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Dedede is the 13th darkness confirmed.

(You know what? Let's go with it. The Prima Vista works!)

Luna needed it. Out of every character, she felt like the one who needed more time onscreen and would benefit greatly from a solo DLC. Out of sheer want, I'd love an Iris the Demon Slayer DLC, just for giggles and seeing how she looked/evolved after the time-skip.

Sure, let's let some NPCs in. It's coincidental, since I was thinking that people would appear in this world as fights happened, as Spiritus and Materia are crafting the world using memories of the warriors. You didn't miss anything, I just never brought it up.

~Johnny Besaid Island~ "Yeah, we're better off together," Johnny nodded before starting to move towards the mountain pass. "We're better off heading inland. If anyone's here, they're probably somewhere besides this beach." I wonder if anyone else is here, Johnny thought to himself, losing himself to thoughts of his own world. I have to keep going, just in case Variuer is here too. ~Jaina, descending Ultimecia's Tower~ Jaina smiled. This boy was something else. Nothing like any of Johnny's knight friends. It took her a few minutes, but she managed to make it the rest of the way down by herself. She had noticed Janus waiting below in case she fell, and she had to laugh as she rejoined the boy on the ground. "Don't worry about me, I can handle myself," Jaina says as she walks up to Janus. She looks around from the outside of the tower, trying to get a feel for the landscape. There's a forest by the tower, but the surrounding area is some grassland. Jaina looks back to Janus, "Which way should we go from here?" ~Variuer, Crown City of Insomnia~ Variuer calmed himself. This girl was not related to Jonathan, nor his son. "I am Variuer, and you are not who I am looking for," Variuer said before turning his attention from the girl. "I have no quarrel with you, so begone from here." He gazed past the tower to the illusory barrier outside, "I have no need of a king of knights, unless you intend to help us find who brought us here." ~Bartz, Narshe~ Bartz smiles as he sees Neku floating over the snow, calling out to his new companion, "Wow, that's cool! But watch this!" Bartz then summoned his bow and a quiver of arrows. His thoughts turned to the abilities he used as a Ranger, and he begins to fire arrow after arrow at the goblins at ever increasing speed. After his quiver is empty, he sees a few straggler Goblins still moving towards him and Neku. "These ones are yours, pal!" Bartz salutes Neku, indicating Neku to take the rest.

~Johnny, Besaid Island~ Johnny nodded, "I agree with that. You're the first person I've seen since I got here." Zaruka did bring up an interesting point, though. He hadn't seen any wildlife whatsoever. Out of all things, why hadn't he noticed that? "Something's up," Johnny said. "Someone or something brought us here, but why summon us here without telling us why?" A cold shiver ran down Johnny's back as he thought of something else, "Who else could have been brought here?" If whoever brought Johnny here had also brought Variuer, would he be able to stop Variuer this time? Could he find a new way to imprison Variuer? And what if my friends are here too? Johnny thought to himself. What if Variuer gets to them before I can? ~Jaina, descending Ultimecia's Castle~ Jaina did have to admit, the descent to the clock face was better than she was expecting, especially since Janus was concerned about getting weighed down. She looked to Janus and smiled, "Yeah, see you down there, kid." She then looked to the stone blocks that made up the outside of the tower. The build of the outside had enough room to make decent handholds for free climbing, so Jaina could make it down easily enough. Just a matter of time. ~Variuer, Crown City of Insomnia~ Variuer watched the girl approach. She had the same air as Jonathan's son, yet...she wasn't him. A descendant, perhaps? Had Variuer been captive for so long for Jonathan's line to continue? Variuer stepped forward after Ardyn had responded to the girl's question, and he issued one of his own, "Where do you come from, girl? You have a power I am familiar with, but you are not the one I know to have it. Who is your father, and of which line are you from?" ~Bartz, Narshe~ "Never heard of Shibuya!" Bartz replied. "Guess we are somewhere else after all! I haven't seen Boko at all, and he never leaves my side!" Bartz reached into his pocket and pulled out his good luck charm, a feather that had fallen off Boko one day. "I sure hope he's okay with me gone like this," Bartz said, feeling his heart drop that his dear friend would have to manage without him for a while. Bartz then looked up and spotted something behind Neku. A few small figures slowly approaching. It only took him a second to recognize them. "Goblins!" Bartz shouted, quickly moving past Neku. "Looks like this world has its own monsters to deal with!"

