Chapter 43: The Final Heart Crystal!
Noel, Ken, Banjo and Kazooie, Grace, Espio, Cream and Cheese, Knuckles, Carmelita, Alibaba, Morgiana, Aang, Katara, and Zuko leave the throne room through the hole on the wall and they are now in a different room that looks like another hallway but then Phantom Black Xetis appear and attack the group but Noel defeats the Phantom Black Xetis and the group go through the hallway and they arrive at a room with two big black doors and so Noel opens the big doors and it leads the group to a huge room that looks like an evil chapel with multiple stained glass windows that have Black Xeti symbols, a large rug with a giant black heart in the middle, multiple giant candles that are lit with black flames, and giant stairs at the end of the chapel.
"Another creepy room…" Cream said a little scared.
"I wonder where we are now." Aang said.
"I have a feeling this is where Rixla and the Heart Crystals are…" Noel said.
"How can you tell?" Ken asked.
"Just this feeling I have." Noel answered.
"Well, whatever the case, let's find them before Rixla unseals the Keyhole." Alibaba said.
The group begin climbing up the stairs at the end of the chapel and make their way up to an altar but as they reach the altar something prevents Espio, Cream and Cheese, Knuckles, Aang, Katara, and Zuko from reaching the altar causing them to fall back by an unknown force.
"Espio! Cream, Cheese! Knuckles! Aang! Katara! Zuko!" Noel cried.
"What the hell just happened here?" Ken asked.
"I'm not sure. There is an unknown force that's not letting us through." Katara said.
"I don't think even my fists can break through it." Knuckles said.
"We will be fine here. Go and find that Keyhole." Espio said.
"I don't like leaving them…" Noel said.
"There's no choice." Carmelita said.
"Let's hurry." Morgiana said.
"O-Okay…" Noel said.
As the group find the Keyhole they find a giant heart shaped door on the altar.
"What's with this door?" Kazooie asked.
"Hmm? Look! On the door!" Banjo said pointing at something.
The group are seeing items on the heart shaped door and they are the Heart Crystals from white to pink to cyan to green to purple to orange to yellow to blue to violet to red and to brown to black.
"The Heart Crystals! That's where they've been!" Alibaba said.
"They've placed those Heart Crystals on that door." Carmelita said.
"But for what?" Kazooie asked.
"To try to reveal the Keyhole." A voice said and the group turn to see someone behind them and it's Peach and with her is Mario.
"Huh? Who're you supposed to be? You with the Fearmongers too?" Ken asked taking out his guitar.
"I don't think they're evil, Ken…" Noel said.
"I assure you, we're no enemy. I am Princess Peach and this is Mario." Peach introduced herself and Mario who waves.
"What are you two doing here?" Alibaba asked.
"To stop Rixla from achieving her goal." Peach answered and Mario nods.
"You mean to try and stop the Keyhole and take back the Heart Crystals?" Noel asked.
"That's the idea." Another voice said and the group see someone else and it's a girl and Noel recognizes her.
"Is that…?" Noel stops talking.
"Hey, Noel. Long time, no see, I'd say." The girl said.
"R-Ruby!" Noel said as she runs to Ruby and hugs her.
"I'm so happy to see you're alive and you're okay." Ruby said.
"I'm so glad you're okay." Noel said.
"So, this is your friend, Ruby?" Peach asked.
"I think he'll also be more than happy to see you." Ruby said.
"Who?" Noel asked.
"Is that who I think it is?" A voice asked.
"Th-That voice…" Noel said.
"Take a look up there." Ruby said pointing up.
Noel looks up and sees a stake on a stained glass window and there is an injured, bruised, and bloody blond boy chained to the stake.
"N-No way… It can't be… It's…" Noel stops talking as she sees the boy.
"S-Sis…? It's you…! I'm glad to see you're…alright. I was so worried…" The boy said and Noel recognizes him.
"L-L-Luke!" Noel cheered.
"That's your brother?" Ken asked.
"I can tell you'd be very happy to see your brother again!" Banjo said.
"Hold on, Luke. I'm going to free you." Noel said.
"Don't bother." A voice said and Noel turns to see Millia standing on top of the heart shaped door. "Your brother is restrained by Rixla's power chain magic. Not even your Keyblade can destroy them." Millia said.
"Y-You…" Noel said.
"Can't just take a hint, huh? Get lost!" Ken demanded.
"I cannot do that. If you are here to try to seal the Keyhole, there is nothing to do. Although the dark path has finally emerged, the Keyhole is not complete, so long as the final piece of the puzzle remains hidden." Millia said as she jumps off the giant heart shaped door.
"F-Final piece…? You mean the Heart Crystals aren't the only ones to reveal the Keyhole?" Noel asked.
"Correct. Without the final Heart Crystal, the Keyhole will remain incomplete. The time has come for it to be revealed." Millia said.
"B-But, I don't know where the last Heart Crystal is! I thought you and the other Fearmongers had all of them!" Noel said.
"Yes. Our comrades may have retrieved the Heart Crystals from different worlds, but there is only one that remains." A voice said and Rixla appears and with her is the shadow beast.
"Rixla!" Peach said.
"Came back even after you called off your pet during our fight?" Ruby asked.
"That beast…" Noel said looking at the shadow beast.
"The final Heart Crystal is located in the castle along with the black Heart Crystal, but the last Heart Crystal has been sealed away in this castle by a pathetic woman, who tried to protect her worthless daughter as this world withered away by the man who craved for knowledge and power." Rixla said.
"Then where is the final Heart Crystal? We've been through this castle and it's not yet discovered." Noel said.
"It is hidden within this chapel. Only the younger daughter of Count Faust can unlock the door beyond us and reveal the final Heart Crystal." Rixla said.
"The younger daughter of Count Faust…? Who is that…? Who is Count Faust? Where is this younger daughter?" Noel asked.
"Of course. You are truly ignorant. Very well, I shall explain. Count Faust was once a very respected scholar and ruler of this world. This is his castle. He was loved by his people due to his wisdom and famous research that rivaled even to those of Ansem himself. All seek to learn from him. However, Count Faust became driven to madness due to boredom of not being able to have more knowledge of anything new. He desperately began searching for ways to attempt to find meaningful studies. During his quest for knowledge, Count Faust was encountered by a mysterious man, who offered to give Count Faust new powers and opportunities to gain new knowledge he has never known, only in exchange for his soul and heart." Rixla explained.
"What?! So, some guy met some other guy and gave up his soul and heart just for knowledge…?" Ken was cut off by Rixla.
