KINGDOM HEARTS 3.6 Part XIX: Last Light-Part 3:
A new Remix of Master Xehanort's Theme plays in the background.
Tiana comments on the hooded individual shockingly grabbing doctor Facilier's arm "He caught the Shadow Man...with his bare hand alone!" says Tiana.
"...My "role" is, over!? what nonsense is this!? unhand me you-you!" says Facilier, trying to break free of the hooded man's grip. However, he replies "You don't get to make demands at this point, doc. Right now, I'M taking the spotlight...and you? you're just a 2nd fiddle at this point. Best save yourself the embarrassment whilst you can, it's humiliating to see you struggle from my grip." says the hooded man in a both mocking and scornful tone. However, Facilier was merely feigning ignorance, replying "Oh I'm afraid that YOU are the one who is indeed the "fool", you fool! have you forgotten!? my "friends on the other side" grant me powers you wouldn't believe! why I bet if I called upon them now, they'd take your soul-" says Facilier, however, shockingly just then, the hooded man simply replies "Go on then, call them and let's see what they are truly "made of"." says the hooded man, shocking everyone present, especially Kairi and Facilier most of all.
Enraged, Facilier gives into the hooded man's taunt but shockingly enough. Even when "beckoning" his "friends", they do not appear at this point. "W-WHAT!? what's going on here!? why aren't "they" coming!?" says Facilier, not knowing why his "friends" are not appearing like they already should have. "Haven't you noticed it already, you stupid con? your shadow." says the hooded man, pointing towards Facilier's shadow of which he notices is gone. "!? NO! OH NO! NO! NO! NO! THIS-THIS CAN'T BE!" says Facilier, crying out in anguish as he realises what this truly means. "Oh but IT IS, doc. You see, because you already gave into Darkness and you "failed to deliver on your promise of souls", your so called "friends" no longer have any use for you and have already taken your shadow. Which means-" suddenly, voodoo spirits then appear and begin an ominous chant.
"BUT-BUT! I STILL HAVE TIME LEFT! FRIENDS! PLEASE! I STILL HAVE MORE TIME! GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE! PLEASE!" says Facilier, being dragged along the ground to a nearby tombstone with no Heartless Emblem on it. The hooded man further mocks him, saying "You paid the prices when you dabbled with the Dark arts. Now, they are here to collect on the payment...as-am-I." says the hooded man, picking up Naveen's blood charm. Facilier then at this point realises that the hooded individual had set him up all along "YOU! YOU USED ME! YOU! I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS! I'LL GET YOU! I SWEAR IT! I'LL HAUNT YOU TO THE END OF YOUR DAYS!" shouts out Facilier before ultimately meeting his untimely end by being dragged away into the underworld by his "friends on the other side". Leaving a horrified expression of his face as a grave marker upon his tombstone before the hooded individual leaves the doctor with a posthumous mock, stating "Oh, I think not. Your days have just ended...and mine...are just beginning. Now then..." the hooded individual redirects his attention towards Kairi, barely able to hold herself together after the amount of injuries she received from the fight.
"...Who are you? what...is it that you want!?" says Kairi, remaining on the defensive as both Tiana and Naveen go and retrieve the fallen Ray whilst the hooded individual is "distracted" by Kairi. "...My, my, my. Our Princess has sure come a long, long way since last we met." says the hooded man. "Last we met? ...who...just who exactly...are you!?" says Kairi, lowering her Keyblade as she wonders just who exactly is this person speaking with her...
The hooded individual at last reveals his true identity by shockingly taking down his hood to reveal...a mask! and not just any mask. It was the mask belonging to none other...then Vanitas! indeed, he has returned, once more! "I guess we never had a proper interaction with one another, eh, "Princess" of Heart. My name...is Vanitas and I...I am your absolute WORST nightmare..." says Vanitas, summoning his signature red coloured Void Gear Keyblade!
The Kingdom Hearts III Remix of Vanitas' Theme-Enter the Darkness plays in the background.
