Final Exodus

2006-04-10T00:41:09Z

Alright, five chapters per post, since we don't wanna get things too crowded in here. ^.^V Each chapter will be named after a song that reminds me of the chapter, or has lyrics that relate to the chapter...unless I can't find one and just give it a random name. xD

Kingdom Hearts: Final Exodus
Chapter 1: Angels

A smile was on Sora's face, as he made his way along the beach, the sun of the early day shining clearly over the azure waters.

This was home. After such long and perilous journeys, it felt a little strange to be at peace. Of course, he knew better than to let his guard down, really. He'd been told many times in his journeys 'As long as darkness exists in a single heart, the heartless will still rise.' That only meant, his journeys were never really over. Still, this was a nice break in the monotony of bad-guy-bashing. A little vacation...but they all knew, he, Riku and Kairi, that one day, they'de be called on again to fight the heartless...It was inevitable. As long as he could wield the keyblade, he would have to keep fighting, and his hands still gripped it tightly.

As he made his way towards the eastern side of the island, his eyes caught a glimpse of a bright white blur, just as it vanished behind the wall heading towards the other part of the island. Eyes narrowing a little, he pickened up his pace, dashing over to the door which had been closed. For that brief moment, his mind had flashed 'Nobody', but...that couldn't be...

Whatever the case, he continued through the door to where he and Kairi were to meet, at the place where their raft had once been built...Upon returning after so long, their raft had either drifted off or used for firewood, but whatever the case, it was gone now.

Just as he emerged from the small tunnel, he caught that glimpse of white again, and quickly snapped his full attention to it. It definately wasn't a Nobody, that was for sure...Instead it was a beautiful woman, thin and angelic, cloaked in white, and with long silver hair that came down to her knees, falling all around her. Her skin was pale, and everything about her seemed so gentle and graceful, like snow...Yet in her fine hands was held something that looked horribly familiar...A keyblade of elegant design, just as white and beautiful as its wielder...and before her, stood Kairi.

It had only taken a moment for anything to register...the cold, icy look of death upon the angels face, and horror on Kairi's, but even as his own keyblade came to his hand, it was too late...the tip of the angels keyblade had pierced Kairi's chest, leaving the red-head standing there in shock with widened eyes...

"Kairi!!"

Even as he ran towards her, everything moved in slow motion, his mind racing past it all. The white keyblade reversed its trail, re-emerging...and at the tip of it hovered the shining light that was Kairi's heart...it radiated with warmth...Even from afar, even feeling so cold himself, he could feel it...Then, as sudden as everything else, the blade swung back into the young girls chest, and the warmth filled Kairi's eyes as she fell to the ground hugging her chest.

At this, Sora's feet jerked to a surprised hault. That, he hadn't expected...The heart had been taken...and returned? But why? He didn't have any time to ponder this as the white woman slowly turned towards him, as well. Her dim silver eyes locked with his bright blues, and in that instant, he had been completely lost...Frozen, in more than one way...and that was all it had taken...

...there was a sudden, sharp cold at the center of his chest, the feeling of the warmth being sucked right out of him, like a strong wind leaving through a hole in his chest. His eyes saw only blurs...the silver of her eyes...the glow of the heart...and a deep emptiness...

Quite suddenly the warmth flooded over him once again, as his heart was placed within him once more, and his entire body shuttered at the sensation and collapsed...

The angel stared down at the two keyblade masters, before looking at the forms which lay beside them, as unconcious as they. Her silver eyes seemed to gleam with a certain malevolence as her keyblade vanished, and she leaned down to pick the unconcious form of the male Nobody up, and lift him onto her able shoulders, before walking over to the female Nobody as well....

Riku had just emerged from the small tunnel when he saw the collapsed forms of his friends, as well as the two Nobodies upon this strange persons shoulders...Without even thinking on it, his keyblade had come to his hand, but before he could say or do a single thing, the angelic woman looked back at him, a smile on her face...one that reminded him, all too much, of the darkness...Before she vanished...

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||A.N.: *le sigh* Well, I hope that was alright. I have to get back into my KH!Writing swing...comments and suggestions are terribly welcome. ^.^v Also, rather short. More of a Prologue, really..||

Kingdom Hearts: Final Exodus
Chapter 2: Nowhere

Axel made his way down the dark, rainy streets of The World that Never Existed...Personally, he thought they needed to come up with a better name pronto, because in his every day train of thought, when he'd think over things such as 'I have to go back to The World that Never Existed,' 'Aw, shit I left my munny back in The World that Never Existed', it seriously...made his head hurt. He got tired every time he thought it...

