HELLO EVERYBODY!!! My name is Biohazard-Remix and I am here to bring you
this story.."The Crystal Method" it isn't very good at the moment but this
is just the Prologue so hang tight peeps. This is gonna get fun!
The Crystal Method: Prologue
The sun rose lazily on the castle, waking it's inhabitants. All except one, The seventh Princess. She did not wake with the sun because she couldn't. Rune, as was her name, was the Princess of Dreams and Nightmares, represented by the good side of Darkness.
She tossed in her silver satin sheets in the horrid grip of her hybrid cross of dream and nightmare, her long raven hair flaring out around her on the satin pillow.
~*~
Shadowed monsters rose up out of the flooded street around her. She was a little girl and couldn't run very fast so escape was almost impossible. The came towards her, vacant eyes glowing. They tore at her dress with their claws and bared their fangs when she screamed.
A gunshot rang out violently as lightning streaked across the sky. The monsters suddenly fled. She looked up as a shadow was cast over her. She found herself staring into the gentle crimson eyes of a man dressed all in red.
And she felt safe.
~*~
Rune woke up with a gasp. Her hip length Raven hair flew wildly about her for a moment. She grasped at her chest for a moment and glanced about her gloomy room.
The eighteen year old young woman stepped out of bed and swept her eyes over the room once again. The room was nothing special but it was something that the inhabitants of the castle definitely looked down on. The walls were a murky grey and the curtains and linens were all either silver black or red. The dressers bore partially burned candles and odd nick knacks such as skull statues and the like.
The room itself was rather occult and always gloomy and dark as she rarely opened the black curtains.
She swept her hand across the room lighting most of the candles without even moving towards them, such is the power of a Heart Princess. Rune did not know why she was a princess nor where she came from. All she had was that dream. Which had been returning to her a lot lately. She reflected on the dream as she threw on a simple black peasant dress with a grey apron. She slipped on a pair of black shoes and braided her long hair.
She left quietly. Skirting around servants and trying not to be heard by Belle who was sitting on a bench near a large window reading quietly to herself. Rune ducked behind a large pillar and peeked around it at the pretty older princess. Rune liked Belle, she really did, but she really didn't want the young woman to see her dressed as she was.
The other Princess' had never approved of anything Rune did, except for Aurora and Belle. According to the others Rune was too boyish to be a princess. Rune didn't see anything wrong with battling and using weapons but the other's apparently did. Rune rolled her eyes and looked over at Belle. But, unfortunately , the sun decided to come through the windows at that point and shine right into Rune's eyes, the iris' of which were so pale grey that they were almost white and were touched with crimson here and there.
Rune moved quickly into a dark hallway. She rubbed at her eyes trying to get rid of the wretched light that had chosen to plague her. She growled and gritted her teeth. She stopped however when she felt her small fangs rub painfully against her lower teeth. This brought about her typical thoughts about who her parents were and why she had never seen them. All the other princess' knew their parents, why didn't she? Was she not allowed to know?
She was on her way to the throne room to see the king and tell him of her dream when she nearly tripped over him in the hall.
"Whoa!" He cried. "Rune, you seem to be far away."
"Oh King Mickey I'm so sorry! Are you alright?"
The mouse chuckled and looked her over. Rune had always trusted Mickey. He listened to her and was always there for her to run to when she was upset or scared.
"Hmm.." He said. "Pretending not to be a princess again are we?"
"King Mickey, I need to talk to you."
King Mickey looked at the clock that hung on the wall and gasped.
"Oh my gosh! I have to go! I'm sorry Rune I have to go! I have a very urgent matter to discuss with Queen Minnie."
Rune watched as Mickey raced off down the hallway. Urgent? The last time something urgent happened was years ago when Mickey vanished. But Sora had fixed that. Rune followed Mickey down the hallway covertly, using her powers to blend into the shadows perfectly. She watched as Mickey dashed into the conference room before scooting up to the door and pressing an ear against it. She heard Minnie's voice filled with worry.
