It has been a while, folks. I know I promised to do the Final Mix of the SAK Aincrad episode, but I want to put this up first, to test a new idea on what people think. Think of this as a prologue to the first 'Sword Art Kingdom'. After so many people in the past gave me 'what if's...' on what the past story was like before this, I figured on creating my own. This is the beginning of Sora's adventures, along with featuring a character that is not from the main canon story of 'Sword Art Online'. She does, however, first appear in the 'Hollow Fragment' video game. So for those who don't know the game, look it up. Without further ado, here is the story of Sora, and his new and forgotten friend.

Also, quick reminder to all, I like adding music into my stories, so if you don't have them on your iTunes or something, check out the music on Youtube. I'm sure you can look for it there.

Blade Without Memories! Enter Philia!

Prologue

Disney Castle: Akihiko Kayaba's Study (Some time between SAKII & SAK:FF)

At the desk filled with papers and a computer, Jiminy Cricket stood there right next to Akihiko Kayaba, watching him connect his computer to the device that was used to discover the Datascape inside Jiminy's Journal. He was currently re-reading the story that was stored within the journal, even though the pages were still blank, apart from the message that said 'Thank Naminé'.

"So are you having any luck reading what I had written down in my journal?" Jiminy questioned Kayaba. The man didn't answer. The story he was reading was so amazing, but also somewhat questionable. He understood the kinds of adventures Sora, Donald, Goofy and Jiminy took during their first bout, but there was no mention of the girl Naminé in the story. Not only that, but one thing seemed out of place compared to what he had heard about the heroes' journey.

When he couldn't stand not knowing, he closed his laptop, and stood up. "Jiminy, I would like to speak with you, King Mickey, Donald and Goofy right away." he told the cricket. "Why? What's the matter?" Jiminy asked, confused. "It's something I found in your journal." Kayaba answered, "I want to make sure of something…"

In Mickey's study, Kayaba gathered the four together. Mickey sat at his desk, while Jiminy, Donald and Goofy all surrounded the scientist that called them together. They all looked confused as to why they were summoned.

"You wanted to speak to us about something?" Mickey questioned. "Yes." Kayaba answered, closing his eyes, "I have read a great deal of Jiminy's first journal, and learned all about the journey that happened surrounding Sora and the four of you. I had also recalled all that you have told me about those adventures, as well, and I noticed a contradiction."

"You what?" Goofy asked, confused. "He means what I wrote and what we said were different in some way." Jiminy explained. "That can't be right." Donald retorted, "We told you everything we did on our journey."

"Yes, I noticed what you did, but you failed to tell me that there was another member in your party that joined you on your journey ever since Traverse Town." Kayaba explained, opening his eyes again, "You have not said anything about this certain individual in the stories you've told me. I would like an explanation."

At this, Donald, Goofy and Jiminy all looked at one another, more confused than ever. Mickey pondered on what Kayaba noticed, and looked to him. "Are you sure you read the journal correctly?" he asked. "Positive." Kayaba answered, "After the incident with all the bugs, the journal should've been restored to normal, and there were no errors in its' pages. I made sure of that."

"Do you remember anyone with us before?" Donald questioned Goofy. "Nope." he answered. "I certainly don't have a clue." Jiminy added. "Are you sure about that?" Kayaba asked, getting the three's attention, "From the looks of the journal, she was a valuable member of your team, as well as a dear friend of yours." The three looked surprised at this.

"Tell me, who was the person that was with them, according to the journal?" Mickey asked. Kayaba paused for a second, ready to explain his findings in deeper detail. "The person's name…is Philia." Kayaba answered.

(Philia speaking) In the beginning, I was somewhere. For a while, I went everywhere. Now, my path is anywhere.
A journey that started with no memories of my past, but treasured memories were given to me after that. Some of them were happy ones. Others were reasons I wish I could forget. Regardless, they inspired me of what I had to go through to be who I am today, and to continue searching for who I was. This story is about my journey with great friends, and the path of memories that we created. These are our origins that are our reality.

(Cue Kingdom Hearts 'Simple and Clean')

Chapter 1: The Treasure Hunter

Location: Sword Art Online, Aincrad, Floor 59 (Danac) Fields
Date: Nov. 7, 2024, 9:30 am

In the plains of floor 59, a certain girl was wandering about, looking about at the scenery about her. She was in her mid-teens, and was dressed in a mainly blue-colored combat attire, including a short, cape-like coat, with a hoodie that covered her head. The dagger, Sword Breaker, was sheathed underneath the cloth draped over her right hip. She wore a vambrace on her right arm, armor pieces covering each breast and her upper right arm. She had satchels on the back of her belt around her waist, and one on her left leg.

She stopped at the top of an incline, seeing a large, shabby-looking windmill off in the distance. "There it is…" she muttered, and she pulled off her hood, revealing her ruffled, dandelion hair, and green eyes.

She gazed at the windmill, then waved her hand to pull up her menu, seeing the notes she carried. "According to Argo's information, that old windmill is actually a dungeon for a quest." she told herself, looking at the info, "The reward is suppose to be a rare piece of equipment. However, no only are there tough monsters in that place, but there are also traps all the way. Not many people know about this place, and no one has been able to reach the top without making a hasty retreat or dying."

She furrowed her brow as she gazed at the windmill, then she grinned as she finished, "Guess that means I, Philia, should take care of this place before any more deaths take place, and take the equipment at the top." With that, she charged forward, ready to take on the dungeon.

Upon reaching the front, she noticed a middle-aged woman next to the entrance, looking up at the top. Philia recognized her as an NPC, and the name 'Dulcinea' appeared above her head.
"She has to be the quest-giver." she told herself, and she walked up to the woman, "Excuse me, do you need any help?" Dulcinea turned to Philia, and responded, "Oh, a wandering warrior. I beg of you to please help me." At that moment, Philia's quest log appeared, showing the quest 'Save the Foolish Knight'. Philia accepted the quest, prepared to face the challenge.

"There was once a knight who was in love with me." Dulcinea started, "He was old, and very imaginative, taking on countless adventures for his own honor. However, some time passed, and he died. And unfortunately, his soul, filled with determination, won't leave his body. He and his companion are at the top of this windmill, where he once fought it, and is unable to rest. I would like to go up there to see him, but the interior is filled with traps and souls of the deceased. Please, I beg of you; save that man's soul by fighting him to the death, and give him a battle worthy of his honor."

