Chapter 2: Reunions and Partings
Dav's P.O.V
Summoning my Buster Blade I charged forward to help Tidus and Ashura but I stopped dead as I saw something I wasn't expecting, Tidus and Ashura were working together to defeat their attacker, despite knowing each other only a day. Ashura drove his fist into their attacker's stomach and then Tidus turned a blue sword he held to its blunt side and smashed it across the big man's face, knocking him to the floor and his big Tomahawk axe crashing beside him. Vexen appeared from the shadows and approached holding some kind of blue shield with three spikes sticking out of the top. He didn't attack however but smirked and looked at Tidus and Ashura then finally myself.
"It appears you have much skill Xidus, but you don't yet match to your companions. Don't worry though I will assist in helping this along" He waved his arm and a blue aura surrounded Tidus and subsided a few seconds later, Tidus looked at his palms and then to me and grinned." I have given you the ability to cast ice magic in case you get caught in a tight spot, now if you'll excuse me I have a project to finish" He disappeared back into the shadows as the Tomahawk wielder was now in his feet looking quite angry at being bested so easily. He then walked out of the door and Tidus jumped into the air, beating the air with his fist.
"Yeah, we rock!" he yelled as Ashura adjusted his Gauntlet and spoke up "Do not worry about that Dav, merely a training session. Lexaeus gave us, orders from Diz himself. We are to find a certain silver haired boy and test him as you did Sora"
"God, is this a damn school or something, I suppose we have to go" I sighed as we left the library to headed for the basement levels of the castle.
A8A
In yet another white corridor they waited for Riku to emerge from the room next door, Tidus swinging his newly acquired sword while Ashura and I leaned against adjacent walls. Ashura looked at me from under his cloaked hood and spoke much quieter than usual.
"You have not explained why we joined the Organisation. I thought you hated them so much and now we join and work for them?"
"Well first Diz would have killed us and second I want to get rid of them myself from the inside. With Riku and Sora taking some of them out as well we should succeed" Before I could explain any further the door from the stairwell opened and Riku walked out, looking surprised at our presence.
"Dav… you've joined them….?"
"In a way yeah, in another no" I said wanting to grin at the confusing comment.
"I guess you're here to fight me then?" Riku said as he unhooked Soul Eater from his side and held it relaxed in his hand.
"Supposed to but I'm not going to….. Lexaeus is in the next room he can do it" Riku nodded at my comment but then tensed up, Ashura seemed to do the same thing.
"Whats up?" Tidus asked readying his own weapon for whatever came.
"…..Hes here….Ansem" Riku spoke with anger rising in his usually cool voice.
"Indeed I am Riku, still I do not see why you don't accept me into your heart" Ansem spoke as appeared in front of Riku, not noticing us three behind him. "I shall have to defeat you and once again take over your heart"
"I don't think so" Riku and myself said in unison, this caused Ansem to turn round and glare at us.
"You think you have a chance?" he snickered as I took my Keyblade and pointed at him with it.
"We are more than enough for you, Riku, you carry on up towards the surface and we'll take him on"
"What? No way, its my responsibility Dav…" Riku began but Tidus interrupted him "No Riku, we'll kick his ass, you go"
"Tidus, what the hell are you…. Okay fine, thanks guys" He jumped straight over Ansem and headed toward the next level while Ansem watched us with a mix of anger and amusement on his face. Without another word a shadowy figure about his size appeared and looked like it was attached to his hip. Ashura and Tidus launched a double offensive as I hung back to use magic and long range attacks. I was and still am surprised at how good Tidus had become in such a short time of training with Ashura and myself on the island.
Overview
Tidus jumped directly over Ansem in a twisting flip, driving his sword town on Ansem who's Guardian appeared and held out its arms to block his attack, the blade cut into the Guardian who hissed angrily. Ashura using this as a distraction landed a good right fist into Ansem's face and then back flipped, landing a double footed kick onto the Seeker of Darkness' chest. Dav meanwhile used a trick that Terri had taught him before the fight with the Thomas twins, Aeroga. He cast it on his friends and then sent a shower of searing lightning bolts down onto Ansem and his Guardian.
Tidus backed away momentarily and then looked over to Dav who had just cast another Thunder spell. He concentrated hard as the wind barrier swirled around him and held out his hand and ran an invisible trail from Dav to Ansem and a path of ice appeared. Dav stared at Tidus in amazement at how quickly he mastered ice magic but was soon knocked from his amazement as Ashura was knocked across the room by a powerful claw swipe from the Guardian. He hit the wall and then hit the floor with a thud.
