Chapter Nine: Light and Shadow-and In Between
"Jessica!!!" Sora yelled frantically, and dove down quickly, body streamlined, to try and beat Jess to her fatal fall.
He knew he wouldn't get down fast enough-too much wind resistance...and he was too light.
Too light....
He whipped out his keyblade as fast as he can, and hollered, "Gravity!!!"
Suddenly the earth pulled at his very being, the road strained to great him, and Jess was just moments to meet it.
She crashed into his arm and they both tumbled-safely-to the cobblestones.
Panting, Sora carried Jess to an alley, and there they rested.
My sight flickered as I blearily opened my eyes.
"Jess!' I'm so glad you're okay!!!" Sora lept up and hugged me tightly.
I returned the hug with relief, "How did you catch me?"
Sora pulled away, "Gravity spell. But never mind that, what happened?"
I Looked away guiltily. "I thought of Lexy."
"Are you....alright?" His voice was tentative, and heavy with worry.
I rubbed my stinging eyes. "Just fine."
I headed out of the alley, "C'mon! I don't know about you, but I'm hungry!"
Sora shook his head and grinned, "Of course!"
I laughed and stepped into the light-but that laugh quickly died.
Sora smacked into me and we and fell to the ground.
We got up and Sora rubbed his nose. "Why'd you stop?"
"Do you think the keyhole reopened?"
"How could it in such a short time?"
"Tell them that."
As soon as my fellow keyblade master saw the squad of Angel Stars heading toward us, his sky blue eyes widened.
"Do you think they'll ignore us?" He asked with false hope.
"No." I stated as they readied their spells.
We were soon rushed into a magical battle, with blinding spells flying left and right.
Sora and I were in the middle of the melee, casting every spell we could think of at them, then charging at their unyielding wings when our magical strength was gone.
I gasped as a spell knocked me straight on the ground, the breath stolen from my lungs.
"A-aero!" I choked, and I sighed as I used the last of what I had for the time being on the windy shield. Hopefully it would hold long enough to recharge.
I lept up. "Sora! You alright?!?" I yelled, blocking another Holy spell.
"-fine!" Was all I heard, as Sora concentrated solely on his multiple opponents.
I lept at a random Angel Star myslef, keyblade in hand, and swung with all my might at the the "angel's" fire.
I was rewarded with a rebound jarring my bones, and my keyblade glanced harmlessly off it's glossy feathers.
I groaned as the wind left me, and I suddenly felt vulnerable-I hadn't recovered enough for a cure spell.
Three angels loomed over me, and I knew this would be the last time I saw light as it blinded me in the form of three holy spells.
I lay in black as a pinhole of light shrank away.
I guess I'll be meeting my "old friend" again.
End Chapter Nine
"Jessica!!!" Sora yelled frantically, and dove down quickly, body streamlined, to try and beat Jess to her fatal fall.
He knew he wouldn't get down fast enough-too much wind resistance...and he was too light.
Too light....
He whipped out his keyblade as fast as he can, and hollered, "Gravity!!!"
Suddenly the earth pulled at his very being, the road strained to great him, and Jess was just moments to meet it.
She crashed into his arm and they both tumbled-safely-to the cobblestones.
Panting, Sora carried Jess to an alley, and there they rested.
My sight flickered as I blearily opened my eyes.
"Jess!' I'm so glad you're okay!!!" Sora lept up and hugged me tightly.
I returned the hug with relief, "How did you catch me?"
Sora pulled away, "Gravity spell. But never mind that, what happened?"
I Looked away guiltily. "I thought of Lexy."
"Are you....alright?" His voice was tentative, and heavy with worry.
I rubbed my stinging eyes. "Just fine."
I headed out of the alley, "C'mon! I don't know about you, but I'm hungry!"
Sora shook his head and grinned, "Of course!"
I laughed and stepped into the light-but that laugh quickly died.
Sora smacked into me and we and fell to the ground.
We got up and Sora rubbed his nose. "Why'd you stop?"
"Do you think the keyhole reopened?"
"How could it in such a short time?"
"Tell them that."
As soon as my fellow keyblade master saw the squad of Angel Stars heading toward us, his sky blue eyes widened.
"Do you think they'll ignore us?" He asked with false hope.
"No." I stated as they readied their spells.
We were soon rushed into a magical battle, with blinding spells flying left and right.
Sora and I were in the middle of the melee, casting every spell we could think of at them, then charging at their unyielding wings when our magical strength was gone.
I gasped as a spell knocked me straight on the ground, the breath stolen from my lungs.
"A-aero!" I choked, and I sighed as I used the last of what I had for the time being on the windy shield. Hopefully it would hold long enough to recharge.
I lept up. "Sora! You alright?!?" I yelled, blocking another Holy spell.
"-fine!" Was all I heard, as Sora concentrated solely on his multiple opponents.
I lept at a random Angel Star myslef, keyblade in hand, and swung with all my might at the the "angel's" fire.
I was rewarded with a rebound jarring my bones, and my keyblade glanced harmlessly off it's glossy feathers.
I groaned as the wind left me, and I suddenly felt vulnerable-I hadn't recovered enough for a cure spell.
Three angels loomed over me, and I knew this would be the last time I saw light as it blinded me in the form of three holy spells.
I lay in black as a pinhole of light shrank away.
I guess I'll be meeting my "old friend" again.
End Chapter Nine