Hey guys! Welcome to the next chapter of "Kingdom Hearts: Devil May Cry".
Sora: It's about time you started to work on the next chapter.
Me: Shut up. I haven't been very inspired lately.
Sora: Excuses, excuses.
Riku: Sora shut up and let Demondog666 write the chapter already.
Sora: You wanna go Riku?
Riku: Bring it punk! I'll kick you're a**!
Me: Aw crap! I better hurry.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or Devil May Cry. If I did that would be so awesome.
Riku: Ow! Did you just shoot me?
Sora: Yeah! I did! What are you gonna do about it?
Me: Oh man! I gotta get Kairi!
Chapter 7: Cerberus and…Cerberus?
Sora stared at the cloaked demons in front of him. He couldn't believe that he and his friends were actually going to fight demons.
"These are demons?" Donald asked, wide eyed.
"Yeah, most definitely." Sora answered.
"Gawrsh. Who'd a thought that we would be fighting Heartless and demons in this tournament?" Goofy said.
Sabor, whose claws were growing to the size of knives, took her eyes off of the demons and laid them on Sora.
"Sora. You need to listen. You can't let your fear get the better of you. These demons are more powerful than many of the Heartless you've faced so you need to focus." She told him.
The leopardess kept waiting for a reply from her friend. But he stayed silent. She was just about to snap him out of his trance when he finally said something.
"Sabor…who said I was afraid?" Sora asked.
His teammates stared at him in surprise.
"Sora what are you talking about?" Donald asked.
"Sabor just told me that I can't let fear get the better of me while facing these guys. But I'm not afraid." He said.
"Yer not?" Goofy asked while scratching his head. He didn't get why Sora wasn't scared of these guys.
"Of course not." He turned back towards them with a huge smile on his face. "I'm excited! We're going up against our first demons and Sabor told me that they're more powerful than most of the Heartless that we've fought before! This is perfect! I can't imagine how much better this day can be!"
His friends just stared at him in amazement as he jumped up and down like a little kid whose parents were taking him to the toy store.
Donald covered his face with his hand and shook his head. "You're unbelievable sometimes Sora."
"I know. Now let's kick some ass!" Sora said.
He brought out Ebony and Ivory and started shooting at one of the cloaked demons. It managed to jump out of the way and descend upon Sora with its scythe ready to slice him in half. Sora summoned the Keyblade and jumped in the air. The demon saw its opportunity to strike and swung down its scythe to make the kill. Sora blocked it with the Keyblade and stuck Ebony in the demons mouth and fired, killing it instantly.
Sabor was using her knife-sized claws to attack one of her team's opponents. It kept dodging all of her hits so she used her tail to grab its leg and send it falling to the ground. She used her paws to keep the hand that was holding the scythe pinned to the ground. The leopardess then used another paw to grab its head and crush it.
Donald was busy trying to avoid being hacked to death. This creature he was fighting wasn't following the examples of its teammates and leaving room for him to attack. Instead, he swung his weapon so fast; Donald barely had any time to dodge.
The demon lifted the scythe over its head for a powerful blow. While brining it down on Donald's head, the duck screamed in fright and got out of the way just before it turned him into mince meat.
Once the magician managed to catch his breath, he noticed that the demon was having a hard time getting its blade out of the ground. He took advantage of this opening and cast a spell.
"Thunder!" He yelled.
Lighting came out of the air right above the demon and fried it. Only its weapon was left.
Goofy was blocking every single swing that the demon he was facing made at him. He could feel his arms getting tired from the force it was bringing against his shield, so right before the demon made its next move, he used his shield to punch it in the face and send it off balance. Then he threw it like a Frisbee and cut the monster in half.
The last three demons began to attack Sora. One went airborne and the other two charged from the left and right.
Sora kept his attention on the one in the air. The two on his left and right thought that they had won once they got close enough to him and swung their scythes to deliver the finishing blow. Before they hit, he pointed his guns right at their heads and fired a single bullet from each. They disappeared and their scythes were stuck in the air for a split second. He grabbed both of them and spun around like a tornado. When he felt he was spinning fast enough he released the scythes right into the direction of the airborne demon.
Needless to say, Sora's team one the battle.
"We win baby!" The young Sparda shouted.
The audience began cheering and clapping. Sabor ran up to Sora, pinned him to the ground, and began licking his face.
"Stop it Sabor!" He laughed. "That tickles!"
"We won!" She stated happily as she got off of him.
He started to get back up when Donald and Goofy trapped him in a group hug.
"We did it!" Goofy shouted.
"We actually fought and won against our first demons!" Donald gasped, trying to catch his breath after his intense dodging session.
"Did you ever doubt?" Sora joked, finally managing to get himself off the ground.
Phil came rushing up to them, jumping for joy.
"You guys did it!" He said. "These weirdoes were a tough team but you managed to beat them!"
"Of course!" Sora said. "Like we were gonna lose to a bunch of Grim Reaper wannabes."
"Don't get a swelled head kid." Phil said with a smile. "The teams your gonna face ahead are a lot tougher."
"You don't need to worry Phil. I won't get arrogant. My mom would kill me if I did."
As they were talking, Sora and the others noticed that another fighter was coming outside. He had blonde spiky hair and piercing eyes that were as blue as Sora's. He had a huge sword that was wrapped in bandages hanging on his back. He was wearing a black, sleeveless shirt that showed his buffed out arms. His left forearm had two straps of armor on it along with three others on his left biceps. He had brown boots with black jeans. Around his neck and lower face was a big, red scarf that went past his back and to his legs, making it look like a cape.
"Hey." He said, stopping in front of Sora. "I saw you fighting out there. You're really good."
"Thanks." Sora responded. "I'm afraid I haven't seen you fight yet."
"Here's your chance. Don't get beaten by any of the other teams. I want to face you in this tournament." He said with a smirk.
"No need for worry. Neither my team nor I plan on getting beat in this competition by anybody." Sora said with a smirk of his own.
"Hm, we'll see." He continued his walk towards the arena.
"Hey kid, you better watch out for that one. I saw some of his fights earlier and he's no pushover." Phil warned.
"Then I can't wait to fight him." Sora said.
Donald shook his head. "You're going to get us killed Sora, I just know it." He sighed.
"Don't be like that Donald!" The swordsman pleaded.
"Hey Sora, I think that guy's about to fight now." Goofy said.
Sora turned towards the arena and saw that the blonde man was going up against a team of Heartless. They consisted of ten Shadows, five Soldiers, and one of the huge, fat ones.
