A/N: Looks like I have some business with Xehanort. I now have Terra's light and spirit, and I am now planning to return it all to him. Will I pull it off or will I fall into darkness like Terra did? Why don't we find out?

Worlds: Keyblade Graveyard/Radiant Garden

Ventus and I walk to the path of the light. The zone we arrived in is Scarred Hope, it's a trench path with dead Keyblades impaled to the walls. We both look up at the skies to see something from the distance. It's a large earth tower with a dark sphere on the top.

"Look." I say.

Ven looks at the dark sphere I'm pointing at. "Darkness...could that be...?"

"Maybe." I say. We look ahead to see Neoshadow's and Darkballs. I summon my Keyblade, Ven does the same. "Looks like we're gonna have some interferences."

I charge right in, taking on the Heartless. Ventus is right behind me taking them on as well. I focus on the Neoshadow's while Ven takes on the Darkballs. I give them a taste of Thundaga while Ven does his Aeroga spell. Few of the Neoshadow's hide in the ground and crawl around then stand back up to attack me and Ven. One of the Darkballs charges towards me chopping its teeth repeatly.

I saw it coming then cast a Waterga, shooting a line wave of water pumping from the ground heading towards the Darkball. Me and Ventus finishes off the Heartless and continue down the path.

It's nice to have someone watching my back in a situation like this. It's funny how i only realize that now when I visited so many worlds that have brave souls to fight the Heartless, Nobodies and Unversed with me. Maybe it's cause Ventus is a close friend of mine, even though I only got to spent a year to know him and spent the next fifteen looking after his sleeping body.

After fighting off a couple of Heartless, we entered Shadows Abyss, which is a bridge path hundreds of feet above a very deep pit you can't see the bottom, the road splits in front of the pillar with a giant earth Keyblade statue on top and then merges at the other side of the pillar.

Me and Ven decided to split up, which wasn't too much of a good idea cause we end up facing more Heartless on the way. I took them down quickly with the help of the Lightning Charm. I defeated the Invincible's with an Army of One, striking at the speed of light with my weapon a few times, then doing some sweep kicks then deliver a final strike with my Keyblade that sends a surviving Invincible in the air.

Once the Invincible's are defeated, I make it to the other end. Since Ven isn't here, I run down his path to see if he's in trouble. He isn't but he is having trouble facing against the Shadows. Those things are really annoying. I cast a Thundaza, calling three large thunderbolts from the sky on the Shadows.

The Shadows went down pretty quickly. Can't decided it's cause they're weak or Ventus just loosened them up as they say. I'm guessing both. Afterwards, we continue down our path.

The next zone is Graveyard, which is a wide area filled with tombstones, and one those graves is a Keyblade. I'm guessing they're the wielders and those Keyblades on the graves belonged to the late wielder.

"This place gives me the creeps." Ven says.

"Eh, I'm use to stuff like this back in Halloween Town." I say.

Heartless appears and we both attack them. I start the fight with Petal Storm while Ventus just attacks then does Ars Arcanum. The Heartless were no challenge here, but several at still standing. I finish them off with my full power Zantetsuken.

Me and Ven walks down the Graveyard until we enter Forsaken's Shadow, which is the bottom floor of the stone tower. Me and Ven looks right up to it. "How are we gonna get up there?" Ven asks.

I think for a moment. The Hoverbike is back in the beginning, it'll take to long to go back and get it. My D-linking needs to recharge to grow wings in fly. I do have another option in mind.

"Summon your Keyblade." I say.

Ven is confused but goes along with it. He summons his Keyblade. The moment he does, I take it. "Wai-hey!"

I hold his keyblade front-handed. I summon my Keyblade and plant the two weapons into the wall. "Hop on."

Ven hesitates but then climbs on my back. As soon as he is, I start climbing the wall using the Keyblades. Ven is surprised at my little climbing routine here.

"Patrick! How did you learn how to climb like this?" Ven asks.

"Yen Sid's mastery tests were pretty hard core." I say. "Back then, I was climbing against a waterfall with a boulder tied to my back."

"Wow. That's impressive." Ven says.

"You should see how I conquered the tsunami in the middle of a thunderstorm." I say.

I start climbing up the stone wall, in about a minute, we reach to the top. In front of us is a large dark sphere nearly covering the entire top. It's about a few inches away from the edge.

"Terra's behind this, isn't he?" Ven asks.

"Perhaps. I'm going in, you wait here." I say.

I was about to walk in until Ven grabs my arm and pull me back. "W-wait! I want to help too."

I turn around facing Ven. "I'm afraid you can't. Xehanort is too dangerous, and he has a...special relationship with you. If you come with me, he'll most likely try to make you into the The χ-blade again."

