Prologue: Kingdom Hearts
Jasmine Montalvo slowly opened her eyes to find herself in a white void with only a big white door with gold inscriptions.
Standing near the door was a boy with a mask on.
Dark brown eyes widened. Vanitas…!
He held his hand out to the brunette girl before the scenery changed into Castle Oblivion's hallways.
She looked around before she turned around to see a cloud of darkness heading towards her.
She started running instantly before it eventually caught up to her until she was falling through an ocean sea.
She slowly opened her eyes before she landed onto something before birds flew from it, revealing a glass platform.
The platform had a sleeping Sora at the Destiny Islands, holding the Kingdom Key in his hand. The pillar was shaded in mixtures of blue and light blue. The inner circle of emblems contained stylized Fleur-de-lis while the outer circle of emblems had black crowns.
Jasmine looked around.
"So much to do, so little time… Take your time. Don't be afraid."
Jasmine looked up in surprise. That voice was strangely familiar…
"The door is still shut. Now, step forward. Can you do it?"
Jasmine slowly made her way to the center of the platform.
Then, a pedestal appeared with a shield.
"Power sleeps within you."
Another one appeared with a staff.
"If you give it form…"
Finally, a pedestal appeared with a sword.
"It will give you strength. Choose well."
She made her way to the pedestal with the shield before picking it up.
"The power of the guardian. Kindness to aid friends. A shield to repel all. Is this the power you seek?"
Jasmine nodded, making the shield disappear.
"Your path is set. Now, what will you give up in exchange?"
Jasmine glanced at the two pedestals to see the sword and the staff.
She got off the pedestal before she ran to the sword, picking it up.
"The power of the warrior. Invincible courage. A sword of terrible destruction. You give up this power?"
Jasmine nodded, making the sword disappear as well.
"You've chosen the power of the guardian. You've given up the power of the warrior. Is this the form you choose?"
She nodded, making all the pedestals crash to the ground.
Jasmine looked around to see the platform shatter to pieces, making her fall.
As she was falling, she noticed another platform that she was about to land on.
The next platform had a sleeping Riku in the darkness, holding Soul Eater at the Destiny Islands. The platform was a mixture of yellow and blue with stylized Fleur-de-lis in the inner circle of emblems while the outer circle had black symbols of the Heartless.
A Keyblade suddenly appeared in her hand.
It was partially purple and partially blue with the kanji form of hope as the teeth. The handle is composed with blue angel wings on one side and purple wings on the others side, and there was chains with the same color theme, except it was missing a keychain.
"You've gained the power to fight."
Dark brown eyes stared at the Keyblade in surprise.
"Hope's Trust…"
That must be the Keyblade's name…
"This Keyblade is different from others. It is a special Keyblade. A Keyblade only you can use..."
Jasmine silently stared at her Keyblade.
It was special?
"There will be times you have to fight. Keep your light burning strong."
Jasmine noticed a small group of Heartless surrounding her.
She quickly dodged to the right when one of the Heartless, Shadows, charged towards her before she attacked them with her Keyblade.
When she defeated one of them, the others disappeared.
"Behind you!" The voice sounded frantic, as if it was scared…
Jasmine quickly turned around to see a Shadow sneaking up behind her before she jumped back and charged at it once it was in her sights.
Then, the whole platform had spots of darkness on it. It appeared underneath her feet, making her fall into it.
She reached her hand out to anyone, hoping someone would get her away from this darkness…
It eventually surrounded her until she found herself on another platform.
The third platform had a sleeping Kairi at Radiant Garden. The platform was in a shade of light pink and light purple. In the inner circle of emblems were stylized Fleur-de-lis while the outer circle had flowers.
Jasmine looked around to see a brown door.
"Be careful. Beyond that door lies a completely different world. But don't be afraid."
She slowly walked to the door before she stopped.
"Don't stop walking…"
Jasmine took a couple steps closer to the door, putting her hands on the handles.
Jasmine silently stared before she signed, slowly opening the door, making her flinch at the bright light.
She found herself in Twilight Town.
Jasmine was near the haunted mansion.
"Hold on. The door won't open just yet. First, tell me more about yourself."
She noticed Naminé standing in front of her.
"…Naminé?" Jasmine silently stared at her.
"What is it that you're so afraid of?" Naminé asked with a distant gaze.
She paused before she looked down. "…Losing something that's important." When she looked up, the blond-haired girl disappeared.
She got near the ramp of the train station to see Xion standing before her.
"Xion…"
"What is the one thing you care about more than anyone else?" Xion asked with an unreadable expression.
"…My closest friends." Once she answered, the black-haired girl disappeared.
She ran to the train station to see a familiar boy.
"Roxas…" Jasmine softly murmured.
"What is it that you wish for?" Roxas quietly asked.
"I…" Jasmine signed. "I wish to protect my friends."
And just like the others, the blond-haired boy disappeared as well.
"You're afraid of losing something that's important. You care about your closest friends. You wish to protect your friends. Your adventure begins at dawn. As long as the sun is shining, your journey should be a pleasant one."
Jasmine was silent. This was the choice that she decided to make.
"The day you will help open the door is both far off and very near."
She was on another platform.
The platform had a sleeping Vanitas at the Keyblade Graveyard with abandoned Keyblades, holding his Keyblade, Void Gear. There were two shades of blue with red in the outer circle. The inner circle of emblems had χ-blade and the Void Gear while the outer circle had Unversed emblems that were black.
She walked to the center of the platform to see more Heartless appear, making her Keyblade flash into existence in her hand.
She was being surrounded by many Heartless but she made sure to keep an eye on all of them. She didn't let any of them catch her off guard. Once she defeated them, she turned around to see glass stained steps appear.
Jasmine silently stared before going up the stairs.
The next platform had a sleeping Ventus at the Keyblade Graveyard, holding his Keyblade, Wayward Wind. There were two different shades of green. In the inner circle of emblems was colorful Wayfinders while the outer circle had the Mark of Mastery emblems.
She quietly walked to the center of the platform.
"The closer you get to light, the greater your shadow becomes."
Jasmine looked over her shoulder to see her shadow becoming bigger.
Her shadow literally phases out of the floor while Jasmine stared at it with wide eyes.
"But don't be afraid. And don't forget…"
In front of her was the Heartless known as Darkside.
She looked over her shoulder to see that the stairs were gone before she slowly stared at the Darkside.
The brunette girl slowly held her hand out. In a flash of blue and purple light, Hope's Trust appeared in her hand.
She quickly moved to the side when its fist punched the platform, causing a spiral of darkness to form.
Shadows began to appear in the vortex.
Jasmine got rid of all of the Shadows by the time the Darkside removed its hand.
She attached one of its hands while dodging its attacks.
Jasmine jumped back before her Keyblade disappeared.
It landed both of its hands into the platform, making her fall down.
Dark brown eyes widened when the platform she was sitting on had a vortex of darkness on it.
"—But don't be afraid." More darkness surrounded her. "You hold the mightiest weapon of all." Jasmine tried to reach for anything to get out of this darkness. "So don't forget:" Jasmine's eyes widened as the darkness completely surrounded her. "You are the one who will help open the door."
Lately, I've been having these weird dreams… Like…is any of this for real…or not?
I have been thinking of doing this for awhile now. I just didn't know if I'm ready... I hope all of you like my prologue for Kingdom Hearts.
Disclaimer: I only own Jasmine.