Chapter 7: Too Late

When we got there, Namine had sent us far off from where we needed to be. It was frustrating because time was already running short. I kind of had an idea where to go so I took off running. Riku tried calling out to me but just followed me. After almost an hour of mindless wandering, Riku grabbed my shoulder and pulled me to a stop.

"Kairi, this is getting out of control," he said sternly, "do you even know where we're going?"

I glared at him, his silver hair even more silver in the light of the moon. "I know exactly where they are, now stop slowing us down, we don't have time. We're almost there." He gave me a weird look before we started running again. "What time is it?" I called out after roughly another twenty minutes of running.

He kept running, and quickly glance at the watch on his wrist. "It's almost three A.M." he called out.

I bit the bottom of my lip and picked up the pace, at this rate we weren't going to make it. Riku kept up with me – he probably could have passed me if he wanted to- as we came to a wide clearing. I came to a sudden stop, pushing Riku and myself against the wall. It was quiet but when I looked over I knew we were in the right place. I could see them there. Roxas was next to the guy who looked like him, Sora was still in his prison, sleeping from what it looked like, and Terra was walking in between him. It was strange seeing Terra like this, he looked...friendly.

"Okay Riku, we have to strike fast. Give me a keyblade, I'm going to free Sora, you take out Terra." I whispered. Riku just nodded and I put my hand out. I slowly counted to three with my fingers and we charged.

I quickly ran and jumped in the air, angling my keyblade at the top of Sora's prison. The keyblade went through and shattered it. Sora awoke with a start as there was a loud shattering noise and glass started falling around him. I held my hand out for him, and he took it and jumped out. Riku was charging at Terra when I freed Sora and we were sure there was a guaranteed opening because he was distracted by us. As Riku launched himself in the air, the air around us got darker and colder. Terra turned to face Riku and he stopped in mid-air. He looked at us and then Terra, horrified. Right before our eyes a big black sphere surrounded him. I gasped as He screamed and the sphere constricted and disappeared, and he was gone.

We both looked horrified as Terra turned his attention to us. His eyes were glowing yellow and his presence felt dark, it wasn't Terra anymore. I took a step back when his eyes locked on me, and then the ground disappeared from under me. I screamed as I was sent flying through the air, I hit the ground violently twenty feet away and skidded another five feet. When I looked over I saw Sora go flying in the opposite direction. I whimpered as I tried to get up. I was horrified when I got a look at myself, my right arm and leg was all torn open, bruised and bloody.

I watched in horror as the mystery person who took over Terra's body lifted Roxas up and in a flash of light, he was gone and the guy who looked like Roxas – if I had to guess it was Ven- started glowing. Then afterward he made his way over to Sora. Luckily Sora was already on his feet and ready to fight. I finally pulled myself to my feet and started heading in their direction. As I ran the best I could – it was more of a limp than anything- I watched them fight at lightning speed, sparks flying everywhere. I was within a couple feet of them when Sora was disarmed and elbowed in the chest, knocking him to the ground. As Terra went to stab his heart with the keyblade I quickly summoned mine and jumped in between them, blocking the attack.

Terra smiled as we locked eyes, "You're a lot like her." He said.

"What?" I whispered in surprise, wondering what he was talking about. Then in the blink of an eye he punched me in the face and I was sent flying as the world around me turned red. I pushed myself onto my side and held my face as I looked back at him. Sora looked at me with worry and then turned to who was supposedly Terra in anger.

"Who are you?" Sora yelled at the mystery man who was attacking us.

"In a minute here it's not going to matter." He laughed with his keyblade raised over Sora's head ready to attack.

With Roxas and Riku nowhere in sight and with me and Sora in the condition we were in, we were in trouble. Sora growled and clenched his teeth together and in the blink of an eye, Terra stabbed Sora through the heart.