Hands shoved in his pockets, he supposed he'd have to put in a memo to the others. Since Sora and his crew had defeated Xemnas, the realm had been pretty yawn-worthy. Heartless and Nobodies still abounded, sure, but...Hell, he supposed the realm had always been particularly boring. The only time he'd ever had any fun was when Roxas had been around...and that, was obviously...just never going to happen again.

Making his way towards Memory's Skyscraper, he noticed a small gathering of Dusks and Creepers, swaggling and whirling this way and that around something between the staircases in front of the building. He, personally, didn't care for living in that huge fortress anymore, so he took up residence here, and this, wasn't exactly a normal sight. Curious, he trotted over, shoving them aside as he looked down at what they were so interested in...When he saw it, he wasn't sure if he wanted to be interested too, or not...

"A girl, huh?" he arched an eyebrow down at the unconcious blond, before looking at the other creatures. "Sorry, boys, but I don't think any of you stand a chance with her, now get lost." he said, waving a hand at them. Immediately, they did as ordered and vanished as he knelt down to check her pulse. She didn't seem in particularly bad shape, save for a few cuts and bruises, and was apparently human, rather than a Nobody...she had a warmth to her that no Nobody ever had...

Whatever the case, it looked as though she would be out for quite some time still, and with a sigh, he weighed his options. Leave her be and let whoever or whatever do as they please, or, clean her up, play the hero, and perhaps find something interesting to do. After all, it wasn't every day that a normal human happened to wander into this place...Decision made, he picked her up and lightly kicked the front doors to the building open, making his way to his room. Since he ws pretty much superior to any other spirits that may ever with to dwell here, he got dibs on the best room, and of course, took full advantage of that.

A pent house with one hell of a huge living and dining room, a nice kitchen, a master bed and bath, along with a spare bed and bath...It was a hell of a lot of space, to say the least, especially for one guy, but...he wasn't complaining.

He laid the young woman down in the spare bed, sighing as he went to the bathroom to get a clean wash clothe and some bandages. When he returned, however, he was quite surprised to see the girl sitting up, blinking her blue eyes as she looked around, apparently, very confused.

"Ah, you're up quicker than I expected." he noted as he walked over to her. She stared at him blankly, as if he were speaking in some foreign language, which...was entirely possible. He put on his best, kind smile, lifting his hands in a way to tell her it was alright. "Don't worry, not gonna hurt you or anything, just gonna clean your wounds a bit." he said, gesturing with the washclothe he held as he sat down on the bedside. She was surprisingly calm, sitting there silently and just staring around as he cleaned her cuts, wrapping the more serious ones...though, there wasn't really anything too bad. Even when he lifted her shirt to get some of the wounds he'd noticed -her clothes were a little torn as well- she didn't shutter or try to stop him...simply sat there...like some puppet, or doll, taking everything in.

He himself wasn't sure what to do. Perhaps she was a mute, or had some sort of mental defect...Perhaps it'd be best if he just took her to some doctor in another world, since he doubted he had what she'd need...

"Where am I?"

Her voice made him start a little, surprising him by the suddeness of it. Her eyes were locked with his now, inquiringly. He stared blankly for a few moments, before he finished wrapping the last bandage.

"Nowhere." he answered, setting the clothe and remaining bandages aside. "At least, thats the name I'm dubbing it. A hell of a lot shorter than its 'official' title, The World that Doesn't Exist."

"That is a mouthful." she agreed, though she seemed quite bland...like a robot. No real emotion or expression, though it did seem that she genuinely agreed...Maybe...she was a Nobody? Newly born? Perhaps that was the reason for the warmth, that it was merely lingering...

"...Whats your name? And just where did you come from?" he asked, leaning his head to the side curiously. For a moment, she stared at him, again, as if she didn't understand.

"...Yume." she finally said. "I come...from..." her words slowed, and her gaze fell down to her hands which were held in her lap. "...a place with big buildings...and polluted skies...and waters...and...busy...cold people...." she brought a hand to her lips, eyes narrowing. "...its name...won't..."

