Fan Fiction ❯ Kingdom Hearts: The Third Epic ❯ Battle of Supremacy ( Chapter 6 )

Battle of Supremacy

 

The confrontation between the deathsaur and Isis had ended in only a matter of minutes. What Van, Raven, or for that matter any zoid pilot on Zi could not achieve, Isis accomplished in a very short time. A single man easily thwarted the great scourge of Zi, the very monster that was responsible for wiping out the entire inhabitants of ancient Zoidians centuries before. Now, Isis reigned supreme on the battlefield and he was the only threat left to be defeated.

“Quite a sight.” he said. “The greatest threat this planet ever knew, and I vanquished it within five minutes of my declaration to destroy it. That just goes to show that I cannot be defeated.” It was then that Isis gazed down upon those who were left. “Oh yes, I almost forgot about you. Of course, I would forget anyone who was not worth my time to battle.”

“What was that?!” shouted Sora from the demolished pathway.

“Calm down, Sora.” said Riku, placing his hand upon his friend's shoulder. “He's just trying to aggravate you.”

“Well, it's working.”-

Isis hovered down towards the demolished walkway and confronted the members of the KH crew. He smirked at them with that same grin which he always displayed in battles before.

“What's wrong, boy?” said Isis. “Have I said something that got on your nerves? Well you can't help that. I can do what I will. And I can say what I damn well please.” He landed on the undamaged section of the walkway and stood not three feet away from the two key bearers. “But since I have been ordered by General Kai to do away with you, I cannot simply turn my head the other way knowing that you're still alive.”

“You've gone far enough interfering with this world's affairs.” Riku stated. “We have no choice, but to stop you because you have a little something that could help us find our friend.”

“Yes, I've heard all about the girl whom you hold dear. I believe her name was Kairi, wasn't it.”-

“You better not have hurt her!” shouted Sora.

“Hold your temper at bay, boy.” said the ninja. “I only heard about her from General Kai. I've never actually seen her. All I know is that General Kai and the other superiors have ordered me to do away with you, knowing that you were a possible threat to our cause. And that's exactly what I'm going to do.” Isis suddenly jumped off of the walkway and began his assault with an icicle shuriken strike. The icy daggers came flying at the five. They easily jumped off the catwalk and glided down to the rocky ground below. They looked up, waiting for the enemy to attack them head on. But as they gazed, Isis was no longer to be seen.

“Where...where did he go?” asked Mickey.

“Don't forget.” said Riku. “He's a shinobi. He'll use his stealth abilities to their full advantage and try to ambush us when we least expect it.”

“Stay on your guards.”-

“Well, you certainly have been doing your homework haven't you!” shouted a voice. From behind a mound of rubble, Isis jumped upon the group and thrust more icicle shurikens at them from above. Sora and the others were quick to dodge the attack. Isis landed amongst his lodged daggers. “As a shinobi, I use the environment to help conceal my whereabouts. That way, the moment you drop your guard, you will be open to my attack.” He gazed at Sora and Riku who stood side by side. “I allowed you to see me this once. From now on, however, I shall remain elusive to your gaze.”

 

With those final words, Isis vanished from sight again, leaving the diminutive group spellbound. Sora, Riku, and the others made sure to tighten themselves into a circle and watched over everything. Goofy was placed in the middle with his shield placed above his head, preventing an aerial attack from above. They only saw shadows bounding from one place to the other in a random fashion. There was a dead quiet within the abandoned city and only the falling of rubble could be heard.

“Come on, Isis.” Riku thought to himself. “Come out and make your move.”

Suddenly, a barrage of icicle shurikens came at the group from out of nowhere. The group dodged, only to be confronted by a second barrage of shurikens. Again they rolled out of harms way. But as they attempted to go back into formation, Isis appeared again, attacking at a very fast pace.

“Sora!” cried Riku, seeing the shinobi attempting to take his friend's life. “Look out!”

“Die, key bearer!” shouted Isis, thrusting more shurikens. But as they neared, Sora held out his sword in front of him and cast a counterattack spell upon the incoming shurikens.

“Deep freeze!!” cried Sora and ice shards bellowed forth from the tip of his sword. Acting as anti-missiles, they struck down each of the incoming shurikens. Isis was astounded at what he saw and landed only a few feet away from Sora.

“Impressive!” chuckled Isis. “I was unaware that you were familiar with the ice element as well. This makes the challenge a little more interesting. However, if you had just deployed the ice element at its full extent, then there's really nothing for me to fear. You are not a master like I am.” Isis vanished again and the group retook their position as a tight circle. “All I have to do is take out the only members that aren't familiar with the ice element. Thus, lowering your chance of success. How successful do you think you'd be when the eyes guarding your backs are gone!” Isis appeared again. This time, he attempted to attack Riku. “Riku! Your head belongs to me!”

