Kingdom Hearts: Shattered
Prologue
"We have to get out of here!" Fein yelled to his sister.
As the buildings crumbled and the sky collapsed, a man in a grey cloak wielding the some sort of weapon laughed insanely at his picture of death and demise.
"Fein, where's mommy and daddy?" Seline asked.
"I don't know Seline, but we have to keep moving, we have to find a place to hide!" Fein grabbed his sister's arm and they ran down a winding path into the woods.
"I heard there is an abandoned shop here somewhere." Fein said breathlessly.
As they ran deeper through the woods, there was a clearing with an old building in the middle; a sign hanging off the roof said "Discount Supplies for Adventurers".
"Here it is, let's get inside." Fein said.
"Ok brother" Seline replied, voice quivering.
As they walked inside they saw Fein's friends, Shinomi and Tara.
"Are you two okay? Did anyone else get away?" Fein asked, hoping there was better news. "No." Shinomi replied simply, sounding defeated.
"We have to stay here and make as little noise as possible, alright?" Fein said.
"Sure we will Fein don't worry" Tara said, her voice calm and assuring, just like always.
"Does anyone know what's going on?" Shinomi asked.
"No, only that it started this morning, what does this guy want with us, and what was that weapon he was holding?" Fein asked Shinomi.
"Well, I read about something that looked like it, and it was called… "A Keyblade I think." He replied.
"Well, do you know anything about it?" Fein asked.
"I do…" A distant voice said from down the hall.
"The keyblade, a legacy in itself, the tales of how one wielder saved the universe with it, and the other that brought chaos and ruin to it." The man walked down the hall languidly, he had black and grey hair and wore an eye patch. He was wielding two needle- like guns.
"And it looks like this one is heading down the path of darkness. Interesting"
"Why are you here, who are you!?" Fein said to the black cloaked man.
The man stepped forward, gave Fein a puzzling look and said "There is fire in your eyes boy; I haven't seen that in a long time."
"As for myself, I go by the name of Xigbar, The freeshooter, if you will" As Xigbar finished his introducing himself, the building started to shake and crumble. The roof caved in to revealing the man wielding the keyblade.
He yelled, his voice smug and triumphant, "You think you can hide from me? I will destroy all of you while this world falls into darkness!" The man jumped down striking Shinomi, and killing him in one motion. He advanced towards Tara, his keyblade poised to kill, but as he struck down at her, Seline jumped in front of her, trying to stop the inevitable.
"NO! Seline!" Fein cried desperately as he tried to stop her. But it was too late, the blade struck through his sister, killing her instantly.
The man then advanced towards Tara, but Fein ran towards him and try to disarm the keyblade form the man. Xigbar watched as the man grabbed Fein and began to choke the life out of him with one hand. He looked directly at Fein, maliciously, and realizing the amusing situation he was in and he began laughing; that same insane laugh that taunted him Fein before.
"I'll kill you" The man said. "Then I'll move on to the rest of the people on this insignificant planet you live…lived on; including your little friend over there, Tara is her name? Well it won't matter."
While holding Fein by the throat he took out his keyblade and struck down Tara in one blow. Fein was furious, he felt his heart pounding and the blood pumping through his veins; he screamed so loud that he heard ringing in his ears.
"That will do keyblade wielder, let the boy go, The Organization has become bored of your greed and power hungry actions; we have what we need from you." Xigbar said calmly.
Seconds after he said this, more cloaked people showed up, brandishing all sorts of weapons; claws, a scythe, a berserk sword, and more. Fein stood there, gasping for air and was in total shock as the keyblade wielder tried to fight off the onslaught from this group of cloaked people.The fight was not long, the keyblade wielder could not fight them all off, he was defeated within minutes.
"What do we do with the boy?" One of the cloaked people said.
"Well, it is up to him." Another one said. He took off his hood to reveal his face; "I am Xemnas, leader of Organization XIII."
"I don't care who you are!" Fein said, enraged.
"Well I think you should, we just saved your life." Xemnas replied with a matter-of-fact tone. "Why would I even want to live, that psycho took everything from me!" Fein exclaimed, tears in his eyes.
Xemnas looked at him, and said calmly, "Never underestimate the power of the heart boy, because when you lose it, your world is completely different."
Fein was lost for words, but his eyes turned to the keyblade on the ground next its slain master. "I need that keyblade; I need it to restore all the worlds he destroyed. That's what my friends would want..." Fein said.
"Well is that your only motive, because I sense something else in you Fein, I sense vengeance." Xemnas said. "But if you must, go ahead and wield it, but if you are not strong enough there will be… consequences" Xemnas warned.
"I am strong enough! I'll use it for restoring the worlds and my revenge." Fein said softly.
As he stepped towards the keyblade, Fein felt his heart telling him it was the wrong decision, but he ignored his feelings and picked it up. As he held it in his hand he felt immense power run through his body.
Xigbar looked at Fein with interest, "He may be the next one" he said to Xemnas.
"Just watch Xigbar" Xemnas replied as if he already knew the outcome.
The keyblade made Fein's arm shake violently, and he dropped to the floor as his body began to be covered in darkness.
"He did not pass the keyblade's test; we do not know what will happen." Xemnas said curiously. "It is a shame; he did seem like the one." Xigbar said.
"Pity…let's go." Xemnas said. "Shall we just leave him here master Xemnas?" One of the cloaked members asked.
"I have a feeling this will not be the last time we see Fein." Xemnas assured.
Fein awoke some time later in a dark alley. "What happened to me? Where am I?" he said frantically to himself. "Who… am I?"
As he said this, a man walked up to him wearing a black cloak, and said "There you are, I had a feeling that would not have been the last time we met."
"What are you talking about? Who the hell are you?" Fein said angrily.
"Well…" Xemnas replied, "It's not who you were, it is who you are now; what you are now." The man pulled off his hood to reveal himself as Xemnas. "You lost your heart to the Keyblade, you failed its test." Xemnas said calmly.
"I…did?" Fein said. "What else did it do to me?" Fein asked desperately.
"It seems to have torn your soul into two, and completely shattered your mind." The effects of those who fail the test are unknown and just as equally terrifying." Xemnas said, looking down at him.
Fein was gaping try to find something to say, anything to prove it's not true.
Seeing this desperation, Xemnas asked "How do you think you got here Fein? You didn't just teleport and wake up where you are lying now. You're souls is in two now, two half souls in one body, in a constant struggle for power."
"Think of it as schizophrenia; two personalities..." Xemnas explained to Fein.
"Join us; we will fix your shattered mind and soul, if you help us with our goals." Xemnas said. "I will" Fein answered quietly, "But you never answered my question; who am I?"
Xemnas looked at him and said "Your name is Fenix..."