After two months of being neglected here we have the next chapter! This fic is going to be a lot shorter than the Balance then the final part of the saga will be the longest I have even written!
Chapter 7: Reunions
Overview:
The room seemed to spin quickly as Dav slowly opened his eyes, squinting at the figure stood over him. Ashura's figure was blurry to Dav who was desperately trying to get his vision to focus on the one person and the bright white marble room they were in didn't help things. Dav sat up an looked around where he was and realised they were in the corridor leading to the Library. Ashura said nothing as Dav was gathering his bearings and just stood over him like a guardian to a small child. He rubbed his neck slightly and then looked at Ashura who was glancing over to the door.
"…Hey… is this real?" Dav uttered tiredly.
" What do you mean? Are you going insane?" Ashura asked with a light chuckle added at the end of his rather sarcastic comment.
"Yep, its real. Where is Tidus?"
"Checking out the castle with Aaron"
"Wait…. Rewind… did you just say Aaron?" Dav asked edgily with a distinct growl in his voice.
"Yes, she has returned to us. If it was not for her Tidus and I would have been killed by the Organisation"
Ashura's P.O.V
Dav seemed angry as I mentioned Aaron but I could not really blame him. But there was so much that he didn't know but now was not the time to tell him.
"Hey, where is Seth?"
"The slightly smaller you I take it you mean? He is currently wondering off around the castle"
"What? Its dangerous out there… How long have I been out?" My blonde friend asked and he sounded confused.
"About a week. Your 'nobody' as he explained woke three days after appearing and now things have changed dramatically. We found a tome in the back of the library describing all the members of the Order and there is more than thirteen. There are still some in the castle but we haven't found them yet. Sora laid waste to Marluxia and is still is stasis"
"What are you talking about?" Dav asked me seriously.
"Well…" I began to explain. "Namine has began to rearrange Sora's and his companion's memories of their lives"
"Right, well I'm more worried there the others are" Dav said as he rubbed his temples.
Overview
Just as Dav was about to speak the doors to the corridor burst open and both Ashura and Dav instinctively got ready for battle but Tidus and Seth ran in at the same time, one nearly knocking the other to the floor.
"Dav, your awake…. Anyway no time. The evil guy with the big sword is fighting one of the remaining Order" Tidus announced while panting heavily.
"To add to that there is another member of the Order in the Memory Room with Namine trying to stop her from rearranging the boy's memories back!" Seth added equally puffed out.
"What do we do… Right, I know. Tidus, come with me and we'll go and take care of whoever Orachron is fighting. Seth, go with Ashura, find Aaron and go and take on the guy who is bothering Namine. She has to restore their memories!" Dav ordered while looking at the group.
"You sure your going to be okay?" Tidus asked seriously.
"Yeah, I'll be okay with you there I'm sure" Dav said with a smile that earned a cocky grin from Tidus.
Without another word Ashura and Seth swept out of the room and towards their target. Tidus however handed Dav his Great Blade who nodded his thanks, attached it to his back and then followed his friend to the battle scene.
A8A
"You are skilled wizard, but I don't intend to let you live any longer traitor. Draxen and Craxte have been killed thanks to you and the Organisation is falling apart" Lexus growled toward his opponent.
"My pleasure. You nobodies don't deserve to have a warrior like me on your side. You shall return to darkness!" Orachron yelled as he arced his Heartless Blade directly at Lexus's head.
Blocking the kill shot with his sword he then swiped his large shruiken at Orachron's head who simply bowed forward and avoided the blow. Orachron attempted to stab Lexus in the chest but he jumped away and launched his Shruiken at Orachron like a boomerang. Just as it reached its targetOrachron's very own Shadow Guardian phased in front and him and took the blow, disappearing after just one shot.
"It appears you are getting weaker Orachron, your Guardian will not save you from my next attack and then you will finally be disposed of" Lexus taunted as Orachron glared at him.
"You talk to much" Came Tidus' voice from the door to the Organisation's Chamber.
"You… and the Balance?" Lexus shouted angrily in surprise as Dav emerged from the doorway into the room and came to stand next to Tidus.
"If I remember back to the battle on the beach, you tried to decapitate me but Orachron saved me. I don't know why he did but I'm going to return the favour right now"
"Very well then, we shall battle. I propose that we fight alone without the dark wizard or that stupid excuse for a warrior next to you" Lexus stated as Tidus looked on in surprise.
"Who are you calling pathetic? I'll take you oninstead. When I'm finished with you they'll need a rubbish bag to carry your remains away" Tidus retorted drawing his Brotherhood longsword. Tidus then looked over to Dav who simply grinned at Tidus' determination and then nodded for him to fight.
"Remember this Balance, you shall be one who is responsible for this boy's death" Lexus told Dav but he simply shrugged and Tidus attacked before Lexus could react.
A8A
"We must hurry!" Ashura called from the other end of another of the Castle's endless maze of passageways to Seth who was close behind him.
"If that girl Namine is hurt the Keyblade Master will be useless in his fight against the darkness and all will be lost!" Seth replied as he broke into a faster sprint.
"I can heat voices, lets hurry!"
A8A
Tidus rose his sword quickly in the air and then brought it down on Lexus who rolled away to avoid being skewered. Not letting up the young blonde stabbed down at the recovering Order member but was met with marble underneath his sword.
"Be careful boy. He is one of the fastest members of the Order. He will use his speed to tire you out and then he will kill you" Orachron warned from the sidelines.
