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The sequel begins here after the events of Two Universes Collide.

 

Summary

      It's been a while since I defeated my number one enemy. I have fought in a dark war beforehand though. I fought in the Keyblade War and lived to tell the tale. Not many can do that. My close encounters with darkness and my dark fate have been hard and challenging to overcome and I almost fell to darkness, but I already became my ancestor as he took up residence within me and so he helped me bring me back to the light. With bringing me back to light, I fought a dark warrior with a heart covered in darkness, a Xehanort who became the fourteenth darkness, and a giant that was bigger and stronger than Godzilla. However, these were mere tastes of darkness overall. My true challenge against darkness came against my number one enemy. He was darkness and did what darkness did. After defeating him by escaping death and using the power of Kingdom Hearts, my light was strong and grew stronger. My friends also overcame powerful darkness too and their lights grew stronger. However, I forgot a very important thing. There is a saying "the stronger one's light, the stronger their darkness". I would eventually realize that I had to fight my own darkness, while clashing with a rival who is trying to replace myself and my friends. While I fight my darkness and beat back the rival, I would discover something extraordinary. I would discover a hidden treasure on Earth as old as the Keyblade War and in a place I would least expect; tucked away where no one on Earth would ever find in a place hidden to the world.

Edited March 6, 20169 yr by KingdomHearts3

Holy crud, what an amazing chapter! Not only did the Supreme Elite find the Mark, but now the rivals are finally friends with them!  This is awesome, and it was a great chapter, to be sure!  Excellent work as always, man! I can't wait for more!

Chapter 32: All Pieces in Place

      My friends and I were rather in a daze from what just happened. We were looking forward, but into space with our hands near our sternums. Axeron and his friends were in complete shock and showed it on their faces. My friends and I look down at our chests and we see the Mark of Kye glowing in the same way as it did when it was on the wall. There is an X formed by two straps over my chest kind of like how one forms on Ventus. The Mark of Kye settled right over the X and formed there. My friends and I look up at each other for a couple moments and then back at Axeron and company. They all give the Keyblade warrior's salute and bowed their heads.

      "You are the real chosen ones," Axeron said. "You really are the Supreme Elite reborn again. You now have command over all Keyblade wielders of this world including us and we will do as you command." They look up at us and nod with a smile and we return it the same way. Suddenly, my chest hurts near my heart and I am grabbing near where my heart is. I am breathing heavily and now am on both knees. My friends begin to come to me to help, but then they too start breathing heavily and grabbing where their hearts are. They must be feeling the pain too. Axeron and his friends immediately came up to us to help.

      "Supreme Elite! What's wrong?!" Axeron asked in panic. Soraxan, Derron, and Braxon asked the same question to my friends.

      "My... chest... hurts..." I managed to replied. Then I gasped and then I see what looks like a chain coming out of my chest where my heart is and connected to Polemos where his heart is. I then hear a slash and in a flash, the chain is cut and immediately I fall forward fainting. I lose all consciousness for a few seconds. When I start coming to, I feel Axeron patting me and moving me.

      "Polemistis! Come on! Wake up!" he pleaded. I hear his friends say the same thing to mine. They must have passed out too. I wake up and slowly get myself up.

      "Oh thank Kingdom Hearts! Are you alright?!" Axeron asked worried. I slowly get up and manage to pick myself up.

      "I'm fine," I replied. I see my friends picking themselves up slowly.

      "What happened?" Axeron asked.

      "I felt a sharp pain where my heart is," I answered. "It hurt like a blade was going through it. Then I see myself in some unknown place with a chain coming out of where my heart is and I look to where it leads and I see Polemos on the other end of the chain. Then a flash comes and the chain is broken and split apart."

      "Huh, that's exactly what happened to me and what I saw," Adrian said. Jack and Shane follow in agreement.

      "I think that was something actually happening to all of you," Axeron said. "You know the Mark's purpose was to unite all Keyblade wielders of Earth under one authority, right? Well it had another purpose too. You know that the Keyblade wielders that formed the Mark knew that the Dark Elite would come again. With that, they gave the Mark of Kye the ability to sever the chains that bond the two sides. When that happens, one can now kill the other with the Mark by their side."

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      The Dark Elite were just outside Rongbuk Monastery and saw the stupa where there Mark of Kye would be. They immediately begin to walk toward the monastery to the stupa when they immediately freeze. They see a large rectangular hole in front of it.

      "Oh no," Agrios said. "Don't tell me..."

      "But how...?" Tromos wondered aloud.

      "Polemos, please tell me we're hallucinating," Thanatos said to him. Polemos was silent and had fear on his face.

      "We won't know unless we take a look," he replied and began to walk forward, but then a sharp pain pierced through him where his heart is. He grabbed his chest over his heart immediately and was stunned at the pain. It was enough to put him on his knees. His comrades are about to rush to him when they too feel sharp pain and reacted the same way as they fell on their knees too. Polemos and company just stared into space and breathed sharply. They were now consumed with fear as the pain went on. Then it soon toned down and went away completely. They continued to stare into space as their breathing calmed. They slowly looked up at the stupa and then at each other. They got up and went toward the stupa.

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      I was surprised with the explanation that Axeron gave, but then again, it also doesn't surprise me because I already knew the forgers of the Mark knew the Dark Elite would return and so the Mark was to give me the ability to destroy my dark counterpart as my friends can with their counterparts. Suddenly, a rumbling erupted and there was shaking all around us.

      "What?! What's going on?!" I shouted.

      "I think that the forgers of the Mark," Axeron said "also put a spell on this room so that once the Mark is taken up, this room gets destroyed!"

      "Well we need to get out of here!" Shane shouted.

      "Quick! The exit now!" Soraxan shouted. We all bolt to the exit as rocks and boulders begin to come down and crash filling up the room. The sanctuary from where the Mark was crumbled and was ruined. Basically, everything is collapsing and we are now running up the stairs as rocks were falling from the roof. We bobbed and weaved to dodge the stones that fall and any large boulders. Once we reach the top of the stairs and past the doors, they close sealing off the falling debris and then seal themselves with magic. All writing and symbolism disappear due to the magic spell. All of us are panting as we just escaped getting crushed.

      "Now that we just avoided getting crushed," Derron said "why don't we get out of here?"

      "Sounds like a plan to me," Jack replied.

      "Meanwhile, I think it would be a good time to get to know you Supreme Elite," Braxon suggested. Soraxan and Axeron followed and agreed too. So all eight of us now began our walk out of the cave with Axeron speaking to me, Soraxan speaking to Adrian, Braxon to Shane, and Derron to Jack. It was a good conversation as Axeron asked me all sorts of questions from my life before the Keyblade all the way to the Keyblade War. He was quite fascinated with my adventure in the Keyblade War in Walt Disney World. I told him about my fights with my now deceased enemy Ronnie and my run-ins with Nick, Jack's deceased dark fraternal twin and Axeron was amazed.

      Before we know it, we see stairs and light come from above them. We are almost at the exit and it couldn't come at a better time. We were tired of walking through this long tunnel. Walking up the stairs, we had to squint a little because of the light, but our eyes adjusted. Looking behind us, we are right in front of the stupa where we were when we first found the staircase and tunnel. Speaking of which, we look down at it and the staircase reverts back to its previous form before we unlocked the seal and with a flash of magic, it all becomes regular ground like nothing ever happened there. All traces of a tunnel and sanctuary are gone. I guess that was part of the magic spell placed over the whole thing. We take a few steps while still looking at Axeron and then I look forward and I freeze and gasp as do my friends. Our new friends looked where we were and gasped too. Right in front of us about five paces is the Dark Elite and they all were looking at my and my friends abdomens with eyes open in shock and some fear. I could see trauma in their eyes as well as fear. Now everything comes together. The pain in our chests was the tearing of bonds and the unchaining of my heart from Polemos's. We are two separate groups of people now disconnected from each other. However, the Supreme Elite have the upper hand over the Dark Elite and the look in their eyes is proof of that very thing.

      The looks on the Dark Elite's faces melted away from shock and fear into rage with gnashing of teeth as powerful dark auras surrounded them all.

      "NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" the Dark Elite screamed all at once to the sky as the dark aura exploded into the sky and in a wide radius pushing all eight of us back against the stupa. We had to cover ourselves because the blast was so powerful. Once everything calmed down, all of us uncovered ourselves and we see the Dark Elite with arms slightly away from their sides panting with a dark aura slightly around them. Their aura then disappears after a few minutes. The Dark Elite are staring down into the space in front of them, but then Polemos speaks up.

      "Yyyyyyooooooouuuuuu...!" he said pointing directly at me and snapping his head up looking at me with rage in his eyes and expression. "You took what belongs to the Dark Elite! Now you have really awakened the deep dark powers of ours that we have held back. You still fed our dark power the more dark soldiers you came across including Nox, just so you know. Now, we will fight and it will be in the Magic Kingdom. I don't want you four alone though. I want everyone close to you to see this battle between us and you and I want them to watch you four die in such miserable fashion." Immediately, the red flag warning came up in my head.

