Meanwhile, Joxor is almost in reach of Kingdom Hearts! Realizing that the Guardians of light are not going to stop him in time, Relena quickly cast another ice spell at his wings. Once the dark Keyblade wielder have crashed down onto the plateau below, the Anguis woman then created a barrier to surround them. Angered by this, Joxor decided to let the darkness burn within him as he unleashed the goat-like creature again at the Guardians of light before charging at them, himself. The general quickly brought up his Gunblade to lock blades with the dark Keyblade wielder– but before Matthias could have the chance to use his electrified gauntlet, the goat rammed into the general; sending him sprawling to the ground. He barely had any time to pick himself up when the goat use the metal on its legs as a whip, cutting the general.

~~~KH~~~

But just as the goat was about to deal the finishing blow on General Matthias, Relena quickly summoned her cobra and made it shield the general with its long tail– blocking the attack, but caused the cobra to obtain the injury instead. Matthias cast a healing spell on the cobra to return the favour before trying to strike Joxor down, but the goat used the metal as a shield to protect its master. The second the metal shield is down, Joxor quickly mounted the goat. Fabron, Kira, Kale, and Razoul then summoned their creatures and have them attack the dark Keyblade Wielder, only for them to miss. Razoul's unicorn tried to use its water-based magic to stun the goat by unleashing a series of geysers underneath, only to receive a cut from the metal "whips". Joxor then have his goat to ram into the Jalis. Kale's leopard then used its discharge to keep up with the goat - only for the goat to ram it aside once the leopard is left open; Joxor jumped off and locked his Keyblade with Kale– the two briefly duelled until the dark Keyblade Wielder cast an ice spell on the Leopardos' left arm.


The dark Keyblade Wielder then ordered his goat to kill the Leopardos– but before the attack could reach Kale, a sparkling, lavender orb of light flies toward the Leopardos' form at a blinding speed– forming into a firm, crystal sphere that encased Kale the second the light came in contact with him. The goat's attack collided with the rounded barrier before the Vulpeus who have cast the Reflect magic have her fox to cast a Thundaga magic at both the goat and its master. Thinking quickly, Joxor quickly "teleported" himself behind the Kira and grabbed her by the neck and begin lifting her up– strangling her! "Kira!" Enraged by how the dark Keyblade Wielder is endangering his friend, the Leopardos rushed forth and cast a carefully placed Thunder magic to make Joxor dropped the Vulpeus.

~~~KH~~~

"You all right?" he asked, with a sincere concern present in his voice and the hidden, ocean-coloured eyes. "Yeah…" Kira nodded before her eyes behind the fox mask widens, "Look out!" Kale whipped around to see Joxor raising his Keyblade to strike. The Leopardos quickly brought his body over to shield his friend, and closed his eyes as he prepare for the worst. But it never happened– looking up; the two young Keyblade Wielders noticed that Joxor's attack collided with a shield of light, the very shield that Fabron's bear have created to protect Endon. The bear surrounded itself with the earth, "transforming" into its deadly stone form, again. Learning his lesson from the last experience, Joxor shifted to earth below the bear to break its rock-like defence before having the goat ram into the bear's ribcage.

~~~KH~~~

The master blacksmith then rushed in to attack as both the general and lieutenant fired away on their Gunblades, only for the goat to use the metal as a shield to protect its master again before exploding with the metal shards flying. The metal shard has caused the bear, the unicorn, the fox, and the leopard to retreat back to their respective Keyblade. None of the Guardians of light were injured by the metal, but the impact of the explosion has sent all of them flying and rendering each of them unconscious– with the exceptions of Relena and Nanaki who were protected by the shield the former created. The cobra enveloped its wind-like "tentacles" with light and swung them like a sword at the goat, causing the goat to vanish into its master's Keyblade before the dark Keyblade Wielder found himself wrapped in the cobra's long body. Joxor felt himself getting cut by the cobra's wind-like "tentacles" before managing to free his arm with the Keyblade, using it to defend himself from the cobra's lashing out with its mouthful full of teeth. The dark Keyblade Wielder then unleashed a Dark Firaga attack on the cobra, causing it to retreat back to the Anguis' Keyblade and freeing himself in the process.


"Did you really think you could stop me?" Joxor challenged as he approached the two standing Guardians of light, "Once I defeat all of you and obtain Kingdom Hearts, I will put an end to the pathetic little thief you blindly follow as your "king"–" "Endon is not pathetic…" the dark Keyblade Wielder turned around to see Razoul slowly picking himself up onto his feet, along Fabron, Kale, Kira, Oreius, and Matthias. "I now understand– that there's more to him than meets the eye!" and with that, the Jalis charged towards Joxor– only to be knocked back when Joxor used the darkness to block the attack. "On this land shall darkness prevail and light expire. The future…it has already been decided by our actions." He stated as he approached the Anguis woman, "The moment the Goddess cease to exist, the World will be enveloped by eternal darkness."

