[FF7][SC] Star Flower

"Sephiroth, it's your victory." Claude looked up at him, the blood flowed from his forehead into his eyes, which were so sticky that he could hardly open them, "Let's end this." He lowered his head again, staring at his knees in a trance Kneeling on the scorched ground, breathing roughly rubbing against the trachea, tinnitus buzzing.The big sword fell from his hand, the hilt had already been stained black with blood, and the sharp blade that was once unstoppable was now just scrap metal with a chipped edge, no longer its former glory.

Sephiroth stood for a moment, unmoved.

The waiting made the time infinitely longer, but it was nothing compared to the endless years he had endured.So he closed his eyes, threw all the complicated thoughts out of his mind, and indulged in the fleeting tranquility.

"You gave up?" Sephiroth asked.

"Ah."

"Are you sure?" Sephiroth asked again.

Cloud smiled, "Are you really Sephiroth?"

There was no answer, replaced by a gentle and delicate touch; how cruel the hands that ran through his body were, how gentle the strength was at this moment.

"How long has it been, Sephiroth?" He raised his head obediently, allowing the other party to wipe off the dirt and blood on his face, "100 years? 1000 years? 1 years? It doesn't make any difference whether the eyes are closed or open, the reality is The continuation of the dream, and the dream is the reality [1]. Every day, every day, is an endless nightmare, and only you exist in the nightmare."

"You're thinking of me."

"Aha? Whatever."

Move your fingers down, gently caress the neck, and suddenly pinch it hard!

The moan was choked deep in the throat.Claude blushed, and his eyeballs protruded, which was extremely ugly.Sephiroth kissed him, slowly, lovingly, obsessively.Claude stared at him indifferently with his hands hanging down, letting the hands around his neck tighten.

"I'm very disappointed." Sephiroth increased his strength, watching him convulse in suffocation, "I know what you want to do." The kiss came to the eyelids, and the cold lips were inseparable, "Stupid! You can't escape my existence! But look at you now, mean, impulsive, weak, wallowing in unrealistic delusions, and making the same mistakes forever - always just a boring human being."

With a thin click, Sephiroth snapped Cloud's neck, causing him to fall lifelessly to the ground.

"Human?" His eyeballs rolled and locked onto Sephiroth's disgusted face. Claude grinned maliciously, "After you turned me into a monster?" He sat up with his head tilted, casually tilting his head Screw it back.Nerves connect, muscles grow, but in a flash. "I'm the same thing as you, Sephiroth. We're monsters now."

"I'm crazy. I never thought that reason and humanity are meaningless, but the feeling of being crazy is so wonderful." He stood up staggeringly, straightened his body, and walked around Sephiroth indifferently, swipe his fingers wantonly Pass every inch of his muscle until it stops in front of him again. "It's so ironic, to give up everything, but to get the true self. I don't have to think about anything, I don't have to care about anything, I can do whatever I want, that's freedom—it's cheap and useless happiness."

He felt hunger rising from his stomach to his heart.This is the essence of Jenova, struggling to get rid of the body, to devour everything in front of her eyes; even so, she will never be able to satisfy her endless desire.

Another name for hunger is loneliness.

"You want a companion? Do you need a companion?" He squinted his eyes, grabbed Sephiroth's hair and pulled it down forcefully, bumping his foreheads together, "It's unbelievable that a monster like you can feel lonely ?"

In response, Masamune pierced his chest again.

The sharp blade stirred, the ribs were broken and turned outwards, the internal organs were ruptured in a mess, and blood foam overflowed from the corner of the mouth.Moko's eyes glowed with a faint blue light, and Claude stared at Sephiroth with those extremely dirty eyes, coughing and mocking hoarsely, "Oh, I understand, a humane word like 'loneliness' is not right for you. Insulting, you just find it 'funny'?"

Everything is reversed.Sephiroth no longer used words as a weapon, but Claude began to chatter, as if he wanted to get back what he owed before. "Why did I never think of it?" He moved Sephiroth's side face disdainfully, and the bloodstains were shocking, "Do you want me to maintain your existence? No. Impossible. Just dream about it."

