Heya there folks! Here's chapter 7 to make up for my inactivity. XD

I would like to thank everyone who has either reviewed, favorited, followed or even just read this story so far. I'm really happy that people are taking time to read it, since I know OC stories are a mixed bag and mostly avoided.

Anyway, like I said in the previous chapter, I plan to stick with this one to the very end. And even extend on it in future fan fics in future. =D

Anyways onwards to chapter 7!


Episode 7: The Warrior Of Light


Lucille and the group had arrived at what looked like large open courtyard with a huge coliseum standing before them.

"Whoa...That's one big coliseum." Lucille whistled.

"Impressive huh? Man, hasn't changed much from the last time I was here, feels like years ago." Oswald walked a few steps forward and puffed his chest out in pride. "I'll have you know that I managed to reach 2nd place in the Zeus cup!"

"The Zeus cup?" Zen crossed his arms and repeated the name.

"It was a really big tournament event, a pretty tough too, I only missed out on first place because Hercules beat me to it."

"Who's Hercules?" Florian asked curiously.

"He's what many call a true hero. I talked with him a few times before when we weren't in matches, he's a pretty swell fella." Oswald explained with a smile.

"He sounds legendary! Can we meet him?" Lucille went starry-eyed at the thought of meeting an actual real hero.

"Ah...sure. If he's around that is, he's pretty busy most of the time so I'm not sure if we'll get a chance." Oswald shrugged.

"I have a question, when did you ever get the chance to take part in these tournaments if you were exploring worlds for Lux Fragments and ancient relics?" Zen asked with an inquisitive tone.

"Heh heh..." Oswald laughed nervously and scratched his head. "I might snuck away from Master Yen Sid's tower during my training and I might have taken part in these tournaments without my Master's Permission."

"You went to these tournaments while you were just an apprentice?" Lucille blinked.

"...Yes." Oswald admitted with a sigh.

"Wow, Oswald. I never knew you were such a rebel back in your apprenticeship days. And here I always took you as this mature and always serious rabbit." Zen smirked and teased his partner.

"Hey quit it! I was young and wild okay?!" Oswald huffed.

"Says the one who ran away from home after a spat with his younger brother." Zen mercilessly continued to verbally poke.

Oswald glared and his nose twitched in annoyance.

Zen simply raised his hands in defeat. "Fine, fine. So sensitive."

"You shouldn't tease Oswald like that. Every one acts like that once in their life. Trust me, as someone who has a twin brother who acts reckless every waking minute, I can vouch for this." Lucille scolded.

"Says the island girl who went up to a Heartless in a reckless gamble back in Wonderland." Zen sarcastically retorted.

"Don't push it, pal. I dare you to call me that again." Lucille narrowed and poked his chest hard.

Meanwhile in a hidden secluded part of the courtyard, a conversation taking place between a blue tall man in a black long toga and had blue fire as hair talking with what looked like a young man in strange yet colourful knight like armour.

His horned helmet didn't do much to hide the mid-long snow hair that he had. He looked not a bit interested in anything what the other was saying. They couldn't hear the conversation that was taking place.

"C'mon, knight boy. I just need you to do one little thing for me in the tournament and I'll help you out with your memory loss, I mean c'mon, that's a bargain! Most clients usually have don't get that lucky with a deal from me."

"You have nothing to offer. I'd rather rediscover my lost memory on my own grounds than agree to any shadowy deal with you. We are done here." The man scoffed and turned and walked sharply away and into the coliseum foyer.

"Yeesh, talk about being stiff as a rock, now what am I going to do about Jerkuales." Hades grumbled in annoyance at not being able to get someone to do his dirty work for him. He turned his head slightly to notice that the sister of the Keyblade brat that had been here just a few short hours ago with the King's lackeys.

Hades had a cold smirk plastered on his face as an idea formed in his head and slipped away into the shadows.

"Oh yeah, I need to warn you guys. If you come across a guy named Hades, don't listen or agree to anything he offers, he's a rotten egg." Oswald warned the youngsters.

"Hades?" Zen questioned.

"He's the god of the Underworld in this world. He has it out for Hercules so he's been trying every dirty trick in the book to get rid of him." Oswald nodded and added.

"I see, thanks for telling us. We'll keep an eye out for him." Lucille thanked.

"Alright, let's go inside, I'm sure Phil is around somewhere." Oswald guided them to the main coliseum building, opening the large doors to enter inside.


Inside the foyer, that was actually a lot smaller than they thought it would be, they say a small goat like man, along with a man in knight armour.

"Look, only qualified heroes only! Even if you are a hero, I need a name before I sign you up for anything, how else are the crowd gonna know who they should be cheering for?" Phil argued.

"...Warrior of Light...that's all I can remember, that word resonates strongly in my memory, I thought that perhaps in the heat of battle, it would trigger something else."

"Warrior of Light? Eh, that sounds heroic enough, I'll just put you down as 'Warrior of Light' on the roster." Phil shook his head and carved a new name on the stone tablet that was a list of tournament contestants he had in his hands.

