It was a weird sort of feeling in Axels chest as he stood up, and started to walk… He was not at his full strength… Saix had beaten him up good.

Probably thought it would be enough so he wouldn't be more trouble to them.

No…. Something was clear to Axel now. His friends were gone, every single one of them. He was all alone.

There was just one thing left for him…. Just the one. He wouldn't let Saix win.

So that bastard thought he could have the last laugh?! No… Even if it kills me… I'm taking you down… Saix.

Then Axels thought turned to Kairi… Her face… The way she had looked at him. He closed his eyes.

It was his fault… His fault another innocent had been dragged into this, he had to make sure she would be okay… It was the least he could do.

Probably the only thing he could do and thus he reached up an arm, gathering what-ever strength he had left to open a dark corridor. "Sora..:" he hissed. "Dammit, I'm to weak to do this myself. Gotta leave it to you!" he seethed as he stumbled through the corridor.

It was weirdly… An easy decision to make as Axel put his everything into that one attack… He felt the fire inside of his body flare up in a way it never had before, the warmth, it was grand and amazing… All enemies turned to ash's and Axel fell to the ground.

He could barely even move… He could feel it, his own body falling to pieces, into tiny small particles as a boy with bright blue eyes looked concerned at him.

Wow…. Now it suddenly made sense. How Roxas could be so darn innocent!

Sora…. He really was something. The eyes that looked at Axel, they were not hateful, not even did they looking hesitating.

What was shining from Sora's eyes was pure concern… Geesh! The only times they ever met, it had been as enemies! Axel was the one whom had taken Kairi and yet. Sora talked about how they should meet again in the next life… Like he really wanted to.

Heh… The silly kid. He was way to honest to be able to lie…

As Axel felt himself vanishing… It was weird… He didn't actually feel sad. He wasn't angry either, he wasn't even scared. To die here, with someone like Sora keeping him company. It didn't feel to bad… What was the point of even hanging around anyway? Everybody Axel had cared for... They were gone. So... Now he would be gone to, one final hurrah from Axel.

Saix… I suppose that was my final move… Your turn sucker…

From his spot, Saix had seen it all… Axel, aiding Sora, giving up his own life just to make that one attack.

Saix… was cold, his eyes and body looking like stone as he just let the conversation flow between the few organization members that were left.

"Either way, he come out a winner." Luxord observed.

"That's absurd." Saix stated in his cold voice even as his body seemed to become static as the cold flame inside of him intensified a thousandfold. "He won nothing, and is nothing." he stated. "He couldn't stand the emptiness of being without a heart, and that lead to his demise." he stated. "He was foolish and weak."

Xemnas only seemed mildly interested…. It was the same for everyone though. Made sense, they were nobodies after all, none of them had a heart.

You need a heart to care. Most of their members were already dead, what did Saix even care? He didn't care... not in the slightest.

"You sure seemed to take that well." Xigbar commented as he caught Saix at one of the corridors. "Weren't you and little flame hair friends?" he asked.

"What a ridicules notion." Saix stated back. "Axel was of use to me ones, now he was only in the way. His demise is fortunate for us. And fortunate for me."

"Geesh, cold." Xigbar commented. "Even for you."

"Don't you have other things to worry about?" Saix asked. "Sora is nearing. You are to confront him, are you not?" he asked.

"All right, all right." Xigbar raised his hands. "Touchy touchy! Just wanted to make sure you were ready. Lots is on the balance!" he pointed out.

"How very touching your concern is." Saix replied coldly. "Get out of my sight."

Xigbar smirked amused as he walked past Saix, putting his hands behind his head. "Man! How do you do it?" he asked. "Your face, it's so cold! But your rage, woaaaah! You have a darkness all on your own almost as great as Xehanorts." he whistled. "No wonder you were chosen."

Saix's eyes narrowed.

"Hah, if looks could only kill." Xigbar chuckled amused. "Well, see yah!" he called as a dark corridor opened he stepped through.

Saix huffed…. So Axel had sacrificed himself, all for this kid! This Sora! A kid they didn't even know! Axel didn't know Sora, he knew nothing about the kid! Did he think that saving Sora would in some twisted way save Roxa?! Please, Roxas wasn't even real! Roxas had NEVER been real!

...So Axel thought he had gotten a one over with such a foolish and pointless action?! No! Saix would not let him have that.

Your demise was for nothing Axel! Sora…. Roxas… Roxas… It was all, because of Roxas… Roxas whom was inside of Sora… Roxas…. Would pay.

This… Was one thing Saix had not counted on… Sora… how could he be so strong.

Saix… He had lost. How could he loose?

He felt his body… starting to fall apart, he was disappearing. For-ever. It would be like he never had been there to begin with.

Saix wanted to laugh hysterically… What a joke!

All he had done, all these years, him allowing himself to become a puppet, it was all for nothing! Absolutely nothing! Death was imminent.

He was dying at this place… In the world between… Radiant Garden was gone… Janan was gone… Lea was gone.

Saix was… Alone.

The realization felt like a crushing wave floating over him. Alone… There was no one left. And he had accomplished... nothing.

At that moment… Saix wanted to cry.

He felt the emptiness in his chest, the place his heart was supposed to be… It felt so crushing, so painful. It was inhuman… Desperately Saix reached out, hopelessly reaching for the big heart in the sky which only seemed to be mocking him with is distant cold light.

"My heart?" he asked. "Where is my heart?!"

But there was no answer, no matter how desperately he reached, there was no heart coming to him to do something about this horrible emptiness in his chest or this horrible pain.

There was no friend to pick him up at this lonely place.

Closing his eyes Saix could see the face of his former friend, long ago when his smile was genuine and his eyes shining.

Saix gritted his teethes as the darkness was coming… He wanted to cry… He wanted to scream… He wanted to call for his friend. In that moment, he was willing to pay anything just to see Lea's stupid grin directed at him, just one more time.

It was impossible though… Lea was no more…. No one was…

He was alone.

And then… he was gone. Finally one with the darkness.