Chapter 104: Releasing the Possessed One

In another part of the labyrinth, Drake, Erza, Wendy, Carla, Sherria, Modeus, Aqua and Ven find Vanitas and Terra-Xehanort waiting for them. 

Erza: So, those must be our enemies. 

Modeus: It appears so. 

Venus: Terra!

Aqua: (holds him back) Look closely, it's not Terra.

Ventus: Maybe not, but I'm still going to keep calling his name. We have to light his way home.

Aqua/Wendy: Ven...

Vanitas: Hey, guys! Feeling a little left out here!

Ventus: Vanitas. You're coming home too. 

Vanitas: (surprised) Huh? But my home is in you. You know what'll happen, right? I'll just disappear inside of you forever. Don't you have any love at all for your own brother? 

Wendy: What is wrong with you?! Why do you keep calling Ven brother?! He isn't related with a monster like you! 

Vanitas: What do you know about me? 

Wendy: He told us that you were his darkness half created by Xehanort. Don't you get it? You're not brothers, you're the same person. 

Vanitas tilts his head in confusion before he started laughing. 

Vanitas: You believe that?! Then you really are naïve!

Ventus: Huh?  

Wendy: What? 

Vanitas: (points his Keyblade at Wendy) This may shock you and Venty-Wenty, kid, but we're not the same like you think. I was just hidden deep inside of Ventus, for a really long time. All Xehanort did... was tear me right out of him.

Sherria: Then why don't you go back to where you came from, you big bully! 

Vanitas: (sarcasm) Make me. 

Terranort: If it's darkness you're looking for, Ventus, then I have more than enough to go around.

Aqua summons her Keyblade, aiming it at Terranort. 

Aqua: Stop! Quit using our friend for your games.

Terranort: A Keyblade Master wielding your key in anger? Shameful.

Erza: You're one to talk, Xehanort! After what you've done to them and Eraqus, you're a disgrace to all Keybladers! So, release Terra, now!

Terranort: You don't make demands from me. 

Aqua: (readies Keyblade) We have unfinished business. I fell into darkness, and for ten years I wondered through the dark realm. Now...I'm finally here. And I want only one thing, with all my heart. (filled with determination) Xehanort... I'm casting you out of Terra forever!

Aqua casts a Blizzard spell which flies toward Terranort, but he dodges and it strikes the ground, creating spikes of ice. But he saw Erza who Requip her Black Wing and does a downward slash at him, but he blocks it with his Keyblade. 

Ven and Vanitas circle around one another before Wendy, Carla and Sherria joined in. 

Wendy and Sherria: Leading Sky Arrow!

They both kicked Vanitas with their legs coated by their Sky Dragon and God Slayer magic. 

Aqua dashes towards Xehanort, her Keyblade spinning wildly in front of her. It hits him once, before he teleports behind her in a series of slashes. 

Modeus: Full Moon Shield!

A large and transparent shield, taking the appearance of the face of the full moon, had blocked the attack, causing it to disperse.

Ventus: Ready, Aqua! 

Aqua spins around, ice shards forming around the teeth of her Keyblade. 

Aqua: Ven, now! 

Ven jumps aboard his Keyblade, lifting off the ground as Aqua sends an icy spell to cover it, directing it in the air. 

Ventus: Gooo! 

Ventus spins into Terrahanort and Vanitas, creating a massive blast of ice on impact. Erza requipped into another armor, her Flame Empress armor, as she sent a wave of fire towards them. 

Wendy: Sky Dragon Roar

Sherria: Sky God Bellow!

Wendy's breath attack of white air along with Sherria's mirror attack of black wind struck down Terranort and Vanitas along with the wave of flames. Both attacks collided, resulting in an explosive fire and whirlwind that mixed black and white air. 

Aqua lands back on her feet and blocks as Terranort swipes forward with his Keyblade. She strikes at him, but he knocks the blade away, performing his own attack, forcing her to leap backwards and away from him. 

She lands on one knee, looking up to see Vanitas knocked Ventus back next to her. Ven grits his teeth as Vanitas lands next to Terranort, sneering from under his black helmet. 

???: Aqua! Ven! Erza! Wendy! Modeus! Carla! Sherria! 

They turned and saw Drake and Sora running to them. 

Everyone: Sora! Drake!  

Drake: Thought you could use a hand. 

Erza: Thanks. 

Modeus: We appreciate your assistance. 

Terranort: The Son of Sparda has arrived. 

Vanitas: Well, that's better. I was hoping to have company.

