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Chapter VII: Showdown at Radiant Garden
Normal POV:
On the green gardens of Disney Castle, an unfamiliar symbol formed on the ground and thousands upon thousands of light blue orbs formed three bodies.
Sora's POV:
When my eyes opened, we were already in the green gardens of Disney Castle. But this time, it wasn't bright sunshine that greeted me, instead, it was so dark, you couldn't see what was in front of you. But you could see little lights from a distance that I supposed were the lights from Disney Castle.
"Keep distance from me" Von said and Roxas and I obliged.
"SIGHT!!" A fireball began spinning around him, shedding small light on the green gardens of the castle. We made our way into the castle, which was surprisingly lit dimly. We dashed for the throne room and found that it was brightly lit as usual, unlike the other rooms. The fireball disappeared when it wasn't needed anymore. Queen Minnie and Lady Daisy were standing in front of the monitor. They noticed us and greeted us with sad faces.
"Queen Minnie, this is Von... uh... Prime Minister of Juno" couldn't think of any title. Von bowed to show his respect to the queen.
"Nice meeting you... Sora, I think you have to see this" the monitor was divided into mini screens, one for each world. The sight wasn't pretty. Agrabah's towers were in ruins, The Emperor's Palace at the land of dragons was intact but a blanket of blackness had covered the snowy white mountains of China. The only place that seemed in one piece was Radiant Garden
"Where are King Mickey and Donald?" I asked
"We hadn't received any contact from them." said Daisy
"And Goofy?" asked Roxas
"He went to help at Radiant Garden. The monsters are putting up a fight there." said the queen. Von went on to explaining his theory to the queen and she understood.
"Sora, You'd better go to Radiant Garden. We received a distress signal a few hours ago." said Daisy
"But what about the castle?" worried about the Queen.
"As long as the cornerstone of light resides here, the worst thing that could happen is darkness. Don't worry, no monsters will be able to attack us here" said Queen Minnie.
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The Gummi ship was landed and we went straight to Merlin's house. There, Cid was manning the computer.
"Where are the others?" I asked
"Everyone's at the Restoration site. Those Undead scum would be pouring in town by now if it weren't for the old loon and the hag!" he said, typing very swiftly. Old Loon? Hag? Merlin and Maleficent!
"No time for introductions Cid! See you later!" I dragged Von and Roxas to the Restoration site. We saw Merlin and Maleficent there, wand and staff raised high in the air. There was an enchanted barrier of light and green flames protecting the town. Both of them looked stressed.
"Nothing to see here, boy! Go and help the others!" Roxas and I nodded.
"I'll stay here and help!" he raised his metallic staff which tip was a circular silver ornament with a ruby at the center. I saw a barrier form and vanish.
"Just because you don't see it doesn't mean it's not there. GO!" he said. I couldn't help but be impressed at the sheer amount of power living in this kid who wasn't even 15 yet. We summoned our Keyblades and went to help. We saw Leon and Aerith fighting off those monsters. Every time one was killed, it turned into black sand and got absorbed by the earth.
"Nice to see you Sora! Who's this you've got with you?" she said while casting Curaga on Leon.
"Roxas! Not time to explain!" Roxas had answered for me. He started attacking valiantly and killing up a lot of the undead.
"We've got enough help here Sora! Get to Cloud!" said Roxas. I went on and saw Cloud, Tifa and Yuffie fighting together. They were sweaty and tired.
"Yo! Sora!" said Yuffie. Amazing how jolly Yuffie and Aerith could be in a critical situation. Tifa kicked a few undead and went on to greet me to. Tifa, Aerith and Yuffie, the girls who are abnormally always happy.
"Cloud!" I rushed to his side and summoned the Ultima Weapon.
"Right on time" said Cloud.
"Good to see you too." just then, Goofy and a battalion of armored dogs carrying swords and shields arrived.
"Heya, Sora!" using his shield like a boomerang, throwing off a few monsters.
"Hi Goofy!" I was relieved to see him, but more relieved to see reinforcements.
"Sora, get Cloud here to town. Looks like they need rest! We'll take care of it from here" he said. I wasn't feeling tired
"Cloud, head back to town and rest for a while!" I commanded him
"But-" he interrupted
"That's an order." he just smiled at me and went. Being the stubborn person I am, I went on!
I used Magnega many times which proved effective, but it seemed that their numbers weren't decreasing.
They must be coming from somewhere. There! Maleficent's old castle... but it wasn't there anymore. It was leveled and I saw a something from a distance that made me run towards it. It was a large gray beast holding two swords. It had a fat torso, which smelled of dead socks and the lower body of a horse. It was huge, like the form Xemnas took when we last fought him
"I'm impressed you got this far! But now you DIE!" it raised it's swords getting ready for battle.
