Let's Play Dark Souls!
Summary: Sora, Riku and Kairi play one of the hardest games out there! What can possibly go wrong!?
Chapter 10
Broken Rage
After their hardest boss yet, the trio had decided if Artorias was ANY indication, they needed to upgrade their gear. So, they decided to grind for souls after they used the ones gained from Artorias to level up and then meetup back in the DLC garden.
Riku: 'Okay, we ready for this?'.
Kairi: ' I guess so-oh come on!'.
Once again a darkmoon knight had invaded the party, under the name "Immagonnagetcha65624".
Riku: 'These invader names are getting stupider'.
The invader wore the bandit set of armour using an axe and small shield, but for whatever reason they just kept half guarding, as if they were taunting the two. Riku groaned in annoyance, a troll player again, while Kairi finally summoned Sora.
Except unlike Riku who was just plain Riku, Sora was in a golden light and he did a gesture.
Then, before they could ask, suddenly Sora literally tossed a bolt of lightning at the invader and one shot killed them.
Sora: 'PRAISE THE SUN!'.
Riku/Kairi: '…WHAT THE HELL!?'.
Sora: 'I joined the Sun Bros and got lightning!'.
Riku: 'How do we join?'.
Sora: 'How high is your faith?'.
Kairi: 'Fourteen?'.
Riku: 'Nine'.
Sora: 'Twenty-five!'.
Kairi: '…fires cooler'.
With that, they all ventured forth into the forests, ready for anything and everything.
Then they got invaded…again.
Kairi: 'Oh my god!'.
They managed to slay the invader without dying but they've used a good deal of healing potions so there was that. But that didn't stop them, they kept moving on slaying one stone giant before they encountered the gardeners again, carrying large scissors.
Riku: 'Look out guys, he's going for our hairs'.
This was meant to be a jest, as Riku was used to getting his own cut by himself regularly, and he didn't remember the last time Sora ever got his cut. Kairi only a few months ago since it was reduced to a shorter length now into a small bob cut.
That said the other two…didn't take it as a joke.
Sora ran the gardener through and viciously murdered them and kicked their remains off the cliff. He huffed and unknowing to the other two, patted his soft spiky locks lovingly.
Sora: 'Nobody is touching my haircut with scissors! Nobody!'.
Riku: 'Tell it to those guys currently running at you'.
Riku gestured the trio of failed barbers, running at the party…until several pillars of fire rose from the ground and incinerated them all.
Kairi: 'NO ONE TOUCHES MY HAIR! I'll burn you all!'.
Riku wasn't sure who he should be more worried for, Kairi or Sora. Either way, they explored of the wood, so far finishing off most of the enemies and eventually gaining a decent amount of souls to upgrade their equipment. They returned back to the blacksmith to get their gear to their highest levels, except for Kairi.
Riku: 'Kairi for god sake will you invest your souls in armour?'.
Kairi: 'NO! My robes aren't good for defence! I'm not wasting souls on it!'.
Riku: 'THEN WEAR SOMETHING ELSE!'.
Kairi: 'ALL MY ARMOURS ARE TOO HEAVY!'.
Riku: 'THAN INVEST IN ENDURANCE!'.
Kairi: 'NO!'.
Sora: 'YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL EYES!'.
Kairi: '…thank you…'.
After that argument, the boy invested into upgrading their armour to maximum capacity, along with new weapons. Riku finally equipped the Black Knight great sword with a shield that replenishes his stamina at a faster rate, and Sora, fully maxed out Drake Sword, carried Havel's shield with little to no trouble.
Kairi earlier had upgrade her pyromancy flame to max, purchased a few items but kept a large bounty of souls for herself. With everyone's armour upgraded (bar Kairi) and weapons ready to slaughter to their full potential, they returned to the DLC garden and where they struggled against Artorias. They exited the arena and found themselves in the once proud city of Oolacile.
Oolacile Township was the next area for them to explore (and die repeatedly), with it being mostly clustered with easy to fall and die, with crafty enemies.
Also? Invaders.
Kairi: 'AGAIN!?'.
Riku: 'They're never gonna leave you alone!'.
