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*Hey guys Hakuorofan7 here and welcome back to another chapter of From No One to Someone. I can tell you all have all been waiting a long time for this, so let us breeze past this shall we.*
*Anyway I know I promised a long chapter, but I decided to split that one in half and release the next one a week later.*
*So with that out of the way, let us begin this chapter. Which I can tell you all are going to enjoy.*
*Before that, first I do not own Kingdom Hearts.*
*Secoondly I recomand that you all just sit back, relax, maybe put some music on, and enjoy. I will see you all at the end of the chapter.*
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Of Training and Lost Memories
It had been hours since they had left the mines, and there still was no sign of Ven anywhere. They searched every square inch of the forests of the world below until the sun was starting to set and they could only come up with one single conclusion.
Ven must've left this world already.
Terra pulled down into a single clearing and dispelled his Keyblade Glider. He turned to an empty stump and pulled something out of his bag.
"After searching for hours, we can safely say that Ven hasn't shown up on this world and there has been no sign of Aqua so far." Terra sighed out as he laid out the item, a map onto the stump. "So he must've left already just to where?"
Roxas looked over his shoulder to see a vast map that was mainly blank. It it held a number of worlds some familiar and some not so much and the pathways between them.
"Hey Terra where did you get this map?" Roxas asked the older apprentice as he was studying the map.
"Similar to how he and Xehanort traveled the a number of worlds with their master after they passed the Mark of Mastery, Master wished to do the same with either me or Aqua when we became Keyblade Masters. Also Ven after the both of us passed together as not to leave him alone. So he made two maps of a number of worlds and safe paths to them that he wished to see with us including mine and Aqua's home world. A world tour so to say." Terra said fondly. "I did show Ven my map once, but I didn't think that he would remember much of it"
"So any idea on where he could be then?" Roxas asked, getting Terra to nod.
"No clue, but I do have a plan." Terra said before pointing at a spot on the map marked Dwarf Woodlands. "This is the world we are on right now and it is a part of a small cluster of worlds in a straight path from the Land of Departure." He then traced his finger back to said world. "We will then trace our path back here to speak with Master if he isn't out looking for you and Ven." He then traced his fingers to the two other worlds in the cluster. "If that happens then we search the other worlds in the cluster before moving on, he could be anywhere in these worlds by then. If not then he could be anywhere in the worlds by now."
Roxas could only nod at that, the space between the worlds was quite a big place after all, so Ven could be anywhere by now.
"But that could wait for a bit." Terra said while putting away the map. "It is time to start your training."
"Are you sure that now is a good time?" Roxas asked, getting Terra to nod.
"If Ven was capable of fighting the Unversed and figuring out how to leave this world on his own then I have faith that he can hold out for about an hour longer." Terra said, getting Roxas to nod.
He did have a valid point. Ven was trained by Eraqus along with Aqua and Terra after all for about as long as he remembered.
So he would hold faith that Ven would make it, but he hoped that Vanitas wouldn't come after him. But considering all the damage he and Terra did to him, he was pretty sure that it would be quite a bit before he reappeared.
Yet there is one thing that caught the Nobody off guard.
"What do you mean by on hour?" Roxas asked as Terra summoned his Keyblade.
"That is how long I'm going to train you for today, You are still recovering after all and the sun is about to go down. Most of what you have asked will take longer then that and we will touch upon that tomorrow. But the main thing I wish to test will take less then that." Terra said with a smirk.
"And that is?" Roxas asked.
"Summon your new Keyblade and hit me with your best shot." Terra said and the Nobody complied.
It still felt strange to him, he had just created this Keyblade and yet it still felt as if he had used it in a hundred battles already. It felt so familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.
He supposed that he could chalk it up creating this Keyblade himself and the thought brought a small smile to his face.
This was something all of his own, not from the Organization or inheriting if from Sora.
If he had a heart it would be beating in joy right now.
"As much as I enjoy admiring your own craftsmanship, the sun is still starting to set. So I would appreciate I if we could continue now." Terra said, breaking the Nobody from his thoughts.
"Sorry about that." Roxas said before rushing at Terra, who promptly blocked his strike with his own Keyblade.
"Not bad Roxas, there is more power in this one strike then during our one spar. Probably something about your new Keyblade enhancing your strength." Terra said with a small smile. "But you left one mistake."
