Hi^^ this is my first fanfic^^ It deals with Kingdom Hearts a while after KH2, so everyone has had a couple of months to advance in age. Like Sora and Kairi turn 16 and Riku is going on 17. Their are OC couples and a whole lot of magic, drama, and actiony goodness. Please read and review.
It begins in the world of Mauvera... a place that had recovered from the first wave of kingdom hearts and the darkness. This world contains a very unique and ordinary treasure... well, more like two.
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Chapter One-A Warning
The Inside of the Giant marbled castle shimmered like a polished gem. The corridors were in an odd simultaneous diamond pattern of black and white. A long amethyst colored rug cushioned the floor but did not stop the soft echoing of the footsteps that were being heard through out the beautiful castle.
A figure came further down the hall to the immense Mahogany doors. He was heading to the main chamber. The figure, though short in stature, did not decline whatsoever in regal authority. Clad in a black robe, the shape of his round ears were easy to identity through his hood, and even without revealing his face one could guess this mysterious and powerful figure's alias.
He reached the doors, and though they were immense they opened automatically at the easy wave of a hand from his presence. A light shone and the corridor inside was a great hall, with servants and other kinds of company hurriedly arranging and performing certain tasks as if they had been away from their work schedule for a long time.
A young page with golden curls about her head spotted the visitor and immediately took the time to acknowledge him and explain her gratitude in his visit and how the king and queen had received his message of the meeting. The King smiled and nodded and lifted his hood, the large ears seeming larger without the concealment. The page turned to a large set staircase and looked at the king as if ready to be used as an escort.
"Shall I take you to their majesties and inform them of your arrival King Mickey?"
The king nodded once again at the young page agreeing, "That'd be really helpful."
The small maiden then bowed and began quickly up the grand staircase with her royal visitor. Meanwhile, the king mulled over in his own thoughts, regretting the warning he was bringing to the ruler of this kingdom. It was truly known that the entire kingdom had been through enough in the approximate past two years. He only hoped that those concerned were more prepared than they had been last time for their journey.
They came to another set of large doors that opened magically at the small girls beckon and found themselves in an immense library with black and white book shelves reaching towards the ceiling containing vast amounts of knowledge. Several comfortable pieces of luxurious furniture and exotic art pieces were sprawled out over the room and on the white marble walls, each containing a color schema of black, white, or various shades of purple. The king walked across the black carpet and sat himself on a lavender chase lounge as invited by the small maiden.
"I will inform them you are waiting," she said with a small voice and turned to the door that was in-between the book shelves.
The king merely smiled and watched the young girl go. He hoped she would hurry, as much as he wanted this to be a leisurely visit to his old friends King Tinidus and Queen Lunada, he had the urgent duty to inform them of the oncoming trouble he had sensed. He had already sent a message to the three main key bearers, so he would expect that Goofy and Donald would be there to assist them so he could inform them more shortly.
As he waited he sensed the presence of a small oncoming group and turned to the door he had entered. He smiled to himself once he got a good look at the new comers. Three young women came in. Two of them looked barely looked a day over eighteen, and the last woman who was just barely sixteen.
At the head of the group was one of the older girls and took the initiative as she checked the room, clearly looking for the same individuals the king came to see. She was a good height, and her presence was emphasized by the shining black Mary-Jane heel she wore and the exotic staff held securely in her right hand. As she walked, she had long midnight black tresses that reached past her waist line. They were long, but cut in many thick horizontal layers that feathered out about her adding emphasis to her powerful stride.
Her shining, ice polished pale skin seemed to glitter in emphasis to the additional white surroundings in the room. A beautiful diamond shaped face scanned the room until her eyes fell upon the visitor. The eyes, which were nearly obstructed by low and heavily layered flipped out bangs, were a chilling rich ice blue in color. The full lips upon the diamond face parted irregularly from its usual look of seriousness and instead turned into an unexpected smile.
"King Mickey, it's a wonderful surprise to see you here," the girl said in a no-nonsense voice that still brimmed with contentment.
"Malia, its great to see you too." The king agreed happily, "How has your magic been coming along? I take it you're at full mage level at this time, as you were last I saw you."
The young sorceress nodded smugly, crossing her arms across her chest. She was obviously proud of herself and what she had accomplished since the last time he had seen her. He was glad to see she was well. He had been worried about her, to say the least. He had a lot of things to worry about lately and his list of worries only grew longer and longer with each passing day.
