Risa stood at the window, her usual morning apple in hand. It had been weeks since she'd seen Ventus and the others and she was started to get a bit worried. She still could not shake that feeling that something bad happened to them or was about to happen and she needed to find out what.
Risa was about to turn away from the window when something caught her eye in the distance. She glanced back through the window and saw something strange coming from the Keyblade Graveyard. Dark clouds were forming there and the trees around the house began blowing violently from the wind. Risa dropped her apple and summoned her Keyblade, rushing to the door without a word, not even giving Lea a chance to say anything to her as she ran as quickly as she could in the direction of the Keyblade Graveyard.
Once she arrived, Risa paused for a moment, that bad feeling she had suddenly intensified and almost knocked her off her feet. She reached up to put her hand to her head, trying to stop something that was causing her head to ache as she got closer. Risa gritted her teeth to fight the pain as she shook her head to stop the feeling that was overwhelming her. She opened one eye and glanced out into the distance, a look of shock on her fact at what she saw.
Xehanort stood on the stop of a large stone ledge, above the Keyblade Graveyard, with a figure in suit of armor whom he was holding by the head. Risa squinted to get a better look, soon realizing it was Ventis. She watched in horror as ice began to form all over his helmet and armor, the ice quickly consuming his entire body. Xehanort then tossed Ventis' body down, as if he was just something to be disposed of. Risa quickly rushed forward, now ignoring the pain in her head, afraid for her friends life.
When she got there, Aqua had Ventus in her arms, his body still completely covered in some kind of ice magic. Risa rushed over and knelt down beside them.
"Ventus! Are you alright?!" she exclaimed, putting her hand under his head, the only part that wasn't covered in armor now. Ventus glanced over at her, unable to say a word. Risa frowned and glanced up in the direction of Xehanort who was above them, gritting her teeth in anger.
As she stood up, the ground began to shake slightly, almost knocking her off balance. Xehanort stood with one hand up, a small ball of dark light forming in his hand. It soon shot up from his hand and disappeared into the clouds. Suddenly the clouds began to darken, parting at the center, revealing a moon that was in the shape of a heart.
Somewhere nearby, Terra pulled off his helmet and stood up, glaring up in the direction of where Xehanort stood, accompanied by the masked boy. He gritted his teeth and summoned his bike, quickly rushing up towards them, landing in front of them as his armor dissipated as well as his bike, Terra now being in his regular outfit.
"My friend Ven-you tell me Xehanort, what did you do to him?!" he exclaimed, his hand reaching out to summon his Keyblade, a look of pure anger on his face. Xehanort grinned evilly as put his hands behind his back as if in contemplation.
"Why, I did him a favor and freed the darkness inside him. Alas, poor Ventus never had the fortitude for such strenuous trials" he replied unchalantely. Terra glared as he shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Xehanort!" he growled as he rushed forward in Xehanort's direction. Risa watched the scene before her, knowing she couldn't just sit there and watch. She glanced over at Aqua who looked back at her, a look of concern on her face. Risa frowned and placed a single kiss on Ventus' forehead, whispering something into his ear.
"I'll be back for you" she promised him as she stood up, her grip tightening on her Keyblade. She pointed her Keyblade in the direction of the ground as a light began to emit from it, shooting off somewhere nearby, a motorcycle like vehicle forming from within. Risa quickly hopped on, a suit of armor soon forming around her as she shot up in the direction of where Xehanort and Terra were fighting.
When she got up to them, she quickly hopped off her bike, the helmet from her armor soon fading away, the rest of the armor still remaining. Risa glared angrily, not believing that her father could hurt such an innocent child. She clenched her Keyblade tighter and rushed over in Terra's direction, raising her Keyblade up over her head, as if to strike Xehanort. Her Keyblade was soon met by another, stopping her in her tracks.
Before her stood another figure with the same outfit as the masked boy, but slightly shorter in height and more feminine. The figure quickly pushed her away with their Keyblade, causing her to fall back slightly, but she managed to retain her balance. Risa gritted her teeth and her eyes widened as she looked in the direction of the figure, the figure having removed their helmet, revealing to be Gillian, her sister.
"I can't let you do that, sister" Gillian said, tossing her helmet aside. "I can't let you hurt father" she said, her Keyblade still in hand. Risa straightened herself and stared at her sister in disbelief. She could not believe her sister was on Xehanort's side the entire time. She had always been told growing up that she had a lot of darkness inside her, but now she soon realized, it was in fact her sister who did.
"How could you do this, Gillian? After what father did to us?!" Risa exclaimed, tears forming in her eyes. Gillian shrugged and twirled her Keyblade in hand, watching her sister with a look of disgust on her face as she ignored Risa's question.
"You were always the weak one, Risa. No wonder father liked me more" she spat, clearly trying to hurt her sister. Risa glared and held her Keyblade tighter, ready to fight her sister if she had to.
"Move aside, Gillian. This is between him and I. I don't want to hurt you" Risa warned. Gillian rolled her eyes and stopped spinning her Keyblade in her hand, pausing to tighten her grip.
"If you want him, you'll have to go through me first" she said as she rushed forward.
