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Now then, presenting... Chapter 18!
He was free-falling. It felt like deja-vu. Darkness surrounded him. There was no sound, no light. He was in nothingness. Sora-Xehanort fell towards even darker space. But then a bright light appeared beneath him. It turned into a stain glass podium.
He flipped over, as he had been falling headfirst. He landed softly on the beautiful, yet fragile craft. The picture depicted himself before Xehanort, with his old clothing and his friends surrounding him. But on the opposite side showed Xehanort, holding his keyblade. His golden eyes seemed to gleam even then. A great, booming voice was soon heard.
Hero of the Light, unfortunate that we meet again on these circumstances.
Sora-Xehanort looked around, trying to see where it was coming from, for it wasn't One.
The world of memory is tied to the heart.
A small opening appeared beneath him. Panicking, the teen tried desperately to free himself. The voice went on.
To release memory once more…
Heartless and Nobodies started to appear out of the gloom. Their long, clawed hands reached out, so they could take his heart. Terrified now, Sora-Xehanort tried to summon Falling Grace. It wouldn't appear in his hands. Incredulous and hopeless, he tried to block himself with his hands. He closed his eyes for what he believed to be the last time when he heard the voice said,
Then the door must open.
As if that very word had killed them, the monsters vanished just as soon as they came in contact with his skin. Panting, Sora-Xehanort started to relax. Then he started to sink once again. Holding his hand up in desperation, he thought he would fall through and never be seen again. Until another hand grasped his own.
A girl wearing a long black Organization coat pulled him out of the hole. It closed up as he was pulled out. Now finally free, Sora-Xehanort turned to his savior. She just held up her hand.
Her short, choppy black hair looked somewhat familiar, as were her sea-blue eyes. A kingdom key was in her other hand, raised just in case they both were attacked.
"Thank you..." Sora-Xehanort started.
"Xion." She said with a small smile.
Before he could question Xion any further, Xion held a finger to her lips, as if it was a tightly kept secret. Then she held out her small, gloved hand.
In a small whisper, she said, "Memory bound us both together Sora."
Not understanding, confusion laced his features. But it was to be expected, as Xion started to chuckle lightly to herself. She grasped his hand tightly. She started to take him toward to a door seemingly full of light.
She finished in sync with her steps. "And now, it's time to set us both free."
Happily, Sora-Xehanort agreed inwardly. She was another person helping him fight. She was also going to be set free.
They went through the door.
Then there was nothing.
One sped through the infinite cosmos, trying to reach the Tower as soon as possible. Xehanort left earlier, as he couldn't stand to see the past mistakes he made. He also had to prepare for their plan. She had to return to see if Sora-Xehanort's ready to fight off the darkness in his own heart. But One felt uneasy that Xehanort had to return to Castle Oblivion. She felt like she would never see him again.
But she shook off the unnecessary feeling. She didn't want to worry herself on what could never happen.
But one thing she did feel was as if she were flying on her own. It had felt good to see Xehanort after all these years. And on friendly terms at that. It was good to see that he returned her feelings.
She flew past the other worlds when she saw the other glider. It looked flowery and like a keyblade she once saw. Of course! One thought with realization. That must be Kairi!
Swiftly and quietly, One made sure she tailed the red haired teen. She knew that Sora's old friend blamed her for what happened. But the Watcher thought she would never be this close to her home world. The spell that should keep out intruders was still in effect, yet why wasn't she stopping?
They grew so much closer to Watcher's Tower, that they could start to see the high point of the tower. Clouds obscured the rest of it.
Then the realization hit her like a keyblade attack.
Kairi must've been part Watcher too!
I hope this chapter was awesome! This is one of my favorites!
Review Question: Did you enjoy seeing Xion?
Dragon Out!