Hey there every one, it's been a very long time since I uploaded a chapter for this story, and so, I would like to apologize for that, but for right now, here is the next chapter. I rolled a 5 with this one.
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I heard a soft knocking on my door and looked over my shoulder, it was that girl again, what was her name. "Arith?" I had asked before my mind managed to register it.
She nodded with an almost motherly smile on her face. "Yes, that's right Niko, did you sleep well?" She asked me as I stood up and got off the bed, I had been staying with Aerith and Cid for a few days, it seemed like I was starting to understand more, but Cid said I was still slow.
"I think so... I thought I had heard some one though... The person's voice, sounded so warm, but, I feel like there is something pressing on me." I stated as I held the X shaped thing gently, it always happened when I had it, I would feel warmth pooling from it and would treat it like glass.
I looked up when I felt a hand on top of my head mussing my hair a little, Arith was doing it again. "That's your heart, it's lonely." She explained and I tilted my head slightly.
"Do you know, because you feel that way too?" I asked her, to which she just looked down with an odd look on her face, but, for some reason, I felt even haevier when I made her have that look.
"So, you're that kid who has the same thing those Nobodie's had." Aerith and I both looked over in the hall way to see a man with brown hair styled in a parting way form his forehead, the back of it reached his neck, his outfit was a black coat with a fur collar, a odd lion like necklace, a pair of black pants, a white shirt, two red belts looping around his waist in an odd x and a pair of black boots, he also had some black gloves on his hands.
"What's a Nobodie?" I questioned as I tilted my head, staring at the oddly strong looking man.
"Leon, it's good to see you." Aerith stated with a soft smile on her face, I walked over with her and held out my hand like she told me to.
Leon raised an eye brow. "Hello... My name is... Niko, what is your name?" I questioned and Aeirith lighlty clapped her hands together as if she were proud of me.
I saw Leon shake my hand gently before he responded. "It's Leon, so do we know who's he is?" He questioned Aerith as I kept shaking his hand lighlty.
"No, I've been trying to find out, but I think Niko isn't from Radiant Garden." Aerith stated before gently having me let go of Leon's hand, they continued to speak for a while and I found my self hearing an odd ringing in my ears, holding my head with a small whimper.
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"Hey Niko, you want to fight me?" I was seeing something, a guy with brown hair and wearing a familiar outfit smiling at me, I saw my self hold up a weapon, but it was all brown, and his was as well.
"Sure thing Nazo Sensei!"
I then saw a wide expanse of plants and a large body of water, there was also a man with long black hair and a girl watching the guy with brown hair and me.
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"Sure thing... Nazo-Sensei..." I looked up as I noticed Aerith and Leon looking at me with wide eyes, but... Why were they looming over me?
"Good, he snapped out of it." Leon stated and helped me sit up, he looked at me closely as if trying to figure something out.
"What is it?" Aerith asked from my left side as Leon kept looking at me, it started to make me feel anxious.
"W-what's going on?" I asked after a while, surprising my self with how my voice sounded just as concerned as theirs instead of blank as Cid said it was, Leon eventually stood up and smiled a little bit.
"If I had to guess from what Sora told us all, Niko might be getting his memory back." Leon stated as he put his arms across his chest and just kept staring at me. "Who ever Nazo is must be some one from his past before he turned into a Nobodie."
I forced my self to stand up and stared at Leon for a while, trying to process what he said. "So... I'm, remembering things from before I... Turned into a Nobodie? What even, is a nobodie?" I questioned as I continued to look at him.
Leon and Aerith looked at one another, as if wondering if they should tell me or not before some one came in with a pass signed with my name on it. the words restoration comittee were written on it. "Radiant garden restoration comittee?" I questioned out loud, looking over to see Aerith smiling softly, Leon had a small grin in place as he left, telling me to get used to the town.
I could only guess that this was going to be new and hard to get used to.
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I shouted out as I was knocked down onto my back, about to get up as a dark blade's tip was put right up against my throat. "Enough, what happened to that drive you had when we first fought?" I was sweating as I breathed slightly heavy.
"I don't know, maybe, it's because... This isn't life and death?" I questioned as Nulla seemed to stare into my soul before she sighed putting her blade away as I let the keyblade fade.