"Those are some pretty grim odds stacked against him." Sora said. "This'll definitely be an interesting match."
"You have no idea kid." Phil said.
The match began and each of the Heartless began their attack on the blonde man. He grabbed his sword and made a series of slashes. Each one of the dark creatures was destroyed in a matter of seconds.
Sora gaped in amazement. This guy just took out a whole team of Heartless in a ridiculously short amount of time. He most certainly had skill.
He made his way over to Sora's team and saw a look of shock on all of their faces except for Phil's. But he also saw some excitement in Sora's eyes.
"That was a great match." Sora complemented. "Awesome job."
"Thanks. I'm glad you think so." He said and brought out his hand. "My name's Cloud Strife by the way."
"I'm Sora." The young half-breed said. "Sora Sparda. It's nice to meet you."
Cloud seemed to mull something over before he said, "Likewise. Remember not to get beaten. I want to fight you."
"You got it."
Cloud strolled back inside, leaving Sora to go over what just happened.
"This guy killed a whole team of Heartless in less than ten seconds. His sword skills are amazing and he's probably been fighting for who knows how long. I have to admit that I'm feeling a little nervous here." Sora said, biting his thumb.
"Don't worry too much Sora." Donald said. "We can take him on as a team."
"And don't forget that you're a great swordsman too. Not to mention all those powers ya got." Goofy said in an attempt to encourage Sora.
Sabor came up to the hybrid and rubbed her head against his leg, to show that they were going to be fine.
Sora smiled at his friends. He could feel his confidence coming back to him. It made him all the more thankful to have them by his side.
"Thanks guys. Now let's head back inside and get ready for our next match." He said, walking back into the building while petting Sabor on the head.
With Cloud
They young, blonde swordsman was currently standing against a wall while thinking about his encounter with Sora. He could tell that the kid was a very experienced fighter, especially for his age.
But there was something else to. Cloud could sense the demonic energy rolling off of Sora. There was huge amount and he felt a similar aura before.
"Sparda huh? Been a while since I heard that name." He said to himself. "Probably Dante's since he's got Ebony and Ivory."
Footsteps could be heard coming down the hall and snapped Cloud out of his train of thought. He didn't bother seeing who it was because he already knew.
"Hey kid. How's it going?" A man said. He stepped out of the shadows and revealed himself as a tall, blue man with blue fire for hair.
"What do you want?" Cloud asked in a bored tone.
"Well it's about the job I've given you. You see you're going to be fighting that kid with the key sword so you can get to Hercules. He's going to be a bit of a problem if you don't take him out."
Cloud held back a laugh. "Hades, the great god of the underworld, sweating over some kid." He said. Well maybe not just any kid. "Sorry, but my contract says-"
"I know what your contract says!" Hades interrupted. "Remember I wrote the contract. It says, 'You're only required to take out Hercules in this competition'. But in order to get to Hercules, you need to fight him."
The warrior was quite for a long moment. Hades was about to break the silence when he finally spoke up.
"I'll fight the kid but I won't kill him."
"That's fine." Hades said. "You don't need to kill him. I'd actually prefer it if you didn't. Just make sure you beat him and get to Hercules. Then I'll give you what you want."
Cloud just stared at him and walked away. He had a fight that he needed to get ready for and he hated being around Hades.
"Man, that guy is stiffer than the stiffs back home." The god said but then smiled. "Still, suckers like him are hard to come by."
Deep in the shadows behind Hades, growling sounds echoed in the hallway. Three pairs of glowing, red eyes could be seen.
With Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Sabor
Sora and his friends were standing outside near the arena. They had defeated every single team in the tournament and were now in the semi-final match. There opponent was going to be Cloud.
"This is it you guys." Sora said. "We've made it to the semi-final round. But every single team we've faced so far is going to be nothing compared to Cloud. We've seen almost all of his matches and there's no doubt that he's a great fighter. If we plan to beat him then we need to work together."
"That much is obvious." Donald said.
"Donald! Quit interrupting me when I'm giving a pep talk!" Sora complained.
"Ya know, I've been thinking about something all day." Goofy said.
"What?" Sora asked.
"Well, we've gone up against a bunch of Heartless in this tournament. But we've only fought one of those demon teams. Just seems kinda strange that there are a bunch of Heartless fighting, but no a lot of them demon fellers." Goofy said.
"Why would that be strange?" Donald asked.
"Just a feelin' I got is all." Goofy said. "I'm just worried that they might be after Sora."
"Why would they be after me?" Sora asked.
"Well Leon did say that your family is full of famous demon hunters. Maybe they thought they could get to them by killing you." Goofy said; his eyes filled with worry. "I just don't want to lose one of my friends."
"Hey don't worry Goofy." Sora patted the talking dog on the back. "Those guys were probably just looking for someone strong to kill."
"How can you be sure though Sora?" Donald asked. "This was the first time we've ever gone up against demons."
"My mom used to teach me, Riku, and Kairi demonology. I never understood why until we met Leon and the others at Travers town. But anyway, there are a lot of demons that just love to kill. Those guys we fought might have thought that this would be the perfect place to do just that. It is a fighting tournament after all." Sora explained.
"Well, okay. But I'm still a little worried." Goofy said.
"Me too." Donald added.
"I appreciate it guys. But you don't have to stress out. Even if Goofy's right, it's not like it's anything that we can't handle. Besides, there aren't any demons left in this tournament and we'll be seeing my mom in a few days. When we do, we can ask her to help us learn how to fight them."
"I guess you're right Sora." Goofy relented.
"Let's still be on our guard though, just to be sure." Donald said.
"Not a bad idea." Sora said.
"Sora." Sabor said. "He's here."
Sora turned his attention to the other side of the arena. Cloud emerged outside with no expression on his face.
The gang followed suit and make their way onto the platform.
Sora could feel the excitement inside of him growing with each step he took. This was going to be one of the best fights he's ever been in and he and his friends were going to make sure that they won.
They finally made it to the center of the arena. Sora looked at Cloud straight in the eye.
"I'm glad to see that you've made it this far." Cloud said. "I've been looking forward to fighting you all day."
"I've been waiting to fight you too." Sora said. "Just remember, we're not going to lose after making it this far. I've got a reputation I need to build up."
"Told ya Donald." Goofy whispered.
"Not now." The duck said.
"I don't plan on losing either. I've got too much riding on this tournament just to lose now."
Sora was wondering what me meant by that. He decided not to worry about it and summoned the Keyblade.
Then the battle began.
