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pred1059 · 1 year

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Runaway Wind Chapter Twenty Four

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Cid let out a sigh as he saw his ship touch down outside and began to put away his tools. Knowing how fast Yuffie could run, he didn’t want to be holding anything sharp when she came barging in. Still, this was mostly touch up work for the main castle hall, turning it from evil lair to semi-respectable base and disabling some of Maleficent’s locks. Sure enough, a few seconds later a loud bang was heard as the front doors were kicked open. “So my ship is still in one piece.”

Yuffie gave a thumbs up. “Yep. And we did good. Mirror’s in pieces and Maleficent’s on the run!” Her cheer faltered slightly as she looked back to the entrance. “Though…”

“Naminé’s been having some trouble lately,” Ventus answered with Naminé leaning against him as they walked in. He looked over to her as she winced. “Her head’s been hurting, bad.”

“I...I don’t know...I’m seeing things I don’t know…” Slowly, Naminé sat down in one of the rebuilt benches, eyes screwed shut.

Cid paused. Seeing things. If her story was right, there was something else Naminé could see…

And change.

He asked tersely, “Is it like seeing Sora’s memories?”

Because despite the girl being as kind as she was, that power scared him more than anything.

Slowly, Naminé nodded. “It’s...the closest thing I can think of. But it’s all a jumble.”

Cid crossed his arms. “Maybe part of you is playing catchup with what Sora’s been doing recently?” If that was all it was, then there wasn’t much to worry about. But if it was something else?

She sighed and shook her head. “Nothing I’m seeing leads to him. It’s so hard to put it together even though it seems familiar.”

Yuffie scratched the back of her head in puzzlement. “Didn’t you have this problem before? After we finished in the Enchanted Dominion?” Naminé gave her a nod and at that Yuffie relaxed. “Then it’s probably just him and you just needed time to sort it out.”

Naminé seemed unconsoled by the advice. “But I can hardly recognize anyone there.”

Ventus sat next to her on the bench and looked to her in concern. “Could you draw them?”

Naminé considered for a moment, but then sighed. “If my head wasn’t hurting.”

“Early rest after dinner then. That way you’ll be ready in the morning.” Cid put the lock on his tools and led the trio down the hall. Fixing the castle was a big concern alright. But the kid’s memory powers going haywire would be a whole lot worse. Might be worth talking to Merlin about it so the old windbag could have something to do.

But for now, he was in the mood for food.

Erxart couldn’t quite shake the unease that had come over him after meeting with Xemnas. Granted, only Larxene had to stay and explain why she ran off with Naminé and ignored Xemnas’ orders. But ever since then, Roxas had become quiet. Still, as they arrived in Twilight Town for some downtime, Axel attempted to lift his spirits with a smile. “So, ice cream?” The man rubbed his hands together in anticipation, though some part of it seemed strained.

“No.” And at Roxas’ refusal, Axel deflated with a sigh.

Erxart looked to him and Roxas with concern. “What happened?”

Axel floundered hands fidgeting as he tried to find the right words, “It’s…Well...”

“Ventus, Naminé, and Yuffie told me things about what the organization did,” Roxas snapped, his hands balled into fists at his side as he continued, “Naminé was tortured. And they were going to try and brainwash someone.”

Erxart’s eyes narrowed. Larxene didn’t deny the accusations of torture during the mission, in fact she almost seemed to take pride in her work. But brainwashing? “What purpose would brainwashing someone serve?”

“Well…I...” Axel stammered for a moment, before he went silent and turned away.

Roxas stepped forward, pleading, “Axel, please, I just want to know the truth.”

Axel turned back, his brow furrowed. “It’s a bit hard for me to talk since I was just assigned to guard detail while Larxene and Marluxia were the brains behind it.” Roxas tersely nodded as he continued, “Basically, after finding Naminé and learning about her powers, they wanted to have them change a particular someone’s memories so that they’d work for us a bit more easily.”

“And Xemnas signed off on this plan?” Erxart asked tensely. He already had his suspicions, but if the superior was willing to let this plan continue? That would give grounding to his fears. “Who would they want so badly?”

Axel looked around for a moment before answering, “A kid with a keyblade. As far as we knew back then, the only one out there. But here’s the thing.” He held up a finger as he explained, “All they told Xemnas is that they’d convince him to join us. They didn’t mention a thing about changing his memories, or what they would do to Naminé to make her co-operate.”

Roxas was incredulous. “And they weren’t suspicious of them? At all?”

“Of course they were, which is why they sent me.” Axel flashed a grin as he explained, “I was going to keep an eye on them and make sure they weren’t doing anything to compromise the Organization.”

Erxart raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms. “Why didn’t you say anything? Why not tell us?”

“You’ve got to be careful with this sort of espionage. Give away too much, and they’d do something drastic.” Axel walked forward and put a hand on both of their shoulders. “I couldn’t say much to you guys cause I wasn’t sure where you both stand. But seeing as you both understand how badly this goes against the Organization, I think it’s time I start filling you in.”

Roxas relaxed. “That’s why you couldn’t say anything. You weren’t sure if Larxene was watching.”

“So what do you need us to do?” Erxart asked, “Did you want us to watch her, or do recon at Castle Oblivion?”

Axel let them go and stepped back. “Right now, just pretend like everything is normal. We don’t want her or Marluxia to realize we’re onto them. I’ll let you know when I need your help.”

“And we’ll bring her to justice.” Erxart gave a nod. After Larxene’s words on Naminé’s treatment, he had some misgivings. Fortunately, it seemed there were enough good people in the Organization looking to do the right thing.

In time he might be able to talk about what Ventus had brought up. How he had called him a name Erxart only heard in his dreams.

But for now...

“So? In a better mood for ice cream?”

Roxas gave a small smile. “Yeah. I think so.”

For now the boy needed a bit of time to rest.

Yuffie leaned on Leon’s shoulder, munching away at her dinner. “Any luck finding what might have gone on with Ansem?”

He shook his head. “Nothing. Absolutely nothing.”

She rolled her eyes and groaned. “Oh come on! There’s gotta be something! Even just a team photo!"

