Letter from the writer:
This story will likely be obsolete in a matter of months. I don't hold any grudges because of this, but I plan on finishing the final chapter just as KH2 is released, effectively giving perfect timing to this story's untimely end. Kinda masochistic I suppose...
Don't be confused by the nature of this story, or the format it is written. On the one hand, I prefer to include as much storyline of this form as I can, but at the same time, I have chosen to not include the remaining Jusan kikan (the thirteen machines), to keep it as simple as the style allows, I have only included those members we have met in Chain of Memories, and also refuse to name those we haven't met, so they'll be refferred to as 'person' or whatever. If you have read Animorphs, I have adopted a mega-morph style, each chapter from a different point of view, a different character (I'm really not interested in the technical name). I hope this ends up as cool as I want it, to cover all the angles. Other than the first chapter, these are all more or less in a chronological order. This is because I feel the first chapter MUST be first, don't question me.
Oh, and for those who DIDN'T play Chain of Memories, you may simply get confused, but I try to keep this so that even KH1-ers can keep up.
I took up this story because this is just a wierd realm of character development. Judging from Riku and King Mickey, the person one is BEFORE the Org. and the person one is AFTER joining are very different people. I kinda like the idea of having to make up a character, but giving them a set destination on their spiritual map. I doubt I'll make any other fan-fics again.
Also, forgive the boring writing, this is the first draft of my first attempt at first peron narrative, so be gentle P. The introductarysectionfor this story, being told from seven viewpoints, is rather long, I have, at the moment, placed up to chapter 15, because that is when the storylines begin to merge.
Finally, I always have 3 or 4 chapters written in advance, if you find someone's current storyline needs to be resolved NOW, feel free to request their next chapter.
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A rip. A shearing sensation. A draining of the senses, and then, emptiness. Nothing. Cold, dark, pain, sorrow. Yet...warm, happiness, joy, energy. But nothing compared to that darkness. I didn't know why, but what was the reason for me being created like this? Was this birth? It felt like death. Creation and destruction, all at the same time, tearing up your soul like a whirlpool, nothing was spared from my inner thrashing.
I woke up...somewhere. I opened my eyes. The light, what the...? Aaaahhhhh! The pain was unbelievable. What was wrong with me? I covered my eyes with my hands, curling up to protect myself futily from this 'demon light monster'. I don't really know, how can one explain this to someone who doesn't understand? I felt like the Divine was rejecting me, the light burned, seared me. It was a bomb, a major throbbing headache within my eyes.
No wait...eye. Only my left eye burned... That was wierd. What the heck is wrong here? I had never heard of a disease that attacked one eye. It couldn't be an infection, I was just...born. I opened my right eye. No, nothing. I chanced a peek through the left. Pain...
Something definitely was wrong with me...but what it was I just couldn't understand. I took in my surroundings. It was evening, the sun was setting. My world was...beautiful. I could see birds flying through the air. A gentle breeze was blowing. I looked down the valley in front of me, some kind of town. Densely populated, by the looks of it. A giant clock tolled out. Six o'clock, nightfall wasn't too far behind. I shrugged to myself, If night comes, I better find shelter for the time being. I made my way to the intimidating town, seeking refuge, a home, a friend...