Losing Light: Purification
All in the Family
by: lxlriotgirlx
RG: My other story was deleted :( Stupid Hormones is gone! -dramatic- Why why! Oh well.
Kazu: As long as it's not this one.
RG: Right. So on with chapter 12.
Reviewers.
"Luminia!" Kari cried, running to hug the woman. Her silver hair cascaded down her back, pooling in shimmering strands on the ground and she wore a pure white gown. Her sapphire eyes sparkled happily. "Oh my goodness!" Kari exclaimed, examining the older woman. "How have you been?"
"I've been fine Light." Luminia replied with a small laugh. "And yourself?"
"Not too bad." She smiled. "The others are fine too."
"Have you two met before?" Ryo asked, watching the two women intently.
"Yes. In fact I've met all of you before." Luminia replied, her eyes glinting mysteriously.
"When Rika opened the portal." Jeri said softly. "We met then."
"Even before that." Luminia said with a small smile.
"How old are you Luminia?" Rika asked abruptly. Luminia smiled, nodding her head. Rika looked at her in confusion.
"That is the right question to ask." Luminia said softly. "You are a quick one aren't you?" She laughed gently. "I am almost," She thought for a moment, pausing occasionally to count on her fingers. She rolled her eyes in annoyance as she muttered a soft curse. Finally after a long while she smiled, looking pleased with herself. "I am just under 1,257,859 years old." Rika's jaw dropped. "How?" Luminia voiced everyones' thoughts, her eyes filled with amusement. "Time in this existance goes even slower than in the Darkness Existance." She paused, seemingly contemplating whether or not to continue. She nodded her head lightly as if to answer her own inner questions. "I'm really not supposed to tell you this." She sighed guiltily. "But I believe you have the right to know."
"What do you mean?" Kazu inquired, raising an eyebrow. Luminia sighed again.
"You are all originally from this existance." Luminia said slowly, gaining wide eyes from the group. All except Kari and TK.
"How is that possible?" Kenta asked in amazement.
"You are not truly from the Imperfect Existance. This is your birthplace."
"We are from the Light Existance?" Zoe asked incredulously.
"Yes." Kari said, crossing her arms acrossed her chest. "Why else would you be chosen to save the world? You're all pure."
"Even me?" Jeri asked quietly.
"Yes Jeri. Even you." Kari replied with a warm smile. "Alright now to get down to business." She said, her face turning serious. "Rika?"
"Hmm?"
"I must tell you something." Kari's eyes searched the younger girl. Rika watched Kari carefully, nodding. Kari's eyes held something that Rika could not place. Regret maybe? Or perhaps remorse? "You're the leader here." She uttered softly, in a tone almost inaudible.
"What. Why?" Rika asked, her eyes widening in confusion.
"It has been that way for an eternity Moon Child." Luminia said softly. "It's your destiny."
"Destiny?" Rika repeated. Luminia nodded.
"The Moon was considered the purest of light." Luminia began, her azure eyes holding memories. "It held the torch during the dark hours while the sun hid away. That, of course, is legend now. It was a story told when we knew nothing of astronomy. You are heir to the Light throne." Rika stared at her, millions of questions building up inside of her. She could only utter one.
"Why?"
"You want to hear the story?" Rika nodded. "Right then. When I was young," She paused thoughtfully to laugh softly. "I fell in love with a man. He was the prince from the Imperfect Existance. We married secretly and had a child. I'll skip the irrelevant details." She coughed shortly, blushing a light pink in embarrassment. There were scattered laughs before she continued. "We were ecstatic. Our two kingdoms, however, were not so pleased. Those from this realm were concerned about the child having impure blood. Those from the Imperfect realm were furious that their prince would gallivant around with the Light Superior. They waged war over where the child would remain. My people wanted her here, in our kingdom. The Imperfects wanted her in their realm. We finally agreed that she would remain in the Imperfect Existance until she was of age to marry. Then she would come to our kingdom to rule as Queen under myself. She did. Going down the line of my decendants there has always been the 'taint' of imperfect blood from my daughter, Illuminette."
"But how does that make us decendants of the Light?" Henry asked, his brow furrowing in confusion.
"Your parents are all from noble families of the Light Existance. They might not know it, but they have Light blood flowing through their veins." Luminia smiled. "Rika, your mother is my very great granddaughter." She emphasized the word very. "And so are you."
"So I'm related to you?" Luminia nodded. "Woah."
"The surprises just keep on coming, don't they?" Ryo said, placing a hand on Rika's shoulder, laughing softly. His hand was cool against her warm skin. He smiled down at her, causing her to blush lightly. "Is that a blush I see on your face Wildcat?" He asked with a laugh.
"No." Rika said defensively. "Get your hand off my shoulder you idiot." She shook him away from her, glaring at his grinning face.
"Pipe down Wildcat." He teased, poking a finger in her face. She growled angrily.
"You- you." She was at a loss for words.
"Wildcat got your tongue?"
"Akiyama." She snarled menacingly. Rika knew she didn't intimidate him just as well as Ryo knew that he could anger her with a wink.
"Yes my darling?" He replied in a sugary tone. She glared at him. Violet met blue in a clash of gazes. Ryo smirking, Rika fuming angrily.
"Do they like each other or something?" Luminia whispered to Henry who stood beside her rolling his eyes. The two teenagers glanced over at Henry who nodded slowly. Ryo looked back at Rika who sneered at him.
"Uh oh." Takato said quietly, stepping back slowly.
"Are you insane!" Both teens erupted. Henry winced from their fury. The two looked at each other in horror.
"So I guess they do." Luminia remarked, ignoring their glares. "It's obvious."
"The day I start to like Ryo Akiyama I will be dressed in a pink frilly dress." Rika retorted haughtily. Ryo turned away from her with hurt eyes. 'Does she really hate me that much?' He wondered to himself. "Anyway." Rika began again in a calmer tone. "We should be talking about a way to defeat Purification. Not about our love lives." Ryo replaced his frown with his usual smirk and turned back to the group.
"Wildcat's right. Let's do it."
RG: Okay. What'd you think...
Kazu: Please review!
