~*Broken Rainbow*~
Digitaldreamer
Chapter six: The pain of innocence
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Me:*sighs* That's right.......school has started.
Cast:*groan*
Me: And you wanna know what's worse? I have basketball practice too every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Sora:*winces* Ohhhh man that sucks.
Me: No kidding, and you know what really sucks?
Cast: What?
Me: No one reads the Authors notes anyway, so no one even knows why the updates are gonna take so long!
Yugi :Wow...that's true!
Me: Yup, see since no one's reading this, I figure I should just hurry up with it, so instead of using much needed wit to come up with this Authors notes, I'm just gonna do the fast version..*pulls out remote and presses 'default' button*
Yami:Blah blah.
Me:Blah blah blah *insert random action here*
Riku:Blah blah! Blah blah!
Random person:Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh
All:BLAAAAAAAHHHH!!*Random action*
Me:Blah..*unpresses default button* Now for the reviews^^
~Rem-Chan~
OMG! I almost forgot to reply to your reveiw X_x Jeez, here I am thinking "OMG! Rem-chan actually REVEIWED for MY FIC! *Faints*" and then I end up replying to your beloved reveiw at the last minute. *grabs mallet and hits self over head*
I'm really sorry for not asking you about using some of the stuff in your fic *whimpers and pulls out choclate bar with the word 'sorry' scrawled on the wrapper sloppily in a yellow highlighter*
Latin for alone? Meh...Latin hurts my brain X_x
Yeah, it might be alright in the end....course...knowing me *grins evilly*
Here, *gives you a gaint chocolate statue of Sora* SANK YOU FOR REVEIWING! YOU ARE AWASOME!
~KawaiiKairiKH~
Sora and Riku: YAY, PLUSHIES OF US! *Add to our collection of gifts from reveiwers*Heh, ok, we're hurrying^^ Here, a Yugi plushie for you^^
~Sakura, wolf/human angel ~
CHOCOLATE!*Eats* Yummmm...Thank you^^ As for the torture scenes, they are self inspired. No , I don't actually do that to myself X_x I mean I just sorta think em up. And I loved writing the part about the evil Yami's, (( beta reader: I don't think she's stable... Me: *whacks Beta reader*)) it was fun^^ here a box of nerds for you^^
~mystery~
Thanks for reviewing, and keep up with that Mew fic you're writing^^
~crystal-chan~
Sorry to say this, but Ryou's not in this chapter ^^;;; *braces for attack* BUT HE'LL BE IN THE NEXT ONE I SWEAR!!!! Here, CHOCOLATE! DON'T HURT ME!
~PrincessSwifty~
Ooookaaaaaay........tell me, did you take your little red pill this morning? Yeash.......waaaaay too much information o.o;; Anyways, hope ya like this chapter, and here, a giant Little Debbie's snack cake for you^^
~Orodruin~
Wow, Angst/Humor? Normally one would expect that to be a very odd fic..wait, this is a very odd fic...........anyways, you think you feel sorry for the chara's now.......trust me, It gets WORSE and WORSER!
Yami: Worser isn't a word...
*bashes Yami over the head with a mallet* IT IS TOO A WORD BECAUSE I SAY SO!
Yami: X_x
Anyways, ice cream for you^^
~windflame~
Mwa ha ha, yes, I should rename this fic "A series of very unfortunate and angsty events.." XD And Malik IS cannibal,. or at least bloodthirsty. Yes, now read, read my little buffalo...oh, here's some popcorn^^
~Cloud-123~
Mwa ha ha YES DIE LUCIFER!*Swats Lucifer with mallet* Thanks for the reveiw, here's a cookie^^
~soraoathkeeper~
Meh..name...must..think of one X_x Yeah...now then, here's an Oreo^^
~Bilbo-san~
Heh, I am soooo evil ^^ here, you get a huge bag of breadsticks^^
~Celctic Gaurdian 7~
Ha! You lost your appetite because of me! HA HA HA HA! Oh c'mon, it wasn't THAT disgusting. In fact, my torture scenes only get more graphic later on...I'll try to remember a warning this time...you might not wanna eat whilereading this chapter though. Here's a bagel, eat it before you read.
~Ari Powwel~
WOW! BIG REVIEW!*Huggles* SANK YOU FOR BIG REVIEW! Yes, Riku did use Rainbow Dragon Tsunami, only it was a darker version, cause I can't picture Riku usin' rainbow's in his attacks. Nope, nothing good shall happen to Ryou...Mwa ha ha
ha...he's so easy to torture...and he's not in this chapter...darnit, no Ryou-torture today! You're playing Mokuba? Ohh...good thing this fic isn't used for your RPG eh? Mwa ha ha ha...I love writing torture scenes, I love reading them, so I figure it's only fair that if I read them I give some for others to read as well ne? Anyways, thank you for your large
review!*huggles* Here, a Ryou-plushie with Chibi angel wings for you^^
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Disclaimer: You know what, no one reads this thing anyway, so I figured this would be a good time to insert a joke. There's a new guy working at a cigar store. Another guy comes in and says "How much are your Cigars?" "Uh...I dunno."The new guy answers. The guy who came into the store leaves. Then theboss comes in and says "Twenty Five Cents!" then he leaves, and another guy comes in and says "How much are your cigars?" "Twenty Five cents." "Are they fresh?" "Um..I dunno." So the guy leaves. Then the boss comes in and says "Yes, yes,Very fresh." Then the boss leaves and another guy comes in and says "How much are your cigars?" "Twenty Five cents." "Are they fresh?" "Yes, yes, very fresh." "Can I buy one?" "Um...I dunno." Sothe guy leaves. Then the boss comes in and says "Yes, yes, go right ahead." Then a robber comes in and says "How much is in that cash register!?" "Twenty Five cents." "Are you talking fresh with me??" "Yes yes, Very Fresh." "Can I kill you?" "Yes, yes, go right ahead!"
Me: That sucked didn't it? Ok, chapter time!
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Kairi sighed and stared out the window at the downpour. It was so dark out she couldn't see a thing outside. Every now and then there was a flash of lightning. The red-heads gaze went from the outdoors to the room.
Yuffie was sprawled on the couch, reading a YM magazine. Every now and then her gaze would shift from the pages to the door, then return to the 'zine.
Goofy and Donald sat at the table, playing go fish. "Got any threes?" Donald asked.
"Uhhh...nope, Go fish." Goofy answered.
Donald gave a frusterated sigh, then grabbed a card from the pile and returned it to his hand.
Pluto lay on the floor. He sensed the distress in the room and gave a whine. King Mickey scratched the dog's head and his gaze turned to the door and then back to Pluto.
