Chapter Seven
"Who are you?" questioned Sora as he stepped off the platform in front of the strange woman. The woman did not answer, but instead asked a question.
"How is it that you got here?" she asked.
"I-"
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"Riku! Kairi!" called Sora as he stepped off his boat onto the dock.
"Where are you guys?" he yelled. Sora ran to the shack and up the stairs to the bridge that led to the small island just off the beach. Just as he got to it, a dark figure appeared in front of him.
"Who are you?" asked Sora.
"I am here to give you an offer" replied the stranger.
"What kind of an offer" asked Sora.
"I know what you want, to travel to other worlds with your friends" said the stranger.
"How did you know-?" started Sora.
"I will give you the ability to travel to other worlds, all you have to do is give in to the darkness" said the stranger.
"What!" exclaimed Sora.
"Will you do it?" asked the stranger. Sora thought for a minute.
"Will Riku and Kairi be coming too?" asked Sora.
"Yes" replied the stranger.
"…I'll do it" said Sora. Sora heard the stranger laugh to himself. He raised his arm high and the winds drastically increased in speed to where Sora was almost blown off his feet. Darkness seemed to pour into his arm and when his arm began to seep darkness, he pointed it at Sora. Darkness shot out of his arm and pierced Sora. Sora fell to his knees.
"Wha-What did you do to me!" yelled Sora. The stranger just laughed and disappeared through a portal of darkness. Sora just stood up and saw that Kairi had arrived. Sora ran up to her.
"Sora! Where's Riku?" asked Kairi.
"Kairi, I did it! We can all go to different worlds!" said Sora.
"What are you talking about? We have to find Riku!" said Kairi.
"Riku's coming with us!" said Sora.
"What?" said Kairi.
"We can go to different worlds now that I gave in to the darkness!" said Sora.
"Sora, you're scaring me" whimpered Kairi.
"Come with me" said Sora. He reached out his arm.
"No!" yelled Kairi. She started to run away.
"Stop!" yelled Sora. As he reached his arm further, darkness shot out of his arm and struck Kairi. Sora ran to her, but just before he reached her, she disappeared. Sora stood there for a minute and saw Riku had just arrived. Sora walked back to the smaller island and waited for Riku to find him. When he did, Sora told Riku that they could go to different worlds. Sora began to leave through a portal of darkness that appeared in the ground, reaching his hand out to Riku.
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"And that's the last thing I can remember" said Sora. The woman smiled and turned to go back to the castle.
"Come with me" she said as she motioned for Sora to follow her. Sora stood still for a few seconds and followed the woman.