Last chapter, we find out that Roxas took up 7 pawns. That's one short from getting all 8 pawn pieces like Sora, but that pretty much means he's powerful too. Meanwhile, Xion is a Knight, I figured it fits her since she literally zips around the battlefield in a flash of light in her data battle. Hehehe.

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(Play - "Aqua")

(Underworld)

Aqua let out a deep sigh as she lowered her head into the warm bathwater, blowing out bubbles as she began to think of the current events that revolved around one particular keyblade wielder, whose true identity she had been working hard to protect. A warm bath was what she needed after a tiring day of working with the Maou on this confusing case and quite frankly, this was something that she couldn't experience in her own worldline. Somehow, it felt relaxing to do this and there was a feeling inside her that wanted to experience this again.

"It's been a few days since I went with Lord Sirzechs and Lady Serafall back to the Underworld, and things around here wouldn't have gone well if we didn't talk with the Phenex family about not revealing Sora's nature as the Red Dragon Emperor to anyone else. While Lord Phenex and his wife were both intrigued with what they found out, Riser Phenex and his younger sister swore secrecy within their family to protect Sora from getting the whole attention of the Underworld. It was a really good thing the Rating Game wasn't official and it prevented a lot of devils from knowing."

The girl stretched out her limbs as she applied soap along her skin, before letting out a deep sigh. This wasn't how she planned this rescue mission after leaving Radiant Garden. All she wanted to do was find Sora with Roxas, Xion, and Kairi and then go home afterwards. But what happened? She got separated with the others upon landing in this world, finds out that there was a big mystery revolving Sora, and now she would likely spend some time here in order to unravel it. To make matters worse, getting back home would be no easy task even if they all did get together somehow.

She could only imagine her friends' reactions to all of this back home, especially Ven and Terra. All of them must be worried sick about them by now, especially Lea and Riku. She hugged her legs close to her chest, adopting a somber expression as pictured their reactions in her mind. How could they not, when their best friends were all missing?

During her first week in the Underworld after learning about the supernatural, she had tried to call Roxas and Xion using her own Gummiphone, only to remember that those two didn't have one. When she tried to contact Kairi, nobody was answering her calls and that nearly caused her to be put in a state of depression, feeling responsible for the disappearance of not only one, but FOUR keyblade wielders and it would be all on her.

Rinsing her body off the soap, the girl began to focus on her blue locks while doing her best to calm herself down. "I hope they're all doing okay like Sora is. I do have faith in them, but they're just kids. But I swear, on my life, I'll find them and I will bring all of them back home." Aqua looked at her hand before closing it into a fist.

If it wasn't for Sirzechs reminding her that each of them were strong individuals, Aqua would've ended up having another trip to the hospital due to the guilt she felt over all this. It was enough to convince the girl that there was no need to fret and panic over the disappearance of her friends in this world, and soon she felt calm enough to think this through with Sirzechs and Serafall.

"That thing about Sora being a wielder of a Longinus, we don't have the slightest clue of how it happened in the first place. Sora wasn't born here, and there should be no way that the Boosted Gear somehow made it to our universe and chose him as its host. However, it would explain why it was considered a lost Longinus and how nobody has been able to find it… perhaps, that's also the reason why the Evil Pieces were capable of turning him into a devil… but Lord Ajuka says that the system could also be possible on people from other universes… anyway, the big question here is how Sora managed to obtain it… "

Before she could think more about this topic, the door the bath sprung open, as Serafall Leviathan walked inside with a smile while only wearing a purple towel that was wrapped around her body.

"Ahhh, after a really long day, I need a big warm bath to calm my nerves~" she said blissfully, before she noticed the blue-haired keyblade master relaxing peacefully in one of the larger pools. A wide smile formed on her face upon seeing the bluenette, as Serafall quickly made her way to where Aqua was. "Oh my, I never thought I'd see you here too, Aqua-chan! Hold on, let's take a bath together!"

Aqua could only sweat-drop the moment she saw Serafall, while letting out a huge sigh of defeat. By this point, she was through with talking sense into the Maou Leviathan and simply thought of her as someone insane, confusing her so much on how she could keep her image as a Great Satan while being like this. Wow, to think that a keyblade master like her would give up on someone… what a joke.

