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{Xoctts}

The sound of crashing filled the old Castle in the remains of Radiant Garden. The dim light that remained in the former world was fading as Xoctts pushed through the wreckage at one of entrances to the castle. More damage had been done to the castle since the attack on Destiny Islands by dark forces.

And the Betrayal.

Once again, Xoctts cursed the Witch's actions. Why had he trusted her? If he found the Void Witch again, he would avenge the fallen.

Feeling alone and hopeless, Xoctts leaned against a wall and slowly slid down into a sitting position.

 

{Xion}

Sora pushed himself up to his knees, the pain of his wounds nearly causing him to blackout. He looked around as his friends were being hunted down by a laughing figure.

"I'm not going to make it, am I?" He thought.

He looked down to see his wounds. He felt soo tired. But he had to do more.

"Roxas...Xion." He murmured. "This is your fight now."

Sora summoned his Kingdom Key. He turned it so that the blade was pointed towards himself and, like he had done to free Kairi's heart, he stabbed himself.

The point of view seemed to rise up as Sora slumped. He looked up in time to see a grinning face and red blades slashing for him.

"SORA!" Xion screamed as she shot up into a sitting position.

She pulled her legs to her chest and sobbed as the loneliness and sorrow filled her as she sat in the ruins of Twilight Town's Train Station.

Edited November 25, 201311 yr by rikunobodyxiii

{Astra}"I was not trying to hurt you." Astra said while dodging Vanfore's tentacle arm. "I was trying to manipulate your movements."The boy in the black coat the blocked Vanfore's clawed arm with his Keyblade. He then smiled as he noticed that Vanfore's attacks were slower."I mixed the darkness with time magic to slow your movements."Astra then began his assault against Vanfore, slashing his Keyblade against the enemy while the time manipulation was active on Vanfore's body.{Yuri and Ainari}"Just focus Anna." Aina said. "Try to take hold of the Light within you and focus on unleashing that Light into your surroundings."Ainari once again glanced at Elsa once she heard her cry out."Yuri...I hope you're alright."Yuri was exhausted, her mana supplies were almost gone and the Darksides kept coming."I don't get it...what's taking them so long." She thought. "At this rate I won't be able to hold much longer."The white haired girl looked up at the castle were she noticed Elsa's silhouette."Elsa is getting tired. I should go back up there before something happens."One Darkside almost hit Yuri, but she jumped out of the way on time and released another powerful blast of wind."That was close. Now let's go back."Saying that Yuri began to jump back towards the castle while shooting spells at the Darksides.

Sarah looks on at Lacuna with a glare as she pushes back on her with her Keyblade. "That Replica of Xatsuno sent me here to show me horrors of this reality, and I won't let anyone in his group continue their plan here, or in my reality... So here I am! I'll even put an end to you! You are far too dangerous to live!!!" Shouted Sarah, talking to Lacuna. Tyler, Xterly, Karen, Tom, and Master Thomas look on at Sarah in surprise. Xterly feels pain in his "Heart", but he doesn't know why. "That girl... Why does she... Seem familiar to me?" Thought Xterly, mentally thinking in his head about Sarah. Tyler looks at the group, and waves a hand to attack. "Guys, let's attack these Heartless together!" Shouted Tyler, talking to his group. Storic jumps into the air, and spins around, whipping up a big Fire Tornado, and casts it at Xigbar and Jackie. Zyonus let's out a cold laugh, as he swings his Keyblade, causing a Blizzard of Ice and Darkness to be whipped up, and cast at Xion, Zion, and the others.

Edited April 10, 201411 yr by Tom13

{Xion}

Xion, now behind Zyonus, weathered the cold and slashed at Zyonus's back. Anna listened to Aina's explanation, thinking she could understand it.

"So, we just-" She start, then her eyes widened as she saw the onslaught Zyonus sent at them. "Lookout!"

She grabbed Zion's hand and focused on her light. Light started to radiate off of her, canceling the darkness Zyonus sent at them.

The wave of darkness and ice hit Elsa from behind as she tried to make sure Yuri was covered from the Darksides, tossing Elsa off the edge. She let out a scream as she started to fall down into the pit.

 

{Ventus, Mercy & Lacuna}

"Well, I can't argue with you there." Lacuna admitted as she slashed at Sarah. "If I was more interested in general world safety, I'd probably off myself, but I'm too busy having fun."

