WARNING: Spoilers ahead
WORLD OF HEARTS
LINKED AS ONE
By Kingjustin1019
Act 0
Chapter 2
Premonition
Riku reached Shibuya Square and got over to where Xehanort was.
"Well, you're fast," Xehanort said.
"Well, I had to get here first before everyone else got here. Ventus, Terra, and Aqua are taking their time, but they'll be a minute late. They have King Mickey with them," Riku said. "As for Kairi, Lea, Roxas, Namine, and Xion? I'm hoping they get here right on time. Cloud's too busy to make it and so are Tifa and Squall. Aerith is selling flowers, so she won't make it. Yuffie? Oh, she'll make it. Cid is working his ass off on the Highwind as usual. Tidus and Wakka are on a mission."
"So for now, it's only us two then?" Xehanort asked.
"Yeah..." Riku said.
He sighed. He wished things were in better circumstances. Just being with Young Xehanort alone was unsettling. He still wasn't getting used to having Xehanort as an ally after all the things he had done.
"It's ironic, isn't it?" Riku asked. "You almost brought our world to ruin and now here we are as allies, not enemies, trying to protect this world."
"I don't see anything ironic about it," Xehanort said.
"You don't?"
"We're not friends, Riku," Xehanort said coldly. "And as of right now, we're not enemies anymore. The only reason we have an alliance right now is that you and I agree on one thing."
Xehanort glares coldly at Riku.
"We both have a common enemy and nothing more," Xehanort said. "We both may have different reasons for wanting him to be stopped, but that matters little to the end goal."
"For you, maybe," Riku said, before returning the glare. "If you so much as breathe the wrong way, I won't hesitate to end you right here."
"Just make sure that you and your friends remember to keep your end of the bargain and I'll keep my end of the bargain, are we clear?"
"Crystal."
"Good," Xehanort said. "Here comes now. Eyes up."
"Hmph," Riku scoffed and looked at the exit.
-1-
The two boys got to Shibuya and walked out of the train.
"Well, here we are," Yoh said. "Now it's time to meet your girlfriend."
Kizuna blushed and took a deep breath.
"Hey," Yoh said. "Everything will work out."
"So you say..." Kizuna said.
The two boys made their way up to the exit.
Upon leaving, the two boys were greeted with the sight of a group of girls that just looked at them. The one with black hair and purple eyes was giving Kizuna a cold stare.
"Um... is one of you Madoka Kaname?" Kizuna nervously asked.
"Hey Madoka, he's talking about you," The girl with the blue hair sounded off.
The girl with the pink twin-tails blushed as the redhead in the group was laughing.
"Ok so uh... I'm just gonna... get something... for my fiancé... have fun on your date," Yoh said, walking off, leaving Kizuna behind.
Kizuna looked shocked as Yoh just walked off.
"Um..."
He looked to the pinkette, whom he assumed was Madoka Kaname, the girl he was to meet at Shibuya. He looked at her, studying her appearance so he can remember what she looks like.
"The name's Madoka Kaname..." The girl said. "Kizuna Daichi, right?"
"Y-Yeah... that's me..." Kizuna said.
He saw a ring on her right finger. Kizuna looked nervous.
"Uh... that ring..." Kizuna said, pointing to said ring. "Who gave you that ring?"
"Huh?" Madoka looked at her ring finger before looking at him.
"O-Oh this?" Madoka asked. "This is a..."
Kizuna felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to see the black-haired girl staring at him with a look that could kill.
"It's an engagement ring," The black-haired girl said.
"H-Homura!" He heard Madoka whine. Madoka looked embarrassed.
"She's making things up!" The blue-haired girl said. "That ring isn't for an engagement!"
"I-It isn't?" Kizuna asked, looking confused.
"Sayaka..." Homura growled.
"Come on! It's her first date!" Sayaka said.
"And it's with some random boy," Homura said.
"Didn't she just say that—"
"Not now Kyoko!" The two girls yelled at her.
"Girls, please," The blonde-haired girl with swirling pigtails said. "Forgive them, they can be quite a bunch."
