Okay I am finally at chapter number three. I hope you guys are enjoying the chaps so far and will please review every single one of them. I put in blood, sweat, and tears into this. Anyway like I said last chapter Lexaeus vs Gluttony one fight I didn't have planed nor thought it was even possible, but its happening so deal with it. And if anyone is confused about Lan Fan's behavior in the last chapter it will be explained in this chapter. Anyway remember to review, everyone counts.
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Heir to Darkness
Chapter XXI: The Single White Roes, Princess of Wutai
World: Twilight Town/Wutai
Once Greed disappeared Edward returned his attention to Lan Fan. "Lan Fan you aren't hurt are you?"
She shook her head, attempting to stand up a pierce of pain ran through her spine and she fell into fullmetal's arms. "I think he broke a couple of ribs with that punch." she replied. "But don't stress over me, I can take care of myself. I just need shelter, than I can think about what to do next."
Edward looked to the bodyguard worried. He knew that Ling Yao was in terrible danger harnessing a Homunculus in him and that his bodyguard would go to any lengths of bringing him back. Still he noticed that it was Lan Fan that had given Ling the perfect Philosopher's Stone. He had a slew of questions lined up for her and it would seem more like an interrogation if he began to ask her now.
Edward honored her request and quickly found the others. They quickly rented out a room. Neither of Sora or Kairi's healing spells worked on Lan Fan, her wounds were through flesh and blood and would had to be healed with time. Alphonse bandaged the bodyguard and left her alone in the room with Sora and Edward.
Though the young woman seemed content in the presence of her comrades, the Elric brother,s she was still confused as to what all was happening. Fullmetal had told her about the desruction of Amestris and its neighboring countrys. The heartless being controled by the Dark Keybladers and Maleficent. The Organization's intentions of creating the a large Philosopher's Stone, Kingdom Hearts.
She picked up her tea and sipped it. Looking to Edward who seemed lost in his thoughts and Sora who gripped his Keyblade just in case anything would jump out of the blue and try to attack. Lan Fan decided it was time to tell the two where she had received the Philosopher's Stone and why she was so eager to give it Ling Yao. "I received it from a cloaked man. His voice was very ruff and his appearance by stature was some what... elderly. I remember waking up in a pod. Water falling out from around me and I fell into darkness. When I awoke he was there in the darkness. I recall him saying that my heart was to powerful to become one of the Dark Children. I couldn't move or reply to any of his notions, but it was then that he revealed the stone. He told me that my deepest desire was to give the young prince immortality so then we could return home and be crowned Emperor. He walked over to me and shoved it into my mouth. It was then that I felt the presence of the Homunculus for the first time. The power felt amazing, but I fought to keep myself. I only kept alive so that I could find the young prince and give him the stone, I knew he could vanquish the Homunculus and gain immortality... but I was... I was wrong."
"Ling still in there somewhere." Sora replied. He stood up pointed his Keyblade at her. "We'll find Ling just as he came looking for you. I haven't fought one of these Homunculus yet, but if there's something I know about bad guy's its that they all fall one after the other."
"The Homunculi are different than the heartless or nobody. They cause physical damage. They can rip your body in half and won't hesitate to kill you in a second. They must be working for Xemnas he only sends them out for the most dangerous missions and he has a nearly complete Philosopher's Stone in his hands. He could make an army of Homunculi if he wanted to. What's the use of even having the Organization brought back from the dead?" Edward pondered. "Melody seemed out of it and Shan Yu somehow obtained that incomplete stone. She said that there was no hope of restoring her world."
"Enough, we need to decide what are course of action will be." Lan Fan cut in. "I will be on my feet in a day or two. There is no use of sitting here and thinking over theorys and suspects. If we want answer were going to have to go and find them. And now that I know other residents from our world have survived I can search for my Granfather."
Sora nodded and Ed followed. They were going to have to seal the keyhole to Twilight Town and quickly move on to the next world.
Wutai
Winry and Yuffie left their ship in the desalinate mountain and began to trek through a bamboo forest on foot. Yuffie seemed determined in where she was going, but Winry on the other hand struggled to keep up with the kunoichi's fast pace. They hadn't spoken a word to each other since they had left Hollow Bastion. Winry had just taken and nap and had left Yuffie in charge of flying the ship. They were suppose to be heading towards the Olympus Coliseum, but had ended up in the middle of 'some god-forsaken woods.'
Winry had enough of Yuffie silent nature and grabbed her arm. "Yuffie hold on. You said you were going to take me to the Olympus Coliseum. This doesn't look Greek architecture to me. There's bamboo everywhere it's like you know where your going."
Yuffie looked back and cast a weak smile. "That's because I know where I'm going."
The bubbly ninja ran to the edge of the mountain. She pulled back the bamboo and showed Winry the miles of pure forest and the beautiful waterfalls. The Mountains spawned up protecting the huge city. "I humbly welcome you to my home Winry, my homeland of Wutai."
Winry gawked. "Ohmigosh... Yuffie this place is amazing. I thought you were from Hollow Bastion!?"
"I never said I was from Hollow Bastion. I said that Hollow Bastion was my home. Where I eat, sleep, and... do other stuff. I was raised in Hollow Bastion so I view it as my true home. But Wutai is my homeland, its where I was born. I haven't been here in like 11 years. I left in the first place to find the mother load of Materia and bring it back to restore my homeland to its rightful beauty, but as you know my plans got a little a stray and I ended up living in Hollow Bastion for the most part of my life." she wearily smiled. "But before you go back to the Gummi Ship hear me out. I returned to Wutai because Its time that my people declare a worthy heir to the Wutai Throne."
"And you want to see who it is?" Winry answered.
Before Yuffie could give her the correct answer two hands grappled down on the girls shoulders. "Who do we have here, spies?"
Yuffie looked back and gawked. "You!"
The woman looked down on Yuffie and gasped. "Yuffie Kisargi, I... I thought you were dead. Where have you been has this girl been holding you hostage."
Yuffie grinned. "Of course not this is Winry Rockbell... my hostage from the new lands. She's really good with Materia and electronics."
The woman eyed Winry. "Materia... you know that is banned here Milady why would you bring such a woman here? All she will cause is more coruption to the Wutai lands. She is an outsider and should stay outside, where she belongs."
"Oh get over yourself. Now then take me to my father, I want to talk to him." she demanded in a playful tone. "It has been eleven years and I want to see if that old geezer even remembers who I am."
The woman guard cringed. "Milady you cannot just walk in on the Emperor after all of these years without some sort of explanation or in such a... meek appearance. We must summon an audience with his lord and at least get you and your... disciple, situated first."
"Discipile." Winry exclaimed. "I am not that bubbly girl's discipile."
As Yuffie skipped ahead of the two the guard took the opportunity to scan Winry. "I do not know what Milady has been doing or where she has been for the past eleven years, but as escort I will make sure that commoners such as yourself treat the Princess with the rightful respect she deserves. Milady is not bubbly girl."
Winry stared at the guard. She could ignore the bleak insult because she was still stuck on the princess part.
This was a chapter that was easy to write. And just so you know Yuffie won't be the only character's past I'll be getting into Tifa, Leon, Aerith, and Cloud also have their own story's that shall be looked into within the fic. Next chap Leon sets out to find the two girls and Lust and Xaldin arriving in Wutai to capture Winry. And last, but not least shall be Sora and co will have to enter the data Twilight Town. Please review everyone counts.