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Currently haven't got any BETA, sorry for the inconvinience of grammary.

Settings took place after the game ending, I only twisted the mechanism and added A/U. Make sure you're in the place of understanding.

Anyway, I made up filling another in Flynn x Rita pairing which is..kinda rare. your support and reviews will help encouraging me to keep continue this story until it reached its end, I easily lost my dying will flame of writing *snap*. If you got any Idea or suggestion, just say it. and please review for constructive critique, because I already said I am aware of the grammary here. I will find my BETA soon, hopefully.

Chapter I

One Stormy Day

The world has changed, but only for a bit. The towns are lively with people busy doing activity. Children play around, the adults running some errands for goods, the oldies enjoyed their time as they are no longer in their spotlight of life. Merchandises distribution kept on going, while it is assured and be watched by people with the authority of the law so nothing will go deviate.

It has been more than a year after the big tragedy that had wiped away—not literally—their entire energy sources of life. Or, rather it could be said so because of their life which depend major on the sorcery. They had their own advancing technology, but… not much compared to the sorcery used. Of course it was really imbalanced once and twice, especially when they finally had to meet their doomed fate of losing sorcery energy—but at least that is what Terca Lumieris was.

Losing their Blastia in order to trade it in with new-born and adaptation to new era was the choice of the brave warriors who dare—if not enough Idiot—to face the big disaster of Adephagos. And the consequences of that occurred for real at present. Gladly, those who believe that they're idiots has decent back-up, thankfully there are many skillful and knowledgeable researchers live there and soon they found some new technology to replace, if not 80 % as good as the past technology of Blastia and sorcery. They managed to put themselves an Avant Garde. And in no time this technology developed fast, along with development in martial arts, sword arts and other ability to make your life good.

People have to work twice of their usual effort, though, the technology is still imperfect and as said before, it is only to be almost in 80% good for replacement and no more, but maybe less. Not to mention, there is none of that great canopy defense barrier of town anymore, means that who work as guardian and knight got their work twice and even multiply to protect the town, the people and of course themselves. There is also an indication of imbalance especially for weather, or earthquakes. But that isn't something they can't adapt to or something to let their life doomed for. Which is why, right now they have built some underground shelters and big materialized canopy domes in every town to prevent much trouble and for their good protection.

However it's thanks goodness that seemingly, not the entire Blastia energy got wiped out. Some sacred place or those places which were with strong supplies of Aer Krene still have it, and about few than 15% percent are still in the air. Good enough that people still can battle with their magic and special moves, just with those repeating rules—work it twice from before.

So basically, not really much of trouble they got. But it seems, it's not only that disaster that will occur as most strange phenomenon in this planet.

-Castle of Zaphias—

Even the most diligent and dedicated person in the world ever has their privilege to get their exhaust state, boredom and tiredness. That's what currently occurred with one famous knight—the high ranked one, in one of the chamber at the castle. The unwritten rule of "Work it Twice" is also applied to him with no exception. Report of the events, good and bad has increased twice in number for him to finish. That hasn't included of how many urgent calls for him to get himself interfere with the trouble right on time and place.

Finishing half of his tasks, he stretched out his shoulder and relaxing his body, lying down on the chair with closed eyes and deep breath. As he is trying to clear his mind for a while, he hoped to hear at least some nice birds' chirps to make him feel cozy, but all he heard was rumbles.

He opened his eyes, stood up and got himself straight to the window. It's not easy breeze, but strong wind, which blown away some of his papers on the desk. Realizing that his action can cause him a pain in the ass, like, who got to redo the paper works when the wind bring them in the nice flight? So, he closed the window back in pronto.

What a dark cloudy, this kind of weather can bring the mood down... he thought as he huffed.

He decided to walk around the castle for a while. The rumbles sound still playing as the background music. All people in the castle were doing their daily routine and… The guards seemed to be in their places—nothing seemed wrong.

"Oh, Flynn"

He stopped when he heard a sound calling him. Soon as his eyes saw the voice's owner, he corrected his gesture and showed some respect in front of that person.

"Prince Ioder, Sire. Good afternoon," said he, polite.

Ioder, the man with the authority, smiled to him. He looks timid like usual.

