KINGDOM HEARTS: DARK AND LIGHT
A Fan Fiction by: sore wa himitsu desu
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No, I did not revise like a maniac. I just corrected some grammatical mistakes and the ambiguous part with Riku. Hopefully now it won't be as confusing as it was before.
Enjoy and review, please. ^__________^
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DISCLAIMER: All characters provided in the work Kingdom Hearts by Squaresoft and Disney belong to them, not me…
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KEY:
Stuff written in this is dreams, flashbacks, and Heartless talks.
The normal font is, of course, present text as well as dialogues in the dreams.
'Things in single quotation thingies are thought.'
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PROLOGUE: DARK
The road seemed never ending as the three adventurers chased after the yellow dog. It looked as if they would never catch up to the blasted canine, until finally, Pluto just stopped. Sora stopped a few feet away and caught his breath. Donald and Goofy did the same.
"Confounded dog! Just give us the blasted letter!" Donald waved his staff angrily at Pluto. The yellow dog smiled knowingly and the letter dropped from his mouth landing at his paws. Muttering under his breath, the Royal Magician picked up the envelope. Pluto gave a loud bark and the duck nearly dropped the letter. "Oh, just shut up already, will ya?"
Donald opened the envelope, skimmed through the note a few times, and pocketed it quickly before Goofy and Sora got a chance to read it themselves. They gave the duck puzzled looks.
"Donald, what did the letter say?" Goofy asked.
"We have to keep a closer eye on Sora, Goofy." Donald started walking again and the other two plus the dog followed. It was a silent trek and Sora looked at the magician curiously. A question burned at the edge of his tongue, but he thought against asking it. Donald would tell eventually. Pluto looked up at the brown-haired boy and let out a small, whining growl before running ahead.
As they continued on, the trees in the area darkened to dead browns and grays while clouds multiplied and covered the sky like a dull colored blanket. The sun's light disappeared little by little as the clouds flocked in tighter. Pluto stopped his running and slowed. He looked back at the group before turning and heading towards what appeared to be the end of the road. A slight feeling of cold swept upon the group as they came closer towards the road's end.
Donald was the first to approach the edge of the high cliff and his gaze fell upon the darkened landscape below. He gave a sad sigh and turned to his companions. Sora and Goofy came up beside the Royal Magician and stared down as well. The warning the voice gave Sora before he battled Ansem came to him:
Careful. This is the last haven you'll find here. Beyond, there is no light to protect you.
A sea of grays and browns stretched out to the horizon as a dark mist clung to the canopies of the great forest. The songs of birds did not come. Nothing bid them welcome but a great darkness. Sora felt cold.
Darkness had befallen Kingdom Hearts.
…no light…
Above, the squall of clouds kept the sun captive in an endless shell of gray and black, forbidding any passage to the smallest ray of light. A rumbling sound came, signaling the coming of a storm. Donald and Goofy started looking for shelter, while Pluto remained with Sora. The brown-haired boy refused to take his eyes off of the desolate landscape.
Was their journey for nothing?
A drop of rain fell and spattered on one of Sora's cheeks. Its icy touch caused the youth to shiver slightly and soon, the skies poured. Sora clutched at his chest, and as the heavens mourned, a deep sadness plagued his heart. Tears mingled with the rain as he dropped to his knees. Pluto let out a sympathetic growl and nudged the boy.
He wanted to believe…
…what?
Donald and Goofy returned with no luck of finding any shelter. They spotted Sora, and gazed on sadly as the boy sat with his knees up to his chest and head in his arms. Donald sighed, "After everything we went through with Ansem … it still goes on…"
Goofy shook his head. Sora did always try to be cheerful about everything, but deep down…
The Royal Knight then noticed something rising behind the youth, "Huh?"
It rose out of the ground much like…
"…a Heartless! Sora!" Donald and Goofy ran towards Sora.
But don't be afraid.
The Heartless was tall and humanoid in shape with long black horns protruding from the back of its head like a jester's hat. Two dull gold eyes stared at the boy before it, as a clawed hand reached down. It could have taken the boy's heart if it were not for the others. A blast erupted at its side and it let out a pained scream. The boy stiffened and turned.
Something came then, that was even more painful than the Firaga spell: a light. A terrible light shone brightly coming from the boy's … heart? The Heartless let out a painful screech as the light flooded its body, enveloping it, and it disintegrated. Sora stared wide-eyed at the disappearing Heartless or was it a Heartless? He never had seen something like that. Donald and Goofy knelt next to him, but as they talked to him, asking him questions, their voices drowned out and new ones replaced them.
Heart of Light…
Heart of Light…
Sora stared about him as the hissing voices came. They reeked of loathing and fear, hatred and hunger.
…comes to imprison us…
Yes, seeks the door…
…the door to light.
