The Fates

Chapter 4: Fall of the Fates

Axel and Roxas woke the next morning and walked out into the main chamber. The other Fates were all standing around and watched them walk in. Roxas was nervous and Axel tried to be strong for both of them.

"Hello my fellow guardians of the dimensions. What brings you to our realm?" Saix chuckled. "We think you know Axel." Axel and Roxas stopped in their spot. Some force was holding them in place.

"Zexion . . . what are you doing?" Zexion stepped forward.

"Fate will prevail. I will not allow you to destroy us. Sora remembered everything and only you, Roxas and I know of last night with his brother. This is truly a shame." Marluxia stepped forward.

"Maybe we should only lock them in Castle Oblivion. Until we can find replacements." Zexion looked at his brother and nodded. He waved his hand and the two disappeared into the lower levels of Castle Oblivion.

"All of you . . . go to Castle Oblivion, except Xemnas and his two brothers. Your castle is a safe place. The rest of us will try to eliminate Sora, the stone he has will take him to Castle Oblivion so now we must kill him." Marluxia smiled. This was perfect for him. In the mean time Xemnas and the other two he would have to kill.

"Marluxia, I need you to guard our dear brother." Marluxia's enthusiasm died but he faked a smile and nodded.

"Of course my brother." Marluxia opened a portal and went through to Castle Oblivion lower levels where Axel was locked up.

Axel saw Marluxia and he ran at him to attack him. Marluxia grabbed his arm and twirled him around and threw him into the wall.

"I saved your ass! So the least you could do is behave." Roxas watched in anger. He knew Marluxia could easily dispatch of him.

"Because I love you so much brother, I will let you in on something. The other Fates and Zexion hate Roxas. They want him gone and they know you will defend him so you go bye bye too! However, because I'm busy I'll just accidentally break the magic barrier in here allowing you two to flee. Zexion will be angry but I won't tell if you don't, sorry Zexion wants your existence eliminated Roxas . . . he only let you in to make Axel happy but he doesn't want you anymore." Marluxia left them and Roxas went to Axel. Roxas helped him up and kissed him on the lips. Everything was going so wrong to them.

"Everything will be ok Axel." Axel got up and threw a flare of energy at the wall. "NO DAMNIT! This is wrong! Why would Zexion do this? If he wants you dead then he has to go threw me!" Roxas tried to calm Axel down but he was too furious.

"Let's get out of here first ok." Axel nodded and the two began to walk through the corridors out of the lower levels. From what they could tell they were on the bottom level which was 12B.

Sora and Riku cuddled together in bed. Sora began to kiss Riku's neck and the silver haired lover smiled and looked at his brunette.

"Sora . . . so late at night?" He kept kissing his neck and began to slide his hands up Riku's shirt.

"I'm going to leave and kill the Fates. I want us to share one more moment together just in case they kill me." Riku sighed and brought Sora up to his lips so they could share a passionate kiss.

"You on top?" Sora smiled and Riku chuckled. Sora took off Riku's shirt and kissed him deeply as his hands slid down to Riku's pants. He was wearing sweat pants for his sleep wear so it was easy for Sora to slip them off. Riku never wore under wear so Riku was tripped to nothing and he was already hard. Sora trailed kisses from Riku's lips down his neck all the way to his groin. Sora licked it and took the length into his mouth. Riku thrust his head back as Sora took all of it in. Sora slowly twirled his tongue around the shaft as he moved his head up and down. Riku could only moan with each twist of his tongue.

Sora finally pulled his mouth off and took the rest of what he had which was just boxers. He reached down under his bed and pulled out a bottle of special oil he had. It was special oil that his friend Aeirith made for him. He put the oil onto his two first fingers and lathered them. Riku put his feet up on Sora and let him slowly insert his fingers into his ass. Sora slowly moved his fingers in and out to get him ready. Riku slightly moaned as the fingers went in and out. Sora finally took his fingers out and asked Riku if he was ready.

