In the domed sanctuary of the Temple district, at the heart of Moon City, the resident clergy and Knights carried out their daily worship as usual.
This was the central administrative district of all Moon City, as well as an audience hall in the religious sense.
The predominantly chalk-white, Christianity-inspired Gothic hall was adorned everywhere with gold and red religious decorations.
Suddenly, the celestial model floating at its center flashed with electricity.
Within this central space inside the Temple, everyone present stopped, bowed their heads, and knelt on one knee toward the center, placing their right hands over their chests.
Arcs of electricity leaped between the different planets of the celestial model and gathered on the platform beneath it.
The platform itself depicted their stellar system in flat geometric shapes.
Sephiroth's figure took human form amid the electric light.
"Lord High God." × N
"Everyone, there is no need to accompany me. Please continue with your duties."
At Sephiroth's words, the clergy answered, "As you command," before rising and returning to their work.
In essence, this celestial model was also a Signal Base Station-the "final stop" in the chain of Node Satellites between the planet and the moon.
Part of the reason it had been designed this way was for the sake of ceremony.
After all, almost everyone in this district was a religious fanatic.
Without some ceremony that looked "sacred," they would actually find it unacceptable.
Sephiroth admitted that doing this once in a while felt pretty good to him, too.
If he was traveling between the planet and the moon alone, without bringing anyone else, Sephiroth no longer needed a spacecraft.
After undergoing a special elemental transformation, he could reach his destination through relay-style instantaneous movement via the Node Satellites.
He had not told Yamato and the others