Title: Connecting to Oblivion
Author: Third Rabbit
Setting: Lately, Sora has been having dreams of being tortured by a mysterious force. When he slowly starts to disappear, Kairi and Riku began to worry. In order to save Sora, the two must venture in to a world with no beginnings and no ends.
A/n: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or any of it's characters. Square Enix does. Sora is fifteen in this and this has no connections towards KH2.
I'm so, so, so, so sorry that I haven't updated. First off, since I failed a test, I was banned from MY computer. That's right. Banned. Not allowed to go on till I could prove that I was worthy enough of getting back on. And so I did. I had to do alot of work in the process and now I can get on my precious computer. (sighs) Again, I am really sorry, fellow writers and such. Here's the last chapter and once again, I'm really sorry.
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Obsidian's expression was not a very happy one as Sora gripped both Kingdom Keys in his hands and took his stance. Slowly mumbling nonsense, Obsidian rose to his feet with a snickering grin upon his face. Sora's smirk only grew.
"You-You think I'm finish, but I am not. I've got Oathkeeper and Oblivion. You've got the two Kingdom Keys. Even though you've gotten your heart back, it's the end. I win and you lose."
"Boy, you just don't know when to give up, do you?" Sora smirked. "It's over, Obsidian. I'm going to make things like it use to be, before you came."
Obsidian burst in to laughter. "Do you really think it's over? You fool! Open your eyes and see the truth before you. All your doing is helping unlock the door."
"What door?" Sora, Riku, and Mickey asked at the same time.
"The door to the world in between. I need all keys of the four worlds to be present with me. The keys to the world of the Present, the world of Darkness, the world of Light, and the in between world. Once I gather these keys, the "third" key shall be revealed. I've got all the keys here and now, the real fun will begin."
A sharp pain developed in Sora's hands as he dropped the Kingdom Keys to the ground. Obsidian tossed Oathkeeper and Oblivion in to the air as the ground began to shake. Shards of ice began to erupt from the ground, leaving little snowflakes on its' sides. Riku and Mickey raced towards Sora as Sora glanced up, watching the four Keyblades slowly turn in to one full keyblade. It's golden glimmer was supreme as it slowly floated above the group. Obsidian snickered a laugh as his body began to heal. Sora frowned as he looked at Obsidian.
"Aw, man! It's healing him!"
Obsidian looked up. "The third key has been formed; now, unlock your power and show me the in between world!"
The golden Keyblade flashed a golden aura. Suddenly, a bright door appeared before the group, it's platinum shine incredibly strong. Sora stared in wonder as Obsidian reached toward the door, a hazed, but crazy look on his face.
"The door ... has been opened! You fools!! You're time has come! It's time that you all got a taste of true power. Of the third power!"
"The third power?" Riku glanced at Mickey. "What's he talking about?"
"We think that there's another power out there," Mickey replied in an absent minded tone.
"What do you mean?" Sora turned to the black mouse with a confused look.
"Well, ya know about the power of light and the power of darkness; but there might be a power greater than that. And now, it looks like Obsidian's found it, to say the least." Mickey replied.
"You can't be serious! Another power?" Riku glared in anger. "And what are we supposed to do about it?"
"That I cannot say." Mickey softly mumbled.
Riku rolled his eyes. "Wow, for once, you don't know something."
The door creaked open and revealed a dark, mysterious man. Sora's baby blue eyes flickered with annoyance and shock. Dressed in a hooded black overcoat, the enigmatic man began to make his way out. Obsidian stared in wonder as the man stopped infront of him. His face could not be seen, but a golden flicker escaped the man's hood.
"Could he be one of them?" Obsidian questioned with a strange frown.
The man turned towards him. {Only to you I am ... but to him, I am another ... }
"It's you again!" Sora growled, causing Mickey and Riku to glance at him funny.
"Who? Who is he?" Mickey questioned with an unpleasant look.
"I don't know; the last time I saw him, he said he wanted to see my power or is he? Is he the same one or are there more of him?" Sora stared at the cloaked man.