He thrust a barrage of icicle shurikens at the young warrior. However, Riku thrust his sword before him as well.

“It won't be that easy!” Riku uttered. “Cool off!!”

A sudden burst bellowed forth from the sword and ice shards appeared, destroying all shurikens aimed at him. Isis hovered in the air, more shocked than astounded this time. He landed again before the group.

“I certainly have underestimated you and your friends, Sora.” said Isis. “Another one of your comrades has the ability to use the ice element.”

“Actually,” Sora replied, “We all have the ability to use the ice element.”

“I see. So, I guess icicle shurikens won't work on you anymore. Guess I'll have to turn the intensity of my attacks up a notch!” Isis began to glow, ice particles accumulating around him. “Now, let's see if you can stomach this attack. Iceberg Shuriken!!”

Isis thrust forth his arm. But instead of icicle daggers, there were giant ice blocks coming in. Sora and Riku counterstroke with Blizzaga, but the ice shards they deployed were easily eradicated by the massive blocks of jagged ice.

“It didn't have any effect!” cried Sora.

“Dodge!” Riku instructed. They dodged the attack, but as they regained their stance, they were again confronted by Isis, who deployed a second wave of iceberg shurikens.

“Defense!!” they both cried. From their swords, a counter spell was cast and the wind element bellowed forth. Acting as a protective barrier, it fended off the incoming projectiles.

 

“Impossible!” said Isis. “I had no idea that they were familiar with the wind element as well!”

“Apparently, you've made too big an assumption about our fighting capabilities.” Riku stated.

“Apparently, I have.” Isis replied. “With the level of skill you have with the wind element, I'll just have to increase the intensity of my attacks a little further!” Once again, Isis began to increase his power and prepared to deploy another attack. “This attack I call the maelstrom cannon!” Isis clicked his wrists together and fired a massive energy wave at Sora. The impact of the beam against the wind shield caused Sora to lose his balance. He realized that the shield was being warn away by the attack. He quickly dodged out of the path of the beam. The beam itself broke through the shield, but missed Sora by only a few inches. The beam made impact with the ground and a massive explosion occurred. The members of the KH group were blown away.

Sora landed against a mound of rubble. As he rose to his feet, he saw Isis standing before him. Isis grabbed him by the front of his shirt and slammed the young man against the mound of rubble.

“Let's see if you can use any of your tricks when I strike you at point blank!” said Isis. He placed his hand on Sora's face and began to accumulate the energy again. Sora could feel as the freezing energy began to grasp at his face. “Where are your friends now?!”

“We're right here!” shouted a voice. Isis turned to see Riku coming at him. The young warrior sideswiped the ninja, kicking him in the face. Isis fell back and hit the ground, head first. He quickly regained his balance and leaped back to his feet.

“That was uncalled for.” said Isis.

“Not so funny when someone sneaks up on you is it.” Riku replied. He turned to his friend. “Are you alright, Sora?”

“I'm fine now. Thanks to you.” Sora uttered. “I thought it was over for me back there.”

“Listen, attacking him one at a time's not going to work on this guy. If we really want to beat him, we'll have to beat him at his own game.”-

“But how do we do that, Riku?”-

“We have to attack him at random. Not give him a chance to recuperate.”-

“I see. So we wear him down a little bit at a time.”-

“What are you two babbling about?! Let us continue the fight!” said Isis. “This time, I shall not hold back! It was fun playing around with you, but I have a schedule to keep!”

Isis began to power up again. This time, the ice element was stronger than ever before. Clouds began to accumulate in the air again and the skies once again grew dark in the abandoned city.

 

 

Back aboard the ultrasaurus, Herman and the others watched as the battle intensified. The clouds now reached out to where they stationed themselves and snow began to fall, little by little.

“The battle's increasing.” said Herman.

“What can we do, Sir?” asked on of the attendants.

“There's not much we can do. This battle has only proven one thing. We're obsolete.”-

It was then that an incoming transmission reached the bridge. It was Van calling from the battlefield.

“Herman?! Can you hear me?!” he said.

“We can hear you loud and clear, Van.” replied Herman. “What's going on over there?!”

 

“The battle is getting worse with every moment passing. I have a favor to ask of you!”-

“What's that!”-

“I need you to place another planetelicite shell into the gravity cannon.”-

“What for?”-

“We're gonna help Sora to the extent of our abilities. The gravity cannon might not have worked on the deathsaur, but it might work on this guy.”-

“What made you come to that conclusion? You saw how useless this thing was against the deathsaur. And now you expect us to use the gravity cannon against the guy who defeated the deathsaur with very little effort?”-

“It might work!”-

“You have something planned, Van?” asked Dr. D.

