After a short journey after the extensive Gallowmere events, the group came to a world that, according to Eve's data, had magic largely in its entirety, but there was also a trail of the Fallen there. Without further delay, they decided to teleport to a large settlement in which there seemed to have more activity. When they appeared inside, they saw that it was a great coastal city, with a walled city that seemed the only entrance to the city.
"You must admit that this city is really big," Kairi said, looking around as they walked through the city.
"Yes, and apparently magic is practiced here," Rena said, noting how some inhabitants seemed capable of using magical powers in their chores.
"True, although it seems they are only capable of using only one kind of power." Edea noticed, looking too.
"True, although it is seen that not everyone has that quality," Kairi commented.
"Well, we'd better find a restaurant or something," Edea said and both looked at her suddenly. "It's a good place like any other to hear if there has been some movement of the Fallen nearby." Also, I feel like trying the city's food."
"You're really gluttonous!" Rena said, laughing. "I'm surprised you don't swell like a balloon by eating so much."
"But she's right," Kairi said. "Maybe we'll discover something."
The three of them, after a long walk, arrived at what looked like one of the restaurants in the city. After ordering what they wanted to eat, which was complicated because some names of animals didn't agree with what they knew, began to eat what they served, keeping their ears open to any data that might be useful.
Kairi, from a side, saw sitting on a nearby table a young blonde woman with a blue tunic with red clothes that opens on a side at the height of the skirt revealing her legs, which had a pair of black boots with golden decorations, like the bracelets that she wears on her forearms. What fascinated her more wasn't her bust's size, even being lesser than Rena's, but the two large black feathered wings that had on her back. Apparently, she was looking at a book that had near, and for some reason was writing by itself.
For her part, Edea saw a group of soldiers who were arguing among themselves, one of them of a larger size than the others, and by how they treated him, seemed to be the leader.
"Seriously, Captain Loygod, these beings, and their attacks touch the line of obsession."
"It's true, we've had four attacks so far this week, and each time those monsters are more terrifying."
Edea whistled to the girls to focus their attention on the group of soldiers.
"Yes, it is true that these beings have fiercely attacked, but remember that we are soldiers of Eckmül, and our duty is to protect the city from that threat." Said the greatest of the soldiers, Loygod.
"Yes, given that this threat made the trolls leave their village and take refuge here."
"It's not our fault!" A hoarse voice shouted, coming from a large humanoid being who looked like a barbarian wearing rags, and whose color was not human. "Those things are more than we can handle!"
"Yes, they are too much, and a server is already fed up with them! Next time they attack, we will show them what we are capable of!" One of the soldiers said forcefully.
"Buffoons ..." Edea said quietly, but then all the soldiers looked at his table.
"Edea!" Kairi scolded her for the comment.
"I'm sorry Kairi, but I'm just telling the truth. These soldiers look like they're going to run away any time they see a ten-foot ladybug." Edea said.
"Take that back, you brat!" A soldier said, but Loygod calmed it with his hand and walked towards Edea.
"May I have your name, miss?"
"Edea." She answered. "Edea Lee."
"Delighted, I am Loygod, watch captain and hero of Eckmül." He introduced himself. "I must ask you, Miss Lee, to withdraw that offense to my men. I admit they aren't the greatest, but they are brave and willing to give their lives for the city."
She sighed and looked at Loygod. "Forgive me, but I have grown up among soldiers and warriors, and I know how to recognize when a soldier is ready to fight or not. And believe me, if those beings you are talking about are what I believe, they are very green on that subject. We have enough experience with the subject. "
"Oh, so you say you could do better in a battle against them, right? I would like to see it."
Then Edea frowned. "Oh, should I take that as a challenge?"
"You can take it as you wish, but you know that in a fight you could do nothing against me."
"Oh, now I'm really intrigued." Edea got up and drew her katana.
"Edea, not now. We didn't come here to cause trouble, remember?" Rena remarked.
"Sorry, but he's begun," Edea answered.
