Disclaimer: This is a story based on characters from an original RPG, which
is in turn based off of Disney and Squaresoft's Kingdom Hearts. All
original characters are property of myself, or their respective creator's.
All Disney or Squaresoft characters are property of their creators and
companies.
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It was once said, there is always darkness, and that in darkness is where it always began...and suddenly, there is light, as there always is at the end.
Two eyes stared blankly ahead. The crimson hue of one catching the rays of the fading sun outside his window, giving a faint glow. The brown eye was shrouded in the shadow of the darkening room. The boy sat quietly, staring at the blank wall of his room before him, his breathing slow and even, like the slow methodical splash on waves on the shore. He slowly stood up from his desk, his books and schoolwork scattered over it. He stretched, his small wings spreading with the stretch, his white, feathered-wing spread to the left, while his other black, bat-like wing spread to the right. He folded his wings behind his back again and walked to the trap door on the floor. He pushed open the small door and lowered the folding ladder that led up to his attic bedroom.
"Mom, I finished my homework, can I go outside and play now?" He called as he pushed the ladder back up and closed the attic door. He frowned as he didn't receive an answer, and walked into the small kitchen, "Mom, I said I'm done with my homework, can I go out now?" The woman in the kitchen stopped washing the dishes for a moment, her long brown hair brushed against the large white wings on her back as she turned to look at her son. Her yellow fur seemed more golden in the dying light of the day, her brown eyes seemed to smile at him. The boy's long black tail, which was crooked like a lightning bolt, swished back and forth a tad impatiently. He had turned thirteen only a month ago, but he always seemed much older then that.
"Well if you're done I suppose you can go out for a little while, but don't stay out too long Shinta, it gets dangerous late at night." She said, smiling at him, noticing how much he looked like his father when he was about Shinta's age. The boy nodded and quickly ran out the door.
"Bye mom, I'll be careful!" He called back, knowing full well that once he got to his friend's house they were going to be doing things that no one would call careful...
Shinta raced across the Calm Lands as he tried to get to the meeting point, where his friends were waiting for him. He slowed to a slow jog as he saw his two friends in the distance, sitting by one of the many craters scattered across the land. He grinned as he finally made it over to them.
"Hey guys, sorry for keeping you waiting, but my mom made me finish my school work before I could do anything." Shinta said, panting slightly as he stopped next to the crater.
"Yeah, well, are you ready now? Cause if we wait any longer we're probably going to miss out!" said one of the other boys as he stood up. Shinta nodded and the three boys started walking out deeper into the Calm Lands, heading towards Mount Gagazet. They stopped and quickly pulled out their monster catching tools. "The guy down at the arena said he was looking for a Malboro, and that he'd pay us a lot of money if we catch him one!" the boy said as he finished getting his weapon ready.
"Alright, I'll go up and try and find one!" Shinta said as he beat his wings and flew up into the air. He looked around for a few minutes, and finally let out a triumphant cry and swooped back down, "I saw a pair of them a little ways to the East! Lets go!" He then zoomed off, low to the ground as he flew towards the pair of monsters, his friends running behind to try and keep up. The young boy closed his eyes for a moment as the wind whipped past his face. He loved to fly, it made him feel alive.
"Shinta! Look out!" One of the boys cried. Shinta blinked and opened his eyes just in time to see an Anacondaur's tail wiping in front of his face, and knocking him to the ground. Shinta moaned and sat up as the massive snake moved over to him. He tried to raise his weapon, but saw it laying about twenty feet away. Shinta swore under his breath as he dodged the creature's teeth striking at him. His friends were a little ways away, and were busy dealing with a few mech scouters.
"This is so not how I pictured my day..." The young boy muttered to himself as he dodged the fangs again, but the snake's tail slapped into his stomach with enough force to knock the wind out of him. He choked for air, and saw a shadow move over him. The snake hissed and prepared to strike...when it let out a howl of pain as a massive sword flew from above and impaled the snake. Shinta coughed and looked up, seeing tall, pure black figure floating above him, two massive black wings sticking out from his back, and a long black cloak wrapped around him. The boy laughed nervously as the figure's blazing red eyes met his own red and brown ones.
