Kingdom Hearts III: Xehanorts Ambitions
Chapter 2
The Truth Hidden In the Heart
Sora: YAWN! Is it really that time already… (rubs his eyes)
Riku: (Cracks neck) Yeah no kidding, you didn't even give us 2 weeks and you already put another chapter up.
Author: And that's a bad thing? That's like a personal best in my book!
Sora: More like a personal pest for invading our lives.
Riku: I second that.
Author: Seriously guys, more insults?
Sora: Well what else are we supposed to do!
Riku: You know most readers on here just like to skip straight to reading anyway why do you even bother with tormenting us!
Author: …Because it seems like I have a life then…
Riku: (Walks up to author and places hand on shoulder) Dude… nobody likes a dude that talks to themselves through the use of fictional characters that they don't own.
Author: But…they like my stories right?
Sora: Well I don't know about th- (Riku clamps his hand over Soras mouth)
Riku: Of course they do, why wouldn't a Kingdom Hearts fan not like a good KH fanfiction?
Author: Yeah I guess your right, would one of you do the honors?
Riku: My turn. The Author here would like to inform all of you that he does not own Kingdom Hearts or Disney and all of their characters and worlds that will be included in this novel. That Disney characters belong to Disney and that Kingdom Hearts characters belong to Square Enix.
As usual I will be posting song suggestions if you care to even follow them… if you do they will be posted in parentheses like this (song title here) any songs that I suggest on here will always be found on youtube, or if you were lucky enough to buy the KH soundtrack CD yourselves you could use that to… Anyways you probably actually want to read this chapter so thanks for reading and enjoy!
Kingdom Hearts III: Xehanorts Ambitions
Chapter 2
The Truth Hidden In the Heart
(Back In Master Yen Sids Tower)
Everyone's attention in the room was drawn towards a boy in a black jumpsuit that was snoozing against the wall in a deep sleep.
"Will he… will he ever wake up Yen Sid?" Asked Mickey cautiously, the fear of the past could be seen in his sharp black eyes.
Yen Sid closed his eyes gently before responding. "No. Not on his own free will. However this is unlike the sleep you witnessed over 10 years ago Mickey. Sora's heart is indeed sleeping, but he is completely unharmed from Xehanorts attack…or so it appears."
"Well what can we do for him, Master?" Asked Riku. He watched his friend somberly, wanting nothing more than for him to wake up.
"If you unlocked the seven keyholes of the sleeping worlds like you were ordered to, then you should have gained the power to free ones heart from eternal slumber." Said Yen Sid.
"Ill go Master Yen Sid! Sora's my friend too!" Interrupted Mickey.
"Yeah so will we!" Cried out Donald and Goofy.
Riku turned and smiled at them. "Thanks guys but… this task is up to me. After all I owe it Sora, and besides I'm always the one who has his back. Just look at him, he's snoozing like theirs nothing wrong at all. Just like back at the islands, I always had to wake him up for slacking behind. Heh heh." Riku laughed half-heartedly. He then summoned his way to dawn Keyblade and pointed it straight at Sora. A blue dream sphere slowly rose out of Soras chest and floated over to his side.
"Be careful Riku. There is no telling what could be happening in Soras heart, anything is possible at this point so be on your guard." Advised Master Yen Sid.
"Yes Master." Said Riku as he bowed gracefully.
Riku then placed his hand on the dream orb and entered the dive into Soras heart.
…
(Play Fragments of Sorrow a.k.a Destati)
The world went silent for a moment he entered the depths of his friends most personal keepsakes , but suddenly Riku could feel the force of the wind rushing through his hair as he plummeted deeper and deeper into the dark abyss below him. Riku slowly opened his eyes and saw faded illusions of Sora's memories passing by him. He smiled softly as a memory of a particular bet over Kairi passed by.
