Legacy of the Lifestream | By : butabara Category: Final Fantasy VII > General Views: 2387 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Chapter 37: It Will Rain
Harmony quietly left the room as Cloud administered a Hyper and a Potion to Kadaj. She noticed Sassi following her timidly, but didn't acknowledge her until they reached the deck of the airship. Harmony took a deep breath of the fresh, wet air, thunder booming and lightning crashing with her emotions as Sassi cleared her throat.
“I'm... I'm so sorry, Harmony.” She said quietly, her voice wavering as she tried desperately to hide her sobs. Sure, when Harmony had come back to the training room after she had sent for her, it seemed all right. Still, both could feel the lingering sadness and tiniest feeling of betrayal in the Guardian's heart.
“What's going on with you, Sassi? Not only did you manage to actually push through the bond to the point that I was actually able to be angry at you... you actually pushed it far enough that it started to rain. Its been years since I've lost it this bad.” Harmony hadn't meant for her words to sound harsh or full of blame, but that's how they came out.
“I know... I'm sorry. I just... I don't know what's going on. One minute, I'm fine and the next... its like all I want is to pull the lives out of everything and bathe in that power and I... I don't know where its coming from!” Sassi let out a sob, Harmony making a sound of concern and pulling her Cetra into her arms.
“And what you said after? Do you really think that we see you that way?” Harmony whispered.
“...Sometimes. You never... none of you ever ask for my help. You act like you're afraid I'll lose it if anyone even mentions the kids, or our lack of leads around me. The only time anyone asked for my help for something that actually has anything to do with getting Fionn, Miri, and Kiku back was when Loz wanted my help with the man from Banora... and I couldn't even help with that. Yazoo had fucked him up so bad that it killed him when I tried!” She sniffled against Harmony's hair as arms tightened around her.
“That doesn't mean you're weak, Sassi. We care about you. You just... you never acted like you wanted to fight... and I... I didn't want to talk to you about the kids because its my fault that they were taken in the first place.” Harmony whispered her words as though she were admitting to the gravest of all sins.
“What?” Sassi snapped, “It is not your fault! We should have told you about it... and whether you should have been working with Kiku to control her power or not... none of us saw this coming. Rufus played us all.”
Harmony sneered. “Don't bring him up. I just damned near killed Yazoo because of him.” Harmony told Sassi of her battle with Yazoo and the things she had seen, felt, and done.
“...Will you actually do it?” Sassi asked as Harmony stared out into the rain.
Harmony turned. She was asking about whether or not she'd actually kill Rufus, fully alert and in control of her actions. “Yes.” She breathed.
“But will you be-” Sassi started.
“Harmony? Sassi? Cid said to tell you guys to hold on tight. This storm is too strong, he needs to land. So either hang on to something or come inside for a minute.” Loz's voice rang through the door after a solid knock. Of course he'd been there to hear the whole thing.
“Okay, thanks Chief.” Sassi said, wanting to let him know that her anger earlier was not directed at him. He was still pretty sensitive about that, sometimes.
They both gripped the rail, giggling as they stumbled into each other as the airship dipped low, landing in a clearing-barely big enough for it-in the dense forest of the western continent.
At least Harmony could count on one thing. If she and Sassi fought, it didn't last very long. They both knew that there were still things that needed to be discussed, this dark power that was persistently trying to possess Sassi was going to be discovered and stopped, and Harmony's anger and feeling that she had to be the one to bring Rufus ShinRa to justice needed to be seriously talked about.
But for now, they'd just be friends. The way they were all those years ago before Guardians, Cetra, Remnants and Lifestream ever even existed to them.
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Harmony sat on the deck of the Shera long after Sassi left with Loz. There was still a lot to think about. Kadaj was absolutely right. She knew she had the power. She didn't know how much... but then again, she'd never willingly tried to find out. It went against everything that she had ever been taught, or ever believed in. Using one's magic to fight is a direct violation of what the magic itself stands for. It is meant to be used to heal, to help, to bring and give life... not to harm, or to take it. Even her plans of eliminating Rufus herself went against her beliefs... but at least in that situation, she felt no regret. She regretted feeling no regret, of course...