Terra then swiped his leg underneath Roxas's own and sent the Nobody tumbling onto the ground. Roxas groaned for a second before the older apprentice offered him his hand and helped him up.
"From what I saw during our spar you rely on a mix of different skills mainly that involving speed like Ven. But when it comes to powerful strikes, you leave yourself unbalanced a little and that lessens you the damage you wish to deal. I could have capitalized on this during our spar, but Master wished for me to only evaluate you not to correct you. Roxas I could have easily capitalized on this mistake during it, but your speed could counteract it. Still I'm going to teach you the proper footing and way to strike so that way you won't be tripped up like the way you are now." Terra explained, getting Roxas to nod.
"So how are we going to do this?" Roxas asked, eager to learn.
"The same way that my Master taught me. First assume the same position that you would do for preparing a power strike." Terra said and Roxas did just that.
Before Terra started prodding his legs with his Keyblade.
"Place your dominant foot forward and your other foot back. Make sure your weight is evenly distributed and that your hips and feet are facing your opponent. Feet firmly placed into the ground and that you are not leaning towards the side." Terra said as he kept taping at the areas that he explained to Roxas until they matched his standards. Then he started at the upper body.
Eraqus must've been really thorough with how he thought and it clearly show with how Terra was teaching him.
"Back straight, and keep your blade at shoulder level." Terra said before prodding the Nobody to get it right. After a minute he nodded. "Good you got it, now comes the fun part. You are going to swing at me and I'm going to try to block it. So are you ready Roxas?"
Roxas could only groan at that as he complied and embraced himself for pain.
Terra blocked his attack and tried to sweep him with his Keyblade, only to be blocked by Roxas's own.
"Not bad Roxas." Terra said with a smile. "But we still have some work to do, now get back into position."
Roxas complied and got back into his previous stance, only for Terra to make some corrections.
"Good, much better then last time. Now let us work on your swing. So try to hit me again, but remember to bring your sword forward first." Terra said, getting Roxas to nod and do what he said.
Only to his surprise block a strike from Terra's Keyblade.
"Great job Roxas, raising your Keyblade like that was incase the opponent tries to counter attack you. Now try again and this time I won't counter attack you." Terra said.
"And how will I now you won't try again?" Roxas asked, not trusting Terra to attack again.
"Because you have the blocking down, so let us try again." Terra said, getting Roxas to nod reluctantly and brace himself incase Terra tried anything again.
So he repeated the same process with Terra correcting him even less this time. When he got to the last place he left off with Terra, the counter attack never came.
"Alright then Roxas for this part step in the direction you wish to attack your opponent and let your blade follow through with it. Also if your opponent tries to attack you during this stage, just step in the opposite direction and do the same thing. But always remember to land a straight blow onto your opponent if you can as that will cause the most damage." Terra explained as he helped Roxas through the motions.
This continued on for about a few more minutes until Roxas could do them easily enough.
"Well done Roxas you are getting better at this, but it isn't over until you can preform this flawlessly against an opponent." Terra said while getting into a stance, with Roxas doing the same.
This continued on for the better part of the hour. About 40 minutes to be exact. Roxas following Terra's lead and worked on the movements the older apprentice taught him. He kept trying all the while Terra hammered into him and sent him back down into the ground. His bones ached, his breath was growing heavy, and he was building up a sweat.
But he wasn't back down, not until he had mastered this.
So he got back into the allotted stance and blocked Terra's strike.
Roxas then stepped out of Terra's next swing and with all his might, swing his Keyblade directly into Terra's midsection. The force of the attack sent the older apprentice flying about five feet and into a nearby tree.
"You alright Terra?" The tired Nobody asked Terra.
"I'm fine, nothing but a bruised rib." Terra groaned out before picking himself up. "Curaga!"
A green glow surrounded the both of them and they were both healed for the most part.
"Got to say Roxas you really got it down, just like I knew you could. Of course that was just the start, but we could cover that another time. Now though are you ready for the next part of your training?" Terra asked, getting Roxas to let out an exhausted nod. "Good now I want you to create a ball of light from one of your hands."
The Nobody just nodded and summoned what Terra asked for. Who had to shield his eyes from the luminous sphere in his hand.
