Rebecca
Being absolutely demolished while undergoing a darkness high helped by the foul air was not good for the mental state of someone in Min's situation. She let out a scream that sounded more like a roar and shoved out her free hand. Potent black lightning shot out of her palm and she followed it up with two swings of her sword.

```HP - 752
MP - 83
AP - 155

Dark Thundaga - 157
Basic Attack X2 - 200```
Darlene
He then puts everything he has into one more attack, hoping to end it quickly, Entering ``Phase Two``. He doesnt even bother blocking minuits attack, being hit head on with the thundaga and slashes, allowing her to hit him while returning his own. Despite likely already doing so, drawing the attention of the owner of this world doesnt seem wise, hence the sudden desperation.

```Dual wielding activated!: One's Glimmer + Glimpse of Darkness
Drain: 20 AP per turn
Phase 2 Activated!: 5 turns remain

HP: 2375 -2018
MP: 125 -145
AP: 115 -135 -115

Basic Attack X3: 995
```
Rebecca
With the last strike, Minuit fell backwards. The wind had been knocked out of her and it seemed like she was down for the count, only for the armor on her body to fade into darkness that enveloped her body.

When it faded, no, when it formed itself around Minuit, Ranoa could see that she was completely altered. Without a moment to lose, `Anti-Form` Minuit pounced onto Ranoa and began attacking him with scratches.

```HP - 1950
MP - 83
AP - 155

Basic Attack X3 - 420```
Darlene
Ranoa hadn't expected this. She looks like a heartless, and yet different at the same time. It must be some kind of strange form he had never seen before.

So, he's swiftly enveloped by light, entering second form. He's giving it his all, now. He once more allows her to hit him as he swings his two keyblades at Minuit, disregarding his safety in an all out attack.

```Dual wielding activated!: One's Glimmer + Glimpse of Darkness
Drain: 20 AP per turn
Phase 2 Activated!: 4 turns remain
Second form activated!
Drain: 15 MP per turn

HP: 2018 -2218 -1798
MP: 145 -165 -150
AP: 115 -135 -115

Basic Attack X3: 1326```
Rebecca
Minuit was practically carved into with the attacks, and returned them with all of her might in a final desperate flurry of scratches.

```HP - 423
MP - 83
AP - 155

Basic Attack X5 - 680```
Darlene
Similarly, ranoa is cut up by the slashes. He's stil in much better shape though, performing one last flurry of strikes with his two keyblades. He's starting to feel the pain from the cuts of her newly grown claws.

With one final strike, he completes his three-hit combo on her.

```Dual wielding activated!: One's Glimmer + Glimpse of Darkness
Drain: 20 AP per turn
Phase 2 Activated!: 3 turns remain
Second form activated!
Drain: 15 MP per turn

HP: 1798 -1118
MP: 150 -135
AP: 115 -95

Basic Attack X3: 1326```
Rebecca
Minuit went down just as she did before, only this time, she didn't rise again.

Her body hit to the ground, the darkness that had altered her form rose up like smoke and obscured her once more. When the darkness cleared, all that remained was the black silhouette of a person painted on the ground and a glimmer of light floating in the air above it.
Darlene
Ranoa attempts to catch her as she falls, his keyblades clanking against the ground and dissolving into light, only for her to slip through his hands. He tries to reach for the silhouette, only to grasp nothing. The look on his face could only be described as devastation.

"How did it come to this?" Is the only thought racing through his mind. It takes a few minutes, and yet he speaks softly. This was the first time he had actually seen anyone die- let alone his friend. "..Minuit?"

The light above seems to escape his notice, focusing on whats left physically. He cant really do much but sit there in shock.
Pauline
*Clapping echoed through the central square, before a voice called out.*
Kathy
"That was one hell of a show! It's been awhile since two forces of light and dark collided here! I'm almost impressed."

*A man, clad in black armor, stood from the roof of a nearby collapsed building and leapt into the square. He landed a bit away from where Ranoa now sat. This person was absolutely oozing darkness, almost as if he consisted entirely of it. He took a bow before he continued.*

"Wish I could kill my other half like that. Heh, they always make it look so easy. Especially when they take bullets for one another."

*A wide grin creaked across his face as he basked in the scene at hand. Oh the sorrow, the misery and anguish. It brightened his day to see such a thing.*
Ahmad
*A blast of green flame emanated from the center of the square. A tall woman clad in black robes stepped out of the flame before looking down on the scene at hand.*

"Leave them, Inaxuma. They are but a bug to be crushed beneath your boot. If the worms can't play nice and wind up killing one another, at least their corpses will make wonderful fertilizer."

*She side-eyed Ranoa and dismissed his presence with a simple glance away.*

"Come, we have preparations to make. Hades has given me some useful intel on the colorful brats that have been a thorn in my side."

*She said to Inaxuma before she turned to face Ranoa.*

"Best be on your way, insect. Lest you wish to become a smear on the floor like the so-called friend you just demolished."
Darlene
Almost immediately, Ranoa scrambles to his feet, covered in cuts from his previous bout with minuit. He steps in front of her remains as he summons his keyblade, ``One's Glimmer``, pointing it at the two with a shaky two-handed grasp, trembling from the exhaustion. Not to mention the palpable darkness in the area is making him feel sick to his stomach.

He raises his voice at them, speaking- "Who are you two supposed to be?!-" He then takes a few steps forward, as if about to run after them.

"An old hag and some no-name-Lacky like you two dont get to talk like you understand what just happened!"

Normally, ranoa would have just stayed silent and left. But, with all things granted, his temper is running loose. Against two people who could easily destroy him.

This wont end well, especially considering he's not in a fighting state.
Kathy
*Inaxuma's eye twitched at the word "Lacky". He turned to face Ranoa with a dead-pan face. His head slowly started tilting to the right before it jaggedly and quickly tiled left. A wild jagged-toothed grin spread across his face ear to ear, as two dark and twisted keyblades appeared in both of his hands.*
Ahmad
"Splendid, now you've gone and done it. Inaxuma, when you get finished, go tell that Wizard Heartless to clean the mess. Now that she has hands, she is the perfect one for cleanup duty."

*She opened a dark corridor and left through it, obviously having better things to do.*
Kathy
"**ME**?! A simple ***LaCkeY!!*** Who do *You* Think *You* Are coming out here with your heart full of light, thinking you're better than everyone because you've got two keyblades and an army of friends behind your back? You're *Nothing* Without me."

*The insane ramblings of the man trailed off, likely him realizing the intended recipient of his words wasn't actually here. His two dark and twisted keyblades flashed with lightning as his smile vanished. Inaxuma looked back at Ranoa with the cold dead eyes of a killer.*

"In fact. You will become nothing *Because* Of me."

*He suddenly dashed forward with a thunderous roar. He lifted both keyblades into the air before going for a double slanted slash at Ranoa.*

`Lightning Ray: 1,400.`
Darlene
Ranoa had already begun sprinting torwards the two as inaxuma begins to speak, raising his keyblade in an attempt to strike- Only to be beat to the punch. There wasn't really any hope for him to win, anyway. A huge power difference, alongside the fact that if he were to even win miraculously, maleficent would be there, did not bode well at all.

And so, ranoa is hit with the full force of the ``Lightning Ray``, being taken down. He stands on his feet for a few moments as he mutters something to himself. A declaration of sorts.

```"Not.. Without.. Her.. I wont- i dont want to-"```

And with that, he falls onto the ground with a thud, his keyblade dissolving and a crystaline heart appearing over his body, floating away into the sky. 

```HP: 1118 -0```