KZD: Lets get on with it shall we. I don't own anything but the plot. Part of the secret ending for birth by sleep is in here not the whole thing.
Speech: "Normal"
"Kyuubi talking."
"Kyuubi thinking"
Aqua had such pleasant dreams that one night, that when she opened her eyes that her time in the Realm of Darkness would have been nothing more then a nightmare. She wished that the moment she woke up that she would see Ven and Terra's faces smiling at her just because she feel asleep outside on a hot summer day back in the Land of Departure after training.
But some things are just not meant to be when she awoken to pitch blackness. The same spot where she had collapsed after fighting that heartless. Didn't remember much of it other then the monster was about the pounce on her as she prepared her shoot lock. Then blank. Didn't something save her? Something big and red. As she stood up she thought about the red beast a little. A small memory popped up of it yelling at her about the keyblade came to her.
"How would it now about the keyblade?" she asked silently. It definably wasn't like any monster or random talking animal she has ever seen or one from the dark realm. There was something seriously wrong with it when she had stared into those blood red eyes. They had commanded to much power and dominance. There was so much hatred. So much malice.
What ever it was it wasn't near the keyblade master now. Aqua could tell because she didn't have the "every move I'm making is being studied" feeling. She shook her head. She couldn't be thinking of this now the monster was gone after all. Stating to walk off, Aqua still couldn't get past the demons burning red eyes that haunted her every thought as she left the clearing.
It has been awhile since the red eyes fight and what felt like months were in reality just a few short days. Aqua still hasn't found a way out of this black hell but did find a nice change of scenery at least. Instead of the normal doom and gloom of the dark realm she was surprised when she found a black beach, illuminated by the moon light. The only light in this sad place.
As the keyblade master walked the beach, she noticed a figure sitting on one of the many pulsing blue rocks that adorned the beach. Aqua felt a twinge of excitement. Finally some one to talk to after wondering around blindly after who knows how long. The blue haired women walked up to him cautiously still, after all it seemed liked everything that moved wanted to rip her heart out.
Once she was right next to it, the figure never moved until she finally spoke out first.
"Who are you?" The black cloaked figure seemed slightly startled as it turned to face her. The beings face was covered by his black hood.
"Why hello. It's not often that I get visitors."
"Please, call me Aqua. Why are you sitting here alone in the realm of darkness? How did you end up here?" The dark cloaked man hesitated at her questions for a second not sure how to answer but found his words.
"Well, I can tell you that this is my second time on these shores. But unfortunately, much like the first, I can not remember who I am or whence I came. Every thing was washed away on what currents brought me here." Aqua looked down slightly defeated. She was hoping to get answers from him in hopes of finding an escape route. She also felt sympathetic towards him since both of them were both prisoners of the darkness.
"That's to bad." She sat sown beside the man on the rock. "I know I've been here a long time. Wondering threw the endless hours. Unable to escape." The figure looked over to her in curiosity.
"You wish to return to your own world?" She nodded her head.
"It's my friends. I promised I'd be there for them."
"Your friends…Some where in the scraps of memories I have left you remind me of a boy I once knew. He is very much like you. True to his friends and kind, this boy travels to many worlds and fights to keep the light safe."
"Keep the light safe?" Aqua asked. Exactly what was going on in the worlds during her absents. She felt guilty not being there to help do her job and preserve the balance of light and darkness. "I've been away to long. Did something happen out there? Are the worlds endanger?"
"Sad to say, they nearly fell to darkness more then once. But at every turn, that boy arrived with keyblade in hand to save the day." Here eyes widened in excitement at the word keyblade. She couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Wait a sec! Is his name Terra or Ven?" The figure shook his head from under the cloak.
"Neither of those I'm afraid." She sighed disappointedly.
"Should of known."
"How long has it been since I met him? At least a year now. Perhaps more." He paused to look down at his gloved cover hand. "Back then my heart was covered by vengeance. I did terrible things to him and his friends. I brought unhappiness to more lives then one. I felt something must be done. Was that why? The means of clearing my conscious, or perhaps out of the sullen instinct.
"While the boy slept his long sleep, I hid the results of my research inside him. Transplanting the data to where it might serve a purpose. In fact I would like to believe maybe he can set things right. A boy like him that touches many hearts. He could open the right door and save all those peoples lives I managed to ruin. So many are waiting for there beginning. There birth by sleep. Even me and even you."
"What's his name?" She asked when he was fished telling his story.
"His name is Sora."
Aqua didn't now what to thing as she remember the small by she met on the island once with his friend by his side. When she first met him there was so much light in his heart that he would be the perfect candidate of becoming a future keybladebearer. She had event thought of making him her apprentice when he finally was old enough to train.
Aqua couldn't almost believe it. The one boy she had asked that he would do anything to protect his friends was know protecting the worlds. She hadn't felt this much happiness in such a long time it stated to swell up within her that tears of joy stated to roll down her face. She looked towards the endless ocean with a smile on her face and called out his name.
"Sora."