"Still in the business of training heroes, Phil?" Oswald called out.

"Huh? Hey, well ain't it the lucky rabbit himself. Been a while since the Zeus Cup, what brings ya back." Phil recognized Oswald right away, but not the others who was with him.

"Who are the kids?"

"Kid?" Zen's bandaged arm twitched at being called a 'kid'.

"Well technically we're teenagers, so we're neither kids or adults. Although I guess Flo would still count as a kid." Lucille pointed out in a matter of fact like fashion.

"Lucille, you aren't helping." Zen face palmed.

"Don't knock them, Phil, they're young, but capable. Anyway, we were just stopping by to investigate something. I see you have another tournament going then?"

"Yeah, I just reopened the games after it got trashed a while back, Herc helped with the repairs so we managed to get this place back to working order in no time." Phil puffed out in pride of the champ he helped trained.

"Oh, do you think we'll be able to take part in it?" Lucille asked.

"Lucille, we're here to look for fragments remember? We haven't got time for fighting in matches, I'd be lying if I said wasn't interested but still..." Zen reminded.

"Well yeah, but maybe we'll find it while taking part. What if it's being held as a prize?" Lucille suggested. "Besides, Flo and I are here to find my other friends too." Lucille countered.

"Oswald, talk to her." Zen glared at the rabbit.

"Huh, now that she mentions it, she's got a good point. Phil, is there any particular prize in this tournament?" Oswald's ears perked up in curiosity.

"I'm glad you asked! There's this strange orb of light thing that I found while cleaning the arena of the last mess of a tournament we had. I figured that since no one stepped up to claim it, I figured it would make a nice reward to the winner." Phil replied.

"An Orb of Light? That sounds familiar..." The Warrior of Light whispered to himself.

"Could it be an ancient relic from the Age of Fairytales?" Chi guessed.

"If it is, then it's right up our alley. It's no Lux Fragment, but won't say no to a relic of the old world." Oswald decided. "Alright Phil, think you can sign me up?"

"Bad news, these are team matches, you're gonna need two other partners to compete."

"Sir, that Orb of Light you mentioned, is it being displayed at this moment? This is something I need to see with my own eyes. I believe that Orb is important to me somehow."

"Nice try, buddy, but no one's taking a gander at that prize till the winner is announced. Besides, like I said, two words, Team Matches only."

"...Um..." Florian counted with his fingers at Phil's previous sentence to count the words. "Should we tell him that he actually said-" Flo started before Oswald stopped him.

"Trust me on this kiddo, just roll with it. You'll save yourself a lot of headache this way."

"I understand. I apologise." The warrior apologised.

"Well, let me know who I need to sign up when you're ready rabbit." Phil told them before going past the barrier that was held in place that lead into the arena.

Lucille's curiosity over the exchange between them made her come forward to approach the young knight.

"Excuse me? You said that Orb might be important to you? Why's that?"

"Lucille, that might be a little much to-" Oswald tried to tell her but the knight spoke anyway.

"When I awoke in this world, I had no memory of who I was or which world I had come from originally. I feel like I had lost something important here, so I cannot leave until I get it back. I only remember a few things, a title, a blue orb of pure light and...the feeling that there is somewhere else I am meant to be."

"...You don't think that orb Phil found and the one this guy talks are the same object, do you?" Zen turned to the rabbit.

"It can't be just dumb luck, fate's got a funny way of working like that." Oswald pondered thoughtfully.

"Say...Oswald?" Lucille turned to ask the rabbit, but Oswald just gave an all-knowing smile.

"I know, I know. You want to help him get this orb back, especially if they are one and the same right?" Oswald answered.

"Whoa, how did you know what I was going to ask?!" Lucille looked impressed.

"Because you're literally a bleeding heart?" Zen sighed.

Lucille glared at Zen.

"Lady Lucille does have a point though, even if we did take part and win, what if this orb already does have an owner? We would be no better than thieves if it does belong to this man here." Chi noted.

"You make a fair argument, Chirithy." Oswald agreed and turned to the knight.

"Okay, how about this? We team up for this tournament and win to claim the prize. If it is the same orb you are talking about, you should be able to recognize it right away. If it does belong to you, then by all means you can have it. If it isn't yours though, we'll take it, deal?" Oswald offered.

"...Are you implying that we should join forces as a team for the tournament?"

"Exactly, we only need three people, so if you and I team up, that just leaves us with just one person left to volunteer, I'm sure we can fill that spot pretty easily though." Oswald glanced at the others to illustrate his point.

"I appreciate it, but are you sure you do not want the orb for yourself? It would be unfair to you and your friends otherwise, my memory is fragmented with very few clues to rely on, the one that's being presented as the prize at this tournament might not be the same orb and I'm mistaking it with another."

