2: Choices

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"Is this how I'm going to die?" that question repeats itself over my head over and over as I drift further into the dark. Opposing that it's the darkness without a single ray of light or hope; it doesn't scare me. It's like as if the darkness was something familiar.

"If this is the end; I'm not afraid." I lie to myself; I glance up as I descend and it's the color of night surrounding everywhere I go. The shadows shift around me and there's faint images of my memories appearing around me. A smile tugs at the corner of my mouth as there's images of Vexen, Terra, and Aqua training together. Then there's one of Dad and I gazing out at the ocean on our roof. The thought saddens me because the Xehanort that I knew is long gone and was replaced by the man on the beach.

"Xena..." someone calls my name out through the shadows. "Xena..." it repeats again but I ignore it.

"XENA!" it repeats my name but then the shadows disappear and there's a blaze of light.

"It's nice to see that you're not dead." I hear someone state as I groan while my eyes adjust to the sudden change of light. I sit up and notice that I'm on an island that's over hanging a sky line. "Are you alright child?" I glance up and jump up.

"Master Yen Sid! I'm so sorry!" I bow to him making him to chuckle

"It's fine child; now follow me, we have things to discuss." He starts walking off towards his tower so I follow him. We enter the chamber, he waves his hand and the walls branch off to other rooms and morph into one giant dinning room. He instructs me to sit so I take my seat next to him. Food floats in the air so I pluck some and pick at it while he speaks. "I've heard what happened to your world Xena; swallowed into darkness. It must have been hard on you, being ripped apart from the people you've only known."

"Yes, it's quite, well..." I don't finish as I shut myself up with some food. He nods,

"You know, it was only a matter of time. You see, your father was battling a darkness stirring in his heart." he informs me casually as he takes a sip from his drink. I choke on my drink.

"He what?!"

"So I'm aware now that you didn't know? No matter;" he explains to me so I just sit in my chair dumbfounded and staring at nothing. "I was hoping that he wouldn't have been consumed by it until later on at least when you were 16 but-"

"I prefer that I lost him now than to lose him later on Master Yen Sid." I cut him off so he continues

"I see then. your father and I made an arrangement so if he would ever lose towards the darkness in his heart, that I'd be the one to continue your training on becoming a KeyBlade Master. But now you know what's up against you now don't you Xena?" I nod

"If we plan to restore all of the Worlds of Light then it means that there's a chance that I might have to kill him in the process." I answer

"That's right."

"I don't want to though,"

"So what about that promise you made to Vexen? First you must find him throughout the dark before you'll be able to advance further in your life."

"So meaning that if I want to fulfill my promise it means I have to still kill Xehanort. There's no way to avoid it?" he nods yet again.

"Now are we just going to sit here and let the Darkness further consume the Light or are we going to start on your training?" he rises waiting for my answer. I just study him and further evaluate what's set on. Either way there's always a chance I'll have to kill Dad no matter what but

What does that leave for me? It seems there's no other option for me. I rise and reply "When do we start?" he smiles

"Come this way." I follow him towards another room.

3rd person

A rounded figure in red and blue overhears the conversation in the room so he summons a Dark Corridor to report the news to his master. He lands in a courtyard that has an eerie presence to it with an ever darkening shadows hugging on to the ruins of the castle. He makes his way over to the throne room and kneels in front of a black figure.

"My Lady, I've managed to receive information on Xehanort's daughter's whereabouts." he informs the figure in black. The figure turns around and advances towards the informant.

"Good job Pete. Now where is she? We'll have to carefully calculate our plans. She won't be in despair forever and right now is where she's more vulnerable. You didn't reveal where she's taking refuge Pete."

"It's because she's with Yen Sid my lady." the woman clenches her hands together frustrated with who the child is with.

"That ungrateful old man! Tchk, no matter then. We'll just have to buy the necessary time then." she extends a figure and her raven perches itself on it. She turns around and plans a wicked smile. "Now Pete, what is her motive to be staying with Yen hm?"

"I heard that she made a promise to a child named Vexen. He also was consumed by the dark when their world was destroyed." the woman smirks again. "Lady Maleficent?"

"Well it seems using her as a pawn will be much more convenient than I thought... Lost to the dark eh? Pete that will be all." he nods so he exits the room and Maleficent directs her attention towards her raven. "Go find me the boy." she orders so the raven takes off. As Maleficent steps into her bedroom, she makes her way over to a sphere that's in the middle of the room. She waves her hand over the surface of the sphere and the shadows peel away. "Show me where Xena is." she orders so the shadows ripple as an image appears of the female. The female is struggling with warding off Heartesses Yen Sid is summoning. "So this is the daughter of Xehanort? Pathetic..." Maleficent thinks to herself but something catches her attention. "What aura is radiating off of her?" She studies her more carefully and then realizes that it's the same darkness that was consuming Xehanort. "She inherited the dark?" then Maleficent smiles to herself as she realizes the leverage she has now.

"This is just getting easier for me... Well it's better to buy time than to act without much gain." She slithers towards the comfort of the shadows leaving the sphere and its image.