"Um.hi dad."
It was once said, there is always darkness, and that in darkness is where it always began...and suddenly, there is light, as there always is at the end.
Two eyes stared blankly ahead. The crimson hue of one catching the rays of the fading sun outside his window, giving a faint glow. The brown eye was shrouded in the shadow of the darkening room. The boy sat quietly, staring at the blank wall of his room before him, his breathing slow and even, like the slow methodical splash on waves on the shore. He slowly stood up from his desk, his books and schoolwork scattered over it. He stretched, his small wings spreading with the stretch, his white, feathered-wing spread to the left, while his other black, bat-like wing spread to the right. He folded his wings behind his back again and walked to the trap door on the floor. He pushed open the small door and lowered the folding ladder that led up to his attic bedroom.
"Mom, I finished my homework, can I go outside and play now?" He called as he pushed the ladder back up and closed the attic door. He frowned as he didn't receive an answer, and walked into the small kitchen, "Mom, I said I'm done with my homework, can I go out now?" The woman in the kitchen stopped washing the dishes for a moment, her long brown hair brushed against the large white wings on her back as she turned to look at her son. Her yellow fur seemed more golden in the dying light of the day, her brown eyes seemed to smile at him. The boy's long black tail, which was crooked like a lightning bolt, swished back and forth a tad impatiently. He had turned thirteen only a month ago, but he always seemed much older then that.
"Well if you're done I suppose you can go out for a little while, but don't stay out too long Shinta, it gets dangerous late at night." She said, smiling at him, noticing how much he looked like his father when he was about Shinta's age. The boy nodded and quickly ran out the door.
"Bye mom, I'll be careful!" He called back, knowing full well that once he got to his friend's house they were going to be doing things that no one would call careful...
Shinta raced across the Calm Lands as he tried to get to the meeting point, where his friends were waiting for him. He slowed to a slow jog as he saw his two friends in the distance, sitting by one of the many craters scattered across the land. He grinned as he finally made it over to them.
"Hey guys, sorry for keeping you waiting, but my mom made me finish my school work before I could do anything." Shinta said, panting slightly as he stopped next to the crater.
"Yeah, well, are you ready now? Cause if we wait any longer we're probably going to miss out!" said one of the other boys as he stood up. Shinta nodded and the three boys started walking out deeper into the Calm Lands, heading towards Mount Gagazet. They stopped and quickly pulled out their monster catching tools. "The guy down at the arena said he was looking for a Malboro, and that he'd pay us a lot of money if we catch him one!" the boy said as he finished getting his weapon ready.
"Alright, I'll go up and try and find one!" Shinta said as he beat his wings and flew up into the air. He looked around for a few minutes, and finally let out a triumphant cry and swooped back down, "I saw a pair of them a little ways to the East! Lets go!" He then zoomed off, low to the ground as he flew towards the pair of monsters, his friends running behind to try and keep up. The young boy closed his eyes for a moment as the wind whipped past his face. He loved to fly, it made him feel alive.
"Shinta! Look out!" One of the boys cried. Shinta blinked and opened his eyes just in time to see an Anacondaur's tail wiping in front of his face, and knocking him to the ground. Shinta moaned and sat up as the massive snake moved over to him. He tried to raise his weapon, but saw it laying about twenty feet away. Shinta swore under his breath as he dodged the creature's teeth striking at him. His friends were a little ways away, and were busy dealing with a few mech scouters.
"This is so not how I pictured my day..." The young boy muttered to himself as he dodged the fangs again, but the snake's tail slapped into his stomach with enough force to knock the wind out of him. He choked for air, and saw a shadow move over him. The snake hissed and prepared to strike...when it let out a howl of pain as a massive sword flew from above and impaled the snake. Shinta coughed and looked up, seeing tall, pure black figure floating above him, two massive black wings sticking out from his back, and a long black cloak wrapped around him. The boy laughed nervously as the figure's blazing red eyes met his own red and brown ones.
"Um.hi dad."