~~~KH~~~

Joxor then raised his Keyblade, ready to strike the woman who created the barrier! Realizing what will happen; Nanaki placed himself in front of Relena just he felt a sharp, burning pain in his lower chest! "Nanaki!" Alarmed by how Nanaki have taken a serious blow that was intended for Relena, and angered by how the dark Keyblade Wielder have tried to kill the two female Guardians of light, Matthias rushed forth with his Gunblade ready. "Joxor!" Seeing the general rushing in from behind, the wounded Guardian of light regained his footing. Just as the Gunblade was being swung, Nanaki summoned his Keyblade and– at the same time as General Matthias slashed Joxor's back– unleash a magic attack that, in the form of chains made of light, impaled the dark Keyblade Wielder in the chest.

~~~KH~~~

Joxor's eyes widened as his Keyblade clattered on the ground. Pressing his hand against the wound on his chest, the dark Keyblade Wielder staggered back. "You may think…that you have won... But do not think this ends here." He said pointing at the Guardians of light accusingly, "My Keyblade… shall be wielded again. As long as my blood still flows through my descendants…" after losing the last of his life, Joxor collapsed and fade away within the darkness. Deprived from his strength and inflicted with a serious wound, Nanaki collapsed to the ground – only for Relena to catch him. Fearing for her saviour's life, the Anguis woman held him close as the Guardians of light noticed that the wound has darkness seeping out– rendering every single healing spell useless, even if the darkness was dispelled.


It was when they noticed the silver phoenix approaching them. It landed gently beside both Relena and Nanaki before looking at Razoul, causing the Jalis' Keyblade to glow. Both Razoul and the others looked at the glowing Keyblade in surprise before the Keyblade began to act on its own and summoned Razoul's unicorn. The unicorn stared at the phoenix for a brief second before approaching the unconscious Keyblade Wielder and lowering its glowing horn on the wound, causing the remaining Guardians of light– especially Relena– to notice the darkness is being cleared away from Nanaki's wound. The unicorn then retreated back into Razoul's Keyblade as the phoenix looked over the wound and began to shed tears, healing the wound until it resembles more of a faint scar. The Guardians of light– and Relena, especially– held their breaths until Nanaki began to cough before gasping for air. Seeing that Nanaki will survive, the phoenix flew away as the other him up onto his feet before heading off to reunite with Endon– that is, until Nanaki stopped in his track. Looking back at the Keyblade that almost killed him; he felt a dark dread that if what the dark Keyblade Wielder had said is true, then Joxor's Keyblade will be wielded again, through the dark Keyblade Wielder's descendants. Nanaki picked it up before hurrying after the others.


Back with Endon and Vaatu, the two friends were locking blades with one another. Even though the former knows that killing his best friend is inevitable, he is still trying to find a way to save him. And while the latter didn't want to hurt his friend, the darkness that he was trying to hold back is still urging him on. The two backed away and watched each other, waiting to see who will make the next move until Vaatu – despite of his struggle – rushed forth. Endon leapt to the side, narrowly avoiding his Keyblade. "Why won't you kill me, Endon?" Vaatu asked as his friend continues to be reluctant in putting an end to his suffering, "It's because I made a promise!" Endon replied as the two friends locked Keyblade again, remembering not the promise of finding Vaatu and getting everyone – including Vaatu – home safely to Raava; but also a promise that he and Vaatu made when they first met.


A flashback appeared in the minds of both Endon and Vaatu. A 6 year old Endon was running from the guards that an angry shop keeper had called after catching him stealing a loaf of bread. Even if he lose the bread that he stole, Endon knew that the guards would still be in pursuit – and he's still haven't gotten a hang of flying, yet. As Endon looked back to see if he had lost the guards, he wasn't watching where he was going – and collided with someone and landed on his butt, losing the loaf of bread in the process. He looked up to see another boy sitting across from him before picking himself up onto his feet. This boy appears to be roughly two or three years older than Endon, although his eyes indicate otherwise.

