Sora smirked to himself as he heard footsteps near the door. They door slowly opened revealing his guests that e had been waiting for for awhile. They entered and saw him standing in the middle of the room with his arms crossed and mouth curved into a smile on his face. They stood at the door before speaking. "You've finally arrived, have you?" Sora asked as he began to walk forward. They got into fighting stance as he came closer. "Now, now, already?" he asked. "Fine then, have it your way." He said as he gestured his hand. Immediately, an army of heartless appeared, surrounding Sora so that they couldn't get to him right away. They started attacking almost as soon as they came, causing the five to stumble back in surprise. Sora only laughed at this as he watched them fight. Cloud, Riku, and Leon were struggling to use as little energy as possible. The heartless slowly started to work Cloud, Riku, and Leon away from the other two and towards Sora. They didn't notice this until Sora threw an attack only feet from them. That was it. All their energy was gone. They lay on the ground, trying to get up but failing. Sora took the chance to activate the spell.
They lay on the ground as a circle appeared around them, the mark in the center where they lay. "No, Sora! Don't do this!" Cloud yelled out as he tried to get up again. Sora only laughed at him. Cloud somehow got into the sitting position and looked at Sora. "Stop it now! You can't do this! I know the old Sora is in there!" he yelled at his younger brother. Sora glared at him and began to speak. "He's long gone. His heart was too weak for the power of darkness that has slowly been taking him over since he born. Just because he is the keyblade master doesn't mean he sis safe from the darkness's grip." He said before continuing the spell. "He's still in there! I know it! I saw a small glimpse of him in his eyes when you were completing the mark using me! I know he's in there. It may have been small but it's there!" Riku said as he put himself in the sitting position. Sora snarled at him before focusing on the spell again. The circle began to shine brighter. Riku wouldn't let it end this way. He took every ounce of energy he had left, stood up, and pounced at Sora knocking him to the floor, Riku falling on top of him. The spell ceased and disappeared, Sora fainting along with it.
Sora woke up in a bed. He felt comfortable. "Sora?" asked a voice. He recognized it. "Riku?" he asked as he opened his eyes. Riku was looking into a pair of blue eyes. He smiled at him before speaking again. "You're back to normal Sora! Thank god!" Riku said as he leaned on the bed. Sora gave him a questioning look before he sat up. "What do you mean? I haven't changed at all!" he said. "What are you talking about?" Riku asked. "What are you talking about? I don't understand what you mean!" Sora answered.
"Don't you remember the mark taking you over?" Riku asked as he looked at Sora. "No. All I remember is floating in a dark void. It was scary. I couldn't hear a thing like I usually could when that happened. It was really weird." Sora said as his eyes fogged up with the memories of the void. Riku watched him before he snapped his fingers causing Sora to look at him. "Sorry." He said. Riku smiled slightly at him. "Don't worry. Hey, you feel okay?" he asked. Sora nodded and smiled. "Why?" he asked. "No reason. I was just making sure." He answered before turning and walking out. "He's awake." He told Cloud as he passed him. Cloud immediately stood up and walked to Sora's room. Sora waved at him as soon as he entered, his blue eyes meeting Cloud's. Cloud relaxed when he recognized the happy, over eager Sora. He returned the smile and sat down next to Sora's bed and was ready to speak when Sora spoke first. "I'm sorry for whatever I did. I'm not sure what I did but I know it was bad. I couldn't control myself. I didn't even have a clue to what I was doing. All I know was that I was trapped in a dark void while the darkness of my heart took over." Sora said as his face showed sadness. He looked down at the blanket covering his body as he waited for Cloud's answer. He glanced up to see Cloud smiling. "What are you smiling about? This is a serious matter, I think." Sora said. "I'm just glad it wasn't really you doing all that horrible stuff to us. That reminds me, you need to thank Riku for knocking you back to normal. It took all the energy he had left. He did well." Cloud said. Sora could here the sincerity in his voice. "What happened between you two?" he asked. "Understanding." Cloud answered before he ruffled Sora's hair and walked out of the room. Sora stared after him. Apparently a lot had happened while he was floating in the void.
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