Back to Earth
As Alan and Nadia soon arrived back on their home planet of Earth, they saw a sight to behold. Their world was overrun by the Viraltroopers by the time they arrived. Alan then said falling to his knees, even as he looked around at each giant, skyscraper like building of Edmonton, the CN tower, and other parts of the wide spread streets, "No...it can't be." Nadia then said holding Alan's right shoulder, "Are we just going to let them get away with this?" Alan then stood up frowning, "I wouldn't bet my life on that." Alan then drew his keyblade as did Nadia and soon left to destroy some Viraltroopers. This time though, with each one they had slain, four more of them appeared. Even after a half an hour of fighting, Alan and Nadia collapsed. Nadia then said panting as they closed in on them, "I don't think we're cut out for this kind of stuff." "Wait just a minute. My journal.", Alan said confidently. "Alan I don't think now's a good time for a journal entry.", Nadia exclaimed. Alan then said as he slayed another Viraltrooper, "No not that. Mark Benjamin Jr. said something about the Viraltrooper's movements. There was something about the way they attacked that could make them multiply. They attack in an even number so if we move at an odd pace..." "We could save this world and drive them the heck back to where they came from!!" Alan and Nadia then put this work into motion as they sliced each Viraltrooper and more hearts were released amongst the shattered world of Earth. Yet even as they did this, they heard a gigantic roar. Miles away, they saw a giant snake slither its way down to the center of the city where they were fighting from. It was over two hundred feet high, black in colour, and its eyes were red as a symbol for blood and anger.
Alan then asked, "Why do I get the feeling we're going to have a huge fight on our hands?" Nadia then said, "I think its because he's a carnivore, we're small and he probably thinks we're oh what's the word...his dinner!!" They tried zapping the snake near its center since that's where the heart was, but nothing happened. Alan then said sarcastically, "That was a breeze. Looks like they got smarter for change. I knew these attacks were too easy, even for bad guys, they usually come up with some fancy toy at some point even that's even stronger than our weapons." The snake then grabbed the both of them and what's more they couldn't move to use their keyblades either. "I hope you like our newest creation.", said Pyraine as he appeared once more to Alan and Nadia. "It took quite a lot of Viraltroopers to make it a realty. You two are quite the popular fighters nowadays." Alan then asked, "Why so snide? You got us fair and square." Pyraine then said, "Not so fast Alan. I am but a man of duty first. We, the Knights of the Realm, have waited for this day to come for a long time. Now you shall bow before us." Before Alan and Nadia knew it, Pyraine grabbed both of them at once and threw them in the air. He took out his long rapier sword and teleported in a milisecond. He then sliced Alan left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right and then did the same in kind for Nadia with great Velocity. As the two young adults crashed to the ground, Pyraine then landed swiftly having felt like he accomplished his goal. Alan then noticed being all scratched up, he got out his keyblade and ran forward to face his almighty foe once more, but the giant serpent grabbed both of them once more began squeezing the life out of them.
Nadia then said, "This doesn't look good." Alan looked at the poor girl who had a few scratches on her, but looked decent as he said, "We'll get out of this somehow." Pyraine then slashed Alan and Nadia to the point where their suits reverted back to their old clothes. Pyraine then grabbed Alan by his neck and punched him four times before Nadia screamed and said, "You let him go you monster!!" Pyraine then said sinisterly, "Look at that boy!! It seems you have a fan, no? I wonder how she'll weep after this..." Alan then got thrown into the air and with one swoop of his sword got his heart slain through as Nadia yelled at the top of her lungs,"No!!" Pyraine landed yet again softly on the ground, and then Nadia ran forward to slice him in half, but Pyraine just repelled the attack back and Nadia got blown to where Alan landed. Pyraine then said looking up at the purple clouded sky, "Such a pathetic display. How can one rely on such concepts as true love, adventure, hope? It makes no sense. What's more..." Pyraine turned to Alan and Nadia who were extremely weak and on their very last breaths of life, "...I find it rather amusing that you continue to fight such as much. All worlds have darkness, there's no question. Every world begins with it, and your world as well as many others will disappear in Darkness like now. Your Light is weak. Our master will triumph and your true love shall end in defeat boy!!" Yet something golden actually struck the giant snake and caused it to fall to the ground and dissolve.
Pyraine noticed a golden arrow right near the remains of his precious creation and noticed Alan being the culprit said, "I see you still show no sign of giving up, even now you're weak, useless, and so naive. Who would dare depend on such weak people to give them strength?" Alan then tried, weak as he was and bleeding from his mouth, "The people of Earth would. We stand together for what's right, something you Knights of the Realm will never understand!!" Pyraine then said smugly, "Fine gestures. I see. Well don't say I didn't warn you." Pyraine ran forward to scratch up Alan once more, but his rapier sword couldn't even penetrate his body. Alan began to glow a golden colour. Soon enough he noticed he too had armour as well protecting his body. His chest was covered by the same armour a gladiator had, but of course since his cape and suit was tree bark beige, it too was beige with a hint of brown shoulder pads and shoulder blade covering as well to add to his new get up. Alan then said carrying Nadia close to left side, "Light isn't judged by the way a man attacks. It isn't how smart a guy is..." Alan then slashed Pyraine once at his rapier which he clashed with easily. "...not how big he is..." Alan slashed at it again and Pyrained felt the aftershock getting more powerful. 'This is impossible!! How is this boy getting all of this power? I should have killed him two moments ago.', Pyraine thought to himself. "...nor is it the amount of power one has. It's their willingness to fight for what's right. Their passion for justice. You forget my good man that 'true love conquers all'." Alan then sliced Pyraine with one huge after shock and the rapier was destroyed. All around him and Alan and Nadia was a cyclone of light. Pyraine then said slightly weak, but not severely injured, "A most impressive attack Alan. Yet your light could use some more power." He then got zapped by Nadia's keyblade as she said frowning at him, "You'd better pick your fights more carefully Pyraine." Pyraine then said holding his heart seeing that she was a mere inch from releasing his heart from his body. Pyraine then said angrily, "Very well then. I see I underestimated you both. Be warned though. The next time we attack, I won't let that little mistake slide through my fingers again!!" Then he disappeared into a dark fog and when that fog cleared, the hearts of many people travelled to and fro covering the entire planet. Soon enough the dark clouds disappeared and the world was saved. Amazingly enough as they did save the world, they instantly recovered too. Alan then said, "I know this a little out of place, but I got to record this. We just got bombarded and we recovered thanks to the power of the keyblades. I instantly shot an arrow at that snake and I didn't even use a bow!!" As he did write all the info. in, Nadia then thought, 'If he just spent as much time focusing as he did writing in that journal, we could save this universe in no time at all."
Pretty soon more and more people were popping out having received their hearts back from all of the commotion and soon Alan saw on his watch the yellow button beginning to glow. Alan then looked at Nadia and then said, "At least another job was well done. That and we recovered from certain death." Nadia then pressed the button and said, "Let's go. Aranse may have something important to tell us." Alan then smugly said, "As always." As he did say that last speech, they disappeared as quickly as they came leaving a whole crowd of Edmontonians in confusion and utter disarray.
(Yet another struggle for Alan and Nadia at this point. That new armour Alan got is pretty significant as well since like in the Legend of the White Knight, he gained a new power as well. What that power is shall be revealed as well in the future. Again stay tuned.)
(Next Time: Unlocking the Door to Anger.)
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