Weeks past by, and Arick was not seen by any of them, only theories of his death or imprisonment could be told. Aurora, Riku and Kinno saw him as the one who united them all, and could only hope they would see him again.

Kinno, Aurora, Riku, Sora, and Leon were walking through the main courtyard of the third district, just rested from a recent trip to another planet, and were preparing for their next journey.

It started to rain, which was a rare occurrence in traverse town. Kinno looked up into the sky, smiling as the rain drops played across her face. She loved the water.

"Arick?" Aurora's voice echoed in Kinno's ears. Her head snapped down, glancing a few feet in front of her. Their stood the rain soaked form of Arick. His head was bowed with his blue hair drifting over his eyes.

Aurora was about to leap with joy towards her lost friend. Kinno grabbed her arm before she could move any closer.

"Wait…" she mumbled, staring at Arick, confused. Something was wrong, as the memory of the dream she had flashed through her mind, warning her of danger.

Riku seemed to sense it as well. He walked cautiously towards Arick with the tips of his fingers touching the handle of his sword. In his own mind, he questioned why he was suddenly here, without any mark or show of injury.

"Arick, whats wrong?" he asked, seeing the boy tremble as he stepped closer.

"Its all your fault…" Arick muttered. "You left her…" he suddenly glared up at Riku, who could see the shadowed darkness in his eyes. Riku jumped back, drawing his sword, feeling a chill travel down his back.

"What did she do to you?" he asked in a shocked voice. Leon came up next to him, striding with his gunblade in hand. Kinno dragged Aurora from the inevitable battle. Sora followed to protect the girls.

Arick struck faster then either of them could see. He appeared in front of Leon, kneeing him in the stomach and slugging him across the face. Leon reacted by lancing his sword through Aricks shoulder before he was knocked unconscious by another blow to the side of his head.

Riku stood their, staring as the friend he once knew stood with a long steel blade sticking out of his shoulder, and acted as if it was nothing. Arick grabbed the handle, and slowly pulled the sword from his body. A loud clang echoed as he dropped it to the ground, showing no signs of pain. Riku could see blood flow down the side of his jacket. Arick turned his stance, facing Riku. Sora ran up to take Leon's place behind Arick with his keyblade drawn.

Sora looked to Riku, who only nodded as if they read each others minds. They charged at the same time, yelling out their battle cry. Arick jumped into the air, a gust of wind powered by his stones increased his height. He flipped backwards, watching the weapons clash beneath him.

Like a meteor, he launched himself back at Riku, crashing him into the hard concrete. Sora tried to strike again, but was to slow. Again, Arick flipped into the air, this time with more speed, and landed his feet on the keyblade, focusing all his weight on the weapon. Sora dropped it, unable to hold the weight. Sora's breath was forced out of him as Aricks kick collided into his stomach. Sora's feet left the ground, and he went flying into a wall. He fell to the ground, unmoving.

Everything became silent except the sounds of the rain pattering on the concrete. Arick faced Aurora and Kinno, and slowly walked towards them.

Aurora was crying, her friends spread out across the ground, her brother possibly dead. Kinno stepped in front of her to protect her, her own tears disguised by the rain on her face. She couldn't show weakness in front of Arick. Her dream was becoming true. She would have to fight him, and everything depended on her. Her friends lives, her life, and maybe even Aricks.

"Stop it!" Aurora cried out desperately, staring with disbelief as her tears burned her eyes. She couldn't even feel the cold rain against her skin anymore. "Don't let her control you!"

Arick stopped, staring at Kinno. "Give me the girl, and I'll leave," he said quietly. Kinno shook her head. She tried to focus as flashes of this moment played in her mind. She had the element of surprise. This was it.

Arick was suddenly blown off his feet, skidding across the hard ground. Kinno ran after him, gathering her mental strength to her fists. Arick stood quickly, swinging his hands towards her. Giant meteors of fire raced towards her like orange missiles. She rolled to the right, dodging both of his attacks and closed the distance between them. She punched him twice with upward thrusts, adding the extra mental strength behind her hits. He went flying, spiraling into the air, his blood splashing onto Kinno.

Arick gained control of his body, and regained his balance. He seemed to be standing in mid air as Kinno glanced up at him, seeing his hands glow a dark blue. The rain around him started to condense, falling faster and more rapidly. Kinno ran, hearing hundreds of tiny sharp ice needles shatter like glass behind her feet. She kept running while it trailed behind her, managing to keep one eye on Arick as he continued to descend back onto the ground.

He landed hard, crouching down and placing his hands flat on the ground.

"Kinno RUN!" Aurora yelled, recognizing the spell. Kinno obeyed, shifting her weight and direction just as a giant wall of towering flames exploded behind her.

She felt multiple stabs of pain in her shoulder, arm and back, causing her to stumble in surprise. The ice needles had hit their mark. Her head exploded in pain and dizziness as Arick double fisted the side of her skull. She was knocked to the ground, her lip splitting open as her face slammed against the cement.

She glanced up slowly, pushing herself up on her arms. Arick stood over her with his hand hovering over her, gathering fire and magic into his palm.

"Die," he whispered. Kinno closed her eyes, the tears streaming down her face. She had failed. She had failed everyone. All that had happened, all they had gone through was for nothing. She cried bitterly as she waited for the finishing blow.