[When Sephiroth's eyes finally settle upon the creatures, the observations he makes are similar — they are large, but slow. Facing against group of five is not the worst situation that the SOLDIER has been in by a long shot, especially when partnered with a man who is also skilled with the blade.
However, the jury is still out for the latter. Sephiroth’s curiosity is indeed piqued, and it says something for his own confidence that his interest falls more upon Luka and his katana when his companion is the first to dart out, and the first to draw blood. He tracks his movements, his motions; fast, he thinks, and fairly deft with a blade. He wasn’t lying when he said he was proficient. But observation isn’t enough to override the movement in his periphery has he lunges forward into the center of the group, kicking up sand black boots in a spray, as an Anala whips around and tries to catch him with its weapon.
A half-turn with the scintilla of his sword glinting in the sun is enough to deflect that, and Sephiroth pulls back his blade and lunges forward again in a flash. His sword goes straight through the monster’s middle, clean and swift. An Anala next to him tries to rake claws against his side, but Sephiroth dodges easily, using the angle and momentum to knock the skewered monster on his sword into the second.]
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However, the jury is still out for the latter. Sephiroth’s curiosity is indeed piqued, and it says something for his own confidence that his interest falls more upon Luka and his katana when his companion is the first to dart out, and the first to draw blood. He tracks his movements, his motions; fast, he thinks, and fairly deft with a blade. He wasn’t lying when he said he was proficient. But observation isn’t enough to override the movement in his periphery has he lunges forward into the center of the group, kicking up sand black boots in a spray, as an Anala whips around and tries to catch him with its weapon.
A half-turn with the scintilla of his sword glinting in the sun is enough to deflect that, and Sephiroth pulls back his blade and lunges forward again in a flash. His sword goes straight through the monster’s middle, clean and swift. An Anala next to him tries to rake claws against his side, but Sephiroth dodges easily, using the angle and momentum to knock the skewered monster on his sword into the second.]