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A Post Kalpas Odyssey

Goodbye Friends

A Kalpas x reader fic taking place in APHO chapter 7 below!

Carole was the first to go missing. You had no clue what happened. One second, she was fighting next to you, the next, she was gone. Mei went right after, and you realized Lucheni—or the armor he was using—was absorbing them. As soon as you caught on, you were gone.

Kalpas roared and took a chunk out of Lucheni, but it didn’t bring you back. He was in a blind rage and didn’t even notice Timido and Carys disappear. Pulling his fist back for another punch, he was thrown off balance, and understandably so. He’d been teleported to a field of the red crystals that covered False Bay. As soon as he found his footing, Kalpas was smashing through the crystals. If this was where you had gone, he would find you.

He ran into Mei, Adam, and Carole first, and they cost him several precious seconds trying to calm him down. Finally getting around Mei, Kalpas didn’t get more than a few steps before he found you. Carys and Bronya were with you, but that didn’t matter. You were safe.

There was no reunion hug, or shouting each other’s names, you just smiled at him, and instantly Kalpas let out a breath he’d been holding the whole time. Leaning back with a hand on his mask, he gave a sharp laugh in relief and finally let his shoulders drop. Sunita, Lyle, and Timido came through a crystal wall shortly after, but it wasn’t until you were next to him, and Mei was talking to Void Archives that Kalpas really noticed what was going on.

While you were by no means ignorant about the technology in the Moon Rings, no one, short of the doctors who made them, knew how they worked. So right now, as far as you were concerned, some blonde weirdo who tried to kill you was giving a lecture with a bunch of made-up words. What you did understand was the fact that your Moon Rings had been enhanced and you were able to break out of Lucheni’s prison.

Once out, you split into five pairs, Sunita didn’t even look at you before going with Carys, and that was fine by you. Once you and Kalpas reached the weak point on Lucheni’s head, you activated White Heat. Instantly, you felt energy surge through you, electricity crackling under your skin just waiting to be released. Throwing both scythes in the air above you, the two handles attached, and the chains wrapped around to be out of the way.

Catching your weapon, you darted forward with a flash of lighting and spun your scythes viciously, creating cracks all over the crystal orb. Distantly, you heard Kalpas cackle, and turned just in time to see his left eye glow orange under his mask. Dashing out of the way, you saw a pillar of fire erupt under the crystal, and all the cracks you made shattered.

Slowly, Kalpas brought his hand away from his mask, and stood from the low stance he had taken. Disconnecting your scythes, you raised one above your head to try and shield yourself from the fine rain of shards falling on you both. Panting, you looked over to the man next to you.

“I think we got it,” you grinned.

“I don’t leave my enemies alive,” Kalpas scoffed. Bringing your hand down from above your head, you now used it to cover your smile.

“Right,” you agreed, trying not to laugh. “Let’s meet up with the others.

“That. Fucking. Sucked.” You had just gotten out of the shower and were toweling off your hair. “I’m still finding crystal bits in my hair.” Kalpas sat on the bed and laughed at your complaints. “Next time you want to fight some giant destructive monster made up of half a city, you’re on your own,” you sat down on the floor and then laid on your back with the towel over your face.

You were sort of hoping for a response, but considering it was Kalpas you were talking to, it wasn’t that shocking when he didn’t respond. The silence stretched for so long, you were half asleep by the time he moved. Arms reached under you, and you jolted up, almost headbutting Kalpas, had he not jerked his head back.

“Watch it,” he grumbled and yanked the towel off your face. You blinked up at him confused, but he just lifted you and dropped you on the bed, then crawled over you and pulled the covers over you both.

“What’s—”

“Not now,” Kalpas pulled you closer to himself, then tucked your head under his chin. You were no stranger to memories you weren’t quite ready to visit yet, and with how tiring the day had been, you weren’t going to ask.

The next morning, you were still squished into his side, and it took some extra coaxing (read: smacks to his arms) to get Kalpas to let go. He was quieter than usual while getting ready, which you weren’t even sure was possible given how little he spoke already. It was while you were eating that you finally got an explanation.

