Sora, Goofy, and Donald ran through the giant doors that led to the bell
tower district. Sora wanted to waste no time in his search for Kairi.
Every wasted moment was a moment he lost with her and every second that
passed without her left a hole in his heart. He had discovered a sense of
urgency and he knew it was up to him to find her again. As the three
warriors blazed through the gizmo shop, full of its turning wheels,
blinking lights, broken clocks, springing platforms, and whirling gears, a
thought crossed Sora's mind. What if this didn't work, what if he could
never return to Kairi. As he stopped for a moment, he flushed the idea
from his mind and said out loud. "I'm going to find you Kairi, no matter
what it takes!"
Sora and his partners exited the shop and climbed the ladder to the bell tower. The huge bell sat dormant, gathering dust. Sora knew this had to work, he knew that this is what he would need to find Kairi. He walked to the cord and tried to pull it as hard as he could. It wouldn't budge. Then he saw Kairi's face, smiling, begging him to come back to her. He pulled the cord and the bell swung hard, as Sora turned and looked, the block in the fountain turned once. A glowing door appeared on the fourth face of the block. Sora could see his way out, he saw hope. It was at that moment when the band of warriors was caught off their guard. From inside the dropped a large black mass. It was formless and fluid, but most of all, it was black as the night. As it lurched out from the bell, it grew in size; the mass took form and began to develop features. As it completed its evolution, it fell to the ground with a deafening thud.
Sora, Donald, and Goofy were shadowed by what appeared to be a living black colossus. It took a few steps towards them, striking fear into the hearts of these formerly battle-hardened fighters. In one swift motion, it sent Goofy crashing backwards through one of the three pillars with a bell insignia on it. Sora began to run at the creature and as he did it struck at him. He dodged by the fast moving fist, but it caught Donald and in the same manner as Goofy, sent him hurtling back through another of the pillars. Sora reached the feet of this mighty warrior and began to attack it viciously with his Ultima Keyblade. As he sliced at the leg of the creature, slivers of darkness began to fly from the growing gash. Sora then powered up to unleash one of his powerful combo attacks, but the colossus drew back its leg and punted Sora into the last remaining column. The column didn't break, but Sora had greatly dislodged much of its structure. The roof was beginning to shake while Sora was struggling to move his body with all the pain. Suddenly he had an idea. Sora sprung out of the column and smiled as he leapt backward off of the balcony, viciously slashing at the column's support. It gave under the almighty force of the Keyblade and the roof fell, burying the giant under a huge pile of rubble. On solid ground, Sora turned to find Goofy and Donald. Both lay a little ways apart, badly hurt and breathing heavy.
Sora ran to Donald first and tried to help him up. Donald cried out in agony, he was badly hurt. When Sora went to try and help Goofy the reaction was similar. He couldn't even pick them up to take them to a house to rest. He didn't know what to do. "Go!" moaned out Donald. "Find them." muttered Goofy. "But I can't just leave you two here, I mean." started Sora. But his sentence was cut short by a huge explosion on the balcony. Rocks flew everywhere, showering down even on the injured combatants. Another crash was heard and Sora's fears were realized as the black monster stood once again.
Sora stepped forward prepared to fight. As he did, the monster glared at him with a menacing intent. Sora rushed at the creature, but as he did, the monster's legs split off and went to the sides as his upper torso fell to the ground. As the legs oozed, the torso took new form as a smaller version of its former self. Sora paused for a moment, confused, but then charged again with his former rage. As he swung at the smaller creature, he saw the former legs flood by him at lighting speed. He stopped his attack short to whip around, just in time to see the two ebony masses cover his friends. As he ran back towards them, a portal of energy opened in the wall. Both blobs flew through the gateway as it closed quickly behind them. Sora screamed in rage as he pounded the wall with his fists, turning furiously to face the monster again. He dashed and before the monster could track his movements, Sora had begun to unleash a Ragnorock attack upon it. But the attack was to no avail, the brute shirked the attack as if nothing had occurred while Sora stood, hunched and panting. The monster grabbed Sora around his entire body and held him up. He squeezed tighter and tighter until Sora didn't think he could take anymore. Sora started to black out and his thoughts all went to Kairi.
Suddenly, a whirling blade of red and blue came flashing through the air. It spun so quickly that its whistling sound hurt Sora's ears as it went by. It flew straight through the neck of the monster, whose head rolled quite unmajestically from its shoulders. The blade stuck into the wall and it was seen to be a double-sided weapon that appeared to be part spear and part sword. It had two double-sided blades connected with a shining silver bar. It was ringed in red and blue and emanated a great force. The monster's grip loosed and then failed to exist as the black menace vanished into nothing. Sora fell to the ground, in pain and attempting to regain his breath. He was on his hands and knees as the mystery figure approached him.
"Leon told me to keep my eyes open for you," stated the figure as he cast off his cloak. "I guess you should be glad I did." The one who spoke was a stout but strongly built man. He had ratty brownish blonde hair and a scrunched face, seeming to have almost no nose at all. He wore somewhat archaic clothes, which were accentuated by the dressy cuffs that he wore while having no sleeves. He appeared to be still in his teenage years and not far older than Sora himself. He carried himself proudly and spoke the same. He walked confidently to the wall and drew his weapon from it, sheathing it on his back. "We've got a lot of work to do my friend. I hope you're ready for what's to come. Well Sora, it's nice to meet you, I'm Zidane." added the proud man as he extended his hand to help the weakened Sora from the ground. Sora took his hand and as he rose, looked deep into Zidane's eyes and found he had nothing to fear.
