True Memories: Key of Destiny Prologue
Roxas was standing in a world of full of stars and gravity did not apply. He thought that he had met his end when he met his true self, Sora, in the basement in the Old Mansion in Twilight Town but it was not so. Roxas continued to exist as Sora until they reached The World That Never Was and defeated Xemnas. Just as Namine had said he had not completely ceased to exist but lived on as a memory within Sora's psyche. Yet, if that was true, why did he now stand in this world too beautiful for words?
"Namine? Where are you? Namine, can you hear me?" Roxas yelled, yet all that responded to him was silence. Roxas began to feel confused.
'What's going on? I thought I was supposed to be in Sora's memory but…' Roxas began to muse until a white light began to shine before him, blinding him. In reaction, Roxas called out his 2 key-blades, Oblivion and Oathkeeper, and put himself in a defensive position, blocking out the light at the same time.
When the light faded, a young woman stood before him. Roxas stared at her, trying to determine if she was an enemy or not. The woman began to speak.
"There's no need to fear me, Roxas. I'm merely here to act as your guide." The woman said gently.
"Guide me? Guide me to where?" asked Roxas. The woman only smiled and turned her back to him pointing out into the distance.
"To Kingdom Hearts." Replied the woman. In the distance, stood a magnificent castle. The structure was almost like that of the castle in The World That Never Was except it bore the insignia of a heart with a keyhole in the middle. Roxas could not believe his eyes. The woman began to walk away a few feet but then stopped and turned.
"Please follow me. Otherwise, you might be stuck here forever." The woman joked. Roxas complied by following her. They walked for a while until they reached the massive doors. Roxas began to ask the one question that plagued his mind.
"Shouldn't I be within Sora's memories? I gained my true self when I joined Sora, didn't I?"
"Hmmm…that is true…but I suppose it was the purity of your heart that allowed you to reach Kingdom Hearts." The woman answered and opened the doors to reveal a long hall full of doors. Roxas, despite the magnificence of the hall, looked down.
"That wasn't my heart though…it was Sora's…" the woman then turned to look sadly at him but then smiled.
"Yet, you and Sora are one and the same, right? Just because you reside in darkness doesn't mean you have no heart despite being a Nobody. So cheer up." Roxas was a little surprised that she was going through the trouble to cheer him up but thanks to her encouraging words, he looked up at her and smiled.
"I guess…I guess you're right. But that still doesn't answer my question as to why I'm still here." Roxas said. The woman, still smiling, began to answer.
"Oh, that's because despite having Sora's memories. You did live a life that was separate from the one you just lived. Ah, here's the door." Roxas did not even realize that he was moving until he looked behind him to see the doors he entered through closed and at a great distance. He then focused his attention on the door. The door was normal looking, almost like that of the doors in his Dive to the Heart. The only difference was that it had a gold plaque with his name on it.
"I did? Is that even possible?" Roxas asked. The woman only nodded in response. Roxas then focused his attention to the door again. He was a little scared to open the door but then, remembering the words that spoke to him upon his Dive to the Heart, he opened it.
At that moment, everything faded to white. A few moments later, visions, memories, mere glimpses of the life he supposedly had flashed before him in his mind. One vision in particular caught his sight.
'A red moon……and a creature…what is it?' Roxas thought, before everything faded to black.
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