You're Too Slow

Now let's do away with that pesky ATB and have it automatically filled hmm? That should provide some amusement.

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Ah the swirly screen, a gateway to a realm where the group could unleash their full force of summons, spells and nuclear warheads without affecting the nearby terrain. It took a bit of adjusting too but in Midgar the group had already adjusted to it, along with anyone who joined thereafter.

Except for Yuffie but she was complaining that the swirls agitated her motion sickness more than an Airship ride, it was a wonder how she managed to hold in the hurl until after the monsters had been defeated.

One aspect of the alternate realm however was that they could never follow up on an attack, it was like a game of chess only with much more complicated mechanics than "pawn moves one space forward, one space diagonally forward if capturing". It forced whoever had attacked to rest a while, for some it gave them an opportunity to reload, or take a cigarette break but for Red and Cloud it was bothersome. It took more effort in bringing the oversized sword down and into a waiting position than it took to swing the bloody thing in the first place.

That's why they always claimed dibs on any 'Haste' spells that were cast.

However this was not to continue.

"Ice2" Cloud cast, watching the monster become covered in ice crystals but still it wouldn't collapse. He expected for him to be unable to act for a while as per normal, perhaps letting Red or Vincent finish this one but the normal force that kept him on defence wasn't there, he could continue to cast or slash away.

"You know, I don't think we're required here Vincent." Red commented as Cloud just went berserk on all the remaining monsters without a pause.

"Then why can't we leave?" Vincent asked, shifting uncomfortably.

"There are some mysteries in the universe that cannot be solved without destroying one of the walls that hold it together."

"Haven't we done that already?"

"True. I was just making an excuse." Red admitted.

"There can only be one!" Cloud shouted as his buster sword cleaved through another Nibel Wolf.

"Remind me to remind Tifa not to let him watch Sean Connery movies."

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I'm kinda grasping at straws here, I need suggestions people. I don't want this to fade into obscurity, it has over 100 reviews!