Told you new chap would be up soon! Now, read on…

Lady Sonora-Yeah its "cool". Lol it sounds funny!

Thief Master-Thanks, but if anyone is gonna e-mail me, do it at Don't ask why…

Neassa-I'm looking forward to a new chap…and a sequel sounds great! And Raiku whispered, "They look interesting. Should we ask?"

Now for the story!

Transformation Secret

The dark haired girl tried to hit me with an "X" slash but Daya came and intercepted it. I saw Sora go in to battle Raiku. Guess that left me with the white haired girl. While Daya kept the first girl busy, I went in to face the second one. I had my One-Winged-Angel at the ready; she strangely enough, was shaking a little. This gave me an idea.

(She's using the "I'm all tough" look to get by…time for a little "psychological warfare"…man I'm good!)

"You ready, I won't hold back. You're going down!"

She took a step back for a second before shaking her head and getting back into battle.

"I don't care! If you're really the Adept then…let's go!"

She withdrew her staff and took out her daggers while she charged towards me. I just had to have a short laugh at that.

"Ok, whatever you say!"

I blocked her first incoming cross slash before making my own attack. She was pretty good. She dodged all my slashes and gained enough distance for a counterattack. I dodged that but I made it by a hair.

(Wow, she's better than I thought…better get serious)

I came back with heavy strikes of my own. We kept on hitting and blocking for a while until I could hear the faint sound of conversation. I pushed her back so I could have enough time to see who was talking. It was Sora and Raiku. They were having a conversation between slashes and blocks. I overheard something like this:

"So, how'd you end up with the Adept and the other girl?"

"Oh, Francis landed in Traverse Town when his world was destroyed. As for Daya, she was former assassin turned friend. What about you, your group doesn't look that normal either"

"I see, well my name is Raiku. The Adepts up against Jymanea-"

"Wait, come again, Jyma-what?"

"Her name is Jy-man-ea, the white haired one. And the dark looking one your friend Daya is facing is Azure"

"That's cool, so do you wanna get it on for real now?"

"Pretty much, it's hard to balance a talk while you're fighting"

"Tell me about it"

They both gave a laugh before starting the real fight between them. Even in battle, Sora had to be the funny one. The battle let on, both sides pushing as far as they could. After a while though, we were looking like the winners. That was until Jymanea had to call for help.

"We're losing here! Azure, its time for plan "Dark Hit-and-Run!"

Azure gave a nod and pushed Daya off to jump back. Raiku and Jymanea did so also. Raiku gave Azure a pat on the shoulder before she did her thing.

"You're the only one who can see when you do your thing, so make it count!"

"Whatever…"

After Jymanea and Raiku stood behind her as she pressed her blades together.

"Noir Azure!"

Her blades were started to glow black for a moment. What could they be up to?

(Noir Azure? Noir means black in French, and her own name? What's up with this?)

I exactly found out what that was, the arena was immediately filled with pure darkness. I tried to look for Sora and Daya but it didn't work. Everywhere you looked, you could only see pitch black. It was like a real live nightmare.

"Sora, Daya! Where are you?"

"I'm right here, but I can't see a-"

That's what Daya said before she was cut off and the sound of blades sending a person flying was heard. We heard Daya let out an "Ouch..." before she hit the wall, and probably was knocked unconscious.

"Daya!"

"Daya, if you can hear us say s-"

"Un Tokaii!"

There was the sound of a strong wind ripping through the arena, Sora screaming, and him hitting the wall with a 'thud'. I was in trouble.

"Sora!"

The black was still there, and I could hear the sounds of footsteps coming toward me. I readied myself, looking around for any sign of Azure. I heard the faint sound of a blade swinging so I dodged. I only came out with a cut on my arm, but I got lucky that time. Next attack could cost the match.

(Shit! What now, Sora and Daya are down for the count, and I can't see anything! Guess we lose…)

No, you're not losing now Adept…

That's the voice I heard in my head. It sounded familiar, but I couldn't tell what or who.