"Not gonna lie, I do want that orb, but if it does belong to you after all, then it's just going back to where it rightfully belongs. So regardless, it's win-win for either of us." Oswald honestly replied.

"...I will never forget this kindness, thank you."

"Don't thank me, thank her, she's the one vouching for ya." Oswald shrugged and pointed at Lucille.

"You are called Lucille, correct?"

"Yeah, that's me." Lucille nodded.

"Thank you. I found it difficult to trust anyone here with my memory being the way it is and with that detestable god of the Underworld prowling behind me. For some reason though, I can tell you and your friends can be trusted, not sure why I feel that way though."

"Hades? You ran into that creep?" Oswald's ears perked up.

"Indeed, he offered to help recover my lost memories, in return for my help to slay someone for him. I told him the truth, I do not deal with people or any god with darkness overflowing in their hearts like he does."

"Boy, good thing you chose to turn him down. I bet he was lying through his teeth the whole time."

"I had felt that suspicion as well, taking advantage of my amnesia for his own goals, whatever those goals may be." The Warrior of Light nodded.

"Well, it's nice to meet you, Light!"

"Light?"

"Well, calling you Warrior of Light all the time would be a bit of a mouthful." Lucille laughed nervously.

"Hmm...I do not mind it, you may call me that, if it is easier for you to recall." The knight gave it some thought and consented.

"So that's me and our new pal, Light here sorted. We just need to find one more." Oswald turned to Zen and Lucille.

"Count me out. I don't think the crowd would support or cheer for someone with a monstrous claw like this." Zen shot down.

"Ooh! Can I join? Being in a tournament sounds fun~ Besides, maybe Riku's here, he's always been preaching about getting stronger for when we left our Islands and this place seems like the kind of thing he'd take part in." Lucille raised her hand excitedly.

"I hope for your friend's sake, he hasn't ran into Hades if he is on this world." Oswald noted. "Oh yeah, if you're joining, you'll have to put Florian on the side-lines."

"Aw, why can't I join?" Florian was disappointed to hear this.

"You might be a Seraph, kiddo, but this is still team match with only three people allowed in a team, you would kinda be breaking the rules."

"Oh...Will you be okay, Lucille?" Florian asked.

"Yeah, don't you worry. I'm no Riku when it comes to swordplay, but I can hold my own." Lucille winked.

"I'll be rooting for you." Florian nodded and smiled.

"Heh heh, thanks Flo~" Lucille giggled. She then turned to Zen. "You'll watch over Florian for me, right?"

Zen shrugged. "Sure, got nothing else better to do."

"I'll go sign us up then. It pays to be a runner up in the Zeus Cup." Oswald told them and he went off to find Phil.

"Hey Lucille, you said that your sword skills aren't as good as this friend of yours. So you guys basically self-taught yourselves?" Zen asked.

"Pretty much. I was pretty late to learning since I wasn't able to leave the house for ages, and there's no way Mom would ever let me near anything sharp back then, but Riku and Sora helped to teach me. To be fair though, I don't think I'll ever be as good as Riku, as much as a jerk he is, he's a really good swordsman."

"I can't tell if you like this guy or hate him." Zen rolled his eyes.

"I don't hate him." Lucille retorted with a huff. "He's...just hard to read and understand at times. Either way, even if he's not here, I still hope he's okay wherever he is now. He's still one of my best friends after all, no matter how much he changed over the years."

Lucille caught almost a glimpse of emotion from Zen other than his usual scowl, it was like he remembered something painful. "Hey, you okay?"

"It's nothing, besides, why do you care?" Zen brushed off her concerns.

"Well you don't have to be defensive about it. Am I not allowed to care?" Lucille placed her hands on her hips in defiance.

"It might not be my place to say this, but I believe it is better if you do not pry your friend any further." Light advised.

"I guess, but would it hurt for him to not push people away?" Lucille shrugged in defeat.

"I am sure he will warm up in time, Lady Lucille." Chi reassured.

Zen just stayed quiet and ignored them, but he did squeeze his bandaged arm with his normal one.

"Okay, good news, we're in. Phil added us to the tournament roster." Oswald returned with a victorious grin.

"Nice! So...how does this work exactly?" Lucille asked curiously.

"We have two brackets that will compete with each other, the finalists of those two brackets will end up fighting each other in the final match. Right now, we're in the right wing, so the left wing will be everyone who will be challenging us."

"Are we the only ones in this wing?" Light questioned.

"Yeah, seems like it. That does strike me as suspicious, even Phil thought it was weird about the lack of combatants in the right wing, according to him, the left wing has a ton of challengers."

"That seems incredibly one-sided." Zen noted.

"You know what the most strangest part is? Everyone that signed up to the right wing besides us ended up either defecting to the left or they were too injured to take part."

"It sounds like someone is trying to rig the outcome." Light frowned.

"Wait, doesn't that count as cheating? Shouldn't that mean they get disqualified or something? I'm no expert on tournaments but..." Lucille reasoned.

