Fractured Twilight {KH Fanfic/Boy Of Choice}

Ventus End

An ear piercing sound of destruction was heard, causing Ventus 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 a sense of trepidation Ventus began to painfully push himself into a sitting position and was suddenly distracted by an earth shattering crash.

"Um... What is...?" Ventus looked around, realizing the others were still rendered unconscious.

He began to scramble to stand as he darted to the nearest person that being Vanitas. With his heart pounding out of concern for his friend he pressed two fingers against The King of Darkness' neck to check for a pulse and a sigh of relief escaped his lips. If him and Vanitas were alive, surely everyone else was... Right?

Another crash perked Ventus'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. 'Lynn!' He screamed in his head, not able to croak out any words. Despite his body screaming at him to cease any movement Ventus began to claw his way towards the newly created hole in hopes she was there.

Ventus' desperation was great, causing him to trip right at the end. As he collapsed he resorted to crawling, dragging himself to peer over the ledge. To his dismay there he saw Ember facing Xehanort alone, and Ventus' 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. Ventus 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.

Ventus felt weak and sick, but seeing the sight of Ember he knew she probably felt worse. He told himself that his feelings didn't matter before squeezing his eyes shut and throwing himself off the ledge of the cliff, tumbling down and following the curve that was created. Ventus 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. He needed to go help her!

As Ventus 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.

Ventus summoned his Keyblade 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 Ventus was able to jump in and knock the blast away before it even reach her.

Ember blinked in surprise at his 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."

Ventus forced a happy grin to her, showing her that everything was okay. His heart dropped at her words however as even his grin wasn't enough to convince either of them that everyone was alive... He couldn't image how she was feeling this entire time thinking her friends were dead.

"I'm okay! Vanitas is okay! Lynn let's finish this and get outta here!"

Ventus 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 Ventus knew he was planning something. This needed to end!

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