[Perhaps at the end of this bout Sephiroth might compliment Cloud on his swift agility in getting to the table and retrieving another of his weapons from the table where it had been all neatly laid out. Now isn't the time, though.
One, two- blocked and then- Clouds stumble could well have lured Sephiroth into a follow up press of an attack if this had been a fight on real terms. If he had been going to defeat the could-be SOLDIER; this is a spar though, no matter how the silver haired man never much pulls his punches.
The speed at which Cloud retaliates in that breath of a moment almost catches Sephiroth off-guard two strokes in, there is a certain backing up of his own stance in order to pull himself back enough so that the thin Masamune can get in tight enough inside his guard so as to block that latest one. For a moment, braced also with the back of his hand against the flat of the blade, it seems to shake-
Before Sephiroth suddenly throws his strength forwards to get the distance he needs between himself and his opponent again. Room needed to counter, room to block or attack. Maybe Cloud might be feeling more confident in the fact that by the dimensions of the room they're in, he has a natural advantage with shorter swords?]
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One, two- blocked and then- Clouds stumble could well have lured Sephiroth into a follow up press of an attack if this had been a fight on real terms. If he had been going to defeat the could-be SOLDIER; this is a spar though, no matter how the silver haired man never much pulls his punches.
The speed at which Cloud retaliates in that breath of a moment almost catches Sephiroth off-guard two strokes in, there is a certain backing up of his own stance in order to pull himself back enough so that the thin Masamune can get in tight enough inside his guard so as to block that latest one. For a moment, braced also with the back of his hand against the flat of the blade, it seems to shake-
Before Sephiroth suddenly throws his strength forwards to get the distance he needs between himself and his opponent again. Room needed to counter, room to block or attack. Maybe Cloud might be feeling more confident in the fact that by the dimensions of the room they're in, he has a natural advantage with shorter swords?]