AN: Once again, this story has been forgotten. Everything in life get to you and the worst times. Its most when you least expect it. Enjoy this chapter of Dark Kingdom.

Warning: Morbid thoughts of Sora's insanity and slight OOCness from Sephiroth

Previously…

Sora snapped back to realize his surrounding, loud ringing pounding his ears. He couldn't believe how he treated Roxas until he said those things. He barely even realized the sound of weapons clashing from Axel and Sephiroth. Those words made feelings that he thought he didn't need rise in him. Guilt settled in the pit of his stomach as he curled up into fetal position by the staircase.

The thought of Roxas fading away and leaving him forever made him feel scared and sick. Out of the feelings and frustrations rising, Sora screamed and felt hot tears roll down his face. "Roxas…don't leave me alone…"he whispered to himself.

Axel jumped at Sora's scream and winced at how anguished it sounded. He jumped away from Sephiroth and put away his chakarams. His mission would have be put on hold. He couldn't take Sora in the state he was in. It wasn't that he cared but no one else in the Organization would want to mess with a emotional unstable boy. He stared at the scene once more before pulling up a portal. "I'll be watching you two." Axel said simply as he walked into the inky darkness, the portal closing quickly behind him.

Sephiroth watched Axel disappear into the portal and frowned. He sheathed his sword and made sure it was securely strapped to his side. This was not part of his deal of helping Sora. He was not for one to having to deal with outbursts of mood and the other things that went with it. What did he care for Sora's life and mind? Not much. Sephiroth had his end of the deal down and the only other thing he was getting out of Sora's silly quest of revenge was many nuisances out of his path. Well, not all of them since their was always Cloud to fight.

Sephiroth fixed the communicator on his ear before shutting it off. He didn't need any annoyance at the moment. He would have to snap Sora out the state he had put himself in. He was not very fond of the Underworld in any way. "Sora." Sephiroth said calmly as he looked down at the younger male. The answer that was given to the older male was not a pretty one. The only response Sora gave was a choked out sob. Apparently, Sora was crying so hard that he was having trouble breathing.

Sora heard his name being called by Sephiroth but could barely acknowledge it fully. He was too sickened by the thought of what Roxas said. Whatever had hold of him before and was driving his action was gone. It was the usual and once innocent Sora who was not filled jealously and hatred. Roxas was truly was going to leave him? No. It had to be a lie. It just had to be. Roxas was the only friend he had left. He had wounded him to protect him. The darkness was the one to ruin the one sacred haven that was his mind. How could he even do that to Roxas? How could have those horrible thoughts about anyone?

No. The thought were justified in every way possible. His friends had forgotten him. It was like he didn't exist to him. After all the things they had went through, they could just not act like he didn't exist. They didn't even attempt to look for him. That was why Roxas couldn't leave. If the Nobody was going to leave, he would truly have to trap him. Even thinking of Roxas in more pain made him cry and laugh a little. The thought made him cry since it hurt his soul to know it was him hurting Roxas that way. Also, it made him laugh at the sight it would be of getting to taste blood.

He could already picture the scene in his head. Roxas suspended from the wall and lured into a false sense of security. Of course, this would be after all his wounds had healed. It wouldn't be any fun if he still had all the wounds from before. Their would no point in his torture. Those tendrils of darkness he had become so fond of would hold Roxas as tight as they could. Sora would then give his reason of why everything he was doing was right. He would tell Roxas that he would not allow him to leave and make him witness his soon highlighted moments of his life. After hearing Roxas' give his own answer, that's when the fun would start.

Sora knew would be would do first. He would take those shards of glass and make long gashes across his body in meticulous cuts. It would be not enough to kill him, just to make him bleed and feel pain. The thought of doing such a thing made the crying slowly stop which was replaced with high pitched giggling. Sora wouldn't stop there. It wasn't enough blood. He would have to see it placed like he wanted, like a picture. He would then dig his fingers into the cuts and ripped them open until he could see bone. Roxas would scream then and beg him to stop but he wouldn't. Sora would ask him question on how it felt while letting more tendrils dig in the wounds to help him.

He and Roxas knew he couldn't die so it would a horrible experience. Licking the blood from the wound make him very happy once he thought about it. It sent chills through his body as it once did the first time he tasted someone's else blood. The giggling had turned to full blown laughter and Sora now had no worries to think about. Roxas was still a minor distraction and could be dealt with in the harshest manner. As Sora went through his disturbing musings, Sephiroth stared at him with nothing more than growing annoyance. This could not go on any longer. Bringing his hand up, he backhanded Sora so hard that the younger boy hit his head on the staircase.

