(Trails into Reverie ost - The Garden of Beginning)
"Warning to all visitors." The Voice spoked as they all gathered. "Elysium has attempted to interfere with this space 4,096 times."
"Huh? What did it just say?" Bowser asked.
"What's it talking about?" Junior asked
"These increased failed attempts prove that the interference with the laws od causality outside this space is at a critical point. Conclusion: Limited permissions to retain memories outside of this world must be granted to combat further attempts."
"Hold on. What's it talking about?" Carmine asked
"This is a lot to process all at once." Rean said.
"Accessing Reverie Corridor management system. Adjusting awareness impression processes."
"H-Hold on!" Towa exclaimed as the wavelength hit everyone.
"Well, SOMETHING just happened." Crow groaned until he blinked. "Wait a sec. I know this feeling..."
"My memories are back!" Lapis exclaimed
"Mine too!" Nadia cheered
"Roaar!" Ursaring roared happily.
"I think everyone's memories at this point." Florian said "Now I get it... This is why we've been training and preparing for..."
"This must be the garden's way of telling us just how much stronger we'll have to become to triumph." Laura said.
"Except that this is so sudden that my head is spinning..." Penny complained. "Why did you finally allow us to regain our memories now?"
"The action was deemed necessary to raise chances of controlling the crisis unfolding in the outside world. Elysium cannot be allowed to alter the laws of causality. Visitors will still be unable to retain the memories of the Reverie Corridor upon exiting."
"No. Override the Reverie Corridor management system and allow visitors to regain their memories both here and the outside world." Zhongli command.
"H-Huh?" Tita blinked.
"Zhongli?" Tio asked
"But creator—"
Everyone except the Archons had an !? over their heads.
"Wait, creator?!" Sora gasped.
"The situation is dire with Elysisum attempted to intervene. Our enemy is aware we're gaining strength. This time they have used a stronger force. Had I not intervened, the Reverie Corridor would have attacked. Therefore, override the Reverie Corridor management system and allow visitors to regain their memories both here and the outside world." Zhongli command.
"I understand. As you wish, creator. All visits will be allowed to their memories of the True Reverie Corridor to the outside world by creator's blessing."
"Mr. Zhongli... you... created this world?" Sharon asked
"Yes. The true Reverie Corridor was a secret training ground for a select few warriors and myself to train this vessel to gain greater heights to surpass the limitations of humanity." Zhongli nodded. "With the situation this dire, I will explain everything. Especially you, Rean."
"I appreciated Zhongli." Rean said.
Zhongli turn to the orb. "Now. Acessess everyone to enter the fourth stratium."
"Permissions now granted to enter the Reverie Corridor's fourth stratium. May you seize the hope to overcome the impossible over the course of your trials."
"As if we have much choice in the matter. At least we finally get the big picture." Wazy sighed. "That explains all the help we've been given since we got here. It was for this."
"Yes, and the pivotal moments we've been training for is much closer than we thought." Gaius agreed.
"The threat we're up against are Elysium, the co-supreme leaders, their allies, and the mastermind behind this ordeal. Getting those memories back also means we already know what we need to do." Lloyd fist pump. "We're going to stop them! For Crossbell, and for the entire world!"
"You got that. So long as we train here, we'll turn this shit around!" Ryuji smirked
"Indeed. This is our ace in the hole, and we'd be fools not to use it." Rufus agreed.
"Especially with the new stadium open to us." Rise smiled.
"Right. With that. Brother." Levi turn to Zhongli. "Now's the time you start answering our questions."
"Of course. Everyone, let us sit down at a proper place." Zhongli said as they all nodded and they off to a large area and summon chairs to sit down while Zhongli sit on the ground chair. "All right, now I can begin explaining to Rean why I requested Levi to also pretend to have his memories restricted."
(BGM paused)
"So why did you ask me to do that?" Levi asked
(Trails into Reverie ost - Lapis)
"It was to keep the Reverie Corridor a secret. The Reverie Corridor was designed to help warriors to train to surpass the limitations. And to help save this world from interfering with causality." Zhongli explained.
"Okay I understand why we're training to the bone to reach greater heights, but interfere with causality?" Makoto Yuki asked.
"Well, I can understand that because... well... I had my experience." Takuto scratch his hair. "But now that we finally got our memories back, Elysium is interfering with the world's casualty?"
"That's right. From what we learn from its birth, Elysium supports humanity's decision and is only to observe." Nahida nodded. "However, Elysium has been taken from us and to make it worse, the current administrator is using Elysium's power to create chaos and alter causality."
"Um, sis, I don't mean to interrupt or ask something stupid as this, but how come you're in your adult form?" Levi asked.
