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When the sudden light had disappeared, Riku heard Kairi's voice.

"Sora! Come on! Come back already! Riku, help me! It isn't working!"

Riku immediately went towards Kairi and Sora, but it was a sight that he rather not had seen. His friend lay lifeless on the ground and Kairi was on the brink of crying. She tried to wake Sora up, but it had no effect. Riku kneeled in front of Sora and tried to feel his pulse, but he found none.

"Tell me he's ok. Tell me that I didn't do this to him... Please, Riku."

This couldn't be, his friend was defeated by pure light and there was nothing left of him? No, there is always a light within the darkness, isn't there? But why wasn't there a pulse? Riku's chest felt heavy, something hurt inside and he looked at Kairi. She was holding Sora's hand and looked at him, eyes that were holding back her tears and pleading for him to say that everything was alright. What if Sora really was...?

"Kairi..."
"No... No don't give me that! Just tell me he's fine!"

Riku pulled her towards him as he tried to comfort her with an embrace. Kairi started crying even more and she dug her face in Riku's shirt. She didn't let go of Sora's hand and cried it all out. When she had no more tears to cry, she clenched Riku's shirt in her free hand and whispered something to him: "Just tell me he's fine already..."
Roxas and Ventus couldn't stand it. They were grateful to be finally materialized again, but the thing was... They couldn't return to Sora now. They should've returned to his heart at the moment when the darkness was gone, so now that nothing happened they were a bit startled. What if there was nothing to return to?

"Don't give up on our friend yet," it was the King who spoke, "his light was locked away in the darkness so we need to get it back."

Kairi was so relieved! She had somehow found new hope again. There was still a chance to get Sora back! She let go of Riku and stood up to face her fellow keyblade wielders.

"Well, what are we waiting for then? I think we all owe Sora something, let's get him back."

Suddenly, the sky became darker, clouded with thick and stormy black clouds, it was colder and there arose a violent wind. Everyone had trouble to stand their ground with this stormy wind. Like it was told to do so, the wind started to blow in a circle around Kairi, Riku and Sora. It was forming a wall of impenetrable air around them, as if they were in the eye of a Tornado and everyone else was blown away by the force of the wind.

"Riku, what's going on!?"
"I don't know… this isn't some random storm! Do you think it's him again?"

Kairi knew it was him from the moment she heard a voice.

So the princess wants to fight us again? We're ready now.

"It's him Riku, get ready to fight!"

The next moment, a black shadow appeared in front of him. (Anti-Sora!) It was all black but its eyes were bright yellow and in its left hand it held on to something, it seemed like a white orb.

Fight us princess, we can't wait any longer...

Kairi didn't know what the creature meant by 'us' but she was certain that this was the creature she drove out of Sora's heart. Then maybe that orb he held onto was Sora's heart?

"Riku... That orb!"
"Got it, let's get Sora back!"

They ran towards their enemy, keyblade in hand and the fight began. Riku attacked first, but the creature dodged it with ease. It was so fast! Kairi came right after Riku and attacked the creature's right arm that held onto the orb. It was surprised and pulled back just a little too late so that Kairi's blade hit its arm. The creature got away from Kairi and attacked Riku who could nearly counter it. Kairi hit its other arm and it backed away again. Kairi joined Riku and the attacks didn't seem to have any effect on the creature. They stood in front of each other and Kairi noticed that the spots, who were hit, started to show a string of black aura that came out of the wound.

Very good. We didn't expect less of the Queen of light...

"Queen of light?"

But there was no answer, the creature tried to attack her but Riku jumped in front of her and blocked it. A distraction! She had to keep her attention on the fight! She ran past Riku and laid another attack at the creature but it pushed Riku back and blocked her attack. Everything was at a high speed. She didn't know how, but all her attacks were blocked.

You can't defeat us.

"We don't know until we try!"