"After the deal was settled, Count Faust surrendered his heart and soul and has obtained new powers and began researching new knowledge, including studying the Black Xetis and the Heartless themselves, countless worlds that have been out of reach and disconnected in the past, countless hearts full of darkness, Keyblades and their wielders, even Kingdom Hearts itself." Rixla explained.
"K-Kingdom Hearts…?" Noel asked confused.
"Kingdom Hearts was what have Count Faust determine to study. He knows it's the heart of everything and desires to learn more about its nature. Knowing it would be nearly impossible to get to Kingdom Hearts and study its power, Count Faust began developing ways to reach to the heart of worlds. This desperate search and attempts began to slowly drive Count Faust into insanity. It was then he was visited by a man and my master, Lord Zervik and a man named Ansem, the Seeker of Darkness. They gave Count Faust hints about how to get to Kingdom Hearts itself and be able to study and obtain its power. They both advised him to search for the door that will lead him to Kingdom Hearts first and open that door. Count Faust began developing means of being able to locate and discover the door. During his search for means, he even discovered that the way to unlock the path to the Door to Darkness, seven purest maidens of purest hearts known as the Princesses of Heart must be gathered together and the purest heart of all hearts of a young prince known as the Prince of Light named Virtus must be extracted from his vessel." Rixla said.
"Oh, no! The Prince of Light's heart! The seven Princesses of Heart…!" Peach said shocked and Mario is shocked as well.
"What does any of this have to do with the final Heart Crystal that's hidden?" Alibaba asked.
"I am getting to that. Count Faust began searching for the seven Princesses of Heart and the Prince of Light's heart to try to unlock the path to the door leading to Kingdom Hearts, but despite his new powers and all his searching, he could not even find one Princess or the Prince of Light. Driven to insanity, Count Faust devised various means to search for all the pure hearts of the seven Princesses and the pure heart of the Prince of Light, but all his ways have ended in failure, resulting in more insanity. Then, Count Faust devised another plot; if he could not find the seven Princesses of Heart and the Prince of Light's heart, he would have to make his own pure hearts. Count Faust began executing his plan by abducting various victims for his twisted experiment and began extracting hearts from those victims in an attempt to create his own pure hearts, but an error occurred in his experiment, causing more insanity and Count Faust proceeded to rampage in his research lab until he unintentionally create a crystal at a victim's heart. It was then, Count Faust developed an idea and began transforming his victim's hearts into crystals of different shaped hearts with various different colors. The very ones the Fearmongers have been collecting in different worlds. His crystal heart creations were a success to him and then created a door that would help him go to a path that would lead him to the door to Kingdom Hearts. Before he could execute his plan, his wife attempted to prevent him from unlocking his own path. This resulted into a battle between Count Faust and his wife, but Count Faust's new powers allowed him to gain the battle and would nearly destroy his own wife and his own kingdom. The Countess, however, refused to die and refused to allow her husband to succeed in his insane plans. As the Countess attempted to foil the experiment, Count Faust threatened to destroy their own younger daughter if the Countess did not stand down. The Countess had to choose to either stop her husband's deranged plan or allow her precious daughter to die. The Countess devised her idea and feigned surrender, but what Count Faust did not know was that the Countess chanted a spell. As Count Faust began to execute his plan again, the Heart Crystals began to vanish from the chapel. That was the spell the Countess chanted, but did not allow the final Heart Crystal to vanish with his power, but the Countess uttered another chant and it's to seal the final Heart Crystal from Count Faust completely in the chapel and no one, but their daughter can unlock the seal. Infuriated, Count Faust began to destroy both his wife and their daughter, but the Countess cast a spell to unleash a portal and sent the daughter away from this castle and this world so, she could be safe, but the Countess fell dead at the hands of Count Faust and now he would have to search for his Heart Crystals again. This was what my mission is now; find the Heart Crystals to unlock the path to Kingdom Hearts. Now, I must have the final Heart Crystal." Rixla explained.
"So, all this time, we've been searching for this Count Faust's creations?" Carmelita asked.
"But who is this daughter of Count Faust? You have to know where she is!" Ken said.
"Still so blind. The daughter of Count Faust is the one you've been travelling with." Rixla said as she casts a spell to cause Noel to feel an immense pain within her.
"Noel!" Ruby cried.
"No…she can't be…" Peach stops talking.
"What'd you do?" Alibaba asked pointing his knife at Rixla.
"Do you not see yet? You speak of Noel while I speak of the daughter of Count Faust! The daughter of Count Faust is Noel! She is the one who can unlock the seal to the final Heart Crystal." Rixla said.
"I-I'm the one…who…? Th-This can't be right…I don't have a father…I don't know anyone named Faust…" Noel said.
"You truly believe you have been living with a grandmother and her grandson you claim to be your brother? Do not be naive. Luke was never your brother. He and his grandmother discovered you and took you in as their own." Rixla said.
"N-No…! That can't be it…! Luke… is this true…?" Noel asked looking up at Luke.
"I…wish that witch was…lying…but…N-Noel…" Luke stops talking.
"I know all that there is know." Rixla said.
"T-Tell me…how do you know all of this? How would you know that this Count Faust is my father…?" Noel asked.
"Because, Noel… I am your sister." Rixla said and Noel is shocked to hear that.
"Wh-What…?" Noel asked.
"You're…Noel's sister?!" Kazooie asked shocked.
"Rixla is not just Noel's sister. I, too, am Noel's sister. Her second older sister next to Rixla." Millia said.
"No way! That's bullcrap! There is NO way in hell that YOU two could be related to Noel!" Ken yelled.
"Believe what you wish, but we, too, are Count Faust's daughter. I cannot be able to break the seal and neither can Millia because of our mother's decision in you. She'd know that Millia or I would break the seal as well if not only Noel." Rixla said.
"If I really am this Count Faust's daughter, then where is the seal for the final Heart Crystal? Where can I unlock it?" Noel asked.
"The final Heart Crystal is sealed within that door beyond us. Are you willing to unlock it?" Rixla asked.
"Not for you! I need to seal the Keyhole…" Noel said.
"Foolish sister. The Keyhole must be revealed so that I can unlock the path to Kingdom Hearts for our father." Rixla said.
"No. I don't care what Count Faust wants! If what you said about him is true, then this would lead to a disaster to everything. I may not know what Kingdom Hearts is, but I'm not letting you have your way." Noel said.
"You dare to defy your own father's wishes?" Rixla asked as she walks to Noel.
"No you don't you bit…" Ken was cut off by Rixla unleashing a dark shot at Ken and sends him off the altar.
"Kazooie!" Banjo said.
"Yeah!" Kazooie said as she shoots eggs at Rixla who unleashes dark chains to strike at Banjo and Kazooie and sends them both off the altar.
