Chapter 26-Fallen Bodies ((Nobodies So To Speak))
Sora stood there in shock. A body had fallen from the sky, right in front of him. He couldn't even gather up the energy to scream. Once he thought he'd settled, a second body landed.
At that point, Sora felt faint.
They were Organization members. The windy guy and creepy scientist, that much he knew. Organization or not, their dead bodies both sickened and saddened him.
"Was this your idea of an answer?" he asked up toward the sky, slightly afraid of what he would get for a response next.
He sat on the ground feeling nauseous. Who would put holes through their heads and rip them half apart? Sora was surprised he could even identify them.
He curled up and closed his eyes, visions of previous events flashing through his mind from Riku getting lost in the darkness to losing his heart to being in a deep sleep to Kairi disappearing for good to reawaking with the Organization fully intact.
A pain shot through Sora causing him to grab his head and scream.
He shouldn't have left without Riku.
Roxas walked along the walls of the castle sticking to the dark. For some reason, the doors and windows were now bolted shut.
"Damned mummy bastard."
"Hey Roxy." a familiar voice rang through the silence.
Roxas looked up to see Axel standing at the top of the castle. The sky lit up briefly as a boom of thunder was heard.
Axel's eyes were all black, scaring Roxas more than a normal angry Axel.
"W-What's wrong with you?" the blonde stuttered yet already knew it was the mummified fool that attacked him.
Possessed Axel smiled fondly at him.
"Come up Roxy. I wanna talk to you," he said in a voice that sounded menacing despite the sweet tone he used. Roxas turned to walk away from the scene as more thunder and lightening came.
"I don't want to talk to you.," he said.
A flaming chakram flew and landed right before his path, quickly followed by a pissed of redhead.
"Then I guess I'll have to force our conversation then."
Tryxel stared at the panels that were now red.
Panels that she caused to turn red. The sign of death.
Panels that she truly could not see.
"You did well Kage. Do not fret. But, where is your partner of illusions?"
She knew he had crept away, she couldn't see a thing but had sensed him leave her. She sensed a pure illusion with her for a while, then nothing at all.
"I do not know." She responded to the voice. Then, out of nowhere at all, her eyes flashed fully orange.
'Fight the control!' she yelled at herself from within her mind.
"Fool! Do as I say! Listen to your moon."
The voice was becoming unbearable.
"You… aren't…my…. moon…"
She forced the words from her mouth although she could practically feel the hold on her brain.
Tryxel then heard the sounds of someone's footsteps behind her.
"I'm afraid it is, my dear. As long as I say so."
"Superior…" a voice groaned as the door to the Computer Room creaked opened.
Xemnas sat before the main computer, typing madly and completely lost in concentration.
The dirty blonde cleared his throat and whined again.
"Superior, someone hit me."
Xemnas jumped, nearly falling from the chair at the familiar voice.
"Number 9." He stated before even turning around. "You are no longer possessed.," he said more than asked.
"Possessed? Dude, your weird." Demyx said, holding his head.
"What last happened to you, Nine?" Xemnas asked calmly, turning back to resume typing.
"Someone hit me and said to come here but it was dark and now my head hurts." The blonde whined.
Xemnas gestured to the couch that was in the corner of the room and told Demyx to lie down. He nodded and lay down but quickly jumped up at the sound of a voice.
"Xemnas. Give me your power. You cannot handle such an organization. Two have perished at my will as you sit and cower in a room. Pathetic leader. About as pathetic as when you LEFT ME, FATHER."
"ABOUT AS PATHETIC AS WHEN YOU LEFT ME, FATHER."
Zexion and Rexial looked at each other in shock. This was the doing of the Superior's son? He had a son?
"This… this changes things. This is a personal matter." the slate haired boy commented, looking deep in thought as usual.
Rexial glanced toward the window but not directly at it.
"We have to go up there.," she stated in determination.
"Beg pardon? I'm not going there. If looking at it enables a possession, what would going to it lead to?" he asked in an irritated tone.
"Well you were there. You're fine now right?" Rexial retorted. "And, suppose Tsuin is still up there? It's our chance to help her."
Zexion fell silent for a short while.
"How do you know that is the location we were at previously?" he asked quietly.
Rexial turned to the Kingdom Heart, completely unaffected by its power.
"Just a feeling I have."
Takeshi's pale mint green eyes scanned the girl up and down, fresh cut quickly scarring up above his left eye.
Yes, tied and helpless. Just like he enjoyed them the most.
"What did I tell you about getting all feisty? Now look what you've gotten yourself into.," he whispered into her ear.
The boy took a few steps back in order to rip the tape from Larxene's mouth who bit down on her tongue to keep from yelling out.
"Got something to say?" he growled, face turning into one of disgust and eyes flashing a vibrant silver.
The man before her was completely insane, something of a different species.
A lightening bolt flew through the air and into Takeshi's body causing him to fall backwards.
"You b-" he started to say before Larxene pounced out him.
"Don't you even think about finishing that sentence. I will fry you like an egg." she threatened from above him.
