Ooh...
My fears...my lies...
Melt away...
I...

EPILOGUE

After everything settled down after the final battle, a majority of the group found themselves back home with some pretty dynamic tales to tell. King Mickey, Donald, and Goofy went back to the kingdom and somewhat forcibly dragged Queen Minnie and Daisy on a much needed and much deserved vacation to Disney Town.

Sora, Riku, and Kairi made their way back to Destiny Island to finally enjoy their youth for the first time. Terra also came with Sora to the island and spent as much time with him as he could since there were so many years lost, but when Terra spoke to his son, he was constantly reminded of Nova and it made his heart ache. He tried to hide it from his son and spent most of his time grieving for his lost love alone, but Sora knew it would be a long time before his father recovered from Nova's death.

When a few months passed after the final battle, Sora learned from Aqua and Ventus that Terra had never become an actual keyblade master. Since he was one himself, he strived to bond with his newly found father by taking his mind off everything that had happened and begged him to train together. It took a little convincing from a few of their friends, but Terra eventually agreed.

In just a short time, Terra was able to take the Mark of Mastery exam with Yen Sid and he passed with flying colors, surprising only himself. After a very long and arduous talk with the wizard, he was finally told about the events that happened leading up to Nova's death. With his spirits lifted somewhat, he decided to travel back to the Land of Departure and rebuild his home; finally living the life Nova asked him to. Aqua and Ventus were all too happy to join him and before anyone knew it, five years flew by in the blink of an eye.

Terra had finally accepted Nova's death, but it was partly due to his newfound duties as a keyblade instructor since it took up so much of his time. He decided when the Land of Departure was finished being rebuilt that he wanted to follow in Master Eraqus' steps and dedicate his life to making a difference in other people's lives the way his father did. Before long, it was well known throughout all the worlds that Terra's school of mastery was the best place to become a keyblade wielder, especially since the founders were the heroes Aqua, Ventus, and himself.

One afternoon, Terra was standing on the cliff edge right where he sat the last night he spent with Nova and looked at the clouds swirling in the sky. He didn't know how much time had passed, but he was so engrossed in the sunset and his thoughts that he didn't notice someone had come up behind him. The wind picked up just slightly, rustling his clothes and lifting a sweet scent to his nose that reminded him so much of Nova. A smile lit up his features as he recalled her beautiful face; a face he hoped to never forget. Suddenly, a voice that he could only remember from a distant memory called out to him.

"Terra?"

THE END

"Strength of heart can carry you through the hardest of trials." - Terra

Thank you very much for reading this story. It almost took me a year to write, but I had this idea when I played the remix version and I fell in love with it. I'm sorry there are some choppy parts. I was originally going to add more to the story to show more interactions between Nova/Terra/Aqua/Ventus but I just had no motivation to add them so I just left them out. I wanted to get this out as soon as I could since I just started my classes and I hoped you like it. I really am sorry that there's not more to it or some things may be confusing, so feel free to message me if you have any questions. Also, there are points that I took a few liberties with. I appreciate your understanding and thanks again for reading!

P.S. I had inspiration by a few images for this story. If you would like to see them, feel free to message me. Thank you.