Well, here we are.

The final chapter in undoubtedly my longest work yet.

There are things I want to say, but I'm saving that until the end. I'll put up my final words in a separate chapter after this one, and I recommend you save yours for that chapter as well.

(Also, can somebody come up with a ship name for Kirux and Xion, because I can't. lol)

Anyways, I hope you feel I saved the best one for last. So, let's get it on.


Play: Organization XIII - KH2


Xemnas stared up at Kingdom Hearts, as hearts continued to flow up into it.

"Yes...Kingdom Hearts..."

"Rejoice, and feast on these hearts we offer!"

"Shine your pale light on this empty realm..."

"Share your power with all Nobodies!"

...

Saix appeared behind him.

"Xemnas. Is Kingdom Hearts ready?"

"Very soon."

"Then, I can end this charade?"

Xemnas turned around and nodded, "Indeed."

Saix smiled, "How I have waited to hear that."

"Unfortunately, there are two that I cannot handle. Kirux and Xion are on their way."

"In fact, they are here now."

Saix disappeared, just as Kirux and Xion made their way up the stairs.

...

...

...

Xemnas smiled as they approached.

"I see you have gone back to the side of light. Not so fitting, especially for a being like you."

He put his arm out towards Kirux, "Tell me, Kirux. What business does a person of the dark have in the realm of light?"

"A place where you would be resented, just because of who you are."

Kirux didn't respond.

Xemnas continued, "You know that there is no light in your heart, and there never will be. Not even this puppet can help that."

"So why is it that you continue to fight alongside the light? When you yourself...are a soldier of the dark."

...

Kirux shook his head, "You don't get it, do you?"

"If I've learned anything, I know now..."

His hand went over his chest, "Even in the deepest darkness, there will always be light."

"You can't have one without the other. For me, I...don't need to have light inside of my heart. I get my light...from Xion."

Xemnas didn't say anything.

"When light and dark come together, they can take down anything. Well, Xion is my light, and I'm her darkness."

"But how will you fight without the Keyblade?"

...

Kirux shook his head, "I know that I don't need the Keyblade. I've got a better weapon, something that you don't."

His sword appeared in his hand, "My heart is my weapon. My darkness...is my weapon."

He lifted his weapon, as Xion also readied herself.

...

"So, you've accepted it."


Stop: Organization XIII - KH2

Play: Another Side - Battle Version - KH 358/2 Days


"Then allow me to test this weapon of yours."

Kirux glared at him.

...

'This is it.'

'It's time to end this, once and for all.'

'For Axel. For Roxas. For everybody.'

...

They both ran at Xemnas.

...

...

...

The fight was as one sided as it could have been.

They should have known. Neither of them were any match for Xemnas.

Even together, they barely had a fighting chance.

...

Kirux would go to attack, only for Xemnas to dodged and retaliate, or block his attack with one of his blades.

The case was the same for Xion, only Xemnas seemed to go after Kirux a lot more.

He attacked relentlessly, pulling off one hit after another. Kirux would try and defend himself, but without the Keyblade, it was a lot harder.

Xemnas's attacks were all too fast, and the sword just wasn't cutting it. He got hit over and over again, while Xion could still barely lay a hit on Xemnas.

...

Kirux was worn out and hurting. He struggled to stand, as Xion struggled to defend herself.

At one point, Xemnas was able to duck down and strike her once in the back, knocking her out.

She went rolling towards the wall, her Keyblade fading away.

"Xion!" He yelled, finding the strength to run over to her.

Unfortunately, Xemnas was not done with him. He struck him one more time, causing Kirux to collapse on the ground, his sword fading away.

He was still conscious though.

...

Xemnas laughed, "You're both pathetic. Failures from the very beginning."

Kirux ignored him. He began slowly crawling towards Xion, but Xemnas noticed.

...

Kirux heard one of his blades appear.

"Now, I must finish the job the other members could not."

...

'No.'

'Sora, hurry up! I don't want to die here!'


Stop: Another Side - Battle Version - KH 358/2 Days


Fortunately for Kirux, Xemnas got distracted.

He didn't care though. He continued to crawl towards Xion.

...

He heard Sora and the others walk up the steps, and then Xemnas spoke.

"Ohh...my Kingdom Hearts...ruined."

