Two Become One
Chapter Two: Time is Ticking
A/N:
So, what did you guys think of the last chapter? As of this authors' note, I haven't gotten any reviews, but I haven't given up hope!
Also, I should inform you that I will only use worlds from the Kingdom Hearts franchise a few times throughout this story. I'm mostly going to be making the worlds up, since the themes I have planned are a little too dark for Disney to handle.
One more thing: Prepare for an OOC Roxas in this chapter. You'll understand soon enough.
Well, that's about it for now!
See ya at the bottom!
We walked through the door on the other side of the computer room, finding an all-white room with a giant, cocoon-like white pod in the center.
"It's in there," I said. "All you have to do is get close to it."
"Okay."
We walked up to the pod, and it opened, revealing a black circle, a Dimensional Corridor, in its center.
"We'll go together," I told her.
I gripped her hand a little tighter, and we walked towards the Corridor, side-by-side.
"Ready?"
"Yeah."
We walked on top of the Corridor, and its black light enveloped us.
When the black light subsided, we found ourselves at the doors of a white and silver castle.
"What is this place?" Xion asked me.
"This is the Divine Castle, the headquarters of my organization," I replied, looking around. "Though I don't sense many presences here. I wonder what's going on…"
I walked up to the doors.
"Who is it?" a voice boomed from the inside of the castle.
"This is XIII with a field report, as well as some information on the presumably rogue Riku's whereabouts."
The voice on the other side said, "Who is the girl?"
"This is Xion. She just became a Wielder, but she is already very strong. I was hoping to introduce her to the boss."
"You may pass."
The giant castle doors opened, revealing a long hallway.
"Well, let's go in," I said.
I walked in the doors, Xion following closely behind.
After a while of walking through hallways and ascending stairways, Xion asked me…
"How do you know that guy with the silver hair?"
"You mean Riku?" I asked her. "He used to be a part of this organization, but he recently went rogue."
"He didn't seem like he was rogue."
"You may not understand how I know, but he was planning to take us to his new master. His master knows how powerful I am, and also how powerful I'll become. He wants to get rid of me before I become too big of a threat."
Once we reached the room where my friends from the organization usually lounged around between missions, I felt my blood freeze in my veins.
Bestial Lost Ones filled the room, all staring at us with primal fury in their eyes. They numbered just under fifty, but about twenty more winged Lost Ones waited outside, waiting patiently to break through the windows and attack us.
"Stay back, Xion…" I warned.
Mess with my base, and you're messing with the entire damn organization! And that includes me!
"But—"
"That's not a suggestion!" I shouted. "I've lost enough for one-hundred timelines already, and I won't let it get any worse!"
I summoned my Keyblade, Two Become One, and charged in.
I don't have the energy to split it into two weapons, so I'll have to use it as is! Well, it's stronger as one weapon anyway!
"KRAA!" one of the Lost Ones that closely resembled a giant lizard shrieked, jumping at me.
My Keyblade tore through the air as I ran at it, leaving a trail of silver light in its wake as it cut straight through the Lost One with its wickedly sharp edge. The pieces exploded into smoke, which then trailed into my Keyblade as if it was drawing the smoke in… which it kind of was.
"All of you who want to die, jump forward and attack me!" I shouted. "I won't hold back!"
One of the lion-like Lost Ones jumped at me, and I tore through its body with my Keyblade, cutting it into sixteen even pieces before I moved on to the next… and the next… and the next.
Within a minute, twenty of the fifty-ish Lost Ones had been decimated, their essence consumed by my Keyblade to make it stronger.
"HA!"
I moved with a speed that made my enemies look like they were moving in slow motion, slashing them into shreds with my Keyblade one after another.
I looked over at Xion, finding that she was surrounded by five of lizard-like humanoid Lost Ones, all of which were about to attack with their giant claws.
"No!"
Drawing upon the strength of my Keyblade, I instantaneously appeared in between Xion and the five Lost Ones. However, due to the energy consumed by the teleport, I couldn't react in time to block the strikes.
