Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or it's Characters. If I did i would be eating something better then a balogna sandwich while i write this.
The True Power of The Keyblade
It started with him staring out to the sea; it seemed only proper that it should end that way as well. That is how he found him, staring out at the sea, just like before the nightmare started. He called to him still determined to bring him back from the darkness, still determined to bring him home. That was not to be however, he spoke, but his voice was not his own. It was so cold, so void of the love that he was accustomed to hearing.
"What have you done with Riku?" Sora cried out, this was not his friend, this was not the one he was trying to save, this was not his.... Love.
"Don't you get it yet boy," the being spat, laughter in his voice, laughing at Sora's pain, at his desperation. He turned slowly and opened his eyes for Sora to behold. Sora instantly recognized the false eyes of his friend; those were not the eyes that he knew for all those years. Those were not the eyes that he looked to for comfort, for safety, and, though he didn't realize it until recently, for love.
"The one that you know is gone, swallowed by the darkness, now...," Riku's body was surrounded by darkness, it crawled all over his body, like a parasite, like a disease. When the darkness receded a new being was there, laughing, his eyes the same horrible yellow. "Only I remain," Ansem finished.
Sora world shattered, that was it, it was over. He had fought for so long, had been through so much, and for what, just to make it to the end and find that it was all for nothing. Sora was dimly aware of a speech that followed, Ansem trying to sell his crap about the darkness, about the nature of the human heart. Sora, however, wasn't listening, he didn't care anymore, he didn't care if Ansem was right, or if he had a point. Sora would have cared less if Ansem was standing there apologizing for what he had done. Sora didn't care anymore, sure he would fight, he would do his best to save Kairi along with the rest of the universe, but only because he knew Riku would want him too. Through much self-reflection on his journey he had come to realize that most of what he did was because Riku would want him to.
Ansem attacked soon afterwards and Sora fought back, his movements were automatic, his quest had given his body the most astounding muscle memory. Yes he fought Ansem, he didn't care about the fight though, letting his companions do most of the fighting, they defeated Ansem. Soon afterward his giant flunky followed suit, Sora's mind was occupied though, what was he to do now, were reason did he have for existing. Ansem came at him again, he fought with more ferocity then before, Sora matched him. He was desperate to get this over with, he just wanted to go home, he was tired of the fighting, tired of the pain, but most of all, tired of the loneliness.
Ansem moved with lighting speed, and Sora wasn't sure if he could take much more, Ansem hit him again and again. Sora was bleeding profusely, he could probably heal himself if he wanted to, but that was just the thing, did he really want to? No he had to do this, Riku would want it this way, the least that he could do to honor him would be to make sure that Kairi was safe. Sora saw his opening, an opening that he himself used to get cracked in the ribs by Riku every time that he had made the same mistake.
"Riku....," Sora breathed. He plunged his keyblade into Ansem's side as he was about to bring his weapon down, crashing into the young boys skull. Ansem gasped, and then growled in pain and anger. This boy had actually hurt him, a little at least, no mere wound such as this would faze him. It was enough though, this boy would pay, he would taste his awesome power, he would feel pain like he had never thought possible. He would make him beg to die. The world around them warped and lost consistency, the light faded as they were drawn into the realm of darkness, the feeling of impeding doom and despair could almost be seen, the air itself was thick with it. The would be saviors were feeling the effects of as well, well at least two of them were, one just stared out ahead. This particular one had lost all hope, he simply reached into his pocket and withdrew a small bottle. He uncorked the top and took a long swig, he made no face as the retched taste poured down his throat, took no notice his wounds stop bleeding and healed, felt nothing as his energy returned to him. He was too far-gone in thought. He didn't even notice when a massive airship, twisted and vile, its hull covered in images that displayed faces that were frozen in a scream of agony, others that displayed contorted torture. He also took no notice when Ansem's cruel laughter echoed through the air, chilling the very soul of his companions. "Now you will suffer boy," Ansem stated triumphantly, "you will suffer just as your pitiful friend suffered, just before the darkness devoured his heart." Ansem laughed again, soon he would have the universe and not even the mighty keyblade would be able to stop him. Sora took no notice of his words, he was in the middle of trying to answer a question in his mind, a questioned that had just recently presented itself. 'What have I done to deserve this, am I'm a bad person, did I so something wrong somewhere in life that I am unaware of?' 'Why do is I suffer though, there must be a reason, there must something responsible for it all.' Sora racked his brain for the answer, desperate to find reason for it all. Then the clear voice of Riku rang out in his head, giving the answer in one word, the one word had an impact no less then that of a fright train on Sora. I rang out on clear word.
