Ok here's chapter 20! Whoot!!! What, why are you all looking at me like that? I know I killed him in the last chapter!!! But before you kill me, read this chapter! Though you couldn't really kill me...I'm already dead... That's kinda what happens when you're Shinimegami. Eh heh... Anyway, read this chapter before you attempt to kill me!!! And review of course, hehe.
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Falina just couldn't believe Sora was really dead. She just wouldn't believe it, though she knew it was true. She now felt she wanted to die. She couldn't bear the thought of living without him.
Tetra was equally shocked, and had one hand over her mouth, and was also crying. One of her friends had just died, in front of her eyes. And it was causing another friend even more pain. More pain than she could imagine.
Riku, amazingly, was crying as well. Not as hard as Falina and Tetra, but tears were undoubtedly coming from his aqua eyes. He knew Sora was going to die, and there was nothing he could do about it. He couldn't believe he had just watch his best friend die.
Inge stood silently leaning against a wall, her head bowed and eyes closed. She kept thinking that there was something she should remember, and stayed there for a few seconds trying to figure out what it was. She felt there was something she could do, she hated seeing Falina like this.
Unlike what they all thought.... Ceres, was still alive, but barely. He stared at Falina with wide eyes. He noticed Sora's lifeless form on the ground. At least he killed him, he thought.
"No.... I will not die without getting my revenge. It will not end like this..." He barely whispered. He slowly pulled himself up, enough to where he could get his arm out. He held his hand in the air, and something started forming in it. None of the others noticed this.
Inge kept thinking, trying to remember something. Something clicked and she remembered it, her eyes widened, now realizing what it was she had remembered. She looked up and quickly ran to Falina.
"Falina! I just remembered something about your necklace." She got to her, and Falina looked up, now curious.
"What? What about my necklace?" She asked quickly.
"You can bring him back! You can bring Sora back to life with it!" Inge answered.
"I thought it could only bring me back."
"If someone else uses it, but if you use it, you can bring back anyone you want." Falina was still a little confused, but kept listening. "It works like this. If someone else uses it, they can only bring you back and no one else. But since you're the owner, if you use it, you can bring back anyone who has died."
"Oh my God are you serious, Inge?" Falina quickly asked.
"Yes, all you have to do is hold it while wishing the person back, then set the necklace on the person's body, and they'll be brought back." Inge informed her.
Riku and Tetra had heard, and their moods suddenly lightened, hoping what she said was true.
However, they didn't notice yet that Ceres was still alive, and had in his hand something that looked like a crystal spike, pointed at both ends. It had poison in it, that in time would kill a person.
He threw it with what strength he had left, straight towards Falina.
Right in front of the others eyes, the spike went into Falina's lower back. She screamed out, her eyes wide. Inge gasped, also with wide eyes, and she quickly looked at Ceres. He was laughing.
"I told you fools I would get my revenge! That crystal spike contains poison that will slowly kill her. You can do nothing to stop it." He grinned. Inge had had enough of this guy. She grit her teeth and balled her fists.
"You bastard! I'll kill you once and for all!" Inge pulled her sword out and ran at him.
She kicked him over onto his back, and pulled her sword high above his chest. "Now, you die, Ceres." She pulled the sword down quickly, straight into his chest. His eyes widened, and he gasped. Very soon after that, he was dead, for good this time.
Falina was leaning over in pain. She slowly sat back up, and ripping her necklace off, held it tightly. 'I've got to bring him back.' She thought. The others stared worriedly at her. She began wishing as hard as she could, then set the cross on Sora's chest.
By now she was starting to feel the poison numbing and causing a dull pain throughout her body. She could also feel herself becoming a little dizzy.
Suddenly, Sora's eyes twitched, and his chest began going up and down in a manner that could only be called breathing. Falina and the others noticed this and smiled. What Inge said was true, he was coming back.
He slowly opened his eyes, only to realize he was still in the same place. He looked himself over and felt the places where his wounds had been. The necklace not only brought him back, but healed his wounds too.
He looked up at Falina, who was smiling down at him with fresh tears in her eyes. He then realized he was alive again.
