[b][u]Elle[/b][/u] For a few minuets Elle continued down the road, occasionally hopping over a fallen street light or side stepping away from a chunk of rubble in her path, a hand fiddling idly with a chain strapped to her waist. Before the girl got much farther down the path she would be stopped by the sound of a sudden [i]thud[/i] off to her side, accompanied by several more as chunks of the former ledge hit the ground. Elle turned her head towards the general direction of the noise, but not looking directly at the boy who had fallen and since began speaking like such a thing was an every day occurrence. She stood silent for a moment, a low perturbed 'uuhhh' being the only thing to come from her mouth before she finally shrugged her shoulders and began to speak. [b]”If you're lookin' for food you could try searchin' the shops. Places probably been ransacked months ago though. Heard a lil' town started forming north of here but can't say if thats true or not.”[/b] As she spoke Elle pointed northwards with one hand and opening her coat with the other to show she was carrying as little as anyone else you would find wandering the streets. [b]”Ya know, if you're lookin' to be a bandit you should work on your entrance, and pick yourself some better targets.”[/b] She continued non-nonchalantly, slipping her hands into her pockets as she did so. She had no real reason to assume this Morph was a bandit or any sort of criminal, but with how things had gone south within the world she had no reason to assume he wasn’t either. Before she could say anything else her attention was drawn back to the building which began to collapse further causing a loud racket and an unpleasant cloud of dust to kick up as the near by fault widened its maw. Elle coughed for a while, waving the dust from her face away before she picked up another presence. There had been no sign of footsteps from a third party entering the area which they would have likely noticed even before the collapse of the building. She curiously looked vaguely in the direction of the presence, the closed lids of her eyes scrunching a bit as she heard a voice call out. She once again remained silent for a moment, though this time not out of surprise but from being a bit taken aback by the statement. [b]“Hey just cause I can't see don't mean I don't got eyes! What kinda greeting is that?!”[/b] The girl called back, scratching the back of her head before dropping her arm and setting the hand on her hip. [b]”Yeah I know you. Its only been maybe a little over a month at most ya know. I don't forget that quick.”[/b] Elle stated as if such a thing was entirely obvious, then gesturing around the area as she continued. [b]”What're you doing out here anyway? The both of ya. Not often I see people wandering around, let alone two.”[/b] Elle finally concluded, her voice taking on an inquisitive tone as she did so. --- [b][u]The world[/b][/u] Else-where in the world, a large plaza with a long block of mid-city apartments at one end and the edge of a long sloping bridge to the upper-city at the other. The bridge was scarred with scorch marks like it had been battered by lightning storms and the buildings opposite it crumbling with glass littering the street. The center plaza was much the same with uprooted or charred foliage circling around. At the center of all this stood a slender figure with pale porcelain like skin and an attire of white nearly covering them from head to toe, save for tall black boots and gloves which reached their thighs and arms respectively. In one of the figures hands hung a horned helmet and in the other a small black object resembling a dark which emitted a soft orange glow. [b]“This will be good enough for you, huh.”[/b] The figure spoke with a light grin, its voice hushed and plain as it knelt down slowly. Their hand holding the dart raised slightly and with a slight flick of the wrist the object was stuck firmly into the ground. The figure then stood and placed its helmet atop its head before swiftly leaping off in the direction of the apartments. The ground where the dart was placed slowly began to crack around it, the same orange glow emerging from the cracks around it. As the cracks spread further over the place the glow began to grow brighter and brighter until it shined white at the edges. For a few moments the ground continued to crack, then began to flake as if it was nothing but paint chipping from a wall. The glow between the cracks grew brighter and brighter until finally it began to spill fourth, a pillar of harsh white light enveloping the area and firing up towards the sky accompanied by a high pitched chime. Within the pillar of light the world began to shift, the ground liquified becoming a floating mass of water which would rain endlessly onto the areas below it. The ramp to upper reaches would suddenly change into a large arch moving over the newly formed waters and connecting to the block of apartments on the otherside. In the center of the lake formed a large circus tent with many objects resembling ribbon extending down into water farther than could be seen. For several minuets the area was wrapped in the pillar of light as the world reformed allowing the light to quietly dissipate. In response to this the creatures of light and darkness in the surrounding area began to stir restlessly. The heartless began to emerge from their dens and move to converge on the area as if agitated by the light while fractured began to form spontaneously in greater numbers, the two forces starting off small as they moved towards the area, gradually building into a small swarm...