"Afternoon, but I don't think this is 'good' at all..." Ioder replied him as he commented on the weather occurred outside. The trees were standing in curves due to the high wind blow.

"Mmm, the weather is truly bad, today. And nowadays it often occurred" Flynn nodded as he put sight to the surrounding outside.

"I am thinking that in the weather like this, Tea would be a great pleasure. And I wanted to ask Estellise if she wants to accompany me. But I don't seem to find her anywhere in the castle," Ioder said as his face wondered.

"Lady Estellise..." Flynn muttered in thought "...Probably, she went out again visiting the lower quarter" He made guess.

But it's true that after joining adventure with Yuri and the other Brave Vesperia companions, she often playing out to the lower quarter. Her daily life now—when none of noble duty on hand, is writing children stories. And she will read them to the children at lower quarter. She seemed to love it a lot, which is why she done it often. Of course, with some permissions, and, a knight on guard.

"I am expecting so," Ioder giggled "But she seems happy with that, well, I guess it can't be helped…how about you to accompany me, Flynn? Not sounds bad?"

Flynn blinked to his surprise, getting an offer like that "Eh..me? Is that really okay?"

Ioder nodded, then he tilted his head questioning "Yeah, or are you in duty?"

"Um" Flynn rolled his eyes and the image of ton papers on his desk made him feel a backache "No, I am freeing myself for—a little break" he answered with a strange little grin.

Ioder looked bright.

"Then you can and I hope you will," Ioder smiled again. "Shall we go to my reading chamber now?"

Flynn smiled and nodded.

Those two walked their way through the corridors, still the rumbles sound as their background sounds, and it sounded more terrible than before. The three branches even started to knock the window, to bring more horror feeling.

When Ioder was about to open his reading chamber door, just when he touched the door's handle, a noble informant, came to him, in a rush and rather panicked face.

"P-prince Ioder! Ah—Commander Flynn here as well, thank goodness!" he said in tremble.

Both Ioder and Flynn popped out question mark in their mind, but before they managed to put a 'what's wrong', the rushed informant has spitted it faster.

"I've received information from the meteorologist and they had confirmed it with those Mages and researchers in Aspio who work for the Empire-" the informant caught his breath first so he won't say anything wrong in his information.

Both Ioder and Flynn gazed to each other as their facial turning into a serious face.

-Lower Quarter of Zaphias—

"And that's how the Knight saved the princess and finally, they live happily ever after," a girl has finished reading a small children storybook with cute illustration decorated inside. She sat near the fountain, where children, boys and girls, also some had coming with their mom, surrounded her to hear her new story.

Every afternoon, that soft pink haired girl always come to the lower quarter at the same spot—near the fountain, bringing her new storybook. Children love to hear those fairy tales and stories she has with her, especially with the cute illustrations.

"Yaaay! That's great! I am really glad for the Princess!" yelled a girl.

"I am glad the Knight made it, "A quiet little girl seemed mutter to herself.

"I like the part when he has to face the witches army," said a boy

"Yeah, but you remember when he blasted the dragon? That's more epic!" replied his friend.

The pink-haired girl, and a princess herself, Estellise—or to be short, Estelle, giggled to those reactions of the children. My, this is why she loves to write stories and read them for children. That includes making morals from the story for the children to get.

"Thanks for always bringing us stories, my children love it and they have well-behavior when they're near you, please do always bring us your stories" Said an old woman who seems to be the mother of one of the children.

Estelle smiled wide. She felt really bright and happy with that comment "Thank you! Of course, if they still want to hear more from me, hehe"

"Of course we want!" a boy encouraged her.

"Yeah, I really admire the great Knight! He's my Idol!" a girl added.

"Don't get excited, kids, the reality fact is the Knight wasn't that good, he's dense and slow to even realize that the princess had being kidnapped. And man, he's handful one who need to get a help from a chirping bird"

Suddenly, a deep voice with the familiar tone of sarcastically comment heard. That, no other but yours truly notable "barbarian" Ex-knight from the empire, who currently worked some errands at the Lower Quarter. Even if he got being "nicer" after he was involved in Adephagos event and interacted with more people, he's still got his devilish and sarcastic personality along him. And he's always with his loyal sidekick, Repede. Yes, he was Yuri Lowell.

