I sat in the plane between sleep and awake. I was at a point wehre I could sleep if I wanted, but I refused. Suddenly II felt my arm being lifted a bit and a starnge surge of ice went through me but didn't freeze. It was just a rush of energy.
Instead of forcing me straight off the bed, the energy allowed me to get up slowly. I remained still in the peace. I could feel the Leader's presnece walking through the room towards Lexian, towards me, and back to the window where it would stay for a while before the cycle began again.
I didn't want to move....I didn't want to get up.....I just wanted to be at peace at the moment.
All I can tell you
Is who I'm not
When all I want to tell you
Is who I am
~Triskix
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As she tried to summon her mirrors, Minx found it utterly impossible. I used too much power on the defense….and now I can’t even make a mirror….what am I going to do……
Minx stayed quiet waiting for who was to return....she had a pretty good idea that it was Aidex and Xyta. They probably wanted revenge. Minx closed her eyes and witha last ditch strength summoned a mirror infront of her.
"What is that little one?" the owl asked.
"I.....have to see what has happened to my home....." Minx answered. "They took me away....and my home might be gone...."
As Minx looked into the mirror only reflections of her own fears reflected back. Minx sighed and released the hold on the mirror. It shattered and was absorbed into the ground like water.
"Who are you child?" the owl asked.
"A nobody," Minx answered.
"I asked whooo not what," the owl corrected.
"Minx," Minx answered.
Suddenly Minx sensed someone approaching. She backed away and was ready to climb the tree when two fawns appeared. Each had a distinct trait of Aidex and Xyta.
"Ai-chan....Xy-chan...." Minx said quietly.
"Yes it's us you liitle wretch," Xyta answered glaring at Minx.
"Stop Xyta," Aidex cut in. "We don't have to fight."
"Why did you take me from Xerebus-sama! WHY!" Minx shouted backing up the tree.
"Children?" the owl asked. "Is something wrong?"
Aidex looked up to the owl calmly.
"We're just a bit at ends with Minx," she answered. "She robbed us of a few things....our bodies for one...."
The owl looked confused but did not assist the rabbit as she climbed up the tree to evade the glares of one of the fawns.
"You robbed me!" Minx yelled. "You robbed me of Xerebus-sama!"
"You robbed us of our lives Minx," Xyta said sharply. "We were going to go away. We weren't going to harm Zero, and yet as Xerebus gave that dam order your chidishness made us dolls!"
"Enough Xyta," Aidex said now glaring at Xyta. Seeing her friend glaring, Xyta slowly relaxed. "Minx, Xerebus had you do that to us. I hold no grude against you, but we will not br returning to Zero. And neither will you."
"Xerebus-sama! Xerebus-sama!" Minx shouted shocking a few birds and causing them to fly skywards. Suddenly the sound of a gun shot went off.
"Xerebus won't come," Xyta answered. "This world is too far for him to sense, and because of your little stunt with the defense at the castle, you can't even defend yourself."
"Xerebus-sama will come!" Minx shouted back. "He's always helped me! Unlike anyone else! He will come for me!"
Suddenly a memory of Nim entered Minx's mind.
"I'll wait here brother....find Triskix and then come back for me....." Nim's voice said softly.
"I don't want to leave you Nim....." Kristian answered.
"It's ok....do what you have to do," Nim smiled. "I'll wait for an eternity for you to come....."
As the memory died away Minx was left in shocked tears.
"He's not coming.....just like Kristian......Xerebus will never come for me......" Minx said quietly. "I'm......so alone........"
"Yes we're all alone in the world," Xyta said harshly. "Nobodies cannot depend on each other. We may only be friends, but we may never trust. It is a curse....."
"Xyta," Aidex said quietly.
"I....I.....why......" Minx said from atop the lowest branch of the tree.
"Minx, to put your trust in Xerebus is foolish. He'll just abandon you in the end," Xyta said sharply. "It's time to stop acting childish."
"Abandon......" Minx said quietly.