"You can count on me." Philia responded, and the quest log indicated the quest had started. She turned to the windmill entrance, thinking. That story sounds familiar. she thought to herself, Wasn't that based off of that old novel I read some time ago? This quest must be a spin-off from it. She looked up at the tower, then at the door again, and entered through.

She opened the wooden door and entered into the dungeon. Using her Trap-Seeking skills, she was able to see where the traps were all about the entrance, along with the monsters far off using her Searching Skills. "Okay, let's go." She told herself, and she charged in.

(Cue SAO OST 'Luminous Sword')

Philia made sure to avoid all the traps as she continued on the path ahead. She pulled out her Sword Breaker as the nearest monster, a skeleton-like monster called 'Worker Skeleton', noticed her. It raised its' one-handed ax, and swung at Philia, who caught the weapon in the 'teeth' of her weapon. She threw the attack to the side, and slashed at the monster, making it flinch. She then unleashed her 'Side Bite' Dagger Skill, unleashing two side slashes back-to-back, taking care of the monster.

Another skeleton was about to go upon her, but she avoided the slash of its' ax, back away from it. It came charging at her, which was exactly what she wanted. The skeleton activated a trap, causing it to be paralyzed. Philia bounded forward, and unleashed another skill 'Tri Pierce' Dagger Skill, stabbing the monster three times, forming a triangular energy wave afterwards. The monster reared back in pain, and disappeared. "It's easy if you know where the traps are." she told herself, and she charged along the corridor.

Philia kept finding the staircases, leading to other levels of the dungeon. Some levels were mazes, others were open areas. Both of them contained not only monsters to deal with, but also various traps as well. However, in both cases, she was easily able to avoid the traps, or even use them to defeat the enemies in the dungeon. Although, it didn't seem to work on the flying enemies, in which she just relied on her own skills with her dagger. There were also treasure chests here and there, and practically half of them were booby-trapped. Fortunately, Philia not only could avoid traps, but disarm them in order to get the items within.

"All that training in Aincrad has really paid off for me…" she told herself as she reached the fifth floor, "Course, I should also thank Argo and for her assistance in telling me the best spawning places." She raced along the path, and headed to the sixth floor.

When she reached the top of the stairs, Philia noticed that not only was she outside, but near the top of the windmill. The large propellors were spinning slowly right by her, and the path ahead curved around the exterior of the building, heading upwards. "Almost there…" She told herself, and she raced to the top.

When she reached the end of the path, she found herself on the flat surface top of the windmill. There was another room at the other side of the area, with a door blocking it. Philia activated her Trap-Seeking skills, looking about the area. "Looks like four traps are still active around here." she told herself, "They're easy to avoid, but I feel that there's more to this place than that."

She had taken a few steps into the area before suddenly encountering a different kind of trap. All of a sudden, the pathway behind her produced a wall of stone that prevented exiting. Philia turned around in shock at the sight of it. "Crap!" she told herself as two lights appeared, spawning two skeletal knights on the spot. One of them, with lighter armor, had the name 'Sancho' above its' head, with one health bar. The other had more metal armor, and the name 'Undead Quixote' above it, with two life bars. Both of them carried a sword, but Quixote had a spear sheathed in his back.

"Well, this isn't good." Philia told herself, "I didn't expect to deal with two boss monsters at once." She eyed each opponent carefully, noticing the equipment they carried. "Guess I should watch out for the leader, and take care of the partner first." she decided, readying her dagger, "I won't be dying today!"

Philia charged forward as Undead Quixote charged at her, swinging his blade at her. She avoided the attack, turning around with a side swipe that made it fumble away from her. She then continued racing to Sancho, who attempted to slash at her, but Philia parried the attack with her dagger, knocked it aside, then unleashed her her Cross Edge Dagger Skill, tracing a cross on Sancho with her weapon, and causing it great damage.

Quixote was coming back to fight Philia, and she quickly leapt out of the way of the sword slash. She saw both opponents come at her, and she doubled back, making sure to avoid the trap behind her. However, this did give her an idea. She placed herself behind the trap, causing the two opponents to come at her. They activated the trap, which caused paralysis onto them. "Gotcha!" she growled, and she readied her blade, unleashing her Round Accel Dagger Skill, which was her only area attack skill. This attack both of the enemies, dropping Quixote to half of his first bar of health, and dropping Sancho down to a quarter left.

Quixote recovered from the paralysis quicker, and it unleashed a series of swipes at Philia, who did her best to parry them all. She ended up getting cut a couple times, decreasing her HP. She saw Sancho recover, and knew that she needed to act quickly.

Using her quick footwork, she ducked underneath Quixote's horizontal slash, swiping at the feet of the monster, followed by an upper slash that made it fumble back again. She then charged at Sancho again, who came to aid Quixote in his fight, and the two crossed blades. Using the teeth of her dagger, Philia disarmed the monster, and unleashed a series of slashes, not giving any time for it to recover. With one vertical slash down the middle, Sancho fell back as he glowed a bright blue, and disappeared into data.

Philia panted from fighting so hard against the opponent, but knew it wasn't over as Quixote's roar made her turn to him. She saw the monster enraged by the loss of his comrade, and saw that the monster gained an attack increased icon by its' meter. Philia prepared herself for the stronger battle as Quixote charged at her.

The two engaged in a heavy battle between sword and dagger. With the attack boost, Philia was finding it difficult to parry Quixote's attack without taking some damage. She ended up having to dodge the attacks it was using, retaliating any way she could with her Dagger Skills and such. It took a bit of time, but she managed to take out one of the life bars of Quixote.

Philia backed off from the skeleton as it threw away its' sword, pulling out the spear from its' back. Okay, so it's gonna change its' battle algorithm by changing weapons on me. she thought to herself, seeing Quixote's spear shine purple, spun it around, then charge at Philia, who barely avoided the full blow of the Spear Skill it unleashed. She did take some damage from the shockwave of the attack. Before she could recover, she noticed Quixote regaining itself as it glared at her again.

A battle between a long-ranged weapon like the spear against my dagger is not favorable. Philia thought to herself, I'll need to think outside the box here… She then recalled the three remaining traps around the area, and got an idea. She raced to one of the traps near her, and waited for Quixote to come at her. It charged in with spear at hand, and Philia sidestepped the attack, causing Quixote to step on and activate the trap, paralyzing it again. "Now's my chance!" Philia declared as her blade shined, and she unleashed her Fad Edge Dagger Skill, swiping at it four times, causing it a bleeding affect. Quixote recovered itself, and the battle ensued.

