Things had been difficult lately. After the Meteor hit Midgar two years ago, the city was abandoned from the Mako radiation. Now that the radiation has died down, Cloud sometimes goes back there to relive the memories. He visits the church where he met Aerith. He’s currently tending to one of the flower beds he’s replanted in Aerith’s memory. Suddenly he hears someone behind him, he grips his sword and turns around.