"I guess that is a possibility, though you are way too soft hearted if that is the case." She replied with a large frown on her face, I couldn't help but feel a little resentment in her tone as she had said that.
Off to the other end of the room, I noticed that Drie was talking with Uno, it was a little strange seeing the two talk so calmly while I was in the room, don't they care at all that I can hear everything they are saying?
I walked over in curiosity after a short while and I heard Drie say my name. "Yeah, so do I go with Nazo today?"
"Go with me where?" I asked as I wiped the sweat off my forehead, she looked up with a smile as Uno drank from a small cup he was holding.
"Today Drie is to acompany you along with Nulla, there is a anamoly in the Radiant garden, and we need you to erase it." He informed me calmly and clearly, not a hint of doubt in his voice.
I couldn't help but grin as I put my arms across my chest and spoke directly at him. "Oh? What is this then? Is it too much for YOU to handle?" I began to sweat as he gave a stare at me that made my blood run cold as he stood up.
"If I were to take care of this, then likely all the people there would perish along with it." He stated as he turned and began to leave the chamber, I only noticed then and there, the tone he had used wasn't one that was commanding or serious, something about it seemed sad, but I had no choice in the matter and had to accept what he had wanted me to do, so I left the training room and headed for the star chamber to get some things together for the mission.
Around an hour later, I met up with Drie who was dressed in her same cloak and Nulla who wore the same outfit from Twilight town. "I'll be going on ahead." She informed me quick to the point before stepping through it along with Drie who was smliing all the while.
I went through the same motions as last time, putting on the armor by hitting the emblem and then getting on the rider before flying through the portal, a minute later, I appeared in the sky again, the city I saw before me was amazing.
It had a large blue waste land around it, but I could see from here, there was a large castle of some kind, it had many plants and flowers around it and inside the town near it, there was a large number of grey and violet colored bricks forming the walls of the city, and there were many buildings that dotted the place, I flew in at the gate to the city which seemed like it had been quite damaged, there was some ruble, and the green tiles under my feat crackled from the new weight that added pressure to the cracks.
I got off the rider and had the key blade fade before hearing people run up behind me, I turned around and saw through my visor, two people stood behind me, and one of them, made me feel like things froze.
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I was running next to Leon, he had said something was setting off the town security sysstem or something, when I stopped running next to him and looked over, he seemed to have a happy look. "Sora, is that you?" he asked as I noticed the figure seemed to have its gaze on me before I heard it speak, its voice sounding slightly metalic.
"Niko, is it really you?" It asked, the voice sounded male.
I flinched as the figure gripped its head and I heard a small clicking like sound as it began to lift its hands, my eyes widened as I noticed that there was a face being revealed, before I saw it with my own eyes, it was that boy in my memory who I had called Nazo. "You're... Familiar..." I could only barely manage to say.
Nazo stared at me confused as he took steps forward, Leon seeming lost on our conversation.
"Niko, what do you mean You're familiar? Don't you recognize me?" He asked me as he stopped a few steps away, then this weird key like object appeared in his hand, and I felt a large amount of fear come from some where inside of me along with a small voice.
[The keyblade] I took a few steps back as Nazo stared at it confused and had it go away, I felt my self relax a little as I saw it fade in a odd pale light before the armor he was wearing faded and he held up a keychain, it was similar in appearance to the one I had but his was a silver color.
"Remember? You have one of these too right?" He asked as he looked at me with a emotion I couldn't understand.
Leon then stepped over and lightly put a hand on my shoulder. "You're name is Nazo right? Come with me, there is a lot of explaining to do." He requested as Nazo only nodded his head and followed us, I could feel his gaze on my back the entire time we were heading to Merlon's home, but I was confused...
Why did i feel an odd warmth at seeing him? Nazo...
So what did you all think of this chapter? Sorry if it seems a little short or if it really is short.
I'm trying to expand the length of my chapters, but it might not turn out so well given that writers block has been rearing its ugly head so often, either way, I will do my best to make a good chapter next time.
Please leave a review to let me know what you thought so that I can hopefully improve upon it and make the experience more enjoyable for you all, see you all next chapter.
