Sorry for lateness! I decided to write the last four chapters in one go, and these next two took awhile. Chapter 15 and 16, the really big explosive chapters, though 17 is pretty sick too. I'll post chapter 15 and 16 today, and 17 and 18 tomorrow. Then...I think that'll be the end....for now...
*Disclaimer
Don't own Kingdom Hearts, however, I own Del Perso and its inhabitants, and the plot of this fanfic.
The Lost World pt.1
To say that Fawn was happy would be an extreme understatement.
To say that the dark princess was ecstatic beyond belief might have been closer, but in reality, no words could describe the feelings of joy that were coursing through the teen girl.
Fawn lay on her bed, twirling a lock of raven hair around her finger. Her golden eyes were half closed as she mentally connected with the Shadow Wolves she had dispatched to monitor the fringes of the Night Order's ever growing territory.
The wolves had found something.
Fawn smiled, gazing at the new arrival to the barren landscape through her wolves' eyes.
As soon as she had seen the odd ship and had felt odd feelings of joy and accomplishment rush through her, the Sa-Lua had known immediately that her plan had worked.
Fawn suppressed a giggle as she watched the Keybearer and his friends exit the ship, gazing at the landscape around them in horror.
He was here. He'd come.
It was unfortunate, the fact that his friends were here too, but it was nothing more than a minor inconvenience at most. Easily dealt with.
Fawn smiled again, watching her wolves advance towards the erratic group through their shadowed eyes.
After all, it wouldn't be all that hard to split them up, and then...
Fawn watched Sora's face, his bright blue eyes hard with resolve. Resolve to help her.
"All mine," purred the Moon Princess, laughing cruelly.
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"Oh...my god," whispered Kairi, her hands over her mouth as she stared at the land around her in absolute shock. Goofy and Donald were dumbstruck, their jaws almost at their feet. Riku and King Mickey looked grim, the mouse shaking his head slowly as he observed the landscape.
Sora looked about, his eyes narrowed. He remembered the dream he had had, where he had been in Della Luna with Fawn. The land wasn't the same, it was less war-torn, and there were no frightened civilians running around, but the same Darkness that had been present in the vision was there now.
Scorched, black earth, furrowed and bleak. No vegetation could be seen for miles, with a dark gray sky and a glowing moon that cast a ghostly pallor on the deadened landscape. Sparsely distributed around the landscape were a few clusters of broken buildings reaching up with jagged tops into the wretched sky. In distance, a momentous rock face could be seen, dotted with holes and with small fires rising up from in front of it. While it was extremely tall, it was not very wide, and stretched a little under a kilometre from east to west. Nor was it extremely long, stretching a little over a kilometre north to south. A top of it, was a large structure, poorly-built with rocks strewn about it and hanging precariously close to the edge close to the west edge. The structure was completely black, and shrouded in an ominous aura.
The land was ominous, dark, and devoid of life. It filled Sora with such a feeling of dread and Darkness that he lost his breath.
The brunette gritted his teeth.
"Come on," he said, turning around. "We should start moving. We have to find Fawn as quickly as possible."
Riku looked doubtful. "This place...is really something. I'm not sure if it's smart to start charging off without having some idea of the landscape and the dangers. We could run straight into the Night Order if we're not careful," said the silver-haired teen.
Sora glared daggers at his best friend. "So, you just want to dance around the place and waste time?! Fawn could be in trouble! We have to go NOW!" he shouted, eyes burning furiously. Riku's eyes flashed and he glared back at his friend. "Look Sora. I know you're afraid for that girl and all, but we've got to be careful! How are you going to help her if you get killed after being here for five minutes? Use your head!" snarled the silver haired warrior, taking a threatening step towards the brunette.
Sora blinked and took a step back. He hadn't seen Riku get angry like that since...
