Sora looked around him, a beautiful beach spread for awhile before meeting
a glistening blue sea. The beach always brought back memories of Destiny
Island. As he stared, dazed, he thought of Kairi; he pictured her
beautiful hair and her eyes. More than anything it was always her eyes.
They always seemed to glow with that amazing blue color. No clear sky on a
sunny day or waving ocean came close. When he looked into her eyes, it was
as if nothing else mattered. but suddenly, Sora snapped back to attention
as a yellow ball whizzed by his head.
"A little help," shouted a large man with orange hair.
"Huh?" asked Sora, still dazed.
"The ball!" he shouted back, pointing towards their ball.
Sora nodded and ran to the ball. He kicked at it, but missed. While the
ball rolled only a few feet, Sora fell back several feet as the group
erupted in laughter. Sora was terribly embarrassed, but as he sat up, the
laughter stopped and he saw a helping hand from a smiling man with orange
hair.
"You alright?" he asked as he pulled Sora up.
"Ya, I'm ok." responded Sora. Then he regained his head and asked, "Where
are we?"
"Welcome to Besaid Island, home of the Besaid Orachs!" he responded as the
team cheered from down the beach. "You must have come to see the
summoner."
"Uhh. well, actually." started Sora.
"Yes, yes we did. Where is the summoner now?" cut in Zidane, leaving no
slack to pick up for Sora.
"Yuna. well, she's probably in the temple entertaining guests. Enjoy your
stay! Oh, by the way, I'm Wakka."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Zidane and this is Sora," stated Zidane kindly.
"I suppose that I'll be seeing you around," stated Wakka, as he waved,
running down the beach.
And so the two set off through the jungle. There was a noticeable path
that was carved out by many footsteps and torches lined the course.
Eventually, after defeating several tiny monsters, the two arrived at a
small village that consisted of a few huts and a large stone building at
the far end.
"This must be Besaid Village," noted Zidane as they walked through the
village.
"Let's go to the temple, I want to meet this summoner," responded Sora.
"A summoner could be of great help on our journey. It's a good idea to see
what this is all about."
The pair wandered through the center of the huts, over the ashes of a campfire and up the temple steps. When they emerged inside, it was dimly lit and surrounded on all sides by intimidating statues. In the center was a statue of a beautiful woman holding an intriguing staff of gold. As the two walked around the statue, they ran into a group of people surrounding a woman on the steps. She was telling some sort of story or tale. Sora wasn't really listening and all he heard was something about Sin. The tale seemed to end in sadness however and soon after the group dissipated. Sora walked forward as Zidane began to question some of the listeners. "I missed your story, but I thought that I would come and meet you anyways," stated Sora as he approached her. "It's quite alright, I only tell the story when people ask to hear it. I don't much like it; it's no fairy tale. It's more a tragedy really and I have to constantly remember my own suffering to tell it." she trailed off as she stared towards the sky. "Wait, the story was about you?" Sora asked surprised. "I thought it was just a legend." "No, it's my story. it's all of our stories," she stated and then slightly laughed to herself. "You hear! It wasn't just your story, it was all of our stories!" she exclaimed. "Don't you see Tidus, it was all of our stories!" "Who's Tidus?" Sora asked innocently. "I'm sorry. He's just a dream now, but he was a kind and gentle man, handsome and daring. He risked everything for me, despite the consequences he was already aware of. Had I known I never would have let him go through with it.he sacrificed himself for everyone in this world. All you see before you is only here because of him. That's why Tidus.that's why I'll never forget you my love." "I'm sorry." muttered Sora. "It's OK, he always said that this was his story. the least I can do is to make his story known. Now people all around the world thank me and give me credit for saving them. That's the last thing I want. the last thing I would have wanted. I would have sacrificed the world for him and instead he went and sacrificed himself for the world. You see, I'm no hero. it was always him." she trailed. "Then you. you're Yuna. the summoner that everyone has been talking about." "Yes, I am Yuna. But I'm more of a public figure now than a summoner. You see. when we defeated Sin, I sent the Aeons. So there's nothing left to summon. But nonetheless, if it is the summoner that you seek, I am she." "It's nice to meet you, I'm Sora, and Zidane's the one talking over there."
