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[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

[dictated in quick, breathless words]

There's something heading for the castle. Something huge. It looks like a Heartless but...

I'm guessing it has the same weaknesses, but I don't know.

...Riku? Have you seen this thing before?

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[eyesofshore.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It's called a Darkside. It's slow, but very strong, and it can spawn lots of smaller Heartless. We're gonna need some help taking it down.

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

Great.

I can distract the smaller ones, at least.

[eyesofshore.livejournal.com]

Be careful.

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

You too.

...If I say this isn't your fault, will you listen?

[eyesofshore.livejournal.com]

I will.

[a pause]

You can't deny the facts, Tobias...

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

You mean that the castle regressed you to a stupid kid, poured darkness into you, and brought Sora back like this after we couldn't stop you?

[eyesofshore.livejournal.com]

The castle only does so much.

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

Uh-huh.

Do you think Sora blames you?

[eyesofshore.livejournal.com]

... No. But I know he'll never forgive me if I quit right now. If I can take responsibility for this like I'm supposed to, maybe I'll be able to sleep sometime. Just a thought.

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

You're already doing your best to make up for it. You don't need to beat yourself up about it, too.

[eyesofshore.livejournal.com]

... I feel like... I'm taking advantage of his kindness if I just let it slide like he would.

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

I...think he'd be happier if you did.

[eyesofshore.livejournal.com]

... We'll see.

[bring-god-down.livejournal.com]

Hey, everything alright Tobias?

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

Huh? Oh, yeah - I'm just...sort of tired.

What about you? Are you safe?

[bring-god-down.livejournal.com]

Don't over exert yourself.

Yeah, I'm okay.

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

What, me?

...Good. I'm glad.

[bring-god-down.livejournal.com]

Yes you. I'm concerned for the people fighting this thing. Exhaustion could set in at any moment, and that leaves one vulnerable.

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

...I'll be careful, I promise. I do this kind of thing a lot, I know when to take a break.

[bring-god-down.livejournal.com]

You've battled a lot?

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

It's...been pretty much my life, for the past few months.

[bring-god-down.livejournal.com]

I understand.

Continue on then.

[hawtcuzimfly.livejournal.com]

It can't be that hard to take down.

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

Have you seen it?

I'm sure it's possible but don't underestimate it.

[galaxy-blue.livejournal.com]

Hey, you all right?

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

Kai? Yeah, I'm fine. I've just...been flying a lot.

[galaxy-blue.livejournal.com]

Yeah. That's good. Ah. How's it looking from up there?

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

...Not that great. There are way too many of these things.

[galaxy-blue.livejournal.com]

No stop to them, right?

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

Nope. And apparently this thing makes more of them so - I guess the best we can do for now is hold them back, and get people away from them.

[galaxy-blue.livejournal.com]

Great...

I wonder how long we can keep this up though...

Wait, that huge thing can just make more of these Heartless things without people to steal hearts from?

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

...As long as we have too. We can't do anything else.

Apparently. Maybe they're...bits that fall off, or it pulls them from somewhere.

[galaxy-blue.livejournal.com]

So much for quiet and peace...

Hm, looks we'll just have to keep on fighting until we figure something out.

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

Maybe if people stopped complaining about it...

Pretty much. Reminds me of home.

[galaxy-blue.livejournal.com]

Don't know why people do...

Well it's life, especially in warring worlds.

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

Bored, I guess.

Yeah. I just wish the world wasn't warring on us.

[galaxy-blue.livejournal.com]

Idiots.

I guess it got fed up with us? I mean just look at how we treat the world in general.

[nothlitprince.livejournal.com]

...A lot of them, yeah. Either they don't care or they just don't get it.

Well, this one can just spit us back out if it wants to.

...That sounded kind of gross.

[galaxy-blue.livejournal.com]

Sigh, they're annoying all right.

Hey, I don't mind. At least when I'm fighting back home it's for people who care and it advances us to our final goal...