Leon leaned against a wall, arms crossed, gaze never leaving the wooden door.
Yuffie looked up again. "UGGGHHHH, I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!" She howled. "What the heck is taking them so long?!?"
Silence.
"Be patient Yuffie." King Mickey said calmly. Suddenly the door slammed open, causing the rooms occupants to jump.
Riku stood in the doorway, covered in sweat, blood, and rain. His silver hair was dripping with blood and rain. His upper body bobbed lightly as he panted for breath. His shirt had been torn off to reveal his muscular upper body, which was covered in several miner scratches and had a long deep gash down his flank. Riku tossed his head lightly, causing his silver hair to toss over his shoulder in a dramatic way so it caught the rays of light. One Black wing was missing half of it's feather's and bloody, and the other was bent at an odd angle. His black fingerless leather gloves were covered in dried blood and droplets of rainwater. Various large bruises covered his body. His aqua blue eyes were filled with sorrow and pain. The Essence Keyblade and Dragon Keyblade were slung over his left shoulder, and over his left shoulder he
was carrying Sora. (Riku fan girls :*droooooooooooooooooool*)Everyone ran over to the boy at once.
"What the hell happened?!?" Leon demanded.
Riku didn't answer. He walked over to the bed in the room and placed Sora on it.The smaller boy looked terrible. His spikey chestnut hair was matted and it didn't stick up like usual, instead drooping like a willow tree's branches...only really short. A large bruise pretty much covered the right half of his face, which was pretty scratched up. His jacket was ripped and torn, the hood ripped so badly it was only hanging on by a thread. His wings were bloody, and the right one hung limply, the bone broken. The gashes on his arms were bleeding badly, but they were nothing compared to his chest. Riku gently removed Sora's jacket and shirt and carefully inspected the wounds, biting his lip. There was a large gash over his chest, right over his heart. How he could still be living, no one knew. His jeans were torn at the knee so they were more like shorts, they revealed a gash on his right leg that revealed the bone. The Essence Crystal around his neck seemed to be the only thing still completely in one piece. It was glowing dimly, seeming as if the light would go out any second. It was obviously the only thing keeping him alive.
Kairi turned to glare at Riku. She slapped him across the face. "YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO TALK TO HIM, NOT KILL HIM!!" She yelled at the top of her lungs.
Riku recoiled from the blow and turned to face her, grief in his eyes. He didn't speak, just turned away from Kairi and looked back at Sora, back to everyone. No one could see the silver tear that slid down his cheek.
"Kairi, calm down...he didn't do it because he wanted to, I told him to do it."Mickey said, putting a white gloved hand on the girl's shoulder.
Kairi glared at him."Why'd you tell him to do it?!" She demanded.
Mickey sighed and began to explain. While he was explaining Riku looked down at his best friend.
"Sora......I'm so sorry."He whispered, tears now falling from his eyes, and he was unable to stop them. Sora's chest rose and fell, barely moving.
And then the light in the Crystal went out.
Riku's eyes widened. "Oh no! Sora!" He cried, shaking his best friend. Kairi gasped and rushed over to her boyfriend, placing her hands on the wounds and beginning to heal them. A low hum filled the room as the guardian of light began using all of her power possible. First she pressed her hands against his right arm. Underneath her hand glowed with a white light, and when she removed the hand the wound was gone, replaced by a light scar. She then tended to his other arm, then his legs. She placed both hands over his large wound over his heart and concentrated. Sweat beaded on her forehead from using this much power. Then entire room glowed a gentle blue, and small glowing orbs of stray energy swirled around the room.
'C'mon Sora...please wake up!' Riku pleaded mentally.
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~SpecialAnnouncementSpecialAnnoucementSpecialAnnouncementSpecialAnnouncementSpecialAnnouncementSpecialAnnouncement~
Okay, I decided instead of putting this at the ending authors notes I'd put it here since none of you read the authors notes anyways. So anyways, I've decided to hold a CONTEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's right, a contest. The winner gets to be a reeeeeeeeeeal important OC in this fic!!!!!!!!! So anyways, here's the contest
What you have to do: Draw a poster for Broken Rainbow or Shadow Revenge.
Requirements: Must be colored..........yeah, thats it
Send all entries to: digitaldreamer2000@msn.com
Grand prize: You get to be an OC in Broken Rainbow!
First Prize: You gets an art request of anything!!!
Second prize: You gets an art request with two people/animals in it!
Third prize: You get an art request with one person in it.
Yeah, so break out the pencils and get drawing!!!
And now....back to the fic!
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~IntheplacewheretheYuGiOhcharasareIntheplacewheretheYuGiOhcharasareIntheplacewheretheYuGiOhcharasare~
Yugi's labored breathing echoed through the room, bouncing off the stone walls. The crack of a whip was heard, followed by a weak cry. Yugi was chained to a wall. One amethyst eye was swollen shut. His shirt had been torn off, his chest covered in gashes and bruises. There was a huge gash over his right arm that revealed his milk white bone. His face was so bruised up it was pretty much colored gray with teeny spots of lighter more skin colored gray mixed in. His cuts were infected from laying on the dirty ground, which was now a puddle of blood and tears.
Marik smirked at the pitiful sight and cracked the whip threateningly above the smaller boys head, making him flinch.
"Say it weakling."He commanded, a cruel smirk playing across his hard features.
Yugi just looked up at his tormentor, remaining silent. His eyes shined with still falling tears. They shown with pain, regret, fear, sadness, and hurt.
"Say it!" Marik snapped, losing patience. The whip snapped and another cry rang.
'Riku' watched, a silent spectator through it all, hood up so you could not see his expression.
Yugi looked up at Marik with hurt amethyst eyes once more. His amethyst eyes met lavender ones. 'It seems hard to believe that eyes with such an innocent, gentle color could belong to one so cruel', 'Riku' mused.
Marik glared and brought the whip down again.
~Crack!~
The leather strap slashing at the smaller ones right cheek and leaving a long red mark upon his front. The smaller one bit back his scream this time, gritting his teeth and closing his eyes tight.
~Crack!~
Again, no reaction.
~Crack!~
Yugi bit his lip and blood leaked as his teeth came through the skin.
~Crack!~
This time the searing pain was too much. Yugi let out a hoarse scream. Marik glared down at the smaller boy. "So, the boy isn't mute after all."
Yugi opened his eyes once more and looked upon his tormentor.
