Chapter 35
"Shh! She's going to hear you!" a frantic voice whispered.
"Come on Sora, she's sleeping like a log. A very…heavy log," a quiet lower voice replied with a sigh.
"No, she's got super fast reflexes – even when she sleeps! I really don't think this is a good idea you two…"
"Sheesh, you worry too much! We won't be able to have any fun later, so now's our only chance! I mean, she's slept for the past afternoon and the entire night. She's even missed greeting all of Fran's relatives. And besides, this is payback for the last time she was here…it took me forever to wash that smell out of my clothes."
"Guys…" the first person replied in a warning tone. "Fine. But leave me out of this." Soft footsteps heralded his retreat.
Unbeknownst to the three intruders, their intended victim was slowly being roused from the deep recesses of her slumber. She had currently been in the throes of an interesting and wonderful dream; everywhere she looked she saw Paopu fruit trees, and the special star-shaped fruits themselves. It gave off a delicious aroma, a cross between mangoes and pineapples, yet with an undistinguishable scent in between them. Either way, it made her mouth water to see them so lush and juicy…just ripe for the picking.
"Mmm…gimme…" Geni mumbled in her sleep, trying to turn over onto her side.
The two vagrants who were silently tiptoeing froze in their tracks, assuming she had heard them.
"Yummy…tastes like Riku…" she grumbled to herself with a smile.
A snort escaped one of the two, forcing them to cover their face to keep their laughter from escaping. The other trembled silently, holding in their mirth. "Oh, we have got to remember that one for blackmail!" the latter whispered with a laugh.
"It seems they've hit first base then…" the first replied slyly. "Wait, hold up. Get her in position first."
"Just don't drop her yet!"
"I won't – but she does weigh like a sack of bricks!"
"Okay, okay, I get the hint." More shuffling of feet was heard, as well as another noise which suspiciously sounded like the slapping of water on stone.
"Hmm…what…?" Geni murmured, her eyes trying to open and see what the noises were. She felt so heavy and her tongue thick; Must be that sleeping potion that Fran gave me yesterday, she thought before yawning and trying to stretch.
The two kidnappers gave each other a surprised look. "She's waking up – now! Now!" the other said, not bothering to keep quiet any longer.
"What?" Geni asked, blinking her eyes open, just as she felt her body flying through the air. Her eyes immediately opened all the way, just in time to see Vaan and Kytes grinning and waving at her.
Splash! Her body dove under the water, sinking quickly. Geni flailed her arms around, gasping in water instead of air. She quickly tried to clear her fuzzy brain and discover what exactly happened, when she felt her rear hit the bottom of whatever pool of water she was in. Shaking her head, she closed her mouth and sprang up from the bottom of the pool; luckily for her, it was only about seven feet deep or so.
Breaking through the surface, she encountered Kytes and Vaan laughing so hard they collapsed on the side of the enormous bathroom floor. The only person that appeared concerned was Sora, who had been leaning over the edge with a worried gaze, but which quickly turned to a large smile when Geni broke through the surface. She coughed for a moment, spluttering as she treaded water, before quickly swimming to where Sora waited.
"Good morning," he said with a sigh as he helped his sister to rise out of the pool of warm water.
"Hey…S-sora…" Geni replied with a smile, shivering. She was only in her nightclothes, after all.
"Here," he said, magically producing a large towel from behind his back to cover her with. "Alright you two, come and help; I think she's gotten the point."
Geni stood up with the enormous towel covering her, her hair plastered to her back and forehead, and she shivered slightly in the cool air. "I take it…that this was payback…for dipping all of your clothes…in Chocobo dung?" she asked the two of them as she shivered.
"And for many other things, but this is the only one Sora would let us even try to get away with. He had to distract everyone by telling them that pool is being cleaned," Vaan told her with an evil grin.
"Riku was the hardest to get by though," Kytes spoke up as he came and stood next to her, with Sora on her other side, as they helped to dry her off. "It was one of the rare times Sora could get him to leave you and go get some sleep."
"N-not surprised," she told them, drying her face. "And t-thank you f-for the l-lovely wake up c-call."
"Anytime," Vaan and Kytes said with all too cheerful smiles.
"Let's get you back to your room before your duty-bound nurses realize you're gone," Vaan told her, gently leading her towards the door of the public bath. It was enormous, for the most part; the pool was at least thirty feet across and seven feet deep in the middle, where the edges slowly raised up towards the edges of the pool. It was all covered in smooth granite, which was colored mostly white with tiny pieces of crystal inside of it which released rainbows over them when the light hit them. As it was, it was already quite bright inside of the room with the large floor to ceiling windows on the far side which gazed over the edge of the floating continent.