"Now I'll have to start all over again."

...

Xemnas turned back towards the others, "Warriors of the Keyblade!"

"Go forth, and bring me more hearts!"

"No!"

...

Kirux finally reached her, resting his head on her chest.

"Xion..." he whispered, "I'm sorry...this is all my fault..."

...

"Denizens of light, answer this: Why do you hate the darkness?"

"Aw, we don't hate it. It's just kinda...scary."

"But the world's made of light AND darkness. You can't have one without the other, 'cause darkness is half of everything."

"Sorta makes you wonder why we're scared of the dark."

...

Riku spoke up then, "It's because of who's lurking inside it."

"Then allow me another question. You accept darkness, yet choose to live in the light."

"So why is it that you loathe us who teeter on the edge of nothing? We who were turned away by both light and dark - never given a choice?"

...

"That's simple. It's because you mess up our worlds."

"That may be..."

"However, what other choice might we have had?"

...

Sora spoke up, "Just give it a rest. You're Nobodies! You don't even exist! You're not sad about anything!"

Xemnas laughed, "Very good. You don't miss a thing."

"I can not feel - sorrow...No matter what misery befalls the world."

"No matter what you think, what you feel, or how you exist."

...

Xemnas put his arms up, as the area began to glow in a bright light.

...

...

...

When everything settled, Sora was gone.

The entire group looked around.

"Sora! Where are you?"

"Sora, answer me!"

...

And just like that, he was back.

Sora stood back up, looking at the others.

...

"You're okay!"

"Where's Xemnas?"


Play: Organization XIII - KH2


They spotted him, up by what was left of Kingdom Hearts.

"Hear me, Kingdom Hearts! It seems we must begin anew."

"Ah, but know this: I will give you as many hearts as it takes."

"Mark my words! You can no more be complete without me than I without you!"

"Heed me, Kingdom Hearts! Lend me your power, so that we may be complete! The power to erase the fools that hinder us!"

...

Mickey called out, "Xemnas! No!"

...

"Hearts quivering with hatred..."

...

Sora spoke out this time, "Xemnas! Don't!"

...

"Hearts burning with rage..."

...

Donald next, "You'll never win!"

...

"Hearts scarred by envy..."

"That fool Ansem said the heart's true nature was beyond his understanding. But it's not beyond mine!"

"Hearts are the source of all power!"

A great light shined down, blinding them all.


Stop: Organization XIII - KH2


When they opened their eyes, Xemnas was gone.

"You can't hide from us!" Sora yelled.

"We're not gonna let him get away now!"

Kairi looked over, "Look at that!"

...

A door appeared, below Kingdom Hearts.

"What's goin' on?"

"Kingdom Hearts...The worlds gave us this doorway. They want us to be the guardians of their destiny."

"Once we go through, there's no turning back. It's victory...or oblivion."

"So, Sora...are you ready?"

...

Sora looked over to his left, where Kirux was now holding Xion in his arms. She remained unconscious.

Sora walked over, "Is she going to be alright?"

...

Kirux sighed, and shook his head, "I...I don't know."

He sat her up, her back against the wall. He stood up, and turned to them.

"Aren't you all going to go after Xemnas?"

"Why don't you come with us, Kirux? We need all the help we can get."

...

He shook his head immediately, "Not a chance. I'm not leaving her, especially not like this."

"I've...made that mistake too many times."

...

"You're not gonna convince him, Sora." Riku said.

"He's right," Mickey said, "Besides, they started this fight for us. I say we finish it for them."

"I...guess you're right." Sora responded.

...

Mickey looked up at Kirux, "Take care of Xion. We'll deal with Xemnas."

"Of course. Thank you, Your Majesty."

He smiled, "Aw, you don't have to call me that. Any friend of Riku is a friend of mine."

...

Kirux was surprised, but smiled back, "Alright then, Mickey."

Kirux had never interacted with Mickey while getting back Sora's memories, even though he had been around Twilight Town a few times.

To hear him say that relieved him a little.

...

Sora, Riku, and Mickey all stood with there Keyblades pointed out.

Beams of light shot into the sky, which caused the door to open.

"Good luck," Kirux said, "And be careful."

"We will, and don't worry. This will all be over soon."

They walked towards the door, leaving Kirux and an unconscious Xion alone.

