EoS: Alright, here's we've got another chapter, but it's kind of depressing, so...

Lauren: Oh joy.

Phil the Persona Guy:

EoS: Interesting isn't the word I'd use.

Mr. Brandloyal:

Lauren: Funny, isn't it?

Electrifry:

Lauren: That's kind of dark.

Nomercy745:

EoS: Yes.

TheLightningPunisher:

Lauren: Bite me.

Aurore's Moemon Adventure

Chapter 39

"We're back!" Lulu said, walking into the hotel, stretching. Aurore, Sora, and Rin followed in after her, rather exhausted from the long journey. "God, I'm exhausted…" Lulu voiced the opinions of the group, and sat down on one of the chairs, frowning.

"Oh, good, you're back!" Sakura said, running up to Aurore, hugging him.

"Hey." Aurore said, smiling, sort of hugging her back.

"Oh, that reminds me, Sakura, you're an actress, right?" Lulu asked excitedly.

"Yes, I am!" Sakura said, smiling, her eyes shining excitedly. "Why?"

"I need some help designing an outfit!" Lulu said, smiling.

"Okay, sure, what kind of outfit?" Sakura asked.

"A wiccan outfit." Lulu answered.

"…What's a wiccan?" Sakura asked.

"A witch." Shaw said, not looking up from her book.

"It's not a witch!" Lulu said, frowning.

"Lulu's just a little upset because Aurore likes witches, and she doesn't want Aurore to like her." Rin smirked.

"Aw, how cute!" Sakura said, smiling.

"NOT. CUTE." Lulu said, shooting a death glare at Sakura and Aurore.

"Aren't wiccans those people who wear no clothes?" Lilith asked.

"Yes. Yes they are." Shaw said, still not looking up.

"Fine, make it a witch outfit!" Lulu huffed, looking away, blushing.

"Alright, I think I might have an old Halloween costume my sister wore!" Sakura said, running upstairs.

"So how was it?" Shaw asked, staring at Aurore and Sora. "Did you find out anything on Reaper?"

"Yeah, why?" Aurore asked.

"…Good…" Shaw said, nodding. "I have a strange feeling… Like something's coming…"

At the top of an underground step pyramid ziggurat, the dark chasm it resided in filled with darkness, seven torches stood blazing. A torch of crimson flames, a torch of orange flames, a torch of gold flames, a torch of viridian flames, a torch of blue flames, a torch of violet flames, and a torch of white flames. The flames lit up in a ring around a figure standing atop the temple, with markings etched into the black stone, forming an intricate pattern on the top, lines arching down the sides. At the top of the temple was a pool of black liquid, white lines throbbing inside of it like veins.

"The time of awakening…" The figure said, staring at the pool. "The promised time…"

"Reaper will awaken." A voice rumbled from inside of the pool. The voice was very deep, yet had several different tones to it, as if it was seven different voices blended as one. "As the Exarch of Sechrima, it is your duty to carry out our will. You are to observe."

"Yes." The figure said, nodding.

"That boy is our next disciple." The voice said. "It is meant to be."

"But he is Reinhart." The figure said.

"Perhaps." The voice said. "But what once was will always be. We have decided this."

"It is no coincidence that he is like this." The figure said. "He is what he is, and what he will have to go through is what destiny says he will have to go through. And although it is tragic, it is meant to be."

"I will observe him." The figure said, fading away into the darkness. "That is my destiny."

"So, how do I look?" Lulu asked, coming out of the bathroom, clad in her new outfit. She wore a witch robe that reached her ankles, and revealed her cleavage. While the robes were made for someone her height, it wasn't quite made for someone of her… assets. Her pink hair was left loose, and she wore a black witch hat over it.

"…I can definitely say I've never seen anything like it." Aurore said, surprised. "…You look…"

"Whoa, I'm HOT!" Lulu said, looking at the wide mirror hanging on the wall. "I mean, I know I was cute before, but DAMN! I'm HOT!"

"Yeah, you really are." Aurore said, nodding.

"Oh, shut up." Lulu said, frowning. "I don't want to hear you of all people compliment me on my looks."

"Master, what about me?" Sora asked, hugging Aurore, looking up at him. "I'm pretty hot, right?"

"…Yeah…" Aurore said, looking away, frowning.

"Master, is something wrong?" Bluebell asked, walking up to him.

"Yeah." Aurore said, nodding. "Something is wrong."

"What is it?" Sora asked, moving her arms off of Aurore.

"…Is it about Reaper?" Rin asked.

"Yeah." Aurore said, nodding. "As some of you might have guessed, I'm going to be fighting a major battle with something that cannot be beaten."

"What?" Bluebell asked. "Well, you can rely on me, master! I'm super strong!"

"Aurore… what is it?" Oshawott, perceptive as always, asked.

"I can't rely on any of you." Aurore said, frowning. "I need to be alone. I need to do this alone. If I stay around you, any of you, that will make you bait for the Reaper. So I'm going to be leaving."

"No!" Sora said, hugging Aurore, staring up at him, tears in her eyes. "You can't leave! I need you!"

"I know." Aurore said. "It would tear me apart to be away from you, but I have to. If I had to be around you, then I don't know what might happen… I might even have to kill you…"

"Wh-what?" Sora asked, going pale.

"Please…" Aurore said, holding her tightly against his body, tears falling down his face. "I have to leave. I can't be around you. If I stay with you, I know something terrible is going to happen. So I have to go."

"No, please, stay!" Sora said, holding onto his shirt, looking up at him hopefully. "Reaper, we can face it together, can't we? There's nothing stronger than the two of us together!"

"We can't. We can't stay together." Aurore said, shaking his head, staring down at her. "Sora… No matter what happens to you, no matter what I may have to do to you, I want you to know something."

"What?" Sora asked, staring at him.

"I will love you." Aurore said, pressing his lips against hers. He pulled his lips off of her, and looked into her eyes. "Till the end of time."

Aurore turned and walked to the door, only for Sakura to stop in front of him.

"Where do you think you're going?" Sakura asked, glaring at Aurore. "You think that you can just abandon someone who loves you as much as Sora does? Do you have any idea how much she cares about you?"

"Yes." Aurore said, frowning. "Do you?"

"I can tell." Sakura said, frowning. "When we touch… It hurts, but things about us… We can see them… I know how she feels. And so I need to give you something."

Sakura placed her black gatsby hat on Aurore's head, kissing him on the cheek. "Come back to me- her. Come back to her. That's the promise that you'll make. You'll bring this hat back to me, and come back to her. Promise me that."

"Sora…" Aurore said, staring at Sora. "It might hurt, but some day… I'll return. I promise. Until then… I have to go…"

Aurore stepped around Sakura, adjusting the hat on his head, and walked past her and out the door.

Lauren: I never thought I'd say this, but poor Aurore. I actually feel bad for him.

EoS: It gets worse.

Lauren: Oh, yeah, and also. Reaper will definitely awaken within the next chapter, so you don't want to miss it!