Chapter Three: Training Begins
Draco woke up to a beautiful sunny morning though he hadn't had the best night's sleep; he had a nightmare overnight. He had dreamed that he was standing in a room and several people were lying in the room, presumably dead, as he looked around the room he saw Xonic.
However something was wrong he looked as if he was possessed then Draco saw a person in a black and white cloak saying "That's right, kill them all!" Xonic then turned towards Draco.
"No… this can't be happening" to himself as Xonic lunged at Draco but Draco couldn't move and just as he hit he woke up, clutching his chest in pain. He got up still terrified from the dream and remembered that Xonic had agreed to train him in fighting and magic.
He pulled on his favourite dragon shirt and blue jeans and walked downstairs to have breakfast, as he sat down he noticed that his family was still a bit shaken up from last night but reassured them that everything would be ok. He walked outside where funnily enough Xonic was waiting.
"Good morning Draco, I trust we had a good night's sleep?" Xonic greeted Draco.
"Not really Xonic, I had a terrible dream last night" Draco replied.
"Would you like to tell me about it?" Xonic asked. Draco told Xonic about the dream he had and after he finished explaining Xonic stood there in silence.
"What, what's wrong?" Draco asked.
Xonic looked at Draco and said "No, it's nothing come on, we're behind schedule" Xonic said.
"Where are we going?" Draco asked.
"To the sandlot, I definitely think there will be enough room there to train". They both boarded the train and the train began to speed off towards the Market District.
As the train sped on towards the Market District, Draco and Xonic made themselves comfortable and Draco asked curiously "So Xonic you said that 'we' are some of the new keyblade masters, so I'm guessing that you are a Keyblade Master as well?"
Xonic looked at Draco and said, "Yes, indeed I am" and stretched out his arm and a Keyblade appeared in his hand. Draco looked at the blade closely, it was the same colour as the sky in Twilight Town, as it had sunset colours on it such as orange and red and it also had black and white mixed in.
"My Keyblade's name is 'Twilight Mystery' as it has the word 'Mystery' engraved and it is the colour Twilight Town's sky, not the most original name I know" Xonic said sarcastically.
"Eh, my keyblade's name is Absolution but I didn't make it up, a voice in my head said it's name when I acquired it, I'm guessing I heard the voice because of my psychic abilities when wielding it" Draco said.
"Ah so it must have been your inner warrior that spoke to you, but never mind that now we're here" Xonic said. The train stopped at the station, they got off and headed towards the Sandlot, the place was empty except for the odd bird or two, which made it perfect for training. As they approached they saw that Roxas was waiting for them.
"Hey guys what took you so long?" Roxas asked in a mocking, yet humourous tone.
"I had to explain a few things to Draco here" Xonic replied. "Ok then, let's start" he added, "Draco, Roxas will be your dueling partner," he finished explaining.
Draco turned to face Roxas, Roxas pulled out the Oathkeeper saying "Ok Draco don't hold back!" Draco summoned his Keyblade and they were ready to fight. Over the course of the day Xonic taught Draco various techniques such as how to catch an enemy off guard, and also how to break through an enemy's defenses, and Draco mastered every one of them.
Then they trained with Roxas using both his Keyblades and still Draco learnt quickly and was able to deflect a lot of Roxas's hits "Good Draco, you are doing quite well" Xonic commented.
"Well I'm a quick study" Draco replied.
"Don't I know it" Xonic said in a soft tone before laughing. "Well here comes your first test, I want you to see if you can beat Roxas" Xonic explained to Draco.
"Well Draco, don't expect me to hold back!" Roxas said confidently.
"Don't expect me to either" Draco replied also in a confident manner.
"Ready… Go!" Xonic shouted. They both rushed at each other exchanging blows, even in midair, the match on with both sides refusing to give up, eventually Draco found a hole in Roxas's defenses and did a final 3-hit blow to claim victory.
Roxas landed breathing heavily "Wow… hardly anyone's been able to defeat me" Roxas complimented Draco.
"Thanks Roxas you put up a good fight too" Draco replied.
"Well I think that's enough for today" Xonic said, "Roxas go on home there's one more thing I need to teach Draco" Xonic said to Roxas.
"Ok then, see ya later Draco!" Roxas said to Draco.
"Thanks Roxas, you too" Draco replied.
When Roxas left Xonic turned towards Draco and said, "Ok then before we start…" Xonic said and then muttered a few words and suddenly Draco felt re-energized again.
"Ok then" Xonic said looking at Draco "Now I am going to teach you all of the magic that I know and they will benefit you in more ways than one" He added,
"How so?" Draco asked with some curiousity.