Ven thinks for a moment, he knows its true which is why he looks down in depression. "Yeah...you're probably right."

I nod then look ahead. "Just wait here." I walk into the darkness, pass right through the sphere like a bubble.

Inside the sphere, the whole thing is a black and purple land of darkness, it's similar to the viewing of the Realm of Darkness and Riku's battlefield against Ansem in the Sora's Dreams (The first one right after the Anti-Black Coat Nightmare).

I walk for a few feet then stopped as soon as I see Terranort, his back facing me. I just stand in place glaring at the dark man. "So, you have come after all." Terranort turns, looking at me with that smirk of his.

"Why shouldn't I?" I ask.

Terranort chuckles. "I don't know, cause of your little friend." I raise an eyebrow hearing that. "Why don't you be a good little boy and hand him over to me?"

"That's never going to happen." I say protectively. "What's really going to happen is you're going to release Terra from your grasp!"

"Well, then I guess we're going no where then." Terranort says. "I'm fine with that, but don't you have someone to find...while she's still alive."

I cast a Firaga spell at Terranort. "Shut up!"

Terranort blocks the spell with a dark shield. I was caught by surprised from the barrier. "Do you really think you can harm me that easily?" Terranort ends his barrier spell. "I have seen you fight, you are very skillful indeed."

"Fluttery gets you no where." I say. "Before I slice you in half, tell me: Why are the Shadowmoon after me? What do they want with Aqua?"

There's nothing but silence from Terranort, then he ends up laughing. "Man...you really are clueless, aren't you?" What's that suppose to mean? "All right...I suppose I'll shade some light. You are aware of the Shadowmoon's goal, aren't you?" I nod. "Well, there is one LeiShen left in the whole world, and both you and Aqua are tied to that LeiShen."

'Tied to that LeiShen'...Does he mean... "What are you talking about?"

"Sorry, I'm not just gonna spell it out. If you wish to know, then find the Shadowmoon leader...Find Rasputin." Terranort says.

"Rasputin...the one who betrayed the LeiShen's." I say under my breath. I sudden realized something, the records said he was possessing the darkness. It is possible... "Tell me, do you have anything to do with Rasputin?"

"Looks like you're catching on." Terranort says. "But if you must know, I am the reason the LeiShen's are long gone." I gasp hearing that. "After Rasputin was banished, I have heard that he seeks revenge against them, that he wants every one of them dead. So I granted his wish and bestowed him the power of darkness."

"Why would you do this? What did the LeiShen's ever..." As soon as I'm about to ask, I found my own answer.

What is Xehanort's goal? Kingdom Hearts. Who are the LeiShen's? The guardians of Kingdom Hearts. If he were to try and take it while they're still alive, they would have stopped him. But if they weren't around...

"You..." I look directionly at Xehanort. "You did it for Kingdom Hearts! You wanted the LeiShen's out of the way so Kingdom Hearts can be yours."

Terranort smirks. "Clever boy. You've figured it out. I was merely using Rasputin as a part of my plan while I forged the χ-blade to unlock Kingdom Hearts. He was the perfect pawn to my game."

"You sick twisted bastard!" I summon my Keyblade. "You will pay for everything you've done!"

Terranort chuckles then summons his Keyblade, Dark Impulse. (The Master Xehanort Keyblade) "I'll be looking forward to it."

Terranort does Shadow Rush, sliding in dark energy towards me. He stops right in front of me to attack but I block with Holy Shield then counterattack with Counter Aura, unleashing dark magic around me. I strike at Terranort three times then do Explosion, charging at start then unleash light magic all around me. Terranort positions himself to guard. I can see what he's trying to do, I'm not falling for it.

Instead, I use my Ventus Charm, I become coated in wind light and hold my Keyblade backhanded like Ventus does and I do in Fever Pitch. Once his guard is down, Terranort Shadow Rushes close until he's right behind me, then he unleashes Quakega. "You will break!"

I failed to block or evade the attack so I end up being launched into the air. As soon as I recover, Terranort does Dark Bolt, shooting a barrage of shadow bolts at me. I block with Holy Shield and the bolts reflect back to Terranort. I strike at Terranort as he's being staggered from his own bolts, then I unleash Areoza, unleashing a large sphere of wind blowing in all directions within.

Terranort recovers then does Dark Ars Solum. It's similar to Ars Arcanum, only it ends with three heavy swings. I block the whole thing with Holy Shield. As soon as the final strike happens, I do Counter Aura. I strike at Xehanort then unleash Faith, unleashing a massive aura of light hurting Terranort and healing myself, and Thunderbolt, unleashing massive volts of electricity all around me. Terranort teleports further away then does Dark Volley, rapidly shooting shadow bolts at all directions. I evade each of the bolts then use Holy Shield on the rest.

