Kingdom Hearts: The Six Spirit Guardian
Chapter 29: The Ones
At the Jedi Temple, running to the Jedi Council was the Allies. The next day, Nanoha was on patrol with her squad when she sees Darius taking off on his Skimmer. She asked where is he going but he refuses to answer. He said he needed some alone time. He also tells Shahra to stay put with the others and in amazingly he takes off the ring and hands it to Nanoha until returns even though he is still under Shahra's protection.
"Why would Darius leave?" Obi-Wan asked in confusion.
"He said he needed some time alone." Nanoha replied.
"On alert, we must be. For Darius' eventual return." Yoda said.
"I agree." Mace Windu said.
"Darius is my master, but now he is my friend." Shahra said looking out the window.
The Jedi Council and the Allies wait for Darius to return.
[Meanwhile]
Darius is alone traveling through space on his Skimmer. After encountering his brother, Ricardo, he was shocked to see a different Ricardo. Ever since Arlington was lost to the Darkness, Ricardo turned his back on him.
"Ricardo. Why are you siding with this woman? You are my brother. We always rely on each other" Darius said trying not to shed tears from his eyes despite wearing his Tetrafiber Armor helmet.
Then all of a sudden, he hears a tone. It is the same tone he'd heard before. He closes his eyes and concentrates on the sound. The tone starts to get loud and Darius keeps ongoing. That's when a light grows in front of him. Darius continues to focus before finally, he is consumed by the growing light.
[Unknown location]
Meanwhile, at an unknown location, a woman is meditating when she receives a transmission.
This woman is a female Dathormire who was once a Jedi before she felled to the Dark Side. She's the apprentice of Count Dooku. Her name is Asajj Ventress.
The hologram opens and it reveals Count Dooku. Ventress kneels before him.
"Yes. My master." She spoke.
"I have just received word from Lord Sidious that there is a new power. A new warrior is here aiding with the Jedi." Dooku informed.
"Why do I care not about him? He is not a Jedi." Ventress snarled.
"He is more than a Jedi. He wields the Keyblade and I can sense the Force within him." Dooku spoke.
"Hmm," Ventress spoke while crossing her arms, "What are your thoughts, master?"
"I need you to test his strength to see if he wields the Keyblade and the Force." Count Dooku suggests, "If he's worthy, bring him to me alive or let him go. We should use him as a vessel for my Master's plan to overthrow the Republic and the Jedi Order."
"It will be done, my Master." Ventress said before bowing to him. The communication then ends before she boards her ship and leaves to find Darius.
[Vision]
Darius slowly wakes up and sees everything white. He looks around before he sees all of his siblings who are smiling at him: Ricardo, Amanda, Stanley, and Chloe.
Then all of Allies appeared before him: Shahra, Hana Song, Heavytread, Runway, Windshear, Aerrow, Radarr, Piper, Finn, Junko, Stork, Starling, Ravess, Nanoha, Yuuno, Fate, Alph, Hayate, Reinforce. He also sees Chiro, Jinmay, Antauri, Gibson, Nova, Sparx, Otto, Ruby, Yang, Weiss, Blake, Jaune, Nora, Ren, Pyrrha, Coco, Velvet, Yatsu, Velvet, Emerald, Neptune, Sun, Oscar.
"Guys." Darius said.
Amanda slowly approaches her middle brother.
"Darius..." Amanda said softly.
Darius just looks at everyone who are smiling at before looking down at his younger sister. He kneels before her.
"Amanda..." Darius said as he reaches out with his hand.
"We will never be apart, bro. We are family." Amanda spoke.
"God's will is what brings us together." Darius spoke.
Amanda nods, smiles before one by one his team started disappearing. Darius looks shocked to see his comrades disappearing before him. From the Storm Hawks, to Team Remnant, they are disappearing from within.
"Guys!" Darius yelled.
He tries to reach out but something stops him. He could only watch as the last of the Allies vanished including Shahra who smiles at him. Darius then sees siblings start to disappear. First he sees his older siblings Ricardo and Chloe. Then he sees Stanley who saluted to him before vanishing. He finally turns to Amanda.
"No. Please Amanda." Darius begged trying not to shed tears.
"Follow both the light and the dark. They will lead you to me. Wake up, Darius." Amanda spoke.
And with those words, Amanda vanishes away before a bright light devours Darius.
[Reality]
Darius is on the ground before he comes to. He moves his body on his back before getting up to a sitting position. He clenches his head, nearly in pain.
"What the hell happen?" Darius asked before he looks around. What he sees amazes him.
Lush fields, green mountains, and stunning vistas. Dense forests, molten caverns, and floating mountains above the surface were among some of the different biospheres.
"Where am I?" Darius asked, looking around the surroundings.
He then sees his Skimmer damaged. The upper wing was torn off, and the second engine is damaged. Darius waves his hand and the skimmer shrinks down to its toy size. He places it inside his pocket. He gets up before looking around.
Closing his eyes, Darius takes a breather.
"Why am I here?" He asked.
Then all of a sudden, black portals appeared before him. The Heartless has arrived. Darius summons his Keyblade: Six Spirit King before going into a high stance.
