Chapter 20: Revealed
In the gummi ship, the three warriors traveled to world of the Troup Grimm. The party members were: Josh the Sage of Hearte, Charlie the Warrior of Hearte, and Riza the Keyblade Mistress of Light. They made their hasty route to the World in Betwixt because of their mission to eradicate from universe the Troup Grimm and the Trinity. Raw elements released from Pandora's box by a mad man. He and nine others were turned into host bodies for these raw elements. The members of these dastardly groups are: Zakiasu, leader of both; Furoydo, second hand man; Dionte, third in command; Glace, ice; Feu, fire; Eau, water; Acier, steel; Tonnerre, thunder; Vent, wind; and Terre, earth. Terre was the first one killed on the party's first trip to Souls and Swords. As well how the team found out the Troup Grimm's weakness. They all were special devices to help them control their elements. If not, their element becomes unstable and death it eminent for the Troup Grimm member; as well as the Trinity.
These beings hope to become whole, not just be a body to host their element. So, they sought out the men with the purest hearts, Princes of Heart, they were called. Acier, not seen be Riza's team except for Ren, was the one collecting these princes. He was the assassin of the group, completely silent. At this point, the Troup Grimm had all seven princes, including Kilik and Ren. The members of both groups, by orders of Zakiasu, were to stop the keybearer and her comrades by any means possible. So they are in their respected rooms where they have the advantage waiting the warrior coming to destroy them...
Josh was in the cockpit, focusing on getting to the World in Betwixt while Charlie and Riza was in Riza's room polishing their weapons.
"Charlie," Riza started, still watching her hand pass over her Keyblade with a rag. The older girl looked up, "I want you to know that...You're my best friend. I never had anybody like you in my life. I've had comrades on my missions, but I never got close to them fearing that the next moment I'll be at their funeral. Being with you, and Josh, these last several weeks have been, well, great. Sure we're fighting evil beings that control the Heartless and want to open the Final Door, but still, it's been great. Thanks," Riza looked up to see Charlie smiling.
"Same here. After I was separated from Josh, I've been basically alone, except for my teacher, but I never got close to him. Being reunited with Josh and meeting you was, well, definitely a good turn of fate for me. I guess, in a way, we should thank the Troup Grimm and Trinity." Charlie paused and both her and Riza went, "Nah!" Launching them into a fit of giggles. Minutes later, after finish polishing their weapons they met up with Josh in the cockpit. They were nearing the World in Betwixt.
The gummi landed in the dark fields. The moon, in the shape of a heart glowed over head. In front of is was a castle, which seemed to climb up forever; as if to touch the odd moon. The group stepped out on to the surprising soft dark green grass. Riza looked up to the dark sky. The stars were out and they seemed so far.
Josh stepped up next to the smaller ninja, "To think," he began, Riza's eyes still trained on the stars, "That every one of those stars is a different world."
"All of them?" Riza turned her head to Josh. He just nodded. Charlie stepped up next to Riza. The taller warrior smiled at the younger fighter. They all looked up at the moon and saw that a thick cloud was passing over the pale yellow surface. The moons light was being blacked out, plunging the entire field into total darkness. Riza drew her Keyblade and a kunai, Josh summoned his Staff of Dragons, and Charlie unsheathed her Elemental Blade of the Gods. After a second of the moon being eclipsed, a pair of yellow eyes appeared, soon followed by another, then soon the field surrounding the small group was filled with yellow eyes. The cloud passed by the moon, the field was drenched in it's pale light. Riza, Josh and Charlie cursed under their breath as they saw they were totally surrounded by Heartless. They weren't just the normal shadows and neoshadows. They were the big, brutish type, like samurai, Marauders, and the warrior Heartless that wielded scimitars. Along with the Troup Grimm's own types: Little Shockers, Sea King's Pawns, Krazy Kazes, along with a new ice type, possibly from Glace, the Frozen Fright. Slender ice covered Heartless wielding ice swords similar to their master.
"Damn it, too many. And we were so close," Charlie eyed the Heartless mass, "There's gotta be at least a thousand." The shadow undernither Charlie grew darker, as well as under Josh. "What the...?" Charlie yelped as the shadow pulled her under, into the dark hole.
"Charlie!" Josh called but he two was soon pulled under.