Aerith shook her head and looked at the charred remnants of old books they had in a pile. “That’s just it. The entire lower archive was burned. Even the researcher rosters were destroyed.” She stirred her food with a sigh and looked to Merlin, “Any luck finding what might have happened to Xehanort?”

He shut the tome in his hand and set it to his side as he took another sip of tea. “Just myths and legends. The most I could find is that he once fought alongside an Eraqus.”

Leon scoffed, “And from Ven’s story, we all know how that ended.”

Cid turned to Merlin, “Well, while we’re on the topic of history, about Naminé…”

Yuffie had a good idea of what was next. A whole lot of magical theory that she didn’t care too much about. She was a bit more interested in how Naminé herself was doing. Yuffie got up and moved over to where Ven sat with her. But even though he still looked at Naminé’s condition with concern, there was something else. Yuffie could see it in how he sometimes stared into the distance.

“You’re worried about them.” He looked up at Yuffie’s statement, confusion still clear on his face. “Erxart and Roxas?”

He looked beside him sadly. “And Naminé.” At her name, the girl gave a small smile before trying to resume slowly eating her food.

“Did you want to talk about it?” Yuffie sat beside the two. “From what I could tell, you seemed pretty convinced he was your friend.”

“They practically look the same except the cloak.” Ven sighed and set down his fork. “I...I promised I’d save him. That if Terra fell to darkness that I’d bring him back.” He shook his head slowly. “Now I’m not sure there’s anything left. It’s like he’s completely gone.”

Naminé looked up from her food. “Maybe his mind has forgotten, but the heart never forgets.” She placed a hand on his own. “I know you’ll find a way to bring him back.”

At Naminé’s words, Ven was able to perk up a bit. Honestly, Yuffie just wanted to leave the conversation with that and him happy. Unfortunately, there was the other member of the Organization they had met and made an impression on. “And then there’s Roxas.”

And of course, Ven deflated at having his doppleganger brought up. “He seems like a nice enough guy, just mixed up in something bad.” And after a moment, he scrunched his eyes closed. “I really don't want him to end up like Vanitas.”

The dark keyblade wielder Xehanort had molded into a weapon was definitely something Yuffie hoped she would never have to see. That kind of power in the wrong hands, as well as the Unversed Ven talked about just sounded like a recipe for disaster.

Though it seemed like there was one advantage Roxas had that Vanitas didn’t. As Naminé pointed out, “He has friends he wants to help. I don’t think they’ll turn out quite the same.”

Though there was a bit of a fly in that ointment. “Shame he wants to stick with the shady Organization to be with them though,” Yuffie grumbled.

Ventus held his head in his hands. “I just..I don’t know what I have to do.”

Yuffie couldn’t tell if Naminé was frowning from pain, or from seeing her friend so lost. But even so, she managed to talk, “You won’t be doing it alone. We’re here for you”

“At the very least you probably shouldn’t be doing it after what we went through today. And while Naminé needs to recover.” Yuffie clapped him on the back gently. “Take it one day at a time, okay?”

Ventus took a breath to steady himself before letting go of his head. “Yeah, you’re right. I think we need some rest. Just some time to straighten things out before we go and take care of that Heartless in the Castle of Dreams. And after that...”

“What happens happens.” Naminé finished. And Yuffie could get behind the sentiment.

In any case, she was sure they’d all sleep soundly tonight.

There it was again.

A chilling cold that smothered him.

Darkness all around. A mangled landscape.

Ventus had hoped after a week free from those nightmares that it was just a dream. But this was too familiar. Too real.

“Where...?” He looked around, hoping that somewhere in this dark world he could find Aqua. It might be the only way he could find her. Yet he couldn’t find anyone or anything.

“Ven?”

He looked up to the voice. It was the light. That same light which had been with him since that first nightmare. Which guided and protected him. As it reached the ground, he stepped forward with a raised hand and a simple question.

“Who are you?”

“Well, well well.”

At Vanitas’ voice, Ventus summoned his keyblade and looked around frantically. Desperate to find the source. “I was wondering if your heart might become darkened enough to bring you back here again.”

Ventus tried to hold onto the light next to him, and sure enough he felt a hand in his own. But even though it glowed a little bit brighter, it did little to stop a mass of Unversed from appearing from the shadows around him. Bruisers began to advance on him and the light, and Ventus held up his key to protect himself. “This...this is a nightmare! You’re…!”

“Dead? Ventus, Ventus, Ventus. You already know the truth.” Ventus looked up to where he could finally see the masked boy perched on a twisted crag of rock. “I was always there with you in Sora. Not as well off as you, but enough to survive.” As he scowled the last word, the bruisers swung their fists. Ventus pinned down as he tried to hold off their barrage. “And when your heart left that prison, the keyblade caused some of your will to be scraped off. A husk that could move with a will of its own.”

And Ventus knew exactly what he was talking about. “A Nobody.”

Vanitas chuckled, “Whatever you want to call it, an empty body was right there, so why let it go to waste?” He snapped his fingers, and the bruisers raised their arms. Ventus just had enough time to roll away with the light. He raised his keyblade in an attempt to fire a spell.

“Ven!”

He looked up at the voice. A familiar voice. And that’s when he saw the unversed knocked back.

By a figment.

And as he realized who his light was, her image snapped into focus.

“Naminé!?”

Looking down on them, Vanitas began to laugh. “Is this weak little girl your new light, Ventus? How long till I crush her too!?” He leapt forward towards the two of them, keyblade ready to strike them down.

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tonnyanekko · 7 months

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So Kairi, do you want to tell me why you're so red… I'm sure it's not from the Sun

And I also think that Naminé and Roxas can't understand how Sora is so dense and slow

Ps: I think I might be too late to post here on Tumblr, but anyway…

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ok4ru · 1 year

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Silly poorly drawn Blauriam comic

The translation is if you can’t read my handwriting also, parts I didn't write in too...😭

Brain: Hear me out...

Ephemer and Skuld: ….Ok

Brain: Marluxia-

Ephemer & Skuld: Brain, shut up the frick up… PLEASE!!