"It's no good if you don't have proof to back it up, Lucille. Either way, try to be careful, okay? There's someone playing dirty here, and I don't think they'll be playing by the rules." Zen warned.

"We'll be careful, right guys?"

"Yeah, I think I know who the culprit is. We need to get to that final round to confirm it." Oswald nodded.

"Then we must remain vigilant."

"Yeah, let's do our best!" Lucille nodded. 'I sure hope Riku isn't injured or in the left wing.' She made a mental prayer.

"Alright boys and girls, the show's about to start. You're the only ones in the right wing bracket so you better not lose." Phil approached them to inform them that the tournament would soon commence.

"Geez, who do you think you're talking to Phil? I'm the runner up of the Zeus Cup, this will be nothing." Oswald bragged with a smirk.

"Don't worry Phil, we're gonna win! I think...no I know we're gonna win!" Lucille tried to boost her confidence, hoping that she wouldn't be a burden despite this bring her first tournament.

"We'll be rooting for you from the side-lines, right Zen?" Florian beamed and nodded.

"I don't do cheering." Zen scoffed. "Nevertheless, I'm expecting you guys to win, so don't disappoint me and don't pull any reckless moves like you did back in Wonderland, island girl."

Lucille grinned. "Is that your way of saying good luck?"

"You heard what I said." Zen crossed his arms.

"Aw thanks Zen~!" Lucille smiled brightly.

"..." Zen sighed.

"Alright then, let's get you kids into the lobby. You two can hit the seats from that direction." Phil directed them.


And so, the tournament was underway, the crowds filled the seats of the coliseum with Zen, Florian and Chi in the middle row. Lucille, Oswald and Light were indeed the only challengers from the right wing, and through teamwork and coordination, they have managed to reach the final round.

"Have you noticed that all the challengers of the left wing so far had been Heartless? How come no one is freaking out about them?" Zen wondered.

"It could be that creatures of such unusual appearance is the norm here. They must assume that they are creatures of this world as well. So long as their minds do not perceive as a threat to them, they won't react like we would."

"Tch, they're just asking for their hearts to be stolen."

"I hope Lucille, Mr. Oswald and Mr. Light are doing okay? They've been fighting these matches non-stop." Florian grew concerned.

"It'll be okay, Lord Florian. Lady Lucille is a strong-willed girl." Chi comforted.

"But what about her body? Didn't she say that she had a weak body back when she was younger? She claims she's stronger now but..."

"...Do I detect concern?" Chi's ears perked. Her only reward was a death glare from the greenette, although he didn't make a rebuttal.

'Maybe I should have swallowed my pride and taken that spot earlier. This might be too much for her body to take, we haven't really had a proper rest since leaving Traverse Town.'

"Oh, I see them now!" Florian stood up from his seat and waved excitedly to them as the crowd began to cheer loudly once more as the final round was about to begin. "Do your best, Lucille! Mr. Oswald! Mr. Light! Just one more win!"

"You can do it!" Chi jumped as she also joined in the cheering.

Zen just looked deadpanned at the pair of them. "They're having way too much fun with this." He continued to have a serious look on his face as he stared down at the arena.


The trio had been able to tackle the past nine rounds by working together, using their strengths and defending their weaknesses where needed. Lucille began to pant a little but shook off her slight fatigue, she couldn't slow down now, she could always recuperate when it was all over.

"Hey, Lucille. Are ya doing okay?" It hadn't escaped Oswald's notice that Lucille was starting to get tired out.

"Y-yeah. Just a little tired out, but I'll be okay. Just one more win to go, right?" Lucille reassured.

"Yo, Phil. Is it possible to tag out in these tournaments?

"Afraid not, you can't switch out now, ya gotta keep goin' till the end. Besides it's the final match! You can't throw the towel now!" Phil shook his head.

"I was afraid of that. Are ya sure you can keep going? Don't push your body too hard." Oswald asked.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Lucille nodded.

"That's the spirit, kid! You aren't half-shabby, now that I think about it. You look like that other rookie kid who came here with some strange looking key as a weapon."

"You've met my brother?" Lucille's eyes widened in recognition.

"Come again? That rookie was your brother?! Huh, should have figured since you both nearly have the exact same face."

Lucille's eye twitched. "Why does everyone say that?"

"Anyway, once you're through this round, the final round is up, whoever is ain't gonna be no pushover, so no slacking!" Phil warned them. "If ya excuse me, Herc should be here soon with the grand prize. The Satyr took off back to the lobby to wait for Hercules to arrive.

"Don't you find something odd? All of these enemies we've been fighting are Heartless. Usually they would just run wild and attack anything they see, but these ones are being controlled by a stronger presence of darkness." Oswald whispered to Lucille.

"Yeah, that is kinda weird. You mentioned someone called Hades earlier, right? Do you think he has a hand in this?" Lucille turned to their knight friend.

"He did try to enlist my aid earlier, perhaps he is the mastermind behind why we are the only ones in the right wing for this tournament." Light nodded.

