Naoki Lay swimming in a pool of his blood.
His eyes once full of life were now lifeless orbs swimming in the darkness of the void surrounding him.
Blood poured from his mouth dripping onto the cold,stone floor that his body rested on. No sign of life of life had been seen from the boy for at least 5 minutes as the paramedics felt no pulse from him.
The boys final thoughts hadn't been about about his parents,as they had long since passed,and he had no siblings to think of in his dying moments,No his final thoughts were that he could not live too see the release of the long awaited kingdom hearts 4.
He had been a fan of the franchise since his father introduced him to it when he was four. After his parents passed these games seemed to be his only way too remember the best moments he had with them.
As his consciousness left the realm of reality he could feel quiet,calm whispering In the back of his mind,perhaps attempting to convince him that it would all be ok.
His eyes had finally shut.
He awoke with a sudden jolt.He was not in a place that was familiar too him,From the way the sheets of his bed felt against the back of legs to how the walls felt against the tips of his fingers.
A thought entered his sparking a hint of curiosity.
Wasn't he supposed to be dead. He knew it couldn't have been a dream,After all he had felt the truck hit him alongside the searing pain caused from his head hitting a rock in the road,Though everything after that was a blur.
His eyes searched the room before they landed on a clock that read 3:25 A.M.
His eyes widened and he darted out of the room as quickly as he could manage,which felt a lot slower than normal for him,and attempted to find a mirror of any sort.
After a few minutes of searching he finally found a mirror and was shocked at the discovery he had made.
Naoki was inside the body of a seven year old body. Not just an 7 year old however he was in the body of Sora from kingdom hearts.
Before he could render the information given to him a voice called out too him from the other room questioning if he was ok.
The boy noticed Sora's mom's voice immediately despite only hearing it once in a cutscene from kingdom hearts 1.
"I'm ok" he responded, attempting to keep the countless emotions flowing through him out of his voice.
He could tell that she was somewhat reluctant to believe him but in the end she trusted her son enough too leave him for the time being.
As Sora heard his mother leave, he felt the relief flood through him as he slumped down too the floor breathing slightly heavily.It took him a few minutes too process some of the things he had found out in the last few moments;First he had apparently died and been reincarnated into the body of Sora from the kingdom hearts series, like one of those fan fictions he had read in his past life;Second it seems that as Sora is 7 years old this should be at least 7 years before KH1.
While Sora struggled to understand this he decided to bear with it for the moment and too decide what to do when he wakes up tomorrow.
Sora stood up and proceeded to walk back to the room he was in originally,only loosely remembering were the room was.
As soon as he stepped into the room memory after memory flooded the young boy's brain staggering him for a few moments.
He fell down too one knee clutching his head in agony,using one arm to keep him self from laying on the ground in pain.
The pain eventually subsided after a few moments and he lifted himself back up to his feet .
The original Sora's memories had arrived in the mind of this Sora,Perhaps as a way of guidance for him. Thankfully this confirmed that this was currently a few years after the events that occurred in BBS. It also raised the question if Sora had an eidetic memory as he remembered all of the memories perfectly.
What had surprised Sora was that the sudden impulse of memories didn't permanently damage his mind,as even adults would struggle to have 7 years of memories shoved into them let alone a 7 year old boy.
Sora walked over too the medium sized bed and lay his head down immediately succumbing to the exhaustion taking over his body.
Sora had awoken to his mother's voice telling him that his friends Riku and Kairi were here to see him.
Sora immediately got changed and rushed out to see them. Riku and Sora both raced across the beach with Kairi following close behind the two.
Sora panted for air after sitting down at the fountain with his two friends sat just a bit ahead of him talking.
Not that Sora minded,after all he never liked Kairi in the games and could not understand why Sora ever liked her.
Sora's eyes trailed off towards the place the group called the secret place.It was a small entrance to a cave covered with vines.
It was also the place where the door that caused the darkness to come through was.
Sora snuck of too investigate the door being unnoticed by his friends who were still lost talking too each other.
Sora looked at all the drawings carved into the walls of the small cave like area before his eyes landed on the mysterious door with no handle.
He stepped in front of the door,running his fingers over it ,judging it with his bright blue eyes.
A Voice boomed out in his head causing him too halt.
"Why so curious young twilight"The voice called out to him.
Their was an air of familiarity in his voice that peaked the boys curiosity to the highest it has been since he entered this world. But what made him more curious was what the voice had called him,Twilight.