Philia kept up the dance with Undead Quixote throughout the battlefield. She used the two remaining traps to unleash her trick twice more, retaliating with her Dagger Skills while he was unable to move. It was extremely helpful, but it wasn't enough to defeat him. After the traps were gone, Quixote's life bar was in the red.

Philia backed off, till she and her opponent were in the center of the battlefield. Philia noticed her life bar was in the yellow. "If I take one more move, I'm done." she muttered to herself, "I need to figure out a way to overcome his spear and strength in some way."

Quixote charged in with another Spear Skill, ready to skewer Philia with his final attack. Philia looked at the spear in worry, but then thought of something. Of course! she realized, racing towards Quixote with dagger at hand, I was so worried about the long-ranged skills of the blade, that I completely forgotten one weakness that the spear possesses…

She saw Quixote rear back his spear, then thrust it forward with all his might. Philia ducked out of the way of the attack, the spear's blade scratching her cheek as she passed. If I can just avoid the attack by getting closer, then it gives me an opportunity. she thought to herself, her blade shining as she pulled it back, I can get between him and his weapon, and unleash the finishing blow! She roared as she unleashed her Armor Pierce Dagger Skill, which despite being the weakest Dagger Skill, was enough to break through Quixote's armor, landing the final blow.

There was a pause in which no one moved, then Quixote disappeared in a scatter of data. Philia panted as she fell on all fours to the ground. The last attack was a close one indeed. She closed her eyes for a second, then opened them as she lifted herself up again, looking about. The coast was clear, or so she thought.

Just then, a figure appeared in front of Philia. It was an elderly man, wearing the same armor as the Undead Quixote wore. However, he was also see-through, showing that he was nothing more than the soul of the man she fought.

"Thank you, young warrior." Quixote thanked Philia, "You have displayed to me an incredible fight, worthy of my honor." "Dulcinea sent me up here to rescue you." Philia explained, "She was worried." "Ah, my sweet Dulcinea." Quixote sighed, "I am truly sorry for worrying her so. She was the love of my life, but I only thought of my honor in battle and nothing else. I didn't want to leave this land without a legacy I can be proud of."

"You don't need to go so far, Quixote." said a voice, and Philia turned to see none other than Dulcinea herself walking up to them, the pathway up to the top unblocked. "My sweet Dulcinea!" Quixote called out in surprise. "But I thought she couldn't reach this place." Philia recalled.

"Forgive me, my dear princess." Quixote apologized, walking up to Dulcinea, "I was a fool. A fool who had no idea how much I made you worry." "It is alright, Quixote." Dulcinea replied, putting her hands into Quixote's, "You are a proud knight, and have left a legacy to remember. This young warrior and you had a mighty duel, one that was fought with all of your hearts. Now, you can remain at peace."

Just then, Dulcinea's body started to glow, along with Quixote, and her body started to become less opaque. Philia was surprised at this, then realized what this meant; Dulcinea was also a soul.

"And now that Quixote's soul is at peace, then I too shall be at peace." the woman finished, the two NPCs turning to Philia. "Leave a legacy of adventures in your wake, young warrior." Quixote told her, "Never let anyone tell you what is not possible, but prove them wrong." With that, Quixote and Dulcinea vanished into a sparkling of lights, floating into the sky, and disappearing.

Philia watched them leave, then saw the menu pop up, showing that she completed the quest, with a list of col and experience, along with some prizes added to it. "Well, that was an interesting quest, to say the least." Philia told herself, looking at the prizes, "None of these look particularly rare, so there must be more somewhere."

She looked about, and saw the place where Quixote's body was before. She saw a key on the ground. She walked over and picked it up, looking at it carefully, then at the door on the far end of the battlefield. "I wonder…" she thought to herself, and she walked over to the door. She unlocked the door with her key, and opened the door to the uppermost part of the windmill.

Inside, she could see one last treasure chest inside. She walked over and opened the chest. Inside, she saw a pair of boots, and they looked like well-designed, medium-armored equipment. "Nice!" Philia cheered, "I knew I could get some rare loot out of this! Better tell this to Argo."

Location: Town of Danac
Date: Nov. 7, 2024, 1:22 pm

Philia finally returned to Danac, where she found Argo near the clock tower, where a mysterious murder mystery happened some time ago. Argo was an easy person to recognize due to being mainly covered in a muddy brown coat and hood. Underneath, she wore a full-body leather armor, while she had brown eyes, curly auburn hair, and three whisker-like markings on each side of her face.

Argo noticed Philia coming to her, waving her arm to her. "Ah, Philia." Argo greeted her, "How was the quest I sent you on?" "Quite a fun and interesting experience." Philia replied, "Your info was right about how difficult it was, though."

"But not enough to stop your treasure-hunting skills, eh?" Argo questioned with a sly grin, "Did you get the information about the quest?" "Every bit I could." Philia answered, pulling up her menu, "I wrote about it along the way here. Here it is."

Philia pulled up the info she wrote along the way to town, and passed it onto Argo, who read it through. "A quest based on the story of Don Quixote, eh?" Argo noticed, "And it looks like you got some nice loot out of it."

"Yep, look at these." Philia pointed out her new boots, which she now wore, "They are thick leather armor. Not only provide armor, but great AGI and DEX. They were worth the trouble to go through." "That's a nice, rare piece of equipment, Philia." Argo noted, "And this is high-quality info you've given me. I knew I could count on you for this quest."
"How much is the info worth?" Philia asked. "Let me see…" Argo muttered, analyzing the quest info, "It is well-detailed, and it is a difficult quest to complete. How's about 3,500 col?" "That sounds like a deal to me." Philia responded. Argo traded the info for the col amount, giving it to Philia.

"Pleasure doing business with you, Philia." Argo thanked her, "I would've asked my buddy, Kii-bou, to take care of this, but he doesn't have your treasure-hunting skills. Plus, he is with the front lines right now, taking on the 75th Floor Boss."

"Yeah, you've told me about him before." Philia recalled, looking at the sky above, wondering how the assault team was doing, "Wow, he must be powerful if he fights in the front lines. Wish I could be that strong, too."

"Hey, don't put yourself down, Phi-chan." Argo retorted, using her pet name, "You are practically the best treasure hunter in SAO. Plus, you told me you've almost maxed out your Dagger Skills. With any luck, you should be able to complete quests on even higher floors than this. Just be sure to sell any quest info to me, and I'll pass it on to others."

"Thanks, Argo." Philia thanked the info broker, "Well, I think I need a break. I know of a nice spot to go rest at. Take care of yourself!" "You do the same, Philia." Argo replied, and the two parted ways.

