Indefinite Hiatus

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The Return

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Rose had a fair amount of time to think over Aqua’s various possible reactions. She could be happy, surprised, shocked, scared, in disbelief… or angry. But one thing that had not occurred to her was how the memory of her death would effect her dearest friend. For Rose, it was a moment of being sent to peace, being released from a curse that had plagued her for decades without reprieve. If anything, Rose was thankful for Aqua’s actions on that night. Not only had she saved Rose from hurting countless people, but Aqua had fulfilled her duty as a keyblade Master by helping maintain the balance between the Darkness and the Light.

So badly had Rose wanted to wrap her arms around Aqua; to affirm that they were really both there. To make sure it wasn’t some cruel trick of the afterlife, or a hallucination of some strange coma that Rose could be trapped inside. But then, she noticed something…

Aqua’s eyes were tired; the light they once had, had dimmed from loneliness. They were fatigued as was her face- her skin remained taut with a youth retained from the ageless environment of the Realm of Darkness, but inside, her soul felt weary. Aqua was alive and well physically, but inside she was no longer alive. And in that moment, Rose’s heart sank, for she was one of the reasons why Aqua felt this way. Her Empathic abilities needed no use here; Rose’s heart communed with Aqua’s, thus striking a melancholy chord between them. Rose’s emerald eyes grew hot as her overdue tears broke through the joy of reunion.

"I’m so sorry…" she cried, falling to her knees, "I’m so sorry, Aqua. I’ve hurt you so much." Her words were choking sobs now.

[keyblade-master-aqua]

Truthfully, Aqua had no idea what would happen next. How could she? When time and grief and a thousand other awful things had weighed down on them? How could she know how her once--and honestly, still--beloved Rose would react? She didn't even know how she was reacting to this. It was all so strange, such a bizarre occurrence that she couldn't quite piece it all together fast enough to figure it all out; what to say, how to move, what emotions she wanted to project because she couldn't quite pinpoint any single emotion that she was feeling.

Rose had always been strong, far too strong in Aqua's mind, someone who had been hardened and hurt over and over until there simply wasn't any other alternative--she had to be the way she was, or the world would have destroyed her by now, eaten her alive. But even the strongest of them needed to cry sometimes, and she couldn't blame the girl.

No, not for this.

"Rose..." Instinct, always instinct, it was what guided her, what made her sense of right and wrong so unwavering, and it guided her now as she knelt down beside Rose and did what she'd been wanting to do since she'd seen Rose standing there, just as she'd seen a thousand times before; she wrapped her arms around the girl and pulled her close. "Don't be sorry. You haven't done anything wrong, we all made mistakes. All of us."

Forgiveness, Aqua had always been good at that, even and especially where she didn't think it was needed. But sometimes, even when they had done no wrong, people needed forgiveness.

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The Return

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Rose heard Aqua’s rhythm change upon sight, it was a shocked change, but good as well. What the warrior had heard upon waiting for Aqua to find her was a slower rhythm compared to what she had known before. It was a melancholy beat… a lonely one. But now it had quickened and Rose’s heartbeat fluctuated to match it, to grow in tune with it. Her Empathic abilities had not left her and they warned her to react to Aqua slowly, as this was a sensitive situation. Rose had been gone for almost two years, and after all that had befallen her and one of her dearest friends- would it really have been appropriate to jump in excitement at the familiar face and that unforgettable blue hair? Most likely, no.

Only four short words left Rose’s lips, and in them her longing to see her friend- no, her sister rang out through them, along with the excitement of reunion and the sadness of memories.

Her soft voice cracked as she started to speak, “I missed you, Blue.”

[keyblade-master-aqua]

The Land Of Departure had been almost abandoned, save it's lone guardian, for so long, Aqua had quite nearly forgotten what it was like to have company. Everyone had been gone for such a long time, she wasn't even sure what to say. Rose. Her precious Rose, her best friend, her sister. Oh the ache in her chest reminded her of how it had felt to look upon her family again after all that time floating in the darkness.

