Wow, this story has taken off a lot faster than I thought it would. Who would've thought? Heh, anyway before I begin, I want to say I own neither Kingdom Hearts nor Soul Eater. Also, special props go to: Eleanor's Darkness, , Torataro, all of whom added this story to their favorites, and warrior of six blades, High Prince Gasket, webidolchiu94, and the anonymous reviewer "RAwr," all of whom, you guessed it, reviewed. This stuff keeps me writing folks, though now that I'm back in school things might slow down. Anyway, thanks for reading, and now…..on with the show…writing…whatever.
Sora stepped up to the mission board with Donald and Goofy close behind, and Light walking at his side. Maka, Soul, and their friends Black Star and Tsubaki, were pondering over the numerous papers adorning the large bulletin board.
"A lot of missions in Death City…" said Tsubaki timidly, her eyes slowly scanning the board. She was tall, taller than the people around her. The only person that seemed to match her height was Goofy, in fact. Her black hair was tied up in a pony tail, but the pony tail was still long enough to reach all the way down her back. She wore a pale yellow outfit with a long skirt end with a slit down the side. The shirt part of the outfit had a yellow star on the right part of the chest. Over the shirt and around her neck she wore a dark brown scarf, which matched the dark brown stocking she wore on her right leg, which was revealed by the slit in the skirt. She also wore a grey riveted sash that wrapped around her waist twice, the second time hanging down at an angle, and a pair of white boots. Her blue eyes were looking up at the board with worry as she traced a finger over the letters of one of the pieces of paper. That is, she was before Black Star snatched it unceremoniously and said, "Good, that just means more souls for me! They won't be able to handle my greatness anyway! Nyaahahahaaha!"
Black Star had spiky, bright blue hair that slightly resembled a star. He was well toned, because of his constant training, and he had green eyes. He wore a sleeveless black shirt with the collar popped, making it look kind of like a funnel, and on the collar are two riveted strips of grey material that extend from the collar to the breast of the shirt. Over the collar was a strip of cloth, also riveted, that wrapped around his neck like a scarf, and his belt was seemingly the same. His pants were white until they reached the knee, and then they turned black. The pants stopped just above his black and silver boots, each one adorned with a star on the toe. On his hands he wore grey fingerless gloves with heavy wrist weights on each, as well as a strip of cloth across each hand, each of which was adorned with yet another star. Lastly, he had a tattoo in the shape of a star on his right shoulder, which was a shade or so lighter than his actual skin color.
"Hey guys," Sora started somewhat timidly, trying to fit in, "What are you doing?" Next to him Light stepped forward and said, with almost no emotion, "The mission board," then, she slowly and methodically reached out and plucked one from the board, saying, "This one will be sufficient practice. You'll have to get used to a whole new method of fighting." Then, she began to walk away, probably to notify Lord Death that they would be taking the mission or something. It was Soul that addressed Sora first, who was staring after her.
"Uh, Sora?"
"Huh?"
"Staring after girls isn't all that cool, man."
"Oh, sorry…eheh…" replied Sora, scratching the back of his head in embarrassment, "I was just thinking." Donald and Goofy shared a knowing glance, and then the pair began to laugh. Sora frowned and looked back and forth between the two, then asked, "What? Is there something on my face?"
"You could say that," replied Maka, joining in the laughter with her new friends. After a few seconds she regained her composure and said, "It's weird though. She seems like such a nice girl…but when she talks she seems…like a doll almost. And when I try to peek at her soul….all I see is an intense light. Is she okay?" Sora hadn't prepared a response to this question. In actuality, this was a question that had been on his mind as well.
"Ah…she's just shy is all…" was his response to the first part of her question, then said, "And…the light…ah…"
"The light is her soul…wave…uh…" Goofy helped, trying to remember the last word. Donald finished for him by saying, "Wavelength!"
"Uh, yeah, the light is her Soul Wavelength!"
"Huh," said Soul, looking between the two, "that sounds...very unlikely. You sure you're telling the truth?" There was silence while the trio looked at each other nervously, trying to come up with something to say, when Maka finally huffed and said, "Oh, Soul stop it!" The albino looked over at his partner with a look that bordered fear (fear of a Maka Chop, most likely) and said, "C'mon Maka, doesn't it just seem a little suspicious to you?"
