"Okay...let's decide the next member." Yaoyorozu said, dropping the die as it stopped on 11.
"What? But that's…!" Sectonia started.
"Marluxia." Jexi said. "The Graceful Assassin."
"The guy who masterminded everything in Castle Oblivion." Ty said.
"Sectonia, are you going to be okay fighting him again?" David asked.
"Yes, I will. Don't you worry. This time, I'm ready for him." Sectonia said.
"I shall be one of your allies in this battle." Spade said. "If that is okay with you, M'lady."
"I'll need that help against him. Anyone else want to come?" Sectonia asked.
"I'll take some of that action." Cobalt said.
"Alright then, let's go." Sectonia said.
They entered the gate where inside was a clear white room with rose like decals on the floor as Marluxia stood on the other end.
"Bloom, Graceful Dahlia." Marluxia said as his scythe appeared in hand and took a stance.
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Marluxia laughed for a moment before disappearing and reappearing next to Sectonia as he whispered something in her ear and warped back to his original spot.
"Something's wrong… I'm feeling something in my head." Sectonia said.
"Sectonia...do not let him touch you. I've seen this before...it's a death curse!" Cobalt said as Marluxia went for Sectonia only for Cobalt to block with his shield.
"Gotcha!" Spade called, jumping onto Marluxia's scythe and dealing a quick combo to him.
"How do I break it?" Sectonia asked.
"Only way is to slay the one who cast it." Cobalt said
"I think I can handle that." Sectonia said as she summons an Astral projection of her old body and sends it at Marluxia.
Marluxia spins his scythe as he chops down on it only for Sectonia to run up the scythe as she strikes him with a number of combos.
"Time to turn up the heat. Flametongue." Spade said as a sword made of fire and magma appeared in his hand. "Heat Blade!" he called, dealing a few hits as Flametongue soon broke.
Marluxia scowled as he prepared to bring his scythe down on Spade before Sectonia intercepted, knocking it out of his hands as she caught it.
"My first time using a scythe...should be fun." Sectonia said as she slashed at Marluxia before hurling the scythe at him. Marluxia braced himself as the scythe finished him off as he vanished into data.
"Thank you for the rescue, M'lady." Spade said.
"Oh, it's no problem." Sectonia said with a wink.
"And it looks like you managed to break the curse as well. Meaning we've won over this foe." Cobalt said.
"It was also quite clever to use his own weapon against him." Spade added.
"Well, I wasn't really the first person to do that." Sectonia said.
They soon returned back to the garden.
"Nice work. Of course, didn't think you'd lose considering you beat him before." Zan said.
"This time was much more unique, to say the least." Sectonia said.
"Now...let's see who is next." Yaoyorozu said as she rolled the die as it landed on a 3.
"3...that's Xaldin's number." Nami said.
"This one may be more challenging." Erza said.
"Yeah, Xaldin won't be easy. He's called the Whirlwind Lancer for a reason. He has tons of spears and he can use Wind Magic." Hope said.
"So in a way he's a warrior of the skies?" Kushi asked.
"Basically." Jexi said.
"Please, allow me to be one of three to face him." Kushi said.
"Okay but you still need to take two others." Jexi said.
"I guess I'll go." Tsumugi said. "I'm not much by myself, but…"
"Yeah, Tsumugi's cosplay always helps out in a pinch." Jesmon said.
"Perhaps I can assist as well?" Riesz asked.
"Okay...we got our three...you can go on." Jexi said as Kushi, Tsumugi and Riesz entered the gate, standing on the bridge leading into a creepy looking castle.
"Wait...this place...this is the castle from Beauty and the Beast." Tsumugi said.
Wind began to blow as they saw Xaldin standing on the bridge. "Rise, Lindworm!" he called out as six lances emerged, he grabbed three of them as the other three floated behind him as he floated in the air, encased in a sphere of wind.
"Here we come!" Kushi said as Altun perched on her right arm.
"Oh my… That's a lot of lances." Tsumugi said.
"Even so, we can't back down." Riesz said.
Xaldin vanished and reappeared across the bridge as he attacked with his lances.
"These moves...they're just like how a dragoon moves." Tsumugi said.
"Do you have any cosplays that can help with that?" Kushi asked.
"Well, I have one, but even suggesting it is pretty dangerous." Tsumugi said.
"I say do it." Riesz said.
"Okay...here goes." Tsumugi said as she activated her law and transformed into Dark Samus. She takes this opportunity to leap into the air. She fired her cannon at Xaldin a few times, penetrating his barrier.
"Go! Altun!" Kushi called, as Altun flew through Xaldin at high speeds from different directions a few times, dealing massive damage.
"This is how it's done in Laurent!" Riesz said as she held her lance over her head before she began to spin it, sending vacuum waves flying as they sliced through Xaldin five times. "Lance Surge!"
"You should beware the winds of despair." Xaldin said as his lances linked into a large dragon as he flew to the side as they gathered wind energy as it fired a powerful wind attack along the bridge.
"Grab onto Altun's claws!" Kushi said as she hopped onto Altun's back.
Tsumugi and Riesz did so as they ascended into the air to avoid the attack.
"Now...we jump!" Tsumugi said as they came down on Xaldin and finished him off with a combined attack.
"We are victorious!" Kushi said.
"Yes. He was dangerous but we managed to overcome him." Tsumugi said.
The three returned to the main room.
"That's two more down. 9 left." Hope said.