She parted her lips, about to speak but found the words caught in the back of her throat when Rose finally spoke. I missed you, Blue. For a moment, nothing hurt. Not the time spent alone, not the months of mourning the loss of her best friend or the utter emptiness that came with being left behind like she had.

Tearing forward, Aqua was less than a foot away from Rose when she came to a stop, her eyes stinging with tears and words still refusing to come out.

"I missed you too, Rosie." 

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The Return

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Rose heard Aqua’s rhythm change upon sight, it was a shocked change, but good as well. What the warrior had heard upon waiting for Aqua to find her was a slower rhythm compared to what she had known before. It was a melancholy beat… a lonely one. But now it had quickened and Rose’s heartbeat fluctuated to match it, to grow in tune with it. Her Empathic abilities had not left her and they warned her to react to Aqua slowly, as this was a sensitive situation. Rose had been gone for almost two years, and after all that had befallen her and one of her dearest friends- would it really have been appropriate to jump in excitement at the familiar face and that unforgettable blue hair? Most likely, no.

Only four short words left Rose’s lips, and in them her longing to see her friend- no, her sister rang out through them, along with the excitement of reunion and the sadness of memories.

Her soft voice cracked as she started to speak, “I missed you, Blue.”

[keyblade-master-aqua]

Time didn't mean much when there was little to mark it with--nothing happened that made the passing of time mean anything. So Aqua didn't quite know how long it had been since she'd k--last seen Rose. But she knew it had been far too long for her heart to not clench at the sight, or for her breath to leave her wishing she remembered how to breathe. She couldn't even focus long enough to decide how she felt. Of course she was glad to see Rose, but every single stabbing piece of heart she'd felt in her absence seemed to overwhelm her.

I watched you die.

What happened next happened quickly. Like a blur of images, rather than a flow of time. A rushed whisper of "I missed you too" and her rushing forward to meet the girl--only to pause a few inches in front of her, like she was afraid to touch her, because she might not be there? She could just be Aqua's mind fraying and conjuring an image to comfort.

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The Return

The day was like any other in the Land of Departure. The sun was out, the breeze was gentle, the birds were chirping softly as they do. The great hall was quiet aside from nature’s small sounds squeezing through the cracks in the doors and windows. The great stained glass mural that brightly overlooked the Master Pedestal and training floor cast a prism across the marble, bringing forth an ancient energy left behind by wielders past; so long had it been empty of students and masters working in tandem to hone their skills.

This castle had seen much. It held memories of joy, but also memories of anguish- broken glass could be swept, but broken hearts could not.

But despite the bloodshed and heartache, one thing remained true about this castle and the Land of Departure, one thing never changed. Something even the most tattered vagabond could embrace.

It was home. 

And it was time for one woman to begin her homecoming.

The great doors of the hall slowly opened as the petite warrior crossed the threshold, and upon her foot touching the floor, she could feel its energy welcome her. She inhaled deeply, soaking up the musty scent of the pillars and wood; her steps echoed and bounced off each corner as she made her way to the center of the room and bathed in the great mural’s colored light.

Late afternoon was approaching as the sunlight lowered into the hills, leaving nothing but a golden blanket draped across the land. The light in the Great Hall focused through the mural, extending a greeting to the wielder and her heart soared at this. There was so much ahead of her, but there was also much to mend.

It was time for Rose to begin again and she would meet it hands on.

She sat on the edge of the Master’s Pedestal in silence, hair now grown long from years away falling past her shoulders. Rose could feel that she would be there soon.

It was time to greet an old friend.

[keyblade-master-aqua]

Aqua was sure that once, a very long time ago now, she'd had another home. Perhaps with another family--and definitely on another world, but that wasn't her any more. No, this place, it had seeped into her, rooted itself in her bones and refused to leave. Not that she could ever truly wish it to. Even if now, it was something empty, and hollow, a mockery of the lively place she remembered living in as a child.

