Yeah I know, I'm defiantly not the first one to write an OC kingdom hearts fanfic. But after playing KH3 I felt a rush of inspiration to write this.

I would call this fic somewhat of a novelization/OC insert fic but...

Well, you'll see what I mean, enjoy the story!

Also sorry in advance if the first chapter isn't interesting. Usually it's the first chapter that I always have the most trouble writing. But that's why I decided to post chapter 1 and 2 at the same time.

Chapter I: Station of Awakening

A dream to discover your true self

Every star out there is a world

Their light is their hearts shining bright

There are so many stars and yet

They feel part of a greater whole

Falling...

Like a shooting star, he fell from the sky. What was once the sky became ocean. What was once the ocean became an endless dark void. He doesn't remember how long he was falling. Was it hours, days, months, or was this all just happening in a few seconds. He wasn't sure as he slowly drifted asleep...

He snapped back into consciousness once he felt his big brown shoes touch solid ground. He looked around curiously and saw nothing but pitch black darkness. He doesn't even know what he is standing on.

Then he took a step forward and everything changed. A flock of pigeons flew out of the ground and into the dark sky, a light shined down from above, lighting the ground below him.

It was a large circular platform made of stained glass. The design on the ground showed a beautiful lady fast asleep and holding an apple. He looked at it curiously, wondering who she was.

"So much to do, so little time..."

He jumped back at hearing the mysterious voice. He couldn't even tell who or what spoke.

"The door is still shut, now step forward and we may proceed."

He tilted his head in confusion at the order from the mysterious voice.

"What do you mean the door is shut!? What door, and who are you?" He shouted to the voice. There was no answer.

Well since he's stuck here with not much else to do he decided to obey. He took a deep breath and walk forward.

"Power sleeps withing you. If you give it form, it will give you strength."

As the voice spoke, three pedestals rose from the ground. They each had a weapon floating above it. One was a sword, the other was a magic staff, and the last one was a shield.

"Choose well."

He looked at them confused. He was supposed to pick one of these to represent his power? Unsure and nervous, he looked between them debating about what to pick. Then he noticed the pedestal behind him. It was holding a crossbow and the moment he saw it he knew that's what he wanted. As he held it in his hand the voice spoke once more.

"The power of the archer, a tactician's tool, attack from relative safety."

"Sounds just like my slingshot."

"Your path is now set."

"Alright!... So what now?" He asked looking up.

Suddenly the ground cracked and broke apart. He tried to grab something to no avail as he fell deeper into the abyss. He then saw himself floating towards another platform. This one showed a different lady with a glittery dress and some distinct glass shoes. He landed safely onto the ground. He looked at the crossbow he still had in his hand. It felt right in his hand, like its an extension of himself.

"You now gained the power to fight."

"Fight? Fight what?"

Just as he said that shadowy blobs appeared on the ground. Out of them came these small black creatures with big glowing yellow eyes. He backed away nervously as they crawled closer to him.

"There will be times you have to fight. Keep your light burning strong."

He yelped when they jumped and lunged towards him with their claws. He jumped to the side and fired a shot at one of them. The creature instantly dissipated when it got hit. He looked at the others who stared back at him their eyes void of any emotion. He quickly fired another shot at one leaving only one remaining. The last creature sunk itself into the ground and disappeared. He looked around curiously.

"Look out, Shadow behind you!"

He didn't react in time as he felt himself get hit in the back and he hissed in pain. He responded by firing at the sneaky Shadow. He huffed, taking only a hit during this fight. He wasn't a fighter but he isn't a complete pacifist. Besides, those things did not look like they share the same sympathy.

He looked at his crossbow curiously, where did the ammo come from?

The platform started sinking into darkness all of a sudden and said darkness engulfed him as well. He flailed around in panic until he realized he was moved to another platform. This showed the silhouettes of three women, one of them looked slightly familiar...

He also noticed a door in the center of the platform. It wasn't connected to any wall yet it was just standing there.

