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Sorry I haven't updated in so long, things have been crazy. I managed to get out a few more chapters for Riku's Silence. This story should get more interesting soon, thank you, reviewers! Please leave another review after you read!
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"Ansem, I want you to tell me what's going on." Kairi said, watching him as he stepped toward her.
"You have a keyblade? Fascinating…" He reached down and grabbed her hand, lifting it up to examine the keyblade in her grasp. He touched it gently, pulling his hand back as a flash of white stung his fingers. Staring in fascination, he wrapped both his hands over hers, tilting the keyblade to get a better look at it. "The way the Heartless shrank back from it, this keyblade holds immense power over the dark-"
"Ansem," Kairi cut him off, surprised to find that she had been holding her breath. She fought back the urge to shake her head, "What was that all about? Why did the Heartless attack you?"
He looked down at her, releasing her hand and walking past her out the library door. She hurried to follow him, cautiously putting the Oathkeeper away and walking alongside him. He came to a stop several feet from the doorway, looking out across the hall and sighing.
"I wasn't lying when I told you that I had nothing to do with the attack on Traverse Town." He began, looking down at her with serious eyes. "I was just as surprised as you and your friends were, having given them direct orders to stay away from Sora for the moment." He sighed, obviously uncomfortable with telling his greatest enemy's best friend about his problems. He turned and began walking quickly toward the rear door of the hall, emerging into Lift Stop and continuing through the door at the far end of the platform. Kairi jogged to catch up, following him out onto the upper walkway of the Castle Gates. He stopped to stare out at the vast expanse, standing where Kairi considered to be dangerously close to the edge of the platform.
He let out a brief laugh, smiling to himself and looking back down to Kairi, who pouted at him. "What's funny?" She demanded, even more baffled when he laughed again and turned away from her.
"Nothing, actually. I just find it rather ironic that I'm standing here having a decent conversation with my greatest enemy's closest friend."
Kairi blushed, surprised by his sudden change in attitude as well as hearing her best friend being referred to as someone's enemy. Sora had always been so innocent to her, joking around all the time and having fun. Everyone couldn't help but like him, he was so cheerful to be around. She mentally slapped herself for being impressed that Ansem was not affected by Sora's irresistible charm.
"You still haven't really explained what's happening." She pointed out, eager to take her mind off of Sora.
He glanced down at her, cursing himself for doing so. She was staring up at him, not hopeful or pleading, but gazing at him as though he were a friend with a problem that needed fixing.
"Alright," He began, "You most likely already know that I vanished when Kingdom Hearts opened, Sora had to have told you that." He waited as she nodded, "However, what surprised me most was that I was not destroyed, although the Light from Kingdom Hearts purged my body from the darkness. It destroyed my body and I was reduced to a powerless shell within a prison that my servants could not reach. I don't know how long I was in that place, trapped within its Light, though apparently not as long as it felt." he paused to glance at Kairi again, judging by the way she had grown that it must have been around two years.
Shifting his gaze back out to the expanse, he continued, "I'll probably never truly understand how, but I managed to find my way out of that place. I awoke in the End of the World, a weak reminder of what I had once been. I hid in the darkness there, trying to regain my power. However, I was startled to find that the darkness no longer comforted me, it no longer held me safe within its confines. My one sanctuary, and it no longer protected me. It was not until I struggled to pull myself to the Gate to the Darkness was I finally able to begin to heal."
He looked into her eyes, sensing her confusion and clearing his throat before he attempted to continue. "At first, I thought nothing of this now important detail. I simply wrote the situation off as pertaining to my own personal weakness. However, when I returned several days later to Hollow Bastion, I could not help but feel the sudden surge of energy coursing through my body. Once I was exposed to my familiar home, my strength returned surprisingly fast. Only after I found myself once again capable of maintaining flight did I attempt to call upon the Heartless. They came to me willingly, as though nothing had ever happened. I must admit, I had not entirely expected their compliance." He turned and walked to the lift, stepping aboard and waiting patiently as Kairi hopped in beside him.
They rode the lift to the top, stepping out onto another platform. Ansem stepped toward her as she looked out across the water below them, mystified by the wide open horizon. She jumped slightly as she felt Ansem slide his arm around her waist, opening her mouth to ask him what he was doing. She yelped instead, her complaint forgotten as she felt the ground lift away under her feet. She clung desperately to his coat as he floated gracefully out over the balcony, suspended in midair nearly half a mile from the ground.
"Holy shit.." She choked, burying her face in his chest as she tried to focus on anything but the absence of ground. Well, she had been wondering what he had meant by "maintaining flight".
She finally opened her eyes as she felt her feet come into contact with the stone floor again, stumbling away from Ansem and hugging the wall. "Come on." He said softly, guiding her through the door and back into Lift Stop.
He led her up a flight of stairs and through a large doorway, stepping out onto an enormous balcony. To Kairi's relief, he summoned the lift and they rode it up. At the top, they stepped off onto a well closed off platform. Walking toward the wall to their left, Ansem grabbed Kairi again and she flinched as he floated up to the doorway above them. He led her through Lift Stop again and stopped in front of the doorway at the far end of the walkway.
