Sorry it took me so long to post. I have no internet at home and school has been canceled the past week. Enjoy
As Terra and I got to the mysterious world, where we assumed Yen Sid lived, a small mouse came out of the tower. He wielded a dark blue Keyblade with embellishments of stars and moons. The mouse took out a strange star shaped object, said Alakazam; and was shot from the world. I tilted my head to the side as this all happened. Terra wasn't phased however. The two of searched around the area making sure it was safe. A number of Unversed appeared before us and we quickly took them out.
I looked over at Terra, who seemed to be having trouble standing up. I wrapped my arm around his waist and helped him towards the doors of the large tower before us. All this traveling must be taking a toll on him. We should find a place to rest soon. He smiled at me before having to act like the big strong man and moved away, not showing his exhaustion. I sighed but followed Terra into the tower and up the stairs.
At the top of the stairs was a door that lead us to a room with large star and moon shaped windows. Standing in front of those windows was a elderly man. Beside me, Terra straightened and addressed the master. Yen Sid turned towards us.
"My name is Terra," my friends introduced, "and this is Livia."
"It is an honor to meet you, sir." I replied.
"Yes. Eraqus's pupils." The master moved towards his desk. "I've been expecting you. It is the Unversed."
I nodded, "Yes, Master, We thought it best to seek the counsel of one wiser than ourselves."
Yen Sid looked harshly at us stating he was no longer a master.
"But sir wasn't that your pupil we passed on the way in?" Terra questioned.
"You refer to Mickey. He, too, sought guidance here. As a king, he is good and kind. But the weight of a crown has not cured him of impetuousness. He left with an object whose power he does not understand nor know how to control. Mickey imagines my Star Shard will be of help in his current quest. And, like you, he is eager to use his Keyblade to set things right." He retorted.
Terra hung his head, "I'm not even sure what's wrong."
I grabbed hold of his hand, "Master Xehanort is missing…and now we've just learned there's a masked boy who is controlling the loose Unversed."
Yen Sid then told us to think that maybe Master Xehanort was connected to the Unversed, and that the best thing for us to do would be to find him. We nodded before leaving the old master to his thoughts. Terra and I were once again lost with no lead to go on. I rested my armored head on his armored back. Suddenly the glider jolted and we speed past many worlds.
"Terra, where are we going?" I asked.
"Master Xehanort wants me to find him."
I looked at him confused not that he could tell because of the helmet, "When did he say this?"
"You didn't hear him." I shook my head. "He told me to come see him. Trust me"
"I do trust you." I replied laying my head back onto his back.
When we arrived at the world, I noticed how barren it was. We circled around until Terra spotted the Master waiting for us. Terra landed us near him, releasing our armor and his glider.
"I have been to other worlds. I know all about the things you've done. I just don't understand why." Terra told him.
The master looked down at the barren ground, "Someone had to safeguard the light…from the demon I unleashed. You must know about the boy by now, the one in the mask." Xehanort looked off towards the desert below us. "His name is Vanitas, a creature of pure darkness. One of my making."
"You mean he came from you?" I asked.
He shook his head, "He came from Ventus."
"Ven?" Terra questioned.
"Yes. Vanitas is the darkness that was inside your friends." Terra and I gasped. "It was an accident. While training with me, Ventus succumbed to darkness, and there was but one way to save him-strip that part of him away. And thus Vanitas was made. In the process, I damaged Ventus's heart in the most horrific way. So I did what I felt was right, and left him with Eraqus. I knew the boy could not stay with me, the man who did him such grievous harm."
There seemed to be something off about his story, but I kept quiet. Terra told him that he shouldn't blame himself for what happened. The story did explain a few things though.
Terra, Aqua and Livia trained at the top of the main foyer of the castle. They all stopped when they heard the doors open. Livia ran over to the railing to get a better look at the older man and the young boy that had entered their domain. Master Eraqus lead the older man away leaving the poor boy by himself.
"Is the boy okay?" Aqua asked.
Livia looked down at him, "I'll go check." She backed up before running towards the ledge and flipping over it.
The young boy looked at her shocked and Terra followed her down but he used the stairs. The boy's face quickly went back to the way it was before. Livia got in his face bending down to his height.
"I'm Livia, and this is my friend Terra. What's your name?"
"Ventus," he sighed out.
"Oh good you can talk. Aqua, c'mere."
Aqua smiled and ran down the stairs. She introduced herself. Terra then started to ask him all these questions. Livia tried to stop him but the screaming of the young newcomer did that for her. Ventus fell to his knees.
Livia went up to him and tried to calm him down. The masters then came back into the room asking what had happened. Master Eraqus explained to us that Ventus didn't have a memory.
"So why is Vanitas still free?" I asked.
"Well I did my best to contain him the moment he emerged, but…" Xehanort began.
"He managed to escape." Terra finished.
I scoffed at the thought. A Keyblade master should be able to take down this creature.
"Vanitas uses the Keyblade to sow seeds of darkness. And now, you – the worlds teem with his ghastly underlings," Xehanort stated. "He has no control over the darkness in his heart. The Keyblade is not his to bear. He is an abomination beyond hope of salvation. Lend me your strength, Terra. Right the wrong I have wrought."
Terra became thoughtful, "But I don't know where to find him."
"What I can tell you about Vanitas amounts to this – his darkness is drawn to the light, which he seeks to disrupt…and then destroy. It stands to reason that he will strike next in the city of light, Radiant Garden." He told him.
I really didn't like being ignored by the two of them. Something was defiantly wrong. I was going to have to find out what is. For now, I would follow Terra, and help him end the life of this darkness filled boy.
