Chapter 51: The Apocalyptic War Part 2
I charged forward preparing to swing my Keyblade. Luxu pointed his forward directing his own to charge forward. Dark Keyblade wielders were the ones that led the charge and all other kinds of their allies followed. My friends and all our allies followed our lead and charged forward as I did. I was basically gliding forward; my feet were not touching the ground. I was gliding with my Keyblade ready to swing and sure enough the first opponent that I was charging towards was a Keyblade wielder. Then we clashed and a big flash of white light erupted and war began. The Keyblade wielders on both sides led the charge and clashed first and then the non Keyblade bearing populace clashed with each other. Soon it was a mix of Keyblade wielder vs Keyblade wielder, Keyblade wielder vs non Keyblade wielder, and non vs non wielder. It all happened around me like the Keyblade War in the Magic Kingdom. I my enemy for a bit clashing with him a few times and then swiping across his stomach killing him. I then move on to the next guy that attacks me and it's the same thing except a bit longer. My friends Adrian, Shane, and Jack all stayed close to me. We will not lose each other again. No this time, we are not subjected to dark fate where darkness will attempt to destroy us again. We will not let the war separate us again and leave each of us to fend for ourselves waiting until traps catch us like unsuspecting animals in the wild. We knew feeling off of each other that we will stay together and this time, fight to the end together.
"This remind you of anything?" I called to my friends as I fought another Keyblade wielder.
"Yeah like we have been here and done this before," Shane replied while locked in a block with a Keyblade wielder.
"This time we don't have to worry about darkness destroying us and separating us," Jack said finishing off his opponent slitting his throat.
"We won't be separated from each other this time," Adrian said while fighting his opponent. "We will keep a promise for a change that we made for each other."
"You said it bud," I replied back to him stabbing my next opponent through the stomach and luckily grabbing a breather. I turn to look at Adrian who also managed a breather. Shane and Jack just in time finished off their opponents and had breathers too and faced Adrian and I.
"We promised to stay by each other's sides when war came," I said. "We failed the first time thousands of years ago in the Keyblade Graveyard and we failed a few years back in Walt Disney World. We will not do it again. We have a promise and until the end, we keep that promise. I will keep that promise too because Adrian, Shane, Jack, I love you all." They looked a little surprised by what I said as I looked at all of them, but they knew immediately what I meant and took it to heart.
"I love you too little brother," Adrian said with a grin.
"Love you too bro," Shane said.
"Love you too," Jack said. I then looked at Adrian.
"So Adrian with that said," I said. "As I love you and look out for you, forgive me for this." I took my Keyblade and threw it in his direction. He ducked and my Keyblade went into the throat of an armored opponent. He looked behind at the dead opponent and then at me.
"You can do that at any time," he replied. I then gave an elbow behind me striking another enemy and fought him. Now I am fighting someone who is not wielding a Keyblade, but rather someone from Eos. It was a dark Keyblade wielder from Eos to be exact. I couldn't tell what nation, but it didn't matter. It appeared to be Niflheim, or at least was part of the underground Niflheim, but I never gave a decent look. Rather hard to do so when he is swinging at your head. I blocked every single one of his swings and even was aggressive in countering. After a couple of clashes, we lock in a stalemate.
"So you and the rest of you Niflheim worms decide to rise back from the dead," I said to him.
"Niflheim was never dead," he replied. "Niflheim went dormant after the Long Night came to be. After the purging of the scourge and return of Noctis, Niflheim began to take back what belongs to the empire. Niflheim will rise again and we will take over not just Eos, but all the Realm of Light and your pathetic world you call home. You will bow to the empire!" He breaks the stalemate and we begin fighting again and starts his aggression again. I had to end it because I cannot spend all my time fighting one enemy. I parry his swing, spin kick him across the face and knock him to the ground. Then I fight him as he is on the ground, expose him again by disarming him and then like a sledgehammer, I swing down onto his stomach. He screams in a blood chilling way and then dies because of how deep my blade is in his body. I pull out my blade and then look to see where my friends are. I catch them not that far away and then go to them. They finish off their opponents and then we look at each other, nod to each other and then charge forward into the chaos around us.
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The seven lights followed the lead of the Supreme Elite and clashed with Keyblade wielders themselves. Ventus, Terra, and Aqua put their armor a while back so they were ready for this. The Foretellers, Keyblade Emperor and his retinue, and allies from Radiant Garden Lea and company followed the charge of the seven guardians of light. Yen Sid did his thing and while not running, he did use his magic as the rest were charging. Sora was the first to clash with a Keyblade wielder and everyone else clashed with Keyblade wielders. They too along with with the countless number of Keyblade wielders of light from all unions clashed with their enemies like from the Keyblade Wars before. The seven lights found themselves fighting in a war once again, but now they have to defeat an opponent that is not after them, but after their counterparts of Earth that are bound to face the thirteen darknesses.
"We have to defeat these guys!" Sora called to the rest as he fought. "They can't fight the seven guardians from Earth! Then Luxu will have the χ-blade for sure."
"Sora, you don't mean you seven should fight them do you?" Ira asked as he fought.
