Kingdom Hearts: Quiet's End

She paused for a long moment, wondering how much she should tell him, before deciding that yes, she could trust him.
"Abi." she told him.
"Abigail Magenta. I'm also... a Keyblade wielder. At least, I think so."

 

OOC: Lol, in my defense, I made my Kira up before I'd even heard that such a thing as Death Note existed. XD

IC: The barrier that had been between Sora and the others dissapeared, and Kira took a look at Sarai and the others before walking away through the mayhem of Heartless and Nobodies until she got to where Beucefilous and Xero were with Shane. So Kairi had been taken care of. Good, we only have one last princess to find. It used to be Jasmine, I wonder if it still is. She smiled at Beucefilous and Xero, and then looked at Shane as if he were an interesting toy to be played with until it broke. "Sora has been taken care of," she said cooly. "I banished him to the realm of Darkness." She would have added that he would find a way back before long, most likely stronger than before, to prepare the two of them for his return, but she couldn't have Shane thinking that. He needed to think that Sora was defeated, and he was fighting alone. Nothing instilled darkness into a heart more than fear and loneliness. "Now, I'll leave the two of you to finish up here, while I go speak with R. I mean, Riku. Good job, by the way, luring the princess here so we could take her." With that, she went into the castle.

"Mommy!" Mitsuko called out as Kairi was pushed into the small room. Kairi looked around in surprise. "Mitsuko!?!" she said. The small girl ran forward and Kairi picked her up. They hugged for a second, and then Kairi pulled back to look at her daughters face. "What happened?" She said. "Are you alright? Did they hurt you? Where's your brother?" Mitsuko looked up. "We were asleep in our room when Uncle Riku came and said we had to leave. He told us it wasn't safe and we needed to escape with him while you and Daddy were busy. So then he took us to a strange castle and we met a lady named Kira, who pretended to be nice and then pushed me through a portal to here. She said that she was going to make Hitomu turn to Darkness. I've been trying to warn him, but something's blocking me. What should we do?" Kairi sighed, hearing what had really happened on the Island that night. "Mitsuko," she said quietly. "Mitsuko, your uncle Riku, he's... he got..." She took a deep breath and started over. "That man who took you from the Islands, he wasn't the real Riku. He's a replica. And he..." She choked on the words, but swallowed. She had to say it. "He killed your Uncle, the real Riku."

Mitsuko's eyes grew wide. "Uncle Riku's dead?" she whispered. Kairi nodded, unable to speak. Suddenly, the face on the tiny girl grew resolved and angry. Angry at the people who had caused her so much trouble. They had tricked her and her brother, they had kept her in a cell, they had fought her mother, and killed her uncle. She wasn't going to stand for it. "Mommy," she said, pulling out of the hug her mother was giving her and standing as tall as she could, which wasn't very high given her young age. "Mommy, I want a Keyblade." Kairi looked at her, then sighed. "Well, I guess now's a good time to give you one," she said, summoning her own and handing it to Mitsuko. No sooner had the girl touched the handle then the blade dissapeared and a new blade appeared, special for the little girl holding it. Crystal clear, it looked like it was made of glass and would shatter if used, but the magic of the blade would keep it strong. The chain was silver, and hanging from it was a glass teardrop, colored blood-red. Mitsuko looked at the blade and smiled. "It's so pretty," she said. "And now I can fight to protect myself."

Kairi smiled. So young, and already so strong. She has succeeded me, the fate of the worlds must pass on from my generation to the next.

Sora had been walking along the path for awhile when he looked up and saw a girl running towards him. A sense of deja-vu came over him, the girl looked vaguely familiar. Had he seen her somewhere before? No, he couldn't have. She looked around sixteen or seventeen, and he was twenty-five. If he had met her somewhere before, he would remember. As she came closer, he saw she was crying. "Hey," he said. "What's the matter?"

