*Follows the rest of the group silently.* *begins to have another flash back of what i had done after they had injected me with whatever it was that was making my inner demon act up. I get up and in a rage i slaughter my whole village one by one with my bare hands* *My eyes go black...* *I dash up to Ash, skidding to a stop in front of her and grab her by the neck and begin to squeeze* YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AFTER I WAS INJECTED... MY ENTIRE VILLAGE WAS WIPED OUT BECAUSE OF ME. I KILLED THEM ALL WITH MY BARE HANDS..... *my voice goes back to normal.....* Lucia....please....help me....

*chokes from his hold*

Lucia heard something behind her, she didn't register it for a moment, but turned with a confused look on her face.
"Wha--" Time all but stopped, and Lucia felt her heart skip once, and then twice.
"DANTE WHAT ARE YOU DOING! PUT HER DOWN!" When he didn't seem inclined to listen, Lucia made a mad dash and threw herself around Dante's shoulders, crooking her elbow into his neck and attempting a failing sleeper hold.
"I'm trying!" She cried frantically when she heard the familliar plea.
"I'm TRYING!" She hooked a leg around one of Dante's and shoved her knee into his, at least she'd started to bend him backward.....but if she couldn't get him to release Ash...there would be severe consequences.

*Releases my grip on Ash's neck....* *begins bending backwards because of Lucia's manuver* *grab' Lucia's arm with my free hand* Lucia, it's ok.... Something inside me snapped..... How much farther? This place is making me lose it....It feels like the longer im in here....the stronger my inner demon becomes..... ~maybe it's because of this place...~ *removes my weapons and hands them to Lucia.* Here take these...just in case....

* gasps for air with Leon beside her*
" you alright sis?" he asked as she nodded

Lucia shook her head.
"I'm not sure....Ash.." She looked over at the girl, Leon kneeling beside her.
"We should fall back for now.....with the way things are looking....we're not going to get into Shin-Ra data....." She sighed and looked back at Dante.
"Not with the way things are now." She took his weapons and heaved a heavy breath.
"If you're still dead-set on going though....Dante and I will head back to Hollow Bastian...I'm almost afraid to let him go any further." She turned her gaze away, and shouldered his arsenal.
"I'm sorry....but if your demon continues to be a problem...it's best if you stay at a safer location..." She hung her head, she hated to be the bearer of bad news, but the truth was the truth...she'd much rather have Dante behind, than Ash dead.
"If we head back, I'll see what cover I can give you from Cid's computer....it might not be much, but it would be enough to get you in....I think."

*closes my eyes and focuses.* *breathes deeply as if i were meditating* *stops moving* *has a flashback of when my family was attacked my mother and father were murdered in front of my eyes...I am held down..........and stuck in the neck by Zack....before i pass out I look around and see a man in glasses and white lab coat holding a black box....* *reaches out towars ash* Ash....i'm sorry...are you alright? i have an idea of what Zack injected me with.... *looks away and my neck reveals a needle mark. along with several scars i received from my previous fights.* *my arm begins to burn* ~why is my arm burning~ *rips off my sleeve...* *looks down at my arm and notices some black marks that look like geostigma...* what is this?

"no.....problem.......guys" she gasped as she started to get her breathing in control she stared at his hand "is that...?"

Lucia, who'd turned around avoiding Dante's gaze, whipped her head around.
"Ash, what is it, something--" Her eyes widened, and her gaze shifted to where Dante had ripped his sleeve away from his arm.
"No way..." She breathed.
"Geostigma!?" Her eyes were glued to the discolored skin, the dark brusing that ran up and down the limb like a dark infection.
Her face softened, she'd knew a few people that had gotten the illness, and fewer of them that were still alive....

*looks concerned...* What is Geostigma? *looks around* How much farther do we need to go? Ash....I apologize.....for earlier. *reaches for Ash* *Looks at Lucia* I'll take my weapons again. ~what is causing my inner demon to act up~

Lucia shook her head.
"I'll give them back once we get out of here...." She shuddered and looked again at the dark hand.
"No one really knows.....it's a disease...like the Planet got mad at us...and decided to rid itself of those that would defile the LifeStream...a few people have it......and fewer survive it...." She turned when Ash pointed out the building.
"Guess we're both heading in there Dante..." She said with a shrug, shouldering his weapons.
"Be careful...." Her eyes betrayed her worry, but she steeled herself and headed on.
"You should be able to find more information about the Geostigma in Shin-Ra's records.....it's not going to be much..but at least you might learn something."

