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Ch.27 Final Episode, Part 2

Xehanort called "Not yet!" and stood straight. The edge of the area erupted into purple-white flames, and Xehanort said "I will guide you into the depths of darkness." He spread his arm and yelled, and a dark monster appeared out of his chest. It had two antennae and a stitched-over mouth, with a hole in its chest and two huge arms. Xehanort crossed his arms and smiled smugly, and Aqua and I grunted. Time for Round 2. He moved back and the beast's arms turned blue, before it sent twin waves of energy at us.

Aqua cartwheeled out of the way and I dodged, but the Guardian used the same move twice. The last one hit me, and I jerked and writhed from the electricity. "Alright, that's it!" I called, using Sonic Blade and moving forward. For once the move worked, and it gave Xehanort along cut on the side before I hit him a second, third, even fourth time. I was about to use it a fifth time when the Guardian moved forward, punching me in the chest and sending me back. I countered with Payback Fang, but when I did that he moved away, and the sky darkened. The Guardian shot up into the air, and I had just enough time to wonder why before the ground below me opened.

My eyes widened and I had just enough time to move out of the way before the Guardian erupted from the ground. It trailed after me, and I had to keep running to avoid before caught. Then it changed directions and went after Aqua, who was trying to pelt Xehanort with Triple Firaga. She tried to dodge but was a second too late, and he pulled her into the air before slamming her back down into the ground. Aqua was about to cast Curaga when Xehanort moved forward, slashing her Keyblade away and hitting her across the chest. I ran forward and used Aerial Slam, knocking him into the air and slamming him down, effectively giving Aqua time to heal.

Xehanort moved back and the Guardian reappeared behind him, its hands burning with dark fire before it threw a pair at both of us. We both dodged, and when it threw two more Aqua used Time Splicer. She teleported out of the way, hitting Xehanort a few times in the side before she teleported again. He tried to move back, but she didn't let him go and attacked again, giving him a long cut across the chest. The Guardian punched me again and Xehanort called "Heal!" casting Curaga on himself. I used Zantetsuken, staying perfectly still for a moment before I shot forward.

The move reopened the cut of Xehanort's chest, and he grunted from the force of the blow. Aqua followed it up with Blitz, hitting him three more times and dealing further damage. The Guardian moved towards us and suddenly grabbed our arms, holding us in place while Xehanort walked forward. I struggled and released my anger, channeling it and my powers of twilight into my hand. Pulling back, I whipped around and punched the Guardian in the face. It growled and its gripped loosened, enough for me to pull back just as Xehanort swung.

I blocked the move and used Counter Blast; the shards of my barrier sending Xehanort back a few steps so Aqua could cast Seeker Mine. The traps immediately moved towards him, and he called "What?" as he was shot into the air. Hurriedly he moved out of the way, his Guardian sending another wave of energy at us. Again we dodged, but when the Guardian threw a pair of fireballs at us again, one of them hit me. Instantly my vision darkened, and I couldn't see a thing. "What the-?" I said, before I was hit in the side by Xehanort. I fell, back, but without seeing where he was I couldn't effectively counterattack.

I heard Aqua say "Fire!" and cast Triple Firaga, and I did the same with Dark Firaga, one that I infused with light to hit him with both at the same time. Judging from the pained grunt one of our attacks hit, and I heard the ground before me warp as the Guardian appeared below again. I cartwheeled away, but when I tried to dodge again it caught me. The wind rushed through my ears as I was carried up into the air, and the Guardian turned before shooting down and slamming me into the ground. I yelled in pain as my arm snapped, sticking out at an awkward angle.

Luckily the move also cleared my vision, and I managed to just bounce back Xehanort's Dark Volley. The bullets him in the stomach and doubled over, and I cast Curaga to heal my arm. Aqua used Blitz, jumping towards hitting him with an overhead blow. He fell back and the Guardian swung at us, the punch knocking the wind out of Aqua and forcing her to take a step back. I tried to use Sonic Blade, but he dodged the move. Xehanort smiled. "You'll have to do better than that," he said, and I glared at him. Channeling my powers of twilight, I yelled "Aqua! Use Time Splicer now!"

She did so and I threw of ball of black and white flame at her. It hit, but rather than hurt her, the flames wrapped around Aqua's Brightcrest, infusing her attacking with the power of twilight. I used Magic Hour, doing the same to myself and diving down. "Like this?" I asked, slamming Twilight Dawn down across his chest and creating a pillar of light and darkness. Our combined attack to his knees, and I smiled with victory when I dived one more time. But then suddenly he smiled up at me, and I felt someone wrap there arm around my neck. The Guardian! Aqua tried to teleport away but was caught as well, and Xehanort walked towards before unleashing a full combo.

We both were cut all along our bodies, when suddenly the entire world disappeared. The area was replaced with a glowing gold surrounding that glittered with countless tiny lights, and a short distance away the guardian floated, its hands burning with dark flames. But behind him… was Terra! Instantly aqua and I ran over, cartwheeling and rolling to avoid the fireballs. When we got near Terra I could feel power coursing through me, and both of us knew what to do. The Guardian flew towards us and all three of us called "Light!" holding our Keyblades up and using Triple Limit.

