Chapter 23
Alpha & Omega
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
"Magic"
Flashback
Location / Date / Time Skip
Keyblade Graveyard
Broken Keyblades littered the ground of the wasteland that once held so much life. The nine warriors walked through the stone cavern and stepped back into the light of the sun. Wind blew sand off the ground and blocked their eye sight. The breeze slowly died and Ven was the first to lower his arms.
His eyes went wide as Terra stood in front of them, his head staring at the ground. "Terra!" The boy raced forward to his friend and grabbed his hand. "Terra! We found you!" The brunette merely turned his head and stared at the younger teen.
Aqua raced after and reached the two boys. "Terra, please say you're in there..." She begged. He turned his eyes to her and she pulled Ven back.
"What gives, Aqua?" Ven asked in annoyance as the others raced up.
"I know that you're not him." The Keyblade Master declare, shocking Ven. "Now let Terra go!"
The teen merely chuckled as his hair turned white from the roots out and his eyes turned yellow. "He IS their thirteenth!" Mickey declared.
"Today is the day you all lose." Terranort declared as dark mist rolled off his body. "Before you even face the thirteen, every last one of you will be torn heart from body. But fear not." He opened his palm and Xehanort's keyblade appeared. "The X-Blade will still be forged."
The others quickly dropped into a fighting stance as Sora stared at him. "We won't lose to you."
The possessed teen merely smirked before he suddenly vanished from sight. A massive cloud of dust erupted in front of them and as it settled, Terra's armor stood before the two, his Keyblade blocking the dark one. The Lingering Will pushed the possessed boy back before he jumped back.
"...Terra?" Aqua nervously asked.
"This is impossible!" Terranort roared in anger as the armor walked forward. It held his sword to his chest before swinging it. The blade turned into a whip and it wrapped around the possessed boys blade. The two began pulling backwards and tried to gain an advantage before the Lingering Will pulled hard, sending his opponent flying into the air.
Terranort let go of the sword dived at the armor, who restored his blade to normal. With a quick spin, his sword turned into a massive energy cannon. The energy started charging before it quickly fired a beam of light that pushed the possessed boy back. The armor jumped into the air and the two swung their blades as they battled away.
Ven lurched forward to help, only for Aqua to hold him back. "No, Ven. Them first." The boy turned around to see a massive swarm of Heartless, Unversed and Nobodies surround the group. A tornado of Shadows erupted from the ground and began spiraling around before they merged into a giant silhouette of Xehanort.
The sky darkened as the shadow leered over the group with its arms wide. A swarm of spiraling towers emerged and surrounded the group, backing them into each other. Shadows rained from the sky as the warriors swung their blades at any above them. Mickey raised his blade, only for Riku to stop it. "If you use Time Magic against these numbers, you won't have enough strength for the final battle."
The king reluctantly nodded as Sora blocked another creature. Aqua swung her blades and dissolved a Heartless into nothing. "I'll try and break through. Everyone, get ready!"
"Alone?" Ven asked as he sliced another in half. "That's crazy! I'll help!"
"Two is no better." Kairi retorted.
"Yeah, splitting up is a really bad idea!" Lea added, repeatedly swinging his sword.
The massive shadow reappeared and pulled its fist back to punch, only for a beam of light to tear through it. The nine fighters blocked their eyes from the beam before lowering them, finding Yen Sid standing in front of them. The bearded wizard raised his hands and a path of light cut through the creatures.
"Go, my champions!" He shouted. "I will hold them all here for as long as possible!"
"We can't just leave you behind!" Mickey shouted back.
Donald and Goofy nodded before they raced up behind the wizard. "You guys go on!" The court wizard declared.
"Me and Donald will stay here. The two of us'll back up Master Yen Sid!" Goofy added. The shadows began swallowing the light before Yen Sid raised his hands. The light exploded upwards again and the seven Keyblade users raced forward.
The seven warriors walked through the fallen Keyblades before coming to a stop. Twelve black cloaked walked forward, Xehanort walking at the point of the 'V'. They came to a stop and Xehanort smiled in joy. "Today, we join these other wielders and leave our mark on fate.
"I have waited patiently, but together, we shall finally unlock the Keyblade War's secrets." He summoned his blade and pointed it to the sky before turning it. "Now we forge it, the ultimate key - The X-Blade!" He spun it downward and stabbed it into the ground. A grid pattern appeared on the ground before stone slabs rose out of the ground.
