A/N-Hey! IT'S ALMOST OVER! WHOA! One more part and then it's the end! I can't believe we've come this far! I'll keep this brief so you can read and enjoy! Bless your hearts everyone! 3
Roxas went to the left and Axel veered to the right. Axel leapt up and dug his chakrams into Isaïx's arm, the unofficial name Axel and Roxas had dubbed the creature. He began climbing it like he had the heartless. Roxas slashed at Isaïx's legs. The being growled and swatted at the blonde with the back of their hand. Roxas swiftly dodged and sent several beams of light flying towards Isaïx. It wasn't making so much as a dent.
Axel clung on tightly when the arm he was climbing moved suddenly. Isaïx lifted the arm and the dark red lips smiled wickedly. They lifted their other arm and the sharp fingers descended on the red head. Axel pried his chakrams loose and leapt at the being's face. He threw his fiery chakrams and they slashed at their cheeks. The skin didn't even break. Axel caught his chakrams as they came back to him and he ground them into Isaïx's chest armor to halt his falling.
Roxas finished channeling his energy and his Keyblades were swathed in light, large blades of light extending from them. He sliced at Isaïx's ankles. Roxas rolled out of the way as Isaïx swatted at him again. Axel channeled his energy and engulfed himself in flame. At a distance, Isaïx appeared to have a flaming broach. Axel poured his energy into his fire, turning up the heat. The flames turned from a vibrant orange to an electric blue. The armor on Isaïx's chest started to melt. Axel pulled back with one of his chakrams and began pounding against the metal. Metal flakes started to chip off with each strike.
When he finally found her flesh, he dug his chakram in deep. Isaïx screamed and ripped Axel from their chest. Axel went soaring across the room. He turned and twisted mid-air so his feet hit the wall first. Axel pushed off the surface. Streams of fire leapt up from the ground and Axel nimbly bounded across them.
Roxas leapt back and channeled more energy. Then he pounced into the air. He let go of his blades and they swirled in a flurry around him. Roxas used his light to send him higher and higher until he was flush with Isaïx's face. He glowed softly from his magic. Isaïx smiled, revealing rows of sharp white teeth. Roxas swept his arms in front of him and his Keyblades flew outwards. The large blades sliced against the being's armor.
Axel jumped from his last pillar onto Isaïx's shoulder. "Roxas, aim for the chest!" he shouted.
"Right!" Roxas called. He focused purely on the hole in the center of Isaïx's chest. Roxas caught his Keyblades and brought the light blades down on the being's chest. The skin broke and silvery blue blood trickled out.
"ENOUGH!" Isaïx roared. They grabbed Roxas in their hands and swung upwards. Roxas collided with the ceiling and was severely stunned. Isaïx let go and he plummeted to the floor, his Keyblades returning to normal.
"You bitch!" Axel snapped. Fire poured around his chakrams and he slashed at their face. A large chunk of their hair fell to the floor and dissolved into nothingness. Axel continually slashed at their face while Roxas managed to pop off a light shield to catch his fall. Roxas landed roughly and rolled. He shook his head to clear it.
"Axel, I need your energy!" Roxas requested.
"A bit busy!" Axel growled as he leapt over Isaïx's hand as they tried to knock Axel from their shoulder. Roxas crouched low and charged. He created his beams of light but they were sideways. Roxas had them staggered throughout the air. Then he leapt up and pushed off of the beams like platforms. Roxas jumped up onto Isaïx's free shoulder.
Isaïx growled and large beams of blue light erupted downward from the ceiling. Axel and Roxas were blasted. Their skin felt like it was struck with molten steel. Isaïx ripped the pair from their shoulders and threw them to the floor. Axel and Roxas hit the ground hard and rolled violently. Another beam erupted from the ceiling and slammed into the pair. They gritted their teeth against the intense pain.
Isaïx laughed in sweet mirth. "You cannot defeat me, foolish mortals. I am a god. I am the beginning and the end! I will rule over the worlds and NO ONE will stop me!" Isaïx cackled.
"Fuck you!" Axel shouted in reply. He pulled himself to his feet and charged. Roxas was having a bit more difficulties standing. He braced himself against his knees and tried to catch his breath. He still wasn't an endurance fighter. Roxas took a deep breath and braced himself. Then he chased after Axel. The red head had several pillars of flames shooting up from the ground underneath Isaïx.
