Kingdom Hearts: The Soul Reason

<Destiny Islands> Riku patted Kairi on the shoulder and then saw the shadow of something. He turned looked the way of where Sombre stood and for a moment just was staring as if she was well..the most alien thing he had seen before. The reality of the situation was that he was not used to seeing too many adults come out here unless they were there to fix things on the island or were missing kids and Sombre just had this dark look about her...no...Darkness. That is what Riku felt. He stopped staring at her so blankly and slightly waved his hand in her direction. "Hi".

Repliku watched the weird cat and it was stroking his hair and yet had body parts elsewhere harassing the two other members of the miscommunication party. He listened to the rhyme and was actually fine with it until Namine was clawed in the face. He was lulling it over in his head and even though he hated being called a puppet, he could take it for the purpose of hearing the story out because who would go through all that trouble of rhyming out something if it wasn't important? Repliku really had things to learn and that was one of them. He blinked in horror a moment as the claw wound appeared and in the next it was gone as though the act had never transpired. "Hey!" He raced over to Namine to look at her face a moment and then turned around looking for the body parts that were now missing. "That wasn't very nice. Are you okay, Namine?"

Back in TWTNW, Xigbar was as happy as a Nobody could be that the Cheshire Cat had departed. It was something of an annoyance. He brought his attention back to focus on Maleficent who was standing as cocky as ever behind a shield.

 

"Hello there. Are you two of those kids that fell from the sky like comets a few weeks ago. I thought there were three of you where is Riku ... or is it Sora? Sorry, I don't really know you, I live on East Island."

She smiled but inside she sensed fear the boy who waved to her had some darkness and doubt about him ... a shadow of darkness.

"Err This is weird ... I got a message saying ... well I'm not really sure but it said something about you three and reflections and keys and stars. Do you know what that could mean?

 

OOC: I LOLed at the end of Larxene's description of coolness factor, and the smoking weed rhyme xD.

Also, is kind of cool that Roxas, Naminé, and Repliku are like their own group of trio, considering they're other sides of Sora, Kairi, and Riku (clone, but you know) respectively.


Naminé sighed at the two, wondering if this was a boy thing, but then just as suddenly, she felt her eyes scout a sudden brightness, making her squint them and soon, shut them them until the gleam was gone just a few seconds later. Wondering where it came from, she fluttered them open, only to find something, sharp, yet soft, rubbing her back, and she froze, a unpleasant shudder going through her as its claws pricked her delicate skin. Backing away, it only began to talk, a...cat, and her eyebrows raised. It was basically saying for them not to fight, and to not keep refusing what awaits them, or so. It didn't really matter, as she wasn't sure who exactly was this...grinning feline, and who was he talking about? Watching startled as the cat went to play with Riku Replica's hair, and began making circles around where Roxas's chest was, she blinked when they all began to come towards her, and she put a arm up, but didn't back up again. They all disappeared, one after the other, and finally, with some left, she found one close to her, only to out of nowhere feel a stinging, agonizing, rip on her cheek, making her wince and retract. "Ow!"

Instinctively, a hand went up to touch the spot, only to find no scar, or any feel of it on her smooth skin, along with the paw that did so. The painful jab that she felt loosened as well, after rattling her nerves, and she just stared, pondering if it will come back. Her eyes shaky, in surprise, she found Riku Replica going to her, asking if she was alright. Composing herself after a few seconds, she nodded, quite stunned. "I-I'm fine." She stared at him, lost. "What was that?"

OOC: Roxas should know that answer xP, since in 358/2 Days, he seemed to be on Alice In Wonderland.



"A shield would not protect you," Xemnas explicitly stated boredly, as if it was a well-reknown fact, and didn't even bother to summon his Aerial Blades as of yet due to his patience, his gaze resting on the witch before him. He had rather not deal with such pettiness as this, but if it was a must, then it was a must. Giving a one second glance at Xigbar, to give permission to join him if he wished to if it turned out to be a battle, as he didn't take him with him to just stand despite not needing help, he focused on Maleficent once more, though, guarded, if she tried anything. "Are you positive?"



All Larxene had to do was spark up a few, and gash two or three in a few mili-seconds, before they felt threatened, and attacked. With such strength and conviction, before she knew it, she basically jumped into their fray of groups recklessly, slashing and breaking the Shadows with a keen ferocity, that really wasn't her own, but felt awe inspiring. How long had it been since she had felt this type of joy? As she stabbed Heartless upon Heartless, breaking through upon rank and rank, it was there she began to make use of her warm-up after a long break, feeling such euphoria in the sheer shredding of their dark flesh, and finding pleasure that she made these creatures cower in fear, as they were caught between fighting or fleeing, that she laughed. Millions and millions of little small, and sometimes big, shining pink hearts floated up and went through the ceiling merrily, like backward rain with the amount that were being released. She struck around several at once in rapid speed, electricity blitsing through her body and into the kunai she wielded, about three quarters of them disappearing by less than a minute, while more popped up to take their place. It seemed most were now moving in on her from the depths of the castle, and from top, which was good, the more, the less they all had to deal with. The grim satisfaction and sadism had reached such a limit inside her that, she began to giggle uncontrollably, finding fighting so relieving, and by this point, she sliced at her foes with almost leaps of grace, close to a dance. It kept going on and on, the numbers lowering, and lowering, even with others getting in on the action, they were destroyed almost instantly. To the Emblems, she practiced her gymnastics as she smiled, somersaulting over their heads with one hand as harsh lightning struck them from above in the form of a storm, exploding them apart. She even practiced her martial arts on a few, high kicking, her legs doing a high air twist, and smashing them, as her arms threw out vertical slashes.

A wave of electricity pounded through her body as she slammed down with her knives piercing two Shadows. The lightning thrashed out and struck nearly every remaining Heartless. As she landed skillfully in a agile swoosh on her feet, she stood up just as quickly, her eyes darting around for more of them. She pouted disappointedly, almost in annoyance. That was it? Surely, she saw all of them appearing from other floors to get rid of her, yet was the number that low, or was she too blind to see the sum?

