Left Alone: Chapter 11
End of the World was dark and dim, the evil emitting from it strongly. It was formed again due to the darkness and it cut a clear path to Kingdom Hearts. The place was now swarming with even more heartless, and it again really wasnt a friendly place to be at.
Th Heartless Airship hovered a little before it finally landed on a giant piece of purple land. It hit the ground with a loud bang and dust arose from the rocks. The door slided down and out stepped the king first. He looked around.
"Nothing like this place to cheer me up." he said. He strolled across the dark land and looked out into the black horizon. Neero stepped off right after, followed by Phanta with all the kids.
"Dont try anything funny." she said. She had her dark powers ready.
"We wont, yet." Sora said. Phanta glared at him. Sora glared back.
"Sora this isnt the time." Selphie whispered. They kept walking until they came to a stop near the king.
"I'll stay here. You all head for Kingdom Hearts." he said. "But first, so you all dont try anything funny I'll keep one of you here. Do something to hurt our plans and they die." The king then grabbed Kairi and walked back with her.
"Kairi!" Sora shouted and reached out for her. Neero stopped him.
"He can kill her right now. Keep walking, punk." he said angrily. Sora mumbled something and they continued. He looked back at Kairi who was walking back into the airship with the king. He would come back for her.
They walked for a while, and they were ordered not to speak. Phanta spoke to Neero sometimes, but she was ahead and he was behind so they could keep an eye on the kids. Selphie looked at Sora who was obviously very upset. Riku seemed to be deep in thought, and Tidus was looking around in fear.
There must be something we can do...Selphie thought to herself. Nothing struck her. She just gave up and left the thinking to someone else.
"Do you have your keyblade, Sora?" Phanta asked. Sora didnt respond. "I think I asked you a question."
"Yes." he snapped.
"Good, we'll be needing it."
"If I could, I would take this keyblade and impale you as hard as I could with all my might. Did you know that?" he asked. Phanta laughed.
"Sounds great Sora, and then the king can do the same thing to that redheaded bimbo."
"Shut up!"
Sora was then pushed back hard with a dark force.
"Dont tell me to shut up!" Phanta shouted. "Do you understand or should I rip your arm off?"
"Phanta just keep going.He'll shut up if he knows whats good for him and his friends." Neero assured her. Phanta nodded and turned around to continue walking.
Phanta could not wait though. The time has almost come where she could get the ultimate darkness inside her and only her. The king's plan was to unleash the darkness all over the area so he can regin supreme. Phanta's plan is to absorb all the darkness herself, so she can finish off the king herself and become the Queen of all the worlds. It's only a matter of time.
"Why couldnt we just fly all this way with the airhsip? I'm getting tired here." Neero whined.
"There's a protective barrier all around that is too small for the airship to pass. Do not worry, Neero. We're almost there." Phanta told him. Sora looked down at the ground as he walked.
I guess hope is lost...everything has been ruined anyway. How would we get ourselves out of this one anyway? Our parents arent here...our home. This is all too horrible. I must get revenge...he thought.
During the walk they encountered all kinds of heartless, but they didnt attack because Phanta and Neero were there. Sora and Riku were startled a few times because of this, but the heartless kept turning around. They wondered if they'd walk back with them.
"What happens after all this?" Riku said. Phanta looked back.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"What are you planning to do?"
"Well I'll just..." she slipped in words. "We'll all have the ultimate darkness, and the king will be the ruler of the worlds and we'll also have high authority."
"It wont be like that though, will it?" Riku asked. "You're planning on something else." Phanta's face twisted in fury.
"Excuse me?" she asked. This made Neero pay attention to their little conversation.
"What are you talking about?" Neero asked, eyeing Phanta carefully.
"Riku, no!" Selphie shouted. "Kairi..." Yes, thats right. Kairi was on the line and Riku had to keep his mouth shut.
"Nothng I got confused. Im not supposed to talk, remember?" he said. Neero looked oddly at him but continued to follow Phanta.
After an awkward silence, Phanta spoke up as a large white door came into view.
