Chapter 10 (KAIRI): Proving Yourself

Chapter 10: Proving Yourself

        Kairi burst through the doors leading to the main hall of the King's Palace and found a tall thin man with a monocle cowering in fear and surrounded by four Large Body Heartless.  "Oh dear!  Where are those infernal guards?"

        Kairi jumped past the man and angled her Keyblade into a defensive stance.  "Take cover, sir!  I can handle them!"  

       "But you're just a child" the man called to her.

       "Run while you can!" Kairi reiterated, blocking a punch from one Large Body with her blade.  The man reluctantly nodded and ran into the shadows.  Kairi focused her attention on the Large Bodies and her focus became pure.  

       

Defeat All of the Heartless

Battle Theme: Dance to the Death

GET BONUS:

Kairi Learned Shock Surge

        As Kairi disposed of the last Heartless, the man hurried to her side.  "Please, you must help us.  A man in a black hood has infiltrated out castle and absconded with the Prince and Princess.  If anything were to happen to the Prince or Cinderella, the King would have my head."

       Kairi shook her head.  "You'd have more to worry about if Cinderella gets hurt, I can assure you that.  Where are they?"

      The Grand Duke pointed up the staircase towards the ballroom.  "The hooded man has sealed himself and the others in the ballroom, with monsters and all sorts of terrors at his command.  Please!  You must rescue them!"

     Kairi nodded.  "Of course!"  With that, she dashed up the steps towards the ballroom.  

     As she made it up the staircase, she found the way into the ballroom had been sealed by some sort of wall with a Heartless emblem on it.  Kairi was about to use her Keyblade to open a path, but the wall began to shake violently and rattled the young warrior senselessly.  She tumbled backwards until she fell from the stairs and towards the ground below.  But she quickly triggered her armor and summoned her windsurfing equipment and flew all the way back to the top.  Still clad in her pink armor, Kairi now stared at a goliath monster.  The wall was no wall at all, but the shell of a massive tortoise-like Heartless.  It roared and shot streams of fire at Kairi as it saw her.  

Boss Battle: Torturous Fortress

Shell HP: 600

Leg HP: 50

Leg HP: 50

Leg HP: 50

Leg HP: 50

Head HP: 350

Note: The Heartless is immune to all Fire and Fire based attacks!

Battle Theme: Shrouding Dark Cloud

Get Bonus: 

Kairi: +5 HP

        The massive Heartless fell to the ground and combusted into a mountain of flame, but Kairi had no time to relish in her victory.  She surged with incredible speed on her windsurfing equipment until she shot into the heart of the ballroom.  As she tucked and rolled off her windsurfer and disengaged her armor, she found Cinderella and Prince Charming trapped in the corner by Xemnas.  The Prince defiantly stood to defend his wife, but Xemnas merely grabbed him and hurled him to the other side of the room.  

      The former leader of Organization XIII sneered as he approached the Princess of Heart.  "How I have waited to begin the purge of the light.  How close we come to our day of union..."

      "You're going to have to wait a bit longer, Xemnas!" Kairi shouted, drawing the dark man's attention.  

      "I thought you had gone hiding like a rat" Xemnas mocked.  "No matter.  One Princess of Heart is a victory.  But two is something else altogether!"  Xemnas called forth his ethereal blades and turned from Cinderella towards Kairi.  But before he could reach Kairi, a beam of light shot from the blue and blasted Xemnas towards the wall.  Xemnas slammed into the wall with a loud thud, but he floated down to the ground gracefully.  

       Kairi was shocked by the turn of events until the beam of light shined brightly and the silhoutette of a mouse with a Keyblade appeared.  "Mickey?"

      "Glad I got here just in time" Mickey proclaimed to Kairi.  "I just knew something fishy would happen."  Xemnas landed on the ground as Mickey pointed his own weapon at him.  "Xemnas!  What makes you think you can do these kinds of things to our worlds?"

      "It is what we are destined to do" Xemnas explained.  "Here, in the perpetual planes of light and darkness, we are to rise and gather to forge the great weapon of destiny.  When the lights in the hearts of all children perishes, we shall waken to see a brand new world forged by the fires of the Keyblade War.  Where I failed long ago to gather power for Kingdom Hearts, I will not fail again!  No longer will the forces of light and dark be enemies.  Once we have fought the great war of our time, we shall forge the X-Blade and bring an end to this wasted millennia."