Brain: *Sniff* *Hic* *Hic* They didn’t even let me explain why I like him!!

Lauriam: It’s okay I'll listen to you...

Brain: *Sniff* *Sniff* Here! But don’t be mean about it! *Sniff* *Sniff*

Lauriam: Oh! He’s a Marly stan... Yeah, I can understand why you like him! He kinda fits your style!

Brain: *Sniff* *Sniff* Really...?

Lauriam: Really <3

Brain: *Sniff* Thanks you understand!! (Brain leaves out...)

Lauriam: Heh, seriously how can you not like him! The pretty long hair, the voice and he has a Scythe for crying out loud!! Haha, like why wouldn’t you? Haha…

Lauriam: Wait, but why does look like me though...?

#When you try to tell your friends your favorite character but they judge you 😭#He only like Marluxia became he knows it’s Lauriam just older #I feel like Skuld Ephemer plus Ventus are hardcore Namine fans…#This was just a silly doodles so I didn’t take it that serious in drawing it #UGHHH I CAN’T STICK TO ONE ART STYLE!!!#blauriam #Brain x Lauriam #Lauriam x Brain #kh #khux #kingdom hearts #lauriam #Brain #kh brain #my art

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coffeetime88 · 2 years

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Queer Kingdom Hearts Headcanons:

(Just my personal ones. Feel free to share yours 😊)

Sora: Pan and proud (but loves Riku & Kairi the most). This boy was born to love everyone, and he sure does.

Riku: Gay and Catholic. You don't spend years "battling" then "accepting" the "Darkness within you" if you're straight. Has such a big crush on Sora that he became Sora's Dream Eater.

Kairi: Nonbinary. Nomura based Kairi off of Utada, and Utada is nb, so they're nb too. Disney please let this be canon.

Roxas: Bisexual. He has Sora's love for everyone but doesn't know why or what that means, then accepts it and gets to weild two Keyblades.

Naminé: Asexual, but hella into romance. I mean, she literally draws all her ships of her friends.

Xion: TRANS. Transgirl 10,000%. Even before I knew really what transgender meant I knew Xion's character arc had something to do with gender.

Lea: Gay. Can drive a car but can't do math at all. Married Ïsa the second they turned legal age.

Ïsa: Gay. Excellent at mathematics, but doesn't drive at all. Made Lea propose because he didn't want to get his pants dirty by kneeling.

Terra: Doesn't really know what a sexuality is, but loves Aqua with all his heart. Seriously, nobody gave this boy "the talk".

Aqua: Bisexual, but only has eyes for Terra (morosexual). Look, Terraqua is my OTP and I will fight you on this.

Ventus: Questioning, because Ven just never knows what's going on.

Vanitas: Aromantic + Asexual and he believes that makes him better than you.

Eraqus: Gay. Fell in love with Xehanort at first sight and hasn't been able to see any red flags since.

Xehanort: Gay. Gay gay homosexual gay. Every aspect of Nort is queer. Player Character from Union X? Gay too.

Organization XIII: Literally one of the requirements is being queer. Xemnas' dream was to have a member for every possible gender & sexuality.

The Foretellers: The token Problematic Straights of the franchise. Their conflict came because they were upset everyone else got to go to Pride. Ava was an ally, though.

The Dandelion Leaders: Now these kids were queer. Ava also wanted one for every gender/sexuality, but she could only remember LGBT.

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madmanwonder · 3 months

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Prompt

Crossover Monstergirls AU

Ventus is already close to Kurumu and Moka as they usually argue about him. But what happens when Ventus' childhood friend Aqua comes along and claims that he is hers? Doesn't help that she gots Namine support.

Kurumu and Moka were both in a middle of an intense argument about Ventus, namely who was close to him.

Kurumu: I am far more closer to Darling than you Ms.Suck-His-Blood!

(Outer) Moka: If you consider sexually harassing him and making him uncomfortable with your advances are close. Than I have to say you are delusional!

Before the succubus and vampire could argue about who was closest to Ventus a tall blue-haired woman and a short blonde-haired woman

Aqua: I have to disagree with you two completely on who’s closest to Ven…because as his official childhood friend. I automatically win the mantle~

Namine nodded her head with pink dust in her cheeks as she agreed with Aqua to the envious rage of Kurumu and (Inner/Outer) Moka who now view the pair as a threat to their romantic prospects.

#rosario + vampire #kingdom hearts #kurumu kurono #outer moka #moka akashiya #kh aqua #kh namine #crossover au #crossover au ask #shipping post #shipping ask #succubus wind #aqua x ventus

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darkvolley · 5 months

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Just heard a youtuber have a very interesting thought that maybe Skuld is somehow involved in the creation of Xion to explain how she's the only one in the weird fusion dance situation that has black hair (under the assumption that Skuld is Subject X that is)

#frankly i dont think weve ever questioned the black hair enough to begin with. if even at all! has anyone ever tried to explain that?#i could see like 'shes kairi as sora remembers her' explaining her hair style being flipped from kh1 kairi #but could sora misremember her that badly to switch hair colors???? thats quite a stretch imo #and theres not a single main hero with black hair aside from xion. until we get to skuld. so like???? *gestures vaguely*#and not saying that xion is somehow skuld. obviously the youtuber wasnt saying that either. but just that she was involved somehow #like idk. maybe xigbar gave vexen something from her when he was making the replicas. or it was even originally when subject x was still #in the dungeon. idk.#i still want answers on namine too cuz i refuse to accept the theory that shes blonde from ventus when theyre two vastly different shades of #blonde anyway. and imo she looks nothing like kairi or a kairi/sora fusion. thats a whole ass new person.

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talyns-fanfics · 2 years

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Kiss the Girl…

Kingdom Hearts

Heart Hotel x sleeping princess!reader

The Heart Hotel: Sora, Roxas, Ventus, Vanitas, Xion, and Naminé. Yes, I’m including Vanitas and Naminé.

Summary: The Heart Hotel find out about a sleeping princess. Hijinks issue and the group basically sabotages each other’s efforts to find the sleeping girl.

