FF7 Desert of Shame
The desert winds howled against the steel walls of the Gold Saucer’s underbelly, carrying with them the grit of a land that devoured the desperate. What had started as a brief visit to the amusement park ended in chaos—Dio’s judgment swift and merciless after a crime the party hadn’t committed. Without trial or explanation, Cloud, Tifa, and Barret were cast into the barren wasteland below, the so-called prison where only the strongest or the most cunning could endure. The neon lights of the Saucer felt like another world now, distant and untouchable, leaving only the weight of sand, heat, and survival. Cloud scanned the horizon, sword slung across his back, while Barret muttered curses at the injustice of it all, his mechanical arm whirring with restrained fury. Tifa, ever the voice of reason, urged them …