She reached out to him. "I'm Mami Tomoe."
"H-Hi..." Kizuna said.
Mami pointed to Homura and Sayaka.
"That's Homura and Sayaka," Mami said. "Madoka and Sayaka knew each other since childhood. Homura recently went to our school at Mitakihara city before the um... hurricane hit our home town."
Mami then pointed to Kyoko. "And she is Kyoko Sakura. We've known each other some time ago."
"Yo." Kyoko said to Kizuna.
"Now girls, give the two some space," Mami said.
The girls backed off from Madoka and Kizuna. Things began to feel awkward. It took him ten seconds to come up with a response.
"Hey, wanna go shopping?" Kizuna/Madoka asked.
The two blushed as they realized they said the same thing at the same time.
"Yes..." Madoka said.
"G-Good... I uh... I was thinking we could buy some plush toys..." Kizuna said.
"S-Sure... let's do that," Madoka said. "And... um... maybe we could also get some shaved ice?"
"Yeah, sure—"
Suddenly, the girl was replaced with a different girl. She had black hair and blue eyes.
He blinked and the girl he was talking to appeared before his eyes.
That girl he saw for that split second... she felt familiar to him, but why?
"Are you ok?"
"Uh... y-yeah..." He nodded. "Wanna get some shaved ice cream?
He held Madoka's hand and the two began to walk off.
"So I guess this is the part where we follow them inconspicuously, right?" Kyoko asked.
"Do you want to?" Sayaka asked.
"Nope. Not interested."
-2-
Izuku was with Bakugou, Todoroki, and Mirio, who were all staking out the square. As they did, Izuku watched as suspicious keyblade wielder and another individual began to move into the main central street of Shibuya. They caught them tailing a couple.
"Alright, we should probably change into our civilian clothing so we don't stick out," Izuku said.
"What?! Why?!" Bakugou asked as his hands had miniature explosions coming off his hand.
"What if they're with the Yakuza? I'm sure there are still Yakuza even after Villains and rogue Ghouls became prominent," Todoroki said. "And let's not forget that we have an unregistered and unlicensed Keyblader here."
"I know... but until we know who they are exactly, we can't make any sudden moves," Izuku said.
"Hmm... yup. That's what I was thinking too," Mirio said. "Better to ascertain our stalkers than beating them up in an alley."
"Tsk!"
"Very well then..."
Izuku looked at the couple.
"I'll keep an eye out on the couple," Izuku said.
"Oi—"
"Very well then, we'll keep an eye out on those two."
"WE?!" Bakugou explained.
Izuku jumped from one building to the next, leaving Bakugou enraged.
-3-
Shibuya Central Street
Kizuna looked at Madoka.
"So uh... Madoka..." He started.
"H-Huh?"
Madoka turned to look at him.
"So um... about those strange dreams we had... do you believe that they're some kind of prophecy?" Kizuna asked.
"O-Oh, that? Well... um... I'm not sure about that... besides, that dream was only from a few months ago..." Madoka said.
That's when he thought back to his conversation with Yoh back on the train heading for Aoyama-Itchome.
"She's from Mitakihara City."
"Hmm? The city that got hit by that typhoon just a few months ago?"
"Say... about that typhoon that hit your hometown..." Kizuna said. "Was there a typhoon there?"
Madoka froze up and shook her head. She then began to laugh while scratching the back of her head.
"O-Of course it was a typhoon!" Madoka said. "I mean w-what else could it have been? A giant monster?"
"Or a woman with a cog for legs floating from upside down?" Kizuna asked.
"Ahahahaha... Ha... ahaha... uh..."
Madoka looked pale. Kizuna sighed.
"And here I was thinking that it was a cover-up by the government..." Kizuna said.
"Are you a conspiracy theorist?" Madoka asked.
"What—no. No, I'm not," He said. "I just find it odd that—"
Just then, a red blur slammed into him and he tumbled down.
As soon as he stopped tumbling, he found himself on the ground. He looked around only to stop at the sight...
