for the little time it took between the blade cutting through the air to then slice away a piece of flesh, one might only have been able to blink. mere microseconds did it take for the expert hand to conduct such monumental carnage, the slightest movement a damning display of brutality but composed with an almost graceful and swift fluidity. sure enough, his victim fell and thus did the angel regather themselves; arm falling as his head turned towards the source of the interruption. not that they distracted him from his killing blow, however.
“ another pawn to these island players, are you? or have you come only to save those that might risk their lives in pursuit of their tepid wants? “ he need not point his sword at the approaching stranger, the brief flashing lights of the distant meteors gliding over the alleyway allowing only the bare minimum of their appearance to bloom beyond the darkness; a masculine frame just notable beyond the dancing shadows. but it was never much in the way of importance who or even what might march his way, after all they were only ever prey.
“ unfortunately you have arrived only a second too late. their blood still runs warm, but there is no saving those who have doomed themselves to their demise. “ several of the null’s shades drifted into view, but upon inspecting the handiwork done by their supposed ally, they carried on vanishing like smoke through a dark passageway. leaving behind sephiroth to lift his sword and angle it towards the newcomer. “ is your life truly worth the sacrifice for the masters of this game? you exist within a cage, do you not desire freedom from this land? “ // @theseaswept
