Love the review, guys. Must mean, I'm getting better, right? Haha. Anyways, here's another update to the fans out there who are reading the story. I definitely gave up my other story and deleted it for this, you know. Have a happy reading.
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Narration: Sora is now fighting some more enemies in the castle.
Xigbar, on the other hand, is looking for Sora.
And where are the replicas? Can Riku beat Larxene? So many questions yet… so little answers.
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He has just finished another wave of Heartless and uses up one of Demyx's Cure cards. He is about to continue with his venturing in the castle when he hears cries for help.
"Help us! Help us!"
Sora hears two female voices shouting for help.
It seems to be coming just from a nearby door. He looks at the six doors near him. Four on his left and three on his right.
"Help! Somebody please!" the first voice pleads again.
"No! Please don't kill us! Mercy please!" the other voice begs.
Sora wastes no time and makes a guess. He kicks open the farthest door on the left.
No one…
"Okay… must be this," he says to himself and he kicks the other door on the right open.
He finds what looks like a huge Behemoth attacking Namine and Kairi. At least that's what he thinks it looks like.
"Hold on, you two! I'm coming!"
The monster looks at Sora and stops terrorizing the two girls. He then charges at the keyblade-wielder.
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"What? I cannot be beaten. Not in this realm. No possible way." Larxene staggers as she grips her left arm.
"That's right. Now time to finish this." Riku charges at Larxene.
Much to his surprise, Larxene easily sidesteps and kicks Riku twice. The first one lands on his face and the second one sends him careening on the floor.
"I was just joking, you idiot!" She laughs. "You are one of the most predictable guys… next to Sora. Not surprisingly, really. Both are babies and both are in love."
She giggles. "It would have been cute… if it weren't so pathetic!"
Riku pushes himself up to his feet.
"You still want another round? Fine, I'll give it to you." Larxene resumes her battle stance. "More pain for you means more fun for me!"
But then, Marluxia raises his hand. "He is an imbecile, Larxene. Don't waste your energy on him. Allow me to deliver the excruciating defeat he has ever met from all of his opponents."
He looks at Riku. "You've never seen me before in combat, right? Although your replica has, I doubt you'll ever come to beat me."
A swirl of rose petals surrounds Marluxia as he summons his scythe.
"Get ready, human! You are about to drown in the abysmal pit of despair!" Marluxia smiles while flourishing his weapon.
"I'm not scared of you," Riku cries out defiantly and charges at Marluxia with the Soul Eater.
"Then, we shall see… who the real coward is!" Marluxia parries Riku's strike and kicks the boy in the stomach.
"Go, go, Marluxia!" Demyx cheers on from the sidelines. "Go, Marluxia! You can do it! Riku is going down!"
"What a bore… this kid really thinks he can win here." Zexion places his face on his palm.
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Back in the room where the four are keeping the rest of the Organization members, Vexen and Xemnas strike up a conversation.
"Superior, I have gone on with their plans as you told me to."
"Excellent work, Vexen."
"Of course, Superior. I am not going to allow myself to serve those two backbiting amateurs and that traitor Zexion. As well as that irrational idiot who dances with water."
"I see where your true loyalty lies, Vexen. I'm impressed. Now then, what have gotten so far."
"I have made five replicas. Four of which are just mere puppets for the amusement of those four. The last one is our trump card and I am sure that we'll be able to use it when the time is right."
"Okay, Vexen."
"Any luck with trying to get the others to our side?"
"None. So far, I think Roxas might if we had to resort to freeing Axel."
"Axel? That two-timing son of a-"
"Now's not the time to be picky with our allies. We must either get comrades or face them with none."
"You have a point there, Superior. But what about Saix?"
"I don't know. But it seems to me that Larxene and Demyx have turned him into their fellow guard dog on us."
"I see. Luxord, Lexaeus and Xaldin?"
"Luxord is taking his chances following Marluxia's orders. Xaldin? Maybe. He's thinking about my offer. Lexaeus? He mostly keeps to himself."
"Okay. So where's Roxas?"
"Just sent to the dungeon where they keep Axel. It's inaccessible normally but only by the means of the Corridor."
"Superior, I have also found out that these four… they are slowly being able to manipulate everything in Sora's memories. Our powers, they have placed a limit on them. I cannot use my powers at full strength if I wanted to. Only when they send me to fight against Sora."
"All right."
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Roxas enters with a tray of food for Axel.
He passes it under the bars.
He watches the redhead eagerly eat the food.
"Axel?"
The redhead stops eating. "Yes, Roxas?"
"I was wondering… why are you locked up in this dreary place? Have you done something wrong?"
"I did terrible things, Roxas. Terrible things. So terrible that you wouldn't imagine me even doing them."
The blonde-haired Nobody goes to the bars of Axel's cell. "It's okay, Axel. I understand. You're not the type of person who just goes doing things because you felt like it or someone ordered you to. You must have had a reason, right?"
Axel just falls back into silence.
"It's okay, buddy. I understand." Roxas watches his best friend chow down on the rest of the food.
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That's it for this update. I hope you liked it. I wonder when's Zexion going to fight? Do leave a review for me. Thanks.