Hey guys, welcome to the new chapter of Chosen Hearts. Just to help some new readers out, this is the 2nd part of the story. The first part is over on my profile so be sure to read that first. Alright, with that out of the way, enjoy the story!

-V

Chapter 1

Lending A Hand

[Veritas]

I walked down the darkened, cobblestone street lit only by multiple street lamps. The building looked old design wise. They looked like something that you might see in Europe during the 1800's. I also noticed that on top of some of the businesses, there was a skull-like symbol that adorned the top. Upon coming up to a street corner, I noticed a small plaque hanging off the corner of the nearby building that read "Death City" with the same skull symbol as before etched above the name. I crossed my arms and looked at the three ways I could walk down.

"Ugh, dammit Mythos. You drop me off in a city like this without a map of any kind and expect me to find my way around?" I said to myself.

I ultimately decided to go left, hoping I wouldn't get lost in this maze like city. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if everyone got lost. All the buildings looked near identical and the streets were all cobblestone. I felt like I needed to pull a Hansel and Gretel and leave a trail of breadcrumbs or something. I kept my eyes vigilant while I walked too, looking out for ant Heartless. It was the reason Master Mythos sent me to this world anyway. To defeat the Heartless here, seal the Keyhole, oh, and deliver a manilla envelope to someone here. I then stopped in my tracks, reaching inside my hoodie.

"I wonder who I'm giving this to anyway?" I said, pulling the envelope out.

I looked at the name. The name "Lord Death" was etched across the envelope. I re-read it, making sure I read it correctly.

'Lord Death?' I thought to myself. 'Is he maybe the ruler of this city or something?'

My thoughts were cut short, however, when gunshots rang through the air. I quickly turned my head towards the direction from where it came from. Quickly pocketing the envelope again, I ran towards the sound, knowing whatever was happening over there wasn't good. I decided to take a short cut and climbed a box neighboring a building and used it as a step in order to get the the building's roof. I ran across the roof, jumping to neighboring buildings to make my way towards the source of the sound. It didn't take long til I got to the source of the gunshots. I looked off the roof to the ground below to see a boy around my age surrounded by a group of Heartless. The boy was using a twin set of pistols in a reverse grip to defend himself. He seemed to be holding his own against the Heartless, attacking them with pink colored energy bullets.

I noticed that with each Heartless he destroyed, another one took his place. He obviously couldn't handle them alone. I needed to jump in. I scanned the Heartless that the boy was facing. I counted 8 in all: 4 Wight Knights, 3 Search Ghosts, and a Gargoyle. I quickly summoned my Keyblade and leapt off the roof. I gripped my Keyblade tight and slammed the blade into the Gargoyle, causing it to be dazed and giving me a chance to get into my battle stance.

"Oh hello, and who are you?" the boy asked, seemingly annoyed.

"I'm Veritas, and don't worry! I can handle this from here." I said.

"...'Kay…" the boy said.

I turned my attention to the Heartless and ran towards them. The Gargoyle flew at me but I rolled under it. I then aimed my Keyblade at it.

"Freeze!" I shouted. A ball of ice then shot out of the Keyblade, colliding with the Gargoyle and vanquishing it, releasing a heart.

I turned to the rest of them and ran forward. I leapt forward and stabbed a Wight Knight. I then uppercut slashed it and slashed left and right before ending it with a Quick Blitz. The other Wight Knights began to surround me, ready to strike.

"Firaga!" I shouted. Three rings of fire surrounded me, striking the three Heartless and knocking them down.

I was about to strike again but familiar pink bullets destroyed them. I turned to see the boy in his battle stance.

"H-Hey! I said I got it." I said.

"Psst, I'm not letting you handle these guys alone." the boy said.

I was upset because I didn't want him to overexert himself. However, I appreciated the gesture of him helping me out. I decided to accept this boy's help and turned my attention to the other Heartless. The three Search Ghosts floated back and forth, their lamps shining towards us. I then ran towards the monsters.

"Fireball!" I shouted, aiming my Keyblade at one of them.

The fireball shot out of the sword, colliding with the Heartless. It stumbled backwards, obviously disoriented. The boy provided backup and shot the Heartless a few times, destroying it and leaving the last two. I ran in between them and raised my Keyblade high.

"Wind!" I shouted, releasing a gust a wind around me that caught and trapped the two Heartless. "Gotcha! Thunder!" I said. A few bolts of lightning came down from the sky, striking the Search Ghosts and vanquishing them.

I looked around to make sure the coast was clear. Luckily, that was the last of the Heartless. I relaxed myself and made my Keyblade disappear. I then turned myself towards the boy, who was dusting himself off.

"Luckily I was here, huh?" I asked.

"Mmm, quite. I appreciate the help. Thank you." the boy said.

"Well you sure don't sound appreciative." a female voice said.

I looked around me only to see no one was around.

"You hear that? Sounded like a girl." I said.

"Yeah, that was from me." the voice said again.

The boy's pistols began to glow and beams shot up into the sky. The beams transformed into two girls that landed next to the black and white haired boy. One had long dirty blonde hair and dark blue eyes while the other had shorter blonde hair with light blue eyes. They both wore matching cowgirl-esque outfits that greatly contrasted to what the boy was wearing (an all black outfit). The mere sight of them transforming shocked me.

"W-woah! Y-You were just guns just now? How did you…. What!?" I asked.

"Ahahaha! He looks so confused. " The short haired girl said.

"What's wrong? Haven't you ever seen a demon weapon before?" the taller one asked.

I shook my head. It lead to so many questions that bounced throughout my brain. Does it hurt for them to transform? How do they talk in their weapon form?

"Just who are you anyway?" the boy asked.

"Oh, my name is Veritas. It's nice to meet you." I said.

"My name is Death the Kid. This is Liz and Patty." the boy said.

"Hiya! " Patty said.

"Nice to meet you." Liz said.

"Thank you. Wait you said you're Death the Kid? Like, are you related to Death?" I asked.

"Indeed I am. I am Lord Death's son." Kid said.

"Oh sweet, do you think I can see him? I got this envelope for him." I said.

I took out the manilla envelope and handed it to Kid. He looked it over before handing it back to me.

"Sure, I can take you to see him. You did help us after all." Kid said.

"Oh cool, lead the way." I said.

Kid then stopped me for a second. He looked at my hair with a hand on his chin. He raised his hands towards my hair and began to ruffle it and play with it. It only took a minute before he gave me a thumbs up.

"There. The left side looks exactly like the right side. Absolutely symmetrical and perfect." Kid said before walking away.

I turned to Liz and Patty. Patty was laughing as Liz shook her head.

"Sorry about that. He's kinda a freak." Liz said.

"N-no problem." I said, fixing my head.

I then followed Kid, who seemed to be leading me towards the big giant building in the middle of the city.