Y/N is never used

Sora had just arrived at the castle where it was said the princess was sleeping. He would’ve gotten up the steps, had it not been for his feet literally being frozen in place. He looks around, spotting Ventus running towards the castle.

“Sorry, dude!” He says, turning to Sora. “If she’s as pretty as they say, this would be big for m-” he was cut off by a cloaked figure knocking him upside the head with a keyblade, knocking him out. The figure pulls down their hood. “Roxas, my guy!” Sora exclaims happily. “Mind helping me out here?” He gestures to the ice trapping his feet. Roxas smirks, leaving Sora behind. “Rude, much!” Sora shouts after him.

Roxas make it into the lobby, only to be surrounded by multiple Unversed. “Vanitas! This is kinda unfair!” Roxas yells out. He looks up, noticing Vanitas nearby. “Says the guy who knocked out Ventus and left Sora to fend for himself. Hypocrite.” He turns the other way, walking further into the castle. Ventus and Sora eventually rushed in, helping Roxas defeat the Unversed blocking their way.

Meanwhile, Vanitas made it into the room with the sleeping princess. He was almost to the case, when he was tripped by a cloaked figure. He looks up, seeing the figure pull down her hood. Vanitas gives a chuckle. “Of course, you’d be the one to stop me achieving victory.” Xion slightly glares.

“There are way too many stories about the princess getting saved by a strong man.” Xion brings up a very good point. “Let a girl rescue the damsel for once.” The two were then thrown into a fight, which only got worse when Sora, Roxas, and Ventus joined in.

After a bit, they hear the case loudly creaking open. Stopping the fight, they look over, seeing Naminé pulling a comb out of someone’s hair. Said person yawns aloud, waking up. A young girl with (color) hair and (color) eyes sat up from the case as Naminé throws the comb aside.

“What about True Loves Kiss?” Sora sounded defeated, watching as Vanitas picks up the comb. “Is it poisoned or something?” He wonders aloud.

“Not everything is about that True Loves Kiss bull crap.” The girl rubs her eyelids, climbing out of the case.

#talyns fanfics #kingdom hearts x reader #kingdom hearts #sora #sora kingdom hearts #roxas #roxas kingdom hearts #Xion #xion kingdom hearts #ventus #ventus kingdom hearts #vanitas #vanitas kingdom hearts #namine #namine kingdom hearts #snow white #Spotify

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evanescentide · 2 years

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; [ tags post. part two! ]

#✿ [ ONE SKY ONE DESTINY ] Kingdom Hearts #✿ [ THE FORGOTTEN ONE ] Xion #✿ [ THE OTHER REPLICA ] Ryu #✿ [ THE SKY ] Sora #✿ [ THE SHORE ] Riku #✿ [ THE GIRL FROM THE ISLAND ] Kairi #✿ [ THE GHOST ] Namine #✿ [ THE KEY ] Roxas #✿ [ THE FLAME ] Axel #✿ [ THE LUNA ] Saix #✿ [ THE ENDS OF THE EARTH ] Terra #✿ [ THE NIGHT RAIN ] Aqua #✿ [ THE SWIFT WIND ] Ventus #✿ [ THE EMPTY ONE ] Vanitas #✿ [ THE KING ] Mickey #✿ [ OF TIDE AND SHORE ] Riku x Xion

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kh-yumio · 7 months

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Tbh, hoping for some of these to become canon. Realistically, looking directly at the dandelions and the "Skuld is Subject X" theory. unrealistically, looking directly at my fav lost kids.

Also, these are the ones that popped up in my mind first. Honestly my knowledge on the fanon stuff is limited even if i've following the franchise for a long time, so I really want to know what other fanon trios are out there! <3

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dominicsorel · 6 months

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Departure Darkside: A Possible Illusion

I've already shared a bit of my piece on Sora being tricked into opening the door on Destiny Islands (x) but now I'd like to discuss the likelihood that Sora and Riku fought during Departure but neither were aware of it.

Also, was the Riku we saw in Departure even Riku at all? If so, it makes how Sora gained the Kingdom Key even more curious but I'm sorry to say I don't have all the answers.

Okay, let's get started.

What got me wondering about this was this scene in COM.

Riku recognizes the purple clouds and destroyed island which happens after he supposedly disappears. I'll discuss why it might not even have been him after I address the fight.

"Look. Look at what you really are," says a guy gifted in illusions and he shows a Darkside similar to the one that Sora fought.

Right after Riku defeats the Darkside that Zexion claims is him, Sora comes out of nowhere and attacks Riku.

Riku is now standing where the Darkside was.

In the RE:COM version, it's even more interesting.

He's standing where Sora was in KH1.

They've reversed (haha very funny) their positions from the original game so now Sora is where the Darkside was.

Now, normally I'd brush this off as coincidence but...there's a pattern of illusions being used I'm afraid.

Darkness pretended to be Ava which results in Strelitzia's death and Ventus being tricked into taking a role that isn't his.

We even got the "chosen one" having their place taken and Ventus stating that Ava gave him the rulebook rather than him taking it.

The Organization tricked Xion and Roxas into fighting each other by making the other appear as a Heartless to the other.

This scene always stood out to me because...I wasn't aware they could do this whenever they wanted without Namine/Ava OR Zexion's help. It opens a whole can of worms for me because they certainly WOULD do this if capable.

Ansem SOD was already shown in his own form before this but somehow manages to appear as Riku in order to lure Sora.

Which brings me to this part. In Data Riku's memory bank, we see a hidden memory of Riku walking around the isles appearing like it is in the first scene I discussed above. He's walking past the tree to the area the battle takes place.

Then we see Ansem SOD open a Dark Corridor which Riku is implied to go through and later wakes up at Hollow Bastion like Xehanort woke up in Scala ad Caelum in KHDR.

Now, this clearly doesn't seem to line up with the fight reading nor the original scene that we see in Departure involving Riku where he supposedly disappears right after.

It could be that it was a Data Riku version of events so it's slightly altered to fit that Data doesn't dream. We do see them use dreams as a way of creating illusions in 3D. But...y'know, plausible deniability.