      "My family and I have a trip to Walt Disney World booked for November over Thanksgiving break," I said. A maniacal smile came over Polemos's face.

      "Perfect," he said. "Just as I hoped. I hoped your family would be with you. Plus, maybe you all will tell the whole world about your little secret. Then right after that, I will kill you and Earth and the Realm of Light will finally belong to the Dark Elite. We meet on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom!" A dark corridor opened up consuming the Dark Elite and making them disappear. All eight of us open a light corridor and walk through it to the Mysterious Tower. We walk out into the front lawn and we walk up the stairs to the front door, walk through, and then proceed up the stairs. All eight of us pause for a second just outside Yen Sid's office. My friends and I take a breath, look at each other, nod, and then open the door. There we find the Foretellers gathered around Yen Sid's desk. They all turn around and Yen Sid looks in our direction. All of them have their mouths open in shock. Axeron and his friends motioned us Supreme Elite to hang back for a second while they go forward first. We nod and hang back while the four of them step forward.

      "Master Yen Sid," Axeron said "you recall us as rivals to the Supreme Elite and visited you before. We have come to accept the four youths behind as the true Supreme Elite. The first Polemistis spoke to me telling me he along with the rest of the first Elite live in the hearts of the four youths behind me. I asked for forgiveness from the Supreme Elite and they have forgiven me and now we are friends. This happened in the presence of the Mark of Kye. It rejected my friends and I, but found its home in the Supreme Elite. Master Yen Sid, these are the chosen ones." Axeron and his friends stepped aside allowing my friends and I to step forward and we presented ourselves with the Mark of Kye glowing on our abdomens right below the sternum. The Foretellers were lined up behind the desk and beside Yen Sid and his chair. The Foretellers all had their mouths open in shock, but Yen Sid this time did not.

      "The Mark of Kye has chosen the worthy ones," Yen Sid said. "The Keyblade wielders of Earth are now one under one command. Supreme Elite, you command the Keyblade wielders of Earth now. You are their shepherd and they are your sheep. You must guide them to protect your world from the wrath of darkness."

      "Master Yen Sid, the Dark Elite showed up," I said. "They saw we hold the Mark and they now said we battle. He told us that we still fueled their darkness just coming across their henchmen. Also, he said that he wants to fight in the Magic Kingdom on Main Street and wants our families to be their so they could see us die and in such a way it traumatizes them permanently."

      "And so the piece now fall into place," Yen Sid said. "You have no choice, but to fight. They will continue to create chaos and ruin if you do not defeat them. With the Mark of Kye, you are no longer chained to them and you can now destroy them. You have the upper hand now."

      "He also said we awoke dark powers they have held back," I followed.

      "Thousands of years in slumber can feed darkness," Yen Sid said. "If they were powerful long ago, then they are even more powerful and dangerous now. They will have hidden powers that even I have not seen before. However, your light was also fed after thousands of years of slumber. You are more powerful than your ancestor was and the Mark will give you the victory."

      "He's right Ben," Polemistis said. He was standing to my left. "When I was asleep for thousands of years, my power and light grew and when I came across you, I took you up as residence and my powers became yours. It's the same with my friends and your friends. You made them so much stronger and you have gone to heights we would never have ever reached. The Mark of Kye is yours and only yours. It will give you the edge to defeat Polemos. Have faith in that and in yourselves and each other." Polemos smiled and disappeared returning back to my heart.

      "Axeron, Soraxan, Derron, and Braxon," Yen Sid said looking at all of them. They stood at attention and gave the warrior salute. "I am pleased with all of you in understanding and am pleased you have befriended the Supreme Elite. Remember, as Keyblade wielders from Earth, you are under their command. Be loyal and brotherly to them." Axeron and his friends smiled and nodded and then went on one knee and gave the salute and stood back up again.

      "When do you and your family go to the kingdom?" Yen Sid asked me.

      "We have a trip booked this November during Thanksgiving," I replied.

      "I see so it fits his desires," Yen Sid replied. "Very well, I shall send a message to Mr. Iger with the news and he will have your families (he said looking at Shane, Jack, and Adrian) make arrangements for your travels to the kingdom. Return to your world and return to your families. Tell them the full truth even if it they are doubting. They will understand and accept the truth." All four of us nodded and turned around to walk out with our four subordinates.

      "Wait, Ben..." I hear someone from behind me call to me. I look and I see Master Gula come quickly up to me. He stopped and put a hand on my shoulder.

      "Master Gula?" I said.

      "There is something that I want to tell you on behalf of the Foretellers," he said. I was waiting for it, but he didn't say anything. He looked rather troubled for a strange reason. He was looking down and around and clearing his throat.

      "Master, is there something you need to tell me?" I asked. Gula smirked and then looked at me with a small smile.

      "On behalf of the Foretellers, we wish you good luck," he replied "and hope you don't let your guard down." I smiled and nodded and I held my hand out for a hand shake. He hesitated, but then chuckled a little and grabbed my fingerless gloved hand. We let go and I walk out of the office and out into the lawn with my friends and subordinates.

      "We will stand by you when the time comes," Axeron said to us. "It's our oath we promise to uphold." My friends and I nod and smile. They give the salute and leave in a light corridor. My friends and I go back home through our own light corridors. Now we must tell them the truth and then wait as the pieces fall in line for the battle to begin.

Well human, this was a very interesting chapter! Transcendent here has been telling me how much he loves your story, and it's apparent why! You've got talent, kiddo! This chapter was pretty good! I am intrigued by these Dark Elite! They seem like they'd make fine pals! B)

 

But anyways, looks like all the pieces are in place! Just how things will fall into place will be most interesting!

Chapter 33: It Ends Now

      Coming out of my light corridor, I find myself in my driveway to the house. I look around and don't see anything different about the place. I walk up to the garage, open it, and enter the house.

      "Hello?" I said. I see my mom in the living room and hear down coming down the stairs.

      "Ben! I am happy you're home!" she said with joy and gently. She had her arms open and came up to me and I went to her and we gave each other a big hug. Dad came into the kitchen from upstairs.

      "Hi!" he said and came up to me a gave me a kiss on my head.

      "How are you? Tell me what's going on," mom said and so the three of us sat down at the dinner table. My sister came from upstairs as we sat down.

      "Hi Ben," she said with a smile and sat down with us.

      "There is so much to tell you and I want you all to just listen," I said with heaviness. I took a deep breath in, sighed, and began telling them everything that has happened. I started from when I discovered the Dark Elite and who they are, to the Mark of Kye, to going from world to world, and going to the Disney Parks. I told them the goals of the Dark Elite and how they want my friends and I dead as they reach their goals. I showed them the Mark of Kye on my abdomen and explained it to them telling them I went to Tengboche and Rongbuk Monasteries in the Himalayas respectively. I finally told them that I have to fight the Dark Elite soon. My mom was clearly uncomfortable and worried and dad nodded while in thought.

      "These four people want you and your friends dead?" she asked.

      "Yeah and they want all of you to watch it happen in Walt Disney World," I replied.

      "You know we go on our trip this November, right?" she asked.

      "They were perfectly content with that," I replied. "They also said that it would be a great chance to tell the world who I am." Mom gasped at that suggestion of theirs.

      "Do you realize what that could do?!" she asked.

      "Ben, the consequences could be the equivalent of some celebrity getting caught by the media," dad followed.

      "Well, they will point us out when they see my friends and I," I said.

      "Wait a minute, your friends are coming too?" mom asked.

      "Yes they are," I said. "I have become well acquainted with Mr. Iger and he said all costs will be covered for our trip and the trip of my friends and their families." Mom had her head in her hands and shaking her head. Dad pursed his lips some and nodded in thought.

      "So where are we going to come across these bad guys?" my sister asked.

      "We will meet them on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom," I replied. There was silence for a few moments and then mom lifted her head and looked at me.

      "Promise me you will be careful and okay," she said slightly choked up.

      "Mom, with this," I said pointing at the Mark "I have the upper hand and will be okay. We all will be just fine." Mom gave me a squeeze hug and I hugged her too. We then let go and I turned back into my normal form where I am just any other human being and the Mark's glow subdued to where it wasn't visible anymore. It was late summer and this journey had been going on since about late May. Our trip is in a few months and so in the meantime, I will have to live out my life while getting prepared. I guess school for me is going to have to no longer be my top priority anymore. Saving the world from the Dark Elite is much more important right now. Until November, I am to live my life and prepare myself.

