Osoru found himself floating in a dark abyss and then he was in water. He gagged slightly and spit out some of the water. "Where… am I?" Osoru asked himself as he stepped out of the water and onto the shore. He kneeled down and picked up a handful of sand, letting the grains sift through his fingers. "Am I… dead?"
"Osoru-kun!" he heard a voice call and Osoru turned to see Naminé, standing in the water and then saw a huge wave coming up behind her. It was well over 15 feet tall!
"Naminé!" Osoru called as he ran after her. "Look out!" But the wave crashed down on both of them and the next thing Osoru knew, he was underwater! He was then shocked to find that he could breathe. He then saw Naminé holding her hand out and Osoru tried to swim after her, swinging his arms and kicking frantically. 'I won't lose her again!'
"You could try standing," he heard a female voice speak and Osoru did. He got up and he turned to see Naminé, standing on the beach, waving at him. Osoru found that he hand tears welling in his eyes.
"Naminé-chan!" Osoru said happily as he ran over and hugged the girl tight, afraid to lose her again. "I've missed you!"
"Osoru-kun..." Naminé said softly. "You have to go back… and fight…"
"Nani?" Osoru spoke in confusion but then found himself in a dark void. "Nani!? Where am I? Naminé?!" But Naminé was no longer there. Was this reality? A dream? A nightmare? Was he alive? Dead? Osoru looked around cautiously until he took a step forward. A bunch of doves flew off of the ground, which lit up. As soon as the doves all flew away, Ryuki saw that the floor was a stain-glass portrait of everyone he met at the Academy… his friends. Osoru pondered at the portrait.
"So much to do, so little time…" a bodiless voice said.
Osoru swung his body around, searching for the voices owner. "Who's there? Show yourself!" he demanded.
"Take your time. Don't be afraid. The door is still shut. Now, step forward. Can you do it?" the voice continued.
"Of course, I can," Osoru said as he stepped forward.
As soon as Osoru was at the center of the platform, three trapezoids appeared on different parts of the platform.
"Power sleeps within you," the bodiless voice said as a weapon appeared on each trapezoid. The weapon on the trapezoid to Osoru's left was a shield. It was silver and showed two warriors staring each other down, as if prepared to fight. What struck him as strange is that the warriors were identical. The weapon on the trapezoid that was all the way to Osoru's right was a familiar looking staff. He then realized that it was the staff depicted in the shield. Osoru then looked ahead of himself and saw a sword. The blade was pitch black. This too was depicted on the shield.
"If you give it form, it will give you strength" the bodiless voice continued, "Choose well."
Osoru thought for a minute, and then put his finger up and pointed to each of the weapons and after a moment, said, "I choose the sword!" He walked over to the sword and picked it up, looking curiously at it.
"The power of the warrior. Invincible courage. A sword of terrible destruction…" the bodiless voice explained, "Is this the power you seek?"
"Hai," Osoru replied, nodding without hesitation.
"Your path is set," the bodiless voice said. The sword disappeared from Osoru's hand.
Osoru then shouted, "What was that all about?"
"Now, what will you give up in exchange?" the bodiless voice asked.
"I must give something up? Fair enough" Osoru replied, "I give up the staff."
He walked over to the trapezoid where the staff was and picked the staff up.
"The power of the mystic. Inner strength. A staff of wonder and ruin," the bodiless voice explained, "You give up this power?"
"Hai," Osoru replied. Then, the staff disappeared.
"You've chosen the power of the warrior; you've given up the power of the mystic." The bodiless voice explained, "Is this the form you choose?"
"It is," Osoru answered.
The trapezoids sank into the ground and disappeared. Osoru got back on the floor and saw that the floor began to shatter. Osoru, again, fell down screaming. He soon came down slowly and then landed safely on another circular floor where there was a portrait of Naminé and Yukai. The next thing he knew, the sword appeared in Osoru's hand.
"You gained the power to fight," the bodiless voice said.
Osoru swiped his sword in an attacking way. Then slashed upward.
"Alright! You've got it," the bodiless voice praised, "Use this power to protect yourself and others."
Suddenly, a group of dark creatures, 4 in total, rose up from the ground and surrounded Osoru. They were clad a single black leather hooded cloak. It is plainly adorned with a silver zipper and seemingly pointless silver beaded pull strings for the hood that form a semi-circle in the middle. Each member wore their zippers at differing points. They each carried a sword, prepared to fight with it.
"There will be times you have to fight. Keep your light burning strong," the bodiless voice continued.
Osoru swung his sword wildly as he ran at the strangers, screaming. Every swipe Osoru attempted, he defeated the warriors in no time, causing them to vanish back into shadows. Then, a warrior came up behind Osoru.
"Behind you!" the bodiless voice shouted. Osoru quickly turned around to see another warrior. More of them appeared.
Osoru continued to fight the warriors with his sword until they all fell. A few survived and sank into the ground, making a dark void appear on the ground. This caused Osoru to sink into the ground. He felt like she was sinking in quicksand. After that experience, Osoru was laying on the ground, swinging his arms wildly, trying to grasp on to something. He calmed down as soon as he looked around. He was on another platform. This one portrayed two hearts. In one heart he could see Kairi (new love interest). There was a silhouette of a person in the second heart. Osoru then spotted a door at the end of the platform. Before Osoru could touch the door, it began to open slowly, and an almost blinding light lured Osoru in.
