Kingdom Hearts: Kingdom Hearts: Light Chaser

Lumen had stayed quiet through the majority of the meeting, when it came to things like these, he wasn’t one to lead into a conversation. But he was trying to think of which group to go with; either with Tinarah and a Chrono to they’re homeworld or to the Orphic Coast with Torrin and Qamar. He heard that Chrono and Tinarah’s world was filled with technology which scared him half to death. But when he heard Qamar was going to the Orphic Coast, his decision was straightforward. “I would also like to assist on going to the Orphic Coast. Though I am not one of the Seven, my heart is full of light and I wish to help as much as I can. Plus, I would like to see what the Realm of Darkness is like.” Lumen finally spoke as Kosmo was resting in his scarf. Smiling at Qamar, he wondered what it would be like for her to return home even though she wasn’t out much often.​

 

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If finding a solution was as easy and Master Kaios made it seemed, Chrono would've done so earlier. He could see that any further mention of this would be pointless, even if Gero hadn't dismissed the meeting. At the very least they were given a backup plan if things really took a turn for the worse. Though bringing their father here would likely add even more questions to the long list of ones he would definitely have if he saw either Tinarah or himself again and that would be an ordeal in itself. "It's about all we can do really." He said with a slight smile. The concerns of his head had started calming down which made him feel a little bit better.

At the very least they wouldn't be going through this alone. Take was one of his closest friends here, Illiana he had no ill will against. In fact, he didn't really have much of an opinion on her beyond her tendency to stick to her own goals regardless of the situation. Lastly, there was Chrys, who while he didn't completely trust her, she wasn't Koa or Dentro (the latter Chrono finally got to punch thanks to the mirage arena) which meant there was no reason for him to be anything, but cautious around her. "Hopefully that involvement of ours doesn't escalate any further than it already has. This is already a lot more than I was expecting." Which, in retrospect, made his original intention on doing all alone a lot riskier had he actually gone through with it.

 

Qamar muttered something upon Illiana's appearance in the room and then shooting back at Kaio about her situation, clearly she didn't learn any restraint at all whatsoever despite Boreas' attempt at teaching her. Boreas hoped she would show more restraint back home or she'd get some severe verbal beatdowns and he doubted it would just be from him. She really wasn't helping with his trying to convince Illiana to join up with one of the teams, he wouldn't berate her for the path she took as he could see where she came from, he merely tried to get her to work with others despite the path she took. It didn't matter though, Boreas had struck a nerve, just like Illiana had suggested she did with Illiana, the look in her eyes wasn't lost on him and he prepared for a well-deserved outburst, but it never came. When she walked up to him, he didn't look away, meeting her gaze, he never for a second thought she had forgotten about it, but a reminder to why they fought never hurt. He simply nodded when she asked him not to bring it up again, at the very least he wouldn't when others were around.

It seemed to help that her attention was drawn towards Qamar that had to pass a comment, in the end she decided to go along into the field with the others, the remark regarding it becoming chilly on their side if she joined only cemented the slight feeling of dread to return home with the group that they had and how well it would be received back home, perhaps it was for the best that she didn't join as well. Take and Chrys joined the other mission as well. That was fine by him, as much as he'd want to keep an eye on her, it did save them another explanation when they returned home. Kaio tried to combat the concerns from Tinarah regarding her family, judging from what she had said it made sense she was worried but he couldn't judge the vailidity of the threat based on it. The meeting drew to a close after Illiana had walked out. Lumen decided to join them as well and the kid was going to need some protective coat, Boreas considered lending him his armour, likehe had done for Atmos when he was brought into all this, but since he went home it might be better to not do so.

"That could have gone a lot worse..." Boreas muttered, before turning to Torrin. "Well seems our training session will have to wait, since this meeting is over and we're heading home, even for a little while I gotta take care of something." Boreas said, before taking his leave and heading to his room. Before heading home he figured he'd make himself look a little more presentable, just like on campaign he had neglected his facial hair and took care to shave himself cleanly and quickly wash himself, he donned his armour once more, fastening the battered green cloak with a brooch before heading for the main hall awaiting their departure back home.​

 

Qamar shrugged and shook her head at Illiana. She'd rather not cause any kind of an uproar at the moment, but she did stand up and gave a bow to the Masters. SHe heard Lumen express his choice of going to the Realm of Darkness and she looked happy. Qamar turned to leave and head for the main hall. She stood there for awhile and saw Boreas return, dressed in his usual armor attire. She gave him a respectful bow and scratcched her neck. "I wonder what it's like...." she spoke idly. "It's been 6 years and I'm scared." she sighed.

