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Kiome-Yasha: "Hmmm, yeah…. another Namixas story…. I give up…. It's another Dark Namixas story, one that take places in a Victorian like setup, but with a fairy-tale love story to it. Hope you guys enjoy this first chapter I created, for it shall not be the last XD!"
Prologue The Ugly World
It was the year of 1610, a time and era where people had feared the darkness the most; making many accusations of people harboring the power of the darkness that belong to the devil himself. Stories were laid upon of creatures known as Heartless who would consume your heart until there was nothing left of your existence. A Dark King who ruled over them in the Realm of Darkness; his minions of the night preying for those who dare to venture in their territory. But with the trust of their Lord and Savior who resided in the Realm of Light to protect them from such darkness, the people had less to fear.
But some might say, in that world of darkness; the King of Heartless was rather lonely. And from that loneliness, came rage; consuming his empty heart to vent and hate the light he so despised. But no one knew where the Dark ruler came from, or even how he was born, but there were many stories that had their own sources and theories.
Still, such a legend that would bring nightmares to children did nothing to scare one small particular girl; who was cursed to being called a witch since the day of her birth.
~RxN~
After hearing news over her sister's illness Namine had locked herself up in her room. A canopy was placed overheard attached to the bed, white clear colored curtains surrounding it like a halo. She had her face implanted into one of her many fluffy white untainted pillows, fear gripping her body for her sister Kairi's health.
News was spreading fast in the large town known as Radiant Garden; wondering if the royal Duchess to their town would ever get better. It would seem that her illness was fatal but stable, some symptoms being hallucinations and a fever that matched with the burning sun's heat.
Kairi was the current heir to the royal household of the Buldbagin's, and if anything happened to her, well; there were no promises to what may happen to her dear little sister, Namine.
Namine had been claimed a witch since the day of her birth, her powers being able to look into the darkest depths of a person's heart. Such abilities have cursed her into being an outcast, and the punishment for being one was not kind.
The people who lived in Radiant Garden had even made threats to sentence the young girl for execution. If it wasn't for the protection of the royal Duchess herself who was her sister, then they probably could've have gotten away with it a long time ago. Namine was very dear to her sister, the feelings being mutual; but with the illness she was trapped in, things were starting to lead to chaos. If death led to Kairi's fate, then there was no guarantee over what could happen to her sister.
Namine cringed under her blankets as she heard people pass by the door to her room. She wasn't allowed to see her sister, the servants in the mansion not trusting her to be anywhere near Kairi. She could hear them whispering outside her door, the words of 'witch' and 'devil child' coming to her ears.
Tear began to flow down Namine's cheeks, her heart beating fast over what they were talking about. She whimpered into her pillow, covering herself deeper into the covers.
"Kairi…" She cried softly for her sister.
She soon heard a knock come through the door, causing her to grip the blanket tighter to her. She soon covered her ears as the knocks continued to come through her white painted door. She clenched her eyes shut, tears still spilling over the edges of her flushed cheeks. She soon heard a whisper that she faintly recognized.
"Namine…are you here?"
The girl blasted the white covers off her, spotting her old friend Sora close the door gently with a soft click as he sneakily entered inside her room.
Besides Kairi, Sora was another person who accepted Namine for who she was; protecting her from the cruel remarks she received from the residences in the past. Sora had served the Buldbagin family for years since his birth, becoming a childhood friend of Kairi and Namine's. He was also Kairi's longtime lover and fiancé, her illness affecting him greatly to be concern over her health. But it was not only that, he was also concerned for Namine's well being as well. He knew about the gossips that were spreading about the girl; and they weren't pleasant rumors either. He knew he had to act quickly to insure Namine's safety, for things were getting out of control.
"Sora!" She exclaimed, surprised in seeing him in her room.
He quickly dashed to her side, picking her up out of her bed in a mad hurry, "We don't have much time, Namine!" He hurriedly whispered to her, making sure to hear no one coming through the halls.
To say Namine was confused and frightened would have been an understatement, "Wait, I don't understand. What of my sister's health? What is going on?" Her mind was growing frantic with his.
"I don't have much time to explain! Everyone's beginning to talk in getting rid of you while your sister is in bed ill. She's unable to protect you in her current condition. You must leave the premises of Radiant Garden and the mansion at once!" He fiercely explained, giving her a short detail over what's been going on.
She started to panic, fear over her life consuming her body to freeze where it was, "Wa…what…what?" She shakily asked, her body beginning to tremble.
Sora didn't have time for her to think about it, already giving her a small cape to cover herself into the night. She mindlessly placed it on; putting the hood up for Sora silently demanded that she do so.
He quickly opened the door to her room, deciding it was the best route to escape her room. They were on the third floor to the well-kept old accustomed mansion; so the window was not an option.