'It's so odd.' 'Riku' Mused. 'This boy...I sense no hatred from him. Not one bit of it. Not even towards the one harming him, he feels not hatred but sadness, and...pity, for his attacker. Why would he not hate the one harming him? Why is it there seems to be no negativity here? Nothing but childish innocence, nothing but hurt, and broken trust. And yet the boy still does not hate.....how is it possible? It's as if there is no darkness for him to hate with, like it was never there. It just doesn't make sense......how can one be so pure? Lacking hatred, anger....it just doesn't make any sense to me.'
Marik growled at the boy."Now repeat what I told you to say."
Yugi shook his head weakly, it was barely a movement. Marik glared, his eyes flashed. He summoned black flames into his palm. Yugi could feel the heat from where he was chained.
"Say it." Marik's command was answered with silence.
"Fine then...." Marik waved his hand and flames erupted from where Yugi lay. The black flames seared the smaller boys beaten flesh, the white-hot flames burning at the skin of his legs, making the skin crack, blister, and boil. Yugi threw back his head and screamed, tears pouring from his eyes so fast it seemed they were trying to put out the flames.
Marik let this pass for a minute, then waved his right hand and the flames dispersed. Scars were permently embedded upon the skin of the boys legs. Tears slipped from Yugi's eyes and hit the burns. causing steam to rise with a hiss. Marik walked over. He kicked the boys chest, who winced and doubled over, gasping for air. He glared down at the boy, waiting for him to recompose himself.
Yugi sniffled and looked up at the blonde. "Please..........no more..."He pleaded weakly, voice breaking.
Marik's eyes narrowed. "Say it, or I will hurt you again."
Yugi looked down at the ground. "I...I can't....I won't...."He said softly.
Marik didn't show a bit of sympathy. He growled. Pulling a knife from his belt, he slashed both his own arms. The blood seeped from the wounds, he began to chant, all the while glaring at Yugi. The Blood floated in mid air, each droplet thick crimson, floating in mid-fall, as through frozen in a photograph. It began to spin, glowing a dark violet.
Marik finished his incantation and swung both arms outward. The blood seemed to evaporate, and as it evaporated, an orb of crackling black energy began to form. Crimson flames suddenly shot from the ground, faint screams could be heard from the ground from whence the fire came. The flames combined with the energy, which pulsated. A shock wave of energy came from the pulse and slammed into Yugi, who whimpered.
Finally the energy seemed large enough. It exploded. The walls shattered from the force. Nothing could be seen but the darkness, and nothing could be heard...but one thing.
"AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" A long drawn out scream.
The energy finally cleared, and Yugi lay there, shaking from fresh pain, sobs racking his body."Say it." A cold voice broke the smaller boys thoughts.
"I.." Yugi was interrupted as the sensation of being pulled from his body rocked through him. He closed his eyes...maybe he was dead. But he was still breathing, he couldn't be dead. But he thought he was dead.
Because the pain was gone. Yugi cracked open one eye, and he saw he was in the hallway between his and Yami's soul rooms.
"How'd I end up here?"He wondered aloud.
"Because I made you come here." A stern voice said from behind him.
Yugi turned but before he could get all the way around he collapsed to his knees, suddenly feeling very weak. Yami stood before him, arms crossed, one eyebrow raised. Worry was evident on his face. He gently picked up his charge.
Yugi blinked."Y-Yami? Why am I here? I never asked to switch."
"Because I'm taking your place."Yami said simply.
Yugi gasped."No! You can't!" He struggled from Yami's grip, and succeeded in falling to the floor, barely caught by the taller teen.
"Yugi, I have to, I have to protect you."Yami stated.
"But you'll get hurt!"Yugi cried.
"But you're already hurt!"Yami cried back.
"Yami, I won't let you be hurt because of me!" Yugi stated, he began to walk towards the way that led to retake control of his body. He collapsed to his knees once again. Yami rushed to the younger ones size. "Yugi, your selfless-ness is killing you. Look at yourself, your body is pretty much brokenbeyond repair...and this.."He stabbed a finger at Yugi's chest. "This doesn't reflect your Physical wounds, Aibou, this reflects the wounds to your soul."
Yugi looked to the many wounds and back at his Yami. "Yami...I can't just let you go out there....Marik and Bakura really want you...do you know what would happen if you went in my place?" Small tears prickled his eyes.
Yami looked down at his hikari grimly. "Yes, I'm aware of it, but I don't care. I am your protector and I am willing to do anything for your safety."
Yugi looked up at him, defiance in his eyes."Yami, I can't let you.."He began to retake control.
"Yugi wait!"Yami cried.
Yami looked into Yugi's soul room. The lights flickered on and off, signifying energy loss. Yami gasped. "I can't let him go, just switching backright now will kill him.....but he's too stubborn to just come back willingly." Yami closed his eyes and took a deep breath, reopening his eyes to see Yugi's slowly fading form as his charge began to return to the outside world. "Forgive me Aibou."Yami whispered. He placed his right index
and middle finger on Yugi's forehead. There was a flash of black light.
Yugi let out a cry as a sensation like electricity coursing through him came about him. He collapsed to the floor of his soul room, whimpering. Yami walked over and held his light close, who was convulsing violently. Finally the smaller boy regained himself and tried to pull away from his other self. Yami sighed and released the teen from his embrace. Yugi tried to back away as far as possible from his dark as possible.
"W-why'd you do that?" He demanded, small tears still glistening in his eyes which were red from crying. Yami looked back at his light.
"I'm sorry...but that was necessary. " He said. "I needed to make sure you would stay here and rest. If you retake control of your body you'll be dead in no time. You need to rest. And if you wouldn't rest willingly I had no choice but to make it so you can't leave your soul room for a few days okay?" Yami stated, beginning with his usual cool arrogant tone and softening as he saw his irresponsive light.
Yugi looked down at the floor. "Okay.."He said softly.
Yami got down on one knee next to smaller boy, sensing his distress. "Yugi...I'm sorry." He said again.
Yugi sighed. "I know." Obviously something on the floor was very interesting, as Yugi's gaze did not leave it.
"Yugi, look at me."Yami commanded.
Yugi looked up. Tears streamed down his cheeks. "Yami...will we ever get through this? Will we ever get home? Will we ever get to see Jii-chan (*coughs* Japanese for grandpa) again? What if Seto's right........what if there's nothing left? What if no one ever comes...what if-" Yugi broke into sobs.
Yami's cold gaze softened, he put his arms around the smaller boy in a hug meant to fend off the world. "Shh...it's okay, don't cry." He crooned. He held Yugi until the smaller boy's sob's dried out. "Now listen...we'll find a way. Some day we'll get out of here, in fact, it could be soon..."Yami smirked. "When Marik attacked you, it destroyed the collar that holding us back from using magic. Now I'm gonna go out there and kick his ass!"
