Awakened Dreams...

Well like I said, here's Chapter 7
Yeah I basically used Chapter 6 to give some background of my own devising, give Eron a new and better look (hopefully better) and other things...
I was gonna be mean and put a chapter of Tifa, Cloud, etc plus add some more pairings, (yes that's going to happen)
But I wanted to progress this some more, actually I said fuck it and decided to explain things :-D

Golden- I've got loose plans for Vincent, so it'll be a little while before I can say for sure. Yeah Eron's got a good chunk of myself in him as well as other people, so he's bound to be not only an ass, but a smart ass :-D

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Chapter 7
The Past Is The Future

Cid couldn't help himself, for years he's felt nothing but anger and frustration. He couldn't explain it, at all, nothing worked to fill that void that he couldn't explain. When he was younger, he'd lost something, but never could even figure out what it was that he lost, let alone be able to find it. The lost feeling had spurned him even further to fly, to feel free in the clouds, a time when he could forget everything, including the emptiness, that inexplicable loneliness. It had also driven him to be more bitter and angry, driven by that frustration of not knowing he would lash out at others and hide himself from everyone.

It had been a few years shy of two decades since the day he'd become like this, it had been a slowly growing process, but it'd happened. He'd never had anyone get close, no one who even bothered with him other than the occasional irritation with his way of behaving. This new guy though, had managed what no one else had done, he'd gotten under Cid's skin, big time. He was so calm and in control most of the time, with odd hints of warmth that kept him from being ice cold, but even when Cid tried to push him away the kid would just look at him and he'd find he couldn't find the strength nor the will to push him away, it was maddening. He was used to just fucking people, but never more than once, and never did they stay the night, nor did he stay with them.

He shook his head, cigarette dancing around in his mouth as he tried to focus but it was damn hard considering the fact that he-

"If you keep getting lost in thought we'll never make it to the Ancient's City you know..." Eron spoke from his seat in the back, leaned back with a cigarette held in his hand. Cid glanced over at him to scowl, he had to admit the makeover had done wonders for the kid, he certainly looked less...feral.

Eron's eyes flashed over to Cid, "what?"

"Nothin', an' don't you worry 'bout gettin' there, I can fly with my eyes closed."

Eron smiled for a moment and then caught himself, "well I hope so, because I would like to make it to the city without having to dig myself out of the wreckage of this ship."

Cid scowled again, "You know-"

"Captain we've arrived at the destination!" A crew member called out from the back of the cockpit.

"I know I know! Just get the ship ready for landing!" He bellowed out angrily at being interrupted.

"Good, I'll make my way down to the planet and do what I need to do." Eron said, smoke billowing from his mouth as he stood up and walked to the door.

"Uh uh, I'm goin' with ya! Can't get your ass gettin' beat up again!"

Eron waved his hand through the air, "Do as you please, it's of no consequence to me."

Ouch, right under the skin, "Goddamn cold ass!"

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Eron walked the path of the sleeping forest, Cid following close behind mumbling the whole time. Eron just rolled his eyes, the pilot could be such a child at times it seemed. The trees around the path quickly became crystalline, the light sparkling off of them. Eron sighed deeply, he couldn't help it, the last few times he'd ever come here, he'd been in the company of his sister and mother. Now they were both long gone, he had failed them.

"What ya mopin' again?" Cid called out from behind him.

Eron barely glanced back towards Cid with a glare and continued forward. Cid chuckled to himself, it seemed that Eron's skin could be crawled under as well. Eron glanced back at the following pilot and frowned, he didn't get it, the pilot was always pushing him away, and yet Eron could do no different other than to find himself pushing for more, it was absolutely absurd. He shook his head, he had a job to do, something to figure out, and it had to be done.

He proceeded as quickly as he could to the central building, his eyes gazing over the pond next to it. Even Cid remained quiet as Eron stood in silence his eyes held to the pool. Eron then turned back towards the building and walked inside, leaving Cid to wonder how many times they'd have to come to this place. He smiled to himself for no other reason and walked down the staircase after Eron.

Cid sucked in a breath of air harshly at the look of the cavern, red lights seemed to dance all over the cavern, jumping up and receding much like flames. He stared at the light, "th' hell?"

Eron merely looked around with an interested look on his face as he continued down the stairs. He wondered if his thoughts were correct and that this was exactly where they needed to be. His feet stopped at the bottom as he stared forward, past the first altar and to the second, somehow behind that altar, a statue had raised from the waters, a beast of great ferocity stood against the light that enimated from the large red crystal in it's hand. Eron waved his hand upwards to make Cid stop as Eron walked forward. He could practically feel the heat resonating off of the crystal as he took more and more steps closer to the crystal.

He stood atop the altar that he had spent the past 17 years sealed within and stared at the statue before him. He stared at the beast's eyes, it seemed so familiar, so... He began to reach out towards the statue, causing the crystal to glow furiously. Eron cast his eyes down towards the luminating crystal with a questioning gaze. He moved his hand down and grabbed ahold of the crystal and jerked it out of the statues grip. The crystal easily slid from the grasp of the statue, but as soon as it left the statue and met with the palms of Eron's hand it suddenly burst into crimson and orange flames.

Cid from far behind him cursed loudly, but Eron stood in awe as the flames covered his hands, suddenly a haze grew around the statue and shot upwards in a red light. It took form rapidly, smoke billowing outwards from what stood above him. Ifrit stood above them, it's form no longer seeming like a man-beast, but that of a feral animal, flames licked outwards from it's body, claws extended from each of it's four "paws" that it stood upon. It's face resembled the mixture between what was once a tiger mixed with a ram. Smoke poured from it's open mouth as it spoke.

