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And she cries for the woman, who would have been her sister in another life.
She rages, she shouts, and she destroys her meagre things.
Is this a woman's destiny, she wonders, to sacrifice themselves for the greater good?
This One-Shot was inspired by the amazing fanfic penthesilea from starryhighqueen from Ao3.
It only has a chapter right now, but it is a gorgeous piece of literature, you have to read it!
Here is the link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/50927074/chapters/128658328
Aerith’s death hits them all hard, but no one rages quite like Dalia herself.
The only connection to her missing brother…
The young woman who took her in, when she was alone in the world…
Who loved and cherished her as they were from the same flesh and blood!
Dead.
Killed.
Slaughtered!
By the demon Sephiroth.
Dalia's screams echoed through the Forgotten City.
A physical manifestation of how the world lost its brightest light.
She tore through the new JENOVA abomination like it was made out of cheap cardboard.
When it’s finally death she spits on it.
She curses it with any foul word she knows.
Tifa tries to comfort her, but she slaps away her hand.
Dalia doesn’t want any comfort.
She wants to spill Sephiroth's blood.
Wants him to beg for the sweet embrace of death.
She would make him suffer, she swerves on Aerith's soul.
Without looking at anyone, she turns her back and walks away.
She can’t stand looking at Aerith, Aerith's corpse when she had been full of life only a half hour ago.
***
After Sephiroth's death, after the planet was safe from the meteor, Dalia Fair returned home to Gongaga.
Her parents take her back in without a word.
She is quiet the first few weeks anyway.
Probably looks like death herself, she musses.
Dalia sits on her childhood bed, looking at Zack's empty side and can just cry.
Cry for her brother who lost his life to protect Cloud from ShinRa.
Cry for Aerith who had sacrificed herself for them all.
It’s too much.
It’s unfair!
Why did two of the best and most amazing people she knew die?
She cries for her big brother.
Her protector, her rock, her hero since childhood.
And she cries for the woman, who would have been her sister in another life.
She rages, she shouts, and she destroys her meagre things.
Is this a woman's destiny, she wonders, to sacrifice themselves for the greater good?
If one day she would have a daughter, she would teach her to rage against destiny itself.
No one should be a martyr for this people and this planet.
***
Cloud came for her one year after she had returned to Gongaga.
She wears one of the flowy dresses Aerith preferred in a soft blue.
Her black hair long and spiky like Zack’s had been with a little blue bow on her left side.
It’s probably not sane to represent her dead loved ones like this, yet Dalia is beyond carrying at this point.
Only like this, she feels close to Aerith and Zack.
She curses herself any day that she can’t hear the planet, the voices in the Lifestream.
Maybe if she was capable of it, she could talk to them again.
Cloud looks at her sadly.
The fierce archer is gone.
Leaving a husk clingy to memories.
He understands her.
The weight of the Buster Sword crushes him any waking hour.
“I miss you.”, he tells her quietly. “I know I should leave you alone, you made clear, you don’t want anyone of us near you but….I miss you.”
And Dalia realizes at the exact moment, she had missed him too.
The little flower of love that had blossomed between them, before Aerith’s death and the truth about Zack's disappearance came to light, is still there.
Barely living, but present.
Can she just be happy with Cloud?
Was it fair since Aerith and Zack didn’t get the chance?
Dalia opens her mouth, maybe to say no, she can’t, yet it’s like she hears Aerith's voice, sweetly whispering to her: “Be happy. For me and Zack.”
She listens, gulps and throws herself in Cloud's arms.
They hold each other tightly, scared the other would disappear if they let go.
“I missed you too.”
And maybe this is enough.
***
Geostigma was terrible.
Never felt Dalia so useless.
She can’t help this time, the child under her heart, can’t be risked, she knows this.
Cloud knows this.
All their friends know this.
And again it’s like Aerith talks to her, begging her to not risk the child's life, the life of her niece.
