And I'm back with another one! These are actually pretty easy and fun to write. I had this one done yesterday but I polished it up a bit. I have more done and I might release another chapter tonight.
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Song for this chapter is Everything You Ever from Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog and I strongly recommend listening to the song while reading but you don't have to if you don't want to.
Enjoy!
Everything You Ever
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Here lies everything
The world I wanted at my feet
The X-blade was complete. Ventus failed to stop Vanitas from fully merging the two of them, Ventus's heart was now locked deep inside Vanitas. Aqua and Mickey failed to stop the physical Vanitas and destroy the X-blade. Her Keyblade was cleaved in two and then she fell.
My victory's complete
So hail to the king
Aqua's body was before him, the small mouse-king was nowhere to be seen. And Vanitas laughed. He had completed his dream, the X-blade was his, and the battle for Kingdom Hearts would start. No one could stop him now.
(Everything you ever)
So why did he feel so empty?
So your world's benign
So you think justice has a voice
And we all have a choice
Well now your world is mine
Within him he could feel Ventus's heart softly stirring but it was confined by Vanitas's darkness, Ventus wouldn't be able to fight back. Vanitas walked over to Aqua's body. As he moved, he could feel his own features taking over Ventus's, another symbol of his victory.
(Everything you ever)
He stared at her for a long moment. She was clad in her armor—armor that he always hated, it hid her curves from him. Her eyes were closed, he'd never be able to see those bright blue eyes again. He clenched the X-blade tightly in his fist.
And I am fine...
"You were such an idiot," he snarled at her corpse. "For thinking you could stop me! You shouldn't have—argh, Aqua!" As if screaming her name would make her wake up! His voice dropped down to a whisper, almost as if he were afraid to speak, "you should—you should be here by my side."
"Well done my apprentice!" Vanitas's head snapped up to see his Master walking towards him. It seemed he hadn't taken Terra's body as a host yet. "The X-blade, is finally in my grasp. There shall be balance once more!" Xehanort lifted his hands in exaltation to the blue heart above them.
"Yes, Master." Vanitas spoke, he desperately tried to keep his eyes on Xehanort and not on the body of Aqua. Now was not the time to appear weak.
"Hm," It seemed Xehanort finally noticed her; "Master Eraqus's star pupil is finished? You did better than I anticipated." He turned his yellow eyes to Vanitas. "There were no troubles—no hesitation— was there?"
Vanitas swallowed thickly, did his Master know that his heart held a flame for her? Instantly, he allowed the black mask to cover his face so his damn emotions wouldn't betray him. "No." He forced himself to say coldly and, for good measure, kicked her lifeless body and pretended that it was Ventus's heart that screamed in agony.
Now the nightmare's real
Now Vanitas is here
To make you quake in fear
He watched silently next to his Master as the people of all the worlds turned to the darkness, to fight for Kingdom Hearts.
To make the whole world kneel
No one could stop them now. The darkness would overbalance the light. The dream he had for so long was coming true before his very eyes. But the new dream that overtook his old dream whispered to him, the dream of blue hair and eyes, a smile full of warmth directed at him.
(Everything you ever...)
And I won't feel...
Aqua stood before him with her hand held out, silently asking him to join her. Vanitas opened his eyes, but the image of the beautiful Keyblade Master stayed, haunting him.
A thing.
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This one was rather sad to write as the entire song is really sad but very beautiful. I rather like this piece because I think it shows that there might actually be something human within Vanitas that isn't just malice. Just like there was something human in Dr. Horrible.
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