      Months have gone by and now it's the day we pack the car and head to the airport. We find our flight parked at the gate and just wait for our evening flight to empty and for the staff to begin boarding. Once that comes, we go onto the plane and take our seats. It's a two by two plane so a whole row is taken up by my family and I for our own usage. I am sitting by the window with mom sitting by the aisle. We take off and head on our way to Orlando International Airport. While the flight was in the air, about forty five minutes into the flight, mom asks me a question, but quietly so as not to have any undesirable people listening.

      "So did they tell you guys what time they will show themselves?" mom asked.

      "No they didn't," I replied. "They just told us that we will meet again on our trip. It will be the Magic Kingdom and on Main Street where we will meet them, but when exactly, they didn't say, but expect it to be one of our Magic Kingdom days." Mom nodded and then she put her hand to her mouth and started crying a little. I grabbed and held her hand.

      "Hey, I am going to be alright," I said comforting her. "I have the upper hand and since he isn't connected to me anymore, he will be gone when I defeat him."

      "I know, but..." she managed to say "this is my boy and I can't help, but be worried." She then pulled herself together after blowing her nose and wiping away the tears.

      "Well, I know the Good Lord is watching over you," she said "and St. Michael and his angels are protecting you." I smiled and put my head on her shoulder and she put her head on mine. A few hours later, we land in Orlando International Airport and take Disney's Magical Express to our resort where we finish our check in since we started to do so online. We get to the room and we unpack and since it's late because of our flight in the evening, we just get ready for bed and go to sleep as tomorrow actually is our first day at the Magic Kingdom.

      We woke up and today is day one of our trip. Today is also possibly the day the Dark Elite could confront us. My instinct says it is that day. Well, even if I am wrong, I mentally prepare myself. My family and I eat breakfast ordered from the food court in the room. After we eat, get dressed, and cleaned up, we head out to the bus stop and wait for a bus heading to the Magic Kingdom. It arrives and we step on and it takes us to the Magic Kingdom. There we get off and head on our way to the entrance. Just before security, Shane, Jack, Adrian and their families are all standing in front of security clearly waiting for my family and I. I wave to my friends and they all notice and approach my family and I. My family starts talking with my friends' families and I talk with my friends. They too are in their regular forms looking like every day people. The Mark on them clearly has done the same thing on me and disappeared to remain invisible until the time came.

      "You think everyone is in the park already?" I asked my friends talking about the seven lights, Lucians, the king, captain, magician, and union members.

      "They may be scattered around, but they probably are staying on Main Street," Adrian replied. "Remember, we have to fight them first on Main Street and that's where they will encounter us. They just didn't say when."

      "So when exactly do you think on Main Street will we come across them?" Jack asked.

      "Well they probably are in the park somewhere hidden," Shane replied. "My family and I plan on meeting with all of you later on around four so that's probably when they will come out."

      "Makes sense to me," I said. "Well, for now, have a magical day guys." I give them a smile and they smiled and nodded and they returned to their families and we all entered the park and begin to split off from each other. I walk with my family and my parents tell me what they and the rest of the parents talked about.

      "So we all talked and we agreed upon meeting together on Main Street at around four," dad told me. "Did your friends tell you that?"

      "Yeah, they did," I replied. "I guess until then, we just have fun and enjoy ourselves." We all agreed on that and just walked on through Main Street. While we walk, I see the seven lights scattered throughout as well as the Lucians and they just give me a wink and nod as they spot my family and I. My family doesn't know that all of them will be gathered by my and my friends' sides when the time comes to fight. For now, we go on and enjoy our day in the Magic Kingdom.

      It's now almost four in the afternoon and the sun is starting to set some. My family and I just spent some time in Tomorrowland and now we have to meet up with my friends and their families. We head on our way to Main Street and we meet my friends and their families standing in the street just in front of the bridge that connects the main portion of the street to the Plaza in front of the castle. There were people all around us and it was a little busy on Main Street. We talk around for a little bit when we were called out by familiar voices.

      "So Supreme Elite! The time has come at last!" a male voice said with some arrogance. We toward the castle and see the Dark Elite come walking toward us with arrogance in their step. Our families stop talking and they look at the Dark Elite. I could sense their shock because they have never seen the Dark Elite before obviously, but more than that, they were shocked how the Dark Elite are my friends and I, but consumed with darkness.

      "That's them right?" mom asked me in a low voice in my ear. I did not turn my gaze away, but nodded.

      "Oh yeah. That's them alright," I replied. Meanwhile, the people around us quieted down and they were moving off to the sides of the street to make room for the Dark Elite. The Dark Elite were still on the bridge and were a little higher up than us because of the curve of the bridge about fifteen feet away from us which is three yards away.

      "Well, it ends now Supreme Elite," Polemos addressed us all while looking primarily at me. "So why don't you all show everyone around here your secret? I am sure they would love to know." People around us were confused saying "supreme elite? those kids aren't them," "what are they talking about? these are just kids," and so on. My friends and I just stared at the Dark Elite without saying a word.

      "Well? Go ahead. Show them," Polemos said with an arrogant smile. My friends and I look at each other, nod, and look back at our counterparts. Then, light covers us and we turn into our Elite forms. Gasps rang out from some people around us with people expressing their disbelief. Just then, everyone started applauding for us and rooting for us. I guess they understand. Polemos smirked at the applause and spoke up when it died down.

      "Heh, it won't do you anything," he said. "You four are all alone when we fight with no one to support you." Just then, Sora stood by my right side.

      "They have us," he said with defiance. I see Noctis to my left and soon all of the seven lights, Lucians, union members, Lea, the king, captain, and magician were all standing by us and behind us. My family sneaked in too and they stood behind me with my mom and dad putting their hands on each of my shoulders with my sister grabbed my arm.

      "Our son has us and we support him," dad said to Polemos with slight firmness.

      "He is part of us, part of one body," mom said to Polemos. "With that, we are always with him and he is always with us. You can't and will not destroy our love and our family."

      "He's my brother and you won't hurt my brother," my sister said to him with a cross expression. My friends' families did the same thing with them and said the same things as my parents about them. Some of the people even chimed in with their own support for us.

      "Oh, I'm just so touched," Agrios said sarcastically while clapping in a mocking way.

      "This love between you all is just so wonderful," Thanatos followed in the same way.

      "I'm getting misty over here," Tromos said also with sarcasm.

      "This sentimentality here is just touching," Polemos said. "However, I like I said before, it ends now. It ends exactly how I want it to end. Right here and now, your families, your friends, and all these people here will see your ends come once and for all and watch you four die in such miserable fashion. Then, your families will belong to us and the Realm of Light will be under our control at last." They raised their hands summoned their Keyblades and took stances. When they were speaking and as they got into stance, dark clouds were rolling in and we were hearing thunder. My friends and I raise our hands, summon our Keyblades and take stances and the Mark appeared and glowed on our abdomens. The people looked up and went into the shops and under overhangs while still watching us. Our families and the Keyblade bearers, captain, magician, and Lucians were still with us.

      "Ben, will you be okay?" mom asked.

      "Yes I will," I replied looking back at them. "You have to go now and head inside for your own safety. We will be just fine."

      "Be careful. Love you," mom said.

      "Go kick some butt buddy," dad followed.

      "Be careful and keep your guard up," my sister said. They all said this as they were walking away into the nearest shop.

      "Okay I will. Love you too," I replied. It was the same with my friends and their families and they took shelter. The Keyblade wielders, captain, magician, and Lucians remained with us.

      "You guys have to go too," I tell them.

      "No, we are staying," Sora said. "We promised to stand by you. We have been through many storms and survived. We will do the same here." Everyone nodded in agreement with determination on their faces. We nod back and turn back our attention to the Dark Elite and take stance. Now the sky is darker with more clouds and more thunder. After so many battles against them and their forces, we finally face them at last as it ends now.

GAHHHH, HUMAN, YOUR SKILLS CONTINUE TO IMPRESS! I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS GARGANTUAN SMACKDOWN OF THE AGES! IT'S GOING TO BE AN EPIC BATTLE!

 

But seriously though kiddo, great job! I can't wait for the next chapter!

Chapter 34: The Final Battle: Part 1

      "Wait Supreme Elite!" we hear shouting from behind us. Looking behind us, we see Axeron and his friends come running up to us.

      "We said we would stand by you in this," Axeron said. Then, light appeared into their hands and they sent it toward our Keyblades in which the lights disappeared.

      "That's some of our power," Axeron said. "It's yours now and it also is our way of saying we now submit to your authority and call you all masters." My friends and I nod and then we face our counterparts again. My friends and I and our counterparts are in stance and we hold for a short while staring each other down. Meanwhile, it's getting darker and more thunder and lightning is erupting. Both sides charge toward each other and in a great flash, we collide and immediately, a large flash of lightning and boom of thunder erupt and it begins to downpour. Now, it's about as dark as night. I clash with Polemos and we fight. There is no struggle this time as we are now completely even. We fight evenly as a perfect example of light vs dark. It's about the same as Ventus fighting Vanitas many years ago in Birth by Sleep. The only difference is Ventus was making sure the X-blade would not be forged. Even when it was forged, he still destroyed Vanitas and the X-blade and cared not he would pay a price for doing so. In this case, I am fighting my darkness that first came from my ancestors of thousands of years ago. It is stronger now, but I have everyone who I love and all of my friends giving me strength. The union members, the seven lights, the Lucians, my family, my friends, the people of Walt Disney World, and even I feel the park itself all giving me and my friends strength and support. With that, I kept fighting even though we are not giving each other an inch.