Sora made the first move by swinging the Keyblade directly for Cloud's face. The blonde lifted his Buster Sword on the side of his head to stop the blow from hitting. He pushed the Keyblade aside, ducked down, and did a sweep kick that made Sora fall to the ground.
Cloud raised his fist to punch Sora in the gut but noticed that Sabor lunged at him with her claws outstretched. He jumped back a good dozen feet to dodge her attack, only to have her continue her rapid assault.
Donald took advantage of Cloud's predicament and aimed his wand right for the swordsman. He cast a Blizzard spell straight for him.
Cloud saw the magic attack coming for him and quickly kick Sabor away and blocked the miniature snowstorm with his sword, freezing the blade.
"HA! How about that?" Donald yelled.
Cloud simply struck the ground with his blade and made the ice surrounding it shatter. The sword was perfectly fine.
"Wak!" Donald yelled.
"It's going to take a lot more than that to defeat me." Cloud said.
"Then how about this?"
The blonde swordsman looked behind and saw that Sora had managed to make his way over to him.
The young hybrid reached out with his hand and shot demonic lighting blasts at Cloud. He managed to land a few hits on him but the older swordsman was fast. After the first few strikes, he retaliated by rushing forward and making continuous swings at Sora.
The Keyblade master was forced to parry every single attack that Cloud made. Thanks to his superhuman strength, the force Cloud used to make each strike wasn't too hard on Sora's muscles.
When Cloud used the Buster Sword to make another strike, Sora used the Keyblade to send his opponents blade into the ground.
While keeping a firm hold on the Keyblade so that he could keep Cloud's sword trapped he yelled, "Goofy, now!"
The Royal Knight ran towards Sora and Cloud. Once he was close enough, he used his tornado spin technique to hit Cloud with his shield right in the gut. Cloud grabbed his stomach in pain, which gave Sora enough time to make his move. He used the butt of his sword to hit Cloud in the face and then punched him.
"Damn it!" Cloud said. "Time to take it up a notch."
He put his hands close to his chest and lifted the Buster Sword so that it stood straight up. A golden light started to surround his entire body and his weapon.
Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Sabor could feel Cloud gathering his magic energy into the Buster Sword. They knew that they needed to come up with something and fast.
But it was too late. As soon as Cloud finished gathering magic he shot straight at the four of them at super speed, striking them all with his magically empowered sword.
Needless to say it hurt a lot.
Cloud went over to Sora and kicked him into the wall as soon as he got back up. He saw that Donald was trying to cast a spell but quickly kneed the magician in the stomach. He then grabbed his feet and threw him in the direction of Goofy.
Sabor finally managed to get up and headed for Cloud in an effort to hit him with her huge claws. The blonde managed to side step her attack and kick her over to Sora, who while getting back up was knocked back down by her.
"Sorry. But it looks like I win." Cloud said.
"FIRE!" Donald shouted.
Cloud looked behind him and widened his eyes. A huge fireball was heading straight at him at an amazing speed.
He managed to get out of the way in time. He could almost feel the flames lick at his legs when he jumped.
"Did that duck cast that? Damn!" Cloud said, impressed that Donald had so much magical power.
"You bet I did ya big palooka!" The magician quacked.
While Cloud was distracted, Goofy grabbed his shield and slid it across the arena floor. He then jumped on it and rode it like a skateboard. When he got close enough to Cloud he grabbed him by the shoulder and threw him over to Sora.
Cloud grunted in pain from the throw. That dog was pretty strong. Then he felt someone grab his shirt and lift him in the air. He looked down and saw that it was Sora.
"Hey." Sora said. Then he punched him in the air.
Cloud landed a few yards away. He picked himself up while Sora summoned the Keyblade.
"I better finish this now. I can't press my luck." Cloud said. He began to fill the Buster Sword with his magical energy.
Sora sensed what Cloud was doing. He knew that one more hit from Cloud's magic attack and he would be done for.
"It looks like I have to make this count." Sora said as he began to cover the Keyblade with his demonic lightning.
The two opponents then rushed at each other so fast that it looked like they were flying just a few inches above the ground.
"LIGHTNING SLASH!"
"BUSTER SLASH!"
Their blades collided in an explosion of power. Dust began to cloud around the two of them, concealing them from everyone's eyes.
"Sora!" Donald and Goofy yelled.
"Sora! Are you all right?" Sabor yelled. "If something happens to him I'll never forgive myself."
The dust cleared, revealing both Sora and Cloud lying on the ground a good distance away from each other. The explosion had knocked them both back.
The members of the audience were on the edge of their seats. They kept waiting to see who would be the first to get up, who would win the match. It was driving them crazy.
Then their anticipation was put to rest when the victor rose. It was Sora.
At first he just looked around the arena. He saw that Cloud was on the ground. He saw his friends staring at him. He saw the audience looking at him.
After looking around he finally realized something. His team had one the match.
"Yeah baby!" He shouted.
The audience erupted in cheers and howls of victory. Sora and his friends had won the match and were moving on to the final round.
"We did it!" Goofy shouted, jumping up and down.
"Oh boy!" Donald exclaimed happily.
"Dante would be proud!" Sabor said.
Sora walked over to where Cloud was lying down. He offered his hand and smiled at him.
"Good fight." He said.
Cloud gave him a smirk. "Good fight." He agreed as he took Sora's hand. "I have to say that you're a really good fighter. That was one of the best matches I've had in a long time."
Sora was surprised at the compliment that had just been handed to him. Cloud was a high-class fighter and he just said that the match he had with him was one of the best he's had. He felt proud of himself.
"Thanks." The Keyblade master said.
Unfortunately, his proud moment was interrupted by a loud, growling sound coming from behind the two of them.
They turned around to see a huge dog with glowing red eyes. Its fur was pure black. But what stood out the most was that it had three heads and the fact that it was as big as a house.
"Is it just me…or does that dog have three heads?" Sora questioned.
"It's got three heads." Cloud confirmed.
The giant creature howled in the air and then brought down its middle head to swallow Sora and Cloud up whole.
BAM!
Sora saw that the giant monstrosity was knocked aside by a muscular man with red hair. He was wearing a sweatband on his forehead and armor that left his arms exposed. There was a golden medal in his belt that had a cloud and lightning bolt carved into it.
"I'll take care of this!" The man said, looking at Sora. "You get your friends to safety!"
"A-all right!" Sora said, amazed at the man's strength. He had just knocked a gigantic monster aside like it weighed nothing at all.
He ran inside with his friends while carrying the injured Cloud on his back. Once inside, he set him down and told Donald to get him some water.
Phil appeared and went over to help Sora.
