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“Misty Meets, the Valued Rocks and Seas”

② Travelogue ┊ ᵗʰᵒˢᵉ ʷʰᵒ ᵃʳᵉ ᵗʳᵉᵃᵗᵉᵈ ʷᶦᵗʰ ᵗʳᵃᵍᵉᵈʸ ᵃˢ ᵗᶦᵐᵉ ᵗʳᶦᶜᵏˡᵉˢ··· ᵗʳᶦᵖ ᵇᵘᵗ ᵇᵉᶜᵒᵐᵉ ᵗᵃᶜᵗᶠᵘˡ ᵗʳᵉᵃˢᵘʳᵉˢ ᵒᶠ ᵗᶦᵗˡᵉᵈ ᵗᵉˢᵗᶦᵐᵒⁿᶦᵉˢ·

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- - ——— ꒰ An article by Nicole “Nikki” Elaine S. Chua ꒱

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“Wait, it’s about to rain?” I can vaguely remember saying something similar to those impulsive thoughts, as I look up into the gray skies and those monotoned clouds steadily sailing in mid-air. I felt the raindrops on my face—the mix of awe and worry from my father, mother, and sister who were about to trek on those rocky grounded fields of the wild Yehliu. The other visitors, whose language I could not understand, fiddled through their belongings. They opened umbrellas and covered themselves in pastel-like colored jackets, transparent in design, as I observed their casual clothing for a supposed sunny adventure. This was about to be one of the greatest family travels out of the thousand places I’ve visited—one that was like no other.

Welcome to 𝙔𝙚𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙪 𝙂𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙖𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙞, 𝙏𝙖𝙞𝙬𝙖𝙣! For this article, I’d like to tour you around one of the most memorable and breathtaking travel destinations that my family and I visited during our second vacation in Taiwan. To be honest, the Chuas loves to stroll around new locations together—whether we linger the Pearl of the East, or the rest in the Heart of Asia. Whenever there is time to escape from the world of academics, we break out from that comfortable 3D box to walk to the outskirts of recreations, entertainment, and sights to behold. Dad, who was always our captain on the steering wheel of our adventures, would schedule the perfect itineraries during our summers. Mom tends to take pictures and post mementos of our times together on Facebook—as my sister and I enjoy the blissful moments noted in our own book of life.

This geopark, however, gave a different kind of atmosphere to our typical visits. The humidity has been thickening and the cold crisp air swept through the open area. A geopark is molded by nature’s wonders. There are no futuristic buildings, leaning towers, nor brilliant inventions of men standing uproot, rather, jaggy rocks and murky land persists in this long-cape landscape. It has 1,700 meters of earth carved from top to bottom—shaded by bland hues of brown and green. However, such a scenery cannot be underestimated just because there is nothing but bumpy stones, flimsy pathways, and barren holes on the crust. This is the sole reason why it is visited, for Yehliu Geopark is not only a tourist attraction, but also a habitat for rich ecological resources and thriving fishing communities. The entirety of Yehliu’s cape runs through a sea—yes, you read it right, a 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚 of soothing waves that compliment the greenery of the mountains above.

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ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ❝dissolve into seafoam. ❞

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Do you know the story of how Yehliu Geopark became to be in its present form? Each rock and stone structure in this site has its own character, as if they are interacting with one another. The locals here in Yehliu witnessed how nature refined itself with its own miracles. Hence, they are also the ones who shared the geopark’s origins to tourists like us. The landscape was crafted by marine erosion, because it so happened that the seashore’s layer is made out of limestone. Because of the scientific method of weathering and movement by the Earth, the limestone crumbled over time—dissolving slowly by the seawater bashing itself into land. It resulted into those eerie, yet interesting sea-water eroded holes on the ground. What’s even more amazing is the fact that because of the flurry winds, blinding sunrays, salty water, harsh rains, and dreadful northeastern monsoon paths, the rocks gained identity and almost became celebrities due to their unique figures.

It is truly a work of God, that these elements who continuously burdened stones to rapidly change and adapt to the impact they cause, made them into what they are today. It is like humans, who also tolerate, endure, and persevere from pain to transform into better people—tested by time, yet surviving with resolve. The day my family and I visited the geopark, the rain drizzled from the heavens. There was the thought that I could slip over wet ground and plunge into the sea if I was not careful, but looking around, I figured that this peaceful nature will not allow anyone to be taken by its mystical works. It embraces you, like there’s nothing to be scared about. Instead, it greets you hello with open arms—wanting us to continue our plans despite the misty dewdrops.

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ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ❝ bridge to terabithia. ❞

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The chilly atmosphere was actually quite relaxing, especially when nature desires its visitors to breathe for a while after an industrious environment in the urban society. My family and I walked with our umbrellas on our heads with smiles on our faces—the waves from the sea yearning to approach us, only being stopped by the sturdy ground that we walked on. If ever you visit Yehliu Geopark, you must get ready to meet some of the rocks in this travel destination! There are candles, mushrooms, a cute princess, that arch-shaped gorilla, some kind of marine bird, ice cream, tofu, and the main attraction: the Queen’s head. Just like the other tourists, we did not hesistate to take home souveniers of our adventures from the unwinding views we’ve seen. Even though more than 1,000 meters is a big horizon to explore, we walked around—hoping to spot more rock formations.

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ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ❝ uniting the cynosure’s roads. ❞

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Imagination is what created those rock formations’ attributes and parts in this still story of Yehliu. If you have tons of imagination of both the possible and impossible, then your sightseeing will be plenty of fun to commit to! The 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙨 are like little children sitting on the seashore, except they were not just two but 180 of them all together in one area. After stepping with caution across the slippery rocks, you will notice a familiar figure that looks like a woman with a large headdress. She wears it with all honor and responsibility as the star of Yehliu. Oh! You guessed it, we found the 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙙! We captured a shot with her hazel beauty which you can see in my cover edit. Mission accomplished, now let’s look for the other rock characters, shall we?

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ㅤㅤ ❝ ephemeral angst, nefarious epiphany. ❞

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After walking for a while over bridges and stairways that connect the geopark together, we discovered the 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙨. They were soaked in sea-water, so its usual beige color like all the rocks we’ve seen so far has dimmed to pitch black. Though, you will be surprised that they are shaped like short candles—with their wicks sticking out in the middle, as if it has already melted deeper into its center. According to the brochure we held before entering the tourist spot, these rocks were originally ball-like concentrations with softer surfaces, before they were completely scoured off. So, that must be the magic of Yehliu, huh?

Then, we noticed an unique rock formation that was not documented on boards or printed material by the management. It was like an animal, laying down on a rock—resting with pride and confidence. I wanted to call this the 𝙇𝙮𝙣𝙭 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠, because it looks like a feline who is about to hunt, perhaps the marine bird from meters away. It’s not the official name of the rock formation, though, I felt closer to it when I made the connection. I felt chills all over my body when I heard the tiny pitter-patters hit my navy blue umbrella. It was definitely a fateful encounter—the calm rain, the rushing of the sea ridges, and a new found friend. When you come over to Yehliu, do say hello to Lynx for me! I terribly miss her, after all these years that I haven’t picked up my suitcase for another trip.

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ㅤㅤ ❝ the serendipity of tranquil encounters. ❞

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There is apparently an anecdote documented in Yehliu’s history about a certain fisherman, namely “𝙇𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙯𝙝𝙚𝙣.” In 1964, a group of students were visiting the scenic charm of the rocks and sea, when one of them unintentionally fell into the sea. Without thinking twice, Lin Tianzhen showed his courage and jumped into the raging sea to save the helpless pupil. Sadly, none of them were able to come back to shore alive—devoured by the depths of the salt water, unaware of its crime. When the news came to the attention of President Chiang Kai-Shek, the first president of Taiwan, he quickly ordered for a monument of Lin Tianzhen to be built in Yehliu. That’s why if you would see a marble sculpture of a man in baggy pants, that is the heroic fisherman in the stories of the locals here.

Throughout the rest of the adventure we’ve challenged to carry on despite the moist surroundings, we faced the 𝘾𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 and her adorable figure, like she was posing her bent head to the camera. We found the arched-shape 𝙂𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠, who stood still, yet to our surprise, it was a literal arch! You can see the Gorilla in one angle if you do it correctly, though, you could also look at it in another angle to realize that it has a hole through its structure. We raised our peace signs in eagerness of the enticing discovery while the camera flashed. The 𝙄𝙘𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠 and 𝙏𝙤𝙛𝙪 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙨 made us hungry, because they looked like actual food enlarged and hardened in their positions—though, of course, they never expired! I could imagine that famous Taiwanese ice cream brand scoop on that jar-like rock, and the dream of tofu soup, for the Tofu rocks laid in two rows within the middle of the sea.

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ㅤㅤ ❝ a pluviophile soaked in hyperborean aqua. ❞

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Since we were hungry, we looked for a place to fill our tummies to satisfaction. Thankfully, Yehliu Geopark still has facilities to accommodate tourists’ basic needs. A visitor’s center is established for dining, renting of wheel chairs & baby strollers, and inquiries of guests to the staff of the geopark. You can also ask for assistance from the friendly tour guides of the travel destination—if you are able to speak in Chinese, that is! Don’t worry—they are able to understand and speak basic English. Just make sure to pack your skills in speaking the foreign language if you’d like to talk more with the locals here, then! They also have a nursing station & lost and found section in the center in case of emergency or urgency, which is useful for scenarios such as the unexpected rain when we visited.

Because Yehliu Geopark takes care of the reefs and water ecosystems nurtured in their location, they also have a oceanpark in the geopark! It is called “𝙔𝙚𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙪 𝙊𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙,” though we were not able to spend time taking a peak into the realm of sea creatures and corals freely living in the pictures of exhibits. There are diving performers in the oceanpark, too, that make visitors astounded by their splendid act. Oh, and how can we not forget the souvenier shop for merchandise from Yenliu Geopark? It’s always great to show your loved ones how much you enjoyed Yenliu, its stories, and the sights you’ve seen! It also supports the geopark’s operation, so that it can continue its goal and mission to keep sharing the wonders of this valued scenic area by the Heart of Asia.

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ㅤㅤㅤ❝ iridescently frozen in an ethereal epoch. ❞

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There are also many earthy figures here that were molded by weathering. They are known as “𝙃𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙙 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙨,” that possess an artistic style like that of a solidified sponge. Through these rock structures, Chinese culture is shown—an example being the “𝟮𝟰 -𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙡-𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙡” that presents the importance of superiority and inferiority relationships to Chinese people. The hill of rocks have 24 men-like figures standing nearby each other, revealing a picture of hierarchy based on the positions of each men.

Additionally, the geopark has fossils scattered across its long cape. We only found this urchin fossil in the picture above, plaqued like a prized possession with the proud mark of Taiwanese tourism. The words, “Tai Power,” reminded me of the rest of the adventures that my family and I had in the warmth of this country. Even though the distress comes, it fades away with the power of bonds to go against the negativity to be refined everyday—that’s Tai Power, the ability to touch hearts wherever you are right now!

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ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ❝ petrichor at selcouth midday. ❞

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Before I forget, if you’re looking for extreme activities, you can try tracking down the caves of Yenliu that were also crafted by nature’s power. They are placed in spots that are hard to reach by visitors—including me and my family who did want to risk getting harmed. Do try it out, however, if you’re looking for the thrill! There are other rock formations to uncover in Yenliu Geopark aside from the ones we were able to locate. You can trace down the footprints of a fairy in the 𝙂𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙨 and notice the 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙮'𝙨 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙚 was left behind before it has taken flight again. The locals here believe in a legend that this fairy sent by the Jade Emperor, from Taoist beliefs, cursed a turtle elf who troubled the seas and caused many shipwrecks back in the day. So, if you see white smoke coming from the mountains, locals will exclaim that the turtle elf is taking its last breath. It’s a motivating tale to conclude this article, and our visit to the geopark.

