Authors Note

Hey guys. :) So this will be the Fanfic that covers Ignis' backstory and adds a little something of my own to the 'Xehanort Saga'. In the timeline, it takes place before Birth By Sleep in the time where Xehnaort, Yen Sid and Eraqus were all still friends (which could be completely disregarded when KH3 comes out, then it will be AU). I won't be uploading this one as frequently, rather at key points in my KH3 story.

For this particular chapter, which is in the style of the opening movies (like BBS, KH1 and KH2), I suggest listening to Sakara Nagashi by Hikaru Utada (which is my personal theme song for my KH3 fanfic. Dont Think Twice is the canon and AMAZING) but the DJ Amaya vs Groovebot Remix for this fic. :) Because its a spinoff, so it gets a remix XD. PS skip to 35 seconds in.

Hope you enjoy!


In a courtyard within a large white castle, three individuals enter a dueling ring outlined by golden lines on the ground. A tall woman with black hair and purple eyes looks on, her expression showing her fondness for the three young duelists. She wears a sleeveless purple dress that reaches to her ankles, with a slit down her left leg. Her feet are covered by white boots and she wears a series of various colored ribbons wrapped around her left arm with a white finger less glove covering that hand. Attached to the front of her dress, over her chest, is a silver broach with some purple accents that appears to be armored.

One of the duelists, a teenage boy with wild red hair and green eyes, is the first to summon his Keyblade in a burst of flame. The weapon has jagged edges, colored black and orange. He wears a white t-shirt cut off at his midriff, black shorts and orange combat boots with black laces. There is a gleam in his eyes and there is the briefest change in scenery, this time to a cliff side high above the Keyblade Graveyard . It shows the same boy, covered in black armor with metallic orange accents and a long black cloak. His keyblade is held in a similar stance and his armor has dents and cuts scattered across it.

The previous scene returns and another duelist summons their Keyblade, this time a female in a flash of white light. She is the same height as the red haired male and her skin is pale. Her green hair is pulled up into a high ponytail and her eyes are narrow and dark. Her weapon is longer than the first boy and more streamline, with a black blade and green hilt. She wears a full light grey bodysuit, unzipped partway down with a green t-shirt showing in the gap. Her hands are gloved and she wears combat boots as well, the same color as the bodysuit. Another flash and the scenery is back to Keyblade Graveyard. The girl is now encased in platinum armor with green metallic accents and a white cloak. She has fallen to one knee, looking at the other two while her Keyblade is plunged into the ground to keep her upright.

Finally in the first scene, the final duelist summons their Keyblade, another male in a haze of Darkness. He is taller than both of his companions and more muscular. His silver hair hangs past his chin but is brushed out of his eyes with bangs framing his narrow face and equally silver eyes. His weapon has a golden blade and purple hilt, its design far simpler than the others. He wears a black tank top and purple jeans, white combat boots with purple laces encasing his feet and full black gloves covering his hands. Off to the side, his dark purple coat lays discarded. Back to the Keyblade Graveyard and this male stands tall among the other two. His armor is silver with purple metallic accents and a black cloak. He appears to say something before dashing towards the other boy.

A different world appears now, one that is familiar. The red haired boy walks through the castle of Radiant Garden, talking to a man with slicked back blonde hair, orange eyes and a crimson scarf wrapped around his neck. The two share a laugh and the scene changes to the shore of Destiny Islands. Night has fallen and a child with silver hair and eyes looks out at the ocean longingly. Time shifts quickly and its daytime, the boy having grown into the silver haired duelist from the first location. Tears fall from both of his eyes and he lets them fall, hitting the sand only to be washed immediately away by the tide coming in. The sea water covers his boots but he ignores it, clenching his left hand into a fist and screaming. The scene returns to the Keyblade Graveyard, the silver armored boy kicking the holding the platinum armored girl up in the air by her throat while locking the black armored boy in a blade lock with the Keyblade in his other hand.

Back to the dueling ring and the three are dancing around in a fast paced battle. The red haired boy proves to be the fastest, able to strike his silver haired counterpart on the shoulder and spinning out of the way of an attack by the green haired female. The scene changes to a forest with the Castle of Dreams in the background where the green haired girl stands alongside the purple haired woman, both of them with Keyblades drawn. Across from them stands a figure encased in cracked golden Keyblade armor, an equally damaged looking Keyblade clasped in his hands. Behind him stands another female dressed completely in white, her light blue hair falling free and a look of hatred on her pretty face. She points to them and the scene changes yet again.

The red haired boy is running across the plains of Enchanted Dominion as the Darkness swallows up everything behind him in a hurricane of evil power. He runs past the silver haired boy who is walking towards the darkness with a blank expression on his face. As the darkness swallows him up, the silver haired boy stops and the red haired boy reaches out for and calls to his friend as a dark skinned hand grips the silver haired boys shoulder. The scene changes back to the Keyblade Graveyard as the platinum armored girl fends off desperate strikes from the silver armored male, the black armored teen now lying on the ground unmoving. Flashes of a similar battle back in the dueling room come in and out, poetically showing the movements of the male and female as they battle in both scenes.

A black haired male dressed in a white haori converses with a white haired male dressed all in black with amber eyes within another room within the white castle from the first scene. They appear to be arguing over something when another male enters the room, dressed in blue robes and a matching hat with stars across it. Concern is on the blue robed mans face as he tries to quell the issue between the two other males. The scene changes to them all now older, standing back to back and facing away from one another. The man in the haori now has a sad, scarred face and appears to be transparent. The white haired male is now bald with a beard and a smirk on his aged features. Lastly, the robed male now also has an impressive beard and his expression is serious. One by one they shift into something else. The man in the haori changes into three star shaped charms, one blue, one orange and the other green. The bald man disappears in an eruption of dark energy, thirteen dark orbs blasting out in different directions. Finally, the robed man fades away and his hat falls downwards into a pair of white gloved hands with the silhouette of a mouse appearing.

The duel has ended in the courtyard of the white castle and all three duelists smile at one another, moving in for a three way fist bump as the purple haired woman looks on contentedly. This changes abruptly to the Keyblade Graveyard where the still bodies of two of the warriors lay on the ground while the final remaining duelist kneels beside them and looks up towards the sky, tears running down their cheeks as rain begins to fall. Suddenly all three are sucked downwards into a dark abyss and begin falling with their eyes closed. The red haired boy opens his eyes and looks down at a colored glass platform that pictures a young boy with wild brown hair, dressed in a white t-shirt and red shorts. He appears to be asleep and is cradling a small white orb close to his chest. A smile starts to cross the red haired boys face and he slowly closes his eyes as the three friends fade into darkness.


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