[center][color=red][h1]GM[/h1][/color][/center] [center][img]http://txt-dynamic.cdn.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjYwLmZmZmZmZi5RbTl1WlNCV2FXeHNZV2RsLjAA/stardos-stencil.regular.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/6/65/Bone_Village_FFVII_Concept_Art.jpg/revision/latest/top-crop/width/480/height/480?cb=20130222232940[/img][/center] [center][@Karl Kadaver][@Renny][@Sarcelle Renard][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/HXKRJnZ.png[/img][/center] [center][h3]The Forgotten Capital[/h3][/center] [center][img]https://orig00.deviantart.net/c8d4/f/2006/314/6/8/bugenhagen_ani2.gif[/img][/center] [color=00a99d][b]“Ho, ho, ho!”[/b][/color] the old man laughed. It wasn’t condescending but full of intrigue. The boy’s tone was different. Did he believe him? Secretly, it seemed like his heart knew that what the old man said was true, but was he denying it? Demanding further information to back up a claim that he already suspected was probably true. [color=00a99d][b]“I know who employs you, boy. It is the very company that sucks the life out of the planet. The planet is alive. It is not just some rock. Gaea is a living creature. The lifestream is its blood. Does Shinra not teach you this?”[/b][/color] He asked the question knowing the answer was “No.” Shinra wanted loyal SOLDIERS and keeping them ignorant to the world and their intentions made for loyal servants. The old man drifted on his green orb closer to the waterfall. [color=00a99d][b]“I will tell you a secret, boy. It is strange, but I feel that I can trust you. This is an altar and this water is generated as a protective barrier by the planet itself. The white light you see is a powerful materia called Holy. This is the planet’s last line of defense if ever any harm were to come to it and Shinra wishes to take it and use it as a weapon.”[/b][/color] [color=00a99d][b]“I warn you. If Holy leaves this altar, then Gaea will awaken her antibodies…those being the Weapons. Did they at least teach you about the Weapons, boy?”[/b][/color] [b]Meanwhile…[/b] As SOLDIER 2nd Class Lapin attempted to contact HQ, a Turk appeared on the screen. “Hello Ms. Delacroix. I am here to inform you that Professor Hojo has left and is on his way to Bone Village. You and your subordinates are to standby until his arrival. As soon as he arrives, you and your team will be extracted from the premises.”