Greetings everyone! I hope you are all ready for another chapter! It is time for the battle of Radiant Garden to begin!
Chapter 6
When Sora and Kairi look up in the sky and saw the sun, Sora's eyes widen and asked "What happened to the sun?!"
Kairi then said "Oh my God…what's going to happen?"
All of a sudden, Maleficent appeared into thin air. Sora snared and said "Maleficent! You're the one behind all of this?!"
Maleficent laughed and said "I wish but no. Someone else is behind this. But that won't stop me from regaining the Heartless."
"So," Sora said, "Planning on taking over Kingdom Hearts again?"
Maleficent hissed and said "You like to think that, but no. Someone else is behind this and when I find out who it is, they will pay. But first…"
As Maleficent raised her staff and points it at Kairi, she said "Since the person already took three of the Princesses of Heart, I might as well take her instead!"
As Sora and Kairi readied themselves, a voice said "I don't think so."
Sora and Kairi all recognized the voice. But it couldn't be…
The voice then said "And here I thought I would take over this world. Instead, I encountered all of you here."
Just then, a Corridor of Darkness appeared between them and Xehanort appeared. Sora gritted his teeth and said "No way! Xemnas?!"
Xehanort looks at them and said "It's Xehanort now."
"What?" Sora said, "Don't want to use the name Ansem now?"
"It served me a purpose," Xehanort said, "Now I can continue to claim Kingdom Hearts."
"So you're the one behind everything!" Kairi said.
Xehanort replied "Partly. Someone else is pulling the strings here. I'm just the one who is guiding them. You see, he wants to conquer every world he can lay his eyes on and I want Kingdom Hearts. In a way, it's a win-win for both of us."
"Who is he?" Sora asked.
Before Xehanort could reply, Maleficent cried "Now it is time to send you to the darkness!"
Before she could attack, Xehanort held out his hand towards her and fired a ball of fire towards her. When the fire made contact, Maleficent was engulfed in fire and disappeared into thin air. As Xehanort turned back at the Keybearers, Kairi said "What did you do to her?"
Xehanort replied "I send her away from here. A little something I have learned these past few months."
He then said "Now, time for you to meet your end."
As Xehanort snapped his fingers, a portal appeared and something walked through. It was a Shokan that was standing over 7 ft. tall and his four arms were all bulky and full of muscle. As Kairi and Sora gasped at this, Xehanort said "Thanks to my new ally, I can make his warriors more powerful."
Just then, a Shadow jumped into the air and merged itself into the Shokan. The Shokan roared in pain as it was transforming. Its skin turned purple and his eyes turned yellow. Its tunic turned black and razor teeth appeared. A Heartless symbol then appeared in its chest. This Shokan became a Showknocker!
Xehanort smiled and said "And to make sure this is an even fight…"
He then raised his hand towards Kairi and she was knocked into a cornered alleyway. Once she was in the alley, a barrier appeared to prevent her from helping.
"Kairi!" Sora shouted.
"It can't be helped," Xehanort said, "She is going witness your defeat!"
"Oh yeah?" Sora said, "We'll see about that!"
As Riku and Ventus looked up, they are starting to wonder what was going to happen. Just then, a few creatures appeared. These creatures had light tan skin with razor sharp teeth that were showing off, yellow predator-like eyes and black spikes were coming out of their forearm. They were wearing some sort of strange armor. These creatures were known as Tarkatans. As the Tarkatans unsheathed their blades, they all charged at Riku and Ventus. The two Keyblade Wielders used their Keyblades to block their attack. Seeing an opportunity, Ventus spins his Keyblade and quickly dashed through the crowd of Tarkatans and slices through them. Once he was on the other side of the Tarkatans, Ventus holds his Keyblade in a reverse style as the Tarkatans fell to the ground. Riku was in awe and said "Whoa, what did you do?"
Ventus swings his Keyblade and said "I've had training."
He then turns around and said "We've got to help out everyone here."
"I agree," Riku said, "Who knows how many there are here."
"Yeah," Ventus said, "You go and help everyone else. I'll go and check up on my friends."
