Hearts of the Covens
By Drakofox
Prologue : Same sky, new destiny.The Heart…
I want to learn more about it...
But who will teach me about it…
Will you?
[play Kingdom hearts Sanctuary extended]
The scene opens up with Drako in his Human form, similar to Sora but with black hair, yellow cat-like eyes and fox ears and a tail, wearing black pants with a red shirt, a red scarf and a necklace with the Heartless emblem on it.
He was standing on top of the knee in the Boiling Isles, overlooking the whole island as Luz and Amity were standing right next to him.
When the scene changes, Luz is encountering Belos and arguing with something behind her that is moving inside a cage.
The scene changes again, this time to Amity looking sad in front of the door to the Human World as sparks are going off and the place around it is falling down, when she tries to open her mouth to say something, no noise is coming out.
When the scene changes anew, Emperor Belos is sitting on his throne looking on as two very familiar shadows show up behind him, one tall and slender while the other is shorter and more rotund, along thousands of yellow eyes behind him as well.
Finally, the scene changes to Luxu and the other Foretellers looking at the island and the other people as the M.O.M. is sitting on a fallen tree throwing a silver chess piece up and down in his hand as the screen fades to black…
KINGDOM HEARTS: HEARTS OF THE COVENS![play Fortellers case extended]
Somewhere -
In a vast desert, a man in a black hood sits on an orange rock, he's doing nothing but sitting and waiting, for this lonely man is none other than the Master of Masters waiting for his apprentice to arrive.
And lo and behold, a dark corridor opens in front of him as a man with a dark hood similar to the M.O.M. comes out of it, the only key difference was that his man's hood was down revealing his black and gray ponytail, on his face there were few scars and a black eye-patch.
This man was none other than Xigbar or as his true name was, Luxu.
The master looks at Luxu and smiles underneath his hood and opens his arms in greetings
" So….did you see it?" M.O.M asked, eager like a child.
"If by it you mean that little punk spawned from the key brat? Yeah I did….spunky little thing nearly took my head off" Luxu answered, shrugging.
" I knew it! Hehehe! That creature was born differently from the rest! A being made from darkness, but that seeks to protect the light, now ain't that something!" M.O.M 's excitement was palpable, almost physically visible.
"Man, you sound like a proud father or something. So what's your plan for it?" Luxu asked, cautious.
."My plan? OH! My plan…it's just to watch the thing grow and evolve. To see where exactly it goes, the Dark….Or the Light. Where do you think it will follow?" M.O.M asked, intrigued.
" Hmm! Now that's a question…I just don't know" Luxu admitted.
" What? Are ya scared?" M.O.M asked, amused.
"Am I scared of that thing? As if, you old coot!" Luxu answered, scoffing in derision.
"I'm not that old, and it was a simple question, hmpf!" M.O.M answered, crossing his arms over his chest in a tantrum.
"Look, master, I just don't know what it can do for now." Luxu said, groaning.
"That's the thing! We will set it free in a world that's far from the others and observe what exactly it does. Will it protect the world or cast it in the shadows?" M.O.M said, gleaming eyes hidden by his hood.
"Ok? Why so interested in its growth?" Luxu asked, confused.
" I want to see if the Darkness can be tamed, especially one that was born like this." M.O.M answered.
"Ah! So that's where my mission comes in, right?" Luxu asked.
M.O.M. snapped his fingers as he pointed at Luxu.
"CORRECTOMUNDO! THAT'S IT PERFECTLY!….I want notes on its growth, trials and tests! I want to see it move….And to see if the creature can form bonds, and where exactly do those bonds hold." He said with a joyful voice.
The two continued to sit there looking at the vast desert cliffs in silence at the idea of this experiment, until M.O.M. got up from his seat, stretching his back with a few cracks that could be heard clearly.
"Now just follow the thing will ya? I'll make sure it gets to the perfect world!" M.O.M said as he walked away with his hands behind his back to a dark corridor that opened up in front of him when he lifted up a finger.
"Now you know the drill, don't let the others know of this mission and don't let the test subject die ok?... Until then, Luxu, may your heart be your guiding key! Ta-Ta!" M.O.M said and he was then swallowed by the darkness as Luxu looked at where he was before sighing.
"Man, now I know how Axel felt about icky jobs….At least this one won't be boring, heh." He muttered before getting up to walk into a dark corridor that took him away, leaving the desert plains in silence once more.
[play Magical mysteries from kingdom hearts 2]
Mysterious Tower-Inside this big tower lies an old man, the retired old Master Yen Sid, his blue robes billowing in the tiny breeze as he stands in front of the window overlooking the vast space in front of him.
"Uhm?" sensing something was amiss, the doors to his studies opened up as a young man wearing a black outfit walks in a little, before bowing.
"You asked to see me, master Yen Sid?" the boy asked in all seriousness
"Indeed, young Riku. It seems that the Darkness has been on the move as of late. Going to different worlds as if in search of something or…..someone" Yen Sid said after turning around to look at the boy in front of him.
Riku put his hand to his chin thinking about how objectively strange it was for the Heartless to be acting like that.
"Do you think there's any correlation to the Heartless movement, Master?" Riku said with a focused face.