"Yes . . . I want you in me." The old curse that Lahkesis cast on the Strife's so long ago. Riku had the ability to get impregnated now because of this act of love. Sora slowly moved his hard erection into Riku. He let out a small moan from Sora's insertion. He was pretty big. Slightly smaller than Riku but still well equip. Sora slowly began to thrust in and out of Riku.

"Are you ok Riku? Do you need me to go slower?" Riku shook his head as he reached down and began to touch himself. "Go faster . . . go deeper." Sora leaned down and kissed Riku deeply as he thrust harder and deeper into Riku. Drops of sweat fell from Sora's hair onto Riku. Sora thrust harder as Riku sped up his pace. He was close which was good for Sora because so was he.

"I'm going to Sora!" The brunette nodded as he leaned down and kissed Riku. The silver haired beauty released all over Sora and himself. The muscles flexed around Sora's shaft and he released seconds after deep into Riku. Sora pulled out and lay next to Riku. The two kissed each other deeply.

"I love you Riku. I promise I will comeback." Riku smiled and nodded as he leaned in and kissed Sora. The two lay together for an hour or so before Sora got up and got dressed. Riku was asleep already and Sora picked up the stone and let the power of it open a portal to the Fates. Sora held the sword tight and walked into the portal. The stone however was a one way door. It didn't go with him and fell to the ground.

Zexion watched from the top floor of Castle Oblivion. Axel and Roxas had escaped and Sora had entered the castle. Everything was going against his plans.

"Vexen!" Zexion called and Vexen came.

"Yes, Zexion, how may I be of service?"

"Sora has come into the castle and Axel has escaped with Roxas. I need your help. Sora has a weakness for Riku so if you use him he will lose his resolve. Kill Sora, I trust your abilities above the others. Larxene is far too prideful of herself and Lexeaus is . . . to quick to anger." Vexen nodded and opened a portal.

"Also . . . is the fake dimension created?" Vexen nodded and Zexion smiled.

"Good . . . Roxas will be put there for the time being." Vexen went through the portal. Zexion opened his own portal and left to face Roxas and his brother.

Axel and Roxas walked through the corridors and were on the 9th basement level. A dark portal opened in front of them and Axel put Roxas behind him. Zexion walked out of the portal and Axel tossed energy at him. The energy shot through the air but Zexion disappeared in an instant.

"Axel. We have a duty to this dimension. There is no more time! Sora is in the castle and we are in danger of dying." Axel threw more energy at him and he smacked it away from him.

"What are you doing Axel?!"

"I will not let you kill Roxas! I love him! You have no right to hate him!" Zexion disappeared and jumped from a portal in the air and kicked Axel to the ground.

"What are you talking about? He's a Fate, I have no reason to kill him as long as you do not BETRAY ME!" Axel ran at Zexion. Roxas charged Zexion as well from the other direction. Zexion opened a portal on the side in which Roxas was running to. As the two approached Zexion grabbed them and twirled them around throwing them into opposite direction. Roxas fell into the portal and Axel slid across the floor and watched as Zexion went into the portal with him.

"I'm sorry Axel but he must be kept from you until this is all over." Axel reached out at the portal but it closed and they were gone. Axel pounded the ground and got up to search for the others. Vexen would be the one to find. He would know where Zexion took Roxas.

Sora walked through the portal into the Castle's first floor. It was here a hooded man waited for him.

"Hello Sora. As I said I'm going to help you. A Fate is going to seek you out by the name of Vexen. He knows where Roxas is. He's holding him captive in another dimension. You can save your brother." Marluxia disappeared before him and Sora ran off to go further into the castle.

Axel went through each floor until he ran into Marluxia on the 4th basement level. Axel gathered energy not completely sure if he should trust Marluxia.

"Relax my brother. I am here to tell you where Roxas is, he's in another dimension created by Vexen. In there Vexen intends to eliminate him. I can't help you get him back. I have things I must do but I hope you're successful. Vexen is seeking Sora in an attempt to kill him. You'll find them on the fourth floor." Marluxia opened two portals one for him to leave with and the other for Axel to use to go to the fourth floor. Axel ran into the portal as Marluxia went into his portal to go to the dark palace where Xemnas and the other two brothers were.