With that, Ventus rushed off into one direction. Still shocked that Ventus looks a lot like Roxas, Riku shook his head as he headed off to find Sora and Kairi.
Leon and the others arrived at the scene and saw what was happening. Not only did they see Heartless, but other creatures as well, from Shokans to Tarkatans to even another race of creatures. These were the Centaurs, half man and half horse with a steel tail.
"What are those things?!" Yuffie cried.
Leon took out his Gunblade and said "I don't know, but take them down!"
Leon rushes in and cuts down every Heartless there were and was up against a Centaur. As the Centaur swung its tail, Leon managed to block. When it was distracted, Yuffie threw her shurikan stars at the Centaur. As the Centaur took a hit from one of the stars, a Shokan rushes towards Yuffie. When it was near, someone jumped in and delivered a powerful punch that sends the Shokan away from them. The person who saved Yuffie was Tifa.
"Thanks!" Yuffie cheered.
As Tifa nodded, she said "What are these things?"
"I don't know," Aerith said, "But they are killing everyone!"
They saw a Shokan picking up a person, and using its four arms, ripped them apart! Yuffie nearly threw up when she saw that. All of a sudden, something fell from the sky and landed in the center that pushed every enemy away. When the figure rose, they all saw that it was Cloud. When a Tarkatan charged towards Cloud, he swung his sword downward, cutting the Tarkatan in half.
Cloud then said "Come on, let's take them out before they kill anyone!"
Mickey, Donald and Goofy were making their way through the town, when out of nowhere, Pete landed in front of them. They all stopped as Mickey said "Pete! I knew you and Maleficent were behind this!"
Pete replied "The Heartless yes. But the other things no!"
"Other things?" Donald said, "What other thing?"
All of a sudden, four Tarkatans appeared before them. When things couldn't get any worse, four Shadows appeared and merged themselves into each Tarkatans. As all of them twitched and cried in pain, their skin turned purple while their clothes turned black. When they all opened their eyes, they turned yellow and their teeth turned pitch black. Then a Heartless Symbol appeared in each of their chests. These Tarkatans have turned into Tarkian Blades!
As Donald took out his staff that was called Save the Queen and Goofy took out his shield that was called Save the King, Mickey took out his Kingdom Crown Keyblade. As the Tarkian Blades charged towards them, Donald held out his staff and summoned a bolt of lightning on all of them. Goofy then throws his shield at the Tarkian Blades and hits each of them on the head. Mickey swings this Keyblade at each one of them and destroys them.
Once they were gone, Pete laughed and said "Now that they are out of the way, how about I take ye all out!"
Pete snapped his fingers as he rolls a bomb towards them. Mickey, Donald and Goofy rolled out of the way just in time the bomb exploded. Donald then points his staff at Pete and fires a blast of fire. Pete held out his hands and a dome-like barrier appeared around him and blocked the attack. Goofy then bashed his shield at the barrier, but no luck. Mickey then strikes his Keyblade at the barrier, but no crack. As Pete laughed, the barrier went down, and in a fast reflex, Pete jumps in the air and when he came down, he smashed his fist into the ground that caused everyone to fall back.
Pete just laughed and said "Thanks to my little exercise with an army of Heartless, my powers have increase since then!"
As they all got up, Goofy said "Gawrsh, what now?"
Jason was jumping from building to building trying to get to a secure location. Seeing an open area, Jason jumps down and landed on his feet. Just as he was about to take a step, Aqua appeared and shouted "Jason!"
Hearing Aqua's voice, Jason turns around as she rushed up to him. Once she was near him, she asked "What's going on?"
Jason replied "This is exactly what happened when my world got invaded. The emperor must be invading this world too!"
Aqua gasped and said "Oh no! We have to find Ven and Ansem and warn the others!"
When Jason nodded and was about to head out, a blast of fire bursted and Maleficent appeared before them. Irritated, Maleficent cried "I can't believe him! He dare deny me a Princess of Heart?!"
But then, when Maleficent noticed Jason and Aqua, she gave off a cold smile and said "Well, Well, Well. What have we here? The 'Keyblade Master' Aqua. It has been too long."
