"Are you excited Izuru?" Junko asked as she leaned on him with a sinister smile," soon you'll get just what you desired"
"I do not feel excitement, merely intrigue" Izuru said as he looked down at Chiaki, fast asleep in a white bed.
"What is it that you see in Nanami?" Junko asked," why can't you see that I'm superior to her".
"For a time I thought Hope could never be as unpredictable as despair, but she showed me otherwise" Izuru said.
"Be ready to be disappointed" Junko said," soon you'll see just how chaotic and unpredictable my despair can be"
"Pride comes before a fall" Izuru said.
"You're such a sourpuss" Junko grumbled.
"The time is upon us" Izuru said when he noticed Chiaki move a bit.
"I see" Junko said," we better go and bring in the puppet. Upupupu"
...
Natsumi stared into the eyes of the beast as it moved into the light revealing itself to be a wolf hopeless. It looked frightening with its long claws and teeth, yet when natsumi looked at it she could see it twitched in fear at the sight of her. The wolf hopeless lunged at natsumi only to break through the bars when natsumi dodged it.
"That is it!" Natsumi yelled," I have had it with these fucking hopeless in all these fucking worlds!"
Natsumi was about to lunge at the wolf hopeless when she spotted a green insignia on the wolf hopelesses chest.
"Of course you would turn into a hopeless" natsumi sighed," well, looks like I'm going to have to knock some sense into you, just like I should have done in the past".
The wolf hopeless growled a bit before natsumi upper punched its snout. Immediately, the wolf hopeless whined and cowered. Natsumi grabbed the wolf hopeless by the snout and looked it dead in the eyes.
"If you think I'm going to let you get off for betraying me and chiaki, you better think again" natsumi said," now listen and listen good. You are going to help me rescue Chiaki and fix this mess, no buts! And if you think you can stay a pathetic hopeless forever, you're wrong, because the real Hajime is always apologizing and trying to make up for whatever mistake he makes. I also know that you care for Chiaki as much as I do do, so rather then mope about and being useless you're going to help me for her. Got it?"
The wolf hopeless stared into natsumis eyes and understood before devolving into shadow. Hajimes heart rose from the shadow and proceeded to guide natsumi out of the dungeon.
...
Steadly, Chiaki woke up on her own, expecting to be on the boat. When she examined her surroundings she noticed it looked similar to a faint dream she had. The smells, the colors, and the feel of the sheets were all some how very familiar to her. When she slipped out of bed and that's when she saw it. On the dresser was a photo of Nanami and her parents and a photo of Nanami with all fourteen of her knights. In an instant everything became clear to chiaki. Right on cue the door opened to reveal Chisa dressed in a royal gown.
"Nanami you're finally awake" Chisa said.
Before Chiaki could object to the statement, Chisa embraced her.
"I missed you so much" Chisa said," I thought I was never going to see you again"
"How did I get here?" Chiaki asked.
"We found you passed out at the castle gates" Chisa said.
"Are Hajime and natsumi here?" Chiaki asked.
"I don't know who they are, so I'm pretty sure they're not here" Chisa said.
"Oh" Chiaki said.
"What's the matter, Nanami?" Chisa asked.
"It's just that I'm not Nanami" Chiaki said.
"Of course you are silly" Chisa said.
"No, its true" Chiaki said," I'm nanamis nobody"
"You must of hit your head when you passed out" Chisa said," why don't we go see the others. I'm sure they would all love to see you."
"Others?" Chiaki asked.
"Your friends" Chisa said," I should have Mikan examine your head"
Chisa let go and walked towards the door before turning back to chiaki.
"Come on Nanami" Chisa said. Without a word Chiaki followed Chisa.
...
When Natsumi emerged from the dungeon, she discovered it was a building close the nanamis castle. She was about to head to the castle when she felt a dark aura.
"Do you wish to save her?" Izuru asked.
Natsumi turned around to see Izuru sitting on the tower.
"Yeah, what's it to ya?" Natsumi asked," are you going to try and stop me?"
"No, I only ask that you allow me to see what will soon follow" Izuru said.
"Like hell, I need Hajime if I want to save Chiaki and I don't have time to waste" Natsumi said.
"I can not allow you to interfere with what is to happen" Izuru said.
"Why?" Natsumi asked," wouldn't you want Nanami to be safe?"
