Not a word could be spoken as R passed the power to Sapphire. Now was not the time for words just gratitude. A silent thanks was seen in Sapphire's eyes as she looked up into R's face. Her eyes that had remained a pale red since she had turned into a nobody now sparkled with a beautiful sapphire blue colour. More tears welled in the corner of her eyes but no sobs where heard from the girl. Despite the situation scaring her to no end she felt a bliss about it. Even though she knew she couldn't physically be with R she believed his words, and knew that no matter what happened he would be with her. He had granted her back her heart and with that they became intertwined, one. No matter what happened to R now he would always be with her. R had now long walked away, the name that was spoken as a new light appeared in the sky still rung through her mind. Riel, the one she loved was nothing more than a planet now, although she still knew he had a heart, she still knew he cared about her. Sapphire couldn't stop watching the direction that he had walked off in. Everyone else had already let the keyblade graveyard, a couple said their goodbyes, encouraging words, surprisingly even Gexln encouraged her before he left but still there was something missing. She wouldn't leave the graveyard until she figured it out. It wasn't the kind of missing as in she was unsure and it could be contributed to the lack of confidence or strength she needed to move forward in her life and take up her new position, instead it was more like a loose end that needed tying up. As if he had read her thoughts a hand touched Sapphires shoulder, squeezing it slightly. "You know you would be the last person I would expect to rule everything. When we where kids you where also so naive and innocent, never knew the difference of right and wrong, but I guess twelve years does change someone." A familiar voice spoke from behind Sapphire. "Not as much as you'd think it would. I don't know how I will do this I just have to trust R I guess." As she finished speaking Sapphire turned to looked at her brother, finally turning away from the direction that R had left. The x-blade was still gripped in her hand tight, but besides that she seemed relaxed. "It seems my path is laid out for me, but what are you going to do now Louvel?" She asked after a moment of silence. "Travel, see the world, and eventually find a place to settle down. I trained all my life to wield the keyblade, but now I have played my part in the war and all that is left for me is a normal life... something mom and dad didn't allow me to have just because of my power. If only they could see you now." Louvel chuckled slightly knowing it would have been more of a shock to their parents then it was to him to discover the power that she held. "Imagine what they would say when they saw all of us. I don't think they ever expected all three of their kids to be able to use a keyblade...." Sapphires voice became quiet as she finished her comment thinking of Kaya. "Hey..." She spoke up again. "If you ever need a job, or a place to settle down, don't hesitate to let me know, okay? You are welcome to visit any time, after all, you are the only family I have left." "Will do. Thanks." Louvel said turning to leave the keyblade graveyard once and for all. "Wait...." Sapphire called out once again. "What if Xindai somehow escapes? He is the one thing that I don't know if I can handle. If he gets ahold of my darkness that dwells deep down then..." Sapphire was cut short as Louvel grabbed the wrist of the hand that was not holding the X-blade. "He won't. I promise you he won't. We sealed him away for good remember? Don't talk like that." Excalibur was then pressed firmly into Sapphires hand. "I don't care if you use the darkness as a weapon. I don't care if it possesses you. I don't care if you where a nobody. There is a light inside you that will never go out. I swear there is, I can see it. Take this as a reminder. Let it make the light bright when you feel darkness is about to take you, and take it as a reminder of your family. Not just me, but our parents, they where both full of light and you know it too. So please just keep it." With that Louvel a little ways away and planted Oblivion in the ground along with many other keyblades that lay scattered from wars past. He soon disappeared into the horizon leaving Sapphire all by her lonesome. Sapphire held Excalibur in her hand and looked at it. The blade had been given to her, but like keyblades it chose it's master and it rejected her. She didn't blame the thing either, she was filled with darkness and this was a weapon of pure light. She couldn't just leave it sitting here though, nor would she take it back to Riel with her when she left. Sapphire didn't know where she would take it but for now she attached it to her belt, let the X-blade dissipate from the ground and started talking the rough terrain of the keyblade graveyard with only one thought in mind. It was nearly two hours before Sapphire found her sisters twisted contorted body crushed between some rocks. For the first time since getting the power Sapphire used it even just for a small thing. She used it to assist her in moving the rocks. Soon enough they where out of the way and Sapphire carried her sister in her arms. She opened a portal to another far off world. It was not one she had ever been to before or even knew much about but it was rather beautiful and peaceful. With mountains behind her and ocean in front, she felt as though it was a good resting place her dear sister. Sapphire wasted no time in finding a secluded cave to lay her sister in. With one final goodbye that was whispered under her breath Sapphire sealed the cave and turned to the now setting sun. The ocean sparkled gold with the setting sun. Seeing this world was secluded Sapphire chose to stab Excalibur into the ground here where it wouldn't be found. Even still though she wouldn't take risks. Coating the sword in a layer of rock she pressed it up against the rock face of the mountain, sealing it just below the surface of the rock face but making it appear to be just a carving. "I am sorry Louvel, but perhaps your light can find our sister in the after life." The girl spoke as she stared out over the glistening waters. Spoiler: Epilogue It had been seven years since the war, seven years since Sapphire became goddess, and seven years since she last saw the face of either her brother or the man she had come to love. Sapphire lived on Riel, always sensing the presence of R with her as long as she remained on the planet. She knew he was there in some spirit, but even so it became incredibly lonely at times. Sapphire's role as Goddess became harder and harder by the day. She strived to create the perfect world that R had dreamed of. A dream that he had passed on to her, however in order to make that so rules needed set in place and punishments made for those who didn't follow. The punishments where what Sapphire struggled the worst with. Every time she had to do something that would hurt a family, effect a young child, or even punish someone for something small the guilt built up. Every time she had to sentence someone to death she would end up nearly in tears later no matter how bad the crime they committed was. The idea of building a perfect world was both one that brought her great joy and great sorrow. The pain kept building on the young goddess, and more and more did she find herself wondering the world of Riel, exploring instead of doing what she should for the world. Sapphire had gained the ability to see anything that was happening anywhere at any given time, so she often would be pay attention and watching for trouble, but it was days like today that she would turn the ability off pretty much, ignore it, ignore the crimes and pains of the world to deal with her ever growing pain. As Sapphire wandered she found an entrance to a cave, one she honestly couldn't say she had seen before. Running her hand along the smooth surface of the rock she entered the darkness not expecting to see what she saw when she entered. R stood in the center of the cave. R... not Riel as the planet but R as the human. Sapphire was at a loss for breath as she saw this, stopping dead in her tracks. Tears welled in her eyes and not a word was spoken, there was nothing to describe how she felt at that moment, no words where good enough. Not now, not ever. It wasn't long before she ran and embraced R in a hug. "But how...." Where the only words she could get out but even then they where just a small whisper in the silence of the dark cave in which she stood. Suddenly that despair lightened, as long as she was with R it couldn't touch her.
