Author Note: This is based off of one of my original stories, so I had to change a lot to get the Kingdom Hearts characters to work, this is my first chaptered fan fiction, so it probably is going to start off alright but get better as my skills improve, and I get feed back from some readers J
Disclaimer: I don't own kingdom hearts, just this story plot
Preface:
The time in this age was filled with chaos in the world of Arrowsong, villages were being pillaged by barbarians, and the kingdom of King Adam fell to a crumbling pile of nothing but ash and rubble.
The gods had turned their backs on humanity and all the people had left to cling to was faith, churches and temples were erected upon the great honor of Arashi the sun god.
Soon the church ran things, kings were no longer needed, as long as the Sun Sages had order and knew the way of right from wrong, nothing could go wrong. How wrong…Everyone was….
The window was left wide open so when the first light of dawn washed over the room, in which a lump lay in a wooden framed bed, the brown patchy blanket covered the unknown persons identity.
The birds started in with their annoying morning chirps, and the people outside in the dingy town rose and awoke to start on their daily chores and labors.
Soon enough by the time the sun was almost all the way over the green hill that sheltered the busy hovel of a town, everyone was busy and sweating while the lump stayed still, that was until a shrill screech rang through the house and up into the room of the only slumbering soul.
"ROXAS!", no reply was heard but the lump in the bed did stir, a groan coming from beneath the warmth of the covers, "ROXAS!"
Again the screech rang loud and clear, footsteps soon followed and then the creaking of stairs.
Once the last creak of the stair case was heard, the lump suddenly sat up right, and once the covers fell off, it was revealed that this lump was a beautiful young lad, blue eyes wide and cautious, and unkempt golden locks.
The wooden door to the boys room was ungraciously thrown open, and a tall blonde haired woman stood, her blue eyes staring straight at her sod of a son.
"I've been calling you for over an hour, there's work to be done out in the back, your father left early to go to the church, after you clear off the rubble, go and join him."
Roxas sighed his mother knew he didn't care for the ways of the church, yet she still insisted upon him following in his fathers footsteps and becoming a Sun Sage like his father, and grandfather, and all the other men before that.
"For the love that is all of Arrowsong my child, why can't you act more respectfully?" His mother scolded, Roxas just rolled his eyes, and shook his head, he and his mother never we're ones to get along.
Soon enough she just watched him for a few minutes and then huffed and left, shutting the door none to softly on her way out; Roxas just stuck his tongue out at the offending woman's back.
Standing at his full height he stared ahead and out of the window, the sky was a clear blue and the air felt warm and nice, this was not the type of day Roxas wished to spend in a musty church full of old men; who thought they knew every little fact of the world.
Walking slowly and groggily towards his wooden dresser Roxas shuffled through the top and bottom drawers until he pulled out a fresh new linen shirt and some workers bottoms.
Struggling to pull the tight fitting pants up over his slender hips, he tripped over himself and fell to the dusty ground, letting out a moan in discomfort.
Though once he heard a chuckle he snapped his gaze to his door where his cousin stood smiling and amused. "Glad I can entertain so early in the morning, dear cousin." Roxas quipped.
The boy in the door way just shrugged, his own blue eyes were filled with a hidden mirth and his brown spikes were as messy as Roxas's own.
"Your mother told me to make sure you didn't go back to sleep, and so here I am, the show of watching you make a fool of yourself was just an added bonus of course."
His cousin walked over to Roxas used bed and started to fix the bedding, Roxas just glared for a moment before resuming his attempt of dressing for the day.
"Sora must you really kiss my mothers rear? She still detests you for that clothing line incident." Roxas teased, Sora just looked over his shoulder at his now dressed cousin and smirked, "Doesn't hurt to try, I see you've given up hope of the day when your mother would pull the stick out from her hind end and then admit she was a git."
Roxas just looked at Sora for a moment before laughing, "Sora your too much of a nice guy to be calling people names."
Sora shrugged, "I know usually you're the arse but I thought to cheer you up I'd give you something to marvel at." Sora gave a wink and then strode back to the door, "I'll be out in the back, hurry along so we can leave this horrid place and get a move on to the church, Kairi said she had a surprise for us."
Roxas tilted his face towards his cousins back but his cousin was already descending the stairs before he had the chance to ask, "What surprise?"
Looking around with his eyes Roxas saw that his room was tidy enough for the time being and decided not to keep Sora nor his chores waiting, once he slinked down the stair case leading to the main part of the house he saw his mother in the kitchen chatting with a Sage named Riku.
He stopped in his tracks deciding on listening in. "Really now Riku, why do you demote yourself to the company of my good for nothing nephew, he is just like my son, a lazy good for nothing slacker." Riku seemed to look uncomfortable, but he answered all the same, "Really now Mrs. Kent, this is not a appropriate discussion to be having."