It was then a large shadow loomed over, and rose like liquid, revealing the large dragon-shaped Heartless, it's jagged fangs parted in ghastly animosity. It's wings were useless for flight, bare of any tissue, but all the same flapped and stirred up a small wind. The emblem of the Heartless was crested on its head, three horns curving in toward the black-and-red insignia. The shadowy creature lunged for her, though she jumped away before the Heartless could clamp any of its wicked teeth on her. It was much bigger and harder than the simple ones she had killed, but no matter. Larxene sent a surge of electricity to shock the beast's insides as she jumped at him in a blink of a eye, sticking her arm inside his mouth in a crazy move, and took the moment to enjoy her work of art, a implosion of lightning protruding from inside the Emblem, before it was covered in a windy, storm of electricity within, lighting up the whole dim and dark area, and Larxene, as she clamped her teeh in a devil smirk, retreated, she watched as the beast vaporized into thin air, fading and dying altogether. What was left was a humongous rose heart, in all it glory, rising above in a glitter before going through the cement, and vanishing from her sight. To Kingdom Hearts, the one that wasn't their own? She didn't know.

Actually, was the heart-shaped moon still there? Because, if so...

Panting a little, taking in deep breaths, knowing that more would not come, she dispersed her knives, the effect leaving her more...free. Happy. Before, Larxene was feeling so stiff, and kind of tired, and weak, in the way you feel when you just wake up, but now she was all ready to be back on top of her game. This was easy, true. Nothing much. Her reasons why of doing so was completed, nevertheless. Her hunger was quelled. It was here, now, that she suddenly felt the castle shake, the thorns around her getting thicker, and moving like snakes as they slithered across the walls. Gazing at them, she shifted her blue eyes above her questionably, where Xemnas and Xigbar were to be. Did it start?

OOC: Messing with colors >.<, changed to what was most fitting with the shade of Naminé and Larxene's eyes. And there are a two giant Behemoths in Nothing's Call (entrance), right? Chula, maybe we can all meet there. Along with Demyx.

That, and I'd say the moon is still there (the world needs its shine). It was punctured a hole, true, but it never disappeared, as far as we know, it loomed over the sky. Whether it is able to still suck Hearts, however, is all up to the plot *stares at Repliku*.

 

OOC: I'm lazy today so whatever.

After the whole rhyming ordeal was over,Roxas stood in silence for a few moments,then headed into the forest again.He wasn't really listening to the cat to begin with,because now he had to figure out if the other 12 were going to try and get him to join their ranks again..or to just finish him.Then again,they probably didn't come back like he did,so he had nothing to worry about.Now he was stuck with a smart-ass,and Namine,neither of which had any answers...great.

 

OOC: Sure thing, Twlight .n_n. but Larxy had her fun, Axel's gonna have his :D But yepperz, they can all meet there and kick some Heartless-behind!

Axel peered around the transparent railing supports at the growing number of miniscule Shadow and larger Neoshadow, rising like living corpses of the grave from the ground. They swerved and twitched, making numerous clicks and rustles that echoed throughout the entire room. Thick, growing thorn vines wrapped around and consumed portions of the stairway, making it difficult to walk in many areas. But hey, more places for the Heartless to trip.

Tilting his head to the side in a tired manner, Axel yawned before straightening his posture and lifting his arms, still bent upwards. He could feel the heat rising in the pit of his stomach, flowing throughout his entire body in a manner of seconds before unleashing itself through his palms. He extended them outwards, forcing his torso forward as he heard the nostalgic clank of metal, his spinning chakram now still in his grasp. He took a deep breather, smiling sardonically as his adrenaline ws already kicking into action. Letting out a loud chuckle, he raised his chin and faced the dark demons head on. Seemingly gliding forward on light feet, he twisted his upper body in an aerial jump, hitting a nearby Shadow with his back to it, left arm slashing through it like thin paper. The tiny ball of ebony whisked away, its fur shedding and its captive heart sent sailing above their heads.

Axel felt the heat intensify within his core as he stared down another Shadow accompanied by two Neoshadow, standing erect and uncaring. Of course, Axel knew very well that these mindless drones would have simply vanished at a cold look, but where was the entertainment in that? He didn't want to be rusty, did he?

Of course not.

Taking both chakram, he pulled his arms in and moved jerkily in preparation for his next killing spree. Flames reached his fingertips and grew towards the edges of his chakram, growing quickly and spinning. Within a matter of moments his chakram were detatched from his hands and were rotating in midair, the blazing inferno entrapping the three Heartless and sending them to oblivion. Without hesitation, Axel handled his weapons once again and sent flames skyrocketing into the air, and he maliciously created a surrounding wall of fire, hardening lava covering the entire landscape. He grinned wildly as the fire grew to extreme heights, and he glared around with a contemptuous aura about him. It didn't take him long to leap backwards with ease, making his surprise attacks in and out of the firey death trap. His chakram went back and forth from him like yo-yo's, flames trailing behind them with every move.

 

Shaken by the Kunai, Demyx shivered. "W-what to do now?" He slowly sat down, comtemplating what to do. He was pathetic, he realized. At every turn, he was mocked. His life was thrown away by the organization, he was openly insulted by a talking duck and a brat who would be better off acting his shoe size instead of his age. He insulted the leader of cold-hearted killers, and he was brushed off. Even Larxane couldn't be bothered sticking around to seei if she hit him.

Demyx stood up, a new feature in his face. He would win respect, or die trying. He was literal about the die trying part. After it had happened once, he figured that it was not something to be avoided. After all, he was living a bonus life.

While the superior was busy storming from the back, Demyx decided he would attempt a frontal assault. He habitually clicked his fingers, causing a corridor of darkness to appear. Purposefully, he stepped through.

