Chapter 7: The Purpose of a Weapon-To Serve
Me and Terra ran down the castle stairs to be met with another big Unversed, this one wasn't as big as the Black Slumber, but it still easily outmatched us in height.
Though I must admit, it was a strange one, everything about it was asymmetrical. The head with the Unversed's signature sad eyes was set in between a red pole with yellow edges, which actually seemed to make up most of its body. It's four legs were connected to along flat piece of wood, and its two 'arms' were incredibly wonky, with one having some sort of spinning needle on it, whilst the other had a wheel. If anything I would say it looked like a sewing table.
"What kind of Unversed is this?" I asked as Terra summoned Earthshaker.
"I don't know, but let's defeat it quick!" Terra said.
Without warning the Unversed suddenly charged! Me and Terra jumped away in just in time, but it just circled around and charged at Terra again! "Terra!" Thinking fast I stretched my arm out and wrapped it around what I presume was its neck, I dug my heels into the ground and managed to hold it in place.
"Good job Z! Hold it down whilst I attack it!" Terra then began slashing away at it. However the Unversed picked up on the plan and quickly backed up, pushing me into the wall and making me let go of it.
"Uuurgh..." I groaned as I shook my head, dizzy from the blow. I recovered just to see the Unversed about to step on me!
"Take that!" Terra yelled as he gave the Unversed a heavy swipe to the side, knocking it away. "Heal!" He cast Cure on me, and I instantly felt better. "You okay?" He asked as he helped me to my feet.
"Am now." I nodded as the Unversed glared at us both. Suddenly it shot golden threads from its spinner, grabbing Terra and throwing him into the wall! "Terra!"
It then charged at me again. "Damn you!" I charged forward in a Sliding Dash, but with a different idea in mind. "Sliding Scythe!" I stretched my arm out as I dashed along the ground, greatly increasing my attack radius, my arm caught the Unversed in the legs and sent it toppling to the ground.
"Heal!" I ran over to Terra and used Cure, allowing him to stand up.
"Thanks for returning the favour." Terra smiled.
"No problem." I waved it off.
As the Unversed looked at us, it suddenly pulled back its wheel arm and tossed it at us! We both jumped away, but it caught us both in the side and sent us sprawling as it returned to its main body like a boomerang.
'This one's more unpredictable!' I thought as I stood up.
"Thunder!" Terra cast the spell, making a bolt of lightning drop on the Unversed, temporarily stunning it.
We both charged and slashed at it, but the Unversed spun around waving its huge arms, and we had to jump back to avoid being hit. Seeing an oppurtunity, it suddenly jumped into the air and began bouncing around in an attempt to squash us! All me and Terra could do was run to avoid it.
On its final jump Terra did a big leap away whilst I only did a small jump, so obviously it swung at me. I blocked the attack, though it knocked me into the air, taking the opportunity I stretched my arm out for a punch, but the Unversed just knocked it away, so this time I did a kick which hit its face.
"Stun Edge!" Terra performed a heavy jump slash from behind that hit and paralyzed the Unversed. Landing in front of it he followed up with a strong upwards slash whilst I landed on its wheel arm and jumped behind it.
It then sent more golden threads out which trapped Terra! He grunted and struggled as the Unversed raised its wheel arm, ready to slice him in two! "Blizzard!" I quickly shot a ball of ice at its spinner arm, freezing it and making the Unversed look at it in shock.
"Thanks Z!" A now free Terra thanked me as he slashed the frozen spinner smashing it to bits and landing next to me.
We both jumped for an attack from behind, when we were suddenly blown back by a dark aura! The Unversed turned to us and stomped in anger, obviously showing its frustration. "Looks like we got it mad." Terra said.
It began jumping around again, so I grabbed Terra and stretched my other arm up to the ceiling grabbing onto one of the royal cloths before pulling us both up and out of the Unversed's reach, just making it angrier.
We both jumped towards it for a very heavy slash each, but it ran out of the way just in time. It pulled its wheel arm back in preparation for another throw, so I began spinning my arm like a lasso over my head.
"Strike Raid!" Terra tossed Earthshaker whilst I threw my spinning arm, us two Keyblade's clashed with the Unversed's wheel. For a minute it looked like we were even, but we overpowered it and all three crashed back into the Unversed.
