Roxas and Namine

Roxas was stuck in a dirty pit, there were only two options when it comes to saving someone's life. It was either Namine or a stranger they haven't even met, yet. He didn't want to take any chances with either of them, somewhat afraid of what the consequences might be if either of them have been captured and disappeared. He thought long and hard as he tried to run off the hearltess that were after him, desperately thinking of a way to get them close.

It was no option. Namine was out of reach, the other was too far to barely be seen. "What..."

"Soldiers! Take them down, at once! Leave no vile creature alive!" Shortly after that loud command, soldiers swarmed out of a small doorway, all aligned in their positions then running towards their enemy. These soldiers weren't any ordinary soldiers, but cards with heads, arms, and legs. Two sets of cards, black and red, armed with weapons to take down the heartless. There were so many of them, maybe close to a hundred, coming out to attack the heartless and save the damsels in distress. Some were brought down by soldiers and others were pushed a couple of feet away by a large body, yet all trying to protect their land.

Roxas was surprised to see so many soldiers at once, trying to protect what was left of their home, they must be natives. "Keep going, my soldiers! We must get rid of them all!"

It wasn't till ten minutes later that all of the heartless were vanquished and everyone celebrated for their victory. Namine was safe and so was the other girl that danced around with a diamond soldier. Everyone cheered and praised the Queen for her great leadership, never leaving a man behind. She took in all of the appraisal and waved her hand to make them quiet down. No one seemed to quiet down which brought her to a short tantrum - screaming at everyone to shut up and to listen. That's when everyone quiet down and stared, including Roxas and Namine.

She cleared her throat, "well, now that things are cleared. We must get back to the kingdom before they come back! If anyone slacks off, it's OFF with your head!"

Everyone agreed and marched off to where they came. Yet, Namine and Roxas stood there behind - confused. Did they know that Roxas and Namine were in trouble? Or were they trying to save that young girl from being caught? As they thought about it, they quickly looked around to find the girl they tried to save. Apparently she was being taken away by one of the guards, they took a firm grip and marched their way, but it seemed that she kept trying to resist.

"What a minute! Let her go!" Roxas shouted out.

"What?" The Queen turned around, facing back at the young blond who yelled for attention. "Did you say something, boy?"

"What are you going to do with her?"

"Do with her? Boy, she is the one behind this! It was like this before and we let her go. I can see now that it was a mistake! We are taking her back as a prisoner and then be sentenced to take off her head!" The Queen swerved her staff around with angry gestures, then pointing at the young girl who seems to be pleaded guilty. "This girl, Alice, brought these foul creatures to our home! Her heart is like poison to us, all!"

"That's not true!" Namine came into the argument, hoping to reason with the short-tempered Queen. "She isn't the one that got... them..." she took a long pause to think through this situation. It could be true that the heartless are attracted to pure hearts, but she didn't create them.

"Well?" The Queen was beginning to lose her patience, slowly growing angry because children was wasting her time. "Do you have a reason, little girl?"

There must be a nest somewhere in this world, Roxas thought. With his fast thinking, he quickly added, "there must be a nest hidden beneath us, or... somewhere. It's not Alice's fault that they're here, we just need to wipe off their resting place... Then maybe they'll go away."

The Queen thought about it, believing that it would sound pretty logical, but wasn't sure that she would believe Roxas. "What is your name, boy?" she asks.

"Roxas," he said.

"Roxas. Are you saying that you are willing to get rid of these beasts to prove this young girl's innocence?" She questioned.

"Yes, your highness. Roxas and I will be sure to take care of this problem and prove her innocence," Namine grinned, positive that she would be willing to be of some help. Roxas just looked at her in disbelief, we? WE?

"Fine, I'll see the results when the beasts start fading away, the muck off of my walls and trees, and my men not dying in battle. If I don't see the results, we will sentence you down to the Guillotine!"

Roxas gulped in nervousness.

"We won't let you down, my Queen!" Namine winked, then facing her attention towards Alice, "we'll be back for you, Alice. Just hold on tight!"

"Please! Hurry!" She had her face covered in concern and fear. Yet, Roxas wanted to make sure that she would feel comfortable for now, as well. It's better to be with people who are armed than alone in an area that's surrounded by heartless.

Roxas shook his head and turned back to face Namine, "let's go."

She nodded her head in reply then head off to the Queen's direction and disappeared. They were out towards fields, then eventually reaching into the forests and started their search from there. The Queen, watched as they made their way to prove the innocence of Alice, which got her to wonder if she had ever seen that blond boy, before. Stroking her chin, she asked herself, "has he ever been here, before?" Yet shaking that question off her head and went on her way.

"Men! Back to the kingdom!"

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"He's grown. I can see why Namine wanted him all to herself," a voice scoffed. The man watched the scene happen as he stood in the darkness, up above the chimney. His arms were crossed and his body was leaning against the brick wall. His face was covered with the black hoodie, preventing to be seen. He was accompanied by another mysterious figure, a much more muscular tone of a body figure. When he replied, his voice was husky and low.

"Easy, Axel. I wouldn't care to sympathize with your jealousy, but you are going to have to keep a low profile till it's the right time to approach them. You're going to be patient."

"Hah. What a bother, I can't believe I've been dragged into a situation like this. Especially after all those things I've done for the guy. To think he'd remember me now, ya know? I mean, it's me, Axel."

"If you keep standing here and sulk about your past, I'm just going to have to leave you behind," the man told him.

"Fine, fine, Xaldin. You're the one who's in charge, I'll just follow you," he smirked.

Xaldin turned his direction to the wall and opened a dark corridor at will, then entering without a second thought - not bothering to wait for Axel. Axel stood still for a little longer, staring down at the scene before he made his way back into the corridor, still thinking about his past. Those days staying in the realm of darkness, especially fighting endlessly for survival in it. If he were to ever lose in the realm of darkness - he would have ceased to exist completely.

"I'm not going to lose you again, Roxas. I will fight for you," Axel turned around then left the scene, entering the dark corridor.

It's time to bring the darkness back to its King's Chamber.

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**Thank you for reading another chapter of Our Dying Worlds!

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