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Chapter3, The Time Clavis
" Dr. Tot! I've got company!" She shouted up the stairs. Riku analyzed the room. It was a messy one with books and scrolls all over the place. He could hear a muffled 'Coming!' from the top of the stairs at the corner of the room. Tables and bookshelves were arranged sensibly around the room. A short person scurried down the stairs.
" Oh my! We're having lots of guests these days aren't we? Now why are you here?" the doctor asked.
"I uh..." Riku started
" He didn't have any Gils because he just arrived from another world! Just like me." The girl interrupted cheerfully. Riku just gave an amused sigh. Acturus is a very positive and cheerful girl from what he had observed.
" Don't you worry, you can sleep here in the meantime. But if you don't mind, would you please tell me more about the world you came from?" Dr. Tot fixed his glasses, which kept on sliding off his nose, Acturus came in with a platter of warm food for Riku, she placed it on the table and Riku started to gobble it up. Dr. Tot ignored the food and continued " I have been studying about other worlds for quite some time now and I want to hear more of the one you came from." Riku was rather taken aback at this and he choked on his food.
" You mean there are more worlds out there?" He stuttered, his curiosity grew back.
" Why, yes of course!" Dr.Tot frowned, " Didn't you know that?" Riku just shrugged.
" Well I didn't think there would be more than 5 or 6 worlds." He admitted.
"Good gracious child! Why there are thousands of them! Millions in fact! Worlds we have never seen before and some, we do not hope to see." Dr. Tot said darkly. That only made Riku more curious, "But alas we didn't get a chance to see other worlds until the heartless came, and it's really a pity for them to come." He continued.
"The heartless?" Riku edged a bit closer to hear well.
" Now don't tell me you don't know who they are." Dr.Tot sighed. Riku just gave an apologetic smile.
" The heartless are fiends that tear the walls that held the worlds separate." Acturus unexpectedly chimed in.
" Is it not a good thing then?" Riku asked.
" They tear up the walls and destroys the worlds..." Acturus's expression changed into a depressed one, " they've certainly destroyed mine..." she whispered.
" Oh, sorry..." Riku apologized, " I didn't know that...Wait! What about MY Island? Is it destroyed then?" He panicked and poured out the whole story whilst the other two listened intensively.
" I'm afraid it's gone..." Dr. Tot sympathecially patted Riku on the shoulder.
" This is no laughing matter! What about my friends?" Riku raged.
" They are still alive." Acturus whispered. Dr.Tot and Riku stared at her. Her eyes were a different colour...a silver colour but it soon regained its original colour, " I can feel the presence of these friends of yours, two wondering souls, searching for each other." She explained. Riku opened his mouth to protest but Dr.Tot held him back.
" You'd better trust her. Acturus, by far, is the most accurate prophet I have ever met, if she said that your friends are still alive, they are." Dr. Tot peered through the top of his glasses warningly. Riku sighed 'she's never even met Kairi and Sora!' he thought.
" Is there any way then, to recover my Island?" He asked.
" Destroy the heartless." Dr.Tot replied promptly, " That is the only way."
" Destroy them? How? Is it even possible?" Riku asked once more.
" That depends on the Keyblade Master. The keyblade can fall into the hands of evil if their hearts are stronger. They chose their own master by the strength of their heart." Once again Dr. Tot provides the answer.
" Keyblade...it chooses it's own master by the strength of their hearts." Riku murmured to himself. Acturus held out her hand and a brilliant light lit the room, it soon vanished and transformed into a large key on her hand. It was made out of clear crystal with a breath-taking design, set with precious stones and the blades looked immensely sharp, but it had a comforting atmosphere around it.
" The keyblade looks like this." She clarified. Riku stared at her in surprise.
" Then you are the Keyblade Mistress!" He gasped.
" No..." She shook her head, " This is a special keyblade. The only one of it's kind, called the Time Clavis, the time-key that only the healer can wield. This keyblade can't fall into another person's hand after it has chosen its master. This might not even be a keyblade if the Keyblade I mean falls into dark powers, if so this is the exact opposite of the keyblade." It was a long speech.
" W-wait a second! Let me get this straight. What do you mean? A keyblade but not a Keyblade?" Riku's head was beginning to ache.
" What she's trying to say is that if the keyblade falls into evil people, this Clavis, as we call it as to not confuse people, is the opposite. There are two keyblade known to us. One is in the hands of King Mickey but the other one is unknown. The Clavis is a type of keyblade that's one of a kind. The keyblade might be used for evil purposes, the Clavis is used to heal and protect." Dr. Tot sounded as if he was reading from a book.