She was so confused.
The rain, still pouring-though no longer because of her over-active power-splashed against the railing and back into Harmony's face, nature itself seeming to do its best to calm her mind. It worked, she could admit. The rain soothed her senses, her heart finding peace in the chaos as lightning illuminated her tear-stained face.
Whether she was ready for it... whether she totally agreed with it or not... she had to start accessing her power. She and Sassi both had to begin a different type of training. Reconnecting with their Earthly heritage, and learning about their own bloodlines.
The door opened and closed behind her with a soft click, a pale hand gently resting on her shoulder.
“Hey.” Kadaj said. “Are you okay? You've been out here for a while.”
“Yeah, I'm fine. Just... thinking about things. I think Sassi and I need to start training together. Not only to sharpen her swordplay, but... I think that... I need to let go of the part of me that I've held onto for so long. I need to train my magic for combat... and I have no idea where to start. I really don't want to hurt anyone by accident.”
Kadaj snorted. “Hari, even though you're more powerful that you realize, I doubt that there's a lot you could do outside of Guardian Mode that could really hurt us. And if you did... what was it you said to Zack once? 'If you hurt me, its my own fault'?”
Harmony smiled. “You're right, of course. I don't know why I'm so freaked out about this.”
“You're afraid. You don't want to hurt anyone you care about, and you don't want to forget who you are, and the beliefs that made you the person you are today. I don't want you to forget that, either. But Hari... just because you might have to take life, or use your magic to fight once in a while... it doesn't mean that you have to deny your faith.” He said, sitting down on the wet metal behind her and pulling her into his arms.
Harmony stared at him over her shoulder. “Who are you and what have you done to the real Kadaj?” She deadpanned. “The real Kadaj would never say anything so deep. He'd tell me to suck it up and stop being a pussy.”
Kadaj sighed, feigning irritation. “I was trying to be sensitive. Fine. Suck it up and stop being a pussy.”
Harmony grinned. “There's my Kadaj.” She turned in his arms and picked up a lock of his hair, twirling it between her fingers. “...Wanna play a game? No glamours, no tricks... Just good old Hide'n'Seek... in the rain.” Her voice had taken on a husky edge, making Kadaj shiver in delight and anticipation.
“Terms?” He said.
“We'll work that out when we get there. If you find me, whatever you want. If you don't... in the allotted amount of time... whatever I want. Deal?”
“How long do I have?”
“Half and hour. Again: deal?”
Kadaj smirked. She was giving him way more time than he needed, and from the look on her face, she knew it. “Deal. I'll sweeten it by giving you a sixty second head start.”
He hadn't even finished his statement when Harmony was off of him, hand braced on the rail of the Shera as she threw herself over to land on the soggy earth a good twenty feet below.
He waited the sixty seconds that he told her she could have and then followed, darting into the area of thick trees that he'd watched her disappear through. Thinking that he'd have the advantage if he could get an above view, he took to the trees. Leaping from branch to branch, he peered below him for any sign of her. A snap from his left had him stopping so suddenly he nearly fell from the tree he was in. Peeking very carefully through the cover of the leaves he saw her. Harmony had her back against the tree, her chest heaving as she tried to conceal the sound of her heavy breathing. Her bright eyes were trained on the forest around her, hair and clothes sticking to her soaked body as the rain continued to pound down on both of them. She looked so... feral... at that moment. And that was exactly how he felt. Feral. Animal.
He needed to hunt her down, he needed her to run, to fight back, to make him prove to her that he was worthy of her touch, her breath, her love.
