Well, here, the season finale of A Heart in the void. Sorry, it took so long. As you can see by the length in this chapter, it took a while to get it done and edited. So my plan was actually to split this story up, but after reading your reviews and thinking about it some more, I decided to leave it all in one large fan fiction. It would be easier to manage, so that's what's going to happen.

Speaking of reviews, I just wanted to thank you all for getting me to 550+ …I really am blow away by the amount of support from you guys. I was just your average Joe that liked to write and thought it would be cool to post something about my favorite Kingdom hearts character. I never expected that so many people would enjoy it. It really means a lot and you have inspired me to not only continue writing this, but to also keep working on my original work. Yes I am writing a book right now, but I still need to do a lot of work on it. Almost done with version three however.

I just want to say this, thank you all for supporting the story by favoring, following, and reviewing. It means a lot to me and I really enjoy reading your thoughts on the story.

Anyway, because I need to make a new rough draft of season two, the first chapter may take a while to come out with. Now that so much has changed, my rough draft is basically worthless. I need to hammer out some details for season two before posting.

So now that the season finale chapter is here, I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on the story as a whole so far. I would really appreciate it of you would leave a review and let me know. And please…PLEASE don't comment on the spelling. I already KNOW that is an area I have to work at. When people only mention spelling errors in their reviews, not only is it annoying as hell, but also it is completely and utterly useless. Spelling errors are an easy fix, just go back and change a letter or two.

Imagine this from my perspective. I spend a lot of time writing a chapter, thinking of dialoged for the characters, how the story will progress, ext.…ext. I triple check for errors by reading out loud and then I post. And for all that effort, the only thing someone has to say about it is "U Have Typo!" Tell me that is not annoying as hell.

So if you want me to get started soon on the next season, do NOT do that. It really demotivates me from posting content.

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Now this is not the last chapter of this season because there will be an epilogue that I will post soon. Thank you for you patience.

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A Heart in the Void

Chapter 18

The situation was looking especially hopeless as Henrietta and Louise watched the battle commence. The griffin knights had taken to the skies in an attempt to launch an attack on the flying forces of Albion. However, these strange creatures at Albion's command easily thwarted them.

Henrietta and Louise could only watch in horror as the knights were quickly defeated before the creatures turned their attention to them. That was not even their only problem though. The ground forces of Albion were also advancing upon them and after seeing these things destroy the areal fleet of griffin Knights, the small army at Tristan's command were having doubt about their chances of victory.

Henrietta looked over at her long time friend before she gave her a sad smile. "I didn't expect this kind of power from Albion. It-It doesn't look like we will make it out of this alive."

Louise scrunched her eyebrows in sadness as she turned her attention to the advancing army of creatures at Albion's command. Based on the fact that some of them looked exactly like the one that attacked Henrietta earlier today, she could only assume that they were heartless as well. She didn't know how, but Albion seemed to have leaned how to control them.

Looking back at the princes, Louise gave her a comforting smile. "Whatever happens princess, I with you till the end."

"Thank you Louise." Henrietta said sadly as she watched the army of heartless advance on them. A determined look crossed her face as she turned to her trusted musketeer. "Agnes, get ready!"

"Yes, your majesty." Agnes responded before she turned her attention to Tristan's small forces. "Ready your weapons. We are going to defend our country."

Most of the people in the army had an unsure look on their faces as they watched Albion's forces grow closer by the second. However, there was also determination and unwavering courage. They wanted to protect the country that they loved.

Agnes nodded once before she turned to the princess. "We are ready. On your command princess."

"Thank you Agnes." Henrietta said, determination in here eyes as she drew her wand. She looked between Albion's flying forces and the ground forces a few times, wondering how they were going to survive this. Raising her want, she faced the enemy. "EVERYONE" She started, watching the heartless advance with every second. With one swift movement, she thrust her wand forward. "ATTAC-"

"DRIVE, WISDOM!"

No one knew what to expect when they would advance on Albion's seemingly unbeatable army, but just as Henrietta was about to issue her command, a stream of blue energy bolts sailed over their heads and slammed straight into the oncoming Arial fleet of Heartless. The bolts were followed by a wave of strange violet colored projectiles and continued to rain down on Albion's forces, completely obliterating a major portion of flying forces.

Henrietta, Louise, and Agnes all stared in wonder as the Heartless dissipated, laving only a glowing heart behind before it to evaporated into the air. They were not the only ones. The rest of the army was trying to pick their jaws off of the ground. No one had any idea what just happened. One second they were about to be overwhelmed by these creatures of darkness, and then these creatures were just destroyed by an unknown force.

"What-What just happened." Henrietta whispered as she continued to stare into the sky. Albion's air forces stopped there advanced in confusion as well, looking at the place where a major portion of there fleet had been destroyed.

Agnes was just as baffled as the princess was. However, a quick movement she caught from the corner of her eye snagged her attention. She looked to the right of Henrietta to see one of the dark, shadowy creatures attempting to sneak up on the princess. Her eyes widened in Horror as she jumped down from her horse.

"YOUR HIGHNESS! LOOK OUT!" Agnes screamed.

Henrietta only had time to glance to her side before she saw the Heartless already leaping into the air, launching an attack right at her. Her eyes widened in horror as she saw its wispy hand heading straight for her face.

SQUELCH

Henrietta could feel her heart pounding in her chest, her eyes wide as she stared at the hand that had stopped just inches from her face. The Heartless had suddenly stopped just before the attack landed. She looked past the hand to see its beady yellow eyes for a few moments before she looked down at the creature's chest. Her eyes widened even further when she saw what had stopped the heartless from landing its attack.

A Sword.

A silvery blade was protruding from the chest of the heartless. The Heartless suddenly went limb before it dissipated into particles of darkness. Henrietta could only blink a few times before her eyes landed on another creature, one she had never seen before. It seemed to be made of pure silver. It had a sword in its extended hand, signifying that it had been the one that killed the heartless and saved her life.

Its frame was rather slender, and it was wearing a metal helmet that seemed to be apart of its body more than anything else. It also had another sword in its other hand.

A sudden noise caught Henrietta's attention, forcing her to look away from the strange new creature. She looked to the front of her army to see more of these curious creatures suddenly appearing out of seemingly nowhere. The only sign was them arriving through a silvery portal that looked similar to how Roxas used the Corridor of darkness.

The creatures all had their swords out, facing the approaching army of Heartless. They didn't make a sound, nor even acknowledge Tristan's forces as they watched the ground forces approach.

"W-What are these creatures?" Agnes suddenly said as she stood by Henrietta, her sword drawn. The silvery being just ignored her as it walked away to join the others. Agnes watched its every move in confusion.

Louise also had similar thoughts as she looked at these being. She had never seen anything like them in her life. However, someone rather particular caught her eye about them, something that they all had in common

A very familiar symbol on their backs.

"Where have I seen that…" she started until her eyes widened. She quickly turned to Agnes and Henrietta, who were still staring at new creatures. It looked like Agnes was on about to attack one of them. "Agnes wait!"

Agnes halted as she looked at Louise with an eyebrow raised. "What!?"

"These creatures. I-I think they're on our side."

