The police detective walked casually into the large grey warehouse, his eyes showing his experience and his skill. As he stepped onto the cold concrete floor, his eyes darted around the area, scanning the large warehouse in which the firefight had occurred. The other police officers were busy gathering evidence and identifying where the bullets had been shot and where they had hit. From the chairs that were lying on the ground and the black cloths, the detective decided that it had to have been an abduction. Probably a gang war sort of situation.

"Detective!" An officer called out, walking out to the more experienced, older man.

"So tell me what you know about what happened." The detective asked, his body giving out a strong aura.

"Well sir..." The police officer shook his head, "From what we could see it had to have been a hostage situation. There were twelve shooters in all, and we have them all in custody. Yet we have none of the hostages that were here."

"Arrived too late..." the detective sighed, "So who were the attackers?"

"Well..." The officer said, shaking his head, "That's the interesting part. There were no rounds that were different or shot from different guns that these men had, and there aren't any bullet holes and the projection of the shots were all from the shooters..."

"Are you saying that the attackers did this bare handed?" The detective asked, keeping his cool.

"Attacker." The officer replied, "Our investigation proves that there had to be one attacker."

"How?" the detective blinked, "There's no way..."

"We found out where the attacker entered from..." The officer pointed to a shattered window in the back of the warehouse. "If there were more attackers, the window would have been broken even more. The glass is splattered in front of the window on the floor, and there's only a big enough hole to fit one person."

"They must have been fast..." The detective stated, scratching his head. "It also looks like there were burn marks on the walls."

"A few of the shooters had been burned..." The officer pointed out, "Some with terrible third degree ones."

"The attacker seems almost inhuman..." The detective muttered, "Do we have any lead on who they were?"

"There were blood drips on the floor that we found and they are being tested right now." The officer said, "They should be done soon."

"Good..." The detective nodded "Was anyone killed?"

"None." the officer replied, "Only very badly and gruesomely hurt."

"Gruesomely?" The detective asked, raising an eyebrow.

The officer closed his eyes and cleared his throat, "One shooter has a broken arm in three places and a hip fracture. Another has a shattered thigh bone and and a few broken ribs with a terrible burn on his face. Another has a neck fracture and his wrist is completely torn. The rest of the injuries follow in the same fashion."

"Wow..." The detective winced, "Seems like this guy was angry..."

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Moka found herself standing before Sephiroth's large dorm building, clenching her hand softly on her small sleeve. She was wearing a thin, white long sleeved blouse with a powder blue skirt that danced around in the warm summer breeze. Her hair looked gorgeous and bright as it dangled with the wind. However, her eyes were full of worry and concern for the person she was seeking. It had been three weeks since the school was in summer break, and she was still scared about the dream she had about the school and Sephiroth.

Moka had previously tried to leave her large home, but she knew she couldn't find him. She had no clue where he was, and had no leads whatsoever. She had finally pushed herself to go, and began to realize what a stupid decision she had made. She at least had to attempt to find him, and searching his dormitory would be the best place.

"But...that means I have to break in..." She muttered, before shaking her head. She had no needs for such negative thoughts now, and she needed to know his location before she went insane. She climbed the stairs with newfound determination, and her fist stayed clenched the whole way up.

"Going somewhere?" A familiar voiced called out, scaring Moka out of her skin. She glanced back to see a familiar big breasted, blue haired girl that stood on the set of stairs below her, her eyebrows raised.

"K-Kurumu!" Moka blinked, "What are you-

"I should be asking you the same thing..." The succubus said as she climbed up to where Moka was, "Is...Is it about Sephiroth?" Moka stared at her with wide eyes, and then nodded stiffly, making Kurumu wince a little.

"I see..." Kurumu sighed, "So it's worse then I thought..." She then grabbed Moka's hand and ran her up the stairs hastily. They then burst into a hallway, with Mizore and Yukari standing near Sephiroth's dorm room.

"Moka!" Yukari cried out as she waved her hand, "About time you got here! We were wondering if you even had the dream!"