But still, it spoke to her, it always had. Like the world itself was alive and the winds were the very earth whispering to her. 

Besides, she couldn't leave--not when he had left her with this charge. She had to wait, for she was the Guardian of the place by which all keyblade wielders had the right to call home. A part of her was still sort of waiting for her family to return there; even if she knew they wouldn't. Or couldn't.

She wasn't sure which was worse.

Perhaps now, she was a little more worn, a little older, a little less restrained and controlled than the bold young woman she'd once been. But in the end, she was still exactly the person she'd always been; a girl too deep rooted in doing what was right to do anything but.

How funny that her best quality had always been her worst.

But still she strolled the grounds of the place, walking through every corridor, checking every room (Except for those she deemed occupied, even if they only housed ghosts), before finally coming to the Great Hall, pushing the ornate wooden doors open and expecting to find nothing inside but dust and echoes.

For once, she was wrong.

She didn't find dust and echoes, Aqua instead found a ghost. One she knew to be so, because it was her alone that had caused the specter in front of her to become just a spirit--she'd been the one to batter, bruise and break the girl's body. Of course, it wouldn't be the first time she'd seen a ghost walk the halls, but that was late at night when she should be resting, but couldn't seem to sleep away--little flashes of people who used to roam the halls and their beautiful voices that echoed through. But this, this wasn't a trick of light or of her mind. This was...

"Rose?"

[keyblade-master-aqua]

ooc. 

Revival take two.

And action.

[dontyouknowlmavillain-blog]

“Welcome to the Land of Departure, the gateway world. I’m guessing you’re lost?”

“Yeah. Lost. That would be it.”

[keyblade-master-aqua]

"Don't worry about it, most people that end up here are. I'm Aqua, by the way. The Guardian here."

[keyblade-master-aqua]

lmjustyourproblem

“Oh, um…I wasn’t expecting visitors this late.” Aqua couldn’t even fathom how people kept ending up just wandering into the Land of Departure, it wasn’t as though they were a very public destination. But they were a safe haven of sorts, so it wasn’t within her rights to turn anyone away. “Did you need something?”

[dontyouknowlmavillain-blog]

“Nope not really, but perhaps you could tell me where I am?”

[keyblade-master-aqua]

"Welcome to the Land of Departure, the gateway world. I'm guessing you're lost?"

[keyblade-master-aqua]

nipperofnoses

"I just don't get it...this is literally the epitome of nowhere, and people keep ending up here." She sighed. "Did you need something? Or are you lost..?"

[keyblade-master-aqua]

lmjustyourproblem

"Oh, um...I wasn't expecting visitors this late." Aqua couldn't even fathom how people kept ending up just wandering into the Land of Departure, it wasn't as though they were a very public destination. But they were a safe haven of sorts, so it wasn't within her rights to turn anyone away. "Did you need something?"

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A friend?

How could Rose possibly be sure about that? A complete stranger telling her that she’s a friend, trying to gain trust upon meeting. It would take a huge leap of faith for words like that to feel genuine. But this girl was in a new place and confused. She had no one to rely on to help her, she couldn’t even remember if there had been anyone in her life previously to give her aid.

Instinct was battling with reason and the fight had ended in a toss-up.

“Where am I?” the amnesiac asked, “How do you know my name?”

Her head still throbbed, although with less pain this time around; she felt weak but not drained. Rose could hear the blood pumping through her temples and she got to her her knees, then feet, maintaining a shaky stance.

[keyblade-master-aqua]

Not for the first time, Aqua found herself at a complete loss for words. What did she say? It was pretty clear that Rose--who didn't even seem to know who Rose was--couldn't remember ever laying eyes on her. The hits just kept coming. "The Land of Departure, it's a safe place." 'You know, your home?'

Aqua flinched, resisting the urge to grab her and keep her from falling. But she got the feeling that it really wouldn't be helpful for her to act all friendly. "We're friends, or we were. Your name's Rose, you used to live here with me, and your Uncle." 'And a couple of other people sometimes, but we'll start with the basics. "You don't have to trust me, or believe anything I say, but please let me help you." 