An entire maze rose up around them before an alter rose up under the thirteen, lifting them off the ground. Xehanort stood over the maze on a mountain before the twelve vanished into the maze. Sora ran forward down a hall before finding Mickey fighting Marluxia, Larxene, Xinkrid, and Xemnas.
He raced through fluctuating maze before slidding through the closing door. "Your Majesty!" The mouse turned to see Sora running over as Xemnas floated into the air.
The first Organization 13 master raised his hand and a stream of power flowed through Marluxia, who began glowing in a pink hue. The floater vanished with a sneer as the scythe user walked forward. "Time to end this." He spun his blade around before charging. He spun his scythe around his shoulder before swinging it, forcing Sora to duck.
Mickey jumped up and landed on the blade before leaping forward and swinging his sword, only to quickly change his plan and block a knife from Larxene. The scythe user kicked the king back as Sora charged in, thrusting his sword forward. Marluxia took the hit before his blade hit Sora, sending him flying. A pulse of shadows hit the boy before Xinkrid slid forward over more.
He turned and slammed his sword into him, sending Sora into the wall. Mickey charged in and fired a blast of magic light from his sword, forcing the masked Nobody to jump back. Sora rolled out of the way of another scythe swing before hitting Marluxia six times. Larxene slid under the pole and kicked Sora back before jumping into the air.
She flinched her fingers and three knives appeared in both hands. The blonde flung them and Sora rolled back before firing a magic blast of fire st her, knocking her to the ground. Mickey jumped over her and hit her brother in the head, sending him stumbling back. Xinkrid thrust his blade forward, only for Mickey to jump to the side and he gave chase.
Marluxia threw his scythe and it became a disk, forcing Sora to block until it retreated. He flipped back and jumped off the wall before pointing his sword forward. Marluxia caught the staff and stabbed down, only for Sora to turn to the side and he missed. The Keyblade hit his chest before a beam of light burst through Marluxia.
A beam of darkness erupted from Marluxia as he dropped to his knees. His scythe clattered to the ground before turning into petals, fading away. He stared at his hands as they turned into nothingness. "Oh... now it all comes back to me." He chuckled.
"Was,... was that a real laugh?" Sora asked in surprise as he stepped back..
"Yes... my heart is remembering how to feel." The scythe user replied, holding his hand over his heart. "And now, I am on the cusp of reclaiming my identity. My very purpose for being. Thanks to you, Sora." A smile was the last thing he gave Sora before he faded away.
The King and Mickey turned back to the siblings as Larxene growled in anger. "I'm not ready to die like this." She replied before sharing a nod with her brother. He slammed his blade into the ground and a massive blast of darkness flew at the two. A pair of throwing knives cut through and created a massive explosion.
Sora and Mickey covered their eyes before quickly lowering their arms, finding the two had fled. "Why'd they run?" Sora asked.
"It doesn't matter." Mickey replied. "I'll go after Xemnas while you find the others." The islander nodded and the two split up as the sun started to set.
With Aqua and Ven
The two students walked forward as they stared at Vanitas and the Xehanort possessed Terra waiting for them. The two came to a stop and summoned their blades. "Terra!" Ven declared. He almost charged forward, only for Aqua to block him with Natsu's blade.
"Look closer! That's not Terra!" She replied.
"Maybe not, but I'm still gonna keep calling his name." He replied. "We have to light his way home."
"You know, I'm feeling a little left out here." Vanitas teased.
"You're coming home, too." The boy replied.
"Say what? But my home is in you." The masked teen replied. "You know what happens then, right? I'll just disappear inside of you forever. Don't you have any love for your brother at all?"
"But we're not brothers. We're the same person." Ventus replied.
Vanitas tilted his head in confusion before he suddenly started laughing. "You actually believe that!? Then you really are naive!" His words confused the two before the masked teen pointed his blade at them. "This may shock you, but we're not the same like you think. I was just hidden deep inside of you, for a really long time. The only thing Xehanort did was tear me out of you!"
"Then go back where you belong!" Ventus shouted.
Vanitas chuckled as he lowered his blade. "Make me."
Terranort chuckled before finally raising his head. "If you seek darkness, Ventus, then I have more than enough for both of you. And Natsu as well."
Ventus growled and almost charged when Aqua pointed her Master's Defender at the two. "Quit using our friends for your games." She demanded.
"A Keyblade master wielding her key in anger? Shameful." He teased.