Sephiroth walked past Sora and started to ascend up the stairs with nothing more than a passing glance. "Bring your tainted mind together and let us continue on your quest." he said as he kept walking up the stairs. Sora groaned and held his now bleeding head. He glared at Sephiroth's retreating form and slowly got up. The small head wound made his vision swim. Gathering what little sanity he had left, Sora quickly followed the older male before he was left. He couldn't help but pout a bit as he walked behind Sephiroth. The man didn't need to slap him. His cheek was still stinging from the hit and it was starting to give him a headache.

It seemed that Sephiroth was ignoring his presence since the male walked into the portal to the Overworld without a world. Sora quickly followed and looked around once they were by the familiar columns of the Coliseum. Sora walked out first and quickly looked around for their mode of transportation. He saw the dark Gummi ship far off to the side behind some rubble. He grinned and tapped into the communicator. "Hey. Anyone home?" Sora said into the headset. Their was static across the line before getting an answer. "Vatari here. Yes I can here you." the faint tired voice of their chauffeur said. Sora didn't get a chance to say anything as Sephiroth asked if their was anyone important was in the area.

The voice on the other side of the line sighed heavily. "No. There are two key blades in the area that would help you. They are called the Guardian Soul and Hero's Crest." Sora and Sephiroth looked at each other. Taking of his keychain, Sora picked off the Guardian Soul and waved back and forth. "We have the Guardian Soul. How do we get the other one?" Sora asked as they walked out the shadows and to the entrance of the Coliseum. Sora was about to get an answer but blinked once he heard his voice being called. Hercules and Meg landed in front of them, having rode on Pegasus' back. Hercules smiled at Sora and shook his hand. "Hello Sora! It has been a long time since we've seen you!" he said happily. Meg nodded and gave Sora a pat on the head.

Sora blinked in surprise as he was remembered so easily. He quickly turned off the communicator before giving a smile. He had to put on his act like once before. "Herc! Meg! Pegasus! Its good to see you as well."he said before laughing as Pegasus licked his cheek. Hercules nodded and looked at Sephiroth. He never saw clothes like that before on anyone. "Whos your friend?" Meg asked as she put her hands on her hips. Sora rubbed the back of his head in his old fashion before looking at Sephiroth. "Oh. This is my friend, Sephiroth. He's been helping me look for my friends." he said calmly. Hercules nodded before extending a hand to Sephiroth to shake.

Sephiroth stared at the gesture and shook Hercules swiftly. He was not one to make friends and be 'friendly'. Hercules gave a nod to Sephiroth before turning to Sora. "Well I hope you plan to fight in the Colliseum."he said before patting Pegasus on the neck and leading him to a shady spot to rest. Meg gave both of them a look. She could tell that was something was off. The smile seemed so fake.

"Look kid. I don't know what your up to. Plus your friends, Donald and Goofy came here a few days ago. So your kind of behind." she said calmly behind turning to go inside the Coliseum. Sora looked shocked that Meg could see right through his act. He had forgotten how sharp Meg was. Sephiroth seemed to be ignoring the whole thing, taking in surrounding and probably pointing out potential threats. It seemed that he had already picked out Hercules as one of those threats. Sora tried to save himself by laughing and waving his hand. "I'm not up to anything. But I'll probably catch up to one of them sooner or later." he said. Meg only gave a look before walking over to Hercules and started to talk to him.

Sephiroth looked down at Sora and could see the tiny beginnings of panic starting to rise through in. He put a hand on Sora's head which surprised the young key blade wielder. "Do not let other see what you are planning. Everyone is not obvious and stupid. You will find people like that women who will see right through and possibly try to stop you." he said calmly before removing his hand. Sora blinked and looked up at Sephiroth who didn't look at him but went into the Coliseum instead. Standing alone for a moment, Sora processed these words that were giving to him.

He had to be more careful. Meg was like Roxas in a way. The only difference is that she didn't know what exactly he was up to. Sora sighed and knew that he had to tried to keep a piece of his old self to make everyone believe he had not changed. It was the only way of not making unnecessary kills and letting word get out of what he was doing. Sora let out a breath and closed his eyes. He repeated a silent mantra to himself in his head before feeling himself relax and get back to the way he used to be before his insanity gripped him. "Hey! Sephiroth! Wait up!" he shouted, dashing after the man he was traveling with.

It was only a matter of time before he caught to Donald and Goofy. They were the closest to him since he was only a few days behind. Hopefully luck would be on his side and they would return to the Coliseum for a surprised visit. As he entered the Coliseum to see Sephiroth conversing with Pete, his wishes had come true. Donald and Goofy were talking to Pete and introducing themselves to Sephiroth. A dark smile slipped onto Sora's face as the excitement rushed through him. His act of revenge would soon be brought out. Today would be the day that he got two traitors off his list.

S.O: I hope everyone enjoy this chapter. This is a gift from being gone for longer since I made it longer than it was originally supposed to be. Will Sora keep his façade long to exact revenge? Or will he be seen through by his two ex-friends and defeated? It will be all explained in the next chapter of Dark Kingdom.

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