Roxas ran over and sent his beams of light shooting towards the pillars. They collided and the fire turned white. Isaïx screamed at the intense heat and moonlight rained from the ceiling. Axel and Roxas blocked and dodged the fiery light. Axel boosted Roxas up on a jet of fire. Roxas channeled his energy back into his Keyblades, creating the blades of light again. Axel then channeled his energy straight into Roxas. The light blades erupted in white fire. Roxas felt a burning raw energy boil in his blood.
He leapt from the fire stream and sliced the blades down. Isaïx tried to block the attack and two of their fingers were sliced clean off. They screamed in rage. Roxas landed on her chest and lifted his blades high. Then he buried them down to the hilt into Isaïx's flesh.
The being screamed and withered. "No!" Saïx solely screamed. The being ripped Roxas from their chest and threw him into the floor. Roxas's body bounced and blood flew from his mouth. Then he crumpled onto the crackled tiles.
"Roxas!" Axel screamed. He could feel his energy start to flow back to him. "Shit, no! I WILL KILL YOU, YOU BASTARD!" Axel roared. He was swathed in burning white fire. Axel dashed across the floor, leaving scorch marks in his wake. He leapt on Isaïx's arm and ran straight up. He fused his chakrams together into his true Keyblade and it was haloed in fire. Axel pounced on to Isaïx's shoulder and pulled back. Then he slammed his Keyblade deep into their neck.
Isaïx staggered and collapsed on one knee. Axel hacked at their neck again and again, fury blinding him. There was a sickening snap and the head limped to the side. Isaïx's hands scrabbled at their exposed neck.
"No, this cannot be!" Saïx shouted. The being screamed and erupted in a beam of moonlight. Axel shielded his eyes against the harsh light. Then he started falling. Axel caught himself with a jet of fire and lowered himself gently. As his feet landed, he watched a heart shape jewel float gently towards the ground.
Kingdom Heart.
Axel ignored it and went straight to Roxas. He slid onto his knees and cradled the blonde's head in his arms. Roxas's eyes shifted towards Axel's. He couldn't move his body. He couldn't feel anything besides a numb pain pulsing through his body. Axel felt tears slip down his face.
"Roxas, stay with me," Axel begged. Roxas tried to respond but it came out as a strained gasp. Blood ran down his chin and his body convulsed violently. Axel ripped of Roxas's helmet and brushed back the loose hair. The blue orbs stared back at him fearfully. Axel dug in his pocket and found a Potion. He shakily unscrewed the top and poured it into Roxas's mouth. The medicine just slid down his chin. "Roxas, please!" Roxas convulsed again and fell still.
Then his blue eyes faded.
And his body went limp.
"NO!" Axel screamed, hugging Roxas close to his chest. It felt like his chest was being torn to pieces. Axel's gripped tightened around Roxas and hatred built in his chest. He hated the war. He hated Xemnas and Isaïx. He hated himself.
He loathed Kingdom Hearts.
Axel raised his venomous gaze to the crystal. It simply sat hovering above the ground spinning in a slow circle. It looked like it didn't have a care in the world. Axel felt a growl deep in the back of his throat. He felt something heavy press against him. Axel glanced downwards and saw the lower half of his body was crawling with darkness. He gripped Roxas tighter to his burning chest.
"What a shame." Axel whirled his head around to see a portal open. Xehanort stepped out with his hands clasped behind his back. Axel hissed, baring his sharpening teeth. "The one you clung to so desperately lost his life and now you are succumbing to the darkness that tried to take you before. Everything has come full circle." Xehanort stopped a few paces from Axel and frowned.
"Stay the fuck away from me," Axel snapped. His eyes were an even more vibrant acid green and were slowly changing into a yellow-green. Xehanort nodded.
"Of course. I have no business with you anymore. I have nothing left. I can't even use Kingdom Hearts, despite its power." The mage motioned towards the jewel.
"What do you mean?" Axel growled. Xehanort curled a hand into a fist and placed it over his chest.
"I still have a heart. The reason Isa was able to take up Kingdom Hearts was because she had lost hers. One must lose something before they can gain. Now only two are left to carry it. The girl you call your sister and yourself. Yet we both know she wouldn't take it." Xehanort shook his head and clasped his hands again. "So that leaves you."
"I'll destroy it!"
