At Traverse Town, Axel, Roxas, and Aqua sit at the top of the clock tower, each enjoying a sea-salt ice cream that Axel bought.
"Mmmm, any of this ringing a bell?" Axel asked, before taking another bite out of the ice cream.
Roxas sat to his right, and Aqua to Roxas's right. He slowly ate his ice cream while pondering Axel's question, "It's coming back. Nothing specific yet, but I feel…. nostalgic." Roxas then touched the back of his head, feeling a slight unpleasant sensation.
"So this is what you did while you were dreaming another life?" Aqua asked, partly sarcastic, while enjoying her own ice cream. "It's nice, I'm so glad to see you had good experiences, and not just bad ones. And I see you've changed out of your apprentice clothing."
Roxas faced her and smiled, "This is what I wore when I first became Roxas, well, outside of the Organization anyway. As for my other life, Axel watched out for me a lot of the time." Axel rubbed the back of his head and forced a chuckle, "He-he, I wish that was all I did." But Roxas persisted, and faced Axel, "You watched for me more than Xehanort ever did, and as much as Aqua and Terra did. That's what matters to me most." Then Roxas gave Axel a friendly nudge, which almost caused Axel to drop his ice cream. The trio then laughed, then Axel said, "Well, I have another surprised for you, buddy." Roxas gave a look of confusion.
Having descended the clock tower into the district, Axel then introduced Hayner, Pence, and Olette to Roxas. As they greeted him, Roxas couldn't help but get a little emotional, and, without telling anyone, began to feel certain dull pain at the back of his mind. Hayner then spoke first, "We've heard a lot about you, dude! At this point, we're practically already friends!" Roxas tried to speak without sobbing, "Already friends?"
"You know it!" Pence responded. Then Olette walked up to Roxas and pulled out the picture of them, "See? Here's the proof. We kept it, and never forgot you." Roxas held the picture, smiling, and a single tear fell onto it. Then Hayner suggested, "You know what though? This picture's a little old, and the only one we have. Why don't we take another one? Right here, right now!"
They all looked at him with glee, and started to set up their group photo. Aqua was holding the camera, with Axel standing beside him. As the four kids got ready to get their photo taken, Roxas said to Axel, "You too, buddy." "Huh?" Axel gasped. Hayner agreed, "Oh yeah! From what I was told, you played a big role in keeping Roxas safe and bringing him back! And you've been in this town before, well, the fake one anyway." Roxas, still feeling the pain, which has now gotten worse, decided to finish Hayner's thought with a strain, "So get over here, or you'll miss the shot."
Axel smiled at Roxas, then jogged to the group, standing behind all four of them. When they were ready, Aqua said, "Say cheese!" "CHEESE!" the five friends yelled out. And the updated picture was taken.
As the others looked over the photo with pride and joy, Roxas stood back, now rubbing the back of his head. The pain had become unbearable, and would've collapsed had Axel not turned around and noticed Roxas on his own. "Hey buddy, you're missing all the fun! What do you think? Do I look fat in this picture?" Roxas tried to laugh, but the pain got so intense that he fell to his knees, screaming in pain.
The others all turned around and rushed to Roxas, trying to comfort him and hold him. "What's wrong, Ven?" Aqua asked with fear in her voice. "Roxas, buddy, what's wrong?" Axel asked afterwards. In Roxas's mind, images of his life, in the fake Traverse Town, in the Organization, and his time as Ventus, all flooded his vision. All the emotions trying to blend together and reach the surface of his heart upon experiencing familial joy for the first time in a long time.
Finally, Roxas stood up, with Aqua and Axel on either side of him, supporting him as he rose. He then looked at everyone, seeing the concern in their eyes, and he couldn't help but feel touched. But, the pain still persisted, though it had subsided enough for him to bear with for now. "Sorry, guys. I guess this was all a little overwhelming. I didn't expect to….. to feel this happy ever again, to be with all of you, again."
They all forced a smile, then Hayner walked up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder, "Next time, we'll take it slow, alright? It was Axel's idea, and mine too, so… my bad if it seemed we all jumped on you."
"Not a problem at all, I was just unprepared," Roxas said with a strained smile, "I will be, next time."
As Aqua, Roxas, and Axel prepared to turn in for the night, before heading out to battle the following day, Axel took this chance to ask Roxas, while Aqua was still outside the hideout, "Hey man, are you sure you're ok?"
