Kelly
The decisive battle
Aurelio
Drifting in what appears to be a void, Sapphire slowly awakens to a light shimmering across her face. Still in a daze she opens her eyes more to see herself hovering above a beautiful stain glass floor as she creeps ever so slowly towards it. She felt as if she was finally back home and all the horrors and wonders she encountered were just a figment of her imagination. Yes that's all it was, perhaps she had been dreaming a long dream and she would wake up in her own bed to the smell of breakfast cooking and the sounds of machinery and the stomping's of several children. 

She closed her eyes once more as her body finally landed on the ground that was the stain glass. Laying there her body seemed to be lifeless as a voice finally broke the silence.

"How long do you plan on sleeping? You can't stay here forever and hide from the reality you have been brought to"
Clifton
With a sudden jolt she found herself awake at long last she sat sat up looking around her surroundings fully noticing the magnolia's that littered the ground. She looked up as more petals began to fall surrounding covering the ground before slowly fading away and resuming in the fall. She watched as a petal fell in front her face obscuring her vision for a brief moment before a reflection of herself appeared standing and staring down at her. 

This was enough for her to finally get to her feet as she looked at the reflection although it wasn't really a reflection but more of a lifelike clone of herself. She cautiously approached as it followed her movement. She observed the being in front of her noticing that it matched her perfectly down to the last freckle. "Amazing... What is this place?" She found herself asking at long last.
Aurelio
"Awake are you?" The being spoke out to her as it finally gained some idle movement as it had the exact same voice that she did although a little more somber to it's tone. "You should recognize this place although with me being here that means you have yet to fully accept everything that has come to pass."

It crossed it's arms as it looked at Sapphire with discontent written on it's face. "Our home is gone. Our father is most likely gone and we'll never know. While you're off playing with magic and distracting yourself our poor mother is having to take care of the children that made it out with us."

It took a couple steps past her before stopping and the fall of the petals that was happening finally ceased as they all laid on the ground motionless as if in anticipation. "Admit it you can't handle the reality that is happening is hoping that you will wake up from this nightmare. A mere child comforted you because your own heart is weak. Two different men you don't even know risked their lives to protect you because you couldn't. You thought with a couple magic spells you would be able to protect yourself let alone others? You were attacked about another and barely managed to dodge his attacks but you wouldn't acknowledge that, you were more focused on his attacks as if they were proper demonstrations to magic."
Clifton
"No that's not true! Right..." She backed away from the being as she placed a hand to her chest and shook her head in defiance. She wasn't weak was she? Is it possible that she would burden on others, she wasn't able to offer much with her fight with Furo instead of causing some small scraps to the heartless or her first battle against the heartless with Kaz where both ended up taking hits for her. 

The swell of negative emotions caused her body to gain a dark energy around herself as she began to sink deeper into her own mind. "I'm not useless! I'm growing stronger. What would you know you weren't there for those battles." She grabbed at her book that wasn't with her a second ago as she launched a magical blast towards the being. Rage now filled her heart as the dark energy grew stronger around her. "I'll prove I'm not a burden and that I can protect myself and others!" She sent another blast of magic at the being this time it had a darker color to it than previously.
Aurelio
After the two blasts were sent it's way it seemed to have vanished before appearing behind her and landing a powerful blast of it's own sending Sapphire rolling across the ground as the petals were kicked up into the air. "If you are determine to prove it, then don't hold back. I want you to give it your all!" 

It then rushed towards Sapphire not giving her a moment to collect herself. "In both your battles you had others to rely on, here you don't. You aren't given a chance plan ahead." The being then summoned a flurry of ice and fire at Sapphire in retaliation to her attacks.
Clifton
Sapphire watched as the spells came aiming towards her as she closed her eyes holding them tight as tears fell down her face. Upon landing on the ground and striking a magnolia petal, it then expanded guarding her body as a makeshift shield before crumbling down. It was true that she was weak and still had much to learn but she wasn't going to let that stop her. She jumped up off the ground as she realized that the petals reacted to water and could use that to her advantage. She summoned several orbs of water as she flung them towards the being missing it entirely as the petals on the ground took the hit reacting as the expanded forming a blossoming Magnolia flower with the being in the center as if held captive. 

She felt proud herself thinking that she bested the being not knowing what was to come.
Aurelio
All grew quiet as the petals once more settled on the ground Sapphire held her breath in anticipation wondering if she had in some way won her battle. "Fool, you think you can lock me away when you don't even have the means to defend yourself properly." 

A strong breeze picked up as the flower holding the being began to shake and wither away revealing the being standing there with a weapon in hand. It was covered in light but from what Sapphire knew it resembled a weapon she has seen a many. 