With the Heartless being contained by the others, Ven turned his sights on helping Astra. It took a moment for Vanfore to register what Astra had done, but the resulting inhuman roar of rage signified when it did. While still impaired by the spell, it managed to speed up a little and block the first few of Astra's strikes, but a few managed to land on Vanfore's body. Black ooze started coming out of the creature's wounds. With another roar, it slashed at Astra, only to have its regular arm sliced off by Ven.

 

{Xigbar & Jackie}

Jackie recovered enough to dive out of the way of the fire whirlwind and kept running.

"You gonna do something, old man?" He yelled.

"Hey!" Xigbar yelled before disappearing.

He reappeared behind Storic to fire a point blank shot at him.

"Watch the 'old man' talk!"

Edited April 10, 201411 yr by rikunobodyxiii

{Astra}Astra saw how black ooze started coming out of Vanfore's body and smiled."And here I thought you were stronger than that after all those words you said."At that moment Vanfore slashed at him, only to have its other arm sliced by the young Ven while he moved out of the way."Thanks Ven!" He yelled. "Now let's take care of him while he is injured!"Astra once again made is way towards Vanfore to deliver another assault.{Yuri and Ainari}Aina's eyes widened as the attack made its way towards them."This is bad." she thought.Anna then grabbed Zion's hands and Light started to radiate from both girls canceling the attack."That was close." She said as she stood between the two girls and their enemy, ready to protect them.Yuri saw when Elsa was tossed into the precipice and began to fall down."No!" She yelled. "Elsa!"The white haired girl jumped towards one of the platforms, trying to grab Elsa's hand, but before she could, one of the Darksides made her change her way."Stupid thing, get out of my way!" Yuri yelled before slicing the Heartless in half.Yuri then jumped of the platform to catch up with Elsa. A moment later she managed to reach the Queen and wrap her arms around her."Don't worry, I'm going to save you, alright?"Before any other Heartless could attack, Yuri opened a dark portal and fell into it. Another portal opened back in the castle, Yuri and Elsa coming out of it only to have Yuri fall on her back and her Keyblade getting away from her grip."That...hurts..." She winced in pain. "I hope you're alright...Oh Queen of Arendelle..."Yuri was struggling to retain her consciousness, which was slowly being taken over by darkness.

Sarah looks on at Lacuna and she goes on to slash at her with her Keyblade. "Let's see what you've got, you witch!" Shouted Sarah, talking to Lacuna. Tyler, Xterly, Karen, Tom, and Master Thomas cast out arrows of Light at several Neoshadows, and cast Blizzard and Thunder spells at Vanfore. "We need to find a way to get past Vanfore's resistance! Our friends Ven and Astra will need some help!" Shouted Tyler, talking to his group out loud. Tom nods, as he continues his attacks. "I agree, don't worry, I've contacted someone before we came here, he should be here soon..." Said Tom, talking to Tyler. Storic is sent flying into a wall, and he get's up grunting in pain, as flames cover his arms. In Storic's mind, he remembers his home on fire, and lost his parents to it years ago. This Memory made Storic even angrier at his two enemies, as more flames cover his Keyblade. "You two... Have angered me... To my CORE!!! Time for you to BURN!!!" Shouted Storic, talking to Jackie and Xigbar. Storic jumps into the air, and slams his arms down on the ground hard, sending out big shockwaves of Fire and Darkness. Zyonus let's out a loud cold laugh, as he creates a big icicle floating above him, and he shatters it, and sends a lot of small icicles at Zion, Xion, and Anna.

{Ventus, Mercy & Lacuna}

Astra's next assault was shortened when Vanfore's stub of an arm grew another tentacle and blocked his attack.

"Do you think this small form is all i have to me?" It growled, its voice distorted slightly by the time spell. "Look upon the face of darkness and despair!"

The dark armored and robed figure momentarily exploded in the black ooze. The ooze twisted and warped till the dark creature was all a mass of tentacles, with two little humanoid legs carrying it. Vanfore laughed in insane pleasure as all gazed on his new, mad and twisted form. The Blizzard and Lightning spells hit the creature, but it didn't so much as flinch.

Lacuna looked around Sarah at Vanfore's spectacle, making an odd "herm" sound in her throat.

"You might not have wanted to say that." She said conversationally as she ducked under Sarah's slash. "I think Vanfore heard it and thought you meant it."

