Took me a bit to get around to it, but after some hard thinking, I got another chapter! Finally getting to a point I wanted to write for some time now.
I guess I'll say minor blood warning, like super minor. But just to be safe, there it is.
Ch.8
Once Sora made it through another floor, Saix was finally given his chance. An opportunity had risen for Saix to take charge in the more secretive plans that he had been given. He thought of himself as a double agent. He truly had two sides of secret missions, but one was far more drastic than the other.
His mission from Xemnas was to see that the traitor members, who were Marluxia and Larxene, were eliminated. But that was from Xemnas. His other mission was far more than that. A mission planned with and given to him by none other than Axel. It was apart of their mission they had always had since the start of all of this.
It wasn't something Saix truly wanted to do, but he had to take the chance when he could. He couldn't let a moment like this slip out from his fingers. And as far as he knew, Marluxia did not suspect his other motives.
It was almost ironic to Saix. That he was working with the traitors only to work against them to see that they are eliminated. But those two would come at a later time. Right now he had to focus on the task he was given.
Eliminate Vexen.
It seemed that Vexen had his own series of motives. Saix began to wonder just how many ulterior motives each members must have had. He knew that he had his own, as well as Axel's for the most part. But either way he couldn't let those thoughts drown out his current task.
Saix did not enter the area right away. He did not want to alert Vexen of his presence. Though it seemed that Vexen was occupied talking with Sora that he would not notice. Still Saix stayed out of sight and waited for the right moment to strike.
As Saix waited, he thought over his task once more. Eliminate Vexen. The sound of it was still sour to his mind. He had destroyed countless Heartless before, but never another person… or Nobody. Even if they were shells of their former selves, it still was a person he would be attacking. Unlike the Heartless, a person could shout and say things.
Saix shook his head. "I need to get it out of my head. It's what I am suppose to do. It shouldn't matter what happens afterwards to him… Nobodies are doomed to fade to nothingness anyways. I have no heart to feel guilt… getting rid of Vexen shouldn't affect me or leave me with anything to think about."
Saix went back to watching Vexen confront Sora. This time he made an effort to listen in to what was being said. Just as a way to see how far Vexen was going with this.
"You are not a Keyblade master… just a slave to twisted memories. Yes... Exactly like my
Riku." Vexen spoke tauntly before he summoned up his shield. "Your existence is worth nothing!"
"Like your Riku? Worth nothing?" Sora asked, clearly not understanding the true meaning behind Vexen's words.
Suddenly he scowled with anger. "That's enough! You're the one who changed Riku! Every word you've said isa lie! I'd never throw away my heart!" He summoned the keyblade and took a fighting stance. "I'm gonna take you down and save Riku and Namine. That's what's in my heart!"
Saix took a few steps back from his hiding spot. He saw now that he would have to wait a bit longer before acting. But he saw it as a helpful way. Sora was angered and had begun to fight Vexen. If Sora pulled through, which Saix had no doubt about, then Vexen would be left weaker. Making what he had to do much easier.
Eventually the fight came to a near end. Vexen nearly collapsed to the ground, panting and groaning in pain. It was clear that Sora still had much more strength than Vexen had expected. Saix readily himself as he prepared to reveal himself to the others.
He was not one to be the center of attention. The spotlight was more for someone like Axel than him. He really did not want to barge into the scene and begin his attack. He thought it would be better to be quiet and subtle. That was more of his suit.
Sneaking back into a portal he moved around in the shadows to get to a more proper position. With Vexen distracted still talking with Sora, Saix prepared himself for what was about to happen next.
He decided to wait one more minute until he felt the moment was right. He tuned in again to hear Vexen, who was now standing back up, yelling at Sora, actually warning him about Marluxia. A slight surprise to Saix, but nothing he took to seriously. He knew already that Vexen did not like Marluxia, so to keep going against him was already expected.
"If you continue to seek the girl, Namine, the shackles will tighten, you'll lose your heart...and end up becoming Marluxia's pawn!"
Rather than stay angry at Vexen, like he was moments before, Sora actually seemed curious what Vexen was saying. "Marluxia? What does Namine have to do with-"
Saix didn't wait a second longer. He moved from his spot and appeared out from behind Vexen. With not a moment of hesitation he summoned his claymore and lodged it deeply, right through Vexen's side. Vexen let out a cry of pain, something that Saix was expecting to hear anyways.
Sora on the other hand gasped. "Saix?!"
With the claymore still lodged in Vexen's side, Saix paid little attention to Sora. He knew that Sora would have to watch what he was about to do. But he couldn't let Sora distract him either. He had to complete his task first. Then if he had time to spare, he would see what Sora had to say.
Saix pulled back the claymore and Vexen dropped to the ground. Vexen gasped heavily and coughed. Small blotches of blood fell onto the ground as he tried to regain a steady breath. But Saxi knew the intianl damage to Vexen had already been done.
Slowly Vexen turned his head back to see Saix standing above him. "S-Saix, why…?"
Vexen coughed again and placed a hand to his side. Saix was ready to see if Vexen would heal the wound that he had inflicted, but he only placed his hand against it. It seemed that Vexen must have used up his current magic supply in the fight against Sora.
"It is none of your concern why I do this. Though… you should know exactly why I am here," Saix replied in a cold voice.
Saix readily to strike again. Just as his weapon was about to make contact, Vexen managed to summon his shield again.
Saix scowled. "That shield is the only problem here. As long as he keeps it up I cannot perform a front attack. Though… in his weakened state it shouldn't be too hard to knock it from him. There won't be any need for me to increase my power with my berserker mode with the state that he is in."
Instead of trying another attack from the front, Saix maneuvered to the side and struck before Vexen had the chance to move his shield. Vexen tumbled across the ground, letting go of his shield almost immediately.
