Chapter 22: Keyblade Graveyard
A/N: The saddest part of the story has finally arrived. We've finally reached the Keyblade Graveyard where our heroes will suffer tragically. What will happen to Lumen when Xehanort unleashes his plan? Will Terra be able to save her…or will he suffer as well?
Big news! I started a Trail of Memories panel on fanfiction! For those of you who have questions about the series so far or would like to learn more about Hikari and the others, just send me your questions and I'll answer them for you!
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts; I just own my oc's.
Enjoy!
/
It didn't take her long to reach the Keyblade Graveyard. Even though she had no idea where it was, it seemed that her keyblade did. It was as if it was drawn to the final resting place of so many warriors.
Everywhere she looked, she saw empty barren lands. Not even a single plant was seen on this empty shell of a world.
Lumen let out a shaky breath and placed a hand over her heart.
She was heading towards Xehanort; the man who murdered her parents and wanted to use her to obtain Kingdom Hearts.
She knew that she was out of her element and probably wouldn't stand a chance against him. But she couldn't let him harm Terra, Aqua and Ven.
If they got hurt because of her, she would never forgive herself.
"Mother…Father…please give me strength" she thought.
She held her hand up and summoned her keyblade. She never realized just how important her weapon was until just now.
She gripped the handle tightly as she made a silent vow to herself.
"I'll protect the ones that I love most" she said.
"Otherwise I'll have nothing left"
She dismissed her keyblade and looked at the barren path that was before her.
She only had one way to go, and that was towards Xehanort.
Mustering up all of the courage she could gather, she walked towards the path that would seal her fate.
/
Even though there was no living life forms on this world, it was crawling with Unversed. They were so powerful and coated with darkness that Lumen had a hard time fighting them.
She would already be tired after she finished one and had to take a small break before she could go further.
"There's so much darkness on this world that it's suffocating" she said.
"Could Xehanort be here?"
She forced herself to keep moving. She had to reach her friends before Xehanort did. She had to save them before it was too late.
She reached an opening in a rock wall and went through it. She knew that this was the path that she had to take and it would prevent the Unversed from attacking her.
She leaned against the rock wall and let out a shaky breath. She was at her wits end and she felt that she could break at any second now.
She thought she was on a mission to save the worlds from the Unversed, but her world was destroyed in the process. All of the happy memories she created from her travels were shattered because Xehanort wanted to destroy everything.
She covered her face with her hand when she felt herself starting to cry. She cried so much earlier that she felt that she had no more tears left. She wondered how much pain a heart could suffer before it finally broke. She already lost so much in such a short period of time. If she suffered anymore, she didn't know if she would have the strength to continue on.
She placed her hand over her heart.
"Please give me strength" she whispered.
She pushed herself off of the wall and went through the opening that led to the other side.
She found herself standing a four way path and was surrounded by keyblades. These were the weapons that used to belong to great warriors before the fell in battle. So many lives were lost that it was horrifying.
"Did Xehanort do all of this…or was it the darkness?" she thought.
She walked down one of the paths that lead to the center of the graveyard. Her heart was churning with emotions as she saw all of the fallen keyblades. It pained her greatly that so many lives were lost because of the darkness.
"I hope none of us share a similar fate" she prayed.
She looked in front of her and saw that someone else was walking down the four way path. She feared that it was Xehanort, but she gasped when she saw that it was Terra.
She was afraid that he got hurt when Xehanort murdered her father, but it seemed he managed to get away.
Terra stopped for a moment when he saw her and when he recognized her he ran. Lumen had tears in her eyes and ran as well. It seemed like eternity running down the long dwindling path, but when they finally reached each other Lumen threw herself at Terra. She cried into his chest as he her tightly, fearing that if he let her go she would disappear.
He ran a hand through her hair as he pressed his face on top of her head.
"Thank goodness you're safe" he said.
"I was so worried that something happened to you"
Lumen sobbed into Terra's shirt. She was so relieved that he was safe and alright, but at the same time she was heartbroken. Terra was able to get away from Xehanort, but her father didn't.
"Terra" she sobbed.