... of a girl in red and black with silver eyes with part of her hair appearing red at the ends.
"Ouch..." the girl said. "Hey, are you alright?"
Kizuna was not alright.
His jaw was ajar and went slack.
The girl had a moment to think until she realized that she was on top of him. She got off him, giving him a chance to get back up.
"I am so sorry! I didn't—!"
"N-N-No! It's ok! It was an accident!"
"I-I should be going now! Later! Bye! Sayonara!"
She ran off.
Kizuna shook his head. He saw Madoka come over to him.
"Are you ok?!"
"Y-Yeah..." He blushed.
-4-
Ruby felt so embarrassed for what she had just done. Meanwhile, Yang was laughing as Weiss just looked at her with disappointment while Blake was just... being Blake. A typical day for Team RWBY as usual. Well, as usual as it was going to get out of that 'incident.'
"Well well well, that's definitely one way you're getting a boyfriend, sis!" Yang in between laughs. "Forget boob size! You may as well just come onto them!"
'If Uncle Qrow or dad finds about this, I'll die from the embarrassment...' Ruby thought.
"Ruby Rose," Weiss said. "Mind explaining why you rammed into a foreigner and found yourself in that... comprising position?"
"I... may have gone... a little too fast and... um..." Ruby tried to explain herself.
"Ruby, I have some romance novels that you could—"
Ruby immediately glanced in Blake's direction, glaring at her.
"I AM NOT READING THAT FILTH!" Ruby exclaimed, pointing a finger at Blake.
"Ok, first of all, not all of the books I brought with me are 'filth,'" Blake said.
"Tell that to all of the 'research materials' you brought with us..." Ruby said with venom in her voice. "... in your luggage."
"You've been into my—I mean I don't know what you're talking about..."
"Liar! I know what you were about to say just now!"
"Girls... please... not while people are watching... we could be arrested via a noise complaint..." Weiss said.
-5-
Kizuna bought a plush toy for Madoka and she held onto it. The two were walking out of the store.
"So you weren't born with any special powers at all?" Madoka asked. "You didn't even learn how to use Ki or Chakra or Magic?"
"Yup," Kizuna said. "I'm just a normal human being with no superpowers."
"Wow... so you're kind of just... normal," Madoka said.
"Yeah..." Kizuna said. "My mom is a Keyblader, but she said that I'm not ready to inherit her keyblade."
"Huh..."
"And besides, I'm not rich enough to build myself a suit of armor or happen to be lucky enough to get injected with a super-soldier serum," Kizuna said. "But hey, eventually, I'll have a keyblade to call my own."
"Hm..." Madoka nodded. "So... um... Kizuna, right? Is there a particular reason you want to be a Keyblader?"
"Why, to protect people of course," Kizuna said. "I want to be just like the Masters of Logos. They helped to save the world after all."
"Yeah... they put the Chaos Era to an end..." Madoka said.
The Chaos Era...
Whenever he heard those words, he could only remember what he had learned from researching them. It was. It was a dark time for humanity indeed. The rise of Quirks led to Villainy. The Ghouls during those times were mostly violent towards humans and even hunted them while few groups of ghouls outright refused to hunt and kill live humans, preferring to eat the corpses of humans who had committed suicide. The CCG back then wasn't as regulated as it is today and they slaughtered ghouls like they were cattle, regardless of how friendly or how hostile they were to humans. The Grimm launched a campaign of death and destruction. The Heartless appeared in droves and couldn't be defeated with conventional weaponry.
It was only until All Might and other heroes from across the world and the Masters of Logos banded together that the chaos was put to an end.
"That's right..." Kizuna said. "If it weren't for them and all the other Heroes, we wouldn't be living in peace anymore..."
"Yeah. We owe a lot to them," Madoka said.
Yes, mankind owed a lot to the ones that saved the world. The UN had pooled their funds and used them to found an organization called LOGOS. They built their headquarters in Daybreak Academy, a school that sits in Neo Bastion. Daybreak Academy was a training center and a high school that trains those with powers into becoming new LOGOS members. LOGOS aims to preserve mankind and maintain peace throughout the world.
