"What do you mean she could be dying?" Sora asked.
The butler replied, her body has entered a critical condition and I have lost contact with her. This only happens if the condition is serious.
"Tony, your computer has to be wrong," Riku said.
"Jarvis is never wrong," Tony replied, not wanting to say it but he was forced to, "Where ever Kairi is, she is in a condition that could be killing her."
Sora's heart stopped at that moment.
"Jarvis, are you sure it is not a mistake?" Mickey asked.
I am afraid so your Majesty.
"That can't be true; she would have fought back and won against them." Sora continued. She would have won against them. "Besides, she has her keyblade."
"Unless they took it away from her," Riku added.
"They can't do that—"
"This is what we think is Xehanort, Sora, he would have found some way to separate her keyblade from her." Riku cut his friend off.
"Why are you being so negative? You have to at least have faith that she is alive! She is your friend you know!" Sora yelled.
"But do you really think she can survive an attack from all of Xehanort's lackeys?"
"What the hell is your problem?" Sora scolded. "Has breaking up with Xion really made you that helpless?"
Riku look at his friend with rage in his eyes. "Don't even think about dragging Xion into this Sora, it has nothing to do with that."
"Guys, I don't think fighting is the best way to solve—"
"Shut it!" Sora cut off the billionaire before directing his attention back to Riku. "You know, maybe if you told us about that will fought in Stitch's world this problem could have been solved earlier, Kairi could still be here!"
"So now you are blaming me for this?" Riku asked. He could tell that even though Sora is saying Kairi isn't dead, he has doubt that she actually is still alive. He could tell just from the tears forming in his best friend's eyes.
"You know what, yeah I am!" Sora yelled again.
"Guys really, you should stop—"
"What about you, Sora? You could have at least tried to get up and save her when the wills walked out with her!" Riku was yelling now too, that yell cutting of Mickey. The two friends were now inches away from each other's faces, as if they were ready to fight.
"Well the thing is I couldn't move Riku! Believe me, I tried!"
"Apparently not hard enough!"
"Damn it, this is worse than that fight I had with Spangles—" Tony muttered but was cut off again by Sora.
"You are so worthless! Why can't you even have faith that Kairi is still alive?" Sora continued.
"Because there is no way she is alive!" Riku yelled, "There is no faith, there is no hope that she is alive, because she isn't, she has to be dead! What is it going to take to get that through your thick skull?"
Sora didn't look angry anymore as his tears began to fall from his face. "You want to know why I am not giving up on her? Because last time, when she literally died in my arms, I had no faith in her, even when her heart was safe inside my own. And even when Xehanort nearly killed me, and took her heart out of mine to complete that stupid key, I didn't lose faith in her."
Sora then looked away. "But you had made me realize there is no faith, Riku." He paused, "Right now, I really do think Kairi might be dead, and that is because of you."
Sora's next words were muttered, but everyone heard the words perfectly. "Some friend you are."
And with that, Sora left the office. He didn't want to be around anyone right now, he didn't want anyone in his presence, so he went to the only place he knew he could receive peace and quiet, the garden.
When Sora finally got there, he placed his hands on the back of his head nervously. Kairi couldn't be dead, could she? Even though he didn't want to admit it, Riku kind of shoved it in his face to prove that she was. He was heartbroken, literally heartbroken.
"Kairi…" A tear fell down Sora's cheek as he fell to his knees, no longer able to support himself. Then, placing his hands on the grass, he began to sob silently. She couldn't be dead, she couldn't, but everything hinted towards the fact that she was. It felt that as if Sora's purpose was taken away from him, and he didn't know what to do with his life anymore.
All was silent in the garden, with the exceptions of his silent cries, until he heard a sound very familiar to him. It was the sound of a Corridor of Darkness opening, only it wasn't just one, it was several. Sora didn't even bother to look up though, it didn't matter who was coming here anymore.
"I have to say Sora, if taking Kairi away from you is what it takes to make you fall, this was all too easy."
Sora hadn't heard the voice in years, it felt like, but he remembered it clearly. Everyone predicted that it was him that came back, that was leading the lingering wills, and it was just proven true.
Beginning to rest back and sit on his knees, Sora looked at the lingering will of the man he thought he had killed a long time ago: Xehanort. Not only that, but it appeared that Ansem, Xemnas, Braig, and the Riku Replica were here too, surrounding him.