"What...What's going on?" Moka blinked, approaching the other girls, "Did you all have the same dream?"

Mizore nodded, "Apparently, they all included fire and a sea of blood...And a strange man in a long black coat..."

Kurumu walked towards Sephiroth's door and placed her hand upon it, "I couldn't sleep for a few weeks after I saw it all. This makes me feel...nervous. We need to find him." She said, her claws suddenly growing and looking demonic.

With one slash, she torn open the door, kicking its remains off the hinges. Switching on the light, they all saw a very clean and organized room.

"Check it out..." Yukari laughed, "He really knows how to make a good living space..." Moka smiled as she walked into his clean, well taken care of dormitory, "He really does...he keeps it clean..."

"But it doesn't look like we can find any clue to where he is..." Mizore said, opening up the closet and taking a peak inside, "I can't find anything anywhere besides his school uniform and school supplies."

"Maybe there is no way to find him..." Moka sighed, glancing down at the floor, "It doesn't seem likely..."

"Yukari, can you use your magic to find his location?" Kurumu asked.

"I have been trying..." Yukari replied, "It seems like there is some sort of barrier that is blocking my magic."

"Then something bad must be happening..." Mizore whispered, "We should probably ask the headmaster."

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Sephiroth, at this moment, was a little relieved, pissed, and was definitely in pain. Blood gathered around the bullet wound on his chest, and he winced with every breathe he took. He had never actually have taken a bullet before and was quite good at fighting projectile weapons. That was, however, until his body had been sealed. And for some strange reason, he could not use his cure ability to heal his wound. He had already dug out the bullet, but he wasn't healing. This both frustrated him, yet he pondered about it. The bullet couldn't have been normal.

"Are...Are you okay?..." Tiffany asked, poking her head over the bed to look at him worriedly.

"I'm fine..." Sephiroth snapped, "This is nothing." Just because he had never been hit by a bullet before didn't mean that he wouldn't adjust to its pain. He began to regret saving the brat's family, but at least he had the chance to pound on some humans.

He heard the door open and saw a skinny, short man with shaggy hair step into the room. Tiffany's father wasn't much to look at and didn't seem like much anyway. He looked like a gambler and a alcoholic, yet he had the tender eyes of a loving father. Sephiroth watched the older man as he bent down to talk to his daughter. Tiffany then suddenly left the room, leaving the two.

"I must thank you again." He said, bowing slightly, "Without your help...we could have-

"I know." Sephiroth interrupted, "So you had been captured because of debt?" Tiffany's father hesitated, then nodded slowly.

"I...I needed the money for my late wife's operation..." The man said, his eye beginning to tear up a bit, "I..I knew that I would never be able to pay them back...but I..."

"Humans..." Sephiroth sighed, "How brash. Because of you, your daughters became targets. They could leave difficult and terrible lives because of your reckless choices." Tiffany's father hung his head in shame, sobbing silently. Sephiroth watched him with a careful gaze. Humans were too emotional and shameful. He didn't understand this hope that they had if things were impossible.

"Anyways..." Sephiroth grimaced, becoming tired of the man, "Take your daughters and go. I have no doubt that the company is coming after you soon."

"But..." the man replied, "Where...where would we go?"

"Anywhere but here. You will probably get caught up to either way. You're just going to delay the inevitable." Tiffany's father scratched his head and walked slowly out of the room, his eyes on the floor the whole time.

The bullet wound on Sephiroth's chest burned painfully, but it wouldn't stop him from doing any activities. He sat up, feeling the wound restrict his every breath. Talking wasn't helping the pain, and Sephiroth needed to find out about the bullet. He got up and walked slowly to the desk that the metal fragment was lying on.

The bullet itself seemed like a small 9mm round. Sephiroth had no great knowledge on guns, but he had been around weapons his whole life. The bullet that had imbedded itself into his chest was an odd black color, much different from the usual bronze or grey. He began to wonder if the bullet somehow had a certain type of poison coating on it to cause the darkening of the metal. Setting the bullet back down, he staggered into the bathroom to examine the bullet wound.