Dav's P.O.V
Drawing my Buster Blade I ran to gain speed andbegin to slideon the ice. Pointing my sword in front of my body I charged fast toward Ansem, Tidus sliding behind me with his sword held in both hands above his head. I was the first to impact as my Blade pierced the Guardian as it defended Ansem from harm, it hissed again in pain and grabbed my Blade in an attempt to pull it out. I took one of my hands off the blade and turned my body slightly and used my free hand to provide a boost to Tidus who had jumped toward me. Using the extra leverage he leapt high above Ansem asI twisted my bladewhich caused the Guardian more pain and kept it distracted.
Tidus forward flipped in the air as he descended quickly toward his target. His blade sliced clean through the shadowy body of the Guardian and sliced it in half, freeing my Blade as it dissipated and left Ansem unprotected but the combo attack didn't end there as Iswung around on my sword (its tip stuck in the ground) and delivered a double booted kick to Ansem who flew to the other side of the room where Ashura was waiting. He jumped into the air and smacked Ansem into the wall with a powerful round house kick in mid air.
Ansem didn't move for a few seconds but then stumbled to his feet and wiped blood away from the corner of his mouth, with a look of pure anger he disappeared from the room leaving us feeling good over a great victory.
"Booyah!" Tidus yelled as he again beat the air with his fist as he jumped into the air.
"He was not at his full, strength, wasn't it obvious?" I said to the duo.
"Yes, he did seem weakened somewhat" Ashura replied as he inspected the grove Ansem had left when he collided with the wall.
"We're lucky then" Tidus said turning serious in an instant.
Ashura's P.O.V
I was indeed happy that we beat Ansem and allowed Dav's friend to get away for at least a while longer but in the back of my mind I did wonder how it was so easy to beat him. Moving that from my mind I got the other's attention and we left the room, heading back for the Organisation's meeting room as it where.
Since we joined the Organisation which was not that long ago from this point we gained certain skills that we could only do inside the castle, such as teleporting in an instant although Dav had performed it once before the castle but that was it. It was relatively easy to join which I thought seemed a bit odd, this Organisation that lost one of it's members to me and nearly another to Dav and yet they simply let us in. I honestly think that the leader Diz has a plan involving our deaths in some way but for now we have to press on.
We reached the large room that the Organisation congregated in usually and found something rather oddwhich shocked both of my companions. The scientist Vexen, a blonde haired girl with the usual coat and five daggers held in her left hand, Axel and Riku dressed in his old black Heartless uniform.
"Relax, kiddo. It won't hurt...much!" the blonde woman said grinning
"I'll show YOU hurt!" Riku shouted and ran to charge the woman.
He swung Soul Eater down at her but she spun to the side of the attack and delivered an uppercut with her left hand which sent him flying away from her, landing near Vexen.
"Stupid little toy! What made you think you could even SCRATCH me? But look on the bright side... Naminé will erase the memory of me knocking you flat along with everything else. She'll implant the loveliest little memories you could ever hope for. So what if they're lies?" the blonde haired woman said with a loud tone at first and then lowered her tone mid sentence.
"Riku!" Dav shouted as he ran into the room with his sword at his side
"Relax kid, its just a replica" Axel informed as Tidus and I entered the room properly.
"What do you mean Replica?" Tidus asked sounding confused
"Merely another experiment of mine. A copy with all the strengths of the original but without the weaknesses" Vexen said sounding almost cold
The blonde haired woman apparently named Larxene walked over to the Replica and then disappeared in the usual Organisation fashion, taking the Replica with her. As she disappeared the Replica shouted "NO!" but was cut off as they vanished. Axel followed suit leaving Vexen alone with the trio.
"I suggest you get some training done to hone your skills. I assume you know how the rooms of Castle Oblivion work?" Vexen asked the three of us, to which we all nodded. "Good, Heartless appear in the rooms but rarely cause problems to any of us so go and get some fighting done with them"
"One thing though, Vex" Dav said, surprising himselfand usby calling the scientist a nickname like that
"What the hell is going on here? I mean between the members"
"The Lord of this Castle Marluxia intendsto over-throw the Organisation with Larxene, or at least that's what Zexion thinks is happening"
With that Vexen disappeared and Dav looked confused but then he always did honestly. Tidus piped up and interrupted his thinking
"Well, come on lets go train"
"I agree, lets go" I said to Dav
"Nah, you guys go and I'll go catch some zzz's in the Library"
I nodded to him and left the room with Tidus in the way that seemed normal around here, short range teleportation
Overview
Dav headed to the library and came across Zexion in a corridor but he vanished before he could say anything. Shrugging he entered the library and saw Namine sat at the table.