"Are you sure of that, miss?" Loygod said, taking out his sword, which was large, given the size of the warrior.
"Come on, Captain! Show that girl who is the hero of Eckmül!" One of the soldiers shouted.
The situation had been strained in a few seconds, everyone in the bar watching the two who were about to engage in a duel. Even the winged woman was a bit intrigued by the situation.
Just as they moved their bodies a few inches forward, a short man in with a white tunic and cap came, running until stand near the winged woman's table, now catching the attention of the others. Apparently, he was missing air. Instinctively the woman gave him a glass of water, which he drank whole, calming down a little.
"Thank you." Said the old man.
She wanted to respond but looked at the book that had a moment, and without warning she covered her ears, confusing a little to Kairi, Edea, and Rena for what she did.
"THE MONSTERS HAVE REAPPEARED IN THE CITY! GET IN YOUR HOUSES!"
The little man screamed so loudly that the hanging objects swayed, and almost deafened the three girls. Surely that cry would have been heard all over the city.
"Oh my, what a scream," Rena said, her hands in her ears.
"This is already the fifth time this week!" Said one of the soldiers.
"Fallen," Kairi remarked, assuming what was going on.
"I'm sorry, miss, but duty calls me." Said the captain of the guard and looked at his men. "Knights, take up arms! By Eckmül!"
Soon Loygod and the soldiers left the bar door in the direction of the attack.
"Hey, wait! I also want a piece of these things!" The troll said without warning and ran after them.
"Did you want a chance to show off? Then you're served!" Rena said rising, leaving a large sack of platters on the table, and looking at the owner. "Keep the change!"
"Hey, wait for me, Rena!" Edea said, starting to run after the elf.
Kairi got up but looked at the winged woman for a moment, who looked at her. "Kairi!" Rena's cry returned her to her place and began to run behind them, leaving the winged woman alone, while the other residents were nervous and terrified.
"Has she called her Kairi?" The woman wondered and began to look in her book, looking for something.
The three ran through the streets of the city, following both the soldiers and the opposite direction of the fleeing citizens, until they reached the battle, in which they saw several soldiers facing, evidently, an army of Fallen appeared in the city. At first glance, it looked like a legion of Zombies, Skeleton Soldiers and Archers, Wargs, and Elemental Wraiths.
"By Eckmül!" Loygod shouted, next to several soldiers, who tried to face the Fallen with those who fought.
"Come on, let's go!" Kairi said, starting to run into the battle.
"We follow you!" Rena said, running alongside Edea.
Rena started firing at several Skeleton Soldiers, lightening the weight of the battle to several soldiers, while at the same time, Edea beheaded a Warg who jumped towards Loygod.
"You're not bad with this, miss," The captain of the guard alluded to Edea.
"Not bad, huh? I already told you we knew what we were doing." Edea answered.
The two fought back to back, keeping the Fallen at bay with the soldiers.
"But who is that girl?" One of the soldiers asked as he watched Rena shoot down several Skeletons Archers and Zombies with her mana arrows.
"She's not a girl, she's an elf." Edea rectified, impaling a Zombie.
"An elf? Not every day somebody can see something like that." Loygod said, beheading a Soldier Skeleton.
"Do you want to stop talking and focus on the Fallen?" Rena asked, knocking down without looking at a Warg who jumped toward a soldier.
For his part, Kairi had gone deeper into the battle, Keyblade in hand, destroying the fallen who detected her, taking advantage of the fact that their first priority was her, although she didn't yet know why which allowed some stragglers citizens to get safe.
Kairi blocked the attack of an Ignis Wraith and responded with a Blizzaga, hitting with her weapon a Nulla Wraith so that it collided against a Warg, finishing both at the same time.
As she prepared to continue the fight, the long tongue from a Licker climbing up a wall grabbed her Keyblade, holding it so she couldn't use it.
"I hate these things and their tongues." Cursed Kairi, struggling to release her weapon.
Several Lickers were also approaching, and they were preparing to launch their tongues against her, now that she was helpless before the situation. But before they attacked, she heard the sound of swords striking shields, causing them to spin.
