Me: HI! I'm a new writer and this is the first story I've ever published. I don't own Kingdom Hearts, no matter how much I want/say that Roxas is mine :P! Please message me anytime or simply review about any comments, concerns, typos, or anything! Thanks a bunch! Oh and this is ONLY a prologue. So it's reallyyyyy short!

I, Kizu, am human. I have straight and long black hair and sea blue eyes and I was merely 14 when I first found out about Kingdom Hearts and the Keyblades. Studying under my kind mentor, Ansem, I learned about different worlds and about heartless and nobodies. He always said that I caught on quickly, but I never understood what he meant by that.

I had always thought that all people were kind. That all people were caring. Ansem took care of me. He was kind. And he was caring. But I didn't want to be a burden on him any longer. I decided to leave and study among other people. I wanted to broaden my horizons. I wanted to meet new people, make new friends. And I wanted to learn more, by exploring new places, unimaginable places.

But... the more people I met, the more I realized that they weren't as nice or kind as I imagined they would be. Strange things happened when I was upset and when those strange things happened, the people around me simply backed away, without a second thought. I then became aware of one fact:

People are all so cruel.

I was crying out in an alley months after I left Ansem's study and decided to fend for myself. I was alone. Away from.. people. "I wish I could just leave this world," I said in a hushed tone.

"You can," a familiar voice answered.

"What are you talking about?" I instinctively and doubtfully replied, "How can I leave?"

A man with a black trench coat walked toward me and held out his gloved hand. He had the hood on so I couldn't clearly see his face but for some odd reason, it felt like I knew him from somewhere. "Come with me and I'll show you."

Desperate and upset, I took his hand as he opened up a black, oval portal. He guided me through it and I walked into a large, round room, where there were high, white chairs. Thirteen to be exact.

"Where… did you take me…?" I asked in a slightly quivering voice.

"The Castle That Never Was and your new home," the man answered, taking off his hood, revealing an extremely familiar face, "I'm Xemnas. Nice to meet you."

"H-how did you find me?"

"I'm Ansem's nobody. You might not know me but I've heard about you and your intellect."

"Oh.."

"Well then. Welcome to your new home."