      "As if we'll ever let that happen!" Kairi shouted.

      "You three are in no position to argue otherwise.  And I don't see Sora or Riku coming to your rescue anytime soon.  Here, in this shallow empty room, you shall see the full power of the darkness!  Only then, shall the true extent of our plans be revealed!"  

      Mickey turned to Kairi.  "Take Cinderella and get out of here!  I can handle Xemnas long enough for help to come." 

      Kairi looked desperately to Cinderella, who along with her Prince, had vanished behind a secret staircase behind the King's Throne.  Kairi shook her head.  "I am your backup, Mickey!  We have to fight, together!"

      Mickey was about to argue, but Xemnas struck first, causing the mouse king to block quickly with his weapon.  "Then let's team up!"  Kairi raced forward and thrust her weapon forward, causing Xemnas to vanish into thin air.  He reappeared above them both and hurtled down with his ethereal blades, but both Keyblade warriors dodged the strike.  As they regained their composure, they watched as the ruthless Xemnas called forth all of his dark power and surround the ballroom in shadows.  

New Party Member: Mickey

HP: 75

MP: 120

Friendship: 60

Weapon: Star Seeker (STR +5, MAG +1)

Armor: N/A

Accessories:

Master Ring (+5 HP, +5 STR, +5 DEF, +5 MAG)

Items:

Mega Potions x2, Mega Ethers x2

Abilities

Illumination: Launch Fireworks at enemies, stunning them

Faithcharge: Send out an volley of energy balls

Sea of Light: Bathe the entire area in light, causing great damage to enemies

Curagun: Replenish all HP of all allies and remove any negative ailments

MP Hastega: Magic reloads at an incredible rate

True Mastery: All Attacks do 50% more damage

Item Boost: Boost the potency of items on the field

Second Chance: Ensure 1 HP remains after taking critical damage

Once More: Ensure 1 HP remains after taking damage from a combo

Boss Battle: Xemnas I

HP: 900

Battle Theme: Disappeared

GET BONUS:

Kairi Learned Once More

Kairi +10 MP

Mickey: +15 HP, +20 Friendship

        Xemnas grunted ruthlessly as he clutched at his wounded shoulder.  "You will regret this action, guardians of light!"  With that, Xemnas vanished into the shadows.  Assured he was gone, Mickey turned to Kairi.  "Are you alright?"

        "I was fine all along, Mickey" Kairi exclaimed.  

        "I worry, Kairi" Mickey sighed.  "Without Sora or Riku to look after you, I can't help but want to be there to bail you out.  Call it "overprotectiveness" if you want, but I call it friendship.  I would want to know you and the boys have my back if I need it just like they know I have theirs."

        "I think Kairi did a splendid job" Cinderella chimed in, returning from the secret tunnel behind the King's throne.  "Though, truth be told, I wished her worthiness had been proven in other circumstances."  

        The Prince bowed to Kairi.  "Our kingdom is indebted to you for your bravery, Kairi."

        "Thank you, but I couldn't have done it without Mickey."
        Mickey turned to Cinderella.  "Did Kairi tell ya why we're here?"

        Cinderella nodded and turned to her Prince.  "I'm afraid I'll have to say goodbye for a little while."

        The Prince was taken aback by the comment.  "What?  But, where are you going?"

        "So long as that man and his creatures can get into the castle here, my friends believe I would be safer in another world.  Surely you understand?"

         The Prince sighed, but quickly regained his calm demeanor.  "Very well.  I suppose I will hold down the fort until you return.  Then we can return to our plans for a second honeymoon."

          Cinderella beamed.  "I'd like that very much" she added, before kissing her prince.  

          Kairi turned to her side to see the Fairy Godmother appear.  "There is something I don't get.  The Prince is sad that they're separating, but he'd rather think about their reunion before their separation.  Is that what true love is?"

         The Fairy Godmother smiled and patted her on the head.  "My dear, I'm afraid you will have to discover your own true love in order to understand.  Cinderella and the Prince found each other because their dreams guided them towards one another.  Perhaps one day, you too will find your Prince Charming."

         Kairi nodded.  "Somehow, I think I already have" her face reddening as her thoughts drifted to Sora.  

Kairi Obtained the Dreamweaver Keychain

STR: +2, MAG +4)

Ability:

Increase the Amount of Time Used in Limits

Forged a D-Link with Mickey