Demyx stared up at the castle. It was still lopsided from the damage done by Roxas, although it was supported by strange black thorns. He took a step forward into nothingness, and a light pathway shimmered under his feet. He strode towards the castle, ready to face down Malificent. Shing! Demyx whirled around as a barrier encircled him. Two giant elephant/rhino things fell downwards out of darkness. His mind panicked, going into flight mode. His fingers clicked of their own accord, attempting to summon a portal. A brief shadow appeared, then faded. Realizing fleeing was out of the picture, he regained control of his mind and his thoughts became lucid. He looked at the first of the two Behemoths, and slammed the ground, causing water to rush to his hand and form the Sitar. Playing a quick melody, he summoned one hundred water forms to demonstrate his prowess. 'Darkness, go away!" The behemoth roared in response, and electrocuted a few water clones in response. Demyx groaned. "Even these heartless don't respect me." He twirled his sitar and prepared to fight.

 

OOC: Poor Demyx. He gets no respect!

(Destiny Islands) Riku studied Sombre a moment and could smell the Darkness. Ah, yes, the acute senses. He frowned a moment. He didn't really feel like being duped but he'd give her a chance to prove herself rather than just getting too defensive. "I'm Riku and this is Kairi. Sora is like...elsewhere." Elsewhere worked. Who wanted to say the Keyblade Master was zonked out at home being lazy again? "So...who are you? I don't know why you are 'keyed' into us but I guess if it's true perhaps you should come over and we can talk."

(TWTNW) Maleficent scowled and looked around. Already she could feel the Nobodies were mopping through her Heartless minions, yet again. Larxene and Axel were at least. One was a loser apparently and she'd have to remember that later when she'd go to enact revenge for stealing HER castle now. "Hmph...I do not have time for this. Know well, Xemnas of the Organization, we are not through here and I will deal with you later." Was she intimidated by the Organization leader and his minions that once again seemed to mow through her defenses so easily? Who was to know at this point?

The bird Diablo cawed in agitation and fluttered its wings. "We are leaving." She held her hands aloft and the woman was then surrounded in black spirals of Darkness. When the spirals dissipated, she no longer was there. However, of course now she would not just go peacefully.

Xemnas and Xigbar would find that vines with thorns had become animated and were now lashing out at them to attack with strong blows and were also trying to catch them! Heartless sprang up in droves going after Axel and Larxene, bent on a mission of trying to take them down with numbers since the strategy of fighting them individually was well...pathetic at best. One Behemoth snorted at Demyx and stomped the ground, sending a shock wave towards him in attempts to just get rid of what it viewed as a gnat. The other Behemoth would stomp in a rush towards Larxene, hating her blond hair or something.

Xigbar smirked as Maleficent disappeared and was set to all dust off his hands of the event when huge vines full of thorns lunged out towards him. "Well crap" he said with a laugh and leapt up in the air. He was struck by a vine and buried under a few others but then sparkles of energy transpired and he reappeared above them, guns ablazing and firing down at the vines that had attempted to dismember him. "We really need to invest in better weed control, dude!"

(Twilight Town) Repliku gave a nod to Namine, seeing as she was okay and then watched as Roxas took off through the woods. He moved to follow quietly.

Twilight Town: You head into the woods with little problem, Roxas, Namine and Repliku. As you get to the far wall and manage to go through the hole, outside is a figure waiting for you that just stands there expectantly as though he just knew you'd be on your way at any moment. It is DiZ.

He stood still as stoic as ever until he'd finally speak. "It seems we are all fated to meet. You three should come with me now. There is not much time to explain things to you. This world will fade as so many other memories do."

 

Kairi tilted her head, surprised by the new stranger who had come to accompany them. However, she simply smiled and waved lightly. "Hi," She said softly. She wasn't sure what, but something about the girl made Kairi curious to know more about her. She seemed somewhat... Different. She also noticed that Riku seemed to be somewhat uneasy, and she sent him a glance before looking back at Sombre, vurious as to why she was here.

OOC- Sorry for taking a while. :(

 

--Was this another chance for him to live his own life,along with the fake and Namine?Roxas' thoughts were consumed with thought as he headed for the far wall in the tiny forest.The Organization..did they recieve another chance like he did?Questions were left unanswered,and he still didn't have a clue on what the cat was going on about,Roxas hated Riddles.As he walked through the small tunnel that would lead him back into town,an oddly dressed figure was staring at he and the others...but this was impossible..he died,didn't he?He couldn't have actually survived,and if he did,why did he need to hide his identity once more..could this really be--''..DiZ?..''he asked the man,stopping in front of him and staring at him with a small frown.He'd like to say Ansem,but the Organization may be listening..if they had another chance.

OOC: I just realized how stupid that sounded,lol.

 

OOC: It really is something. You have to watch the Organization members' battles to get understand what they do xP. I spent time studying Larxene from Re: CoM to her Data Battles in FM+ (and let me say, she's kick@ss, her cute, manic giggles = WIN) to get what she could do (though I added another flavor).

Not that I mind :D. From what I read, she's one of the difficult members. With Xemnas I was able to focus, because unlike the former, it didn't make me laugh at how Larxene was laughing, even when she got swatted by the Keyblade, rotfl.

Larxene: Hee hee hee hee!
Sora: Take that, BESH D:!
Larxene: Ow! Hee hee hee hee hee!

I cracked a rib xDD. Girl's nuts in gameplay. Okay, moving on from blabbering...

Naminé followed quietly, now more calm as the cat hadn't returned, and in her hope, wouldn't show up again, before she paused, freezing as they all stopped to look at a person draped in shawls and cloaks, a man that she thought she would never seen again, and her eyes widened in silent shock. Wasn't he...didn't he...? Naminé was positive she had seen, even through her other self, Diz's sacrifice, lost forever in the blitz of light, yet, here he was, standing perfectly well. And alive. Her eyebrows creased. Was he Data? Or...was he truly here? Perhaps someone had taken the shape of him to fool them? To her, it was hard to believe, and she stood there, unsure of what to perceive in this turn of events. What did he mean, the worlds will fade? Just what was going on? She was getting quite frustrated, being in the dark like this, with them coming back, Riku Replica, and now Diz. Or, Ansem The Wise. She couldn't really forget the fact that he had ordered Riku to eliminate her, yet she didn't say anything on that. She wasn't one to hold things against people.

Reminding herself of the presence of the man, her eyes looked over to Roxas anxiously, wondering what he was to do. He appeared just as confused as she was, but didn't made his way to attack, thankfully.