"Hey Phil, who was that guy and what the heck is he fighting?" Sora asked.
"That was Hercules, my star pupil. That giant three-headed dog he's fighting out there is Cerberus, the guardian of the Underworld." Phil answered, bandaging Cloud's arm.
"Underworld?" Goofy questioned.
Phil looked at Goofy in amazement. "You don't know what the Underworld is?"
"We're uh…from out of town." Donald was sweating nervously.
"Well anyway," Phil continued, "The Underworld is where the souls of people who have died go to be judged. Cerberus guards that place."
"Then why is he out here?" Sora asked. He used a wet cloth to wash Cloud's bleeding wound.
"Hades probably released him. He's the ruler of the Underworld. A god."
"A god?" The three friends asked in surprise.
"Yeah, one of the twelve Olympian gods. But you see, Hades hates the gods on Mount Olympus, especially Zeus, the ruler of the gods and Hades' younger brother. He's had it out for Zeus for a long time."
"Why?" Sora asked.
"Because he gave Hades the task to watch over the dead. So Hades has been trying to take over Olympus and become the new king of the gods. The only thing standing in his way is Hercules, the son of Zeus."
"You mean Hercules is a god?" Donald asked.
"He used to be, when he was a baby. Hades turned him mortal but he still had the strength of a god."
"Well that explains why he tossed Cerberus around earlier." Sora remembered.
"If Hades gets rid of Hercules then he'll try and unleash the Titans, who are very powerful immortals. But everything that he's thrown at Hercules has been sent right back to him with broken bones." Phil said proudly.
"So Cerberus shouldn't be any trouble?" Sora asked, hoping that Hercules would be okay.
"Oh yeah, sure. Cerberus we'll be down and out in just a few minutes." Phil said dismissively.
ROAR!
Everyone turned their heads to the arena entrance when they heard Cerberus. It sounded like that he wasn't going to be down anytime soon which made Sora worry.
Then he remembered something.
"Hey Phil, does Hades have blue skin and blue fire for hair?" He asked.
"Yeah, how'd you know?"
Sora put his hand up to his face in frustration. "He's the one who gave me the pass to enter the tournament."
"What? Why would he do that?"
"I don't know. But I'm sure that Hades isn't only planning to kill Hercules. He's got me involved in something now too."
Sora put a few more bandages on Cloud and summoned the Keyblade. He drank a few potions and gave some to Donald, Goofy, and Sabor.
"Let's get out there and help Hercules guys." Sora said.
"Right!" Donald and Goofy said.
Sabor just nodded her head in confirmation.
"Whoa! Wait a minute! You guys are great fighters don't get me wrong, but you can't go up against something like Cerberus. You'll be killed!" Phil said.
"We'll be fine. Hades got us all involved in this when he gave us the pass so it's only right that we help fix the mess he's made." Sora said.
Phil wasn't going to give up. "Look, I know that you want to prove that you're a hero. But going out and getting yourself killed isn't the way."
"This isn't about proving that I'm a hero!" Sora exclaimed, the tone in his voice catching everyone by surprise. "It's about helping a fellow fighter in combat. You can decide if we're heroes or not but that's not our problem right now. We need to help Hercules and nothing you say is going to change that."
As soon as he finished, Sora ran outside with his friends following him.
Phil was surprised at the teenager's bravery. It wasn't very common to see in someone his age. He wasn't going into that arena with a swelled head, he was going in their with a huge heart.
"Oh boy. I don't know whether to call that kid incredible or crazy." Phil laughed.
Cloud finally decided to comment, hearing every word of the conversation. "He's both. I knew his father and he is exactly like him. He always helped people who were in trouble from demons and monsters of all kinds."
"If what you say is true, than that kid has an interesting path ahead of him. I can see great things in his future." Phil said.
Cloud smiled. "Yeah, I see great things in his future too."
In the arena
The site of Hercules dodging each one of Cerberus' mouths so he wouldn't get eaten greeted Sora and the others. After all, who wants to end up as puppy dog chow?
Sora got out his guns and started firing at the giant dog. He managed to turn its attention away from Hercules long enough for the older fighter to make his way over to them.
"Thanks for that." The son of Zeus said.
"No problem." Sora said. "Listen, we can take it from here. You get inside and help Phil take care of Cloud."
"Are you sure? Cerberus is tough. You may need my help."
Sora responded by shooting dozens of bullets at Cerberus' left head. The giant dog howled in pain and almost fell down.
"I think we can handle it." Sora confirmed.
"All right. Don't hesitate to call for help if you need it." With that, Hercules retreated inside to help Phil treat Cloud's wounds.
Sora turned to Cerberus and said, "Listen, there's no need for us to fight. Just go back to the Underworld and leave Hercules alone."
Cerberus made some kind of sound that can only be described as a laugh. "I serve Lord Hades, ruler of the Underworld. He has given me strict orders to eliminate Hercules. I certainly won't let a puny human like you get in my way."
"What did he say Sora?" Goofy asked.
"He's not going back. We're going to have to fight him. Get ready." Sora said before turning back to Cerberus. "There's something you might want to know before we fight."
"I understand human speech you idiot."
"Whatever. Anyway, I thought you might want to know something."
"What would that be?" Cerberus chuckled.
Sora charged his right hand with demonic lightning and smirked. "I'm not all human."
He shot the lightning at Cerberus and the giant dog howled. His whole body was being electrocuted to the point where he couldn't move because all the pain.
Sabor rushed over and used her knife-like claws to slash at the eyes of Cerberus' middle head. Before she could get close he lifted up his giant paw and tossed her aside. She landed on her feet and breathed fire.
While Sabor's flames singed Cerberus' fur, Donald used his wand and shouted "Blizzard!" One of Cerberus' paws froze but he simply used his strength to lift it up and break the ice. He then tossed Sabor back over to Sora.
"Donald! Use your magic to lift me up!" Goofy said. He threw his shield and jumped on it so he could slide over to Cerberus.
"Aero!" Donald shouted.
Goofy was lifted high into the air thanks to Donald's magic. He grabbed his shield from under his feet and threw it at Cerberus. The giant dog was hit in the right head, making him dizzy and tumble back a little.
Cerberus quickly regained his composure used his powers to make giant spheres of dark energy appear out of the air. They made they're way over to the group of friends at a surprisingly fast rate.
Sabor used her speed to dodge all of the spheres that were aimed at her. Donald shot fire magic at the orbs, making them disappear so he was unhurt. Goofy threw his shield at the ones coming near him and destroyed them. Sora shot at the orbs with Ebony and Ivory. The ones that got too close he used his Keyblade to slice in half, but a few were able to make a little damage.
