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{Ignorance is bliss... until reality throws a Heartless siege at you.}

[Traverse Town : Third District -> First District]

"But-!" Soryuju tried to shout after him, looking baffled. The Heartless hadn't attacked the First District once in the many times Soryuju had stopped by- but Hefin was so protective. Trying to persuade him to come get the cannon would be like talking to a brick wall. The male stood there, exasperated- only to find a number of Shadows had reappeared around him.

"Fffff-"

Quickly lowering his body, making his legs like springs, he charged his legs with magical energy and launched himself in Hefin's direction. The man was just rounding the corner at the end of the ramp, about to make it to the door when Soryuju landed right beside him, never once losing his balance as the two ran through the door between districts.

Soryuju shut it quickly behind him, taking a deep breath before putting his swallow-spear onto a latch on the back of his belt. Turning around, he looked at the serenity of the First District- only to hear a young male's (Kuumaru) frustrated grunt. He looked around, thinking maybe Hefin had stubbed his toe- only to find that, of course, Hefin was still dashing toward his home and furnace, where his daughter would be waiting safely with one of the neighbor's (Aerith). Instead, he did manage to spot two people he'd never seen before- a young man and a young woman with a scythe on her back.

"Well, hello there," Soryuju said with a smile, walking up to the two of them with a friendly gait. "I don't recall ever seeing you on these parts when I come to visit. Are you travelers yourselves?"

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[Castle Oblivion: Revelin's Room -> Kitchen]

The masked figure sat up on his bed looking down at his hands watching himself make a fist and letting it go. He just sat there like a puppet amazed at being alive, but even that feeling would disappear at some point. He then raised himself from the bed and opened a dark portal leading to the kitchen. He walked through it and after passing through he walked over to the table to take a seat.

Revelin was a man of very few words, and would only speak if he needed to. He also decided that he would ignore any questions that were quite irrelevant to him or missions. He sat in his chair with his arms crossed, with no real desire for any beverage or snacks. He only made his appearance to show his existence and that he was still alive.

{[Elde]}

Elde knew the danger of going into that district alone. He knew what the heartless did to anyone who dared pass by. He knew many had lost their hearts attempting to make it through. Perfect.

"HA!" Elde yelled as he jumped out unsheathing his two blades ready for a challenge. He slashed to either side as he slid to a stop destroying two shadows and then... that was it? He stood there in the (for now) empty district in a battle stance ready for more... but nothing came. He slowly sheathed his sword behind his back and crossed his arms a frown on his face.

"Well that's... depressing" he said brushing one of his white bangs aside. Usually this district was packed with heartless why were there so few now? Unless... someone else had been there? "Hmmm..." with that he leisurely walked off into the first district.

He entered closing the doors behind him and gazed around at the peaceful district. He saw a group of people chatting in one area, one of them had a formidable looking spear, but he couldn't be sure they were the ones who had defeated the heartless. What to do... as he thought this he took a two sided coin out of his pocket, a rare commodity considering everyone around here used munny. He flipped it ...heads... He seemed to watch the coin fall through the air in slow motion. It landed lightly in his gloved hand. The coin had landed with tails side up. Huh.

With that he turned away from the talking people and walked off towards the accessory shop to have a look around. He didn't expect to find anything exciting... then he saw Vain looking worn and tired behind the shop. He must have fought the heartless, he was probably just a rookie considering how tired he looked.

Elde approached Vain and leaned down in front of him. "Hey... you need some help?" he asked hoping the boy wasn't totally unconscious.

Elde watched what happened to Vains arm and admittedly, was pretty freaked out. Well this was a lucky find... he thought as he recomposed himself.

The boy's question seemed a little silly to him. "Poeres? Never heard of it, this is Traverse Town... and um... you may want to get used to it..." Elde wondered if this guy had JUST showed up here. This was always difficult, breaking the new to them that their world was gone. Hopefully he already knew, it would make things less difficult for him. This also meant he couldn't have been the one who fought the heartless but Elde was more distracted by this right now.

"You look like you could use something warm?" he said pointing to the cafe of the first district.

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{You look like you fell down a tree and hit every possible branch on the way down.}

[Traverse Town :: First District]

Suzu side glanced at her twin , giving him a brief smile. She knew exactly how he felt but being the older of the two (by a minute and a half) she had to be strong. She ruffled her brother's hair as looked up, following his gaze to the sky. It was interesting how everyone shared the same sky, but the sky always looked different no matter where they were.

"I know Maru-Chan, we'll return home soon-" An unfamiliar voice cut her off short and she looked up to see a young man whose voice she assumed she heard. Suzu returned the smile easily. I guess you can call us that... our home was attacked by these... heartless. We were convinced it was the opposing faction however they seemed just as terrified of these creatures... there is one woman however, missing from their midst whom we seek to question. Oh, I think I've ranted on a little much... the name is Suzuran, heiress of Eiengetsu but you can call me Suzu. And this is my twin, Kuumaru." She said with a broad smile, one hand extended and the other gesturing to the teen beside her who bore an obvious resemblance to her.

[Hefin]

{The blades don't lead to war, it's the soldier}

[Traverse Town : First District]

Hefin lumbered by the growing number of people without a second thought. A nagging sensation in the back of his head kept trying to remember that the Heartless were normally content with just attacking the Third District. However, he wasn't willing to risk harm coming to his remaining family. He slammed the door to his forgery open and ran right through to the back door, which led to a back alley that acted as a shortcut to his house.

He dashed down the alleys until he reached his house and was quite nearly about to throw the door off its hinges, when he realized finally that he had gone all the way through First District without being attacked. With common sense finally taking over, he instead gently opened the door and peered inside.

He was calmed greatly when he saw that Aeirith had let herself in the house to look after his daughter, Athene. "Ah, Aeirith. You have no idea how relieved I am to see you here," he said to the woman, a gratified smile on his face. He walked into his residence and closed the door behind him. "I take it Athene is alright?"