Disclaimer: Hn. Can't really think of anything cool right now… So… yeah. Don't own 'em. 'nuff said. ^^;;
A/N: Umm… Just writing more… and stuff… yeah… I guess here is the next chapter. Can you please leave review if you're still reading? (I know I haven't updated in a while, life has been hell for me…) But… if no one is reading this I'll stop putting in all this effort and the likes… I just need to know. And my muse needs a little praise. If you help out… I'll write the next chapter faster no matter what happens… *bribe, bribe*
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Chapter 6
The Eye of the Storm
The fearless trio arrived in the seemingly never-ending desert. Slowly they turned around and saw a large wall looming over them, throwing a shadow over them, and protecting anything in its wake from the sun. Though, it could not protect them from the wind that seemed to be picking up and striking them with pinpricking sand.
Sora looked around and felt a serene state of panic. He felt really strange and out of sorts. He smiled through he felt afraid of what might come. Stepping across the burning desert he felt his senses perk and like he wasn't supposed to be there. He didn't belong.
Glancing at his companions he shook his head softly. "This isn't right. We have no right to be here…" he stated in a tight voice. "I have no right to know you as you have no right to know me. It doesn't matter anymore… I need to find Riku and Kairi. I need to get to the ends of these worlds," he said as he stepped back and away from the walls that protected the city.
Without a second thought the boy broke from them and started to run. He was running in a blind haze of emotions and fear. He felt his body losing itself from the sweat and sweltering heat. Within moments he passed out against the fine and grainy sand.
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Water splashed on the young form's face and he awoke slowly. Everything was shaded and darker, but still had a sense of overwhelming heat. He swallowed hard and found his throat dry and scratched.
Sitting up, he held his head in pain and a cup was pressed against his lips and he was forced to drink from it. The cool liquid rushed down his throat, moisturizing and hydrating him. It felt so wonderful with the heat pressing against his body in waves.
He felt a pair of warm lips on his ear, feeling the breath down his neck. He couldn't help but purr slightly from this odd feeling. His eyes pressed shut as the lips brushed lightly over the crest of his ear. It seemed so familiar that he didn't fight it, and yet he never felt anything like it before. It was just… somehow familiar.
"Who…?" he asked out in a quiet and uncertain voice, nothing louder would escape from his lips. He pressed against the warm body, not minding the heat that was given off from this entity. It felt so comfortable and relaxing being there.
The stronger and obviously larger figure pulled him closer and nuzzled him. "Don't you recognize me?" he murmured into the brunette's ear. Not even needing to say another thing, he was found out to who he was. It was Riku. That voice… it couldn't belong to any other person.
The smaller form pulled away from the one holding him tenderly. "R-Riku?!" he asked in a strange manner. "But… why?" he asked quietly. His fingers reached out meekly and touched the other boy's cheek lightly. He looked around quickly and noticed no darkness around. "There aren't any heartless around… I though…"
"Shhh…" the silver haired boy cut off quietly. He shook his head and peered with soft and caring blue eyes. "I'm losing myself to the darkness, Sora… I won't be myself much longer. My heart… I've given myself to darkness to save that girl. I wanted to thank her for giving me something to aspire to… and… to kill her in front of you. I was jealous, Sora… I realize that now. I'm sorry," he whispered quietly and pet his friend's cheek lightly.
Sora swallowed hard from this. "K-kill?" he asked in a quiet and uncertain voice. He gave Riku a slightly scared look and pulled his knees to his chest. He peered up from them and at the older boy in a strange manner, not sure what they should say from this point on. "I'm sorry you were jealous…" he addressed. "I never meant to make you feel jealous… and… I never loved Kairi as much as I loved you," he stated calmly.
Taken off guard. Riku just stared for a moment. He sat there on his knees and stared at Sora in a strange state of shock. "You… love me?" he asked. "It's too late for it now," he hissed out and jerked his head to the side and looked down at the sand that was softly brushing over the ground. "I'll be a part of the darkness within a day or two…"
"Why did this have to happen like this?" the young boy asked in a small tone. He crawled over and hugged onto his friend and snuggled close. "I don't want to be apart from you and yet… we are natural enemies. I promise to save you from the darkness… as long as you promise to save me from the light in the end…" he whimpered out.