“I do. This guy might be powerful, but I don't think he'd be able to withstand the heavy gravity deployed by the shell. In any case, just have the shell loaded and ready when we request for it. When needed, I will have Reese give the command.”-

“I understand.” said Herman. “We'll do so immediately.”

“Appreciated.” replied Van, ending the transmission soon after.

“Prepare to load the planetelicite shell!”-

“Are you sure this will work, Herman?” asked Dr. D.

“I know Van's judgment.” Herman replied. “And he's never stirred us wrong so far.”

 

 

Amongst the chaos, Sora and the others made their attempt to attack the evil shinobi. Isis was still on the verge of reaching his maximum, but was cut short when Riku lunged forth with his sword.

“Damn it!” he said to himself. “Their attack came too early!”

“He's trying to use his Sub-zero Strike so he can freeze us instantly.” Riku explained. “We can't allow him to deploy any of his greater attacks.”

“You fools! You're only delaying the inevitable outcome! I will freeze you all!”-

Isis attacked with icicle shurikens, but the group dodged the blades with ease. Using the wind element at their disposal, they created individual shields for each and were able to withstand the blows of the icicle shurikens. However, Isis only intensified his attacks from icicles to blocks. Being harder to hold off, the KH group used dodge roll most of the time. While one member caught the attention of the shinobi, the others would attack his blind spot. Isis, however, being a shinobi, had the ability to create after images. So he too was not without his arsenals.

“Come on!” cried Goofy.

“Let's get him!” added Mickey. “We're wearing him down! Don't give up!”

“As long as we fight in a group,” said Sora, “there's no way that he can have a chance to retaliate!”

“But he keeps using that after image technique.” Riku stated. “He's more difficult to catch than we thought!”

“Well, there might be a way to stop him! I'll use the Stopga spell!”-

Sora thrust his sword into the air. Within seconds, Isis was caught in the bizarre spell. Not being able to move.

“What!” he cried. “The Stopga technique. One of the abilities used for the light element? He has the ability to control the light element as well!”

 

“I got him!!” shouted Mickey. He leaped up and prepared to slam his keyblade upon the ninja's skull. But Isis only smirked and within seconds, broke himself free of the time spell. He thrust icicle shurikens at the mouse, point blank. There was no way for Mickey to avoid being impaled through the heart. But at the last minute, Sora jumped in, knocking Mickey out of harms way. As a result, the young boy received a scratch on the arm. The two landed on the ground, tumbling as they went. Both rising to their feet, Sora grasped his arm to find a small scratch streaked on his skin.

“Are you alright, Mickey?” asked Sora.

“I'm fine.” replied the mouse. “But what about you? You've been injured.”

“It's just a small scratch. Nothing to worry about!”-

“Sora!” cried Riku, running to his friend. He sneered at Isis.

“You fool!” chuckled Isis. “You certainly don't learn your mistakes well enough do you, Sora! Although you have learned the light element by the using the time spell, you haven't fully mastered how to concentrate your energy to maintain a strong opponent within its grasp. Haven't you learned your mistake since your trial battle with Cuchulain? The time spell can only paralyze those who are weaker than you. If your opponent is equal to you in strength, then the spell will only cause a temporary freeze and a little shock. However, if you opponent is stronger than you, then it will have little, if not, no effect.” Isis began to ascend into the air. “I must admit I'm impressed. You have learned three elemental spells. Wind, ice, and time. Quite impressive for such a young warrior who isn't even twenty years old yet. Just what other techniques do you know?!”

“This!” shouted Sora. He aimed his sword at Isis. Isis gazed up and saw what looked like a black bubble descend upon him.

“What is this?!” he was suddenly struck with an extreme amount of gravity and was brought to his knees. Isis was stunned at this technique. “Impossible. This boy knows the gravity spell. One of the fundamental techniques used in the darkness element? He's learned the darkness element as well? But how could a mere boy be able to achieve all this knowledge?!”-

“With the gravity spell, you'll be pressed into the ground like a pancake!”-

“Damn it!” Isis rose ever so slowly and tried to break the spell, but he had to make a great effort before he finally broke it. “You fool! That was too close for comfort!”

“I can always do an encore!” Sora raised his blade again and aimed at Isis, but this time Isis saw the bubble and dodged out of the way quickly. The gravity bubble fell harmlessly behind him.

“Idiot! The gravity spell is only effective if your opponent remains idle in that same spot! However, it's rendered useless if your opponent moves out of the gravitational field! So I'll make sure from now on, I'm always on the move!”-

 

The display of the attack, however, did not go unnoticed. Van had seen the attack and the reaction Isis had when he was trapped in the gravity field. It was all he needed to confirm his plan.

