Maybe the story is a bit confusing so far, and some stuff may seem like mistakes or simply not logical, or rushed or whatever, but everything I write that's left unconcluded will be answered later, weird stuff that happens will also be answered. And if you were wondering, not much about the actual KH will appear here. Prolly just some small elements and characters. Who knows if you guys want I'll add some more stuff about it. I don't know I wanna hear your opinion.
The Spirits Within
Chapter 6 – Fate
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Ever since the earthquake things have been a little hectic. The King had ordered a blockade that stood outside the city walls so that no one could go in or out, except for the army, of course. My dad had been spending much of his time at home, seeing as there no longer was a temple to defend, but they still paid him a normal salary in order to support his family.
School was up again, damaged, but functional. Still, my parents wouldn't let Maria out of the house for fear of another earthquake. But I did go today, I had to in order to get my friends together and talk about what happened yesterday. I had a couple classes and soon noticed that the blonde girl was nowhere to be found. The only thing I knew about her was that she was still inside the city, but only because of the blockade.
I was in history class, along with Sora and Kairi when I wrote a little note to them saying: "My place. After school." They both caught my eye and nodded. Then, after class, I met Mikel in the hallway and just as I passed beside him and he was about to say "Hiho" I slipped a note in his pocket and kept walking. He stood there stratled for a while, then read the note, nodded, and walked away too.
x x x
So it happened that the four of us where sitting in my room. My house was empty for my family had gone wandering to who knows where. I told them about what had happened last night.
"This is strange." Mikel stated the obvious, "so you're saying that this spirit, and not blondie, called you to the chamber, brought you inside of the Gemstone, and then told you to fight this alleged spirits for no reason at all. Tempting."
I smiled. Mikel had always been the funny guy, smart, but funny. "I do have a reason: To save the world." Then what I expected to happen happened. They all burst into laughter, well all except Kai. I could always count on her being serious when it was needed.
"So why tell this to us?" asked Sora.
"I need you guys to help me." I stated. They looked at me for a long time.
"No." said Mikel suddenly. "First tell us everything."
"Okay" I said, drawing breath, "This are the same spirits from seven centuries ago; yes the ones Ansem commanded. They broke out of the Stone. It seems that Ansem has begun to gather troops to invade… the world I guess."
"So you're telling us that in a little time some spirit will take over the world?" Sora said.
"Not all at once obviously, he'll most likely start with the small countries. Countries like Vault."
"Okay, but if his army is made up of spirits how does he plan on attacking?" Mikel asked.
"They have the ability to take over the bodies of someone else. Possession. They will most likely gather hosts, silently. Then launch a full-scale attack."
"So then how do we recognize the good guys and bad guys?"
"Their eyes. They turn deep purple if they have a spirit inside. It's already begun. Didn't you notice Ms. Aldman? Or that goth kid? How about the janitor?"
"And Naminè…" said Kairi in a misty, far-off voice. Her blue eyes seemed to be staring into nothing.
"Who?" I asked, thought I think I already knew the answer.
"Creepy new girl," said Sora, "We snuck into the file room and checked her name."
"Naminè" I repeated. That's a strange name.
"Mikau do you know what you're asking of us?" Mikel said, with a serious face, "You are asking us to fight and to die for something that might not even be true. Are you really willing to ask this of Kairi? She's your girlfriend man, do you really want her to die?"
"Hey! I'm right here, jerk!" Kairi yelled at Mikel. Mikel turned to her surprised.
"I-I-I was only…"
"I can make this decision by myself! I don't need you or anyone to make it for me!" She yelled.
Suddenly everything was quiet. You could hear the birds outside, the leaves of nearby trees rustling with the wind. We hadn't even decided if we would do it or not and things we're already falling apart. Suddenly I wished I hadn't gone to the temple. Hadn't met Agnes. Hadn't met Naminè. I wished I had someone to talk to about it all, someone who was older than me, who would tell me what to do next. But I knew that this was my own problem. That no one would suddenly appear and tell me what to say, what to think, what to do.
"Listen," Sora said, breaking the uncomfortable silence. "Let's think it over today, and tomorrow we decide."
I nodded, and Sora and Mikel stood up and left the house. From the window I could see them say goodbye and go in the direccion of their homes. Kairi and I were alone, so I proposed that we should go to the park. To talk… to think…
x x x
I sat beside Kairi, in silence, while we contemplated all the beautiful things in life. The trees, the grass, the small of blooming flowers. We sat in a small bench at the park. She rested her head on my shoulder, and I could smell her shampoo. A sweet flowery smell that reminded me of Fall. I always thought that it suited her hair, the smell, but whenever I pointed this out she made a face and said: "You're weird." We both had red hair, but mine was much brighter than hers. I guess that's why people said we looked cute together, though I couldn't see what was so damn cute about hair color.