As Vaan carefully opened the door, he looked up and down the hallway, listening closely. "No one – let's go." The four of them quietly slipped out the door and walked the short distance that Vaan and Kytes had just carried Geni back to the room she had been sleeping in for the past day and a half. Vaan ushered the three of them in while he kept a look out, before falling in behind them and closing the door softy.
"We made it," Kytes said with a laugh.
"At least I'm awake now," Geni told them with a small smile. However, she yawned at that moment, her mouth opening wide enough to see her molars. "Sorry," she said sheepishly after she had finished. "By the way, how long was I asleep? I remember after meeting Jote that we came back here, changed the bandages, and then Fran gave me something to drink. I think it was a sleeping potion…"
"Oh yeah, it was," Sora told her. "That was yesterday afternoon. Now it's nine in the morning."
"Wow, I guess I was still tired yet," she told them, her cheeks flushing a slight pink.
"You were sleeping like a log," Vaan said. "Sora came in here and even knocked over the table –" he pointed out the small table in the center of the room "– and you didn't even flinch. I know King Mickey and Riku were a little worried, but Fran told them that was normal for the strength of the potion she gave you. She wanted to make sure you were completely healed before you woke up."
"Hmm…really?" Geni said absentmindedly. She looked over her arm, noticing the lack of bandages, her ankle too – as well as the lack of scarring. She had Talyn to thank for that, besides Fran, Penelo, and Kairi. Speaking of which… "Where is Talyn, by the way? I didn't see her land with us yesterday, and Fran rushed me off too quickly to see."
"Talyn? She's sleeping in the skygrounds at the moment, I believe. She was worn out from flying so much and so fast in the last two days that it caught up with her. She should be awake soon anyway. And speaking of soon, we're going to be departing this afternoon for the capital, so make sure you two have everything you need for the trip back," Vaan told them. "I have to go and lead some of the preparations, but there's food in the kitchen if you're hungry, and you're clothes are washed and clean in the wardrobe. I'll tell everyone you're awake," he finished, motioning for Kytes to come with him.
"See you guys later!" the younger sky pirate called as he closed the door behind him, leaving the twins alone in the silence.
They stood across from each other, unsure of what to say. The last time they had really talked was after Geni revealed to them she was a Keyblade master as well, and just before she traded herself for Kairi and was taken to the Infinite Canyon for her execution of supposedly performing Donovan's evil deeds. Geni remembered Sora's kind words to her, even when King Mickey was fuming.
"Sora, I'm –"
"Geni, I'm –"
They both spoke at the same moment, the tension immediately erasing from the room as they laughed at their silliness.
"Sora, I'm sorry for not telling you everything, even until the end. All of you had the right to know what I knew."
"It's okay," Sora said, taking a few steps forward towards her. "We all know how hard you've had it around here, and us bursting in unannounced probably didn't help matters either. Besides, you will always be my sister, no matter what happens, okay?" he told her as he gave her a big hug.
Geni smiled, moisture building in her eyes. "Thanks Sora," she answered softly in a choked voice as she hugged him back. "I don't know what I did to deserve a brother like you."
"You didn't have to do anything – it's called unconditional love for a reason; we may argue, and we may fight, but that doesn't mean we don't love you any less – no matter what the reason or what happens. Riku had to learn that too – after everything that happened with Kingdom Hearts, remember? No matter if he thought he wronged us or not, he was just doing his best to save Kairi and then make his wrongs right. There was nothing to forgive."
"It's hard to rely on others sometimes, isn't it?" she murmured into Sora's shoulder.
"Sometimes," Sora agreed. "But even if you don't they are always there."
"Always," a tiny voice agreed from behind them. Geni unwrapped herself from her brother's warm embrace and turned, her cheeks slightly wet. King Mickey, Riku, Kairi, Donald, and Goofy stood in the doorway smiling at them. King Mickey came forward, and Geni knelt to the floor to greet him. He pulled out a small handkerchief from one of his many pockets and dabbed at her face. "No matter what, we will always love you. And like Sora said, we are only mortal – we argue, we fight, we get angry – but nothing changes the fact that those only affect the surface of our feelings for one another. You will always be my daughter, nothing can change that. And I will always come to rescue you from your nightmares and your enemies."
"King Mickey," Geni sniffed, before hugging the tiny mouse king to her chest with all her might.