"Yuri!" Estelle widened her eyes, before she put a cranky face upon her "Stop invading the children innocence with lame adult joke, Yuri" she protested.

Yuri grinned.

"Well, story-teller lady, when I was a kid, all of my readings were political gag" he said half joking. "And if I am to match that Knight character with Flynn, I'd laugh even more. I mean, imagine him being charming and busy to save a princess—wait who is the princess role here? You?" he teased her.

" Don't mix the reality to my children story, okay?" Estelle objected him.

Yuri laughed a little as he patted Repede. He seemed always doing errand, but fortunately—or not, he got the location near the spot where Estelle always read her stories for children. And since she read it aloud, Yuri can hear every single event in her tale and story. There were quite a lot, from dancing mice, dragon myth, the twin brother who look for their mother, the doll maker old grandpa, the loyal pigeon adventure, and many more.

"By the way, the weather worries me… right, Yuri? How about you?" Estelle looked above and noticed that the cloud is very thick and dark. And rumbles sounds always heard. Each time more and more gloomy.

"I'd be worried if I am a laundry" Yuri terse replied. "It'll just rain here, princess. Don't over think it and be sure to keep your books safe. I know you're lacking of sleep illustrating it" Yuri flicked a goodbye while leaving Estelle in surprised.

"How did he know.."

-Aspio—

There's always an exception of loyalty. Most of Aspio's Mage feel honored to have duty to running a research in advanced technology and new engine to cover the lost energy of Blastia. But there is someone "special" here who put her loyalty to Blastia— now to science, and doesn't even care how the empire will run with their horse drowning to the deep mud.

Sure, but for her, after the Blastia has gone and finally claimed that there is only 15% left of the entire world, researching new human-physical based technology is also fun. She found many possibilities using the nature energy aside the Aer. For example, the wind, fluid, and other mechanical system existed.

Put the big project of engine aside, this genius young mage has decide to visit her precious friend back then in the capital of Zaphias. And it's been really, really long time since that promise has been made. Guess she was being too busy when it came to experiments. But she fully decided that today no project will disturb her plan. She even had prepared a gift for "her", one precious friend that she really likes. She wrapped it in a box; no one would know what it is.

And So, Rita Mordio, took off from Aspio and departed to the capital. But she noticed the weather at first she got out from the sheltered town.

"What the heck is this, the weather turned so ugly just when I finally decide to leave, feel like someone putting a mockery here" she grumbled, as she set off.

-Castle of Zaphias—

"Hurricane Storm?" Ioder lifted up his cup of tea. In front of him, there seated the informant man—who seems already get his mind blown and nervous to even at least enjoy his served tea. Beside him is Flynn, who seems to put himself in alert already once he heard the first Issue.

"Yes . It is confirmed that a Hurricane storm will hit the capital. According to them, this will be the biggest storm ever. And there is really high chance that it will cause destructions at the capital" the Informant explained.

"It's not something that world-ending related …or so?" Flynn gazed bold at him asking for confirmation. It is only natural for everyone in Terca to put suspicion of strange events due to world destruction event recently occurred,

"No, no, it's just usual nature phenomenon. However, since it's kind of strong and dangerous, we have to alert the capital. But none to cause a mass panic, actually" he replied.

"But if it's not an Earthquake, I believe this castle and others in Noble Quarter are build strong to face the hurricane?" Ioder asked curiously as he sipped his tea.

"Yes it has been confirmed. Our worry is actually the Lower Quarter. They live mostly in low foundation standard and wooden houses—they'll get disastrous mess and destructions there..which can take their lives" the Informant warned them.

"Estellise—" Ioder suddenly got his mind to that princess when the word Lower Quarter being said. She was still there.

And looks like Flynn thought of the same like him. They stared to each other again.

"We need the Lower Quarter people to get informed about this, and send some Knights to help them evacuate to the underground shelter" Ioder made his decision. "And—quick. I sensed the weather getting worse and worse"

"Actually—they have estimated the time, it will strike in..more and less 45 minutes from now" suddenly the Informant leaked them more.

"!"

"We have no time—" Ioder looked down, while Flynn in quick respond, stood up.

