The Weight of Exhaustion

Chapter Seven: The Arrival

Light walked out of the Rainbow Kingdom with Violet Leader next to him. He could hear and feel the gate behind him closing as the guards moved back into position. The dull rumble of the slowly shutting rattling loose dirt and pebbles as they walked slowly away from the kingdom. The empty fields that the kingdom faced stretched out in front of him. Off to the side in the distance, he could faintly see the forest Sabre goes for walks in and where the kingdom mainly gets wood from.

The skies were a dreary gray, promising rain. Clouds hung low, and Light felt a light constant breeze hitting him. Violet Leader shivered next to him, but Light wasn't bothered by anything cold. Not since he became Light Steve at least.

Violet was silent beside him, clearly in their own head. It was understandable, since even Light was having trouble wrapping the fact there was a second human around his head. Though at least Violet had at least a night to have that fact set in. Light found out and now was about to see this Human.

Did the human look like Sabre? Light wondered. He never really questioned Sabre what other Humans looked like, since he never thought he would see another one. Did they all look similar, like Steves, or was each one different?

Light huffed. Maybe Green Leader knew those answers, because he was the one that made sure Sabre was healthy. He had to know more about Humans than Light did at least.

Maybe Time did too, since he lived with Sabre. Light briefly felt bad for Time, since he was the one now trying to distract Sabre from hunting this human down by himself. Sabre was probably bouncing off the walls by now.

Though Sabre did look kind of tired still. Then again, Sabre was ready to run out of the house with no shoes on...

Light let out a small laugh, drawing the gaze of Violet. "Just thinking about Sabre's reaction, that's all." He explained.

Violet's mouth turned into a 'o'. "I really thought he was going to run out the door then and there."

Light snorted, stepping over a small divot in the ground. "Had Time not grabbed him, probably."

Sabre bolting out the door wouldn't be too surprising for Light. Sabre always did some weird things that made him question if all Humans were like that or not.

Once they got far enough from the kingdom to safely teleport without accidentally hitting anything of importance, that's what they did.

Lightning hit the ground around them in a blinding light, until that is all they could see. Light felt the familiar electricity dance over his skin. Once the lightning fade, Light got a look of where they were.

Flowers surround them as a Violet Village laid out in front of them. He could see some Violet Steve children running around in the fields close by, flowers decorating their hair and body. The sky still was a dreary gray, yet it did nothing to dampen the glow that seemed to radiate from the village.

When they walked closer, the children stopped and stared, excited whispers erupting as several pointed at them. A few of the braver ones ran up to them and held out flower crowns, which they accepted. Several of them called out greetings from the group, before returning to what they were doing.

The village was different. Several of the Violet Steves shared looks, before returning to what they were doing. It was almost scary how distant and serious the Violet Steves were. Violet asked one of them where Merry's house was, and the Violet Steve pointed in the direction of the house. "Protective is there..." The Steve warned.

Whispers picked up all around them once they continued their walk. It was unnerving. Violet Steves didn't do anything quietly. Violet led them through the village, stopping in front of one that had a Steve leaning next to the front door. The Steve smiled at them.