"You and I have unfinished business." She replied, keeping her composure as she looked down at Natsu's scarf. "For ten years, I wandered through that dark realm with only one companion. Now I'm here, and I want one thing with all my heart. Xehanort... I'm casting you out of our lives forever!"
The two sides charged forward and the 'brothers' clashed their swords as Aqua slid under Terranort's blade before turning and spinning. Terranort blocked the wheel like motion as the girl swung bith blades up and down. In a moment of pause, the possessed boy swung at her hips and sent her to the side.
Aqua came to a stop before jumping to the side of the black flaming blade before charging. The dark creature appeared from his back and pulled its fist back, forcing Aqua to jump up. The other fist flew forward, only for the blades of light to burn its skin as she swung them at its knuckle. The girl landed before she was struck by Vanitas, sending her back.
The masked teen smirked before blocking a blow from Ventus. The light half delivered a low back swing and took out the legs before blasting Vanitas with a tornado of wind. He spun around before getting thrown into the wall. The dark half flipped off the stone and bounced forward, forcing Ven to block. Terranort came up from behind and swung his blade, sending the shorter teen tumbling back.
Ven rolled along the ground before pushing himself up. A green glow covered his body before he turned to see Aqua nodding before Natsu's blade ignited. The two charged again before they swapped paths, changing opponents. Aqua swung the Dragon's Breath and a wave of flames launched forward. Vanitas jumped over it, only to get hit in the neck by both blades held by Aqua. He was dragged to the ground and he pointed his blade up, firing a blast from from the tip.
She jumped back from the blast of fire before he charged her. The speed behind the swings forced her to block before Terranort came up from behind. Aqua was struck in the back before Ventus charged his dark half once more. Aqua glared ar the boy before they traded more swings.
Aqua jumped back from a swing from Terranort before blocking another one. Vanitas swung his blade and forced Ventus onto the ground, making him slide back. "Aqua! Ven!" The two turned around to see Sora running forward. The three shared a nod before they charged back into battle.
Sora ducked under a dark fireball shot by Vanitas before he blocked a slam from the shadow creature. Aqua swung her swords and hit Terranort repeatedly before Ven jumped over her and slammed it down on his head. He pushed himself up just in time to have Vanitas stumbling into him, his blade no longer in his hand.
"I will end this here and now!" Aqua declared before swinging both swords. The blades grew into beams of light and she swung harder than before. Both dark hearted men groaned on pain as the blows came one after another. Sora and Ven stood behind her and both pointed their swords at her. She held her arms out and both of her blades floated beside her before they pointed up.
All four blades fired a beam of light and they manifested into a large orb of light before Aqua held up her hand. "Farewell!" She stroked forward and the orb followed her command, crashing into the two. An explosion of light erupted from the impact before the dust settled to see a pillar of dark energy shoot up into the sky as Terranort collapsed to the ground.
Vanitas growled and charged the girl, Keyblade at the ready. Sora jumped over the Keyblade Master and swung his own, forcing the masked teen to block. Ven came up from the side and swung his own blade, forcing his other half back. Ventus swung his sword and finally managed to hook his 'brothers' sword, pulling it away.
Sora swung his sword and Vanitas grunted in pain before Ventus jumped up and slammed down, cracking the mask. He swung his sword around him and with a mighty shout, both Sora and Ventus swung their blades at the same time, finally besting Vanitas. Another pillar of dark energy shot out of Vanitas as he stared at the ground. He looked up and half of his mask crumbled away, shocking Sora as the spiky black hair shot up. "Your face..."
"I am the part of Ventus that was taken away." The boy declared. "And you're the piece Ventus needed to be complete again. So why wouldn't you and I look exactly the same? You define me, Sora, the same way Ventus does. The three of us are brothers, who together make a greater whole."
"Then why won't you stand by by our side instead of with darkness!?" Sora asked his 'brother'.
"Because that is what I am." Vanitas answered. "And I do stand by your side. I am the shadow that you cast. How much closer could I be?"
"But I didn-"
"But I didn't ask for this." Ventus interrupted. "To be sifted apart like this. We should be free to choose. Not just light, not just darkness. We decide what we are."
"But... Ventus, I did decide who I am." Vanitas replied in confusion.
"And what you are is darkness?" Ventus asked in disgust.
"What I am is darkness." His clone replied as the two stared at each other.
"How is that okay? Vanitas, answer me!" Sora demanded. Vanitas merely stared up at the sky and smiled as he turned to powder. The clone gone, Ven and Aqua raced over Terra.