"No, and it wouldn't matter anyway because Lord Death trusts them, and that's enough for me!" She glared at him for a moment, and finally he backed down, and she plucked one of the papers from the board and walked away victoriously. Soul glanced at Sora and said, "Women, huh?" before he followed, leaving Sora and the others with Black Star and Tsubaki.
"So, we've never been actually introduced, my name is…" Sora began, extending a hand to the blue haired ninja, but he was interrupted as the boy burst out in laughter and cried, "NYAAHAAHAA! Of course you want to know MY name!"
"Uh…"
"That's right! I'm sure even you've heard about me, alien! I AM THE ONE AND ONLY BLACK STAR!" Sora looked at his friends, mouthing, "Alien?" to which they merely shrugged. Meanwhile, Black Star continued his rant, while his partner looked at them apologetically and said, "Sorry about that. He's like this around others. Weird, at home he's so much calmer. Oh, and about the alien thing…"
"It's really no problem, Soul thinks the same thing…anyway, we've never really been introduced; I'm Sora, a Meister, and this is Goofy, a Weapon. And this is Donald."
"A Duck Wizard," Donald said, extending his wing, which Tsubaki shook and smiled, saying, "Yes, I know who you guys are. Maka told us about how you summoned lightning, and how Goofy's shield was strong enough to withstand a direct attack from Soul. You guys are pretty strong, it seems. I'm Tsubaki Nakatsukasa, and that…where'd he go?" Looking behind her, Tsubaki noticed that Black Star had indeed vanished, but his gloating could be heard somewhere nearby. She gave a curt little nod and said, "Anyway, pleased to meet you…I need to go find him. Bye." Then, she was gone, leaving the three alone. It wasn't long before Light returned, and she turned her golden eyes to him, saying, "Time to go do our mission, Sora, Donald, Goofy." Her voice was just as emotionless as it was moments before, and Sora felt a pang in his heart, something he hadn't been expecting. "She's so cold…like she doesn't even have a heart at all…"
Less than half an hour later, Sora found himself surrounded by Soldier Heartless alongside Donald and Goofy. Light had yet to transform. Apparently, this group of Heartless was responsible for taking quite a few "souls," as the hearts were called in this world. Sora looked over to light and said, "Transform so we can take these guys out!" She seemed to ignore him, and merely stepped forward. She raised a hand to the sky and a ball of red light appeared in her palm, followed by another, and then another, until in her hand was a larger ball of swirling ball of red beams, and at their center was the initial ball of light. Sora, Donald and Goofy looked on in awe as she turned to them and, still with hardly any emotion, said, "I'm sure you recognize this attack. This is my power, as the Keyblade." Then, she looked back at the Heartless swarming closer and closer to them and said, "Ragnarok." The beams exploded around them, flying every which way, and each finding their mark, destroying the Heartless that they came into contact with. When all was said and done, the swarm was gone, leaving only a large group of glowing red spheres.
"Light…that…was amazing!" Sora said as she stepped back to her comrades, her face blank and expressionless. She looked around at the souls around them, and said, "These hearts…or souls…will disappear soon. That was only a portion of my power. My true strength lies with the Bearer that wields me…you Sora." Then, there was a flash of gold light, and she was gone, replaced instead by the Keyblade, embedded in the street. Sora grabbed the hilt and felt the familiar surge of power jolt through his arm.
"The battle is far from over, Sora!" Light said, her face appearing in the rounded surface of the Keyblade before she was gone, and when Sora looked up, he saw more Soldiers appearing in the street, as well as lesser Shadow Heartless and Large Body's. The main thing that caught Sora's attention was the large, devil looking Heartless behind them all, with small black wings, glowing yellow eyes, and a large, double edged sword in its hand. From the looks of things, it was the one calling the shots…if Heartless could call the shots at all.
"Okay guys that one looks like the leaders…think you guys can take care of the little guys for a while?" Sora asked his friends, who both nodded, then Donald stepped forward and said, "Watch this, my magic is so much stronger here!" Then, he began to spin his staff around, and Sora just had to ask, "Uh, Donald…what are you doing?"
