Chapter 5: Besaid's DestructionbrbrAfter leaving Midgar we were off for the first keyhole. I felt tired and weak after the battle. Tina kept silent under her hood without saying a word. My mind kept on trying to figure out why Colleen would save a stranger like me. I wondered about where she was from, how her past was like and how did she really feel right now. I didn't know where we were going.brbrSo where are we going? I asked.brbrTo Besaid where the first keyhole should be.How do you know this?I've heard from my childhood story.brbrAfter hours of riding I saw Besaid in the distance. Tents were put up everywhere. The tents seemed to form a circle. In the middle was one big open area. There seemed to be a massive structure standing tall above all the others. We rode our chocobos down the grassy plain. The ocean crashed against Besaid's shore as the sun shined down on the massive building. We dismounted our chocobos and I followed Colleen and Tina around Besaid. We walked up to a big blue looking tent.brbrSo what are we going to do first?First I think we should get some rest at the inn before we go find that keyhole. Colleen replied.brbrWe walked into the inn and looked around. It seemed peaceful in here. A good view of the ocean and calming sounds. I walked over to a bed and sat down. I looked out at the ocean. The blue sea calmed me and seemed to relieve all my pain. Colleen walked over to me.brbrI got us some beds so go ahead and rest.brbrI nodded.brbrbrbrAfter moments of trying to rest I couldn't take it anymore. Colleen looked like she couldn't get any rest either. I walked over and sat near her. She rested her head on my shoulder.brbrAre you okay?Yeah, just can't get any rest.So where do you think this keyhole is?It should be around here. I've heard that it's hidden though.So how are we going to find it then?It might reveal itself to us...I'm not sure.Let's go look around Besaid.brbrAs we walked outside I heard a lot of murmuring sounds like praying from the massive building I saw earlier. I decided to go inside and take a look around as Colleen followed. As I walked inside I saw towering statues lighted up by nearby fire torches. The cracking of the fire echoed throughout the large hollow room. There were people praying and bowing to the statues. There were stairs across of the entrance leading into a dark hall. A man, who seemed like a priest, walked over to Colleen and me.brbrHi, are you new here?brbrI nodded. The priest turned around and showed me what this place was.brbrWelcome to the Temple of Besaid. Here the people pray to the fayth and hope that the Heartless will not come to destroy their homes. Here people can find refuge is they are looking for a place to stay.The fayth? I asked.brbrThe fayth are the spirits of the past keyblade holders that have tried to save the world from the Heartless. They died trying and we have honored their brave deaths by these statues. It is said that if a keyblade holder prays to the fayth he or she will receive a mighty beast also known as an Aeon. Each of the fayth at each temple hold an Aeon.brbrHe pointed toward the dark hall, which stood above the stairs.brbrThere is where the keyblade holder shall pray to the fayth.brbrI nudged Colleen. I was wondering if she could receive an Aeon. I told her to take out her keyblade and show it to the priest. When the priest turned around he nearly fell.brbrIs that a keyblade!? You are one of the chosen! Please, please enter the chamber of the fayth.brbrColleen looked at me and I smiled. I told her to go on. I walked outside of the temple and sat down. I hoped she would receive an Aeon to help us on our journey. I decided to walk back into the inn to see how Tina was doing. She looked like she was sleeping well and comfortably. I walked back outside and looked around. It seemed quiet. All the people that were around seemed ok but no one seemed to talk to each other. I saw Colleen come out of the temple. I ran over to her. She seemed really happy. I could tell by the sweet smile she had on her face. I wondered if she had acquired an Aeon.brbrSo how did it go?brbrShe smiled and walked. What was she thinking? She stopped in the middle of the where all the tents seem to point at. I walked over to her and stared blankly. She closed her eyes and it looked like she was praying. An aura enveloped her and she was covered in light. I looked up in the sky and a creature was diving at us. I thought it was one of the Heartless and drew my keyblade. The aura around Colleen slowly disappeared and the creature landed next to her. It was Colleen's Aeon. It's head looked like a white hard shield covered it. It red light wings looked like it could cut anything. I walked over to Colleen.brbrIs this your Aeon.?Yup. His name is Valefor.Why couldn't we get a dragon or something? I laughed.brbrValefor cocked his head at me and growled. Colleen started laughing as I backed away. I didn't