      Polemos and I fought hand on hand for some time before we stop in a lock. We are pushing against the other with gritted teeth and determination.

      "So, you think that you can defeat me?" Polemos said as the rain was blowing around us and thunder and lightning erupted about every fifteen seconds or slightly more.

      "That's right," I replied "I can. I have the light from my family with me. I feed off of my friends and they feed off of me. I also have the light of the seven lights, the Lucians, the union members, the captain, the magician, the people of my world and Walt Disney World as well as the parks behind me and my friends. However, I also have the Mark of Kye and with that, I have the power of every Keyblade wielder on Earth giving me strength. I cannot lose to you!"

      "HA HA HA HAAAAAHH!" Polemos laughed maniacally. "That light is nothing compared to the darkness that I will smite you with! Let me show you just how dark I can be!" He then broke off and swung forcing me back. He then performed Dark Arcanum on me with dark energy streaming when he swings. I had to just use barrier and protect myself, but he broke through it and I was knocked backwards. I somersaulted backwards onto my feet in a ninja like stance, gathered light energy and blasted forward attack and performed Swift Hero and then followed with Air Barrage. He threw his Keyblade, but I teleported behind him and performed Radiant Glory to counter that darkness with light. However, he seemed not bothered by it and just fired darkness right to the middle of my body. I could tell he is trying to get to my heart so he can use this darkness to swallow it up and then destroy it, but the Mark of Kye glowed brighter and I repelled the dark energy, but it was still in midair floating around. I raised my hand palm up and the dark energy came toward my hand and wrapped itself around my hand and arm like vines and began to enter me. The Mark of Kye really lit up this time and a glow emanated from me and the darkness disappeared. Polemos was horrified by the sight.

      "Consume the darkness and return it to light," I said.

      "NO! WRONG ANSWER!" he screamed in the storm. "I will not be destroyed and become your power as light! I will kill you even if I must go down with you!" He then rushed forward with Dark Barrier Surge and then we began fighting again. I jumped up and came down and struck, but he clashed with me and blocked my attack. I then broke off and land back on my feet. He fired Dark Blizzaga after I landed. I tried to dodged it, but it followed me and forced me to move around. I realized that I can't run around like a headless chicken so I struck the spell down and used Brave End on Polemos. He swung at me, but I used Barrier and Counter Blast. Immediately, I rushed in and performed Rosea Arcanum on him followed by Blossom of Thorns. I then used Heaven's Sword on him. I turn and immediately, he attacked with Eclipse of the Moon and we were in a fight hand on hand once again. We end up in a stalemate, but then he immediately grabs my throat with his free hand and begins choking me and lifts me up from the ground. He is panting and his eyes glowing like how they glowed momentarily for Young Xehanort just before he fought Riku in KH3D. I dropped my Keyblade making it disappear and put my hands on his. I was losing air and his grip tightened around my throat. A dark aura erupted around him as he choked the life out of me slowly.

      "I've had enough of you and your friends getting in the way," Polemos said. "You're lucky this is how you die instead of a bloody death I had in store for you already." I took my left had and from it fired a Classic Bomb at him making him let go of me. I dropped onto the ground and coughed while getting my breathing in order again. A white cloud did not last long from the bomb, but once it dissipated, I ran and jumped side kick and back kicked him making him land on his back. Luckily, the rest of the fights are spread around some on Main Street. No damage to any buildings or anything. We have kept this clean which is nice. While I have my fight in the area where we first encountered the Dark Elite, two fights are closer to the Plaza hub and one in the middle of Main Street among the shops.

      Polemos got up slowly with a bit of blood on his lip, which he wipes away.

      "I don't think you realize, but I know martial arts," I said to Polemos. "So if you want to get physical, do so at your peril." I summon my Keyblade again.

      "Ha ha ha, peril?" Polemos said. "Only you have peril with your name written on it. It's my personal gift. I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT!" He summoned his Keyblade while charging toward me and we clashed again. He was even stronger this time in his delivery, but I gave it back to him just as much and with the Mark of Kye, I stood firm. He did indeed get physical with me and backhanded me across the face. I in turn gave him a side kick to the face and then a round house kick to his ribs. Now we started combining punching and kicking with our Keyblade strikes. He covered himself in darkness and unsummoned his Keyblade and put his hands up in a guard - the very same one as mine.

      "Yes, you may be the martial artist," he said "but I too have also learned what you have ever since you took up your ancestor. Your skills are also mine. Why do you think we have been in such a tie for all this time?" He was right, we have been in a tie for all this time. When one of us gained ground, the other came back and fought back and regained ground and when they blitzed, the other countered and equilibrium was reached. I unsummoned my Keyblade and put my hands up in my guard that I use for sparring. We charged and began sparring blocking each others kicks and punches. It was like those martial arts movies with the two martial artists fighting each other. I was basically fighting myself as he used the same techniques and strategies I have used. It was back and forth between us. Sometimes, I was able to land my kicks and punches and sometimes, he did as well. Before I knew it, I was a little bruised up with a few cuts. I was also soaking wet from the downpour and the wind, thunder, and lightning only exasperating it. I had to find a way to get Polemos off of his game and lighten up the load. It came to me in a flash and so when Polemos threw a spin kick at my head, I went down and performed a coffee grinder kick and took his feet out from underneath him. He fell onto his back, but then he disappeared and I had a feeling of what would happen next. I summoned my Keyblade and I turned around to my right and high blocked Polemos's attack from above. I knew he would pull something tricky on me. We fought once again Keyblade on Keyblade like when we first started.

      This had to come to an end soon. I can't be constantly fighting him like this in a freaking storm. I will be worn down and then he will kill me. I have to do something as do my friends with their enemies. After some fighting and moving around, my friends and I end up actually side by side facing the Dark Elite like how it was when we first started, but this time on the bridge. The four of us have light auras around us and we start using the ancient power we have inherited. We charge toward the Dark Elite and bash them a few times before in unison we turn around and strike them powerfully across the stomach sending them backwards toward the Plaza hub. They land on their stomachs with faces down and remain still for a bit. We are breathing heavily for breath and walk slowly toward them. We can barely make out their bodies lying on the pavement. However, we do notice the storm is slowly letting up as the wind starts dying down and the rain becomes lighter. It still remains pretty dark, but there is some more light. We get to the Plaza hub side of the bridge when we see black auras surround the Dark Elite and they rise up from the ground. Rage is in their faces as they glare at us in pure hatred and revenge.

      "You haven't even seen the good stuff yet," Tromos said.

      "You think we will go down in just one round?" Thanatos asked.

      "We've got more tricks up our sleeves, believe me," Agrios said.

      "We now get to fight in my absolute favorite place to watch you fall," Polemos said. They then curled up and then unfolded unleashing all of that black dark energy. Everything went pitch black and when it all cleared, we found ourselves in the Keyblade Graveyard right where I was with Polemos the first time.

      "Get ready for round two!" they shouted to us in unison with evil grins. We took stances again and get ready for round two.

Gahhh, and so it begins! The final battle is at hand! What an explosive beginning to an epic battle! Wow, the Supreme and Dark Elite are really giving it to each other! I can't wait to see how this battle unfolds! Great work, man! 

Edited December 5, 20168 yr by The Transcendent Key

Chapter 35: The Final Battle: Part 2

      Everyone in Walt Disney World came out from the shops and overhangs of Main Street USA. The storm quickly calmed down and the dark clouds were dissipating quickly as well. The rain stopped and the thunder and lightning went away. My family, my friends' families, the seven lights, the Lucians, the rest of the Keyblade wielders, Donald, and Goofy all came out of the shops along with the many Walt Disney World guests. It was dead quiet on Main Street as everyone was looking around and looking at the spot where the Supreme and Dark Elites fought.

      "So where do you think they are now?" Noctis asked the seven lights. The seven looked up at the sky and saw small lights and small darknesses in the sky that are practically invisible to almost anyone unless they know where to look.

      "They are fighting in the Keyblade Graveyard," Mickey replied. "I know that because that is where the Dark Elite want to end it all." My family walked up to Sora and the lights and grabbed Sora's attention.

      "Please tell me my son is going to be okay," mom told Sora.

      "Don't worry," he replied "he won't lose. If there is anyone I know that will defeat the Dark Elite, it's him. He won't lose."

