Prologue
I ran. I ran and ran and ran. Through the brush and weeds in the dark forest I ran. I dodged the trees, trying not to hit them. The sound of my heart pounding set a beat for my feet to follow. I ran towards a force, a force that only I felt. I kept thinking of him as I ran, my heart aching and getting hotter somehow.
I quickly turned right and skidded to a stop. My heart was pounding hard and my breath came out in gasps. I stared at what was in front of me. He was tall, wearing a black cloak and black gloves and boots. His hood was up, keeping me from seeing his hair and eyes.
My eyes widened. I shook my head. "It can't be," I whispered.
The blacked cloaked man smirked. "But yet it can," he replied.
I tried to backup, but I couldn't. Some invisible force kept me from leaving that spot I was at. I stared at where his eyes would be if I could see them.
"Why have you forgotten me?" the figure asked.
"I haven't," I replied softly. "How could I?"
As soon as I finished asking that question, he brought up his gloved hand to silence me.
"Don't ask me questions. I thought you had it memorized that I'm the one that asks the questions," he said, the smirk reappearing on his face.
I gasped. "Axel?" I squeaked out.
He chuckled and brought down his hood to reveal his flaming red, spiked hair and his bright emerald green eyes. "Surprise," he smirked.
My eyes locked with his. "H-h-how di-," I started.
His finger on my lips stopped me from finishing my question. "How did I survive? It's quite simple, actually. I just pretended to look like I was killed, but in fact, it was all a set-up."
I just stared up at his face, not one word coming to my lips.
Axel shook his head and stood back up. "Shocking, right? And you thought I was the good guy. It's a shame that no one will find out about this and that their precious Lay will never return."
My heart raced even faster. I shook my head. "No, you don't really mean-,"
He simply nodded his head, his chakrams appearing in his hands. "I honestly feel very bad for having to do this, but what else is there to do? I mean you guys all forgot about me after I left, especially you." He pointed one of his silver chakrams at me. "I will admit that I'm going to greatly miss you, but I'll get over it like you did me."
Then, his chakrams burst into flames.
"Any last words?" Axel asked me.
I sighed and looked at my white paws. "I'm sorry," I whispered.
His loud laughter filled the forest, jolting my head up to his face. "Yeah right! You're only sorry that I found out, but don't worry if you think that disappearing will be painful. I'll make this as pain-free as I can."
Then, he threw one of his chakrams at me, hitting me on the side. I yelped and collapsed to the ground. I then shifted back into my Nobody's form, wrapping my arm around my chest. Everything started to become blurry. Axel walked over to where I was laying and he stared down at my motionless body.
"Good bye… Axel," I whispered before the darkness over took me.
