Chapter 2 – Path past Twilight
12:00pm; Keyblade Graveyard, Battlefield
Blaid sat on a stone at the top of one of the artificial mountains and looked out over the Keyblade Graveyard as the battle continued with Kingdom Hearts having appeared overhead to watch, Blaid sensed a odd warmth and presence from Kingdom Hearts which told him that he was now the Grand Master of the Dark Keyblade Wielders, Blaid continued to look down on the Battlefield and made a decision that could have cost him his life later on as he opened a Handset.
"Tormack, Toru, turn on the Keyblade Order" commanded Blaid simply as he lifted the Handset to his mouth while he continued to wait and watch, the Dark Keyblade Wielders seemed to quickly find Toru and Tormack as allies which rallied their shattered numbers in a breakout attempt against the Keyblade Order however Blaid knew that if every Keyblade Master were to be killed then there would still be survivors and a handful of Keyblade Wielders in the Order hadn't joined in this battle, Blaid tensed as he felt a presence behind him.
"So, we take you into our academy, yet you turn around and betray us…Blaid Dark" growled Xehart as the Grand Master of Light walked up behind him slowly as his old legs would allow "your arrogance is your greatest weakness"
"You faith in your pupils is yours" countered Blaid as he grinned charmingly at the Grand Master, Blaid dodged quickly as Xehart launched an orb of light energy as he swiped his Keyblade which Blaid quickly dodged out of the way before launching his Black Volley Shoot Lock which sent spears of Darkness from Blaid's Keyblade that slammed into a shield that the Grand Master had managed to put up.
Blaid charged at the Grand Master and waved his hand as he did so causing a barrier to appear around the top of the artificial mountain, Blaid then slashed down with his Keyblade which Xehart took on his blade withx ease before knocking Blaid's weapon back and launching multiple combos upon Blaid's head which ended with a triple burst of fire Magic, Blaid simple ducked under the most direct strikes and sent ice magic out of his left hand to impact the ground to counter the approaching pillars of fire magic. Blaid then launched himself at Xehart a second time and the Grand Master thought he was ready for Blaid's imminent attack, the Grand Master doubled back in surprise as Blaid started to use the Dark Impulse Combat Form causing Darkness to peel off Blaid's body and enhance his attacks with that element, the Grand Master decided that blocking wouldn't be his best idea here as the Legendary Keyblade of Darkness descended while the wielder channelled its element onto the man whom had helped train him since he had been young, Blaid grinned evilly as he spun on his heel and kicked out which impacted the Grand Master's stomach causing him to be winded.
"Is Darkness really that much stronger than Light?" asked Xehart with a gasp as he used his Keyblade to keep himself standing, Blaid just stood there as hate glimmered in his eyes, the aura of Darkness thickening around its master until it looked like an veil or cloak.
"Afraid so, now it's time for you to die" sneered Blaid as he transformed his Keyblade into a large Cannon before taking aim and firing a large beam of Darkness which caused Xehart to fall forever.
"Blaid!" shouted a voice and Toru walked over to them causing Blaid to gasp at the injury over Toru's eyes "where are we heading"
"Give me a moment" smirked Blaid as he walked over to Xehart and picked him up by the throat "your plan was to purge the Realm In-Between in Light but in doing so you 'played the Jester' so well, I can tell you it's no longer your plan, which now through a different method you see…it's now become my plan. Know that you leave the unified Universe in my hands"
"How…how could you, you…traitor! This was…the Light Family's dream" gasped Xehart as his life started to come to an end.
"That obsession is what makes you such a small and pathetic man" countered Blaid as he threw the now corpse off the artificial mountain's peak before picking up Xehart's Keyblade: Kingdom Key "you were too old and weak with no legitiminte heir to your family, know now that Darkness will rule over a united Universe and it will be the very same Darkness you had intended to purge, I now do what must be done to ensure that we of the Dark whom have been betrayed and prosecuted get what we deserve"
Blaid pointed both Keyblades he wielded in his hands up towards the sky which a golden beam launched itself upwards while being coiled around by two other beams, a Beam of Light and a Beam of Darkness, Blaid grinned as he sensed the barriers, set up between the Realms of the In-Between alongside Light with the Realm of Darkness, shudder.
"It's time for that I see, we'll head for Radiant Garden, meet up with us there" announced Toru as he headed off after Blaid nodded.
"(1) Machen Sie rückgängig die Abdichtung auf diesem Bereich und geben Sie die Kette der Horden, frei lassen Sie die der Dunkelheit sich wälzen in Blutgier nach die Abdichtung ist gebrochen, ist die Nacht gekommen!" chanted Blaid and a shudder went through the area as the sound of breaking glass was heard, Blaid smirked as he disappeared in a Dark Corridor, mirroring him were the Heartless as they poured out of the ground to attack the survivors.
6th April, 9:00am; Land of Departure: Entrance Hall, Vault Doorway
Blaid felt like laughing as he approached the Vault at the rear of the Entrance Hall while stretching out his senses towards the nearby area, he had killed a good few Keyblade Wielders here and had enjoyed sitting on their corpses as an ultimate insult, the defences here were lax also because of a young Keyblade Master Fanatic named David Caelestis had let the other Keyblade Wielders on a hunt for those whom had escaped the battle and those Keyblade Wielders of the Realm of Light had succeeded in escaping from the Keyblade Graveyard.