"This is nice, nothing to worry about at all; all I got to do is float through memory lane and hopefully find a way to wake Sora up once I reach the bottom." Riku thought to himself. Unfortunately fork Riku, a blissful fall down to the bottom was the last thing the darkness wanted. A dozen shadow Soras formed in midair and all jumped at Riku in unison. Riku appeared to be completely oblivious as they were about to strike.
"Gotcha now!" He surprised the spiky haired assassins with a slash of his Keyblade. The shadows vaporized instantaneously, only to remerge from the darkness, just as bloodthirsty and cold as before. And so the attack recommenced. This pattern repeated for what seemed like countless hours for Riku until he noticed that the memories in Sora's heart were approaching towards the present time.
"I must be getting close to the center of his heart, time to shake these guys loose." He thought to himself. Riku wrapped both of his hands around his Keyblade, gripping it firmly. "Let there be light!" He cried out to the heavens. A ball of pure light emerged from the tip of his blade and exploded upon all of the shadows before him, leaving nothing standing in its wake. Riku put his Keyblade away, a stained glass platform could be seen a short distance away. As he grew closer towards it, the rate of his descent began to gradually slow down, allowing him to gently place his feet upon the ground.
Riku gazed at the smooth imagery engraved into the platform. It was Sora sleeping gently while appearing to fall. Off to the side were the faces of the friends closest to his heart, Kairi, Donald, Goofy, the King and of course Riku too. "I wonder where he could be, this is his heart after all; he wouldn't be rude enough not to show up and greet me would he?" Riku spoke aloud absent mindedly to himself. A pair of feet could be heard landing behind Riku. He slowly turned around to find a cloaked figure before him, dressed in the robes of Organization XIII.
"Roxas, is that you?" Riku asked the mysterious figure.
The robed stranger remained silent for a moment, only to withdraw a Keyblade identical to Xehanorts and point it straight at Riku's chest.
Riku summoned his Keyblade immediately to defend himself. The attacker proceeded to slash him swiftly but Riku quickly deflected it. "Ill take that as a no." He chuckled at himself, despite the dark humor he had just made.
The robed one then leapt away from Riku and landed on the opposite side of the platform. He rose his Keyblade high into the air before stabbing it into the floor. A dark portal began to form around the dark weapon eventually consuming the entire platform, leaving nothing behind but a pitch black abyss.
Riku watched avidly as the dark one used the newly formed room to his advantage by plunging itself into the darkness to warp to anywhere it desired with ease. Eventually he grew tired of playing this hiding game and proceeded to demolish Riku with extravagant Keyblade combos.
The sounds of steel clanging against steel were swallowed into the darkness as the two fought mercilessly. "Dark Splicer!" Cried out Riku in an attempt to catch his enemy off guard. He warped to try an avoid the oncoming attack, but Riku was able to keep up with this pace and allowed him no chance to get away again. After his assault upon the stranger was over he unleashed a stream of dark firagas from his Keyblade, firing them as if he were holding a gun. The attacker dodged several of the explosive bullets but was struck square in the chest by the last one.
This pattern of attacks repeated endlessly for what Riku felt was oblivion; fortunately his attacker felt the same way too. The mysterious figure warped to the center of the room and clasped his hands together, as if he were praying. A couple moments later eleven other cloaked figures entered the room and surrounded Riku.
Although his attacker spoke no words Riku could have sworn that at that very moment he had said, "You have fought valiantly, but now it is time to give in, Riku." The mysterious figure watched silently as his comrades closed in on the silver haired boy, and appeared to have silenced the great Keyblade wielder.
Suddenly a bright beam of light erupted out of the enclosed circle and knocked all of the dark figures off their feet and on to the bottomless floor.
"No…it's not possible." The Mysterious figure whispered in shock. Right before him stood Riku who had appeared to have gained a powerful source of light. And the proof of it stood right next to him, for on his left side stood Sora. Both wielders summoned their Keyblades in unison and glanced at each other to confirm their next move. The two of them faced each other and raised their Keyblades high before swinging them into each other to form a powerful weapon.