"I'll get my troops there in pronto right now, and since Lady Estellise is there, I'll get to the location by myself to make sure she's safe" Flynn told them his intention.

Ioder blinked for a while, staring at him before he finally nodded.

"Alright. Be sure to carry this duty well, Flynn Scifo" He finally said.

"I will," Flynn nodded as he turned away and stepped quickly. But before he left, he turned once again to Ioder and the Informant.

"Prince Ioder, Please be safe. Mr. Informant, Just in case, please informs the whole castle guards and other crews, to make sure everyone here safe. I'll go to Sodia and the other" he suggested.

"I understood" the Informant nodded.

The Lower Quarter started to feel uneasy about the wind. It was so dark like evening, although it supposed to be still in bright afternoon. The merchant, magazine and grocery sellers had their hard time to keep their stuffs from being blown. The children stopped playing, they went back to their home with the oldies, but still, being inside the home wasn't feeling that safe, since the roof and the wall shaken, and they made crack and collapse sounds.

Yuri was lifting a box of oranges when he realized that the weather is not the usual cloudy rain. Might be not much, and Yuri wasn't even a sailor but he somehow knew how to read the weather—and this one is bad. Repede barked as the birds started to fly to the north direction in strange formation. Yuri foretold that Repede, and those birds, had their instinctive worked to get alerted of the coming soon disaster.

He also took full notice when he saw some Knights are sent there, and he knew whose troops they are. The Knights seemed like they were informing the Lower Quarter people for an alert and preparation for evacuation.

"Seems like, something big is coming, eh" Yuri muttered lazily. He turned to Repede. "Ya feel it, bud?"

Repede of course, cannot answer. But he looked at Yuri with an eye contact that Yuri might be the only one who got it.

"Yuri!" A gentle female voice was calling him. It was Estelle and she—as expected—looks terribly worried. But the cause was not about her. She panted when she got near him.

"The weather is getting bad and I saw some Knights evacuating people to the underground shelter. Is something urgent happened?" She, as one who was a really important connection to the recent Adephagos disaster, still felt a bit traumatic and paranoid when being put to this kind of situation.

"Don't worry. It's only an upcoming storm, and at least we're not in the sea," Said Yuri, the expected less worried person in the capital.

Estelle stared at Yuri and nodded. She will believe his word, again. In that moment of silence, suddenly they heard Repede barked once more. But this time, there is a familiar voice heard, shouting.

"Get off me! Now! I need to meet Estelle as fast as I—" the squeaky little girl stopped "playing" with Repede—who teased her incoming, when she saw two familiar figures which is no other but her old companion, the annoying Yuri and her precious friend Estelle.

"Wow, the real storm is coming," Yuri said, mocking her.

"Rita!" Estelle changed to be joyful happy sounded and quickly greeted her. Rita, who wasn't really ready felt very ultimate nervous when Estelle hugged her.

"It's been such long time, How are you? I miss you!" Estelle said, still in her hype.

"Ah, uh…I am fine—err I miss you too," Is the best Rita can give as answer due to her nervousness. "I decide to meet you here, finally, on purpose" she explained more.

"You came here all along just to meet me? I am so happy!" Said Estelle loud, as she was almost shouting. She was just too happy. It's like salvation in an ugly weather disaster.

"Only Estelle? I am being forgotten that easy? Ouch my broken heart" Yuri sneaked at them and pretend to be cranky to tease that little genius mage. Rita nodded and tried to reply her with kind smile, and as to Yuri, she gave him her very best sharp glare, to make him shut up.

The wind kept on blowing stronger and stronger. Suddenly the crowded Lower Quarter became almost as horror as a dead city. It seems that the Knight has evacuated most of the people. But even so, Estelle and Rita were still enjoying their reunion. Yuri had always been contented, but he knew when it is the time to be worried for real especially he doesn't want Estelle and Rita having their joke chit chat and suddenly a platform crushed their head until dead in front of him, like a suspense joke show.

"Girls, I know you don'tt like man to interrupt your bonding time, but if we ain't attempted to evacuate, a certain Knight—"

"Yuri! Lady Estellise!"

"—will come and scold us to- wait, wait, how did he came for REAL?" Yuri said and turned his head at the same time when a really, really well-known voice was calling upon them. Repede barked when that blonde knight was incoming.