She giggled as she she used her void forged Keyblade to lock blades with Sarah and push her back.

"Wow, y'all really got him mad."

 

{Xion}

Counting on the others to defend against the ice shards raining down, Xion took the opportunity to throw a Fira Raid at the distracted Zyonus. The burning Keyblade spun through the air and hit Xyonus square in the chest.

Anna seemed to be lost so place else as she stared off blankly, her Light steadily growing around her. Elsa took a moment to register that she was safe and no longer falling.

"I'm ...I'm fine." She managed.

She gave Yuri a bewildered look.

"Thank you."

She managed to stand up shakily, her eyes alighting on Zyonus's latest attack. Using some of the power still in her, Elsa reached out and melted some of the icicles in midair.

"You do not control the storm here." She declared to Zyonus, steel in her voice. "Not in my kingdom,"

 

{Xigbar & Jackie}

Xigbar smiled as Storic grew in anger. Just like the boss had said.

"Okay, kid!" He yelled out as Storic jumped up. "Time to leave the hot head to his own devices."

Dark swirls of a corridor snaked around the Freeshooter and he was gone. Jackie stood still a moment, looking very tempted to stay and fight it out. But the Master had been clear.

"Until next time!" He yelled at Storic, disappearing before the shockwave of Fire and Darkness reached him.

Letting Anna be proected by Light, Zion tuned and charged through the ended attack, Keyblades abalze with golden flames.

"Radiance Unleashed - Stage One!" She cried. Her wings glowing, she fired Firaga Bursts.

"Melt you bastard! Melt to nothing!" She shouted.

{Astra}Astra was amazed when Vanfore grew another tentacle and blocked his attack."What?""Do you think this small form is all i have to me? Look upon the face of darkness and despair!" Vanfore said.In that moment the robed figure exploded in black ooze making Astra jump away. What he saw next took him by surprise. Vanfore was now a mass of tentacles."What is that?" He thought. "It doesn't make any sense."Astra's sight blurred by a split second before he shook his head. All the time manipulation was taking its toll on his body. In an attempt to keep Vanfore injured Astra pointed his Keyblade at his enemy before shooting energy bullets at him.{Yuri and Ainari}Aina once again casted a few protection spells, making barrier after barrier to keep the Princess safe."Her Light might be enough, but I don't want to take any risks."At that time she noticed Yuri on the floor. She was about to ran towards the white haired girl, but instead she casted a healing spell in her direction."My...pleasure..." Yuri said. "Now...I would like...to rest..."She was slowly closing her eyes when she felt her energy return."Uh? What just" She then noticed Aina. "Oh...right. Well, back to action!"Yuri got up and pointed her Keyblade before shooting fire spells to melt the icicles created by Zyonus.

Shockingly, Storic lands on the ground, smirking evilly. "Those idiots... That was only a warm up for my actual battles... I shall burn the Light away... And the Heartless shall finish things here, as my Lords instructed me to do, buy enough time to do so until they arrived... " Thought Storic, thinking to himself mentally in his head. Storic disappears in a shroud of Fire and Darkness back to his group's headquarters, as thousands of new Heartless with Auras of Fire on their appear in the forest outside the castle in the Enchanted Dominion. Zyonus let out a laugh as he takes the hit as he falls to the ground, as a shroud of Ice and Darkness surrounded him. "Normally I would stay and finish this battle, but sadly, I've given enough time for the next batch of Heartless to arrive... Good bye, and freeze in the Darkness!! Haha!" Shouted Zyonus, talking to Zion, Xion, and the others. Zyonus disappears in a shroud of Ice and Darkness back to his group's headquarters, as thousands of new Heartless with a lot of Diamonds and chunks of Ice appear out of the distance, making their way towards Xion and her group. Tyler, Karen, Tom, Xterly, and Master Thomas continue attacking the Neoshadows with bolts of Light, as Sarah continues to lock Keyblades with Lacuna. "There's too many of them! We need help!" Shouted Tyler, talking to his group out loud. Suddenly, a Corridor Of Light opens up in the sky, and a young tanned-skinned man with spiky black hair with muscular arms falls form the Corridor Of Light at the Neoshadows, and punches a few Neoshadows with impressive strength, and grabs some of the Neoshadows, and throws them at Vanfore. The Reaper-like man, who is the one that threw the card into Xavvic, is seen standing on a cliff at an unknown place in the Realm Of Darkness, looking down at rivers of Darkness with glowing red eyes, and a smile on his face. "Things are going well... Despite the hardships..." Said the man, talking to himself out loud in a deep tone.

