Losing Light: Purification

Flying Free

Last chapter to Purification. Sequel will be coming soon. If I can figure out a title that is...

Lyrics to "Flying Free" not mine. :'( So sad.

Four girls stood in front of the ocean watching the waves crash against the rocks. They had completed their task and were now free.

"We did it." Kari said with a small smile ove the roar of the ocean.

"We sure did." Jeri replied with a laugh. She looked over to Rika who stood silently, glancing around her with a smile on her face. "It's beautiful isn't it Rika?" The violet eyesd girl looked up at her friend.

"It was always beautiful. It just thought that blue eyeshadow and bright pink lipstick was a good idea for a while." Rika replied with a small smile.

"My my Rika. Are you turning girly on us?" Zoe asked sarcastically.

"No!" Rika protested, shooting a glare at the laughing blond. "It was a metaphor. Gosh!" The other girls just laughed.

There is a place I call my own

Where I can stand by the sea,

And look beyond the things I've known
And dream that I might be free
Like the bird above the trees
Gliding gently on the breeze
I wish that all my life I'd be
Without a care and flying free

"Hey!" A familiar male voice called over the crashing waves. The four girls turned around to see their remaining friends running towards them. "We're all here!" It was Ryo's voice. They ran to the four girls.

"Not all of us." Rika said softly, remembering Kazu's death. She turned back to look out into the crashing surf. Suddenly she remembered what Luminia had told her before she was killed. "We're not done yet."

"What do you mean?" Kari asked the younger girl, curiousity filling her crimson eyes. Rika smiled mutely before rummaging in her jacket pocket and extracting the Lunar Star. She held it out in front of her, it's crystaline points shimmering in the sunlight.

"Purify." She whispered. The wind blowed strongly and the dark spirits were forced from their hiding places. They swirled around Rika before being locked away in the Star. "Now it's over."

But life is not a distant sky
Without a cloud, without rain
And I can never hope that I
Can travel on without pain

Ryo stepped up behind Rika and wrapped his arms around her protectively. She turned around in his embrace to find the blue eyed boy smirking down at her.

"Miss me Pumpkin?" He asked with a silly grin plastered on his face.

"Of course Akiyama." She replied, burying her face in the crook of his neck.

"Aww." He pouted. "Way to ruin the moment Rika." She just smiled into his shirt. "I love you." He said abruptly, smiling down on the younger girl in his arms. To Ryo's surprise she smiled.

"I guess I love you too." Rika replied playfully. He leaned in to kiss her. Their lips locked for a moment before he pulled away, grinning down at her. Rika's eyes flickered open. "Now I'm sure of it."

Time goes swiftly on its way
All too soon we've lost today
I cannot wait for skies of blue
Or dream so long that life is through

"I can't believe we're going home." Kari said, walking over to the two teenagers with TK. The others slowly made their way back to the group. "It'll be so good to get back to Odiaba, huh TK?" The blond boy nodded.

"Only problem is that Matt will skin me when I get back." TK grimaced. His crimson eyed girlfriend laughed softly beside him.

"You'll be fine." Takuya assured him with a clap on the back. TK raised an eyebrow at him.

"You've met Matt right?" He asked, a hint of amusement in his voice.

"Briefly."

"Then that explains it." He turned to Kari. "How do we open the portal?"

"Only Luminia has the power to open the portal from here to the Imperfect Existance." She paused, glancing over at Rika. "But since you're her ancestor you could try." Rika nodded. "Chant the warriors names."

"'Moon, Devil, Strength, Priestess, World, Fool, Hierophant." Rika repeated over and over until the Lunar Star glowed a brilliant violet. It leapt from her hands and floated above them. A blast of light burst through the world but slowly subsided revealing a woman. "Luminia!" Rika cried, running to the silver haired woman. Luminia caught her in a hug.

So life's a song that I must sing
A gift of love I must share
And when I see the joy it brings
My spirits soar through the air
Like that bird up in the sky
Life has taught me how to fly
For now I know what I can be
And now my heart is flying free

"You did well Moon." Luminia drawled softly. "I'm very proud of you." Rika smiled up at her. "Like grandmother like granddaughter." She said with a grin before letting go of Rika. "It's beautiful isn't it?" She asked, dancing around, her skirts flowing behind her in the gentle breeze. Rika smiled at how childlike Luminia looked.

"Indeed it is." Rika replied with a smile. Luminia stopped her dancing for a moment.

"You know what you must do with the Star." She told Rika who nodded. Stepping up to the surf she cast it into the ocean, smiling as she watched it being dragged away by the retreating waved. "You must go now Moon." Luminia whispered from behind her. "Your time is almost up. Rika nodded with a small smile, a tear slipping down her cheek.

"Don't forget about us." Ryo called to Luminia.

"I don't think that is possible." She replied with a laugh. Turning back to Rika, she grinned. "Good bye Moon Child. Stay strong." Rika nodded mutely before pulling the woman into a tight hug. She let go abruptly and ran to the opening portal, waving good bye to Luminia. "Good bye child. I have a feeling we will meet again."

That of course leads into a sequel. Bye for now!

Fin

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