<div style="text-indent:1em;">When the man stepped back into the shadows, Sephirot began to calm down. The sparks flying from him ceased and the room grew dark. He knew that the man was either setting him up to be killed, since he left the hatch open, or he genuinely wanted Sephirot to join him. Regardless, he was now able to hear the distant hum of VIKKI's approaching drones, and figured he had minutes to escape. Running to the entrance, Sephirot jumped along the walls of the hole until he reached the surface, then pulled the grate closed. As he slid back down, he channeled ice onto the grate in efforts to seal it for longer.</div><br/><div style="text-indent:1em;">Reaching the bottom of the hole, another layer of ice was applied to seal it, and then a wall in the gap between it and his home. <span style="font-style: italic">It may not buy much time, but some is better than none</span>. Sephirot grabbed his katana from the wall, and retrieved his weapon bag from his room. This bag was pretty special, and a gift from a friend with a knack for space altering magic. He could store anything inside the bag, and retrieve it later by thinking of the object as he reached in. Luck for him the only things he couldn't carry discretely outside of the bag were his stash of weapons and his pieces of armor and clothing. He slid his katana into the bag just for the sake of blending in better, and finally grabbed two more objects from his nightstand. One was a necklace which had belonged to his mother, and the other was a device he had created himself to interact with magic. It resembled <a class="postlink" href="http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110306014151/dragonball/images/5/5e/ScouterPinkNV.png">this</a> and was powered by the user's magic, but could hack into electronics or pick up magical signatures. This was the only way Sephirot would find the Resistance if they did not send directions, because he could simply try to locate the largest number of signatures in an area. Unfortunately it could only tell if there is magic, not what kind or how powerful.</div><br/><div style="text-indent:1em;">Having all of the belongings he would need, Sephirot uncovered a door he hid under his sofa. It was nearly impossible to tell where the seam was because the door would only open to electric magic in a certain spot which was not insulated on the other side. Once he opened it, he slid down into his escape tunnel, making sure the door closed and the room appeared as it had before. Sephirot quickly traveled the length of the tunnel and came to the end. It came out in the basement of an abandoned butcher shop, and was a safety precaution he had made once his home was finished. Sephirot donned the most inconspicuous clothing he could and then walked out to the street. As he was walking he made sure to look like a hobo and concealed any trace of magic. The drones flew past him within minutes and were making a bee-line for the grate. They did not suspect a thing.</div>