"ANd...I probably acted out with Illiana...." she showed remorse. "I don't know why I'm that way with her...maybe just bad blood between us or something."​

 

Qamar was already waiting at the location when he returned which wasn't a surprise to him. Why she bowed to him was beyond him. "You'll find out soon enough." Boreas said. "Word of advice though, you better not pull anything like that in the presence of his Majesty or you might end up sitting this one out." Boreas warned, he wasn't making idle threats but simply stating how things might go if she slipped up. "And with sitting this one out, I mean spending time in the dungeons." He personally would have opened a portal back here and thrown her through so she could explain to her masters what she did to get tossed off the mission. Then she mentioned the thing that transpired with Illiana. "You did and you should know better than that. Show some restraint for once, I didn't try to teach you that for nothing. You know better than that or at the very least should know better than that. I won't deny that Illiana isn't the easiest person to work with, however your attitude hasn't exactly helped in that regard either. There was no reason for you to make that remark and you should have known what the result would have been. Either way make sure you don't make such mistakes during this mission." Boreas said sternly. He had taught her to know better and he was entirely serious in what he told her and he wasn't at all pleased with how little she seemed to have taken from his lessons, he'd have to wait and see how she'd handle herself if she were to use Darkness but he'd stop her if he didn't deem her ready.​

 

Qamar closed her eyes and nodded to Boreas. He was right, if she acted this way in front of his Majesty, she'd certainly never be able to leave. She ooked down at the ground and took in Boreas' words and gulped. His training had worked, she was sure of it. It was just, the way Illiana acted towards the other Masters and the way she treated everyone just never sat well with Qamar. Not wanting to bode on the topic or keep complaining, Qamar decided to change the subject. "Orphic Coast...it's been awhile, but I can't quite remember how dark it is there. Is it, like, super dark or am I just thinking of night time?" she asked with curiosity. "It seems odd to ask that, but I am just curious. She wondered how many others from that world would be able to handle their darkness. Would they just be able to see in the dark or the whole shebang? She wasn't sure, but she knew to at least expect heartless.​

 

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So this was Fost, the other Master that his sister had fond memories of while in the Mirror Realm. This being the first time that he's actually interacted with the guy, he wasn't completely sure how he felt about him. More important than that though, he didn't know just how he would get back to his homeworld. He didn't know how Tinarah left and how he didn't wasn't the most reliable way from what he learned later on with Atmos. "Some help getting there would be appreciated, thanks." Once again they were given an offer of help from the council and while it was appreciated, Chrono rather hoped that it wouldn't come to that at all. The bigger the mess, the greater the chance that their father would be more involved than he already was. "I'm as ready as I'll ever be." Which was to say, not that ready. Not that he was going to actually say that to Fost at all.

 

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"I have a few, perhaps the library would have some helpful information." Chrono said. He doubted that they would find anything on helpful or extensive on Oricalchum, but at the very least the company they were looking for would have some public information they could take advantage of. Alternatively, he still had the notes that he made and hat their mother had back home, at the very least his own notes could have something of use. Now the risk of running into their father was the main reason behind his uncertainty of doing this as their first option. He wasn't sure if he could face his father when he had decided to just up and leave and he was even less certain about that now after everything that's happened from that day up til now. Hopefully, it wouldn't have to come to that though.

 

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When the meeting was over, it seemed as if there was no time to waste. Cloaks were handed out, and the reasons to have them were explained why. Aria held hers up to her body to examine it to herself. "Ooo, black... So... colorful...." She shrugged a little and slipped it on, whipping her hair back where it should be then stood to attention. "Anti-beacon thingy, activated!" Aria struck a pose, pointing upward in the air while her other hand rested on her hip. She chuckled to herself and faced the others. "Okay, I'll be less silly. I'm just happy to be able to go with you guys is all. I'm glad I'm not being held back."