"I wish to see what will triumph" Izuru said," hope or despair"
"You're defiantly messed up enough to be a nobody" Natsumi said," but if you aren't going to surrender I'll just beat you into submission"
Before natsumi could even raise her fist, Izuru pinned her to the ground.
"I promise I will relinquish this vessel once the spectacle is over" Izuru said," just stay still and watch what happens"
"Like hell" Natsumi struggled.
"You will need your energy for later" Izuru said," now remain still"
"No, I won't" natsumi shouted only for Izuru to hit a pressure point that made her body freeze.
...
As chiaki followed behind Chisa through the castle she felt more and more like she was in a dream. Everything felt familiar yet at the same time very strange. Chiaki couldn't help but feel a strange feeling as if something was crushing her. Eventually, they reached the garden.
"Why don't you go ahead and meet everyone, Nanami" Chisa smiled.
Chiaki couldn't vocally respond for some reason, so she walked ahead. As she walked she felt a steering feeling in her chest like something was about to shoot out. That's when she felt someone grab and hold her arms behind her back.
"Upupupu" junkos voice echoed throughout the garden," I can't believe you actually fell for that"
From the shadows, Junko emerged wearing a black coat and a deranged smile. Soon after fourteen other black coated and hooded figures appeared and surrounded Junko and chiaki.
"Uh and here I thought you would prove to be more of a challenge" Junko said," though I guess you still have time to put up a fight".
For the first time, Chiaki felt a chill run down her spine as Junko approached her.
"Now, who am I talking to, I wonder" Junko said," the perfect little princess or her inferior nobody"
Chiaki remained silent with eyes wide open.
"Hey, I asked you a question so answer" Junko demanded.
"I'm Chiaki" Chiaki said.
"The nobody" Junko said," figures I'd end up dealing with you instead of her. I swear if you aren't tainted by my despair I'm going to be pissed".
Junko clapped her hands cueing the hooded figures to reveal their faces.
"Do you recognize them?" Junko asked," they are the shells of nanamis beloved friends. It's a shame Nanami can't see through your eyes and see all the pain she caused"
"I don't understand" Chiaki said.
"You see, all this wouldn't have happened had Nanami not abandoned everyone when they needed her most" Junko said," but that doesn't really matter to you because you are her inferior shadow. All you're good for is getting in the way, but soon that won't be a problem"
"What did you do to Hajime and natsumi?!" Chiaki asked.
"I didn't do anything" Junko said," in fact they were the ones that brought you to me"
"No, Hajime and natsumi would never do that" Chiaki said.
"Oh, but they did" Junko smiled," they protected you and let you gather the heart fragments because like everyone else they want Nanami not you"
"But they were so kind" Chiaki said.
"All an act to get you to trust them" Junko said," but now everyone's wish will come true and Nanami will soon return"
"Is that what everyone truly wishes?" Chiaki asked.
"Yes, they all want Nanami to return and put things back in order" Junko said," but in order for that to happen, you need to disappear"
Junko raised her hand and summoned a monotone keyblade. With a twisted smile she pointed It at Chiaki and fired a beam of shadow. The shadow engulfed her torso and dug into her chest. It dug deeper and deeper till it found nanamis fragmented heart. The shadow weaved around the heart before forcefully tugging it out. Chiaki could feel the shadows claws tear into her before they ripped nanamis heart right out of her. Nanamis heart escaped her body along with all its warmth. Chiaki glimpsed at the pure heart before fainting.
"Ah it's more beautiful than I imagined" Junko smiled before the pure heart started to transform," this is hope in its purest form"
In a brilliant display of light, the pure heart transformed into a giant pure white Phoenix with soft pink eyes. As soon as it formed, the Phoenix took to the sky and tried to fly away as fast as possible.
Junko smiled gleefully at the Phoenix before a large shadow emerged and flew towards the white Phoenix. The shadow revealed itself in the moonlight to be a pure black Phoenix with red eyes. Desperately the white Phoenix tried to escape only for the black Phoenix to latch onto it. As the black Phoenix held the white Phoenix in its talons, its body turned to ink that wrapped itself around the white phoenix. While the black ink wrapped around the white Phoenix like vines, the white Phoenix cried out in pain. The ink imprisoned the white Phoenix before it was fused with the black Phoenix. Now the newly fused Phoenix had one red eye and one pink eye. It's body was white with black patterns consuming it.
"Marvelous, simply marvelous" Junko applauded," welcome to the world my paradox Phoenix"
