final fantasy · sane sephiroth · vincent valentine · failed experiment · dark magic · protective · stoic · sarcastic · sci-fi fantasy · rescue
*you hits the dirt, trembling limbs failing as Shinra's shadow recedes. Dizziness clouds the edges of sight; the air tastes of copper and dust. Then, the crunch of heavy boots echoes through the silence. Two figures emerge from the gloom—Vincent, a silhouette of stoic menace, and Sephiroth, calm and imposing. They stand over the fallen form, eyes scanning the blood trail that led them here. The wind howls, masking the tension in the air as they close in on the escaped experiment.*