19th Rainfall [Event - Action/Video]
[Training in the forest was a welcome distraction from the sights in the mirrors. Even more so as she became steadily more and more accustomed to the weapon Roxas had helped her picked out. It looks as though Aqua has been out there for some time, beads of sweat gathering on her face and neck but she looks content.
Until a shadow looms over her. Turning around, she doesn't even have the strength to scream; She just runs. Into the city with a giant heartless chasing behind her. Aqua knows she shouldn't be afraid of it, she's fought and beaten this one before. But it's a reminder of the Realm of Darkness. A place she never wants to go back to, a place where she's nearly completely alone except for a man who couldn't remember his name. A place that would remind her that Ven is in a coma and Terra's heart was overcome by an insane Keybearer.
She shouldn't be afraid, but she is.
Until now, her watch has been swinging to and fro at her side, occasionally being blocked from view by her skirts. Now she snatches it up and accesses the video. Everybody will have a clear view of the heartless chasing her. Anybody that she passes will be completely ignored by it.]
Everybody needs to stay away from that thing! I... I'm going to try to draw it somewhere more open. Somewhere it can be fought...
[Except, she's not drawing it anywhere. It's herding her, in reality. She tries to duck down an alley but its claws catch her left shoulder, forcing her along a main road.
Right to a man in front of the cathedral. A man that looks like Terra but for the silver hair and golden eyes. And he's holding a Keyblade.
At once, the Heartless vanishes from sight, leaving Aqua and Terra-Xehanort.]
Master Aqua. Do tell, how's the Realm of Darkness?
You... You can't be here! Terra's here, not you!
Can't I? You're here. Riku is here, all grown up. Why can't I be, Master Aqua?
[Every time he says 'Master', his tone of voice is mocking. But Aqua just stands there for the longest time staring at him after that. Slowly, she sheaths the sword and, in a flash of light, Master Keeper appears in hand.]
Ah yes, Eraqus' weapon. How easily I've forgotten that you don't have your own anymore. So you use the weapon of your fallen master. Will you follow his footsteps, fool that he was?
Shut up! You don't know anything!
Don't I? I trained with Eraqus and I killed Eraqus. I think I know him better than any of his apprentices.
I'm not afraid of you!
I think you are.
[It's probably because Terra and Ven are here in the city that she resorts to instinct alone and swings her Keyblade at the man in front of her. He's not going to ruin everything this time. She's stronger now. Strong enough to protect her friends. It's when he retaliates and she gets thrown back that her watch stops recording.]
[ooc: Anybody is free to step in. This is just the start. Tomorrow, once Aqua's properly emotionally compromised and tired, she'll be drawn in through the mirror.]
Until a shadow looms over her. Turning around, she doesn't even have the strength to scream; She just runs. Into the city with a giant heartless chasing behind her. Aqua knows she shouldn't be afraid of it, she's fought and beaten this one before. But it's a reminder of the Realm of Darkness. A place she never wants to go back to, a place where she's nearly completely alone except for a man who couldn't remember his name. A place that would remind her that Ven is in a coma and Terra's heart was overcome by an insane Keybearer.
She shouldn't be afraid, but she is.
Until now, her watch has been swinging to and fro at her side, occasionally being blocked from view by her skirts. Now she snatches it up and accesses the video. Everybody will have a clear view of the heartless chasing her. Anybody that she passes will be completely ignored by it.]
Everybody needs to stay away from that thing! I... I'm going to try to draw it somewhere more open. Somewhere it can be fought...
[Except, she's not drawing it anywhere. It's herding her, in reality. She tries to duck down an alley but its claws catch her left shoulder, forcing her along a main road.
Right to a man in front of the cathedral. A man that looks like Terra but for the silver hair and golden eyes. And he's holding a Keyblade.
At once, the Heartless vanishes from sight, leaving Aqua and Terra-Xehanort.]
Master Aqua. Do tell, how's the Realm of Darkness?
You... You can't be here! Terra's here, not you!
Can't I? You're here. Riku is here, all grown up. Why can't I be, Master Aqua?
[Every time he says 'Master', his tone of voice is mocking. But Aqua just stands there for the longest time staring at him after that. Slowly, she sheaths the sword and, in a flash of light, Master Keeper appears in hand.]
Ah yes, Eraqus' weapon. How easily I've forgotten that you don't have your own anymore. So you use the weapon of your fallen master. Will you follow his footsteps, fool that he was?
Shut up! You don't know anything!
Don't I? I trained with Eraqus and I killed Eraqus. I think I know him better than any of his apprentices.
I'm not afraid of you!
I think you are.
[It's probably because Terra and Ven are here in the city that she resorts to instinct alone and swings her Keyblade at the man in front of her. He's not going to ruin everything this time. She's stronger now. Strong enough to protect her friends. It's when he retaliates and she gets thrown back that her watch stops recording.]
[ooc: Anybody is free to step in. This is just the start. Tomorrow, once Aqua's properly emotionally compromised and tired, she'll be drawn in through the mirror.]