We enter Castle Oblivion.
Marluxia the Graceful Assasin is seen conversing with Namine.
"...You just keep tampering with Sora's memories."
He then leaves the room, leaving Namine to herself.
We switch to Axel and Larxene. Thye are seen conversing.
"What would happen if Marly suceeds with this plan of his?" Axel says.
"We'll have the Keyblade Master all to ourselves, and knock stupid Mansex off his throne." Larxene replies.
"Who will sit on it then?" Axel says.
"That, I don't know." Larxene says. "I would not be surprised in the least if Marly decides to off us and sit his big, fat ass on it."
"We should do something, then." Axel says.
"We'll let Marluxia tamper with Sora, first." Larxene says. "Then we'll turn his little plaything against him. Well, I've got to go and rile the kid up. Don't wait up for me."
"Don't overdo it." Axel replies. "He is no pushover."
"Yeah, yeah." Larxene says, teleporting away.
Axel just smiles evilly.
Sora progresses through the card-worlds just like in the original game.
However, unlike in the games, Larxene lives to see Marluxia's plan come to a close.
We see the trio while Sora is roaming the 13th Floor.
"Now it begins." Marluxia says. "My plans shall come to fruition."
Sora appears before Marluxia and battles him, just as in the game.
The Riku Replica jumps in halfway through the battle, but is destroyed by Marluxia's powers.
However..............
Sora is knocked down as Marluxia swings at him with his scythe.
Sora rolls out of the way.
Naimne, in fear of Sora dying, steps into the fray and places herself in front of Sora.
"Move." Marluxia says.
"Never!" Namine says.
"Fine." Marly says.
He swings his scythe in a long arc.
It is so elegant that the cut actually delays two seconds before Namine feels it.
"Ahh!" She screams in pain as Sora looks on.
"Namine!" Sora says.
He kneels over Namine, tears in his eyes.
"I can save her." Marluxia says.
"You!" Sora says, thrusting his blade at Marluxia.
Marluxia quickly knocks Sora back.
"If you do not comply with my rules, then the girl stays dead." Marluxia says. "And you will spend eternity in this castle, tormented by the constant memory of how you let this girl die. That you betrayed you're ultimate vow. You failed............to protect her."
"What do you want?" Sora says.
"Xemnas, the leader of our Organization, has become too self-centered for our interests." Marluxia says. "You are to terminate him."
"And you promise to revive Namine?" Sora says.
"Even though I am an emotionless being, I am not a merciless one." Marluxia says. "I will keep my word."
"Fine." Sora says.
"She means that much to you, eh?" Marluxia replies. "That's pathetic. Here."
Sora is given a robe similar to the Organization's.
"This will prevent you from being consumed by the Darkness." Marluxia says. "Wear it at all times."
The Keyblade then disappears from Sora's hand, choosing another wielder. Sora has chosen a dark path in order to save his "supposedly" closest friend.
A new Keyblade appears in his hand. It is gray in color. The edge of the blade has an emblem made of half of the Heartless emblem and hald of the Nobody emblem. The ends of the emblems tie around in a twisting knot to form the middle of the blade. The hilt is multi-colored, part gray, part red/purple mix. The Keychain is the same as the edge of the blade.
"Put the robe on." Marluxia says. "You're one of us, now."
"No." Sora says. "Just because I'm working with you for now doesn't mean that I have to look like you."
"I am in control here." Marluxia says. "If you do not obey my every whim, then I will be forced to-"
'Okay, Okay." Sora says.
Sora puts the robe on. The Darkness in Sora's heart reacts to the robe as it returns to it's lifeless state.
"It seems that you're element is Darkness. We had someone in the Organization who used Light. You must be his Twin Star." Marluxia says.
(I just made a reference to an old Anime/Manga series that took place in an apocalyptic 1992. Heaven and Earth had it's own representatives. See if you can find out the anime's name. I already know it, though.)
"So, where is this..........Xemnas?" Sora asks.
"Larxexe will take you there." Marly says. "If she gives you an order, then it's as though I have given it. If I find out of betrayal, then both you and Naimne will be destroyed."
A dark portal is summoned as Larxene steps out of it.
"Looks like we have our puppet now, Marly." She says.
"Be mindful that the plan was thought of by me only." Marly says. "You are merely a tool, at best."
"Watch you're mouth, Flower Boy." Larxene says. "Come on, Little Slave."
She summons a portal as her and a forlorn Sora walk through.
As the portal closes, we see Namine waking up. She looks at Marly and pieces together what happened.
"You...........won?" She asks the Graceful Assasin.
"Yes." Marly replies. "He is ours now. He is also yours to do whatever you wish with. Maybe you won't be so lonely anymore, will you?"
"You......will not get away with this." She says. "Riku will defeat you. Or even Roxas!"
"Roxas is no threat to us." Marly replies. "He is too obsessed with meeting Sora, the new Key of Destiny of Organization Thirteen. Sora shall eliminate the traitor."
"No." Namine says. "You've planned this out from start to finish................"
She falls to her knees and begins sobbing.
"Soon." Marluxia says. "Very soon. I shall become the ultimate power..............."
We switch to Larxene and Sora who are currently fighting Heartless.
"Watch yourself, kid." Larxene says. "Mansex has these things trained head-to-toe. These are not the stragglers that the other worlds have."
Sora is merely silent as he dispatches the Heartless with ease.
"Is your mouth zipped shut or something?" She asks as the Heartleass retreat. "Say something. I'm not good with silence."
"Why?" Sora asks.
'Huh?" Larxene replies.
"Why are you rebelling against the one who created you?" Sora asks her.
"Because it's fun." Larxene says. "Besides, Mansex has been planning to off us sooner or later. Why do you think that you wound up at Castle Oblivion? Coincidence? I think not."
"You Nobodies are monsters." Sora says.
"Well, you're one of us now, so stop beating yourself up." She replies. "Well, let's go."
Sora sheds a tear as he follows Larxene.
Now we switch back to Castle Oblivion.
Riku has just finished fighting Zexion.
Him and Zexion are currently in the Card-World variant of Destiny Islands.
The Keyblade that Sora once wielded now appears in Rku's hand.
He immediately drops Soul Eater and looks at the Keyblade.
"No.............." Riku says. "He couldn't have been..........."
Zexion, who is staggering from the fight, looks at Riku.
"It seems that Marluxia has finally received his pawn. I thought that the Key Bearer's heart would be stronger than that..........."
Riku looks at Zexion.
"What?" Riku asks.
"Marluxia was tampering with Sora's memories in order to control him." Zexion replies.
Riku points the Keyblade at Zexion.
"And you helped him!" Riku says.
"No." Zexion replies. "Me and Lexaeus were working against Marluxia since we knew of his possible betrayal."
Meanwhile............
"Let's see." Larxene says. "How do we get past this little place?"
She points to the entrance to the Castle That Never Was.
"Why don't you try out you're new toy?" She says, pointing to the new Keyblade.
"No." Sora says. "I can't go through with it. I've fought for the Light for so long."
"Wow." Larxene says. "It's a bit late to be getting sentimental. Besides, remember what Marly says. All I have to do is say the word and that girl becomes one with the castle's crummy white pavement."
Sora gives her a look of pure hatread as he points the Keyblade at the empty space nearby. A path of solid Darkness forms.
"Good boy." She says as she pats him on the head, like a dog.
She and Sora then begin to proceed inside.