"Maybe he's trying to tire us out early by making us taking all these rounds on by ourselves." Oswald theorized.

"Hey, someone's coming." Lucille pointed to the other side of the arena.

Their challenger was a tall man in dark armour with a horned helmet that completely covered his face.

"That man...I've...seen him somewhere before." Light's eyes narrowed deep in thought.

"You have?" Lucille gasped in surprise.

"A friend or foe?" Oswald quickly asked, never dropping his guard with his keyblade armed in hand.

"My, how the mighty have fallen. Here I stand before you and you do not even recognize me, some warrior of light you turned out to be." The man laughed darkly.

"Definitely a foe." Oswald confirmed.

"Who are you? And what do you know about Light?" Lucille called out.

"Very well, I shall humour you, little girl. Since you won't live long enough to remember it. I am Garland, I am the servant of Chaos, the devourer of worlds."

"Garland...? Chaos...?" Light repeated, his head began to pulse in pain.

"You really don't remember, Warrior of Light? You and your sorry lot for companions failed to stop myself or Chaos from devouring the heart of our world of Cornelia, it would seem however the light within you saved you from becoming consumed, or would that be Princess Sara's light that saved you?"

"Wait, is Chaos a Heartless as well then?" Oswald demanded.

"Hmhmhm...My master is just one of the many faces that the forces of darkness has. Those pathetic dregs you call Heartless are mere ants compared to the power that Chaos has at his disposal."

"You destroyed your own home world? Why would you do that?"

"That is none of your concern, little girl. My only reason for being here in this world, is to finish off the last of the Warriors of Light! Once I have ended this one's life, there will be none to stand oppose to my Master and the last hope of Cornelia will die!"

"Not if we have anything to say about it!" Oswald fought back.

"That God of the Underworld warned that you two would be taking part and get in my way."

"I knew it! Hades was behind all of this!" Oswald clicked.

"It would have been ironic if he somehow managed to turn you to Darkness, Warrior of Light. No matter, I knew from the very start that you would never change."

"I..."

"Stop the match!" An unfamiliar voice barged in, getting in-between the fighters, eliciting gasps from the crowd.

"Hey slow...down, Herc! What's...with all...the commotion?" Phil followed behind although panting heavily as a result.

"Phil, we need to stop this tournament, it's a scam."

"A scam?!"

"Herc! Always know how to the make an entrance, huh?" Oswald smirked.

"Oswald! I didn't know you dropped by, I guess you also came to the same answer as me, right?" Hercules was pleased to see the familar rabbit that he spared with during the Zeus Cup long ago.

"Yeah, Hades is involved."

"Hades rigged the whole thing. He was the one who caused all those accidents to happen to the other challengers from the right wing, leaving just you guys in. He obviously wanted you to end up fighting this guy, so he could get to me."

"Get to you?" Lucille looked confused.

"I was planning on keeping that as a surprise, but the winner would also get a chance to fight with Herc, that's why I left him with the Orb that I found."

"Oh yeah, that's right. I beleive this belongs to you." Hercules took out a blue crystal orb of blinding light and handed it over to Light.

"Eh?! But that-!"

"Phil, that orb you found belonged to this guy to begin with. It was really strange, on my way here, the orb talked to me, there was a woman's voice coming out of it, she said that she had to return to her knight's side, to protect him." Hercules explained.

Light looked deeply into the orb, as if searching for answers within its depths. He had a brief moment of pain that pulsed through his mind. Then like a flood of light, wave upon wave of memories flowed back into him.

"No matter what happens, may the light of the crystal ever illuminate your path, my dear Warrior of Light."

When it was all over, he felt as if a part of him that had been lost for ages, suddenly return and made him feel whole again. "That's it, I remember now..."

"Light! Do you have your memories back?!" Lucille beamed.

The knight simply nodded and stared in defiance at Garland. "You and Chaos had outside help, my comrades and I were unable to prevent Chaos from consuming the heart of our world, and Cornelia fell into darkness. However, Princess Sara, she...called out to me, and I reached out to her and then...I believe that's where I lost my memories."

"As I thought, the light within that meddlesome Princess was too strong even for my Master to consume, so that's where she ran off to, right into your orb of light. By doing so, she not only saved herself but you as well, she even saved your memories from being lost forever. Such a troublesome girl."

"If you think I will allow you to take the Princess's heart from the Orb of Light, think again." Light armed himself ready with sword and shield in hand. "I am a Knight of Cornelia, not only that, but one of the Four Warriors of Light. Chaos' defeat come later, right now, I will end your malicious intent here and now, you will cause no more suffering to any other world like you did to Cornelia!"

"We're with you, Light!" Lucille and Oswald agreed and got ready to fight against the dark knight before them.

"Ha! Yes! That's more like it! I missed that fire in your eyes, Warrior of Light. Very well, I, Garland, shall knock you all down!"