The Mysterious figure watched in horror as the two boys before him held a Keyblade forged from their combined powers. As if they were one being, the two of them leapt high into the air and smashed the almighty weapon into the attacker, defeating him for good.
The Mysterious figure raised his hand towards Riku, before dropping his Keyblade and falling onto the floor. A dark portal opened up beneath him, and slowly devoured his dying body.
Riku smiled, they had finally won. "Alright Sora we did –"Riku froze, Sora had disappeared. One moment he had been fighting by his side, and the next he appeared to have never existed there.
Suddenly a white marble door appeared before him, one that he had opened only once before. Riku drew a deep breath in before accepting what he had to do. "Ok then… here goes nothing." Riku grabbed ahold of the doors silver handle tightly as he pulled back with all his strength to open it.
A warming light flooded the room, and gently emanated from its source contained with in. Riku cautiously walked into its enchanted depths.
…
"Where…..am I?" The platinum haired boy questioned as he rubbed his eyes, trying ever so desperately to wake up. As his eyes began to flicker open he began to take in the scenery. The tang of the ocean air hit his tongue softly. He inhaled deeply to take in the scent of the palm trees, all the while becoming more and more relaxed by the sound of the waves crashing upon the shore. Riku closed his eyes, he was at peace, but then again it felt like someone was watching him, someone who was intent on disrupting his safe haven.
Riku abruptly opened his aquamarine eyes and found himself staring into a set of crisp blue ones that were awfully familiar. "Roxas, is that really you this time?" Asked Riku.
The spiky amber haired boy laughed. "Roxas? I think you have me confused with that guy over there Riku." The fake non-Roxas pointed at another boy who looked exactly like Roxas as well. Riku was astounded, two Roxas's!
Riku immediately jumped back on his feet and shook the sand off of him. "What is going on here?" He interrogated the two of them.
"Allow me to explain." Said the person who was apparently supposed to be Roxas as he stepped towards the two of them. "You see I am Roxas but this guy here is Ventus." Said Roxas. Roxas then placed his hand on Ventus's shoulder and smiled, Ventus did the same.
Riku just stared absentmindedly at them, he was undoubtedly confounded. "That still doesn't explain why you two look like carbon copies of each other?" Riku questioned.
(Play Ventus's theme)
Ventus stretched his arms and crossed them behind his head. "Well its kind of a long story but ten years ago a man named Xehanort tried to remove the darkness from my heart to produce another being. When he succeeded in releasing this dark beast with in me, he named this being Vanitas who had the ability to wield the Keyblade just like me. Unfortunately when Vanitas was born he took a rather large piece of my heart to claim for his own and left me incredibly weak and vulnerable. Master Xehanort decided to dispose of me so he took me to this island and set me on a tree branch wrapped up in a white sheet up there." Ventus pointed up at the crooked palm tree that grew on the detached island connected by the old wooden bridge.
Just as he was about to continue however, Riku interrupted. "Sorry to interrupt but how do you know Xehanort, and second; you can wield a Keyblade?" Asked a puzzled Riku.
"You bet I can!" Said Ventus proudly. He held his hand out and summoned his Keyblade. It looked like the Kingdom Key that Sora wields, but its shape was curved instead of straight. The prongs at the end of it looked more like a spiked ax than the crown shape on Soras. The Wayward Wind.
"Wow." Said Riku. He was simply amazed by what he was discovering.