      "So you guys are the friends he has talked about?" dad asked Sora. Sora smiled and he nodded. Soon, the seven lights all introduced themselves to mine and my friends' familes along with the Lucians and the rest of the Keyblade wielders. Mom ended up talking to Noctis and Sora and dad talked to Gladiolus and a couple of the lights. Soon, our families and our friends were mingling together and forming connections. They even began praying for me that I come out victorious.

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      "Oh we won't be fighting the same way this time," Polemos said to us. "We've a nice surprise for you all." He then charged up black energy and released it and flying above them, the energy turned into a black dragon with red eyes that flew into the air. It roared and then it came down behind the Dark Elite and opened its mouth. When it clamped it shut around the Dark Elite, it turned into dark energy that swirled around the Dark Elite briefly like a tornado and once it clear, we see them all wearing black armor.

      "You like?" Polemos asked. "It's the armor we wore during the Keyblade War. Now we get to fight the battle we never fought and we can finish what we first started." They got into stance ready to fight again.

      The four of us looked at each other and nodded. Adrian then, like when we fought Ronnie, charged up light energy and released it like Polemos and out of that came a white dragon with blue eyes. It roared and did exactly what the black dragon did to the Dark Elite. The white dragon's jaws closed around us creating a flash and once that disappeared, we were wearing white armor. We got into stance and then both sides in streaks of black and white rushed toward each other and clashed in a large flash. It held for a second and then we broke off and then rushed forward to clash again and fought once again hand on hand. I felt more power in my strikes as I wore the armor, but it wasn't major. It was the same I felt with the Dark Elite. They too stepped up their game as well with the donning of their armor. It was back and forth between me and my counterpart. I kept up with everything he threw at me. I know that my martial arts won't do enough here since he is covered in metal so I have no choice, but to find a way to get an opening and strike him powerfully enough to break through.

      I felt not just more of a kick to Polemos's attacks, but I felt his darkness get deeper and stronger with his emotions. He is in a deeper rage now along with his comrades. It was his anger for sure increased more this time. I feel I have yet to experience his full rage and to see just how powerful this darkness of his. Heh, I have yet to see just how much I fed it thanks to my journeys and contacts with darkness. As we fought hand on hand, we ended up in a stalemate and he spoke up when we held our clash for a second.

      "It all began with your predecessor," he said and then we would fight again and he continued while we fought. "Everything began when he started going out and started collecting darkness while collecting light. That so-called guilt he collected; he used that to increase his power and destroy the darkness that existed in the Book and in many places. OH HOW FOOLISH HE WAS! That darkness went to his heart and it grew. Then, I was born out of that darkness and ever since I made sure to help Luxu lead everything to where destiny determined. Meanwhile, your predecessor did his own thing as ordered by Gula and ever since he kept on getting in my way! Over and over again! He slaughtered those under my command! One by one he killed them as he fought to collect light and change fate! My quest to assist Luxu was being constantly slowed down! Never once did I let my soldiers ever make themselves known to the Foretellers or I would have been ruined." He fought with even more emotion and more anger as he spoke. 

      "I searched for your predecessor during that war and never have I found him," he continued. "I did not find him until fate took him and thereby destroying my body forcing me to return to his heart. In slumber, my dark power grew ever more and as year after year went by. Then you came by and took up him in your heart! I SAW HIM AGAIN IN YOU! Oh how I wished to kill you ever since from the beginning, but I couldn't do it just yet nor had the tools. Getting power over the Realm of Light by my means would enable me to slaughter all you and ALL OF YOUR LOVED ONES! Yet, you kept on getting in the way; over and over again you stood in my way from obtaining my goal! I tried to use the horrors of the Keyblade Graveyard to force you to acquiesce and yet, YOU FIGHT STILL! Now, after thousands of years of slumber and gaining power from the darkness you have encountered from your foretold fate in the second Keyblade War to your many fights with Vanitas, Ronnie, Nick, and the thirteen darknesses as well as the many fights in that second Keyblade War, I CAN NOW FINALLY PUT AN END TO YOU!" He covered his Keyblade in dark energy and started swinging to my head and I had to counter and cover my Keyblade in light energy. He has now fought even more forcefully and his rage is rising the more we fought.

      So my predecessor, while a union member and fulfilling his duties, encountered actual dark Keyblade warriors. As I understood, the war was between people of light and those of the darkness. The people of light were the ones that wanted to protect it while there were those that served the darkness, wanted nothing more than power, and those that wanted to reconcile both. Before this, it was all foretold that an apocalypse would come. My predecessor did what everyone in KHUX did as ordered by the Foretellers of their duty. He gathered lux while also gathering guilt. That guilt was supposed to give him power to overcome the darkness foretold in the Book of Prophecies and yet it instead manifested itself into Polemos. He took part of leading destiny forward along with Luxu. My predecessor did indeed come across Polemos's soldiers and he did what a warrior of light was supposed to do. It seems that not only did he stand in Polemos's way, but he killed people Polemos seemed to have connected with. Now, his chance at revenge is here and he is fighting to make sure it happens. I fought with my family in mind as they are probably extremely worried with the lights, Lucians and everyone else.

      "You expect me to apologize?!" I shouted at Polemos. "You want me to say sorry that my predecessor did what he needed to do to save the World from the likes of you?!" I fought with more meaning now and harder. The clashes and flashes got stronger and bigger respectively as I spoke. "I will NEVER apologize for what he had done then! YOU helped lead the World to war! YOU have taken part in sending everything to darkness! YOU have blood on your hands! The blood of the millions of warriors that fell so long ago is on not just Luxu's hands, BUT YOURS TOO! You helped lead my predecessor to his fate while suffering the same thing yourself! You falling as well was punishment for allowing the apocalypse to happen and leading everyone to it! Now you want to make me just as guilty?! NO! WRONG ANSWER! I will not lose everything I cherish all because Polemistis did as order thousands of years ago and what I must do now! I will protect my world, I will protect the Realm of Light, I will protect my friends, and I will protect my family! I WILL DESTROY YOU ONCE AND FOR ALL!" I fired a beam of light briefly and it hit him square in the middle of his body and pushed him back far, but he was on his feet and so enveloped himself in dark energy and rushed forward like a freight train and we clashed again. This time, magic wasn't used that much and if it was, it was light and dark magic only. I fought and we ended up in a lock again with Keyblades pointing upward. I realized then that I have only a brief chance to do this and if I do it wrong, I will pay dearly. I look at my friends and they too are in locks similar to mine as well. We look at each other and nod. Our Keyblades then are covered in light and then we do this strike in one motion together.

      We turn around clockwise and break the lock. We then turn around completely, step in closer to our foes, but off to the side some and then like swinging a baseball bat, we swing to their abdomens and strike them in a blast of light which in turn breaks through the armor on them.

      "GAAAAAAHHHHH!" they all screamed in agony as they were sent backwards. They landed on their backs and rolled back some losing grip of their Keyblades and having those bounce a couple times before they either landed onto the ground on their side or stuck out of the ground like the Keyblades around us. Armor was also breaking apart as they rolled back and I could tell the Dark Elite lost their helmets as well while they rolled. They stopped after a few seconds and laid still. My friends and I had our armor disappear in light energy and we were gasping for breath as we looked at our counterparts. I was almost about to fall onto one knee I was that drained.

      After about five seconds, darkness extensively covered the Dark Elite and they rose up floating from the ground. They had their arms out with palms up as they were drawing in darkness and much of it. Their armor went away too. Their eyes were blood red this time as now I feel their rage has gone to a level even Ronnie wouldn't be able to reach.

      "We are not done yet," they said in their voice mixed with a deeper toned Vanitas like voice. They then raised their hands and darkness exploded blackening out everything around us. We covered our faces wondering where now will this battle take us.

Edited December 16, 20168 yr by KingdomHearts3

Holy crud, what an explosive chapter! The music definitely added an extra oomph to the overall tone of the chapter! Polemos revealing what happened in the Keyblade War, his hatred festering inside him, helping Luxu, gahhh, the connections!!!! You've done well on this chapter man, excellent work!

Chapter 36: The Final Battle: Part 3

      Everything went black when the Dark Elite unleashed their dark power. We covered our faces and closed our eyes and waited for what was coming. The next thing we knew, it was silent and there was not much sound. We open our eyes and the next thing we knew, we were in some station of awakening. I see my friends next to me and they appear okay. We look down at our clothing and they are all white.

      "What?" I merely ask. None of them answered. We just looked at our clothing and then we notice the station of awakening. It isn't normal at all. In fact, it has two halves with different colors and it's huge. Below where we were was white. There were four symbols in four separate circles in gold coloring. They were all different and represented different things. I could sense that with the translation of our Elite names, they represented the warrior, guardian, seeker, and master. On the other side of the station, we see it become black and in blood red coloring, the symbols of war, death, terror, and savage were there. We then look up over that half and see floating down the Dark Elite. They had Keyblades in hand and their eyes were still blood red from before. Once they land on the station, Polemos proceeds to speak first.