"Herc, get the people out of here, this is gonna get messy." Oswald warned Hercules.

Hercules nodded. "Leave it to me, you take care of that guy."

"Kid, I've got two words for ya. MAKE. HIM. PAY!" Phil stated loudly before running off behind Hercules.

Garland summoned a swarm of Heartless that crawled out from the ground. The crowd began to panic and abandon their seats to seek safety.

"Lucille, Oswald!" Zen didn't waste any time and started his descent down to aid them, Florian and Chi wasted no time in following. "Hang on Lucille!"

"Lady Lucille! We'll save yooouuu!"

Lucille and Oswald started by taking out Heartless that Garland summoned using Oswald's Keyblade and Lucille's Lux Arma. Within a matter of seconds, they were joined by Zen and Florian.

"Hey, was wondering when you'd join us." Oswald smirked and greeted the greenette off-handily.

"Give me a break." Zen scoffed before summoning his Heartless Claw and started to swipe at the multiple Heartless, taking hold and extracting the darkness from the smaller ones when they were close enough to grab.

"Wind Blade!" Florian threw one of his paper charms towards one of the larger heartless and transforming it into a blade made up of wind and slicing through the Heartless' body like paper.

"You okay Flo?" Lucille asked.

"That should be my question!" Florian puffed his cheeks.

Meanwhile Light and Garland was caught up in their own personal battle, clashing blades with each other in a well rehearsed dance that both knights knew so well.

Lucille was about to join to help but Oswald stopped her. "This is his fight, Lucille, let's take care of the Heartless."

Lucille was hesitant for a moment but in the end, Oswald was right. This was something only Light could finish, so she returned to fighting the remaining Heartless.

Light and Garland pressed their swords against each other, grinding them so they made the metal screech.

"Do you really think you can defeat me? You could not even end me when you had the other Warriors of Light with you." Garland scoffed.

"Yes, I know I can. Even if they're not physically here with me, they are even now lending their strength with me by through my heart, just like Princess Sara did when she saved my own from being consumed by darkness and still continues to fight alongside me. Do not mock the power of my friends!" Just then, Light's body began to shine brightly, glowing in a blinding light.

"W-what?!" Garland was taken by surprise, that was the moment Light was waiting for managed to deal the final blow to Garland, throwing him off balance and falling to the ground ungracefully.

Light pointed his sword towards Garland's face. "It would seem you are the one who has been knocked down, Garland."

"Do not mock me, boy. What are you waiting for? End me, isn't that what you wanted?" Garland spat.

"...Before Cornelia fell, yes, I would have without a second thought. Now, I know better. I will not become like you. You have a chance to redeem yourself, when you kidnapped Princess Sara, you did not sacrifice her right away, did you? You hesitated, enough for my comrades and I to arrive and stop you the first time before we realized the cruel cycle we've been trapped into. That means you hold some good in your heart still."

"Hahahaha! You're such a fool, letting your enemy go. You realize I shall return, more powerful than I am now?"

"Even so, I still believe that your heart will change yet again. Before you were corrupted, you were one of Cornelia's most celebrated knights, someone that the King trusted greatly. You were once a good man, the heart is more mysterious than you think."

"Heh, such a naïve fool. You will regret sparing me. I shall return and my Master, Chaos will devourer countless other worlds until you finally commit to the fact, there is no redemption for me." That was all Garland said before he teleported himself away in a cocoon of darkness and seeped into the ground like a Heartless would.

"Garland..."

"What in the name of Medusa?! That guy just walked out on me! We had a deal!" Hades puffed into the arena, his whole body turned red and his blue flame of hair turned red as he fumed.

"Of course you made a deal with that guy, you're always about shady deals Hades." Oswald scoffed. They had just finished off the last group of Heartless that Garland summoned earlier.

"So that's Hades?" Lucille pointed to the God of the Underworld.

"Hey, it's rude to point at gods, doll face!" Hades snapped.

"Hades, why did you do all this? This wasn't just about getting at Hercules was it?" Oswald demanded.

"Tch, well since you asked so nicely." Hades sneered. "While taking care of Jerkaules was my main goal, I thought I could get rid of Keyblade brat's sister and you in the process. That's when I found that Dark Knight fella, said he was here to kill some Warrior of Light that survived the destruction of their world. It didn't take an apple to fall from a tree to tell it was you, light boy."

"So, you made a deal with Garland to offer my life for his help to kill Hercules. You truly are a coward, getting others to do your own duty work." Light narrowed his eyes.

"Hey I'm a god, that's what I have minions for." Hades brushed off the insult. "I should have known it was too good to be true when he said that you were taking part in this tournament, he said he'd do whatever dirty deed I wanted done for free. Note to self, never take on anyone that offers to do any work for nothing."

"Either way, you lost. So why don't you crawl back to your little underworld where you belong?" Oswald scoffed.

"You really are related to that Mouse aren't ya?" Hades snorted.

"What can I say? Runs in the family." Oswald crossed his arms with pride.

