Welcome to the second book in this trilogy known as the golden sword guardian saga.

The chapters will be focused mainly on Sora and the guardians. if you see 3 horizontal bar characters, it is the sign of a character shifting. Italics equals characters thoughts. Anything past any of this is third person.

Enjoy the first chapter of this second fic. Rated t for actiony parts, and for paranoia.

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―――Sora

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So you're wondering how I came to be locked in this vessel of a cube like ship? Wonder no more for I can tell you my story, or our story. I'm sure that if any of my new companions in arms heard this, they would be either laughing at my attempt to write this or would be just flat out going to practice with their weapons. Maybe Ryu, meta, or Taskmaster would read it, but then again maybe not. anyway, it all began like normal, Donald, goofy, and I were exploring a world for any signs of heartless or a keyhole. I know what you're thinking: he'll stop it with his magic, but then again, there are just some things magic cannot overcome. Anyway, it all started on another world.

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Goofy smiled as he looked to sora a question forming: "so Sora, you do any looking into the next world we're visiting?"

The keyblader smiled.

"As a matter of fact, no. You think it has a keyhole?"

Goofy nodded.

"I'm certain it does".

Donald and goofy swopped looks for a second before Donald asked the question that was on their minds.

"You think the King is in this world?"

Sora shook his head.

"No, I believe he decided to remain back at the island: You know how he and queen many are.

Suddenly, a flash of dark energy rocketed toward the keyblader.

"Sora! look out!" Donald shouted. Goofy and Donald pushed Sora out of the way of an incoming wave of dark energy that encircled his friends, and left them as heartless.

Donald, Goofy, nooooooooooo. Sora set his jaw in anger. You'll pay for this.

"If you want them back little keyblader, join me and use the keyblade to unlock hearts for my organisation.

Sora set his jaw stubbernly.

I'll never join you, go back to the darkness!

The individual scowled at the key wielding child.

So be it, little pest, heartless: kill him! Together the heartless charged.

Sora frowned as he drew his keyblade.

I don't have much of a choice here, the only cause of action is to use the keyblade.

I knew I should have taken that brake on the gummy ship. That's it... the gummy ship!

Sora hit a button on a wrist mounded ship in a bottle and the ship expanded outward to encase the keyblader.

With haste he tried to hit the start button, but as he took off into the air, one of the heartless through its spear, lodging into the ship's hull. Sora began to lose oxygen rapidly. He tried to patch it up with magic, but it was not to be As the ship began to crash into debris.

Parts began flying off the ship, turning a safe haven into a wreck. Even worse, it caught on fire, Sora inside, hordes of heartless all flocking inside the ship to devour the heart of the keyblader. There was only one word Sora could scream at that moment in time. Heeeeeeeeeeeeelp.

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――Elsewhere, In the same world, a kilometer away.

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An orange haired individual with pale blue eyes and a scar running down the left side of his cheek was at the church for the last time.

"Why did that necromancer decide to bring me back after all these years dead?" the vampire general asked.

Inside the chirch where he resided was a priest of the god Shadowfax.

"Because he saw a greater purpose for you, I don't know, but I do get a glimpse of people's futures.

In your last future death was assured, however, you have a second chance now. In this future I can see you leading a group of individuals against the forces of evil". said the priest.

"I am no hero." answered the vampire. "I will lead this group, but I will not do anything of the heroic fashion like leap through a burning building to save a distressed maiden, in the clan I come from, you either find your way out or you die trying. What is the name of the group, anyways", the vampire asked.

The golden sword guardians." said the priest, but that is neither here nor there. "What if you had an assistant though."

"I would help him or her to a certain point, but after that they will need to fight their own battles", Larten said.

"I can't offer you much, but I can give you some advice", said the priest. The first guardian is nearby, in trouble, if you are in time, he will make an excellent medic and a great fighter to have by your side. The second guardian is in another time stream, ask your friend you just rescued about the halbird, you should find what you need. From there let your fellow allies guide you.

Larten nodded.

"Tell the necromancer whom raised me from the dead I won't forget him, and if the time comes to pay him back, I will", said the general. Walking out of the church, hitting flitting speed.

As he was flitting, he paid attention for anything out of the ordinary.

Heeeeeeeeeeeeelp!" a voice screamed.

The vampire general turned around, zooming in on a burning ship. It reminded him of a memory long forgotten. One where he lost his senses and killed almost an entire crew. The voice had come from a teen, but why was he in a burning machine, and what is going on with the shadows aboard that ship? Then the general realized something else, there moving! He hit flitting speed against all hope.

"Hang on kid, I'm coming"!

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――Back on the ship with Sora.

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Sora at this point in time was cornered with no chance of escape. What a terrible way to go, and I'll never get to see Kairi or Riku again. Closing his eyes, the keyblader prepared for his death... he waited, but it never came. Sora opened his eyes to see a surprise. A man with orange hair fighting off the heartless with a slew of martial-arts, and knives. The heartless were trying to fall back but they had nowhere to run, some of them tried to take the man by surprise, but he turned around unusually quickly, and slashed them to pieces with his nails. Sora could tell he was beginning to tire, so he through a potion to the man which he looked at with suspicion then decided to drink it. The man gave Sora a nod then mouthed thanks, as he continued his aggressive onslaught. Sora decided to provide support for the man at that point, zapping the heartless with fire, lightning, and ice spells. Together the two defeated the heartless swarm, sending them back to their corridors of darkness.

