Redemption Frägment
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Adult +
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24
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Epilogue: Birth by Sleep
Epilogue: Birth by Sleep
Kairi fell to her knees, crying hard and unashamedly. Kikazune was gone. She couldn’t reach him. She felt arms come around her and realized it was Aqua, trying to comfort her. Aqua was crying, too, and so was Sora. Riku was clenching his fists and Ven and Terra simply weren’t doing anything.
“It’s not fair,” Sora whispered. “We should have been there to help him! He shouldn’t have died!”
“We did what we could,” Riku said, his voice tight.
“It wasn’t enough!”
“It will never be enough,” Terra said. “We failed him first. I failed him.”
“He never blamed you.” Kairi sniffled as she rose to her feet. “He loved you, all of you, so much. He… he probably wanted it this way, so you wouldn’t live with so much pain.”
Terra shook his head. “Kikazune was never good at sharing plans.”
Aqua put her arm around Kairi’s shoulders and hugged the Princess tight. She looked at her leader and friend. “Let’s go home.”
Terra nodded absently, then looked to Ven. “Lead them on ahead. I’ll catch up.”
Ven frowned. “Yeah. Sure.” He held out his hand to Aqua and herded her and the teenagers away from the center of the Crossroads. Alone, Terra strode down the Twilight road, willing his armour to disappear. He wasn’t sure how far he walked, but he was sure he reached the end when he found it. Slowly, he knelt down and touched his hand to the small form, sighing.
Slowly, carefully, he picked it up and went to meet Ven and Aqua, relieved the Keyblade Masters and Princess were nowhere in sight.
Aqua approached Terra first. “Is that…?”
Terra nodded slowly. “Yeah.”
Ven snorted and looked away. “Let’s go home. I hate this place.”
The three Knights gave each other a knowing smile and turned for the Corridor that opened for them, disappearing inside.
Barely a month later, Kairi stood on the beach on the play island, watching the crystal blue waters sparkle in the sun’s light. Sora and Riku were late, but that was okay. Kairi kind of liked being alone when she was in a dark mood. She still mourned Kikazune, wishing she could have done more. She wriggled her toes in the sand and heaved a sigh, turning to head back inland.
She froze as she stared into amber eyes.
He stared back at her before venturing a greeting. “You’re… Kairi, right?”
“Kikazune?” Kairi breathed.
Kikazune ventured a smile. “You recognize me?”
“How could I forget you!” Kairi said with a grin. “You’re shorter.”
Kikazune smiled. “Yeah. I have you to thank for that.”
Kairi blinked. “What?”
“When you broke the seal, your wishes preserved my heart. I was… reborn, I guess. The balance had to be maintained, so I’m a Knight again.” Kikazune smiled.
Kairi grinned and threw her arms around Kikazune in a tight hug. “Never scare me like that again!”
“Whatever you say, Princess.”
Kairi pulled back and looked up as Sora and Riku approached. She waved excitedly.
“Sora! Riku! Look, it’s Kikazune!” she yelled.
The two young men glanced at each other and then ran toward Kairi, grinning widely.
Terra watched from atop the tree house, smiling a bit as his brother reintroduced himself to his friends. Aqua touched his shoulder, and Terra looked back at his friends. Ven finally shrugged.
“Why the hell not?” the blonde asked in a low tone. “It’s not like there’s a world out there that needs us right now.”
Terra sighed. “You could try to be a little less cynical.”
“What fun would that be?”
Terra shook his head and moved to head down to the beach to join the Knight of Twilight, the Keyblade Masters, and the Princess. Kikazune grinned at him and waved slightly. Terra waved back and sighed. Even if this Kikazune was just a fragment of the original, he was still Terra’s brother. And that alone made the Knight of Darkness happy that his brother had finally gotten his redemption.
Owari
Kairi fell to her knees, crying hard and unashamedly. Kikazune was gone. She couldn’t reach him. She felt arms come around her and realized it was Aqua, trying to comfort her. Aqua was crying, too, and so was Sora. Riku was clenching his fists and Ven and Terra simply weren’t doing anything.
“It’s not fair,” Sora whispered. “We should have been there to help him! He shouldn’t have died!”
“We did what we could,” Riku said, his voice tight.
“It wasn’t enough!”
“It will never be enough,” Terra said. “We failed him first. I failed him.”
“He never blamed you.” Kairi sniffled as she rose to her feet. “He loved you, all of you, so much. He… he probably wanted it this way, so you wouldn’t live with so much pain.”
Terra shook his head. “Kikazune was never good at sharing plans.”
Aqua put her arm around Kairi’s shoulders and hugged the Princess tight. She looked at her leader and friend. “Let’s go home.”
Terra nodded absently, then looked to Ven. “Lead them on ahead. I’ll catch up.”
Ven frowned. “Yeah. Sure.” He held out his hand to Aqua and herded her and the teenagers away from the center of the Crossroads. Alone, Terra strode down the Twilight road, willing his armour to disappear. He wasn’t sure how far he walked, but he was sure he reached the end when he found it. Slowly, he knelt down and touched his hand to the small form, sighing.
Slowly, carefully, he picked it up and went to meet Ven and Aqua, relieved the Keyblade Masters and Princess were nowhere in sight.
Aqua approached Terra first. “Is that…?”
Terra nodded slowly. “Yeah.”
Ven snorted and looked away. “Let’s go home. I hate this place.”
The three Knights gave each other a knowing smile and turned for the Corridor that opened for them, disappearing inside.
Barely a month later, Kairi stood on the beach on the play island, watching the crystal blue waters sparkle in the sun’s light. Sora and Riku were late, but that was okay. Kairi kind of liked being alone when she was in a dark mood. She still mourned Kikazune, wishing she could have done more. She wriggled her toes in the sand and heaved a sigh, turning to head back inland.
She froze as she stared into amber eyes.
He stared back at her before venturing a greeting. “You’re… Kairi, right?”
“Kikazune?” Kairi breathed.
Kikazune ventured a smile. “You recognize me?”
“How could I forget you!” Kairi said with a grin. “You’re shorter.”
Kikazune smiled. “Yeah. I have you to thank for that.”
Kairi blinked. “What?”
“When you broke the seal, your wishes preserved my heart. I was… reborn, I guess. The balance had to be maintained, so I’m a Knight again.” Kikazune smiled.
Kairi grinned and threw her arms around Kikazune in a tight hug. “Never scare me like that again!”
“Whatever you say, Princess.”
Kairi pulled back and looked up as Sora and Riku approached. She waved excitedly.
“Sora! Riku! Look, it’s Kikazune!” she yelled.
The two young men glanced at each other and then ran toward Kairi, grinning widely.
Terra watched from atop the tree house, smiling a bit as his brother reintroduced himself to his friends. Aqua touched his shoulder, and Terra looked back at his friends. Ven finally shrugged.
“Why the hell not?” the blonde asked in a low tone. “It’s not like there’s a world out there that needs us right now.”
Terra sighed. “You could try to be a little less cynical.”
“What fun would that be?”
Terra shook his head and moved to head down to the beach to join the Knight of Twilight, the Keyblade Masters, and the Princess. Kikazune grinned at him and waved slightly. Terra waved back and sighed. Even if this Kikazune was just a fragment of the original, he was still Terra’s brother. And that alone made the Knight of Darkness happy that his brother had finally gotten his redemption.
Owari