Thread: The Key Corrupted (Kingdom Hearts) - (Agnores and SullenMadHatter)

Kairi? Zane's eyes grew wide, suddenly aware of who was standing in front of him. Kairi was one of the seven Princesses of Heart. She was someone special. And, Zane was noticing, someone beautiful. No wonder she had two Keyblade wielders fighting for her. Zane would do the same, given half a chance. Still, the realization he had saved Kairi left him speechless for the most part, his amber eyes focused on her even as the officers fixed him with mistrusting stares. When she said she was late and hurried down the road, Zane watched after her. He still couldn't believe he met Kairi. Of all the people who could have saved her, why him? Where was Riku? Where was....Sora. Zane suddenly remembered the figure he had seen earlier, the one who looked like Sora. It couldn't have possibly been him, Zane decided, because why would he attack Kairi? Zane spent most of the day aimlessly wondering the town, stopping by various restaurants to eat. Somewhere in the afternoon, he found himself on a small island, away from the main town. Judging from the toys and various objects laying around, Zane deduced this island was mostly used by Destiny Island's children as a playground, a fact that made him smile. As he wandered the island, he found himself nearing the papou tree on a raised platform. It was then he felt the strong darkness again, and almost reflexively he spun around, Warrior's Rest in hand, placing the weapon between him and the oncoming attack. His assailant left Zane just as surprised and speechless as Kairi had. Sora stood before him, a strange black Kingdom Key in his hands, clashing against Zane's own Keyblade. Sora!? Zane asked, incredulously, but the attacker didn't give an answer instead, Sora unleashed a flurry of blows that Zane had to use everything he had to block, and even still, Sora's final kick made it through, sending Zane flying off the small island and into the waters. When Zane surfaced, Sora stood at the edge of the island, a Corridor of Darkness opened behind him. It was defnitely Sora. His spiky hair and blue eyes were unmistakable. Why was he wearing a Black Coat? Why did the Kingdom Key look so dark? Sora, Zane asked, What's going on? He was incredulous, and extremely confused. Stay away from Kairi, Sora said, his expression angry. Her heart is mine. With that, Sora stepped back into the Corridor, and it closed behind him. Sora! Zane called, scrambling to reach the ladder that would lead him up to the platform he had been kicked off of. Sora was gone, however. Damn it, Zane cursed, wondering what was going on. The strong feeling of darkness was gone, which was just as perplexing...Sora had no darkness to speak of. So why was he giving off such a dark presence? Zane shook his head, resolved to figure this out, running off down the beach to see if he could find anything of note. His search on the kid's island came up empty. He could not feel the presence of darkness anymore, and the kids who eventually showed up the island hadn't seen Sora for a long time. On his way back to head to the main island, Zane looked up towards the papou tree and froze in his tracks. Leaning against it was Kairi, the girl he had saved earlier. He remembered what Sora had said about her heart being his, and nodded to himself. Whatever was going on with Sora, Kairi was obviously not safe. He slowly made his way to the tree, walking up beside her. Hey, he said, his expression slightly worried. You all right? he asked, after noticing her sad expression.