Kingdom Hearts: Saving Life in Another World

Chapter 101: Cold Fate

Sora and his group had searched for a few hours to see that there wasn't any signs of Elsa Grainhart in the current city they were stationed. 

This made the keyblade master feel a bit frustrated, however he didn't give up on the Bowel Hunter. He knows that there's still a connection between the two, meaning that she's still alive.

"Theeeeere's no need to be frustrated, Soooora-kun. We will fiiiiind her."

"...of course we will." Sora said with a serious expression before looking ahead as they noticed that they were moving onto another city of Gusteko. 

While the travel to the next city took a day and a half to reach, Ram can't help but point out something suspicious on this journey.

"Things have been going too smoothly."

As she pointed this out, Sora and Louis Arneb were the first to turn towards Ram.

"What does Ram-san mean by that~tsu?"

"It seems that things have been...too easy as of late." Yabuto said as he also felt the same thing after they had arrived on the last city they were in.

"Are you saying that we are walking into a trap?" Kishida asked, something Sora had also thought of when Yabuto added his thoughts on Ram's comment.

"It's a possibility. I wouldn't be surprised if the Witch's Cult are sending us on a fool's errand while the real threat is with the others along with the Bowel Hunter."

"No. I know she's here." Sora spoke with a confident tone. "I felt the connection with her grown strong when we entered this kingdom."

"I trust that gut feeling of yours, but if this pathway we are going is where she could be...then perhaps should reconsider."

"Why?" Sora asked Yabuto with a curious tone. The green haired knight remained silent for a moment as his attention turned from the keyblade master to the direction the ground dragon was taking them towards.

"It's not a place we wish to go...however, it seems like I don't have a say in the matter."

"If you don't wish to go, we don't have to—"

"B-But what about the Bowel Hunter~tsu? They'll need our help!" Louis rebutted what Sora had said, knowing that they are on a quest to save an ally and can't get distracted. Sora was conflicted, to which Yabuto sighed before pulling out his sword.

"We will need to be ready for combat. Where we are headed is not a fun place to be at."

"What kind of threats are we dealing with—" Right as Kishida said this, the wagon was suddenly pushed to the side with the ground dragon, being knocked off course and landing in snow. 

As everyone was on the ground, Sora and Rem were the first two to get off the carriage and to see what exactly had knocked them all of course. 

To their slight surprise, it was Young Xehanort himself that was standing in the part of the road they were at.

"Xehanort? What are you—"

"What are you doing all the way here, away from your apprentice? Away from your friends? Away from your responsibilities?"

"Be quiet!" Rem shouted as she pulled out her morningstar and tossing it towards the Organization member. Young Xehanort without needing to pull out his keyblade managed to knock Rem's attack to the side.

"Unless you wish to meet your end, stay out of this, maid."

With time stopping for a moment, Sora and Young Xehanort were the only two that can move around.