"Eevee!" Grace yelled as he charges at Rixla who unleashes a dark orb and sends Grace off the altar.
"Get away from her!" Alibaba demanded as he, Morgiana, and Carmelita charge at Rixla who unleashes a dark push at Alibaba, Morgiana, and Carmelita and they're off the altar.
Rixla then stops toward Noel.
"Now, I will give you an option, unlock the seal and allow me to unlock the Keyhole or your friends will suffer a death that you, alone will feel guilty about." Rixla said.
"She's not doing that!" Ruby said.
"Fool." Rixla unleashes a dark chain to grab Ruby.
"No! Stop this!" Peach yelled.
"Silence." Rixla said as she sends Peach and Mario off the altar and back at the bottom of the chapel. "Now, release the seal." Rixla said.
"Never…! I will NOT let you have your way and destroy every world!" Noel said as she takes out Radiant Salvation.
"Foolish girl. Millia, make her suffer until she submits." Rixla said.
"Of course." Millia said as she takes out her sword and shield.
"I'll never submit. Not to you, to Rixla, or any enemy!" Noel said.
"Then you will submit to your demise, my sister." Millia said as she charges at Noel.
Millia charge slashes at Noel with her sword but Noel counters with Radiant Salvation and then horizontal slashes with the Keyblade and then uses Spin Slash but Millia backs off and then vertical slashes with her sword and then delivers a roundhouse kick and strikes at Noel but Noel recovers herself and then casts Fire to get Millia who blocks the fireball with her shield and then unleashes a dark fire energy from her sword at Noel but she casts Aero on herself to protect herself and then triple slashes with Radiant Salvation and then uses Edge Slash but Millia sidesteps and then delivers a blade vertical slash at Noel who blocks the vertical slash with her Keyblade and then delivers a diagonal slash with Radiant Salvation getting Millia who charges at Noel with her shield and then delivers an upper slash with her sword but Noel horizontal slashes with Radiant Salvation and then manages to coat Blizzard with Radiant Salvation and then uses Blizzard Edge to strike at Millia who retaliates with two horizontal slashes with her sword and then delivers an upper kick and sends Noel in the air.
Noel recovers herself from Millia's attack and then casts Thunder on Millia but Millia charges at Noel with her shield and then delivers a spin slash with her sword but Noel recovers herself again and then triple slashes with Radiant Salvation and then delivers another diagonal slash but Millia counters with her sword and then delivers a blade diagonal slash but Noel blocks the attack and then tries to deliver a swing slash with Radiant Salvation but Millia down bashes with her shield and then stabs with her sword and then delivers an uppercut with her shield and then aerial slashes at Noel with her sword but Noel manages to recover and then aerial slashes at Millia with Radiant Salvation and then slams Millia to the ground but Millia unleashes dark fire energy at Noel who dodges the dark fire energy and then delivers a roundhouse slash with Radiant Salvation but Millia sidesteps and then delivers a diagonal slash with her sword and then dash slashes at Noel who cartwheels out of the way and then uses Strike Raid to strike at Millia who blocks the throwing Keyblade with her shield and then throws her shield but Noel blocks with her Keyblade and reflects Millia's shield back at her and strikes.
"Foolish sister. You are only delaying the inevitable. Just surrender and fulfill the unlock of the seal." Millia said.
"No. I'll do it after I defeat you and Rixla!" Noel said.
"Insignificant ant." Millia said as she unleashes what looks like a symbol that has two phoenix wings.
The phoenix wings symbol come for Noel and they attempt to close the wings at Noel who cartwheels away from the closing wings but Millia dash slashes at Noel with her sword and then unleashes another phoenix wing and sends Noel into the air but Noel casts Thunder and strikes at Millia but Millia vertical slashes with her sword and then delivers a double kick and then delivers a spinning diagonal slash with her sword but Noel vertical slashes with Radiant Salvation and then casts Earth and strikes at Millia who strikes back with dark fire energy and then unleashes another phoenix wing symbol at Noel who dodges the closing phoenix wing attack and then uses Blitz on Millia striking her and then delivers one final edge slash at Millia and knocks her back but Millia retaliates with a shield throw and gets Noel who blocks with her Keyblade again and deflects the shield right back at Millia but Millia delivers a dashing shield charge to get Noel who dodges and then triple slashes with Radiant Salvation and then delivers a swing slash and knocks Millia back but Millia unleashes more phoenix wing symbols and they close the wings at Noel who cartwheels away and then delivers a multi dive stab and then delivers a final dive slash at Millia.
"Your resistance is only leading you to your demise. This fight is pointless. Just submit." Millia said.
"I refuse to give in. Rixla will not have her way. I won't allow it." Noel said.
Noel casts Blizzard to strike at Millia who dodges the ice shards and unleashes more dark fire energy from her sword to strike at Noel who casts Aero to protect herself from the dark fire energy and then uses Strike Raid to attack Millia but Millia dash slashes at Noel with her sword and then delivers an upper slash with her sword to strike at Noel and sends her into the air allowing Millia to aerial slash at Noel with her sword but Noel recovers and aerial slashes with Radiant Salvation and then casts Thunder and strikes at Millia knocking her into the ground but Millia recovers herself and then unleashes more phoenix wings at Noel and the wings begin to close on her but Noel dodges the phoenix wings and then horizontal slashes at Millia with Radiant Salvation and then uses Spin Slash but Millia delivers a diagonal slash with her sword and then unleashes dark fire energy on her sword and then delivers another diagonal slash with her sword and strikes Noel but Noel casts Cure to heal herself and then vertical slashes with Radiant Salvation and then uses Blitz to strike at Millia who throws her shield but Noel defelects the throwing shield and then casts Fire at Millia but Millia charges at Noel with her shield and then delivers a spin slash with her sword and then unleashes more phoenix wings to strike at Noel.
"No…" Noel said as she raises Radiant Salvation in the air. "PURE SPILCER!" Noel shouted as she casts a slow spell on Millia to slow her down allowing Noel to teleport to Millia and begins slashing with Radiant Salvation and then teleports again and keeps slashing with her Keyblade and she keeps teleporting and slashing multiple times until she delivers a final teleport slash at Millia and as time is back to normal Millia begins to be injured by the multiple slashes and then Noel delivers a Keyblade slam that unleashes light pillars at Millia.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Millia screams in pain from the light pillars and falls to the ground while dropping her sword and shield and then kneels down in defeat. "How is…this…possible? When we first met when the city was being consumed by the darkness, you were nothing but a scared weakling." Millia said.
"The experience changed me for the better. My heart has grown stronger during my quest." Noel said as she goes to Ruby who is still trapped in the dark chains and then destroys them with Radiant Salvation freeing Ruby.