To prove that he was strong enough to protect his family. A memory fluttered through his mind, one of Harmony at the slumber party, talking about how she wished he would let her feel his true strength. With a wicked grin, he swung himself over the branch of the tree, landing bare breaths from her form as she let out a startled cry.
Slowly, he leaned in toward her, his hands slamming against the tree on either side of her head and running his nose across her jaw.
“Found ya.” He whispered. “But... I don't think I'm done playing with you yet.”
“Oh?” Harmony said, her voice leaving her with a shudder. “What... what did you have in mind?”
Kadaj pulled away, his arms dropping to his sides and his head tilting. Harmony could see only the glint of the moon in his eyes as the celestial being peeked out from behind heavy black clouds. It was frightening... in the most erotic way. “Kadaj?” She breathed.
“Run.” He said, his voice a low growl, almost a purr. She stared at him and he repeated his order louder, with more force. “Run!”
Harmony gasped and did as she was told, excitement and hormones making her knees shake as she bolted through the trees. He was right behind her, she could hear him. He wanted her adrenaline, wanted her to know that he was close, could take her to the ground at any moment and the only reason he hadn't yet was because he didn't want to.
She cried out as his hand grasped the back of her shirt, squirming and writhing until finally turning so that he only pulled it off of her, and she kept running. She heard Kadaj's chuckle and the sound of her shirt hitting the bushes as it was tossed carelessly aside. Her limbs were screaming, burning with strain as she leaped over fallen branches, her voice leaving her with a loud cry as a hand wrapped around her ankle and pulled her to the ground. She kicked and fought, trying to get Kadaj's stronger form off of her so that she could get up and keep running but he wouldn't allow it. His knees planted on her thighs and his hands pinned her wrist to the muddy grass and leaves with more force than he had ever used on her.
“I caught you.” He crooned, leaning down and pressing his teeth ever-so-gently to the crook of her neck.
“K-Kadaj!” She choked out, his hand releasing one of her wrists and coming to cup her throat.
“You wanted a Remnant's strength. You said so yourself. Am I wrong?” His tone dared her to deny it.
“...N-no... I do...” She breathed.
He graced her with a feral smirk, lightning dancing across his features. “As you wish.” And then his hands were tearing at her clothes, rough hands sure to leave bruises on her wet skin. His teeth left deep marks on her flesh as he rid himself of his own garments, hands grasping her waist and hauling her with him as he sat up, forcing her to straddle his knees. “Scream for me.” He whispered, his voice nearly drowned out by the thunder crashing around them.
As soon as the words left his lips his hand roughly cupped her bare center, two fingers thrusting inside with little finesse and she gave him what he was after, her piercing cry harmonizing with the thunder in such a way that it made him mad with desire.
Harmony's hands were numb from the force of his grip, but she managed to get her tingling fingers to close over Kadaj's erection, his whole body responding to her violently as he shoved her back to the ground and put all of his weight on her, squishing her into the ground. His weight stole her breath and she gasped, bucking against him.
Rain drizzled down their bodies, mingling with sweat. Kadaj rolled to his feet in one fluid motion, dragging Harmony to her knees and resting his length against her parted lips. “Let me in.” He purred. “Let me in and don't stop until I say you can.”
Harmony whimpered, hopelessly aroused as she did as he said, her lips closing around the head of his erection just as his fingers fisted in her hair. “Oh Gods...” She heard him gasp above her. Her hands trailed up his thighs, fingers dancing through the fine silver hair on his legs until she could cup the flesh of his rear in her hands. Clawing her fingers, she ran her long, long nails across his flesh, the force sure to leave stinging, red welts down his legs. At his shout of enjoyment, she did it again, this time running her hands up his chest as far as she could reach and forcing him further down her swallowing throat as her nails slashed down his chest and abdomen. Over and over her nails scored his skin. His back, his legs, his chest, even his arms and feet did not escape her.
