Snippet #1226979

Zack reached the edge of the forest and found himself staring at a mountain side. "Oh boy, one thing after another." Zack rubbed his hands together and clapped once. "Time to climb." He sighed.

Grappling the side of the mountain, he got a grip and lept a few feet up the side. He'd find a spot and repeat this step several times before making the least bit of progress. Another flashback came to him.

"Climbing this wall only requires concentration, Zack. You don't need grappling tools or materia. Watch." Angeal dug his hands into crevaces in the wall and began to scale the side. He easily reached the top in thirty seconds. Touching the top, he jumped down and landed infront of his apprentice. "It's easy if you focus. Now, it's your turn." Zack rubbed his hands together and clapped once. "Time to climb." He said with a confident chuckle. He dug his fingers in the wall, jumped up once, then fell to the floor. "You're not focusing." "I am focusing!" He yelled. "If you were focusing, you'd be at the top right now." Zack sighed and tried several times, but continued to fall.

Zack climbed the wall tirelessly. "Angeal, you've tought me everything I know." He thought to himself. He was now making some progress up the wall. He jumped up more and more. Soon the crevaces came more appearant and he was able to scale the wall without leaping. He made quicker progress this way. Upon reaching the top of the cliff, he wasn't ready to take a break. "Speed, Dexterity; now what?" He said aloud. He soon found out.

A massive chain dug into the mountain and curved up to the castle's base. "I guess it's balance now." He sighed. No flash back would come this time. It was too easy, and he already knew what to do. "It's just simple foot targeting." He scoffed.

He targeted three steps ahead and began his sprint. He'd make it up the chain in no time.