Kingdom Hearts © SQUAREENIX
Story © Gunzaimyx
Published May 2007 || Updated/Revised Mar 2012
A/N: Well here it is. thefinalchapter of the story. Action chapter. Xemnas being badass. :3 I hope you enjoyed reading Tick, Tock Tick, Tock. I thank all those who favored/reviewed and all those in the future.
Chapter 7: Tick Tock
"I finally understand what is going on and you are just wasting your time with this 'being complete' business." Luxord interrupted…
"I'll make it quick. I've got other things I need to deal with." Darkness formed on the floor below Xigbar. Just as the darkness swallowed him up, he gave Luxord one last look.
"You bastard."
Dark white halls. The echoes of footsteps. So heavy… This feeling is so heavy…Walking, a slow step at a time, steady yet hesitant. Where am I going? The soft taps of his boots echoed throughout the quiet halls. Where the heck am I going?
Stopping for a moment, Xigbar leaned himself hard against the wall. Trembling, he struggled to breath. Darkness slowly escaped his body through the cuts and slashes made by the Keyblade. The Darkness emanated into the air, fading away within seconds. He held onto a bigger gash on his side. Darkness and blood leaked through his fingers.
"Is this what it feels to be in regret?" he asked himself, his voice echoing down the hall. "Well?" he continued, excepting someone to answer. He started to laugh, coughing at the same time. His vision blurred. Sweat trickled down the side of his face.
He was a bit more relaxed but too exhausted to keep moving. He slowly slid down the wall, smearing blood on them. Sitting there, he began to reminisce on the recent battle. He sighed slowly, shaking in pain under his breath. Slowly letting go of that big gash, he faced that hand outward. He tried to formulate a portal but nothing happened. Eventually he gave up and dropped his hand. "Damn, I'm screwed…"
That was when a portal finally appeared just a few feet away from him. "You've got to be kidding me…That's pretty slow." He realized that it wasn't the one he tried to make earlier. Someone slowly stepped out of the darkness.
It was Xemnas.
Fuck, I am so screwed.
Xemnas slowly approached Xigbar, with no signs of concern on his face whatsoever. Standing before the sniper, he took note of the Darkness that was releasing from Xigbar's body. After a moment of observation, he looked down towards the wounded man.
"What happened?"
Xigbar looked up at Xemnas in confusion.
Did he just ask what happened? Man what is going on with my hearing...
He wasn't sure what to say. The Nobody standing before him was the Superior. What could he say? Xigbar looked back towards the floor in weakness.
"What happened?" Xemnas' voice sounded more demanding.
Xigbar took a deep breath and slowly let it out. "Sora... Isn't it obvious? He wasn't exactly a walk in the park."
"Indeed," Xemnas said slowly. "I just want to remind you who it is that defeated you."
Xigbar looked up towards the ceiling. "Gee, thanks."
"Only someone with your state of mind would fail such a simple task of eliminating Sora." Xemnas folded his arms over his chest. "Along with that foolish obsession of feelings you do not yet possess. It hindered your ability to fight, foretelling your obvious defeat."
"What obsession?" Xigbar hated how he was being lecture at the moment. He couldn't even leave because his powers weren't exactly working. Xemnas turned around to walk away. "Hey, wait a minute! What are you talking about?" Xigbar did his best to get back up on his two feet. He was beginning to shake again from the pain. Still using the wall for support, he reached out and grabbed Xemnas on the shoulder, preventing him from walking away. "Hold it..." the sniper said, panting away in weakness. Xemnas looked over his shoulder, staring at the hand.
"Care to explain what you mean, boss?" said Xigbar, dropping his hand.
Xemnas shook his head lightly in disappointment. "First you imagine yourself having feelings, now you cannot remember the reason of your near death?" He chuckled slightly. "You amaze me, Number II."
"Are you talking about Luxord?"
"Yes. He is the sole reason you were almost eliminated by Sora. I hope you have learned your lesson."
It took a moment to finally register into Xigbar's head. "Wait a minute. You told Saïx to send me off to fight Sora on purpose?"
Xemnas looked over his shoulder at him again. "You are quite disposable now."
"AS IF!" Clenching a fist, his gun-arrow formed in that hand. He held it towards Xemnas. "Don't think I'm like Axel 'cuz I'M NOT!"
