VERMAAT: Promise in the Stars

[Endless Light]

(Let me start just by saying...please don't let this thread die so soon.
I've made a RP earlier this month and it wasn't even bothered with. =P)

(Promise in the Stars is the first in a trilogy of VERMAAT roleplay.)

Basically, here's how the story goes:

ShinRa has been rebuilt by a young man named Xelloss, whose prescence on the planet is of unknown origin. Commanded by Xelloss, DeepGround has reactivated itself, and a plan to overthrow the planet in payback has ensued.

It has been ordered that the original line of SOLDIER first class be cloned and mako infused, so as no one would stand in their way. Sephiroth, Cloud, and Zack have returned as only shells of their former selves.

The underground Rebellion peace settlement is slowly rising, to fight back the new horde of SOLDIER and Xelloss. They plan to reduce all human life, and send the remaining bunch of them to the planet Phoenix.

The rebellion is led by a man known as Max (short for Maximillian), who has a personal score to settle with Xelloss. The rebellion now fights back with all they've got, and has a special unit out in search of the world's richest materia...
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RULES

1. Post "Promise in the Stars" above your character sheet or you will NOT be accepted, for not reading the rules.

2. No god modding (No acting invincible.)

3. No killing other characters (unless they permit it.)

4. No killing story characters (I.E. Maximillian, Xelloss) without the permit of me or someone else in charge.

5. No double-posting.

6. No posting pointless, one liners. (Unless it's for the RP and you're an accepted member.)
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Character Sheet

UserName:
Name:
Age:
Opposition (REBELLION or DEEPGROUND or NEUTRAL):
Weapon:
Physical Appearance (Hair, eyes, clothing):
Accessories (Jewelry, tattoos, etc.):
Personality:

Profile:
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I'll start.

UserName: Endless Light
Name: Tannak
Age: 19
Opposition (REBELLION or DEEPGROUND or NEUTRAL): REBELLION
Weapon: Buster Sword
Physical Appearance (Hair, eyes, clothing): Long, blonde hair, ocean blue eyes, enhanced SOLDIER uniform. (Steel SOLDIER armor plate with mythril gloves. Pants and boots are still the same.)
Accessories (Jewelry, tattoos, etc.): Two hoop rings on right ear, lipring on left side of lip, tattoo on back of a poem written by his mother.
Personality: Tannak is not very self-centered. He helps people when need be, but sometimes he is faced to put himself first. He feels that human life is what's most important, and it should be so easily shoved aside to its downfall.

Profile: Tannak was born and raised in NeoKalm by his false mother, Elemia. She raised his to the age of sixteen where he skimmed through files of the 'accident' so long before his birth and realized his mother was actually not of this planet (JENOVA).

After notified of this, Tannak took off in search of his real mother, all the while getting caught up in the imposing farce between Xelloss, Maximillian, DeepGround and the Rebellion.

(We'll start after some profiles are up.)

[KH2_FinalSora]

Hm...wonder if...should I add Drake/Renmaneox?

[Endless Light]

If you want to. It's gonna be a sweet story. I watched Last Order last night and became inspired xD.

[K H P]

UserName: KH pwner
Name: mazakya
Age: 18
Sex: Female
Opposition: Rebellion
Weapon: Two barettas / good fighter
Physical Appearance: green eyes, black hair, black tight pants, black converses, white t-shirt, with black leather jacket
Accessories" Long dog tag chain with her brother and sisters name on it, tatoo that is 59304 written on the back of her neck
Personality: Serious, sarcastic, laid back

[lonbilly]

"Promise in the Stars"

UserName: Lonbilly
Name: Ed
Age: 16
Opposition: Rebellion
Weapon: His fists, and Guns
Physical Appearance (Hair, eyes, clothing): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c4/Full_Metal_Alchemist_s01e50.png/250px-Full_Metal_Alchemist_s01e50.png
Accessories (Jewelry, tattoos, etc.): knuckle gloves, both black
Personality: Courages, outgoing, happy, and strong

[Xykru]

"Promise in teh stars"

Really where?

