A/N: This chapter may be subject to updates with the impending release of Kingdom Hearts 3 in terms of dialogue or some of the character's appearances (though I'm still very skeptical that the game will be released in 2018, Square Enix has hurt me to many times before XD) but if it DOES happen I'll be sure to update the look of the main characters or their mannerisms in accordance to the game. For now I'm just pulling it all out of my head so we'll see how everything goes!

Also, thank you so much to wonderful people who have reviewed this! You really motivated me during this chapter's creation and I couldn't be more grateful, writing is hard but hearing your kind words makes it all worth it! *spews a fountain of hearts* And as always thanks for reading!

Blair rushed forward, her keyblade formed into a spear as her arm poised to strike the beast in front of her when an orange blade blocked her path.

"Triche?" Blair questioned, surprise flashing across her features as she fumbled with her spear, nearly dropping it from the odd angle.

"Don't! That thing is Master Inxe!" Triche exclaimed, her brown eyes widening as she darted her gaze between Blair and the beast behind her.

Blair looked upward and with a swift movement shoved Triche to the side, separating herself enough to avoid a massive hoof slamming into the ground where they once stood.

"What are you talking about?" Blair yelled, forming her stance into a guarded one as she waited for another potential deflection from Triche.

"I'm telling you that thing….it's got to be a Malice but…it's also Master Inxe. I saw him transform into it!" Triche explained as she shifted her body to face Blair defensively.

Blair looked up once again, anticipating another attack but the Malice seemed too preoccupied with tossing its head around as if disturbed.

She had initially thought the same thing as Triche, after all the coat that hung from one of the beast's teeth was undeniably her Master's but…

Blair turned away from the creature as she took in the red tinged sky, smoke and the glowing cinders of the beast's breath dancing in the wind. Terrified shouts reached her ears and giving a small glance around her saw that their earlier spectators were scrambling over themselves, fleeing for their lives in search of a safe haven.

Blair gripped her weapon tightly.

"If what you say is true, then we need to take him down." Blair called to Triche, backing up slowly as she turned her attention back to the Malice who was now casting some sort of fire spell.

"What? No…we can't, he might be a mindless Malice right now but he's still our Master!" Triche argued, refusing to shift from her position.

"And this is our home Triche; we're supposed to be protecting it from these creatures! Look, I know this is hard and I'm not sure why Master Inxe turned into this thing or if taking him down will bring him back but we can't just leave it alone!" Blair shot back.

Brandishing her spear, Blair twirled it and in a swift movement locked it back into its original keyblade form.

Refusing to wait for Triche's reply, she dashed forward again, ready to strike the beast's hoof when suddenly a red whip latched around her torso, pinning her arms painfully to her sides.

Fumbling once more Blair dropped her weapon, the blade clinking noisily against cobblestone before disappearing.

"What are you doing?" Blair cried out, the bite of the whip causing her to wince as white-hot pain seared through her arms.

"I won't let you!" Triche growled, the whip's hold tightening as Blair began to struggle against her painfully barbed bonds.

"Triche, look around you! If we don't do something then this world is done for!" Blair reasoned before being yanked roughly to the side in response, causing her to lose her footing.

Blair's head cracked against the cobblestone street, lights dancing behind her eyes as a short shock overtook her system. When it finally registered, a sharp cry of pain escaped her throat as a hard throbbing pulsed through the side of her face.

"Then so be it!" Triche threatened, raising her voice over Blair's moans of agony.

Blair opened an eye, her vision swimming from such a hard fall as she attempted to focus enough to look at Triche. She blinked; Triche was trembling, her knees knocking together so violently it was a miracle she was standing at all. Blair tried to narrow her focus into opening her other eye but even in her condition, she could clearly see the fear radiating off Triche.

Shifting her gaze towards the temporarily forgotten Malice, Blair tensed against her bonds as she mustered the strength to roll to the side as a flaming meteor slammed into the earth next to her.

The monster's mouth was now pointed to the sky, expelling meteors from it like a fountain, the spell shooting out of its mouth as it sent various flaming balls out in a circular pattern.

"Triche what are you doing? Hurry up and get rid of that thing!" Killian's voice rang out above the chaos.

"Listen to him Triche!" Blair pleaded, not even bothering to look behind her as she pushed herself into a kneeling position.

The Malice stopped then, tilting its head to its natural position before shifting its gaze in the direction of the arguing wielders. Its red eyes glowed furiously as it opened its mouth, showing off the heated red mass inside as a menacing growl escaped its throat.

