The Crystal of Stars
Chapter Eight: The Plan

by ZellMog

Reno sat at the head of a large oak table. To his left was Rude, and to his right was Elena. At the other end of the table was Angela, and to her right was Drell.

" So why exactly were we supposed to assassinate Reeve? Could'nt we have just stolen the damn doll?" Drell asked, sliding a cigarette out of his pocket.

Angela stood up and walked over to a cabinet, from which she removed a folder. " This is why we killed Reeve. Now, see this man?" She said pointing at a oily man in a picture. " This is Peter Shinra. A cousin of our ex-employer. He used to work at Shinra as a guard, but changed his name to Peter Daran. He was vice-president of Shinra yesterday, now he is president."

" So why put another moron in charge of Shinra?" Elena asked. " Yeah, most of Shinra hates us and the old employees of Shinra, they will overthrow him!" Rude added in.

Angela paced back and forth, for several minutes. " Well I see your point. That's why I'll show you this." She opened the cabinet and removed another folder. Opening it she said, " This is Dr. Antonio Estan. He used to work for Hojo. After Hojo was killed, he became head of the department. Estan wanted to work on a project, but Reeve would'nt let him. However our new president will.

Before Angela had time to close the folder, Reno caught a glimpse of another word. NESK.

Reno almost choked at sight of the word. He knew that word. And if he was right, he would have to stop the experiment right away.

* * *

Dr. Antonio Estan led the new President through his lab. " Jesus Christ Estan! How many times have you tried this experiment!?" Daran exclaimed looking at the freakish forms in the tubes around him.

" About 37 times, but now i've succeeded in my attempts, behold NESK!" Estan removed a sheet from a large tube. Inside was the most terrifying sight Daran had ever seen. Inside was a 7 foot man, blonde hair, red eyes. With a long sword in his right hand, and a machine gun strapped to his left.

" This is your clone of Sephiroth!?" Daran exclaimed.

Antonio smiled. " This is just the beginning, come with me"

* * *

Samantha Ghrett, head of security at the lab was having lunch when the alarm went off. Grabbing her machine gun she ran downstairs.

" Damnit! What escaped!?" Samantha yelled to a guard. " It was NESK!" Three bullets rang out, and the guard was dead, Samantha got around the corner in time to see another guard be impaled on NESK's sword.

" Jesus!" Ghrett cried out firing six bullets into NESK's chest, doing nothing. NESK simply walked into an elevator and went towards Estan's office.

Samantha quickly reacted running for the stairs. Out a window she saw President Daran boarding his helicopter, but Dr. Estan was still in his office.

Samantha reached for her gun and went towards the office.

* * *

" Blockade all doors, and whatever you do dont harm the specimen!" Antonio Estan barked orders through the intercom, as NESK lowered himself into the room.

" Hello good Doctor." NESK said calmly, sliding his sword out. " You thought you created the perfect clone did'nt you? Well you made me too perfect, I remember everything Sephiroth does. And now I must kill you, Shinra and the one who killed me.... Cloud."

NESK raised his arm slashing through Estan's chest, and leaped out the window, as Samantha Ghrett and two other soldiers showed up.

Estan raised his bloody face to them, " Go to Arandel, protect Daran."

" Prepare the troops, we're heading for the capital." The commander said to her two troops. " Looks like Sephiroth is out again. We will secure the capital city, and kill him if we find him. Then we will kill Daran and destroy this lab before anyone else can be killed."

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