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Chapter 9 Fall of the World

"Curaga." Sora said. A giant orange-white flower appeared over Luffy's head with petals and a green light surrounded him. His wounds healed quickly.

"What was that?" Luffy asked.

"I healed your injuries." Sora said. He helped Luffy up and helped him over to the other Straw Hat pirates. "I thought I wasn't going to make it in time."

"Why are you out of the healing stasis Sora?" the Shobijin asked. "The corruption in your system can't have been purged by now."

"I'm not sure." Sora said. "I just felt that I needed to help. I heard you all fighting him, and knew I had to help."

"What did you do to Unicron?" Nami asked.

"I blasted him with Light." Sora said. "Honestly, I didn't know that it would work. I was just going by instinct."

"That was foolish." the Shobijin said. "You could have died."

"My friends died fighting that thing." Sora explained. "I have to defeat him."

"Are you saying you fought Unicron before?" asked Luffy.

"Yea, right when he was released from his prison." Sora said. He stared at the hole in the wall that Unicron was blasted into. "Me and my friends fought him, but he was too strong. We weren't even able to hurt him."

"And you nearly died." the Shobijin said.

"I was overconfident." Sora said. "But I couldn't give in like he wanted me too. I had to keep my promise to Caeruleus."

"WHAT!?" yelled Luffy.

"You knew Caeruleus?" Robin asked. Sora was quiet.

"Please, is he alive?" Luffy asked. "Is my brother still alive?"

"Caeruleus was your brother?" Sora asked in a guilty tone. "You're Luffy?"

"What do you mean 'was' his brother?" asked Usopp. "Do you mean what Unicron said was true? Caeruleus really is dead?"

"I'm sorry." Sora said. "I-I failed him. I couldn't save him."

"Sora, don't blame yourself." said the Shobijin. "Unicron was too powerful. There was no way for you to stop his release."

"I could have taken Caeruleus away from Unicron before it was too late." Sora said. "I could have brought him back here. To all of you."

"Sora is it?" asked Sanji. "Is there anything you know about Unicron that can help kill him?"

"I know nothing about him." said Sora. "And our only hope sacrificed herself by protecting all of you."

"Are you saying it's our fault?!" demanded Zoro.

"No I'm not." said Sora. "Serah was a kind person. She was always the kind of person to do stuff like this."

"You knew Mothra, I mean Serah, before?" Robin asked.

"No. I don't know why I said-" said Sora.

"Sora!" yelled the Shobijin. "Look!"

Sora and the Straw Hats looked in the direction where the Shobijin were pointing. It was the hole that Sora blasted Unicorn into. Darkness was flowing through the rubble. The rocks then began to roll away and Unicron crawled his way out. Darkness was covering his entire body, repairing his wounds.

"OW!" yelled Unicron as his physical being was restored. "What the HELL was that!?"

Unicron looked at the Straw Hats and the Shobijin. But he only saw one person: Sora. But he wasn't seeing Sora. Unicron was seeing the one person that he never thought possible to see again. He was seeing a spiky white haired teen with tan skin and sea blue eyes. Unicron's Heart throbbed with grief, sadness and regret. He walked towards the one person he has left to care about. As he walked, his armor and wings faded in Darkness, leaving him in his robes.

"Impossible…that you're…after all these years…" Unicron cried out, his tears falling to the ground. He reached his arms forward towards Sora, confusing him for someone dear to him. "Angelus…"

"Unicron, it's been quite a while." said Sora sternly, not caring who this Angelus was. He readied his Ultima Weapon. "The name's Sora. Remember?!"

Unicron's visage of Sora shifted to the true brunette that he was. Unicron's tears fell faster, his Heart breaking out of disappointment. Looking down, Unicron scowled and breathed heavily through gritted teeth. His anger grew and grew. Darkness expelled out of his very being. His armor and wings reappeared. He looked back up at Sora, switching his scowl into a cruel smile.