"To my dear family. Seeing all your faces once again was a blessing, but not one I was meant to have. I was never meant to walk in this world again, I was never meant to fight this war. That being said I am not going to simply walk away before the war is fought. By the time you hear this message I will already be dead. I am leaving during the war and returning home. I am sick of living in fear of my father. I am sick of hiding. I can't help but have the feeling that me being brought back to life was giving me an opportunity to actually be strong and face my past, not run from it any longer. I have lived my life in this world and walked my own path. I need to pay the price for walking my own path. However I will tell you one thing, I don't regret it. If there was one thing I wished I could do when I was young it would have been to see Eric again,but seeing him now it seems he was better off without having to protect me all the time. I am grateful for what you have all done for me, Eric, Eon, and my children. I am sorry I couldn't be there for you. But I don't belong on this earth any longer. Don't wallow in sorrow over losing me... You really haven't lost anything. Keep going with your life and never..." "Brooding in- click" The recorder fell silent. as the track ended. There was a few other tracks on the recorder but Eric couldn't bring himself to listen to them. She had gone back... she decided to go back home on her own accord. The idea was painful, he knew he was sent to take her home but if she went by herself he couldn't imagine what his father might have had in store for her without him there to direct him in the least painful path. Eric took off on his keyblade glider and soon found himself in Black Creek. The streets where empty but shouts and cries of pain could be heard not far away from where he was. Eric rushed through the streets until he found a large group of people crowded around something on the ground, no not something, his sister. Eric pushed his way through the crowd to is fathers side horrified at the site before him. "How did you convince her to come back, either way I am proud of you son. You are shaping up to be a fine man worthy of my title." Eric's father spoke to him as he approached. He trained his features and his tone into a neutral one, not to show is father what he was feeling, how horrified he was of this sight. "I didn't actually convince her. I was going to force her to come back if she didn't die during the war, but she disappeared part way through. She came here on her own will. I wouldn't be able to tell you why..." Eric looked at the bleeding girl on the ground in pain. "Sorry sis..." He said as he lifted a particularly large stone and aimed it for her head. Eric brought the stone down with enough force to take her out once and for all. He didn't want her to have to remain sitting there in pain any longer. Eric soon scooped the girl up in his arms. "Since I know that you won't do it, I am going to give her a proper burial, she is still family even if she did betray us... no betray you." Eric's tone was harsh as he turned and walked away from his father. Deep in the woods he decided to lay her in the area she loved training the most, not far from the largest tree in that forest. He set the girl on the ground leaning her against a tree, pressed play on the recorder and started digging. The recorder was fuzzy for a moment but when in cleared up a voice of a young girl came on, a seventeen year old girl. Eric couldn't hide the few tears that left his eyes as he listened to his sister speak. She talked about where she was, what she was doing, and how she missed him. It seemed even there her life was hard. She let her temper get the better of her and didn't always get along with the other people, but at least she was free from their father. Some recordings she sounded happy in, but most of them she was sad, possibly in tears. "You never where as strong as you tried to make yourself out to be, where you?" Eric asked the girl as he lifted her limp body into the shallow grave he had dug. He placed her recorder in the grave with her then removed his pendant. Their father gave it to him when he joined the army as a symbol of pride, and doing what was right for his people, now he was giving this gift to his sister. Someone who deserved it far more whether his father knew it or not. It wasn't long before the grave was filled and Eric was left standing there with not much left to do. "Sleep well sis. You have earned that right to have peace." Eric then turned and looked into the night sky. "Kel, Eon, thank you for looking out for her." Not only where they the ones that truly showed to him that they cared for her after he had met them, but they where also talked about a fair amount in her recordings. With that said and done Eric returned to his home knowing it was time to return to his life. At least now he could rest knowing what had happened to his sister.