Shaking his head lightly, Riku pressed Sora softly down on the sandy grass and shook his head lightly. "I don't know why, but it is a promise…" he murmured gently and brought his lips down on the delicate ones of his friend.
They pulled apart and looked at one another with a look of fear on their features. The only thing they could do now was to hold one another until the moment they were to be broken from one another.
"I wish Kairi had never come to our island… we'd still be there… together…" Sora whispered to the slightly older boy. He couldn't believe this hell that had come to be was all because that brunette came to their island and filled their mind about some place other than their small island. It seemed so strange that the thing that tore them apart was a girl, but… not like it normally would have been between two males.
Riku nodded softly and watched as his younger friend slowly drifted to sleep. He smiled sadly as he looked over his friend's face. He had such delicate features, almost like a puppy and a child mixed into a person. He looked so peaceful and happy when sleeping. If only he could cast an everlasting sleeping spell on the one he loved to make him not suffer through this and to always seem happy. Trapped in dreams of joy, not the soon nightmare of sorrow he would face.
"This is all my fault… and you will be the one to save me… I just hope I can save you from whatever it is that will torment you…" he murmured quietly and pressed his lips on Sora's forehead. He watched as the younger one's eyes slowly fluttered open. Sleepy blue orbs peered up at the constant friend.
A meek look pressed on the childish face and he pulled his arms around his friend in a hug. "Riku, where are you going?" he asked in a quiet and friendly voice. It seemed like he knew what was happening, but it also seemed as if the boy thought he was still trapped in a dream-like state.
Comforting the boy, Riku kissed away the sleepy tears that trailed from the boy's eyes. "I'm just going away for a while. I promise when you wake from this nightmare… I'll be there in your dreams," he whispered in a sorrowful voice. The almost ice-cold eyes soften and peered with a warm and caring look.
"Now, love, go back to your sleep and dream of nothing this time," he continued in a gentle voice. He watched once again until the boy fell back to sleep. "And in time you will see the angel you are… and the devil I have become. Let's see if you're a strong enough angel to fight this devil into the heaven we deserve," he told the sleeping figure.
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Many hours later, Sora woke… alone. He no longer had the heat from Riku's body to keep him warm and only had the heat from the setting sun. The night would be a cold one, though there would be heat in the sand for a bit of time.
Standing up, the boy looked around, lost and confused. He looked back down at the two imprints of their bodies and pulled his arms closer to himself. "I'll fight through hell as long as you're at my side… even if at my side means… not on my side," he murmured as he shook his head. It didn't make sense, any of it.
He had no clue where he was to go, but he let his feet take him where they wanted. Seems that Riku hadn't taken him too far from the city, but a decent amount away. He approached the closed gates and pushed them open with all his strength.
The city was… interesting to say the least. He looked at the carpets strewn about and the pots littering the paths. He sighed as he pushed past the people crowding the market. Seems like the heartless abandoned this part of the city… or… found for that which they were looking. At this point in time, Sora didn't care what the answer was and just wanted to save Riku for the darkness, no matter the costs.
Searching the city, he finally found the two companions he had come with to this planet. "We're going," he told them in a firm voice and turned from them, starting to head toward the gummi ship so they could leave this strange place.
"What?!" Donald cried out as he ran up and catch a hold of Sora's arm. He glared up at the boy with a frown on his face. "We need to seal this planet and make sure the planet's boarders are maintained!" he demanded of the child.
Sora simply shook his head to this and shrugged of the duck's grip. "The way I figure it… if we seal the final destination… it will seal all the worlds… I mean, since that one place originally affected everything else, shouldn't it work the other way?" he questioned his so-called friends.
The dog nodded slowly and placed his hand on his chin. He perked his head to the side and looked at the disgruntled duck. "Well, y'know, Donald… He could be right… I mean, gawrsh… It doesn't hurt to try. I mean, if we seal that off we could always go back and seal the other planets if it doesn't seal 'em," he commented in a lazy voice.
Donald narrowed his eyes at his companion who was supposed to back him up and then frowned at Sora. "Fine, fine…" he pouted in a rasped voice. He waddled to the gummi ship in silent protest, but knew somewhere that it wouldn't matter that he had this silent protest because no one really even seemed to take his words for anything.
