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Whoot! Big storm supposed to come in tonight, snow, freezing rain, you know. Either way, I'm sick, so I am home. Not feeling well. Is it a bad sign when sleeping makes you nauseous?
Anyway, I hope the story is alright so far, things are about to get kinda hectic. I got tired of making it up as I went and drew up outlines for the story, it should get better soon! * sigh, it's absolutely freezing in my room, but I can't stand to have open doors around me. It's like being afraid of clowns, kinda hard to explain.
Thank you reviewers! Especially to Drake, I'm glad you're happy with how they turned out! Akiramage makin' me blush… ^.^ I love you guys!
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The hall was empty and silent when Kairi opened the doors, making her way cautiously back up the stairs to the library. It was fairly quiet inside, the only noise the hushed whispers of the Heartless. Kairi stood outside, wondering urgently what she should do, finally mustering her courage and peeking around the broken door frame.
Ansem sat propped against the bookshelf, panting lightly and glaring darkly at the crowd of Heartless surrounding him. A thin red line was the only hint of the brief struggle, marking Ansem's jaw. It appeared that he was arguing with the Heartless, but Kairi couldn't properly hear. She caught bits and pieces of his statement, something about following orders. The Heartless hissed angrily at him, replicas of the keyblade appearing around the room as the tension between them grew.
Kairi held her breath, silently urging him to leave the matter alone. However, he persisted. There was an obvious tone of bitterness in his voice as he reminded them that he was their master. Several of the Heartless looked uneasy, as though contemplating whether or not to obey him. Seven turned and vanished back into the shadows, receiving disapproving hisses from the remaining replicas.
A Heartless stepped forward, hissing defiantly at Ansem. It sniffed at the air in front of him, pausing after a moment to draw its shadow keyblade. It sneered and spat at his feet, lunging forward to attack.
Ansem quickly rolled to his feet, sidestepping the replica's attack and bringing his fist down on the back of its neck. It howled and collapsed on the floor, sinking into it and appearing above, standing on the bookcase. It smashed its keyblade into the wood, motioning back down to the Heartless.
They smirked, advancing dangerously on Ansem. His spear materialized, and he brandished it in front of himself. His face remained expressionless.
He swung his spear, knocking back three advancing Heartless. The black metal shone as he twirled it around him, blocking a keyblade and piercing its wielder through the chest. He thrust the spear through the handle of another keyblade, disarming his opponent and punching it in the face as he swung around, blocking an attack from behind.
He cried out in pain as a Heartless caught him from the side with a ground combo, paralyzing his right shoulder. His left leg shot out, catching the replica in the stomach. His spear cracked down against a skull, thrusting forward and penetrating another Heartless' throat. One replica took the opportunity to tackle Ansem from behind, bringing him to his knees as he fought it off. In an angry attempt, he threw his spear at a Heartless, missing it by inches at it dodged. Before Ansem could regroup, a replica brought it's foot into his ribs, pain coursing through his body as he gasped to regain his breath.
Mustering his strength, he kicked out, launching himself into the air. He freed himself from the grasp of the Heartless, landing in a crouch against the opposite bookcase. He breathed heavily, blood dripping from multiple lacerations. Standing painfully, he leaned against the shelf, determining his next course of action. The Heartless turning to glare at him as they waited for him to make another move.
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Kairi leaned in the doorway, barely visible from inside the library. She had watched the entire fight, biting back her anger. Why were the Heartless suddenly after Ansem? It didn't make any sense. She wanted to help him, frustrated that she was once again, useless. Why is it that whenever someone needs my help, I'm never able to do anything? She asked herself, mentally beating herself up. Angry tears formed in her eyes, making her slam her fists into her knees and bite her tongue to keep from screaming in frustration.
She jumped when she heard a loud thud, stepping back and staring at the sharp metal point sticking through the wooden door.
Ansem's spear! She cried, rushing to look back around the door. He was pinned to the ground, several Heartless holding him as another kicked him. She clamped her hands over her mouth in horror, she could see red stains seeping under his coat. Somehow, he managed to leap into the air, throwing off the Heartless and landing on the other side of the room against the bookshelf. He looked exhausted, the Heartless were doing something to him. They didn't seem like normal Heartless, the same thing had happened to Sora and Riku. By all means, Ansem should have been more than capable of destroying them already, but instead, here he was. Losing to them, exhausted.