There's always more than meets the eye. The timeline of events isn't clear at all once you start noticing something is off.

And something is VERY off.

I appreciate you taking the time to read this! Hopefully, I made you consider some new possibilities around Departure with this post or my other one linked at the top. Even if your thoughts aren't exactly what I'm thinking, it's good to theorize about this portion of KH1 because Sora states he had a strange dream upon waking up in Traverse Town and I think we dismissed that a bit too easily at the time.

#kingdom hearts #kh sora #kh riku #sora #riku #kh xehanort #ansem sod #ansem seeker of darkness #xehanort #soriku #i guess!!!!#kh meta #text

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pred1059 · 1 year

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Runaway Wind Chapter Twenty Five

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Nobodies had no dreams.

Oh they certainly could have aspirations and desires. Things that they wished to possess. But to touch the world of slumber? For the heart to wander and dwell on what mattered to it while asleep? Naminé knew that was impossible. And yet on so many nights, she found herself trying to run from the dark with Ventus. Seeking shelter when they could from the shadows.

Maybe it was due to Naminé’s existence. An impossibility in itself. With a heart of pure light, a heartless could never be created from Kairi. Yet when Sora released the hearts within him with that keyblade, somehow she was created from some splintered will from the princess of heart. And if Kairi’s heart being released from Sora could create herself, then it only made sense that Ven’s released heart could create something like a nobody too. Even if his body was far away in Castle Oblivion.

Was the same true for Sora? Did he create a Nobody, or something close?

Well right now, none of that mattered. What mattered was that hidden from everyone was a sliver of existence that used that new body to live again. A dark keyblade wielder that made Riku’s fall look tame in comparison. The one that menaced Ven and his friends so long ago...

“Vanitas!?” She cried out as she used another figment to block his keyblade wreathed in shadow. The blow shattered the construct and knocked her back.

“Well, well.” Vanitas raised a hand and gathered a ball of flame. “Looks like Ventus got enough of a backbone to spill his guts.” He shot the projectile and vanished, reappearing a moment later to shoot another as Ventus blocked it. “Not that it matters.” This time, Naminé was the one who had to defend, she reached for her weapon.

He conspicuously absent weapon. “My sword?!” In her shock she fumbled for a card, but the fireball was faster, and soon she was knocked back.

Vanitas chuckled as Ven moved to block the rest of the barrage. “Funny thing about dreams. You only take what you fall asleep with.” In a blink, Vanitas appeared right next to her, snarling, “So all you’ve got now are cheap card tricks!”

This time she was ready with a card to block the attack. In a flash, her figment was ready to parry Vanitas’ magic. And in that opening, Ven rolled over to deliver a kick into his side. Seeing Vanitas stumble back, Ven began to slash away at him again and again. Blow after blow hit him until he finally lost his balance.

But then Vanitas’ body froze mid fall. And Ventus stopped his attack in wide eyed recognition.

“Too slow!”

That was Ven’s only warning before Vanitas appeared behind him, the dark decoy fading. Their keyblades clashed for an instant, before Vanitas used the impact to flip back and send out an arc of lightning. Rolling back, Ventus called out. “Vanitas, listen! You don’t need to do this!”

“You really think you can stop me with words?” Though Naminé tried to approach from the side, Vanitas simply sent out a pool of shadow to become a larger Unversed to block her way. “You’re forgetting I want this!” With that, he dived towards the ground, into a pool of shadow.

Ventus backed away, and turned to attack the bruiser swinging at Naminé. “You don’t need to live your life in darkness!” As the unversed turned to face it’s new attacker Ven and Naminé both moved to strike. With figment and keyblade, the dark monster fell.

“What I am is darkness!” But with his proclamation Vanitas erupted from the ground fire cascading all around him. Naminé frantically tried to evade the barrage along with Ventus. Though as Vanitas reached the peak of his jump he vanished, only to reappear to bring his blade down on Ventus.

Ventus jumped back, and as Vanitas landed and lunged forward he blocked with his keyblade. “How can you be sure of that if all you do is stay here?” Ventus cried out in the clash, “You’ll never know the truth unless you look for it yourself!”

Vanitas’ eyes narrowed as he stepped forward, steel screeching as they stared each other down. “You...”

“YOU!”

Ventus’ and Vanitas’ eyes both widened at the voice, and Naminé looked up towards where the shout came from. A blue haired woman leaping down from one of the cliffs towards the duo. But her eyes were trained on only one person. “VANITAS!!!” At hearing his name, the helmeted boy leapt away from Ventus. Just in time to avoid the combatant’s barrage of ice from her weapon.

No...her keyblade. As different as it was from Ven’s or Sora’s Naminé knew what the woman held was another of those legendary weapons.

“Ven! Stay close to me!” With a wave of her keyblade, the woman began to conjure a sphere of water. With a thrust, she cast the torrent forward.

Vanitas backed away frantically waving his hand to create unversed to block the barrage of magic. “Yeah. Not sticking around for this!” Using the opening his creations had given him, Vanitas dove into a dark portal.

The woman scowled at the escape. But as she began to take a step forward, she stumbled down to her knee. Ven rushed to her side to catch her as she used her keyblade to steady herself.“Aqua, are you alright?”

“Aqua?” Was this one of Ven’s friends that he talked about? Either way, it was clear she wasn’t in the best shape. “Let me help you up.” Naminé ran up to Aqua’s side, and though she was smaller she was able to use Aqua’s keyblade to help prop her up.

“Yes.” Aqua answered with a nod as she slowly rose to her feet.“Just tired. I don’t know how long I can keep doing this.” She shook her head as she tried to walk towards the cliff for support. “For all I know, I could be asleep already if I’m imagining all of you.”

Ven gave a small smile, “Dream or not, it’s nice to see you again Aqua.” But as he said it, he began to flicker just a bit. And Naminé’s view of the dark world began to dim as well.

Seeing them caused Aqua’s expression to become more weary. She looked over to her and asked. “You’re helping Ven. Who are you?”

Ven had already begun to fade from view, and as the dark world around her faded away she answered, “My name is Naminé.”

Aqua gave a weary smile as she vanished from sight.

