The Thirteenth Order
Chapter 8
Number VIII
Tarhasreux walked out of the Dark Corridor. "Wonder who the new Nobody is," he muttered to himself while yawning. Guess I'll find out soon, he thought. And it seems I'm not alone here…
Only a matter of seconds after he walked out of the Dark Corridor, twenty Soldiers and three Commanders came out of the Darkness and surrounded him. Tarhasruex summoned his single-bladed sword and grinned. "Interesting 'wake-up call', though not complaining here."
Tarhasreux slashed at the Soldier nearby while hitting the Soldier to the right with the hilt of the sword. A Commander charged at Tarhasreux, though he dodged in time. The dodge knocked the Commander off balance, and Tarhasreux took the time to slash at the Heartless. "Come on… I guess it's not a 'wake-up call' yet…" he taunted.
The closest Soldier swiped towards Tarhasreux. He sidestepped and slashed at the Heartless while saying, "Ambushes. Finally! Now this is a 'wake-up call'!"
After a few more minutes of fighting, Tarhasreux noticed a difference in the temperature. Heat? He looked up looked up and saw a fireball falling towards the Third District. Tarhasreux jumped back just in time as the fireball hit the group of Heartless.
"Need some help?" a voice asked as Tarhasreux spun around.
Dionxll chuckled as he walked towards the stranger. "I'll ask again. Need help?" He summoned his weapons, twin Arrow-pistols. Dionxll grinned as he jumped back. He quickly infused his next blasts with fire, and shot two Soldier Heartless that came up behind the stranger. "You may want to watch it."
"I thought they were done…" the stranger replied. "Come on, give me a break. I just woke up about an hour ago." The stranger yawned, then un-summoned his weapon. "At least their done now."
Dionxll chuckled. "Yeah. At least their done now. Anyway, who are you? Not some citizen, I bet."
The stranger nodded. "My name is Tarhasreux. And you're right about that. Who are you, and how did you know, anyway?"
"The name's Dionxll. As for how did I know? I am not from here, either." Dionxll replied. "No clue how I got here, or many memories from my past, though I know I'm not from here."
Tarhasreux closed his eyes for a second before replying. "You mind coming with me? There's someone you should meet." He raised his hand, and a portal of some kind appeared in front of him. "If you accept, walk through the Dark Corridor," Tarhasreux called out before he walked through the 'Dark Corridor'.
"Well, better this than nothing," Dionxll muttered to himself as he walked through the portal.
Xernontha was in the Round Room as Tarhasreux and Dionxll came out of the Dark Corridor. "Is this, by any chance, the person you were talking of?" Tarhasreux called up to him.
"Yes, it is." Xernontha replied as he looked towards Dionxll. "You are a Nobody: a creature of neither Light nor Darkness. We do not have hearts, which in turn, we do not have emotions. Feelings. You have been chosen to join us. We shall strive for the hearts we once had."
Dionxll looked up towards Xernontha. "Wait. What? If I am a Nobody, how is it I am feeling confused?"
"We can remember the feelings we once had. So those 'feelings' you have; they are only memories of the feelings you once had." Xernontha replied.
Tarhasreux turned to Dionxll. "Yeah, we don't actually feel in the sense most do. Basically? We remember."
Dionxll sighed. "Fine, I'll join. What now?"
"Rest for now; within one week, you training will begin," Xernontha replied. "You are dismissed."
