A/N: Hey there guys! Kivanfangirl here! For those who don't know, this is a fan fiction account that both my twin and I are using to write epic stories for you guys. I hope you all like this unquie fan fiction and I would love it if you guys gave me some feedback. Anywhos..enjoy the story!
As a dark corridor closes, a young blond female appears in a small town. She smiles faintly while looking around. Radiant Garden. This was, without a doubt, the place she needed to be. Namine lets out a deep breath as she walks towards one of the staircases nearby. From her current vantage point, she could see the dark castle from where she was created in. She closes her eyes as she reminds herself of her personal mission. While she was a ful form with Kairi, the two had many talks about what she really was and all that she missed within the two years that she missed within the two years that her, Sora and Riku were separated, They also took the time to look over the secret reports that Sora collected from Ansem the Wise, otherwise known as Diz, had created.
They learned that much like Twilight Town, Radiant Garden was a world that was between light and darkness. A world within the twilight. Because of this reason, it explained the countless encounters of lesser Nobodies and Heartless being found using the world as a continuous battle ground. And why Maleficent had a desire to take over that world, making the place known as Hallow Bastion. It was only recently that the town was restored. Namine smiles to herself when she saw how excited her friends were to see the place back together; especially Kairi. It was, after all, her home world. But that was about a year ago from now. While with Kairi, Namine started to notice that several dark corridors were being sighted around the Destiny Islands.
Mind you, they only appeared at night while Kairi slept; leaving her Nobody to keep an eye on things. But when she first saw the dark door near Kairi's home, Namine panicked. Thankfully nothing appeared from it but that didn't ease her all that much. To keep Sora and Roxas from worrying about them, she asks Kairi if she could have assistance using a weapon in case she needed to protect herself. Beaming with glee, Kairi quickly drags Namine to the sandy beach where the two of them could practice. After about two hours of fighting, they both agreed to call it a day. As the day went by, Namine repeated the images of their training in her mind until later that evening. It didn't take long for the dark corridor to appear.
With her arm raised high, Namine prepared for any coming Heartless. Thankfully, only a few Shadows seeped through. But when they were gone, she noticed that the dark portal was still there, Namine became uneasy. Frowning, she moves closer to it and uses her darkness abilities to close it. Within seconds, the portal was gone. But even with the darkness away from Kairi, she could feel her hands shake from the use of darkness within her. As she turned around to check on Kairi, she saw her Other with a concerned look in her eyes. It was then decided that Namine would leave for a while to contain her dark powers. Her journey landed her here in Radiant Garden, a place where she hoped to control the random appearances of the dark corridors around her.
When she opened her eyes, Namine notices a strange figure at the end of the stairs. A male with black and red clothing, a red tethered cloak and golden plates on one hand and his feet. He appeared to be speaking with a dark haired female whom Namine recalled as Tifa. She looks between the castle in the distance and the two below. Even though the place gave her the creeps, she knew she had to get there. There was just something about that place that told her that she would find the answers that she wanted. But the only problem was that she couldn't remember how to get there. Being patient, she slowly descended the staircase and waited until the two were done talking so she could ask for directions.
Vincent felt a ting of irritation and confusion fills him as he looked around his new surroundings. One moment he was in Kalm, the next he was here. Question was..where exactly was 'here'? He walks about the place as he tries to figure out where he was. Vincent pauses by a flight of stairs as he sees Tifa coming down. She offers him a smile and waves towards him.
"Hey Vincent! I see you managed to find a way to get here. I was wondering if I'd find anyone else here. Yuffie is with Cid working on some program for the town's defense magnesium. Though I can't say I know where Cloud is.." she says slowly.
A faint smile reaches his lips. "I'm sure you will see him soon, Tifa." He looks around his surroundings once more before glancing at Tifa again. "So..where exactly are we?"
Tifa crosses her arms as she gives him a small smile. She held back her teasing comments as she realized that he was feeling disoriented there. "Radiant Garden. Believe it or not, we are in a different world."
"Another world?" That would explain why everything seemed so strange here. "Is there a way to get back?"
Tifa nods with a bright smile. "Yeah. If I remember correctly, Cid has a ship we can use."
He gives her a slight nod. "Right.."
Tifa turns towards the stairs and waves a hand to Namine. The two were starting to become good friends when her and the others came by to help fix up the town with the help of Roxas, Sora, Riku, and Kairi. "Oh hey Namine. What's up?"
The blond witch places her hands before her white dress as she shakes her head. "Nothing much. But I was wondering…you wouldn't happen to know the way to the castle here, would you?"
Tifa tilts her head in thought. When she was first looking for Cloud here, she did stumble on the pathway to the castle but didn't bother looking there. "If I remember correctly, you have to go through the Bailey. Wait...you aren't going there alone are you? Where are the others?" she asks as she looks behind Namine to look for one of her other friends, but not seeing a single one of them in sight.