Roxas looked at him, and tried to respond as kindly as possible, without showing how weak he felt, "I can't stay here much longer, Axel. And I doubt I'll feel better at the Land of Departure. My memories… it feels like they're fighting for dominance. 'Roxas' feels happy here, but 'Ventus' wants to return to his home, and the two will always fight if one is happier than the other. I'll have to tell Aqua this soon, I guess, but… after this, after we're done fighting, I have to go somewhere else, anywhere else. Starting a new life, separate from the ones Ventus and Roxas lived, I feel will be the only way I can stop them fighting, and stop this pain."
When he finished, Axel spoke up, one the verge of tears. "This is all my fault." Roxas turned to him and tried to say otherwise, but Axel continued, "If I hadn't treated you the way I did, no, if I wasn't selfish enough to hope that the Roxas part of you still lived in there somewhere, and instead suggested a way for Ven to live on his own, maybe, then maybe" then, as his own sobs began to interrupt his confession, Roxas spoke up, "There was nothing you could've done, Axel. This was… inevitable. After the weird circumstances that Sora and I went through, there was always gonna be a risk if you decided to bring me back. Besides, you're the only one I met in both of my lives, so, if anything, you're the one constant in my life that's helping me stick together in some way."
This cheered Axel up, and he began to dry his tears. "Well, if that's really what you think-" "I'm serious" Roxas interrupted, reassuringly, then Axel resumed, "then, I guess it does make me feel better, knowing that." As the two nudged each other in a friendly fashion, Aqua stood outside the hideout, having heard everything. Having come to the conclusion that she may not be able to spend as much time with the boy who looked so much like Ven as much as she hoped, she decided to let all her tears come out while she was outside, before entering.
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On Destiny Islands, Riku sat on the beach by himself, while Sora and Kairi sat on the palm tree like they used to when they were younger.
As Riku stared at the sunset, he heard a voice from within, "How long have you known that I was with you?" Riku smiled and turned to faced his right, "You did save me." His darkness had manifested beside him, wearing the attire from when he completely gave into Ansem. Riku continued, "I think you came along for a reason."
The younger Dark Riku pondered before responding, "I didn't make much of myself as a replica. I was a failure, and after you and Sora moved on, my body fell to ruin and the darkness took my broken mind. I was all ready to give up and let it happen, and then you showed up."
Riku chuckled, "You took that as a sign?" Dark Riku chuckled as well, "Hmph, maybe. I'd rather face my end with you than in darkness."
Riku displayed mild shock, "That's…. what you want?" Dark Riku nodded, "Yeah, I'm not done just yet" he said with a smile. Then Riku said, "Well, in that case, fight alongside me, from now on." Dark Riku looked at him, puzzled. Riku affirmed, "You're a part of me, whether you brought me trouble or not. And I cannot just ignore you, or I'd be denying a part of myself. I am a warrior of light, but, I was also a warrior of darkness. Now, maybe I can be both."
The two looked at each other in agreement, then looked towards the sunset, and then Riku sat alone again.
Without realizing, Sora and Kairi had taken a moment to look upon their solitary friend. "Hmmm, hey, why's Riku all alone?" asked Sora with mild frustration and confusion. "He said he needed time to himself" Kairi answered calmly, "Let's let him be." She then turned to face Sora, with longing in her eyes. "I think it's been too long since I last got to be alone with you."
Sora then quickly turned his eyes to her, and he met her longing gaze. Her face, Sora thought, was she always this beautiful? I've seen it many times, and imagined it many times whenever we were apart, but…. here, in the sun set, she looks more beautiful then ever.
As if sensing what he was thinking, Kairi let out a soft laugh and said, "I can't tell you how much I missed you, Sora. All those times we kept getting separated, first when our home was destroyed, then again after we talked in Traverse Town, then after you defeated Ansem. And then, after Xemnas, it seemed we still couldn't catch a break, since we all had to train and fight to get to where we're at now. Things kept happening that took you away from me, because I wasn't strong enough to fight along side you." She then placed her hand on his, and he gently squeezed it. "Now, I can only hope I'm strong enough to keep up with you, for the rest of our lives."
Sora didn't realize that he stopped breathing, then, after a quick gulp of air, he replied, "All those times you mentioned, I can't tell you how much I missed you too, and how angry I was every time we had to split up again. And it seemed that we were never really able to be alone for us to talk like this." Having said that, Sora admitted to himself that he was now a little grateful that Riku decided to sit alone, giving these two a moment to share privately. Then Sora continued, "I don't ever want to be apart from you again, Kairi, and I'll do whatever it takes to make sure you're always by my side from now on."