"Oh, today's not my day." Cursed Kairi.
Approaching her, saw several Skeleton Soldiers, with a skeleton that seemed to be wearing Roman legionary armor with its huge rectangular shield and a longsword (Legionary) advancing to make the coup de grace.
But before that happened, a row of thunder began to fall on the Skeleton Soldiers, stunting the Legionary with electricity, as well as electrocuting the Lickers who fell to the ground after the shock that struck them, which freed Kairi's Keyblade, and used the occasion to destroy the Legionary before he recovered.
Kairi began to breathe deeply looking at the ground after the shock of thinking that was her end. When she looked up, she saw something she didn't expect. The winged woman she saw in the bar before, landed gracefully a few feet from her.
"Are you okay?" She asked Kairi, starting to walk towards her.
"Yes, thanks." She answered, glancing at the path of the felled bolts. "Did you do that?"
She nodded her head. "The truth, it's amazing to see a Princess of the Heart so far from her world, isn't it, Kairi?"
The comment made Kairi stare at her. Obviously, she knew his name since Rena yelled at the bar, but... "How do you know I'm a Princess of the Heart."
The young woman giggled with a smile. "I read a lot."
"If you know that, it means you're not from this world, are you?"
"That's right, I'm not from here." She answered. "The truth is that I am traveling, gathering information on other worlds, at the suggestion of my old teacher."
"I get it." Kairi nodded.
The woman looked at the streets. "You know this is not a safe place right now, is it?"
"Yes, I know, but we have to do something if we want people to be safe."
"I see."
"Kairi!"
Kairi turned around and saw Edea and Rena running toward them.
"Where did you go? Now it's not safe to be alone out there."
"I'm sorry Rena, but I thought if I used the fact that they're going after me over anyone else, I could help those who were trapped." Kairi apologized.
"Next time be more careful and don't go too far, okay?" Edea asked, and Kairi nodded. "By the way, we know what's up."
"Really?" Kairi asked. When she saw Edea was going to respond and stood looking at the woman she answered. "Calm down Edea, she just saved me."
"Okay, and what's your name?" Rena asked.
"Oh, excuse me. With problems like this, one forgets the formalities." The woman answered and leaned toward them. "My name is Nina, Nina Windia of the Winged Clan."
"O~kay..." Edea and Rena said at the same time.
"They are Edea and Rena," Kairi said.
"Charmed," Nina replied. "I'd like to keep talking, but now is not the time or the place."
"You can tell it. Eve has said that if nothing is done, the whole city will be filled with the Fallen." Rena said.
"Eve?"
"A friend who is in our Gummy Ship," Kairi said and looked at Edea. "Back to the topic..."
"Right, almost forgot it!" Edea answered. " Loygod told us that at the epicenter of all attacks is a kind of altar that summons them constantly. If we destroy it, we will stop the flow of Fallen appearing in the city."
"And you know what that altar is like?"
"I think I can help with that," Nina said and pulled out her book, and after looking at it showed a page with the drawing of a candelabrum standing with three horns at the top with what looks like a luminous orb between the horns.
"Yes, that's how he described it," Edea said, surprised, while Kairi and Edea watched. "When did you see that?"
"Only once, but this magic book stores all the information I get," Nina replied. "As I was in the last attack, I could see it and thus copy the image."
"Okay, I get it," Edea replied, but then she looked at her companions. "Come on, we have to find that thing as soon as possible!"
The two nodded and rushed to find the candlestick, while Nina watched them, soon letting out a sigh.
"Just as in my world." She murmured and with her wings flew off to where Kairi and the others left, suspecting that they would need help.
Kairi, Edea, and Rena were advancing through the streets plagued by Caídos, being covered by the magic that Nina threw until they arrived at what looked like a great crossing where they found a candelabrum with the form they saw in the book before, with the Orb of this one throwing magic to the ground, from which they came out Fallen and scattered all over the place.