"Hehe. I haven't been in this form for awhile so I really need to stretch my legs and interact more in the world."
"Plus, she's totally bangable in that form." Tartaglia smirked until Aether kick his crouch. "Ah..."
"Oooh!" Everyone grimaced while some laughed as Tartaglia fell on the floor, covering his couch as everyone else sweatdrop.
Nahida sighed. "As I was saying. There are some thing in every world that should not be meddled with. For example: Study hours and academic performance. The more you study, the more your academic is improved. Those are positive common facts. Am I right?"
"You got that right." Musse giggled. "Nothing wrong with fueling the brains with brainsmarts."
"If only Ragna could be more mannered than a mongrel." Rachel fold her arms.
"Rabbit, I swear to god I will kill you." Ragna glare at him.
"Hehe. Then it's rather fortunate for me that I have a good servant who doesn't bark back." Raquel said
"Raquel..." Naoto Kurogane sweatdrop. "Now isn't a good time."
"Wait, who the heck are you?" Makoto Nanaya asked. "You look... almost like Miss Rachel. Wait, are you her older sister? I didn't know she had a sister."
"No. We are not related by blood." Rachel fold her arms and then glared at Raquel. "What I do remember is that she's given me nothing but headaches from her control over my body."
"What I've done was necessary get into contact with Naoto. For that, I apologize." Raquel said. "My name is Raquel Alucard. I hail from another world that is connected to the world where I sent Naoto through the Boundary. Your world before it was destroyed. After the one called Ragna reset the world and freed the influence of the Master Unit, my world was brought back from existence."
"Then why and how are you here? Did you sent Naoto to this side of the universe too?" Rachel asked
"No. That was the System's doing. However, I'm here because there was a great disturbance that caused the Boundary to become unstable. I was fortunate that I made my way here. The source of that disturbance came from this world that is outside the Boundary influence."
"The Boundary in our world has become unstable?" Jin asked.
"That isn't good! I mean, we haven't been back into our world because there was some disturbance but..." Noel Vermillion trailed off.
"Hmm... It should not come as a surprise." Zhongli folding his arms. "I imagine it must have been "his" presence."
Everyone had an ! over their heads as they turn to Zhongli.
"You mean the other me, right?" Rean asked
"Yes. His presence can be reached throughout multiple worlds. That means he is someone with immense power that can affect the universe as a whole. Although that doesn't surprise me since there are deities or entities capable of such. But one wielding the Chaos Heart is entirely different." Zhongli explain.
"Hmm... considering from Rosalina's experience... I can understand." Rean scratch his hair. "But the Chaos Heart power can affect causality. Like with Izanami and Raquel. They were brought here because of the Chaos Heart's presence, right? Or was it that Divine Knights?"
"The Sept-Terrions means nothing. But the Chaos Heart, yes. That is what caused him to reawaken." Izanami said.
"And that wielder was able to summon that Divine Knight that has all Divine Knights power. This won't be an easy fight." Alisa stated.
"Agreed. We must correct the causality that has affected the world." Alhaitham agreed.
"While I don't mind the extra training, there is something that bothers me." Tartaglia said.
"And that is?" Ragna asked.
"It's the allies of the co-supreme leaders. Can we talk about that?"
"Oh, good point. We haven't discuss about that." Elie said.
"Okay, so we have Organization XIII who are back. So who are the member we've seen so far?" Tio asked
"Well there's Marluxia, Larxene and Xemnas." Fie said
"Then we have Young Xehanort." Neve said "The other members have yet to be revealed."
"Then we have Dimentio. Then Mephiles, Infinite, Iblis, Eggman, Watts, Novartis who's acting on his own." Tail said.
"Then we have those guys called Manfred Von Karma, Dahlia Hawthrorn, someone name Sugou."
"Wait... did you say Sugou?" Kirito asked. "Why do I got a bad feeling about this?"
"And Manfred and Dahlia. Strange, those name seem familiar to me." Mewtwo rub his chin.
"You know them?" Tsubaki asked.
"I'm not sure if it the same person but what does he look like?" Kirito asked.
"Well... he seems to have blond hair..."
"Okay, not him."
"green wings with a green robe... Almost like a fairy king."
"A Fairy King?" Natsu asked
"Oh my fucken god, so it is that bastard!" Kirito yelled, palm facing.
"Wait, you know him?" Noel Seeker asked
"Hey, didn't that guy said he got some score to settle with Kirito? That means he hail from his world, yeah?" Randy asked.
"Oh, right. I've forgot about that." Estelle said.
Flashback...
"Oh, who was your toughest opponents?" Ryu asked Phoenix and Maya as Mewtwo couldn't help but overhear it.
"Well, I've faced some good ones. But the wicked of them all was Manfred Von Karma." Phoenix grumbled.