Daybreak Academy is also a training ground for new Keybladers. They train Keybladers into becoming warriors of justice. They train them in the way of the sword, teach them how to use magic, harness the power within their keyblade, and turn them into keyblade masters.
"One day... when my mother gives me her keyblade, I'll go to Daybreak Academy and become a keyblade master," Kizuna said.
Madoka looked at Kizuna with a smile.
"I'm sure you'll become a great Keyblade master. You might even become a Grandmaster like the Grandmaster of Logos," Madoka said cheerfully.
Kizuna blushed and laughed.
"Y-Yeah right, like I can measure up to the likes of him..."
Madoka pouted.
"Hey, don't say that," Madoka said. "You can be as great as him. You just have to try."
Kizuna knew she had a point. At some point, if he gets a keyblade, he's going to have to get stronger and stronger until his skills rival that of the Grandmaster himself.
But there is a saying that is technically one of his philosophies.
"Do. Or do not. There is no try," Kizuna said. "It's either I do it or I don't. I can't just try."
"You watch Star Wars, don't you?" Madoka asked.
"Wait, you're interested in that kinda stuff?" Kizuna looked surprised.
"Well, one of my friends is into it," Madoka said.
"Huh..."
"Why did you ask?" Madoka asked.
"Well um... I just thought that you were into sci-fi more."
"Oh no, I'm usually more into fantasy."
"I see..."
-6-
Izuku got into his civilian clothing and kept a close eye on the two men who were tailing the couple. Izuku just couldn't help but ponder about these two. Why were they so insistent in tailing them? Are they bodyguards hired to look after someone? Well, if they are keeping a safe distance, it would sort of make sense. Some Keybladers often find themselves being freelancers. Assassins? Well, he can't judge a book by its cover. He doesn't even know anything about them. But their actions are rather suspicious. In any case—
"Hello there."
Izuku turned to see a guy with brown hair holding a long bag. The boy seemed calm and had a simple smile on him. Izuku was caught by surprise and his concentration broke. He didn't know how to respond properly. The only thing Izuku could say at that moment was...
"Yo."
The boy looked at Izuku for a moment.
"Sorry, I was just wondering why an upcoming Hero would be muttering to himself."
"H-Huh? I—"
"Then what's that over there?" He asked pointing to Izuku's lower right.
Izuku looked down and right to see the case. It was closed, but a bit of green fabric could be seen sticking out.
"Oh..." Izuku said. "I was on patrol..."
"... as a civilian." The boy said.
"Look... just move along and—"
"Those two guys over there have some really strong hearts and souls, even stronger than the average keyblade wielder."
Izuku noticed where the boy was looking. He looked at the two keyblade wielders.
"This feeling I'm getting... these two might actually be Keyblade Masters," The boy said.
"K-Keyblade Masters?!" Izuku asked.
Keyblade Masters being here was rare, especially in urban areas. Most masters usually take up apprentices and go on missions across the world. Two masters being in one place? Something was up. Something big must be going down.
"But there is one feeling I can't shake off," The strange boy said. "I feel some kind of... dark presence."
-7-
Rei Hino was in her shrine in her usual shrine maiden clothes, sitting in front of a fire. She needed to converse with the spirits, for she had a terrible dream. It was a dream in which a great and terrible age of darkness loomed over the world once again. She needed to find out the source of this new threat so that it can be uprooted before that dark future which she had seen would become a reality.
"O spirits of the world, I converse with you now for I am in need of your help," Rei started to chant. "I have seen a terrible nightmare which may mean a dark future is upon us. Spirits who have gathered near this flame, show me the source of this new evil..."
The flame grew big and began to show a figure. The figure had tendrils and a face with yellow sclera eyes of blue and pointy ears. Rei looked at the flames with determined eyes.
'So that's our new enemy...' Rei thought.
She heard crows cawing about in the chamber. Deimos and Phobos were alarmed. She turned to the crows perched upon the wooden beams.