Most importantly, I’d like to remind everyone who plans to visit Yehliu Geopark to obey and respect the guidelines given by the management of the landscape, as well as the North coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area Administration! If you observe red warning lines on the ground, do not pass that zone—always stay on the path, because it is for our own safety. Let’s 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 these astonishing wonders offered to us by the beloved nature we owe daily. We need nature, but nature does not need us. We should not touch nor damage these creations of Mother Earth. Climbing & tagging on the rock formations, smoking, biking, wading, swimming, fishing, littering, or disturbing the plants in the location is strictly prohibited! Otherwise, you might need to pay for a fine when caught.

Our duty to look after Yehliu Geopark, while saving the environment in our own way, is for the sake of the next generations whose imagination will also be aroused by these treasured beings and narratives of this place. The staff would like more people to enjoy the unique scenery it offers to the world. The rock structures in this geopark are still actively developing and dynamically changing with the tides of our times today. So, it is only rightful if we give them the same amount of growth they need, as much as we do.

At the end of the day, the trip I had in Yehliu wasn’t too bad at all! It was beautiful, stunning scenery to keep in my memories as I move forward to the present. Through my travel to Yehliu Geopark, we were able to unveil the mist and take a glimpse of the true colors of ordinary rocks and common seas. We got to know many stories of still stones, and the amazing people who make the geopark the apple of the eye for more tourists. A part of nature—to witness its ability and wonders through an alleviating journey to find peace—Yehliu Geopark can surely be described that way. If you’re interested in travelling to Taiwan, Yehliu Geopark is a tourist spot that you absolutely must consider in your own bucket lists! Maybe not now while the pandemic is still ongoing, but someday, hopefully! I’d love to hear your own experiences in visiting the geopark in the comments!

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Yehliu Geopark is open from 8 AM to 5 PM. One entry ticket costs 80 NTD or New Taiwan dollars for one adult tourist. On the other hand, kids aged 6 to 12 can avail an entry ticket half its price. In the Philippines, 80 NTD is 139.54 pesos, while 40 NTD is 69.77 pesos, as of June 15, 2021. However, you can get a 20% discounted group ticket if you are a group of 30 or more people. The geopark is located in the Heart of Asia—Taiwan! Its exact address is No. 167-1, Kantung Rd., Yehliu, Wanli, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

If you are already in Taiwan, you can get to Yehliu Geopark either through bus or car. There are four routes that you can choose from if you will ride on a bus. Meanwhile, if you choose to arrive at the geopark by car, there are five dispatch options that are possible to use, depending on your starting point. You can check this link for more information regarding a planned trip. Safe travels, and thank you for reading! Let’s meet again in another blog where my fantasies become realities! A Nikki reminder: find passion in your work, and you’ll never tire from it! See you!

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ㅤㅤ﹙dedication. ﹚ ୨˚୧ ˚ ༘♡.↳ ₊˚‧

This blog is dedicated to heroes who stay to be ordinary, because they glisten the most when their humbleness is that of the rocks and seas. You are truly the ones who give Rising Hope to all of us.

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ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ┊彡 Credits

➥ Cover Edit

➫ Pictures captured by my mom, Helen Sy

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➥ Blog Dividers

➫ Pictures captured by my mom, Helen Sy

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➥ Source of Information

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Sleeping Realms Theory Rebuttal

Somebody was kind enough to leave some SparkNotes, so let’s get started on discussing the Sleeping Realms theory since I still don’t really have the time to read it. Might as well.

Since this is based on SparkNotes, I might be missing several key pieces of evidence, feel free to discuss my agreements and disagreements, maybe prove me wrong, now that I have some idea I’m at least more open to discussion.

Edit: Read the Liveblog here now that I have read it.

The guardians died in the real timeline, which we all saw

No comment. Definitely happened in KH3. Nothing to say.

Xehanort succeeded using princesses (and thus Kairi) so Kairi survived and used her power to keep Sora together in the afterlife (which we saw)

So far you got me on this. Didn’t know this needed clarifying but the Final World stuff was a bit ??? confusing.

Sora, from the afterlife, got everyone together and brought them not to life, but to The Sleeping Worlds, cause death and sleep touch.

Okay so now you’ve lost me for a few reasons. While yes it is the case that sleep and death touch (Re: Chirithy) I don’t necessarily think that’s what happened. In order to be in the Realm of Sleep, a world must have fallen to Darkness, not just one, but every single world that Sora and co. visited after being revived. Since Xehanort would’ve needed to find and gather the seven new princesses and then challenged them (a task I’m sure Yen Sid would’ve made as difficult as possible by summoning and moving around the princesses) this could not be an immediate process, meaning that he would not have been able to send the worlds into the Realm of Sleep in the brief amount of time Sora spent in the Final World gathering himself up and rescuing the others from the Lich (Which would have had to have been brief because otherwise their souls would have fully passed on).

Furthermore, the Keyblade Graveyard isn’t in the Realm of Darkness yet, I know it looks pretty dark but like...it can be accessed by the Gummi Ship. As Goofy said, the Gummi Ship is only required for access to the Realm of Darkness.

The final point of question is Aqua herself. Rescuing Aqua is a huge deal in the game itself and you do it in the Realm of Darkness. The Realm of Darkness cannot be accessed in the Realm of Sleep because the location cannot fall into the Realm of Sleep It doesn’t make sense for them to be able to go there to rescue Aqua if she’s in the Realm of Sleep. Which I guess wouldn’t be necessary if they only come back in the Keyblade Graveyard, but we’ll address that point later when the timing of the drop comes up.

Because Kairi is still in the real world, the Kairi we see is a dream version - it's why her hoodie has Chirithy ears.

First of all, I do not like this idea. It means we haven’t had a game that actually had Kairi in it in four games. And that’s offensive on so many levels because it means she literally doesn’t matter and no.

But even from a non shitty standpoint like that, there’s still evidence against this, in KH3, we see Kairi in her KH2 attire.

When she’s talking to Lea. Furthermore, we know her outfit was designed and given to her by the Fairies and Yen Sid. Yen Sid even tells Riku to bring the outfits they designed to Lea and Kairi in the cutscenes prior to this.

And we’ll talk about why the drop doesn’t happen in the Keyblade Graveyard later. Because yes, in technicality, the drop could have occurred in there, hell it’s hard to notice her cat ears in the outfit in the scene where her outfit is first revealed (at least in the trailer), but that’s not quite what claims the theory is making.

Riku "drops" early on, which is why his hair changes to his Dream Eater hairstyle.

And here’s the first conflict of interest. I’ll compare the renders in a minute, but if we assume Riku drops before the scene he interacts with Sora (which he does, he has the haircut very early on) then that means he should already be in the Realm of Sleep when Kairi has not yet received her new outfit. In fact, we should never see KH2 Kairi design in the same timeframe as KH3 Riku if this were the case, but we do. Furthermore, the drop occurs in the Realm of Darkness, is again physically impossible based on how the Realm of Darkness and Realm of Sleep respectively work. Worlds in the Realm of Sleep are not in the Realm of Darkness, therefore those in the Realm of Sleep cannot visit the Realm of Darkness and can certainly not visit the Realm of Darkness. As for the renders:

The hairstyles are similar, but not identical. There are minor differences but they’re close enough I’d call it the point. However:

Riku’s hair in KH3D looks almost identical to his nonsleeping self’s version, showing it’s more likely it’s just the transference of the short hair onto the KH1 era RIku model.

Anyways model references aside, there’s one other huge flaw with Riku dropping at this moment and that’s how? We watch Riku die in what would likely be “Alpha Timeline” or an exact replica of Alpha Timeline, so if that’s the case, how do we have Riku dropping in the Realm of Sleep for the Beta timeline. It shouldn’t at all be possible, given that Riku is one of the people Sora rescued, or alternatively, the Alpha Timeline Riku never showed up in the Keyblade Graveyard, so who’s the seven lights. Given that they must be Keyblade Wielders, they’d only have six of seven (Sora, Kairi, Lea, Mickey, Aqua, and Ven) and so they wouldn’t have approached the Keyblade Graveyard in the first place.

We also see Riku in his KH3 hairstyle in the ending, which implies we’re still in the Realm of Sleep. So if that’s the case, does it even matter if we aren’t in the Alpha Timeline if the happy ending’s only in the Beta Timeline. Which for the record this would also imply that Xehanort is still out there in the Alpha Timeline (aka the real timeline) and make the claim that this is the end of the Xehanort Saga directly false. Which also means we’d never see the real Kairi ever again which again, is incredibly shitty way to treat the female member of the Destiny Trio. A lot of really bad implications for how the series would continue, even if it doesn’t bring up the problems in general with a “It took place in a dream” theory. Don’t like.

Everything after Kingdom Hearts II.9 is when the drop occurs, and when real selves land in the dream world.

This is my biggest (well one of my biggest) issue in the theory. The timing of the drop. If the theory were presenting the drop happened in the Keyblade Graveyard, I would one hundred percent agree with it. Because there’s a lot of weird elements, but we have several things to run against this in earlier evidence. Which on that note.

This scene here is when the game shows the KH3 logo, meaning KH2.9 is over and KH3 has officially begun. (Please ignore commentary finding resources is not easy for this.) This scene happens before we see Kairi in her KH2 outfit, meaning that scene takes place in Kingdom Hearts III, not Kingdom Hearts II.9. If it’s in Kingdom Hearts III, then that means the scene takes place after the drop, meaning we should only be seeing Kairi with Chirithy ears on her hoodie after the scene. But we see the KH2 design.

Furthermore, Sora and co. visit the Realm of Darkness several times, which should 200% be impossible if they’re travelling sleeping worlds, as it’s a world that cannot enter into the Realm of Sleep and be a sleeping world.

Finally, why is Xehanort sending his Org Members? It’s one thing in KH3D, that’s a part of the plan in 3D, but by this point in the theory, there’s no reason for it. Xehanort can just use his backup plan and win, what Sora and co. are doing in the sleeping worlds literally does not matter, but in the sleeping worlds, characters who are there as echoes of the world and not actually residents of them don’t talk, as seen with the odd Riku who never talks or does anything. Just silently fills the roll and leaves.

(In hindsight, it’s also possible this could be a time travelling Rikunort. This Riku’s purpose is still unclear)

Regardless of the above note, the Organization XIII members are actually there, and there would be absolutely no reasoning for it if Xehanort had already won.

It's not so much "everything is a dream" as it is "KH3 is just KHUX." Because everyone forgot the destruction of the real world and is living in a copy

This is my other big area of issue because it shows a fundamental misunderstanding of KHUx. KHUx does not take place in the Realm of Sleep, while there can be an argument for it, we have seen through the creation of the first Chirithy in KH Backcover (Which is not a dream) that Dreameaters do not only spawn in the Realm of Sleep.

Meanwhile, there is much more evidence that KHUx takes place within the Datascape or something similar. “Darkness”, in his conversation with Maleficent, mentions that the worlds are made of data. Brain, in his traitor reveal, calls himself the “Virus that will rewrite destiny” which is an allegory more fitting towards data. Finally, in the most recent KHUx update, we see glitches in the system, manifesting in phantom Strelitzia (In the Brain traitor video), a staticy conversation between Ava and the MoM, and the appearance of Bug Blox, which are synonymous with errors and darkness in data.

But in order to be in a Datascape, somebody has to open up a path first. And even then, it destroys huge elements of this theory.