"What the hell are you crying about? I'm the one who should be in tears here!" The twosome jumped from there sitting positions at the sound of the booming voice. Aqua immediately stood to her fighting position summoning the masters keeper and pointed it at the disembodied voice
"Put that damned thing away Vixen. I have no intention of fighting." From the shadows a large fox emerged walking on his hind legs with four tails whipping behind him. In his current condition he was only another two head taller then the blue haired women.
Aqua dropped the keyblade so that it rested beside her. She was still tense as she sensed the evil intent that seemed to radiate from the transparent red beast.
"Who or what are you?" The fox let out a snort.
"What are humans taught these days honestly. Years ago you would all quiver at the mere fact of what I am. Now you all associate my kind with the heartless. It's sickening." Her grip on the keyblade increased as the red monster walked closer to her as it spoke. It stopped only a foot away, or in his case a simple tail swipe distance away.
"In all my days I never though I'd ever meet a demon before. I thought you tended to mind your own business or that what I've have read in my research. The demon chuckled darkly.
"At least there is one human who isn't ignorant to any demons existence. As for who I am, you humans tend to call me by my title. I am the Great Kyuubi no Kitsune, king of the nine bijuu and overlord of Hell." The demons tails flared as he spoke his name imitating the movement of the will of fire.
Aqua was taken aback by this new information. She had heard about demons once but around the last keyblade war they just seemed to disappear. Her master had spoken about them once with her along with Terra and Ven but to never worry about encountering one since the chances were slim to none and if they ever did meet one to never fight it head on because of their possible unlimited strength and speed. And this demon from what he said is quiet possibly the devil himself.
"Stay back!" She yelled out a again pointed the keyblade threateningly at the multi-tailed beast.
"Aww what's wrong? Do I have you that scared shitless." The demon laughed at the women's attempt to put on a brave face against him. "All I wish is to simply talk with you. Maybe a deal that might just help us all out in getting out of the place." The fox said with a crafty smile that reviled his large razor sharp canines.
Aqua felt a bead of sweat run down the side of her head as she contemplated what to do as the demon stared her down with its crimson eyes. She looked to her left at the hooded man who gave a small nod. If the demons deal was to get them out of the realm of darkness it wasn't much to hear the kitsune out.
"Fine. What do you want." She lowered her weapon and the demons smile only seem to grow.
"Freedom of course. I would of already left this forsaken place and return to Hell but as you can see I'm lacking a body." Aqua inspected Kyuubi more closely and actually saw how transparent he actually was as his malevolent aura swirled and bubbled around him mostly concentrated by his remaining tails.
"With out one I would completely destroy what's left of be making a portal out of here. And that's where you come in Vixen."
"My name his Aqua not Vixen."
"Right, whatever." Kyuubi chuckled as he saw her frustration. It was always fun to screw with some to him. "With out a vessel I'm only delaying the enviable of fading away by focusing my will into, O'whatever you humans call it now. The last world I was in called it chakra, because you hold that thing you might call it magic right."
"To live I need a new vessel, a host to hold me until I reach Hell where a new body can be made for me. So that brings me to this." Kyuubi extended his clawed hand to Aqua who twitched slightly expecting the demon to attack.
"Give your heart and body to me and I will save us from our suffering here." Aqua didn't no what to say. She knew there was no way she would give her body up to a demon without a fight. But a part of just wanted to do anything just to get out of the realm of darkness.
The she was reminded of Terra and what happened to him after his body was hijacked by Xhenoart. He was completely change no just in appearance but he was also no trace of him left. She wouldn't allow herself to have the same thing happen to her.
"Sorry, but no deal. The world will be better off with someone like you in them anyways." The fox growled at her response.
"Foolish mortal you really no nothing do you. As a being with unlimited power at my deposal if I were to fade away then all the worlds will be thrown into complete chaos." Both Aqua and the hooded man tilted the heads to the side in confusion as the demon continued to growl irritably.
"Let me try to put it simple for you pathetic humans. As the ruler of Hell my job is to hold the madness and evil the worlds inside of me and too keep Hell remotely stable. Now try and think that Hell as the support beams of all worlds. If I were to disappear then Hell would literally freeze over causing those support beams to come crashing down along with the worlds. It would practically start Armageddon and that's a mess no one wants."
Kyuubi paused to let information sink in to the two humans who had shocked and disturbed faces, or Aqua did it was hard to read the hooded mans expression.
"Your lying." That was all she could choke out there was no way the demon was telling the truth.
"Why would I lie about such a dire situation. And aren't you suppose to be sworn to be a protector of the worlds? A keybearer? You are suppose to stop these tragedies from ever taking place. This seems like a good time to do your own job Vixen. After all you can't do much here other then twirling your thumbs waiting for the slim chance that some one else will come to save you." His word spoke like daggers stabbing at her heart.
The cloaked man got up from the rock to stand by his new friend. "What if I offered my body instead? Would we be able to escape?"
"What, no!" There was a long daunting silence between the three as the fox stared expecting the man. Kyuubi began to snarl at the man.