Yugi smiled tiredly and nodded. Yami picked the smaller boy up and placed him on his bed, pulling the covers over him.
"Now just rest okay? And remember....don't lose faith. You're the great Yugi remember? You can't be losing faith now okay? Just keep believing and somehow, we'll get out of this mess."Yami smiled. Yugi nodded, and then his eyes closed, and he fell asleep instantly.
Yami smirked slightly. "I told you that you were tired." He strode out of the soul room in wrath and took control.
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( Uhhh...sorry again Ryou fans, but I wanted to get this chapter out before a mob of angry fangirls attacked me, so for the next few chapters there will be one yu gi oh section okay? Next chapter will deal with Ryou, and the chapter after that will be the big Yami fight! Anyways, on with the fic!)
~*DestinyIslandsDestinyIslandsDestinyIslandsAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhScrew it*~
Kairi finally stepped away from Sora's beaten form and waited....Nothing happened. She walked over again and felt for a pulse. Nothing.
"Sora..."She whispered softly. "Not again..."
Yuffie burst into tears suddenly in one corner. "WHHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!????????? She cried. Leon huggedher and hung his head.
"He's...gone...again.."Kairi's head shot up. "He'll come back though! He always does...he promised...he said we'd share a poupou fruit...on my sixteenth birthday...he promised...."
Yuffie was hysterical. "Kairi! He's already died three times now! How many more chances is he going to get?!?
Leon sighed. "I hate to say it, but it's true Kairi. I don't think he's coming back this time."He shook his head sadly.
Mickey looked down at the ground. "They're right. Sora took the attack head on, no defense. Sora may be the Essence, but he doesn't have quite the stature to survive that."
~BAM!~
Riku pounded his fist onto the table, making everyone jump. Tears poured from the eldest teens eyes. "I'm sorry...I shouldn't have let him take the attack head on...I shouldn't have done that in the first place...I should have figured......I'd end up killing him in the end. He barely survived me back...in hallow bastion....and now I've finally gone and killed him. If It wasn't for me...he'd probably still be here...laughing. He never would have been keyblade master...never would have been stuck with that weight...never been forced to fight me...none of this would have happened if it wasn't for me...and now he's gone." Riku closed his eyes and tears streamed between his closed lids, anguish apparent on his features.
"Sora..I'm so sorry!!"He cried.
Kairi could only stare at her friend...no...her loves body. She walked over and sank to her knees, putting her arms around the corpse. And she sobbed.
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~*InSorasMind(OhhhAhhhh)InSorasMind(OhhhAhhhh)InSorasMind(OhhhhAhhhh)InSorasMind(Ohahhh)InSorasMind(Ohahhhh)*~
/What?...Where am I?/
He floated among the darkness, whispers flowing. He could see it all, even when his eyes were closed. Every life, representing a line, twisting and turning at the meeting of other lines, each line weaving together to create a quilt of shimmering lines. He knew the name of every person each line represented, knew their past, their present...but not their future. He could take the lines, and move them, change them, make them bad or good.
He watched each line, saw peoples lives as they happened. Drifts of conversation fell upon his ears.
"...ha ha ha, yeah, tonight me and Jeff..."
"..I wish for..."
"..Hi Honey! I'm home..."
"..Please just leave me alone..."
"..This can't be happening! He can't.."
You'd think Sora's head would be spinning from it all...yet, he heard, saw, and understood all.
"Riku!"
Sora's eyes widened and he watched the scene before him, detached from his own body. He saw Riku carry him into the shack from his body and from here at the same time. And he saw his line crumble, and twist, and eventually vanish....as his life went with it. And then he couldn't see. But he stillcould. His body was gone...and yet, he still lived.
Sora wasn't with the lines anymore. Instead, he stood between two doors. One was pure light, the other like a river. In some places it was light, then it would become bad and dim to gray, then dark, then back to light.
"Hello, Essence of Heart, Keyblade master....Sora."A femine voice said.
Sora turned. /Who said that!?/ He demanded. Then he stopped in surprise. /Why can't I move my mouth?/
The voice giggled. "How can you move a mouth that you no longer posses?"
/Who are you!? Show yourself!/Sora demanded, in this thought form of speaking.
"Would you prefer I be here in a more visible form for you?"
/Uh yeah, that'd be nice, a visual would be GREAT right now./
The voice giggled again. There was a flash of light, and Sora turned. A beautiful girl stood before him. She had long, waist length violet hair. Herblue eyes shimmered happily. She wore a white halter top hemmed with gold, with long elegant sleeves that fanned out like kimono sleeves. She also wore a silky dark violet skirt, trimmed in gold. a Tiara adorned her head, and golden hoop earring jingled as she tossed her head. She held out a hand, and a golden staff appeared. Shimmering white wings spread from her back.
"I am the messenger Enzeru. " She stated.
"Messenger of whom?" Sora asked.
Enzeru giggled and pointed heavenward, from where a light shone. "Is that good enough an answer?"
Sora's jaw dropped.
Enzeru let out a full laugh, a sound like a swallow chirping on a spring day. "I come here to give you a choice."
"Go on..."
"Essence of Heart...technically, you are to die today." She said, a golden scroll appearing in her hand. She opened it, and scrawled on it in kanji were words Sora couldn't read, but the feel he got from the kanji told him well enough.
"However...you are still needed. A great evil has arisen...you are to be the one to destroy it, Essence of Heart."
Sora nodded. "So I'm going back...only to be tortured again and hopefully win?" His experssion darkened at these words.
Enzeru nodded solemnly, her jubilant nature replaced by calm for a minute. "But...if you can carry out this task...you will be allowed to live until what was originally your date...many years from now, was it's original date, it changed after...well you know, all that."
Sora sighed and nodded. "Okay...I'll do it."
Enzeru shook her head. "Nothing is ever that simple."
Sora groaned. "You're not gonna beat me up too are you?"
Enzeru laughed again. "No silly. What needs to be proven...is that you have something here.." She pointed to his heart. "That proves you are worthy to return to the living realm."
"Okay, what do I have to do?"
Enzeru motioned to a door that appeared behind him. "You'll see."
The door was all black.
Sora sucked in a breath and strode foreword, into the door.
"Good luck, Essence....good luck..."Enzeru whispered, tears in her eyes.
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To Be continued..
Me: There! chapter done!
Ryou fans: DIIIIE!*Attack Crystal*
Me: GAAAAAAHHH! I'M SORRY, HE'LL BE IN NEXT CHAPTER I PROMISE!