"Thanks, Noel. If that really IS you." Ruby joked.
"What do you mean?" Noel asked.
"Well, back at Shine City, you were very meek, quiet, and tend to run away from anything, but now look at you. You seem confident, strong, and you didn't run away." Ruby said.
"Oh, I wouldn't say I'm strong. Being on this journey since I have this Keyblade and Shine City being destroyed has made me who I am now. That doesn't matter though. I'm still me. Not much has changed." Noel said.
"Well, nevertheless, I'm proud of you." Ruby said.
"Noel!" A voice called and Noel sees Luke again. "Good job, Sis. Here I thought, you didn't like fighting." Luke said.
"I only fight when I have to, Luke. Hold on. I'll free you." Noel said.
Just then Rixla appears.
"Hmm. It seems you have defeated your own sister, Millia. You did not hold back." Rixla said.
"It doesn't matter if she's my sister. She was responsible for destroying the world I was growing up in. What you explained doesn't matter to me. What matters is to protect the ones I love and to save every world from the calamity you intend on unleashing." Noel said.
"I see. You still refuse to unlock the seal for me." Rixla said.
"That's right. There's nothing you can do to make me." Noel said.
"Very well. Since Millia was not enough to force you unlock the seal, I'll have to find a more interesting means of making you unlock the seal to the final Heart Crystal." Rixla said as she looks at Luke.
"N-No…! Don't do anything to him!" Noel yelled as she charges at Rixla who transforms into what looks like black ethereal smoke and flies off from Noel. "Luke! Look out!" Noel said.
The ethereal smoke flies toward Luke who struggles to escape but to no avail.
"No! Get away…!" Luke yelled but then the black ethereal smoke enters through Luke's mouth and Luke's body begins shaking as the ethereal smoke is entering into Luke's body until Luke stops moving and is now dormant.
"L-Luke…!" Noel said with worry.
"What did Rixla just do?" Ruby asked.
"Mario, go see if Luke is okay." Peach said and Mario nods.
Mario jumps up to the stake Luke is still trapped in and checks to see if Luke is fine but Luke is still dormant but just then Luke starts to open his eyes but his eyes are not blue but his eyes are now dark purple shocking Mario and making him fall off the stake and back to the floor.
"What is it?" Carmelita asked.
"What's with Luke?" Ken asked and Mario points up.
Luke manages to free himself from the restraints on his arms and escapes from the stake he was tied to and leaps to the altar in front of Noel and Ruby.
"Luke…I'm glad you're okay." Noel said as she walks up to Luke.
"Foolish sister. I am not your fake sibling." 'Luke' said as a female voice is coming from his mouth making Noel gasp is shock.
"N-No…you can't be…" Noel stops talking.
"Yes. I am Rixla. Your 'brother' is no longer here. His body is my vessel now." Rixla said shocking Noel.
"N-No…! This is just like how it was when Valen took over Claire's body…" Noel said to herself.
"You hag! Leave Luke alone! Get out of his body!" Ruby demanded.
"I cannot do that. Come, my pet." Rixla said and the giant shadow beast appears.
"That beast…is that…?" Noel stops talking.
"I see you recognize Odium in this form." Rixla said shocking Noel.
"That's…O-Odium?!" Noel asked shocked.
"Yes." Rixla answered.
"So this time, Peach, Mario, and I fought Odium for a short while?!" Ruby asked.
"How is this possible? I thought he could transform into his imp form." Noel said.
"I have allowed him to embrace pure darkness into his heart, his being, and his mind. His desire for revenge against you for his defeat at your hand has transform him. I warned him that embracing the darkness this far would cause him to lose his will, his mind, his humanity, and even his heart." Rixla explained.
"No…" Noel said.
"Now then, let's see how you can handle battling your own 'brother'." Rixla said as she has Luke's hand to grab the sword Noel found from the dark laboratory and it flies into Luke's hand.
"You are SICK! Let Luke go!" Ruby demanded as she charges at Rixla who tosses Ruby aside.
"Now, my sister. Release the seal to reveal the final Heart Crystal and I shall let your 'brother' go." Rixla said.
"You can torment me all you want, but NOBODY controls Luke like some puppet! I'll make you pay!" Noel said as she charges to attack but Shadow Beast Odium unleashes a black beam to get oel who dodges. "Forget it, Odium. I defeated you already. I can still do it again, even in your new form!" Noel said.
"In that case, Odium, assist me in battling Noel." Rixla said and Shadow Beast Odium roars in response.
"Luke…hold on. I'll save you...somehow" Noel said.
Rixla/Luke charges at Noel and slashes at her with the sword and then unleashes dark chains while Shadow Beast Odium unleashes a giant black beam to get Noel who dodges and then aerial slashes at Shadow Beast Odium's head with Radiant Salvation and then delivers an aerial spin slash but Rixla/Luke unleashes a leap slash with the sword and then delivers a jump spin kick to strike at Noel who dodges and then tries to attack but then Rixla/Luke unleashes a dark barrier around her/him.
"It is futile. Your attacks are useless against me." Rixla said.
"She's being shielded by some type of dark spell… No matter, I don't think I'd want to hurt Luke's body anyway." Noel said and Shadow Beast Odium unleashes another black beam at Noel. "I should focus on attacking Odium. Then I'll figure out how to save Luke, while dodging Rixla's attacks." Noel said.
"Odium, attack." Rixla commanded and Shadow Beast Odium roars again and then fires more black beams but Noel dodges.
Noel aerial slashes at Shadow Beast Odium and then casts Thunder but Shadow Beast Odium slashes at Noel with his claws but Noel avoids the claws and then casts Earth and strikes at Shadow Beast Odium but Rixla/Luke unleashes dark chains from the ground to get Noel who cartwheels out of the way and then uses Strike Raid to get Shadow Beast Odium who retaliates with a spiky tail whip attack getting Noel who recovers herself and then aerial triple slashes with Radiant Salvation and then delivers an aerial flip slash but Shadow Beast Odium stomps on the ground to unleash shockwaves while Rixla/Luke slashes with the sword and then unleashes a dark slash streak going for Noel who dodges the slash streak and then casts Fire to strike at Shadow Beast Odium and the vertical slashes with Radiant Salvation but Shadow Beast Odium fires another giant black beam at Noel who dodges but Rixla/Luke horizontal slashes with the sword and then delivers a charging slash attack but Noel dodges Rixla/Luke's attack and then uses Edge Slash to strike at Shadow Beast Odium who strikes back with another spiky tail whip but Noel keeps slashing at Shadow Beast Odium with Radiant Salvation.