"Wait, can I ask you something?" Lucille took a few steps forward.

"Lucille, what are you doing?"

"Did you happen to meet someone named Riku while in this world? I was certain that he'd be last challenger..." Lucille asked her question.

Hades turned around with a smirk. "I might have. Either way, even if I did tell you, there's no way you can reach him where he is. Well, time to hatch another scheme, see ya losers." He then disappeared once more.

"Hey! You lowlife! Get back here!" Lucille growled.

"Don't bother, Lucille. He wouldn't have told you anyway." Oswald shook his head.

"So...Riku wasn't here after all...I had so many things I wanted to ask him too." Lucille sighed.

"I'm sure Riku's okay, Lucille." Florian tried to cheer her up.

"Yeah. Riku can take care of himself, I know that. Still, doesn't mean I can't worry about that jerk." Lucille smiled softly.

"You do realize Oswald that you entered this tournament for nothing." Zen reminded the rabbit.

"...Ahhh! That's right! The orb turned out to belong to Light after all!" Oswald cried out before sighing in defeat.

"That's not entirely true. We were able to do a good deed by helping Light remember his old memories and those he cared about. I'd say that's a great achievement!" Lucille beamed brightly.

"Heh, of course she would think that." Oswald gave a lopsided smile. "Well, a deal's a deal. Glad you got your memories back, pal." Oswald turned to Light.

"I would not have been able to recover the memories that I lost if it hadn't been for you all. Thank you all so much." Light gave a slight smile and bowed graciously.

"Well, this was all Lucille's idea so thank her." Oswald pointed to the brunette.

"So, Princess Sara, who is she? And how did she get inside your orb?" Lucille asked curiously.

"Ah, yes. Princess Sara was a brave woman who cared deeply for the well-being of her own people, she was never one to remain in the castle and would often disguise herself as a commoner in order to walk among her own people. Ironically, everyone in Cornelia knew it was her, but they played along with her since she had tried so hard to blend in."

"Heh, she sounds wonderful. I wish I could meet her in person." Lucille laughed.

"She was indeed a wonderful Princess, the people of Cornelia loved her dearly. She would have become a queen to be proud of serving, had...Garland not gotten involved with Chaos."

"Even after our world was consumed, Princess Sara's heart must have survived and made refuge within my orb of light. It is after all a source of light itself, so it would make a safe haven for her heart.

"Huh...so her heart was too strong for the darkness to consume. That almost sounds like a Princess of Heart." Oswald noted quietly to himself.

"So she's still inside there? I'm really glad that she's okay."

"I now know what I must do now. I must reunite with my friends, I know that they too must have also survived, they have Orbs of Light as well, I'm certain it must have protected them from the darkness. Although it would seem the Princess wished to come along as well."

"Heh heh, you better make sure that you never lose it again. I don't think your Princess would be very happy if she found you lost that orb a second time." Lucille teased.

"Yes, I will make sure that I never lose sight of my light again." Light nodded, keeping a secure hold over the Orb of Light that held within it the heart of Princess Sara.

"In truth, we're on a journey ourselves, to find our friends that we got separated from and restore our own home world that had fallen into darkness as well. Who knows? Maybe we'll find a way to restore Cornelia too!"

"If one day Cornelia is restored, do visit us. I'm certain the Princess would love to meet the ones who helped her amnesiac knight in his darkest hour." Light told them.

"Yeah, that's a promise!" Lucille promised.


"Thus I hereby dub thee junior heroes and confer upon thee full rights and privileges to participate in the games. Further-"

"Junior heroes? What's that meant to mean? I thought we did pretty well all things considered." Lucille placed her hands on her hips.

"You rookies still don't understand what it takes to be a true hero. So until then, you guys will keep training till you do understand."

"Awww." Lucille was deflated.

"So, what does it take for one to be considered a true hero? Is one's deeds not enough?" Chi wondered.

"Hell if I know." Zen answered flatly.

"Well, that's just something you'll have to find out for yourselves, just the way I did."

"Really? You had to discover that for yourself too?" Lucille curiously.

"Yup, even heroes have to start somewhere." Hercules winked.

"He's got a point. No one becomes a hero overnight, there's much more to it than just doing good deeds." Oswald explained.

"Huh...That's some food for thought. I wonder what it really takes?" Lucille smiled thoughtfully. "Oh well, it's not so bad. Junior Heroes has a nice ring to it." Lucille then beamed.

"We can always come back from time to time to take part in the future games." Oswald offered.

"Yeah! I think this will be a great way for us to train our skills. I've been wanting to practice more with the Lux Arma after all." Lucille agreed with excitement.

"Oh that's right, I found this on my way to the Coliseum. I feel you would get better use out of it, than I will, Oswald." Hercules handed over what looked like a gummi piece to the rabbit.

"A gummi piece? What's that doing in a world like this?" Oswald looked confused.

"Is that what it's called? Well if you can get some use out of it, then it was worth holding on to." Hercules replied.