~~~KH~~~

Helping Endon up is a little girl who is not much older than he was. But that is when Endon heard the guards' loud shouts and looked back at the guards approaching before looking back at the two children, his eyes full of fear and pleading for help. The boy's eyes met his gaze before grabbing both Endon's and the girl's hands. "This way!" he said as the three children began to weave through and around the crowded district, "Hey, get back here!" one of the guards shouted as they ran around the corner before the older boy quickly noticed a large bush– providing him with an idea. "Quick! In here!" He said as he ushered the two younger children into the bush before crawling in after, crouching down as low as they could to stay hidden. As they hear the approaching guards, the older boy then raised a finger to his lips to signal the others to keep quiet. "Shh!"

~~~KH~~~

Hidden within the bush, the three children watched silently– daring not to move or breathe– as the two tall, broad shouldered guards raced past, stopping short after panting. "Damn kids… Where'd they go?!" one of the guards asked out of frustration, "They couldn't have gone far! Keep looking!" the second one replied. Endon felt his heart stopping for a second as a guard approaches their hiding spot before a third guard– the captain– approached the two. "You should let them go. They're gone now. And whoever stole that loaf of bread has already dropped it – Since it's still good, we should return it to the shop keeper."

~~~KH~~~

"Well, it won't do any good– we still need to catch that thief." The second one stated, "And I'm sure the child who stole it will never do it again." The captain insisted. "I wouldn't be so sure… I'm just saying that he might do it again out of habit." It have taken a while to convince them to give up their search and leave, but the three children waited a little longer until the older boy slowly crawl out of the bush. "You can come out now, the coast is clear." He said, causing both Endon and the girl to come out of hiding. "Thanks… that was a little too close–" Endon spoke up for the first time until his stomach growled loudly. The older boy laughed a bit, "I guess it's no wonder why you took that bread. Well, c'mon. There's an apple orchard nearby." He said before taking them to the said apple orchard.

~~~KH~~~

After carefully climbing up to picked the apples for the three of them, the older boy climbed back down. "Here." He said as he gave an apple to both Endon and the girl. "Thanks." they quietly ate their apples and got rid of the cores, "Oh yeah! I don't think I caught your name, kid." That really annoyed Endon, "Hey! You're practically a kid, too." He replied, causing the girl to start laughing. "What are YOU laughing at?" the older boy asked, "I can't help it. You two would make the weirdest brothers– and that would mean I would have a second one." The girl replied as she continues to laugh. The two boys were confused until they understood what she meant, and laughed with her. "Must be nice…" Endon stated, "Having someone watching your back…" "Hey, I wouldn't be watching your back if I didn't helped you back there." The older boy pointed out before realizing something, "You're… You on your own, aren't ya?" he asked, causing the younger boy to reluctantly nod. "Same as us, then." The older boy mused to himself as he looked back at his sister before returning his attention to the younger boy, "The name's Vaatu. And this is my sister, Raava. Think you could tell us your name?" "I-it's Endon." The younger boy quietly replied. "Endon… Well then, Endon– Come with us." Vaatu said, holding his hand out for Endon to grab. "Whaddaya we watch each other's backs from now on?" Endon smiled before grabbing Vaatu's outstretched hand, "Yeah! It's a promise!" he replied.


A single tear rolled down from Vaatu's blood red eye, "I see you haven't forgotten that…" he mused as he lowered his Keyblade. "We've always helped each other out. And after all these years, I've come to look up to you as an older brother – but the bond we share… I feel it's more than that. Because I'm sure it's the same for you, but I know you, Vaatu…like I know myself!" And with that, Vaatu's darkness has erupted again– causing Vaatu to rush toward his best friend. Endon, with hardly enough time to dodge the attack, closed his eyes brought his Keyblade up to block it– or so he thought. Opening his eyes, Endon looked up in horror as he realized that he had impaled his best friend.