"It makes sense!" Ventus called back. "Luxu is after the guardians from Earth. He wants them to fight those guys. If we defeat them, then he won't get the χ-blade!"
"No! That isn't right! You can't fight them!" Ava shouted as she struck down her opponent.
"Luxu has made it clear that if the thirteen can't fight the seven guardians of Earth, he wants you seven to fight them instead!" Gula shouted as he fought.
"You will be walking into Luxu's snares if you fight the thirteen!" Aced followed up after Gula as he killed his enemy. "You cannot go near them and get in their way or you will give Luxu what he is after."
"So what do we do?! Just let things happen?!" Riku shouted. "We just let them eventually make their way to Luxu's minions?!"
"I'm afraid we cannot do much!" Invi replied as she was locked in a stalemate. "We just have to figure out something. Maybe we have no choice but to let fate take its course."
"Invi! What are you saying?!" Ava shouted back at her. "You mean we let darkness come?! We let Luxu get his way?!"
"Ava, do you not remember the last time the inevitable was attempted to be delayed?" Invi asked. She stabs her opponent killing them and turns to look at Ava.
"When our ancestors attempted to delay the inevitable the first time," Invi said, "they only created more division and were the main reason as to why the first Keyblade War began. Fighting fate only expedited the process and the Keyblade War came sooner than desired." Ira then finished his opponent by slashing across their throat.
"Ava, she is right," he said. "We cannot repeat the mistakes of the past again. Luxu may be able to get what he wants or he may not. If we get involved again, we could only make things worse."
"We need to be comrades for the Supreme Elite," Aced said just after he kills his enemy. "They are the ones who are leading us all and the entire side of light."
"We have to be more than comrades Aced," Gula said. "We have to be their friends. Polemistis called me a friend and has always referred to me as one even when they learned the truth. We weren't master and apprentice or student, we were equals. They have always considered us equals. It would behoove us to be their friends." Ava thought about it for a second and then came to a conclusion.
"You're right," she replied to it all. "Our ancestors made the mistake once. We cannot and will not repeat it again." Then more enemies attacked them and they fought once again.
"Isn't that prophecy about them though?" Terra asked as he fought a Keyblade wielder now from Eos. "The prophecy is supposed to be about one of them finishing off Luxu if I remember."
"Yes it is," Ava replied calling back.
"Don't lose hope," Kairi said as she fought. "Ben, Shane, Jack, and Adrian won't let us down. I know they won't! We can't let them down either!"
"They have always remained one," Aqua said as she killed her enemy. "Even when they weren't the Supreme Elite, they always were together and never let go of each other. We have to believe that they will always be one. I believe they will come through for us and for everyone. I know it." Now all seven lights and Foretellers have managed to catch a breather and now can speak with each other and faced each other for a change.
"So what do ya say gang?" Mickey asked them all. "Want to fight with our pals?" Everyone nodded and raised their Keyblades up as like a toast at a gathering. Then they look forward and then charge forward towards the chaos and once again fight the darkness.
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The Lucians were all fighting the forces of Niflheim all over again. It was a mix of human soldiers and magitek as well. It was also Keyblade wielders from Niflheim that have helped and given aid to the Niflheimian forces.
"Man, just when we thought it was over with the Nifs and here they are," Noctis said while fighting what appeared to be a general of the magitek army using the engine blade.
"Clearly they were given a second chance at life," Gladio said as he blocked attacks from a magitek robot.
"Couldn't they just have given up and go get a hobby?" Prompto complained as he was firing his gun at humans.
"Darkness is never ever going to be truly defeated," Ignis called out to them as he fought. "It will always continue to lurk behind certain corners waiting to strike. We cannot be complacent and idle and expect this threat to be truly vanquished." Luna just finished off her opponent by disarming them and then stabbing them with her trident.
"We have a duty to always be vigil," she said as she took the liberty to catch her breath. "Darkness blight will not come because of the Starscourge that once plagued our star, but it will be darkness from the Realm of Light that will come. We also must honor an oath to the Supreme Elite that we will stand with them in this effort to save our star and all the light in existence." Noctis finished off the general and looked at Luna and noticed an enemy behind her she did not notice. He warped behind her and put his blade through the enemy killing him. Luna turned around abruptly when she saw Noctis warp behind her and gasped when she saw the enemy.
"Yeah, I know," he said to Luna, "and I will make sure that I will protect our home, our world, you, and the next heir to the throne." He looked down at Luna's waist and clearly was referring to them having a son one day. She looked where his eyes were looking and knew immediately what he meant. She smiled and grabbed his hand.
"Sorry to interrupt, but we need some help!" Gladio shouted to them. This snapped Luna and Noct out of their moment and they saw them in some trouble. Noct and Luna ran to them and got involved. Cor also jumped in and helped them all like when they fought Ardyn's "pet" Cerberus.
"Help me mama Ignis!" Prompto yelled. Ignis just sighed making Prompto laugh some as they fought now a mix of Nifs, Keyblade wielders, and even some enemies from Earth. Noctis used his warp strikes to hit one target after another. Luna also used her power with Noctis's to strike down many opponents as well. Then for a brief moment, everyone looked at each other, nodded to each other and charged forward into the chaos.