Shadow Beast Odium attacks Noel with his claws while Rixla/Luke spin slashes with the sword but Noel blocks the sword attack with her Keyblade and then strikes at Shadow Beast Odium with Flip Slash but Shadow Beast Odium delivers a bite at Noel and then unleashes another black beam to strike at Noel but Noel casts Aero to protect herself and then casts Thunder to strike at Shadow Beast Odium but Rixla/Luke unleashes dark discs at Noel who manages to dodge them all but Rixla/Luke delivers another leap slash and then delivers a diagonal slash with the sword but Noel avoids the sword attack but Shadow Beast Odium stomps on the ground again and unleashes dark shockwaves but Noel dodges the dark shockwaves and then triple slashes with Radiant Salvation and then casts Earth but Shadow Beast Odium swipes at Noel with his demonic wings while Rixla/Luke throws a dark orb at Noel who dodges the dark orb and Noel uses Blitz to strike at Shadow Beast Odium but Shadow Beast Odium spiky tail whips at Noel again getting her but Noel casts Cure on herself and then uses Strike Raid to strike but Rixla/Luke diagonal slashes with the sword and then unleashes another dark slash streak.
Noel dodges the dark slash streak and then vertical slashes at Shadow Beast Odium and then uses Spin Slash but Shadow Beast Odium attacks with his claws and then spiky tail whips but Noel multi dive stabs at Shadow Beast Odium but after her final dive stab Rixla/Luke unleashes dark discs to get Noel and they get her despite trying to dodge but Noel casts Cure again and then coats Radiant Salvation with Thunder magic and then uses Thunder Raid to strike at Shadow Beast Odium who unleashes multi dark needles and then sends them at Noel who casts Aero to protect herself again from the dark needles and casts Blizzard but Rixla/Luke dash slashes with the sword and then delivers a blade slam attack unleashing dark shockwaves but Noel dodges and tries to strike at Shadow Beast Odium but Shadow Beast Odium bites at Noel and then unleashes dark shots from his mouth at Noel who gets out of the way and triple horizontal slashes with Radiant Salvation to strike at Shadow Beast Odium who strikes back with his demonic wings and then vertical attacks with his claws while Rixla/Luke throws another dark orb but Noel dodges and then strikes at Shadow Beast Odium with Edge Slash.
Rixla/Luke delivers a telekinetic push to try and push Noel back but Noel recovers herself but Shadow Beast Odium unleashes more dark needles at Noel who dodges the dark needles and then uses Blitz to strike at Shadow Beast Odium and then casts Earth but Rixla/Luke unleashes dark chains to try and trap Noel but Noel dodges the dark chains and then aerial diagonal slashes at Shadow Beast Odium with Radiant Salvation but Shadow Beast Odium unleashes another dark beam at Noel getting her but she recovers and then uses Strike Raid but Rixla/Luke unleashes dark waves to get Noel who manages to dodge the dark waves and vertical slashes with Radiant Salvation but Shadow Beast Odium strikes back with a spiky tail whip and then slashes with his claws and then slams his claws to the ground and unleashes dark shockwaves but Noel aerial slashes at Shadow Beast Odium with Radiant Salvation and then uses Flip Slash but Shadow Beast Odium unleashes a huge roar and then unleashes dark daggers while Rixla/Luke slams the sword to the ground and then unleashes dark shockwaves but Noel dodges Rixla/Luke's attacks and tries to attack Shadow Beast Odium but he unleashes another dark beam at Noel.
Noel dodges the dark beam and then strikes at Shadow Beast Odium with Radiant Salvation and then casts Fire but Rixla/Luke unleashes dark discs and then unleashes a dark slash streak but Noel dodges the attacks and tries to strike at Shadow Beast Odium but Shadow Beast Odium attacks with his claws and then delivers a huge bite at Noel who dodges the bite and then vertical slashes with Radiant Salvation and then uses Spin Slash but Rixla/Luke slashes with the sword and then delivers a horizontal slash while Shadow Beast Odium delivers a spiky tail whip and then unleashes dark needles but Noel casts Aero and then casts Gravity to get Shadow Beast Odium but Shadow Beast Odium fires more dark beams and then unleashes dark daggers but Noel dodges the dark beams and the dark needles and then uses Flip Slash to strike and then casts Blizzard but Rixla/Luke dash slashes with the sword and then unleashes dark chains to trap Noel who frees herself and then horizontal slashes with Radiant Salvation and then uses Edge Slash but Shadow Beast Odium attacks with his demonic wings and then attacks with his claws but Noel strikes back with Radiant Salvation and then delivers an aerial spin slash and delivers a big strike at Shadow Beast Odium who shakes his head.
"Stop this fight! We know how this will end." Noel said.
"Do not be so overconfident." Rixla said as Shadow Beast Odium grabs Noel.
Shadow Beast Odium uses his demonic wings to fly up in the air and goes through the ceiling of the chapel taking Noel with him creating a hole in the ceiling.
"Noel!" Ken said.
"That's not good!" Aang said.
"Should we go after them?" Banjo said.
"No. I think Noel will be able to handle this herself. You just have to believe in her." Peach said and Mario nods.
"I agree." Ruby said.
"I hope you guys are right about this." Alibaba said.
Outside the castle of Bygone Fortress at the roof of the castle a hole is created by Shadow Beast Odium who flies from the created hole and flies into the sky while still having Noel in his claws but Noel manages to free her right arm and then summons Radiant Salvation and then uses the Keyblade to strike at Shadow Beast Odium's arm making him roar in pain but Shadow Beast Odium keeps flying but Noel raises Radiant Salvation.
"THUNDER!" Noel shouted as she summons a lightning bolt and it strikes at Shadow Beast Odium sending him down the sky and both Noel and Shadow Beast Odium fall down through the sky and they land on the roof of the castle of Bygone Fortress. "Hmph!" Noel grunted as gets up after falling from the sky and picks up Radiant Salvation at her side and she sees Shadow Beast Odium also on the roof of the castle. "Odium…as much of a jerk he had been acting to me and evil he has become, I feel sorry for him…" Noel said and just then Shadow Beast Odium recovers himself and gets up and then notices Noel and roars. "I see you still want to kill me… Fine. It's time I tame you! Let's end this sorry fight." Noel said.