"Damn it! He's sending most of them at me. He must have believed me when I said I wasn't all human." Sora said.
"Not only that half breed. I can smell the demon blood running through your veins. It's been a while since I've fought any demon and now I get to fight something even more powerful! I must remember to thank my master once I kill you." Cerberus laughed.
"Actually, after today you're going to beg Hades not to let you out of your dog house ever again!" Sora shouted.
He aimed the Keyblade at Cerberus and used his fire magic to keep him at bay. Sabor attacked from his left, leaving Donald and Goofy to attack from behind him and to his right.
With each attack that hit him Cerberus grew angrier and angrier. He lifted his heads and lowered them to face the ground. A stream of dark energy came pouring out of all of his mouths.
Darkness appeared from beneath the feet of Sora and the others. They erupted into columns of dark energy, bringing pain to every inch of their being.
It finally stopped but the four of them felt like they were made of mush. They had a hard time moving but Cerberus just stood there laughing.
"So much for you effort. Now you will die!"
"C-c-cure!" Donald managed to use his magic to heal the lot of them.
Once they were better, they quickly moved out of the way of Cerberus' attack, making the dog infuriated.
"Will you just die already?" He shouted.
"Thanks for that Donald." Sora said.
"No problem." The duck responded. "But we have to end this now. I don't know how much longer we can keep this up."
"I think he's right Sora." Goofy said. "My legs are starting to feel like jelly. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to stand for much longer."
"As much as I hate to say it, I'm feeling tired to Sora." Sabor said. "We need to hurry up and defeat Cerberus."
"I know. But how?" Sora asked. He thought and thought. Even a monster like Cerberus had to have some weakness. But what is it?
Then it came to him.
"Guys, I have an idea." He said.
"What is it?" Donald asked.
"Come here." Sora said.
He told them his plan. Sabor thought that it had a good shot of succeeding. Goofy was a little nervous but admitted that it was a good idea. Donald was…well…
"ARE YOU CRAZY? WE'LL BE KILLED!" The duck shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Donald you know I don't like it when you do that." Sora said, covering his ears. "Listen, we don't have any other options. I can tell that Hercules had worn him down before we got out here but he's still pretty strong. This might be our only option."
"Grrr…fine. But this had better work!" Donald said.
"It will. Now get ready." Sora said.
"I'm tired of your talking fools! Die!" Cerberus breathed fire out of his mouths.
The group of four managed to dodge the flames except for Sora, who charged right into them.
"Sora!" Goofy shouted worryingly.
"Don't worry Goofy!" Donald said. "He'll be all right."
Cerberus, thinking he had finally taken care of the young half-breed, stopped his flames. Once they were gone, he saw Sora standing in front of him, his body burned to a crisp.
"Hahahaha! Take that half demon!" Cerberus howled.
His moment of triumph was spoiled when he saw Sora's body healing. The scorches on him were disappearing and the burns on him were getting better.
He looked up at Cerberus and smiled. "Nice try mutt. Goofy, now!"
With all of his strength, Goofy threw his shield right at Cerberus' middle neck. The huge dog opened his mouth and shouted from the pain.
"Donald, Sabor, now!" Sora said as he charged both of his hands with demonic lightning and aimed it at Cerberus' middle mouth.
"Thunder!" Donald yelled, aiming for the right mouth.
Sabor opened her mouth and shot out electricity right into Cerberus' left mouth.
The dog howled in torment. He could feel his insides being electrocuted with an unbelievable number of volts. He had never felt any pain like it in his whole, immortal life.
Sora, Donald, and Sabor finally stopped firing lightning. Cerberus was wavering back and forth, side to side. He was so tired.
He collapsed right then and there, not even trying to get back up. He couldn't take it anymore. He had been defeated.
"Nice job half-demon. I acknowledge your skill. I haven't had a fight like that in ages." Cerberus said.
"Thanks, and my name is Sora Sparda."
Cerberus widened all six of his eyes when Sora said his last name.
"Sparda?"
"That's right." Sora said.
"Hahaha…HAHAHAHAHA!" Cerberus laughed.
"What's so funny?" Sora asked.
"I'd never thought I'd see the day where I'd see a Sparda again." The huge beast replied.
"Again? What are you talking about?"
"Sora, what's going on?" Donald asked.
"Are you talking about my dad?" Sora asked Cerberus, completely ignoring Donald's question. "His name is Dante."
"No. I'm talking about the Sparda that closed the gate to the demon world two thousand years ago." Cerberus said.
"You knew my grandfather?" Sora asked. "You really are old and immortal. He was alive for over two thousand years."
"Indeed he was. I haven't seen him for centuries though."
"But he's dead. He died when my dad was just a kid." Sora said.
"Killed? Where did you hear that? If Sparda was killed I would have sensed it."
"What? Why?"
"He was my-"
A bright, blue light in the sky interrupted their conversation. Sora and the others had to cover their eyes because it was so strong.
But then Sora sensed something.
"Demonic energy? Don't tell me…"
"Sora! What's going on?" Donald yelled.
"I can't see anything!" Goofy said, covering his face with his shield.
"I think it's another demon!" Sora said.
"What?" Donald exclaimed. "Not now!"
The light disappeared to reveal a huge creature. Its whole body was covered in ice. It's body shaped like a dog. It growled and snapped its jaws. There were three heads that were shaped differently from each other. One set of eyes was red, one blue, and the last set was green. A giant collar surrounded all three necks.
"Oh, you have got to be kidding!" Sora complained.
"I don't believe this!" Donald shouted.
"I don't think I can handle this so soon!" Goofy said.
"This is not going to end well." Sabor said.
"NOT ANOTHER CERBERUS!" Sora and Donald shouted.
"Hey!" The Cerberus they defeated said.
The one covered in ice came closer to Sora. He used one of his heads to sniff the Keyblade master, making Sora's hair and clothes move in the direction of his nose.
"Um…good doggy?" Sora said, nervously.
The ice Cerberus finally stopped sniffing him and said, "You are a Sparda. I know that scent anywhere."
"Hey, he speaks English." Goofy pointed out.
"Good. If Sora has another conversation where I don't understand what's going on then I'm going to explode." Donald said.
"Yeah." Sora answered the giant dog's statement. "I'm Sora Sparda."
"You are also the son of Dante."
"You know my dad?" Sora asked now out of his nervous state.
"Yes. He wants me to help you on your journey."
"We don't have to fight him do we?" Donald asked. He could not stand it if they had to fight again today.
