[i]Another day, another battle,[/i] Reece thought as the Dusk snaked towards him with it's inhuman jerky movements. Reece raised his dagger that he was given when the creatures first invaded Traverse Town several months ago. They were seemingly endless. Reece didn't know why they were coming, but they wrought destruction everywhere they went. And to make it all worse Heartless had started showing up as well.

"Come on!" he shouted at the monster. "You can't keep this up," he taunted. His ploy worked, the nobody tilted its head to the side before coming at him. Reece jumped at it, slashing with his dagger. The Dusk dodged the blow, stretching out of the way as though it was made of rubber. It send Reece flying back with a strong hit. Reece quickly struggled back on his feet. He wouldn't let this Dusk get through the perimeter. There were still many citizens, young and old, who couldn't fight; he had to protect them. Summoning up all the energy he had, Reece ran right at the nobody. This time it wasn't fast enough to dodge. The monster exploded into black smoke as it was defeated. [i]Yes![/i] Reece thought with a grin. He was getting stronger.

His excitement quickly turned to dread. In the dusk's place three more portals formed. Some sort of shadowy creatures came out of them. Reece gulped when he recognized them. [i]Neoshadows.[/i] He got into position, but he wasn't sure how well this fight would go. The most powerful of the invading heartless, and not just one but three. 

A noise sounded behind him. Reece whirled around to see more portals, this time with nobodies. They rushed towards the heartless. The heartless leapt at the nobodies. Reece was caught in the middle of the two sides. He rose his dagger and started attacking wildly, not even sure what ones he was fighting. Shapes moved so fast that they blurred and mixed together.

But time seemed to freeze when the Neoshadow rose in front of Reece. He swiped his dagger at it. It dodged. He was about to try again when the creature attacked. Sharp talons dug into his chest. He cried out as he fell to the ground. The heartless raised its claws in the air for a final blow. Reece closed his eyes. But the attack never came. He opened his eyes again.

Reece was in some sort of new place. Everything there was unfamiliar. He hesitantly got back onto his feet, wincing slightly. He walked forward, trying to make sense of what had happened. Reece realized that his injuries seemed to be healing though as he went through the place. Soon he couldn't even feel it any more. In the distance was a figure standing. After the constant fighting and battles, Reece wasn't very trusting of the unknown, but he needed to find out what was going on. He walked over towards the person.