Sora walked onto the fourth floor and he saw a blonde man waiting for him. Sora held the sword ready and the blonde man laughed.

"Hello Sora, I'm Vexen and it's time for you to die." Sora's eyes bulged his eyes at his names.

"Where is Roxas? I know you have taken him!" Vexen chuckled and formed a shield of an ice so hard that nothing could pierce it.

"Your Roxas is a betrayer and is fated to die!" Sora screamed and ran at Vexen. Sora swung the sword at the shield and it didn't even scratch it. Vexen swung his shield hitting Sora in the stomach with the broad end of the shield. Sora fell to the ground. Vexen gathered energy into his hand.

"All too easy." He released the energy and Sora held up his blade absorbing the energy. Sora ran at Vexen and slashed at the shield over and over until he was finally able to put a crack in it.

"Impossible . . . this must be indeed the God Killer." Vexen opened a portal leading to the alternate dimension as Sora ran at him they both went into the portal.

Axel had just entered the fourth floor when he saw them fall into the portal. Axel followed into the portal to see what was happening.

Marluxia appeared in the dark palace where Xemnas was looking at the dark sky. Xemnas turned around and looked at Marluxia.

"What are you doing here? Is everything over at Castle Oblivion?" Marluxia made his scythe appear.

"It will be soon and when it is . . . I'll be the last one standing." Xemnas quickly gather energy and released it at Marluxia but he disappeared from the area and reappeared behind Xemnas and used his scythe to cut through his head. Xemnas's body began to fade into the nothingness.

"Damn! Only a clone." Energy struck Marluxia and it was Xemnas and Xaldin. Marluxia looked up and smiled as he made two clones of himself appear.

"You traitor . . . you will die." Xaldin took on the two clones as Xemnas took on the real Marluxia. Xemnas made energy blades appear in his hands and he struck Marluxia's scythe. Marluxia chuckled as he blocked the attacks and pushed Xemnas away. Marluxia released energy from his scythe and it struck Xemnas into the air. Marluxia chuckled and jumped into the air and span his scythe making energy form.

Xaldin was able to take on the two clones but it was getting difficult. They were very fast and strong. Xaldin used his javelins and killed the two clones.

Marluxia released the energy and it struck Xemnas. The energy was too much and Xemnas could feel his life fading. He reached at Marluxia and his body faded into nothing. Marluxia turned around and released another energy blast at Xaldin. He turned around and was blasted by the energy.

"Ughh!!!" Xaldin began to fade into the nothingness. Marluxia walked off to search for Saix and eliminate him.

"Foolish boy, what do you hope to accomplish by killing us?" Vexen backed away while gathering energy into his hands.

"Give me my brother!"

"You stupid boy! If you continue to seek your brother you will only find darkness. He's a Fate now, he's betrayed us. His life and yours will never coincide and what of Riku." Sora lowered his sword.

"Yes . . . love for this man . . . this boy. Will you die for your hatred and lose him?" Axel heard enough. Sora may have a vendetta but he couldn't allow him to die. Before Vexen could release his energy Axel shot a flare of fire at him knocking Vexen down. Sora turned around and gasped.

"Axel!" Axel gave a slight wave. "Yo Sora." Vexen stood up.

"Axel . . . what are you doing?"

"I can't allow you to kill this boy. We are Fates not murders. However you planned to kill Roxas with Zexion. This is an act of Betrayal and I will eliminate your existence?"

"You can't . . . please . . . don't!" Axel smirked. "Goodbye." Axel snapped his fingers and flames consumed Vexen. His body began to fade into the void of nothingness. Sora looked horrified. Even though he had the intention of killing the Fate he couldn't understand what he was doing killing a fellow Fate.

"What are you people? You would strike down your own kind?" Axel chuckled.

