Hello my faithful readers, whom have read all of the TEN chapters so far! It is time for the very ugly Disclaimers.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or its characters. I only own Merla Uniqua.
POV: Roxas
"No, a wizard is better because they use magic! And some of the spells can penetrate armor!" Merla argued with Riku.
"No, warriors are better because they can wear armor to protect themselves in melee combat, unlike wizards!" Riku said.
"Shut up you two!" I yelled at Riku and Merla.
Riku was about to say something back at me when Merla said, "Guys, we're out of Blizzaga Berries. This is the last day you'll see me not having fireball come out when I sneeze."
"Let's go then, the quicker we get the Heart Blossom; the quicker we can get back to Traverse Village. Besides, the forest is just over that sand dune," I said to Riku and Merla.
We then spurred our horses on toward the top of the sand dune. On our way up there, Riku asked, "Hey guys, if the Heartless Desert is named after a mythical creature that turned out to be real, does that mean that the Nobody Forest is named after a mythical creature or a real creature?"
"Riku just shut up. No one has seen a Nobody with their own eyes, and besides, they're just a myth!" I said back at Riku.
"Alright, I'll shut up if I can ask one more question. What do they look like?"
"Well if my memory serves me correctly, I read that they supposedly have the look of a white sort of bouncy creature that has daggers for hands, and feet, as well. And I think that they don't have any visible eyes either. Why do you ask?" Merla said as she answered Riku's question.
"Oh, no reason, just wanted to know," Riku replied.
I sighed; it had been four days since we got the letter from Leon. I just couldn't wait to see Leon and the others, including the princess. I felt a small pang of guilt hit me in my heart. I thought, I'm such an idiot. I just had to let my mind drift off, didn't I? If I hadn't been daydreaming, none of this would've happened.
"Look, there it is, the Nobody Forest!" Riku said, pointing ahead of us.
When I looked I saw a jungle that hid what was inside it with shadows. I noticed a small path that led deeper into the forest. We had stopped to admire the forest on top of the dune. I suddenly felt my shoulder get heavier. When I looked, I saw the Gummi Bird that I had sent to Leon when we were resting at the ruins on my shoulder. I set my eyes on the note that was attached to its leg. I took the note and said to Riku and Merla, "Hey guys, we got mail."
Riku guided Dawn over to Dusk so that he and Merla could hear me read it aloud.
"Dear Roxas,
We have big problems, one of them being that we don't have enough troops to hold the off the Heartless for very long, maybe for a day or so. Secondly, Yuffie has been injured and won't be able to help us fight the Heartless. And to make things worse, the king is asking why his daughter isn't at the palace yet. He's going to send someone to come and get her in three days. We'll try to hold off the Heartless as long as we can until you get here. Please hurry, we need all of the help we can get!
Signed,
Leon."
"That isn't good," Riku said to no one in particular.
"No, you think?" Merla said sarcastically.
"C'mon guys, cut it out. We need to keep moving. Let's get that blossom and get back Traverse Village," I said to Riku and Merla. They nodded in response, and then Merla stuck her tongue out at Riku. Riku just glared and sent Dawn into a steady jog. I had already sent Dusk into a jog. I just couldn't wait to get back to Naminé, Leon, and the others.
"Roxas, don't do this to yourself, for me."
POV: Leon
It early in the morning and I had been training for a couple of hours now. I had practicing against a dummy. I just couldn't get my mind off of Yuffie. I slashed at the dummy, causing it to shake violently. Just her being injured angered me; I could feel my rage begin to swell within me. I took another slash at the dummy, this time chopping deep into the wood of it. I swear whoever hurt Yuffie is going to pay. I took one final slash at the dummy. I brought my sword up to swing and when I did, I swung it down with all of my might. The dummy was now chopped into two.
"Hey, Leon." I turned around to see Cloud. "Don't let your anger fuel you; it won't do anyone any good."
I said, "Thanks, but I can handle myself just fine."
"You can, but will you?" Cloud asked in response; pausing to let the question sink in. He continued, "Anyway, Aerith asked me to come and tell you that Yuffie is awake and needs to speak with you."
"Thanks," I said as I headed toward the Healing Area.
POV Yuffie
I had just woken up and man, my head was throbbing. I tried to remember what had happened yesterday. Ok, I was scouting out around the army looking for any weaknesses that those things might have… Oh, that's right; I was ambushed by that one guy!
Before I could expand on that thought, Leon came into the Healing Area. He then asked me, "How are you doing?"
"Fine I guess, I just woke up. By the way, what time is it?"
"Its morning and I just got done training." Leon got quiet for second, and then he asked, "Yuffie, who did this to you?"
"I don't remember much about it, but I was ambushed while I was watching the army while looking for any signs of weaknesses. There was only one, but he still got the jump on me. He then began to attack me relentlessly with some sort of giant hammer that had a sharp edge."
"What do you remember about the person that attacked you?"
"I don't remember much about him except that he wore a long black coat, long blue hair, and an x-shaped scar on his face."
"Thanks Yuffie. Just rest, you took quite a beating."
"You're welcome. You should get some rest too, you look tired."
Then he left, and I sighed thinking, Leon please, don't get yourself killed.
POV: Roxas
I was in that white room again, looking at the drawings on the wall. I took a look at one of the random pictures on the wall, and what I saw was a sacrificial altar with some sort of shrine behind it. The shrine actually looked like it was keeping something closed, like a portal, blocking the entrance with lightning. When I got a closer look at the altar, I saw a girl in a white dress with blonde hair lying on the altar. I also saw a person with whitish hair holding a knife above his head; he seemed to have some sort of symbol on his chest, but i couldn't make it out. He also looked like he was about to stab the girl on the altar.
"Roxas, it's good to see you."
I turned around at hearing that angelic voice to see Naminé sitting at the white table.
"It's good to see you too, Naminé."
"So Roxas, may I please hear the rest of your adventures?"
"Sure."
Naminé then offered her hand to me. I took it, with that bright light erupting from it once again. Once the light died down I saw that I was at a giant tower, sitting on the edge with Naminé. In front of us was the setting sun.
"Naminé, is this where I think it is?"
"It should be it's where this 'mission' began."
"This is Twilight Village...but... forget it, I'm not going to ask. Anyway, the story; where was I? Right, Riku and I were about to enter the city," I said to Naminé.
"Well as we entered the city, some of the buildings were…" And I told her the rest of my adventure so far. She was surprised when I told her I saw her in the city. Her expression was priceless, it a look of confusion. Even in confusion she looked like an angel. I went on telling her about how I saved her look-alike from the guards. When I told her about Merla, her look of confusion went away. I then told her about Merla telling me the story of Hayner and Olette. I left out the part about Merla saying that I liked Naminé. I told her the rest of my adventure up to the point of where we were currently, sleeping in the jungle.
"Roxas, you've done all that for me?"
"Yes Naminé, I have done all of that for you."
"Roxas," she said, "I don't know how to thank you."
"Don't Naminé, don't thank me just yet. The journey isn't over yet; I still have to find that flower for you."
We just sat there, staring at the setting sun.
I wish this moment would never end.
POV: Heartless
Hearts…………………Princess……………………….Capture…………………………Kingdom …………………….Hearts!
Ooh the foreshadowing! I do hope that you liked this chapter! This story was edited by SimpleNClean92. I'm greatly thankful for that and please keep reading.
