Hello, everyone! Keyblade Master of Light here and you guessed it, a new KH story is born once again! We are now in KH III! Finally, right! I've been wanting to do a story of this for a long ass time, just as I've been waiting for the game itself! That's right, people, we are now in the endgame of the saga! I hope you're just as excited as I am for this long ass ride of a story, so let's see where this will take us.

Disclaimer, I don't own Kingdom Hearts, the characters, worlds of other series and those characters as well. I only own my OCs and that's that.

Anyway, hope you enjoy this prologue.

Prologue: New Masters' Journey

In a village there are dark clouds with thunder roaring and lightning flashes and sword clashing sounds are heard and there are two people fighting in the village and they're Aptus and Malus who are locking their Keyblades against each other.

"Why, brother?! Why must you corrupt Kingdom Hearts and spread darkness? Are you trying to destroy world?" Aptus asked.

"Don't be foolish, Aptus. Light and love are not necessary for bringing peace and happiness. Darkness and power are the only true necessities." Malus said.

"Light and darkness are needed for balance. Snuffing out the light will only bring calamity. I will not allow you to use Kingdom Hearts to bring destruction and chaos in your wake." Aptus said.

"Then, fight me, brother! Let us determine the fate of Kingdom Hearts!" Malus said.

(Boss Theme: Black Powder)

(Information: Defeat Malus!)

Malus charges at Aptus and strikes with his Keyblade Dawn of Despair and then casts Dark Fire but Aptus unleashes a light barrier and slashes with his Keyblade Harbinger of Faith and then unleashes light daggers and sends them at Malus who unleashes shadow daggers to counter and their different daggers strike at each other but Aptus casts Cure and unleashes white fire at Malus who unleashes four floors of darkness under Aptus and they unleash dark pillars but Aptus vanishes in light and then triple slashes with Harbinger of Faith followed by unleashing a giant light orb but Malus unleashes black and crimson orbs at Aptus who deflects them effortlessly and then vertical slashes with Harbinger of Faith followed by a spinning slash and then unleashes white lightning but Malus retaliates with powerful slashes with Dawn of Despair followed by casting Dark Thunder and then unleashes shadow hands and has it deliver a powerful swipe but Aptus retaliates with three horizontal slashes with Harbinger of Faith followed by unleashing two light orbs around him sending Malus into the air and then fires three light shots but Malus levitates into the air and rains down black and crimson orbs.

Aptus dodges the crimson and black orbs and aerial slashes at Malus who counters and the two brothers exchange clashes with their Keyblades and lock weapons again creating a powerful light and dark wave destroying more of the village reducing to some buildings to rubble while fires start spreading and the two brothers unleash different blasts sending each other back and they go for the top of a building and Aptus dash slashes at Malus and delivers an upper slash sending Malus into the air but Malus unleashes shadow spikes from under Aptus who jumps to dodge and then lands on the tip of one of the spikes and then unleashes light daggers around Malus and they go for him but Malus unleashes a dark barrier to block the light daggers and then casts Dark Blizzard but Aptus counters with his white ice and they counter their spells creating cold mist and as Malus looks around the mist Aptus appears from behind and slashes from behind and then delivers a heavy strike sending Malus away but Malus stops himself and unleashes chains of darkness to attack at Aptus who destroys the chains and throws Harbinger of Faith at Malus who blocks the attack but the Keyblade disappears along with Aptus who reappears from behind and tries to strike but Malus blocks the attack and sends Aptus down to the ground but Aptus unleashes a giant light orb down at Malus with him.

Malus delivers powerful slashes with Dawn of Despair followed by unleashing a shadow blade and then unleashes crimson and black orbs and throws them at Aptus who unleashes a light barrier to block the orbs and then shatters the barrier apart sending the pieces at Malus who dodges every piece and charges at Aptus and delivers many slashes with Dawn of Despair but Aptus blocks every attack and strikes back with Harbinger of Faith followed by striking with a blade of light and then unleashes a giant orb of light sending Malus back but Malus retaliates with unleashing dark orbs and sends them to attack at Aptus who unleashes light arrows sending them at the dark orbs destroying them and causes massive damage on Malus who strikes back with unleashing giant shadow hands and they punch at Aptus sending him back against a building but he recovers and unleashes white flames to burn at Malus who sinks into the shadows and goes for Aptus and delivers an upper slash with Dawn of Despair and then sends down a giant dark orb but Aptus manages to block the giant dark orb and unleashes a giant light beam but Malus also unleashes a giant dark beam and they clash together creating a giant light and dark explosion and destroying more of the village as buildings, roads, and a castle reducing them to ruin and Aptus and Malus continue to face each other.