Ryou fans: DIIIIIEEEEEEE!
Me: *Runs*
Reviewers:*Finish reading* NO! ANOTHER CLIFFY! DIIIIEEEE!
Me: AHHHHHHHHHH! R&R!!!!!!!!
Digitaldreamer
Chapter six: The pain of innocence
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Me:*sighs* That's right.......school has started.
Cast:*groan*
Me: And you wanna know what's worse? I have basketball practice too every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Sora:*winces* Ohhhh man that sucks.
Me: No kidding, and you know what really sucks?
Cast: What?
Me: No one reads the Authors notes anyway, so no one even knows why the updates are gonna take so long!
Yugi :Wow...that's true!
Me: Yup, see since no one's reading this, I figure I should just hurry up with it, so instead of using much needed wit to come up with this Authors notes, I'm just gonna do the fast version..*pulls out remote and presses 'default' button*
Yami:Blah blah.
Me:Blah blah blah *insert random action here*
Riku:Blah blah! Blah blah!
Random person:Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh
All:BLAAAAAAAHHHH!!*Random action*
Me:Blah..*unpresses default button* Now for the reviews^^
~Rem-Chan~
OMG! I almost forgot to reply to your reveiw X_x Jeez, here I am thinking "OMG! Rem-chan actually REVEIWED for MY FIC! *Faints*" and then I end up replying to your beloved reveiw at the last minute. *grabs mallet and hits self over head*
I'm really sorry for not asking you about using some of the stuff in your fic *whimpers and pulls out choclate bar with the word 'sorry' scrawled on the wrapper sloppily in a yellow highlighter*
Latin for alone? Meh...Latin hurts my brain X_x
Yeah, it might be alright in the end....course...knowing me *grins evilly*
Here, *gives you a gaint chocolate statue of Sora* SANK YOU FOR REVEIWING! YOU ARE AWASOME!
~KawaiiKairiKH~
Sora and Riku: YAY, PLUSHIES OF US! *Add to our collection of gifts from reveiwers*Heh, ok, we're hurrying^^ Here, a Yugi plushie for you^^
~Sakura, wolf/human angel ~
CHOCOLATE!*Eats* Yummmm...Thank you^^ As for the torture scenes, they are self inspired. No , I don't actually do that to myself X_x I mean I just sorta think em up. And I loved writing the part about the evil Yami's, (( beta reader: I don't think she's stable... Me: *whacks Beta reader*)) it was fun^^ here a box of nerds for you^^
~mystery~
Thanks for reviewing, and keep up with that Mew fic you're writing^^
~crystal-chan~
Sorry to say this, but Ryou's not in this chapter ^^;;; *braces for attack* BUT HE'LL BE IN THE NEXT ONE I SWEAR!!!! Here, CHOCOLATE! DON'T HURT ME!
~PrincessSwifty~
Ooookaaaaaay........tell me, did you take your little red pill this morning? Yeash.......waaaaay too much information o.o;; Anyways, hope ya like this chapter, and here, a giant Little Debbie's snack cake for you^^
~Orodruin~
Wow, Angst/Humor? Normally one would expect that to be a very odd fic..wait, this is a very odd fic...........anyways, you think you feel sorry for the chara's now.......trust me, It gets WORSE and WORSER!
Yami: Worser isn't a word...
*bashes Yami over the head with a mallet* IT IS TOO A WORD BECAUSE I SAY SO!
Yami: X_x
Anyways, ice cream for you^^
~windflame~
Mwa ha ha, yes, I should rename this fic "A series of very unfortunate and angsty events.." XD And Malik IS cannibal,. or at least bloodthirsty. Yes, now read, read my little buffalo...oh, here's some popcorn^^
~Cloud-123~
Mwa ha ha YES DIE LUCIFER!*Swats Lucifer with mallet* Thanks for the reveiw, here's a cookie^^
~soraoathkeeper~
Meh..name...must..think of one X_x Yeah...now then, here's an Oreo^^
~Bilbo-san~
Heh, I am soooo evil ^^ here, you get a huge bag of breadsticks^^
~Celctic Gaurdian 7~
Ha! You lost your appetite because of me! HA HA HA HA! Oh c'mon, it wasn't THAT disgusting. In fact, my torture scenes only get more graphic later on...I'll try to remember a warning this time...you might not wanna eat whilereading this chapter though. Here's a bagel, eat it before you read.
~Ari Powwel~
WOW! BIG REVIEW!*Huggles* SANK YOU FOR BIG REVIEW! Yes, Riku did use Rainbow Dragon Tsunami, only it was a darker version, cause I can't picture Riku usin' rainbow's in his attacks. Nope, nothing good shall happen to Ryou...Mwa ha ha
ha...he's so easy to torture...and he's not in this chapter...darnit, no Ryou-torture today! You're playing Mokuba? Ohh...good thing this fic isn't used for your RPG eh? Mwa ha ha ha...I love writing torture scenes, I love reading them, so I figure it's only fair that if I read them I give some for others to read as well ne? Anyways, thank you for your large
review!*huggles* Here, a Ryou-plushie with Chibi angel wings for you^^
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Disclaimer: You know what, no one reads this thing anyway, so I figured this would be a good time to insert a joke. There's a new guy working at a cigar store. Another guy comes in and says "How much are your Cigars?" "Uh...I dunno."The new guy answers. The guy who came into the store leaves. Then theboss comes in and says "Twenty Five Cents!" then he leaves, and another guy comes in and says "How much are your cigars?" "Twenty Five cents." "Are they fresh?" "Um..I dunno." So the guy leaves. Then the boss comes in and says "Yes, yes,Very fresh." Then the boss leaves and another guy comes in and says "How much are your cigars?" "Twenty Five cents." "Are they fresh?" "Yes, yes, very fresh." "Can I buy one?" "Um...I dunno." Sothe guy leaves. Then the boss comes in and says "Yes, yes, go right ahead." Then a robber comes in and says "How much is in that cash register!?" "Twenty Five cents." "Are you talking fresh with me??" "Yes yes, Very Fresh." "Can I kill you?" "Yes, yes, go right ahead!"
Me: That sucked didn't it? Ok, chapter time!
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Kairi sighed and stared out the window at the downpour. It was so dark out she couldn't see a thing outside. Every now and then there was a flash of lightning. The red-heads gaze went from the outdoors to the room.
Yuffie was sprawled on the couch, reading a YM magazine. Every now and then her gaze would shift from the pages to the door, then return to the 'zine.
Goofy and Donald sat at the table, playing go fish. "Got any threes?" Donald asked.
