Kaze: Final chapter! Spoiler alert: Everyone dies!
Me: He's lying.
Kaze: Kill joy...
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Suddenly, Ansem appears near the door to Kingdom Hearts. He's back to normal now and appears to be in extreme pain. I would be too if I just got stabbed in the heart. Not that I felt bad for the jerk.
"It is futile." He says indifferently. His voice is strained, as if it's difficult for him to speak. "The Keyblade alone cannot seal the door to darkness." He spins around to face the door, reaching toward it.
"Kingdom Hearts! Fill me with the Power of Darkness…"
The door slowly opens, spewing darkness from every opening. I almost move forward to stop him, a scowl on my face, but something stops me. A strange feeling, in my heart. "Supreme darkness!" I'm not worried though.
"You're wrong." Sora says. There is no true darkness beyond that door. "I know now,"
"Without a doubt," I continue.
"That Kingdom Hearts is Light!" We say together. Suddenly, the door opens wider and a pure light shines out, right into Ansem's face.
He groans in pain as the light shines. A heart that evil couldn't possibly survive such perfect light. "But why… Kingdom Hearts…" The light envelops him in a blinding orb. I have to close my eyes. When it fades, Ansem is gone. For good this time!
We land near the door and run to it. That thing needs to be closed before anything else can happen! It's a lot larger than I thought it was. Three of us on each side in an attempt to push the door closed.
We push with all our might, but the door won't budge. Its like we're pushing against a mountain! I notice Goofy looking inside as he yelps in fear.
"Stop staring and keep pushing!" Donald shouts at him. When Goofy doesn't stop staring, the rest of us look in. Many pillars of a dark material are inside. In the distance is a bright light.
Inside are immense crowds of heartless! Their bodies are almost invisible against the background, leaving only their devilish yellow eyes. We can't possibly fight all of them! And they're all coming for the door!
"Hurry!" Matt shouts.
With new vigor, we keep pushing, but it's hopeless. This door is stuck! There's no way we can close this!
"I can't…" Sora groans. I can feel my strength fading. The battles with Ansem were now taking their toll.
"Don't give up!" Riku's hand appears on the other side of the door. What is he doing there?
"Come on, guys! Together, we can do it!"
I nod, a determine look on my face. "Okay!" We push on the door while Riku pulls from the other side. It finally starts to close, but far too slowly. We'll never close this thing in time!
I look inside once more only to see something worse than before. Multitudes of Darkside heartless are rising from the depths of darkness. We can't beat all of them!
"It's hopeless!" Donald cries.
Suddenly, the Darksides begin to fade away. Donald and Goofy look inside and gasp in amazement.
A figure suddenly hops onto the rocks. A golden light shines behind it. It appears to be a… mouse?
"Your Majesty!" Donald and Goofy shout. He's their King?
The King summons a golden Keyblade. It looks like Sora's but with reversed colors. He holds it high into the air. "Now! Let's close this door for good!"
"Close it! Quick!" Yen whispers.
Sora protests. "But…" I understand what he's worried about. Those two will be trapped in the Realm of Darkness. A-and I'll join them soon enough...
"Don't worry," The King assures. "There will always be a door to the light."
"You can trust King Mickey," Goofy says with a grin on his face. But how can he be so sure?
"Now! They're coming!" Riku shouts, shocking me from my thoughts. The golden light fades, revealing Mickey's features. I can make out white gloves, red pants, and shoes a lot like Sora's.
Mickey turns around to look directly at us. "Donald, Goofy, thank you."
We continue to push the door closed, going a lot faster this time. As the door closes, Riku looks into Sora's eyes. "Take care of her." Sora nods and with one final push, the door closes once and for all.
Sora and I point out Keyblades into the sky as a light surrounds them. I can tell Mickey is doing the same in the Realm of Darkness.
The door starts to glow a blue color. It shines brightly, but it's not a blinding sort of light. Almost like warmsun light at the beach. It quickly disappears turning gold in the process. Now there is nothing left but us.
Hearing a soun behind me, I turn around, along with Sora. I can see a long, winding path. It seems to just lead into the darkness. At the end of the path is Kairi! How did she get there?
Disregarding the strangeness, Sora and I run to her, leaving our other friends behind. I look back for a moment, seeing Donald and Goofy exchange sad looks. Of course. We'll have to leave eachother now. All for our own reasons.
By the time I catch up to Sora, the ground he and Kairi are standing on is sand. I can already tell its from our island. The worlds lost in darkness must be coming back. And that means this world will… no, I won't think of that.
All of a sudden, the ground stars to shake. I almost lose my balance, falling forward. The same happens to Kairi and Sora.
Despite the circumstances, I find myself smiling slightly. "Even though it may take a while, I'll be back. And I'll have Riku with me."
"I know you will," Sora answers. He has a similar smile on his face.
"We'll be back! I promise!" The slabs of land we stand on slowly start to separate, bringing the three of us apart. Before long, we're too far away to even jump and reach each other.
Small, golden balls of light begin to rain over Sora and Kairi. I look up, seeing a multitude of them falling slowly from the night sky. It's beautiful. When I look over at Sora and Kairi again, a large paupu tree suddenly springs up behind them! The island! It's coming back!
The lone tree is soon followed by more trees, bushes, and even the ocean! Within seconds, the entire island is back!
Sora and Kairi stand on the sand, an entire ocean away. "I promise I'll be back soon!" I shout. But even as I shouted to them, the image of them was fading. The world barrier was reforming. I wave goodbye, but I'm not sure they could see me anymore. Once they were gone, I could only see darkness
I turn to Matt and Yen, who have since came up to me. "I'll see you guys soon."
"We know." Matt says.
"We'll be waiting." Yen adds.
I sigh, looking down at my legs. It slowly disappears with a golden light. The light travels up my body, leaving nothing behind. The last thing I see is my friend's faces, and then, nothing. Just the cold darkness.
•*•*•*•
I open my eyes, but it makes no difference. I can still only see darkness, as if my eyes are still closed. I feel as if I just woke up from a deep sleep. How long was I out?
I stand up an stretch out, trying to get some feeling back into my limbs. My eyes slowly adjust to the darkness, revealing me to be on a path that seems to go on forever.
I start walking, a single thought on my mind. "Riku, I'll find you and we'll both go back home. I promise."
Kaze: You made me go into the Realm of Darkness?! I hate you!
Me: You'll get out. Eventually.
Special Thanks to all of the people who have helped with this story. Especially Bladwielder05, Gin No Kaze, Robs the Universal Warrior, Hitomi No Azure, and Little Sweety Pea. Thanks to all of you!