I'm going with Keyblade. Ends of the Earth is in the concept art of Terra, but he's always shown with Earthshaker instead. I'm probably wrong, but whatever.

~Johnny, Besaid Island~ "That makes two of us," Johnny sighed. The girl wasn't from here either. "I've never been to a beach, much less one like this. The fruit and vegetation is nothing like where I come from." His attention turned back to that mountain pass, and he pointed towards it, "Not to mention...that path just seemed to fade off into another field of some kind. It's weird, I've never seen anything like it before." Johnny shook his head then extended his hand forward, "I digress, I'm Johnny, Johnny Mercer." ~Jaina, leaving Ultimecia's Castle~ "Jaina Noyak, scavenger of Horizon City, the windy city," Jaina replied to Janus, slightly mocking his mannerisms of introducing himself. She extended an arm out to Janus, "I think getting up there would be enough. I've climbed enough sides of buildings, I can make it the rest of the way myself." ~Variuer, Crown City of Insomnia~ Variuer smiled. Ardyn's proposition was just what he needed. Why take the man's power when Variuer could point it towards his own cause? "I agree. Together we can find who brought us here, take their seat of power, and return you to your true world." After saying this, Variuer felt a presence, what felt like a subtle shift in the wind, all too familiar. It took him only a moment to recognize it. A similar power to that which he felt when he fought Jonathan's son... Variuer turned away from the tower and faced the stairs alongside Ardyn, "I feel something approaching...like someone I fought not too long ago..." ~Bartz, Narshe~ "Neku Sakuraba..." Bartz said to himself. "That's different!" Bartz then turned his attention to what Neku had asked, "The name's Bartz! And I got no idea where we are! I've never been to a place like this!" Bartz pointed behind him towards the town he had just come from, "It's weird, there's all this strange machinery there that I've never seen! Yet it's still so cold! Where did you come from?"

I just wait on the people who are at the places my characters are at, just so I can update all at once, but if it helps the feeling that things are actually moving, I can update as I go.

TheKeyofRose is accepted! And sign-ups are always open!

I think you're doing fine so far! And it's time for a new character (or at least staking my claim to one)! Name: Bartz Klauser Original Appearance: Final Fantasy V/Dissidia Original Alignment: Lawful Good Weapons: Appearance: Bio: Once a wanderer of the world alongside his trusty Chocobo, Bartz' world was turned upside down when he met Lenna and Galuf. Shortly after, Bartz was trust into an adventure to save the crystals of the world from an unknown evil. Bartz ended up facing down the demon Exdeath and defeating him, returning to his wandering lifestyle afterwards. Special Abilities: Bartz can use selective training from the various jobs of Final Fantasy V, mimicking the techniques. Bartz can also mimic others. Notes: Bartz is extremely fond of Chocobos, and is trusted by them easily. Limit Break: Spellblade-Dual Wield-Rapid Fire Bartz calls his Brave Blade and Masamune to him, imbues them with magic, and rapidly attacks any opponent.

~Johnny, Besaid Island~ Johnny heard someone calling back to him, and he headed back towards the beach. Across the beach, he saw a girl with black hair, dressed in teal clothes. Not Crystal, Jaina or Arlene, but it was still a relief to find another person here. Johnny ran towards the girl, waving his arm and calling out to her, "Hey there! Are you from around here?" ~Jaina, Ultimecia's Castle~ Jaina watched the boy make quick work of one of the walls. A magick user, just like Arlene and the rest of the Knights. Jaina had no want or talent for magick, but she did admit it had its uses. "I'm with you," Jaina said, striding up to the hole in the wall. "Whoever owns this place is not gonna like your handiwork, and I don't intend on taking the blame." She looked over to the boy, "I can't fly, but I know how to climb. How much can you carry?" ~Variuer, Crown City of Insomnia~ "Variuer," he replied to the man. Variuer turned his attention to back to the tower, "I am a conqueror, not an adventurer. And this new world is fit for the taking. Whatever reason we have been brought here for, I do not intend to go back." ~Bartz, Narshe~ The young mimic had been wandering through the town for a while now, and he was getting rather cold. Bartz had wrapped himself in his cape for now, but he definitely needed something a bit more substantial than that. Moreover, he definitely needed to find someone else in this town. As he strode down one of the walkways in the snowy town, he spotted a boy with orange hair, wearing strange purple clothes. How strange could it be, though? Bartz thought to himself. I've already met a talking turtle and fought an evil tree! Bartz' cold body lost all its weariness as Bartz ran towards the boy. "Hey there, traveler!" Bartz called out. "Nice to find another face out here!"