"Aannnd she's here… great. So much for trying to have some quality time to myself," Aqua groaned to herself while palming her face in slight frustration. That was when she remembered an important talk that occurred between her and the Maou, which was surprisingly not about magical girls or stuff like that. "Speaking of which, Lady Serafall recently offered to turn me into a devil in her peerage… she says that she would love to have someone like me by her side, but I don't know what I should tell her…"

"Aqua-chan, how have you been?! All these meetings have been really stressful lately, so I need a long soak to calm myself!" Serafall exclaimed as she took off the towel and stepped inside the same pool where Aqua was.

"L-L-Lady Serafall, c-can you please t-take a bath somewhere else that's not here…? I-I-I'm still not done here…" Aqua said with her face turning deep red at the fact that she was currently in the same bath with another woman. Said woman being Serafall is anything but good too.

Serafall tilted her head in confusion as she undid her twin-tails, letting her long black hair run freely down her back. "Eh? But this bath was built for many people to fit inside it! It's made for times like these, Aqua-chan!"

Aqua blushed harder, while being left flabbergasted at Serafall's words. Who in their right minds would want to take a bath with other people? Probably the crazy ones, if she had to guess. Urgh, was there even decency in this world? "I-I-Is that so…? W-Well, then… I-I-I-I'll just leave and l-let you have the bath to yourself…! I'm done anyway!"

With her pupils becoming blank out of embarrassment, the blue-haired girl slowly made her way to the edge of the bath in an effort to escape before her mind shuts down or maybe worse…

"Wait, don't leave Aqua-chan!" Serafall cried, waving her arms in panic which made Aqua stop in her tracks, but not enough to make her change her mind apparently. "P-Please stay…? I don't want to be alone here when you're around… I can just stay here and you be over there. Is that okay, Aqua-chan?" she asked, her eyes becoming teary as she looked down in sadness.

Aqua chewed on her lip hard, before she swallowed in nervousness and remained in her place. "F-Fine…" She pointed towards Serafall in a scolding manner and frowned. "But please respect my privacy as much as I respect yours, Lady Serafall. As a Maou, you should be having an equal amount of decency for yourself and for others. You stay only there, no more of your games because we're currently in a bath at this moment."

"Okay!" Performing a quick 180, Serafall flashed a wide smile before applying shampoo on her hair to proceed with her bath. Aqua sighed in exasperation as she tended to grooming her own body, thinking that things between them would be over for now. However, she thought wrong when she heard Serafall's voice ring out once again. "Have you thought about the offer I made you, Aqua-chan?"

Realizing that this was a more serious matter, Aqua turned to look at the Leviathan, who looked genuinely curious with what her response would be.

"Oh! Uhm… I haven't fully decided yet…" Aqua shook her head, looking terribly conflicted with what she should do. She looked down and saw her own reflection in the water, and for a moment, she could've sworn that she saw the state of her being possessed by darkness. "This… This is something I can't take lightly…"

Her initial thought about the Underworld was that it was like the Realm of Darkness back home, and in some ways, there was some truth in that statement. Devils were generally seen as evil creatures and they inhabit the Underworld, while also harnessing dark powers as part of their abilities. However, that all changed when she met Sirzechs and Serafall, before learning more about devils and the world of the supernatural. Sure, she had a better outlook on devils by now that she could hold a normal conversation with a Great Satan, but it wasn't enough for her to remove the thought that these being were normally treated as creatures of the dark. From what she learned from her Master, darkness is evil and nothing more, which was one of the main reasons why she shouldn't allow Serafall reincarnate her into a devil. Even if she was a Maou, she was capable of making her own choices and should abide by them.

But she had no direct answer until now, showing that she had second thoughts about this matter.

A brief memory appeared in her mind, and it was about the time when she had given herself to the darkness. She frowned upon remembering that, causing her to shake her head. "I don't want to be possessed by darkness… that's a part of me that I never want to see again, but… I don't think that would happen if I do turn into a devil."

On the other hand, from what she saw in Sora during that Rating Game, that boy didn't look like he was possessed by darkness one bit. Even though she wasn't nowhere near him, she could tell that his heart was still pure and it was like nothing had changed. If anything, it looked as if he just became stronger than he already was. It was because of this that Aqua thought it was her who was confused and had no idea what to do, and it was also the reason why she was actually considering Serafall's offer.

Maybe this was what she needed.

Maybe she could find her way if she becomes a devil. Maybe she could gain some wisdom from following the footsteps of another keyblade wielder, one whom she saw as someone more deserving of the rank of Master than her.