"Who?"
"He a prosecutor known to be undefeated for 40 years. He was also a friend of mine mentor, a father to his adopted sister who's also a prosecutor..."
"And a notorious supervillain!" Maya chin in.
"Well... that's one way to put it." Phoenix sighed.
"Oh yeah? How bad?" Ryu asked
"Well, he's old so that's one thing." Maya said. "But the worst about this guy is he's like the devil! He's obsessed with being perfect and is willing to go to any length to keep that perfectest attitude and record."
"And she means literally. Think of him as a criminal mastermind who will use every underhanded method: blackmailing, threatening people, forging evidence, and rigged testimony to convict every defendant who are innocent guilty. There were many innocent who fell victim to his crimes." Phoenix mutered
"Tch." Ryu growled. "Scumbag for sure. What became of him?"
"Well, we finally managed to convict him to justice... but he ended up submitting suicide."
"Did he now." Ryu rub his chin. "Still, he got exactly what he deserved."
"Yeah. He's just as evil as my aunt and her daughter, Dahlia." Maya muttered.
"Oh yeah? What else?"
"Well, my aunt wanted to frame me for murder so that my cousin Pearl can become the master of Kurain. You see, she doesn't have medium powers like me and my mom. And even her twin daughters before Pearl was born. Dahlia didn't have powers too but she was convincing wicked and cunning. Like a Yokai fox!"
"A Kitsune?" Ryu asked
"Yep!"
"Dahlia was my ex-girlfriend. She was especially the devil incarnation. She's skilled at manipulation and a skilled actress to convince people of her innocence. She was found dead after she was convicted and her mother's plan to use her to summon her spirit to kill Maya. She pretended to be her twin sister Iris who is the complete opposite of her. In the end, Morgan's plan failed and Dahlia was exorcising, returning her back to the dead."
End of Flashback...
'Ah... So they hail from Phoenix and Maya's world...' Mewtwo thought. 'Then I need to call them once we get out of here.'
"Someone you hate Kirito?" Joker asked
"You can say that. Sugou was Asuna's ex-fiance arrange by her Father for circumstance. But the bastard was a pig and a devil. You guys know about the VRMMO right?" Kirito asked
"Not me." Roselia admit.
"Basically it's an artificial world that a person creates and you can go into it by creating an avatar by using technology."
"I swear, technology has truly become a pinnacle of the world."
"Anyway." Emblem Vita coughed. "Continue."
"Well, Sugou was a twisted bastard. Aside from sexually assaulting and abusing Asuna in front of me. He and his group were doing inhumane experiments against 300 players who weren't free from an incident of Sword Art Online."
"And that experiment is?" Noir asked
"Using his victims as researched subjects to control the human mind." Kirito answered
"Wait, like a therapist?" Labrys asked
"Nope. He's using his victims' actual brains with technology so he can brainwash them, sell his work to the black market and such, and plan to make himself a god so he has full control over people with his technology."
"Oh god damn it." Joker palm face. "It's like Yaldabaoth again."
"Ohh..." Tio grimaced. "Why are there so many people using technology for such... sick twisted ambition?"
"Seriously!" Alisa grumbled. "So what happened to him?"
"He was arrested along with his team. So he's in jail." Kirito answered
"Good."
"The one we encountered was one of the replicas." Aoi said.
"Then we can count Manfred and Dahlia as one too." Mewtwo said.
"How come?" Ann/Panther asked
"Because they hail from Phoenix and Maya's world if some of you know them. But both of them are dead. Both of them are criminal masterminds. I'm sure Phoenix and Maya would be very interested to hear this."
"Side from Heiyue, we there was also this woman too. She had this beautiful lavender hair, light clothing. But I can tell behind that beauty was a devil." Noel said.
"A beautiful woman... light clothing... and a beauty behind it was a devil..." Eugeo trailed off. "Why do I got a bad feeling about it."
"Hmm..." Kirito close his eyes.
"Then we got four other guys too. One looks like Ryu... sort of." Futaba said
"I think I know who that one is. That means they may hail from Ryu's world." Mewtwo said.
"We got Terumi, Dimentio... is that everyone?" Neve asked
"I think that's all of them." Swin said
"Then we know who we're up against to defeat them. Still, we outta ask some of the people who know them and their fighting type." Nadia advised.
"Agreed. When we get back, we'll contact our friends and explain to them." Renne said.
"Then I assume this meeting is done?" Zhongli asked
"Yep." Elliot said.
"All right, then let of conjured the fourth stratium and get back to the world." Zhongli said.
(BGM ended)
(Trails into Reverie ost - In the Garden of Beginning)
Alisa sighed.
"Feeling exhausted, Alisa?" Alhaitham handed over water.
