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Kingdom Hearts: Haruka's Journey

Chapter 29

As Sora went into the cage to fight a few heartless in order to get Donald and Goofy back, Rin stayed with the monster and started to fight it. First, she started to fight the minor parts of the creature's body but the monster kept on hitting blasts at Rin which took away her energy. But Rin didn't give up, she continued fighting.

The heartless was panting in front of the creature covered in gashes and scratches. She touched her necklace and Haruka yelled. "I'm not going to give up!" Rin dashed towards the monster and started doing some spells which started to make the monster go weak. But just as she used magic, it weakened her even more and didn't really affect the monster much.

Then just as Rin thought she was finished she remembered her potion and drank it. Not just that, her friends appeared by her side and they looked at each other then faced the creature in front of them. Donald and Goofy started to fight the other parts and Rin and Sora aimed at the heart.

They started fighting the heart but it seemed that there was something that was harming Rin. Sora gasped when he saw a few heartless which attempted to hurt Rin. He growled and started fighting the heartless and she turned to the heart. With the tip of Haruka's Keyblade, it joined with her necklace and there was a bright light. "LIGHT!" Haruka shouted and there was a massive explosion which blinded everyone and finished off the monster.

Just when they thought it was all over they looked up to see Ansem Seeker of Darkness. Rin rolled her eyes at this, 'What? He's not dead yet!' Then she looked at Sora's and looked up at him and he was smiling. "Let's fight him, together." Rin smiled at this with a tear falling down her cheeks as she held Sora's hand. She looked up at Ansem and they all rushed to him.

It seemed that Ansem wasn't trying to defeat Sora, Donald or Goofy; he was trying to finish Rin and get that necklace. Now, Rin was bleeding all over with major gashes and bruises but she didn't give up. She wouldn't give up, she wasn't going to give up on Haruka, Sora, Donald, Goofy and Riku; no way in hell! Rin and Sora started to fight and she noticed that she wasn't attacking properly.

Sora kept on fighting but she closed her eyes and sighed for a second. She thought about the memories and faces of people; Destiny Islands, Donald, Goofy, Kairi, Sora, the woman with blue eyes and red hair, Haruka's mother, Riku, Haruka's grandmother and finally, Haruka. When Rin opened her eyes, it was as if Haruka opened her eyes, even though it wasn't really her. She opened her green eyes with a new kind of power. She opened her eyes, with courage, strength and determination.

Rin floated up to Ansem Seeker of Darkness and swung Haruka's Keyblade like there was no tomorrow. She fought as if this was her last battle and as if her whole life depended on it. With the last bit of energy she released the light from both her Keyblade and necklace, finally finishing Ansem.

The whole monster exploded and Rin fell into Sora's arms. Ansem appeared in front of them again but they all knew that he was going to die.

"It is futile. The Keyblade and necklace both cannot seal the door to darkness." He turned to a door in the distance. "Kingdom Hearts! Fill me with the power of darkness…" The door opened slightly and there was darkness. Rin gasped at this and got off Sora. "Supreme darkness!" She placed a hand on her necklace and Haruka screamed.

"YOU'RE WRONG! KINGDOM HEARTS IS NEITHER DARKNESS NOR LIGHT. IT IS LIGHT AND DARKNESS!" The darkness was replaced with bright rays of light which blinded Ansem. Finally Ansem was done, finished, dusted off and dead.


They got to where the door was and saw Riku and the King. The silver haired boy was staring at the door and King Mickey ran up to them. Sora was holding Rin, with one arm wrapped around his shoulder and his arm on her waist. The little King ran up to Rin and bowed.

"Princess of light and darkness." He mumbled and the heartless got off Sora. She held her left shoulder and placed her left hand on top of his head. He looked up and she shook her head. "What?" He asked clueless. The cyan eyed teen turned around and gasped with happiness as it returned in his eyes.

"HARU!" He shouted and ran up to Rin. He stopped in front of her and she stared at him blankly as he looked at her with a reassured smile. "You're okay! Haruka!" Rin blinked at this and there was an awkward silence.

"Riku, meet Rin…" His smiled dropped at what Sora said "…Haruka's heartless." Riku gasped at this as the tears brimmed in his eyes and slowly fell down his cheeks.

"No, this can't be true." Rin started to cry too but it was silent crying. "Why are you crying?" He asked.

"Riku, that necklace she's wearing. All of Haruka's emotions are in that necklace. It's the only source that's keeping Rin living right now." Sora answered.

"That means Haruka lives within that necklace." Riku said and Rin looked up. She shook her head, took his hands in hers and pressed them against his heart. He looked down and then up at Rin's face. She smiled the same smile as Haruka's as a tear fell down her cheek. She let go of his hands and took a step back but then something made her gasp. She touched her necklace, the power; it was starting to dim. She took Sora's arm and shook it.

"What's wrong?" Sora asked and her face turned into one of pain. She touched her necklace and gripped onto it. The brown haired boy raised an eyebrow but Donald and Goofy gasped.

"Noooo!" Donald shook his head.

"Not now…" Goofy sighed sadly and Sora's blue eyes widened.

"HARU!" She fell flat onto her back and Sora and Riku rushed to her side.

"No! You can't leave now!" Riku shook his head.

"Please don't go." Sora whined and the tears kept on falling down the trio's cheeks. Her breathing came out in short uneven breathes. Her face was numb and her vision was started to fade away. "Haru, I need to tell you something. Throughout this journey I…" Riku begun and she shook her head. The red haired heartless lifted her hand to cup his face and she smiled for the last time. Then she muttered those last three words which echoed into his heart and then she was finished. Those three words she always yearned to say to him. Those three words which filled his heart with happiness yet regret. Those three words; "I love you…"and that was the end of Haruka's journey.

The End…


Is this really the end for Haruka? Will she ever survive? Thank you so much for reading and for all the wonderful reviews!

~Parisa01