~~~KH~~~

He dismissed the Celestial Soul before catching Vaatu and setting him down against a pillar. The other Guardians of light have flown down to greet their future king, only to grow serious upon seeing the scene consisting of Endon… and the fatally wounded Shadowrupt sitting against a pillar. They slowly approached the former as he looked down to see Vaatu's blood on his hands in distraught. Fabron placed a hand on his apprentice's shoulder, causing Endon to look up in surprise. "Fabron…" he looked back at his best friend, "What have I done?" The master blacksmith can clearly see how hard it was for Endon to strike down his best friend.


"You've grown stronger…Endon." The Guardians of light– especially the Goddess' chosen guardian– looked up in surprise to see the wounded Shadowrupt speaking out. Vaatu coughed a bit, causing some of his blood to stream down from the corner of his mouth. Endon slowly approached his best friend, "Vaatu… I wish things were different. Raava… she will never forgive me for this." He said as he struggle on the lump in his throat caused by the fact that Vaatu is dying because of him. "It's not your fault, Endon… I'm glad you stopped me." He said with a smile, which is ironic due to knowing that he's dying– leaving both Endon and his sister behind. "Why!? Why does it have to end like this?" the Goddess' chosen guardian said out of frustration, with his tears escaping from his ocean-coloured eyes. "I'm sorry I put you through this, Endon… but I deserve it." He apologized, "I should have been happy with what we had. I was… for a while. But when I heard about the upcoming war for Kingdom Hearts… although I joined for the sake of giving us a better life... I started to take it all for granted. And before I knew it… I was captured and turn into a Shadowrupt against my will." He closed his eyes as the memory of his torture– and his life– flashes through his mind.

~~~KH~~~

"I'm such an idiot. Endon… you don't need me, anymore." He opened his eyes again at his best friend, "Always remember… that you have friends who're like family… and more. I need you to live… for the both of us…" This confused the Goddess' chosen guardian. "Both of us?" Endon asked, causing Vaatu to nod. "That's right. You'll be… my living legacy." The latter replied as he felt himself grow weaker, "Promise me… that you'll take care of my sister for me." While the final request was meant for their future king, the other Guardians of light somehow felt… that this promise is also meant for them, too– especially Fabron and Razoul. It was hard for Endon, but he nodded solemnly– knowing that he has to be strong for Raava's sake. "You have my word… Vaatu." The Shadowrupt smiled one last time as he slowly closed his blood red eyes, "Thank you…"


The Goddess's chosen guardian's eyes began to grow wide upon the realization that his best friend is now dead, "Vaatu…? Vaatu!" the other Guardians of light look on in sadness as their future king mourn for his best friend– holding the Shadowrupt in his arms as the corpse fade away into the darkness. "No… This is not happening… It can't be happening… It can't…" Nanaki is the first to approach the Goddess' chosen guardian, carefully placing a hand on Endon's shoulder. The latter looked up in surprise to see the other approaching him– he now knows how Nanaki felt when his two brothers died so that he could escape. He slowly stood up before his eyes fell onto the now lifeless Keyblades, including the one in Nanaki's hand… and Vaatu's. He walked over to where Vaatu's Keyblade lie before picking it up, "This war has already claimed too many lives." The Goddess' chosen guardian spoke up. "We should continue to protect the light for the Goddess' sake– to prevent the history from repeating itself." The other nodded in agreement as Endon slowly approached the pillar where his best friend passed on. "No one deserves to die like this." He then looked down at Vaatu's Keyblade, "Not even you, old friend. Farewell." And with that, he struck the Keyblade into the ground– placing it as a grave marker in hope that Kingdom Hearts would accept Vaatu and grant him peace.

