Hey you guys. It's me with another chapter of Kingdom Hearts: Devil May Cry. Hope you like this chapter.
Sora: Damn it Riku, that's my pizza!
Riku: I helped make it. So it's mine too.
Me: Oh what the hell? Now what?
Sora: Riku won't give me my pizza.
Riku: I helped make it! All I'm asking is for my slice of the pie…er…pizza.
Me: Sora, what have I told you about sharing?
Sora: Fine.
Riku: Thank you.
Kairi: I want some too.
Sora: Okay Kairi.
Riku: You are so whipped.
Sora: I am not.
Kairi: Sora! Would you get me some water please?
Sora: Sure thing Kairi.
Riku: Like I said, whipped.
Sora: Shut up.
Me: Okay, time for the disclaimer. I do not own Kingdom Hearts or Devil May Cry. I wish I did but I don't. Now let's get on with the story.
Sora: Riku, that's my sea-salt ice cream!
Riku: I helped pay for it!
Me: Son of a bitch!
Sora was lying down on the beach in his swim trunks without a care in the world. The sun was out, the sky was beautiful, and the sound of the ocean felt relaxing. Life could not be sweeter.
"Hey Sora!" Someone called.
Scratch that last part because it just got sweeter.
The fourteen-year-old looked up to see Kairi in the water in her bathing suit. To Sora she looked absolutely beautiful.
"Let's get in the water Sora! Riku's gonna be here soon!" She said.
"Just a minute!" Sora shouted.
He ran to the water and then splashed her in the face.
"Sora!" She said playfully.
"Gotcha!" He said teasingly.
It turned into an all out water fight. They both kept splashing each other and laughing.
"Don't tell me you guys started a splash fight without me!" A voice said.
Sora and Kairi saw Riku standing there in his swim trunks. In his hands he held three water guns.
"I mean come on! I even brought the water guns!" Riku smiled.
"Sorry Riku!" Sora and Kairi said at the same time.
Riku took a look around and said, "Kairi, don't tell me you forgot the ice cream." He could not find any cooler that was currently holding the delicious treat.
"Oh man! I'll be right back!" She ran out of the water to go fetch their snacks.
Sora watched her as she ran. For some reason he couldn't take his eyes off of her lately. He didn't know why.
"So when are you gonna tell her?" Riku asked.
Sora looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"Tell who what?" He asked.
"Oh come on Sora! It's obvious you like Kairi!" Riku teased.
"Wh-what? Now hold on a minute! I-I do not…I mean…well…"
"You're stammering tells me that I'm right and no matter what you say, you won't convince me otherwise." Riku said triumphantly.
Sora lowered his head in defeat.
"You really should tell her soon man. You never know when some other guy is going to come up and ask her out. Then soon enough they'll be dating, then they'll get engaged, then married, then they'll have kids, then—"
"All right, I get the point!" Sora exclaimed with a heated face.
"I'm just saying man. You don't know what tomorrow's going to bring. So act now while it's still today." The silver haired boy said. "Here she comes with that ice cream."
Kairi ran back up carrying a small cooler. Sora and Riku ran up to her an opened it. There was a ton of frozen treats for the taking.
"Sorry it took so long. I thought I would put in a few other things in case we got hungry later." She said.
"No problem. You're the Queen Kairi. Right Sora?" Riku said slyly.
"Um, yeah. Totally! You're the best Kairi!" Sora said blushing.
"Thanks guys. Now let's have that water gun fight!" She said as she ran for the big gun.
"Oh no fair, you always go for that one!" Riku complained.
"You snooze you lose!" She said, putting water in the gun.
"Hurry Sora! Before she fills it up!" Riku said, going for the next water gun before he was sprayed with salt water.
"Right!" Sora said, reaching the last gun.
As he filled it up, he thought about what Riku said. How he needed to act now before it was too late. Maybe his friend wasn't wrong.
Sora then felts seawater splash his face.
"Gotcha Sora!" Kairi said. "That's payback!"
"Pay attention Sora! You know how good she is at this!" Riku shouted.
