Okay, this is the first of some longer chapters. Sadly there is only Chapters 11, 12, and 13 after this. Yes the tale of Sora the Guardian Angel is drawing to a close.

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Episode 10: The Gateway to Hell

Outside the window was a monstrous world Sora had never seen before. There were mountains everywhere and lava was melting and pouring through his ceiling. Sora dodged a molten rock that nearly hit him and flew out of his window. It was like the whole world had become Hell, or gone to it. Sora swallowed as he saw the hundreds of corpses that littered the ground like grass.

"What happened to this place?" Sora wondered.

He flew over to Kairi's house and landed on the roof of her house. He looked in through the window and found it to look like the inside of a volcano. There were caverns and little creatures that lived in them. But there was no sign of Kairi or any other human.

"Could Riku have done this all over the course of a few hours?" Sora said.

"Yes, he did," came a voice.

Sora turned around and said, "Lunilesca, what happened to this world? What did Riku do?"

"Riku has blurred the line between Earth and Hell, making them almost one," Lunilesca explained. "That is why he needed Kairi. He needs her to open the gate of Hell and finally allow the Demon King Sephiroth to gain control of this world. Then he will take Heaven."

"But what can I do? I cannot fight Riku with this disease!" Sora said.

"No, you cannot. But there is something that can," Lunilesca said.

She raised her arms and clapped them together. There was a brilliant flash of light and a magnificent sword appeared. It was in the shape of a key. It's blade was polished silver and its handle was made of pure gold.

"Behold the Keyblade," Lunilesca said.
She handed it to him and Sora grasped the handle, testing its weight. He swung it around a few times, then turned back to Lunilesca.

"What must I do with this weapon?" Sora asked.

"My son, when you reach the Gateway to Hell and confront Riku, you will understand what you must do," Lunilesca said.

And so I set off. The journey to the Gateway to Hell was a slow one. I had to move quickly, yet quietly or risk alerting the demons to my presence. I darted past guards and jumped over traps, hurrying as fast as my legs would carry me. I wasn't using any angel power for fear that I might trigger the virus. I was scared to try anything too fancy, still fearing that virus. As I ran I made a note of my surroundings incase I had to make my way back with Kairi.

As I approached the entrance to the lower caverns where the Gateway was, I broke out into a sweat. It was so hot that I felt like I was going to melt and become a puddle and a huge pair of shoes. But I pressed forward, keeping the Keyblade in front of me just incase I was forced to defend myself. But I knew that I would have to face Riku soon, so I tried my best to prepare myself a little better. Jake had taught me a little about combat training and I had been a fast learner. I tried to remember my most powerful techniques and tried to remember the basic demon techniques that Riku was most likely to use. I was terrified actually, the thought of facing a demon with thousands of years more experience than me was truly terrifying. I almost turned around and ran away, confident that I could survive if I went to Heaven and hide. But that thought was immediately turned down as thoughts of Kairi entered my skull. I knew that I had to somehow find the strength to defeat Riku. Then something happened to Sora. A thought entered his head that he never considered.

"When I go to confront Riku, I will die," Sora said. "And when I lose my spirit, Kairi will be there with me."

Sora shook that thought off and put on an extra burst of sped. He knew that he would probably not return from this fight. But he knew that he had to. He had to save Kairi and he had to save the world.

End Chapter

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