A/N: I took the Mary-sue Litmus test. My score: 34= Borderline Mary-sue. Last chapter(one before the filler one)= Epic Awesomeness! Lol, okay! So…I'm not sure what else we'll see in this chapter right now….Hm. I'm in a bit of a better mood now, than I was last time. It wasn't necessarily caused by that nasty review, but I've been having some personal issues going on with my life, namely my family finding it fun to piss me off nowadays. Anyway! So…yeah. Enjoy this chapter, I guess, since I have nothing more to say, except go and have fun!
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Sweat dripped down the sides of Axel's face as he threw his Chakrams at another group of Heartless that were trying to circle him and Hope in. It had been at least thirty minutes since he had shown up to help, and yet no matter how many times he would rid of some Heartless, more and more would show up. They had moved up to higher ground, both he and Hope fighting on the cliff. Even with her rapier and Blaster Edge fighting alongside with his Chakrams, it seemed like all three weapons weren't helping them in the least. Sora was still dealing with the many Heartless as well, though from where he was fighting, he couldn't see Hope.
Things were best that way. God knows what he would do if he saw Axel.
"Freeze!" Hope shouted as she shot a blizzard spell at a Heartless, killing it successfully.
"Man! They just keep coming and coming." Axel grunted as he threw his Chakrams to his left, catching them as they came back.
"What did you expect? All of them to magically disappear?"
"Actually…"
"Don't even finish that." Hope said, kicking a Heartless away and hitting it with another blizzard spell. "You know, since this is taking too long and while it's still on my mind, how about you go on ahead and tell me where the hell you were at?"
Axel shot a blast of fire at a group of Heartless, mentally cursing at Hope's question. "In case it hasn't occurred to you, we're in the middle of a pretty big battle. Stuff like that can wait awhile, since our very lives are in danger!"
"You mean your life is in danger?" Hope corrected, zapping some Heartless with a thunder spell.
Axel gulped, "I'm a Nobody, so technically, it doesn't count-"
"ARGHHH!" Hope shouted in frustration, venting on a Armored Knight Heartless, Axel summoning the flames to take out a bunch of Surveillance Robots. When Hope was angry, it wasn't a very pretty sight. The both of them soon reached their limit, and stood back to back, their weapons floating in front of them, Axel's Chakrams were both consumed in flames and Hope's sword was glowing a faint blue. Both of them threw their arms forward, their weapons moving fast, slashing and ridding of the Heartless around them, before the Chakrams surrounded Hope's Sky, moving in time with the sword. Axel increased the flames, until they consumed Hope's Sky completely, both he and Hope leaping up into the air, watching as their weapons made one flaming ball of light.
"FIRE LIGHT!" They shouted in unison, the fire ball hitting the ground below and wiping out a bunch of Heartless before the weapons came back to their owners. Hope slashed at a group of Armored Knights, Axel moving farther off to fight the Heartless on his side. A loud screech alerted him to the sky, a Wyvern flying down towards Hope. He didn't have the chance to warn her, and it attacked, knocking Hope down and doing some significant damage. She stumbled back up to her feet, her arm bleeding a little, Axel noticed. She look tired, and Axel could tell she had reached her limit after using their Fire Light limit break.
"Hope, watch out!"
She was disoriented from the attack that the Wyvern had thrown on her, that she wasn't aware of the Behemoth that had jumped down near her. It charged her, and she barely managed to roll out of the way in time, moving somewhere safe to stare up at the Behemoth while breathing heavily. She cast cure on herself, feeling a bit more of her energy replenished, though it wasn't a lot. But it helped, and for that, she was thankful. The Behemoth began to charge again, and Hope didn't have enough time to get out of the way. She used a protect spell at the last minute, and it drained her energy drastically, though it did its job and kept it her safe and sound. She used Firaga on it, and luckily it managed to get rid of it. She turned to go and help Axel, but she was suddenly hit with a strong attack from a Surveillance Robot, knocking her back and over the edge, Axel's eyes widening.
"Hope! Hope! Hope!" Axel saw red begin to cloud his vision, and he began to tremble with some foreign emotion, or, in this case, "thought". Anger. He let out a scream of anguish, and fire appeared everywhere.
The one thing that represented his former self and the person he had once been was gone now…and there would be vengeance.
The wind rushed past Hope's falling body, things seeming to move in slow motion as she fell. Her eyes were shut and her arms were to her sides, her body limp.
~Wings of Hope begins (youtube .com /watch?v = 8iE3fRXn5tc) (no spaces)~
Are you going to just die like this?
Hope listened to Kingdom Hearts' voice echo through her mind, her subconscious answering back.
'What reason is there left for me? It's no use…no matter how much I fight, I cannot do anything.'
So you will just give up?
'Yes.'
And you will allow the darkness to consume all the people and the worlds? You will allow yourself to die with that thought in your mind?
She frowned. The very idea was awful.
'But…what am I supposed to do? I don't have the energy left…and I don't have the strength…'
But you have the power inside your heart and the love of your friends. Remember?
'But…how can they love me when I've been a traitor this whole time?'
Do not think so negatively…The Bearer of the Keyblade thinks highly of you, as do your other friends. Grasp onto that and build the strength you need to fight.
'But how do I…use it? I…don't understand how…' She pulled her knees to her chest, resting her chin on top of them, 'I can't…find the ability to believe in myself…'
"Man oh man…You've sure gotten yourself into something big, huh?"
'Yeah…'
"Yeesh, what the heck? Since when did you become so…depressed and all? What happened to cheery and happy Hope? Where'd she go?"
