The Indigo Etherite feels cold and heavy in your hand as you glance at the spot where Craon once stood, now caked in a chalky black substance like ash. A portal of darkness pulsates before you, beckoning you to enter and continue your pursuit of the Cornerstone. Once you step through, there is no return. No idea where this portal sends you, or even if you'll ever make it out of the unknown area within.
To go forward bravely...
To stop out of fear...
These aren't choices that you have to make. There is only one path, and that's forward. It's not time for the adventure's end. You approach the shadowed doorway, thinking back on your recent travels...
Finding your first keychain and unlocking the power of the 'Keyblade' in Traverse Town...
Thwarting the Stealth Sneak and the terrifying Vine Stalker in Deep Jungle...
Stopping the Cheshire Cat's twisted plan of conquest in Wonderland...
Proving your mettle in the battleground of Olympus Coliseum...
Trekking through the scorching hot desert and braving the twists and turns of the Cave of Wonders to get to the place you're at now...
Then... you had friends and allies backing you up - giving you strength.
Now... you're alone, and your decision is yours alone.
You stand before the quivering portal and take one last breath, the smell of sulfur finding its way into your lungs as well as the air. You take the first step and cross the threshold of the door.
And all you see is darkness. Suddenly you're hurtling end over end through the air, through pitch black darkness. You try to scream, but there is no voice. You feel a pressure on your chest, and wonder if you're going to pass out. Finally the darkness gives way to light and you exit the portal, weary and shaken.
With a triumphant splash you land in the middle of the ocean. The cool water envelops you, and you struggle back to the surface. All around you is nothing but a flat, even horizon of sea. In the distance you can almost make out the peak of Olympus Coliseum. You're still nearby Waltier... but where? Did the Organization Member come this way as well? Where could they be?
Thunder cracks overhead. It seems like a storm is moving in. You have to move, but where would you run to? Which direction to go? And what about this creeping suspicion that something is lurking just beneath the waves. Something... big...
