Okay, all will be revealed in this chapter. This is it. Sora either makes it or breaks it in this fight. All answers to the questions of this story shall be revealed.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own nor do I pretend to own the Kingdom Hearts series. That is all property of its companies and the people who own the rights/

Episode 12: Bahumut the King of Dragons

Sora thought he was ready for this, he could've swore he was. There was blood everywhere in Hell and thousands of souls wandered aimlessly forever. There was only two rooms beyond the Gateway to Hell. First their was a long stretch of hallway that seemed to float in an endless void. Souls revolved around this platform. Near the end was a sing doorway that led into Sephiroth's throne room. Sora was scared, but refused to let his fear be known to his enemy. As he reached the doorway, Sora gulped and then pulled the door open.

Sephiroth was seated in a throne in the middle of a red room. Sora approached and stood a few feet away.

"Welcome to my Kingdom Sora, I trust that you found the journey here enjoyable," Sephiroth greeted, sipping a cup of wine.

"Why? Tell me everything," Sora demanded. "Tell me why you wanted Kairi, tell me why you felt like you could just take her and kill her for nothing."

Sephiroth swallowed and said, "I assure you her life wouldn't have been thrown away for nothing."

"Then why?" Sora asked.

"Because she is a different type of human. She is special, having the purest heart amongst angels and humans. Bahumut wouldn't have excepted anything less," Sephiroth said.

"Who is Bahumut?" Sora asked.

"Bahumut is the Legendary King of Dragons. He is the most powerful creature that has ever existed," Sephiroth said. "And he will anyone who summons him. But the high price of summoning him is a pure heart. Naturally I searched far and wide for this heart and never found it. Then I look in this small town and what do I find but the purest of hearts."

"And she is the purest of hearts. Bahumut would've been glad to receive her. So I tried to get her to fall for Riku. There was only one problem, you. So I impersonated Lunilesca and told you to tell her about the House of Binding. That way you'd be out of my hair and Kairi would be free to fall for Riku and I'd get her heart."

"And yet you've returned from the life of a human and have been reawakened as an angel. So my thoughts came to how to get rid of you once more. I assumed Riku could handle it but it appears that I was mistaken. Now that I know how powerful you are, I have found another way. You may not have the purest heart but you indeed have the strongest. Once I take yours it will be a simple matter to summon Bahumut."

"And what if I don't let you take my heart?" Sora asked.

"Then I kill you and take it from your cold, lifeless body."

With this Sephiroth rose and took out a long pole with two blades at the end. Sora, already holding the Keyblade, prepared for the worst Sephiroth could dish out. Sephiroth swung high and Sora ducked and tripped him. The Demon King saw this however and immediately righted himself in mid fall and slashed at Sora, cutting his face. Sora attacked, blocking strikes and hammering the pole. The pole split and Sephiroth grabbed both ends and began to strike at Sora even harder. Sora ducked under some of the strikes and parried another. He knocked one of the poles from Ansem's hand and the two began to parry.

Sephiroth swung high, knocking the Keyblade from Sora's hand. The Keyblade flew a few feet away and landed on the pathway in the empty void.

"Did you really think that you had any change? Did you really think that you could defeat the demon king?" Sephiroth asked.

Sephiroth raised his hand and thousands of tiny needles appeared above Sora's head. He twisted his wrist and the needles fell, impaling Sora everywhere, even his eyes. Sora screamed in agony and pain as the needles withdrew from his skin and stabbed again. He tried to roll out of the way, but the needles moved as he did and he could not escape.

"Foolish Angel, only now do you see," Sephiroth said, watching as Sora writhed in pain as the needles continued to impale him. "If you had only given in you could've died quickly and without pain."

Sora was blind. He couldn't see from his eyes as they had been nearly ripped out by the needles. But he struggled to his feet, even as the needles continued to impale him.

"Impossible! You should be completely immobile," Sephiroth said.

Sora ran at him, swinging the Keyblade ferociously. Sephiroth couldn't get out of the way in time and was hit with every single blow. He tumbled off the platform and Sora flew after him.

"But, you can't see!" Sephiroth said.

Sora didn't respond, but rammed Sephiroth and began to pummel him with punches and Keyblade swings. Sephiroth was near death, but Sora continued to pound away anyway, determined to destroy this evil menace forever.

Finally, the endless void stopped and they landed on a pure white platform. Sora couldn't see, but if he could've he would have seen a giant set of doors. (A/N: Looks like Kingdom Hearts)

"You fool! You've brought me right to where I wanted to be," Sephiroth said. "Behold the summoning of Bahumut!"

"But you don't have a sacrifice!" Sora shouted.

"Of course I do! Myself!" Sephiroth shouted.

"BAHUMUT! KING OF DRAGONS! I CALL UPON YOU! TAKE MY HEART, SOUL AND BODY AND RETURN ONTO THIS WORLD! DESTROY EVERYTHING IN YOUR PATH!"

The giant set of doors creaked and darkness began to pour from behind it.

"Yes! You've failed Sora! Bahumut will return and destroy everything!" Sephiroth said.

"No…" Sora said.

The giant set of doors flung open and a giant hand of darkness seized Sephiroth's body and pulled him inside. Then there was a tremendous roar and flames shot from the door. Sora readied the Keyblade, knowing that he could probably wouldn't survive this battle.

The ground began to tremble and something came stomping out of the doors. If Sora could see, he would've seen a humongous dragon, black as night. It's hide was scaled and it's tail whipped out from behind it. It roared fiercely and Sora feel over from the force. Without hesitating, Sora pointed the Keyblade at Bahumut and shouted, "THUNDAGA!"

A bolt of lightning struck the dragon, bouncing harmlessly off it's scaled hide. Bahumut sent a huge wave of flame at Sora, which he dodged from hearing the sound. It was hopeless. Nothing he could do would have any effect on the monster. He already knew he was at a loss. Then, he remembered something from his previous combat training. He remembered a forbidden technique that he could use in order to destroy the monster. He held the Keyblade up and a pure white light began to grow on the tip.

"SEALENCE!" Sora shouted.

With that he pointed the Keyblade at Bahumut and a huge pure white light engulfed the monster. Bahumut tried to resist, but this spell was what had sealed it within the doors before. Sora concentrated and flung Bahumut back into the doors, which closed behind it.

But that wasn't the forbidden technique, this was.

"LIFE SEAL!" Sora shouted.

The Keyblade sealed the lock on the door and it shattered into nothingness, taking Sora with it. His spirit was taken with the sealing and Sora was gone forever…

End

Don't stop now, the epilogue is still to come!