the power that sleeps within

With the help of Riku and Sora, Edge attempts to secure the city. The battle outside also got the attention of Shepard who is at the inn at the time and draws a sniper rifle taking aim at one of the raiders Shepard fires a head shot takeing out the raider. Shepard then calls to her team " lets go , our objective is to find Edge "
Along the way Shepard finds a member of Edge's squad Reimi who was haveing trouble in a battle with some raiders in another district Shepard lends her aid and asks if she seen Edge
Reimi tells Shepard that they broke off to secure a wider area. Shepard then tells one person on his team to go with Reimi.

Liara volunteers and is accepted by Reimi as the group splits off again. Edge manages to secure the city with the help of Sora and Riku along the way they run into Kairi another one of Sora's friends from back at the academy injured from the battle. At the request of Sora, Edge helps the injured person and tells Riku to keep an eye on her while he and Sora look for the enemy commander.

After a while of searching Edge and Sora finds the person commanding the raid of Neverwinter as none other than the person in charge of finding a cure for the wailing death Aribeth.
Edge questions the paladin " why after we been through so much now you attack the very city you swore to protect "
Aribeth answers " this city took everything from me, so now i will take what rightfully belongs to me this city shall fall "

Aribeth then rushes at Edge
" no , wait " Edge calls out to the paladin as he avoids her downward sword slash. barely getting out of the way and calling out" I do not want to fight you" trying to keep everything civil as they handled it in the Alliance , but his words all to deaf ears. Edge continues to refuse to draw his sword and nearly takes a hit when Sora intervenes drawing her weapon a force saber blocking the attack aimed at Edge.
Aribeth take a step back " so you will oppose me too ? "
Sora stood her ground " yes , though i am disheartened to see you turn to the dark side i will protect my team " referring to edge and the Alliance.
" Then you will die for something that does not concern you " Aribeth then attempts to smite Sora who then blocks with her sword but the force was too great for Sora so the attack disarms her and knocks her against a wall knocking her out.

Edge then sees that Aribeth has no interest in talking he then draws his sword " then you give me no choice, i know now what you have become and this city does not want this kind of death." his heightened emotions triggered something inside of him being one of the 3 seeds of hope an experiment done to adapt people to the degrading environment back on his home planet known as an awakening state.

A bright aura now covers Edge, raising his power to a new level. Edge then rushes at Aribeth and the two exchange attacks crashing their swords several times in the process. Edge then delivers a powerful horizontal slash that disarms Aribeth. Edge then orders the fallen paladin to surrender but Aribeth refuses forcing Edge to cut her down.
Edge then falls to his knees after the battle and soon collapses due to the strain of the awakening state causes to his body.

Lucky for Edge and Sora they are then found by Shepard and the remaining forces of the Alliance who are also on the planet. Edge and Sora are then brought back on board the Normandy where they are treated by the military doctor.

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Edge awakens in the medical bay as Reimi informs the doctor. Edge then sits up
"You had us worried there, Edge, how you feeling ? "
Edge trys to move " argh, i feel pain all over the place, how long was i out ? "
" about 48 hours , Shepard told me she found you and Sora out cold "
" how is Sora " Edge asks
" Sora only has a few broken bones but it has mended "

Edge then tries to get up but is stopped by the doctor " you really should stay in bed for a while longer" she then continues " physically you are fine , but i detected a unusual readings in your body, a change of some sort "
Edge tries to then recall that memory but doing so causes him pain, the doctor decides to add this to the report.

Shepard then walks in joined by Reimi " how is our XO holding up doctor ? "
" most of the readings seem normal just a bit shaken , but otherwise i will say the commander is going to be fine "
" that is a relief Dr. Chakwas"

Reimi then talks to the doctor " i know what happened behind Edge's condition but this is a matter only known to the highest ranking people in the USTA. , experiments were conducted to adapt people to the harsh environment on Earth known as project hope by combining our DNA with those of our ancestors that project only produced three successful results. "
Reimi will then continue " i am one of them the second is Crowe, the third one is Edge. We look like normal people but as a result of this project hope we are different. it is also said that when we face a crisis or in a state of heightened emotions this DNA will activate lending us their power depending on how much is used it can strain us physically."

The story reminded Chakwas about the biotic implants placed in soldiers only in the case of the two young people with them Reimi and Edge inscribed in their genes.