"Oh, this was meant to be." Unicron said. "The circle of time is closing. You were there when I was released from my prison."

"And this time no one else is going to die!" yelled Sora. He rushed at Unicorn, Keyblade glowing in Light.

"Shadow Blades." Unicron said as he swiped his clawed hand at Sora. This created five small blades of Darkness that collided with Sora's Keyblade. The attacks fought against each other until the shadow blades pushed Sora back. Sora landed on his feet, and as the Straw Hats were about to help him fight, Unicron created a barrier to keep it between him and Sora. "Tell me Sora, how did you survive?"

"Why?" asked Sora.

"I like to learn from my mistakes." Unicron said. To show that he was going to wait, Unicron floated enough to lie back with his arms behind his head.

"I wanted to die." Sora said. "You took everything from me."

"Go on." Unicron said.

"It was after you tossed me like garbage." Sora said.

The black winged angel stabbed his Claw into Sora's chest again. He continued to pump Darkness into his Heart. The black veins spread all over Sora's body. Sora made noises like he was choking. Out of Sora's open wounds sprouted dark purple crystals. When he realized that Sora wasn't dying, Unicron removed his hand from Sora's Heart.

"It's amazing that you're even alive Sora." said an amazed Unicron. He grabbed a hold of Sora's hair and dragged him to a Crack. "But you are dying. It might take a bit for you to just give into Death's sweet embrace, but in the end, you will die. I don't care where you'll end up, but you should be dead before you arrive. Good bye Sora."

Unicron lifted Sora and tossed him into the Crack. Sora didn't even scream while was thrown. It was like he lost the will to live. Time and space compressed around him, contorting his very being. Not long after he was thrown into the Crack was Sora expelled into a grey realm.

"Where am I?" Sora thought.

He was too hurt to get any audible words out. The Darkness that Unicron pumped into him was eating away at his very being, corrupting and destroying his Light. The pain was unimaginable, like he was being skinned alive. His bones were being broken even now, and one of his lungs collapsed. The sight in his left eye turned black, making him blind.

"I'm sorry." Sora thought to everyone he could. "I failed. Riku…Mickey…Goofy…Donald…I'm sorry. I wasn't strong enough to stop him. I wasn't strong enough to save you. I failed you Kairi. I failed the entire universe. I deserve to die."

That was when Sora began to let go. His life was fading, his Heart beating slower and quieter. The Darkness closed in around him and he felt colder. As the last remnant of life was ebbing away, a small warm Light shined within and around Sora. It felt like the voice Sora always hears in his Awakening Station, but it wasn't it.

The Light encompassed him and took him to a cave covered in large strands of multi-colored silk. Sora painfully stood up and slid his feet across the cave. The Light seemed to be fighting back the Darkness that was killing Sora. It didn't take long for Sora to come across a giant cocoon. He stared at it in awe and felt comforting warmth coming from it. But as he stared at the cocoon the corruption within his body caused him to fall to his knees and cough up black blood.

"Oh my!" said a small womanly voice. Sora turned around and saw two small women riding on a large moth. One woman was wearing robes made out of orange and red material with her hair down while the other one had blue and white robes with her hair up. They looked like priestesses. "Are you okay?"

"No." said Sora with tears. "I'm not. I- I think I'm dying."

The two girls crossed their hands and bathed Sora in a golden light. The pain only slightly subsided. The two women had their moth fly to the ground and they stepped off. They knelt by Sora's face and touched his cheek. They wiped away one of his tears and looked sorrowful. Sora's body began to expel a black aura.

"We're sorry." said the woman wearing red. "We can't heal you. Whatever is corrupting your Heart is something that we cannot purify. It is far too strong."

"Moll, look at this." said the one wearing blue. Her hand was grabbing a hold of the Darkness Sora was expelling.

"Is that what I think it is Lora?" asked Moll. "Is that Caeruleus's Darkness?"