UserName: Xikru
Name: Rei
Age: 18
Opposition (REBELLION or DEEPGROUND or NEUTRAL): Neutral
Weapon: Katana
Physical Appearance (Hair, eyes, clothing):
Height:5'10''
Weight: 130 lbs
Gender: Male
Eye color: Green
Hair Color: Black
Hair style:Short and spiky
Clothing: Traditional Japanese
Accessories (Jewelry, tattoos, etc.): Kanji for "Peacefull Chaos" on left shoulder
Personality: Kind and caring, he tends to easily make friends. He dislikes conflict, but when he feels the need to draw his blade, He is of an exremely high caliber of skill. His speach is polite, if a bit sarcastic, and he tends to go over the top on anything he becomes passionate about.

[KH2_FinalSora]

Promise in the...*falls asleep*

UserName: KH2_FinalSora
Name: Drake Raize
Age: 21
Opposition (REBELLION or DEEPGROUND or NEUTRAL): Nuetral...mostly
Weapon: Dual 69G Berettas, Two Blades (Twin Nova Blades)
Shining Nova - Blade nearly pure silver in color, element of holy
Shadow Nova - Blade nearly completely black, element of deat/darkness (whichever one is an actual element)
Physical Appearance (Hair, eyes, clothing): Spikey, jet-black hair that goes to abput mid-neck. He wears a tattered white shirt, blue jeans, and a black jacket overtop.
Accessories (Jewelry, tattoos, etc.): Diamond-Shaped Pendant around his neck (used as materia slot also)
Personality: Easy going and lighthearted, has courage, but lacks faith in his own power...sorta. He doesn't like hurting people.

Summons: Alexander, Bahamut
((If we use 'em))

[Endless Light]

UserName: KH pwner
Name: mazakya
Age: 18
Sex: Female
Opposition: Rebellion
Weapon: Two barettas / good fighter
Physical Appearance: green eyes, black hair, black tight pants, black converses, white t-shirt, with black leather jacket
Accessories" Long dog tag chain with her brother and sisters name on it, tatoo that is 59304 written on the back of her neck
Personality: Serious, sarcastic, laid back

Please re read the rules, good sir.

lonbilly - Accepted.

Xikru - Accepted.

KH2FinalSora - BARELY accepted, cause you fell asleep halfway through the header. xD

LOOKING FOR THREAD MODERATORS.

[KH2_FinalSora]

Oh oh! Mememememe! Okey...jk. Sorta..I'll enforce spelling and grammatical mistakes...and accept prfiles and stuff. I really dun care. But yeah, that was a joke.

[Endless Light]

(( Alright, that's fine.

Seeing as how you're on and this is my last class and I'm gone for the weekend.

We might as well start so I can post before I leave 'till Monday. =D ))
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Maximillian jumped. "Join the rebellion!? I highly doubt it, young man."
The words rung loud and clear in Tannak's head, as they were screamed into his ear by the old man with the nine-foot beard touching the floor.

Tannak blinked and rubbed his ear. "Why do you decline me?"

Max laughed a hearty old pirate's laugh. "Look at yerself. You're clearly of SOLDIER!"

Tannak pulled from his back the Buster Sword and placed it onto Max's shoulder, the blade only inches from his throat.
"Don't ever call me a SOLDIER, you old man. All of that is behind me now."

He took a step back and sheated the monstrous blade, folding his arms with a scoff.

"I want to join the Rebelllion and help you, you geezer. So settle yourself."

Maximillian looked long and hard at the young boy with blonde locks. Almost to test him, he drew na old cane and forced himself on the attack of the Ex-SOLDIER.

Tannak was confused. Was he about to fight an old geezer like Maximillian Faun? Oh boy.

[KH2_FinalSora]

Drake sat down at the edge of the bar, gazing through the window. "Max got another one? Jeez...they've been recruiting like mad lately. I wonder if the other side got a new weapon.."

[Endless Light]

Maximillian Faun. Age 89. Defeat an Ex-SOLDIER? I don't think so.