Location: Outskirts of Danac
Date: Nov. 7, 2024, 2:50 pm

Underneath the tree on the outskirts of Danac, Philia decided to look through her equipment while eating her lunch; a bowl of beef stew to go. "Man, this is good." she sighed, finishing off her meal, "I wonder what I should do with my old boots. Maybe I should sell them off to someone. Wonder if that Agil can take more than weapons at his shop?"

She sighed as she looked up into the sky, thinking about everything she went through today. She recalled Quixote's final words to her. "Leave a legacy of adventures in your wake, young warrior. Never let anyone tell you what is not possible, but prove them wrong." She then thought about what Argo told her. "With any luck, you should be able to complete quests on even higher floors than this."

"Adventures, quests. I was never like this even before joining SAO." Philia told herself, "Ever since I was trapped in this game two years ago, I wanted to find my way of living here. I was never really good at anything outside of this world. But here, I not only became a treasure hunter, but also a useful person to others, and I get to go on so many adventures. I still might need to make more friends, but…" She couldn't admit to herself that she found it hard to make friends so easily. She wish she could, but for now, she was happy the way things were.

She stood up and was just about to head back to town when she noticed something. Walking along the road past her was a man, but he was wearing attire that was unfamiliar to Philia. It certainly didn't look like anything she had seen in SAO. his attire was mainly a black robe with several belts and satchels, a red cape hanging over, a brown scarf around his neck, and his face was covered in red bandages and black belts, with his mouth and right eye the only skin showing.

Philia watched the man cautiously as he stopped near her position, looking about. "Who is he?" Philia asked herself, "He certainly doesn't look like he was from around here." The man felt Philia's gaze, and looked towards her. For a while, the two looked at one another, neither one speaking.

"Who are you?" Philia finally spoke up. "I could be nothing, or anybody." the man spoke back, "Regardless, I am not suppose to be a part of this world, only curious about it." "Huh?" Philia was confused by the man's words.

"Tell me, while your minds come to this world, do your hearts also join with it?" the man asked. "My heart?" Philia asked, "You're not making any sense whatsoever." "You are probably right." the man responded, "There is so little you know about the world outside this place."

"I know a lot about the real world." Philia retorted, disliking the fact that he seems to disregard her intelligence. "No. I speak of the worlds outside both this and the other world." the man corrected, eyeing her, "But perhaps you might learn if you take that first step."

"What do you mean by that?!" Philia demanded, "Are you telling me you're not from IRL? Or are you just playing with me?" "That is up to you to decide." the man responded. Both Philia and the man looked at one another in silence again. Philia can't help but feel annoyed and curious about the man before her. What was he trying to say to her?

Just then, a woman's voice sounded over the SAO speakers, which came from everywhere, causing the two to look up. "ON NOVEMBER 7TH, AT 2:55 PM; THE GAME HAS BEEN CLEARED." the announcement called out, "REPEAT; THE GAME HAS BEEN CLEARED."

This news shocked Philia. "The game…has been cleared?" she gasped, "But, I thought the front lines has only reached Floor 75. What the heck is going on?"
"It seems like I came here a bit too late." the man spoke up, drawing Philia's attention back to him, "No matter. I have seen enough. I should continue on a different path once more."

Suddenly, the land began to shake all about them. "What the heck is going on?!" Philia demanded, feeling the ground shake beneath her. "From what I noticed in the data, this land is suppose to self-destroy itself once this 'game' has been completed." the man explained, "I guess this means we will part ways. We'll never see each other again."

"Hey!" Philia barked, raising a hand to the man. She raced down to him, but just as she barely touched him, he disappeared into data, which exited into the sky. Philia looked up and gasped in shock as a digital wormhole opened up, and started sucking in the data of the man.

Suddenly, Philia felt her body start to glow, and she looked down at herself. Her body was about to disappear. With the game cleared, she was about to return home again. "Guess my adventures are over now." Philia told herself, clenching her fists. She felt upset that she couldn't continue her adventures, but knew that she would always remember them.

Just as she was about to accept leaving the world, something started to happen. Her body started to spark. She became paralyzed on the spot. What's happening? she asked herself, I can't even move. I can't even speak! The wormhole above her started to act weird as well. Suddenly, a dark shadow started to poor out through the wormhole. Philia barely moved her head upwards to see it happen. She was terrified at the sight. Was this suppose to happen to her?

"No!" barked the man's voice, and suddenly, a wormhole opened up at Philia's feet, and she fell through just as the shadow neared her. She fell into darkness, he mind losing conscious. She couldn't move. She couldn't speak. She couldn't even think clearly. What's…happening to me? Philia asked herself, What's…going to happen to me? Someone…please save…me…

Chapter 2: The New Girl in Traverse Town

Location: Traverse Town, Second District

After leaving the dress shop, Aerith walked back to the hotel, carrying a bag of new clothes for her. "These new dresses came at a great price." she told herself, "Now, I should probably head to the florist to see if any new plants have come in."

"You're acting like you don't have a care in the world." said an upbeat girl's voice. Aerith looked down to see Yuffie leap up onto the stone side of the path from the ground below.

"I should treat myself from time to time." Aerith retorted, "Besides, with all the Heartless about, we should at least try to stay positive."

"You got that right." Yuffie sighed, sitting down on the stone, "I keep noticing more and more stars disappearing from the sky. It's looking pre-tty blank in some parts. Wish we knew a better way to save those worlds."

"I feel sorry for all those people who have to lose their homes, or even their hearts." Aerith sighed, "I wish our home didn't have to be overtaken as well."

"Yeah. Squall hasn't even forgiven himself for it." Yuffie noted, "He's so down about it, that he even changed his name. Talk about stubborn." There was a pause for a second, then Yuffie sighed, "Oh well. Might as well do what we can here until the opportunity arrives."

They were just heading down the alleyway to the hotel when Aerith looked up and gasped, "Look!" Both Yuffie and she looked up to see a sparkling light fall out of the sky. Upon closer inspection, they noticed that a person was within that light. They backed off slightly as the light hit the ground before them, scattering it about. The two ladies shielded their eyes from the burst, then opened them. On the ground before them was a young teenager with ruffled dandelion hair, and blue and black garments that looked designed for combat, and her dagger sheathed in her scabbard.

"Woah. That looked like a rough landing." Yuffie muttered as Aerith ran forward, investigating the girl. "She's still alive, but she's unconscious." she noticed.

"You think she's another victim of the Heartless?" Yuffie asked. "More than likely." Aerith answered, "But we can't leave her here. Let's bring her back to my room." Yuffie saddled the unconscious girl on her back, and she followed Aerith as they returned to the hotel.

