This is a story I co-wrote with a friend of mine based on a RP he was doing.

You don't need to have been involved in the RP to find out much. Most everything will probably be explained.

Hope you enjoy and stuff. Leave a review.

Kingdom Hearts: Remnant

Remnant: (n) 1. That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue. 2. A small portion; a slight trace; a fragment; a little bit; a scrap.

My name is Zane Albrite. A few years ago, I was once a Nobody. I threatened my own friends and allies to accomplish my evil self's goals. I sacrificed my heart to destroy a group of people who threatened to destroy Kingdom Hearts. In exchange, I was granted a new life and heart. However, I lost my memories, my powers and my friends. It's an empty existence, but I can smile. I can love. And I can live. And that's all that matters. Right? But...

There are times I can hear it. The echo. Of what was once there. They say that the darkness never truly fades. And that sometimes the light becomes more dangerous then the dark.

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Kingdom Hearts... 2 years ago...

"Its time!" The man dressed in all white robe looked at the 4 people standing before them.

In his hands he spun a white Keyblade that had a tip shaped like wings. A giant white vortex above him appeared and he pointed the Keyblade down. A black robed figure appeared with a Keyblade in black shaped exactly like the white one.

"This ends here! Repent!" The black robe jumped up and clashed with the white One. They crossed Keyblades several times as they flew in the air.

"Go get him!" A voice from below called out.

"Purity Rush!" The White figure called out.

"Damnation Cross!" The black figure yelled in return.

Both clashed 3 times in the air and landed on the ground as a giant heart symbol appeared below them. The symbol lit up blue for both of them. A giant wall of magic surrounded them. They stood with their backs to each other and panted heavily. The white figure dropped the White Keyblade and fell to the floor.

"Im... possible." The figure said as a heart came out above him and shone softly.

"You... cannot defeat... what is... you." The black robed figure dropped his Keyblade and fell to the floor.

"This... is... how it ends... Enza." The white figure weakly looked at the black figure as pink eyes could be seen.

"Yes... Nexaz... it's time for us... to become... who we were once..." The black figure looked at the white as a pair of pink eyes could be seen as well.

Both figures gave soft smiles as they began to fade apart. The heart above the white figure shone softly as the fading figures energy got sucked into it.

"Enza... does... death hurt?" Nexaz asked softly.

"No... It... doesn't. I promise... when we become one again... the pain will end." Enza smiled as his body turned into nothing but black bubbles and flew into the heart.

"Ok... I'll... hold you to that... Goodbye... my... friends." Nexaz eyes began to tear as he turned into nothing but white feathers which flew into the heart which shone brilliantly.

The two Keyblades flew up into the sky and flew around the heart. They spun around it rapidly as the heart began to shine brightly. The two blades stopped and came together to the heart. As they did, the heart turned white and the immense light blinded the people who looked on in silence. A tuft of black hair. Pink eyes. Fair skin. Nothing but a large white robe covering the body. The figure that appeared from the heart fell to the floor on his knees. He looked up as the heart transformed into a giant Keyblade with wings.

"For Repenting... I will grant you new life. But... you must begin all over with new memories. Remember that each memory is real and that they are powerful." A voice from within the blade spoke. It dispersed into millions of tiny small crystal like pieces.

The teen closed his eyes once and he found himself on a beach.

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Destiny Islands... Present Day...

"Zane, come help me with this dresser!" A woman called out.

A teen boy looked from his bed to the bedroom door and sighed. His room was very neat. The desk in the corner was cleaned off of everything but a singular lamp and some school books. The boy slid out of bed. His baggy blue pants fell to the floor as a long unbuttoned red shirt fell down to his knees. He had a white shirt on and he sighed softly. His short black hair was spiked back down diagonally. His eyes were pink in color. He stretched out and yawned. His heavy sneakers which were black shuffled out of the room as he looked at the tall brunette woman who looked at him.

"Are you okay, Zane? You do know it's Saturday, right? You should be out enjoying the world." The woman smiled as Zane gave a small laugh as she ruffles his hair.

"I know mom. I'll go out after I help you with the dresser."