 

 

 

(This theme plays as the man talks to himself, and the events that occur. - https://soundcloud.com/lilim-2/don-thousand-theme )

Edited April 14, 201411 yr by Tom13

{Xion}

The light around Anna faded and she dropped to hear knees.

"Did it work?" She asked, then fainted.

Xion caught her Keyblade before Zyonus disappeared, and was about to throw again till her opponent was replaced by a hoard of heartless.

"I'll keep them delayed till while someone makes a way out!" She shouted as she chopped through two ice heartless that got close.

Elsa, who had started for her collapsed sister, stopped and studied the new heartless.

"They're like," she began. "like my snow constructs. I can control them."

She reached out and one of the heartless going for Xion stopped mid step. It then turned to look at Elsa then bellowed in rage and tore off to get to her. A fire spell from Xion managed to stop it in time.

"Looks like that has the opposite, ugh!" Xion began, but was hit from the side by one of the heartless.

She managed to bat that one away, but more were pilling in. The cold quote of this battle was shattered by a crushing sound as a Darkside's arm reached over the edge to the pit and grabbed a hand hold. Not knowing what else to do, Elsa reacted. All of the Ice Heartless stopped and started looking at her.

"Keep my sister safe." She said through gritted teeth.

She then took off running, straight for the pit. A Darkside's head appeared, only to get a face full of frost. It flailed for a moment as Elsa ran past it and jumped in.

"Elsa!" Xion cried.

The hoard of Ice Heartless were right behind her, bringing the Darkside down with them. From above, the sounds of crashing an icy explosions echoed up as the enraged ice Heartlesses hit and detonated on the army of giant heartless down in the pit. There was one past echo of a woman's voice and the pit fountained up with a swirling pillar of ice and snow, sealing the hole.

Xion sat and stared at the pillar, a few tears running down her checks.

 

{Ventus, Lacuna, and Mercy}

Vanfore recoiled a little under Astra's bolt barrage, but still managed to swipe at Astra with two tentacles.

"You had potential, but you wasted it with the dying light!" Vanfore bellowed, its voice now even more inhuman. "Darkness is supreme, and I am darkness!"

It whipped out more of its tentacles, attacking everyone. Ven dodged the tentacle targeting him and slashed it off. The one heading for Sarah was chopped out of the air by Lacuna.

"Hey, don't touch her!" The Void Witch yelled. "I'm still having fun!"

A blade of void energy formed in her other hand, which she used to swipe at Sarah.

"Sorry about Vanfore. It gets greedy sometimes."

The newcomer's arrival didn't spark much interest from Vanfore, who simply absorbed the heartless thrown at it, leaving behind a bump with eyes on it on Vanfore's new twisted form.

Lacuna, on the other hand, looked outraged.

"No!" She screamed.

She disappeared from fighting Sarah to reappear in a midair kick at the newcomer. She hit him square in the chest, sending him flying into a tear portal, sending himself were.

"No more uninvited guests!" The Void Witch screamed. "Just us!"

She snapped her fingers, and the arena that the part was in became disconnected from the rest of the dark realm, preventing portals in or out, and any outside observation. Lacuna sighed.

"If you want to just concentrate on one target, fine." She said in a bored tone, before snapping again.

All the Neoshadows in the arena blinked out of existence. A moment later, Lacuna appeared back by Sarah.

"Now, where were we?" She asked, all smiles and giggles.

Tom looks on at Lacuna gritting his teeth. He creates a beam of Light filled with electricity, and casts it at Lacuna. Sarah jumps into the air, and charges up a spinning wave of Light, and casts it at Lacuna like a boomerang. "Try to handle THIS!!!" Shouted Sarah, talking to Lacuna. Tyler creates chains of Light from his Keyblade, and casts them at Vanfore in an attempt to bind him, with Xterly, Karen, Tom, and Master Thomas doing the same thing to Vanfore as well. "Try to break free out of this, you beast!!" Shouted Tyler, talking to Vanfore. the Ice Heartless let out a roar, and breath waves of Ice at Xion, Zion, and the others in an attempt to freeze them.

