Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. I have decided to end my writers block with something brand new. For those that don't know, Kingdom Hearts Unchained X is a mobile game that turns the player into a keyblade wielder, with the name and design of the avatar up to the player's discretion. Ever since the game's American release back in April of 2016, I have been playing the game. While it may be far from done, it is my hope that it is completed before the release of Kingdom Hearts III. Furthermore, the Japanese version of this game has already met fate with its ending. Using knowledge from what has already happened in America's game and what has yet to come from Japan's game, I have decided that I want to make a story that follows my character's unchained route as he progresses through the story laid out for me by Square Enix.
My character by no means follows directly the same story. And a few aspects I have downright changed altogether. But for 85% of the journey, my character is around to at least bare witness to certain story elements and Disney worlds.
In order to fledge this into a story, I must use other avatars. These avatars represent real life people who have also created their own keyblade wielder. In doing so, I have taken screenshot photos of multiple avatars whom I have interacted with in parties, and people who downright have a creative avatar design. Under no circumstances do the personalities of the characters that I put in this story actually match the people that created the avatars. Furthermore, I do not take responsibility for any of the avatars likeliness, the only character that is actually mine is my own, and they are the only one whom I can hold claims to.
Disclaimer: I do not own any Disney franchise placed in this story. I also do not own any Kingdom Hearts character or location that Square Enix has placed in the game, be they foretellers, keyblade wielders, or heartless.
Last but not least, I wish to create an atmosphere for this story. Obviously, this is completely optional for you as a reader. At the start of each chapter, I will leave a small list of music that can be played to better create a sense of atmosphere. How it will work is something like this. Throughout the story, there will be numbers that appear seemingly in the middle of a paragraph.
(1)
Sorta like this. If you look down below, you will see a numbered list of music. This number one in parenthesis directly above this paragraph represents the music I recommend you for this particular moment. Next to the number is a few words. These words are what you put into a Youtube search engine, as it is impossible to place hyperlinks or weblinks in stories. Then I will tell you whether to pick the first option you see, the second, so on and so forth. Try it now.
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If you have been following the directions correctly, you should be listening to the Unchained Dearly Beloved OST uploaded by the Youtuber Everglow. If you are, then congratulations, you have passed the music tutorial.
That is all I wish to say. Thank you for reading this long author's note if you have done so, and I happily present to you, my journey through Kingdom Hearts Unchained X.
1. Kingdom Hearts Unchained Dearly Beloved (First Option)
2. Destati Kingdom Hearts (First or Fourth Option)
3. Daybreak Town Kingdom Hearts (First Option)
4. Fragments Of Sorrow Kingdom Hearts (Any Option)
(2)
Cold...its so cold...
It was practically impossible to know the first emotions that the boy felt. It was practically impossible to understand how he felt, or whether he could even comprehend what was happening around him. All that anyone could tell was that he was cold.
Wherever the boy was, it was incredibly bright. His senses weren't even able to register much, but the light surrounding the boy was overwhelming, to say the least. So much so that he closed his eyes to somewhat alleviate the pain in his retinas. It never much registered to himself however that he even did have eyes. In fact, he didn't know anything at all. He wasn't sure who he was, where he was, what had brought him to this place at this moment of time, or anything noteworthy of importance.
The boy could still see traces of light piercing through his eyelids, but it slowly faded away. When the pain no longer existed, the boy opened his eyes again. In front of him was a vast sea of dark blue, spreading far and wide with nothing in the beyond. Above him, below him, to each side of him, their was that deep color. The only material in this existence was the small circular pedestal that he stood upon. The pedestal was oddly constructed. Its outer rims was light blue, with stars separating the edges from the very center. The boy was standing in the very center, and surrounding him was five more circles, each one oddly colored and pacted with an unusual figure. One was red, one was dark blue like the outer areas, one was dark yellow, one was lighter blue, but a different shade then the stars, and one was pink. The figures in the circles resembled a different color, but the boy wasn't sure what those figures were.
He rubbed his eyes carefully, attempting to alleviate drowsiness. Then he rubbed his arms, attempting to alleviate the cold that was intruding his skin cells. He looked to the left. He looked to the right. He was all alone.
