Volume Three

I push open the flap of the tent and walk through. Namine is standing in front of a full length mirror inspecting her long white dress. Her hair is pulled up against her head and held in place by small white seashells. She looks beautiful.

"You almost ready?" I walk up behind her and look with her at the reflection. I feel kind of strange standing here in this fancy suit and not wearing any shoes. I've never really cared for the feeling of sand between my toes, but this is Namine's wedding and this is how she wants it. I can live for one short day.

"Just about." Her smile is shaky. She can't seem to take her eyes off the mirror. Something in her voice just doesn't sound right.

"Are you alright, Namine?"

"I'm nervous, Dexlin. I'm nervous and I have no idea why? I love him. This should be the happiest day of my life and I'm scared."

My hand lightly touches her shoulder. "It's okay to be nervous. No matter how happy a day it is, this is still a life changing moment. This is natural."

Her smile becomes a little steadier as she reaches up and puts her hand over mine. "Thank you for being here, Dexlin. It wouldn't feel right if you weren't."

"Who else would be better to give you away besides your future husband's other half?" Outside the tent, soft music starts to play. "It's time."

She takes one last deep breath and turns around. She hooks her arm through mine and we start towards the exit.

"Here we go."

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The ceremony is beautiful. The altar has been set up right underneath the papou fruit tree. A small tent has been set up to give some shade for the happy couple. The tent is connected to four poles with each one being held up by someone. Roxas, Sora, Kairi, and I each support the tent and watch.

There are so many familiar faces in the crowd. In the front row, King Mickey and Queen Minnie are sitting next to Donald and Goofy. Leon, Cloud, Aerith, and Yuffie are here too. People from all over the worlds have come to Destiny Island to witness this wedding. The marriage of two Keyblade wielders is apparently a big thing.

"Today we celebrate love in its purest form…" The same priest who performed at the wedding of King Mickey is saying these words. According to Riku, this is a great honor.

I turn a little bit so that I catch Roxas's eye and give him a little smile. It's amazing we are standing here at all, seeing as how we arrived six hours before the wedding. If Kairi hadn't pulled her off to get working on her hair, then I'm pretty sure Namine was going to kill us. Though I know it was for a good cause, it feels like our vacation was just too short.

A strong wind blows from the ocean. Light mists of water spray across all out faces. As if on some mystic cue, a papou fruit falls from the tree and lands directly in front of Riku and Namine.

I don't think there has ever been a more perfect day.

"It's time, Dexlin." Andreil's voice echoes inside my head. It's been over three years since I've heard it, bit I can still remember the exact sound of it. Calm and meaningful. "Be prepared."

"Not now." My voice comes out as a whisper, but it is still louder than I intended. Namine looks away from the priest to where I'm standing.

I look over to Kairi and see that she has the same worried look on her face that I do. She also got the message from Andriel. Could it be wrong?

Lighting flashes across the sky and the bolt moves until it strikes the ground. At that spot a small circle of light forms, almost like a puddle in a rain storm. The circle splits in two. Slowly two figures rise up from the light. Both of them are wear thick cloaks that are made of bright white material with hoods over their heads. They look like the complete opposite of the Organization cloaks.

There is chaos in the crowd. People are running everywhere trying to get away from the hooded figures. Aerith, Cloud, and Leon are trying to help people out of the way. King Mickey ushers Queen Minnie to safety.

"Not today." Namine storms away from the altar, heading straight for the mystery men. "What do you want?!"

We all take off after her, letting the tent fall to the ground. Before we even take two steps, our Keyblades are in our hands.

"Why have you come here? Answer me!" Namine is screaming at the top of her lungs. I don't think she has ever been this angry before.

"We have come to put a stop to this abomination. This wedding may not go forward. I will not permit it." The taller of the two steps forward. His voice is deep, almost unnatural sounding.

"Who are you to not permit me to get married?" Her Keyblade flashes into existence.

"I am someone of much greater importance that you, my dear. I have my hand in the inner workings of destiny."

"I will not let you ruin this for me!" Sand goes flying from underneath her feet as she jumps in the air towards him.

Just as Namine is about to make contact with her Keyblade, a giant spear made entirely out of light appears in the mysterious man's hand. It pushes the Keyblade back, sending Namine flying to the ground. Riku runs to make sure that she is okay, while Sora takes her place.

"Who are you and what do you want?"

"My fight is not with you, Sora, you are a true champion. It would be wise for you to stand down. I do not want to have to battle you, but I cannot let this wedding take place."

We all take our place around Sora.

"What do you care about this wedding? This doesn't involve you. We don't even know who you are."

"All you need to know of me is that I am an appointed guardian of the sanctity of the Keyblades. I will not allow a chosen Keyblade master marry a Nobody. That would only ruin the purity for which the Keyblade is meant to stand for."

"You have no power over us. You can call yourself whatever you want, but that doesn't mean we have to obey your commands." Riku steps forward to stand even with Sora.

"Listen to me, my son, a Nobody is nothing more than the bastard child of a Keyblade gone awry. They can never experience life as a complete being. You cannot form this union with one. It's an error against nature."

"Don't ever call me son!" Riku jumps in the air just like Namine did. This time he is followed by the rest of us. Keyblades swing, but unfortunately, he is too good with his light spear. We don't land a single hit on him.

The second figure steps closer to the first. "Master, you must control your temper. You must not harm the Wholes. That is against our ways."

"I'm well aware of that, Lyx. I wrote most of our ways."

I use my Keyblade to prop myself up to my feet. The others are doing the same thing. Once again we stand ready to fight.

"You won't stop us that easily, whoever you are."

"I see this lesson is going to be harder than I thought. If I must cause you a little pain for you to learn, then so be it." He twirls his spear around in front of him until it looks like a perfect circle. Quickly he grabs it, stopping it where it is running straight up and down. Then he plunges the spear into the ground.

The earth starts to shake. It's an uncontrollable rumbling, much worse then when the Black Fortress fell. It feels like it is coming from the very core of the planet.

"Maybe this will open your eyes to the kind of power that I harness."

Two pools of light formed underneath the man and the one called Lyx. They quickly sunk into them and disappeared from sight, along with the pools.

The shaking is only getting worse. Right along the beach a crack starts to form and sand starts to fall in. Out in the ocean I can see the same thing happening with the water. Could the whole world be falling apart? Could that man have that much power?

Sora looks at the rest of us. He's just as shocked by the surroundings as I am. "We have to get off this world. And we have to get everyone off as well."