"Hey! Both of you, stop it! If you're just going to fight, then we should just go home! Riku, you're right, but try using some tact, and don't lose your cool so easily. Sora, I know you're worried, but you can't let your emotions control you! Both of you, calm down!" shouted Kairi, glaring at her two friends. Sora stiffened, muttering a sorry before turning his head away to look out into the distance, his eyes burning. How could Kairi tell him to get his emotions in check? She was the reason they were so out of wack in the first place.
Riku appeared to relax, but remained tense on the inside, looking at Sora with appraising eyes.
He can be so stupid sometimes. He thought to himself. He always lets his emotions control him...
"Okay fellas," said King Mickey, chuckling nervously. "Now while Riku's right about not rushing off anywhere, it probably isn't wise to just sit here. We should scout the area and then choose a direction to depart in as soon as possible,"
Sora turned his head to look back at his companions and nodded, his eyes blazing. Riku stifled a sigh and then froze. Kairi, Sora, and the King also froze a pained look on each of their faces.
Sora summoned his current Keyblade, Fenrir (A/N I just got into FFVII and I love Cloud...), while Kairi summoned Blossoming Light, King Mickey summoned the Golden Keyblade and Riku summoned Way to Dawn.
"Well that was fast!" squawked Donald, electricity crackling at the tip of his staff. Goofy crouched down, shield at the ready, glowing with a mystic blue light. "Let's get 'em! Hyuck!" said Goofy.
The five warriors stood in a battle stance, waiting for their opponents to appear.
It didn't take long.
Ten Shadow Wolves rose up from out of the ground, swirling masses of dark energy with glowing red eyes. They were identical to the ten that Sora, Riku and Kairi had faced on Destiny Islands.
Sora narrowed his eyes. Wolves again. Fawn had been riding a wolf that day those freaky triplets had attacked them, and wolves had been fighting on Fawn's side during that dream he'd had. But wolves had attacked them the day he'd first met Fawn, and they were about to attack them now...were these Shadow Wolves different then the wolves of flesh and blood that Fawn seemed to be associated with? Or was their something Fawn-
Sora's thoughts were interrupted as the Shadow Wolves attacked.
The wolves sprang with no warning, leaping at the group with their great maws open wide. Sora slashed out with Fenrir, sending one flying backwards. He kicked another one away from his face before stabbing at it. Riku parried the jaws of one wolf, flinging it back. Another wolf sprang at him and he sliced open its chest as it approached. He then leapt at it, not giving it time to recover before attacking it viciously with Way to Dawn. Donald zapped a wolf with a powerful Thundaga, while Goofy sent another flying of into the difference with his magically reinforced shield. King Mickey was a miniature whirlwind, attacking two wolves from all directions, not giving them a chance to attack him back. Kairi defended against a wolf that was snapping at her furiously. Hearing something behind her, the Princess whirled around in time to see another wolf lunging towards her. Raising her hand in panic, Kairi released a sphere of light that hit the wolf square in the chest. It howled for a brief moment, before dissipating into wisps of Darkness, floating through the air.
What was that?Thought the Princess, ducking a swipe from the other wolf. How did I do that? I didn't think I could use magic without my keyblade....
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"Wh-what the hell did she do to my wolf?" screeched Fawn, golden eyes narrowing in anger as she saw one of her eyes fade and dissipate. "That bitch! No one messes with my wolves. This has gone on long enough. Time to break up the party and take what's mine," she growled, closing her eyes and concentrating.
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Sora cursed as a Shadow Wolf he could have sworn he defeated reformed and leapt at him again. He shot a firaga at it and cleaved another wolf up the middle, grimacing as the black, shadowy liquid spilled from it and onto the ground. The brunette ducked as a Thundaga flew over his head, hitting a wolf to his right.
"Hey! Watch where you're aiming those!" he yelled to Donald, who squawked irritably. Riku grimaced as he slashed open a wolf, and began hacking at another one, he yelped in pain as he felt jaws clamp around his leg and turned around to see the wolf he'd just defeated attacking him.
Damn, what's with these things? He swore internally.