"I'm not me anymore, will you still be you?"

Trance suddenly hit Sephiroth.He staggered half a step, allowing the young man to fall on his back, and he also knelt on the ground uncontrollably.When he raised his head again, tyrannical anger ignited in his light blue eyes, "What did you do—without my permission, how dare you—"

The fingers moved slightly, subconsciously wanting to grab something.But the memory faded too fast, too fast, like a wave from the hand, leaving a hopeless void.His vision was blurred, he moved his lips slightly, but forgot what he wanted to say last second.

"I don't want it anymore. Whether it's despair or hope, I don't want any more." Claude suddenly calmed down from his madness, and let out a heartbreaking sigh of satisfaction, "Come to hell with me, Sephiroth."

Vincent opened his eyes, the golden color faded to a bright scarlet, and the words of farewell turned into a smile at the corner of his mouth; the tears flowed back into his eyes, his cheeks returned to their plump appearance, and the smile added to the corners of Tifa's soft eyes; the blood stopped flowing, The cold light of the sharp blade disappeared from the tip of his heart, Alice prayed in the beautiful tranquility; Zacks let go of himself, regained the weight of the destructive sword, and the figure who was about to leave was only a line away; the flame flickered and extinguished, and the mist was hazy Shrouded in the hometown, the homeless children returned to the arms of their mothers.

The petals are fluttering and flying, and the withered star flower is quietly blooming. [2]

A pair of hands stopped him from leaving.

The silver hair hangs down and is tightly entangled into one piece, which is reflected in Claude's empty eyes.Sephiroth knelt beside him in embarrassment, picked up his body, and pressed it firmly into his arms!The slack pupils shrank into a narrow slit in an instant, and the unconscious body was dominated by instinct, responding to Sephiroth's order with unprecedented obedience, yearning for every inch of physical contact.

"you need me."

The boundary between the body and the body gradually collapsed, and the unprecedented joy and happiness made Claude groan in trembling, tears oozing out.Never... He has never been so complete... Human beings are born with shortcomings, but now that the perfect gospel has come, there is no need to be confused or panic, just give everything to the gods in front of you, and then there will be eternal peace and bliss.

"You long for me."

The spiritual barriers were easily broken through, and the scattered fragments came back together and reassembled into a complete self.Everything about him is being spied on, controlled, and possessed. The boundless darkness gently accepts his existence, and then devours everything.He will become a part of him, memory, emotion, soul, and nothing left will be taken away.

"You are me."

Sephiroth arched his body, tightened his embrace, his forehead rested on the scorched ground, his silver hair was scattered, and his wings raised violently!When he sat up slowly, raised his head and stared at the sky and the billions of stars, there was nothing in his arms.He took a long and long breath, never lost or shaken, but slightly confused.

Cloud is here, merged into one, never to be separated again.This fact gave him great satisfaction, and an unprecedented peace filled his heart, healed all scars and anger.But—even so, the emptiness still lingers.

Sephiroth didn't speak, he didn't even make a sound, everything was just his thoughts, as long as they had the same mind.

"You..." He frowned uncertainly, "Love me?"

His name is Sephiroth.

Claude opened his eyes.

"I hate you."

The singularity exploded in the emptiness and far-away silence, countless nebulae bloomed and gathered, the ether was majestic, the stars first appeared, and escaped across hundreds of millions of light years to the end of time. Gamma rays are ejected from the supernova, and the brilliance is fleeting; the flares are vigorous, and the magnetic storm is sweeping through every corner of the planet; the original molecules and atoms collide and explode, and the protein copies and assembles frantically, until the first spark of nerves flashes... There is no eternity, no tranquility, only the never-ending upheaval under the grand astronomical scale, every minute and every second is a brand new world!

Cloud struggled to wake up from Jenova's pathetic delusions, and a tyrannical hatred dominated everything, even briefly overpowering Sephiroth's will.He saw with Sephiroth's eyes, heard with Sephiroth's ears, felt with Sephiroth's hands, and finally uttered the most vicious words with Sephiroth's lips——

"I reject you. I deny you. Even if I die, I will not accept your existence."

