Heart Led Astray :: PROLOGUE

They were as different as night and day, but it was all a part of destiny.

Born to two kingdoms warring with each other, one born of darkness and another pure light; the two were never meant to come together. The first boy, born of darkness, was born to lead when his mother's tyrannical rule ended. Under his mother, Maleficent, he learned to do much more than simply form and morph the darkness. She taught him to control the darkness within himself and others and force the darkness upon others. He could corrupt their very beings and ruin their minds, making the darkness eat away at the light. He was born with a purpose—he would taint and infect the light within the prince of Enchanted Dominion.

The second boy was born of the light. No darkness could sully him, nor taint his loving soul. He was the son of King Philip and Queen Aurora, who gave birth to the prince during the second year of their ruling. He was a gifted child. Upon his birth he was given three gifts from the Good Fairies; the same fairies who had protected Aurora as she grew. The first gift was the gift of beauty. As he grew up, he would have hair of sunshine gold, and eyes that reflected the sky itself. The second gift was the gift of happiness. No matter how cruel the world was, the prince would be able to face the darkness and make it out in peace. Before the final gift was given, however, two figures appeared. An aging sorceress and her child walked down the aisle of the Palace of Light. Darkness followed at their heels, leaving a trail behind them.

"Once again, this family has forgotten to invite me to such a…" The crone looked about the room, taking in the sight of the hanging coat of arms, the votives illuminating every inch of the enormous hall, and then she looked to the Queen, "lovely occasion. Really now, your regal Highness," The words came out as bitter sweet, venom lying under each syllable, "I thought you would have learned by now."

"You weren't wanted before and you sure aren't wanted now!" Merryweather, the third fairy yelled out, moving to go at the dark sorceress. Her two sisters, Flora and Fauna, grabbed her, pulling her back and away from her own would-be impending doom. "Girls, you know as well as I do that—"

"We know, Merryweather, but now is not the time, nor place to fight with her." Flora tightened her grip on her sister's shoulder as if to emphasize her point.

"I apologize, your Dark Grace, but I did not think you would wish to come. I should have considered it more." Aurora almost sounded like she regretted the decision not to invite her. Her eyes focused on the ground. "I would have thought you would be against coming into the light-half of the kingdom. After all, the darkness is at a disadvantage here."

Maleficent snickered at the queen's response. It was illogical for her to have come to the one place where darkness had little to no power, but that was why she had brought the boy along. She gestured towards him with her withered hand, her cloak lifting with her arm. "But Aurora, how else would I have our children meet? After all, my child Terra shall play a large part in the life of your son, Ventus."

"Whatever do you mean? Ventus, our son, is of the Kingdom of Light. He will not be associating with the darkness, unless you have decided to agree to the peace treaty...?" King Phillip stood as he spoke, allowing his presence to be truly known. Taking a step forward as if to challenge Maleficent, he continued, "You will keep your son out of our lands. As your son, he is our enemy and shall be treated as such."

"My, how unwelcoming, King Phillip, I would have thought you would embrace the poor boy. He has been forced into the darkness against his will, yet you judge him regardless. How cruel of you, all-loving king." The final words were hissed. Maleficent summoned her scepter and slammed it onto the marble floor. Darkness flowed around her and the boy beside her. It grew more and more, encompassing the majority of the room. "Listen well you fools, for this shall be my final curse upon you all! From here on, my son will be the one you fear. He shall control the darkness and he shall destroy the light you all find so endearing. It will not end there, though."

Her next words would be the ones that tied together the two prince's destinies. Had the curse never been uttered, the boys may never have met or cared about each other. Instead, it had done the exact opposite of what it was meant to do. The curse was spoken, though, and it was…

Though just a babe he may be,

a pure light, as bright as the sun shines within.

Upon his sixteenth birthday, these princes shall meet.

Darkness will tempt light.

The light will fade from this boy, and with it

the entire Kingdom of Light shall fall.

From there, the Kingdom of Darkness shall rise.

The Prince of Light shall lose his heart and fade away,

while the Prince of Darkness shall be all-powerful.

With her curse spoken, Maleficent faded away, her piercing laugh emanating throughout the hall. All the people looked to where she once stood, where only a small boy remained. They watched as the boy walked towards the cradle. As King Phillip sent forth guards to stop him, Terra forced them back, sending waves of darkness towards them. No matter who tried to stop him, they were all stopped by the young boy. As he came to the cradle, he looked towards Aurora. A small smirk came to his face. The Queen stared at him, but did not move to stop him as he peered into the cradle.

"Ventus, no… Ven, I'll see you soon, alright?" As soon as the words left his mouth, Terra had disappeared into the darkness, leaving everyone in shock and confusion.

As the darkness cleared from the room, everyone fell silent. They were all in a moment of thought. This had happened before; Maleficent had placed a curse upon the royal heir, everyone had been concerned, but in the end the three Good Fairies had saved the day, with the help of Prince Phillip. All eyes turned to Merryweather, the fairy who was once again left with the wish that could save their prince's lives.

"Oh dear… Merryweather, you know what to do." Flora said, wisdom in each of her words.

"Right." Merryweather waved her wand before beginning her spell.

Our dear prince will not have his heart taken physically,

but his heart will be overcome by love.

Through this love, he will overcome the darkness in the young Terra's heart.

Then light shall return after a period of darkness.

"I apologize, Aurora, but it was the best I could do in this case. The heart cannot remain with our dear prince completely, but at least now he will not become a Heartless." Merryweather bowed her head in embarrassment, but the young Queen put her at ease when she drew the fairy into a friendly embrace.

"That you can do anything is a blessing. Thank you, Merryweather." Then the Queen went back to her child and rested her fair hand on his cheek, looking onto him with a look of empathy. Being that she had been forced to live with one of Maleficent's curses, she knew her son would struggle with it, but what could she do? What had been done to prevent what should have been a never ending sleep for her had failed, no matter how hard they all tried. "All we can do now is try to keep him safe."

As she gazed down at her son, her husband came to stand beside her. He wrapped his arm around her and held her close.

Then the sixteen years passed…


And there is the prologue! It's short, but the chapters will be longer. This is just setting the stage, I assure you. ; w ;

I guess you could almost consider this story to be like a sequel to the Disney movie "Sleeping Beauty," just with a Kingdom Hearts twist. You'll be seeing other characters running around as well, but Terra and Ven are the mains.

I hope you look forward to this story. Please leave a review. They are my fuel. = w =