Demyx flicked his tail as he split through the water. He had felt better almost as soon as he had touched the water, his energy returning all at once. As he approached the other ship, he gathered the water around him, waiting until it built up to the capacity he could hold with his magic. Then, he sent it towards the ship.
He focused and quickly began channeling more water through him so that a steady stream pushing into the ship. To his surprise, the ship barely slowed. Demyx frowned and pushed more water into the ship, ignoring how it continued to grow closer and closer, concentrating only on slowing it down. He didn't realize his mistake until he glanced up towards the surface and saw a spear hurtling down towards him. Quickly, he moved forward, a little too fast, and smacked against the hull of the ship.
As his vision grew spotty, he tightened his grip on the knife and shoved it into the wood. The last things he saw were a bright flash of purple light and a net floating down towards him.
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"I knew this would happen. God dammit Larxene!" Xigbar hissed.
"You can't blame me. He agreed to it," Larxene protested.
"Whatever. You're coming with me to save him," Xigbar ordered. "No objections. Alright?"
"They'll kill me if they see me! You know that Xigbar! I'm wanted by the Organization!" Larxene said, eyes sparking.
"Don't give a damn about that."
"Xig-"
He cut her off when a blinding flash of purple lit the area.
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Demyx woke slowly, his mind registerig the pain long before his vision returned. His head ached and he was chained to the wall, thick metal braces wrapped around his ankels and wrisits. This wasn't good, obviously.
His eyes flickered around the dimly lit room. He was in a small enclosed area and the door across from him had no window for him to see out of. Worst of all, his sickness seemed to have returned.
Please Xigbar. I don't want to be alone here, Demyx thought desperately.
There was the sound of the door being unlocked and he tensed. He was surprised to see Xigbar there, a stern glance ordering him to be quiet. He only caught a glimpse of Larxene before the door was latched shut, silently.
"Thank god you're okay," Xigbar breathed, his visible yellow eye showing his relief. "But just to be sure...I'll have to check something. Xaldin has been known to make other people into...what we are. I don't know how he does it, neither does Xemnas but he can...so I just have to check, alright?"
As he spoke, he pick locked the locks holding him to the wall. Once Demyx was standing again, though swaying a bit, he pressed two fingers to Demyx's neck, feeling for his pulse.
"Demyx..."
Demyx closed his eyes. "It's gone isn't it? My heart?"
"Demyx, I'm sorry," Xigbar said, voice cracking. "I never meant for this to happen. I should've gotten here sooner," Xigbar murmured, pressing his forehead into the wall.
Demyx didn't say anything, instead wrapping his arms around Xigbar's torso and pressing his face into Xigbar's shoulder. The only sign that he was crying, was the light shake of his shoulders.
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Larxene hated that she had guard duty. Especially since Xaldin was now striding towards her, a rather creepy grin on his face. She knew coming here was a bad idea, seeing as how the Organization was eager to remove her head from her shoulders.
"Hello little witch," Xaldin said, flipping the long dreadlocks over one shoulder.
Forgot he was so gay. He shouldn't be so obvious about these things, Larxene thought.
"Hey Xiggy!" she called, pulling out several kunais as a spear materialized in Xaldin's hand. "Reunions are fun and all but I kinda wanna leave now!"
Xigbar jerked the door open right as Xaldin hurled the spear at Larxene. Thanks to his quick thinking, Larxene didn't have to worry. Xigbar threw a knife and the spear disappeared in a blinding flash.
"Ah, so there's more. Long time no see, Xigbar," Xaldin called. "Did you like what I did to your little friend?"
Xigbar's visible eye grew cold. "You die here."
"Xigbar. A fight now is a really bad idea," Larxene said. "It's too closed in and we probably attracted the attention of the crew already."
"Already forgot that I can run a whole ship by myself? I'm hurt," Xaldin said.
"So it's just you?" Xigbar asked as Demyx moved to stand behind Larxene.
This ended up being a bad idea because suddenly, an arm wrapped around his waist, the cool metal of a knife dancing lightly over his neck.
"And me of course," the man who held him said.
"So the Superior sent his lapdog to attack us," Xigbar said, voice dry, not turning around.
"Be careful waht you say. I have your little bitch," the man hissed.
Xigbar whipped around, his single eye glowering at the man. Demyx twisted in his grip to look at his captor. The man had yellow eyes and even though they weren't focused on him, he couldn't help but feel terrified. The eyes were full of mocking hatred, yet somehow remained emotionless at the same time. The expression confused him. Light blue hair reached the top of Demyx's head but he was more focused on the X shaped scar that marred the man's face.
Overall, the man just creeped him out.
"Demyx, don't worry. It won't hurt a bit."
"What?"
Xigbar didn't answer, drawing a knife and flinging it with a flick of his wrist. Demyx felt it sink into his chest and his eyes widened as he realized what had just happened. Xigbar had stabbed him. This was all he had time to think because the next moment he was in his cabin in Xigbar's ship.
"God dammit!" Demyx cursed. "I could've helped! I wanted to, I don't need protecting! I...have to help."
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The fight exploded as soon as Demyx disappeared. Saix lunged forward, his large claymore appearing out of thin air. Instead of dancing back like anyone else would do, Larxene met his attack, jumping right at him and punching him squarely in the jaw, taking him by surprise and snapping his head back. It didn't throw him off for long and he whipped his foot into her stomach.
