Chapter 1: The Encounter
"Where…where am I?"
I couldn't remember anything that had happen. Pain swept through my entire body. I could feel my head throbbing so much it could explode at any second. I open my eyes and try look up. My vision was still blurry but I could tell something was standing inches away from me. Only if I could make out what it was.
"Who…who are you?" I ask with whatever energy I had left.
My vision began to clear little by little and the image in front of me started to come into focus. What ever it was I could tell it was leaning closer perhaps trying to see me as much as I was trying to see it.
"Why I'm your new best friend." Someone said in a strange low pitch voice.
"Huh? My…friend?" At this point, my vision had finally settled and now I could see clearly, what was in front of me. Fear strikes my body. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It had dark shaded skin with green markings and small jewels covering its body. It had black hair curling at a peak with red marking shape like horns in its forehead. But what's was most shocking to me were his eyes, one yellow and one pitch black, completely pure evil. If I wasn't dead then I was staring Death straight in the eyes.
"Who…what are you?!" I ask startle at the being in front of me.
"Why like I said I'm your new best friend." It lean closer towards me his eyes trying to match mines. "My name is Number yours?" It asks me in a cold-hearted voice that spoke to your soul.
"Me? My name is…my name is…" I couldn't understand it. I couldn't remember my name. What was my name? I though. My mind had become blank, nothing came to me.
"Now, now you can tell me. I'm not going to hurt you." It till its head at an attempt to calm my nerves I guess.
"Um…My name is…is…" Brief flashes pass through my head but nothing clear. I felt my head was going a million miles per hour. I didn't know where I was or what was going on. I didn't know who I am or where that strange being came from. I was trying my hardest to remember something but everything just allude me. Escape from my grasp. I saw people and places but I didn't know what they meant. That's when I saw him a small boy. He was so close but yet so far away. I only saw him for a few seconds but before he disappeared, he told me something.
He muttered a few words "Don't forget who you are Roxxas…" before disappearing. That was it!
"My name is Roxxas." I said telling the strange being.
"Well Roxxas. It's a pleasure to me you." It lean even closer and gave me a slight smile.
I try to get up from the ground but my body was too damage. I lean against the wall of the ally pushing myself up. I felt the pain rush up to my spine to my left arm. I clutch my right arm sure that it was broken. I close my eyes trying to mentally block out the pain but it was no use the pain was just too real. I felt I could pass out at any second.
"Maybe I could be of some assistance." I began staring at the being not knowing what to say or do.
The creature began stretching his arm out towards me. I simply stood ready not knowing what was coming next.
Suddenly tentacles began to split from its body. Then one of them strikes at me directly piercing my body. I become stun and then I felt something cold been released through my body almost overwhelming. I scream out in pain but I could see the being enjoying himself taking great pleasure in my pain laughing under his breath. A few seconds then passed and it stopped. The black tentacles return back inside its body. I was left speechless gasping for air.
"Why did you…Why did you do that!?" I ask barely catching my breath.
"I was just trying to help you that's all." It answer me like he hadn't pierce my body with one of its tentacles..
"How? By trying to kill me!" I shouted back
He let a small laugh apparently finding something funny in what I say.
"Dead its what you were going to be if I hadn't come to save you. Just take a good look don't you notice something different about yourself? Hum…"
"What do you…?"
I stare at my wounds, the scars in my body they were all gone! I stare at my body with amazement. How was he able to heal my wounds with such tactic? It was something completely out of this world then again that wasn't the first thing that was other this world.
"How did you do that?" I ask still shock by what had occurred.
"We, beings from Astral World, possess great power that you humans can't even begin to imagine!"
"So if your from Astral World what are you doing here?" I was still trying to comprehend the situation before me. So many things had happen that I didn't recognize what was completely going on.
"Isn't it obvious, I'm here because of you Roxxas. I'm here to help you recover your memories."
"My memories? How are you going to do that?" I couldn't comprehend it, it still seem strange to me. I had lost my memory yet this being from a different world have come specifically to help me get them back.
"By collecting all the Numbers, my boy. Somehow, your memories have been separated into 100 Number cards that have been scatter through out your planet. And with each one, you'll regain a piece of your memory. So tell me Roxxas are you up to the challenge and regain what is rightfully yours?"
"But how am I going to collect all this Numbers cards?" I was still uncertain, so much had happen that I didn't know if I was up to the challenge.
"You leave that to me. With me by your side, we'll be unstoppable! So are you ready my friend for the challenge of your life!"
"Yeah! Let's do this!"