Yep, only two more chapters after this. It is sad really but I guess this story is finally dieing out. Oh well, I'm sure all of you will enjoy the final battle between Riku and Sora.

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Episode 11: The Demon Vs. The Guardian Angel

I couldn't breathe when I arrived in front of the Gateway to Hell. It stank of demon stench and was overwhelmingly hot. I broke out into a sweat as soon as I got near it. The room was an underground place that I had entered from the school. It was a circular room with a small pool on lava in the middle, and smaller tubes that came off of the pool and forced lava to the walls. In the middle of the pool of lava was a large cross. Tied to the cross was Kairi. She was unconscious and I rushed to her.

"Kairi! Kairi! Wake up please!" I pleaded.

Kairi seemed to begin to wake up, but slumped back to an unconscious state. Tears began to stream down my cheeks, but I rubbed them away. I pulled her head up and kissed her deeply. Kairi immediately woke up and kissed me back. In a flash all the memories of being an angel came back to me. I remembered just how deeply I loved Kairi and I remembered how deeply she loved me.

After a few moments I broke the kiss and said, "I'm back Kai, I'm back."

"Sora!" Kairi said happily.

And then we kissed again. But all good things must come to an end and alas Riku decided to intervene at that exact same moment.

"Ah, how touching," He said.

I broke the kiss and turned to face him. I hated his guts, remembering how he'd tried to steal Kairi from me. I remembered that he wanted to just throw her life just so that the Demon King Sephiroth could take over the world. I felt the coldness of the Keyblade appearing in my hand. Riku unsheathed a sword with an eye on the handle. I tried to remember everything I'd been taught about the demon combat form. It's weakness was its lack of mobility.

This is evident as Riku opened the battle with strong powerful strikes that made it hard for him to regain his footing. I ducked and darted, bouncing off the walls in an effort to tire him out. But Riku seemed to have a limitless amount of energy, deflecting my every blow with the utmost ease. It appears that Riku had also studied the demon form perfectly and knew its weakness. He had also figured out how to get over those weaknesses.

So I was forced to improvise as Riku dove at me, slicing and kicking in every direction. I had to duck a lot and run a lot, but I managed to stay a few steps ahead of him. Then, something strange happened. An eye on his forehead opened and he seemed to be getting better. He knew exactly where I was going to strike and exactly where I was going to duck, allowing him to counterattack very easily. I jumped backwards and landed a few feet away.

"Cure!" I shouted, feeling some of my strength return.

I dove at Riku and shouted, "Blizzaga!"

Icy blast erupted from the end of my Keyblade, knocking Riku backwards and into the wall. The wall crumbled and caved on top of him. He didn't emerge. I ran over to Kairi and untied her, helping her away from the pool of lava. I lead her up the stairs and out into the world, which was still contorted. All around us people began to change into demonic monsters, threatening to swallow our lives. But I flew higher and out of their reach. There was just one problem, I didn't know where I was going to keep Kairi until I could defeat Riku. There was no place she would be safe, except….

I blasted straight through the clouds and was instantly at my destination, Heaven. I was sure my mother would watch over Kairi for me until I managed to defeat Riku and Sephiroth. To my surprise, she was waiting for us. I landed nearby.

"Mom, I need you to keep Kairi here for awhile," I asked.

My mother nodded without question and I quickly retreated back to Earth. Riku was in the skies, waiting for me. Without pausing to think I whipped out the Keyblade, pointed its tip at Riku and shouted, "Earthshine!"

A huge green blast erupted from the Keyblade's tip.

"Hell Flash!" Riku shouted.

A huge fiery blast erupt from the Soul Eater handle. The two blasts collided in mind-air and both fighters began to flood each with their own respective energy. But Riku kept pouring on the power and I was at a loss. I felt the strain of my energy slowly dissolving into the Earthshine attack. I poured what was left into my blast and watched as Riku's Hell Flash absorbed the Earthshine and launched straight at me. I closed my eyes and awaited the inevitable. Then, I heard something within my head. It wasn't my thought, but it did help me. I heard it quickly, and in Kairi's voice: Sora, don't give up!

Then I opened my eyes and swung the Keyblade, hard. The combination of Hell Flash and Earthshine was repelled back at Riku. Riku, who hadn't expected this sudden turn in the battle, was no match for the overwhelming power of the blast. He was engulfed and the blast exploded. When the smoke cleared, Riku was gone. He'd been blasted into nothing.

But my job was not done yet. Now I have to journey into the bowels of Hell and defeat the Demon King Sephiroth. The fate of the entire galaxy rested on my shoulders…

End of Chapter

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