Name: Silvia Gender: Female Age (Min of 14): 14 Description: Spoiler Personality: Shy. Silvia is quiet and keeps to herself. She does anything in her power to protect herself. She will do anything asked of her so she doesn't hurt or offend anyone. All she wants to do is be helpful. Weapons: A shield and staff Armor: N/A AS: Aero, Cure, and thunder Strengths: She is very good with following orders and will take on anything that she is asked to do. Weaknesses/Fears: Doesn't know when to say no. Pushes herself too hard. She also doesn't really know how to talk to people all that well. History: Silvia grew up helping at her moms medicine shop, but she always wanted to be more. She loved knowing that she helped people feel better and heal their wounds. Silvia has never been much of a fighter but she worked on her own to learn magic and takes great pride in what she could do. She wanted to still help people but outside her mothers shop, so she picked up and left in search of a new place to call home, one of those magical guilds that she had heard so much about. She was determined to join one of the guilds and help in her own way there, supporting all the members that could fight. Other: N/A Character Build Chosen: Defense Character Build Weakness: Speed
Robyn had nothing more to say, she just stood and watched the rest of the confrontation before Quinn instructed that it was time to go. "Are we seriously going to just leave her? You aren't even going to bring her in yourself?" Robyn asked not comfortable with the entire situation. "Lieutenant please can you at least let me ask her questions, please. This doesn't add up in my mind and given my IQ it is very rare that happens, meaning there is a good chance something is off and I can tell that you sense it too." Robyn said when they where finally far enough away. "Also get me into the directors office and distract him I could dig up all of the dirt." Robyn added in with a wink even though she knew how incredibly dangerous. If she go caught hacking the special forces directors computer she could be charged with so much that who knows what would happen to her. All she knew it wouldn't be good, but even so it would be the most challenging thing that she would have done in a very long time. The idea was so scary but at the same time not. She didn't know what she wanted to do now. Mila waited. She didn't say anything or look up. She looked at her weapons on the ground, these kids where still training and didn't know what they where doing. He weapons where still within arms reach and Arabella had lowered her guard slightly. If she got distracted for even a single second Mila with her skill could get a weapon into her hand and have one of her throwing knives flying through the air at the girl. Even with this she wouldn't do it. She would go in for questioning and there she would make sure they knew what was going on. She would tell them everything she knew and trying to make someone believe her. All it took was one spark on the inside to make the entire thing explode that or imploded on her and the entire thing was over. Any way she looked at it her life was ruined so she could at least try to start the questions that my eventually destroy the Special Forces and their secret operations with it. Soon Sasha returned with a member of the special forces. Mila was almost relieved, not for her own sake but for the sake of the man that she was talking too. That girl left to talk to him had even less idea what she was doing. Mila was having a hard time keeping a straight face as she listened to the girl ramble. It was actually rather funny to watch. But the fun was over as the Special forces approached. She took a deep breath preparing herself for what was to come. She was scared for it but she trained her body into a neutral position just waiting. Waiting for the man to come and arrest her properly since these kids couldn't do it.
Dmitri scowled at Xross. The insults where one thing but even thinking of the possibility of Dawn possibly being hurt worse was what really got to him. Sure she could protect herself but even he had a slight bit of trouble fighting these strange creatures. It wasn't at all because they where hard to kill just their patterns and movements where strange to him as well as the fact that they could just become part of the ground and move around made it hard to predict when he was able to strike next. Dmitri had no doubts that against a regular opponent that Dawn would need no help, no saying he wouldn't help anyways, but this was a bit different. During the walk towards the hospital Xross said something else, saying going was pointless. Dmitri just stopped and turned to Xross. "They may not be able to help, but I would rather let them try then to just sit back and watch whatever that is infect her body. I am not going to do nothing when she is injured like this. Look I don't know why you are still following us but if you aren't going to be any help I would rather you just go home. At this point it isn't a case of me being over protective about my sister, it is a case of me not wanting to see whatever is in that wound kill her and trying to do anything I can to fix it. If that is such a bad thing then let me go to hell for it, I don't care, but she certainly does not deserve any problems that wound might give her." Dmitri's voice was almost calm, still annoyed but calm. He was almost on auto pilot now as he was trying to help his sister, doing only what he thought necessary. As Dmitri talked with Xross Dawn looked around at where they where. They where near the center of town, an area with lots of shops and cafe's and stuff. In the distance the hospital was visible, it wasn't that far away, but Dawns attention was quickly drawn away from the large building. Only a few meters from where she stood a bunch of people gathered, all fighting the same black creatures that had attacked her earlier. Dawn just barely glanced back at her brother before running off while he wasn't paying attention. She wasn't about to let others get hurt too. She had to do something to help. Wielding her sword in her left hand Dawn ran up right beside an ax wielding male. "Looks like you guys could use a little help... And don't you dare tell me to back off or not help I am already sick of being told what to do by my brother all the time." She stated as she lunged at a creature and took it out. Her hair flowed behind her as she began going around helping take out some of the many heartless that where in the area. In the midst of this she looked over to see one attack a random defenseless citizen, the man soon disappeared releasing a pink heart. Not long after that a black creature appeared where the man had been. Just the idea of what it had done bothered Dawn immensely. "Where are these things coming from?" Dawn mumbled to herself as she continued helping with the fight the best she could despite her injuries. Paige looked up as someone approached her telling her that the idea of going inside locking the doors was a dumb idea. "Well it would hopefully be safer than the streets." Paige retorted not really having anything else to say in response. "Paige... Paige Huru. I hate when people call me miss. And who are you supposed to be." She eyed the man before her. It was then that Paige heard Wattana speak up, glancing over there where more of the creatures. After mumbling a few curses under her breath Paige reached into her other boot and drew a second dagger. "Guess now isn't the time for introductions or explanations." She told the man before running at the creatures. Paige was fast and as she moved it was like she didn't make a sound. Her feet where silent on the cement, her dress flowed effortlessly behind her as she prepared for an assault on the creatures. Even though the creatures where fast and had the ability to blend in with the shadows and almost become part of the ground, Paige was faster and could hear every movement they made. She was prepared for almost anything, though knowing little about them. Adapting to whatever happened, that was what made Paige the best at what she did.