I reach my full power and unleash Cyclone, floating few feet of the air and then spin at high speed unleashing wind strikes at Terranort.

The battle is rough. Me and Terranort charge at each other and our Keyblades clash. We are face to face, pushing our weapons against each other with all of our strength. Terranort smirks and chuckles. "You are powerful, boy. You remind me a lot like of Aqua when we last battled."

"I am her living legacy, Xehanort, and I will do what I must to fulfill her final wishes." I say. "I will finish what she started all those years ago, even to my dying breath!"

I push Terranort back. Terranort leaps back, and as soon as he lands, he starts his Ultima Cannon. I was shocked to see his Keyblade turn into the large cannon. Terranort smirks as the cannon charges.

"Dodge this!" Then fires.

As the large energy ball is flying towards me, I block with Holy Shield. The Ultima Cannon must be much more powerful then the Lingering Wills. My Holy Shield doesn't reflect it, but just pushes me back. I stand my ground, the very earth my feet stands breaks from my sliding.

I soon stop sliding back, grunting with rage as I hold the energy ball back. With all of my strength, I push it back, and it explodes on Terranort. Terranort is still standing his guard, behind his barrier. I was surprised to see that barrier, I was sure I got him.

"Okay..." The barrier vanishes. "I'm done playing these games." Terranort is coated with darkness as he floats off his feet. "I will bury you in the black abyss!"

Terranort unleashes a massive energy of darkness. The darkness blasts at me but I stand my ground resisting the darkness. After a minute, the blowing force dies down. I look but what I'm staring at left me speechless.

I'm looking at the giant Heartless Guardian that Ansem, Xehanort's Heartless, usually has, only it's like five times my size. Terranort stands protected in the large sphere shield of the dark guardian where it's hollow heart rests. It's pretty much like the second Ansem boss fight Riku had in Sora's Dreams.

"Oh...dear." I say. But that doesn't stop me, I know I have to stop him.

I strike at the dark guardian, directly where Terranort is at, a few aerial strikes then a Ruinga and Firaga. Heartless Guardian does its Shadow Slam, punching the ground in front of it three times. The first one knocks me back so the other two didn't really hurt me.

"Fear me! Boy!" Terranort casts Dark Shackles. Dark chains bounds me right in front of the Heartless Guardian, large dark orbs form in its hands and then it clashes them right on me. Hurts like Hell. In the end, it knocks me back. As soon as I recover I use Curaga and run back to the Hearltess Guardian. As soon as I'm there, the Heartless Guardian casts Dark Volley. I block most of the bolts then continue attacking until I entered Spell Weaver.

I strike with my arcane Keyblade, then Terranort casts Dark Ice. "Freeze!" Three beams of purple ice flies towards me. I avoid the first two but the third one leaves me completely frozen solid, right in front of the Heartless Guardian where I became vulnerable to its next Shadow Slam. The first punch breaks me out of the ice but hurts twice as much it normally does. I strike at the Heartless Guardian, then cast Solar Eclipse, channeling light power that allows my light abilities to deal greater power.

Terranort does Black Flare. "You! Will! BURN!" Dark flames gathers on me, forming a purple blue flaming sphere on me then it explodes. I heal myself with Curaga then do Explosion. My power surges deeper and I enter Heaven's Light. Heartless Guardian does Razor Shadows, shooting dark razor winds. After a current distance, they bounce back like boomerangs and hit me.

I strike at the Heartless Guardian then cast Halo to hurt it and restore myself. Terranort channels Suffocation. "Suffer in the dark!" A purple tornado surrounds me, holding me in place and hurting me. Once I break free from the winds, I do Shadow Dash, then after that, channel Sparkga. I reach my full power and unleash Heaven's Light. Terranort suffered a great deal of damage, but he's still standing.

Once Heaven's Light is done, I use my Quasimodo Charm, D-linking with Quasimodo. "Try to escape this!" Terranort does Shadow Storm, blasting half a dozen of dark lightning beams at me. Once that was done, I hurt Terranort and heal myself with Sanctuary. The Heartless Guardian does its Shadow Slam, making me weak once again. I cast Curaga then do Savior's Cross, striking twice at Terranort, upper strike first then a side swing, creating the Cross on Terranort in light magic, then the magic does an after slash of its own. Heartless Guardian casts Dark Bolt, which I block them with Holy Shield.

"You cannot run!" Terranort does Dark Abyss, causing the ground to shake and creating a fissure underneath me with black spikes with light green poison on the tips to rise up from the fissure and harm me. Once that's done, I keep attacking Terranort and the Heartless Guardian. I do Divine Judgment, channeling two beams of holy light at the Heartless Guardian, leaving holy marks on the ground. When the beams are done, the marks explode unleashing light damage.