Then he looked down at himself. He was wearing a set of clothing, though he wasn't sure why and how. His outfit consisted of a white button down shirt, the bottom slightly tucked away in a small black belt leading down to some brown cargo pants. Further down was a set of black shoes, similar in style adjusted properly onto his individual feet. Upon his shoulders was a black jacket, the sleeves leading down his arms towards his hands, which lighter colored black gloves were smoothly fitted. The jackets collar was fitted upwards, covering the back of his neck. While he couldn't see it, above that collar was a layered hairstyle, which was honestly a bit of a mess of hair.
The boy took a shaky step forward. His legs felt like jello, like they would collapse underneath him, and he would just topple over onto the surface he was standing on. It was like...he had never walked before.
The moment his foot touched down however, something bizarre happened. The smaller circles with the figures in them began to light up. Then, one by one, they rose from the ground, sort of like a holographic figure. Each circles surrounded the poor boy, each one radiating a light of a different color.
Which Union does your heart belong to?
A voice that wasn't the boys spoke suddenly. The voice was odd, illusive almost. It was definetely that of a boy, but he couldn't tell who it was. It was almost as if the voice had spoken from within. Regardless, the voice did not speak again. All it did was ask a simple question.
The boy took another step forward. He looked aimlessly at the five figures. Each one seemed to be...trying to call out to him, but in some different way. One figure looked ferocious, one figure looked majestic, one figure looked sympathetic, and so on.
He wasn't sure why he did. It was like his feet guided him. It was like his heart guided him. But after a few seconds, the boy began walking slowly, shakily, towards the brightest colored one. He outstretched his hand, and touched the circle with it.
He didn't know it yet, but he had casted his fate towards a union. A union that he would soon learn would be called...
...Vulpes.
Immediately after he touched the circle, each one disappeared as they had appeared. Almost as if they had never sprouted.
And then, it came.
The color black, one darker than the boy had seen thus far began spreading up the edges of the platform he was standing on. It came from all sides, and began spreading closer and closer to the center, where the boy was standing. The boy jumped back a bit when dark color tried to nip at his feet. But there was so much of it, and soon there was nowhere to go. The platform itself was engulfed in the darkness. And soon the boy began to drown in it. He tried what he could to pull himself out of its everlasting grasp, but it was stronger than him. And in a single second, the boy was gone. Taken by darkness, gone for good.
At least, until a bright light shone its way in.
When the light cleared itself, the boy was still standing. The darkness was gone, but in the boys hand was a peculiar object. It was blue in color, the handle darker than the skinny extension. The boy was raising up in the sky, as if triumphant. But he wasn't sure why he was. Did it destroy the color that tried to kill him?
The Keyblade holds the power of light. The power to drive away the darkness.
It was the voice again. The boy still didn't know who it was, but they clearly could see him. And they were referencing the thing in the boys hands. The thing was called a...keyblade...
Suddenly, the keyblade began shining. It was a bright yellow light at first, but it soon turned into a welcoming white light. It spread across the empty space, taking the boy with him.
Welcome Solid, to the land of Kingdom Hearts.
Kingdom Hearts: Rechained X
Part 1: The Powers of Light and Darkness
(3)
When the boy opened his eyes, he was not where he was before. Instead, in front of him was a fountain, flowing with water. The boy looked down at his feet to see instead of a platform, he was standing on cobblestone. He looked to his left. There were green plants hanging down from stone buildings painted white, with purple roofs on nearly all of them. He looked to his right. It was the same thing.
He looked up. Above him was a beautiful blue sky, with only a few white clouds floating calmly above. A small breeze kept the cool air moving, kept the clouds moving, it made the day feel wonderful. It exemplified the town as a beautiful place.
Well, almost. All that seemed out of place was a few small black creatures that were walking around, almost aimlessly. They stuck out like a sore thumb though, ruining the blues and greens and purples of the area.
One of them turned its head towards the boy. The two exchange eye contact for a moment before the creature suddenly jumped. Claws outstretched, it struck the boy who was so unprepared. He winced at the pain, his arm feeling on fire. With his right hand however, the familiar object from before appeared again. The Keyblade.