"Without any help, I'm pretty much screwed. But don't matter though. I'm ready." He declared before going in to attack the enemies.
Darius jumps and strikes some of the Heartless with ease as the enemy tries to get him. He gathers power before shooting Fire in a mortar form. The fireball flies before crashing into the ground creating a small explosion. The explosion wipes out half of the group.
"Back away!" Darius shouts at the Heartless.
He slams the Keyblade into the ground before a column of fire burst up and transforms the Guardian into Fire Combat mode.
He runs while dragging the Twin Blades which leave trails of fire behind him before striking the Heartless down. He then places the blades in an X form before he swings them away from each other which creates an X shaped flame. It strikes one of the Heartless down before Darius leaps and changes into Assault Water Form.
Locked and load, Darius pulls the triggers shooting the Twin Guns at the remaining Heartless. He sees the guns glow blue before seeing the last of the Heartless.
"Waterspout Spiral!" Darius shouts.
Darius pulls the triggers and the dueling guns fire. The water shaped bullets spin in a corkscrew before forming a spiral. The water bullet then freezes before striking the Heartless dead center. The impact causes an explosion of both water and ice that strike the last of the Heartless down.
As soon as the last of the Heartless are defeated, Darius reverts back to normal before taking a breather. After a few minutes, Darius regains his strength.
"Are you Darius?" Spoked a voice.
Darius gasps before looking around.
"Is anybody there?" He asks.
"Are you the Keyblade Guardian, Darius?"
Darius prepares himself for any trouble.
"What do you mean by that?" Darius asked.
He turns before stares in awe. A beautiful woman approaches him. She is a few inches taller than Darius with long green hair that passes her shoulders and green eyes. She wears a gold dress with a tiara on her head. And to Darius' amazement, this woman glows like a light.
"Who are you and how did you know my name?" Darius asked the woman.
"I am the Daughter. And we have been waiting for you" The woman named Daughter replied.
"Waiting for what?" Darius asked in confusion.
"Follow me." The Daughter said before heading out with Darius following her.
"Can you tell me where am I?" Darius questions the green-hair woman.
"You are on the planet Mortis." The Daughter replied.
"The last thing I remembered is this light devouring me." Darius explained.
Then all of a sudden, a lathe rumble occurs before Darius sees large rocks falling down towards the Daughter.
"Daughter, get down!" Darius shouts before summoning his Keyblade: Six Spirit King. He then throws the weapon and the Keyblade flies above the Daughter and it strikes the falling rocks before returning back to his hands like a boomerang.
After the Heartless were defeated, Darius dismisses the Keyblade. The Daughter was surprised to see the weapon in hand before its disappearance.
"The Keyblade," The Daughter said in amazement, "Are you the Six Spirit Guardian?"
Darius pulls the wrist part of the Tetrafiber Armor which shows the Daughter the symbol of the Six Spirit King keychain. She observes it before looking at Darius.
"I will take you to him." Daughter said. Then to Darius' surprise, the Daughter changes into a large Griffith. She kneels down, allowing Darius to climb on. She then takes off toward the location.
From the skies, Darius looks around the setting below and around him. He then sees what appears to be a tower monastery.
The Monastery was a pyramid-like structure located atop a rocky spire. Temple-like in appearance, the soaring facade seemed to be made of stone, and a glowing crystal was embedded within the pinnacle, casting a dim light for kilometers in every direction
The Daughter then lands at the entrance of the monastery. Darius gets off of the Giffith before it transforms back into the Daughter.
"We are here." The Daughter spoke softly.
She leads Darius inside the place. Inside the monastery, was a hallway that leads to the center of the building.
The halls and rooms that made up its interior were random and prone to shifting without reason. Meditation rooms, sleeping chambers, and reading rooms opened onto cavernous halls. On the exterior was an arena, marked with symbols corresponding to the light and dark aspects of the Force, including a wolf, a snake, and a bird.
Darius and the Daughter walked down the before reaching the center of the monastery. There a lone figure sits silently alone. The two approach him.
Darius takes a look at the person. He is an elderly man with a long white beard that is decorative. He wears a dark robe with a helmet hood. He opens his eyes which are cyan like Darius but dark.
"I have seen that the Keyblade Wielder is here." He said with not one but two voices together.
"Who are you?" Darius asked him.
"I am the Father." The elderly named the Father said to Darius, "We have been expecting you."
"What is going on here?" Darius asked the Father.
"The Fortuna Council informed us that if you are the Guardian for the Chosen One." The Father answered.
"You knew the Council?" Darius questioned.
"We're willing to see if you have what it takes to be the Guardian." The Father spoke, "Do you wield the weapon?"
Darius reaches out his hand and the Six Spirit King Keyblade appears before the Father and the Daughter.
"So it is true. You are the Six Spirit Guardian." The Father said looking at the weapon.
"Who told you?" Darius asked.
"The Fortuna Council informed us about the Six Spirit Guardian." The Father said. "Now he has come. Darius, we are informing you that the Chosen One known as Anakin Skywalker is the one who will bring balance to the Force."
