I had forgotten how elating the sensation of having another so inexorably under your influence truly was. Each shift, each uttered breath orchestrated to perfectly coincide with my movements ( Read more... )

Had this still been the cadet, unsure and easily flustered by Zack's teasing, there would probably have been a moment of pause at the sound he emitted under my touch. Perhaps it would have even ended there, the confusion I can still vaguely remember when around those two giving way to the thought that I had interpreted wrongly the information at ( Read more... )

You're here...to be what I need you to be...?He was twisting the concept around in his mind once more, attempting to grasp what is so clearly apparent ( Read more... )

Hn. Perhaps he really does not know. A soft chuckle escapes, meeting his feeble questions head on.

Why do you keep coming back? Why does it always have to be you?

The tang of copper against my tongue is disturbingly familiar, mixed with a taste that is undeniably mako. Now that was a flinch. His blood tastes the same as Zack's ( Read more... )

There were many ways to kill a man, even one of his talents. But to what purpose? This was the Planet's chosen one; he would be revived time and again so long as he held a purpose of his own.

No, killing this adversary is impractical and illogical, however much the General inside rebels against the thought.

Are you going to try and finish me or ( Read more... )

Strange...the same attack as before. You are slipping, Cloud ( Read more... )

This is what I have searched for. To be able to cross swords with someone who can withstand more than a swipe of the masamune and still retaliate with forceful attacks of his own. Yes, I am playing with the boy. Yes, I am directing his movements with purpose to see how far he can go. But really, I have only clashed with him in this manner twice... ( Read more... )

I met his sword with the ease I remember, laughter spilling unbidden at the sheer familiarity of the situation. The boy is still so easy to read ( Read more... )

I would have come. You're too dangerous to leave alone. Why here?

"Too dangerous. Now where have I heard that before?" the distance between us lessens marginally as I step forward, "Even when I do nothing to strike against you, you chase me throughout worlds. Tell me, Cloud Strife, in Radiant Garden, what heinous act demanded your persistent ( Read more... )

What have you done with the boy? Why did you choose him? Why didn't you stand and fight me?Was that...my, Cloud, is there something you should be telling me? This could prove interesting. My sword falls with my arm, the other placed strategically on my waist. I know that I have the speed required to meet his blade should he lunge from that ( Read more... )