This time it was an NPC invader that ran at them, throwing daggers at them all. Sora parried the attacks using his shield, which did little to his stamina and not even harm him. Sora stuck twice and killed the invader.
Sora: '…I LOVE MY SWORD!'.
Riku: 'Well that went well- OH FOR FUCK SAKE!'.
Another invader…and it was a player this time.
And to add insult to injury, this one was wearing the Havel set, carried Smough's hammer and a dark knight shield. And? He can roll fast too. Not risking it for a biscuit, they all rushed in to strike, but…that Havel looking invader used the miracle spell "Force", which true to the name, used a powerful blast to force everyone back…which meant he knocked them all off the bridge and to their doom…
You Died.
Riku: '…this is your fault Kairi'.
Kairi: '… *Growl*'.
One respawn later, they returned to Oolacile and the spot where they were murdered, this time keeping their eyes wide open for any more invasions. Venturing onwards into the ruined town, they encountered the local monsters that wanted their souls and blood.
Their speed alone was enough for the trio to slightly panic, plus they dealt a LOT of damage to Sora's health. Plus side though? VERY squishy beings, as in, easy to kill with one strike of a high-level weapons and a very angry Kairi fire ball of death.
Deeper in, carefully walking from a distances from the ledges, they went deeper into the city, where they encountered more of the speedy Oolacile residents, and along with their sorceresses. One of which casted a spell at Riku, which hit him and did tremendous damage. Before Riku could even swear at the giant bulbous headed monster, it's lifespan was cut short by a giant fire ball of misery, courtesy of Kairi.
Sora: 'Was the needed?'.
Kairi: 'Yes'.
Sora: '…you sure?'.
Kairi: 'Sora, are you annoyed I killed it?'.
Sora: 'Nope, nope! Happy out!'.
And so many call that boy an idiot…
Climbing down a flight of stairs, headed right around the building. They circled around said building, Kairi incinerated another resident, they found a "Orange Guidance Soapstone", which only gave them some light. (Foreshadowing). Through a doorway, they were attacked by another sorceress. Sadly for them they were struck by its magic, almost killing Kairi (which Riku didn't even hesitate to criticise her small vitality), and nearly knocking her off the ledge.
Riku managed to bring down the evil sorceress, and they proceeded downwards the stairs…and were ambushed by TWO sorceresses. And…one casted a spell that hit Sora, which nearly killed him. Also…they were invaded again.
Riku: 'WHAT!? WHY NOW!?'.
Kairi: 'WHY EVER!?'.
Another player from their gear, not to mention they pulled the dick move of "hiding behind the enemy to lure the others into the fray". They trio groaned in frustration, with the sorceresses firing nothing but spells and the invader constantly taunting them by mock guarding.
Sora: ' "Wonderbland4353" you jerk! Get over here and fight us!'.
Riku: 'Stop hiding behind the NPCs!'.
Kairi however remained silent, but her grip on her controller grew tighter, squeezing the plastic hard and even straining it.
Sora: 'Ok, I'll rush in and try to take out the sorceress on the left, Riku you wanna go for the one the right?'.
Riku: *sighes* 'Yeah…sure, why not? Kai, you can go pyro on the invader, yeah?'.
Kairi: '…sure…'.
So with their plan concocted, they acted upon it. Sora rushed in at the enemy on the left, shield raised up as he jogged as opposed to sprinted to conserve stamina. The two tossed magic at him, but this gave Riku a window of opportunity to attack now with the creature focused on Sora. The invader seemed to catch on their plan, for they ran towards Sora after he blocked both spells.
Kairi tossed the gigantic fire ball spell on them, detonating upon impact and dealing massive damage to them and the sorceress too. Riku managed to two-shot the first one, and with both enemies wounded, Sora managed to take them both down quick and easy.
Sora: 'HA! HA! Suck it!'.
Riku: 'That's what you get!'.
Kairi however, growled darkly.
They got invaded literally after the previous one had just vanished. Which caused the boys to groan in frustration.
Sora: 'WE JUST GOT RID OF THE LAST ONE!'.
But it got worse… for when one appeared, another joined, and then another.
Sora: '…you can't be serious…'.
Riku: 'WHAT. THE. FUCK. IS. THIS. BULLSHIT!?'.
