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Post by Angeal Hewley on Jul 9, 2010 15:50:57 GMT -5
Breathing this air once more was a thing Angeal once thought he would never get to do, his SOLDIER honor is what he died for and now he knows it it what he would live for. Stepping gingerly by nature Angeal moved through a heavily wooded area going towards the ruins of Midgar. All of a sudden the veil of forest and shrubbery ended and Angeal was met with the site of a gorgeous valley and on the far side he gazed upon what he assumed to be Edge. Angeal had never been one to complain about being hungry but his stomach was beginning to yell at him for substance. He let out a sigh and let his long white wing spring from his back as he jumped from the cliff and took flight.
As he neared Edge, Angeal could not remember any journeys to this place in his days as a SOLDIER. He landed along with a few feathers that fell from his wings and took a few looks around before walking into a nearby bar with the words ''Seventh Heaven '' in big blue lights. He rested his eyes on the bar where he walked over took a seat and waited to be attended to. Angeal had never actually looked down at himself, but he was still fully clothed in his old SOLDIER First Class uniform. The battles he had endured in this thing were too numerous to count, he remembered Zack, Genesis and most of all..... Sephiroth.
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Post by cloud78strife on Jul 9, 2010 16:08:05 GMT -5
Cloud Strife   
Nightmares become real...
Love remains the same....
But soon everything will disappear....
All because of me....
Cloud woke up one morning at 7th Heaven…He was getting more and more used to being around Zack now and was enjoying it. He would help his friend today by offering Zack a job! But he was not yet sure that Zack wanted to do what he was doing for a job…And when all was still in their rooms Cloud walked down to the bar after dressing from waking up, and went in the kitchen and took the coffee pot and made a fresh pot…. And sat there at the bar waiting for the coffee…When he heard the front door open….And looked over and saw some one enter the bar….Some one that was wearing a 1St Class Soldier Uniform…Cloud could not find it in himsel to trust Soldiers any more…. ”Great…Another Soldider…” Cloud said to himself….Seeing the Soldier brought back bad memories for Cloud…But he too tried to remember the good memories….But it was as though he saw a Soldier, pain hit him like a rock…. Cause of Zack….And Sephiroth….Cloud could never forget Sephiroth…It was as though the man lives in his mind even though Cloud knows he is dead….At least until he met him again…And there was no way, Cloud was going to tell this Soldier who was back….Then Zack came back in his mind….
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Post by Zack Fair on Jul 9, 2010 16:49:52 GMT -5
::...The Puppy...:: [/color][/u] Your gonna be my…Living Legacy. Zack walked down the street in Edge, going back to Seventh Heaven. He walked at a fast pace, buster sword hanging from his back, black spiky hair waved a bit as he walked along. He wasn’t thinking about anything but what was going to happen in the future. Cloud was a l’cie. He couldn’t believe it, and yet he had to. It was early still, he had woken up before everyone and had gone for a walk to collect his thoughts. He always thought better while he was moving, that way his energetic self could calm down somewhat. What was he going to do? Cloud hadn’t told him, Aerith had, she had also told him that he didn’t want him to know. He could respect that, but he wished Cloud would tell him about it himself. He struggled with what he should do. As his feet brought him back to the seventh Heaven he realized that even with all his walking he still hadn’t come up with anything…great. He wished he could do something to help Cloud, he knew how much pain and despair he must be in. Jogging up to the entrance of he bar he yawned and stretched before opening up the door and walking in. Cloud had let him stay here as he had no where to stay. He was going to offer to help Cloud with his delivery business until he started up is weapons shop that Reno said he would help him get started. He had told Tifa about it when he had first talked to her, but he had yet to tell Cloud, although he had just cooked up the idea the previous day. Turning he closed the door behind him and turned once again, he must have been gone for longer then he had meant to be, as the bar was open now. He noticed his best friend standing by the counter. Raising his hand in greeting he smiled, “Heya Cloud!!” He said happily, not noticing the black haired man sitting in one of the seats. He saw the odd expression on Cloud’s face however and his own gaze traveled toward the man sitting over on the other side of the bar. Immediately his jaw dropped open and intense mako blue eyes bugged out. There sat a man he had killed all those years ago, one of his best friends, his mentor, he was the man that had helped Zack become a 1st, the man that had inspired him alongside Sephiroth…Angeal. “ANGEAL!?!” He said loudly in disbelief. Angeal had died by his hands, how could he be alive? And yet here he was, living proof that people could come back from the lifestream. He just stood there in disbelief, eyes still wide, although hid jaw wasn’t hanging open anymore. And so he took a few bouncing steps over to him. “What?! How?! Your alive!!” He said in his own energetic puppy way of his. |
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Post by Angeal Hewley on Jul 9, 2010 17:37:08 GMT -5
Angeal was just about to ring a small bell on the bar counter, then just like clockwork two new figures entered the bar from both the front and the staircase behind the bar. First Angeal paid them no mind, and took in the aroma of the bar, not like most smoke thickened bars in this part of town. It was humble and peaceful to say the least, or at least it seemed that way, after all it was early, it wasn't nearly the time when people started drinking. Angeal tapped on the counter and smirked to himself as he heard the same hyperactive voice that he remembered so fondly from his days in SOLDIER.
