Event || Genesis (Conclusion)

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Characters: Everyone!
Where: Aqures Tosf.
When: Night of August 03rd, twenty-eight years in the past.
Summary: As the Heroes of Light were transported to the past, it is now the conclusion of their time travel adventure. It is the final night of the Festival of Light and the city is filled with visitors-- As such, it is estimated there are currently at least a few million people on the Island. Can they be saved?
Warning: Terrible things.

Princess Sarah
The End of Aqures Tosf
The Temple of Fire
The Crystal of Fire

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[shinrasfinest]

[Sometimes there isn't time for a warning, she'll just have to understand.

Besides even if he had given warning, it wouldn't have made any difference. Given his focus on the monster before him, Sephiroth only barely heard Sheena as she continued in the background not too far away, getting civilians to head around another way. If there even was a 'safe' way around, any more.

He nods to her when she nods back and then turns his attention forwards again. Scanning widely for where might need his blade next. His sword limp in his left hand for the time being.]

Given the circumstances, could be better. [A shrug.]

But it's better to think about what we can do, rather than what we can't.

[ninjainviolet]

[ She's just going to have to remember that not everyone is a yeller like her and to be just a little more vigilant.

And not let her unfamiliarity with the monsters here get the better of her. As soon as she can she's going to go to the library and do some studying up on these guys.

That's for later, though; when they go back to the future. Right now, as Sephiroth scans the area ahead of them, Sheena is covering the rear, her head seeming to barely move. Glancing back at him, she makes a sound of agreement. ]

I think we all can say that.

[ Satisfied that everything is all right, she steps up next to him. ]

I agree. So, what can we do now? As far as I can tell, everyone got away, but maybe I should take another look.

[ And she starts to do just that with barely a step because he wouldn't want to stop her or anything, right? ]

[shinrasfinest]

[Actions do invariably speak louder than words and that's a motto that he's always stuck to. Unlike Sheena, Sephiroth has had much and more time with which he's been able to learn all he can about the various monsters that inhabit Crystallis. For the most part it's similar enough to Gaia but there are notable exceptions, and deviations in some behavior patterns.

Not so for the sahagin that now twitches on the ground to one side of them]

The next block. I have a hunch where all of this is going to accumulate.

[The Crystal of Fire. He doesn't know for certain yet as he's not fought so far into the City but given what he knows of events-to-come it's a well founded guess.

Sephiroth won't stop Sheena from taking another look locally with regard to if there are civilians that still need to flee, but he does take a step in the direction of the corner of that particular block.]

Are you game?

[Awkward and stubborn he might be socially but put Sephiroth in a combat situation and he becomes nearly a completely-other person. Direct, confident and commanding.]

[ninjainviolet]

[ For a moment, Sheena wavers as she considered her options. Continue searching for civilians who may or may not be in trouble--or even around at all? Or to head in the direction where things seemed to be the thickest?

Both options help the civilians, but the second is much quicker if they could get to those monsters in one place.

In a moment, Sheena had made her decision and steps over to Sephiroth's side. She's familiar with time and its mechanics and whether this is a hunch or knowledge of the future on his part; all she's concerned with is making sure these people are kept safe. ]

I'm game.

[ And just the opposite is Sheena. She's friendly and outgoing, but when it comes to battle, she's more than serious, fighting with pride and honor. ]

Let's go.

[shinrasfinest]

[At least if they were to progress into the thick of it, there would be no time to stop and consider if they were looking in the right place or not.

Besides, Sephiroth's personal sword technique is more suited to longer, wider slashes even if currently Masamune is not with him nor even usable with his current job configuration. It's better, against many than being overkill against one.

He hums shortly and then nods to Sheena, quickly flashing a smile before turning, drawing his broadsword in closer to his frame and breaking out into a steady jog towards the end of the street. If he's got his bearings right -which could be wrong considering how often he'd ventured out of the Church in the last week- then they should be heading more towards the center of town.]

[ninjainviolet]

[ Those are Sheena's thoughts exactly, since any delay would only make things worse for everyone.

Luckily, Sheena's technique is better suited for one-on-one, and has been since before she arrived. And thanks to her own current configuration, she has a little more "oomph" and surprise to her attacks and defense.