"Falina?" He said confusedly. She nodded to assure him it was really her and that he was alive. He quickly sat up and hugged her tightly, and she hugged him just as tightly back. He pulled back and looked at her.
"But...how am I still alive? I was dead." He asked. She saw her vision getting blurry now.
"I'll explain later, but right now there's something else we need to worry about." She told him.
"What is it...?" He questioned.
She felt the dull pain in her body increasing. She leaned over, cringing, as a surge of pain went through her body. Sora was no longer just confused, but worried as well.
"Falina, what's wrong?!" He quickly asked.
She tried to answer, but became too light-headed, and fainted. He caught her as she fell forward, and that's when he noticed the crystal spike in her back. He looked at it curiously, and reached down towards it.
He gently pulled it out, and examined it, then threw it to the ground. He noticed the necklace on the ground, it fell off when he sat up. He looked at it strangely, then put it in his pocket.
Turning his attention back to Falina, he stood up and carefully picked her up. He turned to face Inge, Riku, and Tetra.
"Can you tell me just what's going on here?" He asked Inge.
"Ceres threw that spike in her back, apparently he's harder to kill than a roach, but now he's dead for good. He said that spike had poison in it that would slowly kill her. We need to get her to a hospital quick, but there obviously isn't one around here." She informed him.
"Damn it! Then what should we do?" He said. Tetra thought about their problem and could think of only one solution.
"The only thing I know of that we can do is find Narimo. She knows how to make portals to other worlds. Though it's very possible she won't help us." She said.
"Are you sure?" Inge asked.
"We don't have much of a choice."
With that she led them down a hall to another chamber with a large door.
"She should be in here." Tetra said.
Inge slammed open the door, and just as Tetra had said, there was Narimo. Her eyes widened as soon as she saw them.
"W-what are you doing in here?" She stammered. Inge went over and grabbed her by the collar.
"We need you to make a portal to another world, and not some deserted one. One that actually has a town and a hospital." Inge demanded. Narimo pushed her off.
"Why should I help you? What's in it for me?" She asked. Inge and the others were becoming annoyed, and running out of time.
"Look, we already killed Ceres, don't make us do the same to you!" Inge shouted.
"Ceres is dead? Well that is payment enough for me. I couldn't stand the man." Narimo said a little surprised. "But, there may be something else I want in return." She stood thinking to herself.
"In case you haven't noticed, we're in a hurry. Either make the portal now, or say hello to my sword." Inge pulled out her sword quickly and put it very close to Narimo's neck.
Falina moaned a little in her unconcious state. Sora looked down at her worried. 'Man, we don't have much time.' He thought. 'Hang on a little longer, Falina."
Narimo looked nervously at the sword, and slowly nodded.
"Alright, I'll make a portal. You don't have to threaten me. And in return for killing Ceres, I'll even make the portal to the world of your choosing. Now that Ceres is gone, I can do what I want. Now, which world do you want?" Narimo asked. Inge spoke up before the others.
"Thalnos. I'm sure you know of that world."
"Very well then." Narimo nodded.
She held out her arms towards an open space on the floor. After a few seconds of her holding her hands out and chanting something, a large blue pillar formed. She had made the portal. She put her arms down and looked at them.
"Well there. Are you happy now?" She asked a little sarcastically.
"Thanks Nari." Tetra said, and Inge led them into the portal.
"It's Narimo, not Nari!" She shouted after them.
"That was easier than I thought." Inge said as they left.
They disappeared into the portal and it disappeared after them. There was the flash of white light. and then they were in the void. Since Tetra hadn't done this before, she fell hard on the ground. Sora landed as gently as he could on one knee, as not to hurt Falina. Riku helped Tetra up and they looked around them.
They were in a town, behind a building in sort of an alley. It wasn't a big city or anything, just a nice little town. Inge led them out to the main street where, luckily, there wasn't a lot going on.
Thalnos was a nice break from the bleak Helios. It was a more beautiful and peaceful place than Helios that was for sure.
Falina now had a cold sweat going down her face, and her breathing was becoming more labored. She had also developed a minor fever. Sora looked down at her, and became more scared and worried. Inge noticed his expression.
