Cloud Strife Crisis Core Novels & Stories

“Aelys… the core… it takes you.” Cassia’s fire roars, her voice fierce, rallying the group. “Hold the keepers! Aelys, find the core!” She steadies me, her aura a shield, and Maddox’s shadows bind a keeper, his voice gruff. “Rift’s collapsing, Cassia! We’re trapped!” His hope wavers, a flame against the void, and Sylvara’s vines lash a keeper, her voice strained. “The core’s the key, Aelys—hurry!” Her aura flickers, her resolve a lifeline.

Medyo may pagka-masungit itong si Noglas tignan pero hindi siya killjoy. Nasa gitna na kami ng paglalaro nang bigla kaming natigil dahil naiihi daw si Kat kaya nagpaalam muna siya upang magtungo sa CR, kaya hinintay na lang namin siya bago ulit kami magpatuloy. Kaming mga naiwan ay nag-kuwentuhan muna tungkol sa buhay habang umiinom ng alak. Tatlong bote na ang naubos namin at pang-apat itong kararating lang.

This is so frustrating. None of them talked, so I plowed on. “I get your point, Kat. I know that you are only doing it for me. And I get you, too, Lu. I know you are only looking out for me, too. See? You both have the same good intentions. But the problem is that you both are clashing. How about you guys let me decide on this one, hmm? Since this is about me, let this be my call, okay? And when I need help and cannot decide by myself anymore, then that is when I call you both, and hear you two out. Sounds great?” They both nodded their approval, much like lost puppies.

Everything has a limit. A threshold— --- Where pressure becomes too much. --- Where control begins to crack. --- Where something— --- Finally breaks. --- The chamber erupted. --- Not in chaos— --- In overload. --- The core surged violently, pulses colliding, systems misfiring, layers folding into each other as if reality itself was being rewritten too fast to hold shape. --- This wasn’t instability anymore. --- This was collapse beginning. --- Adrian staggered back. --- “Okay—this is bad. This is really bad.”

"The Golden Claw pack is at our borders, and they're demanding to see Ava." My heart sank, and I felt a sense of dread wash over me. It seemed like my worst fears were coming true. The war was coming to our doorstep, and I didn't know if we could avoid it.

--- Caelum and Saphira leap toward each other across a collapsing chasm. Lucien’s forces loom above, threshold energy crackles violently. The storm rages, threatening to pull them into the abyss. Will they survive the leap or will the cliff claim them both?

The water in the ceiling began to boil, and the voice of Elias Vaughn filled the chamber, no longer human, but a thunderous, electronic roar. "The Core is not a machine, Dr. Thorne," Vaughn’s voice boomed. "It is a Sacrifice. And to stop the Reset, Are you willing to let the song consume you?" The infiltration was successful, but the battle had just reached its final, lethal movement. The Hive was screaming, the Arch was singing, and the pack was standing at the very edge of forever.

I quickly pulled it from my pocket and sighed in relief when I saw Lory’s name on the screen. “Hello?” I answered immediately, pulling the phone slightly away from my ear because of the noise outside. I could hear heavy g*nfire echoing in the background. Everything was happening so fast, but I had to stay calm. For Zebediah, and for myself. “Cass? Cassssss?” I put the phone back to my ear, ignoring the chaos in Lory’s background. “Thank God you finally called.” “Damn it! Mission failed! Mission failed!” Lory’s voice trembled with panic. “There’s a full-blown clash of clans happening out here, Cass! A bunch of barbarians just stormed in, driving hummers—no, worse—they’ve got insane w*apons!”

In the center of the map, a large blue circle pulsed slowly, marking the source of the threat, beneath the earth's core. "This is bigger than we thought," Riska whispered, her face pale. "The Core Prime network is already active globally." Bima stared at the red dots burning away memories and destroying nutrition. This was no longer a war against mere zombies, this was a war against an emotionless intelligence that wanted to wipe happiness from the face of the earth. "We have to figure out how to stop it," Lia said, gripping Bima’s hand, her eyes full of determination. "Nothing can stop the evolution of optimization," Core Prime hissed. "Your systems will be paralyzed. Your instant noodles w