Illiana had made eye contact with Torrin as he nodded his head toward her and she did the same in return. Illiana kept standing in front of Tinarah protectively as the Light Chaser spoke. Illiana swallowed her words as he kept speaking and speaking. She wanted to know where her brother was or why he chose Koa? Why dragged him into his chaos? Where was he at this moment? So many questions where running through her head. Thallasa took Eilonwy, Gurgi, Fflam, and Taran out of the area. Illiana looked to Taran and tried to give him a reassuring look and nodded her head to him. After they left, she drew her focus back on the Light Chaser. The next thing she knew, Boreas was ready to fight but before he could move, his keyblade had shattered thanks to the Light Chaser. "Deus meus1...." Illiana couldn't believe what she saw. How? Just who was this Light Chaser? The Light Chaser was getting ready to strike. "Torrin!! You better have a plan in that head of yours!!!" The Light Chaser kept counting down. Time was ticking. Illiana got ready to get Tinarah out of the area as fast as she could. Before she knew it, the sound of flames had busted through the ceiling as a dragon flew in. "Not what I was expecting but that works too." She then looked at Torrin as darkness had been pouring out of him. It had consumed the whole chamber while the Light Chaser had blocked some of the fire from the dragon. The darkness had almost given her some comfort but at the same time also made her feel anxious. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in front of the castle they were staying in prior to leaving. She held her head before speaking. "I got a headache but I'm alive." Torrin then went on to explain about Take and his being a 'Prince' of Heart. Little Tacky.....Who would've thought? Illiana crossed her arms as she listened. She looked over to him as he was processing it. Best to give the kid some space. As Illiana started to walk away, the sound of Torrin's sheer excitement almost startled her. She looked back to see him hug the dragon. "Guy practically has stars in his eyes....a little unsettling...probably wouldn't make for good blackmail. Damn. Oh well." She shrugged her shoulders before starting to walk off. Before she could walk off again, another voice called out to her and Chrono. "So new friends. What do they call you? And do you all have keyblades? And how many of you are princesses?" She sighed before putting her hand up. "Alright I'm stopping you right there. First off, why in the world would we be here if we didn't have keyblades? Secondly, like hell I'm some damn princess. And lastly, I'm not a friend. You can probably call him one but not me. Not into the whole buddy-buddy thing so if that's all then name's Illiana and I'm out of here." With that, she walked off. She tried to find an area outside near the castle where nobody was around. She thought back to the ones whose lives had been claimed throughout this ordeal: Mika, Adalric, Dentro, and now Glyde. Four young souls who still had their lives ahead of them but were easily taken away. A slight wind had blew through, casting her eyes onto a small stone. An idea had immediately popped into her head. Illiana opened up her umbrella and reached into it. She pulled out a sealed gallon of water. She grabbed some clay from her umbrella and a bucket. She scooped up some dirt into the bucket and her plan had commenced. Illiana marked four places and began building gravestones to honor those that had fallen thus far. After some time, she had finally finished making the stones. Each one had there names engraved on it. Mika, Adalric, and Glyde's stones were all next to each other. Dentro's was behind the three. She wiped the sweat off her forehead before sighing. "I'm not one to do something kind often but you guys deserve at least a gravestone. I'll be back to collect some flowers. You also deserve that at the least." She picked up her umbrella and left the stones. She wandered around in search for a field of flowers. Translation Notes: 1: My god
The person on the right is literally me xD
Yukyo kept thinking about the fish he would encounter on this job. His train of thought had been interrupted when Thea had spoke. "Huh?" "Hmmm. Is the boat going to be big? Like Daddies Yacht? That might be nice? It might be relaxing too." He was a little lost but tried to keep up his smile. So she's a rich girl....greaattttt...Thea had asked Yukyo something a bit odd but he wasn't too surprised. "Hmmm. Can you turn into something fuzzy that I can ride there? Like a bear? That would be really cool!" He sighed as he rubbed his temples for a moment. "Ummm I rather not....I literally spent my wagon ride back as a cat.....Wait....I probably should've kept quiet about that......welp." He scratched his head before Thea called out to him again, only this time she was near Shawn. "Huh?.......Wait a second....Why are there two Theas??" Before Yukyo could say anything else the scent of roses and violets wafted through the air. A woman had rested her arm on Shawn's shoulder. His expression was blank as he put his hat back on as he approached the woman. "I do beg your pardon, milady. I believe we never met. My name is Yukyo. Yukyo Alvaric. What might yours be beautiful lady?"
