Disclaimer: Who cares about some stupid Door to Darkness, Riku?! You fool, you already have Sora to be your light and your darkness.
Oh yeah, if Riku didn't open it, then Kingdom Hearts would not have been born. Damn.
Warning: Wow, nothing on yaoi. However, it contains MAJOR SPOILERS on Chain of Memories, so read at your own peril.
Author's Note: I apologize to all whom have not played CoM. Well, here's a surprise, I haven't either. But Amano-san's manga rock hardcore and the game script on GameFAQs really help.
I'll be splitting the High Priestess to 2 parts, the CoM part and the KH2 part. Strictly speaking, I don't really have to, but it's better to put it as a break between the Sora/Riku part and the Roxas part.
Thanks: To reviewers talimthewindmaker and of course, Shattered Mirror 01! Encouragements are wonderful thing, no?
To Shattered Mirror, hope you're enjoying FFVII. A hierophant is something akin to a bishop, in basic terms. Seriously, I never understood that card either. Oh woe when it comes to writing that chapter.
II. The High Priestess – Naminé
Part I
Silver, orange, green, yellow, blue, black – Riku
Red, orange, blue, white, yellow, purple – Kairi
Brown, orange, blue, white, black, red, yellow – Sora
…Crude.
Pathetic 12-pack crayons could not do justice to the features these youths exult. Yet all I could do is to use the common 'blue' to shade the hues of Sora's sapphire, and Kairi's ocean blue. Riku would scoff at using such an ugly green to portray his sparkling aquamarine.
"Well then, Na-mi-né," Marluxia would sneer, "you will just have to improvise."
If I had a heart, I am certain my hatred for this man would be unimaginable for one born out of a Princess of Heart. However, I do not have one, so I could not feel spite for the man.
Yet, for reasons unknown, sorrow often pricks this non-existent heart of mine, or the memories of that emotion is ever so overwhelming. And I am quite certain I shall feel it soon.
Portrait - Sora, Kairi and Riku on Destiny Island
Eraser.
As I lowered the instrument over the redhead in my picture, to delete Sora's memory of the 'real' me, and replace it with the Nobody me…
…I cannot stop the tears that threaten to fall.
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Meteor shower, Destiny Island.
"I wanna catch lots and lots of tuna!"
"Sora…"
"Naminé? What's wrong?"
"I'm scared…What if a shooting star hits the island?"
"Don't be scared, Naminé, if a shooting star comes this way…"
"…I'll hit it right back to outer space! I'll protect you, Naminé."
"…thank you Sora. Here, take this." Naminé hands the paopu charm to Sora.
"I'll protect you too, Sora."
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…now Sora would have forgotten much about Kairi
And I'll be the most important person in his heart.
…why then, am I not happy at all?
It's not just because I am a Nobody, but this is so… wrong…
I cannot believe how much I am hurting Sora.
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The same memories are now implanted in the replica of Riku.
And Riku battles Sora constantly, believing that he should be the one to rescue me.
This… is horrible. Why am I causing so much pain?
"Nobodies can't be somebodies. But think, Naminé. I'm sure there's SOMETHING you can do…"
Huh? Oh, Axel…
He's the only one, who I couldn't say I dislike, among this dreadful trio within the Organization.
But… what he said… there must be something that I could do… there must be…
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"Sora, I am so sorry. All this, because of me…"
No, Sora cannot hear me. Not yet.
Doubtless though, due to my maneuver, he would soon stop at nothing to get to me.
Vexen would soon be killed, probably before the existence of Roxas is revealed to Sora.
I shall meet him once he ends his journey in Twilight Town…
…and hopefully free him from his current state of existence in lies and hidden truths…
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Riku's confrontation with Sora revealed their shared memories. The trio broke up for now.
And I am all Sora has left…
Axel cleared the coast for me. I must do it right.
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"She's right, Sora. I'm not supposed to be in this picture."
How painful it is. If my heart truly does not exist, why is it that I am feeling such pain, such sorrow?
"I was so lonely… that I beckoned you here… but your heart, I had to…"
Mess with it, toy it around, leave it a crumbling mess…
But you're strong, Sora. Your heart is stronger than anyone else's. Your heart will quickly recover…
…as long as you realize the one most special to you…
"Call out to it, Sora! Remember who is most important to you!"
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"Naminé, it's not you."
Yes, Sora, it's not me.
You will heal from this great wound I caused you… but now, I shall have to break another heart…
"STOP! Riku!"
The replica crumbled.
Everything is going terribly wrong…
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Sora, why?
Why… how can you just forgive me like this? And further ask me to… be happy?
You're so sweet…
I will fix everything, Sora. I promise.
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Truly, I never thought my summoning of Sora here would have led me to meet such wonderful people.
"All right, it's in my journal. 'Thank Naminé.'"
"Good night, Naminé."
Jiminy, Donald, Goofy…
Sora…
"The way I felt was no lie, Naminé."
"I'll find you after I wake up, and we'll be friends for real. Promise me, Naminé."
"I won't forget. Even if you take apart the chain of memories in my heart, the links will stay there. This memory will always be inside me somewhere."
"I'll see you again, Naminé. A promise is a promise."
Good night, Sora.
It's time to get back to the drawing board.
"Fading memories... reconstructed memories... and a dream - a dream of you in a world without you"
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Sora needs many friends. That is where he draws his power from.
Then of course, it will not do to let his friends fall.
"Both light and darkness will make you stronger, Riku."
You are the other most important person to Sora, Riku. Don't push away your darkness, follow it, and it will show you to the friends you miss.
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Excellent choice, Riku.
"I told him to take care of Kairi, and here he is taking a nap. Can't chew him out if I'm sleeping too."
You will defeat the Ansem residing in you, Riku. Both light and darkness will show you the way.
Then, you shall begin the long and difficult journey to Dawn.
"Walking this road without you to remake forgotten promises and meet you at road's end"
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My Other still lives, of that I am certain.
However, there is much work to be done before I could return to her.
Please give me some time, Kairi.
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The High Priestess – Naminé
End notes: If it was major suckage, I so apologize.
Well, I actually didn't plan to split it into 2 parts, but I got really tired after writing the CoM events, and I really doubt my readers would like to experience more fatigue than necessary.
Part II would probably be much shorter (like this one wasn't already short enough), since Naminé does not have much of a role there (albeit more importance than Kairi, I really wonder what Square was thinking). And since I already planted all my Sora-loving in this chapter, her part II would probably be more focused on Roxie-poo.
God I am going mad.
II. The High Priestess – Non-action, Intuition, Mystery, Silence, Contemplation, Discretion, Sensitivity.
More in part II!