"Yeah. Especially everything going on." Alisa take the water and drink it. "Ahh... That was refreshing. Kirito world has it rough with these people who use technology for dark purposes."
"That's just how the world works." Alhaitham lean his back on the rail. "Nothing we can do about it but accept it as part of the cycle of life."
"I suppose you're right." Alisa look up at the ceiling. "Have you ever wondered about something, Alhaitham? About... feeling... regret."
"About yourself? Or for Rean?" Alhaitham asked.
"..."
"I'm not the best person for this. Especially if I were to suggest staining the relationship."
"You're right. I wanted him to be happy. And yet here I am... Gosh. I'm thinking of something that I shouldn't have."
"You know him longer since your school days. I can imagine how much it may stings." Alhaitham said
"Yeah, but Levi also join by Prince Olivert's recommendation. So, we're all classmates no matter what. But you know... I wonder if... Will I find such a relationship like that too?"
"In that case, what would you do if I say I have an attraction for you?"
Alisa blinked, looking a him. "Out of the blue? Or were you asking a question?"
"It can be both." Alhaitham said with a smirk on his face drink his water. "After all, you are a special girl Alisa. You're intelligent in your own right. And you show you have the capabilities to follow through. You love your family, even though there are some tough times. Unlike me. In other words, I'm jealous over you."
"Jealous? Wow." Alisa giggled as she fold her arms. "Look at you being honest. What cause this sudden change?"
"Who can say? But I am honest that I'm attracted to you. Would you say the same for me?"
Alisa blush a bit and look the other way. "W-What kind of question is that out of the blue? Granted, you are handsome, but I don't know."
"What does my look have to do with this." Alhaitham asked.
"That's not what I mean and you know it!" Alisa pouted but then giggled.
"In that case, after this and Crossbell gain its independence, would you like to go on a date with me?"
Alisa blinked. "Hehe. Sure."
"Well, at least we finally got the bigger picture to why we're stronger than expected." Rean said. "What's more, I think I understand why your brother wanted this place to kept secret. And why he ask you to pretend."
"Yeah. I'm thinking that this place only restrains... people within its capability. So beings like Gods might not be able to. And Mewtwo seems to kept his but play along." Levi said.
"That's Mewtwo for you." Rean chuckled before sighing. "I'm honestly being blown out of my mind right now. The Chaos Heart... this... other me... I feel the truth is getting closer but... it's completely unbelievable. What's more... the other me scared me."
"Yeah, his presence is something that shivered me for some reason. I'm curious to know how he obtains the Chaos Heart's power."
"Something is bothering me though. About what he said. About inherited his "feeling". "Him". But I'm also wondering about Elysium's administrator being that guy since... he is real. But... Elysium's has powers right, other than computer calculations, right?"
"I guess so, since it did came from Irmensul. Anything is possible. But I'm worried about whoever that... me is."
"Well... whatever he is. Know that I will protect you, Rean." Levi place his hand over his chest. "And all of our friends too. We're in this together."
"Yeah. We'll end this together." Rean smiled as they high five each other. "You know... Levi..."
"Hm?" Levi humed as Rean pulled him for a hug. "Huh?"
"I love you."
"Hehe." Levi hug back. "I love you too."
They look at each other and kiss each other.
'Hah... I want you so badly.' Rean thought.
"You know, I really do envy you, Renne." Noel smiled.
Renne blinked. "What brought this on?"
"That you get to enrolled in a school, making new friends. Hardly someone like me should go into society."
"Don't say that. I'm sure you'll fit right in. You have the choice you know." Renne replied. "Besides, it's a lot more fun than being cooped with the professor."
"Maybe, but maybe we'll just have to see what the future has in store for us." Noel smiled. "Oh, and Renne."
"Hm?" Renne turn to him as Noel lend in and kiss her cheek, causing her to have an ! over her head as Noel pull back.
"Thanks for being my first friend since I've was enrolled in Ouroboros. My dear."
Renne blinked as she blushed. "I swear with you." 'What am I going to do with this hot mess. I swear he gets more handsome as we grew. But I do love that about him.'
(BGM ended)
Middle Floor...
"All right, phew. We arrived at the middle boss room." Kazuha said as he, Noel, Tartaglia, Aqua, Alisa, Alhaitham, Laura and Fie walk up the stairs.
"I wonder who's the boss gonna be this time." Alisa wondered.
"Guess we'll find out once we see it. Knowing how this it. It's gonna be tough." Aqua said as the protal it.
"All right, here they are." Annette said as the Boss was...Anti-Aqua. "Huh?"
Aqua gasped.
"Oh? Is that you, Aqua?" Tartaglia asked. "You look rather fiendish."