After Geostigma is cured, Dalia delivers a beautiful little girl with short blond hair.
Exactly like the voice of Aerith had said.
“What should we call her?”, ask Cloud full of wonder at the life he created with Dalia.
Were there any other options?
“Aeris.”
In remembrance of the women who made all this even possible.
***
Years pass and Aeris is joined by a brother named Zack, and two younger sisters named Azalea and Amarilis.
Dalia and Cloud are a happy couple and even happier parents, looking at how their children grow up in a world free of ShinRa, of Sephiroth.
She never misses telling her children the story of their aunt Aerith and their uncle Zack.
However, she makes one thing clear, especially for her girls: “No one is worth it to sacrifice yourself for them. You have the right to live to the fullest like everybody else.”
Zack, Azalea and Amarilis take the lesson, but soon forget because they are more busy with living life, which is what Dalia wants.
It’s Aeris who makes her worry.
She is the only one of her kids who has Cloud’s blond hair and spikes, making her look like a Chocobo chick and blue eyes like Zack and herself, who seem way too old for her young face.
Aeris is a silent and kind girl.
Sometimes she looks into the distance, seeming to see something which no one can.
One day Dalia asks her what she sees.
The answer her child gives is both frightened and elateding.
“It’s Aunt Aerith. She talks sometimes to me. With her is a silver-haired man. I don’t think they like each other very much.”
That night, when she is sure Cloud and the children are fast asleep, she gets outside and curses Sephiroth out.
Dalia makes clear that she can and will find a way to make his afterlife hell if he doesn’t leave Aerith alone.
This earns her a soft familiar giggle in the wind.
A little smile forms on Dalia's face.
At least she can still make Aerith laugh.
***
When Aeris becomes a mother herself, giving birth to a beautiful baby girl named Claudia, both mother and daughter talk again about the long death.
“Aunt Aerith was here.”, tells Aeris, while Dalia coos at her first grandchild. “With the silver-haired man…I think they get along now.”
Dalia raises an eyebrow and gently cradles little Claudia.
“Really? Are you sure, Aeris?”
“I am, Mama. Sephiroth…he is more human, no he is a human now. Not the monster from your and Papa's tales.”
Huh, of course, Aeris would find out the connection between the silver-haired man who was beside her aunt in the afterlife and the monster they fought.
Still, Dalia can’t help but ask: “Are you certain, sweetheart.”
Aeris nods which makes her spikes bounce.
“They seemed… happy. I’m glad Aunt Aerith isn’t alone anymore.”
Dalia purses her lips and looks down at her grandchild.
Aerith and Sephiroth are together in the afterlife and are happy with each other.
That sounds like a bad joke, yet her daughter wouldn’t lie to her.
When night falls again Dalia slips out of her home to talk to them.
“I…don’t know what happened…And I’m sure I don’t want any details but…if you make each other happy… continue…Still, Sephiroth if you harm or break Aerith's heart I will find a way to resurrect you, only to kill you again!”
Again, like so many years ago, the wind carries soft and familiar laughter only joined by a more masculine chuckle.
Dalia blinks, while the wind caresses her like a loved one, making her long black hair with silver lines in it dance.
Don’t worry about me….about us…we are happy…don’t worry anymore Dalia…
The woman gasps as she hears these words in her head and can’t help but cry.
Oh sweet, sweet Aerith…
She would do it, for her.
Strong arms circle her waist and Dalia sinks into the warm body of her husband.
“Done with talking to the souls?”
Of course, Cloud would know.
She nods.
“Yeah, let’s go to sleep.”
With that, like when they were young, Cloud carries her bridal style into their home.
Dalia laughs like the young girl she was once, while Cloud smiles at her cheeky.
I love you Aerith…be happy! You deserve this more than anyone.
The door to the Strife household closes with a clink, as the wind dances around the flowers they had planted with their children there.
And if you listen closely you would hear the laugh of a young woman and a man.
