Chapter 14:Clash of Power
"Y-you're the Guardian...", Yen mumbled, trying to get a proper grasp of the situation.
"When were you going to tell me!?", Yen yelled, fists tightened.
"I didn't think...I would have to", Saito replied.
"That world you took us to...you knew there was going to be a battle, didn't you? You just wanted to get some answers!Y-you used us...?", Yen said. Saito remained silent.
"Yes, I'm sure that's all quite heartbreaking, but I'd like to wrap this up quickly", Galanort interrupted. He raised his blade.
"Yen, leave", Saito said. Yen seemed a bit taken aback by the order.
"No!", he said. "We came here to stop him and that's what we're going to do!".
"Fool, you dare think you can defeat me?", Galanort said. He shot a ball of flame at Yen. Yen closed eyes and braced himself for the impact, but Yen only felt a slight breeze. Yen opened his eyes to see a large glass-like shield in front of him.
"Leave 'my friend' of this, Galanort!", Saito demanded.
"Well, then I shall take you!", Galanort said and charged at Saito. Saito quickly made a small hand gesture that sent Yen flying a few feet away as the two large figures engaged in combat.
They dodged, they blocked and attempted to strike as the entire cliff shook every time their weapons met.
One little slip and Saito was sent flying by a strong kick from Galanort.
"Once I finish you, Guardian, that X-blade shall be mine!",he said. Galanort an to attack Saito while he was getting up, but a bolt of lightning stopped him. Galanort turned around.
"You dare try to attack me!?", he yelled. Galanort raised his blade and shot a bolt of lightning that struck Yen heavily.
"Yen!", Saito yelled.
"Not so fast", Galanort said as he turned around and tried to kick Saito. Saito managed to grab his leg and punch him in the thigh. Seizing the opportunity, Saito immediately struck Galanort with the X-blade.
Galanort immediately recovered and, with a small hand gesture, pulled several large rocks out of the ground and shot them towards Saito. Saito quickly cast a shield that destroyed all of the rocks.
Galanort raised his blade once more as a ball of darkness appeared at the tip. He was stopped, as numerous balls of flame hit him from behind. Galanort turned around to see Yen coming down from above, ready to strike him with his Keyblade.
Galanort disappeared, right before Yen's eyes! Yen reached the ground only to see Galanort coming from behind. Saito quickly appeared in front of him and cast another shield, successfully stopping Galanort's attack.
"I thought I told you to run", Saito said.
"I'm not leaving you!", Yen said.
The shield started to crack.
"Get out of the way", Saito yelled, as the shield cracked and Galanort's blade hit the ground, creating a huge crater from the impact.
Saito and Yen attacked Galanort together now, but Galanort was much stronger than anticipated. Within seconds he got the best of both of them.
He managed to shoot a large ball of dark flames at Saito and tuned around just in time to send Yen flying from a heavy kick.
"Agh, what the hell is that armor made of?", Yen wondered.
Galanort shot another ball of flame, this time at Yen, but Yen managed to recover just in time to deflect it.
"Ah, I must admit, you're quite something for a scrawny, little brat", Galanort said.
"You have no idea!", Saito yelled as he struck Galanort with the X-blade.
Galanort recovered, yet again, and the three continued fighting.
This time Saito managed to strike Galanort..
"Yen, now!", Saito yelled and the two ran in unison in an attempt to strike Galanort together. Galanort quickly stabbed his blade into the ground and several pillars emerged, foiling Yen and Saito's attack.
"Such a weak guardian", Galanort said. He suddenly appeared behind them and struck both of them with his blade, sending both of them flying into the ground.
"Damn it", Saito mumbled, as he tried to get up, but Galanort quickly shot a bolt of lightning at him.
"How pathetic! The X-blade deserves a stronger guardian", Galanort said, picking Saito up and throwing him through a nearby boulder.
Saito tried to get back up, but he felt weak.
"Y-you can't win G-galanort. ", Saito said.
"Oh, is that so?, Galanort mocked.
"You want the X-blade so that you alone can control the Darkness. But the X-blade exists to protect the Light, and the thing about Light is, it can be shared!", he said
Suddenly the X-blade disappeared from Saito's hand. Galanort heard something and turned around just in time to see Yen stab him with the X-blade!
A beam of light pierced through Galanort as the Dark Blade slipped out of his hand and started to turn into smoke.
The X-blade reappeared in Saito's hand as Galanort trembled.
"Th-this is N-NOT over!", he managed to say it before the red glow in his eyes disappeared and he fell to the ground.