Taking off his shirt, he looked at the bandages that he used to cover the wound itself. They were already bloody, showing that the hole in his chest had not ceased bleeding.

"Is...is it still bleeding?"..." A voice called behind him. Sephiroth looked up in the mirror to see Tiffany's sister standing in the doorway. Her sister seemed around his current age, and looked like an exact older version of Tiffany. Her hair was dark and brown, and her hair was a long length. Looking at her reminded of a past person, but he couldn't place a name for them.

"It's not your business." Sephiroth replied, putting his shirt back on."

"But...you hurt yourself for us..." She said, "I have to help you...in return..."

"It's nothing you can do." Sephiroth stated coldly as he pushed past her through the door, "You and your family must leave. They'll find you all here and that would cause me problems, and I already have my hands full at the moment." He entered his room and slammed the door shut before sitting on his bed. The pain in his chest was almost unbearable, and so he knew he only had one option. He needed to contact someone with great knowledge about magic and strange poisons. He needed Yukari.

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The girls all approached the headmaster's office doors, each with Sephiroth locked tight within their heart. Before they could even knock, the doors swung open.

"Now now...I know why you are all here..." A strange voice laughed, "I foresaw it." The girls all looked at each other, gulped, and entered the large office.

The entire office was lit only by candlelight, and four cushioned chairs sat before a large wooden desk. They could only make out a little bit of the headmasters figure and outline. Startled and a bit nervous, they sat down into their chairs.

"Now..." The headmaster cackled, "Pleas tell me why you are all here..."

"Where's Sephiroth?" Kurumu asked almost immediately, gripping her skirt tightly, "We have to know."

"Ah...He's a strange case, that one." The headmaster chuckled, "Why would you want to know where he's located? He's supposed to be in a secret place."

"We've...all been having nightmares lately..." Yukari muttered, "Of...something terrible happening to the school...and Sephiroth worries us..." The headmaster grinned wide, and his glowing eyes seemed to sparkle.

"I see...what will you do if I tell you his whereabouts?"

"We'll go find him." Moka said bluntly, "We will not sit around while these nightmares nag at us...we must do something..." The headmaster thought for a second while stroking his chin.

"Interesting..." He grinned, "Very interesting. Very well...I'll tell you his location." All the girls smiled and leaned in to hear what he was about to say.

"I do warn you, however..." The headmaster stated sternly, "That anymore involvement with Sephiroth...will change your lives forever. There will be no turning back." Confused, but intent on helping him, they all agreed to find his location.

"He's in the human world." The headmaster said, leaning back into his chair, "You can probably track his energy when you head there. But I warn you...there will be danger..." All the girls were already scrambling out of their chairs and out of the room. Mostly because they wanted to get to him quickly, but also because the headmaster frightened them.

"Human world..." Moka whispered, "Let's hope that he's somewhere close..."

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So far, many things had happened to Sephiroth in the human world. And having his current home being barraged by countless black bullets was the newest thing to happen.

The two girls practically screamed the whole time as the bullets zipped through the air around them, piercing through walls and the once nice furniture that was there. The father was holding them tightly as they lay crouched under a table, fear attacking their hearts.

"Looks like they found us..." Sephiroth cursed, "It doesn't make much sense how..." There seemed to be almost a whole army of people outside...there had to be something else that was going on. They wouldn't send this many people at him, would they? Or was this how humans normally fought...with a large amount of weaklings.

Sephiroth himself was seeking protection behind a wall, cursing as the bullets flew right past him. He had not expected this scenario to ever happen, but then again, he never expected a lot of things. He couldn't get a good look at the people firing, but he guessed that it was related to when he saved the three humans.

"What are we gonna do?" The father cried, looking at Sephiroth.

"Quiet." Sephiroth replied, "They should stop soon and come in to find us. I bet they have the place surrounded just in case we try to escape out the back."

