The Meaning of Existence
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or any of its characters except Morix.
Chapter Two:Where Has the Light Gone:
Nights of comfort, nights of laughter. Those nights will wither away. Emptiness will once again reign supreme. The light ahead will vanish, and more darkness will spread. Battles will appear never-ending, friends will clash, and enemies will both rise, and fall. Where has the light gone?
The meeting room was plain white, with fourteen seats surrounding the room. Some of the seats were empty; they were the seats of the deceased members of the organization. All of which had been assigned to Castle Oblivion, the only surviving member being Axel, Number VIII.
"And why are the three of you late...?" Xemnas gazed down at the group, his cat-like golden eyes narrowed into a slight glare.
"We forgot, so what? At least we're here" Axel replied coolly, walking over to his seat.
Roxas sighed and strode over to his seat, preparing for sheer boredom. Morix sat down on her seat, looking as though she was paying attention to Xemnas. If her two friends weren't paying attention, someone had to.
"Now that everyone is here..." Xemnas started "We all know that Sora, the keyblade wielder, has eliminated some of our members... I've got a plan... a way for us to gather even more hearts... We will continue to collect the hearts from the heartless... and if Sora, the keyblade master awakens..." A twisted smirk curled onto Xemnas's lips. "He will continue to fight the heartless... allowing us to collect even more hearts..."
Murmurs of approval were heard throughout the room. Roxas looked up, now interested in the subject of Sora. As Xemnas explained to the organization what they would be doing, Roxas grew more and more curious about Sora.
"What!" Axel exclaimed, looking at Roxas in disbelief. The meeting had ended, and the trio was now conversing on Memory Skyscraper.
Roxas's face was solemn "I feel a strong connection between me and Sora... But since no one's willing to tell me about it, I figured the only way to find out about him, is to find him myself."
"But you can't! That'll be like going against the organization!" Axel shouted in concern.
"Roxas... please... You don't need to do this alone..." Morix pleaded.
She didn't want her best friend to leave, and face the possibility of certain death by the organization. They would file him for treason.
"I'm leaving... now..." Roxas stated nonchalantly, walking past Axel and Morix, the sound of his footsteps echoing behind them.
The both of them stood there stunned. Should they let Roxas follow his intuition? Or run after him? Both were confused for the first time, and something tugged at the place their hearts were supposed to be.
"I'm going after him." Axel spoke, and disappeared in a portal of darkness.
Morix looked down at the plain white ground; the wind seemed to howl more loudly than usual. She sighed and closed her eyes. What should I do...? she asked herself.
"Your mind's made up?" Axel spoke, leaning against a building.
"Why did the keyblade choose me?" Roxas asked "I have to know."
"You can't turn your back on the organization!" Axel shouted, getting off the building. "Get on their bad side and they'll destroy you!" Axel warned, still trying to prevent Roxas from leaving.
Roxas stopped for a minute, he turned his head over to the side and retorted coldly "No one would miss me"
He resumed walking, despite what he heard Axel say.
"That's not true! I would... and Morix too..." Axel clenched his fists and looked down onto the cement, knowing it was futile.
The rain is pouring heavily today... Morix thought, staring out the window of her room.
She decided not to go, for she knew a goodbye such as that, would be painful, even if she didn't have a heart. If she went and stopped Roxas, Roxas would scold her. If she went and stopped Axel, Axel would scold her. So she figured the only thing left to do, was to wish Roxas luck in finding Sora.
A few more months had passed; the trio had reverted back to a duo.
"Axel." A cold voice called.
"What do you want Saix?" Axel responded, leaving his room.
"Xemnas wants to see you..." Was all he said, before he strode back down the hallway.
Axel sighed and began to ascend the never-ending staircase to meet Xemnas. When he reached the top, he found that Xemnas had just finished speaking with Morix. She nodded and began to walk towards Axel.
As she passed him, she muttered "He wants us to get Roxas back..."
He whispered back "Gotcha." With that, she descended the stairs and left Axel to speak with Xemnas.
"Morix!" Axel called, running into her room.
"What...?" Morix questioned, turning to face him.
"He assigned you to find Roxas with me right?" Axel asked, sitting beside her on her bed.
"Yeah... we're starting tomorrow... he's at a world called Twilight Town... Think he'll remember us...?" She queried, looking out the window.
"Course he will! This is Roxas! Our best bud! He won't forget us!" Axel smirked confidently, ruffling Morix's hair.
Morix looked up at Axel,disregarding the fact of him messing up her hair "How can you be so sure...? I have a hunch Roxas... may not be Roxas anymore..."
-Skit time!-
Morix: So that's all there is in this place...? It seems plain... but whatever...
Axel: yup, plain white. Nothing else. Unless of course, you count our black cloaks, know what I mean?
Roxas: The organization is consisted of Nobodies, so... I guess this place is a symbol of our emptiness.
Morix: I see... that explains a lot...
Unknown: AHHH! Run awaAAaaY!
Morix: ...and that was...? -lifts eyebrow-
Roxas: That was Demyx, he's always like that...
Axel: heh... wonder who's he's running from this time...
Roxas: Most likely Xaldin...
Morix: More members?
Axel: Yup... some of them are dead now. That kid Sora eliminated them.
Morix: Eliminated...? How many are dead?
Axel: hm...Five. Lexaeus, Zexion, Marluxia, and Larxene.
Morix: That leaves one more...
Axel: oh Vexen! Yeah, I was the one that eliminated him.
Morix: I take it he opposed the organization and was destroyed by you?
Axel: hey not bad! Got it in one!
Roxas: I keep hearing about Sora... but... who is Sora...?
Axel: eh... some kid with a keyblade like you.
Roxas: like me huh...? hm... -lost in thoughts-
Axel: Roxas? Roxas! Hey! Roxas!