Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy, Cloud, Tifa, Loz, Yazoo Kadaj (No matter how much I want to own them)
This is the FINAL CHAPTER!!!!!
[06 Confess to the Brothers, and My Own. The Truth Never Told. The Final Fight.
Yazoo sped up, behind Kadaj.
I held on tight to Yazoo's waist. Hikari poked her head out of my jacket and mewed. I laughed
Yazoo turned a tight corner, me almost falling off.
"Hold on!" He said
"Yeah, thanks for the warning." I muttered
Kadaj went up a ramp and up to the highway. He went right through a sign that almost cut off Cloud's head, then Yazoo's and mine.
"God! He's trying to kill me!" I yelled
"He wouldn't do that" Yazoo said "You should have seen the look on his face when you told him you didn't want him getting hurt. He care's about you. And I mean a lot." Yazoo said
"You think?" I blushed
"I know"
Yazoo started shooting at Cloud, and Cloud blocked. Loz came up next to Cloud and went to swing at Cloud with his arm thing. Cloud's side compartments opened up and Loz was flung back.
"Loz!" I yelled
He got his balance back on the bike and sped back up again.
Yazoo and Cloud fought against each other and Kadaj went up another ramp, leading to a higher part of the highway. Cloud went to follow but Yazoo got in the way and Cloud went the other way.
Loz jumped in the air, off his bike and down at Cloud. Cloud dodged and rode on the lower path followed by Yazoo and me, and then Loz.
Cloud and Kadaj glared at each other from the two paths then Cloud went into a tunnel, three of us following. Yazoo and Cloud fought, shooting and dodging, while Loz rode up the tunnel wall and above Cloud, jumping off his bike and down on Cloud. They were in a lock and Loz jumped backwards to his bike. Yazoo shot at Cloud and I stood up on the back of Yazoo's bike, chucking both ring blades at him. He dodged them both, then the gunshots coming from Yazoo. As Yazoo and Cloud's fight went up the walls, I fell off the bike, skidding on the ground and grabbing my ring blades as they came back. The jade pendant started glowing again. Healing my wounds, the jade necklace's light died down.
Loz threw his arm down on the ground, his stun gun, Dual Hound, slamming into the ground, skidding across the pavement. Loz's bike was thrown into the air by himself. Heading at Cloud and Yazoo, Yazoo sensed the bike coming and moved out of the way, under the bike on his own. Cloud jumped off his bike and cut though Loz's bike, only to be met with Loz himself. Loz was kicked into his bike, right before it exploded.
"Loz!" I yelled, then sighed in relief as he came out of the burning bike and jumped at Cloud.
Loz kicked Cloud around in the air, then threw him onto his bike. Yazoo jumped on Cloud's bike and shot at Cloud as he jumped off. Both brothers went at Cloud and Cloud took out two Buster Swords, blocking Loz's Dual Hound and Yazoo's Velvet Nightmare as they both attacked. Loz and Yazoo both threw Cloud down headfirst. Cloud pushed them both away and spun around, cutting Loz's Dual Hound in half. Loz threw it off to the side and it blew up. Loz jumped onto Yazoo's bike just before he fell. I ran over to the two as Cloud came whizzing by.
"Cloud!" I yelled and he ignored me
"Go" Loz said
"What?" I asked
"Go, you need to get to Kadaj" He said "This is the final fight between them. One of them isn't going to make it"
"But...how will I get there?" I asked
"Take the bike" Yazoo said
"No, you guys need it. I have another way...But..."
"But?" Yazoo asked
"But, it won't end that well...It'll take affect a time from now but...Oh well. Say guys...If I don't make it out of this fight, and Kadaj does. Tell him...Tell him, that I love him. Okay"
They both nodded "Sure"
I told the guys to wait in the tunnel as I want out, in case someone else was waiting. If so, I told them to wait for my signal. Turns out, Reno and Rude were there, with a bomb, going to blow up the guys when the emerged from the tunnel. I ran over to Reno.