In fact, the only thing preventing her from outright accepting was her fear of getting possessed by darkness. Master Eraqus wasn't in her mind anymore, now realizing that she was in control of her own path now. Among her friends, it was only her who became a keyblade master, and yet she still acted like a student by blindly following her master's teachings.

Eraqus wouldn't want that for her and she knew it.

"C-Can I have some more time thinking about it, Lady Serafall…?" Aqua looked at the Maou Leviathan nervously, hoping that she could understand her position. She was close to making a decision, and all that was left is if she would let her fear of the darkness take over, or believe in the light she possessed. "I promise I'll have an answer soon… this is perhaps the biggest decision I'm going to make, and I feel like my whole change based on what I decide to do."

"Ah it's alright, Aqua-chan! The offer is always there for you, and…" Serafall looked melancholic for a moment, turning her gaze away which got the bluenette's attention. "...I understand what you feel right now. I faced the same dilemma when I was given the choice on whether or not I'll take up the title of Maou Leviathan."

In one of the few times that she saw Serafall with a serious demeanor, this was probably the time when Aqua felt the most emotion from the twin-tailed girl.

"You didn't want to accept the title at first because… that would mean leaving your little sister behind, right?" said Aqua. During her stay in the Underworld, she ended up befriending and knowing more about the Four Great Satans (including Ajuka and Falbium), and the blue-haired master felt quite honored that she was treated as a friend by the devils who were at the top of their society.

"That's right," Serafall answered with a small nod, before doing another 180 as something important came into her mind. "Wait, speaking of So-tan, she actually sent me a letter! Oh, it's been a very long time since she showed me some love! I have to make an appointment to visit the human world soon so I could see her!" she exclaimed, excited at the thought of seeing her beloved sister again.

"Lord Sirzechs told me that she loves her sister to a certain degree, and I agree. This seems too much for showing love to a sibling… but I'm more worried for Sora, considering Lady Serafall's words during the Rating Game…" Aqua thought back to the Leviathan's words that night, specifically on how she said that… well… how 'she and Sora were perfect for each other' and would do all sorts of things together… yeah. Aqua quickly shook her head to get rid of those thoughts before they could become explicit, before she made an attempt to erase what she had in mind with her next words. "That's great to hear, Lady Serafall. What did she say to you?"

"Oh, something about finding two people, if I remember correctly… hey, I can show it to you later on if you want!" Serafall smiled happily towards Aqua, who returned the expression with one of her own before the twin-tailed girl remembered something else from that letter. "Oh, So-tan also said that she recruited two new servants for her peerage! That's my So-tan, making herself even stronger than ever!"

"I'm sure they are powerful, considering your sister is very smart," Aqua began to wash her legs as she continued to satisfy her curiosity. It was better this way than thinking about explicit things. "Did she say anything about who they were?"

"Oh, yeah! Their names are Roxas and Xion, and they are really powerful from how So-tan says in her letter!" Serafall exclaimed, completely unaware of the reaction that Aqua had to her words.

Aqua became completely frozen upon hearing those names, so much that she had dropped the soap she was holding and slowly looked up at Serafall with a troubled look on her face. Just from hearing those names, they were making echoes inside her ears as though it was like a constant reminder of what her responsibilities were.

"W-W-What did you just say, Lady Serafall…?" she stuttered, looking up at the confused Leviathan with a flabbergasted expression plastered on her face.

(Stop playing - "Aqua")

Almost a week after the supposed reunion that ended up in a not-so-good way, things were already going back to normal for both the Occult Research Club and the Student Council. It was just in Sora's nature to not stay sad for a long time that after a few hours of being alone in the academy's rooftop, he was already back to his usual grinning-self upon returning to the clubroom.

It turned out that he really just needed some time alone to accept the fact that Kairi and Aqua were also here in this world with him, especially the former. Sora became worried for her well-being, while also reminding himself that Kairi was a keyblade wielder like him and was perfectly capable of keeping herself safe from harm.

However, with that Organization member still on the loose, Sora could only hope that nothing bad happens to Kairi since he can't go out looking for her.

Right now, the spiky brunette was enjoying lunch period with his two friends from the Student Council, one of them being his so-called 'brother'. Apparently, Sona decided to give Roxas the same last name as Sora since they were literally connected to each other that could be akin a sibling. Both had no problem with it, although that action would lead to most of the school's population calling them 'The Twin Princes of Kuoh', much to the irk of the notorious Perverted Duo.

