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"Why is it always me?" Peklo whispered to herself.

She hadn't transformed outside of visiting the surrounding in a long time. She'd been too scared to after almost dying what seemed like a thousand times at the hands of measly youmas. It was too scary, and even with ********* encouragement so many months ago, Peklo just hadn't found the heart to do it.

But after a talk with Princess Chronos, she'd decided to give a go again.

Only to run into an enemy. Not even a tiny youma, a full blown negaverse agent. If there was anything more terrifying than that in Destiny City, Peklo was certain she'd move to a different town.

The way they were positioned, Peklo was certain that the person had already seen her, though she couldn't be certain of who the person was (that is, she had never seen the person before). There was no escaping. Oh no.

She'd been spotted! Like the little mouse she was, Peklo attempted to back up very slowly and enjoy the scenery- as though she hadn't noticed the woman look directly at her. As though she simply didn't hear the direct address to her personage. Nothing to see here, right ...?

Except the woman was now approaching her very slowly and becoming more intimidating by the second. "Um. Me? W-Would you l-leave me alone if I said yes? I am v-v-very scared."

Well, it was the truth.

Peklo continued backing up, trying not to give away more than she needed to. Erythrite looked scarier and scarier with each step, like Frankenstein's monster approaching the crowd. Except Peklo wasn't turning into an angry mob, keen on eliminating Erythrite. Quite the opposite, actually.

"Oh um. D-Don't worry about me!" she reassured, with an awkward laugh. "I'm adaqu-quately scared!" How many more times would she have to repeat that until these negaversers got the idea!

She felt her palms press against the back of a wall. The motion was so sudden that she whipped around to see the wall of a supermarket meeting her backside. Cornered! "Um so if you don't mind I am just going to g-get going um okay ... bye ..." She then slowly began inching away from the battle, as if that would do something.

It was hard to ignore the different energies coming from the same vicinity. The mere closeness of the auras was all a particular Neptunian Knight needed to steer him in that particular direction. His lips couldn't help but curl briefly for a smile as he debated if his assistance would change the tides.

Internal ocean puns. It was just terrible.

It seemed as if it was a matter of the fairer sex. The opponents were both female, each with a different aura type. As he approached swiftly, the girl with the chaotic aura lashed out at the other with the orderly aura. The Negaverse Lieutenant's intent was clear, to get the Page on the ground.

However, it would not happen now that he was there to assist.

Slipping in behind the pigtailed Page, the teal-haired knight prepared to catch the girl before she fell to the ground.

"I apologize for making you wait, my dear. Might I ask who your new friend is?" The Neptunian knight was a stranger, but for the moment he was speaking in a familiar manner, as if he knew the Page personally.

Erythrite made a very annoyed growling noise when she felt the Knight aura. Picking on a Page? Someone her own level? Just fine with her. But the idea of fighting someone two levels higher and far more experienced genuinely frightened her, in a way. So she stepped away from the Page, backing up several steps at the same time.

Her eyes quickly shifted to the other girl, and she frowned slightly. Was this girl really trying to protect her? Even after what had just happened? Oh well, lying to get out of here was better than ending up going toe to toe with someone much stronger.

"Just a little interfaction sparring practice, really, nothing to worry about."

Little Peklo nodded as Erythrite went along with her lie. Good good! Now they could avoid a big fight. She'd gotten enough spar in her to last her a whole month.

An audible gasp came from the Chronos knight as Nysa brandished his weapon. "O-Oh my." She didn't say anything more than this in terms of commenting on his weapon, for fear that it might insight a fight.

"Y-Yes! Goodbye um ... " Shoot! She hadn't gotten a name. "My friend! Goodbye miss. I h-hope you have a good night and um ... l-let's um ... g-g-get together again." Except getting together with that very scary lady was the LAST thing Peklo wanted to do.

Nysa watched with a careful eye as the Lieutenant fled the scene, keeping his weapon extended as long as she was within sight. It was only once she had completely vanished that he was willing to put The Edge of the Tide back in its sheath.

"I am rather curious as to why you two were carrying on that facade like that, Miss. However, that is your own business, so if you would like to keep it as such, you are within your right."

He ran his gloved fingers through his long bangs, brushing them out of the way so he could look to the young lady with two eyes rather than one. "If you two were sincerely sparring, I apologize for being so rude. I would gladly pick up where she left off if that is what you desire."

She seemed to confirm his suspicions as she declined his offer for a spar. Though, she also seemed to request some assistance in the future. Allowing his hair to drift back to masking one of his eyes, he allow his fingers to trail over the hilt of his weapon.

"We can arrange a date for a future training session if you would like, Miss Page."

The girl awkwardly offered her hand, then seemed to startle and retreated slightly. However, Nysa's gloved hand easily abandoned his weapon to grasp the young lady's hand, and with a relatively quick maneuver, he was beside her, her arm tucked to his elbow in proper escorting position.

"I would be willing to walk you to your neighborhood." To her home seemed too personal, and he was not willing to learn this much about a fellow knight. With a smile, he turned his head towards the Page.

"Do tell which direction we should head."