I am the Evil (Site's First Topic)

Shirou was thrown into the bush. It hurt, though not as much as he had expected it would. He was considerably more durable here, it seemed. He attempted to struggle his way out of the bush as he felt twigs and branches poking things that shouldn't be poked. With a grunt, he finally launched himself out of the bush. he turned back to grab Eizo and straightened his leaf-skirt. He looked to the floating man and saw that he just floating there like a sitting duck. Shirou raised an eyebrow. It seemed like he was doing something.

Shirou would watch for now and jump in if he need help.

With the other man no longer able to take the blow, Hayden and his duplicate focused their weapons on the man relentlessly, still firing their hand-cannon blades in violent bursts. Ukz itself wasn't thrilled with it's attacks being deflected, roaring as it lept high into the air. A strange aura encompassed it's body, when it suddenly slammed from the sky, moving from it's position in the air right on top of Amadeo almost instantaneously, easily clearing almost one-hundred feet. The moment it hit, though, is the the moment hell broke loose. It swung it's blades and claws down as it screeched from the sky, and whether the impact was blocked, dodged, reflected- within another one hundred feet a massive shock wave of gravity would force even Hayden and his duplicate down, crushing them with great force.

Immediately after the initial force of gravity, all who were caught in the wave would be set ablaze, burning with mighty fire as it engulfed their bodies.

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"So, you believe in a greater good?" The words of Hayden's duplicate seemed to parry that sharp knife without much effort as it picked up it's own speed, surpassing Axis' and then finally passing her, cutting her off with blinding speed as it came to rest before her in the burning hedge maze. "Then you should let me kill him," the metal sound chided her as though she were a ignorant child, which as far as Hayden was concerned, she was. "You sound pragmatic. Practical. As though you might understand security." He started a slow ominous advance towards her, the flames cackling behind him as the hedge maze crackled.

"What if I told you that if I killed him, I could prevent Armageddon? Only a few lives more, and salvation would be at hand. Would you risk damning everyone to stop me?" He brandished his Keyblade. "I don't have to explain myself to you. I've already given you a big enough hint as to what's at stake." He twirled the weapon around and the flames licked at it as it pulled at them. "At this point, you either die with him or live long enough to experience regret. I've come this far and killed many who begged a lot more than you. Were more defiant than you. You've gotten a lot more warning than they did, new blood. Don't waste it." The Keyblade stopped spinning as it left the duplicate's hand, pointing at Axis as though it were an end to her arguments.

MOTHER OF FUCK!! That was all that could cross Amadeos mind as he hit the ground, and his body became engulfed in flame. Now it was over. He had finally had enough. He'd been going at close to top speed this whole time..but if he went full tilt into a portal, he could slam into Hayden, or save the woman who was being held hostage, or save the man who was being fired at. He couldn't do all three.

He made his decision in a second, gritting his teeth and screaming as he flew full tilt into a portal that suddenly appeared before him, and then between the duplicate and the leader of radiant garden. He was done fucking around...but with That heartless here he couldn't do much of anything. So, he simply reached out for the woman's arm, and if she didn't resist, away they went. He would release her in the relative safety of twilight town, and would come back for the man that saved him soon after.  If she resisted, then he would drop out of his drive from and begin casting spells...

It was suddenly very hot, Shirou noticed. It would be because that he was on fire, something that wasn't a very pleasant feeling at all. He had also been thrown against a wall. He quickly jumped up and dug his heel in the ground. He then spun around extremely fast, dispersing the flames. When he came to a stop, he inspected himself. Very few burns and his skin was quite raw, but nothing serious. He was intrigued at his durability in this place. It was an interesting change of pace. He looked up and saw that the glowing dude was also affected. It seemed as though he was not as strong as Shirou initially though. He sighed. An unfortunate disappointment. He didn't want to have to step in, because he was at a disadvantage, but it seemed like everybody would die if nothing was done.

