On the first page of our story, the future seems so bright.
And this thing turned out so evil, I don't know why I'm still surprised.
Even angels have their wicked schemes and you take death to new extremes.
But you'll always be my hero, even though you lost your mind.
So maybe I'm a masochist
I try to run but I don't wanna ever leave.
Until the walls are going up in smoke with all our memories.
~Rihanna, Love The Way You Lie [solo]
Once outside the lab complex, in a clearing in the forest, Xanya collapsed to her knees. She buried her head in two lonely hands, what really had happened? Salt water fell down her flushed face, as the wind coldly blew her hair around, whispering everything she didn 't want to hear.
From here on out, she'd have to concentrate on the plan, and the only way she could do that was to turn Zexion from being a hindrance into something useful.
It was Xenjin's turn to make a move. Hopefully she'd manage to do something more constructive than her friend. All Xanya had done was complicate things from what they already were. Now she'd have to pay a visit to the one person she hated, just to fix the mess she'd made. And it would cost… a lot.
…
The walls of castle Oblivion felt like a lie in their pure white innocence. They deprived so many of their existences, so many hearts were lost so the Organization could make up for their own shortcomings.
The council chamber was empty when a hooded figure walked in. "Xemnas. " the figure called to the highest seat. A dark mass teleported in. Removing his hood, it unveiled a smirking silver haired man. "I never thought to see you again. Number Zero. "
The visiting character followed his example and removed her hood. "I 'd prefer you called me Xanya. I 'm here to ask you for something for what you did to me. "
A laugh escaped the man 's curled lips. "I owe to nothing Zero, what makes you think I 'll listen. You weren 't even meant to survive. "
"Then why did you let me go? "
"The other test subject's dying wish was that we let you go when we were done with you- if you made it through the procedure. " Xemnas leapt down from his throne, cloak flailing in the air and walked towards the girl "How long did you hold out before you finally succumb to the inevitable? "
The dark haired woman now designated zero, turned away unable to retain eye contact. She felt weak in front of him. "Four years. "
"Up until he gave it up. " It wasn 't a question. "He was eager to let it go, not even stopping to consider the ramifications. That boy wanted to destroy the one thing you had a hold on- his heart."
Though the woman knew everything the Superior was telling her, it tore at her inside, it was like he was confirming each thought of hers. But the silver haired man hadn 't finished "He loathed you, but not to worry, we were there to comfort him. "
"I know. " Xanya spat "I know what happened, all the sick ways you used him when he was most vulnerable. " She was letting him get the upper hand.
Xemnas widened his smirk. "You were the one who used him and then simply threw him aside. What raises my interest is the question of whether you have disregarded my warning? "
"By now you must be aware of Axel 's attempt on his existence by Saïx 's order. As I am sure you cannot tolerate the beginnings of a coup, I will make sure they don't remember trying it in the first place for you. " She paused, making sure the Superior would make no objection to her bold claim. If he declined it would be a problem for number Six's safety. Fortunately he didn 't so much as blink, seeming far more interested in what she was about to say. "I have told Zexion nothing, but was disappointed to find out that his loyalties lie unwaveringly with the Organization. All I want is for him to be able to return without the fear of being destroyed. He has no idea who I even am, I assure you. I have upheld my end as you have yours. "
The male huffed in amusement, she was playing straight into his hand. "Indeed I have. So you wish me to secure his existence as a part of Organization XIII, then you already know what I will desire in return. "
"The memory synchronizer. " Xanya bit the inside of her mouth. It was the most important part of her research and her greatest achievement thus far.
"Yes. An organic device capable of inducing feelings for short periods of time. It slows down the fading of memories into just husks of our pasts and synchronizes them with induced hormones. Another step closer to becoming whole, we never believed it would work. "
The girl frowned. "How did you know? "
"You didn 't think you would not monitor you when we let you go. What do you take me for? " Xemnas snarled.
"In frequent use, the side effects are taxing."
"And yet it is the price for the Cloaked Schemer's existence. Tell me Zero, how much have you already given up for him, for I will make sure that he never finds out. What is it like knowing that he will never reciprocate your fleeting feelings? "
The girl refused to take the bait, she 'd just be giving Xemnas a reason to attack her and that always ended the same way. Xanya was no match for him, his powers cancelled out her own and he was physically stronger. Too many times he had mutilated her almost beyond recognition, too many times she had gone back for seconds. "We all deserve a proper chance at existing, I only want to grant him added time. " He voice was calm and emotionless, the feelings inside of her was departing as the effects of the memory synchronizer began wearing off.
"Very well, I will leave a Sorcerer here to receive the device. If you set foot in this castle after that, I will finish you like the failed experiment that you are. Right after I extinguish what is left of his existence. Get out of my site, Keyblade wielder. "
Xanya flinched at the last word. It marked everything she had failed at, and everything Xemnas had deprived her of.
He wasn't wrong, she'd given up a lot for Ienzo and now Zexion. But it was all worth it, right?
She had promised herself she's try to make up for her own cowardice.