"Come on, the hospital's this way!" She said as she began leading them down the street past several small, and a few large, buildings.
After running quite a ways, they came up to a large building that was obviously the hospital. They quicky took her to the emergency room. A nurse noticed the out-of-breath teenagers, and Sora holding an unconcious Falina, she quickly ran over to them.
"What happened?!" She asked.
"She's been poisoned, and it seems to be getting worse!" Sora told her.
"How was she poisoned?" She asked again.
"Some crystal fused with poison was stabbed in her back." Inge said. The nurse looked confused.
"We'll explain later." Sora sighed. She nodded and called for assistance.
After a few seconds a stretcher was quickly brought in by two doctors assistants. One of the assistants carefully, but quickly, took Falina from Sora's arms, and laid her down. They quickly gave her some oxygen because of her labored breathing.
Sora watched as they took her down the hall with a fearful and worried expression. He felt a reassuring hand on his shoulder, and turned to see Riku with a soft smile.
"Don't worry, she'll be okay." He said in an attempt to comfort his friend.
Sora smiled back a little, and continued watching down the hall.
"Hey shouldn't you guys get your wounds treated too while we're here? Mine disappeared so I don't need to be treated or anything." Sora asked them.
"Yeah we probably should. Especially Riku. You sure you don't need us with you?" Inge said.
"I'm sure, you guys go ahead." He replied. They nodded and left. The nurse then came back.
"They're treating her right now. You can sit in the waiting room if you like." She suggested. He nodded.
"Thanks, I will." Sora said. "Do you know when we can see her?"
"Yes. You might be able to see her tonight, and if not tonight you'll be able to see her tomorrow." She politely answered.
"Ok, thanks." The nurse smiled and left him. He went into the waiting room and sat down. Sora sat in a corner by himself. He sat there a little nervously, thinking.
After a couple of hours Inge came back, then Tetra. Their wounds weren't as serious so they didn't need any special kind of treatment or anything. Riku was still in there due to his more serious wounds because he had actually fought Ceres.
He waited around for quite a while, reading magazines, but mostly thinking. It became very late, around maybe 11 o' clock or later, and it of course was, and had been, dark outside. Tired, and having nothing to do, Sora, Inge, and Tetra fell asleep, though Sora had trouble sleeping right now.
~'What if we didn't get her here in time?'~
~'What if they can't save her?'~
~'What if she...dies?'~
Those were the things Sora couldn't help but keep thinking, and it was driving him crazy, even in his sleep.
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Author's Notes: There, happy? I could have told you he wasn't going to die for good....but then that would have spoiled it, heh heh. I could never kill Sora!!! Who do you think I am!? I may be Shinimegami but I'd never kill Sora!
Anyway, now then. As it has with some of you I talk to fanfiction.net has been a little screwy and some of the reviews wouldn't show up on the review page. And as stupid as I am I deleted them from my inbox...*hits self over head for deleting them* So I couldn't thank all of you in the reviewer credits... ^^;;; Really sorry to you all who I couldn't thank, I'll not delete them next time. I do greatly appreciate your reviews though!!! But I did get to properly thank some, and here they are...
Reviewer Credits:
Dark Angel 13388: Dood, I know I can't believe I killed him off too. Hehe. So you almost cried eh? You and a couple other people, heh. I was actually trying to see of I could make some people cry, hehehe, I'm evil. Fine you guessed it, he did come back by way of the necklace...piffle. I didn't want anyone to guess oh well I'm over it ha. Yes I know you would have killed me if I killed Riku, so i didn't, ha. Seeya on AIM. Thanx for your review!
Kirome: I'm sorry! Lol, I know I have my evil moments, just as everyone else _ But hey I brought him back didn't I? Hope everyone can forgive me for killing him in the first place, heh heh... Anyway, thanx for your review... I think, heh.
Jamiesgirl: Yes, I dared to. Now put the Keyblade away and stop chasing me with it. As you so *ahem* "kindly" asked, I brought him back. Actually I didn't do it cause you asked me to, I had it already written. Really I have WAY more written than what I have here on ff.net... almost to the end. But you'll all have to wait for it! insert evil laugh here. Thanx for your review! I think...again...mha.