"Mickey, how could this happen? How could Sora just disappear like that?" She asked.
"I have no clue. But we have to find him." Minne asked him.
"By using the power of Dreams and Nightmares. That way we can find him easily." Mickey replied.
"But that means we'd have to take the power from Princess Rune." Minne said, her voice shaking. "But that would kill her!"
"I know but the doors have opened again and without Sora and the Keyblade, we're helpless! We need that power!"
Rune heard Minne give a light sob. She couldn't believe that Minne was actually crying over her. But why did they want to take her power? Why did they want to kill her. She hardly noticed the tears streaming down her cheeks. She put a hand over her mouth to stop herself from crying out in betrayal and sadness. How could they do this to her? How could they betray her? Had she done something wrong?
"We'll have to do it tonight. While the moon is at it's zenith." Mickey said.
Minne gave another sob.
"But why must we do this? She so young!"
"We have no choice. Remember Minne that this is why we brought her here. This is why we took her from her Father all those years ago. So that we could have this power. Just in case something like this happened. And Now that the Heartless are returning, we have no choice but to use this now, to stop them."
Rune couldn't take anymore. She raced off back to her room. Anyone who saw her run by only saw a black streak that was the vampire like princess. She ran past a surprised Belle and threw herself into her bedroom. With a flick of her wrist all the candles went out and she slammed herself hard down onto the bed. She buried her face in her arms and began to cry.
It was then that something in her snapped. It felt as though a new person within her took over. It was the person she was when she fought. A cool collective person that was cold and practically without a heart when they fought. This person had been created by her close friend at the coliseum. The person had taught her to fight and had made her what she was.
This person was the one winged angel, Sephiroth.
Rune had always felt like she was home whenever she was around him. Him and another person who was sometimes at the Coliseum, Cloud. Those two seemed to be like her in more ways than one. As though they were from the same world. She had met them both on one of her runaway outings.
Rune got off her bed and wiped viciously at her eyes. She had to leave, now, if she wanted to survive. She stripped off her dress and pulled out her fighting gear, the outfit she never let anyone at the castle see. It consisted of black leather pants, a black button up, short-sleeved shirt with metal buttons, black leather fingerless gloves, black combat boots and a black trench coat. She threw the clothes on and gazed at herself in the mirror. She quickly took her hair out of its braid and mussed it up a bit so she didn't look like herself. As she looked at herself she realized something was missing. She grabbed a few black and grey leather belts from a drawer and draped them loosely about her hips.
She then got down on her hands and knees and pulled her sword, a Katana much like Sephiroth's, out from under her bed. She also pulled out her hand guns and holstered them at her waist.
She got up and looked about her room. A thought struck her. She began throwing things about and knocking stuff over as though there had been a battle she made a lot of racket and screamed as she did so, making it sound as thought there was a battle going on. She scorched the walls a bit and really made it look awful. She then, hearing people panicking in the halls, threw open her curtains and threw herself through the glass, breaking it. She fells towards the ground in a well controlled plummet and in a shower of glass. She landed on the ground in a crouch, a smirk formed on her face when she heard the guard rushing towards her.
Not letting them see her face she threw blasts of different magics at them. Then, before running off, she threw her head back and in the most evil voice she could muster cried.
"She's mine now! Princess Rune Starstream is mine forever!"
Rune raced out of the castle garden and used her magic to tear a hole in this world. She jumped through the hole and closed it behind her hoping that this tear would take her to a place where she could begin her search for Sora.
~*~
Riku lay dazed on the floor.
It was dark all around him. Very dark. He couldn't even see his hand in front of his face. How long had he been lying there? Where was he? What happened? These questions and more raced through his mind as he got painfully and shakily to his feet.
"Hello?" He called out weakly.
No answer.
He called out again.
"Riku.." Said an odd voice that came from everywhere at once.
"W-who said that?"
"You have been asleep for many years. We have awakened you for we need your help. Sora keeper of the Keyblade, has gone tragically missing. He has been kidnapped we fear and will die if you do not rescue him. Without him, all worlds will cease to exist, we will cease to exist."
