Chapter XXXVIII: A Failed Experiment: Voldo's Last Resolve

Nightshroud: I'm glad everyone's so excited for the fight with Voldo:) As to whether or not he's going to join with anyone afterwards, the answer is yes. You might just have to wait a little before he reappears, but when he does well...you'll see!
"You. I've been waiting."

Kai pulled out Soul Eater. "You again. Do I really need to beat you three times?"

Voldo growled and leaped off the stairs to face Kai. "I'll kill you for killing my creator. I'll drag you into the darkness myself!"

Kai stood his ground. "I haven't come this far to lose. No one's standing in my way!"

Voldo glowed with darkness and leaped at Kai. Kai blocked with Soul Eater and kicked Voldo over his shoulder. Voldo sank into the ground, and as Kai looked around, he suddenly emerged from underneath and uppercutted Kai. Kai staggered back, and Voldo ran at him and swiped with his claw. Kai moved to the side and elbowed Voldo in the back of the neck, causing him to fall to his knees.

"Take this!"

Kai slashed Soul Eater at Voldo, but Voldo flipped over him and attached himself to Kai's back. He took his claws and dug them into Kai's back. Kai cried out, and charged himself with darkness, blasting Voldo off him. Voldo grinned and spilt to form five other forms. They all charged at Kai. Kai stepped to the side as one swiped, then stabbed Soul Eater into its neck, causing it to vanish.

"One."

Another swung up at him, but he jumped back and blasted it with Dark Aura.

"Two."

As to more charged, he threw Soul Eater at them.

"Dark Raid!"

The sword flew and cut through the two forms. They instantly vanished.

"Three and four."

One came at him from behind, and without turning, he stabbed it in the stomach.

"Five."

He looked around but couldn't see Voldo anywhere.

"There should be...ah!"

He jumped back as Voldo dropped from the roof and slashed the ground, ripping it apart. Voldo recovered quickly and charged at him again.

"Dark Shield!"

Kai's dark shield protcted him from the attack, but Voldo leapt back and as the shield faded, he cast dark lightning at Kai. Kai ran to the side and dove behind a pillar as it crashed around him. Voldo smirked, but suddenly bended backward as Kai's shadow shot out from the pillar and the doppelganger emerged and swiped upward at him. Voldo jumped to safety on the side of a pillar as Kai's shadow retracted back to him.

"I see you've learned a few new tricks," said Voldo.

"So have you," said Kai back.

"You've seen nothing yet! Now that I've delved completely into darkness, I've been granted new powers!"

He jumped into the air and began to hover. He spilt again to form a circle of seven forms around Kai. They formed bows out of dark lightning and aimed at Kai.

"Cursed Thunder Shot!"

All of the forms began shooting dark thunder arrows at Kai. Kai held up Soul Eater and began to rapidly deflect the arrows (like Riku and Sora did with Xemnas's laser bullets). The arrows hit began into the forms, destroying them. Kai then jumped at Voldo and kicked him out of the air. Voldo caught his footing and ran at Kai, slashing widly. Kai parried his attacks, then slashed at him. Voldo ducked down and knocked his legs out. Kai rolled to the side as Voldo swiped at him, then blasted him with Dark Aura. They both jumped apart.

"For a Heartless, you're pretty good," said Kai with a smirk. Voldo growled.

"And for a hopeless darkling searching for light, you're not that pathetic," he countered. Kai glared and aimed Soul Eater at him. Voldo laughed in his unearthly voice, and got into battle stance as well.

Voldo crawled up a pillar, and Kai jumped up another one. They jumped through the air and clashed, sword on claws. Kai managed to slip around behind him and grab him. He pulled downaward and they began to fall downward. Voldo struggled, but at the last moment, Kai let go and kicked him into the ground. He flipped backward and waited for Voldo's next move. Voldo got up slowly, giving off hge amounts of darkness. He growled and his eyes glowed dark purple.

"Sink into the darkness of despair!"

Voldo floated into the air and began to shoot around the room, slashing at Kai, then warping through darkness to a different point before shooting and slashing again (like Dark Aura from CoM). Kai couldn't block the attacks as Voldo came from every side, cutting and slashing him.

"I'm not going to give up. I'll find the light!"

In the middle of the confusion, he sensed Voldo's darkness.

"Strike!"

He slashed with Soul Eater as Voldo passed by. The darkness faded and Voldo collapsed to the ground.

"It can't be...but...how?"

He started to fade, and the darkness began to evaporate from him.

"Your heart...was stronger than mine. Was it your resolve to find the light?"

"I promised myself, I'd find the light, for the sake of someone close to me. That promise kept me going."

"I never had someone close to me, only my creator saw the potential to use me as a weapon."

He laughed as parts of him began to evaporate.

"I don't think I'm sorry to fade. I never had any purpose in this life, and I won't be missed now that I leave."

Kai looked away and said sympathetcially, "Go, and find contentment in the next life."

Voldo smiled for the first time and fell to the ground before completely fading away. Kai sighed and gave one last look at where Voldo had been before approaching the last door. As he reached for the handle, he heard a voice like the one in the dream place.

"Beyond lies what you seek. But will it be light, or darkness? Choose where your heart leads you."

He opened the door and was enveloped in light.

"This is it."

Nightshroud: Aww, I couldn't help but feel a little sad for Voldo. But now that he's out of the way, it's time for Kai's Twilight Impasse finale! And it's going to be very good! Hehe can't wait! But first, we must go back to the Kingdom in the Clouds and resolve the battle with Raphael. Review and let me know how I'm doing:)

Next chapter: Raphael: Mysterious Warrior of Light?