"Do you know what kind of power Kingdom Hearts has?" Axel didn't answer. His eyes were now a very pale yellow and his arms were dripping with darkness. Xehanort motioned to Roxas. "You can bring him back! Kingdom Hearts has infinite power. Isa squandered it because she had no drive. She got what she wanted: power. Then she didn't know what to do with it." Xehanort pointed to Axel. "You, on the other hand, don't want to power but you know what you would do with it. That makes you capable of greater things."
"Are you saying I can bring Roxas back?" Axel asked softly. Xehanort grinned, lowering his hand.
"Of course. All you have to do is claim Kingdom Hearts for your own. Not only would you save Roxas, but yourself from the darkness wishing to consume you. If that happens, then there's no way you could ever bring your friend back." Axel bit down hard on his lip ring. Then he gently lay Roxas down on the floor and stood.
As Axel walked across the room, the darkness dripped from him and marked his footsteps on the floor. Xehanort watched as Axel stopped in front of Kingdom Hearts and hesitated. He smiled as Axel cupped the jewel in his hands. Then Axel closed his eyes.
And pressed Kingdom Hearts into his chest.
Fire erupted around him and Axel screamed. Xehanort chuckled softly. Then he turned to leave the throne room, heading for the lower floors. Axel staggered over to Roxas and picked him up in his arms. The darkness fled the red head in fear. Axel grit his teeth as he felt his body start to twist and warp.
"Roxas," he breathed. "Wait for me."
Xehanort descended the stairs to the twelfth floor. Sora and Riku leapt into battle stances, their swords drawn. Xehanort put up a hand, showing he had no intention to fight. Then he clasped his hands behind his back again.
"A friend or a monster?" he asked. "What is he? I suppose you two should go find out."
"What are you talking about?" Riku snapped. Xehanort chuckled.
"Then you'd better hurry before Axel destroys everyone." Sora and Riku gave the man a questioning look but then the ceiling above them was ripped off. The pair stared in shock. Xehanort summoned a dark portal and walked through, vanishing from the worlds.
"Is that…?" Sora started.
"Axel?!" Riku exclaimed.
Axel was possessed with Kingdom Hearts like Isa was. His armor was crimson and black with a full helm on his head. Long red locks cascaded down his lower back. Axel's chakrams were the size of buildings and floated behind the man like a pair of spinning, demonic wings. His gauntlet fingers were long and pointed. His boots ran up to his thighs and were pointed with, in normal size, would have been a two in heel. At Axel's towering height of close to sixty feet, the heels were closer to two feet. A long ruby chain was clipped to his belt on his hip and descended to the ground. Sora's gaze followed the chain and he felt his chest seize.
"Roxas?" he squeaked.
Roxas walked down the stairs with his Keyblades in hand. His eyes were acid green and black teardrops were tattooed under his eyes. His hair had grown longer but instead of blonde, it was a deep red, giving Roxas an ombre. The ruby chain ended to a shackle around Roxas's neck. Roxas moved as if he was possessed.
"Disappear!" Roxas shouted. He sliced his Keyblades and the air erupted in fire. Sora and Riku leapt back to avoid getting burned. Roxas's voice was layered with Axel's, letting the Militia duo Axel was in full control of Roxas's actions.
"What the Hell happened?" Sora wondered. Riku tightened the grip on his sword.
"It looks like Kingdom Hearts possessed Axel," he deduced.
"Then how do we stop them?" They leapt aside as Roxas light flashed forward and lashed out with his Keyblades.
"How should I know?!" Riku protested. Sora blocked a heavy blow from Oblivion.
"Think of something!" Sora shouted. Riku looked up at Axel ripped the wall from next to him. Then he moved. He stepped onto the twelfth floor, his foot pressing through the tile and stone. Axel swept his hand before him and meteors rained down. Riku dashed over to Sora and pulled him away as the floor caved in. They ran as fast as they could to the lower grounds.
XxXxX
"What the Hell is THAT?!" Yuffie screeched. Mickey looked up and his eyes widened. Castle Oblivion was crumbling and a large armor clad figure was stepping out of it. Mickey felt his heart clench at the sight of the crimson hair.
"Axel!" Mickey shouted. He took off running towards the castle. As he ran passed all of the battles raging in the canyons, people were looking up to the mysterious figure. Donald and Goofy flanked to the King's side.
"Sir!" they shouted.
"Something's gone wrong! Make haste to the castle!" Mickey ordered. "Subdue the creature but don't kill it! I have a feeling it's Axel and I dearly don't want to see him die."
"Sir!" the Commanders agreed.
