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"You have no idea," he said to Xara, trying to lug Baymax around. "And what's worse is that he's using my invention!..." He took a breath and tried to collect his thoughts. "Sorry about using you to get out of there... I'm Hiro. This is Baymax. He's a personal healthcare robot. Basically a Nursebot..."
Baymax was still low on battery and was unknowingly responding to Glen's interactions. "The young adolescent is showing signs of inward loneliness and insecurity. Diagnosis: WwWEweweeeeeooOoooo"
Hiro sighed. "Baymax is really getting low on power. I'd love to chat, but I should get home. My aunt Cass thinks I've been in school all day..."

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|Sorry madame, I'm afraid I'm under strict and secretive orders." At that moment, two guards approached phoebus in an attempt to guide him away. "Our gravest apologies Captain Phoebus. Judge Frollo is waiting for you eagerly." Phoebus' face lit up, relieved. "Ahh see, that's all I was really looking for. Some good old quality hospitality." He turned to Ananta and Aislinn. "As for Notre Dame, I'm sorry I couldn't take you myself, but just follow the music. From what I could tell, the locals are going on about the Feast of Fools. Seems like a festival of sorts... Well, either way, just follow the music."
The guards approached him and took his horse by the reigns. "I wish I could help more ladies, but- Duty calls. Best of luck with what you're looking for.

UG MISSION START
I. Follow Phoebus

RG MISSION START
I. FInd Notre Dame

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Hikaru shrugged as he followed Kel's suit and phased through the doors into the police station.
Hiro was seen with his large marshmallow friend, leaning over an officer's desk, explaining everything that happened. The SOS group managed to go inside as the officer was reading back Hiro's claim.
"All right. Let me get this straight. A man in a kabuki mask attacked you with an army of miniature flying robots?"
"Microbots!" Hiro corrected, pointing to a a tiny piece of black machinery that he was holding in a petri dish.
Unamused, the officer continued typing away the boys claim. "MIcrobots..."
"Yeah. He was controlling them telepathically with a neurocranial transmitter!"
"So, Mr. Kabuki was using ESP to attack you and balloon man?"
The white balloon man at this time was using tape to cover tiny holes on his arm.
"Did you file a report when your flying robots are stolen.
"No. I thought they were all destroyed. Look, I know it sounds crazy, but Baymax was there, too." He turned to the large white robot, eager to find a voice on his side. "Tell him!"
Yes, Officer. He’s telling the truuuuuuUUUuutttHHhhh...." The robot's voice was tuning itself to a lower pitch.
"What the ... What’s wrong with you?" Hiro asked, concerned.
"LOooWw BATTery...." Baymax replied, his eyes becoming lazy.
"Try to keep it together," Hiro replied, taking an arm over his shoulder. The police officer at this point had lost interest and began typing away at his computer. "Well you should get balloon man home then... Maybe I should call a unit or call your parents then-"
"No no no! He's fine, really! And look! Here are my friends to help me now!" Hiro exclaimed, pointing at the SOS group.
" I’m healthcare, your personal Baymax companion. THERE ARE 8 life forms behind you..." Baymax was apparently able to scan people in the UG and registered all 8 players.
"I’ve gotta get you home to your charging station... An while I'm at it, I should fix your scanner." Hiro looked to the four people standing ahead of them.

"You... know these kids?"
Hiro tried to take advantage of an opportunity and tried to keep it going. "Know em? Hah! They're just my best buds... Uh... There's Wasabi... Gogo, uhh... Honey Lemon. and uhh... Fred?" He pointed to Kel, Xara, Gwendolyn and AJ respectively. The names were random and had no connection to anything. Maybe he was just hungry... "Come on guys," he chuckled uncomfortably. |Let's get ol' Baymax home..." He walked past them outside, trying to avoid much contact.

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A woman who shaked hands?" He chuckled at Aislinn. "You really aren't from here.... But for namesake you can call me Phoebus. Captain Phoebus," He shook her hand heartily. "I was called back from the war on the order of a Judge Frollo. Something about an invasion..." He noticed Luna trying to talk to the air around her confused. "Your friend seems to be... lost... But if that's the case, maybe you should take her to Notre Dame. I hear it's a place for answers..."

