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Presea stepped out of the light portal and looked around. It was a town area, people bustling about. Shops lined the street, a few inns were scattered around the place, and there was a port as well for what seemed like airships. Presea walked around to look for signs that there were heartless here. There was a tavern so, might as well get a drink. She stepped in and walked over to the bar and sat down. “Whatever you have that’s the cheapest next to water and isn’t alcoholic.” She said to the bartender as she threw some munny on the table to see if he would take it. He did and slid a bottle of some violet juice to her before returning to his conversation with the man next to Presea.

“So umm, these creatures. You sure they were…you know, slithery?” Presea’s bottle paused at her lips as she looked over at the two men.

“Ohh yeah. Weird little critters. Like shadows, they sidled against the ground and it was as if we were attacking nothing, our swords just hit trees and bushes.”

“Could be an edel raid. I hear those things can do all sorts of mysterious things.”

“Yeah, but these creatures didn’t seem like an edel raid pair, no edel raid would do something like this.”

“Damn right no edel raid would!” The men and Presea turned to see a young girl in a large pink hat and white coat standing there. She was about as tall as Presea, who was about 155 cm now. “If this too is the power of an edel raid, I assure you, Arc Aile will not stand for this! I, Cisqua will see to it personally that this problem is dealt with to end this tyranny of rumors against edel raids!” And with that, the girl ran out the tavern doors.

Presea sealed her drink up and pocketed it. That girl didn’t know what she was dealing with. “Ahh! Wait! Wait!” She said as she ran out to follow the girl.

“Oh? You’re going to come watch? Better stay back, I am not responsible for civilian casualties.” Cisqua smiled as she continued walking out of town.

“No no, it’s not that. You don’t know what you’re fighting. You’re fighting heartless?”

“Oh! You know what they are. Great, you might be able to help then.” Cisqua said, slowing down so the two were walking side by side.

Presea sighed. “Well…I guess it wouldn’t hurt to.” I just hope nothing bad happens this time…

Cisqua nodded and together the two walked into the forest.

“So do you have a weapon?” Presea asked after awhile.

Cisqua suddenly whipped out a machinegun from inside her coat. “This.” She smiled. “I refuse to use an edel raid, so I fight with just this and martial arts. What about you?”

There was a flash and Presea held out two keyblades, Guardian Soul and Lady Luck.

“Wow, they just come out like that? That’s amazing.” Cisqua said as she leaned in closer to look at them. “Such nice design.”

Presea nodded and put them away. Cisqua soon followed with her gun. “So what are edel raids?”

“Oh? You don’t know? They’re well-known all over Guardia.” So the two entered a conversation about edel raids.

This is what Presea got from it. Edel raids were like people who had the special ability to ‘unite’ with humans. When they unite, the edel raids change into weapons of amazing power. Arc Aile, the group Cisqua was a member of, sought to help the edel raids live a life like regular humans. It seemed that there were also people who misused edel raids or thought of them only as weapons and power.

“Which is pure evil.” Cisqua declared. “And that is why Arc Aile exists! We will save these harmed edel raids and give them true lives so they may live in happiness!”

Presea nodded. This girl seemed pretty alright. A little forward, but alright. She had a good set of ideals and seemed willing to go to action. “So edel raids, did you ever-” Something moved. Presea and Ciqua stopped. “Heartless.” Presea drew both keyblades and Cisqua whipped out her gun.

Powerwilds burst from the trees and bushes, their paws flailing and separating the two girls. Cisqua started firing rapidly, the bullets pounded the powerwilds and sent them falling down onto the ground before bursting into darkness. Presea brought her blade up, a heartless getting caught on it and getting thrown against a tree. As she moved, she brought her other arm up, catching a powerwild in the chest with her arm and then slamming it into another tree before smashing her keyblade into its head. Presea turned to check on Cisqua. She was doing well, that gun fired rapidly and hit hard. Together the two dispatched the heartless in a few minutes.

“They know we’re here now.” Cisqua smiled as she reloaded her gun. “Bring them on. Bring their boss to me and I’ll put a hole in its brain.”

“Be careful what you wish for.” Presea said as she collected munny that dropped and placed it into her pocket.

Cisqua shrugged and collected the munny too.