[Sephiroth watches Cloud back away and twists the hilt of the Masamune up against his armored shoulder. The blade swings out and points at Cloud, hovering just between the younger man's eyes.]
Hmph.
[One thrust, he thinks to himself, and he could skewer this boy's brains out the back of his skull. It would all be over before anyone knew what happened. But...then what? He'll be a known killer and short one puppet.
Sephiroth stares silently a moment longer then breaks the tension with a slow, deliberate blink. Masamune dissolves back into shadows.]
I have as much right to be here as you.
[Slowly he shifts his stance and gestures with a graceful motion toward the forges.]
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Hmph.
[One thrust, he thinks to himself, and he could skewer this boy's brains out the back of his skull. It would all be over before anyone knew what happened. But...then what? He'll be a known killer and short one puppet.
Sephiroth stares silently a moment longer then breaks the tension with a slow, deliberate blink. Masamune dissolves back into shadows.]
I have as much right to be here as you.
[Slowly he shifts his stance and gestures with a graceful motion toward the forges.]
I brought them ore. Why are you here?