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From now on I'll be putting up each day that passes by, since 358/2 Days is coming to a close now.
I might not be able to update as frequently from now on. I start college again tomorrow, my last and final semester! Woot!
"I went to Castle Oblivion to find Xion, but I don't remember anything about it. Axel said I collapsed as soon as I got there.
I woke up in Twilight Town, and incredibly enough, Xion was there. But she wasn't alone—there was this guy with her, and he was wearing the Organization's cloak. I could tell by his build that he wasn't one of us, though. Who is he?" Roxas's Diary Entry XLVI
Chapter 13 – The One Who Can't Return
In the Round Room of the Castle that Never Was, everyone member of the Organization assembled there. Xemnas sat high atop his chair looking at everyone.
"Xion has disappeared." Xemnas said which caused everyone in the room to either jitter in their seat or remain silent.
"What?" Roxas thought out loud, he then looked at Axel from across the room.
Axel looked away not wanting to look at his friend since he knew what Xion was. Saix gave a straight face, although it was obvious he was pleasantly pleased about this information. Xigbar carelessly shrugged.
"She must've fled." Demyx said.
"How surprisingly cute that she chose to walk down the path of destruction." Xaldin added.
'She ran away?!' Roxas thought lowering his head.
"It's not for certain." Saix spoke.
"I mean what if she's injured and can't move?!" Roxas barked.
"That's preposterous." Saix simply said.
"How can you make such an assumption!?" Roxas demanded.
Axel merely remained silent and then everyone kept quiet as they heard Xemnas speak.
"I forbid anyone from tracking down and checking Xion's whereabouts." The Superior of the Organization told them.
Roxas balled his fists. "Why?!"
"Once the time comes all will be clear." Xemnas said.
"We won't make any progress if that time never comes." Axel replied lazily.
"Those orders are absolute," Saix told everyone. "To go against them is to face annihilation."
Axel sighed not saying a word while Roxas anxiously sat at the edge of his seat.
"You are dismissed." Xemnas said disappearing.
"I wonder where Xion ran off to?" Demyx pondered roaming the hallway.
"You just better worry about getting your lazy butt on that mission." Xigbar told him.
"Hey!" Roxas ran to Axel. "What just happened back there?"
Axel looked at Roxas and then turned away from him. "I'm heading off now." Was all the red head said before he disappeared through a dark corridor.
"Huh…" Roxas blinked confused. "What's with the attitude?" The boy frowned. 'It's not fair…,' He thought dismally. 'I can't go find Xion…and I can't see Levina either…' He looked at the hallway leading to the cells. 'I wonder if she's alright…'
All Roxas could do now was head for the lobby to go to his assigned mission with Luxord in Twilight Town.
Lira anxiously searched for answers to where the Organization's base would be. She had to find Levina at any cost. Her search brought her to Twilight Town.
"There's got to be some answers here…" Lira said to herself as she looked around the tranquil town. 'This world is so big…,' she thought. 'How am I supposed to find anything clues here?'
"Wait up guys!" Pence yelled to his friends wheezing.
"Your too slow, Pence!" Hayner teased.
"I am not!" Pence whined.
"Pence, watch out!" Olette cried.
Pence crashed into Lira and fell to the ground hard.
"Ow…," Pence rubbed his side and looked up. "I'm sorry ma'am…" He said politely and saw Lira's blue eyes twitching with anger.
The woman remained calm looking at the three kids. "You should really learn to watch where you're going." Lira said to them.
"We were just in a hurry." Pence said.
The three kids started to run off.
"Wait!" Lira called out to them.
The three kids paused and turned around.
"Has there anything suspicious been happening here?" Lira asked.
"Well," Hayner began. "There have been a lot of monsters here."
"But people in black coats always show up and stop the monsters." Olette added .
'Black coats…?' Lira thought. 'Organization 13!' She smiled at the kids. "Thanks for the information!" She said walking off hoping to run into an Organization member.
Roxas swung his keyblade down at a large dragon heartless. The giant Wavecrest heartless disappeared and the reward was its heart.
"That was amazing…!" Luxord complimented the boy. "Looks like you've come a long way since that time." He told the boy remembering how weak Roxas was in his first few weeks joining the Organization.
"Yeah," Roxas said. "It's because I've gone through a lot of training." He made his keyblade disappear. It was obvious he was really worried about Xion, and Luxord noticed that.
"Do you care for Xion that much?" Luxord asked.
Roxas lowered his head. "What did they mean when they said 'not to search for her'?" He asked.
