Here is my first Kingdom Hearts fic! Yay!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Kingdom Hearts characters or locations including, but not limited to, Organization XIII, Traverse Town, and The Castle That Never Was. If I did, the Organization would win, Sora would disappear, and Axel would be a playable character in Kingdom Hearts 2.
A soft breeze ruffled the hair of two girls as they walked along an empty street. Their ponytails, one blonde and one black, drifted to one side.
"Man, that breeze feels nice! It feels like summer already." The one with blonde hair broke the silence. She turned to her companion. "Don't ya think so Rielle? Rielle?" She frowned and jabbed her friend's shoulder. "Traverse Town to Rielle. Can you hear me?"
Rielle blinked out of her stupor. "Sorry Estella. I was just thinking."
"About what? And don't call me Estella! It's too girly." Estella pouted and childishly crossed her arms, maintaining a close-to-death glare.
Rielle rolled her eyes. "Okay then, Stell. I was just thinking about the invasion. It's a little bit frightening, you know? It's contained to the third district for now but it could spread."
Estella snorted. "You're just worried about your precious library, aren't you? I swear, you need to get out more and stop reading so much." She then looked up and smirked. "Speak of the devil. We're here!"
Rielle smiled at the sight of her home away from home. The Traverse Town Library was her favorite place to be. She would read or do her homework, all while enjoying her favorite treat - a blueberry smoothie.
A tiny bell announced the teen's arrival in the ice cream shop. "Hey Rielle, look at this," Estella said while pointing to a colorful sign. "Sea salt ice cream bars! How's that supposed to work?"
Rielle shrugged. "I'm sticking to my smoothie. You try whatever salty monstrosity you want." She ordered her usual smoothie and watched as Estella changed her order 5 times.
"Maybe I'll have the mango smoothie... No, I want the strawberry milkshake... Yeah, the strawberry milkshake!" Once Estella finally decided, Rielle paid the annoyed cashier and received the 2 drinks. The two teens sipped their treats as they walked into the library. Estella automatically went to the CD section, and Rielle browsed the shelves of fiction.
Rielle was just taking a book off the shelf when she heard the alarm. She locked eyes with Estella across the library and ran to catch up to her. She was scared out of her mind, as her fears had been realized. Estella met her halfway. "Well, looks like you were right Ri. The invasion has spread." The attempt at a joke did not calm either girl down.
"We have to get out of here!" Rielle ran to the entrance with all of the calmness that she could muster. She could see hordes of Heartless forming outside of the double doors. All of the people in the library were being herded out of an emergency exit by an official. Rielle realized with a start that the Heartless were swarming around that exit, essentially ensuring death to anyone who went through it.
Basically, the citizens were walking right into a trap.
"Stell, are you seeing what I'm seeing? We have to stop the Heartless!" Rielle spun around to discover that her friend was not behind her. "Stell?"
Estella's voice rang clearly above the din and chaos of the library. "Let me out first. I'll distract the Heartless and lure them away."
Rielle gaped at the teen. That was insane, that was suicidal, that was- "I'm coming too!" Why did she just say that?
Estella flashed a grateful look at Rielle. "Thanks."
"Don't mention it." Rielle stopped, hand on the doorknob. "Ready?" At Estella's nod, she opened the door after grabbing a random object to use as a weapon.
The Heartless were smarter than Rielle had first thought. They were slinking just beneath the ground, waiting for their prey. However, they were dumb enough to chase after Rielle and Estella when they bolted towards the first district.
They were caught in an alley. The Heartless surrounded them, preparing to take their hearts. Rielle suddenly felt compelled to sacrifice herself for her friend. Turning to Estella, she said, "Go. Get help. I can handle these things." Estella was about to protest, but something in Rielle's eyes stopped her. Her friend was different somehow. She seemed stronger, more capable, and more powerful. With a short nod, Estella disappeared into the shadows.
Rielle swung her weapon, which she now recognized as a metal bookend, into a defensive position. She was ready to fight. She landed blow after blow, felling nearly a dozen Heartless. Then she was struck, and she fell. The Heartless immediately swarmed her, and Rielle knew that it was over. Forgive me, Estella. She exhaled one last time before her heart was taken.
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A man with a scarred face and a large sword fought his way towards an alley, led by a nervous young teenager. This girl had claimed that her friend was fighting off the Heartless alone, and that this friend saved all of the civilians in the library. With a final stroke, Leon killed the last of the Heartless. The sight behind them saddened even him.
A girl, with raven-colored hair splayed in a perfect fan around her face, was lying unconscious on the floor. A discarded bookend and silver hair tie were scattered around her. Dark shadows swirled where her heart had once been. Leon grimly turned to his guide, who had tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry Estella. Your friend has had her heart taken. There's nothing anyone can do."
Estella finally let the tears fall as she and Leon walked away to notify the town. Behind them, a newly formed Nobody stirred.
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Rielle blinked open her eyes. She thought she was dead. After all, she had seen her heart leave her body. Still, the swirling shadows of her surroundings didn't belong to any afterlife she expected. A calm, booming voice sounded near Rielle's ears.
"Fear not. Your time has not yet come. Your heart had strength that was never uncovered, power that was lost forever to save your soul. This power, the pure power of a princess, saved your memories and humanity in your transformation."
Rielle spun around. "Wait! What are you talking about? What power? What princess? Am I..." Realization dawned on her as she recalled information from one of her books. "Am I a Nobody?"
The voice didn't answer. Rielle called out desperately, "Answer me!" An object suddenly appeared in front of her. She picked it up, recognizing it as the bookend she used as a weapon. "What kind of an answer is this?"