Finally, Kadaj decided he'd had enough. His hands yanked hard on her hair, forcing her away from him and to her feet. Fingers still fisted in honey-brown locks, he slammed her back against the rough bark of the nearest tree, hiking her legs around his waist and pressing his mouth to hers for a bruising kiss.
“Inside... please, Kadaj!” She begged when he pulled away. He smirked.
“You want me inside of you?” He whispered darkly against her ear. “How bad? How badly do you want it? Enough to beg? To do it yourself?”
His pupils dilated wildly when he felt her wetness trickle from her body and down his thigh where it was situated between hers. How could he have forgotten how much she loved it when he spoke to her like that? “How badly do you want me to make you come? Do you want me to use my hands?” He ran his hand down her abdomen to pet teasingly at her clit, “Or do you want my body?” He thrust his hips against her, groaning at the pressure against his aching length. “Or maybe... You want my mouth...” With that, he used the Remnant strength she wanted so much to lift her high above him, her back resting against the tree and her legs over his shoulders.
“Kadaj!” She gasped, grasping his hair and hanging on for dear life. He'd just tossed her up his body like she was a sack of feathers!
Kadaj only chuckled wickedly, bracing his feet in the mud so as not to slip and delving into her full-force, his teeth nipping, tongue prodding, lips slurping at her center until her screams were louder than the chaotic storm raging around them.
He refused to stop, even when she begged him to as the spasms of her orgasm fluttered on his tongue, the tang of her wetness making him groan. His hands kneaded her backside, one trailing away to reach above him and squeeze a taut breast.
“Please!” Harmony sobbed, “Please, Gods... Kadaj please just take me!”
Kadaj snarled against her, the vibrations from the sound sending her rocketing into yet another violent orgasm. He pulled away from her and let her fall down his body, his hands grasping her hips and abruptly stopping her when she was in just the right position for him to thrust his painfully hard length inside of her.
He groaned, burying his face in her drenched hair and wrapping his arms around her waist. His hips bucked into hers, length driving and retreating ferociously, plundering her body and forcing her to accept her pleasure, and give him his.
The force of his penetration had Harmony choking out colorful curses into the night, rain pelting her face, washing away the tears of pleasured frustration and running between their undulating bodies.
Kadaj snarled when he realized that no matter how hard he took her, in this position he could not get deep enough. He yanked her away from the tree and slammed her onto the ground, falling to her and digging his teeth into her shoulder as he slid inside her once more. Hands frantically grasped at each other, lips sealing together and tongues tangling, hips bucking, legs encircling.
With a groan of her name Kadaj rolled them over, Harmony sitting atop him and rocking her hips in a smooth, quick rhythm. He sat up with her, hands encouraging her legs to wrap around his waist as his hips rocked in time with hers, fingers finding and pinching rosy nipples and mouth suckling her lower lip. Lightning flashed around them, the scene in the forest being illuminated for but a second at a time, ash and fire, alabaster and cream blending together beautifully in the dense, wet forest.
Harmony's panting breaths washed over his face, her eyes locked onto his and filled with awe, her hands clenched over his where they rested on her hips with painful force. “I'm so close...” She whimpered, her lips brushing his. His hands held her tighter, moving her against him and pushing her up and down upon his twitching and straining erection.
Her mind and soul shattered when he brushed across the special spot within her, hips arching into his and teeth clamping onto his neck as she shook.
He cried out at the pain of her teeth in his skin, forcing her away from him and sealing their lips together as he felt the spring coil and tighten in his belly. He pulled away gasping, staring into her green eyes and seeing his own mirrored there.
“I love you.” He said, fierce determination and solidity in his voice.
Harmony sobbed in pleasure as her orgasm ebbed, her body falling against his as he continued to move inside her. She smiled, jubilant, and echoed his words. “I love you, too. Come for me.”
And he could do nothing but obey. His back arched, body falling backwards and shoulders digging into the wet earth as his hips shuddered and his seed burst from his body. His arms held her tight against him, head thrown back. The rain falling on his face and over his sensitive body only magnified the feeling and he moaned again, his voice raw, throat aching at the power behind it.