Sora turned and looked at the statue and then back at her. She half smiled and then asked him, "Is there anything that I can do for you?" "I'm not sure, but you see, I'm on somewhat of a quest myself. I've also lost someone, but not completely lost. She's on a planet far away, but I need to find out how to get there and I also need to find something called a Keyblade to help me." explained Sora. "I don't know if there's anything we can do to help you, but if there's any way to change fate and find this Tidus fellow, we'd be sure to find it on our journey." "You mean. you really think that there's a way to revive Tidus. Normally I'd just dismiss the thought as desperate hope, but for some reason this feels different. I feel like I can trust you, like with you my dream could live again. Please let me come along with you. Maybe, together we can find what we're looking for." "Yuna, I would be honored if you would accompany me and Zidane. but we still will have to find that Keyblade before we leave here." "Hmmm.Keyblade. a strange man came around here awhile ago wielding a strange key-shaped weapon. He attacked the village, but thankfully Wakka and I were able to trick him into a trap. We locked him up in the labyrinth beneath this temple. If you want to look for that weapon, I can show you the way. But the labyrinth has become very dangerous lately, I think it has something to do with that man. If you're willing, I'll lead you through and we can find this Keyblade." "Show us the way!" exclaimed Sora as Zidane jogged up. "OK Sora, I found a lot out and I think that the best thing to do would be to find this summoner Yuna. All of the people think very highly of her and she may know something that could help us," stated Zidane as he looked around. Sora just laughed he explained the whole situation to Zidane. Within no time, the three had prepared themselves and stood in front of the sealed door. As Yuna muttered some words they didn't understand, a black mist sprayed from all sides of the door. As the door faded into nothing, the trio peered down the dark gloomy hallway. Yuna grabbed a torch from the wall and led them into the tunnel.
The three hadn't gone any further than fifty paces when Sora noticed something beginning to happen. He notified the group and Zidane was almost instantly in trance mode. Sora also quickly powered up, but his ability to transform fully was nowhere near Zidane's. Sora was powered up, but he was not even as strong as Zidane, and nowhere near his capacity. Yuna also prepared as the mist swirled around them. Suddenly the mist took forms and several large Heartless now filled the corridor. Zidane shouted, "Go!" as he rushed at one of the beasts. The Heartless were bulky but quick, they wielded large dark swords and emanated a mysterious energy. Zidane tore quickly towards the first Heartless; after a short battle of swords, the Heartless fell. At the same time, Sora had sprinted towards the other Heartless and though the Heartless tried to defend the attack with it's weapon, the Keyblade shattered the sword and sent the beast sailing backwards, reducing it to a pile of ashes. Sora seemed amazed at his own power. "The Keyblade is absorbing power from it's brother nearby. The second blade is definitely here. Let's keep moving," remarked Zidane. "Wait," said Yuna as she paused for a moment. "I don't think I can do much in a physical battle, and my summons are gone, but my white magic should be effective against these dark creatures. Watch." Yuna held her staff out in front of her. Suddenly a small spark of light appeared, then it grew larger and larger until it almost filled the hall. Next she released the blast down the hall and as it went it eradicated any trace of darkness that covered the walls or floated in the air. The holy blast seemed to have cleared the path for the adventurers and they peacefully worked through the labyrinth for a time. Yuna aided them in solving the puzzles of the maze and in no time they had neared the center. As they walked towards the door to the former Aeon, the former dark mist floated from the doorway. "That is where he must be." stated Yuna.
