His partner was still recovering from the injuries he'd sustained, and while Sephiroth knew that Cloud wouldn't let them keep him down, the ex-General would do what he could to protect the younger male regardless. That was largely why he took off ahead of the trio while the muscles at the base of his wing worked hard to keep him on track.

'It is fine,' Sephiroth replied as he heard Cloud speak through their JENOVA link. While he had his own reservations over the new situation, he kept it to himself while he focused on his targets. They hadn't fought on the battlefield alongside another since Kuroro, but Sephiroth knew well that nothing would ever be as things had been then. There was a momentary flash of longing sweeping through him for such days, and yet he knew it was foolish to fall into such nonsense thought patterns. Things would never be as they were, just as he felt that Kuroro would never be returned to this city.

Pushing such thoughts from his mind, he summoned his beloved blade to appear in his left hand. An exact replica of his seven food sword materialized and stretched out far in front of him as he homed in on his targets. From his position, he could see those who were foolish enough to attempt hiding close in on the trio on the ground. Tucking his wing more against his shoulder, he fell into a nose dive as he rapidly swiped out to slash at the first target dashing across the rooftop.