"We must destroy that thing to stop the flow!" Edea said.
"Understood!" Kairi said.
"Well, I don't see it as simple," Rena remarked.
Next to the candelabrum began to meet three Sentinels who began to point towards them, blocking any possibility of approaching it.
"I really hate those things," Edea said.
"Will you let me do this?" Nina asked, coming behind them.
"If you can..." Edea commented, wondering if the winged woman could do anything.
Nina conjured a spell in a low voice, and suddenly several blocks of ice formed on the Sentinels, falling over their heads, giving Rena the opportunity to destroy one of them with her mana arrow with a single head impact.
"Not bad," Kairi said in surprise. "I've never seen a Blizzaga used that way."
"Well, that was not Blizzaga, to be exact," Nina commented.
"Not now, they will shoot us!" Rena noticed, watching the remaining Sentinels cluster to protect the altar and began loading their cannons.
"Worse will be if they continue to appear more," Edea said.
Kairi then had an idea. "Rena, could you hit the altar from here?"
"Only if those two don't get in the way or point us."
Kairi nodded and looked at Nina. "Can you throw a fireball at one of them?" Nina returned her gaze to Kairi, and soon knew what she intended, nodding.
Kairi aimed at one of the Sentinels with her Keyblade, while Nina began to cast a spell. Soon Kairi launched a Firaga at them, while Nina conjured a floating flame that flew towards them, forcing the two Fallen to block both attacks, not realizing that they had left a small hole in their defense.
"Now!"
At that shout, Rena shot an arrow at the altar, passing through the middle of both Sentinels. On impact, the candelabrum fell to the ground, breaking in two, and the sphere of light that had disappeared, canceling the magic that caused.
"Good aim!" Nina said in astonishment.
"Thank you." The elf answered. "Now that it's broken, we just have to clean up what's left."
"Yes, and that includes those two," Edea said, referring to the Sentinels who were beginning to point them again.
"And they are not the only ones," Rena said, looking at the roofs and walls, which were filled with Skeletons Archer and Lickers, plus several Skeletons Soldier and Wargs behind them.
They had stopped the invasion, but now they were surrounded.
"Nina, I'm sorry you got into this because of us," Kairi said.
"It's all right. I couldn't sit still while the others risked their lives."
It was clear that this was going to be the end of everything since they had no chance to escape. At such a miserable fate, Kairi closed his eyes. "Sora..."
"GODFERDOM!"
That cry that seemed to come from the sky caught the attention of the whole world, and when they looked up, they saw how a huge brown troll in blue robes and a huge club of stone literally fell from the sky to where the Sentinels were, and landing stroke with the club such a blow that the helmet of one of the Sentinels flew up to fall at the feet of Kairi just before fading along with the rest of the body, but the troll did not finish yet, as he gave a second blow to the Sentinel that remained, sending it flying, fading after the strong impact.
"Uhm... thanks?" Edea asked, totally astonished.
"Do not give them yet, miss. The final surprise is still missing." Said the Troll, pointing up.
They looked up at what looked like a red-haired boy with black bangs and blue-green eyes, dressed in a green shirt, red trousers tied by a brown belt, a pair of brown boots rolled up in white rags, white large gloves, A gray plaque with two crystalline blue wings floating behind and armed with a sword of the same material as the wings. The boy flew to the roofs where the Skeleton Archers were, and in a single pass, he destroyed them.
"Wow," Kairi said, surprised at what she saw.
"That's how it's done, minitroll!" The Troll shouted at the boy.
That distraction gave Rena the chance to knock down one by one the Lickers who climbed the walls, but unfortunately, one of them spread his tongue and grabbed the boy's leg, but without waiting the Fallen was dragged flying with the boy, who flew in all directions to get rid of him, until he used the sword to cut the tongue, causing it to fall to the ground, but he flew at him, and pierced him with his sword, destroying it at the moment.
"Agh, I've never liked those things." The boy said, starting to rise just before touching the ground, but Edea saw where he was going.
