Okay, sorry for not updating as fast as I used to, but a lot of things have been going on. But don't worry, almost all of that is out of the way now, so I'm making a goal to update every 2-4 days. Especially since it's summer vacation! (yes, I am in college so it is sorta summer vacation. At least until fall.) And does anyone notice the crap going on in Doc manager? It's harder to seperate paragraphs and stuff now!

Ocs (c) Me

Kingdom Hearts (c) Square Enix

Kingdom Hearts

Sanctioned Soul

Chapter 6

"…Where…am I…?" Kyrie thought as she slowly regained consciousness. Everything around her was blurry, but she could make out the colors that surrounded her. All she could see was different shades of purple, narrow slits of grey, and stark white beyond the slits of grey. As her vision cleared, she sat up, realizing exactly where she was.

"Huh? I'm…in the soundless prison? Wait, how did I-" she stopped short, remembering the events of before she passed out. The last thing she remembered was the dark, yet strangely familiar voice and Axel calling out her name…

She growled, getting to her feet and walking towards the bars, prepared to make an escape. But when she reached out to touch the bars, they set off a static shock, making her gasp in pain as she retracted her hand. A dark aura wrapped itself around her fingers and the bars, before her light extinguished the aura on her fingers.

"It is pointless to try and escape. I made sure that this cell was modified to keep you imprisoned, using the element that negates all light; darkness." she looked up, watching as a man dressed in a skintight black, high collared shirt and tan hakama that was held up by a black belt walked towards her cell. He also had silver vertically spiky hair, and greatly resembled Xehanort.

"Who are you, and what do you want with me?" she demanded, glaring at him as he stopped in front of her cell. He did not answer her, but merely smirked as if he were eyeing a test subject. Then she looked down at herself, realizing that she was in a white satin dress that reached to her ankles, similar in appearance to Namine's, but went wide after the waist. But it still was the type of fabric that wouldn't protect her at all against any harsh elements like the freezing cold.

"My name is Master Xehanort, we had encountered once before. Whether or not you remember matters not, for all that matters now is that you are here and that you are going to help us achieve ultimate power." the man's appearance changed, making her gasp. This new appearance had no hair atop his head, but a silver goatee and darker skin. This was the same man who had appeared in one of her first dreams over two years ago. He smirked.

"Ah, you do remember me. That is good." but she growled at this. She didn't really remember him, she only remembered the dream. But that did nothing to stop the anger welling inside her.

"You're the bastard who wounded my right eye!" she exclaimed. He nodded, before the sounds of multiple footsteps reached their ears.

"Ah, she is awake."

"Tch, 'bout time! I was just about to be bored to death."

"Silence, Vanitas. Show more respect." she watched as three men approached her cell from behind Master Xehanort, and gasped. These were the men that appeared in her dream, as well as Xemnas!

"Xemnas? But I thought you- didn't Sora and Riku destroy you?" she demanded, resisting the urge to try and go after him. The man smirked as all three stopped in front of her cell.

"Ah, you haven't changed at all it seems, but I may as well answer. In a sense, they had destroyed me. But because of our incarnation, Master Xehanort, we were able to acquire bodies of our own. But we are merely vessels for pieces of his heart, nothing more." he explained. She was silent, before turning her attention to their leader.

"Okay, so what do you want with me? I don't have anything of value." she growled as she glared at them. This time Xehanort's heartless, "Ansem", spoke.

"Because you are the Princess of Light, of course. You see, only the Princess of Light and the Prince of Darkness together can summon Kingdom Hearts without the use of the X-blade. Twelve years ago, Master Xehanort attempted to create the X-blade for this purpose, but it ended in failure. Then, he met you." she blinked in confusion as he continued.

"He knew you were different, not just because of a strangely pure heart that did not belong with the seven of legend. So he decided to do research, and before long he finally discovered what you truly were." he reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a handful of pages, all old and torn. She gasped, recognizing them.

"Those are the missing pages from my book! The one Merlin gave me!" she exclaimed, her eyes wide as she stared at them. Master Xehanort nodded.

"Yes, and these pages told us of another way to open Kingdom Hearts. We need the two beings together to force it open, and now, we're one step closer to our goal. At first, I was going to make incarnations that would fight the keyblade wielders as a repeat for what happened twelve years ago. Until I discovered that you had returned from your state of limbo, then I decided to change my plans and use you and your soul brother instead." she growled as she shook her head. She had no idea what happened twelve years ago, or what the "limbo" part meant. But she knew exactly what they were going to do with her.

"There's no way in hell that I'll ever help you! I'd rather be turned into a heartless and destroyed!" she spat. The youngest of the group chuckled.