"Roxas now try and condense it." Terra said while he continued to shield his eyes.
"Alright." Roxas said as he did just that, only to take a knee and dispelled the light after a few seconds. The strain of maintaining it proving to be too much for him.
"I think I see your problem Roxas, the sheer power behind your light is just too much power for your body to handle. Ven had the exact same problem and it took him quite a few weeks to be rid of it. Your light is strong like his is, but his power was much more wild in comparison so it might mean that you will have an easier time mastering then he did. So my advice for now is just focus on creating as a small and condensed sphere as light as possible and make it small enough that it could fit snugly in the palm of your hand and it can safely last around 30 seconds before you can dispel it willingly. Once you can successfully do that then me or Aqua will move you on to the next level. Try again once you are ready." Terra explained, getting Roxas to nod.
So as the sun starting to vanish behind the treetops, Roxas just tried and tried again to make progress on making the sphere smaller while keeping the same amount of energy. By the time Terra had decided to step in he had managed to get it to the size of a Struggle Sphere and last over 5 seconds before he needed to release it.
"Not bad Roxas, not bad. This will still take you a while to master, but you are making good progress. Just focus on making sure the sphere lasts about 30 seconds at your current size." Terra said while looking at the panting form of Roxas. "Now do you feel like you are ready to continue your with the last part of your training for today?"
"Ready as I will ever be." The Nobody groaned out.
Terra just nodded as he pulled out metal pot from his bag.
"Alright then, how skilled are you at Cure?" Terra asked Roxas.
"I know Curaga and I am close to mastering silently cast Cure." Roxas said, getting Terra to nod.
"That is great news then, you might be able to master Esuna by tomorrow then." Terra said while pointing his Keyblade at the pot. "Poison!"
A dark purple liquid filled up the pot and began to produce toxic fumes.
"Before you even ask, yes I know that was meant for food and it will be hell to wash it out. But for now it is used for our training. For to use Esuna, think of it as using Cure only instead of healing your body you are now purging it of poison." Terra said while pointing his Keyblade at the pot. "Like this, Esuna!"
After a second of hissing, the poison began to disappear and vanished instantly.
"Did you get that?" Terra asked, getting Roxas to nod.
"I did." Roxas replied. It had been exactly as Terra said it would.
"Good, now try to dispel a quarter of it and we'll wrap up training for today." Terra said before casting Poison again, filling the pot up.
Roxas pointed his Keyblade at the pot, ready to cast the spell.
"Esuna!" He casted, doing exactly what Terra said before panting.
That had taken more man out of him then he thought, but then again so did every time he learned a new spell. It was like a muscle, it just needed to be practiced in order to get it right.
"Looks like you have succeeded me expectations once again Roxas." Terra said and Roxas looked inside the pot to see instead of a quarter of the poison gone, over half of it has disappeared. "It looks like you will finish it much sooner then I thought possible. In fact it will be the first thing we work on tomorrow." The older apprentice finished as he handed the Nobody a potion and an ether.
"Good." He said, gulping down both items.
Light training his non existent ass, that was more strenuous then some of his missions. Then again he was tampering with a power he barely has any control of and working on muscles that he had rarely used before. So he supposed it was for that reason why he was so tired.
"Anyway Roxas, you did say to Master that you did have a way to block the darkness in the Lanes Between. I suggest that you put it on now, it is time for us to leave this world." Terra said as he looked at the setting sun.
"Alright." Roxas said as he pulled out his Black Coat and placed it on, while Terra opened the the gateway and summoned his armor.
And Roxas immediately felt fear.
He had never seen Keyblade Armor before, but he had to admit that it was impressive. But for some strange reason it filled him with fear and dread. But it wasn't his own, it had come from a faint memory of Sora.
Had he met Terra before and if he had, why did he feel this way?
And it raised an even greater question.
What happened to Terra that could have invoked these kind of emotions from Sora?
"Roxas are you alright?" Terra asked, his voice reverberating through his armor.
"I'm fine." Roxas said, pushing his thoughts away for the moment. He could focus on them later, but for now he would have to focus on finding his friends.
Terra nodded and summoned his Keyblade Glider. The two Keyblade wielders claymores abroad it, unaware of a pair of flickering golden eyes peering from the Nobody's back. With that they took of into the gate and it shut itself behind them.