Red Room

Philia was fast asleep. Her conscious started to gather as she had her eyes closed. Where am I? she thought to herself, then she felt the texture on her back. It was soft, and warm, and her head was resting on a cushion. A bed? she wondered.

With more effort than normal, Philia opened her eyes, looking up at the ceiling above. she saw a frame formed from the tall bed posts above her. She tilted her head to one side, seeing the room she was in was small, mainly red. She turned to the other side, and was met with a face. "Wake-e, wake-e, sleepy-head." she called to her. Philia was so shocked, she leapt into a sitting position, furthering herself away from the girl.

When the shock settled, Philia noticed two people in the room. The one that woke her up was as young as her, with green eyes and short black hair, hiding a metal headband with two green tassels underneath. She wore a green tube top with two blue belts that acted like suspenders for them, tan short-shorts with with another belt around it, white stockings, orange shoes and leather gauntlets, dark detached sleeves, and a yellow scarf.

The second girl looked older than her, with blue eyes and brown hair that had a sort of bunny ear-style in front, curled hair on the sides, and she wore a red ribbon behind her, holding her braids in place. Her attire was mainly a pink dress that reached her lower legs, with a lilac belt around her waist, held by black string tied in a ribbon, brown boots, and coils wrapped around her wrist. She also had a small black choker with another tied ribbon in front.

"I'm glad to see you are okay." Aerith told her in relief, "You had been asleep for two days straight." Philia was having a hard time comprehending her environment, mainly because her head hurt a bit.

"Where am I?" Philia asked. "You, my friend, are in a little world called Traverse Town." Yuffie answered, "It's where all the people that manage to escape the Heartless end up at." "Is that what happened to you?" Aerith asked. Philia tried to give an answer, but she couldn't remember what happened to her before. She shook her head sadly.

"Okay, then. How 'bout you give us your name." said Yuffie. Philia looked down, wondering. "My..my name is…" she started, and it took a little while before she figured it out, "…Philia…yeah, that's my name; Philia." "Nice to meet you, Philia. My name is Aerith." the brown-haired girl introduced herself. "And I'm the great ninja Yuffie." the other girl followed, waving her hands for attention.

"Tell us; where are you from?" Aerith questioned. Philia paused to think about it, but she couldn't give an answer. In fact… "I don't know." she answered, "All I can remember is my name. Apart from that, I don't remember anything else."

"Uh-oh…" Yuffie moaned, "I think you might've landed on your head when you came here." "Don't say that, Yuffie." Aerith retorted, "Still, it's a shame that you can't remember anything. I'm sorry about that." Philia looked down, worried.

"Oh, by the way, we had your attire cleaned and repaired." Yuffie pointed out, changing the subject, "We ended up changing you while you were asleep." Philia looked down herself, noticing the light blue night-gown she was wearing. "Here's your old clothes." said Aerith, pulling out Philia's old battle garments from the dresser, presenting them to Philia one part at a time. "I gotta say, that's a lot of equipment to work with." Yuffie noted as Philia looked at each part, "Hope you at least remember to put them on."

It took maybe ten minutes to figure it out, but Philia managed to place all her gear back on like normal. She checked herself out in a body mirror as Yuffie and Aerith watched her.

"So, do those clothes bring back any memories?" Aerith asked. Philia pulled out the dagger sheathed in her belt, looking at her reflection from the blade. She shook her head. "These clothes don't bring back any memories." she stated, "Although, they do feel somewhat familiar. But, no matter how hard I try…"

Aerith walked over and patted her shoulder. "Don't worry. I'm sure your memories will come back to you, eventually." she assured her. Philia looked up at Aerith, who smiled at her. And for the first time since she arrived, Philia smiled back.

"Welp, now that you are geared up and ready to face the world again, how 'bout we go show you the town?" Yuffie suggested. "That sounds like a great idea." Aerith agreed, "You've been bed-ridden for so long, I think it would be best for you to get some exercise." Philia nodded in approval.

They left the hotel, walking through the alleyways of the 2nd District until they reached the open area. Philia looked all around in amazement. The architecture was more Victorian-style, and it was night-time. The lampposts and the buildings were the only ones that showed light, along with the stars in the sky.

"It's very pretty." Philia stated, looking about. "It's not like our own world, but it does have its' perks." Yuffie stated. "Your world?" Philia questioned, "You mean there are more inhabited worlds than this one?"

"Yes. There are all kinds of worlds out there." Aerith stated, "Although, they're suppose to be a secret. They were originally separated from one another, all of which had no knowledge of each other's existence." "That meant our world, too." Yuffie added, "And you must've come from a different world, as well."

"I'm…from a different world?!" Philia asked, amazed. She looked down, perplexed. She was even more confused than when she arrived. Not only did she have no memory of herself, but now she was given this startling bit of news. This was way bigger than what she thought.

After a moment of walking about, Philia asked, "You said that the worlds were once separated from one another. Does his mean they are connected, now?" "They are, but ever since the Heartless appeared, things have changed." Aerith answered.

"What are Heartless?" Philia asked. "They're creatures that come from the darkness in people's hearts." Yuffie answered, and her tone became serious, "Who knows where they came from. All of a sudden, they appeared out of nowhere, and not only turn people into Heartless, but also consume worlds into darkness."

"Look! Up there!" Aerith gasped, pointing into the sky. Philia and Yuffie looked up into the sky. The stars were dazzling brightly above them, but Philia noticed what Aerith was pointing at. At one moment, a single star twinkled brightly, and the next moment, it disappeared.

"Another world is gone…" Aerith muttered. "What's that mean?" Philia asked, "Were you talking about that star?" "Every star up there is a world." Aerith explained, "If a star goes out, that means the world has been consumed by the Heartless." "If nothing is done, the Heartless will continue to consume worlds until there is nothing left!" Yuffie finished, "We can't let them take this world."

At that cue, Philia, Yuffie and Aerith noticed shadows on the ground in front of them. The shadows lifted off the ground to reveal themselves as black creatures with yellow eyes. They stood like humans, but were shorter than them, they crouched over, and they had claws and insect-like antennas.

"And speaking of the devils!" Yuffie stated, pulling out a large, four-pointed shuriken. Aerith temporarily lifted the skirt of her dress, and she pulled out two wooden sticks, connecting them together to form a quarterstaff. "You should hold back. You haven't recovered yet." Aerith told Philia, "Let us take care of things, here."

She and Yuffie charged in, striking the monsters with their weapons. The Heartless could only pounce and strike with their claws, but were unsuccessful against the two ladies, as they were striking them down, some even disappearing into smoke when they were defeated.

