Hey guys Taylor here and I am proud to say today is my 1 year anniversary for being on and that means today is A Pure Journeys 1st birthday so happy birthday A Pure Journey and Iraki, I never thought I could last this long with such amazing readers such as yourself, so to celebrate I give to you a longer chapter than usual and this is going to be different as there is no more falling now so I give to you chapter 13 (or XIII for the organisation).

Chapter 13: The Pure Journey.

Sora woke up like any other day but he instantly recognised the room to be his room in Traverse Town but the latest thing he could remember was him getting the complete X-blade, and then he realised that he got the complete X-blade so he could save Ven now! He was ecstatic but then he saw the sleeping body of the girl he saved in Atlantica, Larxene. He was going to wake her up but then he thought if she woke up next to him she might be angry but he had to question the girl so he could think of what to do with her. So he shook the limp body as Larxene's eyelids retreated leaving the girls blue eyes to look at the X-blade wielder. "Finally you're awake," She said as she sat up as she cracked her neck and stretched out "It's been a week you know." She continued as she started looking at Sora.
"What happened after I saved my friends?" Sora asked as Larxene looked down.
"You didn't, they got captured by the enemy so I took you to each world you have been too to look for people who recognised you and then I found a man named Cloud who joined me to take you here," Larxene finished as the door opened to see the swordsman that he met at Olympias Colosseum with his Buster Blade on his back.
"Sora you're awake," Cloud said as he looked towards the young man.
"Yeah I am Cloud so how long have I been out?" Sora asked as Cloud looked down.
"A week and the heartless have been attacking more frequently, I am guessing the enemy has the princesses of heart," Cloud said as Sora realised that he had failed "But there is a silver lining and that is the worlds are still here so they probably need the door opened which means you Sora." Cloud said which made Sora's face lighten a little.
"So we still have a chance, then Cloud and Larxene will you be my temporary party for me to save my friends?" Sora asked to which he got replied with nods from Cloud and Larxene "Then let's end this once and for all.

Hollow Bastion was the last world that was available so that meant that Sora was close to saving everyone. The world was a huge castle which was surrounded by waterfalls that were flowing up for some reason and so the ship descended into the world. When Sora, Larxene and Cloud stepped off the gummi ship they instantly felt the darkness that was spewing from the castle and it was time for the gang to be reunited. They landed on a platform in the middle of the waterfalls and they jumped to it, they were lights last hope.

They got to a platform that seemed to take them to the castle and that is when Sora spoke up to make the game plan as they slowly ascended to the castle. "The plan is that we are going to get inside and cause havoc which will make the boss come out then we will hide and make the boss take us to where our friends are got it?" Sora said as the gang nodded "Right and remember, may our hearts be our guiding key," Sora said as they got to the group got to the castle grounds

Main Hall - Hollow Bastion.

The gang walked into the castle to see a bunch of cages in the centre of the hall hanging over a pool of crocodiles, sharks and heartless. The people in the cage were: Tifa, Yuffie, Donald and Goofy who were holding onto the cages bars. The pool was surrounded by heartless and three beings, Maleficent, Hades and the body of Riku. Sora and the gang hid behind pillars and got their equipment ready as they got into the battle stances to hear the witch speaking. "Everyone thank you for making it, it is a pleasure to bring you a show like this, the murder of the bugs in our path now without further ado I will pull this leaver to send these pests to their grave. So give us a countdown Hades." Maleficent said as she looked towards the flame headed god.
"You got it, in three, TWO, ONE, KILL THEM!" Hades shouted as Maleficent pulled the switch which made the bottom of the cage collapse and the four captured fell to be caught by a blizzaga that covered the hole in the ground that lead to the pool of death, another Blizzaga hit hades in the face as the three hidden people jumped out to save their friends. "Not so fast maleficent!" Sora said as he used a Graviga to pull the four to the X-blade wielder.
"You brat when don't you give up?" Maleficent exclaimed as Sora saw six tanks behind the witch and one of them contained a girl which Sora thought that he lost, Alice who was in a Comatose state. "Alice!" Sora called which woke Alice up to see her rescuer. She called for him but she was encased in sound proof glass.
"You will pay Maleficent!" Sora shouted as Darkness erupted from Sora's body again which made Donald shiver in fear as this darkness was the same darkness from Agrabah. Sora was turning into Anti-Sora. "Guys get away from him that is the form that killed the vizier." Donald exclaimed as Darkness exploded from Sora as all the Glass cages shattered letting Alice escape and Sora to cause massive damage to Hades and Maleficent who were both on their last breaths but that lasted not long as Anti-Sora sliced through the two, killing the witch and the god. Sora turned back to normal and he saw Alice who had escaped and ran to her to give her a massive hug to say sorry for letting her get kidnapped. "Sora!" Alice shouted in glee as she ran to her boyfriend and gave him a huge hug "I missed you," Alice teared up as she melted into the embrace not noticing that Yuffie, Tifa and Larxene was right behind the huggers as they joined in making this a hart felt moment which didn't last long as clapping was heard throughout the castle through the speakers.

