Part Two

The room was mostly silent, aside from the quiet and painful sobs from Roxas. Though Sora had tried his best to stay calm, he couldn't help but let his own tears of pain and fear slip down his face. After gathering his strength, Sora lifted his head to look up and could see the timer now displayed 02:53:01. They were running out of time.

"Roxas.. We.. We need to get out of this b-before we bleed to death.."

Sora painfully began to reach up and took hold of Roxas' Oblivion Keyblade, causing him to grunt in pain. Roxas let out an agonized cry as Sora began to tug at the handle of the Keyblade. Sora immediately stopped, tears of horror forming in his eyes.

"Roxas! I'm SORRY!"

Roxas let out a pained cough in response. Blood dribbled from his mouth as he fought not to lose consciousness.

"S...Sora.." Roxas choked out. "I.. I can't.."

"Roxas, we have to do this.."

Roxas coughed and took hold of Sora's Kingdom Keyblade and tugged at it, resulting in Sora screaming in pain. Roxas immediately stopped, fresh tears slipping down his cheeks. Sora coughed and winced, clenching his eyes shut.

"S-Sora.." Roxas whimpered.

"I-I'll be okay.." Sora coughed.

He glanced over at the timer and could see they had less than two hours left.

"We need to do this together.." Sora winced. "It's the only way we can get free.."

"Sora.. I c-can't.. W-what if I kill you?"

"Roxas.. It's the only way.." Sora assured gently. "It.. It'll be okay.. I promise.."

Roxas could feel his tears flowing quickly down his face. Though he didn't want to cause his friend anymore pain, he nodded.

"O-okay.."

Sora smiled and nodded. He slowly took hold of the Oblivion Keyblade with Roxas taking hold of the Kingdom Key.

"On three.." Sora instructed. "One.. Two.. THREE!"

With those words, the duo tugged at the Keyblades, causing them to scream in pain as the massive keys were torn from their bodies. The duo fell from the chains they had been held to. As they hit the ground, the timer on the wall stopped, leaving an hour and twenty minutes. Almost instantly, the Keyblades vanished from sight. Sora coughed and stiffly rose to his hands and knees. He held his hand against his midsection, trying to stem the bleeding. Looking up, Sora's eyes grew wide as he saw Roxas still sprawled on the floor.

"Roxas!"

Sora hurried over to him and rolled him onto his back. Roxas whimpered and coughed as Sora lifted him up in his arms. Tears of horror slipped down Sora's cheeks as he took in the sight of Roxas' wounds.

"S...Sora?"

"It's okay.." Sora assured, smiling weakly. "W-we're free now.."

Roxas coughed and cringed as he tried to move. Sora however, gently eased him back. Sora was alerted to the sound of a loud click and turned to see the once hidden door to the room swing open. Sora soon turned back to his friend.

"It's gonna be okay.."

With those words, Sora carefully lifted Roxas up and eased him onto his back before making his way out of the room.

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By using the ability to manipulate and control fire, Axel had gathered all in strength and managed to burn away the bonds, having put all of his anger and sadness into his attack. Axel however soon collapsed to the floor as an overwhelming pain overtook his body. Axel cringed and coughed painfully as he forced himself to his hands and knees. His breathing was ragged and heavy as he lifted his head to look up at the timer, finding he only had so much time left. Axel clenched his eyes shut as blood began to dribble from his mouth. After gathering his strength again, Axel forced himself to stand, stumbling a bit as he used the wall for support. He slowly made his way toward the two button's on the wall. Axel eyed the two buttons, one labeled 'Exit' and the other labeled 'Safe'. He clenched his eyes shut as bloodied tears began to slip down his cheeks.

"Roxas.. Sora.. Riku.. Kairi.." he coughed. "D-don't worry.."

Axel's hand shook as he pressed the button labeled 'Exit'. The door hidden door to the room clicked and swung open with a loud creak.

"I promise.. I'll find a way to help you.."

Axel coughed and cringed as it became harder to breathe. He however, continued to press onward, forcing his legs to move as he made his way out of the room.

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Riku's hand shook as he carefully picked up the scalpel. Riku clenched his eyes shut as he gripped onto the scalpel. As he heard the loud ticking of the timer on the back of the device, Riku readied himself and held the scalpel over his chest.

