005 - Breaking Point - Video

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[Cloud is still in Lindblum. The church to be precise. He's covered in wounds and splattered with blood. He looks thoroughly shellshocked and almost as if he's been crying. He may have been, though he won't tell anyone that.

His gaze falls. He doesn't know how to say this. He opens his mouth to speak and croaks slightly. Swallowing thickly, he shakes his head a little.]

T-Tifa... Tifa's dead. And... and Lightning too. They were killed in the battle with Ultimecia... I... [He takes in a deep, sharp breath to stop himself from breaking.]

Ultimecia has been dealt with... so.... [His face actually holds a lot more emotion than anyone has ever seen on his face. He isn't taking losing his fiancee and his almost-sister very well. Before he breaks on camera, he cuts the feed. Quickly.]

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[shurikenfemale.livejournal.com]

[Cissnei nods and takes a deep breath, spitting blood shortly after.]

Stay put, I'll be there in a bit.

[After some time, she arrives at the church. She is limping slightly, holding Rekka loosely next to her. She feels slightly ill at ease in the church, it was a little too quiet for her likes. She notices the blood smeared across the floor of the church and dutifully avoids it to not soil her suit. Not that it was in the best of conditions right now. She peels off her blazer and throws it over her shoulder, sticky with blood.]

... Cloud?

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[He looks up as his name is called. Frowning at her for a moment, he looks away again, pushing his gloved fingers through his spikes, the pale blonde colour dirtied by blood and dust.]

...you're wounded.

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[shurikenfemale.livejournal.com]

[She shrugs as she rolls her sleeves up. Her fingerless gloves were unbuttoned at the wrist.]

Looks like you are too.

[She approaches him, trying to walk as best as possible. When she is near enough, she bends over and looks at him straight in the eyes.]

But don't change the subject. Mind if I sit next to you?

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I... wasn't... I...

[He shakes his head slightly.] Sit where you want.

[He buries his head in his hands, sighing heavily. He's exhausted but this has just made him feel like breaking something. Preferably someone.]

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[shurikenfemale.livejournal.com]

[She sits down next to him, stretching her legs out in front of her. She wants to put her arm around him, to calm him down, but doesn't. Instead, she merely puts her hand on his shoulder. The Cloud of this time was not one to talk about himself, she could tell.]

It's not good to keep things to yourself, you know?

[Says the one who displays little to no emotion at best.]

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I... don't know what to say.

[He shrugs, sighing a little more. He has a beastly headache, feels weak and nauseous. He feels like ripping everyone and everything to shreds, he's just that angry. Hand over your villains, he'll destroy them in seconds!]

I'm just... angry.

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[shurikenfemale.livejournal.com]

That's a start.

[Now she puts an arm around him. She saw that he was upset, but not as upset as she had initially thought. First Zack, now him? She felt sorry for them. They didn't deserve all this. Admittedly, she felt slightly small, even intimidated next to him. The anger permeated the air.]

Wrath... is a terrible thing to control. Just let it out. I don't care if it hurts me or if you destroy the place, don't hold it in. Hey, you can even fling Rekka straight across the plains if that's what will do it for you.

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[He shakes his head a little, though he doesn't push her arm away. He didn't want to shun her or reject the comfort she really was giving him.]

Did you ever see Sephiroth when he lost his mind? I'm... the same as he is. It's better I don't let it out.

[Cloud sighs, looking at the blood all over him.] I don't want to cause even more of a mess for Lindblum.

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[shurikenfemale.livejournal.com]

[Cissnei shakes her head.]

Can't say I had the honor.

[She pauses, watching him and the bloody mess he was. A thought crosses her mind, maybe a useful musing.]

Maybe you should sort out your anger. Are you angry because you couldn't stop Tifa and Lightning from dying? Is it something else?

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I'm just... furious.

[He sighs heavily, shaking his head a little.] I'm angry because there's... so many people I should have saved. Zack, Aerith, Lightning... Tifa. I should have done something.

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[shurikenfemale.livejournal.com]

Cloud...

[There was taking things to heart then there was this. He was only one person, what did he expect? There was only so much a one-man army could do, even she knew that. Maybe he never knew what it was like to be on a team.]

If we're taking that route, then I should have done, or should do, more to save you and Zack. You're not Atlas, Cloud, you don't need to carry the world on your shoulders. You can't...

[She pauses, trying to find the right words.]

You can't be responsible for everything and everyone. Chasing old ghosts isn't healthy, you know?

[Which is exactly why she plans on focusing on the present instead of the future she probably couldn't ever change. It was enough to drive a person crazy, let alone a teenager. The spike of pain in her leg jolted her back to reality and let out a hiss.]