Lightning simply couldn't stand anymore. Weakly and desperately, she switched to Medic and cast Cura on herself. It took the edge off but her brand stung from the severity of the blows Odin took. Her vision blurred as she fell over, closing her eyes and retreating into her memories of Hope and the others. She remembered the first time she'd fought a battle next to Sazh. He was so afraid of that robot. Akira thought the entire battle with Omega went too fast for her to watch and now that Light was hurt, she felt frustration well up in her. How did this happen to us? Pointing her gunblade up at Dahaka, she wanted to help Ryou. She felt her anger bubble through her like a raging tsunami. Water touched her hand and out of reflex she threw the condensed burst of water at the Fal'Cie.
After Callen had finished and bandaged up Zero. Zero had worn himself out and lay still. Zain's cell rang with an eerie ringtone. "Hey, that's Nicholi's ringtone." Listening he heard Nicholi's labored breathing on the other end, "Nick, where are you!? Come back to Yuki's." "Can't...gotta stay...hidden. I'll be...back soon. Zero and...father are...safe, no?" "They're here with us. They'll be okay. But Nick-" "I'll be alright. I've got help with me so don't worry." His voice was stronger but Zain still worried as he hung up and slumped to the ground next to Callen, "Well, what now?"
Akii warped herself and Zexion to the Dark Margin. She found a girl sitting beside a rock. Smiling, Akii sat beside her, "Who are you?" The girl turned her blue haired head toward the little girl, violet eyes brimming with tears. She wiped them away before she spoke. "I'm Aqua. I'm looking for a way out of the darkness. Who are you?" Akii looked to Zexion and he nodded, "I'm Akira, the embodiment of the Dark Kingdom Hearts. The Kingdom Hearts you saw a long time ago. I remember now...Master Aqua. The only pupil to pass Eraqus's Mark of Mastery. You are a brave one to come here and remain as you are." Aqua smiled, "Yes...I had to save Terra and one day...we'll both wake Ventus up. Our bond has not been forgotten." Zexion sat beside Akii, staring out at the dark ocean. "It never changes, does it?" "No..."
Terra stared at the suddenly calm Raoxthu. "Did he just calm on command? Who are you?" Renee moved closer to Raoxthu and leaned into him, "I am the eigth Princess of Heart. My name is Renee and this is Raoxthu. Who are you?" "Terra." Saix walked with Mage, trying to ignore the still irritating sensation of being in the light. Portals of light were much harder and he couldn't control their destination. "I hope you have some sort of clue as to where your friend might be. I fear being trapped in the light forever." Demyx and the rest of the Organization moved through another dark corridor. Xemnas frantically searching for Xenree's dark trail she left behind when she moved in between worlds. Something was blocking it. Other than her newfound Darkness. A sort of twilight power. A light that chose to protect and use darkness. He didn't know what to call it. Except maybe Dawn. Akii and Zexion stood in the dark corridor for a long while. Akii listening to the calm and yet sad voice of a woman calling to her. "Where are you, I wonder."
Kisa nodded at Zelos as he put her down. She knew her face was bright red, but she still managed to laugh with a dying humor at the professor's "well-played" scene. "A clean cafeteria has Kisa written all over it! C'mon, Mya, let's go!" She dashed off toward Tora, though her body wanted to protest she growled quietly to herself, I will not faulter and let Zelos treat me like a delicate flower. Reaching Tora, she flashed a half-hearted smile. Though most of the smile was dark at the thought of spoiling her brother's desire to keep her by his side. Kisa wrapped her thin fingers around Tora's wrist and lightly tugged, "Hey, why don'tcha come work with us and try to mop up some of this mess. We'll work better as a team!"
Sam sluggisly exited her room at the sound of a knock. She could smell food and followed her nose directly to it. In her half asleep state, she bumped into Risit and snapped awake, "Uh, sorry. Wow, is all this food for us? Uh, and I mean, Miss LeCarde and Vanessa too. But y'know, I just...uh, I don't..." Choosing to cease her fumbling for words, she eyed all the food. Lady Shiv sat at the head of the table, smiling at them as she watched. She hadn't heard Risit's comment about the food directed toward Vanessa before. "Hmm, aren't you an odd one. For a human that is, if that's what you indeed are." Her sharp, dark eyes watched him and Samantha with a curiosity that could kill. She couldn't descern if he was flirting with Vanessa or not, but the thought of Vanessa leaving her alone again sent her emotions fluttering. A gravity based magic slammed a picture of a young blonde haired boy down on the tables and mantle where they stood. If done around Shiv by another witch, she'd have called it a defense mechanism of theirs, but Shiv was just being self conscious. "Please...sit." Her cheery tone gone, masked by the questions she had for the newcomers. A tight smile tweaked the corners of her mouth up.