"Any word from Sona-kaichou's sister?" asked Sora. As soon as he returned to the clubroom that day, he was quickly informed by Rias that she and Sona would seek help from their respective siblings in trying to locate both Kairi and Aqua, which he was really grateful for. He wouldn't need to go out and look for them, after all.

"Nothing yet, which is honestly a surprise." Roxas shrugged his shoulders in response before letting out a small chuckle. "I found out from Momo that her sister is obsessed with her to the point that she didn't want her to help… but, since Sona felt bad for you she decided to eat her pride and get some help."

"Oh… that's unfortunate," Sora grinned sheepishly before sighing. "I didn't want her to feel bad for me, though… I don't blame anyone for what happened a few days ago. I just needed some time to myself, and that's it."

Xion knew that she had to steer this conversation somewhere else. "W-What about you, Sora? Has the Maou Lucifer said anything to Rias Gremory yet?" she asked curiously.

In Xion's case, it was a lot harder to come up with a last name for her due to her past… circumstances. In the end though, Sona decided to take something out of Kairi's book since the two girls looked very similar to one another, giving birth to 'Xion Alexandra Heart'.

"Also nothing," Sora shrugged as he ate through the bento that Rias cooked for him. He remembered how his leader was getting frustrated as the days passed by without receiving any reply from her brother, and he wished that he could cheer her up in some way. "We've also been expecting Grayfia to show up in the clubroom since she's a maid of Rias' family, but there's no sign of her either."

"That's not good, but still…" Roxas frowned as he drank from his can of soda. Sure, they were finally together with Sora again, but now they have turned their attention to their two missing companions. "There has to be a way that we can at least establish a connection with Master Aqua and Kairi. They could be anywhere in this world, but we don't have the slightest idea on what place."

"Sora, do you think you can call them? You three each have a phone, right? The one that Jiminy Cricket gave to all of you before the war." Xion pointed out. "Sadly, Roxas and I don't have one of those but maybe you can contact them using it."

"Actually, I did try to call them both when I went to the rooftop a few days ago. As soon as I found out they were both here in this world, maybe I could call them without failure." Sora explained, before realizing thar this was something that both Roxas and Xion didn't know. "You see, when I was still all alone here, I couldn't call anybody back home and there's this big red 'X' that appears when I do. Luckily, that annoying 'X' didn't appear again when I called Kairi and Aqua a few days… but then, nobody answered."

Xion tilted her head. "Can you do it this time, then? Perhaps they were just busy during that moment that they weren't able to respond to your call…"

Sora rubbed the back of his head and grinned sheepishly. "Uh, maybe later when I get to the clubroom… Koneko-chan has my phone right now, actually… hehe…"

"Come on, Asia… why don't you go sit next to your boyfriend~?"

"B-B-B-Boyfriend…!?"

Hearing two new voices from beside them made the three friends turn towards the source. Sora noticed that it was only Asia, who had a deep blush on her face right now and standing with her was Kiryuu Aika, a glasses-wearing girl who was in the same class as them. She was close friends with Asia and had a reputation for being the only one who can put the Perverted Duo in their place. Oh, for some reason, she had a creepy grin on her face… which doesn't look good at all…

"Hey, Asia, Kiryuu!" Sora greeted with his usual grin, turning his body to face his two classmates. "Something you need?"

Kiryuu planted her hands on her hips and grinned smugly. "Ishida, she just wants to sit with her boyfriend in front of her, do you have a problem with it?"

"Aaaah! Aaahh! S-Sora-san isn't my boyfriend, Kiryuu-san!" Asia said, waving her hands frantically in front of her while she blushed deeply along with Sora who realized what his blonde friend was saying. Oh damn, after getting kissed by Rias, Sora somehow became more aware of the romance that happening around him. Roxas grinned teasingly at his other while Xion was doing her best to hide her giggles.

"Eh? I'm wrong?" Kiryuu tilted her head and picked her ear with her finger. "But the two of you are always together, so I thought you two were going out…"

"T-T-That's… auuu…" Asia looked down, unable to face Sora due to the embarrassment she felt. In fact, it almost looked like she was going to faint at any second.

"Y-Y-You got it all wrong, Kiryuu…! Me and Asia are not anything like that!" Sora stood up and raised his hands in defeat, while looking at the glasses-wearing girl with a pleading expression. "Please stop embarrassing her…"

Kiryuu smirked. "Hmmm… is that so? You guys look like a couple. You're always together and get along well, kinda like a good combination. From what I hear, you guys are also living together in a shared apartment. A young boy and girl living under one roof… huh, just remember to use protection—"

At this point, Asia couldn't take it anymore and had to cover Kiryuu's mouth with both hands. "Aaaah! P-Please stop, Kiryuu-san…!" she pleaded.

