Chosen of Sky and Twilight
MP: Note this is the third from last part of the KH 1 arc. Soon I'll begin working on my abridged CoM because of something I do which eliminates Sora version. Spoilers for those who haven't gotten this far in the game.
DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN KH
Chapter 26: Of Hearts and Keyblades Part 3
Elsewhere,
Serenity and Time stood ready for an event that could spare the worlds or destroy them. Shade appeared through a portal and bowed before Time.
"My Lord, we're driving back this artificial and twisted force." Shade said.
"How is your father?" asked Time.
"He's well and is enjoying the fight. But he knows his place, we will return to whence we came after this matter has been corrected. Demons may not have mercy but we do have honor." Said Shade. "Unlike humans."
"Humans are a very diverse group of mortals." Said Time. Serenity had been playing with her hair and suddenly said,
"Of the Sky pure and bright,
Of the dusk, the dim Twilight.
Never say we good night,
Surly he shall win the fight."
Hollow Bastion,
After returning to the chapel Sora, Riku, Donald and Goofy saw the doors that had been previously closed were now opened. They ran through and up yet another stair case into the Grand Hall. On either side of them were princesses trapped in strange glass cases with dark thorns holding them up. There were three they recognized; Belle, Jasmine, and Alice. The other three were equally stunning.
One wore a long blue dress with white trim on the sleeves with a high white collar and had long blonde hair that was the color of the sun and lips that were redder than a red rose. Her crown on her head denoted her as royalty. Next to her was a dark haired beauty with pale skin, and blue red lips wearing a yellow skirt, blue bodice that had blue and red sleeves. In her hair was a red ribbon tied into a bow. Next to her was a princess with her orange hair pulled up into a bun with a shimmering blue head band on her head and a blue ribbon around her neck and the puffy blue gown looked like something fit for a ball.
'I've seen them before!' thought Sora, well not them but in the strange black place they'd been on the stained glass that had been the floor.
"She we break them out of there?" asked Goofy.
"Not safe. Plus that dark key blade is made of their hearts." Said Sora with and edge to his voice. "A vile act to steal a pure maiden's heart creates dark weapons such as that." He looked up ahead and saw,
"KAIRI!"
With Serenity, Shade, and Time,
"What did that mean?" asked Time.
"What did what?" asked Serenity seemingly snapped out of her daze. "Sorry I wasn't paying attention to the conversation. Oh, hi Shade!"
"You just spouted off what sounded like a prophecy and you don't remember it?" asked Time in disbelief.
"Should I?" said Serenity. Shade was used to this so he turned to leave.
"Shade, beware of the true darkness. If it gets a hold of you, you will cease to be." Said Serenity serious for once.
"I shall. I will see you again in time." Shade said, not noticing the tears falling from Serenity's eyes.
'No, you won't.' she thought sadly as the half heartless vanished from sight.
"Little Sister, it will do you no good to get attached to mortals." Said Time. "Take it from me."
"That prophecy I spouted off? Do you think it'll come true?" she asked.
"I cannot say a thing sister. Even if I knew I am bound by the other Powers that Be to never reveal the future." Said Time.
Hollow Bastion,
Before any of the others could point out that it could be a trap, that it might not really be Kairi, Sora had taken off tearing across the carpeting and up the stairs that led to a platform in front of a heart shaped hole in the wall that swirled red, blue, and green energy that looked like smoke. Kairi was just lying there, unconscious. This meant she couldn't have possibly lost her heart! She was still here! She wasn't a heartless. Sure the princesses had lost their hearts but they were princesses of heart.
'Wait.' Thought Sora and he held her gently before his panic over took him.
"Kairi, please just open your eyes! Please!" While this was going on he hadn't noticed in his haste that Ryx and Goofy had been blocked by a force field from entering. Ryx had reverted to Riku and slamming his fist against the barrier, the barrier muffling all sounds preventing Sora or Donald from realizing what was going on.
"She will not wake. That girl has lost her heart. Without it this keyhole will remain incomplete." said Ansem Nami as she appeared.
"Who are you?" Sora demanded harshly as he gently set Kairi down. Ansem Nami laughed.
"You were able to recognize your tormentor through this form and yet you assume correctly that I am not my pawn." Said Ansem Nami laughing evilly.
