The Final Fight: The Appearance of Lord Cavendish

The figure stood upon the pinnacle of the rocky ledge, gazing over Sora and his comrades. He slowly descended upon the group, like a foreboding, ominous cloud of doom. There was a great feeling of darkness in his soul and Sora could feel the intense fighting aura within him. As the presence descended, Sora realized that the figure was not wearing a cloak, but a black, double-breasted overcoat with wrist length cape and red lining. Upon his head, he wore the same black cavalier style hat with one side bent like an Aussie. The hat's brim shaded the right side of his face and supported three massive feathered plumes, one white and two of read. In the front of his cap was the crest of the Empire. There was another similar symbol on his breastplate which connected two white shoulder straps and another acting as a belt buckle. He wore long white gauntlets and boots with gold tips. He stood there, his hands at his side. He flicked the cape of his coat to one side, revealing that bright red lining.

"I never thought that you would've actually succeeded in this little game of ours." the figure spoke. "Quite impressive, my boy, quite impressive indeed. I never would've guessed that you, a boy that hasn't even reached his twentieth birthday, would get the best of the Dark Empire in one of its trials."

"Enough talking!" Sora demanded. "Just who are you and how do you know me! I've never laid eyes on you before!"

"That's because I've always managed to conceal myself from you! I've watched your every battle, spare the last three duels and bouts with some of the most powerful Imperial leaders."-

"But I can feel incredible energy coming from you. If you were around, no matter how well you would've hidden, I would've sensed that strength."-

"That is because, like Lord Arakis, I too have the ability to conceal the bulk of my strength." The figure began to walk towards Sora. "However, this would not be the first time we've met."

"What're you talking about? I've never seen you before, like I said! When are you gonna get that through your thick skull!"-

"Oh, but you have met me before." The figure lifted his head so that Sora could see his whole face. But there really wasn't a face there, but rather a mask that concealed the other side of his face. And on that side, the other eye began to glow a bright red. "I believe we've met upon the sandy beaches of Destiny Island."

Sora realized who he was. He recalled what Kenshin, Athrun, and the other had said that they had been defeated by a man with a glowing red eye. And this same man was the same man whom he encountered before back on Destiny Island, before this entire ordeal occurred.

"You're the one." Sora uttered. His heart was filled with a great fear as well as a great anger. "You're the one who I saw on Destiny Island that night, lurking in the shadows."

"That's right." The figure replied. "And I am also the one responsible for starting this ordeal."

"I guess I have you to thank then for being responsible for the death of Riku!" Sora drew out his keyblade. "If you hadn't decided to put us through all this, if you hadn't decided to attack our world and kidnap one of my friends, then these circumstances would never have occurred and Riku wouldn't be dead right now! It's all your fault!" Sora delved into the rage and be once again turned into the Keyblade Hound. "And for that I will take your life."

"Your power has risen substantially." The man uttered. "I commend you."

"Before we begin, I would like to know whose life it is that I will be taking."-

"I think you have it the wrong way, Sora. It is I who will be taking your life."-

"And what makes you so confident."-

"Because I have experience on my side! Fourteen thousand years to be precise!" Sora finally realized what he had meant. His mind then rushed back to when Sneer first began his preparation speech about the Empire's lead commanders. He remembered the power of the third, final, and leading member of the three, who ranked above both Viro and Arakis.

"The reason is it did take years…to gain immeasurable strength." said Sneer. "Fourteen Thousand years to be precise."

"Then, you must be…" The young Keyblade Hound shivered with a great fear resonating in his being.

"That is right my boy. I am the last of the Three Excellencies that you have the pleasure of meeting! I am Lord Cavendish, the supreme overseer of the Dark Empire!"

"Lord Cavendish!" Goofy asked.

"Did he just say…?" Donald added.

"It seems that way!" Mickey implied. "That's the big cheese himself!"

"I must admit I admire your courage." Cavendish chuckled. "You are the only boy that has actually succeeded against the Empire. But then again, we were always holding back from the start. Just like Lord Arakis. He knew that you didn't stand a chance against him from the start. That is why he engaged you in a duel instead of a bout. He knew that if he engaged in a bout with you, no holds barred, you would've been dead in less than a second and your entire trek here would've been a complete waste of effort."