The creature was revving up to strike again. The boy decided that it would be smart to do the exact same thing to it as it had done to him. With the keyblade, he swung and gave it a good smack. While not strong, it was enough to push the dark entity back a bit. The creature got itself back up and jumped again, preparing to strike with its claws once more. The boy, not wanting to feel that pain again, swung with his keyblade one more time, striking the evil cretin out of the sky. It collapsed to the ground, then disappeared in a puff of smoke.
The noise made by the two was enough alert the other creatures in the area, similar in size and appearance as the first one. One by one, they approached the new wielder, claws ready to strike.
The boy wasn't exactly sure what he had done to earn this unwelcome greeting, but if they were going to give him trouble, there was no reason not to strike them as well. One by one, they leaped. One by one, the boy knocked them out of the sky. In just a few hits, each one had disappeared much like the first.
"Pretty scary stuff, huh? But you get an A for effort."
It was a voice. Not the same one as before, it sounded different. The boy turned around slowly, and was surprised to actually see something behind him. It wasn't the same as the others. The creature was small, but it was grey in color. Black stripes lined the top of its head and ears, running down the sides. Its eyes were blue, and they looked halfway open as if he were tired. Below his head was his body, a pink pouch strapped around his neck, lining down his stomach and going down all the way to his tiny legs and feet. The only other thing he wore was a white cape that went down his back, much like his pouch.
On instinct, the boy assumed the creature was trouble. With his keyblade, he swung at the thing. But the creature dodged the swing, jumping up and above the boy and landing on his two feet in front of him. His eyes were wider now, he seemed alarmed.
"Hey hey, easy where you swing that thing. I'm not going to hurt you."
The cat like creature did a flip in the air, as if to show off. Well, maybe not.
"Who are-" The boy tried to ask a question, but was caught off guard by his own voice. Not only was it unexpected, it was also dry and raspy. The grey caught onto that instantly.
"Come over to the fountain, lets get you some water." He grinned, doing a back-flip onto the edge of the fountain. The boy tilted his head to the side. Water? What was water?
The cat was eager for him to approach however, so he did so. From his pouch, the cat pulled out a small cup and dipped it into the fountain. When he brought it up, it was filled with the blue liquid. The creature handed the boy the cup. But he wasn't sure what to do with it, so he kinda just held it in his hands. The creature saw this confusion and smiled.
"Just put it to your mouth and take a few sips. You'll feel good after, I promise."
The boy blinked a few times, looked back at the cup, and did as was asked of him. The water felt cold in his mouth, he wished it around with his tongue for a bit to get used to the sensation. Then he swallowed it all. Immediately, he began coughing, spitting a bit of the water back out. The good sensation was gone, he felt pain in his throat now.
"Hmmm, must've gotten a bit of it into your airway. Next time, try not to breath while you drink."
The creature jumped off the fountain while the boy continued to cough. After a few seconds of patient coughing, the air stopped flowing violently back up his throat. The coughing was done, the pain not so much. It would probably go away in a bit though.
"You must be Solid, correct."
The boy froze. He looked down at the grey creature. "Solid?"
"Yes, that's your name alright! Surely, you must be confused. Sit down, let me tell you what's going on."
The boy, now with a name Solid, heeded the creature's advice, sitting down on the edge of the fountain. The creature jump back on the edge, sitting down next to him. "Well you see, you've been blessed. Powers stronger than me have given you the power of the keyblade. You know, the thing you tried to hit me with." The creature nudged at the blue weapon still in Solid's right hand.
"I've been blessed?" Solid was obviously confused. "I don't even know who I am."
"Well that's because you were just born into this world!" The creature exclaimed, happiness in his voice. "This place you've been brought to is called 'Daybreak Town', it'll serve as a place you live to pursue light and conquer darkness!"
"Born..." Solid looked down at the cobblestone ground. He was created just a few moments ago. To serve light. But why?
"You must be wondering why you're here." The creature responded on instant to Solid's innate question. "Its because darkness is spreading. Its spreading at an unnatural rate across multiple worlds. The only thing that can vanquish that darkness is, well, the keyblade!"
Solid didn't say anything. He wasn't understanding very well.
"..." The creature didn't say anything in hopes that it would sink in. When it didn't, he continued. "That means it'll be your job to travel across multiple worlds using that keyblade, and destroying the darkness in each one of them. Trust me, its not that hard."
