The Sapphire Sorceress

Disclaimer: The rights to Kingdom Hearts belong to Disney and Square Enix.

Act 40: The 13th Dilemma

"Playing superhero isn't a game. It's fate. We choose to do good. Choose to do bad. We had a choice"

The Bridge To Marvels: Big Apple Square ( Kairi's POV )

This is certainly nothing I was expecting to deal with when I got up from bed today. Going from a town simply trying to rebuild itself, to meeting figures wrapped in black outfits, then being kidnapped by said figures, and now I was in the middle of a huge city filled with lots of tall buildings and people in brightly colored costumes. Then again being in weird situations is something I would need to get used dealing with in the future. Having someone like this young lady help me out certainly makes things easier to handle, like having bolts of lighting come in my direction.

"Stupid heroes! You think you can defeat me, the mighty Electro!"

"I thought you were busy creating black-outs elsewhere, Max?"

"That isn't my name, Spider! I will always be Electro!"

Then I saw a man in a red outfit began to swing around, his hands were sending out white balls at the costumed maniac who was creating electricity from his body. As I was trying to understand what was going on this "Spider" man explained that I should get out of the way while this battle was taking place.

"He told me there was a way to control those freaks, the monsters in black so then why can't I summon them?!"

"Creatures?"

"Yes, Spider! The beasts that will soon dominate this entire city! With his help, those monsters will finally take down your pathetic heroes and steal those hearts of yours!"

"Heartless!" I knew what that weird man was talking about, the question I had in mind was who he was speaking about during that rant. I couldn't believe those monsters have been plaguing this world as well. Looking at this masked heroine I explained to her my situation in the best way possible that wouldn't confuse her too much.

"Basically I was brought here by two nobodies of this group: The Organization. These nobodies wanted to ask me questions about my role as a Keyblade Wielder, and now I'm trying to figure out where I am right now."

"...Nobodies? Look I don't know who these guys might be yet I don't think you should call them nobodies it seems kinda rude."

"No! They are literally a pair of nobodies. As in people without hearts! Their hearts were snatched up by the heartless, and they exist as hollow shells."

As she was rubbing her head I noticed the guy had been wrapped up in spider webs along with a huge fluffy thing holding down the man with force. Then someone with spiky hair walked up who looked kinda similar to Sora patted the strange giant on the back.

"Nice work, Baymax!"

"Are you satisfied with this health care?"

"Ummm I don't think sparky would consider this any kind of health care." The man told me went by the "superhero" alias Spider-Man. Suddenly I heard several voices cheering on these people in spandex, the crowd seemed to know who they were and some were even dressed like the heroes who captured this "villain" according to who suddenly extended her arm out to give a young girl a high-five. That is when I got my first chance to meet this "Spider-Man" as he walked up to me while tilting his head.

"Okay! Anyone gonna explains who she is, and why she is holding a giant key in her hand?"

'Umm how can I explain it in a way that won't seem confusion...uhhh...' was drawing up nothing, which considering what I said about my identity was understandable.

"I'm kinda like you Spider-Man...I'm sort of a superhero, but I don't have a costume or use a different name."

"Don't you know how dangerous that is? Without a secret identity villains and other bad people will try hurting the ones you love." That came from the spiky-haired hero with the giant fluffy thing standing behind him.

"Is she in need of a check-up? Her complexion seems redder than normal..."

"W-What?! No, I'm finally really just shocked that all of you think I need to be wearing some kind of outfit...really being a keyblade wielder only requires me to fight off the darkness corrupting worlds with my weapon nothing more." I certainly didn't think my outfit needed a different look in order to perform my duty. The world only needed to know me by my name, Kairi.

"You...actually don't have a costume? So, you fight crime without a secret identity or mask?"

"Well, to be fair you don't actually go by a special name Hiro." The guy who apparently made that giant robot named Baymax was called Hiro Hamada according to. She also stated he's gotten the media's attention as he was considered the next "Tony Stark" or "His Japanese Brother." as a few news outlets would put it.

"That's different, and Tony said he thinks I need to consider making a brand around that. I was already kind of popular before this super-hero stuff, but you're new here judging by your clothing and lack of knowledge about the life of heroes like us."

"That's easy to understand considering I'm not from this world..."

Everyone was caught up with my short summary about my situation-the basic idea was I need to find a way to get back to Hollow Bastion before these nobodies could find me. That's when Spider-Man offered up a way to solve my problem.

