Home early from college so more time to work on chapter 3, yay :) BTW, I know i said in the first chap that the marks where on both of their left shoulders, but I've changed it for drawing purposes, Its still on Roxas' left arm but It's gonna be on Sora's right arm now.
I don't own Kingdom Hearts.
The boys faces were glued to the windows the minuet the Gummi Ship enter the path between worlds. They watched with wide eyes as different types of deprise went flying past the ship: meteorites, ruins and different coloured tunels. The space itself morphed constantly, changing all different colours.
"This is amazing." Roxas gasped.
"I can't imagine taking a raft through here." Sora mumbled as a particulaly large, meteorite flew past the window.
"A raft?" Goofy couldn't help but ask.
"Mhm. Me, Sora and our friends were working on a raft so we could leave the islands and explore other worlds." Roxas explained, finally peeling his face off the glass.
"Well it's a good job you never got around to trying it." Donald said as he dodged a ruin. "The only way to travel to other workds is by ship."
"Yeah, we know that now." Roxas' face reddened a little. There was deffinatly no way they would have gotten anywhere on their raft.
"It was still fun to build though." Sora piped up, deciding to join the conversation. The boys faces suddenly darkened as they thought about their missing home, but Sora quickly shook it off.
"So, what about you two?" The brunette asked, diverting the conversation. "You said you where looking for your king right?"
"yeah, we got a letting telling us something bad was coming and that the King had gone off to help." Donald explained. "He also told us to look for the Key. That's why we were so desperate to find you. You could be the only hope we have of finding him."
"He must be a good King if you're going through so much trouble to find him." Roxas pointed out.
"He's a great King." Goofy said. "And not just the King, he's also our best friend."
The twins were a little taken back by this, realising that these two where in the exact same boat as them; trying to find their missing friend.
"He sounds nice. What's his name?" Sora asked.
"Mickey. Mickey Mouse." Goofy answered. Sora and Roxas were'nt really surprised that the missing King was also an animal. It seemed like Donald and Goofy came from a whole world made up of humanoid animals.
"Do you guys work in the castle?" Roxas asked
"We sure do. I'm the Kings head of Knights." Goofy said proudly.
"And I'm the court magician." Donald said just as proud.
"Cool." Was all Sora said.
"What exactly happened with you guys?" Donald asked. The boys quickly told the story. About the monsters apearing and their friends disappearing and their entire world vanishing.
"What about your parents?"
"We don't have any." Roxas answered. Donald suddenly felt guilty for asking.
"But it's fine. We had a great guy taking care of us. He was like an older brother." Sora reasured, noticing Donalds guilty look.
"I really hope he's ok." Roxas mumbled.
"This is Axel we're talking about. I'm sure he's fine." Sora said softly as he put his hand on his brothers shoulder. "You never know, we might even run into him." Roxas smiled.
"Yeah, your probably right."
"Look fellas, we're here." Goofy suddenly exclaimed.
The others looked ahead and noticed a tall, yellow tower in the distance.
"That's it alright. Prepare for landing." Donald instructed as they aproached the new world.
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Once the Gummi Ship had landed safely, the quartette piled out and looked up at the tall tower.
"It's even bigger up close." Sora gaped as he craned his neck, attempting to get a glimps of the top.
"Who lives here anyway?" Roxas asked
"This tower belongs to Master Yen Sid." Goofy said as he and Donald made their way towards the door. "He's the Kings teacher."
"Wow, sounds powerful." Sora said as he followed them, Roxas by his side.
Onece inside, the group began climbing the stairs.
"Is that safe to walk into?" Roxas asked uncertainly as he looked the glowing, terquoise portal at the top of the stairs.
"Of course." Donald said as he walked straight through it, Goofy quickly following him.
The twins shared uncertain looks before following the two. Once on the other side they saw they were standing on another staicase, this one seemingly floating in thin air. Roxas and Sora took a moment to be amazed, then continued following their companions.
This continued with each door they walked through. It was either another staircase of a small, round room.
"Is this ever gonna end." Roxas complained.
"This is the last door." Donald answered, equally irritatred.
