THE TRUTH HAS FANGS

The Crossover with Yu-Gi-Oh! Issue:

As much as I like YGO, I have to include it in this story. But not everyone likes YGO. SO…

I will NOT include the YGO characters on Radiant Garden in Kingdom Hearts: Axelerate!

I WILL write a long one shot accompaniment to this story with the YGO characters going to Radiant Garden.

That way, EVERYONE'S HAPPY! (The votes were about 5:3, so I decided to step in)

So, the voting is off. (But if you have suggestions for the one shot, tell me. I'm not going to start writing it until the weekend.)

Today's a half day at school. I got home early, and thought my mom would make me go with her and my great uncle to see war monuments, but she said I could stay. So, here I am, typing away.

I am about to attempt something terribly insane and poisonous to my mental health.

It shall begin in this chapter.

It shall be…

Sephiroth versus Xemnas.

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WHAT THE HELL AM I THINKING! I NEED TYLENOL! BRAINFART!

… Ok. I'm calm. Moving on. To the story!

(As usual nothing belongs to me but the plot and OCS. Hey! It rhymes! By the by, the song is "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park and it doesn't belong to me either. The lyrics might be a little off)

So here he was, Xemnas the superior, standing in the bailey with naught to do and only a written note telling him to await one "One-Winged Angel's" arrival.

The bailey; at noon. Come alone and prepared. One-Winged Angel

Xemnas sighed briefly from boredom. It was 12:45. He was a patient man, but patience was a virtue that could easily run dry.

Something itched Xemnas's nose. It was light, and fluffy. Reaching up, Xemnas lightly brushed his nose before looking down out of the corner of his eye.

There, on the ground, was a black feather, fluffy and light. Xemnas bent down, gently holding the light feather in his gloved palm. The wind picked up. The black feather blew from his palm, and he made no move to stop it as his gaze followed it. It swooped up, back down, and around until it twirled and danced to the floor in front of a black boot.

And there he stood; the "One-Winged Angel" most likely because of his large black wing. Also, it was him; the man Xemnas had fended off to protect Demyx and Xigbar.

Wait a moment… he just… Xemnas had just referred to Demyx and Xigbar by their names, instead of Numbers Nine and Two.

Shaking that thought aside, Xemnas looked this opposing man over. He wore leather, not surprising, leather that glistened and gleamed as he practically danced across the earth. His bare chest was muscular and hairless, with metal armor on his shoulders. His boots were not diminished in any way.

Green malicious eyes steaming with prideful mocking, and silver light hair that flowed as water would around his perfect complexion; these were the details of his face, along with high cheekbones and a blood thirsty grin. A sword of unbelievable proportions sat on his belt, his hand only inches from the hilt.

Xemnas didn't even need to ask as to what the man had asked him here for. It was painfully obvious.

With the wind, the feather on the ground picked up again, swirling lightly and dancing and seemingly hypnotic and gleeful. Somewhere off, Xemnas heard chimes twang and ting and sing. And when the air light feather danced to the ting-twang tune, the wind died down, and the finale of the airy dance brought the feather back down to the earth.

And just as it gave a nigh audible ping as it hit the earth, the feather announced the beginning of what would be one of the most electric battles of all time.

Bad ass!

Calm down, Axel, you'll pee yourself.

You love making fun of me, don't you? Smart ass.

I'm only kidding! If I ever hurt you… I never meant to.

Hurt me? … No way, kid. You couldn't hurt me if you tried.

Yeah right! I could if I wanted to!

I doubt it, Tsuki.

… Whoa. You just called me by name.

I have been paying attention to Sora and the others, moron.

I've rubbed off on you, haven't I?

Cid was walking towards the castle when he saw it. Two blurs of great strength and speed, and a feather simply about the battlefield. With that, he no longer found a reason to travel to the castle, but instead found he truly, desperately needed to… do something… over there… FAR away.

I cannot take this anymore


Saying everything I've said before

Sephiroth's gleaming blade Masamune had yet to glisten with blood, though blood had been spilt. Xemnas had immediately summoned his red blades, and the pressure upon them from fighting Sephiroth's blade was rubbing his hands bloody and raw.