Aqua gave Maleficent an angry look and said "Maleficent! Still up to no good, I presume?"
Maleficent glared at her and said "No thanks to that wretched Xehanort. He thinks by sending me somewhere else to leave me out of his quest for Kingdom Hearts, he is sorely mistaken."
"Xehanort?!" Aqua shouted, "How?! Where?!"
"In the marketplace," Maleficent said, "Trying to capture that stubborn boy Sora and Kairi."
Aqua's eyes widen and whispered "Oh no…"
"But you will not live to reach them," Maleficent said as he points her staff at them, "Once I deal with you two, I will…"
Bang!
A bullet flew right by Maleficent's face by a few inches. When she looks over, she saw Jason holding his Victory Rifle at hand. He then turns to Aqua and said "Go Aqua. I'll handle Maleficent, you go and take care of Xehanort."
Worried, Aqua asked "Are you sure?"
"Positive," Jason said, "I'll join you if I can. Now go!"
Aqua hesitated before nodding and started to head to the marketplace. Seeing Aqua run, Maleficent was about to use her staff until Jason shot three more shots at Maleficent, which she used her staff to deflect them. Once Aqua was out of sight, Jason walks around Maleficent and said "So…you're the witch who is controlling the Heartless and planned on taking over this town. Tell me, where is that giant, fat cat you were with?"
Maleficent huffed and asked "Why do you care?"
Once Jason reloaded his sniper rifle, he said "Because after I kill you, that fatass is next."
Maleficent laughed and said "You? Kill me? My dear boy, do you know who you are talking to?"
Jason smirked and said "Do you?"
Just then, Sentinel appeared behind him ready to fight. Maleficent raised an eyebrow and asked "A Nobody?"
"That's right," Jason said as he puts away his Victory Rifle, "And we are going to beat you. Weapon Form!"
Sentinel nodded as he transformed into Lexaeus' tomahawk. When Jason grabs it, he slams it to the ground, creating a tremble and said "This is your end, bitch."
Sora was knocked back as the Showknocker lands a powerful blow across his face. Seeing Sora like this, Kairi tried to break through the barrier with her Keyblade, but nothing. Out of nowhere, Namine appeared and saw the battle too. She could see Roxas suffering the same way as Sora is, since the two of them were the same person. When Sora looked at the Showknocker, an image of Roxas appeared next to Sora, looking as he was in pain too.
Xehanort laughed and said "It is nice to see a member of Organization XIII still around."
Roxas said in a furious way "I am not with them anymore!"
"Keep telling yourself that," Xehanort said, "But know this: Once you're out of the way, I am one step closer to Kingdom Hearts."
"And what about your partner?" Sora said, "What does he get?"
"Isn't that obvious?" Xehanort said, "He gets every world he desires."
The Showknocker then rushes towards Sora, but Sora used his Reflect Spell to block the Showknocker's attack. But that didn't stop it, the Showknocker kept on bashing its fists towards the barrier, until suddenly, the barrier shattered and the Showknocker delivered a powerful punch into Sora's stomach. As Sora fell to the floor, he quickly got up and swung his Keyblade at the brutish Heartless. However, no matter how many times he strikes the Showknocker, the Heartless wasn't taking any damage.
Xehanort laughed and said "Don't you see? You aren't strong enough to destroy it. You're dealing with forces beyond your imagination. And once you are dead, the princess will come with me."
In rage, Sora said "No way I'm letting you take Kairi again!"
In a flash, Sora glowed and exploded. Sora's clothes turned red and black and had the Guardian Soul Keyblade in his other hand. Sora just entered his Valor Form. Xehanort smiled and said "Perfect."
His hands glowed purple and fired a blast towards Sora. Before he could block it, the Showknocker swings its fist into the air and released a blast of purple energy. In a fast timing, Sora blocks the Showknocker's attack, but Xehanort's blast landed a clean hit to Sora. Sora was then knocked back and landed on the floor. When he got up, he was reverted to his normal form. When he tried to transform into his Valor Form, nothing happen. He tried the same thing with his Wisdom, Master and Final Form, but no luck.
Sora looks at Xehanort and said "What did you do?!"
