Fifth chapter, yay for ev'ryone. Last we've met, Roxas owned Axel in a duel. The question is: did he hold back? The world may never know.
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"Well done, Roxas. You've done a great job in handling the Keyblade," Xemnas said.
"Keyblade? Well, I guess so," Roxas replied.
"You kiddin'? You were radical, dude!" Xigbar said.
"Cha. You kicked Axel's butt!" Larxene exclaimed.
"Not bad for a newbie," said Xaldin.
"Good goin' Roxas!" Demyx told him.
"Thanks everyone. I-" Roxas started, but collapsed.
"I'm guessing he pushed his limits," Axel said. Unlike Roxas, he wasn't tired in the least.
"Good work, Axel. You drew out the power of the Keyblade in him," Vexen stated.
"Anybody else could have done that," Axel shrugged.
"But you still did a good job. Who knew that he could wield two Keyblades?" Lexaeus said.
"Indeed. This one's a rare find," Zexion agreed.
"For now, just carry him back to his room. We'll make sure he gets stronger," Xemnas told Axel.
"Wait, he has a room now? That was fast. Anyway, are we gonna live here now?"
"Yes. I actually meant his living quarters, not his private quarters. Everyone will have another room, and we'll work on Roxas' in a moment."
Axel just shrugged and effortlessly carried Roxas to his room. (Note: I made all this junk up. Areas like Addled Impasse will be the private quarters, and the rooms are inaccessible to Sora) He saw that the area with the portals looks exactly the same as the Proof of Existence. Axel just carried Roxas to his room. Everybody else had a platform with their weapons, but not Roxas. His was empty. Axel hauled Roxas to his bed and left. Looking at the sleeping boy, Axel couldn't help but feel he overdid that battle. Another shrug, and Axel left the building.
Two hours later
Roxas wakes up in a strange room. It was pure white, so he can tell it belonged to the Organization. Seeing a portal, he entered it. This place looked like the Proof of Existence, yet something was off...
Roxas moved towards the nearest exit and maneuvered across a string of halls until he was on the familiar path. There, he spotted a set of unusually large doors. Roxas pushed them aside.
"See? I told ya he'd find us," a member said.
"Roxas!" a member that was clearly Xemnas spoke. "We didn't expect you to be up so soon. Please, have a seat."
Roxas looked at all the members. They were sitting on ridiculously tall thrones. He looked at the only empty one. Lower than some of the others, but still impossible to climb. Xemnas waved a hand at it, and it decended to Roxas' height.
"Hey Roxas," Demyx said to him. Apparently rank didn't matter in this array. "Guess what we were talking about."
"Lemme take a REALLY wild swing," Roxas said. "Sora?"
"WHOA!" Demyx fell off his throne, but opened a portal in the ground. Basically, he fell off his throne...into his throne. "How'd you guess?"
"Lucky," Roxas stated.
"We will see what the Keyblade Master does. By now, he must have located the world shrouded in darkness. In that case, my Heartless won't stand a chace. For now, meeting adjourned, and Roxas, I need to speak with you."
Everyone jumped off, and Roxas spoke to Xemnas.
"You have to get stronger. And soon. We'll test your skills by pitting you against the other members of the Organization. You'll fight Larxene tomorrow, so rest some more. And make SURE not to overstrain yourself like you did with Axel." Xemnas' voice was booming and loud, especially in this hall. Roxas nodded.
"Good."
The next day
Everyone was in the Hall of Empty Melodies. Roxas prepared to draw his Keyblades, but he felt an overwhelming exhaustion creep over him. Only the Kingdom Key appeared in his hand.
"Hey Roxas," Axel called. "I don't think you should pull any more stunts this time. Wait'll you get better with those things, then perform any suicidal stunts you want!"
Roxas nodded, and prepared to defend himself. He was giving Larxene the initiative.
"What? You're letting me go first? Hm, that's nice, but not too smart!"
Next thing Roxas knew, Larxene was behind him. She leaned in to whisper in his ear.
"I'm not like Axel. I won't hold back. And you're so tired, you didn't even see me coming. Two major disadvantages on your side," she said.
Larxene swung her kunai at Roxas, and he ducked just at the right moment. Then he elbowed her in the stomach and jumped away. Roxas wasn't in his best condition right about now...
Larxene then threw a nearly non stop string of knives in his direction, all of which he dodged. But Larxene sensed he was slowing down a little.
"How can you beat me when you can't even see me move?"
Roxas then looked around and saw Larxene behind him. No doubt she was one of the faster members.
"Man, the kid is toast!" Xigbar exclaimed.
"Go easy on him, you know his condition," Vexen defended.
"That's no excuse," Xaldin stated.
"Yes, he should be ready to fight at all times," Luxord spoke.
They just looked as Roxas and Larxene went at it. Larxene was, no doubt, winning with ease.
"Hah!" she yelled as she called down a thunderstorm in Roxas' direction. He sidestepped every bolt and dashed, hitting her straight on the chest.
"Ooh...you're not giving up without a fight, aren't you, kiddo?" Larxene called down a bolt of lightning and held it in her hands. She then hurled it towards Roxas and trapped him.
"GAAAH!" Roxas screamed as lightning flooded into his body. Larxene gathered more energy and shot it towards Roxas. He screamed even more in pain. Larxene charged another bolt and flung it at him. Roxas' senses suddenly sharpened. He readied his Keyblade and broke free from the bolt of lightning. Then, he knocked the other bolt back at Larxene. All the spectators gasped in awe; they hadn't expected Roxas to pull THAT off! Larxene was knocked back from the force of the blow, and Roxas dashed. The Kingdom Key morphed into Oblivion and Oathkeeper appeared in his other hand. He's been saving his strength for this one...
Roxas dashed past Larxene, as if he were simply sprinting at her with his Keyblades. Two seconds later, Larxene fell, with evidence of two horizontal slashes at her chest.
"Good job, Roxas!" Demyx shouted. All the Organization members teleported down, and Larxene stood up. She glanced at the panting child and winked.
"Hey, good work back there. I'm really impressed with cha, kid"
"Thanks," Roxas puffed.
Luxord patted Roxas on the back, succeeding in knocking him down. Jeez, that kid tires easily. If it were Axel, he could have run another three miles without fainting!
"We'll give him some more rest. Marluxia might be a more difficult opponent in short range combat," said the Superior. The others nodded, but left Roxas there.
That way, he won't have to walk all the way to the hall when he wakes up.
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How was it? Heh, Roxas has his share of troubles now. He's taking on the Organization! Oh joy. Larxene seems to like Roxas. Heh heh, nothing's blooming here, okay! Don't get any ideas, no romance. Review.