Ventus put away his Keyblade swiftly and continued. "And as for Xehanort, he was my Master's friend, Master Eraqus." Ventus's face suddenly went from a smile to cold scowl. "Unfortunately for me and my friends, Master Xehanort was nothing but a traitor the whole time. After he left me to die in this place, the voice of a small child called out to me. I remember being on a glass platform, its surface was covered with detailed drawings that only a child could have treasured. The voice asked me what was wrong with me and I told him that my heart had been damaged, and that I was moments from dying. After that, I felt a warming sensation in my chest. The voice told me that are hearts had become one, and that someday when I could get the rest of my heart back from Vanitas then we could meet each other. I immediately woke up after that traumatic experience dazed and confused. Xehanort noticed this and smiled viscously for his plan dark plan for me was only beginning. Master Xehanort took me to live with Master Eraqus, being that I had lost my memory in the incident; I remembered nothing of those past events at the time. Their I met the two people who would become my best friends, Terra and Aqua." A small tear trickled down the boys face and hit the sand softly.
Riku knew that this wasn't a happy ending; he went over to Ventus and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Hey you don't have to tell me what happened if it's too much to bear, I know the feeling." Said Riku.
Ventus sniffled a little, and wiped away his tears with his shirt sleeve. "Thanks but, I would like to finish, no, I need to finish this story, it's for your own good." Said Ventus.
Riku paused for a moment as Ventus drew in a deep breath. "I understand Ventus; please continue whenever you're ready." Said Riku.
Ventus sighed one last time, but continued to stare off into the ocean. "Master Xehanort was a very cruel man. He used me and my friends to achieve his nefarious goals to recreate the Keyblade war. He exposed Terra to the darkness, and had him consumed by it so that he could turn him into his personal vessel. He had me fight Vanitas to the death to forge the x-blade. Fortunately I was able to stop this part of his plan by destroying Vanitas, however since the X-blade was made out of my heart as well as his, my heart was shattered once again and my body fell into a coma. Even though I was no longer awake for the rest of the story my heart was connected to my Terra's and Aqua's. This is how I learned that Aqua fought against Xehanort to free Terra from his control. Terra made a strong effort to break his hold against Xehanort, but his darkness was too much for him. In a desperate last minute attempt to save himself Xehanort tried to free Terra's heart from his own, but this caused him to fall into the realm of darkness and dragged Aqua down with him. Aqua didn't believe that Terra's heart had truly been freed and tried to save Terra's body from being consumed by the darkness. When she realized that their was no way for both her and Terra to escape from the dark realm she sacrificed her Keyblade to save Terra and was lost to the Realm of darkness for good. I thought all had been lost for good. But suddenly that voice came back to me again; it called out for me even though we were on two completely different worlds. I saw a small boy with spiky brown hair wearing a white t-shirt with red shorts and yellow sandals standing on the surface of the same platform as before. He asked me once again what was wrong, and I told him that I had lost everything dear to me. He then asked if I was sad, I indeed told him of the remorse I felt and then mentioned a way to for him to help me. I asked him if I could stay in his heart until I could be reconnected with my body. He said yes and welcomed me into his heart. That boy was Sora. And I know I could never thank him enough for what he has done for me." Said Ventus. He grew silent for a moment before looking back at Riku.
(End Ven's Theme)
(Switch to Roxas Theme a.k.a The Other Promise)
Riku had no words to express the sympathy he felt for this boy, and at the same time he felt conflicted that he had realized that Ventus was one of three friends Mickey had mentioned back at The World That Never Was. "Well Ventus, I really don't know what else to say, other than I'm sorry for what happened to you and your friends, but if I might ask one more question, is their a reason as to why you and Roxas look so much like each other?" Asked Riku cautiously, afraid of triggering some other hidden emotion.
Just as Ventus was about to speak, Roxas interrupted. "You've done enough explaining for one day Ven, this one is mine. That question is rather easy to explain." Said Roxas in his cocky like attitude. "When Sora turned the Keyblade on himself and released his heart to give Kairi's back, he released Ven's heart as well. When a person loses there heart it will replace itself at the first chance It gets, so when Sora's heart tried to recreate his body it chose the appearance of Ventus's body instead of Sora's. However since Sora regained his heart shortly after he lost it, I was unable to gain either Sora's memories or Ventus's. Xemnas then found me in Twilight Town and did the same as he did with all of the other Organization members. Brainwashed them into believing they had no heart and then gave them a new name. True to his methods, Xemnas dubbed me Roxas and told me that I was a nobody as well." Roxas bit his lip to prevent himself from becoming to angry. "I still cant believe I trusted the scumbag, but what else was I supposed to do, without any memories I couldn't make any fair judgment as to what having a heart felt like that is until I met Axel and…her." Said Roxas as he motioned his head at the black haired girl sitting on the crooked tree branch.