(Wait, who are you and how did you get inside my head?)

Since I have little time, I guess it would be better to talk to you while time stops and we're in a vision room…

(A vision what?)

ENTER TIME FROZEN VISION ROOM

There was a bright light; I opened my eyes to find myself in just white nothingness, just the floor underneath me and a person in front of me.

"Hey, was it you who was in my head last time? Who are you?"

The figure turned and I saw who it was. The figure was dressed in the robe of the secret organization, the red haired Axel.

"Axel! What do you want?"

"I'm here to help Adept, great danger is coming your way"

"Yeah I know, I'm fighting blind but why should I listen to you?"

"Your current predicament is the least of your worries Adept. A greater danger is on its way"

"Greater danger? What's up with you?"

"Now isn't the time Adept but you have to trust me"

"How do I know you're no just lying to me now?"

He waved his hand in the air, and immediately the scenery changed from just stark white to a desert and in the desert, was an army of what looked like 50 Darkside heartless. There was a large building in the distance. After looking more closely I saw that it was the Coliseum! There were an army of Darksides heading to the Coliseum!

"Now do you believe me Adept?"

"I do, but why are you helping me?"

"That is for my own reason, but I must teach you the transformation secret"

"Transformation secret? Whuzzat?"

"NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO FOOL AROUND!"

"Ok, ok, keep going…"

"Thank you, now the transformation secret enables the Adept to turn into the true form he is. Since the Adept is light but was originally born of darkness, you'll be a combination of the two entities"

"Born of darkness? I was born of darkness? You've gotta be kidding me!"

"I kid you not Adept. Now when the transformation is complete, you will become a whole new person, mentally and physically. You'll look dark but your light will keep you strong. You will also gain the abilities of 2 of the most powerful heartless"

"And those heartless are?"

"You'll find out soon enough. Now to transform you'll have to step into Kingdom Hearts from your mind for a second"

"Kingdom Hearts? How do you expect me to get there when Sora already sealed it?"

"There is another way. It's through your mind. Since you are the Adept, if you believe, you can succeed"

"Ok…but how do I revert back? And what's the whole story behind this Adept stuff?"

"You'll find out…"

END VISION ROOM, BACK TO REALITY

I suddenly was back into the darkness that was in the arena. I thought the "vision room" thing was a dream but it felt so real. If Axel was right, the Darkside army could be here any moment. I had to take a chance with the transformation thing. I stood straight up and withdrew my keyblade and concentrated. While I was thinking, I heard Azure let out a laugh.

"Is this your sign of forfeit? Guess it's time to end this!"

I heard her running toward me. I needed to think quickly.

(Ok Axel, you pray this works or I'm gonna-)

ENTER KINGDOM HEARTS VIA MIND

I was cut off as my vision went all white, then black. I looked around to find myself in the barren land that was Kingdom Hearts. I saw two large glass vials a few yards ahead of me. Inside each of them was a shining blue heart you only saw when you beat a heartless boss in the game. I felt that they were the keys to completing the transformation. I was close to them until I saw two figures run in front of me. One of them spoke in a squeaky voice while the other spoke in the voice of a 15 year old. They readied their weapons as they stood between me and the 2 hearts.

"No, only the Adept can have access to the hearts of the Phantom and Kurt Zisa!"

"We'll kill anyone who tries to take them!"

Those voices, they couldn't be. But it was possible that it was them.

"Riku? King Mickey? Is that you guys?"

The two figures dropped their weapons at the sound of their names. The short figure picked up his weapon and slashed at the ground. Sparks flew and now his weapon and the area around us was illuminated. My guess was right as I saw Riku and King Mickey, staring in shock at me. Mickey took a step closer and after getting a good look at me, started jumping up and down. Reminded me of a certain moogle…

"It's him! It's really him!"

Riku look dumbfounded for a second before getting closer and looking at me. He smiled and went back to pick up his weapon.

