Even though I have holidays I was pretty slow in updating...
Anyway it's up!
Shoutouts!
Legionary Prime: Well, probably not in this story, Sorry.
The Unknowing Herald: Uhm... Yes I do ^^ They are, I only didn't wrote it exactly. You'll see soon.
khheroxasoray: Oh, okay. Well Marly is/was the gracefull assassin, right? And i think thanks!
TerraKH: Well, both will be reason for a important plot point later on...
makoto hagane (for Chapter 26): Non taken! And: most disturbing chapter yet!
"Is there anywhere where I can train a bit? To get my thoughts straight…" was the first thing Luriél asked as they left the Transporter Room.
"Yeah, I can show you!" Sora said, not seeing the glare he and Luriél got from Kairi.
"Don't forget the meeting in the Command Central at 20:00!" Cid said to Sora.
Sora gave him a thumb up as he and Luriél left.
"Okay, I'm sure one of the crewmen will later show you where your room is. Now, I show you the Simulation Room, where you can simulate everything you want!" Sora told the green haired girl, while walking down the floor leading to said room.
As they reached the door to the Simulation Room, Sora turned around again "Okay, it might not look much at first, but it's amazing!"
As he turned around again to open the door, Jack came out, running into Sora.
"Sorry, didn't expect someone coming…" Jack said excusing to Sora.
"Illusion!" Luriél cried out in panic and got into a battle stance with her two sickles.
Jack looked surprised at her "Wha- What?"
"Don't play stupid!" Luriél yelled, glaring at Jack "Dyed hair and a fake scar in your face can't fool me! I rather die before coming with you again!"
Jack was still confused "First of all, my hair isn't dyed and my scars are real! I got it from my fight with Mare- Wait you know Illusion?"
Luriél nodded "Yes, he owned the place I… was forced to live…"
Jack raised an eyebrow "Really? By the way, I'm Jack Rikkison."
The green haired girl shook Jack's hand "Luriél, nice to meet you… more or less…"
"That's one of our newest additions to our team, Jack!" Sora quickly explained to the wanderer.
Jack crossed his arms "So, you know Illusion, huh?"
Luriél nodded "Yes… Sora and lea freed me from his… brothel…"
Jack's eyes glared to Sora for a moment and he then started to laugh "Doesn't sound like him, but okay… Well, you can be lucky you are still alive… But I understand why you don't trust me. He used to be my brother."
Luriél looked surprised at Jack "Used?"
"He… he killed my wife and my daughter… Since then all I have to live for is my revenge."
"That's… terrible!" the green haired girl gasped shocked.
"I know… But didn't Sora want to show you the Simulation Room? I'm sure he was going to show you!" Jack changed the subject.
"Uhm… Yeah, you're right!" Sora said and pushed Luriél into the Simulation Room, not wanting to get yet into another argument with Jack.
"Give me something to kill!" Luriél said angry as she got her sickles ready.
Sora quickly walked over to the terminal of the Simulation Room, not wanting to be the target of the anger.
With a flash, the surroundings turned into a wide wasteland with a city on the horizon.
"I- I never saw something like this before…" Luriél gasped surprised.
"Did I promise too much?" Sora asked with a grin and then typed something into the console of the terminal.
Around Luriél appeared crystalline images of herself.
She quickly got into her battle stance, as did the images.
(She's so Mean, Matchbox Twenty)
"I hope they like the Biting Roses…" The green haired girl muttered before letting out a battle cry and charging at the first image.
With an upwards slash from one, and a downwards slash from the other sickle, she cut the image clean in half and then leaped to the next two.
With a spin, she cut off the heads of both images.
Two images of Cloud appeared and both charged at Luriél. Both seemed to want to use Cross-slash on the girl, so she jumped up. The two crystalline images didn't react fast enough and hit each other, digging their swords deep into the crystals. Luriél landed on their swords and drove her sickles in the shoulders of the images. The images shattered and the girl landed on her feet.