"The weapon that served you briefly will now serve you forever." Rielle's attempts to question the mysterious voice were silenced by the sight of the bookend melting before her very eyes. The liquid metal then rushed into her chest, entering where her heart should have been. "Use it wisely."
"Wait! Who- who are you?" Rielle wanted at least one of her questions answered.
Of course, the cryptic voice refused to give her even that simple satisfaction. Rielle scowled in anger and kicked the air. She yelped as her foot hit something solid. Looking around, she realized that the swirling shadows had disappeared and been replaced with a white wall. Confused, she looked around her. She was standing a the doorway of a large castle that was... floating? Rielle jumped back from the edge that steeply dropped to a world below. Well, obviously I'm not in Traverse Town anymore, she thought. And I'm dead... sort of. I don't think I'll ever get back to Estella... Or my family... Rielle expected herself to begin sobbing. After all, her life had literally been turned upside down, and she was lost in more ways than one. However, she didn't feel any urge to cry.
It must be because I'm a nobody now, she realized. I feel no emotions.
Strangely, that made her want to cry even more.
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Saix glanced at Xemnas as he walked in the room. He had been summoned for an unknown reason, but he assumed it was important. Everything was important with Xemnas. In a monotone voice, he stated his arrival. "Superior."
Xemnas moved his gaze from the window to his second in command. Without wasting any words, he spoke what Saix wanted to know. "A new nobody has been formed... And she has arrived at our doorstep. However, her appearance is not what I would expect for a member." He paused for a moment. "I want you to... test her. Determine her powers, if she has any. If not..." There was no need to finish that sentence. If this girl was not satisfactory, she would be eliminated.
Saix nodded and left the room, heading for the castle gates. It had been some time since the last nobody had arrived at their door. Only the strongest find their way to this world, and only the best remain. His job was to determine who was worthy. As he reached the gate, he caught a glimpse of a girl who couldn't be any older than 15. He narrowed his eyes. This nobody truly did look weak. How did she find her way here? As he prepared for a fight, he felt a flicker of what could be called interest. He'd find out the secret of this girl, sooner or later.
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Rielle spun around at the sound of footsteps behind her. She was met with the sight of a cloaked figure. She couldn't distinguish anything, appearance or otherwise. Gathering her courage, she asked, "Who are you?" There was no answer from the figure, who kept moving steadily forward. "I said... Who are-" Rielle's argument was cut short as she saw a weapon materialize inches from her nose. Her eyes traveled down the weapon to the person, who was clutching the large object in a battle stance. Rielle ducked as the claymore shot towards her. Panicking, she looked around for anything she could use to protect herself.
Oh, what I wouldn't do for a weapon. Rielle threw up her arms in a last-ditch attempt to protect herself as the person rushed in for a finishing blow. Surprisingly, Rielle found herself holding 2 silver daggers, one in each hand, which she used to block the strike. Yes! She rolled gracefully to the side, wondering how she was able to move so agilely. With a start, she realized it was because a pure silver stream along the floor was pushing her gently out of the way of danger. She bit her lip in concentration and willed the silver liquid to rush at her attacker. It did and solidified into a metal battering ram that knocked Rielle's assailant to the ground.
Rielle realized that the silver stuff was metal. She assumed that this was what the mysterious voice had meant when it said that a weapon would serve her forever. I can control metal, she thought. That is so cool! With a few quick strides, she crossed over to where her attacker was.
Only to have him appear behind her.
Rielle jumped when she felt a prescence behind her, and turned to see the mysterious person... putting their weapon away? The hood of the black cloak was taken off, revealing a man with long bluish hair and an X-shaped scar on his forehead. "Follow me," he stated, turning towards the castle.
Rielle did a double take. "Wait, wait, wait. You want me to follow you. When you just tried to kill me."
He spoke without turning around. "That was a kind of... test. You have been accepted into the Organization."
Rielle blinked in confusion. "The... Organization?" Would this 'Organization' give her the purpose she always wanted? A new start to a new life?
Instead of directly answering her inquiry, the person said, "You seek a home, do you not?"
Rielle frowned. He was right. She had no idea where she was, and she didn't think she could just slip back into her old life in Traverse Town. "Just one more thing. Is this Organization in that castle?" At the man's nod, Rielle continued. "Does the castle have a... library?" It was a stupid question, and Rielle knew it. She just wanted some sort of security in this new place.
"Yes." She could hear faint traces of confusion and amusement in the man's voice.
"Then I'm coming." With a final glance behind her, Rielle slipped through the castle gates behind her guide. Her mind was working in overtime, trying to figure out what had happened to her life. Just a few hours ago, she was walking to the library with Estella like she did every day. How could everything haven changed so quickly?
"Oh. There is one more thing. Your new name." Rielle stared at the man in front of her. "What are you called now?"
"Um... Rielle," Rielle spoke with both curiosity and apprehension, wondering what could possibly be going on. Golden letters formed her name in front of her and began swirling in ever-faster circles around her head. Suddenly, they stopped, with a new letter added. The girl read her new name out loud. "Xerille."
"Yes. Your new name." After a pause, the man added, "I am Saix."
Xerille nodded. "Okay, Saix." She silently followed him into the castle, mind racing. She would never and could never return to her old life. She would never again be Rielle. The newest Organization member paused in her walking as a new thought came to mind. Her old life had been always. Always happy, always peaceful, always existing. Her new life was never. She could never return and never turn back. Xerille slowly began walking, thinking only one thing.
How could my life turn from always to never?
Okay, there's the first chapter of my new story! It was originally going to be half this length, but I just couldn't stop writing! :)
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