Young Xehanort knows, and that's why he's all, "You're doing it again" with Sora during the Lich fight

No, that’s not it. Young Xehanort is specifically referencing KH3D, when Sora’s willingness and desire to help his friends led him to drive his heart deeper and deeper into the darkness to the point of him nearly being norted.

With different final results, that’s exactly what Sora is doing now.

It wouldn't invalidate the events as much as recontextualize them - there's more behind the scenes, but just because we're seeing dream versions of events doesn't mean they didn't happen

This shows a fundamental lack of understanding in how the Realm of Sleep works, but the long and the short is yes, it still does.

The Realm of Sleep holds records of events as they happened, yes that is true, but that only holds true to the worlds leading up to the Keyblade Graveyard.

In order for this theory to be true, while the events of the Alpha Timeline may have played out similarly to the events of the Beta Timeline, they would need to still be in the Realm of Sleep after Sora saved them from the Lich, otherwise the Beta Timeline literally does not matter since the events of the Keyblade Graveyard occurred in the Alpha Timeline too. So while some scenes are largely unaffected, any scene after the Lich rescue did not actually happen in reality because again, Xehanort would be an idiot to enter into the Realm of Sleep after Sora when he won since Sora does not matter to the grand scheme of his plan since the new seven Princesses work just as well. This means the Sea Salt Trio and Wayfinder Trio never reunited and makes not only the scenes we did get absolutely useless, it takes away the emotional weight of these scenes in the future because we’ve already seen them and feels like a waste of time. It would remove all investment in their future arcs (or leave them dead and that’s even worse tbqh) and if I’m not invested in these characters, why should I keep going when they make up a majority of the important cast? It would drive away fans (myself included) by the boatload and is a terrible idea.

It explains a lot of things like Kairi's murder not releasing a heart, why Kingdom Hearts is the wrong color, why Roxas can still wield two keyblades with only one hearts, etc.

Kairi’s murder not releasing a heart is not the first in the series to do that. Sora’s in KH1′s does not when he stabs himself to save Kairi, and neither does Eraqus’s death. If we are to believe she wasn’t actually killed, it would be a much more simple explanation to assume she was a replica than to assume she’s a Chirithy.

As for Kingdom Hearts, it’s not the wrong color. Of the games we see it in, KH1 (box art), KH2, Days, and KH3 all show Kingdom Hearts as orange/yellow. Only BBS shows it as blue as far as I am aware (I can’t remember if it shows up in KHX. I don’t think it does but?) so therefore you can’t really make that argument.

Roxas being in the Realm of Sleep would have absolutely no effect on Roxas’s ability to dual wield without two hearts in him.

So at the end of the day, the theory as a whole explains very little and what it does can be explained more simply, unless these portions are explained separately from the “It’s all a dream” concept it wants to sell.

So the conclusion in all this? The Sleeping Realms theory is a theory that seems to cherry pick evidence to reach a conclusion and while it proposes some ideas that others might find interesting, it throws out an idea without fully taking into account how some of the ideas thrown out might outright disprove later parts. It’s fairly contradictory to itself while ignoring the idea of Occam’s Razor and character motivations as well as how the two timelines interact properly. That being said, it could very well have had some truth if, instead of trying to apply to the whole game, it focused only on the last portion of the game (Keyblade Graveyard and beyond), though if it were to become canon I still think it would drive me from the series.

Why are people declaring this as what actually happened again?

#Kingdom Hearts #KH3 #Kingdom Hearts III #kh3 spoilers #So yeah I really don't think this theory was made for me sorry for all of you who like it

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The Other Day at Hot Topic: Heartless

“You’re giving me this look like I’m crazy.” Aqua’s kneeling next to a spilled box of accessories, trying to make all the mismatched objects fit again, so that they can be carted around and placed. She reminds Roxas vaguely of a young mom stealing her kid’s stuff for a garage sale.

“Uh…yup.” Roxas has moved to stand beside her, with the intention of helping her out and getting some answers, god damn it, but now he’s not sure how to do either. The box is mostly full and he’s not entirely sure what he just heard Aqua and Vanitas discussing.

A band? A video game? Creatures from the deep?

“I take it nobody told you about the Heartless yet,” she concludes with a light, knowing smile.

“Uh...nope?” Roxas agrees finally, picking up a Game of Thrones eye shadow palette that had slid over beside his foot and offering it to her. She smiles, and Roxas’ chest lightens a bit, relieved her anger has abated after his argument with that dick Vanitas, and she seems to be willing to give him a second chance. Mainly because dark Aqua had been the stuff nightmares are made of.

“They didn’t have you watch all the training videos?”

Roxas shrugs, opening a palm. “Saïx showed me, like, the video on shoplifting: ‘Be nice and hope for the best.’” Okay, so it had been a little more complicated than that, but just a little. “But that was really all…”

“Mhmm,” Aqua nods thoughtfully, standing. Settling the box on her hip, she steps behind the checkout counter and deposits it on the narrow space between the computer monitor and a display box. “Saïx only shows the official training videos.”

She looks to Roxas, who follows her behind the register, unsure what he should be doing and apparently appearing concerned enough that she puts on her comforting voice, sets a hand on the counter between them like she wants to pat him in sympathy, but they just met so it’d be weird.

“Don’t be upset with him, though. He’s just trying not to get sacked. You know, Axel told me once the closest Hot Topic to us has been through at least five managers since Saïx has started. Which is probably why Saïx can be such a fun-suck.”

Sympathy tugs at Roxas’ heartstrings. He wonders if it’s ever occurred to Demyx and Vanitas that part of the reason Saïx is so strict is because he’s under pressure of his own. Mostly, Saïx has been professional and polite. Well, except when he’s mocking them all mercilessly, in his blink-and-you-miss-it deadpan, but Roxas kind of admires that.

“I really don’t think he’s…I mean he’s actually kind of hilarious if you pay attention to literally anything that comes out of his mouth...”

Aqua isn’t listening any more. With the large box blocking her from the eyes of any customers that might wander in, (and this early, there aren’t likely to be any), she has fished out her smartphone and begun swiping through screens. “Here. I think I still have a copy…”

The discussion halts as the video starts with a loud, electric guitar thrum, and the phone exchanges hands.

“HEY HOTTIES!”

The tiny screen erupts into sensory overload. An explosion of flames, the sound of an engine backfiring, and heavy rock music smash together; the words “HOT TOPIC TRAINING VIDEO #2” flashing white across the black, flaming screen.

Demyx appears with black, star shaped sunglasses perched on his forehead, wearing a white shirt with black cap sleeves and a realistic image of the head and neck of duckling peeking up from the bottom half.

“My name’s Demyx, in the place to be!” he raps, a la Hamilton, arms spreading, and the camera zooms out. They’re in Hot Topic, of course.

The cameraman starts to beatbox. He’s not terrible. Keeps a steady rhythm, at least.

“Got my new best friend—Zexion—workin’ with me!”

The lyrics, those are terrible.

Demyx wraps an arm around a shorter man, Zexion’s, shoulders. He has silvery blue emo bangs, straight posture, and the expression of someone who would rather be literally anywhere else.

“Alright, wait,” Zexion interrupts, shrugging free of the arm, twisting to face the golden retriever of a dude. “Firstly, we just met today.”

“Yeah,” Demyx’s grin could blind, “but I can just tell.”

“Secondly,” Zexion’s arms cross, unimpressed, “if this is going to be a rap video, I am not participating.”

Demyx’s processes this for a moment with a frown, and a just as sudden smile. “You can rap too!”

Zexion stares for a moment as if offering Demyx an opportunity to use his brain cells, and when that doesn’t happen, starts to leave.

“Wait. Zexion!” Demyx scrambles after him, off camera, with the cameraman laughing hysterically in the background in a voice that’s distinctively Axel’s. “Wait!”

“Oh God,” Roxas runs fingers down his face in second-hand embarrassment. “Is the whole thing like this?”

Aqua giggles, fingertips to her lips, shakes her head and smirks. “Don’t worry. It gets worse.”

Demyx has returned to the center of the screen, his shoulders and lips weighed down with dejection. “Looks like it’s just me.”

“You start rapping again, and I’m pulling the plug,” teases the cameraman. Definitely Axel.

“Your camera doesn’t even have a plug, Axel, so there.” Demyx plants his fists on his hips and sticks out his tongue.

The video shuts off.

Roxas snorts loudly. Aqua shakes her head again wistfully and steps up to Roxas’ side to see better.

“Hey ya, Hotties,” greets a new voice, cocky, gruff and slow, like a Southerner turned surfer. It belongs to a brunette man around Luxord’s age. He tugs at one of the lapels of his leather jacket. He’s dressed like the head of a biker gang and wears a ponytail and eyepatch like he’d rather be a pirate. When he gestures to the camera, tattoos appear at his wrists.

“I think that’s Xigbar,” Aqua offers in response to the miffed expression on Roxas’ face.

“We’re here today to talk to you about:”

“CUSTOMER SERVICE!” Demyx enthuses from beside him, hands folding, grin bright and then flickering. “We were going to rap for you, but I was outvoted.”

The easily disheartened blonde bows his head and Xigbar smiles down at him like he can think of better uses for Demyx’s mouth than busting rhymes.

“There, there, sugar,” he soothes, mildly taunting. A beefy arm wraps Demyx’s shoulder, his hand patting lightly.

When Demyx cuddles into the older, taller man’s grip, Roxas kind of wants to vomit. It feels a little like watching a bunny cuddle up to a king cobra.

Reenergized by the less than selfless show of support, Demyx remembers his spiel, continuing brightly, “Most of the people who walk into Hot Topic are—”

“Middle school girls?” Xigbar cuts in, brows bouncing.

Demyx freezes. There’s a loud snort behind the camera.

Demyx nods, even his smile going still before he manages to concede with an eye roll, “Right, okay, true.” Demyx elbows Xigbar in the ribs for his interruption, and Xigbar’s confident grin brightens, though Demyx gets away with it unscathed.

“But most of our paying customers here at Hot Topic are total nerds,” Demyx insists. The screen flashes to a man with a silvery blond ponytail and a light brown sweater vest over white and blue plaid leaning across the checkout counter.

“Vexen,” Aqua identifies, when Roxas’ gaze flicks up to her. “Fired.”

“And BAMFs.” The screen cuts to Xigbar giving a cheeky, two fingered salute.

“Quit,” Aqua tacks on.

“And even nerdy BAMFs.” Cut to Axel threading a blue and gold striped scarf around Saïx’s neck, as Saïx rolls his eyes and turns his head to hide a wry smile.

“Messy,” she—admits, maybe.

So, the guys are friends. Roxas, notes, bemused. Weird.

“All living in harmony!” Demyx concludes, appearing back on screen, hands clapping together.

Eye patch guy snorts, turning toward Demyx. “Why do you keep saying ‘BAMFs’ like it’s a thing.” He leans in closer than strictly necessary, another smirk teasing his lips. “It’s not a thing.”

Demyx turns as well, eyes widening, hands opening in front of him, emphatically. “This is a training video, Xigbar! I can’t just say BAMF.”

Xigbar backhands Demyx’s shoulder. “Pussy.”

Demyx startles back a step. “I don’t think you can say that either.”

“I just did.”

Demyx sighs, like, after all this, he is just now realizing Xigbar is here to fuck with him. “Never mind, Ax’ll edit it out. My point is,” he regains his enthusiasm, the camera zooms in, “most of our customers are awesome, refined, sophisticated human beings.”

Cut to footage of Luxord and Xigbar at a table in a sunroom, dressed in black clothes and silver chains, sipping tea from white china cups and reading newspapers, while classical music plays in the background.

