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Chapter 24
Enter The Cosmosphere
Lucas and the others returned to the Elle Ciel which Pan Suddenly transported to another world. Everyone questioned why this was and wondered where it was she had taken them, however Pan just switched the radio on to which Joy's voice emerged.
"We have nearly finished everything we need to on the ship" said Joy.
"So what's up, why take us here without any warning?" asked Snow.
"I have been thinking on how we are always late for the party and so I developed a machine to tack Project H's position as well as the position of Michel's men, so if either one appeared we would know straight away" said Joy.
"That's great" said Amu.
"And there are a total of three of his goons on the world below, also there is this weird energy, it's not a piece of Eden but we should check it out all the same" said Joy.
"Argh, got it, Mint set a course for that world" said Lucas.
"Got it, all coordinates have been loaded into the ship, the refuelling is done and we're good to go" said Mint.
The ship departed as everyone wondered where they were this time, Lucas however felt as if there was something familiar about the place they we're visiting. The ship entered the atmosphere of the ship and had some turbulence as it landed itself on yet another odd world. In the sky were air ships and people wearing clothes similar to Lyner's and Mir's, they appeared to be in a city of some sort that was nestled on a cliff. There ship docked into a hanger as a sign flashed in the air saying welcome to New Rakshek. Everyone left the ship and walked around the town, it was a city filled with tones of shops and not enough houses. Lucas and the others didn't no where to start, Joy had told them that three of them we're here but it was a big city and it was hard for even them to stay together. Mir seemed to be a little bit shaken, she kept on looking around and moving about as if she was trying to avoid someone. In the end they decided to head to the nearest restaurant to get so grub, they quickly found an restaurant and sat down ready to order. Even now Mir was still looking everywhere and trying to hide her face with the menu, too bad it only drew more attention to her.
"What wrong with you?" asked Flynn.
"Shut it" said Mir.
"You seem a little cautious, ever since we entered this place you have been acting weird" said Lyner.
"You imbecile, don't tell me you haven't noticed" said Mir.
"Noticed what?" asked Amu.
"This place has Reyvateils, my kind which means that this is mine and Lyner's world" said Mir.
"Hey, your right, but I don't remember this place being in our world" said Lyner.
"You never cease to amaze me at how stupid you can be, our world is made up of three different worlds this one, our one and another one each linked up to a tower, however I am unable to go to the third one as it is out of my tower's reach and if I went out of it's reach then I would die" said Mir.
"Then how the hell is it you are able to come with us?" asked Etna.
"Maybe it is some kind of effect of travelling through worlds, I mean we all adapt quickly to the world we enter, perhaps we each develop some kind of ability to counter stuff like that" said Maria.
"So what, genetic diseases might be cured if we send those people to another world?" asked Snow.
"That's not exactly what I mean but it's possible, think about it, just being near a Demi will translate every language for you into one you understand so who knows what else they and the worlds themselves are capable of" said Maria.
"Yeah, speaking of which why didn't you tell us that and how far can we get before it stops translating?" asked Lucas.
"I didn't think you would need to know, as for the rage it only effects everything within my ears, so as far as I can hear can be translated" said Pan.
"That's great to know, but Michel and those guys don't have a Demi, I wonder how they understand each other" said Shelke.
"Good point, who knows with someone like him" said Sakura.
At that point two people entered the restaurant and Mir dived under her menu, one was a man in armour with purplish hair while the other was a young girl with yet again purple hair and odd hair-bands in her hair, Mir seemed to be both angry and worried, she really wanted to avoid them.
"Why is she still here, I thought I told her that she needs to get going" said Mir.
"Do you know them?" asked Aigis.
"Oh really.." said Lyner.
Lucas smiled as he got up and walked towards the two, everyone just watched wondering what he was doing as Mir began to drink her drink that she had ordered. The two looked at Lucas as he approached them and wondered who he was.
"Hi there" said Lucas.
"Um hello" said the man.
"So do you know someone named Mir?" asked Lucas.
