Me: This chapter is something i made after not being able to update yesterday, and due to the finals and my math grade plummeting, i need the time to work on it and might not be able to update sooner, cept maybe at home. anyway, enjoy!
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Chapter 54: Xuryu's Betrayal
Ryuu and the gang followed one of the Spartans to the room where Xuryu was. They entered the room and found Xuryu being treated by one of the medics. He had a patch on the side of his face and some bandages being applied on his arms. "So…you've come" Xuryu said as he looked at the gang, but stared at Ryuu mostly.
"I was going to ask why you're here, but seeing those wounds I can guess you turned on Xervan" Ryuu said. Xuryu nodded, it felt weird talking to himself, or rather, a version of himself. "So…mind telling us what happened?" Reignor asked and sat down on a chair. Xuryu sighed; "Well… it started like this" he began.
Flashback: Xuryu's betrayal
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The song for this section is known as "Roxas's Theme" from Kingdom Hearts 2, yes it's the same song from before okay, but i'm using it again.
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*Xuryu looked at his prisoners in their cells, they seemed a lot less down than normal, ever since they heard of the hydra being killed, they began to lighten up and become more rouse, prompting Xuryu to silence them, but not kill them, just telling them to keep the noise down. "He's not like the others, is he?" one of the dragons asked. "No, he seems rather…nice" another added. "I wonder why he's siding with Xervan and not us" a third muttered.
Xuryu overheard them talk, he was beginning to wonder that himself, why was he helping Xervan with his conquest when he never wanted to hurt people in the first place. He sighed and closed his eyes as Dakar Independence Radio blared on the radio again. He decided to go walk off some steam and left one of the guards in charge. He walked along the streets of Warfang city, his mind full of questions that had so little answers.
One question caused a pang in his chest, 'Why do I exist?' he wondered. He felt the pang in his chest again from that question. "Do you require some answers?" a voice asked. Xuryu turned around and saw a grey-haired man with a long grey beard sitting crossed legged on the ground. "Who are you?" Xuryu asked the man. "Someone who can provide some answers to your questions youngling" the man said.
Xuryu sat down and looked at the man, he was looking at the staff next to him and the small fire between them. "The answers you need, will come to you soon, you just need to find them. But I can tell you this: The one thing you are looking for will come in due time, when you truly express yourself, it will come to you" the old man said. Xuryu began to think about the man's words. "I think I know what you mean, thanks" Xuryu said, he soon saw the old man was gone, and the fire was only a pile of ashes.
Xuryu looked around then heard the screams of people dying. Xuryu ran to the source and hid in the alleys, he gasped when he saw the bodies of dead dragons, humans, moles, and some other species all over the ground. He soon saw Blake and Rado looming over the bodies, Blake had the wild grin on his face and the scales on his body began to move along and spread.
"Man, that feels good, let's kill some more" Blake said. "Hmm, perhaps some of Xuryu's prisoners would be nice" Rado added. "Yeah, that Flare girl would be excellent" Blake hissed. Xuryu soon began to run as fast as he could to the dungeon, hoping to beat the two before they got to the dungeon.
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Flare and Aqua were sleeping peacefully next to their parents when they heard the sounds of footsteps running. The two looked up and saw Xuryu, his faces had a light sheen of sweat and he was panting heavily. "Xuryu? Why are you here?" Flare asked. "Listen, Rado and Blake had killed some of your people and are going to come to take some of you to get killed as well" Xuryu explained.
The two dragonesses gasped and the other prisoners were beginning to get scared. "What are we going to do?" one of them asked. "Xuryu, are you going to try to stop them?" Flare asked. Xuryu looked to the ground, trying to think of an answer. "I don't know…I'm trying to find out the answer to something I've been wondering for a while" he said.
"You're wondering why you exist and what's your purpose right?" Aqua asked. Xuryu looked at the blue dragoness with surprise on his face. "You've been wondering why you're here and what the reason you're here for is. I don't know the answer to it, but I think you should follow what your heart says" Aqua said. Xuryu gave her a solemn look, "I don't have a heart, I'm just a Nobody" he said.
