate, others say beautiful but that is not really my opinion my looks are sufficient to me. I wiped my face of the grime from the road from my bathroom window I had a perfect view of the ruined Midgar and the brand new town square complete with gaudy monument. I stared at it for a moment when my cell phone started ringing. I walked into the kitchen and answered my cell.

"Hello"

"Seraphim, he doesn't have Mother" Kadaj's voice was melodic and distraught

"Perhaps President Shinra then… he could have hidden it anywhere"

"I am glad you are helping us find Mother"

"Well… I do carry parts of the Jenova gene"

"Yet, you are immune to the stigma"

"I am like Sephiroth… I told you that"

"I don't think Mother likes you much"

"She wouldn't… I killed Sephiroth" There was silence, poor little stunned remnant

"You... then why are you helping us find Mother?"

"Because I go where the money is Kadaj"

"Cloud killed Sephiroth…not you"

"I put the wheels in motion.. I couldn't have been there" What I left out was that I could feel every time they hurt him. I went to Wutai that day… and screamed.

"Loz and Yazoo don't like you either"

"Yazoo doesn't like me because I am much stronger than both him and Loz, and he can feel it"

"Why don't you come and stand by me when I go to see Rufus Shinra?"

"I have many important things to attend to… but I'll eventually be there watching form the sidelines" I sat down and got my tiny notebook out "he's in Healin"

"But I wanted you there"

"Sorry Kadaj… I have things to do"

"Please it would mean so much to me" there was something in his voice

"Are you trying to flirt with me?"

"I… I guess I am"

"Kadaj… no one likes me… I'm not likeable remember that" I hung up. I was twenty, and now for the first time ever someone liked me. It was confusing. I was lightheaded. I stared at my phone I picked it up. A thought crossed my mind of calling him back. I took the phone in my left hand and set it down again. I could meddling in their affairs all I wanted to but I could not let myself fall for Kadaj. He had geostigma of the brain. That was after all what made you a remnant, an avatar of Sephiroth carrier of the Jenova gene. I was different or at least I could keep telling myself that. I took my katana off of my belt and leaned it against the wall next to my bed. I dreamt of him.

My phone woke me up from my dream. It was Yazoo, apparently they needed ot meet with me. I dressed quickly and left. Black leather boots, black leather pants, a black shirt and a black duster. I threaded my sword through my belt. I didn't know what to expect so I went prepared for anything.

When I got there, I was just in time to see Kadaj giving what seemed to be a sermon to a bunch of kids riddled with geostigma. I started at him, he knew I was watching he kept glancing at me. The children didn't seem to notice me. I recognized Marlene.

"Mother has given me a very special gift the gift to fight…." he was very charismatic "Now I shall heal you" I tilted my head to the side as I watched him wade into the water, it grew darker with each step he took, filling the very lake were we buried Aeris with the essence of Jenova.

"Do as I do" he was too charismatic. That was when I climbed the nearest tree and hid. The power I felt radiating off of him was too close to Sephiroth.

Not too soon after the low hum of a motor cycle could be heard in the near dead silence. The children were too quiet. Kadaj seemed pleased. That was of course util he noticed that it was cloud who was riding that motor cycle. I kept hidden watching as the kids hid in the trees only to jump out at the last moment. I wanted to help, Cloud that is, but he'd want to know why I was there.

I knew Cloud was going to lose. This was even before I had seen Kadaj fight. I had faith that he could take Yazoo and Loz separately but together… he was going to be over whelmed. I ended up watching as they fought, I had an internal conflict watching. I had to stop myself from jumping down.

When Cloud went against Kadaj I almost jumped out of the tree. He wasn't going to win, that was very easy to see, Kadaj was just too fast for him. It didn't take long for Kadaj to wear him out. As Cloud started to fall I jumped out of the tree, only to watch Vincent sweep down out of nowhere and take him away. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding and I approached Kadaj.

"why did you call me here?" I had my hand on my sword. I half expected him to attack me next. He sheathed his sword and smiled.

"I am quite surprised that you actually came"

"Why did you have Yazoo call me Kadaj?"

"Because I wanted you to see… I wanted to impress you with Mother's powers"

"But Kids? Why children?"

"Because youth is most impressionable, especially dying youth"

"Then let Marlene go"

"And who might that be?" Kadaj seemed interested now.

"The child Loz has… tell him to let her go"

"Or what?" he leaned towards me. I drew my sword I could tell by the reaction on his face that my eyes had bled to gold "What are you?"

"The thing that even a nightmare fears" he swallowed and nodded to Loz. Marlene ran.

"I never told Yazoo to call…" he walked away leaving me with Loz and Yazoo. There was a reason I never sheathed my sword. I narrowed my eyes at them.

"Now…" I smiled "Yazoo… Loz… you have choice" I took a deep breath and loosened my wrists twirling the sword around "You have a choice, and that choice would be life or death…" the looked at each other.