(End Roxas Theme)
Riku gazed up at the black haired girl; she wore an Organization XIII cloak, just like the one he had seen so many times before. The girl temporarily glanced back at the three boys, her sharp blue eyes widened in shock when she noticed Riku. She then continued to stare off into the setting sun upon the sea. "Who is she?" Asked Riku out of curiosity. He felt like he knew her, but he was absolutely positive that this was the first time they had ever met.
Roxas smirked as he noticed the expression that was forming on Riku's face. "That, I'm going to let you find out for yourself." Said Roxas as he gestured towards the mysterious girl.
Riku slowly found himself treading softly across the sand and towards this girl. He felt like nothing else mattered in this sanctum except her. She was and must be the center of his world, if only he knew why he felt this way, then everything in here might make a little more sense. Before he knew it, the sound of his shoes walking across the wooden bridge was echoing off the rocks below. Riku strolled on up to her and leaned up against the crooked palm tree. "I don't mean to be rude and interrupt your peace but I was told that if I wanted to wake up So-"
"I know who you are, and why you are here, Riku. It truly is unfortunate that you don't remember me though, it would make this situation so much easier for you." Interrupted the strange black haired girl.
"What do you mean?" Asked Riku. Suddenly he gasped out in pain and clutched his chest, as if he had received a sudden stab through his heart. Suddenly everything around him went dark, as the hidden memories of his past were brought to the light. And as they were revealed, Riku was forced into reliving them right at that moment.
(Cue Riku's Theme)
He was outside of the beast's castle; he had just defeated this person who was supposedly part of the organization. Riku had then walked up to her as she lay on the ground; he removed her hood then pulled up the bandanna he had used to cover his eyes. He looked at her face and was in shock! She looked exactly like Kairi, with the exception that her hair was black. "Your face….Who are you really and why do you have a Keyblade?
The girl had paused a moment then pulled her hood back down to hide her fearful face. "Tell me first… why you are dressed as one of us?"
Riku had began to walk away from her at this question then answered. "To make sure my best friend sleeps in peace." He then walked towards her Keyblade that she had dropped only moments ago and picked it up. It only took a short moment for him to realize that it was a fake. "I don't know who you're supposed to be, but…. you can't fight fire with sparks, this Keyblade, it's a sham, worthless." He said as tossed the Keyblade behind him as if it were rubbish.
The cloaked girl then got on her knees. "My Keyblade is not a sham! What gives you the right to say that? She then picked up her Keyblade and charged straight at him preparing to strike him down.
Riku just stood there in silence; and just as she was about to make her deadly move he quickly ducked under her blade and slammed his fist into her back, knocking her onto the solid stone bridge floor again. "Find a new crowd, trust me…those guys are bad news." He said as he began to make his departure.
Just as he was about to summon a dark portal she called out. "Why? You're the real sham!" She then gasped a little from the pain of his attack.
Riku stood still from this statement; he knew it was the truth in his head. "Fair enough. I suppose you could say… I'm the biggest nobody of them all." He then continued walking away as she screamed in frustration.
(End Riku's theme)
The memory then ended and the scene changed, he was now back home at Destiny Island's holding the semi-conscious black haired girl in his hands. As he did so she was mumbling various questions.
"Who am I?" She paused. "What am I….doing here?"
