A/N: I thought that 'Close' should be connected to 'Open' somehow, so I used Sephiroth and a similar writing format.
Disclaimer: Final Fantasy VII Characters and Places belong to Square Enix.
He landed gracefully on the ground, Buster sword in hand, knees crouched in preparation to get up again. He listened carefully for any sound from above, yet when all he heard was silence and heavy breathing, he had to turn to look.
He stared at his acid green eyes opened in shock and utter pain, rich red slipping over virgin white. Silver hair fluttered around him like feathers, the black of his wing tattered, feathers falling in defeat. He memorized the curve of his mouth in a grimace, the shape his hand was fisted in, the twist of his body as he suddenly started to fall.
Quietly, Cloud stepped back as Sephiroth closed his eyes for the last time.