Onward towards the Land of Departure.
Vanitas was still working on his training and he was starting to lose his patience.
The old coot said he would be done with his readings and while he hated the man for all that he had done to him, he need his training in order to help further alone his goal of becoming whole. And considering that Roxas now has a new Keyblade and was capable of possibly creating more if he got his hands on Zohar Steel and the write material, he need every advantage he could get.
So he created an Flood and sent it too the old coot's study.
Only to find it empty.
He dispelled the Flood and proceeded to slaughter the Unversed he spawned from his frustration.
Where the hell was that old coot when he needed him!
A Corridor of Darkness opened up and Xehanort walked through. Vanitas was about to give him a piece of his mind when he saw the old Keyblade Master wiped one of his eyes dry. Anything he would have said died in his throat.
He knew where the old coot went and he knew it was better to keep quite about it.
It was something that he had focalized once before and agreed after that it was best not to talk about it.
After all he respected to old coot whenever he visited that place.
Despite the many things he had done to him, the man deserved the right to grieve for the dead. He especially knew that considering his frequent visits to the Garden of the Foretellers.
So he wait for a few minutes in silence before the old coot spoke.
"I take it that you practiced the Limit Break while I was away?" Xehanort asked, getting his masked apprentice to nod.
"A little, though I had also sent some Unversed to check on the other apprentice and the weakling. They are all in the Lanes Between and everything is going according to plan for now." Vanitas said in a somewhat respectful tone, something they both knew would drop once they started training.
Though Vanitas had to hide a the need chuckle as well.
In actuality Ven was moving a bit to fast for how he and the old coot would have wanted. If he continued on his way then he would have gotten to the next world faster then he wished. And judging by what the sentient Unversed sent him, Terra and Roxas will find what quite the roadblock in their plans and will have to go to the next world.
So he couldn't have the weakling arrive earlier then what he had scheduled, at least not yet.
So he sent him the largest hoard of the weakest possible hoard of Jellyshades out there and due to his calculations he would be clear of the storm the next day from when Terra and Roxas would arrive at that world.
His armored screams of frustration was just music to his ears.
"That is good to hear. But I have another task for you this time." Xehnaort said to Vanitas, getting him to nod.
"Do you wish for me to test Roxas once again?" Vanitas asked, getting the old Keyblade Master to nod. "I have thought you might ask that, so I created this."
With a snap of his fingers he summoned the Unversed once again and the area darkened once again.
"Good foresight my apprentice, I can tell that this Unversed will be an exceptional test against him." Xehanort said while admiring the Unversed, as it just hissed at him. "Though there is also the matter to discuss about the situation at Radiant Garden, but it can wait till after you we are done training."
"That weI can agree on." Vanitas said as he returned the giant Unversed to the swarm.
While the apprentices were needed for the threat, the threat they provided was smaller compared to the likes of their master and an unexpected discovery in Radient Garden.
A heart stronger then the even Terra's and if what he saw of her slaughtering the Unversed was of any indication she was a deadly warrior. One of which that he was pretty sure that even he at full power would be hard press to match and could probably kill the old coot if he was winded enough.
So she was a potential thorn in their plans that had to go, despite their accomplice's reluctant attempts to say otherwise.
But the details on that plan could wait.
There was training to be done.
Vanitas got into his stance and Xehanort summoned his Keyblade. The two of them eyed each other before their Keyblades clashed.
Their training had begun.
"I take it that this is a bad sign?" Roxas asked as Terra sighed.
The Lanes Between was unlike any place he had seen before. Unlike the regular space between world, there was no asteroid or anything else to block their way in traveling between worlds. In fact it was completely bare except from the worlds themselves.
The only way he supposed that no one from his time could do so was the only way he knew how to opened it seems to be learned from Keyblade wielders and as the only ones around were himself, Sora, Riku, King Mickey, and with how brief he saw it Kairi. So the secret with how that became lost will lie within the mystery that happened with the apprentices and Eraqus.
Another thing we would file away for later, but for now he was more concerned with the large light barrier that surrounded the Land of Departure.