Xemnas sighed inwardly, watching, of course, Maleficent disappear, but it seems pride will not let her play at least a part of giving them a slight challenge. As he studied the barbs growing, elongating, until they thrashed, given life, he simply evaded as one went to hit at him, and he created two lasers from his hands, finally taking out his Aerial Blades. He slit a couple being thrown at him as he dodged in quite a impressive speed, using guard to block the thorns hurling from behind and on his sides when he sensed them coming at him. He kept slashing, twirlingas he flickered through them in a clean cut, as well as others at the same time, even destroying their base on the walls, managing to easily get closer as he plunged through.

In the end, while keeping on splintering them apart in a smoothness that can triumph even the most flowing of waters, red dots suddenly surrounded the area in the air, one by one, aiming at the instigating nuisance that Maleficent left behind. Just as quickly, dagger-like versions of his own weapons, began to shoot out in rapid successions on the thorns themselves, thousands and thousands of them making the most wondrous, yet hazardous light show, getting rid of every dark stem possible that met its target. Xemnas, who had been wanting not to get into a insignificant burden like this, landed on where he and Xigbar first appeared, in the middle of the circle of chairs, and slit away any of the thorns that managed to escape to get him, though they did not last long. Magically, the room was beginning to clean itself, as the lethal shower of attacks kept on, and the impudent spikes also vanished from sight because of it, as if swiping their own away, and letting the castle and Where Nothing Gathers fall back into its previous decor. In the end, he called, as they were finished, as far as he knew, "Xigbar."




"Hmm?" Larxene mumbled as she stopped from heading to Nothing's Call, where she heard the loud stomps even from here in the cells, looking down as the floor was suddenly covered in drapes of black, resembling dark water. Throngs of creatures from the same ebony shade rised out like ink, yellow dots of eyes peering at her as many else joined it. It seems like masses upon masses had come, more so than before when she had fought them, gathering around her and in her surroundings, crowding the other until the point where there was hardly any space left. She raised a blonde eyebrow, a ominous smile curling in her lips. And what was this? Planning on ganging up on her too? They really were mindless, disposable slugs. Calm, she just stood there, wondering if they knew that half her life in the Organization was spent on missions on getting rid of their race, yet she just waited for them, the swell of excitement igniting within her like a roaring blaze. Her body even shivered from the happy anticipation as her fingers flexed greedily. It wasn't long until they all, upon many, leaped up above in a catapult, hurtling down to her as if to overwhelm her. And she let them, for a second as she crouched, covering her in their black bodies, blocking the air to breathe and trying to scratch at her with their claws. Her eyes closed, she waited until they all stupidly jump on her. All she did was chuckle low at the increasing weight, making certain that a good amount was there, or at least, half. She then reopened her eyes, now eerily glowing a white, electric blue with the irises gone in the shine, and as the gravity suddenly loosened, her garments floating with bouts of static as the currents flowed through her veins. In a instant, in the view of the exterior, a thin, line of lightning shot out, making a hole through the mountain of piled creatures, dashind around in a circular motion, sending some Heartless to their deaths, before more of the same lines appeared in turn outwardly. In the center, where Larxene was, buried under all the Heartless, came a great paramount of light seen under cracks, a feminine laughter resonating. A sphere of electricity imploded from within, growing in size as it moved and raised higher, almost like a dome, lighting drenching upon all who faced it as it expanded away. The Heartless on top of Larxene not only got popped back off and killed, but when levitated up free, her kunai reappearing in her hands as her body figure was outlined in the same white blue hue, she watched as it discharged, causing a white flash, and later a rumble of thunder shaking the room from the snipes of lightning, shattering all the dark beasts, from natural, to Emblem. They all met their ends, and faded until stack of black smoke polluted the air in a thick fog. Jumble of pink hearts sailed up above, hunched together at the many handfuls of them floating, released from their hold and heading to where the force called them.

In a matter of seconds after the prosperous attack, now gone as its job to clean up of vermin was done, she lowered herself, as well as her power, to slowly disperse, her eyes returning to their normalcy as the brightness began to disappear, her feet now touching the floor gently. It wasn't long until all was dimmed, and she couldn't help, but still chortle and giggle, giving a big sigh in glee at the exhilaration she just felt. It was amazing. Give her more, anyday. Aware that there might be a few left, sensing them, she couldn't use her sight, as the dark haze of the remnants of the Heartless that evaporated so fast was yet to fully clear. But she had no problem picking their tracks. With a clink of metal, she launched herself at the remaining survivors once more, which were less, slashing them in upper cut, backwards, forwards, on the side, depending on her instinct until the place was fully visible to her. Ripping their flesh again, slight trickles of lightning hitting them mercilessly, she continued her onslaught swiftly in her gifted velocity, draining them and lessening the number more in just a second. It wasn't even long, until she slaughtered the last few of the group, grinning wickedly, peels of cackles at the gratification on slaying them and feeling her kunai scraping their skin unbearable.

Retreating, she straightened up, not letting her weapons go just yet, in case of anything. By this time, most of the mist was gone, and the cells, the room, as well as the construction, were all in her line of vision, not that it was needed anymore. Making sure that there weren't any more left, she found the place completely and utterly vacant, silent, only her ragged breathing being the only sign of life. It was at that moment, that she saw the thorns fading away, literally dissipating. And the Soundless Prison, in time, regained back its former glory, the brightness of the white floors and the purple of the bars now given away from the darkness it was covered in. That must mean that the witch was rid of, surely. Remembering that she was going to Nothing's Call again, staying there to see if Heartless may come for a long moment, she found none, and knew that this level was cleared. At once, she portalled out quickly, only to materialize at the lower entrance of the castle, the only place for anyone who could not portal to enter their territory. It was there she saw the familiar mullet of a certain someone, preparing to fight off a Heartless Behemoth. Two. Now she understood where the stomps were coming from.

She blinked, as she began walking towards him, as a lioness hunting her prey, greeting in a fake, overly top voice, "Demyx!" She paused, only a few feet close to him, a smile on her face as she witnessed him summon his water clones, crossing her arms as her head tilted indifferently. "That's so sweet of you. Giving them a slight shower. It seems rain is more threatening, though."