"Be weary of where you tread Sora. This may be your end, I should kill you but there are two things far more pressing at the moment." Axel opened a portal for himself and another for Sora. "Go if you wish but you won't succeed." Sora ran into the portal to go further into Castle Oblivion. Axel went off to find Roxas and that meant tracking down Zexion. What Axel didn't know was that Roxas was in the dimension he was just in.

Saix was standing in the lounge of the castle looking at the moon. Marluxia stood with his scythe and gathered energy. He released his energy at Saix and he turned around and deflected the beam with his weapon.

"I'm no fool. I saw what you did to them and now I will destroy you." Marluxia chuckled. "Knowing means nothing if you're dead!" He slashed at him with his scythe and it clashed with Saix's weapon. Marluxia made clones of himself appear. Saix was too fast for him to keep up with. The clones only waited for Marluxia to give the command but they got into position. Saix bashed Marluxia with his weapon and he went sliding across the floor. Marluxia flipped himself up and gave the signal for his clones to fire their energy at Marluxia. Saix was unable to block the blasts. The energy struck him and caused an explosion around him. Marluxia watched as he dropped his weapon to the floor and he walked to the window. He reached up to the moon as he began to fade.

"Why . . . we were never . . . meant to die . . ." Saix slowly faded into nothingness. Marluxia chuckled and opened a portal leaving from the dark palace.

Sora walked higher in the castle where he me one more of the Fates. This one was a blonde man with spikes but long in the back. He held a sitar in his hand and he was playing a melody. He looked up and saw Sora.

"Oh . . . . You must be Sora." The man pulled out a piece of paper and read it.

"Persuade to give up and if refused then eliminate. So, what do you say . . . wanna give up?" Sora pointed the sword at him.

"You must be a wimpy Fate." The man's eye twitched. "I'm Demyx and the Fate in control of the water of my dimension and in turn I create life. NEVER, judge a book by its cover." Demyx played a melody and water beings summoned around him. They ran at Sora and he jumped into the air twisting and cutting the creatures down. Demyx jumped back a little.

"Hmm . . . . Well how about this?" Demyx strummed another melody and Sora became entranced by it. Water began to slowly surround his body. Demyx was going to drown him while he was entranced by the melody. Then something happened. Riku came to Sora in his trance.

"Sora . . . Sora . . . wake up before you die." Sora looked around and couldn't see anything.

"Riku! Where are you?"

"Wake up Sora!" Sora broke out of the trance and jumped from the water and slashed through Demyx. The Fate turned around and dropped his sitar and it began to fade. Demyx looked at himself. "Uh oh . . . NO WAY! AHHHHHHH!!!!" Demyx fell to his knees and faded into nothing. Sora looked around for any other Fates and saw nothing. A beam came flying by Sora hitting him in the face giving him a cut on his cheek. Sora looked up and saw a Fate with an eye patch and two gun looking things.

"Hello Sora! I'm the Fate of Death in my Dimension and guess what . . . your time is up!" Xigbar began to fire several shots at Sora. He was able to block the blast with his sword and deflect them back to Xigbar. The Fate was struck but it didn't faze him much. He ran around the room and fired at Sora. The blasts shot Sora in the shoulders and legs making him fall to the ground. The final flurry of blasts was bounced off back at Xigbar and it knocked him back. This time it did faze him. It gave Sora enough time to run at him and slash through him. Sora looked at the Fate.

"Why are you trying to kill Roxas?" Xigbar laughed.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" He slowly faded into the nothingness.

Axel walked around the upper floors where he ran into Larxene. Needless to say she was surprised. Zexion hadn't informed her and Vexen died before he could report his release as well.

"How did you get out? You killed Vexen didn't you?" Lexeaus came into the room with her to help her out. Axel backed away. He knew he couldn't take Lexeaus alone, especially with Larxene with him. Lighting struck the ground at Axel's feet.