"My father…he's….he's…"
She felt Terra squeeze her tighter, indicating that he knew what happened.
"I know" he said weakly.
"I saw Xehanort do it"
He bit his lip and closed his eyes tightly as the memory of his master vanishing flashed before his eyes.
"It's all my fault" he said.
"I should have saved him. I should never have fought with him. I didn't mean to…but I didn't want him to hurt you"
Lumen gripped his shirt tightly as the tears continued to fall.
"You weren't the one that killed him" she said.
"Xehanort did. He took another person that I loved most away from me"
Terra looked at her.
"What do you mean?"
Lumen whimpered as she held Terra tightly.
"He murdered my mother"
Terra felt his heart drop. He had always wondered what happened to Lady Serenity. He knew that she was so important to Lumen growing up and when she died it broke Lumen's heart.
The fact that Xehanort was the one who killed her made his blood boil. Not only did he kill his master, he killed his fiancée's mother. He would not get away with this.
Lumen just held onto Terra. She didn't want to face the world and what her future may bring. She just wanted to be near Terra and feel safe. She felt so lost and vulnerable lately that she needed some sort of protection.
"My parents died because of me" she said.
"Because I have the power to connect the heart of all the worlds together. Xehanort wanted me to he could open a final door and my parents had to suffer!"
She just cried until she had no more tears left.
"I don't know what to do. I know I must fight Xehanort but I don't know if I have the strength to defeat him. I don't want him to win, but I don't want anyone to get hurt. I'm so lost that I'm scared"
Terra stroked her hair to calm her down. It always tore him up to see her cry like this. Every time she cried, he simply wanted to take the pain away.
"Nothing is going to happen to you, I promise" he said.
He pulled her away slightly so he could face her properly.
"I'll protect you no matter what" he said.
"As long as I'm here, no one will lay a finger on you. I'll protect you with my life"
He touched the engagement ring that he gave her.
"Because that is my duty as your future husband"
Lumen gave him a watery smile and threw her arms around him.
"Terra!"
The two of them simply held on to each other as if they were the only ones left in the world. After seeing so many hardships they were the only thing they had left that kept them sane. Their love for each other was force that kept them moving.
They stayed like this for a while until they heard someone walking down one of the paths that lead to where they were.
Breaking away slightly, they saw Aqua heading towards them. It seemed that she too knew what had happened and came to stop Xehanort.
When she reached them she had a grave look on her face.
"I was told… the Master was struck down" she said.
Terra looked away painfully.
"Yes…that's right" he said.
Aqua looked sad when she heard that.
Terra closed his eyes gravely.
"I was stupid and helped Xehanort do it. The Master-he tried to hurt Ven and Lumen. I only fought because I wanted to protect them. But I was tricked. Xehanort set the whole thing up-all so he could awaken the darkness inside me"
He looked at Aqua sadly.
"You were right Aqua-and so was the Master. I did need to be watched. I went astray-but no more"
He looked at Lumen and held her hand.
"I won't let him hurt anyone else. I'll make him pay for what he's done"
Aqua looked at them before sadly looking at the ground.
"What else is darkness but hate and rage?" she asked.
"Xehanort is feeding the dark fires within you-making you fight. You'll go astray again. Tell me-how does that honor our Master's memory, Terra?"
She looked at Lumen.
"How is that going to protect Lumen? The darkness won't save her…it'll only cause her more pain"
Lumen looked at Terra and cupped his face.
"Please Terra, don't fight for revenge" she said.
"Nothing is gain from a heart full of vengeance…all it leads to is more pain. I lost so much because of it, I can't lose you as well"
She placed a hand over her heart.
"Please, I'm begging you as your fiancée…don't give in to the darkness"
Terra looked at her sadly for a moment before looking away. The darkness nearly tore them apart before. He couldn't let that happen again.
Gently, he placed his hands over hers and gave them a gentle squeeze.
"Alright" he said.
"Because I don't want to lose you, I'll do as you say"
Lumen gave him a weak smile.
"Thank you"
Ven came towards them as soon as they made their promise. It seemed that he too was safe and found out what had happened.