Shadow Beast Odium fires black beams at Noel who dodges the black beams and then aerial slashes at Shadow Beast Odium with Radiant Salvation and then casts Blizzard but Shadow Beast Odium retaliates with dark daggers coming at Noel who casts Aero to protect herself from the dark daggers and then uses Strike Raid to strike at Shadow Beast Odium but Shadow Beast Odium attacks Noel with his claws and then delivers a huge bite but Noel dodges the claw attacks and the bite and then aerial slashes with Radiant Salvation but Shadow Beast Odium delivers his spiky tail whip at Noel striking her but Noel casts Cure on herself and then casts Thunder but Shadow Beast Odium stomps his claws on the ground and creates dark shockwaves but Noel dodges the shockwaves and horizontal slashes with Radiant Salvation and then uses Spin Slash but Shadow Beast Odium unleashes more black beams at Noel and then delivers a huge roar but Noel manages to avoid the black beams and the roar and then uses Blitz to strike but Shadow Beast Odium unleashes dark daggers to get Noel but she cartwheels out of the way and casts Earth to strike at Shadow Beast Odium who strikes back by attacking with his claws.
Noel dodges the claws and tries aerial slash again with Radiant Salvation but Shadow Beast Odium swipes with his wings and then vertical strikes with his claws but Noel blocks the claw attacks and coats Radiant Salvation with Fire magic and then uses Fire Edge to strike but Shadow Beast Odium stomps on the ground again and then unleashes more dark shockwaves but Noel aerial vertical slashes with Radiant Salvation and then uses Flip Slash making Shadow Beast Odium roar in pain and then unleashes dark needles at Noel who dodges the dark needles and then delivers a multi dive stab with Radiant Salvation but after delivering one final dive stab Shadow Beast Odium unleashes more black beams to get Noel who casts Thunder to strike Shadow Beast Odium ad then casts Gravity but Shadow Beast Odium spiky tail whips and then delivers horizontal attacks with his claws but Noel delivers a diagonal slash with Radiant Salvation and then uses Blitz to strike but after her final strike Shadow Beast Odium unleashes dark needles and sends them at Noel and then unleashes more black beams but Noel casts Aero to protect herself from the dark needles and the black beams and then uses Strike Raid to attack.
Shadow Beast Odium double spiky tail whips at Noel and then attacks twice with his claws but Noel dodges and vertical slashes with Radiant Salvation and then casts Earth but Shadow Beast Odium swipes with his wings at Noel and then unleashes another huge roar but Noel casts Thunder striking Shadow Beast Odium but Shadow Beast Odium delivers a huge bite at Noel who dodges the bite and delivers a slash at Shadow Beast Odium's face making him roar in pain and then uses his demonic wings to fly into the sky around the castle and then unleashes a giant black orb and throws it at Noel who dodges out of the way but Shadow Beast Odium throws another black orb at Noel who keeps dodging but Shadow Beast Odium flies around the sky again while unleashes dark needles at Noel who casts Aero to protect herself from the dark needles but Shadow Beast Odium keeps flying around and then charges at Noel and attempts to attack but Noel jumps to dodge the flying attack and as Shadow Beast Odium reach near the roof Noel lands on Shadow Beast Odium's back and while Shadow Beast Odium keeps flying Noel strikes at Shadow Beast Odium with Radiant Salvation and after enough strikes Shadow Beast Odium crashes back onto the roof of the castle.
Noel gets off Shadow Beast Odium who recovers from what happened and then unleashes dark thorns from its claws at Noel who dodges the dark thorns and attempts to aerial slash with Radiant Salvation but Shadow Beast Odium unleashes dark daggers to strike at Noel who dodges the dark daggers and uses Flip Slash to strike at Shadow Beast Odium and then delivers a multi dive stab with Radiant Salvation but Shadow Beast Odium retaliates with more claw strikes and then delivers another spiky tail whip but Noel casts Blizzard to attack and then uses Strike Raid but Shadow Beast Odium flies into the sky again and flies around the castle and then creates another black orb and throws it at Noel who dodges again but Shadow Beast Odium creates another black orb and throws it but Noel blocks this time with her Keyblade and it deflects the black orb back at Shadow Beast Odium and it strike at him making him roar in pain and flies over Noel and unleashes dark needles but Noel dodges the dark needles but Shadow Beast Odium lands back on the roof and then unleashes black beams at Noel who dodges the black beams and then uses Flip Slash and strikes.
Shadow Beast Odium attacks with his claws and then delivers another huge bite at Noel who dodges and then swats with Radiant Salvation at his head making Shadow Beast Odium roar I pain and then unleashes more dark daggers at Noel who dodges the dark daggers and uses Blitz but Shadow Beast Odium swipes with his wings and then unleashes a huge roar but Noel aerial slashes with Radiant Salvation and then casts Thunder but Shadow Beast Odium spiky tail whips and then unleashes black orbs but Noel blocks the black orbs and deflects it back at Shadow Beast Odium striking him but Shadow Beast Odium attacks with his claws and then unleashes dark needles and go for Noel who casts Aero for protection and horizontal slashes with Radiant Salvation and then vertical slashes with the Keyblade and then uses Flip Slash but Shadow Beast Odium unleashes dark daggers at Noel and then swipes with his wings but Noel dodges and then uses Pure Splicer and then slows down time again and teleports all over Shadow Beast Odium and slashes multiple times with Radiant Salvation and then keeps teleporting and slashing until time goes back to normal and Shadow Beast Odium is being damaged by the slashing and then Noel unleashes another light pillar and strikes Shadow Beast Odium.
Shadow Beast Odium roars in pain after Noel's attack and then Shadow Beast Odium loses his stability and falls to the ground and then Shadow Beast Odium begins to disappear in darkness.
"Odium…!" Noel said as Shadow Beast Odium is now gone.
"Impressive. You have managed to defeat Odium's new form." A voice said and Noel sees Rixla/Luke appearing.
"Rixla…!" Noel said.
"You are quite strong, sister. You have surprised even me." Rixla said.
"Let Luke go and I won't have to fight you!" Noel said.
"I have a better idea. Withdraw your Keyblade, unlock the seal to the final Heart Crystal, allow me to unlock the final Keyhole, and all worlds shall be purified by darkness." Rixla said.
"I can't do that. I won't allow you to bring chaos to everything and everyone!" Noel said.
Rixla/Luke then goes for the ledge of the roof.
"Then pray that your 'brother' knows how to fly. The decision is yours." Rixla said.
"D-Don't…!" Noel said.
"Then you will submit and unlock the seal?" Rixla asked.
"Y-Yes…" Noel answered.
"Good. Now, let us return to the Chapel of Heart." Rixla said.
"Okay. Just one thing…" Noel then concentrates her power and then Radiant Salvation unleashes a light beam and it goes for Luke's chest.
"What is this light…?" Rixla asked and just then the black ethereal smoke starts to leave from Luke's mouth and out of Luke's body and it flies into the sky.
Luke then falls to the ground unconscious and Noel runs to him.