Philia watched in amazement, wondering if she could fight like them. Suddenly, she detected something, and turned around to see four of the same Heartless appear behind her. Frightened, she stepped back a few paces. She then realized she had her own weapon, and pulled out her dagger. She held it like an amateur would, her arm shaking a bit.

"Philia!" Aerith called out, whacking a Heartless away in order to get to the girl, but was stopped my more Heartless appearing. "Don't worry about her." Yuffie called out, throwing her shuriken at a pair of Heartless, "She has a weapon, so she should be able to hold out against the small-fries for a while. Besides, it might be a chance for her to regain some of her old memories. If there's one thing your body never forgets, it is how to fight."

Philia readied herself as one of the Heartless pounced at her. Philia swiped her blade at it, repelling the Heartless. Another one came at her, but she parried its attack, too. The remaining two made a pounce for her, this time sending her tumbling back. She sat back up again, moaning a bit. She saw the Heartless draw closer to her.

Give me a break! she thought to herself, I can't remember how to fight, so how can I endure fighting against these monster?! Philia scrunched her face up, desperately trying to remember how to fight. Suddenly, the Heartless all attacked at once. Philia looked up, seeing the enemy coming in. Then without thinking, she bounded to her feet and sprung forward, slashing at each enemy with great reflexes and speed. The attack was so quick and strong, that by the time she made it to the other side of them, they disappeared together.

Philia blinked, then looked at her dagger. "How…how did I do that?!" she asked herself, "It's like my body responded to by wish, and it just moved on its' own." "See? She's got the hang of it." Yuffie assured Aerith, who was surprised at Philia's attack.

Walking from the opposite side of the 2nd District from Philia was a man. He had black hair that reached beneath his neck and had dark blue eyes. He wore an open black jacket with a red emblem on his short sleeves, a white shirt underneath, a silver pendant with a lion-like emblem in front, red and black belts wrapped around his waist, black pants and shoes, three red belts wrapped around his left arm, black gloves, and he carried a weapon that was a cross between a sword and a revolver.

The man watched as Philia looked at her dagger, wondering about who the girl was. Just then, Philia saw another Heartless appear, but it had armor on it. She readied herself to fight again, hoping that the last attack wasn't a fluke. She trusted her body would move her to fight this opponent.

The Heartless pulled itself back, then unleashed a cyclone kick, to which Philia parried with her blade. She retaliated with a pair of slashes, causing the Heartless to tumble away. It got back up as Philia charged in, and the two clashed for a few seconds, the Heartless trying to fend off Philia's attacks, while she realized just how tough this Heartless was.

"I won't let you beat me." Philia growled as she stepped back. The Heartless took another chance to unleash a cyclone kick. Philia twirled her blade back, ready to strike. Suddenly, the blade of her weapon glowed bright green-yellow. This attack attracted the attention of Yuffie, Aerith and the man as the Heartless bounded at Philia, and she lunged her blade back at it. Not only did Philia stop the attack, but her blade pierced the Heartless's armor, sending it flying until it disappeared into smoke.

Philia panted slightly, but regained herself as she looked at her dagger once more. "What the heck was that?" she asked herself, "It was a lot stronger than what it should be."
"Nice fighting out there." Yuffie called out as she and Aerith raced to Philia's side. "I'm surprised you were able to pull off all of that." Aerith stated, "Did that mean you recalled some of your memories?" "Not exactly…" Philia answered, placing a hand on her head as she recalled all the accomplishments she just did, "I think my body was able to pull off all those moves. Even that one that made my blade glow. How in the heck did I do that?"

"Sounds to me like you were use to fighting before you came here." The man stated, walking up from behind Aerith and Yuffie. "Oh, Leon!" Yuffie called to him.

Leon walked up to Philia, who looked nervous at the man. He was radiating a strong aura of strength. "I see the girl has finally woken from her beauty nap." Leon told her, "You sure have some bad timing to come here."

"Her name is Philia." Aerith explained, "Unfortunately, she's lost all memories of her past. All she could remember is her name." "I see." Leon understood, turning from Aerith to Philia, "The names Leon. Hope you're prepared to face the enemies in the future. This was a small bunch of Heartless. There's bound to be more, later on." Philia looked back at Leon, worried. There were more of these things coming?

Chapter 3: The Hope Against the Heartless

Leon guided the three girls to the 1st District, which looked like the central plaza of Traverse Town. They entered a shop, where Philia was introduced to four characters.
One of them was an old guy with blond hair, blue eyes and goggles on his forehead. He had a white short-sleeved shirt, a tan belly warmer, blue pants, gray socks and black shoes. He also had on a necklace with an orange charm, and he had a long toothpick in his mouth.

The other three characters were…well, they weren't human. They were three anthropomorphic ducklings, and they were triplets. The only differences between them were the colors of their garments, which were basically a hat and a short-sleeved shirts. There were sitting about the counter the man was working at.

"Howdy there." the old man greeted the group as they entered, "Looks like the gangs all here…" He then noticed Philia in the group, and added, "…plus one more. Who's the girl?" "This is Philia." Yuffie introduced her, "She was the girl we found after crash-landing in front of Aerith and I."

"Oh, so this is the one." the old man realized, "Hey there, young lady. The name's Cid. These three are Huey, Dewey and Louie." The one in red clothes raised his hand first at his name, followed by the one in blue clothes, ending with the one in green clothes.

"So what kind of shop is this?" Philia asked. "This is where we work." Cid answered, indicating him and the ducklings, "We sell all your needs to replenish yourself against those dang Heartless."

He turned to the ducklings as he remembered, "That reminds me; you three were suppose to get more supplies for my shop. Get movin', and don't come back until you got them, 'kay?" "Okay, gramps." Huey answered as he and his brothers hopped went towards the door. "Don't call me 'gramps'!" he roared to them as they passed the group and exited the shop, "Oh, forget it."

Once the team found places to sit or, in Leon's case, lean on, Aerith filled Cid in on Philia, and what happened during the battle with the Heartless. "No kiddin'…" Cid said after they were done, "So you ain't got no memory of your past, but you were able to fight those Heartless off with that dagger, and your instincts?"

"Kind of." Philia answered, placing her dagger on the table in front of them, "It was like my body somehow knew how to fight for me. I can't really explain how I did it, either."
"It must've been because, before you came to this world, you were a fighter, and had fought all sorts of battles." Leon told her, "The way you were fighting did show that off, really easily."