Ansem.
It was Ansem that did this, Ansem that summoned the heartless, Ansem that brought on the darkness, Ansem that made him fight, Ansem that made him suffer, Ansem that destroyed his world.... Ansem that took his Riku. Ansem's speech was cut short by the most horrible noise that he had ever heard in his life. A primal scream had erupted from Sora's throat, his gripped clenched so tightly on the keyblade that his knuckles turned completely white. When he spoke he voice dripped more malice and hatred that Ansem ever thought possible. "IT WAS YOU, YOUR FAULT, ALL YOU FAULLLTTT," Sora screamed. He rocketed towards Ansem, his body glowing alight with the power of the keyblade. He plowed into Ansem's from, rocking him back, he struck again and again with inhuman strength. Ansem struck back his blows opening deep wounds all over Sora's small body, Sora was not phased. He continued to hack and Ansem, implanting his keyblade in his body over and over.
'Such hatred, why is his heart not taken by the darkness then?" Ansem was digging in his mind for the answer as he tried desperately to fend of Sora, he could feel his body weakening, he would be killed if this kept up.
The voice of the Keyblade itself pierced the darkness, calling out the answer to Ansem's question in voice full of laughter and life. 'His soul his pure, he feels no jealousy, no contempt, no indifference to the needs of others. Oh yes he feels hate, but not for anything in this life, no he feels hate for the darkness, and that darkness is you.'
This realization hit Ansem at the same time that Sora smacked his blade to the side. Sora drew back his fist and smashed into Ansem's face, then, with one last cry of anger, plunged his blade deep into Ansem's stomach, snarling in his face.
Ansem cried out in pain that he never thought possible. His eyes looked down in horror at blade buried to the hilt and then some in his stomach. He raised his head up slowly to behold icy blue eyes staring back at him with such hatred, such contempt. With a snarl Sora yanked the keyblade free, he meet Ansem's look of shock with a steady gaze.
The massive airship started descending, breaking apart, its pieces evaporating in a thick black and green smoke.
"H-How... How can this be?" was all Ansem could manage as he plummeted toward the ground.
The airship speeded toward the ground, leaving a trail of smoking debris and metal. It smashed into the ground in a sickening shriek, as bio metal contorted and disintegrated in a huge plume of blackish green fog. The whole ship disintegrated leaving nothing behind except the broken body of Ansem. He wheezed and gasped, clutching at the gaping hole in his stomach. He brought his head up and looked at the sight in front of him, a smile played across his lips. The door to Kingdom Hearts lay a short distance away, inside was the essence of darkness. He could not die, he was tied to the darkness, all he had to do was walk inside, the darkness would aid him. He would emerge reborn and more powerful then ever, then that boy would pay.
Sora landed, he looked into the distance to see Ansem, he was stumbling slowly towards the door. The door to Kingdom Hearts.
"Your time has come Ansem," Sora whispered, "You will pay for what you have done."
Sora gave the keyblade a squeeze, he silently asked for its help, he turned and looked at the unconscious forms of his friends, they were exhausted after the battle, they did there best to keep Ansem's minions at bay while Sora fought. He silently thanked them as well, they were good friends, but this was his fight now.