Edited April 16, 201411 yr by Tom13

{Astra}"My potential is not wasted." Astra replied. "My Darkness is mine and mine alone and only I can choose how to make use of it."Astra slashed the tentacles that were about to hit him before he reasumed his attack while increasing the size and quantity of the energy bullets that he was shooting at Vanfore."You might be darkness" He yelled while the other warriors used chains of Light to bind Vanfore. "but you're not supreme!"{Yuri and Ainari}Yuri was taken by surprise when Elsa ran straight to the pit."What are you doing!?" Yuri yelled."Keep my sister safe."The white haired girl was shocked and unable to move while the Queen of Arendelle jumped into the precipice.Aina on the other hand lost focus and her barriers began to disappear."No...what have we..." She thought to herself as the last barrier vanished.Yuri noticed how the few remaining Ice Heartless breathed waves of Ice towards them in a final attempt to freeze them, she then raised her Keyblade while a large ring of fire was summoned to protect the others while destroying the Heartless."How could I have been so careless." Yuri was thinking. "This isn't what was supposed to happen."

Zion had fought as best she could...and had flown her fastest.

 

Elsa's hand had grazed hers. She had missed her by such a small margin...such a small one. And as the ice and snow slammed her into the cieling, she fell onto the sealed hole, and lay there facedown.

-We missed her. Just...just...-

 

Zion's hidden face was already spouting tears like a torrential downpour. "I almost saved her. I could have...I could have." She whimpered.

The girl just lay there, sobbing.

{Xion}

Xion managed to stand up, a little shakily. She readied her weapon to destroy the final few remaining Ice Heartless, but Yuri was faster. Xion slumped, letting her Keyblade in her hand a little. She breathed heavily as she tried to control her tears. She walked a little stiffly over to where Zion had landed and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"We did what we could." She said softly.

She looked over at Aina and Yuri, then at Anna.

"What are we going to tell her?" She thought, numbly.

"Come on." She said aloud. "We need to get out of here before something else comes along."

 

{Ventus, Lacuna & Mercy}

Lacuna was hit from the side by Tom's beam, causing her to drop to a knee. Tom's hit came at the cost of getting blindsided himself by one of Vanfore's tentacles, which grabbed him and tossed him against a wall. It would have done it again, but it was trapt by Tyler's chains. Vanfore issued a low cackle at Tyler's challenge.

"Why?" It asked as its tentacles wrapped around the chains, going all the way back to Tyler's Keyblade. "When it is easier to use your trap against you."

Vanfore jerked back, dragging Tyler with him, then preparing to hurl the young Keyblade Wielder through the air. Ven was there in an instant, slicing through both the chains and tentacles that connected Vanfore and Tyler.

"Don't stay connected to him!" Ven yelled.

Vanfore swung at Ven in retaliation, but that tentacle was blasted off by one of Astra's bigger energy bolts. The bigger bolts were causing Vanfore to stumble and causing visible damage, but the Dark Creature was also regenerating.

Lacuna's hand holding her Keyblade moved suddenly, deflecting Sarah's Light attack, sending it off on an uncontrolled flight pattern.

"Handled." She growled as she jumped up and slashed at Sarah with both her Keyblade and void blade.

Sarah's light wave careened through the air of the arena, finally hitting the wall just under where Mercy was being held. Cracks appeared all around, and part of the wall collapsed, taking Mercy with it.

Edited April 18, 201411 yr by rikunobodyxiii

{Astra}Astra noticed that even if his attacks were inflicting damage, Vanfore was also regenerating."It's regeneration speed is astounding, at this rate not even I can make permanent injuries."The boy in the black coat slowly infused his attack with time magic once again in an attempt to slow down Vanfore's body regenerative ability."I'm almost at my limit. This is one of the last time manipulation spells I can make for a little while. I just hope it can have the desired effect on him."At that moment Astra noticed how Sarah's attack hit the wall under Mercy and began to collapse."No!"He yelled while stopping his assault on Vanfore before focusing on slowing time around him. Astra then ran on Mercy's direction in an attempt to save the girl.{Yuri and Ainari}Once the Ice Heartless were finished Yuri dispersed the fire and looked at Anna then at Aina."What should I tell them? It's not that I'm in a better condition that theirs"Aina was on the verge of tears as she tried to assimilate what had happened seconds before, letting her body fell to her knees and her Keyblade away from her hand before it disappeared in a mist of darkness."I couldn't...I wasn't..." she was muttering to no one in particular.The white haired girl made her way to her companion and helped her to get up."Hey...pull yourself together, alright? We have to protect the Princess Of Heart and for that I need you at your best.""Come on. We need to get out of here before something else comes along." Xion said."Let's move out. Which way Fearless Leader?" Yuri said while looking at Xion.