"You need not worry about fighting me duck. The Sparda is the one I must fight."
"Oh, well that's a relief. Wait, what?" Donald said.
"Sora ain't in any shape to fight again today!" Goofy said.
"Guys, it's all right." Sora said.
"What?" Donald and Goofy exclaimed.
"Sora, you can't." Donald said. "You'll be killed."
"If my dad wants me to fight this guy then I will. He can help us find Riku, Kairi, and the King."
"Can't it wait though Sora?" Goofy asked. "We all took a big beatin' from that other Cerberus."
Sora took an elixir out of his bag and drank it down. He could feel his body's strength and magic returning. His wounds were healing even faster than they usually did.
"I'll be fine." Sora said.
Donald and Goofy felt that they should still try and talk Sora out of it. But then they felt themselves being pushed to the stands by Sabor.
"What are you doing you giant cat?" Donald yelled.
Sabor growled at Donald's statement but let it slide. She knew that he was only worried about Sora as much as she was. But the leopardess knew that he could handle it.
At this point the first Cerberus decided that he needed to step out of the arena. He did not want to be caught in the crossfire.
Sora got in his usual defensive stance. He closed his eyes and cleared his mind in order to calm his nerves.
Just remember what Mom told you. Stay focused and observe your opponents attack pattern. If you can figure out his pattern you can come up with a strategy to beat him. He thought.
He opened his eyes and smirked at the ice Cerberus.
"Let's rock!" Sora said.
Ice Cerberus responded by opening his mouth and howling to the sky. Sora looked up and saw that giant pillars of ice were raining down.
"I can tell that this fight is going to be more difficult than I thought it would be." He said to himself as he dodged the falling ice.
Sora started shooting at the dog but the bullets deflected right off. He then realized that the ice covering Cerberus' body served as armor.
"I'm gonna need something tougher." Sora said as he holstered his guns and summoned the Keyblade.
He ran at Cerberus and began smashing on the ice on one of its heads as quickly as he could. He managed to break through only to be knocked aside by a giant paw.
Sora hit the ground but quickly collected himself. He was about to throw the Keyblade right for Cerberus' exposed head when the dog did something that Sora found a little weird. Its heads shifted in a circle, putting the heads in different places. Now the one in the middle, the one that Sora had smashed the ice off of was on the right.
"He's making trying to make it so that I have a hard time hitting each of his heads." Sora said. "At least now I know what his weakness is."
The head that he was facing now had blue eyes. It opened its mouth and shot out a blue beam towards the ground. The arena floor was quickly covered in ice and it was heading in Sora's direction. When it reached him his feet were captured in ice and it was spreading up his legs.
"Crap!" He shouted. He mustered all of his strength and managed to lift his foot from the frozen ground and break the ice that covered him.
"You're going to have to do better than that Sora." Ice Cerberus said. He threw a boulder-sized piece of ice right out of his mouth.
Sora put the Keyblade on his back and ran right towards the ice.
"Sora! What are you doing?" Donald yelled.
"I think he's planning something Donald." Goofy said.
"He better not get himself killed."
Sora then stopped running and positioned his feet. He held out his hands and caught the block of ice, getting pushed back a few feet in the process.
"So cold! So very cold!" Sora said, referring to the ice he caught.
He then threw it back at Ice Cerberus and hit his exposed head. Once it did the giant dog cried out in pain, leaving Sora the chance to make his way over to him and jump on top of his back. He then started punching on the exposed head rapidly with one of his hands while holding the head in place by the ear with the other.
Blood started spurting out of Ice Cerberus and the dog wailed in pain with each hit.
Sora stopped punching and took the Keyblade off his back and jumped in the air. He fell down towards Ice Cerberus' right neck and sliced it clean off.
"AUUGH!" The dog cried out.
Sora backed away from Ice Cerberus and stared at the giant ice dog in disbelief. He couldn't believe that he had just sliced off his head. Yes it was a fight but he was going to help them on their journey afterwards.
"I'm so sorry! I-I don't know what came over me!" Sora apologized.
"No need to worry little man." Ice Cerberus said. "You must do this if you wish to defeat me."
"But…you're head."
"Your father did the exact same thing when he fought me. Now come on, we must continue the fight."
Sora felt relieved. For a moment he thought he had almost killed an ally.
He quickly regained his composure and started slashing at Ice Cerberus with the Keyblade. He tried to break the rest of the ice off but it was going way to slow.
Ice Cerberus swapped him aside with his paw and then summoned ice pillars out of the sky. Sora managed to dodge all of them except one, which he caught. He threw it at the demons' green-eyed head. The dog recoiled in pain when it hit and Sora used his fire magic to surround his hands and aimed it at Ice Cerberus' heads.
The fire managed to melt all of the ice off his entire body instead of just its heads. Sora then ran at superhuman speed towards the blue-eyed head and sliced it off with the Keyblade.
"AUGGHH! DAMN IT!" Ice Cerberus yelled.
He tried to squash Sora with his front paws. Every time he slammed, everyone could feel the ground shake. Sora was getting off balance, which caused him to get stomped on.
Ice Cerberus lifted up his paw and saw that Sora was trying to get up. He slammed his paw down again but this time it was caught by the half demon. The swordsman used all of his strength to push against Ice Cerberus but was quickly growing weak.
"What will you do little man?" The giant dog taunted. "I can tell that you are running out of energy. If you don't hurry then you'll lose."
"Shut…up!" Sora grunted. He pushed the paw out of the way and shot at Ice Cerberus' last head.
The huge demon was able to cover his head in ice armor before the bullets hit him. They bounced right off of him leaving Sora slightly pissed.
"Oh, come on!" Sora said.
"Time to die!" Ice Cerberus yelled.
"All right! That's it!" Sora shouted. He summoned the Keyblade and used the last of his magic to conjure a huge fireball.
"Wow! Sora's getting really good at using magic." Goofy complimented.
"He's a quick learner." Donald said.
"Come on Sora! You can do it!" Sabor cheered.
"He is an excellent fighter." Cerberus said.
"FIRE!" Sora yelled. He shot the fireball.
Ice Cerberus managed to block the fireball with his paw. It melted the ice off of it but it didn't matter. He could sense that that was the last of Sora's magic.
"You missed!" Ice Cerberus yelled. He realized then that Sora wasn't in the same spot anymore. "Where did he-"
His sentence was cut off by Sora. The young Sparda used the Keyblade to nail Ice Cerberus' paw into the ground. While the dog was screaming in pain, Sora ran up his arm and to his head. He drank an ether and covered his hands in fire. He punched away at the ice covering the last head as fast as he could. Once it was all gone, he ran back to Ice Cerberus' paw, pulled out the Keyblade, and slashed at his head.