Goofy patted Sora hard on the back. He stumbled over to the gummi ship, in a rather floppy manner, not even realizing that the duck was mad at him. He was totally oblivious to any negative feelings from his faithful companion.
Right behind the two, the brown haired child followed them. He had a deep burning in his heart to save his friend. Not only that, he wanted to be saved from this hero's life. He never asked for the keyblade to come to him, so why should he be forced to save everything when all he wanted to was to save the ones he loved?
'We'll save him,' the child thought to himself, a sigh escaping his lips as he settled into his seat in the gummi ship. "We ready?" he asked to make sure each of the other members of their 'team' were really ready for this and wouldn't chicken out of it.
"You bet'cha," Goofy said with a wide grin and a few nods. He only received an abrupt and curt nod from the duck of the group. Though, that same fellow did start the ship and begin their final journal, hopefully, as this three-person team. The worlds would be saved and they could each go back to their restored homes.
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Arriving at their destined place, they all emerged in a confused manner. The ground seemed almost… skewed into a different dimension and everything felt static. There was no wind. Suffocating air. Lost dreams. It was like all their hopes felt crushed from this leering dream.
"What… is this place?" Donald asked as he stepped out on the black rock. His eyes scanned the spanning nothingness and he swallowed. Black orbs dropped from nothing, appearing from the light.
The youngest of the fellowship walked ahead, stepping forth and off of the cliff edge. Instead of falling, however, he was met with an invisible ground. "It's where reality is nothing and dreams are fake. It's darkness' realm, what else could you expect when your mind can't predict?" he inquired in an enigmatic type of way.
The dog followed out and stepped toward the void of nothing. "So… you're sayin' we have to go into that big abyss over there?" he asked, feigning serious. His head turned to the side, as if trying to get a different perspective on this grand black.
"Pretty much…" the boy said as he started to walk toward the expanding darkness. "Seems like fun," he said as he grinned back at his companions and started to bolt toward the throbbing orb. "Come on, or you'll be left behind," he yelled over his shoulder.
Goofy looked down at his fellow duck friend and shrugged before he took off after the boy. His feet flopped against the ground, echoing a thud over the barren straights. He didn't really even notice this noise, but it seemed to be amplified to the point where it was throbbing in his ears and he felt a shiver run down his spine.
Each member stopped slowly, panting from the running they had done and listened. The throbbing wasn't from their running; it was coming from the pulsing darkness. "I don't think we should be coming here yet!" Donald yelled in a panicked voice.
"Where going to have to come here sometime, right? Why not now?" Sora yelled back inquiring. He got a squawk back, but nothing much else from his teammates. They pushed on, feeling the darkness trying to swallow them, devour them.
A smile set on the youngest as he looked over his shoulder again. "Just trust your heart! We'll see through this if you just remember those you love and the light your heart has!" he yelled at the top of his lungs over the steady hum and the piercing throbs.
Suddenly, out from the darkness a figure started to materialize. Soon enough, it could be told that this body was that of a younger adolescent boy. It was none other than Riku's form. The boy who was darkness, just as Sora was light. They approached one another, facing each with a feigned smirk. Neither wanted to fight, but their peers and hearts were pushing them.
It was now the final blazing showdown. Everything was on the line, including the universe. It was now either dark or light to reign over all… though none could tell who would be the one to win because both forces were strong.
"It's time…" Sora whispered as he stepped closer to Riku. Each extended a hand, shaking it to validate their match. Neither wanting to admit it, but falling to the fates that pulled at their bodies. "Good luck," the younger boy told his friend with a small smile on his lips.
The taller boy stepped closer, bringing his lips to the other boy's ear. "And the same goes for you," he responded in a deeper and different voice. It wasn't Riku, but… it was at the same time. It was a strange thing, surreal, rather.
Sora stepped back. Shocked. Afraid. He didn't know what to do and before he could even react, the blade from his childhood friend's finned sword pressed into his chest. The sharp edge broke the delicate flesh that covered bone. That strong large of bone, ribs, broke under the intense pressure, an inhuman pressure.