Axel quickly figured the name wasn't coming by the obvious strain in her eyes, and gave a small shrug as he rose to his feet. "Don't worry about it. Memories come when they want, it doesn't matter if they're dear to you or not. It doesn't make you dear to them."

Yume slowly bowed her head in a sort of nod, before looking up at him. "Your name..."

"Oh, Axel." he grinned. "You can commit it to memory."

"Will I be dear to it?"

He blinked several times in response to this. She'd asked it so innocently, curious like a child that it, and the question, had taken him completely off guard. He gave a small, ernest laugh as he turned to leave the room.

"Sure, if you don't end up making my life hell." he laughed.

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||A.N. Little does Axel know... *sigh* No, Yume is not being thrown at Axel in a pairing! Even though I know thats what you're all THINKING. I would never make something that straightforeward/simple >P Just read the story, lol. xD

Kingdom Hearts: Final Exodus
Chapter 3: Calling

Brows furrowed, and slowly, the bright blue orbs open. Narrow first, then wide, to the world and strange sensations. He could feel a horrible pain throughout him, as if something was shredding his soul...bit by bit with a sharp blade.

"Sora." came the familiar voice, and he slowly turned his gaze to the Queen. Behind her stood Goofy and Donald, all with looks of concern upon their faces. Unsure of if he was dreaming, he gave them a small grin, to let them know he was okay, when he very-much-so wasn't.

Slowly, he sat up, resisting a cry into a small his and wincing at the sharpness the pains gained with movement.

"Don't push yourself...you've...been through alot..." Donald said, lifting his wings up to gently push Sora back down into the large, cushion-y bed.

"What happened...Kairi!" he suddenly jolted up, eyes widening at the remembrance. "Kairi! Where-"

"I'm right here..." came the gentle voice as she entered the room. Daisy stood at her side, one wing wrapped around the girl to help steady her. She looked pale, and tired...And though there was a smile on her face, she was obviously in the same pain as he.

"...What...what happened, anyway...Why are we here?" Sora muttered, holding a hand to his forehead as he looked at the others for any answers. They all looked rather bleary, to say the least. As if they had been up for quite some while...

"Well gawrsh, all of'a sudden, His Majesty sensed something was wrong and ran off...We went to follow him, but he was nowhere in the castle."

"When he finally turned up later on," Queen Minnie spoke up. "He and Riku were bringing you two in from the Gummi Ships..."

"And where are they now?" Kairi questioned softly as she sat down at the end of the bed, lightly sipping a glass of water Daisy had handed to her.

"...they left...to figure out who these Fallen Angels are..." Donald chirped up. "Apparently, Riku heard Ansem the Wise mention them, and when Riku described what he'd seen to His Majesty, King Mickey seemed to agree."

"Wa-wait...what?" Sora mumbled, rubbing his temples a little harder.

"Riku said he didn't see everything...all he saw was a sort of, angelic white figure disapear with...Roxas and Naminé." Queen Minnie explained. She'd only heard about the two Nobodies, and even then it had been but the briefest information. "Apparently, this...angelic figure unlocked them from your hearts, thus why you are both ailing so..."

Sora's eyebrows furrowed a little at this. So was that supposed to mean that...half of his him, half of who he was...was gone? It made his body shake a little more just thinking about it, really...Was his life all the more fragile now? Would he be able to protect anyone, now?

"We weren't sure if you'de ever wake up without Roxas and Naminé, so His Majesty and Riku went off to find anything ta' help." Goofy said. "But you're both up now, so maybe its a sign that things will get better."

"Hopefully..." Sora said softly, his eyes heavy, though he kept them locked on Kairi. She seemed deep in thought now, and he figured she was probably as worried as he was...

"So...just who are these...Fallen Angels?" Kairi spoke up, her voice soft. She didn't look up at anyone though, just stared down into the water.

"According to what King Mickey said, they're the ones who summoned the heartless to the physical plain in the first place." Minnie said. "But really...thats all we know about them..." she sighed, hanging her head a little.

Sora stared at her for a moment, trying to make heads or tails of any of this. The ones who had first summoned Heartless? But what did they want with Nobodies? And why his, and why Kairi's? Because they were wielders of Keyblades? Because they were somehow 'special'? Or were they after all Nobodies? If they were taking all and any, wouldn't they have tried...

