Chapter 16: What Does This Mean?
It had begun to storm fairly quickly after Keichii's sister mentioned it. Tryxel had helped with the tent covering right before a clap of thunder roared out.
Tryxel glanced up at the sky wearily. Something told her to portal out of the town and fast.
'I can't just leave them abruptly.' she hissed back at the thought in her head. Then again, why couldn't she?
Lightening struck and the first droplets sprinkled down from the sky, emitting a bright shine.
Tryxel looked on curiously. Why would rain glitter so?
A rain drop touched the girl's skin and a sizzling sound could be heard.
She gasped, flinching away as another drop burnt her.
"Junsuina Ame, Keichii!" Yasuo said, pulling happily at her older brother. Keichii smiled and turned to Tryxel for translation.
"Pure rain. It is the holiest blessing to us angels." he said.
'Angels. Angels.' The word rang through Tryxel's head. The creatures of pure, concentrated light.
Tryxel backed up, no longer noticing the irritating droplets.
'Should I feel… feel fear?' Tryxel thought. She opened a portal and stepped through it quickly, hoping with all she had that it'd lead to the castle this time.
"Superior, I request to go out and find number XV." Saix said as he entered Xemnas' office.
"We already have members out to find her. Your services are not necessary-" Xemnas started.
"YES… they are, Superior." Saix growled out then calmed, "personal reasoning is behind this."
Xemnas raised one eyebrow and Saix sighed, knowing he'd taken it wrong.
"Personal, huh? Care to explain." No. 1 asked in amusement.
"I… I cannot explain at the moment. But trust, it is not as you think." Saix replied.
Xemnas studied his face for awhile which of course displayed no emotion. He sighed.
"You never gave me a reason not to believe you… Go ahead." Xemnas responded finally.
"Thank you, Superior. I will explain myself at a later time." No. 7 bowed to him.
"Yes, yes. Go on." Xemnas said, turning around in his spin chair. The blue-haired man turned to walk off.
"Oh, and Saix?" he started, Saix paused to listen, "Enough with the formalities."
There was a brief pause as Saix opened a portal and smirked.
"As you wish, Xemnas."
The four wandered around the buildings of Twilight Town, staying hidden under Zexion's illusions.
"Guys, she isn't here." Rexial said sadly. Demyx threw up his hands in an 'I told you so' matter. Rexial glared at him and he gave her a sheepish grin.
"It's getting dark, we need to report in. And check on Roxas." Axel said.
The others agreed and they all headed back to the castle.
Saix exited his portal in a place none of the rest of the Organization thought possible…
The Moon.
Here, his true form was revealed. No hiding.
A blue furred wolf, slightly bigger than the size of a human. Eyes turned completely yellow as the moon glowed underneath his paws.
His every hidden power was awakened.
On the moon, he was better than even Xemnas.
Yes, this is where he'd complete the task.
Axel took the normal way to get to the small blonde's room.
He walked on whistling to himself before his super sensitive ears picked up on a sound.
Clink. Clink. Clink.
Chains?
Then a muffled scream was heard.
Axel was intrigued and began trying to follow the noise.
He found a hole that looked as if a dog had dug it up in the yard for its bone.
Axel stared at it curiously.
Clink! Clink!
That was definitely the source of the odd noise. Axel glanced around, making sure no one saw him then snapped his fingers creating a small flame serving as candle light.
His footsteps were loud in the echo of the room.
"Unless you're freeing me, go away you demented wolf freak. I don't understand what you- Axel!' Marluxia yelled in relief upon seeing the redhead.
"Whoa. Wolf freak?" Axel asked, walking over to him.
"S-Saix. I don't know what his problem is. He tied me up down here and went all, borderline berserk on me." he explained then looked Axel in the eye with seriousness, "He's looking for Tryxel."
Axel looked taken aback.
"He did all of this for Tryxel?" he asked, trying to think it over. Marluxia nodded.
"A little help, please? I've been down here for hours."
Axel unchained Marluxia, still lost in thought.
"So that's where you disappeared to. Why would he do this for her?" he thought out loud.
"He accused me of getting rid of her on purpose. I wouldn't gain anything from that." Marluxia commented just as confused.
