[center][h2][color=ffffff]NANOHA TAKAMACHI[/color][/h2][/center]
"Wait, no!" Nanoha shouted as their battle came to an abrupt halt, with both Yukari and a girl wearing a military-style uniform taking Priscilla with them to God-knows-where. The culprit for this seemed to be the man standing before them right now, apparently interfering with whatever was it that Yukari had in mind, but it still didn't make Nanoha feel any better to know that she failed to protect someone again.

"All because I dropped my guard, thinking that we had only one powerful opponent to face", the auburn-haired mage said to herself while balling her left hand with enough force to hurt herself if she were not wearing her Barrier Jacket. "How could I fail to protect someone again after all that happened?"

The bitter experiences of her past welled up in Nanoha for a moment, making her forget everyone else until Raising Heart snapped her attention back to the real world. "It's alright, Master, I believe Miss Yukari has a reason behind her actions that do not involve hurting any innocents. We will probably see her again soon enough. For now, we should focus on the matters at hand", the Intelligent Device said before bringing Nanoha's attention to her surroundings.

Nanoha took a long breath and looked around the half-ruined city block before turning around and addressing Rule. The Area Search didn't show signs of anyone else nearby; instead, picking up a dimensional manipulation signature. There was no doubt that this person was using projection magic to talk to them while remaining safe somewhere else. Nanoha just couldn't pinpoint it, yet. This, together with the fact that Yukari had similar powers of illusion and dimensional manipulation, made Nanoha steel herself for the possibility of a second battle. In fact, it was entirely plausible that this person was one of Yukari's allies and came here to provide a distraction after their objective of kidnapping Priscilla had been achieved.

"If you want to talk with us, why don't you reveal yourself first? I may not be able to pick up what magic you are using to conceal yourself, yet, but I can tell that it's not you that I'm talking to. Why should we trust your word at all?" Nanoha said before swapping Raising Heart's Cartridge Magazine, just in case she needed the extra firepower.
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