The group walked toward the crossroads of the Keyblade Graveyard. None of them said a word as they saw the many Keyblades littered across the ground. All of them kept walking.
"I wonder who was that guy who launch those pillars of ice to the Heartless and cryptids." Levi wondered to break the ice.
"I'm curious about him too. But he doesn't appear to be affiliated with Ouroboros or any of us it seems." Rean said.
"You hit the nail on the head. Honestly, we're curious too." Campanella admitted.
"If he's not accompanied by any of us... then who is he?" Laura wondered
"Good question. Guess we'll find out if we'll see him." Noel said.
"Still, it's quite a surprised that you're here, Ouroboros." Emma trailed off.
"However, it isn't the first time, we suddenly team up. Though I'm not quite happy you're here, but you took your sweet time." Celine complained.
"Oh do accept our apologies. Mcburn was sleeping on the job so we arrived late." Campanella said as some of his colleagues turn to him.
"Oh shut up will ya?" Mcburn complained.
"Still, looks like we got some new faces among us through." Fie said, pointing out two new Enforcers they see.
"Why Kreuger~ It's been so long since we have seen each other! I was so worried about you, dear." Lucrezia look at Sharon. "Oh wait, you go by Sharon now yes?"
"Hehe. It has been a long time hasn't it, Lucrezia? Though I am surprised you are among Ouroboros who arrive." Sharon said. "I take it, the Oathbreaker still causing you trouble?"
"Oh you have no idea. He's such a slave driver." Lucrezia giggled as she turn to the others. "I believe this is my first time meeting all of you. I heard so much about you. I am Enforcer No. III, Lucrezia Isselee of Ouroboros. The Golden Butterfly. But please, call me Letty." She tilt her head a bit with a wink underneath her dark veil.
'So she's the Golden Butterfly Sharon talk about.' Rean thought.
"I'm Enforcer No. VIII, Walter the Direwolf. I'm looking forward to a fight against some of you who are interesting." Walter greeted.
"Ignore him. He's just a punching crazy idiot who like to fight strong opponents. Like a certain fire heads among us." Noel said.
"Hey, what are you implying?" Mcburn and Natsu gave Noel a dirty look.
"He's not wrong about the both of you." Campanella chuckled.
"But man, it's wonderful to fight so many familiar faces, along with my friends, rivals into this battle with the Organization, wouldn't you agree, Comrade?" Tartaglia look at Aether.
"Sure, if you say so." Aether sighed.
"You're just as bad as the meatheads in this group!" Paimon pouted.
"Hahaha! Come on, don't compare me to my colleagues, no offense, guys." Tartaglia asked.
"None taken." Walter and Mcburn said in unite.
"Well in any case, we're going to reach the final battle." Arval said.
"Yes. Soon we'll face against Xehanort, and his Vessels. But remember, each of them are formidable, do not let your guard down." Arianrhod advised.
"Poyo!" Kirby nodded
Sora look ahead as they see the intersection. He gasped as he see the Mask figure waiting.
"Look, there he is!" Sora said as he and the others got to the Crossroad.
The Mask person turn to the group. "You made it. I was wondering when you'll show up. But I suppose it's to be expected that the society join forces with you."
"Who are you?" Aqua asked
"Just call me Mask Guy. I'm not interested in revealing my name. At least... not yet." He answered.
"Mask Guy, huh?" Campanella folds his arms.
"I'm sure many of you have questions." He said as he look to his left. "However, considering we have time. Why not look around? Do you know where we are?"
Everyone else took his suggestion and look at the Keyblade Graveyard Crossroads where they see many lifeless Keyblades.
"So, from the looks of this place, this what Xeahanort meant by the Crossroads?" Rean asked.
"Yes, this is where Ven, Terra, and I fought Xehanort and Vanitas here over a decade ago." Aqua asked.
"Man, look at all these keyblades, it looked like a massacre." Ash stated.
"And I thought our war with the Agarthans had its casualties, but this takes it too a whole other level." Edelgard commented.
"And there will be more if we don't stop Xehanort." Kirito noted.
"I just hope our friends will be able to catch up once they finished with those Heartless." Asuna stated.
"Not to worry, based on what I can tell, the rest of them should be able to pull through with their numbers. Now we must do our part." Campanella said.
"It's still hard to believe that you're teaming up with us again." Levi stated to those from Ouroboros.
"We have a common enemy here. Xehanort will destroy everything if we let him continue with his plan." Arianrhod said.
"As the saying goes, the enemy of our enemy is our friend." McBurn commented.
"On that we can agree." Riku stated.
"So how long until Xehanort and the Organization arrive?" Elise asked.
At that moment all those who are present hear the sound of multiple dark corridors opening at a distance from where the group was standing.
"Guess that answers your question." Mask Guy said
"Look alive guys, they're coming!" Ragna exclaimed.
One by one all members of Organization XIII walked out and towards the group. As far as they can tell all the members have their hoods up except for Xehanort himself.
"Alright guys, this is it, you all know what to do." Byleth ordered.
"Yup, fight like hell Teach, try not to die." Claude commented.
"What about you guys?" Rean asked his students. "Are you ready for this?"
"Well other than the fact I'm still shaken from what Sothis told us not too long ago." Juna answered.
"You betcha damn right that we are ready." Crow finished.
As the Organization continues to approach the group, Kairi ends up noticing something peculiar.
"Wait am I seeing things, or is the Organization gotten bigger than we thought? Something's not right." Kairi thought to herself as she without anyone noticing started to count all members that are in front of her.
At the same time, Sora stared ahead as their enemy continues to walk towards him, knowing that he was about to enter the fight of his life. At that moment, Rean placed a hand on Sora's shoulder.
"You ready for this?" the former asked the latter.
Sora nodded "Yeah, let's finish this once and for all." Sora said as he smiled at Rean in confidence before shifting his gaze forward.