...

...

...

Kirux heard her stirring, and her eyes opened.

"Hey," he said, kneeling next to her, "Take it easy."

"Wha-What happened? Where are Sora, and the others?"

He sighed, "You just missed them. They're going to end this."

He sat down next to her, Xion speaking again, "Why didn't you go with them?"

...

He smiled, "Come on, Xion. You really thought I was going to leave you here, all by yourself?"

"Well...you have done it a few times, in the past."

His smile instantly faded, "Yeah, I did. But...not anymore."

"Huh?"

"Time and time again, I left you behind, alone. I...ran away, when all you were trying to do was help me."

"I'm sorry, Xion. I really am. I was..."

He trailed off, "I was selfish, and kept going astray. But no longer."

He looked at her, "I'm not gonna leave you again. Ever."

...

"Promise?"

"Promise."

...

She smiled, "Oh, how long I have waited to hear that."

Kirux laughed, "Sorry to keep you waiting."

"You owe me now."

"For what?"

"For all the stuff I went through finding you."

...

"Oh, come on! Really?"

She nodded, "You're not getting out of it."

"Ugh. Fine. What do you want?"

She grinned, "Well...there is one thing."

"Oh yeah? What is it?"

...

Xion just smiled, leaning forward and kissing him softly. Kirux returned it immediately, placing one of his hands on her cheek.

This. This is what the two of them had wanted the whole time.

To finally be together, just the two of them. Alone.

Sure, it was just the two of them in the realm of darkness. But, it wasn't the same for obvious reasons.

...

Out of nowhere, things got more...intense. Kirux's hand move from her cheek to her hair, and his other arm wrapped itself around her waist.

Xion's own moved up his back, pulling him even closer. When their bodies touched, she moaned softly.

Neither of them wanted to stop, so they didn't.

...

Eventually though, they both ran out of air. They pulled back, foreheads resting against one another.

Their eyes opened up simultaneously, staring at one another.

Kirux was the first to speak, "I...was not expecting all of that..."

She laughed, "You better get used to it."

He smiled, "I didn't mean that in a bad way, you know."

"Sure you didn't."

"Come on. I'm serious."

"Oh, I believe you."

"No you don't."

"No, I don't."

...

Out of nowhere, there was a flash of light. Sora and the others reappeared, Xemnas on the ground.

"I need...more rage...I need more...hearts..."

"Xemnas," Sora said, "There's more to a heart than just anger or hate. It's full of all kinds of feelings."

"Don't you remember?"

Xemnas began to fade, "Unfortunately...I don't."

He faded away.

Xemnas was gone.

It was over.

...

Kirux and Xion both stood up, as the others celebrated.

"They just had to ruin our moment, didn't they?" Xion said quietly.

Kirux laughed, "Relax. We'll make up for it later."

...

Suddenly, the whole castle began to shake.

"We'd better hurry if we're gonna get out of here." Mickey said.

"I'll open a path." Riku said, putting his hand out.

Nothing happened.

"You don't belong in the dark realm anymore, Riku." Kirux said, walking up to the group.

"How do we get out of here?"

...

Kirux turned around to look at Xion, but saw someone else.

An old friend of his that he hadn't seen in ages.

"N-Namine?"

She put her hand out, and a dark portal appeared.

...

Mickey and Donald ran right up to it.

"Who did this?"

"Welp, I'm not sure. But we'd better hurry and get through."

"Wait for me!" Goofy said, running through the portal. Mickey and Donald followed right behind him.


Play: Friends in My Heart - KH2


Namine reappeared, as Kairi and Sora walked up.

"Thank you, Namine."

Namine looked at Sora, "See? We meet again, like we promised?"

Sora was confused, until a voice rang out.

"You said we'd meet again,"

Roxas appeared from Sora, "but when we did, we might not recognize each other."

"I did, didn't I?"

"But I knew you."

"Mmm...it's strange."

"I think I understand. I see myself the way you remember me. And you see yourself the way I remember you."

"I always thought Nobodies were doomed to fade back into the darkness..."

"Yeah, but you and I didn't. Kirux didn't either."

...

Kirux and Xion were both speechless.

...

"We all got to meet our original selves."

"So, we can be together again!"

"Right. Anytime Sora and Kairi are together."

...

