Vexen couldn't help but feel giddy as he held the gem in his hands. Sitting down at his desk he set the gem down, along with Larxenes strand of hair. Looking at the two objects he let thoughts shoot through his mind.

Now… the lightning properties of Larxene and Maleficent will increase tenfold with their DNA combined. And, lightning has no normal element weakness…

He folded his arms and huffed, there was a problem with the combination.

The sheer realiance of magic powers will make the experiment susceptible to a strike of a sword or other weapon, what would counter that?

Distressed he took his eyes off the table and let his attention go to his room. The place wasn't any luxury suite, but it worked. The white walls of Castle Oblivion were fractured by the machinery he implanted to aid with is research and experiments. It reminded him of Hollow Bastion. Lost in thought he continued to let his eyes wander until they fell upon a familiar sight.

His shield.

Exactly

His murky eyes lit up with a mysterious spark of brilliance as he rose and picked up the "weapon." Its touch was cold, as if it were actually made out of ice. The blades on either end were sharp enough to cut skin just by touching it. He slid his hand into the hold strap and held it up.

"A bit unwieldy…"

He scowled and set the shield down. In his eyes magic users were supposed to be agile fighters, and here he was with a big clunky shield. He wanted to kick himself for going against his image. All of a sudden however the thought raced around in his head and somewhere a light bulb turned on.

It's simple…. What one can do two can do better, and even an idiot can build something big, so why doesn't the genius build something compact?

Vexen gave out a shrill laugh; the problem was indeed solved. Soon enough he would have that traitor Marluxia on his knees.

No sense in gloating however, there is work to be done

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Marluxia stood still as a statue. He was looking down the hallway. The stairs slowly fading away into a dark abyss. And within that darkness would either be the greatest weapon imaginable, or the destruction of not only him, but the entire Organization. He continued to stare, he would wait.

"It's not like there's an elevator in here Marluxia, why not try waiting?"

A voice caught Marluxias attention. He only bothered to look over his shoulder. Axel was standing there, with a smug look upon his face.

"What do you want?"

"Just wanted to see what you're up to. All I can say is that you waiting for your petty puppet's like watching paint dry."

A scowl appeared on Marluxias face and he turned away.

"Who asked you? Besides, aren't you supposed to be with Namine?"

"Larxenes looking over the shrimp, they're both occupied."

"And what of Vexen?"

"I dunno, ever since that stupid Riku Replica got trashed up by Sora Vexens just pulled back into his shell. Hasn't talked to anyone, not even Lexaeus or Zexion."

Marluxia shrugged at the statement

"I'm not surprized."

"Although he has been behaving quite strangely, I mean, awhile ago Larxene said that he was… hitting on her"

A funny feeling shot through Marluxias chest, was that old scientist actually coming onto Larxene?

"You mean that old lech actually did?"

"Don't ask me questions, I just overheard Larxene swearing about something like that."

The anger in Marluxias mind did not cease however.

iI was thinking of sparing him, but now that man must die…. i

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Vexen spent hours analyzing magic properties and the crystilized essence of magic. In some worlds, it was known as "Materia". Vexen took two thunder elements and ran them through one of the many machines in his room. When the Materia was expelled from the contraption, they were much bigger, about as long as his arm.

Perfect

He set them upon a table and took off his gloves. Taking knife in one hand, he began to cut at the stone, somehow managing to shape it. It wasn't long until he got the main figure down for both rocks. He had already thought out the design. They would look just like his sheild, only smaller and easier to handle. The experiment would be able to hold them up as small buckler shields. And also they could be used as Katal blades, the bottom part of the shield being used as a harpoon. It was a too for one deal, it was already chaping up to be a better creation than that Riku Replica.

…what was he up to?