Prologue; Scattered Dream Like a Far off Memory
All around was black. The raven haired girl pushed herself up wincing, having just fallen into the darkness. She stood and looked around cautiously. She took a step forward on the black ground that blended into everything. The ground seemed to burst as ravens peeled off the ground and flew away cawing and scratching. The girl threw up her arms hiding her face, closing her eyes. She felt the talons of the birds rush across her skin, blood trickling down her arms. The cries of the birds died out leaving silence. The girl opened her bright blue eyes and slowly lowered her arms. The floor now seemed to glow drawing her attention. She looked down and gasped. The floor was made of stained glass. It's image was that of a brown haired boy holding a key. The background was an island. Little circles around the edges held images of other people, children.
"Sora?" The girl whispered. She stepped to the smaller circles.
"Kairi? Riku? Titus? Wakka? Selphie?" She whispered as she went to each circle. She knew these people.
The darkness calls to you. A voice said causing the glass to shake. The girl looked around confused. There was no one around. Who had spoken?
The doors are not yet open, the key has not been found. The voice said.
"What are you talking about?!" The girl yelled out.
Choose wisely, guardian. The voice said almost mockingly.
"Choose what?" The girl asked. Around her three platforms appeared. One held a sword, another had a shield, the last a staff. The girl looked at each platform. She first walked to the shield. Beneath it was a small plaque.
The guardian
Bravery to fight
Strength to defend
Lose of self
The girl frowned and walked away to the staff, a thin rod with black vine like things wrapped around it. The plaque beneath it read:
The mage
Knowledge beyond measure
The power of choice
Distain for the ignorant
The girl frowned again. Shaking her head she walked to the last platform. The blade resting upon it was a dark grey with a red and black hilt, a ruby placed at the end.
The warrior
Courage to protect
Skill to lead
No fear to contain the spirit
The girl nodded her frown vanishing. This was the one. She reached for the sword taking it into her grasp. It fit naturally in her palm. The blade was balanced and about the length of her arm.
For everything gained, something must be lost. The voice said suddenly. Choose what to sacrifice.
The girl looked behind her at the shield and staff. She chewed her bottom lip in thought. She slowly walked to the staff and picked it up. She twirled it in her hand once before it vanished. The girl stared at where the staff had once been shocked.
The courage of the warrior at the cost of the mage's knowledge. You are ready to continue. The voice said with a serious tone. The ground lurched underneath the girls feet and flipped completely sending the girl falling into the darkness.
She landed hard on another floor. The girl pushed herself to her feet. This floor glowed like the last, drawing her attention once more. The image was of a silver haired man in a black coat, his eyes almost closed. These little circles held images of other people in black coats. Two of the people had their hoods up.
"Who...?" The girl started to ask confused. On the ground a shadow appeared. The girl stepped away from it afraid. The shadow came up out of the ground and took the form of a small creature with clawed hands and antenna.
The creatures formed from the darkness in hearts. Watch them carefully though they will cause you no harm. The voice commanded. The girl stepped towards the creature slowly. It looked up at her with bright yellow eyes. It twitched then moved closer to her lowering its head in submission. The ravenette girl took another step towards the creature, tilting her head curiously. The creature slowly came closer then rubbed it's head against the ravenette like a cat. The ravenette smiled and gently touched the creatures head. It was cold like ice.
You do not hold what they seek. They see you as a comfort, a leader. The voice explained. From behind the girl came a strange hissing sound. The girl looked over her shoulder curiously. A strange grey creature moved back and forth as if performing a dance, hissing continuously. After a second it lunged at the girl it's hisses becoming angry. The ravenette turned and lashed out with the blade she held cutting the hissing creature down. The shadow creature next to her made a sound much like a growl, as if threatening the grey creature. The grey creature made a shrieking sound before vanishing into nothing.
The shells that remain however will not differentiate you from any other. The voice said almost casually, like this was a normal event. One more test. The voice announced before the ground lurched again.
The girl landed on her back. She groaned as she pushed herself up. Looking down at the glowing floor she gasped. The image was the raven haired girl with her eyes closed, her hands clasped over her heart. The little circles had people, mostly girls, in white coats. The background was a black heart outlined in red with a red x through it. The symbol seemed vaguely familiar to the ravenette. Like a far off memory or a scattered dream.
Time to test your power. Let us see who is stronger. The voice said with a gleeful tone. As of it had finally reached its favorite part.
"You know, you're really starting to annoy me." The girl said looking around. From behind a blast of wind knocked the girl over. She rolled onto her feet and looked towards the wind. A giant bird covered in black and white flames hovered above the glass floor. On it's chest was the x'ed out heart.
