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(The Ocean Between)
Aqua and Shara were traveling in The Ocean Between on their Keyblade Gliders when they saw Radiant Garden covered in darkness. Figuring that was where Terra and Ducar would be, they began to head there immediately.
(Radiant Garden)
Aqua and Shara arrived in the courtyard and they both saw Terranort who looked blankfully up at the sky.
"There's Terra." Aqua says
The two female Keyblade Wielders made their way over and saw that Terra appeared different. The first thing that caught their eye was his silver hair which was a dead giveaway.
"Terra?" Aqua says feeling confused
"Wait... Something's not right." Shara says
Terranort looks down at the two women with his orange eyes, appearing as though he was in a trance-like state. He reaches out and grabs Shara and Aqua with both hands, choking them in his grip. As he held them high off the ground, an aura of darkness began to envelope Terranort's body.
"Who... am I?" Terranort asks
"Such a... terrible... darkness... Fight it, Terra, please!" Aqua says
"Terra... it's us... your friends... Aqua... and Shara!" Shara says
"Terra... you say?" Terranort says
Terranort drops Shara and Aqua and grabs his head, grunting in pain. He soon stops and lets out a sigh.
"Terra's heart has been extinguished... smothered by the darkness within him!" Terranort says
Terranort summoned his Dark Keyblade into his right-hand and raises it into the air. He cleaves it down toward the two women who instinctively jump back, avoiding the attack. The female Keyblade Masters stood up and looked at their possessed friend with serious looks on their faces.
"My name is Master Aqua."
"And I am Master Shara."
Aqua and Shara both summoned their Keyblades and they got into battle stance.
"Now return our friend's heart or pay the price!" Aqua says
Before anyone could make a move, a dark corridor appears in the courtyard between Shara, Aqua, and Terranort. When the dark corridor disappears, a dark figure stood before the two women. It was the Dark Keyblade Wielder, Lord Drazor who stood up straight and glared at the two female Keyblade Masters. From the moment they laid eyes on him, Shara and Aqua both felt slightly afraid of Lord Drazor.
"Who are you?" Shara asks
"I am Lord Drazor, the Dark Knight, your worst nightmare."
Lord Drazor stretches his right-hand out to his side and summoned his Dark Keyblade in a flash of darkness. This Dark Keyblade was known as Fear's Shadow.
Fear's Shadow was a Keyblade of Darkness that was made to have a menacing appearance and strike fear into any enemy. The blade was long and cruel decorated with glowing red lines. The shaft of the blade was black with a faded silver border along its edges, and ends with a very sharp edge. The handle was smooth and black, surrounded by a roughly rectangular guard. The guard was predominantly black, though it fades into dark red toward the base of the blade, and it had three pointed spikes on each of it's corners. The head of the blade was decorated by five black diamond-shaped spikes, which also form the teeth. An eye of darkness was also set in the head of the blade. On the bottom of the black hilt of the Keyblade was a red oval crystal gem. The keychain was a black human-shaped skull with vampire-like teeth.
"I am fear. I am death. I am darkness incarnate. Now, prepare to meet your end!" Lord Drazor says
Lord Drazor leaps forward at Shara and Aqua and swings his Dark Keyblade down at them. The two women both leapt away, dodging the attack. Terranort saw this and a sinister smile crept upon his face. He walked up to Lord Drazor and stood alongside him on his right-side. The two villains nodded at each other as they both shared the same goal: To destroy the two Keyblade Wielders that stood before them. Shara and Aqua stood fast and they both prepared themselves for an epic fight Terranort and Lord Drazor.
Terranort made the first move as he charges at Shara and Aqua with his body cloaked in darkness and thrusts his Dark Keyblade at them. The two women immediately jump out of the way, leaping over to the sides, making Terranort miss them. Although his attack missed, the possessed Keyblade Wielder managed to split the two women apart from each other.
