Chapter 11 is here! Enjoy! This chapter is going to be in Sora's P.O.V. and a small fraction in Ventus's P.O.V. So enjoy! Ventus's P.O.V. will all be in italics. ENJOY!
I laugh lightly. "Your Majesty, I am one of the new Seven Princesses of Heart, like Kairi, my heart can not be overtaken by Darkness. We can save her heart, and Sora's. So yes, I am ready to rejoin the World of Light, have been since I first got here." I said with a confident smile. Being one of the Seven Princesses of Heart did keep my heart pure. And I'm glad it did. If not, I probably would have subcomed to the Darkness by now.
He nodded his agreement and stepped through the portal of Light. I took a deep breath. "I am ready to rejoin the World of Light, and I am ready to face Terra and Ventus again." I breathed. I then whispered, "I am ready." Then I faced the glowing white portal, took another breath for confidence and stepped through the white with my eyes still closed.
I heard a gasp then, "A-Aqua?" I opened my eyes to see three teens staring at me, the King smiling at me in satisfaction, and a one stunned Terra with tears in his eyes. I looked at him and smiled as warmly as I could. "Aqua? Aqua, is that really you?" he asks dumbfounded. I continued to smile, then I parted my lips and said, "It's me, Terra. I've come home."
"Master...Aqua?" I asked the blue haired girl who just appeared after the King. She looks at me and smiles, "Sora!" I gave her a confused look, "How do you know my name?" She looked hurt, "You don't remember me?"No." I said still confused. She smiles, "It'll come back to you eventually." She then frowns and turns her attention to Master Terra and Riku. She looks hurt, "Riku.."You know Riku?" I asked, unable to stop myself.
"Yes." she says, "I know you, Riku, and Kairi too." Kairi gasps and looks at her. "How do you know me?" she asks. "When you were little, I visited you and you gave me flowers. I then saved you from what was then called the Unversed, it's now called Heartless." explains Aqua. "Oh." mutters Kairi, she seemed to be trying to remember the events Master Aqua had described.
I turned my attention back to Aqua. "Aqua?" I asked. "Yes?" she asks, turning her attention to me. "C-can you..." I stuttered, "Can you...help..my friend?" She looks at Riku then back at me. "I'm sure i can." she says, moving over to Master Terra and Riku. Seeing Riku broken like that reminded my of the night my mom attacked me. I must have looked something like that when Riku found me across the street. Now, I think I know how he felt then. This is terrible.
I turned from them and began walking away. "Sora?" asks Kairi. I didn't even turn to look at her. I just kept walking and said, "I'm going to get Ven. Stay with Riku."Ven?" I heard Aqua gasp, but it was already too late. I had opened a portal of darkness somehow and when I went through it, I was outside of Castle Oblivion. Boy does this place bring back memories.
I could feel my heart stir when he came to this place. That child I entrusted my heart to never failed. As I knew he wouldn't. I picked him because of his heart's pure light. But now, Vanitas has tainted it. My heart, which still resides inside of his heart, wants so badly, to return to my body. It knows I am here, yearns to return to its rightful owner.
But I can't just simply take my heart back. No, that is impossible. My heart, is intertwined with his. Our hearts must be separated before I can regain my whole self. The boy comes here to find me. He wants to return my heart to me. He means well, as he can't mean anything else, but Vanitas has tricked him. He has other plans for us. Plans I have yet to discover.
Plans that no doubt will hurt me and the boy. The boy is too trustworthy, as was I. But, his heart is strong. It can defeat the Darkness, it is not alone. I will help, but neither am I, for his Nobody, still resides. He comes with good intentions. That much I know. But how long, until the Darkness swallows him whole? He can't rely on it for too long, the Darkness will become too strong.
Sora, my boy, don't release me, for the moment you do, you shall surely see. The error in all the ways, counting back through all the days. Not everyone is pure, And that little fact, makes your heart sore. You want to keep the world in Light, but how can you, when you don't have a sword to fight? Listen, and listen well, your heart, is never to sell.
