Kingdom Hearts: System X

By Christine Lennoire

Beta: Bakageta

Summery: "Nobodies that heartless.." and no, I didn't make a grammar error. Hearts are corrupted. Heartless nobodies? Who in the hell is System X? It's from the King... But Ansem... Roxas... Sora... But he's my friend! Kingdom Hearts... Keyblade. They're... smart! They came after me... It's him... They're working together... We have to do something...

a new journey has begun

Chapter Seventeen: The Bloody Demon Surgeon, Xu

"It would be my pleasure, my darling." Xu grinned, putting his arm, and therefore his tattoo, out in front of him. The black ink began to ripple, and the area around them changed into a dark arena. "Be prepared for a great fight, misfits. Here and now, I will get rd of you forever." he said. Sora took the initiative... Sora bravely stepped forward, shielding the others. But everyone else was fighting for a reason too, and weren't about ready to let him have all the fun. Riku and Kairi ran up next to him and smiled.

You don't have to fight alone anymore... never again.

Sora smiled and nodded. "Yeah... Xu, you are at a disadvantage. You may have her, but... I have all my friends. Together, I know we cannot lose. We've been fighting so long. First it was Maleficent and the heartless... then it was the Organization and the Dusks... now you and your eternals. Well, the adventures are nice, but I think I'm done fighting. I found everything that I was looking for. After this, I won't have a reason to fight anymore." Sora said. "I saved my island, rescued Kairi, found Riku, and stopped the heartless. Isn't that enough?"

Xu laughed. "I will fight forever... for my queen... my love. That is and always will be my one and only purpose: To protect the one person I love more than life itself." he said, taking a step forward. Everyone's eyes widened in realization. Zexion smirked, taking three steps forward, until he was directly in front of Xu, no more than a step in front of him.

"So that is your one and only purpose? You fight only for love... What a shame. You would destroy this world for someone who will also die when this world is destroyed?' Xu faltered, but refused to give in. "You don't know what you're doing. You are stepping blindly into the dark, with only her telling you that what you are doing is right. And you just believe her... because you love her?" Zexion said, raising an eyebrow suspiciously.

Demyx growled. "She's USING YOU! Don't you have any thoughts for yourself?" Demyx shouted. "All the time, she has been able to drag you along like some puppet, and you became her massive weapon of destruction. But do you have any indication that you mean anything more to her than that? Do you know that you are not just some tool for her to use and throw away? No! And yet you would follow her to the end of the world, just because you want to believe that you will be her love forever. Love doesn't work that way, buddy! It never will!"

"SHE LOVES ME!" Xu shouted. "How dare you say she doesn't! You don't know anything about us or our love. All you know is that if you get me to falter, than you can win. But I am not fooled. I live on belief. I do not need to hear her say it." he said dignantly, pushing Zexion away from him proudly. "And you... shall be the loser." he said, raising his tattooed hand.

We were young when we first met. Death did not bring us together. It was our special gift – the gift of Sight. Both of us were being torn apart by the things we saw, of the world and it's future. So together, we planned to set things right. Everything we planned out was perfect: the princes, the doors, Sora... EVERYTHING. And then, when we tried to put it together, somehow, it was not perfect. How did our perfect plans go wrong? What influenced our plans so much. No one person could...

These are my memories... aren't they?

I can't see them... I just know. And at the same time... I see... a past. But it doesn't match up. Am I losing sight of my love? Why has her image faded from my memories? Better yet... why were they never there in the first place? Is it true that she implanted these memories upon me to change me to her side? Is it true that I never met her in such a love-struck mannor? Does it matter now? No. Not as long as I can hear her say it... I want to hear her say she loves me. Then, I will fight, regardless of the truth.

What is truth, anyway? We are fighting to save the future... right? Or is she really trying to destroy it? And if she does... does it mean I will never see her again? Suddenly I am so confused. Must I have all these thoughts now? No, and I want to stop, but... I can't. Reality is finally pulling me in...

"I can't pretend anymore. X... do you love me? Just tell me the truth, and I can continue on. Until you do... I am afraid I cannot." X looked completely stunned. "I see... I was never meant to remember. I was always the 'Bloody Demon Surgeon', known throughout all the worlds. Someone must have told you about me, and you decided I would make the perfect weapon. Someone such as me would be able to hack them down without a care... right?" he said, nervously awaiting her answer. X slowly began to grin.

X was strange looking, and when she grinned, she looked plain mad! "That's right. I never would have guessed that you would start to remember. But it seems that these... kids... were able to force you to accept the truth. Still... can you turn around now and change sides on me? You don't have the guts! All this time, you have depended on me to stand beside you, so you wouldn't have to face the truth that your memories were all implanted by me, to make you my willing slave for all time. It was a perfect plan, you know..."

His head fell. "But things don't always work out the way you plan...

I was known for miles around, as the greatest demon surgeon ever. My skills were rare and powerful, and everyone came to me for all their needs. And it made me feel important. Back then, I did have a love... her name... was Isis. And she asked me to help heal her heart that was injured in battle. I agreed, because I wanted to help, and... I wanted to show her just how good I was. But something went wrong.

Her blood was on my hands...

From then on, I was called 'The Bloody Demon Surgeon'. And I could never get rid of the pain, or forget how her blood tainted my hands. Still, I had plenty of business. No one seemed to be scared away by my mistake, and I always wondered why.

Until now, I hadn't the slightest clue. But it's shortly after those memories, that the implanted ones began to appear. Isis... had been in the way of X's plan, and as perfectly as she knew how, she got rid of everything in her way. Now I know. I never questioned X, because I linked her to Isis, who I wished was still with me now. My belief caused me serious damage... but no more. I am done with this scharade.

"X... I will kill you for what you have done..."

I am only Xu now... that's all that matters...

COMING UP NEXT:

Chapter Eighteen: X's Confession: The True Story!

Now we're finally gonna find out what's really going on!

No more lies!

Xu is on our side!

The final battle isn't far off now...

Zexion's... SICK!

Okay, that was fast... NOT! Sorry it's been so long But it's almost over, and it's getting interesting. Hope you like it. Thanks to my reviewers. Love you all, and hope to hear from you all once more before this is over. New people... please review, too! I want to know how I'm doing.

Christine Lennoire