To a Forgotten Land
As Alan and Nadia travelled through to the next world, (or were supposed to) they found themselves looking back at a figment of the past. They were inside a white expanse and saw a giant bubble that showed a giant red alien which they could recognize as Aranse, they also saw Obeion, since Alan recognized the face, and various other alien like creatures discussing new events (basically they're looking at what happened in chapter 3.). Alan then said, "So then I guess Obeion really has some issues with Aranse then?" Nadia then said, "Well that's all fine and dandy, but tell me this. Where the heck are we?" Alan looked around to his left and right and even up and down. They definitely weren't in Azeroth, but this was not the world they were supposed to go to. Alan and Nadia then saw the white area disappear and from it they found themselves on a giant meteor that seemed to hold a huge set of ruins that used to be the Rulius Court. Alan then said, "So this must be the place where Aranse stood his ground against Obeion and lost everything." Nadia then said, "It must tough for him. To lose everything he held dear in one blink of eye. I couldn't imagine it." Alan noticed Nadia staring at the ground more quiet than usual and he then said perking himself up, "Don't worry. We'll make Obeion regret what he's done. He won't get away with what he did to those poor peop...er I mean beings." Nadia then said as she scanned the area, "Looks like we have company." Then Alan looked to where Nadia was pointing, and from a giant set of rubble came a blue knight. The knight said, "I hope I didn't frighten you. I'm simply here on business. The master talks of this place every meeting the Knights of the Realm have with him. He talks about his banishment, his life, and the future of what could have been if they listened to him."
Alan took out his keyblade and said, "We heard from Aranse too about the situation, but guess what. Your master isn't innocent at all. He wanted to exterminate a whole race for no reason." The blue knight then said, "What about our people? They were a bloody race themselves. They wanted to do nothing, but send innocent men to die for useless ideals. Even Glootus' people used our people for slavery and warfare of their own. Why would Obeion want to spare a race like that?" Alan then said, "Even so, that doesn't give you guys the right to kill anyone." The blue knight then said, "Might I ask what the name of the key bearer is so I might recognize it when we meet again." Alan then said, "Gladly. I am Alan and the girl next to me is Nadia. And you?" As the blue knight turned around and summoned a dark portal, he then said walking in and then turned to gaze upon Alan, "I am Pyraine. Until we meet again, Alan the keybearer, I'd hope to fight you, but instead I leave you with a parting gift." As the portal closed a giant gorilla viraltrooper appeared from the rubble and Alan and Nadia drew out their keyblades. The Gorilla was twenty feet high, dark as charcoal, and its eyes were as red as a deep deep sunset. Nadia then said, "I guess they must have a lot of animals they use for their viraltroopers." Alan then said, "It makes sense really. Animals usually are the ones to sense danger quicker than we can, heck they die from disease before we usually get one transmitted from them, these guys do their homework." Alan and nadia then rushed right in to fight off the beast, but it smacked the ground with its giant hands and even the keyblades were no match for the monster's tough skin no matter how much they whacked and sliced it. Nadia then said getting tired, "It's no use. He's too strong." Alan then said, "He's gotta have a weakness somewhere. It must something we've missed. Nadia looked up and saw on the tiniest portion of the gorilla's left ear was a giant heart. Nadia then pointed to it showing Alan as she asked, "Does that answer your question?" Alan nodded and said, "Ah...that's pretty clever too. No wonder I didn't notice it." Nadia then rolled her eyes sarcastically and then drew the gorilla's attention to her by smacking its nose. Then Alan climbed on top of the beast and hung on for dear life as it chased Nadia across the meteor and then he began climbing some more. Yet the gorilla knew he was there and began scratching its back and reaching behind it to grab Alan. Alan kept avoiding for dear life, Yet being able to climb to the top and finally he zapped the lug's ear and soon enough a heart appeared out of it and as Alan unlocked it, more and more hearts came out and travelled across the universe. Alan then fell off the gorilla as it dissolved into nothing. Luckily, Alan used his cape as a parachute and landed softly onto the cold rocky ground.
Alan then looked amongst the rubble and noticed something. It looked like a red heart amongst the rubble as he asked Nadia, "Take a look at that, what do you think it is?" Nadia stared at the pile of rubble and noticed a red thing big to pop out of the dump and she answered, "It looks like a heart to me. But there's only one way to prove if my prediction's right." Both of the young adults then ran down towards the rubble and noticed a giant heart rise from the rubble until it was no more than five feet from the ground. They then zapped it with their keyblades and the heart of the world of the Rulius Court (ruins basically) was unlocked. Alan then collapsed on the ground as he said, "What an adventure. First we help out a bunch of our buddies back on earth and first get a real taste of the keyblade and its power. We learn about Obeion and the Knights of the Realm as we visit Destiny Island, Venice while fighting a scorpion, we fought a whole empire back on Azeroth and now this." Nadia sat down next to Alan as she asked, "Do you think we're really making a difference though? We save one world and when we get the ball rolling, yet another world is on the verge of darkness. I'd hate to be a stick in the mud, but it seems like a waste of energy sometimes. What do you think Alan?" Alan sighed as he stared up at the stars and Nadia then asked again, "Alan?" "Take a look at that Nadia. Isn't it beautiful?", the boy said. "What's beautiful?" the girl asked. He then pointed Nadia in his direction and saw a tiny blue planet in the distance. It didn't take a rocket scientist to learn that it was Earth of course and Nadia then said, "Wow. Our world seems so...small. I mean we've been to quite a few worlds already and it seems as though we're not so unique. Like we're so insignificant." Alan then said, "My dad and I always looked up at the stars everynight when I was a kid. We always talked about our day, what we would do in the future, heck even what I would do when I got married." Nadia then asked, "Do you miss your dad?" "Yeah. of course its been ten years now since he died. Cancer took him so quickly, the doctors said there wasn't anything they could do." Nadia then sighed saying, "I'm so sorry. I didn't realize..." Alan raised his hand and replied after a brief moment of silence, "It's okay. Now you know why I have so much faith. I mean I loved my father. He was a good man. Strict I might add, but good. I just think if he were in the same situation as me, he'd do the same to help others. I like to think we're a real significant part of this universe Nadia. We're taking on a virus and a group of guys obsessed with power and the Doors of the Heart. We can't let innocent lives die. It wouldn't be right. Not to mention, I could never look my father's pictures in the eye and say I did good stuff for him." Nadia smiled as she held Alan's right hand with both of her hands and said, "Let's go then. The worlds won't save themselves ya know." Alan smiled back as he said, "Nope. They can't." Then Alan pressed the yellow button and left behind all that was left of the Rulius Court.
(Awwww. That's so sweet. Alan and Nadia had a tender moment. I know a little obvious right, but it seems so great. Anyways the stuff Pyraine talked about really summarizes Obeion's purpose in this story. His heart was poisoned with revenge on the brain and he despises Aranse. In fact, in a future chapter he'll actually confront Aranse and things will be extremely awkward between them and Alan and Nadia. A lot more is in store for these guys so stay tuned.)
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