'Axel, what happened to you to make you so? Is this Kingdom Hearts's fault?' Mickey wondered. He flinched as the being roared into the sky. 'You're in so much pain. You have to snap out of it Axel! Kingdom Hearts is feeding off your raw emotions! You can't let it control you!'
Inside the medical wing, the ground shuddered. Everyone looked around in wonder. It wasn't two minutes later Riku and Sora came screaming past running for their lives.
"We have to go!" Sora shouted. "We have to go now!"
"Why?" Aqua asked. Terra put an arm around her protectively.
"Axel's gone bat shit insane and he's under the control of Kingdom Hearts. He's possessed Roxas and they're ready to kill anything in their way!" Riku explained.
"But Zexion can't leave," Vexen protested. "He's barely stable as it is. And Ienzo is in no state to travel." Sora glanced at the boy curled up to his brother's side. Then he spotted the metal table to the side of the room where a figured was covered with a sheet. Blood still dripped off the surface. Sora swallowed hard. Then he turned to Riku.
"Come on." Sora took off running.
"Sora! Wait!" Riku protested. The silver haired man ran after the brunette. "Where are you going? You'll get yourself killed!"
"We have to slow down Roxel for as long as we can or at least try to snap them to their senses."
"Roxel?" Riku felt lost.
"Yeah, Axel and Roxas together." Riku made a sour face. "What? It's better than Axxas." The silver haired man rolled his eyes.
"Fine, whatever. Let's just try not to get killed."
"Right! If we can break Axel's control on Roxas, we may have a chance."
"That's where we'll start!" They charged back into Castle Oblivion. Most of the Castle was destroyed by this point. Axel was on the fourth floor and Roxas on the third, leading his master on. Sora and Riku waited for Roxas on the second floor. When the possessed soldier descended the stairs, he tightened his grip on his Keyblades.
"Riku," Sora started.
"Yeah?"
"I can honestly say I never want to fight again after this." Riku smirked.
"I don't blame you." They brandished their swords. Then Roxas charged. Riku leapt out of the way as Sora guarded the attack and countered it. Roxas was taken aback and tried to block the blow. He was sent skidding backwards across the floor. As he straightened, Riku shot a fira at him. Roxas leapt over it, rolled and sent ten beams of light flying. Sora and Riku stood their ground. Sora guarded and countered while Riku used a reflect. Two of the beams were sent right back.
Roxas hopped out of the way and ground his teeth together. "Why do you fight?" Roxel asked. "There is nothing left but pain and destruction in these worlds."
"Because you're trying to kill everyone!" Sora countered.
"I am ending the pain of the worlds. If there is no one left to fight, then there will be no more pain." Roxas was swathed in light and fire spun around him upwards from the floor.
"Then there will be nothing left to the worlds. Is that what you want?" Sora asked.
"If it ends the suffering, then all shall share the same fate." Roxas raised his Keyblades and blades of light shot out from them. "You shall guide that fate. Now die!" Roxas launched forward. The floor was burnt in his wake. Riku put up a protect while Sora prepared to guard. Someone rushed past them and blocked Roxas's blades. Roxas growled.
"Lexaeus!" Sora shouted.
"You have lost sight of you true self, Axel," Lexaeus grunted under the strain of Roxas's blades. "What we lived for, what we were prepared to die for. Don't throw lives away! Demyx's sacrifice made me realize this. Fighting will always happen but so long as there are those willing to step up to make sacrifices, there can still be peace!"
"Liar!" Roxel screamed. He pulled back his blades and knocked Lexaeus aside with a swipe. The ground shuddered as Axel stepped into the third floor. Lexaeus pushed himself back to his feet. Roxas light dashed over to the Knight but Sora leapt in front of the man and guarded. Roxas's Keyblades were sent upwards when Sora countered.
Lexaeus used the opportunity to attack. His axe backhanded Roxas, sending the soldier ricocheting off the floor and crashing into the wall. Riku ran over and stepped on Roxas's wrist, prying Oathkeeper free. The light blade died, returning the weapon to normal. Riku hacked the chain connecting Roxas to Axel and the ringlets shattered.
Roxas passed out and Axel roared. His voiced was laced with fury, hatred, and loathing. Lexaeus and Sora hurried over to Roxas and Riku. The Knight picked up Roxas in his arms. The younger man's body seemed so frail. The marks under his eyes had faded, showing he was no longer under Axel's control. The group scattered as Axel tried to squash them with his foot. Sora caught a glint of Oblivion still clutched in Roxas's hand.