Within a blink of an eye, the brown haired boy collapse to the ground. His open wound bleeding, his exposed heart throbbing to the harsh elements. With each compression, the boy last even more precious blood.
If only he could turn back time, turn the time back even before that girl arrived on their island. It was a peaceful time then, but it is now gone. Nothing is left except the shadows. Like a blissful fluid, the darkness started to wash from the larger orb, wrapping around Sora.
The nothing was slowly eating him, devouring his beautiful light. It was almost awe inspiring how heart wrenching this dark dance was, this killing. No matter what, the darkness could not touch the purity of the heart. The blood burned away the nightmare.
Now that the light of hope was dying, the worlds had no hope of surviving. All light began to disintegrate, turning to black. The air itself seemed to even be falling apart. There was no heat, no cold. Emotions were dying, all of them. Nothing could keep them confined within shadow and alive.
While this world began to break, an unseen battle inside of the silver haired boy was occurring. He was fighting his inner demons. He needed to win or all hope for anything would be lost. Even if one speck of light could be scratched together from nothing, then there would be hope for at least a calm existence of nothing.
The frightened boy grabbed his head and screamed in pain, his voice mixing with his possessor's own. It hurt so much, but he was certain it was nothing compared to his dying friend's wound. He needed to hold him, if only for one last time.
Riku knelt down to the covered form and brushed the heartless away and pulled Sora into his arms. "I'm sorry…" he whispered in his normal voice. His head crooked over the bleeding heary and kissed the wound, tasting the sweet blood from his younger friend. This blood, it was so pure, so innocent. The simple, red liquid banished the evil creature that had burned inside of his chest.
This was it. Nothing more. There can be no more tale without any life. Darkness cannot make light, but… can darkness really be? What if eternal black was seen really as eternal light? Even, so… the worlds began to crack the end was nearing. If only there was true hope.
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A/N: Geeeeeeez! I am sooooo sorry that took THAT long! I didn't mean it to! I swear. Life has been… well, whatever. Just things have happened and I don't even want to get into it all. So, yes…. R/R if you like… or don't. *shrugs* I'll just write this until it is over… even if no one cares… (and I apologize for this A/N… been rather… morbid lately, but… this isn't about me… so… carry on…)
A/N: Umm… Just writing more… and stuff… yeah… I guess here is the next chapter. Can you please leave review if you're still reading? (I know I haven't updated in a while, life has been hell for me…) But… if no one is reading this I'll stop putting in all this effort and the likes… I just need to know. And my muse needs a little praise. If you help out… I'll write the next chapter faster no matter what happens… *bribe, bribe*
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Chapter 6
The Eye of the Storm
The fearless trio arrived in the seemingly never-ending desert. Slowly they turned around and saw a large wall looming over them, throwing a shadow over them, and protecting anything in its wake from the sun. Though, it could not protect them from the wind that seemed to be picking up and striking them with pinpricking sand.
Sora looked around and felt a serene state of panic. He felt really strange and out of sorts. He smiled through he felt afraid of what might come. Stepping across the burning desert he felt his senses perk and like he wasn't supposed to be there. He didn't belong.
Glancing at his companions he shook his head softly. "This isn't right. We have no right to be here…" he stated in a tight voice. "I have no right to know you as you have no right to know me. It doesn't matter anymore… I need to find Riku and Kairi. I need to get to the ends of these worlds," he said as he stepped back and away from the walls that protected the city.
Without a second thought the boy broke from them and started to run. He was running in a blind haze of emotions and fear. He felt his body losing itself from the sweat and sweltering heat. Within moments he passed out against the fine and grainy sand.
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Water splashed on the young form's face and he awoke slowly. Everything was shaded and darker, but still had a sense of overwhelming heat. He swallowed hard and found his throat dry and scratched.
Sitting up, he held his head in pain and a cup was pressed against his lips and he was forced to drink from it. The cool liquid rushed down his throat, moisturizing and hydrating him. It felt so wonderful with the heat pressing against his body in waves.
He felt a pair of warm lips on his ear, feeling the breath down his neck. He couldn't help but purr slightly from this odd feeling. His eyes pressed shut as the lips brushed lightly over the crest of his ear. It seemed so familiar that he didn't fight it, and yet he never felt anything like it before. It was just… somehow familiar.