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Hikaru turned to face Gwendolyn; one of the newcomers from before the Mizrabel fight. Some prior confrontations with other people aside, she seemed like a fair enough wielder and he hoped that they could co-operate on a well enough level to beat this first part of the exam. "Gwendolyn, right? I'm sure you'll do just fine... Let's just try and do our best in there," he replied, giving a big smile and a thumbs up to reassure her. "You've got a lot of people to help guide you through it, so don't worry about strength. We've always had numbers on our side. And that's not going to stop now." He guided Gwendolyn through the portal and appeared in a new city.

Hikaru opened his eyes after going through the portal, blinking to adjust his eyes.
It was a very vibrant and active city, lots of people walking around and the buildings were covered in advertisements and modern housing. It was similar to the Shibuya world they had just left, but with a more vibrant presence. Hikaru looked at his hands. Nothing seemed to have been different. He didn't even feel much like a ghost.

He saw a person walking by and thought he would try asking if they had ever heard of some one named 'Hiro.' He jogged a bit to cut them off and stood in front of the random walking citizen. "Excuse me, I was just wondering if-" he was cut off when the person walked straight on through them. "Oh, right... Underground..." He turned back to his partner. "Hey Gwendolyn, any luck on your end? We're trying to find some one named Hiro, yeah?"

At that moment, by the police station, a young boy was seen frantically running past them. He wore a blue hoodie jacket, a red shirt, long dark beige capri shorts, and dark brown trainers with yellow laces. He ran his hands through his messy black hair as something seemed to have freaked him out.

Behind him, was a very slow walking robot that looked like a giant marshmallow. It has small beady black eyes and waddled as it walked. "Hiro. It is important to look both ways when crossing the street." The robot spoke as he followed Hiro into the police station.

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The players who arrived in the City of the Bells were transported to the center of the square. The city was booming with festivities and there were even some entertainers performing in the street. It was odd, but some of the citizens seemed to be turned off by the entertainers. "Stay away, child--they're gypsies. They'll steal us blind," one mother said, pulling her child away.

An out of place citizen was a blonde man in golden armor. He was pulling his white horse through the rustic city trying to look at a map. "Huh, ya leave town for a couple of decades and they change everything," he told his horse. He looked around for any sign of help, before spotting Ananta and Aislinn. They looked as out of place as he did. He had been ignored by most of the locals all day, so he thought he'd take a shot on some visitors like himself. "Excuse me, ladies, I'm looking for the Palace of Justice. You wouldn't happen to know where that is, would you?"

"Well seeing as how this is a lot to take in, I'lll make the challenge simple." He took the orb of from before and placed in on a pedestal behind him. "In this case, I'm the challenger." He fiddled around the orb in his hand as he walked around Kiara. "Hmm, let me think, let me think..." he pondered as he circled around her. The more he thought back, the more he recalled his younger days. This gave him an incentive to what he was about to challenge next. "Since I know I probably wouldn't win in a battle of strength, let's try something a little different... My challenge to you, is to get to the orb behind me. Can use your new weapon or whatever else you need. Simple enough, right?" He gave a small chuckle. "But here's the catch. If I ta you, I win. That's the game... Now you get to set the conditions."

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Yue approached the group and opened two portals.
"Okay scrubs, listen up... I've managed to pick 7 worlds with a bridge between the Realground and the Underground. I'll be keeping you updating with new missions and objectives to keep you on the right path. Since you've already divided yourselves up between RG and UG players, I will be sending you messages accordingly. Your player pins will engrave the missions on your keyblade. You will seven in total. Six for every player and one main one.' Yue activate the main mission that appeared on the hilt of every wielder.

La Cite des Cloches
RG + UG PLAYERS
"Defeat the Monster. Save the Man."

San Fransokyo
RG + UG PLAYERS
"Help Hiro."​

"The world portals will only remain open for 24 hours. After that you'll have failed the exam. RG players will be able to only see other RG players, and your partner. UG players will be able to see everything, but can only affect and destroy heartless. As far as UG players are considered, they're just ghosts." She looked over the cast of players with a slimmer of doubt. She approached Kaida slowly and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Third times the charm," she offered a small nod and let the players choose their direct worlds.

