Many believe that the reason for the division in the world is more than good and evil, or two clashing ideas. Some even try to grasp as far as stating that there is a big family who attempts to run the world and causes War. These conspiracy theories only dust the top as no one would even think to believe that the truth is larger than a mortal family. Sure, many Wars are caused by mortals alone especially the ones in this recent century, however there were many older untold Wars and Conquering which have gone unrecorded and forgotten. One such War bathed the whole world in blood.

There has been an eternal battle between Light and Darkness. Each Realms hold certain powers over the world; Light holds Fire, Water, Earth, Nature and Air, whereas Darkness hold Death, Ice, Void and Spectral. They are both led by the most Powerful Eternals who can only be bested by few, and lead for eternity until defeated. Never was an eternal defeated… Until one fateful day within the Realm of Dark.

"Traitor! What have you done to me…" Vanitas shouted with rage, grasping his chest which refuses to heal. Poison seeping into his veins and paralysing him.

His first commanding Angel, Xehanort, laughed at his confusion and rage. "Why, my liege… I think you know very well what I've done. You have gotten old, you are not as ruthless to our opponents as you used to be. The council has agreed that it is time to step down, and I will be the one to take you out. Then I can destroy the Light and cover the world in Darkness just as you have failed to do. Your time is done, Vanitas!"

With that Xehanort smirked with a glint in his amber eyes as he swung his poisoned sword and plunged it through his shoulder and into Vanita's chest.

"Coward! You poisoned me! How? You will lose your wings for this!" Vanitas shouted. He then closed his eyes and released his soul with intentions of taking over another body, only to feel it being pulled. "What?" Vanita's cried in surprised. It then hit him. The poison! It was infused with Neroblight!*

Vanita's shouted with rage as his body was pulled away from the Realm of Dark. For the first time in his eternal life, he was scared of his future.

Aerith answered her door and looked around to see who knocked. She sighed when she saw no one, than heard wailing from her feet. In the snow surrounded by blanket was a young baby boy with the brightest blue eyes she ever saw! She smiled and picked him up when she heard a voice

"Take care of him" She looked around, and was surprised to see she was still along. She sighed again, looking back at the blonde bundle in her arms. Noting he looked healthy, and took him inside her cottage she shared with her late-husband, Cloud, who passed in the War. A tear fell down her face as she thought of a name, remembering Cloud always wanted a child named Ventus. She smiled, sitting in her chair by the fire, as she dreamed of the future with this little gift from the heavens.

"What's this?" She spoke loudly to herself when for a second his eyes changed to yellow, then back to blue. She hummed, concerned for what she saw. 'It might just be my mind playing tricks on me. It is dark and I only have the candles to see.' With that she prepared a basket as his bed, as he was falling asleep in her arms.

Ventus awoke, groggy at first, until he remembered that today was his birthday. He looked outside and let out a squeal of delight when he saw snow. He ran outside in his PJs, immediately regretting it with a familiar dark feeling inside him when the snow touched his feet, suddenly getting the idea to get shoes on and ran back inside to put shoes on. For an eight year old, he was pretty smart. Running back outside he immediately went to work on his new snowman for the season.

"Ventus!" a voice called out. Looking up to get a face full of snow, he immediately stood up and looked around. He then relaxed when he saw a giggling Sora and threw a snowball back,

"Come build this snowman with me!" Ventus called back. Sora ran up and immediately began on helping Ven with their snowmen. When they were done, it was the biggest snowman they ever made! Proud of their achievement, they both boasted over their snowman to Aerith, then proceeded to get into a little argument over who did more work… which then turned into a game of Tag.

Lost in their game, they chase each other until they found themselves in the woods. They were forbidden from being within the woods on their own, until they were adults.

"Sora stop! Look where we are!" Ven cried out to his friend. Sora slid to a stop in the snow and looked around, growing fearful when he realised they were lost.

"W-where are we? Ven please tell me you know how to get back…" Sora cried. Ventus sighed at his best friend, then smiled at him. He felt that familiar dark feeling inside him again, edging him to go backwards.

"I think I do, don't be scared. Follow me!" Ven said bravely, although his little heart was crumbling with fear itself. He started leading his friend backwards, holding him by the hand as their parents always said.

Ventus then tripped and fell, bringing Sora with him. "Ven! Are you okay?" Sora reached over to him, then laughed when he jumped up and shook off the snow.

"I'm fine, Sor! Come on, let's keep going!" He ran off with Sora, forgetting to check what he tripped on. He was nearing the edge of the woods with Sora, until something grabbed his ankles and pulled him onto the ground.

"Ventus!" Sora called out, then his eyes went wide and fearful. In front of him was a wolf-like beast he never saw before. It was larger and scarier than a bear, with large teeth and red eyes as it dragged Ventus backwards by his foot. Ventus screamed in agony.

"Sora!" he called out and reached for his best friend. Sora chased him, calling Vens name. The beast dragged him into the cave. Ventus was so full of dread that he didn't feel the dark feeling within him grow and take control of his body until he suddenly could not control his body or feel it, but watch as a spectator as his body was… controlled.

"You're not dying on me yet, young one… especially not to a simple hellhound." A voice huskily whispered to him. He saw his hands were surrounded by a dark aura and could only watch as the evil-doggy, as he dubbed it in his kiddy-ish mind, got beaten up by someone controlling his body. Strange, yet beautiful magic was being used. Magic which was apparently supposed to not exist, according to his village. Ventus watched with awe, then shock as the being killed the hellhound. He then felt himself shaking deep inside as the hellhound let out a blood-curdling howl as it faded away, yet his actual body was not shaking.

"Ventus…?" a voice called shakily behind him. His body spun around quickly, suddenly regaining control when he saw it was his best friend, Sora.

"Are you okay Sora? You weren't hurt were you?" Ventus asked while running over and hugging him. Sora burst into tears in his shoulder and Ventus nearly did the same.

"What was that? Your eyes… they were yellow! That thing… it nearly killed you, but you killed it!" Sora cried and Ventus was stunned. He was confused and shocked. 'Yellow eyes…. That magic…'

"Can we go home? Please?" Sora asked meekly. Ventus sighed and nodded.

"What you saw stays a secret, okay? Parents must not know." Ven told Sora. Sora nodded.

"Okay… and what you did… That was so cool! You went 'pow!' and then you blasted him with purple and then stabbed him with black. How did you do that? Teach me, Ven! Please please please?" Sora pleaded. Ventus laughed, trust Sora to change moods so quickly.

"I don't know how I did it. But I know one thing… you'll never beat me back to the village!" Ventus took off running, followed by a Sora. Both were laughing and giggling when they reached the Village but neither of them would be able to sleep that night.

"Damn it, he saw! I got noticed by that kid he hangs out with! Never mind, this may come to my advantage. Good thing I urged Ven to keep it a secret" Vanitas thought to himself as his vessel slept. He inwardly cursed at Xehanort, who must be recklessly using VANITAS' minions to have them randomly sleeping around on the worlds surface. How dare he! He will pay. But first, his vessel must grow… Thanks to the Neroblight, he had to join a baby at birth and is forced to wait for him to grow… but, this vessel he found was special.

"And to think, Ventus has no idea what he truly is…" He pondered. This vessel he has safeguarded and will continue to do so until he matures, he has so many plans for him… and those innocent eyes.

"I will use you to take back my place as the leading Eternal of the Dark Realm. Then, you will be mine forever after." He smirked sadictically.