~~~KH~~~

A portal appeared behind them, causing the Guardians of light to think that it's time for them to go home. All of them decided to go through the portal, but when Endon tried to go through the portal himself, he was interrupted by the Goddess' voice. "Endon. Come find me, please. I don't have much time." As the other Guardians of light began to wonder what's taking their future king so long, the portal started to close on them. "Don't worry about me. You go on ahead. Wait with the others in the Fountain Square." He ordered as he summoned his wings to find the Goddess, unaware of the darkness that is beginning to spread throughout the world.


When the phoenix flew away from saving Nanaki, it looked over the battle between the two friends and understands how it will end… and how hard this battle will be for one of them to strike down the other. Upon reaching the X-blade again, the phoenix landed and transformed into the raven-haired goddess. She willed the X-blade out of hiding and into the sky before summoning her bow, again. She pulled the bowstring, causing light to gather and crystalize into a white, gold and silver arrow. Channelling her desire to destroy the X-blade into the light arrow, Renyra aimed the arrow at what she had created… and let go.

~~~KH~~~

The arrow flew sure in a blinding speed of the light that created the arrow, with a great concussive force that not only shattered the X-blade into 21 pieces– but also caused Vaatu's darkness to erupt again. Upon looking at the fragmented X-blade, she noticed that seven of the shards are made of pure light– sensing the significant of these seven light fragments, Renyra cast a spell on the seven fragments before willing them into hiding– so that the spell will come into effect in the form of seven maidens with the heart of purest light. Looking back at the remaining fourteen pieces, the Goddess noticed that one of them is in a harmonious balance of the two elements that she used to created it– much to her surprise. When she tried to mix the light and darkness alone– much like when she created the World– the immortal woman quickly found out the hard way about the instability of light and dark when combined. Renyra knew that darkness is something that is never meant to be tampered with, but she also knew that light and darkness are like two separate sides of the same coin– a rare, delicate balance that should never be messed around with; even if darkness is believed to be oppressed by the light.

~~~KH~~~

The Goddess knew that, with the exception of her own heart, the light and darkness within every heart will never be truly balanced. She willed the one X-blade shard to approach her before casting a spell similar to the one she cast on the seven light fragments, casting the same spell on herself. She then willed the twilit X-blade shard into hiding, so that– like the seven light fragments– the spell will come into effect as her mortal incarnation. Before she could begin with sealing Kingdom Hearts away, she created the portal for the Guardians of light to escape– with the exception of her chosen guardian. Closing her eyes, she managed to get to him. "Endon. Come find me, please. I don't have much time." Even though she can sense Endon heading off to find her, Renyra can't waste any more time and proceed in locking Kingdom Hearts away– feeling weaker upon the seal's completion. She collapsed, barely conscious by the time the dying Goddess can hear her chosen guardian call out.


"Renyra, where are you? Please answer me!" It didn't take long to notice the Goddess unconscious on the cracked, wasteland ground, "Renyra!" he called out as he hurried over to her side. Although Endon was as hesitant as he was when he wiped her tear, he carefully turned the immortal woman over and held him in his arms. Seeing that her eyes were closed, the Goddess' chosen guardian lowered his head in sadness– he had already lost his best friend to his own hands, but now… there's nothing he could do to save the goddess. "If only I've gotten here sooner…" he said to himself as tears escape from his ocean-coloured eyes.

~~~KH~~~

Sensing the sadness her chosen guardian had for her, the immortal woman opened her eyes. "Endon…" she faintly spoke up, gaining Endon's attention. "Kingdom Hearts… is safe for now… but the seal… will not last forever. I have used the majority of my power…to crate the seal. You need to get out of here… before the darkness covers this world– and you with it." She weakly brought her hand up to create a portal made of light for Endon– only for the immortal woman to grow weaker. Endon lowered his head again; he had never felt so helpless– in both Vaatu's death, and in Renyra dying. He tried to summon the Celestial Soul, only for the weakened goddess to stop him.