"It's no use, Malus. We're evenly matched. No matter how many times we fight, we cannot best each other." Aptus said.

"You are wrong, brother. I will defeat you, with Kingdom Hearts under my power." Malus said as he creates a dark portal.

"No!" Aptus said as he goes after Malus and into the dark portal.

Aptus and Malus are now in a badlands area where many Keyblade wielders of different sides are fighting against each other while more Keyblades are on the ground lifless while many orbs which are hearts are flying into the sky where a giant blue heart shaped moon is floating above.

"The Keyblade War." Aptus said.

"The clash between Keyblade wielders of light and darkness has started and now, Kingdom Hearts will be mine!" Malus said going for the heart moon.

"No!" Aptus yelled as he unleashes light chains trapping Malus.

"How dare you!" Malus yelled as he destroys the chains. "To claim Kingdom Hearts, I must destroy you!" Malus yelled as his left eye turns red and shadows surround him and transforms into a giant shadow demon with red marks on his body, giant demonic wings, black spikes, and a giant black tail.

"Unbelievable. Darkness has taken you, brother." Aptus said.

"eNoUgH! yOu MuSt DiE!" Demon Malus said.

"Then I have no choice, but to use this." Aptus said as he unleashes six angel wings on his back, his eyes turn pure white, and white markings appear on his body. "I will not allow you to claim Kingdom Hearts, Malus! I will stop you, even if I must use force!" Pure-Aptus said.

(Boss Theme: Black and White)

(Information: Defeat Demon Malus!)

Demon Malus unleashes black beams at Pure-Aptus who flies out of the way and charges at Demon Malus and slashes with Harbinger of Faith followed by unleashing orbs of light and sending them at Demon Malus who retaliates with striking with his shadow claws and then delivers a tail swipe and then unleashes dark lightning but Pure-Aptus unleashes light daggers around Demon Malus and sends them to attack at Demon Malus who unleashes a dark barrier and then unleashes crimson and black orbs around him and then sends them at Aptus who unleashes a light barrier to block the orbs and then slashes ay Demon Malus with Harbinger of Faith followed by unleashing light pillars but Demon Malus unleashes giant dark beams at Pure-Aptus sending him back and then uses Dawn of Despair to unleash crimson and black energy beams but Pure-Aptus flies to dodge out of the way and rains down light orbs at Demon Malus causing massive damage but Demon Malus swipes with his shadow claws followed by a tail swipe and then unleashes a giant black fireball and throws it at Pure-Aptus who creates a shield to block the attacks and then unleashes light chains trapping Demon Malus and slashes with Harbinger of Faith but Demon Malus unleashes shadow spikes to get Pure-Aptus.

Pure-Aptus avoids the shadow spikes and unleashes white lightning striking at Demon Malus who retaliates with unleashing dark pillars around Pure-Aptus who flies out of the way and slashes with Harbinger of Faith but Demon Malus blocks with Dawn of Despair slashes with the dark Keyblade followed by a tail swipe and then unleashes black beams but Pure-Aptus unleashes orbs of light and sends them at Demon Malus who unleashes shadow arrows to get rid of the light orbs and unleashes another giant black fireball but Pure-Aptus aerial slashes with Harbinger of Faith followed by unleashing light blades and then unleashes multiple white lightning but Demon Malus unleashes shadow spikes and then unleashes multiple black lightning all over the badlands but Pure-Aptus unleashes five rays of light and sends them at Demon Malus who counters with his own waves of darkness and sends them at Pure-Aptus who flies away and unleashes light pillars and then shoos three white fireballs but Demon Malus flies into the air and delivers an aerial slash with Dawn of Despair followed by slashing with a shadow blade and then strikes with his shadow claws but Pure-Aptus retaliates with slashing with Harbinger of Faith followed by unleashing light chains and lashes.

