Fractured Twilight {KH Fanfic/Boy Of Choice}

Axel End

An ear piercing sound of destruction was heard, causing Axel to wince from such a sound. His head was pounding and his body aching as his eyes fluttered open to adjust to the sunlight shining in his face. He realized he got to see the light of another day in spite of the impact he received just a few minutes earlier. Feeling grateful Axel began to painfully push himself into a sitting position, but that feeling was short lived as another ear piercing crash filled his ears.

"Hm?" Axel took a glance around the area as he noticed the others were still rendered unconscious.

He began to scramble to stand as he darted to the nearest person that being Roxas. With a throbbing head filled with concern for his friend he pressed two fingers against Roxas's neck to check for a pulse and a sigh of relief escaped his lips. If him and Roxas were alive, surely everyone else was... Right?

Another crash perked Axel's attention and in that moment he realized who was missing. Desperation filled his body as he noticed the abstract crater close by, one that wasn't there before. 'E!' He screamed the short nickname in his head, as words escaped him. Despite his body screaming at him to cease any movement Axel began to claw his way towards the newly created hole in hopes she was there.

Axels desperation was imminent, causing him to trip right at the end. As Axel collapsed he resorted to crawling, dragging himself to peer over the ledge. To his dismay there he saw Ember facing Xehanort alone, and Axels chest tightened at the sight. Both were beaten and bruised, blood oozing down from multiple wounds inflicted on one another. However that never stopped either of them from engaging in battle, both thrashing around to gain the upper hand. Axel knew he had to go down there. He had to help. Ember was fighting so hard and yet there he was barely able to even run to her.

Feeling helpless yet determined Axel was willing to do whatever it took to help her. He squeezed his eyes shut and threw himself off the ledge of the cliff, tumbling down and following the curve that was created. Axel cried out from the pain, his muscles aching tremendously as he was impacted severely. The fall downwards was an unpleasant one, but one he was willing to face... He had to do it for her. She needed him. She couldn't face Xehanort alone!

As Axel collapsed onto the ground below he hissed through his teeth, grasping his throbbing muscles and shakily pushed himself to his feet. Ember was right there within his grasp he just had to push himself forward.

Axel summoned his Chackrams and did everything he could to shake off the burning feeling he was receiving and began to advance. He timed his arrival so perfectly that just as Xehanort had thrown an orb of darkness Ember's direction Axel was able put himself between her and the orb, knocking away the attempted attack with one Chackram while the other was strategically placed in front of Ember for protection.

Ember blinked in surprise at the fiery arrival. He was surprised himself to see tears swelling in her eyes and threatening to fall. With a quivering lip she took a deep breath and shook her head. "I-I thought... You were dead."

Axel warmly smiled at her with a closed mouth. Affection was pouring out of him especially as he dissected those words. She woke up before anyone else and must have jumped straight into action. The anger and remorse she must have felt assuming everyone was dead...

"I'm okay, we're okay. Let's get this over with, E!" Axel perked up.

Axel had to make her forget about the destruction that happened above. He wasn't sure who was alive and who was dead but now wasn't the time to figure that out. His eyes turned to Xehanort, his eyes gleaming with malicious amusement at their interaction. For once he had nothing to say, but Axel knew he was planning something. He needed to be stopped!

Ember was suddenly filled with resolve, her nod confirming Axels own determination. As the two turned towards Xehanort he seems prepared as he lifted his Keyblade towards them in a threatening manner.