"I remember this form... this is were you were tainted by darkness, Aqua." Kazuha got his Katana out.
"H-How is this possible...?" Aqua felt a sweat on her cheek.
"Aqua, this is only a hollow." Laura pull her great sword as she toss a Pokeball and came out Feraligatr. "It's no different to how the SSS or the Vanders are."
"Ngh... You're right." Aqua summon her Keyblade. "I have to face this fake imitation. Especially the fear in my heart."
"Well, then Aqua." Noel pull out his Pokeball and came out Kingdra. "Let's go."
(Kingdom Hearts III ost - Aqua - -Dark Dive-)
Hollow of her Darkness - Anti-Aqua
Noel form a combat link with Tartaglia, Aqua form a combat link with Kazuha, Alisa form a combat link with Alhaitham, Laura form a Pokemon link with Fie. Noel form a Pokemon link with Kingdra, Tartaglia form a Pokemon link with Urshifu, Laura form a Pokemon link with Feraligatr, Fie form a Pokemon link with Blaziken, Alisa form a Pokemon link with Clefable, Alhaitham form a Pokemon link with Porygon-Z.
Emblem Loewe appeared next to Noel, Emblem Riku appeared next to Tartaglia, Emblem Sora appeared next to Aqua, Emblem Joshua appeared next to Kazuha, Emblem Rean appeared next to Alisa, Emblem Veronica appeared next to Alhaitham, Emblem Mario appeared next to Laura and Emblem Jin appeared next to Fie.
"Anti-Aqua is vulnerable to Time Arts: Fire Types, Flying Types, Poison Types and Dark Types." Fie's ARCUS Alpha report.
Anti-Aqua lung toward Alisa to slash her, but Alhaitham got in between them and they swing at each other, then Emblem Veronica throw a red orb at her, but she vanished and then reappeared from above and throw multiple ice crystals at the group.
"Flamethrower!" Fie yelled
"Blaaaaze!" Blaziken fired Flamethrower to intercept, causing a large puff of smoke as it filled the room as Anti-Aqua used this to her advantage to slash at Aqua.
"Augh!" She winched as Anti-Aqua raised her arms and summon pillars of darkness and move around.
"Tch!" Noel winched from the attack as Kazuha's sword glow green.
"Kazuha Slash!" Kazuha throw his Craft to blow a powerful gust of wind to blow the smoke away and they dodge the Pillars of Darkness as Anti-Aqua created clones of herself to spin around the group before closing in on them.
Aqua used Reflecta to block the attack while everyone else shield around her and then multiple Ice Crystals were thrown. Noel summon pillars of water to intercept and then Anti-Aqua lung toward Laura to slash her, but she block and parries her as Fie swing her twin sword guns at Anti-Aqua as Emblem Jin appeared in front of her to slash her, and then kick her away as Laura used Lion Rush 2 to slam her as Emblem Mario punch her face.
Anti-Aqua disappeared into the vortez and then teleport around the ground to throw beams of darkness at them. Noel and Tartaglia form a spinning shield to deflect the beam while everyone else dodge. Anti-Aqua lung toward Aqua to slash her, but Kazuha lung to block and parried her, allowing Aqua, Emblrm Joshua, and Emblem Sora to follow up by swinging her Keyblade and bunk Anti-Aqua's left cheek to knock her away as she rolled and then hop, and slid the ground.
Noel lung at incredible speed and then slashing around Anti Aqua with Emblem Loewe and then combo slash and thrust, leaving trials of slashes on her and then form an X slash as Emblem Loewe follow up with his combo slashes as Anti-Aqua shield herself. She parried Noel and they swing at each other until Noel disarm her and then high kick her. Noel used his water manuplatated to grabbed and toss her toward Tartaglia who lung and slash around her with insane speed and then backflip and firing Multiple water-base arrows dealing explosion on Anti-Aqua.
Anti-Aqua landed on her feet as Urshifu lung toward her and throw punch and kick as Anti-Aqua block and parried him and throw kick and Ice Crystals, but Urshifu dodged and used Close Combat and uppercut her, knocking her to the ceiling while Kingdra and Clefable throw Hydro Pump and Moonblast. Anti-Aqua teleported to Clafable to slash her, but she shield herself as Porygon-Z fired Tri-Attack and then Alhaitham snapped his finger to form a dome around Anti-Aqua, then green shard striking her at various angles.
Anti-Aqua cloak herself into a dark barrier and then created clones of herself as each one throw Ice Crystals toward the group
"Infernal Shot!" Alisa pull her Orbal Arrow and then fired multiple Homing shots to the crystals to intercept.