Terranort aimed his Dark Keyblade at Aqua and launches a volley of dark blasts at her. Seeing the incoming attack, Aqua held her Keyblade vertically out infront of her and encases herself in a spherical barrier of light. The dark blasts hit the barrier and bounce off, leaving Aqua unharmed.
Terranort moved in and attacked with a fast and furious flurry of slashes, using both his Dark Keyblade and his free hand to attack. Aqua leaned her body away, dodging each blow that was thrown at her. The possessed Keyblade Wielder stretched his left-hand forward at Aqua, materializing a large hand of dark red and purple energy to claw at her, but she leapt back, evading the attack. Terranort gave Aqua a smirk and sunk into the ground, disappearing from sight. Aqua saw a small pool of dark energy on the ground traveling straight toward her. Aqua braced herself as the dark pool advanced toward her. Within moments, Terranort jumps out from the ground, materializing the hand again straight up into the air. Reacting quickly, Aqua manages to jump back, evading Terranort's attack.
Now, it was her turn to attack. Aqua rushes forward at Terranort while cloaked in a spherical magic barrier of light and slams into him with a direct hit at his chest. Upon impact, the barrier unleashes a spray of light as it disperses, inflicting even more damage. Terranort was thrown back by the light and was left stunned for a brief moment.
As she stood there, Aqua began to glow with a bright blue aura. With the power of light flowing through her, Aqua hurls her Keyblade at Terranort through telekinesis, hitting him four times. Next, she fires an orb of light from the tip of her Keyblade, sending it straight at Terranort. Upon impact, the orb of light condenses and explodes in a flash of light, knocking Terranort back even further. Aqua teleports up above Terranort and dives down on him multiple times, generating giant pillars of light which damages him even more. Then, Aqua performs a magical spinning attack, landing multiple hits to Terranort. Finally, Aqua finishes her assault by raising her Keyblade into the air, summoning a large column of light which sends Terranort back.
Terranort slid back across the ground, eventually skidding to a stop. He looked up at Aqua and growled in anger. He rose up on his feet and brought his Dark Keyblade to his side, getting into battle stance. Aqua brought her Keyblade close to her side and got into battle stance as her battle with Terranort continued.
While Aqua fought off against Terranort, Shara was left to contend with Lord Drazor.
Lord Drazor began walking toward Shara with his Dark Keyblade ready. He then started moving faster and faster until he was running straight toward the female Keyblade Master. Shara held her Keyblade close to her right-side as she braced herself. Within moments, Lord Drazor raises his Dark Keyblade over his head for an overhead strike, but Shara blocks the attack with her Keyblade, holding it up in defense. The two Keyblade Wielders began exchanging blows with each other, attacking with fast speed and fierce strength.
Lord Drazor lunges his Keyblade at Shara, but she jumps over to the right, dodging the blow. She spins around and swings her Keyblade, aiming for Lord Drazor's back, but he holds his Dark Keyblade behind his back without even looking. He then kicks Shara in the stomach with his right-foot, making her lurch forward and stumble backwards. Lord Drazor whirls around and swings his Dark Keyblade at Shara with a right-slash. Shara quickly brought up her Keyblade to defend herself, but the fierce blow knocked her back, sending her sliding back across the ground.
Lord Drazor rushes forward and cleaves his Dark Keyblade down on Shara who raised up her Keyblade in defense against the blow. Lord Drazor follows up with two left and right slashes, then strikes with a spinning slash. Shara blocked against the first two blows, then ducked down to avoid the third. Lord Drazor rolls over to the right and jumps up to his feet with an upwards spiral. Shara jumps back and evades the attack. Shara tries to deliver a reverse roundhouse kick with her right-foot, but Lord Drazor ducks down, dodging the attack.
Continuing his assault, Lord Drazor leaps forward at Shara and swings his Dark Keyblade down, but Shara leaps over to the right, causing him to miss. Lord Drazor spun around and swinged his Dark Keyblade at Shara with a reverse roundhouse slash. Shara dodges the attack by leaning her whole body back. The Dark Keyblade missed her neck by mere inches. Shara backflips away from Lord Drazor and stood a few feet away from him.
