I'm sorry about the long time between updates but I've had a lot going on. Thank you to those of you who reviewed. I hope to be able to personally respond to reviews soon. Anyways on with the story!
Sora paced around the room, anxiety coursing through him. He had caused Kairi to go through so much pain that she collapsed and now he was in a floating building housed by the undead.
"My son, you seemed troubled, is it about that girl that you brought with you?" Arthas said coolly, appearing tin the doorway out of nowhere.
"I love her, and I've caused her this much pain. Do you know if she will be alright?" Sora asked quietly.
"She is in critical condition, but it appears her body is willing to accept the darkness that overcame her. She should be fine, now we must talk about things."
Sora sat down in the chair in front of him, putting a long table between himself and Arthas.
"How did you know where to find me?"
"I was already told that you come from the world known as Azeroth. I then thought of the bleakest most desolate place possible that I could go to and found myself in this building you call Naxxramas."
"And why would you seek me to help this girl, why not the Light?"
Sora looked Arthas in the eye for a moment before answering.
"Because the Light will never forgive me, and I knew you would accept me here."
"Well you made a wise decision, the Darkness will gladly have you and your girlfriend join us, however I think you are being too kind so I am offering you something in return."
"And what would that be?" Sora said anxious to hear what his father had to offer was.
"Immortality."
"Immortality? But that's impossible nobody can live forever!"
"Ah but that is only what the Light tells everyone. The Dark has developed a method to be immortal you only have to sacrifice one thing."
"And what is that?"
"Your soul. You must incase your soul in a relic and hide it away in a place nobody will find it in, then you will be immortal. Sauron used a ring which has now been destroyed due to his carelessness, Voldemort has used 6 relics from his world, Sidious still lives on in his battle station although he seems to be dead. Illidan uses his blades and Xemnas used a box containing a picture of his former self."
"What about you?"
"That, I cannot tell you. However if you do this not only will you be immortal but then you can control the undead as I do. Your girlfriend will be offered this as well."
Sora looked from his father's eyes to the table and whispered his reply.
"I'll think about it."
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Kairi stood on a strange platform, its surface covered in what appeared to be stained glass. The surface had a picture of her in the middle except it was cut in two, one half showing her and the other covered in shadow. On the Light side Kairi saw all of her friends throughout the worlds poised to fight, on the other was a group of shadowy figures with an army of corpses at their feet, and in the center was her heart, a picture of Sora as he now appeared.
Former Princess of Heart, you have accepted the darkness into your heart to be with the one you love. This is your only chance to change that decision.
Two pedestals appeared on either side of her heart, one with her keyblade on it, the other with a strange shaped staff that was surrounded in darkness.
Choose your path now, for from this point onwards there is no turning back.
Kairi stepped forward and looked from one pedestal to the other before turning to the one on her right.
"My heart may accept the darkness, but it will not falter." She grabbed onto the staff and watched as the ground beneath her shattered to pieces, sending her into a black abyss.
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Kairi woke up to find herself in what appeared to be a laboratory of the darkest kind. Chains with body parts hung from the ceiling and blood and other strange liquids pooled on the floor.
"Kairi you're awake!" screamed the dark boy who was sitting beside her.
"Sora? Where are we and what's happened to you?!"
"We're in one of my father's fortresses, and the dark changed me, just like it changed Riku. It changed you too."
Kairi looked at her hands and noticed her skin was the same deathly pale colour as Sora's. She conjured a mirror and dropped it on the ground at what she saw. Her hair was now blood red, her eyes a glowing crimson. She noticed that she wasn't wearing her usual pink dress but a crimson and black set of leather battle gear.
"I guess this is what I look like as a being of the Dark."
"You still look beautiful Kairi." Responded Sora.
"Thank you Sora."
"No problem, now you and I have something we need to talk about."
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The remainder of the Council of Light arrived on Midgar early in the morning and headed for Tifa's bar right away. Riku was still in a coma and had to be magically carried the whole way.
"So Sora killed Yuffie." Tifa said softly, her pain evident.
"Yes, but it was technically in self defense." Responded Cloud sorrowfully.
"Well at least you cremated her already, now what are we going to do about the Lords of the Dark?"
Sylvanas stood up and unrolled a map on the nearby table.