Aqua: I will end this here and now!

And so the team split up into two teams. Sora was with Ventus, Wendy, Carla, and Sherria facing Vanitas while Drake was with Erza, Modeus, and Aqua facing Terranort. 

Aqua bolts toward Terranort and strikes him, a swirl of energy shining upwards and knocking him back. 

Sora attacks Vanitas as Ventus tosses his Keyblade toward his darker half. It spins through the air, hitting him multiple times. Vanitas blocks with his Keyblade, aiming it at Aqua.

Vanitas: Perish! 

A fireball erupts from the blade, splitting into three homing fireballs, which hit their mark.

Drake: Aqua! Agni! Rudra!

Drake wielded his dual-set Devil Arms to blast a combined cyclone attack of wind and flame at Vanitas. Vanitas teleports away, however that left him wide open as he saw Wendy on his right. 

Wendy: Sky Dragon Crushing Fang! 

Wendy charges and swipes Vanitas with her fingers, leaving a wake of wind behind her.

Sherria: Sky God Boreas!

Generating a storm of black wind in her hand, Sherria threw it down, the black wind quickly growing into a massive vortex that appeared to engulf Vanitas and send him flying.

Drake then charges at Terranort who smirks. 

Terranort: Come on! 

Terranort exchanges blows with Drake before teleporting away. 

Terranort: Over here!

He barrels through Drake, ferociously slicing with his Keyblade, leaving a burst of darkness in his wake. However, Dante smirked as his body was engulfed by the attack before vanishing in a puff of black smoke. 

Terranort: What the...?

Suddenly, the real Dante appeared behind Terranort to strike his side with Rebellion and send him rolling across the ground. 

Drake: What you destroyed was a fake with my Doppelganger style. Quicksilver!

Slowing down time around himself, Drake shot at Terranort to strike him multiple times with Rebellion, making sure to avoid the shield, before time resumed and the combined force of the attacks sent Terranort flying and crashing right into the wall on the other side of the hallway.

Terranort: (smirk) I must admit, I'm impressed. But it won't be enough to defeat me. 

Drake: You're one tough bastard, aren't ya?

Wendy: Sky Dragon Whirlwind Fist!

Mirroring Natsu's Iron Fist attack, Wendy engulfed her right fist in a whirlwind of air and tried to punch Vanitas, which he blocked by crossing her arms, though the blunt strike did push her back slightly, allowing Wendy some room to attack again.

Wendy: Sky Dragon Claw!

She was able to kick her feet and send a whirlwind of air that knocked Vanitas up high.

Vanitas: Annoying brat! (teleports and strikes at Wendy) 

Carla: Wendy! 

Vanitas: Let's go! 

Vanitas leaps into the air as a large mass of Keyblades swarm over the battlefield. He lands on the flowing spiral of blades. 

Sherria: What's going on?! 

Sora: He can ride on Keyblades like I would?! 

Vanitas: Dodge this! 

Vanitas sends a barrage of ice shards toward Sora, Sherria, Wendy, Carla, and Ventus before barreling toward them. They dodge away from the attack. 

Vanitas: You're nothing! 

He surrounds himself with the Keyblades, sending volleys at Sora and Wendy. They dodges away from them until Vanitas runs out of blades. Suddenly, Vanitas teleports above Sora, knocking him away. 

Wendy: Sora! (gets kicked by Vanitas) 

Ventus: Wendy!

Vanitas: You're a bit too young to be winning a war, kid. You should've waited until you're older, at least you don't have to die! 

Ventus: Leave her alone, Vanitas! Your fight is with me!

Vanitas: You're next, Ventus! She asked for it! Now, she's going to get it!

Vanitas swung his Keyblade down at her, but suddenly, he was blasted away by a burst of wind. Vanitas stood up and noticed Wendy transformed into her Dragon force. Her hair and eyes turned pink. 

Sora: Wendy?!

Wendy: (glares) No one gets away with insulting a member of Fairy Tail! 

Ventus: Whoa! Her hair color has changed! 

Sherria: It's her Dragon Force! 

Sora: Dragon Force? 

Carla: It's a transformation that all Dragon Slayers possesses. This ability is said to be the final and most powerful state a Dragon Slayer can attain. It this state, their power becomes comparable to that of a real Dragon. 

Sora: A real Dragon? 

Vanitas: (chuckles) Nice color change, the pink is really cute. But do really think that will help against- 

Suddenly, Wendy disappears in blindly speed before she reappears and punches Vanitas in the stomach, causing him to cough blood.  