~~~KH~~~

"Keep the Celestial Soul…" she told him, "It has accepted you… as its wielder…and master. Your family will be able to wield it as well…" the goddess then unclasp the amulet around her neck. "Take this amulet…and give it to Raava. She will be your queen…" Although the Goddess' chosen guardian was surprised by how the Goddess has known about his feelings for Vaatu's sister, he couldn't help but feel sad. He was also surprised when she brought her hand up to wipe his tear away, "You don't have to be sad, Endon… We will meet again… in the next life. Where I will stand before you… as one of your descendants." She smiled before disintegrating into light– leaving behind a silver phoenix. Endon knew that this silver phoenix is an ordinary phoenix due to not hearing the Goddess' voice. He watched as the phoenix flew away into the vast sky before noticing the darkness spreading. "It's time to go!" and with that, ran off through the portal– closing behind just as the darkness began to swallow the world.


The darkness didn't just spread in the wasteland, but also in Laputa as well. Everyone in the Fountain Square huddled close as the darkness began to swallow Laputa, but to everyone's surprise, the light within the children's hearts drove the darkness back. A portal made from light appeared before them, and the Goddess' chosen guardian stepped out. Raava was the first to approach Endon, "Is Vaatu…?" she began to ask before Endon reluctantly nodded. "I'm sorry I couldn't bring him home–" he tried to apologize before Raava cuts him off by wrapping her arms around his neck, "I'm glad you're safe…" Endon wrapped his arms around her wrist and stood there in the embrace for a few second before the Goddess' chosen guardian broke the embrace and gave Raava the amulet. Noticing the amulet, Noah smiled. "At last! Our king is here!" the oracle called out as he knelt down before the remaining Guardians of light– and everyone else– follow suit.

~~~KH~~~

A few months have passed and cerulean flags with a silver phoenix emblazoned on each flag flies across the sky from each tower of the newly constructed Laputa Palace. The walls were decorated with banners similar to that of the flags and everyone in Laputa are gathered in the Grand Hall– where the throne room is– for the coronation of Endon, the first monarch of the Azurian race, and his queen, Raava. The coronation itself was spectacular, and the new queen looked beautiful in her new attire. And the banquet after the coronation was lively, but the new monarchs were nowhere to be seen– they were secretly escorted out of the palace by the other Guardians of light. Due to their strong camaraderie to the new king and queen, Matthias and Oreius decided to dedicate themselves in building a militia that will serve and protect the newly established Royal Family; and the five Keyblade Wielders became the Foreteller Union Council who will serve as the Royal Family's chief advisors– with Noah and Matthias as honourary members; Oreius and Nanaki were offered to be honourary members as well, but they turned down. The lieutenant saying that it would be better if General Matthias be the honourary member due to how the general can represent the Royal Militia, while Nanaki will explain when they get there…wherever "there" is.


It was later revealed that the Guardians of light have taken the new rulers to the abandoned building that Endon and Raava had called home…along with the queen's late brother, but that was before the Keyblade War. The new monarchs were surprised and touched to see that their friends have restored their old home and made it into a tomb for Vaatu, "I know it isn't much, but… it's the least we can do for your brother." Relena explained as she and Kira gave both Raava and Endon a group of Atlantean Star Lilies to plant in front of the tomb, with the remaining Guardians of Light following suit. "Vaatu would always bend over backwards so that Endon and I would survive." Raava reminisced, "Even if it means getting into trouble." Both Fabron and Razoul lowered their heads. "If only I had realized how desperate he really was– especially when Endon told me that Vaatu was going out of his way to take part in the Keyblade War." The master blacksmith stated.

~~~KH~~~

"Yeah… None of this would've happened if my brothers and I knew about your troubles… I'm sorry." The eldest Jalis apologized; not only to the new king and queen, but also meant it for the deceased Vaatu. "Vaatu… Raava and I would never have made it this far if it wasn't for you. Thank you." The new king said as they all stood in front of the tomb. After a moment of silent, they turned to begin their journey back to the new castle– only to be surprised to see a portal leading to a new world that will eventually be known as the Land of Departure. Feeling guilty, Nanaki spoke up.