“I remembered something last night,” he spoke in a low tone as though threatening someone and not just starting a conversation. “I remembered your death.” You took a deep breath. The conversation with Mei felt like it had been years ago, but you figured it would come up at some point.

“I’m here to listen, but you don’t have to tell me,” you spoke softly and kept your gaze on the coffee in your hands.

“I killed you.” All the air left your lungs. Your heart beat so loudly you were sure he could hear it, and your mind raced so fast, you felt left behind.

“On the moon. It was my job to keep you safe and I killed you.” Small flickers of fire appeared around his hands, and he visibly clenched his jaw. As soon as your eyes met, he was up from the table. Quickly, you matched him and blocked his path.

“Oh no. We are not doing this bullshit,” you frowned. “What happened to ‘I don’t care about the previous era’?”

“I strangled you.”

“No. Some guy who looks like you, from fifty thousand years ago strangled someone who looked like me. We are not the same people! And we’re not breaking up for such a stupid reason.”

Kalpas was staring at you so hard it looked like he was trying to move you with his mind, but you wouldn’t budge. Closing your eyes for a moment, you took a long breath. “I’ve known for a while,” you confessed.

“What?” Kalpas looked furious, but you ignored him.

“When you first attacked Sunita, I remembered. I remembered you lunging at me just like you lunged at her when we came in here. You’re not the same person you were all those centuries ago. You aren’t a MANTIS, you’re not nearly as hostile, and you’re in control of yourself.”

“I could kill you again.” He said it as a threat, but you could hear the fear in his voice.

“Then I guess we wait another fifty thousand years,” you gave him a sad smile. “But I’d rather spend this time with you now.”

Kalpas closed the gap between you in one move, and you thought he was going to try and get past you, but instead he just pulled you straight into his chest. He might’ve broken your nose with the force he used, but your face was too smushed to tell him. When you tapped out, he let go completely and you took a step back to gasp for air.

“Does that—” you wheezed. “That mean we’re ok?” Kalpas grunted, but you saw that secret little smile he gave.

The meeting that morning had been filled with bad news. Your teams were still expected to stay in St. Fountain and keep an eye on the Arcane Castle. There was still no reliable way out. Sunita was following you home—

You did a double take.

Sunita was in fact following you and Kalpas back to your house.

The short walk was tense, and Kalpas was walking a little slower than you so he was still beside you, but also between you and your stalker. At the door, you went in, but he turned and growled when the girl tried to enter. Placing a calming hand on his shoulder, you carefully moved Kalpas out of the way. As soon as he shuffled over, the small smile you were sending him became a scowl pointed at Sunita.

“What do you want,” you crossed your arms and ignored the man behind you attempting to scare the shit out of your ‘guest.’

“To talk. That’s what friends do, isn’t it?” Sunita scoffed.

“It is,” you agreed. “Since we haven’t spoken in, oh,” you checked your bare wrist as though it were a watch. “Two months? I figured we weren’t friends,” you smiled. In a way that said you were anything but happy.

“I want to fix that,” Sunita spoke through gritted teeth. Glancing back at Kalpas, you figured she wasn’t going to be coming inside. So you took a step forward and closed the door behind you.

“Get to fixing then,” you waved a hand for her to go on.

“I would like to…” she paused as though ‘apologize’ was a hard word for her to say. “Explain my actions.” Apparently, it was. “Lyle has always been able to make me happy. Even when I am completely infuriated by him, he can still make me smile. I turned to him for comfort. He pointed out all the times we had broken up, you had been there. I really wanted things to work this time, so I stayed away from you.” She bowed her head and went quiet.

“Is that all?” you whispered. She nodded and you gave a drawn-out sigh. “I take it things didn’t work out?” She shook her head ‘no.’ “As far as I’m concerned, you can stay in your old room until the end of the week. It’s not safe to live alone, so I’m sure Adam will be moving in with Lyle. You can take his old room.”

Sunita looked up with hope in her eyes, but you kept going, stern look still in place. “Kalpas still lives here too. You still need to convince him. I’d recommend actually apologizing if I were you,” you spoke harshly and turned back to the house before you saw her reaction.

