The Key
(Fan-Made Short Story of
Kingdom Hearts)
by Randy Castillo
Chapter 1: Her Darkness
Ever feel like you been in a dream filled with happiness? That darkness never exist within your world. A world without darkness that usually born within the nightmare of others. A world where none of the puzzles that have not been scatter as a broken heart once was within reality. A world with wonders that never been swallowed by monster that lurk within the dark corners of each individual's heart. I never want to leave this dream fill with light...can I stay?
"Oruka, Breakfeast is ready!" Mom yelled. My name is Oruka Valentine and today is my 18th birthday and my graduation day from Dream-Peaks Academy. This is like a dream come true for me to have two of the must important days of my life. I am so happy!.
" You dye your hair sky blue again and its half braided on the left?" mother asked.
" I wanted to try this new look for graduation, why? was the red color better? I was going to choose blonde, but I wanted sky blue because it goes along with my pale skin."
" By The way, this mail came in today, it is for you, but doesn't have a name..." Mother said as she gave me the letter. The letter had a weird shaped heart on it. The heart was black and red, but it was shattered in pieces. I opened it and it read "What do you truly seek?" I nodded my head as I read the paper.
" What is it, dear?"
I was moved a bit, but how can I seek anything, if everything have been found today. So I threw away the note in the trash.
" Hey, I have to go get things done before three o'clock, k?" I said as I wave the peace sign. I walk outside to find another piece of paper. " What do you truly seek, Oruka?" was on the note.
" Didn't I just throw this away?" I said to myself. I found it strange how this note included my name, but again, I threw it away.
I walked down the stoop to find everything weird, everyone walked in a slow motion and all I saw was a silver skinned creature that lurked on the corner. I walked towards the strange silver creature, but it disappeared right before my very own eyes.
"What do you truly seek, Oruka?" A voice that appeared out of nowhere said. Then a girl put out her hand for me, but I could not move. Everything was strange around me and I felt sick. I look at my house behind me and looked back at the girl in a black robe.
" Who are you?" I asked. The girl stood there in silence, watching me as I looked confused.
"I am part of something that once forgotten ever since the seal of Kingdom Hearts..." The girl said back.
"Kingdom Hearts? What is this Kingdom Heart you are talking about?" I asked, but the girl stood their in silence, staring at me with her arms out for me.
"Oruka, I see it in your eyes...those eyes are yet to see the darkness that is yet to come..." again she spoke, but the words were scattered in my mind and I barely understood what she spoke. I started to shake my head and hitting my head with my palm. Next thing I know, I was in the gym of my academy. The gym was empty and the doors were locked. I storm to the doors, try to break it open , kicking, punching, and by breaking the glass, but no luck.
"Ok, who ever is doing this...better stop or I will..!" I yelled and no one replies. I walk towards the center of the gym, wiped my eyes to get a glance that I was on the center. As I look up, everyone started to appear, but they were different. Each came up to me and asked what I feared the most.
"Why would there be fears in this world?" I replied back. Then, all of a sudden, my head started to spin around as fast as a whorl pool. I could not stand the feeling in my head. My head felt like it was breaking down piece by piece. I could not help, but to scream out from the top of my lounges.
"Fear...Hatred...Dreams...what do you truly seek...O...Oooruukaaa!" a voice repeated itself over and over again.
"Oruka! wake up!" another voice called out. I open my eyes, sat up, and notice I was in a hospital.
"What happen? Where am I?" I asked , but I was alone. After a few seconds, my mother appeared in a crimson robe.
"Oruka, your fate have been decided..." Mother said.
"My fate? What about my fate?" I asked, but she stood in silence. I got off the bed.
" Promise you won't summit to darkness that's is burning in heart..." She said. I tried to walk up to her, but I fell as I saw her jumped by the silver creature, but now it was way more of those creatures than the last time I saw the creature.
"Mom!" I yell louder, but she just stand there, letting the creatures swallow her.
"Promise me Oruka! Before the darkness swallows you! Oruka!" Mother yell.
Before I was able to say something, I was swallowed by the puddle of darkness. The feeling of being swallowed yep by the darkness was horrible. I was not able to breath or yell. My heart heavier and heavier until I was falling into complete darkness. My mind felt blink as I fall into blackness. I finally opened my eyes to find I was on top of a shiny platform. I looked down and saw it was two different kind of hearts I stood on. When was the red shaped heart that I saw on the note. Another, the heart was semi-complete, but it had a cross-like shape growing out of it and it was silver. I looked up and saw nothing but blackness above me. I was a bit scared about what was going to happen. Next thing I knew my shadow disappear. I crouch down to touch the floor where my shadow once were; I felt nothing. Nothing happen at the moment and so walked around looking at the two hearts.
" What do these symbol stand for?" I asked myself. Then out of no where comes two drop of sparkling light. I reached out for the two light, but the two spark of light turn into to shadow-like spheres that eventually fused into each other. Right before my eyes, they storm inside my hand; pain started to occur in my right hand into my whole arm. The pain hurt as if being hit by million of needles on your arm. I shriek, but I could not stop the pain. It was the worst pain I ever felt In my life. Afterwards, the pain travel from my neck to my chest. Now, the pain hit my chest and it felt as if it was burning within. I was in internal darkness and suffering with this pain.
"You must not let the darkness control you. Find the strength to control it and then you will be able to face it." A lady with ocean blue hair said. The lady was pretty with her blue hair and her blue eyes.
" Who are you?" I asked
" My name is Aqua, I'm also lost within the darkness as you are, but for now, only you can save yourself and brake free from the darkness."
"But, how...I can't even move...this pain...it hurts..." I said.
" What is your name?" Aqua asked.
" Oruka..." I said, but I was struggling from the pain of darkness.
" You must reach into your heart, only then you will gain the power to fight it." Aqua said. I moved my hand while fighting the control of the darkness inside me. I wasn't able to reach my chest for the first few second, but I was able to move closer to my chest. Finally, I was able to lay my hands on where my heart is.
" I feel your heart? now scream out! scream out the name of the darkness within your heart!"
"OBLIVION!" I started to yell and for a split second, my hand started be covered in darkness, the pain left. As I look up, I saw two giant creatures. One on the left was a giant black creature with a whole shaped as a heart on his belly. To my right, was a overgrown version of the creature I saw earlier. I do not know how I was going to be able to fight off these titan-like creatures that stands before.
" You must fight the Heartless and the Nobody that is within you, they are the manifestation of you." Aqua said as she ready herself for battle. Aqua bought time for me to release my power, but I was to focus on her weapon she release. The weapon was a blade that was shaped as a key.
" Hurry, I can't fight these two much longer!" Aqua yell back. I was confused at firs because I panicked, but I realize my hand. I braise out my hand and the same weapon appear right before my very own eyes, but my was different from Aqua's. My was very dark like with a purple shape diamond on top of the handle. Around the handle, looked like wings.
" That weapon you hold is the KeyBlade, but to be specific, yours is the Oblivion keyblade." Aqua said. This weapon I hold within my very own hand will save me from the darkness. I will escape the darkness and brake free.
"DAMN YOU, DAMN YOU ALL, THIS IS FOR MY MOTHER!" I charged with all my might towards the two creatures.
