Zack sucked in a large breath, mako poisoning was nasty stuff, in most cases it was either lethal or left the victim a vegetable. According to what he had heard the longer you have mako poisoning the lower your chances of pulling out of it became.

He had died protecting Cloud, well that put one of his fears to rest, there was little else more heroic than dieing to protect a friend, especially if they were unable to do so themselves. Zack knew that if there was anyone he would entrust his dreams and honor to, anyone he would want to be a living legacy for him then it would be Cloud.

"Why are you sorry?" Zack asked, trying to hide the sound of tears in his voice, glad that both of them had lost any enhancement from the mako, so it was unlikely that Cloud would see the tears collecting on the edges of his eyes.