They all hit me at once, and I fell to the ground, intense pain coursing through me in wave after wave. My vision grew hazy, and I knew that I might pass out if I didn't use my other trick, a power even stronger than dual-wielding.
The irony is that I can only use my other trick if I am in this bad of shape!
"Roxas! Are you okay?!"
Her distressed cry brought me back to reality, and I quickly grabbed her and jumped out of the way of another group strike.
"I'll be fine! More importantly, I have a job for you!" I said, eyeing all the remaining Lost Ones in the room.
"What?" Xion inquired.
"I need you to get those flying Lost Ones to break through the windows. Then, I want you to lead them to me. I've got an idea, but I need to have them all close to me for it to work!"
"Right!"
"Wait! Before you go, you have to summon the Kingdom Key again! To defend yourself" I said. "Just imagine it in your hand!"
When it appeared in her right hand, I knew she had done it correctly.
"Now go!"
She ran for the windows, and I struggled to keep conscious and wait for the right moment.
I closed my eyes for a moment, and when I opened them again, I found her right beside me, having completed her task.
How long was I out…?
Every Lost One from outside had gotten in and they now surrounded us, along with the ones who were originally in the room. I did a quick headcount, finding there to be fifty-two in total.
"All right…" I whispered. "It's time!"
I activated my trick, and I began to dart around the room, sending flurries of strikes to every Lost One in the room as I passed them.
This was my most powerful trick, stronger than dual-wielding.
Limit Break.
It increases my power and speed by more than tenfold, as well as gives me invincibility for as long as it's active. The more times I use it, the longer it lasts in future uses, and the stronger it becomes.
In fifteen seconds, I had wiped out all of the Lost Ones in the room.
"Cure!" I shouted with my Keyblade in the air, the resulting magic surrounding me and healing my wounds.
Still, it'll take a while to restore my energy.
"Roxas— AAH!"
"Xion?!"
I turned in the direction I heard the shout come from just in time to see a glowing sword sail through the air towards her neck, and…
"NO!"
Her head flew towards me, but just before it reached me, it dispersed into nothingness.
"Such is the fate of a Wielder…" the holder of the sword said. "To be destroyed by a Lost One."
My face contorted in horror at the realization that this man… this silver haired man in a black coat, known as Xemnas… had just killed Xion… again.
"No… Xion…" I whispered. "Not again…"
"That's right, Time Turner," Xemnas said, a sadistic smirk on his face. "I killed your one true love. What will you do now?"
"No… you didn't kill my 'one true love'…" I said, my expression turning from horror to one of twisted delirium. "My 'one true love' was killed by a different you, the you I killed one-hundred timelines ago! But still… I'm going to keep tradition…
"And kill you again!"
My Two Become One disappeared, and I instantly summoned Oathkeeper and Oblivion. Normally, with the energy I had consumed in the past day, it would have been impossible, but my power was now being drawn from a second source: hatred.
"HAAA!"
I charged at Xemnas, my Keyblades glowing with a silver light. He jumped out of the way of my first swing, falling prey to my feint. With my other Keyblade, I hit his wrist, making his sword fly out of his hand.
Before he could summon it back to his hand, I began hitting him constantly, not giving him enough time to even react.
After twenty slashes, I backed off, panting lightly.
Big mistake.
Xemnas re-summoned his glowing sword, then another in his left hand. He charged at me, and when we clashed, I could feel scorching heat radiating off of his blades. Still, they couldn't melt my Keyblades.
"You're going to die! Just like every other you I've killed! Ha ha… AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" I shouted murderously, insanity written all over my face.
I started pushing him back, my face contorted into a mixture of rage and twisted delight. I could see a hint of fear in his eyes, which only fueled the wildfire of insanity within me.
"Are you afraid…?" I whispered, knowing he could hear me.
"Not a chance!" he shouted, adopting a devilish smirk.
Xemnas shoved me back, baking me fly into the air. I twisted in midair just before I hit a wall, jumping off of it and flying at him.
