Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ An Angel's Story ❯ An Angel's Death ( One-Shot )

An Angel's Death…

The loss of a life

The loss of Aerith

The pain of Cloud Strife

For his angelic Aerith…

Her smile used to shame the morning sun

Her beauty turned the moon to envy

Her eyes betrayed the brightest emeralds

The burden she carried was quite heavy

She did not want bloodshed

She did not want greed

She did not want hatred

For things of riches, she didn't need

She knew her life would end

She knew that Cloud would be sad

She loved him more than a friend

Aerith was all he had

She knelt to the ground

And summoned her love

He came without sound

Bearing his mace

His mind screamed

His body distraught

His hand were steady

And yet his spirit fought

How could he even consider?

Of destroying such beauty

But her insistent urge was desperately bitter

Yet his love for her would not slaughter purity

The weapon had fallen from his hands

Aerith now knew how much he loved her

Though she could not undo the sands

The wounded earth needed her…

She smiled one last time

She summoned another…

Out of the shadows he came

Bearing freedom to her

His blade struck true

Life seeped away

The light in her eyes began to fade

Her spirit could no longer stay

An angel fell

She flew away

Leaving behind

Poor Cloud at bay

The loss of a life

The loss of Aerith

The pain of Cloud Strife

For his Angelic Aerith…