Angeal turned around on the pivot of his stool and was met with the gaze of Zack. His face lit up into a semi smile, which for Angeal was rare. At first he took in the demeanor of Zack which was still very much like that of a puppy who had just found a squirrel. So many questions at once, nimble in his movements was Zack Angeal noted that he couldn't hear a single footstep as Zack approached him.
''Hey Pup, I'm just as lost as you are on the whole how I'm alive thing'', he said grinning before looking on Zack's back and seeing the very blade that he had left for Zack. ''Is that... Is that my sword'', he asked hoping Zack had taken good care of it. Angeal's legacy all stood with this man, who had made him very proud in the past.
''Come on. Let me see it'', he said holding his hand out and hoping once more to lay his hand on the hilt. ''Zack I will tell you now, if there is so much as a scratch on this thing, you will have hell to pay'', Angeal assured him.
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Post by cloud78strife on Jul 9, 2010 22:08:15 GMT -5
Cloud Strife
Nightmares become real...
Love remains the same....
But soon everything will disappear....
All because of me....
“Heya Cloud!!” Cloud nodded at him….And just sat there in silence…..“ANGEAL!?!” “What?! How?! Your alive!!” ' 'Hey Pup, I'm just as lost as you are on the whole how I'm alive thing'' ''Is that... Is that my sword” ''Come on. Let me see it” ''Zack I will tell you now, if there is so much as a scratch on this thing, you will have hell to pay'' Whoa! These two knew each other? Not to mention Angeal was it? This guy had been dead once like Zack….Cloud just remained in silence. Cloud did not want the break the reunion of these two. Besides Zack was the only Soldier that Cloud could hang out with. Any other he sorta had a hard time trusting. Since Sephiroth was one once…Cloud let a strand of his blond hair fall over his cheek as he looked down at his coffee cup…He was in a way glad that Zack finally saw another person from his past back. Cloud was just trying to keep his mind on what he wanted to do today and that was to ask Zack to help him with his business…Cloud had yet to find out about Zack’s intentions on his own job….In a heart beat Cloud would say yes that he would help his friend build his dream and make it happen…Cloud took another drink of his coffee…..And listened in silenced as the two exchanged conversation…..