"It was his chivalrous nature that made him decide to engage in a duel instead of a bout. He knew I wouldn't stand a chance against him. So that's why he lowered himself to equal my strength."

"Chivalry is always used for those who're weak. It's the only way that they can conceal their weakness." Cavendish folded his arms in front of him. "So it all comes down to this. A final showdown between the master of the keyblade and the supreme overlord of the Dark Empire. Here, you and I stand at the end of an excessively long chess game!"

"It might have been a game to you, but it wasn't for me!"-

"But you played well, Sora, nevertheless! Unfortunately, what counts is whether you win, or lose in the end! And I can guarantee you, you will lose!"-

"We haven't even started fighting yet and already you come to such large assumptions! In the end, however, the power of evil will never win against good!"-

"Don't be so sure! How can you distinguish what is good and what is evil? What is justice and what is unjust! It all depends upon the terms of the victorious! It is the victorious who determine the outcome of history! What may be evil to you may be considered justice in the end!"-

"A man who allows the oppression of people, or allows his officers to make others suffer is evil!"-

"But in order to maintain such vast territory, one must be firm and at times cruel!"-

"Wanting more only makes people more power hungry! And the more power they have, the more heartless they become! A man is a man and he can never be anything more than that!"-

"You're wrong! A man, if he strives hard and long enough, can become not only greater than a man, but can become a god!"-

"Enough talking! If you've come here to fight, then let's fight! But I won't ever back down to the likes of you!"-

"I wouldn't have it any other way. To finish a headstrong whelp like you will be a pleasure for me!"-

There was a moment of pause between the two. Suddenly, Sora made the first strike, moving at an incredible speed, to the point where it seemed he vanished, he struck at the evil lord from behind. However, Cavendish easily evaded the blow and turned to face Sora again. Sora lunged with all his might, but again Cavendish evaded.

"Come now, Sora." Cavendish uttered. "You can do better than that can't you?"

"Silence you!" Sora attacked head on against Cavendish. He used everything he had, every attack he knew, he used. The Ragnarok, the foot stomp, the Galick Gun and lightning grappling. The Sonic blade and Ars Arcanum, teleportation, the Tundra Canister, a barrage of elemental attacks. Everything in his arsenal, Sora used, but still he was not able to hinder, let alone damage the infamous lord.

"Well, as far as I can see, you haven't done any damage to me." Cavendish chuckled.

"Shut up!" Sora shouted. "Instead of buzzing around like a coward, why don't you start fighting me right!"

"If that's what you want, Sora, then so be it! But you will regret ever making such a request! Now that you and I fight, your death is inevitable."-

Suddenly, Cavendish vanished from sight. He then appeared again behind Sora. Sora was shocked to see how fast Cavendish moved.

"He's fast!"-

"This is how a true Imperial fights!" Cavendish cracked Sora over the right side of his head. Sora went flying towards the ground. But Cavendish emerged again and swiped him from the side. Sora flew into the air again only to be met by Cavendish again. Sora crashed to the ground, but was met again by Cavendish who slugged him in the gut. Sora's eyes grew large with pain. Cavendish threw his hands up and fisted Sora to the ground. He then flicked the boy up into the air again and pummeled him in the gut with a multi-punch attack.

"I don't believe it!" Mickey said. "He's not giving Sora a chance to fight back!"

"I can't watch!" Goofy said. He covered his eyes.

Sora was pummeled to the ground and there he lay. Blood dripped from his forehead down his face in streams, his keyblade lay not too far away from him. Sora managed to stand up, he had transformed back into this normal state.

"Sora!" Donald cried.

"I'm alright!" Sora uttered. "I can take him!"

"Let us help you!" Mickey cried.

"No! Cavendish's only concern is for me right now! And I want him to continue focusing on me! If any of you interfere, I can only worry about your own safety as well!"-

"But Sora!"-

"For once, I don't want you to interfere! I've already lost one friend, I don't want to have to lose anymore!"-

"He's right!" Cavendish chuckled. "You should listen to the boy, Mickey! He knows of what he speaks! I have no concern for you and your pitiful band because I know that you're not much of a threat to me! But this boy has proven to be a thorn in the side of the Empire! Therefore, as a threat, he must be eliminated! If a young man like him can take down the seven members of the Cavendish Shinobis, there is no guarantee that he may not do any further damage! Therefore, I lord Cavendish will put an end to his life…Personally…" He turned to Sora. "Pick up your keyblade and let us continue!"