Roxas abruptly chokes and Aqua offers a light giggle, though whether to Roxas’ reaction or the tea party, he can’t be sure. He takes back his judgment of Xigbar. He must have liked Demyx quite a bit to do that.

“They say things like…” prompts Demyx’s voiceover as the camera pans to Zexion with his Hot Topic lanyard standing with a tall man with dramatic, manicured sideburns and a ponytail of thick dreads.

“Thank you for your help.”

It’s like the British Invasion in here.

“I met him,” Roxas recalls.

Aqua tilts the phone and squints, “Xaldin. He’s our number two.”

Roxas breathes out a ‘huh?’

“Assistant manager. Saïx’s second in command. Person you go to when something goes wrong and you don’t want to get fired over it.”

“But I thought that was—” The video cuts Roxas off.

“And,” Demyx narrates.

Cut to Zexion behind the register and Xaldin in front.

“I’m sorry, sir. Your Hot Cash is expired.” Zexion does not seem the least bit sorry.

“Okay, no problem.” Xaldin does not seem the least bit concerned.

Back to Demyx and the leering pirate. “However, not all of our customers are quite so delightful,” Demyx narrates, sadly.

“Some of them seem to have had the life and joy sucked straight out of ‘em,” Xigbar continues, cheerily.

“We call these customers…” prompts Demyx.

“Heartless,” both announce and it’s back to the black screen with the flames and the word appearing in typical Hot Topic font. This fades back to Demyx and Xigbar.

“The Heartless are the customers that make you want to quit,” explains Demyx.

“Or punch a wall,” Xigbar interjects.

“Or roll up in a corner and cry while clutching a teddy bear and a box of Twinkies.”

Xigbar starts, turns. The camera zooms in. Roxas isn’t sure if Axel is an asshole or a comic genius. Xigbar’s hand falls onto Demyx’s upper arm, tone low, “Demy, baby,…you, okay?”

Demyx’s eyes widen, deer-like, and he attempts a smile. “...Fine.”

“Demy…” Xigbar growls and yanks him off screen.

“For example,” Axel’s voice cuts in to keep the ball rolling.

Cut to a tall, blonde woman with a pixie cut looming over the cashier. She’s dressed in a lacy black bandeau, distressed, pale denim shorts, and red heels that could stab a man.

Roxas immediately recognizes her from the staff meeting. “Larxene.”

“I demand to speak to your manager, you good for nothing spoon,” she growls at one employee.

“My Hot Cash doesn’t expire until I say it expires!” she hollers at the next.

“I’m going to call your management and see to it that you’re fired,” she hisses to the third.

“Okay.” The final cashier, a tall, lanky blonde man with hair spiked up like Roxas’ merely blinks. “So, did you want your receipt or not?

Roxas finds himself cackling again. “How long did they spend making this?”

“They had one afternoon while Saïx was at a conference.”

The camera finds Demyx and Xigbar again in a different part of the store. Demyx’s grin is all dimples and sunshine, and Xigbar has Demyx’s sunglasses tucked into the white tee under his leather jacket.

“But do not fear the Heartless, new staff member!” Demyx cheers. “For every Heartless you face down, Luxord will give you a point in his secret mission report notebook. Whoever has the shittiest month gets a prize!”

“Uh, I think he keeps them on his iPhone, Dem,” Xigbar corrects, not rudely. Another bark of laughter from Axel.

“Shh,” Demyx whispers in Xigbar’s ear, tugging at his collar, super unnecessarily. “That’s way lamer.”

“Tell them what happens if they win, Lucky,” Xigbar says, gesturing to the side, obviously trying to distract Demyx.

It works. Demyx rushes off camera to haul Luxord onto the screen. “Yeah! What can we win, Lucky?”

Luxord seems cool and collected even as he’s bodily dragged forward. He stops centerstage, when Demyx releases him, brushing himself off. “Each month, everyone who wants in contributes cash, candy, or assorted other worthy prizes.” He stares down the camera with cool blue eyes, as if in personal challenge. “Winner takes it all. Fortune favors the bold.”

Roxas is pretty sure Luxord just quoted Mamma Mia.

“It’s a surprise!” Demyx gushes, clinging to the biker looking guy’s sleeve.

“I need a fucking tranquilizer for you, kid,” Xigbar mumbles fondly, mussing Demyx’s pompadour mohawk, and earning a playful tackle in response.

“And we cut there,” Axel announces. “Nobody needs to see that.”

The screen goes black. The fire and rock music start up again and the names of everyone in the video flash on-screen briefly all at once and just as abruptly disappear.

The video blinks off.

#kingdom hearts #roxas #aqua #demyx #vanitas #zexion #xigbar #luxord #cloud #larxene #saix #axel #xigdem #akusai #organization xiii #hot topic au #my writing

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storylocke · 5 years

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A Not So Welcome Home

Hannah was exhausted after all her trials at the Pokemon League. It still felt unreal to wake up in her own bed and ACTUALLY BE THE CHAMPION! She hoped. The days had started to blur together so much, she was counting PP in her sleep she was so tired of throwing herself into the gauntlet. But this morning... It was quiet. Peaceful. The subtle beams of sunlight streaked through the blinds into her bedroom as she finally pushed herself to get up from the comfort of the bed. She quickly got herself ready for the new day and pulled up the Poke to check on her teammates. All happy, all healthy, and sure enough! She spotted under Sheddy's profile page that there was the mark of the Hall of Fame Champion. Ahhhhhh it was real after all. And now.... Now what? Breakfast. That was what. She wanted the breakfast of Champions.

Casually stepping down the stairs though, she could over hear her mother's voice with that of a man. A familiar old man she hadn't heard from in a very long time now that she thought about it. Hannah couldn't help but smile as she approached the table where the two adults had been enjoying some freshly made coffee. "Mr. April~!"

The old sea dog looked up from his cup and gave her a smile. "Good morning, Hannah! And fancy meeting you here. I know it's been a while, but you look... stronger, somehow." He teased. He set down his cup and got up from his seat so he could go digging through his pockets for something. A small flat box meant for a necklace or a bracelet that had a lovely little green ribbon on it as the only thing keeping the lid on it closed. Hannah took it with a bit of confusion. She never was much of a jewelry person, but it seemed wrong to tell the sweet old man that after he came all this way. He smiled warmly as he watched her try to undo the knot. "A gift for the new Champion."

Hannah's dismay turned to a cat-like curiosity as she pulled out the embellished paper inside it. "An S.S. Ticket?"

"That's right, lassy!~" Mr. April took the openings of his coat with pride as he boasted a bit, "I told you how some friends of mine had asked for help in building a new ship. It's been officially completed, and I would be more than happy to have you attend her maiden voyage! But if you have other things you need to do, there's no hurry. You'll be able to find the S.S. Tidal traveling between Charpos, Teas City, and a large number of new places for you to find out about. What do ye say, missy?"

Hannah just beamed as she turned it over in her hand to look at the list of places it was good for. The Challenge Islands? What was THAT?! "I will definitely have to check it out, sir. Thanks!"

Her mother's face sank from the joy of seeing her daughter so happy to the realization to what this meant and quickly set her cup down. Not that she could ever bear to stop them, but if they could just slow down for even a little while? "Thank you so much for coming to visit our home, Mr. April. Are you sure you wouldn't mind staying with us for lunch? It sounds like you and Hannah would certainly have a lot more to talk about before you go."

"That's very kind of you, miss, but I'm afraid not. I'm due back to port here soon, but I just had to deliver that ticket in person. I'll need to be going now, but it was lovely getting to meet you. And Hannah?" The girl looked up at him with surprise, "I'll be seeing you soon?"

"We'll see." As the old man took his leave, Hannah's smile also faded as her attention was drawn to her mother by a loud sigh. "...What?"

"Oh nothing." Her mother lied as she rested a hand under her chin. "It's just we don't get company very often. I was hoping he could have stayed longer so we could just hang out." She let her hand down and started back over to the table to finish her cup of coffee. "And I suppose you won't be staying either now that you know there's adventures to be had out there. You look like you're all dressed up and ready to leave right now."

"Well I did plan to at least stop by the Birch house at some point today. Maybe check out something at Mt. Fullmoon?" Hannah just shrugged as she followed her over to the table. Mr. April's cup still had at least a drink in it, but given her mother's saddened mood at the moment, Hannah figured she'd just put it up before it sat there all day.

"But you just got home..." Before Hannah could say anything to defend herself, the movie that had been playing on the television suddenly started blaring the news alert music. "Oh? Is that some breaking news?"

Hannah was curious too as she made her way closer to the screen, practically standing right in front of it, and stared at the anchor while a picture of some strange Pokemon appeared in the news square behind him. "They say that some large red Pokemon has suddenly been spotted in several places all over Flora. No one has any idea what it is."

"A new Pokemon? Huh. Well isn't that exciting!" Her mother perked up a bit as she took another drink. "Maybe some day you'll find something totally new too."

"Yeeeeaaaah." Hannah shifted a bit awkwardly as she tried to inch passed her mother to make her way to the door walking backwards. She snapped both her fingers to playfully shoot a pair of finger guns at the woman. "Guess there's no way to know until I do it. Gotta go!~"

"But, Hannah-!"

The would-be Ninja turned and darted before anything --guilt trip or otherwise-- could stop her. "Love ya, Mom. I'll see you later!"

Hannah's mother let out yet another sigh as the door suddenly slammed and casually went to grab the remote from on top of the television. Looked like it was to be another long day of finding something to do. Or maybe they'd have more on that rare, new Pokemon, hmmm?

=+=

Hannah also let out a sigh as she slammed the door behind her and leaned against it. Gods, she thought to herself, she loved her mother but she never really did feel at home in that place. How long would it take the woman to realize that? Still, all thoughts of her mother immediately scattered as she took a breath to move forward and opened her eyes to a giant red and white dragon Pokemon staring at her. "Wh-what?!"

"Laaa?!" It's large gold eyes widened with shock to see the being out that came out of the house had spoken! As the tiny human moved forward, the dragon looked around and darted away faster than Hannah thought was physically possible.

The girl pressed herself against the door again, her heart pounding as she tried to wrap her mind around it. Was that? That was the thing from the news cast! She saw it already? And it happened so fast, she didn't have time to throw a ball either. Dang... It's a good thing she was pressed against the door though as just as suddenly as the dragon had appeared, she spotted the shadow of something else abruptly landing in front of her house.

The young man in all black didn't recall his flier as he cornered Hannah in the doorway. "The Eon Pokemon! That was it just now, wasn't it?"

"Wha-? Who are you?!" She pulled up her hands to shove him off as he stood uncomfortably close. "I don't know what that thing was, but you better back off if you know what's good for ya!"

The young man let out a loud huff of discontent, but obliged to give her some space as he brushed himself off and started to make a note into the device on his wrist. "The Eon Pokemon passed through Small Town at approximately 12:35 pm. It seems to have an interest in this..." he looked Hannah over with a wry mixture of amusement and disgust, "this person." He took his hand off the device and met her glare with slight contempt. "And who are you, androgynous resident?"

Hannah crossed her arms across her chest, matching his disgust perfectly as she hotly replied. "I'm Flora's new Champion. And frankly, that's all you need to know, cause I'm about to kick your ass."

"Think I'll pass." The young man replied coolly and brushed her off as he started to look at the view of the town from her front porch. His tense, cold stance seemed to soften as he took it all in. "This is your hometown, isn't it? It's far more peaceful than mine. And that ticket."

The Champion looked down in surprise that he saw it, but she still had it in hand since she had been in too big a rush to get it into her Bag yet. "A present." She huffed at him hotly. If he thought for one minute he was going to take that from her-!