"There it is." she said. "Kingdom Hearts!" They all looked at it and Sora and Riku remembered what happened there a long time ago. "Well Sora, get ready."
Riku, Tidus and Selphie all turned to look at Sora. They had saddness in their eyes and wanted to see if he had anything planned. Nothing though. When they finally got close enough to the door, he gripped his keyblade tightly. Phanta and Neero stepped to the side.
"Come here, you three. It's time for Sora to open the door." Neero said to them. They stepped to the side and Sora raised his keyblade.
"Yes Sora, yes!" Phanta shouted. The keyblade let out a light from its tip and it covered the doors. The flash of light caused everyone to squint. The doors made a sound as if they unlocked and they started to creak open. Sora held on tight and the strong power was making his hair and clothes dance in the wind. The doors finally opened up to a dark world and suddenly darkness started to pour into it, past them all.
"It's attracting all the darkness!" Riku said to his friends. Phanta laughed and ran into the doors.
"Phanta!" Neero screamed. "What the hell are you doing?"
Phanta suddenly started to rise and used her dark powers to not spread the darkness around the area, but to come straight into her.
"Yes, this is it! I can feel the darkness!" she screamed as her white hair danced wildly. Neero hissed.
"You were the traitor!" he shouted. "I cant believe it!" Neero tried his best to shoot her with water but it was no use against her. She was too strong for that. Sora put the keyblade down and ran to his friends.
"Lets get back to Kairi while hes distracted!" he shouted. They all nodded and ran back.
Back at the airship, Kairi was sitting in the room alone. The large purple and gold room with the big bed and fancy furniture.
"I hope they'll be back soon." she said out loud. "What if I dont see them again?" Her eyes started to water as she looked around. The walls were truly beautiful, but they looked disgusting to her right now. Filthy, like prison walls. It was like prison and she was waiting to get the death sentence. She walked around the room back and forth but then she heard a noise from outside. She put her ear to the wall and there was fierce sounds of wind and other things that sounded like the storm of the century.
What the hell is going on out there? She took her ear away quickly when something hit it loudly. It was probably a rock, she thought.
Soon after, she heard the king screaming from inside. When she got near the door she heard him loud and clear.
"They screwed up! Why isnt the darkness staying here? Why is it going straight down! It was those kids..." he growled. "Those kids messed up my plan. And I will keep my promise." She heard the sound of a blade being taken out of a socket.
Oh no...
Kairi quickly stopped herself from screaming and crawled under the bed. What if thats too obvious? She got out of that spot and looked around. The canopy! She ran onto the drawers and jumped on top of the canopy. It wasnt just a cloth but a large piece of wood was up there holding the many sheets up. She made it on time too, because she heard a voice right outside the door.
"Hello?" he asked. "Are you ready?"
Kairi whimpered a bit, thankfully he didnt hear her. That bastard! I wish I could kill him myself. I have no weapon though...
"I asked you a question!" he howled and threw the door open. She was no where to be seen. "I know you're in here." he said in a lighter tone. Kairi started to shake and prayed that he leaves the room. She then heard a noise of the blade swiping at something.
The king had shot the sword under the bed and slashed back and forth, only to find nothing.
...Thank the lord I wasnt under there...Kairi thought, relieved. Time passed and she heard nothing. When she took a peek, the king wasn't in the room anymore. He better not be hiding or something
Kairi crawled down quietly, careful not to make a sound. She jumped onto the bed because she was scared he'd be under and try to swipe at her feet. She dared take a peek, but thankfully he wasn't there either. She walked to the door and listened. She could hear something, but wasn't sure where he was.
"Are you here?" he shouted and moved something, startling Kairi. Yes, he was still looking for her. She had to do something and decided to take a risk. She kicked the door and ran behind the curtain, quickly.
The king spun around and hissed.
