Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Final Fantasy VII : Atonement ❯ Chapter 20 - Story's End ( Chapter 20 )

Author's Note: It's good to be back folks. Now without any further ado…..Sephiroth will go on with his shpeel.

Chapter 20 - Story's End

"As Jenova began to lose her fight against Vincent and I, she used Aeris against me. The new cellular bindings she had created in Aeris began to break down as her consciousness awoke in her body. Jenova needed a new protector because her control over Aeris would be short-lived. Allowing Aeris' body to slowly break down Jenova's cells would have caused her no harm, but Jenova began to forcefully rip her cells from Aeris, causing her incredible pain and damage that could have been fatal. Aeris dropped from the sky with a scream, and I had to sprint to catch her. After taking more wounds, Jenova kidnapped Cloud and escaped.

"I didn't know what to do. At the time, I had very little memory of my time in the lifestream. I knew that I had died and I knew my mission, but all my time spent with Aeris was lost in the sea of my memory. Still, watching Aeris fall from the sky in pain and into my arms pulled at my heart and I could think of nothing but her safety. Perhaps I was being selfish by giving up on Cloud at the time. If so, then I apologize, but in my panic, I simply cured Aeris with my materia and then stole Cloud's chocobo and took Aeris with me. I needed time and I needed a plan. I didn't know if all of Avalanche's members had survived, and the only person I thought I could trust was myself. I fled with Aeris to find a safe haven and come up with a plan. We fled to Mideel.

"As Aeris slowly healed within her coma, I stayed by her side, hoping for an explanation to appear before me. I had no memory of our time in the lifestream, and I had no idea what had happened to her. Thankfully, she awoke from her coma rather quickly, and her recovery was swift.

"She had no clue where she was or how she had gotten there, but she retained all of her memories about us. We lived together in Mideel while she healed and I prepared for my next move.

"Unfortunately, Jenova made her move first. She sent Cloud after us. He appeared at our home one night, and he was set on killing me. When Aeris cast Wall on both of us, we could no longer harm each other. Cloud mentioned that he was doing what Aeris had ordered him to do and that the woman before him was an impostor. Aeris attempted to reach out to Cloud's rebroken mind to convince him of the truth. For awhile, she seemed to be reaching him as his real personality resurfaced. Then Aeris told him something very important that was new to me as well. She told him of our relationship in during out time in death to try and convince him that I was on the side of good.

"Her idea backfired. Jenova used Cloud, and attacked his mind in that moment of surprise, causing him to attack in a fit of rage. He raised his blade to run Aeris through to her grave again, but I jumped in front of her. With the Wall spell worn off, the Ultima Weapon pierced my chest. I fell to my knees and into unconsciousness. Then, as I was told later, Cloud raised his sword again to kill Aeris but was knocked aside by Vincent in his Chaos form. After wounding Cloud, he retrieved Aeris and I, who had used the Great Gospel to attempt to heal me. I was brought here and I awoke a short time ago.

"The rest of my tale has yet to be lived. Now you know what happened and exactly who and what I am. What happens next is up to you."

Author's Note: I know…. it's short. I'm sorry. But this chapter really can't go any farther. I'll post the next one soon! R&R please!