Asahina looked at the short man as he spoke up, though it was only a glance. She had been as clear as she possibly could with her explanation, she wasn't sure how else to put it beyond using layman's terms laden with metaphors. He didn't appear frightened of her anymore, instead he was looking at her as if she were a specimen in a lab, she wasn't sure which was worse. Alem seemed to understand at the very least, apparently he knew how to put two and two together. She winced when he refereed to her as a princess, that was a title she could never see herself getting used to. There was nothing prestigious about her as far as she knew. Asahina's parents were unknown, the only thing they had left her with was her name. She glared at Okal, who had decided to start praising her. That had to be the most annoying reaction to her thus far.

Ignoring the short man, Asahina looked to the blond woman and tilted her head in curiosity as she raised her hand. She recognized the gesture, it was a common occurrence in the keyblade academy, but surely this random stranger wasn't a wielder? Asahina's eyes widened as there was a flash of light, and a blade appeared in the woman's hand. She was shocked, but more so confused. She had been led to believe that every wielder of the key was killed. She thought perhaps a few might have escaped, but to meet one was unexpected. Rika motioned for her to stand up, she was already doing so. She was about to say something, but then Alem had to make this even more ridiculous. "Excuse me, two?" 

Alem summoned a keyblade of his own, at this point she was rather done. He had an answer for everything, didn't he? She needed a moment to digest this all, but the two of them weren't going to give it to her. They pointed their keyblades at her, and simultaneously fired a beam of light into her. Her vision turned black as her body went limp, causing her to fall backwards onto the bed.

The darkness covering her body began to sizzle like water poured on a hot skillet. Starting from the tips of her limbs the blanket of dark evaporated from her, revealing her natural skin until there was no sign of it. She laid still on the bed, her chest moving up and down slowly as she breathed. Fingers tightened and her legs twitched as if she were experiencing a nightmare and her face winced as if she were in pain. This went on for five minutes before she finally opened her eyes. She lurched upwards with a screech, and a keyblade materialized in her right hand. She calmed down at the sight of the blade, and couldn't help but stare at it for a moment. The blade was of simplistic design, with a silver sheen, an ornate guard, and a subtly curved tip. 

She sent the blade away, and took a lock of her hair in her fingers, it was blue. A small smile formed on her lips. "Thank you." She said. She was earnest in her gratitude, however, one thing bothered her. Her eyes were a pale yellow, not as intense as before, but not her natural eye color. The people here wouldn't know that, for all they knew every bit of darkness inside of her had been driven out. But she could still feel it inside of her, pushed back, not gone.

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As Gavin called for help, a figure leaped over him, knocking the Heartless that dared attack him straight into a wall. The creature dissipated, and Gavin's savior reached out a hand to help him up. "You really shouldn't be moving so much in that condition, don't go anywhere without your physician's permission again, alright?" Osa said with a smile. Shizuka and Ace arrived behind her, and made quick work of the other Heartless preparing to attack Gavin. 

"Ya know, we can't exactly help you if you run off like that..." Ace said, sheathing his katana. 

"Yeah, when that many Heartless show up you can't single yourself out, especially if you're injured." Shizuka chimed in, worried. "Though I wonder what caused that, they shouldn't have been able to find us so easily, right?" Ace sighed and checked the streets for anymore surprises.

"That's what I'm thinking about." He glanced back to Gavin. "Those Heartless seemed intent on getting to you specifically, why is that?"

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Ryoko let out a snide huff of air and stood from her seat. "Levi, huh? Why do I get the feeling she knows more than she is letting on?" Ryoko said, but before she could inquire further a scream from the streets caught her and Salforge's attention. "Well, that was quick." She said, following after the mercenary. They swiftly made their way into the streets, and soon converged onto the source of the scream. "Cage them, Sal." She said, just before she turned the corner to see a group of rebels. "My my, we check the line, and lo and behold, a bundle of fish on the hook." She had been expecting Gavin, however, the katana wielding boy was also here. 

"Yo, long time no see." Ace said. gripping his blade.

"Ace, do you know this woman?" Shizuka asked calmly.

"She's with the empire, she was in the factory, torturing Gavin."

"Correction, I was interrogating him, he'd have more than just a broken arm if I had actually gotten the chance to do anything..." Ryoko shot back in annoyance. Her nails dug into her palms, drawing blood. "Do you even know how we found you? That crippled boy with you is seething with so much darkness that the Heartless flocked to him like dogs to a raw steak." She looked to Gavin with a sinister grin. "You should be proud, a General them self said that you were such a threat that you had to be killed."