Demon Malus unleashes four dark pillars around him and then summons black lightning down from the sky at Pure-Aptus who avoids the pillars and lightning and summons a giant light orb and sends it down at Demon Malus who grabs it with his claws and transforms it into a dark orb and throws it at Pure-Aptus who casts Reflect to make the giant dark orb go right back at Demon Malus striking him making him roar and charges at Pure-Aptus and brutal slashes with Dawn of Despair followed by unleashing dark chains and lashes and then fires a giant black beam but Pure-Aptus vanishes and reappears above Demon Malus and rains down many small light orbs at Demon Malus who summons a dark barrier to protect himself from the light orb rain and casts Dark Fire followed casting Dark Blizzard but Pure-Aptus unleashes small light blades around Demon Malus and sends them closing at him but Demon Malus unleashes crimson and black orbs around him and sends them at Pure-Aptus who deflects them and delivers five slashes with Harbinger of Faith followed by a spinning slash and then unleashes light pillars but Demon Malus delivers five brutal slashes with Dawn of Despair followed by a brutal vertical slash and then unleashes a powerful dark blast but Pure-Aptus unleashes his powerful light blast.

After enough attacks on each other Aptus and Malus revert back to their normal forms and the two clash their Keyblades once more and Malus unleashes a shadow fist and uses it to strike but Aptus disappears and reappears above Malus and strikes from above but Malus backs off and unleashes three black fireballs at Aptus who deflects them and charges at Malus who charges back and after they pass each other Malus kneels to the ground.

"How absurd… I refuse to lose to you…! I am your equal." Malus said.

"That's true. We can't best each other, but in order to protect everything from your madness, I must end this battle." Aptus said as he coats his Keyblade with light.

"A sealing spell? How worthless." Malus said.

Aptus unleashes a giant black capsule behind Malus and then unleashes light chains around him but Malus chants a spell and as the light chains start wrapping him two things leave his body which are his heart and his soul as they fly off and Malus' body is now wrapped in light chains and goes for the capsule before it sinks into the ground.

"Finally…it's over." Aptus said looking up at Kingdom Hearts which is being covered by dark clouds. "Kingdom Hearts is safe." Aptus said and looks down to see the entire badlands empty and full of lifeless Keyblades on the ground. "At a terrible cost. The Keyblade War is over…" Aptus said as he creates a light corridor and leaves the badlands.

Years later in a kingdom that has a village three people are playing together outside the village and they're three boys.

The first boy has gold hair with two bangs on his shoulders, blue eyes, and wearing a white and blue shirt and blue shorts.

The second boy has black hair, blue eyes, and wearing a red shirt and blue trousers.

The third boy has semi-long black hair, pale skin, crimson eyes, wearing a black sleeveless shirt, and grey pants.

The gold haired boy and the pale boy are exchanging attacks with wooden swords.

"Have you heard of the legendary Keyblade War?" The gold haired boy asked.

"What? You mean that fairy tale? Don't tell me you believe in that crap?" The pale boy asked.

"It's NOT a fairy tale! There are people, who believe in that story." The gold haired boy said.

"They say they were fighting for an unseen land called 'Kingdom Hearts'. Many believe it's the giver of light." The second boy said.

"Not you too, Nago?" The pale boy asked.

"C'mon, Mortem? When're you gonna stop being such a grump and believe us for once?" The gold haired boy asked.

"When pigs fly. I expect this type of stupidity from you, Fortitudo, but not Nago" Mortem said delivering a shove with his wooden sword at Fortitudo knocking him to the ground. "I win again." Mortem said.

"You got lucky." Fortitudo said.

"That's what you get for bringing up that damn fairy tale." Mortem said leaving.

"Kingdom Hearts and the Keyblade War is NOT a fairy tale! I heard many stories about it." Fortitudo said.

"Some people think it happened, but most don't." Nago said.

"Don't you think it'd be cool to wield a Keyblade? To be like those, who wanted to defend the light? I wish was a wielder, so I can protect what matters." Fortitudo said.