They helped him off the ground and held him up. "Aqua... Ven..." He groaned out.
"Terra, please!"
"Come back, Terra!"
The begs of his friends made him grab his head in pain before chains of darkness wrapped around the two. A spiral of purple energy erupted from under him as Aqua and Ven were hanging in the air. A third chain wrapped around Sora and pulled him to the sky as well.
Terra stood up with his hand over his face, obscuring the smile on his face. "You'll never be able to break these chains. They're our bonds." He teased before he waved his hands. The chains started dancing to his movements, flinging Aqua and Ven around as Sora could only watch. "You have no power of me!"
"Stop, Terra!" Sora begged as the other two hung in front of him, heads slack from the whiplash.
"Farewell." Terranort raised his arms and the chains rose higher, preparing to slam them to the ground at lethal force.
The possessed boy smirked as Ventus forced his eyes open. "Terra... I kept my promise." He weakly mumbled out as a tear fell down his face. The two fell to the ground past Sora when the creature from Terranorts back suddenly shot forward and caught the two. It held them close and glared at the vessel before snapping the chains in its free hands.
Sora feel to the ground and watched as the creature set the other two down on the ground. "HOW!?" Xehanort's voice caught the legless phantoms attention, making it turn. "You were swallowed by dark-"
The creature suddenly appeared behind him and grabbed his head, lifting him off the ground wirh one hand. It then reached for the wrappings around its mouth and pulled, quickly ripping it off. A hoarse voice coughed up air before finally speaking. "One day... I... will... set... this... right..."
It held its hand out and hung Terranort out in front of it. "One day... I will set... this right..." The vessel clawed at the thick arm and stared into his former minion's yellow eyes. "I will return to this land..." His eyes went wide as a glowing outline of Terra appeared within the creature. "And protect... my friends!"
The heart shaped hole in its chest began glowing before a beam of light from Sora's Keyblade hit the back of the body. The creature let go and the boy was floating in the air when a heart emerged from the creature. It flew towards the body and a blinding glow filled the area.
Sora lowered his arm and saw the taller boy's hair turn brown as he stared at his hands. Terra quickly turned around and raced over to his friends, just as Aqua began pushing herself up. She saw him slide to Ven and help him up, holding the boy in his arms. "Terra... Is it really you?"
Terra turned to her and smiled. "Yeah. You guys never stopped lighting my way back." Tears started falling from her eyes as Ventus started stirring. He looked up and smiled at the brown hair on the teen's hair. "I heard you too, Ven. You found me... just like you promised."
Tears were falling from all three students before Terra pulled them both in for a hug. "Thank you."
Sora smiled at the scene before stepping forward. "Aqua and Ventus need rest. And we still need to find Natsu." He raced away as Ventus tried to follow him, only to collapse into his friends' arms. "Don't worry, Ven. I know you guys will be ready to go soon." The wall closed behind him and the three just stood there, nervous smiles on their faces.
Hours had paced since Sora had left the trio in the chambers. The moon had started raising up in the sky as Sora raced over a clear plain towards Riku and Mickey. "Guys! Xemnas took Kairi!" Sora shouted before the three looked up at Xehanort smiled down. Larxene and Xinkrid were in front of the stone pillar, weapons at the ready. "Give her back!"
Xehanort chuckled as he waved his hand, a black pillar shooting up from between the siblings. The two stepped back and the pillar died, showing Natsu in his knees, darkness leaking off him. "Natsu!" Aqua raced past the group as Terra and Ven followed behind. She slid over to his side and pushed him up, looking in hope.
"I... knew it." He chuckled, looking around to the two boys. "I knew you would save them."
"What did Xehanort do to you?" She asked, concerned at the dark energy coming off him.
"Just-just stay away." He let out. "Xehanort... pumped me full of darkness. I... can't hold it... back... Just... go."
"No way!" Ven declared. "You spent ten years looking for a way to save me and Terra. Now we're gonna save you."
"You've never given up on anything in your life before." Terra added. "You're not gonna start now." Natsu smiled at his friends before he stumbled forward into Aqua, a dark beam puncturing his chest.
The trio looked up to see Xehanort pointing his Keyblade at the boy. Natsu pushed Aqua back before he erupted into an inferno. The eight blocked themselves from the scorching heat before lowering their arms. Their eyes went wide as Xehanort smirked above them, his actions bearing fruit for the first time in years.