I've got to do something! But what? Kairi thought desperately, looking down at her shaking hands. She looked over her shoulder. The spear! Inhaling deeply, she threw herself out from behind the door, bracing the cracked wood with her foot as she yanked the black metal out. It was heavier than she had expected, and she stumbled slightly as she spun around, facing the Heartless.
Their attention was now turned to her, grinning in amusement as she dashed toward Ansem, standing protectively in front of him.
"What do you think you're doing?!" He cried, curling an arm around his wounded chest. "This is my battle, you have no place here!"
Kairi ignored him, straining to hold up the spear. Damn, this thing is heavy! She thought, hoisting it up again. Muffled laughter sounded around the Heartless.
A shadow replica lunged forward, knocking the spear out of her hands as another moved in with a follow up attack.
Kairi yelped in surprise as she felt Ansem grab her from behind, wrapping his arms around her and rolling to the side as a shadow keyblade sliced the air where she had been standing. He yanked her roughly to her feet, shoving her to the side as a Heartless leapt at them. Ansem slammed his fist into the top of its head, turning back to Kairi.
"You were a fool to think you could help!" He growled, reaching down to pick up his spear. He leaned heavily on it, fighting to control his anger.
Kairi stood facing him, head bowed and fists clenched at her sides. Angry tears running down her face. "I'm tired of being the tag-along little girl that always needs to be rescued. I want to be able to do something. I just want to help. All of my friends are so strong, why am I being left out? Even Selphie is stronger than me." She looked up to glare icily at him, her body shaking.
The Heartless regrouped for attack, a wave of them rushing in towards Ansem. Kairi closed her eyes.
"Don't you see? I'm tired of being useless! I want to be able to help!" She cried, darting forward and slicing through the wave of Heartless as Oathkeeper materialized in her hands.
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Whoot! Big storm supposed to come in tonight, snow, freezing rain, you know. Either way, I'm sick, so I am home. Not feeling well. Is it a bad sign when sleeping makes you nauseous?
Anyway, I hope the story is alright so far, things are about to get kinda hectic. I got tired of making it up as I went and drew up outlines for the story, it should get better soon! * sigh, it's absolutely freezing in my room, but I can't stand to have open doors around me. It's like being afraid of clowns, kinda hard to explain.
Thank you reviewers! Especially to Drake, I'm glad you're happy with how they turned out! Akiramage makin' me blush… ^.^ I love you guys!
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The hall was empty and silent when Kairi opened the doors, making her way cautiously back up the stairs to the library. It was fairly quiet inside, the only noise the hushed whispers of the Heartless. Kairi stood outside, wondering urgently what she should do, finally mustering her courage and peeking around the broken door frame.
Ansem sat propped against the bookshelf, panting lightly and glaring darkly at the crowd of Heartless surrounding him. A thin red line was the only hint of the brief struggle, marking Ansem's jaw. It appeared that he was arguing with the Heartless, but Kairi couldn't properly hear. She caught bits and pieces of his statement, something about following orders. The Heartless hissed angrily at him, replicas of the keyblade appearing around the room as the tension between them grew.
Kairi held her breath, silently urging him to leave the matter alone. However, he persisted. There was an obvious tone of bitterness in his voice as he reminded them that he was their master. Several of the Heartless looked uneasy, as though contemplating whether or not to obey him. Seven turned and vanished back into the shadows, receiving disapproving hisses from the remaining replicas.
A Heartless stepped forward, hissing defiantly at Ansem. It sniffed at the air in front of him, pausing after a moment to draw its shadow keyblade. It sneered and spat at his feet, lunging forward to attack.
Ansem quickly rolled to his feet, sidestepping the replica's attack and bringing his fist down on the back of its neck. It howled and collapsed on the floor, sinking into it and appearing above, standing on the bookcase. It smashed its keyblade into the wood, motioning back down to the Heartless.
