Prologue: Beginnings of Fate
I sighed while staring out the school bus window on the bus ride home. Every day, the same drivel… get up, go to school, go home, go to bed, repeat. I miss the good 'ol days… when I was journeying with my friends on our crusade against the light.
Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself, for those of you who don't know me. I'm Roy Hartmut, the one who saved the world and nobody remembers it? Yeah… kinda sucks. Anyway, after about a year of journeying, I found the strength to save the world from Charon. He wanted to make the world into his 'Sanctuary,' or somethin'.
Nobody remembers it, anyway, because time got rewound to the point where the Heartless invaded Earth, removing all traces of what happened… except my clothes.
Anyway, I got to my bus stop. Last stop, as always. The bus driver said bye as I blazed off of the bus, looking down at my feet. Rushing inside, I grabbed some Pop-Tarts while trying to avoid one of my grandma's insufferable attempts at small talk. I grabbed a coke from the garage, narrowly avoiding a discussion on my future with my mom. My dad was still at work.
Dashing upstairs, plopping down in my chair, I started playing on the internet. Going to the usual strands of sites, I noticed on the homepage (which I never bother to change) that a large number of disappearances had been filed in the last couple days.
Weird, I thought to myself. Then I continued on my usual rounds. Nothing unusual happened for a week, other than a growing number of unexplained disappearances.
Lying down to sleep, the unexplained disappearances were starting to bother me. Being the only one who knew about the Heartless' reality, I thought it might be them. And so it was.
I woke up in a cold sweat. I felt it… they were near. I grabbed my blades, donned my special fighting clothes, and went out into the backyard. There the Heartless were. I slew them all with ease, using my awesome strength and skill.
"Hah! Nothin' to it!" I yelled out to nobody. But then, a bright flash enveloped me and I closed my eyes to stop it from hurting…
Remember, Roy. You are the one who will close the door to the light.