Resistance is futile

Intro

Cloud ran as fast as his feet could take him, trying to take in all the air he could into his lungs to fuel his body. The moon revealed his path in the night. In his hand, was a disk, filled with important information that could ruin the one organization which controlled the world-Shinra. This organization would rule the people of this world economically. And if there were any resistance, Shinra would deploy their special security unit-SOLDIER. The people that comprise of this unit are those whose body has been modified with materia, an essence of our world. With materia, SOLDIERS gain immense strength and power to subdue any form of resistance. They possess the power of speed and the ability to use magic, making them a much more formidable foe. However, despite this overpowering unit, people continue to detest how the power of the economy is monopolized by this single organization.

A resistance organization, comprised of multiple resistance groups, calling themselves as The Resistance, continues to deny the power of Shinra. They would do their best to stop any world trades associated with Shinra and have even tried to assassinate multiple head division leaders of the organization. However, those attempts had been futile, as the SOLDIERS would always intervene with their plots. However, this time, Cloud had been able to obtain important information regarding Shinra because another member of The Resistance had been able to infiltrate Shinra as an undercover employee and he was also able to obtain a high position within the organization. However, a week ago, all communication with that member had been cut off and Cloud only knew where that member had left this information for him so he could expose it to the media. But after obtaining this disk, he had been running for his life. When he picked up the disk, a man with long, silver hair had ambushed him and had been chasing Cloud ever since he had left the organization's premises. The man held out his outrageously long katana as he pursued his prey, making him seem even more intimidating. The chase had been long throughout this night and there were very few people on the street which Cloud could run in and blend with.

"Tch, he's persistent," muttered Cloud under his breath. Cloud turned into a narrow alley way, hoping this could at least hinder the pursuer's sword's movement, reducing the amount of harm Cloud would be at risk for. Cloud weaved throughout the alley way; left, right, left, right. He constantly changed his path in order to lose the man that was following him. Finally, Cloud nearly reached the end of the alleyway. He was about to run into the small crowd of people until a black shadow dropped down from the sky right in front of him.

"You don't plan to bore me now, do you?" The man with silver hair asked. He now had a single, large, feathered wing sticking out from behind him. His face was shadowed by the night sky. As he properly took a few steps forward towards the boy, his black wing disappeared. Cloud unknowingly took a few steps back into a moonlit area of the alleyway-preparing himself to run in the other direction. "Hmm? Well now, you seem to be a bit familiar. I recall hearing about a boy with spiky blond hair."

Cloud stood there in confusion. He had never met this man before. And furthermore, Cloud had his lower face hidden by a black mask, so this man should not have recognized him from anywhere.

"Ah," the man realized, "you must be Zack's puppy." Cloud's eyes opened wide in response to the name. The man chuckles in a low deep voice. "Bingo," he stated.

It was just as Cloud had feared. Zack's identity as a Resistance member had been uncovered and by now he had probably been eliminated by the members of Shinra. Cloud's determination had become stronger now. He couldn't let Zack's effort go to waste. He couldn't let himself get caught now. Cloud pulled out his large sword from his back. It was shaped very similarly to Zack's Buster Blade. However, his sword was able to come apart, separating his one large blade into multiple smaller blades. Cloud shoved the disk into his pocket and gripped the massive sword with both hands.

The silver-haired man grinned in pleasure. Surely now, he would be able to enjoy this chase even more. He will be able to feel pleasure by destroying any and all hopes of escape of this spiky-haired boy. He gripped his katana with both hands and raised it the side of his head, the tip of the blade pointing towards his opponent. He lowered his knees, preparing for a devastating strike. With a sudden dash, he closed the gap between himself and his prey. His sword swung down with lightning speed. Cloud used his massive blade to block the attack. He then quickly separated his blade in two and used one to push his opponent's blade away while he struck out with the other. The man jumped backwards with a back flip into the air, dodging the counter. As soon as he landed, he quickly shot himself forward. The edge of his blade pierced the boy in his left shoulder. Cloud cried at the sharp pain. He tried to jump back but the blade followed and would not leave his body. The silver-haired man copied the boy's movement, ensuring that his blade would not slip out from its new and temporary home. Cloud then threw one of his blades at the man, forcing him to jump back.

Cloud breathed heavily, the adrenaline coursing throughout his body. He gripped the handle of his blade with both hands and charged directly at the man, yelling out at him. The end of his blade was slicing through a building at his side, causing bricks to fly out behind him as he approached the man. With all of the strength he could muster, he pulled his blade forward, emerging it from the brick building.

The silver-haired man raised his blade across his face and braced the impact of Cloud's sword. Their blades held each of them-shoving at each other with their inhuman power. "Heh, not bad," smirked the man.

Cloud stared at him with a fierce expression, resisting to show any weakness to the man with all his strength.

"I'm surprised you can last this long. Do you know who you're dealing with?"

Cloud looked at the man, with a deeper gaze. "Who are you?" He asked finally.

The man quickly swung his blade fiercely at Cloud. It collided violently with Cloud's blade multiple times, causing sparks to light the dark alley. After a seemingly endless amount of strikes the man help firm with his strike. His face was right in front of Cloud's. At that moment, the moonlight shined down brightly at the two-revealing both their faces. The silver-haired man looked down at Cloud with a smirk in his face. His eyes, a bright blue which was a side effect from the materia that was implanted into all SOLDIER members. However, Cloud now realized who this man was. He was the only SOLDIER member which received an additional treatment in addition to the materia-he received Jenova cells. Jenova cells are a part of an entity which tried to invade the planet many years ago. Jenova is an unknown specimen with a catastrophic amount of powers not fully known to the human race. This man standing before him was the most powerful man in all of Shinra's SOLDIER force. His name was feared throughout all of The Resistance and even the world.

"Sephiroth."

To be continued...