All these words, they make no sense


I've found bliss in ignorance


Less I hear, the less you say

With a loud grunt, Sephiroth pushed his blade to the right, lifting his shoulders so that the blade would sear through Xemnas' vital organs. But the Superior fell to one knee, twisting his feet and thrusting his red sword halfway into the air so that the two blades met with a twang.

The other red blade swung at Sephiroth's boots, but he spun back, swinging the sword in a circle and back around at Xemnas, who rolled back and leapt to his feet.


You'll find that out anyway


Just like before

Xemnas, as soon as he was on his feet, was bombarded once again, and his two red blades flashed against cold steel as Xemnas used momentum to leap over Sephiroth after pushing him back. Sephiroth thrust his blade after him, flipping and spinning right behind.

Xemnas twisted and landing perfectly on his feet on the side of the building, running about its innards as he headed up the path to the castle. Both men were toying with each other; Sephiroth's sword burst into the wall as he finished twisting, using the momentum from pulling the sword out into leaping to a jutting rock on the other side and then back up to right behind Xemnas, who at that point, spun round and thrust one red blade into the metal, and then blocked Masamune with the other as he lifted his leg to deliver a terrible blow to Sephiroth's face;


Everything you say to me


Take's me one step closer to the edge


And I'm about to break

Sephiroth blocked the blow by twisting his hand that held Masamune, using the part of the blade close to the hilt to block the blow. He promptly lifted his fist to bombard Xemnas, but by then, the red blade wielder had flipped up the path, bombarding Sephiroth with red bullets from afar.


I need a little room to breathe


'Cause I'm one step closer to the edge


And I'm about to break

Xemnas checked his surroundings, watching Sephiroth dance through the red bullets, the light flashing of Masamune as it blocked them. Xemnas flipped to the ground, preparing for a bombardment from Sephiroth.

The silver haired man thrust his blade down, and Xemnas leapt aside as the blade crushed the flimsy metal beneath it. Rolling, he shot again, and then leapt, disappearing.

I've found the answers aren't so clear


Wish I could find a way to disappear

Sephiroth roared, hair rising only so lightly and the heat about him rising. He was letting out only a smidgeon of his true power; but then, so was Xemnas.

Xemnas reappeared before Sephiroth, smirking vilely. Sephiroth grinned and swept through what he knew was an illusion as the real dove down and he spun again. Both knew which the illusion was and both knew that they both knew it; Xemnas made to burn Sephiroth's shoulder with his blade and Sephiroth aimed for his arm.


All these thoughts, they make no sense


I've found bliss in ignorance


Nothing seems to go away

Sephiroth ripped up the side of Xemnas' arm, and Sephiroth was singed on his own arm, the opposite of Xemnas'. Xemnas then flipped over him, landing on the top step of the walkway, and Sephiroth spun, zooming after.


Over and over again

"You are an interesting opponent." Xemnas muttered grinning, air flowing in the wind as he leapt aside from Sephiroth's thrust.


Just like before

Sephiroth began to spin back around to take him from behind, but Xemnas spun as well to meet him, blades locked.

"Mutual, Xemnas!"


Everything you say to me


Take's me one step closer to the edge

The two began to dance across the ballroom of death and destruction and destiny.

Even though Sephiroth's blade was blocked, he reached over and lifted Xemnas up slightly in a gut punch.

Face blank, Xemnas freed one of his red blades from holding back Masamune, which freed Masamune, but since his other blade was there Xemnas was not beheaded, and instead stabbed Sephiroth's hardened stomach.

Xemnas was cut by his neck very thinly, but blood poured out slightly.


And I'm about to break


I need a little room to pray

The two burst back from each other slightly, pushed back by Masamune, but the two rushed each other, passing by as they clipped each other's calves and arms and torsos. They repeated, twisting back and passing each other again, over and over.


'Cause I'm one step closer to the edge


And I'm about to break

Xemnas cried out in the heat of battle as he spun into the air, becoming a spinning kaleidoscope of red and barreled towards Sephiroth. The man lifted his wing and rose into the air, facing the Superior head on.


Everything you say to me


Take's me one step closer to the edge

At just the last second, Xemnas dissapeared, and rolled up out of the ground, an illusion left in his wake. He actually slightly caught Sephiroth by surprise, but not off guard. He flipped around immediately.

The two energy level's of the opponents clashed as their blades did, breaking most of the metal nearby.


