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Here's hoping we don't get too the point where there's [i]too[/i] many versions of Mateus then, considering I'm messing with paradoxes enough as is with some of this. As for how one-sided the fight would be, it sort of depends on how early the battle takes place. I don't expect Mateus to willingly reveal his intentions until it's well and truly beyond the point of his allies stopping him, so they'd need to find out somehow for anything to really go outside of his chess game. As for Zodiark, he won't even be letting anyone know he has it unless he gets desperate -- his 'Power of Hellfire' is pretty much being written off as his 'EX Mode' so everyone has no idea how powerful he is. Anything else I say to contribute to the chat is spoiling too much though, so I'll refrain.

To be honest, I'm sort of imagining he'd betray Chaos [i]before[/i] Kefka.

Anyway, I'll be dealing with the rest of my stuff and sleeping. If things go well, I'll have Exdeath up not too long after I wake up, as well as both Cecil [i]and[/i] Golbez, though after consideration I get the feeling I'll be doing something pretty interesting with the latter. Stayed tuned, I guess.