Okage Hearts
Chapter 18
Sorry it's a bit late, but here's the latest chapter. I still don't own Okage or Kingdom Hearts, and I doubt that I ever will. I also don't own Star Wars.
"Linda, we're here to put a stop to your attempts at world domination!" Rosalyn shouted, though the Teen Idol Evil King didn't seem to hear her.
"There they are," Ari muttered from a few yards away, having bumped into Kisling and Big Bull.
"Yet how shall we remove the hypnosis from their minds?" Marlene inquired, looking at them curiously.
"Hypnosis?" Kisling asked, turning to face the pair, "We're not hypnotized. I'm observing the actions of an Evil King from an objective standpoint. That is to say, I am watching the crowd from within. The magic appears to be tied to the song, so it is possible that stopping her song will end the effect. Interestingly enough, the members of our party seem to be immune to the spell, though I can't understand why."
"Shouldn't we be fighting the Evil King?" Rosalyn asked.
"I never thought it'd be possible, but I have to agree with her," Stan remarked, "We need to go fight."
"What are we waiting for, then?" Big Bull asked, "Let's go!"
With that, the former Evil King charged through the crowd, knocking people aside and leaving a convenient path for his comrades to follow, Rosalyn in the lead. Once they arrived onstage, Rosalyn shouted, "Linda, we're here to put a stop to your attempts at world domination!"
"But I want to take over the world," Linda responded, "Do you really want to fight me, chief?"
"Bah!" Stan shouted, rising from Ari's shadow, "An Evil King does not ask for mercy! They take what they want by force, as I do!"
"You're right!" she responded, "Meet me at the Pospos Snowfield. We'll fight there!"
With that said, the girl ran off, leaving the group behind. Not sure where the Pospos Snowfield was, Ari pulled out the Map O' Evil Kings, which read, "Okay, just go straight the same way she went. You'll get there after a while."
Taking the Map O Evil Kings' advice, Ari began walking, followed by his group of oddities. Along the way, they came across several chests that Ari went through, despite Rosalyn's less-than-enthusiastic feelings towards the matter. For some reason, several of them were filled with gears and the like. After Ari finished pillaging the boxes, they continued along their path. When they finally made it to the Pospos Snowfield, Linda looked at them and said, "You made it! When I left you I was but the learner. Now I am the master."
"You are no master of evil," Stan replied, "Now prepare for battle!"
"All right," the Teen Idol Evil King responded, "Let's fight!"
At those words, a large group of plain black Heartless appeared, surrounding Linda. Once more, Ari and company charged at the field, with Ari taking the lead and cutting his way through them. Eventually, he managed to cut his way through them enough to make it to Linda. Casting Fire, he rushed at her, making as many strikes as he could in as little time as possible. As happened with the rest of the fights, Ari eventually won, though this battle took mor etime than the others, as she was surprisingly good at fighting.
When she was finally defeated, Stan's power flew out of Linda's body and into him, grinning in his shadowy way, Stan cheered, "Now more of my power has returned to me. Soon I shall be all-powerful once more!"
"I don't really feel bad that I lost," Linda remarked, "Still, I wonder what I'm going to do, since I don't think I'll be dreaming about having a concert at the back of the sewers anymore. Here, take this!"
Ari caught the thing she threw, which appeared to be a Long Screw of some kind. Placing it in his pocket, he didn't notice the glow that emanated from the pocket.
"It seems that every Evil King we've faced has mentioned the back of the sewers, my young friend," Kisling said, actually speaking directly to Ari, "What possible reason could these supernatural beings fueled by the same power have the same compulsion yet one that is also powered by the same source does not possess such an urge. This is an interesting conundrum."
Ignoring the Doctor's rambling to the boy, Princess Marlene turned to face Ari and said, "Servant Ari, I release you from my service."
As the boy tried to process this new information, Linda remarked, "Now we'll be proper rivals for chief's love. What do you love about him? I love his yellow eyes."
All of the other members of the party turned to look at Ari and noticed the distinctly not yellow eyes.
"Ari's eyes aren't yellow," Princess Marlene responded.
"Yes they are," Linda protested, "Well, the ones on the main body are."
"Which body do you think is the main one?" Kisling asked, looking at the boy and his shadow.
"The shadow, isn't it?" she asked, looking at the pair in confusion, "Isn't the other one a doll of some kind? Some super-secret disguise so chief can travel incognito?"
"It must be somehow related to her being some sort of devilish creature in her own right," Kisling muttered, "Ah well, no harm, no foul."
Turning to face Ari once more, Princess Marlene said, "Servant Ari, I am reinstating your employment, and am further adding that you must be my servant until your death."
As the boy felt the universe once more shift in a manner that made the little bit of sense he was used to rather than the confusion he was experiencing moments ago, he relaxed a bit as Beiloune asked, "What is the next item on the agenda?"
"Why don't we just see what's so important in the sewer?" Ari muttered, which only Marlene heard.
"Why do we not just see what is so important in the sewer?" the Princess inquired, asking the question for him.
"An excellent idea, Your Highness!" Rosalyn cheered, "Let's go and find out in the name of Divine Justice!"
"In the name of Science!" Kisling added, raising an index finger into the air.
"In the name of my conquest!" appended Stan, "Onward, Slave!"