Sephiroth

"Where are we?" Cloud asked, confused. Aerith shook her head, as ... he ... descended. Silver hair. The Masamune. Him.

"I'm waiting, Cloud," Sephiroth said, as the skies filled with dark, menacing clouds.

"What the hell is this!?" Barret hissed.
"This is—" Red started, but he didn't get to finish his statement. A peal of thunder and a bolt of lightning shattered the ground below their feet and they were subsumed into the darkness again. They hit the ground, saved only by the Protect materia, and Cloud realized they were back at the foot of the ruins of the Shinra Tower. Then Sephiroth appeared, throwing shards of debris at them, causing them to separate. He descended, directly towards Cloud. Cloud wearily pulled the Buster sword from his back once more.

"Let's finish this," Cloud said. He charged towards Sephiroth, who deftly denied him. Sephiroth swung the Masamune, for what would be a fatal blow, but Cloud reacted just in time to parry the strike. Sephiroth smiled thinly.
"Fate is not to be taken lightly, Cloud," Sephiroth said, always the model of control.

"Shut up!" Cloud said, willing himself to stay patient, to stay calm. Sephiroth was trying to provoke him.

"Come, Cloud. Have we forgotten already? The weakness within. Will you weep for me? The times you were a bitch. A ****. A cunt. Can you not remember?"

Cloud frowned, as the headache returned. Sephiroth took advantage of the lapse, starting to press, until he was punched hard in the ribs. He leapt backwards out of reach.

"Need some help?" she asked, grinning. Cloud shook his head, playing it nonchalant.

" Don't know about need… Good to go?" he said coolly.

"You know it!" she said perkily. Between her fists and Cloud's blade, they could fight the legend to a standstill. Tifa fought with all she had, a personal motivation that eclipsed Cloud's hatred of the SOLDIER. But Sephiroth was indomitable, and they weren't getting an upper hand either, until a laser blast hit Sephiroth full on.

"Fuck yeah!" Barret shouted. Sephiroth merely frowned though, and suddenly .... everyone was gone except for Cloud and Sephiroth once again.