Kairi breathed in and smiled, absorbing everything Sora said, and savoring every moment the two had together, for now. She then handed Sora one of the paopu fruit, a fruit that young kids living in the islands believed would intertwine their destinies if they both ate from the same fruit. Now, finally, these two could live out what they had drawn on a wall in a cave. "Here", Kairi said softly. Sora looked down at the fruit, then again at Kairi. She was ready to share his life with him, he could see that on her face, on her smile, in her eyes.
"Tomorrow's fight will be our toughest yet" she said, her expression changing to one more serious. "Like you said, I want to be a part of your life, no matter what. And I won't let tomorrow change that."
Sora slowly reached out for the fruit, and, as the two now held it in their hands, they slowly leaned in, not taking their eyes of each other, until they were close enough to feel each other's lips. They closed their eyes, and shared their first kiss in the sunset.
The moment seemed to last for an eternity, as Sora had felt Kairi in a way he had never felt her before. As the two took a quick gasp of air before touching each other's lips again, Sora savored how Kairi tasted to him, how soft and warm she felt on his face, as they breathed on each other. This was the closest they had ever been with each other, at least, until later that night.
As the evening descended on them, Sora and Kairi, having eaten the fruit, walked up to Riku, who was standing by the boats they took to reach the island. They've could have used any other more convenient means to get to their island, but the boats felt right for them.
"Ready to head back? I realized we still haven't said hi to Tidus, Wakka, and Selphie yet."
Kairi grabbed onto Sora's hand before responding, "We'll meet you back there in a bit." Sora looked puzzled, but Riku looked at her, and she at him, and he understood. "Hmph, alright then. See you tonight."
Once Riku was enough of a distance away, with Sora and Kairi waving at him as he rowed away, Kairi, still holding Sora's hand, led him to the entrance of the secret cave. When they reached the entrance, she knelt down slowly, and lightly pulled down Sora with her, until the two were kneeling together, their faces inches from each other. Kairi leaned in just a little closer towards Sora, then whispered, "Follow me".
As Kairi leaned back and prepared to crawl through the hole, Sora's face was red and in a daze. After the two had crawled through the hole and into the cave, the two held hands again, and Kairi led Sora all the way into the cave, until they were in the open space where the drawings covered the walls, and the mysterious wooden door was in their view. Kairi took Sora further into the cave until the drawing of the two sharing the fruit was right next to them. Now, with his back to the wall, Sora faced Kairi, just as he did on the drawing on the rock.
Kairi then proceeded to take off Sora's jacket, which he helped by placing his arms in a manner that made it easier for her. Once the jacket was on the floor, Sora lightly brought her in and kissed her more passionately then he did minutes earlier. Kairi let him take her, and she responded with soft but passionate kisses of her own. Sora held her face in his hands as they kissed, while Kairi placed her hands on his chest. The two held the moment a little longer before they decided to stop and resume undressing each other.
Kairi then placed her fingers up the bottom of Sora's shirt, and, after a moment of the two looking at each other, she lifted his shirt up. Sora raised his arms to enable her to pull the shirt off the rest of the way. With Sora's top half exposed, Kairi could see how much he'd grown, how all the fighting and training had turned him into a fit young man. Dropping the shirt, her hand slowly went to his chest. When her land landed, Sora took a quick breath as he felt her on him. She rubbed her hand lightly across his chest, feeling his pecs now that they were more pronounced. Her hand then slid in an S-like fashion down to his stomach, were he had developed a faint six-pack.
Then, her hand moved down to Sora's pants, and after the two shared another look, their breathing having intensified, she loosened his pants, and slowly pulled them down, along with his briefs. To finalize it, Sora then took off his shoes by using his feet to kick them off, then lightly pushed the remainder of his clothes aside. Sora was now in his most vulnerable state before Kairi, with the rest of his body now exposed, and further supporting how much he had gotten fit from fighting and training.
Then Sora reached for the zipper on Kairi's clothes, and pulled it down until it was as low as it could go. Kairi raised her shoulders to allow Sora to pull down the dress-like shirt she acquired from her training. With it pulled down all the way, all that remained was the modest coverings for her chest and privates, and the necklace she's always seen wearing. Sora now got a chance to see what a beautiful and fit young woman Kairi had become. Her clothes did not do her justice to the balance of her muscle and her curves, she looked to be a woman in her physical prime, a body most women would dream of having, and most men would kill to see.