Illiana continued her silent trek toward the cauldron until she felt someone grab her arm. She got ready to strike her opponent until she saw it was Qamar. She scowled and sighed. "Let go of me right now before Ardyn sees both of us. And on any other day I would pay to see that but that's not the case right now." She whispered angrily while Qamar spoke. "Illiana, this...this isn't the right choice." She was definitely confused to say at the least. Qamar continued to speak. "I know it's not my place, but you've got a lot to live for, okay? Think about your brother. You worked so hard to try and follow him. You even pushed yourself past exhaustion....you go in there now, you're gonna get smacked by Ardyn, okay? He's too strong. Stay back and assess the situation more." Okay...Now Illiana was definitely confused. The expression on her face was one of definite confusion. Does she actually think I was gonna throw my life away for them? Is she like another form of stupid or something? Actually......Better if I don't know. But she's one absolute bonafide idiot. Illiana rubbed her temple in circles for a moment before sighing. She then opened her mouth. "Are you stupid or something? Why in the damn cosmos would I give my own life over that? Especially for you guys?" She sighed before continuing. "Why would I willingly go near the cauldron if I didn't assess the situation? I'm not that stupid. Just go back to the others unseen and try to distract him. Got it?" Illiana grabbed the arm holding her own, gripping just as tightly, if not more. She then released it, almost throwing it. Illiana turned around and started her way to the cauldron again. That was until she heard a mysterious voice, followed by a bright light, call to Ardyn. "What in the-?" Before she could move any further, the muffed voice grew more clearer and a figure emerged from that light. Illiana opened her eyes and was definitely surprised but a little clueless as to who that mysterious person was. The smell of burnt metal lingered in the air. She turned her attention toward the cauldron and saw that it had been split into two. "What the hell is going on?" She whispered. The figure had then spoke. His next words had Illiana's blood started boil and her emotions run high. "You may have heard of me before. Does the name Light Chaser ring a bell?". This is the Light Chaser?? This is the bastard that filled Koa's head with lies?!?! Illiana got ready to strike as she looked over to see if anyone would be in the way. She then saw Tinarah winding up for some kind of strike. Her blood started to cool down while her mind started to process again. She's gonna kill herself if she tries anything right now.....Dammit....I'm not gonna make it in time if I run....What do I do?! As if to answer her, her keyblade changed its shape once again. The keyblade had formed itself into a whip, thorns covering it. "Well....every rose has its thorns but let's try not to hurt the girl." Once again, as if it was listening to her, the thorns shrunk, almost disappearing into the whip. She shrugged before starting to run. Illiana threw her whip once she saw she was close enough. The whip flew threw the air and wrapped itself around Tinarah. Illiana pulled on her whip, dragging Tinarah out of harm's way. She got her arms ready to catch her. She felt her feet almost digging into the ground as she caught her. Her whip reverted back to its original form as Illiana got in front of her. "You can curse me out later. However, running in there blindly filled with rage is gonna do nothing but get you killed. Trust me, I understand how you feel. I wanna kill him too but I got a bad feeling about doing it now." Illiana turned her head to try and calm Tinarah down while still standing in front of her protectively.
Illiana watched as the Horned King grow weaker and weaker. She stayed silent as the King denied and denied his defeat. Illiana had felt an icy presence in the area. She couldn't figure it out but she would find out in a mere moment. Before anyone could run over, Ardyn had shown up, sending the Horned King into the Cauldron, sealing his fate. Ardyn then faced the group, tipping his hat and thanking them for playing their role. "So that was your end game......I knew it....." Illiana flipped a piece of her hair away from her face. "We were just pawns for him to slide in and take what he needed." She crossed her arms as she closed her eyes, reviewing the events that led them to here to connect Ardyn's plan. She opened her eyes and saw that Torrin had then stepped forward. Is he stupid? We just fought in battle not even five minutes and he wants to fight again?! Damn.... Illiana sighed before Ardyn had mentioned something quite interesting. She then whispered to herself. "So he's the one that put down the kid.......Disgusting..." Before Illiana could step up, Tinarah had then stepped over to Torrin. Illiana looked between those two and the Cauldron. A plan had begun forming in her head. She immediately backed away from the group slowly. She kept her eyes on Ardyn and Torrin while she tried to make her way to the Cauldron. Maybe if I can get to the Cauldron quietly......maybe I can change the tide....If I could just grab it.....Maybe pull Ardyn into even...Illiana kept walking slowly and quietly. She kept moving toward the Cauldron while they were still talking.
(Will Edit in post later)Evie used Aqua Stream and Strike
Luna remained silent as the King spoke. He was definitely concerned about just the mere presence of a keyblade. Luna bowed her head as Triton commanded them to leave his kingdom. "Many pardons, your majesty." She lifted her head andas she exited out, she stopped before turning back. "I know I may be overstepping my boundaries.....however.....You should try and talk with your daughter and try to understand how she feels. Just allow her to open up to you.....No words should be said....Just give her the freedom to talk to the one person she looks up to the most...you." She bowed her head once more before leaving the room. The group had immediately caught up with Ariel. Sebastian had immediately told Ariel to move aside as the group was to exit the kingdom. Ariel had then spoke. "Well... he didn't say WHEN they had to leave... so I can show them around a bit!" Before Luna could even utter a sound, she felt Ariel grab her arm and drag her to her grotto. "Huh?!?!? Whoa!!!!" Luna could barely move as Ariel continued dragging her to her grotto.
