Kingdom Hearts: The Soul Reason

OOC: DestinyStar just look for the posts that pertain to your character and you'd be fine. Not many posts have been going on in your direction so really it's slow. Most people post once per day.

Xigbar looked at Xaldin. "What's up with you? I came to see how you were. We have a situation of returning from the dead more or less. We don't know why. I'm starting to really think it's not for a good purpose and that somehow we are all being used. Demyx just took off but it was not normal and I sensed something odd about his Dark Portal. I can move around the Castle here just fine but he left the world and something was interfering. I'm starting to think we may be prisoners here and no, not by Xemnas. We need to talk to him and get others together."

Xigbar really was not liking the nagging suspicion something bad was about to happen. Nope, not one bit.

 

"Really? I'd say that none of us would want to make Xemnas are leader. Luxord knows something from Port Royal....its similar to what I think the members are thinking. Mutiny." Siax said, standing in front of the two nobodies talking.
"I stand for that vote." Xaldin said.
Siax also has the idea in his head.....Xaldin thought.

 

Xigbar shook his head. "Mutiny? You guys were two of the most headstrong about the whole plan and even did rotten things to others to get what you wanted done. I find it hard to believe now you are talking mutiny as if Xemnas made you do some of the maneuvers you both did in the manner you did it. We had to do some things, yeah, but both of you went above and beyond the call in the end. What is the mutiny for when we can all just talk out crap and try to fix things? You do realize we are probably all trapped here, so whatcha gonna do?"

Xigbar was just mystified. Both of the two had done things to raise the ire of the Hearted in the first place. They had enjoyed doing it. "Look, I know the plan didn't go well but who says we can't all come up with something better? What are you two going to do if you decide to leave and actually -could- leave? What else is there for Nobodies?"

 

Naminé listened to Ansem as she nodded, stepping up along side him to begin their walk, wanting to have followed Roxas, but not sure if that was the right thing to do. It seems, they can do both, which works for her the best. If he did know where Roxas was headed, then it shouldn't be a problem. Right. She was still pretty upset at the short, but much more affective words he said to her, yet she also spotted in his eyes what would be regret, so he probably didn't mean it. Naminé didn't know why she lingered on that solely anyway, and tuned in once more to the man speaking, nodding her head again at the reply. "I did conclude that there must be some other force than us at work here...especially, as the Riku Replica appeared as well..."

She stopped for a second, making certain to be careful with her words, as she continued in her naturally soft, sweet voice, "The Organization, I can understand...as they were more of a real threat, and were well known, but...the Replica was only in Castle Oblivion with us, and it was kept secret other than to those there and to those who witnessed it. It makes me wonder on how anyone can know it unless they, she or he...had been watching or did so in some form...and why bring him back for..."

Larxene was now collecting objects and items, like a brush, hair needs, some clothes, all that she had abandoned in her death after she had stood in her room blankly for a while. She still felt slightly uncomfortable, but all thoughts were pushed off as she continued her task, setting up a long bag she had in her closet, and putting them all there. It seem she had moved more stuff from the other castle to here than she realized, but it was understandable, since, they were to be here long until the exploration and research of memories were done. Larxene still wasn't sure what to really do, after Xemnas answered what was wrong, how did they came back, and why. It wasn't like they had a set goal in mind as he had said, and she didn't know what other possible way there was to have a Heart. Did she even want one any longer? She didn't want to set herself up for another failure, and it appears that even if she stayed in the Organization, in the end, she would've never gotten her Heart back as the plan fell apart on its own. Sighing, as she traced her hand over one of her forelocks, she pondered over where to stay as well.

She had no place to go, no place to be, no people to live with, except for that damned castle in The World That Never Was. Here, in Castle Oblivion, was too bad of a dream for her to be able to handle the haunt it will bring, and she didn't want to live with twelve men again either. Rather, eleven. Sitting down on the edge of her bed, she closed her eyes, wondering if she was doomed to be cursed.

