Chapter Fourty Three: On that Day, Twelve Years Ago
"Oryx? Wait..." I muttered, scratching my head. "He's... Roy's Nobody? How's that possible?"
"It's a widely known fact that the Heartless attacked Earth twelve years ago," Serenity said. "We forgot it, but in the end, it's true. On that day, twelve years ago, the Heartless came to earth... along with the Order of Light."
"Order of Light?" I asked, scratching my head.
"A group of five elementals led by Charon, a Luce," Serenity said.
"Beings without souls," Sora explained.
"Uh-huh..." I muttered. "But what's that got to do with Roy having a Nobody?"
"When he first started looking for other people, he was attacked by the Order," Serenity said. "In an attempt to find the Keyblade master, the greatest threat to their plans, Charon had one of his Masters judge Roy's heart and soul to see if he was the chosen one."
"Yeah... I kinda remember," I muttered. "They did the same thing to me... it's kinda hazy, though."
"People that were judged and not Keyblade masters were said to become Heartless," Serenity said.
"How... do you know all this?" I asked her.
"I've been looking for a way to fix this disaster, same as Sora," she said. "I've just been using... more covert means."
"So what happened? How'd he become a complete being again?" I asked.
"He didn't. His fortitude was simply strong enough to allow him to reclaim his form... though he was a physical being that could not be purified with the Keyblade, Roy wasn't human," she said. "His physical form was a construct of his heart; that is, because his fortitude was so strong, he was able to maintain a corporeal form in this world, despite his lack of a body; he even wrenched a spare soul from a Nobody just as it was killed. However... if he were to fuse with Oryx in the past..."
We looked up at the White Knight... Oryx, who was still doing battle with the Vorpal Bunny.
"Get going," Serenity said. "I'll deal with this rabbit."
"You can't," Sora said. "It killed my most elite troops with nothing more than a razor bite."
"Your elite troops weren't sages," she said. "Now get going. If there's a chance to makes this all come undone, I'm willing to risk everything to protect it!"
We walked forward toward Oryx, but the Vorpal Bunny lashed out at us.
"Stopga!" Serenity shouted. The rabbit froze in midair. "What are you waiting for? Get going! I can't hold it forever!"
The Vorpal Bunny's eyes began twitching. Oryx, Sora and I dashed to another door, shoving it open and closed just before the Vorpal Bunny fell to the ground.
We walked in further to the antechamber, slaying the death gods that made their way to challenge us. After making it to the end, a black-caped figure appeared from the darkness... his face, shrouded in darkness...
"My liege," Sora said mockingly. "It's been a long time, has it not?"
"You could say that," the Dark Lord replied. "I didn't think you'd be foolish enough to attack my stronghold after last time."
Sora summoned his Keyblade, and Oryx pulled out his sword. The Dark Lord flared out darkness... and with it, summoned a flamberge...
"Jason! Go now!" Sora shouted, blocking an instant strike from the Dark Lord.
"Sora... I..." I muttered, summoning my Keyblade.
Oryx... the White Knight spoke.
"Tell Roy that he's forgotten something very important," he said, then charged into battle with the Dark Lord.
You guys...
I dismissed my Keyblade and fled into the dungeons...