Kingdom Hearts: Chain Of Memories - Strategy Guide (Page 05)

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STRATEGY
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Vexen is a pain. Mainly the only worry is his shield. He is guarding almost all
the fight and has two health bars. The only times he's open is RIGHT after an
attack, refilling, and behind him. Just constantly get behind him and unleash
combos. The stocked combo of three Clouds to make Omnislash works well again.

After he's gone, grab the Mega-Ether.

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He says that it was a splendid fight. Vexen tells that he delved deep into
Sora's memory during the fight. He created a new world card from it. He says
that if Sora wishes to REALLY fight him, use the card and fight him in the
world. He says the world is made from memories locked in the other side of
Sora's heart, and he vanishes.

---Floor 10---

Talk and go up.

---CUTSCENE---

We see Axel, Marluxia, and Larxene. Larxene asks if Vexen really lost it. She
says he did something very rash. She asks Axel what is next, and says that the
show is over if Sora finds out about the other side. Axel says that if he
passes through without catching on then they can patch things up later.
Marluxia says to let Namine handle it, then says that Axel knows what to do.
Axel says he doesn't, and Marluxia says to get rid of the traitor. Axel says
its done.

The party talks about the card and we go on.

---Floor 11---

Save, talk, and go to the stairs. We see a new world...


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_____TWILIGHT TOWN_____TWITOW

---CUTSCENE---

The party talks about where they are, and the story unwravels a little.

---Room 1---
ENEMIES: Super Strong Versions of - Shadow, Soldier, Air Soldier
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 41

Kill the stronger Heartless. Synthesize the door with a 1 or more.

---Room 2---
ENEMIES: Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 42

Kill the Heartless. Synthesize the bottom door with a Moogle Room.

---Moogle Room/Room 3---
ENEMIES: None/Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 42

Moogle Room: Use it and strike the door.

Normal Room: Kill the Heartless and strike the door.

Synthesize with an 8 or more.

---Room 4---
ENEMIES: Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 42

Skip all the Heartless, there's a lot. Strike the door and use a 9 or more
card.

---Room 5---
ENEMIES: Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 42

Kill the Heartless. Go back to Room 2.

---Room 2---
ENEMIES: None now
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 43

Strike the top door, synthesize with 7 or more.

---Room 6---
ENEMIES: Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 43

Fight and strike the top door. Synthesize with a 1 or more.

---Room 7---
ENEMIES: Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 43

Fight the Heartless and strike the door. Synthesize with:

1 value 5 or more card, 1 value 5 or less card, 1 blue card, and the Key of
Beginnings.

---CUTSCENE---

We see the party outside a mansion. Sora says that the place feels familiar.
We talk more and Vexen appears. He asks if his memories of Namine are more
real than the feelings of familiarity here, or vice versa. He says Namine.
Vexen talks more, and says Sora is bound by the chains of memory, and that the
other side of his heart knows this place. He says that if Sora refuses to
believe it, he might as well throw his heart away. He says Sora is no Keyblade
Master nor a master of anything, just a slave of twisted memories. He says Sora
is just like Riku, not fit to exist. Vexen calls Riku his. Sora accuses Vexen
of changing him. Sora says that everything Vexen said is a lie, and that he
will take him down and save Riku and Namine. He says that's what is in his
heart.


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//THE ICE MAN - VEXEN\\
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ATTACKS
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Attack: Vexen slashes Sora with his spiked shield.
Blizzard: He casts Blizzard on Sora.
Sleight - Freeze: He freezes Sora and he constantly loses health while frozen.
Sleight - Iceburn: He causes ice spots to appear everywhere. If you step on
                   them, these puddles make you slip and become vulnerable to
                   attack.
Sleight - Iceneedles: Pillars of ice spike from the ground and follow you in
                      a path.
Sleight - Diamond Dust: He makes a big blizzard of ice appear.