      "You might be wondering where we are," he said in his and deep-toned, Vanitas-like voice. They all have it actually. "We are in the Station of the Elite, where the Supreme Elite and the Dark Elite have been destined to fight for generations."

      "You see that under you?" Agrios asked "Those are symbols for each one of you based off of your names."

      "Under our feet, it is the same for our names," Tromos followed.

      "This place has been the battle ground for you and us," Thanatos said. "This is where it ends at last."

      "We will finally put an end to this battle," Polemos said. "We will finally obtain our goal here and now and your deaths will come. We will make it happen even if you have to be dragged down with us!" They get into stance as do we with Keyblades in hand. Both sides once again clash and sparks go flying. Slight auras of light and darkness begin to surround us and the Dark Elite respectively. I hold the clash with Polemos for a second and then we push off. Then we run toward each other and clash again and fight once again hand on hand. White and black streaks appeared whenever we swung our Keyblades and white and black sparks flew whenever our Keyblades clashed. It was tougher than ever before, but i still did not waiver nor falter. I kept going and I fought back. I got physical with Polemos whenever I could whether it was punching or kicking.

       We actually took our fighting a step further. Polemos actually starting teleporting and I saw him disappear and he teleported behind me and struck me across the back. I was knocked forward and somersaulted forward and turned around. I jumped up, threw my Keyblade and performed Blitz Raid. Soon, we started teleporting and fighting as we did. Every time he teleported, I did at the same time with him and ended up in the same place as him. It happened a few times. He started using some new attacks too. A dark whip formed around his Keyblade and he used it like Young Xehanort in HD3D. I managed to dodge every time he used the whip and once he finished, I formed a white whip immediately over my Keyblade and swung it at him and the cord wrapped itself around Polemos and he floated up as I held it with my free hand with palm up lifting him up. My counterpart struggled to get free from the grasp and tightness of the cord. This actually made him angrier.

      "I will not be slowed down by such child's play!" he shouted still in the mixed voice from before and so with a burst of darkness, he broke free and then while floating in mid air, he fired dark orbs toward me that were like missiles and were heading my way. I dodged and backflipped and aerialed out of the way as the projectiles just missed and exploded when hitting the station. Once he was done with that, I rushed up to him and gave an uppercut and then overhead strike down sending him toward the station again with him landing in a thud. I landed back down onto the station and see him laying face down with arms and legs out. I pant a little staring him down. He gets up onto a kneeling stance on one knee and then disappears. I had deja vu seeing something like this happen in Re:CoM with Riku fighting then Lexaeus. I hear a shing and feel pain across my abdomen and end up on one knee bent over. Then I get struck across the face which knocks me onto my side and then I get kicked in the ribs. Polemos got me here. His kick was enough to roll me onto my back and I think I lost grip of my Keyblade. I then see him about to swing his Keyblade down at me like Roxas did in 358/2 Days against Riku. I pull both feet in and kick him with full force in the chest/abdomen area sending him flying back about six feet. I then kipup onto my feet and resummon my Keyblade. We charge toward each other and clash again for a bit before he spins around, ends up behind me, and has the blade of his Keyblade at my throat. We are both panting as we remained still. I feel my skin tingling where the blade is as it's obviously extremely close to my neck.

      "At last I get to put an end to it all and you," Polemos said in my ear. "How long have I been yearning for this?"

      "It isn't over until it's over," I replied and then I unsummoned my Keyblade and grabbed his Keyblade below the blade with my right hand pulling it forward while giving him an elbow to the stomach with my left arm. I then bring my weight down and pull over my shoulder and back and flip Polemos over my and take him down. He actually lets go of his Keyblade and lands onto his back roughly. I throw his Keyblade off to the side and summon my Keyblade and swing down at his head. He quickly resummons his Keyblade and blocks my strike. He then parries my Keyblade off to the side and then teleports high above me and prepares to swing at me. I get ready and swing up at him and a large spark erupts when we clash. We hold for a moment and then push off with Polemos standing a couple dozen feet away from me. We have both stopped and are now panting a lot. I look to my side and see my friends also panting as well as their counterparts. Both sides are now on one knee breathing heavily and Keyblade in the floor to support. Polemos then begins to laugh. His mixxed voice along with his blood red eyes give me the chills up and down my spine.

      "Ha ha ha ha..." he laughed. "So it's now a battle of attrition? Now we see who slips up first before one kills the other? I look forward to watching you screw so I can put this blade through your stomach!"

      "We'll see who screws up first," I replied. "However, know this: we will not lose! Even if I have to fight until the Last Judgment with my friends, I... no, we will do it!" I manage to stand up along with my friends and we take stance and charge toward our counterparts once again. It has become exhausting now as we haven't stopped fighting and they still haven't given an inch. Neither have we and so put the two together and you get a battle of attrition. It might take one side to slip up. We fight more hand on hand forgetting about any magic. Now it's about putting one Keyblade through the other.

      It seemed as though this would last forever until Polemos and I end up in another stalemate. We are pushing against the other with whatever each of us had left. Then he parries his Keyblade up forcing my arms to extend upward with Keyblade in hand exposing my abdomen and Polemos pulls back his Keyblade and stabs me right in the center of my body. All of a sudden, I feel severe pain and am stunned with mouth and eyes wide open. Polemos has a maniacal grin with eyes wide open on his face. He then pulls his Keyblade out of me and I drop mine and stumble back a few steps. I begin to bleed from where he stabbed me and blood begins to stream down the sides of my mouth. I look off to my friends and they too have been stabbed and they are also bleeding from where they were stabbed. Their counterparts also had maniacal grins on their faces and were wide eyed as well.

      "YEEEEEEEEEEESSS!! HA HA HA HA HAAAAAHHHHH!" Polemos screamed. "All of this talk of the Supreme Elite ends now! The Mark of Kye was no match for our powers and now, there is no one in our way. THE REALM OF LIGHT WILL BE OURS! What a pity that your families and friends will now learn of your demises  just before they die as well. Don't worry, we'll make sure they go quickly. IT WON'T HURT A BIT!" They all then laugh hysterically as they watch us bleed out and now are on our knees losing consciousness slowly. Blood is covering my clothing and is all over my hands.

      No, no, it can't end like this... I thought. My family came into mind as well as the seven, Lucians, everyone who has helped my friends and I throughout this journey. Tears began rolling up to my eyes and I shed some tears.

      "I love you all..." I managed to say with a blood filled mouth. I am about to pass out when I see the Mark of Kye appear on my abdomen and glow brightly in its blue hue. The cross point is sitting over the stab wound and so as it glowed, the wound emitted blue light of the same hue as the Mark. Then, blue light from the Mark surrounded me in an aura and the wound disappeared as well as the blood. I began to float upward off the ground a little bit. I look at my friends and they too have the same thing happening to them. They look at me as well and we look at each other with awe written on our faces. Meanwhile, the Dark Elite are watching us with downright horror on their faces.

      "NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" they screamed and their dark aura exploded around them. They too began floating above the floor a little bit matching where we are.

      "The Dark Elite will not lose," they all said. "We have sworn to end the Supreme Elite's lives and we will see to it. Now, we show you our true dark power!" The darkness wrapped around them and they began soaking it all in. Their eyes went from blood red irises with pupil and whites to now just blood red colored light. Their Keyblades now have snakes, skulls, and features you would find on Halloween on them and they are now colored blood red and black. Their clothes have reflected the change in their Keyblades and have the same features as well with the same colors. It is like seeing the anti form of us, but they have red eyes, their power is at heights never seen before, and their clothing is different. My friends and I looked at each other and nodded with calmness and determination on them. We then go forward and clash with the transformed Dark Elite and when we clash, darkness sprays from their Keyblades where nothing is emitted from our Keyblades. It is much easier this time to fight, but I can feel the power of both the Mark and their deepest darkness clashing. Soon, my friends and I get the upper hand and we start driving them backward. Eventually, we get an opening and in unison, we strike their abdomens and knock all that dark power out of them turning them back to their original selves from when we first saw them. My friends and I strike our respective enemies over and over again and give a strike upward that sends the Dark Elite floating above us. The four of us land back onto the station and now the Mark of Kye is really glowing and blue auras surround us. We glance at each other and nod and then we point our Keyblades at the vulnerable Dark Elite and charge up lots of energy. Then, we fire large blue beams of light at our counterparts hitting them straight in the middle of their body. They start emitting the same light and begin to dissipate.

      "GYAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!" they screamed in blood curtling agony as they began to disintegrate. They reach out to us one last time and then completely disintegrate leaving their hearts to rise up into the black background to join Kingdom Hearts. The station below us then flashed white for a moment and then once the flash went away, the station just had our symbols on it only. We look up to the spot where the Dark Elite were finally able to embrace the reality that it's all over.