Sephiroth's handsome facial features were distorted, and the two souls were fighting for control of the body, biting each other's existence frantically.Without a shred of reason anymore, the primitive desire to destroy dominates them, one for survival and the other for destruction.

"You think... it's up to you..." Sephiroth covered one side of his eyes, the severe pain roiled in his brain, the gloom was replaced by hatred in an instant, and he struggled to regain control, "It's just a puppet...incomplete ..."

"If you are perfect," Claude asked with a manic smile, "why do you need me?"

That's it.

More alluring than love, more permanent than love, purer than love... nothing is stronger than hate.He is no longer a human being, so he can only go on this wrong path, going further than Sephiroth, farther than any monster, until he can no longer find the direction to turn back.

The phantom of light gradually disappeared from the heart, and the darkness soaked the filthy soul.

"What are you waiting for, Planet?"

The stream of life gushed out to engulf them, the light shone, the world plunged into a soft and holy green, the sting gradually turned into a searing pain, burning to dissolve Sephiroth's body and spirit.He wanted to rebel, growling to devour this vile planet; but Cloud bound him, more stinging than a thorn, but gentler than a cradle.They fell together into the depths of hell, and the will sank into a sleepy comfort.

Until the end, his voice was never heard again.

Dark clouds rolled over Midgar with great momentum, and the boundless blackness stretched to the sky, occasionally illuminated by thunder.Now they finally understood how Sisne felt when he went out and found out that his hometown was taken away.The blond-haired pilot complained that he could never get closer. After being persuaded by Genesis "kindly and friendly", he had to swear and crash the airship into the lightning and thunder.

The dark clouds obscured the line of sight, and the airship was violently bumped in the air current, and it was almost impossible to stand still.

"We have to—" Forced landing... Sid was about to speak.

"Let's jump," Genesis announced. "Get parachute bags, goggles, and oxygen masks ready to drop."

"Are you fucking crazy!" Sid looked at this messy team in astonishment, special forces, Turks and little girls? "It's a thunderstorm outside! If you're unlucky, you'll be chopped into coke!" There was another strong cyclone, and the airship tilted to the starboard side. Sid hung on the main rudder and turned back desperately. Before he had time to fix himself, the people rolled away. .

"Start your boat!" Genesis lifted Tifa up with one hand without looking back; she was protecting the gun bag, and blood was coming out of her forehead.Genesis dropped a magic stone to her.Tifa twitched and threw it to Zack, she didn't want to accept anything from Shinra.The special soldier rolled his eyes and let her go. "The airship will pass through Midgar in a straight line, if it doesn't fall before then." Sid protested again. "The headquarters has lost contact. I have no way of knowing the location and situation of the incident, but according to my judgment, it is at least within [-] kilometers in diameter of the Shinra Building. We will be evenly distributed, airborne one after another along a straight line, and take further actions after landing."

"I don't think it's a good choice to disperse at this time." Zeng said, "If it's a situation where even the special forces—two generals—can't handle it, we'll just be beaten one by one."

"If even they can't handle it," Genesis stared into his eyes, "even if we go together, the result won't get any better." Dafang Fang admitted his lack of ability, surprising everyone looking at him.God, do you want to procrastinate on this issue at a time like this? "Therefore, compared to the consideration of strength, the priority is to buy time - rush to the privates as soon as possible and assist them."

Zeng nodded, expressing his acceptance of this statement. Tactically, Genesis is obviously more trustworthy.But he asked again: "What if it was the special forces themselves that caused this chaos?"

"What do you mean?" Genesis asked subconsciously.Good actor quality just right to cover up what he wants to hide.

"You..." hesitated slightly, and seemed to be aware of it; but out of consideration for the urgent situation, Zeng didn't intend to go deeper into this issue, "It's just an assumption, just in case. If the enemy you are going to face It's Sephiroth, or something like that, what do we do?" What would you do, as their friend?

"Hey! How is it possible!" Zack interrupted the topic forcefully, and handed him the umbrella bag, "Don't think about these things! Go to the back cabin."