"Eris!" he said
" Reno, Rude! Don't blow up this tunnel!" I had to think of something "Tifa and the others are coming from there!"
Reno and Rude looked at each other. For as long as they'd known me, they've known I've never lied.
Reno and Rude both put their bombs down.
I turned around "Now!"
Yazoo and Loz, both on Yazoo's bike, came out of the tunnel. Reno quickly picked up a bomb and activated it. I jumped up and grabbed the bomb as Reno threw it.
Just as I jumped, white wings sprouted from my back, and wrapped around me and the bomb. Everyone watched as it blew up in my arms, but the bomb didn't explode in flames, but fireworks.
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From where he was on the highway, Kadaj saw what was going on. He saw Eris' angel wings, her grabbing the bomb and it blowing up. He was about to turn around and go back, when Cloud jumped off the ledge, ready to attack.
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Just after the bomb blew up and the smoke covered the area, I flew out of the smoke following Kadaj and Cloud. Yazoo and Loz followed close behind.
I followed Kadaj to where he was: Aerith's church.
I flew in from the top, wings disappearing onto my back.
"Eris, what...what was that? With the wings and the bomb and th-" He started
"My angelic powers are kicking in. The wings and changing the bomb to fireworks, that's what my powers can do"
Not even five seconds past from when I said that and Cloud came bursting in. Kadaj put an arm around my waist and pulled me into his lap. Revving up the bike, Kadaj knocked over a pew and jumped onto it, bike and all. Cloud drove under the falling pew and looked up, just in time to see Kadaj throw an attack. The materia's energy hit the bike Cloud was on, knocking him off.
Kadaj started to laugh a bit child-like and then stopped when greenish water started coming out of the bottom of the church. The water went up to the roof and came down like rain. Getting wet, Kadaj started to try and shake the water off of him.
I jumped off his bike and onto the ground, water around me. Kadaj looked down at me.
"Go! Get out of here!" I said
He nodded and drove as fast as he could out of the church. Cloud's arm and my own started to glow as the Geostigma was healed. I was snapped out of my happiness of no Geostigma, by Cloud, grabbing my arm.
"Why are you helping them?" He asked
"I thought it'd be obvious by now, Cloud. I went along with all of their plans because I love Kadaj! I thought it would have been easy to figure out!"
Cloud let go of my arms and sighed in aggravation "You're like my little sister; I know I can't stop you, but I can warn you. Kadaj was using you to find Jenova. He can't love, Eris! I'm sorry" With that, Cloud rode off, in search of Kadaj
"How do you know?! Maybe he can love!" I yelled after him, although he couldn't hear me
I groaned and got my wings back out, flying off to meet them, when I heard another bike engine. I turned and saw Yazoo and Loz.
"Guys! Come on we have to go!"
"Eris...we need to tell you something. It's about Kadaj" Loz said
"Guys...I don't like the sound of that" I said
"Well...you know Sephiroth?" Yazoo asked
"Know him? I hate him" I said
"Great...This makes to telling even better" Loz muttered
"No, don't tell me...Kadaj is Sephiroth!"
The boys didn't reply
"No! No, no, no! This...This...It's not fair! Why!? ...Why is he Sephiroth!?" I asked, close to tears
"We're Remnants of Sephiroth...He didn't want us to tell you...but you do have a right to know..." Yazoo said
I bit my lip "That means that Cloud will kill Kadaj too is he kills Sephiroth!!" I said
The brothers looked at each other, then got on the bike "We have to interfere"
I nodded and flew off...
Just as Loz, Yazoo and I got there, Kadaj turned into Sephiroth.
"No! We're too late! He'll be killed!" I yelled
"Eris, we can still try and help" Yazoo replied
I bit my lip and nodded, flying up to a ledge near Sephiroth was.
He heard me and turned "If it isn't little Eris Hideyoshi. How are your sisters? And what about your parents?" He smirked "Oh wait, they're dead"
"Sephiroth! Change back to Kadaj!" I demanded
He ignored me and raised his hand in the air.