*NOTE: 24 hours = 1 Month real time.

Maka spent 430 crowns.

+5 HP
+26 STR
+13 Speed

I see your name every time I have to edit the starting post for one of my roleplays (Since yours is the next post under haha)
Anyways, welcome back, and I hope you find lots of fun nostalgic things!

The above is what I'm looking for in terms of format.
Quotes should be in brackets, as well as what you spent in crown and munny totals.
It just makes things simpler to update. Thank you.

"That's the spirit," Lea smiled. He walked over to a small table that resided beside the wall of weaponry and placed his hand on it. The orb glowed a fiery red as it revealed a stone tableture that showcased rules to what looked like a peuliar game. "Because I'm gonna show you just how beneficial change can be..."
The tablet read as follows;

Rules of FINAL FANTASY
Rule #1 - A Final Fantasy is declared when 2 or more parties are interested in fighting for over dominion of an element. This element can come in the form of a living or inanimate host.
Rule #2 - The Challenger is able to choose the challenge while the opponent is able to set the conditions
Rule #3 - The winner of the challenge gains dominion over the element and is granted judgement. To spare the loser's life, or to end it.

"You see back in the age of fairy tales, there existed a giant crystal. An immense and powerful source of magic that held inside... Fire, Ice, Thunder, you name it. Darkness came into the world and shattered the crystal into millions of pieces, spreading it across the world. The magic manifested itself inside items and giant beasts. The smaller magical items are known to some as Materia, but the purest form of each element are known for their original name of 'FANTASIES.' Finding a Fantasy meant that it could grant the user great power and dominion over the element. When I worked for an organization way back when, I was offered the Fire Fantasy... game me incredible power to control fire." Lea lit his chakrams ablaze for a second before swinging them over his back. "I still have dominion over the Fire element. And I could share it with you," he gave a small smirk. "If you can beat me that is..." He pointed to the rules tablet so she understood what had to be done.

"You can change your identity, but never forget who you are... It may be what forges you, but it's not what defines you." Lea pulled a lever that revealed an arsenal of weapons; both offensive and defensive. The wall was lined with different shapes of blades mostly. "Back when I was without the keyblade, I worked for an organization of very... serious... guys." He grabbed a pair of chakrams. He twirled them around in his hands getting a good familiar feel of them around his fingers. "Feels like just yesterday," he smirked. "As you can see with the keyblade, it's just like an extension of yourself. Which is why I'm letting you choose. And be sure to take your time. You don't want a weapon that you aren't comfortable using later on."