"Yes, but it's much more powerful and filled with evil." said Lora. "And it feels as old as Mothra's Light."

"Caeruleus…" Sora said. "I met Caeruleus before Unicron took him and absorbed him."

"Then the vision is happening right now." said Moll. "We were afraid so. We felt Caeruleus's battle with his family from here. That was three days ago."

"But if Unicron is free, then we should have felt his presence." Lora said. "A power such as his can't hide itself…unless you came from the future."

"The Crack." Sora said. He sat up, barely able to support himself. He pointed over to where he emerged and the two girls looked at it. "It must have been a portal in time."

"This was caused by Caeruleus." said Moll. "It must have been when he obtained the powers of the Phoenix and Tiger using the Dacras."

"What do you mean?" asked Sora.

"The Cracks are two parts of space and time that should never have touched, pressed together." explained Lora. "Caeruleus wasn't in control of his abilities. He may be the cause of Unicron's release."

"Don't say that!" yelled Sora. As he yelled he coughed up black blood again. He wiped his mouth. "It's my fault. I should have taken Caeruleus away from Unicron as soon as I had the chance. And now I'll die knowing that I failed to save Caeruleus, failed to save my friends. I'm not fit to be a Keyblade Master."

Sora tossed his Keyblade away from him, not being able to stand the guilt it brought him. The two women nodded their heads in sadness. Sora closed his eyes and his Heart slowed down again, but there was little pain due to the Light the priestesses shined on him. As he began to let go again into Death's embrace Sora felt another Light shine on him.

Opening his eyes, he saw that the giant cocoon was glowing with the same golden Light the priestesses used. The priestesses looked towards it themselves and looked like they were having a conversation with it. The golden glow of the cocoon dimmed slightly as the two girls turned their attention back to Sora.

"Are you able to stand?" they asked at the same time.

"What?" Sora asked.

"Are you able to stand?" they asked again. "If you can, follow us."

They walked back onto their large moth and it floated in the air. After they stared into Sora's eyes, they slowly flew to an empty chamber. Sora sat there for a moment, trying to comprehend what was going on. As his natural curiosity took over, he stood up. When he took his first step he fell on his face. He reached for his Keyblade and used it as support. He made it to the chamber without falling over again.

The chamber was much smaller than the one that housed the cocoon. There were a couple of holes in it. Most of them let in fresh air and sunlight. The largest hole let Sora see the cocoon. He walked over to the two priestesses, who were staring at the cocoon.

"What's going on?" Sora asked.

"Mothra, our goddess, tells us that you have one of the most powerful and brightest Light she has ever encountered within you." They said at the same time. "She believes you will be the key to saving reality itself."

"How is that possible?" asked Sora. "I can't even hurt Unicron."

"You need to find your Light if you want to be able to fight Unicron." They said. "So you are to be put in a meditative state while Mothra's Light purifies the corruption. But only if you want to honor your friends sacrifices."

"I'll do it." Sora said immediately.

"Very well. Lay here." They said, indicating spot on the wall that had a view of the cocoon. Sora walked over there and sat down, leaning against the wall. They started to sing a song that made Sora feel the Light within him shine brighter.1

"Na intidihan mo ba

Mairoun doan maganda baron

Punta ka lang dito

Ka lang dito

Harika, at marupo

Harika, at marupo

rururu..."

As the priestesses sang, they glowed with Light. The cocoon glowed in gold Light and from it came strands of multicolored silk. The silk floated to Sora and surrounded him. Soon Sora was in a cocoon himself. It was comforting, like a warm blanket and a soft pillow. It made him feel safe and tired. As his eyes closed, he heard the priestesses say something.

"It will take time for the corruption to be completely purged from you." They said. "Even we don't know when you'll awaken. But know that you will be protected."

