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Chapter 10
The Rematch

Sephiroth Wondered around the Coliseum, It was his former home for over two years. He looked along the familiar Arenas until he saw the one that was built for him. He had fought many warriors on there including Sora. He decided the rematch between him and Sora shall be on this arena.
'Why not?' thought Sephiroth as he walked out onto the grand arena. He then sheathed his long and deadly sword Masamune. It was this sword that was the instrument that took so many innocent lives. It was this sword that was with him ever since he can remember being trained to fight. It was this sword that he used to try and kill her with. 'Aerith' Sephiroth thought. 'NO! I have to stop these feelings. She is for Strife, not me. She loves him. She can never love someone like me. But do I love her?'. From such frustrating thoughts Sephiroth swung Masamune through the air in front of him.

The sound of the air being sliced filled the silence in the air as Sephiroth kept moving about slashing where an imaginary opponent would be. He could feel that familiar anger and pain filling him again. The feeling to kill slowly creped along and urged him to do as it wanted. He could feel the instincts that guided him returned as he got lost in the moment of battle. This was not an ordinary battle that he had been used to do. This was the battle of the mind and soul. The darkness made it's way into his being again.

"STOP THIS NOW!" Sephiroth yelled as he rose high with Masamune held above him. The blade of Masamune then started to become white with the power and energy coming from him and then with extreme speed and deadliness he flew down and slammed his sword down on the ground and the floor of the arena shuddered as threads of lightning made their ways in different directions. Sephiroth fell to one knee as he heard the voices of those he killed haunt him. The victims of Nibelheim, the SOLDIER's in the ShinRa building including ShinRa himself along with countless others kept cursing him and insulting him. Sephiroth can only think of one question in his mind. It kept repeating over and over as those he killed kept saying it to him. "How could she ever love me?" Sephiroth thought out loud. He then felt something come out of his eyes. A clear liquid like substance that sparkled in the light of the evening sun.

In the shadows a pair of green eyes watched him.
'So he did come back' the person thought. The person saw Sephiroth walk out onto the arena and slash at the air. This person also heard Sephiroth thinking out loud and saw a sparkle come from his face. 'He's crying' upon seeing this tear appeared around her own eyes. 'I have to go to him'. The person thought as she took a step into the light then walked to him in the arena. Sephiroth heard footsteps coming to him but he didn't care. He almost gave into the darkness that tried to consume him once again. He can only think of that single question playing again and again in his head. 'WHY? Why must I keep thinking of her!' Sephiroth then felt the person right beside him.
"Sephiroth?" said the person and Sephiroth recognised the person immediately and then looked up to see those familiar green eyes, they were full of tears. He also looked at her features. Her brown hair and her crimson cheeks and also the way her lips smiled as she saw his face.

"Jean" said Sephiroth and he stood up and he towered over her.
"Sephiroth!" Jean yelled as she threw herself to him and held him close to her. She had missed this feeling ever since he left. When he left she remained in her room for days and weeks on end until Hercules managed to get in there and convince her to come out. Ever since then she wasn't the same person remembered by most of the people there. "I have missed you so much" Jean managed to say as she had her face buried in his chest. Sephiroth knew she had not got over him since he left.
"I missed you too" he managed to say. He felt so guilty for being the cause of her pain.

Jean looked up to his eyes. She could see something in them. She was so tempted to just pull him down and claim his lips with hers. She stared into those eyes; they were so beautiful the way they glowed with that green aura. She also looked at his silver hair. She missed stroking it when she watched him sleep. She can still remember when she first touched him when he was asleep. If she were the average person she would have stopped when Sephiroth, by reflex, drew his sword and almost slit her throat. But she was persistent and in time he just simply put up with it. It reminded him of having a loving mother lulling a child to sleep. Jean then looked to his lips; she often wondered what they were like to kiss. She then looked at his eyes again. She was once more into a trance by those eyes. 'I can't hold back any further!' Jean wrapped her right arm around Sephiroth and pulled him to her and she locked his lips with hers into a deep kiss.

This sudden movement surprised Sephiroth. He then felt something. He couldn't move, he can only give into the kiss. He gave in and kissed her back. Another feeling then came and to him it felt like someone had punched his chest and then torn his heart out. An image of Aerith flashed into his and he immediately pulled away from Jean and stepped back shocked at what he had done. Jean was confused too by what happened. She saw the pain in Sephiroths' eyes. She knew there was only one reason why he pulled back. She then felt more pain than ever before in her heart. She felt it falling into pieces. "I am so sorry!" Jean managed to choke out before she fell to the ground as she could no longer hold back those tears that threatened to overflow and she just cried and cried as she realised what she had done.

