 Aerith also appears in the prequel game Crisis Core : Final Fantasy VII . At the age of 16 , she meets Zack , for whom she develops feelings during his stay in Midgar . Aerith and Zack develop a romantic relationship , but Zack is killed at the end of Crisis Core after being held in a Mako chamber for four years in the Shinra Mansion basement . During those years , Aerith helped her adopted mother earn a living by growing and selling flowers , a job that results in her meeting Cloud at the beginning of Final Fantasy VII . 
 Aerith also <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>appears</mark></a> in the prequel game Crisis Core : Final Fantasy VII . At the age of 16 , she <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>meets</mark></a> Zack , for whom she <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>develops</mark></a> feelings during his stay in Midgar . Aerith and Zack develop a romantic relationship , but Zack is killed at the end of Crisis Core after being held in a Mako chamber for four years in the Shinra Mansion basement . During those years , Aerith helped her adopted mother earn a living by growing and selling flowers , a job <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>results</mark></a> in her meeting Cloud at the beginning of Final Fantasy VII . 
Aerith also appear in the prequel game Crisis Core : Final Fantasy VII . At the age of 16 , she meet Zack , fir whom she develop feelings during his stay in Midgar . Aerith and Zack develop a romantic relationship , but Zack is killed at the end of Crisis Core after being held in a Mako chamber fir 4 years in da Shinra Mansion basement . During those yrs , Aerith helped her adopted mother earn a living by growing and selling flowers , a job result in her meeting Cloud at tdabeginning of Final Fantasy VII .