Chapter 5

The Great Weakness

Kairi woke up at dawn she had Sora in a death grip, determined in her sleep never to let him leave her side. The night before flashed in her head, she blushed. Kairi couldn't believe seeing Sora again would make her acted that way. Suddenly the sound of frantic running foot steps and nervous murmurs came from outside the door. Kairi let go of Sora and put on some cloths.

She poked her head out the door and almost got decapitated by a young servant girl.

"Ow!" She growled as she recovered from the blow.

"Ah! I'm so sorry Mistress Kairi!" She apologized while backing up and lowering her head.

"Never mind it, It's ok. Whats going on?".

"Someone has come demanding to see Sir Sora, We are all trying to find him in the palace. Would you know where he is Miss Kairi?"

Kairi blushed knowing that he was right behind them lying in bed naked.

The maid looked at her confused.

Kairi then proceeded to slam the door in her face and lock the door behind her. She turned her back against it. The red head ran over to her lover and shook him to wake him.

Sora squinted his eyes as he woke.

"Sora wake up! Somethings wrong!" Kairi said urgently.

Sora held his head as he sat up in the bed

"Whats wrong, Kairi" Sora said in a whiny tone. Clearly not pleased by being disturbed.

"Someone is demanding to see you. And by the way the servants were acting, it looks like trouble" Kairi said putting her hands on her hips.

Sora turned his eyes to the side "What the fuck did I do this time".

He got up and put on his cloths, Kairi blushing and holding her arm as he did. Sora began to walk out of the room with Kairi right behind him, he stopped outside the doorway.

Sora put his hand on Kairi's forehead preventing her from moving. He kissed her.

"Stay here" He said quietly. Sora then proceeded to slam the door in her face, he smiled knowing that he'd be getting a talking to for it later.

Sora reached the grand staircase and called out "I'm here!"

Every servant that had been in that room grabbed his hands immediately and led him outside to the Sultan.

The Sultan was pacing nervously.

"There you are! I have no idea who this man is, but I do know that I want him gone! He's caused enough trouble already. I want him out of here now!" He said furiously.

"All right Sir, I understand, ill get him out of here." Sora said trying to calm him down.

Sora walked out of the palace gates. The sun was beginning to rise. A hooded man in a black cloak was standing alone in the clearing.

"So your the one who defeated Riku. Sora... was it?" The hooded man asked.

Sora glared at him. "What are you doing here... What do you want".

The hooded man chuckled. "Well you se..."

"If you've come for the Princesses you can just go fuck yourself" Sora interrupted angrily.

"Ouch... take it easy pretty boy. I only want to talk with you that's all.

Sora squinted his eyes not buying what he's putting out.

"Talk" Sora commanded.

"Ok listen Sora".

"Don't call me by name".

The hooded man was getting irritated. "I need to talk to Princess Kairi Rose".

"Sorry, that's not happening".

"I thought you might say that... Sephiroth! The hooded man called.

A black portal opened. A long silver haired man stepped out of it and turned to the hooded man.

"Take him" He commanded crossing his arms.

Both Sora and Sephiroth took out their weapons and lunged at each other as fast as lightning. Though Sora took his fight very seriously, He couldn't help but find it funny that his opponents sword was completely over sized. They continued to lash at each other blood splattered everywhere.

Back inside the Palace

After five minutes of waiting in the bedroom, Kairi went to go find her friends that she had abandoned last night. What was she going to say to them. What are they thinking about her. She blushed at all these questions. She walked into the main foyer and found Princess Jasmine.

"Hello Jasmine" Kairi said meekly.

"Oh hi Kairi. Do you know who the Knight is speaking to?" Jasmine asked

"No, it's been bugging me too." Kairi said looking at the ground

"Maybe we should go take a peek" suggested Jasmine.

" I don't think that's a good idea. Sora said that we should stay out of the way".