Mickey looked up at Abigail as she told him her name and said she thought she was a Keybade wielder. "Really?" he asked. "Well, that's great! Maybe you're the key to saving the worlds!" He summoned his keyblade, midnight blue with yellow stars and a moon on it. It always remined him of Master Yen Sid's hat, which reminded him to be careful about messing in matters he didn't understand. Things always managed to get messy when he tried. "This is my Keyblade," he said. "What does yours look like?"

 

"You...You're Sora...You've gotten so old. The last time i saw you, you were just a kid. Around six years old." Aqua said to the boy in front of her. ""I heard from someone, that you're the keyblade wielder defending the light now. But..if you're here...then the worlds must be in trouble..." She said, looking down.

Riku returned to the throne room after he had put the girl in her cell. "I'm far too nice. I should've kept her in isolation.." He said to himself. He then sent a message to Kira, as he had done in Beast's castle. "Kairi's in the dungeon. With that we have only one more princess left. Do you have any idea who it might be?" He asked. There was something different about her this time around...She was he same yet...warped, twisted. He could only assume it was the work of darkness.

 

ooc: Oh god this is some messed up version of "You show me yours..."
IC:
She stared at the blade for a while, entranced by it. It was... beautiful. There was no other way to explain it.
She was suddenly broken from her trance by his question.
"My Keyblade...? Right, it's..." she struggled for a moment, trying to recall exactly how to do it, before finally materialising Inner Confliction in her hands.
It was strange, comparing the two weapons. They were the same, yet they couldn't be more different. Her was far more like a traditional blade, the wing-like motif looking potentially very dangerous.
"I don't really know why it looks like it does... but this is it; my Inner Confliction."

 

Mark looked at his ship's dashboard, this can't be right, he thought, his sensors showed nothing, the navigation maps showed nothing, but his eyes weren't lying to him... there was a world where there shouldn't be one. A dark place, a city of sorts, he could tell even from this far away, but even larger than that city was the castle floating over it, a massive white citadel, gleaming with turrets and towers.
Mark looked again at the sensors, then cautiously took his ship in closer, the sleek craft gliding down towards the city, its rust-red gummi blocks glowing slightly in the dim light. Mark's ship flys low, only a hundred feet off the ground, gliding between buildings as he gazes out through the diamond-shaped cockpit window, is the ground moving? Wait, no... thoose are Heartless, and Nobodies!

 

Mark noticed something as he was flying over the street... a towering Darkside... fighting little specks that must be people. Crap, it looks like they're in trouble, I better see what I can do to help, Mark thought to himself, and then cut into a sharp turn that would bring him back around towards the fight, his ship flying lower now, about head height for the massive heartless.
Mark squeezed the trigger on his Gummi Ship's weapon control, firing his single cannon at the Darkside, careful to keep his line of fire above where the humans would be, but that was playing hell with his accuracy.

 

OOC:
it's been fixed, sorry about that.

OOC:
it's been fixed, sorry about that.

 

OOC: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I posted a really long post in response to everybody's posts, and then I lost it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll rewrite it tomorrow, so don't think I've forgotten you all. It was really good, too. XP

 

Wait, they defeated Sora! Now how was he suppose to beat the nobodies and Beaucefilous now. No one to help me out, no one to accidently get injured because of me. Once he'd came to this realization something did rise in his heart, but it wasn't despair. It was anticipation. "So, now I have no reason to hold back!" As the blade of his keyblade ignited in purple fire, he waited for Beaucefilous to make the first move.

Another unsuscessful atempt of open a door way Allen thought as he headed towards the palace walls. This was the fifth time he's tried it and all ended in failure. Maybe it has to do with that keyblade I have. He continued to think over this until he noticed a moude talking to some girl in front of the palace gates.

 

OOC: Okay, let me try this again.

