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"Well that was unexpected." Seth hadn't immediately registered that he and Mantis were followed. Mostly because the city he transported them all to wasn't exactly quiet and peaceful. It was in fact under attack. Was it the Heartless? Not exactly. The pseudo-City-State of District 2 was under siege from enemies outside of its protective walls. Human enemies, a collection of fighters from other districts led by one Katniss Everdeen alongside a handful of other Tributes for this year's Hunger Games. But whether they intended it or not, they're attack on the city had a bit of a side effect: Heartless. Perhaps the chaos of the siege called them here, or maybe Katniss waited for them to show up in order to use that confusion for herself? No way of knowing without asking the girl herself.

"That other ship beamed someone down here to the planet's surface," Seth said, finally explaining himself to Mai, "so I brought Mantis down here to find out why. Didn't mean to drag you down here with us, sorry about that." not there was much time for apologies, since Shadows were beginning to emerge from the ground. They didn't waste any time zeroing in on someone wielding a Keyblade. Luckily, Seth had a sort of army of his own. Snipers appeared on the surrounding rooftops and started picking off the Shadows as they emerged.

"I dunno about you guys, but I'd rather not waste time on small fry. What do you say we go looking for my not-so-secret admirer? Speaking of which..." by this time Seth had taken off running with Mantis and - presumably - Mai in tow, "...Mantis, did you locate her yet?" From the time they first emerged from the Corridor, Mantis was mentally scanning the area around them for anyone who didn't belong on this world.

"Between the invaders and the Heartless, it's too loud for me to read anyone in particular. Either that or she's out of my mind's range. You'll have to do this the old fashioned way for the time being."

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Elsewhere in District 2, a beam of light struck the paved ground and produced a young woman in armor. It looked like something out of Mythology, like one of the Norse Gods descending down from Asgard. Elise looked around at her surroundings, and scoffed to herself when scores of Shadows emerged from the ground at her feet. She was right after all, the Darkness really did still plague this world. Well, no more, now that she was here Elise would purge this victimized world of the Heartless vermin that infested it.

Without her even needing to speak or make any moves, small spots of light appeared around her feet only to produce a score of spears made of light that jutted up from the ground like some kind of spike trap. This destroyed a majority of the Shadows that were appearing. As for the spears of light, they vanished almost instantly after appearing, leaving the ground around her as it was before. From this moment, Elise began to slowly make her way around District 2. Her pace was slow but deliberate, the Heartless attracted to her because of her Keyblade and Heart of Pure Light. As they appeared, a repeat of the first encounter played out. Spears of light shot up from the ground or simply materialized in midair before flying forth to skewer the creatures.

For Elise, finding the Keyhole was actually a simple task. As one of the Seven Princesses, Elise felt naturally drawn to the Heart of this or any world she set foot on. The Keyhole called to her, as it would any of the Princesses, with a simple desire to be closed before it could be devoured by the Heartless. And so that was the direction Elise moved toward, slaughtering all the Heartless that appeared before her along the way. That Keyhole was here somewhere, in District 2. And if the crew from the [i]Ruler of the Sea[/i] was unable to seal it, then as a knight it was her duty to do so herself.