General Disclaimer: I don't really own anything save for the OC, so yeah...
So, things happened. That's all I will say on the matter.
Asigl
Her mind was on the woman, Fenrir, instead of watching Terra and Ventus practice spells against the targets in the training area. Aqua was curious about the new arrival to the Land of Departure. Fenrir had definitely left an impression during her first few moments awake. Her hand slid up to her neck, the feeling of the woman's arm was still there.
"Aqua… Aqua!" She was shaken from her thoughts as Ventus shook her shoulder slightly to gain her attention, crystal blue eyes looking at her concerned from under his dirty blond hair. "You ok? It's not like you to zone out there."
"Sorry. I guess I was lost in thought." Aqua replied to the younger boy, giving him a smile to reassure him that she was alright.
"It's about that woman isn't it?" Terra asked from his position next to Ventus, a hand resting on his hip as he looked down at her with a concerned look. Aqua gave a nod in return, causing Ventus to scratch his head.
"Woman? What woman?" Ventus asked as he glanced between the two.
"A woman arrived last night, Master Eraqus and I helped her." Aqua replied as Ventus frowned.
"Why didn't I hear about this?"
"Because you were sleeping Ven." Terra replied, ruffling Ventus' hair with his hand as he was swatted at. Aqua chuckled at the antics of the two, watching Terra fulfill his role as Ventus' 'big brother'. They were family to her, Terra, Ven, and even Master Eraqus. Aqua's smile twitched slightly as she thought of the new face on her world, Fenrir.
"Aqua!" Ventus called out again causing her to jump slightly and apologize. "What's with you? I mean, sure it's pretty rare for someone to just show up outta nowhere. But it's not that strange is it?"
"I don't know Ven, something tells me this is more then what it seems." Terra said to the younger boy as he crossed his arms before him.
"She fell from the sky…" Aqua said quietly, causing the two to look to her. She was silent for a moment more before adding in, "and there was something about her, it was almost familiar. Like she was the same, yet not the same."
Terra shared a look with Aqua as she met his eyes, he frowned slightly.
"Do you think she can use one?" Aqua gave a hesitant nod, Ventus looked between the two, not following.
"Use what? What are you guys talking about?"
"A keyblade Ven, I think she can use a keyblade like we can."
"I see, your home sounds like a very unique place." Master Eraqus said as he stroked his chin, taking in all that Fenrir had told him. She was a hunter, one of several in her clan who went out on contracts for whatever was required be it gathering materials from the wild, or hunting large beasts that threatened villages. Her world did not sound familiar however, such a dangerous world couldn't exist in the realm of light. Could it?
"Do you know how I can get back home, Master Eraqus?" Fenrir asked, silver eyes looking up in question. Eraqus gave a small shake of his head.
"I am unsure Fenrir. Your arrival was unique, it is not often that someone falls from the sky after all." He replied, and Fenrir looked away towards the door. "Do you recall anything about your arrival? How you managed to find your way here?"
"All I can remember, was heat. Then I was falling in the darkness." Fenrir looks back up at Eraqus, "there was a light, a platform of some kind. I fell through one then landed on another."
Eraqus watched as she moved her hand up to her shoulder during her explanation. "It all happened so fast, like a dream."
Master Eraqus remained silent as he turned to the door in a half pace, his arms crossed in thought. The platform she described, it was possible that was her awakening. If this was true, then her latent powers must have saved her from whatever was happening to her. The question of who had given her the ability to wield the keyblade was still a mystery. Yet, perhaps with this awakening from her dive into the heart, he could set her on a proper path. She had potential, and experience wielding a weapon. What Fenrir required now was guidance, and perhaps the keyblade knew to send her here for it.
"Fenrir, I do not believe this was simply coincidence that you arrived here." Eraqus began, turning back to her with a small smile. "I believe that fate has sent you here in order to learn how to control your new abilities. The mark of the keyblade is plainly etched upon your heart for me to see, and I believe it was what saved you from whatever fate you were to suffer."
"So I was supposed to come here?"
"It appears so." Eraqus gave a small nod. He would train her alongside his other pupils, and set her on a path of light. "Fenrir, I would ask that you stay here in the Land of Departure and learn the way of the keyblade. Once you have done so, you will be able to return to your home and protect it from anything that may threaten it. It is a great responsibility to wield a keyblade. Wielders of the keyblade help to keep the balance between the light and the darkness, and keep the many worlds safe from those who would wish harm."