Her scent was a mixture of static and vanilla. Quite intoxicating.
Takeshi's eyes darkened into their greenish color as he stared at her.
"Get off of me." He barely whispered. The girl clicked her tongue at him.
"Not unless you let me and my friends go.," she purred at him, slightly revolted at referring to them as her friends.
Takeshi looked away and closed his eyes.
"I-I can't. It's my… my orders."
With that being said, Larxene found herself pinned against a wall before she could even blink.
"I cannot go back on what I have been ordered to do. I must carry out all orders."
The redhead's eyes were silver once again. Something was obviously up with that.
Larxene struggled to break free off his grasp but was once again tied at the wrists.
"Takeshi!" A voice yelled from off in the distance followed by more yelling that sounded like Japanese. Takeshi answered before glaring at the blonde girl.
"You'd better be happy. I'm not done with you. Lucky bastard," he said.
Shortly after that was said, Larxene was thrown back into a cell with the three other members.
"Are you alright? What happened up there?" Marluxia immediately asked, crawling over to her. Larxene shook her head.
"I don't know what that freak is or what he's up to. What I do know is that we need a way out.," she said.
"This cell is magic proof. Can't do much." Xigbar chimed in.
"That's just it. I used my power a second ago. There's some kind of loophole or something." The girl said.
"Or maybe it's just that particular area. In here, we're useless." Luxord sighed.
"Well fuck, we can't just sit here and get ourselves killed!" Xigbar yelled in frustration.
"Keep it down in there or I will devour you all!" a deep, booming voice called out in the distance.
"What is their motive anyway? Why us? What good will it do?" Marluxia questioned aloud. "This is so stupid. We're supposed to be the villains!" he exclaimed, throwing his arms up.
"Who knows? But we can't just stay here. We can't."
With that, Larxene stood and summoned her lightening with all of her strength towards the cell bars.
"Sora? Sora!" Riku called, aqua eyes scanning the area near the castle.
He cursed under his breath. He searched from where they were staying to the long pathway before the castle and so far found no trace of Sora, but all scents of the Organization were there.
He stood and stared at the castle at its distance. What if Sora was there?
Riku glanced over his shoulder to make sure no heartless were sneaking up on him. He hadn't seen any in months but still felt beyond paranoid about the tiny monsters.
Just as he turned his head back, darkness was swirling before him and two figures emerged from the wispy black.
"What brings you here, friend of Sora?" the voice said calmly.
"I have a name." Riku glared back. "It pisses me off how you all came back again. I killed you."
Zexion laughed lightly.
"No you didn't. Your replica-" he stopped talking and looked toward Rexial who suddenly began radiating heat.
"You again." she nearly growled through her teeth.
"Yes, me again. What did you do with Sora?" he demanded, summoning his weapon.
"Again, who the hell is that?" she asked indignantly, summoning her katana as well.
"Stop pretending. He's gone and you guys are no good!" he yelled then looked around. A smirk slowly formed. "And looks like you don't have Axel here to protect you."
He grinned and stepped forward, only to be slapped by several pieces of paper that threw him back a few feet.
"You are forgetting that I am here." Zexion said simply as Rexial stared at him in shock.
"How did you-" she started.
"Never underestimate the strength of a Lexicon."
"I don't want to have to kill you again." Riku grunted while standing, "so just leave Sora alone and everything will be fine."
"Oh sweet sanity, no one has your beloved Sora. None of us have even given thought to him. Just leave and you'll be fine. Not missing while poor little Sora goes searching for you remains." Zexion said fiercely. Rexial was surprised by his emotion.
At the blink of an eye, Riku charged at Zexion who merely dissolved once he touched him.
"Huh?" Riku blinked in confusion right as a fireball whirled right passed him. He turned to glare at Rexial. "I have the senses of a cheetah." He bragged.
Rexial just smiled and pointed behind him before skipping away merrily. Riku turned to see a black cyclone swirling toward him. It was too close for him to get away and he was sucked into the wind of darkness and pages.
Rexial was actually quite amazed. She had assumed that all the slate-haired boy could do was summon illusions.
The silverette soared from the sky and landed on the ground in a heap.
"Come on, let's go find XV before he wakes." Zexion said.
"You're going to leave him there?" Rexial asked, a little disappointed that he hadn't killed him. The other simply nodded.
"I'll let him destroy himself." He waved dismissively.
The two turned away from the unconscious form to go search for Tryxel. They had only taken a few steps when Zexion's eyes went wide. Riku's Soul Eater cut straight through his body,
Rexial screamed with shock while Riku violently pulled his blade from Zexion's body.
"Or maybe I will destroy you." The silver haired boy said.
Rexial summoned her katana and ran at him full speed but he vanished in thin air.
She turned back to the slate haired boy's body and kneeled beside him, hoping that it wasn't as bad as it looked.
"Zexion. Zexion?"
She tapped his face lightly, feeling how oddly cold he was. Were all Nobodies so cold?
She felt panic rise in her chest and jumped up.
"No. No, no, no." Was all she could keep repeating as the darkness wisped up and away from Zexion's body.