Shoutouts to...

xXellesmeraXx: I just love surprises! Don't you? :)

TerraKH: You don't know how touched I was at that! Thank you so very much!

TWI1IGHTMA3TER: You will find out at the end of the chapter! Hoped I shocked you last chapter!

XionTheBlackRose: That makes me very excited! :)

1mNobody: Thanks! The names are actually Latin words. Here's what they mean...

Vigilem-Watcher

Surrexit-Rose

Fatigo-Torment

and for characters later on,

Unum-One

Caelum-Sky
Well, to chapter 8 my readers!

Sora-Xehanort couldn't believe what One had said.

She and he were related? And to Vigilem the first Watcher? That was astounding!

"Do you want me to leave you alone to contemplate on this? Or do you want me to finish the story?"

Sora-Xehanort thought she was being sarcastic again, but when he turned around, he saw that One was being sincere. But he thought about it, and decided he wanted to hear more about Vigilem.

"I want to hear more about the Watchers."

She seemed to be happy at his decision, and she continued the story…

It was a few months after the Watchers were first formed.

Vigilem was sitting on the tip of Watcher's tower, overlooking the numerous other stars surrounding it. He felt a pleasant breeze drift over him and with it the smell of fresh flowers.

He so wished that he could stay up there forever, but he knew that his obligation wouldn't allow it. It just felt better after seeing so much tragedy, to have some peace in the worlds.

A knocking from the side window jolted him to his senses. He turned around and saw it was Surrexit. Vigilem nodded to let her know that she can come out here.

"I just wanted to let you know that we found Fatigo." She said with a feeling he couldn't place.

Nodding, he turned his keyblade into a glider, ready to face the embodiment of darkness.

But Surrexit grabbed his hand. He turned around, surprised at the sudden reaction. Then, she leaned in and kissed him. Vigilem was astonished; they never showed their feelings for each other out in the open, but then gradually kissed her back. He was glad his feelings for her were mutual.

She whispered into his ear, "Be careful, more of those monsters are around, and I don't want to loose you."

Vigilem smiled, "Don't worry, I'll be back. And promise me that you'll stay safe as well."

"Promise."

Then, with a heartfelt goodbye, Vigilem took off into the night sky, leaving behind the one he loved so dear.

He landed on the place that started the whole mess, the Keyblade Graveyard. He jumped off his glider, which turned back into his keyblade and he looked for the one he had come for.
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Fatigo summoned more of his minions, their claws slashing the air in protest as they had to wait for their master's command.

"Not yet." He whispered. "Not yet."

Fatigo had gotten stronger since his first battle against Vigilem. He was weak back then, but not anymore.

The darkness gave him power, and in return, he did its bidding. His strength and endurance had also increased. He had learned that with darkness comes power, and that he was supreme darkness.

He saw his enemy's glider appear in the smoke covered sky. He smiled, and nodded to the dark creatures behind him. They delightedly complied, reducing themselves to a shadow on the ground and slithered over to their target.

He lightly chuckled, and whispered, "Remember this Light. This time, I will win, for darkness is supreme.

Vigilem looked around, hearing the movements of the shadows. His keyblade was in his hand, out and ready, to destroy its foes. He knew that the monsters black bodies matched the scene perfectly. But he knew something the monsters didn't.

The element of surprise.

Vigilem realized that Fatigo must've gotten stronger than their last encounter. But darkness and light are connected. So if one side grows stronger, the other does as well.

Though, the one mistake Vigilem wishes he could undo is when he let Fatigo go. It would've saved him from corruption.

Fatigo watched his enemy beneath him, looking on as his foe wandered ever closer to his band of 'heartless' surrounded him. He named his creatures heartless because when they are dispersed, they release a heart.

He turned his attention back to Vigilem. He nearly burst out laughing because his opponent was so easily trapped by heartless.

"You will make an excellent heartless edition Light." Fatigo whispered, grinning at the thought.