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Post by Zack Fair on Jul 11, 2010 8:56:55 GMT -5
::...The Puppy...:: [/color][/u] Your gonna be my…Living Legacy. His excitement soon stilled a bit, but not much. And then he had to go and call him pup. (-_- ) He decided to laugh it off before grumbling, “Thanks Angeal…” but with that he forgot about the nickname and just focused on the fact that his mentor was alive again. Angeal had helped make him powerful. “I’m…well I know why I’m alive, but man! I can’t believe your alive right now!!” He said in his hyperactive way. “I never…thought I’d see you again…” he said in a slower fashion, this time showing his deeper side that he had. He felt his hand go back and touch the handle of the buster sword when Angeal asked if it was his sword. He nodded slightly, before grasping it and pulling it off away from his back. The sword was massive and heavy, although to Zack it felt light. “The one and only.” When he had held onto it he had taken good care of it, and when he had come back to life Cloud had had it polished and sitting in Aerith’s church. It had felt good just to see the sword again, reminded him of better times, of times when things had been normal, back when Angeal had been alive and he hadn’t been chased down by the Army. But here Angeal was…alive and right before him. He laughed then, “Alright keep your pants on!” He said before handing his sword to Angeal and crossing his arms. He raised an eyebrow when Angeal told him that he would have hell to pay. “Hey now! I think you taught me the importance of sword care Angeal…besides I didn’t have it the entire time you were…in the lifestream because I was in the lifestream too.” He said without blinking. He wasn’t ashamed of the fact that he had been in the lifestream, it happened to everyone eventually. “Besides I thought I meant more to you then that sword anyway!” He said with a smile. It felt good…to be here again, to be talking to his mentor. He then noticed that Cloud hadn’t said anything. “Heya Cloud! This is my old mentor Angeal. He taught me a ton about fighting.” He said happily, it was true, when he had joined SOLDIER Angeal had taken him under his wing sort to speak and had showed him the ropes. He was glad, then and now, because it had instilled a lot of thoughts in him, like Honor and dignity. Things other then just being a fighting machine with no emotion, like Sephiroth had been more or less. |
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Post by Angeal Hewley on Jul 11, 2010 13:50:03 GMT -5
Angeal did recall himself pulling Zack into the lifestream with him, after all both of them had seen death, and neither truly wanted to see it again. He moved his hand to grab the buster sword and didn't pay much mind to how insanely heavy it was, because much like Zack, it was natural. This sword that had been handed down by his father looked the exact same as it did the day he got it. Angeal twirled it around skillfully before picking up the Flugelian Buster with his other hand and comparing them in size.
''Well, this is my new sword, I like calling it the Flugelian Buster'', Angeal said holding it out for Zack to hold on his own. This sword was much heavier and brought along with it, a ridiculous ability. ''All this time you have had with it, and I bet you still can't use it, pup'', Angeal teased and looked at Zack's face, this time around his face was different, the scar on his cheek that Angeal himself had inflicted. Angeal rested the Original Buster sword on his lap and inspected the opposite side.
''But then again, You have used it more than I have, yet, the sword isn't the matter, its the swordsmen'', he said noting subliminally that Zack had advanced his skills in fact. Angeal's head turned to Cloud as Zack introduced him a young fellow who had blonde tall hair and had a large sword of his own. Angeal eyed the sword for a second before turning his gaze.
''I know him, I watched his battles with Sephiroth from the Lifestream, he used this sword well, and then he let it rust'', Angeal said not appreciating the sight of his sword rusted and beaten on that cliff flooding his head. Angeal rose up still holding the buster sword in his hand.
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Post by cloud78strife on Jul 13, 2010 12:47:13 GMT -5
Cloud Strife
Nightmares become real...
Love remains the same....
But soon everything will disappear....
All because of me....
“Thanks Angeal…” When Zack told Cloud who this was, all was falling into place....Cloud was more at ease now... “I’m…well I know why I’m alive, but man! I can’t believe your alive right now!!” Cloud was happy now that his old mentor has returned.... “I never…thought I’d see you again…” “The one and only.” “Alright keep your pants on!” “Hey now! I think you taught me the importance of sword care Angeal…besides I didn’t have it the entire time you were…in the lifestream because I was in the lifestream too.” “Heya Cloud! This is my old mentor Angeal. He taught me a ton about fighting.” Cloud nodded at that...And smiled... "Any friend of Zack's is welcomed here...." What more could Cloud say at this point? ''Well, this is my new sword, I like calling it the Flugelian Buster'' ''All this time you have had with it, and I bet you still can't use it, pup" ''But then again, You have used it more than I have, yet, the sword isn't the matter, its the swordsmen'','I know him, I watched his battles with Sephiroth from the Lifestream, he used this sword well, and then he let it rust'' Cloud's happiness left him...Angeal was right..... "I'm not...gonna listen to this..." That hurt Cloud more than any other war wound any one could get....It hit him in the heart....And at once Cloud rushed up the stairs and ran to his room.... He was such a stupid boy...How could he let his mentor's sword get like it did....But Cloud thought he was doing the right thing......He took it back to the church and polished it every day.....It was proof to Cloud that he could not do any thing right...He hit pile of papers on his desk....And groaned out loudly...Now what Angeal had said to Zack, Cloud could never really be a First Class Soldier...He was wanting to run away again and hide like he used to when he was little....
