The Succession of a Flower:
Rinoa (Nixora)- A friendly girl who speaks her mind. She has the ability to touch people's hearts just like her very best friend, Lenne. (Final Fantasy VIII).
Lenne- A shy girl who refuses to speak her mind, but nevertheless has the ability to touch someone in many different ways. She's sweet, gentle, and very naïve. She falls in love very easily. (Final Fantasy X-2).
Quistis (Stixquis)- A very grown up girl who has a very cool exterior. She can't handle frustration very well though. (Final Fantasy VIII).
Lulu (Luxlu)- Acts as an elder over the group. She's the oldest one too. She's a very talented mage who wants to know more about magic. (Final Fantasy X).
Aya (Ayax)- She's a very talented singer/seductress. She has had a tragic past (all of her family members are dead), but she's still very happy at times. (Anime- Ceres).
Silvia (Slixvia)- A very happy girl bubbling with lots and lots of energy. (Look on Otherworld page for a picture of her).
Karen (Kaxren)- A very religious young girl. She and Silvia are the youngest ones there. She's very quiet and is always locking herself in her room to pray. (Anime- X).
Lacus (Laxus)- She's the popular type, but treats everyone (even enemies) with kindness and respect).
Teletha (Thextlea- the t after the x is silent)- She's a very smart, intelligent girl who's very elegant. She's the brains of the group.
Neese (Nexsee)- A girl suffering, but with depression badly. She's very suicidal, but luckily for her she has Lacus to stop her from dying. She's silent, cunning, and stealthy.
This group of girls ended up in the world that contains Castle Oblivion by accident. Their world was destroyed by Heartless, and Lulu opened up a portal, not knowing where it went. It was a desperate escape so none of her comrades were hurt or killed. They ended up in the abandoned Castle Oblivion and made a living there ever since.
Chapter One: Coming From The Darkness:
A flower in an environment that is destroyed can grow again over something that is obsolete. That is the definition of succession.
Slowly drifting into darkness, a young man who doesn't look a day over 20 slipped into unconsciousness. The darkness surrounded him. His lengthy brown hair hung low way past his shoulders. He fell deeper into the darkness, but he never hit the ground.
Memories flooded his mind. He remembered how the Key blade Master beat me just when he thought all his plans were going to go as planned. He saw his former or what he thought was his former self. He finally remembered being a friendly gardener who ran a nice flower shop in the quiet and peaceful Destiny Islands. He remembered having a beautiful wife and kids. He even remembered his brutal murder when his shop was taken over by a vast group of Heartless.
Having remembered this, he snapped opened, and his blue eyes scanned the darkness he was in. He saw ground and floated over to that spot to land. As soon as he landed, the darkness disappear, and it turned out he was standing on a platform with the image of the Heartless all over it. It was a colorful platform that seemed to be made from church glass. He stared at it and felt nothing.
A door appeared before him, and he merely looked at it. Suddenly, he felt the platform shake underneath him, and he stood his ground as he looked around to see what would've caused that. He saw a little shadow creature with big glowing eyes that stared at him. It flattened itself into the ground and crawled over to him at very fast speeds. He saw it coming and slowly lifted his hand towards it. It reappeared before him, and he used his powers to break off a piece of the platform and launched it at the Heartless. It hit the shadowy creature and it disappeared instantly.
"Weakling…", he muttered as he turned his head back to the door.
He walked towards it, and it opened up itself. A huge light emitted from it, and he shielded his eyes with his arm. He heard a soft moan coming from inside the light.
"Marluxia…", he heard from inside.
Slowly, but surely he entered the door only to find himself on another platform like the one he was just on. This time he saw a black-hooded figure imprinted in the glass instead of Heartless. He scoffed slightly, examining his own long black jacket with a hood.
As he turned his head back to look at the picture he saw a small figure of a woman in a black coat in the middle of the platform. He caught a glimpse of blonde hair and quickly walked over to the woman. He knelt beside her and saw that she was still breathing. Once he removed his hand, blue eyes opened and instantly landed on him. He was unaffected as she suddenly hopped up and looked at him.
"Well, well…if it isn't Marluxia. You just faded into the darkness too", she said arrogantly as she stood up straight.
He said nothing as he looked at her. Her eyes were a pretty blue, and her skin was as pale as his. She had shoulder-length blonde hair, and she had two strands of hair sticking out like antennas. She saw him staring at her and smirked.
"That stupid pipsqueak beat you too?", she asked.
"Yes….Larxene, have you seen the others?", he asked.
"No, I can't say I have…", she said.
"That's just great…", he said as he lifted his hand up and made a portal appear on the far left of them.
Suddenly, he dropped on and landed on one knee, clutching his side as he groaned loudly. He gritted his teeth to stop from shouting. Larxene quickly came to his side and for the first time in her heartless life, she looked worried for the beautiful man before her. She decided to shake it off and act herself as she stood up straight again.
"Come on, Marluxia. You acting weak", she scoffed.
Marluxia didn't even hear her as he slowly got up, still clutching his side. He bit his lip as he walked towards the portal.
"Come, Larxene. It's time to return home and come up with another plan to take down the Organization even if it really kills me this time", he said as he continued to walk.
"Hm…I am at your service", she said, amused.
They entered the portal, and it slowly closed afterwards. They appeared at the entrance of a huge castle. It had a green roof, and the aura of it was green too. The ground was covered with snow, and there were spike-like roofs for rooms on the castle that made the whole castle look like a plant.
Marluxia stared at his old home. A home he hasn't been in for seems like years. He held a small smile on his face. He was glad that his castle was still here.
Larxene stared at his facial expressions closely. She didn't know why, but she felt a sudden flush in her cheeks. She tried to remove the feeling inside her, but she was actually "happy" that he was happy. After a lot of attempts, she removed the feeling from within and stood there quietly.
He stood there for a long time, and she stood with him loyally. She finally scoffed, getting tired of standing there.
"Lord of Castle Oblivion, can we please enter the castle?", she asked.
He slowly turned his head to look at her. His blue eyes flared at her with a slight hint of anger, but he wiped it off quickly, knowing it would be wrong to eliminate a faithful comrade.