"It's a defense mechanism created by the Keyblade wielders of old that defends the Land of Departure, or at least that is what Master described." Terra explained. "He never told me or Aqua how he works it as only the Grandmaster of the Land of Departure could us it. It basically cuts of access to and from the world unless Master wishes it so. The only situation that he described even using this was only incase he was off world and there was no one left behind."
"Meaning Eraqus left to look for Ven and myself." Roxas said, getting Terra to nod.
"My thoughts exactly. So that means we should go with our second plan and hope to find anyone on one of the other worlds." The older apprentice sighed out, mulling over which world to go to next.
"How about the world right of Dwarf Woodlands, I only glimpsed it briefly, but it seemed to be the closest of the worlds in that cluster to the Land of Departure. Anyone might be on that world right now." Roxas suggested, getting Terra to nod.
"You mean the Castle of Dreams, I can definitely see that. Alright it's our best bet for now." Terra said before making a sharp turn and they turned off towards their next destination.
When they reached the Castle of Dreams the sun was just starting to set on this world. So they searched up in the air for about an hour before Terra decided to set down in the forest surrounding the castle for the night.
They had set down next to a stream a little off the beaten path. Roxas had taken up to establish their camp while Terra proceeded to forage for their supper.
Later on he started the fire and Terra was the one to cook their dinner as the Nobody only really knew how to make sea salt ice cream. A fact that Terra joked about to his annoyance.
It wasn't his fault he needed to eat as much.
Only human like Nobodies like himself and the Organization retainer the ability to eat and feel hunger. Though it was on a much lesser scale then what a human requires. In fact he didn't remember ever feeling hungry or eating anything till he was a week old and Axel introduced him to sea salt ice cream. So he didn't know how long he could go without food, but he preferred not to find out. So he ate while he can, which considering his life before wasn't very much besides sea salt ice cream.
Now though he had more variety. Like the berries and fish that Terra managed to gather.
Turns out he was a decent cook as he put it.
Anyway after dinner they began to talk about plans for search for everyone the next day and it eventually lead to them to share some stories like how he was describing Twilight Town to Terra.
"…And on top of the clock tower you could see the entirety of Twilight Town and far beyond the walls and forest surrounding the town. Although it looks like an external twilight over the town, once the sun actually tarts to sets it is nothing less then breathtaking. Just seeing a red sunset up there was one of the most beautiful things I've seen on all the worlds I've been to by far." Roxas said, getting Terra to nod as he tended the fire.
"Honestly I say that I will call bias on that due to Twilight Town being your home world. But I can't say I'm any better. The only references I have in the Land of Departure and my home world. So I will to see it for myself." Terra said, getting Roxas to nod.
"How about this, once we are all reunited we can head to Twilight Town and enjoy the sunset with some sea salt ice cream." Roxas said, getting Terra to chuckle.
"You seem obsessed with that stuff Roxas, but considering its importance to you I can understand. In fact it sounds like a good idea. Hell I might even like this sea salt ice cream, that would be a first." Terra said, confusing the Nobody.
"How come?" He questioned.
"Never liked sweets simple as that, they always tasted ash in my mouth." Terra said with a shiver. "So if the way you described it is true then the salt would easily counteract the sweetness of the ice cream."
"That it does." Roxas said, chuckling at Terra's reaction. "So when exactly do we start tomorrow?"
"When the sun is up and you are fully rested Roxas, you are going to sleep first and I'm going to keep first watch. You have been through a lot this past day, in fact we all have. So get some rest and'll wake you up when it is time to change shifts." Roxas tried to say something, but Terra just shushed him. "Roxas you look exhausted as you have been for the past hour or two. Also considering what has happened today with Vanitas and making a new Keyblade you need to rest more then I do.."
Roxas mulled over the older apprentice's words for a few moments before finding himself in agreement with him.
"I suppose that I have no choice in the matter?" The Nobody asked, getting Terra to shake his head.
"None at all." He said, causing Roxas to sigh.
"Alright then, night Terra." Roxas said as he entered into the tent.
"Night Roxas." Terra said before to his surprise heard snoring, Poking his head through the tent flap he saw that the Nobody had immediately fallen asleep.
"He must've been more exhausted then I thought." Terra said before he place a blanket over Roxas and bang his watch over their camp.
It was a familiar scene for the Nobody. Him and Axel just sitting on the edge of the clock tower enjoying sea salt ice cream and watching the sunset. Just the picture of it brought a smile to his face.