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Post by Angeal Hewley on Jul 14, 2010 0:40:11 GMT -5
Angeal looked out the corner of his eye as Cloud ran up the stairs, he frowned at these antics. How could Cloud become so bewildered at the utterance of a few words. Angeal turned attention back to his swords and began to polish it with the cloth of his gloves. ''That boy is too emotional, there is no room for such emotion in our line of work'', he said looking on the other side of the Blade. ''Emotion is the downfall of men, I followed my emotion and I died'', he said not even thinking twice about feelings or anything. Angeal handed over Zack's sword over and grabbed his own. The anger burned inside him as the thought of his sword covered in oxidation.
''So Zack, what is our next course of action, we are alive now, I'm sure you formulated something'', he said.
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Post by Zack Fair on Jul 22, 2010 18:22:32 GMT -5
::...The Puppy...:: [/color][/u] Your gonna be my…Living Legacy. He watched his old mentor lovingly grab his sword and smiled, “careful its heavy.” He warned teasingly. Angeal was always the one that hadn’t even used the sword because he didn’t want to wear it out. At least Zack had used it while he had had it. It had been the best sword he had ever touched, strong fine metal and easy for him to hold and maneuver. Even though it was outrageously heavy and couldn’t be handled well by anyone that was ‘normal.’ He was enhanced, so it was nothing to him. He watched Angeal pull another huge sword off his back and compare the two. “Very creative with the names aren’t ya!”. For a second he had thought Angeal would want it back, and though he couldn’t have said no he wouldn’t have liked it. He had had it for such a long time that it would be weird not to have the buster sword in his possession.
“Are you actually going to use your new sword?” He crossed his arms and shrugged his shoulders, “Hey!” he exclaimed before shaking his head, “You know good and well that I can handle that sword with exceptional skill!” Reaching his left hand out and playfully hitting his shoulder he laughed, “And besides, at least I used it, got pretty damn good with it too.” He coughed a bit and rubbed a hand through his hair, “aww Angeal, its all shiny again ain’t it?” And then suddenly Cloud got upset. He stood there for a moment, before raising his hand up, “Cloud Wait!!” What was he supposed to do now? He hadn’t seen his mentor since he had killed him, and yet…Cloud was his best friend. He narrowed his eyes a bit, although he could never truly be mad at his mentor. “Angeal! You known you sound like right now? With the emotion thing?” He waited a few seconds, being brutally honest. He had grown a lot since Angeal had last been alive. He had grown from a talented enhanced boy to a man, hardened from the things that had happened in his life. “Sephiroth.” He said slowly, his face serious, mako blue eyes sparkled with emotion.
“You know I’m never gonna believe that not feeling emotion thing. I went the way of my heart and it killed me too…but do I regret it? No, I don’t.” He at the moment felt like for once he was giving Angeal a lecture instead of the other way around. He reached out his hand and took his sword. “Living without emotion makes you a machine, not a human being. Do you want that? Because I sure don’t!” And then he asked quietly, “Where’s your honor?” He set his feet and stared at him, “You lectured me a million times about honor and dreams but now you tell me your going to live without emotion and become like a robot? Without emotions?” He shook his head, “Angeal, you were always there, trained me, I would do anything for you just because of what you all did for me…don’t get me wrong. You taught me most of what I know, gave me that great start, helped me through, But I think your wrong, if you start to live your life without emotion you’ll be like Sephiroth, and I couldn’t stand it if you turned out like that!” He shrugged, “Right now I’m just living a life, getting things back in order for myself, although…I have another reason so be…alive.” Should he tell Angeal about Cloud being a l’cie and him being alive with Aerith to help him through with his focus? He wasn’t sure, but he knew how much pressure Cloud was under, “I Know how much you hate your sword getting abused but…he was just trying to honor me, I didn’t teach him sword care like you did, so I suppose you should be mad at me if your mad at anyone.” [sorry it took me so long to do this! just remember the posting order  ] |
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Post by cloud78strife on Jul 22, 2010 22:52:11 GMT -5
Cloud Strife
Nightmares become real...
Love remains the same....
But soon everything will disappear....
All because of me....