Oh my goodness, that was intense! Finally, the Dark Elite have been taken care of! What a thrilling battle! After everything the Supreme Elite have been through, I'm glad they came out of this in one piece! Great chapter as always, man!

 

I wonder what's next for our heroes?

Chapter 37: New Duty, New Purpose

      The four of us were silent in the station as we stared at the space where the Dark Elite were just before. Finally, light flashes all around us and we find ourselves standing where we were when we came across the Dark Elite on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom. Standing nearby are our families, the Keyblade wielders of the seven, union members, our four subordinates, and the non Keyblade wielding Lucians, and the park clearly has filled with guests again. Everyone saw us and applause rang out like a football team won. My family ran up to me and they swarmed around me hugging me and my parents kissed me multiple times. I just hugged them back and shed a few tears. My friends also had their own families swarm around them doing the same thing. Meanwhile, all the park guests were still applauding us and I looked up from hugging my family and waved at them with a smile. My friends did the same thing as well. It lasted for a while and it makes sense to me why.

      When this all began, I heard the name of who they are: the Dark Elite. I never heard nor knew of them. I came across dark Keyblade wielders and fought them constantly. Then, with everyone in one place, they reveal who they are and I realize they are the darkness of my and my friends' hearts. It hurt me just thinking about the responsibility we all bear since it is now our darkness inherited from thousands of years ago and the blood spilled by them. However, a wake up call hit me and faith in me from an unlikely source came forward and from a non Keyblade wielder at that. I realize then I must take charge and so I do and we all go out and fight again. I then am taken to the place where all leave their mark of fate and then see for myself what the true purpose of the Dark Elite is. I still resist their persuasions and learn then only the Mark of Kye will only help disconnect myself from them and then my friends and I set out. We come across rivals that so wanted to take our places, but we assert our supremacy and they become friends. In time, we face our dark counterparts and their deep dark power. We came out victorious in the end. So much has happened and so many affected by what has happened and now that they are gone, the people applaud for us and for a lengthy period of time.

      The applause faded out and ended and my family let go of me after hugging and kissing me.

      "Oh my Lord Ben!" mom said holding me tight. "I'm so happy you're okay!"

      "He's gone mom," I said. "He won't hurt you now. Everything will be okay."

      "He was going to hurt us?" dad asked.

      "Yeah he was actually," I said and I explained what Polemos told me and the entire battle I had with him. My family was overwhelmed hearing the details of what transpired.

      "Well, I'm just glad you're safe and it's over," mom said. I then look towards my friends and we gather together and give each other a big group hug.

      "We did it guys," I said to my friends.

      "It's finally over," Adrian said.

      "I'm so happy it is," Jack followed.

      "So now, we have to figure out what's next for us," Shane suggested.

      "In time we will, but let's enjoy this for now," I replied and Shane nodded with a smile. We let go and turn toward the Keyblade wielders, Lucians, and everyone who stood by our side just as the battle started.

      "So you finally defeated them," Ventus said.

      "We knew you could," Mickey said.

      "So now that you have the Mark of Kye..." Sora said. He then motioned all Keyblade wielders to go on one knee and bow to us. "...you have brought everyone together as one and we now are under your command." It stunned us a little to see them all submit to us. Well, it was foretold that whosoever takes up the Mark gains authority over all Keyblade wielders. We bade them rise and nodded with a smile.

      "Well uh, I best be going now," Mickey said.

      "You're leaving?" Shane asked.

      "Yeah. I now have to get ready to speak in front of a government," Mickey replied. I was thinking for a second about this, but then my eyes opened wide and it hit me.

      "Wait! You mean...?! You're kidding me?!" I asked blown away.

      "Yup! I'm speaking in front of Congress!" Mickey said with a gleeful smile and chuckled a bit in his classic way. "I have to get something ready so I can speak to them in a couple weeks."

      "Well good luck to you then," Jack said with a smile. Mickey nodded and I bent down and gave him a hug.

      "Thank you... partner," I said and then I let go and stood up. Mickey then went into a light corridor and disappeared.

      "Well, uh..." Noctis said, "I guess we better head home."

      "All's well that ends well," Ignis said.

      "Oh man, so soon?" Prompto asked.

      "Don't worry, we'll see them again," Gladio replied.

      "You'll visit Lucis some day, right?" Noctis asked me.

      "Of course we will. We're brothers now," I replied. He was caught a bit off guard by the terminology I used because that's how he considers his friends. He smiled and nodded. We then bumped our wrists and held it. I then gave him a hug. That was also unexpected for him, but he then embraced me as well and tightly.

      "Thank you... for everything," I said. We then let go and they have a light corridor opened for themselves and they walk through back to Lucis.

      "So what are you guys going to do now?" Sora asked.

      "Um... well..." Adrian said.

      "We aren't sure yet," I said. I then feel a small tug on my sleeve. I turn and look and I see the kid I first saved.

      "Master Polemistis," he said "I can wield a Keyblade now." He then raised his hand and summoned a Keyblade.

      "I can too," another kid said and soon, I have about ten kids from ages thirteen to nineteen surrounding me with Keyblades in hand. My friends have about twenty five more total surrounding them too.

      "We don't know anyone who could teach us," one girl near me said.

      "Could you teach us how to be Keyblade wielders?" a boy looking to be nineteen years old asked. I haven't said a word throughout this and I merely look at my friends and they look at me with the same expression of awe as I expressed.

      "Hey guys, I believe we found our answer," I called to them. They just nodded speechless. I then look toward Sora and company that remains.

      "Go to Yen Sid and tell him everything and the Dark Elite have been defeated," I told Sora. He gave the Keyblade warrior salute putting his fist to his heart and nodded.

      "Yes master," he replied. He then walked up to me making some of the kids clear a path for him.

      "Will I see you soon?" Sora asked.

      "Soon? You might be needed to help us with these students," I replied. He nodded and gave me a hug as did I in return.

      "Thank you for standing by us," I said.

      "Anything for a brother," Sora replied making me get a bit misty and so I hugged him tighter for a second and then we let go. He then gives the salute again and the seven light begin to head out. Donald and Goofy wave goodbye and they too leave in light corridors back to Disney Town. The subordinates decided to remain quiet and they quiet left just giving us a warrior's salute with a smile and then leaving. I look at my friends and they look at me and we all nod. Our new duty is clear now and that is to teach new Keyblade wielders. Our purpose is to now develop the new generation of Keyblade wielders that will protect the Realm of Light. Perhaps we may find our successors among them.

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Epilogue: Things to Come

      Sora and the rest of the seven minus Mickey were walking out of the light corridor onto the Mysterious Tower property. They look around among each other and feel relieved that it has ended. Sora then had a frown on his face.

      "Hey, did anyone remember when Skuld and Ephemer leave?" he asked. Everyone had frowns on their faces.

      "I don't remember seeing them leave," Kairi replied.

      "I don't remember them among us when the Supreme Elite came back," Riku said in a darker tone. Everyone now had a feeling of dread come over them.

      "What do we do now?" Ventus asked.

      "I don't think we should tryand find them," Aqua answered.

      "She's right," Terra followed. "We have no clue where they could be and they left no scent to follow. They will come back to us eventually, but for right now, we were given orders and we have to follow them." He cited the orders that Ben gave them in the Magic Kingdom. Everyone nodded and they went inside the tower and went up the stairs and into Yen Sid's office. The Foretellers were no longer there and it was just the master himself alone.

      "Welcome back seven lights," he greeted. "The Foretellers have decided to depart as their duties were complete."

      "Master Yen Sid, the Supreme Elite have defeated the Dark Elite," Sora said and then he went on to explain the rest of the events and what now.

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      Ephemer and Skuld were on Earth standing on an isolated sand bar in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In front of them, is the entrance to a tower. They were looking up the tower high above them. It looked like it could be about five hundred feet tall. The tower was not small and was decent size in length and width. The two union members just stared up toward the top of it.

      "You ready?" Ephemer asked not looking at Skuld.

      "Yeah," she replied. They walk from the beach into the entrance and walk up a spiraled flight of stairs. It was not long and then they reach a floor and there was a clear path to another flight of a spiral staircase ahead which they walk toward. Off to their left and right though, crypts in the shape of pentagonal prisms were lined up to the wall. There was room between rows to walk between them about two feet in space. There was only about four inches of room between one crypt and the next. Statues of armored figures in different standing poses stood on stone stands at the heads of the crypts. Ancient Keyblade wielding writing is written along the sides of these crypts. Skuld and Ephemer look around at these and walk up the stairs. It's the same on the next floor only this time the stairs are on the other side of the room. They go up four more floors of these, and then come out on top of the tower. Armored Keyblade warriors were lined up in formation in rows of four. There were about ten rows on each side. From where the stairs came out, a red carpet was laid leading toward a throne. Skuld and Ephemer walk on the carpet and toward the throne stopping about four steps from the throne.