Jasmine looked at her "where did you to run off to last night anyway"

"Ummm... hey, I know! Lets go see what Sora's doing" She said nervously, she pushed Jasmine to the palace gate.

The two Princesses pushed open the large gate and tip-toed out into the clearing and headed for cover. They could already hear the cries of battle and the clash of blades. They hid behind a bush and peeked over to see the two warriors fighting to the death. They starred with horror seeing both Sora's and Sephiroth's blood splashing everywhere.

They where both showing signs of exhaustion. But they continued to tear the lives out of one another.

"And who do we have here." the hooded man was standing right behind them as he picked them both up one in each hand.

"Kairi my sweet, we finally meet again after so long".

Her face turned desperate as she figured out who the man was.

"Xemnas! No! What are you doing here!" She cried struggling to break free.

"Now what kind of way is that for a princess to talk to her prince like that" Xemnas said wickedly.

Sora looked up from the battle to see that Kairi had been captured.

"Kairi!" Sora shouted angrily as he dodged Sephiroths attack and ran straight for Xemnas.

He was immediately blocked by Sephiroth causing him to leap back.

"I've had enough of these games. Sephiroth! Finish him!"

Sephiroth swung his blade through the air and began to glow orange like fire.

Sora blocked his blood-thirsty attacks. But one of the blows launched Sora's Keyblade from his hand. He watched it fly up into the air and plummet to the ground in despair.

He looked back at Sephiroth right when the long sword stabbed him through his chest and into his heart and them ejected out from him.

Sora fell back silenced as Kairi screamed in disbelief, terror and sadness.

"SORA!" she screamed sobbing as Sora hit the ground.

"Such a pity, such a weak heart, he had great potential" Xemnas said.

Kairi threw her arms up and elbowed Xemnas in the face. He let go of her and staggered back.

She ran to Sora lying on the ground lifeless.

"Sora!" she said mournfully "wake up! wake up... please"

Kairi lowered her head down to his chest and began to cry harder.

"Is this the guy" Xemnas asked "Is he the one you said you loved".

Kairi raised her head in anger and sadness. Sora's Keyblade appeared in her hand, beckoning her to fight. She ran at him while raising the Keyblade over her head to strike.

Xemnas raised his hand when Kairi swung at him. The blade never touched him. He pushed her back and put his finger out warning her not to do that again.

But as this was happening Sora's heart began to rise out of his wound. Light began to shoot from it was it spiraled higher above him. It shined brighter and brighter. Kairi and Xemnas both turned and starred with amazement.

It continued to grow brighter and brighter still. But the great light shrunk into a little ball in the heart. It began to glow red as darkness began to ooze from it. The Darkness fell onto Sora and he began to fade into black. Soon he had been completely shrouded in it. Sora's heart slowly descended back it to the wound.

"S-Sora..?" Kairi stuttered nervously confused.

Sora' eyes shot open, They glowed yellow like the sun. Sora, still on his back, flipped backward to his feet.

"Sora..." Kairi in more shock tried to walk to him, but Xemnas grabbed her.

"Sephiroth!" shouted Xemnas.

Sephiroth once again drew his blade and charged at this 'Sora'. He swung his long sword but his regular attacks weren't going to work this time. Sora grabbed the sword, the darkness wrapped around the blade as he called Kairi's name demonically.

Sephiroth ripped the sword away and tried to adapt to the stronger challenge, but every time he increased his speed and strength, Sora grew larger and more powerful. It got to the point where he was so gigantic that he could push over the entire palace if he needed to.

Sephiroth, already tired from the first battle, looked back with a 'I think we should get out of here' look. Xemnas stepped back at the imposing beast-like Sora. He attempted to open a portal to escape and take the two Princesses with him. Sora wouldn't have it. He grabbed Sephiroth and planted him into the ground, leaving him tired and immobile.

Sora knelt down and reached out his hand, telling Xemnas to give the Princesses up.

"Sorry pretty boy, I didn't come here for nothing" Xemnas said clenching them tighter.

