"Liar." Demyx spoke loud enough for Zexion to hear him. "I could've protected you." He glanced back at Zexion for a moment then escaped through the darkness not witnessing his friend's death.
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Demyx escaped to the ballroom and heard a familiar voice upon entering.
"You know Demyx,"
"Larxene." Demyx responded in surprise.
"You should really keep an eye on those allies of yours."
"What are you talking about?"
"You know exactly what I'm talking about, and because of you, Zexion died."
"No! It's not my fault!"
"Oh, but it is. You tried to save him. But the heartless and nobodies were too strong."
"Shut up!"
Larxene stared at Demyx a moment then laughed.
"Larxene, that's not very nice." Axel appeared out of the darkness right behind Demyx who was staring at Larxene confused with a sadness sense about him. "Come on Demyx, let's get out of here. Larxene's being a pain."
Demyx turned to look at Axel a moment then they both turned around and left.
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"Hey Axel," Demyx paused. "Was Larxene right?"
"What are you babbling on about?" Axel responded uninterested.
"What Larxene said… About Zexion. It's my fault, isn't it?"
"Don't you go listening to her too…" Axel turned to Demyx as they entered another room within Castle Oblivion. "She doesn't know what she's talking about. She is a woman after all. They don't ever know what they're talking about. Just ignore her. Otherwise thinking about what she said might be the death of you." Axel pushed Demyx's shoulder playfully as he said this and Demyx laughed awkwardly in response.
"Yeah… The death of me…" Demyx said with a chuckle.
---
"I… I'm sorry." Demyx said.
"Demyx?" Axel turned around to face Demyx. "Demyx? Hey Demyx, are you there?"
Demyx blinked a few times and noticed Axel was waving his hand in front of his face.
"What?" Demyx said pushing Axel's hand away from his face.
"You blanked out for a minute."
"I did?" Demyx looked Axel straight in the eye trying to remember what he was thinking of. "Zexion…"
"What about Zexion?" Axel inquired.
"He… Left." Demyx explained. "He… Died…"
"What are you talking about?"
"Zexion, he… I killed him!" Demyx exclaimed.
"Yes, yes you did Demyx…" Larxene's voice was heard. "You killed Zexion Demyx! You killed him!"
"Shut up! Just shut up!" Demyx yelled, covering his ears, bending over.
"Demyx, are you okay?" Axel put his hand on Demyx's shoulder.
"I'm fine…" Demyx sat on the floor mumbling. "I'm fine… I'm fine…" He shook his head. "I'm fine…" He smirked a moment. "I'm… I'm not fine."
"Dem, don't worry about it. You didn't kill him." Axel said reassuring him.
"I… Have to go back." Demyx said.
"What?" Axel questioned. He watched as Demyx got up from the floor and ran into the other room.
"Demyx!" Axel called out as Demyx ran out of sight.
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"Hello?" Demyx walked slowly into the room where Zexion faded away. "Zexion?"
"Demyx, I told you… You killed him. Do you not believe me?" Larxene walked out from behind the shadows.
"You don't know what you're talking about."
"Funny you should say that."
"Why?"
"Zexion's not dead after all."
"What are you...?"
"Implying?" Larxene cut off Demyx's sentence. "He's not dead Demyx. Go see for yourself." She pointed to the darkness and an arm reached out from it.
"Demyx…" A distorted voice called out.
"Zexion?" Demyx responded.
Demyx cautiously walked towards the darkness. The reaching hand grabbed Demyx and pulled him into the darkness with them.
"Why, Demyx? Why did you let the nobodies and heartless get me?"
"Zexion?"
"Goodbye Demyx."
"Zexion wait!" Demyx couldn't see a single thing through the darkness. He continued to walk in the direction of the voice. "Zexion?" He called out.
Eventually walking out of the darkness, Demyx looked disappointed.
"Damn it Zexion."
He looked up to the sounds of the nobodies and heartless entering the room.
"Fine, come and get me!" Demyx embraced his sitar and prepared to fight.
The heartless and nobodies rushed to him and attacked.
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"Now look at what he did…" Larxene commented, watching Demyx from a distance. "Axel, look. Demyx doesn't know anything."
"Well Larxene, why don't you show him how it's done?" Axel responded.
"Why should I? I don't have to prove anything to you."
"Well, we should at least help him!"
Larxene stared at Axel a moment then burst out laughing.
"If you won't help him, I…"
"Demyx's gone." Larxene pointed out cutting off Axel's sentence.
"Damn it. I'm too late." Axel said. He ran over to Demyx who was fading away. "Demyx, Demyx listen to me. I'm sorry. I'm sorry Demyx."
Demyx reached his hand out and it barely touched Axel's before disappearing into nothingness.