Darkness falls across the land. The midnight hour is close at hand. The heartless roam in search of hearts to snuff out the light in your neighborhood. The storm that everyone prepared for wasn't your typical storm. A familiar sense of dread would wash over the off-worlders who have taken up residence or found themselves temporarily on the world of water and sand. Even those plagued with amnesia of their time before this world would feel as if its time was short.
Their instincts would soon be proven true as a large black and purple orb appeared in the sky above the island that provided a home for several young adventurers. As if the orb was searching specifically for them it hovered over the short beach cliff and Paopu Fruit Tree that they spent most of their time. The orb released an army of small shadow heartless to seek out Hearts and the Children of Light.
The Heartless didn't have to search long for one of their targets. Alias, unable to sleep in bed, decided to spend the night under the stars. At least until it started raining, but strangely the rain didn't seem to come. He was lying back on the Paopu bench looking at the distant stars. He wondered how many of them were connected to other worlds. He wondered how many of them were actually other worlds. This is why he couldn't sleep. His mind was racing with excitement and questions. From learning all that they did today to sharing a Paopu fruit with Hoshi. Nothing could ruin this day. He felt a strange feeling in his heart as he thought that. Like something was going to happen to ruin this day.
As if he were cursed a giant orb of dark energy appeared in the sky above him. Alias slid down from the tree bench and stood up to look up at the orb.
"What is that?" Soon after he asked the orb dropped what he thought was rain, but as the droplets hit the ground he realized they were much larger and darker than raindrops. The droplets formed into small shadowy creatures.
"What the---?" He was cut off by one of the creatures lunging towards him. He barely dodged out of the way and pulled his wooden sword from his waistband. He charged at the creature and swung straight through it. He didn't have time to be confused for long as the creature was back on the attack. Alias jumped back to catch some distance, but found himself surrounded instead.
"Dammit.""You can't fight them like this." A voice echoed from his heart. It sounded like the one from before. Now wasn't the time for him to be hearing things.
"You're not hearing things. I'm sorry I was too late. You have to remember. That feeling. That light."Alias didn't know what this voice was talking about. What feeling? What light? He didn't have time for stupid riddles. For all he knew his friends were in trouble. Hoshi could be in danger.
"YOU'RE IN MY WAY!!!" Feeling a strong desire to protect his family triggered a temporary awakening inside of him. His wooden sword transformed into a real one with a black double-jagged blade and what appeared to be blue piano keys. The Heartless stepped back at the sight, but it was too late. On pure instinct and help from the voice inside his heart he called down the lightning from the dark storm to strike them all. The lightning evaporated the shadows and Alias fell over, sticking the blade in the ground to hold him up.
"Was that magic? And what is this sword?" As if the universe refused to give him any answers the sword disappeared in a flash of light returning to his wooden one. He felt less drained at least, but now he couldn't hear the voice in his heart.
Alias stood up, feeling his energy return, and started running to find the others.
"Hoshi! Lucian! Levi! Morgan! Where are you!?"
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