Eternal Fall

Final Fantasy and it’s characters are owned by Square Enix.
Warning: Sexual situations (M/M) and violence.

Eternal Fall: part III: Big Boys

The messenger arrived on a sunny day in Nibelheim and was allowed in the ShinRa mansion to deliver secret documents to Dr. Hojo. Dr. Hojo met him near the front entrance, and let his eyes examine the youth who carried the documents. This young man came to deliver often, and was probably the son of some high official to the ShinRa government. Hojo smiled at him... this black-haired, brown-eyed, handsome young man. And the young man smiled in return, but there was something in his eyes. Hojo knew this look, for he had given and received it many times in his youth.

"Why don't you come down to the lab so you can give them a good report on what you see?" Hojo said with a grin.

The young man smiled and followed him as Hojo led him to a seemingly normal bedroom, then past the secret door in the stone wall... and then down the spiral staircase and through the cave. Hojo gently took the documents away from him and set them on his desk. He then turned to the young messenger and moved in close, his hands slowly traveling over the youth's chest. The young man closed his eyes and smiled in response, and Hojo kissed him deeply.

Hojo's hands slowly undid the buttons of the young man's shirt, and it slid away from him with ease. But he stopped the youth from trying to undress him as well. Instead he broke the kiss and grinned as he slowly undid the young man's pants, pulling them down and sliding them over the already hard bulge forming in the youth's underwear. Hojo wasted no time in pulling that boundary away as well, allowing the youth's erection to spring free.

The young man allowed Hojo to bend him over the operating table, and in moments he felt an oiled finger enter him. It slid in and out, testing his tight walls before another oiled finger was slipped into him. The young man moaned softly as Hojo managed to stretch him with three fingers before sliding his hand away.

Hojo studied the youth's face and body, and he knew that this boy liked it rough. He liked to be taken with force, and he liked it when he was filled to the point where intense pain turned to pleasure. Hojo smirked as he pulled the boy away from this operating table, and led him to another one that was deep in the lab. The head of this operating table rested against what looked like a dark jail cell, for bars extended from the floor to the ceiling. Hojo led the young man to lie down on this table, and he handcuffed the youth's wrists to the bars. The youth only smiled suggestively in response as Hojo started to stroke his aching erection.

"Please," whispered the young man, "Fuck me...."

"I like to be begged," Hojo said, getting onto the operating table and kneeling between the young man's spread thighs. "But I warn you... I show no mercy."

"I want it. Give it to me."

Hojo looked down at him with a dark smile and slowly undid his lab coat. The youth found that he was wearing nothing underneath, and he let his eyes roam over the older man's body. And since he begged Hojo to continue, Hojo took no time in probing the young man's tight hole with his hardened cock.

"Remember that you asked for no mercy," Hojo said darkly as he guided his erection to the youth's hole and thrust himself inside. The young man gasped and groaned in pleasure as his body took in the older man's cock. Hojo placed his hands on the young man's thighs as he thrust into him deeply, the youth's oiled hole practically sucking him in. The young man's body tensed and he grabbed the bars behind his head as he yelled out in pleasure, begging for Hojo to fuck him harder.

But then... the young man gasped, but this time in fear. As he tilted his head back in ecstasy he found himself looking at two blood red eyes and a large fanged mouth. There was someone... or something in the cell behind him. It's shadowed figure looked massive in the low candlelight, and it let out harsh, deep breaths.

The youth tried to jerk away, but his handcuffs and Hojo pounding into him halted his attempts. He lifted his head to tell Hojo to stop, but suddenly a large, cold hand slammed down onto his face, the palm of the hand suffocating the young man. Hojo didn't seem to notice or care as the youth's muffled screams hung in the air around him. The creature behind the bars dug his claws into the youth's skin as it started to crush his head. The youth screamed in agony, but Hojo, who was just barely out of the creature's reach continued to fuck his tight hole, which was growing tighter with each second as the youth's fear caused every muscle in his body to strain.

The last thing the young messenger heard was an agonized cry from something that was far from human. A loud, oozing crunch echoed in the lab, and blood splattered all over the equipment, the operating table, and Hojo. Hojo only groaned as he thrust into the dead young man's constricted hole, and he threw his head back as he came hard into the limp body, pleasure spreading to his core. The creature tried to claw him the whole time, but it roared in frustration when it found that no matter how hard it tried, Hojo managed to stay just out of reach.

Hojo glared at the creature before a dark smiled crossed his lips. He pulled his cock out of the young man and used a handkerchief from his lab coat pocket to wipe the bits of brain-matter away from his face.

"Now I have to clean this up," he muttered as he stared into the creatures red eyes. "You'll pay for that. We can't have ShinRa's new biological weapon messing up the labs now can we?" Hojo motioned to the dead boy on the operating table. "There is your dinner."