"So your in there." he said. He ran quickly and opened the door. He looked around, and he saw nothing. Kairi then made a movement behind the curtain. The king grinned. "I see you!" He charged at the curtain with full force, sword stretched out forward. Right when it was about to enter, she dodged quickly and the king got the sword stuck right into the wall. She screamed and grabbed a nearby chair, and hit him with it. She was going for him again but this time he raised both arms up in defense. When he did this, she let go of the chair and grabbed the sword, her hands shaking.
"Stop it! Get to the corner!" she screamed. The king looked at her angrily.
"How dare you do this to me!" he shouted. Behind his back he was forming a ball of darkness.
"Just dont move. I have your sword and I'm not afraid to kill you with it!" she screamed again. The king then shouted and threw the dark ball at her. She yelped and hit the ball quickly with her sword, hitting it back to him. The king fell over.
"I cannot believe this! How can this happen?" he said. Kairi looked at him with disgust. That piece of dirt laying on the floor caused all this.
"Because, King of the Heartless, the light always finds its way." and with that, she pierced him down to the floor so he wouldn't be able to get up. Not even as a spirit.
Sora led his friends quickly through the way they came. He slashed at attacking heartless wildly.
"Keep it up Sora you're doing great!" Selphie shouted. Yeah, great for saving my ass
"I just hope its not too late!" Sora shouted back to them.
"Dont worry Sora, Im sure she's fine." Riku assured him. They all continued when suddenly a hard splash hit them all, causing them to stumble backwards.
"What the.." Tidus groaned. Neero ran towards them.
"You thought I would let you get away? Maybe Phanta is doing something I dont approve of, but that doesn't mean I'll allow you to live." he told them.
"You just have to ruin everything, dont you?" Sora asked. Selphie and Tidus started to throw rocks from behind. Neero turned around angrily.
"Run, guys! We'll take care of this party pooper!" Selphie shouted to her friends. Tidus looked at her.
"We will?" he gulped. Selphie rolled her eyes. Riku and Sora ran quickly ahead.
"This shouldnt take too long." Neero said, grinning. He powered his attacks and fired at Selphie and Tidus. They both ran back quickly trying to avoid as much as possible.
"Any ideas?" Tidus shouted to her. Selphie nodded.
"Look over there! It's an endless abyss. If we can just get him to fall in there..." she said, thinking. They continued to run until Tidus was hit. He fell down and screamed.
"Crap!" he shouted. Selphie ran to him.
"Are you ok?" she said, dragging him up. "Hurry, we have to get out of here! And I got an idea."
Neero noticed that she started whispering something to him. What could she be possibly saying to that punk? He thought. Selphie came to a suddent stop and Neero grinned as he hit her with a waterball. She collapsed.
"Selphie?" Tidus shouted. Neero laughed.
"What a weakling! One hit and shes out. You dont look much more masculine than her anyway, one more for you might do the trick." Neero said. Tidus looked at him angrily.
"Hey what's that suppose to mean..." he said. He then quickly turned around to run and when he reached the edge, he pretended to slip and fall.
Please dont let me miss this...
Tidus fell and caught the edge of the land with both hands. His heart started to beat faster as he dangled there.
"What a fool." Neero said as he appraoched him. He walked to the edge and looked down at Tidus. "Goodbye n-"
Selphie suddenly came up from behind and pushed Neero off the edge, causing him to scream in surprise. He fell off head first, dissapearing into the darkness. Selphie grabbed Tidus' hands and raised him up.
"Thank god you made it..." Tidus said. "Your plan worked."
"Of course it did." she said. "Now let's go join the others!"
Riku and Sora reached the airship. After stopping to catch their breathe, they noticed that the air was calmer here then it was back at Kingdom Hearts.
"Let's get in there." Riku said. Sora nodded.
"Do you have anything to fight with?" Sora asked his silver haired friend.
"No, I just hope I'll find something in there." Riku answered. Sora shrugged.
"I guess I'll protect ya'" Sora said, and laughed. He walked up to the door of the airship and opened it. He looked around inside and there was no sign of commotion.
"I dont even hear anything." Riku whispered. Sora walked inside slowly, Riku following behind him. Sora opened the door that led to the hall and looked around.
