Sora battled with this dark version of himself with great difficulty, its random pattern of attacking throwing him off guard. The thing was like a wild animal, darting around him and clawing at him. It grabbed at the Keyblade and Sora took his chance, kicking at it and sending it sprawling away.

"You call this taming the darkness in your heart? Fight like you mean it!" Oblivion cried, startling Sora with her sudden burst of anger, but it got him moving. As the dark Sora got back on its feet and struck again, Sora met its attack with one of his own. What was at first a somewhat hesitant back and forth between the two became a whirlwind of flashing steel and black claws. Sora growled in defiance of his dark, ever silent foe, and quickly gained the upper hand, causing it to back away until it came dangerously close to the edge of the platform. Seeming to notice this, it began to lash out with incredible ferocity, a cornered beast.

"Strike, now!" the girl cried, and Sora obeyed, parrying one of his Heartless' blows to knock it off balance. He planted a foot just in front of his Heartless and brought his Keyblade up in a powerful uppercut slash, catching it from the hip and bringing it across its torso diagonally. The force of the strike lifted the being off the ground, and sent it falling back over the edge as Sora watched. As it faded away into the darkness, Sora held the Keyblade over his shoulder, a grim but victorious look on his face.

"How was that?" he asked the girl, but was answered instead by a male voice behind him.

"Pretty good, but you've still got a ways to go before you'll be ready."

Sora turned and looked upon the boy who now stood in the center of the platform, his arms crossed and a smirk on his face. Sora had to admit that he looked…familiar. Sora kept his stance and said, "Yeah? Ready for what?"

"You'll know soon enough."

"And who are you?"

"No one in particular, but it doesn't matter who I am. Time to wake up."

"Wake up? What are you…"Sora started but was unable to finish his sentence, as he felt himself, for the second time that day, become weightless before he was bathed in an intense light.

Soras Room

Sora woke with a start, sitting up violently and panting. "That was all a dream?" he thought, looking around the dark room. He thought it must have been a dream, but it wasn't the only time he'd had one like that. Still…he kind of hoped it was a dream either way. After a moment of looking around, he noticed someone was sitting not far away, and he jumped.

"Light? Is that you?"

"Of course," came her emotionless reply, "Who else would it be?" Sora smirked and said, "Good point. So what happened?" And so, Light told him everything that had happened after he had collapsed, including how she and the others had explained to Kid and his partners who they were and what they were doing here. After a few moments, Light said, "You were out for quite a while…are you all right?" And so, Sora had his turn to explain the dream he had had, including how he had fought his Heartless self and the dark girl he had faced.

"Oblivion."

"What?"

"Her name. She is the manifestation of Oblivion, a Keyblade of darkness, and therefore she is called Oblivion."

"Then…why aren't you called Kingdom Key?" Sora asked, not knowing exactly how stupid his question sounded. Light sighed and said, "That would just sound…ridiculous is why. Since I'm a Keyblade of light, I am Light." Sora nodded and said, "Okay…so if you know who the girl was, then who was that boy? He seemed to know me and…for some reason…I think I know him too." For this, Light seemed to have no answer, and Sora looked up to her and said, "Light? Do you know?"

"No," she lied, looking away from him so he wouldn't see it in her eyes, "I don't know who the boy is Sora…I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry, Light. It's not your fault you don't know," Sora said, yawning, "I think I'm going to go back to sleep…though I guess I shouldn't be tired with all the time I've spent asleep today, huh? And with that, Sora was laying back down, and within moments he could be heard snoring lightly. Light smiled and whispered, "He's a sweetheart…" before leaning in and kissing his forehead, all while Oblivion protested through their connection to Soras heart.

"I told you not to get attached."

Death City

Stein hacked his way through yet another group of Heartless, the scythe in his hand cutting through them like a hot knife through butter. As he clicked the butt of the scythe on the ground, a red haired man appeared on the surface of the blade and said, "Man, these things just keep coming. Will there be an end to them, do you think?" Stein merely lit a cigarette and said, "All things must come to an end eventually, senpai."

"Yeah, but don't forget that that applies to us as well."

"Of course," Stein said, tightening his grip on the scythe and swinging at the Heartless forming before him, his stitched lab coat flying out behind him.

Medusa's Lair

Medusa stared at the man standing before her, a scowl on her face. She was sitting before a crystal ball, her body suspended on an arrow shaped tail that she had adapted onto the Organization cloak she had been given. The man, Xigbar, was sitting on the opposite side of the crystal, sipping on a cup of tea, something she knew he was doing just to annoy her. She felt it the temptation to kill him growing with every passing second. Time and Space stood behind him to either side, saying nothing.

"So I take it that those Heartless you sent out to the desert today were…unsuccessful?" he asked with a smirk, putting the now empty cup down beside him. Medusa's scowl deepened and she said, "Obviously. You say that these things are attracted to the darkness that resides within souls."

"Hearts."

"Whatever. My point is that no matter how many Heartless I have at my disposal, none of them seem strong enough to fight, let alone help me free Asura."

"What about that wolf man and that cute little Witch?"
"Pah! Eruka, cute? My don't you have some strange tastes. But they are doing as I planned, and Crona is ready as well…despite his being a failed experiment. But no matter about that. At the rate these Heartless are coming, my original plan won't be able to go forward anyway. What's so funny?"

Across from her, Xigbar had begun to chuckle, and when he confronted about it he said, "Oh, nothing you'd bother to care about. You just sounded like someone who used to be in the Organization." Then, he stood and said, "Listen, I've got some errands to run, sweet cheeks, but I'll be back. And don't worry about the Heartless: you're a scientist ain't ya? You'll figure it out." As he walked away, a Corridor opening before him, a Vector Arrow flew past his head, grazing his cheek. He smirked before disappearing along with the twins.

"Ingrate," Medusa said coldly, staring after where he had just been, and then sighing in defeat when she noticed that some of those smaller "Shadows" appeared. As she watched them darting to and fro toward her, she noticed the way their skin was inky black, and the way their eyes glowed an eerie yellow, and it reminded her of something. With a sly smile, she began to form her plan.

Sorry for the long time update college has been a flurry of activity. I'll try to be quicker *cough* Wolf *cough*