"Sora..."
Sword clutched in hand, he raised his weapon to defend himself against the oncoming heartless. Pain now pulsated through his entire body. He attempted to stand up, realizing it was a futile attempt as he fell backwards into the surf. It was all over now. The salty blanket of the island tide that now washed over him would be the last thing he felt before the heartless claimed his soul. He could almost hear Sora's voice calling his name from a distance...
"Riku... RIKU!"
Then all went black as he felt something grip at his chest.
Leon fought with a passion - the vortex that had consumed Sora had not vanished upon swallowing the boy, but instead spewed heartless from it's shadowy depths. Swinging his Gunblade while summoning fire he annihilated all within his sword's radius while moving his way towards the source of all the chaos. Reaching the darkness he plunged his arm into the hole, hoping that he might still be able to grab hold of Sora and free him. He reached deeper and deeper, desperately grasping for something he could not find. The heartless slashed at his arm as they emerged from the vortex. Leon's blood mixed with the swirling black pool and he could feel the darkness traveling up his veins as well. All he could think about now was sealing the vortex, and he bellowed a fierce command at the portal as though it were its own entity:
"STOP!"
Leon's body shook violently as he yelled the command, and the vortex perished before his eyes. He fell to his knees, his chest searing with pain, feeling as if a piece of his heart had vanished along with the portal.