Sora and his partners exited the shop and climbed the ladder to the bell tower. The huge bell sat dormant, gathering dust. Sora knew this had to work, he knew that this is what he would need to find Kairi. He walked to the cord and tried to pull it as hard as he could. It wouldn't budge. Then he saw Kairi's face, smiling, begging him to come back to her. He pulled the cord and the bell swung hard, as Sora turned and looked, the block in the fountain turned once. A glowing door appeared on the fourth face of the block. Sora could see his way out, he saw hope. It was at that moment when the band of warriors was caught off their guard. From inside the dropped a large black mass. It was formless and fluid, but most of all, it was black as the night. As it lurched out from the bell, it grew in size; the mass took form and began to develop features. As it completed its evolution, it fell to the ground with a deafening thud.
Sora, Donald, and Goofy were shadowed by what appeared to be a living black colossus. It took a few steps towards them, striking fear into the hearts of these formerly battle-hardened fighters. In one swift motion, it sent Goofy crashing backwards through one of the three pillars with a bell insignia on it. Sora began to run at the creature and as he did it struck at him. He dodged by the fast moving fist, but it caught Donald and in the same manner as Goofy, sent him hurtling back through another of the pillars. Sora reached the feet of this mighty warrior and began to attack it viciously with his Ultima Keyblade. As he sliced at the leg of the creature, slivers of darkness began to fly from the growing gash. Sora then powered up to unleash one of his powerful combo attacks, but the colossus drew back its leg and punted Sora into the last remaining column. The column didn't break, but Sora had greatly dislodged much of its structure. The roof was beginning to shake while Sora was struggling to move his body with all the pain. Suddenly he had an idea. Sora sprung out of the column and smiled as he leapt backward off of the balcony, viciously slashing at the column's support. It gave under the almighty force of the Keyblade and the roof fell, burying the giant under a huge pile of rubble. On solid ground, Sora turned to find Goofy and Donald. Both lay a little ways apart, badly hurt and breathing heavy.
Sora ran to Donald first and tried to help him up. Donald cried out in agony, he was badly hurt. When Sora went to try and help Goofy the reaction was similar. He couldn't even pick them up to take them to a house to rest. He didn't know what to do. "Go!" moaned out Donald. "Find them." muttered Goofy. "But I can't just leave you two here, I mean." started Sora. But his sentence was cut short by a huge explosion on the balcony. Rocks flew everywhere, showering down even on the injured combatants. Another crash was heard and Sora's fears were realized as the black monster stood once again.
Sora stepped forward prepared to fight. As he did, the monster glared at him with a menacing intent. Sora rushed at the creature, but as he did, the monster's legs split off and went to the sides as his upper torso fell to the ground. As the legs oozed, the torso took new form as a smaller version of its former self. Sora paused for a moment, confused, but then charged again with his former rage. As he swung at the smaller creature, he saw the former legs flood by him at lighting speed. He stopped his attack short to whip around, just in time to see the two ebony masses cover his friends. As he ran back towards them, a portal of energy opened in the wall. Both blobs flew through the gateway as it closed quickly behind them. Sora screamed in rage as he pounded the wall with his fists, turning furiously to face the monster again. He dashed and before the monster could track his movements, Sora had begun to unleash a Ragnorock attack upon it. But the attack was to no avail, the brute shirked the attack as if nothing had occurred while Sora stood, hunched and panting. The monster grabbed Sora around his entire body and held him up. He squeezed tighter and tighter until Sora didn't think he could take anymore. Sora started to black out and his thoughts all went to Kairi.
Suddenly, a whirling blade of red and blue came flashing through the air. It spun so quickly that its whistling sound hurt Sora's ears as it went by. It flew straight through the neck of the monster, whose head rolled quite unmajestically from its shoulders. The blade stuck into the wall and it was seen to be a double-sided weapon that appeared to be part spear and part sword. It had two double-sided blades connected with a shining silver bar. It was ringed in red and blue and emanated a great force. The monster's grip loosed and then failed to exist as the black menace vanished into nothing. Sora fell to the ground, in pain and attempting to regain his breath. He was on his hands and knees as the mystery figure approached him.
"Leon told me to keep my eyes open for you," stated the figure as he cast off his cloak. "I guess you should be glad I did." The one who spoke was a stout but strongly built man. He had ratty brownish blonde hair and a scrunched face, seeming to have almost no nose at all. He wore somewhat archaic clothes, which were accentuated by the dressy cuffs that he wore while having no sleeves. He appeared to be still in his teenage years and not far older than Sora himself. He carried himself proudly and spoke the same. He walked confidently to the wall and drew his weapon from it, sheathing it on his back. "We've got a lot of work to do my friend. I hope you're ready for what's to come. Well Sora, it's nice to meet you, I'm Zidane." added the proud man as he extended his hand to help the weakened Sora from the ground. Sora took his hand and as he rose, looked deep into Zidane's eyes and found he had nothing to fear.