Another way

Xander picked Zack up and shifted his weight "Stephen?" He asked faintly, his voice hoarse and cracking "Where can we bury him?"
 
Ebvangeline followed the quad towards Aeris' house. in The clearing laid Zack, dead. A gut wrenching feeling filled her stomach as she watched the tragic scene hit those that were related. Aeris and Tifa were both devastated, whilst Xander seemed shocked into a state of no emotion. She herself had no involvement in this. Any attempted condolences might backfire. Instead, she walked out the door and stood guard. Sigh, what has the world come to, where death is this common... she sighed as she crouched and looked upwards towards the sky.
 
"Xander, there is a cliff just outside midgar, its a nice place, peaceful" Stephen glanced around and saw Evangeline and Tifa, the latter was walking over. Stephen spun and stopped her, Tifa was hysterical "we can bury him there, it looks over the city" Tifa held Stephen tight in her arms, crying into his shoulder. "why, why did they kill Zack?" she asked causing Stephen's eyes to water "I dont know, but i am going to find out" Stephen replied.

Xander, we shall take Zack and bury him, if you want, Tifa and I will come with you.
 
Ryoko was in middle of battle, he facing one of the strongest experiments that Shinra and Hojo had made in last 10 years. The monster, his speed was unbelievable, his strength over Ryoko's. Every time when a hit landed on Ryoko, he felt the pain. It was devastating. He raised his sword and slashed. Dodged barely and gave another slash, this time cutting trough the hand of the monster. Ryoko dashed back and stood still for a moment. The thing that he saw was unnatural. The hand, or should I say the remainings of hand, started moving together. A new hand pushed himself out of the old location. It was astonishing and before Ryoko was able to react, the monster was behind him. Barely he managed to dodge the hit and counter it, but with no use. This time, the hand was able to block every hit. A drop of sweat fell to ground and froze. The snow wasn't helping Ryoko, not enough. Sometimes, he was able to summon a ice-wall to here and there to block or bind his enemy, but always, the enemy was able to get free. It wasn't the fact he was fast, it was the thing that his enemy was freaking powerful. Then, another punch, directly to Ryoko's stomach. A slash and monster started bleeding. Perfect cut on the face of the mutant. But before Ryoko was able to recover from the hit, another landed on his face. This time, it knocked him down.

'' Shit ...'' Ryoko muttered. Blood spilled out from his mouth and nose. His sight was blurry and the cold aura around him was getting warmer, slowly.

'' Guys... I hope you run fast...'' He thought as he was sure that he won't be able to hold on for anymore. Maybe a minute, maybe three, but not more. He rolled away from his enemy and jumped up. A ice prison bind mutant for a moment. It got colder again.

OOC: Sorry for your brother :(
 
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OOC: DONT WORRY ABOUT IT. HES WITH CLOUD NOW...

Xander shook his head "It should just be me, but you guys can come if you want" He walked over to where he had parked the motorcycle. "As long as you guys can keep up" Xander said mounting ragnarok. He had taken zacks body with him and now, with him on the bike rode away to the cliff, he knew which one, it was his thinking place, a banora white tree grew there. its strange as its the only vegetation for miles. The earth was soft and it hadnt been long before xander had dug the grave and placed Zack in. He couldnt force himself to put the soil on top. couldnt bare the thought of never seeing him again. He remembered what zack had said to him and then reached in and took his belt and the red ribbon he tied around his arm. Xander put them on along with zacks shoulder guard. If anyoe looked it would seem as if a young zack had appeared from nowhere. And thats how he sat on the cliff edge, zacks open grave next to him and the buster sword and katanas off to the other side. He sat endlessly, he had never wanted not to be alone so much than he did right now
 
Stephen watched Xander ride away and looked down at Tifa, "I'm going after him" he whispered as he stopped holding her in his arms and kissed her on the forehead "I'll be back, dont worry"

Stephen then ran off and towards 7th Heaven. He mounted the motorbike that was sat outside, the Hades, Stephen then rode after Xander, knowing which cliff Xander was going to.

Minutes later he arrived he parked next to Ragnarok and dismounted the bike. he walked over to Xander and sat next to him, not saying a word.
 
A slash, dodge, another slash, a dash and energy burst. Ryoko was using different combos perfectly, cutting trough the parts of his enemy, but never was it enough. Another powerful punch to Ryoko's back, quick jump and block. Ryoko was exhausted, he was dropping blood. Then, he felt as the aura got warmer again.

