Xenree nodded once curtly before dashing off toward the castle and the Princess and the Beast. Dark Void flashed into her hand and she threw it in a Strike Raid and took out a row of Heartless. Beast had taken a defensive position in front of Belle and slashed at the Heartless that dared to draw too close. He snarled at Xenree as he saw her, "You brought them here!"
Renee couldn't speak. She was staring at Lucretia. "She...she was in my dream a few nights ago." Xenree tilted her head to the side thoughtfully, "Hm, tempting...tempting....Vanitas, Gexln's betrayal has stung quite deep in me, but simply having him dead would be nice....though whatever I would need I can get myself. What else can you provide, Mr.....?" Roxas cast a pitiful hurt puppy look at Renee as Lucretia played with his hair. "What I do...I do for friendship." he recited the words in his heart. Zant laughed again, "I think you underestimate Weilder Adrien's reflex abilities. He survived...well sort of survived thousands of Keyblade Wars." mentally shrugging, Zant continued to invade First's mind, "Then what will you do now?" Zexion finished the Harpies and relaxed back in his chair, "Well, I think we're all tired. Nympha, Nixio, would you go look for Akii. I haven't seen her all day. She should be around here somewhere." Nympha and Nixio hurried off as if it were a race to find the young embodiment of Dark Kingdom Hearts. A light emitted from Nightmare and scanned over his body before she half cheerefully replied, His body is one piece of him. Next to return is his mind. I don't know where it is but my best guess would be inside Xenree's castle.
Oh thank goodness weekend... So where are we so far?
Renee shivered as Xenree's silver eyes raked over her and turned toward the new boy who'd spoken. "Who are you?" She looked at Vanitas coughing up blood on the floor, "Vanitas....stop milking it, stand up you weakling." Vanitas swallowed and pushed himself up at her command, "Forgive me my lady. It took me by surprise. I was not expecting the surge of Light to hit so suddenly." he growled at Renee and Raoxthu, feeling hatred well up inside his heart at being made a fool of in front of his Queen by the Princess and her Knight. Roxas hadn't realized he'd edged toward Lucretia until she turned toward him and smiled, "You're Roxas, right? My you are a cute one. Please, don't be shy.." Roxas came to her side and she touched his hair and cheek, "You're so handsome....would you like to be mine, Roxas?" He nodded, his mouth dry and words fled his mind. Nympha and Nixio nodded to Ashir's brief story. "Well, hey, you've got us! Right?" Nympha smiled and played with the hair on his head. Saix cautiously lifted Adrien into his arms and lightly shook him. When he didn't move, Saix frowned, "I don't think he's alive, Mage. He's not breathing and there's no heartbeat. He's simply...not there. And yet...his body continues to function without his heart." Zant laughed inside First's head. "You had your chance, why didn't you take it? Adrien's body was the perfect opening to get inside the Castle That Never Was. Perhaps with Mage's help, Xenree would crumble with fear at the sight of her old friends."
Hey, you gotta clear some messages. lol
OOC: Oh my goodness, sorry, I've been really busy with State Tests and life. If you guys see me posting in other places and yet not here it's not cause I'm being a b*tch, I just have a really bad memory of how many rp's I'm in...not to mention my mother always starts to yell at me once I get around to them all. BIC: Xenree opened and closed her mouth as she stood there locked with Xero. She didn't know what to say. Feelings werent' something she knew and trust wasn't exactly her best friend with her history. "I wouldn't know what to tell you Xero. I've never asked you to trust me. I'm only asking you to prove you have the heart to fight for your Keyblade."
Renee hid behind Raoxthu as the light hit the darkness and fancied she could hear the darkness scream in pain. Vanitas felt the surge of light hit him and dropped to the ground, spitting up blood. "Sh*t..." he let go of his barrier and Renee and Raoxthu dropped through a hole in the dark corridor and onto the stone floor of Xenree's castle. Lucretia and Xenree stopped their battle of wills and personalities and stared at the new two. Roxas forgot Namine slowly as he stared at Lucretia. She was the more beautiful of Xenree and herself and her radience in light outshone even Namine. Roxas felt something in his mind click and found a whole lot of his old fantasies about Namine revolving around Lucretia now. Vexen took the mermaid Fakes out to Atlantica and set them loose in the ocean there. Nympha didn't know exactly how to comfort Ashir, so she simply stroked his hair and hugged his stone body. Nixio still clinging to her too, "Who's Rachel?" Saix turned his head toward the entrance to the Castle, "What was that?"