"Make sure to keep your hood up. I don't want us to be caught." He whispered to her, making sure to scout the halls every time they made a turn.
"Sora?" She tried to speak, everything moving too fast for her to even think.
"Shh!" He strictly silenced her, pressing them against the wall as he heard someone pass by the hall. It was Ansem; the man who had declared Namine in being a witch since the day she was brought into this ugly world. He was also Kairi and Namine's guardian since their parents died; but never had he once showed Namine affection as he did with Kairi. He loathed the girl severely, the darkness she carried being like a disease to their society, or so he claims.
Sora cussed under his breath, but listened into what the man was saying as he spoke with a random servant.
"Have you found the girl?" He asked, his old voice holding much power and wisdom.
"No Sir, but we are looking for the young witch as we speak." One male servant replied, a maid soon dashing to them.
"She is not in her room." She explains, trying to catch her breath.
"Hmm…this causes a problem. We must find her at all cost before anyone else does and tells her what we have in store for her." He deceitfully spoke, massaging his yellow beard with his old wrinkly hand.
Sora growled under his breath from hearing this, turning another way around to avoid them. It seemed like they really were serious in getting rid of Namine, whether it was drowning the poor girl, or burning her to a steak.
He quickly grabbed Namine's hand, causing the girl to grip her hood up from his quickened pace. He frenetically looked left to right, trying to find a pathway that will lead them outside the mansion.
That was until Sora bumped into Xion, his older sister and head maid to the manor.
"Sora?" She looked shock to see the state her brother was in, sweat pouring down his face as he gulped nervously; and she soon discovered why.
She looked to see Namine's face underneath the hood of her navy colored cape, her eyes becoming wide in alarm, "Namine?"
She didn't have much time to react or question anything, Sora already bypassing her and dashing out the large doors that led outside to the back.
It wasn't long for both Sora and Namine to hear the commotion come through the town, torches of fire and pitchforks glowing in the distant. They guessed it didn't take Xion long to alert Ansem over their escape, which caused an upheaval for the villagers in Radiant Garden to chase after them.
Sora rapidly made haste through the dark cold night, pushing twigs and branches away as he and Namine made their way down a hill. They were entering a newfound territory, one they weren't familiar with. Supposedly, it led to the Realm of Darkness, but they were too caught up in their escape to make ends on the legend now.
They soon came to a halt, the burning flames of torches catching up to them. The dark trees that were bent and lopsided moaned with the howling wind, but oddly enough; Namine found comfort in them. She preferred the darkness of the forest than the mod that was behind her, ordering for her to come out and to meet her maker.
Sora harshly, but gently gabbed onto Namine's thin shoulders, "Namine, you have to go on without me! I'll deal with them."
"No, don't leave me alone!" She spoke with fear, not wanting to be left alone.
"You must!" He scolded her, looking back to see the flames coming closer.
"They won't have courage to step through these grounds. You know about the legends, don't you?" She nodded, letting him know that she did, "Then those cowards won't follow you! You'll be safe! Now go!" He pushed her aside, already taking off to where the blood-seeking group was.
She tried to cry out for Sora to come back, but he was already gone and out of her sight.
Namine was left alone in the dark, defending for herself now. She whimpered lightly, her lips trembling with horror. She couldn't believe how fast everyone's' decision was, her sister's sudden illness being there chance in sending the girl back to hell once and for all. She slowly took some steps back, knowing she still had to run.
"Kairi…" She spoke, missing her sister terribly.
She began to shake in the cold, pulling her cape tighter around her as she finally decided to move and take off into the deeper parts of the woods. She whacked and shoved the twigs and branches that blocked her path, hearing the sound of the crowd behind her becoming dimmer and dimmer to hear; but that didn't stop her from running.
She kept going, her legs pumping with adrenaline and her breath wheezing from the quickened pace of her heart. She soon saw something in the distant, noticing that it looked to be a dark shadowing figure. This caused her to halt admittedly; all color draining away from her face as the figure stood ominously in the shadows.
Namine took some steps back, but in a quick second, she saw three flashes of sparkling lights come at her from behind the shadowy person. This caused Namine to dash to the side, tripping over the dried up winter leaves that were on the ground; but she quickly got herself to get back up.
She huffed out cold air from each fast step she took, not caring where she was going. She had cuts appearing on her face and Victorian white dress, passing numerous black thorn branches. She could feel little bit of blood seeping out from the small opened wounds.
At her mad haste though, she never caught sight of the steep hill that was coming up ahead. She gasped when she finally approached it, ending her feet right at the edge. She tried to balance herself, swaying back and forth as not to fall in the dark looking hole below.
