It was chaos, pure and simple, the city of Ottawa was burning while the city was surrounded by rioters, police failing to keep the peace and Military trying to protect what they could. Luckily, my family and I were far from any towns and on the Quebec side of the river so we were spared the majority of the carnage. But as the day turned to night we heard over the radio that there was a safe place a few towns away, in the mountains.

My parents loaded the family car, my older sister made sure we didn’t forget anything while I kept an eye on the radio to make sure that anything didn’t happen that would screw with our plans of getting to safety. My mom made a quick check that everyone was here before starting the car and driving off. Hours passed as the drive as I began to fall asleep as It was late at night and I had nothing really to do by looking outside.

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I awoke in confusion and with blurred vision. I could only see white no matter which way I faced. “The hell?” I asked myself as it was clear there was nobody else here. Why couldn't I remember how I got here, the last thing I remember was falling asleep in the car.

And as I grabbed my head a bright light began to shine from behind me and a voice spoke “Hello there.” the voice said before I turned around and saw an old man standing in front of me.

“Hi?” I said confused before he sat down in a chair I knew it wasn’t there a moment ago.

“Why don’t you take a seat?” He asked as I turned around and saw a chair behind me. I took a seat. “Now I know you must have questions, I’ll do my best to answer them.”

I asked the first question that popped into my head. “What happened?”

“First are you familiar with what day today is?” The old man asked.

“December twenty-first?” I asked confused.

The man nodded before asking “And do you know what is so special about today? ” It took me a moment to think, there wasn’t anything that came to mind before the old man sighed and answered the question for me “The end of the Mayan Calendar. Or in other words the end of the world.”

I looked at the old man for a good minute trying to piece together what he was saying “Wait so you're saying that the apocalypse happened? I asked.

The man looked away while answering “In a way, yes, but in another way, it was just a test for those living there. Would they choose Chaos or would they band together to stop it?” He asked.

“So why am I here?”

“There are those who didn't go the violent route. For those people, like you, I’m giving a gift, anything they wish for, within reason, I can’t make anyone a god or anything close to that.” The man answered.

“And what of those who failed or died?”

“They will simply not remember today as it would have all been like a dream long past.” he explained, “They will live their lives not knowing what they have done today, As for those who take my offer they will simply be replaced by a copy to live the lives of those who left.” he said before turning back to me and clapping his hands “Now enough questions you must have a wish.”

I thought for a second as visions of power flowed through my head, one of those visions was me a daring warrior protecting a village, another one was of me being a powerful mage dueling another mage, and finally one was of me being a superhero in new york. But as I opened my eyes I came to a decision. “I want a keyblade and magic, as well as to be able to create dark corridors.” I asked

The old man smiled and said “Ah adventurous are we, now you might want to brace yourself for this” the old man said as a shock went through my head and I was knocked out.

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When I woke up and saw that I was slowly falling onto a pillar of glass. Luckily, there's something in here this time. I stood in a huge pillar made of glass that's blue. I was in the Realm of Awakening from Kingdom Hearts 1. “Alright,” I muttered, looked around for any signs of life.

As I looked around before a voice spoke to me, it was a different voice than the old man, one that was both familiar and strange to me. ‘So much to do, so little time…’ It said as I looked around. ‘Take your time. Don’t be afraid.’

‘Now, step forward. Can you do it?’

I took a few steps forward to the center of this circular structure plane, a display stands with a black shield with red rims and red symbol of Mickey mouse head with gold frame lines on the center magically appeared in white sparkles; ‘Power sleeps within you.' I turned right around to see another stand with a green wand with a brown base and on top of it is a blue mickey mouse head appears; ‘If you give it form...’ I turned around again and a third stand popped up with a sword with a blue wrapping handle, yellow arc guard and black mickey mouse head symbol on the base of the guard. ‘It will give you strength. Choose well.’ the voice finished saying as all three stands are now present.

I walked towards the sword. ‘The power of the warrior. Invincible courage. A sword of terrible destruction.’ Reaching for it while the voice responds to my arm extension. ‘Is this the power you seek?’ Without hesitation I grabbed it.

Calmly watch as the sword in my hand vanish.‘Your the path is set.’ the voice said as turned around to view the last two as it continued speaking. 'Now what power will you give up?'

I walked towards the wand. ’The power of the mystic. Inner strength. A staff of wonder and ruin.' The voice explained as I reached for it, just like before with the sword it asked. ’You give up this power?’ I grabbed the staff and it vanishes as the voice spoke.

'You’ve chosen the power of the warrior. You’ve given up on the power of the mystic. Is this the form you choose?’ It asked and I nod in response. Before I knew it; the stands lean down to one side before sinking, the floor began to shatter underneath me and I began to fall.

