Do not give in to revenge or anger
Chapter 12: Axel
I can't tell you who I was watching disappear, I can't remember now, but I remember her saying the necklace around my neck was important.
"Mckenna", Ren sobbed, holding herself. Mckenna, was that her name?
"Who?", I asked. They looked at me.
"He's already forgotten", Akira said sadly.
"Forgotten what?", I demanded.
"Mckenna!", Ren cried.
"Who's Mckenna?", I asked softly, never realizing I was fingering the necklace.
"The best damn friend and warrior you will ever know", Ren said shakily, rising to her feet. She then glared as angrily as she could at Lucy.
"You... I will never forgive you, for what you have done, now, I'm going to make you pay, you are going to die!", Ren screamed. Both boxes she had opened, and the orbs formed into one large orb. It exploded, to show two large Blue and Red tambourines with razor-sharp simbols.
"I thought her weapon was a flute", I said to Akira.
"It's a mix of Mckenna's weapon shape, and her musical talent, put them together, you get this, Last Song", Akira explained.
"If I were to get Mckenna's gear, I would have a book with the colors of her hoops, and spikes on the spine", Akira continued.
"Mckenna, was she the girl I saw disappear?", I asked.
"Ye...yeah", Akira said slowly.
"Who was she?", I pressed, my head starting to hurt a little.
"She... was a good friend, and great leader, and possibly the best chess player in all the worlds", Akira said, laughing at the last part. I started seeing distorted images of Red. It got to be clear enough so I could see a person, but then they stopped all together.
"But, we must focus on helping Ren if she needs it, I can't afford to lose another friend", Akira said, standing up and holding her head high.
"Are you ready, Keyblade Wielder?", Ren asked, shaking the tambourines a little.
"Always have been, always will be", Lucy replied, spinning her Keyblades, then going into her stance again. Ren then jumped, and landed on a pillar. From there, she jumped from pillar to pillar, shooting fire blasts as fast as she could at Lucy. Lucy was having trouble blocking them, so I got a idea.
"Akira, you can trap her with your vines, go", I said softly. Akira opened her mouth a little in realization, then nodded. She opened her book, and with a horizontal swipe of her hand, vines wrapped tightly around Lucy.
"Thanks Akira!", Ren yelled from a pillar. She then pushed herself off the pillar, and dove at Lucy, and swiped her with both Tambourines head-on.
"Check", Ren started. Akira suddenly clapped her hands, and her vines grew sharp points on them.
She then took a deep breath, and said,"Mate". The vines pierced Lucy, and even went through her. She froze, and make a sort of gagging noise. The vines pulled out, and Lucy fell to her knees, much like Mckenna.
"How does it feel, being vulnerable like that?", Ren asked, circling Lucy slowly.
"That's exactly how Mckenna felt, yet you still let her die", Ren hissed, kicking Lucy's Keyblades away. Ren then rose her Tambourine, but Akira stopped her.
"I think we both should do it, that way it will be quick for her, Mckenna would want her to go peacefully", Akira said softly.
"Heh, looks like I'll finally get to see... Sora", Lucy laughed so weakly, it was like scratching sandpaper together.
"Sora?", Roxas questioned.
"No one you need to know about... yet", Akira said quietly. She then opened her book, and the vines rose again. Ren raised a tambourine, and was ready to strike.
"Hey, before I go, I want you to tell Mckenna, if she's somewhere inside Axel, that I forgive her", Lucy said, looking up at them and smiling. Ren and Akira nodded, and Lucy closed her eyes, a peaceful smile on her face. I turned my head as the vines and Ren's tambourine went down. Lucy complete shattered into millions of tiny shards, and they sunk into Roxas's skin.
"Good, she went peacefully", Akira said, a small smile on her lips. Suddenly, a vine whipped past Ren's head, and impaled Akira in the arm.
"Ugh, Ayame", Akira hissed, pulling the vine out, and breaking it with one hand.
"Hello darling, I saw the whole situation unfold, and I must say, Lucy did a fabulous job of getting rid of that annoying rain cloud", Ayame laughed, landing a few feet away from us. She raised her scythe to attack us, but she suddenly stopped. There was a loud thud, and Ayame fell on the floor, revealing Zexion behind her.
"Zexion, you have impecable timing", I said, walking over.