 

OOC: Okitay, Axel time again :D Man, I'm wearing 14 beaded bracelets of assorted colors, three random multicolored bracelets (one of which is an anklet, but who cares), an old bracelet that my mom and I made with my nickname on it, a bracelet I just made with my bf's name (I know, cliche, but it's super cute!), a light blue hair tie, and four jelly bracelets formed into a flower (one is folded over into the petals, two cross that one for stems, and one wraps around the stems and under the petal). So all together... 23 bracelets and a hair tie. Yay!! 23 is my fave number! Totally not planned... :D

Axel opened his eyes regrettably, having not slept, no matter how hard he tried. He really was rather exhausted, but somehow he wasn't entirely relaxed on a subconscious level. Sitting up lazily, he rubbed his head and fingered through his spiky, bright red locks. Glancing around with a dodgy look on his face, Axel realized how bright his room was. It never used to be... it was usually rather dim and shady. But the light was a pleasant change. Taking a closer look, he noticed that the light was coming from a distinct point. Standing, he stepped closer to the source of the new light. Peeking around his wardrobe, he noticed a good sized hole that had been created in his wall. "Oh... lovely."

Sighing, he shrugged and turned back around, sitting on the edge of his bed. Well... I did always want a window... he chuckled to himself. Cocking his head to the side, he thought over any possible places to unwind. It was the least he could do for himself... the last few moments he spent thinking before his death... every memory depended upon Roxas. Wherever he was...

It didn't take Axel long to decide. There was a sliver of hope left in his nonexistent heart, hoping that perhaps... Roxas might be there. Stretching his arms forward, he let the darkness consume his form until suddenly, he heard a deep, cackling voice stream through his ears. The darkness disappeared by its own will and left him standing where he had been before, in his room. He blinked, glancing about the place for the strange voices. Unable to sense any being within the room or around it, Axel stared down at the floor in utter confusion. What the hell was that?!

 

OOC: Axel's portal would fail to take him where he wanted to go. He would be stuck in his room and instead hear a soft laughter of low male voices. Please guys in the Org, make sure to say you are attempting to portal somewhere outside of TWTNW before you move on. There's a reason why you can't leave there just yet. Plotty goodness.

Xigbar shrugged. "If that's what you chums want to do, that's your choice. However, I think you should try to use your heads instead of just doing something brash now. I'm telling you dudes that something more is going on and we may need to work together. If you wanna do something else, good luck with that." Xigbar wasn't sure what else to say. If these two weren't going to listen to him, he'd have to speak to Xemnas and hope that others would try to hear because he just had a total feeling things were going to get ugly.

Destiny Islands> Riku sighed. "No, it's not a note from Elvis, it's from King Mickey to us. But it's not his words, and seems to be more of a riddle of some sort, Demyx. We're trying to figure it out but it seems to have something to do with Souls and a Soul Crystal and cycle of life. We think someone may be trying to disrupt that pattern."

<Twilight Town> DiZ nodded in agreement with Namine's words. "Yes, it would seem someone has been monitoring us all quite a bit though we were unaware. While we were watching and stopping one another, something else loomed in the background. It is that force, whatever it be, which has brought The Organization back to life, and possibly me and Riku Replica, as well as separated you and Roxas from your 'Somebodies'. I do think the Organization is in grave danger. They all except or Roxas were sent back to The World That Never Was. There, I believe they may be harvested...for their Souls, if I am deciphering things correctly. This is why I came to find you and Roxas. Riku Replica's return was not anticipated but it is just as well. You two could also be in great danger since you are also Nobodies. Perhaps the enemy feels it is easier to harvest the Souls from Nobodies since already they possess no Hearts."

Twilight Town: Roxas could now arrive at the 'Usual Place' and see inside Hayner, Pence and Olette were sitting on boxes and eating some sea salt ice cream. All three would look up as he entered and stare a moment in surprise, not knowing who he was precisely...but then nod as if some small part of them realized who he was.

<Hayner> "..Roxas..right?"
<Pence> "Yeah, you're that kid that used to sit on the clock tower all the time and had the cloak."
<Olette> "...hi, there. I remember seeing a picture with us in it."

 

ooc: dang..someone else with Roxas.
bic:
"I exceeded orders. Siax didn't."
Xaldin looked over to Xigbar, stopping. "Acting like you have a heart?"
Something is strange with Xigbar. He's not himself, Xaldin thought. Did the other members also change?
"Working together? Then I suggest we have a new leader. One that does not bring us toward destruction." Xaldin said, putting his hood up.

"We'll change Xemnas's second name to something else, rather then superior."