Before she could taunt him longer, from her eyes, she saw one of the Behemoths, a purple one, charged toward her for no reason. Staring at it oddly for a while, she shrugged, and took a stance. In surprise, she saw another of those gigantic elephant beasts appearing, now having three to deal with, and she wondered if one of the others called it in. Never could she think that she would somehow be teamed with Demyx. Ah well. Admittedly, they were quite the pair. After all, water does conduct electricity to 10, 000 and more volts, and lightning was deadly and powerful in itself alone. If he simply got them wet, she could handle the rest, not that the ground wasn't damp already...

She smirked.

 

OOC: Why do I suddenly feel sorry for the Behemoths? lol

Xigbar moved around firing in arcs at the vines while using his warp technique to move out of the way. When Xemnas launched out the tremendous laser attack, he elevated up and fired down at vines as well, and then let the area clear. The region was returning to normal via the power of Xemnas and the Castle itself. There was nothing more to be done now. He landed as his name was uttered by Xemnas. "Here and fine, Superior. It would seem now that the only area left to clear is where the others are. The report otherwise is that the Heartless have been either eliminated or removed from the dwelling." He had sent more Nobodies out to recon areas and now things were finally beginning to look back to normal. Maleficent had a lot of nerve thinking she was entitled to their work. The Organization once again proved she was not on their standard level once again. Well, maybe Demyx might lose unless you incite him to a fight by saying he's a Nobody with no Heart. He might have to ponder this situation more.

Repliku eyed DiZ for a moment not sure who he was. He had never really seen the guy before but yet there was something about him. The guy probably new Riku. He hoped he wasn't going to have to keep explaining he's not Riku. At least the guy didn't seem to hate him yet for 'being Riku'. The blond haired kid sure had a lot against him. "Where are we going?"

DiZ looked over the three young people. "There is much to discuss. You are all not the only ones who have returned from death or rejoining with your 'others'. As you can tell, I have returned, but also the Organization XIII has and we have greater threats than them. As of this time, they may themselves be in grave danger and not realize it." He glanced around hesitantly. "It is not safe to discuss it here, however."

 

OOC: I know!!! She laughs and giggles at everything! I was watching some COM Larxene battles, as well as Axel's, and I just can't get enough of her voice! xD And what did you think of my post? ^_^; heh, be brutal. Sometimes I think my posts are kind of boring, but... eh, just lemme know what you think :D

Axel noticed a change of heart (no pun intended) in the beasts as they all turned their heads in unison, staring him down with newfound blood-lust. Seeing them all creep towards him, Axel twirled his right chakram and smirked. "Finally, some action! Bring it on!"

Axel threw the chakram at the ready, flames billowing through at least ten Shadow and a few Neoshadow before it came back to his palm. Dimissing both of his weapons now, however, he folded his arms haughtily. He faced the Heartless with a pyromaniac-like approach, raising up one hand slightly. And thus, with a smooth, dry snap of his forefinger and thumb, the remaining few Heartless burst into a series of individual combustions. He watched as each and every one of them smoldered into black remnants, levitating into the atmosphere and releasing hearts.

Feeling a wave of accomplishment, as far as a Nobody could feel, Axel produced a portal leading towards the main entrance. There were some supposed Behemoths awaiting battle there, and who was he to deny them and allow the others to solely vanquish them? He wasn't done yet.

Arriving a short distance from both Larxene and Demyx, he rested his ight hand on his left shoulder, rolling it back to stretch it out. "Well, this is an unlikely team we have here, isn't it?"

 

Demyx was just about to attack when he heard a familiar mocking voice from behind him. "give them a slight shower!" He scowled. Why could none of them treat him like an equal? No, scratch that. Why could none of them treat him like a dusk? He would keep the being ordered around deal, but he would lose the constant flow of sarcastic insults. Determined, he waved her away. "No, go pick on shadows, they're smaller than you. This is my fight. I'll handle them on my own!"

THUD

Demyx whirled back to find another behemoth forming. Sighing, he muttered grudgingly, "fine, you can help..."

He smashed his sitar on the ground, causing five forms to erupt out. Swinging his weapon like a baseball bat, he smashed the water forms into the first behemoth's eyes. "Fry it!" Demyx yelled. Without glancing back, he ran head on at the second dark elephant/rhino. It roared, and let loose with a barrage of lightning. Without thinking, Demyx clapped his hands and caused a water barrier to completely encase him.
"OWOWOW!" Demyx hollered in pain. He really hoped Larxane didn't see that.
He continued his dash towards the second Behemoth, taking the lightning full on. Finally he reached the beast. Demyx smashed his sitar on the ground again, boosting him upwards on a geyser.
He landed clumsily on its head, then looked around in amazement. "Now what?" he muttered to himself. "I didn't actually plan to get this far." He glanced upwards, and saw the horn. He stared lovingly at his sitar, then shook his head. "Can't be helped." Trusting Larxane to act in her usual sadistic fashion, he ran towards the horn holding the sitar so the point was facing down. A tear dripped out of his eye, then he rammed his sitar into the horn. It stuck fast, a lightning rod and amplifier for any lightning.
Jumping off, he looked at Axel. "The third one is yours." he directed, before falling over, energy spent.

 

OOC: Lol xP. I LOVE her voice, period. Her cute giggles (cause they are cute despite the amount of them) are one thing, but her Japanese voice is adorable. =3. Absolutely adorable. She sounds like a little girl at times, airy, young, innocent, which I guess fits the "Nymph" factor (not the Savage). Though we all know she's the opposite. A good example where it makes me go "Aw", is, after she shushed Axel by putting her finger on his lips (damn it, Larxene! THOSE ARE MINE!! :yelling: *coughs*), where she said to him to keep quiet before she portalled out.

Away from that, though, your descriptions are fine. I'm sure you could put more fighting in there, but if you want to keep the paragraphs short, keep it. I can't do that >.<. How are mine?

And Pika, how in the WORLD, did Demyx have any lightning anything? >.> (Larxene didn't summon at all, and water doesn't have lightning) I'm going to keep one more alive, as Larxene destroys it right now, then one for Axel, that way, we can all have a turn :/.