Xehanort replied "I have canceled out your little Drive Forms. You can no longer use your forms at the moment."
Distracted, the Showknocker delivered another powerful blow to Sora's side and sends him flying into the air. The impact broke a few of Sora's ribs as he got up. Kairi could somehow sense Sora in pain as she was witnessing this brutality. As she looks away, Xehanort said "What can you do now?"
Riku was rushing to through the streets looking for anyone in need of help. Along the way, he was cutting down Heartless, and other outside enemies. Riku encounter a Showknocker, but it took him a long time to take one down. Once he did that, he resume on his search for anyone.
While that happened, Ventus was running through the streets to find Aqua. With his luck, he managed to find Aqua running in front of him. He then shouted "Aqua!"
Hearing Ven's voice, Aqua turns around and said "Ven! Hurry!"
Ventus rushed up to her and asked "Why?"
Aqua replied "Xehanort is here! We have to go and save Terra!"
Hearing that Master Xehanort was here, Ventus gritted his teeth and shouted "Then let's go!"
Aqua nodded as the two of them headed to find their long lost friend.
Leon and the others were having a difficult time on dealing with the mysterious creatures. Yuffie was throwing countless stars at the Centaurs, but they weren't taking any damage. Things got a lot worse when a few Shadows appeared and merged with the Centaurs. Their whole bodies turn purple while their eyes turned yellow. Their horns became more devil-like, their tails became stronger and the Heartless Symbol appeared in their chest. These Centaurs became Centurions! As Yuffie threw her stars at a Centurion, it looked at her, points its tail at her and fired a blast of red energy towards her. But in a fast decision, Yuffie disappeared in a cloud of smoke and reappeared near Leon. He and Cloud were having difficulties when the Tarkatans and the Shokans when they turned into Showknockers and Tarkian Blades. They were more powerful than anything they ever faced!
Tifa was having a hard time with a Showknocker. Even with her super strength, she wasn't strong enough to take it down. When she swung her left fist, the Showknocker caught it with its upper right hand. But when Tifa tried to punch it with her right hand, the Showknocker did the same thing, but with its upper left hand. When the Showknocker slowly bend Tifa's wrist, she cried in pain. When she was on her knees, the Showknocker used its free hands to punch Tifa in the chest, sending her flying across.
When she landed on the ground, Aerith rushed up to her to heal her wounds. As she was healing her, a Tarkian Blade appeared behind her and charged towards her. Cloud saw this and yelled "Aerith, behind you!"
When Aerith turned around, she saw the Tarkian Blade with its blade ready to slice her.
Mickey, Donald and Goofy were having a tough time dealing with Pete. In the past, they could have easily taken down Pete. But now it was harder since Pete's strength increase. Trying a new plan, Mickey charged towards Pete and used his light magic to blind Pete. Distracted by Mickey's attack, Donald went in and used his Blizzard Spell to freeze Pete in place. Once that happened, Goofy leaps into the air and bashed Pete in the face.
When he crashed to the ground, Mickey said "Together!"
Once Pete got up, Mickey charged towards Pete's feet and trips him. When that happened, Goofy knocks Pete into the air as Donald charged his Thunder Spell. Once it was ready, Donald points his staff at Pete and released a powerful bolt of lightning to Pete. After Donald's attack, Pete crashed to the ground once more and was then knocked unconscious.
As Mickey, Donald and Goofy let out a sigh of relief; six Tarkian Blades appeared and surrounded them. The three of them tried to get their weapons ready as they stared at the Tarkian Blades. As the three of them were back to back with each other, the Tarkian Blades charged at them with their blades ready to tear them apart.
She couldn't believe it! Maleficent was the Mistress of all Darkness! Her powers are unrivaled to no one! And yet here is Jason using the weapons of the fallen members of Organization XIII and he is managing to overpower her! Using Lexaeus' tomahawk, Jason was swinging his giant tomahawk at Maleficent while she was using her magic to avoid his attacks. As Maleficent was floating on a platform of ground, Jason appeared in front of her and swings his tomahawk downward. Seeing a chance to escape, Maleficent teleported out of the way as Jason smashed the platform into millions of pieces. Once he regains his footing, Maleficent appeared a few feet away from him. When Jason was about to make another attack, Lexaeus' tomahawk disappeared.