In the world of kingdom hearts the word Twilight was usually used too describe creatures like the nobodies, that were born between the light and the dark,Not a key blade wielder like Sora.
"Who are you"Sora questioned the voice that had called out too him "And what do you mean by twilight"He proceeded to attempt to further interrogate the voice.
"Why not simply turn around and discover that yourself"The voice seemingly taunted the child.
Sora spun around as fast as he could possibly and his eyes finally met with the figure ahead of him.
The figure wore an attire similar to the organisation XIII causing Sora too believe that this was the enigmatic man from Kingdom hearts 1 but quickly changed his opinion seeing as it was too early for him to appear, along side the fact the whoever this was spoke nothing like Xemnas whatsoever.
"Tell me Twilight what is it that has sparked your curiosity in this door" The hooded figure spoke curiosity of his own surrounding each one of the words that left his mouth.
"This door holds a lot of secrets doesn't it"Sora asked despite already knowing the answer.
"Perhaps,But then again this door could hold no secret at all"He responded casually.
Sora could feel the eyes from the mysterious figure's eyes judging him,wondering how he would respond to this.
"I wish to discover all the secrets too this world and at some point in time I will discover if there is any to this door"Sora spoke calmly meaning every word he spoke. When he was alive while he had enjoyed the games, alongside countless other ways of fiction e.g Anime/Manga or comics,he could never fully understand the confusing story of kingdom hearts. The understanding of the world he was now living within had become his drive throughout for the future.
The figure chuckled to himself struggling to grasp the concept that he was hearing this from child.as he gazed curiously at the child in front of he was reminded of another child that became curious of the world around him.
"You aren't nearly as powerful as you need to be too accomplish this goal of yours"He spoke once again taunting Sora.
Sora took a moment too think about this before coming to terms with the fact that the person in front him was telling the truth.He thought for a moment before responding too him
"Help me become stronger than" Sora spoke as calmly as he could force himself too be after coming towards the harsh truth that he wasn't strong enough to discover everything there was to know about this world.
"What makes you think I'm strong enough to do that" The hooded man asked.
"If you believe that I'm not strong enough to find out the secrets of the world than you must know how strong I must be"The logic wasn't great but it was the only excuse that the boy could come up with on such notice. The boy could feel the power radiating of the man stood in front of him,But he knew that if he had said this the man probably would've played it of as him being delusional.
"How naive"He said quietly chuckling to himself about how interesting this child had become.He turned around still chuckling,Sora could feel his throat clench as he waited with anticipation and anxiety for an answer.The man walked ahead towards the entrance of the cavern. Sora believed this was him denying his request to help him get stronger before the man spoke once more."I'll return to this cave in three weeks train your body as much as you possibly can I'll see if you are strong enough to begin training with me then"
Sora felt the relief sink in as his body relaxed.The man spoke for a final time."Until then farewell twilight" he said before disappearing in a black flash,reminding Sora of Minato Namikaze from the world of Naruto.
Ten minutes had passed and Riku finally noticed that Sora wasn't there and him and Kairi became instantaneously worried about their friend.
They soon calmed down when Sora exited the secret place.Riku told Sora not to wander off without telling them,which caused surprise in Sora as he had never saw Riku that worried about him before.
Sora spent some time hanging out with Riku and Kairi before Riku had suggested a sword fight with Sora which he immediately agreed too.
Sora felt comfortable with this quick spar as in his past life he had practiced many different types of sword fighting,such as kendo and fencing.
Riku began swinging his wooden sword horizontally at Sora and Sora was soon on the defensive waiting patiently for an opportunity to arise where he could win.
The opportunity finally came as he avoided a strike from Riku,backing up onto the bridge behind him Sora slashed diagonally hoping for Riku to dodge as for his plan to work.
Riku had dodged barely giving Sora enough time too block Riku's next strike and parry it quickly hitting the wooden sword out of his hand and onto the ground below them before Riku could react.
With that happening Sora proclaimed that he had won and Riku gave his congratulations despite being surprised that Sora had finally beat him.
Sora,Riku and Kairi immediately headed home allowing Sora to begin training his body as he been told too by the hooded man.
After around half an hour Sora lay on his bed heavily exhausted as he slept in preparation for the next few weeks.
The hooded man sat on a cliff wondering why he had excepted to train the boy he had met in that cavern on destiny islands.
"I never was one for listening too instructions perfectly guess I'm not gonna stop now it's just in my nature I guess"
The hooded man stood up chuckling to himself.
Things had truly gotten interesting enough for him but for now he'll continue with just watching and waiting.
End of chapter
