Welcome back.
Now, today is the day, that we begin to see the downfall. What downfall? Well, you are about to find out.
There is a new world present, one that has not been featured in this story. (I'm mostly putting it in to give me an excuse to listen to its theme, lol.)
Continue on, faithful readers.
Kirux walked into Grey Area. The room, like usual, was empty (apart from Saix). Kirux was more often than not the first one to show up.
"Alright, lay it on me. What am I doing today?" He said as he approached Saix.
"Heart collecting in Agrabah. That is all."
Kirux acted surprised, "Really? That's it? Alright then."
He went and stood in the far right corner of the room, leaning his back against the wall.
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'Today, Xion and I are going to Castle Oblivion. When we're both done with our missions, we're supposed to meet in the Sandlot at Twilight Town.'
'I don't know what we're going to find there, but hopefully she'll be able to find the answer she's looking for.'
'When that happens, I can finally tell her about Sora, and what I'm really here for.'
'Well, what I'm here to do.'
Kirux felt a sense of relief from that last part. At long last, he didn't have to keep his job a secret from his friends, or one of them, at least.
He wouldn't have to lie anymore. That was the hardest part for him about these days in the Organization. He couldn't tell anybody about what he was doing after he left the clock tower.
But know, he could be somewhat relaxed that somebody, especially somebody he could trust, was aware of what was going on.
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His eyes looked up towards Kingdom Hearts. Ever since Kirux got the Keyblade, the growth of Kingdom Hearts sped up tremendously. Now, he could only see a portion due to the other towers of the castle.
"I wonder if it's almost complete." He said to himself.
"If Sora doesn't wake up, would Xemnas really use Kingdom Hearts to give hearts to all of us? Or does he have some plan that he's not telling us about?"
"Whatever there plan is, Sora will put a stop to it. I know he will."
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He decided then that it was time for him to leave, so he summoned his portal and left for Agrabah.
Entered New World: Agrabah
Play: A Day in Agrabah - KH ReCOM
Kirux walked out, stepping onto the hot sands of Agrabah.
"Geez," he said, feeling the intense heat, "Does it ever rain in the place?"
He took a few steps forward, looking around, "Something feels...off."
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Something was definitely off, Kirux could sense it.
Normally when he came to Agrabah, he'd be attacked almost immediately by Heartless. But this time, nothing had happened.
"Where are the Heartless? There should have been some here already."
He turned towards the main road, "Maybe I'll find something if I keep going."
He walked down the main road, entering the central area of the city. But just like the first area, no Heartless appeared.
"Nothing here, either." He said, crossing his arms.
What was going on? Where have the Heartless gone?
This reminded Kirux of something.
"Roxas said a while back that there was a Heartless in Halloween Town that fed itself on the Heartless. It severely lowered the population of Heartless in the entirety the world."
"I wonder...is the same thing happening here? If so, I've got to find what is doing that. Maybe if I check that cave out in the desert, I'll find out what's going on. The Cave of Wonders, I think it was called."
Kirux ran out of the city, and headed for the Cave of Wonders.
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When he found it, it was the dead of night now. Although it was night in that world, he knew it wasn't in the other worlds. He understood that.
The cave's entrance, which was in the shape of a lion's head, was still there, and opened.
"Still here. Good. If there are any Heartless here, I'll find it in this cave."
He hopped up, and took the long staircase down into the cave. Once he was inside, he sensed the same thing that he had sensed back in the city.
The cave was quiet, which was not supposed to be the case.
Also, like the city, there was not a single Heartless.
"What is happening? Where are the Heartless?"
Kirux was concerned before, but now it was worse. He'd been here for hours, and he hadn't found a single Heartless.
Maybe it was like Halloween Town. Maybe something was lowering the Heartless population.
If there was, Kirux had to find it, and eliminate it at once.
He continued on through the cave, finding his way into the "Key Chamber." He called it that because of the Keyhole that made up part of the back wall.
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"If there are any Heartless here, they would be here."
He waited, and suddenly felt the ground shake. Then, a burst of air sent him flying out of the room.
