The Muddy Course of Inexorable Fate is the sixteenth episode of Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-. The Turks infiltrate the Avalanche-occupied Corel Reactor, with some help from Barret Wallace. There, they discover the mastermind behind Avalanche.
Story[]
Reno and Tseng discover Avalanche has taken over the construction site of the Corel Reactor. Infiltrating the construction site through the Corel Mines thanks to Barret Wallace, the Player Turk enters the reactor to find Rufus Shinra there. Verdot, having followed after Rufus, informs the Turks that Rufus is the informant and supplier for Avalanche in a bid to remove his father from presidency. As Verdot instructs his subordinates to place Rufus under arrest, Fuhito appears to kill not just the Turks but Rufus too; reasoning that Avalanche no longer needs him. While the fighting ensues, Elfe appears and her voice is recognized by Verdot as that of his deceased daughter; Felicia.
Her memories revived as Verdot explains who she is, Elfe is taken by her mysterious illness. Unable to walk, she is carried out of the reactor by a jovial Fuhito as Shears looks on in shock.
Torn between his duty and his desire to chase after his rediscovered daughter, the Turks encourage Verdot to go after her. Verdot resigns his position to Tseng, who leads Rufus out of the reactor before Fuhito destroys it. While covering their escape the Player Turk is thought to be caught in the facility's explosion.