"Both of you shut up!" Triche screamed and Blair felt the whip tighten around her once more and she grunted from the barbs digging into her skin.

The beast huffed, black smoke exiting its mouth as wisps of it rose to the sky creating large darkened clouds. An odd hissing sound touched Blair's ears, the noise making her heart begin to flutter in panic as her gaze remain locked onto the beast.

In this position she couldn't wield her keyblade, much less dodge at point blank range, she would be powerless if the Malice decided to launch an attack on her now.

As if hearing her panicked thoughts, the Malice shifted to lower its head, contemplating Blair before opening its mouth widely. She shrunk back against the intense heat that followed and watched with horror as a light began to gather in the center of the molten mouth.

Just as Blair closed her eyes, desperate for Triche to come to her senses a loud explosion shook the earth once more; an off course meteor had fallen from the sky, shattering into several pieces upon contact.

A blinding white light followed, showering every surface as Blair fell to her knees, bracing herself for the end of whatever caused it.

A large gust of wind rose from the aftershock of the hit, catching Blair by surprise as the intensity of it tossed her easily into the air.

As she descended back to the ground, seeking to catch herself, she reached forward only to be surprised to find that her arms had been freed. Making contact with the ground Blair lifted her head quickly, trying to process what exactly had happened as she attempted to lift herself up before falling, her arms aching from the earlier struggle against Triche.

Complacent with her position on the ground Blair looked side to side, trying to take in the scene around her.

Most of the crowd had successfully left the square, the sky was still red and the Malice was still present but just a short distance away she found Triche laying on her stomach.

The gust must have caused her to lose control of her weapon allowing Blair's freedom and now she was either unconscious from her impact with the ground or she was frozen with fear.

Blair shifted her gaze uncomfortably back to the beast that had caused all this and in an instant her green eyes widened.

Three figures were standing just a few yards away from her, positioned directly in front of the Malice.

There was a tall man, a brown haired boy and a redheaded girl who appeared to be talking amongst themselves, though their conversation was too far away for Blair to overhear.

Despite their sudden appearance, Blair hadn't noticed much else except for the weapons they were wielding and she felt her heart grow wings at the sight.

The boy held a multi colored, pastel keyblade, a star etched into the end of it while a circle overlapped it while the girl held a bright gold key, a colorful bouquet of flowers decorating the top.

Blair's eyes trailed to the man, raking down the spikey red head's form in search of a weapon when all three of them rushed forward.

The boy's jumped, their weapons snagging onto the protruding spines on the beast's limbs to attempt to climb atop it.

Blair then searched for the girl and found her slashing fearlessly at the front hooves of the Malice causing the creature to back up, distracted by the pain.

Once it lowered its head in attempt to cast a quick spell at the girl, the boys rushed forward and struck out against the creature's pincher like horns. Both on either side they set to work, their keyblades slashing against the reinforced horns as the creature groaned in agony.

Amazed at the well-choreographed assault Blair summoned her own keyblade, pushing herself into a kneeling position as she tried to find an opening.

Just as she tensed, ready to spring forward into a full sprint, a sharp snapping sound filled the air.

One of its horns had broken off, landing just to the right of its body with a thud just as the Malice released a blood curdling bellow, tossing its entire body about frantically, imitating the bucking of a horse.

The keyblade wielder's that had managed to break off the horn were trying to catch their balance on the unsteady body of the Malice while the girl at the bottom retreated a safe distance away.

Suddenly the Malice looked upward, its eyes blazing with fury as it unleashed a powerful spell from its gaping mouth. The spell had appeared ill timed though, as the casting was directly above it and instead of unfurling outward large meteors crashed onto the beast itself causing the wielders to flee from their perch.

Blair braced herself as the ground shook, sending a tremble through her just as the sound of shoes skidding against stone reached her ears.

Glancing forward she realized she had almost been crashed into by the man with the red hair.

"Whoa, sorry," He apologized, giving Blair only a half turn to deliver his apology before he froze in place. His eyes locked onto the keyblade in Blair's grasp before darting to meet her eyes.

"Hey, can you wield that thing?" He questioned, nodding to Blair's keyblade before turning his attention back to the battle taking place in front of them.

"Yes." Blair answered, reaffirming her response with a nod as she lifted herself off the ground with a wince.

"Mind helping us out then?" the man quipped and that was when she was able to catch a glimpse of his keyblade.

