Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Second Chances At Life ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
The brother's Remnant watched helplessly as they saw the one they had waited for so long; the one they had devoted their lives to bring back; they watched the man with the unnaturally long hair crumble at the face of a woman who had appeared out of no where. “Mother.” the older man mumbled stepping close to the woman who stood stiffly in the middle of the darkened forest; their hiding place. She had jet black hair that fell to her shoulders long in the front brought at an odd angle to be short in the back.


What they wondered most though is what the man was doing calling this woman 'mother', she was nothing like Genova, nothing about her exuded anything that was even slightly like her.


“I am not your mother.” the woman replied calmly as the man continued to move closer to her, paying no head to her words as if they hadn't even been spoken in the first place. A sword was strapped to her back, an ordinary katana is what it appeared to be, sheathed in black lacquer with an equally black handle.


“Mother.” the man mumbled again he was only a foot or two away from her, and she seemed to be on guard about his movements.


“I am not your mother, do you not listen? The one you called mother is gone now I have destroyed all remains of the rotting flesh called 'Genova'. I was created by the lifestream to purify the planet of such disease, since the humes could not do so themselves.” she spoke harshly and coolly making the man stop in his tracks and stare at her oddly before dropping to his knees.


His head bowed as he thought about her words the rain pouring from the sky burned at his skin slightly but he paid no mind to it. His body went limp with the numbness of it all, his mother was gone and this woman had did it but she reminded him so much of... her.


Slowly she stepped forward placing a finger lightly under his chin lifting his face slowly to look at her. “Come now, you are not to be here surely you must know that. This is not your body, you have already died and should return to lifestream already. Give this child back his body he can still be saved if only you return so I can help him.” she spoke as she watched his dull eyes examine her.


“Mother...” he mumbled again getting a small and sad smile in return to his words.


“Only if you return to lifestream will I be allowed to be your mother.” she replied watching as his green eyes flickered at bit at her words.


“How?” he asked unsure of her words suddenly, returning would mean he would continue to be dead. Right?


“I am indefinitely a conscious part of the lifestream that surrounds us, you are tainted by Genova cells as is and do not have your own body. If you return I can purify and make you a new body one without the taint of experiments and childhood loneliness. You will be new, able to the live the life that was originally supposed to be yours.” she explained receiving a soft smile.


“A life with a real mother?” he asked the smile continuing to grace his features in the numbness of it all.


“Yes, a life with a real mother, but you must leave first I have some things that need to be completed and can only be done if you leave. My sweet Sephiroth.” she said getting a soft not as the man fell softly into her waiting arms his form melting away in a blue glow. His form shifted to the smaller one of Kadaj.


Slowly she turned her soft features from the sleeping teen to the other two of the bothers Remnant who were currently staring at her. They looked ready to fight at any moment, slowly and without words she scooped up the small teen effortlessly which was surprising with how small and frail she look to them.


Turning the woman made her move to leave them where they were, “Wait! You can't have him!” Loz was the first to yell after the woman as he let his childish emotions take over and he ran towards her, weapon ready to kill for his little brother.


Turning she glared at the man who was now frozen before her, “You raise your weapon to me?! Are you insane or stupid?! Your brother has poisoned the planet for far too long with his mako and must be dealt with I will be damned if your going to stop me.” she hissed her hair raising slightly as the power of the lifestream swirled around her before she sent the man flying back into one of the trees without so much as touching him.


“Loz!” Yazoo yelled in slight panic as he rushed toward his little brother to see if he was fine. Yazoo looked back at the woman his perfectly trained features showing none of the strain that was making tears fall down his face. “Don't kill him!” he pleaded not moving knowing it now it would do no use to try and rush the woman.


“Of course I wouldn't, I simply wish rid him of the mako.” she replied staring at the two men before her dully.


“The mako is what keeps him alive though!” Yazoo yelled back feeling the stress build up, he was going to loose his younger brother.


“It won't be anymore then.” she replied coolly before disappearing in a blue mist.


“No!” he yelled again laying his head heavily onto Loz's chest letting his face contort into the pain he was feeling tears running down his face, he didn't want to loose his youngest brother. Sure he had seemed to be the most sadistic of them all but that's because he was still a child who didn't know any better, it was all they had ever known.

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Slowly Kadaj was lain out on a soft white bed, as the woman who had carried him here examined him closely looking for where the mako source originated In his body. Finding it she placed her hand on his stomach a bright blue resonating from her as she did so. Closing her eyes she concentrated on the mako, using a little bit of energy to push it from the boy's body and replace it with purified life energy.