Sephiroth could not believe what he had just done. He felt like he betrayed himself and Aerith. It then hit him. The answer to the questions he wanted to answer hit him like a stone shattering glass. He now knew why she continued to plague in his mind. It explains why he tried to save her and also why he wanted to find her so desperately. It was only now when he backed away from that kiss with Jean that he knew the truth. "I love her." Sephiroth said. He managed to be able to have the strength to walk to where Jean was sobbing away from her own guilt then he collapsed. He fell to his knees and looked at Jean. She then looked up at him. "I love someone else," He said "I love Aerith".

"I am so sorry Sephiroth. I couldn't help myself. I love you but you're in love with someone else. I'm so sorry!" Jean said then she felt two strong arms pull her towards Sephiroth.
"Shhh. You did not know. You couldn't help your feelings." Sephiroth said as he pulled her into a hug. She returned the hug tightly as she cried in his chest. "You have to let go now. You have to find someone that will love you. I can never be that person. I'm sorry" Said Sephiroth. He then let her go and stood up then offered his hand to her.
Jean looked up and saw Sephiroth holding his hand out to her and she took it and he helped her to her feet. "Will you be ok?" asked Sephiroth.
"Yeah, I will be fine in time." Replied Jean. Streams of crystal tears still flooded her eyes. Sephiroth then let go of Jean and they simply stared at each other.

Sephiroth then heard footsteps and turned to see Hercules staring at him.
"It is ok now. She will move on" said Sephiroth.

"Your match with Sora is on now. We will be watching" said Hercules and he walked up to Jean and took her off the arena. Sephiroth then looked behind the two to see the familiar faces that he had travelled with for a while now. Donald, Goofy and most importantly Sora. Sora stepped up to the field and both Sora and Sephiroth stood at opposite ends.
"We shall soon see if you are ready or not" Said Sephiroth as he raised his right hand and then laid it on the hilt of Masamune in the same way he did the last time they fought.
"I will beat you this time Sephiroth! I will go to Hollow bastion" Replied Sora as he extended his right hand outwards and in a flash of light the Ultima Weapon Keyblade was in his hand. Sora then took his stance and the two warriors stared each other down.

Moments have passed and then the arena lightly lit up activating the barriers to keep both warriors on the arena. Sephiroth strode forward and took a single swipe at Sora but Sora jumped and leapt above Sephiroth and Sora swung his keyblade down but Sephiroth immediately leaped back to avoid the attack. Sephiroth then jumped forward and took another swipe at Sora but then quickly leapt back after then Sora ran towards him but Sephiroth then teleported.
'I know just where he's going to go now' Sora thought then immediately turned behind him and swung his keyblade to a reappearing Sephiroth but he blocked it. Sephiroth then pushed the keyblade back and then leaped away onto the other side of the arena and turned to face Sora.
"Come" said Sephiroth and he then ran towards Sora.
'I know this one too' thought Sora and he swung his keyblade and Sephiroth then teleported and Sora then decided to try a new trick he had learned.

"Sin Harvest Angel!" said Sephiroth and he then started to cast his spell then he had to stop the spell for he saw the keyblade fly right at him then he barely blocked it in time but then the keyblade vanished and Sora then summoned it back to his hand. 'How the hell did he learn to do that?' thought Sephiroth. "Sora!" he called "It is time to kick things up a notch shall we?" Sephiroth then ran around the arena trying to circle Sora then went in to slash at Sora but he parried the attack and went in to hit Sephiroth but Sephiroth was quick and teleported again and then reappeared behind Sora only in a safe distance away. Sora then ran to get a hit in the Sephiroth raised his right hand and then the flame pillars rose from the ground and Sora got himself burned badly but he casted Curaga in time before Sephiroth could move.