"I know!" Sora laughed.
He wouldn't think about it right now. For now, he just wanted to have fun with his friends.
Sora snapped out of his thoughts. He remembered that day clearly. It happened a few months before the island disappeared.
Riku told him that he needed to tell Kairi how he felt before someone else came along and swept her off of her feet. He wished he had before his home was destroyed.
Now he had no idea where Kairi or Riku was. He didn't know if they were hurt or in danger.
"You okay Sora." Goofy asked.
Sora looked up to see Goofy's concerned face.
"I don't know. I can't stop thinking about my friends. I'm just worried." He said.
"Don't worry Sora. I'm positive that they'll be fine. I can feel it deep down in my heart." Goofy said, giving him a reassuring pat on the shoulder.
"Thanks Goofy." Sora smiled. He was glad that he had some friends right now to help him out.
"Guys were coming up to another world. Get ready for landing." Donald said.
"Where are we at now?" Sora asked.
"The monitor says it's the Olympus Coliseum." Donald said as he started landing.
Sora looked over to see Sabor sleeping. He went over and shook her awake.
"Sabor, time to get up. We're at the next world." Sora said.
The leopardess woke up and yawned, making a small roar. She got up and stretched out her legs and back.
"I'm up. Let's go." She said.
Once the gummi ship landed the trio took the time to observe their surroundings.
They were outdoors. There were two giant statues of what seemed like gladiators on both sides of a door that was across from them. There were also a few columns of fire near the doors.
"I don't see anybody around." Goofy said.
"Maybe there's somebody inside that door over there. Let's go check it out." Sora said.
The four of them walked over to the door and opened it. Once they stepped inside they found they were in a small room. There were torches on the wall that kept it bright inside.
Sora noticed a small man on a miniature pillar writing something on a board. He was short and pudgy. The top half of his body was human while the bottom half seemed to be a goat. He also had small horns on top of his head.
The young swordsman went over to him to get information.
"Um, excuse me sir?" He asked.
"It's about time you got here. Go and move that pedestal over there. I got to get this place ready for the games." The man said without turning around.
Sora looked over to see the pedestal and went over to it.
"What are you doing Sora?" Donald asked.
"I might as well do this and then talk. Otherwise he might get angry." He answered.
"You could take him." Sabor said.
"We're not here to fight him Sabor." Sora said.
"I'm kidding." She replied.
He then began to try and push the boulder but it wouldn't budge. He put all his strength into it but he still couldn't get it to move.
He went back over to the short goat-man.
"It's way too heavy."
"Too heavy?" The goat-man laughed. "Hercules, since when have you been such a-" He stopped once he took a look at Sora.
"Oh, sorry. Wrong guy. What the heck are you guys doing here?" He said as he jumped off the pillar. "I got to get things ready for the Coliseum. Plus your not allowed in here. Heroes only. So beat it."
Sora frowned at the man's rudeness. Donald was starting to get angry. Sabor was thinking about eating his pudgy butt. Goofy was wondering what it was that the man was preparing for.
"What exactly are you getting ready for?" The Royal Knight asked.
"I'm preparing for the games. You see heroes from all over the world come here to fight against terrible monsters and to win the tournament. But unless you're a hero or you've got a pass to enter then you can't compete." He answered.
"Sora's a hero." Donald said.
"Yeah. He's the hero that was chosen by the Keyblade." Goofy said.
The small man widened his eyes and then started laughing.
"Hahaha! You? A hero? Oh man!"
"What's so funny? I've fought dozens of monsters." The Keyblade Master said. He was really starting to feel offended.
The man stopped laughing and regained his posture. "Hey listen. If you can't even move this pedestal…" The man said as he started to push. It wouldn't even budge an inch. He kept trying but still couldn't get it to move.
Sora looked at him with a smile. He and his friends were doing their best to hold back their laughter.
"I'm sorry. What were you saying about that pedestal?" He asked smugly.
The small man was on the ground panting. Then he looked up at the four with a little bit of annoyance.
"Okay. So you need more then strength to be a hero. But I'm still not convinced that you are one. So let's give you a little test."
