[Confidence is neither inherently good or bad when balanced against rationale, especially when one disallows pride to get in the way. Sephiroth isn’t always a prime example of the latter, knowing that there are none who could match him on Gaia, but he has learned to be surprised by the Mirrorbound here — that the scope of their abilities, their strength and experience, have surprised him on more than one occasion.
Mildly, at least.
He eyes her swords, which might seem overlarge to a man who does not also carry an inordinately long weapon himself.]
You wouldn’t want it to end too quickly.
[Sephiroth leaves it at that, crossing into the immediate middle of the open area, only to turn towards her again. He lifts his blade into a ready stance, Masamune brought parallel with a raised elbow, its point glistening in her direction.]
[A wicked smile pulls at one side of her mouth, and for once, there isn't a note of sarcasm to be heard. She's been spoiling for a fight, and the Shades here aren't quite scratching the itch for her.
"That's right, sunshine! About time you paid up! I wanna see red!"
She ignores the sneering voice at the back of her head as best she can; after all this time, she expects no less of it, but she isn't doing this for him. As Sephiroth takes up a defensive stance, her smile pulls wider, and she rushes forward with an inhuman speed, nimble despite the oversized sword in each hand, both of which she brings forward to cross in front of her as she leaps upwards with barely a push, aiming to strike at him with both during her descent.
If he's all his confidence makes him out to be, then he should have no trouble deflecting.]
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Mildly, at least.
He eyes her swords, which might seem overlarge to a man who does not also carry an inordinately long weapon himself.]
You wouldn’t want it to end too quickly.
[Sephiroth leaves it at that, crossing into the immediate middle of the open area, only to turn towards her again. He lifts his blade into a ready stance, Masamune brought parallel with a raised elbow, its point glistening in her direction.]
Prove that you’re not wasting my time.
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[A wicked smile pulls at one side of her mouth, and for once, there isn't a note of sarcasm to be heard. She's been spoiling for a fight, and the Shades here aren't quite scratching the itch for her.
"That's right, sunshine! About time you paid up! I wanna see red!"
She ignores the sneering voice at the back of her head as best she can; after all this time, she expects no less of it, but she isn't doing this for him. As Sephiroth takes up a defensive stance, her smile pulls wider, and she rushes forward with an inhuman speed, nimble despite the oversized sword in each hand, both of which she brings forward to cross in front of her as she leaps upwards with barely a push, aiming to strike at him with both during her descent.
If he's all his confidence makes him out to be, then he should have no trouble deflecting.]