"I don't know," The Gambler of Fate began. "We bottom members don't understand what's going on up top. Don't you think there are any considerations for her?" He asked the boy. "I mean Xion herself is an extraordinary asset to the Organization."
Roxas lowered his head. "But Saix keeps on saying Xion is good-for-nothing." He squeezed his fist. 'Some friends we are..,' He thought. 'I didn't know things were going to end up like this.'
Luxord saw the disappointed and saddened look on Roxas's face. "Why don't we play a little game and turn the tables on that mood of yours?" He suggested taking out his cards.
"I'm not in the mood to play…" Roxas sighed walking off to Clock Tower.
Luxord watched as Roxas left leaving the Gambler of Fate alone to play a quiet game of solitaire for a few moments before heading back to the Organization.
On top of the Clock Tower, Roxas sat there alone. He thought about Axel and how strange he was acting.
'Does Axel know something…?' He thought. 'About Xion's reasons for going away?'' He sat alone trying to contemplate what was going on with his friends.
Day 276
Roxas walked into the lobby to receive another mission to do.
"Ow, it hurts!" Demyx whined.
"What happened?" Roxas asked seeing Demyx all beat up and bruised.
"Demyx was assigned to elimante the Organization imposter." Xigbar replied.
"I thought I could win, too!" Demyx told them. "After going through all that training…So I went easy on him….," He sighed. "That guy was really strong."
"Looks like we jumped the gun on you." Xigbar said.
"What?!" Demyx spat. "Let's see you try, old geezer!" He shouted and then winced in pain.
Xigbar didn't take Demyx's insult lightly. The Sharp Shooter grabbed Demyx's arm and twisted it to his back. "ow some respect to your elders."
"Gack!" Demyx croaked. "Ok, ok I'm sorry!"
Roxas just shook his head watching the two of them argue. He then saw Axel walking over to the lobby. "Axel…!" He frowned as Axel said nothing and just left.
Roxas sat on the Clock Tower by himself. He hugged his knees together. "It's almost like he's avoiding me…," He pouted. "He didn't even bother coming today." He sighed. "What should I do?"
"Yo!" Axel called out from behind.
Roxas lightly smiled seeing his friend sit down beside him.
"It's been a while hasn't it?" Axel asked.
"Twenty-one days have passed since Xion's gone missing," Roxas said. "Ever since then we haven't come to the tower like this."
"Time sure flies…" Axel sighed.
"Don't you feel anything deep down?" Roxas asked. "Xion will probably come back own her own."
"It's out of our hands if she's not coming back." Axel told him.
"Why isn't she back?!" Roxas demanded to know.
Axel looked at his friend. He saw how worried Roxas was for Xion. "Want to go look for her?"
"Huh?" Roxas blinked confused.
"It looks like we have a day off coming up," Axel told him. "Wanna go look for her then?"
Roxas beamed happily at this suggestion "Of course!"
Axel smiled. "Let's start looking for her right now."
The two left the Clock Tower in search of Xion. They would go to with every world in search for their friend.
Lira continued roaming Twilight Town. She fought off against the Heartless that were in her way. There was no sign of Organization 13 anywhere.
"Those kids better not have lied to me!" Lira growled under her breath getting frustrated. From the corner of her eyes she saw someone walking off.
"Hold it!" Lira yelled chasing the person.
Seeing Lira, Xion gasped running into the back alley. She caught her breath leaning against the wall panting hard.
"You're in the Organization right?" Lira asked pointing her sword at the meek Organization member.
'I-Is she some kind of an annihilator?' Xion thought. She backed away slightly. She had only met Lira for a few moments in Castle Oblivion. 'Did the Organization hire her to destroy me?' She had seen what Lira had done to Axel.
"P-Please don't destroy me," Xion whimpered. "I'm already in enough trouble…"
Lira lowered her sword. "I'm not going to kill you," She said to her. "Yet…"
Xion bit her lip lowering her head to the ground.
"I'm looking for someone you and your Organization have as a prisoner." Lira said.
"You're looking for Levina?" Xion asked.
Lira nodded. "Tell me where she is, and I'll go easy on you."
Xion dropped her eyes to ground again and looked up at Lira. "I'm sorry…," She said. "I can't help you." She opened a dark corridor and ran.
Lira glared at the empty wall where Xion once stood. 'I should've killed her when I had the chance.' She thought bitterly squeezing her fist.
She suddenly saw a group of large Heartless appear in the Town Square. "Perfect," She smirked. "Just what I need to take out my anger!" She charged forward at the Heartless with her sword.
