[Karl is entirely unprepared--both for the inexplicable fire-flash that disintegrates his spikes, and for Sephiroth's sudden sword-swing.]
Wha- ?
[It's all he manages before that oversized blade bites into his torso. Blood splatters. Karl snarls aloud in anger and pain. Reeling, he staggers backward. His eyes dart frantically for an escape route.]
[There. A boarded-up window.]
[With his last burst of strength, he fires another row of spikes. They whoosh through the air, helter-skelter. At the same time, Karl lunges for the window. He can just make it!]
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Wha- ?
[It's all he manages before that oversized blade bites into his torso. Blood splatters. Karl snarls aloud in anger and pain. Reeling, he staggers backward. His eyes dart frantically for an escape route.]
[There. A boarded-up window.]
[With his last burst of strength, he fires another row of spikes. They whoosh through the air, helter-skelter. At the same time, Karl lunges for the window. He can just make it!]