He waited patiently as Fenrir seemed to think it over, biting at her lip slightly as her eyes seemed to dart in thought. He was asking her to stay, to stay and train instead of returning home, her stomach churned with the thought. Something bad had happened, this she knew. The thought was pressing at the barrier of fog in her mind unable to reach her, but the feeling went though. Fenrir opened her mouth to express her concern when a rumbling growl came from her stomach and her argument seemed to die on her tongue, or rather in her stomach. Her cheeks darkened as she clutched her stomach, Eraqus letting out a small chuckle.
"Perhaps a meal is in order first." He said with a small smile, and she gave a weak nod in return. There was plenty of time to begin her training, Eraqus thought as he guided Fenrir to the kitchen in the castle as well as pointing out various parts of the castle along the way. Still, he placed a hand on his chin as he watched Fenrir eat, her appearance felt like an omen. A brief thought of postponing Terra and Aqua's mastery test passed through his mind, and was discarded. Those two were ready to be tested, even looking forward to it, he wouldn't deprive them of the opportunity to become a Master.
"Master Eraqus?" He was pulled from his thoughts and surveyed the kitchen and the lack of food. Silently he was grateful for the old magic of the castle as he eyed the number of plates that seemed to sit empty, Fenrir would certainly give the four of them a run for their Munny in food otherwise.
A star streaked by the similarly shaped window as Master Yen Sid stroked his beard in thought. Recently there has been a rash of incidents on several worlds, beings of darkness that have begun to spread through mysterious means. More recently however, was another issue at hand.
"If what you say is true, then this indeed is a troubling predicament that we have been forced in to." Master Yen Sid spoke to the ornate mirror standing upon his desk.
"Way to state the obvious, old man…" Muttered a young girl as she crossed her arms over her chest, the skull shaped charms in her hair and on her clothing catching the light.
"Yami please, now is not the time to be rude!" A whimsical like voice chastised from the mirror. A throat was cleared and Master Yen Sid shifted his gaze to the mirror once more. The light flashed across the mirrors surface as a dark figure with a skull shaped mask stared back at him. "As I was saying, these issues that are popping up are becoming more and more frequent. It's not exactly in our best intentions to simply let it linger."
"I agree." Master Yen Sid replied to the figure as he gestured with a hand. "Recent events have certainly spun the knowledge even I once trusted in to a whirling eddy of doubt. These beings of darkness- these Unversed- are spreading across the Realm of Light at a troubling pace. But never would I have imagined that another realm was in danger due to it."
"Quite indeed, Master Yen Sid. Normally the two realms remain separate, and what you know as the Realm of Darkness is slightly more than it appears. True, there is the negative space within the core, however worlds do exist outside this core, just beyond the border where we sit. Since the Realms rely on the continuation of Balance, what happens in one Realm will inevitably create an impact on the other." The figure responded with a bob of the head. " As the Realm of Light has gained an influx of darkness, so too has the Realm of Dark received an influx of light. These beings hold no true regard for the darkness here, believing in a more substantial order then most. Shadeless, those without shadow as it were."
"Still, one must assume that then you as well have the means to combat this threat. Why come to me and reveal this, Master Death?" The skull face of Death bowed forward slightly as though in thought.
"I normally would agree, however I have lost contact with the other Masters of Dark. I myself am bound to my world, I can not leave it unattended. Even with my academy that specializes in hunting threats to the world, they are ill equipped for this endeavor." The black eyes of the mask shifted back up to gaze at Master Yen Sid. "But there is hope yet. I'm sure you have witnessed it already."
Master Yen Sid reflected on this, but said nothing, stroking his beard in contemplation. Death continued after a moment, voicing the solution at hand. "A keyblade wielder has crossed the barrier between Realms. They come from a world that while situated here, in the Realm of Dark, has good hearted people. It was also the last world that I know of that held a Master of the Keyblade."
"This same wielder could be the problem here in the Realm of Light. Are you certain they have good intentions within them?"
"I can't say exactly, but if it's who I think it is, then She can be trusted. The man who raised her, certainly passed along his kind heart as well." Death replied with certainty, Master Yen Sid nodding slightly in return. "Balance must be upheld Master Yen Sid, it is our duty as Masters to ensure this balance remains between the Realms."
"Indeed." Master Yen Sid began, leaning back in to his chair as he saw the young girl Yami fidget again in annoyance."Still, what could have brought her here? Was there trouble on her world?"
"I can't say at the moment, as I have yet to receive word from an old friend there." Death replied with an exaggerated shrug as two large blocky hands popped out of nowhere from his robe. "Perhaps she simply followed the light within her heart."
