A/N: This is my take on Wishing-Fire's Seven Deadly Sins Challenge! It will most likely be updated every weekend. Hope you like! :)
Thanks: M. L. Ayala, my beta reader.
1. Pride
Once upon a time, when everything had still been all good, Terra had been a happy young man. He had lived an extraordinarily happy life in the Land of Departure, with only a few worries every now and then that kept him awake…
Too bad that that time was long gone now.
Terra could still recall that day that had changed practically everything for him and his environment. It was haunting him in his dreams, plaguing his mind whenever it could, driving him slowly crazy, and there was nothing he could possibly do to make it stop.
He had lost (and how). How could he lose, he had wondered. He was supposed to become a Master first, that was what he always had thought. After all, he was the oldest apprentice, the strongest out of the three and he probably knew much more about Keyblades and fighting techniques than both Aqua and Ven together. But no, it hadn't been him who had gained that title. No, Aqua had beaten him that day, a girl for crying out loud! From that moment on, he knew he would never be able to forget this.
Oh, how he had hated himself for being this weak to lose to a girl (a girl who could kick butt, but she was still a girl). He knew that it was sexist to think of Aqua like that, because she had proved several times already that she wasn't just your average girl… but he couldn't help it.
How he loathed everything that reminded him of how close he had been to achieving his dreams. So close, yet so far away. It was almost sad how much time he had spent studying and preparing for the Mastery Exam in every free second that he had. He had pulled all-nighters many times, just to make sure that he knew every friggin' nit-picky detail that could put him in trouble. He had constantly been with his nose in the books. It made him feel like an über nerd often enough, but eventually, he had learned that all his efforts had been for nothing.
His pride had never allowed him to accept this loss. To add insult to injury, Darkness had somehow invaded his heart, making him feel unsure about everything, every decision he was about to make. However, that wasn't all, because with his wounded pride came new complications that made things difficult, both for him and his two best friends.
He had always been gullible, but he had never expected that he could be tricked this easily by the most evil person he would ever meet.
Later, when it was much too late to turn things back, he had realized what Master Eraqus had meant when he had said to him that his pride could get him into a lot of trouble. That he shouldn't only trust his strength, but look for his other talents too to survive a sticky situation.
If only he could turn back time…
A/N: I have only one question and I would really appreciate it if you could answer it. Who do you prefer to read about; Axel, Demyx or Goofy?