Sorry for such the long update, but I had some writers block I couldn't get rid of, but I promise I won't give up on this story. Oh and if you want for more entertainment, I could start putting bloopers of each chapter at the end. That is up to you reviewers of course, since the story will start getting darker once the team leaves Twilight Town. Enjoy the next chapter! Read and review!
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Chapter Seven
"This guy seems strangely lighter than yesterday"
"Hey there's no more pain in my arm, it's healed!" Raises arm in air
cracking noise is heard.
"Nevermind it's still broken" Princess Monoke
As they walked Sora couldn't help, but focus on the black cloak, it seemed perfectly dry as it the rain didn't even touch it. He looked down at his own rain drenched clothes, that was when the person stopped and Sora almost collided with the figure. His saphire eyes looked up to a shabby two story house, the roof looked like it could be fixed, and there were a couple of windows with some of the glass broken.
The figure walked up to the door, and pushed it open, causing a creaking sound. Black cloak swished as the person walked into the darkness.
Sora quickly followed and found that when he entered the place was warm and he rubbed his hands together. It was as if the rain chill had crept through him, and he had to get rid of it.
"This place isn't bad when you get used to it, besides nobody really comes around here, since this is one of the main places Heartless and Souless wander about."
"Why would you want to stay so close to the Heartless, aren't you afraid the darkness will consume you?" Sora asked studing a small coffee table. It had a weird design on it and Sora was trying to figure out what it was.
"It's good practice. You can take a look at that later Sora, come sit, we do have to talk."
Sora nodded and moved over to a chair made of oak, the wood faded and it had dark blue cushions. When he sat down he felt like he sank into it, as some dust rose up. His eyes turned warily to the other figure.
"I told you Sora I'm on your side, I'm part of the light too, or else the keyblades wouldn't have come to me."
"Yeah, but not all keyblades were made for the light, there was a keyblade forged by darkness so forgive me if trust doesn't come so easily." Sora commented cooly, still watching the figure closely.
The person nodded, or it seemed that way as the hood moved. "Then I will have to make you believe that I'm trustworthy."
Sora watched the person carefully as hands went up and removed the hood, his saphire eyes then widened with shocked, as he quickly stood up. "It's you!"
Max had been shopping for supplies all day, and he was exausted. It didn't help when the rain started and they had to run carrying everything getting throughly soaked. Sora was probably going to kill them for being so late, and having to leave the next day. Though at the same time they were looking for information not just shopping. It had turned out that people from other worlds had already started showing up in Twilight Town just in different areas.
He knew it was probably not the best to talk to them, since they seemed torn, but he couldn't help it. He wondered if he had lost his own world, if he would be in that condition. Max shook his head letting water fly all over the place, he was meeting some of them for breakfast in the morning, so the journey to leave the world would be late starting off. He had a feeling that both Sora and Kairi would be up late anyway, and couldn't help, but smirk at the comment. He picked up a comb and ran it through his wet hair.
Meanwhile Huey, Douie, and Louie, where looking over the supplies. A few potion bottles were broken, along with some rings, but that seemed about it. "So what do we do now?" Huey asked.
There was silence for a moment as Max kept running the comb through his hair as it wouldn't stay in place. Finally giving up he put the comb on the table and sat on the bed hands resting in his lap. "I don't know. I mean we have already gathered supplies, and it is too late to go out, without the risk of running into a Heartless or Souless."
A smile, more like a smirk came to Louie's face as he looked at his brothers, then at Max. "We could always spy on Sora and Kairi and tease them about it later. I mean you remember how crimson Sora's face was before?"
That then caused everyone to burst up laughing, and Max pushed himself off of the bed. "Okay then lets do it, but not too much I mean Sora does need his privacy."
"Sure, Sure." The three ducks replied each with smirks on their faces.
Max shook his head and openning the door he walked out. The group then made their way to Sora's room and knelt down by the oak door ready to open it.
"No, stop, get away from me!" A voice shouted behind the door, it sounded panicked with an edge of fear.
The others looked at each other, the voice had sounded like Kairi's and that couldn't be good. What if a Heartless or something was in there, and Sora wasn't there to fight it off?
Max quickly tried the door knob to find it locked. "Guys Kairi is in trouble we have to help her!"
The trio of ducks nodded and they jumped at the door to try to break it open. "Kairi! We are here to help open the door!" Max shouted also heaving his shoulder against the door.
Kairi had fallen asleep, more at first dozed, meaning to just rest and wait for Sora, but fate had to have it's way leaving behind something for her to see......
Dream Sequence
Kairi's footsteps clanged off the stone floor as she ran down the hall. Her sword was gleaming in her right hand giving off a strange blue light as she kept going. Something was wrong and she could feel it, she had to reach Sora before it was too late.