"Uhhh...nope, Go fish." Goofy answered.
Donald gave a frusterated sigh, then grabbed a card from the pile and returned it to his hand.
Pluto lay on the floor. He sensed the distress in the room and gave a whine. King Mickey scratched the dog's head and his gaze turned to the door and then back to Pluto.
Leon leaned against a wall, arms crossed, gaze never leaving the wooden door.
Yuffie looked up again. "UGGGHHHH, I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!" She howled. "What the heck is taking them so long?!?"
Silence.
"Be patient Yuffie." King Mickey said calmly. Suddenly the door slammed open, causing the rooms occupants to jump.
Riku stood in the doorway, covered in sweat, blood, and rain. His silver hair was dripping with blood and rain. His upper body bobbed lightly as he panted for breath. His shirt had been torn off to reveal his muscular upper body, which was covered in several miner scratches and had a long deep gash down his flank. Riku tossed his head lightly, causing his silver hair to toss over his shoulder in a dramatic way so it caught the rays of light. One Black wing was missing half of it's feather's and bloody, and the other was bent at an odd angle. His black fingerless leather gloves were covered in dried blood and droplets of rainwater. Various large bruises covered his body. His aqua blue eyes were filled with sorrow and pain. The Essence Keyblade and Dragon Keyblade were slung over his left shoulder, and over his left shoulder he
was carrying Sora. (Riku fan girls :*droooooooooooooooooool*)Everyone ran over to the boy at once.
"What the hell happened?!?" Leon demanded.
Riku didn't answer. He walked over to the bed in the room and placed Sora on it.The smaller boy looked terrible. His spikey chestnut hair was matted and it didn't stick up like usual, instead drooping like a willow tree's branches...only really short. A large bruise pretty much covered the right half of his face, which was pretty scratched up. His jacket was ripped and torn, the hood ripped so badly it was only hanging on by a thread. His wings were bloody, and the right one hung limply, the bone broken. The gashes on his arms were bleeding badly, but they were nothing compared to his chest. Riku gently removed Sora's jacket and shirt and carefully inspected the wounds, biting his lip. There was a large gash over his chest, right over his heart. How he could still be living, no one knew. His jeans were torn at the knee so they were more like shorts, they revealed a gash on his right leg that revealed the bone. The Essence Crystal around his neck seemed to be the only thing still completely in one piece. It was glowing dimly, seeming as if the light would go out any second. It was obviously the only thing keeping him alive.
Kairi turned to glare at Riku. She slapped him across the face. "YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO TALK TO HIM, NOT KILL HIM!!" She yelled at the top of her lungs.
Riku recoiled from the blow and turned to face her, grief in his eyes. He didn't speak, just turned away from Kairi and looked back at Sora, back to everyone. No one could see the silver tear that slid down his cheek.
"Kairi, calm down...he didn't do it because he wanted to, I told him to do it."Mickey said, putting a white gloved hand on the girl's shoulder.
Kairi glared at him."Why'd you tell him to do it?!" She demanded.
Mickey sighed and began to explain. While he was explaining Riku looked down at his best friend.
"Sora......I'm so sorry."He whispered, tears now falling from his eyes, and he was unable to stop them. Sora's chest rose and fell, barely moving.
And then the light in the Crystal went out.
Riku's eyes widened. "Oh no! Sora!" He cried, shaking his best friend. Kairi gasped and rushed over to her boyfriend, placing her hands on the wounds and beginning to heal them. A low hum filled the room as the guardian of light began using all of her power possible. First she pressed her hands against his right arm. Underneath her hand glowed with a white light, and when she removed the hand the wound was gone, replaced by a light scar. She then tended to his other arm, then his legs. She placed both hands over his large wound over his heart and concentrated. Sweat beaded on her forehead from using this much power. Then entire room glowed a gentle blue, and small glowing orbs of stray energy swirled around the room.
'C'mon Sora...please wake up!' Riku pleaded mentally.
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Okay, I decided instead of putting this at the ending authors notes I'd put it here since none of you read the authors notes anyways. So anyways, I've decided to hold a CONTEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's right, a contest. The winner gets to be a reeeeeeeeeeal important OC in this fic!!!!!!!!! So anyways, here's the contest
What you have to do: Draw a poster for Broken Rainbow or Shadow Revenge.
Requirements: Must be colored..........yeah, thats it
Send all entries to: digitaldreamer2000@msn.com
Grand prize: You get to be an OC in Broken Rainbow!
First Prize: You gets an art request of anything!!!
Second prize: You gets an art request with two people/animals in it!
Third prize: You get an art request with one person in it.
Yeah, so break out the pencils and get drawing!!!
And now....back to the fic!
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~IntheplacewheretheYuGiOhcharasareIntheplacewheretheYuGiOhcharasareIntheplacewheretheYuGiOhcharasare~
Yugi's labored breathing echoed through the room, bouncing off the stone walls. The crack of a whip was heard, followed by a weak cry. Yugi was chained to a wall. One amethyst eye was swollen shut. His shirt had been torn off, his chest covered in gashes and bruises. There was a huge gash over his right arm that revealed his milk white bone. His face was so bruised up it was pretty much colored gray with teeny spots of lighter more skin colored gray mixed in. His cuts were infected from laying on the dirty ground, which was now a puddle of blood and tears.
Marik smirked at the pitiful sight and cracked the whip threateningly above the smaller boys head, making him flinch.
"Say it weakling."He commanded, a cruel smirk playing across his hard features.
Yugi just looked up at his tormentor, remaining silent. His eyes shined with still falling tears. They shown with pain, regret, fear, sadness, and hurt.
"Say it!" Marik snapped, losing patience. The whip snapped and another cry rang.
'Riku' watched, a silent spectator through it all, hood up so you could not see his expression.
Yugi looked up at Marik with hurt amethyst eyes once more. His amethyst eyes met lavender ones. 'It seems hard to believe that eyes with such an innocent, gentle color could belong to one so cruel', 'Riku' mused.
Marik glared and brought the whip down again.
~Crack!~
The leather strap slashing at the smaller ones right cheek and leaving a long red mark upon his front. The smaller one bit back his scream this time, gritting his teeth and closing his eyes tight.
~Crack!~
Again, no reaction.
~Crack!~
Yugi bit his lip and blood leaked as his teeth came through the skin.
~Crack!~
This time the searing pain was too much. Yugi let out a hoarse scream. Marik glared down at the smaller boy. "So, the boy isn't mute after all."
Yugi opened his eyes once more and looked upon his tormentor.
