Darkness Mass
By: Little_Joy
Rated: R
Warnings: Violence and Blood
Disclaimer: Don't own any of the characters from Final Fantasy VII - X, nor Kingdom Hearts.
Summary: All the worlds seem to be coming to an end again. There is a new evil villain that seems to be raising the bad from the dead. The worlds are starting to get disruptive and no one knows what to do.

"Has no one told you she's not breathing?
Hello, I am your mind giving you someone to talk to
Hello-
-Don't try to fix me, I'm not broken
Hello I am the lie living for you so you can hide-

-Suddenly I know I'm not sleeping
Hello, I'm still here
All that's left of yesterday"

Hello by Evanescence

Both men grunted as their blades scraped together as they pushed one another. The blonde one sneered with a smirk on his face as he threw the young brunette off balance.

"What? Getting tired already Squally boy?" The other grunted as he caught his footing. He was getting sick of Seifers taunts and games, knowing he had to deal with a much greater threat than his possessed ex- rival. The brunette growled as he couldn't take it anymore. He pushed back with as much force he could muster and prepared to use his Renzokuken technique.

"Enough!" He exclaimed as he started to activate his limit break. Before being able to start his move, both Seifer and Squall halted in the middle of their tracks as they heard a shrill cry drown out all noise. They gazed away from each other only to come in sight of a gruesome view. Both their chest tighten at the sight beholding them. Seifer had been deluded back to reality as he kept his gaze forward. He dropped his own Gunblade on the ground.

Squall seemed to have frozen in place, seeing that the image he was facing was real enough to be a nightmare. 'No… Rinoa' he thought as he shook his head slowly, dropping his Lionheart on the ground, he shook his head more ferociously.

"Rinoa" He said as if to confirm the image in front of him was only a nightmare. He cried out again, louder than before. "Rinoa!"

Right before him stood a bald man with a wicked glint in his golden eyes as he enjoyed seeing the tortured look on the young girl's face. The brunette girl that was inches away from him seemed to struggle breathing. He was grinning widely as he saw the other young man come to compromise that his arm was in fact thorough the young girls' stomach. He couldn't help but enjoy every tortured second that passed by as the girls warm liquid spilled right before him in a growing puddle of blood.

He decided that playtime was over and shoved his arm out of her reckless body and let it fall down on the ground limp. Squall once again shouted out for her as he ran towards her side. Everything seemed to play in slow motion as he reached towards her. Bending down to his knees he held her gently and carefully in his arms. Her eyes opened slowly, glazed by the numbing pain that pulsed through her chest making her stagger for breath. Squall then fumble with a pocket in search of his packed potion. He knew it was useless as he examined the huge gap in the middle of her stomach, but if by miracle she was still breathing than he might have a chance on saving her again.

Opening the cork, he pressed the cold glass on her parted lips, but she refused to drink it. His brow furrowed in frustration as she tried to push away the bottle in small attempts. He gave up for a second thinking of doing force on her. He then heard a low coughing sound. Turning back his attention toward her, her lips parted, slipping blood out. He wiped her lips with his sleeve as he tried to once again make her drink the potion. She pressed her lips together and turned slightly away.

Squall groaned in frustration. She took a shaky breath as she prepared to speak. Squall noticed her attempt so he hushed her as he held her closely. Rinoa stubbornly continued to speak.

"Squall...Cold" she let out.

"Don't talk. Save your breath Rinoa" He hushed her again as he started to take his fur jacket off. She shook her head again.

"Not ... Much... Time" She gasped, as once again blood trickled out of her lips. She reached up with enough little strength she had and grabbed her necklace; the ones with the special rings were hanging on, and placed it in Squalls free hand.

"Take care... of them." Squall knew the double meaning in her words as she placed the necklace in his open palm, but she was looking slightly away, towards her friends that seemed to stop battling some time ago. Zell, Quistis, Selphie, Irvine, Zone, Watts and even Seifer, Raiji, and Fuujin stopped to watch the horrid scene before them.

Squall tried in vain pouring potion on the wound, but the hole was too big. Rinoa turned her gaze back to Squall, seeing his big effort a she tried to save her.

"Squall" she whispered, getting back his attention. "Squall" she said again. He leaned closer to hear her speak, knowing she would be too stubborn to listen to him. Even in near death, she lived down her stubbornness.

"Squall... please... be careful... stay... in ... light... or something... evil... will happen..." she coughed harshly, spilling blood everywhere, though Squall didn't notice one bit , only caring that he had to find a way to save her.

God only knew he couldn't bear to lose her. She was his everything, his life, his freedom, his happiness and his light. He saved her many times before but he knew this wasn't the same as the other times before. He knew luck wasn't with him this time.

"Stay... in light… Squall... I ... Love you" she said before she gathered up all the strength she had left and reached up to lock their lips together.

Squall without a second more, returned her kiss, knowing that it would be the last one. As soon as the passion came, was as soon as it left. Squall felt Rinoas' body go limp under him but he kept pressing their lips together, not caring of the spilt blood. He felt a tear escape as he knew it was over. He crushed her body with his as he buried his face in her hair.

Lingering fragrance of faint strawberries, and iron salt rust filled his nostrils. He couldn't take it any longer as he let out an agonized cry. Only silence was met with the cry of Squalls mourn.

A low deep chuckle rung in the air as Xehanort clapped his hands. "Great performance, but unfortunately I think it's time for the show to end." Squall growled in fury. He placed Rinoa gently on the ground, and got up. He looked down at the ground and grabbed his fallen Gunblade. With another growl that had escaped thorough his clenched teeth, he charged towards Xehanort.

"Don't. Mock. Me!" He shouted as his Gunblade came in contact with the other man. Before laying a critical hit on him, Squall was sent flying back as his blade collided with an invisible barrier. Squalls name was shouted by his friends. Getting up again, he scooped his blade back up. He got ready to charge once more.

"Enough games, I'm ready to take what I came for in the first place." Xehanort said as he lifted a hand towards Rinoa. Rinoa's lifeless body started to float, dark shadows appearing around her. "To take what is rightfully mine!"

With another burst of anger, Squall charged towards Xehanort. Before anything had been linked in place, he heard her last few words in his mind.

"Time Compression!" She shouted, his blade coming in contact with Xehanort. The ring necklace was still in his fisted hand. A white piercing light over shadowed everything before all systems were in place.

"Stay in light Squall"

"...Is that a command?"

"...Yes"

Then everything fell into oblivion.