As Lira ran, Riku was watching her from high atop one of the buildings.
'Is that King Mickey's chosen warrior?' He thought while watching her fight. He was surprised to someone with great skill defending themselves without the use of a keyblade. He had remembered Mickey telling him about a chosen warrior, he knew that would help fight for the light. He then glanced over towards seeing Xion running away.
"We've been everywhere," Roxas groaned as he and Axel returned to the Clock Tower. "The only place we've haven't looked is Castle Oblivion."
Hearing Roxas say Castle Oblivion, Axel stiffened.
"Xion was asking about it, remember?" Roxas reminded him. "The day before she disappeared, you said she was on an important mission."
Axel looked away a little. "Yeah..," He began. "But that place has been cleaned out, man. There's nothing there."
"But…," Roxas protested. "Xion might be there."
Axel sighed sadly. 'It's time I told him the truth.' He thought. "You know…," He said slowly. "That's where she comes from. Castle Oblivion."
"What?" Roxas asked.
"That's probably why she was asking about it." Axel confessed.
"I had no idea…" Roxas frowned.
Axel looked at Roxas with a small smile on his face. "Hey, neither did I," He told him honestly. "I only found out about it a little while ago myself."
"Castle Oblivion…" Roxas said gazing at the sunset. "Xion…"
Day 297
Members of the Organization entered the lobby expecting missions to be assigned to them. To their surprise they saw a sign that said, "Day off today."
"Yay!" Roxas beamed. "A day off!"
"Let's not our efforts go in vain!" Demyx smiled. "You have Roxas and me to thank – it was our hard work that earned everyone a day off!"
Roxas looked at Axel and the two exchanged facial expressions like it was a code saying that they needed to search for Xion.
"Looks like you two are planning something," Xigbar smirked from behind them. "I can see it in your faces."
"What are you talking about?!" Axel boasted playing a rouse by pretending to yawn. "I'm gonna go turn in and sleep some more!"
"U-Uh huh," Roxas stammered. "Me too…"
Xigbar snickered.
"What?" Roxas asked the Sharp Shooter.
"Be a good boy," Xigbar told Roxas nonchalantly. "Keep all your undue straying within in limits, kiddo."
Roxas kept a straight face as Axel opened a dark corridor. The two walked stepped through breathing a sigh of relief.
"Our cover was almost blown…" Roxas sighed.
"Our cover should be fine..," Axel said. "I think it's time we search Castle Oblivion."
Levina remained lying in her cell. Her injuries were healed, thanks to the Dusks who were keeping a close eye on her. However, she her will for fighting back against the darkness was slowly beginning to deteriorate.
'Everything we've fought for…,' she thought. 'Was for nothing…,' she held onto her wayfinder tightly. Her only beckon of hope was also starting to lose its light.
'Terra's gone..,' Levina thought sadly. 'I don't know where Ven and Aqua are…,' she paused thinking of them. 'I know Ven's safe…but I don't think I'll see again. I don't even know where Aqua is,' She felt a small pain within her heart. 'My heart hurts…,' she thought. 'I don't know if I can ever wake up again…,' A tear slid down her cheek. 'I don't want to wake up in a world where the darkness has taken over.'
The non-human nobodies observed the sleeping prisoner.
"Has she awakened yet?" Saix asked.
The Dusks moved their bodies from side to side as if telling their superior no.
Saix scowled at Levina's sleeping form. 'Things are far off course from where we should be,' he thought. 'Xemnas has done all he can to 'fix' our little problem we've had with a few select members of the Organization. If Xion is not found and this girl does not wake... "We'll have to move on to our plan B if she doesn't wake up."
Axel and Roxas approached Castle Oblivion.
"So this is Castle Oblivion…" Roxas said while walking inside. He stared at the white hallway in awe. 'Why do I feel like I've been here before…' he thought in distress.
Roxas took a few steps into the castle. Axel stopped as he saw Roxas hold his head in pain.
"Roxas?!" Axel cried out in concern.
"My head…hurts…," Roxas groaned grabbing his hand in his hands.
Axel rushed over to him. "Let's retreat for now." He told him.
"No…," Roxas reassured his friend. "I'm fine..," He advanced deeper down the hallway. The throbbing pain in his head became fiercer. "We have to find…Xion…."
Axel saw Roxas collapse on his knees.
"What's happening…?" Roxas gasped.
"Roxas!" Axel quickly sprinted over to him. "Are you alright?" He asked kneeling beside his friend.
"All these images…," Roxas gasped holding his head in pain. "Rushing into my head…" He groaned almost falling over.