Vexen raised his head and stared at Saix. His eyes were wide and looking fearful. It was all fake. As a Nobody he could not truly show fear of death, only mimic it based on memories. But it was still rather convincing.
"P-Please… Saix, don't…"
Vexen's breaths were raspy and weak. The loss of blood was showing clearly as Vexen had paled and his hands trembled. Saix still pushed away the act that Vexen was putting on. As good as it was, he couldn't let Vexen go. He had to complete what he started.
"I am sorry Vexen, but this is what must happen. There isn't anything that can stop what is inevitable."
Saix walked over until he stood over Vexen again. It was clear that the man was too weak to stand now, as he stayed laying on the ground. Saix didn't even wait to hear of Vexen had another response. He struck again with his claymore, this time nearly dead center of Vexen's chest.
Vexen choked and spat up more blood. "N-No… don't do… this. I… I don't want…"
Saix didn't let him finish. If he had, perhaps some deep member of guilt would have slipped into his mind. But that never happened. Instead he plunged the claymore once more and Vexen let out a final gasp.
Then he was still.
It only took a second before his body started to flicker away and faded away into darkness.
Saix lowered his head and closed his eyes. The deed had been done. He was one step further on his secret mission. That was what mattered. Not that he had just killed another, but that the task was done. That was what he kept telling himself anyways, trying to steer clear of those memories of guilt.
But before Saix could move on and leave, Sora's angered voice distracted him.
"How… How could you do that?! You just killed him! What are you people?!"
Saix turned to face the boy, he had almost forgotten Sora was there. "He probably thinks I am a monster. No matter… that also is something inevitable to come from all of this. I would think just the same if I were in his shoes."
Saix stared at Sora, seeing his shocked and horrified expression. Saix shrugged it off and shook his head. "What I am doesn't matter. It never has been a concern of mine to think about."
"But why did you-"
Saix didn't stick around for the rest of Sora's question.
When he got back to the room where Marluxia and Larxene were, Larxene was the one to congratulate him on getting rid of Vexen. Despite doing what he was asking, being praised for it wasn't what he wanted to hear. As hard as he was trying, he kept thinking back to it. He had done it so quickly without hesitation. It was something that wouldn't be leaving his mind anytime soon.
"Hey, I'm talking to you," Larxene grumbled. "Are you just going to stand there? You got anything to say?"
"Nothing that comes to mind. Other than to note Sora's strength has grown since the start of all of this," Saix replied.
"We knew that already," Larxene replied. "But I guess you could say it was a test of your own strength. We didn't know if you had it in you to do what you just did. Who would have thought the quiet moon boy could be so violent. Marluxia was so sure you wouldn't be able to do it. But looks like I was right."
Marluxia made no comment. He only stay silence in the corner of the room, watching Larxene talk.
Larxene walked closer to Saix and had a cruel smile across her face. "But with that surprise strength, you really proved yourself. And now you get to join up with us. Taking over the
Organization will be like child's play with the three of us."
This was what Saix had been waiting for. He knew that Xemnas had already suspected the two in the room to possible be traitors, but there was never any clear evidence. He had been sticking around, doing what they wanted, in order to get the information he needed. He had the confirmed words now. All he had to do was wait a bit longer, and find the right moments to confront them.
What he had to do now was still play the part they were expecting him to play. "And what is why you need Sora, correct?"
Larxene nodded. "That's right. He wants to see Namine, so why don't we just give him what
he wants?"
Saix didn't answer back but watched as Marluxia made his way over to Namine. He spoke to her, praising her for what was happening. Soon she would get to meet Sora. Though the look on her face showed she wasn't too thrilled. She looked worried and upset and Saix knew why. She did truly want to see Sora, but she had manipulated his memories in order to do so. To her it would never truly be fair once she would get to meet him. Saix could see that was how she felt about it. And Marluxia and Larxene's taunting and controlling of her didn't help lighten her mood one bit.
Marluxia and Larxene soon took leave from the room, most likely to attend to business elsewhere. And that left another perfect moment for Saix. He knew that the two of them still needed to use Namine to control Sora. They wanted to keep her within their grasp and do as they wanted. But Namine still had her own choices and thoughts on the matter, and Saix saw how upset she seemed to be over it.
"Sora… Even if you come for me… what then?" Namine whispered as she clutched her sketchbook.
Saix approached where she sat. He was going to use this moment as best as he could. Not only because he needed a way to try and disrupt Marluxias's plans, but also as a way to help Namine. He only hoped he would be able to persuade her to listen.
"Namine, don't tell me that you are giving up. You know you have the power to stop this."
Namine turned to look at her. Her sad, lonely eyes meeting his own lonely eyes. He had an understanding about that. He always had been the quiet type with few friends. He knew what it was like to be alone. He wasn't one to tell others about it, but he could give as much as he could to let the other know he understood.
"But… I can't… I mean it's too late…"
"I wouldn't say that. There is always a small chance even when it seems there isn't. And right now you have that chance."
Namine tilted her head to the side. "I don't understand… what do you mean?"
"This is your chance to leave and set things the way you want. Marluxia has left me in charge, and therefore he is currently now anywhere near this room. So go, before he returns."
Namine stared at him, trying to see why he could be doing this. But she didn't wait very long. She nodded her head in thanks and ran out of the room as quickly as she could. Saix watched her leave, hoping that something good would come from this. Something good… that would really just be benefiting him and the tasks he was given.
"Let's see what you do Namine. Let's hope you can do some good here. In all honestly… I would prefer not to have to repeat what I did before. Unless absolutely necessary."
Saix stabbing Vexen through the side like that was taking from the KH2 novel where Saix did that to Axel. But hope that was good how Saix handled it. He obviously can't go exploding people like Axel would. But thank you all for reading!