Everyone's jaw dropped, Mir was so shocked she spat out her drink with surprise on her face. Everyone looked at Mir who had turned to look at Lucas with death in her eyes, she pointed her hand and got ready to fire.
"No" said the man.
"Oh well how about someone named Jacqli?" asked Lucas.
"Oh we know her" said the girl.
Lucas then turned his head to see a fireball being shot at him, Lucas dived out of the way and just barely missed the fireball which then hit the opposite wall and completely destroyed it, Lucas marched over to Mir who had returned to sipping her drink with a pleased look on her face.
"What the hell, what if that had hit me I could have died" said Lucas.
"Well it was worth it and it was your own fault" said Mir.
"You little..." said Lucas.
"Yes, finish that sentence if you dare" said Mir.
"Jacqli" said a voice.
The two from before were behind Lucas, Mir nearly chocked when she realised that they were there, it was pointless for her to hide her face now, they had already seen it.
"It is you" said the girl.
"Where have you been, we've been looking for you" said the man.
"Mir do you know these people?" asked Syaoran.
"I guess it is pointless now, yes I do, remember that year I was away, I was here helping these people" said Mir.
"Why are they calling you Mir?" asked the girl.
"Because that is my name, Jacqli was just an alias, I had hoped to avoid running to any familiar faces but thanks to this jack ass that isn't possible anymore" said Mir.
"…...right, so you lot are friends with Jacq...I mean Mir?" asked the man.
"You could say that" said Train.
"Well it's nice to meet you, I'm Croix Bartel" said the man.
"I'm Cocona, its a pleasure to meet you" said the girl.
"My names Lyner" he said.
"So your the famous Lyner, Mir has told us a bit about you" said Croix.
"Really, nothing bad I hope" said Lyner.
"My name is Lucas and these are my friends" he said.
"So Lucas are you Mir's partner?" asked Cocona.
"Partner, we help each other if that is what you mean" said Lucas.
"No I mean dive partner" said Cocona.
Mir yet again spat her drink of of her mouth, trying desperately to catch her breath.
"Why the hell would I dive with this guy" said Mir.
"That's like the third time this Dive thing had been brought up, so what is it?" asked Lucas.
"Even I am curious" said Etna.
"You mean you don't know, where did you find this guy Mir, Diving is when you dive into a Reyvateil's soul space or Cosmosphere to craft stronger songs" said Croix.
"Really, if so then we should totally do it" said Lucas.
"I don't think you understand, in a Cosmosphere you see the Reyvateils inner self, it may be complicated or hard to understand at times but everything in a Cosmosphere reflects a Reyvateil's personality" said Croix.
"So what would I have to do in a Cosmosphere?" asked Lucas.
"You will have to some tasks to craft stronger magic and get closer to a Reyvateil and strengthen the bond to get stronger magic, however a Reyvateil won't let you in unless you have her permission and there is already a strong bond between you otherwise you will get kicked out by the guardian" said Croix.
"You can also die in a Cosmosphere if you are not careful" said Cocona.
"Oh great, well there is no why then, Mir won't let me in no matter what" said Lucas.
"Huh, well then Lucas if you are interested that much I'll let you in for a price" said Mir.
"Oh and what would that be?" asked Train.
"Simple, one you must not tell anyone what you see in my Cosmosphere and two I want you to craft a strong song for me to obliterate my opponents" said Mir.
"That's it, okay then" said Lucas.
"I'm trying to figure out whether she wants Lucas to dive or not" said Train.
"Mir is an odd one, she has weird ways of getting what she wants "said Lyner.
"You make it sound like she always wanted Lucas to Dive with her" said Amu.
"If you want to dive you need to go to a dive shop, I'll take you to one, I have a friend there who will do it for free" said Croix.
"Don't you mean a girlfriend" said Cocona.
"Don't tell them that" said Croix.
"But it's true" said Cocona.
