Half-Heartless
Chapter Twelve
Wings.
As promised, my dark side has given me wings. How could this have happened to me? All I was trying to do was do something right for a change! And this is my reward? I realize that what I've wanted all along is my worst nightmare. I don't want wings. I wish I could rip them off at this very moment and hurl them into oblivion.
Any moment now it will slowly begin happening. My Heartless side will gradually take over my body and do things my non-Heartless side will regret later on. This can't be. This can't be happening. Panic-stricken, I ignore the shocked expression on the princess's face and take to the air. I might have enjoyed that moment if I weren't so upset and confused.
I fly, cutting through the air as I go, through rooms full of endless treasure and mazes of confusion. Whatever it is, I finally emerge on the first floor of the Cave of Wonders. After landing, I fold my new attachments and trudge towards the entrance. Before I exit, my amber eyes observe my surroundings and tears fill my eyes.
"Good-bye, guys." I whisper before turning back, spreading my wings, and taking to the air.
The wind caresses my tired frame. Stars begin to vanish and a line of bloody scarlet is painted across the horizon. I take every moment of this in. It's strange how people take life for granted, but when something bad is about to happen to them, time seems to freeze and they finally notice the simple things. Well, this is what's happening with me.
If I'm going to be controlled by myself, is there any hope for me? Storm was able to go back to normal for awhile, but maybe that was because he was being controlled by Xavier. Can you go back to normal when you're controlling yourself?
Suddenly, massive pain explodes in my body and my wings weaken. I desperately flap them, but fatigue continues to join the pain and it drags me down. Finally, I let myself fall. Expecting to feel sand, I'm surprised when I go right through it. I land with a THUD on the floor of a small crevice. Looking around, I recognize this place from one of my dreams.
Cautiously I venture outside. It's even more eerily beautiful than I remember. Everything is fairly dark, colored purple, with a dim light emanating from the horizon. Triangular pieces of land point along an invisible path and columns lie at the end. Realization thwacks me in the head and a gasp escapes my mouth. "End of the World..."
How I had gotten here from Agrabah, I have no clue.
My paws make a quiet chiming noise with every step I take. Red and blue sparks fly up from my footsteps. The air is thick with evil magic, and the feeling of high-ranking Heartless watching me fills my body. I shiver as a cold wind blows by. My breath comes out in clouds.
"Hello?" I call out. My voice echoes throughout the empty world, and a wave of utter loneliness washes over me. "Please! Somebody, anybody... Is anyone there?"
My voice echoes again and I give up. Extending my leathery attachments, I lift myself off the ground and fly towards the light. Something is urging me to go there. Casting all thoughts out of my mind that it might be a trick, I allow myself to be lured. It's so beautiful... In a strange way...
Suddenly, a huge black orb drops on me and I find myself trapped inside. A Behemoth roars angrily. Scolding myself for getting tricked, I fly at it. A javelin materializes in my paw, and I bury it in the creature's violet skin. The tip breaks off. "Shoot, the skin's too tough." I look up and my eyes focus on something. "The center horn!"
The large Heartless has its head lowered, which makes it easy for me to attack its horn. Pieces of the ebony attachment break off each time my weapon connects. After a moment, the creature roars and stands up, stamping its foot. Multiple lightning bolts rain down on me. The Behemoth raises its hoof to smash me, but I roll out of the way and take to the air.
The battle continues for a long time until the horn breaks off. The giant beast collapses and vanishes, the illuminated pink heart flowing up into nowhere. I pant as the sphere I'm imprisoned in shatters, revealing to me the Heartless world. The javelin disintegrates. Standing up, I am enveloped by the light.
The light blinds me for a moment, then it fades to expose that I am somewhere else. There are many platforms reaching up as high as the eye can see, and each one is covered in a snow-like substance. Webbing coats the walls and multi-colored crystals dot the area. Sighing in content, because at last it's warm and the atmosphere seems safe and friendly, I sit down and poke one of the crystals. It jiggles like jell-o.
Giggling, I continue my childish game. Poke. Jiggle. Poke. Jiggle. Poke. Jiggle...
"Hello there!" greets a cheerful voice. I shriek and tumble backwards down the slope. After I sit back up, a Wyvern lands in front of me and snickers. "I'm sorry. Did I scare you?"
"Yes." I retort, crossing my arms. The flying Heartless ignores my death glare and flies up. Something pokes my shoulder and I whip around to see that she landed behind me.
"Anyway, my name's Kristina. What's yours?" the Wyvern inquires, looking more curious and humanoid than most Heartless can. Feeling that I can trust her, I smile.
