The Twilight War

Plot By Axel—Of—Flames

Written By DarkDeSkull

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Chapter One: New Begining

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It was a warm afternoon on Destiny Islands. Sora and Riku sat on the warm beach, staring at the ocean. Sora rested his elbows on his knees, and glanced towards his friend.

"Riku." He said. Riku turned his head to him, curiosity glinting in his eyes.

"What is it Sora?" He said, looking at his friend, who had a rare look of thoughtfulness on his face. Sora breathed a bit, and looked out at the ocean.

"Do you think," He said, turning his head back to Riku. "-That we'll ever go on another adventure like that?"

Riku ran a hand through his own hair, and thought a bit.

"I suppose it's inevitable. We do have Keyblades, and therefore have to protect something." A worried look crossed him face. "Even Kairi has one now."

Sora nodded thoughtfully.

"I want to defend her with my life." Sora said, drawing a small Keyblade in the sand with his finger. "I never want her to be hurt again."

Riku nodded, and the sound of feet thumping on wet sand could be heard.

"Sora, Riku!" Said someone happily. Both turn to see Kairi smiling at them sweetly and Sora felt his heart begin to beat a bit faster. "What are you two doing?"

"Sitting here, being bored." Said Riku, smiling slightly. "Right Sora?" Sora stared up at Kairi, and blushed. He looked away slightly.

"Right." He said, attempting to hide his blush. Kairi stared at him curiously.

"Don't worry about him, he's just being an idiot." Said Riku, earning an angry fist from Sora. Riku and Kairi laughed a bit, Riku covering his slight wound. Sora's head tilted down angrily.

'Stupid Riku…' He thought, blushing madly. 'Embarrassing me!'

"Sora," Breathed Kairi, who was crouching down near him. "…Do you have a fever? Your face is all red." Riku looked over at Sora, and smiled. Sora shot his a death glare, and Riku turned around to hide his giggles.

"Riku, are you okay?" Asked Kairi, thoroughly worried about her friends, who were really acting weird. Riku breathed a bit, and calmed down. He turned around to face Kairi.

"I'm fine, don't worry." He said, smiling at Sora. "However, Sora here-." He earned another angry fist, and yelped. That one actually hurt.

"Sora, what's wrong?" Kairi said, facing him. He calmed down quite a bit, and froze.

"Um,' He stuttered. "…I'm fine. Sorry." Kairi smiled happily at him, and his heart seemed to skip a beat.

And then, a large dark portal opened up behind Sora. He turned to face the person who had emerged from the portal, and gasped. Riku stood up and drew his Keyblade.

Fiery red hair, gleaming emerald eyes, those tear drop tattoos.

"Axel!" Sora said.

"Hey." Axel said, waving a bit. Kairi flinched, and Sora looked over to her.

"Kairi, Axel's a good guy. He apologized for what he did to you, and tried to take down the Organization."

"I'm just still a bit uncomfortable around him, okay?" She said, getting ready to run at any moment. "I don't exactly enjoy being kidnapped."

Something hit Sora then, and he looked at Axel extremely perplexed. Riku didn't let his guard down, though. Axel stared guiltily at them, and then straightened his posture.

"…Didn't you fade away?" Sora said, staring at him. Axel sighed a bit, and stared at Sora as though he was very, very stupid.

"Nobodies can't die, got it memorized?" He said, tapping the side of his head. Sora stared at him, panicked. Riku stared at him with the same panicked look.

"Does this mean Xemnas is still alive?!" Riku said. Axel smiled slightly.

"No, you two pretty much killed him. I'm actually rather happy, since dieing like that gives him absolutely no way of coming back." Axel chuckled lightly. "But I digress, come with me."

Sora flinched, and stared at Axel curiously. Kairi stepped forward.

"He's not going with you," She said, defensively. Riku looked at her curiously.

"Why? Where do you want me to go." Sora asked, feeling that slight tingle in his hands when the Keyblade's about to summon itself. He pushed it away.

"We don't have time for Q&A." He said, slightly angered. "You're coming with me, conscious or not." Sora had the slight feeling he'd heard that before, but shook off the slight feeling of déjà vu.

