Final Fantasy VII Advent Children 2

Chapter 15

It was only late evening, and the death count had rose to five. Five of the younger children succumbed to the illness and fell into the darkness of death's eternal sleep. The loss of the three little boys and two girls had greatly upset Cloud, as well as anyone who happened to be awake.

The four remaining healthy adults and children were in a panic. Nanaki stuck to keeping the children who weren't affected as of then away from anyone who was. Cloud and Vincent cared for anyone who was living, and Yazoo stayed by Tifa's side.

Seeing them in this situation greatly amused Kadaj, and he grinned wickedly while surveying his prey from outside the High Wind. Loz was right there with him; both of them watching the death unfold from a window near the cockpit room that the sick were being held in.

Loz wasn't at all happy about the chaos, and even seemed sad when the small humans had lost their life. Kadaj glared at him for his weakness in emotion, but he boldly ignored it.

"How much longer are we going to stand here? This airship isn't exactly a soft surface for me to stand on for hours..." The older man whined, daring to actually sit on the surface they were situated on.

His possessed 'leader' glared down at him, but spared him for now. He spoke in a low voice. "We will watch them suffer a while longer, retrieve the traitor, and finish off Strife and his little fools for what they have done soon enough." He gave a wicked grin, revealing his teeth were all fang-like from JENOVA's influence, and reared his head back to let out a menacing but low laugh.

" Aren't there other people suffering from this virus? Like the citizens in the small villages around Midgar's ruins?" Loz asked anxiously.

"Of course. And our precious GeoStigma will continue to spread and claim more lives..." The younger of the two said almost gleefully.

"I see..." Hanging his head, Loz watched with remorse as Cloud and Vincent were digging five small holes outside of the ship, the bodies of the dead children lying on the ground close by. He was broken from his observation from the snarl he heard Kadaj release.

" Traitor..." He hissed, staring at Yazoo through the window. " I'll make sure to claim the life of that girl he has become so protective over."

The elder of the two spying men stood to once again join in staring through the window. Loz remembered his fight with the girl, and how he had broken her leg on the church altar.

Both watched as a small girl approached Yazoo and Tifa. She shook the silver haired man bit, and he stirred, turning to face her.

Marlene stared at the man sadly. "Five of the people have been killed by the GeoStigma, Yazoo. I'm worried about Papa, and Tifa as well as everyone else... Will they be... ok?" The little girl started to cry, and caused him to snap out of his groggy state. His yellow eyes widened with concern, as he made sure not to disturb Tifa while he rose to a sitting position yet again.

He looked around the room a bit and noticed the absence of a few children, before he returned his gaze to her. "You should not be in here Marlene, the virus could get to you."

"You didn't answer... They... aren't gonna be ok are they?" She hugged the older man tightly, burying her face into his chest. She looked up at him with her teary eyes and spoke again. "Papa... Tifa... Cid... Yuffie... My friends... They're gonna die, aren't they?" Marlene's soft voice cracked, and she started to sob some more.

"I..." Yazoo started but stopped. He placed his arms around the little girl, and picked her up to take her out of the room. "I do not know... You should not remain here, your friends... Your father... They would not want you to suffer GeoStigma."