[ fira, he says, and sephiroth knows that term. spells are sorted into strength levels in normal materia-users, based on the materia itself and the capability of the spellcaster. fira is one of the levels of a fire materia. that's.. interesting.
he's distracted from any polite response he might give to the thanks, though, as the other teen creates his fire spell, then turns it into.. something else. something surprisingly lovely.
it's a small thing to riku, maybe, but sephiroth is left staring at the fading flickers of light, eyes wide and slit pupils dilated nearly round with surprise and pleasure. there's a muted sense of wonder in his expression as he finally seems to realize he's been silent too long, glance dropping once more to riku. ] .. I didn't know magic could do that. [ he's only ever used his magic to kill. he can make a forest into cinders or turn a village into a frozen wasteland, but.. he's never, never once used it just to create something pretty. he's never thought to. he'd never even known it could be used like that. ]
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he's distracted from any polite response he might give to the thanks, though, as the other teen creates his fire spell, then turns it into.. something else. something surprisingly lovely.
it's a small thing to riku, maybe, but sephiroth is left staring at the fading flickers of light, eyes wide and slit pupils dilated nearly round with surprise and pleasure. there's a muted sense of wonder in his expression as he finally seems to realize he's been silent too long, glance dropping once more to riku. ] .. I didn't know magic could do that. [ he's only ever used his magic to kill. he can make a forest into cinders or turn a village into a frozen wasteland, but.. he's never, never once used it just to create something pretty. he's never thought to. he'd never even known it could be used like that. ]