Kairi spoke then, "We'll be together everyday. Right, Sora?"

"Uh...yeah!"

...

Roxas and Namine then walked over to Kirux and Xion, who were both in a state of immense shock.

"Hello there, Kirux. Xion."

"Namine? Wha-"

She smiled, "I thought you said you weren't going to be here when Sora won his fight."

"I..." He stuttered, "I did. But-,"

...

Namine laughed, "Don't worry about me. I'm going back to where I belong. We both are."

Kirux was looking down at the ground, "Will I ever see you again?"

She nodded, "Whenever you see Kairi, I'll be there. In her heart."

He sighed, "Of course."

...

Namine walked off towards Kairi.

...

"Come on, Kirux. Keep your head up."

When he looked up, Roxas was smiling at him.

"I just knew you two would be with each other when I saw you again."

...

"To be honest," Roxas started, "I...was always sort of jealous of you two."

"What?" Xion said.

"You two were so close from the very beginning. You were always there for one another, and...quite frankly, I...grew really envious."

"Why didn't you ever say anything?"

Roxas smiled, "Kirux, we're best friends. How could I not support the two of you?"

Kirux shook his head.

...

"Roxas, are you-," Xion said, not finishing her sentence.

He nodded, "Like Namine said. Every time you see Sora, I'll be there."

Kirux was looking down again, but he lifted his head back up and smiled. One, lone tear ran down his cheek.

"I guess...we'll see you again."

He nodded, "Take care of each other, I mean that. You two are all that's left."

...

He walked over towards Sora.

Kirux looked back down, as tears stung his eyes. Xion wrapped one of her arms around him, trying to comfort him.

"I know. I'm going to miss him too."

...

...

...

Sora walked over to the two of them, "Are you okay, Kirux?"

He wiped his tears away with his arm, "Yeah. I'm fine."

"Come on," Kairi said, "Let's go home."


Stop: Friends in My Heart - KH2


Xion felt something grab at her legs, pulling her into the ground.

"Kirux, help!" She said, but he didn't react in time.

When he looked back, she had been sucked into a dark pool.

...

Suddenly, he started to get pulled down too.

"What?"

He struggled, trying to set himself free.

"No! I can't get loose!"

He looked around in panic. There was no way he was getting out of this.

...

He was sucked in, just as Sora and Riku flew off.


Kirux and Xion were stuck in a dark void.

"What's going on?" Xion said, "I thought Xemnas was defeated."

"This isn't Xemnas," He started, "A darkness this foul can...only be..."

...

His voice came through, "Good thinking, Kirux."

...

She whispered, "No..."

He gasped, "Ansem!"

...

Ansem's voice came through again, "Behold the endless abyss."

"Look as hard you are able. You will not find the smallest glimmer of light."

"From these dark depths, all hearts are born. Even yours."

...

The two of them landed on a patch of land, where Ansem stood before them.

"Kirux and Xion..."

He laughed, "Such a tragedy your story is. Your little group of friends is all but gone now. One by one, your friends disappear."

He pointed at Kirux.

"Kirux, your darkness continues to call me back. When you returned to Organization XIII, they unlocked the chain that was preventing me from taking control."

"If you were ever to desert again, I would have to destroy you and your precious little puppet."

...

"Well, look at what it's come to now."

Ansem crossed his arms, "I'm offering you a chance to give up, and submit to the darkness in your heart."

"If you do, I'll go easy on you and let the girl go free."

...

...

...

Kirux's sword and Xion's Keyblade appeared.

"Not a chance, Ansem. After going this far, there's no way I'm letting this happen."

...

Ansem spoke again, "So, you've come this far and still you understand nothing."

"Your lights will fade, your hearts return to darkness!"


Play: The Deep End - KH1


Ansem's Shadow appeared behind him.

...

"Think you can handle this guy one last time?" Kirux said.

She scoffed, "I'll take him down as many times as it takes."

He smiled, "Same here."

...

They both ran at Ansem, who's Shadow sent waves of energy towards them. Both of them dodged easily, and attacked Ansem.

Xion swiped at him twice, both missing, while Kirux jumped up and attacked from above. He attempted to stab him in the chest, but Ansem dodged backwards.

Ansem then attacked by throwing disks at the two of them. Kirux was able to deflect most of them, but Xion didn't. She got hit a few times.