Kairi then un-fastened her bra, and let it drop to the ground. She then let Sora take a long moment to admire her bear chest, while trying to control her breathing. Finally, she proceeded to take off her underwear, and, after letting it slide down her thighs, her knees, and to her feet, she lightly brushed it aside, and the two were now as bear as the day they were born.
After a moment, the two then leaned in quickly, embracing each other tightly. Their kisses were harder now, the two were done being soft and patient. Sora held Kairi up as he hugged her, then, still kissing her, slowly and carefully sat on the ground, on the pile of clothes made from their undress, so as to have a soft ground while he had her on top of him. Then Sora decided to lay on the ground, with Kairi on top of him, and there was only one last thing to do.
"Are you sure?" Sora asked, breathing heavily. "Yes, I'm ready," Kairi whispered. After she moved slightly, the two let out a somewhat loud gasp, as the two finally became one for the first time. As the two breathed heavily, their faces flushed red, Kairi leaned down towards Sora, and with another kiss, the two made love.
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In the Country of the Musketeers, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy sat in a circular motion in the training yard. A fire was lit in between the three of them, and they appeared to have changed into their musketeer garbs. Each of them was holding their swords, with a marshmallow hanging at the tip, held over the fire.
Goofy spoke first, "Are you sure you don't want to spend time with the Queen, Mickey? Tomorrow will sure be tough."
Mickey waited a second before responding, "These past couple of years, I got more opportunities to see Minnie than any of those kids ever did as far as visiting their own homes. Every time I see Minnie, I dread having to leave her again. I'm afraid if I go see her now….. I wouldn't want to leave."
Both Donald and Goofy let out a sad groan. Mickey let out a chuckle, then spoke, "He-he, sorry fellas, I just realized that I still sounded selfish. I wasn't thinking about Daisy, or Max."
"Aww, no harm done, Mickey," said Donald. "I doubt Daisy would have let me go, even if I somehow wanted to!" The three laughed.
"And the next time Max sees me," Goofy said, "I want him to see a hero. I've helped Sora many times, but after this, hopefully, we'll be done, and I get to tell little Maxy that I helped save the universe, a-hyuck!"
Then Jiminy popped out from somewhere behind Goofy, with his own little marshmallow. "And I get to go back and see little Pinocchio, he's a real boy now, did you know that? Has been for some time now. He's gonna be starting new type of school now, I think in some worlds they call it…. High-school?"
The three then got silent, each reminiscing of their homes and their personal lives, then Mickey held up his sword and proclaimed, "All for one…" and Donald, Goofy, and Jiminy joined in to finish the chant, "and one for all!"
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Fuyuki City. No matter which version it is, across the infinite alternate worlds, this city always sees tragedy and despair, after a certain Holy Grail War changed the landscape. The city is a ghost town now, and stuck in a seemingly endless winter.
Archer sits alone in the backyard, on the porch where he and his father would sit every night before going to bed, and on the last night the two spent together, Archer would tell his father, Kiritsugu, that he would take over for him as a hero of justice. Despite his father telling Archer that the path of a hero was fruitless, endless, and full of pain and misery, the once youthful Archer would reassure his weary father that he wouldn't give up, and finish the dream that Kiritsugu was unable to do.
Archer had a picture of his father, and the picture of a young girl, in his hands. He looked up at the night sky, the moon was exposed in one of its rare occasions these days. Then he took a deep breath, and looked down at the pictures.
"Hey dad, hey sis. Just thought I'd let you know I'm doing ok. Now that I've been summoned here by Merlin, and he let us all take the rest of the day off, I thought I'd take the chance to visit our old house. The house that dad took me in when he adopted me. The house we took you in when we adopted you, Miyu." At uttering her name, Archer looked at the picture of the girl, who had black hair, and a pig-tail on the right side of her head. She wore a kimono, something Kiritsugu liked to wear in his retired days, when he was no longer going on missions. Then Archer looked at the other picture, the one of his father. In it, he wore his trademark black trenchcoat, over his other "business" clothes which were also dark in color. This was one of the few times he looked happy in this attire, despite usually showing a serious face when he wore it.
Despite having learned that he was a reputable mage killer, calculating and ruthless, Kiritsugu was kind and loving to his two adopted children. He taught Archer as much as he could in the magic arts, but not the magic he used when he was a killer. Instead, to help Archer be the hero he wanted to be, to help and strengthen himself as well as others, Kiritsugu had begun teaching him projection magic, which, once Archer was forced to perfect it on his own, would be invaluable to him for the rest of his life, and the rest of his existence as a variation of a heroic spirit.