"Nothing here either. Should we check the throne room first?" he asked. Riku nodded. Sora crept to the throne room and the door was already slightly open. He went along the side and poked his head in. "...There's no one here."
"Is the sword in there?" Riku asked. Sora gulped.
"No, that's gone too."
They both looked at eachother and walked down the hall in the opposite direction. They didnt want to believe the king actually went after Kairi. She had to be alive, she just had to.
"We'll go to that big bedroom, she's probably in there." Sora said. "If she's not..."
"Dont say it, Sora." Riku interuppted. "Dont even think it." Sora agreed to not even think of that horrible thought, and walked to the door. They smelt something. Something very familiar.
"Blood..." Sora whispered in surprise. It was under the door. Riku's eyes widened. Sora burst the door open and saw that the sword had killed someone.
It killed the king.
"Woah, what's this?" Sora said in surprise.
"The king died? Then who.." Riku was interuppted by a gentle voice.
"Hi guys, I'm so glad you're alright."
The boys turned around to see Kairi, a little blood on her skirt but other than that she seemed fine.
"Kairi!" Sora shouted happily and hugged her. She hugged back. "We thought.."
"Yeah I know, but I managed to get him. I was so scared but I outsmarted him." she told them. "Where are Selphie and Tidus?"
"We left them with Neero..." Riku said. He picked up the sword from the king's body. "This'll do."
"You left them?" she shouted.
"They told us to leave so we can find you! I'm sure they're alright." Sora said to Kairi. She looked at him with worry and ran outside, the boys following after. They heard laughter in the distance.
"What's that!" Kairi asked. She pointed to a floating object not that far from them.
"I think that's Phanta..." Sora said. He got his keyblade ready. Riku stood by him, in position.
Phanta came into view. She was much bigger than her normal size, and her yellow eyes were now purple and had the evilest glow. Her hair was long and white, flying wildly in all directions, swaying in the wind. Her dress was all purple and her black heartless skin was more radiant than ever. Her nails have also grew long and sharp. Both her hands were full. She appeared to be carrying Tidus and Selphie.
"Oh no!" Kairi shouted. "It's them!"
"You left some trash behind!" Phanta shouted, her voice changed too, in a more powerful tone. "Clean up after yourselves!" She threw Selphie and Tidus hard, they flew past their friends and hit the ground. Kairi ran over to them.
"Are you guys alright? Please say something!" she pleaded. The groaned a bit.
"What about...her...what are we gonna do.." Tidus said in pain. She dragged them both over and brought them inside.
"Good luck guys!" Kairi shouted. She locked eyes with Sora. Sora's eyes told her that everything would be alright.
"Mwahaha!" Phanta laughed evily. "The most powerful darkness is inside of me, and you both will experience extreme suffering!"
"Your wrong, Phanta!" Sora shouted. "We'll defeat you, if its the last thing we do!"
"I'm so scared. Truly I am!" she shouted, and laughed once more. The boys charge towards her.
"Come on Sora, hit her with all you got!" Riku shouted. Sora nodded and hit her hard with keyblade several times. Phanta screamed in anger and summoned beams of darknss to fall down on the boys. Sora was hit and fell back. Riku continued to pierce the malicious woman with the sword. Sora got up and repeated his attack pattern. He couldnt let everyone down, he just couldnt. Phanta then flew back and beams of purple and black started to surround her quickly. She twirled around over and over again until they suddenly shot out and hit the boys, sending them flying backwards. They both managed to get up and start attacking again.
'Riku there has to be another way to do this!" Sora shouted to his friend.
"Does she have some kind of weakness?" he asked. He pierced her but was hit back by another beam. Sora looked up at Phanta and noticed a mark on her neck where energy was being absorbed.
"Yes, yes she does!" Sora shouted. "Riku, distract her for me!"
"Gotcha!" he said. He ran towards one corner and Phanta hissed and flew angrily behind him. Sora managed to grab on to her flowing cloak a she did so. He hung on tight as she came to a stop.
