A Reason To Smile

Chapter 4: First Battle

Upon taking your stance, a ball of light appeared on your chest, with the black vein like energy surrounding it. In a flash, you were suspended in the air by four balls of the same light. two for your wrists, and two for your legs. The Twilight Thorn appeared in front of you and tried to punch you, but you managed to break free for a moment and hit it with your Keyblade. It spun back quite a bit before suddenly stopping. It outstretched its arms and pulled itself toward you.

It held gripped you tightly, and threw you high in the air. It tried to punch you again as you fell, but you managed to dodge it and hit it in the head once again. It slithered away and a few Dusk's appeared in the area. you remember being afraid of these things before, but now with this power coursing through you, you seem ashamed at yourself for ever being scared at the weaklings. they tried to use their flexible bodies to stretch around you and hit you from behind, but using speed you never knew you had, you quickly got behind them, disorienting them.

You slashed at each Dusk that tried to attack you, some even going so far as to attack Bobble and the others. They were quickly dispatched however, when your gut told you to point Fate Rebellion at the Dusk. A single word appeared in your mind, and that word gave form to a magical attack.

Y/n: Fire!

Upon shouting it, a small ball of fire formed at the tip of the blade before shooting towards the Dusk, destroying it and saving your friends. When you dealt with all the Dusk in the area, the Twilight Thorn came back. Flipping its body around, it tried to use its arm as a sweep attack, but you merely jumped over it. It anticipated this however, and as you were recovering it finally managed to punch you. You crashed into one of the pillars forming the arena. It then sent more of the vein like energy as an attack at you, but you used your reflexes and speed to "ride" the attack back up to its head.

It had enough of your attacks soon afterwards and grabbed you again. After throwing you high in the air again, it followed you this time. When you recovered, you saw it was holding a large ball of energy. Before it could throw it at you, you threw Fate Rebellion at the ball. It went through and destroyed the energy ball. You were caught in the blast however and you landed on the ground hard, your Keyblade implanting itself in the ground next to you.

You heard the others calling out for you, and you knew you had to get up. After struggling for a moment you got up and pulled Fate Rebellion out of the ground. After running and taking a leap, you found a new how for your blade as it impaled the head of the Twilight Thorn. In a bright flash of light, and after time seemed to slow down, the enemy faded away in a puff of black and white smoke.

You tried to catch your breath after the battle, but your break was cut short as pain wracked your body. You flew back as Xemnas hit you with his energy blades. You looked up to see the white-haired Nobody walk towards you. His twin red blades coming out of the sleeves of his coat.

Xemnas: I gave you a chance to come peacefully. But you left me with no choice.

You closed your eyes, waiting for the impact. but Xemnas was interrupted when a ball made of black fire hit him. He turned around, his eyes being met with another person wearing the same black coat except his hood was up, hiding his face in the shadows. The mysterious figure extended his hand, and a wave of dark energy came from it. The energy took the form of a sword, with a green slit eye acting as the guard. A demon wing was curved enough to serve as the blade of the sword.

Xemnas: And who are you?

The man said nothing, but rushed towards Xemnas. They both traded blow after blow, before the stranger began to gain the upper hand. Xemnas, in the end, had no other choice but to return to the castle. But not without a few haunting words.

Xemnas: The battle may be over for now, Y/n. But know that the war has just begun.

The veins curled up and in a small flash, Xemnas disappeared. You turn to the man.

Y/n: Thank you. But why would you help me?

The man spoke in a deep, ominous tone. But you could feel that somewhere, he wasn't who he appeared to be.

Cloaked Man: I have my own reasons for helping. And I thought you were someone I know. And your welcome.

The man started walking away.

Y/n: Wait! What's your name?

The man opened a Corridor of Darkness then turned to you.

Cloaked Man: My name... Is Ansem.

And he left it at that. Walking through the Corridor and it closed immediately afterwards. After processing everything that happened, you quickly ran back up to the platform and untied Rose. Bobble soon ran up and hugged her mother. you smiled at the heartwarming display and sat down. For some reason, you naturally knew how to dismiss your Keyblade. It vanished in a flash of green light. You look up to see Goggles excitedly run up to you.

Goggles: Man, that was so cool! How you managed to hit that thing so hard it went flying back. And when you threw that key of yours! Oh man!

Specs: I must admit, it was rather impressive. 

As you and the two boys talked, Bobble got your attention.

Bobble: Hey, Y/n. Mom, Headphones and I are going to head home. this was a bit too much for us. You can spend time with Specs and Goggles though.

You ran up to her.

Y/n: Are you sure.

Suddenly she turned and pulled you into a tight hug. 

Bobble: Yes, I'm sure. We'll be fine. Have fun and I'll see you when you get home. 

She let go of the hug and walked toward the entrance. Before she left she turned and smiled brightly at you.

Bobble: Thank you for everything you've done. I owe you a lot Y/n.

And with that, they left. Leaving you with Goggles and Specs. You three left soon. Following them as they said they want to introduce you to one more friend.