"Let's get out of this creep hole." Axel said suddenly. They climbed out of the dungeon and Axel led the way back to the main corridor.
"I didn't even know this area existed. How did you find me?" Marluxia asked, brushing himself off. Axel shrugged.
"Heard you. Sensitive ears." he replied. "Hey, will you be okay? Not still freaked out or anything? I gotta go check on Roxy."
"Go ahead, I have to tend my garden… and avoid Saix" the pink-haired male mumbled as he headed toward the garden area.
Axel headed up to Roxas' room and knocked lightly at the door.
"Hey Roxy? You awake?"
No response.
"Roxas?" the redhead repeated in confusion before pushing the door opened.
The small blonde was not in his bed.
Axel stepped in the room even more confused.
His shoes and cloak was missing as well.
Where could he have gone if he was injured?
The portal had an odd sparkle to it.
The last two were a zap of complete darkness, but Tryxel was trapped in a dark, sparkly elevator.
Suddenly, she felt herself being pulled back. The air around her was being sucked away. Her first instinct was to panic. She tried to run forward but it was no use.
It was a struggle, he could feel the strain.
'Good to know you won't let go easy.' Saix thought in his head.
It was a fortunate strike of luck that Tryxel just happened to be mid-portal so that he could bring her to him in the least noticeable way.
She appeared before him, the shadow of an graceful cat with orange eyes.
She jumped back in shock before looking at her own paws in disbelief. Looking back up slowly, she studied his face.
"S-Saix?" she stuttered out. He couldn't help the smile.
"You catch on fast." he said in an amused tone.
"Why are you… a wolf?" she shuddered at the word, recalling what happened only a few months ago. "Are we on the moon?" she asked wide-eyed. Saix nodded.
"This is not of importance. There is something I should tell you." he stated seriously. Tryxel looked up at him to continue.
"A few months ago, you were murdered, you and your friend." he said.
"Yes, I know this. Can I not be reminded of that horrible day?" Tryxel rolled her eyes, prepared to not listen anymore.
"It was me." he blurted out, knowing somehow, she'd shut him out if he didn't get to the point.
Her head snapped up to him. Eyes filled with confusion and panic.
"You what?" She tried to yell, but could barely manage her voice about a whisper.
"I have good reason behind this. We needed more members and-"
"So you brutally murdered me?" She was yelling now. In a rage that was nearly uncontrollable.
"I-I was tired of living without being able to protect my little sister. I didn't know what to do. It was the only way." he said, looking to the ground.
"Your sister? Rex didn't have-" Tryxel started.
"No, you are my sister." Saix clarified.
There was a long pause as Tryxel stared at him.
"That's impossible. I don't have an older brother." she said. Attempting to open a portal with her paw.
"Only I can open portals here. And you are." Tryxel opened her mouth but Saix interrupted.
"Let me explain. Seven years before you were born, I was. Isa Sobouna born July 7, 1987 to April and Ani Sobouna. One day, I was playing outside at night. Snuck out while mom was out somewhere and grandma was asleep.
I decided to wander out into the woods. I saw flashes of yellow, which intrigued me. It was a wolf cub. I played with it, like any naïve five-year-old might."
Tryxel listened intently as his wolf form paced in the moon's atmosphere.
"The cub's parents came. They were to happy about a human messing with their cub….. I was mauled, but never found."
"I, I don't understand. What, how did you know about me?" the cat-girl asked in wonder.
"I wandered the world alone. I woke up far from home, once I found it, you were born. I-I didn't want to intrude on the new family and have to explain myself. Ha. Your father was even there at the time." Saix responded, seeming to stare into the distance.
"Xemnas found me about a year later, but I still came by to check up on you. I saw how you were treated, I just wanted to take you away but…" he closed his eyes in order to calm himself, "When Xemnas sent me to find new members, I knew what I had to do. Your friend would have been a witness, she had to come too."
Tryxel took in everything he told her.
It was true.
It had to be.
Her mother, April, had told her about a man before her father. The man's name was Ani. Her mother also told her about a child before her, but blamed his ( or her) absence on abortion.
And now she was told this.
Everything around her went black.
It was all too much to handle.
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