"L-Luke…" Noel said as she places Luke's head on her lap. "I hope you're…okay." Noel said.
Just then Luke starts to regain consciousness and looks at Noel.
"N-Noel…" Luke said.
"It's okay, Luke. You're safe now." Noel said.
"You mean, you came all this way through this castle all by yourself for me?" Luke asked.
"Well, not by myself. I have friends who helped me." Noel said.
"Wow. You just went from meek to brave, Sis. I'm startin' to wonder who the REAL older sibling is." Luke said and Noel giggles.
"We should get back to the chapel. There's something I need to do." Noel said.
"You mean unlocking that seal by the daughter of this Count Faust thing? You really believe that?" Luke asked.
"I'm still not sure whether I am this Count Faust's daughter, nor am I sure that Rixla and Millia are really my sisters, but I know for sure that I know who I grew up with is." Noel said.
"Well, it can't hurt to give it a shot, right?" Luke asked.
"Yeah. Let's go." Noel said.
Noel and Luke return to the inside of the castle and return to the Chapel of Heart and they see Ken, Banjo and Kazooie, Grace, Espio, Cream and Cheese, Knuckles, Carmelita, Alibaba, Morgiana, Aang, Katara, Zuko, Peach, Mario, and Ruby at the altar.
"You're all okay." Noel said.
"Glad to say the same to you." Knuckles said.
"So, I suppose you're gonna try to unlock this seal for that final Heart Crystal and see if it can reveal the Keyhole?" Katara asked.
"I'm gonna try." Noel answered.
"Go ahead." Espio said.
Noel walks over to the heart shaped door.
"The final Heart Crystal is beyond this door and the door won't open unless the seal is broken." Noel said to herself as she turns to her friends and looks back at the heart shaped door.
Noel places her hand on the heart shaped door and just then something starts to happen and it reveals a tiny keyhole in the center of the door and so Noel places Radiant Salvation into the tiny keyhole to unlock it and then a shaking occurs and the heart shaped crystal begins to open revealing something beyond.
"I think it worked…" Morgiana said.
"Do you want to go in and see if this final Heart Crystal is actually in there?" Zuko asked.
"I will, but I want you to come in with me." Noel said.
"You do? Why's that?" Ken asked.
"I thought it would be obvious; we're all friends. You all helped me get through this castle thick and thin to help me stop the Fearmongers and help me reunite with Luke. I honestly don't know how to repay you." Noel said.
"There's no need for that, Noel. We're always happy to help you." Aang said.
"That's right! As long as we're together, everything will work out okay." Banjo said.
"I think it would be a good idea for us to come along with you." Carmelita said.
"Luke, Ruby?" Noel asked the two.
"Of course I'm comin' in with ya. You're still my sister, no matter what." Luke said.
"I'll go in too." Ruby said and then turns to Peach and Mario. "What about you two?" Ruby asked.
"Mario and I will stay out here and make sure if Rixla comes back and also make sure if the Black Xetis and the Heartless appear." Peach answered and Mario nods.
"Okay then. Good luck." Noel said.
"You as well, Noel." Peach said.
Noel, Ken, Banjo and Kazooie, Grace, Espio, Cream and Cheese, Knuckles, Carmelita, Alibaba, Morgiana, Aang, Katara, Zuko, Luke, and Ruby go through the heart shaped crystal and are now in what looks like a giant vault area and while looking around Noel finds something in the middle of the vault area and it's a giant Heart Crystal that's gold.
"This must be it…the final Heart Crystal…it's actually here." Noel said.
"Now, we gotta get it to reveal that Keyhole so you can seal it." Knuckles said.
"Right." Noel said as she walks up to the gold giant Heart Crystal. "O, Heart Crystal, please heed my command. I understand that you have the power to reveal the Keyhole to this world by the Countess. I am the only one who is able to do this. Please, Heart Crystal, reveal to me the Keyhole to this world!" Noel commanded and the giant gold Heart Crystal begins to shine and bright light and then it unleashes a beam at the wall of the vault and it reveals what looks the Keyhole on the wall.
"You did it, Miss Noel!" Cream said.
"Eevee!" Grace cheered.
"Now, to seal that Keyhole…" Noel said as she takes out Radiant Salvation and walks over to the Keyhole.
As Noel begins to use Radiant Salvation to seal the Keyhole something strikes her in her back and it's what looks like a black blade that's sticking through her back and abdomen shocking everyone.
"What the HELL?!" Ken asked.
"Noel!" Katara cried.
"Who could've done this?" Kazooie asked.
"Thank you for finally unlocking the seal ad for revealing to me the Keyhole." A voice and it's Rixla.
"Rixla!" Ruby said.
"You're responsible for that, are you?" Alibaba asked.
"Yes. Now that Noel has fulfilled her purpose, it's time for her to die." Rixla said.
"You…you BITCH!" Ken shouted as he unleashes magic music waves to get Rixla who unleashes a dark barrier around her.
"Your attacks are meaningless and weak." Rixla said.
"You got what you wanted, just let Noel go!" Aang said.
"I cannot do that. From the beginning, she was posed as a threat, despite her meek and quiet nature. Now that the final Keyhole is revealed, she cannot be allowed to live." Rixla said as she takes out the dark blade from Noel's body.
"Y-You're…sick…!" Noel said struggling to get up.
"Forgive me, my sister, but this for my purpose alone. I care not even for your life." Rixla said.
Noel tries to strike at Rixla with Radiant Salvation but Rixla dodges each strike and then unleashes dark chains to trap Noel.
"The end has come for you, my sister. This is your fate." Rixla said as she unleashes hundreds of dark blades.
"Noel! NO!" Ken shouted as he runs to help but Rixla blocks with a dark barrier. "Dammit you! Release this!" Ken yelled banging at the dark barrier.
"One Hundred Blades of Death!" Rixla yelled as the hundred dark blades slice through Noel multiple times and Noel begins screaming in agony by the slashing dark blades. "One Hundred Blades of Devastation!" Rixla yelled as the hundred dark blades stab all over Noel's body and then Rixla unleashes a dark fiery explosion on Noel.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Noel screams in agony during the dark fiery explosion and then Noel's body falls to the ground not moving and everyone is in shock while Luke is traumatized by what he just saw.
"NOEL!" Luke cried as he runs to Noel's body. "C'mon, Sis! Wake up! Don't think you're gonna die here!" Luke said but Noel remains dormant.
"Foolish boy. Noel has met her end. That was her fate; to unlock the seal and now she had to die." Rixla said.
"You…WITCH!" Luke shouted as he attempts to attack Rixla with his sword but nothing was hurting her.