"Hey Naminé, what you doing?"
"Um… nothing really, what brings you here"
"Needed a place to sleep, that's all. I'll go and sleep somewhere in between the book cases, see ya"
"Bye" Namine muttered as she returned to her drawings in her sketchbook.
Dav found a desk sat in front of a large window, which was all behind a huge bookcase that hid this study point from the rest of the library. He sat on the chair and put his feet up on the desk, relaxing. Before he knew it he slipped into a light sleep, not knowing what was about to happen…
The doors to library flew open and an irritated Zexion stormed into the library and walked briskly towards Naminé.
"Where is the boy, Dax?"
"Over there, asleep, behind that bookcase" Naminé replied as she pointed toward his sleeping point. Zexion wasted on time as he headed straight to Dav and woke him up by kicking a book that collided with his Great Blade and knocked it on the floor creating a loud noise.
"…What the hell…. Zexion what's wrong?" he said literally jumping to his feet.
"Axel is about to eliminate Vexen under Marluxia's orders"
"Why? Vexen is no.4 and hes a lot lower…"
"It doesn't matter, Vexen told you about Marluxia's plan? Well its startsin earnestnow"
"No it doesn't" Dav said as he grabbed his Great Blade, put on his robe and vanished, Zexion smiled slightly before leaving the Library.
A8A
Vexen had just fought with Sora and was injured as a result, making him an easy target for what was to follow.
"Urrgh... Such strength, even at the mercy of your memory... You ARE dangerous! You must be exterminated!" Vexen said slightly stunned.
" Fine, whatever! Just put Riku back the way he was!"
" Put him back? Fool of a boy! Even now you understand nothing. The Riku you speak of has but one fate — to sink into the emptiness of darkness. And you will share that fate, Sora! If you continue to seek the girl Naminé, the shackles will tighten... You'll lose your heart and become Marluxia's pawn!"
" Marluxia? Who's that, and what do they have to do with Nami…."
A round weaponflew inin from out of the shadows and struck Vexen in the back and then returned to its owner.
" Gaah!" Vexen fell to his knees and Axel appeared.
"Axel!" Sora shouted surprised
"Hey, Sora. Sorry to cut in right when he was getting to the juicy bits" Axel said grinning slyly
"Unnngh... Axel, wh...why...?
" You sure love to talk. It's about time you shut up….. forever"
" No... Don't do it...!"
" We're nobodies, Vexen. We've got no one to be — but we still 'are'. So look on the bright side. You're off the hook. Now you can be nothing instead of just being nobody"
"M-Mercy, Axel! I don't want to...go yet... "
"NOW you can tell me I don't respect my elders"
Axel threw one of his Chakras at Vexen to finish him off but it never connected, instead it flew off target and hit the wall of the mansion behind them. Davemerged stood holding his Great Blade over his shoulder in front of Vexen.
"But why….. save him" he said as he pointed towards Vexen.
"Because he isn't out to betray the Organisation like you and Marluxia, attack him, you attack me" Dav grabbed his robe with left hand and flung it over his shoulder, revealing his normal clothes again and his Blade still in his hands although this time held out in front of him.
"Gggrrr, we'll fight again Dax" he growled as he disappeared
"Dax…. Thank you…" Vexen uttered as he still gasped for breath. Dav grasped his Great Blade's handle by both hands, lifted it into the air and plunged it into Vexen's back. He gagged and then collapsed to the floor and disappeared.
"humph….. Sorry you had to see that Sora, that bit about betraying the Organisation was a lie. I wanted to finish him myself, now listen to me bud you'll find Marluxia sooner or later. Kill him for me, I can't cause I won't be able to get close. I'll look after Namine for you until you do…."
"Thanks Dav" Sora simply said as Dav vanished, his discarded robe also vanishing.
A8A
Dav appeared to Ashura and Tidus who had returned to the library to look for him. Ashura leaned against a bookcase as he appeared.
"Where is Namine?"
"She left with Axel" Tidus said, looking weary from training
"Vexen is dead.." Dav said not sounding happy or sad
"Who killed him?" Ashura enquired
"….Me"
Dav explained everything that had happened and then Tidus took his turn and told Dav what Naminé really did in the castle and what she was doing to Sora's memories.
"…Replacing Kairi in Sora's heart… that's wrong but its not her fault" Dav said agitated. "Come on guys, we have someone to find…"
