Chapter 21
The Princess of Darkness
We arrive at the top of the castle just below the heart in the sky, Xemnas loosens his grip as I force myself free and fall to the ground.
"What do you want?" I yelled quickly standing up, "Sora already got you all the hearts you wanted, you don't need me to get to him." I said,
"Oh, is that what you thought?" Xemnas said with a smirk, "We were never after you to get to Sora,"
"What? but then why?" I asked slowly backing away from him, the story about the twins of light and Darkness that father told me about sprung into my head. "Is this because I'm the twin of Darkness?" I asked.
"Close, but there's more to it. I don't need you, exactly. I need what's inside your heart." Xemnas said,
"My heart?" I jump back ready to fight, "You're not taking my heart!" I said,
"Wrong again," He said slowly walking towards me, "Do you know how Maleficent found you?" I shook my head, "It's because I told her where to look," I continued backing up.
"Why would you do that?" I asked,
"Because that prison wasn't just meant to keep you in... it was also meant to keep me out." Xemnas said, I backed up into a wall and was now pinned with Xemnas right in front of me. "I need the other you to awaken,"
"The other me?" I said, very uncomfortable at how close he was to me... this was one of those moments where I wished Riku was around being a Jealous boyfriend, if he was my boyfriend...
"Yes, the pain you feel in your heart is the other you trying to come out." He said, Xemnas holds up his hand and an orb of Darkness appears, "This should do it." The orb floats towards me and floats into my chest.
"Finally!" I hear in the back on my head. My chest begins to burn as my heart races.
"What?" I tried to say, it felt like I was being choked. I fell to my knees gasping for air,
"A small amount of Darkness to help her awaken, if you stop fighting it the pain will go away." Xemnas said, I could feel my body already giving in to the darkness. everything became blurry until it went completely black, "Now I wait for you, my princess..."
as I began to wake up it felt like I was floating on water. No, I'm not floating, I'm sinking... into Darkness. I open my eyes to see a light above me shrinking, I want to swim up to the light but if feels like something is dragging me down. I look down to see a set of arms wrapped around my chest. I turn my head to see who it was. A woman with long flowing black hair almost swaying in the darkness like tentacles. Her red eyes staring at me as she grins.
"Just a little further, then you can watch from the sidelines," she said,
"Who are you?" I asked trying to squirm myself free, but her slender arms only tightened their grip.
"I originally had no name, I am one with the Darkness, eternally alone. I am called, Amara the Princess of Darkness." she said as we landed on the ground, somewhere...
"What do you mean watch from the sidelines?" I asked, she lets go of me,
"Exactly what I said," She began fading away, "Now just sit back and watch." She disappears. A screen appears which seems to be looking at the ground.
"Are you alright my lady?" I hear Xemnas' voice as the screen shifts to see Xemnas standing in front of it,
"Yes, although I wish this happened sooner," ... Wait! That's my voice!
"My apologies, but we can discuss that later. First we need to open Kingdom Hearts before Sora and his companions arrive." Xemnas said.
"Let them come, I will only need a small amount of time to get the door ready," She said. So Amara must of taken control of my body, but why have me watch?
"Very well, hide yourself until you are done so they don't have a chance to stop you." Xemnas said as Amara casts some sort of spell to make her fly. She sits on a ledge looking down at Xemnas. I see Sora and the others run up to him, "Oh... my Kingdom Hearts... ruined. Now I'll have to start all over again. Warriors of the Keyblade! Go forth, and bring me more hearts!" He said, it sounded like he was making this all up.
"No!" Sora, Riku and Mickey said pointing their Keyblade's at Xemnas,
"Now where's Sara?" Sora yelled,
"I'm up here!" I yelled,
"They can't hear you," Amara said, "There's no point in calling out for help."
"Denizens of light, answer this: why do you hate the darkness?" Xemnas said ignoring Sora's question.
"Aw, we don't hate it. It's just kinda... scary." Mickey said, "But the worlds of light and Darkness. you can't have one without the other, 'cause darkness is half of everything. Sorta makes you wonder why we're scared of the dark."
"It's because of who's lurking inside it." Riku said, "Now tell us what you've done with Sara!" he demanded.
"Riku..." I said, now I was determined to find a way out. The light from earlier was completely gone now, I'll have to find another way out.
"Then allow me another question, you accept darkness, yet choose to live in the light. So why is it that you loathe us who teeter on the edge of nothing? We who were turned away by both light and dark- never given a choice?" Xemnas was just ranting now...
"That's simple, It's because you mess up our worlds." Riku said,
"That may be... However, what other choice might we have had?" He said,
"Give it a rest! You're nobodies! You don't even exist! You're not sad about anything! Now I won't ask again, where is she?" Sora was beginning to get anger, Xemnas only laughs.