Xepphiras just watched as R walked away, and just watched as the great force of wind came flying at everyone. Xepphiras was not particularly injured in the fight so the healing she didn't feel particularly necessary. Although that thought changed as she felt something change. Xepphiras reached behind her and ran her finger tips along her back. Not a bump on there, not a scratch or raised skin from her scars. There was nothing not one single bump. It was something surprising to Xepphiras but pleasant. She had been convinced that the reminders of that time, the darkest moment in her life would always be there, haunting her, creating more hate, more darkness, but now they where gone. Xepphiras didn't know what to say when R approached her, she was at a complete loss of words. Her wounds where completely healed by the great power held within R, she felt unworthy to even stand in his presence. He spoke of her carrying on his ideal in his absence. What did he mean absence? He then talked of making her whole once more, and with the comment he placed his figure on her chest. Something changed in Xepphiras as he did this. Slowly emotions started trickling in before a flood came crashing down. Sapphire was soon sobbing. The whole thing was overwhelming. All at once she felt relief that the battles where over, even happiness, but also an overwhelming sorrow thinking of the loss of her sister. On top of it all she felt an emotion that was strange to her, one that she never experienced even as a somebody before. She felt immense love for R, he was not just her mentor, no he was so much more to her and she never realized it. "R.... Please, please don't live me. I-I think I love you. Please.... I can't live without you!" She cried as she hugged him. "I don't know how to lead, I have never had to lead anyone. Why me? Please. Don't leave me to do this alone." The young girls sobs died down slightly as she just hugged R. She didn't want to let him go in fear of him leaving her. "Please...." Spoiler: Karina epilogue please read The rocky earth was just as Karina remembered it from all those years before. Where Karina dismounted her glider was some ways outside of the town, just past the forest she remembered training in as a kid, out of the sight of her father. Karina planted her keyblade in the ground ready to walk away from it once and for all, her fight was finally over. There was no more fights to be had, no more wars to be fought, and no more lives to be saved. On the flight over she could feel the threatening sense of the agents disappear, the worlds would now be safe. Her however, she was no longer safe, not when stepping foot on this soil. Her heart pounded in her chest so hard that she couldn't hear anything besides it. This being said, there wasn't much else to hear, the trees rustled in the wind not far from where she stood but she couldn't notice. Her feet where like lead as she dragged them along the rocky ground. As she entered the forest that stood near by Karina observed every mark, every dent in every tree caused by her own training. About half way through the forest Karina came across a tree larger than the rest. This one had no marks from her training, it sat perfect in the middle. Glancing at the lowest branch she the only one that could be reached from the ground. This tree was her favourite climbing tree, where she always liked to take her breaks when training. Although Karina knew where she had to go, she felt the need to stop and climb. Branch by branch she started to climb until the point that as a child she feared climbing any higher. There Karina settled, resting her back against the trunk of the tree. On the branch right next to her left leg was the only making she ever mad on the tree, Karina the greatest warrior, was all it said. It was a reminder to herself of what she was training to be. What she wanted out of her life. A reminder that a house wife and a servant girl to her father was not the only thing that she was meant to do. And in the end she did prove it, just not to those she wanted to, but at the very least she proved it to herself. She was a great warrior and earned the keyblade that she had wielded for so long. It was some time before Karina found the courage to climb out of the tree and keep going. Karina was strong but no amount of mental preparation would make what she was about to do any easier or less scary. Step by step she came closer to the town, closer to the end. It wasn't long before she stepped out onto the streets of Black Creek which where filled with bustling men and woman alike trying to get things done. Looking around everything was how she remembered it, not much had changed since she left, but this wasn't surprising, not much had changed there in the last fifty years or so. The town was small and it didn't take long for Karina to reach the center of it. Town square, a place where various shops bordered the edge and a beautiful fountain sat in the center. Karina took one last deep breath before stepping up onto the ledge and beginning to speak. "Many of you may not recognize me, but most will know who I am. My name is Karina Saboth, daughter of General Saboth. I ran away from this town at age seventeen because I wanted to be a great warrior, but now I return home to pay the price for my actions. Before I do however I wanted, no needed to show you what I could become. What it is possible to do when your options are not limited. I have fought in many wars and helped save the worlds more than once. I became stronger, and built my own identity. I don't expect any of you to believe me, but at the very least see the strength I have to stand here today knowing my fate, strength I never had living here as a child." The crowd around Karina shifted with angry mumbles, people not liking or supporting the idea of leaving the world to get stronger, especially when it was a girl. Karina looked out across the crowd and found a familiar face come to join, her father. "My actions are not deemed acceptable here and I will take my punishment, pay the price for my actions, I can no longer run from it. So let he who I wronged most throw the first stone. At last I surrender to the will of the people and accept the culture I grew up in." Karina finished as she watched her father pick up a stone. It make contact with her cheek, instantly swelling it, but Karina forced herself to stay still, hands folded behind her back. The next to pick up a stone Karina hardly recognized at first, but soon realized to be the man she was betrothed to and rejected all those years back. He had grown into quite the handsome man, Karina was almost surprised. His stone hit her ribs, cracking at least one. That is when the rest of the crowd started to join in. One after another rocks hit her, one landing smack in her eye causing blood drip down her already swollen cheek. Up until that point she prevented herself from guarding and blocking the hits but with that last one she couldn't help but cover her eye with her hands. Rock after rock was thrown and soon enough Karina was on the ground her vision fading. Karina's blurry vision was able to make out one form approach her. Her father came closer and was talking to someone. "How did you convince her to come back, either way I am proud of you son. You are shaping up to be a fine man worthy of my title." "I didn't actually convince her. I was going to force her to come back if she didn't die during the war, but she disappeared part way through. She came here on her own will. I wouldn't be able to tell you why..." Eric looked at the bleeding girl on the ground in pain. "Sorry sis..." He said as he lifted a particularly large stone and aimed it for her head. So that was the last thing that Karina heard. Her brother never came looking for her because he missed her, he went looking for her to take her home for her punishment. Not only that but he was the one preparing to deal the final blow. Karina let her swollen eyes finally rest preparing for the final pain to come but she knew that following that would be the rest and peace she longed for for so long and the one she had been taken away from by the boy that she claimed to love at one point.
Karina stood on the other side of the mirror. It was dark but Karina didn't care, her mind was too far gone at that point to even notice as others stepped through with her. The first really acknowledgment of anything around her happened when someone lit a candle. As everyone started to move Karina just mindlessly followed them up the stairs and towards a room. Opening the door two of their allies where in bed together. Karina blinked a couple times trying to figure out what exactly was going on, what she could have missed. When nothing came to mind she just shrugged it off. Karina stayed quiet as she observed deciding to only follow what everyone else did, that was if she could focus enough. Then again she needed to prove Glen wrong when it came to the idea she wouldn't do anything. She needed to prove her worth, but right now she just didn't know how.