"It's alright," he told her gently as he patted her head. "Now, seeing as you are up and moving and…wet…wait, why are you wet?" King Mickey asked her in confusion.
She hiccupped and laughed at the same time, this time with tears of laughter. "Kytes and Vaan just woke me up, that's all. I was just about to change."
"Are you feeling better?" Riku asked as he came and stood beside her.
"Much. Thank you all," she said, looking around the room.
"Well, once you're dressed, Fran, Balthier and the others wanted to discuss some items with us. We'll wait for you in the dining hall," he told her as he motioned for her to put him down.
"Oh, sorry," she told him with a blush. Geni gently put her foster father back on the floor and he about faced to shoo the rest of the humans and other anthropomorphic animals out the door. "Hurry up you two," he called to Riku and Sora.
"We'll be around the corner if you need us," Sora promised her as he ran for the door.
Riku looked down at Geni, her hair still damp and the towel still wrapped around her wet night clothes. "I'll wait outside," he told her with a smile.
"Thanks Riku," she replied, and watched him walk towards the door and slowly close it behind him. Sighing, she quickly walked into the small adjoining bathroom and washed up – considering she had already taken one bath that morning. Undoing her braid, Geni quickly brushed out her soft but spiky hair, retying her braid and adjusting the spikes around her face until she looked normal once more. Tossing the wet clothes into a small basket, she bounced back into the room and donned new undergarments, quickly followed by her tan puffy pants which she hurriedly pulled over her feet and tied at her waist. Following that was her asymmetrical top which she pulled down and over her head; unfortunately, it got stuck in her hair and couldn't get it down. "Stupid…shirt…come on!" she huffed, before flailing in her rush into the wardrobe and knocking down several other pieces that were in there.
Riku waited patiently for her to finish, listening to the water running in bathroom. When that stopped, he heard muffled noises around the room until he rushed for the door when he heard something crash. Thinking it could be intruders from the capital, he rushed in. "Geni, are you al-?" he paused. He couldn't take his eyes off of the scene, yet he was blushing like mad.
When he had rushed in, Geni had stood up and was just pulling her shirt down over her. Riku happened to see the length of skin up her back, which was a soft tanned brown like the rest of them (because of living in a tropical paradise, obviously). Time slowed to an almost standstill as she continued to pull her shirt down, unawares of her audience for the time being.
However, Riku noticed two strange markings between her shoulder blades; small symbols, oval in shape but with intricate markings inside of them, extending from her spine towards her shoulders. "…Geni…?" he began, his finger involuntarily lifting to point at her.
Geni whipped around, her shirt completely on, but her blush turning her face bright red. "Riku!" she said, embarrassed. "I didn't hear you come in." Her flushed face immediately changed to that of concern. "What's the matter?" She saw him pointing at her, confused.
"What…what was that on your back?" he finally asked her, speech returning to him.
"My…back? Oh, you mean the two tattoos?"
"Tat…tattoos?!" he spluttered. "Aren't you a bit young for those?"
She laughed at him, walking towards him. "Well, it's not like I had a choice. It's part of a permanent spell."
"Permanent spell?" he echoed.
Geni nodded. "Yeah – for my wings." She stopped in front of him, and immediately turned around. Flipping her braid over her left shoulder, she turned her head towards him. "Put your hand between my shoulder blades," she instructed.
Riku tentatively reached forward, his fingers brushing against the fabric flush against her skin. He started towards the middle of her back between her shoulder blades, but remembered that the tattoos were closer towards the top of them. His hand brushed up the center of her back until he suddenly encountered several bumps on her skin. "What?" he said more to himself, mystified. His fingers gently traced the right tattoo, feeling the raised lines of her skin. He followed the curved shape, which looped down under several bumps before tracing back inwards inside of what he figured was a feather.
Geni shivered, remembering how sensitive that area was on her back; it tickled a bit, but felt so good as Riku's deft fingers explored first her right tattoo, then her left. The skin itself was raised slightly under the black markings, more like a scar than a tattoo. As Riku investigated yet another uncovered secret – but something that was not much of a secret – Geni almost began to purr in delight. Her eyes half closed, and she shivered in delight once more.
Riku noticed this almost cat-like response from her, and smirked. He decided a little payback was in order for the harrowing rescue she put him through for the last two days. He leaned in closer, his hands splaying over the two blackened areas which he could feel but not see. His breath ghosted warmly over her neck as he spoke into her ear. "Feels nice, doesn't it?"
