"Why now?" First Sephiroth muttered to himself but then seemed to realize that there was no way he'd said that anywhere near loud enough and given the others talking with Palitutu, and arguing among themselves, he'd have to raise his voice more if he really wanted the answer to the question that had been festering at the back of his mind ever since the gauntlet had been thrown down.

"I don't get it." Then it was louder as intense green eyes rose from the muddy field to the small tarutaru before them. Glancing briefly over Artemicion and Deweg, heavy with thoughts.

"Why now? You've had every opportunity, since the Battle of Aqures, to come back and finish it. What's the relevance of this exact date?"