Chapter 10: First sign

"Excuse me? Do you know where Esmeralda is?" The solider asked, avoiding Sora's question.

"Why should I tell you?" Sora replied coldly. "You're a soilder. You're not allowed in the cathedral."

"Well. You're not allowed in this world but you don't see me complaining." He shot back as he tried to bypass Sora but wasn't successful as Sora put his arms up in the way, making him noticed that Sora's right arm had bite marks around it and was completely swollen. Sora grabbed a torch with his left hand and started to wave it around, forcing the golden solider to go down the stairs. "Why aren't you using your Keyblade?" He questioned.

"It's not of your business!" Sora raged as he continued to wave the flamed torch.

"It is because of THIS!" He grabbed Sora's injured arm, mading Sora yell in pain as he dropped the torch to try and pull the solider's grip off of his bandaged arm. The solider placed his other hand against Sora's neck and pushed him against the wall. Sora struggled as he was suffering by the undeniable pain from his arm. "You better be careful, otherwise I'll be sending soldiers to get that red-haired witch." He threatened.

Sora started to feel the anger rise in him after hearing that, there was no way he was going to let anyone talk about Kairi like that. He kicked the solider in the mid-section, making him let him go. The raging Keyblade Master ignored the pain coming from his arm as he lifted the solider up with his bitten arm and push him up against the wall like he had done to him. He was glaring at him with pure rage, with his face right up against the solider. "YOU NEVER TALK ABOUT KAIRI LIKE THAT...NEVER!" Sora shouted. His right bandaged arm started to twitch while holding the solider, his vision started to blur making him see three of him.

"Look. I'm sorry. I don't want any trouble. I just want to see Esmeralda." The solider apologized with fear. Sora shook his head a couple of time to try and shake the blurriness in his eyes before letting go of the solider, fleeing down to the bell tower before losing balance on the wooden floor, as his uneasy breathing send his mind into the darkness.

Dangers approaches

Friends will betray

Love will fall

If you don't find the truth about your life

The Keyblade Master tried look place his sight on the mysterious voice once more, finding it strange to talk like this, only to find his sight in the darkness once more. What are you talking about? What truth? Sora asked the voice in his head.

Was there anyone missing after the arrival of Kairi?

When you saw Roxas, were you reminded of someone?

What do you mean? Who are you talking about?

You will soon find information on the war.

What war?

You must find out about the three keyblade wielders

Keyblad- There are more wielders? What's going on?

Look deep in your heart, search for the connection. The voice faded away.

Sora's eyes slowly opened as started to wake up again, looking around the room with confusion. He saw that he was bad in the bed that the hunchback had placed him in before when he, Kairi and Brian had come upstairs to the bell tower, another potion on the side for him to drink. He turned to his bandaged arm, which seem to twitch every now and again, Roxas, do you have any idea what just happened? He asked his Nobody.

I'm not sure. It was as if I was block from the conversation. He answered, Why? What happened? Roxas asked his other.

There was a voice, telling me about a war and some Keyblade wielders, saying that there is a truth to discover...but what? There was no time to reply as another voice seemed to grab his attention.

"Hey Sora." Sora snapped out of his conversation to turn to Quasimodo, who was knelling beside him. "You alright?" He asked with concern.

"Yeah. Yeah." He replied slowly before trying to get up but soon fell back down again from the shooting pain coming from his chest and injuried arm.

"You should rest Sora." Quasimodo said to him in a worried tone,making sure that he stayed down. "Isn't that the whole reason you was told to stay behind."

"Yeah." He chuckled slightly "I can be a bit naïve sometimes." He can just imagine what Kairi would say if he tired to get up with her around, she does know how to make a good potion though.

"I can see that." Quasimodo laughed.

Sora took the potion on the side and began to drink it, feeling energy come back into his body. "Who was that guy?" He asked him as he paused at the potion.

"Frollo's new captain of the guards, Phoebus. You don't have to worry, he's gone now." He answered before the hunchback turned to Sora with a smile. "What's going on between you and Kairi?" He asked as Sora took another slip of the potion.

"W-what!" Sora shocked on the potion from the question, "We just friends and… er…. I …"

"Like her?" The hunchback added.

"I never said that." Sora said defensively.

Quasimodo smiled as he sat down next to Sora to looked at the bells above. "For many years, I have watched love blossom from below." Quasimodo told him, "It's better to be with your true love than keeping it bottled up like I am in this place."

