Chapter 50x: The Forgotten Promise

Roy's point of view; battle scene's BGM is "The Other Promise," KHII FM+. Don't claim rights to the song

Sora, Kairi and I were walking toward Ansem's compuer room, where Jason had told us to meet. The sun was in the sky, beaming down on us. I was a bit warm, but it was nothing compared to wandering through deserts wearing my outfit.

We kept walking, but then something odd happened...

The sky seemed to ripple around us, and some heavily-armored Nobodies appeared.

"What's going on?" I asked. The Nobodies got between me, seperating me from Sora and Kairi. I turned around to see a dark portal opening up, and a White Knight stepped through.

The knight pulled out a purple sword with key grooves on the outside.

"A Keyblade?" I asked. The knight charged at me, and I pulled out my Judgment Blade to block it. Then something even wierder happened after a few moments of struggling... in a flash of light, I was drawn into my Station of Awakening.

I landed smoothly, as did the White Knight. He brandished his Keyblade at me, and I got ready.

The Knight charged at me. I blocked the blow, then attempted to use some aural blasts. They didn't even scathe the knight, who attacked me again. I blocked the blow, then used some aura to knock his sword back.

I dashed forward, attacking him in a flurry, but all of my strikes were blocked, and the last parried. I blocked the parry, then jumped back.

I lunged forward, attacking the knight's torso, but my attacks had no effect. The knight hit me in the stomach with the pommel of his sword, knocking me back and knocking the wind out of me. I got up in time to block his incoming strike, then flurried at breakneck speed, though the White Knight countered all of my strokes.

The knight clashed with me in a contest of strength, and even though I forced aura into my Judgment Blade, I was forced back.

He summoned a spiraling sphere of blue aura in his hand... it wasn't perfected, though...

I summoned a spiraling sphere of red aura in my hand, and it was far superior to the knight's.

We threw our spiraling spheres at each other, and though I deflected the knight's, he took mine head-on...

But still wasn't scathed, save for a few small spiral grooves on his breastplate.

We dashed forward, clashing with all of our strength.

"Wh-who are you?" I shouted.

"Someone from the light," he said, jumping back as I did so.

His aura... it's familiar, but I can't read it...

"You can't be Jake?" I asked.

"Jake?" the White Knight asked. "... I defeated a Jake once."

"You what?!" I shouted, drawing my fist in.

"Tell me..." the knight said, brandishing his sword. "Tell me why they picked you."

The knight dragged his sword along the ground, and I picked up mine to counter it. We forced each others' blades to the ground, but the knight jumped over me, attempting to strike me along the way. I blocked it, but was sent skidding back. The knight charged at me, and I jumped up, attempting to hit him in the head. He only knocked me further into the air, then jumped up, following.

We attacked and parried in the air for a few moments, but in an attempt to hit his shins, the knight knocked me to the ground. I looked up at him; the White Knight, despite his heavy armor, was still floating.

"I see," the knight said. "That's why."

I raised my sword to counter the knight's next move as he fell to the ground, aggressively attacking me. I nimbly dodged the blows, then put up my sword to engage the knight in another contest of strength. I lost, and the White Knight knocked my sword aside to the edge of the station. I dashed to grab it, but the White Knight stomped down on it, pointing his Keyblade at me.

I curled my fingers a bit, using aura, and wrenched it from under the knight's heavy greave.

"What?!" the White Knight shouted as I pulled my sword up, then struck him with it, shearing his armor in half across the chest. The knight dropped his sword, which disappeared in a flash of purple light, then staggered forward a bit. Before I could catch him, he fell, though I managed to catch him soon after; his helm had come off. He stood up and walked forward a bit.

"You forgot your promise to protect those dear to you... no matter what," the character said. I was then blinded by a flash of light and brought back to the bailey where I'd disappeared.

"I forgot my promise to protect those dear to me... no matter what," I repeated.

"Huh?" Sora asked.

"What... just happened?" I asked.

"Well... a few Nobodies showed up, and then you disappeared," Kairi said. "After we beat 'em, you reappeared."

"Wait... wasn't there a knight in white?" I asked.

"No... I didn't see any white knights," Sora said. "Amy... must be getting ready and trying to confuse you."

He said... he defeated Jake...

"Well... let's get going," Sora said. He resumed walking, but I hung behind.

I pulled out my Judgment Blade, which was now white.

"Who was that?" I asked again. "I knew his aura, and he said he wasn't Jake..."

A sharp wind blew past me.

"Better get going," I mumbled to myself, setting out behind Sora and Kairi.

END CHAPTER 50x