Upon the end of his explanation, a dark creature sprouted from the ground. It was just like the ones from before. The thing eyed the two on the fountain and began approaching.
"See that right there? That's what the darkness is. We call the darkness that moves and attacks people 'Heartless'."
"Heartless..." Solid mumbled.
"Yep! See, you're getting it!" The creature exclaimed. "There's multiple varieties of Heartless. That one, for example, is a Shadow. There are a lot of them, but they aren't entirely strong. As you probably already know."
The Shadow lunged at the two. Solid, on instant, swung his keyblade again, knocking the Heartless back a few feet. Slowly, it got back up and lunged again, only for Solid to kill it by doing the exact same thing.
"Those pesky Heartless are out scourging the worlds for hearts, or light in other terms." The grey creature explained. "That's why they're so dangerous."
Solid breathed in, then breathed out. Kind of like a sigh. "That's all I need to do?"
"Yep yep, for the most part. Just protect the light and vanquish the darkness, and you've done your job well." The grey creature answered. "Obviously, there are many stronger Heartless out there, so you'll have to practice a bit with that thing before you go out to other worlds. Fortunately, Daybreak Town is filled with lesser Heartless like Shadows. You should fight them, they'll be good EXP."
Solid nodded. The objective was set in mind. With mind on task, he began walking on. The grey creature nervously sighed. "I hope it all sank in..."
More Shadows lay in the way up a set of stairs. Solid couldn't help but find it a little funny that while this place may be his base of operations, there were Heartless scattered around. It was like his appearance meant nothing. Solid leaned back, preparing to smack all of the Shadows at once with a flying leap and a spin, when-
"Wait!" Someone cried out. As it turned out, it was the grey creature again, who had come running to catch up to Solid. "Why don't you try using a flashy move to deal with those Heartless?"
Solid looked back at the Heartless. Flashy move?
"Your keyblade holds special powers called 'fragments'. Its essentially powers from the future that let you use stronger and more interesting looking attacks. As of right now, you have a few at your disposal."
"How do you know so much about my keyblade?" Solid asked abruptly. The grey creature chuckled a little bit at the question.
"Why, its because I'm your mentor, of course! My species exists to help up and coming keyblade wielders to become as strong as they can be, and I was chosen for you! Hey watch out, they're coming! Raise your keyblade into the sky and put strength in your heart!"
Indeed, the Heartless were coming after them. Solid didn't quite understand it, but he did as he was asked to anyways. As he did, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, striking the Shadows and leaving them immobilized.
"...Huh?"
"Good work there! What you just casted was a spell called 'Thundaga'. It summons a bolt of electricity from the sky to deal damage to a Heartless. Albeit, its a weak move, but its good to get the basics out of the way, right?"
"Y-Yeah, I guess." Solid shrugged. "Hey, if you're gonna be my mentor, can I call you something?"
"You can call me whatever!" The creature smiled. "But my real name, that is Chirithy!"
"Chirithy..." The young keyblade wielder mused over that name for a bit. He was gonna name him something weird since he was named something that didn't make sense, but he did like the name Chirithy.
A low growling sound took Solid out of his thoughts. He looked around, trying to find out what could have made the sound, but he couldn't see anything. Yet he still heard the noise. Apparently, Chirithy did as well.
"Sounds to me like you need some food in that stomach of yours!" The mentor chuckled.
"Food?"
"Yep, energy that keeps you going! You'll need it whenever your stomach growls like that. It means your hungry!"
"Hungry?"
"And after you eat, you'll probably drink a little bit of something unique, and then you'll go to the bathroom and start the process all over again!"
"Bathroom?"
Chirithy couldn't help but continue to laugh. This poor child was so new to the world, he knew nothing of its mechanics. "Come with me. I'll treat you to a restaurant. Its food is tasty beyond belief!"
As Chirithy led Solid up the set of stairs, Solid could only wonder what a restaurant was.
Solid's mentor was not wrong. He was amazed at all the decor, completely dumbfounded by how a menu worked, and learned that white rice may possibly be the most amazing food ever cooked. Chirithy said he only gave him that because it was small, and Solid's stomach had never been given food before, but damn did it set his taste buds off right.