She kept fighting though, and threw her Keyblade at Ansem. The attack stunned him, which Kirux used to launch dark fire at him.

These attacks enraged Ansem, "You insolent little..." he said.

"Submit!" He yelled, as his Shadow swiped at Kirux. Kirux was able to dodge it, and attacked again.

He went to strike Ansem, but his Shadow ended up grabbing him before he could.

...

Xion went after Ansem, but he just kicked her away.

"What do you hope to accomplish, Kirux?"

Kirux struggled to break free from his grasp.

...

The grip began to tighten. If he didn't do something, he was a goner.

Kirux knew what to do next, though.

...

Darkness began to form around him.

Xion gasped, "Kirux, don't!"

A burst of air freed him, and he immediately went after Ansem.

With one, powerful strike, he sent Ansem sailing away. His shadow faded.


Stop: The Deep End - KH1


The darkness dispersed, and Kirux immediately fell to his knees. His sword was the only thing supporting him.

Xion immediately ran to his side, "Are you okay?"

Kirux nodded, "I'm...fine...but where's..."

...

In front of them, a door appeared where Ansem once was.

"Is he...in there?"

"I think so."

...

Kirux walked up to it. Once he got close, he felt an extreme, powerful dark presence.

He nodded, "He's in there. I...can sense it."

"Well," she said, "Let's go finish this."

Kirux put his hand out in front of her.

...

"No, Xion. I..."

...

...

...

"I have to do this...alone."

She was stunned, "But, Kirux. I thou-,"

"The same thing won't work twice. He's too powerful to be locked away now."

"The only way for Ansem to go away for good...is for me to strike him down."

"But," Xion started, her voice in complete panic, "What if something happens to you? What if you lose?"

"Xion, don't."

"Kirux, what..." she stuttered.

"I just...I'm afraid of what's going to happen to you."

...

He placed his hand on her shoulder, "There's no need to be so worried, Xion."

"How can you say that? This isn't some sort of game, Kirux! Ansem could...could..."

She didn't finish her sentence.

"I know what's on the line, Xion. If I lose this fight, then...I'll never see the light again."

"But I made a promise to myself, one that I don't plan on breaking any time soon."

She looked into his eyes, "What's that?"

...

"That I would protect you, by whatever means necessary."

She looked back down.

...

"I don't...want to lose you, though."

Kirux didn't know what to say anymore.

...

"I'm sorry, but...I have to do this."

She looked down.

...

She hugged him tightly, whispering into his ear.

"Please. Please be careful."

"I will."

...

Kirux pulled back, walking towards the door.

"Kirux, wait."

He turned back around, seeing her Keyblade appear.

"Before you go in, here."

...

She lightly tapped his chest, causing him to glow in an aura of light.

"What...did you do?"

"I...shared some of my powers with you. So now, you can use both the power of light and dark."

She smiled, "And, I also gave you something else."

...

A Keyblade appeared in his hand. It was black and white, with hints of gray all around. It was curved, which gave it a sword-like look.

"That Keyblade hold the power of light and darkness. I think it fits you nicely."

He smiled, "Yeah, it does. Thanks Xion."

...

He let it fade away, walking towards the door.

He stopped just before it, looking back at Xion.

She nodded to him.

...

The door opened, and he ran inside.


Kirux ran forward, finding himself in a new arena. It was similar to the first time he and Ansem had fought, but more rectangular and straight.

He saw Ansem floating before him.

...

"Ansem!" He yelled to him.

"You're part of my heart now! Part of the light!"

His new Keyblade appeared, and he raised.

...

"Ever the fool, boy. And forever...a pawn of the darkness!"

...

Ansem crossed his arms, as darkness enveloped him.


Play: L'Eminenza Oscura II - KH 3D Dream Drop Distance


When the darkness dispersed, Ansem had merged with his shadow. The shadow now stood tall before him, while Ansem was protected.

Kirux didn't stand down, however.

...

"Oh, like that's fair." He said to himself, before running at Ansem.

Ansem did little to defend himself from Kirux's initial attacks. After all, he didn't seem to be doing anything anyway.

So he just sat there, and let Kirux wail on him.

...

Eventually though, Ansem retaliated. His Shadow began slamming the ground, trying to hit Kirux. Two out of the four attacks did.