{You still do not understand, do you?}
"What do you want?" Sora frowned.
The Unknown's remark was a ball of electrical energy; he built it up in the palm of his black gloved hand and shot it at ... Obsidian! Obsidian sneered in pain as he glanced at the Unknown one finally time before dropping on the ground, dead. Sora glared at the enigmatic man as he made his way toward the group. Sora began to back away.
"This isn't good," Sora thought, "without my Keyblade, I can't fight."
{Is this what you need? A simple key? Take it, if you want.}
Sora gasped as the golden keyblade floated to him and he grasped it. The keyblade took the appearance of a cross between Oathkeeper and Oblivion. Sora stared at the blade and then back at the Unknown, who had his back turned on the group.
"What's the price?" Sora muttered. "There's a catch, isn't there?"
{The only catch is that with every blow you sustain, I take a little bit of your heart. If you lose all of your heart, then you become one of us.}
Suddenly, four shadows swept passed Sora, Mickey, and Riku; two landed on the right side of the Unknown, while the other two landed on the left. They all wore the same hooded overcoat that the strange Unknown man had on. They all turned and took gestures. Sora frowned in surprise as Riku and Mickey frowned.
"That's not fair," Mickey stated. "He's not a one man army."
{He is the Keyblade master; he is the one who can change the world. That, if I do say so myself, takes a lot of power. A lot of power and heart that we want.}
One of the Unknowns took a step forward. {The power that many don't have.}
Another crossed it's arms. {A power that can either cause chaos or serenity.}
Another cracked it's knuckles. {We've been searching for him for such a long time. And if we all go down,}
The Unknowns quickly took different stances as Sora took his, also. Riku drew Ultima and took stance while Mickey simply back away. He could fight without a weapon. That would be just plain stupid. As Sora frowned, the Unknowns finally whispered in his head,
{We'll go together}
Before Sora could say a word, the Unknowns were on the attack. One began to shoot a lot of negative energy at him while another was slashing him with a dark bladed katana. Sora countered with Ragnarok and began to deal ultimate combos on one Unknown's head, but this stopped when another flipped in to the air and side kicked him in the chest. Sora flew back and hit Riku. The two quickly got up and got back in to fighting stance. The Unknowns, one by one, appeared on each side of them, while the fifth one dove from above and attacked Sora.
As Riku went to help Sora, the remaining Unknowns blocked him; though they could not speak, Riku could feel their snickers of confidence as he gripped the Ultima Keyblade and swung it at them. Knocking one down, Riku quickly drilled kicked another, and punched a nearby Unknown. The Unknowns quickly got up. Riku began to pant.
"Don't these guys ever get tired or feel pain?" He thought to himself.
Quickly, the Unknowns surrounded Riku and began to circle him. A pillar of dark light engulfed Riku as the Unknowns continued circling him, performing strange hand signs. Suddenly, the heartless sign appeared underneath Riku's feet as they stopped and held their hands out.
{Forever Drifting}
Suddenly, ball of negative, electrical energy surrounded Riku and exploded. Sora turned back to see that Riku was gone. His eyes snapped in rage as he raced toward where his bestfriend stood. The Unknowns disappeared, leaving only one behind.
"Riku, no ... " Sora whispered. "Riku ..."
{What sacrifice are you willing to make in order to obtain something? Would you risk it all to gain it all back?}
Sora glared at the man. "You ... this is all your fault. Riku's gone!"
{Your friend isn't gone; he's simply drifting ... Forever drifting towards the bottomless abyss of his soul. He will not come back. Not until you beat me, if you can.}
"Oh, I'll beat you. I've come to far to be defeated now. I'll get Riku back." Sora said confidently.
Dashing toward the cloaked man, Sora gave several combinations of slashes, but still, he didn't get the slightest hit. The Unknown quickly stuck his hand out and struck Sora's stomach, then maliciously roundhouse kicked the boy to the ground. Sora coughed as the Unknown grabbed him by his spiky hair and lifted him up. Sora looked up to see a golden flicker brighten his face. The man had a glowing eye.