The man came charging with his cane outward, and Tannak quickly drew his Buster Sword, blasting the side of the cane away, splitting it in half.

"I'm sorry old man, but did you seriously think a cane would stand a chance against..."

Before Tannak could finish, the old man's cane had retracted and lengthened itself into a blade. He clashed with Tannak multiple times before he threw him backwards, sending Tannak crashing into the wooden floor.

Max leapt high into the air, coming down on Tannak with a deadly blow awaiting behind the evil smirk he was wearing. Tannak reached around for his Buster Sword, and desperately placed it upward to convey the attack in another direction.

The old man was flying sideways now, and Tannak flew after him, grasping him by the throat and shoving his knee into the old man's back, popping it and sending him slamming into the ground face-first.

After the dust cleared, both men were standing, weapons drawn.

A sound of thunder outside halted the battle. Sounds of motorbikes flying by above had distracted Max from continuing the fight. "You win, you're accepted!" He yelled to Tannak before he took off running up the stairs to the surface, never to be seen again.

Tannak blinked, then placed his Buster Sword clipped to his back once more, sitting down next a man at the bar. He held his head in pain, for a migraine had set in after all the bashing and slamming the previous battle with some old geezer had given him falsely.
"What a pain..." he muttered.

[kingdomkeys]

Promise in the stars
UserName: Kingdomkeys
Name: Erin
Age: 19
Opposition (REBELLION or DEEPGROUND or NEUTRAL): Neutral
Weapon: Katana
Physical Appearance (Hair, eyes, clothing): http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s60/chiz_86/anime%20girls/SkyeAkane1.jpg
Accessories (Jewelry, tattoos, etc.): look in pic.
Personality: She is sweet when she wants to be but is also smart and cunning

[KH2_FinalSora]

((Accepted))

[Endless Light]

Proceedingly becoming drunk after awhile at the bar, he sat up, stumbling across the room into an open room, where he flung himself onto the bed and stuffed his face into the pillow.

[KH2_FinalSora]

Drake blinked. "Great...another drunk person to deal with." His ears perked to the sound of running footsteps. "Hmm?" He looked outside, scanning the area quickly. "Not good..." Drake grabbed the hilt of his blade, readying himself. Two...One... He drew the blade, bringing within an inch of the person running.

It was a girl. With a frying pan. And she was scared.

BAM! Drake was out cold. The frying pan had a large dent in it, and the girl stared down at Drake. "Oh...sorry. I thought you were someone else...sorry Drake."

Ow.....

[Xykru]

Rei watched as drake ran out, getting clobbered by a young woman. He sighed, it seemed life was going down hill. He walked up to the mans prone form, his japanese robes jet black. Rei crouched, waving away teh woman.
"I'll take care of him, just don't hit any more bystanders." He laughed, proddind Drake.
"hey, man, You alright?"

[KH2_FinalSora]

Drake twitched. "Jeez..I wasn't gonna hit her, just stop her. Man that hurt..." He sat up, rubbing his head, "Ow..."

[Endless Light]

Tannak suddenly came out from his room, oblivious to the commotion, however, still interested in what was going on. He stumbled over to the three people, two men and one girl, and slurredly questioned, "WHAT IS...THAT NOISE?"

[KH2_FinalSora]

Drake sighed. "Drunk moron..." He walked up to Tannak, and smacked him in the back of the head. "Baka!"

[Endless Light]

Tannak mumbled some juttered nonsense and slammed face-first onto the floor. He held the back of his head and spun around the floor with his feet and took a quick stand, tackling Drake to the ground.

[kingdomkeys]

(( I will just magically apear there....))

Erin walked up the stairs to her room. Seeing a few people in the hallway she decited to take a look at what they were talking about. She walks up behind them.

[Endless Light]

(( I will just magically apear there....))

Erin walked up the stairs to her room. Seeing a few people in the hallway she decited to take a look at what they were talking about. She walks up behind them.

(( You should really post a profile... <_< ))

[kingdomkeys]

(( Uh.... I did....KH2_FinalSora accepted me))

[KH2_FinalSora]

Tannak mumbled some juttered nonsense and slammed face-first onto the floor. He held the back of his head and spun around the floor with his feet and took a quick stand, tackling Drake to the ground.