Croix lead them through the city, he explained how he new Mir and their past together, it was interesting about how they created land due to their own gradually being destroyed. It was an interesting story and soon it became Lucas' turn to speak and he told the two of them most of the stuff they had been through, they didn't believe it at first but gradually accepted it. Soon they arrived as a shop called a Dive Shop, when they entered they found a large machine in the centre of the shop and there was also a woman in a green skirt standing there. She turned and as soon as she saw Croix's face she smiled with joy.
"Croix" said the girl.
"Hey Luca" said Croix.
"This is Croix's girlfriend Luca, she has recently taken a job at a Dive shop said Cocona.
Oh right, nice to meet you" said Flynn.
"Huh, yeah, so Croix why are you here, I thought you we're going to spend to day with Cocona before she had to depart" said Luca.
"Well we ran into a familiar face" said Croix.
"Hello Luca" said Mir as she came into view.
"Mir" said Luca surprised.
Luca walked up to Mir slowly and pinched her face to make sure she was real, when she realised she was real she was overjoyed to see her.
"It is you, it's great to see you" said Luca.
"Yes it's great to see you but why are you working in a Dive Shop, I thought you wanted to be a singer" said Mir.
"I am, a girl can have two jobs you know" said Luca.
"And you Cocona, I thought I told you to depart for the other world" said Mir.
"Cocona is departing, Cocona is just packing ready for the trip, this is Cocona's last day here" said Cocona.
"Very well then, just remember to go there" said Mir.
"This is your last day here, sorry we have you ruin it by helping us" said Maria.
"Don't worry about it, Cocona is fine with it" said Cocona.
"So what can I do for you?" asked Luca.
"I want that dumb-ass to dive into me" said Mir pointing at Lucas.
"What?" questioned Luca.
"Who are you calling a dumb ass" said Lucas.
"You, now do either of you two have a problem with it? asked Mir.
"Er no it's just you haven't really let anyone dive with you before" said Luca.
"Desperate times call for desperate measures, I need to get stronger and fast" said Mir.
"Okay then, so have you dived before Mr..." said Luca.
"It's Lucas and no, this is my first time" he said.
"Well then okay, all you have to do is enter the machine and I will take care of the rest" said Luca.
Lucas did as she said and entered the machine, it was like a bed inside the capsule, Lucas lied down as the glass came down and closed the capsule. Mir entered the other side of the capsule and lied down as the machine began to make weird noises.
"Lucas can you hear me?" asked Luca.
It seemed like Luca was able to send her voice into the capsule and communicate with Lucas.
"Yeah" said Lucas.
"Okay, your about to enter Mir's mind, god help you anyway you just need to let you mind drift away, afterwards you will enter the Cosmosphere where the Mind Guardian will give you advice" said Luca.
"Got it" said Lucas.
Lucas closed his eyes and he immediately felt a weird sensation, Lucas began to hear singing before seeing an image of Mir and odd lettering that he did not understand. Everything went black and Lucas soon felt like he was being dropped down a dark hole, Lucas quickly opened his eyes and looked around. He was standing in an odd stonehenge like place, this had to be the Cosmosphere that everyone talked about. Lucas wondered what it was he was supposed to do, he could move around normally and had all of his equipment, it seemed like nothing had changed. First thing he had to do was to find Mir and the Mind Guardian that Luca had told him about. Lucas began to search around the Stonehenge but found nothing, he continued to walk and found himself at a beach where he stopped to rest his tired feet. While there he closed his eyes for a second but then he heard an odd noise and when he opened his eyes he saw an odd grey haired man standing before him, he was dressed in red and purple armour and had two swords.
"Oh so you are awake" said the man.
"Who are you?" asked Lucas as he put his hand on his sword.
"Do not worry, I was just curious, it's been a long time since Mother let someone in and almost a complete stranger too, how interesting" said the man.
"Mother, does that mean...?" questioned Lucas.
"Yes it does, I am what you call a Mind Guardian, my name is Ayatane" said the man.
"Good, I've been looking for you, Mir would like me to make her stronger yet I have no bloody idea how to do that, I was told to ask you for advice" said Lucas.