want to start trouble with it now. It seemed it would be loyal to us and that it would die protecting us. Valefor flew away and Colleen walked inside to rest. Since I had Synergy out I decided to start training. I twirled and slashed with the keyblade. I needed to learn some new moves and get better with this keyblade. It was getting dark and gloom. The clouds all shifted away. I was training for hours. I was just about to go get some sleep until something happened. I turned around.brbrThere were Heartless coming out of the ground everywhere! There seemed to be a new type of Heartless. It carried a sword and shield. Damn Heartless with weapons now? The deep black globs formed those little Heartless giant ant fiends and now there were warrior fiends. All their glowing eyes were staring at me. Their Heartless signs, which resided on their chest, looked like my necklace. I had to wake Colleen and Tina up. I ran inside and shook them awake.brbrWhat's going on? Colleen asked.brbrGo look outside... I replied.brbrWe walked outside and looked at the swarming Heartless. We knew we couldn't handle them by ourselves. I looked behind them and something appeared to be coming. I thought it was even more Heartless. It turned out to be Besaid's army. They rushed down the plain and started to fight. We knew we had to help and drew our weapons. Tina took out which appeared to be dual daggers and got into her fighting stance. I looked at her awkwardly and she smiled. She fought with surprising reflex and speed. She slashed each of the Heartless over and over. She leapt into the air and let lightning bolts crash down on six of the fiends. I started to fight also. The new warrior fiends with the shield and sword were not easy to destroy. I had to use fast swift moves in order to get even one blow on them. I looked around and saw Colleen. She seemed to be doing well with her dual keyblades. The soldiers were fighting tirelessly but the numbers were too much. Most were already dead. Besaid was getting overrun. I knew we wouldn't win this battle. I yelled to one of the soldiers.brbrWe have to evacuate the villagers!Alright! I'll get the boat ready!brbrHe told most of the other remaining soldiers to rally up all the villagers. We had to distract the Heartless until all the villagers were safe. We fought for ages. The Heartless kept on coming. I was getting tired and it seemed I was going to faint. I fell to the ground and saw one of the warrior fiends closing up on me. I couldn't get up and my chest was in pain. I saw a giant purple clad armored man walk up to me. I thought he was going to kill me until he extended his hand. I got up and kneeled down on one leg. I didn't have the strength left to fight. This man swung his giant sword with might. He cut through the shields! This guy must have great strength in order to wield a giant sword like that. He cut through numbers of Heartless with each swipe. I saw Colleen run over to me and point behind me.brbrThe keyhole is behind you!brbrI turned around. It was one of the keyholes that needed to be locked in order to lock the World of Darkness away. I stood up and ran over to it with her.brbrHow do we lock this? I asked.brbrPoint your keyblade at it.brbrI took Synergy and pointed it straight at the keyhole. It came out of nowhere. It seemed like there was a barrier around it that looked like a Heartless sign. The middle was just plain darkness. My keyblade shone and a ray of light hit the middle. The middle started to glow brightly and it disappeared.brbrGood! Now we need to get out of here.brbrI turned around to check on my mysterious helper. He was still doing well but it seemed he was growing tired. I didn't know how we were going to get out of here. The boat was too far but all the villagers made it. The Heartless were overrunning us like a giant swarm of locusts.brbrI'll summon Valefor!brbrI nodded at Colleen and ran over to help the others. Some soldiers were still fighting. Most of them were dead. Bodies were littered everywhere around the battlefield. The tents were burning. I couldn't stand it any longer. I couldn't stay here. I walked up to the mysterious armored man.brbrWho are you?Call me Nightmare...brbrI nodded and smiled. Valefor came and Colleen signaled for us to come. She got on Valefor and waited. Nightmare ran over to her and I was just about to until something held me. I looked at my arms. They were glowing a light purple like the rest of my body. I floated in the air and dangled. I turned around and looked around. The Heartless were just standing there looking at me. What was going on? I couldn't get myself to the ground or move my keyblade. A dark portal seemed to open up on the ground. Someone was coming out of the ground but he seemed human! I looked at him closely. He seemed really familiar. His white long hair covered his face a little. He seemed to have a blindfold on. I finally realized who it was...