DISCLAIMER: I don't own the Kingdom Hearts nor Fire Emblem Three Houses characters, Square Enix, Nintendo, and Disney are the owners.
RedRat8: Yep, Sora will interact with other houses and staff members, oh and he will have a tea party with his teacher.
FabledLife: Sora did indeed hold back as to not severely wound them too much as he has Large Star Level Strength, Massively FTL Speed and especially the Large Star Level Durability like you say, so he had to be careful with that as to perform Ars Arcamiun on Lorenz, and Zantetsuken against Dimitri, but those techniques are the ordinary versions he used in his regular form. Either Dark or Light form, including the Double one holds the most powerful versions of these abilities, had Sora transformed into either dark, light, or double form against them, he would obviously have left them in critical condition, or even worse, killed them and been in serious trouble.
I know that Sora can use Ars Arcamiun only in second form and Zantetsuken being in his light/dark form but this is for the gameplay of KH3. As in this story, he can use them even in regular form to instan-kill weaker or under leveled enemies but not the stronger ones, all thanks to the mysterious crest he holds within his heart.
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CHAPTER 9 – MYSTERIOUS VIBES.
Everyone in the academy was talking about the mock battle and the way that the Black Eagles defeated the rival houses and won.
"I've never thought that this guy had amazing powers and battle mastery on par with the professor." A Golden Deer student expressed astonishment for the news.
"You don't say, I bet that the eagles have become fearsome." The other guy coincided with his words, slightly shocked for the loss.
"So, this Sora did indeed help the Black Eagles to win…" Leonie said after being informed of the news.
"Yeah! I saw how he defeated Dimitri!" Hilda was impressed for the brown-haired boy's performance against the future king of Faerghus. "It's like he had a long experience in these situations."
"I don't wonder that the Black Eagles had won for their own merits." Lysithea commented plainly, trying to hide her blush towards the keyblade wielder.
"You say it because you're attached to Sora?" Leone joked sassily, making the white-haired girl irritated.
"Wi-Will you shut up? You're making me nervous!" she retorted in that state, which entertained the brunette girl.
However, there was always had to be someone who was visibly annoyed with the outcome.
"This piece of crap defeated me!" Lorenz spat angrily for his humiliating defeat. "I'm gonna teach this nobody what happens when somebody messes with me!"
"Hey, chill out, men." Claude tried to calm him down. "Sora defeated you because he's stronger than us and you keep underestimating people. He might be some kind of idiot, impulsive, whatever you wanna call him, but he's not stupid."
"I don't need your advices, representative." Lorenz replied giving him a murder glare, but the future archduke did not care at all. "I'll see what I can do to make his life miserable to this piece of crap. And I'll defeat him!"
"He's mad, isn't he?" Leonie said watching him leave angrily.
"He's just resent, that's all." Claude assumed coolly with laughs.
Elsewhere, Sora was being accompanied by his classmates, who were praising him for his actions in the mock battle.
"You were great, Sora!" Caspar congratulated him hugging him by an arm.
"Thanks, you all were incredible as well." He replied smiling in the same manner.
"I can bet how mad is Lorenz right now." Ferdinand commented in a very funny tone.
"You're really an ace, Sora." Dorothea praised him in a flirting tone and immediately gave him a bear hug pressing his head against her breasts playfully.
"He-Hey! I can't breathe!" Sora gabbled begging her while panting trying to breathe.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I can't avoid seeing how cute you are." Dorothea put some excuse flirting with him, though it somewhat was true, Dorothea felt sort of attraction to the keyblade wielder.
"See? I know what I'm telling you, dude." Caspar emphasized him being right regarding their conversation they had in the cafeteria.
Sora just limited himself to let out a sigh among a big anime-style drop while they all were walking around the monastery.
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Elsewhere, Dimitri was sitting down in one of the pillars outside the monastery, his face reflected loneliness and depression that no one in the academy had noticed.
Suddenly, his face changed his demeanor into annoyance showing twisted tendencies.
Very far away from the blonde boy, a mysterious figure was standing in one of alpine peaks of Fodlan staring at him with much wickedness showing a sinister smile…
"I have found a perfect candidate to make him my new vessel…" said the mysterious figure showing that creepy smile.
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RECEPTION HALL – DAYTIME
Meanwhile, Byleth and her class met in the reception hall to congratulate each other for their victory.
"Excellent work today, Byleth, Sora." Edelgard congratulated them for their performance. "Though our victory should come as no surprise."
