MoonLitSparklesofTwilight: I thought Windward Island would be better for Ven since his name means "wind" in Latin and all. But honestly I didn't come up with it, I saw Windward on a map and added Island to the end :3
Lost Before Birth Chapter 7: Ven's Worst Nightmare
The Land of Departure
Ventus woke up in his bed, covering his eyes from the sunlight streaming in through the window. Another strange dream…he thought. The details of it were really fuzzy, but he remembered being on an island with two other people. Terra and Aqua? He just couldn't remember.
He shot up to a sitting position when he realized where he was. Why am I back in my room? How did I get here? He was wondering where his friends were when Master Eraqus appeared in the doorway.
"Good morning Ventus. Have you slept well?" he asked his pupil.
"Um…kinda. Master, where's Terra and Aqua? Weren't we out in a different world?" Ven asked, confused.
Master Eraqus sighed. "You see, Ventus, quite recently you have displayed a small amount of darkness. Even though you were using that power for good at the time, you were not able to control your actions."
Ven was shocked. "I…What?" A memory of Terra and Aqua on the ground in Bikini Bottom flashed through his head. "But, Terra and Aqua are okay, right? I mean, I didn't hurt them, did I?"
"No, you haven't. In fact, they brought you here in fear that the darkness in your heart would progress further in other worlds. They've departed last night," said the Master.
"They…They left me here?" Ven said with disbelief.
"I know this is a lot for you to take in. We can discuss it over breakfast. Yen Sid taught me how to make eggs and bacon," Master Eraqus said cheerfully, heading downstairs.
Ven remembered something Aqua had told him a few years ago when he first came to the Land of Departure: "The darkness is a terrible thing, Ven. Always resist it."
He glanced out of his window which showed a perfect view of the courtyard below. He gasped when he saw the figure standing there. "The boy with the mask!" he said aloud.
The boy looked directly up at Ven as if he had heard him. The blonde moved back from the window and headed downstairs. Master Eraqus would probably be setting up breakfast down at the Summit, so he wouldn't have seen the boy.
As Ventus ran down the front stairs the boy turned around to face him. "So, you decided to come back, huh?" Ven said angrily. The boy stayed silent. "Who are you, anyway?" Ven demanded.
The boy reached up and took off his mask, revealing spiky black hair and amber yellow eyes. "My name is Vanitas," he said smugly. "But you can call me 'Your Worst Nightmare'."
Vanitas summoned his Keyblade and lunged at Ven, who dodged just in time. He tried to attack Vanitas, but the boy disappeared and then reappeared behind him, firing blasts of darkness at him. Ven blocked and made a counterattack with his Keyblade, but it didn't seem to affect his opponent at all. Vanitas suddenly froze as Ven was hitting him. "Huh?" Ven wondered, looking around.
"Too slow," Vanitas replied, disappearing again and knocking him down from behind.
"Ah!" Ven grunted. He rolled over and propped himself up on his elbows, trying to stand up. He was stopped by Vanitas' Keyblade, which was pointed straight at his chest.
"Hmph. Pathetic," Vanitas said to him. His Keyblade started to glow with darkness. "How'd a wimp like you even get a Keyblade?"
Ven was sick of this kid. "Grrr…SHUT UP!" Ven shot a blast of darkness out of his hand and it hit Vanitas in the stomach, sending him back a few feet. I really do have the power of darkness…Ven thought, standing up.
"No…Is this possible?..." Vanitas murmured.
"You still want a piece of me?" Ven challenged.
"Chillax, kid. Your feeble show of darkness proves that you need some more incentive to use it." A thought formed in the evil boy's head. "Maybe I should see if your friends are strong enough to survive what's coming to them." He summoned a portal of darkness.
"What are you talking about?" Hey, wait!"
Vanitas disappeared into the portal. Ventus, worried about Terra and Aqua, ran in after him.
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"Ventus, breakfast is ready!" Master Eraqus called from the Summit, waiting for his pupil to join him. "Ventus?" The boy didn't reply.
Maybe he doesn't like eggs…the clueless Master thought.
Eraqus calling Ven is like that time Sora's mom called him for dinner in KH1.
Forgot to mention this in the last chapter but Kasai and Mizu mean "fire" and "water" in Japanese. At least, according to Google translate anyway. Sorry if it's wrong :3
The Nick worlds are back in the coming chapters! ^.^
And also, school is starting next week so there may be more time in between chapters. :/