"I was able to get rid of Kuro, Kyra, um, I think her name was Eira, but they were all I was able to find", Zexion said, getting straight to business.
"I got a girl called Destiny, kinda reminded me of Luxord", Xigbar said also.
"That only leaves Ren, Ayslin, Ayame, Amara and I", Akira said.
"What happened to Mckenna?", Zexion asked, worry clear in his voice.
"She... she's gone, Lucy defeated her", Akira said quietly.
"Oh, I'm... sorry to hear that", Zexion said, looking around. Sympathy was exactly something he was good at.
"How is your arm?", he asked Akira.
"It's already healed, thank you", Akira replied, smiling softly.
"What do we do about her?", Xion asked, gesturing to Ayame.
"Let me do this, it'll be easy", Akira replied. She rose her vines up, and shot them to impale Ayame all over. She too, shattered into millions of pieces, and they disappeared.
"Next, Ayslin", Ren said. Suddenly, a Neon Purple crystal arrow landed beside Akira, and we looked up to see a girl on the ceiling.
"You completely forgot about me!", the girl shouted.
"Oh yes, and then there's Sophie", Akira sighed.
"Are we gonna have to kill you, or are you gonna let us by?", Ren asked quickly.
"Actually, I figured I'd tag along, you know what they say, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em", Sophie replied, spinning her guns.
"You mean, you're bored", Ren replied lazily.
"...Yeah, that pretty much sums it up, besides, I'm tired of lving like this, if you don't want me to come, kill me, 'cause I ain't gonna stick around", Sophie yawned.
"Sophie, why don't you just leave the castle?", Ren asked.
"Y'know, I never thought of that, well then, ta-ta, I'll see you wherever we end up, probably in Hell, but, oh well", Sophie said, and with that, she was gone.
"That was... short", Zexion said, clearing his throat.
"Sophie tends to keep conversations short at times like these, but, there is no doubt she'll help us when it really counts", Ren explained, patting her tambourine gently against her hip continuously.
"Let's move, Ayslin knows we are here, I can sense it", Akira said, taking charge. We then moved up a couple of floors, until we were in a hall that had a large double-door at the end of it. Standing in front of that door however, was a girl with Light Pink hair and a red circle on her forehead.
"It seems we have more traitors than Leader believed", the girl said as we walked up slowly.
"We are merely getting rid of a nuisence", Akira replied coolely.
"Nuisence?, I believe the only nuisence here is you, for thinking you could get past me, for thinking that pitiful girl could lead you against us, for putting your trust in Mckenna", the girl snorted.
"Watch what you say about Mckenna Ayslin, or I just might have to cut your tongue off", Akira growled. So this was Ayslin, the mighty Saix of this group, I can see why.
"Try all you want Akira, you'll never win", Ayslin laughed.
"Last time I checked, I was a higher rank than you", Akira hissed.
"Yes, but she isn't", Ayslin replied, glancing at Ren.
"What are you implying?", Akira demanded slowly, narrowing her eyes.
"Why do you think she's Number 9?, becasue she's weak, I'd say she would be Number 13 if Leader hadn't used the same principals as the Organization", Ayslin explained cruelly.
"I am not weak Ayslin, last time I checked, you were the one hiding behind Amara, getting on her good side so you'd never get in trouble, you're nothing more than a coward, and all you do is follow Amara around like a lost puppy!", Ren shouted. Ayslin narrowed her eyes into slits at Ren, and extended her hand.
"You've tested my patience for too long, it is time fore you to die", Ayslin called. In a long Light Pink light, a large, long claymore appeared. It was Red with a Blue handle, and it was shaped like a star at the top of the blade.
"Alrighty, I'll mop the floor with you!", Ren called. Akira suddenly stepped in front of her.
"Go, they need someone to help them with Amara, I have this under control", Akira commanded.
"But-".
"As your superior, I order you to go", she said firmly. Ren slowly shook her head sadly, then nodded.
"C'mon guys!", she called. We all ran passed Ayslin, and through the door. Well almost all of us. I took one last look at Akira, and saluted her. She saluted back, and I ran through. Suddenly, there was a ear-piercing ring in my ears, and I saw images again, only, they were clearer. And I heard a voice, but I couldn't tell what it was saying. Suddenly, I felt like I was falling, and everything went black.
"Restoration at... 67%".
"Yes, she is almost done".