*withdraws my hand* wait a minute.... ~what is she not telling me?~ *looks towards where Ash was pointing.* So that's where we enter? I am assuming that is not going to be an easy walk in the park.... If we do get into a scuffle with some guards or something before we get there how am i supposed to fight if i have no weapons?

she thought for a moment

(( I am going to use sephiroth in this one so is text will be black or some dark colour )) what are you thinking of Ash?

she smiled then listening were you ? well you probibly know where we are so I was thinking about Shin-Ra's computer system

and?

whats waiting for us

*looks at Lucia* ~what is she not telling me?~ If there is anything or anyone waiting for us...how am i going to fight without my weapons? *waits for the group to start moving*

Lucia smiled.
"If we meet with resistance I'll be your spear and sheild Dante." She said.
"I'm pretty decent hand to hand..." She patted his shoulder, and sighed.
"Welp...let's get a move on...before Ash leaves us..." She started off, following close behind her freind, keeping an eye out for anything suspicious....wait, what was she talking about? Everything here was suspicious. She didn't know what lay ahead....but she knew that it could very well be life changing.

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*Vash have walked in to the central. His long journey from Wutai was finally over.*

What can I do now...

*Vash wonders some more looking for people*

(Just waiting to be accepted here XD Aps is already sent)

thank you lucia but that is not needed........*reaches for my head* *covers the geostigma inside my coat like a broken arm...* *a voice in my head rings "come on dante...you know you want my power....give in to the geostigma...become one with me....The Great Sephiroth....* *collapses to my knees and cries out...* I will never give in to you.......Sephiroth! *become sane for a second...and looks at all of you...* It was Hojo and his Jenova cells.....Zack injected me with jenova cells...my body is trying to reject them....but they are like poison....making me lose control of my inner dmeon....which is where the geostigma is coming from....

Lucia looked at him.
"That....that would make sense...the Lifestream rejected the calamity JENOVA in the first place...it's only natural that if you had Mako in you that you'd get the Geostigma..." She blinked, then sighed moving to help him up.
"Well then. That only gives us more reason to help you out then huh?" She smiled.
"If you get tired...or anything...lean on me, alright?"

Lucia....if we do meet up with Cloud....I need to fight him alone....*begins to feel faint...* *that voice rings out in my head: "Dante....I want you to give in to the darkness. Let me be there to comfort you...and fill your soul with hate.... I can help you get what you want... Join me"* *reaches for my head....* Shut up....I'll never give in to you....because of you.....my village was wiped out.....my friends, my family.

".....Dante..." Lucia said.
"Alright, Cloud you can have..." She stopped.
"DANTE!"She barked.
She gripped his arm tightly.
"Use it." She glared at him.
"Use that anger....and survive. Come on...we're almost there." She offered her hand this time.
"I can only help you, I can't carry you forward."

(sephiroth talking in my head will be in italics)

Come on dante...give in to my power...you know you want it..use it to help you take revenge on those fools....that did this to you..forget about them, that group you joined only wants to hurt you....while i on the other hand want to help you Get out of my head! *takes lucia's hand and stands up* Lucia.....thank you... *my body glows a dark red and my true demon form comes out....* Hojo!!!!!!!!!!!! I will kill you for what you did to me. *i take off towards the tower that Ash pointed at.*

Lucia smiled as he rose.
"That's what I wanted to see.." She said with a smile.
"Offer back to God..those wings that you have forgotten how to use...that you might stand, and walk on your own two feet towards destiny........."

Dante.....i want to help you get your revenge on Hojo, Cloud, and Zack...in order to accomplish this you need to get rid off your "friends". Dante if you ket me in we can have our revenge on them and the planet that rejected us Cloud....what you did to my parents was unforgivable....for that you will die..... *my form goes back to normal...* Lucia.....he's trying to take control again....*my eyes change colors and my voice changes...* HOW TO GET RID OF THEM ALL..*grabs lucia by the collar and starts to choke her* YOU SEE I CAN CONTROL DANTE HERE AT WILL...THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP ME.