Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts as that belongs to Disney & Square-Enix…WHY? -shot- This awesome Armory Themed Challenge belongs to RoseOfADifferentColor…Clearly not me. LOL
A/N: Oh, Leon… I love you in whatever form or name you have given yourself, but why must you always be complicated to write? XD Yes, as a diehard FF8 fan, Leon (Squall as I prefer to call him) is one of my favorite characters ever. :3 He founded my love for blue-eyed brunets (sorry, Terra and Sora!). -heart-
Now, I have no idea what I was trying to write. For one, I was definitely writing more about Leon's default gunblade than Lionheart. OTL And then it felt like I was writing two people, to be honest, with the name-changing. LOL Oh well, I need to get back into the swing of writing Squall anyways. His birthday is coming up! :3 And as an easter egg: I actually alluded to one line from FF8 into this. xD
Thanks for reading and reviewing! Please enjoy and R&R!
.: Lionheart :.
~ What is the Heart of a Lion? ~
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He would sometimes stare at his gunblade in the comfort of his own bedroom where no one could disturb him (save Yuffie…if she dared). Leon's gunblade, Revolver, had been with him since he adopted his current pseudonym. The weapon itself had battle scars, a story to tell, but most of all, pride.
Squall had lost his pride during the Heartless Invasion ten years ago; he wasn't strong enough to protect the ones he treasured and it pained him. The Revolver was a reminder of that pain and Leon vowed to redeem himself in order to regain what went astray: his 'lion instinct'.
Once upon a time, Squall looked up to the animal as a symbol of strength and pride. Leon still did, though he related more to a lion with wounded pride. He honestly didn't know what it took to be like that animal he admired since childhood, but…
Gripping the hilt of his weapon in determination, Leon left his room with a calm, level head; ready to start his routine patrol down the streets of the recovering Radiant Garden.
Leon…
When he was ready to move on, maybe then he could upgrade his gunblade to become the ultimate Lionheart.