The poor boy looked to sad and broken that it tore their hearts.
Ven looked at the ground sadly. Everything that he had just learned about himself plagued his mind.
"Xehanort wants me and Vanitas to fight, and make some kind of 'X-blade'" he said.
"But the master said we can't let that happen…and he tried to destroy me for it"
"X-blade?" Aqua asked uneasily. It unnerved her that her master nearly destroyed Ven.
Ven nodded.
"I still don't know exactly what it is" he said.
"But…it scares me to death. Even just the thought of it"
Terra went up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Relax, Ven" he said.
"We're here and we're gonna take care of you"
Ven just looked at the ground.
"I may have to fight Vanitas after all" he said.
"If I do, guys…I want you to-"
"The four of us can never be torn apart, all right?" Terra said.
"I'll always find a way"
Aqua smiled weakly and placed her hand on Ven's face.
"It's going to be ok" she said.
Ven just looked at them sadly and pushed their hands away.
"I'm asking you as a friend" he said.
"Just…put an end to me"
Terra and Aqua looked upset that Ven would mention that. Was he really thinking of sacrificing himself?
Lumen knelt in front of Ven and gripped his shoulders.
"Ventus" she said.
"It's going to be ok. You're not alone and you never will be. We'll always be together"
Ven shook his head.
"Xehanort is going to hurt a lot of people if I still exist" he said.
"This has to be the way"
Lumen gave him a weak smile.
"No it isn't" she said.
"Xehanort is after me as well, but I'm not afraid. I have Terra, Aqua and you by my side. As long as I know we'll be together, then I don't have anything to be afraid. We have a bond that will never be broken"
She suddenly thought of the Paopu fruit that she brought from the islands and pulled it out.
Aqua gasped when she saw it.
"You found one" she breathed.
Lumen smiled weakly and looked at the fruit.
"I know legend says that when two people share this fruit, that they become a part of each other's lives" she said.
"But what are the odds when it's shared between four people?"
She looked at them with a sad weak smile.
"You three are all I have left. I can't lose you guys" she said.
"So let's make an unbreakable connection…a bond that will never be destroyed no matter what?"
Aqua laughed weakly.
"Sounds like a wonderful plan"
Lumen smiled and broke the paopu fruit into four pieces. When they all ate their half they could feel the bond that they all created.
An unbreakable connection.
Their happy moment was ruined when they felt a dark, sinister presence.
Standing a few yards away from them were none other than Xehanort and Vanitas. Both appeared to have been waiting for them and looked happy to see them.
Xehanort had a cruel smirk upon his face when he saw them. His plans were slowly starting to form.
His waved his hand towards the side, gesturing towards the fallen keyblades.
"Behold" he said.
"These lifeless keys used to be full of power-united with the hearts of their masters. On this barren soil, Keyblades of light and darkness were locked in combat…as a great keyblade war raged. Countless keyblade wielders gave up their lives, all in search for one, the ultimate key. And it will soon belong to me…"
He grinnded darkly and pointed towards Ven and Lumen.
"X-blade!"
The four heroes glared at Xehanort and activated their armor.
The time for battle had finally came.
Terra reacted first and charged at Xehanort and Vanitas.
"Terra!" Lumen cried.
Terra went to attack Xehanort, only to be slammed into a wall of rock that Xehanort summoned. They watched as Xehanort rose up on a higher pillar of rock while Vanitas summoned some of the fallen keyblades and rode them like a skateboard.
Lumen dodged a wave of keyblades as Vanitas tried to attack her. It seemed he still wanted revenge for being defeated before.
Aqua and Ven ran out of the way too, but Aqua got attacked by a blast of keyblades and had her helmet knocked off.
"Aqua!" Ven cried.
"Are you alright?"
Aqua nodded and tried to find Terra. She spotted him but saw that a wave of keyblades were about to hit him. Knowing that Lumen was distracted by Vanitas at the moment, she quickly sent a shield spell at Terra.
"Terra!"
The shield managed to block the keybaldes, but it didn't last long and broke. Terra got hit by the keyblades and slammed to the ground upon impact.