"This is the main location of the reaper's game," Yue replied answering both Stratos and Kel.
"The world itself is called Shibuya. It exists in both the realm of light and the realm of darkness. In a way, every world has two versions. The one in the realm of light is called the RG or 'RealGround,' and the one in the realm of darkness is the UG or the 'Underground.' Every world has a keyhole that bridges these two worlds together... Most often than not, we allow the keyholes to remain open for easy access to both realms. But if the infusion of heartless is too great, the keyhole has to be sealed to protect the safety of the world."
"Because the heartless can destroy the keyhole and break the link?" Hikaru asked.
"Right..." Yue replied. "The order have seen you all close multiple keyholes in your journey... For that we are grateful. But that alone won't stop them... All it takes is for some one with a keyblade to go into the realm of darkness and open the keyhole from the Underground version of the world, and heartless can continue to thrive." That comment seemed to put a damper on things. "But that's not to say what you've done so far hasn't been for nothing. Once you get back to the realm of light-"
"Oh Yue, Yue, Yue... You make it seem like they've already passed." A man in a funky looking black soon came from the far corner of the street. He ware red headphones around his neck and wore silver shades with a black tint. His long black hair settles delicately over his shoulders. He had a very ominous and unsettling presence about him. And we was pale. Very pale...
"Megumi..." Yue grunted.
"Oh but that's so formal... Please. Megumi Kitanji if you would. Or Mr. Kitanji.... I sometimes go by Shades now and again..." His mind wandered as he snapped back into focus. "But enough about me, let's talk about the fresh meat you've brought into my neck of the woods... Quite young don't you think?"
"They're here to complete their mark of mastery. Nothing more."
"And let me guess, you'd like to use my specialized Underground for such a purpose?
"Not for free. I know full well that nothing in the Reaper's game is without cost."
"That you do... And here I thought you swore ever returning to this place. But I'm sure your little underlings know full well of that."
Yue remained silent and looked away.
"No? Well this is a nice time for a story then isn't it?... You see Yue here at one point was a Harrier Class Reaper in the Reaper's game. One of the most rigorous and cruel if I do say so myself. She played the game well. But all of that changed when one girl came into the game. Delicate looking thing. She didn't have a partner. Girl was going to face erasure. Then along comes Yue like an angel of mercy and makes a pact with her. Helped her finish the game and win. After that the two fled to the realm of light." He smirked. "But that blindfold tells me there's still darkness in you."
"What's your price For their entry?" Yue asked, trying to deter away from her origin story.
"Well seeing as how there are fourteen players, that would mean you owe me fourteen weeks of work as a Reaper's officer again... Which means you work for me for the next three and a half months once their game is complete."
Yue sighed and relunctantly agreed. "Deal... But on three conditions... One. I'm the Game Master for their exam. No outside reaper interference."
"Agreed," He smirked. "It's your game after all."
"Two. The 7 day format will be altered to fit their case of urgency."
Megumi chuckled. "Very well. The route of 7 days will change to 7 worlds to allocate their keyblader needs. They can seal the keyhole, but a mission still has to be implemented for them to complete along with a time limit. Rules are rules after all."
"Agreed," Yue replied. "And finally, my third condition. The game will be exclusive to only these fourteen players. No one else to be added to the roster."
"All very commendable and respectable choices- But I have on condition of my own... Their price is to be chosen by me."
Yue begrudingly accepted. "Fine... Just so long as we can get this over with... What's their price?"
"What was it?"
"Oh Yue, where's the fun in that?" He chuckled. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have other games to attend to." He walked away waving his hand farewell.

With Yue now left alone with them, she cleared her throat and prepared to speak.
"Okay, let me explain a couple of things about this special reaper's game;
1) You will be pacted into partners. This partner shares your HP, MP and all skills and abilities. If one of you is knocked out, you both are.
2) When you and your partner will enter a world, One of you will be thrown into the RG version of that world, and the other will be thrown in the UG version. Only your RG partner can see you. (Like an imaginary friend)
3) The player in the RG version will be able to talk and converse with people in the world, while the UG player is virtually invisible to howeworld people in the RG.
4) Players in the UG will be able to see and fight any enemies and heartless that try to head into the RG. They can also follow into places that will be undetected."

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Yue tossed everyone a Player Pin.

ALL PLAYERS RECEIVED THE SKULL NOISE KEYBLADE​

"Right, let's get this reaper's game done right done and quick then.... These new yanks are a bit iffy if you ask me. Especially the brown haired haired one with the green scarf. It's either too cold and you need a scarf, or it's too warm and you need a tank top. You can't have both, mate!" He yelled from Yue's pocket.
"And take these three... they're messing up my pockets."

Bernard was given to Luna.
Bianca was given to Xara.
Jake was given to Beuce.

"Okay, now while I would be all up for letting you choose your partners, I need to get you guys moving as soon as possible... Here are the partners for this round of worlds;"

Gwendolyn
Hikaru

AJ
Ignis

Kel
Kaida

Beuce
Luna

Ananta
Steel

Glen
Xara

Aislinn
Stratos

Choose one player to go to the RG version of the world, and the other to the UG.
"UG" Players are meant to act as combatants against any enemies coming from the realm of darkness as well as stealth missions."
"RG" Players acts as diplomats and visual help for the homeworld denizens.

It always surprises me the level of detail compared to the previous games. It really does show with the unreal engine.

Lea nodded to Karina as he turned to Yue. She looked away in a moody disposition. "Well I guess this is our cue to leave then." He looked to Yue and yelled; "Take good care of them!" Lea led onwards as he and Karina would make their exit.