Sora retrieved his keyblade and went to face Cavendish again. There was yet another stand off.

"Get ready for round two!" Sora shouted. He hurled the keyblade at Cavendish, but the evil lord managed to dodge it.

"You'll have to do a bit better than that if you want to hinder me!"-

"I just might!" The keyblade boomeranged back; and attacked Cavendish from behind, aiming for his head. However, Cavendish realized that Sora had broken eye contact, focusing on something that was behind him. He smiled and tilted his head, the keyblade had missed by a centimeter, or two. Sora was shocked again, but he was conscious enough to catch the keyblade. "How did you evade that attack at the last minute? The keyblade would've made a direct hit!"

"The reason is this! I could feel the spinning vibration of the blade as it whipped through the air. To add, the spinning also accumulated a low hum, which I easily picked up with my keen hearing sense. Finally, when you broke eye contact with me, I knew that your little boomerang trick was still in effect!"

"Amazing!" Mickey said. "He figured all that out in only a matter of seconds."

"Remember, Your Majesty," Donald uttered, "This guy has fourteen millennia of experience behind him."

"My turn!" Cavendish shouted. He stretched forth his finger and unleashed a multi-beam barrage.

Sora was caught by surprise and moved as quickly as he could. The explosive sound waves caught Sora and blew him away practically. Sora regained his stance, but saw as the explosions came at him with gusto. He ran for his life, as fast as he could; trying to not only evade the beams, but evade them in the direction that was less hazardous to his friends. The beams continued to fall and Sora continued to run and dodged, evading the incoming beams. However, he suddenly tripped over a rock and the beams came flying into him. He was caught in the barrage of explosions and was sent reeling into the air. He fell to the ground, burned and wounded. His leather jacket was now in tatters and he had lost a kneepad. A hole in his jeans, at the knee joint of his left leg replaced it. Sweat poured down Sora's face as he staggered to his feet. He glared up at Cavendish.

"You think it's over!" Cavendish unleashed a disk-like object from his own energy. The disk came reeling at Sora. He moved his face in time, but the disk caused a cut to form on his left cheek. "Try this on!" Suddenly, Cavendish unleashed a barrage of energy balls again. Sora again dodge rolled and evaded. He blocked some of them, but many struck from the rear of him and knocked him on his face. Sora fell to the ground again. There he lay, motionless.

"Get up, Sora!" Mickey cried. "You have to get up!"

Sora staggered onto his elbows and his knees. He coughed and blood dripped from his mouth. Cavendish landed only a few feet in front of him.

"Is this it!" Cavendish said. "Is this the grand battle I was expecting from the infamous Sora, wielder of the keyblade! How pathetic! I can't believe that you took down the seven members of the Cavendish Shinobis! You are a pitiful sight!"

"This is terrible." Donald uttered. "Cavendish is making fun of Sora now. He knows that Sora is no match for him."

"What're we gonna do?" Goofy asked.

"We have no choice, but to intervene." Mickey said.

"But I thought Sora said that we shouldn't fight."-

"I know, but we can't leave him out there to do this on his own either!"-

"Mickey has a point, Goofy!" Donald said.

"Then, let's give him a hand!" said Mickey.

"Stop right there, you insignificant fools!" Cavendish shouted. He then gazed at the three with that same glowing red eye. He then, without warning, appeared before the three. "If you wish to fight against the might of Cavendish, then you will pay with your lives!"

"If that's the case, then so be it! But we will not allow Sora to handle this alone!"-

"As you wish! Then you will suffer alongside him!"-

"Stop!" Sora shouted. He staggered to his feet. Tearing, the tattered jacket from his back, Sora stood ready to fight. "Your fight is with me and me alone, Cavendish! Mickey and the others are of no concern to you!"

"Sora!" Mickey cried. "We can't let you to this alone!"

"You have to, Mickey! I must face him alone!"-

"We can't let you do that!"-

"We're your friends, Sora!" Donald cried. "We won't let you take this challenge alone!"

"He's right!" Goofy added. "If we must fight, then we fight as a team!"

"All for one and one for all!"-

"If you guys die though, it'll be all for nothing!" Sora explained. "If I die today, then it'll be up to you three to continue the struggle! There would be no use to our efforts if we all died today! Let me finish this alone! Please!"

