Hello there good people of fanfiction! I am terribly, terribly, TERRIBLY sorry I didn't post yesterday. I had gotten tickets to Life fest, so I didn't have enough time to upload. Plus, it's been hectic for me and my family, because we might be moving soon... so yea. Anyways, sorry for not uploading, and enjoy the chapter!

Light stood there for a second, and then backed away a tiny bit. The boy then got up, but just stood there. Now that he stood, light was able to get a good look at him. He had dark blue hair, all frizzled and out of sorts. He had what looked like shoulder pads on him, but there were bright blue crystals in the pads, making it seem like spikes were coming out of his shoulders. He wore a dark blue shirt that had a little tear on it by the shoulder, and also wore blue jeans.

"Do not be alarmed. I am a friend, actually the person you are supposed to meet. As I said before, my name is Aqua. I am a night for the princess, who lives here in the city. Now, I bet you are wondering why you are here. Well, all of you come and sit down and I'll tell you." Aqua said, as he sat back down. Light nor Cooper moved for a moment, but Flaira sat down right away. Cooper was a little hesitant, but eventually, but he eventually sat down, Light following right behind.

"Alright. Start talking; why am I here, and how do you know my name?" Light said, as he sat down right next to Cooper, who was across from Aqua.

"Why, Light! You should know how I know your name!" Aqua said, as he snapped his fingers, and empty glasses came out, along with a pitcher of water. "Anybody thirsty?" Aqua asked, as he raised his finger, and some of the water came out of the pitcher, and was dumped into his glass.

"Wait, how did you-"

"I'll tell you in a little bit; right now I will answer your other question. As I said before, you should know who I am, because I gave you a note. I am AA Light. I was the one who gave you the rare ores, and left you the note." Aqua said, as he took a sip of water. Light stared at him for a couple of moments, stunned. How could he have not seen it before!

"Alright then, so why did you suck me into the world… What does this have to do with me?" Light asked, as he poured himself a glass of water. As Light drank the water, Aqua stared at him, looking worried. After a while, Aqua had finally spoken;

"You've encountered Gias on the way here, correct Flaira?"
"Yes, he had almost gotten him, but we were able to escape."

"So, by now you know at least a little bit about Gias. Gias is the demon overlord to this world. He grows stronger by the negative emotions that we all have with us. If those emotions become too strong… He takes control over your body, forcing you into the depths of madness, until he drinks all of the blood out of you, and leaves you there to rot and die." Aqua said, as he takes another sip of his water. None of them say anything to each other for a while. Light looks around the room, and sees Flaira and Cooper, both terrified. Light remains calm, and finally, Aqua starts talk again:

"Gias is not strong enough to enter the minds of people, at least not yet, but he can still get the fear and hatred from people. However, he was able to gain enough strength once to almost take over… It happened about 16 years ago, we called it: The War of Hex, however, he was defeated by the person spoke of legend. He was able to-"

"Wait, who is this legendary hero?"

"Well, the person in the middle of the painting you were looking at before. That was the only man known so far to be able to wield the Hexsword. "

"The Hexsword? What exactly is that? I know that it's a sword, it has sword in its name, but what exactly does it do?" Light asked, as he took another sip of water.

"The Hexsword is the most powerful weapon in the universe. It can control every element known to man. Plus, the blade itself is so sharp, that it can cut through pure titanium. He was the only person to be able to defeat Gias, and help us win the war. He was also the only person that Gias couldn't get energy from. He was always just so positive...That is until he had disappeared a year after the war. The war was about 5 years long, so some say that he died, and other people have other theories, but only the people who were closest friends of his know the true reason on how he disappeared." Aqua said, as he took another sip of water.

"So who were the people that were so close to them? And do you know what happened to him?"

"No, I don't know what happened to him, however, the people who accompanied him on his journey were also spoken of legend; The Legendary Elements, or at least that what they called them. There were 10 of them in all, including the hero."

"My father was one of the heroes; he's the one with the hammer next to him. I never really got to know him very well because…. well, I wasn't alive." Cooper said, as he poured himself a glass of water.

"My mother was one of the hero's as well. She's the one with the spear." Flaira said.

"My father was also one of the people who fought alongside him." Aqua said, as he lifted his finger again, and poured more water into his cup.

"The Legendary Elements could control an element that the hero could control. There were nine of them in all, including the element inside of the Hexsword. The elements were: fire, water, earth, electricity, ice, white magic/healing, dark magic, poison, and wind. Each of them had different weapons as well, but I only know of a few of them; Flaira's spear, Cooper's hammer, and my dual swords. Plus, Flaira and I have been have been able to control our elements: fire and water, and Cooper will be able to control earth."

"Wait, so then that means…"

"Yes. We three are the next generation of The Legendary Elements." Aqua says, as he takes another sip of water. "And you, Light, are the next heir to the Hexsword." Nobody spoke for a couple moments, to just let the moment set in. Light sat there stunned. How could he be the next person to wield the sword? Unless…

"Alright then, what happens if I don't accept my fate?" Light asked, as both Cooper and Flaira stood up.

"LIGHT!" But Aqua remained calm, and proceeded to speak.

"If you don't accept your fate, all worlds will be overcome by Gias's evil, and life as we know it… will be overtaken by Gias." Aqua said, as he stood up, and went over by the painting.

"My father told me that he said the same thing. Of course, he accepted after he heard that, he accepted, but it's your choi-"

"Fine, I'll do it." Aqua turned around, and smirked.

"Glad to hear it. Now, all we need to do is find the sword… anybody got any ideas?" Nobody spoke for a bit, and then Light said:

"I think I have one. During a dream I had the first night I came here, I was floating in a dark abyss… then suddenly, some ruins popped out of a bright, bright light, and… it felt like it was calling to me… I went inside, and it looked like nobody had been in there in forever. But then, the bright light surrounded me again, and that's where it ended… The ruins looked sort of like some jungle ruins, but only much, much bigger."

Aqua sat there for a few moments with his eyes closed… then opened them suddenly and said:

"The Forbidden Forest. That's where it is." Both Cooper and Flaira gasped at the sound of those three words.

"The Forbidden Forest!? That's suicide! We'll never make out of there alive!" Cooper yelled.

"Don't worry. We got the chosen one! My father told all about the trip, and how they went through the forest without any trouble." Aqua said, as he got up, snapped his fingers, and suddenly, the wall right behind him opened up, revealing two blue swords, both identical in every way, shape and form. Alongside it was a diamond sword, which he gave to Light.

"Use it well. We'll need it before we get the Hexsword." Aqua said, as he grabbed the two cobalt swords, swung them around a bit, and stared toward a random wall. Just before he reached it, he stopped and whispered some words, and a door appeared out of nowhere. "We'll need to stock up on supplies before we head out, plus I need to visit someone as well.

"Ooooo! You're goanna visit your girlfriend Aqua? You little disobedient dirt bag!" Flaira giggled.

"Shut up Flaira! She's not my girlfriend, and you know it! We're just close friends, that's all!" Aqua stammered out, turning a bright pink by the second.

"Whatever, you know it's true." Flaira smirked.

"Anyways let's head out. We need to get-"

"Wait just a minute. I have one more question for you Aqua." Light said.

"And what is that?"

"Who was the legendary hero?"
"Oh, you don't know? Well, if you must know." Aqua said, as he came back by Light.

"The legendary hero was your father Light, that's why you are the next to wield the Hexsword."

Who Is Aqua's little crush? Who exactly IS Aqua? Find out in the next chapter of The Awakening!