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Rika hissed her concern right away, sounding rather like Kazemi - Oh dang. Kaida winced inwardly and pushed the thought to the back of her mind, hoping Kazemi hadn't heard it. She gave Rika a brief glance, not daring take her attention off of the store interior for too long. [color=53C6FF]"Hey, not like everyone else is far away,"[/color] she whispered, trying to put her comrade at ease. She didn't blame Rika for her suddenly tense demeanour - she'd hinted at having fought Monster and Beast class demons, but not Devils. [color=53C6FF]"We've got this."[/color]

Sure enough, everyone crept forward, following the two into the shop. Items lay strewn all over the floor, but nothing else moved, or made a sound. Kaida kept her guard up, holding the water orbs in front of her, bracing herself for a demon's ambush. She doubted a Devil would hide here, much less knock something down and give their presence away, but if this was indeed a Beast, even they could be formidable if one's guard was down. 

Just as they neared the back of the shop, something stirred. Kaida placed her feet apart and swivelled her torso in a battle stance, water spheres swelling as she faced the... child? A little girl, also primed to attack, holding a baseball bat over her head. The tension left Kaida's muscles.

"W-wait... You're not demons?" the girl uttered.

Slowly, so as to not intimidate the child, Kaida approached. She could understand the little girl's distrust. On more than one occasion, Kaida had been mistaken for a demon at first glance, and then there was Andrea. [color=53C6FF]"We're a Demon Destruction Force team,"[/color] she explained, [color=53C6FF]"or, technically, magical girls."[/color] With a warm smile, she made a sideways V sign next to her face, letting the water glob float by her side. [color=53C6FF]"Let's get you out of here. Are you hurt? Do you need healing?"[/color]

[i][color=0020FF]"I know you want to comfort her,"[/color][/i] Kazemi spoke up in her head, [i][color=0020FF]"but we need to ask her about demonic activity."[/color][/i]

Kaida gave the girl an apologetic look. [color=53C6FF]"I understand it won't be easy to talk about, but did you see where any demons went?"[/color] She wished she didn't have to ask. For all she knew, the child might have witnessed the incident that left the blood splatter.