"Oh no...ohnoohnoohnoohnoohno..." The girl began whispering quietly, starting to sob uncontrollably.

The bullets had stopped, and Sephiroth had whispered for them to be quiet. The original Sephiroth would have just killed the family right then. Well, the original Sephiroth wouldn't have ever gotten himself in this situation. The damned seal...

As he heard the door break open, Sephiroth dashed out of cover, his mind going fast. He noticed about three men walk through the doorway, their pistols raised. Before they could fire, however, Sephiroth quickly launched a powerful wave of fire, the heat smashing into them and breaking them out the doorway, igniting it and setting their clothes aflame as they screamed in agony. The bullets then rained back into the house, and Sephiroth was forced to take cover again.

"I thought there were more..." Sephiroth cursed, "Next it's gonna be the back..." The bullets stopped again, and this time there was no sound of footsteps, or a door breaking down.

"Sephiroth." A voice cheerfully called out from the front yard, "Come ooooon out! None of us want to chase you in such a dangerous place! So if you don't...we are going to have to destroy it!" The father of the two kids looked at Sephiroth hopelessly, leaving the situation up to the former SOLDIER.

"You have ten seconds!" The voice called out, "One!"

"Shit..." Sephiroth cursed, his mind working erratically.

"Two!" Sephiroth quickly rushed upstairs, his bullet wound throbbing in intense pain.

"Three!" He quickly sneaked a look through the window to see how they would destroy the house.

"Four!" He noticed the powerful weapons on the shoulders of the henchman and he cursed his own luck.

"Five!" He then gripped his chest wound, grunting silently.

"Six!" He was already losing a lot of blood, and his would die no matter what he did.

"Seven!" Sephiroth made up his mind. He was not going to die. No matter what.

"Eight!" He tore open a door to a closet and pulled out a long handled broom. He snapped the brush part off so that it was just a solid wooden pole.

"Nine!" Sephiroth wouldn't die. He had no excuse. He would never think this recklessly, never be so brash and ignorant. But all that mattered at this moment was the thirst for survival.

"Te- He burst out of the window quickly, the glass lightly scratching against his clothes and skin. He stumbled when he landed, but he wouldn't let that stop him. He wasn't sure where the closest gunman was, and he acted purely on his fighting instinct. Leaping quickly, he managed to dodge a bullet and meet up with an enemy, which he quickly took out by slamming the tip of the broken broom handle directly into the man's throat.

"What the- The next man stammered before his head came into contact with the wooden weapon.

One of the men had Sephiroth directly in his sights, but it was no use. His target disappeared before he could pull the trigger, and the wooden pole crashed into the center of his chest.

One of the henchman lifted their automatic weapon and fired a continuos burst, and found that he fired the weapon completely into one of his own comrades that Sephiroth had picked up from the ground. The man was instantly taken out by a flying gun to his head.

"Get him!" A female voice cried out as a large group of the attackers took aim. With a quick flick of the wrist from Sephiroth, they were all knocked back from a powerful burst of fire that erupted from his hand. The heat caused the bullets to heat up and explode in the guns, sending torn scraps of metal in all directions.

Sephiroth, at this moment, wasn't even thinking. His consciousness was quickly fading, and his eyes were blank. The loss of blood was making him light headed, and the pain clouded his body. He was acting purely on his reflexes at this point, and they weren't failing him. His eyes managed to focus on a female form staggering back, her eyes showing disbelief and fear. That was all he could make out.

"You...really are a monster..." She chuckled lightly, sweat dripping down her face, "If only- Sephiroth charged straight at her and slammed his fist into her torso, feeling the air rush from her lungs. She collapsed into a still form in front of him, completely knocked out. He stared at her form on the ground for a moment before everything began to turn black. He thought he heard someone cry out his name, but he didn't know for sure. His world became completely dark, and his thoughts disappeared.