The key itself appeared to be in the shape and color of fire, curved into a blade as elegantly shaped spikes protruded from it, the hilt of it sporting a red chakram design.

"Do you know its weakness?" Blair asked attempting to ignore the swelling that had begun along her still throbbing head, instead focusing on the lesser sting that graced her arms.

"Not entirely sure, all Malice are different but were betting its weak point is either the horns or the mou-"

The man didn't have enough time to finish his sentence.

Without thinking, Blair rushed to protect herself as well as the stranger from an onslaught of correctly aimed meteors. Twirling her keyblade against the opposing force of the balls of fire, the blade elongated into a spear before she stepped back and jumped into the air to face another one. With a mighty slash, she sent the ball back toward the beast with the thinned staff of the spear, utilizing it like a bat smashing a baseball.

As the molten fireball soared back through the air, Blair noticed that the amount of force behind her hit had not been enough. The ball was traveling at to slow a pace and would inevitably miss its intended target but that was before the brown haired boy from earlier snagged her attention.

Running at a full sprint, the boy leaped up towards the stray meteor and pulled back his keyblade. With a determined upward slash, the wayward spell flew through the air at incredible speed, landing straight back into the beast's mouth.

The beast staggered a moment, blinking its eyes rapidly in confusion as it attempted to close its open jaw.

"Thanks for the save." The man behind Blair praised and she chanced a look back at him.

His distracted expression from earlier had changed, instead his light green eyes were now regarding her in placid curiosity.

"No problem." Blair responded before she shifted her gaze back to the Malice in front of them.

It had recovered somewhat, shaking its head to try and dispel the dizziness the hit had created as it opened its mouth again, a light priming inside.

Blair's eyes widened, the spell's effect had worn off much too soon.

Snapping her head back to the man, she motioned to the Malice.

"I have an idea; do you know how to cast Blizzard?" Blair questioned.

Realizing her plan, the man returned her gaze with widened eyes.

"I don't but I know someone who can. Kairi!" He called and the redheaded girl, whom was tag-teaming hits on the Malice's spikes with the boy, turned her head.

"Try casting ice magic on it! That might be its weakness!" The man yelled as he dashed forward to rejoin the others, Blair following close behind.

"What about ice magic?" the girl, whom Blair assumed was Kairi, asked as they approached them.

"I'm pretty sure that thing is weak to it." Blair hurriedly explained as Kairi fixed her with a confused look.

"How did you find out?" she questioned, genuine curiosity staining her words.

"That meteor spell that was reflected seemed to do some damage to it but not enough. It recovered to fast so if fire doesn't work, then try ice. The biggest one you can cast." Blair continued and the brown haired boy who had been silent throughout the exchange rested his hand on Kairi's shoulder.

"We'll all cover you." He said shifting his gaze to both the red haired man and Blair.

They nodded, including Kairi, who separated herself from the group in order to look for a safe place to begin casting. Once a suitable distance away Kairi prepared her stance, grounding herself as she held her keyblade forward.

The boy and his green-eyed companion dived forward, zigzagging in a confusing mix of dashes and agitating strikes to serve as distractions for the Malice.

Finding herself unneeded in the distraction, Blair maneuvered herself to stand a good distance between the fight and Kairi.

Just then, another onslaught of the meteor spell unleashed itself, this time scattering in different directions.

Blair sprang upwards towards a stray meteor coming towards them, nearly losing her footing as pain seared through her ankle. Gritting her teeth, Blair attempted to ignore her sore body as she hurled her spear into the flaming rock causing it to shatter into small chunks around her.

Seeing an opening in the dispersed spell Blair turned around to check on Kairi, who was now running towards her, the tip of her keyblade holding a massive blue orb.

Blair readied herself and just at the right moment jumped as high as she could into the air as Kairi leaped forward towards her. Grasping Kairi's free forearm Blair twisted her own body hard as she flung Kairi higher into the air.

Without fail, the chain continued as the tall man boosted Kairi again and the boy whom was attacking the second horn of the Malice jumped off, back flipping in the air as he, much to Blair's disbelief, glided to Kairi.

The two joined hands and with an epic twirl of their keyblades, unleashed a mighty explosion of ice right into the beast's face causing it to roar in anger.

They didn't let up, casting ice magic again and again, exhausting their mana as the beast roared again in anguish before the glowing of its mouth flickered then suddenly disappeared into blackness.

