In the last tournament, we decreed that spells that take time to cast in game would take time to cast in a battle. Therefore, unless casting Meteor physically freezes the other charcters, Dracula would be able to do whatever he wishes while Sephiroth is summoning it.

Standing still and casting a spell while being gutted by the lord of vampires is probably not the best strategy.

What is it they say about silence being golden?