She then ran around a corner and stumbled upon something familar. It was a church room, with the isles, of wooden seats and a space down the middle. There was even stain glass windows with pictures on them. She gazed at them with wonder as the rainbow colored light then reflected down to the front, and as her blue orbs locked onto something very unatural.
The beautiful light seemed sucked inside of a black portal that just hovered there, not belonging yet it was there. As Kairi edged towards the portal the air became colder and she gasped out seeing her breath float in the air and sucked in as well. Her heart then jumped and began to beat faster, as the coldness seem to draw her in, darkness seeping in.
"You will never stop me! I will keep fighting no matter what, and the light will remain shining!" Shouted a voice echoing out of the portal.
The voice shook Kairi out of her daze, she reconized it instantly. "Sora..." She whispered, her free hand resting on her chest where her heart beat.
"Ha! The light is weak and with you the only one left standing against the darkness! The rest of your friends have given up!" The voice seemed cold and harsh.
An explosion suddenly happened sending smoke and wind billowing out of the portal. The princess of heart knew the keybearer was in danger. Gleaming sword in hand she jumped into the portal....
.....and was met by a even deeper coldness than before, except it went straight to her soul this time. All around was darkness, except in the distance were two figures each glowing, one in white, while the other from the surrounding darkness. Taking a deep breath, Kairi willed herself to fly over to the figures to be almost blasted back by some magic. Her sword took the hit and absorbed the power.
The two then looked over to where she was standing, the darker figure smirking vampire like teeth glinting in the darkness. "So a princess of heart, thanks for bringing her to me keybearer.." It hissed and turned towards Kairi. "Look deep into my eyes...." It said calmly.
Kairi couldn't help it she was drawn to the gaze. Something then told her she was safe, she didn't have to fight, and everything else faded from her mind. She couldn't even feel the coldness anymore as her sword went down to her side, her eyes dialating so much her blue orbs were hardly seen.
"Now be a good princess and come to me"
Sora watched as Kairi began flying over not knowing what she was doing, he quickly looked around, as his eyes fell upon his keyblades. He hesitated, using up too much magic would weaken his shield and that wouldn't help in the remaining battle. Though he was tied to his vow to protect the princess's of heart no matter what. He then flew over to Kairi getting right next to her as his right keyblade began to glow bright blue. When charged he launched it, missing at first, second time he threw it the demon crouched over in slight annoyance.
He waited as his last throw charged up creating sparks, "Take this!" He shouted and launched it.
Direct hit.
The demon covered his eyes in pain as the contact was broken, causing Kairi to blink her eyes returning them to the normal blue. She then looked around confused for a second, and to Sora realization dawning in her eyes as the cold came back with a vengence. She shivered as her eyes studied Sora to his shield of light a moment ago, that was very bright, almost blinding, but now seemed dimmer, weaker. Worry then took over, as she bit her lip.
Sora then smiled weakly keeping part of his attention on the demon. "It's okay Kairi I'll be fine just go to safety, I can't fight and worry about you too." He said calmly.
Kairi hesitated then nodded and began to fly away when her eyes came upon something, the demon was now smirking as he held up a hand, blood on it from it's damaged eyes. "You will pay for that dearly keyblade master." Energy began to gather in the hand to suddenly come out directly at Sora with blinding speed.
Time seemed to slow as the death seemed unavoidable, as the energy became stronger with the surrounding darkness. Kairi then on a burst of speed dove for her boyfriend, as a light suddenly filled the air. She then screamed out as pain filled her....
"KAIRI!!!!!"
End of Dream Sequence
Max pushed himself off the ground walking over to the bed his eyes full of worry. "Are you okay, I mean we heard you shout out in panic so we burst the door down."
The girls eyes then trailed to the sword sitting on the desk nearby, and her eyes widened when she say a blue glow the seep slightly out from the sheath it was in. "I'm fine, just a dream.." She mummered.
Max didn't look convinced and neither did the others, the girl looked shaken, as if haunted by some strange nightmare. He had reconized the look in Sora's eyes several times whenever the keybearer went to their sparing match's. He hoped that the darkness wasn't secretly attacking his friends or all hope would be lost.
Kairi looked nervous as she looked at each face, the anxiousnous and worry at the state she was in. Taking a calming breath she said as steady as she could, "I'll be fine, it's okay now. No worries." Her voice seemed to come out with some shakeness in it, as her eyes darted to the sword again, as her hand went to her heart.
The others didn't respond as they seemed to turn and slowly walk out the room, all except Max who turned to look at her. "Are you sure your okay?" He asked.
She looked suprised for a moment that the young knight was still there, but then focus came back. "Yeah, fine." She muttered.
He nodded and looked out the window, the storm seemed to finally calm down. "Where did Sora go?"