The Beuces started singing as the realms disappeared and the agents had been defeated leaving everyone to celebrate their victories, morn their losses or have a fight with their mother if they so pleased. The sky seemed to brighten slightly as Kingdom Hearts glowed brighter than ever before. The lights and darks where able to defeat the agents, and work together to prove their power. It was time that the great entity granted it's power to those who proved themselves, or more so to he who proved himself the most. A bright light surrounded R, the leader who had brought them together and lead the battle. The bodies of Chaos and Omega dissipated into the dark sky in a shimmering light. The light of these two beings combined with one from Kingdom Heart's itself. Soon it shot down a great beam of power that surrounded R. Everything in the area moved with the wind that had been created when the power came down. As the light disappeared so did the heart shaped moon in the sky formally known as Kingdom hearts. Now it was nothing more than a memory to be had, with the power given away the moon was no more, not to ever be seen again. The only proof of it ever existing was the power that now flowed through R, the power that could not only destroy an entire planet within seconds but could also rebuild kingdoms that where in ruins. It seemed that the fate of the worlds lay with one man now. Xepphiras only watched as R attacked the agent that stood before them, watch as Omega seemed to almost kill him, watching in awe as R killed it. Soon after the realms disappeared leaving the girl to observe as the moon gave the powers of kingdom hearts where granted to R. The wind from it caused Xepphira's hair blew behind her. She didn't know what to do next, glancing over at the dragon she had summoned, she knew it wasn't necessary any more. Approaching it Xepphiras rested her hand on it's long nose. "Thank you for your help." She spoke quietly as the dragon evaporated leaving only blue shimmers that soon seemed to fly into her body, combining with it. It was almost as if the dragon itself was a part of her in some way. With that done Xepphiras walked up to R and Gexln observing the situation. "Is there anything I can do to help her? We have lost enough people already I don't want to see another die. Please tell me how can I help, there has to be SOMETHING I can do." Xepphiras pleated trying not to think of her sister and Valinton's dead bodies on the ground. The girl looked at Gexln as she knelt beside Xero to show that she meant no harm. She pet Xero's hair and looked at her face, she looked so peaceful but Gexln on the other hand did not. She didn't want to see anyone else suffer. "It will be okay, I promise." Xepphiras' child like innocence was plenty apparent.
Dawn had taken a few of the heartless out before Xross showed up in her room and took out the last few. Dawn bit her lip at first not knowing what to say to him. "Thank you..." She started as she glanced at the door to see if her brother had reached her room yet. "I really appreciate it. How may I repay you?" She asked him. She felt she owed him at least something for his efforts and for putting up with her brother. Slowly she lowered and sheathed her sword as she relaxed her shoulders and examined her injuries. They looked decently normal but then edges where ringed with black, not like bruise black but something else. Dawn ran her finger along it, cringing at the pain, it didn't come off. She then looked up at Xross hoping he might have some answers. "Do you know what the black rings around the scratches are?" She held out her arm for him to see but not before using her other sleeve to wipe the blood away at least slightly. Soon after Dmitri entered the room, sword in hand. He was angered to see Xross standing there by his sister, as they talked. "You have not beat me in a duel, you have not earned the right to speak to or be near my sister." Dmitri stepped closer and yanked Dawn away from Xross by the arm. "And you know better than to speak to him." Dmitri's voice was stern and his eyes angry. "Ow Dmitri! That hurt!" Dawn cried out as he not only yanked on her arm that he had earlier injured her shoulder, but also he had grabbed her wound on her arm. "Let go please." Dawn pleaded as her arm ached even more. Dmitri soon did as Dawn requested only to find his hand was covered in blood. He grabbed the underside of Dawns arm holding it still so he could examine the wound. Soon he turned back to Xross. "Not only did you disrespect my request to stay away from her, and to stay downstairs, but you couldn't even prevent her from getting hurt!" He then turned away. "Come on Dawn we are going to take you to a hospital or something to get that checked out. That wound isn't normal, just like those creatures that I had to fight on way up here." He said as he started to storm down the stairs. He was clearly annoyed with everything at this time. Soon enough they were on the road on the way to the hospital.
So it seemed R was not the leader that he cracked up to be. He made some simple observations, as useful as they were if they had to be done at the same time then you need to coordinate something like that not just watch as one person moves realms. Louvel was clearly quite annoyed by this and stepped up to at least make an attempt at being a leader once more. Ho looked to his sister then to Caleb, two people who where actually looking ready to fight in their realm. "Look, R said we need to take out those four things at once right? Then lets do it. Sapphire.. or Xepphiras, I need you to not only control your dragon but also attack yourself, you can take the two on the left. Caleb, I trust you with the one near the front on the right and I will take the one at the back on the right. We need to time this perfectly and that may be next to impossible to be at the exact same time so keep attacking it once you are there until they stands disappear for good. We need to make sure all four are down at the same time and that should work." Louvel concluded. He looked for the approving nods. With those he made a quick hand motion signaling them forward before he himself flew forward on his wings of light, Excalibur in hand. As he flew an orb of light formed on the tip and charged. When close enough he let out a giant laser if light almost bigger than Louvel himself. He had to maintain this until he knew that the others had completed their tasks. Xepphiras listened carefully to Louvels plan. She didn't like being reminded of her somebody when she was so desperately trying to adapt to the life of a nobody, but she could shrug that off for now, after all she did have a job to do. Xepphiras signaled her dragon to her side as she climbed on it's back and flew towards her pillar. When reaching it she hopped off leaving her dragon to continue forward. Xepphiras herself held her keyblade in hand and started to swing it at the thing, but this did little seeing she had next to no physical strength. Instead she then backed up and started to send a combination of dark firaga's and falcon's made completely of darkness at the pillar. These did a whole lot more damage then she could with her keyblade. During this time however the dragon didn't do much since Xepphiras seemed to be having difficulties giving the dragon instruction and focusing on her own assault. That is when she heard a voice. "I'm helping Gaiz!" A purple haired man came running at the pillar that was not being attacked as much. He soon jumped on the dragon and ran up his back. The man who had been AFK ever since he had received the x-blade from his sister and helped her returned from who knows where to help. The hell Hik- Eric... Where were you when this all started. Anyways, Eric reached the top of the Dragons head and stood their giving him leverage. Eric then focused his energy in one long condensed skill. A whirl wind of sand rocks and air formed at the base, growing bigger and stronger over time doing mess amounts of damage. An occasional attack from the dragon helped with additional damage but Eric was able to sustain most of it. Now it was to wait for Caleb who certainly wouldn't be far behind.