"Hey, watch out with that-"
They all winced as the boy hit the wall, completely flat against the wall, then fell to the ground, staring at the stars.
"Wall..."
The Wargs and Skeletons Soldier was about to advance to attack, but the troll roared with great force. So much so that the Wargs ran out in the opposite direction, taking the Skeleton Soldiers with them.
"Wow with the guy. He has frightened them with a roar." Rena said, surprised.
"A troll can do many things, including that," Nina commented.
Soon the boy stood up, holding his hand. "Uh, what a blow. I have to learn to look when I do that maneuver." They noticed that the small armor disappeared now being a white vest, and where the sword was now a strange ivory medallion with a bright orb in the center.
"But who do you think you are?" Kairi asked. "I know you've saved us, but even so, it's not the way to become the hero."
"I am!" Said the boy, wiping away the dust. "My name is Lanfeust, and I am the greatest hero of Eckmül."
"Wasn't that Loygod?" Edea asked, somewhat confused.
"And the big one?" Rena asked, pointing to the troll.
"My name is Hebus, and it's a pleasure to meet someone who knows how to gramocher things out." The troll replied.
"Gramocher?" Asked Kairi, Edea, and Rena at the same time.
"According to the book..." Nina said, looking at her magic book. " 'Gramocher' would be translated as 'beating' in his dialect."
"You couldn't say better!"
Edea scratched her head. "It's my thing, or this troll doesn't behave, you know, like other trolls, savages and destroying everything."
"Right, that's normal, but I'm enchanted."
"Enchanted?" They all asked at once.
"A method of 'taming' a troll with magic to coexist with humans," Nina replied. "Although it also has other uses, depending on who bewitched it."
"You're really smart, you know that?" Lanfeust asked, smiling.
"I'll have to have a conversation with her someday," Eve said through the communicator. "By the way, the Fallen are beginning to disappear from the city."
Kairi nodded. The city was safe, but for how long? Unfortunately, no one noticed several Peeping Eyes that were watching the city.
Meanwhile, in a subterranean laboratory, deep in the place, a man in blue armor with a huge gauntlet on one arm and a blue helmet with red eyes was watching a large monitor, watching Eckmül's events through the Peeping Eyes.
"As always, a result more than expected." Said the man in armor with a sinister voice. "The citizens of Eckmül are more frightened, and their defenders are more exhausted after every attack. They will soon be crushed."
"True, but I think you should let them rest a little, Thanos." A female voice said close to him. "If you keep attacking with the Fallen, we cannot keep with the plan, remember?"
"I know, Airy, I haven't forgotten," Thanos said as the fairy Airy landed on his shoulder. "But you should remember that they have the brat and his medallion, which bestows the definitive power."
"And as he uses it, people start to hope he'll get the problem solved," Airy said. "But only until we release our secret weapon. And when you do your part, the medallion will be yours."
"Right, although we may have some problem coming from outside," Thanos said and Airy's eyes widened at the screen.
"They?!" She asked, seeing Kairi, Edea, and Rena the images on the monitor. "What the hell are they doing here?!"
"Do you know them?"
"Yes, those three humiliated me a time ago! Believe me, if I say that their mere presence is an absolute danger to the plan!"
"I can get an idea." Mentioned Thanos as he passed the acquired images of combat.
"Like I said, and apparently they've gotten a new friend while I was not looking." The fairy said after see Nina helping Kairi and the others.
Soon a door behind them opened automatically, a woman with dark blue hair with a ponytail, cyan eyes, dressed in a dark purple suit with metal shoulder pads, a belt in which she holds two swords and two boots with the same color pattern as the suit. As he crossed, the door closed behind her.
"Thanos, can we talk for a moment?" The woman asked.
"Ah, Murne, good timing, now I'm seeing the results of the attack," Thanos said to the woman named Murne.
"That's what I wanted to talk about." She answered. "I must say this is getting out of hand."
"Why you say that?"
"These beings, those... Fallen, don't obey orders nor respect their allies, are more dangerous than the trolls, just when I placed the altar on the place, the first monsters came to me."
