Me: neee… (playing video games with hypnotized look)
Ken: what's wrong with her?
Takari: she's been playing Star Ocean and Kingdom Hearts for 10 hours straight…again.
Me: eheheheee….
Everyone: (edges away…slowly)
Takari: Merielle does not own Kingdom Hearts. Period.
Destiny's Punishment
Chapter 11-Choices and Decisions
'What…happened…?'
Kaitsu opened his eyes, but there was nothing around him. All he could see was darkness.
'Am I…falling?'
He blinked slowly, realizing he was falling headfirst into an endless abyss. It seemed as though everything that happened before Kaitsu blacked out was just a nightmare. That's what he wished it was…
A small platform slowly came into his view. Kaitsu blinked, realizing that he was floating the entire time. He looked around as his feet touched the ground. Realization dawned upon his as he saw a large white door in the middle of the floating platform.
'Is this…Kingdom Hearts?'
"Kaitsu…"
Kaitsu turned around quickly and saw Kotoro standing a few feet away from him.
"Kotoro!" He ran towards Kotoro, relief and happiness sweeping over him. "Kotoro, I--" He stopped, the warm comfort fading away as quickly as it came now that he saw Kotoro up close. His older brother stood in front of him, his cloak covered in blood and claw marks on his face. He glared at Kaitsu, his yellow eyes gleaming with pure hatred.
"Wh…What happened?" Kaitsu reached his hand out to him shakily, but Kotoro just slapped it away, the anger in his eyes growing.
"Get away from me…" he muttered, his voice cold and harsh.
Kaitsu blinked, a hurt expression on his face. "What?"
"It's all your fault Kaitsu…"
"What are you talking about?"
"You couldn't even save your own brother. It's your fault everyone died…" Kotoro scowled at Kaitsu, his eyes showing no pity. Kaitsu stood there, trying to understand what Kotoro was saying.
Suddenly a hooded figure appeared behind Kotoro, his red eyes gleaming in the darkness. He summoned his Keyblade and raised it over Kotoro's head as Kaitsu screamed,
"NO!!!"
A sickening crunch echoed throughout the abyss as the unknown's Keyblade sliced into Kotoro. His eyes widened in pain and he fell to the ground, blood pouring around him.
"KOTORO!"
Kotoro looked up at Kaitsu with no emotion in his face. "…It's… all your…fault…" And with that his eyes faded to black and he lay there dead. Kaitsu fell on his knees, staring at the dead body in disbelief. Shock consumed him completely as he sat there.
The scene began to change and the two were back in the large room that Kaitsu first woke up in. The unknown dismissed his Keyblade and walked past Kaitsu.
"That is what will happen if you do not obey my commands…" He turned towards Kaitsu, a smirk visible from under his hood. "You wouldn't want your dear brother to die because of your stubbornness, would you?"
Kaitsu looked up as an image appeared behind the unknown. It showed Kotoro inside Disney Castle, walking towards the throne room where the others were. The unknown pulled out a small jar from his pocket. Inside it was a small crystal object, but Kaitsu couldn't see what it was in the dim light of the room. The unknown pulled out the crystal object and began to tighten his fist around it. Suddenly the Kotoro in the image fell on his knees in pain, his hands clutching his chest. Kaitsu's eyes widened as he realized what the unknown was doing.
"No! Stop!" he shouted. The unknown's grip on the crystal loosened and he smiled sinisterly.
"It can't be…" muttered Kaitsu. The unknown nodded, a sinister smile visible from underneath his hood.
"Yes, Kaitsu. I have the other half of your brother's heart."
'…What the hell just happened?' Kotoro blinked as the pain in his chest faded away. He stood back up and shook the thought away as he continued walking towards the throne room, unaware that he was being watched…
"But…that's not true," said Kaitsu. "Ronin said the other half was destroyed by the Heartless…"
The unknown laughed lightly. "Ronin guessed the other half was destroyed… He didn't know I had it. And now that he does, it's too late anyway. And besides," he looked down at the half-heart in the jar, "if this half is destroyed, your brother would lose the part of him that is Heartless. And that is the only part that is still keeping him alive."
