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-Xehanort!
Said the long black haired boy enthusiastically to his friend. The friend in question a dark skinned boy with grey colored hair clearly from a foreign land, looked back and replied:
-What's the matter, Eraqus, haven't seen you this agitated since we first started our training.
Eraqus smiled, then proceeded:
-A mission, an actual mission! You know what that means Xehanort!
The boy expected an answer from his friend, all he got was a tired stare, even though not very much excited, unlike his friend, Xehanort got up from his seat next to the window and went with Eraqus to the classroom.
After arriving in class, master Odin was still nowhere to be found, Hermod and Baldur were taking care of the class, in the meantime the classmates were talking with each other:
-And this is exactly why… Ah Xehanort, Eraqus, we were just talking about you guys.
Said the small sized girl with a little oversized head, at her side was white colored hair girl, that wore what looks nobility clothes:
-What took you so long Xehanort? You said it was just a little nap!
Complained the young lady, shouting at him, he quickly answered:
-I'm sorry Urd, I didn’t want to leave you waiting, I wouldn't do this to you.
He grasp her hand and continue talking, while she looks delighted, their friends however just observe tired of the situation:
-There he goes, now wait a full hour and maybe he will stop.
Says the orange hair kid, laughing of the situation, but before any other funny moment happened Baldur and Hermod, alongside master Odin and fellow master Yensid, all of them shut up and start to pay close attention to what their mentors have to say:
-Now listen all of you, as you are well aware your older classmates from Baldur and Hermod class had disappeared recently, after that we had been extra careful with all of you. I care deeply about the safety of all of you young ones. But we may have a hint of their location, thats why you’ll all be going straight to the capital to talk with King Magnolius himself.
They were all perplexed, talk with royalty isn’t something that any of them were expecting to happen, but it didn’t matter, promptly they decided to go, and with haste. However master Odin had something more to say:
-Hold my students. I have another topic to speak of, as you all know master Yensid here it’s a great friend of mine, while you stay at the capital master Yensid will supervise your activities, basically he won’t just take care of you children, he will put your skills to test.
All of them listen and follow to leave the room with master Yensid. While them leave Odin hold Hermod that quickly answer:
-What is it, master, there’s something else you need?
Said Hermod politely:
-Hermod you’re my best apprentice, and the one i trust more, i have the feeling that this won’t end in a good way. So please take care of your friends and bring your other classmates back here safely. Can I put such a heavy burden within you?
-Of course master, you may always count on me.
After this all of the members get together, they put on their Keyblade armors, and go to the capital as fast as possible. While they travel, they glide through the ocean, passing within Scalla’s floating districts, going fast they arrive close enough so they can see the capital, a littoral city but connected to the continent, the capital strike utter beautifulness, it is similar to Scala, but has it more like a true colony of heaven on the land. After landing right in front of the Royal palace. Master Yensid proceeds to talk.
-We members of the order of the Keyblade, loyal protectors of the order of worlds, require an audience with His majesty, King Magnolius of the Holy Realm of Arcadia.
The Royal counselor went as fast as possible to the throne room to deliver the message, then quickly returned so he could escort him to the king’s location. In the throne room alongside the king, a young boy of the same age as them, with curly black hair, wearing a pink magician robe, talking with the king, an old yet healthy man, that even at old age is still fit for combat and ruling. Magnolius notices their arrive:
-Wielders of the Keyblade protectors of Arcadia, and more importantly protectors of the worlds, i presume you’re here because of the information regarding the missing Keyblade users, this man at my side it’s Edward, son of the master of creativity and royal magician, Lady Rosa, he has the information you need.
Edward himself start speaking
- Glad to make your acquaintance, lords of the Keyblade, i was able to spot two classmates of yours Vidar and Hoder.
They all gasp, Baldur quickly react:
-Is she alright? Where is Hoder?
He ask desperately, Urd goes to calm him:
-It’s going to be ok, she’s doing just fine, she is our sister after all, she is tough.
Edward smirks and give the rest of the information
-She surely is, after all she broke into the palace with her little friend and kidnapped Princess Justine heir to the Throne.
They all turn silent, their friends, fellow keyblade users committed such thing, for what reason, Baldur shouts at him:
-Liar! Hoder would never do such a thing, this has to be Vidar scheme! He probably did something to her.
-They also have connections with the mysterious religious group called the Duallists, It is only the truth, believe it or not.
Replies Edward. They all are in silence, how could they do this , why would they do this, and why kidnap the princess, how did they kidnapped the princess one of the most skilled warriors in Arcadia, this were all the questions that passed through their minds but before they could say anything one of the knights of the king guard appears:
-Your majesty! Scala ad Callum is being attacked, they’re asking for back up!
-Send our troops. Warriors of the Keyblade go and protect your home city!
Said king Magnolius, they quickly turn and using the keyblade armor they glide through the city and land at Scala. The situation is terrible the city is in flames heartless all over, a giant darkside along them, master Yensid grab his Keyblade:
-I will search for master Odin! protect the city, use this as an opportunity to prove yourselves.