"Did you know I made some new friends lately? Yeah, I trained with a few of them when I was first summoned, and then, after listening to their stories of those who were important to them, I got to meet those people too. They're a good group, strong, and happy. Are you happy, Miyu? Back in the other world you were sent to after I saved you? Are your friends taking good care of you? I hope so, they seemed nice when they came here, seemed trustworthy. If only you saw how far we'd come, father, how far I've come, and how happy Miyu is now."
Archer then takes one last look at the moon, before deciding to leave the remains of his home. "Next time I come back, I may actually be close to being a hero of justice." And with that, he disappeared, leaving the two photos where he sat, gathering snow.
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Merlin was sitting outside the Bistro again, enjoying a plate of Ratatouille. Across from him, Archimedes stood, reading over the Secret Reports, and turning the pages with his talons.
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Back at the Mysterious Tower, Yed Sid stood alone, gazing at the stars outside his window. He sensed a new presence in the room, but he did not move. The figure moved closer to him, walking casually, but making little sound.
When the figure stopped moving, Yen Sid spoke, "I knew death would come for me even sooner than I anticipated, once it had been revealed that we were being lied to. That our records have blinded us to the history of our forebears. But to send someone to try and claim me." Yen Sid then turned around to face the figure. As expected of an assassin, the man wore a mask to cover his mouth, and hood to cover the rest of his face, all but his eyes, which glowed in the darkness. The hood was red, which seemed to trail off of the assassin like a scarf, or a short cape. Underneath, he wore sleek black clothing, and only one piece of shoulder-armor on his left side. Another red garb partially covered his legs.
Then Yen Sid addressed the assassin while facing him, "Hmmm, it seems Merlin is not the only one who summoned a guardian of the Counter Force. You may not be affiliated with the one who fabricated the history after all, unless… there is a reason no one must know the truth? Is the truth so perilous that all who seek it must die?"
After a moment, the assassin responded in a low and stern voice, "If the box is to be revealed, then all the Masters in the old order must fall. Once no one from the old world is left to spread its lies, only then will it be revealed in truth."
Yen Sid raised an eyebrow, then sighed, "Aaahh, so is there a third party that wishes to learn the secrets of the past? Perhaps the one that mentioned the black box to Maleficent? Or, is the original party finished with the lies, and ready to spread the truth, for better or worse?" But this time the assassin did not answer, he merely armed himself with a knife in one hand, and a gun in another. Yen Sid noticed this, and smiled. "Hmph, while it is refreshing to see a figure cloaked in something other than black", Yen Sid spread his arms, readying himself, "I assure you, I will not go down easily."
The assassin then raised his hand that held the gun, and shot at the old sorcerer, but Yen Sid summoned a Reflega barrier. He noticed the bullets corroding the barrier, which made him frown in irritation. Once the barrier was down, he noticed the assassin had disappeared, only to sense him from behind, and the assassin attempted to stab Yen Sid in the stomach with the knife.
Yen Sid only had time to raise his right arm in order to catch the blade before it cut him in any more vital areas. Yen Sid flinched at the pain, then with an Aeroga spell, pushed the Assassin back across the room. The assassin did a back-flip and landed on his feet, while Yen Sid looked at the wound in his arm. There was a stinging sensation coming from the wound, and the veins around the wound started darkening, and the color slowly spread across the arm. Yen Sid could tell that arm was of no more use, and turned his gaze at the assassin, determining that he was too much of a threat to leave him alive, and with his good hand, weaved a Firaga spell and fired it at the assassin, regardless of the damage the Tower would receive.
The assassin dodged all the fire balls, and as he did so, made his way closer to Yen Sid. Realizing the limited space was hindering him, Yen Sid decided to change the playing field, and raised his good hand upwards to blow away the ceiling. In a spectacular fashion, the ceiling broke apart, the pieces of woodwork remained floating in the air. The assassin looked up, and saw the stars in the sky now began moving fast, in a circular motion around the tower. He then looked back at Yen Sid, who's hair and clothes were know flailing about as the wind around them also began circling in a violent fashion.
Then, Yen Sid called out to the assassin, "Now, I'll show you the true power of a keyblade master!" With a wave of his hand, Yen Sid was elevated via a rock formation that erupted from beneath him. Then, with all the forces of the universe at his command, he summoned a torrent of water from below where they stood, outside of what remained of the Tower, and a storm of lightning roared about them. With a wave of his hand, Yen Sid hurled the elements down on the assassin. Waves of water rushed down towards him, but he jumped up, avoiding the splash. Using the floating debris, the assassin jumped towards Yen Sid, who then motioned the lightning to strike at the would-be killer. The assassin managed to avoid all the thunderbolts thrown his way, and as he got closer, Yen Sid then called upon the brooms, all of which came to life, and flew towards the assassin.