Namine offers her a slight smile. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. Thanks Tifa." Not wanting to delay, Namine walks around Tifa and heads towards the Bailey.
Tifa shakes her head with a sigh. "I hope she knows what she's doing. I've got a bad feeling about that place.."
Vincent, who kept his peace during their conversation, could tell that Namine was not a normal person. In fact, Chaos, the entity that was inside him and whom normally wanted to rage with need for mass destruction, actually purred within his mind. That reaction alone made him feel alarmed and curious as to what exactly Namine was…and why his demon was so..calm. Vincent turned towards Tifa as he places his right hand on his gun holster.
"You want me to go after her?"
Tifa turns to Vincent with a slight nod. "If you don't mind?"
He shakes his head. "No..I don't mind. Which way is to the Bailey?"
"Just past the other set of stairs beyond this block."
Vincent nods and starts to head towards the direction Namine went. As we walked past the street block, he started to share Tifa's concern to a small degree. Something told him that going inside that dark castle couldn't bode well for either him or Namine.
Namine took all of ten minutes to get to the old castle court yard. The closer she got to the double doors to the grand hall, the more she felt chills run up and down her spine. She could just tell that there was someone there watching her. Namine closes her eyes as she attempts to locate the source of the entity nearby after she enters the castle. Her eyes shoot open with a startled gasp. Before her in a lengthy black and purple cloak-like gown was the dark witch, Maleficent. She gives Namine a dark smirk.
"I sense a darkness within you that is similar to those 'Nobodies' whom were once in 'The World That Never Was'…yet you have a small light within. You are certainly a strange one. I think though..I can use you to my advantage." She purred with a cruel grin.
Namine quickly shook her head and summoned her Keyblade into her right hand. "You are crazy if you think I'll ever work with you!" she hissed.
To her surprise, the elder witch laughed at her statement before she walks closer to Namine. "You have an attitude, which can be to your advantage in some cases. But at the moment, it shall hinder you and only grant you a swift death. But I am feeling…generous today."
With a quick wave of her hand, a small black dragon charm appears around her neck. As Namine looks down to the charm, she sees the eyes glow a deep green as it leaves a faint wave of darkness over her.
"This charm will protect you only from the weakest and the strongest of my Heartless. You have seven years to improve your skills in the arts. By that time I expect you here. If you do not come of your own free will, the charm will break and my minions will drag you by force to my castle. Is that clear?"
Namine attempts to remove the charm but finds it to be in some sort of phase for she could not pull it off. She glares at the elder witch. "Why would I have to come back here?"
Maleficent chuckles lightly." You are a young witch; that much I can see. But I have matters of my own to tend to and have little time to train a little witchling. However, I am curious as to how your powers will evolve. I am a patient woman and shall be waiting for you here when the time comes…and I will see if you are truly worth the effort in sparring. If not, then I believe I can alter your form to make you a Heartless…exposing your darkest shadows to the surface." She waves a hand away to Namine. "Go on now…while I still allow it."
Namine shakes her head from the fearful images and dashes out of the castle. The moment she leaves, Maleficent summons a group of NeoShadows beside her. "You boys know what to do.."
The NeoShadows bow with a hiss as they disappear in a puddle of darkness and follow after Namine.
As Vincent reaches the edge of the main platform by the castle, he freezes in his steps for a moment as a portal of darkness appears in front of him. He lowers his gun when he sees Namine running out of it. She gave him a curious look before looking behind her. Namine's Keyblade appears in her hands as a group of NeoShadows gather before them. In the back of his mind, Vincent could hear Chaos growl like a possessive hound. Vincent narrows his eyes at the strange creatures abd aims Cerberus towards his nearest target.
With cat-like reflexes, Namine shifts to the side abd attacjs the Heartless. The battle was effortless between Namine and Vincent but as Namine defeated the last Heartless, her Keyblade disappears and she falls to her knees. Before her head could reach the ground, Vincent catches her and leans her against his arm.
"Hey, are you alright?"
Her vision starts to blur before she could reply, feeling the charm around her neck get heavier. The darkness took over her within seconds.
Since he could still hear her breathing, Vincent assumed she was still alive. But he couldn't well leave her on the ground. With little effort, he carries her back to town and finds Yuffie walking about.
"Oh hey Vincent!" she waves her arms in the air to him and gasps when she sees Namine in his arms.
"Oh my gosh! Is she going to be okay?!"
"I think so. She just needs to lay down somewhere."
Yuffie gives him a wave of her arm. "Follow me! We can take her to Merlin's place. This way!"
Without another word, Vincent follows Yuffie to the small home where Merlin and the others were and sets her on the bed. The elder wizard stood beside the bed with a thoughtful look.
"That necklace she is wearing..looks very simalar to something I've seen before. But I can't seem to place my finger on it." he says thoughtfully.
"We will just have to wait until she wakes up then.." Vincent replies calmly, though he was getting a bad feeling about it. Just looking at the charm was making his head dizzy.