'' Shit... I can't let him hitting me ...'' Ryoko thought and flash-stepped. It was the ability of master swordsmen, being able to flash from one place to another while doing only one step. His dad had teached it to him, probably it was the only time when his father helped him with his training. BUt it was one of the most useful moves he knew. The only drawback was, that using it was really exhausting, as it was a ability without help of materia. He flashed again, now standing in front of the beast. His blade touched ground and then slashed trough his enemys chest. Another flash-step saved him from getting damaged. But something was different, the enemy didn't recover any more.

'' Thank to god... so he can't recover frozen cuts.'' Ryoko thought and sent out an wave of ice. Directly trough the hand of mutant. Relieved he was, finally able to cut his enemy with results. But unfortunately, it didn't last for long. It seemed as the enemy was in rage now, when he wasn't able to recover his wounds. A punch, slash, powerful punch, all in raw. Within 10 seconds, he had landed blows on Ryoko more than during whole fight. Ryoko fell back, to his knees. Blood dropping from every place it could drop. The cold blood was freezing on his face, making Ryoko's picture even more blurry.

'' Argh..'' He muttered and stood up to block the punch of mutant. Thank to god that his sword was enough sharp to cut trough the hand. Mutant had lost his second arm, but without freezing, he pushed out new arm.

'' Freaking bich ...'' Ryoko mumbled and flashed back to avoid any physical contact for now. He was falling, his body was collapsing and his limit break was ending. He had to restore everything he had left to give a final blow or waste some more time.

OOC: Okok, anyway, I am not sure how long he will able to hold the enemy. So you should be ready to escape as the slums will soon be nothing more than ruins.
 
Evangeline didnt even bother follorwing. She had neither a bike, nor the ability to follow. So instead, she stayed behind with the rest of the females. She had realised that her sword was still stained with blood. Quickly, she swung the massive blade in the air, the blood flicking off, before slipping it back into the harness. Looking over at Tifa and Aeris, she knew it was terrible for them, but staying here wasn't gonig to be any good. I am sure you are all upset, which is perfectly understandable, but i suggest we move from this area to a more secure location. They have killed Zack and there is no guarantee that the party would not come back.
 
In the Slums
"Okay" Tifa agreed with Evangeline's suggestion "where do you think we should go?" she asked politely as her eyes started to dry and she stopped sobbing. she looked around as she thought about where to go. Tifa walked away from the park and headed for the slums marketplace. in the hope she could find something to keep her mind off of the two guys who seemed to have gone MIA.

At the Cliff
Stephen looked at Xander and then back at Midgar "you should cover him up" Stephen said gently to Xander, "he would have wanted to be properly buried" Stephen stood up and extended his hand to Xander "I'll help you"
 
Xander wiped his eyes on his arm, the silent tear would have to stop, there was people here, tears were for the weak. He heard the words but only half listened, it was several seconds before he realised that stephens hand was out for him to grab hold of. He used stephens hand to stand up and started to put the soil back on top of zack.
He hoped that his look of thanks would be enough, he couldnt talk. When the two of them had finished putting the soil back on top. Xander walked to the ragnarok and grabbed the buster sword from it and walked back to the grave. He stuck the buster sword into the ground and knelt for a moment then stood and went to the bike and backoned stephen to his, it seems Xander isnt ready to talk yet but wants sephen to go back with him.

((OOC: Valiant effort solidjuss, but i never intended to let it blow up, after your next attack it will either die or retreat, the attacks will be called off and the slums will be "peaceful" once more))
 
OOC:my characters are heading toward the Forgotten Forest where they can collect their thoughts and such. :( sorry about Zack it made me cry writing that.



Nimbus and Vlad rode to the Forgotten Forest and parked by the Ancient's temple.Nimbus was still a bit in shock since he wasnt him but his brother controlling him, and for some reason felt like he killed one of his best friends.

"Nimbus, did he control you again I can tell you are never like this unless it was about Sephiroth"Vlad said sitting by Nimbus which was in front of the lake.

"Yes, he did, it seems like he is getting stronger and stronger very day its...its like he is still alive"Nimbus said throwing a rock in the lake.

"Maybe that's why your so sad because you are heartbroke about killing Zack because you lost your brother also"Vlad said.

Nimbus didnt answer and a tear streamed down his eye and he noticed this and quickly wiped it.

"Nimbus you were old friends with Zack,Aerith, and Tifa werent you"Vlad said looking at Nimbus.