-Yes master!
answer the young keyblade users, they separate in groups, summon their keyblades and go to fight. Hermod and Baldur go together to a group of soldier type heartless, the heartless are no match to their Keyblades and they finish them of really easy:
-This was nothing, let's go Hermod we have to help the others.
-Of course we have to… Baldur look out!
Hermod pushes Baldur of the way making him avoid the attack from behind, the attacker proceed to rush into Hermod that clash blades and enter a bind, the combatant say:
-Aha! You haven't lost the skill have you, Hermod.
-Helgi! Why are you raising arms against us, We are your friends, not your enemies.
Before he could continue Heimdall appear and attacks Hermod but Baldur is fast enough so he can block the attack and engage himself at him, however Heimdall is smarter, he slide his Keyblade through Baldur’s and summons another, cutting Baldur that flinches and get to the ground in pain:
-Brother, Nowhere King says we have other business to attend, let's go.
Said Heimdal, Helgi answers
-Hey he’s the one calling the shot’s, I'm not gonna dare his command you know, then come on let's go.
-No wait!
Hermod says before they escape using a sort of dark portal shrouded by darkness, Hermod cast cure in Baldur, gets him on his shoulder and goes in the direction of the tower where master Yensid went. Meanwhile Urd, Bragi and Vor were not just fighting heartless, Vali and Vala were attacking them as well:
-You might as well give up, i can see in your eyes you were already tired after beating the heartless, You can’t beat Vali.
Said Vala, cowardly watching not even participating on the fight:
-He’s too strong, he could handle us alone, and he is not even tired, how can we beat him?
Quotes Urd clearly irritated by the situation, Bragi replies:
-This is the time that we maybe say, i don’t know fallback!
-You can say that for you Bragi, im not backing down without a fight!
Replies Vor that jumps into a wall and using flowmotion to hit Vali, even with the hopes high it falls down quick after Vali, simply hits Vor while on air, she crashes in the ground, agonizing in pain, Vali prepares to thrust his Keyblade in Vor chest, however as if it was from nowhere, a Cartoon like rabbit appears and save her from the attack:
-Light!
Casting light magic the damage inflicted on Vali combined with the blindness granted by the light, give the group time to escape, Vor thanks the mysterious ally:
-Thank you I would be dead if not for you! Really thank you very much…What can i call you Mister?
The rabbit smiles and answer’s:
-No problem at all! My name is Oswald, nice to meet you!
Vor smile even though in pain. Xehanort and Eraqus are fighting a darkside, a giant pureblood heartless, even taller than the giant buildings of Scalla:
-Xehanort, let's go!
Said Eraqus climbing through the darkside arm preparing a strike on its head:
-Let’s finish this Eraqus!
Xehanort with speed cuts the dark side legs making him fall, and together with Eraqus deliver a blow at the darkside, sliding through the heartless, they change their weapons and then go back now finally killing the creature:
-Woo! That was stylish, we should do these combined attacks more often, but let's go now we have to go to the tower, master Yensid is waiting for us Xehanort .
-Yes, the chances of the ones that did all this chaos to be searching master Odin are high, huh no time to wonder now, we have to go.
The boys rush to the tower, they had to be fast their masters lives were at stake, the entire keyblade knowledge were at stake, arriving there the tower was completely torn apart destroyed, Xehanort and Eraqus quickly rushed to master Odin’s room and there they saw, master Yensid was knocked on the ground, and master Odin was dead:
-Master!
Eraqus screamed, but the moment he touched Odin’s body, it vanished in light, and his heart float into the sky, Xehanort helped Yensid get back up, before he could say anything Yensid interrupted:
-Do not waste your time here…The book is the only thing that matters… Vidar has killed Odin.
Both were shocked so it was true after all their former friends were the ones that raided Scalla, there were a lot of questions with just the suspicious that were them but now raised even more. The sky shined bright, a sort of magic that reflects someone's position, the person behind was a dark skinned boy, it is Vidar, he suddenly began to speak:
-Attention now all citizens of Terra Prima and to any else who may be listening to this broadcast! You who claim to rule this Multiverse, you the so-called gods of reality who think themselves above all others! Today I address you to remind you of your place: You are NOT gods! You are parasites, weak humans who cling desperately to borrowed power and claim dominion over lands you will never see, never own and never control. Hiding within your castles and hierarchy, too elitist to view anything beyond the borders of your own world, a weak species such as yourselves are unworthy to rule! But not I! I have seen all there is to see, learned every whispered secret, witnessed every forbidden sight. I have stood at the foot of the Throne of God and whispered “I” at the Heart of All Worlds. I am etched into your past, I shape your present and I am your FUTURE! Mark my words, this is my first declaration as your one and true ruler, the phrase that will one day come to be uttered by all living creatures across all worlds, as they kneel at my feet in worship and proudly declare of me: OMNIS ADORATIO VERUM REX!