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Despite the hooded black coat he wore, Roxas was drenched. He stood in the midst of towering dark buildings and pouring rain.
In front of him stood a familiar spiky haired brunette in a red, black, and grey outfit.
"Sora! You're alive? Where are you?" Roxas asked.
Sora smiled that carefree grin that charmed so many and initially annoyed Roxas. Funny how things change.
"Yeah, I'm alive... but you shouldn't be!"
Sora's smile became a twisted smirk as he charged at Roxas with his Keyblade, the Kingdom Key.
In a flash of black and silver, Roxas brought out his own Keyblades to block Sora's strike. As Sora backed off for another strike, he taunted Roxas more, pointing at him with his Keyblade,
"You don't deserve a happy ending because you haven't earned it! You're no hero, just a Nobody of darkness dressing up as a Guardian of Light!"
Sora charged again, but when he struck out at Roxas, he turned into Axel in a black hooded coat and his Keyblade became a chakram.
"Fight fight fight all you want, Roxas! You'll never get the peace you want!" Axel yelled as he locked weapons with friend.
"Axel, please stop!" Roxas grunted and pushed hard against the redhead's chakrams to force him back.
Axel fell backwards, started to stand, and then fell to the ground face down, his hood obscuring his features.
Roxas rushed forward and reached down to help Axel up. As he took a black gloved hand, Roxas noticed something off about Axel.
"Xion, is that you?"
The black hooded figure removed her hood, revealing Xion's blue eyes and short black hair.
"Yes, it's me Roxas. But you and I shouldn't exist right now."
Xion pointed her Keyblade at Roxas. "We have to go so Sora can come back."
"No... it's not true!" Roxas yelled. "Sora set our hearts free so we could exist on our own!"
"Our hearts cost him his, Roxas. We have to give them up!"
Before Roxas could do anything, Xion stabbed him in the chest.
And Roxas woke up screaming.