Kingdom Hearts

Ch. 81

Agrabah

Knights and Wizards

In the throne room Aladdin continued to fight the original Kurt. His swords clashed with the jackal masked man as their feet tried to push closer to the others. Their blades pressed together as the two-swordsman pushed at the other. Aladdin kept his strength as the jackal faced man seemed unable to get tired. Aladdin was able to catch a glimpse of Sora defeating the original Zisa. He watched Sora leap up into the room above them. He turned back to his enemy thinking, "I need to end this." He pushed the jackal masked man back freeing up his swords. Their weapons clashed over and over preventing them from slicing the others skin. He could only imagine what is happening up there. Jafar could have killed Jasmine and he wasn't there to protect her. This fear and anxiety managed to awaken an inner desperation causing himself to push even harder.

"It's all or nothing," he thought as his muscles became tense. Aladdin began to slash a lot faster making his arms unseeable to the naked eye. The shadow Kurt tried to counter his offensive using its swords to deflect Aladdin's blades. But not all of Aladdin's slashes were deflected. Aladdin screamed with determination thrusting his arms as fast as he could. His swords managed to prevail through the shadow swordsman defenses cutting its dark body. More and more cuts were made on its skin as he continued.

Aladdin gave a final push using his swords to knock back the shadow Kurt's arms. Its arms flailed to the side creating an opening. Aladdin then went back to slashing with nothing to bar his offensive. He scared the shadow swordsman as much as he could. For 9 seconds he slashed the jackal masked creatures' torso. After he felt he'd done enough, Aladdin halted his attack waiting for the enemy to counter. The shadow Kurt stepped back making no sounds. Aladdin breathed heavily looking at his opponent. Darkness eroded from the corpse as it stared blankly at him. It fell to its knees dropping its swords. The jackal masked man looked to Aladdin uttering a faint word.

"Thank you."

Its body evaporated into nothing leaving only bones and the mask behind. They crashed on the ground making a loud noise like a shattered dish. The jackal mask laid on the floor with a pile of bones behind it. As if it died there from the beginning. Aladdin stood up lowering his swords. He looked at his body seeing slight cuts on his skin given to him by the enemy. He was bleeding but only a little. Nothing he couldn't handle. Aladdin looked up to the hole in the wall thinking, "I'm coming guys. Hold on."

In the dungeon Tarzan and Dust continued to fight with each other. They fought on the rubble created from the floor above. Dust knew she couldn't be on the offensive. "A berserker's strength is immeasurable," she thought keeping her distance. Tarzan continued to try to impale her with his spear. She used her belly dancing technique to move like rubber allowing her body to go around Tarzan's spear when he thrusted it at her. She dodged from side to side as the spear nearly pierced her. She used her left arm to grab the spear wrapping it around her elbow.

She pulled Tarzan in closer kicking him in the stomach. "Ugh!" he wailed letting go of the spear. Dust now had it stepping back to admire it. Tarzan put his arm over his stomach lifting his head to Dust. She grinned, "Fighting isn't always about who gets hit the hardest." She tossed the spear behind the rubble out of sight.

She brought up her fists, "Let's settle this in hand to hand combat." Tarzan grunted with energy coursing around his arms and back. He howled charging at his enemy trying to sock Dust. But she used her technique to duck under his body. Dust was right under his nose smiling. She then kicked her leg up hitting Tarzan in the chin.

Above them Zisa and Donald were fighting a wizard's duel only in the air. Zisa moved around effortlessly while Donald struggled to face his opponent. Zisa watched Donald try to get the hang of moving in zero gravity. "You know for a bird. You're not very good at flying," he said sticking out his snake like tongue.

"Shut up!" Donald shouted. He maneuvered his body facing Zisa. He lifted his staff sounding a Thundara spell. This caused a small lighting storm in the area. Zisa looked up see electricity form above him. He easily moved around the lighting storm with ease.

But Donald planned this. He smiled using his storm to shift Zisa around the battlefield. When Zisa got close enough Donald casted another spell. He breathed slowly sounding "Blizzara!" creating a small cold wind freezing anything it comes into contact with. Zisa felt the cold spell come at him to the right. He moved over to the left to miss the cold spell. He dodged the attacked only gaining some frost on his robe.

He levitated over only to find himself back in the way of the Thundara spell. The lighting above struck down shocking him. His body fidgeted after getting hit with static. "What!" Zisa shouted with electricity erupting around his body.