"Sounds like a job for Tony Stark and his current student: The Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Woman from another world!"

"You mean she's in this world today?" asked and I wondered what or rather who they were speaking about.

"Must be trying to get help with her classes...why couldn't she just ask me instead of that Billionaire," Hiro spoke with a sigh, his ego wanted some of the fame of helping out someone with their schoolwork.

"Umm don't you think we should be worried about these...heartless as Kairi called them?"

"Those weird black creatures that appear a couple of weeks ago?" Hiro recalled that encounter seeing those people in black coats dealing with the creatures causing trouble in the city.

"Yes those are heartless, but whatever you do none of you can let them touch your bodies or else they will steal your hearts..."

Their reactions were horrified about this prospect, but they thought I meant they would literally rip out a person's chest to eat the heart inside...which sounded much grosser than what they really do with a soul they capture to eat. Heading into a less public setting the heroes wanted me to give more details about my story, so they could trust me better and consider how to contact this "Spider-Woman" and Tony Stark with enough info about my home world. Naturally, this would be more difficult, to sum up in a couple of sentences.

"I used to live on Destiny Islands, but now I hang out in Shinra Academy except now I've been staying in Hollow Bastion for a couple of hours a day. All my friends are there along with the people who've been helping me out with my ongoing training, and besides that my best friends have been far away from me for a while now." I couldn't help but feel sad about saying that about Sora and Riku's current situations. That is when I felt a pressure on my shoulder which belonged to 's hand.

"Don't worry about that! Dimension hopping is something all of us are used to the life of being super-heroes after all!" Her smile reassured me that I could trust everyone here with my well-being even if they didn't show me who they are with their masks. While we sat down on the couches Hiro made the call to Tony while Spider-Man explained a few details about his days of being a hero.

"I've dealt with my fair share of trials, triumphs, tragedies, and yet this old hard-headed man refuses to give up the suit. Same goes with the new Miss Marvel, Hiro, and other guys wearing brightly-colored spandex."

"Yeah, I'm sure this Sora person must have saved countless lives if what you're saying about him is true. In fact, I would love to meet him one day, and maybe see what is so special about those giant keys you use!" Miss Marvel apparently wanted to know why I didn't just use it to lock up things like doors or cash safes. I told her and the spider-themed hero about my own keyblade.

"Each keyblade has a unique look and design to match the user and wielder's personality. Although Sora's keyblade looks similar to Roxas' own keyblade for some reason..."

"Roxas?" His head tilted in confusion while I explained more about that nobody.

"Yeah one of the nobodies who brought me here, and for some reason, I feel like he is connected with Sora in some way besides their similar eyes and keyblades."

"Ben...do you think Roxas could be a clone of Sora? That might explain why they share certain details with each other. Well, I mean that is how it usually goes with clones after all..." Clones? It was one thing to grasp the idea of a person being without a heart, but actually creating a copy of someone sounded rather silly. That said considering what I've gotten used to over the past few weeks perhaps I should be more open-minded about such things.

"Umm, guys I think those creatures she was speaking about are back...although they look pretty white." Oh no, it can't be...

"Let me see Hiro!" Miss Marvel and I looked out of the window to find several creatures with blue lines running up the limbs moving around the city. Unlike the heartless who seemed to operate on instinct these creatures, and what I assume are also nobodies were seeking out something among the frightened citizens who were running into corners or buildings.

"Those don't look like friendly visitors from another world. Kairi, do you think those are the nobodies you were talking about earlier?"

"It has to be those guys, Mister Spider...Mister Spider-Man...ummm."

"Just call me Spidey. Okay, the best chance of getting to Avengers tower with our wonderful guest would be in short fashion. Hiro and! Do you think you can keep these guys busy for a while?"

"Oh, we'll do more than just stall um, Spidey!"

"Be careful you guys...I've never seen these kinds of creatures before, but if they are smarter than heartless then they likely will be stronger as well." Spider-Man or Spidey took hold of my hand to reassure me of their safety, only then to grab hold of my arm to get me on his back.

"Don't worry about those guys. Handling creatures out to cause destruction is part of their job, so do you mind me asking a fear of heights you might have?" Honestly, I've never been scared about soaring into the sky, watching birds and the clouds moving past me, and now I can see why Spider-Man loves to do this so much. The fact he was able to go up so high into the air with a simple burst of webbing amazed me. While part of me was screaming about not being able to hold onto Spider-Man's waist the other side felt like this was taking part in a huge roller coaster.

