Ethereal Passage

The Ethereal Passage is a mysterious location that can only be accessed through the Raynard Family Mausoleum. It has the second most powerful common enemies in the game and is a true test to the player's platforming skills. It also holds vast riches and the ability to recruit powerful Soulbodies into your crew.

The true nature of the Ethereal passage is a mystery. It seems to be some sort of realm of the dead not unlike the Underworld, yet the realm itself seems to be dead. Its form is ghostly, and although the ground feels solid, it doesn't look like it at all. One possibility is that it could be the homeworld of Soulbodies, as in the deepest part of the dungeon lies a strange temple where several glass flasks can be found, each containing a particular soul and a nearby human figure in some sort of cryocontainment unit. The existence of this place and the technology in it seems to indicate that Valan used to live there, and that it was there that she performed her experiments on the soul.

Interacting with the flasks will free the souls trapped in them, and they will fly into the containment units. After shaking a bit, they will break, revealing a newborn Soulbody. Those souls belong to former enemies of Raul's, and they will attack him imediately. However, after defeating them, the memories of their former lives will disappear, and they will be available to join Raul's crew.

The Soulbodies are: Data versions of these fights can be activated after winning them by interacting with the computer in the room.
 * Odracul, Lucardo's Soulbody. A terrifying hand-to-hand fighter with a sharp fashion sense and vampiric powers.
 * Gnimelf, Fleming's Soulbody. A powerful psychic who wields funnel-like weapons from afar.
 * Oogi, Igoo Ana's Soulbody. An anthropomorphic lizard with an extendable tail, which he uses with deadly efficiency.
 * Linkin, Niknil's Soulbody. Has a Stand, called Ace of Coins, that can turn pennies into various items round, such as shields, throwing disks, wheels, or quickly shoot them like bullets.
 * Yesor, Rosey's Soulbody. A human-sized wooden marionette that can control strings. Uses her control paddle as a weapon similar to Yuffie's shuriken.
 * Voterfas, Safretov's Soulbody. A skilled knight who wields both a spear and a blade at the same time.
 * Lanup, Punal's, Soulbody. A master of the Keyblade who specializes in cutting wave attacks.