"Huh, guess that's another for Cid and Aster to work out." Zen noted.

"Hey, what happened to that Warrior of Light guy? I thought he was with you." Phil looked around for the Warrior of Light.

"He's gone off on his own journey to find his friends." Lucille answered while not revealing too much away.

"Aw man, I really thought he had good material to be a true hero too, well so much for that idea." Phil groaned.

"Well, I hope he finds them." Hercules understood better than Phil what she meant.

"Yeah, I really hope so too." Lucille nodded. 'And maybe one day, we'll get to see the world that he and his friends tried so hard to save. I'm looking forward to that day.'

"Well, we better be off, we've got our own journey to still continue." Oswald changed the topic.

"You'll be back to take part in the future games, right?" Hercules asked.

"Absolutely! Maybe one day we'll get to face off against you, Hercules." Lucille answered.

"Heh, you have the same enthusiasm as your brother, Sora. You guys are related right?"

"Oh yeah! How did you guys meet Sora?" Lucille asked curiously.

"Let's just say, Hades was involved again. With help from him and his friends though, we were able to take down Cerberus. Although don't tell the little guy, but I actually tired out Cerberus before they jumped in to help."

"Heh heh, don't worry, I won't tell Sora." Lucille agreed to stay silent about that. It would probably bruise Sora's pride if he found out about that.

"Either way, they're junior heroes too, so you might end up sparring with each other if you both take part in the future games ahead." Phil warned.

"Huh, that sounds like something I could get behind, not everyday you fight against a Keyblade Wielder." Zen was interested in the thought.

"You've got one with ya, you know. You could just ask me." Oswald grumbled.

"Well, guess we better be going. Take care now! We'll come back soon for the games!" Lucille waved to them as they departed, with Hercules waving back to them.


As they departed from the airspace around Olympus Coliseum, Oswald made an updated change to the star chart. "Well so far, we've found one Lux Fragment and two gummi blocks with an unusual appearance."

"Do you have any ideas what those gummi blocks could be?" Zen asked.

"If I had to guess, they're probably navigation parts, but for what, your guess is as good as mine."

"Shhh, keep it down, Lucille's sleeping." Florian motioned for the other two to lower their voices.

"Wait, she is?" Zen and Oswald looked over to Lucille's seat to see that she was deep in her sleep.

"I think all our adventures so far as tired her out. We haven't had a proper rest since leaving Traverse Town after all." Chi told them.

"Hm, yeah. Not to mention, she did seem a bit fatigued after everything that happened at the Coliseum and in Wonderland. I think a rest would do all of us a world of good. I'll set the coordinates to head for Traverse Town for the time being. Zen, how about you take to her room? I don't think that chair is the most comfortable place to sleep on."

"What am I? Your personal servant? Fine, whatever." Zen scoffed but conceded, lifting the brunette into his arms in order to not wake her.

Florian was about to follow but Oswald stopped him. "Lucille will be fine, she doesn't need her Seraph to watch over her."

"I guess..." Florian looked disappointed, he didn't like the idea of being separated from Lucille for any period of time, but the rabbit was right, with Lucille sleeping, the last thing she needed was feeling like she was being watched.


Zen opened the door to one of the rooms and placed Lucille on the bed, before placing the covers over her body.

"Honestly, keeping an eye on you makes me feel exhausted. This is what happens when you push your body beyond your limits you know." Zen complained, although he knew that he was mostly talking to himself.

"Even so, sleep well, Lucille." Zen started to leave, but when he looked back for a moment, he thought his eyes were playing tricks on him, because for one brief moment, he didn't see Lucille, but another girl in her place with pink and white robes wearing a fox mask over her face.

Zen closed his eyes and shook his head before looking again to see Lucille was once again there. "Maybe I should go to bed too, even my mind is starting to play tricks on me."

Lucille, although still very sleepy, managed to make out someone was in the room with her, so she opened her eyes ever so slightly, she didn't know if it was because she was still very sleepy, but for some reason instead of Zen who was about leave the room completely, she didn't see him, but someone else in his place. Someone in a yellow robe and wore the mask of a leopard...

'Who...is that?' Lucille's mentally asked in her own subconscious before sleep took her again.


Whooo! Finally, I'm done. x.x

I apologise if this feels like the weakest one so far, but I found Olympus Coliseum pretty hard to get around until I decided I got the idea to add other Final Fantasy characters in it.

I hope you guys all enjoyed the latest chapter and with luck, I'll be able to get the next chapter out sooner rather than later.

The reason why I gave Warrior of Light the name Light was because in Final Fantasy I, the game that he originally debuted in, they never gave us an official name, he was just the Warrior of Light. XD

And even now we don't have an official name for him. =P So I decided to on Light since it fits with the fact that he's a Warrior of Light. XD

Anyways, please look forward to the next chapter, until then, happy reading folks! Moogle Empress out!

Moogle: Kupo!