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STRATEGY
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Same strategy as before, just tweak it to adjust to Iceburn and Iceneedles:

Vexen is a pain. Mainly the only worry is his shield. He is guarding almost all
the fight and has two health bars. The only times he's open is RIGHT after an
attack, refilling, and behind him. Just constantly get behind him and unleash
combos. The stocked combo of three Clouds to make Omnislash works well again.

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After winning, pick up the Vexen card. Vexen says that you must be exterminated
because you're so dangerous, even at the mercy of your memory. Sora tells to
put Riku back the way he was. Vexen says that Sora knows nothing, and that
Riku's one fate is to sink into darkness. Vexen says that it will happen to
Sora too. He says that if he continues to seek Namine, the shackles will
tighten, then he'll lose his heart and become Marluxia's pawn. Sora asks who
Marluxia is and what he has to do with Nami- and is cut off. A light flashes
and we hear Vexen gasp. The light fades, and we see Axel behind Vexen, holding
out his weapon. Vexen falls to his knees. Vexen asks Axel why he did this.

Axel tells Vexen its about time for him to shut up, forever. Vexen tells him
not to do it. Axel tells him that they're nobodies, and they have no one to
be, but they still "are." He tells Vexen to look on the bright side: he's off
the hook. Vexen can now be nothing instead of nobody. Vexen pleads for mercy.

He says that Vexen can now say he doesn't respect his elders. Axel kills him.
Sora asks who they are, and Axel says that he wishes he knew that answer
himself. He vanishes.

---Room 8---
ENEMIES: None
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 45

Climb the ladder, save, and go one.


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_____CASTLE OBLIVION_____CASOBL12

---CUTSCENE---

We see Axel arrive back. He, Larxene, and Marluxia talk, watched by Namine.
This talking goes on for a while, and the plot is shown a little more. They
talk some more, then Marluxia and Larxene vanish.

We see the party back and Riku's here again. Sora says Vexen is gone and Riku
is free. Riku says that he is saving Namine because his heart told him so. He
says that he made a promise to Namine to keep her safe. He starts talking about
the night when there was a meteor shower...which was when Sora made the
promise, not Riku. Sora knows it was his so he finishes Riku's sentence. Riku
asks how Sora knows, while he puts his weapon down. Sora tells him it was his
promise, and Riku calls him a liar. Sora asks why she gave him the good luck
charm and pulls it out. Riku is puzzled and stunned. He utters the question of
where Sora got that, and then the screen turns to negative colors.

It changes back and Riku goes on the offensive. He says that Sora's is a fake,
and he pulls out another good luck charm. Sora asks how there is two of them.
Riku says he'll teach Sora to make stuff up.


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//EVIL FORM OF A LOST FRIEND - DARK RIKU\\
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ATTACKS
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Normal Attacks: Dark Riku attacks normally with his blade.
Spin Slash: He spins and swings his blade to knock Sora back.
Use Item Cards: He uses Item Cards to aid him.
Jump Slash: He jumps up in the air and slams the blade down on Sora.
Combo: He uses normal attack combos which actually hurt a lot.
Sleight - Dark Firaga: He shoots a ball of dark, yet white, fire at Sora.

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STRATEGY
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This fight is no different than the last. Follow the same strategy. Here it is
again if you need it:

Dark Riku is no different than the last fight, except he has a Sleight move now
which is called Dark Firaga. He shoots a ball of dark fire at Sora, yet the
dark ball is white. Anyway, just avoid it, and try to stop it since that hurts
too.

He still has two health bars so it shouldn't be a problem. Do exactly what you
chose to do last time, except tweak it for some preventative moves for his
Dark Firaga, and don't forget to Card Break a lot. Be careful when attacking
this time though, Dark Riku will Card Break a lot more often this round. Again,
the stocked combo of three Clouds to make Omnislash works real well here. One
final note is that if you have the Sleight move Blitz, use it. Stock three
different Keyblade card types and you'll attack Dark Riku strongly in 3 times
in a row, which usually never miss.