Vanitas: (thoughts) What the hell?! Her speed and power...! 

She went behind Vanitas and kicked his back, causing him to be sent flying before she appeared above him. 

Wendy: Sky Dragon Talon!

Delivering an axe-kick, despite being upside down from the attack, Wendy had struck Vanitas to push him to the ground. 

Ventus: (awe) Whoa... I never know she was so strong. 

She unleashed a large hurricane like magic attack at Vanitas and blows him away.

Wendy: Sky Dragon Wave Wind! 

Vanitas: (grunts in pain, glares) You damn brat! Now I'm really pissed off! 

Vanitas floats in the air with a massive circle of Keyblades around him. 

Vanitas: I'll gonna kill this girl myself!

Vanitas unleashes both dark blasts of energy and dark clones of himself at Wendy, however... 

Sherria: God Slayer Secret Art...!

She extended her arms and generated two massive black whirlwinds from her hands.

Sherria: ...Heavenly Gathering of Clouds!

She unleashed a massive twister of black feathers, which blocked the attacks where before a massive explosion of black wind, feathers, and dark blasts shook much of the arena.

Sherria: Now Wendy!

Wendy: Right! Arms! Maximum Power!

A massive whirlwind formed around the pair as Wendy prepared to unleash her attack point-blank, her power further increased by her Support Spell.

Wendy: You tried your big attack, now get a load of mine! Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Shattering Light: Sky Drill!

Twirling her hands, Wendy unleashed blasted Vanitas with a cross-stream of tornados, engulfing her in a bright white-cyan colored magic blast that shook up the entire arena.

Darkness is drawn from Vanitas as poison is drawn from a wound, his connection to Xehanort severed. Cracks form in his helmet and shards of black glass fall revealing dark, spiky hair and a familiar face. Sora, Wendy, Carla, and Sherria gasps in shock as Vanitas stares at them through his yellow eyes.

Sora: (shocked) Your face...! 

Wendy: Is that... Sora?! 

Sherria: There's no way! 

Carla: Could he be his Heartless? 

Vanitas: Not exactly. I may look like it, but I'm not a Heartless. 

Sora: But, if you're not my Heartless, then what are you? 

Vanitas: I'm the half of Ventus that was taken away. And you're the piece Ventus needed to be whole again. So...why shouldn't you and I look exactly the same? You define me, Sora, the same way that Ventus does. We are brothers who, together, make a greater whole.

Sora: Then why won't you stand by our side? Instead of with darkness? 

Vanitas: Because I AM darkness. And I do stand by your side. I'm the shadow that you cast. How much closer could I be? (smirks) 

Sora: But I didn't-

Ventus: (holds his hand in front of Sora) But I didn't ask for this. To be sifted apart, nice and neat. We should be free to choose. (points to himself) Not just light, (points at Vanitas) not just darkness. We decide what we are.

Vanitas: But... Ventus, I DID decide who I am. You see? 

Ventus: And what you are is darkness?! 

Vanitas: (starts to fade away) What I am is darkness.

They stare at each other, unbent for a moment. 

Ventus: Okay... 

Wendy: How is that okay?! Don't you at least have a future, Vanitas?!

His body begins to break apart, but he smiles to himself. 

Vanitas: There isn't any future left for me, kid. (vanishes) 

Carla: I guess there's so much we don't know about him. 

Meanwhile, with Drake's team. 

Terranort: Dark times ahead!

The field erupts with swirling energy and Terranort's Guardian appears behind him. 

Erza: What's he doing? 

Drake: I don't like this. 

Modeus: Be careful, he's about to attack!

The Guardian slams into the ground, knocking Drake and Erza off-balance, as the wind around them starts to blow. It spins faster around the arena, pulling Aqua and Modeus into the center, struggling against the whipping air as numerous bolts of lightning strike around them

Terranort: Break them!

Unable to escape, the Guardian slashes at them with his claws. Aqua and Drake are sent flying into the lightning and the Guardian teleports above Erza and Modeus, slamming them down into the ground.

The Guardian phases into the ground, creating a pool of darkness as Drake gets back to his feet. Out of the ground emerge purple spikes before the Guardian shoots back up, knocking Drake off kilter.

Erza and Aqua: Drake! 

Modeus: Demon Sword: Chaotic Moon! 

He shot a large spectral image of a blood red moon with chaotic energy surging around it straight at Terranort, who unleashes dark energy blasts from his Keyblade and collied with the red moon which caused an explosion. 