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Karina stood there still looking at the ground as the hologram spoke to them. So it seemed that he knew of her, too bad she couldn't say the same. He had said that they where deemed eligible by the strength of the light in their heart. This idea struck Karina as strange seeing she never saw herself having much light in her. That being said she wouldn't claim that darkness had a hold of her either, she was more... Well just an empty shell with nothing really there. She was here so she could find a purpose that was all, nothing more, something to fill the emptiness. These adventures where the closest she got, but the more they did the more serious things became. Karina looked up as Yen Sid granted them his gifts. Karina stared at the keyblade for a moment wondering whether or not to use it, and decided quickly that she would. Karina didn't know much about this book that was spoken about but she did think she saw the mouse carrying something. Perhaps it hadn't fallen in the wrong hands yet, perhaps there was indeed hope. Karina sighed as she looked at the mirror, no rest for the weary it seemed, it was right back to work for them. Before Karina could make a move towards the mirror Glen decided to speak to her. Karina averted her eyes while he spoke but did at last look up when she spoke. "I don't expect you to. You seemed pretty damn certain that I was so useless that it was all my fault and it probably was anyways, I can't do anything about it now." Karina started her voice both angry and slightly sad. Her tone didn't reflect her instinct to attack like it often would, just that she was angry and needed space. "Look I might be useless, stupid, temperamental and someone no one wants to be around but I am not one to just ignore an order from a superior, especially if it has to do with saving the worlds. I came here as an escape sure but that doesn't mean I won't do anything to be a part of this army like anyone else. I don't know what kind of person you see me as but clearly you don't quite have it right." Karina took a couple steps towards the now working mirror before speaking once again this time her back to Glen. "Now we have a solid reason to go after that mouse, just because he was in the room wasn't a good enough reason to leave this place without any sort of proper answers to what was going on. We know now and have a reason to seek out what he was carrying. Before for all we knew he was just scavenging, that is what mice tend to do you know." With that she continued to the mirror. Reaching the mirror Karina completely collected herself and tried to hide the fact she was ever crying before stepping in. She placed her hand where there should be cold hard glass and felt it go through the warm magic. Karina had some hesitations before entering but soon forced herself to take a step in the mirror. Within a moments time she was fully inside looking around. The space in the mirror was strange for sure. She had hardly been conscious for the last time she went through so it didn't have much of an impact at the time, but now standing their it seemed so new and strange.
As Karina cleaned she pretty much blocked out everyone and everything around her. She wouldn't pay attention at all. She had however noticed a few things in her closed off world. She noticed that many people decided to clean as well. It was like they didn't understand that her cleaning wasn't because she was obligated to for Yen Sid's sake or anything, it was just simply a effort to calm herself down, so why everyone else followed was a mystery to her. The second thing she noticed was the mirror spitting everyone who hopped through the mirror out. That one was different, but that meant that she was now in the same room as Glen once again which did make her uncomfortable. Karina kept her head down as she cleaned not even looking in the general direction of Glen, she didn't want him to see the damage that he caused which was still visible on her face. She didn't want Glen to have the satisfaction of him tearing her apart to the point that she wouldn't even fight him any more. She had it coming and there was a lot of build up to do with herself before hand, but even so he pulled that last straw, no longer was it just her doubting herself but those around her and she couldn't take it. Soon she caught one more things of the events around her as she walked around the room picking up various objects and put them back in places that seemed to make sense they go. Kel had walked up near her and started to do the same thing she was doing but soon commented on finding something. Karina was just going to glance over slightly until a hologram caught her eye. The stone man that was sitting in the chair had created a hologram of himself. Karina took a step closer and looked at it. She soon however averted her eyes knowing she would not be the only one that came over and looked and she didn't care much for looking into the faces of her comrades at this time. Karina stood biting the inside of her lower lip waiting for something to happen and hoping no one would try to say anything else to her.