Siax looked to Xaldin. "Exactly. Correct on all three things he said. I didn't exceed orders, I followed. Xaldin maybe exceeded them a bit." Siax said, walking down the hallway.
"Wheres the rest of the organization members? What is Marluxia, Larxene, Lexaeus, Zexion, Vexen, and Larxene doing? They were the ones that failed at castle oblivion. I seek to find out what are their plans." Siax said, "Did they turn out like you? Acting like a heart?"

 

Demyx tapped his head, frustrated. "Souls, Souls, Souls. Hey, I think Xemnas mentioned them a while back. Aren't they the things that make us living? I read somewhere that a soul and body were the things that made up a being. I think I heard it referenced to someone handsome. Then again, I might have heard that from Murluxia..." Demyx trailed off, then jumped up, an idea in his head.
"Hey, perhaps this soul disrupter was that thing in the darkness? If so, we may just be pawns in its game! If it has mastery of souls, and a nobody is a creation of a body created from an imprint of a person in darkness, and a soul, could it be possible that we were brought back by this being?" Demyx looked down, wondering if he could get a job as a theorist. Would that earn him respect?
Demyx shrugged. "Who cares? I'm back now, and I don't plan on fighting." He scratched his chin, pondering something. "Although all of this mystery is fascinating."

 

OOC- Okay, I'm going to try and keep up, now... :sweatdrop:

Kairi nodded and pulled the note from her pocket where she had put it. Silently, she handed it to Demyx, letting him read it. "It doesn't make much sense to me..." She said quietly, thinking.

 

(TWTNW) "I'm not acting like I have a Heart. *rolls eyes* We can logic things out you know. We didn't lose our brains when we came to be in this condition. And everyone is pretty much around here except Demyx and Roxas. Not sure where Roxas is or if he came back, but Demyx went off I think to Destiny Islands. The others are either asleep or roaming around. Axel, Larxene, Xemnas, you and me are what's awake at the time being and Lexaeus too I think though he's so quiet."

(DI) Riku nodded to Demyx. "Yeah, maybe that person is who messed with you guys and what this clue means. If that's the case and the whole Organization is back, maybe they are in some serious danger. Maybe your world is a good place to start getting some clues, or we can try somewhere else but it's obvious we can't just sit around and wait." Riku watched as Kairi gave the note to Demyx to read from the King. (You can read it on the first page of this rpg if you want, Pika).

 

OOC: Well, Larxene portalled to Castle Oblivion. And I don't know a proper way of her recalling a voice without it being to random ^^;. Would she be able to leave, or is there going to a be a encounter? :D Just want to be sure before I move her to leave, which she is about to do.

And, chula? What is with the many bracelets? xP Though I'm probably like, three days late to reply or question that.

"Does that mean...that the Organization can be on the same side as us?" Naminé whispered in mild befuddlement at that aspect, continuing their stroll after a long blast of silence from her. She only glanced back over her shoulder to see if Riku Replica was still behind them, as he was quiet, only to process this once she found he was there. With all this coming out into the open, she couldn't help, but enable a slight dash of fear through her. Not for the Organization...she never truly despised them, nor felt any animosity, as she understood perfectly where they were coming from, and would not hold against them. Actually, she was more glad at the chance that they wouldn't be against each other, being Nobodies, however, the thought of much harder members came to mind. It wasn't entirely sure if anyone changed, or if they would want to. Again, that wasn't the problem, though. It was the fact, that this force, whoever it was, or how it came to be, had the control, or the ability, of souls. People's souls. Naminé couldn't help, but be worried at the prospect. The Heart was important, yes, but while you lose it, a part of you can still exist. If a soul, the source of all life, is messed with, or taken away, is...death. Her rosy lips formed into a frown at that thought, her eyes looking down at the ground at the notion. Who...who would ever want to play around with something so fragile?

Perhaps there was more to it than that, and, while she knew that she asked Ansem a question already, placing her gaze back at him deeply, she said in a tone that betrayed her need not to show the actual concern she was feeling, "Do you know...anything else important about the Soul? Does Xemnas?"

 

OoC: Well C.O. could be argued to be in the world of nothingness. The voice may only be able to stop inter-dimension travel. e.g. Nothing worlds, dark worlds and light worlds. Get what I mean? This still holds, and leaves the story canon.

 

"I'm wondering if Larxene and Marluxia could be trusted." Siax pondered, crossing his arms. "Xigbar, do you know any of the traitors actions?" Siax asked Xigbar, turning to him. "Other then just roaming around?"