And then Hojo left. The creature's growls soon seemed to turn into screams, and then cries.

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Six months after the incident in which he stumbled into Hojo‘s lab, and after countless rumors of a young messenger disappearing because of Hojo, young Sephy had a nightmare about falling through an endless abyss. He dreamt that Hojo had thrown him in, and that he had laughed as Sephy fell and fell and fell. There was no hope there....

He woke up with a start and jumped out of bed. Quickly and angrily, he headed straight towards the forbidden room and found the switch that opened to the forbidden staircase. He headed for the lab where the red-eyed man had stared at him with such hatred. He was still in his blue pajamas and barefoot, but he didn't care that he had no protection. His little feet fell hard on the cold ground and he made his way to the metal door. Hojo thought he was too stupid to keep the password in the back of his mind when he saw it scribbled down in Hojo's notebook. Hojo also thought Sephy couldn't remember such a long code, but his little fingers effortlessly punched the code in: ThE OmeGA SoLdIEr WiLL CoME.

The door opened slowly and Sephy stomped inside, trying to look more angry than he was. He looked here and there and finally heard a groan from the shadows. There was a cage there, and he knew who was inside. He walked over slowly and plopped himself in front of the cage.

"Wake up!" came Sephy's little voice.

The man in the cage stirred, and Sephy realized he was staring straight into his eyes. The eyes were cold and red like blood, and so full of hatred. In the dim light of the lab Sephy could almost make out the pale skin... and something else. A gold glint caught his eye, and he realized that he man's left arm seemed to be made of gold itself. It was like a claw....

"Sephiroth..." whispered the hoarse voice from inside the cage.

Sephiroth swallowed and slid closer to the bars of the cage. "You... you hate me...."

"Like the fires of a thousand suns... my hatred burns for you... son of Hojo...." came the tired but hate-filled voice. It was so strained and filled with pain that Sephiroth wanted to turn and run. But he stayed right there next to the bars.

"If you hate me so much, then kill me!" Sephiroth yelled, tears springing to his eyes.

"What do you know?!" roared the man from inside. "What does a child know of death or pain or suffering?! What do you know of loss?!"

Sephiroth started to cry then and there. "Nothing... I don't know anything! So send me away!" His tears flowed like rivers in front of the unfeeling man, though it was not sympathy the little boy wanted. "Send me to heaven... Send me to the Lifestream...."

"I have been watching you... son of Hojo..." the man said, reaching through the bars of his cage. "Through those cameras, I have seen you... through those speakers, I have heard you... and through my dreams, I have felt my hands take your life...."

Sephiroth didn't cry out or move as the man's cold hands wrapped around his neck, squeezing.

"I will make you suffer..." the man said slowly, and he squeezed harder and drew Sephiroth closer to the bars. His clawed hand cut sharply into the little boys throat. But Sephy only closed his eyes and waited to see the adventure of death.

Everything stared to get black and patchy, and soon Sephiroth started to see stars. But then everything would retreat... then slowly return. His body wasn't going to die so easily, so the man squeezed hard enough to crush the throat of any normal child. Sephy only waited for his end to come. It would be the end to pain, and he wouldn't have to see Hojo anymore. He wouldn't be beaten or burned and he wouldn't be cold or hungry.

But then... the man's hands fell from his neck, and the man knelt there sobbing loudly. Sephiroth shook his head as the man moved to the darkest corner of the cage and held himself as he sobbed.

"Why..." Sephiroth managed to say, rubbing his neck.

"Get out!!!!" yelled the man. "OUT!!!!"

Sephiroth jumped up, scared at the man's horrifying tone.

"GET OUT NOW!!!!"

In the man's voice, Sephiroth could hear so many horrors and so much anguish that he quickly jumped up and ran from the lab. If this man killed him, he might send him to hell or a place of worse suffering. He ran up the stairs and down the hall, jumping into his bed and crying that his pain would continue.

Deep within the lab, the sobbing man held himself as he shivered with frustration and anger and sorrow. "No.... He looks like you.... Lucrecia, he looks like you.... Forgive me, please forgive me...."

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His forth birthday came and went, and once again he didn't know it. He only knew that his age had changed from three to four, meaning that he was becoming a bigger boy. He sat there in his plain, white room, reading a book meant for boys years older than his own tender age. Every once in a while he would rub this body part or that, remembering the beating he received last night after Hojo drank too much and decided that Sephy was an ugly stupid child... again. Sephiroth glanced up at his mirror and sighed deeply. He probably was ugly and stupid. Why else was he treated this way? Hojo didn't treat anyone else this way. Sighing again, Sephy ran his fingers through his hair, which was reaching past his shoulders since people had given up on cutting it. It always seemed to grow back so quickly. Oh yes... Hojo also beat him for looking like a little girl.