"You're to weak. You would never survive the possession." The demon said flatly. Aqua didn't now what to do. She didn't want to end up like Terra, having her own body being used by another person or being, but if she didn't and if the Kyuubi spoke the truth then all the worlds would literally go to Hell. And even if she did gave up her body to the demon, what was stopping him from killing everyone the moment he got out of the dark realm?
"Can I have some time to think this over." Kyuubi stared into Aqua's azure eyes. His intense eyes softened slightly as he turned his head to his side to escape the contact.
"Of course it is a hard decision." His voice was softer from its normal booming sound. He went over to a near by rock to lay down. "When you've made up your mind wake me up." The fox said before he closed his eyes and let the sound of the waves lore him to sleep.
"What are you going to do?" The hooded man asked. Aqua looked down dejectedly. She had so much hope when she heard Sora's name but now with the heavy burden of demons words lingering around in her mind her heart was filled with despair once more.
"I really don't know."
"Kyuubi. Kyuubi please can you get up." The demon let out a growl from his disturbed slumber as he opened one of his red orbs annoyingly at the blue haired female who hovered above him. Something was off.
"Did you get taller Vixen."
"Actually," Aqua bit her bottom lip trying no to laugh from the higher but still some how demonic pitch of the demons voice, "you got smaller."
Kyuubi jolted fully awake as her tried to stand and he realized he was only two feet tall. His eye twitched before he let out a deafening scream as he pounded the ground.
"How long was I out!" He squeaked as he stared at his one single tail. Aqua had to giggle a little at the fox's expense. If he wasn't trying to posses her body, she would of think that the demon king looked rather cute in his current form.
"It was only for a couple of hours at the most. My friend and I were discussing what to do when your whole body glowed and well…" She didn't have to finish the rest for the kitsune to get what had happen. He had lost focus and had wasted three of his tails and was down to his final tail. His eyes widen in fear, his final hour perhaps.
"Vixen! I demand that you come to decision right now." He pointed up at her angrily as he yelled in his squeaky voice. She knelt down so that she was somewhat eye level with him.
"Why should I? You don't look all that threatening. All that you said could of all when a trick anyways. You are a fox right. Pranksters right?"
"Pranksters yes but that's besides the point." The fox was growing frustrated with her. "What I said is far from any lie." Aqua smiled at the fox's anger and slightly patted his nearly invisible head. He let out a snarl before swiping his tiny claws at her but missed when she pulled away. "Don't treat me like I'm a pet!"
"Sorry. But like I said my friend and I have been talking and he said that he remembered that not only could demons posses humans and other animal but they can also be sealed into objects as well. Am I right?" Kyuubi nodded his head, his large rabbit like hears falling to the sides of his head. He had a bad feeling where this was going.
Aqua dug threw her coats pocket before pulling out her wayfinder and present it to the kitsune. He knew now where this was going.
"Are you kidding me? I'm not going to seal myself so that you can carry me around like a good luck charm. For Kami's sake! I've been jumping from being sealed away in three different host and I haven't had an hour of freedom between the three with out being controlled." Kyuubi yelled.
"It won't be that bad. And I promise that I'll find you a new body if we all ever get out of this place." His tail twitched in annoyance. But he had to admit it was not everyday a mortal of any kind would bravely try to make a deal with the demon. Not to mention the devil himself.
"And what would you want in return if I agree."
"All you have to do is help me look for my friends that's all." The Kyuubi crossed his arms as his eyes darted from Aqua to the wayfinder in her hands. A panging in the fox's chest told him that he didn't have much time left and little choice.
"Fine then." Kyuubi was about to put his hand like paw on the star when Aqua pulled it away from him.
"What now?"
"How do I know the moment you get a new body you wont just up a leave." Kyuubi chuckled a little at this.
"Smart girl. You have my word as a Kitsune to not leave you until the deal is done. All kitsunes of the demon variety are honored bound when it comes to contracts and deals. Less the Goddess Inari chop our tails off so that we have to re-grow them." That's what Aqua wanted to hear. And returned the wayfinder to the fox.
Kyuubi laid his paw on the star shaped charm. He could fell that there was some sort of magic coursing threw it so it was perfect for holding him in temporarily. With his other paw he made different hand signs as his and mumble incoherent words. His body stated to glowed violently before he disappeared and the wayfinder had the same crimson color.
Aqua had to shield her eyes from the light. When it died down she looked at her wayfinder to see it turn from its once royal blue color to a rust red.
"You better mean what you say Vixen or I will annoy you for the rest of your days as punishment." She could clearly hear the fox's voice in her own head as the star charm glowed as the fox spoke.
"Did he go for it?" The hooded man asked. She turned to show him the wayfinder before smiling. It was only a matter of time until all of them would be free from the realm of darkness with hopes that Sora would one day save them.
KZD: Mini Kyuubi is so cute (Squeezes the mini foxy)
Kyuubi: Help some one get this crazy fucker of me!
Aqua: Hand him over.
KZD: Damn. (Hands over Kyuubi)
Kyuubi: (snarls at KZD before he starts to happily snuggle into Aqua's arm
KZD: Little bastard…Anyway R&R.