Kingdom Hearts: Intertwined Souls
By AnimeDutchess
Chapter 1: Awakening
A/N: Hello, and welcome to my first Kingdom Hearts fic! This fic takes place a couple months after KH1. I've been trying to figure out a story line for a while, and, well, this is it! The pairings are Riku x OC, Sora x Kairi, one-sided Ansem x OC, and a bit of one-sided Ansem x Riku thrown in for later chapters. Enjoy!
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Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts. If I did…well, let's just say Riku and Sora would be a bit…closer…heh heh heh…
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Hell's Shrine was a most strange place. It was in a cleverly concealed cove in the Rising Falls of Hollow Bastillion. Once inside the cove, one would follow a dark, long, winding tunnel to an area hollowed out of the rock, which is said to be directly in the center of the world.
It was called Hell's Shrine because it was once the doorway to the place we call, well, Hell. Fortunately, the door was sealed by an angel during the time when the one world split into many worlds. It was said that the angel, in order to prevent more darkness from spreading, fought a terrible demon in this room before it could seal the darkness. This demon was the Devil's Spawn itself. The battle had gone on for many moons, and when the demon was finally weakened enough, the angel thrust its holy weapon into the demon's chest, draining the demon of blood and killing it. The angel used the blood and it's magic to seal the doorway forever. The only way the door could be opened, of course, is if the demon was revived and crowned the new ruler of Hell.
When the demon lost its blood, it froze into a stone statue. The only way to revive the demon is to pour human blood into the hole in the demon's chest, and recite an ancient hex. This would give the demon a mortal life, but a life where it could use its powers nonetheless. The only way the demon would be able to become truly immortal is if it was crowned as the new ruler of Hell. That could only happen if the demon got married to one completely bound to the darkness, one who could never become good. Someone…like Ansem.
The Keyblade Master had defeated him, yes…but he was most certainly not dead. He had become a most powerful Heartless a long time ago…if it were not for the darkness and his fresh desire to defeat-no, kill the Keyblade Master, he would've never survived.
But Ansem WAS alive…in a twisted, zombie-with-a-brain sort of way. He was fully healed, too. And at Hell's Shrine.
Hell's Shrine was rather plain-looking for a shrine. Stone steps roughly hewn from the rock led to a black door with no knob, keyhole, or anything. In the center of the room, though, was an eerie, yet beautiful site.
What looked like a girl carved from stone was actually the demon killed that long time ago. The girl looked about fifteen, with her hair in a braid that reached her mid-back, and was tied with a ragged ribbon. She wore what looked like a kimono for priestesses. It had two holes in the back to accommodate for her large, bat-like wings. She also had on sandals with stockings. Her head was staring at the ceiling; her eyes were blank, and her mouth was open in a screaming position, showing her rather pointy fangs. Her fingers were flexed in a claw-like position, and she had dangerous-looking claws instead of nails. She also had a jewel on her forehead. Ansem, in his stylish brown robe, looked at the stone demon with awe.
"My Princess," He said, taking a crystal vial with red liquid in it from the inside of his robe, "You shall be restored soon, and become my Queen!"
Ansem took the stopper out of the crystal vial and poured the red liquid, which, of course, was blood, into the hole in the demon's chest. The hole glowed a lavender-ish light. Ansem stepped back, and recited the hex he practiced for a long time, ever since he read about the revival of the demon:
"Laat met duisternis in haar hart
Wek zodat kan zij de wereld vullen
Met kwaad, en geworden
Met de ziel die dit bloed bezit
Dat brengt het meisje terug naar ons
Om allen in duisternis te behandelen!"
The whole demon girl glowed lavender. Soon, all anyone could see was the lavender light, but Ansem never looked away. The light then suddenly disappeared. The demon statue was replaced by the demon girl.
Her hair was jet black, and her once expressionless eyes were more animated, and a deep blood red. Her skin was almost white, and the kimono she wore was all black, as well as her sandals and stockings. The jewel on her forehead was the same type of red as her eyes. The bone structure part of her wings had black skin, and the skin in between was a very dark red. The ragged ribbon was also black.
The girl blinked her eyes a couple times and looked around, her eyes settling on Ansem. She calmly walked over to him.
"Excuse me, but where is this place? Who am I?" The demon girl asked, confusion written all over her face. Ansem took off his hood and blinked in surprise. This…is bad he thought, staring at the girl.
"You don't remember anything?" Ansem asked. The girl shook her head.