Master Yen Sid sighed as he sat on his chair, before waving a hand to reveal a map of the sea of Stars in a burst of blue smoke.
"This map will show us where the Heartless are going to, and I would need one of the guardians of light to go there and find out what is transpiring on that world." He said.
Riku looked down for a few before saying "I'm sorry, Master, but we are all stretched thin as it is. while looking for Sora."
Yen Sid sighed again and put his hands on the desk "Be that as it may, Riku, we need someone to go to that world and deal with the Heartless infestation before it gets out of hand."
Riku looked at Yen Sid for a few seconds until an idea hit him and he opened his mouth in excitement "What about Drako? He could go and deal with them….Plus it might be a good way to see if he's grown enough for his own solo mission."
"That boy… Uhmm…I see. Let him, this Mission may help him just as much as it will help us. He still has much to learn, especially about himself."
"Thank you, Master Yen Sid."
At Twilight Town.
(play Afternoon streets KH3)
In the world of Twilight town everything was drenched in the vast glow of the setting sun staining sky and earth orange; the townsfolk living their lives in there were unaware of the shadow looming over them.
On top of one of the rooftops, laying on the roof of a small moogle shop, there was a small black fox-like creature with pure yellow eyes. This creature was known as a Heartless, but this one was different from its brethren, and as the little fox was still sleeping, its large ears flicked at the sound of footsteps approaching.
"Thought I would find you here." said a voice, as the fox turned his head over to see Riku standing over him.
"?"
Riku answered to the curious look the thing gave him by kneeling down to pet the fox on his head, with the little guy leaning into his hand to enjoy the petting.
"I have a job for you to do….and I gotta ask: will you do it?" he asked after a few pets.
The fox tilted his head in confusion as it looked at Riku, and opened its small jagged mouth, not to growl or roar, but to talk.
"So…ra?" he said in concern.
"We don't know if Sora is in that new world, but you can find out for yourself." Riku smiled at the fox and answered.
The fox looked at Riku for a few minutes, nodded his head and started jumping around in joy at the idea of an adventure of his very own, spinning in circles around Riku that started chuckling at the sight.
"Ah-Hem!" Until he coughed into his hand to get the little fox attention.
"Ok, Drako, I need you to pay attention now, because I'm going to open the Corridor for you to that new world. I don't know exactly what's in it but I believe you can handle it." Riku said with confidence.
"So..Ra!" Drako looked at him with determination, and behind him a Corridor of Darkness opened-up.
As Drako, in his excitement, was about to blindly jump through the ting, Riku hurriedly catched him mid-jump.
"Woah! Drako, calm down! Don't just rush in without a plan!" Riku said with a small smile on his face.
"Oh." the fox Heartless nodded.
Riku then went on to explain what Master Yen Sid said to him about the mission and how this could be of help for them to find Sora, and at the mention of the boy's name, Drako stood up straight and paid the other extra attention.
"Ok. Did you get everything, Drako?" Riku asked the fox, and got a nod in answer.
"Good! Then I will visit you soon, along with the others, ok?."
"Yes." Draco answered.
At that, Riku got up from his knees and looked at Drako one last time as the fox walked to the door "And one more thing, stay safe. Ok?"
As Drako looked back at him, he nodded before jumping into the darkness.
Realm of Darkness
(play End of the world theme )
As Drako walked into the Dark Corridor, he admired the vast Dark World in front of him until he finally saw the location of his mission, but before he could actually get close, a couple of Shadow Heartless showed-up and blocked his path.
"What now, Kid?" Sitting on one of the pillars nearby was Xigbar, watching through his scope and smiling as the Shadows attacked the fox.
"Let's see how that fox can handle a little handicap…" Xigbar said with a small chuckle as he fired a small shot from the rifle mode of his gun.
Bang! The red energy projectile soared through the air until it hit the small fox, hurting and distrcting him just as the Shadows swarmed around him for a few minutes until they finally dispersed.
"Let's see…" Xigbar muttered while walking up to the fox and noticing his still clinging to life, even if barely.
"Damn- I think I might have overdid it. Huh…..Oh well, no skin off my bones." The man whistled at the Heartless' state when he looked at the kid.
He lifted-up the small fox by the scruff of his neck, walked to the corridor leading to a new world and casually threw the fox inside the doorway.
"I hope the old coot knows what he's doing or that world will be lost in Darkness." Turning away from the Corridor, Xigbar walked off into the shadows of the Dark Realm while humming a low tune to himself.
Unknown location in rain
(play Aqua's theme)
The hot boiling rain was coming down hard on the Isles as a woman was running in a red hood to get home, she kept running until she heard a small whimper coming from the tree next to her.
"Uhu?" The woman turned around and looked in the direction of the noise, and her eyes widened at seeing a small black fox with scars and slash marks bleeding and shivering while hiding in the tree roots.
"Oh man, you poor thing. I can't just leave you like this, don't I?….But I already have King to deal with….Oh fine! Damn my kind heart! I'll take ya home with me…For now…" The stranger picked the fox up and eyed the red scarf on his neck that had a small name stitched on it,
" Drako. Huh….Cute name for a strange creature, let's get you home and out of the rain."
She walked away into the forest to bring a new family member home…But was this new family member just a small fox or was he something more?
And will this change the events to come? Stay tuned in:
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