Riku was about to stab the offending creature, only to see it start glowing and then explode, dissipating into wisps of Darkness. The silver haired warrior looked up to see Kairi smiling at him, her palms glowing.
What is that? Wondered Riku, before shaking his head, and casting a quick Curaga, then turning back to the fray.
Kairi destroyed another wolf with her Light attack, watching with satisfaction as it disappeared.
That's the fourth one I've gotten, she thought triumphantly, and they're all staying dead! I just have to get those other six and-
And that's when all hell broke loose.
A large, dark shadow formed on the ground, directly under the area Sora and his comrades were fighting. Simultaneously, Sora, Riku and Kairi all thought, Shit!
From the Darkness, twenty new Shadow Wolves arose, all of them significantly bigger than the first batch, and with more distinguishable features. They looked more corporeal and less like big blobs of darkness, with fur like features around their faces and paws and eyes more of a mahogany than blood red.
They looked much more dangerous.
Not missing a beat, the wolves leapt at the group in one giant wave, making for a truly terrifying sight. Sora swallowed nervously and raised Fenrir, eyes narrowed.
Watch out! Cried Roxas in his mind.
Sora whipped his head to the side in time to see one of the original Shadow Wolves leaping at him. Without thinking, he raised his hand. Sora felt his entire arm heat up, before a large jet of flame burst from his palm, toasting the wolf and sending it flying backwards in a ball of flame.
Oh...I did that thing again....
That's great! Now if you could turn around to face the giant monstrosity about to eat your face...
Sora turned to see one of the new wolves about to crush his head in its giant jaws. He raised Fenrir and blocked its attack, its mouth clamped on his weapon. Sora winced as its paws pressed down on his arms, claws digging into his skin. The wolf continued to press down and blood began to run down Sora's arms. With a shout, the Keybearer's hands and arms grew red hot, the Keyblade with it, and a huge burst of flame erupted in the wolf's mouth and paws. The great beast howled and leapt backwards, spitting out flames, smoke, and blood.
Sora gasped and fell to his knees, before quickly raising Fenrir to fend off the attack of another wolf. He than raised his other hand and tested out his new skill, shooting a jet of snow and ice at a jumping wolf. The creature immediately froze and fell to the ground, shattering into countless pieces.
Sora was breathing out, feeling drained and tired.
Gah...forgot how much...doing that drained me...
Yeah, that's great, kind of in the middle of battle here!
Sora shook his head and rose to his feet.
Or tried to.
The brunette looked down to see his knees and legs stuck in the Darkness that had formed under the group. His legs were stuck fast...and they were sinking.
Sora let out a yelp and tried to do an Aero and fly away, but he didn't budge.
"Um, help?! Someone?!" said Sora a little panicked as he placed his hands on the ground to try and push himself upwards.
Big mistake.
Sora let out an indignant squeak as his hands began to sink as well.
The wolves had leapt straight into the center of the group, forcing them apart from each other. The King was a ways away, beset by several wolves, but holding his own. Kairi too, had been forced away, though Donald was with her and Goofy wasn't too far away.
Riku shot several Dark Firaga's in quick succession at a group of wolves, watching in satisfaction as they howled in pain. He frowned as he heard someone squeal (A/N lol, Sora you pansy) and turned around.
Riku's eyes widened and he facepalmed.
The dark warrior fought his way through a crowd of snapping wolves, sending them flying backwards with firaga's and slashing at them until the leapt back. He cast a Dark Reflega around himself to protect from the wolves trying to attack his back and continued to fight his way towards his friend.
Sora was sunk up to his waist and past his elbows, still trying in vain to free himself as he sank steadily deeper.
Riku sighed in exasperation as he regarded his best friend.
He can be such a moron, he thought in frustration, how the heck did he manage to get himself into that mess? Nobody else is sinking. And he's completely vulnerable to attacks....but the wolves seem to be leaving him alone...that's weird, you'd think they'd be going after him the most...unless they don't want him harmed...or unless that thing he's sinking into is a Dark Portal and they've almost got him in their clutches! Dammit!
