A Certain Magical Keyblade Wielder

Chapter 15: Prelude to the Road

*Disclaimer* - I do not own the copyright to Kingdom Hearts or Toaru Majutsu no Index

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*A/N* - Greetings again! Hope all is well with you. Coming off the last chapter, Sora's certainly got himself a lot to think about along with what exactly is going to happen. Taking what Darkness told the boy, there is a great deal to consider along with the realization that there are other events about to take off. What I mean by that is the Toaru side is now ready to take the spotlight while we go through some of the events leading up to Endymion and the Daihasei Festival. Things are certainly going to get interesting, to say the least. Nevertheless, I'd like to thank everyone for checking this story out and continuing to leave reviews. It really does help and is fun seeing the reactions to what's happening. Plus, with how I'm approaching Endymion and the Daihasei Festival it'll be nice to hear how that change is viewed. Now then, without further ado and enough of me rambling, I hope you'll enjoy this chapter and others to come as we continue Sora's time in the world of Toaru.

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*Kingdom Hearts 3 Re: Mind Final World (Yozora) OST [0:00-2:30]*

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Stars... the sight of seeing so many up above in the night sky was something to be mesmerized by. There was no denying that at all. Anyone who tried to play it off was lying to themselves. However, in this certain case, things were not quite what they seemed.

Opening his eyes, Sora was now awake, and with his blue eyes taking in the sight of the night sky, he couldn't help but have a content smile appear on his lips. That is... until he realized something was not exactly right.

Without wasting another moment, the spiky-haired teen threw himself upward so that he was now sitting up and now at full attention.

"What the... why am I here?"

Surrounding the boy was clear, dark water followed by the sight of the night sky illuminating thousands and millions of stars off the water's reflection. He couldn't help but feel his breathing start to pick up followed by him swerving his head side-to-side taking in the sight before him. Jumping up to his feet, Sora immediately knew where he was and couldn't help but feel worried.

"No... I... what am I doing here in the Final World? I didn't...die, did I? No... What happened?"

Taking a few more steps ahead, the brunette folded his arms across his chest and started to speak what was currently on his mind.

"Okay... the last thing I remember... I was on the train feeling tired and listening to the music being played while my phone was going off and then... I made it to my dorm... so, I should be asleep."

He instantly recalled Chirithy's words about what the Final World was and how it was a place between sleep and death which makes it easy to access from the Sleeping Worlds and the Dive to the Heart. It was also the place where those whose hearts and bodies have perished together but have something holding them down and keeping them from dying. Such a strange and unusual place.

As Sora was thinking to himself, the sudden memory of him sloppily walking out of the train and through District 7 to get back to his dorm while somehow avoiding anyone. Granted, it was getting pretty late at night which somewhat explained why nobody was out in public. Moreover, he could faintly remember flopping his Keyblade at his door, opening it, and then closing the door before barely making it to his bed slamming right into it, and passing out.