"Didn't expect you to last this long Sora," A familiar voice said through the speakers "And you even managed to foil my plans, too bad I have a back-up plan." The voiced said in a mocking voice and this is when Sora remembered the voice.
"Riku!" Sora exclaimed as the voice spoke back.
"No, you have it wrong I am just controlling this 'Riku' my name is another, you may of heard it from Ventus but it is me Vanitas." Vanitas said as Sora gasped realising who it was.
"You are the one who broke Ven, His darkside!" Sora exclaimed as Vanitas laughed from the speaker.
"Congratulations Sora and can you guess who you really fought at destiny islands?" He said as he started laughing madly "That's right it was me and it is me who is going to destroy all the worlds. So come find me Sora and maybe I will let you see one of our old friends again, what was her name, Kairi?" Vanitas said as the mic cut off to leave Sora frightened as he remembered that it was a week since his last conversation with Ven.
"Ven, how can I beat him?" Sora whispered as he heard Ven's voice speak.
"You have to kill Riku… I am sorry." Ven said leaving Sora to understand what he must do.
"Guys lets go save Kairi and the worlds." Sora said determined to stop Vanitas for his family, friends and for Riku.

The gang had been searching for an hour and they had found the last room of the puzzling castle. The room had a limp body of Kairi on the floor and Riku's body towering over her. "So you're finally here Sora? Congratulations you can save Kairi but for a price." Vanitus said this and Sora remembered Ven's worry. He had to kill himself to release Kairi. "I know you just got here but I have to leave now, so I will see you at The End of the World" Vanitas said as Riku's body got surrounded in darkness and as the darkness left all that was there was a Keyblade and Sora had to say his goodbyes. "I guess this is it guys, I will miss you." Sora said as he approached the Keyblade left by Vanitas. "Sora what do you mean by that?" Yuffie asked.
"Protect Kairi will you?" Sora asked as he picked up the Keyblade and pointed it towards him.
"Sora don't you dare!" Cloud said as he recognised the tone of Sora's voice as the voice of a person who was leaving everything behind. But clouds pleas didn't go through to Sora as he stabbed himself with the Keyblade letting Kairi's heart return to its owner. Kairi opened her eyes to see Sora falling into darkness, as soon as she held her hand out to Sora he exploded into a ball of light and in his place a shadow was left behind who smiled at Kairi, Kairi realised it was Sora and gave the heartless a hug which made the two get engulfed in light as Sora appeared hugging Kairi back.
"I am back Kairi," Sora said smiling.
"Yes you are, just don't leave me again got it?" Kairi teared up.
"Don't worry I won't," Sora smiled as the group left for the gummi ship with all the princesses of heart.

The End of the Worlds

"Get ready Kingdom Hearts as you will be mine…" Vanitas said as he turned around to see a silver haired man in a black cloak standing behind him.
"Vanitas, Naminé will be at Castle Oblivion so is you do let him live make sure he goes to the Castle." Xemnas said as Vanitas chuckled.
"Good now Xehanort will not have any problems getting here…"

Hey guys thank you for reading the chapter, a little look into KH3 for when I get to the game so have a nice day and happy birthday ActandRead