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The young Sephiroth walked with a a certain grace, confidence and strength holding his head high. Today had been his fourteenth birthday, but it was passing as easily and as quickly as the other days before it. The teen had no reason for any sort of celebration since he had never really had a family to celebrate it with. Professor Gast, however, was the closest thing to a friend he had ever had, and was the only man who actually cared for him. Every night on his birthday, Gast would come in late with a small cake with candles that he had to sneak in...Sephiroth was usually denied such treatment in order to push him to become the strongest warrior.

The night was already starting to pass and the young SOLDIER made his way down the hallways to his room, where he guessed that Gast was waiting. The young boy couldn't help but smile with anticipation as he opened the door to his room.

There, on a small table in the middle of the small dark room sat the cake and candles. Sephiroth was delighted and recognized the professor sitting on a small chair.

"Hello Professor." Sephiroth smiled. It was then that Sephiroth noticed two unknown strangers standing beside Gast.

"Good evening, Sephiroth." Gast smiled warmly, "Please have a seat. I have some people I would like you to meet." The young SOLDIER was still puzzled about the two people. It was still dark and he couldn't see their faces. One of the boys then leaned in, and Sephiroth noted his strange spiky black hair with eyes that were familiar to his own.

"Hey there!" The boy grinned, "My name is Angeal Hewley, and I'm a SOLDIER like you!" The boy seemed excited and quickly made his way over to shake Sephiroth's hand. The silver haired boy blinked, seeing his hand being grabbed by the other boy. He had never actually met somehow his own age to him, and he found it a bit strange...

"Don't be too aggressive, Angeal. You might scare him." The other boy said, coming out from the dark. His hair was a reddish brown, and he had the glowing blue eyes as well. "My name is Genesis Rhapsodos, and I'm not as friendly as that fool over there." Genesis glared, looking over at his friend who was still shaking Sephiroth's hand.

"These two boy here are just like you." Gast laughed, "I thought you should be able to celebrate with others your own age. Just don't tell Hojo and the other professors...That could get ugly."

"I'm just friendly, that's all!" Angeal growled, finally letting go of Sephiroth's hand, "Genesis, maybe you should stop being so uptight! It's like there's a girl in the room that you like or something!" Genesis rolled his eyes and lightly punched his friend in the arm, "Look, don't talk as if you know girls or anything! I saw you blushing and stuttering while talking to-

"Y-You saw nothing! She was just a friend!"

"I know. It's not like you could get a girlfriend anyway."

"What you say?" Sephiroth watched the small argument between the two friends and couldn't help but let out a laugh. It was his first time with kids who he could become familiar with, and he had never seen such a funny scene before. By watching them, he wondered if he could talk freely and laugh with someone like they were doing. It was his first time seeing two friends being normal, and it would forever be a precious memory.

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"THAT STUPIDHEAD!" Kurumu cried out, wiping her cheeks with her hands, "Do you want us to get a heart attack?" She lightly touched Sephiroth's face. They had gotten there as soon as he passed out and had to take him away before they received too much attention. With the help of the bus driver, they managed to get away safely, with Sephiroth laying down on a pad in the back of the bus. Yukari was desperately applying healing magics, and the other three girls just sat and prayed.

"The wound on his chest..." She winced, pulling away the bandages to see the blood just flowing, "It isn't normal...my magic is just being deflected...He was definitely not fighting just normal people."

"What the hell..." Mizore cursed, biting her lip, "Maybe I should freeze him...perhaps to stop the bleeding?..."

"No. Definitely not." Yukari said, her eyes locked onto Sephiroth's wound, "If my magic is being repelled, your ice won't do much better. We can't stop the wound...we can't..." Yukari started sobbing, her tears falling onto Sephiroth's body. Moka had her own rivers pouring from her eyes as she lightly touched Sephiroth's hand. Is there anything they could do...?

"How about you give him your blood." The bus driver said, "Vampire can do that, right? Maybe your vampire blood can stop whatever has entered his blood stream." The other girls all looked at each other and then at Moka.

"That could be risky..." Yukari said, "But it might be the only way..." Suddenly, the bus rattled, and the girls fell down into the seats.