"Finally." Sora gasped as they pushed the door open. On the other side they saw a a large round room decorated with different magical items. In the centre was a simple table with a tall chair; sitting upon the chair was elder man with a long, grey beard dressed in a blue robe and a tall, deep blue hat, decorated with stars. The mans entire presence seemed to radiate power and wisdom.
"Master Yen Sid." Donald greeted as he and Goofy bowed respectivly.
"Hey there." Sora exclaimed with a casual wave. Roxas simply face palmed.
"Sora! Show some respect!" Donald scolded as Sora sratched the back of his head, laughing nervously.
Master Yen Sid quickly waved off their formalities.
"Donald, Goofy, it has been a while." He said in a deep, rough voice. The two nodded in agreement.
"Master Yen Sid, do you happen to know where the King is?" Goofy asked The old wizard shook his head, causing the animals to deflate.
"I see you are not alone." Yen Sid pointed out, turning his attention to the twins who straightened at his gaze.
"Ah, yes sir, this is Sora and Roxas, the-"
"Wielders of the Keyblades." Yen Sid cut Goofy off, beckoning the boys forward. Roxas and Sora shared a nervous look before doing so.
"It is an honor to meet you, boys." The twins were taken back as the elderly wizard bowed his head at them.
"U-us?" Roxas asked, pointing between himself and his brother. Yen Sid nodded. The boys simply stood there looking completely confused.
"It seems that you have no idea of who you really are." The Master said, confusing them more.
"No one knows us better than us." Roxas said defensivly. Yen sid cracked the smallest of smiles.
"Of course." He simply said.
"But...I guess we are curious; what do you know about us that we don't?" Sora asked, curiosity getting the better of him.
Master Yen Sid beckoned them closer, closing the distance between them. He waved his hand and summoned a large ball of light. The boys watched, amazed as pictures began to form in the light. Finally, it stopped on an image of a large, heart shape moon.
"You have heared of the great Kingdom Hearts have you not?" The wizard asked.
"Yeah...but that's just a story...isn't it?" Roxas asked as he stared transfixed at the moon. It seemed he and Sora couldn't take their eyes of it.
"Though past down as a simple fairy tale, Kingdom Hearts is all to real. And that is where our story begins." Yen Sid explained as he watched the boys stare unblinking at the image, a small knowing smile gracing his lips.
"Since the start of time, Kingdom Hearts has kept peace and balence between the light and the darkness. However, there are moments in history when someone of ill intend attempts to disrupt this balence. When this happens, Kingdom Hearts releases two entities into the world, one of light and one of dark. Theses entities simply exist, formless and conciousless. However, as the threat looms ever closer, the entities begin to form bodies and personalities of their own. They travel to a world, taking on the appearence of the enhabitants. When ready, two babies are born, one the embodyment of light, the other the embodyment of darkness.
Sora and Roxas felt a sick feeling in the pit of their stomachs as the story progressed.
"These children continue to grow untill the day they are finally ready to take on their roles as the Guardians of light and darkness, weilding the most powerful weapons in exsistance."
All colour drained from the twins faces.
"You...you mean..." Sora trailed off, his voice shuddereing.
"If you truly are, then you should be marked." Yen Sid explained.
The boys quickly pulled of their jackets, revealing their birthmarks. Master Yen Sid Nodded, adressing Sora first.
"The Wayfinder. A mark of light. A mark of loyalty and connections." Next he turned to Roxas.
"The symbol of a Nobody. A being of darkness. A mark of courage and promises." The boys continued to stare at the marks as if seeing them for the first time. Roxas quickly pulled on his jacket, apparently not wanting to look at it anymore. Sora soon did the same thing. The room had suddenly become quiet and tense, the atmosphere so thick they could have cut it with their Keyblades.
"So...we're...we're not even...Human?" Sora asked quietly. Yen Sid shook his head.
"In the begging, no." The twins heads dropped. "However, how you are born does not determine if you are human or not. It is what you grow up to be and how you live your lives." Roxas and Sora allowed small smiles but didn't raise theit heads.
Meanwhile, Donald and Goofy recalled the conversation they had back on the ship.
"What about your parents?"
"We don't have any."
It made sense. They quickly felt their hearts go out to the twins.
"Do you recognise these boys?" The wizard suddenly asked. The twins looked up to see the image of the moon morph into a picture of two boys. They simply gaped.