"Oh really, well you need to cause her to have a sort of realisation, you need to help her with tasks and complete the roles she has set out for you, in short this is her mind and you need to help her with all of the problems she has" said Ayatane.
"Sound's simple" said Lucas.
"However these problems will take many forms, be careful as if you do a single thing wrong you could die" said Ayatane.
"Great, thanks for the tip" said Lucas.
"I will be your guide then and help to protect your life if that happens" said Ayatane.
"So where should I start?" asked Lucas.
"Start by finding the Mir of this world, she will hold the puzzle, the problem you are to solve" said Ayatane.
"Alright, I'll start by exploring" said Lucas.
Lucas walked past the beach and toward a town with Ayatane right beside him, meanwhile in the Dive Shop everyone watched and waited as Lucas and Mir slept soundly, Luca continuously checked the system to make sure everything was alright.
"Seems like everything is green, she must have accepted him in" said Luca.
"That's good" said Train.
"However he will need to be careful or else his life may be in danger, put I'll pull him out before anything happens to him" said Luca.
"So he is going to be alright?" asked Amu.
"He'll be fine" said Luca.
It was all calm and quite for a second then alarms started to bleep and the screen flashed red, Luca checked it and began to panic, she pressed several buttons but nothing happened.
"What's going on?" asked Flynn.
"There is something wrong with the Dive System" said Luca.
"What" said Syaoran.
"I'm trying to fix it" said Luca.
She pressed several buttons but nothing happened, then another screen turned on and began to flash red.
"Luca what is happening?" asked Croix.
"Something is interfering with the signal, I can't control the system" said Luca.
"Get them out of there then, now" said Shelke.
"Wake them up" said Cocona.
"I'm trying, I'm being locked out of the system" said Luca.
"What" said Sakura.
"Someone is hacking the System with something, I've lost control" said Luca.
"Meaning" said Snow.
"There is nothing I can do, their stuck inside the Cosmosphere" said Luca.
Meanwhile in the Cosmosphere, Lucas was finding things a bit odd, first of all he had run into nearly every person he had met in the real world in the Cosmosphere.
"Whoops, sorry" said a Nodoka who had bumped into him.
She quickly got up and ran away as quick as possible before Lucas could get a single world out.
"What the hell Ayatane" said Lucas.
"Don't worry, the people in this world are just Mother's thoughts on them, in this world they are not the people you know outside and just represent what Mother thinks of them" said Ayatane.
"Oh well that's good to know" said Lucas.
Lucas then spotted someone with dark hair go into a doll shop, Lucas entered and was shocked to see Mir in a maid outfit. She turned round to look at the startled Lucas, she seemed unaffected by his appearance.
"Oh there you are" said Mir.
"Mir" said Lucas.
"Mir, who are you talking about, I'm Mira remember" said the girl who looked like Mir.
"Oh really" said Lucas confused.
"Remember this is all in Mother's mind, this is who she is at the moment and this is all about the problem you have to solve" said Ayatane.
"Right...so Mira since I'm stupid and all tell me, who am I and what am I to you?" asked Lucas.
"You idiot, did you hit your head or something, whatever, you are Lucas Murphy and you are my school friend and boyfriend" said Mira.
"Oh okay...WHAT!" shouted Lucas.
He shouted so high he nearly caused all the glass in the shop to brake, he had to run everything over in his head again and again just to make sure he had heard it right, he was absolutely speechless.
"What is wrong with you, you are my boyfriend, you usually visit me at my part time job to make sure I am okay, you are certainly acting strange" said Mira.
"Is...that right" said Lucas.
"Remember this is all part of her mind" said Ayatane.
"Why the hell would she think that, we are not that close outside" said Lucas.
"That is for you to find out" said Ayatane.
"Great, you're not going to help me at all are you" said Lucas.
"Pretty much, I'm just the guide" said Ayatane.
"Anyway, you're here early today, has something happened?" asked Mira.
"No not at all" said Lucas.
Lucas was then smacked out the way by Maria who rudely pushed him out of the way and marched up to Maria.