Zane gave off a small smile as his mother nodded and took him to a room across the hall from his and opened the door. He went to work on fixing the dresser door which was broken. Soon after, he nodded and walked out of the room, down the small hall and two doors and the family room to a door.

"Bye, Mom!" Zane yelled out as he opened the door and closed it behind him. When he stood outside, the mid morning sun beamed down on him and he covered his eyes.

He could look out from his house to a small beach where a boat was docked. Beyond the beach was a small island some distance away in the ocean. He smiled as he walked down the road. He turned back and looked at the small one house home which was very well kept. He nodded as he looked into the windows and saw his mother smiling at him waving goodbye. He walked down the road to the left of his house.

The wind blew softly and carried the scent of the ocean to his nose. He crinkled his nose a bit and smiled.

"I wonder if I should go to the Island today." Zane tilted his head over towards the small Island out on the sea and sighed. "Well, I'll be bored if I don't pick something to do soon. So I might as well, just to explore."

Zane walked off towards the beach and strolled slowly to where a small boat was tied to a pier. He untied the boat and got in. There was a pair of oars in the boat. He took them off and pushed off the sandy beach into the water. He rowed contently towards the small island. Before long, he had reached it and beached the boat on the sand hard and walked off. He looked about and glanced at the island.

"It's been a long time... since I was here." Zane said as he looked at the wooden shack.

"Oh really? How long has it been?"

"Years? Maybe... months? It feels like it's been a while." Zane looked at a small bridge connected to a platform beside the wooden shack. It extended to a small circular island where a single tree resided.

"I see. Maybe your heart is confused of the details. Can you remember what happened when you were here?"

"I... can't. But there's this feeling. Deep inside, it's like I walked these sands before. I know... because I feel it in my heart." Zane looked up as the sun began to set.

"The sun is setting early."

"The sun is not meant to set for another few hours." Zane said as darkness over took the sky.

"Zane. Run!"

"What?" Zane said as the sky became lit with stars and some began shooting down into the ocean. "What's happening? A Meteor Shower? No... They're landing in the ocean."

"Something is wrong. The stars are falling? Darkness without Twilight? Night without Day? Zane! Return to the main Island!"

Zane looked on as the stars continued to fall from the sky. He ran off to the small boat and pushed it off the sand into the water and grabbed the oars as soon as his boat went a few feet into the water it slammed into an invisible barrier. Zane flew forward and knocked his head into the barrier hard. He fell back into the boat bleeding softly form his head.

"No. They've closed off the main island. They've found us. Zane. Get up and get back to the island now!"

Zane shook off his dizziness and grabbed the oars instinctively and rowed back to the small island. As he did a hug comet struck the island. The resulting explosion sent sand into the air and made a thick cover of sand. Zane dropped the oars to cover his face. Something forcefully pushed the boat forward and slammed it into the beach. Zane flew forward and hit the sand hard.

"Zane! Get up! Something's coming!"

Zane stood up weakly and opened his eyes. As he did he saw small little black creatures with yellow eyes. They looked at him with intrigue and began jumping around.

"Zane..."

"What the hell is that!?" Zane yelled out as he ran toward the wooden shack. More of the creatures appeared as he made a break for it.

As he did, something shot into the ground hard making more sand explode into the air. Zane turned back and looked at the figure of a young man standing up slowly. The figure turned around and looked at Zane. As he did, a shockwave blasted forth and destroyed all the creatures but with it went the shack and the entire island. Nothing but sand and ocean remained. Zane flew back a few feet and hit the ground rolling.

"What the... this one has intense power!"

"Hello Zane Albrite." The young man tilted his head forward and looked as Zane stood up weakly. He had deep blue hair and his eyes were a lighter shade of blue. He gave a cold smile ad his all white outfit shone softly in the now present moon. His shirt appeared to be three sizes to big and his pants were baggy. He appeared to wearing large boots and white gloves.

"Who... are you?" Zane said softly.

"I am a messenger of some very important people you know... or rather used to know. You can call me... Mizu." He said softly. (A/N: Mizu is Japanese for Water.)