Sheena returns his smile easily before joining him in his jog, trusting his judgment and sense of direction. Sheena had only been out and about once--maybe twice--so her familiarity with the city was almost nil. But if it was like any other city she had been in, the nearer to the center they got, the closer and more cramped it would feel. ]

[shinrasfinest]

[It might be interesting then, to see what techniques they might observe in each other that would ultimately help to refine their own. There is no good reason why Sephiroth hasn't made a habit of finding a sparring partner from the other Heroes of Light, other than perhaps his occupation, or some illogical sense of betraying once-friends who weren't even here.

Once at the end of the next street Sephiroth comes to a stop and peers down one empty street, to the next, and then the third one at the cross-roads they're presented with. Squinting as if he might be able to see what lay ahead down each one, but actually trying to will his ears into hearing which way seemed to have the most activity.

After all, being as they were both lacking with regards to knowing the layout of the City the next obvious tell would be the unmistakable sounds of battle.]

[ninjainviolet]

[ Luckily for Sephiroth, Sheena's accustomed to fighting alongside people who use a variety of weapons--including two swords at once, a kendama, and chakra. Not always the usual fighting fare, but it had worked for them. Hell, she uses cards as weapons, normally.

And she's more than up to spar with him--no matter how unevenly matched they may be. Watching a technique and going up against it are two different things; one leading to a better understanding than the other.

Seeing him slow and stop, Sheena does the same, both her ears and katana at the ready as she scans the area with him. ]

Want to try from the rooftops to see where to go?

[shinrasfinest]

[As Sheena mentions it Sephiroth's gaze rises and looks to the nearest rooftop edge, then scans down that building in an attempt to pick out ledges he might use to get up there. Being limited to human-jump capabilities is a bitch, and it's bitter to think that he had access to maxed Dragoon through his Crystal which would have helped...

...but the last time he'd been jumping using that Job...it's better not to remind himself of that failure.

There isn't anything he can see, nearby, that he'd even be able to scale without more effort than they had time.]

Can you-

[He glances back to Sheena, wondering if she had access to a Job that might assist here. Canting his head in a nod towards the lowest ledge he was able to pick out.]

-Could you jump that?

[While he tries to ignore the renewed burn to his pride in the fact that he wasn't personally capable.]

[ninjainviolet]

[ Sheena is also limited in what she can do, but she has a training that she had worked hard for within her. A training that's definitely been augmented by what's happened to her since her arrival.

She just had to figure out the best way to let those new skills help her.

Following Sephiroth's gaze, she moves a little further, surveying the area until she finds what she's looking for. Smiling she comes back. ]

How are you as a bouncing ball?

[shinrasfinest]

[Had this been Gaia, had he been mako-infused here as he was there Sephiroth would probably have already leaped up and be waiting for Sheena on the lowest rooftop. As it was, though he knew the mechanics of how to jump like that he simply -in his human-ness- doesn't have anyway to conjure that amount of thrust from just within his own legs.

It's seeming that getting atop a roof would be hopeless but then Sheena comes back with a smile on her face. Curious, yet a little unsure of her intention he doesn't hold back with the obvious question.]

What do you mean?

[An open invitation, of course, to show him what she has in mind.]

[ninjainviolet]

[ Isn't he lucky to know someone who was trained as a ninja before she had even arrived here? She may have some new knowledge and skills, but the old ones are still there.

Her smiling grows wider at the question. ]

Just what I said. We can bounce back and forth from wall to wall, making our way further up with each ricochet.

I've done it several times. You just need buildings not too far apart, but not too close together, either.

So, you up for it?

[ Congratulations, Sephiroth. You are about to be trained in part of the Igaguri style. ]

[shinrasfinest]

[So, they just need an alleyway that's narrow enough and a whole lot of luck that their grip doesn't miss or slide, especially the higher that they get up.

He's not so sure about Sheena's idea and doesn't bother to mask the same, though he is inspecting the closest alleyway to them, wondering if it might be suitable. Again, if it had been Gaia it would have been a sinch. With his current Job configuration; he's less than confident.

He almost wants to ask what Jobs Sheena had equipped currently but it feels rude, and that'd be admitting in a way that he's less capable.]

If you've done it before, well then lets see.

[Maybe it would be possible, but he's not holding his breath. At the very least Sheena could tell which way they are to go from the rooftop; doesn't mean he had to get up there too.]

[ninjainviolet]

[ Well, that's one way to put it. But it's something Sheena's done so many times that she can probably do it in her sleep.

Seeing his expression, she smiles and shakes her head. ]

It's okay if you don't want to. [ Then, her expression becomes thoughtful. ] You know it's probably better that we split up. I can look up there and you can keep an eye out down here.