'Dunno…'
"Believe in yourself…Hope. Believe in yourself and try to be happy. Don't live with all the blame for something that wasn't your fault."
It was then that she recognized the voice, but she couldn't place a name for it for some reason. 'Believe….?'
A new voice piped in. "You're not stupid, you know what it means So…believe in yourself…for our sake. And for everyone else. Don't be an idiot like this guy."
"Hey, now that wasn't nice!"
Both voices were extremely familiar, but she still couldn't remember. She laughed at their bickering quietly, a small smile that was more genuine appearing on her face.
'Believe and the gift of strength and power will come to me…I need to help my friends and protect my home…'
A small little orb of light flew down in front of her face, illuminating it, her lilac eyes shining slightly. The light shall always be with you to help. Use the power it has given you, child. Stop the Heartless from overtaking Hollow Bastion before it is too late. The gift of hope will be your power!
Her eyes flew open and the angel wings design on the back of her duster began to glow, the light making her feel warm and…safe.
Sora stopped fighting for a minute as a bright light shot up from the ground below, causing his eyes to widen in shock as he saw something move within the light at a fast speed. White feathers fell down from the sky, dancing down to the ground below while whatever they belonged to moved up high into the air. Sora's eyes followed it, his jaw dropping in awe as two white wings that reminded him of an angel opened up, their owner revealed to Sora, who thought he was seeing things.
"H-Hope?"
The white wings made a flapping sound as they kept her in the air. She looked down at Sora and smiled before swooping down, her sword glowing brightly as she moved fast, taking care of the last remaining Heartless that had been left, which had only been about 5 or six, since Sora had managed to single-handedly take care of most of them by himself. She landed on the ground, gently, dispelling her sword as soon as her feet touched it.
"Hope…whoa! What happened to you? How'd you do that?" Sora asked all at once, excitement and curiosity on his face.
Her response was a smile as she lifted her hand and held a finger up, winking at Sora before she lifted back up and flew off to where she had been earlier, Sora watching her go before going off to help Donald and Goofy finish on their end of fighting.
She spotted Axel from the air, frowning at the Heartless that were causing him trouble. She held her sword tightly as she swooped down head first, the blade glowing brightly before she hit the ground, dirt flying everywhere along with several Heartless, several disappearing, pink hearts floating up. The impact caused a bright light to form, Axel raising his arms up to cover his eyes. When he was sure it was gone, he let them fall, his eyes widening as he saw the sight before him.
"What the-! Hope? Oh, God…You've come back from the dead to haunt me…" Axel muttered, Hope's white wings flapping a bit in response while she giggled to herself quietly.
"I'm not dead, Axel. I'm just…" she paused, trying to think of how to word what she wanted to say, "using the gift I was given." She stared back at the white wings, smiling at how beautiful they looked before she turned her attention back to the Heartless that remained, a frown settling on her face while her sword began to glow again.
"G…Gift?" Axel repeated, not understanding. "But you fell over the cliff! I saw you! You couldn't have survived that fall!"
"Axel, I'm very much alive right now, so please, stop thinking that I'm dead because I have wings. I'm not dead. I'm fine." Hope insisted, sending him her signature smile, which was meant to give him reassurance. He calmed a little, her words sinking in and making him understand that she was not an angel that had come back to haunt him for letting her die, and that she was just using the ability to fly…
Wait….
Where had those wings even come from?
He didn't ask, not wanting to waste anymore time than he had by questioning whether Hope was an angel or human. Instead, he moved to stand beside her, spinning his Chakrams around craftily, glaring at the remaining Heartless before them.
Hope raised her sword, the tip pointing at the Heartless. "Creatures of Darkness…Prepare to be purified by the Light!" She took off with that, feathers falling from her wings as she flew forward at an incredible speed, Axel right beside her. They attacked at the same time, Axel using his Explosion limit break, stopping back a few feet while Hope continued forward, raising her sword up to slam down onto the ground with it. "Take this! Light of Hope!"
Hope's Sky hit the ground, a giant shockwave forming, a large light spreading and consuming everything in its path. When it cleared, there were no more Heartless left, and Axel dispelled his Chakrams, glancing around while Hope dispelled her sword, her wings disappearing as well.
"Man oh man, that was a workout…" Axel grumbled, rolling his shoulder to get the kinks out of it. "But at least the Heartless are gone!"
Hope turned to look at him, nodding her head in agreement, before she glared. "And that means it's time for the explanation that you owe me."
'Gah, you and your big mouth, Axel!'
Axel sighed, crossing his arms across his chest, "Sheesh, didn't my note give you the information you wanna know?"
Her glare hardened, her hands balling up into fists at her sides. "Stop avoiding the question!"
He frowned, looking down at the ground. "Look, you'll find out eventually, so…just wait, OK?" A dark portal opened up behind him and he walked inside before Hope could stop him.
She growled in frustration, deciding not to let her anger best her though. Feathers danced in the wind as her wings appeared again, more of them flying off of the white wings as they flapped and lifted her into the air. Right now, she needed to focus on finding Sora and the King.
She needed to find them before Xemnas told them things that she had wanted to tell them when she was ready.
To be continued…
A/N: I wanted to make this a long chapter, but I decided I'd make the next one longer instead. I like leaving cliffies XD…Ahaha, you probably hate me for just leaving it hanging like that! But I promise, next chapter is going to be longer, even though I have NO idea what all will be in that chapter, except the encounter with Xemnas, followed by Sora encountering Axel, and then Saix! If you have any suggestions about how the next chapter should go, then I would appreciate them! My creativity is sort of….dull right now, so help is appreciated! Can you guess who the two mystery voices were? Hope yall enjoyed! LATER TATERS!