Harmony's hands ran soothing lines across his shoulders, up his throat and over his face, lips brushing barely-there kisses along his jaw as he shuddered and came down from his high.
They lay there panting, Harmony's shivers finally forcing Kadaj to roll over onto her to block some of the cold rain from hitting her already-freezing skin.
“We should get back inside.” Kadaj sighed into her hair.
“Yeah. Where are my clothes?” Harmony answered.
Kadaj laughed, nuzzling her neck. “I have absolutely no idea.”
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Sephiroth woke up at the sound of rattling and a shadow above him. He tried to move but found his arms bound above him, pulled back to restrict movement, and the chains just tight enough to cut off circulation to them. He was in a kneeling position, knees already sore from resting on the hard ground for a long period of time, he was also stripped of his clothing. The last thing he remembered was talking to Sukai about tactics for their upcoming battle.
"What are you doing?" Sephiroth asked, trying to distract her.
"Shh." Sukai snapped. "Prisoners don't talk, they get tortured first."
He silently cursed himself for being 'captured', however he could not help but be turned on at the fact she was able to preform a task like this.
"Can I request my torment?" He purred.
"Only if I run out of ideas, now quiet, or I can and will Silence you."
Sephiroth challenged her with a smug grin. Sukai only stared at him and frowned.
"That isn't going to work. Besides, these chains were made for you. No breaking out any time soon, love. Now. Let's see." Sukai purred before she moved away from his body and walked over to a nearby chain and pulled on it.
Sephiroth felt himself being slowly hoisted off the ground, lessening the pressure on his knees. He tried to move his foot but found that his ankles were also chained. After Sukai pulled the chain to the exact height she wanted, she latched the chain and moved back to the front of him. Taking her fingertips, she lightly raked her nails down his neck and dug in deeper as she trailed farther down his body, nearly cutting his skin as she reached his hips. Sukai then clawed a path up his back and fisted her hands into his hair, eliciting a moan from the General's lips. Sukai closed the space between them but instead of molding her mouth to his, she slowly dragged her tongue up his neck before biting the soft spot under his jaw. Sephiroth voiced his pain/pleasure at the bite and his annoyance at being chained.
"Hey if you don't behave, I will leave you here in all your frustration." Sukai threatened.
"You know you can not keep me here forever." Sephiroth answered her subtle challenge, pleased he could hear her soft moan. "When I get out of this, you are going to learn why I am feared."
"Like you would intentionally hurt me." Sukai scoffed. "Well, in a bad way, though if it is a good way, by all means. Break me."
"Be careful what you wish for." Sephiroth warned her.
Sukai was taking her sweet time teasing her lover, biting, clawing, turning his leather straps into a collar and a whip, and having various other 'tools of torture'. Ice, candles, and a very discretely stolen can of whipped cream, taken from Sassi's shelf in the fridge. Sephiroth's moans were increasing with volume as she tormented him into submission. Currently she had taken a single ice cube and popped it in her mouth and was carefully using it to chill her tongue as she trailed the cold substance over her claw marks, welts, and other marks over his now overly sensitive skin. As she reached his nipples, he arched toward her as she swallowed the now thin shard of the ice and used her now cold tongue to tease him.
"Sukai." Sephiroth purred as he moaned.
Sukai's hands trailed down to his erection and began stroking him slowly before she removed her mouth from him and smiled. Gently she took her tongue and trailed it down the middle of his abdomen until she found herself to his hips. She placed a small bite on the top of his sharp hips and trailed down until she was on the inside of his thigh. Backing off slightly, she puffed cool air onto his heated flesh before engulfing him. Moments passed like hours to Sephiroth as she swirled her tongue around and pushed him as far as she could into her mouth. It took all of Sephiroth's self-discipline not to come undone there. After a few moments, she growled, hearing Sephiroth gasp as the vibrations of her throat vibrated through him. A wicked though passed through her mind as she began to hum a song she knew as she increased her pace with her hands.
