Legend of the Seven Lights

61. The Other One

Let's conclude this saga for now!

Chapter 61: The Other One

Pueblo de- crap, it's already starting! (Play "The Encounter" from Kingdom Hearts II!)

Boss fight: Carter Pewterschmidt

Kimaya rushed up to swing both Keyblades at the Corporate President, but Carter grabbed them in his hands and kicked Kimaya away. He leapt overhead, spun like a drill, and stomped down at her, only for Kimaya to dodge behind and strike him in the back. Carter about-faced and threw punches that Kim countered with her keys, until both opponents jumped away from each other. Carter bashed his knuckles together and sent an aerial shockwave that Kimaya blocked with the Keyblades, but didn't recover in time when Carter kicked over, threw a combo of punches, and flung Kimaya to his left.

Kimaya bounced back on her feet and shot double laser bullets from her blades, which Carter avoided by Air Jumping to her left, then flying at her. Kimaya jumped and ran to attack Carter with another combo, then leapt to knock him against the ground. Carter kicked Kimaya's chest and pushed her back, then when he charged to grab the child, Kimaya crossed her keys in an 'X' to block and push back. She slashed the keys and made him stumble back, then leapt, spun, and bashed both keys against his head to bat him away.

"Come on, Carter, I don't feel right beatin' an old man." Kimaya said coolly. "Why don't you just give up and git yo' ass outta this town?"

"Huuh...huuh...huuh..." Carter was rasping on the ground, his skin turning dry and pale. Kimaya was appalled, but Carter gave her a murderous look. A Wyvern Heartless swooped down to carry Carter across the valley. Kimaya hopped on her skateboard and engaged pursuit, going down a hill into a gorge within mounds of rubble. She grinded on a track and jumped a few minecarts, then skated on a ledge along the left side of a pit.

At the bottom of the slope, Kimaya jumped and grabbed an overhead rail in her crossed keys, swinging left or right to avoid dangling hooks as she ziplined across. She landed and resumed skateboarding on a new path, which took her across three parallel minecart tracks. Carter blasted parts of the track with a shotgun, forcing Kim to jump between them, but they eventually made it to a wide, circular area with round Lazarus rivers.

Carter dropped into a Lazarus pit in the center, and Kimaya stopped skating as she watched. The Corporate President emerged from the pit, showing light-green veins in his body and shining green eyes. Heartless appeared around the crater, and Kimaya sliced them while dodging Carter's energy blasts. "I guess not." She sighed.

With the others

Black Star roped Bill Dauterive's arm with his chain-sickle and propelled himself above the giant's body. "Tsubaki, Katana Form!" he commanded, transforming his weapon into a sword before stabbing the top of Bill's head. He descended and carved a long strip down the middle of Bill's back before landing on the ground. When Black Star faced up, the cut sewed itself back together as Bill grew larger. "I don't understand! How are you fixing yourself?!"

"You think a little pain is gonna make me whine and cry?" Bill looked down and asked him. "Well, I'm done letting pain get in my way. My power comes from pain. I make it part of me. I share it with others. And after I squash you, I wanna share it with Lenore." He raised his foot, and Black Star jumped back when he stomped down, denting a crater.

"I did an analysis of him." Tsubaki said. "The pain he feels from your attacks is an unstable chi that he bends to his will. He uses the Pain Chi to reform his body and increase in size and strength."

"So, pain is his ally, huh? But a man can only take so much from the godly Black Star." He noticed Kaleo still laying on the ground. "Hey, if you're not gonna help, then get outta the way!"