Shara could not believe how powerful this Dark Keyblade Wielder was. She was already sweating, yet Lord Drazor hardly seemed to be tired from their intense battle. Whoever he was, he had incredible reflexes and durability. Drawing her Keyblade to her side, Shara stood strong as she continued her fight with Lord Drazor.
Back with Aqua, she thrust her Keyblade at Terranort who knocks it away with a swing of his Dark Keyblade, making her flinch.
"Fool." Terranort says
Terranort slams his Dark Keyblade into the ground, creating a shockwave which sent Aqua back. As the battle escalated, the courtyard was surrounded by darkness, enveloping the whole area.
"I will guide you to the depths of darkness." Terranort says
An aura of darkness began to envelope Terranort's body as he crosses his arms. He soon thrusts them out, letting out a scream, summoning a dark creature behind him. This creature appeared to be a Heartless, taking on a muscular, humanoid form. This Heartless was known as a Guardian. Now, Aqua not only had to deal with Terranort, but she would also have to face his Guardian. Aqua stood ready as she prepared herself for another fight.
The Guardian struck first by detaching itself from Terranort and flying forward at Aqua to deliver a flying punch. Reacting quickly, Aqua leapt out of the way, making the Guardian miss. The dark creature returns to Terranort's side and spread it's arms out, charging up dark energy in it's hands. When it was fully charged, the Guardian threw it's arms up, sending a pair of dark shockwaves toward Aqua who cartwheeled out of the way.
Aqua aimed her Keyblade at Terranort and fired several light orbs from the tip of her Keyblade. Both Terranort and his Guardian suffered multiple hits from the light orbs. Next, Aqua hurls her Keyblade at Terranort while it was cloaked with light. Within moments, the Keyblade lands a direct hit to Terranort's chest and it explodes in a flash of light, knocking him and his Guardian back.
Terranort growled in anger and sent his Guardian to attack Aqua. The Guardian detaches itself from Terranort and sinks into the ground. Before she could do anything, the Guardian flies out of the dark pool, grabs Aqua, and slams her down into the ground, creating a large shockwave. Then, the dark creature throws Aqua forward, sending her back.
Aqua was sent rolling across the ground, but she soon came to a stop. The female Keyblade Master rose up onto her feet and stood her ground as Terranort and his Guardian hovered infront of her.
With Shara, she and Lord Drazor stared each other down. But that soon ended when Lord Drazor thrusts his left-hand forward, hurling a powerful storm of dark blue lightning bolts from his fingertips. Shara defends against the electric blast with her Keyblade, sending the dark lightning bolts flying in all directions. The two Keyblade Wielders stood their ground, but then Shara began pushing against the dark lightning, advancing toward Lord Drazor. When she was in reach of him, Shara broke the clash, swinging her Keyblade to the left, knocking the dark lightning away. Then, she struck Lord Drazor with a right-slash, landing a direct to his head.
Lord Drazor was sent staggering back after receiving the blow to the head. Shara's blow broke off the right-side of Lord Drazor's helmet, revealing a small portion of his face and his right-eye. His skin was now a ghostly pale color with his veins nearly visible. And his eye color had transformed into a luminous, blood-red.
Shara gasped in shock as she was horrified by what she saw. And now that she looked at him, she sensed a familiar darkness within the Dark Keyblade Wielder that stood before her. It was the same darkness she had sensed within Ducar during their Mark of Mastery Exam back before their journey even began. She soon realized that the person infront of her was in fact her husband, consumed by the darkness in his heart.
"Ducar?!" Shara gasps
Aqua stood in utter shock upon hearing what she had just heard. First, it was Terra. Now, it was Ducar. Both men had succumbed to the darkness. While Aqua was distracted, the Guardian hurls two orbs of darkness at her. Focusing back on her battle, Aqua saw the two orbs of darkness heading straight for her. Reacting quickly, Aqua leapt out of the way, dodging the two dark orbs.