"What do you want? How were you able to destroy everything? What were those creatures!?" Zane barked out.

"Bite your tongue kid! I could kill you!" Mizu said as he held his hand out and giant hammer appeared.

Zane looked on in amazement and fear. "That's a really big hammer."

Mizu grabbed the hammer and spun it around in his hands a few times and slammed it into the ground. As he did, the ocean around the island exploded into the sky. The water began to overlap the island and solidified into a giant cage. Zane looked on in horror as Mizu laughed.

"This is a fun game. Let's play another. Time to give me your heart!" Mizu jumped up into the air and Spun around rapidly. As he did, he released the hammer and it spiraled its way to Zane.

"Wake up! Follow my lead! Jump!"

Zane looked at the hammer and jumped off to the side at the last second as the hammer bashed into the ground. Mizu grumbled and shot towards the hammer and grabbed it. He slammed it into the ground and a giant shockwave shot at Zane who was standing up. The shockwave hit its target and Zane flew hard into the cage wall. He fell to the sand panting hard.

"Having fun, Zane? I'll tell you more then! I am a member of an order known as The Chronos Order. We are keepers of time and memory. You my friend have lived on borrowed time and stolen memories! And I am here to collect your heart." Mizu laughed maniacally.

"Why... do... you want my heart?" Zane asked as he stood weakly.

"Awww, poor Zane really can't remember! But its okay, I will bring you to the darkness soon!" Mizu launched the hammer at Zane at supersonic speeds.

"This is it! Focus!"

Zane closed his eyes and he could feel something beating inside of him.

"Together now! Release me!"

Zane opened his eyes and flipped up over the hammer. As he did, he grabbed the handle and launched it back to Mizu at a faster speed.

"WHAT THE HELL!?" Mizu said as the hammer crashed into his chest and sent him flying into the water cage wall hard. Mizu spat up blood and landed on the ground bleeding form his mouth. "There's no way in hell he could have unlocked a part of his heart that fast!"

Zane looked on panting as small glittering item rested inside his hand.

"Zane... you must remember... who you are. He means to kill us."

"Who am I then!? Who are you!? What does he want from me and you!?" Zane yelled out.

"I am you... a part that resides deep within you. A part that cannot be called forth fully. You and I... are just pieces of each other. And to become whole, we must remember who we are. But if you lose your heart, you lose me and all the memories locked within you. We cannot allow Mizu to defeat us! We must fight on! We must prevail! Join with me?"

"I... don't know... can I trust you?" Zane asked softly.

"Better now then never!"

"You've wasted enough time Mizu. The boss is angry with you." A cold voice said from above.

"Shikan! Please... give me a chance! I can do this!" Mizu looked up at the figure in the sky.

"What is that!?" Zane said as he looked up.

Long gray hair came from the figure. Nothing but a long black trench coat covered its body. His pale skin was complimented by the moon as he floated down from the sky softly. He had red eyes, darker then the blood slowly dripping from Mizu's mouth. As he walked towards Mizu, a large staff appeared in his hands. It was all red and had a small phoenix atop it.

"Shikan... please... I beg you!" Mizu looked at Shikan in fear as Shikan smiled.

"Sorry, orders are orders!" Shikan spun the staff around in his hands and took a big swing at Mizu. Mizu was sent into the air. As he flew high, the water cage blasted open. Shikan aimed his staff at Mizu's flying body and smiled. "Phoenix Sunrise!"

As he yelled it out, the phoenix on his staff shot up fast. As he did, the sun rose slowly with. The small phoenix shot up and blasted right through Mizu who screamed in pain. A giant ray of light appeared through his body and the phoenix stopped soaring and extended its wings and became an arrow. Mizu's body turned and faced the sun.

"Icarus' Arrow!" Shikan yelled as the Phoenix arrow shot forward towards the sun. Mizu's body flew with it and crashed into the sun causing a massive explosion.

"WHAT THE FUCK!?" Zane yelled out as he looked on horrified at what he just saw. The sun sank slowly back out of sight and the phoenix appeared back on top of Shikan's Staff.

