AN: I'm a new writer so please tell me where I can improve just please don't fill it with flames though,
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter and the Kingdom Hearts franchise if I did then I am the happiest man in the world.
Land of Departure
The sun is shining in the sky illuminating the castle its golden theme towers and white walls glowing, a sight that many can say breathtaking. A lone figure can be seen running though the steps leading to halls of the castle. The figure was dressed in a high collar black shirt with no sleeves and closed zipper running down in the middle, black pants, black biker gloves and boots, the only thing that seems out of place are the gold-outlined red pauldrons, kneepads and shin-guards found all over his body. This man is known as Ignis an upcoming keyblade master or should be if he isn't late for his exams.
"How the hell can I be late for my own Mastery Exams? I just hope not everybody is there yet." Ignis thought with clear panic in his thoughts
Land of Departure: Throne Room
Inside a room in the castle looked to be a massive audience chamber, with white and blue walls that had gold designs decorating them. With the floor, an earthy brown color with its own design that matched the windows. Inside the chamber are five figures.
"Where is he?" a feminine voice shouts. She wears a black and blue, high-collared halter top, two pink, intersecting belts over her chest, and black shorts. She also wears a small, segmented piece of armor on each of her upper arms. She wears what appear to be black stockings or socks on her legs which reach to about halfway up her thighs, leaving a small area of bare skin on her upper thighs. She also bears two strips of blue cloth that drape over either side of her hips, along with a smaller, white strip of cloth tied around her waist, draped in the same manner. Finally, she wears pointed, armored, silver boots with a sharp "hook" on the outer side of each. She has short blue hair and blue eyes. This girl is Aqua an upcoming keyblade trainee.
"Sleeping maybe…or still getting dressed" answers a tall young man with brown hair that reaches to the base of his neck in the back and is styled into rather messy, vertical spikes and bangs that frame his face. He has blue eyes and slightly tanned skin. He is wearing two intersecting straps over his chest, though his red ones are rather different, dropping much lower down and almost resembling criss-crossed suspenders. He wears a skintight, black, high-collared shirt, showing that he is rather muscular. His pants bear a distinct feudal Japanese style; his belt is tied like an obi-sash and he wears hakama (traditional samurai pants distinguished by the large pleats). His hakama are dark grey near the top, with several loops for his belt and two buttons, both of which are undone. The rest of the pants are tan with a small, lighter stripe of tan on the bottom hem. He wears a plain black wristband on his right arm, while his left arm is significantly more armored. This is Terra same as Aqua another upcoming keyblade trainee
"Nah…if I know him as well as I do he's running straight out of that door in 15…14…" the third cheerful voice said belonging to spiky-haired blue-eyed blond boy of age 11 or 12 wearing a jacket with collar of the jacket red and pleated. Underneath this, he wears what appears to be a grey vest with a single button and several white, angular patterns on it. He wears a third layer under this, in the form of a plain, high-necked, black shirt. He also has a chunk of dull green and grey armor on his midsection that appears to be under his vest, and another piece of armor on his left shoulder. This is Ventus or just Ven the third and youngest of the keyblade master trainees.
"If he's not here soon I don't know what will happen" a worried Aqua asks her companions while looking at the throne where two people can be seen sitting one looks as if he came right out of a story book a severe-looking old man with long, grey hair, bushy eyebrows, and a long, grey beard that parts down the middle wearing the famous, conical sorcerer's hat on his head. The hat is blue and decorated with several yellow stars and a yellow crescent moon. He wears long, billowing blue robes with sky blue lining. The insides of his robes are dark red. The whites of his eyes are quite large in comparison to his small pupils this is Master Yen Sid a sorcerer straight out of a storybook.