Without any hesitation the being seemed to blink out of view and quickly found itself in front of Sapphire landing the weapon hard into her side as it sent her tumbling away like so many of it's attacks have done previously. 

"Come and face me with all you got, prove to me you are worthy." It struck a battle pose readying itself for Sapphire's attacks.
Clifton
Sapphire coughed as she landed feeling the air get knocked out of her. She clutched her hand balling it into a fist as she slammed it into the ground. Picking herself up she felt selfsame dark energy begin to swarm her as glared at the being. "Fine you want me to come at you with all I got then I will." Rage fueled her as she launched several magical blasts from her own weapon each one getting deflected and rerouted to in a random direction from the being. It was mocking her by only deflecting her attacks. 

Remembering how she once trapped the being for brief while and blocked it's attacks Sapphire rushed towards the being as petals flew into the air. Each petal then getting hit with a splash of water as they formed into a weapon of her own to be on equal footing with the being. The weapon having finally formed appeared in Sapphire's hand as she dropped her book going in for an all out attack against the being.
Aurelio
The fact Sapphire was able to conjure up such a weapon and gain a glimpse into a wielding keyblade caught the being off guard as it stuggled to keep up with Sapphire's attacks. The darkness was strong with Sapphire as the being failed to find an opening to counterattack. Having finally fended off Sapphire's flurry of attacks it rushed at her as both of them clashed in a power struggle. 

"You idiot you don't know what you are doing! You can't-"
Clifton
Before the being could finish what it was saying Sapphire managed to overpower it dealing a lethal blow to it as the weapon it had was knocked out of it's hand and fizzled away. 

Having knocked the being back Sapphire had since been engulfed by the Dark Aura that had appeared around her. She lifted her weapon up ready to strike the final blow. As she brought it down she felt something within her snapped as she stabbed at the ground next to the being. The darkness had dispersed as she cried holding onto the weapon. "What do you mean prove I'm worthy! Worthy of what!" 

She slumped to the ground face in hands as she sobbed. She was confused and scared and angry with herself. What is that she has prove to herself and that was when it struck her she fighting with herself trying to prove she was worthy of protecting others.
Aurelio
The being sighed as it lifted itself up and walked from Sapphire as the petals began to fall once in their endless loop. "It seems you finally caught on and I can go back to sleeping. You however are not yet ready, when you are we will meet again." After having said that the other Sapphire fell backwards off of what was their battlefield.
Clifton
Sapphire reached her hand out as she found herself to be the one falling, tears staining her face as she found herself in a slumber. 

The sound of an alarm blared as it jolted Sapphire awake in the hotel room she had taken residence in the events of what happened being a distant memory but one that clung to the back of her mind.
Aurelio
Within Sapphire's heart petals that were once pure and white began to take on a hue of purple as the area was now covered in White and Purple petals. The other sapphire reached her hand out as a dark petal landed. "Don't let this happen..."

**The darkness begin to spread within the heart**
Clifton
Sapphire would find herself chained up struggling with all her might trying to break free. "Get off me! Let me go! Damnit!" 
She would see the stain glass that was once her heart white with magnolia petals now corrupted with thorns, chains and purple to black petals. 
This was what has happened to her heart while she tried to gain control of her darkness she frantically began to look around where was the other her that she had encountered several times. 
The chains finally brought her to the ground of the stain glass locking her in place. Was this to be fate now that she gave into the darkness completely.
Lori
*A voice could be heard echoing around Sapphire's heart.*

**"Now why would I do that? I have you perfectly where I need to, chained down and used as my puppet. And after a while, I'll have the perfect vessel. You were just so easy to manipulate. 'Princess of Darkness'. What a ridiculous title for something like you to carry. You are no more than a means to an end."**
Clifton
Sapphire continued to struggle against the chain feeling the grips tighten around her as the voice spoke to her. She let out a chuckle of disbelief the voice was right she was easy to manipulate. "Princess of Darkness? What a joke, maybe I should've just never have explored magic. Try to understand the Darkness." 
She let out a sigh maybe it was her fate to become another vessel of darkness like the one poor girl Suke they tried to save. Tried to save... And they failed. 
"I have no friends that would come to my rescue, any memories I may have of them gone.. If I even had any to begin with."
Lori
**"All you can do, is give in, to me... Submit!"**

*Sapphire would feel a jolt of pain coming from the chains as the presence in her heart seemingly closed in. The darkness in the area began to coalesce, however it didn't take a form. I stead it would simply float in-front of her.*
Esther
**"Just a little more, and I'll finally be free from that key... And with a new vessel at that. Just a little more..."**
Lori
*In the empty black sky, a star twinkles. A beam of darkness falls from that spot, tearing between Sapphire and the Darkness, leaving behind shrouding cloud. A familiar voice rings out.*
Phil
"You idiot."