Suddenly a rustling in the brush caused Aidex and Xyta to look up. The Prince of the Forest was comming.He looked to the two fawns and then to the rabbit and owl in the tree.
"Owl what is this?" the Prince asked.
"Prince these fawns...." the owl started. "And this rabbit.....are nobodies.....and by the sounds of it they're alone in the world...."
The Prince looked straight at Aidex ahd Xyta who bowed respectfully.
"Nobodies in the Thicket?" The Prince asked.
"We were seeking refuge," Aidex saaid quietly. "Please allow us to stay...."
"I see," The Prince said quietly. "I will grant that you may stay here for as long as you do not endanger the forest or until you wish to leave. What are your powers?"
"I am Aidex of the Light lineage," Aidex said carefully.
"And I am Xyta of of Ice," Xyta continued.
"Yes you may stay here," The Prince reassured. "What about the rabbit?"
Minx looked down but didn't say anything.
"Her name is Minx and she weilds Mirrors, but at this time she is too weak to summon them....." Xyta said. "She's pretty harmless now....."
"She is in your company?" The Prince asked.
"More or less," Xyta started.
Aidex gave Xyta a quick look.
"She is," Aidex reassured.
"You are all free to roam the forest, but beware....man is hunting at the moment...." The Prince said cautiously.
"We understand," Aidex nodded.
The Prince left leaving the two tired fawns, the terrified rabbit, and the owl.
"Alone," Minx said quietly into the brush of the Thicket.
In the End
Everyone Ends up
Alone
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XD I'm oh a roll!
Triskix: ya down-hill
Soji: HEY! *smacks Tiskix*
Minx: Alone......
Soji: will you quit it! You sound emo!
Lexian: I can hail to that.......
Troskix: What are you doing here failure.....
Lexian: you shouldn't be talking traitor......
Both: *glaring at each other*
“What,” I said darkly back to Lexian. “You’re saying you ever forgot?”
Lexian’s eyes took on a purple hue, and I felt the change in mine.
“No,” Lexian answered back. “I never forgot the facts of it, but the events just came forward in my mind. And Triskix….I’m angry…..”
“Oh so the emo’s angry?” I smirked back. “And edging for a fight? Fine, I think a fight is in order…..”
“You and your order….” Lexian glared back. “I’ll slash it to bits….”
Lexian slashed forwards, but I brought my scythe straight forwards blocking the diagonal slash. While still blocked, I quickly moved the length of the scythe down and carved at the keybalde with the enclosing of my scythe. In an instant, Lexian drew back, and the sound of his heals digging into the ground clamored along with the echo of metal on metal.
Cherry red flames grew on the walls and mingled with the black aura slowly emitting from the brick itself. It was an open turn, and I took it. I set the ends of the chains on fire and started forwards bringing my scythe down in a circular motion. The chain and ball followed, and as Lexian blocked the scythe’s sharp scream of death, it left him completely open for the fire of the chains to lynch forwards.
“I win,” I said quickly, but suddenly the dark aura beat back the flames as well as the chais.
“Don’t be so confident Pyro,” Lexian growled.
We clashed again and again, but in the back of my mind the memory Lexian had referred to was coming back…..Even in the chaos of the fight……It came back…..
Everyone was being moved away….all the apprentices were being evacuated by the remaining masters. Axel had pretty much renounced his claim to Organization 13 and had even joined Sora……and I was left dazed and confused. I couldn’t believe Axel had really left me….After I had defended him…….After I had assured everyone that is was some plan by Xemnas…..and then he leaves me…..but some part of me wanted to believe he’d come back….some part of me knew….or wanted it all to go back to normal.
“Go Triskix!” Someone said. I wasn’t paying attention anymore trapped in my own disbelief.
I was ushered into a portal and ended up in Twilight Town. Lexian was standing not far off. He was glaring at me. I gave a similar look. Ever since the beginning of the split between the Organization 13 had started…Lexian and I had slowly moved away from each other.
“Triskix this is your fault,” Lexian glared.
