Hello there to anyone still reading and following this. I apologize, I have had SUCH a writer's block it's not even funny.
Recently school started, relationship problems, family issues, serious trouble with a close friend of mine... overall... STRESS!
However, my Tsuin (Reku14) has been of a great help despite going through her own things, SUCH A STRONG GIRL! Anyway, chapter 29 and 30 will be written by her. She ran it by me, it's just what I wanted!
So, read on my dears!
Chapter 29: Being Heartless No Longer Matters
This was it.
No more bullshit.
He had let Tryxel get hurt in too many different ways but now, now he would get his vengeance.
Zexion tossed his cloak aside, a tight black t-shirt and jeans were now his attire.
He had come at the silverette with a left hook which bought him enough time to get a little more comfortable. This son of a bitch hurt his beloved, and he was going to pay. Zexion loved his Lexicon and all, but this was something he wanted to feel with his bare hands. He wanted to feel the life drain from the boy's body.
The boy's aqua eyes widened in surprise before he summoned his keyblade. It appeared in his hands but glowed with light. The pair looked at the keyblade in wonder before Riku smirked.
"Looks like I have light and dark now. Now you can die along with your little girlfriend." the teen sneered.
Zexion growled in response round house kicking Riku in the face. Riku flew to the side but ricochet off of a wall slashing it towards the shorter males face. Zexion dodged but a thin cut made it's way across his cheek.
He ran towards Riku going left and, using a small illusion, actually appearing on his right landing a solid punch into the pretty boy's face. Zexion smirked as he saw the boy's face contort with pain. Riku reached out grabbing Zexion's arm and pinning him into a wall. He hit him in the head with the hilt of his keyblade and kneed him in the stomach.
The effects of the light in the keyblade did more harm than anything. Zexion's head exploded in pain making him see stars. He didn't let this hold him back though. Thinking quickly he punched Riku back and boxed him in the ears. Disoriented Riku couldn't block the next attack. Zexion threw him into the wall kicking him repeatedly in the stomach.
Riku grabbed his leg knocking Zexion to the ground. He had had enough of this dark trash.
He kicked Zexion's stomach the force making the boy stand then he ran his keyblade through his body. Zexion screeched in pain the light from the keyblade forcing itself through his body. Riku laughed as Zexion tried to yank the blade from his body.
"It's over for you now. If only your darling Tryxel could see you know. Too bad I killed her. Wanna know how she begged for mercy?" He said laughing.
Zexion glared hatefully feeling rage of an unknown force fill his being; he kicked his leg out propelling himself away from Riku. Holding his stomach he ran forward and did a backhand spring over Riku. He grabbed the arm holding his keyblade and kicked it across the floor. He surrounded the blade in shadows preventing Riku from summoning it again.
"Her name is too sacred for the likes of you. And my Tryxel would NEVER beg." He growled in Riku's ear.
He manipulated the shadows making them take the physical form of a knife and slashed his throat. Riku gurgled as the life left his body, blood coating Zexion's clothes and hands.
He tossed the corpse to the floor and ignoring his own wounds, set off to find Tryxel.
The two stared ahead of them in amazement.
"I knew he wasn't human." Roxas mumbled after a few seconds.
Iwa roared in frustration as Takeshi held his foot away from him with a nearly invisible force. He seemed to be struggling but holding up pretty well.
"D-Don't just, stand there, help me!" he managed out between grunts. Axel was ready to go and started running at the creature. Roxas tried to grab him, startled by how his hand went right through the redhead.
The smaller boy stood in the same spot he was in before, shivering slightly and watching the others attack the rock monster.
He summoned his keyblades and noticed you could see through them faintly. Something was seriously wrong.
"Demyx? Is that you?" Marluxia asked as the rest of the group continued running before noticing the pink haired man stopped.
The boy looked up from his fetal position in a corner. He sprang up suddenly and wrapped his arms tightly around Marluxia.
"I was so scared! I found you guys! I was all alone and Xemnas sent me to find everyone and it was dark and then the scream… was it…" he trailed off when the four looked at each other.
"Where is Xemnas?" Xigbar asked Demyx, moving closer.
"I-I don't know. He told me to find everyone and ran off." the dirty blonde responded.
"Well clearly Xemnas isn't who screamed. That was a girl and there's me and those noobs. So it was one.. of them.." Larxene trailed off when realization hit her.
