Chapter 5- Awakening
10,000 years have passed while Angel was sealed away slowly with each time the keyhole is opened and closed the seal has weakened enough to release her during the time that Sora and Riku are separated by the darkness that engulfs Destiny Island. She finds herself on the floor of the keyhole room.
"Ugh...where am I?" I looked around the room I was in and remembered what happened. I slowly got up and ran to Rexium's room. I noticed along the way that castle was different and the town was gone just water coming out of the bottom of the castle into a huge crevice. I got to Rexium's room and saw that his stuff was gone. Scared, I ran to my room and found that my things were gone as well. I freaked out and went straight to the library.
I gazed around the library and found that nothing was different there just the tables and chairs were moved around. I went to where I kept my journals and undid the odd seal that was put on them. They looked brand new none of them were ripped, molding, or anything else that happens to books. I sighed in relief that my journals weren't gone along with Rexium's and my things. I went out to the main hall where the indoor fountain was and saw someone walking in from outside. I hid behind a pillar and looked around to see who it was. It was an older woman that had black horns coming out the sides of her head. She was wearing a black gown that had a long black train and was carrying a scepter with a green orb on the top.
"Finally, the darkness will conquer all the worlds, my pet" said the woman as a black crow landed on her shoulder. Suddenly a pair of hands grabbed my shoulders and dragged me out into the open. "Maleficent. We found someone here behind the pillar. Maleficent looked up at me as I looked up to see who had grabbed my shoulders. It was Hades and some kind of pirate with a hook as a hand. They chauffeured me down to Maleficent and tightened their grip on me. "Who are you?" asked Maleficent as she looked down at me. "My name is Angel...I used to live here and I just woke up." "Wait...are you the maiden I saw in the keyhole." I slowly nodded as her eyes lit up evilly. "Release your grip on her. She will come with me. Follow." She walked away as Hades and the pirate let go of me. I could feel Hades staring at me as I followed her down the hallway.
We walked to a room that never existed in the castle before. It was completely dark only small indentions in the greenish gray walls had small candles lit the small areas around them. A black and green circular table sat in the middle of the small round room. Maleficent went around the table and ushered me to come closer. I walked closer and got to the table. "So you are the maiden I saw in the keyhole. How long have you been in the keyhole?" I shook my head, "I don't know." She put a finger to her lips going into thought as Hades came into the room. "I knew I recognized you...you're the little brat that made me see my worst nightmare during that fight with the keyblader." Maleficent looked over at Hades in shock and asked him "How long ago was that?" "About 10,000 years ago. I never forgot that..." said Hades glaring at me. I widened my eyes in shock. 'What? 10,000 years...that's why everything is different and my stuff is gone. Then did Rexium and Zoran...die after I was sealed.' I thought as tears flowed down my cheeks. Maleficent saw me crying and said "Angel, would you join me?" Wiping the tears from my eyes I said "What is your goal?" "I want to engulf all worlds in darkness." I noticed the last word. 'Darkness'. "I hate that word. Don't say it around me. I dealt with it once and I can again. Yes, I will join you, but I follow my own rules do not try to control me." Maleficent nodded as she told me that I could leave. Hades glared at me as I walked out of the small room.
I went outside to look around at the landscape. Everything was gone. The cookie cutter-like homes, the beautiful fountains, the castle gardens, and the most important thing the people that lived here. I went down into the crevice to see what it was like down there. It had pillars of rock that formed a path up to the castle. Below the pillars ran water, I could see that some of it froze in random places. I went down to the square entrance to find a boy lying on the farthest stone pillar. I stood silently as the boy got up. He had short silver hair and blue-greenish eyes. He had on a yellow and black muscle shirt with black straps covering the front hooking onto his dark blue pants and huge yellow and black tennis shoes. The boy gazed around and hollered "Sora! Kairi!" I jumped over to him and asked "Are you lost?" He looked at me and braced himself. I put my hands up and said "Don't worry, I won't hurt you. What's your name?" "Riku. Where am I?" "You are at Radiant Garden, but now it's more like Hollow Bastion to me. I had better take you inside before the goners get you. Follow me." I jumped back over to the main landing and waited for him.
He got over to me and looked past me. "Is that thing a goner?" "Huh?" I said turning around to see what he meant. When I turned around there was a huge wyvern that was red with a black and red heart insignia on its chest. "What is that on its chest?" "I don't know I thought you would know." "Well I don't know, but I'll take it on anyway." I said as Hot chill appeared in my hand, "Whoa! That never happened before!" Riku looked at me strange as I shrugged my shoulders and ran at the goner. I swung at it and hit it in the chest. It went to the ground, but got back up and roared at me. I smiled and started to feel light-headed. I got to my knees when it came at me, but Riku stepped in front of me and hit it back. I looked at his hand knowing that he didn't take Hot chill from my hand and saw a dark blue keyblade in his hand. "You are a keyblader!" "What is a keyblader?" he said as he sliced the goner and killing it. Riku turned to me and helped me up. "Are you okay Angel?" "Yeah...I just felt light-headed." I started walking again with Riku following.
We got inside and found Maleficent standing on the platform above the fountain, like she was waiting for us. "Who is that?" "Riku, I found him outside when I was seeing what happened here on the stone pillars." Maleficent came down to us and looked Riku over. While she was doing that, I started to feel light headed again so I put my left hand to my forehead. Both of them looked at me when I fell down. "Angel!" Riku said shocked as he got down to me. "Are you okay?" said Maleficent as she casually walked over to me. "I just feel a little light headed that's all. I just need some sleep okay." I said as I got up and walked away as if nothing happened. I could feel Riku look at me as I walked into the dark hallway.
I got to my old room and saw that all my journals were sitting on a small desk in the corner of the blue room. I went over and look through all of them. In the last one I wrote in was someone else's handwriting. It wasn't Rexium's, maybe Zoran or Divantes. I read what was written in the last pages.
"Angel, if you are reading this then you are awake. Zoran and Rexium disappeared into the darkness to see if they could help you, but they never returned. I hope they are safe. In any case, they loved you so much. I could see it after you were sealed away. Never in my life have I seen two men, who hated each other very much, come together like them to save the one they love. I hope you find them, because I heard that time in the realm of darkness goes slower than that of the real world. So they might still be alive when you wake up. Anyway, I hope you all live happy lives together or apart. As I am writing this I am being surrounded by goners fighting to keep my life and heart. Therefore, I will not see you guys again. I will put a seal over your journals for you to keep them from any damage and as for hot chill, I knew you took it. I put a spell on it to where you can summon it with your mind. I guess that's all. See you later.
Sincerely,
Divantes
Tears form in my eyes as I put the journal down. 'They might be alive!' I thought as I sat down on the white comforted bed that sat on the other side of the room. I lay down on the bed and thought about the past. I cried into the pillow as I remembered the last time I saw the two loves of my life. I fell asleep more exhausted than I ever was.