Chapter XXI: The town of twilight part VII

Chapter XXI: The town of twilight part VII

Nozomi having picked up the strange object suddenly then felt a tremor as then the world around her dissolved once again away, as she saw once again those strange rectangular shapes.

She blinked at this, "Is this-?"

"PROGRAM ACTIVATED"

Hearing that digital voice again Nozomi recognised it, "this is another one of them isn't it? A-"

"INITIATING SEQUENCE 2-5… BEGIN STAGE"

"Lachesis report?" She asked as then once again the world morphed as the black darkness returned once again and she felt herself being lifted once again. Though this time she did not collapse onto her knees like last time. Looking at the darkness around her for a few moments she then looked down and saw once again the same familiar stained glass pillar that was used the last time.

Then suddenly the pillar came to a halt as it shuddered slightly again, and then right on cue Nozomi's keyblade revealed itself once more to her in her right hand.

She looked at it not as worried as she was last time; she instead clenched it tightly as she then heard the mechanized voice once more.

"KEY SET AND READY ENTER COMBATANT"

After listening to the voice from somewhere above, she then heard a digital ringing as she then looked down and saw again the familiar cloud of mist where the blacks came again. There in it's depths a physical form appeared and stepped out, it was what Nozomi was suspecting, another knight.

This one though was different to the previous one though it was just as menacing as the one before this one was more feminine looking than the one before and instead was coloured yellow instead of orange like the other one.

It then pointed to her in a duellers stance, Nozomi then herself taking the cue did the same as she pointed her own keyblade at it her face fierce with determination.

"CHASER PROGRAM BEGIN"

With that the battle ensued.

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"No let go! Let-"

Oralee's voice though was muffled as she was held by Maleficent who had her long clawed nailed hand around her neck. It was painful as she gasped harshly trying to desperately breathe as she closed her eyes.

She held her lifted before a crystal like pod as it glowed with a radiating purple light as it sensed Oralee's presence.

"I will have to keep you here for now until I find the rest of your brethren… after all you are a treasure and should be treated thus…" Maleficent spoke with a smile upon her face.

Oralee holding her hands on Maleficent's opened her eyes as she looked at her with pain and a terrible sadness as she new was going to happen to herself.

Maleficent only smiled though as she then dropped Oralee and the crystals then sprang all at once as they then snared her creating a shield over her as they then circled over her body. They held her arms and legs fast and tightly, Oralee gasped as she felt the iciness pierce her centre and felt her consciousness ebb away as she thought of dear friends and Cait sith. Then it all ended as she went under.

Maleficent unaffected by Oralee's reactions only smiled in satisfaction knowing that she would not be able to escape nor make herself a nuisance to anyone.

" Now that, that is done it would be best to decide what we do with you?" She asked as she turned to her new guest.

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Nozomi was gasping as she fell back away again; this knight was definitely a lot harder then the last one she had faced. For the first few tries she had tried to do what she had done on the last one and fly above sweeping down for the attack, but the thing's force-field didn't have an opening at all!

She had tried on all angles but was thwarted being thrown away each and every time! But she wasn't going to let this get to her! Taking her keyblade once again and calling on her wings she ran as the knight walked towards her and then taking a swift move she turned and jumped into a kick as she aimed for an aerial from behind.

But then once again she was caught off guard once more as the field was still there throwing her back but this time as she fell the knight suddenly then turned and jumped itself.

Nozomi stared on in shock and then suddenly was struck hard by the knight's keyblade. But then as she gasped from the pain she felt in her centre she was then suddenly struck again this time it's own kick as rounded and sent Nozomi flying and crashing hard into the ground.

Nozomi gasped as she was winded and then coughed as she tried to recover her lost energy, cringing she looked up again to see the knight once again still approaching her as it walked calmly forward unaffected by what had happened.

With the shield around it protecting it there was no need for it to be rushed as it had the advantage. Looking at it angrily Nozomi then got her breath back as she tried to think of something else that she could do… she looked over at the edge ad saw again into the darkness and tried to search for something that could help her.

Then looking she saw once again those brightly coloured orbs that glowed, looking at them she then thought to herself she then thought to herself, "I wish those things could do more than just be stepping stones..."

As she spoke these words she then suddenly felt some kind of tingling within herself that steadily grew bigger and bigger until suddenly she felt a pulling sensation coming from her keyblade. As she felt it and looked upon it she then saw that it was glowing but before she could do more to react, the knight had caught up to her. Nozomi looking at her then watched as the knight then raised her own keyblade and a huge sphere of some kind appeared. Silent for a moment it was then suddenly launched at Nozomi with a huge sweeping force. Nozomi looked on wide in shock as she then reacted quickly as she could running out of the way of the force aided by her wings.

There was suddenly a huge bang as a huge explosion sounded, Nozomi felt the pulse of it as it sent her flying she then quickly rolled over and protected her head with her free arm. Looking up she saw that the explosion had made a huge crater where Nozomi had been standing not more fifteen seconds ago.

She looked at it widely in shock in fright knowing that this knight was really, really powerful she then watched as it then started to once again walk calmly towards her.

"Oh darn, what I do!?" She thought to herself panicked and in her state she held her keyblade over the edge.

Suddenly she felt a rush of some kind and a ringing noise, looking she then suddenly saw some of the small orbs of light then rush up towards her and as she looked startled. Then suddenly they entered her keyblade making a few of the stars upon it making them glow brightly.

"What's going on?" She asked aloud.

