12 years it took me to stumble upon this. you are amazing, without altering the source material, you wrote a story that feels less of a fanfiction and more like an official crossover. i love how you gave Biggs and Wedge their roles in this... i must say, i am amazed. the pacing, development, characterisation, everything made me wish i can formulate a story as coherent as you are. thank you for giving me such a good time reading!

this. is. gold.

This was brilliant! I loved it! Massive Cloti fan here, wished there was more but I loved the Cloud and Tifa scenes, Clouds protectiveness of her was so in character. You should write cloti fics!

I loved this story. Squall and Cloud start out as enemies before slowly coming friends. That's a great plot to.

What an adventure! I even traded my sleep for this! Tho I was expecting a bit more of romance with the couples. Good one!

Eh, Mediocre.

I love it. Makes me want to go back and play FF VIII again. Sadly, my copy of FF VII is not working properly...
You have a great style of writing and I think you got the characters down pat. Someone said that he missed Cloud using parts of his sword, but in my mind this is not First Tsurugi, but rather a varient of the Buster Sword.
Well, this is definitely going on my favourite list

I did enjoy reading this story a lot! It's so well-written and you portray the characters well too, so all I can say is: You did an awesome job there and I'm glad you shared this fanfiction with us!

So... I can't help but think, but at the end, with the green eyes in the materia, was that Aerith or Sephiroth? The green eyes part is pretty ambiguous.

D'aww... Do I detect Kindom Hearts elements there?

I'm curious though; what sword was Cloud using? Because I'm pretty sure this is set after Advent Children, but Cloud doesn't split his sword a single time as far as I can tell, even when it might have been to his advantage (like offsetting Squall's advantage with a lighter blade in the halls back when Cloud was still trying to kill Rinoa). And thus I feel that Cloud didn't kick as much butt as he's due, but that might just be the bias talking XP

What a fantastically creative story! I spent a whole entire day reading the entire 30 chapters. Really sad Seifer didn't go, though.

So far the story seems to be interesting

THIS IS REALLY A GREAT STORY. It's a pleasure to read, and I like your idea of Cloud as an assassin. :)

This is marvelous! It took me three days to finish it but it's all worth it. You did a great job on writing every scenario, every thoughts, especially the characters interaction with each other. I love the Tifa/Rinoa (my two favorite girls) and Cloud/Squall interactions. And you awaken the Yuffie/Seifer ship I never even consider (although it kind of ruin it when they kiss). The characters were spot on, especially Nanaki. Let me tell you what I like the most — a pro-AC Cloud and him torn in between his FFVII self and AC self, all the while with his wavering thoughts; and a pro-FFVIII Squall holding his ground as the Commander (I really wish SE could have made a movie for VIII. And screw that "Squall is dead" theory — don't get me wrong, it's a great theory but it makes me sad. Should have not read it... it's the same heartbreak as Tidus is a dream).

Anyway, you also did a great job on the story itself, along the blending of both games' universe. I don't think I've stumbled upon typos, or not. It's a long but a great read; I wish other FF stories were as well-thought as this story of yours. :) /added story to faves

Wow. I really am flabbergasted. THAT was the most solid story I've ever read here. And I mean that in the most positive way you could use that adjective. Yeah, I didn't swept me off my feet, but all the stories that do, are lacking in some departments. But this was just entirely satisfying in every way. I'm really impressed. Storytelling in perfection. So goal-oriented, no dilly-dallying, no overly dramatic story turns, a great creative plot, believable characters, ... That's an A for you. Bravo!
The only negative thing I could mention, is, that I skipped almost all the fights. But that's just my aversion to detailed fights. I'm totally not interested how one beats another. However that's just me ;)

Thanks for writing and sharing! :)