Their Story continues...​

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Yue in the meanwhile looked to the rest of the 14 wielders. "Should be enough for at least 7 pairings. Let's get a move on."
"Wait!" Dreamer interrupted. "Before you leave, I have a few parting gifts for the servants of sanctuary..."
"The what?" Yue asked.
"SOS... Keybladers that serve the worlds- Are you sure you're a member of the order? I would have expected members to have known more keyblade lore..."
Yue grunted at him, causing him to explain faster. "Yes, well... as I was saying... Seeing as how your trials will only get harder from here, I thought I would offer a small upgrade.

DREAMER TAUGHT EVERYONE "SEEKER MINE"
DREAMER opened access to the Summoner Job

"And seeing as how you will be exploring more worlds on your journey, you'll need some one to help document your story..." He reached into his pocket and pulled out the three rescuer mice.
"These mice are protectors of world's, just like you... I'm sure you'll find them useful on your journey.
"Just call us yer ace in the hole! Name's Jake, and that there's Bianca and the pudgy one is Bernard."
"Very wonderful to meet you all," Bianca said excitedly.
"Pleased to meet you- And I am not pudgy... It's just winter fur," Bernard added, covering his belly with his sweater.

Bernard is a serious, alert, and superstitious American mouse.
Miss Bianca is an intelligent, kind, and optimistic Hungarian mouse.
Jake is a daring, suave, and adventurous Australian Kangaroo mouse.​

Dreamer gave all three to Yue to hold on to. "Soon as you all pass your exam, you're getting these back."
"Well geez lady, don't go treating us like property now," Jake commented.
"Take good care of them." Dreamer added. He turned to the rest of the weilders. "Best of luck on your exam. I'll be watching." With that, he faded and left them all in Yue's care.

"Okay then... Let's get moving." Yue pulled a card from her pocket with the letters 'CAT' on them. The card glowed in her hand as she tossed it into the air. Light enveloped the group as they were all trasnported to an entirely new world in the realm of darkness.

Spoiler

"Welcome to the Undergorund... Shibuya district."

[VOLUME 1]
- CHAPTER I -
THE NEW BLACK​

"Welp, this is it."
Lea's hand lay sprawled out against the dusted cavern wall, shaking off the old dust that covered the wall. He looked up into the nothingness of darkness, with his arms stretched out. "Been some time since I've been here. I doubt the Organization's needed it since-" He looked to the impatient girl known as Karina realizing she wouldn't have any idea what he was talking about. "Nevermind..."
It hadn't been long since the search started, and he felt as laid back as ever. The cave entrance opened as a giant rock lowered, the torches inside instantly begining to light themselves. The lit torches brightened the entrance, as below the entrance into the cave was a large spiraling staircase that want down for a few levels. He stepped forward as he began to walk down the step, nudging his head for her to follow. "So how are you holding up kid? Pick a new name yet?"

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Hikaru watched as Karina walked away. It was unfortunate that of all the wielders they'd come across, this could've been the only chance they'd gotten to say goodbye to one of them. Base, Aden, Anora, Eon, Kross... So many that helped start the journey had left to take care of more personal matters. As he watched her depart with Lea, everyone began to wave and yell their goodbyes at her. As much as he wanted to do so, Hikaru simply stood and watched her leave. He heard Kaida yell that they'd see her later. Which he thought best summed their departure from each other considering Karina's disdain for most sentimental things. He recalled the many battles he spent alongside her, from their first meeting in Dwarf Woodlands, to their showdown with the Shadow blot, to their most recent victory over Mizrabel. She was a tough and valuable member of the group he hated to see go. Despite her often cold personality, she still had her heart in the right place. Wherever it took her, he only wished her the best.
"Thanks for everything," he said in a low tone.

Lea scratched the back of his head. Karina was currently Ina depressive and self destructive state right now. Being the only one among her traveling companions to fail was a heavy burden. "Believe it or not kiddo, there's a lot of scared kids out there in a worse condition then you..." He could tell those words weren't having much affect as he looked at her. "You know... Back in the day, I was kind of a renegade too... There was a part of my life that I didn't even use my name... Called myself Axel. Told everyone to memorize it. Boy, was that a mistake." He recalled the countless times of his life that where people mistook him for his nobody counterpart. "And I only called myself that because I... wasn't myself. I was some one seperate from the Lea you know and see today." He scratched his cheek and tried to remain aloof as he continued on. "All I'm saying is that if you don't want to be Karina for a while, you don't have to.| He reached behind him and pulled out a black coat. "I was going to use this to cloak myself in the shadows, but you could use it more than I."

