Sorry that this is so late. I got a new job, which came with a new schedule for days and hours. So my updates might end up going back to once every two weeks, at least for a little while until I get used to this new job. Anyway, I hope all of you are still there and will enjoy this chapter.
Inverted Sky: Kingdom Hearts II
Chapter 54: Dark Age England part V
"Are you sure about this?" Namine questioned as she, Sora and Maleficent were casually walking across the hilly fields outside of the castle.
Them making their way north, yet all that was seen for as far as their eyes could see, was simply more meadows and hills. Though, the brown-haired girl slowly glanced over to the other teen and gave a small smile. "I know that our mission has basically been accomplished. Now that we beat the main Heartless, we can leave the rest to Merlin. But...there is still more I wanna know about this world." Sora answered, shrugging her shoulders in the process.
"More specifically...why the door leads here, and what is creating those waves of energy." Namine whispered, to which the other girl slowly nodded her head in response.
"I'm curious about all that too, but we both know 'she' is definitely behind at least one of those. Meaning we're willingly walking into whatever trap she has up her sleeve." the blond continued while briefly looking toward Maleficent, whom was walking ahead of them.
After these words, Sora tilted her head up in thought while they kept walking, to which she let out a soft hum. "I suppose, but in all honesty..." the brown-haired teen started, to which she slowly turned to her friend.
"...I kinda wanna see what the trap is." she said, sending a glance over to Maleficent as well.
"There are so many things we don't know about her plan. Plus, if it involves bringing us here to fulfill a role, then it means we have a much greater opportunity to stop her." Sora added, shrugging once more.
Though Namine raised a brow, she slowly shifted her gaze toward the witch in question. Whom she knew was listening in to all of this, yet was simply continuing on her way without pause. This making the blond wonder if Maleficent had already lead them into accomplishing the mission she needed them for. But as she glanced back to Sora and the girl's small smile, she slowly let out a breath and nodded her head in response.
"Alright...I guess it would be in our best interest to find out her plan since we can't exactly do anything to stop her without drawing attention to ourselves." Namine hummed out softly, offering a smile of her own to the other teen.
Said girl took on a grin as she then nodded and patted the blond gently on the shoulder. Them sharing a brief moment together before Maleficent finally spoke up; "Are you two done back there?" she hummed out, not even turning to look at them.
"Maybe...maybe not." Sora claimed as she took on a more playful grin.
"Perhaps we could still talk a bit more about your dastardly deeds and plan out how we'll foil them this time." she continued, chuckling softly while crossing her arms across her chest.
"Oh~? Is that so~?" the witch questioned, finally glancing over to the pair with a raised brow.
"Yep~!" Sora announced proudly, making Namine smile a little more.
"We'll see about that." Maleficent started while smirking confidently.
"While I won't revealing my plans just yet, I have a feeling you might like what I have in store." she continued, the woman's tone matching her expression.
However, her words had caused the two teens to blink a few times in surprise. Though they gazed at the woman in suspicion, the group had continued on their way regardless. During this trip, Sora started to get slower and slower as she groaned silently after a while. Her noises eventually lead for both Namine and the witch to glance back at her, which signaled the brown-haired teen to voice her complaints. "Isn't there a better way to travel? This is so exhausting." she half stated, half whined.
"Aren't you abnormally strong and fast?" the blond spoke up in a confused tone while tilting her head to the side.
"How do you get so tired from walking a short distance?" she continued, them not even traveling for an hour thus far.
Sora blinked to these words, to which she then shrugged both shoulders. "It's not so much that it physically tires me out, it's that it's so...boring." she responded with a light pout at the end.
Despite almost falling over from the absurdness of this claim, Namine cleared her throat and just nodded her head slowly. "I-I guess that makes a bit of sense." she commented silently, still not appearing convinced.
"Hmph...even after all that I've taught you...your attention span is still so short." Maleficent muttered with a sigh, to which she actually stopped and turned to the other two.
"Aw come on, you taught me so many things that it would be next to impossible to remember anything specific. It's like trying to recall a dream, days after actually having it." Sora said quickly, placing both hands on her hips.
"Perhaps...but the knowledge is still there, meaning you have the capacity to still utilize it. You merely need something to make you remember...c'est aussi simple que ça." Maleficent said with a small grin curling her lips at the end, as if knowing something would happen.
"Ce n'est pas." Sora responded, yet she soon blinked a few times as if shocked from her seemingly automatic answer.
"Was...Was that, French?" Namine questioned as she shifted her gaze between the two.
"Indeed...it was one of the five languages I taught you." the witch claimed, a rather conceded expression being seen on her features.
"My point is, if you have something to stimulate those memories...you'll slowly start remembering things." Maleficent finished in a matter-of-fact manner.
A few moments after these words, Sora tilted her head down in thought as she tapped her chin. "So...are you saying you taught me a spell that could make this whole trip much faster?" she questioned with a somewhat doubtful gaze.
"Are you assuming I didn't?" was all the woman asked back while raising a brow.
"No...but it would beg the question of; 'why didn't you bring it up in the first place?'" Sora stated in a huff, crossing both arms across her chest.
"And why would I? I don't mind the walk." Maleficent claimed, taking on a somewhat smug smirk.
