Neither? ...not good. He had died, he felt the deteioration, the weakness... his defeat in Modeoheim by Zack. If he wasn't dead... what was he? Not alive, he couldn't be...

That only led to one conclusion.

"Some other realm, then?" He asked, mako-blue eyes narrowing. Out of instinct, he reached for his sword, only to find it wasn't there.

...right. Zack had it.

"Who else is here? Any other SOLDIERs?" Maybe Genesis, too...