She must be dreaming Riku thought to himself. He then heard the noise of portal being opened and saw an amber haired boy wearing a cloak running into it. "That must be Roxas." He thought. Suddenly he the girl stirred in his arms and opened her eyes.
(Play Missing You)
"Are you-"She asked but was interrupted by Riku.
"Riku, Sora's friend."
"Sora? You know Sora?" She seemed shocked and intrigued at the same time as she sat up.
"Yeah." He said as he stood up.
The girl did the same. "Thank you… you saved me but I don't know why…you did."
"I guess… I just felt like it." He then began walking away as if he were going to leave her here.
"Riku please tell me more, about Sora and that girl he's always with."
Riku paused to ponder on this question before answering. "You mean Kairi."
"Kairi that's right…. she's the one who looks so much like me."
"To Sora, she's someone very special." Said Riku as he stepped towards her.
The girl then put her hand to her forehead as she was explaining what she knew to him. "It's just that… I remember things about the two of them, but I'm nothing more but a puppet, something someone created, so why…would I have their memories?" She then walked over to one of the palm trees on the beach then turned to face Riku." "Do you know where Sora is?" She asked.
"That secret stays with me." He quickly responded.
Why's that?
The memory then stopped, Riku had spoken her name, and it was coming back to him now.
"Xion." He spoke to himself. He then remembered the worst part, finding out that she had died to give Sora back his memories. A tear rolled off of Riku's face, he knew who she was now, and now he knew that he had loved her.
(Play Xions Theme)
"X-Xion, I can't believe… that I forgot you… I'm so ashamed." Riku sobbed. Tears were now streaming down his face. He couldn't help fighting them back any longer.
Xion jumped down from the crooked palm tree and walked over to Riku. Before he could even react, she had wrapped her arms around him in a tight embrace. "Don't be sad Riku; it's not your fault. Everyone who knew me was destined to forget me after I died. For my memories were tied with Soras, and his heart has affected so many, that the memory of my existence was consumed when I returned to his heart." Said Xion as she rested her head against his shoulder. She then looked up at Riku's face and stared into his brilliant aquamarine eyes. "So please Riku," She then wiped away the tears on his face gently, "Don't be sad." She pleaded softly.
Riku drew in a deep breath and exhaled. He then raised his arm and cradled her smooth face. "I'm sorry Xion, its just, you suffered a horrible fate, and even though I cared about you, there was nothing I could do to change what had already happened. The fact that everyone was destined to forget you was sort of a mixed blessing. On one hand I had forgotten all about my remorse over your loss, on the other, well I just broke down in front of you in a very unmanly way." Riku chuckled darkly.
Xion smiled. "Only a real man wouldn't be afraid to cry in front of the ones he loved." Said Xion. Suddenly the two of them saw each other eye to eye. A spark had occurred between them, and neither had the desire to extinguish it. Riku slowly tilted his head to the side as he bowed down to kiss her. It lasted only a short moment then broke apart. Xion's blue eyes flickered for a moment to realize what had just happened. She then threw herself further into Riku's chest and returned his kiss with passion.
Ventus and Roxas were walking along the shore when they noticed this. Roxas just laughed and Ven cat called. Both of them enjoying the mockery they could make of this moment.
Xion broke off the kiss and hollered at them. "Very funny you two!" She yelled sarcastically.
The two boys just laughed as they kept strolling along the beach, allowing the occasional wave to wash over their bare feet.
Xion turned back to Riku, her cheeks slightly pink from blushing. "As much as I have enjoyed this time with you, Riku. I'm afraid its time to get down to brass tacks. You see even though I was forced to return to Sora there is a way for me to come back, as my own person, and not a puppet with stolen memories." Said Xion.
Riku couldn't believe what he had just heard, the love of his life just told them that their was a way for them to get back together, and better yet, without harming his best friend! "I am at your service, my princess." Said Riku jokingly as he got down on one knee and asked for her hand.
