Chapter 2
As Sora walked through the portal, he felt a feeling of warmth and sickness as the light blinded him. But as soon as the sickness started to increase, it was all over; Sora and Juliet where in a forest with a door on the floor. Sora opened the door, revealing ladders that were going down into the darkness. Juliet went down the ladders, first with the fear of them brake, but after a few she climbed down with ease. Sora went down last and closed the door over him. After the ladders ended, there was a hallway of white stone with three possible paths. Sora looked at Juliet. She was still wearing clothes that revealed too much of her feminine attributes.
"Guess you would like a change of attire, right?"- Sora suggested. "If you have some clothes, then yes."- Juliet responded, looking at her kind-off shameful clothing compared to Sora's long, white robe. Sora grabbed her arm and dragged her to the left hallway. At the end of the left hall, there was a black door with no keyhole.
"How do you open this door?"- Juliet asked, being curious. "Watch."- Sora said and knocked at the door. A creaky, high-pitched voice answered, coming from the door, saying:" Why do you come here?". Juliet winced, but Sora responded:" To seek the existence behind you.", to which the door opened, revealing a bathroom, with a closet of clothing.
"I will be leaving you here. You have everything you need to bathe, and clothes to..."- Sora was interrupted, for the young girl hugged him, and silently said:" Thanks, sir." Sora was speechless, so he just leaved Juliet and waited her in the hallway.
After about half an hour Juliet appeared wearing a black robe that made her blonde hair stand out. She was quite happy to be clean and well-dressed.
"Where are we going now?"- Juliet asked, wanting to know more of this underground hideout. Instead of answering, Sora went to the hallway in the middle which after a few meters had the same door and same pass phrase as the one before it, only instead of a bathroom, revealing a square dining table and benches around it, all made out of wood. There is roasted meat and bread on the table. Juliet rushed to the table, but this time Sora stopped her.
"You shall eat when it is time for dinner. First, I must talk to you." Sora said. Juliet sat down, and looked him curiously.
"You were taken here, not knowing anything, by a man you don't know. It is time you learn something. I am Sora, the bearer of the last Keyblade. My order was long since disbanded. Our main goal was to keep peace and destroy evil. I saved you and showed you our last hideout. I gave you clothes and a hideout, but now you must make a choice: go away alone, or go away, but with hope, strength and knowledge. The choice is yours and yours only."- Sora finished and looked at Juliet, with hope for her choosing wisely.
"My life was saved, but I must put it in into danger again, if I chose the other way. I can get payed for evil, or be enlightened for good. I will be with you, because I know only you." – Juliet decided "I am yours to command and yours to obey."
"Very well then. You must now take an oath to serve. Sorry, but it is a tradition."- Sora responded, with a happy glow in his eyes "Follow me." Sora walked through the hallway and went to the right hallway, with the door being the same as the last two. The third room was a giant chamber, with statues of men and women of enormous height. There was a red carpet going to the altar, with an everlasting flame behind the altar. Sora walked alongside Juliet as they reached the altar.
"Are you ready?"- Sora asked, to which Juliet nodded. "By the light of your heart and the peace of your soul, will you give those so others can have the same?" Sora asked. "Yes"- Juliet responded. "And will you, where is dark, return the light?"- Sora continued. "Yes"- she said. "And where is the hopeless, give back hope?"- Sora finished. "Yes."- Juliet said and oath was done. The flames turned blue and a sword, with a blade both black and white, jumped out into Sora's hand. Sora took the sword and sheathed it into Juliet's belt.
"From now on you shall be known as Evershade, the day of the night. You shall serve the order with your blade and your heart."- Sora finished the holy ritual and smiled "Welcome Juliet, welcome back."