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Who: Master "Eraqus" and anyone else
What: Doing this intro thing all over again. How obnoxious.
Where: Land of Departure
Warnings: xehanort

Of course, the real Terra would rear his unkempt head before it was time. He'd heard the call go out, and had dropped the disguise to avoid trouble, secreting himself away once more to change his plan. No doubt some suspicion would be raised, but by the time he had completed a new disguise minds would hopefully be elsewhere.

The question was, how else to hide his true nature? Terra had been the best bet, a body he had worn for quite some time. Riku was out as Riku was already there... and of course forms of his Heartless and Nobody were pointless. What else could he do, what other trustworthy heart had touched his own in some form enough that he could wear their skin?

Then the idea hit him. Of course. Terra's heart hadn't been the only one stuck in that particular arrangement... there had been an unexpected interloper. Perfect. It would take more work, and a bit of an alignment shift... something that gave him a bitter taste in his mouth. Still, it would be more authentic. He would simply have to remember how.

With the new crafting finally complete, he set off in search of a very specific world. This time he would call out, as he knew that his brother would, seeking the familiar, his apprentices. He had to be far away from the station of his heart, and where else would Eraqus be but home? Stepping into the courtyard of the Castle of Departure, he cast a gaze around. He'd torn the world to shreds once, and its shape had been altered by magic, but here it was still in its original form.

It took a moment to remember. Those patterns of speaking. Those patterns of behaviour. Keeping himself still once more. Holding his shoulders high. Light, not darkness, hiding just below his skin. Finally, when he was ready, he reached out, calling in a way he would never do.

"What has happened? My apprentices... no, anyone here who can hear me. How can one be in such a place? This is very concerning..."

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Okay, so he didn't know. That wasn't all that surprising; Perry and those musical programs didn't seem to know, either. Kairi became a little more contemplative. "...Sora's my friend. He's a Keyblade wielder, too, and he's been fighting against Xehanort's forms for years now, to protect the all worlds. And he's just...the kind of person that makes friends everywhere he goes." There was a definitely feeling of fondness in her words.

Her expression darkened at the next name, though. "Yes, that's what brought us all here. We're still trying to figure out a way out, though. Sora won't wake up."

"And yet more have been drawn into the web of Xehanort's schemes..." he bows his head in shame. "It's unfortunate that nothing I could do even dissuaded him an ounce." He really wants to laugh, speaking of himself in such a fashion. It's all come full circle, really. "I do not understand how we could all be within the heart of another. There is nothing in Precepts to give precedent to such a thing. It is simply unheard of..."

But yet there they are, unspoken but meant. He looks around. "So this is merely the reflection of the Land of Departure and nothing more?"

Huh, Terra and Ven and Aqua's master had known Xehanort when they were younger, right? She thought she remembered something about that. "Don't be too hard on yourself. I don't know if anyone could have persuaded him," she said grimly. One didn't just go in to trying to destroy all of the worlds without a lot of conviction, she figured.

"I know, it's really weird. Well...this isn't the first time this kind of thing's happened with Sora." Or with her, to be completely honest. "But this whole situation I don't think has ever happened before."

She looked around, too. What if this world started speaking to them as well? "No, I think it is the heart of the Land of Departure. All the worlds' hearts ended up here, too."

"So it would seem," he said simply, leaving it at that. He didn't particularly care to hear another lecture about Sora and Kingdom Hearts and how this was all so mysterious. There were better things to do. Instead he looked around, taking it in.

"The pure essence of the world?" He asked softly. "At least it lives on here..."

He was taking this remarkably well. Everyone else had been sufficiently freaked out at the hearts of whole worlds being here, including herself, at first. Maybe this idea was more acceptable to experienced Masters? "Yeah...at least that is still here."

Which reminded her of something else. "Oh! I should also tell you...whatever you do, don't fall asleep! If you start feeling too tired at all, let someone know." She'd had enough friends lost or nearly-lost to this phenomenon.