While Aqua continued her battle with Terranort and his Guardian, Shara tried to get through to her husband.
"Ducar, it's me! Shara! Your wife!"
"Your husband is gone. He has been consumed by the darkness in his heart. But you will join him soon enough!" Lord Drazor says
Lord Drazor jumps toward Shara and cleaves his Keyblade down on Shara who blocks the attack, holding her Keyblade up in defense.
"This is worse than I feared. Ducar has succumbed to the darkness in his heart and now he's become a monster!" Shara thought to herself
Shara shoves Lord Drazor back and brought her Keyblade close to her side, getting into battle stance.
"It's up to me now. I have to get Ducar back. I must do this! For our son!" Shara thought to herself
As she stood there, Shara began to glow with pure light, emitting a bright blue aura. Her Keyblade also glowed with pure light, emitting an aura of the same color. Lord Drazor's body began to radiate a black aura of darkness. His right-eye shined red and sparks of dark blue lightning danced all over his body.
Lord Drazor stared at Shara, giving her a sinister glare. As he stood there, cracks began to appear on the ground beneath him and five chunks of rocks levitated in the air behind the Dark Keyblade Wielder, hovering behind his back. With his gaze focused on Shara, Lord Drazor hurled the large rocks straight toward her at incredible speed. Shara quickly leapt over to the sides, dodging four of the large rocks. As she rose up onto her feet, she saw the last rock hurtling straight toward her. Reacting quickly, Shara stretched her left-hand out toward the large rock and stopped it only a few feet away from her. Shara pulled her arm back and thrust her hand forward, sending the large rock back at Lord Drazor. The Dark Keyblade Wielder stretched his left-hand out toward the large rock and stopped it only a few feet away from him. He then gripped his hand into a fist, causing the rock to shatter into pieces.
Lord Drazor grips his left-hand into a fist again, making a dark blue light glow briefly on his arm. Then, he thrusts his hand out toward Shara, firing a volley of dark blue fireballs through his palm. Shara aimed her Keyblade at the Dark Keyblade Wielder and fired a volley of blue-colored blasts of light from the tip of her Keyblade. Both blasts of light and darkness clash with each other, not one hitting it's target.
Shara rushes forward at Lord Drazor and spins around, swinging her Keyblade with a roundhouse slash. Lord Drazor spins around and swings his Dark Keyblade with a reverse roundhouse slash. The two warriors clash and were soon caught in a blade lock. Lord Drazor pushes against Shara with his powerful strength, making her stagger backwards. He then sends Shara back with a thrust of his left-hand, throwing her away with a powerful telekinetic blast. Shara slides back across the ground and eventually skids to a stop.
Shara leapt back at Lord Drazor with her Keyblade raised over her right-shoulder and brought it down on him, but he raised up his Dark Keyblade and blocked against the blow. Shara lunged her Keyblade at Lord Drazor, but he knocks her Keyblade away with a swing of his Dark Keyblade. He then began assaulting Shara with some strong blows, swinging his Dark Keyblade left and right. Shara parried each blow that was thrown at her. Lord Drazor raised his Dark Keyblade over his head and cleaved it down on Shara who blocked the blow with her Keyblade, forcing the two warriors in another blade lock. Lord Drazor shoved Shara back and delivered a strong kick to her chest, knocking her back. He then crosses his arms and began charging up with dark energy. Lord Drazor began to glow with a black and blue light. Within moments, he thrusts his body outwards, creating a large spherical telekinetic explosion which made ripples in space, sending Shara flying through the air, flinging her away at high velocity.
Shara hits the ground and rolls across the courtyard. She eventually came to a stop, lying on her right-side.