"You don't have something… challenging, do you?" she asked with a smirk.
"Oh, you wanted a challenge?" Sora asked surprised and summoned Oblivion "If that's so, how about you try to fight me?"
Luriél laugh and signaled him to go on.
Sora pointed Oblivion at the Biting Roses "Dull."
"What the hell was that for?" Luriél asked confused.
"I don't want to get chopped to pieces by you, so I made the edge of your and my weapon dull." Sora quickly explained.
"Oh…" the green haired girl said and then got in her battle stance again.
"Come and get it…" Sora said with a smirk.
Without hesitation, Luriél charged at the Keyblade Master. She brought her sickles down on him, but they only hit air.
Somebody tapped her on the shoulder "You know, normally someone would hit where I am, not where I was…"
With an angry yell Luriél spun around and once again hit only air.
"Ahw… and I thought you can hit me with ease…" Sora teased once again from behind the girl.
"Oh, shut up…" Luriél said angry and then jumped in the air, back flipping over Sora.
She landed and sliced once again through air. Suddenly Oblivion materialized on her throat.
"I'd say game over." Sora said amused.
Luriél elbowed him in the guts, making him gasp in pain and stumble back. She quickly spun around and put Sora's neck between her sickles.
"Yes, game over." She said with a smirk.
(end, She's so Mean)
"That was… unexpected…" Sora muttered, still in pain.
He walked to the console and turned the simulation off.
"Let's ask someone for you room, shall we?" He asked as he left the room, followed by Luriél.
"Already?" the green haired girl asked disappointed.
"Yeah, I have to shower before the meeting…" Sora said as he walked up the stairs leading to the quarters.
A crewman walked by and Sora quickly grabbed his arm "What's your name Crewman?"
The man saluted "Anderson, sir! David Anderson!"
Sora nodded "Okay, David. Could you please show Luriél where her room is? She is new on the ship and I am already in a hurry.
The crewman saluted again "Sir! Yes sir!"
"Until later." Luriél said as she passed by Sora.
Later? Sora thought confused.
"I'd say she like you." Roxas said with a grin in Sora's mind.
Sora continued his walk up the stairs "Maybe…"
After the shower, Sora was the first in the Command Central. After almost twenty minutes, Cid finally entered the room.
"What are you already doing here?" Cid asked surprised.
"Well waiting, what else?" Sora said confused.
Cid sat down next to Sora and lit a cigarette "I thought you were busy with the new girl…"
"Why that?" Sora asked confused.
Cid looked for a moment shocked at the boy and then started to laugh "Forget it."
A few minutes passed until the next entered the room. It was Riku, followed by Rufus, Lightning and Vincent.
Lightning looked at the watch on the table "It's 20:00, where are the others?" she asked annoyed.
As she said it, the door opened again and Kairi and Aqua entered.
"Only Cloud, Jack and Lea missing…" Cid muttered as he lit another cigarette.
"Should we start without them?" Sora asked and in that moment the door opened again.
The three men entered and sat down on their chairs.
"Now, can we start?" Lightning asked as annoyed as before.
"Yes…" Cid muttered and put his cigarette in the ashtray "Now, we have to decide what we do next. We know that there is at least one Vessel at Castle Oblivion. Sadly our informant passed away before reporting what's going on there, so what do we do?"
"The easiest way would be we all go there and if we need, fight our way through." Sora suggested "If there's really only one Vessel there, we will easily defeat him, if not we are enough to force them out."
Riku nodded "And Heartless shouldn't be a big problem…"
"So we just march in there?" Aqua asked.
Riku nodded "I'd say yes."
"But what if it's Xehanort's hideout?" Kairi insisted "We would be as good as dead if so!"
"That's why we have a two Star Shards." Sora said with a smile.
Kairi glared angry at Sora "Whatever…"
Sora turned confused to Cid "Cid, can you contact King Mickey to meet us at the Mysterious Tower, together with Goofy and Donald if possible?"