“What do you mean,” I glared back. “I didn’t plan any of this.”
“They’re all fading, and we can’t do anything….” Lexian continued. “Zexion….Vexen….all of them are fading….And it’s Axel’s fault. He’s the traitor….And I think…….”
“That I had a part in it,” I glared back. “That I was conspiring with my master…..”
“Yes,” Lexian answered. “Now tell me Triskix….is I t true?”
“No,” I answered, and Lexian’s face somewhat relaxed. “But if I had known, I would have still followed my master….He’s not a traitor! I refuse to believe it!”
“You’re a liar and a traitor,” Lexian glared.
“You’re the traitor! No you’re the failure!” I yelled back. “You let your master die!”
At this, Lexian’s eye flinched.
“I DID NOT!” Lexian glared.
“You a weakling! A Failure!” I continued. “You couldn’t even save one person! Weaklings shouldn’t exist! You’re a failure! Axel is still alive! And Zexion isn’t! FAILURE!”
“Shut up!” Lexian yelled summoning his keyblade. I formed my scythe.
“You shut up!” I yelled back. “All you ever did was follow them around! And you’re still weak! I’m stronger than you!”
“Traitor!”
“Failure!”
With that we clashed as ruthlessly as we did now. My mind moved back to the current fight.
“You’re a traitor Triskix,” Lexian glared.
“You’re a failure Lexian,” I answered.
We continued to clash. Fire meeting darkness and each wrestling each other’s current or brute strength. I slashed sideways at his side, but in a split second Lexian was out of range. I summoned up a fireball and shot it off at him. Lexian easily cut it in half with the slice of his keybalde.
Suddenly the castle seemed to come down. The ceiling seemed to crack. I looked straight up unsure of just what the heck was going on. At that moment I realized RaXi was in the room. How long had she been there? I had no clue….Lexian looked up as well and was dodging the debris.
“We’ll deal with this later,” I yelled.
“Fine!” Lexian yelled back.
More of the castle seemed to crumble, and I moved swiftly get out of the way.
“RaXi get Anamx somewhere safe!” I hollered across the room.
RaXi was already in action trying to move away from the falling ceiling. As Lexian and I got out of the room, more of the ceiling began to fall. It was like the entire central tower was falling!
“The attack!” I said. “Something is going wrong! We’re under attack!”
“But I don’t sense any presence,” Lexian answered. “That means they’re at Ciatdel. Let’s go.”
As we appeared at Citadel there was a mass of chaos. Their castle was falling in the center just as ours had been. Lexian and I stormed into the castle after the fleeing members of Zero.
“We have to find who is blowing up this castle,” Lexian said. “I sense Rexikat and Ximh…..just down this hallway.”
“Let’s go then,” I said.
Just as we entered Xmh and Rexikat were running out along with Ama and Xait. The ceiling was beginning to crack even more.
“Ximh!” I yelled. “We have to stop whatever you’re doing! It’s destroying our castle!”
“What!” Ximh yelled.
“No time for talk!” Lexian bellowed. “We need to stop the bombs!”
“But I’ve already detonated them!” Ximh yelled.
“Then we must contain them,” Lexian answered. “If this continues neither world will have a castle left….”
“Yes we have to stop. Ximh where is the largest bomb?”
“In the center….it is supposed to go of first and then detonate the rest….” Ximh said. “It’s already started the other explosions….”
“We have to contain the other bombs!” I yelled.
“Ya come on,” Lexian yelled running with me towards the center.
“Wait!” Xait yelled, but Lexian and I were already running.
“Just get out!” I yelled. “We’ll deal with this!”
As we approached the large bomb, it looked to be holding a large amount of electricity and was about to release it all and destroy the castle.
“Lexian, we have to contain it,” I yelled.
“Fire and Darkness? “ Lexian asked.
“Just focus your Dark energy on the bomb!” I yelled.
As the static from the electricity mixed with the dark aura, I made a fire coating. As the bomb detonated the aura and fire contained it. The bomb released a large amount of energy and blew Lexian and me back. We had managed to stop it…….
