This is written by Blaid to explaint the past of the character Blaid Dark who will play a pivotal role in future chapters of Darkness and Light. Again, I did not write this, Blaid wrote it and gave me permission to upload this. Ending Twilight
Chapter 1 – Collapsing Light
28th February, 1:55pm; Land of Departure: Master Offices, Grand Master's Office
"You wanted to speak with me Grand Master?" asked Blaid Dark as he stepped through the Office doorway and walked up to the desk which the Grand Master sat behind.
"Welcome Blaid" smiled Xehart Light as the Grand Master saw his approach "tell me what you think of the Keyblade Wielders whom use the Darkness, radicals that reside in the Realm In-Between"
"They wield the Darkness and are incredibly dangerous in a fight, albeit they have very little knowledge of Keyblade Lore or Magic, they fight on raw instinct" answered Blaid dully and the Grand Master smiled lightly.
"You and I are the only ones out of the Librarian whom have compiled a completed guess on all these Legends, the X-Blade and the Z-Blade, the Light that was lost in the Keyblade Wars" commented Xehart as he stood from behind his desk "Kingdom Hearts must never be defiled, it's an observer that watches the competition called a Keyblade War since the first Keyblade War, when we lost our ability to pass its doors"
"It is not all out of our reach, if we were to sacrifice morals to recreate the X-Blade and Z-Blade…" started Blaid but Xehart cut him off.
"Speak softly about that and the fact you use the Darkness, I know full well that you have the traits of a Scientist however other Keyblade Wielders won't see our conversation as mere speculation, many are jealous of your power" commented Xehart as he watched his old apprentice "what news have you garnered on the new creatures of the Dark, you mentioned the Nobodies, what are they?"
"I have had Tormack scout their siblings: the Heartless, I believe that they are connected, Heartless being Darkness of a Heart taken physical form while Nobodies being their physical remnants" answered Blaid simply "like a Lingering Sentiment"
"Next week we will face those Keyblade Wielders on a battlefield, they are already preparing to get into motion, heading for the Realm of Light!" announced Xehart as he walked over towards a book case "be prepared for battle"
"As you wish" bowed Blaid as he turned to walk away.
2:35pm; Land of Departure: Master Offices, Outside Grand Master's Office
"How did it go?" asked Tormack as he leaned against the opposite wall, the sixteen year old was wearing the legendary Jumpsuit which caused Keyblade Wielders to glare at him as they passed.
"Supposedly some radical Keyblade Wielders whom use the Darkness are causing ancient hostility to breed, wonderful" scowled Blaid as he started to pace down the corridor "to think while we were chasing after Heartless, those fools were doing whatever they wanted, shows that there is always a bigger picture"
"What should I do?" asked Tormack curiously and Blaid considered before stepping towards the door to his personal office.
"Continue as you have been, I will speak to you within the week if there is to be a change of plans, now I am not to be disturbed for the rest of the day" announced Blaid as he stepped through the doorway and locked the door behind, next Blaid opened a Dark Corridor before using it to leave the world.
5:30pm; Unknown World, Beach
"Sorry I am late, Ulmia" announced Blaid as he stepped down the beach and stood next to the young lady.
"I understand and its no problem, you have certain obligations as Keyblade Master that cannot be interrupted with a normal life" sighed Ulmia as she watched her husband out of the corner of her eye "you didn't get here by use of a Keyblade Rider nor wearing your armour, did you?"
"No, I haven't worn the armour since I heard that voice, I find I have been rewarded with such an action" answered Blaid calmly as he looked out at the sea "I allowed the Darkness the trust it wanted and in return I gained control over the abilities to control Darkness, curiously it seems the Darkness didn't want to harm me as it would with other Keyblade Wielders, what could be the meaning behind that"
"I will personally look into it, I'm a well known Scientist or so my job description tends to dictate, I'm amazed myself that I got such a job" muttered Ulmia as she bit her thumb which Blaid simply smiled to.
"You deserve it, you try hard and always build on your successes and failings, you'll make it through" chuckled Blaid as he tapped her head with a gloved hand before walking along the beach which Ulmia soon followed "you have seen the Heartless?"
"I have…they seemed to communicate with me, I asked one to do something and it did as commanded within the exact limits of my command, maybe the Heartless have loyalty to those whom possess the Black Blood" pondered Ulmia before laughing with a shake of her head "to think, we're walking along a beach and talking about our jobs, some things are just so sad"
"Well, its not like we haven't spent much time around each other, I feel as though I know you well enough" smiled Blaid as he led Ulmia along the beach with a slight smile "do you have that Wedding Ring I gave you?"