Her eyes seemed to distant for a moment as she also looked out the window. "I'm not sure, something strange happened...."
"Strange?"
"Yeah, one minute he's fine, then he crouches over in pain, then without another word he jumped out the window and took off running. I was going to wait up for him, but I guess, there was something I had to see." She rambled on her blue eyes still distant.
"Alright, why don't you get some rest, and I'll wake you when Sora comes back." Max muttered trying to calm the girl. Getting only a nod he walked out of the room, and closed the door with a soft click.
Kairi continued to stare out the window for a moment before closing her blue orbs, as she began to tremble. "If he comes back." At the moment the keyblade master was having his own problems to deal with.
Sora suddenly felt the familar power surge from earlier, but that wasn't what shocked the senses out of him. It was the same guy from earlier that had helped Kairi pick out her sword that eventually led to her attacking him and now here. He could finally see what his girlfriend was blushing about, the boy with his blonde hair and green eyes did look similar to him, but they couldn't even come close to being twins, maybe cousins. His saphire eyes were still shocked as he almost stumbled over his chair. "But how?" He mumbled looking down at the floor.
"If you sit down again Sora I would be more than happy to explain." The blonde mummered.
He nodded and eased down in the chair his hands gripping the arms of it uneasily. He then took a deep breath before looking right at the green eyes. "Explain then."
The blonde eased back relaxing at least as much as possible as he cleared his throat. "I know quite a bit about you Sora, not super details, but enough. For example how you were never meant to weild the silver keyblade, but it's original weilder gave himself to darkness so you were the next best bet."
Sora gasped out suprised, maybe what Riku had said to him two years ago was true after all.
Green eyes studied him carefully before continuing. "Don't you remember Sora keyblades choose their own masters. Anyway I know about your adventures, and monsters you faced."
"How?"
"Funny story that is. One day when I was exploring the outskirts of Twilight Town, I came upon this book about this boy, a duck, and dog creature traveling around worlds stopping the darkness known as the heartless, and the boy carried a strange key." The blonde then sighed, as he looked up at a worn painting on the wall. His voice then grew low and distant, filled with an aching sadness that made Sora relive old memorys as he listened. "I was happy before I found that book, my friends and I were so carefree, as was Twilight Town, with constant visits to the islands. Without knowing the weather started getting colder, plants were slowly dieing, and ocationally people disappeared, sure search parties were sent out, but everything seemed fine. That was when those things became more common, just children though, so soon enough we were no longer allowed outside after dark. It was then that something happened the next morning I woke up to find darkness covering the sky no light."
During this time Sora held his hand to his heart to feel it beating, but his soul was aching out to this kid as he listened. Silence circled the room, like a heavy blanket, Sora was about to say something, when the blonde began speaking again caught in the memory.
"Darkness all of it and lasted for days on end, then the attack, nobody saw it coming, the only thing that could be heard was screams as creatures slithered along the darkness a part of it. I remember running from place to place trying to escape with my family and friends." That was when his voice began shaking and rose a pitch. "One by one they were taken, twisted so I didn't know them anymore, my mom protected me as long as she could." The teen then gave a sick smile. "She kept telling me I was special, and that another kid who was a chosen one would come to my world and help me restore the peace. I didn't understand her back then, but that same day she was killed by the Heartless and I forced to watch it. Then the creatures turned on me and at the last moment a bright light filled my vision and the Heartless in the area were gone, and the place seemed brighter. That was when I felt a weight in my hands and looked down to see the keyblades. Since then I've been fighting the darkness, and now what my mom told me long ago finally makes sense." That was when he turned towards Sora with such a haunted look he almost jumped out of his skin. "Because you have come Sora, and now we can restore this world."
The keybearer sighed as he broke the gaze his saphire orbs trailing over to the table once more. He then stood up and studied it once more running his fingers along it to remove the dust that had gathered. The markings they were so familar, something in his memory was trying to place them.
"Yeah that is interesting, two years back my mom had this strange dream, and drew the design, and my dad carved it."
Sora jumped as he was so absorbed by the design he forgot the other teen was there as the memory suddenly hit him with full force. He quickly took a deep breath and blew it across causing the dust to fly in the air like smoke, but his eyes focused on the table as he slowly backed away.
He suddenly held his breath as the blonde keybearer stood by him, with a curious look in the green eyes. "What is it Sora?"
The keyblade master was no longer paying attention as he seemed pulled towards the design. "My God....the door..." He mummered, as he felt himself being yanked away somewhere while his body hit the floor of the house.
"Sora!"
Somewhere far away from all other worlds, yet connected to them all laid a door, a special door only the keybearer could find, and two figures sat behind it waiting, as they had been for two years now.....