" So what exactly is the Clavis used for?" Riku asked again, not quite gripping the idea.
" When the world is in the brink of destruction the Clavis will be put into use. The Clavis might heal and mend everything that the evil keyblade destroyed, it might be used to regain worlds, but if the wielder of the keyblade is a good person this Clavis might not even be put into use." Acturus lifted her hands again and it disappeared.
" So the time Clavis is just something prepared just in case the world ever reach the brink of destruction?" Riku wanted to make sure he got the right information.
" Yes, but don't depend on it to save the world, it might not heal certain things. It had never been put into use before so we don't know it's exact power." Dr. Tot fixed his glasses once more. Riku nodded as he tried to cram every bit of information into his brain but being a naturally curious person he couldn't resist asking more questions.
" But why is it called the Time key?" He inquired.
" Because it might turn back time." Acturus responded, " This Clavis might just save everything and turn them back to normal when the world is almost destroyed, therefore it might turn back time. Its mysterious powers are unknown to us." Riku shook his head for the tenth time and flopped down on a wooden chair.
" Give Me a break!" He sighed. Dr. Tot and Acturus just grinned to themselves.
" Well, it's getting late, perhaps we should all go to sleep." Acturus suggested as she neatened up the books on the table nearest to her. Riku looked up.
" How do you know if it's late or dawn? The sky is always dark." Riku asked.
" Tee hee, perhaps if you don't ask that many questions, your head wouldn't hurt that much, trying to absorb every single piece of information we give you." Acturus laughed as she took the tray of food to a sink at the corner of the room.
" I remember saying 'The sky is endlessly blue, distant and deep, but this sky may not be the only sky...' I guess I was right." Riku gave small smile.
" Anyway, your room is upstairs, third from the right. No! Not the large staircase! That leads to the Gargant Roo." Dr. Tot informed him.
" Thanks, I don't know how to repay you." Riku turned to say as he walked up the winding stairs.
" No problem there." Dr. Tot assured kindly.
" Anyway! Goodnight everyone!" Acturus returned her cheerful smile, which had disappeared during the long conversation. The other two just shook their heads at how she can be cheerful without any reasons and turned to their own rooms.
Chapter3, The Time Clavis
" Dr. Tot! I've got company!" She shouted up the stairs. Riku analyzed the room. It was a messy one with books and scrolls all over the place. He could hear a muffled 'Coming!' from the top of the stairs at the corner of the room. Tables and bookshelves were arranged sensibly around the room. A short person scurried down the stairs.
" Oh my! We're having lots of guests these days aren't we? Now why are you here?" the doctor asked.
"I uh..." Riku started
" He didn't have any Gils because he just arrived from another world! Just like me." The girl interrupted cheerfully. Riku just gave an amused sigh. Acturus is a very positive and cheerful girl from what he had observed.
" Don't you worry, you can sleep here in the meantime. But if you don't mind, would you please tell me more about the world you came from?" Dr. Tot fixed his glasses, which kept on sliding off his nose, Acturus came in with a platter of warm food for Riku, she placed it on the table and Riku started to gobble it up. Dr. Tot ignored the food and continued " I have been studying about other worlds for quite some time now and I want to hear more of the one you came from." Riku was rather taken aback at this and he choked on his food.
" You mean there are more worlds out there?" He stuttered, his curiosity grew back.
" Why, yes of course!" Dr.Tot frowned, " Didn't you know that?" Riku just shrugged.
" Well I didn't think there would be more than 5 or 6 worlds." He admitted.
"Good gracious child! Why there are thousands of them! Millions in fact! Worlds we have never seen before and some, we do not hope to see." Dr. Tot said darkly. That only made Riku more curious, "But alas we didn't get a chance to see other worlds until the heartless came, and it's really a pity for them to come." He continued.
"The heartless?" Riku edged a bit closer to hear well.
" Now don't tell me you don't know who they are." Dr.Tot sighed. Riku just gave an apologetic smile.
" The heartless are fiends that tear the walls that held the worlds separate." Acturus unexpectedly chimed in.
" Is it not a good thing then?" Riku asked.
" They tear up the walls and destroys the worlds..." Acturus's expression changed into a depressed one, " they've certainly destroyed mine..." she whispered.
" Oh, sorry..." Riku apologized, " I didn't know that...Wait! What about MY Island? Is it destroyed then?" He panicked and poured out the whole story whilst the other two listened intensively.