"You're going anyway, aren't you?" She said suddenly.
"What?" I responded, surprised.
"Even if they say no, you'll go anyway right?"
"… Yeah."
"I thought so."
"Kai, even if we do go, I… I think it's better if you stay here." She lifted her head, scoffed and looked at me in the eye.
"So you told me all of this, and you expect me to just forget about it and stay like a good girl?" I didn't answer… "Is it because I'm a girl? You think I'll get in the way?"
"Of course not, Kai. I'ts because you're my girl." I smiled at my weird comment, "It's because I don't want you to get hurt. I care about you to much to see you get hurt."
She smiled also, but then straightened her face and stood up.
"If you don't take me with you, I will follow you." She said, and with those words I knew that there could be no convincing her to stay. I stood up also, and hugged her. We just held each other for some time, then she said, "Count me in." Then we kissed, as though nothing could fall…
x x x
"Give me one good reason Mikau, and not that save-the-world crap, I mean a real reason."
I was at Mikel's now, along with Kairi. He had refused to join us, so we reverted to good ol' persuation.
"How about fame? World renown! You'll be rich! You'll be in every new station in the world!" said Kairi, desperately trying to sell the idea. "C'mon Mike, you know we need you." She said doing her puppy eyes crap that always got me, but it never worked on him.
"Let it go Kai, if he won't go, we won't force him, but when we're dead and he's under Ansem's rule, he will regret this decision." I said. And smiled inwardly. That ought to do it. We stayed in silence for a while, waiting. Then finally:
"Allright, fine! I'll do it. Call Sora and tell him to come here, we need to state some ground rules, before we do anything." He said, with a face of deep contempt. And so, we called Sora, he came and we sat down.
"Wait, Kai's coming too?" Sora asked with raised eyebrows.
"Yeah, she's… persuasive." I said shifting my weight.
"Apparently so…" Mikel said under his breath. "Right so, now that we're all here, we need to decide on a few things: First, a leader. Second, a name, third, an objective (a clear one)."
"Well, Mikau's leader" Kairi said.
"What? Why?" I protested. I knew that I would be chosen leader, but I still had to complain, for modesty's sake.
"Because the spirit chose you. And because you're like 20 or so." Mikel said.
True. I prolly haven't mentioned this, but half-elves develop slower than normal humans, because we're long lived. My chronological age is 23, but if you looked at me, you would only see a 15 year old punk.
"Second, then." Sora said, "How about the Angels of Justice?"
"Yeah, we're trying to keep this straight, as in not gay." Mike responded.
"How about the Covenant?" I said. It sounded fitting, for we were going to continue the Covenant's battle.
"I like it." Said Kairi.
"More like you like him." Sora said under his breath.
"What?"
"Nothing…"
"Ok," Mikel said, "Covenant it is. Now where do we start off, oh great leader?"
"The Temple…" I said. "Tonight, at 10:00 sharp at the temple ruins."
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The rest of the day I spent it with Kairi, the only person I really wanted to be with then. We were once again at the park, which is not too far from the Temple. We were laying in the grass, watching the sky go from blue, to orange, to red, then purple, and finally deep, navy blue. I held her hand in mine, and her hand's warmth was all that I could feel.
"Hey… What's wrong?" she asked, and with good reason, for without knowing my face had kind of twisted into a look of deep worry and apprehension.
"Nothing. It's nothing."
"We both know it's not nothing, Mikau. Now tell me."
I stared into her blue eyes, and all my worries seemed to evaporate, but as soon as I looked away, they came back.
"Everything's wrong. This is all wrong. All this is screwed up and all I can think about is that you and I have only been dationg for 2 weeks and now we won't get to spend any time together."
"What are you talking about? We'll be together all the time. We're travelling together, remember?" she said, smiling broadly.
"Yeah I guess you're right." I said, uneasily. But that wasn't all that was nagging in my head. What if we did get killed, like Mikel said? It would be my fault. I'm the leader, responsible for everyone in the team. I had to take care of everyone. But then again, I still had to try. I could fight and die, or I could run and live, if only for a little while, and all throught that while I will be thinking about how I would give everything and anything just for a chance to walk up to them and tell that they could take our lives, but not our freedom. Hell, now I sound like Mel Gibson.
"Mikau, talk to me, please. Of all the people I know, you're the ome I know less about, and the one that I'm most intersted in finding out about. Ok, that was confusing. But please open up to me-"
"Kai, it's nothing, I'm just thinking." I said, making a 'calm down' face. She stood up, looking like she was mad at something.
"It's nine thirty, we should get going." She said, not looking at me.
