The eternal flame in a final fantasy.

The big brother and Tifa.

Jessie's PoV

We are inside the train leading us back to district 7,currently Cloud is missing but we are pretty sure it won't be long before he appears.

Thanks to him the mission was ridiculously easy, his speed, strenght and mindset showed how used he was to battle.

Though he is abnormal, while it's true that first class SOLDIERS are able to do inhuman feats, it's because they are enhanced with mako which is the lifeforce of the planet.

Him on the other hand does all of this with his strenght alone.

He said he didn't wish to join the SOLDIER program as he would make him shinra's dog for all his life...

I'm still wondering what he meant by that, why would he not be able to leave shinra if he becomes one?

One theory I have is that they do something to you while feeding you mako energy after all they create superhumans they need to have a way to make sure they're not turning traitors.

One thing I was curious about was his sword, it looked like a used katana judging by the state of it's handle, yet despite everything we encountered this night he never draw it.

i'm wondering if it's one of those thing in fiction like only the worthy opponent shall meet my blade or something else?

After all he did a few strange thing, his pressure that emanates heat, his "flashstep" and whatever the hell was his last attack against the giant robot.

Those are strange abilities that doesn't rely on materia...Wait he actually never used any materia actually!

While I was torturing my mind with all those question a knock could be heard outside of our wagon, we exchange looks and Barret signs us to open the door while he points his arms to the door ready to shoot.

Biggs slowly goes to the door and he opens it, a surge of wind enters the room at the same time and inside of it is the silhouette of the man we were waiting for, reassured Barret drop his turret gun arm and smirk at him.

"Kept us waiting Cloud we were preparing excuses to say to Tifa when we would be back."

Cloud laughed at that

I also wonder why he laughs like he is a really old man I could imagine him with a long white bear and playing with it while he does his signature laugh.

"AHAHAHAHA sorry sorry something happened back there, anyway I guess we can celebrate our success tonight!"

"Damn right! Tonight we're getting wasted!" Barret says while we all cheers on.

I have many questions about this man but what I can say is that he has a good heart and he can be trusted his secrets can wait.

Tifa's PoV

Tonight I'm managing the bar while taking care of Marlene, I was suppose to be on the mission tonight but an unexpected surprise came in the form of Cloud's return.

It's been seven years since we saw each other, he kept his promise to help restore Nibelheim, every few month he would send us a ridiculous amount of money which was then used on reparing and building the town

Then five years ago the city was burned down and I never had any news from him since then.

Start of the flashback

I was fighting monsters that came close to the district this morning, it was an easy fight but once i dealt with them I heard clapping behind me and once I turned around I saw a man with blonde spikey heair a white cloak and a kimono with sandals?