Kingdom Hearts: The Coming Darkness

Prologue: Where It Ends

     The boy stood atop the cliff peering down at war waging below. The boy wore a black coat over a dark purple shirt and black pants, along with white gloves and black calf high boots. He watched as blades clashed, balls of fire exploded, bolts of lightning roared, pillars of earth jutted from the ground, and waves of water spread out across the battlefield. He closed his eyes, and the faces of all his friends and allies came into thought. He knew that after this every one of them would hate him, but he knew that this needed to be done. He raised his right hand up, and various black and purple orbs began encircling it. The balls started merging into one giant globe which had a light purple center and layers that got progressively darker until it was pitch black. The sphere now had a diameter easily three times the size of the boy who was staring up towards the sky. Without out hesitation, he threw the orb jutted towards its target in the air.

     "It's all over."

     The boy felt relieved as he muttered to himself. However, not a second later two vertical waves of light cut the sphere into thirds resulting in a massive explosion. The explosion shook the entire battlefield and briefly stopped the fighting below. The eerie mist left behind by the blast began to clear revealing the force behind the attack. A male figure hovered before the boy clad in white, with red and black detailing, Keyblade Armor that was adorned with a black cape.

     "Haseo, I won't let you destroy Kingdom Hearts!"

     "I have to Sora! If I don't this cycle of destruction caused by Kingdom Hearts will continue!"

     "Kingdom Hearts doesn't cause destruction! It's what brings the hope of a brighter tomorrow to all the people of all the worlds. Kingdom Hearts is the one light that pierces all darkness!"

     "Is that so!? So all of Master Xehanort's plans or even Maleficent's for that matter didn't bring about mayhem and destruction along with strengthening the darkness! Tell me something Sora does this really seem like a source of hope, something with past stained by so much blood!?"

     Sora was momentarily speechless. He was not sure on exactly how to respond to what Haseo had said. Still, though Sora stayed firm to his beliefs. His beliefs which had led him throughout his long journey.

     "You and I both know that our words will not sway one another."

     The two looked upon each other silently knowing what was to happen next. There was a dark purple glow that surrounded Haseo's right hand, and a keyblade appeared. It was dual sided and had a color scheme that matched the orb that he had created earlier with the handle being the center and was riddled with white star-like specks. Between each blade and handle, there was a gray crescent moon shaped guard. Each blade was skinny with a slight curve. After about a foot and a half, each one spiraled and then continued for about another foot and a half. The teeth of each were composed of a gray crescent moon with a slightly smaller crescent moon inside of it which had a white 4-point star inside of it.

     "I won't hold back Haseo."

     As Sora ended his sentence, the Oblivion appeared in his right hand and the Oathkeeper in his left. He readied himself to jet at Haseo, but as he did Haseo began to spin his keyblade. This created a swirl of darkness in front of him which started to fire needles of darkness at Sora rapidly. He immediately stopped his charge and began swinging at the incoming needles. He struggled to keep up with the barrage of needles, taking multiple hits from them. Sora changed his tactics and started spinning his keyblade as Haseo spun his, which allowed Sora to deflect the needles with ease. Haseo responded by spinning his keyblade with only his left hand and began charging another orb, like before, in his right hand. The orb charged faster than the previous one, and once it was up to size, he threw it at Sora, who was still being bombarded by the needles. Sora responded by charging his Oathkeeper with light and throwing it at the next orb. The Oathkeeper easily pierced the sphere destroying it and continuing towards Haseo.

     Haseo had no other option but to stop his assault and quickly cast a defensive spell, Barriaga. A sizeable shimmering dome covered him. The Oathkeeper collided with the dome causing it to shatter and continued towards Haseo.

     The tip of the Oathkeeper hit Haseo directly in the chest. The force of the impact sent Haseo hurdling back many yards. Haseo struggled to get up as an iron-like taste filled his mouth and blood began to soak into his shirt. Haseo was utterly exhausted, but he knew that by defeating Sora he would be able to ensure a lasting peace for future generations. Haseo clinched the handle of his keyblade as he saw Sora approaching.

     In Sora's right hand there was a dark flash and a flash of white in his left hand. Suddenly there was a flash in his right hand, and the Two Become One appeared in it. The keyblade began to glow a radiant gold, and Haseo instantly realized Sora was preparing to use the Ars Arcanum. Haseo steadied himself and gripped his keyblade's handle even tighter. An ominous purple aura surrounded Haseo's keyblade as he readied his personal attack, Celestial Nexus. Haseo and Sora instantly charged at each other.

     Sora lifted his keyblade up with both hands and brought it down with all of his strength. Haseo lifted his keyblade with is right hand and jabbed it at Sora's head with all his force. Haseo's strike completely shattered Sora's helmet causing blood to trickle down his forehead as his slash cut across Haseo's torso. Sora stumbled back from the impact as Haseo collapsed backward. He lay on the ground bleeding and looking up at the luminous Kingdom Hearts. As Haseo laid there, he began to wonder... How did this all happen?