*Barely visible within the cloud is a silhouette. A spark of light glints off of a sword.*

*The figure rushes out of the cloud towards Sapphire, and for a brief moment, she sees Dado's golden eyes. In the very next moment, her chains shatter, and Dado disappears.*

*Despite him vanishing, she feels his presence within her. Darkness swirls around her, giving her further strength. His voice echoes through the Station.*

*"Don't give up hope."*
Elizabeth
Information: Sapphire stats x2!
Clifton
Sapphire let out a chuckle how was she this foolish to forget about Dado. Who despite knowing in such a short amount time became a good friend of hers. Perhaps that was what the darkness was missing and those who use it. The friends to give the strength to overcome the darkness. 
"You're right I am a vessel, a vessel that won't let you escape without a battle,."

 Sapphire raised her arm up the darkness taking form into a claw. "My darkness is my own, and I will continue to carry the title of Princess of Darkness as proof that I overcame it. And to prove it I'll unmend you and make it so you'll never leave!" 

Sapphire lunged at the darkness slashing it with her claw Dado's voice ringing in her mind Don't give up hope. "You'll regret trying to make me your vessel!"

"Even if takes all of eternity, and I die here I won't let you escape!" She jumped in the air as several Phantoms came into being jumping into existence as well. While in the air Sapphire made several slashes left, right, and under, the phantoms joined in at the exact same time doing the same left, right, under slashes. 

As if those attacks weren't only meant to harm the darkness she erected a barrier around it flooding it with what little light she had left in her. The flood of light filled the barrier shattering it into pieces.

```Phantom Form activated lvl 5
Weapon passive form boost 10 less drain
Dark Haze 235-205ap 1125
Wishing Edge 205-185 Ap 1120+945=2065
Barrier Blast (Light element) 1115
Total Dmg 4,305```
Esther
*The darkness watched and got a little annoyed when Darkdo appeared and freed Sapphire. Looks like this was going to be even more of an ordeal. When Sapphire went on the attack, it seemingly didn't react, allowing them all to hit it. Sapphire noticed that the attacks didn't seem to do much, however the dark attack she did especially was ineffective. The light attack, seemed to not do much either.*

**"You dumb fool. I am not just any darkness you can fight away. I cannot be controlled. I cannot be 'unmended'. I have fought beings far more powerful than you, and have lived longer than you will ever understand. I *Am* Darkness. And I will not submit to an emo brat!"**

*The darkness threw several dark energy balls at Sapphire, them being thrown at different angles around the area.*

`Immune, heals, and powers up from all dark attacks.
Light Resistance
HP:???
Dark Ball Volley: 3000`
Kelly
Sapphire watched the incoming volley head her way as she summoned a stream of water to block the attack. However the one stream proved to not be enough and with quick thinking she formed a froze barrier curving inwards as it redirected the attack back at the darkness. "That is true you may have fought more powerful people than me. And perhaps they had the conviction to have won." Emo Brat? Did it really just call her that? It was the damned things fault for making her as she was.

Having come out of that attack unscathed Sapphire rushed at the darkness claw still in hand however a giant lance of water was held in it. It quickly froze in hand as she stabbed at the darkness following up with an upward slash. "However you're in my heart and what you don't know is that." In the next instance the other sapphire that she has met with in several accounts appeared behind as if a phantom holding the selfsame lance stabbing at the darkness with a followed up upward slash. "That this my heart! And it's not weak like you were expecting!" The other Sapphire vanished just as quickly as she had appeared her blue eyes meeting Sapphire's golden ones.

```Phantom Form lvl 5 185-165Ap 
Water & Blizzard used to parry Dark Ball Volley- 1577x2-3000=154 sent back 215-175Mp
Phantom Dance used 165-150 adding 1193 spd to next attack
Enchanted Riposte 1551+1193=2744
2,898 Total Dmg```
Esther
**"If you want your heart so bad, you can keep it. I only need you for a little while longer."**

*The attacks continued to seem like they didn't do much, but Sapphire could feel some of the darkness in her heart begin to release their grip. Suddenly, however, light would shine from above and surround sapphire, seemingly protecting her.*

**"....No... He's here?! Dammit..! You must let me have control before he kills us! Submit to me now!"**

*Darkness appeared around Sapphire in the form of daggers and then flew into her, attempting to pierce her new light armor and deal with Sapphire.*

