Chapter CCLXXVI: The Final Battle Part II
SHINE!
"At last!" Finally, after what felt like an eternity, Xehanort had formed the door he longed for. The one that would lead him to his destiny, his smile continued to linger and as it did, it was then a glittering golden path appeared that led the way for him descending from his creation itself.
"So you're inviting me?" He didn't hesitate to take his first step and quickly he was ascending, as the Keyblade in his hand continued to glow with a dazzling white light.
As he moved, many shining shapes followed after him. As he looked about at them, he uttered, "That witch gathered more Hearts than I could ever realise, to think I would have so many to spare!"
For indeed the Hearts that were so abundant in number were haunting as they floated aimlessly around their new Master, their brilliant light of potential was surely going to be used for something absolutely horrific.
But Xehanort didn't gaze upon this glowing spectacle, for he had made it to the door itself, he then said as he placed his hand against it, "Now, let us see the wonder that is the Door of Light!" With that he entered and as he did so, the many Hearts that surrounded him all came to follow after him too, lured by the pull of his Keyblade...
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The band of knighted Keyblade heroes were now gathered again once within Merlin's house, while outside helping with the recovery of the town were the ARCS, the Restoration Committee and the Nobodies. While they waited for any news of what they could do next.
Within the magical confines of the older wizard's home, he had got into contact with Yen Sid, through the use of a magical viewing orb. He was busy conversing with his former Master and the King as he told him all the details of what memories remained of why they had travelled to the Palace of Alexandra... and trying to understand what they could have possibly all lost.
Yen Sid with his hand to his grey beard was quiet in consideration for many moments, before he simply said with his eyes closed, "I see..." though he couldn't help but admit to them all, "This is most concerning, if what I believe has come to pass."
"What would that be?" Sora asked as he stood with both Riku and Kairi near him. All of them still donning the armour they had been gifted before leaving the Palace in the past.
It was then the older man opened his eyes and stated what the worst result was, "That Xehanort has succeeded, he's gained the Fragments that form the Ultimate Keyblade that was once wielded by the Warrior of Light himself."
"The Warrior of Light...?" Riku asked, as he thought on it he couldn't help but ask, "That title I've heard it a couple of times now, who was he?"
Yen Sid then answered his question, "His name has been lost to time, but it is said he was the First Keyblade Master to have ever existed, in the times when Peace ruled and conflict was practically nil... he rose to combat the first Master of Darkness, Garland."
"Garland?" Kairi then remembered, "The Knight Aqua mentioned that name!"
Nodding, Yen Sid then explained, "Yes, he is infamous for causing the fall of peace... in pursuit of the Princess Sarah, the first Princess of Heart."
"In pursuit of her?" Sora asked feeling uneasy.
Nodding, Yen Sid then said, "He was in love with her... but she didn't feel the same and his desires led to his exile from the Kingdom he once served, where he was eventually corrupted by the darkness."
Riku hearing this felt pain in his heart, as he understood some of that pain.
"All that sorrow and rage built up inside him, to the point where he became uncontrolled...he sought to destroy everything and create the world anew into one where his will would rule supreme."
Sora couldn't believe it, "What just so he could have the princess he wanted!? I mean he sent everything into chaos just for his own desires!?"
"It wouldn't be anything new," Riku said, then as he did and he looked to Sora who looked back to him, he revealed, "After all, you and I have already been through a situation not too different to them... haven't we?"
Sora opened his mouth to utter some kind of objection, but then he realised Riku was right... however he added looking away not liking the truth, "But at least you came back from the Darkness and haven't fallen back into it."
"Luckily," Riku admitted. But looking to the pink Sakura hair broach he knew that wasn't quite true...
"It wasn't the same for Garland though, the Darkness completely consumed him and he took Princess Sarah captive along with others who had selected Hearts who could help create the way to the Door of Light, which would guide him to the Realm of Light where Kingdom Hearts lies."