An orb of light appeared before us and flashed streams of light flying outwards and devastating the Guardian. The alternate dimension disappeared, and we saw Radiant garden again, only with the Guardian and Xehanort a short distance away, gasping for air and clutching his shoulder. His body began glowing with a golden-white aura, and he said "Sop fighting back!" Against his will his body began moving, until he was standing straight with his arms spread. "Terra, I know you're in there!" Aqua called. He resisted, and I sighed.

"Aqua, it's no use. Unless we destroy Xehanort Terra can never again be free," I said, tightening my grip on Twilight Dawn. "So with that, 'Master' Xehanort," I ran forward "You are through!" He looked at me with unbearable rage, and thrust forward. "Never!" he called, and we both stabbed each other in the chest at the same time. "Terra! Dexal!" Aqua called. We both dropped our Keyblades, which vanished as the Guardian reappeared. It literally fell apart, the pieces falling to the ground in a pool of darkness, one that Terra and I both leaned towards and fell into, unconscious.

Aqua ran forward and dived into the portal, light shining as she changed into her armor and Glider. Both Terra and I fell through the darkness, wind whipping past our faces. "The darkness can't have you!" he yelled, and pushed her Glider to maximum speed. Slowly she reached us, and leaned forward to catch us both. Hastily she swung around, trying to fly up towards the light. I stirred and my eyes opened slightly, and I said "A…qua?" The light kept getting farther, and with all three of us even the maximum speed couldn't get us close enough. "I have to do something, or we'll all be lost," Aqua said. She pondered it for a second, until her expression became determined.

Abruptly light flashed, and her Glider disappeared as Aqua appeared outside her armor, which was still holding us. My eyes snapped wide open, and I said "Aqua, what are you doing!" She smiled and placed her Stormfall in my hand, saying "I'm with you!" "Don't do this!" I yelled. But she merely smiled as her arms glowed, and she waved her arms, calling "Go!" Terra and I flew back towards the light, and I yelled "NO! Aqua! Aqua!" She merely smiled sadly, and as she fell into darkness she said "Ven, I'm sorry. I might not make it back as soon as I thought. But I promise I'll be there one day to wake you up." And she disappeared.

After that I fell back unconscious, unable to move and save her. We went back through the pool of darkness and onto the pavement of Radiant Garden, the opening to the Realm of Darkness closing behind us. A while later Braig led Dilan, Aeleus, and Ansem the Wise, towards the square, saying "Right this way." In the center Terra and I lay unconscious, Aqua's Keyblade still in my hand. Ansem lifted both our heads, and said "Young men, what ail you?" Terra groaned, and he said "Can you speak? Tell me your names." "Xeha…nort." "Dexal…" "Dexal, Xehanort," he said, and Braig smirked. We both slumped, and Ansem said "Quickly! Get them to the castle!" "You can count on us," Braig said, him lifting Terra while Aeleus picked up me. "Dilan, get those for me," he said, nodding at Aqua's armor. He tried to pull Aqua's Stormfall out of my hand, my grip tightened and a shock traveled through it and into his hand.

He jerked his hand back, but let it go and carried Terra to the castle, while Aeleus followed behind with me.

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I couldn't move, unable to do anything but see, and I didn't even know what I was seeing. Two young boys, one with silver hair and the other with hair that was spiky and brown, lying on a sandy beach looking up at the night sky. Abruptly the silver-haired boy sat up, and said "Hey, I'm gonna head back." The other boy sat up as well, saying "Yeah, me too." The both began walking back to the shore, when suddenly the silver-haired boy looked at his friend and said "Sora, what's wrong?" Sora looked at him confusedly, and he pointed, saying "You're…"

I saw it too, Sora was crying. And I could feel pain, pain and unbearable sadness coming from someone's heart. If I could I would have gasped; that heart was Ventus's. Sora touched his cheek and looked at his hand in surprise, before placing a hand over his heart. "That's weird. If feels like something's squeezing me inside." "Somebody up there must be sad," the boy said, and Sora asked "Up where?" He looked upwards. "They say that every world is connected by one great big sky. So there must be someone up there in all those worlds, who's really hurting. And their waiting for you to help."

The kid was smart, I mentally noted. Sora kicked his foot in the sand, before saying "I don't know Riku. You sure say some weird stuff sometimes, but I'll try it!" Sora looked up at the sky and closed his eyes, while Riku watched on. I looked intently, my powers of twilight allowing me to see what normally couldn't be seen. I saw another heart, Ven's heart, enter Sora's and flashed before disappearing. His eyes opened, and Riku asked "Well?" Sora smiled. "You know, I think it worked," he said. He laughed and Rikku smiled, both of them looking up. I smiled, the words leaving my lips. "In time, the worlds would be saved by these two heroes who stood beneath the same blaze of stars."

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