"I know how you feel, Deimos, Phobos," She spoke to them, "We must tell the others at once."
She looked to the flame itself.
'Whoever or whatever this new threat is... it concerns me...' Rei thought. 'I feel this will not be an easy battle.'
-8-
Kizuna and Madoka stepped out with their ice cream. The two decided to sit down in some chairs and began to eat their ice cream.
"Ah~ ice cream..." Madoka said. "It tastes so good~"
"I-I'm glad you like it..." Kizuna said.
He liked ice cream when he was young, but he could never get around as to why. Nowadays, he tends to be careful with how much of it he eats because he doesn't want to have his brain freeze affect him when he is studying. Despite this, he felt attracted to ice cream with no rhyme or reason for it. Whenever he got his hands on some ice cream, he feels calm and relaxed.
"You know Madoka, you have to sometimes ask yourself," Kizuna said. "Have you ever felt like something big could happen just right around the corner when you least expect it?"
"Like what?" Madoka asked.
"I don't know... like... something oh I don't know... um..."
It was then that he noticed a white creature peeking out from her right shoulder. It had red beady eyes and it looked at him as if it were studying him. It looked somewhat like a cat with tassels.
"Is that your cat?" Kizuna asked.
"My cat?" Madoka asked. "What cat?"
He noticed her eyes glancing to her shoulder.
"I don't have a cat," Madoka said.
"Then why do I see a pair of beady eyes looking back at me?" Kizuna asked.
"Hmph. So you can see me." He heard a voice speak.
Kizuna looked puzzled at first, but the cat in question jumped over her shoulder and landed on all four legs. He saw the crest more clearly now. It had golden rings adorning its tassel-like appendages and had red markings on its back.
"Whoa..." Kizuna said. "Are you some kind of spirit?"
"Well... I guess you could say that..." Madoka said, licking her ice cream with a bit of a worried look on her face.
"I am Kyubey, and for someone who is pretty 'normal,' you don't seem to be as normal as you claim to be if you can see me," The creature spoke. "Boys can rarely see me, that is unless they are shamans, sorcerers, have magical powers, high levels of Reishi, Ki, Chakra, Mana, or happen to be a keyblade wielder."
"Huh... ok..." Kizuna said. He sat down and began to process everything for about 2 seconds. "So uh... I know I can see spirits and all that, but that's just about it..."
"Hm..."
The creature rubbed its paw against its cheek.
"Kizuna," Madoka said, gaining his attention. "This is Kyubey. He's a friend of mine."
"Oh? Well, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Kizuna asked.
"Well... I wasn't sure if you could see him or not," Madoka said.
"Right..." Kizuna said. "So uh... why was he looking at me?"
"Because you intrigue me," Kyubey answered.
"How?"
"Well—wait..." Kyubey said. "We're not alone..."
"Well, we are—"
"Kizuna!" Madoka said as she pointed over his shoulder. "Look out!"
Kizuna turned to see a shadowy figure holding a weapon at him. He was suddenly knocked out of the way and he heard a loud sound.
ZONK! ZONK! KERPLANG!
Kizuna looked up to see a boy with silver-colored short hair with a black jacket holding what looked like a keyblade shaped like that of a key an actual car key. There was another boy with silver hair, but he had a darker skin tone and he held a keyblade with a clock tower aesthetic to it.
The strange part is that he felt like he saw those keys before.
The white boy turned his head and Kizuna could see the boy's green eyes staring back at him. Kizuna felt somewhat strange about this boy. It's like he has seen this boy somewhere before.
Then a name came out of Kizuna.
"Riku?" He spoke.
Kizuna felt someone pick him up. Kizuna immediately turned around the see...
Yoh.
With a bag that looked long enough to hold a wooden or bamboo sword.
"We gotta go now," Yoh said. "We are no longer safe here."
"Yoh, what's going on—"
"There's no time for that. We have to go now."
Yoh turned to Madoka, who had gotten up and ran over to him. A foggy mist began to engulf the street.