The Keyblade Master thought about the hunchback words as his mind flashback to the many times he had seen his friends happy, only to wish that it was him and Kairi were like that, remembering the times that Donald and Goofy had caught him out on some occasion. It was funny how his friends, even ones that he had just met, were able to tell the connection that he had with Kairi, did his feelings show that much? He shook as he looked up at the bells, hearing the chimes of the bells as the wind blow within them, playing a peaceful tune. "Thanks Quasimodo. You're a good friend." Sora smiled at the hunchback as the two enjoyed the chimes.

BOWBOWBOW

Deep within the Palace of Justice at the dead of night, Frollo, Quasimodo's master, stood in front of a huge fireplace, staring into the bright flames while holding a purple silk scarf with stars and lunar moons on them, the scarf that Esmeralda had wore during the show. He threw the scarf into the flames, watching the scarf fall apart and burn within the flames as if a hidden desire was placed behind them. As soon as the scarf had turned into aches, the judge turned around only to jump back in shock as a solider dressed in full black muscle suit with yellow armour placed on it, wearing the helmet that had the view of the Endless mark. "What are you doing here Endless?" Frollo demanded, recovering from his shock.

"My master wants to know if you're ready for phase two to concur this world." He replied in a middle-aged voice.

"Can't you see I've got to find the Court of Miracles first?" Frollo pointed out angrily, "Also I got to deal with those witches."

"Witches?" The solider questioned, "You mean the red-haired boy, the princess of heart, the Keyblade master and the gypsy."

Frollo was shocked to hear that two of those people he have been going after has been involved with Kingdom Hearts, the reason while the world still exists from the Heartless. Frollo looked at the solider for advice, "What can I do against this…this….MAGIC….um..." Frollo looked at the solider for a name.

"Sergeant Abroc" the soldier introduced.

"Abroc?" Frollo raised his eyebrow at the name.

"Don't ask." He simply said.

"Well Abroc. What can I do?" Frollo asked him at this time of need.

The solider growled at the request before turning to the judge, "Well for starters, you can't touch the boys," Abroc started to explain, "The Keyblade master is automatically protected by the laws of Notre Dame due to him reviving this world went it was swallowed by the Heartless. The other boy is not to be harmed by order of my master, we have further use of him."

"Why? What makes him important?" Frollo asked.

"Don't ask" The Endless repeated.

"Why not?" Frollo asked anyway.

Abroc sighed angrily as he got his yellow, thunder shaped broadsword out and pointed to Frollo. "WHAT PART OF 'DON'T ASK' DIDN'T YOU UNDERSTAND?" Abroc shouted at Frollo.

"Alright. Alright." Frollo apologized. Abroc backed off and put his weapon away, "What about the princess of heart? Why isn't she protected by the laws of Notre Dame?" Frollo asked.

"The princess of heart theory is part of the realm of light and darkness which Notre Dame doesn't believe in as well of Kingdom Hearts. Only if she had the Keyblade Master shout out 'sanctuary', you can assume her of witchcraft." Abroc answered.

"So I can do anything to the princess and the gypsy?" asked Frollo.

"The Princess is to be transported by to us but you can't if they are safe in the cathedral now. Can you!" Abroc pointed out.

Just then, a guard came rushing in the hall making Frollo and Abroc glare at him; despite Abroc having his helmet on."…um… is this a bad time?" the guard asked nervously.

Abroc turned away while Frollo just rolled his eyes. "What is it?" Frollo asked coldly.

"Three of the gypsies has escaped the cathedral." He reported

"WHAT!" Frollo shouted in shock.

Abroc started to think, Three? he through, One of them must have stayed behind but which one. Abroc turned to face the guard, "Who stayed behind?" he asked, disguarding Frollo's shock.

"The one with the hair that looks like a porcupine." The guard replied.

Abroc looked at the guard for a second then nodded his head in understanding. "Thanks for letting us know." Abroc dismissed him and the guard went back to his previous duties.

"How could their have escaped?"Frollo mutter darkly as he tried to figure out how they could have escaped.

Abroc ignored Frollo's muttering as he went back into thoughts, Why would the Keyblade master stay behind? He's the strongest out of the four…unless. He thought, Abroc walked up to Frollo. "Did the Keyblade master get hurt at any time during the festival of fools?" he asked with curiously.

"The guards reported that he was bit by a heartless." Frollo told him.

"You sure it was a heartless?" Abroc made sure that he got the information correct.

"Postive."

There was a small silence until Abroc backed away from Frollo and opened a portal behind him. "Contact me when you find the court of miracles then I'll send you a platoon of Unbirths." Abroc informed him before entering the portal and disappearing from site while Frollo tunred back away from the portal and continued to stare into the fire.

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