"How can you be sure?" Agnes growled as she looked at the being. They all had their backs turned to them. It was the perfect opportunity to attack if they were a new enemy. True, one of them had saved Henrietta…but that didn't mean anything.

"That symbol on their backs. I have seen it before." Louise said as she pointed at one of the creatures.

"You have?" Henrietta asked as she glanced between Louse and the creatures.

Louise nodded her head. "Yes. It's the same symbol Roxas had on his coat when he fought against Fouquet. When he…transformed."

Henrietta looked at the creatures again. All of them had their swords out, ready for battle. They didn't seem to have the slightest interest in her or her army. "Then-" Henrietta started as a new hope started to fill her heart. "Then that means Roxas-"

Before she could even finish her sentence, several shadows shot over their heads, causing them to look up with wide eyes. There were move silvery creatures flying over them, but they were a little different than the ones on the ground. Some of them were carrying lances, others were carrying a…weapon of some form, and some were wearing long silver cloaks that covered their entire faces.

However, something else caught their eyes, a figure right in the middle of the group of creatures. It was a black…Device of some kind with a person riding on top, wearing a blue coat.

"Who is that? What is that?" Agnes asked as she stared in the sky at the new fleet of silvery areal creatures.

"Roxas." Louise whispered, tears peaking the corners of her eyes.

"Incoming." Agnes roared, pulling Louise's attention away form the group of flying creatures. Louise looked at the advancing army of heartless. The silver creatures suddenly charged, but they were heavily outnumbered. Even with this new addition, it didn't look very good for Tristan.

However, out of nowhere, the silvery portals suddenly appeared. Silver creatures of many shapes and sizes appeared and joined already charging forces. These being were different than the others. Some were very slender, but had larger heads, others were enormous and carried around a massive hammer-like object, while others seemed to just dive into the ground and swim in the earth like it was an ocean.

All of these different creatures rushed forward to meet the heartless on the battleground.

Agnes, Henrietta, Louise, and the rest of the army could only watch in wonder as they two forces collided with a devastating force. The heartless leaped on the silver creatures before the retaliation began. Swords swung, destroying the heartless one by one. Hammers smashed the heartless into dust, while the underground beings started slicing them from the safety of the earth.

"What the hell is going on? What are those things?" Agnes roared in confusion as they watched the gruesome battle commence.

Louise glanced at Agnes before she turned her attention to Henrietta. They had a very good idea of what these creatures were, and why they were helping them.

"They are the Nobodies."


"SIESTA! LOOK OUT!"

Siesta barely turned before a black claw heading straight for her face enveloped her vision. However, the creature was suddenly crushed as Richard smashed the head of his axe on its body. Ever since the battle started, these creatures had started to attack them as well. A few of the villagers had already fell victim to them.

Richard roared as he swung his axe at another creature, only for the creature to jump back and maneuver around him. It then set its eyes on Siesta.

Siesta could only watch in horror as the dark creature suddenly sunk into the ground and crawled like a shadow around the chaos. It stopped right in front of her before it morphed back up from the ground, its beady yellow eyes showing only one desire

To consume her.

Soon, the creature launched itself into the air, ready to take her life.

"SIESTA!" Richard bellowed as he saw the creature attack. He was about to rush to her, but another creature stood in his path. "OUT OF MY WAY!" He shouted as he swung his axe again

Siesta closed her eyes, waiting for the impact to take her life.

SLICE

Siesta continued waiting for the attack to land. She waited and waited, but nothing happened. Finally, she peaked her eyes open. What she saw caused her eyes to widen immensely.

Standing in front of her was a silvery figure with a sword extended. The creature that tried to attack her was impaled on the end of it. It struggled there for a second before it dissipated into particles of darkness.

Siesta could not help but stare at this strange being. It was slender and had another sword on its back. It wore a helmet that seemed to be a part of its body, and its entire frame was covered in silver and white clothing.

Richard slammed his axe down on the creature before he turned his attention to the silvery being next to his daughter. He grit his teeth before he raised is axe and charged.

"AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER YOU MONSTER!" he roared as he swung his axe. The silver being simply sidestepped the attack and faster than Richard could react; thrust its sword straight at him.

Richard saw the blade coming straight towards his face, so he clenched his eyes closed, waiting for the blow that would end his life.

SQUELCH

Keeping his eyes closed, Richard could feel the wind of the blade pass right by his shoulder, but completely miss his head. Peaking his eyes open, he saw the silvery being with its arm extended, the blade passing over his shoulder. Curiously, his gaze followed the blade until his eyes met another dark creature that was just inches away from landing an on his back. The silver creature had its blade going straight through the dark beings head.

Richards eyes widened as the dark creature suddenly dissipate. Slowly, he turned his attention back to the thing that saved him. However, he was shocked because it completely ignored him and began to walk away while drawing its other sword.

Suddenly, pillars of silver erupted from the ground. More of these beings started to appear as they surrounded the surviving villagers, but they didn't attack, instead they began to attack Albion's invading forces. Not a single villager was attacked by this new being. It was only a matter of minuets before the dark creatures were wiped out. However, the silver beings still stood there, their swords ready, almost like they were commanded to watch over them.

"What-What are these things?" Amy said as she shakily walked up and stood by Siesta.

"I-I don't know." Siesta responded as she continued to stare at these strange creatures.

"Well, whatever they are, they completely destroyed those…things that had attacked us. Does that mean they are on our side?" Jessica asked.

"We don't know for sure, stay together." Richard said as he held his axe in both hands. He narrowed his eyes as he watched another dark creature try and attack, but it was easily destroyed by the silver beings. Not a single dark creature was able to make it through the barricade.

Suddenly, a movement caught Richard's. He turned his head before his eyes widened. "Ellie! What do you thing you are doing?" he barked.

Said girl had gained a large amount of courage and approached one of the beings with two swords. It was seconds later before she was staining right next to it. She looked up at the being curiously, but it didn't even seem to notice she was there.

"ELLIE BEHIND YOU!"

Ellie barely managed to turn around to see one of the dark creatures had snuck up behind her and lunged. However, there was a flash of silver as a blade passed through the dark creature, causing it to vanish into partials of darkness. Ellie stood there in shock for a moment before she slowly turned to her savior.

The being was facing her now, staring down at her with its helmet like head. They stared at each other for a few seconds before the being suddenly sheathed one of its swords and reached down towards her.

Ellie flinched before she closed her eyes in fear. But instead of pain, she felt something really familiar. Her hair being ruffled exactly the same way that …

"Roxas" Ellie whispered suddenly as she looked up at the creature. It had withdrawn its hand and drew its word again before it rushed forward to attack another enemy that tried to get past the barricade.

I have to find the lesser nobodies.

"Roxas." Ellie said a little louder before she turned to the rest of them. "Its Roxas!"

"What?" Siesta said in confusion.

"Its Roxas, he is the one that is doing this! Don't you remember? He said he needed to find the lesser Nobodies. I-I think he did it!" she exclaimed before she hurried back to the group.

Richard had an eyebrow raised in confusion as he looked at the surrounding creatures. He was still a little uneasy about them, but they had saved not only him, but the rest of the village as well. He watched as a ground of them began to fight a horde of the dark creatures.