She stood her ground and drew a kunai, electricity sparking along the metal. Saix jerked away and brought the claymore up to block the attack. Larxene grinned and suddenly vanished, appearing behind him and slashing the knife into the man's back. He stumbled and then whilred around, slamming the claymore into her side. She hit the wall, hard, her ribs throbbing. Definitely bruised but not broken. She was suddenly thankful for the fact that she wasn't human.
Larxene rolled to the side as Saix swung the claymore again. It smashed through the wall and she knew then that the ship would go down before she finished their fight. She stole a glance to Xigbar and saw that he was gone, probably up to the main deck so he could have room to fight Xaldin. She leapt to her feet and raced towards the stairs, very much aware of Saix running behind her.
She was lucky. The stairs led right to the main deck where Xigbar and Saldin were both fighting furiously in the air. Beams of purple light seemed to shoot every which way as Xaldin moved through the air, six spears spiraling around him, deflecting and attacking all at once. She didn't have time to consider them much longer though because Saix had attacked again, nearly taking her head off with the huge weapon.
Swiftly, she reached into the folds of her cloak to draw three kunais for each hand, gripping them tightly as she rolled across the wooden deck, painfully aware of how the claymore smashed into the wood barely an inch behind her. She leapt to her feet a few meters before she reached the main mast before racing towards it, using her momentum to carry her part way up it.
Saix swung the claymore towards her and she pushed off from the huge pole, slicing through the air before sinking three of the kunais into Saix's shoulder, her momentum forcing her to let go of them and fly over his head. She quickly charged them full of electricity and watched Saix stumble, using the claymore for support. Something in her hesitated in delivering the final blow and that hesitation cost her the chance. The next moment, Saix ripped the kunais out with an angry growl, tossing them over the ships edge as a red glow began to radiate from him.
"Shit," she hissed, reaching for more kunais.
Everyone in the Organization knew that Saix in Berserk mode was not good. As he turned to face her, she felt a zip of fear course through her before shoving it down and hardening her gaze, meeting the feral yellow eyes. His feet scarcely touched the ground as he raced towards her, lightning fast. She barely managed to duck under the mighty swing of the claymore and shoved her fist, which was laced by her kunais, directly into his stomach.
His only reactions were to growl angrily and kick her in the gut, sending her backwards before moving towards her again. She stumbled to her feet but the next instant, pain filled her vision as the claymore smashed into her side, sending her into the air. She hit the railing of the ship and abruptly coughed up blood, her vision growing spotty as she stared down at the thrashing sea.
The next second, she was tumbling down into the water, hitting it with an abrupt smack before the cold overcame her. Struggling for breath, she urged her body to obey her and carry her to the surface. Surprise overcame her when an arm wrapped around her waist and tugged her to the top.
"I wasn't going to let you two fight all alone," Demyx told her. "Now stay here."
"Wha-"
She was surprised to find that the water beneath her was suddenly solid and she could lie down on it. Gratefully she did, watching as Demyx moved his hands and created a foaming tower of water, suddenly using it to swim up so he was at level with the ship. Somehow, he made it to the deck and transformed back into a human. Demyx was glad he had brought along a cloak, one he had stolen from Larxene's closet to be exact.
He quickly tugged it on and then ducked to dodge the claymore that was suddenly swung at his head. Demyx wondered then why he had decided to come and fight. He had never fought in his life before and he could only improvise using his powers…which he had little practice with.
Well, stress is the best way to force me to learn things I guess, he thought.
Demyx attempted to summon the water like he did when he was trying to stall the ship, darting around the deck to avoid being hit by Saix's jerky movements. It was a lot tougher, seeing as how there was a lot of wood separating him from the water.
Why am I trying to summon the water up? I'll destroy the ship. Let's try this!
Demyx called the water from the right side of the ship, shocked at the strong reaction he got. The water shot up and suddenly blasted Xaldin out of the air, slamming him against the deck. Quickly, Demyx moved his hands to channel the water towards Saix, using it to pin the man to the ground. Unfortunately, after this, he had no idea how to stop it. The water continued to flow and he fell to his knees, energy draining out of him abruptly. The water flow ceased after this and he grabbed the railing to pull himself up as Xigbar landed on the deck.
"Demyx," he started. "I told you to get away. I provided you with a way to leave."
"I won't let you fight alone," Demyx said stubbornly.
Saix glared at the two men, hefting the large claymore over one shoulder.
"Still gonna fight?" Xigbar asked.
Saix wavered, his glare intensifying nonetheless. "Of course. I shall not return empty handed to my superior though I'll be fighting alone." He gestured behind Xigbar and Demyx to where Xaldin lay, unmoving. Small wisps of a black smoke like substance drifted off of him and into the air.
"What's going on?" Demyx asked.
"He's fading," Xigbar said quietly, keeping his eye focused on Saix. "We Nobodies don't die. We fade."
Demyx tore his glance away from Xaldin and turned back to Saix. His gaze widened when he saw a portal appearing behind the man, a dark bubbling mass moving up to the height of the blue haired man. A hand reached out and seized Saix's arm, pulling him into the darkness abruptly.
Silence resonated in the area. Finally, Demyx spoke.
"What just happened?"