The Master is Chosen
A Kingdom Hearts fanfic
By:
Chison
Marlena stepped from the Gummi ship, to find that water, was defying gravity and falling up, up into an ocean that was about 100 feat above them. "This is where we part paths, I must return to Traverse Town to protect the ones I…" Cloud's voice trailed off, then he turned his back to her but she stopped him saying, "you can't come with me?" He simply shook his head and said, "I cannot, but don't give up hope; it's the one thing you have." Then he sealed the door behind him, and blasted off the planet, back to Traverse Town. Everyone has disserted me… But I will keep Hope! It's the one thing I have! Marlena thought to herself, as she jumped to each platform, and she reached the halfway mark, and she took a good look at the castle. A giant heart with a cross was made on the front of the castle, and it seemed to be betting, but she dismissed it, and noticed the puffs of violet smoke coming from the stacks, and she stood there, looking at the castle. Her eyes grew wide; this is where Sora lost his Keyblade to Riku… She took a few steps forward into the puddle on the platform, and then she turned to the next platform with renewed vigor, climbing faster to Hollow Bastion.
Finally reaching the top platform, she looked around at her surroundings, and found that it was just an ocean, spreading for as far as the eye can see, the blue of the horizon and the blue of the ocean, seemed to blend together. The floating platform came from the castle, and she climbed on, and it rushed her to the castle gates, she slowly made her way to the pair of grey, large doors and pushed them open. Marlena readied her sword in her hands, and slowly made her way up the stairs, but noticed that the door to the inner chamber of the castle was open. Someone is here… She thought, putting a harder grip on her sword, she made her way to the right, and through a door.
Books upon shelves, upon rooms awaited her, she made her way through the library, keeping a close eye to what was in front of her, finding a set of stairs leading up, she climbed them, and noticed a table with a multitude of books open. What's this? Marlena thought to herself, as she sat down and started to read the books, thumbing through them, she learned that they were reports; of the Unknown and the Heartless. What was Riku doing when he produced Dark Sora? According to this, he upset the natural balance of Light and Dark… Marlena got up from the table and then started to walk toward the door, but noticed something; some of the books seemed out of place. She prodded the wall, to find that it was in fact, an illusion. Putting a hand to the illusion, it passed easily through, and then the rest of her body followed.
Coming out of the opposite end, she gasped for air, and almost fell to her knees; the portal felt as cold as ice, and she felt like she had been in there for a long time. Marlena got up and looked around, she knew she was still in Hollow Bastion, but in a different section. She took a few cautious steps toward the center, which had a heart engraved on the floor; then she looked up to find a figure. Marlena made a yelp as she saw the figure, and took a step back, feeling uneasy about the figure; it had a massive black cloak with a hood that seemed to absorb the light that entered, the sleeves extended past the hands, as with the feet as well.
Marlena narrowed her eyes, "What do you want with me?" The figure made no moves, she continued, "Why did you bring me here! Can you talk or what?" Suddenly, a Keyblade shown in the figure's hand, and it slowly started walking toward her. "Stay back!" Marlena shouted, pointing the sword at the figure, but it kept walking toward her, its footsteps making an echo in the giant room. A small clink came from the Keyblade tapping her sword, and then she tried to strike the figure, but it easily dodged the attack, but did not return one, she kept on trying, each time she missed, she swung the sword harder, and then the made a high pitched clink when the sword came in contact with the Keyblade. Jumping back, the figure looked at the Keyblade and it vanished, only to be replaced with a much different one. It had a transparent heart as the chain, and the hilt was also a heart, but it was black, and the blade was white as snow, and the figure charged at Marlena. She tried to deflect the blows, the figure was too fast, and she was sent flying toward a wall, but gravity pulled to the ground; tumbling and hitting her head on the wall, her head was throbbing, then noticed the figure rushing toward her, she put her sword in front her, and it made a horrible clang, and she opened her eyes.
A Keyblade had appeared in her other hand, the figure jumped back, and Marlena got up from the floor, and looked at the weapon in her other hand; it had a gold hilt with a silver blade, then she started to walk toward the figure, but the figure had vanished, and been replaced with someone she knew; Zashi.