Hello Readers. Well, next week College starts up for me, so I wanted to get this chapter out before school begins. Once again, I'm glad to see that you guys are enjoying this story just as much as I enjoy writing it. With that said, let's get back to the darkness.
Chapter 15: Attack on Atlantica
Terra, Cloud, and Tifa were flying through the Lanes Between heading to the next world to protect from Sora, who Terra could already tell that was chasing after them. He started to wonder if he no longer had a chance to save Sora from the darkness and was too devoted to his family. He honestly didn't have any idea on how to save everyone from the darkness, but he was brought out of his thoughts by Cloud.
"Terra, look," Cloud said. Terra looked forward to see the nearest world to go to. It looked like another kingdom, but the unique thing about it was that it was underwater and by that, he meant the entire kingdom was underwater.
"How are we supposed to get in? We'll drown before we enter," Tifa said.
"Well, I can cast a spell that would allow us to breath underwater so we can head down and land," Terra said. While he wasn't as trained with magic as Aqua was, he was able to learn the basics of magic spells.
"Alright, when we land, cast the spell and we'll head to the castle," Cloud said.
"Sounds like a plan," Terra said before flying down with Cloud and Tifa behind him.
(Atlantica: Undersea Courtyard)
Terra entered into the underwater kingdom by the portal he created and dismissed his glider and armor the same time when Cloud and Tifa beamed down from their ship. Before they started drowning, Terra quickly casted the spell that would allow them all to breath, creating three separate air bubbles around them. Terra then took the chance to actually see Cloud and Tifa in person: Cloud was a young man with blond, spiky hair, light skin, blue eyes and was almost the same height as Terra, he was dressed in an indigo, high-collar shirt, black pants and boots, and a black cloth covering his left leg and arm. But the thing that definitely drew his attention was the giant sword that was bigger than Cloud that was wrapped in bandages that he was carrying on his back. Tifa had long, brown hair that reached down to her waist, her eyes were rust colored. She was wearing a black leather tank top with a white tank top underneath, a black leather skort with two ribbons on each end with the back reaching the floor, she was also wearing black, leather gloves and black and white shoes.
"Now that we've landed, hi, my name is Terra," Terra said while presenting his hand. Cloud turned to face him and shook his hand.
"Cloud, Cloud Strife. This is my friend, Tifa Lockhart," Cloud said with Tifa waving hi from behind Cloud.
"Nice to meet you, both. May I ask, what sword is that?" Terra asked.
"This is the Buster Sword, it was a gift from an old friend, but I made a few adjustments to it," Cloud said while holding it out.
"Wow, that is big. I'm surprised that your able to hold it," Terra said.
"Yeah, but you get used to it," Cloud said while putting the sword back in the holster. However, before they could continue, they were suddenly surrounded by... half-man, half-fish guards who were wielding tridents.
"Trespassers to the Kingdom of Atlantis, surrender your weapons and come quietly," one of the guards said. They swam up to examine the trio and took Cloud's Sword, but it took at least three of the guards to lift it. One guard swam up to Tifa to inspect her, but she simply put her hands up.
"I'm unarmed," Tifa said. One guard than swam up to Terra.
"And you?" The guard said. Terra simply held up his hand and summoned Ends of the Earth. Upon seeing the blade, the guards gasped in surprise.
"Another keyblader?" One said.
"I thought Sora was the only one?" Another said.
"We shall take you to King Triton himself. Follow me," the lead guard said before swimming away with the other guards, with Terra and the others following them.
(Triton's Palace)
King Triton, the king of Atlantis, was sitting on his throne talking with his daughter, Ariel, who has come to visit her father, while also introducing him to his granddaughter, Melody, who was a year old by now. When he received word of them coming, Triton used the trident to change them back to mermaids so they could swim and breath. Melody had the black hair of her father, Prince Eric, but besides that, she was similar to Ariel in every way.
"I'm so happy you've come to visit, Ariel. Not much has happened here ever since you left. How is everything in the human world?" Triton asked. Ariel swam up to Triton with Melody in her arms.
"Oh, everything is great up there, daddy. Eric and I have been taking care of the kingdom ever since his father got sick and the people up there are great as well," Ariel said.
