Sephiroth stopped a few feet before the two sisters. He towered over them and looked down on them with an unamused glare. Sephiroth didn't care for their charisma, much less their sense of humor. His expression never changed. He listened to them explain about picking up family here and it was high priority for their master. Who? He wondered. Answers Sephiroth knew he would get later should he assist them.
Before he could say anything, Sephiroth could feel slight tremors beneath them. As if a massive creature was striking stone doors. He sensed it was three large monstrosities of Ruin's Legion. Sephiroth turned his head away from the two women and looked to the open ground behind him. He could hear the voices of the monsters in his mind, telling him of a sealed room under the fortress. Sealed with Light, as Sephiroth saw the seal through their eyes. He recognized the magic but knew it was strong.
"The Keyhole..." He thought to himself quietly. Then with a light chuckle, Sephiroth turned back to the women with a smirk.
"What you want lies below... The doors to the Keyhole are sealed shut."Sephiroth raised his right hand to the sky, issuing a command to the giant Red Dragon. The Safi'jiiva, on top of the fortress growled as it's red body began to glow with light. Veins of light coursed up the ruined, rocky tower from the ground as the Safi'jiiva began to absorb Bioenergy from the surroundings. It's wings lit up with dots like stars and connected like constellations, it's chest glowing brightly. The veins disappeared into Safi'jiiva, then light charged up into it's throat and could be seen as it opened it's jaws to the three of them. Just as Sephiroth dropped his hand, the Safi'jiiva fired a beam of concentrated Light into the open ground behind Sephiroth. The beam penetrated the ground and the area around it, cracked and swelled with light. Suddenly, the area exploded with a massive burst of blue and white fire. Sephiroth's long silver hair blew to his side as large rocks and debris were blasted into the air. Some rocks landed near the sisters but all of it missed them. Some stones flew as far as the Castle Entrance.
(Two
Dread Knights and one
Baron of Hell emerge from the opening.)
Sephiroth turned his head to the opening when three giant monsters jumped out of the hole and landed with a loud slam. The three monsters were 15 ft tall with red fiery blades coming out of their arms. One was slightly larger and had two curved horns. The other two, had armor and looked cybernetically enhanced. The three demons stepped aside as Sephiroth peered into the opening. As the smoke cleared, the hole went about 50 feet down and he could see the light of the seal radiating below. He turned back to the sisters with a cold smile and subtly points down the hole. Sephiroth then jumps down the hole, expecting the sisters to follow him.
Lastly, the Safi'jiiva remains at the top of the fortress as Sephiroth heads down to the Keyhole. It's orange eyes scanning the area for their other expected guests. The three demons watched the two sisters and guarded the entrance after they descended. The Alatreon is last seen outside the fortress.
