He was frozen for now, but Ales held back with his puppet prepared to shoot the moment Sephiroth escaped. The real problem would be in separating the real Sephiroth from the one that came from the crystal.

"Step in? As with now, threatening to kill us all and help destroy the world?" Ales had seen the glint in Rukia's eye, familiar to him even after one year. He had been with her when they stole the airship during the time loops. He had been focused on piloting while the others distracted Sparks, but he could draw attention away from Rukia nonetheless.

"Better than letting you kill a Hero like some kind of hothead."