Chapter LVIII: The Seal Shatters: The True Face of Kronos

Nightshroud: Well it looks like no one has any more guesses on the sequel. Anyway, I'm glad you all like how the finale is going. Enjoy!

last time

"This is the end for you," Reyna said. Amnael laughed and forced himself to stand.

"Even now you understand so little. I may not be able to sacrifice you, but by sacrificing this body, Kronos wil be free again!"

The Seal of Kronos appeared around Amnael, and his body slowly faded away. Suddenly the city shook, and the temple began to crumble.

"What-what happened?" Tyson asked.

"No time!" said Kai. "We have to get out of here!"

Kai, Reyna, and the revived Tyson, Fayt, and Namé quickly escaped through the temple. When they got out, they could see that the entire island of Atlantis was shaking. A huge version of the Seal of Kronos had appeared in the sky, and they could see something behind it, slowly emerging.

"We couldn't stop it," Reyna said sadly. Kai stood next to her and smiled.

"We can still stop it together."

Reyna smiled and looked forward with renewed determination.

"Let's do it!"

Reyna, Kai, Tyson, Namé, and Fayt reached the highest point in the city, a plaza which overlooked the ocean. Here, at the highest point the Seal was right above them.

"So what's the plan?" Namé asked.

"We have a plan?" Tyson said. Namé frowned.

"Go be stupid somewhere else," Fayt shot at him. Tyson growled and turned away.

"C'mon, guys, this is hardly the time!" Kai yelled. Reyna flew into the air using her wings and pointed her hands at the Seal.

"Heavenly Blast!"

Reyna shot a powerful blast of light at the Seal. The hand emerging shrunk back, but the Seal remained intact.

"I don't think we can break it," Reyna said. The hand shot out and crashed onto the ground. They could see it's hideous face behind the seal, eyeing them wickedly.

"It's emerging!" Fayt cried.

Sora, Donald, and Goofy were swarmed on all sides by Heartless. They jumped together and held their weapons together.

"Trinity Limit!"

A seal appeared around them and in a flash of light blew away all the Heartless. Donald quacked suddenly, and the other two followed his finger.

"Look! The Heartless! They're...running away...?" Goofy said, scratching his head. Sora suddenly felt like something very bad was happening. The Heartless were slinking away in the direction of the beach.

"C'mon," he replied, running after them. Donald looked over at Goofy.

"What's gotten into him?" he asked. Goofy shrugged.

"Dunno, but we outta follow him, don't ya think?"

Goofy chuckled and ran after Sora, Donald huffing and following behind him.

The kids all jumped back as another arm emerged, and suddenly the head came out, unleasing a terrifying and unearthly roar. It's body looked like it was made of molten magma, it's skin black but burning on the inside. It's eyes were yellow and like staring into a fire. It's teeth were monstrous and ragged, its appearance like that of the most unimaginable demon. Reyna suddenly gasped as she looked at its head. Half emerged in Kronos's forehead was Amnael, now fused with his master.

"I told you before, it's useless!" she head him saying to her. Kronos swung his arm at them.

"Reflega!" Namé called, quickly putting up her most powerful defensive spell. Kronos's arm smashed through it like nothing, knocking them all across the floor.

"What was that?" Kairi asked, turning to Riku. He gripped his keyblade and felt sweat run down his face.

"I just felt darkness unlike any I've ever felt. And it's coming from where the kids ran off to."

Kairi's eyes widened. "You don't mean-"

Kai didn't reply but ran towards the beach.

"Dark Aura!" he yelled, sending off blasts of darkness that destroyed the Heartless blocking the way. He and Kairi ran toward the beach, fearing the worst.

More of Kronos's body emerged, its torso completely out. All that remained behind were its legs. Then suddenly it let off another roar, then Seal behind it shattering apart. Kronos rose to his full height, towering above them. The kids all backed away unconsciously, the sight of the monster stirring up their greatest fears.

"Yes, let me feed on your fear!" Kronos and Amnael's merged voices said. Reyna stepped forward and looked at him resolutely.

"I won't fear you. Someone told me a long time ago that I never needed to be afraid, because I held the mightiest weapon of all. And as long as I do, I'll never let you hurt the Destiny Islands or my friends!"

