So here we are... The last theme... I will keep the long chit chat for the end of the story :)
Theme : New Keyblade
The idea came to Sora after he observed Kairi's keys. She had attached to her keyrings plenty of things, souvenirs from holidays or handmade jewelry.
"Hey guys, what would you think happened if I attached several of my keychains to my keyblade?"
They all fell silent, thinking about it.
"Why don't you try?" asked Riku.
"But couldn't it be dangerous?" worried Donald.
"That could be interesting." mused Kairi.
"Gawrsh, I hope it won't bring any trouble." added Goofy.
"One thing is sure: no one ever tried before." noted Mickey.
Sora took all the key chains he had in his pockets. "I can't put them all anyway. Why don't you all choose one?"
He laid them on the table and let his friends choose.
Riku chose Oblivion.
Kairi chose Oathkeeper.
Donald chose Metal Chocobo.
Goofy chose Sleeping Lion.
After a long hesitation, Mickey chose All for one.
Sora looked at the one he was clutching in his own hand. Two Become One.
"I do not forget." He whispered at the metallic cross.
"Are you ready? Let's all clip them together at the chain. On three. One… Two… Three."
Light invaded the room, and for a while, they could not see a thing. Then light started to fade away, and on the table, where Kingdom Key used to be, a whole new Keyblade stood.
It was beautiful. The blade was iridescent, while the handgrip was black and white. Two handles arced from the hand grip, one wrapped in a burgundy cloth, the other in a leather belt. When Sora took it, it felt light and powerful - so much more than anything he'd ever wielded, even Ultima. The weapon gave a reassuring feeling - he felt warm inside, happy, in peace.
"Sora? Are you… Are you fine?" Kairi's voice was worried, and when he looked at her, she was blurry.
He touched his cheeks, and at the wet contact, he realised he was crying. Why was he crying, when he felt that happy?
"It's alright. I can't explain it, but… With it, I somehow feel… whole?"
Riku put a hand on his shoulder, and Sora started crying even more. "I don't even know why I am… I mean… I'm just so glad I… I'm so happy I have all of you. I just love you all so much and… Thanks for always being by my side. I love you guys."
Kairi started crying as well. Donald and Goofy soon followed, and Mickey wiped a tear. And no matter how tough Riku acted, his eyes were sparkling as well.
"Come on, Sora. You've got to find a name for this new weapon."
Sora looked at them all, individually, his smile full of love.
"I've got the perfect name for it already. This blade is called… Friends in my Heart."
And at that moment, he could swear he heard a voice in his head.
"Yeah, you'd better not forget."
Sora held his new blade against him and laid his forehead on the blade.
"I won't. I promise."
Fin.
I'm actually someone pretty sensitive and I cried while writing this one. I'm too fragile for this world.
But Sora's words apply to all of you. Thank you all who took some time to read these 24 fics. Thank you to Taliax, Vigriff, LauralKelley99, and the anon for leaving reviews, and more importantly thank you to Saphir for being the most amazing friend and bro in the world. This month has been quite hard for me and these prompts really did a lot to keep me sane. I had an incredible time writing them, posting them, reading Saphir's and translating them. Once again, please check "SaphirActar"'s advent Calendar as well for more KH awesomeness.
We are working on another series of prompts that should be released in January. It will look a bit different, and I cannot guarantee it will still be once a day, but stay tuned because yay, more KH! I've also got plenty of stuff to post that I postponed because Secret Place and this were already a lot to post.
How about a final game?
For a week, I will let you give awards to these prompts. Leave a review telling which one for you deserves:
Your favourite prompt award
The saddest prompt award
The giggling award
The stupid smile award
The frustration award
The story award
The funniest prompt award
Of course you don't have to vote for every category, it's up to you. I will post on the 31st the results (hopefully I'll get some votes XD) as a 25th chapter, with also all the rules we had to follow and I will tell you a bit more about the next prompt challenge! I might also give you my own awards distribution for my fic~
Have lovely winter holidays, and if you are celebrating Christmas have a merry Christmas! (we usually celebrate on the 24th in the evening, so that's tonight for me~* )