I felt my body fall forwards, and I staggered on the wall. Lexian seemed to be in the same shape as me.
“Back to the castle….” I breathed opening a portal.
“Ya…..” Lexian said.
We both entered the portal which led to my room. I crashed on the bed, and Lexian fell into the chair next to me. We were both breathing hard, but everything sounded in peace. Our castle wasn’t falling….it was safe….
I lay on the bed for about five minutes before the Leader appeared. I could feel the strange worry running over him. It was strange to feel.
“The attack was taking down my castle,” he said harshly. “The attack meant for their castle was taking down my castle. Dam that Xerebus….he must have linked the castles’ destinies to each other because they exist on completely inverse plains….”
I could barely understand what he was talking about. I was too drossy. The confinement of the explosion had taken a lot. All I wanted was to be at peace at the moment. Lexian didn’t say anything from the chair he still sat in.
“Triskix are you listening?” the Leader asked.
I gave the Leader a lethargic look and then closed my eyes. I heard the Leader sigh.
“Did you fix the castle?” I asked hearing my own droned voice.
“I have some of the lesser nobody rebuilding the central tower, but the bottom level is completely demolished, and it will take time to fix. Dam that Xerebus. Dam him,” the Leader said harshly.
“Dam the world,” Lexian answered back. He sounded drained and half asleep.
“Dam all the worlds.”
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=___= sorry it took so long.
Axel gave me a questionable look and then smiled.
"Fine....since I 'messed with your order' you can have the rest of the day off...just don't break any windows when playing baseball...." he said.
"Yes," I said more to myself than to Axel.
I started to open a portal and got a sharp look from Axel.
“Oh sorry,” I started.
After several instances with Master Marluxia’s closet, none of the apprentices were allowed to open their own portals. Axel sighed and opened a portal to the fields that Sarixen, Xeros, and I had made playable. I smirked and walked through. As I entered, I saw Marlex and Lexian already there.
“I’m going to bat this one straight out of the park!” Marlex said with an unconventional metal pole as a bat.
“More like you’ll bat it straight into Castle Oblivion and get us in trouble again,” Lexian answered.
“Hey at least wait for a few other people to show up,” I yelled over at them. “A batter, a pitcher, and an outfielder is not enough.
“You’re just afraid you’d lose,” Marlex answered pulling down the lid of his eye and sticking his tongue out.
“Why you!” I yelled tackling him to the ground. “I’ll sizzle your insides for that!”
“As if you could weakling!” Marlex yelled back.
He flipped me over with a gust of air, and as he came down on me I kicked him hard in the stomach. We punched and kicked each other until someone grabbed us both and held us away from each other. I looked to see Sarixen holding me at one end of his arm and Marlex at the other.
“Let go Sari!” I yelled starting to kick at his hand that had the back of my hood. “Let go or I’ll burn you to a crisp!”
“You two are to ready to start a fight,” Sarixen answered. “Marlex I’ll stick you in the ground if you keep it up.”
I snickered at Marlex, but Sarixen wasn’t finished.
“Triskix is you keep it up, I’ll just have RaXi put you on ice,” sarixen continued.
Marlex had already started so form a gust of air attack, and I formed a fireball in my hand.
“Na na na na na,” Xarin laughed appearing nearby. “You got Sarixen holding ya!”
“Shut up man-freak!” I yelled back to him.
“Hey focus on one opponent Triskix!” Marlex yelled back.
“If he would shut up I could!” I answered.
“You all are…….idiots,” Lexian commented leaning his hand down to his head.
“You can say that again,” Sarixen answered.
“Will you boys quit it!” a voice yelled somewhat angrily. “I can hear you from the castle!”
A flying sword came down near me, and I struggled to get away from it. Everyone was silent and looked up as RaXi and Nyx walked up. RaXi walked ahead of Nyx confidently, and Nyx trailed behind. I always wondered if Nyx was either afraid of RaXi like the rest of us or if she was just being smart and staying out of the way of a rampage…..
