The city around me was eerily quiet. Standing on the top of the castle, I looked over the abandoned cityscape. A strong wind blew around me. Looking down, I saw that I was wearing a long black coat, the same kind that Xemnas had. It must have appeared when I jumped through the door. The sword that Xemnas gave me was no longer in my hand. Maybe it was all a dream. Maybe the coat came from one of the rooms in the castle. Could all of this be a delusion?
I moved my hand to look at it. Suddenly, the sword appeared. I jumped back. That means that it all wasn't a dream. It was real. Was this part of the power that I was supposed to have? The sword disappeared again, leaving me to stare in awe.
"Stop gawking, boy. Your time is limited. Follow the darkness." Xemnas's voice echoed in the sky. "Find Roxas."
"How? I don't know where the path is." There was no answer. Xemnas obviously decided not to help me anymore.
I walked to the edge of the roof. Looking down, I saw that there was no ground. It looked like the whole castle was floating above a bottomless pit. I don't know what made me do it, but I reached out and touched the air. At my fingertips, a black void started to spread out. The darkness seemed to unfold in front of me until it was a large circle shape. It reminded me of that thing that Xemnas pushed me through, only bigger.
Was this the path that I was supposed to take? It must be. Why else would it have appeared? But what if I was wrong? That was an awfully long way to fall if it wasn't where I was supposed to go.
"Roxas is being held prisoner and I'm standing on this ledge afraid to make a leap. How can I be so selfish? Think about Roxas. That horrible person Sora has him. I have to stop him." My own words rang in my head, making me angry. That was the only way I was going to be able to do what I had to.
I jumped, springing off the roof. Flying through the air, I didn't dare look down. The sight of the bottomless pit without my feet on the ground would freak me out too much. I just needed to stare straight into the darkness and wait for it to swallow me.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"That's right, Dexlin. Let the blade feed your anger. Use your hatred of Sora. Destroy the Keyblade wielders."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I shot through the dark portal, flying into an entire different world. A bright sun reflected off a large, blue ocean. To my surprise, I never touched down. My feet dangled in the air. Flying. I was flying above the water. That was a very strange sensation.
My eyes adjusted to the brightness, so I was finally able to see better. It was hard to get accustomed to the drastic change from a place so dark to one so bright. Xemnas must have been right. I was in a world that was really close to the light.
Off in the distance, there was a chain of islands in the middle of the ocean. They looked so small compared to all the water around them.
"Destiny Island."
Dark clouds started to form in the sky, blocking the sun.
"I'm coming, Roxas."