"May I hold young Melody?" Triton asked. Ariel nodded before handing Melody to Triton. Triton looked down at her with a smile on his face, though it was difficult to see due to his beard.
"She is very beautiful, Ariel. If you dyed her hair red, she would be an exact copy of you," Triton said. Ariel simply laughed in response.
"Thank you, Dad," Ariel said. Sadly, they were interrupted when they saw the guard captain swimming to them very quickly. He came to a stop while also bowing before Triton.
"Your Majesty, Princess Ariel," the captain said.
"Captain, what is the problem to make you come so quickly?" Triton asked.
"We found three trespassers in the middle of the courtyard. They are human like Prince Eric is," the captain said.
"Humans here? How are they able to breath then?" Triton asked.
"That is the thing I wanted to tell you before I brought them before you, my king. One of the humans wields a key like the boy Sora did a few years back," the captain said. Triton was shocked by this.
"Another keyblade wielder here?! Oh, why did this have to happen the day you came to visit, Ariel?" Triton asked.
"It's okay, Daddy. I was actually planning on taking Melody on a tour around the kingdom, so you can deal with this, while I go," Ariel suggested. Triton thought this over for a bit before answering.
"Alright, but take Flounder and Sebastian with you. And with the appearance of another keyblader here, steer clear of any of those creatures who attacked us before," Triton said. Ariel simply rolled her eyes, expecting this from her father.
"Of course, daddy. Don't worry, we'll be alright. I'll see ya later," Ariel said before swimming away with Melody. After they left, Triton retrieved his trident from its resting place and sat back down on his throne, ready for the guests.
"You may bring them in, captain," Triton ordered. The captain nodded before swimming to the main door and opening it to allow the other guards and trio in. They walked or swam in the guard's case, until they stood underneath the throne. The guards bowed before Triton along with the unlikely trio.
"Welcome humans to the kingdom of Atlantis. I am King Triton. May I ask which of you is the wielder of the keyblade?" Triton asked. The brown haired young man raised his head and stood up in a formal stance in response.
"That would be me, your majesty. My name is Terra. My associates are Cloud Strife and Tifa Lockhart," Terra said.
"And what is your purpose for visiting Atlantis, Master Terra?" Triton asked.
"We came to warn you, your majesty. The former wielder of the keyblade, Sora, has fallen to the darkness and is on his way now to destroy this world. You need to fortify your defenses and get all of the innocents to safety," Terra said. Sadly, most of the guards simply laughed in response, but Triton silenced them.
"While I find this news hard to believe since I've met the boy myself and I can never imagine him falling to the darkness, do you have any news to back this up?" Triton said.
"Your Majesty, I've seen multiple worlds be destroyed due to Sora and I have also lost many friends to him as well. I know that this is hard to grasp, but believe me when I say, Sora will come here and destroy everything," Terra said. Triton thought this decision over, getting the defenses up were easy, but moving the people to safety would take awhile. The process would take time.
"Very well, I'll take your words into consideration. Captain, fortify our defenses, get as many people as you can to safety and send a squadron of guards to bring my daughter back," Triton ordered. The captain nodded his head before relaying orders to the guards. But everyone stopped when they heard Cloud gasp in fear.
"Cloud, what is it?" Tifa asked.
"I sense a very powerful darkness. It feels so similar to Sephiroth, but it's not as powerful as him and it's here on this world right now," Cloud said. Terra's face quickly changed from confusion to fear.
"He's here. King Triton, send the rest of your men to get everyone to safety. We'll go find your daughter!" Terra said before running out with Cloud and Tifa behind him.
"Her name is Ariel and she has long red hair and blue eyes!" Triton shouted to them before they left. He then faced his guards.
"The rest of you, do what Terra said, double the defenses and get our people to the lower levels," Triton said. The captain and the guards swam out and made their way to the city.
(Ariel's Grotto)
Ariel, Melody, Flounder, and Sebastian were swimming through the ocean remembering all the adventures and misadventures they had until they eventually made it to Ariel's personal grotto, which housed all the collectibles she had found during her life in the ocean. Back then she had no clue what most of the items were and what their main purpose was. Now after spending time on the surface for a few years, she now knew that a fork was not meant to do your hair.
