The entire camp was abuzz with excitement, and it wasn’t hard to understand why. Even though the camp was stuck amidst the heavy forests of Wutai, sticky with humidity and heat, and encroached upon by all sorts of unpleasant wildlife, the soldiers filling the place were all but vibrating with excitement. Rumor had it--according to Kunsel--that the great Sephiroth was scheduled to get here sometime today.
Although Shinra had smaller bases here and there throughout the lower peninsula of Wutai, this was by far the biggest, most thorough, and well guarded camp. It was headed up by Genesis Rhapsodos, backed by Angeal Hewley, and most of the SOLDIERs second class, Zack and Kunsel included, were stationed here. Once Sephiroth arrived, Wutai may as well just throw in the towel. There was no chance of coming back from this, no matter what kind of weird monsters they were breeding up at the capital.
Zack didn’t have much to do at the current moment, though. Genesis ran a tight ship, and everything was in place for the arrival of fresh troops and the silver haired warrior Zack had seen so much about. So it seemed like a good time to practice his katas with his mentor.
Truth be told, he was pretty nervous about the situation, but also incredibly eager to prove himself. He could make first class during this war, he knew it! It was just...going up against monsters was a little different than fighting an actual war. He had known what he was getting into when he had enlisted, though, and hey, a little fear was healthy, right? Kept him on the edge.
Boy, was he ever on the edge. Sephiroth! Here!