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Shigure continued to watch Philip intently.

"R-really?" asked Drea, looking over at Philip. "Why aren't there many pets? There are a lot of people so I would have thought they would have pets too... U-uh,... If you don't mind saying that is..." added Drea, ducking her head shyly.

"O-oh,...I see..." said Drea nodding as she petted Shigure who was still eyeing Philip. "I kn-knew that the village hadn't been here in the ruins long,..."


((Lol. Shigure knows something's up with Philip.))

"Th-that was before all of you were at Runo...?" asked Drea, nodding slightly as she continued petting Shigure, who was still eyeing Philip. "...Th-that was the f-first I knew about a big group of people that weren't a part of S-SIN yet..."

((Okay,... and now I have to go for the night.))

Levin nodded, trying to hoist himself up, only to experience a sharp pain. "I don't think so..." He looked around the cathedral, and at its center was a giant hole with and at its bottom was a pit of fire. There was a pillar 'floating' above the hole, and chained to it was the girl in the gothic dress.

"L-levin... you came." She smiled weakly.

"H-how do you know me?"

At those words, an old woman started walking, coming out from behind the pillar to face Levin and Emi. "You're here? I didn't think you would be able to make it."

Levin yelled at the old woman, "Who are you and what's going on!"

The old woman backed off for a moment, but then she removed the veil over her face, showing her pale skin. "My name is Dahlia." She walked in front of the gothic-dressed girl. "You have been invited by Gwendolyn to witness her death." She carressed the girl's face. "Afterall, she did manage to corrupt time and space." From the other side of the pillar, stood a large man with a butcher apron, wearing a triangle-shaped helmet with a large sword in his right hand.

Levin looked at the ground. "G-gwendolyn? My sister?"

Dahlia nodded, "Yes. After she transported to her homeworld, to a town called Kagutsuchi, abnormal events had taken place. That's why she is here, Levin, because she wanted to bring you here in her final moments."

Levin shook his head, trying to keep himself awake. He saw flashes of memory, a time of when this girl helped him, and when she was against him. "My head... so you've been doing this? I'm not going...to let her die!"

Dahlia shook her head, "No, it was the girl. I am only the overseer of this world." She opened her arms, looking around the cathedral.

Gwendolyn moved a little, "I accepted my fate, Levin. Don't interfere, you could get yourself killed."

Levin stood up, gasping for air, "N-no...." He held his keyblade at the large man. "I have to fight..."

The large man came towards Levin, Gwendolyn shouted, moving her chains about, "You're not here for him! You're here for me!" The large man looked behind him, then made way toward Gwendolyn.

Levin dropped his keyblade, which echoed the cathedral, and fell to his knees. "Wh-what are you doing?!"

Gwendolyn looked at Levin with benevolence, "Just drop it Levin... I know you mean well, but this is my fate."

"Oh,..." murmered Drea nodding and looking down slightly, as she petted Shigure. Maybe... But villages are still dangerous. Even this one,... since that man was able to get in...

Drea looked over at Violete for a moment, then down at Shigure. "...I-it might be because that man is around... s-somewhere..." murmered Drea, still petting Shigure. He always barks and growls if there's someone or something that's going to hurt us... L-like he did that night. And when we saw that man...

Drea frowned slightly, looking over at Violete. "L-look closer? Wh-what do you mean?"