"Wow, you sure have learnt a lot up there, huh Ariel?" Flounder, Ariel's best friend and companion, who was a small yellow fish with blue stripes, asked.
"Yeah, I mostly learned from the many books up there and with a little help from Eric of course," Ariel said while showing Melody small things that she could carry. Melody would reach out for the things she found interesting and play with them for a little bit before finding something else. Sebastian, a small red crab with a Jamaican accent, who was also the kingdom's main composer of music, began to worry that something might happen, decided now would be the time to speak.
"Yes, now I think it is time we headed back, Ariel," Sebastian said.
"Oh, alright, Sebastian. Let's head back," Arel said before swimming out of her grotto with Flounder and Sebastian. They swam until they eventually made it back to the courtyard, where they came upon an odd sight. A dark hooded figure was talking to a group of Screwdiver heartless, who resembled scuba divers, only they wielded small trident spears. Eventually, the heartless nodded their heads in understanding and swam away leaving only the hooded figure, who took the hood off to reveal a familiar face.
"Sora?!" Ariel said before swimming towards him. However, Sebastian and Flounder stayed behind.
"Flounder, does Sora look a little different to you?" Sebastian asked.
"By a little, I'm guessing you mean a lot?" Flounder said. Meanwhile, Sora turned to face the noise, but was suddenly caught in a bear hug by someone. He looked down to see familiar red hair.
"Hi, Sora," Ariel said.
"Hi Ariel," Sora said. Ariel then broke the hug, but noticed how different Sora looks.
"Sora, you look so different. What happened to you?" Ariel asked.
"I'm not going to lie, I became the king of darkness and formed a family of my own," Sora said, while noticing the bundle Ariel was holding to her chest.
"What, but I thought the darkness was bad?" Ariel said.
"It depends on your view of it. The light can't exist without the darkness and vice versa. But the realm of light has gone out of control, so now I'm destroying it," Sora said while looking at Melody. Suddenly, the Crabclaw keyblade appeared in Ariel's hand. Ariel looked down in shock.
"W-why do I have a keyblade?" Ariel asked.
"It's because you have been chosen to be guardian of this world in order to stop me and if I'm going to be honest, I don't want to fight you considering I liked you the most out of all of the people I've met and that I don't want to harm your daughter," Sora said.
"I-I don't want to fight you either Sora," Ariel said.
"What's her name?" Sora asked, referring to Melody.
"Melody. And she's a year old," Ariel said while revealing her appearance to Sora.
"Can I hold her?" Sora asked. Ariel nodded and handed her over. Sora looked down at Melody as she looked at him. He held out his finger for her to grab and she tried to grab at it, making her giggle, which in turn made Ariel laugh.
"Sora, if you're going to destroy the worlds, where can Melody and I go to be safe?" Ariel asked.
"What about Eric? Don't you love him too? If I destroy this world, then the human world, up there, will be destroyed as well," Sora said. Ariel was shocked by this.
"Well, when we get there, can't you head up there and bring Eric along as well?" Ariel asked.
"I could, but it comes at a cost. You have to accept the darkness into your heart," Sora said. Ariel was shocked by this.
"Will Melody have to do that as well?" Ariel asked. Sora nodded his head in confirmation.
"Yes, I know it sounds crazy. But I'll know you'll do whatever it takes to protect your family," Sora said while handing Melody back to Ariel. Ariel looked down at Melody in thought about the situation and decided on it.
"Sora if you can promise me that the place we are going to is safe, we'll accept the darkness," Ariel said.
"Okay, this will take a minute," Sora said while placing his dark-covered hands on their hearts. Darkness covered them both for a little bit until it dissipated, revealing their appearance. Ariel's hair was now dark red, her skin was pale, her eyes were yellow, her bra was red, and her tail fin was black. Melody's hair was a mix of black and white, her tail fin was dark red, and even though her eyes were closed, they were now yellow. Ariel was surprised by her new look and checked to make sure Melody was okay and she responded by laughing.
"Are you okay, Ariel?" Sora asked.
"I'm fine, Sora. And Melody is safe as well," Ariel said.
