Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or the Keyblade, or anything else that could possibly appear in later chapters that I probably don't own…use common sense, people!
This chapter is more of an intro to the main character, Aleila. There will be about 8 more after this one for Merinc, Kilera, Serica, Nekino, Matiron, Jerinna, Faricana, and Gradin. I promise, they won't all be this short..
Aleila raced through the silent forest, her heart pounding. As she ran, she looked over her shoulder to check on her merciless pursuers. The shadows were gaining on her. Aleila tried to force herself to run faster through the dark woods, but she tripped on a concealed root. As the darkness loomed above her, Aleila squeezed her eyes tightly shut, bracing herself for the pain of the attack.
It had started off as a normal day. Aleila had spent the morning talking to her friend Merinc, who she'd known since she was just a little girl. They had sat on the dock of the lake, looking out over the glistening waters. Aleila's happiest memories were about Merinc. He had always been there for her.
Around noon, someone from the village came running towards them, screaming about some sort of darkness that was taking over the small town. As Aleila watched in horror, the ground turned pitch black under the houses of her the only place she'd ever known. It seemed to sense the presence of more victims, because it was moving towards them as well. Fast. As Aleila started to run, Merinc seemed to be frozen still.
"Merinc, come on! If we don't go now…who knows what's going to happen to us?" Aleila yelled. He turned to her, almost transfixed by fear. "Merinc!" she screamed, pulling at his shirt.
"Aleila…my mother…she's…"
"Merinc, I know! But we'll be even worse off if we let that…thing get us! Come on! You have to move!" Aleila screamed. The darkness was coming ever closer.
"I can't just leave her. You go," he hissed. "Go!"
"You know I can't do that! I won't leave you behind, Merinc!" Aleila yelled.
"Go! I won't let it get us both!" Merinc yelled back. The darkness had almost caught them.
"I won't let it get either of us! Please, Merinc…please…" Aleila begged, her eyes fixed on the darkness.
"I'm asking you to go, now. I promise this isn't the last time we'll see each other," Merinc said.
Aleila caught on to his hand. "Promise?"
Merinc squeezed the hand. "Promise." He released her and gestured with his freed hand. "Go. Now!"
Aleila took off running.
Aleila's eyes were still tightly closed, but somehow a tear managed to trickle past the barricades. Though she braced herself, the pain never came. She opened her eyes to see that she had been surrounded by light. Her heart was beating loudly, and she rested both hands over it on her chest. She pulled them away from her heart, and looked at the tiny glowing light on her palm. It seemed to pulse at the same rhythm as her heart, and she watched in amazement as it expanded, forming…
A key?