Chapter 2: Bevelle Destroyed and The Birth of ID.brbrIt was still raining. I've never seen the sky so dark. I was so tired from walking so far. I've been in these dark plains for over a day. My body was getting weary. I could barely even carry Synergy. I was finally back. I saw Bevelle in the distance but I could also see something burning...brbrIt was like a nightmare... the city was being destroyed! All the homes around me were burning and collapsing. I looked around. There were lifeless bodies all around me. I couldn't stand it. I had to go find my family. The smoke was so dense. I slowly approached my house, which was as well, in flames. NO! Not my family too! I broke down the door and ran in. Everything was in flames. I had to go find them. Damn it! The house was collapsing rapidly. I couldn't even get to the 2nd floor anymore. I had to run outside. I coughed and almost fell. The smoke was way too dense and it was everywhere. I stared up at what was once my home. Tears started to fall from my eyes. Who did this? I couldn't handle it anymore. I looked on the ground and saw something, which appeared to be a picture. It was a picture of my family and me. I put it away under my cloak and started to walk away. Only that's when the Heartless appeared. Damn these things not now. If they want a fight they're going to get it. These things were going to pay for my family's death. I charged at them and attacked. I slashed at each of them with all my anger. I let it get the best of me though. The Heartless surprised me and started to win. I was constantly slashed at. I tried my best to evade each of them. The smoke was making me fight worse though. I couldn't breathe or see well. One of Heartless got me. It slashed my right chest area. My whole body started to sting. I tried to keep my body up but the pain was excruciating. I fell down. I felt like fainting. I couldn't even breathe without taking in a big breath of smoke and my heart felt like it was going to explode. I fainted.brbr-----------------------------------------------------------brbr[Colleen's Point of View]brbrI decided it was time to start off for Bevelle. I woke Tina up and we were ready to go.brbrI think it's best if we stop by the Chocobo Ranch first? Tina asked.brbrSure we can ask Lance if we can borrow some Chocobos.brbrI wondered where Khanh was. I didn't know why he left us. I guess he just needed some time to himself for now. The sky was dark red and it seemed quiet today. Tina and I walked and walked. It seemed like an endless plain. Bevelle was close by and we could get there faster with Chocobos. Chocobos are a big yellow bird-like creature that gets around with fast speed. When we got to the Ranch we asked Lance if we could borrow 3 chocobos. He lent us the chocobos and we were off. I've known Lance since I was little. He was the one that first taught me to ride a chocobo. Tina and I finally made it to Bevelle. We dismounted and left our chocobos outside. I looked around the burning city. The town was destroyed. and it didn't seem to me that anyone was alive. Who could've done this? I went over to Tina. Tina was crying. I was trying to comfort her in anyway I can. Her family lived here. I promised myself to find out whoever did this for Tina. I can't believe everyone was gone. I convinced her to look for survivors with me. Tina ran off to find her family. Was Khanh here? I started looking around but all I saw was lifeless bodies and burning houses. It wasn't a pretty sight. I continued looking until I heard a slight moan. I continued forward until I saw a man lying on the ground trying to get up.brbrStay down! I'll help!brbrI was running to him until a Heartless fiend emerged in front of me. Its glowing eyes were just staring at me. Soon a lot started to emerge out of the ground. I had to get the man and help him before it was too late. I had to end this fight fast. I took out Oathkeeper and quickly got into my fighting stance. I knew there were too many for me to handle. I had to fight though. Before I could even make a move something happened.. Another figure came into my sight. He was holding a keyblade! It glowed a dark red. I couldn't see what the person looked like. His cloak covered his whole appearance. I didn't know what he was going to do. I really hoped he was on my side. All the sudden he slashed.. at one of the fiends. He destroyed them one by one. His moves were so swift and deadly. His reflexes were so fast. None of the Heartless even touched him. They were all gone before I knew it. It was silent for a while. He stood there looking at me after the battle.brbrDo you care for him?What? Who are you? Whom are you talking about?Leave us alone...What? Answer me!brbrAll the sudden I was blinded by a bright red flash. When I opened my eyes he was gone. Who was he? Why did he help me? What did he mean by 'him'? I was snapped out of my trance. The man was still alive. I ran over to him and helped him up.brbrWhat happened?We were attacked by Shin-Ra...Shin-Ra!? What did they want in Bevelle?They wanted... the Key of Darkness. We resisted and they stole it.They did all this?brbrThe man was already dead... I had to find Khanh and tell him what had happened. I looked around trying to find Tina. The heat was getting intense. The smoke was dense. I could barely see anything. I finally found Tina. She was checking on a guy who seemed to be unconscious. I ran up to Tina and the survivor. It was Khanh! I was so happy to see him and that he was alive. He awakened. We knew we had to get out of here before we died. Tina and I helped Khanh stand up. We started to walk fast. There was nothing more we could do for Bevelle. I almost started to cry myself. There was so much death and destruction. What did Shin-Ra want with the Key of Darkness? I concentrated on getting out of Bevelle. We were surrounded by fire. I had to think quickly.brbrTina, use your magic!brbrShe started to concentrate. I knew it was hard for her because of all this smoke. I checked on Khanh. He seemed ok but he was breathing well. I had to get him out before it was too late.brbrbrbrA giant waterfall came out of nowhere and drenched the fire. We ran through. We finally made it out of Bevelle. It was morning. The sun never shined so bright. I don't think this was a good time for daylight but it was better than darkness I guess. I let Khanh rest against a chocobo. I started to walk away until he woke up. I ran back to him.brbr-----------------------------------------------------------brbr[Khanh's Point of View]brbrI never felt so weak. I couldn't move well. I felt like all my energy was wasted. I tried to get a look around. Bevelle was in front of me. What happened? I've never seen daylight before. I felt calm and decided to rest again. I tried to turn around to see what I was resting on! It felt warm and soft.brbrHey! Stay still, you need to rest.brbrI looked up and saw Colleen. I saw Tina behind her sitting down. I expected her to be jumping around or something.brbrWhat happened? I asked.brbrWe were here when Bevelle was being destroyed. Tina found you on the ground unconscious. What happened to you?brbrI explained everything to her. About my family. I didn't tell her about my wound. I covered it with my cloak. It still stung like crazy. I tried to stand and it just hurt. Every time I took a breath my chest hurt. I still had the picture of my family and me. I kept it hidden also. I had to ask her.brbrWho did...this?brbrShe explained who they were.brbrThey are a corporation that wants to rid the world of Heartless.What the hell did they want in Bevelle?The Key of Darkness.What is that?A keyblade full of dark power. It's said that it is the only keyblade that possesses the power to lock the World of Darkness but it can only be done by going into their world. They stole it from our temple.Take me to them...brbrShe agreed to. We started off for the main Shin-Ra building. She said it was in the middle of Midgar. Did we really have to go back to that place? I had to get revenge for my family. I had to find out who was really responsible for this. I seemed to be slowing down whenever I was walking for a while. I could tell Tina and Colleen were confused on why. My wound hurt so badly. I felt like fainting again but I had to keep on going.