Naminé reverted her eyes from Roxas, to Repliku, and then to Ansem, noting that he sounded serious. However, she was kind of waiting for the decision of the group itself before heading out to speak for them all, if not, just Roxas. He was the most affected before by him, and the boy was truly unpredictable. She smiled amusingly at that. However, it was now confirmed that the Organization was back, and as expected, there was a much stronger force at work here. In the way, the man was where they can get answers, and if they can go with him for that, then it was enough.



"Good, good," Xemnas muttered with a nod, satisfied with the statistics so far, as he dispersed his Aerial Blades. Now that this room was clear, and it seems, everything was heading back into order by itself, he could calm. He did not understand Maleficent's need to provide worthless oppositions, because as it seems, she needed to see that they weren't ones to her low level of power. Nevertheless, he got his throne back, and with that, he glanced over to Xigbar sternly. "Very well. As there's nothing much else to do, I'll either go to the Proof Of Existence, or the Altar Of Naught. Kingdom Hearts is still there, as...ruined as it still is. Actually, I might even go to...search, and figure out the occurrence that has given us this second chance. I might have a answer that I have yet to remember. I just know it relates to the body, soul, and heart, the process."

A sense of silence plundered the empty room at the mention, the memory very much ingrained in his head, before stating, "As I said before, you can do as you wish. We all did fine work today, so after the three others are done, we can explore until further notice of the members still asleep."



Larxene was too focused in the rampaging Behemoth not to notice Axel's entrance. However, she did hear his words, making her mark the fact that he was here to bother her nonexistence. As she moved, ignoring him for the moment, she led the gigantic Heartless mammal to a greater puddle that can fit it entirely. She had to jump only once as the beast stomped, sending a shockwave throughout the floor, before her boots splashed in the body of liquid where she landed. Like the moron it was, it quickly followed her, stopping right in front of her as it was about to give one of his attacks again. Grinning at it poisonously, cracks and flickers of static and electricity came from her foot, before a boom of thunder was heard on the sky above. The Behemoth suddenly let out a loud, dying cry as a strike of lightning spiraled down to it in not even a second, but less, creating a white flash, and then touching the damp conductor. In a sudden, amazing, eruption, a hurricane of electricity covered the Heartless in what seemed to be a stupendous explosion, expanding on the body of water as it covered both her and the creature in a ball.

The light was too much of a flare for her eyes to keep open, especially being inside, so she shut them. The lightning didn't affect her. In all honesty, it made her feel "charged up", tickling her skin and made her shiver at the energy, the tiny hairs at the back of her neck standing. It was because of this she always had her blonde locks slicked back. The last thing she needed was it sticking up in a afro. Nonetheless, just like that, with a last howl from the victim, she felt the burst disappeared, the shine gone as quickly as it came, and finding it safe, reopened her eyes slowly. It was in time to see the Behemoth finished disappearing, as a pink Heart that could rival its own size rose up, per usual.

Her doe, aquatic eyes trailing on the Heart momentarily, she blinked, noting that it was one Behemoth down, and two more to go. Reminding herself that Axel was here, while the water was still high in voltage as sparks flew around the wet surface, the first thing she did was give him a tight glare as she stepped away, her lips in a frown. He might've been saved from dying a second time by Xemnas from her hands, but by hell, she was yet to make him suffer. Oh, how she desired it. Was it possible that just looking at him made her hatred rise up like molten lava for being a Nobody? She didn't even hesitate as she snapped at him harshly, "Leave."

It was commanding, though she didn't give a damn. Larxene eyed him with narrowed, cold orbs. "Your help isn't needed, or asked for, or even invited into a team. We can easily handle this ourselves, as demonstrated. You can just go and dream fantasies of your blond 15 year old addiction. I'm sure it will ease you." Her eyes hardened as she stared at Demyx slumped, having taken one down himself by drowning it. Or he did something, she didn't see how he defeated it. Just that he did.

 

OOC: Yeah, I thought that too, but I guess I'm fitting posting into my schedule these days and I don't have much time for it ^_^; But now, I can because it's the middle of the night xD Heehee. And YES! I loved that part, and Axel's reaction afterwards is kind of a "Heh, i want yer boooody". Or... maybe that was just my imagination... :D Well, it's actually more of a "Pfft, under my hood? Maybe you should keep important facts under your hood missy... but eh, I'll go with it... maybe..." Heehee, see there? Now you've got me rambling... xD

Axel watched the blonde's fantastic little light show, watching her for the sheer purpose of entertainment. But of course, the Behemoth's actions were so predictable, Demyx was capable of eliminating one. If she was trying to show off, or rather, show up anyone, she was sadly under-accomplished. Axel put his hand over where his heart should have been, producing a hurt, yet apathetic facial expression. "Ouch, Sparkles! That one hurt deep down..." He was so accustomed to all of the queer jokes and love puns at this point, so he wasn't going to let a weak attempt at an insult strike him down.

Smirking, he strolled closer to Larxene. With each step, heat poured from his body and vapor trailed his feet, eliminating any chances for the savage female to electricute him by those means. "Oh, you don't need any help... well, I'd reevaluate that statement if I were you." Axel was that much closer to Larxene, seeing the lines in her forehead deepening in frustration. He chuckled, folding his arms nonchalantly. "Your little sorry excuse for an attack wouldn't have been half as strong without help from that nimrod over there, which is an insult in itself." He was only a mere three feet from her now, well aware that she could strike him at any moment. "And frankly, why should I leave? This is as much my home as anyone else's... but considering you were overwhelmed by a fourteen year old way back when and never even resided here, I'd say that you have no right." Axel shrugged with his eyebrows raised, staring at Larxene indifferently. "Heh... I'm just glad to say that I went of my own accord, rather than have my @ss kicked by a kid, a tempermental duck, and a creepy dog..."