Back with Aqua, the Guardian flies forward and grabs the female Keyblade Master by her shoulders. Terranort slowly walked toward Aqua to finish her while she struggled to break free. Just before he could reach her, a blinding flash of light transports Aqua to a glittering, glowing area. The Guardian was also there, relentlessly hurling dark orbs at Aqua who cartwheeled out of the way. As she dodged the dark orbs, Aqua heard a familiar voice call out to her.
"Aqua!" A familiar voice calls out
Aqua immediately recognized the voice, knowing it belonged to Terra. She look up ahead where the Guardian was and saw Terra underneath it.
"Terra!" Aqua exclaims
Aqua began making her way toward Terra, dodging the dark orbs which the Guardian continued hurling at her. Eventually, Aqua made it over to Terra and the two friends stood close together against the Guardian, standing on a runic symbol beneath them.
As he stood there, Terranort suddenly began to glow with bright light. It turns out, Terra was fighting in his internal conflict with Xehanort.
"Stop fighting back!" Terranort says
Terranort grunted some more until his body stood straight up with his arms stretched out.
"Terra, I know you're in there!" Aqua says
In their internal conflict, Terra begins to get the upperhand and begins to force Terranort to turn his Dark Keyblade on himself to force his heart out.
"This will teach you! Get out of my heart!" Terranort says
In that moment, Terranort stabs himself with his Dark Keyblade, causing a light to glow on his chest.
"Terra!" Aqua cries out
The Guardian behind Terranort began dripping with darkness, creating a dark pool on the ground beneath it. The Guardian falls into the dark pool and disappears. Terranort falls back and began to sink into it. Aqua dives after Terranort in a desperate attempt to save Terra. Shara saw this and was shocked.
"Aqua!" Shara cries out
Shara quickly got up onto her feet and was about to follow, but Lord Drazor stands in her way. The Dark Keyblade Wielder stretches his left-hand out toward Shara, catching her in a telekinetic grip. Shara clutched her throat as she felt an invisible force tighten around it, choking her. Lord Drazor turned his hand under and lifted Shara up into the air.
"Ducar! I know you can hear me! It's not too late! You can still return to the light. Fight it, Ducar! Please!" Shara says
"Ducar is dead. I killed him." Lord Drazor says
Lord Drazor thrusts his hand forward, flinging Shara away from him. Shara rolls across the ground and eventually came to a stop lying flat on her stomach.
"But now, you will share his fate and join him in death!" Lord Drazor says
In that moment, Lord Drazor pulled his Dark Keyblade back and thrusts it forward, firing a giant dark blue-colored beam of darkness at the female Keyblade Master. Shara got up on her feet and noticed the dark beam heading straight toward her. Reacting quickly, Shara pulled her Keyblade back and thrust it forward, firing a giant blue-colored beam of pure light. The two beams of light and darkness clashed in an epic power struggle, creating a powerful shockwave. Lord Drazor's beam was immensely strong and began pushing it's way toward Shara. Shara pushed with all her might, but it wasn't enough. She gave one last attempt to reach through to her husband.
"I won't give up! I know my husband is still in there! He is stronger than this! Stronger than you! Ducar, please! I beg you! Remember who you are! Remember your friends! All those you fought for! Remember me! Remember your son!" Shara says
"My son?" Lord Drazor says baffled
Lord Drazor suddenly grunts in pain. A faint image of Ducar stood infront of Lord Drazor showing who he truly was.
"Shara!" Ducar says
The faint image of Ducar flashed back and forth from Lord Drazor to himself as he tried to fight against the darkness.
"That's it, Ducar! Fight back! You can do it! Remember! Remember your friends!" Shara says
The faint image of Ducar continued to flash back and forth as he fought the darkness in his heart, trying to remember who he truly was.
"My... friends." Ducar/Lord Drazor says
Everyone who Ducar met on his journey all flashed through his mind.
First, there was Spyro, Cynder, Sparx, Ignitus, Terrador, Cyril, and Volteer from the Dragon Realms.
