Caixsa: ... Where's Hawk?
Korrax: Revising. I think.
Xirama: THREE DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS!
Me: Sorry I'm late. I hate revision.
Coerxin: I had to threaten him to get this done. And he knows that I would do it.
Me: No, you wouldn't. If you killed me, you wouldn't know what will happen to you.
Coerxin: (Growls)
Uxye: Here's the next chapter. We hope you like it.
Zoxey stepped into her proof and examined the world her mind had created; it seemed to be the edge of some sort of cliff. In front of her was a reasonable amount of grass that swayed in the gentle breeze, before stopping abruptly and just dropping. She advanced towards the edge, most of it was lined with large round boulders, but there was a small section where she could go right to the edge in between two thin slabs of rock that were taller than the others. She glanced down to the water below her (at least a few hundred feet below). The waves rolled peacefully against the jagged rock of the cliff, the water being tinged a strange colour because of the setting sun. She smiled to herself slightly; she had made the perfect place to just sit and think. A place that balanced the elements. a presence behind her made her turn around, her eyes widened as she saw a pale women with blood red eyes, jet black hair that fell all the way to her ankles, a long black flowing dress that seemed to fade in the shadows behind her; and a black crescent moon decorated her forehead, she was smiling softly.
"Nyx..." Zoxey breathed; unable to believe her eyes.
"Daughter." Nyx replied quietly, watching as Zoxey began to back away from her.
"You want to run from me daughter, but yet seem sad about it, why is this?" Nyx questioned as she approached the Nobody who was retreating to the edge of the cliff.
"I'm ashamed." Zoxey whispered
"Ashamed? Why on Earth are you ashamed daughter?"
"I'm ashamed of what I am, what I have become. How can you face me Nyx, knowing I am not even meant to exist?" Zoxey asked; the smile on the goddess' face turned sad as she placed a hand over the place where Zoxey's heart once was.
"My dear child, there are many things in these worlds that we do not understand, but that does not mean that they weren't supposed to exist. You are still here and therefore you must have a reason for existing, you have nothing to be ashamed of for having lost your heart." Nyx's spoke her words of wisdom softly to Zoxey, who quickly corrected the last sentence.
"You mean taken." Zoxey seethed, angry for being reminded of how she had become this non-person. "There is a big difference between losing something and having it taken from you Mother." Nyx nodded at her, confirming what she had said was correct and both women stood there in silence for a few moments before the Goddess spoke.
"There is something bothering you child, something other than what you are. I am still your Mother, no matter what you are, and I am always here to guide you." Nyx said reassuringly to Zoxey as she strode forward and placed a hand over her shoulder.
Zoxey looked away from the Goddess' face and out towards the sun, unable to face her as she told her what was wrong.
"Nyx… I've been having…trouble…lately." She murmured, trying to find the right way to phrase her dilemma.
"What kind of trouble?"
"Well…" Zoxey began "I've been getting these…pains… in my head and where my heart was, but these pains aren't normal." She hesitated for a second before deciding to tell her Mother everything. "Whenever I feel them I can hear voices, they whisper to me. Telling me things about how I will join my father in the Underworld… Nyx… I fear….. I fear I am more like him than we thought, I think that the part of him that resides within me…is taking over. The rage and anger that isn't my own is getting harder and harder to control."
Nyx took both her shoulders in her hands firmly, shaking her gently to get her to face her. "Zoey" she stated firmly, using her Somebody's name "Don't ever say that child, you and Hades may be Father and Daughter but you have all the other Gods and Goddesses within you as well. No matter how much you think he is taking over you, you must deny his consciousness access to yourself. You are your own person; do not let someone else take that from you."
Zoxey tore herself from her Mother's grip and stormed away in the opposite direction, opening a portal.