'It's so odd.' 'Riku' Mused. 'This boy...I sense no hatred from him. Not one bit of it. Not even towards the one harming him, he feels not hatred but sadness, and...pity, for his attacker. Why would he not hate the one harming him? Why is it there seems to be no negativity here? Nothing but childish innocence, nothing but hurt, and broken trust. And yet the boy still does not hate.....how is it possible? It's as if there is no darkness for him to hate with, like it was never there. It just doesn't make sense......how can one be so pure? Lacking hatred, anger....it just doesn't make any sense to me.'
Marik growled at the boy."Now repeat what I told you to say."
Yugi shook his head weakly, it was barely a movement. Marik glared, his eyes flashed. He summoned black flames into his palm. Yugi could feel the heat from where he was chained.
"Say it." Marik's command was answered with silence.
"Fine then...." Marik waved his hand and flames erupted from where Yugi lay. The black flames seared the smaller boys beaten flesh, the white-hot flames burning at the skin of his legs, making the skin crack, blister, and boil. Yugi threw back his head and screamed, tears pouring from his eyes so fast it seemed they were trying to put out the flames.
Marik let this pass for a minute, then waved his right hand and the flames dispersed. Scars were permently embedded upon the skin of the boys legs. Tears slipped from Yugi's eyes and hit the burns. causing steam to rise with a hiss. Marik walked over. He kicked the boys chest, who winced and doubled over, gasping for air. He glared down at the boy, waiting for him to recompose himself.
Yugi sniffled and looked up at the blonde. "Please..........no more..."He pleaded weakly, voice breaking.
Marik's eyes narrowed. "Say it, or I will hurt you again."
Yugi looked down at the ground. "I...I can't....I won't...."He said softly.
Marik didn't show a bit of sympathy. He growled. Pulling a knife from his belt, he slashed both his own arms. The blood seeped from the wounds, he began to chant, all the while glaring at Yugi. The Blood floated in mid air, each droplet thick crimson, floating in mid-fall, as through frozen in a photograph. It began to spin, glowing a dark violet.
Marik finished his incantation and swung both arms outward. The blood seemed to evaporate, and as it evaporated, an orb of crackling black energy began to form. Crimson flames suddenly shot from the ground, faint screams could be heard from the ground from whence the fire came. The flames combined with the energy, which pulsated. A shock wave of energy came from the pulse and slammed into Yugi, who whimpered.
Finally the energy seemed large enough. It exploded. The walls shattered from the force. Nothing could be seen but the darkness, and nothing could be heard...but one thing.
"AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" A long drawn out scream.
The energy finally cleared, and Yugi lay there, shaking from fresh pain, sobs racking his body."Say it." A cold voice broke the smaller boys thoughts.
"I.." Yugi was interrupted as the sensation of being pulled from his body rocked through him. He closed his eyes...maybe he was dead. But he was still breathing, he couldn't be dead. But he thought he was dead.
Because the pain was gone. Yugi cracked open one eye, and he saw he was in the hallway between his and Yami's soul rooms.
"How'd I end up here?"He wondered aloud.
"Because I made you come here." A stern voice said from behind him.
Yugi turned but before he could get all the way around he collapsed to his knees, suddenly feeling very weak. Yami stood before him, arms crossed, one eyebrow raised. Worry was evident on his face. He gently picked up his charge.
Yugi blinked."Y-Yami? Why am I here? I never asked to switch."
"Because I'm taking your place."Yami said simply.
Yugi gasped."No! You can't!" He struggled from Yami's grip, and succeeded in falling to the floor, barely caught by the taller teen.
"Yugi, I have to, I have to protect you."Yami stated.
"But you'll get hurt!"Yugi cried.
"But you're already hurt!"Yami cried back.
"Yami, I won't let you be hurt because of me!" Yugi stated, he began to walk towards the way that led to retake control of his body. He collapsed to his knees once again. Yami rushed to the younger ones size. "Yugi, your selfless-ness is killing you. Look at yourself, your body is pretty much brokenbeyond repair...and this.."He stabbed a finger at Yugi's chest. "This doesn't reflect your Physical wounds, Aibou, this reflects the wounds to your soul."
Yugi looked to the many wounds and back at his Yami. "Yami...I can't just let you go out there....Marik and Bakura really want you...do you know what would happen if you went in my place?" Small tears prickled his eyes.
Yami looked down at his hikari grimly. "Yes, I'm aware of it, but I don't care. I am your protector and I am willing to do anything for your safety."
Yugi looked up at him, defiance in his eyes."Yami, I can't let you.."He began to retake control.
"Yugi wait!"Yami cried.
Yami looked into Yugi's soul room. The lights flickered on and off, signifying energy loss. Yami gasped. "I can't let him go, just switching backright now will kill him.....but he's too stubborn to just come back willingly." Yami closed his eyes and took a deep breath, reopening his eyes to see Yugi's slowly fading form as his charge began to return to the outside world. "Forgive me Aibou."Yami whispered. He placed his right index
and middle finger on Yugi's forehead. There was a flash of black light.
Yugi let out a cry as a sensation like electricity coursing through him came about him. He collapsed to the floor of his soul room, whimpering. Yami walked over and held his light close, who was convulsing violently. Finally the smaller boy regained himself and tried to pull away from his other self. Yami sighed and released the teen from his embrace. Yugi tried to back away as far as possible from his dark as possible.
"W-why'd you do that?" He demanded, small tears still glistening in his eyes which were red from crying. Yami looked back at his light.
"I'm sorry...but that was necessary. " He said. "I needed to make sure you would stay here and rest. If you retake control of your body you'll be dead in no time. You need to rest. And if you wouldn't rest willingly I had no choice but to make it so you can't leave your soul room for a few days okay?" Yami stated, beginning with his usual cool arrogant tone and softening as he saw his irresponsive light.
Yugi looked down at the floor. "Okay.."He said softly.
Yami got down on one knee next to smaller boy, sensing his distress. "Yugi...I'm sorry." He said again.
Yugi sighed. "I know." Obviously something on the floor was very interesting, as Yugi's gaze did not leave it.
"Yugi, look at me."Yami commanded.
Yugi looked up. Tears streamed down his cheeks. "Yami...will we ever get through this? Will we ever get home? Will we ever get to see Jii-chan (*coughs* Japanese for grandpa) again? What if Seto's right........what if there's nothing left? What if no one ever comes...what if-" Yugi broke into sobs.