They smirked, advancing dangerously on Ansem. His spear materialized, and he brandished it in front of himself. His face remained expressionless.
He swung his spear, knocking back three advancing Heartless. The black metal shone as he twirled it around him, blocking a keyblade and piercing its wielder through the chest. He thrust the spear through the handle of another keyblade, disarming his opponent and punching it in the face as he swung around, blocking an attack from behind.
He cried out in pain as a Heartless caught him from the side with a ground combo, paralyzing his right shoulder. His left leg shot out, catching the replica in the stomach. His spear cracked down against a skull, thrusting forward and penetrating another Heartless' throat. One replica took the opportunity to tackle Ansem from behind, bringing him to his knees as he fought it off. In an angry attempt, he threw his spear at a Heartless, missing it by inches at it dodged. Before Ansem could regroup, a replica brought it's foot into his ribs, pain coursing through his body as he gasped to regain his breath.
Mustering his strength, he kicked out, launching himself into the air. He freed himself from the grasp of the Heartless, landing in a crouch against the opposite bookcase. He breathed heavily, blood dripping from multiple lacerations. Standing painfully, he leaned against the shelf, determining his next course of action. The Heartless turning to glare at him as they waited for him to make another move.
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Kairi leaned in the doorway, barely visible from inside the library. She had watched the entire fight, biting back her anger. Why were the Heartless suddenly after Ansem? It didn't make any sense. She wanted to help him, frustrated that she was once again, useless. Why is it that whenever someone needs my help, I'm never able to do anything? She asked herself, mentally beating herself up. Angry tears formed in her eyes, making her slam her fists into her knees and bite her tongue to keep from screaming in frustration.
She jumped when she heard a loud thud, stepping back and staring at the sharp metal point sticking through the wooden door.
Ansem's spear! She cried, rushing to look back around the door. He was pinned to the ground, several Heartless holding him as another kicked him. She clamped her hands over her mouth in horror, she could see red stains seeping under his coat. Somehow, he managed to leap into the air, throwing off the Heartless and landing on the other side of the room against the bookshelf. He looked exhausted, the Heartless were doing something to him. They didn't seem like normal Heartless, the same thing had happened to Sora and Riku. By all means, Ansem should have been more than capable of destroying them already, but instead, here he was. Losing to them, exhausted.
I've got to do something! But what? Kairi thought desperately, looking down at her shaking hands. She looked over her shoulder. The spear! Inhaling deeply, she threw herself out from behind the door, bracing the cracked wood with her foot as she yanked the black metal out. It was heavier than she had expected, and she stumbled slightly as she spun around, facing the Heartless.
Their attention was now turned to her, grinning in amusement as she dashed toward Ansem, standing protectively in front of him.
"What do you think you're doing?!" He cried, curling an arm around his wounded chest. "This is my battle, you have no place here!"
Kairi ignored him, straining to hold up the spear. Damn, this thing is heavy! She thought, hoisting it up again. Muffled laughter sounded around the Heartless.
A shadow replica lunged forward, knocking the spear out of her hands as another moved in with a follow up attack.
Kairi yelped in surprise as she felt Ansem grab her from behind, wrapping his arms around her and rolling to the side as a shadow keyblade sliced the air where she had been standing. He yanked her roughly to her feet, shoving her to the side as a Heartless leapt at them. Ansem slammed his fist into the top of its head, turning back to Kairi.
"You were a fool to think you could help!" He growled, reaching down to pick up his spear. He leaned heavily on it, fighting to control his anger.
Kairi stood facing him, head bowed and fists clenched at her sides. Angry tears running down her face. "I'm tired of being the tag-along little girl that always needs to be rescued. I want to be able to do something. I just want to help. All of my friends are so strong, why am I being left out? Even Selphie is stronger than me." She looked up to glare icily at him, her body shaking.
The Heartless regrouped for attack, a wave of them rushing in towards Ansem. Kairi closed her eyes.
"Don't you see? I'm tired of being useless! I want to be able to help!" She cried, darting forward and slicing through the wave of Heartless as Oathkeeper materialized in her hands.
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