“Herman! Reese!” he called through his transmitter. “Please come in!”

“What is it, Van?” asked Herman.

“You called?” added Reese.

“It's confirmed! Isis is weak against gravity! So the gravity cannon should work fairly well!”-

“Very well! I shall confirm that!”-

 

“Wait, Herman! Right now, Sora, Riku, and the others are engaged in battle against Isis. We don't want to fire upon our comrades either. It's best that we wait until Isis is isolated somewhere. That's when we attack.”-

“Understood!”-

“Do you still want me to give the order?” asked Reese.

“Yes, Reese.” replied Van. “There may be a stage in this battle where I will have to intervene. When that time comes, I want you to take the responsibility of giving the command to fire. That is your job. No matter what happens, you must stay here and give the order. If either Raven, or myself are caught in the battle, and our zoids are beyond repair, you'll be the only one with a working transmitter.”

“I understand.”-

“Good luck, guys.”-

“You too.” Herman and Reese said in unison before ending transmission.

“It all comes down to this.” Van thought to himself.

 

Meanwhile, as the battle raged on, Sora and the others continued to battle against the power of Isis. However, his strength was inconceivably greater than before. Isis had dropped all attempts to use stealth and fought the five head on. Using the best attacks they had, the KH group slowly boggled down the ninja.

“How in the world could these kids gain so much strength?” Isis thought to himself. “There's no way they could have improved that much.” Isis finally realized what was happening. What it was that Sora and Riku had planned all along. “How could I have been so blind. It's not that they're getting stronger. I'm getting weaker. They were using their skills as a group to wear me out. Well, I won't allow this little menagerie to go any further. I will not be bereaved of my victory!” Isis flew into the air and deployed what looked like the Iceberg Shuriken technique.

“The Iceberg Shuriken again?!” said Riku. “Everyone dodge!”

The group evaded the incoming blocks of ice. However, these ice projectiles, instead of absorbing into the ground, they exploded into millions of shards and spread about. The KH group could not evade the shards. As the shards made impact, they instantly froze whatever they touched. As the icy clouds cleared, Isis looked to see that his attack was successful. Sora and his friends had been trapped in the ice, whether it be a leg, an arm, or half of the body.

“This attack.” said Sora. `It's not the Iceberg Shuriken technique!”

“You're correct!” chuckled Isis. “It isn't the Iceberg Shuriken! It's opening stages are meant to look like the Iceberg Shuriken technique, but it's finishing effect is something quite different. The Iceberg Shuriken is meant to take impact with its target and instantly freeze them. However, as a result, its only a one chance attack. If the block misses its intended target, the result is just a waste of energy for me. However, this technique is a little different. Instead of an instant freeze, the blocks explode on impact, causing thousands, if not millions, of little ice shards to spread over a wide range. And it is the shards that instantly freeze. Now, although the result isn't instant death, it cripples my opponent, depriving them of full functional movement of their body, or prevents them from running out of the intended space which I wish to target. That's when I can finish off my nemesis with a second attack. This technique is what I like to call Tundra Canister. Quite an inventive name wouldn't you say.” Isis folded his arms in front of him and sighed.

“Oh no!” said Van. “Sora's in trouble!”

 

“Now what will I finish you off with?” Isis pondered for a while. Then he pounded his right fist into his left hand. “I have it! I'll use the same technique I used to cripple the Deathsaur!” Isis began to accumulate his strength in the same fashion as he did when he fought the deathsaur. The clouds spun around in a vortex style. A clear sky up above and dark clouds surrounding the eye.

“Oh no!” said Riku. “He's gonna use the Sub-zero Strike! And this time we can't get out of the way!”

“The Sub-zero Strike managed to freeze the deathsaur into submission. However, because you fools aren't protected by any type of barrier, you'll freeze instantly. Instant death for such meddlesome brats like you! And in this particular scenario, there will be no running away!”-

“I'll use fire element!” said Sora. But his body had been hit by several shards. So he was nearly completely encased in ice. And because of the cold, he couldn't summon enough strength to deploy a fire attack. None of the KH members were warm enough to deploy any spells properly.

“Enjoy the warmth of the sun, through the eye of this storm, while you still can.” chuckled Isis. “Because it'll be the last bit of heat you'll ever enjoy in this life.”

“I won't allow it!” roared a voice. Isis looked to see the Genobreaker appear before him. Raven commenced with raising the power of his charged particle gun. “I'll be the one to finish you off!” Isis only chuckled at Raven's attempt.

“Raven. Raven. What are you trying to prove? You know that you're no match for me?”-

“I may not be a match for you, but that doesn't mean that I won't fight you!” The barrel of the charged particle gun began to glow. “I'll kill you!!”