(Kingdom Hearts II ost - Organization XIII)
After a few more seconds, the Organization stopped in front of the heroes as Master Xeahnort stepped forward to the front of the group as eyed the foes that he was about to contend with.
"Well...things just got a lot more complicated. I should've killed you when I had the chance." Xehanort stated.
"Well, it's not my fault that your forces can't seem to kill us as of late." Sora started
"I wasn't speaking to your group as a whole Sora. The person I'm referring to is none other than the insolent Goddess of Fodlan." Xehanort exclaimed before shifting his gaze toward Sothis as he glared at her. "From what my younger self told me, you used your powers to reverse time to the point prior to Terranort ambushing all of you and thanks to that, my contingency plan to whittle you all down in numbers is all for naught as you were all were able to counter both him and the Demon Storm that I sent at you." Xehanort exclaimed.
"This is coming from the guy who literally tried to kill all of us all by catching us off guard. Why wouldn't I travel back in time to try to prevent it." Sothis shot back.
Xehanort glared hardened at Sothis. "I should've done the Agarthans a favor and killed you instead of letting you and your daughter go back to Fodlan when we first clashed that long ago. But, I really should be thanking you." Xehanort said before his mouth shifted to a smile.
"For what exactly?" Sothis demanded.
Xehanort laughed. "Because thanks to you interfering with my plan to eliminate the majority of your forces I have now reached a decision. Not only will Zemuria be the first one to fall once I get Kingdom Hearts, but Fodlan in particular will be the first place that will fall specifically." Xehanort said.
"You're not laying a finger on our home!" Rhea said as she pointed her sword at Xeahanort.
"Rhea stop, he's only trying to provoke us, he'll get what's coming to him soon enough." Sothis said.
Xehanort then shifts his gaze to the group as a whole. "Well then, despite the complications, your group has indeed had a great decrease in numbers to the point where it is less than a hundred. Although still advantageous on your part in numbers, my 12 members and I won't fall so quickly, we did our research on all of you folk from Zemuria and we know everything that you're capable of."
Sora looked at Xehanort with determination on his face.
"We could say the same thing in terms of your group Xehanort, with us encountering Terranort, which gives us the last identity of the final member of Organziation XIII. Thus, we know all your moves as well, so I say let's start this battle here and..." Sora declared.
"SORA, WAIT!" A voice exclaimed.
Everyone, including Xehanort and the Organization, took notice of Kairi walking up to the front of the group next to Sora.
"Kairi?" Sora said as he notice his closet friend's sudden outburst.
"What's wrong?" Mario asked.
The Princess of Heart without looking away from the Organization answered her friend's question.
"Take a look at the Organization guys, does something about here seem off to any of you?" Kairi asked.
"Aside from almost all of them wearing their hoods up, I don't see anything wrong here." Sara said.
"Really? Try counting all the members that are currently present." Kairi stated.
"Ok?" Rean said in confusion, as he started to count all the members "...eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen members...wait a minute...FOURTEEN MEMBERS!" Rean exclaimed.
Everyone else aside from the Organization gasped at what Rean just said.
"Wait a sec, fourteen members! That doesn't make sense!" Venti exclaimed.
"I thought it was Organization XIII had, well, only Thirteen Members! Why do they have an extra one?" Alfin asked as her eyes widened.
"Kairi are you sure about this?" Sora asked.
Kairi nodded "Yes definitely." She said before glaring at Xehanort. "I thought I saw something was off as you and your group were walking toward us. At first, I thought it was another trick or something but from the looks of it, you pulled the same move as we did when Rean, Mario, and the others decided to join us. So tell me Xehanort, why do you have another member with you!" Kairi shouted.
Xehanort was silent for a second as throughout all of this he had watched his opposition with an amused look on his face. It wasn't long before he started to laugh as it became louder while at the same time clapping his hands.
"I'm impressed Kairi, I didn't think anyone would notice given the tension here. But you are correct in your assumptions, I do have a "fourteenth member" in a sense.
"Explain yourself then!" Ven demanded.
"As you wish Ventus. You see, although the requirements for the forging of the X-Blade was to have 7 lights and 13 darknesses clash, I have some reserve members just in case." Xehanort explained.
"Reserve? As in like extras?" Peach asked.
"Correct, in case any of my main members end up being killed at an earlier point, I managed to recruit some reserve members to take their place." Xehanort elaborated.
"Ok, I get the point of that strategy, but that still doesn't explain why you have a fourteenth member with you now instead of them being on standby." Noel stated.
"My reserve member has volunteered to join us because she has a score to settle with some of you. More specifically those who were a part of the Kingdom of Faeghus." Xehanort said.
"Wait, you mean Cornelia?" Brianna exclaimed.
"I thought at the time when you announced that she joined you I assume she was one of your main members, she was a reserve the whole time?" Dimitri noted with realization.
"Indeed King Dimitri, Cornelia was placed on the reserve list in case any of my members were killed at an earlier point, but she and I agreed that once the war came that she would participate regardless of the circumstances. It's just that when she does, her participation will not count as one of the clashes to forging the X-Blade."
"So if she does not count towards the clashing then that means..." Riku said with a realization on his face.
"That in actuality, we have not encountered all 13 of your main vessels yet." Mickey deduced.
"Indeed, there is one member left that has not fought any of you up until this point, but from what I've been told, she bears a special connection with some of you." Xehanort said.
"Connection...with who." Lea demanded.
"That is for you all to find out. I believe we are done with the buildup in conversation, now it's time for that battle to begin. But not before I do one last thing." Xehanort said.
"And what would that be? You're going to send another Heartless Tide at us?" Akira asked.
Xehanort hooked his head.
"No... something much simpler," Xehanort answered before clearing his throat as he gestured with his hand to the side. "Behold..." Xehanort began to say.
"Oh no...NOT THIS SPEECH AGAIN." a certain Organization member shouted out.
Xehanort quickly glared to his side at the one member who everyone else notice that despite wearing his hood up, concluded that the voice was Vanitas while Campenalla and Noel holding in their laughter. After Xehanort's glare has given Vanitas the message to be silent, he continued.