Geni opened her eyes, a flash flood of crimson coloring her entire face. She froze as she felt Riku continue to almost massage the middle of her back. Her body, traitor to her will, leaned back into his fingers and warm hands. She closed her eyes, leaning back into Riku as he rested his head on her shoulder. "I really should get dressed," she murmured hazily to him, turning her head to nuzzle his cheek.
"Mmm…they can wait, can't they?" Riku almost whined, but in a pleasing way as he wrapped his strong arms around her.
"Now, now," she scolded him softly. "We have an enormous task ahead of us. We can spend as much time alone as we want to later. Alright?" she told him.
"…alright." He reluctantly let her go, and watched as she headed towards her wardrobe once more. From within it she produced her leather chest armor, lowering it over her head before fastening the ties under arms.
"Um, could you help me with this? It's a little hard to do," she asked, blushing.
"Sure." Riku walked over as Geni raised her right arm to drape it across her chest. Gently taking the leather straps in his fingers, he tied each of them until three neat knots rested flat against her side. Nodding in satisfaction, Riku walked around and went to tie the other side, which had six sets of ties to be tied down. As he was halfway through, his hand brushed her side, making her tremble. "Are you okay?" he asked her with a smile.
"Just…tickles a little," she told him truthfully.
Riku quickly finished tying the rest of the leather straps and admired his handiwork. "It won't come undone anytime soon."
"Thanks. Now for the rest of it." She walked back to the wardrobe and retrieved two leather arm bracers, which she quickly strapped to her forearms and tied behind them. She also slid several thick metal bangles up her right arm until they rested on her biceps. As well, the small pouch that she always carried at her side was strapped to her waist – she patted it to make sure her precious items were still in there, the other half the holder for her staff Songuraita – which was actually her Keyblade. She did not add the ornamentation that she had in the capital – the blue sash and the colored paneled skirt. The last item that she put on rested within a drawer towards the bottom; it was a collar for her neck, stiff with the metal band hidden inside of the soft brown leather but gently worn down. She clicked it open and put it around her slim neck, clicking it shut and adjusting it so it was comfortable. "There – that's all of it, for now."
"For now? You look like you're ready to…to go to war," Riku finished in a sad voice, all playfulness and mirth gone.
"Well, that's about it. But we'll be donning more than this before we reach the capital. You've…never been in a real war, other than with the Heartless, haven't you?" she asked him shyly, turning around as her right hand rubbed the leather bracer on her left arm up and down in a worried manner.
"No…have you?" he asked her, stepping towards her.
"I've only relived them," she said in a quiet voice. "To learn from past mistakes, and those of the outside universe, the students are put under special spells that allow them to take part in previous historical battles. They feel the pain, the death around them, the stench of rotting flesh as their comrades fall by their sides…but all they can do is feel it…they cannot feel what is it like to actually die." She withdrew into herself, her fingers digging into her arms as she bowed her head, blinking back tears.
"But you have," Riku stated, quickly wrapping his arms around her. "At The World That Never Was…in the blitzball stadium…fighting me…at those times you almost died – you felt yourself slipping away, right?" he asked her.
Geni did not reply, but suddenly turned and threw herself into Riku's arms, crying quietly into his chest. "Shorty," he said quietly, stroking her hair and whispering gently to her. "You're still here though…you promised me yourself that you would never die, not by someone else's hand. And none of us will let that happen again…not as long as we have the power to protect you."
"But what if I can't protect you? Or anyone, for that matter?" she spoke into him. "What if I fail…what if I don't have the strength to finish this? Everyone is expecting me to –"
"To do your best," he finished for her. "And that's really all anyone can ask of you. You aren't perfect, by any means. No one is. And no one should ever have to shoulder such a burden as you've been carrying these past twelve years. Let us help you carry that burden – we're strong, we can handle a little added weight," he told her with a chuckle.
A small giggle escaped, and she pounded on his chest with clenched fingers. "My life was never meant to be normal, was it?" she murmured to him, remembering her previous conversation on the same subject.
"No, none of ours were," he agreed. "By accepting our destinies with our Keyblades and intertwining them with Kingdom Hearts, we chose a non-normal life. On top of the regular worries of being a teenager," he added, as a side thought. "No come on, dry those tears and show the world the warrior you are." He pushed her away from him, her tears fresh and her eyes red.
"Warrior?"
"We are the Keyblade warriors of darkness; Kairi and Sora and the Keyblade warriors of light. Together, we make quite an invincible combination, don't you think? Light and dark together, I mean."