Suffice to say…the fight was VERY one sided, for they were clearly more experienced players, had better gear, and apparently knew every single frame and pixel of the game cause the puppy lover kept back stabbing Riku, and the dual prince was a parrying pro, Sora couldn't even lay a hand on them. As for Kairi?
She was killed by the very element she loved…
You Died.
Sora: '…wow…'.
Riku: 'That was bullshit…god damn it'.
Strangely, Kairi had remained silent for the whole thing, which made the two forget their rage and replaced it with worry.
Sora: 'Kairi? Y-You ok?'.
Kairi…started to laugh. And it wasn't that wonderful laugh Sora loved (and may or may not have recorded once), nor was it the playful laughter they were familiar with. It was in fact a laughter that was closer to a person slowly losing their grip on the delicate mental requirement known as sanity, her laugh was growing louder and louder, and angrier.
Sora: 'Kairi…you're scaring me'.
Riku: 'Yeah, w-we can take a break if you need it…'.
Kairi: 'Oh no guys…I'm fine…really…'.
That was a downright lie if they ever heard one.
Sora: 'Y-You sure…?'.
Kairi: 'Positive! I mean…what's the big deal? Its not like, ya know, we're gonna get invaded again! DEAL WITH ALL THE BAD GUYS AGAIN! START FROM ALL OVER THE BEGINNING AGAIN! NOT LIKE THERE AREN'T PEOPLE WHO JUST FUCKING LOOOOVVVVEEE TO MAKE OTHER PEOPLE'S DAYS A FUCKING MISERY!'.
Sora knew when Kairi swears, IE uses the "F" word, he knew the best way to describe Kairi, was PISSED.
Riku quickly sent a text to Naminé, saying: "If you value your life, RUN".
He got a text no sooner than ten seconds, saying: "Already halfway to Twilight Town!".
Kairi: 'SO NOW BECAUSE OF MY ACCIDENT OF KILLING A GIANT BOOB LADY SUDDENLY THE WHOLE WORLD OF DARK SOULS DECIDED "HEY THAT RED HEAD PYROMANCY PERSON KILLED OUR BOOB QUEEN! LET'S MAKE HER PAY THROUGH INVASIONS"!'.
They heard her growl so loudly it was as if a wild lion was right beside the two, and they both felt the exact same fear of that situation. And they were even considering taking a quick flight to another world to avoid Kairi's surprising rage. Then they heard a loud bang.
Kairi: 'SO YA KNOW!? I MIGHT BE JUST A TEENIE TINY BIT MIFFED BUT WHO WOULDN'T BE IF THEY WERE GONNA BE CONSTANTLY INVADED EVERY FIVE MINUTES!?'.
Two more loud bangs…and then a soft curse.
Kairi: '…Sora?'.
Sora: 'Y-Y-Yes?'.
Kairi: '…do you have a spare controller?'.
One terrified exchange…
After Kairi's "little" meltdown, the Destiny Trio managed to return to the spot where they were murdered earlier, albeit more tense and probably closer to potentially breaking down into inhuman rage. Regardless, they ventured deeper in, they climbed down a set of stairs and found themselves on a narrow wooden walkway, another resident awaiting them. Riku wordlessly dealt with it, not even muttering a word in case Kairi would snap or rage.
The girl had been very silent since her *ahem* episode, and after a quick service to her poor controller, everyone was on edge. Heck Riku was more terrified what Kairi would do if they got invaded again, and he feared it wasn't the game she'd take her anger on.
He prayed for Sora in secret.
Then, he got a text from Naminé…and he paled in terror.
Riku: (Texting Sora) 'Naminé texted me…we've got trouble!'.
Sora: 'What?'.
Then…they were invaded. But oh, it wasn't just one, nor two, but THREE. THREE invaders in one minute. Names: "Pyroking43", "Dualprince90" and "Puppyhugger43", had all appeared.
Riku and Sora's eyes widened in horror, they recognized the names from their friends list. Secretly they opened a new chat in Discord without Kairi knowing, probably fuming at the sight of the invaders.
Axel: 'Sup guys~'.
Roxas: 'Hope you don't mind a small invasion'.
Riku: 'GUYS. GET THE FUCK OUT…NOW'.