"Maria?" questioned Lucas.
"Alright Mira, I want that doll you owe me and I want it now" said Maria.
"Okay…..I'll get it right now; it's all ready for you" said Mira.
"So this version of Maria is what Mir thinks of her" said Lucas.
"Yes, Mir sees her has demanding in some cases, like a spoilt brat who always has to get what she wants" said Ayatane.
"But that's not true; Maria is not like that" said Lucas.
"Remember that Mir knew Maria before you, she was one of the people who was assigned to guard her and give her what she needed, the only enjoyment Maria got out of being imprisoned by Michel was demanding things from his lackeys and to send them running all over the place, that is probably why she thinks this of Maria" said Ayatane.
"I didn't know, Maria must have needed to find one way to keep herself happy and annoying her captures must have been it, that would explain the way she is acting" said Lucas.
"Where is it Mira, I'm waiting" said the other Maria.
"Yes miss, it is right here" said Mira.
Mira then handed Maria a cute looking doll version of herself.
"Good" said Maria.
"MIRA!" shouted a voice.
Lucas nearly jumped out of his skin as Michel came out of the back of the shop in a well fashioned suit, Lucas remembered it wasn't the real Michel but that didn't stop him from wanting to smack the crap out of him.
"Get your act together girl, remember I will dock your pay if you don't wise up and treat the customers with respect" said Michel.
"I'm sorry sir" said Mira.
"Maria is our most well paying customer, don't mess it up or else you'll never get what you want" said Michel.
"Yes sir, I'm sorry sir" said Mira.
"Mira really didn't do anything wrong, this doll is perfect just like I asked, well then farewell" said Maria.
"Your lucky , one more slip up and it will be your head, am I clear" said Michel.
"Yes sir" said Mira.
Michel returned to out back as Lucas left he couldn't help but feel even more disgusted by Michel and he didn't even think that was possible.
"What a douche-bag, so Mir really had it ruff when she was working for Michel, I never knew how much he pushed her around, I am right, that is what that Michel represents right" said Lucas.
"Yes and also the fact that Mother worked hard to reverse the damage she had done, she may not express it but she is very sorry for what she has done, Maria always stood up for her when this happened but Michel didn't listen, she understood Mother and that is most likely why she didn't tell you about her" said Ayatane.
"Makes sense" said Lucas.
"So Lucas, I'm on my brake now so do you want to go out for some tea?" asked Mira.
"Um...sure" said Lucas.
Lucas and Mira left the doll shop and walked down the street to a restaurant, all the while Lucas wondered what it was that Mir was sorry for.
"Hey Ayatane, did something happen to Mir that I don't know about?" asked Lucas.
"Let's just say that Mother had a rough and long life" said Ayatane.
"Is that so, well I'll just have to find out myself" said Lucas.
Lucas and Mira walked peacefully down the street until they heard screaming, a huge crowd came rushing past them shouting and screaming. Lucas then saw why, it seemed that strange black robots were running about tearing the place apart, Lucas wondered what the hell was going on. Lucas quickly drew his sword and blocked and attack and saved Mira form a robot before cutting it in two. Lucas then moved quickly and protected a girl who looked like Mint form a robot.
"Run" said Lucas
"Okay" said the other Mint.
Mint ran away and Lucas destroyed the robot, Lucas then felt the presence of someone powerful, they were getting closer to him as he looked around for the person he was sensing, Mira ran to his side.
"Let's go Lucas" said Mira.
Then out of some smoke came an iron clad demon looking version of Mir along with Etna, Takaya, the boy named Fate and Eric.
"It's the Demon Overlord Miros and her Fiends" said Mira.
"What the hell?" questioned Lucas.
"Get out of here Lucas, their too powerful for you to take on" said Ayatane.
"But what about Mir" said Lucas.
"Don't worry, only you can die in the Cosmosphere, just say Exit Now" said Ayatane.
"Okay, Exit now" said Lucas.
Nothing happened as he waited to leave Mir's crazy world, Ayatane and Lucas looked at each other with a worried look, both wondering what was going on.