--New Addition--

Using Omnislash makes quick work of him. His attacks are a lot weaker now that
we've leveled up so you should have no problem. He still has two health bars.
You'd think he'd have three or something.

After defeating Riku for the third time, you'll probably level up.

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Riku runs off again, but drops the good luck charm. Sora examines it, and its
just like the one she gave him. He wonders how Riku got it. It floats into the
air and turns into a card, another world card.

---Floor 11---

Talk and go up.

---CUTSCENE---

Donald asks someone to explain what's going on. Sora says it doesn't matter.
Donald disagrees, and says that they both have the same memories. He says they
both can't be right. Sora takes offense as if Donald said Sora was wrong, and
complains. Goofy says Sora is wrong about what Donald said, and Sora just says
to hurry up. He yells at them and tells them to come on. Goofy asks what has
happened to Sora, and Sora asks what it means. Goofy tells him he gets touchy
when it comes to Namine, and asks him if he ever asked himself why. Donald
says that before they came to Castle Oblivion, he didn't know her name, and now
Namine is all he thinks about. Goofy says it doesn't make sense and Sora should
stop and think things through.

Sora says that is abandoning her what Goofy means by saying think it through.
Donald tries to disagree and Sora cuts him off. Sora tells them do whatever
they want, he doesn't care. He charges off and says that he alone is going to
find Namine. Donald is stunned.

We see Axel talking to Namine. He says that she is the only thing "he" has left
and if she doesn't stop all this, no one will. She says that its too late. Axel
says he doesn't think she should give up yet. He then asks if she's seen
Marluxia around. She asks what he means, and he says that no one is here to
stop her. She stands up, and he tells her to:

"Do it right."

She runs off. Axel grins and starts laughing, but we can't tell if it be good
or bad. He says that what's going to happen will be great, and then:

"All the actors are in place. Now, Sora! Riku! Marluxia! Larxene! It's about
time you gave me one hell of a show!"

We see Sora and Jiminy tells him to talk to Donald and Goofy. He is cut off,
and Sora tells him to keep it to himself.

---Floor 12---

Here we lose the Donald and Goofy cards, so if you use them a lot, then its
bad for you. Save and go to the door. Choose the next location...



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_____DESTINY ISLANDS_____DESISL

---CUTSCENE---

Sora asks himself if he is going crazy. He remembers this as the place Namine
and him used to play. We see Selphie, Wakka, and Tidus come up. Sora and them
talk for a minute or two. They start saying that Sora is thinking about "her"
and that he probably wants them to leave so they can be alone together. Sora
says he guesses, though he's confused. We get the Key of Beginnings.

---Room 1---
ENEMIES: Stronger Versions of - Crescendo, Tornade Step, Creeper Plant,
         Darkball, Shadow
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 46

Kill the Heartless. Strike and synthesize the door with 1 or more.

---Room 2---
ENEMIES: Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 46

Kill the Heartless and synthesize the next room with a Moment's Reprieve.

---Save Room---
ENEMIES: None
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 47

Save and hit the right door. Use a 2 card, an 8 card, and the Key of
Beginnings.

---CUTSCENE---

We see Riku. After some talking, the place shakes. Now we have to go rescue
"her."

---Room 1---
ENEMIES: None now
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 48

Go back to the Save Room.

---Save Room---
ENEMIES: None
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 48

Use the top door and synthesize with 7 or more.

---Room 3---
ENEMIES: Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 48

Kill the Heartless. Use the door with an 8 or more.

---Room 4---
ENEMIES: Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 48

Kill the Heartless. Use the door with a 9 or more.

---Room 5---
ENEMIES: Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 48

Kill the Heartless. Use the right door with a 0.

---Room 6---
ENEMIES: Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 48

Kill the Heartless. Strike the door and synthesize to a value of 50 and the
Key of Guidance.

---CUTSCENE---

We rush out here to see Darkside.