He heard a knock on the door to his room, and he lifted his eyes from his book once more, hoping that it was someone calling him for food and not for a beating or a Mako enhancement treatment. He blinked when a man with dark hair and a dark mustache stepped into his room. The man wore glasses, and had smiling blue eyes. He stared down at Sephiroth for a moment, before kneeling in front of him.

"Hello," Sephiroth said to the man in his small, childish voice.

The man seemed to study him and the book he was reading. Then he moved over and sat down on Sephy's bed. He patted his lap, and when Sephy looked confused, the man lifted him up and sat him down, smiling at him gently.

"That's a big boy's book, isn't it?" the man asked, taking the book away from him.

Sephiroth blinked for a moment. "I'm four."

"That book looks like it's fit for an ten year old at the least."

Sephiroth blinked again. "Doctor Hojo says I have to read it since most kids can read big books by now."

The man looked surprised for some reason. "He said that?"

"Yes," Sephy nodded. "I don't want to be stupid anymore."

"You aren't stupid," the man smiled.

Sephiroth looked at him for a while, and the man could tell from his eyes that it was the closest thing to a compliment the boy had in a long time.

"Where is your room?" the man asked.

"This is my room."

"But... where are your things? Your toys?"

"I'm a bad boy. I don't get any toys."

"What do you do that's so bad?"

"I'm stupid and ugly. I look like a girl. I cry too much."

The man suddenly looked very angry and Sephy lowered his green eyes. He couldn't figure out how he made the man angry.

"Who tells you these things?!" the man demanded.

"D...Doctor Hojo...."

"What else does he tell you?" the man said, holding Sephy gently on his lap. "What else does Hojo say to you?"

Sephiroth only sat there, his head lowered. "Am I going to get a beating today?" he asked finally.

They both sat there in silence, and Sephy felt the man slowly lifting up his shirt, then sliding it back into place. He took the little boy's arms and examined them gently, and then he looked at his legs.

"Bruises... all over..." the man whispered angrily.

"I'm sorry," Sephy whispered, thinking the man was angry at him for being such a bad boy that he received so many beatings. Suddenly he raised his frightened eyes to the man, squirming on his lap. "Are you... the boogie man?!" Suddenly he burst into tears. "I'm sorry for being a bad boy! I'm sorry! Please don't hurt me!"

The man wrapped his arms around Sephy, bouncing his knee gently. "Aww, come now. I'm no boogie man. The boogie man doesn't exist, I promise. Why? What did they tell you?"

Sephiroth sobbed there softly, covering his mouth his hand and trying not to cry.

"Cry all you want," the man said gently. "It's okay."

"The... the boogie man is going to come one night and... he's going to burn me on the inside," cried the boy. "I'm sorry I'm bad!"

"Burn you? On the inside?"

Sephy nodded, then whispered. "He'll make it burn where I go to the bathroom, then shoot white poison into me so it'll burn and get bloody."

The man squeezed Sephiroth gently. "Has that... ever happened before?"

Sephiroth shook his head. "No! I'm trying to be good!"

Suddenly the man hugged Sephy to his chest, and Sephiroth sat there in surprise as he listened to the man's heartbeat. The man rocked back and forth, and every time Sephy lifted his head, the man smiled down at him and told him how smart and handsome and good he was. For once in a long time, Sephy smiled.

His smile quickly faded when he heard heavy footsteps approaching from the hall.

"Why the hell is this door open stupid boy?!" Hojo's voice boomed.

Hojo stormed in, and Sephiroth tried to jump off the man's lap. But the man held him in place. Hojo looked at the new man with surprised eyes for a long while.

"I didn't think I'd find you here, Gast," Hojo said lowly. "After all, you're always off visiting some unknown friend and finding time to do some unknown researching without me."

"Looks like the only thing you're researching is how to further abuse this boy here," Dr. Gast said angrily. "Physical and emotional abuse, fatigue, told stories about how the boogie man will molest him! Looks like the boy hasn't had enough to eat, and would you mind telling me why his eyes glow like a man from SOLDIER?!"

"Had you been around, you would know that this is my research. This is Sephiroth. The beginning stage of the Jenova project sits there on your lap, Glenn," Hojo said, glaring at Sephiroth. "And don't bother getting too attached. He'll be shipped off to Midgar tonight."

"Midgar?!" Gast exclaimed. "What business does this little boy have in Midgar, Nigel? You plan to dump him there?"

"He will enter the military. Don't bother telling me about abuse. He hasn't seen abuse yet. Just wait until they find out what a failure he is. The best he'll be when he's older is a male whore the real soldiers bend over their beds at night. He will never amount to anything."

