Kingdom Hearts: The Resistance

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A man in a black suit was walking around the castle, smiling to himself as he looked at people starving in cages like begging animals. He passed down the hallway and turned right. He stood beside a coal black door and touched the blood red handle, which looked as though it had veins pulsing through it's core. The veins pulsed with red light and the door illuminated in red. The click of an unlocked door sounded and the man entered inside to see a another man in a black coat but strands of red was flowing through. They were in a room wired with computers. It was once, Ansem's Room but it has been upgraded to program Forgotten shadows and human synthesis.
"So how is our specimen?"
"He's doing well sir. He is almost 50% complete"
"Excellent, Randall"
Randall lifted his hood and he revealed his tired red eyes.
"Is there a chance, I can have a rest, my master?"
"NO!!! Our superior, Mason does not want to be disappointed. He will kill us both off if he does not see results quickly"
Randall turned back to the computer, tapping buttons repeatedly.
"I want to see the boy first, Randall."
"Yes sir"

YouTube - Kingdom Hearts 3 Soundtrack: Roxas Awakens
Memories....memories....of a lost soul...keyblade....
"Who is he? What is a keyblade?"
Memories were flashing through the boy's mind of a keyblader named Sora. He barely remembered that name from his parents. He had flashes of a girl named Kairi and a boy called Riku playing with the spiky haired kid. He saw the keyblade choose him and he watched as he locked a hole shaped like a keyhole.

YouTube - Kingdom Hearts Music - Dive Into The Heart
He found himself in a dark room and suddenly light enthrilled him.
"Our fate rests on you."
Doves and crows circled around him and flew off. He was standing on a circular platform and the picture of Sora looking down, with tears in his eyes was below him. Suddenly three weapons appeared before him; a sword, a wand and a shield.
"Power sleeps within you. If you give it form, it will give you strength. Choose well"
The boy hesitantly walked towards the sword and grabbed it. Suddenly the ground shook and broke like glass. He fell through the darkness and felt something grab him.
"Let the power of darkness and light enthrill you"
The boy screamed and closed his eyes. It was grabbing hold of him like leeches on flesh. He opened his eyes, as the pain numbed away and he found himself on a different platform. There was still a mural of Sora below him but he was enthrilled by heartless, nobodies and forgotten creatures.
"Don't be scared. The light and the darkness will guide you"
He looked up and saw a horde of shadow heartless crowding around him. He sheathed his sword and breathed in and out harshly. He was scared. The first ten sprawled across the floor and leapt at the boy but they were vanquished as he spun his sword in a circular motion. Suddenly beams of light shot out of the boy's blade and the beams of light burned away the heartless like water dissolving into vapor. As the beam faded out, creatures from the shadows attacked him from behind and sprawled on top of him.
"NO!!!"

 

"Shouldn't you be already in bed?" Hooper said as he stepped inside the garage smoking a long pipe in his mouth, holding it with two fingers at the same time when talking to Crystle, making his voice go little more quiet and gentle than usual. "I most certainly do know that the curfew guards let you go outside, but still, you should rest." Hooper said gently while re-lightning the pipe.

"You know, you remind me of my eldest grandchild. Gabriella, and she had just turned 18 before father time tooked her into his gently arms. She wasn't too tall, not at all, thought that strength doesn't always come from good fitnetic abitilities or from the grip of the sword. You remind me of her because you got that something right here." Hooper patted his chest from where the heart should be.

He examined the garage and said in a gentle, but comical elderly voice, "Oh!", as he found a bench. He sat down and as it would seem to anyone, he just sat there smoking his pipe and without doubt, he was thinking just what any elder would think of. Anything.

 

Kilet Jan was being creepy. True, it was nearly impossible for him to do anything else, but he was being especially creepy at the moment due to him stalking Nozomi. He had taken a liking to her, not in a love way but more in admiration of her strength of character. So far, none of his attempt to scare her had worked and he was out of tricks, for now. The Carver could probably think of something especially scary for her, but he was already on the 'chopping block' for the trip as it were; And, Kilet couldn't really risk his chance to actually go on a real mission, let alone his own involvement with the resistance, for a prank. So, he just stuck with popping up behind her as she entered the room, then vanishing without a trace. He was good at that, and it would be needed for the upcoming journey.

