I took a deep breath and gave the figure a second glance. "How is that possible?" Xena asked with a confused expression. "Could it be possible that when my Nobody was made, there was also a Heartless paired with it?" I questioned aloud. "Whatever it is, it needs to be taken out." She said as she holstered her guns and pulled out a long katana. I could see that it had a barrel on each side of it. "Who the hell are you?" The Heartless asked. We eyed each other with those same aqua blue eyes without saying a word. "Exirath. And you?" I replied, taking slow steps toward it. "Theari." With that answer, I stopped for a moment. I haven't heard my real name in so long... It was strange. He gave me a strange look. "Don't worry, I'm as confused as you are." I said, interrupting his thought. "Then please, explain to me why you don't have a heart?" He squinted his eyes with suspicion. "When I was killed by Heartless in Traverse town, I thought I had only became a Nobody when I died; beings that don't have hearts but are just images of their former selves. But, apparently, a Heartless was created along with my Nobody." I said to him. "Hmm. So you're saying me and you have no connection, correct?" He asked with a concerned face. "No, not that I know of." I answered as I swapped confused glances with Xena. The Heartless's hands began to emit a dark, black aura. "Then it wont hurt me at all when I destroy you, will it?" He said, plastering on a crooked smile. "STOP!" I heard a loud shout from above us. Bounding from a rooftop, I saw a female shadow coming towards our location. As she approached, I realized it was none other than Amyx, "The Reaper of Terrain." She landed in front of us, giving her long brunette hair a flip. "Hey there idiots! What's goin' on?" She asked playfully, spinning her scythe in her hands. I looked at her and saw she had cut her Organization pants down to shorts that met her mid-thigh and her coat was completely unzipped. "Whoa. Who's the ugly guy?" She said, referring to the Heartless standing before us. He squinted his eyes in frustration. Wait! I remember that! I used to do that all the time! That's strange that a Heartless could pick up traits from its original. "If you don't mind, I was just about to erase your friends from existence." He said as he got into a fighting position. "Ooh! Ooh! Lemme take care of this one! Please please PLEEEAASSSEE!" Amyx asked childishly. "Not alone. We'll help you." Xena said as she readied her katana. She ran forward, charging at him with savage swipes. It was almost like she was moving in slow motion, he dodged everything she threw at him. Theari struck her hard in the stomach and I saw her fall over in pain. He simply lifted her up and threw her to the side. "Next?" He said, mockingly. Amyx was the next to charge, her scythe wielded at her side. She gave a hard, heavy swing and slammed it into the ground, causing the paved road of Halloween Town to split. Theari rolled out of the way and shot a beam of black aura towards her. "Shit!" She exclaimed, stomping her foot and summoning a wall of jagged rock to protect her from the blow. "The don't call me 'The Reaper Of Terrain' for nothing!" She said with a wink. She started charging forward again and created steps, pouncing from each one of them and hopping into the air. I saw her scythe beginning to split up, almost like links, as she swiped at the Heartless, cutting him on the shoulder. He didn't seem at all phased. I could see Xena getting up from the corner of my eye. She fired two shots from her katana that hit him square in the chest, but strangely, the wounds healed. "What the hell?" She exclaimed. Amyx gave her scythe another swing, this time wrapping it around Theari's body. "Xena! Now!" She shouted. Xena nodded and opened her mouth wide, releasing a ball of blue flames hurtling towards the Heartless. Amyx quickly jumped back and removed her scythe. "Yes!" we all cheered in unison. As the cloud of dust cleared. I could see Theari's body rise, absolutely unharmed. He still seemed a little dazed so I took this opportunity to charge forward. I wrapped the chains around my fist and began attacking him with a barrage of ferocious punches. Over and over again, I hit him until he fell. When I finally did stop, I saw my hands where covered in this disgusting, black ichor. He got back up again, his face completely healed. "Hmmph. I really do wish I could stay longer, but, I really must be going." He said as he disappeared into a black fog. We were all clearly exhausted and breathing heavily. "Xena, Amyx, we need to report back to Saix immediately..."