Sora could only sweat-drop at this point. "I'm gonna have to get used to this, aren't I?" he thought, feeling that this wasn't the last time he'll be in a situation like this. The boy was too distracted in his own thoughts that he was oblivious to notice Roxas' shit-eating grin and Xion's giggling.

In another part of Kuoh, the abandoned church at the top of the hill found itself having four new visitors as they stood atop the terrain, looking over almost the entirety of the town. Three of them were wearing white cloaks with their hoods up to conceal their identities, while the other one was wearing a pink dress, though she also had her hood up.

One of them sighed in relief as they entered the church. "We finally made it to this place."

Walking before all of them, the tallest figure who also looked to be the oldest, made her way to the altar and removed her hood. "We don't have anywhere else to stay, so this place should do for now." The woman said, looking at her companions and revealed herself to be Griselda Quarta.

One of the other figures pulled off their hood, revealing a teenage girl of Italian descent. She had dark yellow eyes, and blue chin-length hair with a green fringe on the side. She was Xenovia Quarta, an exorcist of the church and a close relative of Griselda. "What kind of heartless being would leave such a nice church to rot?" she said, observing the church closely.

"From what I heard, the owners of this church made a cheap copy of a painting that depicts the Lord crying, sold it for the money and then disappearing," the other figure said and also appeared to be a fellow exorcist.

"That's horrible. How can people even be in their right minds to pull off something heinous as that? Don't they have any shame? They're giving their hearts to darkness willingly." The girl with the pink dress said in disgust, pulling down her hood and revealed herself to be Kairi. Back in her worldline, the only bad people she could think of were the members of the Organization and those who would ally with them. The case was entirely different in this world, where good people like Gabriel and Griselda were very rare and seemed non-existent.

"That's the problem with some people nowadays, Kairi. They don't even care that what they're doing is wrong, if it means achieving what they want." Griselda sighed at the fact that there were people who were exactly like that, but not surprised at all. "Anyway, the state of this church doesn't matter. We'll stay here for the night and begin tomorrow. I'll contact the devil in charge of this town and see when we can have a meeting with her." Griselda pointed towards Xenovia and the other cloaked figure. "You two will begin searching clues on the missing Excalibur fragments until then. Take Kairi along with you, perhaps she might find clues on the whereabouts of her friends in this town."

The two young exorcists nodded as Xenovia turned to her companion. "Do you still remember this town's layout?"

The figure finally took off her hood, revealing herself; she was a young Japanese girl with long chestnut-colored hair tied in twin-tails and bright purple eyes. Her name was Irina Shidou.

"Of course I do! After all, this town is the place where I grew up in," she said cheerfully while reminiscing her memories of when she used to live here.

Kairi clasped her hands together and smiled at the two. She haven't felt like this ever since Sora disappeared, and the fact that she was smiling once again was a pretty good sign. "That's wonderful! I'll help you two with looking for the three Excalibur fragments, it's the least I can do for all of you helping me get this far."

"Kairi, you don't have to involve yourself in the affairs of the church." Griselda spoke, shaking her her head. However, she wasn't surprised with the girl because from how Gabriel described her, she was honestly expecting Kairi to say something like that. "Focus on finding your friends like what Gabriel-sama told you to do."

Her hopes of helping these people quickly deflated upon hearing that, but she didn't want to give up. "But—"

"You should let her help you like what she said."

(Play - "Organization XIII")

A deep voice suddenly got everyone's attention aa they turned to the entrance of the church, where a figure wearing a black coat with a hood stepped out of a dark corridor. This caused everyone's eyes to widen in shock, especially Kairi, who quickly scowled as she courageously stepped forward to face the hooded figure.

"I thought we already beat all of you during the war? How can you still be alive? How did you get to this place?" Kairi demanded, clenching her fists in anger while the exorcists looked surprised with this.

"Kairi, you know this man?" Griselda asked, pointing to the man in the hood.

"Yes, although I don't know who he is exactly…" Kairi answered as she glared at the hooded figure. "He's one of the people that my friends and I have been fighting against back in our world!"