"Do you plan to visit the Challenge Islands, then? A lot of people have been arriving there lately."

She eyed him warily as she was starting to wonder if he had come for a fight or information. Angry as he was making her, no need to throw caution to the winds just yet. "So what if I am?"

The young man looked her over again, as if sizing her up as well if she was worthy of a beating or not. Instead, he let out another small hum of discontent and turned his back on her, showing he held no thought of her as a threat. "I have other things I need to be getting to. I hope we never see each other again," he glanced over his shoulder at her, his eyes narrowing to daggers, "but my feelings seem to suggest otherwise. I suggest you forget our meeting today."

"Don't worry, I'll probably forget you as soon as you get out of my sight." Hannah snarked back hotly.

"Good." He said, surprising her that he seemed to believe that. He held up his hand to signal for the Pokemon perched on the roof to swoop down and take off with him in the direction of the dragon as before.

Hannah stood alone the porch, the ticket in her right hand. Her left had curled into a fist and started to tremble with anger as she held herself back. She had a feeling she'd be seeing him too. The man... the dragon... the Challenge Islands. Something likely connected them all, and already her heart was starting to rush with the adrenaline to find out just what. Even if Team Aqua and Team Magma had long since been defanged, it seemed the real fun had only begun.

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You know, for all of Flora's bad writing, something about this scene right after we get home really just created a solid visual for me for how well I could just hear these conversations playing out. Not the greatest, but a spur of the moment fic I just HAD to write as not even my occasional outbreak of L 0 R E in the summaries could capture this moment proper.

#Flora Sky #Pokemon #Hannah #Envy #Twitch Plays Pokemon

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mushroom-cartel · 6 years

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I’ve come up with a list of disjointed headcanons because I’m having an existential crisis over Roxas and Ventus being different people/the same person and KH3′s looming presence is scaring me.

The headcanons are written for an AU based on the initial premise of the “Cranky Old We’ve-seen-some-serious-shit-you-would-never-understand People” trio, but blown way out of proportion.

This post can be considered Part 2 to the one linked above.

Expect some wild dumb thoughts also being thrown in…

KHX, KHUX and Pre-BbS:

The era of small, angsty children going through mid-life crises and not appreciating Disney because Lux collecting is insane.

Strelitzia. Dead.

The Keyblade War.

Mass memory wipe commences.

Amnesia galore and Union X is formed.

Problem with that though is that the new leader all have to bear the burden of retaining everyone’s memories of life before and what happened during the War.

They’re just kids.

Bless them.

Aren’t Ephemer, Skuld, Ventus, Brain and Lauriam Keyblade Masters by default because of this?

I mean, there’s no one around to tell them if they’re still ordinary Keyblade wielders or not, but now that they’re Union leaders, it would make sense for the five of them to perform a mock Mark of Mastery exams in the Keyblade Graveyard.

Just to feel like its all official and the end of the worlds wasn’t upon them or something.

Ventus should be allowed to laugh at Terra and Aqua in BbS.

AKA, the reason why Ventus doesn’t have Starlight in BbS but probably does like every other NPC in KHUX.

Because the Mark of Mastery back in the old days granted you a new Keyblade.

You remember the Masters of Masters having the Gazing Eye in each of his apprentices’ Keyblades?

Apparently, he also forged their Keyblades from their hearts.

Well there you go.

While five kids doing the same to each other is a chaotic mess, it’s still in the realm of possibility.

Just stick your hand in a heart and viola!

An entirely new Keyblade.

For reference, go look up Gatchaman Crowds’s NOTE.

The Keyblade version of Graceful Dahlia is formed via this method?

All those weird plot points Nomura makes.

Out of the five new leaders, Ventus is undoubtedly the youngest and has the least experience when it comes to leadership. He doesn’t understand why he was chosen in the first place anyways when he can’t even stand for himself.

He has issues.

But he wants to be helpful.

Shift Pride is introduced to Union X and Lauriam starts to go looking for his sister, asking for Elrena’s aid in his endeavours. Every possible lead they follow winds up a dead end and they have to start their searches all over again. In this AU, Lauriam doesn’t confide in the others about his sister’s disappearance because he believes too much in the power of friendship. It’s during this time that Lauriam starts neglecting his duties as a Union leader, and Ventus, being the nice kid he is and all, covers for him and does the workload of two grown-ups.

This arrangement goes on for quite a while, so much so that Ventus loses it.

He goes ham on Lauriam’s ass because it’s not fair; they all lost important people and things before and during the War, what matters now is what they can do to preserve the memories.

“Why are you so intent on chasing a ghost of the past?”

“She’s my sister, you wouldn’t understand!”

Laurium and Ventus get into a fight, which ended up with Laurium losing his heart and Elrena following him shortly after because she stepped in the way of his Keyblade to stop him from doing the same to Ventus.

Guys, Elrena just wants everybody to be happy.

She used to be sunshine and rainbows.

AKA, the story of how child soldiers became Nobodies.

AKA, a method of leaving the Realm of Sleep, or in this case, the dream within a dream, the alternate reality which Union X formed.

In his guilt, Ventus exiled himself from Daybreak Town.

Like, he just up and left the second layer and went back to the dream world where the Keyblade War took place.

And then he destroyed his Chirithy, basically an intimate part of his soul since he started sleeping. Soon he jumped off a cliff and BAM.

AKA, a method of leaving this particular part of the Realm of Sleep, which was fabricated by the Masters of Masters.

Ventus enters Reality, where times are different and years have passed.

Surprise, surprise, though, the first layer of dreams was very real (despite everything they’ve been told) and lots of children died.

The people of Daybreak Town were the SURVIVORS of the War, the Foretellers were more senior Keyblade wielders, and MoM being the guy to put them all to sleep.

So the War in KHX was technically the second of its kind.

The War (the player has flashbacks of) in KHUX is the first.

Memory alteration magic for the win here.

HE’S IN THE FUTURE.

PANIC.

Confusion.

He’s alone for a period of time, in which he starts to adopt a backhanded grip in the hopes of utilising Wayward Wind’s blunt edge because he’s scared of doing the same to anyone else like he did to Lauriam.

Stabbing and hitting becomes guarding and slashing.

And then Xehanort showed up

To screw things up.

Heart-splitting action occurred some time later.

As did Vanitas.

Sora’s healing time also happens and Ventus forgets about Daybreak Town for like a second.

Actually, more than a decade.

Daybreak what now?

“TERRA! AQUA!”

Post-KH(ish) and Early-358/2:

Roxas doesn’t remember his first six days because he was having flashbacks of the War through his connection with Sora and Ventus.

Xemnas is scared that he’s remembering Sora.

Marluxia nearly cried foul when the boy was inducted.

Larxene wanted nothing to do with him.

Why?

Since the two lost their hearts in a fake realm of sleep, their memories are a bit scrambled. So what they remember of their Sombodies is in correlation to strong emotions.

You know.

Like that time they died.

OR THE KEYBLADE WAR.

Still, Marluxia needs power and Roxas seems familiar.

And Larxene?

She just wants to have a good time.

See what makes him tick, what makes him different, what makes him Roxas and not Ventus.

She’s bitter and jaded. A few years of being nothing can do that to some people.

Don’t expect her to pat Roxas on the head mockingly.

Okay, she does but that was only a one time thing.

It’s accidental, but she ends up forming some sort of amicable acquaintanceship with the boy.

She hasn’t had proper friends since…

.… Since what?

Ah, it doesn’t matter.

On the other hand, Roxas is weirded out by the fact that Marluxia and Larxene seem so familiar despite not having any memories of his Somebody’s life.

When he looks at them, he feels nothing but regret and the urge to profusely apologise for something he doesn’t know about.

He’s paranoid, guys.

Wait, what?

Day 11.

“You’re going on a reconnaissance mission with Number XII.”

“But, Saïx, she’s going to kill me!”

“Not a concern of mine unless it hinders your ability to collect hearts.”

AKA, the beginnings of a proper adventure with “Accidental Murder” and “Friends Should Not Fight (Even If I Die)”.

Note to self: Marluxia’s crack code name is “Death by Sister Complex”.

It’s a grand adventure.

One that includes flying saucers, a grand amount of explosions and lighting raining down from the sky and roasted acorns.

Just like old times, in Larxene’s mind.

Seriously, what were the Foretellers thinking when they sent children to go collect Lux?

Oh, just casually go defeat huge Heartless, no biggie.

What was that about a war?

Roxas learns survival skills like a madman.

A friendship is formed?

Day 22 and sea-salt ice cream like normal before RTC.

Pre-CoM(ish) and During:

Roxas is still being paranoid, even with less people occupying the Castle That Never Was.

At least Larxene and Marluxia isn’t around to give him the heebie-jeebies.

He thinks.

Paranoid to the point that he doesn’t even interact with Xion as much as he did in canon and Xion doesn’t get a face (from him or Axel) because he’s scared that someone might try to use him as scapegoat.

Plans go awry because initiating social interaction isn’t in her programming. Xemnas almost throws himself off his throne.

Meanwhile, Marluxia’s just doing his own things in Castle Oblivion and unintentionally makes Naminé give Sora memories of Strelitzia.

Also, thanks to his tenure as Union leader, he does in fact have power over memories to a certain degree, how else would the War be wiped out from the Dandelions’ minds?

He teaches Naminé things.

But memories of Strelitzia only means one thing. Lauriam.

And Lauriam’s… nice. Very different to Marluxia in some ways.

“Who the hell is this?”

“Lauriam.”

“YOU.”

“Who?”

“Strelitzia?”

“WHERE DID YOU HEAR THAT?”

Confrontations within Castle Oblivion are disorderly.

In this AU, the goal is not to cause a coup, but rather, it’s to make others (coughxemnascough) think twice about forming Kingdom Hearts.

Stop trying.

It’s not gonna work, old man.

Not knowing that he’s in the process of leading a group to stop another war from breaking out is Marluxia’s mood.

Larxene low-key just wants to burn Castle Oblivion to the ground because she can feel Ventus’s ghostly presence withing in the walls, even after how many years its been since she lost her heart and forgot some things. A few millenniums? She knows it’s familiar but she can’t put her finger on the feeling. Maybe it’s just her excitement acting up, high voltage running through her body making her think there’s something not quite there here.

If they did actually succeed in finding the Chamber of Waking, Larxene’s reaction to Ventus’s body living without a heart would be, “Oh, great! I was right, there’s a damn ghost in this place!!”

A lighting show inside a half-dead world is great.

Larxene finds it ironic that she’s dying to a Keyblade for the second time and just laughs, instead having a “I’m fading” moment like all the other Nobodies.

Sora is confused.

Larxene. Gone.

“It was great while it lasted.”

Yes, Ventus is asleep here still, but he’s currently wrangling with Roxas’s acute trauma in sleep land.

Roxas’s coma is key.

Because he remembers being Sora AND Ventus and he’s so confused because he:

a). Saved a whole bunch of kids like himself from serve trauma.

b). Saved a whole bunch of worlds from being taken over by the darkness.

c). He’s lost himself at least twice in wherever he is.

He’s walking through a version of Daybreak Town before everything in KHX and KHUX.

“When the worlds were bathed in light” sort of Daybreak Town.

Half-awake and half-asleep.

The real incarnation, present day where the legacies of Ephemer, Skuld and Brain are lived and breathed by Daybreak Town.

Also, Ephemer, Skuld and Brain is another friendship trio that forms in this AU.

This is important.

They lost Lauriam and Ventus in one fell swoop and what do you do when you lose your friends?

You became stronger by strengthening the bond that remain and forge new ones.

In Union X’s case, they soon abolished the old Union system and formed a meager with what was left.