Gast covered Sephy's ears gently. "The military? The boy needs a childhood, not for you to test out how young children can start killing others."

"He will have no childhood, and the ShinRa government has authorized it. President ShinRa himself has authorized that this boy be placed under military supervision immediately. He will be our secret project... the one who might become the ultimate soldier due to his early training and the Jenova cells running through his blood. Yes, Gast, his eyes glow because he has been receiving Mako enhancement treatments. It has already begun. It‘s too bad that he has disappointed me so much already."

Doctor Gast met Sephy's gaze for a moment. Soon they heard more heavy footsteps from the hallway. They all looked over to the door to see the Turks entering, all of them wearing their neat blue suits and dark sunglasses. Their icy exteriors frightened Sephy to the core for some reason.

"We've come for the boy," one of them said.

Gast reluctantly let them pull Sephiroth away, for if President ShinRa had the Turks involved, they certainly had permission to kill him and hurt the boy if he didn't cooperate.

"Tell me," Gast asked. "Did they ever find Vincent Valentine? A body? Word from him? He really was a good man… it’s sad to hear he’s missing."

A couple of the Turks actually looked a bit affected by the questions. "There has been no word. He has been filed as missing in action."

And that was all they said before Sephiroth was lifted up and taken from the house. When he was outside he looked up and realized how pretty the night sky was. Soon the roof of a car took the sky's place, and he couldn't see a single star through the tinted windows as the car took off and raced for the dirty, depressing, giant industrial and technological city of Midgar. Sephiroth didn't know what was going on. He didn't know he'd be leaving for long. He was never let out of the house, and since the men were gentle with him, he didn't protest. He was just happy to be away from Hojo... though he wanted the other doctor to come with him....


Hojo only laughed to himself as he stared through his window, watching the car speed off. "I'm finally rid of that trash," he said softly.

He didn't know that Doctor Gast had already taken note of Sephiroth and left for his unknown destination.

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Sephiroth woke up in another plain room. It was so much like his old room, in fact, that he forgot he was in a new place. He simply got up, stretched his little body, then realized that his door and window were out of place. He slowly walked over to the window and saw nothing but metal and concrete. There were tall buildings everywhere, and he too was in some kind of large building. It was all so new to him, and he couldn’t help but stare out the window at the masses of stone and metal… and the millions of lights!

The door creaked behind him and he turned to see a man who was much larger than anyone he had ever seen before. It wasn’t as though the man was tall… it was just that his belly stuck out really far. The man had blonde hair and cold eyes, and he looked pretty important in his black suit. A few of the Turks stood behind him as he approached Sephiroth slowly.

“So this is the boy?” the man asked, looking down at him. “He looks more like a little girl. There is nothing unusual about him at all. I think Dr. Hojo is playing games with us.”

“I assure you, Mr. President, this is the child you asked for,” one of the Turks said.

Another man, tall and extremely muscular walked up to join the group. He wore a black trench coat, black gloves, and boots. He had a rough face, and only a hint of his light brown hair could be seen from under his military cap. He looked like he was chiseled from a block of ice. His grayish eyes stared down at Sephy.

One of the Turks stepped forward. “Young man, this is Ethan Kinneas,” he said, motioning to the man in black. “He will be your teacher and your trainer from now on. You will address him as General Kinneas.”

“General… Kinneas…?” Sephiroth asked softly.

“Speak up!” General Kinneas yelled. He grabbed Sephy roughly by the arm. “Now you listen to me! You are now under my control! You will do as I say or I’ll hurt you. No one here gives a shit about you. I say when you eat, I say when you sleep, and I say when you pee! You got that?!”

Sephy only stared at him.

“ANSWER ME!” Kinneas yelled.

“Y… yes. Yes… sir….”

“Good. But stop sounding like a scared little girl. Now, shithead, this man here,” he said, motioning to the large blonde man in the suit. “This man is your king. You got that? This is your president. You will call him President ShinRa. Everything you do will be to serve this man. If he isn’t happy with you, you’ll suffer slowly as we kill you. And no one will ever notice you’re gone. Got it?!”

“Yes sir…” Sephy said, scared out of his mind.

“We’re going to make a soldier out of you. And if you aren’t the best, we kill you. Simple as that.”

A solider? Sephiroth couldn’t believe his ears. He had read about soldiers. They seemed like very important people. They helped others also. Surely he could do it? When he was with Hojo, he didn’t see any escape or hope. He didn’t see himself ever being good enough. But here, they wanted him to do something… something important. He could do it. He would do anything he could to please these men.

Anything….


~*~*~*To be Continued*~*~*~