Summary: 'I remember…that exact moment when her heart and mind flowed in. I can still feel its warmth inside of me, even as it looks to shatter as I move farther away…'

- OBLIVION -

One - Munto

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It was the barest contact.

Just the brushing of their fingertips.

A single, breath-like touch.

And he knew her.

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A grand celebration was held to rejoice in the return of Akuto and the saving of the Magical Kingdom. Very rarely was there ever an occasion in which merry laughter and rollicksome music echo from the hillsides of the floating isle, and never have the few children of the kingdom ever experienced such boisterous gaiety in all their short lives.

For the past 12,000 years the kingdoms of Heaven lived in fear of using any Akuto power, as it would inevitably disappear. Only the Magical Kingdom dared to go against the Alliance and its laws, and for that the people faced the destruction of their floating isle at the hands of the other countries.

To restore Akuto to its original flow, the young King Munto descended to the world below.

An impossible task.

Yet he did it. He did it and returned to his kingdom and relieved people, who never doubted their king's courage or asked more than he could give.

However, even as they celebrated his victory with a proper lack of decorum, the people of the Magical Kingdom could sense that Munto was different—somehow changed from when he had departed. But no matter how hard they observed him, they could not put this change into words.

The golden gaze of their boy king was distant. He politely refused any food or drink offered to him. And merely sat upon the platform amidst the music and color of the celebration with the reformed Akuto Soldier at his side.

As the Seer Ryuely watched her King, she knew his lack of appetite was very much connected to the obvious, yet mysterious change in him.

She had studied under Munto's late mother, learned the ways of the Seer and how to observe what others could not. She had still been a young girl when the previous King of the Magical Kingdom met her mentor for the first time. She had seen the powers that drew them together and made them as one.

It was an exquisite bond between man and woman…rare and undeniable.

At last, she approached the wild-haired youth, offering a glass of water when he turned his gold eyes to her. "You should try to eat something," she said softly. "You have not yet fully recovered from your journey to the World Below."

"I am fine," Munto replied, looking out at his people. Seeing the joy on their faces and gladness reflected in their eyes, he was filled. And while he did not feel whole, he was content.

"Even so…" Ryuely went on, "you will need your strength."

At this, Munto turned to her with a blink of surprise.

Upon meeting Ryuely's restored eyes, he understood that she had seen a vision and finally took the glass from her pale hand. Gazing into the clear liquid as it settled, he asked, "What have you seen?"

"Strife. Confusion. Fear. The loss of wisdom. It will be much like the days in which it was discovered that Akuto would inevitably vanish." Her violet gaze wandered to the horizon. "But even so, there is still hope. Still there are possibilities."

Munto said nothing in response to this as he took a drink of cool water and gazed into his small reflection.

Whatever the future brought forth, he would not shirk away. He would face it with pride for the sake of his people…

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He knew her.

The Girl of Destiny.

The Daughter of the Earth.

Yumemi.

From that short moment when they had touched, he knew her.

He knew every thought in her head, and every beat of her heart.

He knew her as only she had ever known herself.

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…For her sake, he would fight.

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Had this in my head for a while, and was finally able to jot it down.

I hope to help contribute to the under-appreciated Munto section as much as I can, and motivate other fans to do so as well.

This fanfic will basically follow Munto's and Yumemi's development through the year and a half between Movie one and all the way through movie two.

The title of this fanfic comes from the song Oblivion from 30 Seconds to Mars (But this is NOT a songfic). It really struck me as a Munto sort of song, and seemed to sum up Munto's character and the whole situation going on in the movies.

I have also made a Munto AMV posted on YouTube set this very song for anyone interested in seeing it.