Akurei-Shinzo: I'm back! So how are you guys? I'm still very busy, but I'm updating because I care! So I hope you enjoy this chapter! Please R&R! (I don't own most of the anime/manga or Kingdom Hearts)
Chapter 15: The Lighthouse
"Sometimes the find the light, you must looked within the deepest part of the darkness…"
Riku stared in disbelief at Amano, how could he have known… He didn't seem to be from Zeero's world, but how would he have known… Could he possess some information that he might need? Before Riku could say anything Amano leapt up into the air onto a rooftop and took off.
"Wait!" yelled Riku as he jumped after him. "There's something I need to ask you!"
When Riku reached the rooftop Amano had already vanished. Riku sighed, but then something caught his eye. A lighthouse? What would a lighthouse be doing in an area like this? It had a very dim light; it seemed to be spreading some sort of light source to this dark town. Riku leapt off the building and went to find Zeero and Yami, if there was something there they all needed to check it out.
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"Where is that fox-demon?" asks Riku. When he got to the hospital he had learned that Zeero had already taken off.
"I don't know," answered Yami. "But he said he needed to meet with someone. What was it about that lighthouse you were talking about?"
"I saw it when I was on top of a building, I saw a strange light come from a lighthouse. I know this sounds strange, but I saw what I saw."
"Look over there!" exclaimed Yami. There it was, the lighthouse.
"Let's go!"
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The lighthouse looked very run down when they got there, it looked very torn up and very fragile. As Riku got closer he felt some kind of hope, almost like someone was comforting him, telling him not to give up.
"Should we go in?" asked Yami. Riku nodded and opened the doorway.
The insides of the lighthouse looked very dusty and the spiraling staircase looked like it had some kind of mold growing on it. Riku took a quick look around and began to climb the long, winding staircase.
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"You wanted to talk to me?" asked Zeero. He was on top of a building near the lighthouse. Shiro slowly stepped out of the shadows, amber eyes still possessing the same sad look they had always had.
"You know what it is we're going to talk about," said Shiro. Zeero lowered his ears and frowned.
"The time is coming right?"
"(nods) You won't be able to help him any more soon…"
"But isn't that like abandoning him?"
"Don't you already abandon him when he fights off the Heartless?"
"But this is different! When…if he faces…"
"You can't help him, if you do then your existence will be at stake!"
"Stupid Sonraku secret…"
"Zeero, when the time comes, you have to leave him. Your job is only to protect him until the time comes… Ryu and Katsu are trying to protect the other two from the Heartless."
"Shiro… isn't there some way we can help him when the time comes?"
"No… if we do then it could be the end of us…"
"By the way? What ever happened to that other Keybearer? Sora was his name right?"
"It's too late for Sonraku to help him or the king… Their only hope now is him…"
"Do you think he'll ever figure out what you meant when you said sometimes to find the light, you must look within the deepest part of the darkness?"
Zeero turned to face Shiro, but the half-demon was already gone. (Shiro really likes to vanish into the darkness a lot doesn't he?) Zeero gave a half-hearted sigh and turned to face the lighthouse. Then he transformed into a fox and slipped into the shadows.
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"What's that?" asked Yami.
Riku and Yami had reached the top of the lighthouse, in the top room was a crystal, floating in a glass cylinder that surrounded it. It looked so frail, but strong when emitting it's light to the world.
"I see you've found the light to this world," said a voice. Riku and Yami turned to a dark corner and out came the Necromancer.
"Takashi? What are you doing here?" asked Riku.
"You know him?" asked Yami.
"I guard the light to this world," said Takashi.
"The light to this world?" asked Riku.
"Yes," explained Takashi. "In every world there is a light that prevents the darkness from engulfing that world. But when that light is gone or if the world's keyhole manages to corrupt that world that place will die. Do you know why it is important for survivors to make it to another world? Because if there isn't any survivors then that world is permanently destroyed."
"What do you mean?" asked Yami.
"I'm saying that if there isn't any survivors from a world that is swallowed by the darkness there is no way of reviving that world. You see, one heart contains a certain connection to that world; if the connection is completely gone then there is no hope for that world. But if the light to the world manages to escape then that world isn't completely gone, it's still there, but very weak." Said Takashi.
"And I believe the light to your world is still out there," said Amano stepping out of the shadows. "That's why you are able to draw your power from the shadow realm, Yami. That is why you are still able to fight."
"Do you mean?" asked Yami. Both Takashi and Amano nodded.
"Am I missing something?" asked Riku, who was very lost. "What are you talking about?"
"It's nothing," said Yami.
"Be on your guard," said Takashi suddenly. Both him and Amano began to scan the area, as if they were looking for something. Riku and Yami looked at each other, then they too began to look around. Slowly, out of the shadows, came the Heartless!
"Damn!" said Amano. "They just keep on coming back!"
"You're the guardian of the doorway!" shouted Takashi. "Why can't you stop them from coming?"
"I don't know…"
"We'll talk about it later," said Takashi. "Ragnarok!"
The wolf spirit slowly came out of Takashi's body and opened its golden eyes. Gracefully it landed on the ground between the Heartless and the crystal; then it let out a bone-chilling howl. Many of the Heartless were destroyed, Amano then charged at the rest of the Heartless with his spear in hand, with a single swipe of his weapon his was able to dissect many of the Heartless.
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After a few seconds of fighting the Necromancer and Amano managed to defeat all of the Heartless.
"They just keep coming back for more don't they?" asked Takashi.
"Why can't you just move the crystal to another place?" asked Riku.
"Try it yourself," said Amano. As Riku tried to touch the small gem the glass container gave his an electric shock, forcing his hand back. "That force field prevents us from touching it, but for some reason it doesn't affect the Heartless…"
"That's why we always have to watch over this thing," said Takashi.
"I see," said Riku.
"You'd better get going," said Takashi. "There's another world out there that is about to be consumed by the darkness. You have to get there as soon as possible."
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"Where have you been?" asked Riku. They had met up with Zeero at the weapons shop.
"Uh…nowhere," said the fox-demon. "By the way, there's another survivor from another world that gave me this book. Her name is Utena and she says that this book contains a whole world in there."
Zeero handed the book over to Riku; it was an old, crimson-red book with old Chinese letters printed on the cover. For some unknown reason, Riku was able to understand the title of the book.
"The Universe of the Four Gods…"
Remember this advice Keybearer. Sometimes to find the light, you must look within the deepest part of the darkness…
Akurei-Shinzo: So sorry I haven't updated in forever! I have so much homework to do! It's not easy have all honor classes, plus I was grounded! I hope you've enjoyed this chapter! Please review!