 

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Memories rushed through his head, as the darkness started to sink in to his soul. He remembered his childhood with his parents, running away from world to world, trying to escape the clutches of the Forgotten. He then remembered the terror on his parents' faces, as he saw the Forgotten attack their house. Suddenly he got a flash of someone else's memories. He saw a ginger haired girl, looking in terror, just like his mother and she just like his own memories was killed, being stabbed from behind. A tear ran across his cheek.
"KAIRI!!!" Kawi cried.
Suddenly the boy's eyes turned red and a whirlwind enveloped the heartless, nobodies and forgotten that were on top of him and they were tossed onto the outskirts of the darkness and fell through. He felt anger rage within him like a flame enlarging by attaching itself to more trees but his anger was feasting from his memories. This was the darkness.
"Let the darkness and the light collide together. You will give balance to the worlds"
"WHO ARE YOU!?" Kawi screamed with his eyes becoming deeper in the color, red. Light illuminated from within the darkness and blinded Kawi. He closed his eyes and as he opened them, he saw the capsule doors open.
"Hello Kawi" a man spoke to him.
Kawi rubbed his eyes and noticed that the man, who spoke to him was a commander for the Forgotten army because he wore a black suit with the insignia of a red claw by his chest. He had piercing dark yellow eyes and a pearl white skin.
"Who are you?"
"You do not need to know that, Kawi. You are not important enough"
Kawi growled with his fists clutched. He felt the want to kill him for being apart of the murderers who have killed his parents.
The commander smirked.
"I can read your thoughts, boy. You can try but you will fail"
Kawi's anger grew and ghost like gas floated around the half forgotten, half human boy. Kawi's skin turned from pink to ice white and his teeth turned sabre tooth like. The commander, wanting the transformation of Kawi from human to forgotten to be complete, muttered, "Your parents were scum!"
Kawi's anger grew and suddenly a black gas whirled around his right hand. It started to form a blade of black and revealed it's shape. A key...a keyblade...
"A....a keyblade..."
The commander stepped back with widened eyes. He turned back to Randall, who was looking over in an upstairs window. The white room was starting to completely be consumed with black. The commander desperately looked for a door but as he found the handle, his breath was suddenly taken away. He looked down and saw the edge of the black bladed keyblade, which stabbed through his heart. The commander looked back at Kawi and looked at him with frightened eyes.
"You are a monster" the commander told him before he fell down to the black floor.
Alerts suddenly sounded across the castle.
"KEYBLADER ON THE PROMISES, KEYBLADER ON THE PROMISES, TERMINATE THREAT IN LABORATORY"
Knights in black kicked open the door and faced the new keyblader, who unsheathed his keyblade from his dead enemy. He looked down at the body, feeling no remorse and with a blank face.
"All that I have had was darkness and despair. You killed my parents; the only light I had left. I cannot bring back the light"
The knight thrusted his blade towards Kawi but he blocked the attack and pulsed him away with dark wind.

 

Leonardo woke up in nothing but pure blackness. He got up and looked around, searching for anything that would give him the slightest hint of what was going on at the moment. His breathe was rasped and cold. He looked out as he could feel his breathe getting softer as his skin got goosebumps. He sighed and looked at his hands and then slumped them to his side and spoke within the darkness, "Man . . . what's going on? Where the heck am I?"

He lightly brought his hands back up and slowly placed them in the pockets of his black coat and began to walk forward, or at least what he thought was forward to him anyway. After walking some way, he heard a voice call out to him. "Leonardo . . . you have finally arrived," the voice said in his head. The voice had a very distinct female attribute to it and so for some strange reason it calmed him down. He stopped moving and looked up to see nothing else but more darkness. The voice called out again, "Would you like to know where you are?"
Leo snorted slightly, "What do you think I've been trying to find out?"
The voice giggled kindly and said in soothing tone, "You are within the realm of your awakening."
Leo scrathed his hair and looked down, "Uh-huh, what the heck is that supposed to mean?" As he finished his sentence, a large glyph appeared below his feet. The symbol resembled the insignia which was used once by King Mickey. The glyp glowed brigther and white light took over him and he taken to brightly light void which contained what seemed to be floating mini mountains.