"Hm?" The bus driver grunted, "Looks like someone's trying to ram us down." Moka looked outside to see three black cars following the bus close behind.

"What the hell?" Kurumu gasped, "What's going on here?" The bus driver tipped his hat, "Hold on!" He exclaimed as he pushed the pedal to the floor. The bus accelerated forward and somehow was able to weave through traffic.

"Moka!" Yukari yelled, "We have no choice! You have to bite him! He can't survive this craziness!" The bus was still being smacked aside by the black cars that had caught up quickly. Moka hesitated, staring down at the form of Sephiroth. He was pale, his breathing was shallow, and there was a large amount of blood pooling underneath him. Closing her eyes, she bent down and bit his neck, injecting her own blood into him.

Just a few seconds later, one of the black cars pulled in front of the bus and caused it to swerve out of control. The girls all scream as they are tossed around, Moka being flung from Sephiroth as the bus slams into a nearby tree, denting it and immediately stopping all movement.

Moka was just barely conscious, hearing the doors of the black cars opening and shutting. She was bruised and scratched, and she gritted her teeth from the pain as she sat up shaking.

"Come on out, Sephiroth." One of the men commanded, wearing a jet black suit. He was holding something very large on his shoulder, and Moka guessed that it would shoot something explosive and powerful. Moka glanced over at her friends who were bleeding and unconscious, laying on the uncomfortable floor of the bus. Much to her surprise, the bus drive looked completely okay and was smoking a large cigar with a big grin on his face.

The other men got out of the cars, guns in their hands as they aimed them all for the bus. Moka panted, holding her rosario tightly in the palm of her hand. There was no way out of this...all her friends were out and Sephiroth was still injured...there was no hope for anything...

"You have three seconds, monster." The man barked out, pointing the large weapon at the bus. "One."

"Please..." Moka whispered, closing her eyes tightly as tears streamed down, "Please..."

"Two."

"Please...someone..."

"Three."

The rocket fires, propelling itself towards the bus in a spiral motion. Time seems to slow for Moka as her eyes widen, her body frozen with fear. The rocket is traveling too fast. She couldn't get away in time.

It was over.

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Sephiroth opened his eyes slowly, feeling warm rays of light on his face. He blinked, feeling also a light breeze. He then realized that he seemed to be laying on something soft, and hundreds of flowers surrounded him. He blinked, hearing a small laugh above him.

"Well, Sephiroth, you have the heaviest head so far that has been on my lap." Sephiroth then looked up to see a familiar brown haired girl looking back down at him with beautiful green eyes.

"I...I know you..." He said. He wanted to just get up right then but he felt an odd feeling of comfort.

"Of course you do." She laughed, her voice practically singing out happily, "And I know you very well, Sephiroth."

"I..." Sephiroth winced, "I killed you. Why are you so happy?..." The girl smiled, "I know you did, Sephiroth. And I do resent you...you attacked my friends and killed many people. But in the end, was it really your fault that you acted like that? You didn't ask to be created like a monster, did you?..." Sephiroth blinked, not being sure what to say. Of course he didn't. It was all because of those rotten humans...

"Don't blame them, Sephiroth." She said, running her hands through her hair, "Not all of them are like that. I know humans can be irresponsible and sometimes arrogant...but there are those who want nothing more in the world then to feel appreciated and loved. Just like you were a long time ago." Sephiroth's eyes widened, not knowing what to think or say.

"That's...that's not true..." Sephiroth seethed as he finally sat up, "You don't know anything about me..."

"Oh?..." She smiled, "I know more then you think. And I know how precious your friends are to you. And right now, they're in danger." Sephiroth's eyes widened, his back to her. "I..." He started before she touched his shoulder.

"Go." She whispered, giving him a little push, "Go."

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Suddenly, the rocket was sliced in half, exploding in midair before it even touched the bus. Moka blinked, the back end of the van sliding off, being cut clean. The cloud of debris blocked her vision, but she knew that it had something to do with Sephiroth.