"This isn't your average taxi cab, and yet there is no kind of fee on this kind of ride. You know with that red hair you remind me a lot of MJay."

"Do you let anyone else ride you to places like this MJay?"

"Mary Jane you mean, and only if they're in trouble everyone gets one like yourself, Kairi. Next stop, the peak location of egotism that is Stark Tower. Oh sorry, Advent Tower Tony really doesn't want the world to consider it "his" crib..." With a laugh, he began to move even after as we swung around the city like we are floating in the air, looking down I could see people were staring at us while cheering me or rather Spider-Man on. Before long we had ended up on the highest platform which was "Advent Tower" that was funded and built by one man: Tony Stark.

"Hold on a second we're gonna need to sneak in through one of my secret pathways, the chances of Tony's security systems being offline are pretty slim even for an old friend like me."

"Doesn't he tell you the password?"

"He changes it up every month, and usually can't remember to tell us the new password. Such is the life of an eccentric self-proclaimed genius, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist." Who can't be bothered to tell his friends how to get into his building for small talk? Now, I and Spider-Man had to get past security lasers, cameras on the walls, and most of all some butler guy called Jarvis who was sleeping in a huge bed that was so big it looked to be made for ten people.

"Don't mind him poor guy has to clean up a fair share of Stark's messes besides myself of course." Nodding I followed Spider-Man down a hidden vent shaft that would take us into a resting area where we could relax in until the "man of the hour" showed up according to Spidey. The plan didn't involve turrets suddenly being aimed at our heads ready to fire at a moment's notice. Spider-Man jumped over to a computer to punch in a few words before someone appeared on the monitor.

"Peter? What the hell?! How can you keep showing up with friends in my personal tower like this?!"

"It's kinda long story, but Kairi needs your help or rather your support along with that "White Widow" Spider-Woman."

"Oh you mean you're not sorta dead girlfriend in another universe and my current protégée."

"Ahh but you forget: she came to me first about taking study lessons with you, Tony!" Why did I get the feeling both of these guys were about to get into a spat with each other...

"Kairi? Hmm well, she certainly could use an outfit with fewer zippers. Anyway, so this girl is apparently some kind of keyblade wielder if what Hiro told me over the phone is correct right?"

"Pretty much..." As they were talking with each other I began to look at some of the magazines in the room, each containing different kinds of metal suits and people in more spandex. There were even a few pictures of Spider-Man and what he called Tony's alter-ego, Iron Man. The rich builder apparently knew Spidey well enough to know about his secret identity.

"This is a hairy situation, make no mistake. If that nobody lady is looking for Kairi with those gimp-looking minions then we have a major problem on our hands."

"Nothing we aren't used to dealing with as Avengers. It just means we need to get a team together in order to handle this new threat."

"Heroes for Hire? Champions? Spider-Verse? Come on, Stark! I know you have some fancy name ready for this mission."

"I'm not exactly the best with this kind of stuff..."

"You're Iron Man! Who built the Iron Patriot, Hulkbuster, and other robot suits with plain names...oh I see what you mean." Were they seriously getting into argument about names?! Of all things why is that considered the most pressing issue right now?

"There is still a problem with one of your old friends here, Scorpion I think he goes by is trying to make a ruckus downtown. Once I and your other reality girlfriend handle things we'll be right over...so don't touch anything!" Naturally, Spider-Man went over to a fridge to pull out a soda for me and himself to drink when Tony was not watching.

"Might want to kick back and relax for a while, Kairi. Iron Man like myself loves putting on a show." That certainly matched what came on the television as I saw that same robotic suit on those covers battling someone in a strange costume shaped like a scorpion. Whipping on the screen was someone else who looked like Spider-Man only the other hero was in a white costume instead. Apparently, this is the Spider-Woman of another world, or as Spidey calls her Spider-Gwen.

"Is she really a superhero from another dimension? She moves and fights just like you..."

"No she is different trust me, and the same goes for other spider-themed heroes as well? Just like you are different from others who use those giant keys in battle...although I still can't understand how you can lift something that looks kinda heavy in combat."

"Well, let's just said it took some training and effort for me to even grasp this keyblade of mine. Did you have to learn how to use those powers of yours, Spidey?"

