Kingdom Come 15

The first to die was Edward Elric.

He fought next to Sora. Ed used his automail-made sword while Sora slashed with his Keyblade. Each fought back to back as demons fell around them. But they were getting worn down and both were slowing in their attacks. The demons defense did not get stronger but their attacks got weaker. Everything was taking a turn for the worse, as not only were they getting worn down but so was everyone else.

Sora took down a Felgaurd and then a pair of felhounds. But while fighting the demon dogs, he did not see the Felgaurd charging at him, his pike coming down hard onto Sora. But Ed did. He yelled a warning to Sora, but could not make him hear over the noise of the battle. He finished the felhound that had attacked him, and then ran at Sora. Sora turned around to see the demon's weapon come down on him and then got pushed out of the way by Ed. Ed raised his metal arm to block the attack and did so. But the automail had also been worn from the constant fighting. As the pike directly hit the automail, the arm cracked and broke and went right through the young alchemist. He slowly slid down the pole as blood poured from the open wound. Sora jumped up and ran at the Felgaurd and at the surrounding enemies, killing them all. He knelt by Ed.

"Ed…" Sora did not know what to say. "You saved me."

"Don't worry about it." Ed coughed. "That damn demon got me good."

"Don't worry, I'll…" Sora did not know what to do. Know spell would help him. Suddenly, slashing at a demon, Luke appeared next to them.

"I felt something happen," Luke said when he saw Ed.

"Can you help him?" Sora said.

"I'll do what I can." Luke knelt down, closed his eyes, and put his hands against Ed's wound. He went into a healing trance, sending his healing energy over toward Ed, trying to close the wound. It was deep, but that was not the problem. Something evil was in Ed's body, some type of unknown entity. It was like a poison seeping through Ed's body, something that Luke, even though very adept in the Force, could do nothing about. He stopped the blood flow, but the damage was already done as the poison spread through his system. Ed coughed up blood.

"There's nothing you can do, is there?" Ed said.

"No, I'm very sorry." Luke shook his head. "There is a poison in you that I can't get rid of. I'm sorry."

"Well, that sucks." Ed said. "It's ok, you did what you can." Ed began sweating. "I just wish I could have seen Al one more time. Make sure nothing happens to him, okay Sora? He'll understand what happened. He'll take it hard at first, he always was a softy, but don't worry. He'll get over it."

"I'll take care of it." Sora said, crying.

"Oh, and you can even say goodbye to that bitch Dante for me." Ed said.

"Okay." Sora said, smiling sadly. Then he and Luke saw as the life left Ed's eyes.

"He's gone." Luke said but that was the only rest they got. A trio of Felgaurd came charging at them. Rage in his eyes Sora got his Keyblade and quickly decapitated each of the demons before they even knew what happened.

"Sora, calm down." Luke said. "Don't let Ed's death blind you with anger. He died to give you another chance, don't waste it."

"I'm sorry Luke, you're right." Sora agreed then both of them went back into battle.

A rumbling shook the battlefield. Half a dozen charging Infernals came through the demon line. Dante saw them and used her alchemy to create the massive spikes as before. Two demons were taken out but the others charged straight for her. She created the stone spikes again but only grazed a demon and then it was too late. They were right on top of her. Then they went right through her and squashed her underneath. Inuyasha and Sid had seen what happened, and they did not even want t to think of what remained of Dante.

"This can't be." Sid said. He had only seen Dante die, not knowing about Ed yet. "With her death, this will not go well."

Voldemort was having a wonderful time. Every time a demon approached him, they fell to his killing curse. Green flashes of light cut down scores of demons, leaving only a growing pile of bodies. He was truly enjoying himself, being able to kill nearly everything he saw in front of him. Nearby Harry, his mortal enemy, helped him kill other demons. Harry turned his back toward Voldemort just as Voldemort killed another demon.

The dark lord looked at Harry's exposed side. It would be so easy, he knew. Two quick words and Harry would be dead. It would be great, he could kill Harry then make it look like one of the demons killed him. It would be so easy, so perfect. He raised his wand.

He shuddered. He felt a sharp pain. He looked down and saw a pair of tentacles grasping onto him. He followed them and saw they belonged to a demonic hound. He aimed his wand and said his dread words. But nothing happened. He tried again, but once more nothing helped him. His magic had left him.