His back still facing Xigbar, Xemnas drew out both his sabers. "You are exactly like Number VIII; getting close to something that doesn't exist within you."
Xigbar fired his weapon, but Xemnas spun around and reflected the shot back at him. In reflex, Xigbar disappeared from that spot and appeared far back a bit. He used his free hand to lean against the wall. "I'm not cut out to fight him right now..." he said quietly to himself. Looking up from the ground he saw that Xemnas was no longer standing there.
It was that instant that Xemnas reappeared behind Xigbar.
"Then perish."
Xemnas quickly slashed him in the back, injuring him some more. Xigbar manage to catch his balance from falling. He quickly spun around and fired twice at the Nobody.
Xemnas remained in his place. The bullets came to a stop before his face, rounds shattering before him in slow motion. Xemnas dashed forward, almost vanishing, and slashed Xigbar across the chest. Before Xigbar could retaliate, Xemnas gave him a high kick to the jaw, sending him head first to the floor. Blood smear. He was impressed with the fact that this wounded man was still standing and fighting back. He underestimated him.
Xigbar struggled to his feet, gasping and coughing. He knew it wasn't over. He quickly looked up and took a defensive formation with his weapon, instantaneously clashing with Xemnas' saber. Xigbar used all his energy to push forward, making Xemnas step back. He could feel Xemnas' strength as he pushed back on him, so Xigbar forced himself to stand.
It was a standstill. Sweat trickled down the side of his face, while Xemnas showed no effort of trying. Finally, Xigbar received a hard blow on his side by one of Xemnas' kicks, sending him flying into the wall and onto the floor. His weapon fell and upon impact, vanishing into darkness.
Xigbar positioned his hand under his body and began to lift himself up. Blood leaked from his head. Xemnas walked over to him and stepped on his back, forcing him back down with a hard thud. He positioned one of his sabers close to the side of Xigbar's neck, the other one, disappearing in his hand.
"You are very foolish," Xemnas said, staring down at him.
Xigbar cursed under his breath.
"How careless you have become." Xemnas pressed his foot harder against his back.
"You're gonna be the same as me...when you become desperate for a heart..." Xigbar coughed.
"I doubt you will even exist to witness it." Xemnas narrowed his eyes. "My mistake. You are already a Nobody. Very soon, you will be nothing more."
"Sora...Sora is gonna beat your ass down."
"I am not weak." Xemnas raised the blade into the air.
Fuck, I can't move. I'm so screwed.
Damn you, Luxord.
Luxord stood staring at the large heart in the sky. Reaching in his pocket, he took out the pocket watch and looked at the time. He held a tight grip around it. The time had stopped, most likely broken. "How long is he going to take?"
Xemnas appeared to Luxord, standing a few feet behind him.
"Number X."
Luxord slowly turned him. "Yes, sir?"
"Sora is making his way to this location. Make sure that you rid of his presence." Xemnas turned away and faced his hand and created a gateway of darkness. Luxord just nodded until he realized what he just said.
He placed the watch back in his pocket. "What happened to Xig—Number II?"
Xemnas turned his head to the side, not really looking at looking at him. "Number II was weak and failed in defeating the Keyblade wielder." Then he stepped into the portal or darkness.
At that moment, Luxord was too stunned to form thoughts or words.
Xigbar was gone; he was now nothing, nonexistent. Forming a Two of Spades, he stumbled down and sat on the card. An ache formed in his chest. It was heavy and somewhat unbearable.
"...Why?"
The ache, he didn't understand. It was similar to the one he felt before when he was with Xigbar, but now it was just awful. Could it be regret? Or guilt?Running his fingers through his short blonde hair, he tried thinking about what went wrong. The ache was irritating.
"Xigbar, you idiot. I really did not need any trinkets of sorts from you." Luxord sighed and looked towards the large heart in the sky. "I was willing to explain when you got back, but it looks like you do not like suspense."
Standing back up, he faced the doorway which Sora and his companions would soon enter.
"I finally understand what this ache is," he continued to himself. "...Xigbar, you were the one that made me feel complete. Your company...not material."
He clenched a fist.
"I will make sure I take everything that makes Sora whole. Everything he cherishes...I'll take them all away."