"We aren't going to fight you…" Yazoo said as he watched me.

"Of course not.. Mother wouldn't like it" I said smiling as I sheathed my sword. I turned on my heels and left.

When I got back to my apartment someone was already there, sitting on my couch. I knew who it was before I turned on the lights. So I saw no need to turn the lights on yet, I took off my coat and took my gloves of first, then I washed my hands as face in the bathroom sink. My post dealing with clients ritual. I grabbed a towel and started drying my face.

"I would ask you how you got in but I doubt that's relevant, so why are you here Kadaj?" he jumped when I said his name.

"Mother wants Sephiroth, not me…" he seemed distant.

"I've known that from the beginning… Which is why I'm here, helping you… because only I can bring Sephiroth's final end"

"you want to kill me?"

"Oh no, Kadaj.. I can't do it now.. I would hesitate too much, I dare say I'm attracted to you now" I laughed it sounded so silly to me..

"Then you're not going? So why help us now?"

"Because-"

"Cloud" I just nodded "We'll Cloud will never beat Sephiroth…"

"Kadaj… he did it before"

"Well not this time… Mother will see to that, he had the stigma"

"I know"

"And that leaves us where Seraphim"

"You have no need for me now"

"yes I do" he grabbed my hand

"Why? Your goal is to turn into something I dispise… and also to bring about the end of the world"

"Why can't you just think about now!" I stared into those amazing eyes and shook my head. 'Poor little remnant'

"I want you to know why you are doing all of this.. You have goodtime of the brain.. That's why you want all of this.." I snatched my had back "Jenova's cells have corrupted your mind… that is how you know what she wants… with out it I would probably be very interested in pursing this… but" I made a sweeping gesture with my hand. He stared at me.

"Seraphim… I need you… Before I turn into Sephiroth atleast give me a kiss" I glanced at him and for a moment I saw what he would have been without the stigma, with out Jenova's influence. I sighed before I leaned in and kissed his lips.

"I'm sorry Kadaj.. " I took my sword from my belt and leaned it against the wall next to my bed. "I really am" I took my boots off. He watched me intently" when you leave lock the door"

I went to slee. I dreamt of Sephiroth. I had killed him, impaled him on my sword like he had Aeris. Only as I stared at him he started to turn into Kadaj. I sat straight up in bed covered in sweat. Kadaj was gone. There was a kind of racket going on outside. I looked out of my window. There was a large crowd gathered around the monument. And I could see Loz and Yazoo, but no Kadaj. I got dressed and grabbed my sword. When I looked outside again I was able to watch as Bahamut was summoned from a near by building that was under heavy construction.

"Holy shit" I said right before I hurried to get dressed.

By the time I got down to street level I was just in time to have everyone pass me on their bikes. I quickly hopped on mine and followed. I was a few minutes behind the, I had to be there…. Every part of me wanted to be there.

I knew where they were going. Midgar. It was really the only place to go on the highway they turned on to. The explosion of fire works shocked me a little, I still rode right through it. Passing Yazoo and Loz. When I caught up to them they were already sliding down the barrier the only thing I was sure of was that Kadaj had Jenova. I was not happy about that, but I should have been overjoyed, should have. A week ago I would have been ecstatic, but this was not last week.

I felt when Aeris made it rain. It made me feel refreshed, lighter. When I got to the church, I knew I had missed them when I noticed the pooled water on the floor.

"They're at the top plate" Aeris' voice echoed in my head. I nodded

"Thank you" I whispered before I sped off.

It was odd but I was starting to feel kind of frustrated in this game of catch up. Chasing people was not something that I was used to doing. Especially through Midgar, with only go knows what lurking through the debris. If I was lucky Sephiroth would be the most of my worries.

When I could finally see them Kadaj was hanging from the ledge and the only thought in my head was 'damn that was fast'. I nearly screamed though when he threw the bock container and jumped. I could feel it was Jenova. And I felt it even more as Kadaj joined with her I felt cold all over, and I shivered. I almost cried when I saw Sephiroth jumped to the roofs above the plate. I was confused. I didn't know which way I wanted the battle to go. I wanted Sephiroth dead, but I wanted Kadaj alive. I didn't look at the last part of the battle, I was too busy trying to get to the roof top with them. I made it just in time to see Kadaj in Cloud's arms. I pursed my lips. When he reached out I took his hand.

"No, You don't get to take him" I said softly as I used my connection to the ancients to will him to stay. He did however pass out. I looked at Cloud. "I'll make sure this never happens again"

"Okay, Seraphim… if you say so" Cloud handed me his body. I took Kadaj and carried him back to my back in a firemen's carry. As soon as we left the building there was an explosion above. Poor Cloud. I put Kadaj over the back of my bike and rode home.