"I really don't like this." The girl complained looking for somewhere to run. Her eyes locked onto the birds tail that brushed the floor. She took a deep breath before sprinting towards it. She spun the sword in her hand and smacked the birds tail with it. The bird screeched and spun, again facing the ravenette. It spit balls of darkness at the girl forcing her to roll to the side to dodge them. Thank god for all those times I sparred with the boys. The girl thought again darting at the birds tail. She jumped onto it's tail and climbed up onto the birds back. The flames that coated the bird did not burn her at all. The ravenette slammed the blade down in between the birds shoulder blades. The bird shrieked and tried to shake her off by doing a flip. The girl held tight to the swords hilt to keep from falling. The bird stopped moving and cried out. Beams of light shot from its mouth. The girl pulled her sword from the birds back and slammed it back down. The bird shrieked again and dissolved into shadows and light. The girl fell to the ground.
"Now I really don't like this." The ravenette complained.
You have proven yourself, the time is right. All light cut off and the world fell into darkness.
*3*
The girl blinked open her eyes. The blue color seemed to glow in the darkness. She sat up slowly, rubbing the back of her head.
What a weird dream. She thought. Her hand went to her back checking for bruises. The dream seemed too real to be just a dream. Perhaps it was a memory. But then what a strange thing to remember. Nothing like that had ever happened to the ravenette. At least, she didn't think anything like that had.
Outside the wind blew heavily. The tell tale sign of a storm coming. The ravenette jumped up out of bed and walked to her window. She loved watching the island storms. Outside was completely dark. It was impossible to see anything. The girl frowned. That was unusual. Suddenly there was a crack of lightning. But the lightning was purple, not it's usual color. On one of the small islands the girl saw a man walking. She frowned and chewed her lip. Who was the person walking? The girl grabbed a wooden sword before walking out of her room quietly. The ravenette snuck out of her house careful to avoid waking her parents.
The girl ran to the island she had seen the man on. More of the strange purple lightning flashed through the sky. She crossed the bridge onto the island and looked around. The man was nowhere to be seen. The ravenette frowned.
"Where did he go?" The girl asked aloud. She had just seen him.
"How interesting you come child." An unfamiliar voice said. It had a heavy accent that was hard to distinguish. The ravenette spun towards the voice. There stood a man wearing red and black, a red scarf wrapped around his face. His eyes were yellow, his skin a darker tone.
"Who are you?" The ravenette demanded. The heavy wind made her hair blow wildly.
"That is quite an interesting question don't you think? It's meaning is so vague." The man said in response. The girl rolled her eyes.
"Fine. What's your name? And why are you here?" The ravenette asked already annoyed by this strange man. The man chuckled.
"My name is DiZ. As for why I am here well, I came to find you." The man said. His eyes studied the girl, trying to decide the best course of action to handle the girl.
"Why? What's so important about me?" The girl asked. All she was was an orphan. She had just washed up on the island one day with Kairi when she was eight. She didn't remember her home world at all. Even after five years on the island none of her memories had returned. She still didn't remember who she was.
"Your family sent me to search for you. They are desperately trying to find you." DiZ said calmly.
"My family? I have a family?" The girl asked shocked, a small smile starting on her face. The only family she had ever known was her adoptive parents. To think she had a family somewhere looking for her made her smile.
"Of course. They are searching for you everywhere. Would you like to go to them?" The man replied. His eyes didn't leave the girl as she thought. She chewed her bottom lip as she thought. Just watching her she would seem human. But DiZ knew otherwise.
"What about my friends? I don't think I could just leave them." The girl asked shyly. DiZ scoffed in his mind. Friends, what a ridiculous notion. Something like her having friends.
"You will see them again, one day." DiZ said, hoping to encourage the girl. She was far to valuable to leave in the open. If he had to he would resort to lying instead of the half truths he was telling.
The girl nodded slowly. "Alright. I'll go with you." She said. DiZ smirked.
"Very good. Then please, right this way." He motioned to the side where a strange portal of purple, blue, and black smoke appeared. The ravenette took a deep breath and stepped through the portal. DiZ turned to the island and smirked.
"The girl named Yuki never existed. All memory of her is to be purged." He announced. The sky crackled with magic, as if responding to his order. DiZ turned and went through the portal.
*3*
The girl stood outside a large mansion in a forest. Was this her home? She felt DiZ come through the portal and stand behind her. Before she could speak she felt his hand on the back of her head.
"Sleep and forget." He commanded. The girl felt her eyes get heavy and she began to sway on her feet. She fell to the ground losing consciousness. DiZ caught her before she hit the ground.
"Sora, Kairi, Riku." She muttered before losing consciousness completely.
A/N: I'm still trying to figure out how this website works, actually it's kind of annoying but all the same it's pretty cool. This story is originally on my Wattpad account so I'm just transferring it here. Thanks for reading!