Kingdom Hearts: Last Battle

The sequel to my (somewhat) popular KH fanfic, KH: Final Twilight. This time, everything will be resolved: the eternal struggle between light and darkness, the ties between the characters, and, in the end, Roy's past… four years after his clash with the Darkness of Eternity.
-I do not claim to own Kingdom Hearts, any Disney characters, or characters the characters clothes, fighting styles, powers, or weapons are based off of. I do claim my OCs, though.

CHARACTER INTROS -note: the characters are given 'classes,' which give an apt description of their abilities.

Original Characters

Jake Hartmut

Age 17

Affinity: Dusk

Weapon: Longsword

Class: Ranger

Class Traits: Amateur combat skills and 'Nature' Magic

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Black

Roy's younger brother. Jake played a minor role in the first two sagas, but with Roy's disappearance, becomes a major player.

Jake is an anime nut (notably Naruto). He occasionally blurts out phrases he managed to copy from Naruto anime fansubs and songs. Jake is, by nature, an annoying person, clearly doing things just to irritate people, and tends to act rather rashly at times. He took up the sword not only as a way of memorializing Roy (whom he believes is missing or dead), but also as a means to self-improvement; he was once quite heavy. His dark, brooding nature comes from the way his life has gone since Roy's disappearance; he shoulders many of the chores at home and since their father retired from the Army, their family has fallen on hard times...

Jake possesses few combat skills, but enough to take care of himself in a fight. Since no modern longsword school exists, he has been forced to imitate a style from fiction (much like Roy); his skills are well balanced (Form VI – Nimian). He also knows the hand signs for several jutsu from Naruto, notably the Chidori…

Aegle

Age 16

Affinity: Twilight

Weapon: Quarterstaff

Class: White Mage

Class Traits: Healing and Defensive Magic

Eyes: Hazel

Hair: Blonde

Jake's girlfriend. She is calm and balanced, right between light and darkness. She is also an anime geek, but appreciates medieval conflict stories involving the classic dungeons and dragons. She does not appreciate Jake's combat skills; Aegle's motto is the hippie 'make peace, not war' saying.

Roy Hartmut – the 'Red, Brave Spirit'
Age: 22

Affinity: Dawn (Light in his One-Winged Demon Form)
Weapon: Gaia's Edge (pure, yellow orichalcum blade with an inverse Kingdom Key indentation on the blunt side of the sword; also possesses a phoenix-motif handguard)
Class: Blademaster (Class Changed from Ronin; Ronin Class Changed from Warrior)
Class Traits: Matchless physical combat skills, transformation skills, and energy waves (One-Winged Demon only)
Eyes: Blue

Hair: Brown

Roy Hartmut, the legendary hitokiri, will return. Known for his many transformations, peerless skill with the blade and overbearing strength, Roy is truly a force to be reckoned with.

In his past journeys, Roy saved the world twice: once from the light, once from the darkness. He was once cold and reserved, but after opening his heart near the end of his second journey, Roy fully accepted his feelings. He is one of two 'wounds in destiny' that currently exist; Roy's presence alters the designated path of those he comes in contact with, which resulted in the corruption of his dearest friends. This culminated in a cataclysmic battle with his light and darkness, Amy Riesa. She faded after he had defeated her, leaving him with these words: We are each other's light and darkness. As long as you exist, so will I. So long as I exist, so will you…

Roy, despite his great wisdom and knowledge, cannot use magic. To compensate for this, he has advanced his swordplay skills to the highest degree; it is highly unlikely that anyone else possesses the physical combat abilities to match, let alone defeat him, with pure physical combat. Roy's one weakness is magic (namely Green Magic), since he cannot compete with its range or effects. His Katayoku no Tenma form evens this out slightly, but Roy is still at a disadvantage when fighting mages.

Although his Class at the end of KH:FT was Blademaster and practiced Mace Windu's fighting style, Vaapad, Roy is a natural fighter; it is likely he has Class Changed to a Lv4 Class (the highest level) and, by now, may have developed a fighting style of his and his alone.

Roy was last seen wearing a red trenchcoat over his Dark Judgment (red and black Kratos' Judgment outfit; Tales of Symphonia) outfit.

Amy Riesa

Age: 21

Affinity: Darkness

Weapon: None (once possessed a katana and sakaboto)
Class: Dark Valkyrie (Class Changed from Valkyrie; Valkyrie Class Changed from Red Mage)

Class Traits: Immense physical combat abilities and Dark Magic

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Brown

Amy Riesa, the other 'wound in destiny,' will also return. She was once a good, light-hearted swordswoman, but was corrupted by Senka, the container of the Darkness of Eternity.

Amy, deep in her heart, both loves and hates Roy, just as Roy, deep in his heart, both loves and hates Amy. This is because, over the course of two journeys, she showed affection for him, but because Roy was so wrapped up in self-pity, didn't return the affection. This is part of what corrupted her and egged her to battle Roy, which ended in her fading away. Amy wielded the Darkness of Eternity for a brief while after Roy had defeated Senka, using it to ascend to the Limits of Power and into an Akuma form and personality. Amy, along with Sora and Riku, are the only ones who know of Roy's dual existence as both himself and the Katayoku no Tenma (One-Winged Demon), and Roy is the only one who knows of her dual existence as herself and an Akuma (Demon/Devil).