"You'll see" Xonic replied with a grin.
"Ok First off I'm going to teach you how to command the element of light" Xonic told Draco.
"Ok then" he said as they started.
"Right now first and this is one of the most important parts, I need you to picture the element you want to control, in this case light it's not hard just maybe think of a time you have seen it". Draco went through his memories and thought of the time he had seen the light after nearly being consumed by the heartless.
"Right now repeat after me and make sure you say it loud and clear: Rutilus Lux Lucis!" Draco repeated these words and suddenly a pair of Burst Handguns appeared in his hands, he recognized them as his but they were now a silvery white instead of black like they were before.
"Congratulations Draco you have summoned your first elemental weapons!" Xonic congratulated Draco.
"Elemental Weapons?" Draco asked in some confusion.
"Yes Draco, you see I have seen that you are proficient with various firearms, and I'm sure that your keyblade knows this as well, so each time you master an element you gain a new weapon imbued with the power of that element" Xonic explained.
"So If I master more elements…" Draco started.
"You'll receive more weapons at your disposal and that is not all, if you concentrate really hard on that element you'll perform an 'elemental limit', a move that enhances the power of your element and cause great damage to your enemies, however the move changes with the element" Xonic finished for Draco.
"Now, I want you to perform an elemental limit with the weapons you have gained, and don't worry about injuring me or yourself I have already cast a spell that protects us from harm" Xonic explained to Draco.
"Alright then… " Draco said, he concentrated really hard seeing light becoming a powerful force then two words came to him and he pointed his guns in the air and shouted "Meteor Shower!"
His handguns glowed then shots several bullets, as they sped upwards they split into several beams of lights and came crashing down narrowly missing both him and Xonic.
Afterwards Draco said "Wow…" and knelt down because he felt like a big chunk of his energy had been used.
"Yes Draco, these elemental limits do require a lot of energy" Xonic began to say. "Also one thing I must point out, when you wield Absolution, you can use all the elements you have learned and their elemental limits but be warned that using them while wielding Absolution requires a lot more energy, a lot more. So it is wise to use your elemental limits only when wielding the required weapon" Xonic finished
"Ok then, I'll keep that in mind" Draco replied.
Xonic then handed Draco a letter "What's this for?" Draco asked.
"That is a list of all the elements I have learned over the years, learn them as you see fit but don't overdo it, anyway I'll see you here tomorrow" Xonic explained.
"What for?" Draco asked.
"For your final test" Xonic replied as he walked away.
Draco went back to Sunset Terrace, but he did not go straight home, he walked into the abandoned subway and found a room large enough to practice in. He opened the letter and saw a list of elements along with the casting words as follows:
Light: Rutilus Lux Lucis (Shining Light)
Fire: Ingneus Incendia (Burning Fire)
Ice: Gelidus Glacies (Freezing Ice)
Wind: Turbo Ventus (Tornado Wind)
Gravity: Contricio Sepulchrum (Crushing Gravity)
Thunder: Levitas Tempestas (Lightning Storm)
Earth: Matris Terra (Mother Earth)
Flare: Rabidus Flare (Raging Flare)
Darkness: Oblivio Obscurum (Oblivion Darkness)
Reflect: Pondero Obex (Reflect Barrier)
He got into position and started to practice with the various elements and as he did he gained more and more weapons after several hours of practice he had gained the following weapons:
Fire Pistols
Ice Sub-Machine Guns
Wind Crossbow
Gravity Grenade Launcher
Thunder Rifle
Earth Shotgun
Flare Samurai Swords
Dark Chaingun
And also learned how to create a magical barrier
After training for many hours he was exhausted so he packed up his things and went home, when he went inside his sister saw him and said "Oh Draco, your friend Roxas is upstairs in your room waiting for you".
"Thanks sis" Draco said walking up to his room and saw Roxas.
"Hey Draco, heard you learned a bit of magic while I was gone" Roxas commented.
"Yeah, and I even got some new weapons too" Draco replied showing Roxas all his weapons.
"Wow that's quite an arsenal of weapons you got there" Roxas commented.
"Thanks Roxas" Draco replied.
"Well you better get some good rest I heard that you are performing your final test tomorrow" Roxas suggested.
"Yeah I better, anyway see you later Roxas" Draco said "You too" Roxas replied as he headed back downstairs.
Draco went to sleep after having dinner, but all was not well that night, he had the same dream again and woke up the next morning in another cold sweat. "Why am I having this dream, is my keyblade trying to tell me something?" He wondered. He decided not to think about it, put on his clothes and went downstairs ready to take on whatever test Xonic had set for him.