Is it just me, or does responding to a topic sometimes not allow you to enter text? Sometimes it'll only show the "Drag files here" section of the reply box. Only way I've found to deal with it is to just refresh the page and keep trying until it works.

I'm just holding out hope that The Jungle Book finally makes the cut, especially in the final installment of the Xehanort saga.

I'm just waiting on rikunobody to post before I'll post.

Let's go with Athane's Temple, since it's probably the location closest to Luna.

There's the location of the Mythril Cave, which is northeast of where Ultimecia's Castle is (right across the river), the forest area west of Narshe and the Promised Meadow, or somewhere in the snowfields to the north. There's also any other free spot on the map. Whatever location you'd like, we can put it in those places.

Sounds great! I was also thinking of having Vaan or another Dissidia Original show up in Narshe for Neku to have some company, if that doesn't interfere with anything you're planning on doing.

I have one more update to the map (sorry about this, but I felt some of the locations were a bit out of place, plus I forgot to add a stage from the Dissidia games). Here's the changes: Twilight Town and Dream's End were switched (Dream's End seemed to fit better in the Cosmo Canyon area, and Twilight Town made more sense in terms of being located where a town would be). Spiritus' Tower and the Old Chaos Shrine were switched (should have to go through the Shrine before you get to Spiritus). Insomnia and the Crystal World were switched (thought it made more sense for Crystal World to be farther into the continent instead of maybe the first thing you'd see on arrival). Orphan's Cradle was added (can't believe I forgot this stage!). Matoya's Cave was added (location from Final Fantasy I). Red Dragon's Chamber (location from Dividing Lines) was added. For a description, it's a large castle chamber, crumbling after years of disuse. There's a archway on one wall that looks like it leads into a corridor, but it only leads into a wall, with a sculpted dragon above the archway.

I don't think there's an established order, just as long as everyone keeps up and doesn't move too far ahead of anyone else.

~Johnny, Besaid Island~ In his search for food, Johnny had begun to move along a path towards a nearby mountain. However, a bit into his walk down the path, he found the terrain fade away into another landscape, far different from the beach where he had started. Johnny scratched his head. Is this world some sort of illusion? How can that be? Those waves and those trees were far too real compared to this. Johnny heard a voice calling out nearby him. He couldn't quite understand what was being said, but it sounded like Crystal. Johnny went back towards the beach, calling out again. "Crystal? Jaina? Luke? Arlene? Hello?" ~Jaina, Ultimecia's Castle~ Jaina awoke with a start, alerted by a voice talking to her. To her surprise, it wasn't a monster, but a kid. A pale kid with a pink cat, but nothing too alarming about him. What the kid said afterwards made Jaina think twice. He said a trick? He's not from here? An ill omen? Who talks like that anymore? Jaina began to get up from the floor, "If you're not from here, it makes sense that I'm not in my world anymore." Jaina's arms relaxed to her side. This kid couldn't be too old, not too much older than Amy from when... Jaina shook the thought from her head and continued, "If you've got a way out of here, I'm willing to hear it." ~Variuer, Crown City of Insomnia~ The figure at the top of the stairs was a stranger to Variuer. Had he been there the whole time? How long was he watching? Regardless of the answer, Variuer could sense a dark power inside the man. Not the same as his own, of course, but perhaps a power to be attained? "It is not by my hand that this place appeared, nor have I brought myself here," Variuer replied to the man, reaching the top of the stairs and addressing the man on an even plane. "I am no creator of illusions. I know not how I was brought to this place either."

I think we're just waiting on twilight_roxas to post before we can do our next round.

Here's an updated map, with the labels adjusted.

I might need to edit the labels on the map. Some of them are appearing out of place.