Yami's cold gaze softened, he put his arms around the smaller boy in a hug meant to fend off the world. "Shh...it's okay, don't cry." He crooned. He held Yugi until the smaller boy's sob's dried out. "Now listen...we'll find a way. Some day we'll get out of here, in fact, it could be soon..."Yami smirked. "When Marik attacked you, it destroyed the collar that holding us back from using magic. Now I'm gonna go out there and kick his ass!"
Yugi smiled tiredly and nodded. Yami picked the smaller boy up and placed him on his bed, pulling the covers over him.
"Now just rest okay? And remember....don't lose faith. You're the great Yugi remember? You can't be losing faith now okay? Just keep believing and somehow, we'll get out of this mess."Yami smiled. Yugi nodded, and then his eyes closed, and he fell asleep instantly.
Yami smirked slightly. "I told you that you were tired." He strode out of the soul room in wrath and took control.
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( Uhhh...sorry again Ryou fans, but I wanted to get this chapter out before a mob of angry fangirls attacked me, so for the next few chapters there will be one yu gi oh section okay? Next chapter will deal with Ryou, and the chapter after that will be the big Yami fight! Anyways, on with the fic!)
~*DestinyIslandsDestinyIslandsDestinyIslandsAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhScrew it*~
Kairi finally stepped away from Sora's beaten form and waited....Nothing happened. She walked over again and felt for a pulse. Nothing.
"Sora..."She whispered softly. "Not again..."
Yuffie burst into tears suddenly in one corner. "WHHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!????????? She cried. Leon huggedher and hung his head.
"He's...gone...again.."Kairi's head shot up. "He'll come back though! He always does...he promised...he said we'd share a poupou fruit...on my sixteenth birthday...he promised...."
Yuffie was hysterical. "Kairi! He's already died three times now! How many more chances is he going to get?!?
Leon sighed. "I hate to say it, but it's true Kairi. I don't think he's coming back this time."He shook his head sadly.
Mickey looked down at the ground. "They're right. Sora took the attack head on, no defense. Sora may be the Essence, but he doesn't have quite the stature to survive that."
~BAM!~
Riku pounded his fist onto the table, making everyone jump. Tears poured from the eldest teens eyes. "I'm sorry...I shouldn't have let him take the attack head on...I shouldn't have done that in the first place...I should have figured......I'd end up killing him in the end. He barely survived me back...in hallow bastion....and now I've finally gone and killed him. If It wasn't for me...he'd probably still be here...laughing. He never would have been keyblade master...never would have been stuck with that weight...never been forced to fight me...none of this would have happened if it wasn't for me...and now he's gone." Riku closed his eyes and tears streamed between his closed lids, anguish apparent on his features.
"Sora..I'm so sorry!!"He cried.
Kairi could only stare at her friend...no...her loves body. She walked over and sank to her knees, putting her arms around the corpse. And she sobbed.
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~*InSorasMind(OhhhAhhhh)InSorasMind(OhhhAhhhh)InSorasMind(OhhhhAhhhh)InSorasMind(Ohahhh)InSorasMind(Ohahhhh)*~
/What?...Where am I?/
He floated among the darkness, whispers flowing. He could see it all, even when his eyes were closed. Every life, representing a line, twisting and turning at the meeting of other lines, each line weaving together to create a quilt of shimmering lines. He knew the name of every person each line represented, knew their past, their present...but not their future. He could take the lines, and move them, change them, make them bad or good.
He watched each line, saw peoples lives as they happened. Drifts of conversation fell upon his ears.
"...ha ha ha, yeah, tonight me and Jeff..."
"..I wish for..."
"..Hi Honey! I'm home..."
"..Please just leave me alone..."
"..This can't be happening! He can't.."
You'd think Sora's head would be spinning from it all...yet, he heard, saw, and understood all.
"Riku!"
Sora's eyes widened and he watched the scene before him, detached from his own body. He saw Riku carry him into the shack from his body and from here at the same time. And he saw his line crumble, and twist, and eventually vanish....as his life went with it. And then he couldn't see. But he stillcould. His body was gone...and yet, he still lived.
Sora wasn't with the lines anymore. Instead, he stood between two doors. One was pure light, the other like a river. In some places it was light, then it would become bad and dim to gray, then dark, then back to light.
"Hello, Essence of Heart, Keyblade master....Sora."A femine voice said.
Sora turned. /Who said that!?/ He demanded. Then he stopped in surprise. /Why can't I move my mouth?/
The voice giggled. "How can you move a mouth that you no longer posses?"
/Who are you!? Show yourself!/Sora demanded, in this thought form of speaking.
"Would you prefer I be here in a more visible form for you?"
/Uh yeah, that'd be nice, a visual would be GREAT right now./
The voice giggled again. There was a flash of light, and Sora turned. A beautiful girl stood before him. She had long, waist length violet hair. Herblue eyes shimmered happily. She wore a white halter top hemmed with gold, with long elegant sleeves that fanned out like kimono sleeves. She also wore a silky dark violet skirt, trimmed in gold. a Tiara adorned her head, and golden hoop earring jingled as she tossed her head. She held out a hand, and a golden staff appeared. Shimmering white wings spread from her back.
"I am the messenger Enzeru. " She stated.
"Messenger of whom?" Sora asked.
Enzeru giggled and pointed heavenward, from where a light shone. "Is that good enough an answer?"
Sora's jaw dropped.
Enzeru let out a full laugh, a sound like a swallow chirping on a spring day. "I come here to give you a choice."
"Go on..."
"Essence of Heart...technically, you are to die today." She said, a golden scroll appearing in her hand. She opened it, and scrawled on it in kanji were words Sora couldn't read, but the feel he got from the kanji told him well enough.
"However...you are still needed. A great evil has arisen...you are to be the one to destroy it, Essence of Heart."
Sora nodded. "So I'm going back...only to be tortured again and hopefully win?" His experssion darkened at these words.
Enzeru nodded solemnly, her jubilant nature replaced by calm for a minute. "But...if you can carry out this task...you will be allowed to live until what was originally your date...many years from now, was it's original date, it changed after...well you know, all that."
Sora sighed and nodded. "Okay...I'll do it."
Enzeru shook her head. "Nothing is ever that simple."
Sora groaned. "You're not gonna beat me up too are you?"
Enzeru laughed again. "No silly. What needs to be proven...is that you have something here.." She pointed to his heart. "That proves you are worthy to return to the living realm."
"Okay, what do I have to do?"
Enzeru motioned to a door that appeared behind him. "You'll see."
The door was all black.
Sora sucked in a breath and strode foreword, into the door.
"Good luck, Essence....good luck..."Enzeru whispered, tears in her eyes.
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To Be continued..
Me: There! chapter done!
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Ryou fans: DIIIIIEEEEEEE!
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