A side was finally selected for her though, feeling herself begin to fall forward. The three small balls of light though tried to save her, grabbing onto her ripped up cape; but they failed, the cape slipping off the platinum blonde's petite body.
Namine let out a screeching scream, falling down the hill. During her fall, her body was met with sharp broken twigs, frosted covered leaves, and hard fisted stones. Her world finally went black when her head collided against a large boulder, causing an opening wound to appear on her forehead and some ripped off skin. She let out a small whine, her head lopping to the side and laying there like a dead body.
The dark figure that she had spotted came in like a blur, fazing into darkness and approaching her still form. His feet crunched against the breakable leaves, the three spheres of light appearing before him to reveal themselves as pixie fairies.
"We tried to save her, my lord! But the thing slipped out of our hands!" A small blonde fairy with braids said, her voice loud and squeaky to hear.
"We think she's alright though." One said calmly with one eye blue while the other green, both giving her a majestic look.
"It's not our fault she weighed so much." One particular grouchy one announced, crossing her small arms across her flat bosoms.
The three pixies were silent to speak any further though as their master lifted a firm hand. He walked towards the girl, crouching down to expect the injuries she was inflicted with. He carefully let his hand move her face, her features being a rare sight of beauty to him. Fair lighted blond hair, pale skin that seemed to make her look like a porcelain doll, with a dress that fitted well to her enticing figure.
He gently picked the girl up like a bride, having no second thoughts in bringing her with them. He moved his head lightly beneath his black hood for the sprites to light the way back home. The three pixies gave a firm salute before heading off to light the way, the trees seeming to move to open the pathway.
The girl in his arms moaned, moving her face to his chest to block the pain somehow. He bowed his head down to her, sticking his tongue out and giving her a soft lick on the cheek. He was cleaning up her wounds, getting the blood off her perfect skin. It was at this time that pure fluffs of snow started to slowly cascade down from the darkened blue sky.
The dark hooded man looked up at the pure abyss, his hood slowly falling off his shoulders as he felt the cold flakes touch his skin. He had his eyes closed, opening them to reveal a matching pair of cobalt blue of ice and blonde spiky swirled mane that soon became wet from the snow.
He looked back down at the girl, a small smile becoming shown as he followed the opening path that was before him; the snow picking up inches of the upcoming cold winter that was about to come.
~RxN~
Sora was punched into a cell, a loud hit of his flesh and cheekbone echoing around the prison room. He hit the ground hard, spitting out blood from his mouth as he glared up at the man before him.
"Don't think you'll get away with this." He menacingly spoke, the front of his hair covering the fire in his ocean colored eyes.
"My boy, I don't think you're in a good predicament to speak like that to me. Not with our beloved Duchess Kairi ill as she is." Ansem knowingly spoke, having no fear over the boy's words.
Sora scuffed, taking his sight off the man as he detested and loathed every bit of him. He then looked up to catch the gaze of his beloved older sister who only looked at him in shame.
"Sora, please, it's for your own good for helping that witch escape." Xion begged to him, having no sense over her own misguided judgment.
He didn't say anything, only glaring up at her for trying to kill his friend.
"It's bad enough that we can't go any further in chasing after the girl, seeing as she vanished beyond the point of the town; entering the forbidden domain." Ansem spoke with a great sigh of wryness, "And it shall be your punishment for allowing this to happen, Sora. You shall be locked up until I say of your release." The man explained, closing the gate to the cell shut and locking the young man up.
He turned to a guard, "Make sure to place chains on him if he does anything funny." He then took off up the stairs, "I have to see how milady is doing." This caused some anger to boil and erupt out of Sora, gripping the bars with raging force.
"You coward! You'll get what you deserve for doing this! I swear to the God of Light you will!" He shouted, his face pressed against the cold black iron bars.
The guard that was near by only looked down at him, while Xion only shook her head in disappointment at her brother's behavior. She soon followed after Master Ansem, finding no other words to be traded with her younger brother as he was branded as a traitor to their community.
Sora slumped down to the ground, looking defeated and helpless, "Namine, I hope you're safe and that the legends aren't true."
Oh~, but the Heartless King was very real; and Namine was about to discover how real that legend really was.
End Chapter
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Kiome-Yasha: "So, how does it seem? I know the chapter was short, but it's more like the beginning of things anyway. I promise, the second chapter shall be long! We got some interesting characters to appear in this chapter though! And don't worry, Kairi isn't going to die; she's just going to be very bedridden for a while. Will other characters appear? Most definitely, so stay tune for the next chapter. I swear listening to 'Requiem of a Dream' helped a lot when it came to writing this chapter XD. Also, I think we all know who the Heartless King is ;D? All right, please leave a review if you can after reading! Reviews are all I ask for from you guys to see if you want me to continue ;)."
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