Chapter 1: A Touch of Destiny
A/N: Hey everyone! Welcome to the next installment to my 'A Trail of Memories' series. This time, we go back into the past and found out why certain things have happened in the main series. Like how did Hikari acquire the keyblade or how Xemnas crew connected to Taiyouko? All shall be reveled in 'Memories by Sleep'
I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts; I just own my oc's.
Enjoy!
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Destiny is never left to chance
The Land of Departure. The birthplace of Keyblade Masters. On this world, great heroes were born and became legends across the worlds.
Heroes like Master Eraques and Master Xehanort. These two mighty warriors had fought great battles against the darkness and both came out victoriously. Both were destined for greatness and were likely to become the next leader of The Land of Departure. However, since only one could rule the world of the keyblade masters, it was hard to decide who would become the victor. Both were strong and both had powerful hearts.
However, when it came to the darkness in their hearts, Master Xehanort was the one who failed to suppress the negative feelings that were brewed within him. A true leader must have control over the darkness in their heart and must make sure their emotions won't sway their judgment.
It was because of Master Xehanort's weak heart, that he was deprived of the title of leadership and had it passed on to Master Eraques.
He showed that light would conquer evil and that the darkness held no threat over his heart. He showed compassion and the desire to protect the things that mattered.
A noble quality for a noble leader.
So it was decided that Eraques would be the new leader of the Land of Departure and that Master Xehanort would be his advisor.
This didn't settle well with Master Xehanort, so he fled for the Land of Departure, never to been seen again for quite some time.
It was hard on Eraques, who considered Xehanort as a comrade, but he didn't have time to dwindle in the past. He had a world to rule and students to teach.
But that isn't where our story begins.
It begins with the daughter of Master Eraques and how she would change the future of the worlds forever.
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4 years later
It was a sad and heartbreaking moment in the Land of Departure.
Master Serenity, the wife of Master Eraques, had passed away. It was devastating loss of the ruler of the Land of Departure. Eraques had loved his wife dearly and felt as if a part of him had died as well.
Serenity was the light that filled his heart. She was his reason for living and the one who could put a smile on his face. She was his world.
She had given him so much and yet he had done nothing in return. She had given him happiness for the past five years and a beautiful, vibrant daughter.
A tear slipped down Eraques' face as he looked a picture of his wife.
He would never see her smile or hear her angelic voice. He was so lost.
But he knew that he couldn't give up hope.
He had a world to rule and a daughter to protect.
He lost his wife, but he was not going to lose his daughter.
"Fear not, Serenity" he said to himself.
"I'll protect Lumen with all my heart. I won't let our light fade away"
But it seemed that there was only so much that he could do while grieving.
He had even failed to notice that his daughter had fled the castle.
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Tears streamed down Lumen's face as she ran from the castle.
Today was such a horrific day. She had lost her mother and now she felt that she was all alone.
Her father had gone to his room to grief, so she was left by herself.
She cried as she continued to run further from the castle. Everything about that place reminded her of her mother. She remembered how she would always run through the halls, giggling as her mother chases her, or how she would always fall asleep listening to her mother's singing. Everything about her home screamed her mother and now that she was gone, it screamed sorrow.
She fell to her knees when she reached one of the ponds that covered the land.
She always came here when she wanted to get out of the castle.
Her father always thought it was dangerous for her to come here by herself, but she didn't care at this point.
She wanted to go to the place where she felt safe.
She sniffled as she wiped the tears from her eyes. The sleeve of her dress was drenched with tears, but she didn't seem to care.
She peered over at the pond that she was sitting at and looked at her reflection.
Despite being only 4, she looked beautiful.
A heart shaped face that was covered by a veil of golden wavy hair. Dark green eyes that were as bright as a freshly cut gem. Peace color skin that felt warm to the touch.
She was the spitting image of her mother.
She sniffled a little more as she looked at herself.
She didn't see herself in the water. She saw her mother.
"Mommy" she chocked.
She curled herself up into a ball and cried into her knees.
Her mother was gone and she didn't know what to do.
She would never see her mother's smile again or hear her when she said 'I love you'.
She would never have someone who would hug her and make her feel safe, ever again.
She was lost and most of all, she was heartbroken.
She kept on crying to the point that she didn't know someone was by her until they said something.
"What's wrong?"
Lumen jumped a little and turned around to see who spoke to her.
A boy around her age stared at her with a concerned look on his face.
Lumen had to admit, he was really cute.
He had slightly tan skin that gave his body a slight glow. Dark brown hair that spike up a little at the top and flared out at the back.
And most of all, he had bluest eyes that she had ever seen. It was as if she could see the sky within his eyes.
Lumen wiped the tears from her eyes and looked away.
"W-what do you want?" she asked.
The boy tilted his head to the side slightly.
"I was wondering why you were crying" he said.
"It looked like something was wrong"
Lumen closed her eyes tightly as she thought about her mother.
How she wished that this day never happened.
"I-it's nothing" she said.
"So leave me alone"
The boy raised an eyebrow and went up to her.
"It doesn't sound like nothing" he said.
He sat down in front of her and propped an arm on his knee.
"And it's not good to leave someone alone when they're crying. It'll just make things worse"
Lumen bit her lip when she realized that the boy had a point. Besides, she didn't want to be alone right now.
She pressed her forehead against her knees.
"My mother passed away today" she said quietly.
Sorrow shone through the boys eyes.
"I'm so sorry" he said.
Lumen sniffled when she felt more tears pool her eyes.
"I miss her so much" she said.
"She always played with me when my dad was busy with things. I loved her so much and now she's gone!"
She cried softly as she shook. The reality of her mother being gone forever shook her to the core.
"She's gone and I'll never see her again" she said.
"I'm all alone"
The boy placed a gentle hand on her shoulder and gave it a squeeze.
"Don't say that" he said.
"Even if your mother's not here, she'll never be gone"
Lumen lifted her head slightly and looked up at him.
"R-really?" she asked.
The boy smiled and nodded.
"Yep" he said.
He pointed towards her heart.
"She'll always be right here. So no matter where you go, you'll always have your mother close. She'll never leave you"
Lumen placed a hand over her heart and looked with wonder. She never thought of it that way. She always figured that she would never see her mother again, because she wasn't here physically. But now she knew that she would always be with her spiritually.
She smiled a little.
True, she was still upset that her mother was gone, but at least she knew that she wasn't really gone for good.
She gave the boy a grateful smile.
"Thank you" she said.
The boy smiled in return.
"No problem"
Lumen giggled a little.
She thought that this boy was really cute.
The boy looked up at the night sky and stood up.
"Looks like it's getting late" he said.
He held his hand out to her and offered her a kind smile.
"I'll take you back to the castle. I'm sure your dad is worried about you"
Lumen gave him a grateful smile and accepted it.
"Yeah" she said.
"I'm sure he's wondering where I ran off to"
The boy nodded in understanding.
"Then let's go" he said.
They started walking before the boy suddenly stopped.
"Oh, by the way, I'm Terra" he said.
"Terra" Lumen repeated, liking the sound of it off of her tongue.
"I'm Lumen" she said.
Terra smiled.
"Well, it's nice to meet you, Lumen" he said.
Lumen giggled.
"Likewise"
The two of the headed back for the castle.
They would never know that fate would pull them together and have them change the face of destiny.
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A/N: So that's the intro to our new story. I know it seemed a little sucky, but bringing new characters in is not one of my better qualities.
Now you know who Lumen is. She's our new heroine of the series and it seems that she's formed a connection with Terra.
Where will it lead to and what will become of it?
The only way to find out is to review.
Ja ne!