[keyblade-master-aqua]

the-supremeking

"And just who might you be?"

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"Mnnnn." was the only utterance the woman made in response. Although the crushing pain in her head had subsided, she had not yet fully recovered. After several seconds of slow breathing, could Rose somewhat determine what was going on around her.

She only knew two things in that moment: her name was Rose and she had taken some kind of trip.

She had trouble making it to her feet as the hollowness in her skull swelled in reaction to her previous episode, but Rose had finally regained her abilities in speech.

Her question was loaded in so few words, "Who are you?"

[keyblade-master-aqua]

It was pretty fair to say that Aqua had experienced a lot of pain in her life, of all varieties, but physically, she'd taken more than a few beatings. Because that was what had to be done. But regardless of every hit she'd taken or bone that had been broken, she was pretty damn sure nothing hurt as much as those words did.

She felt her legs start to shake and thought for a moment she might fall, but now wasn't the time to be losing her nerve. There were few times that could possibly be worse. "It's okay, I'm a friend." She managed to say without her voice shaking too much, but she couldn't take that horrified, hurt edge from it, no matter how hard she tried.

[hanabusaaido-blog]

keyblade-master-aqua started following you

“OMG, Cute girl alert~”

[keyblade-master-aqua]

“Oh, um, thank you.”

[hanabusaaido-blog]

“So, what is your name?”

[keyblade-master-aqua]

"Aqua, my name's Aqua. And you...?"

[hanabusaaido-blog]

keyblade-master-aqua started following you

“OMG, Cute girl alert~”

[keyblade-master-aqua]

"Oh, um, thank you."

[unclegendo-deactivated20191221]

A white hot needle plunging deep into the temple.

Lightning shooting through the skull.

Was it about to crack? It felt like it. 

Was it happening for the first time? Or was this a common thing?

All Rose knew is that she was fading and that she was going somewhere. But where? All she could feel was the pain as she clutched her head, praying to anything that it would stop. 

The Universe was screaming at her; attacking her wish harsh voices that spoke no language.

Her stomach flipped within her gut as she tried to hold everything together, forcing her stomach’s juices back down her throat. Her head was on fire as emerald eyes welled with tears of pain, redness growing around her irises.

…

Coherent thought was lost; the pain felt like it wouldn’t stop.

But then it faded.

Rose looked around her, no idea as to her location.

No memory of where she had been before, no knowledge of where she had come from.

[keyblade-master-aqua]

Time wasn't something she'd ever been good at keeping track of, especially not when she was alone. Was there really any point to knowing how long it had been since she'd last seen one of her friends? Since she really doubted anything could trump the twelve year isolation she'd really only just gotten out of, Aqua didn't pay much mind to the time.

She was too busy for any of that anyway, she had worlds to protect, and had to hold down the fort in the Land of Departure, now that she was sort of the only one left. Needless to say, exhaustion had become a close and unwelcome companion.

But even she wasn't tired enough to ignore the flash of light, blinding in it's intensity. Almost like a strike of lightning hitting right outside her front door. As quiet as it was most of the time, this place still was hardly the norm, the occasional oddity did happen.

Though upon rushing over, ready for a fight--or maybe to lend a hand, she really didn't know, Aqua decided that never before had something quite this bizarre happened. Because if Aqua knew one thing, and only one, it was that the dead didn't rise.

"Rose."

[keyblade-master-aqua]

Undergoing Reconstruction

Also known as Jamee has more or less tricked me into coming back here and I'm revamping everything so yeah. Hi, and I'm sorry I'm an asshole who disappears all the time.

[keyblade-master-aqua]

Terra can't be saved from the darkness, he will be completely consumed, lost to the darkness. Every part of him will fade into oblivion.

She shook her head. "That's not true, it can't be true...everyone can be saved. And Terra's strong...I know he is. He'll come back...he has to..."