David had left the Land of Departure extremely undefended, Blaid smirked as he lifted the dying girl he had been carrying and sunk his fangs into her bleeding neck with a satisfied growl, another thing Blaid had learned was that mastering one's Black Blood not only made a person vampiric but hungry. Blaid personally went over the last day in his head once more as he recalled the plan his allies had gone through, they would all go-to-ground until the 7th where they would then meet up at Radiant Garden, all of them that survived anyway.
Blaid sighed, throwing the corpse he had recently created against the banister with so much force that the corpse became dust, no surprise since it had been mummified from losing too much liquid from its body. Blaid pulled out the insignia of the Keyblade Order that he had 'borrowed' before placing it in an alcove causing the wall to open a secret passage, Blaid walked down the passage a while before using the Insignia a second time to open the doorway before him and allow him to walk into the Vault, next Blaid walked up to where Gaia Bane was held and drew it out before walking over to another corner of the room where an Anvil sat.
Blaid channelled Darkness into a hammer and began to reforge Gaia Bane in Darkness and was happy when the Keyblade didn't put up much of a fight, then again it was assured that this was the original Keyblade since it no longer had a master and all Keyblades without Masters came to this Vault to sleep, Blaid stepped back to reveal the newest Dark Keyblade: Dark Fang. Blaid sighed as he walked out of the room carrying the new Keyblade and stepped out of the Land of Departure, he raised Dark Fang into the air and it launched a beam of black upwards causing an orb of Darkness to form, slowly pulling the Land of Departure in to be remade.
7th April, 1:00pm; Radiant Garden: Outside the City, the Great Maw
Blaid appeared from a Dark Corridor as a number of other Dark Keyblade Wielders also did, Blaid recognised a few faces and smiled as some of them once were part of the Keyblade Order of Light, meaning that some had chosen Treason over death as a servant to the Light becoming Rulers of Darkness instead, this pleased him.
"Welcome" spoke a voice and Blaid turned his head to see a man with long Platinum hair with additional catlike Blue eyes and a long sword "my name is Sephiroth, I heard about what happened to many Darkness wielders at the Keyblade Graveyard, I hope you are unarmed"
"Sephiroth…I believe that was your name, you too wield the Darkness, then why are you here before me?" questioned Blaid in more curiosity than pride, Sephiroth seemed to pick up on his curiosity.
"I sensed your arrival, I have heard rumours about you, Blaid Dark" answered Sephiroth as he paced to the side before slashing at Blaid which Darkness Claw appeared in Blaid's hand as he blocked "you wield a Keyblade and are powerful in using it and the Darkness, I wonder, if I can defeat you on an even playing field!"
"You can try" grinned Blaid as he held up a hand to have the others stand back, Blaid jumped back and launched his Black Volley Shoot Lock which caused Sephiroth to run to the side surprised and moved so fast that he appeared behind 'Blaid' stabbed him through the chest, when he lifted 'Blaid' up he released a Black Wing from his shoulder however gasped when the 'Blaid' on his sword turned into dust while everyone watched intently and Sephiroth jumped into the air as the real Blaid appeared behind Sephiroth and slashed at him.
"Impressive, you were able to use the Darkness to create a long term and physical afterimage, you meanwhile predicted my assault and so moved on the offensive while secretly making me believe you or your replica was helpless" commented Sephiroth with a sigh as he descended to the floor "I was never any good against a strategist, but tell me, are you of that Dark Family?"
"I was born in the In-Between Realm, if that's what you mean" answered Blaid and Sephiroth's eyes glowed ominously.
"Within three days we, my friends and I, will leave here for the Realm In-Between with you" answered Sephiroth and Blaid nodded in agreement "it is possible for you to retain the Dark Empire's throne!"
"We shall see" agreed Blaid as he walked towards Villain's Vale.
1st May, 12:00pm; World that Never Was: Memory Skyscraper, Balcony
Blaid looked down at the people going about their everyday lives and smiled slightly before stepping back as Sephiroth asked his name in the room behind him, Sephiroth had announced himself and his friends as Bodyguards of the new Dark Family which Blaid was thankful of a powerful warrior sitting in such a position, in allowed him to feel safe regardless of all the hardships that he had felt over the last month.
"Lord Blaid, the Dark Navy has begun to grow into fleets and we are getting a large number of soldiers and scientists whom want to serve your Highness, it seems that the Rebirth you allowed to happen is underway" announced Sephiroth as he looked to Blaid "Tormack and Toru want to see you"
"Very well" nodded Blaid as he stepped out onto the balcony, next Toru and Tormack walked in carrying a wine glass which they gave one to Blaid.
"The Dark Keyblade Order has been restarted, we are teaching them all the things that they cannot learn on their own like Magic and Lore, we have also found the rebuilt Land of Departure now called Castle Oblivion" announced Toru as he looked without seeing from his blind eyes out at the people below.
"Also, you are expected back at the Castle soon since your Monthly Week amongst the people is now coming to an end" commented Tormack with a grin.
"We do now have a nice life…right guys, but remember…this is only the beginning, the Realm of Light awaits" smirked Blaid as he downed his wine with a look towards the Artificial Kingdom Hearts.
1) The Ritual spoken is in German, it means – Undo the seal upon this Realm and release the chain of the Hordes, let those of Darkness wallow in blood lust for the seal is broken, the Night has come!