This made the brown-haired teen huff in response as she should have known that would be her answer. Yet she just let out a breath and glanced to the side; "Fine...so what spell would help this go faster?" she huffed out, still not looking in the woman's direction while doing so.
It being clear that she didn't want to have to request help from Maleficent, especially not when she was being so cocky about everything. The 'why' being revealed almost instantly as the witch spoke up in an even more condescending way than normal. "Oh dear me...what ever could you be talking about?" she hummed silently, tilting her head up in thought.
Even Maleficent's expression was overly dramatic in its 'troubled' appearance, making both teens sigh and roll their eyes. "Hmm, so hard to recall." the woman continued, placing a hand over her face to further her act.
Sora groaned and grumbled to herself as she knew what she had to do in order to make this charade end. However, it was still something she didn't like doing; 'If there was anything I remembered from that year with her...it was 'that'.' she thought to herself with a grimace.
"Alright alright...you win." the brown-haired girl spoke after a few moments, to which she cleared her throat.
"Please, Mistress of all Evil...will you teach your apprentice what you know?" she continued, looking down in utter embarrassment as she bowed.
Immediately following this, Namine just gazed to the scene in shock. It leaving the girl speechless as she could only blink in shock, and a bit of confusion. All the while, Maleficent herself was just grinning in response while seeming to be holding back a laugh. Though she restrained herself, the witch wiped away a fake tear from her eye. "I never get tired of that." she hummed out with a nod in acceptance.
"Very well then...the spell you're looking for is called; 'Levitation mirror'." Maleficent started while tapping the ground with her staff.
Instantly afterwards, a shimmer was seen under the woman's feet as she slowly began rising into the air. There being what looked to be a circular sheet of glass under her, which was almost invisible to the naked eye. "The only limitation on how fast you can fly, is how well you can hang on." the witch explained in a simple manner, yet she still sounded a bit smug regardless.
Sora gazed at this spell with an excited expression, her clearly eager at the possibility of riding around on such a thing. Yet she tapped her chin a few times and tilted her head to the side curiously; "Though...why 'mirror'? Why not 'glass'? Or 'disk'." she muttered silently, shrugging her shoulders in the process.
A brief moment after these words, Maleficent took on an amused smirk. Despite it appearing to be genuine, she cleared her throat quickly and removed this from her features. "It's simply how it was named upon creation." was all she responded with.
The brown-haired teen blinked a few times, to which she tilted her head to the opposite side. 'Talk about deja vu. I wonder if 'that's' what I said about the spell the first time. Or maybe...it's also what she said about it.' she mused before looking to the disk underneath Maleficent's feet.
"So what kind of magic do I use?" Sora questioned, a thoughtful gaze appearing on her face.
"I'm guessing that if the spell is meant for levitation, then the actual 'mirror' part is made from the same type of magic that Reflect spells are created from. They're durable and can withstand quite a bit of weight." she continued, not even waiting for the witch to answer.
Namine glanced between the two for a moment before down at the 'mirror', to which she then placed a finger and thumb to her chin. "More than likely...but then that leaves the question for what is used for the actual levitation." the blond commented silently, her own expression being similar to that of her friend's.
"Hmm...I'm thinking Magnet...maybe Gravity...or possibly a mixture of both?" she added, all while carefully examining the disk.
"No...I think it's simpler than that." Sora started, her eyes never leaving the 'glass' under Maleficent's feet.
"The spell itself is categorized under the first tier, which means that it will only ever combine two separate spells. Only second tier magic and higher combines more than two kinds of magic together." the girl continued while nodding slowly at her own words.
"So the other kind of magic involved would be Aero." she finished, yet the look on her face never changed.
This showing she had yet to realize that she was remembering what Maleficent taught her about the spell. But after taking notice of the witch's smile and Namine's blinking gaze, she then understood that the knowledge was indeed coming back to her. "Huh...that was kinda weird, yet cool at the same time." she muttered with a light chuckle escaping her lips.
"Guess I'll give it a shot." the teen added before closing her eyes and tapping the tip of her left boot on the ground.
Though nothing happened at first, a large disk suddenly formed under both her and Namine's feet. This slowly lifting them into the air as they were now even with Maleficent, whom had risen about a meter over the top of the grassy plane. "Well done, especially since this is technically the first time you've used the spell." the woman said with a nod of her head in satisfaction.
Sora slowly opened her eyes and gave a smile in response, to which she looked to Namine with a wink. "Hold onto the edge." she whispered as her gaze focused in the direction they had been heading.
Following this warning, the blond knelt down and grasped onto the 'glass' at the front. Immediately after her actions, the disk flew off at great speed. It jerking them back for a moment, yet they quickly adjusted to the wind and velocity. Meanwhile, Maleficent was coming up right behind them as she allowed Sora to set the pace. "Not bad Sora...but lets see if everything I planted in your memories will arise with such ease." the witch muttered as she took on an evil smile.
A little hint for what is to come, but for now...just know that Sora learned quite a bit during that year alone with Maleficent in her mind. And who knows just what else could be waiting to be rediscovered in that head of hers. ;) Anyway, I hope all of you enjoyed...if you're still around. Until next time everyone.