Competing amongst themselves to collect the most Lux becomes a thing of the past.

The people who didn’t agree with this change were free to leave Daybreak Town (the dream within the dream) and establish connections with the outside and Reality, moving from the Realm of Sleep and into the Realm of Light or Darknes, but they still regarded Daybreak Town as home, so now and then they’d send themselves to sleep.

AKA, how Luxu got to the outside world by blending in.

AKA, the ability to put something in the universe to sleep forever is exclusive to the old people for once.

Those that remained slowly regained their memories, and despite all the aftereffects of the War(s) on the population of Keyblade wielders, these people and the ones who left still interacted with one another.

Which basically means, if the leavers found any potential across the worlds, they’d send those who could possibly wield a Keyblade into a deep sleep to be trained in Daybreak Town; while they might age mentally, they’ll stay physically the same.

AKA, a better option for immortality.

Luxu’s around for a bit.

He passes on No Name at some point after this.

Their comatose bodies are sent to Scala Ad Caelum for safekeeping, where they are to remain for all eternity unless they chose to leave Daybreak Town themselves.

And because of this, Scala Ad Caelum is abundant with darkness and light, ensuring that it stays between the two Realms.

I guess Scala Ad Caelum is a world formed from the hearts of the participants of the Keyblade War.

Their hearts didn’t become part of Kingdom Hearts?

Scala Ad Caelum is the original base of most, if not all, Keyblade-related activities.

Scala Ad Caelum is home to many; light and darkness guide those whose dwell on this world.

Daybreak Town 2.0?

Somewhere in the realms between it exists.

Many years later, Xehanort and Eraqus became the apprentices of a Keyblade Master descended from a person who left Daybreak Town all those years, who acted as one of the guardians to all the sleeping hearts.

Yen Sid is trained by a wandering Dandelion descendant.

Back in the old days, being a Keyblade wielder meant you went to sleep, guarded Scala Ad Caelum or you got found by a stranger who took a particular shine to you.

After Lauriam “died” and Ventus left, Ephemer, Skuld and Brain realise for once that they’re just children.

Two of their friends are gone for eternity.

Back to Roxas, he’s just… tripping out. Majorly.

What’s with all these grey cats surrounding him and bawling their eyes out right next to his ear?

They’re going off the rails, saying things about calling the Grand Masters over to the plaza he awoke in, calling him a name unfamiliar to his memory.

Then there’s a corridor of darkness and light opening right before the poor boy and the trio that steps out are who he assumes to be the Grand Masters.

They look barely older than him, maybe by a year or two but no more than that.

“Ventus?” the girl whispers, taking a knee to meet him at eye level. “It’s been years, how…?”

“Please, Skuld. We could’ve never known if he left in the first place. He might’ve actually run off to another dream and accidentally opened up a corridor here. Don’t overwhelm him with questions,” says one of the boys, tilting back his head slightly to stare at Roxas from under the brim of his hat.

“I wasn’t about to, Brain! Eh, Ephemer, back me up here… Ephemer? Something wrong?”

“It’s Ventus for sure, but… His heart… I can’t sense it.”

During Days 23 to 50, Sora goes through Castle Oblivion and Axel does the dirty.

When Larxene and Marluxia cease to exist, it begins the process of reforming as their Somebodies.

They’re how old by now?

Their Heartless are long gone.

Which means that while their bodies end up in Scala Ad Caelum, their hearts awaken in Daybreak Town, just as Sora is put to sleep by Naminé—meaning they just missed Roxas returning to Reality.

Did I forget to mention Xion is still a puppet?

Late-358/2:

“All my friends are dead to me.”

After awakening, Roxas immediately begins to distrust the Organization. He’s beyond paranoid by this point.

He’s suspicious of Axel especially, considering that the members who perished at Castle Oblivion weren’t exactly pushovers.

He thinks he’s done this before; maybe Ventus did too?

The Grand Masters weren’t exactly transparent on what Ventus did, but Roxas knew better than to question it when he saw the way they acted guarded around him.

He has a “contemplating on running away from home to find answers” phase. Like all good Nobodies do at some point in their meaningless existences.

Seeing as Xion doesn’t have any problems following the orders of anybody, he enlists her help to investigate.

She gets a face.

Finally.

Jokes on Roxas because Sora’s memory is questionable.

IT’S STRELITZIA’S FACE.

[ I just realised Marluxia and Larxene aren’t around by this point. ]

[ That’s a shame. ]

The change affects everyone’s sight. Yes, even Saïx and Xigbar aren’t safe.

She retains the colour of her hair, but it is noticeably longer than what it appeared to be initially.

No one knows whose face Xion has and no amount of programming can change it.

Xemnas is tired of kids not following the plan.

A wild Riku Ansem appears.

And he’s just as confused by Xion as the rest of the Organization.

“DiZ, it looks like no one Sora’s ever met.”

“Perhaps it took its face from another source.”

“What—those other drawing of Naminé’s? How can that be?”

“Not everything needs a sound explaination. No matter, regardless of the puppet’s state, you need to capture it as it will be necessary for our plans to move ahead.”

Despite Riku’s Ansem’s skepticism, Xion having Strelitzia’s face is on Naminé’s part.

Because Marluxia was half the asshole he was in canon and memory magic is very potent in the hands of a capable student.

Going through Marluxia’s head and finding a girl of unknown origins was very good blackmail material.

She drew creepy renditions of his old life.

And then she shoved a copy of Lauriam’s memories into Sora’s heart when she put him to sleep to reconnect his chain of memories.

Why?

Because she could.

And she wanted to flip the bird on Marluxia in the case that he didn’t die and would have to fight Sora again.

[ Oh, jeez, this AU’s version of Sora will be so weird in KH3′s setting because of that one trailer showing us Marluxia’s return. ]

Naminé the Witch of Memories for the win.

The wonder duo of Roxas and Xion eventually allow Axel into their circle of conspiracies. However, there are cutthroat rules about how and what he can do to help.

The days go.

Kill Heartless, collect hearts, lie to Xemnas, eat sea-salt ice cream.

Just the usual shebang.

Traitor!Xion is a thing now: desperate to discover her origins, instead of being forcefully taken and convinced, Xion willingly walks right up to DiZ and Ansem’s doorstep.

Yes, even though she and Roxas are friends, it should also serve as a remainder that their relationship isn’t as close in canon, here they both halfly trust one another because they know the Organization has more sinister plans for them.

They need another pair of eyes to look out for their backs.

Their partnership is just them using each other for personal gains.

Axel is completely on a different loop.

He has no idea what’s going on in his friends’ heads.

They were planning on offing Axel but resisted the urge.

Xion learns exactly who and what she is.

DiZ finding the opportunity to do so, puts her to sleep and forces Naminé to rewire her memories; making it seem like to Xion that the Organization stole her (Sora’s) memories and DiZ is trying to help her get them back from Roxas.

“Destroy the boy.”

“Okay, DiZ.”

Naminé takes the time to stick a copy of Lauriam’s memories of Strelitzia in Xion too. For good measure, she reasons to herself.

Roxas’s final battle is technically against “Mystery Girl”.

An unholy amalgamation between Xion’s last form and Marluxia’s own.

Her memory went out of wack.

There’s flower petals everywhere when she lands a blow on Roxas while they fight above Twilight Town.

Prologue-KH2:

Making munny is exhausting.

The normal stuff happens, except:

a). Naminé to anybody she can get her hands on, “You get a copy of someone’s memories and you get a copy of someone’s memories! Everyone gets a copy of someone’s memories!!”

b). Axel buys a crate of sea-salt and throws it down from atop the clock tower, wanting to test the limitations of digital data and human injury on Day 2.

“Accidental Murder” evolves into “Natural Disaster of a Murderer”.

When Roxas thinks Axel died, he shrugged it off.

People come back from the dead all the time.

Stop starting fires, DiZ.

Ansem Riku questions his morals.

Everything should be back to normal when Sora wakes up, right?

Unknown Point(s):

“Lauriam?”

“Ah, my old friends. How long has it been since we last talked like civilised people?”

The three Grand Masters laugh. “Far too long.”

“Hey, Marluxia, where—”

“Who’s this?”

“Why, might I introduce to you my dear friend Elrena?”

“You may.”

In other news, Ventus is a time traveller, Lauriam served his time, Elrena didn’t ask for this and Kingdom Hearts is bad news.

I might add some more headcanons after KH3 blasts a hole somewhere in my ship and becomes safe to talk about.

#i've got some ideas #kingdom hearts #khux #kh 358/2 days #kh3 #ventus #roxas #lauriam #marluxia #elrena #larxene #strelitzia #daybreak town #scala ad caelum #friendship trio for the win #headcanon #crack fic idea for the soul #shitpost #wild speculation

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cardcaptorcoconut · 7 years

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Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc Chapter 19 Translation

Happy (almost) New Year, everyone! With only a few days left in 2017, we’ve gotten a great little present: another new chapter of Clear Card Arc to finish out the old year & start 2018 with. :)

This past year has been another memorable one for CCS, what with the “Sakura and the Two Bears” OAD that came out in September, the many announcements leading up to the premiere of the new Clear Card Arc anime next month (I can’t believe Season 4 is coming out in just more 10 more days!!), and of course the ever advancing plot of the manga. There has been so much to get excited CCS-wise in 2017 and I’m sure 2018 is only going to bring more awesome Sakura-goodness.

Lastly, I just want to say thanks again to everyone who’s following this blog. Thank you for being awesome fans of an awesome series and for supporting my translations. And a huge, huge thank you to the many incredible fans I’ve met along the way! You guys are fantastic and I’m so grateful to know you. ;)

Have a fantastic New Year and enjoy Chapter 19!!

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Chapter 19

Cover Page: “Kicking off the best start to 2018!!!”

P1 Sakura: Tomoyo-chan, hide yourself! Tomoyo: Okay! Sakura: Water! Rain down on the fire bird! “Aqua!”

P2 & P3 <”Aqua” is dissipated and turned to steam; SFX of steam rising> Sakura: Ahh!! The water bird--!!

P4 <The card returns to Sakura> Sakura & Syaoran: !? <The fire bird attacks> Kero: Argh!! I fall under the Sun Symbol, so even if I do something (to help) it would just be adding fuel to the fire…!

P5 Syaoran: I’ll try something. Sakura: What!? Syaoran: Use your flight magic and try to get as close to the bird as you can. Syaoran: If it (has any effect), seal the card quickly.

[Lit: If it flinches...]

Sakura: …Okay! Sakura: “Flight!” <Syaoran pulls what appears to be a blank card out of his pocket>

P6 <As Sakura approaches the bird, the “Flight” card whistles happily while Syaoran looks at the card in his hand> Syaoran: …... <Syaoran activates the card>

P7 <Wind attacks the fire bird> Syaoran: Now!

P8 & P9 Sakura: You who is without a master! By (the power of) this staff of dreams, I command you to become my strength! Sakura: “Secure”!!

P10 <Sakura seals the card> Sakura: “Blaze”… Kero: Are you okay!? Sakura: Yeah!

P11 Tomoyo: You were both fantastic! Sakura: It was all thanks to Syaoran-kun. <Syaoran hides the card behind his back> Sakura: That was amazing wind magic… Ah! Or it’s (called) a technique, isn’t it? Syaoran: …… Sakura: <thinking> Syaoran-kun…?

P12 Kero: Flame magic, huh? Kero: So this means that the new cards also have a Wind, Water, and Fire… Sakura: It looks that way. Sakura: <thinking> …Come to think of it, they looked similar.