Although possible, it is highly unlikely Amy is dead. She is likely wandering across the reformed world, searching for a way to splinter it. Amy possesses combat skills rivaled by only the best of warriors; she was once moderately skilled, but became immensely powerful through the darkness. Amy practiced an elegant fighting style based solely on blade-to-blade combat (Form II – Makashi). She was last seen wearing a red kimono similar in appearance to InuYasha's Robe of the Fire Rat.

Jason Rashar

Age: 21

Affinity: Dawn

Weapon: Keyblade

Class: Ronin (Class Changed from Warrior)

Class Traits: Great physical combat abilities

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Black

Jason Rashar is the battle-hardened Keyblade Master of Earth. He is an impressive swordsman, but nowhere near Roy and Amy's level.

Jason is a quiet, serene man. He was corrupted and turned against Roy, but Roy managed to save him. He has never sealed a Keyhole, despite owning a Keyblade. Jason spends most of his time in the Radiant Garden's Castle with his girlfriend, Serenity. Jason also possesses few combat skills, but enough to be noted.

Jason was last seen wearing a coat exactly like Xemnas' white and black coat with his left arm hanging in a sling, giving him the appearance of a ronin. He may have become better in combat after four years, as well.

Serenity Sheno

Age: 16 -- 20

Affinity: Light

Weapon: None.
Class: Green Mage

Class Traits: Green Magic

Eyes: Green

Hair: Brown

Serenity Sheno is the aforementioned girlfriend of Jason. She possesses no combat skills or weapons. She was held captive by Senka for the entirety of KH: FT, but was freed when Roy defeated the Darkness of Eternity.

Serenity plays no major part, but as an original character, she is worth mentioning.

Kingdom Hearts Characters

Sora Age: 20

Affinity: Light

Class: Hero (Class Changed from Defender; Defender Class Changed from Warrior)

Class Traits: Defensive combat abilities, Red Magic

Sora, the Hero of Light, will appear (albeit somewhat late). Due to the events that have transpired since KH: FT, Sora will play a smaller role.

Since Kairi was kidnapped by Senka prior to KH: FT, Sora had begun to walk down the dark path. He was further driven down the dark path by Roy, who (unwittingly) altered his destiny. Sora briefly became Senka's servant, and dueled Roy in order to free Kairi. Although Roy proved to be stronger (even against Sora's Darkness-enhanced Drive Forms), his inexperience with his new Aether Form, combined with Sora's usage of Protect magic, caused him to physically lose the duel. Roy was, however, able to turn Sora back to the light through persuasion (no doubt helped by his destiny-altering presence).

Sora then accompanied Roy for the rest of their journey, but instead of seeing what was meant to be in Senka's Castle, he saw the future that had transpired as a result of Roy being a 'wound in destiny.' He then helped Roy to defeat the Darkness of Eternity (following Roy's defeat of Amy through the usage of his One-Winged Demon form), despite being unable to harm it at all.

Kairi was freed upon the subsequent defeat of the Darkness of Eternity. He and Kairi then went back to the islands in the reformed world, presumably to live happily ever after.

Riku

Age: 21

Affinity: Dawn

Class: Dark Knight (Class Changed from Knight; Knight Class Changed from Fighter)

Class Traits: Great physical combat abilities, minor Dark Magic, and illusionary magic

Riku, described by Senka as the 'Dark Knight,' will return as well (he will have his own story segment).

Riku traveled with Roy for almost the entirety of their journey to defeat Senka. He was a reliable companion (as opposed to their other companions, all of whom fell to darkness at one point or another) and a great warrior. He was able to match (if not defeat) Jason after he had fallen to the darkness.

Riku, like Roy, was previously tempted and overcome by the darkness. He mused that it was because he and Roy knew the darkness that they were able to turn away from it. He battled alongside Roy after the war with Senka, following him all the way to their battle with the Darkness of Eternity. He later realized, along with Roy, that it is their paths to be alone.

It is unknown what has happened to Riku (along with all the other characters who were in the Radiant Garden at the end of KH: FT), but is likely he has gone back to the islands, but to what end is unknown.

Kairi

Age: 20

Affinity: Light

Class: Red Mage

Class Traits: Minor physical combat skills and minor White and Black Magic

Kairi, as aforementioned, was held captive by Senka (along with Serenity) until Roy defeated the Darkness of Eternity and reformed the world.

It is certain she followed Sora, since there was nothing separating them any longer after the defeat of the Darkness and the reformation of the worlds.

The Story Thus Far…
Four years have passed since Roy, Sora, and Riku reformed the worlds. Though the worlds were at peace, Amy's presence may have upset everything: she became the sieve for darkness. To that end, a struggle born of the darkness, ending in the final fate of all worlds, will begin…