Disclaimer- I do not own any of the characters from Kingdom Hearts I or II.
Notes- DING DING! Round one! I'll try my best to make this a good fight... I don't want to make it too long, though... Read on!
Chapter 15-For Fleur
Sora grasped the keyblade tightly as the wind blew. Roselin gave a lowgrowl.
"Good night..." She said in an evil, dark voice.
Sora tugged the keyblade out of the ground and spread his feet, ready to fight. For Fleur! He declared in his mind as Roselin's orange orb came careening down towards him. He dodged her attack, jumping against a tree. He pushed himself from the tree towards her, keyblade ready to strike. She was quick, though, and threw another orb in his direction as he flew towards her. He brought the keyblade in front of him to block the attack. As the keyblade met with the orb, Sora stopped in midair and lightning crackled from the clash. After a few moments, both Sora and the orb were thrust in the opposite direction. Unfortunately, the orb dissipated before striking Roselin. Sora landed back on his feet and immediately ran in for another attack, this time from the ground. He raced towards her feet, hoping that her size would be a disadvantage to her. He was right. He sliced into her shin, making her scream in agony. The wound ran the length of her leg, and blood poured from it. He smoothly ran between her legs, emerging behind her. She looked down and became confused when she didn't see him. He scaled the trees and jumped from the highest tree to strike the beck of her neck. Again he succeeded, sending more blood down her back. He landed gracefully asshe fell to her knees in pain, then continuing her decent until her head hit the ground. She paused for a minute, and Sora thought the fight may have ended, but she quickly rolled over, swinging her arm through the air and down onto the ground where he stood. He narrowly escaped being crushed entirely, but she did manage to wound his leg. He felt the bone in his leg crack as he crawled out from under her huge hand. He limped out of her reach, relieved in the knowledge that she couldn't stand back up.
Now what? I've immobilized her... but if I get close enough to strike again, she'll get to me first! What do I do? And... AGH! My leg! She broke it... this is gonna be difficult... Sora thought to himself as he planned his next move. Then the voice he heard earlier came back with more advice.
Sora! Use the keyblade! If you wish it, it can be done!
Apparently only he could hear the voice, as Roselin was still laying silently, breathing heavily. She still had her magic, which meant he had to act fast or she might attack again.
If I wish it, it can be done...? Well, worth a try... He decided to trust the mysterious voice. He used his arms and his one good leg to get into the trees, high enough so he was out of Roselin's reach. Then he moved into a position where he could aim at her head. He stood shakily on the branch and raised the keyblade over his head. He began to concentrate very hard on what he wanted.
Let her die... let her die... let her DIE!
The keyblade began to glow a bright red. He had discovered its magical ability. It began to pulse just before Sora made his move.
"DIIIIEEE!" He yelled at the top of his lungs. He leapt out of the top of the tree and swung the keyblade down to connect with Roselin's head. She was taken completely by surprise, and by the time she realized it, it was too late to save herself. The keyblade stuck into her forehead, and the red light engulfed her giant body. She froze like a statue and her body dissolved into the air and blew away like ashes as the light faded. Sora landed on the ground in a heap, pain from his leg flooding his entire body. He wiped sweat and blood from his face and stood, using the keyblade as a crutch. He hobbled over to a tree, where he sat to catch his breath. Before long, his newfound friend returned with more words of wisdom.
Hurry, Sora! You need to find her, she has been hidden within the castle walls. The keyblade...
At this he forced himself to stand, using the keyblade to slowly make his way inside. There he found Hilda, in the foyer, crying. She looked up when she heard him come in.
"Sora! You did it! I'm so happy! We're all free!" She said as she ran over and gave him a big hug. He winced in pain, and she stepped back. "You're hurt! I'll help you... but we need to find Miss Fleur! Roselin has trapped her somewhere, I don't know where."
Sora sighed and dropped the keyblade. As it hit the ground, a pale blue light surrounded it and it shrunk again, back to the key he had around his neck. He bent down to retrieve it, but it started spinning like a fan. So fast it went, then coming to an immediate halt. Sora looked puzzled, and he and Hilda just stared at it for a moment.
"Could it be... trying... to tell us something?" Hilda asked. Sora remembered what the voice had said. Maybe the keyblade was trying to help. He looked at it, and then raised his head in the direction it was pointing. It was directing him down the long hall, where all were forbidden. It was worth a shot. He picked up the key and headed down the hall, motioning for Hilda to follow. When they reached the entrance to the hall, Hilda stopped.
"I... I can't go with you... You need to rescue Fleur on your own." Hilda turned around, wishing him luck before she went back to the foyer to find Sholto.
Sora looked down the hall. It was well lit and very long. He waltzed in as if it were nothing, determined to find Fleur. When he was about half was down the hall, the key burned his hand and he dropped it on the floor. It started spinning again, and this timeit tooklonger to stop. Eventually, when it did, it was pointing to a crack in the wall, a secret entrance that hadn't been sealed properly. He knew this was it. He snatched the key off the ground and raced through the door and down the spiral staircase. At the bottom of the staircase was a lamp cord. He pulled it, and a spotlight lit up, pointing straight at Fleur. She sat limply on the ground, still unconscious. Her arms were suspended above her head in shackles, and her head hung down making her hair hide her face. Sora ran up to her and picked her up.
"Fleur! FLEUR! Wake up! Come on! Please, open your eyes!" He screamed, his own eyes filling with tears. His hand began to burn again, and he looked at the key in his fist. It began pulsing with a yellow light. He looked at Fleur's shackles, and they also began glowing yellow. He put the key in the lock and turned it, and sure enough Fleur was released. As soon as the shackles came off, she regained consciousness. She was breathing heavily and sweat covered her face and neck, making her hair stick to her. She looked up at Sora. He was holding her still-limp body close to his. She nestled her head into his chest and began to cry softly.
"Fleur... it's okay now... I kept my promise, I've slain Roselin..." Sora comforted her. Hearing these words, her head jerked up and she somewhat regained strength. She looked at him, in disbelief. Then she pushed the shoulder of her dress down, revealing her bare shoulder.
"It's gone... the mark is gone! You really did free us!" She cried. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. He immediately kissed her back with as much fire and passion as he had in him.
"I love you so much, Fleur. We're free to do that now." He was right. There was no more Roselin to hide their love from. And there never would be.
"I love you too, Sora! I love you!" She declared to him. He still stood with all his weight on one leg, and he almost lost his balance. She noticed him sway and looked down to see his leg, bruised and slightly crooked.
"Oh! She hurt you! Let's get you back upstairs... you need to be healed... you must be in pain!" She began to try and help him up the stairs.
"Not so much anymore... now that I know you're okay. I'm not the one who matters... she didn't hurt you, and that's what I care about." He paused."Yea... let's go back upstairs. Hilda is waiting for me to return with you."
"Let's go... mustn't keep them waiting!" Fleur smiled. Her smiling again made Sora smile uncontrollably. He chuckled a bit and kissed her on the cheek as she put his arm around her shoulders and began helping him up the stairs.
Notes- Huzzah! Roselin is gone! Now they can turn their focus to Sora's friends... what? Did you forget? Yes! There are still the issues of Sora's friends, Fleur's party, and even the mysterious book in the library! Much more to come... R+R!
-VarekaiSoleil