"I guess… the time has come for you to know my reason." This confused the others, but they still continue to listen. "The reason I turned down the offer… is because of this" Nanaki than summoned Joxor's Keyblade– the remaining Guardians of light were surprised to see that Nanaki is still carrying that Keyblade, "When Joxor was defeated, he said that his Keyblade will be wielded again– through his descendants." The latter explained. "I couldn't stop having the feeling that someone will try and begin the Keyblade War anew." The others begin to understand, especially when they decided to protect the light – so that the history doesn't repeat itself. "Since there are other worlds now, I decided to hide the Keyblade away… and stay there to safeguard it." This shocked everyone else, "So you mean…" Kira said, unable to finish. Nanaki nodded, "Yes. This is good-bye." He stated, upsetting everyone.

~~~KH~~~

"I just don't belong here, anymore. Not like this…" Nanaki said as he recalls his partial transformation, "Ever since the transformation has left me half-corrupted–" "You still belong here with us!" Relena explained, surprising the half-corrupted Azurian. "Relena's right. Joxor would have destroyed all of us if you hadn't intervened when you did." Endon agreed, but he can see that Nanaki's mind is still made up. "But this doesn't have to be good-bye." This surprised everyone around the new king, "Even though the world in no longer whole– all of the new worlds is still connected." He then created two crystals made from the energy that created the portal with a spell he had learned before the coronation. He gave one to Nanaki, "I know your mind's made up, but you will always be welcome back here. The crystal will not only act as a way to communicate, but it will also activate a portal to anywhere you wish to go." Endon said. Seeing that Nanaki's mind is made up, and that their new king is giving consent to his decision, the others also decided that it would be for the best– after all, they have agreed that the history of the Keyblade War should never be repeated.

~~~KH~~~

It was hard, but the hardest good-bye was from the Anguis woman. "Just promise me that you'll visit." She told Nanaki, causing him to nod. "Don't worry. I will…" and the half-corrupted Azurian did something that surprised the Guardians of lights– especially Relena– by wrapping his arms around her. Tears escapes from his unique eyes; even though he hadn't told anyone, but Nanaki have developed some feelings for the Anguis woman the moment they met– even more so from the recon to find more survivors, to where Nanaki took that attack for her. He reluctantly released Relena from his embrace and walk toward the portal, looking back one more time before entering. The portal closed behind him as Relena said something inaudibly.


And true to his words, Nanaki visited his old homeworld every so often. Despite the fact that he is half-corrupted by the darkness, he managed to become the first of many Keyblade Masters who watched over the Land of Departure. The Azurians prospers, along with new Keyblade Wielders– thanks to the story of the Keyblade War. But following the example of the Guardians of light, the new Keyblade Wielders used the Keyblade to defend the light. And whenever there's a portal to a new world, some of the new Keyblade Wielder received blessings from their new king before going through the portal. The Royal Militia continues to grow as they served and protected the king and queen, with Matthias and Oreius leading them as the General and Lieutenant, respectively until their successors takes over. Noah and the five Keyblade Wielders continues act for the Royal Family's chief advisors until they were replaced by their successors.

~~~KH~~~

And as for Endon, he still remembers that he was one with the people before the coronation. He kept his promise to his best friend and taken great care of his queen until she passed on giving birth to their second son. He laid her to rest in the same tomb as her brother– and continued to rule long and wisely over Laputa until his death. He was laid to rest in the same tomb as his wife and his best friend– where his eldest son, Jarred, decided to have the tomb where his parents and his uncle were laid to rest become the Royal Family's Tomb. Jarred then took on his father's position as the Azurian's king, but he was unfortunately misguided by a vengeful Shadowrupt who used a changeling spell to disguise herself. But Jarred's younger brother, Adin, can see through the Shadowrupt's disguise – so upon Jarred's untimely demise and Adin's succession, the Shadowrupt was executed for her treasonous crime against the Royal Family and was replaced by a descendant of Noah – and to prevent this history being repeated, decreed that whenever the queen is with child, the oracle is summoned to see if whether or not the unborn child– even if the child is the firstborn– is the one to succeed the throne.