"This is a world called Outland that is connected to Azeroth, the Dark Lord Illidan is located here." Sylvanas placed a marker and what looked like a picture of a temple.
"He should be the first to be eliminated, if for no reason other than torching Radiant Garden to the ground."
"How do we get there?" asked Cloud.
"That is easy enough there's no need to worry, we already have thousands of warriors in Outland so we can go there whenever." Responded Jaina.
"Alright well then I say myself, Jaina, Vincent and hopefully Riku when he wakes up go and deal with him." Stated Cloud.
"Good idea, we can establish this as our new headquarters for now, I'll stay here and try to contact the new member we agreed upon."
"Alright Sylvanas it's up to you then, Jaina when should we leave?" asked Vincent. Jaina merely sighed.
"Tomorrow morning, hopefully when we're there we can get Riku to wake up!"
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Sora found himself walking through a green forest, butterflies dancing around his head and bees humming around all the wild flowers. All around him he could see tall trees, the sun beaming through the gaps in the canopy. Before him was the tallest of the trees, and right near the top was a small hole. He turned around and saw his girlfriend standing behind him with a small box in her hands.
"This is your last chance to turn back Kairi."
"I already told you Sora, if it means I can stay with you, then I'm more than willing to do it."
Sora sighed, the guilt he was feeling at Kairi doing what she was about to do with him beginning to overwhelm him.
"Start the spell then Kairi, before I change my mind."
Kairi placed the box in Sora's hands and put hers on top of it and began chanting in a mysterious language. As soon as she stopped a dark light filled the grove they stood in, blinding them temporarily. When they could see again the box was shrouded in shadows and floating before them.
"I guess that's it then," stated Sora "make sure nobody is around here while I put this in the hollow."
"Right!"
Kairi sent out a pulse of darkness into the surrounding area and watched Sora as he flew to where the hollow in the tree was. Sora gently placed the box in the hollow and floated down to his girlfriend with a smile on his face.
"That's it, nobody should ever find it let's head back before they track us here."
"Awww but the flowers are so nice here can't we stay for a bit!?" Kairi whined. Sora just sighed.
"Alright but only for a bit then were heading back."
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Cloud walked around the dreary camp they had set up outside of Illidan's stronghold and looked up at the sky, shattered from the powerful magic that had sundered the world he was on.
"Are you ready Cloud, it's time for us to end Illidan's reign of terror."
"I'll meet you at the entrance in a moment Sylvanas, I feel a strange presence nearby."
"Alright." The banshee walked away silently as Cloud walked towards an ominous, broken structure that loomed over their camp, being drawn to it by the strange power that seemed to radiate from within it, a presence that seemed to radiate nothing but pure hate.
Cloud quickly dispatched of the demons guarding the place and noticed what appeared to be a small staircase leading underground. Inside Cloud found a strange group of people.
"Welcome warrior, I see the Light has guided you to us." Spoke the one who appeared to be the leader. Behind him was a being that Cloud recognized as a Night Elf.
"I am Akama, leader of the Ashtongue Broken, for several years we have waited for the perfect opportunity to strike down Illidan and with your arrival that time has come. We wish to aid you in the fight against the Betrayer."
Cloud slowly looked around to find all of the Broken around him kneeling with their heads bowed.
"We head to face Illidan now, come quickly" Responded Vincent from the doorway behind Cloud, causing the blonde haired warrior to jump in surprise.
"Let's go Cloud." Cloud nodded his head and led Akama and his Night Elf companion to the gates of Illidan's stronghold.
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Sora paced around his new home in contemplation. Since returning from his trip with Kairi, he had felt as if part of him was missing.
He did say that I would lose part of my soul but why do I feel like I've been this way before. Roxas you have any ideas?
Sora heard no response. Suddenly Kairi came bursting into his room, her leather armor shining in the dim light of the room.
"Sora I found out what that strange feeling was!" Kairi's face was a portrait of pure distress.
Sora looked at Kairi sadly before staring at the ground and letting out a sigh.
"Our Nobodies."
I'm so sorry for the short chapter but as I said before I have been really busy with school and other things and had writer's block to top it all off. Now last chapter I promised a new contest and here it is.
Where is the place where Sora and Kairi hid the box?
First person to PRIVATE MESSAGE me the answer will win a special prize. What is that prize you ask? Well you'll just have to wait until the next chapter which hopefully won't take nearly as long.
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