"Great." thought Sora. His mind started drifting as he grew more and more tired. "I'm… being put…to….sleep aga-"

Sora fell asleep without finishing his thought. The Shobijin watched him through the cocoon. They decided that it would be more beneficial to do the rest of their duties while Sora was being purified. They flew out of the chamber and were surprised to see the Straw Hats entering Mothra's chamber. Two of them were pulling stretchers that held two teenage boys on them.

"Everyone!" they said in unison. "We're happy to see you again, but we wish it was due to better circumstances."

"Well Sora," started Unicron, "I guess I have to kill you the old fashioned way."

Darkness covered Unicron's hands and formed claws of Darkness. He vanished from Sora's sight. Sora looked around, Keyblade ready. On reflex, Sora was able to block Unicron's jab as soon as he appeared. Unicron rapidly jabbed at Sora, his attack faster than the eye can see. Unlike Luffy's fastest attacks, Unicron never left behind a slipstream.

"Black Palm!" yelled Unicron as he pulled his arms back and thrust his open palms at Sora. Compressed air shot at Sora and slammed him away. "Black Flame Twister!"

Black fire swirled around Unicron and shot at Sora. The Keyblade Master put up a barrier that survived the attack. Lowering the shield, Sora used Icicle Splitter. He shot out a large chunk of ice and smashed through it, sending ice shards flying at Unicron while Sora himself dove at the angle.

"Pathetic." Unicron said. Black fire erupted from his hands and formed a bow and arrow. "Flame Sniper!"

When he fired it the ice melted. Sora swatted the arrow away and swiped at Unicron. Unicron dodged the attack and chopped at Sora's neck. While Sora was still in the air Unicron grabbed him by his clothed and spun him around. Then he slammed Sora into the ground head first. As Sora lied on the ground, Unicron kicked him to the other side of the room.

"Hang on!" yelled Luffy as he caught Sora.

"Ochenta Fleur: Cuatro Mano-Hold!" yelled Robin. Eighty hands sprouted around Unicron, and then they combined into four large hands that grabbed Unicron by the arms and legs.

"Oh that's right." Unicron said. "Umbra Defluxiones!"

Black electricity crackled around Unicron. The electricity then flowed out of him and entered the arms that Robin made. Robin felt the pain of the electricity and screamed, causing the large arms to dissipate in petals. Unicron brushed himself. Sora pushed his way out of Luffy's arms and sprinted towards Unicron again. Unicron took notice and merely lifted his hand. This caused a pillar of stone to slam Sora to the ceiling. As Sora rode the pillar, Unicron created another to smash Sora flat, but at the last second the Keyblade Master created a barrier.

"Brain Point- Scope." said Chopper. He put his two hooves together in a 'V' formation, and stared through the hole.

"Isn't that cute?" Unicron said mockingly. He pointed at Chopper with two fingers. "Fog."

A small fog appeared around Chopper's face and forcibly entered his eyes. He screamed and tried to rub it out of his eyes, but he was blinded and unable to do any attacks. Usopp helped his friend by attacking Unicron.

"Tenryu Boshi!" Usopp cried. He fired a pellet from his Kuro Kabuto slingshot; the pellet exploded and in a large burst of lightning took the form of a dragon.

Unicron smiled at Usopp's pathetic attempt. Raising his hand he let the lightning dragon collide with his hand. The electricity surged around his palm. Unicron then condensed the lightning and formed a spear.

"Lightning Spear!" Unicron said. He tossed it at Usopp who was kicked out of the way by Sanji. "Didn't I break your legs?"

"Hell's Memories!" Sanji yelled. His entire body ignited in flame and he jumped in the air. Sanji then dove straight at Unicron with his right leg facing him.

"Blizzard." Unicron calmly said.

He waved his hand around and shot out ice energy. Sanji began to freeze at the moment of contact. He fell to the ground, only to be caught by Zoro. Unicron noticed out of the corner of his eye that Sora was starting to break his way out of his confinement between the stone pillars, so he opened them up for a second and slammed them back down with greater force and made the pillars spin.

