Tifa groaned as she fell to the ground, looking around at her friends as they fell before the evil God before them. The man laughed maniacally, watching his son attack the group. The earth serpent Jormund hissed, crushing them among his giant coils. His sister, Hel, didn't seem nearly as excited as she commanded her undead army, occasionally looking at her father as the skeletons rushed into Edge. Barret groaned, trying to aim at the green cloaked man shooting some kind of magic beams at them.

"Bow before your king mortals!"

Yuffie gave a joyful shout as lightning flashed, striking the ground in front of them. Cloud leapt from the rising smoke, his armor glinting in the light as he summoned his sword to his hand. Lightning and Vincent followed suite, their own weapons drawn. The last thing Tifa saw before she fell unconscious was Cloud, slicing through the snake's mid section to free them.

"Guys!"

Cid cussed, glaring at the blonde, but readying his weapon as he noticed the snake seeming to begin healing itself.. "Yer late!"

"Hey I'm here aren't I?" he turned to look over at Loki, narrowing his eyes. "Hey Light, I have an idea, but it might be a little dangerous."

Lightning looked at him curious. "I'm listening."

"Ragnarok ring any bells?"

"You mean, use Odin and Fenrir together?"

"Yup." he smirked, "And hope they don't fight each other."

"And how exactly do you plan on getting this set up?"

"Leave that to me. You worry about Jormund." the blonde looked over at Vincent, giving him a nod before walking forward. Loki paused to look at the newcomer, glaring despite the wicked smirk on his lips.

"Well, if it isn't the wolf-rider? Tell me, has my son sent you to try and stop me?"

"I understand why he has, now that I see how wicked you are?"

Hel looked at her father, then at Cloud. "Fenrir?" despite her grotesque appearance, her voice was actually quite beautiful. "My brother? He has sided with you?"

"Yeah," he heard Lightning shout, and Jormund hiss as he was finally able to straighten himself out again. "He doesn't want to just be a weapon for this guy."

"But he isss sssupposssed to be the one fated to desssstroy the Godssss." Jormund slithered forward, leaving Cloud's friends behind in confusion. "Father sssaid he would alwaysss ssside with usss!"

"Well Loki lied." Cloud smirked as the God was clearly put on edge. "Fenrir doesn't want anything to do with your plans Loki!"

The God growled. "Lies! This blonde MORTAL has no idea of what he speaks!"

"Fenrir sent me to stop you!"

"Your brother is confused, children, because of what Odin did to him! He has been brainwashed by the All-Father! When I become King, I can free his mind."

"No, you'll turn him, your own SON, into a weapon to destroy everything!"

Loki glared down at the blonde, aiming his now brightly glowing scepter at him. "Now, dear Cloud, who would believe a man that would turn his back on his friends so many times? Giving the Black Materia to Sephiroth, allowing him to kill Aerith, becoming the very reason your best friend Zack died, and then stealing away his true love?! Brainwashing YOURSELF into believing his life, was YOURS? My children, does that sound like a man you should trust?"

"I know I have sinned, left a wake of blood and tears behind me, but now, Loki," Cloud returned the glare with a fiercer one of his own, as his eyes turned a ghostly yellow. "I am fighting to save the Planet, and all of my friends!"