Anti-Aqua snapped her fingers as the clones teleport around the group as they raised their Keyblades as a few of them had spheres of darkness while others were Ice. Each one aim and firing homing shots toward the group. Noel raised his arms to summon a wall of water to shield the group from the attacks as Aqua casting an Orbal Art along with Alisa and Alhaitham. Four Anti-Aqua teleport themselves in and lung toward to slash the group but Fie was fast enough to throw her Gunsword at them while Blaziken lung with Blaze Kick to knock one while hit, one of them while Kazuha and Tartaglia block the other and slash them.
Alisa, Alhaitham and Aqua throw Orbal Arts of Seventh Caliber, Lost Genesis and Diamond Nova and rain down on the Anti-Aquas, causing multiple magic explosions. Noel lower the water walls as Anti-Aqua taken devastating damage, then she long toward the group and slash them with incredible speed and then she summon multiple ice pillars and throw them at the group. Noel aim his hand to control the Ice to stop and launch them back at Anti-Aqua but she teleported away and kicked Noel away as Kingdra throw Dragon Pulse.
Anti-Aqua teleported and slash Kingdra and then teleport again to slash Alhaitham, but he block and slash her, but she teleport away. Anti-Aqua continues to teleport to Fie, Emblem Jin, Laura, Emblem Mario, Blaziken, Feraligatr and Urshifu to slash them, but Urshifu used Detect to dodge and then he counters with Surging Strikes, knocking her toward Feraligatr with Superpower, launching her away. Laura lung and slash through her with Emblem Mario as Alisa firing orbal Shots and Emblem Rean slashed her and Fie firing bullets with Emblem Jin combo slash and kick her face.
Anti-Aqua backflip and then she raised her Keyblade to use Curaga. Anti-Aqua spin around rapidly to summon a wave of darkness and ice magic to form into a dark crystal formation and then launch herself toward the group.
"All right, that's it." Noel readied his stand as he extended his swords power and then raised his White Aetherius and swing down to intercept, causing a slash of power that slowly breaking the ice.
"I got you!" Aqua raise her Keyblade to boaster power into Noel and then increasing the strength to crack the crystals in half, causing an explosion, knocking Anti-Aqua as she fell into Break State.
"Clefable, let's go!" Alisa swirl her Orbal Bow.
"Clefable!" Clefable nodded as she and Alisa jump into the air and Clefable circle around her. "Cleeeeefable." She channel Moonblast in front of her and then Alisa spin arpind gracefully with Moonblast orbit around her until she pull the Moon Blast into her Orbal Bow as it absorbs and transform into a Pink glowing Bow.
Alisa pull the bowstring and it generated multiple magic circles. "Moon Arrow!" Alisa then fired multiple pink-homing shots onto Anti-Aqua, causing a large and multiple explosions as she and Clefable landed on their feets.
(BGM ended)
Anti-Aqua then vanished.
"All right, Clefable!" Alisa highfive Clefable.
"Clefable!"
"Wow. Was that your Pokecraft?" Emblem Rean asked
"You know it." Alisa thumps up.
Aqua let out a deep sigh.
"A ghost from the past, Aqua?" Fie asked
"Yeah. You can say that." Aqua place her hand on her chest.
"You don't have to worry about that, Aqua. We are here for you, should you need it." Laura smile.
"Thanks guys."
Alhaitham turn to the next portal. "The final boss is close. Come on." He said as they take off.
One Boss Floor travel later...
"Okay, here we are." Tartaglia said. "I wonder who the boss will be this time."
"If there was someone we know, it will be a shock." Noel sighed. "But normally it's usually something like a monster."
"True. Monster, Archaism, we can nail it." Fie agreed as a portal appeared. "All right, let's see what we got."
Then emerging from the portal was Dark Hide.
Aqua jawdropped.
(Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep ost - Hunter in the Dark or Trails into Reverie ost - Bad Dream Invasion)
"What the heck is that?" Fie asked, surprised.
"I've never seen a monster that before. Could this be another cryptid?" Laura asked
"Okay, I know I would NEVER say words like this but... What the ACTUAL FUCK!?" Aqua yelled
"Wow, you NEVER say cuss." Alisa blinked. "I'm guessing this is something you know?"
Aqua summon her Keyblade"It's a monster I encounter in the Realm of Darkness. Thinking back, this it's a Heartless. We're gonna have a tough time with this one. First I met my phantom self, and NOW this beast?!"
"Have you been hanging around with a couple of bad influence guys like Ragna?" Alhaitham asked
Aqua sighed. "I guess I have "them" to blame for it."
Dark Ride roared as it charge toward them but they split up as it vanished into darkness and the arena cloak in darkness.
"Okay, now I see what you mean." Tartaglia grinned. "I'm all fired up."
"Don't act like Natsu!" Noel yelled.