Dark red scales had grown over Natsu's arms, turning his fingers to claws. The scales also spread on his face and legs, tearing through his footwear as the black talons gripped the dirt. Long, spiraled horns grew out his forehead before coming to a stop. His shirt snapped open, showing a big black 'END' tattoo appearing on his chest. The back of the shirt bulged before two demonic black wings ripped out of his back, the webbing shaking in the breeze.
A exhale of fire left his mouth before he looked up, his eyes solid black. Natsu roared before he dropped to all fours and sprinted towards Sora. Sora raised his sword to block, only for Natsu to punch his stomach and headbutt the islander. Riku swung his sword, but his blade was caught by the hand. Natsu pulled it in and kneed Riku in the face before turning to Larxene and Xinkrid.
"Finally, some good luck for us." Larxene chuckled as she walked over to E.N.D. with a smile on her face. "Now let's kill these little-" A flaming kick send her sliding back. "What the hell?" The draconic creature jumped and prepared to slam his fists down, only for Xinkrid to block with his sword.
"Xehanort, what the hell did you do this guy?!" The masked teen shouted in annoyance as Natsu pounded on the blade. "I thought he was supposed to be on our side." Xehanort merely chuckled as Natsu gripped the blade and pulled it aside before slamming his fist into him.
Xinkrid was launched into his sister and the two tumbled backwards before he sprinted at Ven. Terra tackled Natsu to the ground and held him down, only for a flaming roar to erupt out of Natsu's mouth, knocking the taller boy off. Natsu then grabbed his head and dragged him along the ground before throwing him at Riku and Sora.
Natsu turned to Aqua and started to crawled towards her, his hands melting the stone under him. "Natsu, I know you're in there." She stumbled back to the ground and he leaned inwards, fire escaping from his mouth. "I'm not afraid of you."
E.N.D. pulled his claw back to swing, only for his arm to freeze. "It seems I am needed after all." Aqua watched as a massive pillar of fire erupted from Natsu. It grew and shifted into a gigantic dragon whose bodily majority is covered with dark, red scales. Its lower body, specifically his stomach, the inner portions of his long tail, and legs, are beige in color. It also has noticeable scars on his stomach and neck, with the largest one, which is X-shaped, located around the center of his body.
His back has numerous black spikes, reaching down from the back to the end of his tail. It has a triangular head with horns, a pair of large, round eyes with yellow sclera and a sharp horn pointing upwards just above his nose. He also sports very sharp canine teeth, and has claws with long, sharp, red nails. Its large bony wings resemble a bat's, with rippled tips. Natsu growled at the dragon before it swatted him away, sending him crashing into mountain.
"W-who are you?" Aqua nervously asked.
"Did my son not tell you of me?" The creature asked, it's wings flapping in the air, creating large gusts of wind. "The great and mighty Igneel?"
"He really was raised by a dragon?" Terra mumbled. "What do ya know?"
"I sensed the darkness within him, and kept myself close, fearing the day it might be released." The dragon declared as he glared at Xehanort, who had a large grin on his face. Sora and the others stared up at the beast in amazement as three pulses of power hit the platform.
Ansem, Xemnas, and Young Xehanort walked forward, their weapons at the ready. "We shall take care of my son." Igneel declared, his tail wrapping around Aqua, Ven and Terra. "We need to knock some sense into him." The wings started beating and trio quickly climbed on board hey took off.
"Strange..." Igneel mumbled aloud before looking down. "What on earth are you doing there?"
"Like hell we're gonna die for his crazy scheme after this." Larxene loudly declared, hanging off the claw.
"We?" Ven asked before turning around.
"Why did I let you talk me into this?" Xinkrid asked, hanging onto the tail as hard as he could. Explosions rocked the land underneath as they flew over the graveyard. E.N.D. jumped of a pillar of rock before the beast turned and stared up at the beast before the teen jumped off the canyon wall.
He slammed into Igneel's gut and the impact sent the other falling to the ground. The dragon grabbed his possessed son and threw him aside before flying under the five and letting them land on his back. He dived down at the ground and landed, letting the others off as E.N.D. landed on all fours. He sprinted forward and swung his leg, forcing the group to jump back.
Igneel took back to the sky and pulled his head back, flames escaping from the side of its mouth. He unleashed a massive roar and the flames shot forward, forcing E.N.D. to jump into the air. The massive inferno hit the ground and exploded, sending the humanoids to the ground from the shockwave.
