The life stories of Aerith Gainsborough and Tifa Lockhart leading up to the main narrative of Final Fantasy VII continue in this sequel to the global hit novel Traces of Two Pasts.

Tifa struggles with painful memories of Nibelheim while trying to both make a living at Seventh Heaven and evade the Turks’ investigation into Avalanche. Aerith finds a place for herself selling flowers in Midgar, all the while wondering and worrying about the absence of someone very dear to her. And an angel takes flight from a run-down church, leading to a reunion in the Sector 7 slums that will set the wheels of destiny in motion.

This volume also includes a bonus short story set during Cloud’s time as a Shinra trooper.