Riku thought his ears were drunk or something. He had been asleep for years? Sora was gone? What the hell?
"Wait." He said. His voice sounded different, it was deeper and very silky. "How many years have passed?"
"Three times the seasons have cycled." The voice called.
That hit him like a ton of bricks. That meant he was now eighteen. Wait, he'd been gone for three years? Sora was gone? What about Kairi?
"Riku.." said the voice. "We know your thoughts, we know this is sudden. But you must help us for only you can."
This was all to much. He was eighteen. He'd been gone for three years. Sora was gone. He'd been controlled by Ansem. Ansem!
"We do not know where Sora is but we do Know that Ansem is not behind this disappearance. Will you help us?"
"Do I have a choice? Yes I will help you. But who are you?"
"We cannot say yet. But should you need us look to the stars. We shall equip you know.."
Riku was suddenly encased in a curtain of searing heat and agony. He felt his clothing was torn off and replaced with something else, something dark and comfortable. Something smooth and cold was slipped over his eyes.
"You can no longer see in normal light, you now have new eyes, Eyes that cannot yet see correctly. This blindfold will allow you to see in the light."
He felt two things being placed in his hands, swords of some sort.
"These are our blades, they represent us as they now represent what you are doing for us. You are now our warrior. You must rescue Sora. But first. You must find the only one who can help you. Princess Rune. She is a lost one, taken from her home when she was young. Only she can help you. For she bears the powers of Dreams and Nightmares."
Riku nodded.
"I will find her. And protect her."
"Do not worry about needing to Protect her or finding her, for she will find you and she will defend herself."
Riku nodded again.
He felt something slip about his neck
"This pendant proves that you are our warrior. It will keep you well, it will keep you strong and it will defend your heart. And now it is time for you to begin. The outset is starting and the door is open. To new worlds with you!"
That was the last he heard of the voice for her was suddenly thrown very quickly and very powerfully forward through very cold and damp air, then his thoughts and conciousness were all lost in a very brilliant light.
The Crystal Method: Prologue
The sun rose lazily on the castle, waking it's inhabitants. All except one, The seventh Princess. She did not wake with the sun because she couldn't. Rune, as was her name, was the Princess of Dreams and Nightmares, represented by the good side of Darkness.
She tossed in her silver satin sheets in the horrid grip of her hybrid cross of dream and nightmare, her long raven hair flaring out around her on the satin pillow.
~*~
Shadowed monsters rose up out of the flooded street around her. She was a little girl and couldn't run very fast so escape was almost impossible. The came towards her, vacant eyes glowing. They tore at her dress with their claws and bared their fangs when she screamed.
A gunshot rang out violently as lightning streaked across the sky. The monsters suddenly fled. She looked up as a shadow was cast over her. She found herself staring into the gentle crimson eyes of a man dressed all in red.
And she felt safe.
~*~
Rune woke up with a gasp. Her hip length Raven hair flew wildly about her for a moment. She grasped at her chest for a moment and glanced about her gloomy room.
The eighteen year old young woman stepped out of bed and swept her eyes over the room once again. The room was nothing special but it was something that the inhabitants of the castle definitely looked down on. The walls were a murky grey and the curtains and linens were all either silver black or red. The dressers bore partially burned candles and odd nick knacks such as skull statues and the like.
The room itself was rather occult and always gloomy and dark as she rarely opened the black curtains.
She swept her hand across the room lighting most of the candles without even moving towards them, such is the power of a Heart Princess. Rune did not know why she was a princess nor where she came from. All she had was that dream. Which had been returning to her a lot lately. She reflected on the dream as she threw on a simple black peasant dress with a grey apron. She slipped on a pair of black shoes and braided her long hair.
She left quietly. Skirting around servants and trying not to be heard by Belle who was sitting on a bench near a large window reading quietly to herself. Rune ducked behind a large pillar and peeked around it at the pretty older princess. Rune liked Belle, she really did, but she really didn't want the young woman to see her dressed as she was.
