Kingdom Hearts Zero
KH0
Time…
Time is of the essence.
We cannot change the past, but…
With every choice we make, in the present, we write a unique story:
Carving out our future.
~-You Can Run – Adam Jones-~ Kingdom Hearts Zero Opening Introduction Song
A young boy stands in darkness; a flickering light flashes upon him from overhead.
The young boy sees a door ahead. He goes to it, knocks on it, and opens it. Upon opening it, he finds himself, in his room, lying upon his bed. The young boy lying upon his bed turns to the figure at his door: surprised by their resemblance. When the young boy at the doors looks toward the ceiling, the young boy lying upon his bed follows his gaze; they find the third figure also shares their resemblance. He looks down upon them. Where they should see the ceiling, instead, they see him upside down standing on an ascending staircase amongst staircases leading in every direction. The third takes in the sight of the other two below him: the figure at his door and the figure on his bed. The three figures try and fail to comprehend this situation. On the periphery, outside the room, along the room, and around the staircases, mechanical creatures becoming engulfed by an oozing grayness edge closer to the three versions of the young boy.
All three are only startled when a train crashes through the room: whistle blowing.
The young boy stands on the train. Everything outside the train rushes by the windows. He sees darkness. He sees light. He sees a night sky filled with stars.
His view changes to multiple scenes:
First, he sees himself in a dense jungle fighting with a Keyblade alongside a boy younger than he is, who wears almost nothing except for red cloth to cover himself.
Next, he sees himself in an underwater environment ancient architecture all around him, traversing it on the back of an advanced vehicle with a young woman older than he is adorned in native garments.
Then, he sees himself in an urban area cruising along the road on top of a giant float in the midst of a parade: a frog on top of his head and another on his shoulder.
Finally, he sees himself in a glorious kingdom sharing the sight of a magnificent fountain with a young girl about his age: with blue eyes and a maroon scarf tied around her neck.
The mechanical creatures begin to take up and absorb both ends of the train.
This happens outside the young boy's periphery.
A flickering light flashes upon the young boy on the train from overhead. He's once again surrounded by darkness. He's not alone this time.
He glances to his right and sees an anthropomorphic rabbit, wearing blue shorts.
He glances to his left and sees an anthropomorphic cat, carrying a yellow bag.
He turns around. They disappear.
He sees himself amongst two other boys about his age. They each seem happy; they each seem to be enjoying each other's company. They each wield a Keyblade.
One wields the Kingdom Key.
One wields the Kingdom Key D.
He wields the same as earlier: the Star Seeker.
Theirs change while his alone remains the same: the Master's Defender and the No Name respectively.
A giant mechanic creature drops down; it scares the young boy but he stands alone determined. It smashes the ground at his feet: shattering the stained glass of all three boys that resided underneath him.
He falls. The creature does not follow. It fades.
The young boy passes three stained glasses: a younger boy surrounded by animals, a young woman standing with a crystal shard around her neck and young man behind her but at her side, and a young woman sitting, frog within her palm, and a firefly, alligator, and an elderly woman and her pet snake around her.
The young boy lands softly on grass outside of a window.
Watching from outside, he sees the two boys, Keyblade wielders, play chess.
On that land shall darkness prevail and light expire. The future…
It's already been written.
Who's to say I can't change it, and maybe light will prevail.
There is more to light than meets the eye. You might be surprised.
Oh, I hope so.
A young man in a black coat, which obscures most of his features, joins the two boys. He looks upon their game before he looks upon the boy standing outside the window.
Suddenly, the mechanical creatures overcome the young boy, pulling him into their grayness.
A flash of light saves him.
He runs toward light, into the light, until he and the light are gone.
"You weren't lying," Fantasia said. "My son has a great destiny ahead of him."
"You don't know the half of it," Rinoa said. "You can't see it: not all of it, despite being the most powerful sorceress in this world. However, he has to be put on the path. An evil is bent on changing a story that had already been written. If your son makes it to the end, so many worlds, hearts, lives will be saved."
"Time can change," Fantasia said. "He could be lost."
"I believe he can overcome any obstacle," Rinoa said. "I believe in him. I believe in his heart and his light."
"Would you make me a promise?" Fantasia asked. "If for whatever reason I can't, would you stay here and watch over him until you can't any longer?"
"There are no guarantees in the future," Rinoa said. "That's why today, the time we have now, is important. This is my today. It's a promise."
"Thank you Rinoa," Fantasia said. "All right then, I'll send for Master Ynos, the Master of Masters. He'll know best who should train him. Yen Sid will obtain a Keyblade and work to become a Keyblade Master."
Yen Sid lay on his bed reading a book.
Yen Sid has dark brown almost black hair pulled down into a short, low ponytail. A streak of gray runs through it. He wears a moderately oversized blue sorcerer's hat adorned with a crescent moon and stars that perfectly fits his head although it's slightly bent over. He has violet eyes. Over his white turtleneck, he wears a short-sleeved blue robe, which reaches to the edge of his white shorts that pass just over his knees, buttoned by three oval-shaped brown buttons. His robe has yellow accent marks. His brown belt has a silver buckle; his brown boots also have silver buckles on their sides. On his right hand, he wears a brown leather fingerless glove.
When Yen Sid heard a knock at his door, he looked up from his book and closed it. His best friend Arc basically burst into the room.
"Today's the day you meet Master Luxu," Arc said excitedly. "Are you ready?"
"I'm ready," Yen Sid said.
Yen Sid turned to his left to look out his window. He watched just as the magical train that tended to bring visitors from both far and wide dissipated. He gazed upon his mother's place of work: The Mysterious Tower.
!VEIL OF MAGIC! = World Title Card
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Spoilers ~ If you couldn't guess or can't wait to know, here are the characters revealed so far for this story.
Characters:
Yen Sid
Eraqus
Xenahort
Master Ynos – The Master of Masters
Master Luxu
Oswald – The Lucky Rabbit
Felix – The Cat
Mowgli
Kida
Tiana
Unii G Dhligt – Kairi's Grandmother
Fantasia – Yen Sid's Mother
Rinoa – Final Fantasy VIII
Arc – Final Fantasy III
I have a plan for a least three chapters. I don't know if anyone would be interested, but if you are let me know. I'll continue to work on this. You can also shout out stuff or worlds you might want to see. I'll take everything into consideration. Thanks for reading. I appreciate it.