"But Sora…" Mickey uttered.

"I don't want any of you to lose your lives on account of me! Riku already sacrificed himself for me! But you don't know how much his loss has affected me! If there is to be any further casualties, then it'll be me and me alone!"-

"How touching, Sora." Cavendish chuckled. He then turned to Mickey and the others. "If you value your lives, then don't interfere! But if you decide to get in my way, I will not only take your lives, but I will also consume your souls and have them placed in a hell that can only be described as pure torment! Then, once you're dead, I will kill everyone you know! I will see Traverse Town burned to the ground! I will see Hollow Bastion leveled to its foundations! I will see your kingdom incinerated! All whom you know and love will die! And I will kill and enslave the inhabitants of Destiny Island! And I'm sure you wouldn't want that would you!"

Mickey could only glare into the eyes of the evil host. There was no lie and no wavering in his look. Mickey could only stand down.

"I knew you'd listen to reasons." Cavendish chuckled. He turned is attentions towards Sora again. "Now before we were so rudely interrupted…"

Sora drew his keyblade into a guarding stance, using the form of Battoujutsu.

"I will use the one attack I used to defeat both Kai and Arakis." Sora thought to himself. "The only way to smite him is to strike before he does."

"Now!" Cavendish came rushed at Sora at full speed. Sora concentrated his energy and awaited the moment when he struck. Then, the time came and he swung the keyblade with all his might, but instead of meeting with Cavendish, the dark lord only fired an energy ball at him at point blank. Sora was completely overwhelmed by energy ball and was sent hurling back. There again, e lay on the ground, the entire left side of his shirt had been incinerated and now revealed his youthful bosom. "That was certainly a waste of energy on your part!"

"Sora!" Mickey cried.

"No!" Donald added.

"Sora!" Goofy cried.

Cavendish folded his arms in front of him.

"Well, that little retaliation didn't last long did it?" Cavendish said. However, Cavendish was surprised to see Sora stagger to his feet again. He rolled over on his belly, stood upon his elbows and knees and began to rise with all the energy he had left. He picked up his keyblade and stood before the evil lord, his vision blurred. He gasped for breath and his body ached. Blood and sweat intermingled and caused his wounds to sting. Cuts and bruises covered Sora's young body, but still he did not waver.

"I…will not…give up…"-

"Then only through death will you learn!"-

Cavendish punched him in the gut again. Sora hurled over, but Cavendish grabbed him by the throat and carried him into the air. Sora grasped at the lord's arm and struggled about, his feet kicking in mid-air. But the more he struggled, the tighter Cavendish's grip became.

"Sora!" Mickey cried.

"Tell me something, Sora?" Cavendish asked. "Is this how you prefer to die, by strangulation?" Sora quickly began to lose consciousness. Cavendish then threw him to the ground. Sora was left prostrated on the ground. But then, the evil lord crashed down and slammed his foot upon Sora's chest. The young key bearer roared out in pain as he felt a couple of his ribs crack. "Or would you prefer that I break a few of your ribs and hope that one of the shattered bones will puncture your lungs and you drown in your own bodily fluid? Or perhaps I could just add weight to your chest and slowly suffocate you!" Sora lay on the ground, almost dead. He no longer had the energy to struggle, had no longer had the energy to cry out in pain. His body was numb beyond the point where he could no longer feel pain. Cavendish then backed off and moved twenty yards away. He then turned again, his index finger pointed out in front of him. "No, I have a much better idea. I will just kill you the way I did Kira Yamato in the 'Seed Realm.' By piercing an energy beam straight through your heart." Cavendish began to accumulate his energy. "I told you that your death was inevitable. Now die!"

"No!" a voice cried. Cavendish looked to see Kairi run to Sora. She picked Sora up and held him in her arms.

"K…Kairi…" Sora uttered.

"Don't worry, Sora…" she replied. "I'm right here, I'm right here with you. I won't leave you." She held him tightly to her bosom and cradled him in his arms. Sora could only lay his head upon her chest. Blood soaked Kairi's shirt, but she didn't care. She was only concerned for Sora.

"K…Kairi…"-

"It'll be alright, Sora. It'll be alright. I'll protect you this time…"-

"K…Kairi…"-

"Get out of the way, girl!" Cavendish demanded. "This does not concern you!"

