And finally my SoT-verse muses have gotten their asses in gear to bring you the most potent moment in the original game, SoT-style.

( and the blood of the sacrificial lamb falls upon the altar of god )

Yep. This is a special look at the regaining of Reeve's humanity at the end of the Wutai war. Enjoy.

( Whatever pain may come, today this ends )

And this takes place about two weeks after the last part.

( And the band played on as the helicopters whirred )

He’s still getting used to the weight and the movement when Gabriel suggests they do it. The white alloy is strong but slightly awkward, and it was all they could get out here. It works well enough, allowing him to stand and walk like he could before. And there, in the heat of the jungle, the sun simmering just on the horizon, Gabe’s testing him. ( Read more... )

Set two and a half months after Advent Children. Reeve's just been appointed Commissioner of the WRO, and this is the eve of his inauguration party.

He could smell the earth, the blood and smoke of the battlefield.

He could taste the fine champagne of Shinra. He could hear the laughter, so distant and drowned in the drug-induced haze of-

He could ( Read more... )

He wandered through the modestly-sized orchard, getting lost in the cool, crisp scents of autumn once more. Years ago he had sat in the trees, plucking the sweet fruits from the trees. The smell and the cool taste of the freshly-picked apples. The juice spilling over his tastebuds. He reached up for the first time in years and pulled an apple off ( Read more... )

Three months after Dirge of Cerberus.

( Follow me into the light... leave me tonight )

Six months after "Reconstruction".

( Once I believed I could find... just a trace of her beloved soul )

Warning for... um... Hojo. Because Hojo creeps people out.

( I've gone too far to begin anew )