"Terra!" Lumen cried.
She looked at Vanitas and blasted him with her chain of lights spell before she ran towards Terra.
She skidded in front of her fiancé and helped him up. They both looked up when they heard Ven cry and saw that he was within Xehanort's clutches.
"Ven!" they cried.
Ven struggled to get out of Xehanort's grasp, but he was frozen by a blizzard spell and went crashing to the ground. He would have been seriously injured if Aqua hadn't saved him.
"Thank goodness" Lumen said.
She glared up at Xehanort when she saw him gather darkness within his hand and launched up towards the sky. The clouds broke apart and revealed a sight that shook everyone to their very core.
A heart shaped moon.
Lumen gulped when she saw the moon. She may have never seen it before, but she knew exactly what it was.
"Kingdom Hearts" she thought.
So this was the final door that Xehanort needed her for.
She looked at Terra to see him rip off his helmet in frustration.
"Terra?"
Terra closed his eyes for a moment before they flashed open with anger. He summoned his keyblade glider and jumped on.
"Jump on!" he cried.
Lumen quickly did so and held on tight as he flew up the pillar that Xehanort stood on.
When they landed, they deactivated their armor and glared at the fallen keyblade master.
Xehanort grinned darkly when he saw that he had two of his most important pawns. Everything was falling into place now.
"Admirably done" he said.
"I knew this was a journey you could make-over the unseen wall that divides light and darkness. And I was not wrong!"
Lumen's fist shook with anger. How could he just stand there smiling when he caused so much harm to others? Did he not care who got hurt?
"Tell me Xehanort" she hissed.
"To what purpose did it serve you that you had to murder my mother and father? What did you gain knowing that you took the lives of innocent souls? What could you possibly be after that would blacken your heart so?"
Xehanort just laughed at that.
"My how you act like Eraqus at a time like this" he said.
"Your mother and father have been nothing but trouble to my plans. I had hoped to show them the wonders of the darkness and fulfill my dream of summoning Kingdom Hearts. But alas, they could never see the wonders that the door to darkness could bring like I did. So in order to destroy the blocks in my path, I simply…disposed of them"
He smiled darkly and pointed a finger at her direction.
"And now with them out of the way, I can claim what is rightfully mine" he said.
"The chains of light-your heart"
Lumen growled and summoned her keyblade.
"Xehanort!"
She charged at him, but was blocked by Vanitas.
"Long time to see, Angel face" he said.
Lumen growled at him and knocked him out of the way.
"Get out of my way!"
She ran for Xehanort again, but Vanitas simply got in front of her again.
"I told you that you would wish that you finished me off earlier" he said.
"Now looks where it's come to"
Lumen gripped her keyblade tightly and pointed it at Vanitas.
"Fine, if you won't get out of my way, I'll make you" she said.
"And I'll make sure you stay away from Ven"
Vanitas just laughed and went into a fighting stance.
"I'd love to see you try" he said.
Terra summoned his keyblade and ran for Xehanort.
"I'll get Xehanort, you handle Vanitas" he said.
Lumen nodded and charged at the masked boy. It seemed since their encounter on Radiant Garden, the two of them improved on their skills. Vanitas was quicker than before and managed to get a few hits on Lumen before she figured out his pattern and managed to block.
She refused to use the chain of lights, fearing that Xehanort would use it to summon Kingdom Hearts.
"Defending yourself isn't going to beat me, angel face" Vanitas said.
"It'll just give me a better chance of killing you!"
Lumen flipped out of the way and cast thunder on him. Vanitas simply jumped out of the way and laughed as he did so.
"Is that the best you can do?" he taunted.
"Surely you can do better?"
Lumen smiled evilly and aimed her keyblade at him.
"Fine, let me show you better"
Activating her shot lock command, she cast feather blades and had them impale into Vanitas. Lumen smiled with satisfaction when the sharp feathers dug into Vanitas's skin and pinned him to the ground. Lumen went up to him and watched as he struggled before she hit him in the face with her keyblade.
"That was for hitting me back on Radiant Garden" she said.
Vanitas simply glared at her trough his mask.