Zeng shrugged and threw the question at Genesis.

I knew it.

How did he know?

...is it so obvious?

Genesis has a hunch that's almost a hunch...it's not even a gut feeling, it's the truth itself...he's trying to avoid showing anxiety at the end of the journey.Most people think that this change is related to Claude's disappearance, but no matter from logic or emotion, Genesis prefers to believe that Claude is safe and sound; he can only believe so, there is no other way.His anxiety came more from Sephiroth's message to him, and there were rebellious and dangerous factors hidden in those threatening words.

For a long time, he has been vaguely aware of Sephiroth's almost perverted desire to control Claude, and also realized that it is directly related to Claude's abnormal state.He knew, but he was indifferent to it.He couldn't let this upset the balance between them, a balance that was fragile and maybe not as important as he thought.But he just cares.

"I'm angry, but that doesn't contradict my concern for you. 』

He really, really couldn't take that step, because from then on, Sephiroth was no longer a god behind a wall, an unattainable goal for him, but—

real friends.

Genesis just thought that there is still a long time to go, and there is still a chance to slowly change everything. One day, Sephiroth will learn how to survive like an ordinary person.But he never expected that the upheaval would come so suddenly, and his fate seemed to be pushed by an invisible hand, accelerating his fall along the irreversible abyss.What is Angel doing?What was Vincent doing again?Why would there be an accident in Midgar with them around?

The overly quiet air called his attention back.Genesis raised his head from his contemplation, and found that his eyes were all on him. His silence had more or less caused uneasiness.As a commander, he is obliged to eliminate anxiety and boost morale when the crisis is approaching.

Suppressing the ominous premonition churning in his heart, Genesis pretended to smile relaxedly.

"If Sephiroth really did something stupid, then we'll beat him up." As he spoke, he recalled the shadow of the rebellious poet back then, "After the beating, we'll reason with him."

"...Wow." After the silence, Zack swallowed first, "Sounds a bit difficult."

"Are you afraid?" Genesis asked back, "You want to be promoted to private first class just because you are so cowardly?"

Zack pouted, scrunched his face, and sighed. "It's too obvious to use aggressive tactics at this time, and I can't do it even if I want to cooperate with you." He fastened his straps and adjusted his goggles, "Genesis, I want to confirm one thing, only this one "He stared into Genesis's eyes, and for a moment, he was as firm and reliable as Angel, "Claude is still alive, and we can bring him back when we solve this mess. ,Is it right?"

Genesis was about to nod—

"Ah, forget it!" Suddenly terminating this bitter conversation, Zacks scratched his hair and walked towards the hatch, "Speaking as if he won't be able to come back later. Anyway, I know it will be fine, So be it!"

"and many more--"

"gone!"

The moment the cabin door was opened, the huge air pressure difference set off a strong wind, which swept the young man out in an instant, and disappeared in the blink of an eye in the vast clouds.Genesis held the railing and walked slowly to the door, hammered the button against the moisture and cold, and finally closed the hatch again.He wiped his face, and the depressed mood was finally swept away, leaving only helplessness and amused.

Zeng took out his notebook and silently wrote down something.He even remembered at this time that one of the main purposes of this mission was the promotion assessment of special forces.

"Fool, it's too early..."

Tifa had no idea where she was going to land.It's one thing to see a map deployed from an airship, but it's another entirely after jumping off it.She doesn't have any skydiving experience, but she's not holding back...that's pretty much what it is anyway, right?After rolling for a few seconds in weightlessness, and being almost unable to control her body due to the strong wind, she finally managed to reach the flying rope behind her. The strong reaction force almost strangled her in half, but the speed of falling was finally slow. slowed down.

After finally avoiding falling to death, another severe test followed.I thought it would be relatively easy to manipulate the direction and landing point - there are only two joysticks, how can it be possible to turn over the flowers? —Yes, indeed, Midgar in flames means a completely turbulent updraft!She was like a leaf floating in the waves, completely unable to control her own destiny until she hit the outer wall of the building head-on!