Drake threw the man off of him. "Get off!" He quickly rose to his feet. "Just be lucky I'm in a good mood today!" Drake grumbled slightly and went back over to the bar, setting down and ordering something.
((God I hate my school. I hafta take an SOL test and won't be able to get on ALL day...stupid computers and school...so yeah.))

[Xykru]

Rei sat in the corner of the bar, sighing. Today had not been his day. He sipped lightly on his wine.

[Endless Light]

(( Oh okay, sorry then. ))

He awoke in a daze several minutes later, and his buzz had seemingly worn off. He sat down at the bar a few chairs away from the man (Rei) in the corner, and settled down a bit. A large rumble could be heard from the surface once more, and he quickly leapt to his feet, Buster Sword drawn.

He took off up the stairs to see the entrance swallowed in surrounding Deep Ground soldiers. He quickly dove back down the stairs as a hail of gunfire racketed the door off its hinges, and Deep Ground soldiers began pouring into the underground inn.

[Xykru]

Rei leaped to his feet as teh soldiers poured in.
"Damn... I was just getting comfortable too..." He muttered, his katana flashing. Near a window, he lept out it, into the alleyway. With one last look over his shoulder, he ran off into the shadows. From here, he would be unoberved, yet able to observe.

[KH2_FinalSora]

Drake continued to sit at the bar as bullets whizzed past his head. His drink was half empty already, and he took another sip to finish it. "Another please..."

[Endless Light]

The soldiers continued pouring in, then formed a line across the exit to the surface. Tannak stood there, sword drawn, and the soldiers seemed uncaring. They opened up in the back and from them parting emerged Xelloss, the white haired wicked. Beside him stood his personal general, Hiro, a ninja specializing in assassin techniques.
He stepped forward, examining Tannak up and down.

"I see you haven't changed. You're not very smart, escaping here while still in your SOLDIER uniform."
Tannak shook his head. "Why are you here?"

The man saw the attack Tannak was about to ensue, and quickly drew a long katana and parried the blow, sending Tannak off-balance whilst he shoved his hand out, knocking Tannak back into the while and a grunt of agony ecaped his breath.

"I've come for that uniform and weapon. If you're not going to stay a SOLDIER, we must take them from you. And...we must kill you. We cannot allow you to survive while still mako infused."

He signaled the soldiers to fire, and they all came up in arms at once, and Tannak quickly stuck the Buster Sword into the ground in front of himself as the storm of bullets barricaded him to the wall.

[KH2_FinalSora]

Drake's next drink was blown away by the barrage of bullets. He blinked, then turned around very slowly. "I wish you hadn't done that." He stood up, and walked over to the man, ignoring the fact that he'd nearly been shot several times. "I wasn't finished with that drink. You're paying for my next one."

((can't stay long))

[Endless Light]

The men stopped firing and Tannak stood, quickly unsheathing his blade and rushing towards the president.

"Xelloss!" he screamed, attempting a piercing move through Xelloss's shoulder. Xelloss moved aside and grabbed the blade with one hand, sending it to the ground, throwing Tannak through the ceiling all at once. He turned, looking to the new fellow who seemed to have a problem.

"My apologies...you can put it on my tab." he replied, grasping the character's throat with his left hand and placing his right hand on the hilt of his katana, resting at his side.

[KH2_FinalSora]

Drake simply smirked.


((I need to go. Control my character for the next post.))

[Endless Light]

Smirking only lightly, Drake grasped Xelloss's hand and threw him backward. Xelloss slid to a stop and quickly undrew his long katana, swinging it to his side and getting into a stance.

"A weapon? You're pathetic."
Drake simply slipped on a pair of gauntlets and leapt towards Xelloss high in the air.

Coming down upon him, a clash ensued between gauntlet and katana, and Drake, still floating, grabbed the blade with one hand and threw it to the side, and progressed downward, nailing Xelloss right in the face.

