Eden breathed. "I'm going to heat up this sludge, to make it like a sort of lava, and if we cool it quickly, then maybe we can make it solid!" She tried to conjure the fiery inferno, feeling some warmth but she wasn't sure from where. It was harder to perform magic then she realized, then again, it came easy to the other Keybearers. She looked upon her memories, recalling that scorching rage that triggered the flames. "And this was a nice pair of clothes...." she muttered lightly, for this would probably put her clothes into the submission of fire, though her undergarments always safe. She apparently was fire-proof, to her own flames at least.
Eden winced, going to have to rely on Riku, as Kairi was taking more time then she had to clarify. "Ri! Can you still use your own magic? I have a stupid idea that could work!"
"We can't rest in this sludge, it'll pull us down." Eden winced, focusing on trying to find land. She knew things were getting worse by the minute. She couldn't find land, anywhere, and this was getting bad. This is a stupider idea, but let's pray it works. "Kairi! Do have energy to use water magic? I have a crazy idea that could work!"
Eden mentally grunted, but took control. Her body shook with pain, but she would have to answer quick. "I... No, not really. It's like swimming through caramel, it's too thick. I'm human, hun, my muscles are getting tired. I haven't had a proper meal in a long time, and malnourishment is gonna get me killed." she grunted. ooc: well, I don't know exactly how the drive would work,but it would take a lot more then just a simple external body drive(the normal kind like in KH2). I need to figure that out
Eden slowly sighed, cringing at the idea. "No, I don't want to eat darkened meat." she growled, though if desperate she would try. "Anyway, what I want us to try is a Drive. It'll give us a big boost of energy, but we may crash after the power boost."
"I don't know but I would love a good idea.... I have one, but I don't think it would properly work in our conditions." Eden bit her imaginary lip, thinking. She literally had no idea on what it could do, but dammit she'd need to try.
"Riku, look, we're not gonna make it too far to even figure out if we're halfway to the Gummi. We need to find a way to get energy NOW Riku! I am not willing to die to the darkness!" Eden screamed. This was HER body, and she could tell when her body would not make it to nourishment.
"We're pretty much killing ourselves slowly without food and water. We need to have nourishment... but under the circumstances, I believe it will not happen so soon..." Eden winced, she needed to draw strength from a new place, something that could save themselves... "But what...?" she mumbled, unsure.
Eden could almost feel every ebb and flow, stoke and pull of the muscles... It was getting painful. How much longer would her tired body last? She took a moment to review her conditions, only realizing the inevitable question. "Riku. Riku, you better answer. When did we last eat a proper meal?"
Eden noticed thunder, lightning, and everything happening at once within the sky of darkness. She could only think of Valerie, but for Valerie to do something as asinine as this would be idiotic. Her breathing deepened to allow more strokes, but her body was too tired, she allowed Riku to take over, the mental strain put into every thick stroke weighed her down immensely.
Eden groaned another stroke. "Nay, moron, you'll just end up tiring us both ten fold." she could only hope by some miracle that they could speed up the process to get to the keyhole.
Eden kept swimming, though it was getting harder. "It will only get deeper, and it will only get thicker. It's like swimming through molasses...." she groaned, out of breath already.
It had taken a good long time for Eden to even travel a mile with her tiny group through the sludge. It was shoulder deep and almost choking her, but she had the decency to at least try to swim through the darkness. She could only imagine how long it would take to get into the Keyhole.
The Darkness bowed her head deeply before sinking in beneath the stained glass of the heart. "I know, but please. You are her only role-model in these ill times, at least make sure she doesn't do as you had done."
"I do understand what you mean. To have one's own freedom is riveting..." The Darkness crooned, but frowned. "But at a price. She gave up her freedom of having her own body to house you."
"Yes, she is the Princess of Pure Heart. Someone like her is perfect to seal and purify the Keyhole." Eden kept trudging, it was tiring to keep walking through the sludge. "I hate this ick."
"Aye, and by your power, I don't believe you'd be best for the job anyway. We'll have to have Kairi do it. She's a Princess of Heart, so her pure heart could probably purify everything." Eden glanced at Kairi once more, sighing on how frail her figure was. She'd honestly rather Belle be with her, she had more gusto.
Eden shrugged. "I don't care, as long as it gets done." her stoic demeanor hid the mini panic, but again she trudged on, through the dark sludge was hard to move through knee deep.
"You do realize there is little to hide, yes? I am everything hidden within Eden. I am good at secrets." The Darkness gave a small smile, putting a dainty hand on his shoulder.
"Your darkness... He is interesting. I could only imagine what your Light holds within you. Maybe you take after more feminine qualities, like water, or Earth, as your name means land. Sora takes after the more... and I'll use this term lightly, "masculine", as he controls more fire, yes? Air, is quite masculine as well." The darkness smirked. She shifted closer to Riku, quite shorter, running a hand through his silver imaged hair. It wasn't trying to play on him or anything, she liked the color.