Riku increased his speed and jumped, clearing a large crowd of wolves with an extravagant backflip to land beside the brunette.
"Oh, hi Riku! As you can see, I'm having some trouble," said Sora with a panicked chuckle, trying to keep his chin clear of the mass of Darkness that now engulfed most of his body.
"Dammit, Sora!" shouted Riku irritably, putting a leg on either side of his trapped friend and reaching down to grab the hood of his jacket. Cursing under his breath, the silver-haired warrior began to pull as hard as he could, grunting in surprise when Sora didn't budge an inch.
Uh-oh, he thought, this isn't good.
Just then, the pull on Sora increased dramatically and the Keyblade Master was yanked into the Darkness with a startled yelp. Riku swore but didn't relinquish his hold on Sora's hood, and as a result, was yanked off his feet to be pulled headfirst into the Darkness after his friend.
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"Yeeeees!" squealed Fawn, jumping off her bed to twirl around her room with a huge smile. Kiki watched her mistress, head tilted to the side. "All goes well My Lady?" she asked. Fawn turned to face her Lupisomra and smiled, gold eyes glittering. "All goes perfectly Kiki. Absolutely wonderful! Haha! Take that Myris!" she said triumphantly. Then, Fawn's grin faded. "It's too bad, about that silver haired boy, but I'll think of something. Right now though, I've got to go meet the Unlocker! Kiki nodded as she rose to her feet. The wolf paused as she turned towards the door, and turned her head back to her mistress. "Lady Sa-Lua, are you going to dismiss the wolves you summoned?" she asked slowly. Though her mistress was very proud of them, Kiki still didn't trust these new, relatively untested wolves. They were too new, and without enough reason in them. Really, they were simple mindless blobs of Darkness, destroying anything and and everything unless they were reigned in.
Fawn frowned and rolled her eyes. "I want to keep those other guys occupied so that they don't mess anything up, but those new wolves are a bit too unpredictable at the moment, so I'll just leave my original Shadow Wolves to deal with them," she said, half closing her eyes as she dismissed the new, better formed wolves.
Better formed, she thought, but unpredictable. They are closer to Lupisomra and may have some intelligence and reasoning. I want to be able to...talk with them before sending them out unsupervised. Their minds are conflicted at the moment, and I don't want them clearing when I'm not paying attention. It's better to stick with the originals for now.
Fawn sighed and summoned some more of the original Shadow Wolves, frowning as she felt some of her strength leave her.
I've summoned a lot, she thought, but those should keep those yahoos and the Princess bitch busy until I can think of a way to get rid of them permanently. Damn, I wish they hadn't come. Oh well, things are still going great.
Fawn let out a deep, satisfied breath and smiled, opening a Corridor of Darkness with ease. "I'm so close," she whispered as she walked through, entire body quivering with anticipation.
"Watch me Father, I'll make you proud."
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Kairi blinked in surprise as most of the wolves surrounding them sank back into the Darkness underneath them and disappeared.
"WHAAA?!" squawked Donald, looking about him in confusion. Kairi frowned and then winced as a Shadow Wolf sliced open her shoulder. Gritting her teeth, she cast a Light Firaga from Blossoming Light, sending the wolf tumbling backwards, before casting a Curaga.
"Don't let your guard down, the original ones are still here!" she shouted to Donald and to Goofy, who had fought his way to stand beside the Duck and the Princess.
The immense masses of wolves now gone, Kairi began looking for her two childhood friends, feeling a deep sense of dread growing in her gut.
There were five shadow wolves surrounding her, Donald and Goofy, and another five surrounding the King, who was quite a ways away, but where were the boys?
Kairi felt like someone had punched a hole in her stomach; she felt sick and queasy. The last time she'd felt like this was when she'd been forced to use a Corridor of Darkness; Princesses of Light and Darkness don't mix well, but she wasn't using a portal now, nor was she submerged in any greater amount of Darkness than she had been five minutes ago. If anything, she was submerged in less Darkness, with the multitudes of shadow wolves having disappeared.