The Malice stilled eerily as Kairi and the boy landed on the ground from their airborne assault. Then, just as a soft breeze blew by, the Malice burst like a balloon, small black and orange glowing embers twisting in the wind.

"It's over." The man said, his shoulders sagging in relief just as he walked over to Blair, Kairi and the boy joining him.

"Can you believe it? I did it! I took out my first one!" Kairi trilled excitedly, her happiness infectious as Blair allowed herself a small smile.

"You were great Kairi!" the boy praised, a large grin on his face before turning his dark blue eyes on Blair.

"And you too uh…er…"

"My name is Blair." Blair replied politely, letting her spear dispel from her hand.

"Nice to meet you, Blair. I'm Sora, this is Kairi and that's Ax-I mean Lea."

"Charmed." Lea said rolling his light green eyes at Sora's slip, making Kairi giggle.

The joke was lost on Blair.

"So anyway, how did that Malice get here?" Sora asked curiously, looking up at the glowing embers that began to fade as the breeze swiftly snuffed them out.

Blair sighed.

"I wish I could tell you. Me and another wielder were in the middle of our exam when our Master just…" Blair shook her head, trying to make sense of it. "It makes no sense but I believe our Master was that Malice."

Kairi put her hand over her mouth in shock, an apology dancing across her features as Sora and Lea shared a look between them.

What it meant or if they knew something, Blair didn't have a chance to ask.

"Hey! You three, outsiders aren't welcome here!" a snobby voice snapped, catching the attention of all four of them.

It was Triche, her brown hair wind blown despite being firmly clasped to the top of her head, her once flattering clothes now wrinkled and ruffled as stray bits of dirt had made their way onto them.

Despite the state she was in, Blair felt it was infuriating that Triche still managed to look beautiful, like a war goddess withholding the fury of a thousand suns.

"Triche, these three just saved our hides." Blair said sticking up for the trio as she shifted to stand in front of them.

"They weren't needed; we could have handled that Malice easily on our own." Triche huffed haughtily, a fire lighting up in her brown eyes.

"Didn't look that way to me." Lea replied snidely and Triche shot him a nasty glare.

"Excuse me?" she growled, stomping her way up to him as Blair moved to block her path, being sure to place herself between them.

"He's right, Triche. With the way you were acting there wasn't any way we'd be able to take on that Malice." Blair said evenly.

"The way I was acting? I was acting like any normal person would, you know, instead of so heartlessly deciding to kill their own Master like you did." Triche scoffed.

"There wasn't any other way. Master or not we couldn't let that Malice destroy our world." Blair reasoned, clenching her fist in an attempt to even out her steadily building anger.

"Yeah, right! I bet you don't even care that he's gone! I mean, what kind of person just decides to do that?" Triche countered, her voice raising in anger.

Blair grit her teeth together in frustration, fighting to be patient as grief began to well inside of her.

The decision to actively cut down a creature who showed proof to be someone she knew and respected didn't make the whole thing hurt any less. She had acted in accordance to what she thought to be right, to protect the people and the town, not because she enjoyed it and in her heart she had felt compelled to act, to survive and to remain unwilling to let her world be taken by darkness.

Her Master had made a terrible mistake leaving behind a confusing mess, but it still didn't excuse his actions or lessen the sting she felt knowing that Triche thought to accuse her of lacking sensitivity.

"You're a fool if you think that I don't care." Blair said though the words were difficult to release past the rising lump in her throat.

"Pfft, I'll never believe you." Triche said, rolling her eyes as she dismissed the thought.

"He was my Master too!" Blair shot back, her agitation flaring up in waves.

"Oh, poor victim. I just watched you and this trio of outsiders destroy him like he was nothing so don't you dare tell me you care!" Triche spat out the words, meeting Blair's eyes challenging.

"That's…not entirely true…." Kairi interrupted, her small fingers curling around her chin as if deeply lost in thought.

Triche turned to the girl and under the heat of her gaze; Kairi seemed to shrink a bit but dared to meet her eyes anyway.

"I'm not sure how much you know about Malice and their creation but Malice only appears when an evil heart falls completely to darkness. Unlike Heartless that can house all kinds of hearts, Malice is different…instead of seeking out a heart, it utilizes the strength of the heart that it's already holding or born with so to speak." Kairi explained and Blair suddenly felt the strength seep out of her legs.

Master Inxe…

Blair began to wish that she could summon her keyblade without calling attention to herself; she could use it as a prop to hold herself up as her jelly legs threatened to give out.

"What?" Triche asked, her voice cracking.