Severe pain hit, and after buffering, the knee still slammed heavily against the wall, almost smashing every nerve.She raised her head and screamed in pain; trembling for a while, she realized that the parachute was hung on the protruding steel bars, the heat wave hit, and the rolling flames lingered under her feet.Under the blazing heat, sweat oozes out almost immediately, mixing with blood, stinging the newly added wound.

nothing.she told herself so.It's just fire.

The flames burned in her garnet-like pupils, and also scorched her heart.

She runs through the snowy forest, the air squeezed out of her lungs, faster and faster with each step, as if if she runs hard enough, she can leave her despair behind and find her way home.Horrible red rose into the sky, and golden ashes flew in all directions, and her feet were almost melted as she waded through the scalding mako.

"Dad...Dad..."

The twisted monster raised its head, and a broken growl brewed in the shadows.

"Help me... save me..." she cried, hugging herself tightly, tears streaming down her dry and peeling skin, "Dad... Mom... save me... Claude..."

The big sword pierced through the monster's chest from the back, and the green eyes stared at her sadly and pitifully. As bright as the flickering fire was, the shadows under the eyebrows were as sad.

The sword in his hand was dripping with her father's blood.

The cold liquid fell on the top of her skull, soaked into her hair, and dripped from her forehead.

Tifa jerked her head up, more blood splashed on her forehead and into her eyes, making it almost impossible for her to see.But she froze there, neither reaching out to erase it nor trying to dodge.This scene was deeply engraved in her mind, and she would never, never forget such a scene——Angel's strong and powerful hands clenched the paracord, blood soaked his chest, and slowed down from the thick sweater. Slowly drip.

"Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

Roaring like a trapped animal, the blood spurted out at an even more terrifying speed, and the stench drenched her completely.The suspended body swayed slightly, lost weight for a while, and then rose rapidly, and the whole person was thrown into the air!

The hollow wind hummed in her ears, her long hair curled up in front of her eyes, and the sky at the end of the city was a ray of dim skylight, passing through countless ruined buildings and penetrating directly into the depths of her soul.

She saw the whole world.

Time seemed to stand still, slowing down frame by frame, returning all the things she had deliberately ignored.She saw the flames licking up the tall building, and the mother threw the child out of the window in despair; she saw the weeping woman under the ruined wall, struggling to pull a motionless arm; she saw the old man sitting on the side of the road, staring blankly Holding the breathless son in his arms, he couldn't shed a single tear.

This is what she wants to see?Is this what she wanted all her life?

She heard something cracking in her head.

"I forgive you. 』

The seeds planted many years ago took root and germinated silently, crossed the long night, finally broke through the soil, and ushered in the first ray of dawn in the morning.

"You have to live. 』

She was hurt, she was in pain, but because of that she didn't want other people's pain.

"Live well. 』

It was her long suppressed emotion, not for revenge, but her desire to be human, to love and to be loved.

"It cannot be revenge. 』

What she wanted to see... what she'd been looking for—

"You deserve a better life. 』

It is a world without pain.

The upside-down body maintains an amazing balance. She tenses her waist, bends her knees slightly, and the triangular knife slips out of her boots; the handle of the knife slips out of her hand, and cuts the paracord fixed on her back smoothly, and the canvas flutters and flies into the sky.Everything happened almost in the blink of an eye. She adjusted her posture, hugged the gun bag tightly, and rolled away as soon as her feet touched the ground, losing momentum, and rolled until her back hit the edge of the roof.

"Haha——" He took a sharp breath, barely recovering from the impact.But in the end she did it with difficulty, the dust cleared, and the girl's resolute figure stood up.

What caught my eye was the body of a special soldier lying motionless.

Tifa froze.

She stood there in a daze for a while, then walked towards him uncertainly and tentatively.She will not selectively forget the fact that she was rescued just now, but she will not forget everything that happened before. The two diametrically opposite emotions are stirring, making her nose tingle and breathing difficult.

The commando was bewildered and lifeless, his dull eyes pierced her, staring blankly at the sky.Were his eyes always blue?Same as Claude's?Tifa looked at him again, with a new look.

