Kingdom Hearts: The Six Spirit Guardian

Chapter 28: Brothers or Rivals

Just a few weeks later, Darius and the Allies were at the Jedi Temple discussing with the Jedi Council about the investigation of the Chancellor. Ever since his election, Chancellor Palpatine has been acting as if nothing happened before. Darius and the Allies don't trust him.

"Chancellor Palpatine has been acting a bit strange." Obi-Wan spoke while stroking his bearded chin.

"Be on alert, we must." Yoda said

"What about Anakin? He has been trusting the Chancellor lately and I suspecting that he could be doing things behind your backs." Darius spoke.

"Search your feelings, Darius. Your light is strong along with the Force." Mace Windu spoke and Darius nods to him.

"If you guys need me, I'll be at the library." Darius spoke before he leaves the council room

"Darius, this is meeting isn't over." Mace said.

"I know. That's why I'm leaving." Darius spoke before he leaves the room, heading for the library.


"Master Kenobi, your padawan is willing to bring balance to the Force." Master Luminara said.

"Yes, but I sense a darkness growing within the Force. We should be prepared." Obi-wan said.

"Growing the darkness has been. Imminent the Sith Lord presence. Take action we must." Yoda declared.

The Jedi Council continues to observe the Chancellor.


Meanwhile, at a remote location, a figure sits at his desk. He has white hair with a full white grown beard and mustache. He wears a black sweater with black pants. Attach around his neck was a long dark brown cape. His named is Darth Tyranus or Count Dooku.

Then his hologram device rings before answering it. He then gets up from his chair and kneels. The hologram opens and it shows none other than Darth Sidious.

"Lord Tyranus." Darth Sidious spoke.

"My Master." Tyranus spoke.

"There is a disturbance in the Force. We have a new enemy. The Dark Master's apprentice informed me that the Keyblade Wielder, Darius is here." Darth Sidious spoke.

"How is this possible?" Tyranus questioned.

"He has somehow have a connection between the Light and the Force. His power is nearly impossible to know." Sidious spoke.

"How are we to find a solution?" Tyranus asked.

"You shall sent your assassin to test his strength and see if he wields the light and the Force." Sidious said.

"As you wish my Master." Tyranus spoke.

"I have seen not the Dark Side triumphant over the Jedi, but the clash between the 11 Guardians of Lights and the 13 Seekers of Darkness. It will reveal the Final Door: Kingdom Hearts." Sidious said wickedly before laughing evilly.


[Jedi Temple- Library]

Darius is sitting alone at the Jedi library, sketching the X-Blade. In his mind, Darius knows that this is the weapon of mass destruction. One that can either open or close Kingdom Hearts.

"The X-Blade. Would there be a clash between the 11 Lights and 13 Darknesses?" Darius asked himself.

"Is that the X-Blade?"

Darius turns and sees Ahsoka and Barriss approaching him.

"Ahsoka. Barriss. This is unexpected." He said.

"So that's the weapon you're talking about." Ahsoka said as she looks at the sketch.

"Truly a marvelous weapon." Barriss said.

"You don't understand, girls. This is the Key that will open the Final Door. There will be a clash between Light and Darkness. Whoever controls the X-Blade, controls the universe." Darius said.

Ahsoka and Barriss took this with precaution. What Darius said is true. The Dark Master wants to create the X-Blade for one purpose: himself.

"Why?" Ahsoka asked.

Just as Darius was about to answer, dark portals appeared. There are some Shadows, Soldiers, and Air Pirates, but this time there are new types of Heartless.

They are similar to a B-1 battle droid, but the bodies are more large. The eyes are close to each other with the Heartless symbol in the top part but it is upside down. They carried not one but two blasters.

"Droids!" Ahsoka exclaimed.

"More than that. They're Heartless!" Darius said.

The Heartless Droids then open fire on the three warriors forcing them to disperse with their weapons drawn out. Some of the Jedi who are in the library when they see the Heartless. They draw their weapons out before a barrier stops them in their tracks. They try to break

"Why can't we break through?!" One Jedi asked.

"What are those things?!" Another Jedi questioned mentioned the Heartless.

From the Council room, the Jedi suddenly sensed danger.

"The library there is trouble." Yoda said.

"Ahsoka!" Anakin exclaims.

"Darius!" Shaak-Ti said.

Elsewhere, the Allies were training at the courtyard of the Jedi Temple. That's when Antauri sense danger.

"Something's wrong. I sense danger." Antauri said.

Ruby swings her Crescent Rose at Chiro who leaps over the scythe blade. That's when Ruby stops before turning to Antauri.

"What'd you say?" Ruby asked.

[OST: Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded- Night of Fate]

Back at the library, Darius, Ahsoka and Barriss deflect the lasers from the new Heartless. Darius swings the Keyblade which strikes the laser and they flew straight back at the Heartless Droid, striking dead center. It gets hit before falling to the ground. It gets obliterated before releasing a captive heart.

Ahsoka deflects lasers from the Dark Droids before a Soldier pounces on her from behind.

"Aaahh!" Ahsoka yelled.

"Ahsoka!" Barriss said. She reaches her left hand and it grabs the Soldier by the Force. She lifts it up before seeing some Air Pirates attacking Darius. She throws the Soldier and it flies and strikes two of the Pirates releasing captured hearts. The female jedi Padawan then helps Ahsoka to her feet.

"Thanks, Barriss." Ahsoka said to her friend.

"We got to help Darius." Barriss said.