"Who…?" he asked out in a quiet and uncertain voice, nothing louder would escape from his lips. He pressed against the warm body, not minding the heat that was given off from this entity. It felt so comfortable and relaxing being there.
The stronger and obviously larger figure pulled him closer and nuzzled him. "Don't you recognize me?" he murmured into the brunette's ear. Not even needing to say another thing, he was found out to who he was. It was Riku. That voice… it couldn't belong to any other person.
The smaller form pulled away from the one holding him tenderly. "R-Riku?!" he asked in a strange manner. "But… why?" he asked quietly. His fingers reached out meekly and touched the other boy's cheek lightly. He looked around quickly and noticed no darkness around. "There aren't any heartless around… I though…"
"Shhh…" the silver haired boy cut off quietly. He shook his head and peered with soft and caring blue eyes. "I'm losing myself to the darkness, Sora… I won't be myself much longer. My heart… I've given myself to darkness to save that girl. I wanted to thank her for giving me something to aspire to… and… to kill her in front of you. I was jealous, Sora… I realize that now. I'm sorry," he whispered quietly and pet his friend's cheek lightly.
Sora swallowed hard from this. "K-kill?" he asked in a quiet and uncertain voice. He gave Riku a slightly scared look and pulled his knees to his chest. He peered up from them and at the older boy in a strange manner, not sure what they should say from this point on. "I'm sorry you were jealous…" he addressed. "I never meant to make you feel jealous… and… I never loved Kairi as much as I loved you," he stated calmly.
Taken off guard. Riku just stared for a moment. He sat there on his knees and stared at Sora in a strange state of shock. "You… love me?" he asked. "It's too late for it now," he hissed out and jerked his head to the side and looked down at the sand that was softly brushing over the ground. "I'll be a part of the darkness within a day or two…"
"Why did this have to happen like this?" the young boy asked in a small tone. He crawled over and hugged onto his friend and snuggled close. "I don't want to be apart from you and yet… we are natural enemies. I promise to save you from the darkness… as long as you promise to save me from the light in the end…" he whimpered out.
Shaking his head lightly, Riku pressed Sora softly down on the sandy grass and shook his head lightly. "I don't know why, but it is a promise…" he murmured gently and brought his lips down on the delicate ones of his friend.
They pulled apart and looked at one another with a look of fear on their features. The only thing they could do now was to hold one another until the moment they were to be broken from one another.
"I wish Kairi had never come to our island… we'd still be there… together…" Sora whispered to the slightly older boy. He couldn't believe this hell that had come to be was all because that brunette came to their island and filled their mind about some place other than their small island. It seemed so strange that the thing that tore them apart was a girl, but… not like it normally would have been between two males.
Riku nodded softly and watched as his younger friend slowly drifted to sleep. He smiled sadly as he looked over his friend's face. He had such delicate features, almost like a puppy and a child mixed into a person. He looked so peaceful and happy when sleeping. If only he could cast an everlasting sleeping spell on the one he loved to make him not suffer through this and to always seem happy. Trapped in dreams of joy, not the soon nightmare of sorrow he would face.
"This is all my fault… and you will be the one to save me… I just hope I can save you from whatever it is that will torment you…" he murmured quietly and pressed his lips on Sora's forehead. He watched as the younger one's eyes slowly fluttered open. Sleepy blue orbs peered up at the constant friend.
A meek look pressed on the childish face and he pulled his arms around his friend in a hug. "Riku, where are you going?" he asked in a quiet and friendly voice. It seemed like he knew what was happening, but it also seemed as if the boy thought he was still trapped in a dream-like state.
Comforting the boy, Riku kissed away the sleepy tears that trailed from the boy's eyes. "I'm just going away for a while. I promise when you wake from this nightmare… I'll be there in your dreams," he whispered in a sorrowful voice. The almost ice-cold eyes soften and peered with a warm and caring look.
"Now, love, go back to your sleep and dream of nothing this time," he continued in a gentle voice. He watched once again until the boy fell back to sleep. "And in time you will see the angel you are… and the devil I have become. Let's see if you're a strong enough angel to fight this devil into the heaven we deserve," he told the sleeping figure.