The massive energy beam from the particle gun bellowed forth against Isis, but the ninja was quick to react.

“You are a mindless fool!” Isis chuckled, deploying his Maelstrom Cannon. The two energy waves clashed, but it was obvious that Raven was the weaker of the two. His energy wave began to fall back. “If you ever intend to confront me, you must first close the gap between the obvious difference in our powers!”

Raven realized that to stay in the cockpit of the Genobreaker meant certain death. He quickly opened the hatch and jumped out. He made a hard landing on a rubble mound and rolled down its side. In mid-air, the Genobreaker was overwhelmed by the immense power and was destroyed instantly. Raven rose to his feet ever so slowly, but collapsed again.

“What a fool!” Isis bellowed. He then turned his attentions back towards Sora and the others. “Now where was I, before I was so rudely interrupted! Oh yes, I was on the verge of making ice sculptures wasn't I!” Isis once again began to increase his power and concentrated on where he would cause the instant freeze. “Prepare to be iced. And to start off, I'll begin making a popsicle out of you, Sora! You will be the first to taste the full extent of the Sub-zero Strike's power. Because the energy is so intense, you will actually see the instant death approach you. What better way for someone like you to die than to see what will kill you!”

From the sky a sudden chill began to rise. The KH members could feel as the atmosphere began to freeze more and more with every passing second. Suddenly, a beam of blue and white came raining down upon the KH team.

 

“Oh no you don't!” cried Van, suddenly driving his zoid above the beam. The Blade Liger took the attack head on. Zeke, the silver organoid, took hold of Van and both jumped out of the cockpit. The liger itself was frozen instantly, becoming the sacrifice to the attack. As it landed on the ground, because it was frozen solid, the liger shattered into millions of shards. Van could only watch as his prized zoid crumbled before his eyes. Tears filled his eyes, and he collapsed to his knees and wept. Zeke nudged him on the cheek. Van patted his faithful silver dragon on the snout.

“Thank you, Zeke.” said Van. Zeke growled softly. He then ascended back into the air to retrieve Fiona who watched the entire battle from the standing control tower.

“Thank you, Van.” said Riku. “You saved our lives.”

“In battle, sacrifices must be made.”-

“Many a great sacrifices.” said Raven stumbling over. “My zoid... It's gone...like Shadow... I have...nothing.”

“Raven.” said Van, sympathetically.

“I...I don't want to be alone...again.”-

Raven fell to the ground, but Van managed to catch him in his arms. Raven's head lay heavily upon his former rival's shoulder. Van embraced him tightly as if trying to comfort him. Tears came down Raven's face and Van realized that his own sacrifice was not as great as his rival's.

“You still have friends here, Raven.” Van whispered. “You have us.”

“Both of us.” said a voice. Van looked to see Fiona kneeling next to them. She embraced both Van and Raven. “You will always have friends.”

Raven continued to weep. His grief caused Van and Fiona to embrace him even more. They had found it their duty to comfort one in such pain. For a while, Raven felt a sense of relief that he had people that respected him for who he was as a person. And for a moment, there was happiness between the three. Sora and the others looked on with smiles of sadness on their faces.

“Friends to the end.” said Riku.

“Like us, right?” added Sora. The two smiled at each other.

However, their happiness was broken by the maniacal of Isis who hovered in the air watching the entire event.

“How convenient!” chuckled Isis. “All the little bugs have gathered in one place!” Everyone looked up to see that Isis had concentrated more strength and was prepared to fired another blast from his cannon in the sky. “Now I can freeze you all with no further interruptions! At least you can spend the rest of eternity posed as you are. In each others arms!”

“You bastard!” cried Van as he stood up. Raven staggered to his feet, his eyes still dampened with tears.

“You...you won't get away with this.” he shouted.

“Oh, but I already have!” said Isis. “And without your zoids, you are virtually powerless to make a difference!”

“That's what you think!!” cried Sora, angrily. With all his strength and anger, he threw his sword above his head and from the blade a large ball of fire bellowed forth. The ball came at Isis.

“It can't be!!” He tried to dodge, but the ball of fire struck him and Isis was burned a great deal. He screamed at the top of his lungs. Despite not being on fire for more than a couple of seconds, he cried as if his body had been engulfed in flames. “It burns! It burns!”

“What's wrong with him?” asked Mickey. “The fire didn't even cause any damage that was remotely dangerous.”

“I know that, Mickey.” replied Sora. “However, Isis is of the masters of the ice element. And the only true counter spell that can cause devastating effects against ice is fire.”

“So he can't endure fire then?” asked Riku.

 

“Exactly. His weakness is no different from the Ice Titan whom I fought years before. His same weakness was the fire element. That's the one element that ice can't withstand!”