As Earthshaker returned to Terra and my arm returned to me, I looked at Terra and he nodded, and we both took a stance. "Command Style!" We both exploded with energy.
"Critical Impact!" Terra gained an orange aura.
"Energy Rush!" I gained a light blue aura.
We both charged at the Unversed and slashed at it repeatedly as it made futile swings at us. It seemed that Terra's Critical Impact focused on slow, heavy hits, whereas mine focused on keeping my combos up and increasing for as long as possible, until I was just a blur of slashes and hits.
In a last ditch attack, the Unversed threw its wheel at us, but I simply grabbed it, stretched my arm, and threw it back. It was now time to end this.
I charged at the Unversed with sharp fast stabs, pushing it back as Terra jumped into the air and charged energy. To finish it I stretched my arm into a big curve, then spun around for a huge slice, cutting it in half as Terra stabbed through it with a huge shockwave. The Unversed exploded into dark blue flames, defeated as our Command Styles faded away.
"There, the castle should be safe now." Terra nodded as Earthshaker vanished back into its special place.
I nodded as I held a hand to my chest. 'I can feel it...just like with the Black Slumber...it's taken refuge in here...but why...?'
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We walked back into Aurora's room, where Terra stood over her. "It's my fault her light was stolen, it's because I was weak..."
"No your not." I insisted. "Your one of the strongest Keyblade Wielders I've ever seen! I'm kinda jealous of Earthshaker. Darkness is strong, there's no denying that. But it's not a test of strength of burdening when facing it, its accepting that its there, and finding the light within it."
Terra stood there for what felt like ages until he shook his head. "Will I be able to find it? The light in the darkness?"
"Of course." I reassured him. "And if you do fall into the darkness, I'll be there to help you, and I'm sure Ven and Aqua will as well."
He smiled. "Yeah..." He then looked at Aurora. "I'm sorry. Don't worry, I'll get your light back, once I learn to face the darkness."
We walked out of the castle and along the bridge. "Why would Master Xehanort imprison the light?" I wanted to tell him about the darkness in Xehanort's heart, but for some reason the words caught in my throat. Was it because of the respect Terra had for him?
"The purest hearts of light, do they hold the answer?" He asked himself more then me.
As Terra ran back into the forest, I heard a familiar voice. "There you are, Keyblade."
I spun around to come face to face with Maleficent. "You!" I yelled, getting into a battle stance.
"Perhaps I was a bit hasty in my judgement." She said, seemingly unwavered by my position. "You took an interesting form whilst you slept."
'Damn! She knows!' I cursed in my head.
"I shall repeat my offer, to you. Will you collect seven of the purest hearts for me?" Maleficent smiled.
"I already told you no!" I shouted.
"Such impudence!" She said. "You are obviously a Keyblade in human form, and not the other way around. Therefore, you are a weapon."
I never liked being called a 'weapon', it sounds like such a violent word. "Don't call me that!"
"But it's the truth." She replied innocently. "And isn't a weapons job to serve whoever wields it? A weapon talking back is unheard of."
"Well I'm doing it right now." I defended myself.
"You have merely wrapped yourself in a delusion with that form. At heart you are still a weapon, made purely to be used, a tool that will be forgotten once it has served its purpose. These 'friends' you have surrounded yourself with are nothing more then a simple illusion."
"Shut up!" I yelled, charging at her with a swipe, but she disappeared in a burst of green flames.
"It appears as if my efforts are wasted on your simple mind." Her voice echoed around me. "Very well then, do whatever you please, but in the end, your only purpose is to be used by others."
I stood normally. 'My friends being an illusion? Me existing just to be used?' Her words had hit deeper then I thought.
"Z! Come on!" Terra called as a familiar portal opened up.
"Right!" I began to run towards the forest, when something caught my eye.
A figure of some sorts, who just as I saw them, they disappeared. '...Strange...' Was all I thought before I transformed into my Glider Form and flew into the portal behind Terra.
And here's the next chapter! I hope you liked it! And now it's off to the next world! By the way, I hinted an OC here, the creator should know what I'm talking about.
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