This takes place when Vincent was a Turk. In Nibelheim. Shortly after Sephiroth’s birth. No, make it a few days even. This is only part of an entire situation I thought up. There’s even one small scene that was taken from ‘I know what’s beneath the snow fields’ by Zahra. I ought to give you the URL.
Now, if the FMV serves me right, after Lucrecia faints, Vincent’s seen arguing with Hojo, then Hojo shoots Vincent, operates on him and then Vincent gets up, blah blah blah. This happens a few days perhaps after the operation.
Perhaps it gives us an answer as to why there are missing keys in the mansion piano. ^_^
Leaned over the mahogany piano, lightly tapping the B and D keys. Eyes fixed on the ivory keyboard. Right hand on top of the piano. Head rested on it.
Papers all over. The ringing of the two notes repeatedly is accompanied by a short tap. Loose fringes hanging over the red irises.
Red. The colour of blood. Darker than blood.
Completely relaxed.
Hojo and Gast were out. They had taken Sephiroth with them. Out for a family walk.
It would have been more of a family if Lucrecia were with them.
Lucrecia…
I should’ve been faster.
It had been a week. Had it? He couldn’t remember.
My chest still hurts…
but it’s not from the shot.
He had cradled Lucrecia in his arms. Running from the inn to the basement. Begging and pleading her to survive.
He had to stumble and hit the railing.
A second faster… she could have been saved.
Hojo had told him Lucrecia was dead. Her body was hot. High fever came to mind.
She died and it’s all your fault…
Hojo was angry. It seemed to unlikely for him to be upset over Lucrecia’s death. But he was.
She’s dead. Useless Turk.
I am, aren’t I?
B, D, B, D, B…
He glanced at his left hand. Cool metallic yellow. Sharp fingers.
Inhuman claw.
B, D, B, D, B….
I should have been the one who died…
You’re too cruel to die!
You should just rot in eternity!
I deserve this claw…
I deserve this deformed body…
B, D, B, D, B…
Again and again the melody rang.
I called for you, but you never came…
All I wanted was for you to comfort me…
And why weren’t you there to comfort her? To ease her pain?
TELL ME!
I never came….
That was the biggest sin of my life…
Worse than all the blood I had extracted with my gun.
I never came…
B, D, B, D, B….
Why weren’t they home yet?
The room was dark. He didn’t mind.
I just want to die…
I want to be with Lucrecia forever…
Just to comfort her…
Death is too good for you…
Murdering her…. worthless piece of….
He pressed the keys harder.
B, D, B, D, B…
Eyes with an empty look.
B, D, B, D…
B, D, B…
Lucrecia…take me to you….
I’ll bring Sephiroth if you want…
B, D…
The strings snapped.
He collapsed to the ground.
Let me sleep….
Bold: Hojo
Italics: Vincent
Bold Italics: Lucrecia
Normal: Normal.
Inspired from a Sephiroth image.