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At some point and time. Sephriea had gotten just about as bored as she could take on the ship. Without a single word to anyone else, she tossed aside the map on the ground. And continued her way toward the ships deck area.The moment she stepped through the doorway, the cool air and breeze swept past,before she closed the door behind her. "Well..If this works, great. If not. Well, damn. " Shrugging her shoulders,she stepped up to the railing, and without much of a thought out plan, she leapt off.Concentrateing with all her energy, she let herself fall, and continue until she was just that much closer to the ground. Suddenly, her falling frame stopped in midair, and lowerd slowly and gently, tell she touched the ground. "...Heh...It worked...What the... First I can't, now I can.." Muttering, she glared down at the cuffs upon her wrists. "Still cant teleport..Tch.." Smirking slightly,she watched the ship overhead pass on its way. She knew, now, where she had to go. From the hight she was earlyer, it was enough to give her a glimps.Walking off following a dirt path, she kept her eyes set foward for her small journey.Though,besides that she was also hopeing for some action, where were all the monsters when you needed them? Stopping for a moment, she looked from side to side.

"..Alright. 1......2........3......There is someone walking, alllll alone! Any monsters out there?! Come play with me!" She yelled at,well, nothing.gripping her scythe close to her, her eyes continued to look about in every direction. Nothing. Not a soul. "What a joke......" Again, she begain to walk on with little hope of any sort of entertainment for the day. It had been so long she couldn't even remember the last time something -was- of her interest. "Can't do anything around here....nothing at all...........Nothing attacks, not even a soul in sight, i'd be suprised if I saw anything move. Sheesh." She complained to herself as she continued on her way.Now, with as slow as Sephriea was, she had ended up getting turned completely around, and instead of heading for Midgar, She was heading for Nieblehem..

A good few long minutes had passed on by, and eventually she found herself in the small town.she blinked a few times, looked around, then behind her. ".....Whaaaat!! How did I end up here! Gawd. I think IM the joke." She made an annoyed face, before proceeding into the town, giving small glares at people just because she..could. She was annoyed. Thus, people needed to stay away from her."I can't beleive I ended up here. Of all places! What an idiot.." Pushing through the gates that once lead to the ShinRa Mansion, she walked on until she came to the front door.

As she was so busy sculding herself for the time being, she didn't even notice what was there.When she did look, though, her eyes widend.The mansion wasn't destroyed. There was no rubble or any sign that it had been destroyed in the slightest.It was complete.It looked just like when Vincent was still a Turk, and when Hojo and Lucrecia resided there. Basicly, it was like new.

"...I thought the mansion was destroyed....." She raised an eyebrow, noticeing a dark shadow enter through the door, though it didn't open it. Instead it went through it. "..It's about time something interesting happends.." She ran off to the doorway, and quickly opend it, as the got inside, the girl quickly locked it from the inside. No need for anyone else being a pest and interfearing with her new interest.The shadow like figure darted out, and through another wall Sephriea ran up the stairs,and followed where the shadow creature was heading, into a familour room. Mostly know as the one that held a secret. "..Keep running...I'm rather enjoying this. Because once I get a hold of you, You're gonna be a dead shadow!" Sure. If you could really kill shadows. She watched as it disappeared into the wall once again, she didn't exactly know about the secret wall, but it didn't take long to figure it out for her.If it went through, there had to be something there. "Hmm..." She walked over to the wall, before placeing her hands on it and giving a small push. Almost right away, the wall opend to reveal the spiral stairway leading down to the basement. A fairly creepy scene. "......I'm not afraid, you know! " And to prove her point, she headed down the stairs, slowly. Showing the obviousness that she was a bit freaked out. It was seriously dark. Who couldn't be afraid? As she had gotten halfway down, the shadow was already at the bottem,and running off further more into the mansion.

As Sephriea herself reached the bottem of the floor, she hurred off into the direction she last saw the shadow figure.Behind her, though, two others were following her, which she didnt yet figure out.The distance that she was allowed her the slightest glimps of the shadow form she had been chaseing ahead of her.Proceeding further inside, she came to a door off to the left,but when she tried to open it the door was locked. "Ah,well. I'll get to that later. " She shrugged, haveing so idea that the door was the same room to where Vincent once rested inside,in a coffen.Again, she continued on.This time walking into the door of the lab.There were no more equpment, and no books. Just brick, and a few items that were re-created through when the mansion was suddenly put back together. The shelfs were empy, but there were a few lights on. Very dim. The door on the other side sqeeked open,seeming almost like a inventation for her to enter.

"....." Sephriea stepped up, and begain to walk to the door where a familour desk was,along with the many shelfs, and no books. Or files.Inshead, there was the form of someone sitting on the chair, with there head on the desk, appearing to be asleep. The person was hidden behind a strange little cloak.As for what little she could see by the dimlights.Stepping toward the desk, she moved to give a small nudge on the persons arm. Though, that didn't get to happen.Almost 13 shadow forms appeared inside the small room, surrounding Sephriea. "!" She jumped back, and drew out her weapon. The moment she did, the figure that was sleeping,suddenly woke up,dazed and confused, she blinked at Sephriea an obvious frightend form of her anyway. Then narrowed her eyes faintly. "..Stop it. Leave her alone..!" Sephriea could tell it was a girls voice, but..the voice sounded rather young. Even younger then herself. "Go away!" She yelled into the shadow forms directions, as they all seemed to completly vanish.The girl, hoped down from the chair, clutching the cloak around her to stay that way, while the other hid under it.A small yellow feather stuck out from the opening in the front though.

