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Kingdom Hearts: Dark Dawn	By : RotSeele Category: Kingdom Hearts > AU - Alternate Universe Views: 3169 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Fifty-Six - Atlantica

Rinally sat beside Lorne on the deck of King Erik’s ship, with Kaoru and Kai on his other side. Once they had defeated Morgana for good and Lorne had collapsed, Kaoru and Kai had come up to the iceberg Rinally and Lorne were on and began to push it through the water even as Rinally focused her Curaga spells on Lorne. They were met halfway by King Erik, Queen Ariel, and Melody in a new ship, along with a sizable force of mer-folk led by King Triton. King Triton and his people had immediately gone to where Kaoru and the rest had left Morgana’s body and had retrieved it. King Triton had then used his trident to once more encase Morgana’s body within a huge block of ice, and that now rested on a bier made of seaweed carried by four of King Triton’s seahorses.
Kaoru told Rinally that King Triton knew of a place in the ocean where chasms were so deep, that no one would ever be able to find it again. To ensure that, Rinally had left Lorne’s side long enough to put a spell of her own on the ice, making sure the Barrier spell she left would keep anything, including Darkness and Light, from escaping that prison.
Kaoru and Kai had come out of the water then, once more gaining their legs. Their transformation seemed to be much easier than Rin’s, which meant that the world no longer needed them and they were free to leave. Rin returned Kaoru’s coat, then returned to Lorne’s side.
She had healed his physical wounds, but she couldn’t do anything for something she couldn’t see. So she sat beside him and held his hand, and when he woke up, she was the first person he saw.
“I want to see this world of yours,” he said quietly, “where Darkness and Light are in balance.”
“You will.” Rinally replied. She patted her heart. “Because you’ll be right here.”
Lorne gave a weak smile. “I guess so.”
Kaoru looked at Rinally with a sad expression. “There’s nothing you can do?”
“No.” Lorne answered, stopping Rin. “I knew what I was doing. I was already damaged after spending so much time locked inside Morgana, fueling her construct. The hit I took from her ice gave me some of my power back, but...” His shoulders shifted, as if he were shrugging. “I gave it all to Rinally. I used myself up.”
“You sacrificed yourself.” Kai said, his deep voice a night whisper.
“It seemed like a good idea.”
Rinally used the back of her hand to wipe away her tears. “It’s never a good idea to sacrifice yourself.”
Lorne chuckled. “Don’t cry. Just show me this world of yours.”
“I will.”
Lorne took a rattling breath. “But there’s something I have to tell you three. Something important.”
They looked at each other, and then Kaoru and Kai knelt beside Lorne to be closer to him, for his voice was weakening as was his breath. Rinally continued to hold his hand, knowing it was taking all of Lorne’s strength to hold on this long.
“Ennio spun a good tale, about us destroying every last bit of Light and Darkness and installing ourselves as protectors and defenders.” Lorne whispered. “The Brotherhood follows him without question, working to make an army of monsters that will destroy both Light and Darkness. They’re not quite Heartless and they’re not quite Nobodies, but something in between. You know about the black rods; those are the only way you can destroy them and release the hearts contained within the shells. If you ask anyone in the Brotherhood, they’ll tell you this army is designed to kill off both Light and Darkness, all the Keyblade wielders, and all those who oppose the destruction of Light and Darkness.”
“Haiku told us this.” Kai said. “She said there was nothing we could do to stop it.”
“Haiku knew what we all knew. But I found out the truth.” Lorne looked at Kai. “Ennio doesn’t want to destroy Light and Darkness. He wants to control them. It’s the only way he can reach Kingdom Hearts and have the strength to control what’s on the other side of that door.”
“What’s on the other side?” Kaoru asked.
Lorne shrugged weakly. “Who knows. But you need two keys to unlock Kingdom Hearts, and two keys to seal it. Sora and Riku sealed Kingdom Hearts long ago, and destroyed the false one that Organization XIII tried to create.”
“But you need seven pure lights to even summon the door.” Rinally protested. “Don’t you? That’s what I was told, when I was little.”
“Ennio doesn’t think so.” Lorne said to Rin.
“Ennio has already collected enough data to control Darkness, that’s why he’s trying to control Light.” Kaoru said. “He’s going to try and fool Kingdom Hearts into revealing itself.”