"And what about this planet?" Cloud asked
"Well Cloud, that's up to you" Sephiroth charged at Cloud
I flew around Cloud and Sephiroth as they fought, me adding in an attack or two here and there. Cloud and Sephiroth flew into one of the old ShinRa buildings and then out, as Sephiroth flew up and broke off a piece of the building.
Cloud and Sephiroth were standing against the building. Large pieces of metal started falling down at them. Sephiroth cut the pieces in half, making them smaller but making more.
Cloud got out two Buster Swords and started slashing at the pieces as they came at him, Cloud trying to make his way to Sephiroth. Cloud and Sephiroth met in the middle and started battling on one of the pieces.
As more pieces fell, Cloud lost track of Sephiroth and flew up to one of the higher ledges. As he got up there, he collapsed on one knee. I came up a few seconds later, then Sephiroth.
Cloud blocked most of Sephiroth's attacks, then he hit Cloud and sent him flying backwards onto a piece of metal. Cloud sat there for a minute until Sephiroth jabbed his sword into Cloud's shoulder. Cloud flinched, looked down at it, then at Sephiroth.
I went to get Sephiroth away from Cloud but Sephiroth but he swung his foot out at me and threw me backwards. I flew off the edge, but regained my balance and flew back up at the two.
"Tell me what you cherish most. Give me the pleasure of taking it away"
Cloud pulled out the sword and got up and swung at Sephiroth who jumped out of the way.
"You don't get it do you?" Cloud said
Cloud ran at him but Sephiroth jumped on a higher ledge and then into the air as Cloud jumped at him again.
"There's not a thing I don't cherish!"
Cloud swung his Buster Sword and Sephiroth got ready for the attack. Cloud swung out and the Buster Sword released all its pieces and surrounded Sephiroth. Cloud went around and grabbed all the swords, attacking Sephiroth each time. On the last hit, all the Cloud 'clones' attacked Sephiroth at once, along with the original Cloud.
"KADAJ!!!" I screamed as Cloud came and landed in front of me, swords too
"Stay where you belong...in my memories" Cloud said
The sun shone through the black clouds a bit and Sephiroth's one wing came out. "I will...never be a memory"
The wing surrounded him and they decinagrated, and in stead of Sephiroth falling, Kadaj did.
Kadaj fell on the ground, groaning and moaning.
"Kadaj!" I said, seeing he was partially okay
He looked up at me, then Cloud and went to attack. Getting a few feet away from Cloud, Kadaj fell and Cloud caught him before he fell.
"Brother..." Kadaj said
I ran over and kneeled next to the two "Cloud...-"
Cloud nodded and handed Kadaj to me. His eyes were closed and I could tell he was in pain. "Kadaj..." I whispered "Kadaj...come on, it's me, Er"
He opened his eyes a bit and smiled up at me. Not a happy smile, but one filled with pain and sadness. I bit my lip as I felt tears coming on.
"Come on...don't cry...I'll be fine. I promised..." He said
"Yeah, you did" I choked out
Loz and Yazoo came running up. Cloud got up and went to attack, but, "Cloud...Don't. Please...not now" I said
Cloud looked back at me, and sighed, walking away and looking up at Cid's ship. Cid's ship started descending to a lower platform. I knew that everyone was coming to see what was going on. Hikari jumped out of my jacket and onto Kadaj's stomach. He winced and I picked her up.
"Er...I'm...sorry...Again..." He said, closing his eyes again
"No don't! You can't die on me! You promised!! You promised!! You promised!!" I said, shaking him
He didn't move...anything
"Come on! Come on, Kadaj! Get up! You promised!" Tears were falling from my eyes, onto his cheek and face
Yazoo came over and put a hand on my shoulder. "Er..."
"No! I can't let him go like this! He promised! He promised me he'd stay alive."
Wound Transferal!