"Fool! You'll never stand against me!" Kronos said.

"You're wrong! Together we're strong enough to stop you," said Kai. Tyson, Namé, and Fayt all stepped forward.

"How noble. Then you're companions can keep you company in the void!"

Mickey and Sota were running toward the beach, having responded to the roars coming from the beach.

"I hope they're all right," Mickey said as they ran. A Neoshadow popped up in front of them, but Mickey quickly fired a light attack at it.

"Pearl!"

The light ball blasted away the Heartless, but a Neoshadow leaped at Mickey from the side.

"King Mickey!" Sota said. Mickey turned, but was really shocked when Sota leaped past him and slashed through the Heartless in midair. Sota landed, then turned to Mickey and grinned.

"How was that, Your Highness?" he asked. Mickey chuckled to himself as he grabbed Sota's hand and led him toward the beach.

Kronos arm lit on fire and he brought his fist down on where they were standing. The kids all jumped out of the way to avoid the attack.

"Launch your best attacks at him!" Reyna said. Namé skidded to a stop and charged her staff with all her magical power.

"Southern Cross!"

A white cross appeared below Kronos ad errupted in a flash of light, hurting and blinding him. While he was distracted, Tyson launched his attack. He held his two keyblades together and shot a blast of light from them.

"Twin Light Cannon!"

The blast hit Kronos in the chest, cracking the surface of his chest somewhat.

"Keep going," they heard Reyna call.

"You felt it too?" Sora asked Roxas and Naminé when he found them on the beach.

"Yeah," Roxas nodded, his eyes fixed on the island city where his kids where fighting.

"So did we," Riku said as he and Kairi walked up.

"Well the gang's all here," said Mickey as he and Sota stood by Sora.

"What can we do, Sora?" Naminé asked.

Sora sighed and shook his head.

"I don't think there's anything we can do except hope...and pray."

"Hellfire Rain!" Kronos called, holding his hands up while huge fireballs rained from the heavens.

Reyna jumped in front of them and summoned her whip. Then she began to spin rapidly around, her whip forming a shield around them.

"Protective Light Barrier!"

The fireblasts crashed into the shield in a brilliant flash, creating destruction all around them. When the aatck died down, Fayt quickly jumped out and cast his most powerful symbol.

"Meteor Swarm!"

Large gleaming meteors fell from the sky and crashed into Kronos. He held up his arms to defend himself, but the powerful meteors were able to crack his tough exterior. Kronos roared and threw another flaming punch, but reyna jumped in front of it. Reyna charged her hands with light and began to move them around in a complicated pattern, rapidly creating an interweaving field.

"Protective Dance of Hazy White!"

Kronos collided into the barrier and was shocked by the light, the light coursing all over his body. Kai used this opportunity to create his wings and fly into the sky for his most powerful attack. As he rose up into the air, he aimed his sword downward. The tip began to glow with light as Kai charged it.

"Behold the pure revealing light. Nibelung Valesti!"

The light at the tip burst downard in an intense blast of light, colliding into Amnael, knocking him backward. Kronos arose and held his hands outward.

"Gateway to Hell!"

Out from his hand shot a ring of symbols that shot through the heroes. As it passed by they heard an ear piercing cry and suddenly felt as if something had ripped through them. The pain was more than they could bear, as they felt like they're very souls were being afflicted. Kronos laughed as they collapsed on the ground.

"No, can't stop now," Reyna said, struggling to get up. She calmed herself and felt the light within her. Drawing from its power she felt herself renewed.

"Healing Light!" she said, reviving Kai, Tyson, Namé, and Fayt.

"You guys have to go," she said to them.

"What, and leave you here?" said Tyson.

"We're sticking with you!" said Namé.

"No! You don't understand. There's nothing left you can do. You have to get off the island."

"Reyna, I won't-" Kai started.

"Kai, if you love me, you'll do this one thing for me. Please."

Kai balled his hands into fists, knowing that he had to honor her request.

"Please be careful," he said, motioning for the others to follow. With sad and reluctant looks, they followed after Kai. Kronos saw their attempted escape and moved forward to attack them.