"You…monster…" muttered Kaitsu as the unknown smiled at him. "It was you. You were the one causing him pain…"
---4 years ago---
"Kotoro? What's wrong?" The ten-year-old Kaitsu knelt down by his older brother. The 12-year-old just shook hid head and stood back up.
"It's nothing. Probably just a flu or something…"
---3 years ago---
"What's wrong with him…?" asked Kaitsu, looking up at the hooded figure standing next to him.
"I don't know…" muttered Ronin. The eleven-year-old looked at his brother as he lay in bed. He was covered in cold sweat and breathing shallowly.
It was hard for them to believe that the very next day Kotoro was out of bed and feeling better than ever.
---1 year ago---
"K-Kotoro?"
"Don't worry, I'm fine." The 15-year-old stood back up and looked at the worried 13-year-old.
"Why do you do that?" he asked. "You look like you're in pain sometimes. Why?"
"I don't know…" Kotoro looked at the ground in thought.
"Is a disease?"
"Probably. We might never know…"
"You were behind it all…" muttered Kaitsu, the memories flashing through his mind as anger rose inside of him.
"Of course I was. It was fun to see your brother in pain like that." The unknown laughed lightly, the voice sounding like poison to Kaitsu's ears. He couldn't take it anymore.
"You…You bastard!!!" Kaitsu summoned his Keyblade and charged at the unknown. But before he could strike, the unknown's grip on the heart tightened once more. A scream of pain echoed in Kaitsu's mind and he stopped, his Keyblade disappearing from his hand. The unknown smirked and rammed the flat end of his raven Keyblade into Kaitsu's stomach. He doubled over in pain as he felt one of his wounds reopen.
"It would be wise for you to not attack me, Kaitsu." The unknown stood before Kaitsu, his red eyes gleaming as he coughed up a few drops of blood. "I have half of your brother's heart. I could destroy it right now if I wanted to."
The unknown placed his hand on Kaitsu's shoulder, his nails digging into his skin as a familiar coldness swept over the boy.
"You will obey my commands," the unknown hissed, "Otherwise I'll destroy your brother's heart."
Kaitsu remained silent, shock and guilt nearly paralyzing him. If he did accept, he would have to join the darkness and put millions of lives at risk. But if he didn't accept…he would lose his only brother.
"Do you accept my terms, Kaitsu?"
Kaitsu lowered his head, fighting back his tears.
"…I accept…"
"The Gummi Ship is ready, your majesty!" said Donald. Mickey nodded and the others stood up, following Donald and Goofy to the spaceship.
"Wow…" muttered Sora once they reached it. It was twice as big as the Gummi Ship he had used in his previous adventures. It was painted pure white with the word Highwind written in silver on the side.
Donald opened up the hatch and everyone walked in, each taking a separate seat while Mickey took the pilot's seat in the cockpit.
"Okay, everyone ready?" Mickey looked back at the others from the pilot's seat. They all nodded and Mickey began to push several buttons. Within a few seconds, the Gummi Ship rose from the ground and shot off into space.
"Where exactly are we going?" asked Kairi.
"We're going to a world called Tamahiko," said Mickey.
'My home world?' Kotoro froze. "But…that world was destroyed by the Heartless years ago."
"It was. But after two years it was restored. Unfortunately, the entire land is in ruins now. No one lives there because the darkness took over that world. My best guess is that they are keeping Kaitsu there."
"How long will it take us to get there?" asked Riku.
"About one day," said Donald.
Kotoro sighed and looked out the window, the words of the others barely heard over his thoughts. He took out Kaitsu's Balance Sphere and noticed its color had turned much darker. Kotoro closed his eyes, his hand closing around the orb.
'I'm coming, Kaitsu. Hang in there.'
Me: done! (grin)
Kaitsu: that freak blackmailed me!!!
Me: I wouldn't say he blackmailed you…It sounded like threatening to me.
Kaitsu: … (glare)
Me: anywho, no review replies for today everyone! Sorry! I have to go to this party and I don't have enough time left. Read and review! Ja ne!
Merielle