Stop: A Day in Agrabah - KH ReCOM
The blast of air sent him flying all the way out of the Cave of Wonders, which shocked him. When he got up, the head for the Cave of Wonders disappeared into the sand.
Kirux sensed something behind him, so he turned around. In the distance, he could see something, it looked somewhat like a spider.
'Is that a Heartless?' He thought, running towards it.
Play: Vim and Vigor - KH2
He stopped himself before the Heartless, his Keyblade appearing in his hand.
"Are you what's been causing all of this?" He yelled at it. The Heartless swayed the coffin that swung underneath it, a purple bubble on top of it.
Kirux charged right at the Heartless, attacking the coffin that was being held underneath. It did very little to retaliate initially.
However, that was only initially. After Kirux was done wailing on it, the coffin opened up and two "arms" flew out and slashed at him, knocking Kirux away. Kirux was hurt, but it was nothing major.
He tried using some of his magic, but it didn't do any good against the Heartless. It just kept slashing at him with the arms. Thankfully for Kirux, he had full mobility, while the Heartless was stuck in the ground.
At one point during the fight, the Heartless spurted a poison cloud into the air. Kirux did his best to avoid it, but he couldn't. He started coughing uncontrollably, all while the Heartless continued to swipe at him.
He pulled a Potion out, which was able to get rid of his poisoning.
'Not much of what I'm doing seems to be harming it. I should try something else.'
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He then got an idea. It wasn't something he wanted to do, but it was necessary.
Kirux had to use his dark powers to defeat this thing.
So, he let the darkness rise through his body. Soon, a dark aura was visible around him.
"Now," he said, "Where were we?"
He floated off the ground, lifted his Keyblade straight into the air, before flying towards the Heartless. He struck it once before teleporting away.
He struck it again.
And again.
And again.
And again.
And then one final time, before he slammed his Keyblade into the ground, a massive shockwave being emitted.
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The dark aura went away, and Kirux looked up at the Heartless. The heart it held captive was shot out of the top bubble. The Heartless then faded away.
Stop: Vim and Vigor - KH2
Kirux's Keyblade faded away, "There we go. The Heartless should be popping back up soon."
He summoned his portal, "But now, time to go see Xion."
He walked through.
Kirux found Xion sitting on one of the benches in the Sandlot. He walked up to her, watching her stand up as he approached her.
"Hey," she said, waving, "Everything go alright?"
"Yeah. One big Heartless, but nothing I couldn't handle."
She smiled, "Good."
She put her hand out, a portal opening.
"Shall we?"
He nodded, and the two of them headed for Castle Oblivion.
Play: The 13th Floor - KH ReCOM
Kirux pushed the door open for the castle, Xion following right behind him.
The castle was white. Literally. Everything was white, except for the door at the top of a staircase before them.
"Wow," Kirux said, taking a few steps forward, "so this is Castle Oblivion."
He heard Xion wincing in pain, so he spun around, "Xion?"
She was clutching her head, "My head...hurts..."
Kirux ran to her side, putting his arm around her waist, "Don't worry. I got you."
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Xion collapsed to her knees, Kirux speaking out, "What's wrong?"
He heard footsteps coming from before them. When he looked up, he saw somebody he didn't expect.
Axel.
"Axel? What are you doing here?"
"I'm just here on orders, that's all. There's nothing for you two to see here."
"Lies!" Xion said, standing back up, which prompted Kirux to do the same.
"This is the place I came from. I just know it."
Kirux was silent.
"What about your mission?" Axel questioned.
"It's already done." Kirux said.
Axel didn't believe, walking up to her, "Don't be selfish."
"Or else they'll turn me into a Dusk?"
"They'll do worse than turn you into a Dusk."
Kirux gasped, 'He doesn't me...no.'
"They'll just destroy you."
Axel put his hand out, offering to help her up.
Xion didn't take it, and stood up on her own.
"And is that because I'm useless?"
Kirux wanted to butt in, but he knew that that wouldn't be a good idea. So, he remained silent.
"That's not it." Axel said, shaking his head.
Xion walked past him, but he grabbed her arm and stopped her.
"Xion, go home. And that applies to you too, Kirux."