The door burst open and Blake came in with Rado behind him. "Alright, I need someone to come with me for a little 'training'" he shot a grin at Flare and snarled. "You'll do just fine" he pushed Xuryu out of the way and forced the jail doors open. He grabbed Flare by her claw and readied his sword. "Ahhh! Let me go!" she yelled. "Sorry, but you're perfect for what I have in store for you!" Blake soon readied his sword up. "Flare!" DK Mark, DL mark, Godith, and Yulie all yelled.
A gunshot rang out, the sound of the bullet falling onto the ground and the clatter of a sword dropping, the scent of blood filled the air. Blake looked at the hand that once held his sword, it was now bleeding black blood and smoking from a gunshot, not to mention the hole in the hand being repaired quickly. Blake then turned his head to the person who shot him.
It was Xuryu who shot him. He had a hard look on his face and the pistol he was holding was smoking from the shot. "Let. Her. Go" Xuryu said in a threatening tone. Blake let go of Flare as she rushed to her parents. "So…you're going to try and defend them eh? Seems like they've been making you soft" Blake said.
"They didn't, I was tired of watching you treat them like shit" Xuryu cursed. "I always knew there was something wrong with you, only a matter of time before you'd snap" Blake said. "What's going on here?" Xervan asked as he and his brother Pobon walked in. "Xuryu just shot me when I tried to kill that dragoness over there" Blake pointed his thumb to Flare as she hugged her mother tighter.
"Xuryu…does this mean you are betraying us?" Xervan asked. Xuryu only looked at him, "Yeah…I guess so" he said. "…Do you know the reason why you exist?" Xervan asked. Xuryu felt a pang in his chest from what he said. "The reason you exist was of the Supreme Dragon King, Laetus. I had taken you from Ryuu's subconscious since he's the next wielder for Silfiaia, I had hoped that you'd be able to wield Silfiaia since you're Ryuu's 'Nobody', but unfortunately you can't. I realized that we'd need to have you Fade and absorbed by Ryuu for Silfiaia to be wielded" Xervan stated.
Xuryu shook from fear as Xervan readied his sword. "Now…be gone" he brought down his sword but was soon stopped by Xuryu's sword. "What!?" he exclaimed. "I may be a nobody…" Xuryu said and looked at him, "…but it doesn't mean I have a heart like everyone else" he finished. Suddenly, he felt a pulse throughout his entire body. He skidded from Xervan and slowly placed a hand over a spot of his chest. He soon felt a beating inside. "Beat beat… Beat beat…Beat beat…"
Xuryu felt oblivious to his surroundings as he felt the beating in his chest. "A…heart? I…I have a heart?" he muttered. Xervan had a shocked look on his face, "Impossible…Nobodies aren't supposed to have hearts" he said. "Guess you're wrong about that" Xuryu said and threw down a smoke grenade. The room was filled with smoke and everyone began coughing. "*cough, cough* after him!" Xervan coughed.
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here's another song called "Deep Drive" also from KH2
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*Xuryu ran through the streets of Dark Warfang with around 50 dark soldiers and Ravens on his tail. "Shit, knew he wouldn't make this easy" Xuryu muttered. He rounded a corner as the soldiers ran past, he panted and soon felt a hand grasp his shoulder. He turned his head and saw it was Xervan next to him. He soon felt a burst of power and was shot away from him.
Xuryu crashed into the side of a building and busted through it towards the wall of Warfang city. He got up, his body covered in scars and scratches that were seeping blood. "Give up, you can't win" Xervan said. "Go…to…fucking…hell" Xuryu panted. Xervan swung his sword but Xuryu dodged it. He then transformed into a dark brown dragon and took off to the Temple, which Xervan saw it was freed from corruption. "Should we go after him?" Pobon asked as he appeared beside his brother. "No…let the rat run for cover, he'll come to us" Xervan turned and began to walk to the city. "Get the men ready, Xuryu will probably be coming back with an entire army" Xervan said.
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"And that's how I got here" Xuryu said. The gang just gaped from hearing his story. "Damn…that takes a lot of guts to do that" Reignor said. "I know it surprised me too" Xuryu said. "So…you're going to help us retake Warfang right?" Ryuu asked. "Sure, anything to help you guys take out Xervan" Xuryu said and shook hands with Ryuu.
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With Xuryu on the team, Ryuu and the gang prepare to march to warfang, Be prepared for the most bloodiest battle yet on T.F.O!