"Ah, Flynn" Estelle noticed her name being called and turned to the voice source.

"Afternoon, Lady Estellise, and.." Flynn stopped by, seemingly trying to pull out a name from his memories "Rita Mordio"

Both Estelle and Rita nodded to him. He is not necessarily having a reunion time of them having battle together at past, but instead going to the point of his duty.

"The situation here is dangerous—why would you still being here? Yuri, why didn't you take them to safety?" Flynn twitched to Yuri, in mid-anger tone. He knew very well that Yuri was a big slack off and let along easy going, but to be like that in this situation had worrying him.

"Tch, just put the blame on me, blondie. They're having fun reunion, what do I do? Drag them forcefully like a rapist?" Yuri, as always, countered him with dry joke of sarcasm.

Flynn stared at Yuri and then he exhaled a deep breath.

"…Okay it's not time for debate. We have almost no time left now. Let's get to the nearest underground shelter" Flynn took command.

"You hear that, ladies? Go on before he got mad—or else I have to bear being the punchbag" Yuri turned to the girls and persuaded them to move.

"Okay, we got it!" Estelle understood. She nodded together with Rita, followed by a bark from Repede.

Flynn took quick respond and being the lead for them. There were many underground shelter entrance built spread of at the lower quarter. And since they had been built, the knights had their new task to remember where the entrance located in every spot so they can execute their evacuation job properly. From the fountain there, the nearest spot is just down, about near Yuri's place now, where Flynn was there as well. Actually, Yuri remembered that entrance really well because, during the building process, it made noises that were always disturbed him while sleeping.

Oddly enough, in this one spot shelter, there were no other people but them. It seems that they were the only one inside this shelter. It's like an abandoned place.

"Yugh," Yuri commented "The air…it's dense and I almost can't breathe. How do I suppose to breathe here?"

Flynn looked around the shelter. It seems it was half hearted when it was built. It was not as neat as the other shelter.

"It's your another bad luck, yes? Yuri Lowell" Rita sighed when she walked in, mocked Yuri.

"Please don't judge it that just because it got built near my place" Yuri lazily begged.

"Hmm..as lazy as they were when they made this shelter, there is supposed to be an air circulation system made" Flynn muttered as he was thinking.

Estelle watched them three, clueless of that to do, while Rita tapping her feet and formed her usual thinking pose. That's when Rita found out an ominous spot on the shelter wall.

"Wait, look at that.." Rita pointed to it. Soon, Yuri and Flynn focused their sight on the direction pointed by her. It looked like a big human-made hole, but it got closed because some wired stuck there, inside.

"That's the air circulation system, and.." Flynn informed them, before his sentence being cut by Yuri "It got closed and we're all going to either die breathless here or being thrown high by the hurricane outside" he said, dry-joking again.

"Nope. We can repair it, but we have to do a little digging. Yuri, you follow me, and you three, just wait in there" Flynn suggested.

"Wait Flynn, since when I have become your subordinate? Hey" Yuri protested, but Flynn was already walked deeper inside the shelter to do the repair job. Yuri had no choice but to follow him, with some sighs, big sighs.

Estelle and Rita had no choice but to wait as well. Estelle doubt if she can help with something she doesn't know, while Rita's "help" will more likely a "trouble", especially, if she tried some small spell like fireball inside the shelter.

Well, it was fine after all, all she got interested to, was only to give Estelle the present she has prepared.

But..wait. She realized that during the time with Repede, she has left the present… outside. She gulped.

"I…think I will go out for a while" Said Rita to Estelle as she walked to the entrance.

"But Rita..Flynn told us to wait here. Don't go outside, it's dangerous" Estelle tried to hold her.

Rita gazed at her; she didn't want to make her worried. But, really she wanted to give that thing badly to her.

"I…Got something important left. Don't worry; I know exactly how to put myself out of trouble! I'll be back soon!" Rita said as she quickly made her way out, before Estelle has chance to stop her.

"Rita! Don't—"it was too late when she said that.

Outside, Rita felt the wind will really fly her away if she doesn't put big cautious. She remembered that she put the present near a small pot, near the house located around the fountain. Swiftly, but carefully she moved back to the place she used to. But how unfortunate, a cat, a wild cat had played with the box and conquered it as its, when Rita just arrived and intended to grab the box and get back safely, and fast.