"What happened then Yen Sid?" Mickey asked with concern.
"It was then the Warrior of Light arrived with his companions, they fought Garland...however, they were unable to defeat the monstrous Master of Darkness by normal means."
"What did they do?" Riku asked.
"The Warrior of Light's companions sacrificed their hearts in their dying moments, forming the First Keyblade that gave the Legendary hero the power to stop Garland and lock the Door of Light that he created using the captives aside from the princess," Yen Sid explained solemnly.
Shocked hearing this, Sora asked, "He lost his friends?"
With a nod, Yen Sid then said, "Correct... then when he arrived back, with Princess Sarah, this unfortunately caused more strife for no-one believed that he should wield such omnipotent powers and some began to fight to gain control of it... then others were tempted to open the door themselves, this led to great war and strife."
Riku hearing this already concluded what the ending to this was, "...And he had no choice but to shatter the Keyblade and seal the way to the Door of Light itself."
"You're almost correct," Yen Sid said.
"Almost?" Sora asked puzzled.
Yen Sid then was quiet for a moment before he revealed the final truth...
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Making it through the door that he created that he was sure would take him to the Realm of Light like he so desired, instead what Xehanort had come to was a gigantic expanse of darkness... it was a world that practically was an empty void with specks of floating glass in the air that glittered as they sadly drifted aimlessly.
Even all the Hearts that surrounded him weren't enough to bring life back to this decaying place, with its crumbling towers and buildings around him where a past civilisation once dwelled. But any splendour that would have been there was all but gone replaced by stagnation. It was a haunting sight to behold.
Becoming shocked and baffled, Xehanort stepping forwards into this new plane and his shoes come into contact with something soft. Puzzled, he looked down and saw that he was on sandy plane, but kneeling down and seeing the colour he realised something as it's grains filled drifted between his fingers, "It's dust."
All around him the grey substance abound, he was in a dead space where no life could reach...how could this be? It was practically the same as the realm where the door of Darkness dwelled, where he fought Sora as Ansem.
He didn't understand, walking forwards into this lifeless land, he asked, "Where is it? The Door of Light! I was supposed to come straight to it!" Then looking to the Ultimate Keyblade that was in his hand, he demanded, "Where have you all led me to!? Don't tell me you-!"
SHINE!
Then suddenly in the darkened distance faraway distance in the top most peak of this dead world, something began to shine and glow, something was igniting into life in this dead space!
"There perhaps?" Feeling encouraged from this display, he decided, "Let's investigate!"
SHINE!
Xehanort using the power of the Seventh Fragment quickly manoeuvred through this expansive empty void in seconds before finally he arrived at his destination. There peaking through the very top most edge of this dust covered land, was a ledge of stone that was reaching out to the empty black void and there in the far distance were two enormous taller pillars of stone, that were disintegrating slowly from the savage ravages of time.
Seeing this sight, Xehanort looking on then saw something! Something blinking with life between those two pillars. Curious as he looked at this, he wondered, "Is that-?"
GLOW!
Suddenly this light came straight towards Xehanort! As it did he shielded his eyes as it quickly came into contact with him, the memories of the past began to play within his mind as it revealed the final truth!
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"I'm sorry! But I can't allow you to exist as a whole... you're too dangerous now!"
SHINE!
SHATTER!
The Keyblade was aimed and quickly the glorious enormous and majestic door that led to the sacred realm of light, that held the Heart of all Hearts, Kingdom Hearts was immediately being disintegrated into countless glass like shards. There were so many that were created that it would have taken an eternity to count each piece. All of them drifted away into the darkness and beyond that plane leaving no trace that it had ever been there.
As this happened and the Door was disintegrated, the pristine grass, trees and blossoms that filled that blue sky space died with it, leaving nothing but an empty black void where Majesty and beauty once dwelled...