The other Princess' had never approved of anything Rune did, except for Aurora and Belle. According to the others Rune was too boyish to be a princess. Rune didn't see anything wrong with battling and using weapons but the other's apparently did. Rune rolled her eyes and looked over at Belle. But, unfortunately , the sun decided to come through the windows at that point and shine right into Rune's eyes, the iris' of which were so pale grey that they were almost white and were touched with crimson here and there.
Rune moved quickly into a dark hallway. She rubbed at her eyes trying to get rid of the wretched light that had chosen to plague her. She growled and gritted her teeth. She stopped however when she felt her small fangs rub painfully against her lower teeth. This brought about her typical thoughts about who her parents were and why she had never seen them. All the other princess' knew their parents, why didn't she? Was she not allowed to know?
She was on her way to the throne room to see the king and tell him of her dream when she nearly tripped over him in the hall.
"Whoa!" He cried. "Rune, you seem to be far away."
"Oh King Mickey I'm so sorry! Are you alright?"
The mouse chuckled and looked her over. Rune had always trusted Mickey. He listened to her and was always there for her to run to when she was upset or scared.
"Hmm.." He said. "Pretending not to be a princess again are we?"
"King Mickey, I need to talk to you."
King Mickey looked at the clock that hung on the wall and gasped.
"Oh my gosh! I have to go! I'm sorry Rune I have to go! I have a very urgent matter to discuss with Queen Minnie."
Rune watched as Mickey raced off down the hallway. Urgent? The last time something urgent happened was years ago when Mickey vanished. But Sora had fixed that. Rune followed Mickey down the hallway covertly, using her powers to blend into the shadows perfectly. She watched as Mickey dashed into the conference room before scooting up to the door and pressing an ear against it. She heard Minnie's voice filled with worry.
"Mickey, how could this happen? How could Sora just disappear like that?" She asked.
"I have no clue. But we have to find him." Minne asked him.
"By using the power of Dreams and Nightmares. That way we can find him easily." Mickey replied.
"But that means we'd have to take the power from Princess Rune." Minne said, her voice shaking. "But that would kill her!"
"I know but the doors have opened again and without Sora and the Keyblade, we're helpless! We need that power!"
Rune heard Minne give a light sob. She couldn't believe that Minne was actually crying over her. But why did they want to take her power? Why did they want to kill her. She hardly noticed the tears streaming down her cheeks. She put a hand over her mouth to stop herself from crying out in betrayal and sadness. How could they do this to her? How could they betray her? Had she done something wrong?
"We'll have to do it tonight. While the moon is at it's zenith." Mickey said.
Minne gave another sob.
"But why must we do this? She so young!"
"We have no choice. Remember Minne that this is why we brought her here. This is why we took her from her Father all those years ago. So that we could have this power. Just in case something like this happened. And Now that the Heartless are returning, we have no choice but to use this now, to stop them."
Rune couldn't take anymore. She raced off back to her room. Anyone who saw her run by only saw a black streak that was the vampire like princess. She ran past a surprised Belle and threw herself into her bedroom. With a flick of her wrist all the candles went out and she slammed herself hard down onto the bed. She buried her face in her arms and began to cry.
It was then that something in her snapped. It felt as though a new person within her took over. It was the person she was when she fought. A cool collective person that was cold and practically without a heart when they fought. This person had been created by her close friend at the coliseum. The person had taught her to fight and had made her what she was.
This person was the one winged angel, Sephiroth.
Rune had always felt like she was home whenever she was around him. Him and another person who was sometimes at the Coliseum, Cloud. Those two seemed to be like her in more ways than one. As though they were from the same world. She had met them both on one of her runaway outings.