"And I gave you both the ability to change between mermaids to humans. So, you can travel from the ocean world to the human world," Sora said.
"Thank you, Sora. How can we repay you?" Ariel asked.
"Well, I did have an idea," Sora said.
(Undersea Garden)
Terra, Tifa, and Cloud were looking in the garden and all over the area of the ocean to find Sora, but they couldn't find him anywhere. They looked under every crab and checked every hiding spot, but they couldn't find Sora or Ariel. They eventually made their way to the courtyard where the landed earlier to see Sora and a woman that looked like Ariel. It looked like Sora was telling her something before she suddenly swam away.
"Was that Ariel?" Tifa asked.
"Yes, and you must save her," a red lobster said while swimming up to them next to a yellow fish.
"Who are you?" Cloud asked.
"I'm Sebastian and this is Flounder. Look we don't have time to explain, just stop Sora and we'll go after Ariel," Sebastian said before swimming after Ariel with Flounder.
"Sora!" Terra shouted. Sora turned to face them and was surprised to see Cloud and Tifa.
"Cloud, Tifa. I was wondering where you guys were when I destroyed Radiant Garden," Sora said while summoning his keyblade.
"What happened to you, Sora? Where is Aerith and the others?" Cloud asked while drawing his Sword, Tifa got into a fighting position and Terra drew his keyblade.
"Let's see: Leon was crushed under a bunch of debris when the castle fell with him in it, Cid died in his ship when he tried to evacuate the people, Yuffie joined the darkness and became my family's bodyguard, and Ava, no longer Aerith, is one of my children. Does that answer your question?" Sora asked. Cloud gripped the handle to his sword tighter in anger.
"Sora, I can't believe you," Tifa said in shock.
"Believe it, Tifa," Sora said. Cloud, not taking any more, charged at Sora with anger in his heart. Sora blocked most of Cloud's attacks, but the weight of the sword was able to throw Sora's guard off, leaving him open. Cloud then hit him with a strong overhead strike, throwing him into a wall. Sora looked up to see the heroes standing before him at the ready. Sora simply stood up in response and readied his blade while also creating a dark blade to dual wield.
"Good, an actual challenge," Sora said before charging at them. He attacked Cloud until he was able to break through his defense and kicked Cloud back, knocking the wind out of him, but he was once again put on the defensive by Tifa and Terra. Terra was slashing away at his blades, while Tifa was trying to hit him with her fists, but he was able to move out of the way. Eventually, she kicked his feet out from under him, allowing Terra to slash him across the chest. Sora was sent flying to another wall again, but quickly recovered and used the wall to charge at Terra, slashing him to where Cloud was. Tifa charged at Sora and tried to punch him, but Sora was able to dodge out of the way of her punches and knocked her back to Terra and Cloud with a powerful headbutt.
"Come on, I'm pretty sure that's not all you got," Sora said. They recovered from the attacks and charged at Sora as he raised his blades at the ready.
(Meanwhile, in Triton's Palace)
Triton was swimming around his throne room, with trident in hand, worried about his daughter and grand-daughter. With the possible thought of Sora succumbing to the darkness and that he was here now worried the sea king to the point where he wanted to go out there and bring her back himself, but the guards kept reassuring him that Terra and the others would find her, but nothing has come up so far. He was getting tired of waiting so he started getting ready for-
"Daddy," a familiar voice said. He looked at the entrance to see Ariel swimming towards her while carrying Melody in a backpack she brought with her. Seeing that she was safe, he swam up to her and hugged her.
"Oh, I'm so glad your safe," Triton said. Ariel simply hugged back in response.
"Of course, we are dad. We just went to explore again like old times. But why are the guards increasing the defense outside?" She asked.
"Oh, Ariel. Do you remember the boy with the key, Sora?" Triton asked.
"Of course, how could I ever forget him," she said.
"Well, I have received some news that Sora may have fallen to the darkness and is now destroying many worlds, including this one and that he is here now," Triton explained.
"What?! But that doesn't make sense. Sora is the nicest person ever and has the biggest heart I've ever seen in a person," Ariel said.
"I find it hard to believe too, Ariel. But I do not want to simply deny it and be unprepared, so the defenses are being fortified. By the way, where are Sebastian and Flounder?" Triton asked.
