[Sephiroth hadn't actually been around that long, but he'd already learned a lot of the signs of someone letting their soul gem go for too long. Not that those signs were very subtle, or even entirely unfamiliar. It reminded him a lot of degradation in its psychological effects.
Part of the reason he kept his as clean as possible, though his did seem to darken more slowly. Probably because of his wish.
Incidents like this were the other reason he kept his as clean as possible.]
Show me the gem. I can purify it enough to give you the time you need to take care of it. [No need to mention that he did it by draining that darkness into his own gem.]
A Successful Mission:
[The fight had been harder than Sephiroth was accustomed to, but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. His only objection was that-
Ah. Nevermind.
It was fairly obvious when his newly gained (regained) power settled in. The ridiculously oversized sword that he'd been wielding just a little awkwardly in both hands during the fight now settled perfectly in a one-handed grip, no longer too heavy even for the tall, well-muscled man. Sephiroth smiled as he ran through a quick kata, the blade moving easily and finally showing the real skill of the man using it.]
Sephiroth | FF7: Crisis Core | CRAU : Adstringendum
[Sephiroth hadn't actually been around that long, but he'd already learned a lot of the signs of someone letting their soul gem go for too long. Not that those signs were very subtle, or even entirely unfamiliar. It reminded him a lot of degradation in its psychological effects.
Part of the reason he kept his as clean as possible, though his did seem to darken more slowly. Probably because of his wish.
Incidents like this were the other reason he kept his as clean as possible.]
Show me the gem. I can purify it enough to give you the time you need to take care of it. [No need to mention that he did it by draining that darkness into his own gem.]
A Successful Mission:
[The fight had been harder than Sephiroth was accustomed to, but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. His only objection was that-
Ah. Nevermind.
It was fairly obvious when his newly gained (regained) power settled in. The ridiculously oversized sword that he'd been wielding just a little awkwardly in both hands during the fight now settled perfectly in a one-handed grip, no longer too heavy even for the tall, well-muscled man. Sephiroth smiled as he ran through a quick kata, the blade moving easily and finally showing the real skill of the man using it.]