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//DEMON HEARTLESS - DARKSIDE\\
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ATTACKS
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Heartless Fist: Darkside slams his hand into the ground to make Shadows appear.
Shockwave Fist: He slams his hand on the ground to make a shockwave.
Dark Light: He shoots a big ball of light at Sora.
Light Shower: He shoots a light ball in the air to make lots of light balls
              rain down.

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STRATEGY
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Darkside is relatively easy. He just has a WHOLE lot of health. He has up to
a 4th bar of health, but its only filled halfway. The only attack to avoid
really in the Light Shower. Card Break to stop it. Keep using combos, summons,
magic, and all that other stuff to win.

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After the fight, we see Sora on the cliff. He says he needs to keep her safe,
and calls for Namine who is right there. She says that she's wanted to see
him too, after he says he wanted to see her. But she says she messed up. She
didn't want to see him like this. He asks "not like what?" She responds:

"I've been alone for so long. I could not bear it anymore...So I beckoned your
heart to lead you here. And I'm so glad you found me. But your heart, I had
to - "

"No, it's ok. I promised I'd protect you. That's why I came."

"Thank you. Oh, Sora, forgive me...I'm not supposed to be in this picture."

"She's right."

Another Namine appears: (For the sake of confusion, the first Namine you were
talking to is evil. The second one is good.)

S: "Namine!?"

Evil N: "That's not me."

Good N: "I'm not in your heart."

Evil N: "I'm not in anyone's heart."

Good N: "I never have been."

S: "What...What are you saying Namine? What's gotten into you?"

The place starts to get wavy:

S: "We were inseperable! But then I lost you...I came here so I'd never lose
you again!"

Good N: "Was it really me you came for?"

S: "Of course it was! I may have forgotten things in the castle, but not you!
Look! You gave me this, didn't you?"

Evil N: "You still have it! My good luck charm..."

Good N: "No, Sora! Don't believe me!"

S: "What am I supposed to do..."

Good N: "Think, Sora. Think of the person who's most special to you. See that
faint glimmer way in the back of your heart? That's a piece of your memory,
Sora. Call out to it! No matter how far away you get, your heart's voice will
always reach it."

S: "But I already know who's most special to me. It's you, Na - "

We see a cinema where the good luck charm turns into the drawn good luck charm
that Kairi gave Sora. He looks up to see Namine, back facing him. She turns
around and changes to Kairi. Then the cinema ends.

Sora is alone in a different area of the islands now. He doesn't remember Kairi
but he knows she is familiar. But then he remembers Namine, and hurries off to
find her. We get a new Keyblade, the Oathkeeper.

---Room 7---
ENEMIES: None
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 48

Climb the ladder, save, and go through.


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_____CASTLE OBLIVION_____CASOBL13

---CUTSCENE---

We see the real Namine, the one who appeared during the talk with the fake one.
We see the good Namine. Sora tells her that she's not who is most special to
him. She smiles and says no. She tells him that "she" is. Sora says he can't
think of her name. He asks why he can't remember if she's so special to him.

She tells him that its because she went into his memorie, and she is cut off.
Riku comes and says to let him explain. He tells Sora his memory is a train
wreck. He says that Sora isn't meant to protect Namine, he is...:

"But you and your messed up memories always get in the way!"


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//EVIL FORM OF A LOST FRIEND - DARK RIKU\\
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ATTACKS
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Normal Attacks: Dark Riku attacks normally with his blade.
Spin Slash: He spins and swings his blade to knock Sora back.
Use Item Cards: He uses Item Cards to aid him.
Jump Slash: He jumps up in the air and slams the blade down on Sora.
Combo: He uses normal attack combos which actually hurt a lot.
Sleight - Dark Firaga: He shoots a ball of dark, yet white, fire at Sora.
Sleight - Dark Aura: He makes the screen go black and he shoots around the
                     whole room and repeatedly goes through Sora with his
                     sword. When he lands, he causes almost the whole floor to
                     have big firey auras shoot up from it.