IC: Sora was startled at the strange girl's words. "Wha-! But, you're younger than I am, how could you have known me as a kid!?!" But, there was something very familiar about her face, and the way she talked. He just couldn't remember... Suddenly, something clicked in his brain.
"Sora, do you like Riku?"
"Of course I like him, he's my best friend!"
"Good. So then, if something happens, and Riku is about to get lost... or, say he starts wandering down a dark path alone, You be sure to stay with him and keep him safe. That's your job, Sora, and I'm counting on you to do it, okay?"
That stranger, all those years ago... Could this be the same girl? She had said such strange things, he hadn't understood any of it at the time, and had soon forgotten all about it. But her words had been so important, and he had failed. He had never been able to keep Riku safe, not ten years ago, and not now. "I... I think I remember now," he said. "I failed. Riku, he's... he's gone. I couldn't save him. And yes, the worlds are in danger. The Darkness is spreading, and I can't stop it alone. I need some help." He looked down at the girl, the young girl who hadn't aged a day over twenty years. Had she been trapped down here this whole time? She obviously knew a lot, even back then, she had known so much. "Who are you?" He asked. "How did you get here?"

Slowly, Kira came to and found herself on the floor, in one of the long corridors of the Castle. After a moment of confusion, she realized that she had been totally consumed by darkness. Smiling, she stood up and leaned against the wall, searching her memories. Of course, she didn't remember anything that had taken place, she never did, but she always tried. Looking down, she realized that she was cllutching something in her hand. It was a crumpled piece of paper. Opening it, she found a note written in her handwriting. "Message from R. Kairi obtained. Searching for last princess. Query: Who?" She smiled again. Things were going smoothly. She just wished she could remember all that had happened. Closing her eyes, she connected with R- no, Riku's mind. Well, I believe the last one was once the Queen Jasmine of Agrabah, but I'm not sure if she still is. In fact, I'm fairly certain she isn't. However, until we have another lead, we'd better check up on her just to be sure.

Mickey looked at Inner Conflictions for a moment. So she was right, she was a Keyblade Master. He smiled up at her. "Well," he said. "You sure aren't Steven, but maybe you're the Key I'm lookin' for after all. I need some help, see," he said. "The Darkness is spreadin', and me and my friends are trying to stop it. But we need help, our enemy is very powerful." He looked down. "Worlds are bein' consumed, and the stars are blinkin' out. What'd'ya say, will you help us?"

"Wha-!" Donald squawked, looking around for Sora. Sarai waas right, he wasn't where he had been a moment ago. "Sora!" he called. "He's gone," Goofy said, looking worried. "Do you think he lost the fight?" He asked. "Of course not, ya big palooka!" Donald said angrily. "He's Sora, remember? He probably finished and ran on ahead." Goofy sighed. "I don't know," he said. "Somethin' doesn't feel right." The ship took out the second Darkside and the rest of the Heartless started to dissipate as well as the Nobodies. Everything started to clear out, and Goofy looked again at the place where Sora had been a moment ago. Donald turned to Sarai. "You were great!" He said. "Do ya need a cure? I still have some magic left."

 

Mark slowed the ship down and banked it back around, steadily letting off the speed until he was hovering ten feet off the ground, not too far from Sarai, Donald, and Goofy. His ship slowly lowered to the ground, clanking onto the street. The landing ramp hissed open with a small puff of steam. Mark strode down the ramp, Keyblade raised, fire flickering along its length, "are they gone?" he asked, after looking around and then stepping up to Sarai, Donald, and Goofy.

 

Allen listen in to everyhing that Micky had said. So my world wasn't the only one that was destroyed, still I wonder where the heck Shane is. He thought as he continued to listen to what he was saying.

 

Mark blinked back at her, in his rush to get down here and make sure the people were alright, he'd completely forgotten that he didn't have a clue as to who they were. "I... uh... ummmm...." he began, his keyblade winking out of existence as he let his hands fall to his sides. "I'm Mark," he said after a few moments of confusion. "Mark Ignis.... I guess I'm here to rescue you or something."

 

Beucefilous was in a certain mood. He felt like using his fighting style he called "Gunslinger". "Hope that fire has some kick to it." As soon as he'd finished speaking, he bolted toward Shane, shifting one of his weapons into a rather long staff. As he got to a somewhat close distance, he slammed the end of the pole into the ground in front of him, pole vaulting. In midair, he changed to machine guns and fired in a circle closing in on Shane as he was directly above.

