It had been nearly seven years since the journey began. Seven years since the island had been swallowed by darkness, seven years since the jealousy of one boy had created and changed the destiny of three young youth. Seven years since a destiny had been created for three other young people, though they were never meant to have one in the first place. Seven years since the one who had many hearts destroyed the Seeker of Darkness and closed the door to darkness to save the fallen worlds. Six years since this same youth had defeated the Nobody trying again to create a source to throw the world into darkness once more. Six years since the boy who let jealousy consume him get his chance at redemption, saving the world with the one who opened the door in darkness. Five years since a Nobody once again became a Somebody. Five years since the boy who had received redemption became a Master. Four years since the three who weren't meant to be got the chance to live. Four years since the three who were thought to be lost were found. Four years since the seven had defeated the thirteen. Four years since the seven saved all.
It had been a trying time for all ten of the individuals over the past seven years, but it seemed all eventually found happiness. The bright young man Sora had paved a way to save all. He eventually proclaimed his love for Kairi, and their relationship had now been four years strong. Roxas had settled in Twilight Town. Namine had also followed suit. Both she and Roxas were the best of friends, though both had stronger feelings towards each other, neither of them saying a word about it. Xion settled in Twilight Town has well, and she bonded strongly with the one named Ventus. Though they both lived in different worlds, they wrote letters to each other regularly. Lea tried to return to life in Radiant Garden, but he could not escape the fact that this was the place in which his heart was lost to the darkness. He eventually moved to Twilight Town to be closer to his friends. Along the way, he fell in love with and married the woman named Arlene. Ventus, Aqua, and Terra had returned to The Land of Departure. All three had taken over training any new keybladers that came by. Over time, Aqua and Terra's friendship turned into something else, and the two had been married for the last three years.
Riku on the other hand often tried to distance himself from his past. He was always found near Sora and Kairi, happy that the two of them had found happiness. Riku had dedicated a lot of his time preparing for law school, so he was often so busy that he didn't have time to ponder his past actions. Still, he could not help but feel a strong sense of guilt around this time every year. He knew it was his jealousy and desire to leave his home that threw his world into darkness. He had betrayed his best friend and let his heart fall into darkness. Once his friend had taken down the one who had possessed him, Riku found his way back towards the light. He worked hard to make up for his mistakes. He did absolutely anything necessary to protect his friends from danger. He eventually made his way up to being a Keyblade Master and helped save the world from the thirteen darknesses. He knew he had more than redeemed himself for his mistakes. Still, he could not help but feel guilt for helping create part of the problem in the first place. He still felt guilty for throwing his world into darkness, and he felt even guiltier that he once betrayed his closest friend.
The young college senior was walking across the campus green to get to her next class. It was not like her to run late, but a strange feeling made her move slower that day. Still, nothing would get in the way of her plans for her final year of college:
Wake up, drive to school, keep my grades up, pass the teacher's exam, graduate with my Early Childhood Education degree, enroll in graduate school and obtain my Master's in Educational Psychology. Write and publish my books and stories. Maybe have time for my friends on the weekend. Nothing was to get in the way of this plan.
Krissa thought it to be just another normal day. In addition to running late on her way to class, she was also exhausted. Krissa stayed up until 3:00 in the morning perfecting her unit lesson plan due that afternoon.
Another normal day, she thought, I hope they'll accept my lesson plan, even though… AGH! Already ten minutes late! Krissa was unable to turn in her lesson plan that day, however.
While she was standing in the middle of the campus green, a large black cloud suddenly blanketed the sky. Naturally Krissa thought it was just a normal thunderstorm coming, but once the wind picked up, her strange feeling returned. Suddenly, all of the students around campus started running away screaming! A big blackish/reddish orb had taken a place in the sky, and a black wind started blowing around the campus like a tornado. Feeling that she was now in great danger, Krissa began to run, only to trip over an object that was small and black. As she tried to get back up, Krissa noticed that not only was the object moving around, but it also had yellow eyes!
"What are THESE things!" exclaimed Krissa. As the creature jumped towards her ready to attack, a long object suddenly popped into Krissa's hand has she covered her face in fear. Almost instinctively, she swung as the creature, successfully hitting it in its stomach. She watched as the strange creature faded away, its heart rising towards the sky at the same time.
Krissa looked at the object in her hands, wondering how it got there. It was long and thin, having a handle on one end and oddly enough a key shape on the other. The key-looking object itself included different shades of light pink, gold, and silver, as well as a pink rose on the key's teeth. Also on the handle, a keychain of a pale pink rose hung down on the end. While she was observing her key, Krissa noticed more of the strange creatures popping out of the ground, ready to attack. She immediately threw down her backpack and purse before sprinting towards cover, hitting creatures with her key along the way as they tried to attack. She was towards the end of the green when she was startled by a loud noise. The wind had suddenly started to blow even harder, and then buildings around the green began to break apart! The wind began to toss around the buildings as if the were small toys. Krissa began to sprint away, not knowing which way to go. It proved to be useless, however, and the wind began to pick her up. A large black vortex then appeared in the sky, sucking up all that was near it. Krissa began screaming loudly, though she got a haunting feeling that no one around could here her. The vortex then began to swallow her, but sudedently a bright white light started growing, blinding her until…