Chapter Two
The Unescapable Destiny
The next day, Gera was busy, gatheirng food that could last them for a while. He was in town, trying to wait for his turn for some bait for the fishing pools. He sighed, the guy at the front of the line was arguing about the number of worms that were in the bucket he was trying to buy.
Un-freaking-believable...
About 30 minutes later, he, FINALLY, bought the bait and was walking down the path to the boats that lead to the islands.... he then stopped, looking around. He felt something... something dark... he looked behind him and saw a man in a brown robe, walking into an ally. He felt the a dark aura spew from him, a type which felt familiar to him.
He silently walked after him, then peeked in the ally, scowling... the ally was empty... Gera sighed, shaking his head, then headed toward the boats...
Who WAS he? I have never seen him before here... wait, is it possible...?
He began to think... wondering if he was also from another world...
Two hours later, Gera placed the bait on the boat and went to the front of the island. He sighed, feeling bored... Riku was right, from last night. It was the same old thing everyday, nothing changes. But that man had him worrying. He knew it wasn't Talon, the man's aura was darker then his.
He heard the sounds of two wooden swords hitting each other, and knew who those were. He chuckled, his mind now off of the man. He walked up the stairs and toward the lone island, then stopped on the bridge of it. He saw both Sora and Riku sparing, their wooden sword locked. He stood there, watching them spar against each other... then a ball hit Gera on the head. He nearly fell forward on his face, but managed to balance himself...
"Hey! Gera! We want a rematch! All three of us!"
He turned and saw Wakka, Tidus, and Sophie all ready with their toy weapons. Gera smirked, taking out his wooden sword.
"Alright, guess you want me to teach you that numbers doesn't mean a thing against a skilled opponent!"
He dashed at them, his sword beside him...
It was late in the afternoon, the sun begining to set, when Gera was walking down the beach, his hands in his back pockets. He was deep in thought because he sensed the man from earlier again not too long ago. And to make him more worried was the fact that he knew Sora saw him, too...
Who IS that man? I hope that he didn't do anything to Sora...
He looked up, and saw Sora walking down the beach going the opposite way.
Speak of the devil.
He smirked a bit, calling out to him.
"Hey! Sora!"
"Huh?"
Gera tossed something at him, which he caught... a paopu fruit.
"You won against Riku fair and square!"
"Wh-wha...?"
He just laughed, patting Sora on his shoulder as he walked on. Sora seemed a bit confused, but placed the fruit in his pocket as he walked further down the beach. Gera stopped and turned, seeing where he was walking to... to the dock where Kairi was sitting. Gera gave another smirk.
"No way..."
He looked around, making sure no one was watching, then placed his hand on his heart. His hand began to slightly glow with a purple light, then made him disappear. He reappeared on a tree branch above Kairi and Sora, a bit shocked.
Whoa... I'm getting better at this!
He gave a silent laugh, then looked down at Kairi and Sora, listening in on what they were saying.
Kairi spoke first, staring out to the sunset.
"You know, Riku has changed."
Sora kept his sight on the sunset with her.
"What do you mean?"
"Well... Hmmm..."
She began to think to herself for a few seconds. Sora spoke before she could finish thinking.
"You okay?"
She then spoke suddenly, excited.
"Sora, let's take the raft and go-- just the two of us!"
"Eh?"
Gera blinked, a bit shocked with what she just said, but kept silent to stay hiding. Sora turned his head to her in confusion.
"Huh?"
Kairi giggled to herself from him.
"Just kidding."
Gera let out a sigh of releaf, glad that she was joking... Riku wasn't the only one that wanted to see other worlds, but he had his own reasons. Sora laughed a little, smiling.
"What's gotten into you? You're the one that's changed, Kairi."
"... Maybe."
Kairi turned her view to the sunset again, then began to talk again.
"You know, I was a little afraid at first, but now I'm ready."
She nodded a bit to Sora, continuing.
"No matter where I go or what I see, I know I can always come back here."
She then turned toward Sora.
"Right?"
He nodded, smiling.
"Yeah, of course!"
She turned her view on the sunset once more.
"That's good."
She paused for a moment.
"Sora, don't ever change."
Sora turned to her.
"Huh?"
Kairi stood up, keeping her sight on the setting sun and having her hands behind her back.
"I just can't wait. Once we set sail, it'll be great."
Gera saw that they weren't going to talk much now, so he teleported back down on the beach, smiling.
Hm, lucky kids...
He walked toward the shed and stopped in front of it, then heard a voice which he hadn't heard in years...
"This world has been connected..."
Gera's eyes widened from shock.
"Th-that voice... it's the Voice!"
The Voice spoke on.
"Tied to the Darkness... soon to be completely eclipsed..."
Gera turned around, looking everywhere he could.
"Where are you!?"
A dark orb formed in his right hand as the Voice continued.
"You do not yet know what lies beyond the door."
"Door?"
Gera relaxed a bit, but kept his guard up...
"There is so very much to learn. You understand so little..."
Gera scowled, his fist tightening, remembering the three gods that he met on the last day of his own world.
"Of COURSE I don't know! I don't know anything about those guys, on why the gods of Light and Dark wants to save me, and the guy of Twilight wants me dead! But..."
His teeth clenched.
"He will pay for what he did to my world... to everyone there..."
"A meaningless effort."
"WHAT!?"
He waved his arm in anger, actually moving the sand from his own energy that was forming on his body.
"One who knows nothing can understand nothing."
Gera breathed in some air, trying to calm down. He had a point. He couldn't understand because he didn't know a thing about the three gods.
"Yeah... I don't know a thing... so teach me! Let me learn about the gods! At least let me be able to face and be able to fight that Talon!!!"
"If that is your wish..."
Suddenly, a dark portal formed under Gera, making him sink into.
"H-hey! What's happening!?"
There wasn't an answer from the Voice. He started to panic, trying to swim out of the darkness, but to no avail. In a matter of seconds, he disappeared inside the darkness...