When Master Linx went into the forest, Juno and Trista followed with only a moment’s hesitation. Renatus lingered for two moments, but in the end curiosity won him over as well. And for this, the group discovered a huge lion had cornered Keoki. However, Keoki didn’t seem afraid; he just seemed awed. Ren watching with great admiration as Master Linx leapt at the lion and pinned it. He wished that he might have the courage to do the same some day.

“Go back to the dojo.” Master Linx looked at Keoki when he said this, but the teens knew he meant everyone. Renatus was glad to oblige his teacher, but after walking out of the clearing he found that Trista and Juno weren’t following. Against his better judgment, he turned around and found a tree from behind which to eavesdrop, too.

Keoki lingered just beyond the clearing, eyes locked on the lion that was now holding conversation with Master Linx. Linx spoke to the thing like it was a normal human being! Wasn’t the least bit unnerved by its size and strange abilities? It was then Renatus fully realized just how little they really knew about their teacher.

“Stop! Something’s wrong here.” Keoki reentered the clearing. He lifted his gaze to look Master Linx in the eye, “I think he just wants to help,” Help? A talking lion help? Ren’s fear told him the thing was more like a harbinger of doom.

“What’s Kingdom Hearts?” Keoki directed this question at the lion. Kingdom Hearts? The name resonated with his heart like he should know something about it, but there was no memory in his mind related to it. So strange! All of this was beginning to make him nervous. Had he looked up, he would have seen the sky darken.

"Run! Go! Now! Leave! It’s not safe for you anymore." The lion shouted, worry obvious in his tone. Suddenly black creature burst forth from pools of darkness in the ground and Renatus’s heart froze. ‘The creatures from my dream!’ he realized with widened eyes. He took a step backwards from the tree. The creatures leapt towards Keoki, and though somewhere inside he wanted to help, Ren’s body was rigid with fear. The Lion crushed Keoki’s attackers and shouted for him to go.

Ren’s white haired companion fled. Renatus wanted to flee in the other direction, but he knew his friends would go after Keoki. What should he do? He thought it might be smart to stay with Master Linx. After all, he was the experienced fighter here- “Oof!” He fell face forward due to an attack from behind. Shaking, he pushed himself up and ran forward into the clearing, but only succeeded in tripping and falling once more. Never did it occur to him to use the shield still strapped to his arm, and he’d dropped the sword back at the dojo. All he wanted right now was for Master Linx to get rid of them. It was one thing to have fought them in a dream, but in real life you could die. And if you died you wouldn’t wake up.

"Keyblade Wielders...Show yourself." A deep voice could be heard coming from the beach. The word keyblade resonated in his heart as well, but his fear grossly overpowered that. He was just about ready to curl up in the fetal position and cover his head with his shield.

“Help!” He cried, his voice and body shaking like a leaf in the wind.

Linx waited for the others to take Keoki before releasing the lion. After asking the lion's purpose for coming to the island, it responded with a snarl. Linx was going to press the matter further but Keoki and Renatus returned to the clearing. Linx glanced past them looking for the others, but Keoki out burst took his attention. He approved the lion asking a question that Linx had hoped to keep from him for a little longer.

"Kingdom Hearts..." Linx was going to answer for the lion but there was a sudden shift in the atmosphere. The wind sped up, the sky darkened, and the forest went quiet besides th howl of the wind. Linx looked up into the canopy, out of no were three heartless soldiers fell onto Linx likes hawks onto prey. There yellow eyes locked on there target, there red claws reaching for him. As soon as the first one got close Linx swiped his closed fist into the heartless, it went flying way off course and slammed into a tree were it burst into black mist. With the other hand he reached for the next one and grabbed one of its arm. Pulling it down faster then before it hit the ground, before it could lift its head brought its foot down onto the heartless were it met the same end as the other one. Without slowing, with the same hand he reached for the last one. Reaching past the claws, his hand wrapped around its head. The helmet crumpled like paper as Linx closed his hand. The heartless tried to claw at his arm, but it was cut short as its head disappeared in Linx's closed fist and the body burst into black mist.

Immediately, He turned around to check the others. The lion was being covered by heartless, Renatus as being cornered, and Keoki was no wee to be seen. He went straight for Renatus, as he walked by the lion he swiped his hand over it with out even looking. The ones on top were destroyed as the others were thrown from the force of the swing, "Run, but that won't stop it." 4 power wilds surrounded Renatus as he just laid there. Linx drove his hand like a spear throw the back of one. Throwing it to the side, he moved to the next one and uppercutted it. With out loosing momentum he round house kick another one sending it flying. The 4th circled around and jumped onto Linx's back. He reached around, grabbed and thrown it to the ground were his fist followed into its chest.

Straightening himself, he looked down at Renatus, he offered no hand or no reassurance. He just looked at him, he still had the shield but not the sword and fear was present over his face. This fear wasn't anything he could help with with now, they would have to face it head on. Linx closed his eyes then looked up. He scanned the area for Keoki when out the corner of his eye he saw movement. He turned to it ready for what ever it may be, when he notice a familiar color cloths move behind a tree, "Come out Juno." As he stepped out Linx notice he too didn't have a weapon. "You two disappoint me. Admirable it maybe to run to your friends aid. How would you two had helped with out your weapons?" White mist bloomed from his mask.

The answer, if they gave one, was drowned out by a roar, "Keyblade Wielders...Show yourself." Looking the way of the beach, "Follow." was all he said as he made his way. He went slow just slow enough so the others could follow. As he come to the beach he saw a Darkside holding Keoki, with out braking stride Linx leapt at the monstrous heartless. He Brought his hand down in a chopping motion down the middle of the heartless. It stood there for a second before its halves starting to fall to both side. Keoki fell from its grip but Linx caught him. Setting him on the sand Linx looked back into the ocean. It had become a black maelstrom of chaos, more Darkside were coming with even more heartless. He turned to the others, "Go back to the dojo." He add in a uncharacteristic manner, "Believe in your selves and you will find a way." He turned to the oncoming Heartless. He new the dojo would be no safe haven for them, but They can't reach the full potential and there destiny if he is protecting them all the time. He stretched his arms for the battle ahead.