"Yeah, I guess we should…"
x x x
By the time we arrived at the temple, Sora and Mikel were already there. Guess they were just too anxious to wait.
"You're early." I said.
"So are you," Mikel added and looked at Kairi, "and you. I guess dating the boss does have its perks."
We all laughed a bit, but the laughter was quickly extinguished. Sora was looking a bit green and his face looked like he was about to hurl.
"Nervous?" I asked.
"Is it that obvious?" He responded sarcastically.
"Just try to hold it in once we get in the Chamber." I joked. He didn't laugh. "Oooook…"
We entered the Chamber about 15 minutes later. Everything was the same, except that the Gemstone now floated a few inches above the pedestal. I guess it was restored to its original position after what happened the before last.
"You guys ready?" I said. They all nodded so I motioned to touch the Stone, but this time, I wasn't transported to the inside of the Stone, but I could hear Agnes' voice inside my head.
"Welcome back, child. Have you decided yet?"
"Yeah. We'll do it."
"Umm… Mikau? Who are you talking with?" I turned. Everyone was looking at me, confused.
"You can't hear her?"
"Hear who?" Sora said.
"They can't hear me yet. But they soon will. Are these your chosen companions?"
I turned away from them, leaving them as confused, "Yeah, they are."
"Good."
"Hey! Someone's speaking inside my head!" Kairi said, a little too loud.
"That's Agnes, the Spirit of the Gemstone." I could hear her too, she was telling us that she would take us inside the Gemstone in order to pass her power on to us. And soon enough we found ourselves in that white, empty space. Agnes appeared before us.
"Mikau Kinoarashi," she said, "Master of Fire. Intelligence, destruction, wisdom, and courage. Is this the path you choose?"
I had no idea of what she meant by path, but still I said "I do." Suddenly I felt this warmth enter my body, the kind of warm that makes you feel… powerful, like you can do anything in the world.
"Sora Granz, Wielder of all Elements. Courage, justice, valor. Is this the path you choose?"
"I do." Sora said.
"Receive your weapon." Agnes waved her hand and the most peculiar weapon I had ever seen appeared in Sora's hand. It looked like a key, but it was clearly a blade. The hilt was also strange for it consisted of a golden circle that went from the blade, to the bottom of the thin cylinder with which you hold the sword, also, a keychain hung from the blade. It kind of ressembled a mouse's head.
"The keyblade."
Everyone raised our eyebrows at this. It was a stupid looking weapon, but it still had that look of deadliness you get from a normal sword. Then Agnes spoke again.
"Mikel Chormag, Master of Lightning. Courage, peace, wisdom, and power. Is this the path you choose?"
"I do." Mikel said.
"Receive your weapon." She waved her hand again. This time, a whip appeared in his hand, it was black and shiny. It looked strong.
"Reginleigh."
Mikel simply nodded. Then, as expected, Agnes spoke again.
"Kairi Leda, Mistress of Water. Peace, purity, justice, inner strenght. Is this the path you choose?"
"I do." Kairi said, feeling like if she was getting married.
"Receive your weapon." And waved her hand again.
It was a staff, this time. It was pearly white, tipped with a star. The star was sorrounded by two golden arcs. Finally, it was done. We had accepted our fate and now prepared to face off against destiny.
"It is finished," Agnes said, "I hereby pronounce you Kinghts of Gemstone-"
"Uh, actually, we already have a name…" Sora interrupted.
"Excuse me?"
"Yeah we kinda chose it before coming here." Kairi added.
"And what is this name?"
"The Covenant." Said I.
She smiled, "A fitting name. Then I hereby pronounce you Knights of The New Covenant."
I smiled, then nodded. "What should we do first then?" I asked.
"I would like to impose on you a test," she said.
"A test?" Kairi said, "Isn't it a bit late for that?"
"It is never too late." Agnes smiled, "This test consists on liberating a young girl which you have already met. She has been tainted with a Dark Spirit. Once you liberate her, bring her here, please."
"Fine then, will you tell us how to liberate her?" I asked.
"Yes: You shall take this Gemstone, and when you hold it in front of her and speak this words, she will be free. These are the words: In the name of The Holy Trinity, and by the power vested in me by the Shiekra, I proclaim you free of your captive."
"The Holy Trinity? You mean… God?" Sora said, apparently perplexed.
"The very same," Agnes said, "The Shiekra were people who were very close to God."
Suddenly we were back in the Chamber. Agnes had sent us back, and now we had a job to do…
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I think this was a good chapter. Hell I enjoyed writing this so it IS a good chapter jeje. Anyway R&R I rally wanna hear your thoughts on it.
Also I would like ot note that this is my fastest update ever! It took me one day to write this and publish it! Wuuu!