The pain grew greater. His skin folded in on itself, shriveling up. He grew brittle, weak. He could not move. His eyes opened wide, realizing in horror what had happened. He dropped his wand. And then he fell to the ground and crumbled into dust. The felhound finished his meal and then turned around on the other spellcaster, Harry Potter, but before he even finished turning, he was blasted by a green light, the Avada Kadavra curse, coming from Harry's wand.

Harry had seen the felhounds latch onto Voldemort. Harry knew he could have saved his enemy, yet he chose not to. Despite Sid's urgency to gather Voldemort to his side, the dark wizard had been Harry's enemy. He deserved to die. Voldemort had killed his parents, killed hundreds of other innocents, wizard and muggle alike, he had tortured him, had tortured his friends, had done countless evil acts. The world was better off without Voldemort. But Voldemort had done something else to Harry, just at the moment of his death. He changed him. Harry realized one thing Voldemort had that was not truly evil. His desire to get things done. And right now, Harry's choice to get things was done was through using the Avada Kadavra curse.

He needed powerful spells to take down these creatures and for that he needed the Avada Kadavra curse. No longer would he let others take advantage of him. If his enemies got in the way he would take care of them instantly. And best of all, on this isolated world away from all he knew, he did not have to worry about anyone finding out. The demons would die and he could kill them by any means necessary. Even if it might be unforgivable.

He dropped his wand. His skin burst open. Blood poured from hundreds of tiny wounds. Blood came out of his ears as his bone's split and broke. With his last sight of life he turned and saw an Eredar finishing casting its spell, smiling an inhuman smile at him. Harry dropped over dead.

Luke felt the two lives leave the battle. Things had taken a turn for the worse, and there would have been nothing he could have done. It was meant to be.

Then the demons came on in force. With four defenders down, leaving only five left along with their dwindling elemental army things were not going well. Sid gazed at the damage, still unaware of some of the deaths. Things had gotten worse, though they had been going so well. Everything was ruined, his plan crushed. The defense had been lost and there would be nothing that could be done to help it, especially with the increased flow of demons. He snapped his fingers and he and the others were transported away from the battle, leaving the monsters to fight the elementals to the end.

"What the hell did you do that for?" Inuyasha said.

"They we're over powering us," Sid said. "I don't understand…" He trailed off, realizing that Ed, Voldemort, and Harry were missing. "Where are the others? Dante I saw fall, but where are Ed, Voldemort and Harry?"

"Ed died protecting me." Sora said.

"I felt Harry and Voldemort's death in the Force," Luke said. "I don't know what happened, but there was a dark resonance from both of their deaths. I can only hope that whatever happened to them, they find peace."

"We cannot win." Sid said. "Our advantage has been lost and if we stay here we will be done for."

"Didn't you have a plan prepared in case this happened?" Naraku said.

"Yes, but I did not think any of us would die by now," Sid said. "I still needed them for what I have planned.

Something in Sid's voice made Sora feel uneasy.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"We have to leave here, and go someplace safe." Sid said. "We must go to our safe world, where I knew Ed's brother and Sora's friends would be safe. We must go to my home."

"Your home?" Inuyasha said.

"Yes, my glorious home." Before any could say anything else they disappeared.

-

Sargeras watched as events continued to unfold, and smiled an inhuman smile. Soon the pathetic defenders would understand what Sid had planned from the beginning and why Kaj betrayed him. Soon they will understand why they were fools to put their faith in him.

Soon they would all be dead.

Kaj watched as well, Sargeras burning the images into his mind. Kaj did not smile though. He watched grimly as events continued to unfold.

He knew that very soon he would have to take action.

-

The five remaining heroes reemerged back into existence, standing in a forest under a red sky. But as they looked they noticed something was wrong with the flora. They shined and glinted in a way no normal vegetation would. Then they realized it. These plants were not organic.

They were made completely of metal.

"What is going on, Sid?" Sora demanded to know.

"Welcome to my glorious home," Sid said, raising his arms in a grandiose manner, to encompass all that they saw. He smiled inhumanly at them, and with a voice full of pride said. "Welcome, to Phyrexia."