"So, it's really you. You've come to complete the transformation"

"Uh, yeah but why are you guys still here? You didn't find a way out by now?"

"Oh, we always knew the way out"

"THEN WHY DIDN"T YOU GO?"

Mickey gave me a tap and gestured for me to follow him to the heart containers.

"We had our duty, to watch over these hearts so when the Adept came, they were nice and ready!"

"Wait, so that means you and Riku have been here all this time doing just that?"

Mickey and Riku gave me a smile and I couldn't help but smile back. I was about to touch the 2 heart containers but I turned around. I needed to ask a question.

"So after I get these, you two are free to go?"

Mickey gave me a quick nod before pushing me closer to the heart containers.

"So I guess I'll see you two soon?"

They both nodded and started to wave good-bye. I waved back, and then I put a hand on each vial. They started to glow, and then I felt myself coming to…

BACK TO REALITY…AGAIN

I felt myself being engulfed in a tornado of black. The feeling that felt so familiar from my vision. I felt my body changing they way Axel said. Physically and mentally I was changing. I felt stronger, smarter, and more powerful. After a while a bright yellow and white light shot out of the tornado that dispersed Azure's darkness. I found myself on one knee. I stood up to find I had changed greatly. I looked about 6' now, black gloves over my hands, black boots, black pants and a black t-shirt. What made the t-shirt special was that it had the heartless symbol on it. I felt something else on me but I couldn't tell what. I felt a hood over my head that was attached to a cloak I was wearing. I didn't seem familiar with it but my mind told me otherwise.

(The hooded cloak, of the Phantom…)

So there I was, in my new form. I still felt the same, but did I ever feel so different. I heard a voice. I was Raiku.

"Adept…what happened to you?"

"I am no longer the Adept you once saw…"

It shocked me that my voice had also changed. I sounded like myself, but deeper, darker. I continued the statement of my change.

"Francis the Adept is gone…"

"Then who are you?"

"The name…is Raphael...the true form of the Adept!"

I felt a light shine within me. Axel was right. My appearance looked dark, but I had a light to keep me strong. Just then I heard someone dash behind me. Almost without trying I whipped around and caught the attacker's weapon with my own two weapons.

(Two weapons…I know the first…but what's the second?)

I pushed the attacker off, it was Raiku. I looked down to see my weapons. In my right hand was my familiar One-Winged-Angel, but in the other hand was a different keyblade. Not only did it look completely different that my One-Winged-Angel, it felt different too.

It was white at some areas but white faded into blue as you got to the hilt. The top was white and the "key" end was a 3 pointed snowflake with gold points in-between. The blade itself wasn't straight but edgy all around with a bend in the middle. The hilt had a sharp edgy handle and the keychain was an 8 pointed snowflake attached by a gold chain. The name of it almost spoke for itself in my mind…

(Diamond Dust…)

I saw Azure and Jymanea run to Raiku's side. They were ready to battle me. Then I remembered that the match was still going on. But the threat of Darksides put that thought out of my head.

(I need to stall, until they get here…)

I was glad that I could still hear my own thoughts as a new me, but for now I needed to put my plan into action. Raiku stepped forward as I prepared to fend off 3 people at once.

"I don't know how you did that Adept, but you still have to win against us to get us to believe you're the true thing"

Almost as if I acted on impulse I stepped forward and twirled and flipped my keyblades before taking my stance.

(Kurt Zisa's strength, speed, and ability to do cool blade flip moves…I'm gonna enjoy this)

All three of them charged at once. Before any of them could land a hit, there was the sound of an enormous crash outside the stadium.

(Wow, that was quick…)

END CHAPTER

Whew, finally done! Man haveI been working!Hope I did good since I think I bombed on the Diamond Dust description and other stuff…oh well that's for you all to decide! Now read and review!

Gaming quote of the chapter: "Take good care of her…"- Riku, Kingdom Hearts

Also I'm running out of ideas for gaming quotes! If you have a quote that you want to see, include it in a review!