As I fell I saw a glass stained picture of myself, Slowly descending down and landed on my feet with a tap. Suddenly, the Kingdom Key keyblade appeared in my hand.

’You’ve gained the power to fight.’ the voice said as I took a practice quick swing down as I wasn’t familiar with sword combat. ‘Alright! You’ve got it.’

'Use this power to protect yourself and others.’ Five Shadow heartless started to appear from the ground up like 2d to 3d ‘There will be times you have to fight. Keep your light burning strong.’

I rushed to smack a few heartless as they tried to get a swipe in but they have delayed opening for a smack from my blade, not giving them a chance. I only took down two before they all sank back down and gone, with only the remains of their kind, small green orbs which flew into me as I got near it and can feel a tingle but since I haven’t taken damage I didn’t really need them.

‘Behind you.’ The voice commented as I turned around to see one Shadow tried to sneak up behind me, ready to attack. However, I smacked it away as hard as I could. my gut instinct has turned around, facing two more or them and had to dodge away from the one on the right but wince and surprised when the other one reacts just a few milliseconds and gave a scratch mark at my rib but luckily no actual mark. I swung at one and by a miracle, it disperses into dark wisps while dropping two small green orbs which flew into me seconds after.

Last two heartless decided to leave now that they are not in big numbers. Sinking into the floor as the floor started to turn black from their escape and before I knew it I sank into the darkness.

Awaken once more from being trapped in the darkness that soon left my view. Seeing myself laying on the floor. Sitting up only to gain the attention of what’s on the floor. Another glass stained picture of me.

When I got up, my eyes lock onto a beam of light pointing towards a door. I walked towards it and just when I reached within better perception to realized it was see-through.

“Great can’t open it...” I said. Turning around to see a yellow and red chest which I walked towards and tapped it with the keyblades tip. It opened to find a cylinder, cup size bottle with an odd green jello star. “Oh nice a Potion,” I said, putting it in my left jacket pocket. At that moment, a large crate appeared behind me. I looked at it for a few seconds before my keyblade flash shortly, gave me a hint to smash the crate. Taking this thought to the test, I smashed the crate in an overhead slam, smashing it into wooden shrapnel's and another potion popped out in a small hand size clam chest which I picked up and store it with the other one.

As I picked it up the frame of the door became solid. Hming to myself only to get my thought sidetrack when a flash came from behind turn to look, seeing a wooden barrel standing upright just a few feet from the left of the door. Following the logic of this room, I managed to pick it up and throw it at the door which caused the thrown object to shatter and caused the door to fully become solid. Reaching out to the bar handle I opened it and was bathed in light.

As the light left, I was in yet another room where there was a glass stained thing with another image of me.

Looking around for anything that might lead me forward. I saw another heartless so I pulled out my keyblade as I became surrounded by them. Had to avoid taking hits though that wasn’t easy with around 10 Shadows keeping me moving if I ever stop it’s to either get hit or attack once only to continue this rodeo routine.

An hour later, the fight ended and got myself a deep breathing room, I was tired. Stretched my limbs for a bit, a bright circle light up from the center of the room. Guessing what it does I walk inside it and immediately sigh as a feeling of being rejuvenated in and out of my being. And as I stepped on the light moved forward before fading away at the edge and a walkway appeared made out of stain glass of different colors.

After a long run which is a relief of regaining stamina before heading forward, I made it to the other side and found a light. From here I decided to walk casually. Stepping into the light a familiar voice spoke. ‘The closer you get to the light, the greater your shadow becomes.’

I quickly look behind me to see my shadow grow and raise from the ground and slowly taking a more three-dimensional form. ‘Don’t be afraid.’ I took a few steps back, a mixture of fear and adrenaline rush through me. This large shadow took one step forward as if it senses my fears. ‘and don't forget...’

It didn’t finish as the Darkside reeled its fist, dark sphere engulfs its fist and slammed it into the ground just barely miss me. Taken the opportunity I slashed at its balled up a fist as Shadow heartless came out of the darkness that the fist spawned. After a few hits, the Darkside pulled its hand back and started to launch orbs of darkness from the heart-shaped hole in its chest. I dodged the blasts but wasn’t lucky against the nearby Shadows and got hit by them that were swarming around the Darkside. No choice but to get rid of them, I went and dealt with them in a hit or two before focusing on Darkside as I slashed at its arms on its side. It fell to its knees and hand and began to sink into the ground. I think I may have killed it!

I was breathing heavily tired from my fight I fell to one knee and put my keyblade in the ground before I noticed that darkness surrounded me and I began sinking. ‘You hold the mightiest weapon of all.’ was the last thing I heard before waking up

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