...and the power flowed into us, lifting us off the ground, filling us and consuming us. I felt my very heart alight with fire, sending searing heat into my blood stream to every capillary. From there, the flames spread to the cells of my body, consuming them and infusing them. And then, from my heart burst the strongest sound waves I had ever heard. As they spread through my body, every cell began to resonate with the waves. My hair began to grow in length and seemed to alight as well as it turned a fiery red. My skin began to darken a little as if scorched by the flames coming from my heart. My clothes burned off as my body burst into flames and sonic waves rolled off my skin. My throat seemed to steel itself and temper so that my voice could carry to miles around. Looking down at my chest, I saw the blade begin to withdraw, and as it did, a small core of energy came with it, and I knew that it was part of my heart. When the blade left my chest, a tattoo branded itself upon the spot in the shape of an ornate heart, but with half of it missing and an outline of the remaining half made of thirteen dots. A cloak of crimson encircled my body and zipped and clasped in the front. The flames rushing in my body began to rush to my head, and as they reached my eyes, my eyes absorbed the flames and turned the color of the brightest blaze; orange with specks of red and yellow.
My body lowered back to the ground and I fell to one knee. I could feel the power resonating in my heart and body, and I knew that this power was what I had always wanted. I looked to my side and saw that Lien had changed as well, his eyes were fiery like mine, but so full of Light. His hair was long and blond, and his cloak was a golden tan. He glowed with the most beautiful light and I knew it came from his heart. The girl bid us rise, and so we did. "Xeiln Fireheart, you have dominion over the elements of Fire and Sound, seeing as you are a passionate music lover and your emotion burns like a blaze. Enxil Lighthand, your heart shines with a Light unseen by many, and your words and actions have always been a balm to those in pain, so you have been given dominion over the elements of Light and Regeneration, or Healing. These powers have been given to you in exchange for half of your hearts." As she said this, she raised her hands, and there, in her right hand, was the pulsing half of the core that was my heart, and in the other, Lien's. She released them and they flew over behind her and up towards the giant heart, Kingdom Hearts, and fused with it. As they did, I felt a slight emptiness in me, that was suddenly filled with a warmth. Lien was holding my hand, and I knew that the halves of our hearts were forming a whole. Noticing this reaction, the girl said, "Yes, you are realizing it quickly. Though half of your heart belongs to Kingdom Hearts, the ones that you hold so dear, the ones that are a part of your heart, will act as pieces of your own hearts, filling the emptiness left by the oath-sworn half. This is the meaning behind your marks. Though half of your heart is gone, the hearts of others will complete your own."
She returned to her throne and sat down, staring at us. Then she spoke, saying, "This is the form you will take normally. As your powers grow, you will have the ability to change form and harness even more strength. But there is one form that is always open to you. Your Kingdom Knight. In this form, you will channel not only your own power, but the power of Kingdom Hearts itself. You will don suits of armor, control power like never before, and you will wield the weapon of Kingdom Hearts. The Keyblade. You can wield this weapon normally, but if you wish, it can take another form, something more to your persuasion. Try it now. Call out to your hearts, call for the power of the blades. See what form they will take." I placed my hands at my sides, closed my eyes, and focused my heart. As soon as I had done this, I felt weight in both my palms, like something had just, appeared there. As i opened my eyes, I saw in my hands to Keyblades of the utmost beauty and craftmanship. They looked as if they had been forged just for me, from my own heart. They resonated with sound waves flames ran up and down the musical bars and measures that were their blades. I looked and saw that Lien had only one, but it looked beautiful, as if it were carved by Michaelangelo himself from the finest, sturdiest tree in the universe, Oak. The girl walked up to me and ran her hands over my blades, inspecting their detail. "You must name them, for these are not ordinary Keyblades. These are forged from YOUR heart, specifically for you. They are made to amplify and channel your own powers and abilities. What will you name them?" As I looked at the blades, my heart burned, and I knew what to call them, and I spkoe their names aloud. "Firechord and Embersong." And as their names were spoken, they burned in my hands and released a chord that made me feel inspired. These blades would be most fitting for me and would give me great aid, but I knew that they could also be something else that would help me. As I focused my heart again, I felt the blades begin to draw close ot each other as if pulled by some force.As they touched, they fused and melded into the thing I knew would come to be my best friend and icon.
When I opened my eyes, in my hands was an electric guitar, whose makeup and detail said that it was mine. As I adjusted my hands to strike a chord, I knew I would not be disappointed. i struck first an A, and then a C, and then continued on, feeling as well as hearing the notes as they were played. Everytime I would play a chord, a measure of the purest flames would fly from the strings. I then willed it to become Firechord and Embersong, and it did in the blink of an eye, and with a thought had become the guitar again. "I will call this Fireheart."