Sora turned to his orange haired rescuer.

"Who are you? You certainly aren't like anyone I have come across in my travels."

The man turned to face Sora.

"Same can be said for you as well, key wielding one."

Sora went to ask another question.

"You aren't involved with organization 13 are you?"

The man gave Sora a confused look.

"Who is this organization 13?"

The key wielder sighed, so he wasn't a part of their cult.

"There a group of no bod... forget it, I doubt there the masterminds behind these attacks, but why me at all?

Sora wasn't surprised at the man's answer, it was similar to something Leon had said.

"Your key could be the reason, all the light it attracts? It's no wonder I haven't burned up."

Sora looked at the man for signs of any power.

"What is he? He mentioned burning up… so… vampire? Is he from Halloween town? No… the scars… hold it… the scars! He did a double take as he saw ten scars on his fingertips.

If I remember correctly, legends tell of a species of vampire that can blood others threw fingertip contact… if I'm correct… they can burn by sunlight, but they're not easy to dispose of. They can resist some diseases, but aren't invincible. Now to pop the question, just hoping I'm right.

You're not human?"

The man gave him a smile. This kid wasn't a Vampaneze, but it wouldn't hurt to grill him, then again if he didn't know… Larten put it down to a guess.

"Ah, I see you noticed those. I am a reincarnated vampire, long story, but I'll tell you once we can get you somewhere safe to recover, those shadowy things really had it in for you, huh?"

Sora nodded. They are heartless, and I'm surprised you handled them as well as you did without a keyblade.

Sora watched as the vampire's face took on one of a confused expression.

"Keyblade? What is that", he asked.

Sora nodded. Of course he didn't know, it seems he was a long dead vampire from another world, a world unlike the one he'd assumed in the beginning.

Looks like we both have things to share. Oh, I never got your name.

The vampire nodded.

"I did not ask for yours either."

The teen nodded, before reaching out his right hand. My name's Sora."

The vampire gave him the best smile he could manage, his scar peeking up as he reached out his hand to meet the teens. The two's hands met.

"Larten Crepsley." He said before they shook, Sora sensing immense strength in the Vampire's fingers, at the same time, the vampire was trying not to crush the bone in the teenagers hands, oh boy, a human!

"Sora? that is an interesting name."

Sora grinned back. "Larten is an intriguing name in itself as well.

Together the two left the remains of the gummy-ship behind, walking in silence until they could find a spot to rest.

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―――Other characters point of view, vs heartless

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When the vampire general got to the location of the cry for help, he noticed the boy was cornered by the shadowy looking beings, seeing no choice, he decided to bring the fight to them. snapping his fingers he seemed to disappear to the heartless, until one of them got felled by a surprise karate-chop, coming from a vampire, it was deadly, forcing the heartless to fly in the direction of one of its ally's that was about to stab the boy which instead impaled its comrade with a thrown spear. The vampire slashed at the offending heartless with his nails, the nails acting like 10 deadly blades that shredded through its very being. The next heartless warped in for a stab to the back, but the vampire through one of his knives behind him, skewering it in the center of its core. After that he speed blitzed the heartless into killing each other, while offing the smarter ones with more nail shenanigans. One of the heartless got too close and was met with a low nail jab. one of them tried to dive bomb him but was met with a uppercut catching the thing center mass. At this rate the general was tiring out fast, but the boy had a look of renewed hope in his eyes and through him an obscure potion. The general gave the boy a suspicious look, then after seeing the boy mouthing safe he consumed the contents. He felt much better, and charged the army again, his strength rekindled. The boy was shooting beams out of his oversized looking… was that a key? I'll find out later I suppose. wiping out a tun of heartless that ganged up on the vampire, in return he through a heartless right into the path of a blizzard spell. The last heartless the two of them offed together with the vampire running up to it as it tried to throw itself at the boy intending to blow them both up, but he did not give it the chance as he grabbed it, then through it into a upward, key looking weapon? strike from the boy.

The vampire ran up to the boy, checking for injuries, and found a few of them, it was a wonder the boy was not in any discomfort, then again, if he was, he was hiding it very well.

The boy had a look on his face that implied questions would be asked… guess I'll get that information I'm seeking much sooner than I thought.

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――Transition

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Sora began to tire, the encounter with the heartless had taken a major toll on his body.

Larten, seeing his charge fatigued, breathed the special knockout gas into the boy's system when he was about to tell him something that was probably how tired he was.

Before Sora knew it, he was out like a light.

The vampire caught the boy before placing him on his back, hitting flitting speed.

He came to a crypt, finding a coffin to head into for the night, or was it day? That key weapon was really jamming his radar! Larten opened the coffin, carefully setting the deeply slumbering Sora inside, before getting inside himself.

Before he fell asleep, he made a silent decision.

No heartless will have you, not if I have a say in the matter.

Sleep well Sora, for tomorrow your journey as a guardian begins.

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Chapters 2 and 3 coming soon, with better dialog, edited content, and more! I hope you all enjoy the redone Fic.

Note, this is my last chapter 1 eddit, from now on in future fanfics, I will now use this paragraphical shifting stile. x-x-x-x-x-x-x. Okay, hope you all can apreciate the chapter.