Xion giggled at his foolish gesture, but went with it anyway. She walked towards Riku and removed her black gloves before placing her hands in his. "You see, this isn't something you will be able to do on your own. You will need all the help you can get for this." She spoke quietly.
Riku stood up and cupped her bare hands in his. "Whatever it takes Xion, I will not fail." Said Riku.
Xion's big blue eyes began to swell up with tears, but she blinked them away quickly to avoid drawing any more attention from the two goofballs chuckling below. "There are three vital things needed to create a living being, a body, a heart and a mind. My body was destroyed when I provoked Roxas to attack me that fateful day. My mind is what you see now, it resides right here in Sora's heart. As for my heart, well I never had one, Soras memories filled that void I felt inside of me, and gave me a purpose. So you see Riku, I need you to find me a body first, and from there a way to get my mind back into it, and after that, a heart of my own." Said Xion.
Riku thought about this for a moment. "So I need to find you a body first… where would I even began to search for that?" Asked Riku.
Xion reached for something inside of her organization coat, she pulled out a crumpled piece of paper and handed it to Riku. "Here, I stole this page out of Saix's diary when I was trying to find out information about my origins. After raiding his diary I tried hacking into the organizations database, and when that failed I deserted the organization temporarily." Said Xion. She laughed a little at this confession as Riku opened it up. "He mentions that when Vexen created me and another vessel that their was actually a leftover backup vessel and that they even had the raw materials needed to create more as needed. Problem is I don't know where those materials are hidden at in the castle." Xion mumbled with disappointment.
Riku placed a hand on her shoulder. "It may not be much to go on, but it's a start, thanks Xion." Said Riku with a smile.
Xion smiled back at him. "No, thank you Riku, for caring enough about me to embark on this mission. It will be our little secret, just like old times." Said Xion.
(End Xions Theme)
…
(Meanwhile)
A boy with spiky brown hair wearing a black jumpsuit stood silently in a dark abyss. His blue eyes were concentrating on the vile thing before him. An aging grey haired man who wore a grey cloak and metallic armor. His gleaming orange eyes stared straight into his victim's heart.
"Give up boy, I have seen your heart now and it is mine!" Demanded Xehanort.
(Play Link to All)
"I would never give my heart to foul man such as you! How can you just stand their and smile after all the pain and suffering you have caused." Said Sora with disgust.
Xehanort just laughed. "I merely guided them to their proper places boy, the people that I befriended to form Organization XIII as Xemnas were just misguided people who were willing to believe anything I told them at their most vulnerable stage, birth by sleep. When the heart is sleeping after its body has been lost, it will develop a new vessel for it to reside in, one that matches its personality and emotions more precisely than its previous host. But that's beside the point, your heart is no longer what I seek Sora, for I have already set a new plan into action, all you have to do is surrender to the darkness." Said Xehanort.
Sora began to shake with anger. "Never!" He cried out as he summoned his Keyblade.
"Do you really think you can stop me boy?" Xehanort sneered. Sora continued to point his Keyblade at Xehanort but then lowered it to his side. "Good, you decided not to waste my time. But no matter what you do now Sora, the Keyblade war will begin thus throwing the worlds into darkness and revealing Kingdom Hearts itself. The battle between the 7 and 13 will reawaken the X-blade which will unlock the power contained with in Kingdom Hearts, allowing me to use it as I please." Said Xehanort. He then pointed directly at Sora. "And now that I have sown the seeds of darkness in your heart you shall be the one to help reach my goals, all you have to do is give in to the darkness, trust me, its much easier than fighting back the potential you could have Sora." Xehanort spoke with a lust for power.
A single tear rolled down Sora's face and fell into the dark abyss surrounding them. "Darkness is a disease. It once consumed a dear friend of mine, and in the end reduced them to almost nothing. But when they learned to control it, and use it for the light they were able to still be themselves. That is the kind of darkness that resides in my heart, the darkness that works for the light!" Sora proclaimed and raised his Keyblade high above his head.