"It's a risk that must be taken to make this plan work, my dear," Airy said, looking at her.
"I could accept it if it helps Thanos, but I have my doubts about who really thinks about it."
"Murne, are you questioning my plan?" Thanos asked, turning to her.
"It's not you I doubt, but her." The woman answered, pointing to the fairy. "All this begun when she appeared."
Airy shrugged. "How suspicious it is."
Thanos stared at her for several seconds, making Murne nervous until she spoke. "I understand your doubts, Murne, I admit that this plan is very risky, but keep in mind one thing, I had already planned this plan for a long time, Airy has only offered me the means to carry it out. When the Goliath awakes and dispatches the brat, I will seize the medallion, and I will destroy the Fallen personally with the dark side of the definitive power. "
"That way, Thanos will become the greatest hero Eckmül ever had in history, and we can use the same trick to gain the loyalty of others." Airy finished.
"I understand..." Murne said and turned to leave. "I'll go and prepare some things for the next attack." Finally, she left the room. Despite what she said, she still had doubts about Airy, and she thought her boss was not listening, maybe someone else would. Unfortunately Airy never trusted Murne.
"Magohamoth?" Kairi asked.
"That is," Said Nicolède, a rather plump old man with white hair and beard and lime green eyes, dressed in blue clothes, brown belt, brown boots, and a leather scientist glasses on his head and a brown rectangular bag. "That is the name of the creature from which comes the ivory medallion, which is the origin of all magic in Troy."
"It must have been really important," Rena remarked.
"Without it, I could not do this." Said Cixi, daughter of Nicolède, a young girl with black hair with ponytail fastened by a pink band and green eyes, dressed in a pink leotard, blue shorts, boots with plates of iron, with a belt made of iron plates and a shoulder pad. She waved her hand and the glass of water the elf had frozen in her hand, startling her.
"That's what I call useful," Kairi said with a smile.
"And she's not the only one with powers." Said C'ian, another daughter of Nicolède, a blond-haired young woman with two ponytails that came down in front of her shoulders with an amulet each at the end, light red eyes, dressed in a light blue upper tunic, dark blue short skirt and two brown shoes with wings.
"Oh yes, and what is it, if I can know it?" Edea asked, but without warning, Hebus, who was seated nearby, gave her a heavy blow on the head, which made her see blue birds on his head while she held her hands to her head.
"Better a physical test, right, C'ian?"
"Hebus, please, behave better with our guests," Nicolède said to what had happened.
Kairi was about to use a healing spell when he saw C'ian move his arms towards Edea, and a green aura with bands forming crosses began to surround both, and soon the pain of Edea disappeared.
"Oh, I see," Edea said, looking at C'ian, totally relieved, but suddenly she gets up on the table and looks angrily at Hebus. "Can you tell me what that has come that?! Not everyone is a hollow head with hard skin as steel like you! Fool, idiot, brute, animal!"
"Calm down, girl, it was nothing," Hebus said quietly.
"Mgrgr, if I had my Asterisks on hand, I would beat you up, and you wouldn't forget it!"
"Edea, calm down, he has done it without evil intent," Rena said, trying to calm her down.
"And now you're defending this brainless brute? Are not you supposed to be the oldest of us all?"
"Are you calling me old by chance?" Rena asked, annoyed by the comment. "You know that I am the most mature of the group apparently!
"Yes, I have already seen you as mature as you were with the incident of that drink!"
"Well, you didn't fall short at that moment!"
"Well, I don't remember very well, I was involuntarily moving there."
"And you think I remember all the details for being the oldest?"
"These two start to amuse me," Hebus commented on the discussion.
"SHUT UP!"
Nina was watching with a smile the burning conversation that they had, while Cixi and C'ian tried to calm the moods.
"Is this always like this?" Nina asked Kairi.
"Well, it all depends on the situation," Kairi replied.
"I don't know what this whole situation is about," Lanfeust said, watching. "But if you want I can try using a power for travel in time and see what happened."