The girl looked at me and Enxil satisfied. Enxil had changed his blade into a staff that resembled the blade and was twirling it and wielding it with grace. The girl spoke, "Now, in time you will meet others like yourselves, and it will be your duty, Xeiln, to bring them together into one group, which you will lead. Some of them will be older than you by years, but only just become Half-Hearts. Some will be as old as time itself, yet they will serve you and listen to you. You are to find these others, and test them. See if they are still worthy of the power they have. If they are not, you are to remind them of why and how they have their power. You two are going to be my most promising yet. You have been deemed dead in your world, though the people close to you will know you are not. You may show yourselves to them. There is a matter that must be handled as of now i am afraid. It involves someone from your world, a very close friend of yours, named Josh..."
My body lowered back to the ground and I fell to one knee. I could feel the power resonating in my heart and body, and I knew that this power was what I had always wanted. I looked to my side and saw that Lien had changed as well, his eyes were fiery like mine, but so full of Light. His hair was long and blond, and his cloak was a golden tan. He glowed with the most beautiful light and I knew it came from his heart. The girl bid us rise, and so we did. "Xeiln Fireheart, you have dominion over the elements of Fire and Sound, seeing as you are a passionate music lover and your emotion burns like a blaze. Enxil Lighthand, your heart shines with a Light unseen by many, and your words and actions have always been a balm to those in pain, so you have been given dominion over the elements of Light and Regeneration, or Healing. These powers have been given to you in exchange for half of your hearts." As she said this, she raised her hands, and there, in her right hand, was the pulsing half of the core that was my heart, and in the other, Lien's. She released them and they flew over behind her and up towards the giant heart, Kingdom Hearts, and fused with it. As they did, I felt a slight emptiness in me, that was suddenly filled with a warmth. Lien was holding my hand, and I knew that the halves of our hearts were forming a whole. Noticing this reaction, the girl said, "Yes, you are realizing it quickly. Though half of your heart belongs to Kingdom Hearts, the ones that you hold so dear, the ones that are a part of your heart, will act as pieces of your own hearts, filling the emptiness left by the oath-sworn half. This is the meaning behind your marks. Though half of your heart is gone, the hearts of others will complete your own."
She returned to her throne and sat down, staring at us. Then she spoke, saying, "This is the form you will take normally. As your powers grow, you will have the ability to change form and harness even more strength. But there is one form that is always open to you. Your Kingdom Knight. In this form, you will channel not only your own power, but the power of Kingdom Hearts itself. You will don suits of armor, control power like never before, and you will wield the weapon of Kingdom Hearts. The Keyblade. You can wield this weapon normally, but if you wish, it can take another form, something more to your persuasion. Try it now. Call out to your hearts, call for the power of the blades. See what form they will take." I placed my hands at my sides, closed my eyes, and focused my heart. As soon as I had done this, I felt weight in both my palms, like something had just, appeared there. As i opened my eyes, I saw in my hands to Keyblades of the utmost beauty and craftmanship. They looked as if they had been forged just for me, from my own heart. They resonated with sound waves flames ran up and down the musical bars and measures that were their blades. I looked and saw that Lien had only one, but it looked beautiful, as if it were carved by Michaelangelo himself from the finest, sturdiest tree in the universe, Oak. The girl walked up to me and ran her hands over my blades, inspecting their detail. "You must name them, for these are not ordinary Keyblades. These are forged from YOUR heart, specifically for you. They are made to amplify and channel your own powers and abilities. What will you name them?" As I looked at the blades, my heart burned, and I knew what to call them, and I spkoe their names aloud. "Firechord and Embersong." And as their names were spoken, they burned in my hands and released a chord that made me feel inspired. These blades would be most fitting for me and would give me great aid, but I knew that they could also be something else that would help me. As I focused my heart again, I felt the blades begin to draw close ot each other as if pulled by some force.As they touched, they fused and melded into the thing I knew would come to be my best friend and icon.
When I opened my eyes, in my hands was an electric guitar, whose makeup and detail said that it was mine. As I adjusted my hands to strike a chord, I knew I would not be disappointed. i struck first an A, and then a C, and then continued on, feeling as well as hearing the notes as they were played. Everytime I would play a chord, a measure of the purest flames would fly from the strings. I then willed it to become Firechord and Embersong, and it did in the blink of an eye, and with a thought had become the guitar again. "I will call this Fireheart."
The girl looked at me and Enxil satisfied. Enxil had changed his blade into a staff that resembled the blade and was twirling it and wielding it with grace. The girl spoke, "Now, in time you will meet others like yourselves, and it will be your duty, Xeiln, to bring them together into one group, which you will lead. Some of them will be older than you by years, but only just become Half-Hearts. Some will be as old as time itself, yet they will serve you and listen to you. You are to find these others, and test them. See if they are still worthy of the power they have. If they are not, you are to remind them of why and how they have their power. You two are going to be my most promising yet. You have been deemed dead in your world, though the people close to you will know you are not. You may show yourselves to them. There is a matter that must be handled as of now i am afraid. It involves someone from your world, a very close friend of yours, named Josh..."
