Chapter 3

The next day…

As if on normal routine now, I woke up, got out of bed, prepared myself for the day, and went to see Saix. I walked out into the lobby area in the castle. I looked around. I saw Roxas and Axel chatting their heads off, that hooded female who's name I still didn't know sitting by herself, and Demyx just sitting around playing his sitar. I actually kind of liked listening to that melody he always played. It was as if his instrument were a weapon of destruction and a peace maker, having found out that sitar is what he uses to defend himself. I walked up to Saix, he turned around to me and waited for me to say something. I decided to break the ice and ask "what have you got for me today?" Saix just simply answered "You must team up with Roxas and Axel today and go vanquish another heartless threat." I nodded from the information I just received. Then I said "might I ask where we would be going for this mission?" He said "Olympus Coliseum." Then he opened a dark portal for me. Then he turned to Roxas and Axel and shouted over to them "Eight and Thirteen! You're with Fifteen today! Go!" They only responded by following me through the portal. When we came into the place called Olympus Coliseum, it was breath taking to me. It appeared to be nothing new to Roxas and Axel. But wow, was this some kind of place where the gods watched battles? It looked like we were at the entrance of a coliseum. Roxas said to me "you ready to go Luxajin?" I only then nodded and we were off. We walked over to the grand front door of the coliseum. Roxas halted me and Axel and told us to wait. Then out the doors came bursting a short little pig like man with horns on his head. I would like to know just what he was. Then the pig man shouted "hey kid! You're back!" Then Axel decided to butt in and just ask in the most rude manner possible "what the hell is that thing? Do you know Roxas?" Roxas sighed and turned to Axel. Then he said "this is Phil….he lets me into the coliseum for training and to help out when there is heartless around here." Then Phil decided to cut in, "yeah! You just got here in time! Heartless are swarming in the arena!" Then the three of us left Phil and went running in.

The first wave…

There was at least ten of these soldier looking heartless. Ironically, they were called soldiers. Roxas had summoned his two keyblades which were still unknown to me, and Axel suddenly had fiery vortexes swirling under both his hands. Then when he suddenly grabbed them, in both his hands were two things that looked like throwing kind of weapons. They looked so cool. Then I remembered that Roxas told me before they were called chakrams. I drew out my diamond katana and then we were ready to go to war with these soldiers. Axel threw one of his chakrams instantly cutting up at least half of them. Roxas suddenly did a sliding dash forward and caught on two soldiers on his keyblades. One at the end of both. Then Roxas brought his keyblades together with great strength and smashed the two soldiers against each other at that moment they instantly exploded. Just as the five that Axel took care of did the same. The chakram Axel threw honed back to him and he caught it gracefully. I guessed that the last three were up to me. A run forward and took a slash. But I was too slow, they all three jumped back then practically teamed me. Great, the second time heartless made a piñata out of me. But while they were too close a slashed the top halves off of two of the three. Instantly killing them. Then the last one, I cut one of its arms off, it stumbled back. Then I cut its other arm off. Man I was being like a chainsaw murderer right now. Then I slashed both its legs off. It was still alive somehow. Then I cut what was left of the heartless in half. It exploded and the first wave was defeated. I put my diamond katana back into its sheath. Then Axel walked up to me and patted my shoulder. "Don't overdo it next time ok?" I chuckled and nodded.

The second wave…

There were five of these ghost things. Axel informed me they were called hover ghosts and whatever you do don't let them get behind you. I nodded and we began to fight. Roxas ran in instantly and started having a beating fest on just one of them. This made me assume these things were hard to kill. I drew out my diamond katana. I jumped up and took an attempt at one. Then it disappeared and reappeared behind me. I acted quickly and jumped back to get away from it. Then Axel used fire magic to instantly destroy the Hover Ghost that was about to attack me. Roxas had just finished one too and started on another one. I took a slash at another one. But my katana just when through it. Roxas had suddenly downed two more and the last one was in front of me. A wicked smile suddenly grew across the face of the heartless. Then it disappeared and reappeared behind me. Before I could react though it grabbed my neck and began to go up in the air very slowly. I couldn't breathe! I was also quickly feeling weaker! This thing was strangling and draining me at the same time. Then Axel killed the creature that was trying to make a non bloody kill on me with his fire magic. The heartless instantly exploded. Then Axel only blankly stared at me, so did Roxas. I was gasping to catch my breath. Then Axel only said "what did I tell you? Don't let them get behind you. Ghosts do that to you, got it memorized?" I just shook my head up and down to signal a yes to him. Roxas handed me a potion and told me to drink it. When I did I suddenly felt as if my strength came back to me and I could fight again.

