[Cloud wasn't quite expecting that specific move, but he anticipates it enough to dodge in the right direction. He pivots backward and runs for the table, covering the distance in about the same time it takes Sephiroth to complete his swing. Sephiroth's left handedness is what offers Cloud that window, the natural arc of the blade cutting in the opposite direction that Cloud lunged.
Even so, Cloud's move was still a clumsy one, and even though he's now facing Sephiroth again with a sword in each hand this time, the First Class has all the time he needs to press his attack while Cloud remains on the defensive.]
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Even so, Cloud's move was still a clumsy one, and even though he's now facing Sephiroth again with a sword in each hand this time, the First Class has all the time he needs to press his attack while Cloud remains on the defensive.]