"Not too long after VI ran off mumbling something about XV…" Luxord finished for her.
"Rexial!"
The girl continued running and tried to create a dark portal.
Nothing.
"Rexial wait!" Sora sprinted ahead of her in her moment of confusion.
"It won't work. I don't understand." the lady pyro said, frantically waving her arms around.
"What about the doors?" Sora asked her.
"They're bolted shut!" Rexial nearly yelled, gesturing to the building.
Sora pointed his Key at the door and shot a blast through it, only to have the beam bounce back and hit him full force.
"Sora!" Rexial rushed over to where he landed a few feet back.
Sora groaned and sat up slowly.
"That… usually doesn't happen," he said weakly with a nervous chuckle afterwards. He stood, wobbling slightly on his feet.
"Are you okay?" Rexial asked. Sora nodded, looking a bit pale.
"Okay, we need to check every single entrance to the place. I don't understand what's going on. I've only ever had to go against Xemnas, if it's not him, I'm just as lost." he said.
"There's probably a force field. That's why you couldn't use your key." the girl commented.
"That, or a magical barrier, which is why you can't open a portal." Sora added.
"So the first step is to break it. Somehow."
The two carefully stalked along the building looking out for anything that could possibly help them.
"Look, what's that?" Near the right side of the castle, Rexial pointed toward a small metal box near the wall that seemed to be glowing slightly. Sora walked toward it, using his Keyblade to poke at the box.
"Do you think it would be safe to pick up?" the boy asked. Rexial shrugged and reached for it before Sora had the chance to protest against it.
"Nothing happened." she said. "No, wait, wasn't it glowing before?" The goldish tint from the object had faded leaving nothing but rusted metal.
"It was. What the hell is this?" Sora groaned, batting it out of her hands with the blunt end of the Keyblade.
"Why would you do that!" Rexial yelled, looking over at him in disbelief.
"It's just a distraction. Let's go." he said turning.
"I think it's an important thing we'll need later on." she said, turning back to get the steel cube. In her annoyance, she hadn't noticed she walked all the way up to the wall. "You broke it!" she exclaimed.
"So, what of it? It's just a box. Come on we're wasting…. hey!" Sora's face brightened just before he ran off.
"Sora! Where are you going? Sora!" Rexial called. She groaned before turning around and summoning her Katana. She slashed forward with all of her strength and…fell right through. She looked backwards confused and reached her hand out. The shield was gone!
"Sora, get over here!" Rexial called to the brunette.
"No! I saw something over here!" Sora replied his voice farther away. Rexial groaned standing up. She did not have time for this.
"GET OVER HERE DAMNIT!" She screamed a flicker of Pyro coming out., In the distance Sora groaned but came near.
"I told you nothing is over here, we have to go-. Oh! Cool! You did it. Let's go!" He yelled before running ahead of her. Rexial glared but followed. The kid was cute, but he was bloody annoying.
Roxas was in a panic. He was disappearing again. Sora had been around way too long. He attacked with full force but only half of his power made it into the moves.
"Roxas what's wrong with you?" Axel asked him. Rivalry aside he still cared about his best friend.
"Sora…" Roxas' voice came out as a whisper.
"Shit." Axel cursed. He had to move this along. He made a promise long ago to never use this move again but he had to. Besides…he thinks he found a loophole.
"Stand back!" Axel yelled to the two. He jumped forward summoning his power. He felt it deep within his chest. There. Now he had to protect himself. Encase a part of him and set it aside. Fire began popping up everywhere consuming everything in sight.
"AXEL NO! YOU PROMISED!" Roxas screamed knowing what the red head was about to do. But before he knew it everything vanished in a white hot inferno. When he opened his eyes Iwa lay on the ground dead, but Axel stood proud before also falling and clutching his chest. Roxas ran forward.
"You idiot!" Roxas yelled. Axel smirked up at him before grimacing in pain.
"I've been wanting to try that for awhile now. Guess it works." Axel replied. Roxas handed his friend a potion. Axel drank it and he instantly looked better. Not perfect but better than near death.
"Come on. We have to find the others." He said before standing up and walking past Iwa's dead body. Roxas nodded following Takashi not far behind.
Tryxel lay in a dark room. Everything was so cold. She couldn't even remember how she got here. There was a flash of silver…then nothing. What was worse was that she couldn't do anything. She tried to make a portal but it flickered then disappeared. Tried summoning heartless but they wouldn't come. Tried calling for her violin but it wasn't there. What was wrong with her? Tsuin… she thought before passing out.