'Of course! Keyblades can release a person's heart! Oblivion releases Roxas's heart and Oathkeeper his light.' Sora thought in an epiphany. He rushed over to Roxas and pried Oblivion free. "Get Roxas to safety," he commanded to the Knight. Lexaeus nodded and headed back downstairs. Sora went over to Riku, who still had Oathkeeper, and motioned to the Keyblade. "Riku, we can use Roxas's Keyblades on Axel. We can release Roxas's light or his heart."
"Then Kingdom Hearts should fall apart," Riku finished.
"Right!"
"Let's do it." Riku traded Keyblades with Sora since they were used to the other weapon. The pair then turned back to Axel. They were shocked when Axel picked them up and threw them. The Militia pair was plastered with the force of the wind. 'Shit!' Riku thought desperately. Sora and Riku stopped suddenly when they were caught in a slow spell. They were released and they dropped to the ground. Sora looked around and found they were in the residential area of Hollow Bastion. He found he was offered a hand.
"Glad we made it," Mickey greeted. Sora was helped to his feet. Goofy was helping Riku to his feet as well. Donald nodded his greeting. Everyone turned as Axel leapt from the Castle and landed thunderously on the ground. Donald was nearly knocked to the ground. "Please don't tell me that is what I think it is," Mickey begged.
"Axel," Riku confirmed. "We already took care of Roxas."
"What happened to Roxas?"
"He was being possessed by Axel. We managed to free him. Now it's just Axel," Sora replied. Mickey pinched the bridge of his nose with his fingers.
"Shit," the King hissed. He lowered his hand and tried to straighten up. "What can we do?"
"Distract him. Sora and I are going to try and break apart Kingdom Hearts. That should break its hold of Axel," Riku explained.
"Alright." Mickey drew his sword. Axel was stalking closer, the ground shattering with each step. His chakrams suddenly flew out from behind him and dug into the ground. Then they started rolling. The street was torn up and anything in the chakram's path was pulverized. The five fighters rushed forward to meet Axel in combat.
Sora felt as if time had slowed. He blinked and his heart tightened in his chest. 'This is it. Once we stop Axel, it's the end of this.' Mickey, Donald and Goofy scattered to draw Axel's attention while he and Riku kept running forward. 'How many have died in this war? Or today for that matter?' Sora dodged a pillar of fire and kept running. Riku slashed as Axel's hand as it swooped down to grab him. Sora jumped onto Axel's arm and kept running up it. Axel tried to fling him off so Sora latched onto the red head's mane on his back. Sora put Oathkeeper between his teeth and started climbing.
'Did you forget about us, Axel? What about Roxas? Why did you do that to him? You were such good friends.' Sora held on tightly as Axel shook his head to dislodge the brunette. Riku and Donald blasted Axel in the face with firas. Axel turned his attention to them but then it shifted to Mickey as the King dug his sword deep into the being's ankle. Sora bit down harder on the Keyblade and pressed forward.
'I believed in you and Roxas, Axel. I still do. You can fight this. You can't let Kingdom Hearts beat you. It nearly consumed Roxas too but he pushed back. Now it's your turn.' Sora gripped onto the being's pauldron and hoisted himself onto Axel's shoulder. Axel turned his head to the brunette. Through the slit in the visor, Sora could see a pair of yellow eyes glaring back at him.
"Axel!" Sora called. He heard the man hiss quietly behind the helmet. "It's over." Sora brandished Oathkeeper and pointed it down at Axel's chest. A thin beam of light shot out and connected to Axel's heart. Light burst from between the being's armor. It flooded the sky and blinded everyone. Sora squinted his eyes against the glare.
"Sora!" Riku shouted. He tossed Oblivion and Sora caught it. Then the brunette jumped downwards. He dragged Oathkeeper through the armor and it cut like silk. When Axel's chest was exposed, Sora jabbed Oblivion into the flesh.
Axel screamed as a red beam of light shot from the wound. Sora was shaken from Axel and he fell. Goofy caught him and set him upright on the ground. Axel contorted and withered. Then he exploded. The five fighters shielded themselves from the metal debris. They heard a clatter as Roxas's Keyblades fell onto the pavement. Mickey looked up first and was in awe.
Axel appeared to be sleeping as he was softly lowered to the ground. Seven tiny glowing hearts swirled around his shoulders. Above his right shoulder was an orb of light and the left an orb of darkness. One of the hearts pressed into Axel's chest and his face was pained. The marks faded from his cheeks. Mickey ran forward as Axel's feet touched the ground. The red head collapsed and the King caught him.