Upon landing, Drake himself assumed a stance as well, and Tannak came down from the ceiling with his fists ready, landing on Xelloss with a following punch.

He leapt backward, ripping the Buster Sword from the ground, then looked over to Drake.

Xelloss rose, obviously in pain, and the Deep Ground soldiers came to his aid quickly, pulling apart their guns so they were left only as rods with sharp ends.

Xelloss made his escape, and the soldiers surrounded the two of them in the tavern.

"Max..." Tannak mumbled to himself as he wiped out a group of them with a vertical swing. "You owe me!"

Drake went hand-to-hand with a few of them, easily sending them to their defeat. Another came towards him but he leapt onto his head and sent him pummeling into the ground.

Tannak parried with one oncoming rod, and swung upward, sending many soldiers through the ceiling.

After they had seemingly cleared the place out, Tannak escaped the building through the stairs to the surface and hopped on one of the many bikes outside. Revving the engine, he blasted off in the direction of the ShinRa building, where he knew Max most likely was residing.

Drake, having no other purpose other than to follow, hopped on the other bike and blasted off as well, following directly behind the mystery boy with the Buster Sword.

[KH2_FinalSora]

Too easy... Drake smirked again. "Never a challenge anymore..." He smiled as he clicked the NOS on the bike, causing it to burst foward with extreme speed, using it to catch up to Tannak.

((BTW, Drake doesn't own gauntlets......but the fist fighting thing was decent, cause Drake doesn't like killing people...))

[Endless Light]

Tannak hit the brake when he saw the Shinra building coming, for it was surrounded by only more Deep Ground soldiers. He flew off his bike and slammed into the ground, sliding afew feet forward in front of them. One made themselves noticed,,,and when he took off his helmet, Tannak almost went in shock. The old man had committed an action so surprising Tannak never thought he'd see.

"Welcome to Shinra." the unmasked soldier said to him.

"Max...you didn't...!" Tannak replied, and attempted to slash him across the neck, but the blow was blocked by Max's hand alone, and he grasped it, throwing Tannak off to the side.

[KH2_FinalSora]

Drake smirked. "Well, I didn't inted to help, but this should be fun." He hit a makeshift ramp made of dirt, thrwoing the bike off of him. Several of the guards looked stunned as Drake grabbed one of the handlebars of the bike, and used it as a melee style weapon. "Heh, take this!" Drake spun his wrist, causing the bike's engine to rev and the wheel to spin, slamming it into several guards at once.

[Frogs557]

UserName: Frogs557
Name: Xairin
Age: 15
Opposition (REBELLION or DEEPGROUND or NEUTRAL): Neutral
Weapon: Axel weapons
Physical Appearance (Hair, eyes, clothing): Red hair, black cloak
Accessories (Jewelry, tattoos, etc.): Red tatoos
Personality: Withdrawn, mysterious...

[Endless Light]

UserName: Frogs557
Name: Xairin
Age: 15
Opposition (REBELLION or DEEPGROUND or NEUTRAL): Neutral
Weapon: Axel weapons
Physical Appearance (Hair, eyes, clothing): Red hair, black cloak
Accessories (Jewelry, tattoos, etc.): Red tatoos
Personality: Withdrawn, mysterious...

(( Accepted. ))

[Endless Light]

(( My apologies for double posting. ))

Tannak stood where he was, and proceeded to take multiple fist hits from Max without resistance. He knew, obviously, Max had to be possessed or something of the sort. He would never switch sides, for no amount of money.

Finally, he couldn't take it anymore. He ducked, dodging a fell blow, and tackled Max to the ground, headbutting him in the face, knocking him out instantly. He ran towards the soldiers surrounding the door, grasping his Buster Sword along the run, and stopped mid-step, pulling his blade back.

"Blade Burst!" he yelled, as he swiped his blade vertically towards the soldiers, and multiple waves of a copied sword image flew through them, sending all of them to the ground. He ran past them, making his way to the inside of the building, and finally stopped. What am I looking for?

He sheathed his sword and took a look around. There were elevators, stairs, and multiple doors that he could go through. The big question now ensued...out of all the areas, where should he go, and why?