"These lifeless keys use to be full of power, united with the hearts of their masters. On this barren soil, keyblades of light and dark were locked together in combat as a great Keyblade War raged! Countless keyblade wielders gave up their lives all in search of one ultimate key." Xehanort then places his hand toward his heart. "And it will soon belong to me." Xehanort then glances back again to the hooded Vanitas. "For real this time." He finished with a glare.
Vanitas at the moment grumbled silently to himself.
Xehanort then summons the Gazing Eye keyblade. "I have waited patiently for this, but together we shall unlock the Keyblade War's secrets." Xehanort then raises his keyblade high. "Now we forge it, the ultimate key." Xehanort said.
Sora, Rean, and the others ready themselves for what's about to happen.
"THE X-BLADE!" Xehanort finishes as he slams his keyblade to the ground as the ground shook, then rose from he ground were ruins forming into a labyrinth.
Many falling broken Keyblades fell to the ground, and then another ruin beneath Organization XIII rose up from the ground. After that, a mountain rose up behind Xehanort's vessels, where Xehanort stood there on top, smirking at the other, waiting patiently and watching the battle that will soon clash.
"Wow. Nice." Shirley praised with a smirk.
"Don't just praise the enemy!" Duvalie scolded.
"Hehe. Man I'm so glad I'm here." Mcburn smirked.
"Hehehe... Oh, my blood is boiling as it is." Walter smirked.
"Same here." Tartaglia smirked.
"Hmph. Well." Levi look at Xehanort. "Let's wipe that smirk off Xehanort's face."
"Right." Rean nodded before turning to Sora. "Say the word, Sora."
Sora nodded. "Alright guys, here we go!" Sora said and with a nod, they all took off in different corridors.
As Xehanort watches from above, he close his eyes.
"I don't remember inviting you here." Xehanort said as behind him is the Mysterious Youth and Scaramouche.
"Come on, can't I say hello to an old friend?" The Mysterious Youth asked with an innocent smile.
"Is that Mask Gentleman... the one who appeared ahead of them... was he your acquaint?"
The Mysterious Youth chuckled. "Had a feeling you've noticed. I tried to stop him, but I couldn't restrain his desire. He's quite ambitious for that goal. And besides, I'm not that much of a control freak. Why would I ever be?"
Xehanort roll his eyes. "You're too carefree. So what brings you here? Curious to see the outcome."
The Mysterious Youth laughed. "Pretty much." He looks down to the fight. "An epic battle between light and darkness. Who will win? Let's find out, shall we?" Then he blink. "Oh that's right. I almost forgot. I have a message for you from the Oathbreaker. He's going to miss you if you didn't survive. Wish you could have more time to... "have fun together." As he said. But if you do, he's looking forward to your cooperation again."
Xehanort chuckled. "Has he now? Tell him it was a pleasure."
(BGM ended)
Corridor #1 - Luxord, Marluxia and Larxene
Mickey was running toward the Corridor and with him are Blake, Yusuke, Mickey, Crow, Luigi, Minerva, Kurt, Musse, Elise, Viridi, Duvalie, Asuna, Nahida, Ruby, Noir, Edelgard, Daisy, Olivert, Elliot, Fie, Natsu, Laxus, Ei, Yae Miko, Juna, Sara, and Ryuji. Mickey see up ahead were three figures... and those figures are Marluxia, Luxord and Larxene.
"Well look what we have here." Sara said. "Three of the Organization's baddies on one spot."
"My my, we've drawn in quite a crowd, haven't we?" Luxord mused
"Hehe, So it seems." Marluxia said.
"Oh my, whatever shall we do?" Larxene wondered sarcastically as she wave her arm before making a taunting smirk.
"How about giving up?" Sara pointed her gun at them.
Luxord smirked as he summon a card. "I have a better idea." He toss the card into the air and a light begin to blinded the group.
Once the lights disappeared, Everyone then look around and see they are of less numbers of them now, while Luxord was by himself. They were in a different area. Luxord's area ensemble is that of Luigi's Casino and Niijima's Palace.
Luxord - Mickey, Crow, Luigi, Minerva, Kurt, Musse, Blake, Yusuke,
"A casino?" Crow asked.
"Hey, this looks almost like my casino!" Luigi exclaimed.
"And this casino almost resembles exactly like Niijima's palace." Fox exclaimed.
(Kingdom Hearts III: ReMind ost - The 13th Struggle - Data Luxord)
"I hope you don't mind if I borrow this. Your casino is one of my favorites." Luxord admitted.
"Um, sure?" Luigi shrug.
"Ha. Even villains like your place." Crow smirked. "Still, if this is a gambling game, then bring it on."
"If you're betting on Mira again, you'll lose, Crow."
"Luigi, come on!"
Luxord chuckled. "Oh we're not going to gamble with money. We're going to gamble to see which one of us stays alive."
Card Master - Luxord
Luxord snapped his fingers and threw cards directly at Crow who flip to his left and throw his Double Saber at him, which Luxord turn himself into a card and vanished and reappear and send out several cards behind the others. Before they can react, Luxord snapped his finger and the cards shine behind them Luigi, Mickey, Musse, Blake, Fox, Minerva, and Kurt as they glow in a bright light, sucking them into the card and trap them within.
"What?!" Crow yelled
"Hmmhmmhmm… if you can save your friends from my deck, you can use them against me." Luxord said.
"You little-" Crow growled, then suddenly one of Luxord's card begin to glow.
"What?!" Luxord was surprised as one of his cards glow, then appeared out of his cards was Minerva. "Impossible!"
"So you think you can trap me within your space?" Minerva raised an eyebrow. "Amusing. But you're in my space." She then use her magic and Luxord's cards begin to glow. "Therefore, we go by my rules!" Then she wave her arms and brought back everyone out. "Now it's your turn!" She then use one of Luxord's card against him as it suck him in by her magic and trap her, then use Territory Explosion within, causing a small explosion around.