Aqua: (runs to him) Are you okay? 

Drake: Yeah, I'm- look out! 

Drake picked up Aqua and jumped to avoid being slammed by the Guardian. Drake and Aqua realize he was carrying her as she blushed a little. 

Modeus: Demon Sword: Phantom Moon!

As Modeus sliced, he sent a series of crescent-moon-shaped phantom projectiles at Terranort who slides away and then fires more shadow balls which Modeus deflects. Terranort unleashes three rocks which send crashing onto Modeus. 

Wendy: Modeus! 

Modeus: (groans in pain) He's strong... 

Terranort: Your struggle is pointless. It's over for you. 

Erza: No, it's not... 

Erza Requips into her Clear Heart Clothing. 

Erza: We still have fight left inside of us. We can, and we will defeat you to free Terra. 

Terranort: (smirk) Very well, then you can die. 

Terranort sinks into the ground and goes Erza, however, he was slashed away before he went crashing onto the way. He got up, but he notices some brunt marks and froze bites on his body. 

Terranort: What?! How did she...? 

He looks at Erza who dual wields two katanas, but not just any ordinary katanas. One sword has been enchanted with Natsu's Fire Dragon Slayer Magic while the other with Gray's Ice Demon Slayer Magic. 

Terranort: A fire and ice swords? No, those aren't ordinary flames or ice. It's almost like... 

Erza: Fire Dragon Flame + Ice Demon Cold Air!

Drake: (thoughts) Those swords remind of Agni and Rudra, but there's a difference. It's like, like they've been enchanted with Natsu's Dragon Slayer Magic and Gray's Demon Slayer Magic. 

Aqua: Erza...

Terranort: Don't get so full of yourself. 

Terranort casts Cure on himself again and heals his damage and then uses Dark Impulse to deliver storming strikes followed by a shadow hand, however Erza deflects the Dark Impulse and cuts through the shadow hand. 

Terranort: Impossible! 

Erza went and did a barrage of slashes which Terranort tried to block, but some of them managed to hit or scratch him. 

Terranort: Damn you!

Just then, Drake used his Stinger technique which made Terranort stagger and launched him in the air.  

Drake: Now Erza!

Erza: Icefire Blade!

While equipped with the Fire Dragon's Flames and the Ice Demon's Cold Air, Erza dashes towards Terranort and slashes him in a cross pattern, causing him to yell in agony.

Terranort's darkness is wrenched away from him, and he falls to the ground. 

Aqua and Ventus: (runs to him) Terra!

They help him up, and Terranort spoke in barely a whisper.

Terranort: Aqua... Ven...

Aqua: Terra, please!

Ventus: Come back, Terra!

Terranort then begins to hold his head in pain and it looks as if he's fighting with himself.

Sora: Terra! Your friends are here!

Drake: You have to listen to them! Fight the one controlling you!

Erza: Remember who you are! 

Wendy: Please!

Carla: Is he...?

Modeus: Something's not... (eyes widen) Everyone, get away from him!

Too late. Terra screams as a dark aura bursts from him, and everyone is suddenly grabbed by dark chains. Drake managed to escape with his Trickster as he started cutting through the chains with Rebellion. 

Aqua: Terra! 

Ventus: Terra! 

Sora: You have to fight the darkness! 

Terranort stands up with his hand covering his face. 

Terranort: (Grins sinisterly) You'll never be able to break these chain. They are our bonds. (shakes Aqua and Ven around) You have no power over me! (laughs)

Drake/Erza: Aqua! 

Wendy/Sherria: Ven! 

Drake tried to charged at Terranort, but he pinned with chains. 

Terranort: I'll deal with you later. 

Sora: Stop, Terra! 

Erza: This isn't who you are! 

Wendy: Please stop! 

Drake: Leave them alone!

He stops, but Aqua and Ventus are passed out. He chuckles darkly, and begins to raise them up.

Terranort: Farewell. 

Drake activated his Devil Trigger and blown the chains that pinned him. With all of his speed, he dashed towards Aqua and Ventus.

Drake: Terra, please! Remember who you are! You're stronger than Xehanort! Fight him! For Aqua! For Ventus! For Eraqus! Break free for them—

Terranort: (forces him down and chokes him) I've had about enough from you, Son of Sparda! You will be the first Guardian to fall! (blasts him with full force)

Y/N: (screams in pain)

Erza/Wendy/Modeus/Sora: Y/N!!!  

Ventus: (weak voice) Terra... I kept my promise...