The first boy looked identical to Roxas. The same blond hair styled the same exact way, the same blue eyes. His smile was slightly wider and his face was slightly slimmer, but other than that they where identical.
The second boy looked like a replica of Sora. The same same spikey hair and blue eyes. The only difference was his hair was a dark, midnight black instead of a soft brown.
"W-who...are they?" Roxas asked slowly as he continued to stare at their faces.
"Ventus and Vanitus." Yen Sid answered.
Roxas and Sora's minds suddenly went back to the dreams.
'You're such a fool...Ven-'
'I'm sorry...Van-'
"They're the boys from the dreams." Sora gasped. Yen Sid nodded.
"These 'dreams' are actually visions of the past. Memories of these two boys."
"Why, who are they?" Roxas asked.
"These boys where actually the previous Guardians." This took the twins by surprise.
"What...what happened to them?" Sora asked carefully. At this question, the wizard seemed to age drastically infront of them, a sad look coming on his face. The image suddenly changed to one of Ventus and Vanitus in some sort of battle, their own Keyblades in hand. Ventus was holding his blade in reverse instead of how the others held theirs. However, it wasn't them fighting each other that shocked them, it was Vanitus. His once vibrant blue eyes were now an ominous, gold, similar to that of the shadow heartless, glowing through his black bangs, and his entire boy was emiting tendrils of darkness.
"Oposite to you two, Ventus was actually the embodyment of light, whilst Vanitus was the embodyment of darkness. Unfortunatly, Vanitus could not control this darkness and was soon lost to its power. He attempted to force Ventus to help him create the X-Blade, an even more powerfull weapon that is created by compining your Keyblades, but Ventus refused, however Vanitus managed to get his way, momentarily forging the X-blade. The boys ended up fighting one another and Ventus was able to succesfully destroy the weapon." The wizard paused, a grave look on his face.
"However, this aslo meant the destruction of both boys hearts." Yen Sid sighed. "Both were lost. Returning back to the great Kingdom Hearts."
The room was silent. Everyone thinking about the tragic outcome of the boys.
"Could...could the same thing happen to me?" Roxas asked softly. The wizard turned his intense gaze to the blond and nodded. Roxas felt his heart almost stop beating. "So, I'm just destined to be some sort of bad guy?" Yen Sid shook his head.
"Being dark doesn't necessarily mean you are bad. It is your job to show people that there is good in darkness. Show them how they need the dark just as much as they need the light." Roxas nodded, though he still felt unsure.
"That's not ever gonna happen."
"Sora?" Roxas looked at his brothers determined expression.
"I'm not gonna let that happen." Sora placed a hand on his twins shoulder. "You're my brother. I believe you can over come anything. You're strong, don't forgat that Roxas." The blond felt his eyes sting a little at his brothers words.
"Besides, if anything happens, i'll always be there to knock some sense into you." Sora chuckled as he bonked Roxas on the head. The younger twin allowed a small laugh to escape his lips.
"So." Roxas began. "When we're gone, two people who look exactly like us are just gonna take our place?" The elderly wizard chucled a bit.
"It is uncertain what form future Guardians will take, though they do seem to keep similar appearences." The Master explained.
"Oh." Was all Sora said as he thought of identical replicas running round once they where gone. In truth it almost felt like they had no personal image.
"Now that you know of your true origins, I would like to discuss the enemies you will likely encounter." Yen Sid interupted, getting right back to buisness. He waved his hand, making the images and the ball of light dissapear. Another wave of his hand caused the life size image of the dark heartless to appear in an emoty part of the room.
"Quwack!" Donald exclaimed as the image appeared to close for comfort. The boys were slightly startled, completely forgetting that Donald and Goofy were still there.
"The being you see before you is known as a Shadow, a pure breed species of Heartless." Another wave of his hand and a light creature appeared. "These Heartless are known as Neo-Lights. They are also pure breeds. Both types of Heartless have many different shapes and forms. Some larger, some with frightening and unique abilities. On your journey you will meet an alarming number of Hearless, however." Two larger hearless suddenly apeared, one of darkness and one of light, with heart shaped holes in their chests.
"The beings you see before you are different. The powerfull Heartless are know as the Dark and Light sides. These are the courses of the ruined worlds, it is important that you stop them or they will most likely consume all the worlds and the people along with them."