"It was easy, each and every one of you have enough capability of fighting." Byleth replied in the same manner.
"Of course it was. Further proof that you're well qualified to guide the Black Eagles." The future empress was satisfied by her guidance.
"That was impressing, Professor Byleth!" Petra praised her when immediately realized that she misinterpreted her sentence. "I mean… impressive. We gained a victory because of your great leadership."
"We certainly did. We all tried our best, of course, but we couldn't have won without your and Sora's help." Dorothea gave them congratulations for their actions. "You're are into big challenges, aren't you?
"Well, I have been like this for a very long time, Dorothea." Sora stated his motives to fight efficiently.
"I can see why." Byleth understood his words.
"I was curious what it would look like if you two did not hold back. And you did not disappoint!" Ferdinand was also happy to express his praising towards them.
"Hmph. I daresay we owe our victory to Lady Edelgard." Hubert thought about congratulating his acquirement over the others' actions.
"How so? For that battle, she was only a soldier following our professor's command. Sure, she was an incredibly powerful soldier." Linhardt said blatantly explaining that Edelgard was just following Byleth's orders just like everyone else.
"Don't worry about it too much, Linhardt. All that matters is that we won!" Caspar asked him to relax.
"I'm done with being on the battlefield, OK? I'd rather stay back than pursue victory out there." Bernadetta expressed nervousness not wanting to do with stepping in any battle.
"You are all ridiculous as always." Edelgard made a facepalm showing sort of disappointment towards her classmates. "We only managed to win because we worked together."
"Yeah, that's right!" Sora agreed with her.
But Edelgard and Sora received daggering glares from the classmates, making them a bit nervous at the process.
"Was it something I said?" the future empress sweated from nervousness she had at that moment, only to have weird feelings subtly coming out. "It is odd, me talking about togetherness? If so, that perception must change. In fact, I'm cancelling the festivities so we can discuss this topic further."
Everybody was about to be disappointed when…
"I'm kidding, of course. Come on, everyone! We've earn this celebration." Edelgard took back the latter she just said.
The Black Eagles celebrated their victory getting along with each other the way they all wanted.
Dorothea was looking at Sora with intentions of 'speaking' with him, even though Byleth was keeping an eye on her to prevent any trouble, even if she had her reasons to do so.
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MYSTERIOUS TOWER
[KINGDOM HEARTS II BGM: Magical Mystery]
Elsewhere, very and very far away from the world of Fodlan, Riku and Kairi went to visit the wise mage Yen Sid's office to get to know the Sora's news.
And not only that, they were joined by Donald, Goofy and King Mickey.
"Do you have any news about Sora, Master Yen Sid?" the mouse asked his mentor regarding the subject.
"Yeah, but they are not very uplifting…" he replied in a not very satisfying tone. "It's true that I had found out his location but that world is out of our hands…"
"Do you know where is Sora at least?" Kairi wanted to know his whereabouts.
"He… He is in a medieval world called Fódlan, but it's a world that is very hard to enter in, but so leaving is… you know how complicated are the portals." Yen Sid answered her question, surprising everybody.
"Fódlan… I've never heard about this place…" Riku was taken aback curious upon hearing those words.
"Gowsh… If Sora is in a medieval world…" Goofy commented the possibilities from that world. "Then he must be living in a monastery."
"It's possible, but Sora can defend himself wherever he is, I can feel it." Kairi was optimistic about his wellbeing.
"Is there any chance to bring him back here?" Riku was hoping for a way to rescue his friend.
"There it is, Riku, but I am afraid that the possibilities of bringing him home are small and the portals are random and unpredictable as the world where Sora lives is very, very far away." Mickey warned him about the risk that the task involved.
"It doesn't matter Mickey, we'll figure a way back." Riku was willing to take the risk to bring Sora back no matter what.
"Think about it, anyway." he advised him to make a good decision if he wanted to risk himself.
"We should talk to the others about this to see if we can agree." Kairi coincided with the mouse suggesting the white-haired guy to meet with the others.
"Okay, if you excuse us." Riku nodded and he was to take his leave with her when the elder wise told them one more thing.
"Riku, guys, you must know that it's possible to meet with strongest enemies compared to Master Xehanort and his flunkies that wander around that world, so I suggest you take precautions if you will travel there." Yen Sid warned them about the risks involved with the trip.
"We'll take it into account, thank you Master Yen Sid." Mickey agreed with his mentor's warning, as this was to not take it lightly.