Vanitas prepares to fight Kairi of whom retaliates. Due to having very low HP, the battle against Vanitas is script based. Vanitas uses his superior fighting styles, skills and abilities to gain the upper hand against Kairi. Even though Kairi has only 1 HP point left, she doesn't "lose her Heart" until Vanitas unleashes a final strike in the form of shockingly his very own X of II Keyblade combination! he combines his Void Gear Keyblade with a copy of Terra's Chaos Ripper Keyblade, creating a whole new Keyblade named "Dark Armiger". Using the Dark Armiger, he uses the Zantetsuken technique to immediately finish off Kairi in one, single swift blow, ending the scripted battle.
Kairi is pushed back, pushed to the brink of exhaustion. "What's wrong, "Princess"!? are you giving up already!? I thought YOU were stronger then that!" says Vanitas, mocking Kairi. "N-No..." Kairi struggles to get back up but is unable to, Vanitas roughly kicks her aside, stating his "supremacy" against her "...How droll. For a former "Pure Light" against me-"Pure Dark incarnate", compared to the fractured Light that is Ventus, you fail on a grandiose scale. I'd give you a 0 of 10!" says Vanitas before placing his foot on top of Kairi's head.
"V-Ven? ! wait! Vanitas! it's you! you're Ven's!?" says Kairi, finally having caught on to Vanitas' true identity. "Bout time you realised! ...not that it's going to do you any good!" Vanitas prepared to deliver a finishing blow against Kairi, until suddenly "Get away from her you creep!" Tiana rushes toward Kairi's rescue, leaving Ray in Naveen's care.
"Ahhh...right on schedule. Now then, let's see if this charm can work one last piece of magic!" suddenly, Vanitas had anticipated Tiana coming to the rescue. Upon realising this, Kairi tries to warn Tiana to get away "Tiana, run! he's-!?" however, by then it was too late. Vanitas had used the last remaining Dark magic inside Naveen's blood charm to shockingly "steal" something from Tiana that causes her to suddenly collapse unconsciously.
"!? TIANA!" shouts out Naveen, rushing to his beloved's aid. "N-No! what did you-what did you do to her!?" says Kairi, demanding an answer from Vanitas. "Relax, you has-been. All I did was steal her pure Light, that's all." says Vanitas. "!? Pure...Light!? you mean-!?" says Kairi, realising the grave truth behind what this all means. "That's right, again you finally catch on, "EX Princess". But also again, too little, too late. I knew keeping that old quack around was good for something, so I used him in order to bait you into my little trap to drain you of strength so that you wouldn't be strong enough to fight back against me." says Vanitas, explaining the "real purpose" behind manipulating the witch doctor.
"B-But why!? how!?" says Kairi, flabbergasted at this revelation. "Don't be dense, if you were still one of the Seven, you would have been able to recognise that your friend here was also a pure Light just like you formally were. The Connection between the Seven is so strong that in fact, it's practically binding. Once your powers "passed on", you lost that dear Connection, allowing me to make my move at the correct timing." says Vanitas, having plotted everything in advance, almost just like his former "master"-Xehanort!
"...Why you! you-" says Kairi, only to be interrupted by Naveen, finishing Kairi's words "You COWARD! I'll make you pay for what you did to Tiana!" Naveen tries to throw a couple of good left and right handed slug punches at Vanitas. However, surprisingly, he fades both in and out of existence each time that Naveen lands a punch. "That won't be the case as we won't ever be meeting each other again onward. However, as for you, "Princess", we'll be seeing each other again REAL SOON...count on it. On that note, ciao!" says Vanitas, taking his leave as Naveen demands that he return "H-HEY! COME BACK HERE! YOU HEAR ME COWARD!? COME-BACK!" shouts out Naveen, as Vanitas even after disappearing lets out one of his signature evil cackles, showing that he truly won the "war" of the "battle" Kairi and the others had now finished. It was at this point that Kairi ultimately knew...it was their loss.
To be Continued.