Xaldin waited his turn to ask the question, Then what is Demyx doing at the moment at Destiny Islands? And furthermore, will Roxas join the organization again?
"I'm going to find out if 13 will come back into the organization." Xaldin said, ignoring his question that he was going to wait for, and interrupting Siax.
Xaldin teleported away, with difficulty.

 

OOC: Organization People in TWTNW, which includes Xaldin, you cannot dark portal out of the World That Never Was for now. You all would feel a pressure closing in on you when you try that simply cancels out the portal and leaves you stranded there. You may Dark Portal anywhere ON the world with no problem but leaving for the time being is impossible. It's for plot purposes and some greater force, you can feel is forcing you to remain. Also, for the attentive eye, there seem to be quite a few Nobodies all around there, still popping up as well, as if somewhere Heartless are devouring quite a few Hearts and more and more Nobodies continue to appear that are like Assassins, Snipers, Sorcerers, Dusks, Samurai, Berserkers, Dancers, Creepers...those sorts.

OOC: I hope this makes it clear because I don't want to be confusing to all of you. Hopefully if you've been keeping up with the storyline in different parts, you can see where this is somewhat heading. If it's confusing feel free to PM or ask here. It's meant to be a plot that builds up and comes together to bring others together. I have a lot planned but it depends on what people do with the predicaments they are in.

Demyx, who is free of there could Dark Portal to other places but would come to realize he can't Dark Portal directly to TWTNW. Roxas and Namine would also face the same dilemma. As a side note. However, there is a way still to get to TWTNW ... which will be exposed and was in the game already.

IC

Xigbar shrugged. "We don't know if they can be trusted but if they traitor again against the Nobodies, we can deal with them. Right now I suppose is where we try to figure out what we all actually want to do but also try to get ourselves together because we seem rather stuck here." He looked at Xaldin. "I told ya that wouldn't work, dude. There's some force that is preventing it. It had to have let Demyx go which since he went to Destiny Islands, probably means it wants to lure Sora and his friends here too. For what, I dunno. We REALLY need to talk to Xemnas and get everyone together."

<Twilight Town> Repliku followed quietly, listening to DiZ as he spoke and hoping Roxas was having some fun with his friends for the brief time he could have such an enjoyment. It seemed that the Organization was in some deep dookie and was going to need their help. He let Namine though ask the questions since he didn't have many at the moment and just watched the unique people do unique things they did every life that were new to him.

Ansem nodded. "I do. The 3 components of a person, the Body, the Heart and the Soul. These are aspects of all life to some degree and are very strong in sentient beings especially. I believe whatever this force is behind the Organization's return, it means to use them as some sort of gain in power, not by their skills or for any other purpose than say the power of their Souls. The Circle of Life...is a pattern that can be changed. Nobodies in technicality should not exist but do because Heartless exist on the living plane...which they should not. Nobodies are the Souls of the former person with a new Body composed of Darkness and an Element of existence. This existence, by whatever force is out there, causes a person to be more powerful since the Soul does not dwell in a meek flesh and blood body. A Nobody to whoever this is, is a power source. I believe all Nobodies are being drawn to The World That Never Was and that drag may happen for you and Roxas, but you are both also attached to Sora and Kairi, so it has not happened yet. Are you following me?"

DiZ realized he was going into some pretty technical stuff. Namine was a smart girl though and he felt he could trust her to at least understand part of what he had said. She was definitely more patient than Roxas, to say the least. He did not mind Roxas's energy though. It might be needed quite soon. "I believe we need to prepare should this force take the Organization's power, and if we can prevent it, we should attempt that, though it is not a favored thing for either side to accept immediately."

 

"Then were just pawns in a game." Siax observed, saying a cliched line was just normal for him.
"I wonder. Who would do this?"
Xaldin felt a strange pressure around him. "Your also saying that this force let Demyx into Destiny Islands...which turns out to be a trap for Sora."
"Were turning out to be all pawns. Lets bring the organization together, then. Whats left of it." Xaldin said, walking towards the general meeting room.

 

Demyx held the letter at arms length with the tips of his fingers, his face exerting disdain. "So this came from that mouse? Is he usually this mysterious? Because I can't make head nor tail of this thing." Demyx looked at it for a bit longer, turning it upside down and even putting the tip of his tongue on the edge. (He proptly recoiled, moaning about a paper cut)
Absent-mindedly, Demyx clicked his fingers, summoning a dark portal. Waving the letter at Riku, he offered, "I'll take this to Zexion. Perhaps he can test it a bit. Paper's his specialty. He will be able to check it out. I'll be back soon." Turning away, Demyx strode purposefully into the portal. "To Castle Nought!"