"Wait, what about Riku? Was he alright...?" he questioned, even before his mind had time to fully form the thought.

"He was fine. He said the angel just smiled and left when he arrived..." Donald shook his head.

"What about you, Kairi?" Sora asked as he turned his gaze to her. "You were the first one to see her right? Did she say anything to you?"

Kairi tensed a little, her form shrinking as she shook her head, closing her eyes tight. She could remember that cold face, and that horrible frozen pain...but there were no words...the memories played in silence.

Sora bit his lower lip a little, sitting up and moving over to place a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry...I'm sure everything will end up fine..."

Kairi didn't look up at him just yet...She knew Sora would do anything to make another miracle, after all. Even if it meant hurting himself. Finally, she smiled up at him. "I know it will. We'll find a way to fix it together." she said, placing a hand over his.

To this, Sora blushed profusely, sheepishly pulling his hand back and scratching the back of his head. "Aheheh, yeah!" he blurted out, to which Kairi simply giggled softly. It was painful for both of them, but if they kept moving, the pain would surely become more bearable...

"Ah, but stupid Riku..." Sora grumbled as he slowly made his way to his feet, Donald and Goofy helping to steady him with concern upon their faces. "Going off on his own again..."

"Well, His Majesty is with him." Kairi said as she rose to her feet, as well. "Besides...it wasn't like he knew we'd be waking up..." she said, looking down at her hands. They were pale and cold, undoubtedly from the whole ordeal...but it warmed her inside to know that their friend was out there doing the best he could to find some way to help them...Even if he had had to do it alone, she knew he would have...But so long as they were able, he wouldn't have to be alone.

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Hello - Obligatory First Post

2006-04-10T00:27:27Z

Well, I guess it IS sort of obligatory...seeing as...if there wasn't a first, there couldn't very well be a second. >_> ANYWAY! Our first post shall include, *crappy drum roll* Character information~!! Wew-hew~! This is bound to be updated over and over throughout the course of the story...or who knows, maybe it won't get much updating at all. Whatever the case, basic, hopefully non-spoiloriffic (for the fanfic at least) info! As well as the jaunty little disclaimer thing. Enjoyeth~!

Disclaimer: *sigh* I do not claim KH, KH:CoM, KHII, or any of the characters you should all KNOW belong to Square Enix and Disney. Sadly. The only thing I claim is the fic-story itself, and my original characters. Do not steal my original characters. xP *huggs em*

Note: SPOILORS FOR KH, KH:CoM, AND KHII. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. Oh, and I swear. So if it offends you, piss off. (Jk, yanno I luv yeh.)

Alrighty ma peeps. I love FAR too many characters from Organization XIII to just write them off as dead, so! They aren't. xP Yes, I've played and beat KHII already, so I know what all happens, BUT...I don't care. My story is set in a perfect world, damnit, where the Organization and Sora's gang finally saw eye-to-eye, with the acception of Xemnas, obviously. So yeah, he's dead (sadly...he was sessy). As for the remaining members of the Organization, they're still kicking, mostly...those who died in CoM, however, will NOT be returning, meaning Marluxia, Vexen, Larxene, Lexaeus and Zexion. v.v Sad, because Zexion, too, is plenty-a-sessy. In short, the members remaining are: Axel, Saix, Xigbar, Demyx, Luxord, and Xaldin.

NOW, pertaining to the "good guys".The Disney crew may or may not be showing their faces much, depending on my mood. They'll probably be random "event" characters. We'll just say they're off in their little Disney world being merry and gay. Or something. Anyway. Sora, Kairi, and Riku are all happy and whatever. Also, I'm pretty much cutting out the part where they recieved the letter, so xP. Sure, not everything is going to be entirely canon. Eventually the next title in the series will come out and throw all my plans to pot, but...OH WELL. Concerning Roxas and Naminé, well...I love them. So, I'm doing as I damn well please with them, too. xP

Also, whether or not it'll be mentioned in the actual story or not, I'm not sure, but this story takes place about a year-two years after the defeat of Xemnas.