His feet barely made a sound as he stepped down to begin walking. But as he did this, black smoke wisped around him and formed in front of him. A ear piercing screech resonated all around him, shaking the very area he was in. The smoke swirled about and began to take shape. Leo's eyes grew wide with rage as he ended up looking at his very own image, corrupted by the darkness. Light shined in his right hand as he began to charge at the dark doppleganger and the darkness shot out at him and began to take him in.

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Leonardo woke up to the sound of his rage-filled scream and the loud fwish of his keyblade as he breathed heavily in his bedroom. He regained his composer and leaned back against his bed post and looked at Kingdom Key as it gleamed in the moonlight. He slowly turned his head to the white moon and sighed, looked back at the keyblade. "Jeez . . . what is the matter with me these days?"

 

In the vast reaches of space, there was a lone object traveling through the darkness between the worlds. It was a strange object, with a black and white motif. It had a flame at the back, propelling it through the darkness. On the object was a figure. The figure was encased in armor. The figure looked straight ahead. But then, he suddenly looked to his left. He saw a small glimmer of light shine for a moment, but only for a moment. He returned his focus to the direction ahead of him. He saw another flicker of light. From inside the armor, a voice chuckled. "So I'm guessing that keyblades are returning to the worlds. I need to reach them. The sooner after their Awakening, the better. But Masen.... I need to take him down first. It is my duty as a keyblade master.... The last keyblade master."

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Masen heard the alarm. The keyblader had awoken. A grin crept across Masen's face. Only his mouth could be seen underneath his hood. "Everything is going according to plan." He swept his hand through the air. The darkness formed into a circle. It revealed Kawi fighting off the guards. Masen watched as the guards fell, one by one. "This is working more perfectly than I first imagined. The first Forgotten keyblade wielder."

 

Kawi struck against the last soldier to face him. He was still unexperienced but the knights' weapons were too feeble for his blade. He looked around the unconscious or dead armored men on the ground for a key to finally the room that has plagued the past year of his life but as he looked up, he saw a window dissolving into lumps of sand. He ran upto the labrotary window, which was now a hole in the wall and reached the side of it. He climbed over and witnessed the super computers sparking in the now, dim, unlit room. A screen beside him came to life and a man in a blue technological suit looked at Kawi afraid.
"Are you a friend of Sora?"
Kawi searched through his recollections of Sora snd instantly knew the man on the screen. It was Tron.
"If you are, please use this CD-ROM"
A CD flung out of the drive and landed in Kawi's hand.
"Give that to the light...tell them....I'm sorry...."
He pixelated away and the screen burst into sparks of electricity.
"HEY HE'S OVER THERE!" a soldier screamed.

 

Leonardo got up and walked to his bathroom with keyblade in hand. He lightly ran his hands onto his sink and leaned forward, elbows locked, and face staring up at the mirror of his medicine cabinate. He looked at himself in his black t-shirt and white boxers and sighed. "What time is it?" he said to himself as he turned around to see his digital clock that sat on top of the window cill. The clock read 3:33 AM and he shook his head and dispelled his keyblade.

He looked back at his reflection and saw the same dark dopplgeanger he had seen in his dreams, body purely black with large yellow eyes. He wheeled around, knocking over the toothbrush stand and leaning back, back pressing against the mirror breathing heavily. But he when he was turned 180 degrees, the figure was gone.

He sharply cursed under his breathe and picked up the stand and neatly placed it back on the sink. "I can not believe this! What's going on with me these days!" he said mildly slapping his palms against his head.