Darkness and more darkness and the cold, that was all that could be seem for miles wide, if you didn't count the glowing yellow eyes that popped up at certain times. The Heartless for some reason seemed restless, and more were showing up.
A boy stood watching them, his silver hair hanging now down by his waist and was tangled and messy. His tanned skin seemed to make that hair shine out more so, as his ragged clothes long out grown to where now they seemed tiny shorts and a tight muscle shirt. His haunted green eyes continued to stare out and around the area, wary of danger. "You can relax Riku, the Heartless are not going to attack, they are waiting for something." Came a voice from behind the boy.
The teen turned towards the mouse his eyes wide in curiousity, but his question was sarcastic. "Why would you say that?"
"Because, the creatures would have attacked by now, if they were not waiting for something." Said the voice ignoring the sarcasism coming from the teen.
"True." Riku commented sitting by the mouse. They had after all been behind the door for who knows how long by now, and normal heartless would have beaten them to a bloody pulp by now, if that was their purpose, but he couldn't help asking every now and then.
The mouse king then looked with worried eyes to the large mass, and sighed. "I'm worried about Sora and the others, this could be a greater darkness then the keybearer has every faced before."
"Worse then his home getting destroyed, losing Kairi, and having to fight his own best friend, who later let loose the spirit of Ansem, and had to stop him from destroying all worlds?" Riku asked stating the failures he was trying now to redeem forgiveness for.
"Much worse. Ansem and the other villians were mere stepping stones towards the true darkness."
"True darkness, what do you mean King Mickey?" Riku asked in a hush tone, afraid that the Heartless, might suddenly tumble down like a wave and destroy them, for just talking, he was not ready to face the darkness again, not now.
For once Mickey didn't tell Riku to drop the king part, this was far to serious for mere jokes. "What I mean Riku, is that Sora's journey is just begining, to an end I have no concept of knowing what will happen."
Riku's eyes widened as it began to sink in as fear gripped at his heart with a steely grasp, as the Heartless rippled in response to his action. His hand went up to his beating heart as he mumbled, "Then the light might lose?"
Mickey then looked old suddenly as the light of his every being seemed faded, there was no sparkle where the formal youthness and hope used to shine, as the mouse turned to look into Riku's startled and fearful green eyes. He was silent for a moment as his own eyes looked distant. "There is no reassuring answer that I can give you." He mummered his voice quiet.
The two remained silent then as the more yellow eyes fill the area off to the side, more Heartless were arriving, waiting for the right time.
Both Riku and Mickey remained silent for a reason as both seemed to send their hope out to Sora the keyblade master, that he would win against the wave of darkness and find the door to set them free. Riku clenched his fist hoping that he would be set free soon to join the battle, hoping it wouldn't be too late.
"Are you okay?"
"What happened?" Sora asked leaning back on his hands closing his saphire eyes, so he wouldn't show the fear in them.
"Well you looked at my mom's table, muttered something about a door then fainted, did something..."
"How long was I out for?" Sora interrupted quickly.
"About an hour."
The answer was simple and the former matter not pressed and Sora was thankful for that. He then slowly stood with the others help, and turned to look at him. "You know, all this time and I still didn't get your name."
Another stare for a moment before the blonde looked at the ground. "I dropped my real name after I lost my parents and friends, too much pain, and with the keyblades there was no point in keeping it." Then he met Sora's eyes again and gave a small smile. "But you can call me Connor."
"Okay Connor, I'm as you already know Sora." The teen said smiling a true smile, he then turned and started walking out the door. He then stopped and turned around. "We are leaving tomarrow morning, I hope to see you there." He said walking out.
Connor suddenly started towards the door. "But wait, where will you be!" He shouted.
"And here I thought you were a keyblade master!" Came Sora's voice in a teasing tone.
"I am!"
"Then you should be able to sense where I am, anywhere and if you can't I'll hunt you down personally and we will see who can track who!"
The blonde smiled as he closed the door to his house and walked over and sat on the same chair he was in before. His green eyes trailed up to the picture once more as a sad smile crossed his face. The picture was of a family of three, the man tall, proud, and handsome, lean and muscled man with tan skin and silver hair, and the woman, very beautful, with long blonde hair and brilliant green eyes, with a small boy standing in between them, with a mixture of both his parents in his genes.
Connor then looked at the woman with tears in his eyes. "Looks like you were right mother, and when I set out on the journey tomorrow and finish the task father set out for me since we first lost him, I hope that if I do this you will still love me and not hate me for taking out his, our revenge."
Okay cliffy, I couldn't help it though.
Okay that's it for this chapter, I hoped you enjoyed it and I will update sooner now that I have nights to work on bits of chapters so updates will come sooner. I'm sure most of you know who the man in the picture is, and more of Connor's past will be revealed in later chpaters! Please Read and Review!