Kingdom Hearts II: Home Sweet Sanctuary

Chapter 67: Prep For The Final Battle

We had made our way through the castle and soon came to the last hall. However, there was no path connecting the small areas.

"How are we suppose to cross?" Kairi asked. I thought. I backed up a little, ran forward and jumped. I landed on what seemed like nothing, but saw sparkling tiles.

"It's okay." I said. They followed me. Several Nobodies jumped toward me.

"Piri!" Yami shouted. The Nobodies disappeared. It was Stitch!

"Stitch! You're okay." I said.

"Eh! Mega Stitch!" He nodded and I giggled. We hurried and made our way to the door.

"Sora! Mommy! Daddy!" Amara cried. We all stopped and saw Amara pointing toward the windows. He saw Heartless pouring from them and landing on the paths.

"There's going to be no end to this." Riku said

"Together we can stop 'em!" Sora said. Before we could, Maleficent and Pete appeared in front of us.

"Be gone from here! Leave these creatures to us!" Maleficent exclaimed.

"But there's no way we can take 'em all!" Pete exclaimed.

"I will be sending them after Xemnas. Or, perhaps, you would rather fight them yourself?" Maleficent asked.

"Frankly my dear, I'd rather... RUN!" Pete exclaimed.

"Off with you then!" Maleficent scolded. Pete looked at Mickey.

"Well, if it ain't the boat-boy king." Pete scoffed.

"Time to weigh anchor, Captain Pete!" Mickey said.

"What, like 'abandon ship'? I don't think so!" Pete said.

"Sora! Seeress! 'Your Majesty'! Do not forget— when I have destroyed then all, this castle shall be mine!" Maleficent declared.

"Now lookie here. Opportunities like this don't come along every day, ya know." Pete said. Pete went back to Maleficent's side and they charged toward the Heartless. We hurried to the Alter of Naught and saw Xemnas staring at the destroyed Kingdom Hearts.

"Ohh... my Kingdom Hearts... ruined. Now I'll have to start all over again." He turned to us. "Warriors of the Keyblade and Warrior of the Goddess! Go forth, and bring me more hearts!" Xemnas ordered.

"No!" the four of us exclaimed. Me, Riku, Sora, and King Mickey pointed our Keyblade at Xemnas in defiance.

"Denizens of light, answer this: Why do you hate the darkness?" Xemnas asked.

"Aw, we don't hate it. It's just kinda... scary. But the world's made of light AND darkness. You can't have one without the other, 'cause darkness is half of everything. Sorta makes ya wonder why we're scared of the dark." Mickey said.

"It's because of what hides in it." I said.

"Then allow me another question. You accept darkness, but choose to live in the light. So why is it you loathe us who teeter on the edge of nothing? We who were turned away by both light and dark— never given a choice?" Xemnas asked.

"That's simple. Because you mess up our worlds and hurt those we love to further your goals." Riku said.

"That may be... However, what other choice might we have had?" Xemnas asked.

"Just give it a rest already! You're Nobodies! You don't even exist! You're not sad about anything!" Sora yelled. Xemnas laughed.

"Very good. You don't miss a thing. I can not feel— sorrow... No matter what misery befalls the worlds. No matter what you think, what you feel, or how you exist." Xemnas said. Streams of light went upward and I had to cover my eyes. When I opened my eyes, I saw everyone was gone and I was in a alternate version of the world.

"Guys, where are you?" I called.

"Seems you have almost fully awoken your powers." Xemnas said.

"What's it to you?!" I snapped.

"If you are this powerful, I wonder how strong the children is?" Xemnas asked, smirking.

"You... stay... away... from... MY CHILDREN!" I screamed. I relentlessly attacked Xemnas. He was powerful, I'm not gonna lie. "Purifying Light!" Thousands of beams of light shot toward Xemnas. He block some of them, but the rest hit him. I delivered the final blow with my Keyblade. Xemnas vanished, but I knew it was over yet.

"Piri! Where are you?" Yami called. I looked around and light began cloaking me. A portal opened underneath and I fell through.

"Piri, answer me!" Riku cried. I ended back at the Alter of Naught.

"You're okay!" Mickey exclaimed.

"Where's Xemnas?" I asked. We looked up and saw he was close to 'Kingdom Hearts'.

"Hear me, Kingdom Hearts! It seems we must begin anew. Ah, but know this: I will give you as many hearts as it takes. Mark my words! You can no more be complete without me than I without you. Heed me, Kingdom Hearts! Lend me your power, so that we may be complete! The power to erase the fools that hinder us." Xemnas said.

"Xemnas, no!" Mickey yelled.

"Hearts quivering with hatred..." Xemnas said.

"Xemnas! Don't!" Sora yelled.

"Hearts burning with rage..." Xemnas said.

"You'll never win!" Donald exclaimed.

"Hearts scarred by envy... That fool Ansem said the heart's true nature was beyond his understanding. But it's not beyond mine! Hearts are the source of all power!" Xemnas exclaimed. 'Kingdom Hearts' glowed so brightly we were all forced to cover our eyes. When we opened our eyes, Xemnas was gone.

"Xemnas, quit hiding!" I yelled.

"He can't escape now!" Yami said.

"Look at that!" Kairi exclaimed. We looked and saw a door appear. The worlds summoned this door for us. We used our Keyblades and opened the door.

"Xemnas, this all will very, very soon!" I said.