Sora screamed a demonic roar and smashed his fists to the ground causing it to tremble. He re-extended his hand with more demand.

He stepped back once again realizing he wasn't in position to make demands. He let them go. The Kairi and Jasmine ran to the safety of Sora's hand and climbed on.

"This isn't over Sora! We'll meet again and it'll be different!" Xemnas opened a portal and escaped the scene.

Sora brought the two closer to his face.

"Sora... is that you?" ask Kairi touching the side of his cheek.

Sora put his finger close to Kairi to touch her. Kairi accepted it with both hands. She immediately got the feeling of sorrow and pain. He closed his hand gently an placed them back in the palace walls. His heart shined with bright light like before, He began to shrink back into his regular state. Sora fell to his hands and knee darkness still fall from his body.

He lifted up his hand calling his Keyblade. When it returned to him the remaining darkness on him vanished. He stood up and regained his balance. He touched where he had been stabbed. The wound was healed. He looked over at Sephiroth, still planted in the ground. He pointed his Keyblade at him.

Sephiroth grunted "Xemnas is a weak spineless coward. You are strong."

Sora put a small grin on his face and grabbed his wrist to help him up.

"I'll never return to that coward. But I have no where else to go, I worked for him since I was small."

"How about you work for me" Sora suggested.

Sephiroth starred down at the young knight. "There would be no higher honor"

Sora smiled and held out his hand. They both shook hands. At that moment Kairi burst back through the palace gates.

"SORA!" she exclaimed.

She ran as fast as she could into his arms.

"Sora I- I thought that you had-" Kairi said slightly crying

Sora shhed her "It ok, I'm fine. I'll never leave your side again". "I'm the main character, only an idiot would think that i'd die".

Kairi clung to Sora as they walked into the palace with Sephiroth right behind them.

All the servants coward at the sight of Sora, only seeing him be his previous form. He returned to the Sultan.

"Mission accomplished" Sora said saluting to him.

The Sultan stuttered to find words.

"But I must decline any more service here. I fear that Princess Kairi Rose is causing to much trouble here. I'm going to take her to a different location where it will be safe. Please have the servants load my ship with both our belongings. I leave my new solider Sephiroth. He will tend to anymore further action in my place".

The Sultan continued to stutter in surprise.

Sora turned to Sephiroth. "I leave you here friend, i'll be back to check on you soon. Make sure nothing goes wrong here. You'll take your orders from the Sultan for now"

Sephiroth nodded in acknowledgement.

With Kairi still clinging to him, He walked to his ship. They walked into his sleeping quarters.

He had her sit down. Kairi sniffled and pushed her hair to one side.

"Sora... what happened to you?" Kairi asked still in a little shock.

Sora sat down beside her "I... its hard to explain. Technically I died but I really didn't"

Kairi looked over at him with a "what the fuck are you talking about" glare.

Sora chuckled "Well it's like he only killed half of me... well.. killed is a strong word". He rubbed his chin trying to think of a proper explanation.

"...You see, with out my brother, you can't physically kill me" Sora said trying to explain.

Kairi's eyes widened "You have a brother!"

"yeah, but I don't know where he is. We were separated at birth."

"Whats his name?"

"...Roxas.."

Sora continued to explain how. He could not be killed unless his brother died at about the same time. And that if he was 'killed' his heart would rise from his chest. If someone took his heart his being would be sucked in and he would be captured until his Roxas released him or if Roxas died.

Sora leaded Kairi into the cockpit. He sat down in the pilots chair and flew up in the sky into space.

"Where are we going?" Kairi asked spinning around in her chair playfully.

"My Uncle Sid's house. He'll know where the safest place for you is."

"You said you'd never leave me again!" she said in a sharp tone.

Sora looked back at her.

"I never said that i'd leave you".

[A/N] ~Sorry i've been busy. Couldn't find time to work on it. But hey, better late than never.~