Then it hit her.
Sora, she gasped internally, something must have happened to him!
"Princess! Watch out!"
Kairi snapped back to reality as Goofy's voice pierced her thoughts.
Her eyes widened.
Where there had once been five Shadow Wolves, there were now at least fifteen, snarling and snapping.
Kairi swore and brought Blossoming Light up into a ready position.
"Donald! Goofy!" The duck and the dog turned their heads to see their kind backflipping over wolves and hopping on their heads until he was only a few metres away from them.
"Yes your majesty?" quacked Donald, zapping several wolves with a powerful thundaga. Mickey watched grimly as three wolves he had just struck down reformed and began attacking Goofy. "I'm not sure if you've noticed, but Sora and Riku are gone," he said, jumping over two wolves to land with his Keyblade pointing down, on top of another one, stabbing it straight through until the point of Mickey's weapon dug deep into the Earth. The mouse king pulled it out and cartwheeled away to land beside Goofy. Donald and Goofy looked at each other, and then looked around, momentarily forgetting the battle.
"Gawrsh," said Goofy scratching his head, "Where'd they-,"
"WAHHHH! WATCH OUT!" squawked Donald, quickly freezing several wolves that had been leaping at the gentle knight. Goofy yelped and then immediately rejoined the battle, hitting wolves left and right. Kairi ducked as a wolf went flying over her head and let out a little giggle before blocking the teeth of a lunging wolf. She winced as another one raked its claws down her left shoulder and screamed when another clamped its jaws around her leg. She stabbed the one on her leg with Blossoming Light and sent a blast of her Light attack at the other one. Kairi gasped and staggered back. She weakly raised her Keyblade, attempting to cast a Cure, but gasped and lowered her weapon immediately.
....I'm too tired...I can't use magic...why am I so tired? Usually I can keep using magic for a long time, longer than Sora even....
Maybe it's our wounds?
No....it's not that...could it be that Light attack I've been using? I did feel really drained after using it each time...maybe it takes up more energy...
"Donald! Goofy! I want you to take Kairi and get out of here!" called the mouse king.
"WHAAA?!" cried Donald in disbelief.
"Gawrsh your majesty, now why would we-,"
"There's not time! You guys can't sense it yet, but there's an extremely powerful Dark presence quickly approaching. Sora and Riku have disappeared and Kairi's hurt. Donald, I want you to use transportaga to get yourself, Kairi and Goofy out of here. Look for the boys. I'll delay the Dark presence in its pursuit. Because it is almost certainly after Sora," said Mickey, looking off into the distance.
Goofy and Donald loudly voiced their complaints, while still wacking down wolves. Protecting herself in an Aero, Kairi began tearing off strips of clothing to bind the wounds on her arm and leg. The Princess's eyes narrowed as she heard the mouse king's words.
It was true, she could feel something oppressive, like thunder, hanging over the air. A very strong source of Darkness was fast approaching.
"Listen fellas, I know you don't want to leave me, but I'll be fine. Remember last time?" said the King with a wink. Donald frowned as he remembered having to leave his King behind the Door to Light. Mickey kicked a wolf away, decapitating another two in one mighty swing.
"Please guys, go. I'll be fine! I am a King after all," said Mickey with another wink.
Sending another few wolves flying, Goofy turned back to his king, scratching his head. "Well, if that's what y'really want Your Majesty..."
Donald quacked in frustration, sending an extra powerful thundaga rippling through the air, disintegrating ten wolves at once.
"Quick! Before they reform!" he squawked, beckoning Goofy and Kairi to him. The bipedal dog helped the Princess to limp over to the duck and the three of them joined hands, all the while casting anxious glances at the mouse that was keeping the remaining Shadow Wolves at bay.
With a last, regretful look at his king, Donald waved his staff over the heads of himself, Goofy and Kairi and shouted out the spell.
"TRANSPORTAGA!"
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