      "Your majesty," Skuld said and they both went on one knee and bowed. There was an armored Keyblade wielder holding the Royal Radiance in hand. He was slouched off to his right side and had his right hand in a fist supporting his face masked head. His armor is like Ventus's, but has aspects of the No Heart armor. The armored individual was positioned like Sora in the HD1.5 cover art except it's just him and no one surrounding him. He moved his head to look at Ephemer and Skuld.

      "I see you have returned," he said. It was a male about late teenage sounding like around nineteen to twenty years of age.

      "Your highness, the Supreme Elite have obtained the Mark of Kye," Ephemer said. "They also defeated the Dark Elite." The armored Keyblade warrior now sat upright.

      "The pieces are now coming into place as foretold," he said in reply.

      "What now your highness?" Skuld asked.

      "We let destiny take its course," the armored warrior said. "The Supreme Elite will come before me in time. You will bring them to me when the time comes. We will remain hidden in the shadows and wait for destiny to push us forward. Then and only then will everything line up properly before it all truly ends."

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      The Foretellers were gathered together in the mansion in Twilight Town. They were sitting together around the table in the Dining Room. They were not at ease among themselves as they spoke.

      "Well now that the Dark Elite are defeated, now what?" Gula asked.

      "You know that there is another issue we have to deal with," Aced told him.

      "Indeed," Ira said. "Luxu, the descendant of his ancestor that guided the World to darkness."

      "I assume he'll be making issues and plenty of them," Invi said. "I ever wonder what he's be doing now."

      "The main problem here is us and the Supreme Elite," Ava said. "How will we ever tell them the truth?"

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      A black coated figure with his hood up sits with is head on his fist on a throne in a dark room in an unknown location. There is little light coming down from above and lighting up the room. Nox walks up to the figure and stops three steps away from him.

      "The Dark Elite have been defeated," Nox said. "The Supreme Elite also have the Mark of Kye and now are stronger than ever. Now they begin training new Keyblade wielders." The coated figure chuckles a little.

      "They seem to be defeated for now," he said with some pleasure. He then holds out his free hand and summons Master Xehanort's Keyblade or rather... his Keyblade.

      "Now we keep quiet for a while," the figure said. "We will not make any noise nor make ourselves known just yet to them. We sow the seeds of division and work undercover on Earth to keep them busy and then act behind the scenes."

      "What about the truth they are bound to learn?" Nox asked.

      "Oh they will have some... hints... that I will have given to them," he replied. "They will learn from the Foretellers and I can only imagine how well that will go. Isn't that right... Ronnie and Nick?" Ronnie and then Nick stepped out from the darkness off to the sides of the throne with dark auras surrounding them with golden eyes, Keyblades in hands, and maniacal grins on their faces.

 

 

To discover the end, you must start at the beginning...

 

The journey will continue in My Kingdom Hearts Story: Apocalyptic War.

Edited December 21, 20168 yr by KingdomHearts3

Gahhh, what an emotional ending! That was just amazing! The feels were strong in this one! And I just love the fact that Ben and friends are going to be training a new generation of Keyblade Wielders! That scene brought goosebumps into my skin! Definitely well done! And everyone saying goodbye was heartfelt! Especially with Noctis! :')

 

AND OMG, THAT EPILOGUE! SO MANY SECRETS, SO MUCH INTRIGUE! SKULD AND EPHEMER ARE WORKING FOR ANOTHER PERSON! AND OMG, LUXU!? GAHHH, THIS IS TOO MUCH!

 

Wow man, two stories down, and only one more to go! I can't wait to see the final chapter of your trilogy, Apocalyptic War! It'll no doubt be unforgettable!

Here is a little something for My Kingdom Hearts Story fans as a little gift before Christmas. This is an event that happens between Rising Darkness and Apocalyptic War.

 

Testimony to the World

      All senators and congressmen and women were gathered together in the chamber where the House of Representatives meets. The Vice President, Speaker of the House, and many other government officials were in attendance in the U.S Capitol building House chamber in Washington D.C. Even the Supreme Court justices were in attendance in the chamber. They were all speaking among themselves waiting for the speaker to arrive. He is royalty, but it isn't known from where this king comes from. The President told them nothing, the Vice President told them nothing, the press secretary told them nothing, no one from the White House told them anything about who is going to speak. The Speaker and VP (vice president) were at their usual places speaking with some senators and a Congressman. They were not talking about much except life and what is happening in the world now. Then, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives came into the chamber.

      "Mr. Speaker, his royal majesty," he called to the Speaker. The Speaker, VP, and everyone in the room took their respective seats. Everyone was looking toward the entrance where the Sergeant was standing. He was looking into the entrance from whence he came waiting for the guest to come. After everyone takes their seats, the room is quiet. It appears that no one is coming forth. Actually, one senator noticed something about this guest. This guest is rather... short and he has... big, black, round ears. Mumbling came about from the politicians as they wondered who this... figure is. Then, as the figure walks into the clear where everyone can see him, soft gasps erupt from most of the attendees. This isn't a human, it's a mouse. He appears to be wearing interesting clothing they haven't seen before. As he stepped up a few steps to a platform where a podium stands (the President uses it to give his State of the Union Address), the room becomes dead silent as the guest is now visible to everyone. He walks toward the podium and vanishes behind it, but steps are heard as he walks up a stool with multiple steps. Then, his face is seen by everyone. No need for the Speaker to call for order as the room is silent. He was about to actually by grabbing a gavel and hitting a wood pad three times, but the VP grabbed his wrist and shook his head. The Speaker acquiesced and placed the gavel down.

      "Hi everybody! I'm Mickey!" he said joyfully. "Well, I guess you know now, but I'm king of Disney Town. It's not from this world, but it's a whole different world. In fact, what you have seen and what has happened here in this world came from worlds beyond this one. I am sure you all have been to Walt Disney World and Disneyland right? Well, they are actually gateways to worlds beyond. Ever heard of the Kingdom Hearts games? They are a series created by a good friend of mine Tetsuya Nomura. He has shown that all these worlds out there really exist. This universe and the one of Kingdom Hearts coexist with each other. The Realm of Light exists, the Realm of Darkness exists, the Realm of In-Between exists, all these worlds are real. The Keyblade is a powerful weapon that chooses only certain people and is a real weapon we use to destroy darkness and use magic with. I even own one." He raised his hand high above him and summoned the Star Seeker. Gasps came from a number of politicians seated in the crowd. They even applauded for a bit.

      "Gee, it's nothing," Mickey continued a bit flattered as the applause died down. He then unsummoned his Keyblade. "There are many people like me who were chosen by the Keyblade. You know the four people that everyone knows, the Supreme Elite. They are Keyblade wielders as well and many people in this world are chosen. I was told by the President that you have their records so you would know who they are. The seven lights are real too. All this time you have scientists assuming they have found worlds with life is true. You found worlds throughout the Realm of Light. You even found a world like this one too: Eos. A title called Final Fantasy XV showed what happened in that world. It's all true and four people came from that world and visited the Realm of Light including this one, Earth. Eos actually is separated into many countries and one of the four that visited here is king of the kingdom of Lucis. We talked about created bonds with our hearts and our kingdoms. It's all true and it's all real and I hope that with your President and the King of Lucis, we can become partners. I say all of this because I want everyone to understand that there are many worlds out there and this world is one star in the middle of a big sky and connected to many of them. I told you all the truth and I hope you can accept it. What do you say?"

      There was silence for a while. It felt like a few hours though as the heaviness set in the atmosphere. Mickey looked around and the politicians looked at each other in silence. Mickey looked down in disappointment. Just then, one Congressman stood up and began applauding. It grabbed Mickey's attention and he looked up immediately. Another politician, a female, stood up and applauded. Then the number increased and before Mickey knew it, the whole chamber was on their feet applauding and cheering. Mickey smiled joyfully and looked at TV cameras of news stations and networks and smiled. He then smiled and nodded at the politicians there and took in the moment. It was a symbolic moment. This world was pushed and kept away from the Realm of Light and was brought into the fold as of late. It was uncertain if everyone on Earth accepted the truth. Today, Mickey saw that citizens of this world have indeed accepted the truth and embraced it. Earth has embraced the Realm of Light once again.

Ooh, this was an unexpectedly pleasant treat! So Mickey revealed the truth about the worlds to the citizens of the Earth, eh? This marks a big change in how people view their world, as it's just one of many! I wonder what's gonna happen next? Only time will tell what's in store!

 

Thanks for this little extra, bud, great work as always!

Here's the link for the final part of the trilogy, Apocalyptic War:

http://kh13.com/forum/topic/103336-my-kingdom-hearts-story-apocalyptic-war/