There was darkness all around him. Usually this was okay for Demyx. He was used to dark portalling. Nothing should be scary for him. Yet it was. The darkness seemed to be closing in, making to crush him. He tried to go forward, but he found his legs were deep in the floor. His nerve cracked, and he turned, and hurriedly waded backwards, as the darkness came closer and closer, suffocating. Finally he burst out into the light, on his hands and knees, panting furiously. Glancing up at Riku, he muttered breathlessly, "That never happened before. The darkness seemed almost hostile. It didn't let me through. Darkness obeys the strongest... I guess something stronger was there."

 

OOC: Ok, I edited my post earlier to follo the plot. Sorry about that ^^; and the random multiple bracelet frenzy? No idea xD

 

Naminé remained silent again, not saying anything once more as the information swallowed into her mind, and she wasn't liking it. It was odd, since Nobodies were both shunned by light and dark, and had to live in a realm in between, not allowed to exist, not have a Heart, and if they did not get one soon, or just did not, they can fade. How long, it was unknown, depended on the person and the tribulations she or he passes, but that was their fate in the end. To fade into darkness. She had learned, however, that this wasn't their only end, and there were many options, in a hopeful way, when they do "die". What she never thought was, that they will be useful for something concerning another person's, if it even was a person, ploy. Not that they weren't special, the Organization was always special. Strangely, she was concerned. She knew she probably should not ask, and she somehow knew the answer, yet there was always a small chance of difference somewhere, and it it needs to be certained. Nodding, as she fiddled with her hands, she asked in a low, solemn tone, "Is it...going to be fatal?"

She knew they faded, and don’t always have to go back to darkness. But what happens when the soul is fooled around with? Or the energy? Will that be...the true end? In death? Thinking of something else, she then said, "Also, if that's so...why did they revive Riku Replica...? What will he be used for? Do you know?"




After a while on thoughts to herself, Larxene got up, bag in hand, and made a portal to the castle in the World That Never Was. The building of Castle Oblivion still bothered her to remain any longer in its presence, as the memories within were not something she was particularly fond of, and again, she had come to the conclusion that she had no place to go. She couldn't even truly remember the name of her own town, back when she was "alive". Not that she will ever want to go back there. As she passed through the Corridor Of Darkness with the baggage in hand, heading to her other real room to settle in back to the main headquarters, she quickly halted her feet in a tense movement as she heard a slight small chuckle. Her eyes narrowed sharply, and her expression hardened, her mind quickly connecting that this was perhaps the same ominous voice she had heard before she had woken up to find she was back in her Nobody self. Or back at all. It wouldn't surprise her. Larxene just didn't think she would hear it again. Snarling under her breath, she muttered snidely at the dark air as her vision drifted up, "Who are you?" It was a demand, rather than a question again, as usual, and she doubted she will get any information, or a reply, yet this was slightly irritating her. Whoever this was, whoever brought them back and why, kept playing its game. And somehow she hated that, utterly despised it, because she knew she was one of the pieces in it. There was no doubt in her mind now.

She scoffed, her lips turning into a ardent smirk, as she rolled her eyes unimpressively, beginning to move toward the other side in a calm pace. She muttered in a lazy monotone, her face having a fleeting look, "How droll. Playing the 'I'm so mysterious' card. It would've been more unique if it hasn't been done a million times before. You fail."

OOC: I'll write Xemnas next post. He just isn't much needed right now. Or maybe I'm in a block. Hmm.

 

OOC: I love the way Demyx reacted to the portal thing. Very well done. Also Axel's revision was very on the spot too. kudos for playing it out so well because I know this is a different scenario here and it can be unique what I ask of you guys. You're awesome.

(TWTNW) Xigbar shrugged and walked with Saix and Xaldin towards the meeting room. "I would suppose our best deal is to get us all to the meeting room and which we are headed to any way. If the force did let Demyx go to bring Sora and his cohorts here, maybe it's a trap for them too. Though will they act...?" He tapped his finger against his chin and nodded. "Yeah, of course they will. It's in Sora's nature." Xigbar gestured to some Sniper Nobodies.