{Xion}Xion managed to stand up, a little shakily. She readied her weapon to destroy the final few remaining Ice Heartless, but Yuri was faster. Xion slumped, letting her Keyblade in her hand a little. She breathed heavily as she tried to control her tears. She walked a little stiffly over to where Zion had landed and placed a hand on her shoulder."We did what we could." She said softly.She looked over at Aina and Yuri, then at Anna."What are we going to tell her?" She thought, numbly."Come on." She said aloud. "We need to get out of here before something else comes along."{Ventus, Lacuna & Mercy}Lacuna was hit from the side by Thomas's beam, causing her to drop to a knee. Thomas's hit came at the cost of getting blindsided himself by one of Vanfore's tentacles, which grabbed him and tossed him against a wall. It would have done it again, but it was trapt by Tyler's chains. Vanfore issued a low cackle at Tyler's challenge."Why?" It asked as its tentacles wrapped around the chains, going all the way back to Tyler's Keyblade. "When it is easier to use your trap against you."Vanfore jerked back, dragging Tyler with him, then preparing to hurl the young Keyblade Wielder through the air. Ven was there in an instant, slicing through both the chains and tentacles that connected Vanfore and Tyler."Don't stay connected to him!" Ven yelled.Vanfore swung at Ven in retaliation, but that tentacle was blasted off by one of Astra's bigger energy bolts. The bigger bolts were causing Vanfore to stumble and causing visible damage, but the Dark Creature was also regenerating.Lacuna's hand holding her Keyblade moved suddenly, deflecting Sarah's Light attack, sending it off on an uncontrolled flight pattern."Handled." She growled as she jumped up and slashed at Sarah with both her Keyblade and void blade.Sarah's light wave careened through the air of the arena, finally hitting the wall just under where Mercy was being held. Cracks appeared all around, and part of the wall collapsed, taking Mercy with it.

 

 

(Tom shot the beam, not Master Thomas.)

(Tom shot the beam, not Master Thomas.)

(Fixed)

Sarah looks on in shock to see Mercy fall as she pushes against Lacuna with her Keyblade. Sarah casts a bolt of Light from her Keyblade at Lacuna to try to push her away. Tyler looks right at Vanfore, as he casts waves of Light at Vanfore. Xterly and Karen create multiple spears of Light using their Keyblades, and casts them at Vanfore one after another. Master Thomas and Tom create multiple orbs of Light using their Keyblades, and casts them at Vanfore one after another. "Guys, we need to find this creep's weak spot!" Shouted Tyler, talking to his group.

Edited April 20, 201411 yr by Tom13

Zion looked up, then as Xion turned away, hugged the girl from behind, burying her face in Xion's hair.

"I almost had her. I almost had her." She sobbed. "I felt her skin. I felt her." She wasn't gonna let go soon. "I...I wasn't fast enough."

{Ventus, Mercy & Lacuna}

"Mercy!" Ven called out and was about to run to her when he saw Astra was already on his way.

He gritted his teeth and held his ground. Astra could take care of Mercy. Ven knew that he had to make sure Vanfore didn't try anything. Taking advantage of Vanfore's reduced speed, Ven got up close to the Dark Creature and followed up the light attacks from the others with quick strikes with his Keyblade, making sure to stay on the move.

Vanfore attempted to lash out at its attackers, but Astra's time spell made its attacks slow enough to easily dodge. The barrage of magic and blades took out chunks of the creature, but it seemed it was being renewed by the Darkness around them all. Vanfore gave a distorted roar and stamped his foot. Black spikes started to extend under the feet of his direct attackers.

As Astra closed on Mercy's prone form, Light started to generate around her, tendrils of it moving like seaweed in ocean currents. The Princess of Heart slowly began to rise.

Lacuna was pushed back by Sarah's Light Bolt, but she seemed unperturbed by this.

