Roxas and I are walking through the courtyard, completely silent. There's really nothing for us to say right now. We just needed to get away from everyone else for a little while Kairi hasn't been able to stop crying for hours and Sora's mood changes by the second. One minute he's sobbing and the next he's pacing the floor in anger.

Roxas slides his arm around my back. He's been mostly quiet about everything. I have no idea how he is feeling. All I can do is just be there for when he is ready to talk.

On one side of the courtyard is a large door that is slightly open. From inside I can hear this strange music. Without talking, Roxas and I walk to the door and slowly push it open.

Inside is a chapel. It's large and dark, the only light coming from candles spread out over the room. At the front is Namine lying on an altar surrounded by candles and flowers. She is perfectly still with her hands over her heart. Riku is sitting in front of her with his head down. Tears start to form in my eyes.

"Roxas?" I'm careful to whisper so I don't disturb the peace. "Do you ever feel emotions that are coming from Sora?"

"Sometimes. If the feeling is strong enough. But I don't think that it what is happening to you right now." I look at him. My vision is a little blurry from the tears. "Namine was close to us all. You have a connection to her, just like the rest of us. Maybe you are just as upset."

And guilty. I wasn't able to protect her like I was supposed to. That's on me.

"I'm going to go sit with him."

Roxas stands there while I slowly walk into the chapel. My footsteps barely make a sounds against the floor. Carefully, I lower myself on the bench next to Riku. He doesn't give any sign that he knows I'm there.

"I'm sorry, Riku."

He looks up at me, tears fresh in his eyes. "For what, Dexlin?"

"You told me to protect her and I didn't. And she dies because of it."

"You tried."

"But not hard enough. I should have fought harder. If I had, she would still be alive and you wouldn't be hurting."

"We all saw how hard you fought. This is what Hubrin wanted and he was going to get it."

"But it should have been me. He attacked me first. She knocked me out of the way. That's why…"

"Dexlin, you have to stop carrying the blame for everything. Namine is dead and that is the worst thing that could have happened right now. But no one blames you, least of all me. You're like my brother, Dex. I know you would never let anything happen to her if you had any control over it. This is a sad time. The last thing we need is to be throwing around blame."

I never knew that Riku thought of me as his brother. That thought makes me feel a little better, but right now a little better doesn't make much difference. We still have to face the tragedy in front of us.

Carefully, I wrap my arms around Riku. "I'm so sorry that you lost her. I wish I could take your pain away.

He hugs me back but doesn't say anything. His words are stuck behind a fresh wave of tears.

Something strange happens while I'm hugging him. I can't be sure because of the tears in my eyes, but I think my hands start to glow. Suddenly I feel this great rush of emotions hit me. But it's not mine. It's Riku's. I can feel his heartbreak and his hurt. His pain is transferring to me. I can take some of it away and help him get though this.

Riku breaks away from me. "No, Dexlin. Don't take it away. This is my grief. It's not going to help if you just take it away."

"I'm sorry, Riku. I don't know how else to help you."

"Just sit here for a little while."

So I do. I sit with him, silent, letting him grieve. Eventually, he settles down and his tears stop. He stares at Namine's body for a long time, his eyes getting a far away look in them. I get the feeling that he wants to be alone again. I slowly get up so I don't bother him.

"Thank you, Dexlin."

I gently put my hand on his shoulder before walking away.

As I'm heading towards the door, I see Nyzol sitting in the back row, staring straight ahead. His eyes look more distressed than even. I walk over to him.

"Now do you see why I didn't want to tell him? All these years and all I've been through, it's his hatred that hurts the most."

"Give him time. You're his father, his family. Nothing means more to Sora than family.

We've been studying these books for hours. I've been staring at words for so long that they are all starting to run together. One sentence looks the same as the last. There is so much information here and none of it is making any sense. So far I haven't seen anything that would be of any use to us. Most of it just sounds like Hubrin's rantings about the purity of the Keyblade.

From the look of the others, they aren't having much luck either.

"This is getting us nowhere." Sora pushes the book he's reading across the table. As more time goes by, the more frustrated he gets. I can't be sure if it's Nyzol that has him so worked up or the fact that we have no plan.

"With all this information there has to be something useful here. We just haven't found it yet." I have to give it to Kairi. She still manages to sound hopeful even in the face of what we're up against.

"What if there's not? What id this is all a wild good chase set up by Hubrin to distract us?"

I don't believe that. And I won't give up that easily. I close the book I'm reading and trade it for another one. This is the book that I picked up at the last second from the marble desk. I open the book and the pages flip over to about halfway through it. From the way it's bent, I think this is the page it was open to when I picked it up.

There's a precisely drawn diagram in the page. It's a hexagon with symbols drawn around it. They're Keyblades. It takes several minutes before I realize what I'm looking at.

"I was right." All conversation at the table stops as everyone looks at me. "I was right the whole time."

"Right about what?" I can almost see Sora's mood lighten at the prospect of any kind of useful information.

I pick up the book and walk around the table. Placing the book in front of Sora, I point to the picture of the hexagon. "This is the door to the Creator's prison. These markings represent the six Keyblades needed to open it. They're out Keyblades. We have the power to release the Creator."

"Had the power, Dexlin. There's only five of us now." Sora pushes the book away from him.

"Don't you see? I found this book open to this page in Lyx's library. That means that Hubrin was studying it. He knows that we are the one's who can open the prison. That's why he was so determined to kill one of us."

"And he succeeded!" Sora jumps up from that table and starts pacing around the room.

"But there has to be a way. We've come too far."

"There isn't a way, Dexlin. Without all six Keyblades there's no point in even trying."

"That may not necessarily be true." I'm so glad that someone finally agrees with me. That is until I turn around and see it is Nyzol standing in the doorway. We'll never agree if they start fighting.

Sora scowls at Nyzol as he comes in the room. "Is this another surprise that you didn't tell us before?"

"No. Namine's Keyblade is still active and it will remain so as long as part of Namine lives. That part is Kairi. You all have the ability to call for your other's blade. Kairi can control it and use it."

"But I've never been able to make her blade appear. The only time I've ever used it was when we were joined."

"See? She can't do it. This whole thing is pointless."

I've never been so angry at Sora, not even when I was under Xemnas's control. He's flat out refusing to see that this is what we need to do. We've been looking for a plan and now that I've found one, he dismissing it because he's angry at Nyzol.

"She's never tried. She's never had to. The ability lies within her, she just has to access it."

"Don't push her!"

"Sora, stop letting your anger rule your decisions! You are going to let Hubrin win because you hate me!"

The rest of us are helpless. We can only watch as this dissolves into nothing more than a screaming match between Nyzol and Sora. We are never going to get anywhere like this.

"My feelings about you have nothing to do with this! I'm not going to push Kairi over something that may not even work!"

"We will not win unless she tries!"

"STOP IT!" Every head in the room turns to Riku. He's standing up with his hands pressed on the table. "I am sick of you fighting. Namine died over this. I will not let her death be for nothing." We all stand there with looks of shock plastered on out faces, most of all Sora. Riku hasn't done much talking since we got here, much less screaming. "We have nothing else to go on. Nyzol, do you honestly believe that id we release the Creator, we'll have enough power to beat Hubrin?"

"I have never believed anything more strongly. The Creator is the only person that Hubrin has ever feared. Open that prison will destroy all of his plans. We could win this with the Creator at our side."

"There we go. Kairi can call for the Keyblade. I'll practice with her tonight. Now try to stop fighting for five seconds."

Riku storms out the room, slamming the door behind him.