Sephiroth continued to run around Sora and continued to attack. Sora then ducked his first swing then leaped high to avoid the next slash and brought his keyblade down and it connected with Sephiroths' shoulder where the base of his wing was. Sephiroth gritted his teeth in pain and leapt back to clear himself some distance away from Sora. 'He has gotten better' thought Sephiroth then he felt something. It seemed so familiar yet so painful. Sephiroth then felt anger rise within him and then hatred for this pathetic boy. 'I will defeat him! I will not lose to a brat like HIM!' Sephiroth then rose high and gripped Masamune tightly and a technique came to mind. 'Omni-Slash!' He thought. "Prepare yourself!" yelled Sephiroth then he flew towards Sora at unbelievable speed and the attacked him slash after slash. Sora tried to block and avoid but he got hit by a few of the slashes then Sephiroth rose up high and Masamune began to glow white. "No more games, SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT!" Yelled Sephiroth with a snarl as he brought his sword crashing down onto Sora. Sora raised his keyblade in time but it was no use. Sephiroth was too strong and Sora was sent flying towards the edge and he crashed into the magical barrier that was there.

´That tone of voice. Sephiroth has changed!" thought Sora as he got up and he looked at Sephiroth and saw a dark aura on the ground surrounding him. Sephiroth had a smirk that brought the chills down his spine and he soon feared that his friend had become his enemy.
"I am the chosen one!" Sephiroth proclaimed then a blue aura appeared around him. Sephiroth enjoyed the feeling of the darkness taking him over again. He could hear her calling to him. Telling him to kill the boy. "Come" Sephiroth simply said then Sora was suddenly surrounded by a ring full of dark energy balls that closed in on him but Sora managed to jump and avoid being hurt by them. Sora then saw Sephiroth had moved to the centre of the arena and threw his Masamune high then power filled him. "I shall lead you to the promised land" Sephiroth said then he raised both arms and several boulders came flying from the sky and each had a dark orb in it. Sora was barely able to avoid getting hit when they came down. Sora then looked at Sephiroth to see a huge glowing sphere growing bigger and bigger with every moment.

Sora looked with surprise to see the boulders were moving around in circles around the arena. One passing another. Sora tried to avoid them but he got hit by some of them but then they all exploded at the same time and Sora turned to see two bright green eyes glaring at him and Sephiroth threw the huge sphere at Sora. Sora quickly leaped high and glided over to the other side of the arena while he felt the tremendous explosion of the sphere touching the barriers. "That is true power" said Sephiroth as he just caught Masamune, which fell back down. Then Sephiroth began to run around the arena, stalking Sora like a shark stalking its prey.

Sephiroth then leaped towards Sora spinning round several times in mid air doing multiple slashes at him. Sora was getting tired. He had to put an end to this madness. "Sin Harvest Angel!" Sephiroth called and once again he attempted to cast his deadly spell. 'Let's see if he fools for this' Sephiroth thought bitterly as he saw Sora running over to where he was. 'NOW!' Sephiroth summoned the fire pillars but Sora leaped back. Sephiroth gritted his teeth in annoyance until he saw something pass though the fire. It was the keyblade! Sephiroth tried to move but his own attack burnt him and his right arm got hit by the keyblade causing extreme pain. The keyblade then disappeared and Sephiroth knew what was going to happen. The Keyblade passed through the fire and connected with Sephiroths' chest. Sephiroth couldn't take this anymore. The fire's then stopped and then Sephiroth saw the keyblade flying towards him only this time Sephiroth leapt up high and as he flew towards Sora he gripped Masamune.

'That's it my child. Make the brat pay for what he has done to you. Kill him!' said a voice inside Sephiroths' head then an image of a woman dressed all in black with the face covered by the dark hood of her cloak. Sephiroth knew who this voice is. 'Mother? You're alive? But how can this be?' Sephiroth thought. Sephiroth then felt something. Another image filled his mind. 'Aerith?' Sephiroth thought.
'Don't give up! Fight it! Don't give into Jenova' said a voice that sounded like Aerith. 'You have to come back. You are Sora's last hope'.

Sephiroth dropped Masamune and held his head for it was more painful the anything that he imagined. Jenova was losing control but Sephiroth had to keep fighting it. Sora simply watched as Sephiroth fell to his knees and screamed out in agony. Sora wanted to help but he didn't know what to do. Sephiroth writhed about as he fought to take control of his mind. Another image filled his head.

Sephiroth stood in the darkness and was forced to watch as a creature towered above Aerith. "Help me Sephiroth!" Aerith pleaded but it was in vain as he only stood frozen. "It is time!" said the creature. Sephiroth recognised the voice to be a mixture between three people. One was Jenova, the other being Cloud but he could not depict the last one. The creature raised one of its huge claws and prepared to strike down Aerith.
'Save her Sephiroth'. Sephiroth heard a new voice. It was the voice that told him to save her before their world was destroyed. 'Only you can save her. Go now!' the voice commanded then Sephiroth struggled to get free.