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Many hours later, Sora woke… alone. He no longer had the heat from Riku's body to keep him warm and only had the heat from the setting sun. The night would be a cold one, though there would be heat in the sand for a bit of time.
Standing up, the boy looked around, lost and confused. He looked back down at the two imprints of their bodies and pulled his arms closer to himself. "I'll fight through hell as long as you're at my side… even if at my side means… not on my side," he murmured as he shook his head. It didn't make sense, any of it.
He had no clue where he was to go, but he let his feet take him where they wanted. Seems that Riku hadn't taken him too far from the city, but a decent amount away. He approached the closed gates and pushed them open with all his strength.
The city was… interesting to say the least. He looked at the carpets strewn about and the pots littering the paths. He sighed as he pushed past the people crowding the market. Seems like the heartless abandoned this part of the city… or… found for that which they were looking. At this point in time, Sora didn't care what the answer was and just wanted to save Riku for the darkness, no matter the costs.
Searching the city, he finally found the two companions he had come with to this planet. "We're going," he told them in a firm voice and turned from them, starting to head toward the gummi ship so they could leave this strange place.
"What?!" Donald cried out as he ran up and catch a hold of Sora's arm. He glared up at the boy with a frown on his face. "We need to seal this planet and make sure the planet's boarders are maintained!" he demanded of the child.
Sora simply shook his head to this and shrugged of the duck's grip. "The way I figure it… if we seal the final destination… it will seal all the worlds… I mean, since that one place originally affected everything else, shouldn't it work the other way?" he questioned his so-called friends.
The dog nodded slowly and placed his hand on his chin. He perked his head to the side and looked at the disgruntled duck. "Well, y'know, Donald… He could be right… I mean, gawrsh… It doesn't hurt to try. I mean, if we seal that off we could always go back and seal the other planets if it doesn't seal 'em," he commented in a lazy voice.
Donald narrowed his eyes at his companion who was supposed to back him up and then frowned at Sora. "Fine, fine…" he pouted in a rasped voice. He waddled to the gummi ship in silent protest, but knew somewhere that it wouldn't matter that he had this silent protest because no one really even seemed to take his words for anything.
Goofy patted Sora hard on the back. He stumbled over to the gummi ship, in a rather floppy manner, not even realizing that the duck was mad at him. He was totally oblivious to any negative feelings from his faithful companion.
Right behind the two, the brown haired child followed them. He had a deep burning in his heart to save his friend. Not only that, he wanted to be saved from this hero's life. He never asked for the keyblade to come to him, so why should he be forced to save everything when all he wanted to was to save the ones he loved?
'We'll save him,' the child thought to himself, a sigh escaping his lips as he settled into his seat in the gummi ship. "We ready?" he asked to make sure each of the other members of their 'team' were really ready for this and wouldn't chicken out of it.
"You bet'cha," Goofy said with a wide grin and a few nods. He only received an abrupt and curt nod from the duck of the group. Though, that same fellow did start the ship and begin their final journal, hopefully, as this three-person team. The worlds would be saved and they could each go back to their restored homes.
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Arriving at their destined place, they all emerged in a confused manner. The ground seemed almost… skewed into a different dimension and everything felt static. There was no wind. Suffocating air. Lost dreams. It was like all their hopes felt crushed from this leering dream.
"What… is this place?" Donald asked as he stepped out on the black rock. His eyes scanned the spanning nothingness and he swallowed. Black orbs dropped from nothing, appearing from the light.
The youngest of the fellowship walked ahead, stepping forth and off of the cliff edge. Instead of falling, however, he was met with an invisible ground. "It's where reality is nothing and dreams are fake. It's darkness' realm, what else could you expect when your mind can't predict?" he inquired in an enigmatic type of way.
The dog followed out and stepped toward the void of nothing. "So… you're sayin' we have to go into that big abyss over there?" he asked, feigning serious. His head turned to the side, as if trying to get a different perspective on this grand black.
"Pretty much…" the boy said as he started to walk toward the expanding darkness. "Seems like fun," he said as he grinned back at his companions and started to bolt toward the throbbing orb. "Come on, or you'll be left behind," he yelled over his shoulder.