{Is this how you want it to end? Losing a bestfriend, a girl who perhaps has feelings for you, your new and old friends, and yourself? Are really the one that .... ?}
Sora answered his question by quickly sticking the keyblade through the Unknown's chest area. Sora expected for a heart to leave the Unknown's body, but all that came out was a wave of strange energy. The Unknown dropped to his knees and looked up to Sora, revealing his face, slightly. Sora walked up and held the Keyblade out. It quickly split to the Oathkeeper keychain, the Original Kingdom Key, the inverted Kingdom Key, and the Oblivion Keyblade. The inverted Kingdom Key floated to Mickey, while Oblivion slowly floated in to the emptiness. A bright flash occurred and Riku suddenly appeared with Oblivion held, tightly, in his right hand.
Sora stared at the Unknown. "It's over. I win and you lose."
{You are, as I expected, strong. You've won your friends and your own escape. But this is not over, Sora. We will see each other again.}
The Unknown stood and walked toward the door as it began to vanish. Sora ran up, a hand reaching out toward the Unknown. The Unknown didn't stop though as Sora's voice cutted through the air.
"Wait! Who are you?"
Sora frowned as he was left with utter silence. Riku walked up to him and shrugged with an unquestionably tired and annoyed look. Mickey did the same, smiling happily to the keyblade master.
"Well, that was fun." Riku said with a hint of sarcasm. "Forget about him, Sora. He's not worth it."
"I fully agree on that one," Mickey nodded. "Looks like everything's going to back the same way it use to be. I need to get you guys back to your worlds. Wouldn't want the thirteen worlds distorted, y'know."
Sora goofily grinned. "Yeah, I need to get some sleep and to see Kairi."
A/n: I know that seemed short, but this was the chapter that I was going to post before my Aunt kicked me off the computer. (Sighs} Thanks for all the cool reviews.
Author: Third Rabbit
Setting: Lately, Sora has been having dreams of being tortured by a mysterious force. When he slowly starts to disappear, Kairi and Riku began to worry. In order to save Sora, the two must venture in to a world with no beginnings and no ends.
A/n: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or any of it's characters. Square Enix does. Sora is fifteen in this and this has no connections towards KH2.
I'm so, so, so, so sorry that I haven't updated. First off, since I failed a test, I was banned from MY computer. That's right. Banned. Not allowed to go on till I could prove that I was worthy enough of getting back on. And so I did. I had to do alot of work in the process and now I can get on my precious computer. (sighs) Again, I am really sorry, fellow writers and such. Here's the last chapter and once again, I'm really sorry.
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Obsidian's expression was not a very happy one as Sora gripped both Kingdom Keys in his hands and took his stance. Slowly mumbling nonsense, Obsidian rose to his feet with a snickering grin upon his face. Sora's smirk only grew.
"You-You think I'm finish, but I am not. I've got Oathkeeper and Oblivion. You've got the two Kingdom Keys. Even though you've gotten your heart back, it's the end. I win and you lose."
"Boy, you just don't know when to give up, do you?" Sora smirked. "It's over, Obsidian. I'm going to make things like it use to be, before you came."
Obsidian burst in to laughter. "Do you really think it's over? You fool! Open your eyes and see the truth before you. All your doing is helping unlock the door."
"What door?" Sora, Riku, and Mickey asked at the same time.
"The door to the world in between. I need all keys of the four worlds to be present with me. The keys to the world of the Present, the world of Darkness, the world of Light, and the in between world. Once I gather these keys, the "third" key shall be revealed. I've got all the keys here and now, the real fun will begin."