"Enough is enough!" Kairi declared. "Sora's suffered more than he had to! The only reason why's he's been put into this situation is because of me! He's only trying to protect me! But now, he needs me more than anything and it's my turn to protect him! Please, show mercy!"

"Stand aside, girl, or you will die alongside Sora!"-

"I will not stand aside! I will stay with him as long I am breathing! He and Riku are my best friends! And I would die for them as well! You've already taken one friend from my life. I won't let you take the other! Sora's been my friend since we were kids! I've never lost faith and abandoned him and I won't start now!"-

"And why should you care so much for this dear friend of yours that you're willing to die for him!"-

"Because, because…"-

"Because what!"-

"Because I love him, that's why!" Kairi held Sora tightly. "I love him and I won't let you hurt him anymore!"

"Then you wish to die beside your love! So be it!" Cavendish pointed his finger again. "But don't think that this sentimental rubbish will force me to waver! The spark of young love cannot falter a heart of stone!"

"If I must die with Sora, I will at least die knowing that I was by his side till the very end!"-

"If you wish to play the tragic heroine then, so be it! You and your lover shall perish in flames!"-

"They won't be alone!" a voice shouted. Cavendish turned again to see Mickey, Donald, and Goofy run in front of the tragic duo.

"Sora and Kairi ain't gonna go anywhere!" Goofy shouted.

"Yeah! It's all for one and one for all!" Donald added.

"If you wish to kill Sora and Kairi, then you'll have to go through us first!" Mickey declared.

"Mickey, Donald, Goofy!" said Kairi. Sora's eyes slowly opened.

"Please…don't…" he uttered. "He'll…kill you…"-

"Then if we die, we die by your side, Sora!" Mickey replied.

"It doesn't matter how much you protest, Sora," Donald added, "We won't leave your side!"

"We will die together as friends!"-

"I guess you're stuck with us, Sora…" Goofy chuckled.

"We'll be here to protect you, Sora." Kairi whispered in his ear. "I will never leave your side. I love you, Sora."

"Thanks…you guys…" Sora uttered.

"Oh isn't that touching." Cavendish mocked. "Friends willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of one. However, what have you proven? Nothing whatsoever, except that you have engaged in a severe act of futility! Not even you King Mickey, the ruler of the 'Disney Kingdom,' is a match for the power of the mighty Lord Cavendish! And I will show you just how vulnerable you really are!"

"We may be weak physically, but our hearts remain as one!" Mickey implied. "And no matter how strong you think you are, you can never break that bond between us! Our hearts will always remain strong as long as we hold on to each other!"

"You misunderstand my intention! I don't care how strong your hearts are! All I care about is eliminating you from the living world and clearing the path for the Dark Empire! I will show you that despite the strength of your hearts, they will not be able to withstand my overwhelming power! Your gallant act of defense will prove to be a brittle shield when confronting one as powerful as I!"-

"Though you may destroy us! Our hearts will yet influence the actions of others! Even if you destroy our bodies, someone even greater will come and take our place! We represent something that can never been destroyed!"-

"I'm sure you're right." Cavendish fired his energy beam straight at the party and his first target was Sora.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a figure appeared before the group and deflected the powerful beam off its course. The figure stood between Cavendish and the KH team. It was someone who shocked both the KH team and Cavendish with his presence.

"Isn't that…?" Goofy uttered.

"But it can't be!" Donald added.

"It's…it's…it's…" Mickey stuttered. Sora opened his eyes and gazed at the figure.

"It's…Lord Arakis…" he whispered.

"What's he doing here?" Kairi wondered. "Is he defending us?"

"What is the meaning of this, Lord Arakis!" Cavendish demanded. "Why do you stand in my way! Are you defending these enemies of the Empire!"

"No." Arakis replied. "I do not defend them. I am simply fulfilling a promise that I made to Sora."