P13 Sakura: <thinking> When the “Fly” card first appeared it took the form of a bird, and this “Blaze” card too… <Sakura sneaks back home>

P14 Sakura: <addressing Flight> Thank you! <It returns to card form> Sakura: Thank goodness. It looks like Onii-chan didn’t find out. <Text reads: Thick (pile)> Kero: Yeah well… I wonder if he really didn’t find this. <Kero pulls back covers to reveal a pile of clothes> Kero: Somehow I get the feeling a lot of things have already been found out… Sakura: (We’ve) been (doing) this since the Clow Cards (were scattered) and he’s never said anything.

P15 <Scene changes to Touya & Yukito at work> Touya: AH-CHOO! Yukito: Are you okay? Touya: …It was Sakura. <Scene changes back> Sakura: I have P.E. tomorrow so I’d better get to sleep quickly. Kero: Yeah! We did a lot today. Especially me! Sakura: Wha?

P16 <From a telephone pole the Mysterious Figure watches Sakura’s room; Scene changes to Akiho’s house>

P17 Yuna: Good morning, Akiho-san. Akiho: Good morning. Yuna: Did you sleep well? Akiho: Yes. Ah, but… Akiho: I had another dream. Yuna: Of Alice? Akiho: No, a different one…

P18 Akiho: I’m standing somewhere up high. Akiho: And watching someone. Yuna: Who?

P19 Akiho: I don’t know, but there’s something I want very badly. And I’m watching the person who has it. Yuna: Is that so… Akiho: This dream advances just like (a) book (does). I wonder if I will know who it is I’m looking at someday too.

[Original text: 本と同じようにこの夢も進んで、いつかわたしが視ているひとが誰かもわかるでしょうか]

Yuna: (I’m sure you will).

[Lit: Surely.]

P20 <Scene changes to Sakura’s house> Sakura: HOEEEE!! Sakura: I overslept! Kero: Ahh, you stopped (your alarm clock) saying “Okaaay” and (moving your arm) like this.

[Note: The Japanese doesn’t say alarm clock directly, but infers it. The original text is: あ、それさくら止めとった。こううーんとか言うて。]

<Text reads: Like this> Sakura: Hoeee!! Sakura: I wanted to wear the hair (accessory) I got from Yukito-san…! Kero: (Got it)!

[Note: Kero says ほい here, which is an emphatic “yes”]

Sakura: Pencase! Kero: Got it! Sakura: Towel! Kero: Got it! Sakura: Gym clothes! Kero: G-got it!

P21 Sakura: I… I’m finished (getting ready). Kero: That’s because you had -my- support! Fujitaka: Sakura-saaan! Fujitaka: You’ve got to eat breakfast soon or you’ll be (running) late for school! Sakura: Dad!?

P22 <Sakura runs downstairs> Sakura: Weren’t you staying over at the university? Fujitaka: There were some important documents I needed from (my) library here. Sakura: Where’s Onii-chan? Fujitaka: He said he has a morning job. He left already. Sakura: … Fujitaka: Are you lonely? Sakura: I’m not lonely because I can eat breakfast with you!

P23 <Sakura looks at a photo of her mother> Sakura: Good morning, mom. <Something appears in front of Sakura> Sakura: !?

P24 <Nadeshiko appears>

P25 Sakura: Mom!? Fujitaka: Huh!? Sakura: Uh… U-um… It’s nothing! <Nadeshiko looks worried> Sakura: <thinking> Why am I able to see mom…? Narration: What is behind the meaningful look in Sakura’s mother’s eyes? You can see Sakura on TV on Sunday! ❤

#cardcaptor sakura #card captor sakura #cardcaptor sakura clear card arc #card captor sakura clear card arc #clear card arc #ccs #translations: clear card arc

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darkicyninja · 3 years

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My Journey

I would like to share my story because it took me years upon years to rise to the Phoenix that I am today.

One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite movies Beyond The Lights is Blackbird, both by Nina Simon as well as Noni. The lyrics in Noni’s version, second verse, are:

“Now I rise as the phoenix escapes from me…

…through the fire, through the flames

leaving ashes underneath…

I'm free at last,free from you

free from the past

freedom at last

what is life, other than a cage to me…”

Fibromyalgia will claim me no longer

I first started feeling pain in my back around the age of 14. I have had several injuries: fractured left wrist, fractured left hip, torn MCL in left knee, blunt force trauma to my left eye multiple times, broken toes, broken fingers, swollen meniscus, bursitis, sciatica, solar plexus issues, sprains & strains especially in my neck and spine as well as majority of joints and other issues. All of this was discovered from X-rays and MRIs. The doctors could see my spine very out of alignments with some slight unnatural curvatures acquired from poor posture and other bad habits. Massage, topicals (especially CBD, tiger balm, biofreeze, and Penetrex), and stretches/yoga helped tremendously. By the time I was 17, the pain was so unbearable that I could only lay in bed crying and I had to resign from my job & also had a tough time working ever since.

My father took me to a chiropractor named Dr. Bob W. He adjusted me several times, however the adjustments would not hold. My mother took me to the doctor and he said I needed to see a neurologist. I went and had to get several tests done including a nerve test where they insert a needle into your nerves in your arm. They could see that my muscles were twitching but could not find the cause.

I was referred to physical therapy. I worked hard for 3 months but my pain only got worse. Eventually my pcp prescribed me muscle relaxers, tramadol, and a seizure medication in college. A few days later while taking mt world civilizations exam, I noticed that I could not sit still. The seizure medication was causing tremors which my pcp said was an adverse affect and I was having micro seizures. They took me off of the medication however it took around 96 hours to get out of my system according to the half-life. I still actually have a mild tremor/twitches to this day. After that was the trigger point injections which were very painful as the doctor inserted a need in all of the fibromyalgia trigger points generally near joints as well as nerves and vertebra. Eventually those stopped helping as well.

Then I tried marijuana for the first time. I used to be very against all drugs (straight edge XXX), however marijuana saved my life. Most of my pain was instantly eased away. So I went from social smoker, to buying on occasion, to full bud smoker is a matter of months.

My mother was upset about it though and the stress of moving in with my mom and only smoking bed when she was asleep and outside at that made me pick up the horrible habit of smoking cigarettes. I tried K2 but we all know the horrible adverse affects of that. I first got the Marlboro Skyline but then they discontinued them so I switched to menthol. I just recently switched to menthol golds/lights and actually prefer American spirit but they are so expensive. I started rolling my own cigarettes and blending different tobaccos for a a smoother taste. Then I remembered my friend Age in college used to smoke herbal cigarettes, Luna I believe to be the brand but I think they discontinued them. So I decided with my business (Skull Treats), we will bring back herbal cigarettes and detox from tobacco together. I have been using foot detox pads and they are amazing, another product I am working on.

I actually mix CBD with my THC and it is delicious and makes the bud last longer. I am working on getting my medical marijuana card as well as assisting in legalizing recreational marijuana (clinical trials are being planned). Marijuana assists with so much and I had even read before in a scholarly article that it helps detox your lungs of the harmful tobacco byproducts. I don’t believe that experiment was replicated enough in diverse enough populations, but another research experiment I would love to try.

A slight bio, I graduated from Robert Morris University (BS in Biology 2013), attended Chatham University (MS in biology 2014; did not finish), and Devry University (MS in project management 2014; did not graduate). I am currently attending Harvard University (Certifications in Spanish, Japanese, Psychology of Personal Growth, and Oracles - Omens & prophecies 2021) as well as Shaw Academy (Tarot, Crystal Healing, Alternative Therapies, Jewelry Design, Video Game Design & Development, Mini MBA, Coding, Writing 2021). I will be working on my PhD in biology & psychology hopefully next year at University of Pittsburgh, an affiliate of Skull Treats (most organizations mentioned are or are in the process of becoming official affiliates and majority of research shall be conducted with Pitt/UPMC).

Anyway, I had seen that my friend Jordan was a reiki practitioner so I booked an appointment. The appointment was amazing, she gave me the background of reiki as well as crystal healing before playing some zen music. During my session I kept seeing purple and lilies. She told me after she had seen the color purple as well!

“The color purple symbolizes power, insight, and tenderheartedness, purple boasts numerous good qualities. On a more negative note, purple can also be overly sensitive and unnecessarily vigilant. Fortunately, the good outweighs the bad when it comes to this marvelous wonder. With its uplifting spirit and undeniable beauty, purple entices with ease…”

- color-meanings.com/purple-color-meaning-the-color-purple

I did my research and seen that Savella was the newest drug approved to treat fibromyalgia. My doctors had not heard of it so they needed to conduct their own research. After a month, they agreed to let me try it and it has completely changed my life! The only pain I have left is my knees and joints which are apparently arthritis which I will get treatment for as well. My doctor recommended aqua therapy as well as occupational therapy for small more focused tasks.

If anyone is suffering from any chronic pain, whether minuscule or severe, try Savella. I have tried majority of the popular antidepressants, mood stabilizers, anti-anxiety, muscle relaxants, nerve and other medications and therapies. Gabapentin and lyrica ( a GABA isotope) did not help even in high doses and neither did Cymbalta.

“Savella is a prescription medication for the management of fibromyalgia in adults.

Savella is a prescription medication for the management of fibromyalgia — a common, chronic condition that causes widespread pain and affects an estimated 6-12 million people in the United States alone. The cause of fibromyalgia is unknown.

An antidepressant, milnacipran is one of three drugs that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat fibromyalgia. While relief of fibromyalgia pain can help people feel less fatigued, milnacipran appears to have an additional effect on fatigue — separate from that associated with pain relief.

Many experts believe that fibromyalgia is associated with changes in the processing of pain signals in the brain and spinal cord.

In clinical studies that compared Savella to placebo, patients who took Savella said:

* They felt less pain and

* their fibromyalgia overall was improved

* their physical function was improved

Savella is categorized as

An antidepressant, belonging to a class of drugs called serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI).

Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are a class of medications that are effective in treating depression. SNRIs are also sometimes used to treat other conditions, such as anxiety disorders and long-term (chronic) pain, especially nerve pain. SNRIs may be helpful if you have chronic pain in addition to depression.

SNRIs ease depression by affecting chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) used to communicate between brain cells. Like most antidepressants, SNRIs work by ultimately effecting changes in brain chemistry and communication in brain nerve cell circuitry known to regulate mood, to help relieve depression.