Axel quickly helped him up. "We're leaving now!" He told his friend creating a dark corridor.
"N-No…," Roxas panted holding his head. "W-We have to find Xion…"
Axel ignored Roxas' plea and led him into the dark corridor to a world where he knew Roxas would be alright in, Twilight Town.
"Come on giving up already?" Riku's voice echoed in Roxas's head. "I thought you were stronger than that?"
"RIKU!" Roxas sat up. "We're not finished yet!" He sat up holding his head. He saw Axel standing beside him. "W-Where are we?"
"Twilight Town," Axel said. "I thought it was best if we left that place for now," He looked down at his friend worried. "Are you alright?"
"Sorry," Roxas apologized. "I don't know what's gotten into me…," he held his head slightly rubbing it. "I don't quite remember what happened either…But the moment I stepped into that castle, it felt like my mind was a mess…"
Axel looked at him. "You don't look so good," he replied. "Let's stop and take a breather."
"I'm fine…," Roxas said. "We need to find Xion."
They both suddenly heard movement from behind them. It was two people dressed in the Organization's signature black coats. One of them was Xion.
"Xion?!" Roxas gasped.
Xion looked at her friends and opened a dark corridor. She ran through it.
"Xion wait!" Roxas yelled getting up as he ran towards her.
The other person blocked Roxas's way.
"Don't interfere!" Roxas glared making his keyblade appear.
Riku just stared at the boy for a few moments and then ran.
"Hey!" Roxas yelled. "Hold it!" He chased Riku down the alley.
"Roxas!" Axel called out to his friend.
"After him!" Roxas yelled. "He's definitely done something to Xion!" The small boy chased Riku down the tunnels of Twlight Town while Axel followed. "He's headed for the underground tunnels!"
Riku ran through the many pathways in the tunnels hoping to lose his pursuers.
"I said stop!" Roxas yelled.
Riku was about to turn a corner when Xaldin's spear nearly pierced him in two.
"So you're the imposter!" Xaldin sneered. "You'd best be well prepared."
Riku stared at the Whirlwind Lancer.
"Xaldin?!" Axel and Roxas exclaimed in surprise.
Riku dodged out of the way as arrow guns were being fired at him.
"Freeze!" Xigbar aimed his arrow guns at the silver haired boy.
"Xigbar?" Roxas blinked.
Suddenly Luxord and Demyx appeared holding their weapons in hand.
"What a rare card to be played?" Luxord grinned. "To face off against the combined forces of Organization 13!"
Riku gritted his teeth making a motion to summon his keyblade.
"How did you all…" Roxas stammered.
"Everyone was in the castle since today was a day off." Demyx said. "Then we got news of the imposter being here, so we all came together!"
"This guy is heavily outnumbered," Roxas added. "There's no chance he'll get away!"
"Why don't you give yourself up like a good lil' boy?" Xigbar mocked.
Riku balled his fists. He wasn't about to let some Nobodies ruin all his hard work in keeping Sora safe.
'I never thought it'd turn out this way,' Axel thought remembering his fight Riku in Castle Oblivion. 'But nonetheless this is an excellent chance.'
Riku slowly reached to touch his blindfold.
"I thought I told you to freeze!" Xigbar shouted firing his arrow guns rapidly laughing as he fired at the silver haired boy. "Let's see you dance!"
Everyone suddenly heard Demyx howl in pain. "Ow, ow, ow!" He yelled
"Whoops, sorry dude!" Xigbar said.
"What the heck are you trying to do?!" Demyx yelled using his sitar to manipulate the water splashing Xaldin in the process. "Uh oh…"
Xaldin raged throwing his spear and accidently piereced Luxord's coat.
Luxord twitched. "Well according to the cards…," He mused. "Your time is up!"
The members of the Organization were soon fighting each other giving Riku ample time to run off.
"What are you doing?!" Roxas screamed at them and then saw Riku run off. "Stop!" He yelled chasing him as Axel followed.
Riku quickly opened a dark corridor and went through it as Roxas and Axel caught up with him.
"The first one who ran…," Roxas panted to catch his breath. "…Was Xion right?"
"At least we know she's safe and unharmed." Axel told him. "She'll soon come back on her own."
"How long is 'soon'?" Roxas asked. He sighed. "Why'd you have to run away…Xion?"
Unknown to Roxas or Axel, Xion was right beside them, hiding against the wall. She watched them and saw how worried they were for her. She felt Riku appear next to her.
"Do you want to go back?" Riku asked her.
Xion lowered her head not saying a word.
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