"You dare kill my brother! I will destroy you!" Larxene and Lexeaus ran at him. Axel jumped up into the air and released fire around Larxene. This kept her blocked off for now. Lexeaus ran in and smacked him with the broad side of his weapon making him hit the ceiling of the room. Axel fell to the ground and slowly got onto his hands and knees. He looked at the door and saw Sora come in.

"Yo Sora . . . could you help me out?" Larxene turned and released a bolt of lightning at Sora. He used his sword and deflected it at Lexeaus. It knocked him to the floor. Larxene jumped over the fire and threw daggers at the two. One of them struck Sora in the arm. Axel gathered fire into his hands and threw it at Lexeaus. It struck him and he began to fade.

"I'm sorry Larxene . . . this is a fight we shouldn't have started . . . it's up to you Zexion." Larxene screamed and threw daggers at both of them. She jumped at Axel and Sora came from behind slashing her with the sword. She fell back slightly weakened.

"I-I refuse to lose to a bunch of losers . . . " She began to fade. " I'm fading . . . this isn't the way . . . I won't allow . . ." Larxene faded into nothingness. Axel chuckled and walked away and opened a portal.

"Thanks Sora . . . I can't help you in your quest to destroy Fate. Roxas is the only thing that matters so don't get in our way." Axel walked through the portal and Sora went up the stairs to the next level of Castle Oblivion.

Sora came onto the tenth floor where he met a blonde man. The man was twirling a deck of cards around. "Hello Sora . . . it's time to play. I'm Luxord and this time you die." Luxord tossed a card at Sora. It blew up on the ground next to him knocking him down. He threw more cards around Sora. The explosions knocked the sword from Sora's hand and Luxord landed a kick to his face knocking him further away from the blade.

"Childs play. The cards are in my favor Sora." The brunette growled and tackled Luxord. Sora threw punches like a maniac. Luxord was able to toss him off and throw three cards at him. Sora caught the cards and threw them back. They struck Luxord and exploded knocking him away. The blonde man stood up and looked at Sora. The brunette ran and grabbed his sword. He ran at Luxord and the Fate could only raise a shield of large cards. Sora sliced through the cards and they cut in half. Sora watched as the cards disappeared and Luxord began to fade.

"How could you Sora? We gave you life . . . and this is how you repay us." He faded into the nothingness. Sora left to get to the final two levels of the palace.

Marluxia opened a portal leading into the 12th floor. Zexion was watching from the mirror of Fate and clearly he was disappointed.

"Such a shame Zexion, Fates striking one another down . . . Axel has gone too far. We must kill him." Zexion looked at his brother nodding.

"Yes . . . but first." Zexion gathered energy into his hands and released it at Marluxia. The pink haired brother was knocked against the wall.

"I'm disappointed Marluxia. I thought you loved us but you only seek power now. This pains me to destroy you but Fate will prevail." Marluxia made his scythe appear and he pointed it at Zexion.

"Look around you? Don't you see how weak we have become to be eliminated by a mortal? I'm doing all of us a favor by killing you, that boy and then the individual worlds so they can be remade in a better image. I am doing this because I love the mortals." Zexion shook his head and made a long Katana appear. Zexion jumped and swung his blade at Marluxia. Their two weapons clashed in rage. The two brothers danced around the room trying to kill one another. Weapons striking and energy blasting, neither would give in.

"I will scatter your heart to the winds!" Marluxia released a wave of dark energy and Zexion was knocked backwards against the wall.

"One way or another you will die Marluxia. I will make you see all your ambitions are nothing . . . nothing but a mere illusion!" Zexion threw his Katana and it went deep inside Marluxia. He stumbled back and released a beam of energy at Zexion. The beam struck him making him fall to his hands and knees. Zexion opened a portal below himself and as he left he released a concentrated beam of dark energy knocking Marluxia against the wall.

Marluxia pulled the sword out and waved his hand over his wound. It healed but he was weakened from the fight.

Zexion came out on the basement level. He went over to a mirror of Fate and looked at the world where Roxas was. Zexion opened a portal so Roxas could leave that world and get back to the Palace of Fates in their dimension.

