(Looks around cautiously) Is it safe yet Roy?

Roy: Let's hope so!

Marth & Link: Aha! There you guys are!

Run!!

Marth: I think she lost her touch at making us afraid…

Link: That's no fun. Hey, wasn't Roy on our side?

Roy: On to chapter 13!

Chapter 13

Meta Knight's golden eyes gleamed as Marth stood back up and brushed his cerulean hair that was as spiky as Roy's untamed auburn hair. He looked around and a thought crossed his mind as the particles were loose… where was Piper and everyone else?

"Marth, lets move!"

"Where are we going-"

"There's no time to explain! We have to find Piper and the rest and tell them that the particles are loose!"

Marth then stopped dead in his tracks and eyed Meta Knight suspiciously. Was this really the mysterious Dreamlander he had been hearing rumors about? He watched as Meta Knight dashed toward Piper's room, and he looked at the floor to think about the situation.

Before he could decide on whether or not to follow him or not, a nearby vase soon found its place on the floor; its design that made the vase the most priceless object in the mansion was shattered against the white tiled floor that was brightened by the light of the sun. Marth converted his eyes toward the vase and saw the shadow of a new enemy.

"Marth, who are you going to turn to now?"

"… You're… Roxas right?" he asked as the shadow figure approached Marth with a sword in his hand, and it was ready to strike.

"Hehehe, I guess you're not the most oblivious person in the mansion. Good. That gives me more the reason to attack."

Marth had his hand gripped on the handle of his sword, but he was frozen in time; he made no movement to prepare to fight. His sapphire eyes stared at the approaching murderer that had killed Snake, and was now about to get away with killing everyone.

"Why do you want to kill everyone!? What's your motive? And why Piper?"

Roxas stopped and grinned, revealing his vampire- like teeth. He dropped his sword and swiftly moved next to Marth, which made Marth really nervous.

"Simple… the smashers get all the attention and you people are what ruined my chance with the girl of my dreams. My motive is power, and the fame! And if you were paying any attention to what my old teacher said then you would understand why I do what I do," replied Roxas as he stopped in front of Marth.

"I still don't understand one thing… why would you choose Piper to be both the murderer and victim? I mean, I heard about the special ability that she has but why her?"

"She is hypnotized while she plays her music that she made when she was little and was spending her first months orphaned. That music also hypnotizes everyone that hears the music, after the song is done they collapse and die. And because she is still hypnotized, she won't even know what had killed her."

"You are a sick and twisted boy. No wonder Meta Knight didn't teach you anymore. If you are going to kill me though, you'll have to think twice before messing with my friends!" shouted Marth as he took out his sword and stabbed Roxas with it.

Marth expected blood to ooze out of his mortal wound as soon as he removed the blade… but the figure just merely disappeared. The mist of darkness surrounded Marth and the air around him was being suffocated by the smoke. Once again, he froze unable to think of what to do.

A silver blade was visible as it touched Marth's neck; Marth's eyes were flooded with tears and they fell onto the blade, before he could yell for help… he was attacked. Marth was falling into a hole he would never be able to escape from, the thing he feared most had attacked him without warning and left him falling into the curse of death. Hitting the floor, the wounded swordsman moaned as the pain seared through his veins, and everything was turning pitch black.

"Oh yeah and one more thing… thank you for leading me toward the source of these particles."

Marth could see the boy that had defeated him and with all the strength he had left he stabbed Roxas with his sword. He heard a scream of agony, he had successfully hit Roxas and the blood was pouring onto the floor like a waterfall.

"You insolent, bastard!" yelled Roxas as he threw the blade to the floor and kept on climbing through the vent.

"… Meta Knight!! Roxas… is going…"

Marth rolled over onto his side, took his cape and covered his wound. He then felt his final breath leave him and his world was absorbed by the hole of darkness and death.

Meta Knight darted toward Piper's room without looking to see if Marth was behind him or not. His amazing speed had gotten him in front of Piper's room before he could catch his breath. He knocked the door down but saw that the room was empty, and the books that Piper kept near her were open to the same page… number 98.

He took the books down and saw that they had a message that told him to do two things, get Marth and to get to Zelda as fast as possible. He closed his eyes hoping that there was something else telling him exactly why he had to do those things. Suddenly an agonized scream pierced through the silence that haunted him. His eyes looked toward the knocked down door and he ran toward the scream.

"You insolent, bastard!" Meta Knight heard someone screaming. He began to push himself to run as fast as he could and not to worry about his breath at the moment. He saw that Roxas had just gotten into the vents and that Marth was laying on the floor, his cape over a wound that might've killed him. He knelt down next to Marth and saw that it was too late, no breaths were being drawn into the lifeless corpse. He took Marth's sword and placed it in his hands.

"You did good Marth… Rest in peace my friend," whispered Meta Knight as he flew up into the vents to hunt down Roxas who had angered him.

Roy: Wow… Marth died.

Marth: Whoa, okay talk about being cruel this is low even for Loner!

At least I let you attack Roxas didn't I?

Link: I guess she has a point!

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