Vigilem knew that Fatigo was above him, so he played dumb. He let the 'heartless' creatures surround him, waiting for the right moment.

He chose a good name for his beings of darkness, Vigilem thought in agreement.

A soft chuckling reached his ears, and Vigilem knew it was time to strike out at the creatures of the night. He brought up his keyblade and immediately the monsters lunged forward, claws outstretched. He slayed them all by rotating in a long circle, slashing them with his keyblade. He glared up at Fatigo, and shouted above to the plateau his enemy was on.

"Coward! You claim your monsters to be heartless when you are gutless? Come down to face me Fatigo!"

The dark incarnate growled in frustration. His heartless monsters had failed him again! Pathetic, worthless things, he thought to himself.

But no matter, he was still powerful enough to take on his enemy head on. He flew out of his hiding place, and landed right in front of Vigilem.

"You called?" Fatigo snickered.

Vigilem was angry, but he kept his head, for if he rushed into things, he would lose. So, he brought up his keyblade once more and got into his battle stance.

"Are you ready Dark?" Vigilem called out.

His opposite summoned his own, evil keyblade and swerved it threatingly through the air.

"As ready as ever Light."

Then their clash started.

The two adversaries were equally matched, both in power and strength. One blocked the other strikes. One parries, the other guards.

Both men shone with their inner power, Vigilem with light and Fatigo with darkness.

At last, Vigilem struck and defeated the darkness' puppet.

Fatigo fell, and then was slowly consumed by the darkness. But he wasn't afraid. No, he smiled.

He waved his disappearing hand in a signal.

Vigilem then cried out, and fell to the floor beside Fatigo, a heartless standing where he was standing.

So both sides were vanishing into their element.

Vigilem didn't speak, but Fatigo did.

He said, "No matter, my son will take up my mantle as king of darkness. May you rule with honor, Xehanort, my son."

Then they disappeared.

Once word had reached the Watchers that both their enemy and leader had been killed, they were left with a bittersweet victory. Surrexit cried for days at the loss of her love.

After Surrexit had been chosen to replace Vigilem as leader, he came to her in a vision.

She was joyous at seeing him and vice versa. He smiled and wrapped his arms around her.

Then he released her and told her, "This battle of darkness is not yet over, only delayed."

Surrexit was distraught, "But Fatigo was swallowed up by the darkness!"

"Like I am, Fatigo is just a part of the darkness. But listen to me. I have a prophecy from the Light."

She nodded.

Vigilem then spoke,

"Two adversaries that shouldn't have been

Left their fight to their kin

While the one of light and dark leads the charge

One will remain at large"

Then, he gave one last, longing look at his beloved, and whispered gently into her ear.

"Make sure our children are raised by the light."

Then he was gone…

One stopped, gave Sora a look of sadness, then said,

"Vigilem had two sons, Unum and Caelum. Caelum was your father, and Unum was mine."

"But is Xehanort..?" Sora-Xehanort asked cautiously

"The son of Fatigo, yes."

"But how were the Watchers and Fatigo able to live so long?"

"As I said before, the power of both the light and the dark is immeasurable, so longer life is a side effect. The magic that bound the Watchers together also is included."

"So does this mean I'm…"

"You're a half-Watcher, but a Watcher nonetheless. Your life is also extended."

"And you and I are cousins?"

"Yes. That I am proud about." One stated

"Does that mean that I can swear in as a Watcher?" Sora-Xehanort asked in utter awe.

One sighed, then said

"Yes, but not now, you need to defeat Xehanort first, then I can swear you in as a Watcher. But first thing tomorrow, we start training you to fight for your heart."

Then, One stood up and walked away.

Hope you liked it! But you guys really need to tell me what to do or else I might do something that you might not like in the story and I don't want that to happen! Today's question is do you want to learn how Kairi finds out about Sora in the next chapter or do you want to see Sora learn to fight for his heart? Review and tell me! the first one to get three reviews about it will be the next chapter.

Dragon Out!