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Falina just couldn't believe Sora was really dead. She just wouldn't believe it, though she knew it was true. She now felt she wanted to die. She couldn't bear the thought of living without him.
Tetra was equally shocked, and had one hand over her mouth, and was also crying. One of her friends had just died, in front of her eyes. And it was causing another friend even more pain. More pain than she could imagine.
Riku, amazingly, was crying as well. Not as hard as Falina and Tetra, but tears were undoubtedly coming from his aqua eyes. He knew Sora was going to die, and there was nothing he could do about it. He couldn't believe he had just watch his best friend die.
Inge stood silently leaning against a wall, her head bowed and eyes closed. She kept thinking that there was something she should remember, and stayed there for a few seconds trying to figure out what it was. She felt there was something she could do, she hated seeing Falina like this.
Unlike what they all thought.... Ceres, was still alive, but barely. He stared at Falina with wide eyes. He noticed Sora's lifeless form on the ground. At least he killed him, he thought.
"No.... I will not die without getting my revenge. It will not end like this..." He barely whispered. He slowly pulled himself up, enough to where he could get his arm out. He held his hand in the air, and something started forming in it. None of the others noticed this.
Inge kept thinking, trying to remember something. Something clicked and she remembered it, her eyes widened, now realizing what it was she had remembered. She looked up and quickly ran to Falina.
"Falina! I just remembered something about your necklace." She got to her, and Falina looked up, now curious.
"What? What about my necklace?" She asked quickly.
"You can bring him back! You can bring Sora back to life with it!" Inge answered.
"I thought it could only bring me back."
"If someone else uses it, but if you use it, you can bring back anyone you want." Falina was still a little confused, but kept listening. "It works like this. If someone else uses it, they can only bring you back and no one else. But since you're the owner, if you use it, you can bring back anyone who has died."
"Oh my God are you serious, Inge?" Falina quickly asked.
"Yes, all you have to do is hold it while wishing the person back, then set the necklace on the person's body, and they'll be brought back." Inge informed her.
Riku and Tetra had heard, and their moods suddenly lightened, hoping what she said was true.
However, they didn't notice yet that Ceres was still alive, and had in his hand something that looked like a crystal spike, pointed at both ends. It had poison in it, that in time would kill a person.
He threw it with what strength he had left, straight towards Falina.
Right in front of the others eyes, the spike went into Falina's lower back. She screamed out, her eyes wide. Inge gasped, also with wide eyes, and she quickly looked at Ceres. He was laughing.
"I told you fools I would get my revenge! That crystal spike contains poison that will slowly kill her. You can do nothing to stop it." He grinned. Inge had had enough of this guy. She grit her teeth and balled her fists.
"You bastard! I'll kill you once and for all!" Inge pulled her sword out and ran at him.
She kicked him over onto his back, and pulled her sword high above his chest. "Now, you die, Ceres." She pulled the sword down quickly, straight into his chest. His eyes widened, and he gasped. Very soon after that, he was dead, for good this time.
Falina was leaning over in pain. She slowly sat back up, and ripping her necklace off, held it tightly. 'I've got to bring him back.' She thought. The others stared worriedly at her. She began wishing as hard as she could, then set the cross on Sora's chest.
By now she was starting to feel the poison numbing and causing a dull pain throughout her body. She could also feel herself becoming a little dizzy.
Suddenly, Sora's eyes twitched, and his chest began going up and down in a manner that could only be called breathing. Falina and the others noticed this and smiled. What Inge said was true, he was coming back.
He slowly opened his eyes, only to realize he was still in the same place. He looked himself over and felt the places where his wounds had been. The necklace not only brought him back, but healed his wounds too.
He looked up at Falina, who was smiling down at him with fresh tears in her eyes. He then realized he was alive again.
"Falina?" He said confusedly. She nodded to assure him it was really her and that he was alive. He quickly sat up and hugged her tightly, and she hugged him just as tightly back. He pulled back and looked at her.