Seeing this, Maleficent smiled and said "Looks like your power is up."
However, Jason just huffed as he summoned his Keyblade in his right hand. Seeing a Keyblade, Maleficent said "You have a Keyblade?"
"Yeah," Jason said, "And we are just getting started!"
He then charged at Maleficent with his Keyblade in hand. Maleficent then points her staff at Jason and fired a few green fireballs at him. But with fast reflexes, Jason evaded her attacks until he was near. Once he was near her, he swings his Keyblade at her. As he did that, Maleficent did her best to block Jason's attacks. But as she blocked Jason's attacks, it wasn't enough. When she fought Sora in the past, she could handle his attack, since he was a child and his attacks harmed her a bit. But with Jason, his attacks were brutal and fast. His sheer strength was overpowering her! When she deflects one of his attacks, she saw an opening and fired a green fireball point blank range. Believing she landed a clean hit to Jason's chest, to her utter shock, Jason manage to dodge her attack by spinning his body around the fireball and moved behind her! In that moment, Jason grips his Keyblade and swings at Maleficent's back. When the attack made a clean hit, Maleficent yells in pain as she was sent to ground. As she was getting up, she looks back and, to her complete horror, saw Jason ready to attack her. Desperate, she held up her staff to defend herself. But that served on good as Jason swings his Keyblade at Maleficent's staff and managed to break her staff in half! As the upper part of her staff flew away from her, defenseless now, Maleficent looks up and saw Jason putting away his Keyblade and took out one of his 10mm Pistol. He then grabs Maleficent by her collar and picks her up.
He then pins her to a wall, place his gun on her chin and asked in a demanded way "Okay, you bitch. I want you to tell me who this emperor is, answer it wrong and I will put a bullet in your head."
Maleficent laughed and said "You can't do it. You are a Keybearer, you do not kill."
Instead of talking back to her, Jason aims his pistol at her shoulder and fired a bullet in her. Maleficent screamed in pain as Jason said "That was a warning shot. Now, do you know who this emperor is? I know he is behind this attack."
Maleficent snorted and said "How should I know? I never meet to him. One of his followers asked me to join him, but I refused! I will not join him to take over Kingdom Hearts! That realm is supposed to be mine! And as long as I live, Kingdom Hearts will be mine!"
Just then, Jason chuckled and said "Too bad that will never happen."
Right before Maleficent was about to say something, Jason threw her to the ground, aims his 10mm Pistol right at her head and fired countless bullets at her. After he finished shooting, Jason manages to kill Maleficent on the spot, thus ending the witch's life. Just then, her body was started to cover in green fire until it was consuming her. Within seconds, there was nothing left of her body except for a black mark on the ground.
As he puts away his pistol, Sentinel then said "That was brutal."
Jason replied "It had to be done. Like I said, I eliminate the problem."
Just as he was about to leave, a blast of dark fire appeared and Jason quickly backs away. Looking around, Jason looks up and sees Riku wielding his Way to Dawn Keyblade. Riku then jumps in front of him and asked "Hey, you're Jason?"
Raising an eyebrow, Jason replied "Yeah, why?"
Riku gritted his teeth and said "You hurt my friend, Sora. You took something from him: a heart. Why?"
"Sora?" Jason asked, "Wait…you mean the guy who I got the heart from was Sora?! Seriously?!"
"Yeah," Riku said, "What? You already forgot who you are dealing with?!"
Jason huffed and said "Hey man, it was nothing personal. I had to do it to wake someone up."
"Wake someone up?" Riku asked, "You honestly want me to believe that?"
"You don't believe me?" Jason asked, "Then go and find a guy name Ventus and you'll see."
Riku stopped for a moment and asked "Wait…did you say…Ventus?"
"Yeah," Jason said, "You've seen him? He wields a Keyblade in a reverse grip."