Characters:
Characters will be in alpha-order. The pictures detail whether they're "New" or "Old". As in, an old character would be Sora, or Axel, and a new character would be Yume, or Sakura. New characters' pictures are 200x200, while Old characters are 150x150. Some of the Old Character profiles may suck, sorry. ^.^V

Main Characters:

Name: Akumu
Age: 17
Weapons: Arx (Swallow)
Home World: N/A
Race: N/A
About: N/A

Name: Asherah
Age: 19
Weapons: Remiel (Dacian Falx)
Home World: N/A
Race: N/A
About: N/A

Name: Axel
Age: 23 (? - In Appearance)
Weapons: Chakram
Home World: N/A
Race: Nobody
About: The VIII'th member of Organization XIII, hes a bit of an odd duck, committing various treacheries of his own, and lashing out against traitors at the same time. Was the first to readily accept Sora's aid/assist Sora against Xemnas.

Name: Caysie
Age: 17
Weapons: Dagger, Kunai
Home World: Akuryn
Race: Human
About: A young girl who sold herself to darkness, its unknown just what any of her goals are. Her kunai seem infinate because she draws them from the darkness itself.

Name: Demyx
Age: 20 (? - In Appearance)
Weapons: Sitar
Home World: N/A
Race: Nobody
About: A seemingly rather air-headed member of the Organization, number IX, Demyx claims to not be much of a fighter.

Name: Faith
Age: 19
Weapons: Albireo (Twin Daggers)
Home World: N/A
Race: N/A
About: A loner, shes a very serious and calm young woman, who sides with everybody, and nobody.

Name: Kairi
Age: 17
Weapons: Keyblade
Home World: Destiny Islands
Race: Human
About: A Princess of Heart originally from Radiant Garden, she was sent to the Destiny Islands where she befriended Riku and Sora.

Name: Kristi
Age: 20
Weapons: Fists
Home World: N/A
Race: N/A
About: N/A

Name: Kyoki
Age: 18
Weapons: Hammer
Home World: Censura
Race: Human
About: A kind and gentle soul. A little scatter-brained and clumsy at times, she posesses a very strong will.

Name: Luxord
Age: 27
Weapons: Cards
Home World: N/A
Race: Nobody
About: A gambler in all respects, he sees pretty much everything as another form of gambling. More of a strategist than a fighter. (Not much to him. I hope to change that. x3)

Name: Naminé
Age: 17
Weapons: N/A
Home World: N/A
Race: Nobody
About: Kairi's Nobody, she has the strange ability to manipulate Sora -and those close to Soras'- memories. Unlike other Nobodies, she has no memories of ever being Kairi.

Name: Riku
Age: 18
Weapons: Keyblade
Home World: Destiny Islands
Race: Human
About: A brave soul and a master of the Keyblade, he is neither dark nor light. He is determined to protect his friends, as well as see new worlds.

Name: Roxas
Age: 17
Weapons: Dual Keyblades
Home World: N/A
Race: Nobody
About: Sora's Nobody, and Number XIII of Organization XIII, he wished to meet Sora and ended up in an illusory Twilight Town. Unlike most Nobodies, he has no real strong memories of ever being Sora.

Name: Saix
Age: Mid-twenties.
Weapons: Claymore
Home World: N/A
Race: Nobody
About: Number VII in the Organization, he is greatly feared and respected. A calm and collected man who shows no emotion, belying his extensively cruel nature.

Name: Sakura
Age: 20
Weapons: Staff
Home World: N/A
Race: N/A
About: A mysterious woman who knows very much, especially concerning Yume. She is very ethereal, sometimes not even posessing physical form.

Name: Sora
Age: 17
Weapons: Keyblade
Home World: Destiny Islands
Race: Human
About: The chosen master of the Keyblade, he has saved many worlds from malevolent forces in the past.

Name: Xaldin
Age: 30-ish (In Appearance)
Weapons: Six Lances
Home World: N/A
Race: Nobody
About: Looks rather silent, but is actually a bit talkative. Doesn't mind stooping low to get what he needs (what Organization Member doesn't...?)

Name: Xigbar
Age: 46-ish (In Appearance)
Weapons: Two Gun Arrows
Home World: N/A
Race: Nobody
About: Talks alot and likes to unsult people. He tends to fight more on instinct than anything else, and seem like a rather carefree individual.

Name: Yume
Age: 17
Weapons: Mugen (khopesh)
Home World: Censura
Race: Human
About: A young girl who longed to be free of her home world, she has long since wished for adventure and freedom. Has holes in her memories.