You are the one. The one we have chosen. The one we need. The one we're counting on, to set us all free. You have what it takes, you always did. You just need to believe in yourself, more than you ever did. I will help you defeat your enemies, but hear me once, little boy, stray from your path, as you are starting to, and I can never bring you back if you aren't willing too.
I have faith in you, Sora. You will do what you know is right. If you need the help, call, don't fight. Stay within your own boundaries, don't try to do to much. If your heart can't take it, you will surely fade along with it. I want to help you, if I can, but first, you must know, who I am. I'm with you wherever you go. So never forget, and never let go. Your heart, is your limit, and your friends, are your power.
I took a deep breath and opened the doors to Castle Oblivion and went right inside. I took a look around and realized it hasn't changed since then, when the Organization had Namine and they made her trick me into forgetting Kairi. But then she tried to help me. So I said "Thank you." She fixed my memories, and it's all thanks to her that I'm still the same me.
I move away from the door and enter the main hallway with ease. I take in my surrounding. Just the same as it was then. I can still see the Riku Replica come down those stairs, acting like Riku was still siding with the Darkness. I can still hear him say in Riku's voice that I'm the reason Namine left the Islands. "Silly me. Namine never left, because she was never there in the first place." I sigh, wallowing through my memories.
"I was never where in the first place?" asks a soft voice. I looked up and saw Namine there standing before the stairs leading to the next room. "Namine!" I gasped, "Where did you go?" "Here." she says plainly. Her eyes looked weird. Like, she isn't happy to see me. Why does that remind me of the Riku Replica back when I thought it was the real Riku?
"Namine." I smiled, stepping toward her. She stepped back and I stopped. I blinked a few times in confusion. "Namine?" I asked. She says nothing, just stares back at me with that weird expression.
Something's not right here, Sora.
Roxas is watching this? "Nami-" I started to say, but she turned away from me and disappeared up those stairs. "Namine! Hey! Namine!" I called, running after her.
Sora...
Something's wrong with Namine! I have to help her! I told Roxas. I could basically hear him sigh in frustration.
That's what I'm afraid of, Sora. Something isn't wrong with Namine, THAT isn't Namine.
I was running up the stairs and way too focused to hear what Roxas was saying to me. All I head is "That's what I'm afraid of, Sora." Then I heard nothing else. I then got to the next room and called, "Namine?" while I looked around for my blond haired friend. I didn't see her in the room but I caught a small glimpse of her walking up the stairs.
Sora, don't follow her!
I have to, Roxas! She's OUR friend! I insisted, running across the room and up the stairs. I got into the next room and I was out of breath and she stood there in the middle of the room with her back to me. I straightened myself up and proceeded to walk towards her while Roxas screamed "NO!" in my head. "Namine?" I asked, reaching out to touch her shoulder.
She turns to me and I pull my arm back and look at her. Her eyes. There's something about her eyes. She stares back at me and a sick smile appears on her lips and I give her a look of confusion. She smiles and reaches for me. I don't move, not sure of what is going on now. Roxas screams "RUN!" in my head but I can't get my body to move. I can't think of the response to run. It's like I'm glued to the floor and I can't move a muscle. Her eyes. Why can't I look away from her eyes?
Sora! Run!
Roxas knows something I don't. He wants me to run away. But I can't. I can't move. Can't look away. She smiles, but not like herself, she smiles like Darkness. She reaches for me and I can do nothing to stop her. All I can do is stand here. I hear Roxas's desperate attempts to get me out of here, but I can't get my mind to work. Can't get my body to listen. I can't run away.
Her finger tips touch my chest where my heart is and I gasp in pain as a red light appears from her fingertips. I scream and fall to my knees. She backs up a step and stares down at me. Whatever she needed to do by touching me she did. My insides feel like their on fire, but different from the examination I got from the Organization. It wasn't my whole insides that felt like they were on fire. It was my heart.
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