The Third wave…

There were three of these weird things that could almost be defined as floating witches in sacks. They looked mysterious and really liked to use magic. They were called Striped Arias. But this wave was really short actually. Axel used his limit breaker and threw nonstop fiery vortexes at them. Instantly killing them the moment they were struck. Then suddenly out of the sky. Fell in formation this heartless that was made up of six pieces. A floating head, detached feet, floating arms, and a floating torso keeping the pieces together…

The Battle with the Guard Armor…

Now the sight of this weird thing just terrified me. I had no idea what it was or how to fight it. It seemed as if Roxas and Axel both did know though. They both instantly ran towards it with weapons drawn. I decided I would observe for a bit. Maybe they would be too busy with trying to kill the thing to notice my lack of participation. They both for some reason kept on hitting the head. Before I noticed the head had suddenly came down with a paralysis of some sort. Then the arms and feet disconnected from the torso and went about causing rampage in the arena. Roxas turned to me and shouted at me "Luxajin! Watch out! The feet!" I looked over and saw those two gigantic feet were coming at me. With every stomp sending off a threatening shockwave. I drew out my diamond katana and stood back waiting for the moment to strike. I dashed forward and took one swing. But the foot I aimed for jumped up so there for… I missed. It then stomped down on me causing a bolt of pain to go through my body. But I quickly brushed it off. Meanwhile Roxas and Axel both each took a hand. They were both masters of fighting already so they had those hands destroyed within seconds. As for me I kept on using my weak and unskilled attempts at for once killing something at least on my own. I successfully managed to slash one of the feet in half. Then other one spun around and kicked me to the curb. Literally. It knocked me back into a corner and came in to stomp on my face but Axel jumped in at the last second and saved my sorry existence. The foot was destroyed as was the other one but Axel just turned to me and blankly said "you're not very good at this are you?" I didn't answer his question cause the head had taken control of what was left of the Guard Armor. It was just the torso and head now. It began spinning around and flying around the arena as if it were a tornado going at 200 mph. Roxas said all we could do was dodge it for now. So every time it came flying at me I just hit the deck, while Axel and Roxas dodge rolled out of the way. Then it had stopped and all three of us went in after it. We attacked the head like deranged maniacs until something happened. The head suddenly fell to the ground, as did the torso piece. Then I made the final blow and slashed the head in half, then more and more pieces. The heartless just exploded and another heart went into the sky. We all put out weapons away. Roxas smiled at me and Axel and just said "mission complete, wanna go get some ice cream?" Before we could respond Phil came running out, jumping with excitement and shouting. "Hey! You boys did amazing! I think Hercules would really like to see you boys in action himself!" Roxas just laughed from the comment. Then having to be his rude old self, Axel said "is that thing a heartless? I can't really tell cause it looks so damn ugly…" Then Roxas just laughed more, especially from how much Phil seemed offended. Then Roxas said "aww c'mon Axel. Don't hurt his feelings. For that you're buying." Axel just nodded and he made a dark portal. Roxas and Axel went through it but they obviously left it open for me. I turned to Phil and just remotely said "I'm very sorry he has to be such a….child…" Wow, talk about trying to be smart. I quickly ran away and went through the portal.

Later…

The three of us were sitting at the top of the watch tower. All three with a sea salt ice cream in our hands. I just fed away at mine while listening to Roxas's and Axel's conversation. "So is she coming today or is she just too busy again?" Roxas asked. "She said she would come tomorrow. Given that Saix is giving her a day off, hehe." Axel replied back. Then I decided to cut in and ask "who is she?" They both looked at me. Then Roxas said "oh yeah, I guess nobody ever introduced you to Xion. She's really shy but you'd really like her." All I gave back in reply was a simple little "oh…". Then when Roxas was finished with his ice cream he stood up and began walking off. Before he left Axel said "going to have another secret make out session with that blondie friend of yours?" Roxas turned to Axel and laughed and said "yep. I bet you're jealous." They both laughed and Roxas left. When I was done with my ice cream I left Axel to himself and returned to the castle. Before I turned in for the night though, I went over to Roxas's room to see if him and Namine were in there. As I had guessed, I was right. They were both having a "make out session" together. I just blankly watched. Seriously I wonder what is so special about doing that with another person!