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They fought for what seemed like forever, having ended their fight on the bottom of the ledge where Xehanort still stood, in battle with Terra. Both girls struck at the same time, both their Keyblade's missing each other, as they touched each others chest, knocking each other back. Risa fell onto her back, gasping for air as she was struck down. She slowly sat up and held her chest, watching as Gillian did the same. The look of anger soon fading on both girls, as they saw both of them were bleeding.
"Risa, I am so sorry" Gillian said as she winced in pain, holding her chest as she moved to get closer to her sister. Risa winced in pain and did the same, soon both girls now beside each other. Risa and Gillian locked hands together, tears flowing from both of their eyes.
"It's alright, Gillian. I know this wasn't your fault" Risa said, as more tears flowed down their faces. Isaac appeared behind them as he knelt down beside them, a look of concern on his face.
"What happened?! I heard an explosion so I rushed over here! You guys are bleeding!" he exclaimed, suddenly realizing there was pools of blood forming on the ground from each of them. Risa glanced at Isaac a small smile on her face.
"We're fine Isaac. Please go help Terra and the others, okay? Also tell Lea I love him" she said as she lay back on the ground, staring up at the sky. Risa held onto Gillian's hand still, both girls staring up at the sky as they watched the bright heart shaped moon together. Risa and Gillian glanced over at each other, not saying a word as they both closed their eyes for the last time.
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10 years later...
Two men wandered the streets of the Dark City, having just come back for their mission. They wanted to relax before reporting back to their boss who was always hard on them. One of the figures, reached his hands up over his head, resting his hands on the back of his red mane of hair as he stared up at the dark sky. The other figure brushed the blue strands from his eyes, silently following after his friend.
"Hey, you want to go get some Sea Salt Ice cream, Saix?" the red haired figure said, pausing to look at his friend. Saix glanced over at his friend and rolled his eyes playfully.
"You are so addicted to that stuff. I still don't know why you like it, Axel" he replied, shoving his hands into his pockets, "if you want to go I'll come I guess" Saix said. Axel grinned and rushed forward suddenly, leaving Saix behind. Saix watched his friend rush off and shook his head, following after him at a normal pace.
Axel paused suddenly, feeling a dark chill in the air. He glanced in the direction of the dark alley way where he had stopped, waiting for Saix to catch up. Saix caught up and looked at his friend with a concerned look on his face.
"What is it Axel? he asked, looking in the direction of where Axel was looking. Axel put a finger up to his lips, signalling for his friend to stay quiet as they made their way silently towards the dark alley. Axel paused when he saw two figures leaning against the side of the alleyway, clearly both passed out and they were surrounded by dark creatures who were slowly getting closer to them.
"Heartless!" Axel suddenly shouted as his weapons quickly appeared in his hands, his weapons of choice: two flame chakrams. Before the creatures could react, he tossed both of them, easily disposing of the creatures with one toss. When he was certain he had gotten all of them, his weapons disappeared and her rushed over to the two figures. Saix knelt down beside Axel who was now kneeling down beside them.
"Are they hurt?" he asked. a look of concern on his face. Axel quickly examined them, soon realizing both figures were female and looked familiar to him. He frowned, looking at the figure with orange hair who had her eyes closed and was leaning her head on the girl with dark colored hair, both with intertwined hands.
Axel paused, soon realizing who they were. It was Risa and Gillian. He thought they had died, but now sat in front of him. He touched Risa's cheek softly, tears forming in the corner of his eyes, a look of relief on his face.
"Risa, wake up" he said softly. Risa slowly opened her eyes, a blank look on her face. The usual light in her eyes gone, replaced by a zombie-like look. She glanced in Axel's direction, not saying a word to him, but just stared. Axel frowned and stood up, motioning for Saix to carry Gillian as he helped Risa to her feet. Risa followed him like a zombie, staring at the ground blankly, followed by Saix who had Gillian over his shoulder.
Axel walked inside, his arm around Risa's waist as he paused, deciding he needed to see Xemnas. He led them into the throne room, stopping in the middle of the room. Axel looked up at the tallest chair of the room where Xemnas sat.
"What is the meaning of this, Axel? Who are these two?" Xemnas questioned, soon disappearing from hsi throne in a puff of darkness and appearing in front of them. He quickly examined each girl, faint memories soon appearing in his mind.
Xemnas' face soon turned from a look of anger and confusion to a look of pleasure. "Axel, Saix, bring these two to their rooms" he told them, turning away from them once again. Axel nodded and did as he was told, leading Risa and Gillian out of the room. Axel paused when he heard Xemnas' voice from behind him.
"They are now Rose and Okami from now on" he told Axel before disappearing back to his original spot on his throne. Axel nodded and led them to their respective room, Saix taking Gillian, now Okami, to her room. Axel helped Rose into a similar outfit to his own, a dark jacket with zippers on the front, before helping her into the bed and covered her with a blanket.
"Sleep well, Rose" he whispered before placing a soft kiss on her forehead, turning to lead the room. Axel paused when he heard a voice from behind him and glanced back, Rose now sitting up in the bed.
"I missed you, Lea" she whispered softly. Axel's expression softened as he turned towards her, still in the door way.
"I missed you, too. The names Axel now, okay? Got it memorized?" he told her as he pointed to his head. A small smile formed on her face as she lay back down on the bed, resting her head on her pillow.
"I love you, Axel" she said as her eyes slowly closed again, Rose soon drifting off to sleep.