"Hold on," the bodiless voice warned. "The door won't open just yet. First, tell me more about yourself."
"Fine," Osoru nodded.
"Osoru, what are you afraid of?" the voice asked.
"Ano…" Osoru thought a bit. He then knew what he was going to say, "Becoming weak." If he was weak, how could he protect his friends? How could he protect Yukai?
"Is being weak really so bad?"
"How can I protect Yukai if I'm weak?!"
"Next question: What do you want out of life?"
Osoru answered as he stared at his hand, remembering Naminé. He gripped his hand into a fist. "To destroy the darkness that corrupts my world."
"Destroy the darkness? Is that all? Very well. Last question: What is most important to you?"
Osoru answered firmly, without hesitation, "My daughter!"
"Your daughter? Interesting." The voice repeated Osoru's answers, "You're afraid of becoming weak, you want to destroy the darkness, and your daughter is important to you. Your adventure will begin when you awaken. As long as the darkness surrounds you, your journey will be a painful one. The day you open the door is both very near but also very far away."
"Huh?" Osoru tilted his head in confusion.
Osoru then appeared on a circular floor depicting Kairi (new love interest), smiling widely. Osoru approached a light and then the warriors appeared again. Narrowing his eyes, Osoru quickly defeated them.
After that, a light revealed a flight of stairs. Osoru went up the stairs and found himself on a platform depicting 13 figures, dressed in matching black suits of some kind, similar to the ones worn by the warriors.
Osoru saw the light ripped through the void and thought that was the way out of this insane dream.
"The closer you get to the light, the greater your shadow becomes," the bodiless voice warned.
"Nani?" Osoru asked and then his shadow lengthened before something rose up from it. The figure was a shadowy replica of himself.
"But do not be afraid… and do not forget," the voice advised. "That you have strength and light within you."
Osoru gripped his sword. He charged at the doppelganger but it moved to the side to elbow Osoru in the back. Osoru picked himself up and swung the sword, only for it to be blocked and then he was kicked across the floor. He got back up again and growled before slashing at his replica, but his double dodged each one before appearing in front of Osoru and sent him flying with a powerful punch.
"How can I win?" Osoru questioned as he stared at his sword… suddenly, it glowed and then reformed into a weapon, resembling a key. "What is this?" His double came at him and without thinking; he stabbed the weapon into its chest. The double staggered back, in pain, before exploding.
"Excellent, you are worthy of being the Keyblade Master!" the voice congratulated.
"A 'key… blade'?" Osoru pondered, staring down at the weapon in his hand. "Is that what this is?" A door appeared before him.
"Use that to open the door and do not forget that you have the mightiest weapon of all."
"Well, this is a key," Osoru said before stepping towards the door. He pointed the Keyblade at the door and it then swung open, engulfing Osoru in bright light. He screamed in shock as he was blinded.
Osoru vanished but then Naminé appeared and said, "Gambatte, Osoru-kun. Aishiteru."
Fear opened his eyes as Wakka started to choke the life out of Kairi. With the little strength he had left he threw a small rock at Wakka. It wasn't big enough to do any sort of damage, but it got Wakka's attention. "Ah, so you still live Number Fourteen?" asked Wakka.
"I can't die just yet… There is still so much I have to do… People I need to protect…" As he said that a vision of his daughter appeared in his head.
'You're the best, Daddy!' the vision exclaimed.
Then a vision of Kairi appeared. 'I love you, Osoru…'
Osoru was now on his feet, fists clenched. "AND I WILL NOT LOSE!!" a blinding light surrounded him. His classmates covered their eyes. When the light dissipated Fear now looked different. His long hair was now spiky and black and white. He wore black jeans and a black t-shirt under a white trench coat. In his right hand he wore a black glove and he wore a white glove on his left hand. His eyes glowed with white energy.
Introducing… Fear, Nightmare Mode!
He held two Keyblades one in each hand. The one in his left hand was black. The handle was also black and resembled bat wings. Its keychain was an upside-down black cracked heart. This was the Inner Nemesis Keyblade. The one in his right hand was white. The handle was reminiscent of angel wings. Its keychain looked like a white, right side-up heart. This was the Pure Heart Keyblade.
Fear charged at Wakka and slashed at him, cutting the project. He then swung around and caught Wakka with the blunt end of the Inner Nemesis, sending him flying into a wall. The wall cracked under the impact. He got up and charged at Fear. Fear began twirling his Keyblades; they were gaining speed and soon looked like blurs. He too charged. The warriors attacked simultaneously, appearing behind each other. Wakka's blade was thrusted forward. Fear's blades were extended from his sides. Everyone looked on in fear, wondering just who had won. They gained their answer when Wakka fell to his knees.
"How…?" asked Wakka.
"Let your heart… shatter," said Fear. Wakka then collapsed and vanished into nothing.
Note: This was written by a good friend of mine called Shadow Element 13.