"After you." He said, following her into the Castle Chapel. She could remember running through here with Donald and Goofy, she had liked it and wanted to stop, but the Heartless had been chasing them. She led Ansem down the hall and approached the alter. They paused for a moment in front of the rose emblem on the floor.
"Lately, as you already know, my control over the shadow replicas has weakened. They refuse to obey me, they even took on the form of Sora to show me their distaste at my leadership. Don't worry, they most likely won't return. Only one thing about them truly bothers me, however. You must have seen it, too. They appeared to be, angry. Perhaps a little frightened as well… They do not seem to be Heartless any longer, more like their own sentient beings.. hmm. They could pose a threat to both myself and your friend Sora. We should try to keep track of their actions." He looked over at her and seated himself on the floor, leaned against the base of one of the statues.
"Sometimes I even find myself unable to instruct a simple shadow to bring me a certain book. It has something to do with the Light from Kingdom Hearts. It seems as though it did something to me, but what?" He closed his eyes and rested his head against the cold stone, listening as Kairi sat down beside him.
"Why didn't you just tell Sora in the first place?" She asked quietly, aware that he was slightly troubled by this new fact.
He opened an eye and stared at her, "Would you tell your enemy when you felt your power weakening?" He asked, "Your dear Sora would simply see it as another way to destroy me." he stated, breathing deeply and staring up at the designs on the ceiling.
Kairi watched and thought for a minute, "Ansem, now that Kingdom Hearts has been sealed again, what do you plan to do?" She asked, not really expecting him to answer.
"… Nothing. The mystery of the Heartless has been solved for me, I simply live to await my death." He said, showing no emotion in his voice and staring blankly at the ceiling.
His answer shocked Kairi, and she bit back the urge to rush forward and hug him. He must have been the loneliest man she had ever seen.
"Then why do you stay with the Heartless, you must understand that there is no future ruling these creatures.." She trailed off, immediately regretting what she had said.
At the sound of her words, Ansem leapt to his feet, anger flowing through him. "I gave up my entire life so I could better understand the Heartless! Look around you, do you see anything else?! I have nothing left but the Heartless! Even my people have left me, and with good reason! I set out to understand the Heartless so I could protect them, but I ended up either destroying them or driving them from their homes!" He shouted, bitterness ringing in his voice as he turned and glided out the door, leaving Kairi alone in the Chapel.
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Sorry I haven't updated in so long, things have been crazy. I managed to get out a few more chapters for Riku's Silence. This story should get more interesting soon, thank you, reviewers! Please leave another review after you read!
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"Ansem, I want you to tell me what's going on." Kairi said, watching him as he stepped toward her.
"You have a keyblade? Fascinating…" He reached down and grabbed her hand, lifting it up to examine the keyblade in her grasp. He touched it gently, pulling his hand back as a flash of white stung his fingers. Staring in fascination, he wrapped both his hands over hers, tilting the keyblade to get a better look at it. "The way the Heartless shrank back from it, this keyblade holds immense power over the dark-"
"Ansem," Kairi cut him off, surprised to find that she had been holding her breath. She fought back the urge to shake her head, "What was that all about? Why did the Heartless attack you?"
He looked down at her, releasing her hand and walking past her out the library door. She hurried to follow him, cautiously putting the Oathkeeper away and walking alongside him. He came to a stop several feet from the doorway, looking out across the hall and sighing.
"I wasn't lying when I told you that I had nothing to do with the attack on Traverse Town." He began, looking down at her with serious eyes. "I was just as surprised as you and your friends were, having given them direct orders to stay away from Sora for the moment." He sighed, obviously uncomfortable with telling his greatest enemy's best friend about his problems. He turned and began walking quickly toward the rear door of the hall, emerging into Lift Stop and continuing through the door at the far end of the platform. Kairi jogged to catch up, following him out onto the upper walkway of the Castle Gates. He stopped to stare out at the vast expanse, standing where Kairi considered to be dangerously close to the edge of the platform.
He let out a brief laugh, smiling to himself and looking back down to Kairi, who pouted at him. "What's funny?" She demanded, even more baffled when he laughed again and turned away from her.
"Nothing, actually. I just find it rather ironic that I'm standing here having a decent conversation with my greatest enemy's closest friend."
Kairi blushed, surprised by his sudden change in attitude as well as hearing her best friend being referred to as someone's enemy. Sora had always been so innocent to her, joking around all the time and having fun. Everyone couldn't help but like him, he was so cheerful to be around. She mentally slapped herself for being impressed that Ansem was not affected by Sora's irresistible charm.
"You still haven't really explained what's happening." She pointed out, eager to take her mind off of Sora.
He glanced down at her, cursing himself for doing so. She was staring up at him, not hopeful or pleading, but gazing at him as though he were a friend with a problem that needed fixing.