Her eyes opened to look when she felt the boy beneath her convulse in pain a choked scream leaving his throat. It had to be done though otherwise the world would never be healed from the disease it would always suffer some way or another and this boy's momentary pain was a necessary sacrifice.


Concentrating again she pushed more energy through his system her eyes allowing her to watching the mako build up in other places as she did so, slowly she worked to purge his body of it. Stopping when the boy say straight up and yelled before leaning over the side of the bed and throwing the mako up onto the floor. It seemed almost surreal as the tainted blood continued to flow through his system, sitting next to him she paid no mind as the blood splashed from the ground and onto her skin, only to turn blue and disappear.


Lightly she placed a comforting hand on Kadaj's back rubbing it slowly and soothingly until he was finished expelling the mako from his own body. Leaving the boy a trembling mess as he stared blankly at the blood on the floor. Knowing he was finished and the mako had successfully left his system she placed a hand lightly onto his shoulder and pressed him to lay back on the bed to rest.


“Who are you?” the boy whispered as the woman stood from the bed his throat was now raw.


“Ukiyo, and now you must rest little one you have been through a lot.” she replied walking toward the door looking back at him and giving him a faint smile. “I wouldn't want you dying from your lack of energy, your brothers threw a fit that I was taking you to begin with.” Ukiyo said lightly smiling as the boy nodded before rolling onto his side and closing his eyes. Already the blood on the floor was beginning to disappear into the air, making it so that there were only tree people left for her to find.

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T wo Weeks Later



Cloud tensed as two silver haired men entered the bar called Seventh Heaven, he was unsure of they wanted as he placed his hand on his buster sword ready for a fight. “What do you want?” Cloud said coolly his hand tightening around the handle of the sword.


“Calm down brother we're not here to fight we... need your help.” Yazoo spoke up Loz was standing behind him looking around curiously.


“Yeah well I don't think that's going to work out too well.” Cloud replied narrowing his eyes at them, where was the youngest one? The one that they had used to resurrect Sephiroth.


“Someone is out to kill us, they've already taken Kadaj.” Yazoo insisted Loz got a look like he was about to cry at the sound of the youngest name.


“Well good then we don't have to deal with you anymore.” Tifa replied harshly entering from the back of the bar glaring at Loz mainly.


“Yeah well I can understand your not being concerned with our lives but she's after us because of the mako in our blood.” Yazoo shook his head slightly looking over at Cloud intensely. “That means she won't be after just us but you too.” he said motioning towards Cloud who now seemed oddly interested.


“She? There's only one of them? It seems hardly a challenge for you.” Cloud replied eyeing them oddly.


“Yes it would have appeared so considering her frail appearance. She subdued Sephiroth with just her appearance and words, and Loz... she didn't even touch him but he was hurt badly trying to get to Kadaj.” Yazoo explained as he now had Cloud listening intently.


“Perhaps, a momentary truce until this person is gone.” Tifa said hesitantly as she looked at Cloud for a moment who seemed to be stuck in his thoughts.


A bright blue light drew all of their attentions toward the woman who had just appeared in the middle of the room looking around calmly, instantly everyone in the room went tense as they drew their weapons. Ukiyo seemed unconcerned and un-fazed by this though as she examined the room slowly, a grin spread across her features as her eyes landed on Loz.


“Ah yes, the temper mental one.” she spoke moving toward the man who seemed to the rest of the room completely stuck in his place, his eyes widening in fear as he attempted to free himself from his invisible bindings. Yazoo pulled out his 'Velvet Nightmare' firing shots off at the woman who didn't seem to notice the bullets stopping mid-air as she continued moving toward Loz.


With a frustrated growl Yazoo threw his gun to the ground and rushed forward fire materia glowing in his hand as he did so. Like Loz's failed attempt though he was flung across the bar breaking the many bottle lining the wall as he fell the the ground. Ukiyo placed her arms around Loz sending one last smile in Cloud's directions as she disappeared much the same way as she appeared.


Looking over to where Yazoo had landed, Cloud saw Tifa kneeling next to the trembling silver haired man who looked up at him with a watery eyed glare. “Why didn't you help?!” he snarled harshly at the blonde, which wasn't directed as strong as usual since he was still crying. “You didn't help at all! And now...” he shook his head looking at his black clad hands as they curled into fists. “Now I'm all alone.” he said defeated, biting his lip.


“Come on now I think you should rest.” Tifa said softly trying to help the silver haired man up only to be brushed off as he stood shakily moving numbly to grab his weapon from the ground.


