eachdraidh | first key; Seelie locked (forward dated a little)

[It's been a...strange few weeks. Even with being used to other worlds by the time of his arrival, he's never stayed for this long. By now, Terra has a fair idea of how things work around here, and if not an idea, then he can guess at least. Or at least he thinks he's got this. In front of him, there's a chess set, set up in a rather peculiar way compared to most. For instance, there are a few raised platforms, and the pieces, while obviously still intended for their original uses, look different.

A little faerie chirps on the other side of the chess board, trying to lift one of the pieces near her and obviously failing if the way her body gets pulled down with the piece is any indication.]

Hey, hey. Careful or you'll hurt yourself.

[He reaches to help her and the faerie puffs her cheeks and pouts at him, wings beating as fast as a hummingbird's as she lowers the piece and crosses her arms, making him chuckle and shake his head before returning his attention to the network.]

I didn't think they were actually able to do it. Bring us things from home I mean.

[Terra holds a piece up, then places it down.]

I'm set up in the library if anyone is up for a game. Strong minds are equally as important as strong bodies.

[He then inclines his head.]

Unless you're looking for getting your butt kicked in the more physical sense, I'll be down in the training grounds later.

[And the feed ends.]

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Don't get me wrong, I'm not looking for a replacement.

[Nobody could replace Eraqus after all. He doesn't sound offended at the suggestion, but his response is a quiet one.]

One of my fellow pupils is here, in any case. If anything I'll train with her rather than under her.

No, of course not. It's good that you have someone to stay sharp with.

I'm Steve.

Terra. I take it you've been here longer than I have.

A couple of years. One of them barely counts, I slept through most of it.

[Sure Steve, worry another one of the new kids.]

How's it been for you so far?

Slept?

[There's a look that crosses Terra's face, one that's a mix of concern and horror. Did he have his heart stolen as well? The question makes him pause before he shrugs.]

It's not so different from any other world I've been to, but I'm not used to staying this long.

Yeah. A curse of some sort. Probably rare.

[Steve adds when he sees the look on his face. And it's not a lie, he only knows of a couple of others that it happened to.]

You've been to a lot of worlds?

[The word "curse" just makes him look more alarmed, even with "probably rare" tacked onto the end of it. His brow furrows, lips pursed together.]

A woman named Maleficent wasn't the cause behind it?

[Though she said some other fairy had been responsible for the kingdom falling asleep, Maleficent herself had some sleep spells up her sleeves, if the way she'd easily taken control of him had been any indication. At Steve's question, he nods.]

It's our duty to maintain the balance of the worlds. The other pupil I mentioned before - Aqua - she and I were sent to look into a few things, before we came here. [Only that didn't go so great...] The Master opened the Lanes Between because of something that came up.

[There's some recognition in his eyes at that name.]

She was here. It's been awhile since I've seen or heard anything of her. But she didn't seem the type who'd do something like that.

Sounds like you're sort of familiar with this stuff. All the talk about cycles and order and rebirth.

[She was here. Was. Terra's jaw tightens, not wanting to say anything that might upset Steve, but he thinks of the Snow White and Zack that he's met here, and he shakes his head.]

She could have been an entirely different version of the one I know. I've already met someone like that here.

[It was a little weird. Trust him.]

Not so much cycles and order and rebirth, but definitely something along those lines. The story I've heard about the shards inside us is similar to one we have back home of the Light.

Yeah, that happens.

[Steve thinks about the people who know him, or at least a version of him, someone who's him but not him.

Definitely weird, but he's making some friends because of it.]

Can you tell me more about it? The light.

[He nods at the request. It's not exactly something that he hasn't not spoken of since he came here.]

Once upon a time, every world was connected. They were all one, and everyone lived under the Light, which was the heart of all worlds. People desired the power of the Light, and they clashed, wielding Keyblades. Their greed and jealousy introduced Darkness into the world, and in the aftermath of the Keyblade War, the χ-blade was shattered into pieces, the worlds split, and Darkness covered everything.

[Steve's quiet for a moment after he finishes, because it does sound pretty similar - every world being connected, people warring with one another, Look to the Light.]

Did it ever get finished? Does the darkness still cover everything?

A...man I once respected tried to recreate the χ-blade so he could begin the Keyblade War all over again. [There's a slight wince when he remembers how easy it was for Xehanort to manipulate him.] I was fighting him when I first arrived, and someone I chose to be my successor recently told me that they were still fighting him ten years down the line.

[He shakes his head.]

I don't know where I am during that time, but I'm told that they're working to get us all together to finish it and stop the Darkness once and for all.

[Terra's still a little unsure how he feels about that. There's Darkness in him too; what will happen to that when the Darkness is defeated?]

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