Lea handed Karina a BLACK COAT to wear.

"There's a hidewaway I used to use not far from here. Has some more black coats, weapons. Something you could defend yourself with. In the end it's your call as to whether or not you want to go." He looked tot he rest of the group, huddling around Dreamer's book and talking to Yue. "If you were to leave, I'd say a goodbye or two..."

"There's six members of the hellfire club left...No Heart and his apprentices are four...So, Ten that we know of...? Yeah. Ten i think. Ten? Ten. Yeah. Probably ten."
After hearing Beuce's explanation, Dreamer stepped in. "Actually there are a total of 10 members. And with Mizrabel's defeat that puts them down to 9. And If I know Maleficent, they've probably got a keyblade wielder with them as well."
"What can I do? I have not been much help so far and I just ended up here. I feel like i am probably met to be here." AJ added.
"Every helping hand counts... As novice as some of you may be, this group of light will need as many heroes as it can.


"Yue... what happens if we fail? If we don't pass, what happens to us?"
"You said you knew the reapers, you could get them to modify the game. Why can't you make it less deadly... Why do so many have to die and not simply fail if they don't complete this little game of yours. They are only children some of them."
Yue thought for a moment. "Well, even if I were to get them to make an exception, the game still requires a price for entry. And I'm not talking the monetary kind... Who knows what the Game composer would want to take at this point in your junction."

"Yeah, hi, excuse me?" Gwendolyn shouted, putting her hand in the air, interrupting everyone. "Someone wanna tell me what the fuck is going on?"
Hikaru stepped forward to try and ease some of the confusion for the newcomers. Far as he could tell everyone was still in one piece, with the addition of four new people. The blonde haired AJ, the older brunette, the guy who looked similar to Beuce, and this girl. With the disappearance of D'daear, this put the group at sixteen total. Just taking a moment to really look at everyone was a revelation for him. It appeared that wasn't the only one who went through an awakening. From what he could tell, Beuce's arm has been remade, Steel had become more of an anthropomorphic animal, Raisor had switched genders, and Karina lost her keyblade.

@Fearless

"I'm Hikaru," he said, approaching Gwendolyn. "And, I guess I can try catching you up with what Beuce explained earlier." He took in a deep breath. "So, there are a couple of groups bent on achieving power via something called Kingdom Hearts. They've been going around destroying worlds and abducting special princesses to do so. Also messed a lot with the timeline... We are something of a small brigade of keybladers, I guess. Just trying to help others in repairing the damage that has been done and keeping the worlds safe. The tall red haired guy is Lea, and the brunette with the blindfold is Yue. They're part of a group of powerful keyblade weilders cause the order.... Kaida's part of the order too!" He pointed to the blonde girl not far off from them. "And the guy in the white cloak is Dreamer... he's uh..."
"An overseer, the man in white replied. "Meant to keep balance and share knowledge," Dreamer commented.
"Right."
"Speaking of which, you children will be meeting new wielders all the time... I suppose it's time I gave you an official almanac."

DREAMER HANDED YOU A BOOK.

"This is an enchanted book that will supply you with knowledge over time. Use it well..."

Yue sighed as she swayed her hair behind her ear. "The Reaper's game is a very cruel and unforgiving gambit. The success rate is actually less than 2%. Meaning only one in fifty usually make it out alive." She could tell that comment would make a lot of people uncomfortable. "But... I'm sure you guys will do fine... maybe..."

"E-Excuse me," Xara started with a quiet voice, raising her hand. "I kinda got placed in the Relam of Darkness for the majority of the events... So, am I still qualified for this Mark of Mastery exam even though I don't have the experience like everyone else?" She kicked the ground below her while placing her hands behind her back. "Is this Reaper's Game the only way out of this place?"