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"I'm remembering things. I have memories of back when I was a human."
"Well, stop remembering. Nothing good will come of it."
'She's remembering more. More from Sora.'
Xion pulled her arm away, "I have dreams every night. And you're in those dreams, Axel!"
Kirux was surprised and confused, 'Axel? When did Sora ever meet Axel?'
Axel's voice didn't change, "Then they sure aren't memories. How could I be a part of your past? They're just dreams, that's all."
"You can't fool me. We've met before, Axel, right here in this castle!"
"No, we have not."
Axel gripped her shoulders, "Let's go home, Xion. Don't keep Roxas waiting."
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Kirux stepped in then, "We're not going anywhere. Not until she finds out who she really is."
"Please Axel...you've got to help me. I need to know who I am!"
She ran towards the yellow door, Kirux running after her.
"Stop! Stay out of there, Xion!"
Axel stopped Kirux from advancing, "You're not going in there."
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Kirux's face grew angry, "I'm not letting you get in the way, Axel."
There was a bright light, as Xion entered the doorway.
"How does any of this involve you?"
"I'm the one who brought her here. She wanted to find out who she really is, and I'm the one who's helped her."
"Don't be selfish, Kirux. I know that you have plans for her."
"I don't have any plans. All I'm doing is guiding her to where she really belongs."
"And where's that?"
"You don't know?"
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Axel thought about it, "Wait a minute...what do you know about her?"
"I'm not telling you anything. You'd just be a distraction."
"Kirux. Whatever you're doing, you're not going to be able to save her."
"Shut up!" He yelled, silencing Axel.
"You don't know anything! You're just as naive as everybody else."
His sword formed out of nowhere, "Now, get out my way!"
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Axel backed down, stepping aside. The sword faded from Kirux's hand, and he ran after Xion.
The same light blinded him as he opened the door.
Stop: The 13th Floor - KH ReCOM
Kirux walked forward before he finally found her.
"Xion!" He said, running up to her.
She turned around, a forlorn expression on her face.
Play: Kairi III - KH1
Kirux knew it then, "So, did you find the truth?"
She nodded, "Yes. I'm a...puppet. Made up of Sora's memories of...who was it?"
"Kairi."
"Yes, Kairi."
"When Sora came through this castle, the Organization messed with his memory. They took out the memories of Kairi and put them inside you."
"So...I'm like a part of him, right?"
"You can say that. But now Sora has been put to sleep, so that we can restore his memory back to the way it was before. But,"
"You can't because most of his memories are inside me."
Kirux nodded, "Correct. The same goes for Roxas. He's not a puppet, but he also has pieces of Sora's memory."
"And without those pieces, Sora won't ever be able to wake up."
"But, if you come with me to Sora right now, we can give the memories from you back to him."
The two were silent.
"So," Xion said, "Does Riku hate me for taking his friend away from him?"
"Nah. I guess...he's just sad."
"Oh," Xion said, keeping her head down, "I'm sorry, Kirux. But, it's Roxas and Axel. They need me."
She grabbed his hand, "And...I need you."
Kirux didn't know what to say, but he let his hand fall.
"Xion, I can't stay."
"What?"
It hurt him so much to say that.
"Now that you know about what I'm really here to do, I'll have to abandon the Organization."
She was stunned, "But, why?"
"Now that I've told you everything, I can't take the risk of Xemnas or Saix finding out anything. If they do, they'll most likely try and destroy me."
He placed his hand on her shoulder, "Or you. And I can't let that happen."
Xion's face showed that she was close to crying, "But...will I ever see you again?"
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Kirux looked her dead in the eyes, "Xion, you and I are connected in a very special way. I've felt it even before we met."
"If you ever want to find me, all you've got to do is follow that connection. Okay?"
She nodded slightly.
Kirux let his hand fall from her shoulder. A dark portal appeared behind him.
"Take care of Roxas and Axel, okay? I'll see you soon."
She nodded, but Kirux didn't notice the tear flowing down from her left eye.
Oh, that ending was sad. Not my saddest writing, but it's up there.
Please let me know if you enjoyed.
-Broncozfan623