The other one is dressed in a white, red lined haori that has a hood, along with slightly shorter than normal, light-colored hakama. Underneath his haori, he wears a navy blue shirt with a large white X pattern on the front. He also has jagged scars over his right eye and left cheek. He also wears pieces of armor, in his case gold and black armored boots and a dull blue-green section that covers his abdomen. This second piece of armor sports the same symbol worn by his students near the top. His black hair is tied into a short, high topknot, with one bang falling off to the right side of his face. He also has a short, triangular soul patch and a mustache. This guy is known as Master Eraqus a Keyblade Master.
"5…4…3…2…1" Ventus continues counting is stopped by the sudden opening of the doors
"I'm here! Ignis reporting for Mastery Exams!" shouts the newly arrived Ignis almost slipping from the floor due to his sudden stop with the others shaking their heads in relief and exasperation
"Ah! Yes my inept of a student is late…yet again even for your own Mastery Exams it seems." Were the words that came from Yen Sid with Ignis flinching at every word? "Now that you are here we can begin the exams."
"Today you will be examined for the Mark of Mastery. This is a test of heart whether your heart is ready for the duties of a master or not. You may pass or you may not but it is time to see if the years of training have born any results. I trust you are ready?" were the words of the two master in front if Ignis
"Yes! I'm ready master." Was Ignis' determined answer earning smiles from his friends for his determination and confidence
That's just like Ignis…are all their thoughts
"Then let the examination begin!" and with a wave of his hand a barrier formed around Ignis and yet with another wave fifteen shadow heartless begins to appear "These are heartless I have caught from other worlds I believe they are best to test you." Were the emotionless words of Master Yen Sid but if you look closely worry can be seen in his face
"Then I'll beat them in no time!" was the answer of Ignis summoning his keyblade (Aestus Estus) in his hand with a flash of red and white. The keyblade has a handle about a hand and a half having no guard instead of a straight blade it has various indentations in it's a body with some shaded in black and pointed at the end. The blade has a flame-like body and design. All in all it looks like a scarlet long sword and among keyblades it is weird not having teeth of a key.
And with that he started running for the heartless destroying two in one swing of his keyblade while the other heartless begins surrounding him moving in a circular fashion. He's quick to give slashes and strikes but the little buggers were quick to dodge into the shadows, they learned from the mistakes of the others it seems attacking him then coming back into the shadows before he get hit.
"Ignis be careful! Oh! Why did Master Yen Sid allow real heartless for the exams?" asks a now nervous Aqua watching their friend surrounded by heartless he wasn't losing but he was having a hard time hitting them cleanly.
"It's because this is the only way to see his true potential Aqua." Answers Terra while looking on as Ignis finally destroyed another two heartless with an overhead slash and then proceeding to destroy three with a circular slash then it's back to dodging damn they are fast.
"How is that by putting him in danger? How's that going to show his real potential?" asks an equally nervous Ventus though his still amazed at how Ignis is moving, fast slashes that can destroy heartless in one hit maybe he'd train to be that fast in his strikes.
"Don't you remember what Master Eraqus said before? He told us the reason why Ignis is being trained by Master Yen Sid instead of him is because he's a sorcerer and a keyblade wielder" answers Terra though there is a slight jealousy and awe in his voice "That keyblade wielder like them are very rare and that they usually have a predestined mission they have to fulfill" he added still watching how Ignis is fighting with the remaining eight heartless though it can be seen that he's not even tired from the fight
"Is it really that much of a difference than us? I mean were keyblade wielder like them too right? And I can use magic too right?" asks a clueless Ventus looking at both Aqua and Terra for answers
"Sorcerers like them can use magic since birth and have a fine degree of control in magic than us but yes given time we can use their spells but we still need improve our control in magic before we could do that" answers Aqua though she looks to be quoting it from some book she read
"They also have different control to their magic allowing it to empower them and hasten their movements beyond those of normal and unlike using spells" this time Terra was the one who answered though his focus is still in the fight watching as Ignis grab a heartless in the wrists well what appear to be wrists and proceeded to strike it with his keyblade then using fast stabs taking out four heartless by surprise
"So they are basically a suped upped version of keyblade wielders?" concludes a still clueless Ventus earning a smile from the other two for his description of Ignis and Master Yen Sid suddenly an explosion of light grabs their attention back to the fight where the only one standing left is Ignis looking as if he hasn't just fought fifteen heartless
"That was a marvelous fight and performance my apprentice" Master Yen Sid says while clapping at Ignis "Now for you next trial, is Trial in Combat against me any thing is allowed but remember there are no winners," he said, "Only truths, for when powers clash, their nature is revealed. Begin!" with that he called upon magic creating what seems to be a keyblade with the guard appears to be two shooting stars. The blade is blue and decorated with stars, while the end is a crescent moon and star. The Keychain design is a crescent moon (Star Seeker)
"Sure you can still fight old man!" taunts Ignis though he has a smile in his face charging at his master with a simple yet powerful horizontal slash which was immediately blocked by a barrier and him having to dodge a retaliatory swing he switched to a different stance giving off different and quick strike everywhere but is still being blocked by the barrier for every strike while having to dodge his master's strikes Maybe that'll work?
