[Is there a better one, then? One that will erase more suffering? he asks, and Sephiroth's mouth quirks.]
That... will depend on you, Angeal.
[He releases Angeal's jaw from his grasp none too gently and turns away from him. There's nothing ceremonial about what happens next. Sephiroth adjusts his grip on Masamune once more, this time cutting a simple swath through the air itself. It tears the very fabric of reality in two, opening wide a billowing black portal. So casual, so effortless-- as if anyone could do it with enough force and a sharpened blade. An interesting new trick, isn't it?
He doesn't turn back, issuing only a simple command:] Come... and do not dare avert your eyes.
[And then Sephiroth is sauntering into that portal.
Should Angeal meet him on the other side, he'll be meet with a nigh blinding flash of light. He'll feel as if he's suddenly floating. If he thinks to try, he'll find he's able to control his trajectory, especially with that wing of his. Around them are what appear to be hundreds of scenes playing out concurrently. It's a little overwhelming perhaps-- but luckily, Sephiroth knows where to draw Angeal's attention. He's looked at these memories many, many times...
Sephiroth will let him wander a bit if he so chooses, to let his curiosity guide him, but... there's a deliberate trail that he'll be leading Angeal on. First, it's the immediate aftermath of Angeal's death. Zack, sobbing in Aerith's church in the slums. His anger and helplessness-- his desperate attempts to honor Angeal, the sword, the memories. Sephiroth, drowning in despair in his dead lover's apartment and sitting amongst an assortment of belongings. He takes with him a shirt and a couple of plants-- it's all he can manage. Eventually, the trail fizzles-- cuts in and out. And then... it will evolve to his memories of Nibelheim. Of the reactor, of Genesis declaring him a monster, of his own despair, and soon after... the flames and his brutal massacre of the innocents living there.
He's not pulling any punches with this. Oh, no... If Angeal is so concerned with suffering, he'll show him every gory detail of the pain his absence caused.]
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That... will depend on you, Angeal.
[He releases Angeal's jaw from his grasp none too gently and turns away from him. There's nothing ceremonial about what happens next. Sephiroth adjusts his grip on Masamune once more, this time cutting a simple swath through the air itself. It tears the very fabric of reality in two, opening wide a billowing black portal. So casual, so effortless-- as if anyone could do it with enough force and a sharpened blade. An interesting new trick, isn't it?
He doesn't turn back, issuing only a simple command:] Come... and do not dare avert your eyes.
[And then Sephiroth is sauntering into that portal.
Should Angeal meet him on the other side, he'll be meet with a nigh blinding flash of light. He'll feel as if he's suddenly floating. If he thinks to try, he'll find he's able to control his trajectory, especially with that wing of his. Around them are what appear to be hundreds of scenes playing out concurrently. It's a little overwhelming perhaps-- but luckily, Sephiroth knows where to draw Angeal's attention. He's looked at these memories many, many times...
Sephiroth will let him wander a bit if he so chooses, to let his curiosity guide him, but... there's a deliberate trail that he'll be leading Angeal on. First, it's the immediate aftermath of Angeal's death. Zack, sobbing in Aerith's church in the slums. His anger and helplessness-- his desperate attempts to honor Angeal, the sword, the memories. Sephiroth, drowning in despair in his dead lover's apartment and sitting amongst an assortment of belongings. He takes with him a shirt and a couple of plants-- it's all he can manage. Eventually, the trail fizzles-- cuts in and out. And then... it will evolve to his memories of Nibelheim. Of the reactor, of Genesis declaring him a monster, of his own despair, and soon after... the flames and his brutal massacre of the innocents living there.
He's not pulling any punches with this. Oh, no... If Angeal is so concerned with suffering, he'll show him every gory detail of the pain his absence caused.]