"Yes, I was they were the only friends I had, my father never let me see any other humans,my brother left me when he went into SOLDIER so i lived in Nilbheim until the incident"Nimbus said before crying again.

This was the first time Vlad seen Nimbus cry over something this much he must have not wanted to kill Zack unless he really wanted too.Nimbus to him was like an confused child.
 
It seemed as the monster had won, when Ryoko started laughing and laughing.

'' You dumb ones ... '' He told and took a potion. In mere moment he had drunk it all. Instantly, his wounds started closing and his energy came back.

'' If I had known the fact that you can't recover frozen hits, I had killed you with the first slash.'' Ryoko shouted and the ice world fell together. They were back on the platform, Ryoko standing still, his wounds gone. Only some frozen blood on his clothes and face.

'' Goodbye Shinra!'' He muttered and raised his sword. Before the mutant was able to jump away, a blade pierced trough his body, making him legless. Another slash and head popped down. The wounds were frozen and that way, he didn't recover.

'' That was tough ...'' Ryoko muttered and started walking down the stairs. The few Soldiers there saw the end and started running, panicing and escaping.

'' Heh...'' He muttered when he saw that no-one else was around. He smiled to himelf and started moving towards the seventh heaven bar.

'' I don't understand why the always believe that I can't afford potions like that..'' He thought while looked his potion bottle. It had a name on it- mega elixir. He then made his way to seventh heaven and entered it. Everyone were sad and seemed to have cried.

'' I got rid of the beast.'' He told at the doorway and left, towards his house in other slum.

OOC: The fact he had so much trouble was, that he didn't know how to get rid of the monster, as it recovered every single hit.
 
7th Heaven seems to be the best bet. It is our base of operation. However, we should hurry. Tifa appeared to be ready to move, but Aerith seemed to still be in a condition that didnt make it ideal to move. Up we get. With ease, Evangeline swept Aerith off her feet and carried her bridal style. Sorry for any indignity, but we have to move. With SOLDIER speed, the two ran off for the short trip back to the Bar.

Once inside, she set the poor girl down on a bar stool and head over to the door. Before she could bar it, Ryoko came oin briefly to tell them the monster was slain. With a curt nod of acknowledgement, the he parted. With the door closed and barred, Evangeline seemed slightly more relaxed. Okay. We have to wait here until those two come back. I am sorry for your loss. All in all, the female SOLDIER wasn't relaxed. Since she did not want to wreck the bar, Evangeline leaned tFirst Tsurugi on the bar top and took out Ascalon and Sidewinder, the two small pieces from First Tsurugi.
 
It was a short ride back to the seventh heaven. And xander did it in silence. He parked the ragnarok and went to enter the pub, but found that it was barred. He banged on the door a few times then went round the back. Taking the keys from his pocket he unlocked the door and entered through the back entrance. He came out from behing the bar. Grabbing a glass he filled it with whiskey and started drinking. He nodded to the othes in the pub but said nothing
 
Stephen rode back to 7th Heaven on hades with a sad look on his face, stephen slowed down as he entered the slums and parked the Bike next to xanders. he hopped off and headed to the door of 7th Heaven

*thud*

It was after Stephen had strode into the locked door that he realized it was locked. He then proceeded to walk around and enter through the back entrance. As he glanced around, he saw First tsurungi leant against the bar, Xander drinking whiskey and everyone looking depressed.

Stephen walked over to the fridge and pulled out a carton of fresh orange juice. Stephen measured what can only be described as a quadriple Vodka into a pint glass, then topped it up with Orange juice. he then took a large mouthful, emptying about an inch from the top of the glass.
 
Xander turned and drained his glass, he went to refill it but instead picked up the bottle. He put some gil on the bar near the til and headed up the stairs of the pub. his plan? to drink himself to sleep

She opened her eyes and sat up, it was that dream again. She was surrounded by light and voices, it scared her very badly. If only she knew more. There was a bang on the door. She jumped to her nightsticks immediatly "Whos there?" She shouted "Ikito we need you for an important assignment yo!" Came the unmistakeable self-assured voice of Reno.
"Just a minute" Ikito replied as she scrambled to get ready. In fact she rushed that much that she still hadnt fastened her tie when she answered the door and reno happily pointed out that if she wasnt the same rank as him hed give her menial labour as punishment. Ikito shrugged it off and fastened her tie "So whats the asignment?" She asked. "Well we need you to go undercover and keep an eye on the "Exiles" for us yo" Reno said. "The "Exiles"?!" Ikito said in shock "But i thought they were extremely dangerous" "We thought you can handle it yo" Reno replied calmly
 
As Stephen finished off his Drink he glanced over at Tifa "I'm going to bed" he announced as he walked towards the door and up the stairs, into his own room and lay down on the bed.