Just then, Axel noticed the Behemoth, which had been gaining distance as they talked, engrossed in their hate for each other. (that's one way to put it :D) The misty vaporizing process had created an almost foggy atmosphere, having made it almost impossible to see ten feet past their noses. All he saw was a flash of white tusks and two front legs. Grabbing Larxene by the waist, despite the earful he'd recieve later, Axel lept to the side, gliding across the floor with tremendous speed. He set her down behind him before taking up his chakram, creating wheels of fire around the pieces of clunky metal. The will-o-wisps glazed the floor and traveled towards the Behemoth's feet, making it fall to the ground, injured. Axel flung both chakram towards the soft and poorly armored neck, slitting the throat of the Heartless monstrosity. It let out a desperate cry of pain before slipping away into the darkness, another pink heart sent sailing into the sky.

Catching his breath from those few moments of excitement, he turned back to Larxene. Partially to see of she was unharmed, but mostly to smile cleverly in her face. "Now... as I stated before... you don't need help?"

 

OOC: I don't what to make of that scene at all xD. I just wonder why Nomura put it there in the first place, knowing how the reaction was going to be. Or if he knows there are some Larxel fans. Sure, Larxene sounded flirty in the original, but is not like the pixel ever got close to him. Yet, in Re: CoM, she was all over the SEXI, with what she wanted to accomplish or not. Not to mention, she seemed fairly glad, and almost like she wanted Axel to join them. But that's the beauty of Nomura. Or not.

We can interpret that as we like.

Larxene scoffed, breath flaring, wondering if he was serious. It was amazing to her, how every time he opened his mouth he proves he's a idiot. It didn't make the insults any smaller, however, and if he wanted tongue lashing right now, he was going to get some. Thoroughly. She had no qualms with that. Nevertheless, her scowl deepened when he kept getting nearer to her, making her feel slightly agitated, and even tensed, though she didn't back down or step back, and in turn, really, her palm itched to hit him. He probably expected it with that cocky smirk on his face, he just didn't know where. Her hate just kept growing and growing, to the point where she was now getting pissed off, wanting to rip him apart like those worthless Heartless. Damn it, he was so...intolerable. Couldn't he just die? Her jaw clenching, before she could do anything to expose her said dislike, maybe a battle, finally, all she heard was running stomps coming to them, and a slight cry, when she suddenly found herself whisked away, just hairs as the Behemoth went pass them. The problem with this was, who had whisked her away. As her body felt numb with shock, all she could do was watch as Axel put her down, then head off to finish the mongrel, leaving her there listlessly.

Yet, her concentration wasn't really on that, if at all. Her eyes wide, as she gazed at him blankly, her thoughts were in disarray, too stunned. Why...why did he do that? As far as she knew from personal experience, he never cared for her, or anyone else, other than XIIIth. Now, when he didn't even need to, he went out his way to get her out of danger? That had to be a lie. In fact, complete bull. She wasn't going to fall for it anymore. She didn't trust him, and she never will again. She had learned too long ago she had to depend on herself, and no one else, and it was a miracle of how he had managed to gain it the way he had done. How she was blinded. Even she wasn't that trusting to Marluxia himself. She also didn't need to be saved like a weak, damsel in distress, needed to be pulled away like she couldn't have evaded it herself. This was probably even one of his tricks, maybe getting her into his good side, just so he could stab her in the back again, for all she knew.

Her expression darkening more at the thoughts, her anger raising up high to a extent, pondering what the hell he was trying to pull, she just snarled at the remark he gave her when he was finished. In a fit, she threw herself at him, pushing him back to the floor into a slam, trapping him between her legs around his waist as she hovered above him in a manner of seconds, hand in his neck, tight. With a blazing, chaotic shine in her eyes, as her face glowered angrily, she spat in a low, sinister tone, "First off, I suggest you think before you speak, because you sound like a idiot, especially when you think you have it all figured out. Second, I hardly put any lightning into the water, and while it gave it strength enough, it does not mean that I couldn't do the attack with that amount of power myself. Unless you want to be the special guinea pig for me to prove it to you righ there and now. You have no idea what I can do or am capable of. So yes, I don't need your help, I didn't need you to be a hero, and I don't need anyone else. Third, 'frankly', maybe you've forgotten that you had your @ss handed to you royally and fried by that 14 year old boy, his tempermental duck, and his weird damn dog. So shut the hell up, and notice your own pitiful failure. This is not counting how many times Roxas has kicked your @ss here, so I suggest you save yourself the trouble of making yourself look more like a babbling fool."

Her hold around his throat progressed into more of a iron grip, digging into his skin as she continued, "And I have no doubt you got your just deserts when I figure just how the hell you died. You know why? Because karma is a b!tch, and I know it got back to you twofold."

With that, and a raised eyebrow at his stupidity, she roughly let go of him as she knew he was barely breathing well, gazing at him brutally, before getting up swiftly, and off of him, not giving him another glance as she turned, and walked off deep into the entrance. Their job was done anyway. Her eyes stung, her sight blurring, as she went up the slopes, her mind was in a haze, and she really wanted to shred something.

 

"..Want to place us in a fake Twilight Town,where we can have some privacy?..''Roxas asked coldly,slowly moving toward DiZ with his hand out to his side.Darkness surrounded his right hand,and the Oblivion appeared in his hand,ready to strike,if Roxas chose to do so.He remembered how Ansem apologized at the last second and came to a halt in front of him.He raised his blade into the air and thrusted it into the ground,letting it stay lodged there.If Ansem went wrong with anything he said,then Roxas would pull that blade out and end his life..but did he have what it takes to end the mans life..even after what he had said and done to Roxas?"..I really don't care if anyone is listening now..and that simple 'Sorry' you gave me when you 'died'..it isn't going to cut it..safe or not,I want you to explain..''he said,glaring at Ansem through his ragged clothing.If anyone came,he and the copy could take them out.But then again,Ansem may not know as much as he seemed.He had his right hand near Oblivions handle,just in case trouble was to come.