"A test?" Goofy asked.
"That's right. Come with me outside."
They went through a small passage way. When they got outside they saw that they were in a fighting arena with barrels. There were giant stones carved into cubes in the arena where some of the barrels sat higher than the others. There were stands for the audience on the left and right of the group.
"So then when these games start people come here and watch?" Sora asked.
"Yep. These games are world famous. People love to come and see fighters put their skills to the test in this competition." The man answered.
They stopped in front of the arena platform. The goat-man turned around to face the four friends.
"Before we get started I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Phil. Who are you three and who's the big cat?"
"I'm Sora and this is Sabor." The boy said, petting the leopardess.
Sabor growled at being called a giant cat.
"I'm Donald." The duck said.
"I'm Goofy." The knight said cheerfully.
"Well Sora, you're going to be the one who I'm gonna test. You see those barrels? What you need to do is destroy all of them within a thirty-second time limit. This is going to test how fast you are."
"Alright then. Let's get started." The swordsman said.
"Get ready…get set…GO!" Phil shouted.
Sora ran with lightning speed as he destroyed all of the barrels. He slashed and hacked at every single one.
When he came across a few that were standing in a line, he swung at one of them with the Keyblade right into the rest, completely destroying them.
Then Sora got out Ebony and Ivory and started shooting at the other ones that were up higher. The he jumped in the air and spun around. He fired rapidly at the remaining wooden barrels and landed on the ground.
"DONE!" He shouted.
Phil stared at him amazed. Sure the kid only destroyed a few barrels but he did it with amazing speed and style.
"Not bad kid. That took you about ten seconds. I'm impressed." The goat man said.
"So he's in the games then?" Donald asked.
"No." Phil said.
"Why not?" Sora asked.
"Two words. You guys ain't heroes!" Phil said as they walked back inside.
"What?" Sora exclaimed.
Goofy was busy counting his fingers as they walked back in. The man said four words even though he told them that there were only supposed to be two.
"Look, I don't doubt that you got style. But facing monsters is a completely different story. Besides, we got champions from all over the world coming in to compete in these games. I'm sorry kid." Phil said honestly.
"I understand." Sora said feeling a little disappointed.
"But Sora," Donald said, "You are a hero."
"Looks like that's not up to me." Sora said as he walked out. "Besides," he said, leaning in closer to Donald, "We need to find the keyhole to this world anyway. Then we have to make it back to Traverse Town. Remember before we left? Cid said my mom was supposed to be there by now. I'd like to see her as soon as possible."
"Well…I guess you're right." Donald said.
"I still wished we could have gone to the games. That would have been fun." Sabor said.
"Yeah, it would have." Sora said.
Goofy was still counting his fingers. "I keep counting over and over but he said four words, not two. I'm confused." He said.
Sora laughed at his friend's behavior. Leave it to Goofy to make you laugh in any situation.
They walked back outside to start looking for the keyhole.
"Maybe you guys still can join the games." Someone said.
Everyone turned around to see a blue skinned man in a black toga with a little white skull decoration near the shoulder. His face was shaped like a bowling pin and he had sharp teeth. The whites of his eyes were yellow and his irises were as black as his pupils. What stood out most though was his hair. It was blue fire.
"Sora, I don't like this guy. He's got a bad smell on him." Sabor said.
"Just relax. Don't attack unless provoked." Sora whispered.
"That guys a very stubborn old goat. But I've got something that will help you get in the games." The man said
"What would that be?" Goofy asked.
"This!" He made a tournament pass appear in a puff of smoke. "A pass that can get you into the games. Here, take it. Won't cost you a thing."
"Seriously? Thanks." Sora said. "Though I feel bad just taking it."
"Well if you wanna pay me back…just do your best in the games. I saw that little test the goat put you through and let me tell you I was impressed. I gotta feeling you won't let me down." The man said as he walked away.
"Thanks a ton!" Sora said.
"Anytime kid! Anytime."
Once he was gone Sabor said, "Sora, I'm not sure about this. It could be a trap."
