Hiii... i'm back, and honestly, i don't have much to say, so... enjoy the chapter, and please don't beat me for what Larxene does. It's all her fault. Not mine.

"Here we are, brat. Do your best to get killed, okay?" The older man sneered at me, the turned and left.

I looked at Axel. "Any tips?" He shook his head. "Just watch out for her daggers. They're her conductors." He placed his hand on my shoulder. "I'll be up in the viewing platform, okay? Superior's sure to make everyone watch from up there, so don't mess up, and don't get killed. Trust your instincts."

With those words, along with a reassuring squeeze on my shoulder – the uninjured one – he turned and followed after Number IV.

I turned to face the large double doors. What would be inside? I didn't even know how big the room would be – while the room I had woken up in was above ground, everything else was in an underground compound, as I found out when Axel opened a trap door in the basement floor and jumped down. And going by the side of the superior's room… this "training room" of theirs could very well be the size of a gym.

Hands shaking from nerves, I reached out, pushing the doors open and revealing a room that made my jaw drop. 'This shouldn't be possible… How can a room this big be a secret, even hidden underground?

The room was enormous, about the size of a football field, the floor and walls made out of stone. Off to the right and what seemed to be 3 stories higher than the ground was a mezzanine, enclosed by thick layer of glass. I could see the Superior in there, watching me, and Axel standing next to him, hand on the glass. There were more people standing around in there too, though not all of them seemed to be watching.

"This is the brat you want me to fight?! He's so… He's a freaking kid! He won't even last a second! C'mon, Superior, give me someone actually worth fighting!" The woman's voice brought my attention away from the mezzanine, down to the center of the room, where she stood.

Tall, thin, and blonde, she had short hair that was slicked back, save two thin tendrils that stood up slightly, looking for all the world like antennae. I might have actually called her beautiful, if it weren't for the bloodthirsty smirk on her face and the crazed look in her eyes, sending a chill down my spine. This woman… she wasn't sane now, if she ever was.

"Well, brat? Are you gonna stand there, or are you actually going to put up a fight when I rip you to shreds" The woman, Larxene, wasn't kidding when she said "Rip to shreds," I could hear it in her voice, and the thought almost made me freeze. But I heeded her words and unhooked Oathkeeper and Oblivion from my belt, holding them at the ready.

I was planning on waiting for her to make the first move, but a thought occurred to me. She probably expected me to wait, if she thought I could fight even a little bit. So I might be able to catch her off guard if…

I suddenly crouched low and ran at her, my Keyblades dragging across the stone floor. Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw sparks flying from the friction, and I smirked. I could use that.

I dragged Oathkeeper harder against the stone, sending more sparks into the air, before I flicked it up into Larxene's face, sparks still coming off of the blade. Her eyes went wide and she raised her hands as she leapt back. I could see six throwing daggers between her fingers, and I noticed small blue sparks flying between them.

Crap. Axel hadn't been kidding. Kinda wished he had been, though. Would have been a much easier fight.

Acting like I hadn't noticed the sparks, I kept going at her, making sure to stay on the offensive.

But she was just playing with me, waiting til I tired out. I formed a plan. Probably was no good, but it was worth a shot, seeing as I'd most likely get killed anyway. I started making my blows sloppy, acting like I was wearing out, but she didn't go for it, and I jumped back, out of arms' reach. This time, she took the bait and attacked.

I dove to the side, rolling to avoid the three daggers that had landed in a triangle surrounding the area I where had been standing. The moment the last dagger pierced the floor, large arcs of blue electricity crackled between the three weapons, and I looked over at Larxene. "Interesting weapon you got there? How'd you manage the lightning?" She glared at my teasing tone and threw another dagger at me, the air around her beginning to crackle with pent-up electricity. I dodged, but almost into the path of another dagger I hadn't noticed she'd thrown. The first dagger landed beside me, and immediately, lightning crackled between it and the second dagger, catching me in between. I cried out in pain from the shock and rolled away, skin tingling. I scrambled to my feet, only to be hit with more of the blue sparks, this time between the first set of daggers thrown and the second.