"What are you talking about?" he asked

"Ellie, are you sure?" Amy asked.

"I am positive! I don't know how, but I can just tell that this is Roxas's doing."

Suddenly, The entire group looked into the sky to see more silvery being flying through the air and destroying the aerial fleet of creatures at Albion's command. In the middle of them was a dark object, however, it was a little to far away to tell who was riding it.

"I hope you're right." Amy said.

Siesta was looking up into the sky as he watched the creatures around the dark object fire projectiles at the opposing army, completely whipping them out. So far, it had looked like they were on there side. And if they were, that meant...

"Roxas." She whispered.


"Wardes." Roxas whispered in horror as his Sniper Nobodies fired another round of sharp-shooting arrows. "What have you done?"

The dragoon, Sniper, and Sorcerer Nobodies were flying right next to him as they soared through the air, shooting down the various low levels heartless. When Roxas had first entered the battleground, he was beyond shocked to see an advancing army of Heartless attacking his friends. The first thing he did was command the Samurai, dusks, creepers, and Berserkers to protect his friends and destroy the heartless.

He then had the aerial nobodies follow him and take out the flying heartless. However, there were a lot of them, forcing him to call upon his wisdom form even through Kida's glider had been syphoning magic from him for the entire trip. The gage on the glider was almost filled and was rising steadily, but the sheer amount of magic it took to charge this thing was beyond ridiculous.

The Wisdom drive had been very useful because he was able to fire projectiles like the sniper nobodies to destroy the heartless. Currently, the oathkeeper was hovering over his left shoulder while The Forgotten Light was over his right. It was almost like he was a miniature gummy ship.

Roxas maneuvered the glider down as a dragon heartless launched at him. Immediately, the Oathkeeper angled upward and released a flurry of blue bullets at the creature before it dissipated into particles of darkness, leaving the heart to fly into the air before vanishing.

Roxas looked over at the two ships that were at Albion's command. From what it looked like, they were just as shocked as he was, so Wardes's ability to summon heartless was more current that he thought

But how had Wardes gain that much power over the darkness in such a short amount of time? How was he able to summon this many heartless to aid him in battle? Roxas had not seen a single heartless ever since he got here. But now here they were here and this world was subject to their terror.

Now he knew his choice to recruit the Nobodies was the correct one to make. There would have been no way for him to take on this many heartless and protect everyone at the same time.


Wardes was watching the whole thing from the safety of one of the ships. His teeth were grinding together in anger. It had all gone so well at the beginning. He summoned a multitude of these heartless in order to completely overwhelm Tristan. However, the tables turned when that boy arrived.

There were no words to describe the amount of shock and anger Wardes felt when he saw a large portion of his heartless destroyed in a single attack by the oncoming silver creatures and Roxas riding in the middle of them.

"Wardes! What is going on? You said we would have no problems here! You said these creatures would win us this battle, but what I see is them being destroyed." Cromwell said as he stood behind the enraged man with his arms crossed.

Wardes took a couple deep breaths as he turned toward the leader of Reconquista. "Not to worry, I will see to it personally."

"How?" Cromwell asked.

Suddenly, one of the heartless dragons landed on the ship right in front of Wardes. "Best way to kill a snake, cut off the head." He said simply as he jumped onto the back of the dragon. They both lifted off of the ground before taking to the skies.


Roxas quickly swerved the glider to avoid a couple dragon heartless as the flurry of sharpshooting arrows impaled the creatures, curtsy of the sniper nobodies. Breathing a sigh of relief, Roxas looked at the gauge on the glider. It was nearly full. Glancing at the side of the glider, he could see the mega laser was just about fully charged, which was a good and a bad thing. The good thing was that he was close to unleashing a devastating attack on Albion.

But the bad thing was that there were two ships at Albion's command. There would be no way for him to charge the laser again using his magic power because of the sheer amount it took to charge it. Not to mention, the wisdom drive was depilating his magic faster than he expected and this was the second time he had used it today.

Looking at the ship again, Roxas's eyes widened as he saw another fleet of heartless charging, but this time, someone was leading them. His eyes narrowed when he easily recognized the figure riding on back of one of the heartless.

"Wardes." Roxas growled as he looked around at the surrounding nobodies. "Buy me some time. I need to finish charging the Mega laser. Make a wall!"

Immediately, A group of Sorcerer Nobodies advanced to the front lines. Soon, a large number of cubes formed around them before they extended their arms. The cubes suddenly shot forward and assembled themselves in the form of a massive wall before each individual cube started to rotate. It looked like a massive grinder as the heartless crashed into the wall.

It was a nearly gruesome sight as the rotating cubes started to grind the heartless into nothing but particles of dust, however, the number of heartless continued to increase as they pushed against the walls.

Wardes had stopped right in front of the barricade before he thrust his hand forward, sending more heartless at the barrier.

Roxas had ground his teeth, as he forced more magic into the glider. The gage was just about full now. Glancing up, he noticed that a few of the heartless had made it through, but the dragoon nobodies easily wiped them out with their lances. However, the heartless still pushed against the Sorceress wall, causing it to warp a bit.

Looking down at the gauge again, a small smile crossed his face when he saw it full. He could feel the power of the Mega laser condensing at the bottom of the ship. It was perfect timing too as the heartless suddenly broke through the wall and started to overcome the Sorcerer nobodies.

Roxas hovered his hand over the firing mechanism as he saw the heartless advance. He only yelled one thing before he slammed his palm on the button.

"MEGA-LASER"


Siesta, Amy, Jessica, Ellie, Richard, and Rachel all watched in awe as the battle commenced in the sky. They saw the wall of cubs form to protect the small black object, but they also witnessed the barrier break after a few moments. But what really caught their eye was a brightly glowing sphere of energy below the dark object. It seemed to pull there attention and even light up the battleground slightly.

"What is that-" Siesta started.

"MEGA-LASER!"


Louise, Henrietta, and Agnes were also watching in awe as the battle commenced. They didn't even need to do anything as they watched the strange silver creatures destroy the heartless before they even got close. They watched the aerial battle commence as well, and intense it was.

A sudden wind caught their attention though as a familiar blue dragon landed next to them. Louise turned her attention to it before she saw a couple familiar faces jump off the dragons back.

"Tabitha! Kirche!" Louise said as she hopped off her horse and approached the duo. Henrietta approached as well with Agnes right behind. Both stayed on their horses.

Kirche and Tabitha were looking around at the strange beings on the ground and in the air before they turned their attention to Louise. "It seems Roxas made it in time…and he accomplished his goal." Kirche said.

Henrietta looked at the two for a moment before she glanced down at the battle. "So these really are the creatures Roxas went to get?"

Both Kirche and Tabitha nodded. "He returned a few moments ago. We let him know that Tarbes was under attack, and off he went without a word. In fact…" Kirche said as she pointed to the black dot in the midst of the nobodies. "Roxas is riding that…Thing. I don't know what it is, but he used it to get here."

Everyone turned to aerial battle. That was when they noticed a bright light on the bottom of the dark object. It seemed to light up the battleground slightly, almost like a falling star.

"What is that?" Louise asked curiously.

"I don't know. Roxas said something about charging the-"

"MEGA-LASER!"