Luxord appeared out of his card as he was in steam. "Nnngh! No wonder they call you the Spacial Maiden." He then landed on his feet. "Fine, guess we'll play a different game." He snapped his finger and several cards appeared behind, forming a barrier. "Crow Armbrust. This is a game between you and me. I ask the others not to interfere. Here are the rules. All you have to do is find me among these cards and strike me down. Then we can begin the fight." Luxord said, snapping his finger as a flash of light cover the area for a few seconds, then Luxord disappeared.
"Where did he go?" Mickey look around.
"I can sense him hiding in one of the cards. However, it will be tricky." Minerva said.
"All right, I'll play your game." Crow said. "Everyone, leave him to me."
"All right, but be careful." Kurt said as everyone else step back while Crow look around the cards to see which one to take out.
Crow then notice that one of the cards as an O while the others had Xs.
'A Card with an O... while the rest are Xs...' Crow thought as one past him as he charge toward the card and destroy it. Then five more left as the cycle continues. 'Oooh now I get it.' He smirked as he switch to Orbal Pistol and shoot toward the Os in a correct order and the barrier broke, causing Luxord to appear.
'Impressive! He figures it out so quickly!' Luxord landed on his feet as Crow charge at him with his Double Saber and then clash with him. "Now we can begin the fun!" He said launch five cards with Xs and exploded on Crow who was launch, but backflip.
Crow then form combat links with Luigi, and Kurt form a link with Musse.
"Goemon!" Fox summon his Persona to use Bufudyne onto Luxard.
"Azure Wings, shoot!" Musse use her craft: Oiseau Bleu as a bird-like energy shot toward Luxord who use one of his cards as shield while Kurt dahs forward, letting out twin swift slashes onto the barrier.
Luxlord flip the card into a Bomb Card and exploded on Kurt as Blake charge toward with her Gambol Shroud in sword form and let out swift slashes onto Luxord, following up with Mickey aerial slashes with Keyblade. Minerva fire a blast of her magic at Luxord who teleported, then reappear the air, summoning several cards and launch a barricade of them at the group with an use her magic to form a barrier around herself while the others dodge at their own paste. Luxord turn himself into a card, summoning more cards and launch them toward Luigi and exploded on him.
"Wah!" Luigi grunted as he was toss but then backflip.
Luxlord reappear and launching several cards toward the group as Luigi pull out his Poltergust 3000 and sucks in the card and shoot them back at Luxord as Crow fire several bullets toward him. Kurt charge and clash with Luxord as he let out whirlwind slashes. that was his craft: Tempest Edge. Luxord form a card barrier before had them surround himself and swing his arms and launch them off. Blake leap into the air and use her acrobatic skills with the Kusarigama to slash the card as Minerva trap Luxord into her space-wave matter and exploded on him.
"Nngh!" Luxord winched before Crow toss his Double Saber at him, leaving multiple slashes around him, then Luigi follow up with a Luigi Cyclone, Super High Jump, then finish it off with bringing his hammer, imbue with Thunderhand and swing it down onto an electrical explosion. "Let's play a different game!" He groaned before he turn into a card and slithering into the cards before reappearing.
The Luxord summoned two cards between him and then vanished. The cards then charge, creating multiple cards and launch them between Crow, Luigi, Musse, Kurt, Blake, Minerva, Mickey and Yusuke as they turn red and then crush them with an explosion.
"Musse Edgret." Luxord reappeared in the center as he snap his finger and turn himself into a card and finished. "Do you think you can find me?" He wondered as his card scattered and slithered into the ground.
"So my turn is it?" Musse mused. "Very well, leave this one to me." She requested as the others look at each other and nodded, even Minerva had to as they jump back and let Musse handle it.
The Cards flip up as Musse look at the cards.
"Where I go?" Luxord taught as one of the cards move to attack her underneath and then Musse jump back.
"Hmm." Musse look around then look amused with a seductive look. "I might have to call in the big guns." She said as she snap her fingers and multiple of her Orbal Rifles appeared scattered around the Cards until one of them blink. "Aha!" She snap her finger and one of them fire a large orbal laser shot toward the card.
"Impressive!" Luxord appeared after, then the Orbal Pistols target Luxord and fire the same large laser beam at him and a pillar of blue light explosion. "Nnnngh!"
"Wow." Blake thumps up.
"Hehehe. You're quite the devil, aren't you?" Luxord appeared as he asked.
"I have no idea what you mean sir." Musse wink.
"Hmmhmmhmm. Very well. Now for the final game. Luigi, you're next." Luxord summon multiple cards in his hands. "Now let the games begin!" Then he throw them as the others see they created a barrier.
Luxord disappeared into the cards as he surrounded the group with walls of rotating cards. These cards will flip around at random with Luxord's image.
"Oh I got it!" Luigi snapped his finger. "Let me handle this!" He said as he charge Thunderhand with his fingers.
"Go for it dealer!" Crow cheered as they leave it to him.
Luigi then fire a thunderbolt shot onto the Luxord's image and continue the shot to each Luxord card. While during at them, the Card, gather around Luigi and attempt to explode on him, but he backflip and fire thunder shot st several Luxord's image card. Luigi did his cyclone attack and stop and fire one thunder shot with style at Luxord's image.
"Well played!" Luxord praised as he appeared and then throw several card at the others, forcing them to dodge.
"Goemon!" Fox summon his persona to use Heatwave and launch the attack on him, follow up with him striking through Luxord.
Luxord form a pilalr of cards and launch each one toward them, while Blake and Musse shoot several of them and Luigi use his Poltergust to suck in the cards. Minerva use Territory explosion all over Luxord and cause a devastating explosion while Mickey charge in with Kurt and both of them let several slashes onto him Crow use his S-Craft as two large circles appeared next to Luxord and several of Crow's bullets strike all over him. Then Crow's Orbal Gun form a blade.