As this happened the Warrior of Light looking at this depressing spectacle, said sadly, "I know it's not your fault, but there are too many who would abuse you... I can't let those I treasure fall to the darkness of those nightmarish desires, this is the only way for us to all live on."
Then looking to the Keyblade that held the Hearts of his beloved friends, he told them, "I'm so sorry everyone... I know you wanted to believe in the world where we could all be together again."
With those words, the Keyblade lifted itself into the air and stood before its Master. As it did this, he told all who inhabited it, "But that time isn't now...maybe that wish can be granted, by someone greater than I... I'll treasure the memories I made with you all forever." With that his hand began to glow with an intense power and as it did, quickly the Keyblade he had used to completely break down the Door of Light, with a clutch of his hand was too shattered into eight pieces shining each with a different coloured glow. They glittered about their friend sadly before they all came to rest in the Warrior of Light's hands. He then said, "I'll set you free my Friends, so you can all see the worlds beyond this lonely place and maybe, one day we can all meet again in a better world..." With that his task was complete and he left that place with the Fragments, where everything had both been won and lost...
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Seeing this memory play out, Xehanort was quiet... then after a few moments as the realisation settled in,
"HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!"
His manic laughter filled the air! As it did and he saw the light drift in and around him, he concluded, "So, you must be the will of the Door left behind when he destroyed you so unjustly, am I right?"
GLOW!
The Light pulsed brightly as though in agreement as it floated around him, seeing this Xehanort smiled and as he did, "Well I suppose it's up to me then to fix what that fool broke so long ago!"
With those words he brought forth the Keyblade and as he did, it ignited with power and-!
SHINE!
With that his weapon began to glow brightly with incredible light! As it did, the orb that had showed him the memories of the past raced back to its original position and stood between the pillars before ascending to its top most point. Shining as a single star in the dark. With this done, he aimed the Keyblade forwards and quickly from its end a single beam of white light came forth and connected with the orb!
RUMBLE!
With that in seconds within the expanse of that dead void, the shards of the door responded and quickly they all began to fly towards where they had all originated and slowly but surely the Door of Light was being resurrected by the call of the Master of Darkness...!
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Hearing all this information, Sora was quiet he couldn't believe it! "Wait you're telling me the original Warrior of Light destroyed the Door of Light!?"
Yen Sid then keeping his calm corrected him, "No, only it's tangible form that was created by unnatural means by Garland...something that should never have occurred."
Kairi couldn't help but feel disturbed by this herself, she couldn't help but ask, "So is it impossible then to bring it back as a whole?"
Yen Sid then said, "If he didn't have that Keyblade then yes, it would be completely, for even in the past when he tried to create Doors using hearts stolen by the Heartless those were only artificial inferior Doors that could never lead to the true Realm of Light, no matter how he tried."
"Never stopped him though," Riku said his arms folded.
"Indeed," Yen Sid said in agreement and he continued saying, "And we already know of the tragedies that have occurred from such pursuits... but if he succeeds this time, it will not be something anyone can recover from."
"Because everything will be absorbed into the Darkness," Mickey said, clearly feeling the severity of the situation.
"Correct your Majesty," Yen Sid said, then he explained, "Now if we are to stop him we must first locate where the domain is that holds the Door that Garland created, that is surely where he must be."
"Okay...but where is that?" Sora asked, for even he was getting worried.
Shaking his head, Yen Sid then said, "That unfortunately was never recorded within the archives that I hold, I even suspect they destroyed the records that held that information so no-one could ever find that place again, so a catastrophe like this wouldn't happen."
"Gwarsh," Goofy said not ready for this heavy load of information.
Shaking is head Donald then said, "This can't be good."
However the one most upset, Pete then said mad, "Well great this is just perfect ain't it! We're still stuck with squat!"
"True..." Mickey said, for even he couldn't think of what they could do then...
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Looking on impressed as the shards began to build more and more into the Door of Light, he couldn't help but smile and say, "This is good progress..." However at the pace it was going at, he couldn't help but say, "But too slow!" With that looking around himself he realised something else, "Also, I have a feeling that not all the shards are here...?"
