Miracula Luxia C2, P1- "Your Journey Has Begun"

"Your Journey Has Begun" is the first Part of "Miracula Luxia" 's second Chapter- "From Zero to Hero". It was released on 03.07.2019.
== Plot ==
Jared meets the projection of the old man, as promised. However, it turns out something strange is going to happen. So strange that it will truly change Jared's life... for good.
New worlds await him, needing his help. Will he manage to reach them?
== Story ==
Everyone hurried to the train station.
However, it was 9 PM. The station was closed.
"Sorry, child. It seems like we won't be going anywhere today."- Seiko said to her son.
The Kaos and Minamino families looked at each other and shrugged.
"Maybe tomorrow?"- Isamu said before leaving with his daughter.
"Sounds like a good idea. Good night, Isamu, Akari."- said Aleks.
"Good night!"
Both families headed back to their homes.
That night, Jared could not sleep. He was haunted by the visions of numerous Heartless and Nobodies, destroying worlds and killing their inhabitants. He could also hear the screams of the people, pleading for help.
He also remembered what his sister, Marinette told him after he came home and explained everything that happened to her:
"You shouldn't trust that old man, brother. If he's just a projection, then that certainly means that something is amiss. Don't get fooled by his words."
However, Jared really wanted to see what the old man wanted.
It was 5 AM- one hour before the purple train would arrive at the train station.
He decided to go see how it looks like, but he had to silently go to the door without waking up his whole family.
It took him a few minutes, but he succeeded. He opened the door, slowly and quietly, his parents and sister still sleeping tight.
"I will be back soon."- Jared said quietly and headed to the west of the Kaos residence.
5 Minutes Later...
Jared was now next to the train station. As he started to enter it, he saw a familiar face running towards him.
"Akari!"- said Jared, surprised that his friend was up this early.
"Hey, Jared. You don't think you'll be leaving without me, right?"
"I-I guess not. Did your Father come with you?"
"Nope. Still sleeping like a bear, he is. He's not going to wake up for at least 3 more hours."- She responded
"Good. Let's go, then."
They headed into the train station and noticed the absence of anyone in it.
No one was here. Not a single soul.
Not even the stray dogs and cats that usually circle around and in the station, searching for food.
"That's weird."- said Jared- "There's no one here!"
"I know, right? It's just you and me."
They waited for the purple train near the rails.
It wasn't coming. Yet.
"Come on... we didn't come here for nothing!"- Jared exclaimed quietly.
"Yeah! Hurry up!"- Akari added.
It took them about an hour, but the train arrived, as promised.
"Pretty early. I guess we were supposed to come here early."- Jared said.
"Well. What are we waiting for? Let's go in!"- Akari replied, excited to see the old man in person.
Jared looked at the cabin where a driver was supposed to be.
"Look"- Jared pointed- "There's no one in there!"
Akari stared at the cabin, curious.
"Maybe he's on a coffee break?"- She said.
"Good Lord, I hope so!"- Jared said to himself.
They headed into the strange train. There was no one else in there.
"Hm. I guess we are early."- Jared noted, looking at the train.
"Mhmmm."- Akari mumbled.
Jared looked at her.
"Wait. Is that a coffee you're drinking?"- Jared said, surprised.
"Sorry. It ain't me if I don't bring one when I go somewhere. By the way, I got it from the kitchen at home."- She replied."
"Though it's a little cold."- She added.
Jared sighed and took a seat.
Akari took a seat as well. That's when the train started to move.
"Woah!"- Jared exclaimed.
"I guess the driver came back."- Akari said.
Five hours passed since their departure from the station.
"Yeah, Dad, I'll be fine! Don't worry about me."- Akari said to her Dad on the phone who called her a few minutes ago, worried about her sudden disappearance.
"Mom, please have faith in me! That old man won't do anything to me or Akari. We WILL be fine!"- Jared said to his mother on the phone who was also worried.
One more hour passed. It was 11 AM now.
"Hey Jared!"- Akari said to her classmate.
"Hmm?"
"Do you know the legend about "The Train With No Driver"? "
"The Train With No Driver?! I... think I have."
"You might already know it, but I'll explain it to you anyway."
"There is a train, like this one who has no passengers, not a single soul. However, the weirdest thing is: The train is running, but there is no one visible on the driver seat. No one."
"Yikes!"- Jared exclaimed- "That's creepy."
"I know, right?"
And then they noticed the absence of the driver on their train as well.
Akari screamed and hugged Jared, terrified.