"HAAA!"
I met his swords with my Keyblades, and electrical sparks flew from the clash, one of them hitting my left arm. Still, I pressed on.
"Rrgh!"
Then, I moved my Oathkeeper out of the deadlock, pushing both of his swords out of the way with my Oblivion. I moved in for the kill, swiping at his side with my Oathkeeper, but just before it made contact, he vanished into thin air.
What?!
Then, he reappeared behind me, slashing me in the back and making me fly into a wall. I hit it and dropped to the ground, clinging onto my Keyblades for dear life.
"Is that all?" Xemnas said sadistically, walking towards me slowly.
Am I… really done for? I couldn't even avenge Xion's death… again…? No… no!
"Not even close!"
I activated my true strongest card in my arsenal, the dual-wielding Limit Break.
"HAAAAAH!"
I turned around, and I was behind him in a flash, delivering strike after strike. I didn't stop… I couldn't stop.
"I'll kill you… I'll kill you! I'LL KILL YOU!"
I kept shouting that phrase over and over, my voice getting louder with each scream as I hit him over and over.
"Please…! Spare me!" he pleaded, knowing that at this rate, I really would kill him.
"No… I'll make you pay! I'll make you pay again and again! I'll keep turning back time until I get the outcome I want, and even then, I'll kill you in that timeline!"
At last, when he was broken and battered, with bruises all over his body, I jumped back, a black light emanating from my Oblivion.
"Now… goodbye! Enjoy your stay in hell!"
The black light gathered at the tip of my black Keyblade, then shot at him, hitting his chest and piercing straight through it.
As he began to disintegrate, I said, "Such is the fate of the lord of the Lost Ones… to be killed by the Keyblade's true chosen!"
He smirked. "Sorry to say, but I'm nothing but a replica! It's funny… I was only stalling, but I managed to drive you over the edge!"
"You killed Xion! Did you really think I would let you live after that?! I don't even care if you're a decoy! I have my revenge! Now… I can turn back time again!"
"I didn't even kill her! It was an illusion!"
"What…?"
"You heard me! I never killed your girlfriend!"
"Then where is she?" I asked, finally calming down a little.
"She's at the top of this castle. But you'll never get there in time…"
"In time for what?"
Before he could answer me, the last of his body disintegrated.
I growled, then shouted, "Damn it!"
I started running with all the speed I could muster from my exhausted body. Eventually, I had to stop and cast a Cure spell, and then I continued running, much faster than before.
I have to get to the roof!
Once I finally reached the roof, I saw Riku dragging an unconscious Xion towards a Dimensional Corridor.
"Riku!" I shouted in rage.
"Hey, how's it going?" he asked me, giving me a smirk.
"Give Xion back!"
"Sure!" he said. "But only if you can beat me."
Damn it! I've never beaten Riku!
Against my better judgment, I found myself yelling, "You're on!"
"All right, then… three…" Riku said.
"Two…" I continued for him, as per the tradition when the two of us used to spar.
"One…" Riku said, tensing his muscles as he summoned his Keyblade, Soul Eater.
I brandished my own Keyblades, twirling them around with my fingers before clashing them together, making black and white electrical sparks fly.
"GO!" we shouted simultaneously.
We charged.
Words in chapter: 2073
A/N:
I decided that from now on, I'm going to be showing the word count of the actual chapter minus the opening authors' note and flashback. So, like I said above, there were 2071 words in the chapter.
Anyway, how did you like this? I revealed a lot of stuff… maybe too much stuff… well, whatever. Now you know why chapter one was titled, Again, and also why he kept making it seem like he had seen everything before. I won't reveal how he turns back time just yet, so don't go making assumptions that he's just an effing god who can do whatever he wants when he wants to, because he's not. There's a perfectly good explanation, so just wait for that.
Well, I think that's about it! Here's the disclaimer!
I don't own the Kingdom Hearts franchise or anything/anyone I use from it!
See ya!