"Nonononono, don't do it!" Edea said, blushing at Lanfeust.
"Don't even think about doing that!" Exclaimed Rena, red as a tomato. "You will earn it if you dare to do it!"
Lanfeust laughed at their reaction, and at that moment Kairis looked at Nicolède. "Then I must suppose that the medallion grants all the powers that are in this world, isn't it?"
"That's right, and among them is one called the definitive power, and I don't think it necessary to explain that power."
"No, I suppose," Kairi said. "It would surely be a power that could pale anything in the world.
"That's right, and I'm the only one who can use his power," Lanfeust said, holding the locket high.
"Well go for it, boy!" Edea said.
"Without forgetting about Thanos, of course."
"Thanos?" Kairi asked, and soon Edea and Rena looked at the sage.
"Thanos is a very dangerous man, a pirate commanded by a crew of enchanted trolls who obey his orders, evil and cunning," Nicolède explained. "In addition to Lanfeust, he is able to use the medallion. If only he would take possession of it, only the Magohamoth knows what could happen."
"Yes, and he has tried to steal it on more than one occasion," Cixi said.
"But we always make him run away," C'ian said. "So you don't have to worry about him."
"I get it," Kairi said. Now he knew who the villain of this world was. But if what they said about him was true, and with the recent attacks of the Fallen...
"ALARM! ALARM! THE MONSTERS ARE LAUNCHING AN AERIAL ATTACK! ONE OF THANOS'S PIRATES COMMANDS THE ATTACK!" A loud voice shouted out of the house.
It was not long before they went out into the street, and looked up at the sky, looking for the attack.
"Yes, over there!" Rena said, pointing to a group of flying Fallen behind a dragon. "There's a woman in the dragon!"
"It's Murne!" Cixi said.
"Who?" Kairi asked.
"One of the pirates of Thanos. If she's here with them, it means that Thanos is behind this!" Lanfeust said.
"Wait a moment..." Nina said, looking at the sky. "If so, isn't something out of the ordinary?"
"Out of the ordinary?" Hebus asked.
Obviously, there was something strange about that situation. If Murne was leading the Fallen attack on the city, why was she the only one they attacked?
Seeing the truth of the situation, Rena began firing his arrows at some flying Fallen to at least provoke them down, but still, they didn't stop.
"We have to do something, Lanfeust!" Nicolède said. "Maybe she's the only one who can tell us what's going on."
"It is understood!" Lanfeust said and lifted the medallion with his hand. "By the breath of the Magohamoth, Fly Power!"
The medallion shone, and then Lanfeust got his winged armor, and without wasting time took the flight, arriving at once where Murne was mounted on the dragon to save her by the hairs of a Giant Bat.
"Hey, do you need a hand?" Lanfeust said, mockingly.
"You're the last person I wanted to see in this situation, you know?" Murne answered. "But if you got me out of those things ... I need to talk to you." He dodged the spell of a Spectre Nulla.
"As you like." The boy responded and began to contain the flying Fallen attackers.
"Hell, we can't do anything here," Edea said.
"What if I throw you?" Hebus asked.
"And who picks us up on the landing, brute?" Edea replied against his offer.
Kairi looked at Nina. "Nina, could you help?"
The winged woman thought for a moment. "I think I have an idea, but you must be prepared and climb the rooftops."
"What do you intend to do?" Cixi asked.
Without answering, Nina took the flight to where they were Lanfeust and Murne and retained an attack of the Fallen ones with its own spells for a moment.
"Go down to the city! From there, others will be able to attack those things!"
"Are you sure?" Lanfeust asked.
"Do you think you can deal with all these things?" Murne asked and his dragon descended, causing the Fallen to follow up.
"What is she doing?" Kairi asked.
"He's pulling down Murne and her pursuers!" Nicolède exclaimed, assuming what she intended.
"And how do we get up now?" Kairi asked.
Without warning, Hebus takes Kairi and Edea under his arms. "Hold on, ladies."