Several more Heartless came and surrounded the group. Donald readied his staff, Goofy his shield, and Sora called forth his Keyblade. As the group stood battle-ready, the Heartless made no move to attack, but swayed and chattered amongst each other.
The Keyblade…?!
…he wields the cursed weapon as well!
Not good…
…not good.
They charged, but most directed their attacks towards Sora. Donald reacted quickly with several blasts of Firaga, Blizzaga, and Thundaga spells, while Goofy spun, brandishing his shield and cutting into a group of Heartless. Nearly all of their attacks did little or nothing to the new Heartless, but the two Royal Guardians did not falter and kept on attacking. Sora slashed in a circle, taking out any nearby Heartless. He winced as their crazed screams tore into his mind. This had not happened in his battles before.
'Wha … what's happening?'
Donald launched a barrage of Blizzaga spells and managed to take out a few Heartless, but it seemed as if they multiplied with each loss. Goofy did not fare any better.
"Tch…" The magician glared at the Heartless, but his eyes fell on a shadow that came lurking behind a preoccupied Sora. His eyes widened. "Sora!"
Donald tried to direct his Firaga spell to the charging Heartless, but the ones before him knocked him down. Goofy had his hands full with a group and could not find his way out. They looked on despairingly as the Heartless made its way to the unsuspecting youth.
Heart of Light!
Sora turned toward the hate-filled hiss, but a moment too late. Clawed hands swiped down, knocking the Keyblade out of Sora's hands. The Heartless screamed at the contact and dissipated – but with its goal accomplished, and the Keyblade master unarmed, the other Heartless swarmed in.
"Sora!" Donald and Goofy doubled their efforts in attempting to aid their friend, but more and more Heartless kept coming. "Confound it! Sora!"
But don't be afraid. You hold the mightiest weapon of all.
Several shadowed limbs wrapped about Sora's body as a maelstrom of hungered screams tore at his mind. He could barely hear his friends calling to him as a dark cloud surrounded his body. He struggled against them, but felt something draining from within. His eyes widened and his struggling increased. "No!"
"Sora!"
So don't forget.
He tried to fight them, but his body felt weaker and weaker. He shut his eyes against the dark. Images of his home, of his friends back at home, of his friends that he made from the realms he locked, he thought of everyone. He saw Kairi smiling at him.
'Kairi…'
"SORA!"
He made a promise to her. He would come back! The darkness felt heavy, but his eyes snapped open, "NO!!!" A torrent of screams came as an immense light emerged, bathing the area, and destroyed all the Heartless within it.
You are the one who will open the door.
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Lightning flashed and illuminated the darkened streets below, though he could not see past the strip of black material that covered his emerald green eyes. The rain caressed his face, streaming down pale flesh that had gone numb too long ago. He was used to the cold. For the past three years he lived in the cold darkness of Kingdom Hearts.
A rumble came and he looked down.
Three years I've been searching…
Rain streamed down the hood of his coat that hid most of his face. A slight clinking sound could be heard amongst the pouring rain as chains moved, swinging against his legs as he walked. He stopped in the middle of the shadowed street and looked towards the rising forms of several Heartless.
…I've been searching…
For him…
Metallic rings came as two Keyblades swung out from under the billowing gray coat. Another ring came as the wielder brought them together.
He spread his arms wide and the heavens opened revealing a night sky full of falling stars.
An outline of a heart appeared around him, and the Heartless backed away slightly.
He reached for the blindfold and tore it off. His eyes remained closed, as the black strip dropped to the street below.
For him.
"Where's Sora?"
Sora…?
His body leaned forward beyond the building's edge and he fell.
Down.
Down.
Sora…
Two emerald green eyes snapped open as if from a trance and stared at the swaying forms of the Heartless. Their quiet, whispered voices flowed into his mind.
Keyblade…
…two Keyblades!
Two cursed weapons!
His grip on each hilt tightened. "Where. Is. Sora?"
Not found…
…never found.
…lost.
The fight erupted in a flurry of charging shadows. He brought up one of his Keyblades and blocked outstretched claws. His other Keyblade slashed around and cut through several dark forms. Each gave a painful screech as their bodies dissipated into black mist. The others followed as he unleashed an onslaught of elemental spells upon their groups.
Without a heart.
Without existence.
Darkness swarmed about him, but he knocked many of them away as he swung one Keyblade after the other. He parried and countered. Firaga, Blizzaga, and Thundaga spells rained down. The Heartless' screams rang into his mind, but he ignored them. A sardonic smile played on his face as he danced about the shadows swinging and twirling. His body flowed about as his Keyblades flew in the air in metallic whirs connecting with anything that blocked their movement.
Nobody?
They are the ones who do not exist…
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Okay, I didn't change much in the confusing part, but I hope what I did cleared things up. I did write out the part with two Rikus, as you will notice in my later chapters there will be two playing fields: the dream (mind) and the reality (body) – that was what I was portraying in my rendition of the teaser. Reviews are always welcomed! ^__________^