“Damn it! That boy had taken grasp of the fire element?” Isis thought to himself. “If he's managed to learn the fire element as well, then I am put at a disadvantage. I won't be able to make an effective shot without him countering with a fire spell. And the way they saw how I reacted, they'll immediately know that's my ultimate weakness. I have no choice but to use long range attacks on them! Something that'll be effective at long range and I won't have to get close to them, fearing that I may get struck by a fire spell again!” Isis suddenly grinned. “And I know just what attack to use!”

Sora and the others saw as Isis flew further away from them.

“Look at that.” said Riku. “He's distanced himself away from us.”

“That means he knows that we know about his weakness.” Sora replied. “So he intends on using a long ranged attack against us so he doesn't have to fear about being struck by a fire attack. And at that range I wouldn't be able to strike at him!”

The party looked on as Isis began to reveal his full strength. Isis raised his hand above his head and upon his palm, a great sphere of ice and snow appeared. Small at first, the snow sphere began to grow ever so slowly.

“I'm going to use the one attack which I ignored, believing that it would be too great to use on you” said Isis. “But now, because of what you have inflicted on me, I only wish that I had used it sooner. It's the ultimate attack in my arsenal of skills. And I have given it the name Glacier Cannon. Unlike the technique I used to defeat Hiltz, called the Iceberg Blitz, which instantly freezes the intended target, the Glacier Cannon has a wide spread effect. It will not only instantly freeze the intended target, but it will also freeze everything and everyone within a ten mile radius. A perfect way to permanently do away with you miserable little cankers!”

 

 

Meanwhile, back at the ultrasaurus, Colonel Herman had broken into a cold sweat of fear. Collapsing in his chair, he realized that it was over.

“He's really going to use that thing!” he said. “And this time, none of us are safe from his wrath!”

Suddenly, a transmission came through and the face of Reese appeared on the screen.

“It's not over yet!” she said. “Isis is definitely going to use his ultimate attack, but as a result, he has isolated himself a good mile away from the others! This would be a perfect time to open fire with the gravity cannon!”

“Right!” said Herman, remembering Van's request. “Control room stat!”

“We're already on it!” Colonel Shuvaultz said from the control room. “Power levels to maximum. Intended target locked on. All systems green. Ready to commence firing in 5...4...3...2...1! Awaiting order!!”

“FIRE!!”-

From the barrel, a massive boom bellowed from the cannon and the planetelicite shell went screaming into the air towards the shinobi, who was still unaware of the incoming projectile.

 

 

Sora and the others could only watch as this great sphere of ice had grown from five to twenty times its original size.

 

“Is he really planning on using that thing on us?” asked Sora.

“Without a doubt!” replied Riku. “And there's no way that we'd be able to dodge in time. If the sound wave doesn't finish us off, the sudden drop in climate will!”

“Now prepare to die!!” Isis cried. He threw his hands back ready to thrust the ball forward. But as he did, Isis suddenly heard a strange screaming sound coming from above. He gazed to see a planetelicite shell releasing its element and the gravity came upon him, a hundred times greater than that used by Sora. “No! It cannot be!!” The gravity pressed itself upon Isis and Isis was completely overwhelmed by the weight. At the same time, the ice ball he created, began to press down on him. The gravity bubble touched the ground and from within it, there was a massive explosion as the great ice ball fell upon its creator. The only that Sora and the others could hear was the terrified scream of their enemy.

“Oh my God!” said Riku.

“A victim of both the gravity cannon and his own attack.” added Sora.

“There's no way he can survive that attack.” said Van. “So much pressure and power at once.”

“A final farewell and terrible death to an enemy.” Raven explained. Suddenly, there was a great explosion and a white cloud of ice ad snow bellowed in the bubble only to be pressed back down into the ground by the extreme gravity.

“That must have been one powerful explosion if ice clouds were able to bellow in the sky with that kind of gravity.” said Reese.

 

As the dust settled and the gravity field had diminished, Sora and the others went to observe the damage inflicted. As they peered over the ruins, they observed a large crater, coated in solid ice. In the center, there was a block of ice still standing. The party entered the crater, stepping upon the glaciered surface. Sora nearly slipped as he walked upon the ground, but Riku managed to catch him.

“Are you alright, Sora?” asked Riku.

“That would have been a nasty fall.” Sora replied. “Thanks, Riku.”

“Gawrsh.” said Goofy. “It looks like winter in here.”

“I wouldn't be surprised.” Donald added. “The ground is frozen solid. You'd probably have an easier time breaking through reinforced concrete.”

“After seeing this devastation today,” Fiona stated, “I doubt that there will be any further attempt to destroy, or take over this world. We may even expect a prolong period of peace.”