The dragon pulled back its hand, igniting the clawed appendage before he slammed it into his son. E.N.D. crashed into a canyon side, embedded into the stone. The creature flipped out of the indent and jumped at the creature, only for a bolt of lightning to crash into him, sending him to the ground.
Ven charged in and swung his blade, striking the chest before jumping back from a claw swing. Larxene jumped over him and swung her knives like claws. Xinkrid slid in from behind and tried to stab the creature, only for the demon to spin and slam its elbow down, destroying the sword.
Aqua jumped and swung both blades around, forcing the possessed boy back. Terra hit the back of the head, only to find Natsu's angry face to turn to him. A flaming fist hit the head and sent the boy tumbling back. "Snap out of it, Natsu!" Ven shouted as he fired a blast of wind from the blade.
E.N.D. swatted the spell away and sprinted forward. Larxene threw her knives and the beast melted them from the heat it emitted. He jumped over and grabbed the girl's hair, flinging her backwards into Terra and Aqua. He then spread his arms wide, creating giant orb of fire before throwing it into the sky. The orb hit Igneel before E.N.D. sprinted at Ventus.
Jumping into the air, he pulled its arm back and ignited the blade. Xinkrid raced over and quickly pushed Ven out of the way. He gasped in pain and slowly looked down, finding the claw dug into his chest. "No!" Larxene jumped up from behind and dug her knives into his shoulder, forcing Natsu back. Terra and Aqua fired off blasts of magic that force E.N.D. to dodge as Larxene helped his brother off the ground. "What is wrong with you?"
"Hey... it's what anyone... with a heart would do..." He chuckled as dark energy started leaking off him. "Besides... need to keep... my sister alive..." Xinkrid held her hand and smiled up at her. "See you... in the next life..." He turned into a pure beam of darkness and faded from existence, leaving only his mask behind.
The wind blew it away as Larxene turned back to see Aqua getting thrown into a rock. Terra blocked the mad swings from E.N.D. before the blonde suddenly tackled the demon aside. She swung her knives like claws and forced him back before he swung his foot, dazing her.
She refocused in time to see a massive roar of flames flying at her. She thrust her hands forward and lightning shot forward, meeting the flames. The sheer power of the flames started pushing the electricity back before they over took her, completely covering her. Even in the pain, she started walking forward with her arms crossed in defense.
"Stop it, he'll kill you!" Terra shouted.
"You can't kill what doesn't have a heart." She replied, pushing forward even as her cloak was burning away. "When he takes me down, they'll be a huge surge of dark energy!" Lightning started arching off her body as her gloves turned to ash. "Use that as your opening!"
The flames finally reached her skin and started to burn her as she finally reached him. "And to think... I thought you were cute." She grabbed him and a mix of lightning and darkness exploded around him. Dust obscured his vision as he dropped to his knees, his wings torn to shreds.
Pushing himself up, E.N.D sniffed the air and turned around, looking for his prey. A clawed hand grabbed him and carried him to the sky as he writhed in the grasp. Igneel let go and he fell to the earth as his father opened his mouth. A giant pillar of flames shot out and slammed into the demon, sending him flying down to the ground. An explosion destroyed the nearby rocky terrain as E.N.D pulled himself up, his hands melting the stone.
E.N.D. turned back to the three and charged, only for four Keybeams of light to puncture his heart. The dark energy died as he contorted and screamed in pain before the horns started shrinking. The tail withed and the wings flapped madly before his eyes returned to normal.
The extra appendages shrank into his body as the dark energy faded from his body. Aqua raced forward and caught the falling Natsu, his scarf finally returned to its owner.
Journal Update
E.N.D- The sum culmination of Xehanort's research, E.N.D. is the darkest depths of Natsu's heart. A vile animalistic creature of death and destruction, it has no sense of logic or reason. It seeks only carnage and doom and has no qualms killing anyone or anything in its way.
Igneel- Natsu's pseudo-father and the one who taught him magic. A mighty fire dragon, Igneel hid himself inside Natsu to prevent him from turning into a dragon himself and as a guardian in case Xehanort unleashed the darkness in his son. His power is so great, he destroyed a mountain with a single breath. Also, HE'S A GODDAMN DRAGON!
Goddamn, this was a long time coming. I'm so sorry about the ending, but I think this chapter is bloated enough as is. And next chapter will be the final one as well. Big shout out to my buddy The 3rd Dragneel for helping me come up with this design for E.N.D.. I will see you all for the final chapter soon.
Beta read by The 3rd Dragneel.