She knew everything about Angel, in order to kill him; she knew that he was only 27 years old, would an average person's 27 look so old?Under the thick black hair, there are white silks that are hard to see, and there are lingering wrinkles between the deeply furrowed brows. How much worry did he have in his heart?Everyone, friends and foes alike, thought he should stand there forever as a firm backing, standing still despite the wind and rain.And now here he is, having lost everything.Peeling off the powerful shell and breaking the inherent impression, what is hidden under the name of a hero is just such an ordinary human being.

Now as long as nothing is done, he will die.Not ashamed of Claude, nor of his own heart.

He is going to die soon.

Tifa suddenly felt wronged.For no reason.

This is not fair.

She knelt in a pool of blood, crying unwillingly.She didn't know why she was crying, but she just couldn't control it. The tears fell on the back of her hand drop by drop, diluting the blood.She wiped away her tears, stared fixedly at Angel's pale face, and suddenly slapped him hard!

"You messed up my life, and now you're going to die without permission!"

Miraculously, under this reprimand, the slack pupils barely condensed, and gradually turned to Tifa. "Ah..." Blood overflowed from the mouth, "It's you..."

Another crisp slap, "You have the strength to save me, but you don't have the strength to heal yourself?"

Angel was a little dazed by the sudden two slaps, but seeing the girl's crying face, as if thinking of his own child, he suddenly showed a smile that could be described as ugly. "It's like this... This is how the world of adults is. I always think that with power, I can change everything, but that doesn't work. No matter what kind of power and determination you have, there will always be things you can't do. When it is irreversible There are more and more things, and the regrets are getting heavier and heavier, and when they find out, people will have no way to go on.”

"So you want to give up?" Tifa found the magic stone from him, and hurriedly searched for what she needed, "Coward! Because you can't do it, are you going to give up? Ruined my life, how dare you run away selfishly?" ?”

"But I have nothing to give you." Angel looked up at the sky again, and sighed dejectedly, "There is nothing... only endless lies, deceit, and betrayal." He thought of his boy, who had been The heart that was so numb from the pain suddenly throbbed again; that might be the only reality in his ridiculous life, but it no longer existed.The corners of his eyes were slightly moist, "Claude..."

"You still have life."

The healing magic enveloped Angel's body, and it was so warm that he almost cried.

"How many people can't ask for it, how many people are struggling to live - you don't have the right to give up what they regard as precious." Tifa told him coldly, "If you die, I will never forgive you , never in my life." But inadvertently, the name made the corners of her eyes soft, "Claude won't either."

Angel opened his eyes slightly, and suddenly struggled to move.

"This..." He tremblingly touched the magic stone scattered on the ground... No, it's not a magic stone, but an ampoule mixed in it... It's not a glass product, but a PMMA plastic made by Shinra Laboratory , and did not break in battle! "Give it to Cloud..." He gripped Tifa's hand so tightly that it almost hurt her, and the bleak eyes sparkled again.Gillian didn't send it for herself... her desperate tone was because there was nothing she could do about the degradation... but Cloud also... "Two Sephiroths... one of them is Cloud!"

Then, he completely lost consciousness.

Genesis came to the center of the war vortex.

This is a matter of course.His airborne arrangement cannot be said to be selfless, at least, the most difficult and severe part should be dealt with by himself, while Zacks and Tifa are still young and should live to meet more possibilities.It's not that he thinks he's going to die... after all, that's how he should be.

But what is the situation?

Genesis kicked off the wall and jumped a few times to the top of a nearby building to get a better view.He read it right, in the ruins that were blasted out by magic and battle qi, there were two Sephiroths fighting, the difference was that one was holding the authentic sword, and the other was holding the destruction sword... no, not the destruction sword, just similar That's all.what is this? "True and False Prince"? "scapegoat"?The scene was so absurd that the great poet almost laughed out loud, really, but the corners of his mouth gradually became bitter, and he couldn't laugh.He knew it must be worse than he could have imagined, terribly bad.

But he didn't even know where to start.