Renee cowered behind Raoxthu, "Oh brother....this can't be good. Raoxthu, are you sure letting that go in here is a good idea?" Vexen glared at her before Dreena started to sing, somehow communicating with Nympha. Nympha smiled and patted Nixio's head. Nixio buried his face in Nympha's skirts until he turned to face Dreena, a thoughtful look on his face, "Vexen, Zexion. Why don't we let Dreena and the girls out? I think they're tired of being locked up like that." Saix nodded, taking Mage's hand and pulling her down the hall toward the lab. Adrien watched First leave with his body and swallowed a scream of pain. "First I give Nightmare to Mage, my choice, but losing a best friend...then I lose my friends from home and even Mage and now my body and heart? This can't be happening." Roxas dropped to his knees, confused by Xenree and Lucretia. "What? Not me?" Xenree moved to slap the white blonde and Lucretia caught her hand, sparks of darkness and light coming off from the contact. "Stop fighting me, I'm not here to hurt you. Let me see what's broken, Xenree." Xenree flinched away, "NO!" Darkness welled up around her, large phsycial spikes of darkness dug into the ground around her and more Heartless and Unversed were released around the worlds. "NO, NO, NO! Don't touch me!"
Xenree grabbed hold of Orias' keyblade and took her darkness back, letting some escape from her and slip back into the natural darkness of the worlds. She coughed and panted as if someone had knocked the wind out of her. Only half of Marushi's words registered in her brain as she managed a half choked response, "Riku taught me some...but most of that was....idle instinct I suppose." She put her hands on the ground and breathed deeply, "I'm...sorry Orias. I shouldn't let my temper get the better of me." Standing, she gave him a weak smile, "Forgive me my friend."
Xenree sighed, leaning against the wall and staring up at the Beast and Belle dancing. "They're....happy, even though their home could be destroyed by Heartless in any number of days. I don't understand....Xemnas said people fall victim to their hearts weaknesses...is being happy before the end of the world a weakness? Or is the Beast's weakness his love for Belle?" Her head ached as she tried to figure out the hearts secrets.
Renee frowned at the empty darkness, "I....I don't know." sweat beaded on her forehead as she walked through the darkness looking for an opening, "This is like pushing on a wall. It's like someone or something doesn't want me to get to Xenree." Vanitas pushed hard against Renee's dark corridor to keep it directed away from Xenree's Castle. As long as he could, he'd keep the Princess away from Xenree and especially Lucretia. "Alright....they are oddly quiet in there. They must be up to something at least." Zexion studied Karl and Arma, finding Hestia's ability to create a child out of her and his man's energies fasignating. Vexen fumed silently, "You gave what could've been a very unstable creature a heart?! That's dangerous Hestia! She could've seriously freaked out and killed all of us! Zexion, we must dissassemble Nympha immediately! Zexion?" Nympha entered the lab, holding tightly onto Nixio as he cuddled into her skirts, "He said you wouldn't mind if he went out for a bit but I figured it was best to ask before letting him go again. He moves rather quickly." Nixio sighed in content, "She smells good. Kinda makes ya want to curl up and forget tomorrow." his irish accent made his words slur together. Adrien's body surrendered to First, unable to do much with the lack of his mind and heart. Adrien's spirit, connected to Xenree shrieked and strained against his binds, "Hey! Get out of my body! Theif! I'll kill you, get out!" Xenree stepped back from Lucretia as she stood up, her white wings unfolded and grew from their chibi size to the full length of what looked like angel wings. Xenree didn't look afraid, simply concerned either for the woman or for something else. Lucretia's voice was stronger now as she stretched and gazed at Xenree and Lax, "Binding me in my own powers....smart, but futile. Xenree...when will you learn? I'm not someone you can just hide away like some sort of doll. I want to save you....I've wanted to save you since the moment we met." Xenree's silver eyes hardened, "No, you....you're not her. The Lucretia I saw wouldn't disobey me so easily. She loved me, you don't! You're! Not! ME!"
