Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep: Return (Completed)

Chapter 24 Terra vs Xehanort

Terra slowly got up from the ground and looked up at the cliff Xehanort was standing on. Summoning his Gilder and flew up to the top. As Terra landed his armor and glider disappeared.

"Admirably done." Xenhort said to him. "I know this was a journey you could make-over the unseen wall the divides both darkness and light. And I was not wrong Terra."

Terra glared at the old man. He summoned his keyblade. "My friend, Ven. You tell me Xehanort. What did you do to him?" "Why I did him a favor and freed the darkness inside him." Xehanort explained. "Alas, poor Ventus never had the fortitude for such strenuous trails." "Xehanort!" Terra yelled.

Terra faced off with both Xehanort and Vanitas. Terra ran at Xehanort who quickly blocked Terra's attack. "Go take what Ventus owes you." Xehanort told Vanitas. "And go and take Aqua and Azura lives as well."

Terra pushed Xehanort back and tried to run after Vanitas, but Xehanort teleported in front of him causing Terra to jump back. 'Be careful,' he thought. Then he faced off with Xehanort once more.

"You see how powerless you are to save them?" Xehanort said. "Save the rage and despair. Let it empower you." "You will pay Xehanort!" Terra said. 'Azura Aqua I'm counting on you two.'

Darkness began to appear from his body as Terra felt rage begin to build inside him. His mind drifted back to a memory. "There are two types of rages. Rage of hate and righteous rage. Know which you want to use for fight it can mean life or death." Azura said.

He was then drawn back to the present. "Was my Master- no- my father , Eraqus not enough for you? Leave my friends alone!"

Xehanort's eyes gleamed excitedly as Terra began to struggle with keeping his darkness inside. "Yes, boy, that's it!" He said. "More! Let your whole heart blacken with anger!"

Terra could feel it. All his failures. How he failed the Mark of Mastery. How he aided the villains in each world and more. It was building inside him. Now he was sick of it. Even Xehanort. He couldn't hold it back anymore. Terra released his darkness and frustration into a scream.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh!"

Terra ran at Xehanort. Anger fueled him now. Was it good or bad? For Xehanort he got the reaction he wanted from the apprentice. Xehanort was fast. Very fast. As Terra tried to run to him, but Xehanort used a flurry of attacks with his keyblade.

This caused Terra to use his own to block the attacks coming at him. As he blocked Xehanort's last attack the old man teleported once more, ending behind Terra. "Concede!" The old keyblade Master yelled.

Xehanort raised his hand a chuck of the ground the two were standing on knocked Terra off his feet and into the air. Smiling Xehanort he threw his hand out casting "FREEZE!"

The attack flew at Terra. The three spikes cut him before he had a chance to react. Terra land on the ground he glared dagger at Xehanort. His anger was mainly for the man who had him tricked and betray his friends.

"Just give up my boy, and give in to the darkness inside your heart." Xehanort told Terra. "Shut up!" Terra yelled out of anger that was building up. Xehanort casted "THUNDER!" Terra swift dated the attack.

Xehanort tried to get the upper hand once more by teleporting behind him. "What?!" Terra swung his keyblade back hitting the Old Keyblade Master and knocked him to his knees.

"It's over Xehanort." Terra said. "You've lost this one." He added. Xehanort laughed at this. "Oh, contrary, my boy." He looked at the keyblade wilder. "Only now I've truly won." He told Terra.

As Xehanort knelt on the ground using his keyblade to support himself. The ground rubbed under them. Xehanort covered his head. When the old man looked up, he gasped and pointed behind Terra to where the others were fighting.

"There see?" Terra turned to see what he was talking about. A beam of light shot to the sky. Xehanort took this time to stand up. "The X-Blade has been forged!" "Ven!" Terra yelled. 'Have we failed?'

Xehanort turned his keyblade and aimed it at his own chest."And now, Terra, it is time for the final union!" Terra whirled around just as Xehanort pressed his keyblade to his chest. As his keyblade vanished his heart came out of his body.

"At last our moment is here." Xehanort said. "Out with the old and in with the brittle vessel, and in with he young, strong and new one." He fished. His body was glowing now.

Terra watched Xehanort's heart floating in the air. "I swore I would survive." Xehanort said. "And be there to see what awaits beyond the Keyblade War!" He looked at Terra and a smile crossed his face. "And now it is your darkness, Terra, that shall be the ark the sustains me!" He aimed his heart at Terra now. Terra quickly summoned his keyblade and armor.