"A few more things to do here...and it's off to the final confrontation," Kaika spoke to herself and no one else in particular. Sitting by the lake shores of the Spirit World, right under the magnificent sakura blossom tree that glistened in radiance. Time doesn't move in the Spirit World, but it had been a long and tiresome training journey to further master her skills with other Pact Bearers for the final confrontation. Most of the time she was occupied by lectures with Nero or sparring with Peyton, but at the Passing Lake, this was the only time Kaika got to herself for alone time. No one ever comes here due to the other priorities from the inevitable Reality War, but knew that people assume that she runs off here anyways. "Well, gotta go back and see what else there is to do. I can't stay here too long or Nero's gonna lecture me again..." she sighed as she stood up and brushed the blossom petals from her skirt. Before she would leave the Passing Lake, a strange abnormal sight grabbed her attention, something that wasn't an everyday thing to see in the Spirit World. A black cat was also by the shores of the lake, observing the water. Just what was a cat doing here?
"H-Hey!" Kaika tried to get the cat's attention, having a feeling that this wasn't just a random cat. The cat ignored her call, and started to swiftly walk on the water. From deep inside, Kaika could feel that the cat had a ton of power, something different from spirits, demons, or even Shadow Replicas. It only took a few moments for Kaika to realize that the cat seemed to be headed for the small island in the middle of the lake: the Unnamed Monument. "Shit...hopefully I don't get in too much trouble for this..." she said to herself, knowing that it was forbidden to tread in the lake waters, and quickly jumped in to swim after the cat. Swimming as fast as she could with each stroke, Kaika kept her sights at the cat who seemed to continue it's way towards the monument. "Get over here!....you stupid...cat!" Kaika yelled out, trying not to swallow the water. As if the cat wanted to taunt and let her catch up, it stopped and turned around to see Kaika. Just moments before Kaika would get her hands on the cat, it suddenly disappeared in a flash of blue butterflies. "W-Wha-!!!" Kaika was dumbfounded by this, but then felt like something was pulling her down into the water. At first she couldn't tell what exactly was doing this, but used her sensory abilities to figure out that there was a strange rift near the bottom of the lake. As much as she tried to rapidly swim herself away from the rift, it only made it pull her towards the rift even faster, losing all of her senses to know what was going on. Before she would eventually knock out and let the rift take her away, a familiar voice called out from the surface,"Kaika!" Sota... she thought as she heard the familiar voice of her boyfriend, her eyes trying to stay awake, but was close to losing consciousness as the rift was closer and closer. by now, she couldn't see, but she felt someone grab onto her hand. Yet, she lost her grip on whoever grabbed her, and lost consciousness once falling endlessly through inside the rift.
Within the Traverse Town in the Dream World, it seemed all average, like it was the first time that Sora was there. It was only one thing that seemed rather off: a blue butterfly that had no relation towards the hostile Dream Eaters or anything else that Sora would had ever gone against before. This butterfly was fluttering in place, as if it were waiting, but if Sora would go near, the butterfly would begin to flutter away in a certain route for Sora to follow.
"H-Hey!" Kaika tried to get the cat's attention, having a feeling that this wasn't just a random cat. The cat ignored her call, and started to swiftly walk on the water. From deep inside, Kaika could feel that the cat had a ton of power, something different from spirits, demons, or even Shadow Replicas. It only took a few moments for Kaika to realize that the cat seemed to be headed for the small island in the middle of the lake: the Unnamed Monument. "Shit...hopefully I don't get in too much trouble for this..." she said to herself, knowing that it was forbidden to tread in the lake waters, and quickly jumped in to swim after the cat. Swimming as fast as she could with each stroke, Kaika kept her sights at the cat who seemed to continue it's way towards the monument. "Get over here!....you stupid...cat!" Kaika yelled out, trying not to swallow the water. As if the cat wanted to taunt and let her catch up, it stopped and turned around to see Kaika. Just moments before Kaika would get her hands on the cat, it suddenly disappeared in a flash of blue butterflies. "W-Wha-!!!" Kaika was dumbfounded by this, but then felt like something was pulling her down into the water. At first she couldn't tell what exactly was doing this, but used her sensory abilities to figure out that there was a strange rift near the bottom of the lake. As much as she tried to rapidly swim herself away from the rift, it only made it pull her towards the rift even faster, losing all of her senses to know what was going on. Before she would eventually knock out and let the rift take her away, a familiar voice called out from the surface,"Kaika!" Sota... she thought as she heard the familiar voice of her boyfriend, her eyes trying to stay awake, but was close to losing consciousness as the rift was closer and closer. by now, she couldn't see, but she felt someone grab onto her hand. Yet, she lost her grip on whoever grabbed her, and lost consciousness once falling endlessly through inside the rift.
Within the Traverse Town in the Dream World, it seemed all average, like it was the first time that Sora was there. It was only one thing that seemed rather off: a blue butterfly that had no relation towards the hostile Dream Eaters or anything else that Sora would had ever gone against before. This butterfly was fluttering in place, as if it were waiting, but if Sora would go near, the butterfly would begin to flutter away in a certain route for Sora to follow.