Another tinge of red caught his attention, and when he realized that the wandering figure was the old vampire, he was almost shamefully relieved and hurried to him.

"Which one is Sephiroth?" It's a silly question, like some kind of dumb game of "guess who's the real Sephiroth," but Genesis can only hope that Vincent will give him affirmation answer.

"Both." Short and meaningless answer, and then rushed to the next battlefield.

"Nonsense!" Genesis followed him, and they kept wandering outside the battle line, but never really left. "Stop playing tricks at such a time! Just tell me who I should help and who I should beat up!"

"It's up to you to judge for yourself," Vincent added, without responding positively.

Genesis was nearly pissed off again.

He refocused on the fight, trying to find a little difference in them, to be able to tell the difference from each other.arms?The difference between the authentic and the great sword is huge, but it does not prove anything. It may also be that Sephiroth's weapon was lost by the counterfeit during the battle.temperament?He thought that they had been close friends for so long, but in the eyes of Genesis, the two Sephiroths were equally strange to him.strength?Sephiroth is indeed unbeatable, but if the reason is so convincing, Genesis won't be tempted to help the one who is losing ground.

"No matter what happens, at least stop them first, and then let them fight and Midgar will be destroyed! We have two people, one for temporary suppression, and we should be able to survive until the arrival of help."

"I'm just a witness." Vincent confided different words for the first time, but he clearly refused, "I just need to make sure that everything goes smoothly."

"What the hell?"

For the first time in his life, Genesis felt annoyed by this ambiguous way of speaking, and he felt that he could understand a little bit the mood of his colleagues when they listened to his poems.But this sneering perception was useless at the moment, and he knew that if Vincent didn't want to, no one could force him.

Even if he has absolutely overwhelming power, he is the only person present who has the ability to stop this dispute.

"Many times, human beings have to face a choice; choose one person and leave another—"

"I don't want to be lectured by you. If you can't give constructive advice, please shut up."

"I never preach." Vincent shook his head, turning his scarlet eyes to Genesis.For a moment, the red-haired poet thought he saw Vincent at that time, a vampire with golden pupils who had no mercy or anger.But the indifference in those eyes was indeed the same. "If you had to choose between Sephiroth and Claude, who would you choose?"

"of course--"

"Between me and Angel, you will never choose me. 』

Genesis was stunned, the words beginning with S hovered on the tip of his tongue, ready to come out.It's Sephiroth.He wanted to deny it, but the knee-jerk reaction wasn't deceiving.This fact, the decisiveness of getting the answer without thinking, made him feel sick and guilty more than ever.

He suppressed the wavering in his heart, "Why should I choose between them? If possible, I think it's better to get rid of the person who caused this problem."

"Very clever. But meaningless." Vincent continued in a nonchalant tone as if he had seen through his thoughts, but did not intend to pierce those contemptible thoughts, "Most of the time, you can't refuse the choice, like those tragedies you love."

He turned his head, did not explain, no longer speak.

No.wrong.

When Vincent said "both", instead of "I don't know", this answer has another meaning.And about Sephiroth and Claude... He would not ask meaningless questions at such a critical moment... Genesis racked his brains to think, his back breaking out in cold sweat.The answer is separated by a layer of hazy gauze, close at hand, just waiting for the moment to be uncovered.

Just one last reminder... a flash of inspiration...

One Sephiroth showed a fatal flaw, and the other followed closely behind. The big sword slammed into the shoulder, and blood spattered!But under the disadvantage, the man didn't think about defense, but took a step forward, locked the opponent's room to turn with his joints, and Zhengzong tried his best to stab into the opponent's belly.

He is fake.Genesis thought.The real Sephiroth would not have fought so unreservedly, would not have been so foolishly desperate, and would not have only caused a slight injury to the abdomen at the last moment of counterattack.But why, he hesitated to this judgment that should have been incomparably correct?

"Give it back to me." Sephiroth coughed up blood.Genesis even started to think of him as Sephiroth unconsciously. "Give me back Claude!"

It's him.

Over the span of three years, the fragments of memory are coherent into a complete piece, connecting end to end and echoing back and forth.Across the PH