He made some quiet considerations before he said, "Could they perhaps have flown into other worlds like the Fragments themselves?"
As he said those words and he looked through the memories of all he learned, it was then he saw something within the memories of the Seventh Fragment!
Gazing at what she'd been able to do and what had allowed her flight, he realised it, "So? Those orbs... I do believe all of those were the lost shards of the Door, how convenient for me!" It was then he knew what he had to do!
Ceasing his work with the Keyblade, he turned and quickly raised his right arm into the air and-!
VOOM! VOOM! VOOM! VOOM! VOOM!
VOOM! VOOM! VOOM! VOOM! VOOM!
VOOM! VOOM! VOOM! VOOM! VOOM!
VOOM! VOOM! VOOM! VOOM! VOOM!
Countless swirling portals of darkness revealed themselves and as they did, he aimed the Keyblade again and said, "Now! It's time for you all to come home!"
SHINE!
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Leaving everyone behind for a moment in Merlin's house, Riku was quiet... he hated this waiting around. It was killing him inside, he felt a great urgency to do something, anything! But what could he do? When they had no idea of where to go?
Looking to the pink hair broach in his hand he couldn't help but utter, "Just where are you...?" For inside he could feel something fading inside, fortunately it wasn't fast but it was something precious, if it faded then that would mean-!
"Riku?"
Pulled out of his thoughts, it was then he saw a familiar spectacled face surrounded by two others he knew, who asked him, "Have you guys learned anything useful at all?"
Seeing him, all the white haired Keyblader could do was reveal a sad smile and say, "Some things Ody, but we still have no clue where to go...or how we can get back what we lost."
It was then Shirma next to him said, "That's sad..."
"You're telling me!" Yuffie said, for looking around the place she couldn't help but add, "The Carnival was supposed to cheer everyone up! It's been nothing but gloom and doom now..." With a sigh she couldn't help but add, "We can never catch a break can we?"
"Doesn't seem that way..." Riku simply replied, with that he then looked up into the blue sky above. However as he did, there was something there that puzzled him, up above there appeared to be a dark spot of some kind. Looking at it he couldn't help but ask, "What's that?"
"What?" Ody asked him confused.
With that the white haired Keyblader pointed up above, as he did the others too looked to where he was pointing to. As they did, it was then Shirma asked, "Is it a bird or something?"
"If it was I think we would have realised that already," squinting Yuffie then said, "I can't tell what it is but...wait, is it getting bigger?"
Then as she said those words it immediately did so, it became bigger and bigger! It was dark and ominous, throbbing with ferocious sinister power! Everyone seeing this was horrified and as they were, suddenly something shot out from this terrible dark hole!
SHINE!
A bright white light that radiated everywhere across the surface of the Radiant Gardens!
As this happened, Shirma cried out, "What is this!? What's happening!?"
Riku trying to protect his eyes from this sight replied, "I don't know!? It's-!"
GLOW! GLOW! GLOW! GLOW! GLOW!
GLOW! GLOW! GLOW! GLOW! GLOW!
GLOW! GLOW! GLOW! GLOW! GLOW!
GLOW! GLOW! GLOW! GLOW! GLOW!
Then suddenly all around them throughout the air emerged round white orbs that shone with a glowing light! They were everywhere scattered here and there throughout the skies, like drops of snow that were held aloft in midair!
Seeing all of them, Yuffie cried out, "What are all those lights!?"
Staring at this dazzling sight it was then for a moment he heard that familiar female voice again inside as she said,
"We can just jump from orb to orb to the place."
As he remembered those words and a very distant yet shrouded long ago memory he asked, "Are these what she was talking about?" He didn't get time to dwell on this though as-!
PHOOWHOA!PHOOWHOA!PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA!
PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA!
PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA!
PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA!
PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA!
