Chapter 12

A piercing scream came from the lab shortly after Red XIII breathed its last breath. It was Yuffie, screaming frantically, with tears spilling onto the floor. As the rest of the members came, their eyes grew and gasped in horror as they saw the blood covered beast.

"Red XIII!!" Cid yelled, as he ran towards it and cuddled it with his hands. Soon, his navy blue shirt and his hands were stained with the scarlet blood. Cid shook his head sadly.

"Dead..." He murmured softly.

Aeris clasped her hands and muttered a prayer as the others closed their eyes and looked away, sorrowfully. Tifa hugged Yuffie close to her chest and touched her hair. "Its okay... Yuffie..." Yuffie sobbed loudly. "But... what happened?? Red XIII... was still all right yesterday...." Barret slammed his fists onto the ground, breaking a hole through the ground. "Dammit! I'll make sure i'll break the bones of that murderer!!" "What murderer?" A cold voice sounded through the whole lab. The crew turned their heads towards the door. It was Cloud. He was folding his arms, with his face full of seriousness. "Cloud?" Aeris said with a soft voice as he began to walk forward. "Back!" He commanded, as he began to examine the corpse. He smoothed Red XIII's wild mane and stood up.

"I've a feeling... that Sephiroth did these."

"What?" Everybody gasped, including Aeris. "Are you sure?" Tifa asked questionably. Cloud flicked away a stray strand of his hair and nodded.

"Only Sephiroth can possess such monstrous power." Cloud replied, as he looked at Tifa with a solemn expression.

"Sephiroth...!!" Barret gritted his teeth, as he clutched his fist tightly. "I swear i'll kill that scumbag!!" Cloud folded his arms and leaned against the wall. "Right. We'll set off first thing in the morning."

"What?" Yuffie asked. "We don't even know where the heck is he!!" Vincent nodded too. "We can't possibly use the computer too..." He paused as he glanced at the dead Red XIII with his enchanting eyes of rubies. "Only Red XIII knows how to operate this thing..." Cloud smirked, showing his fang. "Don't worry a single thing, people." He paused, as his blue eyes gleamed with the sunlight.

"He'll turn up for sure..."

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Meanwhile, Cloud was huddling himself on the ground, as he clutched his hair. Shining circles were slowly destroyed one by one. By now, Cloud had already forgotten who were Sephiroth, Vincent, Cait Sith, Tifa, and Barret. Events of the burning of Nibelhiem, days of being in Shinra Company, meetings with the Turks, and obtaining the Huge materias were completely wiped out from his brain.

Suddenly, a orb containing Cloud's profile shattered.

Vivid, blue eyes began to widen. "Wh... who am i?? WHO AM I??" Cloud screamed, as he clutched his head and yelled on top of his lungs. Sephiroth floated in the midair, crossing his legs and smiled with great evilness. His emerald eyes gazed onto Cloud as he placed his fingers onto his chin.

"Your nightmare has only just begun, Cloud Strife..."

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