He picked up Ezio and looked at the man who had summoned the beast. There were two of them. Either they were twins or duplicates. Shirou, having experience in this sort of thing, assumed that they were duplicates. Mainly because they were wearing the same thing, though he'd like to justify it on experience. He figured if he defeated them, the beast would leave. He figured he had a better chance at defeating them than that heartless monster. Geez, they really grew them nasty over here. Though...not as bad as the prince...Shirou shuddered at the unpleasant memories and shook his head to free him of the thoughts so he could focus once again.

His eyes flickered from one duplicate to the other. Who was the real one? Shirou gritted his teeth. He really wish he knew how magic worked here. It would be a lot more convenient in this situation. Whatever. He had to guess. He dug his heels in the ground, building his energy. He then took off, reaching his full speed mere seconds after doing so. As he reached Hayden, he threw a punch towards his face, letting the momentum of his speed carry it to further the damage.

"Hmm." The duplicate that faced Axis made only a noise of slight discontent. The Twilight Town world leader had portalled through in a flash of light and just as soon as he appeared, had taken the girl and her unconscious ward which she clung to like a life raft. He smirked. "But I know where you are... and I know where you will go..." He took a took deep breathe, smelling the smoke. He had two options on how to progress. The first was going to Twilight Town and facing down Amadeo directly. The second was more... effective to further his goals.

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Nonetheless, the other two clones and the Heartless now loitered onward, staring at the space where Amadeo had been. Behind that area was the interloper- one that Hayden payed cautious attention to as he started to laugh menacingly behind his mask. "Run from my wrath now, monster!" Both of the them seemed to call to the skies. However, as the naked man bolted forward towards him with momentum carrying his fist forward towards Hayden's face, Hayden's neck twitched and moved out of the way. To counter Shirou's strike, a phantom limb shot out from Hayden's body with the intent to return the blow.

Hayden's reflexes were maximum, and this fight had no effort for him. He began to speak, as the man was close. "You don't know what Armageddon you've almost enabled them to sew. Will you persist, interloper? The one you wished to protect is gone."

An additional limb came out of nowhere and hit Shirou in the face. It hurt the most out of all the hits Shirou had taken since arriving, though it still didn't hurt too bad. He's seen, and felt, much worse. However, this didn't deter Shirou from continuing his attack. As he was hit, he curled his now outstretched arm around the mysterious man's neck in an attempt to put him in a headlock. If successful, he would proceed to punch his head with his free hand several times.

"Well, from the way I saw it, you were the one laughing very evilly, so I'm taking the benefit of the doubt and assuming you're some kind of murderous dickbag," Shirou said. "And while I generally like to be neutral, from the way you were wiping the floor with them, I can't just let you wander around. You might hurt somebody."

Hayden felt his head grabbed by the man as his fist came to smash him in the face- his mask held firm, but he felt the force that could shatter buildings behind the blow as it sailed into his armor. From behind the other duplicate was already upon the naked man, as well as Ukz who stormed over upon the man.

The third clone also appeared from the head of the hedge maze, closing in on Shirou fast. All of their weapons were raised. Hayden, even in his headlock, could only chuckle. "That's the plan. Help or die!" Eight blades closed in fast on Shirou.

The sound of flesh being ripped filled the air as several blades intruded upon Shirou's exposed flesh. Crimson blood sprayed as arteries were punctured. Pain seared through Shirou's entire being. Hot, searing pain. Shirou couldn't have reacted as fast, and even if he could, he couldn't have done anything. He hated being so powerless.

"I guess I'll take the later," Shirou said, as his grip around Hayden slackened and he spat blood out. He wasn't dead yet, though his head was growing fuzzy and his vision darkened. "But hey, I'm not dead yet."

Hayden withdrew himself from the bloody man as his arm slipped from around him, drawing back up to full height. Ukz roared into the night, lit by dancing flames that flickered light and shadow against its massive form. The Hayden trio glared down at the men, flames dancing at their backs, Keyblades in hand.

Three Keyblades came down in a flash. Blood spurted across the mask of the Hayden in the center.

And it was over. Hayden planned to depart with his clones and leave Wonderland, using the shadow of Ukz to take himself from Wonderland. He knew where the three of them were headed. They would head to the most defensible location, where the risk of civilian causalities was lowest. They would head to the castle in Disney Town.

Hayden would burn it down.