"Yes, I've been increasing my power, and also trying to teach this one." She said.
Malia pointed to the youngest of the group who merely was standing in the background. The girl bowed her head, a small blush forming on her cheeks as the King's eyes fell upon her. She shuggled her feet together and looked at the floor, finding interest in her own shoes. She seemed to be slightly embarrassed about her mentor's informal introduction but she wasn't going to say anything.
"Man its so great to see you King Mickey! It's been like, ages!!!" an enthusiastic redhead chirped stepping foreword, seeming to be the other eighteen year old member of the group.
The fiery dark redhead had short hair reaching chin length that was heavily layered and parted off to the left side, yet held it out of her face by a dark pink head band wrapping around her forehead. Her eyes were a bright bottle green and were brightly lit with life, laughter, and enthusiasm. Her slightly tan complexion was sprinkled with freckles, and only added to her smiling oval face. She donned weapons all over her person, included twin blades in sheaths attached to her thighs, curved retractable blades on bracelets on her wrists, and a broad swords resting comfortably along her back.
"You too Felicity." The king laughed in merry agreement. "I see you still carry your weapons with you everywhere."
Felicity giggled and nodded, nearly bouncing with joy. She had always had a love of weapons. He knew that from the very first day they met. It seemed that people never changed and that old habits died hard. She was never without a weapon and she was prepared for almost every situation that called her attention.
"How else am I gonna train, like, 24-7!" she stated. "I'm sure my brothers can tell you where I learned that from."
Malia stepped forward again taking control of the conversation. She didn't want the situation to get out of control and have something bad happen just because Felicity couldn't manage to keep her head on straight. She was never one to beat around the bush and she knew the King wasn't there just to stop by and say hi, no matter how much she wished it to be so.
"Are you here to see the king and queen your majesty?" she inquired.
The King nodded.
"What's your reason for wanting to see my parents your majesty?" A curious voice in the background then spoke. It was the youngest one that then stepped up.
"Oh nothing for you to worry about, Princess Rhiaralai." The king said, turning to the other royal, "I just had a few things I wanted to let them know."
She nodded solidly. The king gazed upon the young princess in thought. It had been quite some time since he had seen her. She was sixteen now, and though matured, still with her distinct features. The dark ebony skined complexion of hers contrasted greatly with the lighter things in the room. A full head of long and thickly waved auburn brunette hair flowed freely past her shoulders. The lean, yet matured figure kept the inquiring look on her heart shaped face. Questions leered in her sharp almond shaped, dark amethyst colored eyes. Mystery played on her curved lips.
The king fully took in that she was still appearing as the embodiment of what she symbolized. He decided to change to a more comfortable subject and ease the conversation away from his warning. He didn't want to worry the young girl. Malia caught his eye, showing him a knowing frown. Felicity seemed to understand as well.
"How is your sister doing?" he asked suddenly.
The princesses faced changed into a smile.
"Very well, I think Sareila's somewhere out on the inner palace balconies. We've been going through lots of training lately, but she's probably spending her break there musically some how."
"And how's the training coming?" Mickey questioned eagerly.
"Hard," the princess pouted unresistingly.
"Well it's necessary," Malia began to lecture. "You're supposed to become skilled and well rounded in order to be fit to govern a kingdom or yourselves for that matter."
The princess rolled her eyes and turned back to the king, about to ask something else before the conversation became interrupted by the entrance of the king and queen. She smiled when she saw her parents and she swiftly crossed the floor to be at her mother's side. The queen smiled down at her daughter, with the kind of look that only a mother would have on her face.
"Oh King Mickey, welcome!" a rich voice boomed positively as it came from the door.
It was the King Tinidus, a man looking younger than his age with squared features. His dark blue eyes shining with mischeif and laughter as he caught his eyes upon the fellow King. His chestnut colored thick head of hair which was suiting to his regal crown, though the crown did smother his hair to his head, little tuffs were still visable underneath.
"It seems that he's been greeted already," A beautiful voice soothed cheerfully.
Queen Lunada practically glided across the floor. She was as graceful as a swan. She was radiant, with dark skin, black tightly curled locks, and pale silver eyes which matched in harmony with her silver gown. She strode gracefully to take her place next to her husband. Rhiaralai was standing right by her mother.
"We'll go so you can continue your meeting," Malia asserted in command to the royals.