"Malice is really only a creature that serves as a vessel for a fallen person's heart and their power then it uses the strength of that power to harm others. If its left unchecked it could hurt many people and sometimes it does not just make a world fall to darkness but can completely destroy them before moving on to the next." Kairi continued as she eyed Blair who seemed to be teetering on the edge of falling over.

Triche fared no better, though her legs were stronger, she looked about three shades paler than before.

"That's why Malice can pop up anywhere, once someone like that gives in it can put a world in serious danger, peaceful or otherwise." Lea tagged on.

"Right, most of the time already active Malice will travel to worlds affected by a lot of negativity but newly created Malice can appear just about anywhere." Kairi reaffirmed.

"What happens when they're defeated though? You said it wasn't true that my Master was destroyed." Triche urged Kairi, her brown eyes boring into hers with such intensity that Kairi took a step backwards.

"A defeated Malice releases the heart its carrying just like a Heartless, but that still leaves his Nobody." Lea explained as he edged closer to his teammate, his distrust in Triche apparent.

"So your Master isn't gone, not exactly, if he had a strong enough will he's bound to have a Nobody wandering around that looks like him." Sora piped in, crossing his arms before looking downward, lost in his train of thought.

The group went silent after that, all pondering the possibility of a potential evil Master wandering around.

Blair moved over to a nearby lamppost not too far away from the group and leaned against it as she attempted to regather her strength. Breathing a sigh of relief at the support, she rested her back against it, shifting to be more comfortable while being careful to avoid the spots on her body that still stung.

"So if his Nobody is defeated, strong willed or dusk wise, he'll return?" Triche questioned and the three nodded in unison.

"That's usually how it works." Sora said, his cheerful tone brightening the situation as Blair felt the beginnings of hope started to rise within her.

Triche seemed to be at a loss for words at the new information but her gaze quickly hardened as she fixed her sights on the trio.

The burnette looked like she was about to say something but changed her mind as she turned on her heel to send a nasty glare Blair's way.

"That still leaves why he transformed in the first place and I have a feeling you're to blame for it." Triche growled, her voice rising as the words left her mouth.

Blair blinked at her, to shocked to speak from the outrageous accusation.

"I don't have any proof yet…but I just know it's your fault this whole thing happened." Triche continued before turning her attention back to the three newcomers. "And you three need to leave. This is our world and I think you've done enough meddling."

Shock sprang up on all three of the wielders faces at Triche's strange turn of mood and Blair leaped into action, leaving her lean support.

"Couldn't you at least pretend to be grateful they saved us?" Blair spat, her patience spent.

Triche blinked, confusion crossing her features at Blair's tone as if she hadn't anticipated any backlash for her earlier comments.

"They also told us a great deal of information about Malice, I think they've more than earned the right to rest here." Blair said, her green eyes narrowing dangerously at Triche.

"That doesn't make them entitled to it! No one asked them to come save us…I'm going to go let everyone know what happened." Triche huffed, turning to walk forward only a few steps away from them.

However, Blair noticed that Triche paused, though she made no move to turn around.

"You know what? If these saviors of yours are smart they'll stay away from you." Triche snapped before she began to run forward. No doubt to begin defusing the situation in town and potentially inform the Mayor of what had transpired with Master Inxe.

Blair sighed outwardly and closed her eyes. It was out of her hands now.

"I apologize for that whole thing with Triche." Blair said finally turning her attention back to the three wielders who all seemed to look worried.

"But I am also incredibly grateful for your help." Blair continued, bowing her body low in a show of respect as her powder blue hair fell across her shoulder, shielding half her face. "Even if no one else recognizes what you've done for us, I will, so thank you so much for saving our world!"

A small knot tightened in Blair's throat as the words left her mouth, an uneasiness weaving itself in her heart.

She wasn't certain that she could handle three more angry people in her current state so she hoped that by showing enough sincerity that it would repair some of the damage that Triche had caused to the newfound relationship.

"Hey, it's no problem. That's what Keyblade Wielders do. We look out for each other." Sora quipped brightly and Blair looked up, a little surprised by the response.

"But you know…" he continued, his voice veering off in a way that made Blair stiffen once more, an inkling of fear shooting through her veins. "I kinda wish we hadn't saved that other girl."

Sora let his smile slip into a frown as he reached up a finger to scratch the side of his cheek, as if he was embarrassed to voice his thoughts.

"Agreed." Lea replied, a smirk teasing the edge of his lips.