"Probably. But I would like to test out my skills in this tournament." The boy said. He could barely contain his excitement.
"Didn't you just say that you wanted to go see your mother as soon as possible?" Donald asked, lowering his eyebrow and tapping his foot.
"Well…yeah. But now that we've got a pass I really want to try it out." Sora said, rubbing the back of his head.
"Let's go for it. We've got plenty of time." Goofy said.
"I'm still not sure about this." Sabor said.
"Come on Sabor! Pleeeaaassseee! I'm a fighter, this is what I live for!" Sora begged.
The leopardess was still a little reluctant. But if there was any danger then the four of them could handle it.
"I guess we could join in. If it is a trap then maybe it could be another clue to this mysterious group that your father's been searching for." She said.
"Yes! We're going to the games!" Sora said as he ran inside.
"I don't get him sometimes." Donald said.
"Maybe he's just trying to test his fighting ability Donald." Goofy said. "He could also be trying to make his parents proud."
"What do you mean?" Donald asked.
"Sora's mother taught him how to fight and his dad's a great warrior. Now he's got the chance to test his strength against other heroes and make a reputation for himself." Goofy explained. "Could you imagine how proud his parents would be?"
"Hmm…you've got a point. I just hope this doesn't blow up in our faces." Donald said as the three of them walked inside.
"Where did you get this?" Phil demanded, staring at the pass.
"From some guy. Is it legit?" Sora asked, hoping that the man hadn't been lying to him.
The goat-man sighed and accepted the pass. "Yeah. Looks like you're good to enter the games. Good luck kid." He said. "I just hope you don't get killed."
"I won't." Sora said.
"We'll see. Now get out there! You got your first fight coming up." Phil said.
Sora and the others walked outside to the arena. People were in the stands cheering for the next fight. He couldn't help but smile.
"You ready guys?" He asked.
"Yup!" Goofy said.
"You know it!" Donald answered.
"I can hardly wait!" Sabor said.
"Then let's rock!" Sora yelled.
The four of them walked up to the arena. They looked at the other end to see who their opponents were. What they saw shocked them.
"Heartless?" Sora said.
The opposing team was a group of Heartless. There were some Shadows, Soldiers, and a big fat one.
"What the hell's going on here?" Sora asked.
"This is the team you're fighting kid." Phil said from behind.
The group turned around to face the satyr. He was unbelievably calm.
"What do you mean that's who we're fighting?" Donald asked while glaring.
"These guys had passes to enter the games. I don't see what the big deal is. You're not chickening out now are you?"
"No way!" Sora said. "But I have one more question."
"What?"
"These guys…have they been causing any problems since they got here?"
"No. Why?" Phil asked.
"Never mind." Sora said as he turned back towards the Heartless. The Heartless haven't tried stealing hearts? Something's definitely going on here. This could be a trap after all. He thought.
"Now get ready…FIGHT!" Phil shouted.
As soon as he said those words, Sora jumped in the air and brought out Ebony and Ivory and took aim at the Shadows and Soldiers. One by one they disappeared as he hit every target.
Sabor used her super speed to run over at the Soldiers. She grew out her claws until they were as big as knives and slashed at every one. She heard one creeping up behind her and used her hind legs to kick it back into the wall below the audience.
"FIRE!" Donald yelled, aiming at five of the Shadows. He managed to incinerate three of them. The other two jumped in the air to dodge the fireballs and to tackle the duck as soon as they landed.
"That was a bad move." Donald said while smirking. "Goofy!"
"I'm on it Donald!" The Royal Knight said. He spun around and threw his shield at the airborne Shadows and cut them in half. "All right!" He yelled.
"Don't celebrate yet guys!" Sora told them. "We still got this fat one to deal with!"
Sure enough the giant Heartless ran towards them at a surprisingly fast speed. He knocked Sabor out of the way with his giant gut and then brought his arm down on Sora, smashing him into the ground.
"That's going to leave a mark." Donald commented as he cast Thunder on the Heartless.
"I hope he's okay." Goofy said as he jumped at the Heartless and rammed it in the face with his shield.
