Sora never looked so shocked or ever more so confused than he'd ever been in his life, the audacity of more than the person inside his heart was fine, the fact that not just one but three was a little too much, even for him, fighting not just his evil twin but an inner battle within
"So…Why didn't ether of you tell me this guy was inside me?!"
"To be honest, I thought he was gone forever my heart was split in two, I guess he latched on somehow" Ventus said in a guilt ridden tone
"Hey I didn't even know I wasn't the only one in here until a few minutes ago" Roxas responded
"He isn't an easy opponent be careful!" Ventus shouted
Sora ducked dogged and parried his attacks to the best of his ability. However dogging in the air wasn't the easiest thing to do. When he landed on the ground below he had to doge not only Vanitas but Sephiroth as well attacking in between constant strikes from all angles the doppelganger and the ex hero were fighting side by side. As if his life was a prize - a race to see who can kill the brunette first…only because Sephiroth pointed out that the darkness within would give him strength if he was killed. Vanitas just wanted his body and Cloud was trying to stop Sephiroth so he wouldn't harness his power and Vincent…to put in a blunt perspective, he was just being a jealous dick at least to Sora anyway.
Sora clashed with Vanitas again and let his doppelganger force him back, he used the momentum to jump over Sephiroth's attack followed by his foot ramming into Vincent's shoulder blade of course, and it would not be enough to stop the Ex-Turk he dislodged himself from Vincent's wound. Quickly beginning s the attack on the silver haired maniac only for Vanitas without hesitation, maniacally attack Cloud and Vincent Attempting to get them out of the way for his assault on the brunette, meanwhile at the highwind it was more of an argument than watching a battle.
"You can't just let this go on, they'll kill him!" Yuffie shouted her anger directed at Cid
"What do you want me to do missy A little while ago the only thing you wanted was for him to get what was coming to him in the first place it looks to me like you got your wish right?!" Cid retaliated
"But…If Sephiroth kills him he'll become whole again unless Cloud stops him and if that black haired guy kills him he'll probably do something horrible and if Vincent kills him…I'll lose him…forever…It may have been true that I did want him to die out of fear. Because I thought he was a monster but…" Her tears silently hit the glass below; Sora's prone body hit the glass in view of the fight in front of them, And Vincent looking at the teen with neutral features the brunette looked up at him, with not fear or even contempt but sadness.
"Don't do this…not in front of her, please I beg you…" Sora whispered
"You choose to spare her feelings rather than your own life, noble but I will not comply" Vincent said softly He shot a single bullet that grazed the brunettes shoulder and the glass below him cascaded in and he fell through Vanitas rushed Vincent. The Ex-Turk simply turned around and shot the evil replica repeatedly until his body ceased to move, below Yuffie was holding onto the keyblader for dear life. Whispering words of care, promises and love…words that should've been said before but instead she filled his heart with words of malice Vincent wouldn't let her bare the fruit of hope. He would not let them because…he would be the one to take his life. Vincent floated down like a demon stalking his prey, he shot bullet after bullet, this time. Sora only took one action he jumped up and stood in front of the ninja he didn't dare move this time…he protected her with his body, he could've reflected them, he could've dogged them but he didn't he took them to protect them, the people even Vincent himself cared about. However, today wasn't the day to be kind or care it was time to be merciless and cruel to end someone's life, someone who didn't deserve it.
"So, you've decided to let it happen?" Vincent asked rhetorically
"L-Like hell I'll give you my life, I just…can't let her get hurt, I can't let them get hurt I'll fight you, I'll even fight Sephiroth myself if it means I can protect my friends!" Another shot, directly in the chest his blood was draining quickly and his life fading fast. He stumbled using his keyblade to keep himself from falling, he heard body shaking sobs from behind and he couldn't bare to look back even though he could see her from his peripherals even if he wasn't in full view…it made the pain that much worse
"Just give up and die peacefully" Vincent reasoned
"No way…I'll never give up, you know I won't why won't you accept that!" Sora shouted he charged the Ex-Turk keyblade in hand his eyes seemed more than ready to face any fate although…his hands shaking his body stiff. It seemed as though…every second he wanted to turn around and run to her when Sora came within arms length Tifa punched Vincent square in the jaw, Barrett and RedXIII followed suit shooting and clawing the immortal demon. Cid after contemplating for a few seconds threw his spear which hit him in square in the chest, following suit two kunai hit him directly square in the shoulders as for Sora he rammed his keyblade into Vincent's gut sending him through the glass behind him. Sending them out into the sky below before he was out of view Sora mouth words towards the hyperactive ninja that made her heart swell up with joy but…shattered within seconds. Sora pushed Vincent away from him during their decent although it did not stop the array of shots coming from his gun even through all the wounds he sustained he still had dead aim. He was constantly casting reflect although in the back of his mind a voice reached out to him, as Cloud neared the end of his fight.