Their conversation went about as well as you had expected.

“Lyle and I broke up.”

“So?” Kalpas continued chopping vegetables, not looking up.

“I’d like to stay here.”

“No.”

“Oh, come on! I’ve already been forgiven!”

“No,” you shook your head. “I am putting up with you, because we used to be friends. That’s the best you’re going to get.”

“Lyle and I have broken up a million times, and now you decide you’ve had enough?” Sunita glared at you and Kalpas turned, ready to intervene.

“That’s correct,” you brought back the fake smile.

“Some fucking friend you are,” she spat.

“Good thing we’re not friends anymore,” you opened the door and slammed it after her.

Kalpas finished dinner while you cried and told him stories about your lost friend, though you couldn’t be understood around all the tears. When the food was ready, he placed a hand on your head for a second or two. Looking up with puffy eyes, you watched as he put the plate in front of you. After dinner, Kalpas let you cuddle—on the condition that you not call it that—until it was time for bed. You both were exhausted from all the crying you had done, and sleep came to you easily.

“One of the squads has found a stable way in, and more importantly, out of St. Fountain,” Mei announced. A month or so had passed since your fight with Lucheni, and everyone cheered upon hearing the news. “We can all expect to be leaving within the week.”

Carole stood and pulled you up by your hands before jumping up and down. Bronya smiled at Timido, making the poor girl squeak and look away with a blush. Mei spoke quietly to Adam, so you couldn’t make out what they were saying, and even Carys cracked a grin. The entire walk home to pack was filled with you telling Kalpas how excited you were.

“I guess dorming with Sunita will be an issue, and I’m way behind on classes, but I can’t wait to be sneaking out again. I can come visit you! We could go to Sal’s, they have the best ice cream, and—”

“Why the hell would you visit me?” you stopped in your tracks at Kalpas’ words.

“Why…wouldn’t I?” Did he not want to see you after this?

“You promised to share a bed.” He said it so confidently, you almost wanted to laugh.

“While we were here—” he cocked his head to the side, and you groaned. “You can’t stay at St. Freya unless you’re a student. Don’t you have your own school to get back to?” It hit you then, just how little you knew about Kalpas outside of False Bay.

“I delivered packages,” he shrugged. “They’ve fired me by now.”

“You should enroll at St. Freya then!”

“Me and what money?” he scoffed.

“My parents refused to pay for me to go,” you grinned. “I’m sure we’ll figure something out!” You took a step forward and then stopped. “Actually. Maybe don’t go. Adam gets asked out like five times a day. It’ll be the same for you.”

“Not my problem,” Kalpas kept walking past you.

“No, my problem!” you jogged to catch up. “I’m gonna be competing with half the school!”

“Hardly a fight when you’ve already won,” he looked over at your confused face. “What? You think I’m gonna leave you for some random person at your school?” he scoffed again, this time with much more venom. “We had to wait fifty thousand years to see each other again, I’ll kill anyone that gets in the way.”

“Please don’t kill every person that asks you out,” you opened the door and followed him up the stairs. “Kalpas? No killing people! Are you listening to me? We’re gonna get expelled!”

I started this thinking, "Oh rita uses a scythe, what if I made chain scythes? It'd be like how the cross makes the axe luna kindred uses." And then I was thinking about combining the scythes and wrote this whole part before going "Oh shit, no, that's a RWBY character." So I'm sorry. Reader is a RWBY character now. Hopefully this is better written. Thank you so much for reading this! It took me for-fucking-ever to get out, but I was SUPER excited to write it, I just hope it actually fits the prompt lol

I'm still taking asks if anyone wants! I just take way too long to write anything so It'll be a minute

#goodbye friends #it was meant to be like a #because everyone disappears at the start of the chapter #but also #because you're finally getting tf outta there #and it's happy!#kalpas x reader #azaryawrites #honkai x reader #tamalethebear #cross posted on ao3 #i need a nap #wrote half of this at like 3 am?#so many typos

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