Chapter 9

The doors of Hollow Bastion swung open, just as Sora was about to strike himself down.

"Sora! Don't do it! You don't know what you're doing! STOP!" came a yell from the doors. Sora turned around to see who would come at a time like this... the timing was perfect, noone would plan on coming and stopping him.. From saving the Universe from the prophecy that was read to him.

"Riku.. I've told you once.. I won't tell you again! Get away! This is for your own good!" Sora yelled as he saw his friends rushing in. "Donald, Goofy.. I can't let you see this.. I HAVE to do this! It's Destiny! I can't let the prophecy be fulfilled!" he yelled. Riku took out his Soul Eater Keyblade as Donald and Goofy took out their own weapons.

"Put the Keyblade down Sora... do it for Kairi! Do it for us! We NEED you! You're the Prince of Light!" Riku yelled, in between tears as he saw his friend, trying to kill himself right in front of him. Goofy looked at Sora with sad eyes as he shook his head.

"No Riku.. I'm not the Prince of Light anymore... I'm the Prince of Darkness... it's been foretold in the prophecy! The Prince of Light will fall and be overshadowed into Darkness, thus becoming the Prince of Darkness or something like that! I'm saving you! I know what will happen Riku! I can't let you die!" he yelled back, dismissing their mournful looks and tears.

"Sora, I know that won't happen!" Riku said, walking toward him. "You aren't Prince of Darkness! It's lying to you!" he added, trying to change his friends mind as he looked at him.

"Just like me going on a frenzy and lashing out wouldn't happen. It will Riku! I know it will! I am the Prince of Darkness! Look, I had to kill Larxene as she handed me Ansem's old Keyblade when he possessed you.. I didn't want her to stop me and I'm not going to let you or anyone else stop me neither!" he roared with a demand in his voice. He calmed down as his red eyes stopped glaring scarlet. "Riku.. Either way, I'm going to die. Either by killing myself, or battling you and letting you kill me. Which way would you rather have it?" he asked.

"Sora, I wouldn't want to have it either way! You're my friend! You helped me battle the Darkness before it won, now I'm helping you!" he cried out, tears streaming down like a fountain pours out water from it's spout.

"You can't help me Riku, I'm already lost. I've already lost the battle a while ago when Destiny decided to take a turn for the worst. I'm sorry but I can't let you fight me, nor can I let you see me die. I won't have it! Do you want the prophecy to be completed! Do you want Darkness to spread into every heart? Do you want Darkness to blanket every world under MY control! I don't want that for you, so I'm going to prevent it!" he yelled as he ran past Riku, Donald and Goofy, locking the door behind him.

"Sora..." Riku sighed as he watched the door slam. He seen a glistening light from the balcony, deciding to take a glance while he could. He left Donald and Goofy to cry as they paced around in the Hall. He saw a stone wall, with carvings in English that somehow he knew Sora didn't notice. "Wait.. That prophecy he heard.. It was.. A lie! It's not going to happen!" he cried out, tears of sadness and joy. Maybe it was too late for his friend to be saved. But.. Miracles can happen.

"If I go crazy will you still cal me a hero? No, I think not.. How am I going to do this? What if Larxene was lying to me? No... I don't think so.. I.. Just have to stop this.. Wait.. Are they trying to stop me! AGAIN! How dare they.. They don't understand the prophecy!" Sora said as he shook his head, standing near the balcony.

The trio barged against the door one last time just as Sora leaped of the balcony, falling to what would be his human death, but since he was one of the Undead, his fall would only take him somewhere where noone could disturb him as he killed himself at the entry way.

"Sora! NO! Wait!" Riku yelled as he could see his friend fall head first to the ground, what would be a death fall to a human, was just like a little jump like playing jump rope, much like Kairi used to play with Selphie back at home. Riku ran as fast as he could through the obstacle, to try and save his friend, but he always had a potion to save him, no matter what.

"Riku! I said BACK OFF! I can't have you around! I don't want you around!" Sora yelled, anger in his eyes as they burned deep red, as red as they could go. Sora grabbed the Keyblade and turned around.

"Sora! The prophecy! It's-" Riku started, but was interrupted by Sora yet again.

"No Riku, stop lying to me! I don't want to hear anymore! This is.. Goodbye Riku." Sora said solemnly as he drove the Keyblade into his chest, making a choking noise as he fell to the ground, Keyblade in place. Riku ran around Sora as he saw what was inside his heart.

It was a dark shadowy light, not like any other light he ever saw. It showed how much Darkness was actually in him, and it turned out to be too much for even a Vampire to handle. It came out of him in a burst, making him fall backwards, the Keyblade still jammed inside him.

"R-r-riku.." he began, in between coughs of blood as he started dying ever so slowly. He looked at his friend with his once sapphire blue innocent eyes, ones that could help you and make you smile. Riku started crying hard as he saw his friend for as long as he remembered dying right in front of him.

"Sora.. The prophecy.. It was a lie. Whoever told you it was lying! It reads: The Light within the fallen Prince will shine once more, restoring all the worlds and destroying the Heartless. Once he sacrifices himself, he can let everyone live in piece. The one way to sacrifice is by giving up his powers, NOT by killing oneself, as that is a Dark deed. Sora! You could live still!" Riku stated as he smiled, hoping it would help.

"N-no Riku.. I c-can't... tell Kairi if you ever see her.. That... that I'm sorry.. And.. I love her... I'm sorry Riku.. I-I'm sorry I'm too late to l-live again.. T-tell the K-King I'm sorry for.. For giving in to the D-darkness..." Sora strained, hanging onto every last word as he cried for himself. "I-I'm sorry that... that it's all my f-fault.." he spoke once more, looking at Riku for help as Donald and Goofy cried and tried to help with Cure spells and Potions, but none would work.

"Sora... I can save you! I know I can! Just let me try! I'll make you a Vampire again with a certain spell, and then you can sacrifice your powers!" Riku suggested, in between tears as he watched him slip even further away from saving. "Let me save you before it's too late..." he said, trying to keep him alive as long as he could.

Sora tried to smile at his friends remarks. His skin color came back, along with his regular teeth. The Keyblade took itself out, along with his own heart as he took in one last deep breath.. But maybe.. Maybe it wouldn't be his last...