SO sorry for updating this so late! I actually had it half finished and the abandoned it for some unknown reason. But the end is near! AKA the NEXT CHAPTER! Also, sorry this one's a little short. I don't know if I'm going to be going into too much depth for the million boss battles against Xemnas. Either way, I hope you enjoy it.
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It wasn't long until Riku heard a loud thud coming from behind. He turned and saw Sora literally fall from thin air, landing hard on his stomach as he tried to rise to his feet. Sora finally managed to do so as everyone rushed over. King Mickey heaved a sigh of relief.
"You're okay!"
Immediately, Sora demanded, "Where's Xemnas?"
Donald looked around and then let out a loud squawk. Everyone followed his gaze and gasped as they saw Xemnas hovering in the air at the center of the now ruined Kingdom Hearts.
With his arms outstretched, he called out to the night sky, "Hear me, Kingdom Hearts. It seems we must begin anew. Ah, but know this: I will give to you as many hearts as it takes. Mark my words. You can no more be complete without me than I without you. Heed me, Kingdom Hearts! Lend me your power so that you may be complete! The power to erase the fools that hinder us!"
Mickey cried out, "Xemnas, no!"
He continued on. "Hearts filled with hatred..."
"Xemnas, don't!" Sora bellowed.
Small orbs of energy circled around Xemnas' figure as he ignored their cries. "Hearts burning with rage..."
Donald hollered, "You'll never win!"
Xemnas' face darkened. "Hearts scarred by envy...that fool Ansem said the heart's true nature was beyond his understanding. But it is not beyond mine! Hearts are the source of all power!"
A blinding white light pierced through the darkness. Riku covered his eyes with his hands, Sora and Kairi doing the same. It didn't take long for the light to fade. When it was gone, so was Xemnas.
"Xemnas, you can't hide from us!" Sora growled.
Mickey turned to the others. "We're not gonna let him get away now!"
Kairi gasped. She turned and pointed as something formulated before her very eyes. "Look at that!"
It was a door.
The group walked towards it. Goofy asked, "What's going on?"
"Kingdom Hearts," Mickey mumbled.
"Let's go," Riku commanded. "Xemnas must be inside."
"The worlds gave us this doorway," Mickey explained. "They want us to be the guardians of their destiny."
"Once we go through, there's no turning back," Riku muttered. "It's either victory...or oblivion." He turned to Sora with a small grin. "So, Sora...are you ready?"
Sora gave a nod. He, Riku and Mickey held their Keyblades together and pointed them at the door. Three beams of light shot through and the door slowly opened.
"Get ready, Xemnas," Sora called. "It all ends here!"
Everyone passed through the huge gaping doors and gasped at what they saw inside. Buildings were in ruins with what looked like white glowing veins running through each surface. Xemnas hovered above, scowling down at them.
"So...it seems your hearts have led you to obliteration," he mused. "Perhaps it doesn't pay to be too loyal to one's heart. I will have to be sure and remember that." He waved his arm in the air and the buildings that were still standing started to collapse. Everyone turned on their heels and ran for the door. The ground shook and they all dove for the exit, but only Mickey and Kairi made it through.
"No!" Riku cried, reaching out as the door closed shut. He rose to his feet, as did Sora, Donald and Goofy.
"We can take him on our own!" Sora reassured him. He clutched his Keyblade and ran off in Xemnas' direction. They cut through the falling buildings using their Keyblades while dodging aerial attacks. As pieces of buildings fell from the sky, Sora and Riku managed to leap onto them and onto Xemnas' ship with Donald and Goofy close behind.
They reached a platform with what looked almost like a throne perched at the back end. Xemnas was decked in full armor, waiting for them to attack. Riku struck first, trying to attack him from the side. Xemnas harnessed the powers from his fallen Organization members to ward him and Sora off.
Still, he was no match for the two of them. Together they used their weapons to disable him and slash away at the armor he was donning. It wasn't before long that they were consumed again by light and found themselves on the Alter of Naught, rejoined with King Mickey and Kairi as Xemnas clutched his chest before them.