"What do you want?" Sora asked coldly, refusing to look at the will once he laid eyes on him.
"Don't mind me; I am just enjoying the show." Xehanort laughed. At this moment, Sora wiped the tears that were falling down his cheek away, refusing to give the will a show worth watching.
"You're a monster…" Sora spoke in between his frequent sobs.
"I am a monster? Is that really a correct word usage?" The will snickered, "You know, I believe that is exactly what Kairi called me before she let out her last dying breath to call out your name."
More tears began to fall from the keyblader's eyes when Xehanort said that.
"She was completely pathetic when we held her captive just so you know, didn't even fight back when we ended her life. Though, I could understand that, since we did torture her so much I beat you she wanted to die."
"Stop it…" Sora cried.
"Stop what Sora? Stop telling you about when Arlene cut her red hair, strand by strand, until it was up to her cheekbones? Or when her head was dunked under boiling water if she did not answer a simple question, and if she didn't cry out have a flaming metal rod placed against the souls of her feet? Or when we branded the back of her neck and she cried out so loud she nearly shattered her own eardrums?" Xehanort mocked.
"Stop," Sora was balling at this point.
"Or what of the time when she had a knife pierced into her side, dug in so deeply, that it was the wound that killed her?"
"I said STOP!" Sora yelled as he stood up. Hot tears continued to roll down the side of his face as he spoke, "You do not insult her! She was absolutely perfect and you tortured her for no reason! You are worse than a monster; you are a demon who killed an angel for your own sick pleasure!"
"But whose fault is that? Who lied on the ground helplessly when my Organization took her away? If you stopped us she could still be here."
"I would have stopped you if they didn't paralyze me while they walked away with her!" Sora was ready to attack the man, ready to end his life for the second time for speaking these words.
Xehanort lightly laughed at Sora, since he noticed the thin layer of darkness swirling around his white knuckles.
"You should be thankful that my torture was not worse, if I had my body I could have done much worse things to her." He laughed again, "Her cries would have been music to my ears if I sexually assaulted her…"
Sora was pissed now, far beyond pissed. Without even warning anyone, he summoned his keyblade and yelled, "YOU!" before he charged at the will. Xehanort however only laughed as he snapped his fingers, which signaled all of the other wills to blast darkness at Sora, which hit him dead on. This caused the keyblader to fall to his knees, gasping for air as Xehanort walked over to him and placed his foot on his throat.
"I don't want to kill you Sora; that would only relieve your suffering." Xehanort spoke as Sora began to turn blue from the lack of oxygen. "Your body could serve a much greater purpose to me, and since your will is so helpless and weak right know, it is the perfect time to do it."
Xehanort finally got off of Sora's throat right before the keyblade master began to fade into unconsciousness. Xehanort then snapped his fingers again, which signaled for the Riku Replica to go over to Sora and grab him by the back of the neck.
Xehanort then summoned his keyblade and waved his hand over it, which made it radiate greyish smoke. "You know, I have learned a lot of new tricks when I was brought back in the form of a lingering will, removing the will from someone's body being one of them."
Xehanort then brought his arm back, ready to impale Sora with his keyblade. "Goodbye, fool."
But just before Xehanort could impale him, they all heard a voice that made everyone stop in their tracks:
"NO!"
Cliffhangers are so much fun hehehehehehehe...
So you guys will not find out what happens to Sora just yet, the beginning of the next chapter will be kind of sort of a flashback, but you'll see what I mean. If that doesn't go to long, you will also find out what happens to Sora in the next chapter.
Oh, by the way, any Avengers fans here? I randomly came up with this idea for a story and got it out not to long ago. I would like if you guys could check it out!
Speaking of the Avengers, I am sure most of you know they are making a second one. Now this would be good news, but since Disney is such a cheapskate, they are having problems with not giving Robert Downey Jr, aka Iron Man, enough money. Now even the director is saying that if they don't give him enough money, he'll quit too. And honest, I am going to be pissed if Disney does not give him enough. From what the rumors say, I do think RDjr is asking a little to much... But still! Disney has bought Lucasfilms, Marvel, and Pixar in the past 5 years, I am pretty sure they can just give him the money he wants! What do you say Avengers fans? If Disney does not just give him the damn money, we will riot! WHOSE WITH ME?!
... Sorry about my fangirl spazum...
Anywho, hope you enjoyed the chapter. I just might update again later tonight so keep and eye out. So please R&R and look out for the next chapter!
