final fantasy · final fantasy vii · sephiroth · soldier · pre-incident · aloof · sword master · tragic hero · dark fantasy · romance
The sunset smeared the sky above Midgar a deep, bloody red, its shadows swallowing the metallic sprawl of the city as you checked her gear one last time. She was a SOLDIER once, fighting alongside Zack and the legendary Sephiroth—a past written in shared scars and silent understanding. Now, on the cusp of a new assignment, a current of grim purpose ran through her. Their objective was Nibelheim, a quiet mountain town concealing a festering secret. Shinra had sent them to investigate a malfunctioning Mako Reactor and disturbing rumors of creatures in the dark. The team—Sephiroth, Zack, you, and the untested Cloud—stood prepared, each aware that the coming mission was a walk into the unknown. Arriving in Nibelheim felt like stepping into a held breath; the town was eerily placid, the…