Final Fantasy VII Advent Children 2

Final Chapter

JENOVA flung one of its whip-like tentacles at Cloud, only to have him dodge it. Both Tifa and Cloud had an uneasy feeling as the ground shook and dirt was thrust upward from where the monster had hurled its limb.

' How do we destroy this thing?' The blonde man asked in his Sephiroth-infused mind.

' I honestly have no idea. I assume that our combined strengths will be enough to at least hold her off...' Sephiroth, with his mind now fused with Cloud's, was completely clueless on what they were going to do.

' You better be right!' Cloud yelled in his mind, running forward at the towering creature in front of him. The Buster Blade made a connection to the tip of a tentacle, and tore through the hideous flesh.

Blood spilled from the wounded limb, and both men gained a ray of hope. Their victory was short lived however, as the fragment merely re-attached itself to JENOVA's slightly gored body.

The parasites voice rang out in a laugh as the tentacle lashed out once more to bite the man in front of it. Its fangs tore into his flesh, letting a trail of crimson flow down his right shoulder where it had clamped him. 

Both Cloud and Sephiroth's voices cried out in agony as another tentacle attached itself, and then another. The small jaws of the awkward looking mouthed tentacles began to grind at the man's flesh, sending a searing pain throughout his body.

In a fury, Cloud slashed at the attacking limbs and sliced them off, causing the biting jaws to fall off limply and reattach themselves to their former body. 

Blood trickled out of his wounds as he stared up at the monster in bewilderment, just in time to have its abdominal jaws snap at him. He moved as quickly as possible out of its path, receiving only a slight tear to his leg from a jagged fang.

Tifa watched in horror at how JENOVA toyed with him, planning to slowly kill him, and regain its cells by devouring his body. 

Cloud was indeed struggling to destroy JENOVA, and with the fact that JENOVA had just knocked him to the dirt like he was nothing, it became apparent it was a struggle he was going to lose.

" Cloud... Please don't die... I couldn't bear to lose anymore..." Tifa choked softly from her pale lips. Her eyes were bloodshot, and her face stained with tears, as she continued to stare at the battle in front of her.

Cloud and Sephiroth cried our for the second time that night, being thrown mercilessly into the ruin Tifa had chosen to take shelter in. The force of the throw caved the weakened roof in, and dust, wood, and weak concrete fell to the ground. 

The woman was lucky that none of it hit her, but the relief was brief, as she realised Cloud wouldn't have the strength to break free from the rubble.

A black leather gloved hand reached out of the ruins, and both Cloud and Sephiroth used all of their power to pull Cloud's weakened body from it. Slumping over onto a wooden board, they glared at the monster before them intensely, determined to make it pay.

Weakly, using both of his hands, he pointed the Buster Sword at the now laughing JENOVA.

"You fools! Don't you understand?! You cannot defeat me! I have the power of the Cetra with me! There is no way to kill me!" It screeched in its hideous voice, saliva dripping from each of its many mouths.

"We'll see about that, BITCH!" Sephiroth suddenly separated from Cloud's mind and took over. Cloud was too shocked form the sudden change to fight for control, and let the ex-general fight.

The blonde, now Sephiroth's to control, continued a deadly dance with the beast, hoping that somehow, they would find a weakness... A hope he knew would never be fulfilled.