And I'm about to break


I need a little room to breathe

Xemnas and Sephiroth began a clashing battle of blade upon blade nonstop, almost a blur as the hiss of heat on steel became deafening. Again and again and again they thrashed at each other, burning and cutting and bleeding.


'Cause I'm one step closer to the edge


And I'm about to

Suddenly, Sephiroth's blade came up and he began muttering a spell. Xemnas noticed it and slid into the darkness.


BREAK (echo)

SPOKEN

These are the places that I can't feel

Small flames began building up around Sephiroth. Black flames burst up around those flames as Xemnas attempted to counter Sephiroth with his own fire spell.

Torn from my body my flesh, it peels

In the dark, Xemnas could feel the veins of power that the two of them had created, overlapping and strangling one another, pulsing and vibrating and steaming.

During this riot we can cut up what we like

Xemnas floated up, muttering his own super powered fire spell summon.

Waiting alone I cannot resist

The flames began eating at each other, the black and red, the heat becoming to much for ordinary fighters.

These two were not ordinary fighters.

Feeling this hate I have never missed

The flames were becoming wheels of fire.

Please, someone give me a reason to peel off my face

With one last shout between both of them, the flames released.

END SPOKEN

Blood, it is pouring

(DALLAS, ARE YOU READY?)

Blood it is pouring

(THIS IS IT; THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE!)

Blood it is pouring

(WE WANNA HEAR EVERYBODY HERE!)

Blood it is pouring

(SO LET'S GO!)

SHUT UP WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU!

The flames erupted against each other, black fighting red, red bursting against black, as Sephiroth screamed in pure pleasure under the hot sun and Xemnas laughed insanely beneath the blackness of eternal Night.

Shut up!

The flames burst out, into the dark and against the shadows. The red flames dove into the dark towards Xemnas, and Sephiroth laughed as the black flames flew at him.


Shut up!

Xemnas was laughing as well, his white and black veins of nobody power bursting forth around him, forming a sort of cocoon.


Shut up!

Sephiroth extended his arms and yelled out loudly and long, the flames focusing into his palms as his laughter was drowned out.


Shut up when I'm talking to you!

The flames heat was rivaling the sun.


Shut up!

The cocoon was cracking; Sephiroth's body heat was rising.


Shut up!

Xemnas' two blades burst forth again as he shattered his own cocoon and made to summon the flames into his blades.


Shut up!

Xemnas continued laughing as he spun and the flames burst away, and Sephiroth leapt forward through the dark black flames and into the darkness.


Shut ... UP!


I'm about to break

Sephiroth lifted his glistening blade, glistening with blood, and began a new onslaught against Xemnas. The two traded blows insanely fast, both blurs on the black battlefield.

Everything you say to me


Takes me one step closer to the edge


And I'm about to break

Sephiroth lifted the blade and thrust towards Xemnas' neck, and he blocked it just barely.


I need a little room to pray


'Cause I'm one step closer to the edge


And I'm about to break

Xemnas screamed out in fury and extasy as his eyes flashed insanely and he thrust his red hot blade into Sephiroth's innards. Just at that, Sephiroth came forward, knee Xemnas, and then released the blade against Xemnas.


Everything you say to me


Takes me one step closer to the edge


And I'm about to break

Xemnas was slashed across the chest, deep, as deep as the stab wound in Sephiroth. The wound was searing, hissing and gray steam coming from it. Sephiroth's long blade was stuck in Xemnas' side, too long to go all the way through since he was holding it at bay with one hand.


I need a little room to breathe

Sephiroth went to punch Xemnas, but Xemnas blocked it with his knee, using nobody veins to wrap around him. He yelled out, and then thrust his blade out of Xemnas and against the veins.

Xemnas moved to attack his exposed back, but Sephiroth twisted just in time, and the two men's blades met again.


'Cause I'm one step closer to the edge

But then, someone slipped. It only took a second to decide. But for some reason, something kept the fighter from becoming the killer. Instead, he stood above his opponent, blade extended against his neck.


And I'm about to

"There is no victor. For now, I fall." And with that, the killer – gone – savior fell to his knees, and then back, swords gone and unconcious on the floor.

His opponent, a killed – gone – saved who could now be a killer, as he always was.

But he walked away.


BREAK!

FEEL BETTER SOON!