"Hahaha," Donald laughed at his expense. "You fell for it. Either way if you'd had gone left or right you would have gotten hit by one of my spells."

Kurt hissed at Donald, "You've made a terrible mistake. You should have let me kill you nice and quick. But now I have no intension of giving you a painless death."

Donald spoke confidently while levitating in the air. "Yeah, right what do I have to be scared of? There's no way a novice like you can beat me." This statement triggered Zisa. He sounded Thundaga casting his thunder spell. He lifted his finger up in the air when an electric shock ran through it. He pointed it at Donald shooting lighting from his fingertips. Donald sounded out, "Reflect."

He created a mirror like shield to protect him from the attack. When the lighting hit the reflection, the mirror glowed. Suddenly the lighting spell shot back at Zisa using his spell against him. He was electrocuted and thrown back to the wall slamming into the marble. Zisa came to finding his body back against the wall. He grunted in frustration pressing his fingers on the stone marble behind him. Donald smirked, "I told you, you're out of your league."

In the courtyard, Kurt and Goofy stood listening to the crowd's cheer Sora on from all over the city. Goofy smiled talking to Kurt. "You see, the people of this world are on our side. We're not going to lose and there's nothing you can do about."

Kurt gave little emotion. "Words alone can't sway a battle."

Goofy smiled, "Well no. But they sure do help motivate us."

In a blink of an eye Kurt moved like the wind thrusting his sword at Goofy. His shield blocked the attack again, but the force was so strong Goofy's whole body was pushed back. "You think I'm intimidated by the people here. This world is about to end, and they don't even know. Yet I actually do care that the people are cheering you on. It's getting on my nerves," Kurt yelled honestly.

Goofy kept his shield up, "You really do live up to that character quirk of yours don't you." They continued to fight. Goofy's shield never once gave an opening for Kurt.

"You Defenders are all cowards. You're to afraid to fight equally, so you hide behind your weapons. But I'm more than a warrior. I can also use magic." He lifted his sword making them glow green. "Aero," he sounded creating a gust of wind around him like a protective barrier.

"Never announce your special abilities before using it. Your enemy not knowing your abilities is an advantage in of itself," Goofy proclaimed. Kurt lashed at him with the wind around his body. The gust of wind magic blew at Goofy knocking his hat off and making his ears flap to it. But still he persisted.

Goofy blocked every attack Kurt threw at him. "C'mon you're getting a little tired aren't you." Goofy did not answer still focusing on the battle. Kurt did not stall. He began moving forward getting closer to his enemy. Goofy had no choice but to back up. The wind was a bit distracting with his ears blowing about. Kurt noticed this and decided to take advantage of it. He changed the direction his wind magic was heading. This caused one Goofy's ears to flop over his eyes obstructed his vision. He shook his head trying to get his ear out of his eyes.

Kurt reacted quickly stepping on Goofy's already giant foot. "Ow!" he screamed in a moment of weakness. Kurt used his sword to upper cut his shield knocking it out of Goofy's hand. The shield launched into the air leaving him defenseless. "An opening. This is it. The battle is mine."

Goofy managed to keep balance despite Kurt appearing right on top of him. He maneuvered his curved swords right around Goofy's neck in an oval shape. He looked at the dog man speaking, "Any last words."

Goofy looked at his enemy calmly. "You should have just taken my head when you had the chance." Kurt got confused for moment. He noticed a thin string with light reflecting off of it in between them. The string connected Goofy's wristband to his shield. The string then automatically retracted pulling the shield back to Goofy's arm at incredible speeds. In a brief moment Kurt reacted fast letting go of his swords jumping back so the shield doesn't take his head.

The shield retracted nearly smashing his skull in, but it was still to fast to completely dodge. The shield rim slashed across Kurt's chest like a blade. In a flash of light Goofy retrieved his weapon while Kurt lost his. His bare chest was slashed open revealing blood dripping out. Kurt stepped back as his blood began to drip down his body. He tried to find his swords but realized he dropped them. In a brief second, Goofy came under him lifting his left arm to the right passed his face. Kurt was defenseless as he looked at his enemies' eyes. Goofy threw his arm up slamming his shield into Kurt's jaw.