“Naminé. Please take care of him.”

Aqua’s request lingered as Naminé awoke in her room in Hollow Bastion.

Once again, Aqua was alone in the dark. Ventus and his friend had vanished into the void. But even so, the connection hadn’t quite faded. As her fingers entwined with her wayfinder, she could tell the link she once held with Ventus had been reforged, ever so slightly. And there was a new one. One forged with the girl accompanying Ven, Naminé.

The one who held her keyblade, if only for a moment.

"In your hand, take this key. So long as you have the makings, then through this simple act of taking…”

She had not passed on her keyblade formally, and part of Aqua wondered if she ever would. Even so, stories and tales of keyblade wielders passing on their weapon from a simple touch were in the back of her mind.

“...so long as you champion the ones you love."

Maybe Naminé would have better luck than Aqua did in keeping her friends safe.

Vanitas sat far from where Aqua had interrupted him, legs dangling off the edge of a gnarled cliff. He ran a hand over the smooth surface of his helmet. Ventus’ words running through his mind. “The truth, huh?” He really had some nerve to throw that back at him. That was always little Ventus’ problem. Never knew when to stand and fight, and when to sit down and shut up.

But there was one thing Vanitas was willing to concede. “Maybe I have been here too long.” Standing up, he conjured a portal of darkness and began to trek outside of the realm he called home these last few weeks.

“At the very least. I’m going to make sure he knows I’m real.”

Not to mention he wouldn’t have to listen to the old man anymore.

For Larxene, the one major upside of the Castle Oblivion assignment was the relative peace and quiet. Especially from the Organization’s command. While yes, it made organizing a coup much easier, it was mostly because she couldn’t stand having to answer to anyone but herself.

But if she wanted to have any chance of walking away tonight, she needed to set that aside. Because Xemnas, Xigbar, and Saïx wanted her to talk. The superior of the organization looked down on her from his throne. “Explain your actions today. Because of you, Maleficent slipped through our fingers.”

How fortunate then, that she did have an explanation. “I kept Naminé in check so she didn’t get too dangerous.”

Xigbar rolled his eye, unimpressed. “As if! So what if she gets more cards for her deck? That’s why we train and have an army of Nobodies.”

Larxene crossed her arms. “I’m not talking about combat or magic. The moment she realizes what kind of power she can tap into, the more problems we’ll have.” It was one of the main reasons she made sure Naminé learned respect, after all. The other of course being entertainment.

Xemnas’ eyes narrowed at her. “Elaborate.”

“She has power over Sora’s memories, and the people that met him.” That was the gist of the report she and Marluxia sent when they first found Naminé. But there was always one possibility that they wondered about. One that was a threat that they could not ignore. “How long before she figures out how to control the memories of people who have heard of him?”

Because if she could begin to manipulate such a power, and decided to turn it against the organization? Everything they had worked for would be nearly worthless. They could barely trust their own notes, even if they realized something was wrong. Far better then, that the witch be kept in line.

Xemnas nodded at her answer with closed eyes. “You are shrewd in your judgement Larxene.” Though any sense of calm was erased by the pointed glare he gave her. “But if you cause problems for the organization again, you will cease to be a part of it.”

She paused before answering. “Point taken.” But she wasn’t a fool. Right now, she was on probation. And what’s more, she was positive that Xemnas was onto her.

Though if anyone else in the council chamber cared, they didn’t show it. Xigbar went on to ask, “You think the C.O. team is having a better time?”

Well, if they were just going to go on, might as well listen in. Saïx answered calmly, “Assuming Zexion has control of the situation, there should be…”

Zexion? The kid? Sure he was one of the Organization’s founders. But what was he doing…?

And at that moment, she realized everyone else had stopped the conversation to glare at her. “Oh. I’m sorry. Am I dismissed?” Larxene said in her practiced tone that held no sorrow whatsoe—

“Dismissed, Larxene.”

Oh right. That was the other reason she didn’t want to be around the Organization’s leader. Xemnas had the nasty habit of instilling something close to fear in her. At his command, she teleported away in a dark portal.

Honestly, Marluxia owed her for this. He was relaxing in charge of Castle Oblivion while she was out running field duty and playing nice with the top brass. No doubt his plans were running as smooth as clockwork.

“WHY ISN’T THIS WORKING!?!”

Marluxia winced at Vexen’s shout as he slammed a fist into the control panel besides the tube. “I thought you had perfected this technique with the other replica. What did Zexion call them?”

“Exon,” Vexen answered tersely before returning to recalibrating the machine for the new Replica. Number i. Marluxia had no idea why Vexen wished to use such a paradoxical nomenclature of numbers. His only answer long ago was a dismissal and a comment about Marluxia not having an appreciation of algebra.

Whatever the name, Vexen still had to properly process the data for the princess of heart. One that would create a new being in her likeness that they could control to manipulate Sora. The replica they had made of Riku was useful enough in starting to unbalance the boy, but they could not delay any longer. The princess was closing in on Sora’s position, and if she made contact this scheme and their plan could be in jeopardy. And Vexen’s patience was wearing as thin as Marluxia’s as he began to ramble, “I had thought with the notes I had gathered from the Superior’s work on my project I could account for the fluctuations brought about by replicating a princess of heart! But it just won’t—!”

“Can you make them stable enough to live?” Zexion’s voice cut through the chatter, and Marluxia’s hand tensed. He was loath to have his command subverted after having worked so hard to establish himself as the lord of the castle. But Zexion had insisted on more and more control as his plan to dominate Sora had progressed.

Vexen turned and looked at Zexion. “I could introduce a smidge of darkness to stabilize it, but the resulting replica would be different enough that Sora would not accept it!”

Zexion simply smiled as a green eye met Vexen’s frantic gaze. “Do not fear, for I will make up those differences.”

“Ah! Of course!”Vexen was mollified as he relaxed and turned to his device with a smile. “You’ve become quite resourceful with your illusions Zexion. It seems that number I shall see usage after all.”

Zexion simply stepped forward and placed a hand on the glass. “Yes, Xion shall be instrumental in breaking the keybearer.”

