Kingdom Bastion: Prologue
Hollow Bastion was once a beautiful paradise, filled with the hopeful smiles of the people and prospered from the beauty of the land. Day by day, the people lived their lives under the warm protection of their beloved king, Ansem. The sun shone brightly on the kingdom, and everyone was at peace.
However... this reign of peace was not meant to be.
One moonlit night, disaster stuck. Darkness suddenly swept over the land, destroying anything and everything it touched. Dark creatures, now referred to as the "Heartless", sprouted from the immense darkness and attacked the peaceful citizens of the land. Powerful soldiers swarmed from the castle, ready to battle the Heartless, but dropped like flies, one by one, by the powerful force.
And who would lead these devastating creatures into battle on this moonlit night?
None other than the king's former apprentice, Xehanort, himself.
It seemed that Xehanort held a grudge against Ansem for issuing the future role of king to his middle child, Sora, rather than himself even though Xehanort had served Ansem loyally each and every passing day. It wasn't long before Xehanort had attempted to fight the king, but was banished from the kingdom soon after for his treachery. Xehanort obliged to the banishment, but on one condition; he could take the king's youngest child, Roxas, with him for revenge. Regretting the decision severely, Ansem agreed, figuring that it would be best for the kingdom.
Oh, how wrong he was.
Ansem looked on from his castle at the figure of Xehanort, smirking devilishly as the Heartless destroyed the land. It seemed like he would get what he desired for after all.
But that's what he thought.
Thinking quickly, Ansem drew his sword and leapt at Xehanort, ready to strike with all his might at his former apprentice. However, the king hadn't depended on the fact that Xehanort would learn to wield the darkness himself and had fallen from a single blow to the chest from the dark ruler.
As the mighty king withered away, he spoke these final words to his friend, who was a king himself.
Take my child and leave this place. He needs to grow up somewhere safe until he is old enough to destroy the darkness.
That was the last anyone heard from Ansem. The sword he once held levitated into the night sky, and shone a brilliant light over the kingdom, driving away the darkness and Xehanort, and saving the kingdom from destruction...
...For now.
The other king, Mickey, had taken his friend's dying advice, and blasted off into the stars, with Sora in hand, to a beautiful paradise known as the Destiny Islands, where he would live his days, happy and free from harm.
This is where our story truly begins...