Cloud was far too gone to hear Zack trying to stop him. He was already in his room and slammed the door. His emotions just took over his whole body that instant Angeal mentioned his Buster Sword...Cloud was indeed under a lot of pressure. Being a L'Cie does that to you. Cloud stomped over to his desk and slapped a beer bottle right off the desk and just let it shatter across the wooden floor....But it was empty. Cloud finished that beer last night. He wasn't even sure he should drink considering with his brand and all....Then he walked over to the window and pressed his palms on the paneling...And applied pressure to his hands were all red....And then he sat down on his bed....And placed his palms on his face....Hiding his face....But then some thing happened.... His brand started to light up a red color light....But it was dim....Not too bright....He remembered Aerith telling him not to let his emotions get to out of control because that will speed up the time limit...Towards his focus....But he was so upset right now. Cloud was never able to control his emotions. Sephiroth knew that all to well....And that was the first spot in him, that Sephiroth attacked...His emotions... "Why is this happening to me...?" Cloud was basically talking to himself....He wished Aerith was here or even Tifa....But they both went to the market today...So they were busy..... Cloud couldn't let his emotions get out of hand...As he looked down at his brand it was still glowing light red. He knew Zack could handle Angeal...There was no question in that. After all he's Zack's old mentor....They can relate better to each other than Cloud could to Angeal.....Because Cloud never had the opportunity to meet Angeal for some reason. When Cloud was with Shin-Ra, Angeal was always away on missions....And so was Cloud busy, busy, busy....They all were....It was amazing to see even Zack on a day off...
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Post by Angeal Hewley on Jul 29, 2010 17:41:10 GMT -5
Angeal chuckled as the naivety level in the room rose greatly when Zack began to ''scold'' him on his way of treating Cloud. His words were not meant to be taken of such weight, but he would apologize later if needed. ''Contrary Zack, Sephiroth acted OFF of emotion, his 'love' for Jenova pushed him to insanity, Love is an emotion Zack'', he said folding his arms. ''And once more he acted off of hatred for ShinRa, hatred too is an emotion. I am not yet emotionless, I am indeed far from Sephiroth as it is, so the last thing you must worry about is me becoming like him'', he finished and looked Zack straight in the face. Angeal leaned back in his chair arms still crossed, ''I'm not mad at all, the sword is alright, but just be careful with it now that you have it back'', he said.
He rose to his feet and smiled at the sight of his sword shining in the light. ''Tell him I'm sorry, I didn't mean what I said, but he must keep his emotions in check no matter what he is going through'', he said his hand touching his own forehead and his eyes closing showing what stress he was under. True enough there was room for emotion in the field contrary to what Angeal had said before, but the key was controlling them. Because following orders made a good soldier(SOLDIER), but following your heart made you a warrior. |
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Post by Zack Fair on Aug 3, 2010 13:32:40 GMT -5
::...The Puppy...:: [/color][/u] Your gonna be my…Living Legacy. Zack cringed when he heard the door slam. He knew where they were both coming from, but he hated being the guy in the middle. Cloud was his best friend, Angeal his mentor, friend, so Cloud hadn’t kept up the greatest care on the buster sword. He knew where Angeal had been coming from though, he hadn’t liked seeing the sword rusty either, but after he had shined it back up it looked brand new still, nothing bad had come of it. So her put his hand on his forehead and wondered exactly what he should do. He realized that he had sounded much like Angeal when he had scolded him and shrugged sheepishly, raising his hands while he did so. Angeal started on him in the same way and he grinned, leave it to Angeal. He actually chuckled, “Ok ok, I get it your not gonna be like Sephiroth, I’m glad for that believe me!” He didn’t even think that Angeal was probably mad that he had scolded him. Zack wasn’t the same as he was back when Angeal had been alive, he had matured, if only slightly, some. Angeal’s death had been the straw, after that, even though he was still energetic he had to grow up a lot. “Yeah everything is fine…oh, sorry Angeal, got kind of carried away there, didn’t mean to yell at you.” He said apologetically. But he also nodded, what Angeal said made sense, to keep your emotions in check, he hadn’t exactly done great in that field himself, but ahhh, who really cared in the end. “I’ll tell him, but…its harder then you make it out to be…keeping your emotions in check.” Walking up he put his hand on his shoulder and smiled, “I really am glad your back…what were you thinking of doing now that your alive again?” |
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Post by cloud78strife on Aug 23, 2010 20:07:11 GMT -5
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