"Charlie! Josh!" But Riza stayed above ground. "Damn that Troup Grimm." She turned to the Heartless, "Fine you want me! Come and get it!" Riza charged into battle, slashing away at the Heartless, mowing them down like they were grass and she was a lawn mower.
The two party members appeared in a large room, every wall had a mirror, even the ceiling and floor. Three figures approach the two, the tallest one spoke, "Well done, Dionte. Without the keybearer's friends, I don't see how she'll be able to make it past the Heartless." The cousins looked up at the figure. His yellow hair was long, possibly to his midback, and it stuck out in thick spikes. Under his bangs was a black blindfold, hiding his eyes. His white jacket's collar was high, coming just under his nose and tied with a belt. His small mouth was exposed, leaving much to the imagination what his whole face looked like. His long jacket reached to his ankles, all buttoned down excepte for the last few, to allow him to walk, double button. His pants were white, from what they saw, as were his boots with a yellow design. As he looked down at them, they thought he was looking, by the way his head was tilted toward them, he had his arms behind his back.
The figure next to him, the smallest must have been Dionte, because he smile a prideful smile when the tallest acknowledged him. He had short black hair, slicked back into spikes with stray strands shadowing his eyes. Resting on his nose was a pair a black sunglasses with thin arms. His black jacket was open, it went to his pelvis then continued down in slant to his calves, and under it was a black button down shirt with pockets, the top two buttons were undone. The jacket collar was high like the tallest, but unlike him, it was not clasped together with the belt. His pants, a grey color, were tucked into his black-on-white boots.
On the other side was a mid-sized man. His grey hair hung over his eyes and in front of his square glasses. His jacket, buttoned by two buttons, went down to his thighs. Like Dionte, his collar was not clasped together. He wore long, baggy pants that covered his boots so only the toe of the boot showed. He looked at the two cousins then adjusted his glasses, pushing them up his nose. Charlie noticed his eyes, they look apologetic, in a way. He seemed like he didn't belong with the other two.
"Furoydo," the tallest said. The grey haired man turned to the blindfolded one.
"Yes, Zakiasu?"
"Take them to my cabin. Being in the Room of Reflection is not a place for our guests. It's a place for our burden," Zakiasu gave them a small smirk.
Charlie and Josh turned pale at the sight of the smirk, It might be small, but that smirk is a smirk of a demon! Charlie's mind screamed in terror. Furoydo ushered the two out of the room, with Dionte in trail. Zakiasu stood, waiting for Riza.
With Charlie and Josh gone, Riza was left to fend off the thousand Heartless. Four to her left pounced, all Samurai. She swiftly cut the three down, kicking the last into the Heartless, destroying that samurai, along with two others. After a second, the whole inner circle attacked, Riza was able to fend them off easily, slicing them to pieces with her Keyblade and kunai. She threw the kunai, the small blade passing through the Heartless like a hot knife through butter. She grabbed a Sea-King's Pawn's trident and used her Keyblade and the trident to destroy the Heartless around her. With the trident and the Keyblade she was able to destroy half the Heartless until a Maruader shot her in the back, knocking her down, dropping her weapons, the trident disappearing. She stood up, picking up her Keyblade. She rushed forward, taking out a samurai, and taking its sword. Her body was emitting a blue energy then taking over the two weapons.
"Heartless, Heartless. Don't you ever stop? Monsters just acting on instincts. Never understanding why you want hearts, it's just your nature. But now, the ones that are controlling you have taken, first, my brother and now my friends, they probably expect me to die out here." On her back, where she was shot, started to heal quickly, making it like she was never shot. The only evidence would be her torn jacket, shirt, and fishnet shirt. "But I got news for you Heartless bastards," iza looked up, the shine from her eyes gone, "I'll will not die at your claws! Rage of the Vulpes, Double Claw!" the keybearer had thrown her self in a berserker state, slashing away at the dark beings, destroying them with only one shot. It would be another few minutes before the rest of the Heartless were destroyed. The energy dimmed down till there was nothing emitted from her body. She looked around. A lone pair of yellow eye were left. She took her kunai and threw it at the Heartless, destroying it on contact.
The teen looked up at the castle were the end of her journey lies. "This is it. It ends now!" She ran towards the castle, not once looking back. She made it to the doors, two large stone doors. She disappeared and the doors collasped in five pieces; she sliced through the stone doors. Riza ran through the first room and through an open doorway. On the otherside of the small hallway was the begining of the end.
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