Lightning smiled as she watched Cloud mess around with his new… "pets". The Behemoth snarled and charged him again, making him jump into the air to avoid it. It was… kind of cute how he made training them fun, already the creatures were being far more useful to him than she had imagined. Vincent shook his head as he approached, standing next to Lightning.
"He always was good with the creatures. You know, he once told me he used to have a pet Nibel Wolf."
"Oh?" she smirked. "He's all about the wolves, isn't he?"
"I think they… symbolize the freedom he's never truly had."
"Maybe." she shrugged, giving Cloud a whistle so he knew to come over. "Personally I think he's part wolf."
Cloud ran over to the two, eyes bright and excited. "What's up?"
Lightning shook her head. "Loki has appeared in your world… He's there now, getting ready to start the attack."
"What?! Why aren't we on our way back then?!"
She sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose. "There seems to be a… slight problem with the Historia Crux…"
Vincent arched an eyebrow. "What kind of 'problem' exactly?"
"The chaos has it locked." The men exchanged a confused glance, prompting her to continue. "Is it really that different in your world?"
"I guess…?"
"Please, do explain what you mean."
The woman groaned, motioning for them to sit down in the grass with her. "Alright, I'll try to make this short, but it is quite impossible to make it sweet… The chaos of the Unseen Realm is a malevolent energy that seeps through into the world of mortals. I've witnessed it myself, and can only say it is an existence-defying darkness - an immense and inexorable force, even a creeping doom. It lacks a unified purpose or will. Where the chaos of Valhalla leaks into the mortal realm, the laws of the physical world are undone. This paradoxical energy seeks to return all existence to the Unseen Realm, but at times it seems to show an almost affection for those who share an affinity with chaos."
"Are you serious?" Cloud seemed surprised as she finished up, rubbing his neck. "Geeze, this is just getting worse by the minute."
Vincent nodded in agreement. "This is certainly a problem…"
The blonde gasped slightly, as though he was remembering something. "Wait a second! You said it shows an 'affection' for people who share a connection with chaos? Then that means-"
"Yes, Vincent may very well be able to control it if it gets in our way."
Vincent sighed, crossing his arms. "I… don't think I like where this is going."
Cloud patted his shoulder. "Sorry Vince."