"I'm fine Goofy." Sora said as he picked himself up. His right arm was broken and his left leg was dislocated. Blood was dripping down his face. "Just a little blood. Nothing to worry about."
"If you didn't have a healing ability I'd call you crazy." Donald said as he dodged a punch from the Heartless.
"Well I'm fine. How are you Sabor?" Sora said as he placed his leg back in place.
"I'm good." The leopardess said as she got up. She shook her head back in forth to get herself focused. "This isn't anything that we can't handle. That chameleon Heartless we took out in my world was a lot tougher."
"That's true. But we need to find his weakness." Sora said. He saw Goofy throw his shield into the beast's belly, only to bounce right back at him. "Goofy, look out!"
The dog ducked and grabbed the handle on the back of his shield as it flew over him. "My attacks aren't working Sora! Donald's the only one who seems to be making an effect on it."
Sora thought on this and said, "I wonder…Donald, stop attacking and get out of the way. I wanna try something."
"You got it!" The magician yelled as he ran to the side.
Sora then rushed to the front and shot at the Heartless' belly and head. The bullets that hit his belly had bounced right back. The ones that hit its head did some damage though. The Keyblade master then ran behind him and fired again. Just like with its head, these ones stayed.
Sora smirked. "Now you're dead! Donald, Goofy, Sabor! Aim for its head and back! Those are the only places that will have any affect!" He shouted.
They did as instructed and began to attack. Sabor opened her mouth and spat a fireball at its head, which made it stumble back a few feet.
"Blizzard!" Donald yelled as he hit the back of the Heartless with his magic.
"Take this!" Goofy shouted. He hit the creature in the head once again and knocked it back a few feet towards Sora.
"Now to finish it!" The boy said as he summoned the Keyblade. He ran in a beeline towards the fat monster, spun around once, and cut straight through it.
The Heartless was still. Then its upper body began to slide down until it vanished completely in a cloud of shadows.
"We win baby!" Sora exclaimed. Sabor ran up and tackled him to the ground and began to lick at his face. "Stop! That tickles!" The hybrid laughed.
"We won!" She said enthusiastically.
"Yes!" Donald yelled.
"We did it!" Goofy shouted.
All of them began shouting in triumph until they heard the people from the stands cheering. The four of them looked around to see the people shouting in approval at them and clapping for them.
"That was awesome!" Someone shouted.
"Are these guys new? They did great!" Another said.
"Who is that guy?" A girl said pointing to Sora. "He's really strong."
"He looks real cute too!" Another girl added. "Hey! Over here!" She waved over to Sora.
Sora blushed at the last two comments. He wasn't used to girls he didn't even know compliment him like that. It was pretty new for him. He decided to be polite and wave back.
"He sees us!" One of the girls said happily to her group of friends. They all waved at Sora, making him blush even more.
"They really liked how we fought, huh?" Goofy said.
"Yeah…they did." Sora said happily. This was the start of his reputation as a fighter.
Phil came running up to the arena with an excited look on his face. "That was amazing!" He said. "You guys did better than I thought you would. But don't let it get to your head. You still got a lot of fights left."
"Yes sir!" Sora, Donald, and Goofy said.
"Good. Now head back inside and catch your breath. There are going to be a few more fights before your next one." The satyr said.
They did as they were told and went back inside, waving to the cheering crowd as they walked by.
Once they were inside, Sora turned around with a serious look on his face. "Something's definitely going on here." He said.
"I know what you mean. The Heartless didn't even make an attempt to take anyone's heart." Donald said.
"Does that mean that the shadowy group your father's searching for is here controllin' them?" Goofy asked.
"Most likely." Sora said as he got a glass of water. "I can't think of any other explanation. What about you Sabor?"
"Nope. It's obvious that every Heartless we run into is going to be in control of this group. But what I can't figure out is what they're doing here entering the Heartless in a tournament." Sabor said.
Sora chugged down his water and set the glass down. "They could be trying to wear us down and then send some huge monster after us. But I'm not sure." He said.