"Oh, they saw the guards working and went to go see what was going on and if they could help in any way," Ariel said.
"That makes sense. But right now, you need to head back up to the human world and warn Eric so you can prepare your def-" he was interrupted when he felt something sharp go through his abdomen. He looked down in shock and pain to see a blade Ariel was holding impaled in his chest.
"Ariel, what are you-" Triton tried to say, but was silenced by Ariel pushing the blade further in and he started to choke on his blood.
"Sorry, father. But I need to borrow your trident," Ariel said as she transformed into a completely different form. Her hair was blood red, pale skin, and a dark tail-fin and even if he couldn't see Melody clearly, he could tell that she changed as well. He eventually went limp from the pain and loss of blood and Ariel removed the blade and grabbed the trident before it fell with Triton's body. She smiled a wicked grin as the trident turned dark purple as it was corrupted with darkness.
(Back with Sora)
Sora breathed heavily as he looked down at the slashes he had on his chest. For the first time since he joined the darkness, he was actually getting a challenge and feeling pain. He looked at his opponents to see that they were in the same boat as he was. But he knew that they still had some fight left within them, so he readied his blades and charged as they readied themselves-
'Sora,' he heard in his head. He stopped where he was and teleported back a few feet.
'Yes, Ariel?' Sora asked.
'I have the trident and am making my way to my grotto to unlock the keyhole,' Ariel said.
'Well done, Ariel. I'm a little caught up with the people I'm chasing, but I'll distract them long enough to get Eric for you,' Sora said.
'Alright, I'll see you at the grotto,' Ariel responded. Sora then turned to face the heroes.
"Well, sadly I have to cut this battle short because I have a promise to keep, so bye," Sora said before releasing a sudden flash of darkness from his hand, blinding Terra, Cloud, and Tifa for a little bit. When they recovered, Sora was gone.
"Where did he go?" Tifa asked.
"I don't know, but we have to find him. You two, head back to the palace and see if he went there. I'll head up to the surface to see if I can find him," Terra said. Cloud and Tifa nodded before running off to the palace. Terra then summoned his glider and flew off to the surface.
(Triton's Palace)
Cloud and Tifa arrived at the entrance to the castle to see that it was already under siege by the heartless. Multiple small and big Screwdiver heartless attacking the people and the guards, along with gigantic Aquatanks, giant puffer fish looking Heartless with lightning horns on their foreheads, were striking the many structures with lightning spells. They looked around the chaos until they eventually noticed a dark looking mermaid carrying a dark purple trident swimming away from the palace and towards the ocean.
"Where is Ariel going and why does she have King Triton's trident?" Tifa asked.
"I don't know. But you gotta find out. Go after her while I stay here and helped the guards," Cloud said. Tifa nodded and ran after the mermaid. When he lost sight of her, Cloud charged into the palace and engaged one of the giant Screwdivers. Thanks to his Buster Sword, he was able to go toe-to-toe with the Heartless's giant trident. They clashed for a little bit until he managed to knock the spear out of the way and impaled the Heartless in the chest, making it disappear. He continued into the city until he found the captain in the castle center.
"Captain!" Cloud shouted. The captain was fighting with his men against the Heartless when he heard his title. He turned in the direction to see the blond young man from before. The man quickly dispatched some Heartless in the way and approached the captain.
"What's the situation?" Cloud asked.
"Those creatures have us boxed in here. Whenever we destroy one, more keep popping up. We can't even send any of our men out to rescue people and escort them to safety. Also, there has been no word from King Triton at all," the captain said without any hope.
"Alright, let me hold them off. That way you can get your men out there and protect people," Cloud said.
"What?! Young man, you cannot take them all on alone. I have already lost a lot of men to them already," the captain said.
"I've dealt with these creatures before. You haven't and neither have these people-" Cloud quickly pushed the captain out of the way and struck down a Screwdiver that was about to stab the captain from behind. The captain looked in surprise.
"Captain, it's the only way. Go now!" Cloud demanded. The captain sadly nodded and ordered his men to move out of the palace. The Heartless tried to chase after them, but Cloud blocked their way.
