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Chapter XIII: Deep Dive
Aros walked toward the neon illuminated building. He had seen it so many times, but never in such a depressed, darkened state. He had never even see any neon lights in his life, at least not active. Twilight Town had been aptly named, never setting, and never dawning. He looked around him. He was standing in a large street, towering skyscrapers above him, any natural substance swept aside like the rain pounding down onto the cobbled, cracked roads. He looked up at the sky. Massive, looming, black thunder-clouds had gathered together, threatening lightning. He smiled to himself. Then he noticed a small figure, silhouetted against the black sky. This figure was wearing the same cloak as Aros, though his hood was lowered, and a blindfold was clearly visible covering his eyes. He had white-silver hair, folding down to his shoulders. He was smiling openly - or was it a grin? The Unknown on the building stretched his arms out sideways, and turned his face to the clouds. They parted, and for a fleeting moment there was true sky. But with them, came a shower of meteors, hurtling downwards, one of which blasted straight towards Aros, who deftly flipped sideways, out of the way. He had realized what had just happened - the true invasion of the universe, had begun. The chain of events didn't stop there though. Heartless began to appear out of the ground, their numbers swarming and multiplying, covering three quarters of the street in seconds. They were easily more powerful, taller, more flexible and muscular than their Shadow brothers.
Aros simply stood there, expressionless. He bent his knees, and in a swirl of his cloak he was bearing his Keyblades. He spun them round and round in front of him, they crashed together sending sparks around the street before he forced them into battle position, the handles just below his waist. Suddenly, a large symbol appeared beneath his feet, sending the Heartless back a little, like a force-field. Aros had no doubt this was created by the Unknown on the building. He looked up again. The blindfolded one, was smiling evilly. He would play his game before letting the Heartless attack.
"Do you know who I am, weakling?" he exclaimed boastfully, his voice echoing down towards Aros, who said nothing in reply. "Well?" the Unknown asked again.
"Riku," the Keyblade Wielder replied shortly.
"Good, at least you know who I am," Riku yelled, an evil, malicious grin curling across his face.
"If you want my body, you're gonna have to come and get it!" Aros shouted up to the other teenager. This statement hit a nerve.
"How DARE you!" Riku screamed, pushing his hands back towards his chest, and the force-field distintergrated instantly. The Heartless pounced.
But Aros was ready. He sliced through the first one, before adjusting his body to dodge another, then slashing through it easily. He spun around, pushing the Oathkeeper through one while pushing off it with his feet and spun through the air, Keyblades in hands to slice through dozens of them. Riku had a mingled look of amazement and frustration as he watched Aros battle. So frustrated and angered he was, that he began to summon Dusks to join the battle. They slithered into the innumerable ranks of the Heartless, ripping some apart if neccessary. Aros just managed to see a flicker of white before being slashed just above the eye, blood streamed out, and a small scar appeared just cutting across his left eye. Riku was delighted at this. But Aros wasn't giving up - not yet. He fought on, wiping out Heartless and Dusks as easily as if they were specks of dust in the ground. He slashed through about the hundredth enemy, before the Heartless began to pile on top of him, intending to crush him into submission. Not Aros. With all his strength he pushed them all off, leaping into the air, throwing a Keyblade at two who had followed him, and falling towards the ground head-first. He then caught the Keyblade, landed, slashed through about ten more before back-flipping onto the stairs. He straightened up. He could now properly see the army of Darkness and Nothingness aligned together.