Goofy looked down at his fellow duck friend and shrugged before he took off after the boy. His feet flopped against the ground, echoing a thud over the barren straights. He didn't really even notice this noise, but it seemed to be amplified to the point where it was throbbing in his ears and he felt a shiver run down his spine.
Each member stopped slowly, panting from the running they had done and listened. The throbbing wasn't from their running; it was coming from the pulsing darkness. "I don't think we should be coming here yet!" Donald yelled in a panicked voice.
"Where going to have to come here sometime, right? Why not now?" Sora yelled back inquiring. He got a squawk back, but nothing much else from his teammates. They pushed on, feeling the darkness trying to swallow them, devour them.
A smile set on the youngest as he looked over his shoulder again. "Just trust your heart! We'll see through this if you just remember those you love and the light your heart has!" he yelled at the top of his lungs over the steady hum and the piercing throbs.
Suddenly, out from the darkness a figure started to materialize. Soon enough, it could be told that this body was that of a younger adolescent boy. It was none other than Riku's form. The boy who was darkness, just as Sora was light. They approached one another, facing each with a feigned smirk. Neither wanted to fight, but their peers and hearts were pushing them.
It was now the final blazing showdown. Everything was on the line, including the universe. It was now either dark or light to reign over all… though none could tell who would be the one to win because both forces were strong.
"It's time…" Sora whispered as he stepped closer to Riku. Each extended a hand, shaking it to validate their match. Neither wanting to admit it, but falling to the fates that pulled at their bodies. "Good luck," the younger boy told his friend with a small smile on his lips.
The taller boy stepped closer, bringing his lips to the other boy's ear. "And the same goes for you," he responded in a deeper and different voice. It wasn't Riku, but… it was at the same time. It was a strange thing, surreal, rather.
Sora stepped back. Shocked. Afraid. He didn't know what to do and before he could even react, the blade from his childhood friend's finned sword pressed into his chest. The sharp edge broke the delicate flesh that covered bone. That strong large of bone, ribs, broke under the intense pressure, an inhuman pressure.
Within a blink of an eye, the brown haired boy collapse to the ground. His open wound bleeding, his exposed heart throbbing to the harsh elements. With each compression, the boy last even more precious blood.
If only he could turn back time, turn the time back even before that girl arrived on their island. It was a peaceful time then, but it is now gone. Nothing is left except the shadows. Like a blissful fluid, the darkness started to wash from the larger orb, wrapping around Sora.
The nothing was slowly eating him, devouring his beautiful light. It was almost awe inspiring how heart wrenching this dark dance was, this killing. No matter what, the darkness could not touch the purity of the heart. The blood burned away the nightmare.
Now that the light of hope was dying, the worlds had no hope of surviving. All light began to disintegrate, turning to black. The air itself seemed to even be falling apart. There was no heat, no cold. Emotions were dying, all of them. Nothing could keep them confined within shadow and alive.
While this world began to break, an unseen battle inside of the silver haired boy was occurring. He was fighting his inner demons. He needed to win or all hope for anything would be lost. Even if one speck of light could be scratched together from nothing, then there would be hope for at least a calm existence of nothing.
The frightened boy grabbed his head and screamed in pain, his voice mixing with his possessor's own. It hurt so much, but he was certain it was nothing compared to his dying friend's wound. He needed to hold him, if only for one last time.
Riku knelt down to the covered form and brushed the heartless away and pulled Sora into his arms. "I'm sorry…" he whispered in his normal voice. His head crooked over the bleeding heary and kissed the wound, tasting the sweet blood from his younger friend. This blood, it was so pure, so innocent. The simple, red liquid banished the evil creature that had burned inside of his chest.
This was it. Nothing more. There can be no more tale without any life. Darkness cannot make light, but… can darkness really be? What if eternal black was seen really as eternal light? Even, so… the worlds began to crack the end was nearing. If only there was true hope.
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A/N: Geeeeeeez! I am sooooo sorry that took THAT long! I didn't mean it to! I swear. Life has been… well, whatever. Just things have happened and I don't even want to get into it all. So, yes…. R/R if you like… or don't. *shrugs* I'll just write this until it is over… even if no one cares… (and I apologize for this A/N… been rather… morbid lately, but… this isn't about me… so… carry on…)