༺ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵒˢᵉⁿ ᵒⁿᵉ

It's Upon us... The Reunion. Where worlds merge.
When spite and sorrow are harvested, to feed the planet.

[༺ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵒˢᵉⁿ ᵒⁿᵉ @SilverHarbinger]

sᴇᴠᴇɴ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅs ᴛɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ...
　　　　ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs
　　　　　　　　ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪᴛ?
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ʟᴇᴛ's sᴇᴇ...

[༺ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵒˢᵉⁿ ᵒⁿᵉ @SilverHarbinger]

"ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴀ ɢɪғᴛ, ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛs ᴛᴏ sᴛᴏᴘ ᴍᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏғғᴇʀs ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴊᴏɪɴ ᴍᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴏᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴍᴇ."

[༺ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵒˢᵉⁿ ᵒⁿᵉ @SilverHarbinger]

"ᴀʜ. ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴜᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴡʜᴏ ɪs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ, ᴜɴʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅ. ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ."

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ︵ ｡ Ꮺ 𝐧𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐦'𝐬 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓. @brawlersfist]

trying to put the pieces of her parents memories back together as they were. Her mind was a jumbled mess, able to lift her eyes at the villainous snake with the most irate gaze.

“You're /awful/. The most vile person I've ever known.”

[༺ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵒˢᵉⁿ ᵒⁿᵉ @SilverHarbinger]

《ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇs ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ, ʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇɴᴅ ᴛɪғᴀ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴏᴡɴ s ᴄᴇʟʟs. ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ. ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴀʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪᴅ sᴏ ᴀɴʏᴡᴀʏ.》

[༺ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵒˢᵉⁿ ᵒⁿᵉ @SilverHarbinger]

《sᴇᴘʜɪʀᴏᴛʜ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ɪᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴏsᴇ ɪᴛ. ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ʜɪs
ᴏᴡɴ ᴄᴏᴀᴛ. ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏʙᴏᴅʏ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜɪɴᴋs ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴏᴋ. ʜᴇ sᴀᴡ ʜᴏᴡ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʜɪᴍ》

[༺ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵒˢᵉⁿ ᵒⁿᵉ @SilverHarbinger]

"ʜᴍ. ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴀs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs. ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ϙᴜɪᴛᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʟʟɪɢᴇɴᴛ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅ. ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɢᴏᴀʟ. ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀ ʜᴀs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ."

[𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙 @illusionary1st]

“i’ll go. i’ll get the white materia. i’ll make you proud.”

[༺ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵒˢᵉⁿ ᵒⁿᵉ @SilverHarbinger]

"ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴜᴅ. ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʟɪsᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴɪɴɢ, ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅ. ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛɪᴇs ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ʟɪᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴀs ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ᴍᴇ."

[༺ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵒˢᵉⁿ ᵒⁿᵉ @SilverHarbinger]

@brawlersfist (☄): adding more angst

[༺ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵒˢᵉⁿ ᵒⁿᵉ @SilverHarbinger]

"ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ᴜᴘs ɪɴ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀs ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ʜɪᴅᴅᴇɴ. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏғ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ sᴇᴇ ᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇᴠɪʟ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴏɴᴇ."

[༺ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵒˢᵉⁿ ᵒⁿᵉ @SilverHarbinger]

"ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴘᴀssɪɴɢ ʏᴇᴀʀ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴀs ᴍʏ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs sᴛʀᴏɴɢᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ғᴇᴀʀ."

[꧁☬ᛗᚨᛁᛞ ᛟᚠ ᛞᚨᚱᚲᚾᛖᛊᛊ☬꧂ @DaphneXenaDark]

her eyes widened. That unexpected thing happened again, those words kept repeating themselves over and over in her head, just to make sure she’d understood correctly and without giving it much thought, she agreed.

❛❛ Of course…Thank you, I can see I’ve still got a lot to learn from you. ❜❜

[༺ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵒˢᵉⁿ ᵒⁿᵉ @SilverHarbinger]

《ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ғʟᴀsʜ ɢʀᴇᴇɴ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴛᴀʀᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪᴀɴᴛ ᴍᴇᴛʀᴏᴘᴏʟɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠɪʟs ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ》

[༺ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵒˢᵉⁿ ᵒⁿᵉ @SilverHarbinger]

"ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪsʜ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟ. ᴀs ᴜᴘsᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ, ɪ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ɴᴏᴛ ʟɪᴇ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ, ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʏᴏᴜ."

[༺ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵒˢᵉⁿ ᵒⁿᵉ @SilverHarbinger]

"ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɪɴ ᴏғ ᴀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ, ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀs ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀs ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ ᴀs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ᴠᴀɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ sɪɴɢʟᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ. ʙᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀsʜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴀᴍᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴜʀɴs ᴡᴏʀsᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʜᴇʟʟ ғɪʀᴇ."

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ︵ ｡ Ꮺ 𝐧𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐦'𝐬 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓. @brawlersfist]

Tifa groaned, feeling like her head was shrinking, compressed by all these thoughts and swirling emotions, hands clutching onto her head.

“This isn't real. This isn't real. Get out of my head!” She screamed, her voice trembling.

[༺ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰᵒˢᵉⁿ ᵒⁿᵉ @SilverHarbinger]

《ᴀs sᴇᴘʜɪʀᴏᴛʜs ʙᴏᴏᴛs ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ sᴇᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs. ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ɪɴᴅᴇx ғɪɴɢᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴜᴍʙ ᴛᴏ ʟɪғᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴛɪғᴀs ʜᴇᴀᴅ. ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ʜɪs. ʜɪs sɪʟᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀɪʀ ʙʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅ》