Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts…
A/N: Well here we are guys, the final run. Our heroes are going to make a harsh journey to Castle Oblivion. One by one, they will soon separate…
"Magnificent, isn't it?" Xehanort whispered, staring up at the colossal heart. "Just a little bit longer and it'll be ready."
Vanitas walked up the side steps that led to the top, when he got there, Braig had his arms crossed and looked relaxed. Xehanort was facing away from him, completely focused on Kingdom Hearts.
"You called me, Master?" Vanitas questioned.
"Yes… it is time," Xehanort spoke, turning towards him. "Now, Vanitas go and lead the Heartless out of the city. You will take the first step towards conquering this feeble world."
Vanitas summoned his last bit of dark armor, a helmet that was dark and was dome shaped. He placed it on his head, hiding his serious face that used to show such happiness.
"Yes Master…"
XIII
The city was dead, an empty city that used to show such life. Buildings were crumbled, destroyed, or on fire thanks to the Heartless. The streets were empty, abandoned cars and busses showed that the streets used to be so busy buy now…
"Everything's going to be different for now on huh?" Ven pouted while running with his group.
The keyblade wielders were charging towards Castle Oblivion in the distance. Their destination was about an hour away, but the heart of the heavens made it look so much closer.
"Yeah, after this we'll have to regroup with the others. Then we'll move to a different location," Axel explained.
The group stopped when they heard a loud bang in the distance. They looked to the right, seeing mass amounts of explosions destroying everything in its path. Under the sound of crackling explosions, the group heard a faint sound of someone screaming.
"Someone's in trouble!" Xion gasped.
"Ven, Roxas, go and escort survivors out of the city," Axel ordered.
"But big brother Axel, what about the mission?" Roxas asked.
Axel got down on one knee and placed his hands on the twin's shoulders, giving them a warm smile. "Squirts, I am grateful that I have met you two. I love you both as if you were my little bros. I promise that when we are done here, we'll go out for some ice cream again."
The twins felt their eyes begin to water and hugged Axel while he chuckled a bit and squeezed them tightly. Then they went to Terra and Xion, giving them the same treatment them running off. The twins ran and grasped each other's hands, disappearing in a flash.
Axel stared off at the street where they left; feeling despair in his heart. "Goodbye you two," He sighed.
"Come on… we have to go," Terra spoke, getting Axel's attention and continuing their journey.
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The twins jumped from building to building, scanning the area for any signs of life. They stopped when they've reached the edge of the city, where a bridge connected to the city led to a long road. The twins watched as survivors ran across the bridge while the National Guard escorted them out.
"Well, glad to see things under control here," Ven sighed.
"Yeah but there's still people stranded in the city, we have to find them," Roxas spoke.
"But that'll take forever."
"Not if we split up," Roxas said that was like alien language to his brother's ears.
"Sp- split up. But we can't split up," Ven gasped.
Roxas grasped his brother's shoulders. "Listen, big brother Axel is counting on us. We have to proof ourselves."
Ven quickly hugged his brother while they both shook each other in their embrace.
"Let's meet back here," Ven spoke.
"Okay."
They both jumped in different directions and searched for survivors.
Roxas stopped when he heard a cry for help, looking over the edge of a building for the source. His eyes widened when he saw a bunch of Soldiers cornering a girl. But what really got Roxas's attention was the girl herself.
The girl looked about his age and had light blonde hair that reached down to her arms. She was wearing a white dress that had a couple scratch marks and dirty spots.
"Someone please help meeee!" She cried.
Roxas felt his heart about to burst, watching her beautiful hair wave in the wind and how her cute face was red with tears.
"She's pretty…" Roxas whispered while his face completely relaxed.
The blonde wielder quickly launched off the building and landed in the middle of the Heartless. He sliced and dodged while his face had a cheerful grin. The girl was completely stunned by her savior, watching as he flipped and continued his kill streak. :D
After eliminating the last heartless, Roxas rushed towards the girl and got down on one knee. His face only inches away from her.
"Hi, I'm Roxas!" He introduced.
The girl was completely confused by this introduction. After an awkward silence, the girl finally spoke.
"M- My names Namine," She muttered.
"Awww… that's a cute name," Roxas responded with a smile.
Namine blushed and looked away from him, putting her hands in front of her to get some space. But then more Heartless appeared around the two, making Namine scream.
Roxas looked behind him and then back at Namine. "Namine, will you have ice cream with me?"
"W- What?" She stuttered, tears swelling up in her blue eyes.
"Will you please go out with me?" Roxas begged.
Namine looked behind him and noticed that the Heartless were getting closer, her face going pale and shaking like crazy. She quickly wrapped her arms around her hero.
"Yes, yes, please get us out of here!" She cried.
"She said… Yes. We're practically married!" Roxas cheered in his head.
"Hold on tight," The spiky blonde said, holding her bridal style then using his magic to launch himself in the air.
He continued to jump from building to building with his Bride in his arms. She whimpered in his embrace and looked up at him.
"You saved me, t- thank you," Namine quivered then placing a soft kiss on his cheek.
Roxas flinched then melted into the moment, sighing heavily with a goofy face while Namine giggled.
XIII
Terra and the group were a little closer to Castle Oblivion, but getting a little winded and slowing their pace. All the buildings around them were nothing but rubble, making it so that they could see for miles throughout the city. Xion felt this sense of darkness, the one feeling she's always felt when she was around Vanitas. She stopped and looked over to the left, where the other exit to the city was.
"Xion, why are you stopping?" Axel questioned.
Xion didn't answer and started running to the left but stopped when her friends shouted out her name. She turned towards them and gave them a serious look.
"Guys, I have to go," Xion spoke.
"But why?" Terra questioned.
Xion looked back towards her goal, seeing the orange sun glistening through the horizon. "The Heartless are marching out of the city, I'll go and stop them."
"But Xion…" Axel spoke but was cut off when Terra lifted his hand in front of him.
"Are you sure about this?" The Knight asked concerned.
The wind started to pick up and her black hair waved. Her eyes were focused on the horizon. "Vanitas is there…"
She looked back to her friends. "I have to stop him."
"Why?"
The female Sentinel clenched her chest. "Because I'm the only one who can,"
Chapter XX end…
The next chapter… is going to be about Vanitas and Xion's final battle. I'm going to be taking a lot of time in writing this fight because I've planned for this to happen since the beginning.