Slowly and cautiously they approached the door. As they neared, they heard a low, sinister laughter. Then it got louder. and louder. Suddenly, a black wind flew from the doorway and began to form up behind the party. Finally, the mist was gone and a man kneeled with his head down behind them. He wore a dark hood and cape. As he stood, he pulled back the hood, revealing his head and sinister face. His hair was blue and indescribable in its design. He looked up, smiled, and said, "Hello Yuna." She gasped as she saw his face; it was his evil plans that had worked against her many times. She uttered, "Seymour!" Out of the air, he pulled a blue weapon that looked at first like a jagged piece of ice, but after a few seconds, Sora realized that it was a manifestation of the Keyblade. The trio drew their own weapons and prepared for the fight. "I am reborn!" shouted Seymour as he swung out his arms. He rushed the group and although Zidane was in trance, one blow dashed him into the wall. "All too easy!" exclaimed Seymour. He went right past Sora to Yuna, who he took into the air as he levitated upwards. "I'll give you a chance, Yuna. Join me and I'll let your friends live," he bargained. "Never!" she exclaimed as she gave him a powerful kick to the nuts and dropped to the ground. He fell to the ground in pain. "I'll never join you. you monster," she stated. He stood in pain, but stated, "Now you little boyfriend isn't here to save you and neither are your Aeons. You will be mine, by your choice or my force!" Sora then exclaimed, "Not if I can help it!" as he leapt towards Seymour, glowing with the power of trance. Seymour swung, but the blade didn't move Sora. Sora then pulled his Keyblade and scored a hit in Seymour's side. He bent over in pain and Sora smashed him across the face with the key. Seymour fell to the ground and lay in a crumpled heap. Sora approached to see if he was still living, but as he did, Seymour swept his feet form under him and smashed him full force into the wall. Yuna screamed in fear as Sora fell and Seymour approached her smiling. She quickly used her energy to heal Sora, who stood, but Seymour slapped her to the ground in anger. "Are you sure that you don't wish to give up boy, it is clear that you stand no chance against me." As Sora stood, the full power of his trance surrounded him. His clothes had again changed to the sleek golden attire and he glowed with a magnificent power.
"You don't understand, you're fighting for yourself, but I fight for another. And it is for her that I will defeat you! It's for her that I will never fail!" he exclaimed. He rushed Seymour who was having difficulty standing against Sora's blows, much less launching some of his own attacks. He was quickly falling and Sora weakened him with every blow. As Sora raised his weapon for the final attack and Seymour attempted to block from his knees, Yuna charged up another holy attack and blasted it into Sora's Keyblade. As Sora swung, the holy-charged Keyblade sliced through the strange ice blade and Seymour himself, who yelled and then dissipated into ash. Zidane struggled up and Yuna staggered over. The temple lit up once again and on the ground lay a small blue keychain. It pulsed with a strange energy, but Sora showed no hesitation when he clipped it onto his Keyblade. He felt energy rush through not only the Keyblade, but also himself. But before he could do anything else, a tear opened in the walls of space and time themselves. Sora and his companions were sucked into the rift and it sealed as they were carried through.
When Sora awoke, he lay on a soft bed of straw. He was looking into several pairs of deep blue eyes. As they backed up, he saw that the eyes belonged to a boy with blue hair and a bandana and pretty blond girl with a ponytail. "He's finally awake." stated the blonde girl. The boy nodded in agreement as Sora sat up in the bed and looked around.
