Chapter XXXIII: Bankotsu: A Requiem to the Dying Embers

Nightshroud: Haha, everyone's first reaction was "why did you have the chapter twice?" Sorry if that confused you, but our DSL was acting weird, so I copied what I had typed to make sure I didn't lose it, and then I pressed SHIFT+Insert to paste it in to make sure it worked, and I must have forgotten to get rid of it. My bad. Anyway, thanks for the reviews.
"Let's turn up the heat!"

Bankotsu grabbed Banryu and jumped backward. He swung the halberd and unleashed a wave of fire at Tyson. Tyson jumped back and kicked off a pillar and leaped at Bankotsu.

"Ragnarok!"

He slashed in midair several times before jumping back a bit and firing magic bullets that blasted into Bankotsu. While falling through the air, Bankotsu summoned fire to his hand and launched a fireball at Tyson, blasting him through the air. Both landed roughly on the ground.

Bankotsu was the first to get up. His hands glowed red as he summoned fire into them. Tyson got up as Bankotsu charged at him.

"Dragon Flamethrower!"

Bankotsu put his hands out and shot fire out like a flamethrower. Tyson skidded back and hurled the keyblade at him.

"Blizzard Raid!"

The keyblade shot through the fire and struck Bankotsu, knocking him back. Bankotsu ran forward and grinded his right fist, causing sparks of flame to errput. Then he winded up and punched with all his might into the ground, sending off a flaming shockwave. Tyson was blasted back into the wall, and in a second Bankotsu had slammed his elbow into his stomach.

"Little fool! I'll kill you!"

He then grabbed his neck and slammed him into the ground. He laughed wickedly until Tyson planted his feet on Bankotsu's chest and kicked him back. Bankotsu slid back and grabbed Banryu and sent off a flaming shockwave at Tyson. Tyson barely dodged out of the way as the attack hit a pillar, throwing Tyson to the ground from the explosion. Tyson struggled to get up, and as he looked he saw Bankotsu pull out his Kronos Stone fragment.

"Oh no! Tyson!" called Reyna. Bankotsu smirked as the Seal of Kronos encircled them. Tyson pushed himself to his feet and gripped Lionheart. Bankotsu laughed and pointed Banryu at him.

"Now one of our hearts is on the line. Let's see who has the strength to come out this."

He stretched his arms out on both sides and shot fire out, encircling them in flames.

"Just my luck. I have a ring of fire, and then the Seal of Kronos after that."

"Daydreaming?"

Tyson looked up startled as Bankotsu swung Banryu at him. He jumped over it and kicked Bankotsu in the face. Bankotsu flipped backward and threw a fireball at Tyson, who dodged it and ran at Bankotsu. They locked swords, and neither seemed to shake the other off. Suddenly Bankotsu smirked and did a spin kick, knocking Tyson back across the floor.

Tyson got up as Bankotsu jumped back into the circle of fire. Tyson looked around, waiting for an attack. Suddenly Bankotsu jumped out and uppercutted Tyson into the air. Bankotsu jumped after him and swung his halberd, but Tyson blocked it, then pushed back and swiped at him, knocking him to the ground. Tyson landed safely away and watched as Bankotsu got up, his blue eyes changing to a burning demon red.

"Burst Flame Inpact!"

He drew energy aroudn him, forming a red shield. Then he threw his arms out, sending it blasting outward in a fiery explosion. Tyson was thrown back to the ground as Bankotsu lifted into the air, fire sprouting from his back to form fiery wings.

"Phoenix Flight!"

He flew into the air and charged his hand with fire, forming a flaming claw around it.

"Demon Fire Fang!"

He flew down at Tyson and slashed at him with the flaming claw. Tyson blocked with the keyblade, but the attack was stoo strong to hold, and Bankotsu forced him back, raking the claw across his shoulder. He cried out and stumbled back as Bankotsu's eyes gleamed and he laughed insanely. Tyson watched as Bankotsu pulsated with darkness, and summoned black fire to his hands.

"Hellfire Twin Breaths of Flame!"

Bankotsu put his hands forward and shot massive blasts of black fire from them. Tyson watched in shock as the fire came closer. Bankotsu laughed with satisfaction at the end of his opponent. Suddenly Tyson held the keyblade up, and it seemed to draw power into it. It flashed and changed into a new keyblade, Diamond Dust.

Wielding his new Keyblade, Tyson swung his weapon and shouted, "Adamant Blizzard!"

He sent off a blast of diamond shards that shot through the fire, dissipating it.

"Impossible!"

The diamond shards stabbed into the startled Bankotsu. He gasped and fell out of the air and landed on the ground.

"No, my fire can-never die! Aaaah!"

The seal encircled him and captured his heart. The circle of fire faded away and Tyson was left the sole victor.

"Way to go, Tyson!" shouted Reyna, running up.

"I knew you could do it, bro!"

Fayt walked up and smiled, offering a hand.

"Awesome job, Tyson."

Tyson smiled and accepted his hand. The four basked in the moment until Namé pointed out, "What about Lerena?"

They looked back to Lerena's body, still by the door. They approached it when her heart glowed, and suddenly next to her appeared Renkotsu.

"What just happened?" asked Tyson, startled.

"Their hearts...they're connected," said Reyna with a smile. Fayt and Tyson carried the two Org. members out onto the balcony at the back of the room, where the Highwind was waiting for them.

"All aboard!" said Fayt. They laughed and took flight, leaving Twilight Impasse behind. Reyna stared out her window at the space around them.

"I wonder what new adventures await us..." she thought.

Nightshroud: Good? I hope so. I worked hard on this one, even forcing myself with a sore throat. I'm such a saint. Hahaha anyway I hope you enjoyed. Review the hard working, sacrificial author and show the love! Next chapter is Kai's! Keep reading!