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[ The Dressing room was now in a pretty terrible state. Each doors that were previously opening to kitchens, bedroom, rest room or anything else were now opening toward another world. A door might open to Castle Oblivion, another one to Olympus Colseum or even to radiant Garden. If it was only that, but now hearts are floating around everywhere, and lots of them fall in the darkness, becoming instantly Heartless, that goes on to attack the inhabitans they fall on.

Now having succeeded, the Xehanort went on to do their business. Ansem and Rikunort were now walking around what remained of the dressing room, creating giant orb of darkness to destroy anything that has not been destroyed yet by what they did to Kingdom hearts. Xemnas on the other hand remains very quiet, he does... nothing special. Maybe because he got the Heart he wanted.

The young version of Master Xehanort was keeping an eye on Kingdom Hearts, or rather what remains of her at this state. Not that he likes what he's doing, but he doesn't have much of a choice.

Master Xehanort, the Apprentice and Terranort though, are all standing by the Centre of the dressing room. The Dressing Room isn't fully destroyed yet. As such, he throws in the sky, breakin the ceilling on the way, a giant ball of darkness devastating what remained untouched of the dressing room. This should be enough to draw any keybladers to them. ]

((OOC: Continuation from the events started with Kingdom Hearts. For those who followed, it's the battle time. Bad guys can go over and take whatever KH power they always wanted to accmplish their plans, heroes can well, try and fix things up.

Oh and threadhopping, threadjack, etc, is perfectly fine. Even preferred.))

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Not darkness Braig, balance, balance as said it our young friend.

[ He shakes his head. ]

You've got it all wrong my boy. Darkness is the tool to bring destruction and rebirth, it doesn't mean it will shape the new world into one where Darkness shall be supreme. Balance will.

You have probably seen how many peoples love, praise light without any consideration for darkness. This is why it is our duty to be their counterpart and to allow Darkness to express themselves at their fullest. To establish balance in this world is hopeless, this is why we need to build a new one, to destroy the current, hopelessly stagnant world, so that those pre-conceived idea will be no more.

[Light, Darkness, balance, it's enough to make Braig's head spin to be honest.]

Hey. I think you've got it all wrong there, Grandpa. You're leaving out people like me. And last I checked, I'm expressing myself just damn fine. You could probably say the same of that chick with horns, from back when.

[That last lot from Braig earns a 'huh' face from Xeha. He's getting more and more suspicious about what his friend knows...]

They love light because they know about the good it does. Could darkness ever do that? What good could it do the new world to have so much of it in it?

You must mean Maleficent, Braig. This sorceress was just evil, seeking to use darkness for her own selfish ambition. Are you comparing yourself to her?

[ He smiles before turning back to Xehanort. ]

Darkness can bring knowledge and power to peoples, knowledge and powers Light cannot. Do not doubt of it, darkness is elementary for the world to progress.

Wha-- No, no. Me, destroy worlds? As if. I was just saying that all this darkness stuff seems to be doing just fiiiiiiiine, if you get what I'm saying.

...I'm sure it is. -To both of what you're saying.

[Honestly, he's just confused right now. Conflicted. He knows the harm darkness can do better than anyone, but ugh, what Master Xehanort's saying just makes so much sense in his head... he looks down at the ground.]

[There's a pause before Braig speaks up again.]

Y'know, I think I liked the place better before all this. Now a guy can't get two steps without stepping into a Heartless.

With peoples like you and Maleficent, no, it was not fine.

[ Satisfied Master Xehanort is satisfied. If he plays it good, he gets one more Xehanort on their side, and he might even use him to get rid of Braig. ]

This is only temporary Braig. As I explained, soon all of this will become the New World.

Do you understand now, Xehanort? What will you chose? Oppose us, or not?

[He's quiet for a moment, unable to get words out. Eventually, he just about whispers-]

I want a new world.
But I want it to be one my friends can live happily in.

Your friends? Peoples like Braig who have kept truths hidden from you forever?

Even so. Why wouldn't your friends be happy in the new world? If they are worthy peoples, they'll survive and have their place in the new order.

[He looks up - from his counterpart to his friend - he's not quite got enough Terra in him to take that on trust. So he asks-]

Is that true?

[Braig narrows his one remaining eye at that. That's going a little too far there, old man.]

Yeah, like you've been telling the truth, gramps? 'Cause I've noticed you haven't mentioned that silver tongue of yours to the kid either. I'm not the only one keeping secrets here.

I am not ashamed of what I did. It helped progress. I did immoral things for the sake of progress, someone had to do it.

[ He grins. You should have listened and shut it up, Braig. ]

Are you regretting having been my... employee, all that time? You sure were enthusiastic about my plans.

You know him? You worked for him?

[He stares.]

Braig... did you know his plans? Do you know...

[Who I am? he doesn't quite manage to say.]

[There's a pause.]

We can talk about it later, kid. Right now, I'm thinking we need to rebalance this place. Unless you want Ansem's memory to go to waste, and I don't know about you but I'm not reeeeeally looking to get into having to looking for a new home. I mean, it'd be a shame to see any more places go the way of the Garden.

Ansem? Braig, since when do you care about him? You showed no emotions when I asked you to work with me and hide the truth to the Ruler of Radiant Garden.

[ He chuckles and turns to Xehanort. ]

Yes, he knows who you are. He has always known, why do you think he always kept on eye on you? Oh, I don't suppose he told you how he got those scars? Why his eyes are yellow, his ears pointed? It's also related to your identity.

[Aaargh! This is pulling him in all sorts of directions. His key vanishes for the moment.]

I've known about who I am and - uh, you and Terra - for a while now... And I just guessed something must've happened? But he always...

[Looking at Braig again-]

I don't know. I don't know any more. You know I don't want to see things ruined for good! But...

[Sigh.]

[That was then, Braig wants to say. That was then and this was now and okay yeah, he'd been willing to go behind Ansem's back. Hell, he'd been willing to betray him to the darkness, too. But he wasn't talking for him right now. He was talking for - to, really - the kid, and the keyblade vanishing is all he needs to see to know he's had enough.

So he reaches over to grab (his) Xehanort.]

You'll thank me for this later, kid.

[And with a crack, the two of them are gone, courtesy of one of Braig's teleport spells. Sorry, Master Xehanort, but he's had quite enough of this today.]