" I'm afraid it's gone..." Dr. Tot sympathecially patted Riku on the shoulder.
" This is no laughing matter! What about my friends?" Riku raged.
" They are still alive." Acturus whispered. Dr.Tot and Riku stared at her. Her eyes were a different colour...a silver colour but it soon regained its original colour, " I can feel the presence of these friends of yours, two wondering souls, searching for each other." She explained. Riku opened his mouth to protest but Dr.Tot held him back.
" You'd better trust her. Acturus, by far, is the most accurate prophet I have ever met, if she said that your friends are still alive, they are." Dr. Tot peered through the top of his glasses warningly. Riku sighed 'she's never even met Kairi and Sora!' he thought.
" Is there any way then, to recover my Island?" He asked.
" Destroy the heartless." Dr.Tot replied promptly, " That is the only way."
" Destroy them? How? Is it even possible?" Riku asked once more.
" That depends on the Keyblade Master. The keyblade can fall into the hands of evil if their hearts are stronger. They chose their own master by the strength of their heart." Once again Dr. Tot provides the answer.
" Keyblade...it chooses it's own master by the strength of their hearts." Riku murmured to himself. Acturus held out her hand and a brilliant light lit the room, it soon vanished and transformed into a large key on her hand. It was made out of clear crystal with a breath-taking design, set with precious stones and the blades looked immensely sharp, but it had a comforting atmosphere around it.
" The keyblade looks like this." She clarified. Riku stared at her in surprise.
" Then you are the Keyblade Mistress!" He gasped.
" No..." She shook her head, " This is a special keyblade. The only one of it's kind, called the Time Clavis, the time-key that only the healer can wield. This keyblade can't fall into another person's hand after it has chosen its master. This might not even be a keyblade if the Keyblade I mean falls into dark powers, if so this is the exact opposite of the keyblade." It was a long speech.
" W-wait a second! Let me get this straight. What do you mean? A keyblade but not a Keyblade?" Riku's head was beginning to ache.
" What she's trying to say is that if the keyblade falls into evil people, this Clavis, as we call it as to not confuse people, is the opposite. There are two keyblade known to us. One is in the hands of King Mickey but the other one is unknown. The Clavis is a type of keyblade that's one of a kind. The keyblade might be used for evil purposes, the Clavis is used to heal and protect." Dr. Tot sounded as if he was reading from a book.
" So what exactly is the Clavis used for?" Riku asked again, not quite gripping the idea.
" When the world is in the brink of destruction the Clavis will be put into use. The Clavis might heal and mend everything that the evil keyblade destroyed, it might be used to regain worlds, but if the wielder of the keyblade is a good person this Clavis might not even be put into use." Acturus lifted her hands again and it disappeared.
" So the time Clavis is just something prepared just in case the world ever reach the brink of destruction?" Riku wanted to make sure he got the right information.
" Yes, but don't depend on it to save the world, it might not heal certain things. It had never been put into use before so we don't know it's exact power." Dr. Tot fixed his glasses once more. Riku nodded as he tried to cram every bit of information into his brain but being a naturally curious person he couldn't resist asking more questions.
" But why is it called the Time key?" He inquired.
" Because it might turn back time." Acturus responded, " This Clavis might just save everything and turn them back to normal when the world is almost destroyed, therefore it might turn back time. Its mysterious powers are unknown to us." Riku shook his head for the tenth time and flopped down on a wooden chair.
" Give Me a break!" He sighed. Dr. Tot and Acturus just grinned to themselves.
" Well, it's getting late, perhaps we should all go to sleep." Acturus suggested as she neatened up the books on the table nearest to her. Riku looked up.
" How do you know if it's late or dawn? The sky is always dark." Riku asked.
" Tee hee, perhaps if you don't ask that many questions, your head wouldn't hurt that much, trying to absorb every single piece of information we give you." Acturus laughed as she took the tray of food to a sink at the corner of the room.
" I remember saying 'The sky is endlessly blue, distant and deep, but this sky may not be the only sky...' I guess I was right." Riku gave small smile.
" Anyway, your room is upstairs, third from the right. No! Not the large staircase! That leads to the Gargant Roo." Dr. Tot informed him.
" Thanks, I don't know how to repay you." Riku turned to say as he walked up the winding stairs.
" No problem there." Dr. Tot assured kindly.
" Anyway! Goodnight everyone!" Acturus returned her cheerful smile, which had disappeared during the long conversation. The other two just shook their heads at how she can be cheerful without any reasons and turned to their own rooms.