"Of course, why wouldn't I wear it, didn't you say it was a family heirloom?" commented Ulmia as she looked out to sea.
"That it is" agreed Blaid with a slight smile however there was a serious glow in his eyes "don't ever lose it, it is very important, it is very important to you in the near future"
"I understand, something of protection to those close to a Keyblade Wielder, I promise that I will never let it go" reassured Ulmia and Blaid nodded as he stopped walking and looked out to sea.
"I may have to go to battle soon" commented Blaid sadly and Ulmia nodded.
"I sensed as much, you know I've had slight premonitions, the future will soon change and will be wrought in Royal Blood" winced Ulmia at her dream "you know that will either mean the sacrifice of a Princess of Heart or…the death of a Family Member of the Dark Family"
"It probably means I may use my own blood to fight the enemy, I am a Blood Mage, Blood Magic is a skill I specialise in" shrugged Blaid as he stepped towards cover and opened a Dark Corridor but not before giving Ulmia a kiss "I'll see you again soon"
4th April, 11:45am; Land of Departure: Master Offices, Blaid's Office
"Are you sure that is what the Grand Master has planned?" asked Toru as he leaned against the wall wait for Blaid's answer.
"He just might as well say it: 'A Denizen of the Dark, Any Denizen of Darkness, should be wiped off the face of existence!'" growled Blaid as he clenched his fist "its people like him that started the Keyblade Wars and the Purges"
"What shall we do about it?" asked Tormack as he watched his Cousin ponder behind the desk.
"I intend to leave the order after the war, I will take Ulmia and go into the Realm In-Between, rumours are that the Nobility of that Realm owe my family some favours" explained Blaid with a sigh "but if it's a trap I'll fight my way out of it"
7:45pm; Realm In-Between: Near Traverse Town, A Dark Temple
"To be here again" sighed Blaid as he walked up the stairs towards the top of the room with Toru close behind, looking around with interest.
"This is the place your sister was put to rest?" asked Toru curiously and Blaid nodded as he reached the top of the stairs.
"It is also the place where we shall make our stand upon arriving in the Realm In-Between, for good reason if we confirm that it is a trap, we'll see" nodded Blaid as he turned around "there is an 'Incarnate' stored here"
"An Incarnate!?" questioned Toru slightly panicked and Blaid nodded as he looked behind himself towards the doorway which led to the stairs that took the rest of the way up the tower.
"It was my sister's fate, to complete the Incarnates' mission or be sacrificed upon the doorstep of failure, she did not complete her Focus and therefore she came here to die" sighed Blaid sadly as he looked out a glass window "we all hold burdens we are forced to bare, but her Focus…was suddenly thrust upon her, she had no idea what it was until her last moments"
"We all have no idea of our destiny until our last moments" commented Toru and Blaid nodded with a short smile as he walked past his friend and down the stair whence he had came.
5th April, 11:00am; Keyblade Graveyard, Battlefield
Blaid blocked a Dark Keyblade Wielder's own blade on the edge of Gaia Bane before shrugging the Keyblade Wielder away with enough force to send his Keyblade flying out of his hand, Blaid watched the wielder slightly before nudging with his head which the Dark Keyblade Wielder nodded and fled backwards, Blaid watched as the wielder disappeared through a Dark Corridor with a smile before Blaid turned his gaze to two Keyblade Masters of the Light.
"You let him go, that proves it, you're a Denizen of the Dark!" snarled one of the Keyblade Masters and Blaid turned silently as his Keyblade dismissed itself as Blaid called on the Darkness in defence, Blaid knew that he would have to use more than his amateur abilities in the Light to face off against two Masters, why not use a power he had long since mastered.
"A Master can choose whichever element they wish to participate in, you are not the Judge or the Executioner today" answered Blaid calmly as he summoned his Keyblade however Keyblade that answered his call was the one that belonged to the dead Grand Master of the Keyblade Wielders of the Dark.
"Die Traitor!" shouted the Master on the left as he charged however Blaid disappeared and reappeared behind that Master before impaling him with graceful ease as though he were stabbing a doll, the second Master slashed at Blaid and gave him a flesh wound on the upper arm except a black substance dripped along the cut and healed the wound within a two minutes.
"Pathetic" sneered Blaid as he tilted the head to the side as his once blue eyes had become red with bloodlust and Darkness corruption, the grin of bloodlust was the last thing the Master saw before Blaid removed him of his head.