Young Ancient, you have removed the crystal from my altar, releasing it's powers.

Eron gazed upwards, his hands still holding the flaming crystal, "is this of consequence to me?"

The beast nodded, You are one of the four chosen, chosen by the planet to defend against the Calamities infernal children. You are that of Fire, born to burn them to nothing but purified ashes.

Eron's eyes widened, "And of the others?"

Those chosen will come on their own terms to their own deities, for now I will awaken the power locked away in you, and seal myself within you, giving you the markings of the chosen.

With that the beast turned into a large red smoking entity that became absorbed within the crystal. The crystal's flames arched upwards and crashed back down, sending the flames covering Eron's body. Eron's eyes widened as he felt the heat coarse into this body, he could feel the heat of the flames licking at his body, but felt no pain. Then his eyes went completely black, and as if like Ifrit, his eyes filled with flames as did his mouth.

The power grew in him and the wrapped around his mind. He'd found the answer, what he'd been looking for the entire time, and it was finally here. Suddenly something else welled up within his mind, something he had hidden, something locked away and it hit him full force, sending a cloud of darkness over his eyes.

Cid in the meantime was desperately trying to get to Eron, but the flames burned him everytime he got close. He was practically having a heart attack as he danced around it trying to get to Eron. Finally the flames extinguished, revealing an unconscious and unharmed Eron.

"Shit!"

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Eron's eyes fluttered open, the sunlight hitting his eyes gently. He closed them again, trying to hide from the light glaring into his eyes, then he felt a gentle kiss on each closed eye. He smiled to himself as he felt the warmth of naked skin against him, he opened his eyes, sky blue color was all he could see.

"Hey you," he said softly.

Wild blonde hair fell on the forehead as a smile reached the face, a deep voice rumbling, "sleep well?"

"Mmmm, how couldn't I with you keepin' me so warm?"

"You're such a softie..."

Eron laughed and tackled the man, a youthful face staring up at him with a warm grin, "Oh like you have any room to talk, mr romantic gesture?"

The other man cupped Eron's face in his hands, "I can't help it if I love ya."

Eron smiled and closed his eyes, rubbing his face into the hands and then nuzzling himself into the man's warm skin, "ooh...I love you as well," he whispered.

"Softie"

Laughter

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Eron was weak, his wounds gushed crimson, and with his mother and Aeris gone, he could finish the job his ancestors had begun. The beast flew around in a rage, it's own wounds beginning to heal, but it's black blood ran down it's body. Eron closed his eyes summoning up the energy he'd been building up, energy he'd called directly from the lifestream. Sure enough the green energy was pooling up around him, readying itself. The beast flew at him and landed hard in front of him, shaking the ground roughly.

The green energy shot out from Eron's body and wrapped around the beast. The beast roared in frustration as the energy coarsed through it's body, hindering it's motions to a complete stop. The energy wrapped around Eron's body, doing the same. Tears poured down his face as the energy began to crystallize around the two of them. Eron kept his eyes closed as he felt the oncoming sleep wrapping around him.

"As I sleep, with this beast with me, I do this for you all," he thinks to himself as images float through his face, his mothers soft words, Aeris' unfailing smile, his warmth, "I do this for you as well, may you forget, and heal to live your life, I love you, and I will that you move forward." His last thoughts coarsed out in a burst of energy that blasted out of the cavern and into the sky. His final thought, his last image coarsed through his mind, he remembered-

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Cid kneeled over Eron, worried as hell as the man's eyes fluttered rapidly for several minutes. Suddenly Eron's eyes shot open wide, he started upwards, knocking Cid back into a stumble. Eron's eyes set forward for a moment, unwavering until he turned with a curt motion towards a bewildered Cid.

"Cid..." his face soft, his voice pleading almost.

"Wha'?"

"You remember nothing?"

"Wha' the hell am I supposed to remember? Yew bein' covered in fuckin' fire and not bein' burned an' then fallin' to the ground, knocked the hell out?"

Eron shook his head softly, "No not that, about us, a long time ago..."

Cid scrunched up his face, "Wha' are yew goin' on about? I jus' met yew a few days ago!!" Cid was confused, and then remembered what had happened between them for the past few days, but decided to leave it alone, the boy wasn't talking about that, he'd said a long time ago.

Eron looked sad for a moment, but then his face went in control, "Never mind..."

Cid got pissed, "Well don' jes bring somethin' up and not explain yerself."

Eron shook his head again, "No, it's fine. Plus I've learned something important here today, and we need to get back to the others and maybe we'll have a chance to beat these things."

"Well...alrigh' but yew still got some exlainin' to do." Cid said as he himself shook his head in disbelief and began walking up the stairs.

Eron stared up after him, his eyes said, "He really doesn't remember....and it's my own fault...what now?"

He shook himself to reality and proceeded up the stairs after Cid.

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What? You think I was just gonna have it all come together without a fight? Yeah...right
Nope they's gots to works for it...s nvm,
Anyways, the next chapter might be a couple of days before it's out, cuz I wanna make it longer but I've also got work the next couple o' days, so it might be out tomorrow or Sunday, we'll see.
Leave reviews, or I hunt you down and steal your children's souls, if you have no children, then I take yours. If you have no soul, well then that's why you're not leaving a review, so w/e. X-D