Sora looked at Axel, and saw in his eyes that he honestly needed him. Sora thought it over a bit, and sighed.

"Fine, I'll go with you." He heard Kairi let out a small noise of shock. Axel smiled happily at him. Kairi's bewildered stare settled into one of grudging acceptance.

"If you go Sora, than I go with you." She said. Sora turned to her.

"No!" He said, protectively. "…I need you to stay here Kairi, with Riku. I don't want you to be hurt." Kairi looked at him sadly.

"Sora, at least let me go." Said Riku. Sora shook his head 'No' to him.

"Riku, I need you to protect Kairi." He said. Riku sighed, and smiled slightly at his friend's stubbornness.

"Fine. But if you don't come back in two days, were going to use every bit of power we have to get you over here." Riku said, and Kairi nodded in agreement. Sora sighed, and waved to them. Axel summoned a portal, a walked into it.

"I'll be back soon!" Sora said, stepping into the portal.

"You'd better!" Yelled Kairi back to him. Sora smiled.

"I promise! He yelled, before disappearing completely. Kairi stomped her foot on the ground, angered.

"If he leaves me behind one more time, I'm going to leave him!" She said, growling slightly.

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Sora felts his pupils widen slightly as he was bombarded with darkness. He stumbled around, and bumped into something.

"Be careful you idiot," Said Axel, shoving Sora away. Sora fell back onto the floor, and Axel sighed. He pulled Sora up, and made a small flame with his fingers. Sora stared in terror at what he saw.

Dozens of yellow eyes slowly blinked open, and stared at them with dark curiosity.

"See that? All of those are Neoshadows." Axel said, eyes scanning the crowd. Sora gasped, and took a nervous step. Axel watched him out of the corner of his eye. "They haven't formed enough yet to actually attack you, left alone a speck of dust. Don't worry."

Sora calmed down a bit at Axel's words, and stared at the deformed creatures. One made a small crying noise, and seemed to melt into the floor, moving away from him.

"These things are going to destroy The World That Never Was." Axel muttered.

"Is this why you need me?" Sora asked him. Axel summoned a portal. "Because I can only stay here for two days."

"Don't worry," Said Axel, smiling, "We're only keeping you here for 47 hours and 59 minutes." He stepped into the portal, and Sora stared after him, a bit worried, a bit happy.

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"Welcome to The World That Never Was!" Said Axel, happily. Sora stepped out of the portal and immediately fell to his knees. His hands reflexively grabbed at his head, and he let out a pained scream. Axel stared at his patiently, as something rose from Sora's body, and began regenerating in front of him.

Suddenly Sora's pained cries died down, and the shape took form.

Roxas, cloak and all.

"Did you get all that, Roxas?" Asked Axel.

"Of course." Said Roxas, brushing himself off. Sora, was nearing the point of insanity when he saw Roxas, who looked down at him pitifully.

"Alright, I make you a portal so you can go home." Said Axel. Sora stood up, zombie-like, and stared at Roxas in shock.

"…You don't need me?" Sora said, not once moving his gaze from Roxas, who was now becoming thoroughly terrified of Sora. "And how did you get here?"

"Well," Said Roxas, "Since we're at The World That Never Was, and Xemnas is gone, I suppose I'm just able to leave you." He smiled at Sora, who was extremely stunned.

"Alright, now scram." Said Axel, gesturing with his hands for Sora to leave.

"…What?" Sora said, very, very shocked.

"Geez, Roxas, this actually makes me a bit worried about your mentality." Said Axel to Roxas, who pouted slightly. Axel turned to Sora, and shoved him in the portal. "Am-Scray!"

And soon Sora found himself standing on the beach next to Riku and Kairi, who jumped a bit.

'Sora!" They both said, Kairi very cheerful.

Limply, he sat with a 'Thud'.

"What happened?" Asked Riku.

"They didn't actually need me." Sora said, gesturing with his hand. "They needed Roxas."

Both Riku and Kairi stared bewildered at their friend with the crushed ego.