Chapter 9
Xemnas
Marluxia, Larxene and Axel walked out of the dark portal.
"That was too easy!" laughed Marluxia as he carried a clear jar with a beating heart inside. The bottom of the jar had a small pool of blood.
"Xemnas will be pleased." Axel chimed in.
"MARLUXIA! I said leave the killing to me! I barely drew blood on any of them!" fumed Larxene. The three had warped out of the tower and into a room that was completely white. They were standing in front of a white automatic door. The doors slid open. All around this large white room were huge chairs. They stuck out of the walls like a marble staircase. There were fourteen chairs in all. The white ceiling stretched above to the heavens.
"Let's go," Axel said, "He's waiting." The three of them then leapt up the stairway up to the ceiling. They reached the top. On the ceiling was a symbol of a mutated heart. This was the symbol of the Nobodies. A Nobody was what remains were left after a heart left a human. Some Nobodies control special talents. Organization lllX was made up of thirteen super Nobodies. No one knows why these people are after hearts though. Axel then put his palm against the symbol, and pressed it. The symbol then dematerialized from the wall. What was left was a hole in the ceiling. A steel ladder hung from the hole. Axel and the others climbed the ladder and stood in an elevator. It was of a silver color, with tints of black here and there. This elevator only had two buttons, each with a glowing pink heart shape. Axel then put one of his gloved hands into his sleeve. He fumbled in there for a bit then found what he was looking for. His forefinger landed on a small button. He pressed it, and the elevator came to life. A beam of light flashed through the elevator and scanned the area for intruders.
"All clear," the elevator had a futuristic voice chip implanted in it, "Axel, Marluxia, Larxene, where would you wish to travel to?"
"Up!" Axel, Larxene, and Marluxia shouted in unison.
"Very well," the elevator said as the metal gears churned and shot the three upward to their destination. The three waited as a catchy tune played in the elevator. Larxene began to hum to the familiar tune, but Marluxia glared at her and she stopped instantly. Finally the elevator came to a calm halt. The elevator spoke in its metallic voice,
"Floor fourteen, The Altar of Naught." The three nodded at each other and stepped out onto the roof of a grand fortress. The sight from above was simply stunning. The fortress was floating over a deep trench in the middle of a large city. The view before them was called Dark City. The entire skyline could be seen from up top. The scenery was a wash of neon color. The sky was an indigo black with white dots scattered across the night. Axel and the others walked up a small curving flight of stairs to a grand altar roof. Right at the foot of the altar was a glimmer of light. Above their heads was a colossal cloud-like form in the shape of a heart. It had a gaping blackish purple hole in it. This was Kingdom Hearts. Axel and the others stopped to admire its beauty. The three then looked directly in front of them. They were staring at a man with long, straight silver hair. He was wearing the familiar black cloak that Organization lllX always wore. He had his back turned to them. He was standing in front of an unknown machine that had many flashing lights of different hues. The machine had a keypad and a monitor that showed a great deal of data. The three then walked forward to the man. Marluxia then bowed down in front of the man. Axel and Larxene mimicked his action.
"Master, we have captured his heart." Said Marluxia, still bowing before the man.
"Stop your groveling!" said the man in a deep commanding voice. He still had not turned to either of them. The man then sighed, "I see that the invasion went well," the man said.
"Better than expected, Xemnas." Larxene said to the man named Xemnas. Xemnas then tuned to face the three others. He had tan skin that looked like he had laid himself in the sun for hours. This was odd because there is no sunlight in Dark City. He had thick silver eyebrows. And those eyes. His eyes were of a scarlet malevolence.
"Then we must start phase two immediately." Xemnas told them with his smooth deep voice.
"What's phase two?" asked Axel.
"Hand me the Jar Marluxia," Xemnas demanded. He held out a black gloved hand. Marluxia did so and handed him the jar containing Kellach's heart.
"At last, the purest heart of the purest child!" cackled Xemnas, "oh yeah, phase two. I want you three to go track down Kellach's nobody. He will be very powerful. I don't know what name the man goes by now. If you succeed in this, the Organization will have achieved its first goal. Search all over the universe if you have to. Now go!"
"Alright, don't get your hair in a bind Mansex." Axel chuckled.
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!!" Bellowed Xemnas in a rage.
"Jeeze, calm down Mansex," Marluxia sighed.
"I'LL GIVE YOU THE COUNT OF THREE TO GET THE HELL OFF OF THIS ROOF!! ONE!
TWO!
TWO AND A HALF!!"
"Oh fine, we're leaving," Larxene said. The three then snapped their fingers. Three black portals appeared behind them, "have a pleasant day Mansex!" The three laughed like hyenas and slapped each other high fives as they each walked into the portal. They were then gone. And Xemnas was alone. He slapped his face. He hated it when they played the "Mansex" card. It was a gross anagram that the Organization found out when Xemnas wrote his name on a whiteboard. People figured it out, and they won't let him live it down. Xemnas then sighed and placed the Heart jar into a secret compartment in the blinking machine. He then strode into the elevator. The doors clicked shut. Xemnas then pressed a button in his sleeve. The elevator once again came to life. A beam scanned Xemnas and the elevator identified him.
"Xemnas, where would you like to go?" Asked the elevator in its robotic voice.
"Bottom floor." Xemnas said.
"Very well." The elevator replied. And Xemnas traveled down to the very bottom of the fortress. The same catchy tune played in the elevator. Xemnas tapped the elevator in tune. The elevator then came to a halt.
"Floor B1, Nothing's Cell." The elevator announced and the doors swung open. He was in a dim lighted cell-like area. The only light in the room were the torches hung on the walls. Unlike the very futuristic fortress, this place was extremely low tech with its stone walls. Xemnas then walked past dozens of empty cells. He then came up to the end of the hallway. There was a single cell at the end of the hall. This cell actually had a person inside. It was too dark to see who it was.
"So are you finally ready to start talking?" Xemnas asked the person in the cell.
"I'll never talk! I know that he is coming to save me. I know he is!!" The person cried.
"Oh save it!" Xemnas shouted and out of his fingers shot a red energy. The person instantly became unmoving. H was passed out.
"You are in a place where no one can find you. No one is coming to rescue you, Mr. Elric.