I frowned as the water around me felt cold, yet warm at the same time. I didn't need to breath, which confused me even further. I sigh and look around, seeing absolutely nothing, just blue for miles on end. "I've been having these weird thoughts lately, like is any of this for real or not?" I said, my crystal clear voice slicing through the water. A single speck floats by me. "Great… I'm talking to a speck. Won't Riku be proud." I muttered as the speck swam away. I suddenly felt myself falling, and I did, for God knows how long. I stopped about four inches above a platform, where a beautiful woman with golden hair and two mice were painting on it. I finally dropped, stretching my back as I did so. "So much to do, so little time... Take your time. Don't be afraid. The door is still shut. Now, step forward. Can you do it?" I blinked at the mysterious voice that carried on through the empty space around me. I shrugged and stepped foreword, and three trapezoidal pedestals appeared, holding a sword, staff, and shield. "If you give it form... It will give you strength. Choose well." I stared for a short while at the three objects before me, thinking hard about which to choose. Finally, I grabbed the sword, and held it in my hands, feeling the amazing power that flowed through my whole being. "The power of the warrior. Invincible courage. A sword of terrible destruction. Is this the power you seek?" I thought it over for a brief second, and cast a last glance at the two remaining objects. "Yes." I said, choosing me ultimate fate. "Your path is set." The voice said again, and the sword disappeared from my hands.
"Now, what will you give up in exchange?" The voice asked. I bit the inside of my lip, thinking for the longest time, which to give up, and which was more important. I picked up the staff and held it out in my hands. "The power of the mystic. Inner strength. A staff of wonder and ruin. You give up this power?" I nodded. The staff once again disappeared in my hands, and the voice said again: "You've chosen the power of the warrior. You've given up the power of the mystic. Is this the form you choose?"
"Yes." My voice ran out clearly. The trapezoid stones disappeared. The floor shattered and I fell down, once again. I landed on the circular floor with a portrait of a woman with short black hair and seven men around her. The sword once again appeared in my hands.
"You gained the power to fight." I tried it out, and found the sword to be very light, making my attacks swifter and stronger.
"All right! You've got it. Use this power to protect yourself and others." I blinked for a second, and suddenly weird humanoid things appeared all around me. They had round, spherical heads with circular, glowing yellow eyes. They also had two long, twisted antennae sprouting out of the top of their heads. Each of their hands had three clawed fingers, and their feet were large and lacked any discernible digits.
"There will be times you have to fight. Keep your light burning strong." I ran at the things before me, slicing through them like they were merely nothing. I seemed calm and quiet for a moment, before more appeared.
"Behind you!" I turned quickly, and jumped over the beings gracefully, landing just behind them. They looked around, confused. I smirked and thrust my sword into one, then swiped it through the rest of the group, making them all disappear as well. A dark portal appeared before me, and it drew me towards it. I went through it and found myself on yet another circular platform with multiple colors. I approach a small white door, but stopped, as if I didn't need to go through it yet. "Chosen warrior of the light, the first part of your destiny is about to begin. You shall have no regrets, and keep moving foreword. You must never look back, for if you do, you might never come back to the present. Do you accept these terms." I nodded, feeling like I had no other choice.
"Very well, just remember the closer you get to light, the stronger heart becomes. You must stay on the path of light at all costs! Don't be afraid. You hold the mightiest weapon of all." A black circle once again engulfed me, but I didn't struggle, and just listened to the voice, that now seemed to be caressing me. "So don't forget: You are the one who has the power to command the others to open the door. You are the Queen of Heart."