Vexen simply gave a distracted affirmation of the replica’s new moniker. But Marluxia had enough of enduring this farce. “Your command of the situation is concerning.”

Zexion calmly turned to face him, hands behind his back. “But necessary. Given my power is pivotal to controlling Sora.”

Again his plan was the crux of Zexion’s justification. But there were always other factors as Marluxia knew. “What of the others? Riku and Kairi are not to be taken lightly.”

Zexion simply shook his head. “Once Sora is ours, the others will fall.”

Marluxia raised his voice. “Your authority here—”

“Is absolute,” Zexion reached into his cloak to produce a paper as he answered more sharply, “As given by Xemnas’ orders.” Marluxia snatched the document to read it, and to his aggravation, the superior had indeed signed off on this change in command. Zexion simply plucked the sheet out of Marluxia’s hands and returned it to his person. “Do not fear. Your assistance is still necessary. But for now, you are dismissed”

This had gone on long enough. Slicing rose petals began to swirl around Marluxia as he began to call upon his scythe. “You—!”

“Dismissed.”

And at Zexion’s command the wind died. Marluxia knew what it was like when Xemnas issued a command. By the sheer force of his will it left no question that was to be obeyed. And such power was enjoyed by those whom Xemnas had chosen.

And Xemnas always chose such people to wield that power for a reason.

So Marluxia stood down, and simply turned to leave. As he passed the door, Lexaeus was in front of him walking by. The giant of a man almost bowled over him, but just in time, a hand caught Marluxia before he fell. “Apologies.” Lexaeus answered as he helped Marluxa steady himself.

And Marluxia felt something pressed into his hand as Lexaeus held it.

A note. A primitive form of subterfuge. But right now, Marluxia wasn’t too picky about the method. Quietly excusing himself, he made his way down the hall towards his room. Clutching the message that was given to him. Whatever it was, he wasn’t going to waste it as he quickly sealed the door shut to his chamber. In the safety of his quarters, Marluxia unfurled the paper.

Your concern is not unnoticed or unfounded. Meet tonight.

-V

#My fanfiction #KH Fanfiction #Kingdom Hearts #fanfiction #fanfic #what if #runaway wind #ventus #kh ventus #vanitas #kh vanitas #naminé #ventus x namine #ventus/namine #vennami #aqua #kh aqua

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ultraericthered · 6 months

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Rating KH Character Vocal Performances (English Dub)

(This list only uses KH original characters, Final Fantasy guest stars, and the Disney characters who are main characters involved in the KH original storyline)

GOD TIER: Billy Zane as Ansem/Terra-Xehanort (KH1)

Derek Stephen Prince as Vexen/Even (All Appearances)

Christopher Lee as DiZ/Ansem the Wise (KH2 and Days)

Paul St. Peter as Xemnas (All Appearances)

Mark Hamill as Master Eraqus (BBS and KH3)

Leonard Nimoy as Master Xehanort (BBS and 3D)

Christopher Lloyd as Master Xehanort (KH3 DLC & MoM)

Kathryn Beaumont as Kairi’s Grandmother (BBS)

Susanne Blakeslee as Maleficent (All Appearances)

Jim Cummings as Pete (All Appearances)

Wayne Alwine as King Mickey (KH1 and KH2)

TOP TIER: Hayley Joel Osment as Sora (KH1, Re:CoM, KH2 and KH3)

Hayden Panettiere as Kairi (KH1, KH2, and BBS)

David Gallaghar as Riku (KH1, Re:CoM, KH2, BBS, 3D, and MoM)

Richard Epcar as Ansem/Terra-Xehanort (3D, 0.2 BBS, and KH3)

Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck (All Appearances)

Bill Farmer as Goofy (All Appearances)

Bret Iwan as King Mickey (BBS)

Eddie Caroll as Jiminy Cricket (KH1, Re:CoM, and KH2)

Joe Ochman as Jiminy Cricket (Re:Coded and KH3)

Jesse McCartney as Roxas (All Appearances)

Meaghan Martin as Namine (Re:CoM and Days)

Brittany Snow as Namine (KH2)

David Boreanaz as Leon (KH1)

Doug Erholtz as Leon (KH3 DLC)

Christy Carlson Romano as Yuffie (KH1)

Mae Whitman as Yuffie (KH2)

Chris Edgerly as Cid (KH3 DLC)

Steve Burton as Cloud (KH1 and Re:Coded)

Quinton Flynn as Axel (Re:CoM, KH2, and Days)

Shanelle Grey as Larxene (Re:CoM and KH3)

Dave Boat as Lexaeus/Aeleus (Re:CoM and BBS)

Corey Burton as DiZ/Ansem the Wise (Re:CoM)

Alyson Stoner as Xion (Days and KH3)

Kirk Thornton as Saix (All Appearances)

James Patrick Stuart as Braig/Xigbar/Luxu (All Appearances)

Ryan O’Donohue as Demyx (All Appearances)

Robin Atkin-Downes as Luxord (All Appearances)

Will Friedle as Seifer (KH2)

Justin Crowden as Hayner (KH2)

Sean Marquette as Pence (KH2)

Jessica DiCicco as Olette (KH2)

Corey Burton as Yen Sid (KH2, BBS, and KH3)

Jeff Bennett as Merlin (All Appearances)

Rachel Leigh Cook as Tifa (KH2)

Matt McKenzie as Auron (KH2)

Hedy Burress as Yuna (KH2)

Tara Strong as Rikku (KH2)

Gwendoline Yeo as Paine (KH2)

Luke Marinquez as Little Sora (BBS)

Ariel Winter as Little Kairi (BBS)

Kirk Thornton as Isa (BBS)

Quinton Flynn as Lea (BBS)

Jason Dohring as Terra (0.2 BBS and KH3)

Jesse McCartney as Ventus (BBS and KH3)

Hayley Joel Osment as Vanitas (BBS and KH3)

Ben Diskin as Young Xehanort (Re:Coded, 3D, and KH3)

Lara Jill Miller as Chirithy (X Backcover, KH3, and MoM)

