Hey y'all! So sorry I'm late! School sucks. These people giving me extra homework… psh what is wrong with them?
But anyways!
Sovereign Beta: Thank you! Roxas I think is kind of a jerk about Xion and Namine. But I think he's also very indecisive. But for all his douchelord-ness, he's got respect for women. Kind of. So I think he wouldn't make Nami-chan a rebound.
NightFalcon26: I know right? It's like "I want you! No I don't! Wait, yes I do! GET OUT!" Bipolar much?
coobearrocks: Thank you! Here's your update!
: Aw thank you so much! You have no idea how much that means to me XD and thanks you for the cookie (:
maxeyn: Haha! I make no promises, but maybe you'll get your carrot party (;
chibiXIII: Sora's just so awesome sometimes. He's a beast. I'm glad it was a good length! I tried very hard! (;
.-RINGY rina-.: Thanks for the tips! There is a method to the rushing, I promise. Just keep reading!
pichucherrimteam: I know! Roxas is… mneeh. Poor Xion and Nami.
Alriiiiiiight. HERE WE GO!
Pirates poured into the prison, screaming and brandishing cutlasses, kunai, chakrams, lances, and a wide array of other weapons. Axel ran to Sora and used the hilt of his sword to bust the lock from his cell and Larxene ran in to cut off the ropes that bound his ankles and wrists. Axel tossed him a sword and a pistol and whirled his chakrams, throwing them at the nearest guard, slicing him neatly in half.
Marluxia calmly brought his scythe down on the skull of a guard that had been stabbed multiple times by one of Larxene's poison kunai. Xigbar and Xaldin were once again working together to wreak havoc on the Queen's men. Vexen threw small bombs that he had created in the ship's brig at guards, though instead of exploding, they merely popped and covered their victim in ice.
Demyx had disappeared before the fight; he was no doubt running back to the ship screaming. Sora ran his sword through the last guard and collapsed on the floor. It was done. No one was injured, with the exception of Saix, who now had a long gash running from his temple to his jaw that would accompany his two scars that crossed across his face. They walked out of the prison silently, their faces gleaming with pride. As they walked towards the harbor, they were met by a huge, hulking figure in a dark cloak. They drew their swords. As they neared, they saw that it was not one figure, but two. A big man holding another smaller man as a hostage, with a dirk at his neck.
"Halt." Said the big man. "You're surrounded." As he spoke, men stepped out of the shadows, wearing the tell tale leather armor of the Queen's men. They all carried lethal weapons, from crossbows to glimmering rapiers.
Larxene fingered a kunai. "Stand down?" she hissed to Axel.
He smiled, his cat-like grin glinting in the dark. "Never."
The smaller man, the hostage, laughed lightly. "You're gonna die here, General." He said to the big man holding him. "My crew will kill you and your men."
Axel smiled. "Demyx is right, General. You don't have a chance. ATTACK!"
3rd Person POV, Acantha's Castle, Dungeons
Xion was exhausted. Every day the crone sisters came and carved new designs into her limbs, and everyday Acantha whispered sweetly poisoned words at her and ordered new tortures.
But she would never speak.
What did it matter now? Roxas was dead. Her love, he was dead. And everything he had said to her, all of the "I'll never leave yous" and the "I'll always come for yous" meant nothing. He was rotting in the ninth circle of Hell. And they would never be together again.
"Xion, darling!"
Xion rolled her eyes in disgust. That woman. That disgusting, terrible woman. Why couldn't she just kill her? She should know by now that Xion would never talk. Even if Roxas was dead and a liar, she would never tell Acantha anything she wanted to know.
"Leave me." Xion said, deadpan.
"Oh, come now, love. Don't be grumpy!"
"Leave me."
"Do cooperate, darling. I would hate for something dreadful to happen to you…" Acantha smiled. She was playing with a long dagger, the handle set with rubies that flickered in the bad light of the dungeon, issuing a nasty evil glow.
"Do your worst. I no longer care!" Xion screamed, her voice growing louder and louder with each syllable she uttered.
"Don't be loud, Xion. Ladies should be quiet and thoughtful."
"Do not tell me what I can and cannot do! You harlot! You whore! Selfish BITCH! You have taken EVERYTHING from me! Everything! I have done nothing to you and yet you incessantly destroy everything I hold dear!" Xion raged, shaking her chains.
"Oh don't be so melodramatic." Acantha said in a bored voice. "It's not as if you can't find a new lover."
"Is this all a game to you? Is my life a GAME? You sit around on your throne and you wear your pretty jewels, but you're just as miserable as me! You spoiled, selfish cow! Lives are being taken because of YOU! Mothers who will never see their sons again! Sisters who won't feel their brother's embrace anymore! Wives who are left with children to take care of, they can't provide for them! They are starving in the streets! And what do you do? You LAUGH! You smile! You love it because you love pain! There is no worse existence than that!" Xion finished her rant with a scream, shaking and rattling her chains and kicking her feet as best as she could.
"I think you've had quite enough excitement for today, little one. Sleep well." Acantha stormed out of the dungeon, leaving Xion screaming insults at her back.
"Putrid little worm." Acantha muttered. "She knows something. Otherwise I would have had her killed ages ago. Perhaps I have been to merciful. Maybe I should just… end her." Here she smiled wickedly. Yes, that was it. Just kill the little girl and lure Roxas into a trap. Marvelous.
3rd Person POV, just near the Luminata
Axel swung his chakrams back and forth, slicing through men. "Yah!" he screamed spinning around and slicing more.
Larxene stood right next to him, throwing kunai, lunging in perfect sync. "Agh!" she screamed spinning around. A man with a cutlass had sliced her arm open, and it was now bleeding profusely.
"SON OF A WHORE!" she screamed, throwing a kunai into his throat. The man stumbled back and gurgled, then hit the ground. Larxene spun back around, kicking a man in the chest and knocking him down. Axel sliced him open cleanly before nabbing Larxene around the waist and kissing her mouth quickly.
"For luck!" he yelled, letting her go and slicing through someone else.
Larxene smiled and kept throwing kunai.
Luxord calmly stabbed people, and Zexion did the same. They were like robots, expressionless and invincible.
The crew fought and fought for what seemed like hours. A few fell, but the majorities of the fatalities were the Queen's men. When not another soldier was left standing, the fighting ceased.
Blood covered everyone, a mix of their own, their comrades' and their enemies'. Everyone was solemn as they looked at the fallen members. Luxord, Lexaeus, and Vexen were no longer with them. The life had flown from their bodies, never to return.
Slowly but surely, they made their way to the ship. There they would gather their friends and make a funeral pyre, and scatter the ashes to the wind.
It was a tragic victory at best.
Ahh… drama and sadness I felt bad for killing them off, but I knew SOMEONE had to die and I was least emotionally attached to them. I'm not a big Xaldin and Xigbar fan either, but I figured I'd keep them.
So… you liiiiiike? You no liiiiiiike?
Tell me! Review darlings!
Oh, and if this doesn't make sense, I am so sorry. I wrote half of it then didn't touch it for months. Now I'm trying to fix it up. I started on that new How to Train Your Dragon story (Starcross'd) which I feel like a total dork for, but when I started on it I was so excited about it I totally dissed this and my other 2 stories that I desperately need to update… gah. New rule: NO MORE NEW STORIES!
~DEADRUNWAY