Darius leaps and shoots a Thunderga spell at the second Dark Droid, completely obliterating it. He was about to go after the last droid before something flies towards the droid and strikes it down.

Darius, Ahsoka, and Barriss look and see someone on the top floor of the library.

From the entrance of the library, the Jedi and the Allies reach to the location before they see the other Jedi including the Temple Guards.

"What's happening?" Obi-wan asked the Temple Guard.

"We are trying to get into the center of the area, but a barrier prevented us from entering. We have tried everything, but nothing can penetrate it." The Temple Guard replied.

"Darkness I sensed in the library. Padawans Ahsoka and Barriss in danger they are." Yoda said.

Anakin draws his lightsaber but Obi-wan stops him.

"Anakin, they tried to break through the barrier." Obi-wan spoke calmly.

Ruby tries to get in but the barrier pushes her back. She rubs her head from the pain.

"Ouch." Ruby said.

"I told you." Weiss groaned.

Back inside the library, Darius gets up and sees the mysterious figure before he jumps down in front of him.

"Don't let your guard down." He said before he draws a weapon out. In his hand is a Mythril Saber called "Shadow's Tip" (A/N: I don't want to describe it. My apologies...). The older teenager runs and attacks the Heartless with swift and sometimes brute force. He sees the last Dark Droid before he runs and cuts its head off before releasing a captive heart.

[End theme]

The Heartless are finally defeated amd the barrier has vanished. The Jedi and the Allies quickly reached to the three warriors.

"Ahsoka! Are you alright?!" Anakin askes the Padawan.

"Im fine, master." Ahsoka replied

"Barriss!" Luminara said she runs before embracing her Padawan.

"I am alright, master." Barriss said.

Then Anakin looks around for any signs of trouble.

"What happened?" Anakin asked.

"We were attacked by Heartless." Ahsoka replied.

Darius looks around before he sees the stranger walking away.

"Hey wait!" Darius spoke before running after him.

"Darius!" Ahsoka said while Darius runs off.

In the hallway, Darius rushes as tries to find the stranger before he sees him making a right turn. He follows him moves before he is lead to the door which leads to the courtyard outside. Finally made it outside of the Jedi Temple, Darius stops and sees the stranger who stares at the view of Coruscant.

He is wearing a black and grey tactical combat uniform but with fingerless gloves.

Darius' attire is his camouflage combat uniform with glove he did wore when his home world was attacked by the Heartless.

When in combat against the Darkness, Darius changed into his new Tetrafiber armor.

With that out of the way, Darius summons his weapon and points it at the stranger.

"Who are you?" Darius demanded.

"Come on. Is that the way to say to your brother?"

Darius' eyes widen slightly. The stranger turns around before he looks at Darius with a smirk on his face.

"Ricardo?" Darius asked.

That's right. Darius is face to face with his older brother, Ricardo.

"What's the matter, Darry? Looks like you have seen a ghost." Ricardo said.

"Yeah, except that this ghost has stabbed his own brother in the back!" Darius angrily shouts before charging at Ricardo.

Ricardo stods there before Darius swings his Keyblade at him. The blade gets stopped by Ricardo's before he pushes his younger brother back. Ricardo does a cross slash at Darius only for him to intercept the attack. Thanks to the training, Darius tries to attack only for Ricardo to block them. They go into a blade lock.

"Oh. Where did you find this strength?" Ricardo asked Darius.

"Like if I would tell you!" Darius said pushing him back.

As the two brothers fight, the Allies reach to the courtyard.

"There he is!" Chiro shouted.

"Who's he fighting?" Ruby asked.

Darius jumps and shoots Fire at Ricardo only for him to swat them away. Ricardo runs and swings his Mythril Saber at Darius. He sees the blade and quickly parries it. Ricardo then rolls the blade in a circle and disarms Darius from the Six Spirit King Keyblade. It flies in the air before Ricardo catches it with his left hand.

Dumbfounded, Darius stares at Ricardo as he looks at the Keyblade.

"So this is the Keyblade. What a marvelous weapon." Ricardo said in amazement.

"Ricardo, hand it over." Darius spoke.

Ricardo tosses the Keyblade back to Darius who caught it.

"It's been a while, bro." Ricardo said before he sees Darius' team. "And I see you've made friends."

"Who are you?!" Ruby demanded, drawing her Crescent Rose out.

"I see miss red over there has a feisty attitude." Ricardo taunted.

"You better shut up!" Yang warnes Richardo.

"Guys, stay out of this!" Darius said to the Allies. He then turns to his brother. "How did you survive the darkness?

"I was found by this woman. She calls herself the Mistress of all Evil or something like that." Ricardo explained as he walks around the courtyard, "Her name is Maleficent. She found me. Trained me. Taught me the ways that you don't understand."

"And our sister, Amanda. Is she with her?!" Darius asked.

"Oh no, bro. She's with the other princesses including that red hair girl. I'm sure they are quit safe." Ricardo spoke.

"Why aren't you freeing them?" Darius asked.

"Maleficent ordered me to keep them there for something special. If you want to see Amanda, you will have to find your way to her." Ricardo says before he summons a portal. Darius just watches as Ricardo walks through and the portal vanishes. Darius just stares in bewilderment.

"Ricardo? What is going on with you?" Darius muttered.

"What does he mean by that?" Shahra asked.

"I don't know." Darius muttered.

Darius has encountered Ricardo but something has changed about him.

This chapter is done. Only a few more chapters on this world and on to the last two before KH2. Requests are open for the next one. Read and Review and also stay safe my fellow readers.