I had arrived at the convention that finally came to my hometown, I could barely contain my excitement, I had finished my cosplay outfit just in the nick of time; I was dressed as Vanitas from Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, mask and all...well, except the Void Gear Keyblade, but I was hoping that will change soon. Just so anyone knows, I'm cosplaying as the original Vanitas, not Vanitas Remnant, though he's cool too, I honestly prefer the original. I took my mask off as I stepped out of the truck, I even had the black spiky haired wig and yellow eyed contacts to complete the ensemble, but the mask made it hard to see and it made it difficult to breathe normally.
"Okay, James," my best friend Drew began, "remember the plan; the three of us roam around to see what we like, we stay safe, and meet up the food court, got it?"
"Yeah, we got it, right bro?" my brother Dean said.
"Of course! We all agreed before we got here," I said.
My brother is currently cosplaying as Ventus by my request; he agreed to my idea since we both believe the two are practically brothers themselves. Drew was cosplaying as Goku from Dragonball Z; I originally asked him to go as Terra, but he was a Dragonball fanatic, so we respected his wishes and let him go as who he wants. Without any further hesitation, the three of us entered the convention and initiated our plan.
My search ended in failure.
I've been to almost every stand in the building, and I couldn't find one Void Gear Keyblade, not even a charm on a necklace. I was about ready to call it quits and head to the food court, but then I saw one, last booth and in it a creepy looking merchant. He had all kinds of stuff from just about every game and anime in existence.
And that's when I saw it...
Void Gear, on display, it even looked like the real deal.
I knew I had to have it, so I walked up and remained calm, despite my excitement and nervousness.
"Hello there, Vanitas." he spoke to me in raspy voice.
"Hey, um, how much for the Void Gear Keyblade?" I ask.
"$200."
"Oh..."
"Something wrong?"
"I only have $100 on me, so..."
"I see...how about we make a deal?"
"A deal?"
"I'll sell you the Void Gear Keyblade for a fourth of the original price, and in exchange, you play a little game."
"What kind of game?"
"There are keychains from the Kingdom Hearts series scattered everywhere, collect them all and you win."
"So...I play this game as a trade for you to lower the price to $50, do I have that right?"
"Every last detail. So. Do we have a deal?"
I slap down a $50 bill and declared, "Hell yeah, it's a deal!"
He smiled as he took the Void Gear off the rack, "Good...good..."
He handed it to me and I took it...
And I immediately realized my mistake.
Darkness surrounded me on all sides, preventing me from escaping its grasp. I struggled against it, but the darkness was too strong, pulling me into an endless void. Before I lost consciousness, I could feel my suit melding onto my skin.
...I walked right into a trap.