The group comes out of their apartment to see the city on fire, Heartless minions chasing innocent people and attacking them and retrieving their hearts to Bellerophon.
Katsu looks at Shichiro
"Yeah.. What do we do now?. Look, we don't have a heart as strong as Gasmin or Pevola, And they were one of the first 5 to die. Come on.. Shouldn't we just hide? Its more reasonable. I'm pretty sure a stronger hero will come in soon enough look at the city, look at the people. We cant possibly win this."
Kentarō chuckles, slapping Katsu's back.
"you gonna chicken out lil bro?. Come on Shichiro don't listen to him we got this. Seriously"
Rokuro yawns, leaning on the wall like he's about to fall asleep mid-apocalypse."Wake me up when someone strong shows up…"
Shichiro points at the city and responds to all of them
"Yeah. we should give up.. But we wont. Sure we dont have powers like Gasmin, or Pevola. But we have eachother, we always have eachother, come on. Lets go.
Shichiro rushes in and the group follows.
He sprints toward the city no hesitation.Kentarō grins and follows, laughter echoing behind him.Rokuro sighs, dragging his feet but smiling anyway.
Katsu stays for a second, staring at the smoke and fire… then finally closes his notebook."…Fine. Let's not die, yeah?"
Then, the ground shakes.From the fire, two figures step out their silhouettes familiar.
Gasmin and Pevola.But not the heroes they once were.Their eyes glow with hollow light hearts gone, replaced with Bellerophon's curse. The two move in perfect sync, hands sparking with pure energy. They were always known for their unmatched hand-to-hand combat and even in death, that skill remains.
Kentarō laughs, pointing at them."Look, we were just talking about them, lmaoo!"
"Not the time, Kentarō!" Katsu snaps, opening his notes mid-run. "Shichiro we can't just swing blindly! Command the combo!"
Shichiro nods, tightening his grip on his blade."Alright… Katsu, Rokuro back him up. Kentarō, reflect their movements. Let's hit them before they hit us."
Gasmin and Pevola charge in, their strikes fast and relentless — twin blurs in the firelight. Kentarō's eyes flash, his Heart of Reflection glowing bright blue."I see it! Left jab, right sweep, overhead kick incoming!"
Shichiro blocks the blow just in time, sparks flying as the impact sends dust and heat into the air."Now!"
Kentarō spins back, mirroring Gasmin's move perfectly, throwing her balance off. Shichiro's sword ignites with his will one heavy swing tears through the smokescreen.
"Rokuro, Katsu finish it!" Shichiro shouts.
Rokuro cracks his neck and mutters, "Guess I'm awake now."He leaps in, freezing the air with a wave of chill energy, slowing Pevola's next move.Katsu follows up, heart glowing faintly the Heart of Calm sharpening his focus.Together, they strike with precision, knocking both Heartless heroes down in a flash of blue and crimson light.
For a moment, the city goes silent only the sound of flames remains.
The team catches their breath.Then, from the shadows, dozens of red eyes flicker back to life.
Katsu looks around, panicked."Uh-oh… I think we just made them mad."
Shichiro grips his blade tighter, firelight reflecting in his determined eyes."Then let's make sure they stay mad."
The four step back-to-back, surrounded by dozens of Heartless.The rhythm of battle begins their first pulse echoing through the fire.