Sora's retrieval trip involved lots of dangerous tasks and enemies should they meet, what they were about to do to bring Sora home was highly risky, even more than facing the Organization XIII members.
[END OF SONG]
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AUDIENCE HALL
Back in the monastery, Byleth met with Rhea and Seteth to have an important talking inside the hall.
"Your work with the students was remarkable. I can see Jeralt trained you well." Rhea praised her for her performance as an instructor. "I do hope you were able to use the occasion to bond with the students."
"I did, we get along with each other." Byleth stated looking satisfied with her students.
"I am so happy to hear it. Nothing would please me more than if you used this coming year to grow closer still." Rhea was content with her answer to which the professor nodded.
"Of course, the mock battle was mere practice. The real fight is the Battle of the Eagle and Lion, which will take place during the Wyvern Moon." Seteth gave her an important notice regarding the upcoming real fight between the houses. "You are expected to properly train your students so as not to humiliate the academy during the long-held tradition that is the coming battle."
"Of course, Seteth, I will train them as hard as possible." Byleth stated her initiative to make them stronger than everyone else.
"As of today, Byleth, I have called you here to tell you of your mission for the next month ahead." Rhea had something else important to tell her.
"What is it?"
"Your class is to dispose of some bandits causing trouble nearby." The archbishop assigned Byleth the next mission for her class.
"Bandits?" she asked them a question intrigued.
"Those affiliated with Garreg Mach Monastery have a moral obligation to help those in need, regardless of social standing." Seteth clarified the monastery principles that everyone who were affiliated had. "Students are not exception. Each month, before the newly birthed moon departs, each house of students must complete their assigned mission."
"Assigned missions… I see." Byleth understood his words, she had to lead her students to complete every mission she was assigned.
"You shall work to complete the task at hand alongside your students and report back to the archbishop before the deadline. Understood?"
"Understood." Byleth nodded with her head.
"I will soon provide you with the necessary detail for your first mission. If I told you now, I expect you would only forget, and I despise repeating myself." Seteth told her that he would explain more of her mission in a few days.
"I can sense something special within your heart… and Sora's too… I have high hopes for you two…" said Rhea before taking her leave with Seteth, leaving the professor alone.
"Bandits, they say…" Sothis voice resounded inside her head.
"Sothis?!" Byleth was surprised to hear her voice.
"Do you recall when we first met? You shall not fall so shamelessly again, correct?" she asked her to get used to it as to not be taken aback like this anymore, but as Byleth's words didn't come out... "What's the matter? Are you quiet? You ought to know that I am always with you and Sora now. To hear my voice should not come as a shock."
"I don't understand." Byleth denied with her head, not completely understanding her words.
"Whatever shall I do with you?" Sothis was rather disappointed by her answer. "I am alive within the confines of your heart, Byleth. I am unknown to all but you and Sora. But through your eyes and I ears, I see and hear. Just listen to your heart, as you are doing now, and we speak like this. That is all I know."
"I see, thanks, Sothis." Byleth knew what to do to speak with her and thanked her for that.
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ZANADO, THE RED CANYON – DAYTIME.
Very far away from the monastery, Kostas found himself very angry about his humiliating defeat at Byleth's and Sora's hands.
"Fuck! What is this nonsense?! All I was told was to kill as many noble pipsqueaks as possible!" he spat in that angrier tone. "No one said anything about the fucking Knights of Seiros being on our trail!"
"You have proven yourself to be worthless. Distracted by something so trivial." said a mysterious person with a black-red mask dressed in the same color theme. "I had hope you would achieve your goal despite the setback. But now a child of the knights' captain, and a boy with a mysterious weapon are in play. How interesting."
"You asshole! This isn't what we agreed to!" Kostas reproached him for being swindled.
"Hiring a mercenary as a professor… what was that woman thinking…" the mysterious masked said thinking about Rhea. Who was this guy? What was he doing there?
"Are you listening to me?! How the fuck do we finish this?!" Kostas barked telling him to finish their business together.
"You will die." The man with red-black mask gave him a death sentence, making the bandit feel fear and scared.
"Wh—What?! Tell me you're not serious!" Kostas looked creeped out after knowing that his days were numbered.
"Underestimating the knights was an amateur mistake. One you will pay for. The road to eternal hell awaits you all." The masked man gave him death threats or even the worse thing. "Now I must locate your replacements…"
"Wait! Get back here! Fuuuuck!" Kostas tried to stop him but it was too late and was left with fear and anxiety.
END OF CHAPTER 9