"Oh yeah, it took a long time before I could swing around this big city without falling down in pain, getting a bunch or bruises, and maybe a broken limb or two. I could only take my beatings and get back up on my feet. The mark of being a real hero is knowing when and when not to give up, but thankfully I've lost my will to surrender that often..." His tone sounded less optimistic about that last part making wonder about what failures Spider-Man had to endure as a super-hero. Perhaps being a costumed fighter is not that different from being a keyblade wielder...

"Does being a hero include dealing with hollow monsters with zippers on their mouths?!" Those nobodies already found me, the fact some of them were crawling around on the lower parts of this building wasn't good considering where I was looking from this window.

"They certainly are trying to hunt you down, Kairi. You sure this isn't about some kind of fee you owe them?" I guess this guy enjoyed making light of situations like this, but now was not the time for a laugh.

"You can leave the intruders to me, but you must not allow them to get to her Spider-Man."

"Jarvis?!" That butler who was napping earlier suddenly was standing behind us, and with determination written on his face.

"Don't worry about me. This place was made to keep out stalkers, life-forms coming from other worlds, and lawyers." As long as this place can stop the second option then I don't mind those lasers and turrets. Waiving goodbye I ran up into a private elevator that Tony made since he felt like stairs would be too much for this place.

"Unfortunately he didn't bother leaving our the boring elevator music. Worse yet it's that old theme song of his..." So that is what this "rock music" was according to Spider-Man, which seemed to be about Iron Man man Spidey could be right about this guy's ego. As the ride continued I could hear loud noises coming from downstairs, so I hoped that was just the turrets and defenses being activated and not...

"Alright, the panic room we should be safe and fine on this floor." The huge room that we came across certainly look sturdy enough, but it also didn't have some kind of way out except for the entrance. As I heard the room get sealed up I hoped that Tony and this other spider hero can help me get back to my home, the people here didn't need to suffer because of me.

"You okay, Kairi?"

"I've been better Spidey. Listen, do you think that if I ever come back you can give me a more relaxed tour of this world. I mean it certainly looks like a crazy, yet fun kind of place to hang out and just spend time in."

"It's a da-deal then Kairi!"

"Yeah!" Was that a slip-up or did he truly feel like...

"Impressive, the both of you have made our job much easier now." The white room we thought was a safe haven was suddenly filled with two black figures, and I knew all too well who the people were in front of us.

"Let me guess, the both of you are here to offer us some flyers about getting news cars?"

I couldn't help shooting a glare at Spider-Man; what was this man thinking? These nobodies were no laughing matter, the fact they likely couldn't really laugh either made the situation much tenser.

"I will make this rather simple, give us Kairi." Aqua what is happening to you? None is this is what I remember from that Keyblade Warrior who saved me all those years ago despite having the same face she had...

"How about this instead?!" Spider-Man's webbing spurted over them both while I followed him to the sealed door. Despite being able to unlock it from the outside apparently, it can't be opened from the inside.

"I'm such a bonehead! This room remains sealed during an emergency and only Tony Stark knows how to shut down the security system's main hard drive."

"Meaning that-"

"None of you will be escaping from this room." Aqua-no Auxaq had already gotten rid of the webbing on her body, which meant she would be coming after me. Spider-Man fired off more rounds of those webs from his hands, but it would only stall her for so long. That also didn't seem to work on Roxas who simply cut them down with his weapon. Seeing that blade in action, those movements, and his appearance all reminded me of Sora but why is that?

"You are making things worse, but if you just come back with us we won't stay here anymore." You might truly mean that Roxas, and yet I can't go back with you or her like this.

"I wish...to stay with everyone in this world just for a while longer."

"Why?"

"Unlike you and her they are only hiding their identities and not their intentions!" Roxas suddenly pointed his weapon at my face looking angrier than before, his eyes had the same determination of blue that Sora did when he looked ready to do something.

"We've made ourselves clear enough already. The only thing we want to do is bring you home safe and sound." He was not answering my question about their real goal, the idea of getting me back home was just dodging the real issue I have with nobodies.

"How about you explain to Spider-Man what way you plan on getting back your hearts?!" Everyone didn't speak for a while as I gave my own defiant look in return drawing out my own keyblade to defend myself. Auxaq sighed out, removing the hood on her head along with Roxas which could mean they were in the mood to talk.

"Do you know what is like to make up lies about your smile, frowns, and other facial expressions that are made through emotions. I didn't just lose a heart to feel things because of the heartless I've lost the right to be considered a human."

"Are you both idiots?"

"How dare you speak to me in that way you costumed fool!"