"Unfortunately, I don't really see that happening. Come on, we're going to be late for class." Nago said.

"Okay, okay." Fortitudo said looking up at the sky. "Keyblade War, Kingdom Hearts? What are they? Why would anyone want to start a war for it? Well, one thing's for sure, if I had a Keyblade, I'd defend those I care about and maybe change the world for the better and stop living like this." Fortitudo said in his mind.

Years later in what looks like a badlands Ky and Noel who are wearing different outfits point their Keyblades at a higher rock where stands a shadow figure.

"Don't let a single one escape!" Ky said and with them are a group of their friends and they look up to see a swarm of Phantom Black Xetis and Shadow Heartless as well as other monsters.

"We'll each have to take on ten…" Bentley said.

"Stow your fear, it's now or never!" Blaze said.

"We can win this! I know we can." T.J. said.

"You fools have done well to make it this far, but unfortunately, this is a battle between the Virtues and my Vices! The rest of you are nothing but extras on the stage! Begone!" The shadow figure said.

"Is he gonna…" Noel stops talking as the shadow figure unleashes black beams.

The black beams go for the group and they get Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, Lucas, Sonic, Peach, Mario, and three others and they all vanish in darkness.

"Oh, no…!" Elena said.

"Holy crap!" Ken said.

"You asshole!" Pax yelled.

"BASTARD!" Ky shouted as he and Noel go for the shadow figure and attempt to deliver a strike and everything goes white.

In what looks like a black, blue, and yellow ethereal area twelve-year-old versions of Ky and Noel fall from the ethereal sky and they find a stained-glass floor and land on it.

"There are many hearts that are in pain. They are counting on you to mend them." A voice said and Ky and Noel look around.

Just then they see two mirrors and so they go for the mirrors and find reflections of themselves but the reflections are their thirteen-year-old versions and as they examine the mirrors they go into the mirror while the thirteen-year-old Ky and Noel come out of the mirror and just then they see many flashes of their past adventures in many worlds such as Justice City, Wisdom City, Dream Land, Middle-Earth, Land of Ninja, Digital World, Dragon Realms/Forgotten Worlds, N. Sanity Island, Shimmer Town, Silver Town, Pac-Land, Cybertron, Morning Land, Bionis, Bikini Bottom, Hyrule, Equestria, Angel Land, Neopia, Carona, Land of Fantasy, Outback, Fiore, Jump City, Empire City, Void Citadel/Divine Kingdom, Bygone Fortress/Noble Palace, Tower of Remembrance, Gloam City, Twilight Town, Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden, Spiral Mountain, Land of Dragons, Gotham City, Beast's Castle, Olympus Coliseum, Platinum City, Central City, Disney Castle, Four Nations, Atlantica, Vigrid, Port Royal, Agrabah, Halloween Town, Madagascar, Pride Lands, Space Paranoids, Hundred Acre Wood, World that Never Was, Mundas de Synd, Traverse Town, Home for Imaginary Friends, Narnia, Underground, La Cité des Cloches, City of Partnerships, Endsville, Realm of Warriors, Pranskter's Paradise, Valachia, Valley of Peace, Tremorton, The Grid, Berk, Eagleland, Glade of Dreams, Isle Delfino, Land of Gods, Country of Musketeers, Rosa, Path of Adventure, Third Street Elementary, Symphony of Sorcery, Path of Destiny, and Concave Fort and three pieces of the flashes come for the two and one is Ky fighting against Zervik in Void Citadel, the other is Ky, Noel, and Sora meeting with each other in Hollow Bastion, and the last is Noel fighting against Rixla.

"Which represents you?" The voice asked.

Ky and Noel choose which three and they go for the Ky, Noel, and Sora meeting each other.

"Mind and body are one together. Your strength and defense are also one. Do you seek balance?" The voice asked and Ky and Noel nod making the three flashes disappear.

More pieces of the flashes fly for the two and one has Ky fighting against the hooded Xyk, Noel meeting with Specter for the first time, and Ky and Noel defending Ami from Faust.

"Which do you seek?" The voice asked.

Ky and Noel go for the Ky and Noel defending Ami.

"You seek the power of the guardian. Kindness to aid friends. Is this what you choose?" The voice asked and Ky and Noel nod making all the flashes disappear.