"Right on time," Yoh said.
A person in a green costume showed up wearing red shoes, a hood with rabbit ear-like extensions, a yellow cape, and what looked like gauntlets strapped to the legs and arms with some gloves on. The person turned around to reveal a pair of green eyes staring back, covered in shadows and a metal mask that covers the mouth.
"Is anyone hurt?" The person asked, the voice revealing to be that of a young man.
"Oh my god! You're Deku!" Madoka said.
"Deku?" Kizuna asked. "Who's that?"
"He's the guy who took down a Yakuza," Yoh said.
"A Yakuza?!" Kizuna exclaimed.
"Look, there's no time, we got to go," Yoh said.
"I've already called for back up and they'll be here shortly," Deku said. "Follow me. I'll lead you to a safe place."
The three began to follow Deku. The sound of clashing keyblades could still be heard. Kizuna, running along with everyone, began to ponder.
'Riku... why... why do I know that name? Why do I feel like I knew that guy? Who is he? I called him Riku, but why? Why did I call him that?' Kizuna thought.
-9-
Riku and Xehanort were puffing as they looked at their adversary. The foe had elf-like ears and blue eyes as well as tentacles coming from his head and back. The being held a keyblade made of black tendrils with rainbow-colored markings that go all the way to the edge. The pommel was that of a white mask.
"It would seem that I was right," Xehanort said. "This man must be one of his henchmen, an assassin."
"And if he's here to kill him, then we can't let him get past us," Riku said before turning his attention to the assassin. "Who are you? Who do you work for?"
"Who am I?" The individual asked. "I am what you'd call a manifestation of negativity itself."
The two men took up their fighting stances. Riku held his keyblade with one hand on it, having the keyblade hanging over his shoulder. Xehanort held his keyblade with both hands as it was poised diagonally. Their feet were apart, their eyes focused on their adversary, determined to bring him down in what they hoped will be a quick skirmish.
"But if you wish to know my name, you can simply call me Lance," The individual said. "And I wouldn't take someone like me so lightly if I were you."
Lance took up a fighting stance, squaring his hips, his hand firm on his keyblade. He raised his arm, pointing the blade at the two men. He then reversed his grip on the keyblade, pointing it to the ground before holding it sideways.
Then he charged.
He quickly made a short leap at them and spun his whole body around, twisting like a hurricane, his tendrils following his spinning motion. Riku and Xehanort guarded with their keyblades, generating an invisible force field that took the brunt of the assault head-on. The two pushed back simultaneously, pushing Lance away from them. Lance had his tentacles anchor into the ground, causing him to stop. Then he quickly changed his grip. He stabilizes himself and had his tentacles surge forth. The two men dodged the attack, then ran straight at the sides, hoping to flank Lance. Lance turns to Riku as he swings his keyblade at him. Lance parries the attack before twisting his body towards Xehanort. He saw Xehanort coming in for a stabbing attack. Lance had his left leg swinging for a kick at Xehanort's body. The blow lands, nailing Xehanort in the gut. The two men are thrown off and hit the ground.
The two got back up and looked at Lance, reorganizing themselves in the process.
"You thought you could come at me from both sides? How pathetic," Lance said. "You cannot win against me if you think I'm that naive." Lance then changes his grip, holding the keyblade upright.
"I've fought the impossible three or five times already," Riku said.
"Five?" Xehanort said. "Don't you mean six or seven? Not even eight or ten?"
"Who said we were keeping count?" Riku asked.
Lance swings his keyblade down. A black fireball short out from the keyblade. The two men blocked the fireball just as it exploded on impact against their guard. They stared at Lance with focused eyes.
"Now as for who I work for, well..." Lance said with a bit of a smirk. "Let's just say that I and my... associates from the Army of Darkness send our regards to you gentlemen."
"What?" Riku asked.
"The Army of Darkness?" Xehanort asked.
"Don't bother asking because soon enough, the both of you will die like dogs and that boy will join the rest of you in Hell," Lance said. "But even if you manage to save him or even survive this encounter, it will all mean nothing as darkness will consume everything."