"Actually I'm impressed you both don't get hot in those black hoods, which by the way look a little too brooding. They make you look like Doctor Doom's underlings...umm Doctor Doom as in that villain who isn't really a villain these days except it might be-"

"We aren't the enemy here!" I couldn't be sure about that line from Auxaq considering the way she said that line.

"My point is this...even if you both really don't a soul it doesn't mean you can't be something like a human. if you can still think and act with reason then human concepts aren't lost to either of you."

"Says the man with a heart to speak of such a hope as that..." She wouldn't listen to reason no matter what, so I did something that could be really foolish. Taking advantage of the arguing my hand grasp Roxas' own keyblade which surprised even myself, and I used it to knock him back into Auxaq.

"Come on Spider-Man I'm not going to surrender just yet!"

"Good that you've gotten newfound confidence, but how exactly are you going to use those keys to unlock the door to this room?"

"By doing exactly what you just said." If two keyblades were strong enough to push back a nobody then breaking down a locked door should be easy in comparison. Holding up the weapon I put all of my strength and faith, which resulted in a bright light blinding my eyes for a moment as there was a loud noise following afterward. While Spider-Man was impressed I simply tossed back Roxas' weapon despite feeling concerned about how similar it looked to Sora's own keyblade. After that, me and Spidey ran out of the room trying to think of somewhere else we could hide for a while.

"A thousand apologies, Spider-Man. Those smaller creatures were more than what I expected, but those human-looking strangers...what on earth are they?" Jarvis looked worse for wear however he was able to speak to us through a monitor and speakers.

"Ummm, nobodies? Listen do you know how much longer until Tony and his friends will take we don't have much time until those creatures find us."

"They should be arriving now, so I'm assuming you wish to converse on the top of the building?"

"Not exactly, Jarvis."

We had arrived in a huge kind of garage area with several kinds of weird items placed around the room. The spider-brand superhero told me these were automobiles, which Tony liked to build in his spare time besides simply making more of those iron suits he wears around to fight crime, well that and other dangerous things that could end up causing problems for heroes like Spider-Man.

"Alright let's see what you've been up to since our last team-up, Tony...hopefully, no kind of evil sentient robot plan." I couldn't help feeling impressed as I looked at the several pillars with unique looking metallic suits that looked ready to use. Each one also looked kinda human despite seeming like nothing but suits of empty armor.

"Pete? What does that have to do with those weird black creatures? Okay, nevermind here is some details about those guys we just met...Auxaq, Roxas, Xion, and Axel. They've actually visited this world before, so why didn't Tony explain that to me or anyone else?"

"Perhaps he didn't want you to know about-"

"Those weirdos!" Sure enough, that voice belonged to Iron Man who flew into the room with Hiro, and even that white-colored Spider-Woman was in the middle of this pack of costumes.

"Why would they show up now? What could make this girl so important that those weird gimp-looking things are prowling around the place."

"I think introductions are in order, are they not? Okay Kairi, the most of the people here you've already met, but the girl in white is my sorta not dead girlfriend in another dimension where I'm dead, Gwen Stacy. In her world, she goes by Spider-Woman, so I just call her Spider-Gwen to make things easier instead of confusing her for Jessica Drew." I saw the white costumed hero give an angry pointing motion while speaking a few words that didn't sound friendly, to say the least.

"Brilliant, Spider-Man. Just tell Kairi about all of the identities of heroes in the ******* world."

"Why not it isn't like Kairi is living here. It sounds like she is only invested in getting back to her world." Miss Marvel remarked about that, and it wasn't like I would tell anyone about their secret identities to everyone back home.

"That is if those assholes don't show up soon."

"Gwen, language Kairi might not be as old as you are!"

"That isn't really that important right now Spider-Man. Unlike those black monsters, we could hardly hold those things back with our strength. Baymax couldn't even detect any signs of life from the white beasts." Hiro made a good point about my problem well now everyone's problem actually.

"Nobodies, the different between them is they aren't carrying hearts...that is what that female nobody told me, Auxaq." It certainly would explain why the nobodies could be stronger than simple heartless.

"Great! This universe can't go five seconds without some invasion, the other big reason I've wanted to relax here was because of the crap I've had to deal with in my universe."

"Like your world is so much better Gwenny! Tell me have you even seen my other self in that universe, and is he even as talented or good looking as the definitive me?"

"Do I even care about how "handsome" you are, Tony? You're supposed to be teaching me all sorts of fancy stuff in order to help me out with school remember?"