"You say I am my own person" she snarled, turning around to face the Goddess "But look at me! In my life I have never been the one to make the decisions for myself! From birth to my death, even now! I was controlled by my Father, Achilleus, The Gods, Hades, and now The Organization! I have NEVER been my own person and never will be thanks to your precious little HERTHAMEES!" She shrieked, getting angrier at the Goddess as tears of anger, sadness and longing streamed down her face, before she turned and walked through the dark portal.
Nyx looked to the ground, as she spoke she hoped her words would reach the ears of Herthamees, if not Zoxey. "We both know what you are Zoey…Zoxey. A scared child who was forced to mature too quickly because of what you are, and uses anger and violence cover up the sorrows and wounds that your mortal past left you with. For these reasons you refuse to let anyone near you, even people who could heal you, and end up inflicting more damage on yourself."
Nyx eyes rose from the ground to where the portal had been. When she touched Zoxey, she had seen an emotion inside her. The emotion that had caused her so much grief and misery. Love. She somehow knew this feeling was going to leave her daughter broken, and there was nothing she could do to help.
Korrax looked at the Proof he was in. "Nice." He said as he looked round the circular room. There was a fine mist in the air, obscuring the walls. Beneath him was a white stone path, one of four that formed a crossroad of sorts in the center of the room. There was a fountain there, made of the same stone as the paths, with a small pillar in the middle, water flowing down it. On it was a pattern like storm clouds.
Korrax walked forwards, seeing a figure sitting on the ground, leaning on the fountain. "Hi Cai." he figure looked up.
"Hello Korrax. What do you think?"
"Nice..." He looked around again. "I like it."
"Yeah. Quiet." They sat there is silence for a minute, listening to the water.
"Sorry. I need to go." Korrax said suddenly.
"Where?"
"The Bathroom of Betrayal. Man, the names are terrible here."
"Oh. See you then." Caixsa said as the pinkette walked out. The clouds on the fountain seemed to thin out slightly.
"And, we have a new member!" Xemnas called in a fake-cheerful voice.
"Already? It's been a day since we joined." Cloudx commented. They had spent the previous day decorating their Proofs and were currently gathered in Where Nothing Gathers.
"Round Room." Leixym muttered, glancing round for any flying shoes.
"Ahem. Now, meet number XXIX, Haxisal." Xemnas announced. The various members looked down at the platform in the middle. There was a young girl, younger than any of them, with brown hair in an inverted bun, the tips a dark purple. She glanced around nervously. "Hmmm... Caixsa, Zexion, you two are in charge of her."
"What?" Zexion asked.
"Like I said, you two are in charge of her."
"May I ask why?" Caixsa asked.
"Zexion's powers are the closest to hers, and you were just as withdrawn when you joined." Xemnas explained. "Take her to Proof of Existence. Her plaque should already be there." Caixsa nodded, then Corridored to the platform.
"Would you come this way?" He asked Haxisal, opening a Dark Corridor. They walked through.
"Now, I believe that you all have work to do." He said sternly, his façade dropping. Everybody but Coerxin and him Corridored out.
"You wanted to talk?" He asked The Superior of the In-between.
"Yes, XXVII. I want you to bring... IX to Vexen's lab."
"All right. But what do I get?" Coerxin inquired.
"You get... knowledge of a certain secret." Xemnas answered. "Now, bring IX, or, failing that XXII, to Vexen's lab for midnight."
"All right." He left, leaving Xemnas on his own.
"And now, the ball is rolling..." He mused as the stage fell into darkness. Wait, what?
Me: Who's curious?
Korrax: Who are IX and XXII?
Caixsa: You and Demyx.
Korrax: How do you know?
Zoxey: It's numbers. We all have a number. Xemnas is I, et cetera.
Leixym: But why are the numbers letters?
Me: Roman numerals.
Haxisal: Is it always so weird here?
Maylenex: Unfortunately.
Me: Oh, and the part in Zoxey's Proof...
Haxisal: And me.
Me: Belong to Nyx's-Angel. So, see you next time!