Rebirth

Chapter 29 - Vision or Dream?

Kadj woke the next morning, much more refreshed. He rose early and took a small
breakfast of fruit and coffee as his brothers snored gently in the other room, still on the
sofas in front of the dieing fire. His exchange the previous evening with Loz didn't
bother him. He just didn't give it any thought and he assumed that Loz wouldn't either.
He snapped open a small, hard covered case containing fresh hypodermic syringes and
needles, and pressed the vial of stem cells into the waiting sleeve. He ran his fingers over
the smooth surface of the small glass bottle and smiled. Soon he would be united with
Mother and together and they would control the Others and the rest of his brothers and
sisters invited by Geostigma to join them on their journey.

He had the dream during his sleep. He stood again on a promontory rock overlooking the
huge expanse of a new planet, a warm breeze blowing his hair back from his face. At his
feet, for as far as his eyes could see, were thousands upon thousands of worshipping
acolytes. Their voices rose in unison as they chanted his name. His feet left the ground
as his single, black wing lifted him high above them to join Mother, hovering over them
all, shining a brilliant, blinding white with her flowing gown fluttering in the breeze and
her long, dark brown hair flowing around her angelic face. In her arms, she carried an
infant. A beautiful baby girl who, like her mother, radiated a brilliant light.

It was more of a vision than a dream. He knew that. It was inevitable. Jenova wanted
this and he was the instrument of her desires. They were almost there. The only thing
standing in his way was Cloud and the two Turks. "Easy enough to take care of," he
murmured to himself.

Again, his fingers found the clear vial. "Enough for her and for me," he whispered,
closing the case with a snap. He shoved it down inside the front of his coat and walked
into the other room to wake the other two. He kicked the backs of the sofas to wake them

"Come on, its time to go."

They both stirred and sat up. Yazoo rubbed his eyes with the heel of his palms and said
"I have to pee and I need to eat."

"Me too," said Loz, standing up to stretch.

"10 minutes and we leave," said Kadj as he turned to retrieve his pack from the room he
slept in the night before.

Yazoo and Loz turned to watch him as he disappeared down the hall. Loz, snorted and
shook his head. The rage of the previous night was gone and in its place he was left with
a renewed caution towards his brother. He picked up his weapon and walked into the
kitchen to find himself something to eat. Yazoo brushed his long grey hair out of his
eyes and went off to find the bathroom.

Ten minutes later, they met back in the front of the building and fired up the engines of
their bikes. "Where are we going?" Yazoo asked.

"To find the Turks. They'll lead us to Mother. Let's go," he answered as he roared off
down the path leading back out of the mountains.