Rune got off her bed and wiped viciously at her eyes. She had to leave, now, if she wanted to survive. She stripped off her dress and pulled out her fighting gear, the outfit she never let anyone at the castle see. It consisted of black leather pants, a black button up, short-sleeved shirt with metal buttons, black leather fingerless gloves, black combat boots and a black trench coat. She threw the clothes on and gazed at herself in the mirror. She quickly took her hair out of its braid and mussed it up a bit so she didn't look like herself. As she looked at herself she realized something was missing. She grabbed a few black and grey leather belts from a drawer and draped them loosely about her hips.
She then got down on her hands and knees and pulled her sword, a Katana much like Sephiroth's, out from under her bed. She also pulled out her hand guns and holstered them at her waist.
She got up and looked about her room. A thought struck her. She began throwing things about and knocking stuff over as though there had been a battle she made a lot of racket and screamed as she did so, making it sound as thought there was a battle going on. She scorched the walls a bit and really made it look awful. She then, hearing people panicking in the halls, threw open her curtains and threw herself through the glass, breaking it. She fells towards the ground in a well controlled plummet and in a shower of glass. She landed on the ground in a crouch, a smirk formed on her face when she heard the guard rushing towards her.
Not letting them see her face she threw blasts of different magics at them. Then, before running off, she threw her head back and in the most evil voice she could muster cried.
"She's mine now! Princess Rune Starstream is mine forever!"
Rune raced out of the castle garden and used her magic to tear a hole in this world. She jumped through the hole and closed it behind her hoping that this tear would take her to a place where she could begin her search for Sora.
~*~
Riku lay dazed on the floor.
It was dark all around him. Very dark. He couldn't even see his hand in front of his face. How long had he been lying there? Where was he? What happened? These questions and more raced through his mind as he got painfully and shakily to his feet.
"Hello?" He called out weakly.
No answer.
He called out again.
"Riku.." Said an odd voice that came from everywhere at once.
"W-who said that?"
"You have been asleep for many years. We have awakened you for we need your help. Sora keeper of the Keyblade, has gone tragically missing. He has been kidnapped we fear and will die if you do not rescue him. Without him, all worlds will cease to exist, we will cease to exist."
Riku thought his ears were drunk or something. He had been asleep for years? Sora was gone? What the hell?
"Wait." He said. His voice sounded different, it was deeper and very silky. "How many years have passed?"
"Three times the seasons have cycled." The voice called.
That hit him like a ton of bricks. That meant he was now eighteen. Wait, he'd been gone for three years? Sora was gone? What about Kairi?
"Riku.." said the voice. "We know your thoughts, we know this is sudden. But you must help us for only you can."
This was all to much. He was eighteen. He'd been gone for three years. Sora was gone. He'd been controlled by Ansem. Ansem!
"We do not know where Sora is but we do Know that Ansem is not behind this disappearance. Will you help us?"
"Do I have a choice? Yes I will help you. But who are you?"
"We cannot say yet. But should you need us look to the stars. We shall equip you know.."
Riku was suddenly encased in a curtain of searing heat and agony. He felt his clothing was torn off and replaced with something else, something dark and comfortable. Something smooth and cold was slipped over his eyes.
"You can no longer see in normal light, you now have new eyes, Eyes that cannot yet see correctly. This blindfold will allow you to see in the light."
He felt two things being placed in his hands, swords of some sort.
"These are our blades, they represent us as they now represent what you are doing for us. You are now our warrior. You must rescue Sora. But first. You must find the only one who can help you. Princess Rune. She is a lost one, taken from her home when she was young. Only she can help you. For she bears the powers of Dreams and Nightmares."
Riku nodded.
"I will find her. And protect her."
"Do not worry about needing to Protect her or finding her, for she will find you and she will defend herself."
Riku nodded again.
He felt something slip about his neck
"This pendant proves that you are our warrior. It will keep you well, it will keep you strong and it will defend your heart. And now it is time for you to begin. The outset is starting and the door is open. To new worlds with you!"
That was the last he heard of the voice for her was suddenly thrown very quickly and very powerfully forward through very cold and damp air, then his thoughts and conciousness were all lost in a very brilliant light.