"Two halves of one whole," she murmured. "Completing each other."
"Exactly." Riku held up his right hand in front of her, and it was surrounded by a bright light. He held up his left hand, and it was surrounded by a dark energy. "We are the only ones in the universe who carry both sides of the battle within us."
Realizing what Riku meant, Geni smiled, and held up her own hands. Her left hand glowed a brilliant white, and her right hand delved into the darkness. Placing them against Riku's, the darkness and light in both of them combined, surging through them. Smiling a sad smile that only the two of them could decipher, they allowed the power to retreat back into their bodies. "Thank you," Geni told Riku softly as she looked up at him with a brighter smile than before, her tears long gone.
"Anytime. I still feel myself slipping every once in a while, so I know that it helps to remind yourself of what is truly important." He coughed politely. "I think we've held them up long enough, don't you think?"
Geni wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. "Let's go."
"Yeah." Riku began to head towards the door, Geni following quickly after him. He held the door open for her, and they hurriedly made their way to the dining hall at the other end of the estate. A few moments later, as they turned the last corner before they would find themselves before the large set of double doors, they found Fran waiting for them.
"You are late," she said dryly.
"I'm sorry," Geni told her, dipping her head in embarrassment.
"Since you have been asleep this whole time, Jote has been growing more impatient to speak with you. The other Viera elders are with her as well, and they will be asking you many a question. Answer truthfully, for they will know when you are deceitful. Your friends and family are sitting within as well. You will sit with them at the end of the table," she said to Riku, "while you will sit with them at the head of the table. Do not speak unless spoken to, and please, please hold your tongue. You will get angry with them, I know you will."
"I will behave myself Fran," Geni insisted. "I always do."
"I know," she replied, giving her a tiny smile. "Now, prepare yourself." Fran turned around and opened the door and nodded to her to go inside. Holding herself high, Geni stepped in with nary a sound.
Seated around the enormous dining table were creatures of all races. Humans, Viera, talking anthropomorphic animals. At the closest end to Geni sat King Mickey, Donald, and Goofy on one side, will Kairi and Sora sat on the opposite side of them with one chair open for Riku. He quickly walked around and took his place beside Sora without a word. Next to them were Vaan and Penelo, with Balthier on King Mickey's side of the table with an open chair next to him for Fran. And finally, filling up the last two chairs on each side of the table were Jote and three other Viera. They looked as if they had seen many more years than their young visages appeared. And, lucky enough for her, the last chair at the very head of the table sat open and waiting for her to sit in it.
The small boom of the door as it closed startled Geni out of her musings, and she quickly walked to the head of the table and sat down in the chair, folding her hands before her.
It was silent for a full minute before anyone at the table spoke. "Thank you for gracing us with your presence," Jote told Geni, a frown tugging at the bottom of her mouth.
"I do apologize," Geni said, dipping her head towards her. "Please forgive me for keeping you waiting for so long."
"All Viera have is time, child of humes," a Viera on her right told her with a twinkle in her eye. "Now, we know what we are here for, and of course you must know what we are here for. The only ones who do not are the three Keyblade wielders at the far end of this table who do not fully understand their part in the prophecy of old." She looked down the table. "You know of this prophecy, King Mickey, I presume?"
"We do," he said politely. "We translated as much of it as we possibly could, although some of it may be incorrect. Am I to assume that we wrongly translated a portion of it, therefore not knowing its full extent? There were sections we could not understand completely, of course."
"You are correct," the Viera next to Jote said next. "Young hume, would you care to disclose the entire prophecy for us?" she said to Geni.
Geni looked down at her family, noting their inquiring expressions. Taking a deep breath, she began:
"Light and darkness, life and death. These attributes combine to form the essence of the Keyblade, the tool by which we are sworn to protect the worlds'. These attributes are also the causes by which we have almost destroyed the worlds'. Each side swore to bring peace, yet all we brought in that effort is destruction. And so, the Keyblade War was fought across the universe, physically outside of and inside of the heart. Those few who sought to end the war knew that only one path could eliminate all strife: to remove the Keyblade and the need for its use.
In the end those few were successful, but the consequences were great. In order to abolish the need for the Keyblade, two events had to occur: the creatures from the deep darkness must be sealed away, and the worlds separated. Four of the greatest wielders of the time sacrificed themselves for this task; they used the power of their life-force, of their hearts, and of their Keyblades to forever seal the creatures of darkness behind the Door To All Hearts, and to destroy all the connections between the worlds so that each world would remain unaware of the others, no matter how close they were. Their names were lost, along with the memories.
