Note: Positive goes with Negative

I couldn't do this because of A Hundred Memories.
That was a theme challenge dedicated to Ven.
I just couldn't really see myself doing two theme challenges dedicated to Ven at the same time.
Yeah, yeah, I know. I'm a Ven fan, but not so much.

Vanitas and Ven are such opposites; it's so hard writing Vanitas for me...but it's so easy writing about Ven.
Does that mean anything...?

If you, by some reason, want to do this, look at my profile for the complete list.

Time: Start of Birth by Sleep
Place: Dwarf Woodlands

Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts © Square Enix, Disney.


Serenity

"Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm." -anonymous


Ventus, or as informally known, Ven, found peace anywhere, as long as he could still smile, however weak. When a friend suffered from an injury of some kind, he would stay by his or her side, smiling an encouraging smile that brought serenity to those around him, somehow. He was the center of joy, and with joy, came a sweet-smelling peace.

No matter what the problem, they always secretly turned to Ven to put their hearts at ease. And he always did, even if, secretly, he always felt like a trapped underdog.

This was new; to be out in the open, where danger can lurk anywhere, where no one was watching his back... It was something he would normally avoid; the danger. Now, he happily embraced it. Even at the verge of death, his heart did not falter (he encountered many situations in his own home, anyway). As he smashed an Unversed into unknown oblivion, he thought; he was capable of taking care of himself, so therefore, why had he been kept from the world while Terra and Aqua went about as they pleased, with proper permission, of course?

He slashed through another and swung again, effectively stringing a set of attacks as he thought, letting his arm do the work.

It was more than apparent that he could take care of himself. He hadn't a scratch for a while now. To prove his point better, he wasn't so tired, either. If this was all Master Eraqus had to fear, then obviously, said Master severely underestimated Ventus. Did he really look that frail? Did he really seem that weak compared to Terra and Aqua? He exhaled sharply, swinging again at a newly formed Unversed and successfully blocking a fire projectile. The projectile deflected off his Keyblade and hit the Unversed straight in the face in a moment of irony.

There were no more Unversed, so he took this time to sit down with a frown. It was not like him to suddenly have an uneasy mental state. He wasn't really used to a myriad of random, negative thoughts circling his mind. In Land of Departure, all he really needed to do was approach Terra or Aqua, and on rare occasions, Master Eraqus to ease the thoughts. Ven shook his head.

What am I doing, thought Ven bitterly, I'm supposed to have a calm mind in battle. So, Ven meditated, because he was told once that even peace was present in the battlefield. He took his time, eyes closed, mind set somewhere else, chest taking in easy breaths. If he couldn't achieve peace amidst the storm, how could he prove to Master Eraqus that he was totally capable of taking care of himself, out in the open? This slightly bitter thought strangely helped him. When he was done, Ven stood up from the rock he sat on and made into the forest to meet a new person or perhaps find Terra. The forest was foreboding, but nothing Ven was afraid of.