"But there he is beginning to being manipulated by the Dark Lord of the Sith." The Daughter spoke.
"Who is the Dark Lord?" Darius asked.
"We do not for sure, but you, Darius, are to stop the Chosen One from falling into the Dark Side." The Father said.
"So why am I here?" Darius asked.
"We will test you to seek if your light is strong within the Force." The Father said.
Just then, wings flapping were heard before Darius turns to see a man approaching him. Darius feels a chill crawling up his spine.
This man wore a black and red cloak. He also bore many red tattoos on his head and had glowing, bright red pupils.
"Am I interrupting something?" He said with a dark voice.
"My own son," The Father said grimly.
"Who are you?" Darius asked.
"My deepest apologies. I am the Son." The person spoke making a mockery bow.
Darius looks at him with a stern face.
"I don't know you but I can feel a powerful Darkness within you." Darius spoke, "Are you a Sith?"
"I am not a Sith nor a Jedi." The Son replied.
"Son, do not tempt on the Keyblade Wielder!" The Father scowled.
Darius walks past him, not staring at him. He makes his way to a courtyard with a large Yin and Yang symbol. He goes to the center before looking around. Then he sees the Father
"Now then Darius, let us see if you have the Force within you. You must learn to face what lies ahead." The Father spoke.
"What's that suppose to mean?" Darius asked.
RROOOAAARRRR
Darius looks up and sees a large black gargoyle and the Griffith flying towards him. He quickly summons the Keyblade before the large beasts attack him.
Darius dodges them out of the way as the beasts try to strike him. He sees the Gargoyle roaring before landing in front of him. Grinning his teeth in anger, Darius readies himself to go face to face with the Son. He swings his weapon trying to get a blow at him, but the Son moves out of the way to avoid the blade. The Son then sweeps his left-wing at him, but Darius sees it and ducks down before shooting Fire in the chest. The gargoyle roars in pain before charges at him. He strikes Darius who gets thrown back. Darius stabs his Keyblade into the ground, stopping him from going further.
That's when a pair of talons grab Darius and lifts him up in the air. The Daughter had managed to grab Darius after his back was turned. The Keyblade Wielder struggles to break himself free. He tries to wack the large bird, but he can't reach. He then thrusts the Keyblade upward and shouts
"Freeze!"
A large ice shard flies from the tip of the weapon and it strikes the belly of the Griffith. It roars in pain, forcing to release Darius. He falls, but flips and quickly lands on his feet. The Father meanwhile observes Darius. He is determined to find out if Darius wields the Force within the Light. He sees the Son and the Daughter surrounding before nodding to them. At the signal, they both charge at Darius. Darius looks at both of them before something calls out to him.
[Flashback]
At the Jedi Temple, Darius sits with Master Yoda, Obi-Wan, and Antauri in a private chamber. Darius' meditation focuses on his Light.
"Concentrate, Darius. Use your feelings, you must. Clear all mind." Yoda said.
"Do you know what is the Force?" Darius asked.
"Well, the Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together." Obi-Wan answered.
"Interesting." Darius said.
"You may wield the Keyblade, but you learn to use the Force." Obi-Wan said.
"Right, when the time is. Connected, both the Light and Force are." Yoda said.
"Stay on the path we create for you, Darius and you will find your way." Antauri spoke.
Darius closes his eyes and concentrates.
[End flashback]
Darius remembers what Yoda, Obi-Wan, and Antauri said. He sees the Sons and the Daughter closing in on him before he hears these famous words:
"Use the Force..."
Darius dismisses the Keyblade before closes his eyes and breathes slowly. He slowly moves his hands and pushes them apart. The Son and the Daughter were thrown to the walls before Darius moves his hands to lift them up. As he lifts them up, the atmosphere begins 'changing from day to night quickly. The Father was impressed as he observes from the top platform. Darius moves his arms and closes his hands into fists before bringing them closer.
"ON YOUR KNEES NOW!" Darius spoke with a double voice.
With the Force, Darius throws his hands down, forcing the Son and the Daughter to fall to the floor before changing back to their human form. They were on their knees from the Force. On the floor, the floor lights up showing the space with the white dots represents the stars. Darius opens his eyes before calming down. He sees the Son and the Daughter on their knees.
"Now you see, Darius. You used the Force to bring my children to their knees. You are the Six Spirit Guardian." The Father said.
The Son said nothing as he changes into the Gargoyle and takes off. Darius looks at him leaving before looking at the Father and the Daughter.
"I shall return to my chamber." The Father said as he takes his leave which leaves Darius and the Daughter alone.
"I have no idea I could do that." Darius spoke to the Daughter in amazement.
"That is what the Force is capable of, Darius." The Daughter said.
"I would take a walk around if you don't mind." Darius said.
"I would accompany you." The Daughter said.
"Sure." Darius said. He and the Daughter decided to take a walk to explore Mortis.
[Elsewhere]
Meanwhile, Asaj Ventress searches for Darius when she feels a presence in the Force. That's when she sees a large diamond-shaped world near here.
"There you are." Asaj said wickedly. She prepares herself to duel against Darius.
I will write the second part before Darius returns to Coruscant. No flames allow...