[KH2_FinalSora]

Drake smiled. "My work here is done." He gazed up at Midgar, looking carefully. "Maybe I can find a bar..."

[Endless Light]

Before Tannak could find out what he was supposed to be doing here, he was knocked out from behind without warning.

A few minutes later, he awoke in a room full of corpses. He stood up and covered his mouth, then kneeled over and puked all over the floor. What kindof sick place is this!? He banged on the walls continuously, hoping someone would hear and free him from this hellish place.

[KH2_FinalSora]

Drake, meanwhile, had found a broken down bar. The wood on the floor was rotting, and the remains of a sign were hanging above the door. "Seventh Heaven...wonder if they still have any drinks in there?"

[Endless Light]

He found a glass plating and broke through, sliding down a small shaft which lead him into B67. He kneeled over and threw up again, then passed out. The rest is a blur...

[KH2_FinalSora]

Drake was at the bar table, several empty glasses of some unknown drink at his feet. He had long passed out. Whatever was in the bottles hadn't lost its strength.

[Endless Light]

When he awoke, he was apparently chained to a wall. A red haired young man was pacing left and right, and he had a scythe strapped to his back, with a long red blade, so most likely he was guard watch.

"Ah, Tannak, you're awake. It's time to get you out of here."

He unleashed his scythe's power upon the chains, splitting them in half, and also forcing them to disintegrate! What kind of power is this? He fell to his knees, and slowly stood, with the help of the young man with crimson hair and a crimson scythe.

"My name is Cyrus. I'm an enemy, but for now, I'm an ally. I don't think you should have to go through mako infusion again."

Tannak blinked. "Is that what I'm here for? They want to put MORE mako in me!? No way!"

He nodded. "They want to test the new form of Chaos on you. It's not stable. And your friend...the one who rode here with you on a Shinra bike. They are looking for him right now, to test Omega on him."

Tannak took off running through the door and to the elevator. I've got to warn him!

Cyrus followed.

[KH2_FinalSora]

((Hmmm...))

Drake was still out cold, and by the time he awoke, he found himself chained to a wall. "Well...damn..." That was all he could say.

Drake scanned the area. Alright, two Guards...Each one has a submachine gun and three greanades each. He looked down at himself. Ah! They left my necklace. Drake couldn't help but smirk.

[Endless Light]

He stopped at the sound of Cyrus skidding to a slow glide on the slippery floors.
"Wait. Don't you want to help your friend?"

Tannak turned. "Is he here?"

Cyrus nodded. "From my current knowlede, he in cell B6. That one, over there."

Tannak smirked and brought the Buster Sword over his shoulder, diving at the door and piercing the edge through it, the blade able to be seen on the other side.

Cyrus also unsheathed his scythe and sliced a large line in the door, just narrow enough for someone to fit through.

[KH2_FinalSora]

Awaiting them was a large dragon-loke beast. Bahamut. Drake was already on his back, standing with his hands in his pocket. "What took ya so long? Jeez, I've been waiting for you!" He was talking to Cyrus.

"I've been sincing you're energy signature a mile away, and I know who you worl for too."

((Not really...but Drake used a Sense Materia))

[Endless Light]

Tannak leapt past Cyrus and took down a few soldiers, then clipped the Buster Sword back into his back and examined the area, listening into the conversation ensuing.

Cyrus, his face emotionless as always, placed his scythe strapped to the backside of his belt and pulled from his pocket a colorless materia. "So then you must know who I am?"

[Frogs557]

UserName: Frogs557
Name: Xairin
Age: 17
Opposition (REBELLION or DEEPGROUND or NEUTRAL): neutral
Weapon: axels weapons
Physical Appearance (Hair, eyes, clothing): red hair, red eyes, black cloak
Accessories (Jewelry, tattoos, etc.): red tatoos
Personality: mysterious

Profile: woke up one morning on the side of the raod with no memories.



Am I in?