"It's futile. Do you not understand that?" Rixla asked as she pushes Luke back. "Now to unlock the Keyhole and then this world shall be plunged into darkness." Rixla said.
"I won't allow that to happen!" A voice said and it's Peach who unleashes a heart shaped attack at Rixla while Mario shoots a fireball.
"Foolish princess. You have been a nuisance to me long enough. You and your failed hero must be eliminated." Rixla said as she unleashes a pool of darkness and Peach and Mario begin to drown.
"No! Don't think the darkness can hold us, Rixla! We will figure out how to stop it from destroying…" Peach stops talking as Peach and Mario are now drowned in the pool of darkness as it disappears.
"Now then, where did I leave off?" Rixla asked.
"Don't you dare make another move!" Carmelita yelled as she points her shock pistol at Rixla while the others prepare to fight.
"How can we stop her all by ourselves?" Cream asked.
"I don't know, but we have to try!" Zuko said.
"So, you too wish to be annihilated. Very well." Rixla said as she walks to the group.
Just then Rixla stops moving and light chains appear all around her.
"How…is…this possible?" Rixla asked.
"I'm afraid I won't allow you to have your way." A voice said and it's a figure wearing a white hooded cloak and is carrying a Keyblade with a gold edge, an angel wing for teeth, a crown at the top of the edge, gold hilt, gold handle, silver markings on the edge, and a gold chain with a gold crown at the end.
"What the…?" Ken asked.
"Who are you?" Luke asked.
"There is no time for explanations. You take your sister and go! I will handle this woman." The white cloaked figure said.
"But what about the…" Banjo was cut off by the white cloaked figure.
"Leave now! The Black Xetis and the Heartless are coming!" The white cloaked figure said and Phantom Black Xetis and Shadow Heartless appear.
"We have no choice. We have to leave." Aang said.
"Agreed." Espio said.
"Okay." Luke said as he carries Noel's body in his arms.
Everyone starts to leave the vault area and then make their way out of the Chapel of Heart.
"Preventing me from nearing my completion will not save them." Rixla said.
"Silence, witch. I'll make sure you will not unlock that Keyhole." The white cloaked figure said as he casts a spell to disappear and takes Rixla with him.
Later on the group go through the entire castle while fighting off Black Xetis and Heartless in their way and they later on arrive at the foyer area but then Luke stops.
"Luke, what's wrong?" Ruby asked.
"Nothing…I just needed to take a break, that's all." Luke said.
"We don't have time to rest!" Ken said.
"For once, I agree with Music boy. There are Black Xetis and Heartless everywhere." Kazooie said.
"I know." Luke said and then he looks at Noel's body. "I promise, I'll make things up to you for not being there for you, Sis." Luke said.
The group exit the foyer and return outside the castle and are now at the castle gates and make their way to the lift to take them back to the ground area but then swarms of Phantom Black Xetis and Shadow Heartless are all over the castle gates and storm their way into the castle.
"There's too many for us to handle." Katara said.
"We can't take them all at once." Knuckles said.
"We'll have to if we want to get out of here." Carmelita said.
"No…you guys have done enough for Noel. It's my turn now. Since Shine City's destruction, I haven't been able to help my sister. I haven't been there for her like I should've. Now, it's time for me to take that chance!" Luke said as he give's Noel's body to Ruby.
"What are you doing?" Ruby asked.
"Don't make me repeat myself! Look after Noel while I handle these bastards!" Luke said.
"You? By yourself? But you don't have a Keyblade." Morgiana said.
"I don't need one to fight these creeps! A brother's love for his sister is what I need!" Luke said as he walks to the swarm of Phantom Black Xetis and Shadow Heartless. "Listen to me, you mindless pieces of crap! Do you know who I am?! I'm Luke, Noel's brother! You bastards have been causing enough trouble for my sister as it is! Now, I'm gonna fight you and destroy every single one of you! You hear me?!" Luke said and the swarm of Phantom Black Xetis and Shadow Heartless keep storming through.
"Luke, don't do this!" Ruby said.
"Shut up, Ruby! This is for Noel!" Luke said. "I'LL KILL YOU!" Luke shouted as he takes out his sword and charges at the Phantom Black Xetis and the Shadow Heartless.
Luke runs into the swarm and then starts slashing at the Phantom Black Xetis and the Shadow Heartless but the Phantom Black Xetis attack with their chains while the Shadow Heartless attack with their claws but Luke keeps slashing with his sword but the Phantom Black Xetis disappear and shoot black beams while the Shadow Heartless sink into the ground and rises behind Luke but Luke keeps slashing with his sword and strikes the Phantom Black Xetis and the Shadow Heartless but then the swarm of Phantom Black Xetis and Shadow Heartless begin attacking at Luke and swarm all over him.
"Luke!" Ruby cried.
"No!" Zuko yelled.
Just then a giant energy orb strikes at the Phantom Black Xetis and the Shadow Heartless destroying them and Luke is free.
"Huh?" Luke asked and he sees the giant three-headed Rajin and on him are Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo.
"Rajin!" Banjo said.
"And the four are here too!" Espio said.
"You guys have been through much like we have. You guys need to go." Paula said.
"How? Noel's Keyblade is the only thing that can get us out of any world!" Alibaba said.
"But if you remain here, then you won't stand much of a chance against the Black Xetis and the Heartless." Jeff said.
"I don't care! I gotta defeat those bastards!" Luke said.
"Even if you keep defeating them, more will appear." Poo said.
Ness then thinks about something and then tells Paula.
"What? Ness, are you sure?" Paula asked and Ness nods.
"What is it?" Aang asked.
"Ness suggests that maybe he can use his psi powers to teleport you out of this world and to somewhere safe." Paula said.
"You think he'd be able to do it?" Knuckles said.
"I think it'd be a good idea." Jeff said and Ness nods as he gets off Rajin and walks to the group.
"Well, if you say you can, then we'll take your word for it, Ness." Kazooie said.
"I got a perfect place for us to go to for a while. Hey, Ness…" Ken walks up to Ness and whispers something in Ness' ear and Ness nods in agreement.
"What did you say to him?" Cream asked.
"Let's just say that Ness'll take us to a good city where Noel can be safe for the time being. Okay, Ness, let a rip!" Ken said and Ness nods and then uses his psi powers to unleash a teleportation power and the group are now gone from Bygone Fortress.
"They're gone now." Jeff said.
"It's only a matter time before that darkness starts flowing from that Keyhole." Paula said.
"They'll handle things. I know." Poo said and Rajin nods in agreement.
0_o Wow! Another LONG chapter! I hope this one was more intense than the others! I REALLY worked my butt off on this one here. I hope you guys like it.
To be continued...