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Once the prosperous world that was the Silver Star is now no more than a empty shell of what it once was. Having been devoured and reformed into this empty beating Metal Heart. It is in within this world that the mysterious Dark Sage makes his home. While this world is quiet hidden from the eyes of those of Arius, it is well within the plain sight of those who ride the rails of the Doom Train. However, it is no more then a sight, for there is no known way to access this world. There are no roads leading to it, no door ways, not even dark corridors seem to lead to it. Only time one may ever enter this realm is by 'special' invitation only by the Dark Sage himself. Be wary of this realm traveler, it may end in a one way trip.

"How wonderful. Uninvited guests" The voice of the old Dark Sage echoed across the expanse of the room. "It's one thing for you to come in without invite, it's quiet another to bring those....who we know nothing of" Again his voice echoing out from every dark corner of the room. "If I were to have my way, I would have you both as minor heartless. Sent off too fight some worthless inexperienced keybearer. Oh such a shame it would be to fall to such in such a...inadequate..way" A hint of malice trailed at the end of his voice before finally, with a flicker of light, the Dark Sage appeared in the middle of the room. "He got away again it seems" Slowly the dark sage turned around, raising up a hand over Zarx's limp form. "No matter. take a seat child, your going to need rest. Being in the realms not blessed by darkness is quiet taxing to those who do not have proper...contingencies planned" With a flick of his wrist Zarx's body slowly rose up, as if his limbs were connected to invisible strings and the Sage was the puppet master. "Now then. Give me proper reason as to why I should not take this one here and use him as practice for my own young apprentice."

"We shall see about that. If he can truely walk with us in darkness, he must be tested. I know it sounds silly, but by this point in the game, we cannot afford to lose any ground." The Old sage slowly turned around, quietly shuffling over to a old rocking chair. The chair itself was nothing special, if anything it looked almost ready to fall to pieces if anyone even looked at it wrong. "Now then boy, tell me what happened with the Drunk" With a motion of his hand, Zarx lifted up higher into the air, his arms stretched out in either direction as field of dark energies slowly began to envelop his body. Nothing harmful of course, just some counter measures to ensure their guest stays comfortable as the Sage allowed. As the Sage worked with the field, both previously used bottle quickly sprung up from their place on the ground, flying back into the cabinet, but not before striking Kazei across the side of his head as they returned to their former resting place.

A very dark menacing aura wrapped up and around the Dark Sage. Slowly his form rose up from his chair, ever faster his aura grew and grew till it seemed to fill up the entire room and more. "Boy It one thing to deceive, but quiet another to deceive me!" His voice thundered and echoed all around the room, sparks of dark energies crackling all around his fists "Do you not think I would not keep a cautious eye on you from the darkness? Do you think me to be so foolish as to believe such a child's tale? But then again, I could expect no better from a child" With that, the dark aura faded off, his form slowly sinking back down into his rocking chair. "In stead of playing with that one" His hand motioning to Zarx "you should of stayed busy with the task at hand. You could of summoned any number of heartless to keep the brat busy, but oh no, I doubt your warriors pride would allow such a thing." The old man's voice stayed sharp as a knife, cutting with every word he spoke towards Kazei, talking down to him as if he were just nothing more then a disrespectful child. "Now sit down, until he awakens, you will be able to leave this world of mine" With a wave of his hand over his dark hood, a long wooden pipe faded in, already lit, puffs of multicolored smoke floating up into the air.

As Sage was walking threw Mystic Hertiage he heard more then two people talking. Sage slowly took one earbud out to listen in on the conversation. Sage stayed quiet until the conversation was over. Only one was left in the room now Sage pressed pause while he strolled into the room playing stuff. Then finding a circular object while he talked he tossed it up and down. "So from what I heard your not a push over? Well with that straight to the point where could I find the Dark keybearer....I need to have a word with him?"

Sage just looked at Kazei as he continually played and poked fun. Sage then removed his hood with one swift hand motion then he tried to grab the i-pod before it fell. " Okay?!" Sage removed the hair from his face as he replied, "That was worth some munny, which I hope u could give back." Sage just kept on complaining on how munny that it was worth.

"Tell me now, since when did my realm become your little social club. I am trying to progress this plan and here I have brats wandering into and out of my world as if it were theirs to play with. Perhaps I should just open a path to every one? Hmmm how would you like to find those who dwell in light to come in at their own will? Maybe I should make a gift shop? If either you little brats have not noticed yet. I am being sarcastic" The Sages aura boomed out as he finally made his appearance. "If there is one thing I do not like it's uninvited guests. I go through a lot of trouble curving the dark corridors away from my home to ensure my privacy." The old sage just sighed heavily, before tapping his old cane on the ground several times causing the room to begin shifting. Old tables, books, instruments of every sorts, beakers, bottles, potions, cabinets. Everthing! Everything in the room began to shift and meld into the walls till there was nothing but bare stone all around, giving a very dungeonisk feel. In a far corner, completely wrapped in darkness, six menacing red eyes pierced through, all set upon the two young boys. "Before you ask what it is I will tell you. This is something I have been working on in my personal time. I took a empty shell from a certain world...and twisted its heart. With some dark magics..I blessed it with a whole new body. I even went so far as to implant my Key inside it. This...avatar..will be acting for me until I locate the whereabouts of my aloof apprentice. From now on Kazei..this new 'friend' will be aiding you from the shadows. It will not always appear, but if the need is there, it will be sure to turn things to a more catastrophic posistion. " Under the shadows of his hood, if one would actually look hard enough, one might be able to see this old man grinning. "In your previous question Kazei..You asked to take up the arcane arts...I will not accept or deny it. I do not wish teaching those a separate road from the one they have already taken. You still have much to walk in the way in the warrior. But..if you do me one favor. I may consider it. Bring me a key from the light and I will teach you what you need. Consider that my fee. The methods are for you to decide."

"Boy...if that drunk actually takes up his craft, what do you think that would mean? It would mean disaster. He is a Soul Forger. He binds the souls of spirits into whatever he chooses. Think of it, a weapon that grows with its user just like the Keyblade. All these weapons are that of the light. If such a thing were to happen...I want a back up plan to deal with it. I am not one to be caught unprepared for any event. On another note. That creation is nothing like you. It is my will incarnate. If I so see it fit, it will become my assassin, my protector, my means to an end" With that, he tapped his cane again and all at once, the rooms shifted again from the dark dungeon back to the vacant room. "now then, you have you mission, I will send my creation later on when the final touches are done. For now, use the fool to help you if you see it needed."