"Your battle is with me now," Cloud shouted to them. He turned back to see the guards locking the door behind them, leaving only Cloud and the Heartless in the center. Cloud let out a war cry and charged at the army.
(Surface: Prince Eric's Castle)
Terra flew out of the ocean and made his way to the castle where Prince Eric lived. He looked in the distance to see the castle overlooking the ocean from a cliff, but gasped when he saw smoke billowing out of the side. He quickly flew until he landed in front of the castle and dismissed his glider. He looked at the castle to see that smoke and dark flames were billowing out of many cracks and broken windows and many towers were destroyed. He was about to head in when an explosion destroyed another tower and he heard Sora's voice.
"Where are you hiding him?!" He heard. Terra quickly summoned his keyblade and charged in, making his way through the Neo-shadows Sora brought with him until he made it to the tower that was destroyed. He stopped when he saw Sora holding a guard up in the air by the throat, while pointing his keyblade at him.
"I'll give you one more chance: Where did you take him?" Sora asked.
"H-he's in the basement. We moved h-him down there to keep him s-safe," the guard said in fear.
"Thank you," Sora said readying his blade to strike, but he was stopped when Terra threw his keyblade at Sora's making him drop it. Sora, looking at Terra, simply crushed the guard's throat and stole his heart, restoring him to full power. Terra made his keyblade return to him and glared at Sora in anger.
"I'm done trying to reach you, Sora. I can already tell that your too far gone from the light," Terra said.
"Ouch, that really hurt, Terra. I guess the only way to make the pain go away is to kill you for good this time," Sora said before charging at Terra. Terra quickly got his guard up to block Sora's strikes, but he noticed that Sora's attacks were stronger than before. Sora easily broke through Terra's defense and kicked him through a door leading to the Prince's room.
"How did you get stronger?" Terra asked, picking himself up from the ground.
"Well, consuming hearts will make you stronger," Sora said in a joking manner.
"This is not a joke!" Terra yelled in anger before donning his armor and charging at Sora. Sora blocked, but was pushed back by Terra transforming his keyblade into many forms. He then turned his blade into a cannon and shoat a giant ball of energy at Sora. Unable to block and dodge, Sora was sent flying back by the explosion and landed outside of the castle. Terra followed him and stood before him. Smoke covered Sora's character until he emerged without a scratch.
"Not bad Terra. I've been waiting for you to use your armor's powers," Sora said. Terra simply grunted in response before charging at Sora again with an overhead strike, only for Sora to block and set Terra's armor on fire in response, making Terra try to put it out. He eventually removed his armor so he won't get burned so badly.
"Well, that didn't last long," Sora said, but was forced to dodge again when Terra angrily swung at him. He was able to dodge a few more times until he started clashing blades with him. They clashed for a little bit until Terra swung at Sora, but he teleported. Terra looked around, when he felt a sudden burning sensation on his back. He felt it and looked at his hand to see red. The pain that came made him fall to his knees.
"Oh, don't give up yet, Terra. We still have some time to have fun," Sora said evilly.
(Ariel's Grotto)
Tifa followed Ariel to a grotto that held a bunch of keepsakes and the shape of a trident was on the wall. Ariel held the trident up to the shape and the trident started to glow, but stopped when she heard a noise.
"Don't worry, Melody. Once this world is destroyed, we will be in a safe place," Ariel said. Tifa looked to see that Ariel had a backpack on that held a one-year-old girl in it. The girl was sleeping right now and was unaware of what was going on. The mermaid released the trident and it flew up to face the shape. The combination of the two started to create a whirlwind of bubbles until eventually the keyhole formed before her. Ariel then summoned her own keyblade and shot a beam into the keyhole, unlocking it. The world started to shake and dark cracks started to appear all over the place. Tifa looked shocked in response. She stepped out of her hiding place and approached the mermaid from behind.
"How can you do this to your own world?" She asked, making Ariel turn to face her with keyblade and trident in hand.
"A sister would do anything to support her brother. Especially if it's for the protection for their children," she said. Tifa performed a flying somersault kick at Ariel, but she swam out of the way and shot a bolt of lightning at Tifa, knocking her into a wall. Tifa quickly gout up and tried to punch Ariel, but she easily moved out of the way and struck Tifa again in the chest. Ariel then shot a laser beam at Tifa, knocking her out of the grotto and into the gorge. Ariel swam up to her at the ready and the two women charged at each other.