"I need...more rage...I need more...hearts..."
"Xemnas, there's more to a heart than just anger or hate," Sora tried to explain. "It's full of all kinds of feelings. Don't you remember?"
"Unfortunately..." he growled, as he started to disappear. "I don't."
Then he was gone.
Everyone cheered and high-fived each other as Mickey declared, "Gosh! You all did great!" Riku looked on at everyone in jubilation and heaved a heavy sigh. He furrowed his brow, then turned on his heel and started to walk to the edge of the platform.
Sora eyed him and ran over to where he was. "You're coming back with us, right?"
"I had given in to the darkness."
"Riku!"
Clenching his fists, he growled, "How am I gonna face everyone?"
"Like this," Sora grinned, squishing his cheeks with the palms of his hands and making strange comical noises. Riku managed to laugh a few times. Everyone stopped though when they felt the ground shake beneath them. Riku perked up, alert.
"Hurry!" Mickey declared.
He nodded. "I'll open a path." He held out his hand, but no portal appeared. "H-Huh?"
Mickey smiled. "You don't belong to the dark realm anymore, Riku."
Donald turned to Mickey. "How do we get out of here, Your Majesty?" Mickey shrugged, unsure.
Kairi spied what looked like the ghost of a girl from the corner of her eye. A familiar face smiled at her before turning and holding out her hand. A dark portal opened and she disappeared.
"Who did this?" Donald asked, examining it carefully.
"I don't know," came the King's truthful reply "But we'd better hurry and get through." Out of nowhere, a dog's barking was heard. Pluto came out of nowhere and bounded into the portal.
"Wait for me!" Goofy cried, running in as well. Mickey followed close behind.
Donald turned to the others and quacked, "Come on!" Then he ran to follow Goofy, Pluto and the King.
When Donald disappeared, the girl came back. Kairi smiled at her and said, "Thank you, Naminé."
She nodded. "Sure." Then she looked over at Sora. "See? We meet again, like we promised."
Sora was confused. "Huh?"
A voice inside Sora's head came to the forefront. "You said we'd meet again," it said. It was a boy's voice. It sounded familiar. "But when we did, we might not recognize each other." The boy stepped forward, seeming to peel himself from Sora's body. At that moment, Sora knew. It was Roxas. He looked at Naminé and said, almost in a soft whisper, "But I knew you."
"Mmm," she nodded. "It's strange."
"I think I understand," Roxas continued. "I see myself the way you remember me. And you see yourself the way I remember you."
"I always thought Nobodies were doomed to fade back into darkness…" Naminé mumbled.
"Yeah," he agreed. "But you and I didn't. We got to meet our original selves."
"So, we can be together again!"
"Yeah," Roxas nodded. "Anytime Sora and Kairi are together."
Kairi smiled. "We'll be together every day, right Sora?"
He blushed furiously and turned to her. "Uh…yeah!"
Kairi extended her hand out to Naminé. She took it and in a flash of golden light, Naminé disappeared. Sora stared, wide-eyed.
"Look sharp," Roxas quipped, snapping Sora's attention back to him. Sora nodded. Roxas closed his eyes and tilted his head towards the ceiling. Blue light washed over them and then Roxas was gone. Sora stared at his hands in shock.
"Don't worry," Riku mused. "You're all still you."
Kairi walked to the portal and looked back at the two boys. Sora smiled. "Riku…c'mon." They made their way towards the portal, but before they could set foot into it, it vanished. "Huh?" Sora gasped as he and Riku ran to where the portal once was.
Riku glared out at the pitch-black sky. He and Sora ran to the ledge and looked out to see a giant metal dragon flying towards them.
"Xemnas," Riku growled underneath his breath. "This is far from over."
The dragon rammed against the Alter of Naught and it started to collapse. The floor was tilting and Riku and Sora were sliding down. Riku caught a glimpse of a glider and quickly got to his feet and ran towards it. He jumped on and flew over. "Sora!"
Sora leapt down and landed on the glider's extension and Riku maneuvered it towards Xemnas' creation. "Let's do this!"
Next one's the end :)
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