Ray Chase as the Master of Masters (X Backcover)

MID TIER:

Alyson Stoner as Kairi (Re:CoM)

Richard Epcar as Ansem/Terra-Xehanort (Re:CoM and BBS)

Shaun Flemming as Tidus (KH1)

Molly Keck as Selphie (KH1 and KH2)

Doug Erholtz as Leon (KH2)

Mae Whitman as Yuffie (KH3 DLC)

Andrea Bowen as Aerith (KH3 DLC)

Keith Ferguson as Marluxia (Re:CoM and KH3)

David Dayan Fisher as Xaldin/Dilan (KH2/FM and BBS)

Meaghan Martin as Namine (BBS, Re:Coded, KH2 FM, and KH3)

Hayden Panettiere as Xion (3D)

Brandon Adams as Rai (KH2)

Jillian Bowen as Fuu (KH2)

Melissa Disney as Vivi (KH2)

Crispin Freeman as Setzer (KH2)

Corey Burton as Yen Sid (Re:Coded, 3D, 0.2 BBS, and MoM)

Willa Holland as Aqua (BBS, 3D, and 0.2 BBS)

Rick Gomez as Zack (BBS)

Ty Panitz as Little Riku (BBS)

David Gallaghar as Young Xehanort (BBS)

Matthew Mercer as Ira (X Backcover and KH3)

Travis Willingham as Aced (X Backcover and KH3)

Kevin Quinn as Gula (X Backcover and KH3)

Karissa Lee Staples as Invi (X Backcover and KH3)

Isabela Moner as Ava (X Backcover)

Matthew Mittleman as Luxu (X Backcover)

Michael Johnson as Ephemer (X Backcover and KH3)

Madison Davenport as Nameless Star (KH3 and MoM)

Vince Corazza as Ienzo (3D, KH3, and MoM)

Zachary Gordon as Hayner (KH3)

Tristan Chase as Pence (KH3)

Ashley Boettcher as Olette (KH3)

Drake Bell as Young Eraqus (KH3)

Dylan Sprouse as Yozora (KH3 DLC)

LOW TIER: Hayley Joel Osment as Sora (Re:Coded, 3D, and 0.2 BBS)

Alyson Stoner as Kairi (Days, 0.2 BBS, KH3, and MoM)

David Gallaghar as Riku (Days, Re:Coded, and KH3)

Richard Epcar as Ansem/Terra-Xehanort (KH2)

Wayne Alwine as King Mickey (Re:CoM)

Phil Snyder as Jiminy Cricket (Re:Coded and 3D)

Dee Bradley Baker as Wakka (KH1)

Mandy Moore as Aerith (KH1)

Steve Burton as Cloud (KH2)

George Newbern as Sephiroth (KH2)

Chris Edgerly as Cid (KH2)

Vince Corrazza as Zexion (Re:CoM, KH2 FM, and Days)

Corey Burton as Ansem the Wise (3D and KH3)

Quinton Flynn as Axel/Lea (Days Movie, 3D, and KH3)

Jason Dohring as Terra (BBS)

Willa Holland as Anti-Aqua (KH3)

Rutger Hauer as Master Xehanort (KH3)

Bret Iwan as King Mickey (all post-BBS appearances)

SHIT TIER: Lance Bass as Sephiroth (KH1)

Mena Suvari as Aerith (KH2)

Willa Holland as Aqua (KH3)

Corey Burton as DiZ/Ansem the Wise (BBS, Days Movie, and MoM)

#Disney #Kingdom Hearts #voice acting #opinion

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ephemeralflower · 1 year

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lauriam and marluxia: two distinct characters

in a 2017 interview following the release of khux, nomura was asked whether lauriam is marluxia. nomura answered “lauriam is lauriam.” most people have disregarded this statement by now because duh--we’ve already seen the differences between members of the organization and their recompleted selves.

however, i am going to argue that there is a further degree of separation between lauriam and marluxia than the other somebody/nobody pairs.

there are characters like ienzo who has a noticeably different personality from zexion (though i consider him a special case), but the others really aren’t that different when comparing them to their nobodies. their personalities are largely the same. it’s their motivations that are different.

now, put lauriam and marluxia side by side. lauriam, who cares about his little sister more than anything in the world vs marluxia, taking advantage of namine and using her to do his bidding. lauriam, who feels remorse for lashing out at ventus in the heat of the moment vs marluxia, who stops at nothing in an attempt to steal the keyblade’s power for himself. marluxia’s actions are a regression of the resolve lauriam has at the end of khux.

naturally, this is a consequence of khux being written after CoM. so, how does nomura reconcile their differences? well, here’s how: marluxia is canonically an amnesiac, as hinted following his defeat in kh3 and is stated in his kh3 ultimania character file. (how canon you consider the character files is up to you, but even so i recommend giving marluxia’s a read.)

it is likely that he lost his memories before becoming a nobody. lauriam, ventus, and skuld (you’ll have to pry “skuld is subject x” from my lifeless body) share the trait of memory loss. memory loss is seemingly a side effect of using the incomplete ark to travel to the future. (ephemer’s pod never activated, brain is ???, and frankly i’m still not sold whether elrena is an amnesiac, but she can tentatively be included with the amnesiacs as well.)

lauriam losing his memories before becoming marluxia explains how he ended up on his little darkness detour and why he had no qualms wasting precious time with the organization--he doesn’t remember his purpose. it also provides for an unknown amount of time for him to gain new memories to base marluxia’s personality around.

ultimately, i consider lauriam and marluxia are separate entities with very different motivations. they share a body, but not much else. marluxia’s character file hints that part of lauriam’s personality leaked through and played a role in his plan to overthrow xemnas, but it is arguable how canon the character files are. i’m all for it, personally.

there will be some OG fans who complain about this as a retcon until the end of time, but as it stands, khux could not have ended the way that it did without creating a clear divide between lauriam and marluxia.

lauriam is a protagonist now. i can’t wait to see how he reconciles with his actions as marluxia.

#kingdom hearts #kh #lauriam #marluxia #character analysis #long post #ferri's kh musings #i needed to get this out of my head and into words

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