Xemmsur appeared, and she joined Nyx and RaXi.
“I swear! It’s like an idiot parade!” RaXi continued.
“Hey leave me out of this,” Lexian answered.
“Shut up ice queen!” I yelled back. “I’ll melt you in a heartbeat and stick you in Marley’s closet!”
“Why you!” RaXi said running at me. “And just what is wrong with Master Marluxia’s closet!”
Nyx got in front of RaXi and was trying to restrain her.
“Calm down RaXi, calm down. He didn’t mean it….” Nyx tried.
“Yes I did!” I shot back.
“Triskix stop digging you grave,” Nyx started.
“Pun…. Heart beat…..hahhahahahahaahhaah.” Xarin started. Then he burst out laughing. I shot off a fireball at him, but Marlex blew it away. I glared at Marlex again and we both stared angrily at each other.
“Triskix , you’re just making a of a lot of enemies today,” Xemmsur commented.
“Yes give it a rest,” Lexian said rubbing his temple. “Can we just play baseball…..seriously it shouldn’t be this hard.”
“Fine,” I started. “Let’s get things back in order…..”
“You and your order,” Lexian sighed.
As we set up the fields things started to fade away. Reality was coming back and fast. I opened my eyes and was back in the room with Anamx and Lexian. Anamx was staring at Lexian who was opening his eyes as well.
“You both got a memory back….” Anamx started. “I enjoyed seeing you so happy……it was like I was there…..”
I felt a strange wave of dizziness run through me.
“It was a long memory….so what you’re feeling right now are the effects,” Anamx said quietly looking down.
I looked at Lexian. He looked about as lightheaded as I was. I walked over to one of the walls, placed my back against it and sat down slowly. Lexian followed.
“Well that was an experience,” I started.
“Ya,” Lexian answered. “But I also seem to recall something else…..”
“What?” I asked.
Suddenly Lexian was standing and had his keybalde out. He swung forwards, and I just barely summoned my scythe in time to block the attack. I stood quickly and backed away.
“I remember…..why I hate you Triskix….” Lexian glared.
I stared back.
“What…..”
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Minx awoke only slowly. Her head pounded, but it was completely silent. As she sat up, Minx looked around.
“Where am……what am I?” Minx nearly screamed looking at her large feet and cotton tail.
“Calm down little one,” an owl hooted. “You’re safe in the Thicket. Your friends went to find some food.”
“Friends?” Minx inquired. “Who?”
“Why the two fawns who were carrying you,” the owl answered. “They didn’t say much, but asked me to watch over you.”
Minx looked around at the dense shrubs and flora. RaXi! Minx thought quickly. What happened after she knocked me out……no wait….back track…..she released Aidex and Xyta…..and then she knocked me out….and now I’m here…with ‘friends’……
As she tried to summon her mirrors, Minx found it utterly impossible. I used too much power on the defense….and now I can’t even make a mirror….what am I going to do……
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I am the master of cliff hangers >:)
I'm becoming this
All I want to do
Is be more like me
And be less like you
Suddenly a memory started to appear in my mind. It was as if it came straight out of my own mind….a buried memory…..
I sat in the large room where nothingness gathers. I was sitting on Axel's lap to be exact. As I looked around, I saw the faces of many other children in the laps of the Original Thirteen....and their names came easily as well....I looked around the circle.
"Now then Axel, report on Triskix's training," Xemnas said dryly.
"Triskix is doing fine," Axel answered and didn't say any more.
"Hahah," Tanex who was sitting on Xemnas's lap answered. "That is what he always says! Come on Master Axel! Say more than the minimal! What have you been up to with Triskix?"
"That's enough Tanex," Xemnas said sharply. "Larxene? Report."
"My Xarin is doing fine," Larxene answered. Then she laughed and made everyone in the room cringe.