Alice followed Xenree all around this world as they never actually left the world. Alice leaned against a building and panted, "Stupid....Xenree....stand still....would you?"
Xenree dropped to her knees, growling as Orias took the darkness she'd absorbed from the dark corridor, "Wh-what are you doing!? You can't control this! Orias, this is to protect you!"
For once, Xenree smiled without hate and nodded, "You lead, I'm exhausted."
Akira dropped to her knees crying. Snow had fallen, what kind of salvation did they have without Snow's cheerful words. Her entire body felt cold as she stared at him. "He's dead! Oh god!" Lightning was still snarling at Jenny even as she spoke to Akira and whoever else was still grieving. "Get up!""But Lightning.." Lightning's words turned harsh, "NO, GET UP! We stand and fight no matter what happens. We can't allow even one thing like a friend falling in battle to let ourselves fall to our knees and cry. If we'd all done that, then Cocoon and Pulse would be destroyed and you would have never been born. He's not dead! I'm going to get his crystal back, with or without you. I won't let this creature who poses as a human to destroy all our faith! So get up and fight!" Even with tears in Light's eyes, she fought them back. She would not cry while she was in battle.
Renee smiled and jumped out of bed. She stood by the door and held her dark Keyblade out before her, opening a dark corridor. "Let's go." she said before stepping into the darkness. Xenree pushed Lax away from her and stood before Lucretia Nagomi. "What is this? What are you doing?" Lucretia hummed louder, drowning out Xenree's voice. "Lucretia!" The white blonde haired woman dropped from the stone cross, her bandage binds draped around her, "Freedom!" Zexion inspected Karl and Arma a little closer, he didn't know the story of those two but they looked awfully familiar. "This man looks like Ashir somewhat. And his bird like Parma. Coincidence maybe?" Vexen shoved him aside, "Right your secret. Tell me, you owe me." Saix watched Larxene weakly sit at a table and Terra slump down next to her. Aqua stayed standing with X as they talked to Xemnas.
Lucretia hadn't moved from her position. Xenree had stopped her descent back into darkness and now she hummed softly, the bandages that bound her to the cross loosening as Xenree watched Lax and T.K's fight. She rubbed his head as he hugged her. Xenree smiled, though it seemed more sinister than normal, "I am proud. He's finally dead. I can rule my universe in peace and quiet." Something bothered her about Lax though and T.K's heart. She expected something more....dramatic as that seemed to be his style and Lax was a bit too...cheerful for her tastes. She looked up at Lucretia's bindings removing themselves and tilted her head curiously, "What do you hope to gain from that Lucretia?" Lucretia's red eye focused on her dark half sister sitting with Lax and simply smiled and continued to hum. Renee giggled, "No silly. I want to find Xenree." Her large brown eyes were suddenly serious as she gazed at him. Vexen and Zexion fled with Hestia and Ashir. Vexen returned to his work as if nothing happened and Zexion stared at the guests, "Hmmm, we're not used to having guests like these....Hestia, do you know these few here?" Saix allowed a tremble to pass through his massive body as he calmed down again and focused on Xemnas' solid form. "Hestia is with Vexen and Zexion in the lab. We should check on them." Xemnas nodded and stopped as he saw Larxene, Terra, Aqua and X returning. "Are you all right Larxene?" Larxene nodded silently, gingerly touching the new stitches Aqua put in. X remained silent as always and Terra spoke for him, "We now own two of the Centurions cores. The rest should be with the others."
Alice lifted her Keyblade and opened a corridor of light. "Well as the old saying goes. The tame lioness is more dangerous than the wild ones. I'm only afraid when she starts to actually get comfortable around me." Quickly, she lightly touched her lips to his cheek in farewell and dashed into the portal, sealing it behind her.
Alice glanced at the others, "Those two and Noroz....they're your friends? They...don't like me. You've no idea how little of a people person I am." She clasped her hands behind her back and closed her hand around her Keyblade, "Maybe some other time, Axuran...I've got a Nobody to catch. If you ever see a girl with silver eyes though...just...grab her and don't let go."
Zexion frowned, "What's happening. Where are they going?" he narrowly dodged a Jumpman's attack and eploded a Blizzaga on it's head. Saix watched helplessly, "Mage? Should we be worried beyond belief?" Renee kissed his throat, nuzzling him, "What do you think I want to do?"