“It wouldn't have done any good even if I did try to help.” Cloud spoke suddenly getting a strange look from the other man before he continued his way outside.

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Kadaj woke to the sound of someone howling, and screaming on the other side of the room. Slowly the small teen sat up to see what was going on, on the other side of the room was Ukiyo trying to get his older brother Loz to calm down which wasn't working.


“Loz?” Kadaj spoke softly, but apparently he couldn't be heard over the screams. Knowing he couldn't raise his voice any higher since his throat still hurt slightly, Kadaj stood on shaky legs from his bed and moved ever so slowly to the other side of the room where the struggling was going on. Ukiyo had the short haired man pinned under her now as she waited for him to run out of energy from his struggling.


Slowly Kadaj placed a pale hand on his older brother's shoulder making green mako eyes snap up to the young boy. “Loz.” he said again fully grabbing the man's recognition.


“Kadaj, your... your alive.” the man seemed to visibly relax at the sight of his younger brother still alive and breathing. Smiling softly Kadaj raised his hand to stroke Loz's cheek before a hand snapped up and captured his own.


“Don't!” Ukiyo snapped looking up at Kadaj.


“Why?” Kadaj asked softly looking confused.


“His skin also contains traces of mako, if you were to accidentally to consume any it would infect you with Geo Stigma which would slowly rot your body from the outside in.” she explained getting a small nod in reply as Kadaj withdrew his hand watching as Loz continued to stare at him as he were some stranger. Turning her attentions back toward Loz, Ukiyo pulled out a small glowing materia holding it above the man beneath her. “Sleep.” she said activating the materia watching as the mans eyes dropped over his eyes signaling his immediate sleep.


“Go back to your bed.” Ukiyo said softly looking at the boy who nodded hesitantly as he stared at Loz for a moment before doing as he was told. Immediately Ukiyo began the same procedure she had done on Kadaj, who was sitting watching wide as soon his brother woke with a gasp spilling mako all over the floor much the same as he had.


When Loz was finished expelling all the mako in his system onto the floor he looked weakly toward Kadaj tears were in his eyes; probably confusion and fear are what Kadaj assumed them to be. “Go to sleep Loz, it won't be so bad when you wake up I promise.” the boy offered comfortingly since he had always been the sort of leader of the three, since after all he was the one who was meant to bring upon Sephiroth's resurrection. Sephiroth had always been their 'mother's' favorite child after all so what else could he do?


So without question the short haired man obeyed the smaller boy and closed his forcing his body into sleep. Ukiyo looked over at Kadaj and offered him a small smile for comfort before moving over to his bed and wrapping her arms around the boy. “Thank you.” she whispered softly as she wrapped her arms around the boy comfortingly as she assumed a mother would her child.


“How about since you helped me tonight you help me with something tomorrow too.” Ukiyo said, Kadaj pulled away from her embrace gently and looked up at her confused his eyes were still the stunning green, though they no longer held their catlike appearance.


“Are you bringing Yazoo here tomorrow? So soon?” Kadaj asked a small bit of excitement mixed with anticipation lacing his voice.


Ukiyo shook her head 'no' making the boy's head drop slightly; a sign of sadness; “Something else, it's seems the purification of Sephiroth's soul is almost complete and when it is he will need a body for it to enter. Will you help me take care of him until he wakes up.” Kadaj looked up at her his eyes widening and filling with a look of wonder at her words

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Never in his life did he ever think he would be able to meet the man him and his brother's so worshiped, after it was his body that was to be used to house the soul in the first place. So he was never intended to meet such a great man, this offer Ukiyo presented to him though was just too good to resist.


“Really? Sephiroth?” he said a bit awe struck like a child being presented with a toy he had waited for eagerly.


“Yes, Sephiroth although I must warn you. He will contain any of the memories of his life before, he will starting all over again. The only thing that will be the same is his appearance. He won't have the taint of Genova cells in him this time so everything about his personality will seem different from what you imagined it would be.” Ukiyo explained still getting an excited nod in reply from the boy.


Smiling softly she placed a light kiss on Kadaj's forehead before standing slowly to leave the room casting him one last small smile as always before leaving. “Now sleep little one tomorrow will be a big day for you.” she said before shutting the door behind her with a soft click.

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A/N


Alright this is something I'm just doing in my spare time cause I can't get the damn thing out of my head so who knows how quickly I will post up chapters. I mean Im usually pretty good at getting chaps up fast but well... whatever we will see what happens. Anyways review and tell me how you like it.