"Whoever you are, release Nami! Sure she is evil, and sure she was cruel to me, but she also seemed to want to help Kairi. Return Nami and her heart!" said Sora angrily standing in front of Kairi defensively.
"But first, you must give your princess back her heart!" said Ansem Nami. Her dark keyblade glowed near the tip and Sora felt and intense pain in his chest forcing him to his knees panting.
"SORA!!" yelled Donald.
"Don't you see it yet? The princess's heart is responding. It has been there all along. Kairi's heart rests within you!" said Ansem Nami.
"Kairi's…inside me?" said Sora in shock.
"I know all there is to know." Said Ansem Nami. Sora was in too much paint to make a smart-alecky remark.
"Tell me, who are you!" asked Sora.
"It is I, Ansem. Seeker of Darkness!" Ansem (Nami) roared. Donald tried to charge Ansem but she batted him to the side and through the barrier landing next to Riku, who looked over at Donald.
"You two have been here the whole time?" Donald asked astonished he didn't notice it.
"Yeah. Goofy's still attacking the barrier at his end. We might be able to break through if all three of us attack it at the same time repeatedly." said Riku.
"Alright let's do it! We've got a friend to help!" said Donald.
Sora saw Ansem loom over him with the key blade pointing at his chest.
"So, I shall release you now, Princess. Complete the Keyhole with your power. Open the door, lead me into everlasting darkness!" she swung the blade down at Sora who suddenly felt as if he couldn't move.
Suddenly Kairi's voice called out,
"SORA!" Sora then moved his keyblade to deflect the attack. He stood angrily.
"Forget it! There's no way you're taking Kairi's heart!" Sora growled.
"Then so be it." Said Ansem taking an attack stance. Sora stood in front of Kairi's prone form and knew it would be a hard battle with her lying there. But if he tried to move her, Ansem would take the opening and he would fail, letting that fiend get her heart.
Riku had dropped his Ryx form and was resting as he observed lights erupting in the barrier. The clashes showing Sora and Ansem were discharging magic all over the place, several firas slammed through the barrier giving Riku an idea.
"Donald. Use firaga on the barrier, aim for that blue ^#$%." Said Riku.
"Ok!" said Donald and threw a Firaga at the barrier, it passed through and Ansem had to duck it as well as Sora. Riku had jumped after it and saw a hole had formed to allow the magical attack through.
"Ok here's what we do!" said Riku calling the others to him.
Sora flipped over yet another attack and slashed Ansem's back only to have the villain whirl around and deflect the attack and send Sora into the side of the barrier. He was almost out of mp, and what was worse, he was nearly out of potions and had but one ether left. Ansem moved over to where Kairi was.
"KAIRI!" Sora cried out and performed Stopra, freezing Ansem in place long enough for Sora to scoop Kairi into his arms and get a safe distance away before charging his using and ether and preparing Ragnarok, his strongest keyblade move. The blade glowing with the energy as time resumed for Ansem in time to get caught by that attack. The repetitious slashes ended with an energy discharge that sent Ansem into a wall, her keyblade clattering on the ground at Sora's feet. Ansem then vanished.
"The keyhole!" yelled Donald. Sora and Ryx tried locking it to no avail.
"It's no good, that keyhole's incomplete." Said Goofy.
"What can we do?" asked Sora.
"What about waking Kairi up?" said Goofy.
"How are we going to do that?" said Ryx. Sora looked at the dark keyblade.
"A keyblade that unlocks people's hearts, I wonder…." Said Sora picking it up.
"Sora, hold on!" yelled Goofy.
"No Wait!" yelled Donald.
"You don't know what that'll do to you." Said Ryx as he became Riku. Sora gave them a goofy grin just before he plunged the keyblade into his chest and twisted it. The next part seemed to occur in slow motion as Sora's grip slackened and the dark keyblade dissolved into six lights and a seventh joined them as Sora began to glow. The seven lights shot throughout the room returning to the princesses, and the seventh light returned to Kairi. Kairi awoke and sat bolt upright. She saw Sora was falling backwards slowly.
"SORA!" she screamed and ran to catch him, only to have him dissolve into golden lights in her arms.
"SORA!!!!!"
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