Kingdom Hearts fic: Fractured Moments - Day 15 - "Legend"
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museficSummary: Riku tells a story. Once upon a time, the Sun, the Moon, and the Star lived together on an island...
[Set shortly before "Freeze." In the world of 1001 Nights, Riku lends stories to buy time to save a queen's life.]
“Do you have another story to share?” The whisper came from the other side of the wall.
Riku sighed. “Of course.” Truthfully, he’d already shared the stories he’d known as a child, the ones Sora’s mom would tell them, or the ones he remembered from school. But if all he could do was buy time, he would.
“Once upon a time,” he started, because that was always how these things started...
Once upon a time, the Sun and the Moon lived together on an island. They were the best of friends, hardly able to be separated.
Until one day, a Star fell to their island. She did not know where she had come from, only that she had fallen there. The Sun and the Moon welcomed her, and soon the three of them were as close as the Sun and Moon had been.
The three grew up together on their island, not knowing there were enemies beyond it. As time passed, the Star began to wonder where she had come from, and the Sun and the Moon decided to help her find her original home. The three planned a quest to discover her home. Before they could set off, darkness invaded the island.
The Sun was dismayed that his home and his friends might be in danger. But the danger also hinted at adventure, and the Moon was excited by the prospect.
The Star vanished when the darkness swallowed the island, and the Sun was determined to save her. His heart was so strong that he was given a magical key to aid him against the dark. The Sun found new friends, birds and beasts, willing to travel with him on his new quest. They discovered that the darkness had swallowed many worlds, that they had many places to protect. The Sun and his friends faced many trials, journeys through forests, deserts, and oceans, all to stop the darkness. Perhaps another day there will be time to follow all of his adventures.
The Moon also wanted to save the missing Star. And the darkness whispered to him that it knew the way. It brought the Moon the Star’s empty shell, and told him that there were other lights that must be brought together, and then the Star would wake. The darkness also whispered that the Sun had forgotten the Moon and the Star, that his new quest and his new allies had replaced his old friends in his heart.
The Moon was misled.
Finally, the Sun found the Star’s home, that place they’d originally wanted to find. She’d been born in an amazing castle, though it was now falling victim to the darkness. But the Moon had grown jealous, and plotted to steal the Sun’s key. He took it and the Sun’s new allies away, leaving the Sun alone. But the Sun’s heart was too strong to give in, and he came after the Moon. His strength won the key back, and his new friends as well.
The Moon was too proud to admit his flaws, to admit that he’d been wrong, so he fled. And the dark took a new form, promising him strength and power if he would give himself over to it. And the Moon was weak, and gave in.
The Moon sheltered the darkness within himself, and went back to the Sun. He led the Sun to the Star’s shell, but then the darkness completely overtook the Moon. The Sun battled the dark-Moon and made it retreat.
The Sun discovered that the Star’s heart had been inside his own the entire time. In order to free her, he had to lose his own heart. But he was strong enough to do so, stronger than the faithless Moon, and restored her. The Star’s love for the Sun then healed him, so that both could be whole.
They pursued the darkness, and fought it again, deciding to seal it behind a door to protect the worlds. The Moon, finally realizing he had been lied to, and full of regret, stayed on the inside of the door with the darkness, so that the Sun could lock it away with the magic key.
And that was how the Sun saved the heart of all the worlds… the Sun had more adventures, as did the Moon, and the Star, but those are stories for another time.
Riku’s throat felt tight by the time he finished his story. He hadn’t thought it would be that difficult. Perhaps after this, he could just talk about the adventures ‘The Sun’ had gone on. Bittersweet, by comparison, but at least not quite requiring he lay his failures bare, even through the lens of a story.
“Thank you,” came the whisper through the wall.
“Of course.”
He leaned back, and tried to sleep.
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[Set shortly before "Freeze." In the world of 1001 Nights, Riku lends stories to buy time to save a queen's life.]
“Do you have another story to share?” The whisper came from the other side of the wall.
Riku sighed. “Of course.” Truthfully, he’d already shared the stories he’d known as a child, the ones Sora’s mom would tell them, or the ones he remembered from school. But if all he could do was buy time, he would.
“Once upon a time,” he started, because that was always how these things started...
Once upon a time, the Sun and the Moon lived together on an island. They were the best of friends, hardly able to be separated.
Until one day, a Star fell to their island. She did not know where she had come from, only that she had fallen there. The Sun and the Moon welcomed her, and soon the three of them were as close as the Sun and Moon had been.
The three grew up together on their island, not knowing there were enemies beyond it. As time passed, the Star began to wonder where she had come from, and the Sun and the Moon decided to help her find her original home. The three planned a quest to discover her home. Before they could set off, darkness invaded the island.
The Sun was dismayed that his home and his friends might be in danger. But the danger also hinted at adventure, and the Moon was excited by the prospect.
The Star vanished when the darkness swallowed the island, and the Sun was determined to save her. His heart was so strong that he was given a magical key to aid him against the dark. The Sun found new friends, birds and beasts, willing to travel with him on his new quest. They discovered that the darkness had swallowed many worlds, that they had many places to protect. The Sun and his friends faced many trials, journeys through forests, deserts, and oceans, all to stop the darkness. Perhaps another day there will be time to follow all of his adventures.
The Moon also wanted to save the missing Star. And the darkness whispered to him that it knew the way. It brought the Moon the Star’s empty shell, and told him that there were other lights that must be brought together, and then the Star would wake. The darkness also whispered that the Sun had forgotten the Moon and the Star, that his new quest and his new allies had replaced his old friends in his heart.
The Moon was misled.
Finally, the Sun found the Star’s home, that place they’d originally wanted to find. She’d been born in an amazing castle, though it was now falling victim to the darkness. But the Moon had grown jealous, and plotted to steal the Sun’s key. He took it and the Sun’s new allies away, leaving the Sun alone. But the Sun’s heart was too strong to give in, and he came after the Moon. His strength won the key back, and his new friends as well.
The Moon was too proud to admit his flaws, to admit that he’d been wrong, so he fled. And the dark took a new form, promising him strength and power if he would give himself over to it. And the Moon was weak, and gave in.
The Moon sheltered the darkness within himself, and went back to the Sun. He led the Sun to the Star’s shell, but then the darkness completely overtook the Moon. The Sun battled the dark-Moon and made it retreat.
The Sun discovered that the Star’s heart had been inside his own the entire time. In order to free her, he had to lose his own heart. But he was strong enough to do so, stronger than the faithless Moon, and restored her. The Star’s love for the Sun then healed him, so that both could be whole.
They pursued the darkness, and fought it again, deciding to seal it behind a door to protect the worlds. The Moon, finally realizing he had been lied to, and full of regret, stayed on the inside of the door with the darkness, so that the Sun could lock it away with the magic key.
And that was how the Sun saved the heart of all the worlds… the Sun had more adventures, as did the Moon, and the Star, but those are stories for another time.
Riku’s throat felt tight by the time he finished his story. He hadn’t thought it would be that difficult. Perhaps after this, he could just talk about the adventures ‘The Sun’ had gone on. Bittersweet, by comparison, but at least not quite requiring he lay his failures bare, even through the lens of a story.
“Thank you,” came the whisper through the wall.
“Of course.”
He leaned back, and tried to sleep.
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