Now knowing who Jason was talking about, Riku said "Yeah…but…how did you…"
Jason then summoned his Keyblade and said "I used my Keyblade to find Ventus' heart and it led me to Sora. But when he thought I was a Nobody, he and the girl with the red hair attacked me before I had the chance to explain. So, I didn't had enough time so I did it the hard way and got Ven's heart from Sora."
"So…" Riku said, "You were…only trying to wake Ventus up?"
"Of course!" Jason said, "Hell, Aqua was happy that I woke Ven up and…"
"Aqua?!" Riku shouted, "She's here too?!"
Jason nodded and replied "Yeah, I freed her from the Realm of Darkness when I used my Keyblade to take me to other places. It was handy. And along the way, I met Sentinel."
Just then Sentinel appeared and crossed his arms. Riku was startled and said "You have a Nobody at your side?"
Jason nodded and said "The two of us fused together and we are working side by side."
When Sentinel disappeared, Jason said "But I'll explain more. Right now, we have to get to Sora and Kairi. Xehanort is with them as we speak."
Riku's eyes widen and said "What?! Where?!"
"The marketplace," Jason said as he started to run into the direction, "Follow me!"
Riku nodded as he followed Jason.
Sora was knocked into the air once more and landed hard on the ground. He was covered in bruises and blood from the Showknocker's attacks. He tried to get up, but he felt like all the bones in his body were broken. How could a Heartless like this Showknocker could knock him out so easily?
Xehanort laughed and said "I know what you're wondering. And the answer is simple, this Heartless came from a powerful being that is feared throughout all worlds. These Shokans, Tarkatans and Centaurs are very powerful in their own right. But when they turned into Heartless…well…you know how it goes."
As the Showknocker was staring at Sora, Kairi just broke down in tears as well as Namine. Both Sora and Roxas have been brutally beaten down and Sora didn't even make a scratch on this Heartless!
Xehanort looks at Kairi and said "I hope you are enjoying the show, because after this, you are coming with me. Once we have all the Princesses of Hearts, we can open Kingdom Hearts for good."
Sora grabbed his Keyblade and when he tried to get up, the Showknocker picked him up. As the Showknocker grabbed his hand that had the Keyblade, he squeezed his arm until it broke Sora's arm and caused him to drop his Keyblade. As he screamed in pain, Kairi covered her mouth and looked away. She couldn't bear to watch Sora suffer anyone.
Xehanort then said "I thought the Keybearer could put up more of a fight. I guess I was wrong. It is time to end this."
The Showknocker then grabs Sora and throws him into the air. As he begins to descend, the Showknocker readied his attack. Sora couldn't believe, after all the times he faced his enemies, all the times he saved every world, this would be his end. When he looks at Kairi, he regretted that he wasn't strong enough to protect her right now. Sora had to admit it, Xehanort won. As Sora closed his eyes, the last thing he sees before the Showknocker was about to deliver the finishing blow was darkness.
Hearing Radiant Garden under attack, Ansem had to be quick to find that room. While he was looking through Xehanort's old reports and found a particular report that interested him. Finding room, Ansem quickly opened the door and found what he was looking for. He smiled and said "This will even out the odds."
In the center of the room was a familiar blue Keyblade Armor with a Keyblade next to it that was the Keyblade known as Rainfell.
And that is it! Before I end this chapter, there are a few things I need to discuss:
First, I know I made Sora weak against the Shokan Heartless, but this will be the only time I will do something like that. There only reason why I did it is so that Sora can feel and experience the type of enemies he will have later one.
Now, for the new Heartless, I know, they are cheesy names: Showknocker, Tarkian Blades and Centurions. Lame, I know, but they were the only names I know that rhymes.
And I know you all enjoyed Jason killing Maleficent. It was a short fight, I know, but we all saw it coming when she fought against Jason. Magic or not, thanks to Jason's skills and weapons he had, she stood no chance against him.
Lastly, Ansem finding Aqua's old Keyblade and Armor. Now, I know that Xehanort kept her Keyblade and Armor somewhere in Raidant Garden, and with Aqua back, I figure to let Ansem find it and return it to her.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Next time, special guests arrive to help Sora and the others as well as the end of the Battle of Radiant Garden. Until then, please review!