The pair wandered through the center of the huts, over the ashes of a campfire and up the temple steps. When they emerged inside, it was dimly lit and surrounded on all sides by intimidating statues. In the center was a statue of a beautiful woman holding an intriguing staff of gold. As the two walked around the statue, they ran into a group of people surrounding a woman on the steps. She was telling some sort of story or tale. Sora wasn't really listening and all he heard was something about Sin. The tale seemed to end in sadness however and soon after the group dissipated. Sora walked forward as Zidane began to question some of the listeners. "I missed your story, but I thought that I would come and meet you anyways," stated Sora as he approached her. "It's quite alright, I only tell the story when people ask to hear it. I don't much like it; it's no fairy tale. It's more a tragedy really and I have to constantly remember my own suffering to tell it." she trailed off as she stared towards the sky. "Wait, the story was about you?" Sora asked surprised. "I thought it was just a legend." "No, it's my story. it's all of our stories," she stated and then slightly laughed to herself. "You hear! It wasn't just your story, it was all of our stories!" she exclaimed. "Don't you see Tidus, it was all of our stories!" "Who's Tidus?" Sora asked innocently. "I'm sorry. He's just a dream now, but he was a kind and gentle man, handsome and daring. He risked everything for me, despite the consequences he was already aware of. Had I known I never would have let him go through with it.he sacrificed himself for everyone in this world. All you see before you is only here because of him. That's why Tidus.that's why I'll never forget you my love." "I'm sorry." muttered Sora. "It's OK, he always said that this was his story. the least I can do is to make his story known. Now people all around the world thank me and give me credit for saving them. That's the last thing I want. the last thing I would have wanted. I would have sacrificed the world for him and instead he went and sacrificed himself for the world. You see, I'm no hero. it was always him." she trailed. "Then you. you're Yuna. the summoner that everyone has been talking about." "Yes, I am Yuna. But I'm more of a public figure now than a summoner. You see. when we defeated Sin, I sent the Aeons. So there's nothing left to summon. But nonetheless, if it is the summoner that you seek, I am she." "It's nice to meet you, I'm Sora, and Zidane's the one talking over there."
Sora turned and looked at the statue and then back at her. She half smiled and then asked him, "Is there anything that I can do for you?" "I'm not sure, but you see, I'm on somewhat of a quest myself. I've also lost someone, but not completely lost. She's on a planet far away, but I need to find out how to get there and I also need to find something called a Keyblade to help me." explained Sora. "I don't know if there's anything we can do to help you, but if there's any way to change fate and find this Tidus fellow, we'd be sure to find it on our journey." "You mean. you really think that there's a way to revive Tidus. Normally I'd just dismiss the thought as desperate hope, but for some reason this feels different. I feel like I can trust you, like with you my dream could live again. Please let me come along with you. Maybe, together we can find what we're looking for." "Yuna, I would be honored if you would accompany me and Zidane. but we still will have to find that Keyblade before we leave here." "Hmmm.Keyblade. a strange man came around here awhile ago wielding a strange key-shaped weapon. He attacked the village, but thankfully Wakka and I were able to trick him into a trap. We locked him up in the labyrinth beneath this temple. If you want to look for that weapon, I can show you the way. But the labyrinth has become very dangerous lately, I think it has something to do with that man. If you're willing, I'll lead you through and we can find this Keyblade." "Show us the way!" exclaimed Sora as Zidane jogged up. "OK Sora, I found a lot out and I think that the best thing to do would be to find this summoner Yuna. All of the people think very highly of her and she may know something that could help us," stated Zidane as he looked around. Sora just laughed he explained the whole situation to Zidane. Within no time, the three had prepared themselves and stood in front of the sealed door. As Yuna muttered some words they didn't understand, a black mist sprayed from all sides of the door. As the door faded into nothing, the trio peered down the dark gloomy hallway. Yuna grabbed a torch from the wall and led them into the tunnel.
The three hadn't gone any further than fifty paces when Sora noticed something beginning to happen. He notified the group and Zidane was almost instantly in trance mode. Sora also quickly powered up, but his ability to transform fully was nowhere near Zidane's. Sora was powered up, but he was not even as strong as Zidane, and nowhere near his capacity. Yuna also prepared as the mist swirled around them. Suddenly the mist took forms and several large Heartless now filled the corridor. Zidane shouted, "Go!" as he rushed at one of the beasts. The Heartless were bulky but quick, they wielded large dark swords and emanated a mysterious energy. Zidane tore quickly towards the first Heartless; after a short battle of swords, the Heartless fell. At the same time, Sora had sprinted towards the other Heartless and though the Heartless tried to defend the attack with it's weapon, the Keyblade shattered the sword and sent the beast sailing backwards, reducing it to a pile of ashes. Sora seemed amazed at his own power. "The Keyblade is absorbing power from it's brother nearby. The second blade is definitely here. Let's keep moving," remarked Zidane. "Wait," said Yuna as she paused for a moment. "I don't think I can do much in a physical battle, and my summons are gone, but my white magic should be effective against these dark creatures. Watch." Yuna held her staff out in front of her. Suddenly a small spark of light appeared, then it grew larger and larger until it almost filled the hall. Next she released the blast down the hall and as it went it eradicated any trace of darkness that covered the walls or floated in the air. The holy blast seemed to have cleared the path for the adventurers and they peacefully worked through the labyrinth for a time. Yuna aided them in solving the puzzles of the maze and in no time they had neared the center. As they walked towards the door to the former Aeon, the former dark mist floated from the doorway. "That is where he must be." stated Yuna.
