The First Glimmer of the Eternal Beyond
Once Alan and Nadia returned from Paris, France back to Aranse and the dark abyss, they noticed that the red orb that made up their master was beginning to glow a golden colour. Alan frantically rushed up to the ball of matter as did Nadia and Alan asked, "What's the matter Aranse? Is there something wrong?" Aranse was briefly silenced before he spoke, "I feel it…the power within me!!" Nadia then asked, "What power? What are you talking about?" "The Eternal Beyond children. Whenever you unlocked one door after the other that giant heart we have seen begin to form glows and gains more power. Yet as it does, it becomes unstable, utterly dangerous, and catastrophic. I have attempted to gather its power into my own orb of matter. It has not been easy for this giant heart of the universe is very tainted.", Aranse continued. "Because of the Knights of the Realm?", Alan asked. "Aye. The very same cretins that made those door monstrosities are planning to use that laser to obliterate this newly found heart. Before you answer whether you told me or not isn't important. I knew all along that those ruffians would find out about the doors' location. The only thing I can suggest is that you two go and unlock this door immediately. First you must go through it as always. Then you must defend the remaining door left behind from becoming enslaved by that of the Knights of the Realm."
Alan then asked in a surprised state, "That's impossible though. How could they have known where the doors were unless…" "Yes my boy. I admit it. I was planning to use the 'Doors of the Heart' to recreate my own body. I felt humiliated, despaired over my peoples' lives being lost and hated the idea of Obeion's survival. That is also where the SPC come into play as well boy. I told them of this great power via a message through their minds. I told them to beware of the Viraltroopers and their monstrous behaviour, but they were no match for their strength and numbers. I was willing to give up, even when I found the doors of my world intact. Yet you came along Alan as did your friend Nadia accompany you as well. I thought that I could use you two to recreate myself into an all powerful being, capable of stopping Obeion and destroying, by using his own knowledge against him. I figured by sending him the coordinates to the doors, they would unlock the doors quicker and I would harness the power of this new heart while it was still vulnerable to recreate my powers and destroy the Knights of the Realm once and for all. I realize I was wrong and will understand completely if you two won't assist me anymore.", Aranse said on the brink of despair.
Alan then said in calm tone, "There are bigger things happening now Aranse. You've been telling me this all along that letting our emotions conquer us won't make anything better. Obeion's still out there and he can't be allowed to win. Show us the 'Doors of the Heart'. Show us the remaining two." Aranse then said, "Very well. Here are the Doors to Sorrow and Fear. Each are glowing with the hue of blue sadness and grey darkness that envelop a heart with such stress, self pity, and adversity in our lives and these by far will be your toughest challenges yet. Beware of this Alan my boy. It may cost the ones you love if you go through the Door to Fear, but it could cost your own life if you go through the Door to Sorrow first." Nadia on the verge of tears was worried for Alan's sake as he said, "I choose the 'Door to Sorrow'. It may sound terrible, but even in misery there is happiness. Besides, what significance does my life have if others suffer?" Before Nadia could shout out Alan's name, he ran through the 'Door to Sorrow' and they both stopped glowing. Aranse then said in a respectful tone, "A wise noble decision has been made today. Alan I hope you use this knowledge to the best of your abilities. You may have to in the end if you desire to achieve the peace you desire." Then before they could even say a thing a dash of smoke bombs arose everywhere as Grogonopse, the gold 'Knight of the Realm', arrived on the scene with a gold shield and a giant golden axe appeared with him. Grogonopse looked all around him as he said, "Man this place could use a good renovation of the sort. Have you ever heard of drapes man? This place is a dump."
Alan drew out his keyblade with the Mickey Mouse keychain it had on it as did Nadia draw out her pink keyblade and she said, "What's your business here Grogonopse?" "Business? I'm here of my own free will you guys. When your master, Aranse as he calls himself, sent us the transmissive coordinates of the 'Doors of the Heart', I uploaded them to my computer instead so no one could ever find out as I deleted them and followed them by memory. As far as they know, they're still back on Aranse's world of Argon. This time I want to use these doors' powers to make me all powerful. I've always had to take orders day in and day out. Well I've had it!!" Nadia then said, "I guess that's typical. Bad guys do hate it when they're bossed around." Grogonopse then said, "One we're not the bad guys if we're trying to bring new life to our fallen bad guys, you are for preventing us from doing our duties. Second, your right about a guy like me being bossed around. It sickens me to death too much."
"Aranse, do you think you could conjure up a special arena for us to fight in?", Alan asked. Aranse nodded as he said, "Yes, but it would have to be a one on one fight. It's been Argon tradition that any formal fight must be a one on one." Nadia then said, "I'll go. If he wins, he gets the remaining 'Doors of the Heart' and their power. If I win, he has to leave us alone for good." Grogonopse nodded to this gesture and said, "I'll do it. It sounds good to me." Then Alan panicked as he asked her subtly, "Are you sure you're up for this?" Nadia answered, "I am. Besides, this is the fate of the universe at stake. I know I can do this. All I need is faith from you." Then Alan thought about it as he looked at Grogonopse who shrugged his shoulders, Aranse who glowed red again, and back at Nadia and smiled. "I believe in you Nadia. Be careful." They then hugged each other as Aranse created an arena similar to Hyrule Castle from Super Smash Bros. Melee. Aranse then teleported both Grogonopse and Nadia to the arena as they both prepared for battle. Alan couldn't help, but ask Aranse, "What do we do now then?" "We pray that Nadia will overcome her enemy and defeat him in battle.", Aranse added as they viewed the fight from an overhead screen the giant orb created just now. Surprisingly there was also something glowing in the background of the arena where Nadia and Grogonopse were as well. It was like a blue like crystal trio of pillars, the tallest was at the center, the smallest to its right and the second tallest to its left.
(These solo fights will become more and more significant as we go through the story. Also to add on, Aranse has also received some numerous powers of course being stated in the story, but this will become more relevant as he confronts Obeion in the next few chapters to come. Once all the 'Doors of the Heart' are unlocked a special event will occur that I guarantee could easily be the case in KH BBS in the near future if they do go into questions like why is Kingdom Hearts the way it is or why does a keyblade have this kind of power that it does. More to come so stay tuned.)
(Next Time: Nadia vs. Grogonopse.)
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