"But...how am I still alive? I was dead." He asked. She saw her vision getting blurry now.
"I'll explain later, but right now there's something else we need to worry about." She told him.
"What is it...?" He questioned.
She felt the dull pain in her body increasing. She leaned over, cringing, as a surge of pain went through her body. Sora was no longer just confused, but worried as well.
"Falina, what's wrong?!" He quickly asked.
She tried to answer, but became too light-headed, and fainted. He caught her as she fell forward, and that's when he noticed the crystal spike in her back. He looked at it curiously, and reached down towards it.
He gently pulled it out, and examined it, then threw it to the ground. He noticed the necklace on the ground, it fell off when he sat up. He looked at it strangely, then put it in his pocket.
Turning his attention back to Falina, he stood up and carefully picked her up. He turned to face Inge, Riku, and Tetra.
"Can you tell me just what's going on here?" He asked Inge.
"Ceres threw that spike in her back, apparently he's harder to kill than a roach, but now he's dead for good. He said that spike had poison in it that would slowly kill her. We need to get her to a hospital quick, but there obviously isn't one around here." She informed him.
"Damn it! Then what should we do?" He said. Tetra thought about their problem and could think of only one solution.
"The only thing I know of that we can do is find Narimo. She knows how to make portals to other worlds. Though it's very possible she won't help us." She said.
"Are you sure?" Inge asked.
"We don't have much of a choice."
With that she led them down a hall to another chamber with a large door.
"She should be in here." Tetra said.
Inge slammed open the door, and just as Tetra had said, there was Narimo. Her eyes widened as soon as she saw them.
"W-what are you doing in here?" She stammered. Inge went over and grabbed her by the collar.
"We need you to make a portal to another world, and not some deserted one. One that actually has a town and a hospital." Inge demanded. Narimo pushed her off.
"Why should I help you? What's in it for me?" She asked. Inge and the others were becoming annoyed, and running out of time.
"Look, we already killed Ceres, don't make us do the same to you!" Inge shouted.
"Ceres is dead? Well that is payment enough for me. I couldn't stand the man." Narimo said a little surprised. "But, there may be something else I want in return." She stood thinking to herself.
"In case you haven't noticed, we're in a hurry. Either make the portal now, or say hello to my sword." Inge pulled out her sword quickly and put it very close to Narimo's neck.
Falina moaned a little in her unconcious state. Sora looked down at her worried. 'Man, we don't have much time.' He thought. 'Hang on a little longer, Falina."
Narimo looked nervously at the sword, and slowly nodded.
"Alright, I'll make a portal. You don't have to threaten me. And in return for killing Ceres, I'll even make the portal to the world of your choosing. Now that Ceres is gone, I can do what I want. Now, which world do you want?" Narimo asked. Inge spoke up before the others.
"Thalnos. I'm sure you know of that world."
"Very well then." Narimo nodded.
She held out her arms towards an open space on the floor. After a few seconds of her holding her hands out and chanting something, a large blue pillar formed. She had made the portal. She put her arms down and looked at them.
"Well there. Are you happy now?" She asked a little sarcastically.
"Thanks Nari." Tetra said, and Inge led them into the portal.
"It's Narimo, not Nari!" She shouted after them.
"That was easier than I thought." Inge said as they left.
They disappeared into the portal and it disappeared after them. There was the flash of white light. and then they were in the void. Since Tetra hadn't done this before, she fell hard on the ground. Sora landed as gently as he could on one knee, as not to hurt Falina. Riku helped Tetra up and they looked around them.
They were in a town, behind a building in sort of an alley. It wasn't a big city or anything, just a nice little town. Inge led them out to the main street where, luckily, there wasn't a lot going on.
Thalnos was a nice break from the bleak Helios. It was a more beautiful and peaceful place than Helios that was for sure.
Falina now had a cold sweat going down her face, and her breathing was becoming more labored. She had also developed a minor fever. Sora looked down at her, and became more scared and worried. Inge noticed his expression.
"Come on, the hospital's this way!" She said as she began leading them down the street past several small, and a few large, buildings.