Roxas and Sora glared at the monsters. It was becouse of them that they had lost their home.
"If you can defeat these creatures and restore balance, the world and its residents should be restored." Yen Sid explained. The group nodded in understanding. The wizard disapated the images and created new ones, this time a group of figures wearing full body black clokes.
"Organization XIII. This group of people have the power to control the Heartless and they would like nothing more than to get their hands on you two." The elderly mad warned, pointing at the Keyblade wielders.
"Us? Why do they want us?" Roxas asked.
"They wish to obtain the power of the Keyblades and use them to have control over both dark and light. They must be stop, however, I coution you. The people of the Organizatin are manipulative and will go to any lenghth to get to you."
Roxas and Sora began to feel slightly nervous as they gazed at the hooded figures.
"Don't you worry Master Yen Sid. We've got their backs." Goofy reasured as Donald nodded in agreement. The wizard smiled at their conviction.
"One more thing. Roxas." The blond twin straightened up at mention of his name. "There is a power that you posses that i feel would be a great help during your journey." Yen Sid waved his hand and a portall appeared, this one swirling ominous blacks and deep purples.
"This is a corridor of darkness, you have the power to create them. They should help speed up the transition from world to world." Roxas looked at the portal with wide eyes.
"I can create that?" He asked slowly. The Master nodded.
"Do give it a first attempt before you leave." Yen Sid encouraged.
Roxas closed his eyes and focused on creating the dark portal. Suddenly, the corridor appeared right infront of him.
"I did it!" He gasped, though it quickly faded.
"Do not worry, with practice you should be able to maintain it." Roxas nodded in understanding.
"Roxas, Sora, Donald, Goofy, your journey begins here, and what a periless journey it will be. I wish you the best of luck. Never forget; you are the Guardians."
The quartette nodded and gave a quick salute.
"Thank you for you help Master." Roxas said sincerly. Yen Sid nodded and waved them off.
"We won't let you down." Sora reasured as he and Roxas left the room, leaving the old wizard alone.
"Good luck...my friends."
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The group finally made it back to the Gummi Ship and were once again cruising through the path between worlds. Roxas had his head resting on his arms as he gazed unseeing out of the window. Sora sat next to him wearing the same dazed exspression. Donald and Goofy shared worried looks.
"Are you ok." Donald asked.
"We've lost our world, lost our friends, can suddenly summon magical keys and now we find out we're not even human. How do you think we're feeling." Roxas softly snapped. Donald and Goofy flinched.
"Don't take it out on them Roxas, it's not their fault." Sora mumbled. Roxas sighed.
"I know, I'm sorry guys." Donald and Goofy waved off the blonds apology. They would probably be a bit touchy if they were them. Donald suddenly got an idea.
"Hey, would you guys like to have a go at driving?" He asked, hoping to cheer them up a bit. The boys instantly perked up.
"Really?" Roxas asked.
"Awesome!" Sora exclaimed as he practically shoved the unsuspecting duck out of the drivers seat. "I got first dips."
"Um, Sora." Roxas cast his brother an uncertain look as he helped Donald off the floor. Suddenly, the entire ship began to shake and swerve, norrowly missing depris.
"This is so cool." Sora sang merrily. On the other hand, Goofy was gripping his chair for dear life as Roxas and Donald attempted to reach the brunette.
"I change my mind, give me back he wheel!" Donald said desperatly as he, Sora and Roxas fought to steady the ship. Up ahead they saw a world come into view.
"Oh, oh, let me try and land." Sora said excitedly.
"As if, give the wheel to Donald!" Roxas yelled. But it was to late. The world was getting closer and closer. It looked like a lush, green jungle, however, they had no time to edmire the scenery as the world was right on top of them.
"Open a corridor. OPEN A CORRIDOR!" Donald screetched loudly as he shook Roxas by the front of his jacket.
"UH. O-OK!" Roxas tried desperatly to open a corridor of darkness, but the pressure was making it diffacult to concentrate.
"Too late. EVERYONE HIT THE DECK!" Goofy yelled as they where all but thrown into the world.
Woo, chapter 3 done...I hope it made sense :|
Anyhoo, until chapter 4 :)