A sharp pain developed in Sora's hands as he dropped the Kingdom Keys to the ground. Obsidian tossed Oathkeeper and Oblivion in to the air as the ground began to shake. Shards of ice began to erupt from the ground, leaving little snowflakes on its' sides. Riku and Mickey raced towards Sora as Sora glanced up, watching the four Keyblades slowly turn in to one full keyblade. It's golden glimmer was supreme as it slowly floated above the group. Obsidian snickered a laugh as his body began to heal. Sora frowned as he looked at Obsidian.
"Aw, man! It's healing him!"
Obsidian looked up. "The third key has been formed; now, unlock your power and show me the in between world!"
The golden Keyblade flashed a golden aura. Suddenly, a bright door appeared before the group, it's platinum shine incredibly strong. Sora stared in wonder as Obsidian reached toward the door, a hazed, but crazy look on his face.
"The door ... has been opened! You fools!! You're time has come! It's time that you all got a taste of true power. Of the third power!"
"The third power?" Riku glanced at Mickey. "What's he talking about?"
"We think that there's another power out there," Mickey replied in an absent minded tone.
"What do you mean?" Sora turned to the black mouse with a confused look.
"Well, ya know about the power of light and the power of darkness; but there might be a power greater than that. And now, it looks like Obsidian's found it, to say the least." Mickey replied.
"You can't be serious! Another power?" Riku glared in anger. "And what are we supposed to do about it?"
"That I cannot say." Mickey softly mumbled.
Riku rolled his eyes. "Wow, for once, you don't know something."
The door creaked open and revealed a dark, mysterious man. Sora's baby blue eyes flickered with annoyance and shock. Dressed in a hooded black overcoat, the enigmatic man began to make his way out. Obsidian stared in wonder as the man stopped infront of him. His face could not be seen, but a golden flicker escaped the man's hood.
"Could he be one of them?" Obsidian questioned with a strange frown.
The man turned towards him. {Only to you I am ... but to him, I am another ... }
"It's you again!" Sora growled, causing Mickey and Riku to glance at him funny.
"Who? Who is he?" Mickey questioned with an unpleasant look.
"I don't know; the last time I saw him, he said he wanted to see my power or is he? Is he the same one or are there more of him?" Sora stared at the cloaked man.
{You still do not understand, do you?}
"What do you want?" Sora frowned.
The Unknown's remark was a ball of electrical energy; he built it up in the palm of his black gloved hand and shot it at ... Obsidian! Obsidian sneered in pain as he glanced at the Unknown one finally time before dropping on the ground, dead. Sora glared at the enigmatic man as he made his way toward the group. Sora began to back away.
"This isn't good," Sora thought, "without my Keyblade, I can't fight."
{Is this what you need? A simple key? Take it, if you want.}
Sora gasped as the golden keyblade floated to him and he grasped it. The keyblade took the appearance of a cross between Oathkeeper and Oblivion. Sora stared at the blade and then back at the Unknown, who had his back turned on the group.
"What's the price?" Sora muttered. "There's a catch, isn't there?"
{The only catch is that with every blow you sustain, I take a little bit of your heart. If you lose all of your heart, then you become one of us.}
Suddenly, four shadows swept passed Sora, Mickey, and Riku; two landed on the right side of the Unknown, while the other two landed on the left. They all wore the same hooded overcoat that the strange Unknown man had on. They all turned and took gestures. Sora frowned in surprise as Riku and Mickey frowned.
"That's not fair," Mickey stated. "He's not a one man army."
{He is the Keyblade master; he is the one who can change the world. That, if I do say so myself, takes a lot of power. A lot of power and heart that we want.}
One of the Unknowns took a step forward. {The power that many don't have.}
Another crossed it's arms. {A power that can either cause chaos or serenity.}
Another cracked it's knuckles. {We've been searching for him for such a long time. And if we all go down,}
The Unknowns quickly took different stances as Sora took his, also. Riku drew Ultima and took stance while Mickey simply back away. He could fight without a weapon. That would be just plain stupid. As Sora frowned, the Unknowns finally whispered in his head,
{We'll go together}
Before Sora could say a word, the Unknowns were on the attack. One began to shoot a lot of negative energy at him while another was slashing him with a dark bladed katana. Sora countered with Ragnarok and began to deal ultimate combos on one Unknown's head, but this stopped when another flipped in to the air and side kicked him in the chest. Sora flew back and hit Riku. The two quickly got up and got back in to fighting stance. The Unknowns, one by one, appeared on each side of them, while the fifth one dove from above and attacked Sora.