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STRATEGY
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Dark Riku is a real pain this time around: 3 health bars and the new Sleight
attack, Dark Aura. Dark Aura will take almost a third of your health away.
DON'T let him use it. To beat him though, follow the same strategy: combos,
Sleights like Ars Arcanum or Judgment(yes, it's correctly spelled) if you have
found it in a chest, Omnislash, summons, magic, etc. Also, using Firaga seems
to work REALLY well. Just stock 3 Fires and attack. Finally, one thing that
works the best in this fight is the Sleight Ragnarok. To use it, stock 3
Keyblade cards with a total value of 7 to 9.

After the fight, you'll probably level up. So if you don't have the Sleight
move Ragnarok yet, choose Sleight and see if you get it.

---Floor 12---

Walk up to Riku.

---CUTSCENE---

Sora checks to see if Riku is alright, and Riku does a sneak attack. While he
is down on his knees, Riku hits Sora with his sword which knocks Sora some feet
back. Namine screams. Sora asks Riku why he did it, as Riku comes over and
raises his sword to Sora, whom is on the ground. Riku says it looks like he
wins. Namine tells him to stop. Riku then says:

"You're through, you fake!"

But then Namine screams to stop, then screen flashes negative colors, and Riku
falls down. Sora asks Namine what she did, but Larxene comes and answers.

"She broke his heart. More like smashed it, really."

"Smashed!? That means he's... he's..."

"Ah ha ha! You're so much fun to watch. If it's Riku you're worried about,
worry no longer. Riku was never here."

"What do you mean?"

"You want me to tell you? Gee... I really HATE spoilers..."

"Quit playing games!"

"All right, have it your way. It'll kill you to here this - but I can live with
that. That thing lying there is a puppet Vexen made. Nothing more than a toy.
It's laughable, really. It called you a fake, but IT was the fabrication all
along."

"A fake? A fake Riku!?"

"Fake in every way. It was only finished recently. And without any past, how
could it remember anything? Its memories with Namine were planted, not real.
All this time it's been picking fights with you over bogus memories. Isn't that
right, Namine? Behind that cute little face you do some awful things."

"No...not Namine."

"You are so STUPID. Don't you get it? Messing with people's memories is about
all she's good at. She steps into people's hearts and rearranges their memory.
If she wants, she can even draw new memories of things that never happened. The
girl you've been dying to protect...is a manipulative witch who shackles
people's hearts with phony memories!"

"Then my memory...Everything I remember...it's..."

"Lies, lies. All lies! An illusion Namine made. Binding you to the chains of
your own memory was central to our trap. It makes me tingle to how easily you
were duped. This was our chance to make the Keyblade master our puppet! We
nearly had you...But that jerk Axel used Namine to wreck everything! He
betrayed us!"

[So Axel is good!]

"You'll pay..."

Namine jumps in front of Larxene.

"Don't!"

Larxene tells Namine it's too late to grow a conscience, she got Sora into it.

"I know, but - "

"I should tell you that I am in an EXTREMELY foul mood. Thanks to you, all our
plans are toast!"

She pushes Namine over.

"Namine!"

"What what what? Do I detect DISTRESS? You don't even know her!"

"Maybe not. But I still made a promise. I promised Namine I'd keep her safe.
Maybe my memories are fake. But they're still mine, and I'm gonna be true to
them."

"What an idiot! There is no promise, there never was! YOU ARE DELUSIONAL. Must
you insist on playing the hero? Oh, whatever. It's your funeral. Nighty-night,
you sham!"

Larxene comes at you, but we see Goofy jump out in front and knock her back.
Then we see Donald heal you.

"You have to go through us!"

"Donald! Goofy! You came back?"

"Of course we came back. We were worried about you!"

"We weren't about to let you have all the fun to yourself!"

"Right! It's always been the three of us..."

"And it always will be. Got it, Larxene?"

"Have it your way. Thrice the pain for you means thrice the fun for me!"