"Hmm. You stand up to the shock well. But how long can you last before I fry you, pipsqueak?" She curled her lip as she walked towards me. I leaped away again, this time careful of where I landed, as she threw another two daggers at me, then another.

After the third set, I froze, realizing something. She had only started with six daggers. She had also already passed the 10 mark in number of daggers she had thrown. Looking around, I saw that they were all still there, each with their tip still buried in the ground. So how had she…?

Magic. It was the only explanation.

Larxene grinned at me evilly, as if sensing my confusion, and threw another barrage of daggers. Crap. If I kept leaping around, I was bound to get caught sooner or later –

Suddenly, the portion of the room we were in lit up with a blue light, and I screamed as multiple arcs of electricity hit me. Dammit, she had been throwing all those daggers, and I had become so preoccupied with avoiding the ones in the air that I had forgotten she used the ones on the ground as well.

The flow of electricity began to ebb, and I collapsed, my body still sparking as Oathkeeper and Oblivion fell from my hands. Larxene walked up to me slowly, languidly, and clearly gloating, then kicked my Keyblades away from me, out of reach. She then grabbed one of her daggers, stuck in the ground beside my head, and stood over me. I tried to move, to get away, but my brain was still partially fried, and my body would not obey. So I had no choice but to lie there, hands out to my sides, palms up, as she contemplated how to kill me. She looked upwards, presumably at the mezzanine, and she must have liked what she saw, for she grinned, a manic look in her eye as she held up the dagger, fingering the edge and causing a form of blood to form on her fingertip. Damn, they were sharp.

She stood over me, poised to sink the dagger in my throat, when the thought went through my head.

I don't want to die. Not here. Not now. Not without saying goodbye. And definitely not at the hands of this psycho bitch.

Before I realized what I was doing, I had lifted my hand, palm out, and a white light exploded, Oathkeeper materializing in it. I pushed myself up with one arm, and slashed out with Oathkeeper, catching Larxene just as she was about to deal the death-blow, the Keyblade cutting across her stomach. She stumbled back, blood pouring from the wound, as I stood, suddenly full of energy.

I glared at her as she dropped to her knees, but didn't attack. I wasn't about to kill her. As much as she deserved it.

Glancing up at the mezzanine, I noticed Xemnas was now missing, along with Axel. Had they grown tired of the fight? A weight settled in my stomach.

Bringing my gaze back down to Larxene, I saw Xemnas standing over her, and blinked. How…? Again, I figured it must be magic. There was no other way he could have gotten down here so quickly.

"XII," Xemnas said, his voice booming in the cavernous room. "Looks like he put up a good fight after all." He scowled at her injuries. "Now go see IV and get fixed up." Xemnas turned to me then, expression now blank. But before he could say anything, the doors to the room slammed open and Axel ran through, bumping into Larxene as he made his way to me. "Roxas! You beat Larxene! And you used Magic…" He pulled me into a hug, which I promptly fought off.

Axel turned to Xemnas. "You better let him join. He beat Larxene and he can use magic? You'd have to be stupid not to let him join!" Xemnas raised an eyebrow, but I could tell he was too intrigued by my show of promise to be too put off by Axel's words. His attention went back to me, and his golden eyes drilled into me for a minute before he spoke.

"You start in the morning. Axel will show you the ropes." With that, he walked away. The redhead beside me whooped. "Yes! I told you you'd get in!"

Also, thank you to those people who have decided to follow this story - it means a lot, and you're honestly one of the only reasons I'm even bothering to keep posting.

But enough with the sappy stuff. I'm finally on time! And my mom got out of the hospital yesterday, so i'm also in a very happy mood... sooo yeah, i'm really not in a very talkative mood at the moment, so i'm just gonna go before i embarrass myself with my completely random ramblings.