Chapter 3

A note to the reader: life was about to get very bad. The inception was interrupted by none other than the mister-black-keyblade-wielding-disqualified….guy……anyway, it wasn't a pleasant surprise. And guess what he brought with him! An army of Heartless! I knew this guy was bad news from the very beginning.

"Keyblade wielders," The disqualified combatant began, "Your time is up! The Heartless will reign in this land with me as their king!"

"Not so fast, Cethin!" I looked around to see if I could find out who had said it. The voice sounded familiar, but I couldn't quite place it. Lior stepped forward from the crowd with her keyblade in hand.

"Ah, Lior. Are you finally ready to join me?" Cethin said as he held out his hand towards her with a twisted smile on his face.

"Only if you're ready to turn your back on the darkness!" She replied. Cethin's expression turned into a scowl.

"Fine… You shall die with the others!" Cethin charged forward with his keyblade ready to attack.

The battle that ensued was fierce and it ended nearly as quickly as it began. Lior now knelt on the ground with her keyblade next to her. I ran to her side with my keyblade in hand. She put her hand on my back. "No, Axel. This is my fight." Lior said. I turned my head to her. "There's no way I'm letting you go out here." Cethin laughed a dark laugh. "I would applaud such bravery, but I'm not in a very "light" hearted mood, if you catch my drift," Cethin pointed his key at me, "In fact, I'm feeling rather dark!" Cethin launched a dark orb at me. I stood my ground. Lior was not going to die here. Not now at least. The orb made contact with me and it began to enshroud me in darkness. My breathing began to slow and I felt cold. The darkness soon began to cover my vision. If this is what death feels like, I'm glad I don't have to experience it twice. After a few minutes of this, I blacked out completely.

"Wake up, young keyblade master." Was that a voice? Or am I imagining things? There was silence for what seemed like an eternity. "Wake up." It was definitely a voice. I looked around to see where it was coming from. All I could see was white light. The light began to fade and the voice became clearer. "Wake up, you've been sleeping for weeks."

I opened my eyes all the way and looked around the room. I saw an old man standing over me. I opened my mouth to say something, but no words came out. "You are still tired," The man said, "Return to the land of sleep." I shook my head and tried hard to sit up. I did, and instantly I felt myself become dizzy. After the dizziness passed, I attempted to stand. The last thing I remember before passing out again was the old man coming to my side.

I awoke again in what seemed like a few hours. This time, when I stood up I remained fully conscious. I noticed that the old man wasn't inside the house at the time, so I decided to look for him outdoors.

When I got outside, what I saw was not expected. I was back on Destiny Islands. When I turned around to go back inside the house, I found that it was my own. Things were getting really strange. I went inside my house and looked around. I saw my mom and I ran to her. I held her close and almost began to cry. She hugged me back. "What's the matter?" She said in her loving mom voice. I pulled back from her and looked her in the eye. "Have you heard any news from Disney Castle?" I asked her. A worried look crossed her face. "No, why?" I looked down at the floor and then back up to her. "I think the Council of Keys has been eliminated." I said to her. She fell down onto her chair with a shocked expression on her face. After about fifteen minutes of just sitting there, she went to her room and began to cry.

Seeing my mom that way made me snap. Fury rose within me. A great hatred for Cethin. He would know the wrath of my blade before my life ended. But how did he come up with an army of Heartless' so large? I thought all of the worlds were sealed. I needed to find answers, but I didn't know where to start. After hours of contemplation, I decided that it would be best to return to Disney Castle to see what had befallen the C.o.K.

'How in the world am I going to tell mom?' I thought to myself. "She will be fine. She's used to it by now." That voice. It was the voice of that old man. "Who are you?" I asked him in a voice that demanded answers.

"What you just witnessed was simply your imagination," My house faded and I was back in the old man's residence. "You weren't really on Destiny Islands. You never even spoke to your mother. You were right about one thing, though."

"What's that?" I asked him eager to leave this place and almost fearful of what he might say.

"You must start your search at Disney Castle. You will find answers there."

"But how will I get there?"

"My dear boy. You never left."