WARNING: CHARACTER DEATH
"Since when did this become a warzone?" I couldn't help but mutter, watching as Nobodies and Heartless collided.
"It's the computer—they're after the files." Xcaiyet's voice said over the communicator. I looked down at it, "Since when are you all-knowing?"
"Since I've been stuck at a computer here in the castle with nothing to keep me occupied but my own hacking skills. The Sues stopped attacking, and we found out that Barbie is also at war—with the Bratz. So we're gonna let them kill each other and in the meantime, Kat and I have literally nothing to do. I did find a program for Kat to use, so she's content for the moment." Xcaiyet explained, not looking at the comm as she typed away at a computer. "Then why haven't you stopped by?"
"Been busy. I've been trying to get into Ansem's computer—Superior wants to know what we're up against."
"Yeah? How's that working?"
"Slow. It's got more passwords and firewalls than MCP! I've already crashed through over a hundred, and I'm not even half-way through!"
"Dang." Honestly, what else was there to say to that? I vaguely heard Kat's voice in the background, "Nee-chan, have you seen Demy-bear?"
"He's not here, Gramps said he had to go to Hollow Bastion, remember?"
My heart lurched painfully, "Wait, Dem's here? Why?"
"Umhe''vegottagolater!" I didn't wait for the line to end, dropping the communicator and racing around the corner. "Mickey!" I grabbed the mouse king by the shoulder, "Where is Sora?"
"N-now Aanyx, take it easy…" I growled, resisting the urge to throw him off the edge of the cliff, "Where is he?"
"I won't let you hurt him!" Had I not already been seeing red, I would have laughed at the attempted defiance. "Even after he murders my brother?" Shoving the mouse away I leapt off the cliff, using an Aeroga spell to glide overhead. Spotting the trio just scrambling over a pile of debris, I dropped down on the other side and began to climb—only to be bound by Dark Matter. I slid to the bottom just as I heard an all to familiar voice.
"Hey, you guys are looking lively!"
No, not Demyx. Kingdom Hearts, Darkness Herself, don't let Demyx go first! Not while I'm still here! Not while I can't stop it!
All I could hear was the pounding of my heart and Demyx's words as the battle drew nearer and nearer.
"You shouldn't judge anyone by appearance!"
"Ooh…I told them they were sending the wrong guy…"
"Who is this kook?"
"Remember, the Organization's made up of Nobodies!"
"Right—no feelings!"
"Oh, we do too feel! Don't be mad…Take Aanyx for example."
Silence, then Sora: "…Aanyx is a Nobody?"
"You can't trick us!"
No, don't do it…Please, for the love of Darkness, don't kill him! I begged, feeling a shift in the atmosphere. "Silence, traitor." Knowing what was going to happen next, I scrambled in my bonds, attempting to manipulate the Dark Matter. At first, the bonds held true, but they slowly dissipated into darkness. My heart lurched again, and I scrambled frantically over the pile of debris…
…Just in time to see Sora make the final blow.
"NO!" I couldn't see. I couldn't think. As if watching from someone else's eyes I saw myself knock Sora, Donald, and Goofy clean off their feet, skidding them as far away from my brother as I could and keeping them pinned with Dark Matter. I knelt to Demyx's side, gripping his hands in mine, "Demy…"
"I'm-m s-s-s-sorr-rry, A-Aan…" He gasped, blood oozing from his lips. I smoothed his hair back from his face, "It's alright, Dem, it'll be okay. We'll bring you home and you can be better again!" He shakily caressed my cheek, brushing away my tears, "You s-should-ould wear y-your h-h-h-ha-ir d-down m-m-more…i-it lo-oks…pretty…"
I pulled him in a hug, squeezing him tight, "May Her Darkness watch over you…until we can see each other again…I love you."
"L-love…you…"
I stayed there until he was nothing more than Dark Matter, and I could hear his lullaby for me in the air as it started to rain. I looked up into the sky, and I could almost see him smiling sadly at me. Don't cry, Aan. You're gonna make me cry, too…
Anger rose up from my very core, Darkness spreading like fog around me. I morphed my hair ties away, letting my hair billow in the storm as wind swirled. I called my whips to hand, freeing only Sora from his bonds. Lightning flashed somewhere overhead, and I could see the fear light up in his eyes. "A-Aanyx…?" He scrambled for his keyblade, but with a crack of my left whip he was back on the floor. My pace didn't change as I morphed the right one into a mock keyblade. "Let's see how well you fair, O Heartless Keybearer." I snarled. I stopped, towering above him, and raised the keyblade high.
In another flash of lightening, Roxas was there, full-body, and he stood up fearlessly. "Don't do it, Aan." His voice was so quiet I could barely hear it. And then I saw tears on his cheeks as he grabbed the keyblade over my hand, gently lowering it between us. With each second he was there I felt my anger crumbling, the wind dying down and the lightning nonexistent. "He would have died eventually, there is nothing we can do. Demyx wouldn't want you to avenge. Pacifist Melodious Nocturne, remember?"
He leaned in and kissed me on the forehead, "I can't stay, but please, don't kill me or Sora." When he stepped back I crumpled to my knees, unable to hold my own weight. The rain was lighter now, soothing, so I lifted my face to the skies again.
Be brave, lil' sis. We'll see each other again.
"Uh…what just happened?" Sora's voice broke through the bubble of serenity. I closed my eyes in an attempt to summon strength and looked at him, "You killed my brother." My voice sounded flat—dead—so I cleared my throat. "But he's a Nobody."
"Sora, you're really, really close to dying right now, so shut the hell up and listen." His mouth snapped shut and he obediently sat down. Deciding it safe, I released Donald and Goofy of their bonds as well.
Standing on shaky legs I began to pace in front of the sitting trio. With a shaky sigh I told my story, "My name is Aanyx. I was number XVI of Organiztation XIII. I am an experiment of a powerful Nobody, who gave me a heart born of darkness. I can control Dark Matter, create Portals of Darkness, and morph anything other than myself." I could tell he was about to ask something, so I shot Sora a glare and continued, "I left the Organization because one of the members wanted to kill me. My best friend, Roxas, left to try and bring me back. When he found his Somebody, I went looking for him, and found Yen Sid." I stopped pacing to look at them, "Yen Sid told you that we 'don't exist'. This, however, is complete and total crap. You see, Nobodies exist in a different plane than Somebodies. We thrive in darkness—no matter who our Somebody was—and we are therefore given power over it. We are born unafraid of the unknown—except death.
"It is true, most of my kin don't have hearts. However, we all have souls. To say that emotion comes solely from one's heart is, again, complete and total crap. Emotion is a state of mind driven from the soul, enhanced by his or her heart. Yes, we feel. Those of us that don't have hearts may not be as quick to cry or laugh, but we feel nonetheless."
I froze, hearing someone approach, and pulled up my hood, "We'll discuss this later." I portaled to Traverse Town with a single thought in mind; I had work to do.