 

Zack was looking over the plans for tomorrow's mission in the throne room which had been converted into the briefing room along with his office. He had been over the plan over a thousand times and he was pretty sure he could read it out by heart, but still, its better to be safe than sorry. After finishing going through the plan again he placed the papers down. His eyes were burning. Zack decided he had better do something other than read. He decided he would check his equipment. He grabbed his belt and checked that to see that the right potions he had set up were on the belt. They were in the exact same order as they were when he checked before. Decided there was nothing more he could do save go on the mission. "I need some air" Zack said to himself out loud. He walked out the room grabbing his coat that had been sitting on the back of the chair at the head of the table. Once Zack got outside he put his jacket on and pulled his gloves out of his back pocket.

"Hey!. You can't be out here past curfew!" one of the fighters shouted and then ran towards Zack. "Oh, my apologies sir."

"No problem" Zack said putting on his glove "And don't call me sir. It makes me feel old." He said with a smile.

Zack walked through what was once the garden of castle Disney. He imagined it to be a beautiful place, with grass, trees with fruit growing on them, birds nesting in for the night and the rustle of noise from some small creature making his way through the night. Zack got to his favourite spot which was just a bench in what used to be a woods evident by all the tree stumps. Zack lay down on the bench with his hand supporting his head. They sky was as dark as usual but Zack would imagine all the stars in the sky. His father had told him about them, he had said they were small pure silver lights shining in the sky, and if you were ever to see one to make a wish. Zack sat up on the bench and put his head back. He didn't like thinking about his father, it brought to many bad memories. He decided he would walk around the grounds abit before heading back to the castle. Zack had been walking around for about twenty minutes and he was getting nearer to the castle. Not wanting to go back just yet he decided he would go check on the gummi ship. Zack knew that Crystle hated anyone modifying anything on the gummi ship and he had no intentions of doing so. He just wanted the excuse to stay out of the castle for awhile longer. As he approached the docking bay Zack heard a voice, he recognized it as Hooper, He was the oldest member in the resistance and Zack had a fair amount of respect for the man. He did however expect Hooper to listen to his commands. At first he thought that he was talking to himself when there was a long pause. He then heard a young woman speaking. Crystle, Zack thought with a smile. Of course she was out here, she was checking on her ship. That thing was her pride and joy, they were basicly inseparable.

"Not interrupting anything am I?" Zack said as he walked down the ramp to where the two were sitting on a bench.

 

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A boy at the age of 16 was staring out of his window, looking at the blank starless sky. There were no dreams for him...he had to live in this small island being under constant surveillance. He could not escape. His parents tried to resist but they suffered and now....he is an orphan. They were brave but they were not strong enough. He was now alone, without family or friends. He has not spoken since his parents died. A tear ran down his cheek. He felt the cold breeze touch his now wet face.
He laid down on his bed and he sighed. He closed his eyes and fell asleep.

 

Masen continued to watch Kawi's ordeal, knowing that Kawi wouldn't see him. But even if he could, what could Kawi possibly do? "Sir. The boy has continued through the lab. He's almost reached outside the castle."

"That is of no concern." Masen answered.

"But... But sir. Don't you want him stopped? He's going to escape!"

"I know perfectly well what he can and most likely will do. After all, he is the fruit of my research. Once he reaches the outside, call off the attacks. We'll see how he reacts, then I personally will see to him."

"Yes sir." The forgotten bowed before leaving the room.


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The glider stopped moving through the darkness. It's rider was contemplating on what to do. "Of those two who awakened, one of them is at Hollow Bastion. Masen is sure to be after him. But the other.... Do I sense the Cornerstone of Light? Which world do I go to? I need to fight Masen and end things now. But on the other hand, I need an apprentence. If I am to fail against Masen, then there will no longer be a keyblade master. Is the gamble worth it?"

 

"Oh, but do remember dear child, that if he would had taken you, you wouldn't be here, you wouldn't have these new friends of yours. Don't be so pessimistic in times when others rely on you to shine and bring to joy amongst them." Hooper said and laughed and tapped slightly Crystle in the top of her head.