Ash had crossed his legs under him and closed his eyes. Listening to the rumble of the train before drifting off to sleep. His head hung forward, chin touching his chest as he silently slept. His fingers were laced tightly in his lap, tight enough that his knuckles were white. Trains gave him motion sickness, despite that everything else didn't. Trains...why is it only trains... he thought before his consiousness went blank and he fell asleep. His breathing slowed to the slight rise and fall of his chest every few minutes.
Terra looked up at Raoxthu, "Easy guy. I wasn't doing anything. I'm just helping." he defended himself, though he had no idea why. Renee blinked and glanced over at Raoxthu, "I'm alright, Raoxthu. Be still, my love." she smiled lightly and stretched, "That really hurt." Saphique looked up at the sky, he wondered if Xenree was doing alright, wherever she'd wandered off to in this world. His mind flashed to Alphonse and he wondered if his new friend was okay. Saix tightened his hand on Mage's shoulder, "Wherever you go, I'll follow. Lord Xemnas, it would be wise not to have the entire Organization come with us. Perhaps only Mage and I?" Xemnas briefly considered telling him no, but Saix seemed to like the little experment. "Alright, but come back as soon as you can." Akii and Zexion high fived as another Fake was destroyed and she cast Ba'Gaman back to his earthy form. "On to the next world...?" "Something wrong, Akira?" She looked up at the glittering stars, "I feel like someone is calling to me..."
Callen, threaded the needle and it burst into flame. Blowing it out, he gave Zero a determined look and glanced to Zain and Toji, "Make sure he doesn't move too much." Zain couldn't have understood until Callen started to stitch Zero up. The hot needle threading through his skin and Zero screamed. Zain grabbed ahold of Zero's shoulders, keeping him still. "Stay strong for me, my son." Zero gritted his teeth through the pain.
Zane moaned in the back of his throat and picked her up, laying her on the bed.
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Zain and Callen set Zero down on the couch after spreading sheets down. Callen knelt beside him and glared up at the others, "Fetch me something to stitch him up with and bandage it. C'mon, move!"
Sam pushed open her door, mumbling to herself, "Yeah...nice..." She couldn't full trust anyone around here. Shiv seemed a little too generous and happy and Vanessa...she might pass her speculation and since Risit hadn't tried to kill her in her sleep, she figured he was good to go. Sam fell onto her bed and closed her eyes, It's been such a long day...
Callen nodded as Zero passed out, giving most of his full weight to Zain. Zain struggled, "Holy cow, how much do you weigh? Ugh, this guy feels like a bag of bricks!"
ooc: yeah, I can only post on the weekends and maybe in the afternoon. bic: Ash glanced up at his partner, giving her an emotionless half smile. He figured she deserved it. Without a word, he lit a small fire in his hands and held it close to Kegan, to warm her up. "A bit more practice and we'll do just fine." Words of encouragement weren't his strong suit.
Callen shook his head, "First we need to tend to Zero. He's not going to heal very well if he bleeds to death first. Let's get him to someplace secure so I can tend to his wounds myself." Callen would've prefered to have Nicholi tend to him, but how hard could stitches be?
Zain helped Callen lift Zero off the ground and out the door. "Where are we going?" Callen's facial burns were healing slowly. New skin forming where nothing else was.
Terra rushed into the room. Seeing only Renee's light, he hurried to help her up. "Are you alright?" his voice was gentle and Renee rubbed her head, closing her eyes. The darkness froze and faded away from her vision.
Callen and Zero fell silent. "Home...Nicholi would flee to home." Zain didn't understand why they looked like it was all over until Zero dropped to his knees, "He's dead! The idiot's dead! Oh, God, we'll never find him now. He's got to be halfway to home by now!" "Where's your home?" "Halfway across the country. Though he was born here, Nicholi always considered the next continent his home."
Saix felt his new heart throb for Mage and looked to Xemnas. When his Superior didn't move to object, he nodded, "Alright Mage, as you wish. We'll go see your friend." Renee saw dark colors dance before her eyes.