'This is gonna hurt like h*ll..'

These were his last thoughts as before Riku lifted the sharp object up and thrust it into his chest. Riku let out a blood curdling scream as the scalpel pierced his skin. Coughing and wheezing, Riku practically tore the key from out and saw it was ironically shaped like a heart. Riku gripped onto the key and practically jammed it into the padlock, his hands slipping due to them being coated in blood. Riku frantically worked with the lock on the back of the device. After a few failed attempts, he finally heard the soft click of the lock opening and he practically tore the device from his head and threw it to the floor. Just as the device struck the floor, the timer went off and there was a loud beeping before the plates on the device snapped closed with a loud crack. Riku scrambled back a bit, his breathing heavy and ragged as he stared at the device that had nearly killed him. As Riku recovered, he reached a hand to his chest as a new pain overtook him. Riku pressed a hand against his now torn and bloodied chest. He took in a sharp as he tried to calm himself down. After a moment, Riku rose to his feet.

"Don't worry.." he muttered. "I'll find who did this.. And I'll make sure they pay for what they had done.."

Riku then turned his attention to the nearby door and made his way outside, determined to find his friends.

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Kairi carefully made her way throughout the room, trying to figure out what the combination may be to the safe. She cried out in fear as she felt the chains around her ankles became taut, causing her to fall to the floor, her head cracking against the cold concrete. She took in a sharp breath of pain as she fought to get up, thankful the chains around her wrists were still a bit loose. Kairi began to panic as she felt the chains restrict her legs from standing up properly. She was thankful she had managed to find some of the possible combinations to the safe, though after a few tries, she couldn't help but let her tears slip down her face at every failed attempt of cracking the code. As Kairi continued to search around the room, she found she could now barely move a few feet from the safe near the wall. After having used all the possible letter combinations, Kairi was finding it harder and harder to remain calm. Using all the strength she had, she forced her way over to the nearby wall, upon which she noticed a picture of herself and her friends, Roxas, Riku, Sora, and Axel. Kairi reached up and managed to rip the picture from the wall. Tears fell from her eyes as she gazed at the image of her closest friends. Looking at the image in her hand, she suddenly realized there was a combination she had never thought to use. She knew it may be the only chance she had to solve the combination. Kairi moved toward the safe, only to find the chains had begun to pull her away from the safe while the ones around her wrists had already begun to go taut. Kairi cried out in pain as the metal of the chains began to dig into her skin, creating deep cuts every time she struggled against them. With every ounce of her strength, Kairi reached out and managed to grab hold of the safe. She screamed as she felt her legs becoming sore as the chains continued to retract and pull her back. As her arms were beginning to be pulled back from the safe, Kairi just barely managed to type in the code; A,K,R,R,S into the safe. There was a click as the door to the safe finally opened. Kairi took hold of the key from inside the safe, her fingers just barely grabbing hold. Kairi cried out in pain as the chains continued to cut into not only her ankles but were now cutting into her wrists as well. Kairi struggled against the chains. Using all her strength, Kairi managed to slip one hand free from one of the metal cuffs. With her hand free, she gripped onto the key and forced it into the lock holding her other hand captive. With a soft click, the cuff sprang open, allowing Kairi to collapse against the floor. With deep and heavy gasps, Kairi rolled onto her back and maneuvered herself to the seated position. Working quickly, Kairi undid the cuffs holding her ankles. All her energy spent, Kairi collapsed to the floor. After about a moment or so, Kairi slowly rose to her feet, stumbling a bit as she proceeded to head toward the nearby door. Upon leaving the room, Kairi noticed an old envelope taped to the nearby wall of the hallway she had just entered. Hesitating, Kairi carefully removed the envelope and opened it, finding a note inside.

Note: 'Kairi, if you are reading this then you have survived your first task.. But I fear you are not yet finished.. If you wish to survive, I suggest you find your way through the maze. You have five hours before the only door to the room is sealed for all time so it would be best that you hurry.. Courtesy,'

Kairi flipped over the piece of paper in confusion and stared in shock at what seemed to be the piece of a Jigsaw puzzle that had been taped to the back of the note..

Author's Note: Who will live and who will die.? I suggest you read on to find out..