(Back in the Palace Center)
Cloud was breathing heavily as he activated his Omnislash again and flew into the crowd of Heartless again, striking down as many as he could, before flying up into the air and came back down and stabbed his sword into the ground, creating an electrical shockwave that destroyed multiple Heartless. However, another Aquatank came up and tried to strike him with lightning, but Cloud deflected it back at the tank, destroying it. Cloud then summoned a multitude of meteors to come smashing down, destroying more. But he was starting to tire out from all of the abilities he was using, leaving him open for an attack from a Screwdiver, which knocked him into a wall. The Screwdiver approached Cloud and was about to strike him down, but Cloud quickly got up and impaled it in the chest, placed an explosive firaga spell within it, and threw it back into the crowd. It eventually exploded, destroying it and many more.
"I'm not done yet!" Cloud said before removing the bandage on his sword, revealing that it was his personal Buster Sword, which held seven swords within. He split them up and had them surround the crowd of Heartless and charged at them with two blades in hand.
(With Sora and Terra)
Terra was thrown from the ground to the main library of the castle, going through multiple walls and book shelves. He looked up slowly to see Sora standing above him. Sora grabbed him by the hair and lifted him up in the air, before punching him in the chest multiple times, breaking some ribs. He then blasted Terra with a dark blast directly to the chest, sending him flying again to the main room of the castle. Terra breathed heavily from the assault and spit out some blood. Terra crawled his way to a nearby wall and tried to pick himself up from the ground. Sora suddenly leaped from the hole in the wall with keyblade at the ready to kill.
"Time to die, coward!" Sora shouted, but before he could strike, he felt a sharp pain in his right abdomen. He looked down in shock to see that Terra summoned his keyblade in time to stab Sora in the abdomen, but he missed the center. Sora pulled himself off of the blade, while backing away in pain.
(With Cloud)
Cloud watched in amazement as the Heartless all let out a shriek of agony and backed away from him. They definitely weren't in pain, but Sora must have gotten hurt by someone. He took this time to escape by jumping through the opening in the center.
(With Tifa and Ariel)
Ariel was holding her head in pain when she felt Sora get hurt by something.
'Sora are you okay?' She asked.
'I'm...fine Ariel. You better get out of here with Melody. I'll create a portal for you so you can head to my base' Sora said.
'Okay, where is the-oh, never mind. Be careful,' Ariel said as she saw the portal appear before her. Making sure that Melody was still in the pack she swam in before Tifa could stop them.
(Back with Terra and Sora)
Both combatants were on the ground, both suffering from mortal injuries. Sora slowly got up and stared at Terra on the ground.
"Fine, but this world will still be destroyed," Sora said before shooting a beam of darkness into the air, creating a vortex of darkness again. Sora then created a portal and slowly walked inside, disappearing again. Terra quickly summoned his armor and glider and flew off into the sky.
"Cloud (cough) Tifa, head back to your ship. The world's going to be destroyed," Terra said.
"What about the people?" Tifa asked.
"There is no time, Tifa. Activate the teleporter, now!" Cloud said. She reluctantly activated it, sending them both back to their ship.
"Cloud, what happened back there? It's like all of the dark beings just froze up," Tifa asked.
"That's because (cough) I managed to hurt Sora pretty badly. The pain he felt must have been felt to all dark creatures in the world," Terra said slowly.
"Are you alright, Terra? You sound like you took a beating," Cloud asked.
"I did. Sora (cough) did break a couple of my bones before I hurt him. But I'll be fine once I heal myself," Terra said. But they were interrupted when they saw the world continue to be destroyed by the vortex until it finally disappeared.
"What do we do now?" Tifa asked sadly.
"We finish this. We go to Sora's base and end him," Terra said with anger.
And I will end it here. Ariel and her daughter has joined Sora's family, but Sora has been injured. Atlantica has been destroyed, so now Terra, Cloud, and Tifa will head to the End of the World and attack Sora and his family. How will this end? Who will win and who will lose?