“I don't think anyone could've survived that attack.” said Van.

“It was too powerful an attack to withstand at point blank range.” added Raven, who was slumped at Van's side, his former rival trying to keep him on his feet. “He had at least a ton of ice above his head along with how many tons of artificial gravity. That was too great an impact, even for him.”

“We'll soon find out.” said Mickey.

The party reached the center of the crater, to the monument of ice which still stood. Gazing into its glossy surface, they saw the form of Isis, fixed in the same mangled way as he tried desperately to live at the last minute. There was a look of fear in his eyes. A definite sign that he had died a horrible death indeed.

“It must have been terrible for him to die in such a way.” said Fiona.

 

“Still, he was the one who brought it on himself.” Raven stated. “I guess what they say is true. The deeds you commit always resurface in some point of your life.”

“Even so,” Van began, “no one ever deserves to die in such a way. To suffer while dying is something that no one needs to experience.”

“Even though its the last experience they'd ever have in their life.”-

“So it's over right?” asked Sora. “We beat him and so we won, right?”

“That's right.” replied Sora. “I must say that he put up one hell of a fight, even at the end. However, he's just one of many antagonists who wish to exploit the universe's resource.”

 

It was then that a bright flash of light began to stir within the pillar. The party backed off as they saw this dim light grow brighter and brighter with every second passing.

“It can't be!” said Sora.

“Could it be that he survived?” asked Riku.

“No! He couldn't have!” Van uttered.

Suddenly, the ice began to break and the light began to peer through the cracks that developed. The ice began to further crumble and break and the ice fell to the ground in great amounts.

“I don't believe it!” said Donald. “He survived.”

“Now don't come to any conclusions yet, Donald.” said Sora. “We don't know that for sure.”

“Then how do you explain what we're seeing, kid.” Raven stated.

Within seconds, the icy block shattered into thousands of pieces and there before the group, a glowing apparition hovered before them. The body of Isis had been resurrected. The body stood in an upright position, but remained fixed above the air. Hands at their sides, feet together, the body hovered closer to the group. Just then, the black eyes opened up in a ray of light.

“So we meet again.” the apparition uttered, in a seemingly darker and more sinister voice.

“That voice.” Riku uttered. “That's not Isis's.”

“I have taken over the body of Isis so that I may pass the message along.”-

“I recognize that voice.” said Sora. “That's...General Kai!”

“Correct.” replied the voice. “I am General Kai, leader of the Cavendish Shinobis. I must congratulate you, Sora and Riku, for having done the impossible. You should be honored. No one has been able to confront the members of the Cavendish Shinobis and live. Let alone emerge victorious. But you have done so. Therefore, you have protected that realm. However, this is only the beginning.”

“What do you have planned, you sicko?!” Riku demanded. “We know all about your little plot! You're only doing to for your own amusement! Sneer told us about your devious little plan back at Traverse Town!”

“You might say that we're testing you, to coin the fraise. We were hoping that you would endure long enough to save your friend, Kairi. But at the same time, we expect that you would change the perspective of your cause.”-

“What do you mean?”-

“Further detail will come later. For now, I expect you to try and figure that out for yourselves. At the same time, figure out what our intentions are. You have only been told one side of the perspective. And there are flaws in that particular hypothesis. I would suggest that you reflect of what both your allies and your enemies are trying to achieve.”-

 

“We know what you're trying to achieve! You intend to take over this world and all other worlds just to expand your own borders! You want to beat them into submission! I know how guys like you think! I should know! I was once like you before, years ago!”-

“And what was your goal when you were an antagonist like me?”-

Riku was left speechless. How could he say that he had turned to the side of evil in order to save the one's he cherished. Riku knew that by being deceived in such a way by the forces of evil, what he thought would be a righteous cause ended up only blinding him in denial.

“It's not so easy a topic to base immediate assumptions on is it, Riku.” said the voice of Kai. “What happens to be one man's evil is another man's justice.” It was then that the body of Isis began to crack.

“What's going on?” asked Sora.

“He's gonna crumble.” Mickey replied.

“You speak from this perspective now.” said the voice. “But it will change eventually. That is if you manage to survive the next challenge. You have taken down one member of the Cavendish Shinobis, but there are still six others to find and defeat. And believe me, they are far more dangerous than Isis. The weakness of Isis is the reason why he remained at the bottom of the hierarchy. I guarantee that you won't survive the next member. So you might as well start reconsidering defeat, and give up trying to rescue you female companion. There is no way that you'll succeed passed the next of the Dragon Ninjas.”

“We will continue to fight and we will win!” shouted Riku. “We will rescue Kairi, no matter what the price!”