Tifa sipped away at her baileys as she tried to comfort Aeris, but it wasn't working, Barret on the other hand gulped down a bottle of whiskey. Tifa shookher head as she helped Aeris upstairs and to one of the spare rooms. She lay Aeris on the bed and pulled the cover over her. Tifa then walked out of the spare room and towards hers, but she stopped at Stephen's. she paused for a moment before knocking and entering with a whisper of "steve"

Stephen looked to the door and saw tifa poking her head in "whats up Tifa?" he asked in a caring voice. Tifa's eyes had began watering as she closed the door, ran and jumped on Stephen, she was crying. Stephen simply wrapped his arms around her and lay there, he let her cry.
 
Ikito had waited until reno had left to walk back to her room. she took off her turk uniform and slipped on her combats trousers and her white vest top she slipped on her fingerless gloves She grabbed her Leather jacket and her keys off the table. She exited the house and went down in the lift and headed to the station.
When she reached sector 8 station she caught the train down to the train graveyard. the journey was uneventful. then as she got off the train, she was set upon by a thug. Such a shame... for him. Before he knew it she had him in a headlock, then before he could run she zapped him with one of her tonado strikers. She left him unconcious on the floor a she walked into the sector seven slums.
It wasnt long before she had spotted the tavern. She noticed that it was closed so she had a short walk to the nearby inn and booked her room
 
IC:
Ryoko had walked towards the train station and hopped on a train. He made it closely. Ryoko walked towards a beautiful woman and sit down, with a warm smile appearing on his face.

'' Hard day ... But how was yours?'' He asked. The woman sighed and looked at the eyes of Ryoko.

'' Not better than yours. You know, Turks these days are nothing they used to be.'' She told quietly and took a sandwich from her bag. Ryoko stared her mouth when she took a bite and then quickly told.

'' President knows I am here... I was unable to hide my personality, Sheera.'' Ryoko's voice was quite worried, but the woman was calm and cold.

'' No worries. You did right when you fought against the beast all by yourself. That way they saved energy and will have big chance against the Turks sent to spy on them.'' Her voice was clean and gentle, but her face was death-cold. Ryoko sighed.

'' Who they sent?'' Ryoko asked. He seemed to be worried, at least a bit.

'' You don't know her, a new reqruit. But I got to go now. Enjoy your stay at Midgar.'' She told eagerly and stood up. In moment, she had left the train. Ryoko was left behind, alone in the cabin now. Soon, the train stopped. He was there, at Upper Midgar. The sector of Nobles and rich men. He slowly left the train and walked towards the welcoming comittee.

'' Dear Richard.'' It was a bald man with huge spear. His face was filled with some kind of irony and anger as well.

'' Nice to see you too Tom. Stay out of the fight... that way you won't waste your time.'' Ryoko told with powerful, clear voice. Tom, the bald one, jumped back few meters while Ryoko unseated his sword.

'' Takano - 2nd wave.'' He muttered, swinged his sword gently. A wave of ice bursted trough the bodies of 3 Soldiers. Ryoko was still continuing his walk, ignoring Tom.

'' ...'' Tom was quite astonished. Last time he had met Ryoko, they were equals, but now, it seemed as Ryoko had managed to raise his sword level to higher, a lot higher.

'' Why they sent you guys when they knew that you will die?'' Voice of Ryoko's told, from Tom's back. He was able to turn around and block the hit of Ryoko's.

'' Don't you think they want to get rid of old and smart crew and get ones with muscles?'' Ryoko's voice was so sharp that it could easily cut trough Tom. Tom dashed back, but before he was able to react, he was frozen.

'' Sorry Tom, I normally don't use everything I got. But as you know ... I used my limit break today and that way I started liking the feeling that power gives.'' His voice was cold and calm and his gaze was empty. He slowly walked towards the frozen Tom and whispered:

'' Who?'' Some how Tom was able to answer. A weak voice told:

'' Bacardi ...'' Ryoko smiled and turned away. The ice around Tom fell together and he was free once again.

OOC: He isn't god :D Tho, he uses much more power when dealing with his personal stuff. Also, Tom isn't anything special.
 
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((OOC: she not going to attack... yet, but you dont know shes a turk, she joined after you left, in to secret))
 
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