"This must be the door out of here." He thought to himself as he pulled the door open. As it cracked open it revealed a blinding light that made him cover his eyes. When he adjusted to the light he found himself on a part of his home, the Destiny Islands. Standing with him were three people who he immediately recognized. His two best friends Riku and Kairi, and then Sora.

"Hold on, the door wont open yet. Tell me more about yourself."

He looked up and snorted at the voice. "Seriously?" He didn't get an answer so he had no other choice but to do what he said.

"What are you so afraid of?" Sora asked him. Something was off about his voice, it sounded so distant.

He arched an eyebrow at Sora. He of all people should know what he's scared of.

"I'm scared of spiders, duh!" Sora's expression did not change.

"What, did I answer wrong?" He thought to himself. "Something isn't right, he must be asking for a more deeper answer." He thought about it and came up with a better answer.

"Being in... indecisive. That's what I'm afraid of."

With that answer Sora smiled and then vanished into thin air.

"Okay, that definitely wasn't the real Sora." He thought as he turned to the remaining two.

"What do you want out of life?" Riku asked.

"What do I want?" He crossed his arms and pondered. "Well I guess I want to broaden my horizons, ya know."

Riku vanished as well. All that was left was Kairi.

"What's most important to you?" Kairi asked.

That was an easy answer. "My friends." He said grinning from ear to ear. With that Kairi vanished.

"Can I open this door now!?" He called out to the voice.

"The day you will open the door is both far off and very near."

"What does that mean?" He asked but before he could get an answer he was blinded by the light once again and found himself on another platform. It was a another sleeping woman but surrounded by what looks like sinister looking thorns. Before he could inspect it more he noticed a bunch of Shadows rise from the ground.

"Again?"

One of them hastily launched themselves towards him and he put his crossbow up to shield him from the attack. The Shadow staggered from the deflected blow and he used the opportunity to push it over the ledge into the dark abyss below. His attention was turned to the others looking at him. He quickly shot at them with a cooler head than before. This time he got out unscathed.

With the last Shadow gone a multi-colored glass pathway appeared led into the distance. He walked across them, nervous about falling off until he saw a light in the distance. It was another platform. He walked faster until he made it onto the new platform. Just like the others it had a sleeping woman, she was holding a single red rose and in the background was the silhouette of what looked like a beast. He walked closer to the light to get a better look.

"The closer you get to the light the greater your shadow becomes..."

"By greater do you mean bigger or..." He turned his head to his shadow which looked much darker than shadows should look. And then out of nowhere it rose out the ground. It looked just like him shrouded in black but then morphed into a more monstrous shape with a gaping heart shaped hole in it's chest.

He backed away from his shadow nervously. He didn't realize that every step he took made the shadow grow larger. He ran away in fright back to the glass pathway. To his shock the pathway wasn't there and he almost fell over the edge. Luckily he regained his balance.

But then he felt the ground rumble. He turned his head back to his shadow and saw it towering over him. It stared at him with it's big yellow eyes.

He drew his weapon, with no way to escape he had no other choice but to fight it. He fired his crossbow right at it's head. It didn't even flinch as it hit it's mark. The shadow slowly raised it's fist and looked to be charging a punch.

"Nonononono!" He panicked and fired rapidly at the shadow to take it down. It slammed it's fist into the ground and unleashed a wave of dark energy that engulfed the entire platform. Many Shadows rose out of the ground and lunged at him.

"Get off!" He cried out as he struggled to get out of the pile of Shadows. He started feeling very cold.

"...but don't be afraid." Said the voice. He looked up where he thinks the voice is coming from. The last thing he saw before one of the Shadows covered his face was the light from up above. It was warm and pleasant.

"For you hold the mightiest weapon of all. And don't forget...

you and another will open the door."

Wake up...

Koga, wake up.

And thus begins the story of Koga. Who is he and how does he know Sora, Kairi, and Riku? Well, you're gonna have to read the next chapter to know.

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