"What do you mean?"-

"In exchange for defeating me in our duel, I promised Sora that he and his friends would be spared the wrath or any form of retaliation by the Empire, that they would be able to return home safely, and that they would not have to suffer another invasion from the Empire. I made that promise to them and I vow to keep that promise, as an Imperial who has maintained the old code."-

"You fool, Arakis! Don't you realize the consequences that will emerge if we spare his life! He has already proven to be a threat to the Empire and he must be dealt with before he has a chance to strike against us again! There is no guarantee that he'll stop here and just limp off home, knowing the situation that his other friends face, trying to fight us!"-

"That is true, but there is no guarantee that he will want to continue fighting is there? I can promise you this much though, Your Excellency. If Sora does decide to continue fighting against us, then I will see him dead personally. I will take full responsibility for my actions. But please, at least allow me the dignity of sparing him and his friends." Cavendish only smiled.

"I know your sense of judgment, Arakis, and I know that you've never steered the Empire in the wrong direction. You are an impeccable asset to the Empire and are hard to replace. If I were to lose your confidence, then I will lose half of the Empire's support. And that is something I cannot afford to let happen. But despite that, and despite your importance, if Sora intervenes after this, then you will be sure to kill him and all his comrades."-

"I will do as you say, Your Excellency."-

"Then, I shall take my leave." Cavendish turned and vanished from sight, without a trace. The KH group was astounded at what had happened.

"Why…?" Sora uttered. "Why…did you save us…?"-

"I made a promise to you before." Arakis implied. "I said to you that if you managed to defeat me in a duel, then you and your friends will be able to return home in peace and your worlds would no longer have to worry about any threat from the Empire. However, you misinterpret my deed as being a sign of compassion, but it isn't. I've only done this to fulfill my vow. However, if you interfere with the affairs of the Empire again, then I can assure you this much, the next time we meet, I will kill you. In fact, I will not only kill you, but your friends as well. After, the Empire will attack your worlds again and pillage and burn them, and your people will be killed, imprisoned, or enslaved. To further matters, we will make sure that your efforts that have lasted for the past half decade would be in vain."

"What do you mean?" Mickey asked.

"Tell me, Your Majesty. Do you know how the Heartless ever came to be?" There was an ominous silence before Arakis began to speak again. "I'll tell you. You might think that Ansem was the one who discovered the existence of the Heartless. In reality however, Ansem merely enhanced Heartless access to other worlds. But it was Master Cavendish that first unleashed the power of the Heartless." Arakis turned towards the group. "You might have been able to use the power of the keyblades to close the door to darkness and reopen the door to the light, but His Excellency, Master Cavendish obtains the power of the Universal Mandate."

"The Universal…Mandate?" Sora uttered.

"That is correct." Arakis continued. "It is the very essence that created the Universe and determines the fates and destinies of every living thing in all dimensional realms because all realms originated with that single essence." Sora suddenly remembered what Sneer had said back in Traverse Town when this trial began.

"If he were to use the Mandate, he could bend history entirely in his favor. Anyone who manages to wield the power of the Mandate... is invincible."

"You see, when Master Cavendish used the power of the mandate, he somehow unleashed soulless spirits from the shadow realm. Thus, when he did, the power of the Heartless was born. You might say that they act as his army of shadows. If he wanted to, he could reopen the Door to Darkness with just a snap of his fingers and unleash his shadow horde upon all worlds once again."-

"But…why would you…do that…?" Sora asked.

"If necessary, Master Cavendish will unleash the Heartless force upon all worlds as he did in years long past. However, you're lucky that he despises the Heartless and considers them inferior beings. Otherwise, they'd be used more frequently." Arakis glared into Sora's eyes. "I am saying this only as a warning, Sora. Stay out of the way of the Empire. This is your one chance to back away with your lives. Never interfere with the affairs of the Empire ever again. If you want to save your own worlds from suffering the same fate as all the others you tried to protect, turn away from this dimensional realm now." Arakis turned. "Save your friends and your family a lot of grief. However, if the next time I have to hear that you were causing trouble for us again, I will kill you without hesitation. You've been warned."

With that, Arakis flew off into the distance without a second glance, leaving the KH team with their lives and the one decision in their hands.

"Well, what do we do now?" Goofy asked.

"First things first," Mickey said, "We must get back to Traverse Town and take care of Sora's wounds. We also have to take care of Riku's body."

"We have no other choice." Donald said. He jumped up to the gummi and began repairs.

"Sora…" Kairi uttered. "We're alive. We're alright now."-

"Thank…goodness…" Sora closed his eyes and fell asleep in her arms. Kairi stroked his blood-stained forehead and smiled.

"It's over, Sora…It's finally over…"-