"You'll pay for this" he hissed.
Lumen rolled her eyes.
"Like I've never heard that before"
She spun on her heel and headed for where Terra and Xehanort were fighting. It seemed Xehanort was thrilled when he saw the darkness coming off of Terra. The boy was trying very hard to keep it contained, but it was too late now. The boy was within the palm of his hands now.
They both stepped back when they clashed blades and faced each other.
Xehanort grinned darkly at Terra.
Waving his hand, he freed Vanitas from his hold and looked at him.
"Go take what Ven owes you" he said.
"And take Aqua's life"
Vanitas laughed and jumped off the pillar to go fight the two that were down below.
Lumen ran after him.
"Stay away from them!" she cried.
She went to jump off, but she was held back by someone. Crying out in pain, she thrashed around as Xehanort held her by her throat and let her dangle in the air.
"Not so fast my dear" he said.
"I have a very important task for you"
"Lumen!" Terra cried in horror.
Xehanort laughed and turned around so he could see Lumen struggling.
"You see how powerless you are to save her?" he taunted.
He summoned up his keyblade and positioned it over Lumen's heart.
"Now you'll get to see as I rip her heart out"
Lumen struggled as she tried to get away from his keyblade. If that thing touched her, it was all over for her.
Terra watched in despair as Lumen fought for her life. He was powerless to save her and he knew it.
He was weak after all.
Xehanort laughed at the sight of Terra.
"Savor that rage and despair" he said.
"Let it empower you!"
Terra glared at him as the darkness started to come off of him. He couldn't hold it back any longer. Not when his fiancé was about to be killed.
"You will pay Xehanort" he hissed.
"Let my wife go!"
Lumen panicked while Xehanort grinned.
"Yes, boy, that's it! More!" he cried.
"Let your whole heart blacken with anger!"
Terra let out an anguish cry as the darkness consumed him.
Lumen watched in horror as the darkness covered Terra.
"Terra, no!" she cried.
Xehanort let her go and charged at Terra. Lumen had to watch as Terra fought with Xehanort. The darkness was so strong between them that it made her sick.
"Terra" she whimpered.
Seeing Terra like this simply showed how much pain he had to shoulder. Seeing her nearly getting killed by Xehanort must have pushed him to the edge and made him fight off of instincts rather than his heart.
Tears fell from her eyes when she saw how ruthless Terra was fighting now. He was acting more like an animal than he was as a man.
"Terra, please stop!" she pleaded.
Her pleas fell upon deaf ears as Terra continued to fight with Xehanort. Even though Lumen wanted him to be stopped for what he planned to do, she didn't want him to be killed like this.
He was still a person, no matter how blacken his heart was.
Terra gained the upper hand and knocked Xehanort off of his feet. The old man groaned as he looked up to see Terra raise his keyblade to land the final blow.
Lumen panicked and ran after him.
"Terra stop!" she cried.
Terra swung his arms forward and went to land the final blow.
Lumen wrapped hers arms around him and held him back.
"TERRA!" she screamed.
Terra's keyblade hovered a few inches near Xehanort's face. The darkness started to subside as he looked at Lumen. Tears were running down her face as she looked up at him.
"Stop" she whimpered.
"This isn't you. You're not a killer"
She pressed her face into his body.
"Don't let the darkness take you away from me"
The darkness vanished completely as Terra lowered his keyblade. Letting it clatter to the ground, he pulled Lumen close.
"Lumen" he whispered.
Lumen hugged him tightly.
"I lost my mother and father because of him, don't let him take you from me either"
Terra closed his eyes and felt the light fill his heart.
"He won't tear us apart" he vowed.
"I promise"
Lumen closed her eyes and simply listened to Terra's heart.
Xehanort looked at Lumen for a moment. Instead of seeing her, he saw Serenity.
"Serenity" he said quietly.
An eruption from below caused all of them to break out of their little trances. Xehanort laughed evilly when he saw a pillar of light shot up from below.
"The X-blade has been forged!"
Terra and Lumen panicked.
"Ven!" they cried.
Xehanort stood up and held his keyblade to his chest.
