Mei Raiden, the Herrscher of thunder, prepared herself as she held the handle of her katana. 

"Ada-Kun, Carole-Chan," Mei said as the trio prepared themselves. 

A dark-haired young around his early 30s with hard dark orbs for eyes similar to dull Obsidian appeared in a bubble of light. In the instant, the light disappeared, it revealed the apathetic form of Reinhardt Crozzo. 

"This place..." The storm-voiced Crozzo whispered under his breath as he looked around. Reacting in instinct, the oldest Crozzo raised a hand and caught a missile falling to the ground. 

"Thanks for the save, Rein~," A beautiful pink-haired woman with pointy elf-like ears said with a bright grin. 

"Elysia, you're here too?" 

Another bright flash appeared, revealing a table filled with snacks as the second Crozzo, Reverre Crozzo, lowered his cup of tea. He wore a black suit like the oldest Crozzo brother but with a gray shirt and no tie. 

"Brother," Reverre Crozzo said with a smile as he nodded at the oldest Crozzo, the black suit blazer was draped on the backrest of his chair, leaving him in his shirt while a beautiful young woman around his age smiled gently. 

"Master Rein," the woman said with a bow. 

Gently, the storm-voiced Crozzo lowered the pink-haired maiden in his arm, ignoring the pout she gave him. 

A dark-haired young man who bore an eery resemblance to Reve and Reinhardt suddenly appeared in a bright flash, dressed in a white coat over a black shirt and gray pants. 'Danger' was the scream of the instincts of everyone present in the theater. 

"Ah, a place between worlds. A temple where time holds no dominion." The stranger said in a calm apathetic tone. 

"Ah! Class rep!" Fu Hua's eyes widened as she looked at the man, the white cloak was new but that presence, darker than she remembered but that annoying habit and voice...

 "Old friend," The stranger said as he turned toward Fu Hua, "it seems that time has been kind to you." 

"How?" 

"Sadly, I know not. I slumbered and lay weak and needing for countless centuries until I was forced to bear the burden of an endless cycle. This was a cruel fate similar to a ring, no beginning nor end," The stranger said, his voice filled with sorrow. "And the fragments of the thirteen, some are no longer with us while a few remain. The blank canvas who mirrored the others has been found, roused from her deep slumber,"

"The shadow of war held back the forces of darkness for a decade, but the dark lord's ring has a will of its own."

"It is over."  A dark chilling and haunting voice echoed in the area and as if a mirror broke, unknown faces. 

Reinhardt's eyes were narrowed as thunder and power rippled from his form. Reve's body rippled as reality was turned into a vacuum around him. Sweat dripped from the brother's forms while the others.

Adam, Carole, and Timid all fell to a knee. Mei, Bronya, and Seele all shook slightly as they heard the 'Wrongness' of the voice. Ren raised a brow as he listened for the voice. Somewhere in the sea of the colorful cast of newly arrived people, a man with amber eyes felt something along with a young... man(?) felt a connection. 

A rift opened up in the center of the area, revealing a figure dressed in dark armor with their face hidden by the shadows of a hood. All details of his face were hidden save for the glowing pair of orbs reminiscent of lava that took the place of his eyes.

Death.

Death echoed in the area as the figure's hellfire-like eyes pierced through the darkness. But for the brothers, Ren, and Fu Hua, they felt something. Something other than fear... Hope. 

The angle changed to show the figure's armor being seen as the sound of footsteps echoed out. While the first presence reeked of death, the new arrival slowly approached the figure. The scenes panned out, revealing the figure's face as he glanced over his shoulder and at the armored figure approaching him.

A gasp escaped from Fu Hua as she stared at the scene, a hand covered her mouth as she saw him. 

"No..." Reinhardt whispered as he looked. It can't be! No! Elysia gently held and squeezed his hand, trying to calm him down.

Tears fell from Reve's eyes as he looked at the person dressed in the armor. The scenario only had one thing formed in his mind and he hated it. Why? Why did this happen to him?

Mei Raiden watched the scene with cold sweat, the presence of the armored figure was cold yet it was not his presence that made her uncomfortable. The same could be said for both Adam and Rin. Rin was far more shaken, after all, she was one of the few to bond with him and to see him like this...

Rex Crozzo, the youngest of the Crozzo Brothers, watched the approaching figure with hellfire-like eyes. The faceless armored figure watched the young man with what seemed like pride and respect.

Fear and terror filled the presence of those inside the area as the new arrival reeked of foul magic and death compared to the armored male. 

"Together, we will turn towards middle-earth," The armored figure said in the same tone, filled with pride and respect yet as if death and its cold embrace danced around him. The youngest of the Crozzo brothers gave one last look at the city before he turned around

Wrong! It was wrong! The amber-eyed man knew it was wrong. This man should not have been made into this. 

Hu Tao and Shenhe were disturbed, to say the least. Hu Tao, for the first time, along with most of the people in the theater saw a darkness belonging to a spirit that felt so... wrong. Chongyun, who was happy to see his first spirit, recoiled in fear. 

In an instant, all in the area felt it. The cold seeped to their very own and only a few shrugged them off.