[The mission the previous day had done some of what Sephiroth had hoped for. He had spent the better part of it attempting to gain control of his Meister ability along with testing out the true depths he could achieve. While he knew that there was still a long way to go, the ex-General hadn't missed the dark depths the ability of his soul took him to.
Cloud had sacrificed much while he'd attempted to gain control of it, while Akiha and Sion didn't go unscathed either, but Sephiroth had managed to succeed with the aid of his once-Meister which had allowed for him to return to the city. That didn't mean that he lowered his guard, far from it, but there was less reason to remain isolated from the city's population.
That was why he could be found walking alongside his partner as Cloud did his patrol. Things had settled down with BREW's malfunction, but it seemed as though it wasn't the last thing that machine decided it wanted to put them through.
Sephiroth froze mid-step as he caught sight of an amphibian up ahead. Eyes narrowing, he subconsciously took a partial step in front of Cloud as if to protect his 'Meister' as his mind automatically made the connection to the danger a frog represented. It didn't matter that this was an entirely different world and that the frogs here could very well be something different. In Sephiroth's mind, all frogs posed a dangerous threat which was why he remained alert and cautious to the amphibian as it seemed to squat up and down on its hind legs seemingly unaware of them in that moment.]
Sephiroth & Cloud | Patrolling the streets | OPEN - 16th encounter with a Touch Me Frog
Cloud had sacrificed much while he'd attempted to gain control of it, while Akiha and Sion didn't go unscathed either, but Sephiroth had managed to succeed with the aid of his once-Meister which had allowed for him to return to the city. That didn't mean that he lowered his guard, far from it, but there was less reason to remain isolated from the city's population.
That was why he could be found walking alongside his partner as Cloud did his patrol. Things had settled down with BREW's malfunction, but it seemed as though it wasn't the last thing that machine decided it wanted to put them through.
Sephiroth froze mid-step as he caught sight of an amphibian up ahead. Eyes narrowing, he subconsciously took a partial step in front of Cloud as if to protect his 'Meister' as his mind automatically made the connection to the danger a frog represented. It didn't matter that this was an entirely different world and that the frogs here could very well be something different. In Sephiroth's mind, all frogs posed a dangerous threat which was why he remained alert and cautious to the amphibian as it seemed to squat up and down on its hind legs seemingly unaware of them in that moment.]