The assassin stopped advancing, and used his knife to cut down the living brooms, each of whom were armed with magical energy blades. Yen Sid couldn't help but be impressed at the stranger's skill, as well as the tenacity he had to try and go this far to kill the old Keyblade Master.
The assassin then threw grenades in all directions, and shot at them with his gun, clearing the area of the brooms. Yen Sid covered his face with his good hand from the flash of the explosions, then, as soon as he lowered his hand, he noticed the assassin was less than a meter away from him, having jumped and cleared that whole distance in a short amount of time.
It was here that Yen Sid finally called upon his Keyblade, Ultima, and used it to block the strike from the assassin's knife, which up close, was a lot bigger than he had expected. The two struggled in place, then released their blades and retreated backwards. Yen Sid then raised his keyblade to his face, as if getting in a fencing stance. The assassin responded by placing both his fists in front of him in a brawler-like display, one of which held his knife in a backwards manner. Then Yen Sid moved the keyblade from his face and pointed it towards the assassin, who in turn flipped his knife so it was facing the wizard, and the two dashed towards each other.
Both moved with impressive speed, and despite having lost one arm, Yen Sid held his own against the assassin, who showed no signs of tiring. The wizard only saw the commitment in the killer's eyes, the intruder was convinced that Yen Sid would fall this day.
The two exchanged blows, each striking, then blocking, then trying to out maneuver the other. Yen Sid then sensed that he could not carry on the fight much longer, whatever that knife was, it was poisoning him, and appeared to be destroying the magic circuits in his body, weakening his spells as time went on, and the pain became more unbearable.
Gritting his teeth, Yen Sid caught the assassin in one final parry, then with great force, pushed the assassin backwards. They were both back in the remains of the room, at the top of the Tower. Yen Sid figured he would have to use a Stop spell to freeze the killer in his tracks in order to be able to deal enough damage, and now that the killer was at a good enough distance, Yen Sid began to utter the strongest version of the spell, but heard the assassin scream something as well.
"Stopza!" cried the wizard.
"Time alter – Chronos Rose!" cried the assassin.
After the two uttered their time-manipulating spells, everything in their surroundings froze in place, and all sound left the area. With wide eyes, Yen Sid looked at the assassin, surprised that he had an ability to not only survive the stop spell, but still move freely. He had only heard Xehanort counter the spell in such a way. The assassin then moved with blinding speed towards Yen Sid, and before he could react, felt the knife stab his heart. Yen Sid then coughed out blood, and, with the assassin still within intimate range of the wizard, the blade still in his heard, Yen Sid could bear to stand no more, and rested his body on his killer.
The assassin then placed his free hand on the dying wizards back, and with a quick motion, pulled the blade out, causing Yen Sid to groan in pain. The assassin then proceeded to slowly and carefully lay the wizard down on the ground and on his back. Afterwards, the killer stood up, the two still looking at each other's eyes intently.
With a cough of blood, Yen Sid tried asking his killer with strain, "What is your goal?" The killer responded, "I have no goal". "Then, what is your master's goal?" the wizard struggled to ask again.
The assassin took a moment to respond, then told Yen Sid, "You people, you always discuss fighting back the darkness, and staying in the light. But you have no idea just what the darkness really is, how much it has already taken control over the universe. The darkness, the true enemy, it doesn't strike where you can see it, no, this enemy sits in the shadows, and destroys its adversaries with the very foundations they built to protect themselves. The true enemy uses words and ideas to break you, until you become its willing slave. Its power and intellect is beyond imagining, and it will consume everything because it convinced all its opposers to no longer defy it, but to beg for it to lead them. It would have you convinced that all that is good is evil, and all that is evil is good. My Master…. but… it is already too late."
And after his last words, the Stop spell finished, as well as all of Yen Sid's other spells. The debris fell to the ground, and the scenery he conjured up disappeared back into the void. With his last breath, Yen Sid tried to tell the assassin, "It is…. never too late….. as long… as even one….still….." and the wizard closed his eyes, and breathed his last.
The assassin gave one last look at his prey, "I used to believe that too, and so did my son", and then he vanished. Yen Sid laid peacefully in the remains of his home, a solemn expression left on his face.