"Yeah, and you're not even going to provide a complement to your mentor so there." Before their "conversation" could go on the very people we were speaking about entered the room.

"Ahh good you're all here, so we can finally discuss matters in a more peaceful-" Auxaq's mouth was sealed up by Gwen's webbing which almost made me laugh by how she reacted.

"Uhhhh no! Why don't you explain how kidnapping an innocent girl is a good thing for anyone?" Roxas was quick to strike Spider-Man with his keyblade while Hiro and Tony tried pushing him back with their suits.

"I think you need to get out of here, Kairi. This is how stuff gets broken including bones so I don't think you want to stick around here."

"Not a problem! Tony and I retooled my Dimensional Traveling Watch in order to find different worlds, but I don't think these guys will let that happen without these ******* jerks getting in the way." I saw Gwen get kicked in the chest by Auxaq which made her swear even more than before.

"This is quite a dilemma. To think we once were on better terms with each other,"

"Yeah, but I guess being heroes would make us seem more kind to villains like yourselves..." Poor choice of words there Tony.

"I said don't call us villains!" Auxaq's power increased as she was now slowing down everyone in the room besides herself. I knew she was trying to rush over to grab me, so I drew out my keyblade to stop her if only for a second.

"Foolishness! You are still just a child compared to a former master like myself."

"That doesn't mean you will remain better than me forever...I will only get stronger from here!" Pointing out my weapon I attempted to blast her with a ray of magic only for it to come out much slower than I expected. Grinning, Auxaq took hold of my neck and forced me to drop my weapon under her grip.

"I'm ending this farce of a battle now. You heroes can deal with Pete all you want and we'll put Kairi right where she belongs back in her world."

"She doesn't want to go with mean people like you two!" A punch connected with the back of Auxaq's head as I saw Miss Marvel's hand grow smaller and extend back to its normal size. I was dropped to the ground as I saw the former somebody crumble to her knees.

"Baymax can you keep blonde busy?"

"Of course, but show I perform a medical check-up as well?"

"I...don't think that would help him..." Spider-Man helped me up to my feet while Tony and Gwen began to fiddle with the watch as it began to glow more brightly.

"How dare you all interfere! This matter is between Organization XIII and Kairi. None of this even concerns you, heroes of this world, so then why are you helping her?"

"Because that is what heroes do!" All of them said at once which made me gasp. They really believe in the idea of being super-powered defenders of good. Auxaq growled out in frustration before snapping her fingers to summon those strange nobodies that likely were their servants.

"Auxaq, don't you think we should just let her go back to her own dimension?"

"No! Xion is counting on me...Xion..."

"Auxaq!" Suddenly I noticed the blue-haired nobody slump over onto Roxas' shoulder looking to be in some kind of pain. I didn't understand what was going on here, but before we could ask she just gave a silent order to the nobodies summoned.

"Capture her..."

"Oh, that's just ******* great!"

"Kairi use the watch and get out of here! I and the rest of the teen hero squad will handle the flunkies."

"Tony, I'm not exactly in high school anymore!"

"Well, you certainly don't act like an adult Spider-Man."

Shaking my head in refusal I wanted to help them out because these nobodies looked different than the other ones I saw earlier. Some had on special jewels that covered their bodies, and some were using swords to fight against the heroes trying to help me. Gwen simply tossed her watch at me while cursing that if I didn't leave she would personally kick my uhhh butt, yeah I assume she meant something less kid-friendly than that. Nodding, I pressed a glowing button on the watch to open up a portal that sucked me into a strange vortex.

"Is this what it's like to enter a rift through dimensions?" There were so many places to go, but I didn't know which way could take me back to my own world. The only way I would find out is by going through each portal one at a time leading to me counting 12 different portals with a 13th portal now in front of me This is such a dilemma, and I just know Gwen is not gonna be happy about me keeping her watch...

"Please don't be a nasty world filled with monsters." My fingers crossed while I fell through a portal only to get blinded with a bright light.

[ Thank you, Seth and everyone else, for the thoughts to my last chapter, and sorry this took a while. I wanted to focus on my other ongoing story for a while, so now I will do the same with this one. Hope you're not all disappointed with the cliffhanger since I couldn't make a full-scale battle without drawing things out for another chapter. We will see the aftermath on Auxaq's side next time. So, 2.8 man that certainly was interesting to learn about even if I think the lore and backstory of the series have gotten way too big at this point. ]