"At this time, yes," Dreamer interrupted. "That hellfire club that Mizrabel was a part of set up the Lockdown procedure. This means that individual means of travel have been crossed off the list. If Yue and I were to travel through darkness, that means we could only transport ourselves. Which means an ixnay on the field trip back to the realm of light. Mickey and his friends were fortunate to find a vessel from one Scrooge McDuck... But a single trip to the realm of darkness could only last less than a minute. I assure you, they would have waited if they could." Yue seemed a little agitated at Dreamer's knowledge of their inner workings. "You know a lot for just an observer." She clenched her fist. "Rest assured, it's put to good use. The Lockdown protocol commands that seven signal towers are placed. Only once all seven towers have been destroyed can you travel freely again... No doubt they have been divided up among the rest of the club members' worlds."

Hikaru nodded as he slowly began to understand. "So, since we took down hers... We still have to find the other SIX, right?"
"Precisely," Dreamer confirmed.
"Please just tell me that at some point we get to fight a reaper. I've been dying to get my revenge on one for a while now." Ignis mentioned. "Not that of reaper kid.. They're more like... rule enforcers. Making sure you stick to the games rules..." She looked to Kaida sternly. "Or else..." At this point, the tensions among the party grew a little thick and after some more squabbling with each other, things began to settle again.
"what's a 'Master'?" Stratos asked.
"A keyblade weilder with exceptional skill. Upon completing the mark of mastery, the masters that pass the trial are able to use a multitude of new abilities. They can extract hearts, take on apprentices, even pass on keyblades to other people."
Hikaru's face lit up. "Wait, if you and Lea are masters... you can give Karina a new keyblade, right?!"
"Wrong. That girl had a key and lost it within the demons of her heart. We can't give her something to replace what she lost. Keyblades don't work like that."

Lea had lifted Karina, still shaken up from things. He pulled her aside from the group and began to console her.
"What exactly do you want of me?" she asked.
Lea scratched the back of his head. "Well when you put it like that, you make it sound like a bad thing," he chuckled a bit, quickly switching back to a more serious tone. "The request is more of an opportunity. Take it from me that you don't need to fight with a keyblade to still be able to make your mark. Granted, it's a real shame that your key is gone... but that doesn't mean you have a weak heart. Your fight doesn't have to end here. I'm on a journey to find more warriors that are stuck straggling in darkness. If you'd be willing I'd like for you to come along with me... Without a keyblade the heartless won't be able to swarm us like they will the others. We could travel nearly undetected..."


Back with Yue and Dreamer, Yue had stepped near the cornerstone oflight to make her last announcement. "Look, it's like this. You have two options... Option One. I take you to the Underground and put you through honestly one of the hardest trials to turn you into stronger keyblade wielders to fend off the looming chaotic threats that lie ahead," she took a depp breath after that one. "Option Two. You go with Lea and the angry one to find lost drifters in the realm of darkness." She motioned to Karina, whose name escaped her.

"It's your choice." She stood, waiting for confirmation from everyone.

Hikaru watched Kaida as he awaited Yue's answer.

"Since we're in the realm of darkness, your mastery test will have to be... unconventional. But I'm going to suggest it because it's the only way I know to get all of you back to the realm of light." Yue replied.
Dreamer folded his arms. "Unlikely. The only way you'd get back without a strong connection of the heart is-" his heart skipped a beat as his arms unfolded. "Tell me you aren't serious! That is a dangerous and immoral method! Why would you recommend that be their test?!"

"Because it's dangerous and immoral. Two things that they should expect from all future enemies... besides. I made it out, didn't I?" Yue replied.

"Made it out of what?" Hikaru asked.

"A game of second chances... an event where you are given 7 missions to win passage back to the realm of light." She reached into her pocket and pulled out a tiny flat circle from her pocket. "You get a partner to help you. That's how I first met Rin. She helped me fight my way through the darkness. But for you it will also act as a test. I can talk with head of the game and modify it for our special needs in this case."

"What's the game?" Hikaru asked determined.
Yue threw the small circle to Kaida.

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The blonde wielder opened her hand and revealed a small black pin with a white skull on it.

"It doesn't have a direct name, but most people call it... the Reaper's Game."