"AUUGH!" The demon yelled. His head was still intact but he didn't have any more strength to fight.
"I win!" Sora shouted, raising his fist in the air.
"Yes you did young Sparda. As promised I will help you on your journey." Ice Cerberus said.
"That's great! But how are you going to come with us? I don't think you're going to be able to fit in the gummi ship."
"No need to worry young Sparda. Take my soul and use it as your weapon." The giant dog began to glow in a blue light, making the group cover their eyes.
When the light died down it showed a blue orb the size of a human head that flew towards Sora. He grabbed it and the orb disappeared, revealing blue nun chucks with three handles.
Sora decided to test them out. He started striking the air with them, using both of his hands to move the weapon around his body and catching the handles before they hit him. He swung them towards the ground and a huge block of ice came forth.
He made more ice to make a wall around himself. When he finished, he spun the nun chucks around and shattered all of it.
"Thank you Ice Cerberus." Sora said.
"No problem Sora Sparda. If you wish, I can transform back into my original state whenever you need me to." The demon said.
"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind." Sora said.
He put Ice Cerberus on his belt and turned towards his friends with a smile.
"All right Sora!" Donald cheered.
"You did a great job!" Goofy complimented.
"I didn't expect the outcome to be any different!" Sabor said cheerily.
"Not bad Sparda." Cerberus said.
"Thanks guys. Now let's get back inside and tell Phil and Hercules that everything's all right now."
Back inside
"Okay, so let me get this straight. You not only took down Hades' Cerberus but you also took down a giant demon Cerberus that was covered in ice." Phil said.
"Yep. Though Hercules managed to wear down Hades' Cerberus before we came to help." Sora said.
Phil shook his head and laughed. "I gotta say kid. I haven't seen potential like that since I started training Hercules."
"Thanks Phil." Sora said.
Hercules came up and patted Sora on the back. "Nice job Sora. I'm sorry that we didn't get to fight. Right now we have to clean up the Coliseum so the tournament is going to have to be put on hold."
"That's fine. I'm kind of tired anyway. But don't think that I won't come back for our match." Sora said, sticking out his hand.
"I'm looking forward to it." Hercules said. He took Sora's hand and shook it.
"By the way, I have a little reward for the four of you." Phil said.
"What is it?" Donald said, hoping it was money.
Phil instead, grabbed a piece of paper and climbed on a stool. "In honor of saving the Coliseum and protecting the innocent from harm, I hereby dub thee junior heroes. Your bravery will always be remembered."
Sora, Goofy, and Sabor felt proud of themselves. Donald however was a little upset.
"What do you mean 'junior heroes'?" He asked.
"You guys still don't know what it takes to be a true hero. So until then, you're stuck with this rank." Phil said.
"I have a feeling though that you guys will all become true heroes soon though." Hercules said. "I can see that you have something special."
"Thanks. We better—"
Sora stopped talking and took a look at the pedestal from earlier, the one he couldn't move.
He went over to it and tried moving it again, using all of his superhuman strength. It wouldn't budge an inch.
"Jeez! How heavy can this thing possibly be?" Sora said, still pushing against it.
Then he saw two other pairs of hands and a pair of paws pushing against the pedestal.
"There's no rule that says we can't help you." Goofy said.
"We can all try." Donald said.
"Maybe then the damn thing will move." Sabor said.
"But guys, there's no point to it if—"
He stopped talking when he felt the pedestal move and saw a light glowing beneath it.
"Keep pushing! There's something under there!" Sora said.
All of them used their strength to push the pedestal. They finally moved it out of they way and saw what the glowing light was.
"Is that a keyhole?" Goofy asked.
"It is Goofy." Sora said.
"What keyhole?" Phil asked.
"Don't worry. Just watch." Sora said.
He summoned the Keyblade and pointed it at the keyhole. Stars began to form around the tip of the blade and then a beam of energy shot forth and into the keyhole. There was a "click" sound and then it disappeared.
"What was that?" Hercules asked.
"Something that those dark guys who fought in the tournament were after. If they had gotten to it, this whole world would have been destroyed." Sora said.
"But now it's all fine. Sora locked it up so they'll never be able to destroy it." Goofy said.
"Well, thanks then. We'll see you around. We have a lot of work to do." Phil said.
"Be sure to come by soon. I can't wait for our match." Hercules said.
"We will. See ya." Sora said and then remembered something. "Phil!"
"Yeah?"
"The next time you see us, you'll be calling all of us heroes." Sora said with a smirk.
"I'm looking forward to it." Phil said with a smile.
All of the friends left and went outside towards their ship. They saw Cloud sitting down outside and went over to him.
"You okay?" Sora asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Cloud said.
"What did you mean earlier when you said that you had too much riding on the tournament to lose?" Sora asked. The question had been bugging him for a while.
Cloud was silent for a moment. He stood up and spoke.
"I'm looking for someone. I had a contract with Hades. He said that if I killed Hercules then he would help. But he double crossed me."
"Who are you looking for?" Donald asked.
"Someone who's caused me harm in the past. But I'm also looking for someone else."
"Who?" Goofy asked.
"My friend. I haven't seen her in so long but I want to find her. I've been traveling to other worlds looking for both of them but found nothing. The only thing that's kept me going is the thought of seeing my friend again."
"You really miss her huh?" Sora said.
"Yes. She's my light. I'd give up searching for the fiend that hurt me if it meant seeing her." Cloud said.
"I get what you mean." Sora said. "I'm searching too."
"For your light?" Cloud asked.
"Yeah."
"Don't lose sight of it." The blonde swordsman said as he reached into his pocket. "Here's a farewell gift."
Sora took the gift and saw that it was a gummi block.
"Thank you. I hope you find your light." Sora said.
"Same to you. Tell your dad I said 'hi' would you?" Cloud said.
"What?"
"I knew your father from when I was a kid. But the last time I saw him was when my home world was destroyed."
"So then you haven't run into him." Sora said. "Bummer."
"You'll find him. I'm sure of it. I'd better get back inside. I'm going to help out with repairing the Coliseum as an apology to Hercules."
"All right. Take care." Sora said.
"You too." Cloud said.
They shook hands and went their separate ways.
Sora and his friends almost made it out of the gate when they heard a loud rumble behind them.
"Oh, now what?" Donald said in an annoyed tone.
They turned around and saw Cerberus. When he was close enough, he sat down right in front of them.
