Divergent Hearts

Fateful Encounter

On a warm summer evening,Ruka was practicing with Samidare ; the 'enchanted' sword his friend Okabe Rintarou had entrusted unto him, in the beautiful gardens at Yanabayashi shrine; the place of worship wherein both he and his father, the curate, resided. Ruka ran through a flurry of advanced sword techniques, quickly alternating between several movements and stances , his katana shimmering brilliantly under the moons soft radiance, with a fluidity of movement, before riposting against an imaginary opponent and holding his blade at arm's length. Ruka drew his blade in close , holding it at eye level before appraising it; thinking about his friend and mentor painted a smile across the boys rose coloured lips.

Okabe was quite the character; to say he was eccentric would be an understatement; Okabe or rather his alter ego Hououin Kyouma was a self proclaimed mad scientist, who carried out a series of experimentations in his Future Gadget Laboratory- a two room flat above a television store selling antiquated CRTs- creating all manner of intriguing yet for the most part impractical gadgets whilst being assailed by an underground organisation(of his own imagination) akin to the illuminati who controlled the world from its shadows and would soon bring about a new era of dystopia if left unchallenged. Still Ruka thought, he adored Okabe, the very thought of his affection caused the boys cheeks to flush crimson.

Clearing these thoughts from his mind Ruka went to cooldown, he left Samidare resting on a soft bank of grass next to a fountain, he then proceeded to draw water with his palms and press it to his forehead. As the ripples cleared Ruka glimpsed his own reflection in the clear pool of water; Ruka's features were delicate yet beautiful, his dark velvety hair was tousled slightly; a wet strand had fallen over his eyelid, he brushed this back fluttering his eyelashes open revealing large doe like amethyst eyes. Ruka was just finishing cooling off when he glimpsed something in the water; a shadowy creature with two golden orbs of light where it's eyes should be, Ruka dropped to his knees and rolled, his fingers grasping the hilt of his sword which he swung upward cleaving the creature which leapt before him in half, the creature dissipated leaving nothing but a shadowy vapour.

Before Ruka had time to contemplate what had happened several more of the creatures had appeared and were beginning to swarm around him, Ruka sprinted for the forest to the right of the grounds, fighting off the creatures who had leapt after him. A dark mist covered the grounds now as he passsed through the forest clearing. It was much darker now, panting heavily and struggling to fight off the shadowy creatures with his sword, Ruka had feeled several of the strange creatures before they cornered him, Ruka ran deeper into the forest, before collapsing to his feet in pain his leg stuck in the earth, unable to move his foot Ruka bravely drew his sword ready to make his final stand when suddenly there was a bright flash of light and the creatures disappeared.

Pale moonlight shone faintly through the dark forest clearing of a wild untamed nature. Large trees reached heights of hundreds of feet, were it not for the faint traces of the moon's silvery radiance one might have some difficulty believing that there was a sky at all blanketed by the countless thick branches rising from the abyss. It was in this wilderness that a teenage boy was soon to awake.

Moaning softly and beginning to stir Sora could feel the cool virile earth moving beneath his finger tips, the boy's eyelashes fluttered gently before opening slowly to reveal beautifully iridescent blue eyes which peered into the unfamiliar distance seemingly sparkling with curiosity.

Sora rose to his knees and then his feet, gently brushing the soft earth from his clothes before breathing in slowly coming to terms with his bearings. Where am I, he thought, and what could have happened. One minute he was fighting hordes of heartless -the shadowy creatures who had pursued him relentlessly since he acquired the keyblade- alongside his friends at Hollow Bastion, the next he was here alone in this eerie landscape. Thinking it wise not to linger and feeling somewhat vulnerable Sora set off deeper into the haunting forest allowing his heart(filled with the love for his friends) and his own sense of direction to guide him further into the unknown. As a blanket of mist descended upon him and the earth beneath him become less solid and seemed to be shifting directions he heard a strange sound emitting from an especially misty thicket beyond.