"That... that cannot be!"- Jared said, clearly terrified as well.
That's when the train stopped.
It seemed like our heroes finally reached their destination.
Jared and Akari exited the train, worried what's going to happen next.
Suddenly, a strange noise sounded behind them.
They looked back. The train started to disappear.
"W-Wait!"- Jared said, but it was futile...
Moments later, the train was gone entirely. There was no trace it was even there.
"..."
"This way, children."- Whispered a voice behind them.
They stared in the direction the voice supposedly came from. There was nobody came from.
The two of them looked at each other, wondering what kind of horrors await them, but were also excited about the possibility for many adventures.
They saw a small house with a door. They headed to it and opened the door.
The house looked like a normal house, nothing really cool. However, in the middle of the room there was a stairway, leading to an unknown place.
They decided that it was better to loot the house first.
"Oh boy! Potions!"- Akari exclaimed- "I've always wanted to drink one of those. Our Alchemy teacher never allowed me to do so."
"Careful! We don't know what effects they might have"- Jared replied.
They put them in Jared's backpack anyway. Waste not, want not as the wise old people always say.
Jared also found a medium-sized book. It's title was "Potion Mastery 101- Know your potions"
"This might come in handy"- He said and put it in his pack.
"Hey Jared, look!"- Akari exclaimed loudly behind him.
Jared looked at her. She was holding two iron daggers and was playing with them.
"Be careful, Aki! Those might be really sharp!"- Jared said, worried about his friend's safety in general.
"Don't worry, beybe! Mama Akari know how to use those bad boys properly without getting any ouchies."- She said, excited that she had a weapon as well.
Jared sighed "Whatever. Let's go downstairs."- He said.
There, they found a small chamber. The old man was standing ahead, waiting for them.
He chuckled.
"So, you're here. Come forth! We have got a lot to do."- He said in a raspy voice, common for old people.
Jared and Akari approached him, but the young boy noticed that something was not right.
"He... he's not blinking. And that smile... that doesn't look like a regular old man!"- He said to himself, fearing the worst.
"Follow me"- The old man said, still grinning.
The children followed him and saw a strange black book.
"Open it, Kaos."- The old man said to Jared.
At first he hesitated, knowing that it might bring forth something unimaginable upon him and Akari. However, after he saw Akari's curious and sad expression, he decided to risk opening it.
And he did so. When he opened the book, he noticed a black script in an unknown language.
"What... is this?"- Jared wondered aloud.
"Your destiny! Read it!"- The old man said behind him.
Jared hesitated, knowing something was truly wrong here, but then he noticed himself chanting the incantation.
Those were not his actions. Something was definitely making him perform the chant. A dark outside force, unfamiliar to our young soon-to-be heroes.
Akari was terrified. She tried to stop him, but it was too late.
The chant was complete. The old man laughed in a maniacal voice and revealed his true form.
He was a man in a black robe that had no hair and a long, white beard.
"Why did you make me do this, mister?"- Jared said, scared of the consequences.
"Because... you were the tool to my immortality. You are the Chosen One, selected by those fools of the Society of the Keyblade as their new hero. But you're useful to me no more."
"So, begone!"- He exclaimed and casted a spell. A dark portal appeared and started to pull the two teenagers towards it.
Jared and Akari tried to run away, knowing the man's true intentions. However, the portal proved too strong for them. They were pulled into it and screamed for help, but to no avail.
The last thing they saw before they were teleported to a new world... was the face of the mysterious man, widely grinning.
Jared and Akari are going to be teleported to a new world- an unknown place where everything could reside. Are they going to make it... or are they going to succumb to the forces of evil, just like countless heroes before them? 
Find out in Part 2!
== Trivia ==
* First appearance of the "Dark Mysterious Old Man" (Physically)
* This Part's Title- "Your Journey Has Begun" is a reference to the series of the game known as FATE (FATE, FATE: Undiscovered Realms, FATE: The Traitor Soul and FATE: The Cursed King) where the narrator says "Your Journey Has Begun!" whenever the player successfully creates a character.
* The end of this Part is similar to the beginning of "FATE: Undiscovered Realms" where an old man leads the Hero of Grove to a mysterious dungeon, pretending to need help from him/her. Then, after the Hero opens a book, the man laughs and they are teleported to another dimension- in this case, the place where four Portals connect (The Portals that lead to the realms of Typhon, Druantia, The Town of Grove and an unknown land (Assumed to be Atlantis) )
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