Just then black water appears on the stained-glass floor and they sink into the black water despite their struggle until they're completely underwater.

Later Ky and Noel rise from the black water and they find themselves in a realm full of clouds and clear water and just then they see Phantom Black Xetis and Shadow Heartless and so Ky and Noel summon their Keyblades and start attacking at the Black Xetis and Heartless but the Phantom Black Xetis attack with their chains while the Shadow Heartless attack with their claws but Ky slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by a somersault slash while Noel slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by a flipping slash and they defeat all of the Black Xetis and Heartless.

Something rises from the water and they turn to see a giant watery dragon with crimson eyes and it roars at the two who prepare themselves with Keyblades in hand and the dragon breathes crimson fire at the two but they avoid the crimson flames and Ky aerial slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by an upper slash while Noel aerial slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by a graceful spin slash but the dragon slams its palms on the water creating shockwaves and then slams its tail at the two but they avoid the attacks and Ky aerial slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by a somersault slash while Noel aerial slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by a flipping slash but the dragon breathes more crimson flames and then slams its palms on the ground creating shockwaves but Ky and Noel continue to attack with their Keyblades and then they both deliver a crossing strike at the dragon's head finishing it off and the dragon roars and disappears while everything turns white.

In Divine Kingdom at the castle gardens a light portal appears and Ky, Noel, and Pax fly out of the light portal before it disappears.

"Aptus is inside the castle. Probably at the throne room. Let's go." Ky said.

"Okay. Lead the way, Prince Ky." Pax said smiling.

"Or should we say, King Ky." Noel said smiling.

"Stop it." Ky said.

(World of Divine Kingdom)

(Field Theme: Monarch of Light)

(Castle-Gardens)

(Information: Find Aptus in the throne room!)

Ky, Noel, and Pax start making their way through the gardens for the castle and they go inside the castle.

(Castle-Foyer)

The trio enter the castle and they find two guards.

"Prince Virtus! Welcome back!" One of the guards said bowing.

"Hey. Is still in the castle?" Ky asked.

"Yes, Sire. He is currently waiting for you in the throne room." The other guard said.

"Thanks. We're on our way now." Ky said.

The trio make their way through the castle and they later come across the two giant doors and they find Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, and Lucas.

"Hey, guys." Ky said.

"Welcome back." Elena said and sees Noel and Pax. "Noel! I'm so happy to see you again." Elena said hugging Noel.

"It's nice to see you too, Elena." Noel said also hugging Elena.

"How'd your test go? Did you become Keyblade Master too?" Elena asked.

"Yes. Me and Pax did." Noel said.

"Well, that's freakin' awesome! I knew you'd pull it off, Noel!" Ken said.

"Thank you, Ken and it's nice to see you again." Noel said.

"Eevee…" Grace said.

"Shuddup, mutt!" Ken yelled making everyone laugh.

"I'm glad you all became Masters." Lucas said.

"Thank you, Lucas. How are things in Noble Palace?" Noel asked.

"Great so far. Cleaning the whole kingdom for you's still a work in progress, but since we're clearly needed for a new adventure, we're gonna have to leave it to Tsubaki and the rest." Lucas said.

"Speaking of which, we'd better not keep Aptus waiting." Bentley said.

"He's right. Let's go in." Kiyo said.

"After you, Your Majesty." Max said bowing and so does everyone.

"Gee, thanks." Ky said as he goes for the doors and opens them and they all go into the throne room.

(Castle-Throne Room)

The group enter the throne room where they see Aptus, Oswald, Sonic, Peach, Mario, Griff, and Ami.

"Sorry to keep you waiting." Ky said.

"What matters is you made it." Oswald said.

"I brought Noel and Pax, just like you asked. So, what's this new objective we're doing?" Ky asked.

"As you all are aware already, we have to prepare ourselves for the coming battle between light and darkness. We need to gather our remaining two Virtues of Light, which are Jin and Astra, who have been lost for many years. We must also work to find our other Guardians of Light, and Yen Sid has already sent Riku and Mickey on their way to find one of the missing named Aqua." Aptus said.