Riku put his hand out in front of him defensively and just scratched the back on his neck with his other. His mother growled and sighed, "I suppose…"
Roxas felt now was the time to make his presence known, so he cleared his throat, his mother whirled around her dress flew in the air with the sudden action and she narrowed her eyes at him, "Good your up and down here now go out back and clear up the trash."
Her tone held no room for arguments, and Roxas was no fool as to even attempt an argument.
He nodded, and looked to Riku his silver hair was held back by a pony tail and his cool stare was on his face, Roxas gave a slight bow of the head in Riku's direction before obeying his mothers orders.
The sunlight blinded Roxas the moment he stepped forth and he took a moment to close and reopen his eyes so that they may adjust.
To Roxas's surprise he saw that Sora was clearing some of the wood planks and beams from where his father was working to build a shed, the shed now was done and all that was left to do was clean up the excess material.
"Alright there Sora?" Roxas called, Sora just looked up and smiled a face splitting grin and waved with vigor.
Roxas smiled back softly and walked towards his sweaty relative, "Riku's here."
Was all Roxas had to say and then Sora's face grew ten times more brighter, He looked expectantly towards Roxas and jumped once, "Really? I haven't seen him in ages it feels, ever since he became a Sage he's to busy to visit…"
Roxas just patted his older cousins head and nodded towards the house, "He was cornered by the beast." Sora punched Roxas shoulder, "You saved him though right?"
Roxas nodded, "I suppose in a sense, I distracted my mother is that's what you want to hear."
Roxas just watched Sora as he set off back to work, he would catch his light hearted cousin gazing longingly towards the door from where Roxas had emerged only minutes ago.
"You're hopeless." Was all Roxas had to say and Sora turned to face him unsure of how to respond, only his brow was in a quizzical position, and Roxas just ignored his questioning stare and continued on.
Once the mess was organized and put away, both Roxas and Sora had sweat dripping from their chins and running along the columns on their necks.
The brown dead grass around them held no comfort when they laid upon it, and just gazed at the clear sky, panting and regaining their breaths.
Summer was usually an unforgiving time for labor, but today seemed to be just perfect, no heat stroking endued heat wave that was always ever present this past month of July.
"Come on Sora, you said Kairi had a surprise for us?" Roxas said, having regained his baring and was ready to move from the dry itchy dirt and grass. Sora was up in an instance, his energy never seemed to cease, he nodded to Roxas and started to lead the way, Roxas only lingered for a moment before following after the form of his happy go lucky cousin, and all Roxas had to think was, "What a kind hearted fool."
Deep within the underground of the tall church building that was made years ago in the town of Winging, a male sat chained to a gray stoned wall, water dripped somewhere far off and the light was dim and dismal. A guard stood a few feet away from the shackled man, the guard looked bored and tired.
"You should take a break." The prisoner spoke, his voice was silky and smooth, tantalizing to any ears willing to hear the words the man spoke.
The guard just scowled and turned, his shiny plate armor held the crest of the church upon it in blood red.
"Shut up you." Was the only reply the prisoner got, and the guard was about to turn back to pay attention to his duties of keeping watch when the prisoners green acidic eyes locked onto the guards own brown dull eyes.
The prisoners red hair was wild and crazy, he stood out from most that was certain, "Come over here and unlock me from my shackles…" He whispered the guard seemed to hesitate before a spell seemed to wash over him and his mind.
He nodded and almost robotic walked over to the prisoner and pulled at a rusted key ring, finding the right silver key the guard fitted it into the key hole and turned, a click resounded off the stone walls and the prisoner smirked, knowing he had won. "Good now… come closer."
The guard knelt in front of the man and looked straight at him, the prisoner took his wrists and rubbed them, the etching from the metal restraints were still red and raw in his creamy pale skin.
"I need to tell you a secret." The prisoner said in a honey sweet tone, the guard put his ear by the mans chapped mouth, the mans lips formed the next words that sealed the guards fate. "I think it's time for you to die."
And so the guard stood and withdrew his long sword, the silver glinting in the bare candle light that hung off from the lanterns on the chipping walls.
And within a second the gray stoned wall was covered in blood as the guard slit his own throat the liquid spilling forth from his wound and the prisoner just chuckled, "Served you right, trying to hold me in this evil church was the biggest mistake any of you sages made."
Author Note: Please review if you wish, just to tell me how I did, this is my first chaptered fanfiction. I write stories a lot and I just want to improve as a writer, so just let me know if I should continue or not :)
And sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes. Not everyone is perfect!