"I'm Destiny." I introduce. Kristina looks at me in an odd way, then her topaz orbs widen. My half-heart sinks as I realize that the news must have already reached this place. Suddenly, something lifts inside of me as a look of admiration replaces the confusion.
She calmly walks up to me. "Wow, I'm actually meeting Destiny, the half- Heartless? The traitor? I've heard so much about you, and I think you were brave to join Sora!" She paused. "But... No one said anything about you having red eyes and bat wings."
"Hm? Wings? Oh, yeah, these wings." I chuckle bashfully. I had completely forgotten about my new wings. But I have red eyes? My dark side must be trying to take over. But I'll fight it as long as possible. "I forgot I had them. Say, Kristina... It seems like you're the only one here."
The Wyverns tilts her head. "Oh, right. I live here all alone as an outcast because I don't want to hurt anyone. But why are YOU alone? Don't you have your friends with you?"
"No." I answer softly. Kristina quiets down as I tell her the entire story, her mouth hanging open and eyes wide the entire time. Every once in awhile I glance back up at her and giggle because of her expression. When I'm done, I fall backwards and begin laughing hysterically.
"What? What?" she asks.
"That look on your face!" That's all I can manage to get out. Kristina crosses her ar- erm, wings and pouts. I catch my breath and rock myself back up. "Sorry. It was just... you know... funny!"
The Wyvern obviously can't keep a straight face. She has to smile. I giggle and then stand up. "Well, Kristina, you seem a lot like me before I went on this crazy adventure. I was an outcast too. Hey, you wanna help me find a way back to Sor-"
"Shh!" interrupts Kristina, knocking me over. "Do not speak his name. It would arose the Heartless here and they'd beat the tar out of both of us. Be very, very careful with your wording."
"But didn't I already say 'his' name during the story?" I object, getting back up and dusitng myself off. Kristina pales. I slowly turn around and narrowly dodge an Invisible's sword.
The high-ranking Heartless dislodges the weapon from the ground with minor difficulty and flies at me. Shrieking, I grab my new friend's wing and take off. A group of Angel Stars block my way. When I look back, a wall of Invisibles have formed. Well, when all others ways are blocked, the only way to go is up. I flare my wings and a sudden gust of wind blows us upwards.
"You can let go of me now." yells Kristina. I release my grip on her and she hovers away from me. When we look down, we see the entire group of Heartless raging towards us. "Let's go!"
The two of us go opposite ways; me to the right, Kristina to the left. I screech to a stop as black and indigo flames begin dancing around me. A quick gust of upward wind blows me out of the way before they close in. Grumbling, the Invisible retrieves his sword and chases after me. A magenta orb of energy hits me in the back and I lurch forward, falling to the ground. Angel Stars and Invisibles surround me.
"Here I come to save the day!" sings Kristina's voice, diving at the ring of Heartless and spiralling into them. I spread my wings and escape through the gap, when suddenly fatigue begins to claw at me. The Wyvern grabs me and leads me into a glowing light at the very bottom.
"Hey... thanks." I pant, collapsing on the floor. My new friend nods and lands, waiting patiently for me to regain my strength. After a minute of silence, I struggle to my feet and look up, gasping in awe. "The World Termina!"
Kristina smirks and nods. "Yeah. I took you here so we could find you-know- who. Now, what world is he in?"
"Agrabah." I grumble, crossing my arms. "He's probably sealed the you-know- what by now."
"Then we can still catch him at the entrance." muses the Wyvern, grabbing my arm and warping me to another section of the World Termina. She pushes me into the pillar of light and then follows.
We end up at the entrance to Agrabah.
"Des?" I recognize Maria's voice, and I swivel around to see the entire party staring at me, shocked.
[Author's Note]
Maji: Eek! Extremely terrible chapter. I had writer's block, no? Sorry if you were disappointed. ^^; You waited all that time, and this is what you get? Yes, I know, I know... Oh, and Blue Fox-- didja like Kristina? XD Sorry if she/you seemed OOC, but I was trying to make her silly, like you are. You know, like a comic relief.
Gypsy: Maji's already working on the fifth chapter to 'Another Shine, Another Story', the sequel to 'Shimmer'! It's not as funny as the original, mainly because Maji went nuts with pairings (she's a major Sokairi fan). But I think you'll like it. ^^ Keep an eye out for it!
The muses: BAI-BAI!!!
[Disclaimer]
*hides from the lawyers* *whispers* Heehee... I OWN Kingdom Hearts! *stops whispering* MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Lawyers: There she is!
Eeeek! I don't own Kingdom Hearts! *runs*
Chapter Twelve
Wings.
