Organization XIII: The Other Number XIII
Chapter 3: Slithering Darkness
Xertyl wakes up and remembers his first mission with Xigbar. Despite him being miffed at being Xertyl's partner, Xigbar showed concern when the Gni exploded on Xertyl. "Is Xigbar not the person as we all see him to be? He seems like he could care less about the world, but after I took that explosion, he showed a bit of concern." He continues to ponder on this as he walks to Saix.
"Xertyl, your next mission is to target another Heartless in Dawn City. This time, you will be seeking out a more powerful Heartless. Xaldin will join you in this mission," Saix explained. Xaldin just looks at Xertyl silently. It seems that Xaldin isn't too happy about being his partner either. Xertyl gets the feeling that it's going to be that way for a while.
After being assigned the mission, Xaldin and Xertyl walk through the portal into Dawn City. It all seemed quiet at first, but as they walk forwards, many small, serpent-like Heartless appeared. "Shades. These are all the same. Even you shouldn't have trouble with these Heartless, Xertyl," Xaldin says to him as he gets his lances ready for combat.
As the Shades slither towards Xaldin and Xertyl, Xertyl gets his swords out and begins attacking without hesitation. Unlike the Gnis that he and Xigbar fought, the Shades would not explode on contact, much to Xertyl's relief. That explosion hurt him more than he thought it would.
The Shades kept on attacking, and one by one, Xaldin and Xertyl were cutting away at them as if they were fruit. Each Shade fell to their attacks and after the last one was defeated, Xaldin's lances disappeared. "It's not over yet. We've yet to find our prey." Xertyl puts his blades away and begins to proceed.
They soon reached a fountain in the middle of the city. It all seemed peaceful, but it didn't last very long. More Shades, along with Crystal Waltz and Gnis appeared. Xaldin and Xertyl were surrounded. "These things again? They will never learn will they?" Xaldin said in a conceited manner. Xertyl remembers very well to stay away from the Gnis. Xaldin seems unphased by the fact that Gnis will explode on contact.
"Does he have a trick up his sleeve?" Xertyl thinks, but he couldn't for too long as a Crystal Waltz used Blizzard. He jumps quickly to avoid the icy attack and slashes the Heartless with Orindante, defeating it in an instant. He continues to slash at the Crystal Waltz as Xaldin cuts at the Shades. The Gnis were still a big threat however.
The Gnis began to charge towards Xaldin and Xertyl. However, not all seemed lost. Xaldin casts Aerora magic, which was a mid-level wind magic. Xertyl wasn't aware of using magic as he stared in awe. The wind magic hit the Gnis and caused each one of them to explode. Xaldin simply grinned at Xertyl. "You didn't think we were gonna die were you? These Heartless are nothing compared to the Heartless I've fought."
Before Xertyl could respond, a larger pool of shadow began to appear. It was unlike anything he had ever seen. "Is this the Heartless we are looking for?" Xaldin nods and gets his lances ready. "Get ready Xertyl! This fight is going to be difficult."
The Heartless looked like the Shades that were cut down earlier by Xaldin. Except it was much larger. The Great Shade quickly slithers at Xertyl and Xaldin to make its move. Xertyl quickly jumps over the Heartless and slashes it with both Orindante and Fimbulvetr. Despite the damage that was dealt to it, the Heartless didn't stop and Xaldin quickly jumps out of the way before getting hit by the Great Shade.
After missing Xaldin, it stopped and disappeared in a pool of shadow. "Where'd it go?!" Xertyl, asked. Before he could even realize it, the pool of shadow appeared below him and the Great Shade attacked Xertyl. "GAH!" He couldn't counter the Heartless. It was more powerful than the explosive attacks from the Gnis.
Xaldin quickly jumped up and started attacking the Great Shade. But it doesn't seem like the creature was even flinching. Xaldin lands on the ground and the Great Shade along with Xertyl begins to dive directly to the ground. The only thought in Xertyl's mind was that he was dead. He had no doubts about that.
Unexpectedly though, Xertyl was suddenly knocked to the side to safety from the devastating attack. The Great Shade lands and is stunned momentarily, and Xertyl and Xaldin begin to attack the Heartless without mercy. However, it wasn't enough. The Great Shade recovers from its condition and whips Xertyl with its tail.
The force of the attack was very devastating and knocked Xertyl into a building. "Ergh...it's so strong....how can I defeat it?" He was severely wounded. There was no doubt about that. Xaldin was unable to help Xertyl though as the Great Shade began to attack him. Despite his experience, Xaldin had difficulty fighting off the Heartless.
Xertyl struggles to get up, and as he notices the Great Shade attacking his partner, he suddenly gets a burst of energy and begins to charge after the Heartless at unnatural speed. As the Great Shade turns to attack Xertyl, he mercilessly slashes at the Heartless, leaving burning and frozen scars. Xaldin watches as Xertyl attacks without mercy. Xertyl then jumps back and jumps back towards the Great Shade. As he gets closer, he deals the finishing blow in an X formation with his blades and the Great Shade was finally defeated.
"Haaa....haaa....haaa...." Xertyl was exhausted. Xaldin grins at him. "Mission accomplished kiddo. I'm impressed. Despite you being a new recruit, you've done quite well. It could be a fluke though. But who knows? Anyways, let us return to castle." As Xertyl begins to follow Xaldin, he falls over. "You okay?" Xertyl gets back up. "I'm okay.....let's go...." Xaldin shrugged and they both return to the castle.
Sorry for the delay. Had a bit of Writer's block. |D
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