Aqua wasn't tiring of dancing. Her feet never ached, her body never seemed fatigued. She danced and danced and danced. Terra seemed satisfied to watch her, or chat with Ventus. Ventus was scatterbrained in a doting sense, always worried about something, somewhere, and speeding off at the blink of an eye.

And so Aqua danced. She didn't know what else to do. Rhythmically her waves beat against the shore with soothing whispers, and rhythmically the land was lulled into peace. And rhythmically the sand and shells and seafoam began coalescing into a being of the sea itself.

Aqua didn't stop dancing, but she did grow confused as the waves stopped listening to her. She cast her gaze down the shore to see Kairi, the true ruler of the sea, striding towards her. The waves gathered around her, seashells in her ruby hair rang like bells, her eyes were deep and ever-shifting like sapphires.

Aqua was surprised when Kairi joined her dance. Kairi lunged and leapt and ran with an unhesitant and uncontrolled freedom that was fresh next to Aqua's smoother gestures. Kairi was wild, and dancing only for herself. Aqua tried showing her how to dance her way but Kairi always corrupted it into her own forms and rhythms. But even with such untamed and unexpected dancing, there was beauty. Aqua couldn't tear her gaze away and even Terra glanced over to watch the neophyte goddess.

Kairi danced so passionately that the waves rolled and frothed and beat against the shore with a sudden fervor that none could contain. A second god rose from the depths of the earth; Riku. Riku was trailed by plants winding in his footsteps as he went to investigate as to who dared to interrupt his sleep, and he was stunned by Kairi's passionate grace.

Immediately he desired for Kairi to be his and his alone.

A chase began, Riku running after Kairi and disrupting the harmony that had been held so far. As Kairi ran out to sea Riku brought up more land to chase her, completely set on his goal. Aqua continued dancing in mute terror as Terra slowly began resuming his wrath. Ventus tried catching Riku but his winds became too wild from the storms that followed Kairi.

Ages of peace unraveled by mere desire.

However, one little cloud still hung in the air and completely at ease. It rolled over, revealing to a young and sleeping god the chaos below. He wiped at his eyes and blearily observed his fellows below. He rose and his cloud lowered to the earth below to settle the havoc.

And then the god- Sora -saw Kairi himself. To say he was instantly smitten would be an understatement. Sora repealed his advancement and gathered more clouds and forced them together and agitated them into the fiercest storms. He sent them after Riku with a smug smile.

Riku was separated from his desire by the storms, and in a fit of rage he retaliated against Sora by choking the air with dust and growing mountains into the sky. Sora tried covering the mountains with clouds, but Riku responded by growing them so tall even clouds couldn't hide their peak. Sora couldn't keep up, and in return he beat the land with storms to rival Kairi's.

Kairi, while the young gods squabbled, returned to her post to rejoin Aqua in her dancing. She was glad Sora had come to give Riku a distraction so he would stop chasing her. However, Aqua began thinking. Terra was pacified once more, but it was clear Sora and Riku were ready for battle.

Aqua stopped dancing.

And in doing so, Terra's wrath returned.

The whole world fell silent as Terra ripped himself from the earth and resumed his hunt for Xehanort. Gods and Goddesses watched as Terra roared Xehanort's crime of neglect, and slowly one by one they stopped squabbling with each other and rose arm in arm to defend themselves. Riku with Riku losing his eye while taking part of Xehanort's power and sealing it away within his sleeve. Sora became a judicious commander who lead the others when Terra cleared the way. Aqua, Ventus, and Kairi were invaluable in buying them time for the the more war-waging gods.

War waged for eons, but eventually Xehanort was sealed away deep in the earth. Ventus blew his winds into the seal to maintain it, but without them he fell into the deepest of slumbers. With those slumbers dreams came into the world. His sacrifice was honored as the remaining gods began recollecting themselves from the turbulent waves of war.

But it was Terra- sobered by his vengeance being fulfilled -who realized seals did not last forever. After ensuring Aqua was aware of his love and gratitude to her, he went to Riku and passed his title as King of the Land to him. With these acts completed he dove into the seal to either defeat Xehanort with his last breath or contain him until the end of time.

Aqua wept with loss, creating rivers and floods without end.

So many plans all brought to a hollow victory.


Sorry for leaving this sitting so long! kinda writer blocked, ya know?