[Endless Light]

UserName: Frogs557
Name: Xairin
Age: 17
Opposition (REBELLION or DEEPGROUND or NEUTRAL): neutral
Weapon: axels weapons
Physical Appearance (Hair, eyes, clothing): red hair, red eyes, black cloak
Accessories (Jewelry, tattoos, etc.): red tatoos
Personality: mysterious

Profile: woke up one morning on the side of the raod with no memories.



Am I in?

(( xD I accepted you a long time ago, so yes. ))

[KH2_FinalSora]

Tannak leapt past Cyrus and took down a few soldiers, then clipped the Buster Sword back into his back and examined the area, listening into the conversation ensuing.

Cyrus, his face emotionless as always, placed his scythe strapped to the backside of his belt and pulled from his pocket a colorless materia. "So then you must know who I am?"

"For the most part." Drake smiled.

((I have to go))

[Frogs557]

((ummm... i don't know what's happening, so could you just start me?))

[Endless Light]

(( Alright, later. ))

Cyrus smiled, then waved off Drake as he crashed through the side of the building on Bahamut.

Tannak and he were just about to leave when...CRASH!

The door had completely been thrown aside, and there stood a long white-haired man, with the severed head of some woman. A large plate had been attached to her forehead, reading "J.E.N.O.V.A."

Cyrus, for once, made a face. His eyes widened and he quickly drew his scythe and leapt in the air, coming down on the man with quickened speed, his blade drawn and ready to strike.

"SEPHIROTH!!!" he yelled, as he came down upon the man.

"Don't push your luck, kid!" the man rose his seven-foot katana and made the sythe slide across it, and he shoved it aside and the katana immediately pierced through Cyrus's shoulder, impaling him indefinitely and holding him a few feet off the ground.

He spun around, launching Cyrus off the blade and forcing him to slide across the ground.

Cyrus, with labored breaths, looked over to Tannak. "Finish him...off..."

Tannak looked to the man, then to Cyrus, and turned his position to where his blade was on the right side of him, and took off dashing towards the one known as Sephiroth.

He leapt into the air and came down upon him also with a Braver-like move, an overhead skull pierce that failed as a wave of Sephiroth's attacking energy threw him back and against the wall.

Tannak lay against his back, motionless.

Sephiroth made his way over to him. "By the likes of you...human beings did you think you could defeat me!?"

He pierced the blade into Tannak's chest and lifted him off the ground.

"Remember carefully...you know me."

Tannak shook his head. "You are unfamiliar...but...even if I did...I've got the chance to kill you now!"

He grasped the blade and pulled himself through it, closer to Sephiroth, then gripped his feet onto the ground and spun full-circle, throwing Sephiroth from the blade and forcing him to slam into the wall.

He dropped the head of Jenova and stumbled over to one knee. "What are you...?"

He picked up Jenova's head and took off running, leaping out of the large hole that Bahamut had earlier left, and made his escape.

Tannak, in a daze, grasped the katana and attempted to rip it from his chest, but the attempt had failed, as he fell over on his side and everything went black afterwards.

Xairin came in afterwards, hearing all the commotion. All the noise had brought him to the building to see what was going on, along with seeing a dragon burst from the wall and fly off into the darkness. He saw the young man on the ground with a katana through him, and another young man with red hair with a scythe, both unconscious.

[KH2_FinalSora]

Drake looked back as Bahamut flew foward. "I probably shouldn't have left them...oh well." He turned foward, only to be stopped by a large, metal dragon. Bahamut ZERO.

Drake's eyes grew wide as he heard a voice speak calmly. "Terra Flare..."



Drake woke up in darkness. He couldn't move. Am I dead?

[Endless Light]

After hours, Tannak's eyes opened. Slowly, but opened indefinitely. He looked around, but made sure not to move his head, as he knew that a lot of soldiers were around, looking at the debri.

He leapt up slowly, the best he could, and pulled the katana from his chest. He threw it the ground and attempted to pick up the Buster Sword, but with his weak body he could not find the strength in himself to lift it. He fell back onto his back and closed his eyes and the soldiers took him away, ready for more MAKO testing for the Sephiroth gene.