Next, there was Bowen, Brother Gilbert, Kara, and Draco from Camelot.
Then, there was Cinderella and Fairy Godmother from the Castle of Dreams.
Queen Minnie, Pluto, and Chip and Dale from Disney Town.
Hercules, Zack, and Phil from the Olympus Coliseum.
Experiment 626 from Deep Space.
Peter Pan, and the Lost Boys from Neverland.
Sora and Riku from Destiny Islands.
The Inheritor, Vervada, and Master Yen Sid.
And even his own friends, Terra, Ventus, and Aqua. Ducar was beginning to fight back and was gaining the upperhand.
"Now, remember me! Your wife, Shara! And your son, Devon!"
"My son." Ducar/Lord Drazor says
An image of Devon smiling flashed in his mind.
"Devon!" Ducar/Lord Drazor exclaims
Lord Drazor's beam of darkness began to weaken and Shara's beam of light began to make it's way toward him.
"I... won't hurt... my friends... I... won't hurt... my wife... and I won't hurt... my son!" Ducar/Lord Drazor says
The beam of light finally manages to break through and hits Lord Drazor directly in the chest. Lord Drazor was sent back flying across the courtyard, landing on his back. He slides across the ground and eventually skids to a stop. Lord Drazor was defeated.
(The Realm of Darkness)
Aqua in her Keyblade Armor dives down toward Terranort on her Keyblade Glider as they were both falling deep into the bottomless darkness.
"The darkness can't have you!" Aqua says
Aqua flew down toward Terranort at full speed. She eventually reaches Terranort and grabs hold of him. With that, Aqua began to fly back up toward the light. However, at the rate at which she was going with all the weight, they wouldn't make it. Aqua had to think of something otherwise she and Terra will both be lost to the darkness.
"I have to do something or we'll both be lost." Aqua says
Aqua soon came up with an idea. One she was willing to do. Aqua's Keyblade Glider vanishes in a flash of light and the two were now falling back down into the darkness. Aqua's Keyblade Armor was holding onto Terranort while Aqua placed her Keyblade into his hand.
"I'm with you. Go!" Aqua says
Aqua sends Terra back into the Realm of Light while she remains behind. As she fell, Aqua closed her eyes.
"Ven, I'm sorry... I might not make it back as soon as I thought. But I'll be there one day to wake you up." Aqua says
With that said, Aqua accepted her fate and fell into the endless darkness, disappearing in a flash of light.
(Radiant Garden)
Shara watches as her corrupted husband fades away into darkness. She then notices that the pool of darkness that Terra and Aqua fell in had disappeared. She was all that was left.
"It's over. I'm all that's left. Terra, Aqua, and Ducar. They're gone." Shara says
A sad look came upon Shara's face. Unable to do anything for her two friends or her husband, Shara switched into her Keyblade Armor and left Radiant Garden.
(The Lanes Between)
As she flew away on her Keyblade Glider, Shara looked back toward Radiant Garden as it started to get smaller and smaller. She then took out her Wayfinder and looked down at it.
"Ducar... I'm sorry. I wasn't able to save you. But I promise, I'll take care of Devon and make sure he becomes a great Keyblade Master. Maybe someday, he can set things right." Shara says
Shara looked up ahead and saw The Celestial Temple in the distance. She flew off toward the Celestial Temple to go pick up her son and return home to the Celestial Realm.
Author's Note: Here's another good chapter. Shara and Aqua head off to Radiant Garden and find Terra, only to discover that he has been taken over by Xehanort. They also meet Lord Drazor, the Dark Knight who Shara discovers to be her husband. The four warriors engage in an epic struggle, but in the end only Shara survives. Aqua sacrifices herself to save Terra while Ducar fades back into darkness. Now, it's up to Shara to take care of Devon in hopes of training him to become the Legendary Keyblade Master he is destined to be. Let me know what you guys think. No flames please. Hope you guys like and don't forget to review!