Three Weeks Later
Sephiroth looked out at the sea of uniforms and non-uniforms. At the front sat his old comrades from Soldier-Training. They winked and called out to him. Ahead of Sephiroth stood the president.
"Sephiroth" said the president holding out his hand. Sephiroth did not shake it, a wave of sniggering passed along the crowd. The president looked angry but he did not want to upset the hero of the city. Withdrawing his hand he said;
"Sephiroth, I would like to thank you for saving our city" he said "Although you did destroy the training room, which cost millions of gil to replace, you saved the city; something which no amount of money could replace" people in the audience clapped.
"As president of Shin-Ra, I am offering you this as a reward; 200,000 gil and a promotion directly into Soldier, no harm no foul eh?" he asked holding out his hand again. A thunderclap echoed overhead making the president jump. Sephiroth shook his hand
"I agree" said Sephiroth in his now cold voice. On live-international television Sephiroth turned his back on the president and walked off stage to meet up with Vincent and the others. People sniggered again, no-one had ever turned their back on the president.
"Good performance" said Reno "The world won't forget you turning your back on the president"
"You're in soldier" said Vincent shaking Sephiroth's hand "Congratulations"
"Your problems are just starting" said Tseng with a smile
"Starting soldier when you haven't got the full training" said Rude who then tutted. The others laughed as they left the Shin-Ra building.
This was the start of Sephiroth's career, now he just needed a weapon that could match his otherworldly powers.