Zack screamed and cast a wild Sleepel over the entire campsite.


On the morning of the fourth day, Angeal's fleshy new body pressed against the sides of the container, with no space to move, shoving his head and neck up against the top. The clear barricade distorted the body's features, compressed its limbs, but Zack saw. He saw.

He saw.

The flesh pulsated gently. The leathery growths on Angeal's new back had become immature, claw-tipped bat wings. They fluttered ineffectively against the clear, cylindrical barrier. The nubs down the center of Angeal's back were sharp, barbed spines.

As Zack watched in horror, unable to look away, the slits on Angeal's belly opened wide: The top revealed an oversized eyeball, the iris deep blue with green flecks and softly glowing, like Angeal's mako eyes. The bottom grinned, a gaping mouth full of sharp fangs.

A long, pointed tongue whipped out of that horrible maw. Two sets of claws scratched lightly, reflexively, at the inside of the specimen container. The tail flicked.

It wasn't asleep! It wasn't asleep!

Zack screamed and cast a wild Sleepel over the entire campsite. Birds and insects and arboreal animals fell from the trees, plopping into the wooded undergrowth. Whatever lived in the bracken and shrubs became silent.

The A-Ahrimans all went limp. Their single eyeballs closed behind their armored visors. Those hovering in the air dropped, hitting the ground with sick thuds.

Zack saw Angeal's gold-framed face on their foreheads, eyes closed like his copies' grotesque, oversized eyes were closed.

Angeal's head continued to sleep atop its new, monstrous body. He had never woken. He slept. The new body's giant eye closed, its jaws grew slack, and it also slept.

When every living creature around him was unconscious, Zack collapsed. He leaned to one side and vomited, then huddled over, wrapped his arms about his middle, and wept.


Yes, Angeal's head is sitting on top of an Ahriman now.

Images of Ahrimans:

Final Fantasy VII OG: https colon slash slash finalfantasy dot fandom dot com slash wiki slash Ahriman#Final_Fantasy_VII
Crisis Core OG: https colon slash slash finalfantasy dot fandom dot com slash wiki slash Crisis_Core_-Final_Fantasy_VII-
Crisis Core OG A-Ahriman (Angeal Copy): https colon slash slash finalfantasy dot fandom dot com slash wiki slash A-Ahriman

I probably should have included these links sooner, huh?