Re: Dusk's Dream [Prequel to Twilit Road to Dawn]{Ch3 Pt5 Up}
ATTENTION! THIS HAS A MINOR SPOILER FOR KINGDOM HEARTS: BIRTH BY SLEEP!!
Just wanted to let you guys who are trying not to spoil bbs for yourselves. But it's not that big a spoiler if you don't know the entire plot to bbs. And it's certanly not going to ruin the game for you. I just didn't want you guys to be surprised, and I thought that it would be a good tie/motive for why Xehanort captures Xion in Rebirthing Midnight.
New chapter. Yay! Same as usual: Good, bad, improvements, etc. For you lurkers out there, I will give you a virtual cookie if you comment.
“Master Xehanort,” I said as I turned around to see him standing in the doorway. “What are you doing here?”
“Apparently I’m listening to my apprentice talk about running away,” he said angrily.
“What are you talking about?” I asked, confused. “I’m not your apprentice.” Master Xehanort walked into the room, and I could feel Seth cowering behind my leg.
“Why did you think I took you in, Xion? I could’ve just left you out there and let the Unbirths have you. Why did you think that I taught you how to fight and teleport if you weren’t my apprentice?” Master Xehanort was glaring at me like I was the enemy. I tried to figure out exactly how I became his apprentice and came up with nothing. Then I remembered how he wouldn’t answer my question about his previous apprentice.
“Where did your other apprentice go? Why isn’t he here now?”
Master Xehanort ignored my question. He summoned his Keyblade and started attacking me. I closed my eyes and teleported to the garden area. I opened them and sighed, happy that I was safe for a moment. Then I felt trembling around my legs and looked down.
“Seth!” I exclaimed. He looked up at me, terrified. “You need to let go. I can’t teleport with you. I don’t know if I can make it as far as the Organization with you.” I tried to get him off of me, but he had an amazing grip for such a small creature.
Suddenly I felt a shift in the air around me, and worked harder at getting Seth off of me. Master Xehanort appeared in front of me and charged, Keyblade in hand. I summoned my own Keyblade and blocked him. I quickly teleported into the trees, hoping that it would give me a little cover and some time to get Seth off my leg and teleport out of that castle.
“Get off of me, Seth!” I shouted. He finally let go, but I think that my yelling told Xehanort exactly where I was. Xehanort appeared and attacked me again. I didn’t block in time and took the blow in the shoulder. I yelled out in pain and teleported into the air, holding my bad shoulder with my left hand. Xehanort followed, aiming attacks everywhere. My right arm was basically useless, so I had to try and block all of his attacks with my left hand. I was taking more blows than I was deflecting, and soon I was seeing stars. Xehanort then dealt a blow to my side, forcing me to drop my Keyblade. He then struck me from above and drove me into the ground of the clearing. Then he landed beside me.
“I took you in,” he seethed. A kick to my side sent me flying. “I taught you what I knew.” Another kick threw me against a tree. “And this is how you repay me? By trying to leave?!” He teleported right next to me as I lay on my side and stood over me. “But this was just the beginning. From here I’ll teach you to harness your darkness and be able to control it. You will be able to use it as a weapon and produce for me the X-blade.”
“What… what the hell are you talking about,” I panted, every inch of my body in excruciating pain. “What do you mean ‘harness my darkness’? What’s the X-blade?”
“You’ll figure out in time. And I’ll teach you how to be stronger.” He bent down and started stroking my hair. I tried to move away, but my body wouldn’t respond. “I can heal you. I can teach you things that the Organization couldn’t even imagine being able to do. Power you wouldn’t believe would be at your command. It all begins with absolute darkness. You just have to become my permanent apprentice.”
I managed to muster up enough energy to turn my head and look at him in the eye, saying one word. “No.”
His eyes turned from caring to hateful as he withdrew his hand and stood up. “I really thought that you would be better than my former apprentice,” he told me, almost as if he was disappointed, “but I guess I was wrong.” Then he brought up his Keyblade and was about to finish me off when Seth came out of nowhere and stood between me and Xehanort.
“What the hell is this?” Xehanort asked, confused. “Get out of the way, you vermin!” he shouted at Seth. When Seth didn’t move, Xehanort hit him with his Keyblade. I could see that it really hurt Seth, but he didn’t budge an inch. Then I realized that he was giving me time to get out of there. I turned my head weakly and looked at Seth.
“Thanks,” I whispered. He nodded his head, and I smiled before summoning my Keyblade and teleporting to my room at the Organization’s headquarters. I ended up on the floor, but I was so beat up that I could barely move. I lay there in silence, trying to gather up the energy to move. Eventually I managed to crawl into my bed and let myself drift into healing sleep.
Xehanort stood over the small, trembling Unbirth with his Keyblade still at his side. He lowered his weapon and smiled bitterly at the spot where Xion had been not a moment ago. The Unbirth quickly scurried away as Xehanort bent down and picked up a necklace.
“I guess I have a way to get back to her. And she will produce the X-blade for me, unlike my previous student,” he told Seth. Then he clenched his hands around the necklace. “Useless pupil.” Seth looked at the necklace, then at Xehanort, and he wished Xion had taken him with her.
ATTENTION! THIS HAS A MINOR SPOILER FOR KINGDOM HEARTS: BIRTH BY SLEEP!!