"And now, Terra, it is time for the final union!"
He pierced his heart with his keyblade and watched his heart leave his body. Terra stepped back in fear as he saw this.
"At last our moment is here" Xehanort said.
"Out with the old brittle vessel, and in with a younger, stronger new one! I swore I would survive…and be there to see what awaited beyond the keyblade war! And now it is your darkness that shall be the ark that sustains me!"
Xehanort's heart shot at Terra to claim him as his new vessel. Terra panicked and pushed Lumen out of the way so she wouldn't get hurt and activated his armor to act as a shield.
It proved useless because Xehanort's heart entered his body and covered him with darkness.
"Terra!" Lumen cried.
Xehanort disappeared into particles of light and emerged within his new vessel. The armor covering Terra's body fell from him and revealed a horrifying sight.
Lumen covered her mouth when she saw that Terra had changed. His brown hair was now silver while his skin was slightly darker and his eyes turned bright gold.
Terra was no more. Instead, Xehanort stood in his place.
Lumen felt tears pool in her eyes when she realized Terra was gone…just like everyone else that she loved.
"Terra!" she whimpered.
Xehanort looked at his new body and smirked.
"This heart belongs again to the darkness. All worlds begin in darkness, and all so end. The heart is no different. Darkness sprouts within it-it grows, consumes it. Such is it's nature. In the end, every heart returns to the darkness whence it came"
He looked at Lumen and summoned his keyblade.
"And now it's your turn to return to the darkness"
Lumen stepped back when he started to approach her. She didn't know what to do. She was no match against him and she could never harm Terra's body.
She stumbled and fell to the ground as she tried to get away from him.
"Terra!" she cried.
Xehanort laughed at her.
"Your precious fiancé can never reach you now, Lumen" he said.
"But I'll be sure to have you join him in the afterlife"
He raised his keyblade, preparing to finish Lumen off, when all of a sudden the area around them changed, looking as if they were trapped within another realm.
"What?" Xehanort cried.
He turned around and saw that Terra's discarded armor and merged together to create a person. The armored figure knelt to the ground with Terra's keyblade held in its hands.
Xehanort growled as he gripped his keyblade.
"Your body submits, your heart succumbs-so why does your mind still resist?"
He thought of something and looked at Lumen.
"Ah, now I see" he said.
"As long as she lives, so do you"
He aimed his keyblade at her.
"Then I'll have to fix that"
The armored figure stood up and zipped past them to grab Lumen and take her to safety. When it placed her down, she looked up at it. She didn't know why, but she could sense life within the armor.
A very familiar soul that she thought was lost.
"Terra?"
The armored figure didn't say anything. It simply held its keyblade and faced Xehanort.
Lumen had tears in her eyes as she looked at the armored figure.
"Terra, it is you!" she cried.
She looked at him then back at Xehanort. Now she saw why he couldn't give up. He was keeping his promise to protect her, even when his body was taken over.
Wiping the tears from her eyes, she summoned her keyblade and stood next to Terra.
"Come on, Terra" she said.
"Let's get your body back"
Xehanort just laughed and went into a fighting stance.
"Return to the darkness whence you came!"
With being in a new body, Xehanort proved to be a long stronger. He was faster and deadlier with his attacks. Lumen tried to attack him a few times, but Terra would always pull her away and attack instead. It was as if he was telling her that this was his fight and that he didn't want her to share the same fate as him.
Xehanort was at his wits end. He had hoped that he wouldn't have to fight with his new body just yet but it seemed that Terra was determined to reclaim his body.
Lumen tried to fight as much as she could, but she knew that this was not her battle. Terra had to be the one to finish this.
At one point in the battle, Xehanort went to launch a very deadly attack that almost finished Terra. Lumen quickly reacted and used the only spell that would save her fiancé.
"Chains of light!"
Chains wrapped around Xehanort's whole body and kept him stationed. Lumen glared at Xehanort. She didn't want to use that power, knowing that Xehanort was after it, but it was the only way to save Terra.
"You will be destroyed by the power that you obsessed for" she thought.
Terra landed the final blow and knocked Xehanort out.