As promised, my dark side has given me wings. How could this have happened to me? All I was trying to do was do something right for a change! And this is my reward? I realize that what I've wanted all along is my worst nightmare. I don't want wings. I wish I could rip them off at this very moment and hurl them into oblivion.
Any moment now it will slowly begin happening. My Heartless side will gradually take over my body and do things my non-Heartless side will regret later on. This can't be. This can't be happening. Panic-stricken, I ignore the shocked expression on the princess's face and take to the air. I might have enjoyed that moment if I weren't so upset and confused.
I fly, cutting through the air as I go, through rooms full of endless treasure and mazes of confusion. Whatever it is, I finally emerge on the first floor of the Cave of Wonders. After landing, I fold my new attachments and trudge towards the entrance. Before I exit, my amber eyes observe my surroundings and tears fill my eyes.
"Good-bye, guys." I whisper before turning back, spreading my wings, and taking to the air.
The wind caresses my tired frame. Stars begin to vanish and a line of bloody scarlet is painted across the horizon. I take every moment of this in. It's strange how people take life for granted, but when something bad is about to happen to them, time seems to freeze and they finally notice the simple things. Well, this is what's happening with me.
If I'm going to be controlled by myself, is there any hope for me? Storm was able to go back to normal for awhile, but maybe that was because he was being controlled by Xavier. Can you go back to normal when you're controlling yourself?
Suddenly, massive pain explodes in my body and my wings weaken. I desperately flap them, but fatigue continues to join the pain and it drags me down. Finally, I let myself fall. Expecting to feel sand, I'm surprised when I go right through it. I land with a THUD on the floor of a small crevice. Looking around, I recognize this place from one of my dreams.
Cautiously I venture outside. It's even more eerily beautiful than I remember. Everything is fairly dark, colored purple, with a dim light emanating from the horizon. Triangular pieces of land point along an invisible path and columns lie at the end. Realization thwacks me in the head and a gasp escapes my mouth. "End of the World..."
How I had gotten here from Agrabah, I have no clue.
My paws make a quiet chiming noise with every step I take. Red and blue sparks fly up from my footsteps. The air is thick with evil magic, and the feeling of high-ranking Heartless watching me fills my body. I shiver as a cold wind blows by. My breath comes out in clouds.
"Hello?" I call out. My voice echoes throughout the empty world, and a wave of utter loneliness washes over me. "Please! Somebody, anybody... Is anyone there?"
My voice echoes again and I give up. Extending my leathery attachments, I lift myself off the ground and fly towards the light. Something is urging me to go there. Casting all thoughts out of my mind that it might be a trick, I allow myself to be lured. It's so beautiful... In a strange way...
Suddenly, a huge black orb drops on me and I find myself trapped inside. A Behemoth roars angrily. Scolding myself for getting tricked, I fly at it. A javelin materializes in my paw, and I bury it in the creature's violet skin. The tip breaks off. "Shoot, the skin's too tough." I look up and my eyes focus on something. "The center horn!"
The large Heartless has its head lowered, which makes it easy for me to attack its horn. Pieces of the ebony attachment break off each time my weapon connects. After a moment, the creature roars and stands up, stamping its foot. Multiple lightning bolts rain down on me. The Behemoth raises its hoof to smash me, but I roll out of the way and take to the air.
The battle continues for a long time until the horn breaks off. The giant beast collapses and vanishes, the illuminated pink heart flowing up into nowhere. I pant as the sphere I'm imprisoned in shatters, revealing to me the Heartless world. The javelin disintegrates. Standing up, I am enveloped by the light.
The light blinds me for a moment, then it fades to expose that I am somewhere else. There are many platforms reaching up as high as the eye can see, and each one is covered in a snow-like substance. Webbing coats the walls and multi-colored crystals dot the area. Sighing in content, because at last it's warm and the atmosphere seems safe and friendly, I sit down and poke one of the crystals. It jiggles like jell-o.
Giggling, I continue my childish game. Poke. Jiggle. Poke. Jiggle. Poke. Jiggle...
"Hello there!" greets a cheerful voice. I shriek and tumble backwards down the slope. After I sit back up, a Wyvern lands in front of me and snickers. "I'm sorry. Did I scare you?"
"Yes." I retort, crossing my arms. The flying Heartless ignores my death glare and flies up. Something pokes my shoulder and I whip around to see that she landed behind me.
"Anyway, my name's Kristina. What's yours?" the Wyvern inquires, looking more curious and humanoid than most Heartless can. Feeling that I can trust her, I smile.
