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Chapter 25 Aqua vs Braig

On the ground the girls watching over Ventus. 'Hurry and thaw out.' Azura prayed. It would be a lie if she didn't feel guilty right now. Azura just need to keep her cool and level head, but this was getting hard right now. Each one was in their own fight now.

"How bout you leave that popsicle and his friend with me, so you can have your little fight with Terra." Azura stood up with Aqua at her side. Aqua had set Ventus down on the ground. "You." Azura half hissed with narrowed eyes at him. Azura never liked him.

"Braig." Azura said recozing him though she didn't need an eye patch to know who he was. 'At least Terra did one thing right.' A sly smirk on her face. "You can't be too happy about him deep-siding your Master." Braig said to Aqua. His chuckle sent a shiver down her spine.

"Say what you want. Everyone has a past they can learn from and mistakes they will make along the way." Azura stepped forward. "Cocky girl." Azura looked at Aqua. "Well who cares. You four think you grand role to play." Braig said. "As if! You're only here so when I finish you off. Terra will succumb to the darkness. So… who wants to go first?" He asked them. "Shut up!" Ventus glared at him.

Braig laughed. "Oh, so this kiddo thinks he's full-fledge keyblade wielder? He's got the angry look down." "Enough! He's more of keyblade wielder than you could ever BE!" Azura defended him. "Go ahead if you want to waste your time." Aqua told him. "Keep trying to tear us apart with your mind games. It'll never work! Terra will prove to you ge's strong!"

Azura stood guard over Ven. Her keyblade in hand ready for what might come. The uneasiness was still turning inside her. 'Why? What going to go wrong?' She thought.

Aqua ran at Braig. Braig pulled out his arrowguns. He tried to charge at her with his arrowguns firing at her but Aqua blocked them.

While to two fought she casted a light spell over Ventus. She didn't want use fire because it would be more dangerous. She stopped watching as she watched Aqua get the upper hand on Braig once more.

Looking behind she was Ventus was thawing but not fast enough. She looked back to the fight happening before her. "Come on Aqua you can do it." She begged voice even.

Braig jumped and landed upside down now. He began teleporting. "Azura take Ven away from here." Aqua said blocking more attacks. "No. Trust me please." She said casting REFLECTRA blocking a stray arrow. She heard Terra's yell he would lose by she hope not in the long run.

Braig dodge another attack from Aqua she figured out. As Braig teleported once more. A swift strike she hit him with her keyblade. Braig cried out with pain from the attack. He dropped to the ground. "Take this." He said as he charged another attack.

As he fired she cartwheels away. Azura watched as darkness escaped from his body. "Aqua keep your guard up!" She yelled to her. "Reload." Braig said. He began to spin around in a circle firing in all directions. Lucky Aqua and her swift movements none of the bullets hit her, but Azura was really for stay ones coming her way.

"Kiss yourself goodbye, Aqua!" He said as he created a portal underneath and fired. This caused the bluest to shot in all directions. "REFLECTRA!" Azura casted one bulletin grazed her check but the other two reflected away.

Aqua managed to block and dodge all the attacks. "Come on Aqua." Azura said as she lowered her blade. Though Aqua as gett worn out, she kept at it and so did Braig. Lucky for Aqua it didn't last much longer. Braig was gett tried.

Braig frowned, landed on the ground and fired but no blast came. "Aw crap, not again." He said. He looked up to see Aqua running towards him with her keyblade aimed right for his face. She managed to uppercut his face. The attack sent him flying back.

Braig jumped back out of breathe. The fight ending between him and Aqua at last. He was paining now clear sign he reach his limit.

"You know, I keep forgetting. DON'T mess with Keyblade wielders" he said. "We'll you know what? That just means I made the right choice!" He exclaims. His gaze adverts to the cliff where Xehanort and Terra were fighting. "Well, he wanted me to buy the time. I'd say he got it."

"Oh, no." Azura gasped as she figured about what he meant by it. She quickly looked around for him. Braig ran off and Aqua tuned back to Ventus and Azura. "Ven! Azura!" She yelled.

'Over there.' Azura spotted Vanitas, but before she could move the words flew through her mouth. "Aqua watch out behin—" too late. Aqua turned just as Vanitas struck her down.