Aqua's expression saddened. Both at the news of Riku's death and the memory of how she'd gotten here. "I see....He was such a cute little boy, i would've loved to see who he turned out to be.." She said wistfully. "And as for who i am how i got here... She began, but decided it better to show him. Extending her hand, a bright flash of light, with rose petals lining it appeared and quickly faded. In her hand was a long black keyblade with a silver and rust red hilt. Master's keeper....A memento from her own master. "My name is master Aqua." She introduced. "A long time ago, about twenty years if i haven't lost track, there was this old man, named Xehanort. He tricked my friends Ven and Terra into serving his own purposes. The memories of it all come flooding back into her mind at once. She remembered it as though it happened only yesterday. "Ven was supposed to be made into some ultimate keyblade, and Terra was supposed to provide a new body for Xehanort. Both succeeded. Together with Ven and Mickey, we broke the X-Blade, but it cost Ven his heart. Where it went after that i have no idea. After that, i traveled to Radiant Garden, looking for Terra. I fought Xehanort in his body and won, but he began to sink into the darkness, and i couldn't let that happen to my friend, so i dove in after him. The door back to light was closing and there wasn't enough time for us both to escape, so i gave up my keyblade and armor to send him back. I've been here ever since." She then became silent. She'd been here alone for twenty years, yet she didn't regret it for a second.

Riku had been waiting in the throne room for a response when he finally got one. "Yeah, i had a feeling about her. I don't think that's who it is, but we may as well check. I'll meet you there." He said mentally, then opened a corridor of darkness around himself, which took him to Agrabah.

 

Donald and Goofy came forward as Mark introduced himself. "I'm Donald Duck," Squawked Donald. Goofy held out his hand. "The name's Goofy," he said. "Thanks fer all yer help, we were sure in trouble."

Sora couldn't help but smile, hearing RIku described as a "cute little boy," but Master Aqua's story took his attention. Somehow, hearing her tell it made him feel... sad, almost. Something about that story was very familiar, and he felt a sudden impulse to help her find her. "Well," he said. "we need to find a way out of here, and then we can stop the darkness from spreading and look for your friends." He remembered the last time he had been here, he and Riku had gotten out through a door of Light opened when he read Kairi's letter. But right now, Kairi was in quite a dangerous situation herself, she was in no position to be writing letters. He really had no idea how to get out.

Kira sighed contentedly, she loved this feeling she got after waking from the Darkness. The thrill of the game excited her, she never knew if she would ever wake up or not, one day, the Darkness might completely consume her. Every time she gave up her control, she felt weaker when it returned. Little by little, the power was killing her, and she loved it. She loved the gamble, and the rush she got when she won the bet. And when the power of Darkness had completely overcome her, she would be complete.
The fools of Organization XIII had thought at first that to live without the heart made them stronger, and when that was disproved, they sought after hearts once again, but she had surpassed them and discovered what made one truly strong. To surrender completely and utterly to either light or Darkness. Sora had submitted wholly to Light, and he was strong. Riku had at first submitted wholly to Darkness, but he had been persuaded to turn his back on it. He had fought against the darkness as soon as he realized the destructive qualities it possessed.
But no one had completely surrendered to the Darkness, to the point where she surrendered, and she intended to go as far as she could contrive, even if it killed her in the proccess. So, all this fresh in her mind, she opened a dark portal to the Bazzaar in Agrabah, and stepped through.

 

"There isn't any way i know of." She told him. "But we can't give up. If my master was still around and knew i sat by while the darkness took over the worlds, he'd never forgive me." She said as resolve took over her face.

Riku walked out of the portal and turned to see Kira do the same. "So, i assume you can feel their presence?" He asked her, referring to the three wielders present at the palace.

 

Mark grinned and gave Donald a nod, while firmly shaking Goofy's hand, "I noticed," he replied, then glanced back at his ship, ramp still lowered, "I have room for a few more people, if you need a ride out of this place... which.... by the way... where in blazes are we?" he asked, eyeing the tall buildings, dark sky, and gleaming white castle.
"This place didn't show up on any of my charts, there aren't supposed to be any worlds in this section of space," he said.