Darkness grew in the hearts of many, the more it became apparent the more damage it caused to the invisible vale that divided the realm of light and the realm of darkness. Soon small rips began to form letting small creatures of darkness into the realm of light. These creatures sought to destroy any light that was in the world, opening a way for the realm of darkness to expand into the realm of light and take it over as well. The vale was only damaged enough that the smallest of creatures born in darkness could get through but even that would be enough to effect the people in the realm of light that didn't know what they where or how to combat them. These creatures where called shadows. As their name suggested their black bodies blended in well with the shadows, but they could do more then just that, they could sink into the ground in order to stalk their prey. Their goal is to take the hearts of those in the realm of light, especially those with the most light in their hearts. This was the start of changes that where soon to come. "I am both her brother and her guardian as my parents left the country for work but are letting Dawn graduate high school where she grew up. And it is training so she can protect herself when needed." Dmitri retorted. As he did his target moved away and opened something in his path. With the momentum that Dmitri carried he couldn't stop himself from running through the portal and falling on his head. Getting up Dmitri rubbed the back of his head. "So that is how you play it huh? Well good to know." He mumbled as he tried to make a plan around Xross's abilities. Dmitri started to move forward again, but this time not in a straight line. As he ran he started jumping and moving different directions. Chances where he looked like an idiot but he was making his moves unpredictable so there was no way for Xross to know where to open the portal. Dmitri neared Xross when he heard a sudden scream come from inside the house. Dawn had her head down trying to do her homework when she heard a sound in her room. Turning around she saw nothing so passing it off as nothing she went back to her work. Soon after she heard it again. When she turned around this time a small black creature was standing in the middle of the room. Dsawn stared at it for a moment trying to figure out what it was, but as she did that it jumped at her. Letting out a short scream Dawn used her arm to knock it aside away from her, but not without injury. The creature left a few long scratches from its claws. Dawn was soon on her feet rushing for the sword she kept in the corner of her room. She had never thought that she would actually have to use it. With sword in had Dawn pointed it at the creature hands trembling. From the corner of her eye she thought she saw something moving under her bed, and sure enough, another one was there waiting and soon revealed itself. As that one tried to attack Dawn slashed it with her sword and it disappeared into a puff of smoke but another one came. Dmitri stopped his attack on Xross instead to run past him. "Don't go anywhere we aren't done yet, but I have to make sure my sister is alright." He demanded as he ran for the door of his house. Dmitri didn't know what or who could have gotten in his house and made Dawn scream but that didn't matter, he had to make sure she was alright. The girls answer was not one that Paige hoped for, but perhaps it was for the best. Perhaps some unseen god didn't want her killing the kids that bullied those around here. Maybe it was for Jian and Wattana to deal with themselves. As Paige was thinking this movement in the shadows put her on guard. At first it would come and go making Paige pass it off as nothing, until glowing yellow eyes peered that them from the shadows. The eyes where like no animal Paige had ever seen before. The eyes soon disappeared along with any sign of movement, but then reappeared closer then before. Not knowing what it was Paige was swift to bend down and grab a couple throwing knives strapped to her shin of her left leg. She threw three at the set of eyes in the shadows. Paige then drew a dagger from her boot as she walked towards the area it had been. Her knives lay on the ground with no sign of the creature at all. There was no possible way for it to have gotten away, so what could have happened. "It's not safe here. Get to your house, and lock the doors. I don't know what that was but it is something bad, I can tell." Paige's demeanor completely changed as she spoke, her voice was not soft but stern and she looked like she was ready to fight. At least with this girl her cover was blown but she could only pray that Wattana didn't warn anyone else about her. As much as Paige was an assassin she also wanted the option of a normal life.
Both Chaos and Omega seemed to increase in energy, Xepphiras could not only see it but feel it in the air. This change in energy sent shivers up and down her spine, but even so she stood her ground and continued to control her creature of the dark. That was however until the agents sent for bursts of energy so quick that Xepphiras couldn't hope to outrun them. Instead she threw her hands in front of her face and looked away trying to guard herself as it passed. When the burst of power passed her and Xepphiras felt no pain she lowered her arms, opened her eyes and looked up to see that he dragon had wrapped it's body around her as a form of protection. Xephiras swiped her hand away and it followed her silent instruction, uncurling itself and moving away from her, now Xepphiras could see what happened with that energy that was sent at them. Looking around Xepphiras found herself standing in a white open space. She looked around and saw Louvel and R with her here to, she was not alone. Omega spoke to them, he seemed to be assuming they already lost. Xepphiras was the one to actually speak up on the subject, though natural instinct told her to find a way out she stood her ground and spoke. "With each failier we grow stronger, If we don't die we come back stronger then ever. You don't know what we are capable of till pushed to the very edge of desperation, that is where we are strongest. But chances are we will beat you before that." As calm and confident as Xepphiras tried to make her words sound they where still quiet and had a little shiver in them, but still she believed everything she had said. With a flick of her wrist the Dragon circled around her before flying straight at the mighty agent before them, ready to not only attack but defend. Meanwhile Xepphira's eyes darkened in colour to a blood red, not because darkness was taking her over but was growing stronger under her control, here she was proving her point, the more she was pushed the stronger she had become and the more control she found over her darkness. Xepphiras let the dragon hover near but not too close to Omega while she eyed Louvel and R to see what they would do. As Louvel found himself in the midst of a barren vast space Omega in front. Not knowing what was going to happen next Louvel used Excalibur to transform into the winged form he was in during the battle with R, but still he knew this wouldn't be enough. Something told him though the X-blade was no where to be seen he was able to summon it to him, use it's power, so that is exactly what Louvel did. From the other realm Louvel was able to summon the x-blade. He couldn't believe how much power it had as he held it in his hands. He let the power run through his body and transform him. Excalibur began to glow brighter then before as the power of the x-blade not only empowered Louvel but his weapon. Golden light surrounded him leaving behind a golden armor. A shield was given as well, as it seemed with the power Louvel was not only given it to fight but protect. Louvel knew there was a lot he could do with his power now, but he wasn't about to do it alone, no instead he looked to R. "It seems I discovered I am not cut out to be a leader like I wanted, but you are. So then what is the plan? We gotta work together if we want to have any hopes of beating this right?" Louvel stabbed the x-blade into the ground beside him and looked at R waiting for the much needed instruction. He could fight on his own but that ran the risk of getting in peoples way and not being as powerful as he could be with many fighting by him.
Dmitri scowled, the more the man talked the more he got on Dmitri's nerves. "A proper gentleman would respect the guardian of the one they wish to be with, so that there is enough reason for me to judge. You obviously have no respect for me so why should I respect your wishes to even speak to her?" Dmitri raised his sword, it wasn't that he didn't want to fight or kick this guys ass but he never made the first move. He liked to judge an enemies fighting style before attacking, but he wouldn't let this on the Xross so instead he shrugged and chuckled slightly. "Well I thought if you where going to give yourself a handicap I should at the very least let you make the first move, but I guess you don't want that so I would be happy to start." Dmitri was certainly not happy to start but he would and he wouldn't give way to his full potential yet. He would make his attacks simple and make sure his style was unreadable until he got a read for Xross's fighting. Dmitri calmed his breath and fell quiet before making his first move. He started by simply taking a step forward and taking a swipe at the mans legs. In any normal fight he wouldn't start this way but he figured the sooner he could get the man to the ground the better. Once an opponent was down he was generally easy to beat. Hitting the back of the knees was the best bet to get someone to at least stumble if not fall.