I opened my eyes "Wound Transferal..." I mumbled
"What?" Yazoo asked
"Wound Transferal! It's a power I have. I obtained it when I was injected with Angel cells!" I said
I laid Kadaj gently on the ground and sat on his stomach lightly.
"What are you doing?" Loz asked
"Wound Transferal"
I ran my hands down Kadaj's chest, his wounds transferring to me. Most were internal wounds, not a lot on the actually body. I flinched at a wound near the ribs and one near the lower stomach.
When the transferal was done, I got off of Kadaj and kneeled next to him "Hey! Wake up, I healed you. You should be fine!" I said
He still didn't move.
I half smile fell "Come on!"
"Eris...I think it's too late..." Yazoo said
"No! If I have to, I'll try again!" I said
Tifa and the others came running up to the platform.
"Eris! What are you doing?" Tifa asked
Tifa was about to run and stop me from helping him, but Cloud stopped her.
I shook Kadaj more. Still nothing.
Yazoo knelt beside me "Come on, Er. It'll be okay..."
"No it won't! I can't save anyone! Everyone I've ever loved is gone! Now Kadaj too! He was the one who made me feel like I could save people! I fell in love with him and now he's gone!" I hugged my knees to my chest and Yazoo and Loz both put a hand on my shoulder
A few more minutes of crying over Kadaj, and I gave up. He was never coming back and I couldn't save him. Yazoo and Loz agreed to Cloud and the others that the search for Mother was over since Kadaj was gone. We were going to bury Kadaj, but Cloud said it would be better for him to return to the Lifestream, not be buried.
We were all about to leave, when Tifa stopped me.
"Tifa...I don't want to stay anymore...Please..."
"Look!" She said
I turned around and I felt the tears coming again. Kadaj was moving. More and more tears were falling.
Kadaj groaned and stood up fully, stumbling a bit. Yazoo and Loz went over and helped Kadaj a bit more. He leaned up again them and looked around. Everyone was staring at him. His gaze finally landed on me.
He smiled a bit and started walking over, Yazoo and Loz right behind him. I stood there, dazed and confused, happy but still confused. Tifa and Yuffie pushed me forward, and I stumbled, into Kadaj's arms.
"Careful. Don't want you getting hurt" He chuckled
I broke down crying in his arms. He pulled me closer into his chest and I wrapped my arms around his back.
"How...I thought-"
"I heard your voice. Calling to me...Then I felt that the pain was gone. I heard you say 'Wound Transferal' and I knew you helped me. I also heard...you said that you fell in love with me. Or, was that just you trying to get me to come back?"
I blushed "No...That was true. I do love you...I just didn't think you'd feel the same, so I never told you..."
"You should have told me before. Then we wouldn't have gone through this whole thing" He said
"What do you mean?" I asked
"Silly. I was afraid too. That is I told you I loved you, you wouldn't feel the same" He said
"So...this was kind of my fault...Because I didn't tell you I loved you?"
"Not really. I take the blame for everything" He said "So, what does the 'Wound Transferal' do?" He asked
"Well, it'll only work if the person with the power to do it, and the person being healed have a strong bond. Love, hate, pity, anything. I guess it worked because I loved you, and you loved me back" I explained
"Hm. Too confusing" He replied
"Don't you think I should get something for helping you, and saving your life?" I asked
"You know, I think you do"
Yazoo and Loz, unbeknownst to the two of us, 'accidentally' pushed us closer. Kadaj's lips hit mine, vice versa.
Shocked at first, we didn't do anything, then we both pushed up against each other, making the kiss better,
"GET A ROOM!" Everyone [Save: Cloud, Vincent, and Red yelled
We pulled away and blushed, but I stuck out my tongue too.
"I guess...we always have a helping hand...Whether we can see it, or not" I said "But it's always good, just to have someone around"
"What are you talking about?" Kadaj asked, wrapping his arm around my waist
"The voice I heard. When it said Wound Transferal it was my sisters. I could tell, their voices haven't changed a bit from when I last heard them..." I closed my eyes, then opened them again "Thank you"