The men in the black suits felt the blast, a powerful force almost making them fall back. The leader dropped his large weapon and pulled out a sleek black pistol from a holster in his jacket, cocking it back lightly.

He saw a light flash, and the barrel in his hand suddenly sliced in half. And before he could register what had happened, he received a kick to his torso and was sent back into the car, shattering the windshield.

"What the- One of the men couldn't even think as a sharp blade sliced his rifle cleaning. A powerful blow then came into contact with his cheek, sending him across the street and onto the sidewalk. The men then all took a step back, sweating pouring down their faces. When the cloud of debris faded, they saw the terror that they would face.

Sephiroth wasn't bleeding anymore, and he sure wasn't weakened either. His eyes were piercing, and he seemed taller, his hair just a bit longer. The biggest difference was the katana that he held in his left hand, shining in the rays of the sun.

"What the..." One of the men blinked, "Where did that come from?..." Sephiroth glared, turned his katana and dashed forward with tremendous speed.

"...Don't kill them..." The angelic voice whispers in his head.

"Dammit..." He curses, slicing a bullet out of the air as the blunt side of his sword sweeps away one of the gunman, "Why can't I do it..." His speed had drastically increased, the men not being able to aim. With a quick flick of his wrist, one of the cars were sliced directly in half, taking the men inside by surprise as Sephiroth began his assault.

Flashes of light were completely unpredictable, slashing through the guns and smashing into the black suits. They all panicked, firing their weapons out of fear and frustration. The bullets that came close were easily deflected by Sephiroth. Soon, almost all of the men had been knocked away, leaving a single man standing with his pistol pointed at the former SOLDIER's face.

"Get...Get away from me!" The man screamed, pulling the trigger. It took a moment before he realized that his gun was completely empty. A half second later, his gun fell to the ground in three pieces.

"Tell your boss..." Sephiroth growled, pointing the sword at his neck, "That when I get my powers back...the first thing I will do is demolish everything that he holds dear. That much is certain." Then with a swift kick, the man was set flying into the car behind him, smashing into the window and sliding down unconscious.

Sephiroth sighed, lifting up his sword to see it. It was definitely his Masamune...but how was he able to summon it?...It wasn't its normal size, but it was still his famed sword. With a sigh, his sword was quickly dismissed and it disappeared from his hand.

"Sephiroth!" Moka cried, stumbling out from the back of the bus.

"Moka!" Sephiroth blinked, running to her, "What...what are you doing here?" He didn't remember being picked up by Moka and being put on the bus...he had no idea what had happened since he went unconscious. He caught her before she fell and she looked up at him, blinking as she stared into his eyes.

"Seph...iroth?..." She asked, "You...you seem...different?..." She then collapsed in his arms, passing out completely. He sighed but smiled ever so lightly, running his hands through her hair. It was true...he was different. He felt his power return a little, but it was enough to drastically increase his power and speed. And the fact that he could summon Masamune...what caused it? Was the seal weakened a little?

He then heard a few groans coming from the bus. Of course...If Moka was here, the others were too. He hurried as he carried Moka to the bus, checking to see if his friends were alright.

"You were a bit late...and you damaged my bus." The driver sighed, blowing out cigar smoke, "Oh well. Won't take much to replace." Sephiroth glared up at the driver, wondering who he really was...

"Just get us back to the academy." Sephiroth said, "We need to get them to safety."

"What about those humans?..." The driver asked, "You just going to leave them there?..." Sephiroth thought for a second and glared at the driver.

"Leave them. I don't have anything to do with this world right now." Sephiroth grunted, setting the girls into the seats, "I just want to get out of here." The driver nodded, pulling the vehicle away. There were sirens being heard in the background, but Sephiroth was sure that the driver knew what he was doing. He wanted answers about how his seal weakened...and he wanted answers to why this organization was hunting him. And he would get those answers...even if he had to kill for them.

It's been a long while since I updated and the last part of this chapter was rushed...but don't worry! I'll be sure to make the update much better and I'm happy to be back at the academy! Please R&R!