"Aerith!" Yelled Sephiroth then suddenly a light sprouted from within him. It gave him the power to move. Sephiroth reached for the light and it turned into… "Masamune?" Sephiroth said. He heard once that the Masamune was a holy sword. Only now did its true power shine. Sephiroth gripped Masamune and attacked the creature. The creature stared at him in disbelief.
"You dare to defy me!" Yelled the Creature then Sephiroth lunged forward and the blade of Masamune pierced the creature effortlessly. Lights shone out of the wounds then Sephiroth continued to hack away at the creature then it simply exploded into light and Sephiroth could no longer see Aerith or anything else.

"AHHHHHHH!" Sephiroth yelled loud as the blue Aura of darkness and power shattered away from him. Sephiroth then was on his hands and knees panting. "I have to finish this" Sephiroth muttered to himself. He glanced over to his left and saw his faithful sword Masamune lying there. He reached for it and then stood tall and looked towards Sora. "Let us finish this" Sephiroth said then he resumed his stance. The two warriors rushed at each other. There is no holding back between the two. Sephiroth soon struggled with the boy. Sora slowly became lost in the dance of battle. Sephiroth noticed the look in Sora's eyes. There was potential to become a better fighter than what he was now. "No more games. show me what you got!" Sephiroth commanded then Sephiroth and Sora ran towards each other for one last charge. The sound of metal against metal filled the arena and the two warriors then passed each other and turned and stared into each other's eyes. Moments passed then it was Sephiroth that staggered back, dropping Masamune and holding his own stomach. Sora had made a deep cut in it. Sephiroth then looked up at Sora. "You…win" was the only words Sephiroth said before he fell over, succumbing to his wounds. Sephiroth felt happy as he fell. He finally confronted Jenova and saved Sora and himself. The next thing Sephiroth knew was all black.

Sephiroth woke up with no dreams and instead saw Sora sleeping lightly on the chair by his bedside. 'He must have been up for sometime' Sephiroth noted. He felt slight pain on where his healed wounds are. 'Who would have thought I would lose to a kid' Sephiroth thought to himself. He slightly chuckled at this thought and Sora then woke to see a pair of green eyes staring at him.
"Your awake finally. It's been two days since we fought" Sora said tiredly. Sephiroth decided to get straight to the point. "You can go to Hollow Bastion, but I'm going too. You will still need all the help you can get." Sephiroth said firmly. Sora simply nodded and got out of the chair and walked out of the room. Sephiroth decided to get up and get ready to leave. When he was done helping Sora he will go into hiding. But he wanted to see Aerith one last time. "I love her, but I won't go to her. I can only hope Strife will take care of her" Sephiroth said to himself. 'WAIT! That's who I forgot about. Strife!'. Sephiroth then quickly got dressed and ran to try and find Hercules but instead found only the little goat man Phil whom Sephiroth nearly stood on. "Sorry but I need to know something. Where is Cloud Strife?" he quickly asked.

"You should watch where you go! But no I haven't for he took off out of here. Said something about finding his darkness and destroy it or something like that". Sephiroths' face paled when he heard this.
"I have to find Sora" Sephiroth quickly said and he ran off to find Sora.

Sora was in his Gummi ship when he saw Sephiroth running towards him. "Sora, I think it's time we left for Hollow Bastion" said Sephiroth.
"Ok, we just have to wait for Donald and Goofy" Sora replied. A little while later the duck and the dog turned up and soon the Gummi ship took off and set course to Hollow Bastion.

Ansem watched through the cauldron that dimly lit the darkness of the room. Jenova stood beside him.
"I see that he has become resilient to your influence now," said Ansem "I think it's time to go for the other plan don't you think?".
'I will deal with that,' said Jenova 'Come my child it is time to see which is superior' Jenova turned around and a figure walked in the room. His blue eyes glazed and his expression empty of emotion. His huge sword slung over on his back. 'Who better to kill Sephiroth with than Cloud Strife' Jenova said then both her and the possessed Cloud turned to leave the room.
"The day will come," Ansem muttered to himself "when I open the door and gain more power I shall destroy you first Jenova. Then I'll deal to the boy and his pathetic friends. The darkness shall envelope their hearts forever". Ansem then simply watched through his cauldron the image of Sephiroth, Sora and his friend's fly towards the world of Hollow Bastion. "They shall not escape from there again. Jenova will see to that"

So what do you think? Things are going to get more tense I think. Anyways please review and keep this story going .