((Seth))
"Wait what," I asked.
Her mom is dead, how can that happen?
"I met Namine, Mom's Nobody and she said you were down here."
"Oh okay," I didn't really understand it but I could tell by her eyes she didn't wanna talk about it.
"So it's this computer, right," I asked.
"Yeah, try turning it on."
I flipped the switch and all the monitors lit up.
"Ah, it requires a password!"
"Is there a hint?"
"Yeah. What was Ansem the Wise's favorite food," I said. "Who is this Ansem the Wise? Damn if I just had some Sea Salt Ice Cream right now... it makes me think tons better."
Anata's face lit up.
"Try that," she said with excitement.
"Try what?"
"Sea Salt Ice Cream! It fits doesn't it?"
I typed it in and sure enough, password accepted.
"Nice," I exclaimed. "Now just press this button..."
When I pressed the button, a door appeared right next to the computer. The door had a lock in the middle of each side.
"Two locks," Anata said. "Ready?"
"Yeah," I replied.
We summoned our Keyblades and aimed Lightlasers at the locks; Anata on the left and I on the right. We walked through the door not knowing what to expect.
((The World That Never Was))
We walked through the door to find ourselves in a dark alley.
The atmosphere was overwhelming.
"This place reminds me of G.L.A.S.S. Man," I said.
"Yeah same here," Anata added. "It feels like there's a stronger presence here than anywhere else we've been to. Let's be on our guard."
She started walking forward, and I followed.
After taking some turns, we ended up by a great skyscraper.
"Wow, look at this thing," I said looking up at it. "It must go up for miles."
"Look later, we got company," Anata said.
I looked over and saw a vast amount of Neoshadows.
"Heartless," I shouted. "Let's get rid of them in one blow!"
We summoned our Keyblades and pointed them to the sky. A giant green lightning bolt fell out of the sky and struck the Neoshadows with destructive force.
"BiaThundaga," we shouted.
Like I predicted, our Limit Spell got rid of all the enemies. I decided to hold onto my blade just in case any more decided to pop up.
"Let's keep going," I said.
We kept walking until we reached a dead end.
"Damn a dead end..." I said, throwing my Keyblade on the ground.
"What do we do," Anata asked.
"You unlock it of course," said a voice beside us.
We turn to see a blonde kid slightly older then us with dark clothing. Anata readied her Keyblade.
"Who are you," I asked.
"You forgot? Can't say I'm surprised..." he said. "My name is Derak, don't forget this time. Just unlock a path, Ends of the Earth. You know, what the REAL hero did last time."
"Are you suggesting we aren't heroes," Anata asked him.
"No. Just not half the hero your old man was," he said jumping into a Dark Corridor.
"Well, that's an idea," I said pointing my Keyblade to the other cliff.
A bridge appeared and we raced across it. We were then in front of a castle.
"Wow… I thought the skyscraper was big," I said.
"My guess is G.L.A.S.S. set themselves up in there," Anata said.
"Only one way to find out," I said as we went inside.
Once we got inside, we had a couple more flights of stairs to go. I could feel it.
((Inside the Castle: G.L.A.S.S. Meeting))
"Did you lure them here, Derak," G.L.A.S.S. Man asked.
"They are coming," Derak replied.
"What should we do now," Ardol asked.
"I think we should eliminate them where they stand," Sabastian suggested.
"Not a chance," Lucian commented. "They obviously surpassed their teachers, so we are dead if we confront them."
"Let's send in Derak," Synda said. "It'd be nice to be a member short."
"You're funny," Derak said. "What if all of you attack them? Possibly split them up and defeat them both without the help of the other. Three for Seth and two for Anata. The data gathered shows that Seth is the stronger one."
"That sounds good," Gaira said. "Ever since they ruined my plans, I've wanted to show them a piece of my mind!"
"I'll battle Seth. He owes me a true encounter," Ardol said.
"I'll be with you," Gaira said.
"I got Anata," Lucian stated. "Synda, you should come with me."
"Sounds good. Sabastain, looks like you're battling Seth," Synda said.
"Yeah," Sabastian replied, as they all headed for the door.
"I don't think so," G.L.A.S.S. Man said. "I have a better plan."
"Screw you Caractus," Sabastian said. "We got this figured out. Let's go!"
G.L.A.S.S. Man, or Caractus, stood from his chair; "No. You all will follow ME!"
Silence filled the room.
((Seth))
"AAAAAHHHHHH!"
"What was that," I asked as we rounded the corner.
"It came from that way, let's go," Anata said as we followed the blood curdling screams.
We walked in to find G.L.A.S.S.'s meeting place. What we saw was mortifying. All the G.L.A.S.S. members we knew were now lifeless corpses on the ground. Gaira, Lucian, Ardol, Synda and Sabastian were all dead.
"How the..." I started.
"Welcome, Keyblade Masters," we heard a voice say.
We looked up and saw G.L.A.S.S. man, coat stained in blood. He removed his hood and said;
"I don't think we've been introduced properly. My name is Caractus, the leader of G.L.A.S.S. It's been some time hasn't it? Seth? Anata?"
"What did you do to them," Anata asked.
"Why bother explaining," Caractus replied. "You wouldn't understand anyway."
Caractus stood at least at six and a half feet tall. He had long reddish-brown hair and tan skin.
"Your ears... You gave into darkness, didn't you," Anata asked.
I looked at them and they came to a point at the top. I also noticed that his eyes were a gold color; which was not natural.
"In the end, darkness is all we have, isn't it," he asked. "But I found a better substitute long ago: Nothingness. After I found the new entity, I made a plan to resurrect Kingdom Hearts."
"Kingdom what," I asked.
"Kingdom Hearts is a force of unknown power," Anata filled me in.
"Right. So that's when I came across these five," Caractus continued. "They were souls that had great lives, but lost it all. I gave them a new life with me, and an elemental power. I didn't need them anymore, so I simply... took back my gifts the only way I knew how. Such a pity... They have less than they came to me with now."
"You used innocent people," I asked, disgusted.
"Just pawns in my plan of absolute power," Caractus said. "But you see, you two are in my way and I just can't have that."
Caractus pulled out his spear and we readied our Keybaldes.
"Ends of the Earth. Kingdom Key. I shall send you to meet the ones you succeeded!"