"Now, child, come with me." Shikan faced Zane who began to step back slowly. As he did, the water began to flow slowly.

"Zane... into the water. Dive deep."

"Come with me boy! Or I will launch you into the sun. Don't tempt me." Shikan walked forward aiming the staff at Zane whose heart began to race.

The water began to climb atop the circular island of sand. As it did, Zane walked backwards slowly. His feet began to touch the water and Shikan looked at him. Zane watched as Shikan's eyes began to open wide.

"No! Not to them again! Go after him!" Shikan yelled as the phoenix shot out from the staff towards Zane.

"Fall back now!"

Zane felt his body fall backwards into the water. The Phoenix shot passed him and missed its mark. Zane looked up as he fell back into the water. He fell deep into the darkness of the water. As he did, he could see Shikan look down at him and then disappear. As he feel and the darkness became more and more powerful he could hear a soft voice.

"The heart is a powerful tool. And the power that comes from it is enough to change worlds and destinies. You have bared witness to this many times before. And now, it is time for you to begin a new journey in your life. Return to Kingdom Hearts and I will unlock the door of your heart. I will make you whole again. Zane Albrite... the time has come! Remember who you are. Remember your friends. And remember... the heart goes with you wherever you go... No matter how broken it is... it can always be repaired if you believe."

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Zane closed his eyes and hit the floor hard.

"OW!" He sat up and rubbed the back of his head softly.

"It looks like we have another visitor. Why do they keep shooting out of the sky like that?" A stern voice said softly.

Zane opened his eyes and looked at the blond standing in front of him. From what he could tell he was sitting in the middle of some marketplace. It had a small medieval charm to it. The blond looked at him and offered him a hand. His black vest was visible. It had a metal wolf-pin attached to it and it held an arm covering which extended down into a half body cloak.

"Uh... who are you? And where am I?" Zane asked innocently and unsure of himself.

"The better question is who are you and how did you get here?" The spiky blond said softly.

"Uh... my name's Zane. And I don't know how I got here." Zane grabbed the blonds' hand and was pulled up to his feet.

"This place is called Hallow Bastion. We're in the marketplace right now. Where you're from?" The blond asked.

"From... Destiny Islands. But... what do you mean this place is Hallow Bastion? How do I get back to Destiny Islands from here!?" Zane looked at the blond confused.

"Look kid, I don't know what's wrong with you, but you're in a totally different world. And the only person capable of taking to back to Destiny Islands is not here at the moment." The blond as Zane looked once more with an innocent confusion taking his face. "The name's Cloud." Cloud looked at Zane who nodded.

As they talked, a giant Gummi ship flew above them and landed in the distance.

"What was that?" Zane said curiously.

"That might be your ride." Cloud said as he walked off.

Zane nodded and followed him. As they walked off they headed towards a small house hidden in a block of houses. Cloud looked at the door which was slightly opened and pushed it all the way open. As he walked in a tall black haired figure was yelling at another blond.

"Well, if ya weren't so damn stupid, you would have never crashed it in the Land of The Dragons!" The blond yelled at the black haired figure.

"The blond at the computer is Cid. He's good with mechanical stuff." Cloud whispered to Zane who nodded like an idiot.

"Well if it wasn't for your crappy ass Navi-G... I would have never crashed!" The black haired figure yelled back. He slowly turned around and looked at Cloud.

"And he's..." Cloud stopped when the black hair figured stared at Zane.

"Hikaru."

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"You failed me, Shikan. The Chasers and now Repentance have the boy." A cold voice said in the darkness.

In the center of the room, stood Shikan. A bright light shone above him and lit him well so that one could see him.

"Forgive me sir. I will not fail you again. I have the Chronos members seeking him as we speak. We shall get his heart, the Blade and the Negative energy within him. And in due time, we will destroy Kingdom Hearts." Shikan bowed softly.

"If you fail me a second time, do not return here, Shikan. For if you do, I will feed your heart to my soul and destroy what remain of your wretched life. Is that understood?" The voice said softly.

"Yes sir. I will not fail again." Shikan said as the light above him went out.

That's it for now. Be back soon.