Last Time:

"Round one begins…now!"

Now:

(The Boys)

They made is across the River Styx and right when they went into the lobby, tons of Heartless materialized. All got their weapons out.

"Shit! We don't time for this!" Riku growled gripping his weapon.

"You and Sora go on ahead, the rest of us will take care of them," Donald cried. Goofy, Auron and Leon nodded in agreement. Sora and Riku jumped over heartless, dodging their swipes, and ran towards the arena entrance.

(The Girls)

Kagome and Kairi we drenched in sweat after battling so many monsters. And they were still coming.

"I can't take much more of this," Kairi panted, wiping sweat from her brow and dodging a hit.

"I can't either, but we have to hold on just a little longer," Kagome replied. Kairi swallowed and nodded. "Alright, now let's go!"

"Aren't these two amazing?" Hades yelled. Cheers came from the monsters in the stands. "If there is anyone in this arena, sitting down or not, that thinks they can beat these girls, come on down!" Hundreds began pouring into the ring. The girls were just about to give up when the ground doors burst open.

Everything stopped, and every head turned towards the doors. There in the doorway, stood Riku and Sora in battle stance.

"YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!" Hades screamed, flames bursting from his person. Riku smirked, and then charged at the monsters. "GET THEM!"

Sora and Riku maneuvered through the monsters, dodging attacks, finally landing in front of Kagome and Kairi.

"You guys alright?" Sora asked, looking at both of them, while Riku fought off a couple monsters.

"Oh yes, just peachy," Kagome sarcastically replied, turning and slicing a monster in two. Kairi gave her a tired glare before blasting another monster.

"I'm almost completely drained of my power," She answered weakly. Kagome took in her exhausted form, and sucked in a determined breath.

"…I'm not," she muttered. She sent a small wave of power out, throwing the monsters back a couple meters. She made her keyblade disappear, and stood up using Riku for support. "You guys may want to stand close to me, now!"

"Kagome, what are you going to do?" Riku asked, still holding her arm to support her. She looked and him, giving him a small smile, before pushing him back to stand on her own.

Kagome closed her eyes and cleared her mind. Riku created a small barrier around them for more protection which Kairi helped with using the last of her powers, figuring Kagome could use it. Kagome levitated into the air, her hair and clothes being whipped around her by an imaginary wind. Her eyes snapped open to reveal them glowing a deep pink color, as well as the rest of her body. The glowing got brighter and brighter until it was too bright to see. Multiple screams were heard throughout the arena.

Ten seconds later, the light diminished and the group heard something thump onto the ground. They opened their eyes and gasped. All the monsters were gone! The only people left besides them were Hades, Pain and Panic. They looked around to see if they could find Kagome and found her lying a few feet away, unconscious.

"Kagome!" Kairi cried. She took a step forward to go help her, but collapsed from exhaustion.

"You pick up Kairi, and I'll get Kagome," Riku instructed. He walked over to Kagome and picked her up, gently placing her on his back. He adjusted her to a more comfortable position before walking back over to Sora. "Let's go." Right then, Donald, Goofy, Auron and Leon came into the ring looking at its emptiness in awe. Well, Donald and Goofy looked shocked while Leon and Auron were indifferent.

By this time, Hades had broken out of his stupor and was turning red with rage. Sora and Riku walked towards the exit, meeting up with the others.

"You are not going anywhere with—mmf!" He couldn't finish his sentence due to the fact that Leon punched his face in.

"Hm…" He walked ahead of them and disappeared into the exit passage, with Auron walking calmly after him and the others running to catch up.

End of Chapter

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