Just wanted to let you guys who are trying not to spoil bbs for yourselves. But it's not that big a spoiler if you don't know the entire plot to bbs. And it's certanly not going to ruin the game for you. I just didn't want you guys to be surprised, and I thought that it would be a good tie/motive for why Xehanort captures Xion in Rebirthing Midnight.
New chapter. Yay! Same as usual: Good, bad, improvements, etc. For you lurkers out there, I will give you a virtual cookie if you comment.
Chapter 4: The True Beginning
Part 1
You’re so good at stretching the truth into a sugar-coated lie.
Everyone takes a bite.
I have been dining with the enemy.
It was a wolf in sheep’s clothing, now it’s so clear to me.
I’ve had enough of your games. If you’re not trembling you’d better be.
‘Cause we’re gonna be the end of you.
Part 1
You’re so good at stretching the truth into a sugar-coated lie.
Everyone takes a bite.
I have been dining with the enemy.
It was a wolf in sheep’s clothing, now it’s so clear to me.
I’ve had enough of your games. If you’re not trembling you’d better be.
‘Cause we’re gonna be the end of you.
~“A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing,” This Providence
“Master Xehanort,” I said as I turned around to see him standing in the doorway. “What are you doing here?”
“Apparently I’m listening to my apprentice talk about running away,” he said angrily.
“What are you talking about?” I asked, confused. “I’m not your apprentice.” Master Xehanort walked into the room, and I could feel Seth cowering behind my leg.
“Why did you think I took you in, Xion? I could’ve just left you out there and let the Unbirths have you. Why did you think that I taught you how to fight and teleport if you weren’t my apprentice?” Master Xehanort was glaring at me like I was the enemy. I tried to figure out exactly how I became his apprentice and came up with nothing. Then I remembered how he wouldn’t answer my question about his previous apprentice.
“Where did your other apprentice go? Why isn’t he here now?”
Master Xehanort ignored my question. He summoned his Keyblade and started attacking me. I closed my eyes and teleported to the garden area. I opened them and sighed, happy that I was safe for a moment. Then I felt trembling around my legs and looked down.
“Seth!” I exclaimed. He looked up at me, terrified. “You need to let go. I can’t teleport with you. I don’t know if I can make it as far as the Organization with you.” I tried to get him off of me, but he had an amazing grip for such a small creature.
Suddenly I felt a shift in the air around me, and worked harder at getting Seth off of me. Master Xehanort appeared in front of me and charged, Keyblade in hand. I summoned my own Keyblade and blocked him. I quickly teleported into the trees, hoping that it would give me a little cover and some time to get Seth off my leg and teleport out of that castle.
“Get off of me, Seth!” I shouted. He finally let go, but I think that my yelling told Xehanort exactly where I was. Xehanort appeared and attacked me again. I didn’t block in time and took the blow in the shoulder. I yelled out in pain and teleported into the air, holding my bad shoulder with my left hand. Xehanort followed, aiming attacks everywhere. My right arm was basically useless, so I had to try and block all of his attacks with my left hand. I was taking more blows than I was deflecting, and soon I was seeing stars. Xehanort then dealt a blow to my side, forcing me to drop my Keyblade. He then struck me from above and drove me into the ground of the clearing. Then he landed beside me.
“I took you in,” he seethed. A kick to my side sent me flying. “I taught you what I knew.” Another kick threw me against a tree. “And this is how you repay me? By trying to leave?!” He teleported right next to me as I lay on my side and stood over me. “But this was just the beginning. From here I’ll teach you to harness your darkness and be able to control it. You will be able to use it as a weapon and produce for me the X-blade.”
“What… what the hell are you talking about,” I panted, every inch of my body in excruciating pain. “What do you mean ‘harness my darkness’? What’s the X-blade?”
“You’ll figure out in time. And I’ll teach you how to be stronger.” He bent down and started stroking my hair. I tried to move away, but my body wouldn’t respond. “I can heal you. I can teach you things that the Organization couldn’t even imagine being able to do. Power you wouldn’t believe would be at your command. It all begins with absolute darkness. You just have to become my permanent apprentice.”
I managed to muster up enough energy to turn my head and look at him in the eye, saying one word. “No.”
His eyes turned from caring to hateful as he withdrew his hand and stood up. “I really thought that you would be better than my former apprentice,” he told me, almost as if he was disappointed, “but I guess I was wrong.” Then he brought up his Keyblade and was about to finish me off when Seth came out of nowhere and stood between me and Xehanort.
“What the hell is this?” Xehanort asked, confused. “Get out of the way, you vermin!” he shouted at Seth. When Seth didn’t move, Xehanort hit him with his Keyblade. I could see that it really hurt Seth, but he didn’t budge an inch. Then I realized that he was giving me time to get out of there. I turned my head weakly and looked at Seth.
“Thanks,” I whispered. He nodded his head, and I smiled before summoning my Keyblade and teleporting to my room at the Organization’s headquarters. I ended up on the floor, but I was so beat up that I could barely move. I lay there in silence, trying to gather up the energy to move. Eventually I managed to crawl into my bed and let myself drift into healing sleep.
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Xehanort stood over the small, trembling Unbirth with his Keyblade still at his side. He lowered his weapon and smiled bitterly at the spot where Xion had been not a moment ago. The Unbirth quickly scurried away as Xehanort bent down and picked up a necklace.
“I guess I have a way to get back to her. And she will produce the X-blade for me, unlike my previous student,” he told Seth. Then he clenched his hands around the necklace. “Useless pupil.” Seth looked at the necklace, then at Xehanort, and he wished Xion had taken him with her.