"Nothing. Not even my name."
Maybe this isn't so bad… Ansem thought. "Well, dear, you are my fiancé. We are to be married…tomorrow." The evil man lied, smirking a bit. The girl still had no emotion on her face as she took his hand into hers. Ansem took the girl out of Hell's Shrine, trying not to smile too much, now that his plan was working smoothly.
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Who am I?
Why am I here?
What is my purpose?
Why does this 'Ansem' person say I'm his fiancé?
…What IS a fiancé?
The girl sat on the overly-cushy bed thinking these thoughts. Ansem's servants ('Heartless', he had called them) had given the girl a makeover. They had cut her hair, made sure she took a shower, gave her some makeup, and gave her new clothes to wear, though she, unknown why to herself, kept the ragged ribbon that had held her braid together. Her hair was now above her shoulders when down, but was up in pigtails in normal black elastics at the moment, and she now had straight bangs. She was wearing a long-sleeved black shirt, but the shirt was like a black tank top with mesh sleeves sewn on. She also had on a black, schoolgirl-ish skirt and black, half-inch heel boots that were folded over, but still went up to her middle thigh. She had tied the ragged ribbon around her neck, with the loose ends in a bow behind her neck. She had put on the makeup, and now had on black eye shadow and blood red lipstick. Ansem had given her a necklace with the Heartless symbol on it and taken her to a beautifully dark room. But she didn't want any of these things Ansem gave her…she just wanted to know who she was.
She got off the bed and went toward the glass doors leading to the veranda.
She unlatched the doors, gave them a soft push, and stepped out onto the veranda. It was midnight, and a full moon shone brightly amongst the stars. The girl sighed at this site. It seemed to calm her, the silver moon. Or perhaps it was the bright star beside it. It was brighter than all the other stars, and seemed to get bigger and brighter…wait a minute…
The star IS getting bigger! The girl thought, staring in awe. The star continued to grow as she watched. In fact, it seemed to change shape…into a girl!
The girl-shaped star became dimmer, and started to show features. The girl had long, blonde hair and silver eyes. She wore a flowing, white gown and was barefoot with golden anklets. She held a pouch made of white silk and tied with a gold rope. She had beautiful, white angel wings. The angel girl smiled at the demon girl.
"It's been a while…Lilith," The angel girl said. The demon girl called Lilith gave the angel girl a strange look.
"Who?" The demon asked. The angel chuckled softly and opened the white pouch. She took what looked like a red, heart-shaped crystal out of the bag and threw it to the demon girl, who caught it with ease.
"Here. It's your heart. It contains your memories. You gave it to me…well, you'll remember. And you need to remember. If you don't remember, everything I tell you won't mean anything."
The demon girl looked at the crystal heart. It started to glow, and it floated. It went to her chest, where the scar from her wound was; the place Ansem had poured blood into. The demon girl glowed a white light, and, suddenly, everything became clear.
The angel watched as the demon girl faded back to normal, her eyes closed. Once the light faded, the demon girl opened her eyes and smirked at the angel. Her devil wings and the jewel on her forehead had disappeared, and her fangs and claws had become smaller. Lilith was back.
"Nice to see ya, Helena," Lilith said, not sounding as blank anymore. Helena the angel smiled. It was nice to see her old friend back to normal.
"So…what's so important that you have to tell me right now?" The demon asked, tilting her head to one side and pretending to look innocent. Helena laughed.
"I told you when we sealed the door and you gave me your heart to protect; the prophecy will be fulfilled if you stay here."
Lilith's eyes were wide with shock. The prophecy that they had worked so hard to delay…the prophecy of universe destruction...
…Flashback…
"Lilith, listen to me," Helena said, "If we don't seal the door, all will be destroyed!"
It was that fateful day in Hell's Shrine, the day the door was sealed. Lilith gave Helena her trademark 'WTF' look.
"Helena, what exactly is going on?" She said. Helena took a step towards Lilith and put her hands on Lilith's shoulders.
"Your father is planning for your marriage to that man on one of the worlds, the one who had awakened the darkness! If you marry him…and become the Queen of Hell…he'll become the King!"
"…That makes sense…" Lilith said, still confused. Helena moved her face closer to Lilith's.
"Look…back in Heaven a couple days ago, I found a scroll telling about the different ways the universe can end," Helena started to speak faster, as though she was in a rush, "and one of the ways is if you get married and have a child with a human who is controlled by darkness! That means everything ends: every world, Heaven, and Hell. All in the universe will disappear."
