Family

Nero took me into the Deepground headquarters, where he said that all the Tsviets resided here. However since they were now all dead and Shelke has tured all that remained was Nero and his brother Weiss. Much to my surprise I wasn't chained up and thrown into a dungeon somewhere to rot.

"You seem tense, Angevale," The man stated, turning to me. I sat on a seat near an operating computer.

"Well normally the enemy isn't as hospitable as you're being," I commented. "Forgive me for keeping my guard up in case you do decide you have no use for me."

"Now why would I kill Genesis' beloved sister?" He asked. I stood up and folded my arms. I knew Vincent would be here soon and I wanted answers. To be honest I was still guilty about the way I spoke to him earlier.

"Yeah, let's talk about that," I started, walking closer to him. "What do you know about my brother? Do you know where he is?" Nero stared at me blankly, blinking twice then heading over to a drawer, taking a file out of it. One letter was scrawled on it: 'G'.

"I have only met him once, years ago," He stated, handing me the file. I took it, putting it inside Oblivion's cloak. "We recovered him from Banora, then he left shortly after," He walked around the room as though he was trying to remember the events. "In fact, I also remember a man wearing that cloak coming to Deepground the day to take Genesis away." Oblivion? Oblivion knew about my brother? It's my own fault for not asking...

"Our uncle..." I said. Nero nodded.

"He claimed that he helped raise Genesis, and it seemed true as Genesis left willingly. However..." Nero paused for a moment then faced me. "That was the last my brother and I saw of either of them. I am not sure what happened to either of them."

It made sense. Oblivion placed me in suspended animation after putting the shield over me with those scars. Twenty years I spent in there, unaware how much time passed. Then the Superiors found me and trained me as their personal assassin, sent to kill Oblivion after three years of training, not caring about the method or what I did in the meantime so long as I killed Oblivion. They didn't know I was aligned with my uncle, and he assigned me to be the Guardian of Christie, Grave and Lysander. I didn't know how much time passed until Hojo told me three years ago. Genesis was born around the same time as Sephiroth, so in those twenty or so years I was gone Oblivion must have helped raise my brother. It made sense.

"What did Deepground want with Genesis?" I asked.

"To help fight for our freedom, but when Oblivion came that changed," Nero answered. "Genesis said he had a price to pay, he had to find his sister. Other than that I know nothing." I looked down and thought for a while. I knew what I had to do.

"... Let me speak to Weiss," I told him, looking sternly at Nero. "I swear I will not hurt your brother. It's only fair seeing as you didn't harm mine." Thankfuly Nero seemed convinced of my words and walked away.

"Very well, Weiss has wished to speak with you for some time."


He took me deeper into the Reactor, to the very core, and pushed open large metal doors that led into a room streaming with Mako energy. Inh the centre of the Mako pool was a throne, and on it was a man. A man with white hair and open, grey, dead eyes. He was motionless. The man from the transmission when we were heading to Edge. It scared me as I turned to Nero.

"Is that...?"

"Indeed. My brother: Weiss the Immaculate," Nero answered. I looked back at the motionless body. "He has been incredibly interested in meeting you. He said that you have lots to catch up on."

"What? I've never met Weiss!" I panicked. I was so scared. "What does he want with me?"

"Calm yourself, Angevale," Nero said dryly. "All will be explained. Go to my brother." I felt terrified as I walked forward, looking back to see that Nero was gone. I slowly went towards Weiss' body. I didn't understand. How could a dead man control Deepground? Or was it Nero giving the orders under his brother's name?

I reached the bridge that would let me cross the Mako pool and stand before Weiss. I didn't know if I wanted to or not. Or if I should or not.

"Angevale!"

"Angie!"

I turned around, seeing Vincent and Yuffie running to me. I was shocked that they came so quickly. I didn't know or currently care too much why Yuffie was here and where Shelke was I just wanted them away in case Nero came back.

"No you both have to leave now!" I told them.

"Why? So you can go do something insane?" Yuffie asked.

"I promised Nero I wouldn't hurt Weiss," I said. "Just both of you go I can handle this."

"Hey you may not be able to hurt him but we can," Yuffie readied her shuriken and Vincent raised his gun. I grabbed their arms in frustration.

"He's dead," I said to them. "It's Nero who's giving the orders!"

"What a clever theory Angevale," Nero appeared behind Vincent and Yuffie and they pointed their weapons at him. "Soon my brother will reawaken and take control of Omega."

"Nero stop it!" I yelled. I didn't know why but I was just talking without thinking.

"It seems like an eternity ago I was granted the knowledge of rebirth," Nero said. I noticed the Mako getting brighter.

"Who told you that?" Vincent asked. I really didn't know what to do and I felt so confused. Without thinking I pulled my gun on Weiss and aimed at him, making Nero yell out in anger.

"Stay away from my brother!" A wave of darkness pulled over us, seinding us into a deep nothingness.

I tried to focus in the darkness but it was scary. It reminded me so much of Atrum's dark Aura. I felt myself crying as I heard painful screams and agonized souls. I could feel it tearing me apart and I felt helpless to do anything about it.

I couldn't hear anything or move, it was like I was bound to one place. I kept my eyes shut because I was too scared. I just wanted this darkness to go away. It felt as though it was eating away at me.

I felt two hands clutch my shoulders and shake me and in a panic I started screaming and stuggling, trying to get away. They tried to keep a hold of me so I struggled harder. They didn't let go and they held me tightly as I screamed and panicked and cried.

"Angie! Angie snap out of it!" I finally whipped my eyes open at Yuffie's voice, looking at her and breathing heavily. "Man you scream loudly. Vincent had a hard time keeping hold of you."

"Vincent?" I asked. It was him? I should have known. "What happened?"

"He went back in to get you, you were kicking and screaming and then he told me to take care of you but it was like you were in your own world," She explained. I nodded slowly, feeling embarrassed about it. We saw darkness fill the corridor and I pusyhed myself against the wall in fear that it would swallow us again.

All that happened was Nero stumbling out of his own darkness and weakly going to the large metal doors to his brother. Vincent stood in front of us, looking at Nero.

"Weiss will be reborn..." I mumbled. Vincent looked at Yuffie and I.

"Yuffie, take Angevale and Shelke to the surface and meet with Reeve. I'll deal with this," As Vincent walked off I pulled out the file Nero gave me and shoved it into Yuffie's hands.

"Take this to Reeve and don't lose it," I told her, quickly getting up and stopping Vincent with my hastiness. "I'm going too."

"You're not, it's too dangerous," Vincent countered quickly. I felt a little mad when he said that.

"This is my fight too," I said, narrowing my eyes. "Stop treating me like a child!"

"You're not going, what if something happens to you?"

"I don't care I've came this far and do you really think I wont see it til the end?" Vincent turned around so I grabbed his wrist, stopping him. "Vincent look at me," He didn't. I tightened my grip around his wrist. "Look at me!" Slowly he faced me. I loosened my grip and stared straight into his eyes and he stared back into mine. "... I grew up."

In Gongaga... before we went to the Forgotten City... I remembered the conversation I had with Vincent. What he wanted me to do...

"When you believe that... look me in the eye and say it."

I do believe it now. I've grown up. I know it now.

Vincent stared at me for a few moments, understanding what I said. He nodded slowly, seemingly happy with my answer.

"Fine, let's finish this."