All of the orbs were being sucked straight into the black hole like countless glowing comets! It was haunting to watch as they were all being absorbed into that awful darkness!
"Where are they all being taken too!?" Shirma cried out.
"I don't know!" Ody replied, but then he added, "But wherever it is, it can't be good for-!"
RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!
Suddenly the ground from underneath everyone's feet began to shake! As it did, it unbalanced everyone and-!
"Ah!" Someone quickly fell over!
"Shirma!?" Riku cried out worried, with that he reached down to her and asked, "Are you alright?"
Nodding nervously, she said, "Yes I think so but-!"
BOOM!
Shocked beyond all reason it was then more Orbs came! However these ones exploded straight out of the ground! As they did they destroyed all the brick works and caused immeasurable amounts of damage to everything around them!
Yuffie couldn't believe it and cried out, "They're in the ground too!?" This was just insane!
"Confound it all!? What's causing all this ruckus!?"
It was then that the mad wizard Merlin emerged followed by the rest of the Keybladers! However before he could protest or even more questions be asked, they too saw the atrocity that was being caused to the Radiant Gardens by the forces of Darkness!
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PHOOWHOA!PHOOWHOA!PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA!
PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA!
PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA!
PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA!
PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA!
Quickly from all directions from all the portals he'd opened up, the Orbs of Light all raced through and were all quickly joining together once more with it's original source, the Door of Light which was growing more and more rapidly now!
"Excellent! It won't be too long now!" The Master of Darkness said softly with amusement. For he would soon achieve everything that he wanted, everything would be his! He would-!
GLOW!
Suddenly though the Keyblade in his hand glowed with an unusual light that he wasn't expecting! As it did, he asked puzzled, "What-!"
SWING!
Then somehow the blade moved itself in another direction and as it did this, nearly making him trip up, he heard one voice above all the others in his head cry out, "Now?"
SHINE!
Immediately a beam of light shot forth from the end of the Keyblade and as it did, it quickly absorbed some of the Orbs of light that were flowing into the dark realm!
Seeing this occur and finally regaining his balance, Xehanort became outraged as he spat mad, "You dare mutiny against me!?"
To which in seconds he heard a cacophony of voices all of them shouting their disapproval of what he was doing, all of them clearly upset and none of them wanted to obey him at all!
Gritting his teeth hearing their irritating voices shout over and over again within his mind, Xehanort shouted back, "JUST SHUT UP! YOU'RE MINE! ALL OF YOU! YOU'RE MINE TO USE ALONE!"
However none of the hearts inside were going to listen to him as in his mind they all shouted back just as loudly, all of them only willing to show their animosity towards him.
He'd had enough! He didn't want to hear their voices any more! Feeling this anger and irritation his mind raced, wondering how he could make them all just listen to him! To make them know their place! To-!
It was then he found it...in the memories of the Second Fragment! As he came across it he paused as he studied the method he used before... after a few moments he smiled and said, "Yes! That will be most useful!" With that he put his hand to the Keyblade and-!
BLAST!
Immediately he released his dark power upon the weapon and as he did, he heard the voices inside his head all cry out in pain and in another moment-!
SHINE...!
Suddenly all over the Keyblade roses of darkness began to bloom and spread themselves over all the different coloured gems that were upon the powerful blade! As they came to be there, the voices all inside Xehanort's mind all quietened in fright! Then slowly but surely he moved and as he did, they all cried out for him to stop! To not activate the spell! He couldn't-!
KISS...
The act was done and as quickly as it was-!
GLITTER...!
The colours of light that were once there were quickly being absorbed away, leaving it entirely dark and the gems upon it were darkening too! They were beginning to lose their lustre as their colour was being drained!
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Finally there was silence in Xehanort's mind, he was no longer being bothered by their irritating voices... smiling he then said, "At last, now you'll learn to be fully obedient and your absorption rate should be increased dramatically."