Kirux, while weakened, kept fighting.

He continued to attack Ansem, with both attacks and magic. But nothing seemed to do anything.

Ansem launched dark projectiles at Kirux, which he blocked using his shield.

"Accept the Darkness." Ansem said, as Kirux ran back towards him.

...

At one point, Ansem sent Kirux flying way back. When Kirux landed, two balls of energy appeared at Ansem's sides.

"Oh, great." He said, running back towards him. The energy began to charge up, and fired directly at Kirux.

He managed to dodge them, but not before being swept up by clouds of darkness. The two energy balls combined.

Kirux was brought up right next to them, unable to escape.

The energy exploded, and Kirux was sent back.

...

He landed hard on the ground.

"Is that all you've got?" Ansem taunted.

He stood back up, although extremely weak.

...

'What am I gonna do? I clearly can't take this guy down alone.'

'If only I had someone or something to help me.'

...

Kirux remembered then.

'Wait a second...can I?'

He snapped his fingers lightly, waiting for a response.

...

A Dusk formed to his left, and another to his right. Pretty soon, hundreds more appeared around and behind him.

"I...guess I still can control them."

He smiled, looking at Ansem, who was in complete shock.

...

"Go!" He yelled, pointing at Ansem. At once, all of the Dusks moved towards Ansem.

His Shadow swatted some of them away, but there were simply too many.

"Hold him down!"

The Dusks did just that, holding the Shadow's arms and preventing it from attack.

Ansem yelled, "Nobody can wield this much power! How?!"

Kirux shrugged, "Don't know. I wonder that myself."

...

He put his Keyblade in the air, where it began to glow with light.

Kirux ran at Ansem, who screamed, "NO!"

He swung upwards.


Stop: L'Eminenza Oscura II - KH 3D Dream Drop Distance


The Dusks all dispersed, releasing Ansem's shadow.

It began to fade slowly, reaching out towards Kirux.

...

Ansem looked at Kirux in defeat, "You..."

"What...are you?"

Ansem and his Shadow faded away for the last time.

...

...

...

Kirux said nothing, just staring at where Ansem once was.

He turned around, and walked away.


Kirux ran out of the door, which shut behind him.

He turned back, pointing his Keyblade at the door.

A beam of light shot into it, which made the door fade away.

...

Kirux's Keyblade faded away.

He slumped over, breathing a heavy sigh of relief.

"Finally..." He said quietly.

...

The ground shook. When he looked around, Xion was nowhere to be seen.

"Xion! Xion, where are you?"

...

He turned around, finding Xion looking out into the horizon.

He ran over to her.

...

"Xion." He said, once he got closer. She turned around.

"Kirux..." She started, but the ground shook again.

She nearly fell over, but Kirux caught her by the arm.

...

"You okay?"

"Yeah. I'm fine."

...

Then, slowly, she began to drift away from him.

"What?" She said, looking down at her feet.

The patch of land she was standing on was floating off, into the dark.

...

"Kirux, what's going on?"

"I don't know. But-,"

"It looks like I'm not coming with you."

...

"No..."

"Listen to me, Xion. I may not be there in person, but just know this."

"In your heart, I'm always with you!"

She started to lose her grip on his hand, as she floated further away.

"Kirux..."

...

She lost her grip.

"Kirux! No!"

...

...

...

"I'll find my way back to you! I promise!"

"I love you, Xion."

...

She lost sight of him, in the darkness.

"I...love you too..." She whispered to herself.

She closed her eyes.


She heard Sora calling her name.

"Xion. Hey, wake up. Xion."

...

Her eyes opened, and Sora was standing above her.

He smiled, "Hey, finally."

She sat up, "Where...am I?"

"You're on the islands. You...just appeared out of nowhere."

She looked around.

...

Yep, the same island that was from Sora's heart.

She was here, except...it was real.

...

"Is she awake yet?"

"Yeah! Come on over!"

She heard footsteps come from behind her, "You okay?"

It was Riku.

...

She stood up, "Yeah. But..."

"Is...Kirux here?"

Riku frowned, and sighed, "No. When you showed up, you were alone."

"Did something happen to him?"

...

She looked down at the sand.

"Ansem...he came back again. We had originally locked him away, but the Organization broke that lock."