He turned, and looked towards Riku again, who was smiling evilly once more, and slowly lowering his head. He was standing on the edge of the building. And for the first time, Aros noticed a large television screen on the wall of the building -it showed a teenage girl, about the same age as himself, with shoulder-length red hair. He looked away from this, and saw another screen - portraying the same girl, only older, her hair flowing down to just above her waist. She was wearing what appeared to be a school uniform, and was sitting alone on a sun-blessed beach, staring out to sea. Riku was also looking at this screen. Words failed him for a moment. Thoughts raced across his mind, but these were soon destroyed by a single one - PROTECT NAMINE. He stared down at Aros, hate pouring around inside of him. Aros was feeling the same hate. He leapt up onto the wall of the skyscraper, jumped onto another section, jumped into the middle and began to run right up it. Heartless fell down towards him, but he didn't care, slicing them into a black cloud of Darkness. He was still running straight up it, vertically placed. More Heartless were following him, but he paid no heed to them. All his mind was telling him to do was strike, maim, hurt, kill Riku. He was pulling his hand holding the Oblivion back, preparing to throw it straight at his enemy. Riku looked on, a flicker of insanity showed in his eyes. He didn't care for anything else. The thoughts racing through his mind were all destroyed and replaced with a single thought, a single memory, a single promise -PROTECT NAMINE.
Aros threw the Oblivion at Riku, who leapt straight over the edge, a couple of Heartlesses following him. He caught the Keyblade deftly, easily, and dived downwards, head-first towards Aros, who was now just beginning to run on the screen. They looked straight at each other, and as they passed each other they slashed viciously, only to have the blades lock together fiercely. Snarling, Riku slashed wildly again, only managing to slash Aros's chest. Aros then replied with a quick stab, which managed to hit Riku just in the thigh. He cried out in pain. And so they raced past each other. Aros turned his gaze back towards the sky, while Riku turned his towards the ground. He slashed more Heartless easily away from him, and they dissolved into more Dark mist. He plunged the Oblivion into the ground. It emanated a giant shockwave or Darkness, ripping apart everything in its path, destroying the army of Heartless and Dusks he himself had summoned. He looked up again. Aros had vanished from sight, which obviously meant he had made it to the top. Snarling and muttering to himself, he began to run up the skyscraper himself. Aros meanwhile was recovering his breath, which was coming in short painful gasps. Suddenly another Unknown leapt out of the shadows, bearing a golden Keyblade and a silver handle.
"Your... Majesty..." Aros said shortly, still having trouble breathing, such were his injuries. The King said nothing, instead, walked slowly towards Aros, Keyblade pointed straight at him.
"I have a job to do," Mickey told him, still pointing the Keyblade at Aros' heart, "I will follow Riku and protect Namine!" he exclaimed, his Keyblade suddenly glowing, and a large cluster of Light appearing at its tip. "Goodbye Aros."
Suddenly there was a flash of light, and Sora had appeared. Donald and Goofy were at his side. They were standing in the way of the other two, protecting Aros, on the floor, from Mickey, who was astounded.
"Drop it now Mickey," Sora said shortly.
"No, he is a traitor to the Light!" The King claimed, pointing at Aros.
"Traitor? Heh, look who's talking!" Sora exclaimed, staring intently at Mickey, who shifted uncomfortably. "You joined the Organization! You joined forces with a wielder of the Dark! You're not trying to save this World, you're trying to destroy it!" Sora screamed, his own Keyblades materializing in his hands. He held them in battle position, his blue eyes boring into Mickey's.
"You don't know anything!" The King yelled in reply, rushing at Sora angrily. Donald and Goofy stepped in the way.
"I have to ask one question Your Majesty. Why? Why did you turn to the Organization?!" Donald exclaimed, tears beginning to run down his cheeks.
"That's none of your business!" Mickey screamed as Riku leapt onto the top. His eyes darted from Mickey to Sora, to Donald and Goofy, and finally to Aros. With a cry of hatred, Riku sprang towards him. Aros jumped up, and blocked it just in time. Riku snarled angrily, pushing all his strength into the blade. Aros pushed right back, gritting his teeth in pain. The King jumped towards Aros' back, about to push the Keyblade into it when Sora jumped in the way, and blocked it, saving Aros from death. Aros pushed Riku back, a hatred coursing through his blood that he had never known. Mickey leapt over Sora and stood by Riku's side. Sora rushed to Aros' side, instructing Donald and Goofy to wipe out any Heartless that appeared. Riku and The King rushed at Sora and Aros, who charged straight at them, preparing for an incredible battle...
To be continued...
What will be the climax of the battle?
Don't you dare miss Chapter XIV: Battle Of The Key Bearers!
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