I do not own Kingdom Hearts 1 or 2, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Final Fantasy VII, or any of the characters from them.
Cloud emerges from the discolored area into a room in a castle. His blue eyes looked around the room, struggling to adjust to the dim lighting. The castle walls are made of black bricks, Cloud has never seen anything like this before. Cloud looks around and sees a man in black armor with a broad sword in the center of the room. Cloud places his hand firmly on the hilt of the Buster Sword. Cloud takes a step toward the armored soldier and glares at him. The man turns towards Cloud and lifts up his sword.
"Who are you and why have you entered this place?" The armored soldier speaks as he begins to walk towards Cloud. The black armor shines in the light and the glare blinds Cloud for a moment. The Black Knight's heavy black armor clanks with every step he takes. His scarlet red cape sways with each step he takes.
"I am Cloud Strife. I have come here in search of a man known as Sephiroth. Don't get in my way." Cloud holds the Buster Sword out in front of him ready to attack. The Black Knight stops walking and sheaths his sword. Cloud eyes the sword, noticing that there is something strange about it.
"I have no quarrel with you; therefore I will allow you to leave." The armored man turns away from Cloud. Cloud sees Sephiroth drop down from the ceiling, his pure white hair floats down as he falls. It drops down over his shoulders as he lands. Sephiroth looks at Cloud and smirks but doesn't say anything to acknowledge Cloud's presence. The black armored soldier takes notice. "You have returned?"
"Yes, and I have come with an offer to you. I seek assistance in my quest to change the world." Sephiroth takes a step towards the man. He shifts his body to the side. "You could help me end all of this fighting and war."
The man remains silent for a while then he raises his sword, "I am called The Black Knight." Cloud glares at the sword and tightens his grip on the Buster Sword. His hair slightly sways as a gentle breeze blows into the room, as if a door opened.
Sephiroth raises his sword and touches it to The Black Knight's sword. "My name is Sephiroth." Sephiroth looks down at the swords. "That sword of yours is different from most that I've seen." The Black Knight takes notice of Sephiroth's comment then turns towards Cloud.
"Sephiroth, this is the end for you!" Cloud dashes at Sephiroth ready to cleave his head clean off. The Black Knight steps in Cloud's path and swings his sword down. A wave of energy comes from the sword and hits Cloud. Cloud flips in the air and lands on his feet.
"This blade is called Alondite. It is blessed by goddess as well as my armor." The Black Knight speaks as he lets Alondite touch the ground. The sword glows for a few seconds, dimly.
"If you defend Sephiroth, then you are my enemy as well!" Cloud charges at The Black Knight and leaps into the air. He swings straight down hits the Black Knight's right shoulder. The Buster Sword bounces right off. Cloud swings again and hits the Black Knight's side. Once again, the Black Knight takes no damage. The Black Knight raises his sword and swings down at Cloud, hitting him right on his collar bone. Cloud hits the ground with a loud thud, causing his head bounces off the hard dirt.
"Foolish boy, my armor cannot me damaged by normal weapons." The Black Knight raises his sword up above his head and prepares to swing down and slice Clouds head off. He swings straight down as Cloud looks up. Suddenly and orange sword blocks Alondite. Wielding the sword is a young man with blue hair wearing a green head band. He is wearing a blue shirt, white pants and a red cape. His eyes are piercing and filled with hatred and a longing for revenge. The young man forces Alondite back then swings at the Black Knight, hitting him and sending him flying into a wall.
"Black Knight, you will pay for what you have done." The young man stands up straight and raises his sword. "I will not stop until I have brought you to justice."
"So, Greil's son finally comes after me wielding Ragnell." The Black Knight gets himself to a vertical basis. "I must say that I am impressed by your strength. However you have come at a most horrible time." The Black Knight turns away from the young man and starts walking towards Sephiroth.
"You'll get no sympathy from me!" The young warrior dashes towards the Black Knight and swings straight for his head. The Black Knight blocks with Alondite. Ragnell and Alondite glow as they clash against each other. They exchange more blows and the swords continue to glow. Finally, the young man forces the Black Knight back and throws his sword up into the air, hitting the Black Knight in the process. Then he jumps up into the air and grabs the handle and slams the sword down into the Black Knight's shoulder. The Black Knight kicks him in the stomach, sending the young man back to his original position. The Black Knight grabs his shoulder and turns away. "I will not be defeated by you."
"What is your name boy?" The Black Knight says as he walks to Sephiroth's side. He releases his shoulder and raises his sword. The Black Knight turns to the young warrior and readies himself in case of another assault. Sephiroth stares at the young man with much curiosity. Sephiroth notices that Ragnell is similar to Alondite. His curiosity leads him to turn and draw his own sword.
"I am Ike, commander of the Greil Mercenaries. I will not allow you to leave." The young man rushes at the Black Knight again. This time Sephiroth steps in the way and blocks Ike. Sephiroth uses his swords remarkable reach to send Ike flying backwards. Cloud stands up and runs at Sephiroth. Cloud swings at his enemy but is blocked by the Black Knight. Ike quickly gets back to his feet and goes after the Black Knight. Sephiroth reaches over the blades in front of him and blocks Ike's attempt to kill the Black Knight. Sephiroth repels Ike and the Black Knight repels Cloud.
"Sorry Cloud, but we have more important things to do." Sephiroth taunts as he and the Black Knight vanish into thin air. His laugh echoes through the room. Cloud slams his fist on the ground and looks towards Ike.
Ike runs his hand through his blue hair and glances towards Cloud. Cloud stands up and turns towards the blue haired warrior. Cloud stares at the sword Ike has. Ragnell is dimly glowing, just like Alondite. Cloud cautiously moves towards Ike as all the doors leading to the room burst open. Hundreds of soldiers in red armor rush into the run and surround Ike and Cloud. Ike and Cloud slowly back away from the surrounding enemies until they are back to back. Both warriors raise their weapons and prepare to do battle.
"I will side with you for this battle but I demand answers for what is going on." Ike raises Ragnell to his face. Ragnell glows with radiance as the light from the surrounding torches shine on it.
"Whatever, I don't care as long as I defeat Sephiroth." Cloud quickly says the soldiers charge at him and Ike. Cloud and Ike automatically take action and take down the enemies quickly but for each enemy they defeat more enter. Ike swings his sword down and releases a wave of energy that forces back all of the soldiers on his side. Cloud swings at a heavily armored soldier and notices a piece of materia drop out of his pocket. He picks it up and quickly examines it. He uses the materia to summon Ifrit. The horned creature flies up into the air and surrounds himself in an aura of fire. He dives down at the enemies in front of Cloud and blows them away. Ifrit disappears soon after.
"No matter how many we take out more come to take their place." Cloud says as he and Ike end up back to back again. "Where are they all coming from?"
Ike raised his sword and gets ready to defend himself. "This is Daein Keep, the base for the Daein army." Ike exhales and slightly turns his head towards Cloud. Both fighters' eyes meet and both warriors smirk. "At least if I'm going die here, I'm going to take some of these soldiers with me." Ike turns towards his enemies and readies his sword to swing. Cloud raises the Buster Sword and gets ready to fight off the onslaught of soldiers. The soldiers charge at the two young fighters ready to run them through. The end looks certain.
