Link and Ariasx stood at a standstill. Both of them knew what this was going to lead to. Link refused to let Saria die. Ariasx refused to let Saria live. There was no middle ground.

Link's arm that held his sword was shaking in fear. He had no desire to slay Ariasx. Ariasx had no desire to slay Link.

But her arm was not shaking. She also had too much on the line. Even if Link refused her love after this, she could in theory find another. She wouldn't rely on Saria then to make her choices.

She could make her own choices.

After all, the only reason she fell in love was because she is Saria…in essence.

Ariasx kept her eye on Link and pulled the arrow string back.

"Don't…" Link said.

She ignored his plea. She pulled the arrow as far back as she could.

Then she released.

Imagine The 13th Struggle theme here

Link deflected the arrow, and (without thinking) charged directly at Ariasx. He screamed louder than he ever had before as he held out the two weapons in his hand. Ariasx though, did not cease her attack. She formed three arrows and fired them at Link, aiming at his feet and arms. She released three golden bolts from her hand. Link saw the blasts and rolled directly under them. Luckily, they never hit Saria. She charged again and summoned more arrows to fire.

Link swung the Master sword and destroyed the bursts. Now he was in striking distance from Ariasx. He swung the Keyblade at her. She moved her head off to the side to dodge the attack. He then swung the Keyblade to strike her before she recovered.

He missed.

Ariasx, sensing opportunity, rolled under Link and got behind him. She then began to angle an arrow at Saria. She almost managed to fire.

Link however recovered from his miss quickly and dove at her.

Her arrow barely passed Saria's head.

Ariasx dropped the bow and was pinned down by Link. But she threw him off as they rolled back up. Link got to his feet the moment he landed. Ariasx looked at him anger as she her bow was far away from her. Link however had his swords in his hand.

Ariasx smiled slyly and resummoned her bow into her hand. Link looked in horror and ran at her again. She again tried to shoot Saria, but Link managed to destroy the arrow. He then swung at her again, this time hitting her in the face. Ariasx flew back and landed on nearby.

She wiped her mouth from the blood, and then used her power. She slammed her hand into the ground and sent a trail of Icy spikes towards Link. Link was too close from her, so he managed to jump away, but not without a massive spike slicing his leg. He gritted to avoid the pain as blood leaked out from it.

"Cure!" He shouted, firing a green burst of energy, healing the leg. As he landed, he threw Kingdom Key at Ariasx. Araisx rolled out of the way and fired two arrows at Link. Link deflected one, but got hit by another. He pulled the arrow out, it disintegrating as fell down to the ground. Link swung the Master Sword at Ariasx. She moved to the side to avoid the slash. Link then jumped and tried to slash at her, but she ducked under the Master Sword. Link then resummoned the Keyblade to his hand to hit her on the back swing. She anticipated this and jumped after she ducked. She then back flipped away from Link. She was breathing heavily, and so was Link (as he took the most punishment so far).

"Dammit Link!" She said. "Don't I matter to you? Don't you like me?"

Link looked at her. He couldn't answer that to her.

"So is that it." She said. "Fine! Have it your way!"

Ariasx swung her bow, spawning two deadly blades on it. She fired on arrow, which Link deflected. Then she charged at full speed at Link. Link grunted in shock as her speed was incredible. He managed to save himself from being cut in two by moved backwards.

He then counter attacked by swinging his Keyblade into her face. She flew into the wall off to the side. The mark on the wall that she made was shaped to her exact figure. She slowly tried to get up.

"Ary!" Link shouted.

Link ran to her to ensure her safety. But why? She was an enemy now. She was trying to kill Saria.

Link didn't know that the part of Saria that existed in her called out to him. No matter what did, he wanted to protect and stop Ariasx.

Which would not be possible.

He walked to hold Ariasx and coax her back to life. As he tried, Ariasx woke up and slammed her foot into his face. Link fell to the ground. Ariasx then swung and got up to her feet. She resummoned her bow and fired an arrow at Link.