The captain of the Shera nodded "Can do!"
"Good, the rest we will make a proper plan when we meet the King and Master Yen Sid. Any other questions?" Sora asked.
Jack raised his hand "Actually, yes."
Shit Sora immediately though.
"Yeah, Jack?" he asked.
"So, our newest addition to the team told me something interesting." Jack started "You and Lea met Illusion… Had you ever planned to tell me?"
Sora sighed "Yes I wanted to tell you after this, but Luriél was faster…"
Jack laughed a bit "Really? Would you then be so kind and tell me when we will go after him?"
"Jack, I-" Sora started but was interrupted.
"No Jack, I! I want a clear answer! Will we ever go after him?" Jack said angry.
Sora tried to calm the wanderer down "Yes, after we-"
Jack now really got angry "After what? After Xehanort is defeated? After Yen Sid died of old age? After I died of old age?"
"Jack, calm down!" Cid ordered, but in vain.
Jack pointed at Sora "I tell you something! You PROMISED me we would go after Illusion! Twice already! And now, once again you want to force me another way! That's not my story! It's yours!"
"What if our story became your story when you joined us?" Kairi asked the angry man.
The wanderer now glared at the Princess of Heart "Shut up!"
Kairi sunk in her chair and now Sora became angry "Jack! Stop yelling at Kairi! We need you!"
"Oh, really?" Jack asked angry.
"Yes!" Riku said, but was quickly silenced by Sora.
"We go after Illusion as soon as possible, okay?" Sora asked Jack.
"And this time you keep it?" Jack asked.
Sora nodded "I always keep my promises… more or less. But this time the team is our witness!"
Jack sat down again and nodded "Fine, but if you brake the promise again, you all are dead for me and I go after Illusion myself again."
Sora sighed "Fine… anything else?"
Everybody in the Command Central shook their heads.
"Good. Cid set course to the Mysterious Tower and inform the King that we meet there." Sora ordered.
Cid nodded and typed something in his tablet.
"We will arrive in ten hours." He announced after a few moments.
"Good, we'll meet in the Transport room then." Sora said and then left the room.
He quickly walked to his room and locked himself in it.
"You know that will get dangerous?" Roxas asked as Sora laid down on his bed.
"Yes, I do…" Sora answered loud, not caring if anybody hears it.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes…" Sora muttered and then turned around to sleep until the ship arrives at the Mysterious Tower.
With a flash, the group appeared in front of the Mysterious Tower.
"So, that's the tower of this Yen Sid guy?" Zack asked as he looked up the tower.
"Yes, and we need to get to the top room." Sora answered.
Zack groaned "Great…"
Sora entered the tower, followed by the remaining group.
"Do you think they all will even fit into Master Yen Sid's study room?" Riku asked Sora while they walked up the floating stairs.
"Over two months ago, you just appeared out of nowhere here and now we are going maybe a last time into Master Yen Sid's room." Riku said as the where halfway up the stairs.
Sora looked shocked at his best friend "What are you talking about? Nobody of us is going to die in Castle Oblivion, I take care of that! And then we'll return here!"
Riku smiled at Sora "I hope you are right."
They entered Master Yen Sid's room.
The old man looked up and smiled at them "Ah… I see you are here already. Mickey should arrive in a few moments too!"
As the retired Keyblade Master said, a minute later the door opened again and King Mickey entered. Donald and Goofy followed.
"Sora!" Both exclaimed happy and hugged the teen as they did before many times.
As they got up again, Sora saw two other people that followed the King. It was a red rooster with a sombrero and poncho and a green parrot in a yellow suit with a black bowtie.
"Donal', who is your hombre?" the rooster asked.
The parrot nodded "You really have funny amigos, Donaldo."
As allways I hope you liked it!
And I put a drawing of Luriél on deviantArt for everybody who wants to see her. Link is in my profile!
And to all guys that read TerraKH's storys too, check out my drawings for him too!
Okay, I'm tired now...
Till then!