"Yeah, but what I like to know is how you pulled off that last attack." Yuffie wondered, "You have to admit, Leon, that it was pretty cool. I mean, it broke the armor of that Heartless." "I don't even know what that was, either." Philia answered, "All of a sudden, it was like I wanted to finish the battle with one final attack, and I focused my strength into my blade, unleashing that attack."

"Sounds to me you must've had some sort of skills under your belt before you came to this world." Leon stated. "Some sort of…skills?" Philia repeated slowly. She looked down to the floor, wondering. Why did that sound familiar to her? Suddenly, her head started to throb, and she clutched it in both hands, gasping in pain. Aerith came to her side while the other looked to Philia with worry and concern. "Philia!" Aerith called out as she grabbed her shoulders. "Hey, you doin' okay, girly?!" Cid asked her.

When the pain finally died down, Philia panted a bit as she recovered herself. "What happened?" Aerith asked her. "Maybe…did you remember something?" Leon guessed. Philia slowly opened her eyes, holding her head, as she then recalled something. "Dagger…Skills…" she panted, "I remember…that skill. It was…Armor Pierce…Dagger Skill."

"Dagger Skill?" Yuffie repeated, "That was what you did then?" "Y-Yes." Philia answered, regaining herself enough to look up, "That's the name of those kinds of special attacks I am able to use with my dagger. The one I used before was called 'Armor Pierce'."

"You say it like there are other kinds of moves other than the one you said you used before." Cid stated, "Do you know what they are?" Philia shook her head. "I don't. I know there are others, but I can't seem to remember them clearly. But I bet if I continue working with my weapon, I might remember them again." "Well, it's a start." Leon stated, "At least we figured out what you are capable of, and what you will be able to do."

"Still, with a name like 'Armor Pierce', the attack fits what you did like a glove." Yuffie stated, "I mean, for any kind of person, even us, it's nearly impossible to break any armor of a Heartless. Even ones as flimsy as that Soldier Heartless you fought."

"What do you mean?" Philia questioned. "Heartless are creatures of darkness, and are very difficult to combat by normal means." Aerith explained, "People like us are able to fight them because we are strong. Normal people wouldn't be able to stand a chance."

"Yeah, but we ain't normal, now are we." Cid stated, "And by the looks of it, you ain't a normal girl, either. You've got some strong fighting skills on ya." "If you want, you can join with us here and help protect the town from the Heartless." Yuffie suggested, "I'm sure Leon doesn't have any objections on it."

Everyone turned to Leon, who closed his eyes, not acknowledging the fact that all the eyes on him was slightly hesitating. Finally, he opened them to Philia. "Well, you have skill, but you are still rusty around the edges." he stated bluntly, "You should probably train yourself to be better adaptive with that weapon if you want to survive here."

"I guess I should try what I can." Philia stated, putting her dagger away, "Although, I wonder how many more Heartless there are out there for us to fight." "Let me put it this way; what you fought was merely a grain of sand on a beach." Leon compared, "There are others out there, a lot more dangerous than the ones you have fought so far. And the only ones who are able to put an end to all of this, and save the worlds that were lost, are those who are chosen to wield the Keyblade."

"The…Keyblade?" Philia asked. "Right. The weapon is the only one able to fight the Heartless like any normal being." Aerith explained, "It is able to lock or unlock any kind of Keyhole, even the ones to every world." "Wow…" Philia gasped, then she thought, A weapon that can unlock any lock? Sounds like a really handy tool, especially to a treasure hunter.

"The Heartless fear the Keyblade, and it is because of this that they will pursue those who wield it, in order to destroy them." Leon followed. "They fight those who wield the weapon they fear?" Philia summed up, "Sounds pretty ironic. Do you guys know anyone who can wield them?" The four people around her shook their heads.

"The Keyblade chooses its' master." Leon stated, "No one we know is able to use it." "But we still have hope." Aerith added, "We believe that somewhere, in one of those worlds, the Keyblade will choose someone who will stop the Heartless from consuming our worlds, and bring us home."

Philia looked down, thinking about everything they had told her. The Keyblade did seem powerful, and it sounded like it was a weapon that will save not only this world, but all others. One question did come to mind, and she spoke it out loud.

"Do you think the Keyblade can unlock my memories, again?" she asked them. "Maybe." Yuffie answered, "But we don't know if that is possible." "Why don't you try time?" Cid asked, "Waitin' for the Keyblade to come and help you remember ain't gonna do anything for your health."

"You've already learned how to fight. You've also learned what you can do with that dagger." Leon pointed out, "Maybe you should learn how to deal with those while you wait for your memories."

Philia stood up and turn to Leon. "Can you help with that?" she asked, "I feel like you might be a strong person who knows how to wield a sword." "Getting trained by Leon? That sounds unhealthy." Cid joked.

Leon shot a glare at him, then turned to Philia again. "I can teach you a few tricks, so long as you keep up." he answered, "But it is not gonna come without some painful training." "Doesn't matter." Philia retorted, "If I have to face the Heartless like what I just did before, I have to be prepared."

"Okay, then." Leon stated, shouldering his Gunblade as he walked to the door, "Let's get to work, and see if you have more skills than what you think." Philia nodded, and followed Leon out of the door, leaving Aerith, Yuffie and Cid behind.

"You sure she'll be okay with Leon?" Yuffie asked, "She still is trying to find out who she is, and that guy will knock her about until she can't tell if left is really right." "I'm sure she'll be fine." Aerith stated, "Leon knows when to draw the line, especially since what happened to our home."

"Yep, that girl is something else." Cid stated, walking around the counter, "Better go check up on those three ducklings. Odds are they found something to fool around with, and are runnin' late again." As Cid passed her, Aerith said, "Well, I think meeting her was no coincidence. I think something is about to change, soon."

"Maybe if she brought along a Keyblade wielder, we might be set to go." Cid stated. "Maybe one will come along soon." Yuffie guessed, "And I bet she might just get along with whoever that person is."

As Leon led Philia through the doors into the Third District, the young girl looked up at the stars, thinking to herself. What a night this has been. she wondered, I have no memories of my past, I am dealing with going to a different world, and I even have to fight these Heartless. It seems like such an impossible adventure to be on…

She looked at Leon, who turned back to her, waiting. Well, I guess I should start making this one possible. she finished, smiling a bit, I will remember myself, and help fight against the Heartless. With that thought in mind, she walked alongside Leon as they entered into the Third District, with the doors behind them closed shut.