Numerous people started to talk to Karina, comfort her. Clearly everyone was too dumb to realize she didn't want to deal with anyone. The growl was clearly not enough to show these people to leave her alone. Most words spoken to her where a jumble, Karina couldn't focus on the enough to realize what half of the people where saying. On occasion she would hear comments. Base said that she was a powerful capable warrior. That was a load of BS that was. The next thing that Karina was able to make out was Kel saying she could go back to his world when it was all over. That made Karina slightly more relaxed but only slightly. Between sobs she was barely able to tell her thank you in a quiet voice. Karina didn't make out what Stratos said but from the tone she caught he seemed annoyed and done with her at this time. Then Ananta came over to her... of course the one person who she really didn't want to come talk to her came over. The first words from Ananta's mouth already pissed her off. "You can't! Stop trying you never will! So just stop!" Karina screeched at Ananta. But she didn't stop talking there, she kept talking. Of course she did, Ananta had to be the dumbest of them all. Most spoke and ran through the mirror. Kel didn't but Kel never had a fear of her, he never backed down. It was rare that he was all that kind but he was never really a bad guy. By the end he tried to stand by her in one way or another without being too annoying or obvious about it. Ananta started to ask about anyone that she took comfort in, if she had anything like that.... That was the last straw for her. Karina turned around and slugged Ananta in the nose. Karina said nothing on the subject Ananta was sure to get the hint from that. Soon after Karina stood up and walked past Beuce as he spoke. "Yes.... you do." Was her only reply as she started to pick up books scattered on the ground. She had always lived in a perfectly clean house, he dad made her keep it in perfect order and the mess wasn't helping her emotional state. Besides people might you know leave her alone if she was preoccupying herself and trying to hide the tears. One by one she straightened a book shelf and started piling books on it, not making eye contact with anyone and avoiding looking at the stone man in his chair.
Catching the X-blade out of midair as Caleb tossed it Xepphiras didn't know what she would do at first. She had this powerful thing in her hands but what could she do with it? Xepphiras felt a rush of energy through her as the longer she held the x-blade. It seemed to almost control her. Was it because she didn't have the power to make it bend to her will or was it that it helped her? The darkness deep down started to stir. It moved within her but this time it didn't bring her fear. Xepphiras started to form a shape in her hand. It was not just a still object either. As the power formed it started to move and grow, bigger and bigger. It became apparent that the darkness in her hand was forming into a long snake like body. Wings sprout from it's back and legs formed. This shape grew and grew as it flew away from Xepphiras. Wide eyed she stared at the object that she created as it flew not far from her and turned back. By this time it was about five times the size of her. It looked at her like it was looking for instruction. "I-I created that...." Xepphiras stammered looking down at her hands. She knew that her power was amplified with the X-blade but still part of it was her, she had the capability of creating lesser forms of that naturally. Xepphiras soon gained her composer once again. She looked at the dragon of darkness in the eye before flicking her wrist pointing at Omega. "Attack!" She said her voice sharp and precise. She didn't sound like a little girl that she had been anymore, not now, she didn't have time for that. No now she would do something great. With her creature created she tossed the X-blade aside for someone else to use and focused on control over her dragon. Darkness swirled as the beast took off into the sky and flew at high speeds towards Omega. As it got close it started to shoot black flames at Omega. Omega of course didn't take to this all that well so he started to fire lasers at the dragon. It was able to dodge most but the ones that he didn't went straight through the body. Because of how it was formed it wasn't completely solid. However when it flew in to swoop Omega and hit it with it's wing the wing seemed solid. Xepphiras seemed like she could control what state of matter the darkness was. Soon the dragon flew higher then before letting down a rain of dark firaga's on Omega. A loud roar erupted from the dragon, a warning that it was not done yet.
Karina was shocked at Glen's response. She figured he would just reply with insults or fighting in the normal way not actually trying to hurt her. 'Useless' The word echoed through her mind, something again and again she tried to convince herself she wasn't. It was getting harder and harder. She didn't want to pass out. She didn't mean to pass out. She wished she didn't. Karina couldn't help but let tears slip her eyes, here in front of everyone. Time and time again she tried to hide it, Stratos had seen in but that was it. What Glen didn't understand that the only way to snuffle her own sadness even for just a second was to give someone else a hard time. It didn't mean she hated them but sometimes she did, it wasn't the best way to deal with things but she found fighting in throwing insults fun as long as no one got seriously hurt. It helped her calm down. Karina's knees started to get weak as she collapsed to the ground weeping before Glen. He then said one last thing that he didn't understand. He told her to go back home... He didn't know what that meant for her. "I CAN'T! You don't understand I can't go back home....They will KILL me! My own father will murder me if I go home. I don't have anywhere else to go! I try every day to get stronger so I can prove I belong here, not only to everyone here but myself but it gets harder everyday. If I could leave I would but there is no where for me to go..." Karina shouted at Glen as he went through the mirror. Karina then glanced over at Ananta knowing her habit of trying to help her but failing. A low growl escaped her lips warning her to keep away. She wasn't in the mood for Ananta, or any people really.
While waiting for a response from Base a certain annoying someone walked up not far from her. He commented about the mouse being the one that turned Yen Sid to stone, He was yelling at Kross saying that the one that they where looking for went through the mirror. What wide assumtions that that boy made. The first thought that crossed Karina's mind was to yell at Glen for his crazy accusations but then a memory came to her mind, one from back in Land of Dragons. "Hey Glen." She started in a rather sly voice. "Are you assuming the mouse did it because you are scared of it? I mean after the way you reacted to the small one in Land of Dragons, you must be shaking in your boots with this one. Just do all of us a favour and try not to pee your pants if we see it again. I would so much prefer that you not have to remove your pants and reveal that baby peepee of yours. Thanks." Karina then turned away from Glen not really caring what sort of trouble she might be causing. She was feeling well enough again that she was sure she could hold her own against Glen if it came down to it.