'Tsuin...' Rexial heard the voice in her head. She stopped dead in her tracks finding the source, Tryxel, before it faded away. She turned to Sora who was walking next to her.
"How opposed are you to dark portals?" She asked the key blade wielder. He made a face but before he could respond a voice interrupted him.
"It does not matter, he will either deal with it or stay behind." It said. Rexial turned around to meet Saix.
"Thank Kingdom Hearts. I heard her. I know where she is." Rexial told him. He nodded his cold yellow gaze turning to Sora.
"Will you come?" He asked. Sora nodded hiding behind Rexial. This nobody gave him the chills.
"I am coming also. I need to find my beloved. I fear she is near disappearing." Zexion said coming out of the shadows. His cloak had been discarded and blood stained his face, hair, and clothing. He nodded to Saix who ignored him.
"Woah…what happened to you?" Rexial asked the schemer. He looked at Sora before turning back to her.
"Riku. He hurt my love. He took her weapon which I now have for her. I could not allow him to live after that." He replied. Sora ran forward tears hot in his eyes.
"What did you do to my Riku! Where is he!" Sora screamed. Zexion didn't even flinch.
"He is on the balcony through that room, but I warn you. It is not a pretty sight, I spared nothing." He replied. Sora looked as if he was about to murder him on the spot but the instinct to find Riku was greater. He ran off in search of his fallen friend.
"You didn't have to say that in front of him. Sora is a good kid." Rexial said glaring. Zexion waved her off earning a growl from the brunette.
"We do not have time for this. XIV where is my sister." Saix demanded. Rexial snapped to attention.
"Follow me." She said and disappeared.
Demyx followed the group having nothing else better to do. The scream kept playing in his mind. He was sure it was Tryxel. He wanted to find her before it was too late. His water might help heal her!
"Guys…we really need to find Tryxel…or maybe Zexion…even Saix! Someone!" He yelled flailing his arms.
"What do you think we're doing dimwit!" Larxene snapped. Marluxia placed a calming hand on her shoulder.
"Where do you suggest we look then?" Marluxia asked Demyx. Demyx did a 'Zexion pose' staring intently at the floor before snapping his head up.
"We should go this way!" He yelled before running off. The group groaned in annoyance but followed anyway. Everyone in the Organization knew Demyx had a weird tracking ability, as much as they didn't want to admit it. That's why he never fought.
"Rexial was here." Axel said stopping dead in his tracks. Roxas accidently ghosted right through him, Takashi stopping just in time. They were near the balcony area.
"You know that idea Vexen has about dark portals leaving a trail. I think I feel Rexial's." Axel explained.
"Can you track where she went?" Takashi asked him. Axel nodded slowly.
"I think so, hold on." Axel replied. He concentrated before opening a portal, hopefully to the exact same place Rexial went.
"Okay let's go." He said marching into the portal. The two others followed.
Rexial stared in horror at the sight before her. Tryxel lay in a pool of her own blood. Zexion gasped before running forward and Saix had to stand still so that he wouldn't Berserk.
"Zexion if you hadn't done it yourself I would be murdering the fuck out of Riku right now." Rexial said walking forward. Zexion had Tryxel clutched close to his chest trying to get her to drink a hi-potion. Rexial kneeled down placing her hands on Tryxel's forehead and willing her power into the girl.
"I KNEW THEY WERE HERE!" They heard Demyx yell before he was suddenly at their side. He summoned water and quickly began healing XV's wounds.
"Rex? Baby?" Rexial heard Axel call. She looked up offering a sloppy tear filled half smile before setting back to work. Axel sat behind her kissing her forehead and holding onto his love. It seemed like an eternity but finally Tryxel's eyes flickered open.
"Zexy? Dem? Tsuin?" She asked looking up. Demyx jumped up cheering Rexial fell backwards her energy drained and Zexion just stared. Then he did something totally not like himself. He smiled and passionately kissed the Violinist in front of everyone. Marluxia and his group finally entered the room just as the moment ended.
Suddenly the lights snapped on and all of the exits slammed closed.
"I just knew that would work." An ominous voice chuckled. The Organization looked around seeing that they were stuck in what appeared to be a large dome.
"Now, none of you are going to get out of here alive." The voice said before breaking off in laughter. The group looked around at each other one thought in mind. Where was there leader?
