Note 1- I don't own Kingdom Hearts (but don't we all wish so?), but I do own Ale and Nela.
Note 2- This chapter is kind of slow, but trust me, if you like the basic story so far, I will submit chapters two and three which are completed and have some nice action. Chapter four a work in progress. Please review!
Chapter 1-Encounters
'This place is nothing but a wasteland' he thought. A baron strip of land with dirt and large dark rocks. Dark humid caves with stalagmites going up eight feet, and dark secrets lurking deep within. A rocky landscape surrounding an inner radiant garden. Though no one wandered in the outskirts. The dark creatures wandering there could dispose of an average human with relative ease.
He was tall and had fairly tanned skin. Even darker was his jet-black hair. He expected they would arrive here soon.
A dozen of them surrounded him. He was backed up against the cave walls; if he were to go left, right, or back he would be obstructed by a rocky wall. Ahead of him were the dark figures.
They looked like people except for their completely dark figure, bent antennae, and small glowing yellow eyes. Most people would go into panic, but he knew he had something most didn't.
He put out his hand as if reaching for the peg of a ladder. A light flashed and what resembled a key the size of a sword was in his hand.
The creatures flinched. He took one large step and swung his key horizontally to wipe out half of the swarm. Numbers 7 and 8 were vanquished from a burst of flames conjured in his left hand, while 9-12 were magically pulled towards him but were then struck away from his throwing of the key like a disc.
These creatures fear this 'Keyblade' and that is why he was to be the one to rise above these creatures. For a while now this has been his job. Protecting the numerous worlds from these creatures and the source of all of it.
He had a moment to think. 'Why me?' he thought, 'Why am I the chosen one?'. 'Before it was a request, now an obligation…' He stood still and focused.
"Help!" A voice from the town cried. They're up to it again. He would need hurry. It's about a quarter mile's run from the outskirts to the town itself.
When he finally arrived it came to his surprise that there was one girl who was still standing yelling 'Help'-clearly the came voice from before. It had taken him a good three minutes to get there, surely they would have gotten her by now. He looked to the left. A young man about the same height as him but with blonde hair and lighter skin was standing there with a large sword slashing them quickly and somewhat easily.
He unleashed the Keyblade. "Back off, Neos!" he yelled. He came with his Keyblade and defeated five of the creatures that had attacked him before.
After a large amount of the creatures were defeated, they retreated into the shadows.
"I had them." Said the young man with the large sword. " Can't hurt to have some help." He replied.
"That doesn't matter." said the brown haired light skinned girl
"Thank you Cloud." She turned to the Keyblade wielder "And you too, thank you."
"It was nothing. Your friend did most of the work." he said. "My, brother's pretty good, huh?" she replied. "Well my name's Nela, what's yours?"
He replied "My name's Ale." He turned to Cloud "I have to admit, the way you beat those Heartless was impressive. Especially since you have a normal blade- no enchantments, nothing."
Cloud looked down at his blade "This blade's hardly normal." he replied " It's saved me in the hardest of times." It was clear the sword was old and had taken a beating. It was dirty and scratched but still deadly.
"Well I should be going. I have a job to finish. Nice meeting you." Ale walked towards the Great Maw, where he came from. "Wait a second." said Nela "Where are you going?" "I need to find someone." Ale replied "The source of the darkness." He continued walking. He was interrupted by Cloud "You mean Sephiroth."
Ale stopped short "How do you-" "I've been on Sephiroth's case for a long time. Has he returned here?" asked Cloud.
"No, but…what do you know about him?" he asked.
Cloud thought for a second "I'll tell you on two conditions: One- since I don't have a means of transport, you take me and my sister with you to pursue Sephiroth. Two-" "Hold on." Ale interrupted "Your sister?"
"What, you don't think I can fight?" Nela asked. "Well you were crying for help surrounded by the creatures." "Only because I was weaponless." She replied. "She's an impressive fighter with a sword." Cloud said.
"Now condition two." said Cloud. "You tell me about that key of yours."
Ale paused "I'm not getting a great deal with this." "You're the one who wanted information." Cloud replied.
"Fine. You're definitely a good bargainer. First the creature you encountered is called a Heartless. They're made from the darkness of peoples' hearts. And now…"he paused "It's a long story which happened about three years ago. Let me start from the beginning…"