"Alright," He began, "You most likely already know that I vanished when Kingdom Hearts opened, Sora had to have told you that." He waited as she nodded, "However, what surprised me most was that I was not destroyed, although the Light from Kingdom Hearts purged my body from the darkness. It destroyed my body and I was reduced to a powerless shell within a prison that my servants could not reach. I don't know how long I was in that place, trapped within its Light, though apparently not as long as it felt." he paused to glance at Kairi again, judging by the way she had grown that it must have been around two years.
Shifting his gaze back out to the expanse, he continued, "I'll probably never truly understand how, but I managed to find my way out of that place. I awoke in the End of the World, a weak reminder of what I had once been. I hid in the darkness there, trying to regain my power. However, I was startled to find that the darkness no longer comforted me, it no longer held me safe within its confines. My one sanctuary, and it no longer protected me. It was not until I struggled to pull myself to the Gate to the Darkness was I finally able to begin to heal."
He looked into her eyes, sensing her confusion and clearing his throat before he attempted to continue. "At first, I thought nothing of this now important detail. I simply wrote the situation off as pertaining to my own personal weakness. However, when I returned several days later to Hollow Bastion, I could not help but feel the sudden surge of energy coursing through my body. Once I was exposed to my familiar home, my strength returned surprisingly fast. Only after I found myself once again capable of maintaining flight did I attempt to call upon the Heartless. They came to me willingly, as though nothing had ever happened. I must admit, I had not entirely expected their compliance." He turned and walked to the lift, stepping aboard and waiting patiently as Kairi hopped in beside him.
They rode the lift to the top, stepping out onto another platform. Ansem stepped toward her as she looked out across the water below them, mystified by the wide open horizon. She jumped slightly as she felt Ansem slide his arm around her waist, opening her mouth to ask him what he was doing. She yelped instead, her complaint forgotten as she felt the ground lift away under her feet. She clung desperately to his coat as he floated gracefully out over the balcony, suspended in midair nearly half a mile from the ground.
"Holy shit.." She choked, burying her face in his chest as she tried to focus on anything but the absence of ground. Well, she had been wondering what he had meant by "maintaining flight".
She finally opened her eyes as she felt her feet come into contact with the stone floor again, stumbling away from Ansem and hugging the wall. "Come on." He said softly, guiding her through the door and back into Lift Stop.
He led her up a flight of stairs and through a large doorway, stepping out onto an enormous balcony. To Kairi's relief, he summoned the lift and they rode it up. At the top, they stepped off onto a well closed off platform. Walking toward the wall to their left, Ansem grabbed Kairi again and she flinched as he floated up to the doorway above them. He led her through Lift Stop again and stopped in front of the doorway at the far end of the walkway.
"After you." He said, following her into the Castle Chapel. She could remember running through here with Donald and Goofy, she had liked it and wanted to stop, but the Heartless had been chasing them. She led Ansem down the hall and approached the alter. They paused for a moment in front of the rose emblem on the floor.
"Lately, as you already know, my control over the shadow replicas has weakened. They refuse to obey me, they even took on the form of Sora to show me their distaste at my leadership. Don't worry, they most likely won't return. Only one thing about them truly bothers me, however. You must have seen it, too. They appeared to be, angry. Perhaps a little frightened as well… They do not seem to be Heartless any longer, more like their own sentient beings.. hmm. They could pose a threat to both myself and your friend Sora. We should try to keep track of their actions." He looked over at her and seated himself on the floor, leaned against the base of one of the statues.
"Sometimes I even find myself unable to instruct a simple shadow to bring me a certain book. It has something to do with the Light from Kingdom Hearts. It seems as though it did something to me, but what?" He closed his eyes and rested his head against the cold stone, listening as Kairi sat down beside him.
"Why didn't you just tell Sora in the first place?" She asked quietly, aware that he was slightly troubled by this new fact.
He opened an eye and stared at her, "Would you tell your enemy when you felt your power weakening?" He asked, "Your dear Sora would simply see it as another way to destroy me." he stated, breathing deeply and staring up at the designs on the ceiling.
Kairi watched and thought for a minute, "Ansem, now that Kingdom Hearts has been sealed again, what do you plan to do?" She asked, not really expecting him to answer.
"… Nothing. The mystery of the Heartless has been solved for me, I simply live to await my death." He said, showing no emotion in his voice and staring blankly at the ceiling.
His answer shocked Kairi, and she bit back the urge to rush forward and hug him. He must have been the loneliest man she had ever seen.
"Then why do you stay with the Heartless, you must understand that there is no future ruling these creatures.." She trailed off, immediately regretting what she had said.
At the sound of her words, Ansem leapt to his feet, anger flowing through him. "I gave up my entire life so I could better understand the Heartless! Look around you, do you see anything else?! I have nothing left but the Heartless! Even my people have left me, and with good reason! I set out to understand the Heartless so I could protect them, but I ended up either destroying them or driving them from their homes!" He shouted, bitterness ringing in his voice as he turned and glided out the door, leaving Kairi alone in the Chapel.
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