"CROSS REBELLION!" Then he unleashed a large red X slash toward Luxord.
"Well played…" Luxord said as the X slash exploded on him to finish him off.
(BGM ended)
(Trails in the Dark ost - Let me know, My SPRIGGEN)
Once the smoke cleared, A surge of darkness left Luxord as he fell on one knee and let out an amused chuckle as he started to fade away. He looked up at Crow and Luigi.
"You two were born for these sorts of games." Luxord said as he pulled out two cards and tossed them to Crow and Luigi, as they immediately caught it.
"Huh? What's this?" Luigi asked.
"A wild card… you've earned it. Hold on to it… it could turn the tables one day."
Crow let out a chuckle. "Ya know something… you're not so bad as we thought Luxord." He said. "Tell you what. I heard that you might return into a human. Why don't you come into Luigi's Casino and we'll play a game of poker? Vantage Master, or whatever floats your boat. Oh yeah, I heard there's another card game call Genius Invokation TCG coming soon. Maybe we can play that too."
"Oh yeah. Heck, we can even have snacks and drinks sometimes too." Luigi nodded with a smile.
Luxord chuckled before look at them with a smile. "I will like that very much." He said as he faded away into nothingness.
"And there he goes." Fox said, looking up. "What an interesting person he was."
"Really? You would invite him into a game of cards?" Minerva fold her arms, looking at those two as they lost their minds.
"Why not? He's not that much of a bad guy. I think he's an okay dude." Crow shrug.
"Hehehe, true. I wonder what his human name will be however." Musse wondered
"Guess we'll find out if you guys ever see him again." Blake look at them.
"Well, that's one organization member down. I wonder how the others are faring." Mickey wondered.
"I think they'll be all right." Kurt said. "If we defeated him. I'm sure they can defeat the others too."
(BGM ended)
Larxene - Natsu, Laxus, Ei, Yae Miko, Juna, Sara, Ryuji, Duvalie, and Asuna
The Nine of them found themselves in a thunder temple where they are surrounded by mechanisms for lighting and dark thunderous clouds in the sky.
"What the heck?! Where ARE we?!" Juna look around.
"It seem we in a temple designed for lightning purposes. How nostalgic." Yae Miko mused.
"Hmph. Either way, don't let your guard down. We still have an Organization member to defeat!" Duvalie reminded everyone as Larxene on the other side while lighting struck around her and them.
"Whoa!" Sara exclaimed from the nearby struck of lighting.
"Hello little worms... ready to die?" Larxene smirked, readying her knives.
Ryuji who put on his mask into skull glared at Larxene. "As if you twisted bitch! If anyone is getting their ass kick it's yours!" He said, summoning his bat and his Persona behind him.
"Yeah! Get ready because I'm gonna wipe that smug look on your face!" Juna glared.
"You may control lightning but you never taste the Purple Lightning!" Sara pointed her gun at her.
Larxene laughed. "Oh we'll see about that!"
(Kingdom Hearts 3: ReMind ost - The 13th Struggle - Data Larxene)
Lightning Bitch - Larxene
Juna form a combat link with Sara, Natsu form a combat link with Laxus, Ei form a combat link with Miko, and Ryuji form a combat link with Asuna.
Larxene launched her knives toward the others as Ei deflected them with ease with her purple naginata as Sara zoom toward Laraxene with lighting slashe strikes of purple lighting. Both Larxene and Sara were surrounded with a lighting aura as they clash into each other as Sara send out lighting swift slashes while shooting lightin bullets onto Laraxene, dodge each strike and follow up with swift swirl attack with her knives then throw them at Sara who flip to her left and shoot bullets at her. Juna rush toward them as she shoot several bullets at Larxene who teleported and then reappear behind Juna and shoot lighting at her, until Sara shield Juna and taken the tiny amount of damage.
"Take this you bitch!" Skull swing his pipe toward Larxene but she easily dodge his attack and then kick him int he guts. "Ooh!"
"Ha! Looks who tough now!" Larxene taught with a smirk.
"Take this!" Larxene heard Duvalie's voice but too late to react as Duvalie struck her with her craft: Swift Slash, then follow up with creating four phantom version of herself and deliver several strike at her.
"Nngh!" Laraxene grunted before glaring at Duvalie and throw knives at her, but Duvalie use his shield to deflect them while Asuna dash to Larxene and deliver lighting flash trust and push Laraxen back.
"FIRE DRAGON'S ROAR!" Natsu yelled as Larxene quickly jumped out of the way and charged at Natsu, slashing him repeatedly but then-
"LIGHTING DRAGON'S BREAKDOWN FIST!" Laxus then deliver a powerful punch Larxene with lightning and knock Larxene away.
Larxene snarled as she engulf herself with lighting and zig-zag the battlefield and throw several lighting toward everyone as Sara block, Juna roll to her left, Asuna jump back and Duvalie swiftly dodge it and Natsu jump back. Ryuiji jump back in time.
"Whoa, close call!" He whispers to himself. "Captain Kidd!" He summon his persona as it use Maziodyne as heavy lighting attack were launch toward Larxene and she dodge them.
"Seriously? "Captain Kidd? That's the most childish and ridiculous name ever." Laraxene taught.
"Hey, don't make fun of my persona you bitch!" Skull growled as he charge toward her.
"What's the matter?" She taunted as she zipped toward him and knock him back, Miko snap her finger and several lighting bolts zap Larxenes as Kitsune spirits claw and fire laser beams at her. "Nnnugh!"
"Aww, what's the matter?" Miko taught back with a smug look on her face.
"You little bitch!" Larxene snarl and she shoot a jet of lighting, but Ei warp in front of Miko and slice the lightning into two.
"My turn." Ei said as her eyes glow purple and warp and reappear behind Larxene and several lighting slashes and knock Larxene to Juna.
"Take this!" Juna power up, dash and then punch Larxene to the ground. "Ha! That's what you get got insulting the SSS and Crossbell!"