Link got hit in his shoulder, but he retaliated. He pointed his Keyblade at her.

"FIAGRA!" He shouted.

A massive burst of flame came from his Keyblade towards Ariasx. Ariasx stood still as the flame surrounded her. She felt the burning sensation, but did not get burnt. For she did not exist.

She fell to her knees as the fire surrounded her.

"Not bad…" She said. "But this is how fire is properly used."

She summoned several burst of flame around her and sent them at Link. Link was surprised at the amount of fire power that came at him. He managed to slice three of the blasts, but the other three smashed into him. It felt like the force of a bullet and fire had hit him. He grunted in pain as he tried to get back up to his feet. Ariasx looked at him and made a grunt in disrespect. She then turned to fire at Saria. Link watched as she summoned an arrow.

Link then pulled out one of his many artifacts from his past. The Boomerang. He threw it at the bow, throwing off Ariasx's aim. Link then raised the Keyblade above him.

"Cure." He said.

Green petal energy surrounded Link, healing his wounds. He then got up and threw the Keyblade…using Sora's Strike Raid. Ariasx got knocked into the air and flew several feet away from Saria. Link then ran towards her, catching the Keyblade.

"Arms Acannon!" He shouted.

Link then unleashed a series of attacks against Ariasx; a series he didn't think he could actually pull off. Ariasx was with a powerful seven strike combo. Ariasx was knocked onto the floor. Link then back flipped away from her, and stayed nearby Saria, trying to protect her under any cost. Ariasx got back on her feet and looked at Link.

"You really did choose her over me." Ariasx said.

"I didn't choose anyone." Link said. "I don't know what to think right now. All I think about is you and Saria."

"You're a liar!" She shouted. "You're not thinking about me at all! All your thinking about is that girl behind you!"

"DON'T YOU DARE CALL HER THAT!" Link shouted.

"You never thought about me once!" She shouted. "The only reason we had anything was because I was made of her energy. There was no emotion in you towards me…it was only towards Saria…am I right!"

Link stayed silent.

"I knew it!" She shouted. "We had nothing between each other!...at least now…I won't feel anything by doing this!"

Ariasx put the bow in front of her. The bow levitated on its own as a greenish wind began to surrounded Ariasx. Her hair rose above her head as the gusts slowly began to get stronger. Soon…she herself began to levitate in the air. Link…realizing she was going to throw a powerful attack at him, prepared a defense of his own.

"Aero!" He shouted.

The Keyblade glowed white, surrounded Link with a shield…made entirely of the winds. Ariasx had finished her channeling by the time his spell was complete. Several portals opened up where she was, throwing several spheres of powerful greenish energy at Link. Link held his Keyblades in front of him, hoping to resist the attacks. However, the blasts passed straight through Link's wind shield. The first blast sent him up into the air, then the other attacks followed. Link was hit several times, propelling him into the air each time, till he was more than five hundred feet in the air.

Then he fell.

He fell to the ground hard, landing right on his back. And he had thrown away his shield long ago because of using two weapons now. The earth itself broke when he landed.

But that was it. Before he could get up, Ariasx fired an arrow into him.

The same arrow that held the venom from the sixth floor.

Link managed to pull it out, but was unable to before his muscles stopped responding. He was able to cast cure, reducing the effects of it…but his recovery was too slow. Ariasx walked over to him…looking him in the eyes.

"I'm sorry." She said. "Don't worry…me and her are the same. No matter who takes who's place…it will be as if nothing happened…I'll have Namine rearrange your memories so that it will be that I was always there…and Saria was me."

Link looked at her in anger and sorrow as he struggled to fight off the venom. Though the pain was making it difficult to get back on his feet. Ariasx walked away from him. She went in front of Saria and prepared an arrow, pointing right at her.

"Please…d..on't." Link said.

"I'm sorry." She said to Saria as she pulled back on the arrow.

