By the way, if anyone could please comment on the fight scene I wrote, I'd appreciate it greatly.
Thank you everyone.
Right, sorry, too busy thinking up scenarios to deal with clusterfuck. Not getting anything
ANYWAY:
Fight (warning, I will be really harsh, sorry about that. I can tell you're trying hard, so keep at it!!):
Bit short, especially since you're fighting an NPC, and as such, can actually dictate what both characters can do. The rest of us are currently constrained by what our opponent will do, so we have to keep our sequence short to let our opponents react; you have no such limitation.
Power level: Not quite sure why random NPC no. 1 is capable of pretty much beating Sephiroth into the ground. Even if he resembles Zack Fair (and remember Zack and Cloud got curbstomped for the most part by Sephiroth as well...)
Not to mention (Quoted from yourself)
Strength: A
Agility: A
Speed: A++
Swordsmanship A+
In other words, stronger, faster, more agile, than Berserker, and pretty much most Servants...
Result: Sephiroth should have wiped the floor with Gatou Nouji (I know you were probably going for said mook to be a boss character, but Worf Effect was a little heavy here), and he most certainly should not have been hit three times, and nearly drop Masamune from the sword impacts. You tried justifying it, but I was under the impression Sephiroth is
beyond true weapon masters...
I know you were going for drama, but the nature of your chosen character makes it somewhat unbelievable for a named mook to beat him into the ground...
Actual fight: simple. Too simple. Far too simple. Unbelievably far too simple. It consisted of Gatou hitting Sephiroth, Sephiroth randomly feeling the Worf, Sephiroth swinging in his general direction, Gatou hitting Sephiroth, more Worf, Gatou missing, then Sephiroth setting him on fire. Game over.
Vary up Sephiroth's attacks. Just saying "Sephiroth swung his sword in his opponent's general direction," is...{DATA REDACTED} Seriously, spice it up, maybe: "Suddenly Sephiroth pushed off the ground with tremendous force, his coat fluttering as he powered his way through the air. His nodachi, gleaming brightly under the rays of the nearby light, speared swiftly towards his desired target, but only hit air as Gatou altered his course with inhuman speed, the thin blade missing him by milimetres." Every little detail counts.
Basically I was saying the whole time: WHERE BE THE TACTICS? DESCRIPTION? ACTUAL SWORD TECHNIQUES? THE TRADE MARK SEPHIROTH SMIRK AND TAUNTING? INTERNAL DIALOGUE?
Oh and the potion. 11th hour superpower was kinda pushing it this time.
My advice: elaborate on the fight. Actually add a fight, not curb-stomping on one side then sudden curbstomping on the other because of a potion.
Changing the power levels at this point would probably break your post, but take the levels into account next time.