Destiny Islands

It was daylight, and Sora was doing his usual thing; laying down along the beach shore. He opened his eyes slowly, seeing the bright sun and the clouds over him. He had just undergone the strangest dream he had ever had, with shining platforms and tests, along with monsters that were covered in darkness, including one that was suppose to be a reflection of him.

Sora tilted his head to the waters, seeing the sky reaching out endlessly before him. He yawned as he rested his head on the sand again, only to notice Kairi hovering over him, looking down directly into his eyes. The abrupt appearance shocked Sora awake, and he turned onto his knees as Kairi laughed at him. "Gimme a break, Kairi." Sora pouted.

"Sora, you lazy bum." Kairi scolded him, "I knew that I'd find you snoozing down here." "No! This huge, black THING swallowed me up!" Sora explained his dream, "I couldn't breathe, I couldn't—."

Before he could finish his sentence, Sora was whacked over the head by Kairi. "Are you still dreaming?" Kairi asked. "It wasn't a dream!" Sora denied, but then he looked down as he slowly asked, "Or was it? I don't know. What was that place? So bizarre…" He felt that there was more to the dream than what he thought, and that it was suppose to mean something. He couldn't think of an answer.

"Yeah, sure." Kairi mumbled as he passed Sora, drawing closer to the shore. Sora looked to her, with a question formed from the dream. "Say, Kairi, what was your hometown like? You know, where you grew up."

"I've told you before, I don't remember." Kairi answered, not showing her face to Sora. "Nothing at all?" Sora asked. Kairi's expression faltered a bit, but she replied, "Nothing."
"You ever want to go back?" Sora asked. "Hmm…" Kairi started, "Well, I'm happy here." "Really…" Sora responded, not sure if that was a sound answer. "But you know…" Kairi continued, "I wouldn't mind going to see it."

"I'd like to see it, too." Sora agreed, shifting himself as he looked out at the sea with Kairi, "Along with any other worlds out there! I want to see 'em all!" "So what are we waiting for?" Kairi asked, turning to Sora with a grin on her face.

They looked to each other for a couple seconds before a voice behind them called out, "Hey, aren't you guys forgetting about me?" The two turned to see their best friend, Riku, standing there with a thick log under one arm.

"So, I guess I'm the only one working on the raft." He stated as he tossed the log over to Sora, causing him to topple over as he caught it. Kairi giggled as Riku walked up to her. "And you're just as lazy as he is!" he accused her. "So you noticed." Kairi responded with an innocent grin, "Okay, we'll finish it together. I'll race you!"

Riku sat right next to Sora as he pushed the log to the side. "What, are you kidding?" Riku asked, both he and Sora looking at her in disbelief. Kairi ignored this as she called out, "Ready? Go!" The two boys couldn't resist the challenge, and they quickly got to their feet as they raced along the shore, with Kairi racing behind.

The trio raced on ahead, preparing for a journey with the raft they were building. Little did they know just how much of a challenge they were about face. The same went for Philia, along with three characters in a world beyond. With what was to come, it would put all of their hearts to the test.

Sword Art Kingdom
Heart's Origin

Opening

(Cue 'Digimon Adventure Tri Opening 1 - Butterfly TV Size', music on Youtube)

(0:00-0:19) As the viewer zoom in on a grassy field, a red shape passes the viewer, revealing Sora in the distance. A light blue shape passes, revealing Philia, then a green one reveals Goofy, and a dark blue one reveals Donald. The viewer zooms in and circles around to see the four of them standing there, looking off into the distance. The image becomes blurry as the title appears in front of them.

(0:19-0:30) Sora was asleep on the shore of the Destiny Islands, but was awoken by a voice behind him. He turned to see Kairi and Riku standing there by the raft, the latter looking somewhat annoyed by Sora's laziness while Kairi waved him over to help. Sora got to his feet and raced to his friends. The screen fades to white.

(0:31-0:41) The viewer zoom out of the white in Philia's eyes as she practices with her Sword Breaker, with Leon and Yuffie watching her. Her blade glowing yellow-green as she thrusted her blade forward in a Dagger Skill. She holds her position for a moment as Yuffie applauds her, then Philia lowers her weapon, looking up at the sky with a sad expression. The viewer looks into the sky, seeing the stars as they shined for a seconds, before quickly disappearing one by one.

(0:41-0:46) The viewer zooms out as Maleficent comes into view, standing at the table with the shadowy silhouettes of her villainous allies, and Riku at her side.

(0:47-0:55) The scene changes to six of the seven Princesses of Heart, their eyes closed as if they were asleep. Kairi appears in the middle of it, her arms crossed in front of her as she opens her eyes and her body scatters into lights, replacing her position with Sora as he stood there beside Philia, Donald, Goofy, and Jiminy on Donald's head as the viewer shifts the angle to behind them, seeing the hundreds of Heartless in front of them.

(0:56-1:06) The four begin to display to the viewers their combat skills against the Heartless one at a time, starting with Sora, then Philia, then Goofy, then finally Donald, who rains down lightning onto the Heartless before the heroes charge in to continue fighting.

(1:07-1:18) The viewer passes the Heartless to see Riku standing at the end, reaching out to Sora as to invite him to the darkness, with the shadowy image of Heartless Ansem mimicking his movements. Philia clears the path for Sora as he races forward, reaching out to his friend. The view shifts to Sora's view, his hand reaching out to Riku as he and the darkness fade away into the light.

(1:19-1:32) The screen shines an image of King Mickey holding the Keyblade as Donald and Goofy looking in from the sides. The view shifts to a dark image of Aincrad as it crumbles away, with Philia's face looking to the viewer. The view zooms out as Sora pats Philia's shoulder, causing her to look and smile at Sora as he grinned back. The view zooms back even further to show quartet and Jiminy standing there, smiling at the viewers as they stood on the same hill as before, before the view shifts back to the sky again, with the flower petals flying by once again.

Well, there you have it! The first episode of the series. Just dipping my toes into the waters with this first episode. However, I do think it has potential. I will do another episode later on, so be patient. As always, leave a reply, tell your friends, and be patient for the next episode.

Next time on SAK:HO:

Philia: I wonder if there are other skills I am capable of?

Aerith: You don't have to figure this out alone, Philia.

Sora: I can't wait to see the world with Riku and Kairi!

Kairi: Let's go out, just the two of us!

Donald: Goofy! The King has gone missing!

Sora: What's happened to the islands?!

Philia: What are the qualities a Keyblade wielder must have?

Next Time on 'Sword Art Kingdom: Heart's Origin'

Three Worlds! Journey to Come Together!

Philia & Sora: Let's go chart our next adventure!