Sora: 'DON'T DO THIS!'.
Xion: 'Jeez Sora, no need to be a wimp-
Sora: 'XION FOR THE SAKE OF YOU LIVING TO SEE ANOTHER DAY, GET OUT NOW!'.
Roxas: 'Look, we know DS invasions are annoying, but they're part of the game. Sides, it's just…wait, is that Kairi?'.
He got his answer in the form of a massive maul to the face, and was then pounded into nothing but a corpse. Kairi, forgoing her robes, was now dressed in the "Thorns" set of armour, carrying a massive maul. How she gained the strength to even wield that weapon was beyond the boys, but all it did for them was just terrify them even more.
Roxas was killed in two hits, despite his armour and stats being much MUCH higher than Kairi's.
Kairi turned on Xion slowly, and if anyone could see her eyes, they'd see a heartless in her place.
Xion: 'HOLY SHIT…'.
Sora: 'XION…'.
Immediately all her confidence faded and in its place was terror, she knew Kairi was NOT in the mood, and she was certainly not screwing around. Axel grabbed his great sword and shield in preparation for her next attack.
Axel: 'Don't worry Rox, I'll avenge-
If he had any intention of avenging Roxas, Kairi stomped that goal in the dirt. She got right behind Axel and performed probably the highest damage of a backstab could accomplish, utter demolishing Axel in one swift strike. Too add further insult, Kairi kicked his remains off the ledge and into the abyss, where he'd be forgotten.
Xion stood there, skin ashen and eyes wider than a dinner plate on Christmas dinner, shaking profusely. Kairi's eyes turned to the final remaining invader, murderous intent clear. Xion whimpered in horror, before she decided to beg for her life.
Xion: 'K-K-K-KAIRI! I SWEAR IT WAS AXEL'S IDEA!'.
Unaware of her not being in the chat, Kairi slowly approached Xion, who was now backing away from her.
Xion: 'KAIRI PLEASE! I SWEAR I WASN'T GONNA ATTACK YOU! MAYBE SORA AT BEST AND WORST BUT NOT YOU I PROMISE!'.
Her words fell on deaf ears (literally) as Kairi's hand glowed in a dark fiery aura, almost reminding her of a heartless…just more terrifying.
Xion: *Exgerated tears* Kairi please…mercy!'.
Kairi: '…FUCK…YOU…'.
Xion's last words were squeaks of terror as Kairi…well lets just say she was the first person to ever combine giant hammers and pyromancy in the same combo…and Xion was the first person to ever experience a brutal agony not thought possible…
After Sora and Riku bore witness to what can only be described as…violation of the soul, they both waited with held breaths to see if Kairi had indeed become a Anti-Rage form…and if so, it was a perfect time to panic.
Kairi: *Deep breaths* 'Guys…I think, we should call it a day'.
Riku: 'YES ABSOLUTELY!'.
Sora: 'WHATEVER YOU WANT KAIRI!'.
Kairi: 'Sora'.
Sora: 'Y-Yes?'.
Kairi: '…get your butt over to my place…'.
Sora: 'Yes Ma'am!'.
Twilight Town
Isa enters the shared household with a bag of groceries, humming away as he walked into the game room just to check up on the trio of roommates…
To say he was concerned was an understatement.
Roxas was sitting in his seat looking as if he stared into the face of death, devoid of all emotions, Axel sitting on the couch with his arms around his knees rocking back and forth.
Xion...even Isa was horrified to see her.
The girl was underneath her blanket with a small teddy in her arms, shaking profusely, eyes teary.
Isa: 'What happened?'.
Roxas: 'Kairi…wrecked us…'.
Axel: 'She…destroyed us…'.
Xion: '…I was violated…'.
Isa blinked at them all, before placing the groceries in the kitchen…and preparing a large bounty of ice cream for them…
A/N: So this was…a breaking point for some.
So the haircut scene, Kairi going near Rage-Form and armour upgrade moment was thanks to Apprentice To Fantasy, thanks so much for helping me with this chapter.
While they character's haven't progressed through the dungeon entirely, this just a fun chapter to have Kairi go berserk for a change since I usually make Riku suffer the most rage.
Thanks for reading, as always stay awesome but more importantly stay safe!