"Kirux went to finish it, and when he came back, we..."

She trailed off.

...

"I need to be alone for a second." She said, walking away.

Sora turned to Riku, "Do you think she'll be okay?"

"Yeah, she'll be fine. It's Kirux we need to worry about."

Sora sighed.

...

He looked out to the ocean.

Sora...noticed something falling from the sky.

"Hey, Riku. Do you see that?"

Riku looked out, and nodded, "Yeah. What...is that?"


Kirux had just lost sight of Xion.

...

It stung, seeing her float away again.

He had seen how much it hurt her too.

...

"How do I get out of here?" He said.

As he looked around, there was nothing.

He sighed, "I guess...I'm stuck here."

...

Kirux slumped onto the ground, "I..."

He didn't finish.

...

Something shined down on him. When he looked up, a Keyhole was there.

He stood up immediately.

"Well," he said, smiling, "It's my lucky day."

His Keyblade appeared, and he pointed it at the Keyhole.

The light blinded him.


He flew down, landing hard in the water.

...

When he resurfaced, he coughed lightly.

He looked around, trying to find any familiar place.

...

...

...

"Kirux! Over here!"

When he looked over, he saw Sora and Riku waving towards him.

He beamed, "Thank goodness."

He swam/ran over to them, hunching over on the beach.

...

"Man, we were so worried about you."

"Where did you go?"

Kirux laughed, "It's...a long story."

He stood up, "Is Xion here?"

...

"She showed up a little while ago. I'll go find her."

Sora ran off.

"So," Riku started, "Ansem was messing with you too?"

Kirux frowned, "Yeah. It was...rough. He's done for though."

"You finally got rid of him?"

"I hope so. If he does come back, then...I know what to do."

Riku smiled, "Well, that's good."

...

Sora returned, where Xion was standing right behind him.

"Riku, let's give them some time for themselves."

Riku nodded, and the two of them walked away.

...

...

...

"Xion," he started, "I'm..."

"I'm sorry about what happened. I...should have tried to do somet-"

Xion interrupted him by hugging him.

...

"I'm glad you're here."

Kirux was surprised, but hugged her back.

...

He pulled back, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. What about you?"

"I've never been better."

...

"What are we gonna do now?" Xion said.

Kirux looked down, "You know, I'm not sure."

...

"Don't you guys have a home?"

When they turned around, Kairi was there.

Kirux spoke to her, "Well, not exactly."

"But...there's a place that...we'd like to be. Right Xion?"

She smiled and nodded.

...

Kairi smiled to him, as Sora and Riku walked back over.

"Well, I guess we'll see you soon."

"Yeah, of course."

He looked back at Xion, "Shall we go?"

She nodded.

...

"Kirux, wait."

He turned back to Sora.

"I wanted to tell you earlier, but...I couldn't find myself to say it."

Sora smiled, "But...thank you, for doing what you did."

...

Kirux smiled, "Of course, Sora."

Sora put his hand out, which Kirux took.

They shook hands.

...

Kirux pulled his arm back, "Alright. We'd better get going."

"Take care of each other."

"And Xion," Riku said, "Please keep an eye on him."

She laughed, "I will."

...

Xion pointed her Keyblade out, a portal of light appearing.

"See you later."

Kirux and Xion walked through.


"Well," he said, "I guess some things just don't change."

"What do you mean?"

Kirux smiled, taking another bite, "That sunset. It's always the same."

"Yeah. I like it though."

"I do too."

...

She started, "Man. So many memories here."

"Yeah. This place is home. For you, me, Axel, and Roxas."

...

"Do you miss them?"

He frowned, "A ton."

"What are we gonna do?"

He looked back up, "Nothing. There's...really nothing we can do."

Xion looked down at her feet, "So...we'll never see them again?"

"Hey, of course we will. Sora will find a way to bring them back. I know he will.

...

Xion looked back up at him, "Do you really think he will?"

Kirux smiled, and moved closer to her, "He will."

He wrapped his arm around her, "Trust me."


Play: Sanctuary - After the Battle - KH2


She smiled then, "Yeah. You're right."

...

...

...

"One day, the four of us will sit right here like this. Just like the good old days."

"Yeah."

...

They both continued to stare out at the sunset.


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