Suddenly, the sky turned black and the ground seemed to vanish. The sky was filled with thousands of stars. Everyone looked around in awe. All over Hollow Bastion people were seeing the wonder of the starry sky.
"What is this?" Goofy wondered.
A vision. A voice called out in their minds. It had no distinction to it or gender. It was almost like a ghost. Sora gasped at the voice in his head and everyone seemed to pale slightly. Fear not. I can hurt you no longer.
"Are you, Kingdom Hearts?" Mickey asked.
You call me so.
"Why are you showing this to us?"
Because you saved me from myself. I was created under the wrong pretense. I was angry. Isa's and Axel's raw emotion filled my rage to the core, corrupting me. For that, I am deeply sorry. The sky shifted and some of the stars streaked across the sky in a meteor shower. Many eyes widened in wonder. But I am broken again. A shattered heart, a scattered memory. I will once again rest in the hearts of my people.
"But Xion and Aerith are dead!" Naminé cried.
"And Isa is no more," Lexaeus added.
I am aware. I am in need of new vessels, ones that are strong of heart. Sora and Riku, I ask of you to bear me in your hearts. I also wish Riku to carry the darkness.
"Me?" Riku asked, taken aback. Sora looked rather nervous too.
You hold the true essence of darkness in your heart, Riku. The strength of undying devotion willing to sacrifice yourself. The darkness will not be able to overpower you like it did Isa.
"What about the other hearts?" Sora asked.
They will return from whence they came. Now, are you ready to accept this? Sora and Riku exchanged glances.
"We're honored," Sora replied.
Very well. Sora and Riku felt a strange sensation rip through their hearts. The darkness floated over to Riku and embedded itself in the man's heart. After a minute, the pair felt fine again. Then four of the hearts and the light launched into the sky. Everyone watched as five streaks of light, one white and four pink, streaked across the Heavens.
One landed in the chest of a sleeping boy. One in the chest of a woman lost in a daze. One embedded itself in the chest of a fighter. The last and the light merged together and returned home to the man they had grown to love.
The last two hearts floated away. Then the sky was radiant with stars and star showers. Everyone watched with amazed eyes. It was over. The war was done. Xemnas's allies had no one to turn to and Hollow Bastion no longer was a threat to the other worlds. The peace, wonder, and amazement that flowed through everyone was genuine. Finally, they could start over.
At last, the worlds were free.
XxXxX
"Roxas." Roxas cracked open his eyes and found himself in a field of wild grasses. He looked up to find Xion smiling down at him.
"Xion!" he exclaimed, sitting upright. She giggled and stroked his hair.
"I missed you," she admitted. Roxas stood and threw his arms around her. She did the same.
"I wasn't there to save you."
"It's okay, Roxas. It was my fault." Roxas held her at arms-length, puzzled. "I hung onto you to bring me back to the light. But then I faltered. I remembered when you left and how I never really got to say goodbye. It shook me and it was enough for me to question what I was hanging onto. And that's what killed me. I lost faith in you, Roxas, something I never should have done." She reached up and cupped his cheek. Roxas felt hot tears burning down his face. "I'm sorry I couldn't be there for you and Naminé. Take care of each other. Oh, and say hi to Axel for me." Xion smiled warmly. Then she started to fade.
"Xion!" Roxas screamed, desperately trying to hang onto her.
"It's okay, Roxas. This was my choice. I will live on in your memories." Xion brushed back his bangs and leaned forward, kissing his cheek. "And those memories will never fade, even if you forget."
"I won't forget." Roxas pulled out Xion's necklace. Xion smiled and tears fell out of her eyes.
"Thank you, Roxas." She faded and until there was only her heart left. It turned into a golden butterfly and flew away into the sky. Then it dissolved and was no more. Roxas clutched his necklace painfully, tears still spilling down his face.
"Goodbye, Xion," Roxas whispered. He closed his eyes and let the pain linger in his chest. It was something he was going to have to accept. Xion was gone and her heart with her. Roxas opened his eyes and tucked his necklace away. He took a deep breath and turned to leave. Out of the corner of his eye, he spied something.
A glint of pink blowing in the wind.
A/N-Musical Muse: I am the Best-2NE1, Vector to the Heavens-KH Days, krOne-Guilty Crown