"You guys go tell the others to come to the meeting room. Things are getting really serious now and we all need to have a sit down. Got it dudes?" The Sniper Nobodies nodded and flew off and would go to each Organization member and relay the message of it was urgent meeting time.

"This is royally starting to suck majorly."

<Destiny Islands> Riku watched as Demyx went to leave. "Uh wait.." he responded as he realized Demyx was taking off with the letter through Darkness to somewhere. He then a moment later watched Demyx as he skedaddled out of the portal and fell to his knees in a state of terror. Riku went over to offer Demyx a hand up and glanced at the portal. "I don't think you should try that again, Demyx. Are you okay?"

Sora rowed up in a row boat to the docks and climbed out. He had finally woken up from his nap after helping his mom earlier with chores. He was fashionably late for practice with Riku but he was sure Riku would understand. He hopped out of the boat after securing it and waded up to the sandy beach. To his surprise, Riku and Kairi were there but so was a mysterious woman and ...Demyx? This was a definitely a strange sight. Sora jogged up to the others and looked around. "Hey Riku...Kairi...what's going on? Is he okay?" He studied Demyx who looked shaken up. For a bit it didn't cross his mind that Demyx should technically not be around but then it hit him. "How..are you back, Demyx?"

DiZ watched as Namine's expressions changed. She was taking everything in well, which he was grateful for. The boy behind them was listening but also sight-seeing and checking out every little thing that seemed to move or twitch. This wasn't so surprising to Ansem, who knew of the Replica and the fact this was really his first time outside of Castle Oblivion and he was exposed to life beyond its walls.

"If a Soul is taken for energy, the Nobody will indeed cease to exist utterly. The self is eliminated and so yes, for a Nobody this is absolutely fatal. For anyone, it could be, though I believe if a being had a Heart and a Body still intact, something else would transpire and change them. For a Nobody, there is only the Soul left to take as the Body then will return to Darkness and the Heart...it will vanish permanently within the Heartless or return to Kingdom Hearts...going back to the pattern utterly for there is nothing to make it remain at all."

"As for why you, Roxas, me, Riku Replica...why we are back, this I am not certain of. We may have been brought back as a sort of side thing that happened because this entity or group of entities behind this had to do so in order to bring back all of the Nobodies...or we are back because of some alternate possibly secret ally. I cannot ascertain that as of yet." He truly there wished he had a better answer. Not knowing why he or the other three were back was disconcerting. "You and Roxas were merged with Sora and Kairi and though you are Nobodies, you are unique. You also both ended up here in Twilight Town instead of Castle Naught. I was also returned to here for some reason as was Repliku. When Roxas is done with his visit to his friends, we will need to figure out just what we should do from here. We could possibly get to the Organization, or go to Destiny Islands and seek out Sora and his allies to attempt to gain more assistance an design a strategy."

 

Demyx stood up sullen. He looked at Riku, and said sarcastically, "No, you think?"
Demyx heard a cry from the dock. A familiar voice. A cocky kid he had met a lifetime ago, but it only seemed like a couple of hours. Demyx's last attempt to get a heart, and he was caught in a very bad mood. There was something about learning that even darkness, your own flesh and blood, rejected you for another that was very degrading. Turning to Sora, he answered the question Sora directed at Riku. "Well I was fine and dandy until you went and killed me at Hollow Bastion." Addressing Riku, he put forward his case. "Honestly, I show up and greet Sora in a friendly fashion, next thing I know he is screaming insults at me and trying to kill me! How is that fair?" Directing his voice back at Sora, he answered his second question, albeit rather rudely. "'How am I back' you ask? You say it as if I went on holiday!" Demyx put on a variety of voices, mimicking Sora's tone. "Hey Demyx, did you have a nice trip? Was skiing good for you? Did you like waterboarding? I thought you weren't meant to get back until July! PAH!" Demyx spat the ground, then made the spit vanish, as it was rather unhygienic. "Well kid, I 'got back' a while ago. Me and the rest of the org. We all just woke up at Castle Nought. So yeah, Xemnas is back, along with the rest of the crew. Before I left, everyone was busy clearing out that witch. Oh, and there's something blocking The World That Never was from the Corridors of Darkness, so I doubt you can get in at all now." A little thing inside Demyx's head was reminding him that his aim was to make friends with Sora, not get himself killed. Again. As such, Demyx ignored it.