Chapter 2: Awakened

"Kyo! Wake up! The Mark of Mastery Exam is about to begin!" A feminine voice beckons towards me as I groggily roll out of bed.

"There's no need to scream at me Arashi. I'm coming..." I groan as I get off the floor and crack my neck before heading outside.

When I open the door, the light almost blinds me as it suddenly engulfed my vision, and I took the time to adjust. The field was as clear as ever, the green expanse heading off farther than the eye could take in, and the sun shining bright in the sky. The scent of roses filled my nose as I stepped out, and my friends Arashi and Teos were standing outside my cabin waiting for me.

"I see that Arashi has brought you back from the dead Kyo." Teos stated as he walked over and patted my back, almost knocking me to the ground.

"And I see that you're strong as ever Teos." I replied, a smile spreading across my face before I jumped up and started a kick to his gut that he blocked almost immediately.

"Of course! Today's the day we become Keyweapon masters!" He shouted back throwing a punch at my face which I dodged and spun away.

"Will you two stop already? You're gonna make us late!" Arashi said as she ran off towards the clearing and vanished.

"We'll settle this after we pass this exam!" I exclaim before following Arashi and vanishing as well, and reappearing in a room that looked a lot like a dojo, and rolled to recover from my landing. I looked around for what would probably be my last time for a while and took it all in. The weapons hanging against one of the walls, the small arena set up in the middle which would be our testing grounds, and the rest was covered with training mats and holes where we liked to hone our skills.

Teos came flipping in after I finished admiring the place and our mentor finally appeared when we were all there.

"Perfect timing as always you three." Riku said as he walked in, dressed in a flowing blue and purple cloak, underneath, a yellow vest on top of a blue shirt and pants, with purple X's going across his chest and shoulders to perfectly match his style. "Now, for the exam. I'm going to do this a little old school, but I'm pretty sure you guys will like it."

"We can take whatever you throw at us, no problem!" I exclaim ready to take on the exam, practically bursting with excitement.

"Good. It's a sparring match, but it's a little special. I just can't tell you how until you've finished. Now, first up is Teos, and Kyo. I've been wanting to see this for a while now." Riku said as he and Arashi moved to the spectating area.

I moved into the ring with Teos as we both got into our stances and summoned our weapons. He stood in a posture that was upright and his body tilted away from me, His keyblade by his side, before spreading his legs so that his feet were shoulder width apart. He was calm and collected and stood like a statue, and had the air that he wouldn't yield, and I knew he wouldn't.

As for me, I stood, my body tilted away as well, legs a little further than shoulder width apart, with one hand straight up, and the other at an angle upward toward my arm. I stood determined to win, to show him that I wouldn't waver in my resolve, and we stood for what seemed like forever before finally given the signal to start.

In a flash, we were off. I dashed at him first, having the advantage in speed, and went for a punch to his chest, which he avoided fluidly, following with a counter attack as he swept his blade right at my face. I stepped back to avoid the hit, and quickly went back in for another strike, this one at his arm. He flipped back to dodge, and dropped his weapon only to catch it with his foot and slash at my shoulder, which I spun away to avoid and he kicked his blade up into the air, taking the offensive this time and zooming towards me and tried to strike my chest. I blocked his attack and went for a kick to his head, which he ducked to avoid before grabbing my arm and tossing me across the ring and catching his keyblade as it came down.

Once I landed, I sprinted toward him as he swung his blade down. I stopped right before the range of it, and when it passed by, I went in and landed a punch to his stomach, knocking him back a few feet. I went in again to try and land another blow, but he flipped, using his keyblade as a support to whirl around and kick me in the back, knocking me into the wall of weapons, which fell with me. I barely had time to recover before he was on me again, his weapon going for my face. I quickly blocked it before grabbing hold and pulling myself towards him to kick him in the head, but he ducked, and swept me aside with the back of his keyblade, which knocked me away again.