I HOPE YOU ALL LIKED IT!
ESPECIALLY YOU starryhighqueen!
THANKS FOR LETTING ME PLAY IN YOUR SANDBOX! *muah*
an aeriseph a day keeps the doctor away (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡
girls be like "can't stand her fake ass!!🤬👊💥" *five minutes later....* "me n the hot girl who are both doomed by the narrative , now we find solace in eachother as we are trapped in the dark cold yuri void for a thousand years"
And time stood still in that very moment 😳
Another headcanon of mine in which in the midst of the busy streets in the slums of Midgar, Aerith who was busy selling flowers was fascinated by the strong yet familiar presence of the "Nameless Soldier" who was passing by.
How funny it is to think that these two beings have almost crossed paths countless of times - only to be clouded by the fact that they do not 'recognize' each other.
Maybe if there eyes would meet, the sense of familiarity will bring back pastlife memories like deja vu. Its almost like I've known you before but I cannot pinpoint where and how.
Its mysterious and thrilling at the same time!
And all that was left during that fateful encounter was the image of his long silver locks gracefully draped at his back.
She doesn't realize that the image of him burned in the deep cravesses of her mind.
And the Planet sang a vague song on that same day.
🎨 #Mystique Priestess Artwork 🎨
"I like gardening - its a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself." 😊💐
My headcanon of Aerith showing Sephiroth the therapeutic effect of gardening.
This is inspired from a fanfiction I've read 😁.
It was such a cute scene that I wanted to draw it.
And of course, just like in a garden, new hopes and feelings started to grow. 😉💖✨
Will he give it a shot?
So here are my Top 3 favorite (headcanon) ships in FF Universe ꒰⑅ᵕ༚ᵕ꒱˖♡
1. AeriSeph (Aerith x Sephiroth)
I LOVE to pair characters who contrast and parallel with each other. Just like Yin and Yang ☯️ where two opposing forces are meant to balance each other. I love the many possible dynamics they will have.
Opposites attract, right?
(/^-^(^ ^*)/
Sephiroth who was 'created' to be the "World's Most Super Soldier"(you know what I mean) and of course, to be the Strongest Weapon of Mass Destruction. I know it sounds evil but actually, this boy TERRIBLY NEEDS A HUG. ｡:ﾟ(;´∩`;)ﾟ:｡
Why Fate is so cruel to him?! ┻┻︵ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ︵┻┻
Aerith, on the other hand is a Human-Cetra hybrid. She inherited the ability of her Cetra ancestors of being able to communicate with the Planet. So, of course, being the Planet's confidante (jk) actually, she does not 💯% know Gaia's will but because she bears that 'special gift', it is her duty to protect the Planet at all costs.
And their parallelisms speak of themselves. So they are a POWER COUPLE.
"She calms my chaos; he fuels my fire"
2. CaiRai (Caius x Lightning)
Actually, I have always adored Caius since the release of FF13. The moment I saw him, I was like, "His hair is so cool! I love the feathers accent on his head!"
(Poor me, Im a big fangirl when it comes to boho style especially in men 😅). Jokes aside, here is an another 'Power couple' dynamic. Literally, 'POWER' since both of these two characters are the strongest in the whole FF13 universe. Only that, Caius is the villain while Lightning is the she-ro.
I swear, I'll never get bored watching them fight against each other (literally for eternity) especially when their chemistry is oozing with fire and ice. Fire, since Caius is one big naughty boy and Ice, since Lightning is immune to his (subtle flirts *winks*) taunts and compliments
(Sorry girl, its just that I can't believe how hard as rock it is for you to notice this man's smooth 'villain/admirer' moves) 😂😜
"A million years is too short for us to settle this fight. It would take a lifetime for me to properly get to know you better."
3. GenTifa (Genesis x Tifa)
So another "unlikely" rare pair since I think only a few people ship them. But as for me, actually it was my sister who is a die-hard fan of this ship and I was towed away with her 😅. But I did not regret it after reading some of their fanfics (which fueled the 🔥 even more).
