KINGDOM SOULS
Episode 9
Memorial Plaza: Hero's Tombstone
The air had an eerie feel to it. "Wow, it's pretty creepy here." said Sora. "I like it" said Riku. "I don't see anything, did we go the right way?" asked Kairi. "Kairi, it was either UP, or DOWN. The world is one giant street, remember, and the map said the Memorial Plaza was the end of the world." said Riku. "Hey, I think I see something!" Sora exclaimed. They ran forward to the monolith in the middle of the plaza. "What's it say?" asked Kairi. Sora read the inscription.
"Here lies the man who sacrificed his life during the Great Fire. He ran to the top floor to save the orphans and lead them out of the building, before the floor above crashed in on him. Ahead lays the orphanage, still burnt, but left up by request of his friends, orphans who grew up with him in the orphanage. Fire was in his line of works as a fireman, but in the end was his downfall. We will never forget his acts of bravery, or his name. This is the grave of…"
"Huh?" said Sora, who looked confused. "Why did 'ya stop reading Sora, some weird name you can't pronounce?" joked Riku. "No, there's no name at all, see". They looked at the inscription. The entire plate was smooth where his name was supposed to be. "Well, it's smooth, so someone didn't scratch it out." said Riku. "Well, I don't see any where the crystal is supposed to be either." Sora said pulling out the crystal, "Maybe this is the wrong world?" "No, it can't be, look harder Sora!" said Riku. "Hey wait, look at the crystal, it looks like something is inside." said Kairi. "Hey, you're right! It looks like there's a flame inside." said Sora. After he said that, a little circle of fire appeared on the monolith, and burned a hole in it. "Well, do you think that's it?" asked Riku. "Let's find out" Sora said as he put the crystal in. A circle of fire burst around the monolith, and started to take the shape of a person.
"EVERYONE GET BACK!" screamed Riku, as he took Sora and Kairi into the bushes. They herd nothing after the fire settled down. "HOLY CRAP! I'M ALIVE!" said the voice. "Hey, he sounds familiar…" Sora whispered to himself. "WHO ARE YOU!" screamed Sora. "Hey, I know that voice… Sora? SORA! IS THAT YOU?". "WHO ARE YOU! WHAT HAPPENED?".
"Well, it's obvious, the crystal was my soul, and putting it in my grave must have brought my soul into a physical form, got it memorized?"
"Wait, Axel?" asked Sora. "Yeah, it's me, but I'm in the body of my nobody, not my REAL body. It's probably because you where holding the crystal of my soul, it took the shape of the way you last remember me, or something like that. So, where am I?". "Your grave. You died saving those kids in the Great Fire." said Sora. "Sora, you know this guy?" asked Riku. "Yeah, he was a member of Organization XIII. Kairi knew him too." said Sora. "It's true Riku." Kairi said, agreeing with Sora.
"Oh yeah, I remember the fire-"Axel paused, "but I didn't die…". "Maybe because you turned into a heartless and nobody, your real body wasn't found, and they said you were dead." said Sora. "But yeah, I was turned into a heartless in there, by a man in a silver cloak. He said the darkness would give me enough power to save the children, and it did.". "A MAN IN A SILVER CLOAK! I KNEW IT WAS A SET-UP!" said Riku. "What I want to know is what happened to your heartless…" said Kairi worried. "Ya, I wonder what happened too." Axel; was scanning around the area. "HEY! THE ORPHANAGE! IT'S STILL UP!" he screamed excited, running to it. Sora, Riku, and Kairi followed him. "Well Axel, want to go inside and see?" "You bet." Said Axel, and the four of them went towards the burning old building.