However, before this great sacrifice, a vision was had by one of the four. This is her vision, written word for word as she spoke it – for if this vision one day comes to pass, it will truly mean the annihilation of the universe.
'Many years from now, four from the islands of destiny like ourselves will come forth to battle the deep darkness, which will have escaped with the help of one who seeks their dark power. They will once again walk the old paths, bridging the worlds to once again join as one. Also, like ourselves, these four will control the most elemental powers of the Keyblade: a Keyblade of light, a Keyblade of darkness, a Keyblade of life, and a Keyblade of death. Two will control powers of light, while two will control powers of the darkness. They will work together to save the worlds from great perils; to save the ones connected to the hearts of all things, to keep the ones without hearts from entering the realm with hearts. For a time, there will be true peace once again among all worlds as they connect to one another once more.
Nevertheless…one of the wielders will unwillingly be used by the one who opened the door to darkness to betray the other three, and in doing so begin to break the fragile bonds they had forged together one by one. The four will quickly break apart; distrust, anger, and betrayal a wall between them. This wielder of the Keyblade will control part of the power over the darkness, but unlike their dark counterpart this wielder unknowingly contains the power to release the deepest darkness that the universe has ever witnessed. This power, once accessed and utilized, will consume the wielder in a fiery storm of shadowy power and spread across the universe, swallowing everything in its path, leaving an empty void for all eternity.'
As she finished her declaration, she heard the quiet as loud as a thundering train rushing through her ears.
"It was us all along," a soft voice said at last from the end of the table. Geni looked up to see her twin looking at her with the same sad but confused expression. "Four from the islands of destiny' – the Destiny Islands. The four people who sealed away the darkness, who separated the worlds…they came from our islands."
"That is correct, young hume," the Viera across from Jote said to him. "It is why those islands have always been protected – it is the place of our ancestors. The last link we had with the outside universe."
"Wait though…" Riku added, a thoughtful expression on his face. "Hasn't this prophecy already come to pass?"
"Already?" Sora questioned his best friend. "What do you mean?"
"The one who opened the door to darkness…that's me, isn't it? I opened the door back on the Destiny Islands…I'm the one who started the whole mess with Kingdom Hearts in the first place…"
"Not quite Riku," King Mickey quickly interjected. "It also said that 'the four will quickly break apart; distrust, anger, and betrayal a wall between them' – I don't think any of those emotions was between any of you. I know that you distrusted Sora for a time, and even thought he betrayed you and Kairi, and that you were angry, but that was all one sided. The three of you never stopped being friends throughout the entire process."
Riku winced at the king's honest words. He's right though, he told himself.
"But the end of that prophecy never came to be. You never unleashed the deep darkness upon the universe. And we knew of three Keyblades with light, and one with darkness, not two and two," Kairi put in.
"Very astute," Jote answered dryly to their conversation. "You are correct – the prophecy has never been fulfilled…at least, until now. The four wielders from the islands of destiny – Sora, Kairi, Riku, and Genevieve, the wielders of light – Sora and Kairi, and the wielders of darkness – Riku and Genevieve. We also know to a certain extent who wields light, life, darkness, and death."
"You do?! Who are they?" Riku suddenly cried out, standing up and slapping his hands on the table.
Jote looked at him with a piercing gaze, not at all pleased by his outburst. "The girl Kairi wields the Keyblade of life, Sunset Blossom, obviously. Which means Sora wields the Keyblade of light. On the other hand, the Keyblades of darkness and death are not so easy to decipher. Both of your Keyblades have traits of both."
"In other words, we only know who specifically wields the light and life Keyblades, young hume," the Viera across from Jote said to Riku.
"Oh," he said, embarrassed, and quickly sat down.
"You have no idea whatsoever?" King Mickey asked them, frowning.
"Unfortunately we do not. Which is why it is important that we discuss recent events in thorough detail, to see if we can discover each user's true identity." Jote turned her gaze towards the quiet girl at the head of the table. "Now, you will tell us everything. From the beginning of your memory."
Geni looked up at them, startled. "…everything?" she repeated quietly.
"Is there something you wish to keep from us? From those who would potentially be your allies?" the fourth Viera said, finally speaking in an exacting tone.
Geni looked down the table, watching the gazes of those who knew…or thought they knew…her the most. "No…no, not at all," she replied complacently. Taking a deep breath, Geni began to retell her life story from the beginning, of her dual lives…at least of what she could remember.