"Terra." Came a voice from behind me. I turned to see who it was.
"Master Xehanort!" I said, recognizing his face. "You're alive!"
He smiled. "That I am Terra, I am relieved to see you are doing well also."
I walked closer to him, giving him a small hug. "What are you doing out here?" I asked.
"Looking for anyone from the Academy. As are you, no?" He asked.
I nodded. "I'm looking for Ven and Aqua, actually."
His eyes glowed dark for a moment, then faded. "I see. And where are they?" A grim smile spread across his face.
Suddenly, I didn't trust Master Xehanort at all. Something in his face at that moment caused me to lose all trust in him. As if sensing my distrust, he quickly changed his expression to one of deep concern.
"Are they alright?" He asked, expressing faked emotions.
I nodded, unsure now of how to communicate with him. "Yea...they left me some messages on my cell about where they had escaped to."
"I see." Xehanort responded, quickly. "Give me your cell, Terra."
He held out his hand, causing me to take a step backwards. I was confused. All my life, Master Xehanort had been the closest to what I had as a father, always comforting me when I was lost in my own ways. He had never betrayed me once, and even though he wasn't my Master, I had always wished I had been assigned to him instead. However, right now it felt like the Master Xehanort I had grown with was absent.
"No..." I resisted.
Immediately, Xehanort summoned his keyblade and held it in front of him.
"I don't want to do this Terra, you're the one I wanted to keep alive..." He growled. His eyes returned to the dark color they had flashed before.
I had no choice, I summoned my keyblade. The protection of my friends encouraged me, but I instantly regretted every move I was about to make.
I attacked first. It took all my strength, not to attack him, but to get past the idea that I was attack someone whom I had once loved as a father. Luckily, I miss as he jumped out of the way, hardly moving at all.
"You're weak, Terra." Xehanort snarled.
Before I could recover from my attack, he swiftly appeared behind me and swung his keep blade up into my back. I flew into that air before crashing down onto the ground. I knew this battle was hopeless, but I also knew I couldn't allow Xehanort to reach Ven and Aqua. He was going to kill them, and he knew that I was aware of his plans.
I stood up slowly, using my keyblade as a crutch. He had hardly used any energy against me, and I was already struggling. I had to pull myself together. I charged at him, dragging my keyblade on the ground behind me, preparing to bring it up to meet his face. Instead, my keyblade meet the middle his keyblade, striking a loud tone that deafened me. I straggled backwards, holding my ears, temporarily unable to hear. I could faintly hear the loud scream of "FIRE!" from Xehanort in the ringing of my hears, but was still incapable of reaction. My chest suddenly felt as if it was on fire, and my body was slung backwards like a rag doll. I collapsed on the ground, gripping at my chest. My hearing had returned, and I could hear Xehanort's laughter above me.
"You're much more pathetic than I remember, Terra." He chuckled. "I almost now hold no regret having to kill you."
He held the point of his keyblade above my face, and brought it down with one swift motion.