The next instant caused everyone who was watching to be overwhelmed with awe. The bright light suddenly erupted in a powerful beam that shot straight through the armies of heartless, destroying a vast number of them, before it slammed directly into one of Albion's war ships. The ship suddenly exploded into flames as bits of wood and debris flew in all directions.

The beam blasted a hole straight through the ship, causing it to plummet to the ground in a broken heap of scrap wood, metal, and fire. Everyone watched in silence at it finally crashed into the ground, sending dirt, dust and debris cascading up into the sky.

The entire battlefield seemed to stop as they stared as Albion's destroyed warship. In a single attack from a tiny figure, they had lost one of there most valuable assists in this battle.

Wardes had been lucky enough to dodge the beam, but could only stare in disbelief at what had just occurred. He never expected something like this to happen. Albion was supposed to just dominate this battle to make a statement for the rest of Tristan to see. But now, it looked like the tables had turned.

And it was all because of one. Wrenched. Boy.

Slowly, Wardes turned his attention to Roxas, his eyes bloodshot with rage. Things would have been so easy had he not shown up. But even since they're first meeting, he had been nothing but a thorn…a very LARGE thorn…in his side.

Roxas was also blown away by the sheer amount of destructive power that the laser had. But with that power had consequences. Roxas felt his drive form fade of his body as his coat turned back to its usual black color. His magic was completely devastated at this point, leaving him exhausted once again.

But he had to admit.

It was worth it. Once of Albion's strongest forces were down for the count, their armies were scared, and Tristan would gain a bit of confidence from his. However, the problem was that now he was very tired and would now be able to fight much longer. Good thing there was a solution through. Roxas was breathing heavily as he reached into his pocket. He withdrew his triumph card.

"This…is my last…one." He said to himself through pants. He quickly popped off the lid and was about to drink it, but he noticed a very fast moving object coming straight at him. He barely had time to dodge as a blunted sword-staff headed straight for his face. He quickly swerved out of the way before readjusting himself. He looked at the perpetrator, only to see Wardes there, his face courted in the uttermost rage.

"You ruined everything!" He shouted as dark energy began to seep from his form. "This would have been so simple had you not been here. We would have had Louise, the first void made since Brimir himself, we would have won this battle easily, and taken over Tristan in a matter of weeks. But you had to be here to ruin it all!"

Roxas stared at the man, watching as the powers of darkness continued to seep from him. "Wardes, why did you betray Tristan? Why did you summon the heartless here?"

"Oh, so you do know about the heartless." Wardes said as he narrowed his eyes. "You will never understand why. I was offered power, something that all nobles seek, so I took it."

"But you gave up everything in return. You gave up the people that cared about you! People that looked up to you, people that respected you! Is gaining power really worth that much?"

Wardes wavered a second before he shook his head. "Yes. It is the pride of a noble to have as much power and influence as possible."

Roxas looked at Wardes in pity as he through about what Kida said to Xehanort.

What a hollow and empty existence.

"Wardes." Roxas started as he glared at the man. "Its that pride that will be your downfall."

"We will see about that." Wardes said as he waved his hand. Immediately, more heartless appeared out of the corridors of darkness before they shot at Roxas. However, they were immediately thwarted by a group of nobodies.

Roxas frowned as he took his gaze of off wards for a second and looked at his elixir. He really needed to drink it to get back his strength. Roxas lifted it to his mouth, about to empty the bottle.

Wardes saw this and immediately focused the powers of darkness into this staff as he started to chant a spell. Immediately, black arcs of lightly shot straight at Roxas.

Roxas barely saw it coming, but couldn't move out of the way fast enough. His hand was hit with the arcs, causing him to drop the elixir. Gasping in pain as he held his singed hand, he watched in horror as the precious potion plummeted to the ground.

Gritting his teeth and trying to ignore the pain in his hand, Roxas made a nosedive, heading straight for the falling potion. Wardes mimicked the action as he commanded the heartless to shoot straight at down as well. He used the power of darkness to further increase the strength of the heartless he was riding, causing it to speed up to Roxas and the glider.

Roxas felt the wind whipping against his face as he approached the falling potion. He reached out his good hand, hoping to catch it before it hit the ground.

He barely managed to feel the glass of the bottle on his fingertips before an immense pain erupted from his back.

"AUG!" Roxas screamed as he felt his entire body fry. Wardes's Lighting had struck him, complexly throwing his exhausted form from the glider. He watched as the elixir continued to fall away from him as he now plummeted to the ground, the keyblade glider changing back into The Forgotten Light as it fell beside him.

"This is the end for you Roxas!" Wardes said as he waved his hand. Immediately, a wave of heartless appeared before they shot straight at the falling nobody.

Roxas was gasping in pain as he continued to fall to the ground. He barely even managed to hear Wardes words because of the amount of pain he was in. He could feel the wind wiping through his air and coat as he plummeted to the ground. His vision was a little blurry from Wardes's attack, but he could kind of make out the shapes of oncoming heartless heading in his direction.

He got carless.

By taking his eyes off Wardes for a second, the mage used that to his advantage to land the attack that made him drop the elixir. Now he was dazed and venerable, right for the picking if any heartless decided to land there attack.

"I can't die here. I want to live…I want to exist." Roxas whispered as he saw the claws of the dragon heartless heading straight for his falling figure.

Looking up into the sky, Roxas felt his hope leaving him as the nobodies were already preoccupied by other heartless, so they didn't have time to make it to him. He looked at the sun, really appreciating the warm rays against his skin, because this may be the last time he would feel it.

If only one of the moons wasn't about to block it, it would have been a perfect ending for his existence.

A shadow seemed to cascade over the entire battlefield, causing everyone to look up. One of the moons had fully overcame the sun, creating a solar eclipse, but there attention was drawn more to the fact that there hero was falling to the ground, complete venerable to attacks from the enemy.

When Roxas saw the heartless's attack was inches from landing, he looked into the center of the eclipse, ready to accept what was about to happen.

Ready for everything to end.

"I guess I was always destined to fade away. It's the fate of a nobody." He whispered.

Just as he said that, Roxas's eye caught something in the middle of the eclipse. He narrowed his eyes a little, trying to make out the object. It was green, and in the shape of an oval. For some reason, it looked really familiar.

"What is that?" Roxas couldn't help but wonder.

There were no changes to the portal for a few second. However, that all changed when a stream of energy bullets erupted from the green oval before they collided violently with the heartless surrounding Roxas. All of them dispersed and Roxas watched as there hearts floated into the air before disappearing. He turned his attention back to the oval, his eyes wide with confusion. What had just happened? Where had he seen that green portal befor…

His eyes widened immensely as he suddenly remembered. This portal was the same one that Louise used to summon him here.

Suddenly, an object burst forth from the portal before the green oval disappeared. Roxas's eyes widened drastically as he immediately recognized the shape of the thing. It was a ship of some sort, completely white with cannons hovering over the side of it. These ships came in many forms, but they were all classified under the same name.

"A Gummy Ship!" Roxas exclaimed as his eyes widened.

The Gummy ship took a nosedive right after Roxas, quickly speeding past him until it situated itself below him. Suddenly, the hatch opened up and Roxas could not help but be surprised by whose face he saw.

