"I'll just go to the World That Never Was. Then I'll get Illumina..." I muttered, sitting down in the captain's seat. "I'll get Illumina and crush them!"
I punched in the coordinates for the World That Never Was, seeing as they were programmed into the computer. I had to fight through a space battle, but it was cake, considering my ship's defenses. I landed in the World that Never Was in the Alley to Between.
I knew what this place was like, but I still felt uneasy. There was some strange force at work here... neither light nor darkness. I suppose it was a feeling I'd never felt before...
A feeling of emptiness.
A feeling of sorrow and despair. It was so thick, even my resolve was shaken. I reaffirmed myself in what I was doing, making sure I knew what I was doing. I doubted myself at first.
Why am I doing this? There's nothing wrong with someone being stronger than me. But I... I have to get the answers. I have to know! Who is Ike under that hood?
I set out on the way. All the way to the Memory's Skyscraper, I fought weak but numerous Heartless. When I got there, I felt another odd force at work. It felt like my Cursed Seal was trying to unleash, even though Ike had sealed it off. I looked at my shoulder, but realized it was bandaged. I tore the bandages off to see Ike's Judgment Seal.
A white pentagram, edged by a circle, sat on top of my Cursed Seal. The Seal itself was inactive, but I could feel the Cursed Seal trying to run rampant.
I'll have to find a way around that damned Judgment Seal.
I smashed down the doors to the Memory's Skyscraper. I stepped in through the broken glass. Oddly, the base floor was no different from a normal hotel. The reception counter was unattended, and the lights cast a dim glow across the entire floor. There was no elevator, but a set of stairs spiraled up. I took them, passing even more dimly lit stories, each with a long hallway. I made it to the top after a few minutes.
There wasn't much up there, but I could see the Castle that Never Was. It was different... black and dark. The Heartless symbol replaced the Nobody symbol, and the fake Kingdom Hearts was completely decayed.
I stared at it for a few minutes, then went back down the stairs. I went to the Edge of Despair and took the shimmering bridge up to the Castle. There were even more Heartless here, but they were all so weak. They were mostly Defenders and Lance Knights, which were easy to beat as long as I got around them. I kept forcing my way through the now-shadowy castle. I kept forcing my way through the castle single-handedly. I made it to the Proof of Existence when I finally found someone.
"So, some punk's finally come, huh? Never thought the next person I'd see would be a pipsqueak," he said.
"Pete. So stupid, and still weak," I thought aloud.
"Who're you callin' stupid?" Pete asked incredulously.
"You. You're a bumbling oaf who couldn't even hold his own against Sora. You're pathetic," I said coldly.
"We'll see about dat!" he shouted, running towards me from the top. I pulled out my sword to stop him, and knocked him back to the balcony leading up to Naught's Approach. I whacked him again into Ruin and Creation's Passage, illuminating the path.
"Let's see ya git me now!" Pete shouted, raising his protective barrier. "Now I'm invincible!"
"… so? I can just knock you off the passages," I pointed out.
"Uh…" Pete muttered as I rushed at him. He didn't have time to react, and all I heard from him as he fell into the abyss was a loud, prolonged "Dang you!!!"
"How pathetic…" I muttered, sheathing my sword. "Did Maleficent ever really think her flat-footed lackey could beat someone?"
I continued along Ruin and Creation's Passage until I reached the Altar of Naught…