"Where…. Is she?"
His voice were filled with a cold sort of anger as his golden eyes was filled with a dangerous light, the young Xehanort, whom had appeared out of thin air, was it really only such a short time ago? And yet… It felt like such a long time, only now though did Ansem see.
Xehanorts true nature laid bare, he was furious, his anger burning and yet, he was cold.
Ansem how-ever stood his ground. "Out of your reach." he stated. "I demanded that you stopped the experiments! And yet you disobeyed my orders!" he hissed. "Then, you kept her in a cage! A child! How dare you?" he asked. "What sort of monster are you?"
Xehanort seethed as the very air around him seemed to let go of electric waves. "She was not like other frail humans." he stated. "She… Could have been the key." he stated. "But you, you ruined it." he stated then he reached out a hand and suddenly, darkness grabbed Ansem and pulled him up into the air. "Now, because of you. I must start over." Xehanort stated in a dark tone.
Wide-eyed Ansem looked down at his young apprentice, his arms and legs being tied down by these chains of pure darkness. "You..." Ansem gasped. "Who are you?" he asked. "What are you?"
"Someone with the determination to see it through!" Xehanort replied as he raised Ansem further up in the air. "It's a shame really… You do have a gift, Ansem the wise." he stated. "Not even I could have done it, the potential of your work is so great. And yet you desire to stop?" he asked. "To put everything back the way it was?" then he chuckled, a bone chilling chuckle. "No, it will not happen." he stated.
"Xehanort!" Ansem hissed. "You will stop this!" he stated. "All of this, it will stop now! Today!" he stated. "I will not let you get away with this!"
Xehanort glanced at Ansem with his cold eyes. "I wonder… how long will you last, in the realm of darkness?" he asked. "Will darkness overtake you, or… Is your heart already so dark that you can make a home there?" he asked.
Ansems eyes widened. "What are you?" he asked.
"I may have use for you still in the future." Xehanort stated. "This is why you will not die." he informed. "How-ever, I cannot let you get in my way anymore." he stated as he snapped a finger and suddenly what looked like a dark portal opened up.
"No… NO!" Ansem shouted as he struggled. "I will not let you get away with this! XEHANORT!" he shouted.
Xehanort though smirked. "This place… it belongs to a man named Ansem." he stated. "So to take it, I merely have to take the name. Ansem." he grinned his eyes shining dangerously. "Go now, and know that everything that happens from here! All the darkness that is going to spread, it shall be credited… To Ansem."
And he let go, letting Ansem fall. Fall through the dark corridor that closed behind him, leaving a younger looking man whom was looking at the now empty spot.
"Pity." Xehanort commented and he turned around, just then foot steps were heard from the outside, people came running towards the office and the door burst open, to reveal two men.
A man with long blond hair wearing a scientists lab coat and a man with black hair in dreads wearing a guards uniform.
"MASTER ANSEM!" Even shouted then he halted. "Xehanort?" he asked.
Dilan stepped forward. "Where is Master Ansem?" he asked. "The heartless has come back! They are attacking the city!"
Xehanort glanced down, then he looked up. "I see, that's why he left."
"What?" Even asked.
"Ansem… Has abandoned Radiant Garden." Xehanort informed. "He found out that his experiments has gone out of control, and there is no saving this world now." he stated. "So he abandoned this place, and all who live here."
Even shook his head. "No… No he wouldn't." he stated. "Ansem wouldn't do that!"
Dilan as well was looking at Xehanort with wide eyes filled with unbelief.
"Then by all means. Go look for him." Xehanort invited. "I assure you though, you will not find him." he stated. "He left you behind."
"This cannot be!" Even exclaimed loudly just as Dilan grabbed his shoulder.
"We need to focus our affords on protecting the people of radiant garden." Dilan pointed out. "Even… See if you can find a way to neutralize the heartless. I shall try to evacuate the people."
Even halted then he nodded. "Of course." he stated. "We'll find Ansem later, in fact he'll probably show up himself."
Dilan nodded. "Indeed, now come on. Time is of the essence."
"You're right." Even agreed and they both ran away through the hallway.
Neither of them bothered to look behind themselves, to see Xehanort standing there with his hands behind his back and a grin on his face.
If he just played his cards right, this could turn out into his own favor.
Lea and Isa were bewildered.
"Heartless." Lea gasped. "Outside?!" he asked. "HOW DID THEY GET OUT?!" he shouted.
"Or rather, where did they come from?!" Isa asked. "The cages that had previously held them were empty the last time we were there!"
"So are you saying… These are new ones?" Lea asked, then he gasped. "JANAN!" he shouted grabbing Isa's jacket. "Do.. Do you think she..." he swallowed.
"We wont know before we check!" Isa replied. "So let's go check on her, now."
Lea didn't even need to be told twice as the two boys hurried towards the castle, the opposite way of where everyone else were running.
Not only did they have to avoid people, but those strange heartless creatures, thankfully though, their training had not been for nothing! And they were able to push back as they made their way towards the castle and down the secret entrance.
"Janan!" Lea shouted as he ran through the room with the cages, forgetting everything about being careful. "JANAN!" he shouted and then he halted, he had reached the cage, the same cage she was always in or… Always had been in. "It… It's empty." he gasped.
Wide-eyed Isa looked at the empty cage, then looked at where it had been closed and saw that it was wide opened.
"Wait! The cage is open!" Lea pointed. "So, maybe she escaped!" he exclaimed. "Isa! Janan, she's finally out! She!" his face faltered by the look on Isa's face. "Isa?" he asked.
Isa swallowed, then his fist tightened. "If she escaped her cage then..." he turned to Lea. "Where is she now?" he asked.