"No! I won't let you hurt them!" she said. Kronos threw a flaming fireball at her, but she suddenly began to glow with a blinding light and the fireball was enveloped in the light. When it faded, Reyna was unharmed. She had used a significant amount of her power to do that though.

"I have to think of something to weaken him before it's too late..."

Kai, Fayt, Namé, and Tyson ran through the city, which was being torn apart by the climatic battle. Dodging collapsing pillars and widening chasms, they reached the beach. The beam of light shot across for them.

"Hurry, there's no time to waste," Kai said.

"But, how can we just leave her?" Tyson demanded.

"What if-what if she can't do it alone?" Namé asked, holding back the tears that fought to run.

"This is something she needs to do alone, guys," Fayt said. He took a step onto the beam and cast a look back.

"Good luck, Reyna."

He turned and hurried down the path. Namé and Tyson both looked back, then ran down after him. Kai stood last and looked back to where he could see Kronos's hideous form.

"Please make it back safely."

He ran toward the beach, praying silently.

Sora, Kairi, Riku, and the others stood waiting when they saw Fayt, Tyson, Namé, and Kai run up.

"You're back!" Naminé cried, running forward. Roxas grabbed the two in a big hug before Naminé got her turn.

"Son, I'm so glad you're okay," said Riku, embracing his son. Kai smiled sadly and looked at his dad.

"I missed you too," he said. He looked over to where Fayt was explaining to Reyna's parents.

"-so she told us to get off the island. We didn't want go, but we felt we had to honor her request."

"So no one's going to help her?" Sora asked angrily. Kairi held his arm, tears slipping down her face.

"Sora, you know she has to do this alone. You knew that when she was born," Mickey said.

"I know but...I'm just worried."

Donald and Goofy stood by him, consoling him.

"We just have to believe in her," Kai said. Everyone looked at him and nodded.

"We believe in you, sweetie," Sora whispered.

"We always have," Kairi added.

Reyna's eyes widened suddenly.

"How did I not think of it before? The hearts of all those Kronos has stolen- they're inside him! I can sense them. If I can reach out to them, maybe they can weaken him from the inside."

Reyna closed her eyes and concentrated. Her body began to glow a faint gold, and she felt like time had come to halt. She sensed the hearts and locked on to them.

"Everyone, you need to fight against Kronos! He may imprison your hearts, your bodies, and minds, but he can never imprison your spirits!"

She could now see them in her mind, seemingly asleep and bound inside him.

"Remember those who cared about you."

Kurama and Renkotsu's hearts glowed with a soft light.

"Remember those who fought for you."

Lerena and Aladdin's hearts glowed.

"Remember the dreams you fought for."

Valon and Raphael's hearts glowed.

"Now fight!"

Reyna felt herself jolt back to reality as beams of light began to shoot out of Kronos's skin. He roared in pain and clutched his head as light beams shot out from all over him.

"This is my chance!"

She used her wings to fly into the air, then expelled all her light energy around her, merging it with her to form a ball of light.

"Divine Goddess Bow!"

The ball of light shot like an arrow at Kronos and tore right through his heart. The monster roared in agony as his body was enveloped in light.

"Impossble!" the combined voices of Amnael and Kronos cried. "Nooo!"

The group on the beach saw the flash of light, followed by a tremendous explosion that rocked the entire island chain. The island of Atlantis suddenly split apart, and with a defeaning roar sank below the waves.

"Reyna!" Kai yelled, running forward toward the beach. He fell to his knees at the water, not even noticing it as it lapped around his knees. He didn't even register the sound of Kairi's sobbing as Sora tried to comfort her, tears slipping down his own face.

"Reyna...please, come back."

Nightshroud: I hope you liked the battle! That was my longest chapter in the entire story (suitably so) at 2,465 words. Woo! Anyway, I hope you don't think that Kronos wasn't that powerful, because you have to keep in mind that in order to be revived with all his power he needed Reyna to be the final sacrifice. By sacrificing himself, Amnael gave the Seal just power to get Amnael through, but not with all his power intact. Anyway, so sad! Reyna sacrificed herself to stop Kronos! Well there's only one chapter left to wrap this story up. Review and let me know how you liked it!! 8D

Next chapter: Destiny Fulfilled