"Oh, not at all. I was just groaning to Crystle how I should get a new pipe." He said as he laughed and humned for a bit before he stood up from the bench. "Well, guess I should be going then. Get some sleep you two, no one wants to see fighters who shrug their eyes in the morning. Haha..." Hooper said as he relighted the pipe and left to outside from the garage.

 

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Kawi managed to escape their clutches and soon was able to reach the main gate. He was longing for the outside. He wanted to feel the breeze, the natural warmth and light of the day. As he opened the door though, it was dark. It was night. The keyblader ran through the ramparts and could feel a cold breeze touch his face as he turned back towards the front door of the castle, expecting soldiers to chase after him but they never came. He looked around, expecting an attack from behind, twisting and turning as he heard the wind whistle and trees swaying in the wind.
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The wind furiously became more blustery and Kawi knew something was coming. The wind soon made him go from side to side and eventually tripped him up because of the hurricane force winds. Something was definitely coming. Was it a warning?

 

Leonardo slowly placed on his boots and put on a light jacket and walked outside. He looked up to see the night sky and sighed, scrathing his head. "Well, even though it's so late out, doesn't mean I can't go and do somethings." As his feet crunched under the grass of the patched dirt ground he began to think about the new upcoming mission for tomorrow. It had been a long time since his last mission, which was almost a disaster and had been placed to stay at HQ for while to get his stuff straight. The close failure of his last mission didn't get to him yet, but it surely got him to think about how he did things. Even though the Resistance used gorilla-like tactics, they were alot more organized than the usual freedom fighter.

He had been walked for a few miles before stopping and looking out at the road leading out of the camp. He looked out furthur and began to think about the worst case scenario of them getting found out. His thoughts went back to his time of residence in one of the many brutal concentration camps around the worlds and clenched his fists, remembering the terrible conditions, horrible treatments, and some of the most nightmarish experiments placed on some of the detainees. He understood the new rules of war, and he sure as hell didn't like them.

 

"He is to be left alone. I repeat, Kawi is to be left alone by order of Masen himself."
The broadcast went over every communication that obeyed the dark Forgotten leader. Kage had been slowly walking towards the gate to reach him first but once he heard he simply turned around. If Masen wants him left alone, then alone he shall be. Kage went back to what he was doing, searching the city for any that could be breaking the law. As he was walking he saw a few people cower in fear just by him showing up. His expression at this didn't change in the slightest. He was used to it, after all the goverment was feared. If Kage didn't give this kind of reaction then the large three foot sword lying horizontally accross his back did. Kage glanced from one side to the other, nothing seemed different. Then again in eternal fear, everyone developed certain rutines to keep themselves alive. In a way, Kage felt as if he was seeing a recording. Only the soft wind on his face told him otherwise.

 

Masen appeared in front of Kawi. He grinned as he approached him. Once again, only Masen's mouth was visible. "Hello, Forgotten child. Have you enjoyed your stay here? And the gifts you have recieved? After all, a child such as yourself is such a rarity these days. You should take joy in your predicament. If you were not what you are, then you would not be recieving my attention right now."

 

Leonardo turned around, ready to get ready to get some last minute rest before having to leave for the new mission but was stopped by a black figure. He summoned his keyblade and got into his stance, going into a forward stance, holding his keyblade out in front of hif tilted towards his opponent. "Who are you?!" he called out, body tense and breathe shaking. Something about the figure made him feel as if he was suffocating uncontrollably, and he hated every second of it because it made him feel vulnerable.

The figure stood still then slowly rose its head. Leonardo's eyes widened again in horror as he saw the same figure from his dreams in front of him. He swallowed his fear and charged at the enemy. "YOU'RE MINE!!!" He leaped up into the air, bringing his keyblade up and swinging it down vertically with great force. But before he could make contact, the figure disappeared into the wind and out of sight. Leonardo landed on his feet and looked around, cold sweat drenching his black t-shirt and muscles shaking. "Just what the heck is going on here?!!" he thought to himself frustratingly.

Leonardo turned on his heel and dispelled his keyblade, storming into his sleeping quarters and lying on the bed. He placed his face into his pillow and closed his eyes, getting in a few more hours of sleep.