Then the Copy would have mouthed off to him about 'showing respect' and Namine would grab him again..either way,no more Mr. Nice Guy from Roxas.He refused to play any games now,and since he knew what he was,unlike last time,Ansem wouldn't be safe behind a computer anymore."Copy,don't say a word..you don't know what he's done..unlike Namine,I refuse to sit back and let him use me for anything..''he said harshly to the Replica,though not to Namine herself.He knew she had little choice in the matter of gaining Sora's memories back."I hold half of Sora,but I'm not going to play nice all the time like he will..I expect answers,and I want them now..right now!"

OOC: Unfinished Business ^^ XD I doubt he can be swayed.

 

OoC: Hmm? Demyx didn't do any lightning. It has been a while since I played KH1, but I was certain behemoths were lightning based.

If you were talking about the bit where the Sitar became a lightning rod, you do know that a lightning rod is a tall rod that attracts lightning, primarily used to divert lightning away from houses in a thunder storm, right?

The idea was that Larxane would shock the sitar and kill the behemoth. The first one where he hit water at it was just a distraction.

Demyx squeezed open an eye. The nyph and Axel were trading insults like no tomorrow. quietly, he started giggling. Those two used to be subjects of bets he made with Luxord, and which one of them would take the flirting further. He never would have guessed that this would have happened outside of one of Zexion's fanfics. When there was an interval, he noticed that Larxane wasn't acting all like herself. Usually she went for any low blow possible, then trod it into the ground, yet for some reason she had not used the obvious attack of Akuroku. Perhaps she feels uncomfortable about the thought of Axel being gay... I wonder why. Demyx thought to himself.

Demyx heard Axel make an offhand comment about him, and it wasn't positive. So it turned out that fighting wasn't going to get him respect. He carefully considered his other options. When he thought about it, not a lot of members did get respect. Axel did get some, while Xemnas and Saix got loads. Larxane got a fair bit, just for a general sharp tongue. Figuring that a new tactic was in order, he stood and and pointed dramatically at both of them. "Larxane!" he shouted in an accusing voice, "usually you seize any opportunity you get to ridicule, so why haven't you brought up Axel's boyfriend Roxas? Could it be because you truly want Axel for yourself? Maybe you don't like the idea of Axel being out of reach!" Turning to Axel, he questioned in a mocking voice, "Why haven't you gone looking for Roxas yet? After all, he is your best friend. You were willing to betray the org for him once, why not again? Is the Sonic recolour scared?"

OoC: Hey, how far does God-modding stretch? Can I make references to Luxord and Zexion like that? Also, is it okay to mention a Sega character in passing, and not in relation to the story?

 

OC: Super sorry, I lost my post :( So I'm a tad discouraged...

Basically, Axel can't breathe, and when he's free he thinks about how foolish Larxene is, sorta thinking that the way he died wasn't a result of karma. But then again, he thinks it was the result of wanting to see Roxas again, doing the kidnapping and such, and it put him in a hopeless situation. Thinks about how Sora reminded him of Roxas immensely, and hopes that Roxas is alive. Blah blah blah, he gets up, ignores Demyx, and portals to his room, but not without sending a small fireball towards the mullet-boy.

Okay, I lost that part, so sorry about just giving you a guide of what I had written, I feel drained.

Axel re-appeared in his old room, the white walls only half as blinding in the dim light. He peered around, feeling an enormous wave of nostalgia. The comfort of the familiarity was enough to keep his mind in check, not worrying about anything else besides the condition of his dominion. He scanned the place thoroughly, and to his satisfaction, nothing had been tainted. His bedsheets were somewhat made, as nicely as he could have managed, the few belongings that had been sitting on his bedside table were still intact, and generally, the room had the same "feel" as it had when he last seen it. He plopped onto his bed, rustling the sheets befre reaching up to his neck, feeling the red nail marks where the Savage Nymph had practically suffocated him.

 

(TWTNW) Xigbar looked around a moment as the vines dissipated and all returned to normal in the meeting hall. He heard Xemnas's voice and looked up at him. "I will go see what's going on with the others then. They seem done with their task. Later dude." Xigbar gave a two finger salute to the Superior and walked out of the room before Dark Portaling down to the level where Demyx now stood nearly alone.

"Yo, Demyx. Seems you guys mopped up this area. Maleficent is gone now so we can do whatever while we wait to see what our orders are." He pondered about how well the fight had worked out but he knew unless the Org members had gone against themselves, victory was pretty easily assured. The area had a lot of Darkness to it at the moment as wisps even now from the Behemoths rose upwards.

(Twilight Town) Repliku glared at nothing in particular. "I'm not 'copy'. I have a name whether I hate it or not. Just call me Repliku and really who are you to come off as if you are something more important than me? You are a Nobody. We're all technically connected to someone so stop acting like you are superior. You sure didn't show you were better at fighting and you are definitely not a better person than me. I won't bother commenting anymore though because your royal highness says so and I don't know the guy."

DiZ looked at Roxas and his display. The kid really was rather emotional and violent for a Nobody. He did seem to have perhaps a portion of his Heart though obviously the body was a Nobody's, clearly. DiZ peered down as Oblivion went into the ground by him and he gave a slight sad smirk and shook his head. "My apology to you was sincere and it is the best that could be given. However, in the end had you not returned to Sora, he could not have awakened. Namine did give her word to aid him and yes, I was wrong to use Sora and have her awaken him for that purpose. I was also wrong to attempt to use Riku and Namine and order Riku to get rid of Namine or send him to get you without explaining all to him. My bias against foes that had ruined so much blinded me. The rage I held for years made me do foolish things, when I had always believed I was above such notions."

He paused a moment studying Roxas and then looked over at Namine. "I owe you both the sincerest apology but it will linger in the hopes some day you shall accept, as I do know you have reasons to be against taking it for what it's worth. However, Roxas, if you think you can defeat me or intimidate me, I fear you overestimate your prowess and you are guided in anger, the same as I was. Think. That is what you must do now." He made no real motion to move except for a couple hand gestures.

"He paused to let his words sink in. "Do not become as I was or be so hasty. My intention was not to lead you to the programmed Twilight Town. I would have no purpose to do so. You will not be harmed by me in such a way again. You wish your answers here despite the danger, very well. But it is on your conscience should things go awry. More correct to say, it is on your Soul. So do you still wish me to tell you or do you wish to go to a safer domain?"