"Don't worry about that, princess. You're gonna help us, even if we have to break every bone in that little body of yours." and with that, they departed, leaving her alone in the Soundless Prison. She watched them depart before sighing in defeat, walking back and sitting against the wall as she wrapped her arms around her knees.

Now she was beginning to understand what they had meant about the prison, it itself was enveloped in darkness that was slowly draining her strength. It was like she had been placed in a dark corridor with no means of escape. Sooner or later, she would be susceptible to their wills.

"What am I going to do? As long as I'm trapped, they'll have the upper hand. I need to get out of here." she rested her head against her knees, her thoughts on her friends and those who were now in danger. Axel's face flashed to her mind in that instant, the last expression she saw before she went unconscious. He looked scared, lost, and at a loss as what to do. She hated that expression, because it wasn't Axel.

"I'll find a way out of here. I have to. I have to see him…even if it means it'll be the last time."

-Meanwhile, Gummi Ship-

Axel was silent as he sat in the Gummi ship, with Sora, Riku, Kairi, Demyx, Donald, Goofy, and the King either sitting with him or wandering around the ship, trying to find something to occupy their time. After Kyrie was taken, the group had managed to convince him to come with them to seek Yen Sid's council and see what the old master had to say. Xigbar decided to stay behind, because he was no hero.

"Sorry dudes, but I'm not cut out for this whole savin' the world type deal. But if Angel somehow manages to find her way back here, I'll be here to make sure she's okay." were his worlds before they departed. Axel and Demyx agreed to this, because someone needed to be there in case she somehow managed to escape from Master Xehanort's clutches. But what were the chances of that? Zero to none.

"Kyrie…" he thought as he looked down at his hand, where the Wayfinder rested. He thumbed the token in the middle, smirking a little at the embarrassed and shy expression on her face when she gave it to him. But his smirk faded as his mind flashed back to when they took her, the smug-faced little bastard's hand on her head as the darkness swirled around them: it set his body on fire with rage.

"Hey, we're here!" Sora called back to them from his position behind the wheel. Everyone was at the screen immediately, staring at the Mysterious Tower as Sora began landing the ship. As soon as it touched the ground, Axel released the hatch and jumped out, landing on his feet as he began for the door. But a hand on his shoulder stopped him, and he turned to Demyx as the younger man stared at him in concern.

"Axel, hold on. You need to calm down, just barging in there and demanding answers isn't going to help her. You need to stay calm." he murmured so the others wouldn't hear. Axel opened his mouth to rebuke him, but stopped and instead clenched his fists. He was right.

"He's right. Getting angry isn't going to help her. The only thing it's good for is getting people in trouble." he thought as he contemplated the man's words. After a moment, he sighed.

"I know, Dem. But I can't help it, the one person I care about is in trouble and I have no clue where she is or if she's okay- …Look, I know you can't feel anything, but I can now. My chest… it's all in shambles and I sorta know why-"

"It's okay Ax, I know. You really care about her, and I understand. But she's strong, she won't give up so easily." but Axel looked down, a dark look gracing his features.

"That's what worries me, Demyx. She could get hurt, bad, because she's so stubborn. They could even…kill-" but he stopped the second Sora and the others caught up, choosing to let the discussion drop for now. With that they continued into the tower, hoping to find answers to the questions they sought.

-Yen Sid's Study-

"Ah, I see. Then my fears have become reality." the old sorcerer spoke as the group finished explaining what had happened. King Mickey blinked at him before cocking his head to the side, confused.

"You mean…Master Xehanort was after her all along?" he asked. Axel growled as he walked forward, slamming his hands on the desk.

"So why didn't you tell us? We could've stopped this! Because of you, now Kyrie's-" before he could continue, Demyx reached out and quickly held the man back. "Ax…"

"I only suspected that he would come after her. You see, Xehanort left many paths open when he disappeared twelve years ago. I suspected that she and one other were the keys to one of these paths that he may take, but I couldn't say for sure. I made Kyrie a master hoping that this would be enough to deter him. But it was for naught." the old master explained as he folded his hands together on his desk while he stared at the group. Then he turned to Axel.

"I understand your anger, and for that I apologize. But as I said before, I was not aware of his true intentions and tried my best in precaution." Sora looked back and forth between the two, before stepping forward.

"But Master Yen Sid, why did Master Xehanort kidnap her? And what did you mean by 'she and one other'?" he asked, holding his hands behind his head. The old master began stroking his chin as he gazed at Sora.

"You see, there is an old legend on how the worlds and the universe itself came to existence; so old that very few remember even half of this old tale. Three beings were responsible for this creation, one of them being Kingdom Hearts. The other two, the Princess of Light and the Prince of Darkness, were its guardians and were what controlled the light and darkness, keeping it in balance. They can also summon Kingdom Hearts at will together without the use of the X-blade, which is why he has taken her." he explained. The group nodded, they remembered the story about the X-blade, and how Xehanort wanted to create it twelve years ago. They were silent before the King gasped.