"That's not supposed to happen, it seems you cannot leave the Cosmosphere" said Ayatane.
"Thank you captain obvious, damn it I am so dead" said Lucas.
The Demon Mir then shot a spell at Mira and Lucas engulfing the two of them in flames, back outside everyone was trying to figure out what was going on. Lucas' vitals seemed to have become distressed which meant that something bad was happening. However no matter what they tried they couldn't stop the hacker.
"Who's doing this?" asked Flynn.
"Impressive" said a familiar voice.
A boy with silver hair floated down form the sky and landed on the dive machine, he was holding a glowing crystal orb, they knew this boy, he was the one they fought at Library Island.
"You, you're that boy, Fate" said Shelke.
"So you're the one behind this" said Maria.
"How dare you hack my dive machine" said Luca.
"Careful now, a fight in this small space will most like result in the death of your two companions" said Fate.
"Damn it he's right, everyone chill" said Snow.
"What have you done?" asked Sakura.
"This Crystal allows it's user to hack into any and all machinery, now your friends will enter into an eternal sleep, as long as this crystal remains your friends will remain asleep" said Fate.
"Then all we have to do is destroy it" said Aigis.
"If you think you can then try, I'll be waiting nearby at Frozen Lake if you so wish to challenge me, however remember my power closely rivals that of Murder but still if you don't defeat me your friends will sleep forever and you will no longer effect our plans" said Fate.
The silver head boy disappeared with a smile on his face, Lucas' vitals weren't getting any better, everyone knew that the only way to save him was to defeat Fate. It would be a tough and challenging battle but they had no choice, everyone prepared themselves and set off for the meeting place, Luca stayed behind to keep a close eye on Mir and Lucas who just had to survive until they defeated Fate Averruncus.
Aftermath
Welcome to the Aftermath, I'm Joy
I'm Project H
"And I am Konoka special guest for this chapter along with another guest Cocona" said Konoka.
"Hello" said Cocona.
You two just jumped out of nowhere
Looks like everyone's going to go all gangster on Fate, what are your thoughts on the results of that battle
"They're all dead meat unless they can outsmart him" said Konoka.
"Cocona needs to come up with a clever battle strategy" said Cocona.
Interesting views, so what is the answer to last chapter's riddle
"The answer is your heart" said Cocona.
"That is one romantic riddle" said Konoka.
Okay now on to some profiles, spin the roulette.
Konoka spins the roulette, it suddenly stops.
"Looks like Lucas and Fate" said Konoka.
We've already had them, spin it again
Konoka spins the roulette
"Okay it's Snow and Michel, let's get to it" said Konoka.
Snow Villiers
Birthday: his birthday is unknown but he is 21
Hight: 200cm
Blood Type: unknown
Likes: Serah, his friends
Dislikes: PSICOM
Weight: Unkown
Profile:
The fiance of Lightning's sister Serah, Snow it the leader of Nora, a band of rebels going against PSICOM and it's Purge, he recenlty lost Serah and fought desperately to get her back, the result was him being turned into a L'Cie and then fighting the monster Orphan. The final battle brought to him the gift of freedom, a future with the one he loves as well as other gifts.
Michel Paradox
Birthday: He looks about 20 but is older then god himself
Hight: 6ft 2 inchs
Blood Type: A
Likes: taunting his enemies, serving his masters, causing chaos
Dislikes: all things good in the world
Weight: exact weight is unknown
Profile:
The once supposed main villain who just recently had been brought down to be a helper of the true villains of the story. Being both a genocidal madman and a scientific genius he is one of few who have managed to get multiple villains to work together to a common goal, brake through the boundary of humanity, create war machines that can not be stopped and be more powerful then Sephiroth. His true motives are unknown however it has been hinted that he is just using the other villains and that is why Sephiroth and Matt are investigating him.
"This chapter's riddle is simply in eyes they are week with many they seek in you they appear but the truth they fear what are they" said Cocona.
See ya next time