“A meaningless effort!” the body continue to crack and the light from within intensified. “Even though you have saved this world from our first assault, this won't be our last attempt to take it over. Soon there will be others to take our place and overwhelm the people of this realm. Your efforts were in vain.”-

“But as long as I draw breath, I won't stop until Kairi is safe with us! And as long as I have hot blood flowing through my veins, I will make sure that the worlds we save will be protected.”-

“I side by you, Riku!” said Sora.

“We will fight to protect!” added Mickey.

“We will save these worlds!” shouted Donald and Goofy.

“I shall fight for my home as long as I live!” cried Van.

“To the death if necessary!” Raven said as well.

“And by our words we will stand!” Fiona stated.

“That's right!” chuckled the voice. “Let your blood boil! For I will spill that hot blood and bathe in it!” The apparition began to crumble even more. “You will never succeed! You will fail! I assure you that much!!”

With that final word, the body shattered into millions of ice shards and spilled to the ground, scattering about the feet of the KH group and their allies. From amongst the shards, a small disk fell. It landed on the ground and rolled to Sora's feet. Sora picked up the disk and gazed at it.

“This must be the information we need.” he said.

“The first clue needed to locate Lord Arakis and Kairi.” added Riku.

“Just one clue closer.”-

 

But that was not the only surprise for the two key bearers. They found themselves suddenly engulfed by a strange blue energy. The others backed off slightly, not knowing what was going on. As the light faded, both Riku and Sora felt enlightened. The two realized that they had achieved new abilities. Riku had learned Iceberg Shuriken and Sora gained the Tundra Canister.

 

As the group rejoined their allies at the ultrasaurus, there was a great cry of happiness and joy. The great evil of Zi had been vanquished and peace was once again spread throughout the planet.

“We've succeeded in winning.” said Herman. “Congratulations to you all.”

“Excellent work.” added Colonel Shuvaultz.

“Thank you, Sir.” Van replied, giving a salute.

“Old enemies and new allies have gathered to protect this world.” Herman continued. “Raven and Reese, you have my thanks.”

“It was the best course of action we could take.” said Reese, placing her hand on Raven's shoulder. The two gazed into each other's eyes and smiled.

“And I guess we must thank you and your friends the most, Sora.” said Herman. “You and your friends have done the impossible. If it wasn't for you guys, we probably would have been wiped out by now.”

“Think nothing of it.” said Sora.

“Well, now that we have successfully protected this world,” Riku intervened, “it's best we continue with our own mission.”

“Right.”-

“Thank you very much you guys.” said Van, shaking the hands of both Riku and Sora.

“What will you guys do now?” asked Sora.

“The one thing we can do. Peace can never fully be realized as long as the Empire is there to threaten us. So we will continue to fight against them so long as they intend to destroy our world.”-

“Then we wish you the best of luck.” Riku uttered. With a final farewell, the two parties went their separate ways.

Upon reaching the gummi ship, which had been refitted and refueled, thanks to the help of the Guardian Force, Sora took out the disk and placed it into the portable decoder, given by Sneer before their departure from Traverse town.

“Boy! These guys certainly have a complex coding system don't they.” said Riku. Within seconds, the message was decoded and the next destination was determined.

 

 

Remain in contact with sixth member, comrade Horus, Master of the water element. He is set out to take over the dimensional world codenamed “Wing Realm.” His objective is to take over that world and confiscate any needed resources. You may request reinforcements if necessary.

 

“The Wing Realm, eh?” asked Sora.

“That's right.” said Riku. “That's where we'll find our next target and our next clue.”

“Hey... fellas.” Goofy uttered. “There's someone outside the ship.”

The gang looked to see Van and Zeke standing outside the gummi. Mickey opened the cockpit.

 

“Hey, Van.” said Sora, jumping out of the cockpit. “What brings you back so soon?”

“I want you to do me a favor.” said Van. “Knowing that the war is over and that you're trying to save other worlds, I want you to have something. I want you to take Zeke along for the ride.”

“Are you sure? Isn't he your best buddy?”-

“I know, but I think traveling to other worlds might be good for him.” Van turned to Zeke. “Is that alright with you, buddy?” Zeke only growled softly as if to say `that's fine with me.'

“We'll make sure to take good care of him while he's away.” said Riku from the cockpit. “We'll make sure to bring him back safely.”

“Thank you.” replied Van. He gazed up at Zeke, tears coming down his face. “Bye, buddy! Take care! And be good!”

As the gummi ship left the world of Zi behind, the KH group realized that they had made new friends and gained new allies. So wishes of their safety was made. Riku sat, pondering silently to himself.

“What did Kai mean when he said our perspective will change?”-

The gummi ship accelerated its boosters and at a speed exceeding the speed of light, the party ventured towards its next destination.