What Chirithy may have been wrong about was the bathroom situation. It took a good hour for Solid to understand what 'release' meant. And then getting the urine in the toilet was a whole extra thing. It added on an extra lesson of learning how to clean. That was not fun.
"Master Chirithy, do we have to do that every time we go to the 'bathroom'?" Solid asked, dejected after experience.
"Firstly, you may call me Chirithy." The cat patiently gleamed. "And secondly, not necessarily. It takes practice, but soon there'll be a time where you don't have to do any cleaning at all! It'll come second nature to you!"
"I not so sure about that..."
"Believe me, everything gets a lot easier with time and practice! Now, shall we get back to our keyblade training?"
With not much reason to say no, Solid and Chirithy exited the restaurant together. Outside, there was definetely something there. But it wasn't a shadow, it was something else.
"Is that...?"
"Yep, that's also a Heartless. Based on its two legged presence, and that helmet it had on its head, I'd assume it to be a 'Solider' Heartless." Chirithy explained. "These types of Heartless are kinda stronger than Shadows, and the Thundaga spell you used earlier isn't the most effective on it. To understand a Heartless after all, you must know its weaknesses."
Solid gazed upon the Solider, eyeing it up and down. "Then what is effective against it? Do I have anything else to use?"
"Indeed you do!" Chirithy exclaimed with glee. "You have a unique ability called 'Thunder Raid'. All you have to do is toss your keyblade like a boomerang, and it'll turn into pure fast moving electricity! And it'll come back to you!"
"Boomerang?"
Chirithy clicked his tongue. "You are remembering everything I've been teaching you, right?" After an affirmative nod, Chirithy began positioning Solid's right arm in a way that felt somewhat uncomfortable, but natural.
"Now throw!"
As commanded, Solid threw his keyblade in the unusual way. In an instant, the keyblade sparked yellow, finding itself a home into the Solider. The thing wasn't down, but it was hurt. The keyblade coming back threw Solid off guarded, and he ended up missing it when it came back. It clattered onto the ground a few feet away, which Solid naturally chased down and recollected.
Now the Solider was pissed, and it was coming full force at Solid. Well, full force in that it was running. Not very fast, but it was running. In a panic, Solid began flailing his keyblade around, smacking the Solider a few times before it fell and disappeared with a poof.
"Not bad, not bad." Chirithy complimented. "One word of advice. If you want maximum results, make sure you know where your keyblade is hitting when you swing. You have absolutely nothing to fear from these guys, your heart is stronger than any one of those corrupted Heartless."
Solid nodded. He did panic. Chirithy was right on that. But if he pushed away the fear, then there wouldn't be any sense in panicking. Chirithy was right on that as well!
"Starlight."
Solid and Chirithy alike were alarmed by the voice. Albeit Solid should probably have expected it by now, it was still surprising. From behind him, a large white light encompassed a small space, and out walked a woman.
She looked familiar to Solid. A white dress, pink hood, and a mask of an unusual animal on her face. The body, not so much familiarity. But the mask definetely was one he saw before.
"M-Master Ava?" Chirithy asked in alarm.
"My apologies for scaring you like that." The woman responded. Her voice was calming, serene, as if it carried wind itself. "I was just surprised myself."
She took a few steps closer to Solid, who in turned held his keyblade up as if to fight her. The moment that happened, Chirithy panicked like never before and rushed to Solid's arm, tugging it down to his side. Master Ava was not intimidated by this reaction, nor really threatened. Instead, she smiled. A small peep came out of her mouth, almost as if she had started to laugh, but stopped herself.
Master Ava cleared her throat, regaining her composure. "It is rare to see someone these days with the Starlight Keyblade. And you are a new wielder no less?"
She turned around, lost in thought. "I watched your battle with that Solider. Lesser Heartless surely won't stand a chance against you anymore."
"Hmmm?" Solid mumbled. "Already?"
"Yes." She turned back around again. "Though you still have a long way to go. There are many more threatening Heartless out there. Such as..." Master Ava stopped herself mid sentence. With her left hand, she pointed upwards, behind Solid. Chirithy looked backwards to see what she was pointing at.
And saw...
(4)
"Darkside." He manage to squeak. Solid himself turned around to see what Chirithy had suddenly grown so fearful of.