 

His point seemed to come across as Qamar closed her eyes and didn't look at him, good this was going to be tricky enough without someone complicating things even more. She decided against arguing with him and instead changed the subject, a small win now to hope that she kept the things he had said in mind so he didn't have to remind her or worse someone back home remind her. Before he could answer her question about how dark it was out there, Torrin joined them with Eilonwy, Taran, Fflam and Gurgi in tow. Torrin answered the question and Boreas confirmed Torrin's answer with a simple nod, nothing had changed in that regard. He explained the importance of the cloaks he had handed out to Aria, Taran, Lumen and Eilonwy, Boreas had his armour and even without it he'd be fine but as Torrin mentioned it did have it's perks. Aria struck a silly pose, Boreas didn't show any amusement, sure they were still in the Realm of Light but it was a rather serious mission they were going on at the very least she recognised the gravity of their mission. He agreed that going out into the field beat staying behind, but whether the experience would be a good one was a different question entirely. "Well it seems we're all ready, then. Let's go home, Torrin." Boreas said, realizing full well that it wasn't at all the return he had thought of when he embarked on this mission.​

 

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"I think so." He would probably need to look for it if he did still have it. Alternatively, he could just use his keyblade as a method of unlocking the door, just like he did with the lock back at Eventide Town. "If nothing drastic has changed then I should be able to." Didn't change his own worries about sneaking back into his home just to get his notes and his mother's research, but he would have to deal with it. No matter how much it would still be constantly bothering him in the end.

 

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As the meeting ended Take followed the group he'd picked, and started making his way up closer to Chrono and Tinarah who seemed to be working out the logistics of this adventure. As he reached up and caught the end of their conversation he blinked and asked,"Wait, are you two planning to avoid your father? I might have misinterpreted that. But why would... you..." his voice trailed off as he looked over at Tinarah and it suddenly hit him that Tinarah was not the same age she was supposed to be. That would have been a week on it's own trying to explain everything. He'd legitimately forgotten about it, even if it had only been a few weeks he had known the older Tinarah much longer than she knew her when she was younger. The other reason they could have been avoiding may have had something to do with the threat they kept mentioning, but that reason there didn't seem enough to him. He felt like in that case it'd be safer to inform him than not.

After a moment of processing eventually Take continued, "Well I mean, it might not be the easiest path to approach but it'd be safer to let your dad know sooner than later." he rubbed the back of his neck and admitted, "I'd be lying if I said I completely understood the situation... also uh... do you need a key if you have keyblades?" he immediately tensed up and said, "I know you probably meant it more as a respect thing I just had to say something."
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Lumen was excited to see the coats given, they looked cool for protective wear. “Sweet!” He exclaimed while getting it on and checked himself out. Kosmo woke up and moved to the hood making herself at home while curled which made Lumen smile. “There’s no need to not be silly. It’s more fun that way.” Lumen said as he smirked and looked to Qamar. “You ready to head off to you homeworld?”​

 

Illiana walked into her room to prepare for the mission. Before grabbing any necessary items, she decided to lay down on her bed for a moment. She stared up at the ceiling before reaching into her nightstand and pulled out what seemed to be a phone or communication device. She stared at for a few minutes. The little charm on her umbrella popped off and jumped onto her nightstand. "Milady, maybe it would be wise to inform your parents that you are alive. Word will spread of your return. You can't stay in hiding for much longer..." Illiana sighed before sitting back up. "I.....I know....I just....I can't come out of the shadows just yet......I need more time Seirei....I need a little more time..." Illiana sighed once again before dropping the phone and her head. Seirei looked at her with concern. "But your parents should know at least. They deserve to know that you and milord are alive and well." Illiana shook her head. "No...If they find out about the conflict that's rising between us...I don't want even imagine that sight....I just have to figure out how to get Koa away from that lunatic's grasp." Illiana laid back on her bed and sighed before standing up and leaving her device back on her bed. She then proceeded to prepare her things. Before she left, she picked up a photo of her and her brother making peace signs at the camera with a big and warm smile on their faces. "I've lost just about everything.....If you leave me and I lose you......I don't know what I'll do....." Illiana placed the picture back down before taking another picture and placing it in her father's journal before putting it in her umbrella.

Illiana walked out of her room and made her way back to her group. She opened her umbrella and placed it on her shoulders. "Alrighty. I'm good to go. I got what I need. Who's ready to head out?"

 

Qamar smiled at Aria, but soon her smile faded away. "If I may make a suggestion, should we act more like soldiers behind Boreas? Perhaps as a way to blend in a keep attention off of Torrin." she suggested, looking to the group. Lumen mentioned how excited he was to go to Orphic Coast but she scratched her cheek. "This isn't a pleasure cruise. From what I remember, things weren't exactly happy before I left." She looked to Boreas and Torrin. "I'm ready, Torrin."​