"So what should we do now?" Goofy asked.
"We stay here." Sora said. "If we're the reason why this mystery group is making the Heartless behave then we should keep fighting. Leaving might make them go on a rampage."
"That's true. We couldn't take the chance of something like that happening." Donald stated. "Especially not with so many people gathered in one place."
Sora got another glass of water and went deep in thought. What exactly were they getting themselves into? What kind of game was this mystery group playing? He couldn't think of any reasonable explanation.
Footsteps were heard walking towards them. They turned around to see Phil. He noticed the serious expressions on all of their faces, even Sabor's.
"What's up with you guys?" He asked.
"It's nothing. Don't worry about it." Sora said, taking another sip of water. "Is there something you need?"
"Actually, yeah. You're next fight's coming up. You better get out there." The satyr said.
"Got it. By the way, how many of your teams are like the one we just fought?" Sora asked.
"Oh man! I don't even know. A bunch of them came up a few days ago with passes to enter the tournament. Don't know where they got them but they were the real deal so I had to let them have their chance at fighting." Phil said.
"I see." Sora said. "Thanks. We'll get out there now."
The four of them began to walk outside when they heard Phil shout, "Wait!"
They turned back around to the satyr.
"Look out for this team you're fighting." He told them. Sweat was coming down from his forehead. "They're…kind of weird."
"You mean like the ones we just fought?" Donald asked.
"No. These guys look really different and…it's hard to explain. Just watch out. I don't want to see you guys get beaten up in this tournament." Phil said, wiping the sweat off of his brow.
"You say that like it's a possibility." Sora said confidently.
Phil smirked at his attitude. "Get going." He said.
"You got it." They all said.
When they got outside they were greeted by the cheering of the audience. They waved to them as they stepped on the platform.
Sora turned to his three teammates and said, "All right guys, listen up. You heard what Phil said, these are gonna be different guys than what we faced before. So keep on your toes."
"Didn't know you could sound so much like a coach." Donald said amusingly.
"I got that from my mother." Sora said with a smile.
Goofy rubbed his head and said, "I can't help but wonder who we're going to fight. What makes them so different from the Heartless?"
"We're about to find out." Sora said. Seven figures wearing cloaks and carrying scythes were walking towards them. Sora got out the Keyblade and got into a defensive stance. Donald brought out his wand and Goofy put his shield right in front of him. Sabor crouched down with her claws out.
Their opponents finally made it onto the arena and looked up at them. Needless to say Sora and the others were surprised at what they saw.
The seven figures had bony white faces with glowing red eyes. A deep but silent roaring like sound could be heard coming from them.
"As if they didn't look weird enough." Donald said.
Goofy nodded in agreement. He was about to ask Sora what he thought of them but noticed that his friend looked shocked.
"Sora? What's the matter?" The Royal Knight asked.
The young warrior was silent for a few seconds before he finally answered.
"Donald…Goofy…these guys feel strange." He said, confusing both of his friends.
"What do you mean 'strange'?" Donald asked.
"I'm not sure they just feel…almost like me." He said.
"What are you talking about?" Donald asked. He was starting to get concerned with the way Sora was acting.
"You guy…" Sora tried to continue but he was still shocked.
"What is it Sora?" Goofy asked.
"I think they're demons." The young boy finally said.
They were about to fight they're first demons.
I am done! Hope you guys really enjoyed this chapter!
Sora: But this chapter is shorter.
Me: Yeah, so what?
Riku: Are you getting lazy?
Me: No! I just think it would be good not to have to put your visits to a single world in more than one chapter.
Sora: I see. Well just as long as there's more of me.
Riku: And me.
Kairi: Still no me.
Me: I know Kairi. I'm sorry.
Kairi: It's fine I guess.
Me: Anyway, to all of my readers out there, would you please leave a review? I seriously need to get more. I'm updating faster just like I promised.
Sora: Yeah. This man's slaving away just so you could have something good to read.
Me: I wouldn't put it like that Sora. We don't want to come off as bragging.
Sora: I wanna brag damn it!
Me: Whatever. Please review!