Behind him was a massive Heartless. As least ten times his side, it was like to Solid...a pure epitome of darkness. The giant heart shape in its center proved its Heartless exterior.
"To handle Heartless such as that." Master Ava spoke, unflinching. "You will need the help of other keyblade wielders who share your strengths and aspirations."
"Wait, others?" Solid instantly reacted to that. Was he not alone?
Well, his answer was brought to him in a matter of seconds. One by one, people began jumping out from rooftops, from buildings, from alleyways, from even the fountain. Keyblades in hand, each one began swinging at the Heartless, performing multiple moves of different valor and excellence.
"I've got its left hand, you two deal with the head!"
"Go for the legs! If it topples over, it can't fight back!"
"This ain't tough at all! Just keep hitting it!"
Each wielder was barking something out loud to another. Whether anybody was registering what anybody was saying, it was clear the teamwork between the six or seven was paying off.
Master Ava placed a hand on Solid's shoulder. "Your friends will become your power."
My friends...will become my power? My...friends...?
He wasn't sure why, but he felt the need to jump in and help. With a spring in his steps, Solid began running forward. He outstretched his keyblade. And suddenly, his keyblade began burning a shade of bright red and orange.
"What is-?"
Solid struck the Darkside, hard. But even still, the size of the Heartless was enough to push Solid back, extinguishing the flame on his blade. Solid tumbled to the floor, losing grip of his keyblade in the process. Before the Darkside could retaliate however, it was completely overwhelmed in an instant by the other keyblade wielders. With a few more strikes in certain places, the Darkside began a slow collapse, before disappearing right before its collision with the ground.
Each other keyblade wielder landed in front of Master Ava, high fiving one another and complimenting one another on how their skills were really good.
But Solid was alone in the matter. Nobody congratulated him on anything, or how well he had contributed. In fact, Solid was the only one who wasn't able to support the battle in any way. Slowly, the boy picked himself up off the ground. He was met with Chirithy.
"I've never seen anything like that before." He gawked. "You might not have contributed in that battle. But you learned a new skill without me even needing to help you practice it!"
"I didn't pull it off well though." Solid sighed, shaking his head. "It bounced off like nothing."
Chirithy tsked a few times. "Now now now, nothingness can be something more powerful than you'd ever imagine. You were a distraction for the others to deal a few key blows, after all."
"Yes ma'am!"
Solid and Chirithy turned back. Each of the other keyblade wielders were having some sort of pep talk with Master Ava. In a instant, they were gone again, off to wherever they were needed.
Master Ava then approached the two remaining. "Again, you have a long way to go. But do not fret, you are in good hands. Am I right, Chirithy?"
Chirithy bounced up on his two legs, then bowed down his head. "Y-Yes Master Ava! I promise I will not fail you!"
The little cat was met with a few pats on the head by his gentle master. Then, she turned around, and disappeared the way she entered. Through a hole of light, taking her somewhere unknown.
"Right!" Chirithy shouted all of the sudden, springing up and doing a back-flip. "Well Solid, darkness waits for nobody. I think you're ready to go explore a few worlds. What do you say?"
"Already?" Solid asked. It hadn't even been that long since his creation, and already he was doing this?
"Yes! I know you can do it, I have absolute faith in you." Chirithy gleamed. "Are you ready to go?"
There was no reason to say anything other than a hearty "yes" in Solid's case. If he was destined to protect light, then it was his duty to do what he could. Besides, Chirithy said he was ready.
"Then hold your keyblade in front of you. It shall take you there."
With the large space behind him, Solid did as he was asked. From his keyblade, a beam of light shot out in front of him. A few meters ahead, the light stopped and then exploded into a giant circle of light. It was similar to the one Master Ava had just used.
"Where will I be going?" Solid asked.
"I'll let you be surprised." Chirithy answered. "There's a lot you don't know of the worlds. Its best if you learned from seeing them rather than me telling you about them. Well, lets go!"
With enthusiasm in his heart, Solid ran forward into the light. He ran straight through, preparing himself for whatever would be on the other side. The portal behind him closed, leaving Chirithy to use his own teleportation tricks to catch up to Solid's location.
Solid's journey as a keyblade wielder had truly begun.
This story will be updated once every Sunday at no particular time. There will be no reasons for why there are no chapters, I have already finished the first section.
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