Kairi jumped and attacked from above, but it was dodged again. Riku also kept fighting. She swung her blade to one side from the creature but then she turned around and attacked it from the other side. It had hit! She and Riku backed away and tried to see if that attack had any effect, but they saw nothing. Not even a small string of black aura came out of his arm. But... Her blade had hit something, right?

Well, who would've known that you were this clever?

"Kairi, where's the white orb?"

Now that Kairi searched for it, the creature didn't held onto it anymore! Where could it be? Wait... Did she just...? She looked at her blade and she felt a most pleasing presence. Her blade seemed full of more hope than she ever had in a battle. An utmost confidence that she could win this. It must be him... She smiled. This could work out!

"Riku, keep him busy!"

Think you're faster than us? Whoever gets to Sora first...?

Kairi used her light to get to Sora in a second. He still lay lifeless on the ground. Riku attacked the creature once more and while it had to block, Kairi pierced her blade through Sora's chest straight in his heart and released his own light from her keyblade. A shockwave went through the air and the creature looked at what had happened. He was too late. A light went through Sora's body and his armour changed back in his normal clothes. Kairi gave Sora a hand and pulled him up. Riku backed away from the creature and stood on the other side of Sora.

This fight isn't over yet!

Sora looked up at the darkness in front of him and smiled at it: "Well, I think it is. Enough is enough."

Sora looked at his right side to see Kairi and to his left to see Riku. They knew just what to do. All three of them pointed their keyblade to the ground in front of Sora and closed their eyes. A light emitted from the top of their keyblades. Then they pointed it towards the creature and a keyhole appeared. The creature couldn't do anything against this. When a keyblade warrior tried to seal a keyhole, everything and everyone was nothing compared to them. This was what they were and they would seal him away, away where only keybearers would be able to dig him up again. A light emitted from the keyblades and it hit the creature. A soft 'click' could be heard and the creature of darkness became lost in space and time, locked away by the power of three keyblade wielders.
When they opened their eyes again, the creature was gone, the wind had dropped and the stormy clouds were dispersing and finally disappearing in thin air. Two lights floated through the air and returned to their safe haven inside of Sora's heart. Sora held his right hand on his heart.

It was over.
He felt two arms embracing him. It was Kairi. She hugged him a bit too tight, but he let her.

"Welcome back."

He laid his hands around her and hugged her back, his head resting on her shoulder. How he missed this... She had finally joined a journey with them and then this happened. He really had missed her.

"I'm home"
She started laughing while holding back tears of joy: "Silly, we're not home yet."
"My home is where you are."

He held on tighter and hoped that she would understand. Suddenly, someone broke the moment.

"Well lovebirds, that's enough already. Let's start heading back."
"Riku! We're not-"

When Sora let go of Kairi, he saw that everyone was staring at them: The King, Axel, Aqua and Riku.
He rubbed with his hand on the back of his head and laughed nervously.

"You're probably right..."

Everyone laughed and held on to each other's hands. Sora started apologizing to everyone because he had beaten them all up like this. Aqua was grateful because she was escaped from the realm of darkness now and she had found Ven. He was a part of Sora, but that was just a miner step back. She was glad his heart was safe. Axel was a bit pissed because he had owned his flames, but that was soon forgiven. Riku just stated that it wasn't a fair match so he didn't win at all. Kairi just winked at him and then the King held the star shard in his hand.
But then something felt strange, Sora felt dizzy and reached for his heart. When he looked at his hand, he saw blood. His blood. When Kairi noticed this, she immediately supported him.

"Thanks Kairi... I think... I think we should first visit Aerith..."
The King immediately reacted and held the star shard in the air before he said: "To Hollow Bastion!"

A flash of light transported them to their destination and the keyblade graveyard was left alone again, as a faint memory of the past.

Hey you guys! I got a review about my editing and I have to admit that English isn't my mother language but I try to pay attention and write good English, really! I'm already trying to improve (I checked this chapter in Word)!
Thanks for the review! It's always nice if someone helps you to be a better writer!
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