"Sora!" Roxas yelled as he saw a familiar brown haired boy looking up from the pilot seat.

"Roxas!" Sora yelled as he maneuvered the ship so Roxas would land inside. Sora pointed his keyblade at him. "Aero"

Roxas felt the wind from the spell surround him and cushion the impact of landing in the ship. He hit the ground softly before the hatch immediately closed.

"Sora stay focus!" Said another voice. Roxas turned his head to see another familiar face.

"Riku! What the hell is going on?" Roxas exclaimed.

"We will explain in a second." Sora said as he maneuvered the ship and fired a stream of lasers at an oncoming army of heartless, completely obliterating a majority of them.

Roxas was beyond confused at what was going on. Why were Sora and Riku here? How were they here? How did they know he was here?

"Sora, there is a lot of them, Pay attention!" Riku said.

"Shudap!" Sora said as steered the ship towards the ground and fired a few homing lasers at a group of grounded heartless. "Why are there so many here? Why are the Nobodies here?"

Roxas blinked a few times as he shook his head. He would wonder about Sora and Riku showing up later. There were other things he needed to focus on.

"They are being controlled by him." Roxas said as he pointed at Wardes through one of the windows. If this had been any other time, Roxas would have laughed at the expression on Wardes face. It was one of pure disbelief and anger. "I don't know how, but he is controlling the heartless and using them to try an win a war. We have to stop him."

Riku and Sora looked at each other for a moment before Sora let off a smile. "Well, usually we are not supposed to meddle, but since the heartless are involved, that mean this is our problem." He said, causing Roxas to smile at his somebody. Sora had not changed a bit.

Suddenly, a blue dragon appeared next to the ship. Sora turned his attention to it, ready to fire the cannons, but Roxas jumped forward and grabbed his wrist. "STOP! Those are my friends!" he said as he looked over at the people riding the dragon. It was Sylphid…and she was carrying Louise, Tabitha and Kirche. They were staring at the Gummy ship in the same amount of Awe and disbelief as Wardes was.

"Sora, can you destroy the heartless. I have to stop Wardes from summoning the heartless here." Roxas asked.

Sora immediately nodded as he turned to his Nobody. "You have made a lot of friends here haven't you?" He said with a smile as he opened the hatch.

Roxas walked over to the open door before he turned to his other. He gave a grin. "Oh, you have no idea." Immediately, Roxas looked out the door to see Sylphid flying besides them. He took a deep breath before he jumped out of the gummy ship.

Sylphids saw him falling and immediately rushed over to catch him, which she did quite easily.

"Roxas! What the hell is happening? What is that thing?" Kirche questioned as she pointed to the gummy ship, which was currently releasing a stream of energy bolts and destroying a vast number of heartless.

"I will explain later, but we need to stop Wardes." Roxas said. Truthfully, he didn't know if he could though. He lost the elixir and was completely exhausted.

"How? How are we supposed to stop him?" Louise asked.

"I-I don't know. I am drained, and the only thing that can stop the darkness is using the Keyblade, or the power of light." Roxas responded.

Everyone paused for a moment as they thought about how to stop Wardes, but no one was coming up with any solutions.

Suddenly, Louise remembered when she destroyed the heartless that attacked Henrietta with her magic. She glanced down at her wand, wondering if she could do anything to help.

"Roxas." She started.

"What?" Roxas responded as he looked at her.

"When you were gone, we were attacked by a heartless. It was about to kill the princess, but I was able to stop it somehow."

Roxas's eye widened when he heard that. The easiest way to destroy the heartless was either using the Keyblade, or using Light. But Louise had never been able to cast magic properly. She could not use Water, Fire, Wind, or earth magic…

Suddenly, Roxas remembered something he learned while attending class with Louise. There were not just four elements. There were five.

The last one was Void.

We would have had Louise, the first void made since Brimir himself.

Roxas remembered Wardes saying that. But if that were true, and Louse was a Void mage, how was this magic able to destroy the Heartless. What was the void that it allowed her to protect the princess? Were the Void and Light connected somehow?

Roxas thought back to the time where he was floating in a vast void of light when he was absorbed into Sora before the battle with Xemnas. He was supposed to just fade away, but somehow Louise summoned him from that void.

Suddenly, Roxas felt something click in his mind. If Louise summoned him from the void, and the void was light, did that mean…

"Light" Roxas whispered as he turned to Louise. "The Void is Light."

Louse looked at him in confusion before something over his shoulder caught her eyes. "Roxas! Look out!" she yelled as she pointed her wand over his shoulder. Roxas's eyes widened a bit a he felt a tug on his keyblade. He also saw the tip of her wand glow brightly as it ejected a tiny beam of light. His eyes followed the beam until he saw it collide with a heartless that had attacked from behind. Said heartless exploded before a heart as released out of the midst of the creature.

That was more than enough for Roxas. He felt another tug on his keyblade, so instead of resisting it, he let the oathkeeper flash into existence in his right hand. It immediately jerked in Louise's direction, causing everyone to look at Roxas with eyebrows raised.

"Roxas! What are you doing?" Kirche asked, her eyes narrowing.

"Louise." Roxas said, getting her attention. "Wardes was right when he said you were a void mage, but he was also wrong. You are not a mage of the void."

"W-What are you talking about?" Louise asked.

"I am going to unlock the power that is sleeping deep within you. You are not a mage of the void." Roxas said as a circle of light began to form around the keyblade.

"You are a mage of the Light."

Suddenly, the tip of the keyblade erupted in a beam of light. It hit Louise directly in the chest causing everyone's eyes to widen, including Louise's. However, she didn't feel any pain. Instead, she felt an overwhelming power well up within her. The power was so strong that it actually overwhelmed her senses, causing her to fall into a trance.

Suddenly, she stood up on the back of Sylphid and pointed into the midst of the heartless and Albion's second battle ship. She began to chant a spell.

Kirche, who was sitting right next to her suddenly, wrapped her arms around Louis's midsection so she didn't fall off of Sylphid's back. She glared at Roxas.

"What did you do to her?" she demanded.

"Hold off the heartless! Let her finish the spell. I don't know what will happen, but it's the only chance we have now." Roxas said as he turned and threw the Oathkeeper at an oncoming heartless.

Kirche looked a little skeptical, but nodded. She drew her wand and shot a fireball at an uncommon heartless.

Tabitha waved her staff, creating a massive gust of wind that held the heartless at bay before Roxas thrust his hands forward. Immediately, dragoon Nobodies appeared at there sides and destroyed them with their lances.

The onslaught was not done there. Hordes of heartless began to surround them. However, Sora, Riku, and the Gummy ship were destroying most of them.

Finally, one more figure appeared before them, his face courted in rage. "Why? Why do you always stand in my way?" he yelled. "Why are you so strong?"

"You will never understand Wardes." Roxas said as he heard Louise finish her spell. Her entire being started to glow in the brightest light. "You will never understand the true power that comes from protecting others."

Then it happened. Louise waved her want and everyone was forced to shield their eyes from a massive source of brightness from Louise's wand. It seemed to consume everything in its path. All of the heartless were completely obliterated by the light as it continued to spread. It consumed the last ship at Albion's command, causing it to erupt in flams and descend to the ground.