"So, how're we gonna find Jin and Astra?" Elena asked.

"Finding Jin should be our first concern." Oswald said.

"As I recall during our last encounter with Malus, who has stolen Draco's body, he placed a pool of shadow and as Jin made his attempt to defeat Malus, he was pushed into that pool." Aptus said.

"So, he's trapped in the Realm of Darkness?" Ky asked.

"That is our assumption. On that part of the Realm of Darkness is the world of the Black Xetis, where you have traversed before. Therefore, this mission falls to Pax, Sonic, Peach, Oswald, and Mario.

"That's right. You showed us the to the Black Xetis' world when we were going after Zervik." Ky said.

"Correct. I will guide them under the throne room and there, they will begin their search for Jin. First, you will need these." Aptus said unleashing five suitcases which are green, blue, light blue, pink, and red. "These cases hold special garments for you. They will protect from the corruption of darkness." Aptus said.

"Thanks." Sonic said taking the blue suitcase.

"We'll do our best." Oswald said taking the light blue suitcase.

"Good luck, Pax." Ky said.

"Thanks." Pax said taking the green suitcase.

"Please be careful." Noel said.

"I will." Pax said kissing Noel's cheek making her blush.

"So, what should we do?" Ky asked.

"I have an important mission for you young Virtus and young Noel. Someone is causing horrible chaos in a world you are familiar with." Aptus said.

"What world?" Noel asked.

"It's a world you both have visited before. Noel, that world inhabits three friends, who have traveled with you, the one, who can command four elements." Aptus said.

"Of course…!" Noel said.

"Well, guess we'd better get goin' and put a stop to it." Ky said.

"And I'll be there to help out." Elena said.

"Damn straight! I haven't done jack in a while!" Ken said.

"All of us are together again!" Max said.

"You guys may be Keyblade Masters now, but you still got your friends." Tails said.

"Indeed. You two are not alone." Blaze said.

"Hmph. Let's get started." Shadow said.

"Pika!" Storm said perching on Ky's shoulder.

"Eevee!" Grace said getting in Noel's arms.

"Zatch, ready for another adventure?" Kiyo asked.

"You bet, Kiyo!" Zatch said.

"Yoshi!" Lucky said.

"I'm gonna show you guys I'm a capable warrior too." T.J. said.

"You guys and us, back to back." Sly said.

"This won't be a picnic, but then again, since when it was?" Bentley asked.

"'The Murray's' all pumped up!" Murray said.

"I'm ready when you guys are!" Lucas said.

"Great! In that case, we'd better get a move on." Ky said.

"Aptus, you can count on us." Noel said.

"I know I can. Make haste, young ones and good luck. May your heart be your guiding key." Aptus said.

Later the group leave Divine Kingdom and are in the Lanes Between and are covered in light.

"Um, do we know how to get there…?" Ky asked.

"All of the old pathways are closed…" Noel said.

"We'll figure something out." Elena said.

"Noel, since you already know them, why don't you try picturing them like they're here." Tails said.

"Okay." Noel said as she puts herself in a meditative state.

"Anythin'?" Ken asked.

"I'm trying, but so far nothing." Noel said.

"Hmm… May your heart be your guiding key…" Ky said.

"Huh? You mean the thing Aptus said? What did that mean anyway?" T.J. asked.

"I dunno, but I have a feeling it's important." Ky said.

"May me heart be my guiding key. Oh…!" Noel said as she uses Radiant Salvation to unleash a portal.

"Whoa, Noel, you just made a gate!" Ky said.

"I-I did…!" Noel said.

"Well, where're we going?" Murray asked.

"Four Nations, we're on our way!" Noel said.

"Let's go!" Ky said as they go for the gate and enter it as it disappears.

Well, there's the prologue for you guys. What did you think of it? Hope you enjoyed it and are looking forward to what happens next. I am looking forward to writing this story as a whole and I can't wait to write more of this soon. Next time, Ky, Noel, Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, and Lucas go for the first world to stop what chaos is happening in that world while meeting familiar faces. I'll see you all in the next chapter and I hope you look forward to more stuff from this new story. Take care, and I'll see you later. Don't forget to favorite, follow, and PLEASE review! Goodbye for now.