Then looking to the Door that was being resurrected as the Orbs of Light were continuing to be guided to its origin point, Xehanort sighed though as he uttered, "Though I wish you would all just forget automatically, it would perhaps be more merciful for you." With that he went to go to the Door again to better observe its resurrection.
However as he moved again that single voice that called the rest to move, uttered one single name sadly and drowsily before becoming quiet. As it did, the Master of Darkness then told it, "There's no point for you to call out for that pathetic reject, he won't come for you, no-one's coming for any of you!" With that he then added, "Now come, let yourselves be lulled into the darkness and enjoy the bliss of oblivion, as everything becomes mine..."
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PHOOWHOA!PHOOWHOA!PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA!
PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA! PHOOWHOA!
Seeing the orbs of Light all continue to be drained from the Radiant Gardens, Kairi cried out loudly, "What is this!? What's happening!?"
Looking at this devastating and haunting spectacle no-one at first could answer her, but as Mickey looked on at their lustre he wondered, "Could those have all come from the destroyed Door of Light?"
Pete feeling uneasy from seeing all this, then told him mad, "Well what else could be! This isn't some darn firework show is it!?"
Riku was open to open his mouth in agreement when-!
BA BUMP!
He gasped loudly and simultaneously so did Pete as they were brought to their knees!
"Riku!?" "Pete!?"
Worried for them in seconds, it was then Kairi and Sora went to their friend with Ody joining while Mickey went to attend his old Captain with Goofy and Donald beside him!
Shirma ran to see what she could do to help too, while Yuffie said, "This is getting really serious guys! I'll go round up everyone else!" With the she quickly left to get the rest of the Committee, the Arcs and the Nobodies she'd met!
Sora worried for his friend asked him desperately, "Riku! What's wrong Riku!?"
It was then he heard his best friend say puzzled, "What's wrong?"
Then in that moment the spiked haired Hero of the Keyblade looked to his friend's clenched right hand and he saw with shock the pink hair broach he'd been treasuring beginning to fade in and out!
Seeing where he was looking too, Kairi then saw it too! She quickly cried out, "Why's that happening!?"
"What're you talking about?" Riku didn't understand them, what reason did they have to be upset what could-?
"Riku!" It was then he was pulled out of his puzzlement as Sora then told him, pointing to his hand, "Look! Looks what's happening to it! The pink Blossom!"
"Pink Blossom?" Riku asked him, it was then looking to where Sora was pointing to, he saw the fading item. He didn't understand, where had it come from? He then asked, "Where did I get this?"
Hearing his with fright Sora then saw that it was nearly completely gone! He couldn't let this happen! So immediately he told him, "Riku! Don't you remember? That Blossom came from her! You made a promise to get her back and the others didn't you?!"
His own eyes widening, Riku asked "Promised?"
BA BUMP!
"Could you do that for me somehow?"
Quickly the precious partial memory resurfaced and as it did. Riku realised what was going on, what was happening to her-! No, their treasure! Their memories! He clutched it to his chest saying, "No! No you can't fade! Don't disappear, don't!"
As his heart raced desperate not to let any more memories fade from inside him, he felt the quickly fading Sakura Blossom in his hands settle. It was becoming more tangible again, as it was and he looked to it. He shivered... hating this horrible oblivion of forgetfulness that was trying to steal it all from him!
Worried for him, Kairi asked, "Riku?"
After a few moments, regaining some of his strength and memory back, he told his friends, "Something's happened to her! To the rest, they're fading faster now! I can feel it! If we don't hurry then-!" The very idea was too frightening to even say.
Seeing the seriousness of the situation now, both to the worlds and the memories that were just barely clinging on, Sora made a strong determined nod. He told his best friend, "We will! We'll get her back and the rest too! We'll save it all again!"
Seeing things seemed to have settled for a moment, Kairi smiled but she had to ask, "Though we still don't know where to go though? How can we go to somewhere we don't-!"
