Curiosity Killed the Cat (Open)

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Yazoo's jaw dropped as Sepheroth mentioned Elstan, spluttering. "I... How...?" He babbeled idiotically, wondering how his Brother could ever know about his meeting with Elstan? "How... how do you know?" He breathed, staring back at Sepheroth with shocked green eyes.

Obediantly, he tightened his grip on Sepheroth's arms when lifted into the air, watching as the Mako reactor became nothing more than a mere speck below him. He couldn't bring himself to meet Sepheroth's eyes, as his cheeks were flaming red. He wasn't ashamed of his meetings with Elstan, he just hadn't intended for Sepheroth to find out. He wasn't suppoused to be allowed to fall in love, yet it just... happened.

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"Yazoo, you can't hide things from me for long. I would rather you didn't... Anyway, you were made from my cells, we are linked. And that link is what truly makes us brothers, but it also attaches both our minds. Once you learn to take advantage of our link, then you too can use it to communicate with me when I'm not actually there."

He flew silently, gaining speed. Then in a split second, his wing stopped beating, and curled around both him and Yazoo. They vanished in a small puff of feathers, passing into an empty void of black nothingness. But they were there only a minute. Light appeared at what seemed to be a long tunnel, and he flew out into daylight. There was Midgar, directly below. The ruins of Shin-ra were slowly being rebuilt, and he glided down to the roof; carefully lowering his brother to the solid structure. He landed right next to Yazoo and whispered, "I would rather we remain undiscovered, but I doubt that will happen. You're free to kill as you see fit, just don't fall behind me. We will go to the nearest laboratory, and barricade ourselves in. We will probably be there for about 30 minutes, then we will escape by way of windows. You will be able to fly on your own by that time."

With a nod to his brother, he headed toward the staircase nearby that would lead down the top floor of Shin-ra. Then they would merely take an elevator.

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Yazoo landed nimbly on his feet as Sepheroth let him go, green gaze somber as the plan was explained to him. This would be simple, for Shin-Ra was in shambles, and they had been powerless to ever stop Sepheroth when they were strong. He slowly drew Velvet Nightmare from its holster and followed his Brother inside.

Despite the cool, calm demeanor he was able to mantain, Yazoo was tense, ready to fire on a hairpin trigger. Although, most people didn't give them a second glance aside from a quizzical look here and there. That was, until one recognized them. "Hey-!" The SOLDIER was not able to finish the thought before one of Yazoo's bullets buried itself in his skull.

"I say we hurry before they stumble upon his corpse." He commented, quickening his pace.

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He watched wordlessly as the man fell. "I agree, brother." he leaned over and grabbed the dead man's arms, dragging the corpse into a nearby office. He was careful not to let blood drip onto the floor, and closed the door tightly behind him.

He paused, looking up and down the hall. It was deserted, for now. "Come on, yazoo." He said softly, going into a fast-paced walk until they reached an elevator. He pressed the floor of the scientific experiment, and waited to arrive. The elevator finally slowed to a halt, and he stepped out. There were people everywhere. His appearance immediately set up screaming.

He sighed, and the Masamune came to his hand. he cut down everyone who got in his way, SOLDIERs had begun to arrive. Most seemed stunned to the point of immobility at the sight of the "long-dead" Hero. He finally burst into the genetic related laboratory, and set about clearing the area of of all life. People fell to his sword's fury one after another, until there was no one alive in their except him.

He turned to see if Yazoo was in the lab.

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Even though he'd seen Sepheroth's incredible fighting many times before, he always felt a sense of awe watching Masumune swung expertly at Sepheroth's enemies, and they always fell. There was no need to draw Velvet Nightmare as he stepped into the room, for all signs of life were already cleared, evident by the bodies littering the floor. His heart began to pound uncontrollably. The moment was so close...

"So what is it that you need me to do?" He asked, closing the door behind him.

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"Right now, I want you to barricade the door. No one can be allowed in until the change is complete." he said softly, walking toward the nearest storage unit. He looked through its contents, soon retrieving an armful of things to be used.

