Roxas swung his keyblade as hard as he could as heartless surrounded him. He could hear Axel laughing like a maniac as several explosions were heard behind him.

The plan was simple, Roxas would weaken the heartless and Axel would take them out. Unfortunately Axel got sidetracked and Roxas was forced to use the keyblade.

He stuck to using Oblivion, not wanting to show off both keyblades quite yet. They had left Hollow Bastion at sunset, now they searched in another world for Naminé. The world was practically abandoned, it was dark and giant thorns covered the landscape. He had no recollection of the world, which meant Sora never visited the world.

Another explosion was heard behind him as Axel took out the last of the heartless. "Well that's taken care of."

Roxas nodded, he felt like he on a mission with no purpose. "Now what now, I highly doubt Naminé will be here. The world is practically empty."

Axel looked around. There was a large clearing and a pond, on top of that Axel could have sworn he saw a cabin not too far away. Roxas, was right, what now. "Well, I'm gonna be honest Roxas, I have no idea where Naminé might be."

Roxas hummed in thought, "What about Castle Oblivion?"

Axel shook his head, "Can't be, I already checked back when we were still in the Organization. I can't imagine where she would be."

Roxas said nothing as the two made their way through the forest.

They decided since the world was abandoned it was easier to wear the cloaks instead of a disguise. "Hey Axel, Sora hasn't been to this world, has he?" Roxas asked, finally breaking the silence.

"I don't recall him ever being here, why?"

"Doesn't this world seem familiar to you?"

"Alright Roxas, recon time. What do you see?"

Roxas looked around. "A big dark forest... covered in giant thorns."

Axel nodded, "Correct, anything else."

"There's no people, and this place is covered on darkness."

"Right on Roxas.

Roxas turned towards Axel, "How do you know about this world?

Axel chuckled, "Roxas, I've been in the Organization longer than you've been alive. I know a lot of the worlds out there, this one just happens to be one of them."
Roxas and Axel carefully made their way until they reached the abandoned cabin the woods. The whole thing was covered in dust, it was creepy. Roxas stared out the window at the thorns that covered the landscape. Why did they seem familiar?

Riku was frustrated, he finally picked up on Roxas's scent in Hollow Bastion of all places, only to discover the trail going cold.

If they were traveling by gummi ship he could track them down but the faint smell of ash and darkness told him Axel was using Corridors of Darkness. He snuck around the world, a feeling of guilt pooled in his gut. This is where it all went down. Maleficent, Ansem, Sora turning into a heartless. All of that happened because he was selfish. Now Sora was paying the price.

"Come on Roxas where are you?" He said out loud to no one in particular. He followed the trail back to an empty house near the center of town. He could tell this is where they hid out for a few days. He was about to sneak in when to figures approach the household.

"Now those boys, leaving with even saying goodbye. What were they thinking!"

A softer voice spoke up, "Reno is very protective over Roxas, I'm sure they must have had a very good reason to leave." Riku peaked from around the corner. He recognized those two, Merlin and Aerith.

"I fear something bigger may be involved, Aerith. You felt it too, now don't you lie to me, that boy has a bright light deep within him. Don't tell me you didn't think he wasn't that boy we forgot at first."

Aerith sighed. "I did think so, but Roxas is not him. His light shines through the darkness. Roxas's light is just as bright but it seems more hidden."

Riku couldn't help but to be surprised. 'Roxas's... light?' Impossible, DiZ told him Nobodies are nothingness. They don't have light. He heard Merlin grumble.

"I better find Master Yen Sid and tell him about Roxas, there's something about that boy. It's better if Yen Sid keeps an eye on him."

Riku watched as the two people left. He took his chance and snuck inside. Roxas's scent was strongest here. He searched around the house until he found a strange scent. It was dark, it reeked of Maleficent.

"What the-"

Underneath the table was a single flower, a flower unlike any of the ones found in Hollow Bastion. He knew where just where to find them.

A/N: Say goodbye to the alter-ego Reno, and yes Riku's weird "I can smell darkness" from CoM is back! How lovely. Anyway feel free to leave a comment and review if you'd like. Your words mean a lot. It also gives me motivation to post faster UwU