"Very good, you don't miss a thing. I cannot feel- sorrow... No matter what misery befalls the worlds. No matter what you think, what you feel, or how you exist." Xemnas lifts his hands and he and Sora disappear.
"Sora!?" Riku yells as everyone spreads out looking for him.
"Sora! Where are you?" Kairi yelled,
"Sora, answer me!" Riku yelled, Sora and Xemnas reappear as all of them run over to Sora.
"You're okay!" Mickey looked relieved. Xemnas was slowly standing up.
"Alright you! Tell us where Sara is!" Sora demanded.
"I think that's enough playing around, don't you?" Amara said jumping down and standing next to Xemnas.
"Sara!" Sora cheered and every one becomes happy.
"Hello Sora," Amara said,
"We're so glad you're okay," Kairi said,
"Of course, why wouldn't I be?" she said, Riku looked at her with a suspicious look, "Hey, Sora?"
"Yeah?" Sora looked confused,
"Remember how we wanted to fight each other in the final round of the Hades cup?" Amara said,
"Uh-huh," Sora agreed,
"Well why don't we settle that fight now?" Amara said taking out a Keyblade. It looks exactly like the Kingdom Key, except the blade is black instead of silver.
"Come on, Sara, Now's not the time for that..." Sora said as Riku stands in front of him, "Riku?"
"That's not Sara!" Riku said taking out his Keyblade,
"What?" Kairi said confused,
"What are you talking about Riku? Of course that's Sara." Sora said,
"Look at her eyes! there red when their originally brown," Riku said, "And if you still don't believe me, look at her Keyblade."
"Riku's right!" Mickey said, "That isn't Sara!"
"Wow! I'm impressed, I never thought you'd figure it out." Amara said with a evil grin,
"What?" Sora still couldn't believe it, "Than who are you?"
"I'm the one lurking in the dark, My name is Amara, Princess of Darkness." She said, everyone jumped up from surprise,
"Princess of Darkness?" everyone said,
"Where's the real Sara?" Sora asked, I could see the worry in his eyes.
"Oh, she's right here." Amara points to her heart, "just trapped within the Darkness," she grinned.
"We'll see who's trapped!" I yelled, I knew I could focus dark energy... I should be able to focus light energy, in theory. I could feel a warm light inside me until it became visible around my body. I look back at the screen to see what was happening.
"Get out of her!" Riku demanded,
"Sorry, no can do. I've got a new world to create," Amara said as she turns and lifts her hand towards the Heart in the sky the heart morphs into a white door. Xemnas and Amara open the door.
"Don't!" Sora yelled,
"Don't open it!" Mickey yelled, Xemnas completely opens the door and they both head inside and close the door behind them.
"We must hurry before they come after us." Xemnas said as they begin flying towards a dragon shaped castle hovering over a strange world.
"Not if I can help it!" I yelled, the light grew brighter, Amara grabs her chest.
"What's wrong, my lady?" Xemnas asked,
"This one's stubborn," Amara said as the sound of a door opening is heard from behind. They both turn back to see Sora and the others walking in.
"So... it seems your hearts have led you to obliteration. Perhaps it doesn't pay to be loyal to one's heart I will have to be sure and remember that." Xemnas said as he thrown a building at them.
"No!" I yell causing the light to brighten.
"Enough! You've had your fun, now it's time for you to sleep." Amara said as the ground beneath me begins to soften.
"What?" I said loosing mu concentration and the light fades, I begin sinking into the Darkness below me. It was like trying to walk on quicksand, it had already reached my chest as I try to reach out to grab something... I was pulled in until I was completely consumed.
"Hey, Sara! Wake up!" I hear Sora's voice as I open my eyes. I see Sora standing above me with a bucket of water in his hands...
"And what were you going to do with that?" I asked,
"Um..." Sora smiles as I jump up. I look around to see everyone having fun on destiny island. I must of dozed off.
"Yeah, don't try that again." I said with a smile as I trip him. The bucket flies in the air and lands upside down on top of Sora's head.
"Aw, man..." Sora said as I laugh.
"Are you two ever going to stop goofing off?" Riku asked walking up to us.
"Sara was sleeping, so I thought I'd wake her up." Sora said standing up and shaking all the water out of his hair.
"And how'd that work for you?" Kairi asked walking up from behind Riku,
"Not so good..." Sora said as we all laugh.
"C'mon, it's time to go home." Riku said, "We've got to go to school tomorrow." Sora makes a sour face.
"I'd rather come to the island." Sora said as we all begin to walk over to the boats.
"We can come after," Kairi said walking behind Sora, he blushes. We all climb into our boats, I take a glance at the beach. Next to where I was sleeping earlier was a person standing there in a long black cloak with a hood covering their face.
"Sara?" Sora said as I turn my head to him and quickly turn it back to the hooded person to see no one was there, "You okay?" he asked,
"What's wrong?" Riku asked,
"It's... nothing, let's go." I said as we all head home.