"Well," Lilith said, "That isn't good! How do we stop it?" Helena took her hands off Lilith's shoulder and picked up the staff she had left on the floor. It was a long, slender staff with a silver base. The top had the shape of the top of a key and the bottom had the shape of the part of the key that you put into the lock.
"This," she said, "is the Key Staff. It can unlock the heart of any creature. I can take your heart and turn you to stone, and use your blood to seal the door. Since you'll be stone, someone can revive you. When you are revived, I will come back to give you your heart. Most likely, you will be revived by someone who wants to rule Hell, so I will have to get you away from there as soon as possible."
Lilith nodded. "Okay, Helena. I trust you. Do it."
...End Flashback…
Lilith looked at Helena. "It's time…isn't it?" Helena nodded. Lilith sighed.
"Before I get you the heck out of here, I need to tell you a few things, "Helena said, looking through the white bag again. She pulled out a key shaped pendant and threw it to Lilith, who caught it easily.
"Take off the heart thing and put that on," Helena said, "It's the Key Staff. You'll need it." Lilith nodded and took off the Heartless necklace and threw it on the veranda. It was bothering her anyway. She slipped on the key pendant and looked to Helena for more instruction.
"Okay," Helena said, "next I got to tell you something…it's about how you were revived. See, you were revived with human blood. You're mortal. You can age, get sick, and die from natural causes. You still have your powers, though, and you can still use them, but only use them in an extreme emergency, got it?" Lilith nodded.
"Also," Helena said, "You weren't revived by the blood of some run-of-the-mill human. You share the blood of a Keybearer. Right now there are only two Keybearers in existence: the Keybearer you need to find, and the Keyblade Master. Your destiny is linked to the Keybearer who is NOT the Keyblade Master. Got it?" Lilith nodded again.
"Last," Helena said, her voice starting to quicken, "This Keybearer used to be controlled by the darkness. The Keyblade Master saved him when he defeated the guy who revived you. So the Keybearer isn't light or dark; he's both."
"And that matters how?" Lilith asked, doing her 'WTF' face. Helena giggled; she hadn't seen that face in quite a while.
"Let's just say that I think you'll like him…a lot. So don't be afraid to fall in love."
"…Dang, you are one perverted angel, Helena."
"I know," Helena said, "But we don't have much time. You've got to go now." Helena held her hands out in front of her and muttered some magic words. A swirling white vortex appeared in front of Lilith. The demon started to go into the vortex, but stopped.
"Where does this thing go?" Lilith asked.
"To the world the Keybearers live on."
"And where exactly will this thing spit me out onto the world?"
"About…100,000 feet above where they'll be tomorrow. Don't use your powers."
"Are you serious?"
"Yup. You're arriving in a meteor shower, just like their Princess of Heart."
"Their WHAT? What's going on? The Princesses of Heart are back?"
"Heh…you'll see."
Lilith tried to protest, but the pull of the vortex was too strong, and she fell into the mass of swirling white…
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Ansem couldn't sleep. Hey, you wouldn't be able to sleep either if you were getting married the next day. He was looking at the book where he found out about the demon girl and how to revive her. He was just translating the hex it for the heck of it. He didn't realize until the hex was translated that his plan to rule Hell and kill the Keyblade Master was in danger. He looked in shock at the translation.
This means that…and then…she'll…I better check on her… He thought, running towards her room, translation in hand. He flung open the door and found the room empty. He ran to the carelessly open door of the veranda. The area was empty, and a star by the moon glowed rather brightly. The Heartless necklace was still on the ground. Ansem picked it up, looked at it, and threw it on the ground, causing it to shatter.
"…Great. I lost her. I better find an old friend to help me get somewhere…" he said to himself, dropping the paper as he ran back into the room. The paper floated to the ground, and was easily readable in the moonlight:
Let the one with darkness in her heart
Awaken so she may fill the world
With evil, and become one
With the soul that owns this blood
That brings the girl back to us
To cover all in darkness!
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A/N: End of chapter one! Did you like it? Love it? Hate it with a passion? Review and tell me! Oh, and at the beginning, the hex was written in Dutch. I translated it on a website and wrote it myself! Nice reviewers get cookies and a spot in my Talk Back! Mean reviewers who give me flames will face my wrath at the end of the fic!
Ja Ne! -AnimeDutchess