He began running, every step in his wake was marked by his blood, he would not make it long. He ran faster and faster, Ansem had to be stopped, he had hurt too many, cared for too little, and regretted nothing. Sora ran faster. He had taken everything from him and countless others. Sora ran faster. He was destroying worlds, no regard for the consequences. Sora ran faster. This had to end and Sora was going to end it, then... he was going to go home. Ansem was dangerously close to the door. Sora let his emotions take hold, he remembered the suffering, he remembered the lost look on the faces of those in traverse town, those that had lost their worlds, their families, their friends, and their lives. He remembered the wounds, how they hurt, he remembered the pain. He remembered Kairi's lifeless body. Lastly... he remembered Riku, he remembered his smile, his eyes, his laugh, he remembered his look of fear when they fought at Hollow Bastion when he managed to break though to his mind, he remembered his apology for the pain he caused. And... Sora remembered that he would never see him again.
Sora screamed and the keyblade erupted in a swirl of multi colored energy, it swirled around Sora. It covered his body, letting its power fuse with Sora. He ran faster and faster, he became just a blur and his legs stopped pumping and his feet floated a few inched off the ground. He became a silver and gold blur as the air around him roared and set fire with his passing , his shoes melted of his feet and his clothes started disintegrating with the heat.
Ansem was so close now, just a little more and he would be whole again, nothing would stop him, nothing. The door was slightly cracked all he had to do was slip inside and it was done. He reached out and put a hand on the door, drawing himself up, he smirked, now was his time. He heard a dull roaring behind him, and it was quickly getting louder. He turned and his eyes widened in horror, he quickly scrambled to get inside the door but it was to late.
Sora struck.
In Cid workshop Cid was working on his latest gummy, cursing himself.
"Why do I keep giving my good gummies to that kid, he owes me big time." Cid dropped what he was working on as a loud boom echoed through the sky.
"What the hell was that?"
In Atlantica King Triton was doing his best establish a better relationship with his daughter. He was currently deep into a book entitled "The Mind of the Teenage Girl". His book flew from his hands as a large ripple pulsed through the water.
"What's going on here?"
In Hollow Bastion Yuffie was engaged in her favorite activity... annoying Leon.
"You know Squall, we should really go out when we get back, you look like you could use it," she commented offhandedly.
"I thought I asked you not to call me that," replied Squ...er Leon with a sneer.
"Yeah you did, but just cause you asked me doesn't mean that I have to comply," score one for the ninja.
Leon was about to reply when the castle shook, there was a flash in the sky and a resounding boom.
"So this is it."
Sora's strike was like a small super nova, the shockwave ripped through the air around the impact, smashing into Donald and Goofy and sending them flying. The boom was astronomically deafening. Sora's fist smashed through Ansem, instantly vaporizing him and plowed into the door of Kingdom Hearts. The door smashed shut with such force that it embedded into itself, a huge crater forming around Sora's fist, permanently marking the door.
Sora was gasping for air, he could feel unconsciousness filling his body, threatening to take over his mind, he fought it with everything that he had left, he had one more thing to door. He took a stepped back, the glow of the keyblade leaving his body, he called on it one last time and held it up at the door. The wind picked up as the legendary blade glowed with its last energy, the beam shot out and Sora relief was spelled out with a click of the door.
Sora stood there for a moment, his clothes tattered and barley staying on his body, his blood pooling around his feet.
"It's done Riku, it's over," with that the auburn haired hero succumbed to his wounds and feel forward, slipping into the black, unconscious before he even hit the ground. He had done it, he had won, now he could finally rest... forever.
The wind however had not died down it still blew gently, caressing the young boys cheek before flowing a short distance away. It swirled around, condensing at a point, and the ground started to glow. The wind blew harder, spinning around like a small tornado and the ground flashed, then with a hum, beams of light shot out of that point. A mass of light emerged and hovered momentarily, then it started to take form, arms, legs... and, with a flash, familiar silver hair flowed with the breeze.
Well what do you think, if its good ill keep going, but there really is no need to keep going if it sucks. Who wants to read a crappy story anyways.