In a brief moment of consciousness Kurt uttered, "Jafar, Mother forgive me." Kurt the Immortal swordsman flopped over on the ground. He was knocked out from the hit to the head. Goofy was the last one standing. He moved his left arm to the side looking down at his opponent. Goofy was victorious as one of the great Immortals had finally fallen. He mumbled breathing heavily. "You made an opening." Not for a moment did he ever let up his defense. But the battle tired him out. Goofy's arms were to tired to move as he slouched over.

Above the Palace where Genie displayed the outcomes of the battles. The screen to the far right showed the citizens of Agrabah Goofy's victory over the Immortal Kurt. With loud cheers the people rejoiced as the Immortal swordsman had fallen. The stranger of the desert had overcome the impossible. They cheered and celebrated because of the news. The Genie came out and announced the outcome of the battle. "It seems the guardian Goofy managed to take out Kurt the Immortal. But don't start the party just yet. There's still two more Immortals left to defeat. And this means nothing if Sora can't depose Jafar. So, keep cheering him on. Your freedom is about to be realized."

The Genie then pointed to the screen next to Goofy's displaying Donald and Zisa's fight. The two levitated over a crater casting magic spells at each other.

Donald casted, "Firaga."

Zisa casted, "Firaga."

Their great fire spells countered each other. Two giant balls of fire clashed forming together before exploding on impact. "Wow!" said Donald. The flames erupted like a volcano spreading fire balls over the arena. Zisa casted a barrier to shield himself from the fire. Donald hid behind some floating debris. The fire flew over the field down to the ground below. It rained down like a meteor shower on top of the lower levels.

Tarzan and Dust were sparing in hand to hand combat before they noticed it getting brighter. They both looked up seeing fire rain down on top of them. Both their faces cringed in surprise and fear. They ceased fighting running in the other direction missing the flaming fire balls crashing down on the floor. Back up top Donald grabbed hold of the marble debris floating in the air. He tilted it over maneuvering his body, so he could see how far the fire fell down. He saw the ground begin to blister with flames as the dark endless abyss lit up revealing the floor below. He saw the ruined underbelly of the Palace catch fire. "Oh boy!" he said relived. He failed to notice his opponent. Zisa appeared over Donald's head sounding, "Thunder." A bolt of lighting shot down over Donald shocking him on the marble.

Donald fidgeted from the attack letting go of the debris floating a bit away. Zisa was floating above him looking down on his opponent. Flames formed around both his hands. He stuck his tongue out gleefully. "Time for some roast duck." Donald looked up to his enemy casting another Firaga spell. The flames on Zisa's hands grew larger. He placed his hands together creating an even bigger fireball. Donald lifted his staff at his foe preparing for a counter. Zisa smiled thrusting his arms at Donald. The fire manifested into a devasting attack like an asteroid about to strike the earth.

It flew towards Donald ready to burn him to a crisp. Donald lifted his staff behind his head. Green air magic began to flow around it. He waved his arm at the fireball sounding, "Aeroaga." Strong wind wiped up as Donald's staff created a small tornado. It shot up in the air catching the fire ball in its path.

"What no!" Zisa screamed. The Tornado fused with the fire blowing back up in the air. The light from the fire reflected off Zisa's eyes watching helplessly as his fire attack was flung right back at him. The scorching flames withered his body and robes. He screamed as the flames engulfed his body like a wave of water before passing by.

The fire faded the higher it went before going out like it was never there. Zisa levitated up in the air. Burnt and scared. His mouth laid open and his body was only twitching. He came to his senses as he tried to suppress the pain. He looked down at his enemy who had disappeared. He looked around trying to find Donald till he heard something flap above him. Zisa looked up to see Donald had now made his way above Zisa. Donald's staff glowed purple. "Reverse Gravity!" he shouted using magic to cast another gravity spell. He sent an oval shaped spell towards Zisa. The purple spell came over Zisa's body quickly. Zisa felt heavier while floating in the air almost like he weighed a ton. He soon began to fall at blistering speeds. He was shot out of the air like a shooting star. He looked up at Donald screaming. He fell down to the earth fast and hard. He fell down through the chasm on fire like a cursed soul being sent to hell. He fell down into the lower area of the Palace. He struck the ground blasting the dirt around his body. This created a small crater for him to lay in. His eyes shut right before he passed out. His body laid in the crater as his face fell sideways. His arms and legs were stretched wide as he fainted. Donald remained up in the air breathing profoundly. He closed his eyes from his exhaustion. The gravity spell around him faded causing both him and the debris around him to fall down the chasm following Zisa. His body flailed as he fell down to the fiery ground blow.