"That's right! Xehanort, Xemnas, Vanitas, and Ansem all said that she was the reincarnation of the Princess of Light!" he exclaimed. Goofy placed a hand to his chin as he thought for a moment.

"But who is this 'Prince of Darkness' feller? Do they have him, too?" he asked. Yen Sid shook his head. "No, I doubt this. If he was captured as well, we wouldn't be here right now. Now, this is what I request of you, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Axel, and Demyx-" the individuals in question straightened as he turned to them.

"There is a girl who might have a connection between Kyrie and her opposite, and I want you to find her. Xehanort may come after her as well if he isn't doing so already, so once you find her I request that you remain with her. At the same time, I want you to seal the world's keyholes once more so that the souls of the worlds are safe like the heart." they blinked at this.

"The…souls?" Donald questioned. He nodded.

"Yes, for you see, a heart and soul are what make a person exist. One cannot truly exist if they don't have both, as with the Nobodies. They are comprised of the body and soul but lack a heart, while the heartless have the heart but no true body or soul."

"The soul and the heart are what make up an existence. Like darkness and light, they are a balance in the life of a person. This principle is the same for the existence of a whole world, which has both a heart and soul." he explained. They were silent for a moment before Kairi spoke up.

"So they have to go on another quest to find this girl and seal the keyholes so that the world's souls are safe?" she asked. He nodded, making her sigh. "I see."

"But you, Kairi, may be in danger as well. The princesses of heart and the princess of light have a deep connection, and I fear he might come after you for the purpose of using Kyrie to her full potential. So I want you to go to Disney castle where darkness cannot enter and continue to train with the keyblade, for you will participate in this upcoming battle as well." he added. This made the girl blink in confusion.

"Huh? How are Kyrie and I connected?" she asked. The others nodded, also confused. The old master was silent for a few moments, before sighing.

"The princesses of heart were once said to be peacemakers sent by the princess of light to be both her eyes and to bring peace to the worlds they inhabited. There may be an even deeper connected, but the legends are vague and do not give much detail on this. Now, about this girl…"

"We have to stay with her, right? But how can we find her?" Sora asked as he leaned forward. Yen Sid held up a hand, silencing him, before continuing.

"She has another purpose as well, for she has an unique ability that only a group of certain individuals possess. She has the ability to see past memories in a place, as well as predict future memories or events that are about to take place within that environment. This 'Place Memory' ability can help us find one of the three people who can help us put an end to Xehanort. Permanently." he explained. The King perked up at this.

"So she can help us find Ven's body?" he asked. Yen Sid nodded, making most of the group look back and forth between them.

"Wait, who's- oh. Right, you said something about Ventus, Terra, and Aqua the last time we came here." Sora said as Riku nodded, the boy staring at him expectantly.

"Yeah, they were the keyblade wielders involved with Xehanort twelve years ago. Aren't we supposed to help them, too?" he questioned. The King and Yen Sid inclined their heads at this.

"Yes, you are. To help Terra regain his body from Xehanort's control, we need Kyrie's power over the light which can make the light within him stronger than his darkness. With Aqua we need the Prince of Darkness, who can assist us with finding her exact location in the realm of darkness and allow her to escape. And with Ventus, we need both Sora and this girl, who can find the place where he has been hidden with her ability. These aspects are the only ways to help them." he explained. They nodded as Riku crossed his arms, staring at the sorcerer.

"And what about me? I'm not going to just wait around and hope that everything turns out okay just because I'm the only other keyblade master aside from his Majesty." he stated. The old sorcerer gave a small smirk and nodded.

"Yes, yes. I know and I have a special quest for you, Master Riku. You are to help King Mickey track down the Prince of Darkness and protect him, for he can be easily tracked by Xehanort and his companions." he ordered. Riku and the King nodded, before the old sorcerer turned his attention to Axel.

"I understand your rush to help her, but you must be patient. Master Xehanort is no fool, he knows that if she isn't in the best condition that he cannot accomplish his goal. For the moment, she is safe from physical harm." the pyro relaxed slightly at this, but it didn't ease his fears. With that, he turned his attention to the rest of the group.

"Now go forth, everyone. As long as he still has her, Kyrie may very well succumb to his darkness. So we must do everything we can to see that this does not happen, and to ensure that we have all the allies we need to come together and to finish him off once and for all." everyone straightened at this.

"Yes, sir!"

Next chapter's gonna be a bit of a shocker to all (because it has things based off of KH 3D) so I hope you guys are excited! XD

So please, tell me what you think so far! Do you have any suspicions? Guesses? Advice? Anything to say? So then review!