A Gift
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Julia held her breath while walking through the door. Even though she was holding onto Sora's hand it didn't mean she was safe which made her feel uneasy. When she opened her eyes she saw a familiar scene, the Altar of Awakening whole. But she couldn't remember being there in a waking moment. "Sora?" she turned to see him looking distracted by something.
"Can you stop it?" He asked while looking around, "it's getting worse."
She saw everything differently and noticed the thorns had already created a large clump by the stairs. "I think so…" she let go of Sora's hand and walked towards it. There was something pulsating with a faint light.
"What is it?" Sora followed her and saw what she was going to do.
"There's something in there," Julia was about to put her hand on one of the branches to move it aside.
"Be careful!" He didn't feel safe either and wondered if she could actually do anything.
She nodded but when she went to move the branch her hand just went through it. This made things a lot easier for her but it also scared her. "I'll be right back…" she started walking down the stairs until she found the little light. It was a grey rose that she knew only one person would've left. Xemnas. Julia reached out and touched it but it shattered just as her fingertips brushed the petals.
'Release me…' it wasn't a voice but not exactly inside of her head. Julia closed her eyes for a moment but then opened them and walked back to Sora.
"Julia?"
She turned to him; "I have to go back…" she ran through the door and left him alone.