Spreading everything out on a desk, he walked to the preservation room, going in to find a certain thing... It didn't take long. He soon came out of the room with a small glass vial of some clear liquid. Returning to the desk, he took one of two empty sterile needles from the table. Grimacing, he took the thing and hesitated. This would be his gift to Yazoo... he held the needle gingerly, before thrusting it into his own wing. The pain was sudden, but it would subside quickly. Slowly, the attached container filled with a liquid. It had a silvery glitter to it, as well as traces of what appeared to be Lifestream. "S cells..." He said softly.

He removed the needle, flexing his wing to get rid of some of his own pain. He took the vial of silvery liquid, and emptied it into the vial of clear liquid. The two substances immediately mixed, and he stirred the bottle carefully. He gathered a few more substances from specific storage containers, and slowly mixed everything into the S-cell and clear liquid mix.

There was a slight pause as hissing issued from the vial, until the cloudy mixture became clear again. He took the second unused sterile needle, and dipped it into the mixture. The storage was soon full, and he turned away from the desk to face his brother; needle held carefully in his hands.

"This contains S cells that come directly from myself, so you will have more gifts than just flight. It is possible that your skills with a weapon may become more advanced as well. You will also become immune to degradation, like Myself." He paused, standing in front of Yazoo. "When you are ready, Brother... I will inject this into your right shoulder. As I said, there will be pain. But your wing should grow in shortly, and soon be able to support you in the sky."

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Yazoo took a nearby chair and shoved it under the doorknob, prompty followed by its matching desk. "Should hold for long enough." He muttered, adding another chair for good measure.

He paused to listen to Sepheroth, taking a deep breath to calm his thudding heart. He knew that wings would be worth any amount of pain, but he couldn't help but feel a nagging nervousness in the back of his mind.

"I am ready Brother." The silver haired Remnant breathed, tensing in preperation.

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Well, if Yazoo was ready, he wouldn't hesitate any longer. Shifting the needle to his left hand, he walked over to Yazoo's right side. Placing his right hand on Yazoo's shoulder, trying to comfort those raging nerves he could feel... And with a steady hand he pressed the needle into his brother's shoulder. "Don't move..." he said softly. If Yazoo so much as twitched, the needle would likely shift before it had delivered its full dose of neutralized S-cells, and not so great results would take place.

He was done in a moment, soon pulling out the needle. Suddenly, the thread that linked his mind to Yazoo throbbed painfully, and began to emit shrieks of agony into his own mind. Because these were his cells, he would feel exactly what Yazoo would feel soon. But he had felt worse before. the pain merely served as a reminder of his sacrifice for Yazoo. Stumbling slightly, he returned to the desk and dropped the needle on the pile of material. Then with a burst of Materia fire, the entire desk was blown to bits. All evidence of what he had just done would be effaced, never to be found by Shin-ra. The explosion also left a massive hole in the wall, open to the outside air.

Then he returned to Yazoo's side, kneeling by his brother. He would be there to support Yazoo as the change took place.
Then, as soon as Yazoo was ready, they would leave using the freshly made hole, before Shin-ra troops got in. Already, he could hear shouts from outside the room, and the blocking furniture shifted ever slightly.

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Yazoo nodded as he was commanded to stay still, taking yet another deep breath. At first, the pain was minimal, merely a prick in his shoulder. And then, the agony came.

Yazoo dropped to the floor, mouth and eyes wide open. Agony exploded in his right shoulder, slowly but surely spreading throughout his body. If he could have, he would have screamed, but it seemed as if he couldn't muster enough strength to. His body writhed and twitched uncontrollably as the transformation took place.

It felt like too much to take. He had a sudden, awful yearning for the soft embrace of death. Anything to make this end. A scream ripped itself from his lungs as he writhed there.

OOC: I'm gonna assume that the pain stops as soon as the wing comes, so correct me if I'm wrong, and I'll edit this.

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And suddenly, it was gone, like flames being smothered. A single ebony wing had sprouted from his right shoulder, with beautiful silver feathers interlaced within. "Is... it over?" He rasped, heaving himself to his feet and staggering slightly.