Everyone from the ground to the sky had to shield his or her eyes as the light continued to overtake everything.

Finally, for what seemed to be hours, the light suddenly faded. The results were more than substantial. Every Heartless was gone, leaving only the nobodies and the gummy ship flying through the air.

However, Roxas notice that all of them were falling as well. His eyes widened as he looked at Sylphid. She had completely fainted and was falling to the ground. Tabitha was holding onto her neck and trying desperately to wake her up while Kirche was hanging onto Louise with one arm, her other was holding onto Sylphid for dear life.

Suddenly, the Gummy ship flew right past them before it stopped beneath them. The hatch opened and there stood Sora and Riku. Sora had his keyblade out as he pointed at the falling people

"AEROGA" He yelled.

Immediately, a current of air surrounded the massive dragon and everyone else before they were slowly lowered into the hatch of the ship. Roxas was impressed the ship was large enough to hold them all, but he didn't have time to worry about that right now. He was completely and utterly exhausted.

Right when they landed in the ship, Roxas fell off the dragon before he hit the ground. He was breathing heavily and really wanted a nap right about now.

"Well…that was something." Riku said as he looked at the group of people.

"You can say that again." Sora responded as he sat back down on the pilot seat and flew the ship down to the battleground before he landed it. He heaved a sigh before he stood and approached his nobody. He then extended his hand. "You ok down there?"

Roxas looked at him flatly. "Do I look ok?"

Sora laughed as he scratched the back of his heads with his other hand. "Not really."

Roxas chuckled as he grasped Sora's hand. Sora pulled him to his feet before he looked at the others…and the dragon, which had regained consciousness at this point. That did little to stop Sora from approaching though.

Sylphids watched as Sora approached her. She stared into his eyes before she leaned forward and nudged his chest. When Sora reached up and scraped her on the ridge of the eyes, she suddenly melted, cooing contently.

Roxas had to smile when he saw this. Of course Sylphids would like Sora.

"Um…not to be rude…or ungrateful that you save us, but who are you?" Kirche asked as she gently jumped down from the back of the dragon. She was looking around the gummy ship with an unsure look on her face because she had never seen anything like this before. Truthfully that made her uncomfortable.

"I would like to know as well." Tabitha said as she glanced at Sora and Sylphid interacting. Sylphid seemed to approve of this boy, so he must not be that bad.

Riku gave a sigh as he lightly knocked Sora on the head.

"Ouch! What's that for?" Sora said as he rubbed his head.

"Still a sap. Before you go petting someone else's pet, you should at least introduce yourself." Riku said as he turned to the two conscious people. Third one was lightly sleeping on Sylphids back still, obviously exhausted with the sheer amount of power she put behind that spell.

"Yeah yeah." Sora said as he approached the two. He gave a wide smile as he thumped himself on his chest with his fist. "I'm Sora."

It took a second for Tabitha and Kirche to register that, but when they did, their eyes widened drastically.

"You're Sora?" Kirche asked, as she looked him up and down.

Sora raised an eyebrow before he nodded.

"My name is Riku." Riku said as he put his hands in his pockets.

Kirche and Tabitha turned their attention to the taller boy, there eyes widening as well.

Riku noticed their behavior before he raised an eyebrow. "Based on your reactions, you seem to have heard about us."

Kirche nodded. "Roxas told up about you two." She aid before she turned to Sora. "You are his…somebody, right?"

At hearing this, Sora could not help but sigh. "Yes, but that's not fair to Roxas."

Roxas smiled slightly as he looked over at Sora and Riku chatting with his other friends. They hadn't changed much. Sora was wearing a new outfit. It was similar to his last one in terms of color, but the trim was red and his gloves were more like gauntlets now.

Riku had grown out his hair a little bit since his adventures in the sleeping worlds, but his cloths looked exactly the same.

"You're the one that saved the worlds from falling into the darkness?" Kirche asked, sounding a bit impressed.

Sora chuckled awkwardly as he scratched the back of his head. He really didn't like the recognition. "You seem to know a lot."

"Roxas told us." Tabitha said as she turned to the nobody. She had a small smile on her face as she approached him. "You kept your promise."

Roxas smiled down at her. "I did. I said I would return."

"Welcome back." She said as she slowly reached up and wrapped her arms around his midsection, rested her head against his chest.

Roxas felt his face flair up a little as he slowly returned the hug.

"Awe! Now I feel left out! Tabby, no fair!" Kirche gushed as she rushed over to the duo and wrapped an arm around each of there necks.

Sora and Riku blinked a few times before they looked at each other. A small grin split across Sora's face as he crossed his arms. "It looks like you made a lot of friends since you came here, Roxas."

"Like I said…" Roxas responded as he looked at Sora. "You have no idea." He had a little blush on his face as he tried to nudge Kirche off, but as usual, he didn't get anywhere.

BAM BAM

Everyone was shaken from there stupor when a sudden banging was heard on the side of the ship. Curiously, Sora walked over to the pilot seat before he glanced out the window. He saw a few people standing, luckily.

"Friends of yours?" Sora asked as he pointed out the window.

"Most likely." Roxas said as he finally released himself from Kirche and Tabitha's grip.

Riku gave a sigh as he stretched his arms. "Well, so much for keeping a low profile."

"Trust me." Roxas said. "We are far beyond that point."

"It would seem so since the heartless are here on this world." Sora said. "But I haven't seen that many in a while. What is going on here?"

"I don't have a clue. This is the first time I saw them since I came here…Speaking of which, how did you know? How did you find where I was?"

"That…is a long story." Sora said before he glanced out the window again. "I will tell you later. It looks like we have a little explaining to do."

Roxas glanced out the window again and saw that some of his friends were looking at the gummy ship with a little impatience. "Your right. Do you want to meet my friends?"

"Of course." Sora said, exited at the possibility to meet new people.

"Sap." Riku said with a small smile.

"Shuddap!" Sora responded before he walked over to the pilot seat and hit a switch. Immediately, the hatch swung open again.


Henrietta could not believe what she was seeing. From what started off as being a massacre on their side suddenly turned when Roxas showed up with these Nobodies that Louise had been talking about. They fought and fended off any heartless that dared come near her and her army.

Both she and Agnes had their eyes glued on the aerial battle between Wardes and the strange ship that appeared out of the eclipse. However, the real surprise came with a massive flash of light suddenly engulfed everything, leaving all of the heartless completely destroyed. There was only a brief moment of panic when she saw Louise, Tabitha, Kirche, Roxas, and Sylphid all fall to the ground, but that changed when the strange ship flew below and caught them.

Of course, she was still a little worried because she had no idea what this ship was. Was it friendly? Was it a new enemy? Based on how it attacked the heartless, she was hoping for the former. Without it, they would have been in big trouble.

"Agnes." Henrietta suddenly said, getting the attention of the head of the musketeers. "I am going down to see if I can get some answers." She said as she watched the ship float to the ground.

"Is that wise your highness?" Agnes responded as she stared suspiciously at the object.

"It is. Besides, Roxas and Louise are down there. I have to make sure they are safe." She said as she turned to Agnes. "Please accompany me, but only you. Keep the rest of the army here."