After running quite a ways, they came up to a large building that was obviously the hospital. They quicky took her to the emergency room. A nurse noticed the out-of-breath teenagers, and Sora holding an unconcious Falina, she quickly ran over to them.
"What happened?!" She asked.
"She's been poisoned, and it seems to be getting worse!" Sora told her.
"How was she poisoned?" She asked again.
"Some crystal fused with poison was stabbed in her back." Inge said. The nurse looked confused.
"We'll explain later." Sora sighed. She nodded and called for assistance.
After a few seconds a stretcher was quickly brought in by two doctors assistants. One of the assistants carefully, but quickly, took Falina from Sora's arms, and laid her down. They quickly gave her some oxygen because of her labored breathing.
Sora watched as they took her down the hall with a fearful and worried expression. He felt a reassuring hand on his shoulder, and turned to see Riku with a soft smile.
"Don't worry, she'll be okay." He said in an attempt to comfort his friend.
Sora smiled back a little, and continued watching down the hall.
"Hey shouldn't you guys get your wounds treated too while we're here? Mine disappeared so I don't need to be treated or anything." Sora asked them.
"Yeah we probably should. Especially Riku. You sure you don't need us with you?" Inge said.
"I'm sure, you guys go ahead." He replied. They nodded and left. The nurse then came back.
"They're treating her right now. You can sit in the waiting room if you like." She suggested. He nodded.
"Thanks, I will." Sora said. "Do you know when we can see her?"
"Yes. You might be able to see her tonight, and if not tonight you'll be able to see her tomorrow." She politely answered.
"Ok, thanks." The nurse smiled and left him. He went into the waiting room and sat down. Sora sat in a corner by himself. He sat there a little nervously, thinking.
After a couple of hours Inge came back, then Tetra. Their wounds weren't as serious so they didn't need any special kind of treatment or anything. Riku was still in there due to his more serious wounds because he had actually fought Ceres.
He waited around for quite a while, reading magazines, but mostly thinking. It became very late, around maybe 11 o' clock or later, and it of course was, and had been, dark outside. Tired, and having nothing to do, Sora, Inge, and Tetra fell asleep, though Sora had trouble sleeping right now.
~'What if we didn't get her here in time?'~
~'What if they can't save her?'~
~'What if she...dies?'~
Those were the things Sora couldn't help but keep thinking, and it was driving him crazy, even in his sleep.
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Author's Notes: There, happy? I could have told you he wasn't going to die for good....but then that would have spoiled it, heh heh. I could never kill Sora!!! Who do you think I am!? I may be Shinimegami but I'd never kill Sora!
Anyway, now then. As it has with some of you I talk to fanfiction.net has been a little screwy and some of the reviews wouldn't show up on the review page. And as stupid as I am I deleted them from my inbox...*hits self over head for deleting them* So I couldn't thank all of you in the reviewer credits... ^^;;; Really sorry to you all who I couldn't thank, I'll not delete them next time. I do greatly appreciate your reviews though!!! But I did get to properly thank some, and here they are...
Reviewer Credits:
Dark Angel 13388: Dood, I know I can't believe I killed him off too. Hehe. So you almost cried eh? You and a couple other people, heh. I was actually trying to see of I could make some people cry, hehehe, I'm evil. Fine you guessed it, he did come back by way of the necklace...piffle. I didn't want anyone to guess oh well I'm over it ha. Yes I know you would have killed me if I killed Riku, so i didn't, ha. Seeya on AIM. Thanx for your review!
Kirome: I'm sorry! Lol, I know I have my evil moments, just as everyone else _ But hey I brought him back didn't I? Hope everyone can forgive me for killing him in the first place, heh heh... Anyway, thanx for your review... I think, heh.
Jamiesgirl: Yes, I dared to. Now put the Keyblade away and stop chasing me with it. As you so *ahem* "kindly" asked, I brought him back. Actually I didn't do it cause you asked me to, I had it already written. Really I have WAY more written than what I have here on ff.net... almost to the end. But you'll all have to wait for it! insert evil laugh here. Thanx for your review! I think...again...mha.