"..You little"

Rita jumped and tried to retrieve her present box from the cat, but the cat was faster. It dodged her, still biting the ribbon attached to the box. The cat hissed to her. If Rita was a cat, she could do the same hiss like this one. But she wasn't, so she glared at the cat. She can use fireball if only the surrounding wasn't as fragile as this.

Finally, the cat felt that Rita was a threat and decided to bring the present run away. That's when Rita got startled and panicked.

"HEY! COME BACK HERE!" Rita shouted as she chased the cat. She forgot already about that she has to come back to the shelter quickly and her mind was focused on the cat, and the present box.

Meanwhile, at the shelter, Estelle waited with worry in her face, exactly at the same time when Flynn and Yuri had finished their job. The Air circulation system is now opened and worked well for supplying their breathe source until the storm faded.

"It's all fine now, Lady Estellise, the system has gotten back to work," Flynn come up with Yuri behind him. Yuri noticed that, one of members has gone.

"And where is Rita?" Yuri asked.

Estelle looked down, having a worried face still on her face. "Rita..She's… gone outside" she said slowly.

"Whoof.."Repede followed.

"What?" Flynn has his surprised face. "How come? I already told and she must already know—it's really dangerous outside"

"I don't really know, she said she got something important left outside. And I was unable to stop her, I am sorry" Estelle said in a sad tone.

"We all know, when Rita said 'something important to her' nobody of us can stop her. She's that stubborn" Yuri sighed. He was not even realizing that he is almost as bad stubborn as the mentioned mage.

"No matter, she'd be in extreme danger— we have to get her back" Flynn gave them a worried look, somehow uncertain. Nonetheless, he, without hesitation stepped himself, ready to go back outside.

"Hey now now, Flynn, you said it is dangerous and now you're going alone? Flynn—" Yuri got cut because that blonde already set off, not even listening to him.

"Tch.." Yuri scratched his head. He was worried with his besties. No matter how strong he is, one cannot tell that he can face the raging nature alone. It's still very dangerous for him to go alone. Yet, if he follows Flynn to go outside, and left Repede there to guard her, there is big chance Estelle—who concerned about Rita will force him to take her with him. And having Estelle outside in weather like this is a worst choice. It was such a dilemma.

Yuri exhaled.

Buddy, you've got to be safe. He thought deeply in his mind.

"Umm..Yuri?" Estelle called him softly. Her voice indicated that she was scared, and extremely worried. Yuri had no choice but to stay for her sake, and meanwhile hoped for the best for Flynn, and also Rita.

"Don't worry, Estelle. Just like that Knight in your story, he will save the princess and come back alive" Yuri tried to put ease on her.

-Lower Quarter Outside—

She forgot already in which block of Lower Quarter she was. That cat was too agile and she had to put effort in chasing the damned cat. And this time, she started to get panicked. The roofs of the buildings which surrounded her got shaken. The sky was ultimately dark and gloom. And she cannot stand of the wind anymore. And it was starting to rain heavy as well.

"Dang…where was the shelter located?" Rita ran, completely forgotten of the cat. As for the gift, maybe she can pick another present for Estelle. But right now she had to think of a way how to come back alive. Thunder has occurred. The sky is fully raging. The storm hurricane has come.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Rita coughed once and twice while she was running. But the heavy rain caused a thick fog that made her harder to see locations in the maze-like Lower Quarter. She got startled sometimes, when the thunder occurred.

Rita stopped to catch a breath under a home balcony with wide roof. Dang she can't find the shelter—neither way to the fountain nor Yuri's place. Does she have to resist the storm outside like this? How if the hurricane fly her away?

"If only I brought one of my machinery tools I've recently invented" she murmured to herself, Regretting.

…ta

Flip.

Rita's ear flag off when she felt she heard a sound. Is there actually someone who's still outside right now?

Rita put on her goggles—she rarely used, but it didn't help that much at all. It was still foggy for her to see clearly. She put back off her goggles away. She thought that she can foretell where the voice came from if she focusing more.

"…ta…Rita!"

She blinked. Wasn't that her name being called?

"Rita!"