`HP:??
Dark Dagger Dome: 7000`
Phil
*"Just a little longer. Please."*
Kelly
``` Water Blizzard 1282 x2=436 dmg taken
Clifton
Sapphire gripped the frozen lance in her clawed hand as it shattered in a mist. She looked around as the different daggers formed around her seeming to trap her in place. "I would rather die than... Than let a monster like you take control of me!" 
With the new found light armor around Sapphire she watched as each dagger came her way with her magic now her claw seemed to have held onto a blade of magic as she watched each dagger come her way
A double layered barrier formed around her as the daggers shattered through both layers like a knife through butter. "I would rather lose my magic! Lose my memories!" Several Phantoms formed around Sapphire taking the blows of the daggers as a few slipped through still piercing her body. She cried out in pain as she knelt onto the ground holding her arm. "Lose my life! If it means keeping you sealed away!!" 

```Phantom Form lvl 5 155-140 ap
Phantom Dance adding to ghost 945 to attack
Barrier 2x Ghost Horde Cavs light armor 1282+1282+1305+945+585=5399-7000=1601+436 dmg taken
Hp:4950-2913```
Esther
*Sapphire's defiance seemed to do more than her attacks did, the darkness around her heart beginning to dissipate. That and the fighting from outside, splitting its attention, making it lose its control.*

**"Stupid girl..."**
Michelle
Something shakes the pillar Sapphire stands upon. A heavy impact that rumbles through the very air. Again, and again it knocks— Like a war drum sounding the arrival of something Else.

Voices, in the distance. Countless, innumerable. Whispering, shouting, crying out— But quiet, as if heard from another room.

*We've found it. We've found it. Fantastic! Is it here? We've found it! C'mon! C'mon! Let us in! Kill it! Kill! Kill! Kill! Can't we just kill them both? No, no— He'd be sad. He'd be sad. We'd be sad. Be sad. Just go in. Go in? We're coming in.*

A light shimmers in the darkness, drawing an outline— Three circles of the same size— A doorway? The structure creeks open.
Jacquelyn
?Use-item Heartbinder
Clifton
Sapphire while battered and on the ground saw the wing spread from her back as she stood with her clawed hand now pointing at the darkness. "I told you, you aren't getting out of here alive!" 

She looked at the figure that joined her giving him a nod. "I don't know who you are but I appreciate your help" She did a twirl brought her claw hand up as making a peace sign with a wink. 

God she wanted to end herself for doing that however it was needed. 

```Phantom Dance 70-50
Victory Pose 50-226 Ap```
Kelly
~~Had my cringe moment~~
Esther
*Darkness watched as the 2 entered, and knew his chance for victory passed.*

**"....Very well then!"**

*It then dove into the Heart station, engulfing it fully. Sapphire could feel some pain as she suddenly could feel half of herself seemingly taken away from her, and something else put in its place. Her darkness was missing now. When the heart station returned to view, even more thorny flowers and stems surrounded her.*

**"If you wish to kill me, you will have to kill this girl as well then! The keyblade she wields and the darkness she now will use shall be attached to her until I leave."**
Clifton
Sapphire looked at the figure extend it's hand towards her as her blood ran cold from the lack of her darkness. She collapsed to the ground briefly on one knee this darkness was powerful. Was her heart enough to act as a prison for it if they couldn't defeat it. 
She looked up placing her hand onto the figures hand giving him a nod. "This was once a losing a battle and I was content dying to stop this monster from escaping."

 She looked up thinking back to the twinkling light that saved her. "Dado... My Dado still counts on me to protect him. So I don't plan on dying here today!" 

Several orbs of pure magic circled around Sapphire as she sent them flying towards the darkness. Water began to envelope Sapphire's hand, releasing a torrent that broke through several of the thorns as if to incase the darkness in a small field.

She looked at the figure giving them a nod squeezing their hand. "Let's do this! Let's destroy this thing!" 
```Phantom Form 226-206
Phase 2 activated Hp: 3903 Ap: 206-226 Mp175-195
Magic Pulse 3 1734 226-191Ap
Waterga 1,739 195-160 Mp
Phantom Dance adding 1,193 to next attack
Eternal Season 1745+1193+1720=4658
Total Damage 8131```
Esther
*Darkness growled in pain and annoyance as the attacks would batter into it. At this point it would have to leave to avoid dying an annoying death. It will have to try again, later. The girl will still need her for a while...*

**"Fine, keep the girl and your victory. But her memories are mine!"**

*Sapphire felt more of her memories being pulled away by the darkness, only pieces being left. And after, more daggers of darkness appeared, an incredible amount. And then they would be thrown at the adversaries to Darkness.*

