All I have to say is that this fic was the result of watching the second to last Evangelion episode (Eva fans will know what I mean) and then playing Kingdom Hearts all day. To make things worse, the idea came in the bathtub.
Kurama: Too much info.
Say it!
Kurama: Sighs MA does not own Kingdome Hearts.
If only I did... Lawyers appear Meep! I don't! Anyway, onto the fic!
That Which Lies Within
By Moonlit Aura
Who are you?
Sora.
Who are you?
I said I'm Sora!
That is not who you are.
What?
The name Sora is merely a tool that allows you to be identified by others. Who are you?
I already told you!
What defines you?
Huh?
What is it that defines the you that is known as Sora?
I don't understand!
Really?
What?
Do you really not understand? Or could it be that you're afraid of the answer?
No!
What is it that defines you?
I told you! I'm Sora! The one who was chosen to wield the Keyblade!
That is merely a title. What is it that defines you?
Defines… me?
What is it?
My… friends…
What?
My friends are what define me!
You define yourself by the views of others?
What's wrong with that?
By allowing others to define you, you allow them to have complete control over you. They can mold the being known as 'Sora' in whatever way they choose. Do you really think you define yourself by the people you call 'friends'?
I.. guess not…
What is it that defines you?
If it's not my friends…
If not your friends, then what?
… Then I guess my memories.
Memories are never absolute. With time they fade, and eventually vanish completely. They can even vanish all at once. Do you really define yourself with something like that?
Yes!
Why?
Why?
Why?
I don't know!
Why not?
I just don't!
Why not?
Leave me alone!
Could it be because you do not know what defines you?
No!
Do you even know your inner self at all?
What?
Your inner self. The you at the core of your heart. The you that reveals all your faults, and contains all your strengths. The you who does not lie to protect your sense of self.
What are you talking about?
The you that exists at the core of your soul.
What is it?
What is what?
The me at the core of my soul.
That is for you to decide.
That's not an answer!
The you at the core of your soul today could be different than the one at the core of your soul tomorrow.
Just tell me what's there right now!
I do not know.
What!
What is there is up to you. But it is probable that the core of your soul is like the core of the human race. The truth of the human race. The truth of your inner self.
What? WHAT IS IT?
Darkness.
Darkness?
Or rather, the negative feelings of the soul.
No!
Why not?
I'm not darkness!
Darkness is the core of the human race, just as it is the core of you. You try to deny it and focus your energies on ignoring it. This places it at the center of you energies, and thus, the center of your soul.
No!
Yes. Darkness is the inner most self of all people. No matter how pure, no matter how heroic-
NO!
At the core of everyone, of everything, is darkness.
NO!
In essence, the world IS darkness.
NOOOO!
This is a one-shot and will stay as such unless I come up with an idea or my personal safety is threatened. Review onegai!