"Santoryu Ogi: Rokudo no Tsuji!" yelled Zoro. The swordsman bent his body, and swung the three swords in the form of an inverted "S" shape while performing a vertical spin, slashing at Unicron six times simultaneously so fast that he did not seem to move at all.

Unicron however was much faster. He grabbed a hold of one of Zoro's swords and slammed the hilt in Zoro's face. As Unicron was about to execute one of the most powerful members of the Straw Hat Pirates, Sora burst from the pillars and swung his Keyblade. Unicron sensed Sora and in turn swung Zoro's sword and collided with the Keyblade.

"Hern!" grunted Sora. Unicron stood there emotionless.

"Black Blade Style-" Unicron said. The look of his eyes told Sora something powerful was about to happen. "Void Strike."

Both of Sora's cheeks started to bleed as small thin cuts appeared. A large black gash appeared across the ceiling. It spread through the island and stretched across the sea, stopping several miles away from Infant Island. Where the black gash appeared, the area cut completely destroyed anything in its reach.

"If I was using my sword, that slash would have ripped this World in half." Unicron said after he pushed Sora back. "But not even you are skilled enough for me to use my sword."

"Then who do you consider 'skilled' enough?" Sora asked with a scowl.

"My friends." Unicron said with a shrug.

"You have friends?" asked Sora. "That's hard to believe."

"Believe it or not, it's true." Unicron said. He looked towards the pedestal Serah sat upon while in her reincarnation. "Serah was one of my best friends."

"If that was how you treat your best friend, I don't want to see what you do to your enemies." Nami said.

"No, you really don't." Unicron said. He looked to Sora than to the sword in his hand. Tossing the blade in Zoro's direction, Unicron walked to the Keyhole.

"Don't even think about it!" yelled Sora. He activated Bladecharge and ran at Unicron.

"Magnet." Unicron said without even looking back. Sora was drawn into the sphere of magnetic energy, as were the Straw Hats. "It was interesting seeing you alive, but you bore me. A few good hits got my attention for a little bit, but I'm not going to give you that chance again. Destiny Destroyer!"

Unicron focused Darkness in his hands and formed a black sphere of dark energy. He fired the energy, with full intent to kill Sora and the Straw Hats. As the intense blast came closer, Sora stabbed his Keyblade in the ground and created a white barrier that encompassed all him and the Straw Hats. The attack collided with the barrier and fought against it. Sora's shield was barely able to hold off the attack. By the time Unicron's attack ended, Sora's shield was falling apart and covered in cracks.

"I'm impressed." Unicron said. "Your power has grown immensely since we last fought Sora. But that's not going to help you."

Unicron snapped his fingers and created barrier himself, separating him from Sora and the Straw Hats. He stood in front of the Keyhole and raised his hand. The ancient language known as Etro's Script wrapped around his hand as Darkness billowed from it. He heard banging, so he turned and saw that Sora was beating the barrier with his Keyblade. The Straw Hats were helping Sora as much as they could. The Shobijin were nowhere to be found, but Unicron couldn't be bothered to worry about them.

Unicron could feel a piece of home staring into the Keyhole. He ignored the feeling as he stuck his hand into the Keyhole. He expelled Darkness into it, sending it straight to the Heart of the World. When he removed his hand, the Keyhole began to turn black. The entire World began to shake. Darkness started to erupt from the Keyhole and appeared in many places across the World, eating away at its very foundations.

"What have you done?!" screamed Sora.

"I am taking the Heart of this insignificant World." Unicron said.

Sora began to beat his Keyblade harder against the barrier. Soon he jumped back and shot out a thin beam of Light out of the tip of his Keyblade. The point where the beam hit the barrier grew till the barrier broke apart. Sora then rushed Unicron again. When he swung the Ultima Weapon Unicron caught it with ease.