SHINE!
Suddenly from one of the portals that was continuing to steal the orbs of light that were within the Radiant Gardens it was then a shining comet of light came! As it did everyone was astounded!
They were all speechless, Pete looking on and holding the fading popsicle stick that was in his hand uttered, "That light-!"
Then as it struck the floor before Merlin's house-!
GLOW!
Quickly in seconds, something was being created by a combination of many shards of glass and the shine of the white orbs that had been drained from that world! Then before anyone realised it-!
GLITTER!
There stood before them was something no-one expected, a door! It was a tall white one, it was very similar to the Doors of Time that Riku and Mickey had both journeyed into before. However this one had ominous feel about it, as on its top where it stained glass panels were, there was revealed the image of Eight different coloured stone, though looking at them they could see their colours were fluctuating. Dimming in and out, like a dying candle.
Seeing this, Pete didn't get it like the rest of them. However as he looked on and he saw the red coloured stone on the door,
BA BUMP!
"Pete..."
he had a flash within his mind too, as he remembered a warmth in his hands that he didn't want to fade! As he looked at the Door he realised it then and said, "It's her! The one I'm lookin' for! She's in there!"
Hearing this Riku knew then it was true and he responded, "Yeah, the one you lost," Then looking to the Sakura Blossom, he added, "And the one I lost too!" He realised then, "They created this door, they're calling out to us to save them!"
Sora hearing this then said, "Well what're we waiting for!?" With that running up to it, he told them all, "Let's all head on through to-!"
CCCRRREEEAAAKKK!
Suddenly shocking everyone they saw the door that had been newly created for them, was simultaneously breaking up into pieces slowly along its edges! Pulling back, Sora saw the orbs that had been used to make it, were coming apart from it!
"No why's it breaking up like that!?" Shirma cried out worried.
Mickey though realised fast, "It's Xehanort, he trying to call back the orbs back! He's trying to rob of us of our way in!"
Merlin hearing this though decided it was his time to act, "Well I'm afraid that hooligan won't be getting his victory so easily!" With that-!
SMACK!
He clapped his hands together and everyone in wonder watched as he conducted some kind of powerful spell and as he did, in a moment he cried out,
"Gee-hosaphat!"
SHINE!
In seconds the door was covered in powerful blue pulsating magic that stopped the Door from breaking apart any more! They still had their way!
"Merlin! You did it!" Cried Donald truly impressed by his fellow magic user!
"Yes only for a short while!" He admitted for it was clear this spell was taking all his concentration to keep up! As it was he told them all, "Lads! Get yourselves organised as fast as you can, I can feel this door will be a one way trip, if you don't preapre well now you won't have another chance!"
This was serious and everyone knew it! The confrontation with Xehanort was fast approaching! Riku realised this and said, "Okay! We better get all the supplies we need! We're gonna need the strength of everyone to face everyone now!"
Nodding, Ody then said, "Okay! I'll go help Yuffie in getting everyone!"
"Me too! I'll get the best spells ready!" Shirma added, with that the two of them were off and on their way!
Kairi then walking over to Sora told him, "Let's get everything."
Nodding he told her, "Yeah lets!"
Then as they began to walk, "Sora!" It was then Riku caught up to them and as he did, he told his friend, "Thanks, if you didn't pull me out of that lapse there I would have-!"
"It's okay!" He smiled then grinning he added, "That's what friends are for right!" With which he ended with thumbs up.
Surprised for a moment, Riku though quickly smiled too and said, "Yeah, it is!"
With that they trio of Keyblade Masters were on their way and as they let, Pete cried out, "You mutts just hurry it up! We gotta get in there ASAP! Ya hear me!"
No-one disagreed to this and with that the heroes all within the Radiant Gardens got ready, to enter into the unknown land where the Door of Light was being resurrected and where the most of Evil lord of Darkness waited. With the hope they could save those who were quickly fading into the oblivion of the void...