Xehanort's keyblade vanished when he was defeated. The realm that they were all trapped in vanished and left them at the pillar that they were last on.
A great explosion of light erupted from down below. Ven and Aqua's battle seemed to have finished and the light was an end result. The light spread everywhere as it touched everything. It reached Xehanort and sucked him away from the keyblade graveyard and towards an unknown location.
Lumen panicked when Terra's body vanished and looked at Terra's armor. She grabbed his arm and tugged him forward.
"Terra, hurry!" she cried.
"We have to reach your body before it's too late!"
Terra looked at the ground as if knowing something that she did not. He was simply an empty shell now. He could not go with her.
He looked at the charm that Aqua made him and held it tightly for a moment.
Lumen saw the gesture and didn't know what to make of it.
"Terra?"
Terra held Lumen's hand out and placed his charm within it before grabbing hers in return.
This made Lumen worried.
"Terra, what are you doing?"
Terra held her tightly and ran his hand through her hair like he had done many times before. Lumen could have sworn that she heard his voice within her head.
"Forgive me"
He hit the device that activated her armor and stepped back.
Now Lumen was really freaking out. She knew what he was up to now and she didn't like it.
"No, Terra, don't!" she cried.
"What are you do-"
Her words were cut off when Terra regretfully hit her in the stomach and knocked her out. She slumped within his arms and blacked out.
He carefully set her to the ground and stepped back when the light started to reach her. Feeling his heart ache, he watched as the only woman that he ever loved disappeared, never to return to this world again.
The clouds covered the sky, sending the graveyard into darkness.
Terra slammed his keyblade within the ground and knelt before it. Since he could not leave this world, he would have to wait until someone would be able to return to this world.
He hung his head as he thought about how he had failed his friends greatly.
"Aqua…Ven…one day, I will set this right"
He looked at Lumen's charm and thought of the woman that he loved so much but had to be separated from.
"Lumen…I will return to you…one day we'll be together again"
/
Off in the land of Radiant Garden, Leon and Hikari sat out in their front yard looking at the stars. This was one of their favorite hobbies that they did as siblings and they always enjoyed each moment of it.
Leon looked at the sky for a bit before he stifled a yawn.
"I think we should head inside, Hikari" he said.
"I'm sure mom will be worried if we don't"
Hikari pouted a little but stood up.
"Ok"
Leon held out his hand for her and walked her back towards the house. As they were walking, he noticed that something was off with Hikari.
She was crying.
Leon stopped and looked at her. What could his sister be sad about?
"Hikari, what's wrong?" he asked.
Hikari stopped and looked at him.
"Huh?"
Leon gestured to her face.
"You're…"
Hikari touched her face and felt tears drops. Pulling her hand back, she looked at it with confusion.
"That's weird" she said.
She placed a hand over her heart when she suddenly felt a tug at it.
"It's like something's squeezing me inside" she said.
Leon scratched his head in thought.
"Somebody up there must be sad" he said.
Hikari looked up at him.
"Up where, Ni-san?"
Leon smirked a little and pointed towards the sky.
"Mom says that every world is connected by one great big sky" he said.
"So maybe there's somebody up there in all those worlds who's really hurting, and they're waiting for you to help them"
Hikari looked up at the sky in wonder. Someone out there was calling for her?
"Well, do you think there's something I could do?" she asked.
Leon thought for a moment.
"Hmm…maybe you just need to open your heart and listen" he said.
Hikari gave him a funny look.
"You say some really weird things, Ni-san" she said.
"But I'll give it a try"
She looked up at the sky before she closed them and placed her hands over her heart.
Opening her heart, she called out to the person who was in pain and tried to help.
"Hey…can you hear me?"
/
A/N: And so poor Terra and Lumen are separated. I have to tell you, this was a hard chapter for me to write. Mainly because I was crying a little.
Poor Lumen, it seems her heart is slowly breaking to tiny pieces. How long can she handle the pain before it becomes too much?
On the positive side, we got to see Hikari again! She's trying to reach out to Lumen, but will she be able to do it in time?
Please review and tell me what you think!
Ja ne!