And yes, she was right. Before she asked herself who was looking for her in this ugly storm, the man had showing himself in front of her. He panted, but his face looked relieved.

"Finally..I thought it was hopeless to look for you at all. Glad that I've found you" he said, in the middle of his tired pants.

Rita didn't say a word or any reply at all. All she can do just gazing at this man, this blonde knight. She was surprised herself—mixed with a bit of uneasy feeling. He has gone through it all, only to look for her. Honestly, although they weren't having that much chance to talk or gather with him, she heard much and she can see that Flynn is a nice man, but never expected that when the moment came, he'll do this far. She felt rather uneasy because it was her own intention to face herself to danger, but he took that as his responsible, and dragged himself along to this hardness.

"Are you okay? Or…were you tripped? Can you walk?" Flynn bent down to her so they now can face each other at the same level. He put a really worried face. And he wasn't even scolds her.

Rita, who never be that good when facing people who act nice to her, can only nod, and give him some stuttered answer "I..I am fine. I am here to take a break..that's all. Nothing happened" she answered honestly.

Flynn looked at her for a while before he smiled

"That's nice to hear, I was afraid if anything happened. Let's go back to the shelter then, the weather gets worse" he offered.

Rita nodded slowly. She stood up all by herself, and finally tagged along him when he led the way back. At this rate, everything should fine.

Should be fine.

Or…at least that was what they're thinking.

Crack.

Rita flag off her ear again. The sounds weren't a relieving sign to her. And besides, she started to hear some harder rumbles and shaken roofs. She slowed her pace and looked around and above. She found a really fragile roof, it looked like it was going to fall down… to Flynn.

"WATCH OUT!"

Flynn turned his attention to her when she yelled. And then in his reflect, he looked above and found out that the roof falling down to him. Thankfully he has that nice trained reflex, so, he can dodge it in the perfect timing before his head being crushed like tomato puree.

Rita huffed, with shocked expressions and fast heart-beat. If she wasn't alerted or if she was late 2 seconds, she'd see a high ranked Knight beheaded in front of her eyes while his blood splashed on her face.

Flynn gazed same in shocked state to the roof fragrance on the ground. He felt so relieved that he managed to dodge it. It could be really ugly.

But they can't relax just yet. The strong wind blow has made the entire roofs shaken, with chance of falling—in other words, they'll have roof rain catastrophes upon their head. And it started sooner than Rita would predict.

This time, Flynn got alerted first. To his reflect and respond, he quickly grabbed her hand and pulled her to run with him, and in late second after, every single and each roof upon their head, slowly crushing down. And to make it more dramatic, the trees were falling down as well, hitting the glasses of the houses and make it like a scene where sugar being spread out.

"Eek-!" Rita shouted as they were almost hit by another flying platform. Gladly, Flynn got his left hand, guiding hers, and his right hand with his sword, destroying all possible obstacles and danger.

"Worry not, Rita. Just don't let go of my hand!" Flynn assured her while keeping his attention to their surroundings as well.

Rita just thought of this way—how come she can let go—if he was the one who grabbed with a strong grip of her hand?

Whatever, she'll just keep the same pace as Flynn's until they can arrive safely at the shelter.

When Flynn ran through west housing district, he had to put a sudden emergency brake, when suddenly, not only roof—the entire house fall down to the front.

"Oh shi—" Flynn gritted his teeth. He was about to take steps back, that's when they realized that they had trapped in house surroundings—and every of them were just going to fall or it seemed that way.

Flynn tried to keep his mind focus and calm. He tried to see an opening where they can slip and escaping.

That's it. He found one already.

"This way," Flynn quickly moved, dragging Rita along him. As far as he predicted, the next area he moved to should be a large field where the kids at lower quarter often to play sports game. They should be fine there.

Yet, he never predicted that the Hurricane core was there.

Neither Rita.

They never see something big like that before. The hurricane spun, rampaging at the field, and they realized that this time there is no escape for real.

"No.." Rita was a bit less worrying person, just as Yuri. But this time she felt herself covered by fear. She doesn't even have the urge to yell. As much as strong wind spell she ever got… no. this one isn't..

The next moment, all she felt is , she lost grip from Flynn when something powerful hit her. And then everything suddenly turned black.