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1. The Price of Power by SyntheticDesign

   Fandoms: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth (Video Games 2020-2024), Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 1997)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   04 May 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Sephiroth (Compilation of FFVII)/Original Female Character(s)
   • Sephiroth (Compilation of FFVII) & Original Female Character(s)
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Sephiroth (Compilation of FFVII)
   • Genesis Rhapsodos
   • Zack Fair
   • Angeal Hewley
   • Lazard Deusericus
   • Hojo (Compilation of FFVII)
   • Original SOLDIER Character(s) (Compilation of FFVII)
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • The Turks (Compilation of FFVII)
   • Reno (Compilation of FFVII)
   • Character Study
   • character-driven
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Canon Divergence
   • Slow Burn
   • longfic
   • Pre-Nibelheim Incident (Compilation of FFVII)
   • Wutai War (Compilation of FFVII)
   • SOLDIER culture
   • Trauma
   • Medical Trauma
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Body Horror
   • Human Experimentation
   • Emotional Manipulation
   • Hojo is the Worst™
   • Corporate Control
   • Loss of Autonomy
   • Identity Issues
   • Institutional Abuse
   • Power Imbalance
   • Slow Corruption
   • Ethics in a Dumpster
   • Propaganda
   • Secret Relationship

   Summary

   Azaela Sharpe is exactly what Shinra made her: a public symbol and a carefully managed asset. She knows how to wield a sword and charm a crowd, but hasn't learned how to stop asking the wrong questions.

   This is a canon-adjacent character study that begins pre-Crisis Core and continues through the FFVII timeline. This fic explores legacy, power, bodily autonomy, and the long-term consequences of the trauma Shinra causes.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   91,818

   Chapters:

   28/?

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   Kudos:

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