Aqua: (sheds a tear) I...I swore I wouldn't fail you, Drake...

The two drop to the ground, but the unexpected happened. The Guardian rose from the ground, and catches the two wielders before they fell to the ground. 

Sherria: What?

Carla: It's that monster. 

Modeus: It just saved them?

Terranort was shocked at this, and to make him more surprised, it crushed the chains, freeing everyone and setting the two wielders down.

Terranort: How?! (tries to summon his weapon) You fell to the dark—

He was interrupted when the Guardian appeared behind him and grabbed his face. The shock makes him let go of Drake's neck and he coughs a bit and catches his breath before deactivating his Devil Trigger. As Terranort struggles, the Guardian grabs the wrappings around its mouth, and rips them off. 

Guardian: ( coughs and inhales, horse voice) One day... I...will...set...this...right... (holds Terranort out) One day...I will set...this right... (louder in Terra's voice) I will return to this land...

When they saw the Guardian again, they saw Terra's form in a gold light.

Terra: And protect...my friends!

The heart shape hole from the guardian began to glow, and seeing this, Sora knew what he needed to do.

Sora: Drake, get outta the way! (Drake runs back) (summons and points Keyblade) Terra, now!

He fires a massive beam of light at Terranort. 

Wendy: I'll help out too! Separation Enchant!

Suddenly, Terranort's body began to glow with mixture of gold and cyan aura. The Guardian then begins to fade away as an orb of light remains. It was a heart, and it flew directly into Terranort, ad black smoke flew out of his mouth, and Drake got enough strength to jump up and destroy it, killing the Xehanort possessing him. When the light fades, they see Terra, back in his body and free. 

Sherria: Alright! 

Erza: Yes, Xehanort has been exorcised from Terra. 

Terra: (runs over to them) Aqua! Ven! (crouches down and hold Ven up)

Drake: (went to Aqua) Take it

Aqua: (gets up) Drake, you're okay. And Terra? 

Drake: (smile) See for yourself. 

Aqua: (looks at Terra) Terra... is it you?

Terra: (small smile) Yeah. You never stopped lightning my way back.

She began to cry as Terra looks at Drake and his team.

Terra: I want to thank you too, Son of Sparda, wizards from Earthland. 

Drake: No problem, and Drake is fine. 

Wendy: It's nice to meet you Terra. 

Erza: Yes, it's a pleasure to meet the real you. 

Terra: Likewise. 

Ventus: (opens his eyes) you're here... 

Terra: I heard you too, Ven. (tears stream down) You found me, just like you promised. Thank you.

All three were crying tears of joy, and got into a group hug. Sora, Drake, Erza, Wendy, Carla, Modeus, and Sherria smiled at the reunion. After everything these three have been through, it was good to see them back together. 

Drake: (thoughts) One down, one more to save. I'm coming to help you, Xion. 

Sora: Aqua and Ventus need rest. Terra, look after them.

As Drake and Sora went on ahead, Ventus tried to get up. 

Ventus: No, Sora. I'm going too. 

Ventus tried to catch up, but he nearly fell as Aqua and Terra helped him, causing Drake and Sora to stop. 

Drake: Ven, I get that you want to help, but you're already exhausted from saving Terra and fighting Vanitas. 

Sora: Besides, that's what he wants. For us to make a mistake. Put ourselves in danger

Drake: Don't worry, Erza and the others will watch other you three just in case. 

Aqua: Before that, Drake, come here for a moment. 

Drake: Uh, okay? 

Aqua and Drake went to each other as they were both face to face. The next thing he knew, he wasn't expecting Aqua grabbed and kissed him. Drake was taken back at first while blushing, but he leaned into it and kissed back. 

Erza, Wendy, and Carla widen their eyes in surprised while blush.

Sora and Ventus: She loves him.

Sherria: (smile) That's love for ya. 

They both stopped kissing as Terra was giving a thumbs up while Sora and Ventus were snickering. 

Aqua: Now go, we'll catch up with you later. 

Drake: You got it. (runs with Sora) 

Sora: (tease) You like her, don't you?

Drake: (blush) Don't you start copying me, Sora! (Sora laughs) 

Chapter 104 ended. 

Sorry for the long wait, but I managed to finish it. Only a few more battles left to go and this arc will be complete in no time. 

The next one will involve the battle between Drake, Levy, Kat, Ur, Lyon, Mest, Sora, Kairi, Roxas, Xion, and Lea vs Xemnas and Saïx. 

Let me know what you guys think or if you have any ideas at the comments below, peace out! 

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