"And maybe this will teach you a lesson!" Larxene throw her knives at Juna who took the hit and shock her.
"Nugh!" Juna winched as Sara use her craft: Searing Flash a she lighting jump slash, then jump back and shoot several bullets at her.
"FIRE DRAGON IRONFIST!" Natsu punch her as Laxus follow up with a powerful lighting punch as Duvalie zoom toward Larxene, letting out combo slashes before finish it off with send large slash projections.
Larxene backflip after the attack. "Lighting!" She yelled and several pillars of lighting scattered toward the battlefield which Larxene eat the lighting while Ei took the blow but nothing even harm her.
"What in tarnation?! Did he just eat the lighting?!" Duvalie exclaimed as Laxus wipe his mouth.
"I'm immune to electricity and they are my meal. Your attacks are useless against me." Laxus said
"Oh? Another person immune to electricity? How amusing. The world is a bigger place than I thought." Ei mused.
'I heard from the Young Lord that Dragon Slayers are immune to their respectful element... which would mean...' Duvalie thought.
"Oh is that right? You may be immune to electricity… but are you immune to my knives?" Larxene pull out her knives. "I'm going to enjoy this!"
"Hmph." Ei flip her hair. "Laxus, you mind if I handle her?"
"Be my guest." Laxus fold his arm.
"Good." Ei's eyes glow purple. "Because this will be her punishment."
"Oh boy, we might want to step back." Miko warn the others.
Ei disappeared, then an electrical eye symbol appeared behind Larxenes as she look and a large naginata blade slash her with devastating lightning.
"Nnugh!" Larxene snarl as she empower herself and charge at Ei, who readied herself and lunged herself toward Larxene and clash at each other as they swiftly slash at each other, but Larxene was sent back, after Ei launch a powerful slash at her
Larxene quickly zipped to the side as she zipped toward Ei as she cloned herself and attacked her from both sides, but Ei form a defensive pose before launching a superspeed purple slash, powerful enough to knock Larxene back as she backflip. Larxene throw several of her knives at Ei who easily defect them with one swing, then she impale the ground, causing her naginata blades to appear around Larxene and struck her. Ei then launch herself toward Larxene and both of them clash into each other, creating a small shockwave.
Both of them swing their weapons at each other until they both were surrounded by electrical energy and both zig zag at each other with superhuman speed multiple times until Ei swing down her naginata but Larxene dodge and kick Ei down to the ground and throw her knives at her. Ei roll out of the way in time then zoom toward and clash once more, except this time Ei grabbed Larxene's neck, spin in a circle and toss Larxene down and slam her with great force.
Ei dive down for a plunger attack, which Larxene roll out of the way, except lighting burst underneath and shock Larxene. Ei warp all around creating copies of herself and launch several slashes at her, then the real Ei made her Najinara vanish and several punches and a powerful kick to her gut, knocking Larxene flying.
"Whoa, she's fast!" Duvalie exclaimed.
"Faster then Larxene as well." Sara mused.
"I'm quite fast with my rapier but... I don't think I could be that swift." Asuna said
"Oh, here comes the final blow." Miko noted as Larxene roll onto the ground before she got up and Ei pull out her Kanata from her chest as her eyes glow.
"Torn to oblivion!" Ei yelled as she strike through Larxene but a devastating heavenly thunder struck Larxene.
"NUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Larxene screamed in agony as she fell on her knees in defeat as a surge of darkness left her.
(BGM ended)
(Trails in the Dark ost - Let me know, My SPRIGGEN)
"Uuugh…" Larxene groaned, as she got backon her feet but wobbling, she look at her hands. "Are you KIDDING?!" She respond with sadness and frustration as she hug herself and fell on her knees
"You, girl." Ei called out to her as she turn to her. "You're a Nobody who will return back into a human once you are defeated correct?"
"Oh yeah, Sora did mention that." Juna said.
"Come again?" Duvlie asked. "What are you guys talking about?"
"From what I understand correctly, if both Heartless and Nobody of a perfect is defeated, they are completed back into human, right?" Sara asked.
"Ugh… I didn't ask for your garbage opinions! I lost… to a bunch of losers like you!" Larxene complain before letting out a sigh. "But… could be worse." She looked up at the sky. "Become that geezer's heart tank? No thanks."
"Oh? That's an interesting thing to say." Miko mused. "If you never never wanted to become one of Xehanort's Vessel.. why did you in the first place?"
"I was really just along for the ride…"
"Hitch a ride with who?" Natsu asked with curiosity
"Mmm…" Larxene hummed first before she gave them a cheeky grin. "My secret." She said as she faded away.
"That is one odd girl." Laxus fold his arms.
"Definitely odd." Duvalie agreed.
"Well it's not like you encounter odd people these days." Asuna said.
"But... did you all saw her smiling in the end?" Juna asked.
"We did. Wonder she was referring too." Sara wondered
"Perhaps one of her comrades within the Organization." Miko guessed
"Someone close too yes." Ei nodded 'Wonder who it was.'
Marluxia - Viridi, Noir, (Haru) Nahida, Ruby, Edelgard, Daisy, Elise Olivert, Elliot, Fie,
The ten of them found themselves in a rose garden area, where, similar that of Peach's castle.
"Wait, this place." Elliot gasped.
"It almost look like Peach's Garden in her castle." Daisy remark.
"Ah, what a lovely garden." Olivert smiled.
"Yeah, it truly is." Ruby smiled
"Ah. I see." Noir turn to Marluxia. "I think I see why this is why this place is fitting for our battle Marluxia."
"Hmmhmhm. Indeed." Marluxia nodded.
"Oh I get it, it's because the three of us are indeed nature lovers." Viridi said.
"Actually, I'm a nature lover myself." Nahida giggled. "Still, this garden shows how much love has been put into them as they grow."
Marluxia nodded. "If this were my garden, I would indeed show you my devotion to the flora. But it's rather unfortunate that they will get caught in the crossfire."