"Just watch," the duck said smugly, then turned to the Heartless that had gotten so much closer, and said, "FIRE!" Flames gathered around the top of the staff, and then he did a spin of his own and swung the staff much like a golf club. Rather than the typical ball of fire that he normally casted, fire erupted in a line, maybe five feet wide, underneath the Heartless' feet, burning them down and carving a path for Sora, who watched with fascination. He didn't have long to stare at his companions might for long, however, because Goofy had soon pulled him into action and was bashing foes left and right while he pulled Sora along, their target obvious. Soon, Sora began to charge on his own, felling foe after foe with the Keyblade. He knew what Goofy was planning, and just a lightning fell down in front of them (it looked more like a wall of flickering lights) and disappeared, Goofy skidded to a stop and held his shield-arm above his head, giving Sora a platform which quickly made use of, jumping and landing on one foot on the shield, then forcing himself into a higher jump with the help of a powerful push from Goofy. The result was Sora being tossed high into the sky, high above the enemy Heartless. Sora began flipping in midair (ignoring the dizzy feeling he was getting) while holding the Keyblade out. As he fell, the demon-like Heartless came up to greet him, and their blades clashed, the Heartless strong enough to keep Sora airborne. Sora glared at his opponent before breaking free from the encounter, falling to the ground and landing in a crouch. The Heartless floated down in front of him, never making contact with the ground.
"Sora we're coming to help!" he heard a female voice say, and when he looked behind him, he saw Maka, alongside Donald and Goofy, fighting her way through the seemingly never ending mob of Heartless. He caught a glimpse of Soul smirking in the blade, and he heard him say, "Don't go dying before we get there!" before he was brought back down into the fray. Sora smirked and looked back at his opponent, who hadn't moved an inch, as if it were waiting for him to attack.
"Huh…I've never seen a Heartless wait for someone to attack before…this thing is different than a normal Heartless…I wonder why."
"Because of me," came a woman's voice from the shadows, dark and snake-like. When he looked he saw a blonde woman stepping out from an alleyway, her hands folded across her chest. Sora noticed that she was wearing an Organization XIII cloak, and that her hair was twisted where it came down on her chest. Also, he noticed that her eyes were yellow and snake-like, and what appeared to be a purplish-black bolt of lightning was protruding from her widely smiling lips. Sora held his blade at the ready and said, "And who are you? The newest member of the Organization or something?" It wasn't the woman who answered, but Maka, who was suddenly next to him and holding her weapon at the ready.
"Medusa! What are you doing in Death City?" she cried angrily, her thoughts going back to when she had first battled Crona, and the wound he had received that day. It was all this woman's fault.
"It's good to see you too, Maka…Soul," Medusa replied, her smile widening a bit before she said, "As for what I'm doing here, it's…just a little experiment. Oh, and Keybearer? No I'm not their newest member, but they did give me what I need, and they told me ALL about you."
"What are you talking about?" asked Sora and Soul at the same time, Sora more with anger and Soul with sheer curiosity…and maybe the slightest hint of mistrust.
"Oh, you know what I'm talking about, Keybearer. I know why you've come to this world, but there's too much talking going on, and I've got a Kishin to revive, so goodbye. I doubt we'll be seeing each other again." Then, just as soon as she had appeared, she was gone, probably through a Dark Corridor. At about the same time the Heartless, which had not moved the entire time, attacked, bringing its blade down inches from the two Meisters, who both leapt back automatically and faced their opponent. Sora looked back to see more Heartless appearing behind them, but Donald and Goofy were busy taking care of that, so he was able to turn his attention to the Heartless, which was once again coming toward them.
"Let's go, Soul! Soul Resonance!"
"Yeah, we'll kill this thing in one shot!" Soul replied before both of them began yelling, and Sora could feel the power beginning to radiate off them, before the blade of the scythe exploded with energy and the blade enlarged and began to glow with an incandescent multi-colored light. With two long strides, Maka was standing before the creature, and with one strong swing brought it down, crying "WITCH HUNTER!" as the Heartless blocked the attack with its own dark weapon. Maka was surprised that they were evenly matched, and neither could gain any ground. Maka sent Sora a look that said, "Don't just stand there," before being pushed back a little.
"Should we try that?" asked Sora, to which Light replied, "It couldn't hurt, though I think you'll find you've used the technique before. Just resonate your soul with me."
"Right…" Sora said, unsure about how to proceed. He closed his eyes and concentrated, trying to feel out with his heart (or soul, he didn't know) for his partner, and it wasn't long before he found her. He had expected to feel the power of a heart, but instead he felt a kind of warmth, like sunshine, spreading through him, and if he had been watching he would see that the Keyblade was glowing with pure light, and it was spreading, enveloping his entire form. He heard Light say, "Get ready," and, as if by instinct, Sora opened his eyes and cried, "SOUL RESONANCE!" All at once, power surged through him, and he felt his feet come off the ground. There was a flash of light before Sora was on the move, his clothes now themed with a blue color, his feet, never touching the ground as he flew forward, holding the Keyblade before him as it blasted blue beams of energy at the Heartless, which had disengaged itself from Maka and was blocking blow after blow from her scythe, while the shots riddled it's body, doing very little damage. Each blast that hit the Heartless sent blood onto the street.
