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AERIS LEGACY
Chapter Three
Leaving × Kalm × Ain't Love
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Airis looked through the bag. She discovered what Elena had put in it, a thick book. It was people to watch out for, escaped criminals and gangs. Circled in red was the name AVALANCHE.
There were other things. No wonder her bag had been heavier than usual. Airis found a Titan Bangle, and to her surprise, four Materia: Fire, Ice, Lightning, and Restore.
Airis had learned to use Materia before, but she'd never had any of her own.
She got off at the last stop.
Airis walked through the Sector Five gate. To the north were the mountains. The seas were in the south and west, so she headed east.
Surprisingly, there were machines out here in the open. Airis obliterated them with Bolt.
Going a little further, there were thieves. Airis ran away as fast as possible. She turned to the northeast and saw a town.
Curious, she ran towards it.

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Aeros left Midgar, the only home he'd ever known behind.
He saw the sea and the mountains. Walking a little to the east, there was a town.
Maybe he could get directions there. Aeros entered the town.
It was called Kalm. Living up to its name, the town was calm and peaceful. In the square, there were a few people talking or walking around.
Aeros saw a girl in pink and black walking toward him. He made up his mind to talk to her. "Uh... hi."
"Hello." She said. "You're blocking the exit."
Aeros looked behind him, his face turning red. "Sorry. Do you know the way past the mountains?"
"Hm?" The girl looked surprised. "Go east, and south. There's a swamp. Past the swamp is a cave, and then you're done, if you can get through the abandoned Mythril Mines."
"Thanks." Aeros said.
"Um... 'scuse me... you're still blocking the exit."
Aeros moved and the girl ran out.
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Okay, that guy was a bit of an idiot, Airis thought, running eastwards.
She drew her Buster Sword and hacked down two enemies. Brown spiky hair... Airis turned to face west. The mountains obscured her view of Midgar. ...Those really cool green eyes...
Ahead there was a...farm?
Airis decided not to go there yet. She went around the farm to fight some other beasts, namely killer birds and some walking tufts of grass. ...kind of like my own...
"What is this?" Airis said to the grass. "Why is my mind constantly around that guy?"
It's not love...
It's something I've never heard of...
What...?
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Whoa, that was some girl, Aeros thought, buying some potions from the shop in Kalm.
He left the town, going east and cutting down enemies with his Saber Blade. Long silver hair... The mountains blocked his view of what lay ahead. ...Those glow-y green eyes...
He saw the swamp and...something swimming in it.
Better not go there yet. He ran around the mountains, looking for monsters to fight, like the mechanical spiders and weird things that seemed to be tails with no bodies. ...Kind of like my own...
"What is this?" Aeros said to the mountains. "Why am I even thinking about her?"
It's not love...
It's something I've never heard of...
What...?
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