"Hmm." Unicron said. "Well, I guess I have time to kill."

As he held onto the Keyblade smoke appeared around his right hand. Gritting his teeth, Unicron pushed Sora back. He looked at his hand and saw that it was slightly burned. The Darkness healed him in the matter of moments.

"Both you and your Keyblade have received a massive infusion of Light." Unicron said in awed annoyance. "It has to be Serah's. Her Light is the only thing that could have purified you."

Unicron looked at Sora and gave him a 'come at me' signal. Sora charged at Unicron and sliced with a speed that surprised even himself. Unicron maneuvered out the way of each swipe. Sora then jumped back and thrust his Keyblade. Unicron stepped out of the way and kicked the Keyblade out of Sora's hand. Before Sora could summon it back, Unicron grabbed his wrist and punched him in the stomach. The punch was so strong that Sora coughed up blood.

"Firaga!" yelled Sora while Unicron was still close. A large ball of flame hit Unicron and made him let go of Sora. When the Keyblade returned to his hand, Sora raised it above his head. "Faith!"

Sora unleashed a colonnade of light that slammed into Unicron. Unicron took the Light magic attack with a grunt, even as it was plowing him into the ground. Once the attack ended, stood up and popped his neck. Darkness billowed from as he drew his arms back. Sora made the mistake of blinking because when he did Unicron appeared right in front of him.

"Paradise Lost Punch!" Unicron yelled. After a wild dance of blows, Unicron launched Sora into the air by kicking him in the jaw. He then held his limbs fixed as he droves Sora back into the ground headfirst, making a crater. Unicron flew out of the crater, arms crossed. "Now, STAY DOWN!"

Creating a sphere of Dark energy, Unicron blasted Sora three times with powerful bursts of power. The Straw Hats rushed over to Sora. Unicron ignored them as he looked around. The entire chamber was being eaten away by Darkness. There was a massive storm occurring. In the distance Unicron saw glow of the Hearts of Men flying into the sky, only for themselves to be swallowed by the Darkness.

"Unicron!" yelled Luffy. He had that angry look on him again. He ran at full speed towards Unicron, his arm already ignited for his Red Hawk technique. Unicron simply summoned a strong wind to throw him back.

"One good blast should finish you off." Unicron said. Darkness flowed into his hand, giving it a black, smoke-like aura. As soon as he finished charging up the attack, he let it go. Darkness blasted at the group of would-be heroes. It would have obliterated them, if it wasn't for the Shobijin.

"NO!" they yelled.

Atop their large moth, they flew right in that path of Unicron's attack. They created a barrier of white Light that surrounded them and the heroes. But the barrier was quickly dimming and beginning to crack. The Shobijin looked like they were in pain. They looked at Sora, that to each Straw Hat individually, and then back to Sora.

"You will find him again." They said to the Straw Hats, then they addressed Sora. "You'll know what to do."

"Wha-?" Sora said.

But as he asked, the Shobijin screamed in pain and exploded in Light. The Light was intensely bright, but Sora felt something warm touch his chest and emanate from his Keyblade. The barrier blew outwards, sending glass-like shards hurtling towards Unicron. Unicron himself created a black circle in front of him which blocked the shards. When the Light faded, there was nothing left of the Shobijin.

"They sacrificed themselves to save you." an amazed Unicron said. "Pity that it doesn't matter."

Unicron was right, because at that moment the ground started to shake violently and crack apart. Darkness was eating away more and more of the World. Even the Hearts of Men were gone, all absorbed by the Darkness.

"Good luck with your last moments." Unicron said with a smile. "I doubt any of you can survive a dying World."

Unicron laughed after he said this. He flew into the air and wrapped his wings around himself and spun. He disappeared in Darkness, leaving Sora and the Straw Hat Pirates to die.

1. Play Sacred Springs at this point. Here's a link to Youtube where you can find the song : watch?v=7xN6RniCTgg