Flames everywhere and a explosion, then sudden darkness nothing but a black canvas on which nothing could be seen. Axel, that was his name wasn't it, came to in this endless black scape, "what happened? Where am I?"

As these questions escaped his lips a red cloaked figure appeared before him a flash of fire and black, "you 'died' Axel, remember? You sacrificed yourself to save your dearest friend."

Turning towards this new comer who was like a red light on all the black Axel uttered, "how do you know all this?"

The figure waved his hand and the black gave way to a flash back to Axel's life, his meeting Roxas, the pain of losing his friend, and his selfless sacrifice, "because I see all Axel, I am an observant in this chaotic story of heroes and villians . I have watched this universe tear it self apart all because of one fools dealings with the heart. I am going to correct it all and you will be one of the instruments in which I will do it with."

Axel watches his life literally flash before his eyes, he was transfixed on the spectacle only catching bits and pieces of what the figure was telling him. The figure noticed and made the chronological light show disappear and repeated what he had said. His head wrapping his self around what he had told him Axel then asked, "correct it? Do you mean, destroy it?"

The figure then turned around and raised its arms, this grand act caused the black to give way once again, but this time it showed a grand castle made of marble and gold, "destroy is too strong a word my dear Axel, reboot, upgrade, use whatever terminology you choose."

Fire sparked in Axel's hands and his chakram appeared, he lunged at the figure only to be frozen in mid-air, he tried to squirm or use his fire abilities, but to no avail. He watched the figure turn around, wave his index finger in his face, and form two keyblades in his hands. Energy then began to pulse which caused the red cloak to sway and the keyblades then began to float as if on their own. Axel was motionless as one slammed into his stomach and then other to his head sending him sprawling onto the ground his chakram disappearing. Axel stood and felt a warm sensation running down his nose, "broke my damn nose."

The figure walked over to Axel, "I will break the rest of you if you don't assist me, I am giving you the chance to save a universe to cleanse it of impurity and to create a new glorious one in it's stead."

Axel scowled, "I'm dead anyway so it doesn't matter what happens!" he rushed at him planning to slam him with his shoulder, but he felt his self off the ground and being flung away. He skid across the ground and grunted, he stood up slowly right as the figure raced up and got in his face.

"It does Axel, because I can bring back Roxas, I can return your friend to you and if you agree to help me I will spare him the fate of the rest of that pitiful universe," the cloaked figure smiled as he saw Axel's reaction change considerably. The Dancing Flame heard the words escape the red hood and then began to question and ponder over the idea.

"Why would you help me? You seem like you could easily do everything yourself," Axel was going to get all he can out of this figure before making his decision, but it was incredibly tempting just to say yes.

The figure stepped back, "I don't have as much power there as I do here and I need a herald as it were to allow me to bring my power there. Once that is done I can cleanse the universe of it's insects and it's diseases making way for a new kingdom and a new peace. I then can also make sure Roxas survives and that he can separated from Sora."

Axel looks at the figure and then dwells on his friend and the pain of losing him, "what must I do?"