"Whoa! They're fast!" shouts Ventus amazed at the speeds the two are moving Now I definitely want to train my strikes like that they look really cool were his thoughts watching the dodge, block, and try to hit each other
"Y-yeah! Come on Ignis you're almost there…" Aqua hoping for Ignis to pass his Mastery exams
Why aren't they using more advance magic? Were the thoughts of Terra wondering why the two sorcerers are holding back in their magical casting his answer became clear when he saw his friend's left hand glowing red and white So that's why!
Hey he may be old but he sure is fast where Ignis' thoughts let's try if he can block this! And with that he stopped his strikes and leapt back while he released his spell pointing his left hand towards his master FLARE! An explosion of heat and light suddenly hits the place where Master Yen Sid is standing but he didn't try to check it instead he began to cast another spell or in this case barrage of spells Fire! Fire! Fire! Aiming straight in the cloud of smoke while moving around it creating another set of explosion
When the smoke clears what he sees doesn't surprise Ignis though it did piss him off a little All those spells for nothing! Were his thoughts because out of the smoke came out a completely unscathed Master Yen Sid though he has a full barrier on which explains why he's completely unscathed
"You really have grown from the clueless kid you have been six years ago." Were the words of Master Yen Sid though he can't understand if it's a compliment or insult Clueless I'm not clueless he sulks? "And now you have proven to bear the Mark of Mastery, worthy to become and called a Keyblade Master" Yen Sid says with obvious pride in his voice though he doesn't hear anything beside worthy and keyblade master "Now I just hope your fellow apprentices pass their own Mastery Exams"
"Ignis Congratulations! As Master you are entitled to certain knowledge. Please wait here for further instructions" Master Eraqus finally speaks though even he has a small smile in his face
"Yeah you passed!" Aqua shouts coming to hug her friend who has just been given the title of a master with Terra and Ventus following a few steps after her
"Hehehe…Of course what do you expect I lose?" was Ignis confident answer while hugging Aqua back while Ventus also joins the hug Terra just giving him a clap in the back
"Just wait till next year and I'll catch up to you" Terra says making it clear their rivalry isn't finished even if he reached their dream first while he reached out his hand in gesture
"And I'll be waiting for that" was Ignis' answer shaking Terra's hand as a sign of promise
"Of course I'll be there too someone has to look after you guys after all" Aqua added also reaching for the connected hands laying over it
"Hey…hey! I'm not going to be left behind…just wait till it's my time and I'll show you how great of a master I'll be" Ventus cuts in also reaching for the joined hands this was the day they made their promise though they didn't see the shadow near the windows who was looking at them except for one person.
"A new master huh, He's too close to Ventus and the others, too much of a wild card" says the figure who can't be seen other than the large black cloak he is wearing "No matter darkness exist everywhere after all even in him" and with that he vanished through a corridor of darkness
(For those of you wondering what his keyblade looks like cause I know my explanation sucked /post/1531/saber-extra/that's the sword she's wielding)