"If that's what you thinking, then you're overestimating your chances," Riku said.
"You're naive if you think we'll just keel over and die or surrender," Xehanort said. "Even if we do die here, as long as you fail, I have no regrets."
Lance laughed at their words. Then he stopped laughing.
"One more thing," Lance said, raising a finger. "You didn't think I wasn't prepared for this situation, did you?"
He then snapped his fingers. The skies above started to get cloudy. The winds began to pick up in speed.
"I guess the weather channel lied about there 0% of tornadoes," Lance said.
-10-
Izuku used Blackwhip to grab the three and jumped to the roof of a tall building.
"Alright, you three stay here," Izuku said. "You'll be safe up here."
The skies suddenly became cloudy and the wind began to blow at an increasing pace.
"I might be speaking a bit too soon, but I have a bad feeling about the sudden change in the weather," Yoh said.
"T-The weather channel never said anything about it becoming cloudy..." Madoka said. "I think we should all just get inside and—"
A loud howl like that of a wolf, distorted as it sounded, caught their attention as a tornado suddenly appeared over the skies of Shibuya. Tornado alarms began to sound off.
"A tornado?!" Kizuna exclaimed before turning to Yoh. "This day can't possibly get any worse this, right? Right?!"
"I wouldn't speak too soon—"
"That is no natural tornado,"
The trio looked in Kyubey's direction.
"Kyubey?" Madoka asked.
"I sense something in that tornado and it's not a Witch," Kyubey said.
"Huh?"
Madoka's ring suddenly changed into a glowing pink stone encased in some gold cage. Kizuna and Yoh saw the gemstone.
"Well, that's interesting," Yoh said.
"Huh? Why?" Kizuna asked.
"Oh... nothing to be concerned about..."
Another loud howl came as the tornado began to head toward the building. The tornado then bursts to reveal a giant cartoon-looking wolf with a torso of green flames. It was purple and black with gloves on its cartoon hands. The wolf had yellow sclera and blue eyes.
Everyone looked shocked at the creature.
-11-
'I have to act now!' Izuku thought. 'One for All Full Cowling!'
Red markings cover his body and the Mid-Gauntlets lock up. The marks disappeared as the green electric aura surrounds him. He winds his arm back and jumped. Red rings of energy form around his arm.
'Faux 100%!'
FAUX
100%
He thrusts his arms and unleashed Blackwhip. He unleashes more black energy ropes as he wraps around it.
ROCKY
MOUNTAIN
STORM
'Here goes nothing!' Izuku thought. "Rocky Mountain Storm!"
ONE FOR ALL FAUX 100% ROCKY MOUNTAIN STORM
He began to move his entire body around, swinging his torso as he spins. The monster's body began to get tugged around. The monster was thrown high into the air, heading away from Shibuya. Izuku stopped spinning, the rings moved to his legs.
'Now I have to—!'
The wolf suddenly began to spin into a tornado that began to fly back to where he was standing.
'It can fly?!' Izuku thought. 'Oh no! If I move from here, they'll—!'
A wall of ice suddenly emerged in front of him. Izuku breathed sharply.
'T-They made it!' Izuku thought.
-12-
Shoto watched as the tornado struck his ice wall. Now was a good time to strike!
"Bakugou!"
"Don't tell me shit I already know I have to do, Icy-Hot!" Bakugo yelled as he blasted off into the air. He began to fire explosions that made him into a fiery tornado. "HOWITZER..."
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He bursts into the wolf's tornado and threw his right arm out. He pulls his gauntlet back and pulls the pin off before firing one last explosion from his hand.
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"...IMPACT!" Bakugou yelled. "FRY YOU DAMN BASTARD! DIEEEEE!"
KA-BOOM!
HOWITZER IMPACT
The wolf was blasted away from the building by the raw power of the explosion, hurdling away from Shibuya. A section of the ice wall was blown to pieces.
