Kingdom Hearts; The Heartless Keeper

Chapter XXXVII; One More Day

Yuki stood once again in the crowd of people she knew was normal in this world. She had ditched her organization coat before even coming to this world. The charm she had taken off her last time in Shibuya was in her pocket like it had been before. She was prepared for anything to come in this world. Even the strange creatures referred to as Noise.

Yuki's mission this time was to eliminate the Heartless in the world. Apparently, the Heartless and Noise had been interacting in a way that was bad for everyone. It was seen as just better to remove the Heartless before things got worse.

Yuki was in place she had begun the last time she was in the world. The road crossing filled to the brim with people. But she had no clue where to go. The last time she had been here she didn't really pay attention to where she had been going. She was either following Joshua or a Shadow. That was the only thing Yuki hadn't prepared for.

Yuki sighed and began to wander around the city, looking for any sign of the Heartless. To her dismay, she didn't see any Heartless. She did notice a few of the players from the Reapers game, however, fighting off the Noise. She was glad to see no Reapers in the area to take them out. They seemed to be fairing well against the Noise too.

Yuki eventually found herself where she had last seen the Heartless. The area in front of the mural was empty of people, just as it had been before. Yuki sighed leaning against a wall, staring at the artwork.

"Well, it's been awhile since you've come around." A familiar voice said from not far away. Yuki looked over to see Joshua smirking at her from an entrance to the area.

"Was a little busy," Yuki replied as Joshua crossed the area towards her. "How have things been here?" She asked.

"Mostly normal I'd say, except for those things that showed up the last time you were here have made several appearances," Joshua replied. He sounded annoyed by this. He leaned up against the wall beside Yuki in a nonchalant manner. She couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

"They tend to do that once they find a new place," Yuki admitted sarcastically. Joshua glanced at her in interest.

"Care to explain what they are?" He asked. Yuki considered not telling him but remembered her promise to.

"Heartless." She stated briefly. Joshua looked at her in confusion.

"Heartless?" He asked in disbelief. Yuki nodded. She held up her left hand for him to see, exemplifying the emblem. He blinked a few times confused.

"Yeah, they're creatures that have no heart." Yuki explained calmly. Joshua nodded, looking away. Yuki lowered her hand and watched him think.

"How do they survive?" Joshua finally asked. Yuki was surprised that was his question, rather than the many other things he could have asked. But she was also grateful it was his question. She wasn't sure she could explain everything to him.

"I have no clue." Yuki answered honestly.

"Well, honesty is appreciated. How can we get rid of them, they haven't attacked anyone yet, but I have a feeling it's only a matter of time." Joshua asked turning to Yuki.

"Only a keyblade can permanently kill them. But other weapons will make them go away for a while." Yuki replied. As Yuki thought he would, Joshua raised an eyebrow in question.

"A keyblade? What is that?" He asked. Yuki opted out of replying and just summoned Heartless Keeper to her hand. Joshua blinks a few times in surprise but didn't show it in any other way. "Oh, then I suppose you're on extermination duty?" He asked.