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Shards Of Memory is a ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' fanfiction written by Drake Clawfang. Set in the world of ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'', the core of the story is that it follows [[Final Fantasy VI|Terra]] and [[Final Fantasy VII|Cloud]] on their quests for their [[MacGuffin|Crystals]]. While they travel together and come to trust each other, the various Warriors of Chaos are still plotting against their respective heroic counterparts, Sephiroth and Kefka being those chosen to oppose Cloud and Terra. Thus Cloud deals with nightly [[Mind Rape]] courtesy of Sephiroth inflicting [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]] on him in his sleep to erase his memories of Aerith, with the ultimate intent of seizing control of Cloud's mind. Meanwhile Kefka uses his Crystal to play havoc with Terra's control over her powers. As a result the two are forced to confront their [[Dark and Troubled Past|Dark And Troubled Pasts]], which they keep hidden from the other. This only causes problems down the road as Sephiroth and Kefka try to turn them against each other.

Besides the titular protagonists and their rivals, the story also focuses heavily on [[Final Fantasy IV|Golbez]], [[Final Fantasy X|Jecht]], and [[Final Fantasy II ~~(Video Game)~~|Emperor Mateus]], the latter {{spoiler|briefly usurping Garland as [[The Dragon]] at the height of his role.}} It's also a [[Pragmatic Adaptation]]--the timeline and events are redone, the backstories for the Crystals, Chaos, and the Warrior of Light are completely different, and several new concepts that have no basis for the actual canon are introduced. While it is intended as a shipping fic, there's not as much romance as good friendship between Cloud and Terra, though deeper feelings are hinted at and remarked on by other characters.

Besides the titular protagonists and their rivals, the story also focuses heavily on [[Final Fantasy IV|Golbez]], [[Final Fantasy X|Jecht]], and [[Final Fantasy II|Emperor Mateus]], the latter {{spoiler|briefly usurping Garland as [[The Dragon]] at the height of his role.}} It's also a [[Pragmatic Adaptation]]--the timeline and events are redone, the backstories for the Crystals, Chaos, and the Warrior of Light are completely different, and several new concepts that have no basis for the actual canon are introduced. While it is intended as a shipping fic, there's not as much romance as good friendship between Cloud and Terra, though deeper feelings are hinted at and remarked on by other characters.

At over 275,000 words and 40 chapters with an epilogue, the story is completed and is currently the longest ''Dissidia'' fanfiction on Fanfiction.net. Can be read [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4803900/1/Shards_of_Memory here].