"Wait…" thought Sora, circling around to get a few more shots in, "I've never seen a Heartless bleed…what's going on?" As if, reading his thoughts, he heard Maka cry, "This thing has Black Blood! Be careful Sora, it can protect itself using the blood!" Maka's statement was made true when she got a true hit, the blade of her Witch Hunter technique barely sinking in.
"Sora, use the power of the light to dispel the darkness. Only you can defeat this enemy," Light said, her voice never wavering. She knew exactly what needed to be done, and so did he. While the Heartless was distracted, pulling Maka's weapon from its side and destroying the Witch Hunter (and forcing Soul into his human form with its power) Sora darted forward, hearing faintly the cries of his companions as they watched him fly forward, knowing that in their current predicament they wouldn't be able to stop this rash attack. The Heartless turned to face him, but Sora barely noticed, as he was gathering all his power into the Keyblade, which was beginning to glow again, and with one last burst of speed he slashed, just barely being missed as the blade came crashing down behind him. He felt little resistance as the Keyblade cut through his opponent, which disappeared in a cloud of darkness. The remaining Black Blood within the creature fell to the ground all at once, and the battle was over.
"Sora, that was amazing. Your Demon Key can cut through the Black Blood?" he heard Maka ask as Light returned to her human form and his clothes returned to their normal color. He smiled and gave her a thumbs up, saying, "The Keyblade can cut through any darkness, Black Blood or not!" Behind them, the remaining Heartless simply disappeared without a trace, which confirmed Sora's suspicions and left Donald and Goofy looking around in confusion. They were obviously tired, but they smiled and gave Sora matching thumbs ups before they began gathering the souls of their defeated enemies. There were at least thirty.
"So, uh…what are we supposed to do with their souls?" asked Goofy, poking at one tentatively.
"Well, they're all Kishin Eggs," Soul began as he stepped up to them, his signature smirk plastered on his somewhat battle weary face, "I'd say we eat 'em." Then, he grabbed one and held it above his head, opening his mouth wide, but was stopped by Light, who grabbed his arm and took it, saying, "No. These aren't Kishin Eggs, Soul. They're the captured souls of the departed."
"So they're like normal human souls? Then why are they red?"
"They've been corrupted by darkness. Only I, the Keyblade, can send them off," then, with a twirl of her hand, small points of light appeared at the tips of her fingers, and she began to slowly work her way around the area, touching each soul she came across. With each soul the light came into contact with, there was a flash of light before the soul floated away into the sky and disappeared. Sora, who was now standing with his friends, leaned over and whispered into Donald's ear, "Hearts behave so much differently on this world, I wonder what else is different." Once she was done, Light stepped up to her "partner" and said, "Time to go. It's been a long day," and they were off. As they walked, Soul calmly stated, "You have some explaining to do, Sora, specifically about this "Organization XIII" that Medusa was talking about." Sora knew that this was coming, and he knew that, if Organization XIII was involved, he didn't have a choice. After nodding to his companions, he began.
The Death Room
Lord Death watched the fading image of Sora quietly. Stein was standing nearby, and after a slow drag from his cigarette he said, "The Black Blood. It seems that she can infect the Heartless with it. And I didn't like the look of that cloak she was wearing, either." Lord Death looked back at the doctor and said, "Yes, it seems Organization XIII is interfering with our world as well. No doubt they've been opening up pathways for her to move around Death City undetected…we'll have to be careful. No doubt she's after the Kishin." Stein clicked the screw in his head before saying, "And what about the Keybearer? Isn't he interfering in our world?" Lord Death didn't answer for a few moments, pondering on what he was to say, before he stated slowly, "The Keybearer…fights for the light against the Heartless," then, he turned completely around and said joyously, "So we can let it slide this time. After all, he is a "student," isn't he?" Stein chuckled at this and said, "That's true, but what if he fails to find the Keyhole. Worse, what if he has to face the Kishin?"
"Well…if he does…I have faith that he will prevail."
Terrible ending I know. Next chapter is going to be better I hope. Enjoy.