Ariasx pulled the string back as far as she could. She then aimed the arrow right at Saria…to make sure she died instantly…so she would not be in pain. Link shut his eyes…not wanting to look.

"Blizzaga!" A voice shouted.

Ariasx broke her gaze and aim, to see several bolts of freezing energy fly at her. She got hit by those bolts, sending her backwards.

Link looked to his side, to see the new Mido walking by him.

"Mido." Link said.

Mido ignored him, casting a powerful Thundaga spell on Ariasx. Ariasx jumped out of the way and fired an arrow at him. Mido casted reflect, forcing the arrow away from him.

"Sorry man." He said. "I couldn't just leave you behind!"

Mido turned to Link. A green energy surrounded his hand.

"Curaga!" He shouted.

Mido then projected the magic energy Vexen had given him into Link. Link felt the poison burn away inside of him. Angry, Ariasx charged directly at Mido. Mido was unable to defend himself, and was pinned down to the ground.

"You little!" She shouted. "Saria may care about you…"

Ariasx summoned her bow and pointed at Mido. Mido was in fear from her evil look at him.

"But I don't care you at all!" She shouted.

She pointed the arrow directly at Mido's head. Mido closed his eyes as he braced for death.

"Ary!" Link shouted angrily.

Link got up in a split second and ran towards her Ariasx. Ariasx was so concentrated on Mido that she did not see Link even run. By the time she turned around, Link then did one fell swoop on her.

He was several feet away when he stopped running.

Music stops here

Ariasx stood still for a few seconds. She could not believe it…she was defeated. She looked to see that the energy that made up her existence was now broken. Gone. Unable to maintain herself now, she looked at her hand. Several sparkles we're around it.

She was fading. For good.

Ariasx suddenly became faint. She was unable to stand upright and fell over to the ground.

Link could not believe what he had done. He killed her. Ariasx. A friend. Someone who even though his feelings we're projecting off of Saria, he knew he appreciated her being around him. Tears welled up in his eyes as realization passed through him. As he heard the sound of Ariasx thud, he dropped all of his weapons and ran towards her.

"ARY!" He shouted, sliding over to where she was.

Imagine Xion's theme here

Link grabbed Ariasx and let her rest his head on his arm. She looked at him.

And smiled.

"I guess…it wasn't meant to be." She said.

"Ary…" he said, tears rolling down his cheeks. "I'm so sorry…why…why did you have to do this?"

"I…was desperate." She said. "I was jealous of her."

Link and Ariasx looked up towards Saria, still incased in glass.

"I might have greater powers than her…but she's the one who wins in the end." Ariasx said, slowing fading as the energy began to leave her body. "She is able to have friends…live a life…even have a family if she had chosen to. When you let me live…all of her feelings passed into me…I was able to know what I meant to be…well human."

Link's tears rolled down his cheeks rampantly. Her words we're stinging at him like a ton of bricks. Even Mido was slowly being effected.

"Why are you crying?" She asked.

Link looked at her.

"This had to happen." She said. "This was the only way to free her from her torment. She needs me Link. She needs me to return to her…and now…I can return to her."

"I thought…" Link said as bits of bluish energy left Ariasx's body. "You wanted to live among us…among people."

"Of course silly." She said. "But…I guess that isn't my choice…I mean…even if I killed Saria…I might not even get a heart…and then what would have happened…maybe…its for the best this happens."

"I don't want to lose you!" Link shouted.

Ariasx put her hand on Link's cheek.

Her hand was warm. He placed his hand on the top of her's…embracing it…like he didn't want to let it go.

"You have to let me go." She said.

Link could now see through Ariasx. Her being was nearly gone. She knew this. Her vision itself was already now fading. It was time to say goodbye.

"Goodbye Link…" She said.

Ariasx then closed her eyes and slumped backwards. Link knew she was gone now. He sobbed loudly as the last of her being faded in his hands. Slowly, Ariasx faded away…disappearing in his hand without a trace. The blue sparkles of energy slowly lifted into the air.

"Ariasx." He said.