Edelgard nodded. "Indeed. It is a great pity. Perhaps if the battle isn't too chaotic, we might spare them."
"Sounds like a plan." Fie nodded. "You ready?"
"Hang on." Elliot said as he cast spell and form a barrier around the area. "That should do it, the flowers won't be harmed by this fight."
"Amazing, Elliot!" Noir smiled.
"Ah, I see." Marluxia smirked. "Hmmhmmhmm… Then you have my thanks musician. After all, a soul like yours who bless the flowers with your music is rare. I'll be sure to spare you."
"Um... thank you?" Elliot asked, looking confused but also smiling.
"Hehe, well... I think that was a compliment." Elise nervously giggled.
Noir look a bit down. "I rather not fight you Marluxia, because we have things in common. But..." Noir look up as she ready as her Persona appeared behind her. "For the sake of everyone... and for you, we will overcome you!"
Marluxia chuckled as he summon his scythe. "Very well, then -" He paused as he notice Ruby eye sparking. "-Do you mind?
"Oh, hehe, sorry." Ruby scratch her head. "I'm just happy you're a scythe wielder too. But I'm ready to defeat you!"
(Kingdom Hearts III: ReMind ost - Lord of the Castle ~ Data Marluxia)
"All right. Then let's begin."
A Man with Flora - Marluxia
Noir form a combat link with Viridi, Fie link up with Elliot, Edelgard form a link with Olivert, Daisy form a link with Ruby and Nahida link up with Elise.
Marluxia and Noir lunged at each other, slashing at each other with their blades clashing as they jumped back as Fie use her craft: Cipher Edge to slice through Marluxia, following up with he creating copies of herself and launch a combo attack on him, while Elliot fire water bubbles attack toward Marluxia as he deflected the bubble with his scythe. Ruby launch herself toward Marluxia and they both swing their scythe at each other as their swirl at each other while Daisy pull up a Crystal Flower and power up. Then Daisy forge a crystal spear and throw at at Marluxia. Marluxia jump back to avoid the attack.
"Fall!" Marluxia yelled a she throw his scythe and disappeared toward Daisy who roll out of the way, but it turn around and knock her back as Marluxia appeared.
Olivert use his craft: Quick Shot as he shot several orbal shots at Marluxia as he deflects by whirling his scythe. Nahida summon several green wave of energy from her hands and launch several flower petals toward Marluxia as he flip and avoided the attack and send out several slash projections toward her as she jump back and pose a camera gesture before spreading her arm as a mark appeared on him, launching several vines toward him and strike him. Elise launch herself toward Marluxia and they both swing and slash at each other as Noir and Viridi join the fight as each of them clashes with Marluxia. Edelgard dash forward next as Viridi, Elise and Noir jump back and swing Amyr, but Marluxia dodge and remotely control his scythe as he swirl around him and launched toward Edelgard as she brought out her shield and block the attack, Elliot summon three magic circles and each one launch beams of light toward Marluxia which he warp behind Elliot to attack him, but Elliot block the attack with his magic as he counterattack by firing a beam of magic at him.
"Annylzing enemy unit." Elliot use his craft: Detector-α and scan Marluxia.
No. VII of Organization XII. A Master scythe wielder with values nature and one of Xehanort's Twelves Vessels. He can manipulate darkness and flowers to trap enemies to the jaws of death.
Weakness none
Elliot swirl his Orbal staff as he summon musical notes and toward Marluxia who launch a single swipe with petals, but it cause a musical explosion in the progress.
"Your hearts will be scattered!" Marluxia said, swinging his scythe as blade beams came flying out but Elliot form a musical barrier while Fie shoot several bullets at Marluxia along with Ruby.
Marluxia laughed as he swirl his scythe and slam the ground, created a petal shockwave to knock Elliot and Fie back.
"Ooh, how pretty!" Noir praised
"Don't compliment him!" Viridi scolded as she tap the tip of her scythe as and summon vines toward Marluxia as he warp around the vines.
"Milady!" Noir summon her persona as it use Mapsiodyne and struck at Marluxia, then the vines grab him and slam him down while Edelgard slam Amyr to the ground, creating fire burst underneath him and Daisy leap into the air, forming a crystal gauntlet and punch Marluxia back to the ground.
"Bellossom, I nee your help!" Elise throw her Pokeball in the sir and came out Bellossom.
"Bellossom!" Elise's Bellossom cry.
"Ah you possess a beautiful pokemon." Marluxia praised.
"Oh thank you." Elise aid. "Bellossom! Use Petal Dance!"
"Beeeeeelossom!" Bellossom swirl around, creating several petals toward Marluxia who swirl his scythe to blow away the petals as Elise use her craft: Swallow Tail as she spin around with flower petals and deliver several slashes onto Marluxia and knock him back.
"Your teamwork is impressive." Marluxia said, shaping his fingers as several thorns appeared around the group and projection attack them as it exploded
Nahida summon sunflowers projections as they fire several sunflower seed bullets toward Marluxia as he swirl his scythe to deflect them as they bounce off, then Nahida snap her fingers as the seeds prout into sunflower and fire a beam of sunlight energy onto Marluxia and push him back.
"How about some of this?" Olivert asked as he snap his finger and several roses were launch toward at him before he shot them, scattering the petals to cover Marluxia's face.
"Take this!" Ruby use Petal Burst to strike through, leaving multiple slashes onto Marluxia.
"Nngh!" Marluxia winched before he teleport behind Ruby and knock her down by a powerful swing.
"Yelp!" She yelped and slam into the ground as Daisy punch the ground, sending several crystal shards toward him as deflected some of them until a couple hit him and Viridi teleport behind him with a glowing rose empower scythe and slash Marluxia with several rose petals slicing Marluxia in the progress.