Xarin didn't flinch and just continued to sit nostalgically on Larxene's lap.I guessed he was tired. Usually he slept most of the day and trained with Larxene in the afternoons. Then he would have the seemingly boundless joy of annoying me to heck......
"And Marluxia? What of Xeros," Xemnas asked.
"Fine," Marluxia answered.
"I honestly don't see why we are continuing to do this," Zexion said. He had gotten bored and started to read a book over Lexian's head. "It's aparent that none of us are going to willingly give information about training our aprentices, so I see no matter in having these meetings Superior."
Xemnas gave Zexion a look and then finally sighed.
"Yes I understand," he said somewhat sharply at the end. "Fine then. This meeting serves no more purpose and will be left at that."
"Bye Tris! Bye Lex! Bye Nyx! Bye!---" Tanex started, but Xemnas put his hand over Tanex's mouth and silence followed.
"Come on then Triskix, lets get down to some training," Axel said opening a portal.
"Not fair," I answered. "You messed with my order by having us attend this meeting; you should at least grant me the rest of the day to doing what I chose! Besides I've already planned baseball with some of the guys...."
Axel gave me a questionable look and then smiled.
"Fine....since I 'messed with your order' you can have the rest of the day off...just don't break any windows when playing baseball...." he said.
"Yes," I said more to myself than to Axel.
"Now then," I started. "Tell us what there is to know about why you have taken our memories."
"I....I....I took your memories of most of the past apprentices....." Anamx said quietly looking downwards. "It's..my power....I can hide things away from people far in the minds....."
"So you're like Namine," Lexian said calmly crossing his arms.
"No....well kinda...Namine..I guess...we could somewhat be the same.....well not really....Namine was able to see into people's hearts where their memories were stored...but I see into a nobody's being to see at their memories...and well...I can hide memores away..." Anamx said looking away.
"So then why did you take them?" Lexian asked. I felt the edge in his voice probably more than he did.
"I....I was forced to...by Xerebus. He threatened to have Minx make me into one of her dolls if I didn't do it," Anamx said monotony. "So I took them....."
"That isn't a good enough reason," Lexian answered picking Anamx up by his shirt. "Give me a better reason!"
"Lexian calm down or I'll send some organized chaos after you," I said.
Lexian released Anamx and stepped away glaring at me. I returned the glare, but in a few seconds it was dismissed completely.
"Organized Chaos?" Lexian nearly laughed.
"Yes Organized Chaos," I answered smirking.
A starnge laugh went through the room. Both of us laughed a bit and then silence engulfed the room again.
"DO you want to ask him the questions?" Lexian asked.
"Yes," I answered.
"Fine," he answered. Under his breath I heard Lexian laugh again about the Organized Chaos.
"Anamx," I started hearing the edge in my own voice. I tried to kill it quickly telling myself it would not be in order to use the tone at that time. "Anamx," I tried again. It sounded a tad more friendly....not much. "Why do you think Xerebus forced you to erase some of our memories?"
"Well.....I....um....I think it's because of the apprentices...." Anamx answered. "Xerebus wanted to hide their identities from you, so they had me erase everything that applied to them...."
"I see," I answered. "Tell me then why are you giving them back?"
"Well....when I took your memories and burried them inside your mind....I felt so bad about doing it...so I escaped from Citadel to try and give them back...." Anamx continued. "I...never wanted to take them in the first place. I'm sorry....."
I sighed and looked back at Lexian.....It would be so much easier if this kid wasn't so....whole......
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"I don't want it....I don't want it....I don't want it...." Minx said in a daze now closing her eyes tightly.
"Minx, calm down....." Le Faix said banging on the glass that was still between them.
"Lady Minx," Aidex started. "You're turning the castle to glass....it is dangerous to yourself to keep the defenses so high....it would be advised to release some of them....."
"I don't want it! I don't want it!" Minx repeated over and over again.
Suddenly a shock went through Minx as someone brushed up against her mirror walls. A painful memory of someone ran through Minx's mind. Minx felt the recoil effect of whoever had touched the wall.
"Someone's here," Minx said quietly.