Lea swallowed. "It's not safe out there… Janan!" he called out. "JANAN!" he shouted. "Janan please! If you are there! Answer us!" he cried out.
Isa how-ever, was standing still… His hand was in a tight fist and it was shaking, his entire body tense and rigid as he hissed.
Lea turned towards his friend. "Isa?" he asked.
Isa hissed then turned. "Clearly she is not here!" he exclaimed. "So, she must be somewhere else! Stop wasting time!"
"Isa." Lea blinked surprised over his friends outburst.
"Well, what have we here." A deep voice sounded, a familiar voice.
Leas eyes widened, Isa's eyes how-ever narrowed as he looked up, seeing a certain silver haired man standing on one of the cages.
"I shouldn't be surprised." The silver haired man continued sounding slightly amused. "Rats do have a habit of always returning."
"Where..." Isa hissed in a deep nearly growling voice. "Where is she?"
The silver haired man lifted an eyebrow. "Oh?" he asked.
"ANSWER ME!" Isa shouted.
"Ah, you must be referring to my little toy." The silver haired man smirked. "That girl is my property, do not concern yourself with her." he asked.
Lea gaped. "How… How can you say that."
Isa how-ever closed his eyes, his entire body was shaking and then his eyes opened, suddenly overtaken by a raw anger as suddenly he jumped up. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HER YOU BASTARD!" he shouted.
Lea gaped, his friend… Isa, he was always so calm and collected, this rage… It was not like him, it was not.
"YOU BASTAAAAARD!" Isa shouted as he came flying for the silver haired man only for the silver haired to smirk.
"Isa..." Lea suddenly realized what happened even before it did. "ISA!" he shouted but it was to late, a bolt of darkness and Isa was send flying, this time though he twisted in the air and jumped back.
"Ah, yes!" The silver haired man grinned. "That anger! That rage! Hidden beneath an ice surface! Let it fill you!" he instructed. "The pain you feel! Let it feed your rage!"
"SHUT YOUR MOUTH!" Isa shouted as he neared again.
"ISA! STOP!" Lea shouted as he allowed the fire inside of him to burn, and he send a ball of fire right at the silver haired man, forcing him to jump up and stop his attack on Isa.
Then the man landed on the floor and he smirked. "Impressive, you've only been aware of this power for such a short time and already you gained control." he stated. "How-ever, this is nothing! Your potential is so much greater!" he stated. "I can teach you, if you want." he offered.
"I don't need anything from you!" Lea stated. "Where's Janan!?
"Janan?" The silver haired man asked. "Oh, you gave her a name? How… Adorable."
"TELL US WHERE SHE IS!" Lea shouted.
"LEA!" Isa shouted. "Our training!"
And Lea smirked. "Right." he reached out a hand letting the fire come. "Together then!" he stated and then, they both attacked.
What they hit though was nothing, the silver haired ones again had simply moved, that though didn't stop Lea and Isa that turned around and attacked.
How-ever, no matter how much they attacked, how much they tried… The man just smirked as he stepped from side to side, then he let out of a laughter and Lea realized.
"He's just toying with us." Lea realized. "DAMMIT! ISA!" he shouted. "We have to go!"
"No." Isa spoke in a low icy voice.
"What?!" Lea asked wide-eyed.
"I am not leaving." Isa hissed. "Before you tell us where she is!" he informed the silver haired man, then he lowered his knees, and it almost seemed like a black mist came from him.
The silver haired man how-ever grinned.
"You will tell me..." Isa stated, his eyes starting to glow and Leas eyes widened. "NOW!" he shouted as he jumped up in front of the silver haired man.
"Enough now." The man stated as he lifted a hand. "I've seen enough, congratulation, you are worthy enough to be kept alive." he stated as his hand glowed.
Leas eyes widened. "Isa… Isa stop." he begged. "ISAAAAAAAA!" he shouted
As an energy came from the silver haired mans hand, in the form of an X, it came and hit Isa right in the face sending Isa flying.
"ISAAAAA!" Lea shouted as he ran for his friend now laying limp on the floor, the silver haired man how-ever smirked and vanished. "Isa!" Lea shouted as he grabbed the blue haired teen and turned him around then gasped as he saw, a bleeding wound in the form of an X, right on his face.
Isa hissed. "Lea… LEA LET GO!" he shouted as he started to move.
"Isa stop!" Lea begged with tears running down his face. "You have to stop! PLEASE!" he cried. "You're hurt!"
Isa hissed. "My eyes! It stings!"
And Lea realized that the blood from the x-shaped wound was falling into Isa's eyes. "You can't do anything like this, you need to get out of here!" he hissed as he grabbed Isa's arms and started to pull. "COME ON!" he shouted pulling Isa's entire weight by himself.
Isa hissed from where he were.
"I AM NOT GOING TO LEAVE YOU HERE!" Lea shouted. "Isa!" he cried. "We will find her! We will find Janan! No matter where it takes! We promised we would free her after all! I WONT BREAK THAT PROMISE EITHER!" he shouted in a cry. "ISAAAAAA!"
And Isa hissed as he fought himself up on his legs. "I… I can't see." he hissed trying to get the blood from his eyes.
"It's okay, this time, I'll lead the way." Lea stated putting Isa's arm around his shoulder, and wrapped his own arm around Isa's torso. "Come on! Follow me! I'll keep us safe!" he stated as they started to walk. "Janan." Lea breathed as he dragged Isa with him. "I'm sorry… We'll come back for you. I swear to you!" he cried. "No matter what it takes, we will free you! Like we promised!" he sniffed.