I reach my full power and unleash Saint De Bell. Terranort is defeated by the fourth ring and I learn a new advanced command style: Black Maelstrom.

The Heartless Guardian dissolves and twitches in agony. Terranort just stays in place within the dark guardians heart. The Heartless Guardian completely vanishes into darkness, leaving Terranort behind.

Terranort stands on his foot and knee using the Keyblade for support. I stand a few feet in front of him, ready to strike. Terranort pants and looks at me. His mouth opens but no words come out, he groans then stands back on his feet. Just then, Terranort glows in golden light.

I gasp seeing this. This happened to him once fifteen years ago. "You again!? Stop...fighting!" I know he's talking to Terra, for the light is him trying to fight for his body. Terranort struggles to pull his Keyblade up, pointed directly at his chest. "Get out...of my heart!"

Without any further hesitation, I draw my Keyblade back and hurl it at him. A Strike Raid. "NO!" My Keyblade knocks Terranort's right out of his hands before he could impale it through his chest again.

Terranort is shocked to see his Keyblade fly right out of him. He reaches for it for he can't move cause of the light that's fighting him. The next thing he hears is me shouting, he turns to see I'm leaping towards him with Ends of the Earth drawn back over my head. Before he realizes what's happening, it's too late. I impaled Ends of the Earth through his heart, then I instantly turn the Keyblade like a key to a lock.

I leap five feet away from Terranort as he shouts in agony and unstable darkness bursts out of him, bit by bit, Terranort is lifted off his feet then a massive amount of darkness explodes right out of him. I stand hard resisting the darkness, it's twice as powerful as Terranort unleashed with Heartless Guardian.

Ventus is waiting patiently right outside of the darkness. He is starting to worry for me and Terra. But he is startled when the darkness is starts shimmering and bursting. Ven steps back, which is only one feet, the next he'll fall too his doom.

"What's going on?" Ven asks. "Patrick! Terra!"

A massive amount of darkness bursts right out of the barrier into the sky. Ven is horrified at this sight. After a minute, the darkness vanishes, so does the barrier. I stand in place positioned to resist the darkness. Realizing there's no more force assaulting me, I look around, seeing all of the darkness gone.

"Patrick!" I turn to see Ven running up to me. "You okay?"

"Yeah." I say. Ven looks past me, seeming surprised. I turn around. Terranort is floating midair, covered in the light. He looks completely sleep in thought.

He slowly falls down, until he's inches off the ground. Terranort's eyes and hair changes, back to blue eyes and brown hair. He's Terra once again.

Terra lands on his feet, and as soon as the light vanishes, his body collapses. Ven is worried. "Terra!"

Ven kneels to Terras side. Trying to shake him awake. I kneel to his side, feeling his wrist. At first, I found nothing, but I got a pulse, but it's very faint.

"He's fine, just passed out." I say, dropping his arm.

Ventus lets out a relief sigh. "Thank goodness."

Just then, a mist of darkness appears in the air. Alerted, I rush in front of Ven and Terra, summon my Keyblade positioned to fight. Ven stays back watching with worry. An image of Xehanort appears from the darkness. Normally I would strike him down, but I know he's just an illusion. It would be a waste to attack him.

"Well, well, well. I must say, you have left me speechless, son." Xehanort says. "Never would I ever expect anyone to free a young man from my dark possession. You truly are a Keyblade Master." Xehanort smirks with a single chuckle. "Enjoy your victory while it lasts. But mark my worlds: I shall return one day to forge the χ-blade and Kingdom Hearts will soon be mine."

Xehanort holds his hands behind him looking down at me. "As for you, young man. Go on and find your lady friend. But know this: When you find her, you'll be driven into the deepest darkest abyss without a single shed of light to save you, and I shall set back and enjoy watching you end up the same faith as your pitiful friends. Until we meet again. Farewell."

Xehanort vanishes. Even after he's gone, I still can't stop glaring at the direction he was just at.

I just hate that old coot so much.

We returned to Radiant Garden where Terra can rest and recover. The fight against Xehanort was pretty bad, I wouldn't blame Terra for falling into a coma. It's been hours and he hasn't woken up since we freed him, not once.

Me and Ven are standing beside him, waiting. Ven is starting to get worried. "Will he...ever wake?"

"He will. How long it'll be is quite unknown." I say.

Ventus looks at me. "What does Xehanort mean...when he said you'll end up in the same faith as we all did?"

"He's just trying to mess with me, that's all." I say. "After all, he did trick you and your friends."

"Yeah. That's true...What can we do now?" Ven asks.

"We wait." I turn around. "In the meantime, I'm going to keep looking for Aqua. Look after Terra."

I walk away and out of the room, continue on with my journey.