Lorne nodded. “Exactly. The Brotherhood isn’t supposed to continue to exist after that happens. We’re sacrifices, you see? Ennio planned on killing us all to act as one of the two keys to unlock Kingdom Hearts. It’s the second key he can’t seem to figure out. He’s got his pet Keyblade wielder and Princess of Heart, but even with their help, he can’t figure out how to fake the second Key. But he’s close. That’s why I... why I left... why I was trying to gain power. I didn’t want to die.”
The three teenagers were quiet as they watched Lorne, understanding his words and hating that his worst fear had come true. He had sacrificed himself to help them stop Morgana, and was going to die anyway. Lorne tugged on Rinally’s hand to get her attention. She looked at him, tears welling in her eyes.
“Don’t cry,” Lorne whispered, “don’t cry, okay, Rin? You saved me. You saved me from giving in completely to madness and Darkness. You showed me the Light.”
Rinally rubbed her eyes, trying to dry them. “I didn’t save you so you could die.”
“Like you said, I’ll be in your heart, so I won’t really be dead.”
Kaoru reached to take Lorne’s other hand and held it tight. Lorne looked surprised that he would do something like that. Even Kai reached to set his hand over Kaoru’s, earning another surprised look from Lorne. “Thank you, Lorne.” Kaoru said.
Lorne blinked, smiled, and let out a soft laugh. Then his body burst into motes of Darkness and Light, and his heart, prismatic and crystalline, floated above the three of them for a moment before disappearing.
Rinally couldn’t stop the sob that escaped her, and she soon found herself in a tight hug by Kaoru and Kai. The three of them held onto each other and Rinally cried. She hadn’t understood in Edge why Kaoru and Kai had been so sullen after killing Haiku, but now she did. She hadn’t directly killed Lorne, but she’d had a hand in his death, and so she was just as guilty of killing him as if she had struck him down with her own two hands.
When she calmed, Kaoru and Kai released her and sat with her on the deck of the ship, watching the waters pass as the ship returned to the harbor. After a minute, the three were approached by Melody, and Rinally introduced to her Kaoru and Kai. Melody gave each of them a bright smile, then hugged Rinally tightly.
The three spent that night in the castle, sharing a room because Rinally didn’t want to be alone and Kaoru and Kai didn’t want to leave her alone. After discussing the facts Lorne had given them with what they had already learned from their earlier encounters with the Brotherhood members, Ennio himself, and Hiromu, they had a good idea of what they would end up facing when they reached the end of their journey. They were scared - they’d either be stupid or foolish not to be scared - but they also knew they had to do it, because they were the only ones who could protect the connections they had made and protect their friends. That was what they had learned in Edge, and that was one truth they knew they could fight for without hesitation.
Early the next morning, once they had gotten confirmation from Queen Ariel that Morgana’s iceberg was safely hidden in one of the deepest, darkest chasms that King Triton could find at that the chasm itself had been sealed by King Triton’s order, they decided it was time to leave. Erik, Ariel, and Melody accompanied Kaoru, Kai, and Rinally to the open countryside outside the city where they could safely open a portal to the World Between Worlds without allowing Heartless to overrun the world. After saying their good-byes to the King and Queen, Rinally turned to Melody while Kaoru and Kai went to open the portal. Rin drew the princess into a tight hug.
“I’m going to miss you, Rinally,” Melody said.
“I know. But we’re never really going to be apart.” Rin pulled back and tapped Melody’s heart. “I’ll always be right here.”
“I hope that I can become a big sister,” Melody said, “so I can tell my little sister all about you.”
Rinally laughed. “Just try not to get into so much trouble, okay?”
“Okay.”
They parted, and Rinally started toward Kaoru and Kai, where they waited for her half inside the World Between Worlds and half outside of it.
“Rin? I hope you find Yukari!” Melody called.
Rinally grinned at Melody, waved at her, and stepped into the portal. Kaoru and Kai followed, and the portal collapsed behind them, leaving them in the dimly lit world of eternal night.
“Who’s Yukari?” Kaoru asked.
“My little sister.” Rinally answered. She folded her hands behind her head and smiled. “Melody reminded me of her a little bit. They’re the same age, but Yukari isn’t quite as brave as Melody is.”
“I’m sure we’ll find her.” Kai said. “We just have to keep moving forward.”
Smiling, Rinally linked her hands with Kaoru and Kai, and the three of them started down the new path, drawing ever closer to the next world.
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