Agnes looked behind her at the small army they had. They were all looking curiously at the strange ship as well. "You heard the princess. Stay here while we investigate." She said as she turned back to the princess. "Are you ready?"

Henrietta nodded, but she still had a very unsure look on her face. She didn't know what she was getting herself into, but she needed to know if this ship was on there side or not, and she needed to see if Louise and Roxas were safe.

"I am ready." She said as she and Agnes rode their horses down the hill towards the ship.


Siesta, Ellie, Richard, Jessica, and Amy all stared up into the sky in wonder after the light had consumed all the heartless. The second ship was down and the creatures that had attacked him were either caught up in the light, or were destroyed by the silver creatures that were protecting them.

Currently, everyone was safe and sound. The silver creatures were still on guard though, looking around for any straggling heartless they may have missed. However it looked fine now.

"What-What in the world is going on?" Richard suddenly said as he nearly dropped his axe. He and the rest of his family watched as the flying ship caught the dragon and its riders before it slowly lowered to the ground. "Its just like in my grandfathers story. How the dragon raiment came out of the eclipse."

Siesta looked up at her father before she focused her eyes on the ship. It was on the ground now, and she was sure that Roxas and the rest of her friends were inside of it. She easily recognized the blue dragon as Sylphid. She no doubt was trying to help Roxas in this fight.

However, she was really worried about what was happening inside that ship. Sure it appeared and kept the creatures of darkness at bay while Roxas fought, but that was not enough to garnish her trust so easily. She needed to know.

Suddenly, a small figure moved past her before it started to walk towards the ship. Siesta's eyes widened when she saw it was Ellie. Immediately, her hand shot out and rested on her shoulder.

"Ellie, what are you doing? Where are you going?" Asked Siesta. She was not the only one. Amy and Jessica rushed forward as well, giving her a small frown.

Ellie just frowned up at them in return. "Roxas is down there. I want to see if he is ok."

"Ellie…" Amy started as she knelt down to get eye level with her sister. "We don't even know if it is safe to move yet. We don't even know what that thing is. We can't just walk up to it."

Ellie stared Amy straight into the eye. "Its ok. I know it is."

"How?"

"I just have a feeling. It came here and fought against those creatures. I know it won't hurt us, just like those silver creatures."

Amy, Jessica, and Siesta stared at the small girl, wishing that they had a fraction of her courage and faith when it came to the unknown.

Giving a sigh, Jessica turned to Richard, who was looking around at the rest of the villagers that managed to survive. Some were injured, and others were fatigued. She noticed that Richard, Scarron, and Rachel had gone to help the people that needed it. She then looked back at Amy, Siesta, and Ellie.

"Well, if we want to check it out, now is the time. Uncle Richard and my father are distracted, so they wont stop us."

Siesta glanced over at her father, who was helping an injured man stand on his feet. "Lets go then." She said, getting a little courage as well.


Roxas watched as the hatch opened. Immediately, Sylphid looked up before she launched herself out of the ship. She was feeling a little Closter phobic inside the small space. The side door of the gummy ship also opened, revealing many familiar faces to Roxas.

Roxas gave a tired smile before he jumped out of the ship. He landed on the ground, but wobbled a little, still fatigued from all that had happened that day. Fighting Maleficent, using Wisdom Drive twice in one day, and fighting a freaking war was one way to get yourself exhausted.

He barely managed to regain his balance before a small blur hit him, making him nearly collapse on the ground. He felt two small arms constrict around his neck again, making it a little harder to breath.

However, Roxas gave a small smile as he easily remembered who always did this to him. He reached up with his uninjured hand and gently patted the small person on the back.

"Hey Ellie, I'm back."

Ellie didn't say a word as she buried her head into his shoulder and held on tighter.

Roxas chuckled as he felt Tabitha and Kirche land on the ground next to him. They seemed a bit tired as well after all that had happened today. Kirche gave a grin as she reached up and riffled Ellie's hair, causing the girl to look up and meet the red-head's gaze.

"You!" Ellie said as she puffed her cheeks out at her. "Stay away from me!"

"Awe! Done be like that." Kirche said as she gave a playful pout. "I just want give you a big hug."

Ellie watched as Kirche opened her arms wide, inviting her to enter.

Ellie however only saw one result from that…. A severe lack of oxygen. Immediately, she buried her head into Roxas's shoulder again and held on.

Kirche chuckled a bit as she rolled her shoulder. "I am just teasing." She said before she noticed a few other figures approach. "Jessica, Amy, Siesta." She greeted.

"Mistress Kirche." Siesta responded with a small bow before she looked at Roxas. She began shaking just a little as she saw him turn towards her. He had a small smile on his face as he gently pealed Ellie off of his torso.

"I'm back. Just like I promised." He said.

Siesta bit her lower lit as she tried to keep the tears from leaking out of her eyes. But it was hopeless as few trickled down her cheeks.

"You-You are back."

Roxas scrunched his eyebrows in confusion. She was crying. Why was she crying…

The reason why she was crying was because she was relieved…and happy.

Roxas remembered when he healed Tabitha's mother. He remembered that Tabitha actually cried. He then remembered Kirche's explanation as to why she was crying. It was because she was happy and relieved. So Siesta…

Roxas was suddenly cut from his thoughts when Siesta rushed forward and threw her arms around his neck. She buried her face in his shoulder, shaking just slightly.

Again, Roxas stood there like a rock, a little shocked because the motion as so sudden. This really reminded him of the time he saved her from count Mott. How he just stood there while she cried against him.

Now he knew a little better.

Slowly, he wrapped his arms around her back and held her close.

Everyone around could not help but smile slightly at the adorable scene. There was a little jealously in the mix, but no one was about to ruin this moment.

No one besides…

"Ahem"

Siesta and Roxas jumped a little before they turned their attention to two other people that had just jumped down from the ship.

Sora was standing there with a grin on his face. His hands were behind his head, a mannerism that he had never really lost throughout the years.

Riku was just standing there with his hands in his pockets. He was looking at them with his eyebrow raised, but had a small smile on his face as well.

Soon, everyone had their attention on them. Jessica, Amy, Ellie, and Siesta all stared at the newcomers, not really knowing what to say.

Suddenly Ellie walked forward and pointed at them, trying to look a little imposing. "Who-Who are you?" she asked.

Sora looked down at the little girl and laughed slightly at her tough attitude. "Nice to meet you. I'm So-"

Sora was suddenly cut off by a couple more people that approached them on horseback. Roxas turned his attention to the newcomers before he instantly recognized them.

"Henrietta, Agnes." Roxas greeted once they were close enough.

Henrietta stayed on her horse as she stared at the two new people and the ship behind them. Agnes however jumped down from her horse and drew her sword.

"Who are you? Answer me!" she barked.

Sora's eyes widened as he raised his hands in a calming manner. "We mean you no harm. We were just trying to help."

"And how do I know that?" Agnes accused as she gripped her sword. "You appeared out of the eclipse. How do I know that you are not just Albion spies?"

"Agnes. It's fine. I know them." Roxas said, getting the attention of everyone around him.