Before replying, Hebus jumped high, landing on one of the rooftops of the city, dropping them there.
"Warn before, you brute!" Edea shouted.
"Already did." The troll said with a smile.
Soon Rena and Cixi climbed the building to the roof, followed by C'ian, armed with two frying pans?
"Really, frying pans?" Edea asked, confused.
"Do not underestimate the destructive power of a good frying pan," C'ian said full of confidence.
"Believe me, armed with that is more dangerous than those things," Cixi said.
"If you say it."
"Get ready, here they come!"
Kairi warned, as Murne reached the height of the roofs and without slowing down, passed close to them, causing the Fallen to head into the group. Rena started firing her mana arrows, knocking down several of them as Kairi and Edea attacked those approaching near Hebus, Cixi, and C'ian, surprising the girls as deftly as she is with the pans.
Obviously, because of this intrusion, several of the Fallen stopped following Murne, beginning to attack the group, who was dispatching the Fallen.
"GODFERDOM!" Hebus shouted, before making such a powerful blow that he sent 5 Fallen flying at once. "Who else wants to be bullied?"
"Watch your back, okay?" Edea warned, cutting in two a Specter Cicero that was going to attack the back of the Troll.
Cixi was using acrobatic combat techniques to destroy the Fallen who were standing nearby, and even used their ice power to freeze several Nulla Spectros to fall to the ground and split into pieces, at the same time that C'ian was blowing with the frying pans here and there to the nearby Fallen, proving to be dangerous.
Lanfeust and Nina, meanwhile, were in charge of eliminating the Fallen who were chasing Murne and his dragon while passing by the group on the roof. Unfortunately, a Spectre Ignis hit the dragon's wing, causing them both to fall into the street, the dragon landing hard, sending Murne rolling to a wall.
Kairi saw that and jumped from the roof into the street, soon getting between Murne and the Fallen who were approaching her. In this situation, Kairi immediately released his Ifrit form, and with the increased firepower, began to beat and burn the Fallen before him, until he encountered two new Fallen who looked like winged stone demons with dragon head (Stone Gargoyle).
"Now gargoyles, uh?" Kairi asked, blocking the claws of one of the Stone Gargoyles with her Keyblade, but the other jumped over it, but fortunately, Lanfeust collided with the Fallen, away from her.
"Good trick, Kairi." Lanfeust alluded.
"Thanks, and isn't the only one I have!" Kairi replied, pushing back the Stone Gargoyle, giving time to charge energy at the tip of his weapon and hit the Fallen, causing an explosion that destroys it.
"You can say it!" Lanfeust exclaimed surprised at what he had seen.
Without realizing it, the Stone Gargoyle tried to leap over him, but then a lightning struck the monster, electrocuting him and paralyzing him.
"You should not be distracted by an enemy, you know?" Nina scolded, landing near him.
"Easy, I control."
Then an arrow strikes the Fallen from above. "Well, it doesn't look like it!" They both looked at Rena who had shot at the stone gargoyle.
After a moment, the Fallen had been destroyed, and now they were all on the ground.
"Thanks for the help, Nina," Kairi said.
"It was nothing, it was the least I could do."
"You know, even though Kairi knows the magic, I think we need a real mage in the group," Edea said.
"What do you mean by that?" Kairi asked.
"I'm just saying her help would be indispensable for our trip."
"Yeah, but we can't ask everyone we know to come with us."
"The truth, I wouldn't mind," Nina said, causing Edea and Kairi to look at her. "You are traveling in different worlds, are not you sure that in your journey you get in the rarest and most remote places of that world? If I go with you, I am sure it will be very helpful for my work."
"Ah yes, that book," Kairi said.
"Right now isn't the time for that, you know?" Rena said.
Obviously, they left the discussion for later, and they looked at Murne who was getting up very hard, certain because of the forced landing.
"All right, what are you doing here, Murne?" Lanfeust asked while Hebus prepared his mace in case she attempted any trick.
"I told you before, brat," Murne replied. "We need to talk."