"I'm Destiny." I introduce. Kristina looks at me in an odd way, then her topaz orbs widen. My half-heart sinks as I realize that the news must have already reached this place. Suddenly, something lifts inside of me as a look of admiration replaces the confusion.
She calmly walks up to me. "Wow, I'm actually meeting Destiny, the half- Heartless? The traitor? I've heard so much about you, and I think you were brave to join Sora!" She paused. "But... No one said anything about you having red eyes and bat wings."
"Hm? Wings? Oh, yeah, these wings." I chuckle bashfully. I had completely forgotten about my new wings. But I have red eyes? My dark side must be trying to take over. But I'll fight it as long as possible. "I forgot I had them. Say, Kristina... It seems like you're the only one here."
The Wyverns tilts her head. "Oh, right. I live here all alone as an outcast because I don't want to hurt anyone. But why are YOU alone? Don't you have your friends with you?"
"No." I answer softly. Kristina quiets down as I tell her the entire story, her mouth hanging open and eyes wide the entire time. Every once in awhile I glance back up at her and giggle because of her expression. When I'm done, I fall backwards and begin laughing hysterically.
"What? What?" she asks.
"That look on your face!" That's all I can manage to get out. Kristina crosses her ar- erm, wings and pouts. I catch my breath and rock myself back up. "Sorry. It was just... you know... funny!"
The Wyvern obviously can't keep a straight face. She has to smile. I giggle and then stand up. "Well, Kristina, you seem a lot like me before I went on this crazy adventure. I was an outcast too. Hey, you wanna help me find a way back to Sor-"
"Shh!" interrupts Kristina, knocking me over. "Do not speak his name. It would arose the Heartless here and they'd beat the tar out of both of us. Be very, very careful with your wording."
"But didn't I already say 'his' name during the story?" I object, getting back up and dusitng myself off. Kristina pales. I slowly turn around and narrowly dodge an Invisible's sword.
The high-ranking Heartless dislodges the weapon from the ground with minor difficulty and flies at me. Shrieking, I grab my new friend's wing and take off. A group of Angel Stars block my way. When I look back, a wall of Invisibles have formed. Well, when all others ways are blocked, the only way to go is up. I flare my wings and a sudden gust of wind blows us upwards.
"You can let go of me now." yells Kristina. I release my grip on her and she hovers away from me. When we look down, we see the entire group of Heartless raging towards us. "Let's go!"
The two of us go opposite ways; me to the right, Kristina to the left. I screech to a stop as black and indigo flames begin dancing around me. A quick gust of upward wind blows me out of the way before they close in. Grumbling, the Invisible retrieves his sword and chases after me. A magenta orb of energy hits me in the back and I lurch forward, falling to the ground. Angel Stars and Invisibles surround me.
"Here I come to save the day!" sings Kristina's voice, diving at the ring of Heartless and spiralling into them. I spread my wings and escape through the gap, when suddenly fatigue begins to claw at me. The Wyvern grabs me and leads me into a glowing light at the very bottom.
"Hey... thanks." I pant, collapsing on the floor. My new friend nods and lands, waiting patiently for me to regain my strength. After a minute of silence, I struggle to my feet and look up, gasping in awe. "The World Termina!"
Kristina smirks and nods. "Yeah. I took you here so we could find you-know- who. Now, what world is he in?"
"Agrabah." I grumble, crossing my arms. "He's probably sealed the you-know- what by now."
"Then we can still catch him at the entrance." muses the Wyvern, grabbing my arm and warping me to another section of the World Termina. She pushes me into the pillar of light and then follows.
We end up at the entrance to Agrabah.
"Des?" I recognize Maria's voice, and I swivel around to see the entire party staring at me, shocked.
[Author's Note]
Maji: Eek! Extremely terrible chapter. I had writer's block, no? Sorry if you were disappointed. ^^; You waited all that time, and this is what you get? Yes, I know, I know... Oh, and Blue Fox-- didja like Kristina? XD Sorry if she/you seemed OOC, but I was trying to make her silly, like you are. You know, like a comic relief.
Gypsy: Maji's already working on the fifth chapter to 'Another Shine, Another Story', the sequel to 'Shimmer'! It's not as funny as the original, mainly because Maji went nuts with pairings (she's a major Sokairi fan). But I think you'll like it. ^^ Keep an eye out for it!
The muses: BAI-BAI!!!
[Disclaimer]
*hides from the lawyers* *whispers* Heehee... I OWN Kingdom Hearts! *stops whispering* MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Lawyers: There she is!
Eeeek! I don't own Kingdom Hearts! *runs*