"You have the power…to seal him away forever, to seal Sephiroth away…you can end all of this…I believe in you Sora!" It was such a calm voice one he knew…it was so warm and inviting like…a mother
Sora opened his eyes with renewed yet completely wakened vigor. He used areo to shoot himself towards Clouds bout as well as stop the rain of bullets. Cloud wasn't doing as well as Sora thought he would he was on the ground bleeding Sora rushed in and attacked Sephiroth of course every swing seemed to make the man even stronger and it wasn't helping that his body was losing blood faster than a river
"Was…Vincent right am I really the one causing all of his strength to increase?"
His question was answered when an earth shattering right hook into his gut sent him back into the wall that Cloud was currently a residence of. Sora was on the verge of blacking out when the light from before came around the both of them
"So what if it seems hopeless? If it were me, I still wouldn't give up. Embrace your dreams. And, whatever happens, protect your honor as SOLDIER. Well, okay you never made SOLDIER, but it's what's in here that counts." He paused
"Do you need help with him?"
Cloud stood up and softly shook his head a light brimming within his eyes a light almost as bright as the light surrounding them.
"You beat him once before this should be a cinch" Zack commented before looking over at the keyblades chosen
"You have to look after them, in my stead ya' hear I'm counting on you, Sora" The teen in question was confused…how did he know his name again…he simply nodded
"You already know the answer to that question…is that why you asked?" Sora smiled softly
"Protect what's important to you, never forget that" The light faded Sora then stood up even in blood soaked clothes and barely visible eyesight he wasn't going to go down so easily
Cloud was about to unleash Omni slash when Sora's keyblade reacted and swarmed around Clouds, a purple light shrouded him as to Cloud's golden and the onslaught began…
Omni slash: version thirteen
Attack after attack it lasted a totally of a minute and a half of strikes the attacks so close together causing friction and Sephiroth to literally catch a flame before cloud landed on the ground to catch his blade although Sora was still airborne
"Stay where you belong…in my memories"
"I will…never be a memory" Sephiroth retaliated
"That's right, you won't you'll be nothing more than a chaotic memory!" A miniature key hole formed on Sora's keyblade and shot out a bright light that absorbed the forgotten hero all in one go shattering the remnant into pieces seconds later all of the mans memories and ambitions fused with his and he could feel himself falling into the pit that was his third house guest Vanitas
"I have to thank you for taking in all of that darkness, it made my fallen body replenish so quickly it makes me quiver with delight!"
Before Sora could so much as retaliate, it started to rain Vanitas's subconscious faded with the calm of the rain. In addition, it seemed as if he was fading away and his body would finally be his again, the two warriors basked in its radiance even as time seemed to slow a bullet went right through Cloud's chest. Before He could act, Sora rushed them attacking the two remaining remnants or so he hoped as a bullet went straight through the brunette as Cloud rushed them it seemed Vincent finished what he so desperately wished for. The brunette's vision faded away as the dust and flames clouded his vision, even then all he could imagine was returning to the ninja he left waiting for him.
"What happened, Cid we need to get over there fast!" Tifa shouted
"You don't need to shout woman I can see it just fine"
"Then hurry man we don't know if their even alive or not!" Barrett commanded
"I know I know I'm going jeez!"
"I'm so…sorry Yuffie please…don't be angry with me…now that I think about it…I don't think I should've told you I loved you maybe…it was too much. But I just had to tell you…I guess I knew I wouldn't make it back to you I wish I could just see you once more…that's the only regret I have."
Yuffie sat in the same spot tears hitting her hands as she cried out of concern but as well as for fear of the unknown
"I'll come back to you…because I love you, I'll never give up on you"