Sephiroth could not take it anymore, between Sukai's skilled tongue, hands, and humming, his self control broke and he released himself. Sukai kept humming until she was sure 'round one' was spent, and only then did she remove herself from him and lick her lips.
"Stubborn." She teased him. "Now if you promise to be a good little prisoner, you can get the feeling in your arms back."
Sephiroth slowly nodded, barely hearing what she said as he sighed, recovering from his orgasm. Sukai let out a small chuckle and began to disrobe. After she discarded the last of her clothing, she moved behind Sephiroth and began to make adjustments to the bindings, making it to where his arms would be attached to the manacles around his ankles, restricting his movement. Carefully she brought his hands together and snapped them together before she went over to the chain and lowered him fully to the ground. In the blink of an eye he was in front of her, causing Sukai to squeak in surprise. He smiled devilishly but it faded when he realized she wasn't lying about the chains and cuffs. It was now Sukai's turn to grin.
"This only delays the inevitable." Sephiroth purred in her ear and felt her shiver.
"One rule. No hands." Sukai said before pecking him on the nose.
Five minutes later she regretted her damned rule as he was using his tongue to cause her the most mind-blowing pleasure. All she could do was pant and occasionally scream until she was hoarse. It did not take long for Sephiroth to make Sukai rethink her idea of keeping him in cuffs. Suddenly she charged a spell and touched the bindings on his back and the shackles fell off. Sephiroth smiled contently before he began assaulting her heated flesh with his hands. Sukai nearly arched completely off the bed as his hand found its way into her core.
"Sephiroth!" Sukai yelled hoarsely. Using that as a distraction, Sephiroth placed her in bindings. "Damn it." Sukai muttered as she heard the spellbinding manacles clasp around her wrist and felt the extra chain loop around the bars of the headboard.
"Now you are mine." He chuckled before turning his attention to the assorted items she used on him. Sephiroth was very pleased when he used a few leftover frozen grapes left nearby were inserted into her as he watched her nearly arch off the bed. To make matters worse, for her, he then began to retrieve them, using only his tongue The mixture of heat and cold had Sukai begging for another release. Tears were actually beginning to form in her eyes as she pleaded with him. Finally, he bent down, his lips ghosting over her ear. "As you wish."
Sephiroth wasted no time as he harshly entered her, causing her to be pushed up, head bouncing off the headboard. Sephiroth was about to stop, concerned he had accidentally given her a concussion with the sheer roughness, but when her legs locked around his waist and forced him back in and he heard her scream. "Again!" he rethought his decision.
Metal creaked and strained under the abuse of the two Mako enhanced beings pleasuring each other almost to the point of breaking bones. Eventually the headboard gave way, and Sukai freed her hands, instantly finding their way into his hair, tugging harshly. Groaning out an animalistic roar, the sadistic beast within Sephiroth was let loose. Not holding back with her anymore, he drove madly into her, not stopping until he was satisfied. With a few harsh thrusts, metal now twisted beyond repair finally gave way underneath them, thankfully before they had pounded the gnarled metal into the next room. As the loud bang resonated within, Sephiroth stopped for a moment, only to have Sukai push him back, and begin to put him through his paces.
As both reached climax, the door suddenly burst open and a frantic puppy began to say something but stopped. "What was that? I..er...oh Shiva! I...wi-will just be going now." Quickly darting out of the room before he died of embarrassment or by either of them, he made a beeline to the Dining Hall.
Sukai paid no mind, and neither did Sephiroth as they came undone together, blissfully unaware of the intruder. Only when they came down from their erotic high, did they realize the door was open. Blinking, they took in the damage, and realized they needed to do repairs and reinforce everything before they ever did this again.
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