"Where do you think your going, Riku? Running away? What about your pal?" she laughed and shot a beam, but Riku rolled and dodged. "Where is that runy anyway?"
"Shut up and fight!" Riku shouted and stabbed her once again. She shrieked and stood still, giving Sora a chance to run up farther. He managed to climb up her back and plopped onto her shoulder. Phanta started to form beams again. Riku rolled quickly but was hit by one. Another beam turned and hit Sora hard, causing him to fall but he grabbed on to her shoulder.
"I cant fall...I just cant." Sora said. "I need to get there!"
"Hang on Sora!" Riku shouted. Phanta looked down to her shoulder.
"You pest! What the hell are you doing there?" She screamed. She tried forcing Sora off but Sora held on.
Im going to fall...Sora thought. He closed his eyes and expected the worst...but then he saw a vision. It was his mother, dressed in a white gown.
"Sora, hang on. Do it for me."
This gave Sora the courage to climb up in a fit of rage and pick up his keyblade.
"The power of light!" he shouted and pierced the mark with the keyblade. Phanta screamed in pain and her tounge flickered out of her mouth. Darkness oozed out of Phanta as she collapsed onto her knees. She put one hand on the ground and Sora made sure to keep the keyblade still inside her mark. Phanta got smaller and finally returned to her normal size, where the keyblade went right through her neck.
"Sora...you..." Phanta couldnt finish, and she fell over lifelessly as Sora pulled the keyblade out.
Your giving me...
Kairi was watching from the window the entire time with Selphie and Tidus. She ran out happily and hugged Riku, then ran and hugged Sora.
"I'm so glad you did it..." Kairi said, tears in her eyes. "You did it."
Too many things...
Sora nodded. "It's over now." Riku ran to them and then he looked at all the darkness forming around them .
"What about Kingdom Hearts? We have to seal it now!" Riku told them. They nodded.
Lately, you're all I need...
"Alright, the barriers are breaking. Into the airship!" Sora said. Riku and Kairi ran inside and Sora did too, closing the door. Selphie and Tidus greeted him happily.
All along, you smiled at me...and said..
"I'll fly it!" Tidus said. He got behind the wheel and steered it full speed ahead to the door of Kingdom Hearts. They all wondered what would happen when this place dissapeared.
Wish I could prove I love you, but does that mean I have to meet, your father?
"A pal once told me this place is made out of darkness, it's a heartless world. It might dissapear, but our hearts will always remain." Sora said to them.
When we are older you'll understand, what I meant, when I said no...
They got to Kingdom Hearts, and Sora quickly ran to the top of the airship. He stepped forward, keyblade in hand and raised it high.
I dont think life is quite that simple...
The keyblade poured energy out of its tip once again, and this time surrounded the doors and helped them close. The doors rejected all the darkness and slowly came together. Sora held on tightly as his friends watched. The doors finally came together with the power of the keyblade, and locked.
When you walk away..
The kids cheered on as Sora lowered the keyblade. The world around them started to shatter and they all held on to eachother.
"Dont worry guys!" Sora shouted.
You dont hear me say...
The darkness fell apart and everything dissapeared. The kids seemed to be the only things that remained to exist. Their hearts glowed inside of them and their minds went blank.
Somewhere far away, Sora awoke in a bed alone. Where was he?
"Hello?" he asked.
Please, oh baby, dont go...
He stepped off and opened the door, only to find himself in a quiet little town with few people. All of them turned to look at him. "He's alright!" they shouted.
Simple and Clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight...
Sora ran up to one of them.
"Where am I?" he asked.
"You're in Traverse Town. We found you by the world entrance. Are you alright, boy?"
"Thats why this place looks familiar. But my friends, where are they?"
He felt a tap on his shoulder.
"Sora?" a voice said. He spun around and saw Kairi, Riku, Selphie and Tidus smiling at him. "The gang's all here."
It's hard to let it go...
THE END
And that is the end ladies and gentleman. I thank you all, whoever liked my story and took their time reading it. I apologize for the month waits but hey at least I got it done. Thank you and please review:D