Zexion walked further down the corridor and pounded the wall.

"Why is this happening? He betrayed all of us . . . Marluxia . . . Axel is not to blame." Zexion turned and saw Axel.

"Axel!" Zexion seemed frightened.

"Hello Zexion . . . so you know I'm not to blame."

"Of course . . . Marluxia is responsible . . . I'm sorry . . . Axel . . ." Axel shook his head.

"I'm sorry too because IT'S TOO LATE! I will not let anyone kill Roxas, he's all that matters to me!"

"What are you saying Axel?" Axel chuckled, "Death awaits you Zexion." Zexion gasped. "You can't do this!" Axel rushed over and picked up Zexion by the throat.

"So sorry Zexion . . . you should have trusted me much sooner." Zexion chocked as darkness surrounded his body and he began to fade into nothingness.

Sora walked on to the 12th floor and this is where Marluxia waited.

"Hello Sora . . . so glad you killed them for me. Now, I helped you so you can return the favor and die for me like a good boy." Sora held his sword ready to fight Marluxia.

"Fine . . . then die painfully Sora." Marluxia ran at Sora and swung his scythe at the boy. He missed as Sora slashed him across the chest. Marluxia screamed and back handed Sora across the face. He slid across the ground and Marluxia jumped into the air and released beams of darkness all around the room.

"Drown in darkness!" Sora used his sword and deflected blasts back at Marluxia. The energy blew up all around him making him fall to the ground.

"Fine . . . now . . . see my true form!" Black wings sprouted from his body and his cloak became tattered. Fire erupted all around them.

"Die in the fires of death SORA!" Marluxia released black fire at Sora. Sora threw his sword into the air at Marluxia as the fire came down on him. The sword went into Marluxia's chest and the fire dissipated as it hit Sora.

"Ugh . . .. AHHHHHHHHH!!!" Marluxia began to fade into nothingness. He reached out at Sora and his hand disappeared into nothing. The rest of his body followed and Marluxia was no more. Sora stood up and slowly walked out. His body was weak and he wasn't sure if he would survive.

Axel opened a portal to the first floor of Castle Oblivion. When he got there, Sora was on his knees breathing heavily.

"Yo Sora." Sora looked up and smiled sheepishly. "Hey . . . Axel." Axel waved his hand over the wound and it healed.

"You'll still need rest but you should make it back to Earth without death. Come on, Roxas is in the Palace of Fates so you can stop by and say hi." Axel opened a portal and went into the palace with Sora. When they got there Roxas was standing with his back to them.

"Roxas . . . hey Roxas?" Roxas fell backwards onto the ground and standing there was Zexion. He was still fading but his body still held some form.

"I don't have the power to kill him . . . but I wanted . . . him to feel my pain. The world . . . the universe is . . . in your hands now. Please . . . love the mortals . . . revive the fates. With my last decree . . . the Strife's . . . are . . . free from . . . their curse . . . they may still give birth no matter what. Goodbye . . . Axel." Zexion disappeared into nothingness. Sora held Roxas and he smiled.

"Hey brother . . . you look terrible." Sora chuckled and hugged Roxas. Axel waved his hand making the wound heal. Roxas got up with Sora.

"We need more Fates Roxas . . ." Roxas smiled. "Really?" Axel nodded and Roxas smiled.

"Sora become a Fate! Riku too!" Sora was a little shocked to the request.

"I just killed many Fates and you want me to be one?" Axel smiled.

"Marluxia organized it so you would desire our deaths and Zexion knew that which is why he changed the decree of your family. Join us and all will be fine." Sora smiled and began to cry a little.

Sora agreed to be a Fate and Riku became one as well. Things were different than before but Sora realized humans were lost without Fate. More Fates Joined across time and the dimensions were at peace again. Zexion was even reborn in the mortal world and when he became of age Axel made him a Fate again. His memories of the past returned and he was happy to see his brother again.