SNRIs block the reabsorption (reuptake) of the neurotransmitters serotonin (ser-o-TOE-nin) and norepinephrine (nor-ep-ih-NEF-rin) in the brain. SNRIs approved to treat depression.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved these SNRIs to treat depression:

* Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq)

* Duloxetine (Cymbalta) — also approved to treat anxiety and certain types of chronic pain

* Levomilnacipran (Fetzima)

* Venlafaxine (Effexor XR) — also approved to treat certain anxiety disorders and panic disorder

- Savella.com

- mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fibromyalgia/expert-answers/milnacipran

- Hopkinsarthritis.org

Summary:

In summary, with the right combination of hemp (CDB and/or THC), topicals, heat/ice application, yoga and stretches/meditation (with HZ sound therapy), as well as a medication such as Savella, you will actually have more energy and with less pain, that increases your quality of life so that you can accomplished what you need to do! I also became a distributor for amazing weight loss nutritional spray as well as a energy spray (more overall cellular energy/ATP) and we are also about to have a cash giveaway challenge! This will be so much fun. Let me know if you are interested in the challenge, the products or becoming an affiliate yourself and becoming your own boss with the flexibility to set your own hours from the comfort of your home

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bloojayoolie · 5 years

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Back to Back, Blade, and Boxing: Something strange happens after the ice skating round. The contestants have been whittled down to the four final this final four. The League of Background Characters. Four-way hive fives circulate when RBR-kun's eighth successful back-to-back quad cinches him the round. The commentators take note that, for a set of rivals entering the semi-finals, the four of them sure do seem friendly. And the four of them note with a bit of melancholy that they may have to part ways for the final two rounds. It can't be a collaborative effort anymore if they're going face to face. But at least one of them - one of them will win in absolute. And it won't be Villain-chan. They let their guard down. Until a scream wakes them in the middle of the night. One of the defeated girls - with the pure white hair has been shaved in her room. Her bags are already packed. Her loss is official. And she is murdered anyway. The four of them reconvene, in a maintenance tunnel under the hotel for added security, as the rooms just don't feel safe anymore. They're lit only by the emergency lighting along the walls and GG-chan's laptop, whispering back and forth. Why is the murderer still active when she can't possibly be part of the competition anymore? Why murder a contestant who's already lost? Is causing her victims to lose not her end-goal? Is losing not the end of it? Would she follow them elsewhere? Would she follow them home? Is this something beyond the competition? Suddenly, their conviction that unmasking Villain-chan isn't im portant is wavering. If it's not about just surviving the competition, then it's about surviving her, and the possibilities of what she's after become much more unclear, and much more scary. "I don't like this.." MG-chan mutters. "We should have weeded her out. Instead we might have made ourselves the last targets standing. Did we make it easier for her?" "We could always still just, you know," RBR-kun strikes his index finger out with only half conviction. "Lose." "Sure, if you wanna throw your match against me, l'll take it" MC-kun reaches a hand out and lowers RBR-kun's finger. "Seriously, though, we're not doing that. We don't even have any evidence that'll help." GG-chan is typing in silence, a pale and almost ghastly figure against the laptop light. "I tried this already, scraping the outgoing and incoming messages, emails, texts, google searches coming from the hotel for anything suspicious. It always came up empty but, I'm broadening my filters. It might take a while to sort through but, anything suspicious, anything concerning that my Al grabs, it's worth looking into. We're blind here otherwise. Her screen stutters and flashes, and the results pour in as plain text in the command prompt. The rest of them lean in, crowding the screen, eyes skimming. A google search for "best blue hair dye fast delivery an email titled "Im sorry. I lost grandma's special coat" a text message: "/ lost today, Mom. I hope you're still proud of me..." "None of that is useful.." RBR-kun mutters. He sets his hand to the track pad and scrolls further. "All of these are just... about the murders and defeats. Not the why, and not the who." "Wait, scroll back up," MC-kun cuts in. He pulls the laptop over. "I saw something weird. There-" He points. RE: FW: FW: Uncle Ryo still trapped in shadow realm "What does that even mean?" MC-kun asks. "There are weirder ones," MG-chan points out. Incoming text: Your little sister was spirited away. We're looking for her. Love you lots. Google: How to take over as mafia don in murdered brother's place? Yahoo Answers: Is 15 too young to avenge my entire family? "Avenge?" MC-kun asks. "There's too many of these to be coincidence. What do they... mean?" MG-chan now. "Terrible, isn't it all?" It's a female voice that speaks. And it's none of theirs. All four of them spin in place, hairs along their neck standing on end, and in a split second GG-chan's glasses are shattered. She shrieks as the glass explodes around her. RBR-kun reaches a hand out, her name in his throat, before he's silenced by a wave of bleach sloshes across his front. He lights to his feet, aghast, dizzy from the fumes eating into his suit. "My Gucci suit!" "Shit, she's here," MG-chan says, and it's all she has time to say before a quick swipe of twin blades shears both her twirling pigtails off. It shears down to the netting, taking a chunk of natural black hair with it. MC-kun has only a second to react, and he does. He leaps back back arched so that the incoming blade knicks only the tip of his hair. He completes the backflip, springing on his hands and landing square on his feet, eye-to-eye with Villain-chan. "I didn't know l could do that, MC-kun whispers, somewhat amazed. And it's all he has time to do before Villain-chan launches another attack. MC-kun parries this one, with a blade that's appeared from nowhere. But he doesn't think about it too hard. He shoves her back, twisting her blade off-center so that it strains her grip, and he lunges. One of her twin swords goes clattering to the ground, and with the same motion he catches the netting under her wig, sweeping it off with masterful precision. It falls unceremoniously to the floor. MC-kun points his sword at Villain-chan's neck before she can retrieve it. She's entirely of shed her disguise now. It's the same burning eyes staring back at him, but with colored contacts removed. They are blue pools of pristine aqua, and her bubble-gum pink hair flows past her shoulders, luminous even in the dark tunnel. She kicks vertically, connecting with MC-kun's wrist and knocking the blade from his hand. She sweeps in fast, a spin-kick knocking MC-kun off balance as he struggles to find his footing. It's Tae-Kwan-Do, and an masterful display at that, throwing MC-kun into a panic until he finds his balance, and blocks, counters. His hands suddenly know what to do, how to imitate her style. He's on par with her. She flicks a row of throwing-stars out of her sleeve, and the battle shifts again. MC-kun digs his own kunai out of his sleeve, and the face off starts again. Stars crash against the back concrete wall and echo, the scraping sound of steel-on-steel following as MC-kun blocks. They're fighting bare-handed, and they're on horseback with javelins, and then without warning they're crouched on the floor beside each other playing a children's card game. The fight becomes a race, an actual foot-race, until both Villain-chan and MC-kun are aggressively cooking at separate cooking stations that have manifested underground, with RBR-kun, MG-chan, and GG-chan awaiting happily to be the judges. What's happening? MC- kun tries to mouth to one of his friends, but the fight is too fast paced. They're boxing now, him and Villain-chan, and he can't speak well through his mouth guard. Villain-chan attacks with a wave of fire, that MC-kun counters with a wall of ice, which still surprises him even after the long montage of uncanny battles. He hadn't know he had ice powers. He's still not sure how that works. The wall melts under her barrage, and Villain-chan races across the puddles with a long sword in her hand. MC-kun has one too, and he steadies himself, looking for an opening. Villain-chan slips on the melting ice, not much, but enough to shake her focus. Enough for MC-kun to lunge in, and swipe her blade out of her hand, and lodge his own sword tip under her chin. They stand frozen in place, both breathing heavily, the maintenance tunnel echoing the drip of melting water. "What did you mean by, 'terrible? What do those emails mean? And what are YOU trying to do here? Tell me." She slips beneath his blade, her skin suddenly glowing. The glimmer coalesces in her fingertips and manifests as a pulsing ball of light, which she fires directly into MC-kun's chest. He's blown back, the wind knocked out of him, and he drops his blade. "I'm trying to make you all go home!" She races to cover the gap between them, collects another ball of light in her hand and slams MC-kun into the ground, hard enough that an audible crack follows as his head collides with the pavement. "I'm trying to put you back to normal. And save you from being like that." She points to GG-chan's abandoned computer, still scrolling text across the screen. "From being like the rest of us!"

#funny #lol #humor #memes #meme #memehumor #dank memes #funny pics #rolf #lmao #Back to Back #Blade

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masteraqua · 8 years

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time for a list: 0.2 edition

my thoughts while watching all the cutscenes again for the third time. strap yourselves in bc this is probably going to be long

i don’t immediately understand why the first scene of 0.2 is luxu and his keyblade watching Slaughterfest. how does it relate to aqua’s journey?

i still think yen sid looks weird in the new art style tbh

also i really don’t like that texture they applied to e v e r y piece of fabric

god i can’t get over how pretty the environments are. the colors and the lighting are a+

that smoke animation on the Dark World logo mmmmmmmmmmm

it’s funny bc for the last 6 years i’ve been thinking that aqua finding whole worlds in the realm of darkness was going to be some super complicated story when it’s actually just kh1 lol

on that note i never really...thought about how depressing the plot of kh1 is. no one ever talked about how much life was lost when the heartless started attacking until aqua did here. now i’m sad

terra’s model still looks unfinished

aqua trying to grab terra’s hand.....kill me

AQUA BEGGING THE ILLUSION OF TERRA TO GIVE HER ENCOURAGEMENT TO NO AVAIL. K I L L M E

phantom aqua took me up on my request to kill me. repeatedly

the way aqua can’t even meet her reflection’s gaze when she says “my shadow...she wanted to destroy me”

i loev..how it actually feels like aqua is losing her grip on sanity as time goes on. by the time she gets to enchanted dominion she’s so desperate for human contact she doesn’t even care if she’s hallucinating anymore

have i mentioned the environments yet?? god

i don’t quite understand why terra’s....consciousness???....is in the realm of darkness. shouldn’t it be in his suit of armor?

even here ven is following terra around like a puppy lmoa

bret iwan sounds a little weird. was he sick when recording?

.......how did mickey and riku get out of the realm of darkness again?

part of me wishes we’d gotten the chance to explore the newly rendered destroyed destiny islands, even though i know it’d just be the same design from kh1. it’s just so pretty

wow i suddenly feel like i don’t understand keyblades at all. are the kingdom key/kingdom key d not manmade like the rest of the keyblades? do other keyblades have dark counterparts??

also

mickey’s explanation makes it sound like the ONLY way they could have closed the door to kingdom hearts hinges on the fact that destiny islands fell into the realm of darkness. which means if literally every world EXCEPT that one was destroyed, they couldn’t do anything about it bc they wouldn’t have access to the kingdom key d

he just......opened the door. just like taht. you can’t just

why the hell is mickey forbidding aqua from helping to close the door? just bc you already have riku pushing from one side doesn’t mean she can’t help

riku just literally ran right by them byE

rip mickey’s clothes

AQUA RIDING THE HEARTLESS SWARM YASSSSS

“I AM MASTER AQUA, AND THAT’S A PROMISE”

i need all the gifs of the destiny islands sky

i wish aqua had come in contact with kairi when destiny islands is being restored

they are really pushing that “may our hearts being our guiding key” thing

i mean really pushing it

2.9 LIVES

lmao @ square pushing mickey’s incompetence for not telling anyone about aqua onto yen sid and actually trying to justify it

leaving your comrades in the dark on very important subjects is what led to roxas turning on the organization, and we all know how well that worked out for them

if yen sid & mickey really considered aqua a priority, they would have postponed sora & riku’s MoM exam until she was safe again

someone alert the presses, riku and kairi actually spoke to one another!!!!

KAIRI VOICING OPINIONS. KAIRI DEMONSTRATING INITIATIVE. KAIRI DOING THINGS. GOD BLESS

so like..is alyson stoner her official voice now? seems weird they couldn’t have gotten hayden to come in for like 3 lines

mickey to kairi: we know axel almost seriously hurt you but get over it bc the fans need their service

how long was yen sid sitting in his chair staring off into space after everyone left

sora and donald butting heads over saying goodbye of all things is a little forced but you know what i don’t care. i’m just happy to see the dream team back together at last ;;;___;;;

sora is back to lvl1 because...xehanort tried to nort him..? ok. like. assuming that even makes sense, what good would a kid with no fighting ability be to xehanort?

“HAPPENS ALL THE TIME” I AM DECEASED

i am ecstatic that it really seems like disney worlds/characters are going to be used for more than their obligatory cameos in kh3. olympus coliseum tutorial world where hercules is sora’s mentor?? sign me the hell up

i never expected to be happy to see the gummi ship again but here we are

laughing that the “”gates”” between worlds from kh2 that never made any gosh dang sense are escorted off the premises with just as little explanation

instead, KEYBLADE PORTALS. or something

“OLYMPUS COLISEUM, HERE WE COME” THE HYPE IS UNBELIEVABLY REAL

ok i’m done

#god bless you if you actually read this whole thing lmao #kh2.8 spoilers #kh0.2 spoilers

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