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It wasn't long before Arianna had another person come up to her. This one wanted to help her, too. "That would be nice. Thank you. But, who are you?"

Natalia smiled softly and knelt, getting a canteen of water and some bandages to clean and wrap the wound. "My name is Natalia. Sorry to approach you so suddenly. Leaving someone who's injured isn't something I would do." Natalia tended to the girl's leg, pulling out amfew tiny glass shards. It actually looked to have healed just a bit. The other girl must have used magic to heal her the best she could. "I've never seen a tamed dragon before. Though, he's the smallest dragon I've seen."

Arlin followed after the girl. He was trying to catch up to her, even if he had no idea what he'd say, but somehow the streets had gotten more crowded and she was a fast walker. Though, a kid wouldn't have much trouble slipping through a crowd. As he turned a corner, he saw the two creatures that were with her following some guy. She may have caught onto being followed. Wrong person, though. The blue creatures went to a kid-made crate fort, clearly giving away where the orchid-haired girl was. That was a bit of a rookie move. Going over to the crates, Arlin leaned down and peeked in. There she was, staring right at him. Her wide eyes and stare sent chills down his spine. "You're hard to keep up with, miss....I just wanted to ask you a question. And, I hope you won't find it offensive and have your friends attack me....But, I can tell you're not a human, but can't tell what you are." He was being too blunt, wasn't he? What would anyone expect from someone who wasn't good with people, though?

Arianna smiled a bit and shook her head. "No, it's fine. My name is Arianna. My friends here are Hōpu and Efreet." She watched as Natalia tended to her leg. She mentioned Efreet and blinked. "He's a Charizard. If you mean Dragon-type, you still haven't. Efreet is a Fire- and Flying-type." The glass maker smiled at Natalia before looking around. No one had their Pokémon out. That was strange; people usually had at least one.

So, Hubert was the kind to openly admit to protecting others. Well, everyone acted differently, but they both had intents of protecting Serenity if she needed it. Serenity's enthusiasm was...refreshing, though it sort of reminded him of Ivar. Not as annoying and it didn't make Gaius want to kill her, but it was still familiar and refreshing. He actually chuckled at it. "Alright, let's get to Asgard and find out what's going on." Gaius followed after the teenage girl, curious about why she had switchblades. Usually only assassins used them, but this girl was no assassin; or, if she was, she certainly had the perfect act down for hiding it. Leaving the House of Salvation, Gaius looked around. Still daytime and still safer than traveling at night. "You said you use the same currency as this place, right, Hubert?...What about you, Serenity? What does your 'village' use for currency?"

"Then these areas sound like where I should begin my search. Tell me, where's the nearest of these corrupted regions. I wish to study those places first hand." Cross said, looking the researcher dead in the eyes. He knew that they didn't believe he was a Planeswalker, but now he was about to prove it.



Leon had spent the better part of an hour trying to raise the rocks from the deep to make a bridge, but it was no use. They were too far down and didn't contain enough iron for him to manipulate, and lava spouts that low in the sea would cause earthquakes. He looked up when the person on the boat arrived.
"Hello!" He shouted, "Is your vessel still seaworthy?" This could be their way out of here.



Yoko quickly swiped a heavy winter coat and some pants, taking off her boots to put the pants on over her shorts and stockings. In moments she was ready to move again, her rifle on her back and the core drill she'd found earlier tucked away inside her top.



Seras threw the cloak on, making sure to cover every last part of her with it. There was no way she was letting herself get burned on this trip, not when she didn't have a constant source of human blood handy.
"Sorry about all that, I should be good to go now." Her eyes were glowing red again, as the hood blocked all the light from touching her face.

Quote, who had recently returned from another scouting session, looked over at the person on the ship and nodded. Traveling by sea would definitely be safer and more efficient than walking in the ocean. Though jumping over with the booster would be the fastest way to get onboard, he decided to wait for the gangplank (or whatever means of crossing onto the ship there was) was lowered out of respect for Leon and the ship's owner.

Aeris rrally wasn't from Aselia. She wouldn't have asked those questions. "It's a source called mana. We don't have reactors or anything to regulate it; it's natural. As for the weapons and such, there are things called exspheres, but their usage is quickly falling due to the way they're created. A friend of mine is working on completely disposing of them." He looked at Seras and smiled a bit. She actually looked like she belonged in the cloak, which was frightening; especially with her red eyes. "So, the inn?"

Elize ended up wandering around the city, arriving at the end of a walkway to a large building. There was a small group at the door. Not for long, though. The eldest female came up to her and asked if she was lost. "Oh....Y-Yes, we are. Could you tell us where we are?"



Serenity pretty much led the way, not yet realizing she had no idea where she was going. Gaius' question caught her attention and she looked at him. "We have something called yen. It comes in paper bills and coins....Oh! Here!" Getting into her pocket, Serenity got out a banknote and a couple coins. "See? Bet it's useless here, though. My family is one of the wealthiest where I'm from."