Those days were happier times, days where he could just enjoy the sunsets with his friends Axel and-
Roxas blinked at that.
What was that all about.
He was pretty sure that it was just him and Axel up here…right?
Turning to his left he saw a black blur that flickered in and out of existence. The blur turned its head to him and just vanished.
Roxas was startled at this, so much in fact that he nearly slipped off the tower.
Until Axel grabbed onto his sleeve and hoisted him back up.
"Easy there Roxas. I know I don't say this enough, but watch your step up here. One wrong step will send you tumbling down and I'd rather not peel up you of the pavement Roxas." Axel said as Roxas adjusted himself back onto the ledge.
"Thank you Axel." The younger Nobody said quietly, getting the older one to nod.
"It's no problem at all Roxas." Axel said, before frowning as he noticed the distant look on Roxas's face. "Alright I'll bite do you have something on your mind, please say that you do. I would rather not you becoming a zombie again, I don't know if I can handle that again to be honest."
"Nothing like that!" Roxas cried out, causing Axel to chuckle. "It's that lately I've been feeling like I've forgotten something important. Something that is very important to me."
"More important then me?" Axel asked, half jokingly.
"No, equally as important." Roxas stated, causing Axel to sigh as he felt something in his hand.
A third serving of sea salt ice cream.
"I think I might see were you are coming from Roxas." The older Nobody sighed out before a grin broke out on his face. "And I think I know how exactly you can remember!"
"And what is it?" Roxas asked, hoping for an answer for this dilemma.
"Do you got it memorized?" Axel asked with a grin, only confusing Roxas more. "Think about it, if this was really that important to you then you would have engraved it into your memories. So much so that you would remember whatever it was even if you forgot about them."
"Then how would I remember then?" Roxas asked.
"Just focus on that memory with all of your might and it will come to you. Maybe not all at once, but it will come back to you." Axel said, causing Roxas to sigh.
Well at least it was his best option to figuring this out.
He has had enough of his memories being manipulated, it was time he reclaimed what was missing.
So following Axel's advice he concentrated on that memory.
It was difficult as he wasn't exactly sure what he was looking for, but he had an inkling that he would know when he found it. So he searched throughout all of his memories, each and every link of the chain. Until he found something.
It wasn't much, only a name but it was enough.
"Xion."
He sensed something and one again noticed the black blur to his left. However as soon as he set his eyes on it, it began to flicker out of existence.
"Xion wait!" Roxas cried out as he reached out for Xion, only for his hand to phase through the blur and it vanished.
The younger Nobody slumped down, only for Axel to place a hand on his shoulders.
"Told ya it would it probably wouldn't come back all at once." He said, causing Roxas to sigh.
"I know, I just wanted to know a bit more." He said wearily, getting the older Nobody to nod.
"I can see that. Still what did you learn?" Axel asked.
"Just a name, nothing else." Roxas sighed out.
"And you got it memorized this time?" Axel asked with a small smirk.
"Of course, I don't want to forget about Xion ever again." Roxas said honestly, getting Axel to clap.
"That is the correct answer Roxas!" Axel said before handing the extra sea salt ice cream to the younger Nobody. "As long as you will never forget that name Roxas, your memories of Xion should return to you sooner or later. So Roxas stay true to your word and all everything will come back to you. So do you think you can handle it?"
"Of course." Roxas said as he felt something shift in his hand. Looking down he saw that the ice cream had turned instead into a crystallized seashell. "I doubt I will be forgetting my friends anytime soon."
"Just what I wanted to hear Roxas." Axel said while nodding before facing the sunset. "How about we watch just enjoy this sunset just a bit longer, just like the good old days."
Roxas could only nod as he held the seashell up to the sunset.
If he remembered correctly from Sora's memories then this was a Thalassa shell, a type of seashell that sailors in the Destiny Islands use as good luck charms. Kairi had made one such charm out of multiple shells, one that Sora carried throughout both of his journeys before finally returning it to her after returning home.
So he supposed that this was a something that Xion would have liked, or must've left for him. Well whatever the purpose, it was a sign.
A sign that he was on the road to reclaiming the memories of a friend lost to him.
He could care less about how it happened at the moment or why he couldn't remember Xion at the moment.
