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So, I turned 17 today. I completely forgot that was going to happen. In my defense though, my birthday is usually in March and it's only now because it was September instead of May when I arrived in the last world that pulled people in that didn't live there.

... Anyway, for something those of you who haven't known me since before I showed up here might be interested in, does anyone want martial arts lessons? I was training a couple of people back in the last world I was in and it went pretty well there, so I figured I should probably start that up again.

For now compensation is negotiable, since I don't know how many people would even be interested in this in the first place and money here is... weird. Days of the week, time, and how often the lessons happen are going to depend on just how many are interested, but I'll let people know sooner rather than later.

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"Not exactly. I'm not entirely sure how that works, but Shin is a god. Actually, like, the 'Capital G, in charge of the whole universe' god. Not that I actually knew that about him when I actually saw him, but I had that explained to me later. When a bunch of terrible stuff started happening." She pauses, realizing something else about what she was saying and shaking her head.

"Of course, considering in my world apparently being a god is less 'something you're born into doing' and more 'something you get hired to do', that probably doesn't mean much when it comes to describing what Shin and Kibito are."

Well that hits her upside the head like she just got slapped in the face. "A... a god."

It takes a few moments for her to regather herself from that. "That's... wow. Okay. You'd figure I'd be a bit more used to this sort of thing with all the stories Sora's told me, but I was not expecting that. Why was the god of your universe down on your world, exactly?"

"There was an evil space wizard who was trying to revive a magic demon to use the destroy the universe because..." Videl pauses, frowning a little. "... because, basically. I mean, he also wanted revenge for his father's death, but considering his father only got killed however millions of years ago it was because he was also using the demon to try to destroy the universe."

"Now evil space wizards I know a thing or two about." Though Xehanort was also a swordsmen, Kairi was pretty sure it was his magic that was really scary. Well, that and his weird ability to think of everything.

"Destroy the universe. Okay, sure. I've never gotten why anyone would want to destroy the place they live, but apparently some people are just that messed up in the head."

Yep, and Videl was completely aware of said evil wizard that Kairi was talking about, so at the very least she doesn't need an explanation about that.

"Well, from what I've heard, I don't think the plan was to literally destroy the universe. Just... all of the planets on it. I mean, that still isn't any better, but in theory that wouldn't have also killed him."

At least until he ran out of food.

"Even if he could survive doing that, wouldn't it be... really boring? He'd just be left to float through space forever with his demon."

Granted, destroying all the planets in the universe would probably take a while, but still, if his plan had eventually succeeded, the results would have sucked for him as well as everyone else. Sometimes, she just didn't understand.

"I guess I shouldn't expect to get why people like that do anything, though."

"Yeah, I'm not saying I understand it either, even if I know he would've technically still been around. I don't think he thought about things that far ahead. You know, despite having millions of years to think about it."

She sighs. "Not that it really matters anymore. The guy's dead."

"Well that's good at least. The demon too?"

After all, if the wizard died but the demon lived on without a leash... well that sounded even worse if that was possible.

"Yes... and no. It's a bit weird."

Still, now that she said that she couldn't not give Kairi an explanation, so... "It's a long story, but basically it kinda split into a good half and an evil half. The good half is still around and actually lives at my place back home now. Evil side is very, very dead though."

"A good half and an evil half."

Wow. That was... remarkably familiar.

"Did the wizard do that? To make it easier to control or something?"

"Actually, the demon did it himself," Videl said. "Not on purpose, but after he killed his master, he eventually met my Dad and somehow got convinced that killing everyone like he had been told to was wrong." She thinks about it for a moment. "I don't know the details about what happened, but basically a couple of people attacked him and my father afterwards not realizing that the threat was over and he got angry enough to split apart? I'll have to ask about more details about what happened if I get back home to know exactly what happened, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't on purpose."

Not that she really wanted to. Considering what had happened very soon after that.

"Huh. So... some light got into his heart, and it forced the darkness out after a fight? I guess... I can see that happening. I've sort of seen it happen the other way around, but the darkness that got forced in was someone else's."

Dammit Xehanort.

"It's more like the demon was basically just a little kid who didn't know any better. At least, from how it was explained to me. At least, on a basic level. He could absorb other people, and that changed him. Not that I was seeing that part firsthand or anything."

Honestly, she really wished someone else from her world would show up. It'd make explaining stuff about Boo so much easier.

"Wait, so the demon just didn't know right and wrong... until he absorbed someone else who did?"

Definitely an improvement, but wow was that awful for whoever had been absorbed...

"That's... one of the iffy parts that I'm not too sure about," Videl admits, frowning in thought. "It's more that... he didn't even have the capability to do good until he absorbed that person, but that was back when he was first running around millions of years ago. He still didn't know what right and wrong was until he ran into my Dad and actually had it explained to him."

She thinks about it for a moment, before shaking her head. "If anyone else from my world shows up here, or if I ever actually get back, I'll have to ask about that."

"... Okay, I absolutely understand why you're confused." There's a certain logic to it, if he started out just without a good thought in his head, and then he absorbed someone with a more functional moral compass.

But on the other hand... "So would that mean when he separated into good and evil halves, the evil half was just... his original self? And now the good half is just the person who got absorbed being in charge of the demon's body?"

"Sorta kinda?" Videl says, thinking about it for a few more moments before speaking again. "I mean, I don't think so. Not entirely, anyway. The evil half of him was able to reabsorb the good half, but after that it was different. From what I heard they somehow ended up split again and then the evil part of him returned to his original self, but I don't think I'm going to be able to give you a clear answer unless one of the people who were strong enough to do anything against him shows up here."

Kairi tries to follow along with all that, but she finally just gives up.

"This demon just can't keep himself together, can he?"

Videl laughs a little. "Yeah, I guess so. I really need to get more details about what exactly happened if anyone from my world shows up here."

"At this point, I'm starting to think they'd just make things more complicated. This is one of the weirdest things I've ever heard, and my story involves a horrible old man using time travel and possession to take over the heart of all worlds."

Which just drives home how nuts Videl's world apparently is.

Videl laughs. "Oh, I don't doubt that," she admits. "Still, at least then I'd have the actual answers for how things went against him. And honestly, I should probably ask more about all the stuff that happened before that too, since a lot of it I know even less of."

"It sounds like there's a big story to learn about, even with everything you already know."

Kairi sighs and shakes her head. "I can relate, actually. Sora and Riku have shared a lot with me, but I know I don't know everything yet."

Videl blinks, not having expected that. "Wait, really? But you were fighting alongside them, right? How much more of what happened don't you know yet?"

Kairi's answering laugh is much more bitter than amused.

"Not until the very last fight. I was unconscious until Sora got my heart back to me the first time, then I was left on the islands until Axel came and kidnapped me. I finally got my Keyblade on my way of breaking out from there, but I spent the last part up until the final fight in training."

Oh. Oh damn. That wasn't something that Videl had realized from Duplicity. Sure, she knew about what happened in that last fight, but somehow she had the impression that Kairi was part of a least a bit more than that.

"Oh. I..." she shakes her head. "I... I guess that makes sense then. Being more focused on training than letting you know exactly what happened in the past."

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