Chapter 4
Does light exist when you are surrounded by darkness? Is there any shred of hope remaining when the world turns into a ebony abyss? Kira felt like there was no hope for her as she fell. Alone, without anyone to catch her when she hit the ground. If there was a bottom.
Sora let this happen. It was a trap. At least, that's how she felt about it. She was going to suffer some horrible fate at the bottom of this pit, or whatever it was. She wasn't quite sure what is was yet. But, she was going to die in this nightmare, reality or not.
She suddenly felt a sharp pain go over her body. She heard the splash when she hit the water. Water? Oh dear God, she was going to drown. She needed to hold her breath. But, there was no struggle for air. She could breathe normally. She was just floating downward in the water.
Not long after she had entered the water, her feet landed on something. At first, nothing was there. But suddenly, hundreds of doves started flying from the spot she was standing on. As they flew, something began to emerge under her feet. It was a stained glass platform with a sleeping Sora in his black outfit. In five circles above him were pictures of his closest friends. She knew Riku and Kairi. It took a minute to recognize the other three faces.
"The one below Riku is Donald Duck, and next to him is Goofy. The very bottom one is Roxas," she heard Sora's voice say. She remembered Donald and Goofy now. They were always traveling with Sora on his adventures. Roxas, she knew that name too. He was a Nobody, a part of Sora. Were they the same too?
She turned to find his voice. He was standing on the other side of the platform. She screamed, "What the hell is this?"
He moved closer to her, cautious not to get too close. "I'm sorry I didn't warn you. Welcome to your Awakening. This is the first stage, the Station of Serenity."
"What are you talking about?"
He moved again until he was face to face with her. He grabbed her right wrist and held her arm out straight. "You must complete the Awakening before the Keyblade truly accepts you."
"Explain. And, I'm guessing the Keyblade is that giant key you fight with. I'm also guessing that's the key to open the door to the light."
He gave her a huge grin. "You're right. And, the Awakening is a process every Keyblade master goes through. It's kinda like a game tutorial. You learn the basics of using the Kingdom Key."
"Kingdom Key?"
"Yeah. It's the name of your Keyblade. Same as mine."
She felt so stupid even asking. "So, when I complete the Awakening, what happens?"
"You'll be able to use the Keyblade any time you want. It becomes a part of you."
She stared at him. She looked so happy to have someone in his shoes, in his situation. The path of a Keyblade master must be very few people travel. "How do we get started?"
"Think about the Kingdom Key. It should just appear in your dominant hand."
She closed her eyes and began to think. Kingdom Key, Kingdom Key, Kingdom Key . She soon felt metal in her hand. She opened her eyes and saw it. It was the same as Sora's. Not surprising. It was three or four feet long skeleton key. The blade and teeth were silver, the teeth sort of resembling a crown. She soon realized it looked like Sora's necklace. A blue rainguard and a yellow hilt. Below the hilt was a silver keychain with a token of a mouse's head at the end.
She spoke as he released her wrist, "Wow, it's amazing."
He replied, "Yes it is. Now, may the Awakening begin."