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[color=#736AFF][b][h1]Ranbu no Izayoi[/h1][/b][/color]
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Summoned by the light of the crystal, Cid appeared in a radiant burst, standing up straight as he surveyed where he had been summoned. And blinked.

[b]”Garuda’s rise? Why did…?”[/b] He stretched a hand out, closing his eyes as the old sage murmured a chant under his breath. Aether began to gather and well up before him...only to fizzle and dissipate when it was at its greatest concentration. The blowback of the dissipation forced Cid to open his eyes, his brow furrowed. 

[b]"What [i]happened[/i]? Garuda is already manifested upon the material plane, but only in part. She cannot be summoned in truth like this. Was she sealed?"[/b]

One recounting of events later, Cid stroked his beard, his expression deeply troubled.

[b]"This is a situation I've not encountered before, in all mine years upon this star. To have even part of Garuda's component aether absorbed into Ifrit's equivalent to Eve...no Eidolon can remain on this plane in multiple incarnations at once. It may not have been this Garland's intent, but the fact remains that Garuda's power is lost to you now unless this Hellfire is either defeated or uses up the aether he stole from the South Wind."[/b]

Izayoi nodded her thanks as Galahad began to heal her wounds, adding in the power of her own Cure materia in order to alleviate the burden upon him. With both that and Cid's explanation complete, she rose to her feet as she beheld the small patrol of three Skaeller airships begin to descend in response to Eliane's flare, the leadmost ship being the only one to touch ground. 

From it emerged a trio of soldiers in the uniform of the air patrol, who stopped to salute the moment they saw Eliane's uniform and chevrons. 

[b]"Dame Commander! High Command has briefed us of your mission, and of Valheim's breach of our defense line. Our failure to account for their stealth frigate is inexcusable, but we can still offer you passage to Falcon's Nest. Please, if you'll follow us aboard."[/b]