Genesis, the eccentric, haughty, sassy, dramatic, poetic, fashionable, genius, manipulative, elegant ... (my impression of him is greatly tainted by the fanfics I've read 😆) 1st Class Soldier who is Sephiroth's colleague (and let us not forget about Angeal). So the Holy Trinity is complete! ✨
Actually, I find him amusing. Not just with his eccentric tastes but his love for poetry (despite calling it 'Loveless') 😅. I am a big softie for poetry, especially of its hidden messages and symbolisms.
I like to counter his "prim-and-proper / prudence" with Tifa Lockhart's "tough but cute" personality.
Oh-ho! She may not look like it but she's one tough cookie! 💪 Plus she's HOT! The dynamic between these two would surely make it into either a disastrous yet fun storyline or a cute romantic comedy with a dash of feistiness, of course! 😂
This reminds me of a fanfic I just recently read where Genesis is a divorce lawyer who does not believe in marriage and prefers to have the life of a bachelor with multiple dates and Tifa who is his conservative neighbor was just recently dumped by her long-term bf. Genesis lends her a hand and everything is history 🤫😉.
I swear, I was giggling the whole night reading that fic. 🤭
"So the Gift of the Goddess was her all along; Im divinely blessed ...
He is eccentric, arrogant, handsome - yes, but he's too full of himself that I want to mellow it down for him by kicking his @$$."
So I have been recently busy making some fanarts, fanvids and headcanon storylines for them .
Here is the update:
I just finished making 2 AeriSeph fanvids (actually they are 3 - the first one was published in my YT account years ago), 3 GenTifa fanvids (OMG!! I just can't get enough of them, especially with my sister giving me more ideas to make 😅), 3 FF7 parody videos and Im currently working on my 1st CaiRai fanvideo 🤞.
AeriSeph week is fast approaching but I am still dazed with all the parody headcanons 😅. Humor does not want to leave me!
Well, in the end, I would greatly benefit from all the work I've done since I want to entertain myself with my creations 🤩. And of course, I love to share them to everyone by posting them on my social media accounts. 💌
Thank you to all those who supported my works. Im totally a newbie with digitalart and my fanvids are pretty simple and straightforward 😅 but I will never forgive myself for not putting all these overflowing ideas into reality.
Muchas Gracias! 😘
Arigatou Gozaimasu!
AeriSeph Week Day 1 Prompt: Conflict/Connection 💞
Aerith x Sephiroth - Separate Ways (Conflict x Connection)
My submission for AeriSeph Week 2021 Event for Day 1 Prompt's theme which is Conflict / Connection.
"And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation." ~ Kahlil Gibran
This is inspired by a fanfic I read where Aerith and Sephiroth are lovers but due to the circumstance when Sephiroth learned about Project S and Jenova, he began to change. He became fixated on his desire to become god which leads to their separate ways.
Despite of that, Aerith knows deep in her heart that the real Sephiroth is not like that. Through all the times they've been together, she holds deep inside that no matter what, she will never give up for the both of them and of course for the Planet.
Before Sephiroth's crisis began, she already heard voices from the Planet about the "sleepless nights" he had. It made her worry about the premonitions she has been seeing in her dreams about him that she would always pray to the Planet to give her the guidance she needs to prevent it from happening.
So the main theme of this head canon of mine is that despite the conflict they had due to external circumstances, their connection with each other still remains. They both know that they love each other, only that, Sephiroth forgets because of his "crisis".
Aerith keeps on telling him that "Love will find him and will break the chains that bind him" because she has faith for the both of them.
And she keeps on telling him too that, "You know I still love you though we touched and went our separate ways."
And in the end, Love Wins 💖
📩 I uploaded this video in my YouTube Channel.
💌 Please check it out!
💐 Thank You! 💐
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