Tidus nodded as confirmation but was met with a sword hilt to the face as his opponent ran past him and nailed him. Instead of falling to the floor Tidus planted both hands on the ground and then flipped backwards placing a kick into Lexus' unsuspecting face. Angered at being humiliated the Organisation lackey raised his Shruiken and caught the young blonde in the cheekcausing a deep cut to open up. Flinching Tidus stepped back from his opponent and before he could do anything else a green aura surrounded him momentarily and the gash on his face numbed and stopped bleeding. Glancing over to the sidelines he saw that Dav had just cast the spell and Orachron was watching intently.
Lexus launched another Shruiken throw at Tidus' face but this time he hacked at it with his sword and sent it flying back to its master. Lexus had to duck to avoid being beheaded by his own weapon and this provided Tidus with a perfect opportunity to attack. Holding his sword to the side of him he dashed to the Order member and continued past him, slashing at his chest as he went. Tidus then skidded to a stop and ran toward his opponent again and repeated the process three more times before stopping just short of Lexus during his fifth strike. He then grasped his weapons hilt by both hands and jumped into a flip and then brought the sword down onto Lexus painfully. The sparkling blue blade cut into his shoulder and seemed to keep going for a few seconds. Tidus withdrew the blade from his shoulder painfully and Lexus collapsed to the floor exhausted but not dead. As he began to bleed heavily Tidus simply looked at what he had done and then smirked slightly.
"First time I've really won a single fight" He said triumphantly.
"That was new. I didn't know you were capable of such lethal attacks. You never used those in our sparring matches… which you always lost!" Dav laughed while taunting his friend, paying no attention to the bleeding man on the floor.
"Hey! Well… its true but I'll get you back!" Tidus said playfully as Orachron simply looked on at the two friends whojoked as if nothing had happened.
"Lets go back to Ashura and the others, they may need help" Dav suggested to Tidus who nodded in return.
The two began to leave the room when Orachron stopped them. "Balance… I need to speak with you and your group. Return here when you have finished what business you have, for I wish to discuss the plan of action we are to take against the Order"
"….Alright, We'll return shortly" Dav confirmed as he followed Tidus out of the room and down one of the many corridors.
"Return to darkness!" Orachron's voice rang out throughout the corridor followed by a dark flash.
A8A
"Who are you?" Ashura barked at the intruder who was dressed in the Order's robes and sported a sinister look.
"I see that you have come to stop me. Do you have what it takes?" The mysterious woman questioned threateningly.
"You have one chance to leave before Dav or Orachron get back" Seth warned the woman who started laughing arrogantly.
"The Balance or that Traitor? Allow me to tell you a tale about the Order. At first it was a group of thirteen nobodies lead by Diz but many more people started to join our ranks but they were assigned to tasks that were unseen and I am one of those. In the last few weeks there have been problems in our ranks and several factions have formed. The Lord of this castle Marluxia joined up with Axel and Laraxne while I joined with Craxte, Draxte, Lexus and Nojox. However the first two are now dead because of you and your friends. Lexus and I will still control the Order yet... I promise you that we will deal with you." She snorted as a long Crescent blade sprang from under her right robe sleeve which ran from her forearm to way past her under wrist. "Who is going to be first?"
"Me" Came a new voice from behind one of the pods that housed Donald. A silver haired warrior stepped out from behind it and immediately drew her katana.
"Terri?" Ashura said in surprise as the mystery Order member smirked.
"Very well, I, Ninjax will lay you to rest here in this very castle!"
"Where is Namine?" Seth growled as he grabbed his Scythe.
"The girl is in a different part of the castle. Nojox took her while I was to slaughter this boy and his band of misfits in their sleep" She chuckled evilly.
"I'm afraid that will not happen" Came another new voice from the door way and Aaron strolled in with daggers in hand, Dav and Tidus following closely behind.
"It seems your outnumbered" Terri stated with an angry tone.
"Now I say that this will be fun!" Ninjax retorted back to the silver haired warrior.
Terri charged forward with her weapon raised and aimed for the woman's head. She ducked under the sword and tried to counter attack but Seth used his Scythe to deflect the blow. Aaron then bounced forward and kicked the outnumbered Order member in the chest which caused her to stumble backwards. She and Terri then clashed weapons and started to battle for dominance but Dav and Ashura both landed body blows on her back which caused even more pain. Tidus then skidded along the floor and right underneath the sword struggle by ducking down and then threw his sword in the air which separated the two weapons and this gave Seth a chance to hit her in the nose with his Scythes shaft. Aaron knocked her down with a another air kick and then she was finished by Terri who drove her katana into the Order member's chest. She gagged and then slipped away into death pretty quickly and the group looked at each other and Dav spoke up.
"That was easy… its good to see you Terri… and you as well Aaron. We can catch up later but I said that we'd meet Orachron in the meeting room to discuss how we are going to do this" Dav said with a smile as he continued to look into Terri's eyes which were staring right back with the same expression.
"Why are we teaming with him?" Seth asked which diverted Dav's gaze.
"He has a vendetta against the Organisation for some reason and I am not going to ask why. The castle is nearly ours, there is just that other guy to go and maybe a few others who will be hiding in the bowels of the castle. We will have to get Namine back to restore Sora. Orachron will be a great help to us but I imagine eventually we will have to fight him"
"Well, let us hurry and get this over with. To the meeting to plot the downfall of the Order"