While I went through the air, I held out my arm and fired off a sphere of darkness towards Teos, which he deflected with his blade, which gave me enough time to land and dash back his way. I went for a few more punches, which he blocked, starting to show signs of struggling. On the seventh try, I began to kick upward, which he began to backstep from, before it was followed by a wave of darkness heading towards him. He was hit and sent flying across the dojo this time. I went back in for another barrage, but when I got close, a blast of light hit me and sent me upwards. Teos then jumped up and went for a strike to my stomach, which I blocked, before he spun and kicked me, sending me barreling toward the ground. On my way down, I fired off a few dark spheres, each hitting home and sending him to the other end, before we both landed on the ground panting.

"You're getting better Kyo. How's about we see how much you can take." Teos said beginning to dash at me, when one of the walls of the dojo flew off in our direction and we both turned to break it apart, watching as Riku sprinted past us.

"Sora! What's going on?" Riku yelled going outside and helping him up.

"This guy, he came for all the masters, and when I tried to stop him, he attacked me." Sora replied. He was also wearing a cloak, except this one was a lighter blue with red and yellow embroideries and designs flowing around it. He wore a black jacket underneath, with a blue shirt, and red and yellow pants. He held the Kingdom Key and struggled to get back up when another figure came out holding two identical pistols.

"Look at this, the Keyblade master Riku. I've heard many things about you. Let's see if you live up to the stories." revered the mysterious man. He held up his guns and started firing at my master. Riku avoided the fire with Sora and they looked at each other and nodded. Sora's outfit became silver as he entered his final form, Oblivion and Oathkeeper floating around him as they deflected the fire. Riku summoning Way to the Dawn and blocking the shots heading towards him. Sora flies towards the mystery man, protecting himself with Oathkeeper while preparing to strike with Oblivion. In a flash, Riku joined the charge, dodging the incoming fire with relative ease, closing in on the man.

Once they reach him, he leaps into the air and seems to float above them, raining down suppressive fire on them both. Riku spins and flips out of the barrage, while Sora begins spiralling to deflect the attacks. Riku soon begins his own fire, letting off wave after wave of Dark Pulses, forcing the man to start dodging and avoiding Riku's attacks.

As soon as he starts to dodge, Sora vanishes and reappears behind him, kicking him through a few of the blasts, knocking him back towards the ground sending him rolling away before flipping back up. However, as he recovers, Sora and Riku are already on him. With swiftness and agility he begins to dodge their assault, leaping between, sliding under, blocking, and flipping to avoid taking damage. Soon, he gets his pistols and presses them into their stomachs, and fires off multiple rounds, sending them flying back into the dojo, crashing through the wall.

I see that they haven't gotten up after a few seconds, and that chains are starting to form around them. In a blind rage, I dash towards the mysterious attacker, ready to attack, but I'm blown back by a gust of wind with his hand outstretched towards me. "Please, you couldn't even get close to me, let alone land an attack. Besides, my quarrel is with the Keyblade Masters, it's obvious that you're nothing but a novice," the man said to me before slowly letting his arm rest at his side as he began striding over to my Master and his friend.

"Teos! Arashi! Let's do it!" I say pushing myself off the ground, launching towards the man. Arashi pulls out her sai and gets ready to leap in, but before either of can get near him, Teos bursts out of the ground and goes for an upwards strike at his chin. The man dodges backwards, but I'm right behind him, going in for an uppercut at his back before he spins away from me, and Arashi slashes for his legs, which he flips away from.

He then turns the tides quickly by shooting us down with ease. First Arashi, who was the closest to him, was downed by two quick shots her chest, knocking her back and sending her tumbling. Next was Teos, who went in for another strike. The man dodged with ease and shot him twice in the back, knocking him back. Enraged, I went in and got a few swipes out, to no avail. He quickly kicked me back and pointed his gun at my head before saying, "I told you. There was no way this would go that would lead to you winning against me now." With that, he picked me up and threw me through a wall, and the last thing I saw was a blue light going right at me, before my vision faded to black.

A.N.

So, if you haven't picked up already, this Mysterious guy is the same person from Prelude 6, and last chapter. Just information that's essential to be known for you to understand the story, and yes, he has no name on purpose. Anyways, I'm doing my best to upload at least one chapter a month, to keep you guys interested while I sort out my busy schedule. Comments, reviews, feedback, all of these things are welcomed and accepted and thanks for reading.