"Sorry..I can't controle them when I sleep...They didn't hurt you..right?" She looked at Sephriea, then to her weapon,not even haveing the slightest fear of it for that matter. "

"Can't controle them when you sleep?" Sephriea aksed, blinking at the smaller girl, whom appeared to look around the age of 6. "What's your name?Did you do this, to the mansion?" She had to many questions for her.

"I needed a safe place to stay when I sleep. Or They would take over and probably hurt people." She walked past Sephriea,and stood just below one of the lanterns. "..But people are safe when i'm awake.." She turned around back to Sephriea.She was pretty well hidden, but the only thing visable on her was a small strand of silver hair hanging over her eyes, and the same blue-green cat like orbs of Sephriea and a certain pair of people.With the light, Sephriea could now make out the cloak around her, along with the hood that coverd her.It looked like someone made it specially for her. Something you didn't really expect to see.It was a patched peice of work, with a large yellow Chocobo on it.The hood was orange, so that it looked like the beak of a Chocobo. It was just fit for a young child such as like she was.Who ever she was, she must of liked Chocobos. "...Can you stay with me for a while? I gotta tell you something."

"..Alright...but..hey! Why are you so coverd up? And why..do you have the same eyes..and hair.." She gave the young girl a look, who still hadn't mentioned her name.

"That's what I want to talk to you about! Come on.." For someone so young, she was also very mature for her age, in the ways of speaking. She walked through the hall, leading her through the basement yet again, so that they could head upstairs. She really didn't like the basement at all.She always heard frightening noises, and saw things she'd rather not see. So right now, she felt pretty safe with someone else with her.

"Okayyyyy.." Sephriea, however, wasn't as maturely spoken as the little one.Shrugging, she followed along with the girl, having also wanted to get out of there.

(( Yeah. I don't know if the airship has a deck...If not. then..uh...eh...As for the mansion, I miss it. >.< ...Though this does have a small reason. Makeing another character.So yeah...just ignore this..I'll continue this post later on..Its my save from boredom post. yes...And most importantly, You dont have to read it. Yay.))

((okay, I haven't completed fleshed this idea out so don't shout at me cry

This is short, I justed wanted to make a start...))

Kerith sat at her desk, brown ringlets resting on the papers as she lowered her head, sighing. Dr. Crescent's papers were few and far between. Her brief sojurn to the Shin-Ra Manor had been cut short when word had reached her of three silver haired men had been spotted near Midgar; Kerith had to investigate them.

She needed to go back to the Manor. She also needed to go to Midgar. Reports were coming back to of certain people being spotted there. People who should not be there.

Kerith raised her head and called in a rich low voice; "Neeko. Go to Midgar. Investigate the sightings."

The response was immediate; a tall man in a Turk's suit entered the small, windowless room; "Yes Professor. Is secrecy required?"

"No more than usual."

Neeko left to carry out his mistresses wishes whilst she contemplated return to Nibelheim.

Suddenly, as Aerith took her morning stroll, she would hear a loud snap...as flames filled the path in front of her......and the scrape of booted feet on the dirty stone could be heard as the long gray trenchcoat flared out behind him as he walked out. " Aerith Gainsborough....bad choice to walk through here..now wasn't it...now you're gonna pay." Seifer smirked, his acid green eyes slightly clouded as he threw his coat open, drew Hyperion and held it out at her. " Of course, you could -try- and resist..."

He merely let out a soft chuckle as he jumped forward, stabbing toward the pink-clothed young woman, his old, slightly cruel smirk on his face as he attacks, driving her back toward the flames. " Come on Aerith, you aren't this weak! Show me what you've got!"

Seifer chuckled. " Welcome to Oblivion!" He held his sword up in front of his face as behind her , flames erupted in the shape of the symbol on his sleeves.."Fire Cross...Devil Edge" He smirked as he ran straight toward her, his sword trailing flames and glowing a dim green as his eyes lit up with delight at the prospect of the kill........

A single loud clash rang out as Seifer's Hyperion struck Aerith's staff...he grinned as the metal strained against her weapon. " Coup De Gras." He grinned cruelly as he pulled the trigger, unleashing the power of the gunblade on her as he prepared a firebolt with his free hand...his acid green eyes clouded a bit with his anger as he fired the ball of flame at his gunblade, allowing it to heat up her staff as he does.

He leapt into the air, " This isss....." He cocked the gunblade as he flipped and came down, his gunblade trailing energy as he prepared to split her in two. " Goodbye!" He laughed evilly as he fell toward her, his gray trenchcoat fluttering behind him, the firecrosses on the shoulders almost glowing. "Yaaah!"