Suddenly a beam of light shone down upon Sora and began to slowly pull him out of the darkness.
"No!" Cried out Xehanort. He then raised his fist at Sora as he made his escape. "Don't you forget boy that your day will come, your heart belongs to the darkness now!" Yelled Xehanort.
As Sora raised higher and higher into the light, he felt a soothing warmth wrap around his body. Then there were voices crying out his name softly, they gradually grew louder and louder until…
…
Ven and Roxas had climbed up to the small island where Riku and Xion are chatting. Roxas jumped up on to the bridge then offered Ven a hand. When they were both standing stably they strolled on over to the lovebirds.
"So Riku, could we ask you a tiny little question?" Asked Roxas.
Riku's eyes slowly diverged from Xion towards the dramatic duo and wandered back to Xion. Suddenly snapped back to Roxas and Ven. "Sure, anything at all." Said Riku.
"We want to know why you are here?" Asked the two of them in unison.
"Oh, well you see, Sora kind of fell asleep, so I dove into his heart to wake him up." Said Riku as he chuckled.
The two identical boys stared at each other and burst out laughing. "He isn't asleep anymore!" Giggled Roxas.
"Yeah Sora woke up as soon as you arrived here in this sanctum hidden within the depths of his heart." Said Ventus.
Riku's eyes widened. "But then…why am I here? Shouldn't I be awake to with Sora?" Asked Riku.
Xion slowly walked away from Riku and went over to Roxas and Ven before turning to face Riku again. "It's true, Sora has been awake since you arrived here, you could have woken up anytime you wanted to since then, all you had to do was close your eyes and focus." Said Xion in an amused tone. Her eyes suddenly dropped a little, as she realized that this was goodbye for now. "Although I did enjoy our time together Riku, maybe you were truly meant to stick around and listen to our stories, so that when you arrived back in the real world, you could make your plans to save us all." She said sadly.
Riku stood still in silence for a moment. He had just gathered a tremendous amount of information from these three people, and each and every one of them have all been seeking shelter inside of Soras heart since he was just a little kid. Riku cleared his throat as he prepared to say goodbye. "It's been great meeting all of you, and I want to thank you for telling me your stories. Maybe someday I will succeed in finding a way to help you three, but until then, this is goodbye." Said Riku. He then closed his eyes and focused on the Yen Sids tower, wanting more than anything to wake up with Sora safe and sound. As his silent meditation grew stronger the noise around him was sealed off and was replaced by a voice calling his name. It gradually grew louder and louder until a light shined right into his eyes.
Riku blinked to regain focus and found himself staring at the ceiling of an observatory. The sound of Sora bickering with Donald and Goofy over who could eat the last slice of cake could be heard only a few feet away from Riku. Slowly but carefully he drew in a deep breath and sat up. He was back in the real world.
(You can end Link to All now…if you haven't already)
Author: Well another chapter has been wrapped up at last.
Sora: Just in time for Christmas!
Riku: (Rolls his eyes) Sora Christmas is over 22 days away…
Sora: Oh be quiet you're just upset that you can't have the girl of your dreams all to yourself yet.
Riku: …Sora on a scale of 1 to 10… how much do you want to get hurt today?
Sora: Hmmm let me think about that. Oh I know! I think Ill go with Xehanorts favorite number 13!
Riku: Why you…(Summons way to dawn and launches a dark fiaraga at Sora)
Sora: (Dodges the sudden attack) Na Na Missed me!
Riku: Your gonna be sorry you said that…
Author: And I am officially ignoring you two until the next chapter. So to you fellow readers I would like to thank all of you for reading this chapter and supporting the progress that I have accomplished with it so far. I apologize that it took two weeks to post this one up. But it was 2000 words longer than the first one. Hopefully it won't take this long to do the third chapter. Until next time this is the lost nobody of KH signing off. Have a great day! Or evening… whenever and wherever you are while reading this…