"Not If I kill you first!" I charged but it stomped the ground and I tripped.
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Roxas' POV:
Sora trip and slid dangerously close to the beast. I raised its hoof to crush Sora and I ran towards, but I would still be too late. Sora, who regained his senses, rolled from the beast's hoof and just in time. I attacked it and sliced its tail off.
"AWOOOHOOHOOHOO!" It moaned, jumping away from Sora who I helped up.
"You'll pay for that!" It charged for us. But it flew backwards as though an invisible force had hit it.
"Am I too late?" said the little kid I hated so much,
"Oh sure, show off your little magic tricks and hog the glory" I said. The monster charged and he raised his staff. I saw the barrier form and vanish. The monster rammed the place where the barrier was supposed to be. The kid flew back a few meters.
"I have my limits.." he coughed a bit of blood. We summoned our Keyblades and begun attacking.
"Keep on attacking it while I cast a spell!" Sora and I kept on attacking. The Undead seemed to be coming from a door nearby. Sora noticed this and tried to lock it with his Key. When the white beam hit the door, the monster pulsated at laughed.
"No use boy!" it hit Sora sending him flying.
"SORA!" I yelled
"I'm on it!" Von ran to an unconscious Sora who was starting to get surrounded by monsters. He raised a shield and started chanting again. I kept on fighting but I was getting tired.
"Come over here!" he yelled, noticing my fatigue. I did and he kept up his shield. One of the monster's swords transformed into a club and he stated hitting Von's barrier. He didn't think I'd notice but every time that club hit, he winced.
"I can still I fight!" I said, wanting to help
"No! The spell is almost ready!" The monster hit again and the barrier finally shattered. Sora regained consciousness and jumped up for a vertical slash. The monster blocked with its club, which seemed like it was made of metal, judging by the sparks it sent.
"Sora.." I couldn't fight anymore and Sora's strength was failing him. Finally, he got exhausted and fell.
"No..." we were doomed. Just then, an evil laugh came from Von.
"WAHAHAHA! PAYBACK!" he forced his staff to the ground and a large spear of earth penetrated the belly of the beast, which fell. Von was panting and sweaty and started chanting again. Red runes entangled the beast like ropes.
"LOCK HIM!" Von said. Sora and I raised our Keyblades and the beams hit the monster. It faded away like dust blown by wind, so did the other Undead and the door they came out from.
"This place is safe." Von smiled. The blue runes surrounded us. He was making a portal.
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We arrived at the business district and walked to Merlin's house supporting Sora. They were all there waiting for us, with food and drink. We handed Sora to Leon and Cloud who commented "Stubborn Kid"
"Hard to admit, but we owe our safety to this kid" I pointed to Von, who was leaning on the wall. He looked tipsy, no, he was really tipsy... and then, he passed out.
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Von's POV:
I moaned in bed, my body was really painful. The last spell I cast really took a lot out of me. I always used my Earth Spike spell but not one that big. I sat up and found that I was in an unfamiliar room. I looked at the window. Judging by the looks of it, I was still at the world Sora and Roxas called Radiant Garden. It was anything but radiant though, the place deserved a name like Hollow Bastion or something. I looked down on myself and I was wearing a tight white shirt and black shorts. The door opened and a girl with gray clothes and black bandanna entered the room.
"Oh, You're awake! Hi, my name is Yuffie. You must be Von" I could see immediately that she was full of spunk. She extended her hand and I shook it.
"Uh... Where are Sora and Roxas?" I must have sounded really stupid, like a kid looking for his mommy and daddy... ahem... Daddy and Daddy.
"Oh, they already left. They said you should rest here for as long as you want. They also said that you could warp yourself to the Gummi Ship if you have to see them." I nodded.
"Oh wait, lemme get something" she exited and momentarily returned with a tray that had breakfast.
"Thanks" I didn't even bother smiling. I never did for as long as I could remember.
"The clothes that you were are in the drawer. There's a bathroom at the end of the hallway. Seems you put a auto cleaning spell on it" Duh, My ancestors invented it.
"Thanks again"
"No problem, call me if you need me" then she left. I ate a bit of bacon and got a towel that seemed unused. I took a quick shower and got into my sage uniform. I summoned my staff... And I sighed
My grandmother gave me this staff. She was named the greatest female sage of all time and she was the best granny in the world. I bit my lip to fight back tears. I was a man now and I had my responsibilities. I summoned the portal and pictured the place I wanted to go to. My body felt the familiar sensation of my body being turned into thousands orbs and I was on the Gummi Ship.