Henrietta stared at Roxas for a long time as a small smile crossed her face. "It's good to see you Roxas. I was afraid that you would be to late."

"I was afraid as well." Roxas responded as he looked at the princess. "I'm glad I made it in time."

"You did. Thanks to you, minimal lives were lost on our side." She said as she turned to Agnes. "Lower your sword."

"But your highness!"

"Agnes, I trust Roxas. If he says they are not our enemy, I will believe him."

Agnes hesitated greatly, but agreed. "As you wish." She said as she slowly sheathed her sword. However, she didn't stop glaring at the two of them.

Henrietta smiled at her before she turned her attention to the two boys. They didn't look much older than her, but they both held themselves like seasoned worriers. The one with silver hair seemed to be the serious one. He looked like he was standing casually, but it was easy to tell that he was on guard.

She then glanced at the other one, who was chuckling nervously at Agnes's glare as he scratched the back of his head. He seemed to also be on guard despite the carefree aura he seemed to emit.

"My name is Princess Henrietta. As grateful as I am that you aided us in this battle, I have to ask, where did you come from? Who are you?" Henrietta asked with a small smile on her face.

Sora and Riku looked at each other for a second before Sora faced forward. He playfully straightened up before he gave a small bow, a grin still on his face. "I'm Sora. Its nice to meet you princess."

Riku gave an annoyed sigh at Sora's antics. "My name is Riku."

Right when everyone heard that, they're widened. Everyone except for Agnes knew the story behind Roxas. Now they were looking at a boy who he claimed he was created from. In a way, they could see how. Despite having different personalities, there mannerisms were very similar.

Right now, Henrietta had so many questions running through her mind that she didn't even know where to begin.

"I-It seems like we have a lot to discuss. However, my armies are weary, and it looks like you are as well." Henrietta started as she glanced over at Roxas. It looked like he was barely able to keep standing. She couldn't really blame him. He and his Nobodies basically fought the entire battle today. "We will prepare a celebratory banquet at the castle. Will you join us? And maybe answer a few of our question regarding these…Creatures that attacked us?"

"Your Highness, I advise against that. We don't know who they are." Agnes protested as she shot a suspicious glare at Sora and Riku.

Sora scratched the back of his head awkwardly again.

"Agnes." Henrietta said firmly. "Louise trusts Roxas. He helped us win this battle. I will trust Roxas if he says they are on our side. We need to know what we are up against."

Agnes grit her teeth a little before she clenched her fist. "As you wish, princess."

Henrietta nodded before she turned back to Sora and Riku. "Please forgive Agnes. She is a very good knight, but sometimes she can be a bit overprotective."

"Not at all." Sora said instantly as he smiled at them. However, his expression then turned serious. "I will try my best to answer your questions on the heartless. Just…" he said before he turned and looked at the gummy ship. "We will need to put this somewhere for now. Somewhere were it won't be noticed."

"Then I have just the place." Henrietta said with a smile.

Suddenly, the temperature seemed to drop again. Roxas's eyes widened when he felt the darkness approach once more. "Impossible." He whispered.

Roxas was not the only one. Both Sora and Riku felt it as well. They instantly narrowed their eyes as they looked around.

"Haaaa. Haaaa"

Instantly, everyone turned their attention to heavy breathing coming from the side of the gummy ship. Their eyes widened when they saw a figure there.

"Wardes." Roxas growled as the oblivion appeared in his hand.

Wardes was looking worse for ward. He was bleeding profusely through multiple wounds on his body, but the wisps of darkness were still here.

Sora's eyes widened when he saw this. Immediately, the kingdom key appeared in his hand as he got into his stance. "What is going on? Is this the person who was controlling the heartless?"

Roxas nodded. "Yes. Somehow, he has gained enough power to summon them here."

"Haaa. Roxas. I will destroy you. You will not stand in my way anymore." Wardes strained out through clenched teeth. He waved his one good hand, causing about 10 shadows to appear behind him. He they thrust his hand forward. "Attack!"

Riku suddenly summoned his keyblade as all three Keyblade masters waited for the heartless to attack.

However…

Wardes waited with his hand thrust forward. He waited for the heartless to rush past him and attack the people in front of him, however, they didn't move from their spot. Blinking a few times, he looked over his shoulder to see their beady little eyes on him instead. They were creeping towards him; there body's arched in an attacking position.

Wardes eyes widened immensely, as did everyone else's. "What-What are you doing? Attack them!"

The shadow heartless ignored his order as they continued to advance on Wardes. Wardes panicked a bit as he turned around to escape, but found his rout completely blocked off as more heartless rose from the ground and circled around him, cutting him off in all directions.

"Stop! I command you to stop! Attack them! What are you doing?" Wardes shouted in panic as they enclosed on him.

Suddenly, Wardes remembered something that the hooded stranger said to him when Wardes demanded the power of darkness.

Heartless are fickle creatures. They follow who is strongest and will not hesitate to betray you.

Wardes's eyes widened a he began to panic. "NO! Stay AWAY! I AM STILL THE STRONGEST! OBEY ME!"

Remember that this is what you wanted. Do not blame me if it betrays you in the end.

Suddenly, the heartless lunged at Wardes, and in his weakened state, he could do nothing as they started to consume him.

"NO! GET AWAY FORM ME!" Wardes cried, but it was no use. The darkness was staring to consume his very being until he was completely overcome by it.

Everyone could only watch in horror as Wardes's entire frame was consumed by the darkness. Finally, it was all over, and Wardes was nowhere to be seen. All that was left was the little shadow heartless.

Everyone was completely astounded by what had happened to the man. Ellie was clinking tightly onto Amy's arm. Siesta had her arms wrapped around Roxas's arm as he held the keyblade in his other hand. Henrietta was shaking on her horse, which had nearly bucked her off when the heartless appeared. Jessica, Amy, and Kirche were all holding onto each other as they witnessed the gruesome scene. Agnes had drawn her sword, but was shaking badly at what she had just witnessed. Sylphid and Tabitha was both just staring at the place where Wardes used to be. Sylphid's paw was in front of Tabitha protectively, just in case the heartless tried something.

Sora and Riku just looked at the spot in pity as they dismissed their Keyblade's.

Roxas stared at the shadow heartless as they turned their attention to the group. He grit his teeth as he crouched down, ready to fight them, however, they did something else instead.

They stared at the group for a second before they all suddenly disappeared into there own separate corridors of darkness. Roxas blinked a few times as he slowly eased out of his fighting position. He was expecting them to fight, but they just left, almost like they weren't even interested in them.

"What-What was that?" Henrietta asked as she shakily turned towards the rest of the group.

Sora gave a sigh as he faced them. "We have a lot of explaining to do."


Author's note: This took a while to get out, for that I apologize. It was very fun to write and I hope you all enjoyed it. There will be a LOT of dialogue in the epilogue, but it will be a little shorter in length, so I hope you are ready for some serious explanations. Answers like, what were Riku and Sora doing there? How did they know Roxas was there? How did they get there? Why do they need Roxas? Ext Ext. All will be answered in due time. Did you like the surprise? Don't think you expected to see Sora and Riku make an appearance. Thank you all for reading and have a Merry Christmas.

Until then!