-13-
Kizuna, Madoka, and Yoh watched as the wolf was knocked away. The hero that came by to save them made a small blast towards the roof and landed on it.
"Ka—Dynamight!" Deku said.
'Dynamight? Wait... is he the—?'
Dynamight grabbed Deku by the collar.
"What the FUCK did you do to cause this?!" Dynamight said so angrily.
'Yup... I think he's the one...' Kizuna thought. "Um... you wouldn't happen to be that guy from the UA Sports Festival, right? The one who was um... chained to a post?"
"No. Comment," Dynamight answered menacingly.
'Well, that confirms it.' Kizuna thought.
"Look the whole situation escalated way too fast and—"
"No shit, I want to know how some giant ass Heartless come out of nowhere and why the hell the alarms didn't go off!" Dynamight said.
Kizuna felt his shoulder being tapped and turned to face Yoh. As he did, he noticed that there was a katana in his hand.
"Yoh, tell me that's not what I think that is," Kizuna said.
Yoh answered merely by drawing the blade.
"This is beyond what those two can do," Yoh said. "You can argue that they've got experience fighting villains, but spiritual beings like the one that attacked us? They don't stand a chance."
"But—"
Yoh puts a hand on Kizuna's shoulder and smiles.
"Hey, everything is going to work out just fine," Yoh said. "Now how does it go again? Ah. Let your heart be your guiding key or something, right?"
Little had Yoh realized that those first seven words ended up triggering a switch in Kizuna. He was beginning to see memories he never had. He heard things he had never heard in his life. Everything was rushing into his head so fast he could hardly keep up.
Then he began to realize something.
All those dreams... they were memories... memories that belonged to someone else...
"...you want to stay with me because it makes you feel safe?"
That voice. That was Kizuna when he was younger. Back when he...
'I get it now...' Kizuna thought. 'It all clicks...'
"What's your name? My name is Kizuna."
"So you're name is..."
"... Sora," Kizuna said.
A light erupted from his chest. Kizuna reached into it.
"What the—?" Yoh stopped. "Amidamaru."
Amidamaru appeared beside Yoh.
"I'm seeing it too Lord Yoh," Amidamaru said.
"What's happening with Kizuna?" Madoka asked worriedly.
Yoh looked at Madoka, this time at a loss.
But then he smiled.
"Well... things are really going to work out if it is what I think it is," Yoh said.
Kizuna pulled his arm out.
And as he did, so too did a keyblade emerge.
Kizuna recognized the shape of the keyblade. It was in the shape of a sword with a crown above the edge. A name came to his mind.
'Neo Kingdom Key...' Kizuna thought.
"Kizuna... you have a keyblade..." Madoka said.
Kizuna looked at the keyblade.
"Yeah... I do..." Kizuna said.
A loud howl gets their attention. He turns to Yoh.
"Well, guess it's time to join the fray," Yoh said. "Amidamaru?"
"I am ready," Amidamaru said.
He turned into a ball of energy before Yoh snatched him and infused it with the sword. His right hand was covered by a massive orange projection of Amidamaru and red armor crawling up the arm.
"Alright, let's do this—"
"Wait," Madoka said, holding her gemstone. "I'm coming too."
"Madoka?" Kizuna asked.
There was a flash of light and her clothes immediately changed.
She was now wearing a puffy pink dress with two bows adorning it. In her hand was some kind of bow. When she tugged on where there should have been a bowstring, an arrow of light formed.
"So?"
The boys looked at each other.
"Well, this is going to be one rollercoaster ride I won't forget," Yoh said.
"Yeah..." Kizuna said. "Let's go."
Kizuna grabbed Yoh and Madoka and jumped off the roof. The trio found themselves flying over the street and towards the distance across Shibuya.
-14-
Sora smiled as he saw what was happening through a frame.
"Well... I've done all could," Sora said. "Guess we just have to leave things to him now, right? I hope you're watching up there, Donald, Goofy."
He sat down.
"Kairi... Riku... I may not be able to be with you guys out there, but at least I'll be here with him to watch over you guys."