Slowly and cautiously they approached the door. As they neared, they heard a low, sinister laughter. Then it got louder. and louder. Suddenly, a black wind flew from the doorway and began to form up behind the party. Finally, the mist was gone and a man kneeled with his head down behind them. He wore a dark hood and cape. As he stood, he pulled back the hood, revealing his head and sinister face. His hair was blue and indescribable in its design. He looked up, smiled, and said, "Hello Yuna." She gasped as she saw his face; it was his evil plans that had worked against her many times. She uttered, "Seymour!" Out of the air, he pulled a blue weapon that looked at first like a jagged piece of ice, but after a few seconds, Sora realized that it was a manifestation of the Keyblade. The trio drew their own weapons and prepared for the fight. "I am reborn!" shouted Seymour as he swung out his arms. He rushed the group and although Zidane was in trance, one blow dashed him into the wall. "All too easy!" exclaimed Seymour. He went right past Sora to Yuna, who he took into the air as he levitated upwards. "I'll give you a chance, Yuna. Join me and I'll let your friends live," he bargained. "Never!" she exclaimed as she gave him a powerful kick to the nuts and dropped to the ground. He fell to the ground in pain. "I'll never join you. you monster," she stated. He stood in pain, but stated, "Now you little boyfriend isn't here to save you and neither are your Aeons. You will be mine, by your choice or my force!" Sora then exclaimed, "Not if I can help it!" as he leapt towards Seymour, glowing with the power of trance. Seymour swung, but the blade didn't move Sora. Sora then pulled his Keyblade and scored a hit in Seymour's side. He bent over in pain and Sora smashed him across the face with the key. Seymour fell to the ground and lay in a crumpled heap. Sora approached to see if he was still living, but as he did, Seymour swept his feet form under him and smashed him full force into the wall. Yuna screamed in fear as Sora fell and Seymour approached her smiling. She quickly used her energy to heal Sora, who stood, but Seymour slapped her to the ground in anger. "Are you sure that you don't wish to give up boy, it is clear that you stand no chance against me." As Sora stood, the full power of his trance surrounded him. His clothes had again changed to the sleek golden attire and he glowed with a magnificent power.
"You don't understand, you're fighting for yourself, but I fight for another. And it is for her that I will defeat you! It's for her that I will never fail!" he exclaimed. He rushed Seymour who was having difficulty standing against Sora's blows, much less launching some of his own attacks. He was quickly falling and Sora weakened him with every blow. As Sora raised his weapon for the final attack and Seymour attempted to block from his knees, Yuna charged up another holy attack and blasted it into Sora's Keyblade. As Sora swung, the holy-charged Keyblade sliced through the strange ice blade and Seymour himself, who yelled and then dissipated into ash. Zidane struggled up and Yuna staggered over. The temple lit up once again and on the ground lay a small blue keychain. It pulsed with a strange energy, but Sora showed no hesitation when he clipped it onto his Keyblade. He felt energy rush through not only the Keyblade, but also himself. But before he could do anything else, a tear opened in the walls of space and time themselves. Sora and his companions were sucked into the rift and it sealed as they were carried through.
When Sora awoke, he lay on a soft bed of straw. He was looking into several pairs of deep blue eyes. As they backed up, he saw that the eyes belonged to a boy with blue hair and a bandana and pretty blond girl with a ponytail. "He's finally awake." stated the blonde girl. The boy nodded in agreement as Sora sat up in the bed and looked around.