Hunter in the Dark - Dark Hide
Combat links remain the same.
"Dark Hide is vulnerable to Wind Arts: Fairy Types, Fighting Types, Fire Types, and Electric Types." Noel's AI Master Quart informed
"Okay, now lets see where our Heartless may be." Noel wondered as the Heartless eyes was seen in the darkness.
Alisa blinked. "Hey, wait a minute!" Alisa turn to her Clefable. "Clefable, Dazzling Gleam!"
"Clefaaaaaa!" Clefable spread out her arms and unleash a rainbow energy field as it outshine the darkness, causing Dark Hide to screech in agony as it covered its eyes.
"Clever." Alhaitham readied his sword and then lung toward Dark Hide and slash through it and then slash around it while Emblem Veroncia throwing magic.
"Okay, now I'm convinced to get myself a Pokemon." Aqua said as Aqua and Emblem Sora throw Ice Crystals and Blizzaga as Kazuha lung toward it.
Alhaitham backflipped and throwing green shards around its angle and then it roared at him as Ice Crystals and Blizzaga hit him and then Kazuha and Emblem Joshua slash through for a wide sword-drawing slash, jumps via an arc with a rolling forward heel kick and leaves behind rapid aftermath slashes at the apex of his leap.
Dark Hide spin for its tail attack to push Kazuha away but he dodge and countered by sending an Arc slash. Dark Hide clawed at Kazuha, but he block and parried the Heartless as Laura lung to swing at it as Emblem Mario throw a fireball. Dark Hide backflip and then launch fireballs. Laura swing as Feraligatr throw Hydro Pump. Dark Hide block with its claws and then eyes flash and created clones of itself and each of them charge toward Tartagalia, Fie, Urshifu, and Alisa.
Tartaglia slash it with his Water spear but it bypassed and tackled him as Emblem Riku slash it.
"Augh!" He winched as Fie dodge swiftly, Urshifu dodge swifrly to the left while ALisa form a barrier around herself. Dark Hide curl into a ball, spin rapidly and launch toward Alhaitham which he cork flip to dodge as Porygon-Z got hit and was knock away along with Clefable, Blazeiken, and Aqua.
Alisa firing orbal arrows while Fie shoot bullets. Dark Hunt shielded itself with its claws and then grabbed piece of the earth and throw it at them as they both dodged while Blaziken lung for a Blaze Kick and Urshifu used Bunk Up. Dark Hunt claw created an afterimage of itself and then split up around the arena as each of them throw fireballs but Noel summoned a wave of water and doused the fire as One of the Dark Hide jump and dive toward him.
Noel jump away and sent a slash projection but the afterimage fade as the real one reappeared from behind and claw him
"Augh!" He winched as Kingdra fired Hydro Pump.
Dark Hide rolled on the floor and roared at the group as it Shadow Bomb Alhaitham and Porygon-Z. Alhaitham summon Shard to form shields and then launch them at Dark Hide's face. Dark Hide shield itself and Aqua airstep and then perform cartwheel Keyblade sweep attack while Kazuha throw arc slash combo. Dark Hide Fire Charge toward Laura and ram her as Porygon-Z Fired Shadow Ball and hit the legs while Alhaitham lung and slash through it, then arc slash combo it. Dark Hide swipe its claws at him, but Alhaitham shield himself with his sword as Clefable throw Moon Blast and Alisa firing Orbal Shots to go through it.
Aqua spin rapidly, forming a field of ice and first to repeatedly damage it while Kazuha used his craft: Garyuu Bladework as he ran forward and let out combo slashes by warping form like an X as it glow underneath, then Kazuha reappeared and swing his katana and the glowing green X power rises.
Dark Hide Tail whip to knock Aqua and Kazuha away then created a field of darkness.
"Oh, not this again! Dazzling Gleam!" Alisa yelled
"Cleeeeef!" Clefable unleash Dazzling Gleam to disburst the darkness but Dark Hide disappeared.
"Where did it—" Alisa look around
"Look out!" Tartaglia aim his bow above Clefable and fired a water shot and hit Dark Hide who was a camoflogue.
"Clefable!" Clefable wagging her arms in a panicked after Urshifu throw Focus Punch to knock it away. "Clefable." She sigh of relief.
"Clefable, you okay?!" Alisa asked
"Clef!" Clefable thumps up.
Dark Hide roared and thence created afterimage of itself again and scattered around the arena to ram the group.
"Not this time!" Noel used his craft: Tidal Wave to summon a tidal wave ao slash the afteriamge and reveal the real one who jump and then slam the ground to generate a shockwave as everyone shield themselves.