But as she did she felt the pulling sensation once again, looking to where she could feel it coming from she saw some more of the orbs glowing more brightly than some of the others in the distance. Looking at them and then at the knight she saw it was still coming on forwards with that still ominous power floating around her. Looking at the knight fiercely she then ran over to where the orbs were glowing and held her keyblade aloft towards them. The effect was immediate as again they came flying and entered the stars of the starseeker.

Nozomi looking at the knight again saw that she was beginning to catch up to her, she had to act fast! So responding again to the pulling sensation once more she then ran over to where it was drawing her. Then doing the same thing again she drew the power from the orbs as they again entered her keyblade.

As the last of the stars glowed upon it she then felt more power building up as in her mind she then knew instantly what she had to do! Looking at the knight she then readied herself as she held the keyblade tightly, as she looked on fiercely.

The knight then finally upon its target then called again its sphere of destruction as then it aimed and quickly launched it at it's target. Nozomi watched as the sphere came closer and closer, then she closed her eyes.

EXPLODE!!

The sound rang out and everything was then silent… the knight looked on unchanging as it seemed to be contemplating.

But then suddenly from out of the chaos Nozomi had appeared from beneath the blast and run at top, the knight was caught completely off guard as suddenly Nozomi swung her right hand hard as the glowing orbs became truly powerful she then cried out, "Swift star rays!!"

With that suddenly the stars from Nozomi's keyblade came rushing out as they glowed brightly like shooting stars as they then struck against the knights invisible force field. The effect of the stars made it then explode into a fireball as it blinded the knight stopping it from attacking. Nozomi then ran through the smoulders as she then rushed forwards truly energized.

The knight seeing her then brought out it's own keyblade as it collided and grated against Nozomi's. Taking a hit and then another smashing against each other over and over, Nozomi saw her chance as the knight made a swift spinning blow. But then catching it's keyblade with her own she then held jumped up and held onto the hilt of hers as she then made a sweeping kick. It the struck the knight in it's helm distracting it.

Nozomi then taking this felt her swings appear as she finished it, "ASTRAL AERIAL SMASH!" With that she struck it again with another kick and then finally her keyblade.

With that the knight's armour then suddenly shuddered violently and then fell and collapsed before her.

Nozomi looked at the armour a little saddened as it faded away and then she closed her eyes and felt the world then fade to white.

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"CHASER PROGRAM COMPLETE"

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"SIGNATURE RECOGNIZED NOW RELAYING, PROGRAM X-M 5"

There was a feeling of heightened tension within the room as the people sat all around them were panicked. Numerous whispers could be heard within the room, "Can you believe this?! It's gone completely gone!"

"But how can this be though!?" Another whisper came across.

The tension in the room only increased as the anxiety was becoming worse and worse until finally a voice rang out clearly over the others, "we must calm ourselves! The only way that this crisis is going to be solved is begin an immediate investigation!"

Hearing this the people in the room became slightly more relaxed but then another voice asked aloud, "But what if it has already been used!? If that's the truth then the doors will be-"

"It is worthless to provoke panic!... It is useless with all theses if's and how's! The sooner that the key is found the quicker we can put this to an end!"

With that the people in the room became quiet again as they looked at their leader.

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Nozomi then opened her eyes blearily experiencing the same phenomenon again she held her head as she then cringed slightly, "Darn that hurt…"
"You're awake!"

Nozomi hearing this then turned her head and saw Ody looking at her very worried. Looking at him Nozomi was then confused for a moment, "did I?"

Ody looking at her confused face then said, "you fell unconscious all of a sudden you've been out of it for at least twenty minutes!"

Nozomi looking at him and hearing the information then said, "I have?"
But then as she moved to get up she then suddenly felt the feel of a cube in her hand, picking it up and then looking at it she then saw a brightly lit yellow cube with the Roman numeral II.

It was then Nozomi looked at it wide eyes, "It is another one!"

Ody blinked confused, "another one?" He asked.

Then as it was asked the cube then folded in on itself as there from within it appeared some sheets of paper with faded lettering, Nozomi looked at it and sure enough it was the same thing.

"It is another Lachesis report!" She spoke as she looked at it wondering what it meant.

"Lachesis report?" Ody asked.

"Yeah! Have a look!" Nozomi spoke as she then handed it over to him.

Ody looked at the reports silent for a few moments as he tried to decipher some of the writing," it's very badly faded…"

Nozomi nodded, "yeah I know! I feel like these things have a big meaning in all this but it'\s useless if I can't even read it!"

She then looked annoyed at her current predicament but then Ody spoke again, "you know I could translate this."

Nozomi hearing this then looked at him surprised as she then said, "but I thought you were an artist?"
Ody was confused at this, "no, I'm a writer."

Nozomi then spoke again, "but… what about those drawings I found in the room I found you in?"

Realising why Nozomi thought the way she did he laughed as he then replied, "no those were in the room before I even got here, I write all the time when I get the chance."

Blinking Nozomi then smiled as she then replied, "oh I see! That's great then! How long do you think it would take you to-"

But then she was cut off as suddenly the portal sounded behind them and there from within it appeared Riku.

Nozomi looking at them first startled and surprised then brightened immediately as she then cried out, "Snowball!"

At that point then Riku looked at her and then at Ody, at first he was surprised but then he looked angered.

Nozomi seeing his expression then watched wide eyed as he proceeded towards them, looking at his angry face then though he would probably lecture her. But then as he got closer and closer to them she then realised there was something wrong.

Then he stopped in front of them and then suddenly he called his keyblade as he then held it and aimed it over Ody.

Nozomi staring at him shocked as Ody then cried out loudly, "What're you doing!"

Riku then still aiming at Ody looked at her with anger as he said, "he's a nobody…"