"Guys!" Kairi chided, her expression that of shock at her teammates as she set to scolding both of them.

Blair began to laugh at the scene unfolding in front of her, relief and happiness replacing all the dread and fear in a quick swoop as the tension between them melted away. Finding herself unable to stop Blair closed her eyes, feeling the beginnings of small tears prick her eyes as the other three readily joined in.

Laughter danced off the buildings as joy long forgotten jolted through Blair's heart.

Wiping at her eyes she looked back to the trio whom were beginning to quiet their own giggles.

"Ah…Kairi's right though." Blair said as she sobered from her laughing fit. "Triche isn't all bad; she's just a little…rough around the edges."

"Then what's her issue with you?" Lea asked, seemingly calm from his own laughter though a smile still threatened to crack his face.

"Well…I don't really know to be honest." Blair replied turning her head to look in the direction of where Triche had run off. "Believe it or not we were close friends once but then one day it changed."

Realizing that she had made the atmosphere tense with the promise of a story, Blair shook her head.

"Anyway that was a very long time ago and what's important right now is that you're thanked properly." Blair stated, grateful that the atmosphere of anticipation had ceased as the trio exchanged looks among themselves.

"Here."

Blair walked forward and grasped Lea's hand firmly and she immediately felt warmth radiate from it. Marveling at the calloused feel of his palm, Blair quickly released a small bag, inside held a good amount of munny as well as a few defense and power boosts.

"There should be enough in there for each of you, and feel free to check out the town once it's settled down a little." Blair said as she lifted an arm to point two fingers to the four open spaces between the surrounding buildings.

"This place may look pretty big but it's only made up of about four sections. To the right is the marketplace where you can find pretty much anything from weapons to items. A synthesis moogle also moved in not too long ago so at the very least I'm sure he's open right now." Blair said before pointing her finger to the right of it.

"Then next to it is the Rumble Stadium."

"Rumble Stadium? What's that?" Sora asked, his blue eyes gleaming with a type of sparkle that Blair couldn't help but smile at.

"It's a place for people to battle and test their skills, kind of like a tournament arena though most of the town goes there to place bets on their favorite fighters or play in the arcade; they have a few theme park rides in there as well." Blair explained before shifting her hand next to the Rumble Stadium.

"The housing district is over there, there's not much to do in there but it does have a pretty cool looking fountain and then at the very end-" Blair shifted her fingers again, pointing to the last space between the crowd of buildings. "Is Splendent Dawn's lake and also where I live."

"In the lake?" Sora asked, confusion crossing his features and Blair gave a short laugh before shaking her head.

"No, I live in a house near the lake; it's one of the only ones around there so if you get lost or need help with something feel free to stop by."

"We will for sure!" Kairi said before turning her attention to Sora. "Let's try out the Rumble Stadium."

The excitement was very obvious in her voice as her blue eyes lit up. Blair had to wonder what it was that had caught the young girl's interest in the stadium.

Had it been the fighting or the gambling? Alternatively, it could have been the prospect of playing video games but it could have also been the promise of a roller coaster ride.

"Eh, you guys go on ahead." Lea remarked, disinterest clear in his voice as he folded his arms across his chest.

"Aw, what? You don't want to come with, Lea?" Sora asked, his smile dropping a little, a bit discouraged by his friend's lack of enthusiasm.

"Nah, I kinda want to check out the marketplace. I'll see you guys around." Lea replied as he began walking in the direction of the marketplace.

"Shall we?" Kairi asked, eying Blair expectantly as she held out her hand.

"I'm sorry, but I'm a little sore after that battle. I was struggling quite a bit before you guys showed up so I'm gonna head home and patch myself up." Blair said kindly, giving Kairi an apologetic look.

"Suit yourself." Sora shrugged before flashing a friendly smile at Kairi and the couple set off for their destination.

Blair felt her shoulders relax as she watched them walk away, waiting for them to disappear just past the curve of the buildings before quickly summoning her keyblade and twirling it into spear form.

After everything that had happened today, she felt completely exhausted. Mentally she was spent from dealing with so many tense situations and her arms and ankles still ached from where Triche's whip had latched onto her.

Grimacing, Blair touched her still tender elbow, noticing a purple blemish begin to rise around it. She hated to think of what the side of her face looked like from her fall from earlier.

Practically hurting all over, she attempted to distract herself one more time.

Just enough to get home.

Blair reasoned as she started to walk forward, beginning the journey home, using her weapon as a walking stick.