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//THE THUNDER QUEEN - LARXENE\\
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ATTACKS
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Normal Combo: Larxene continously attacks Sora.
Nail Strike: She throws the nails she's carrying at Sora, which grow huge and
             hurt a lot.
Thundaga: She casts Thundaga.
Sleight - Lightning Bolt: A lightning bolt picks Sora ups in the air and stuns
                          him. It drains his health until Larxene stops the
                          move and drops him. You are stunned until you recover
                          or she attacks again.
Use Item Card: She uses Item Cards to aid her.
Sleight - Teleport Rush: She teleports around Sora while unleashing a HUGE rush
                         of combos.

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STRATEGY
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Larxene is a lot tougher now, she has three health bars and a new move. She's
not as hard as the Dark Riku we just fought, but still...Keep on her with combo
moves, stocked combos, etc. And don't forget, Omnislash and Ragnarok help a
great deal here.

Pick up the Larxene card and EXP. You'll probably level up.

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Larxene screams that she won't lose to a bunch of losers. She starts fading
and says she won't allow something, but before she can say it, she fades away.

Goofy and Donald meet Namine. Goofy congratulates Sora for finding her, but
Sora frowns. Jiminy asks where to begin, then for Namine to tell them what is
going on. She tells that she tweaked Sora's memories into lies. Then we find
out they Namine was never his friend. This is their first meeting. Marluxia
made her do all these bad things or he said he'd lock her up in the castle
forever. Now they say they have some work to do. Donald says to hurry up, and:

"Let's go get our memories back!"

Goofy tells Namine to stay here with Riku because Marluxia is up there. We
get a new Keyblade also, Oblivion.

---Floor 12---

Talk to everyone and go up.

---Floor 13---

Save and go to the door to enter the real...



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_____CASTLE OBLIVION_____CASOBLF

---CUTSCENE---

Sora wonders who gave him the star necklace, then everyone starts talking.
After much talking, we learn the Trinity Limit and get the Key of Beginnings.

---Room 1---
ENEMIES: Wyvern, Defender, Yellow Opera, Wizard, Darkball, Neoshadow
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 50

The hardest Heartless here are of course the Defenders, but by far the coolest
are the Neoshadows. They just look plain cool.

Kill the Heartless and strike the door. Use a 1 or more.

---Room 2---
ENEMIES: Same as previous + Green Requiem
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 50

Kill the Heartless. Use a 1 or more on the next door.

---Room 3---
ENEMIES: Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 50

Kill the Heartless. Use a 1 or more on the next door.

---CUTSCENE---

We see Namine crouching by the Riku Replica. Then we see Marluxia appear and
walk towards her. The screen fades.

---Room 4---
ENEMIES: Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 50

Kill the Heartless. Use a 2 or more on the door.

---Room 5---
ENEMIES: Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 51

Kill them all. Use a 1 or more on the next door.

---Room 6---
ENEMIES: Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 51

Kill all the Heartless. Take the left door as this way is easier. Use a 1 or
more.

---Room 7---
ENEMIES: Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 51

Kill all the Heartless. Use a 1 or more on the door. Keep following this
pattern in the next 2 rooms after this one.

---CUTSCENE---

Axel walks up to Marluxia, whom calls him a fool and a traitor. Marluxia asks
Axel why he let Namine go. He said that Axel ruined the plan. Axel then says:

"Yeah, your big plan."

He says what they were using Namine for, then says that Marluxia and Larxene
would proceed to overthrow the Organization. Axel says that would make Marluxia
the traitor, not him. Marluxia says in an unbelieving voice, "but, you
eliminated Vexen!" Axel tells him so what. He says that he was weeding the
garden and needed Marluxia and Larxene to trust him. Marluxia sees that he is
a double agent whom has been investigating the conspiracy from the beginning.
Axel the says:

"Moving on...I believe you order me to "rid us of our traitors."

He pulls out his weapons.

"I always follow orders, Marluxia."

---Room 10---
ENEMIES: Same as previous
RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 52