He just wanted to enjoy this sunset just a little bit longer.
"Roxas are you alright?" Terra asked as he shook Roxas awake.
The Nobody woke up to see that it was still sometime in the middle of the night.
"I'm alright, why are you asking?" Roxas asked with a yawn.
"You were talking about someone named Axel and Xion in your sleep. You already told us who Axel was, but who is this Xion?" Terra asked, clearly concerned for him.
Roxas could only offer a sad smile at how his new friend clearly cared for him.
"Sadly I don't know, a friend that I have only have recently began to remember. A friend I'm pretty sure my former master had made sure to get rid of from my life, permanently." Roxas sighed out, figuring that might've been what happened as he wouldn't put it passed Xemnas to stoop to such a level.
Only to back up a bit as a strong wave of darkness was released from Terra, anger clearly etched on his face. He took in a deep breath and the darkness dissipated and his heart returned to balance for now.
He stayed silent for a few moments before he began to speak.
"Roxas do you wish to talk about this?" Terra asked.
The Nobody thought about it for a few moments before answering.
"In the mourning. I would like to talk about it in the morning. For now I believe that it is time to change shifts." Roxas said as he got up.
"Are you sure about this Roxas?" Terra asked, getting the Nobody to nod.
"I'm pretty sure." Roxas said. Terra just studied him for a minute before sighing.
"Very well. But Roxas as soon as you feel tired or the Unversed come and prove too much of a challenge come and get me. Or if Vanitas returns come and get me immediately. No matter what situation, I want to go back to sleep for the rest of the night and that is final, alright." Terra said, with a stern look that Eraqus would have been proud of.
"Don't worry I will." Roxas said with a smile, hoping to reassure Terra. Judging by how the looked it worked.
"Alright then, night Roxas." Terra said as the Nobody walked past him.
"Night Terra." Roxas said, before he heard something clatter onto the tent floor.
Looking down he saw it was the same crystallized Thalassa shell from his dream.
At least he believed it to be a dream.
Then how was this shell here in the first place then if it was a dream, or erased along with the previous timeline? Unless of course he had it on his person when he confronted Riku. Then how did he not remember having it?
It was another mystery surrounding Xion, one he could ponder tonight while waiting for Terra to fall asleep. After all with what he had planned tonight it would be better for the older apprentice to not notice that he was gone while he was still awake.
"Roxas what is that, it looks like a seashell?" Terra asked upon noticing the object upon the ground.
"It's a gift from an old friend." Roxas said while giving him a small smile and picking up the shell. "I'll tell you in the morning, alright?"
Terra just nodded in acceptance and Roxas took it as his cue to leave the tent, preparing himself for what he had planned tonight.
The projector dies down as the chapter ends and the author is seen next to you, finishing up some popcorn. Upon seeing you, he dispels the popcorn bucket.
*Welcome back guys, Hakuorofan7 here and I hoped that you all enjoyed this chapter. Anyway I believe that it is time for business.*
*This chapter was for two fold purposes of bonding Terra and Roxas and the recovery of his missing memories.*
*First off I hope that you all enjoyed the training sequence, becuse it took a lot of work to get it just right in my own opinion. Along with the bond the two are developing.*
*Second I hope you all enjoyed that dream...or was it a dream at all. Well I will leave that you to decide on that.*
*Anyway now Roxas knows what is missing from his memories and that is Xion. Sadly all he remembers of her is nothing more then a name and someone with it was just as important to him as Axel is. Nothing else at all. He will regain his memories over time, but how he will react to those memories will be an entirely different story...*
*Now onto the final section to discuss.*
*The section with Vanitus and Xehanort. it covers a bit of what I have planned for the old coot and as for what Vanitas was talking about I will reveal later on, but it will reveal a part of his main motivations. As for the one in Radient Garden that the two are wary of...well I gave a hint earlier in the story, so I will reveal who she is next chapter.*
*Anyway I believe that it is time to wrap this up.*
*Next chapter will cover what Roxas has planned for the night and will contain surprises abroad and an omake, so I hope you all will enjoy that. And as I said it will be out in about a week.*
*So if you have any questions let me know through review and PM and I will get back when I can.*
*So until next time, ciao!*
The author waves goodbye as the screen fades to black.