Marluxia snarl as he channel his power as he touch the ground, creating several pools of darkness around everyone as dark rose vines burst out and struck everyone, except Edelgard who use her Firebrand shield to protect herself. Edelgard empowered Amyr and slam the ground into s sea of fire to banished the darkness and burst the dark vines.
"Please, here my song!" Elliot yelled as he use his craft: Holy Song as a beautiful bell song spread throughout the field, healing his friends and allies. Then Elliot summon multiple bells over Marluxia. "Nocturne Bell!" He yelled as the bell rang, trucking Marluxia as Ruby use Petal Burst to zoom over Marluxia and cartwheel him, dragging him onto the floor and then let out a series of scythe combo slashes as she swirl who scythe clockwise over and behind her and then launch bullets to push Marluxia and herself back.
Daisy dash forward and launch multiple punches on Marluxia's guts, a kick in the chin, then crystal gauntlet charge with power and punch at the guts, knocking him further toward Edelgard who use a combat art: Flickering Flower as a fiery vortex struck Marluxia and then Edelgard empower Amyr with Firebrand and launch a powerful swing upward to launch Marluxia into the air, then Olivert shoot a silver beam of orbal energy and shoot Marluxia with a powerful blast, Elise lunged to Marluxia, letting ot swift slashe while her Bellossom use Energy Ball and knock Marluxia back. Nahida tap her feet as several large roots charge toward Marluxia and trapping him into a prison and then exploded in the inside as the roots vanished as Noir who launch herself into the air and swing her axe down on Marluxia's gut and knock him back onto the ground.
Marluxia got back on his feet. "Settle Down!" Then swirl his scythe to the ground, and a pool of darkness appeared, causing the group to be suck in and struck by the dark vines before a ggiangic skull appeared and bite everyone after an explosion.
Marluxia then impale the ground with his scythe summoning dark vines onto everyone except Noir, entrapping them.
"Everyone!" Noir yelled before she gased as Marluxia appeared behind her.
"It's just you and me." He said as doom counter appeared above Noir's head, this time it was 99. "Clock's ticking."
Noir growled as the two lunged at each other, clashing their weapons against each other as the two swung their blades repeatedly, the two parrying each other's attacks as as Marluxia warp to her left and they both resume clashing their weapons at each other once more.
"Your end is nigh!" Marluxia smirked
Noir growled as Marluxia throw his scythe into a vertically-spinning attack repeatively against Noir as she repel each of his attack before Marluxia appeared and slash her, forcing her to block and push back, then he throw his scythe again with the same attack as before forcing Noir to deflect each attack multiple times before one was very close to hit her, seeing her Doom counter reach 44. Then Maluxia grab his scythe and throw it at her as she roll out of the way, then warp and throw it again three times as her Doom counter reach 14.
"Milady!" Noir summon her Persona as it use Mapsiodyne around Marluxia, forcing him to defend himself, then see Noir ready to deal the final Blow and quickly strike through him, at the moment the Doom Counter reach 2, disappeared after Marluxia fell into his knees as a surge of darkness leave him, and the dark vines begin to vanished, freeing everyone.
(BGM ended)
(Trails in the Dark ost - Let me know, my SPRIGGAN)
Marluxia started chuckling. "Well done… you've really so strong Haru…"
"Well, of course, I have. It's because of everyone with me." Noir smiled. "Even my friends who are separate from me are always with me, even now. Our bonds that we forge and create can't be broken so easily. Even family."
"Even family, you say?"
"Yes." Noir nodded with a sad smile as she tough her heart. "Even my late father is granting me strength. He may not be... a kind father. But he still love and care about me... in his own way. I will always love him, just as you do for Striletizia. I'm sure somewhere in the world, she's granting you her strength too."
"Granting me her strength..." Marluxia said as his eyes widened, looking down at his hands. "Oh, so now it all comes back to me." He let out a hearty chuckle.
"All comes back?" Elise asked.
"I take it that your heart is remembering?" Nahida asked
Marluxia nodded as he let out a genuine smile. "Yes… my heart is remembering how to feel."
"Then it sounds to me like it's a good thing." Nahida giggled.
"Yeah! Not sure if I got the full detail but it's still good!" Ruby nodded.
"You will regain your humanity, won't you Marluxia?" Olivert asked
"Yes... I am on the cusp of reclaiming my identity… my purpose for being…" He smiled at all of them. "Thanks to all of you…"
"Well glad to hear that pretty boy." Daisy fold her arms in a smile.
"Oh, Marluxia, before you go, if we ever meet again as a human, maybe we can help search for your sister!" Noir change back to Haru with a smile. "I know she's somewhere out there in this world. So never lose your hope nor your faith."
Marluxia look surprised before he chuckled and smiled. "I like that very much... Thank you... Haru." He said as he disappeared.
"You're way too kind Haru. But that's not a bad thing I guess." Viridi sighed.
"Yeah. But I hope we do find him and his sister. I'm sure she's really worried about him." Elliot said.
Elise nodded with a smile. "Like how I am with Rean."
"Bell." Bellossom cry to comfort her.
"Yeah. I understand how he feels when it comes to searching for family." Fie nodded. "If she's out there in the world, I'll do what I can to help."
"It would be nice to reunite with family." Edelgard smile as she touch her chest to her heart is. "Here's hoping he finds his cherish sister."
"Me to." Haru smiled as she look up at the sky before suddenly the entire area started to glow as they were reunited with the others.
"Oh! There you guys are!" Ruby called out.
"Thank goodness you're okay." Blake sigh with relief.
"I guess that means you guys defeated your opponent too, yeah?" Crow asked.
"Yep." Juna nodded. "So how is everyone holding up?"
"Pretty good I guess." Natsu said. "Now come on, let's go find the others in this place!"
"Hold on. Why don't we take a break first? We have been through a battle." Mickey suggest.
"Yeah i'm on board with that. Let's take five everyone, then we can resume making on the organization." Sara agreed.
I had a hard time figuring how who each member was to fight to be honest, but it was all worth it! That's three organization members out but nine more to go.