"'Our world'?" Irina tilted her head in confusion. Her and Xenovia have only known Kairi for a few days when Griselda brought her along to the church in Vatican. All she knew from her was that she was a girl that Griselda was looking after. "What does she mean by that?"

"It doesn't matter how I got here," the figure waved off Kairi's words like nothing before pointing towards the redhead. "What matters is that you're now involved in this, little girl, whether you like it or not. But, it looks like you're all set to help these people out anyway. All that's left is to gather the rest of the gang."

"The rest of the gang…" Kairi muttered, frowning as she tried to figure out what that meant.

Griselda turned her attention to the figure. "What are you talking about? The case of the missing Excalibur pieces is an affair of the church. It doesn't involve Kairi, and we don't plan on doing such a thing to an innocent girl."

"Oh, but she is. The people like her are now involved in this, and you can't do anything to stop it. You're gonna need her help if you want to succeed. Tell me, do you even know who stole those Excalibur fragments from the church?"

"According to our reports, it was a rogue exorcist named Freed Sellzen. He's working under the orders of Kokabiel, a Cadre of the Grigori, the organization of the fallen angels. But what does that have to do with this?"

"Heh, that crazy-ass priest? You're right on that… but wrong at the same time." The figure snickered in amusement, enjoying the looks of confusion that formed on everyone's faces. "The one who stole those three fragments from the church can hardly be called crazy…"

"Why are you here?" Kairi narrowed her eyes at the hooded figure. "What are you up to now? To claim Kingdom Hearts again? Master Xehanort is already gone, and the days of the Organization are over." she said, causing more questions to pop into Irina and Xenovia's minds about the young redhead, particularly about who she really was.

"Who said I was with that old coot? I'm here for another reason, little girl. You better find your friends as soon as possible, or you're not gonna win this fight…" He gestured towards Griselda. "...even with one of the church's best exorcists by your side, or these two ladies with you."

(Stop playing - "Organization XIII")

"Enough of this nonsense!" Xenovia shouted, pulling out her weapon out of a large package, which was the Excalibur Destruction. It was also known as the most destructive out of all seven Excalibur fragments. She gripped her sword tight and leapt into the air, aiming to finish this as fast as possible. "I will end you here and now!"

"Xenovia, wait!" Griselda cried out.

But just before the girl could make a direct hit, the figure teleported away through another dark corridor. Xenovia gritted her teeth upon finding out that she missed her target, before noticing that the figure reappeared by the door of the abandoned church.

"I'll give you a hint," the figure said as he raised his hand. "The one who stole those Excalibur fragments from the church… is a hollow shell." He then snapped his fingers, causing a swarm of Dusk Nobodies to appear before him.

(Play - "Tension Rising")

"Nobodies!" Kairi said in alarm as she summoned her keyblade, Destiny's Embrace, before preparing herself for battle. She sent a secret glance towards the hooded figure, before narrowing her eyes even further. "He wants to find my friends, so we can this fight… does this mean Sora and the others are in this town?"

"W-What are those things…?" Irina breathed out, terribly confused at the wiggly creatures which had a strange symbol as they almost surrounded Xenovia had she not took a few steps back to avoid them. Like Irina, she was also confused and had no idea what these things were, but it was clear that they were hostile.

"Kairi, what are they?" Griselda glared at the creatures before turning to the one person who knows something about this. She raised an eyebrow at the strange weapon that Kairi was holding, before putting things together in her mind. She never would have thought that the girl that Gabriel left in her care had secrets like these.

"I'll explain later! For now, we have to fight!" Kairi shouted, holding her keyblade tighter.

"Got it! Irina!" Griselda drew her own sword while turning towards the twin-tailed girl, who nodded as her armband transformed into a katana that she held tight. It was the Excalibur Mimic, also known as the Holy Sword of Mimicry.

"Give me a good show, ladies." The figure said in amusement, before teleporting away through another dark corridor.

And there we go. We start by seeing Aqua giving an update on her own condition while feeling conflicted about turning into a devil. Will she accept Serafall's offer or not? She also finds out that Roxas and Xion are in Sona's peerage, that's a massive relief for her. We checked in on Sora for a bit, before reaching the end where we see Kairi arriving in Kuoh with Xenovia, Irina, and Griselda. They encounter you-know-who, who gives them a clue on who stole the Excalibur fragments. Another mystery, eh? They can solve it once they defeat those Nobodies. Next chapter should be interesting.

Goodbye… and good night! BANG! *too sweet gesture*

-Lance