**"You won't stop me next time..."**

*As the attack has been thrown, Darkness would disappear from Sapphire's heart, going back into the Keyblade of Heart for now. While in there, it could be safe for now, albeit it couldn't do anything without a wielder, for now... Sapphire felt a small connection to Darkness still, as the keyblade had still attacked to her heart, it still being her wielder after all. Sapphire would lose memories of Merlin and her trainings with him. She would also lose memories of meeting Darkdo, and the fight they had against Dark Hide. And finally, Kaz's name and his importance to her.*


Darkness escaped, Sapphire is free of its influence, for now. Anytime Sapphire uses overflowing darkness or any pure dark form, she becomes influenced by Darkness for the duration.`
Clifton
Sapphire gripped her head as darkness began to overflow from all around her and her heart. It was threatening to shatter however glimpses of Darkness that seemed like thread began to hold the heart together. "Take... My memories! My hatred for you will remain!" She continue to hold her head screaming out as the darkness turned into a shockwave around her deflecting some of the knives. A phantom of Sapphire who represented her light showed up next her placing a hand on her shoulder. She looked at the figure as she enhanced Sapphire's attack after doing so she would vanish deep into the stain glass under them.

"I won't die here! Not like this!" A barrier made from the dark thorns surrounded the two as the daggers began to tear through.

"He still needs me! They still need me!" The memories of Darkdo would leave her and the memories of the children that were comatose from the overflowing light within them would begin to shatter in her mind. The shattering would be represented by her heart falling apart. 

More dark thread would begin to stitch it back together as the darkness the figure created would repair her heart. One thing would remain intact and that would be her love for her children, her mentors and friends. 

```Phantom Form 141-121
Overflowing Darkness 30% to Dark commands 15% to speed
Phantom Dance Adding 1372 to next attack
Memories End 2,186+1372=3558 121-81Ap
Dark Barrier 2x 2164+2164 81-70=11Ap
5700 towards Mitigation.```

Sapphire slides down to the ground the darkness she emitted having now dissipated and her breathing becoming steady. "To think something like that was hiding inside me..." She lookeded over at the figure a soft smile on her fae. "Thank you. Whoever you are. I would've died without your help and that thing would've taken over." 

She stood up gripping her head once more she could feel the memories breaking and being sealed away. "I don't have much longer it seems." A tear started to run down her face. "I'm going to forget almost everything. This fight, your help. Dad. Even the ones who taught me my magic I can't remember who they are." She let out a desperate chuckle before going into a full sob.

"I'm scared.." She was absolutely terrified she won't remember this once she wakes back up. "I'm scared that, this will all happen again. And my efforts to fight it were for nothing. What if I don't get lucky next time and no one is there to stop me." She looked at the figure once more the tears stain obvious. 

"I don't want to hurt anyone because I was stupid and tried to control my darkness! I can't be like that man who had helped me even learn about the darkness and that it was possible to not lose yourself to it."

"It was right I was a foolish girl, I should've just stayed with the children when we lost our world, kept telling them stories and doing jobs to provide for them."

After a short while she finally wiped her tears away as she awaited a response from the figure if they even had anything to say. However her memories were almost entirely gone at this point nothing more but fragements with faces she couldn't recall.
Jesse
The hooded figure doesn't respond, not at first. A shallow bow of acknowledgment is made in response to Sapphire's gratitude; The closest she's likely to get to a 'You're welcome,' as the stranger gives her time to process her feelings.

"You must have had good parents." Is all they say, after such a long span of silence. Stepping forward, they flick a single finger up to poke Sapphire's forehead— A tiny more of light sparkles off of the gesture, drifting off on an invisible wind.

"If you don't remember all... *This,* Don't worry. We go wherever we are needed. If that thing shows it's ugly face, we will be there to stop it." They say as they pull back, before pausing to tack on a light, "Or to stop you."

"Just think of your teacher, friends, family— If you can't remember their names, _burn their faces into the tower floor."_ Stepping over toward where the light had flew off to, the figure pauses before the suddenly appearing doorway, before craning to look back, "Or, you could always make new memories. I do hope you end up surviving, Sapphire."
Clifton
Sapphire gave a slight nod before returning back to a smile, she had hope in her heart once again as she stood taking a look at the now corrupted stain glass. "I hope I survive as well." 

With that said she walked towards the edge of the looking into the abyss before turning to face the figure. "I'm ready to go back now. I feel as if I need to apologize for something. Do you know what it is?"

This battle was now a forgotten memory she will not remember what had transpired here. "All I hope is that I won." With that being said Sapphire fell backwards off the heart as she would now wake back up in the third district.