"Freeze!' Aqua summon multiple Ice Crystals and launch them toward Dark Hide as it move around, dodging swiftly as a shadow and counter by charging energy and fired a beam of darkness at Aqua. "Aaagh!" She was knock flying and slam the wall.
"Oh you little—" Fie lunged at Superhuman speed and slash through Dark Hide and then jump over its back and impale it.
Dark Hide roared and then shaking Fie off as she jump away and then firing bullets while Blaziken throw Close Combat on its face to knock it away. Tartaglia materialized a battle axe and long toward, swinging a flurry of slashes, then double cork and slam the axe on its head as Noel created clones to long and slash all around Dark Hides Angles with phantom slashes. He and his clones slash through, leaving behind trails of slashes and then sent slash projections to slash through.
Dark Hide roared and spin attack and then created clones to launch at Noel which he block as Kingdra fired Ice Beam. Porygon-Z levitated into the air and then firing Hyper Beam to destroy the clones and reveal the real one as Feragatr unleashed Screech on Dark Hide, causing it to cover it unseen ears as Laura took her stand, lung at rapid speed to slash around it and then raise her sword and slam har don the ground to create a sunder strike.
Fie warp around with wind-imbued slashes and then firing bullets to deal explosions and then throw her gunblades to follow up slashes around it until she raised her arms and her weapons return to her hands.
Tartaglia materialized a Morning Star to slam toward Dark Hide but it shield itself from the attacks as Noel slide underneath and impale its stomach as Kazuha ran, jump high and then dive toward with a warcry and impale its back, pinning down Dark Hide as it screech in agony and shaking him off as Aqua lung toward and impale it, grip hold her Keyblade and drag it through to cut open wounds to the Heartless, then stop and used Ice Magic to freeze it on the inside, causing it to roar in agony as the ice within it shattered.
Aqua, Kazuha and the others regroup with each other.
"All for one!" Aqua aim her Keyblade as they all cloak in an orange aura.
"AND ONE FOR ALL!" The team yelled as each of them ran toward the Heartless who roared at them and attempt to claw them, but Kazuha did the Iaido Stand and cut off its claws.
Kazuha warp around it, slashing through it with Emblem as Aqua swing her Keyblade around it, Alisa firing Orbal Arrows to shoot through it, Alhaitham slash and then impale the side, dragging his sword and reach the end of it, Fie form an X slash as Laura swing horizontally. Noel combo slash it as Tartagalia materlized a Water Lance to impale through it, then repeatedly move around every angle to impale it, Clefable throwing Moon Blast, Kingdra freezing its legs with Ice Beam, and Urshiku, Blaziken and Feraligatr charge with their first ready for Surging Strike, Focus Punch and Superpower.
Dark Hide roared in agony and faded in a purple light.
(BGM ended)
"Phew. That Heartless mean business." Emblem sighed
"I don't think Mickey and I encounter it when we rescue you." Emblem Riku said.
"Then you were fortunate enough." Aqua sighed as a Gold Sealing Stone appeared. "Oh!"
"All right! We got a sealing stone. Now let's see which allie will come join us." Emblem Joshua smiled.
"Now let us return to the others." Emblem Jin said as they head back to the elevator.
A Few minutes later...
"All right, let's see who we got!' Donald said as the Gold Sealing Stone flew into the Sealing Pedastal and then it begin to glow.
(Trails into Reverie ost - Let's Go to a Banquet Tonight)
Coming out of the light is Asuna and Alice... with Yui.
"Asuna?! Alice! Yui?!" Kirito gasped.
"Kirito? Okay, what's going on here? There are so many familiar faces and such a large group!" Asuna asked
"Yeah. Oh, hey KeA, Altina, Milllium and Lapis."
"Hey Yui!" Millium waved.
"It's quite interesting..." Alisa said.
An explanation later...
"I see... So this garden is a training facility to hone further our skills to save the world." Alice mused. "I suppose it make sense, given the danger we've faced."
"Yeah, the EDF, the other bad guys, and Elysium." Yui nodded. "I may not be able to help in battle but I'll do what I can with machines and my Brave Orders is yours to command."
"Right. Count on us to join the fight." Asuna smirked
"That's great to hear." Eugeo smiled.
"All right, let's get to work everyone!" Lloyd declared.
"Right!" Everyone nodded.
And that's a wrap for the Fourth Stadium for this battle! Were you surprised that Azoth's creator is none other than Zhongli? Here is the data for the bosses.
Anti-Aqua: A Dark version of Aqua being tainted by darkness. Feeling hopelessness through her core, she fights back with powerful ice magic and teleport around the fight unpredictable.
HP: 509583
Dark Hide: A Darkness with hunting skills. It hides in darkness to catch and kill its enemies with its deadly claws. Create afterimage of itself and even summon darkness to suit its name.
HP: 603512