Author's note: Well well… it seems we are nearing the final chapters of our story… lets make it go down with a bang eh? I promise you there will be a brilliant twist at the end of it all… I'll leave the rest to the imagination hehe. As usual I so not own Sephiroth, Sora or any of the characters of Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts.

Chapter 14

Confrontation

Sephiroth drew Masamune and within moments he heard footsteps running toward him. In the dark the only clues he could use was the sound of a huge sword coming at him and the two blue eyes filled with hate. He raised Masamune and managed to block the huge sword. Sparks were ignited and lit the small area between the two fighters up briefly. Sephiroth looked at Cloud's face… Sephiroth's eyes widened at what he saw. A face full of loathing and rage, stained with hints of Jenova cell manifestations on along the left side of his face. They looked like purple boils and sores. Sephiroth could see through that moment of light how much Jenova's hold has taken Cloud. He ended the lock between their blades and leaped back a small distance. He waited there and looked in the direction he could hear Cloud's movements.

"Strife… look at what you have become… why did you let this happen?" Sephiroth said into the darkness, hoping Cloud could hear it.

"Hmph… let what happen? I have complete control of Jenova… I'm going to use her to kill you and make Aerith mine… the way it should have been!!" Cloud yelled out at Sephiroth and stopped moving.

"I also want vengeance for what you did in Nibelheim… my mother, my hometown… my best friend… you will pay!!!" Cloud snarled as he ran at Sephiroth, aiming to strike at him again.

"I'm sorry…" Sephiroth said as he raised a hand and the fire pillar rose up and surrounded him. Through the flames he could see the place light up… it was like ruins… crumbled walls. Moss growing in places. This place was familiar to Sephiroth. Before he could be caught off guard he saw Cloud running at him thrusting his buster sword, the bandages still attached to the blade, right past the flames and through to Sephiroth. With Masamune the huge weapon was barely parried aside, the bandages on the weapon burned off. Sephiroth then noticed everything beginning to light up completely…

He took one look and he knew exactly where he was…

"The coliseum… but… it's in ruins…" Sephiroth muttered. An evil chuckle from Cloud snapped Sephiroth's attention back to him.

"Yes… this is after mothers wrath struck all worlds… using the heartless as her hands and blades… She will sweep each world and fill it with Heartless and her cells… making everything ours to control…" Strife said to him.

"I see… so she is still alive and is working with Ansem…" Sephiroth said. A scowling face formed on Cloud, some of the boils breaking, releasing black pus flowing as freely as blood.

"Not that you will live to see the result!" Cloud yelled as he dashed at Sephiroth.

'The Sonic Blade!!' Sephiroth thought as he leaped up high… he noticed instead of the white rings that appeared when they fought in the original Coliseum, there was a black aura around Cloud… Jenova's power has filled him. Sephiroth landed on his feet and faced Strife.

"you are a fool Strife! Stand down!" Sephiroth commanded with his old general voice. Cloud simply chuckled.

"You cannot tell me what to do you bastard…" Cloud said with a grin on his face. Sephiroth then saw it… a black wing on Strife's left shoulder. He has seen this once before against that fighter long ago. He gripped Masamune and prepared himself.

"Farewell…" Cloud said with a menacing voice as he began to float above the ground with arcs of orange lightning piercing out his body. Before Sephiroth could react he saw Cloud fly right at him with unbelievable speed. A huge Buster Sword began to come crashing down but Sephiroth barely blocked it. It became a power struggle as Cloud continuously pressed on with his offence against his foe. Sephiroth continued to block every powerful strike, causing sparks to fly from both of their blades. It turned from a dance to a simple matter of survival. Sephiroth then saw a moment of weakness. Cloud's last strike used too much motion. Sephiroth parried the blade and swung his blade down, causing a cut to appear on Clouds right arm and making him leap back. Strife's teeth gritted as he looked at Sephiroth like an enraged animal.

"How dare you!! How dare you do this to me!!!" Cloud yelled. Sephiroth could feel the power inside Cloud expand as Cloud called all of the potential inside him to fight with.

"Strife, stop this… you can still see Aerith, but not in the way you want to…" Sephiroth said to Cloud. Cloud stopped for a moment and his face softened… but then realisation hit him.

"You… you took her…. Didn't you?... YOU SON OF A!!!" Cloud roared as he gripped the buster sword, the wound Sephiroth inflicted was immediately covered by Jenova Cells as they proceeded to heal it. Sephiroth then leaped back to avoid Clouds rage but it did no good as Cloud leaped up high and came flying down to him.

'Braver!? How did he know Zack's…of course!!' Sephiroth thought as Cloud raised the Buster Sword above his head and then swung it down onto Sephiroth. He then decided to use this to his advantage as he sidestepped the blow and then swung his sword down, stopping just before Cloud's neck.

"Well?... what are you waiting for!?" Strife demanded, glaring at Sephiroth. He simply looked down at Cloud.

"Because I am no longer the killer you believe me to be… and you are not Zack no matter how much you try to be…" Sephiroth said, his turquoise eyes piercing Cloud's own bright blue ones. Shock riddled Cloud's body as the truth hit him hard and fast about his own identity. His head began to hurt and he held it with both hands, dropping the Buster Sword in the process. Cloud continued to scream in agony as his head began to feel more and more pain. The thought of him trying to be Zack hurt… but another thought came into mind… Aerith and Sephiroth… the images of their pleasures and desires… Cloud let out the most inhuman scream Sephiroth ever heard.

"You bastard! I'll…. I'LL KILL YOU!!!!" said Cloud as he gripped the Buster Sword tightly and ran at Sephiroth, swinging his sword wildly. Sephiroth kept on stepping back blocking each wild strike barely. Cloud then raised his sword and swung it down swiftly, catching Sephiroth off guard and Masamune was knocked out of his hand. Before Sephiroth could react he felt a strong solid strike against his side, Strike used the flat of his buster sword to strike Sephiroth. Sephiroth was thrown into the air briefly and he fell hard when he hit the ground… the sound of a few of his ribs breaking could be barely heard. Sephiroth looked up from his position and saw the tip of the Buster Sword inches away from his nose… Cloud has won this fight.

"This… is for Mother and Aerith!!" Cloud declared and raised the Buster Sword above his head. Sephiroth closed his eyes gently and accepted his fate… he failed to keep the vow to come back to Aerith.

The sound of something moving and striking filled Sephiroth's ears. He slowly opened his eyes to see Strife standing there, the sword in his hands had fallen out of his grip and he fell onto his side. Sephiroth could then see Sora standing there, the Ultima Weapon Keyblade in his hand… he had saved Sephiroth.

"Come on… Ansem's gotten more powerful… we need your help…" Sora said with a calm voice, Sephiroth noticed this was unlike Sora… he sounded… mature. Sephiroth nodded in agreement and began to cast Curaga on himself to heal the broken ribs and other injuries. He slowly got up and walked over to Masamune. He picked it up and looked to Sora.

"Let's end this once and for all…" Sephiroth said. Sora nodded in agreement and they both walked in the same direction, a portal of darkness appearing to swallow them and take them to Ansem.

A/N: I know it's short… but this next chapter coming up will make up for it… for it's going to be the last chapter yay my first complete fanfic in the making… just one last chapter!! Anyways please R&R!!