They nodded and she led the other two out of the room. Princess Rhiaralai taking her place right behind them. Before leaving she gave a quick glance to her mother, who gave her a playful silent wink, making Rhiaralai smile more and continue out the door. When they were gone the door was issued closed by the wave of the king. He gestured for King Mickey to relax once more, as he and his wife took a seat on a plum colored couch on the adjacent wall. The Queen's gaze turned to worry as she met her silver eyes to the King's.
"So, your majesty, you said in your letter that your news was urgent. I do pray that this was not as last time you had urgent news." The queen said.
"We all know what became of the worlds when that ensued." Tinidus added.
King Mickey nodded gravely. "It was lucky that this recent second wave of heartless and darkness managed to avoid Mauvera. The worlds are restored once more."
"Thanks to your key bearers?" the queen asked with a kind smile.
The king nodded, grinning to himself now at the thought of the three strong young heroes, whom of which weren't getting the well deserved rest they needed. He then remembered the cause of his visit and frowned instantly. A serious matter was at hand and the fate of not just his world but all other worlds were tied to it.
"But I'm afraid there is a new sense re-stirring in the darkness that may affect us all gravely especially your daughters." The King said.
Tinidus cringed at the mention of more hardship to his children. As any father would he wanted no harm to befall his precious children but alas, parents couldn't protect their children from everything. He frowned as he looked at his good friend, hoping to hear about something that would protect the young girls.
"We did as you instructed and did not let them know much about their destined fates or past experiences. After they re-awoke from the first fall of the worlds they believed it had all been a dream." Tinidus said.
The King nodded.
"It's better if they do at the moment. I'm going to get right to it Tinidus. Remember when I first met with you after the attempt to obtain Kingdom Hearts was thwarted the first time." He explained.
Queen Lunada nodded in remembrance. She shivered when she remembered the events that had happened and all that was done to make it right once more. To hear that there was an even bigger threat was heart wrenching, particularly since it involved her daughters some how. She looked to the King, hoping to find something in him that the he had forgotten to mention.
"Yes, their essences had been returned to them and the kingdom restored after the fall of the worlds. That's also when you brought young Malia and Felicity here, to act as mentor to the girls." She said.
"Well I told you that even though they were safe for now, that they were not out of harms way entirely." King Mickey stated, "That was the reason for Malia and Felicity. They were extremely talented and more then capable of guarding the girls, yet young enough for the them to become close friends. "
"They are quite close with Rhiaralai and Sareila," The queen said, flashing a sweet smile.
"And sometimes your closest friends can become your greatest teachers," The King said and then with a smile said, "I should know, I've had several."
"Well you're saying the need for them to have teachers will be arriving soon?" Tinidus questioned, trying to find what the King insinuated.
The king nodded in affirmation, wishing that he would be wrong about it. However, his sources had told him and they were hardly ever wrong, especially since all the signs were showing up. He didn't want to put the daughters of his dear friends in danger but that was something he'd have to do. He had helped prepare the girls all he could and now the rest would be up to them.
"There is a new force that will be about. Possibly what I warned you of a year and a half ago. I'm not sure what it is but it will either be created or awakened." He said regretfully.
"Can you give us a time estimate?" Lunada persisted worriedly.
King Mickey shook his head gravely. "I can only tell you it may be soon. Just be on your guard. I may need the power of the key blades again which I will summon for if so. This is a matter that deals in the most confusing of darkness."
A theory of realization glimmered in Tinidus' eyes. "That means it will most likely try to obtain Rhiaralai, is that right?"
The King did not agree but merely got up and walked over to the lavender stained glass windows of the chamber looking out to the main terrace. In the far corner of the terrace there was a secured area leading out from a balcony somewhere inside the castle that contained tranquil gardens and fountains in the whole area. A young girl, about sixteen, could be spotted sitting happily by the fountain.
In her presence, the water seemed to flow easier and the breeze caressed more strongly. She was soft and in the most endearing ways, her ivory skin giving off a pale luminous glow, her large lavender eyes shining shyly beneath dark lashes. Her dark chocolate curls thick and full caressing softly against her face. As she sat and sang tranquilly to herself, the world seemed full of happiness and peace by her mere demeanor.
"Sometimes," the King acknowledged lowly, indicating his tone about the girl in the garden. "The darkness does not just seek more of itself to grow stronger, but to eliminate the main source of the light."