"Oh, are you getting tired?" She asked in a mocking tone. "You should have stayed out of this, little gir-"

Before The Void Witch could finish her question, she was hit from behind by a bolt of Light, coming from Mercy. Lacuna went flying and landed on her back a few yards away. Mercy, now standing, lowered the arm she had used to fire the bolt. She finally opened her eyes, revealed to be glowing.

"No...more!" She managed in a hoarse voice.

She then screamed in rage and flew the distance between her and Vanfore. When she passed over a patch of its spikes, the spikes melted. The Creature of Darkness and the Princess of Heart crashed into each other, causing Vanfore to scream in pain.

 

{Xion}

Xion shifted around in Zion's embrace a little awkwardly to reposition so she could at least half hug Zion back.

"I know." She said softly, trying hard not to cry again herself.

Memories of seeing some of her friends die through Sora's eyes went through her mind, but the Replica found her throat tightening in anger rather then more sorrow.

"She made sure we could continue on." She said, a little hoarsely. "We can't let her sacrifice go to waste."

With one arm, she tried to give Zion a reasuring squeeze. She then looked to Aina and Yuri.

"Let's head back to Destiny Island." She said. "It is the best safe haven we have and I think we all need some time to recover."

 

{???}

Darkness surrounded Elsa as she fell. She had used the last of her strength to seal away and destroy the Heartless. As the black of unconsciousness crept into her vision, she could only hope it was enough. The last thing she saw before the blackness claimed her was a figure in a dark coat falling towards her and grabbing her hand.

Zion finally released Xion...but her hand grabbed Xion's. She was a bit behind the girl, tears still streaming. She was a bit broken, and as she followed Xion around, her hand refused to let go.

-Sorry, Xion. Zion...she's stubborn to a fault....especially when she's in deep, deep sorrow.-

(Stupid laptop...doublepost)

Edited April 22, 201411 yr by Oathkeeper136

{Astra}As Astra's time spell ended he was surprised by Mercy's speed."What...but how is that even possible?"While Mercy was busy with Vanfore, Astra was looking at the Void Witch."Must be careful with that one." He thought. "We can't drop our guard even with this."{Yuri and Ainari}"One way back to Destiny Island coming right up."Yuri said before raising her hand and a dark portal opened."Now let's move before something else comes out."Aina looked between her companion and the Princess of Heart."Anna?  Please, come with us." Aina said before walking towards the Princess. "I know it's not easy, but your sister entrusted us with your safety and no matter what, we are going to keep you safe."

Sarah watches on at what Mercy does in surprise. Tyler, Karen, Xterly, Tom, and Master Thomas watch on at the sight in shocked at what Mercy just did. The man, who is still covered in Darkness, is still seen sitting in the highest throne at the Imperial Kings Of Eternal Darkness is seen resonating with Darkness. "Worlds... Shall fall... To the great Darkness..." Thought the man, mentally thinking to himself in his head. Tyler is still surprised to see what Mercy did, as he charges up a bolt of Light in his Keyblade. "Wow, did you guys see that?! Mercy just broke free on her own!!!" Shouted Tyler, talking to his group.

Edited April 24, 201411 yr by Tom13

{Xion}

"I can understand that." Xion murmured to Sione.

Squeezing Zion's hand, Xion lead her towards the others. Anna blearily started to wake up.

"Wha?" She managed as she tried to get up.

She managed to get to her feet, but held on to her head like it hurt. She seemed easy to lead, if necessary. Keeping hold of Zion's hand, Xion tried to bring her through a portal to Destiny Island.

 

{Mercy, Ventus, Lacuna}

Ven stumbled back as Vanfore and Mercy started tussling. Vanfore tried to wrap Mercy in his tentacles, but they burned as the got close to her light. Mercy, still in a rage, she punched and hit the Dark Creature with her bare hands, her strikes appearing to be doing damage to it. The light surrounding Mercy intensified, making it hard to look at. Vanfore roared and called on darkness, blasting Mercy off with a surge of Darkness. Mercy went flying, then hit a wall.

"Mercy!" Ven yelled, then ran after her.

He slide to her side as she got back up. Her light was diminished, but she still looked alert.

"I' m fine." She rasped.

She summoned a Keyblade and nodded to Ven.

"Okay, hit it while its down!" Ven called to the others.

Vanfore started to struggle up, its burns starting to heal. Lacuna remained laying still on the ground.