the realm of darkness....
The past few days had been more than odd for Juan. He thought back to when he had left and what had happened. as he took off he felt the voice getting louder and louder and he felt the flame in his own soul getting stronger as if reacting to something he felt. as he continued to fly he saw an isolated island shrouded in darkness. He felt his flame go crazy almost as if it was alive. "this must be it" Juan said to himself. he stepped of of the ship and returned it to it's small form and put it in his pocket safely. he walked on the abandoned space until he saw an eerily familiar face. Jester stood in front of him. "Master?! What happened to you i thought you were dead."
Jester smiled lovingly "It would take alot more than just darkness to stop this old bean" he said
"you seem to have gotten strong enough for your flame to live"
Juan was amazed at how his master could see into his very being at times. "uh yes i guess. but i don't know whats going on. i saw you were being sucked in by the darkness."
jester laughed. "yes " he said "and when ii was brought down there i learned so much about the darkness itself. i had to fight through thousands of heartless until i finally made it to this island. it is a land a have named the land of reprieve. it's a lad that is so abundant with light that the darkness does not come near. then i decided to wait for the heir to the throne of flame to get strong enough for me to call him."
Juan became quite confused.' Heir to the throne of flame."
Jester smiled" you were your fathers first born. and the last living member of La Mafia De La Llama Paison. meaning that all you need to do now is take the test of succession.finally the flame of the just and righteous will be passed on."
it seemed to Juan that as the more his master spoke the less sense his master made. "wait what" Juan said "the flame is righteous? but i thought we were the most dangerous family."
"no the family was not evil we were powerful. we had a large amount of influence and we took care of the citizens of our town." jester explained " there were very many organizations that wanted the defeat of the family and we had to destroy those families to stay in power but we weren't just a tribe of murderers.when your father saw the heartless threat approaching he gave you to me and told me to travel to a quiet world so i could train you. he saw a flame in you similar to his own. a flame that meant a way of communication for the people who were protected by the great flame of passion. but then the great flood happened and all of the flames of your family went out. i trained you to the best of my ability and your flame matured but one day the darkness found me. i fought through heartless until i found this place. and then i began to wait. wait for the flame of passion within yourself to grow enough for me to reach you. and now i can finally give you your last test. the mark of true mastery. and the mark of leadership."
Juan, now slightly less confused asked" so what is this test." he asked.
jester smiled regretfully and summoned his keyblade" one last duel"
before Juan could resist jester was attacking. Juan looked at the face of his master and all he noticed was sadness. as he dodged his masters strikes he said"master what is this?!" his master said. " i am the last living guardian of the flame. in order to fulfill my duty and give you the test" still attacking. Juan still dodging said "you don't have to do this master. this is too much you've finally found me.can't we just call it a day or something" Jester only attacked harder then replied "No we can't just call it a day.Do you know how many people died in order for you to live and one day make the family strong once again." Juan jumped back and stopped suddenly he felt as if the faces of all of his fallen family were running through his mind. people he had never met and certainly didn't know died for his sake. in that moment he made the decision. the decision to fight hard. he drew his keyblade.
"alright master " he said as nervous as he thought he would be. he had never beat his master in a duel before this day.but if he wanted to make it up to those who came before him he would have to win. he charged in and attacked low his master dodged by jumping and went for an attack on the head but Juan was ready and with his left hand he shot a fire ball at his master. his master flew back and landed on his feet" i have seen much improvement in you child. now to show you my full power" he said and he pulled out his loot."i didn't teach you how to incorporate your flame into your music did i. let's hope you're a fast learner" he said and began to play. suddenly there were flames all around Juan. He looked up directly at his master.the look on his face was one that he rarely ever put on. a look of defiance.Jester began to attack with chords. for every chord change the flames got more intense. Juan was still unaffected. Jester began to play an even more powerful song but Juan continued to keep a cool head. "do you not like my songs young one" jester asked still playing. Juan smiled."the thing is master," Juan said" while i was away i learned several songs. and i also learned alot about controlling and channeling my flames. and as far as guitar Ive gone beyond the ten thousand hour mark of mastery with that. combining the two is something I've only done once and i think you're about to see why." he said. holding his keyblade in one hand and guitar in the other.suddenly he started to glow a bright red and his keyblade began to float behind him as he brought his guitar to holding position. the ferocity of his flames were something to behold. Juan played one note. blowing away the entire song being played be jester. jester smiled." no more holding back then ay kiddo?" he said and began to play notes that were able to match his pupils ferocity. "you and i are finally on the same level meaning this is now a battle of the music." he began the song classical gas. Juan responded appropriately playing the next few notes. the two went back and forward playing the next few parts of the song back. as the song was played jester picked up the pace and then began to play master of puppets.suddenly a huge phoenix appeared. Juan began to slow down. the music in him didn't seem to be enough to beat the beast. suddenly he felt his flame and heard it speak."you can't afford to lose" he had never heard his flame speak."um what" Juan thought as he played the rhythm for the song. "you have a voice as well as a guitar and you have soul.trust me, your flame, if we join forces you can win. but we must become one. "alright flame guy" Juan replied and closed his eyes suddenly he began to play red house. he opened his eyes and he felt the flame and him were one. he looked up at his mater and it was as if from that notes themselves a dragon appeared. Juan began to float and began to solo. Juan sang a note and the dragon began to breathe fire. the dragon attacked the phoenix. as Juan continued to play and sing the dragons attack's became more fierce jester began to play harder as well and the phoenix began to attack."THIS IS IT" Jester screamed as the two beast fought. the two musician played as hard as they could until finally there was a huge explosion...
Juan got back up "Man that really hurt" he complained he looked for his master. "Master!" He called. finally he found his master beside a tree."Master!! are you alright?!?!?!"
"No I'm not alright you blasted me into a tree!" Jester said he then let out a quick chuckle that was interrupted by a burst of pain."this is it for me kid. That means that you passed the test of succession. now to receive you reward." his master crew a sign on Juan's forehead. "Possidiamo Il Cielo" at that moment the sign began to glow. jester drew his keyblade. the leader of the family must carry his master's key as well as his own. treat her well"
"but what about you" Juan asked.
"your family has been waiting for me for some time. it is time that i return to the flame of love, passion, freedom my friend. you have been a good pupil"
"This can't be the end" Juan said.
"No it's not it's just the beginning. now go. i sense that there is a flame that you are responsible in the realm of darkness."
Juan thought for a moment. the only other person who he had even talked to about the flame was Tristan. could it be that he was in danger."but how do i get there" he asked
"There is a portal to that realm not too far from here. go save your friend. and promise me you'll start a dynasty twice as fine as your fathers a dynasty of kindness." he began to disappear.
Juan, with tears in his eyes said "I swear t you on the Honor of the boss of the mafia. i will keep the family name a strong one."
jester smiled then disappeared.
Juan, using both keyblades purified the world only to find that it was his own home world. he quickly found the portal and walked through it. he began to search as he thought back when suddenly he felt another flame. as if the flame was protecting him he suddenly saw Tristan. Juan ran up to him as fast as he could.