"Did you need something?" Sora asked.
"Before you fought Ice Cerberus we were talking about your grandfather." Cerberus said.
Sora remembered the conversation he had with the giant dog. He said that Sparda hadn't died all those years ago.
"Yeah. You said that you would have sensed it if he died. Why?" Sora asked.
"I hate it when I don't know what's going on." Donald sighed. He really wished that he could understand what it was that Cerberus was saying.
"Before Sparda rebelled against the demons I was not the guardian of the Underworld. I was his familiar." Cerberus said.
"What?" Sora exclaimed.
"He raised me from when I was a pup. He always looked out for me and I always looked out for him."
"What happened?" Sora asked.
Cerberus' eyes grew sad. "Before he fought against the demons I was captured. I was just out walking when I was jumped by a horde of souls. They brought me out of the demon world and into the Underworld. Down there waiting was Hades himself. He wanted me to be the guardian of the Underworld but I refused. So he used a spell to force the duty upon me. I've been his guard dog ever since."
"That's horrible!" Sora said.
"What's worse is that I was certain that Sparda was worried, trying to find me but with no success. I wished that I could have at least told him what happened." Cerberus said.
"Is there any way to get you out of your job as guardian?" Sora asked.
"Only very powerful demonic magic could free me. Unfortunately you are not quite that powerful yet." Cerberus said.
"I promise I'll find someone who is. We'll get you out of working for that slime ball Hades. I swear it." Sora said, fully determined to help Cerberus.
Cerberus felt happier then he had in a long time. He knew that if anyone would find a way to free him it would be a member of the Sparda family.
"Thank you Sora." Cerberus said.
"By the way, what was that about my grandfather not being dead?" Sora asked.
"Familiars share a magical bond with their masters. If we wish we can feel each other's presence and know what the other is thinking. It is through that that we can tell if something has happened to the other." Cerberus said.
"But then wouldn't Sparda have been able to sense that you were kidnapped?" Sora asked.
"Hades managed to use his powers and weaken the bond to the point that Sparda and I could only sense if the other was dead or alive. That's why he wasn't able to save me."
"So then you can sense that he's alive right now?" Sora asked.
"Yes. He is still very much alive. I'm afraid I don't know anything beyond that though." Cerberus said.
"Well, thanks anyway. Don't worry, we'll find a way to free you." Sora said.
"Thank you Sora Sparda. I look forward to when you do." Cerberus said. He turned around and headed back to the Underworld.
"Sora, what the heck was that all about?" Donald asked.
"Yeah. You said something about freeing him?" Goofy said.
"I'll tell you guys on the ship." Sora said.
With that, they headed towards there ship and set a course for Traverse Town.
When they were gone, a human sized cloud of black smoke appeared outside where the friends just were. It disappeared to reveal Hades holding a Hercules action figure.
"Hercules. He sure is one brave hero. He's smart, strong, and handsome to boot. Yep, he's perfect, just perfect. Perfectly INFURIATING!" Hades shouted as he set the action figure on fire. "What does it take to get rid of that guy?"
Hades sensed something behind him and turned around to see Maleficent looking at him without emotion.
"What do you want? This is my show. Beat it." Hades said.
"Fine by me." Maleficent said. "Fight to your hearts content." She walked away.
Hades nodded his head but then frowned. Did that witch just insult him?
"By the way, you need to come back to the castle with me. The Horned King will be arriving soon." Maleficent said.
"Fine, I'm coming." Hades grumbled.
They both walked into a portal of darkness and went back to the castle.
Hours later with Maleficent's group
"When is he getting here?" Captain Hook said impatiently.
"Relax. The kid will be here soon." Oogie said.
"Remember not to make the Horned King angry. He's as powerful as Maleficent." Jafar said.
"I know." Hook said.
"That kind of makes me wonder if we can even trust him." Ursula said. "Maleficent, you said that he wasn't going to take orders, so how can this work?"
"You'll see." The witch said, petting Diablo who was perched on her shoulder.
Suddenly, a dark portal opened in front of them. Riku stepped out of it, holding Soul Eater in his hand.
"Where is he boy?" Hook said.
"Shut up." Riku said.
"What did you say you—"
"He told you to hold your tongue you fool." A dark voice said.
Another figure finally came out of the portal dressed in red robes with horns that ripped out of the hood.
The Horned King was here.
He turned towards Hook and said, "I will not tolerate you talking to Riku in such a manner. Next time think about what you say."
Hook just nodded his head. He was too frightened by the demonic power the King was emitting to answer.
Maleficent walked over to the Horned King as Diablo flew from her shoulder and over to Riku.
"Welcome Your Majesty." She greeted. "I'm pleased to know that you will be working with us."
"Just know that I will not take orders from any of you." The demon said.
"As you wish. Now, shall we go over our plan?" Maleficent asked.
"Very well." The Horned King said.
The two of them walked over to the table with the other members and started the meeting.
Riku walked out of the giant room with Diablo on his shoulder and went towards the library. There was no reason he had to stay.
"Going to do more research?" Diablo asked.
"Yes. I have a lot of my own work that I need to do. After that it's training." Riku said.
"You need a break." Diablo said.
"I take enough breaks. I need to get to work." Riku said.
The two friends walked the rest of the way in silence.
At Prydain
"Would you like anymore tea?" An old, tall, blue-skinned woman asked.
"Yes please." The man with the katana answered.
As she poured him tea, two other blue skinned women were looking through books. One of them was short and the other one was fat.
"I don't get why you can't just do this yourself." The short one said.
"You have more resources than I do." The man said. "Besides, there are other things that require my attention."
Just then, the door to the house flew open. The man with the broad sword stepped inside.
"You know it's really hard to find this place." He complained.
"Oh, don't whine." The short woman said. "You're here aren't ya?"
"Aw, shut up you old hag."
"What was that?"
"Please, let's not fight." The fat woman said. "We're all friends here."
"Hmph." The man and the short woman grunted.
"Does he have Cerberus now?" The man with the katana asked.
"Yeah. Hell of a fight too." The other man said.
"Then let's look through the books with them and try to find the ingredients for the potions."
"Fine."
They got to work and looked through a seemingly endless pile of books.
I'm done. I'm really sorry for the long wait. I had already written some of it in June but the file got erased and I had to start over.
Sora: Can we come out of these cages now?
Me: No.
Riku: Why not?
Kairi: Because you guys keep fighting over nothing.
Me: Thank you Kairi. Anyways, don't forget to review this chapter. I seriously need more reviews.
See ya.
Demondog666