Kai's urgency knew no bounds, not when Aira's safety was factored in. He made haste, his legs moving faster than they ever had in their fourteen years of his life. They moved, turning corner after corner, swiping away black shadow creature after black shadow creature with his key...blade. [color=20b2aa][i]This thing was best referred to as a Keyblade, [/i][/color]Kai thought to himself. And as that thought faded into nothingness, Kai’s presence around town did the same. 

He finally rounded the corner to Aira’s house and he burst through the door, hesitation non-existent. When he went through the door, the sight of Aira warmed his heart. It grew warmer when he saw her unsafe. He thanked whatever god he could that he got to her house just in the nick of time. It was, as some would say, a miracle. And yet, at the same time he arrived, Kai realized something was terribly, terribly wrong.

He couldn’t properly explain the scene that had unfolded before him, but in a matter of moments, though it seemed like an eternity, Kai bore witness to these tentacle-like things come up from the ground as a strange girl with pink hair stood beside her with a scythe.

The only thing Kai could do in the limited amount of time he was given to see Aira safe, then gone, was watch her disappear into the ground. His name was called out by her two, rosy lips. But she did not hear him call out to her. She was gone before he could do anything.

Kai was absolutely helpless. He couldn’t save her.

He sat there for what felt like hours, his sorrow overtaking him. He had cried and wept for his failures; for how he was utterly useless in protecting her. He swore he would protect her. He swore to that voice that beckoned him. He made a vow that he wanted nothing more than to protect her. He had proven his resolve when he was granted this-this Keyblade. When he has bestowed this weapon, he was able to protect Aira. He even was able to protect his family with it. But when it came down to it, Kai wasn’t able to do anything as she was taken from him.

[color=20b2aa]“I’ve failed you, Aira…”[/color]

[i]Do you want to save her, Kai?[/i]

Again, he heard the same voice. Though, as he let the words resonate in his mind, Kai gritted his teeth. [color=20b2aa]“Where were you!? Why didn’t you save her!?”[/color] He replied angrily, emotional.

[i]I apologize, Kai. I wish there was something I could’ve done.[/i]

[color=20b2aa]“You could have stopped it from happening! You claim to know about all of us and you obviously seem to know what’s going to happen. [b]You[/b] could’ve helped her!”[/color]

There was a long moment of silence, to which Kai was wheezing through his emotions. It was then the voice spoke again. [i]I am truly sorry, Kai. She is out of my reach, but there may be something that can be done. But I need you to trust me. Can you do that?[/i]

Trust? How could Kai trust this person when, despite knowing what was going to happen, they couldn’t do anything to stop Aira from being taken from him? 

[i]Go to the train station. Take the Purple Rain Train to Main Place. There, you will find an associate of mine. She will take you to a man in the Abandoned Mansion. Can you do that for me?[/i]

Kai stood up, not replying to the voice in his head. It wasn’t as though he didn’t hear the words spoken to him. He heard every single word. This was more about him digesting everything that just happened. He was still trying to process that she was gone, but Kai was not the kind of boy who would back down so easily. Aira was his everything. He was the only person of Sunset Terrace that didn’t judge him for his quirkiness. She never gave him a hard time like some of the other kids did. She was never cruel or mean to him. She never abandoned him like other did. She stood by him through thick and then. Even when their old friend, Axis, whom Kai nor Aira heard from in five years, had moved away, she didn’t let that from sticking by his side. 

He wouldn’t be able to look himself in the mirror if he didn’t repay the favor.

[color=20b2aa]“I’m in.”[/color]

That was all Kai said. He was off to the train station and to Twilight Town to meet this girl...whoever she was. Acting on blind faith was never his cup of tea, but Kai was desperate. He just prayed that his desperation wasn’t leading him down the wrong path.

When Kai reached the train station he saw the train. It started to glow with a brilliant light. As he would go forth, he closed his eyes because of the brightness of the train. When he opened his eyes, he hit a literal wall. Looking around him, he knew immediately something was wrong. 

[color=20b2aa]"Where am I?"[/color]