As Riku went to help Sora, the remaining Unknowns blocked him; though they could not speak, Riku could feel their snickers of confidence as he gripped the Ultima Keyblade and swung it at them. Knocking one down, Riku quickly drilled kicked another, and punched a nearby Unknown. The Unknowns quickly got up. Riku began to pant.
"Don't these guys ever get tired or feel pain?" He thought to himself.
Quickly, the Unknowns surrounded Riku and began to circle him. A pillar of dark light engulfed Riku as the Unknowns continued circling him, performing strange hand signs. Suddenly, the heartless sign appeared underneath Riku's feet as they stopped and held their hands out.
{Forever Drifting}
Suddenly, ball of negative, electrical energy surrounded Riku and exploded. Sora turned back to see that Riku was gone. His eyes snapped in rage as he raced toward where his bestfriend stood. The Unknowns disappeared, leaving only one behind.
"Riku, no ... " Sora whispered. "Riku ..."
{What sacrifice are you willing to make in order to obtain something? Would you risk it all to gain it all back?}
Sora glared at the man. "You ... this is all your fault. Riku's gone!"
{Your friend isn't gone; he's simply drifting ... Forever drifting towards the bottomless abyss of his soul. He will not come back. Not until you beat me, if you can.}
"Oh, I'll beat you. I've come to far to be defeated now. I'll get Riku back." Sora said confidently.
Dashing toward the cloaked man, Sora gave several combinations of slashes, but still, he didn't get the slightest hit. The Unknown quickly stuck his hand out and struck Sora's stomach, then maliciously roundhouse kicked the boy to the ground. Sora coughed as the Unknown grabbed him by his spiky hair and lifted him up. Sora looked up to see a golden flicker brighten his face. The man had a glowing eye.
{Is this how you want it to end? Losing a bestfriend, a girl who perhaps has feelings for you, your new and old friends, and yourself? Are really the one that .... ?}
Sora answered his question by quickly sticking the keyblade through the Unknown's chest area. Sora expected for a heart to leave the Unknown's body, but all that came out was a wave of strange energy. The Unknown dropped to his knees and looked up to Sora, revealing his face, slightly. Sora walked up and held the Keyblade out. It quickly split to the Oathkeeper keychain, the Original Kingdom Key, the inverted Kingdom Key, and the Oblivion Keyblade. The inverted Kingdom Key floated to Mickey, while Oblivion slowly floated in to the emptiness. A bright flash occurred and Riku suddenly appeared with Oblivion held, tightly, in his right hand.
Sora stared at the Unknown. "It's over. I win and you lose."
{You are, as I expected, strong. You've won your friends and your own escape. But this is not over, Sora. We will see each other again.}
The Unknown stood and walked toward the door as it began to vanish. Sora ran up, a hand reaching out toward the Unknown. The Unknown didn't stop though as Sora's voice cutted through the air.
"Wait! Who are you?"
Sora frowned as he was left with utter silence. Riku walked up to him and shrugged with an unquestionably tired and annoyed look. Mickey did the same, smiling happily to the keyblade master.
"Well, that was fun." Riku said with a hint of sarcasm. "Forget about him, Sora. He's not worth it."
"I fully agree on that one," Mickey nodded. "Looks like everything's going to back the same way it use to be. I need to get you guys back to your worlds. Wouldn't want the thirteen worlds distorted, y'know."
Sora goofily grinned. "Yeah, I need to get some sleep and to see Kairi."
A/n: I know that seemed short, but this was the chapter that I was going to post before my Aunt kicked me off the computer. (Sighs} Thanks for all the cool reviews.