Bend Until Your Heart Breaks

As I entered the castle, Anamx's energy flooded over me like a beacon letting a ship know there were rocks up ahead. Both Aidex and Xyta seemed to shiver.

"Anamx....." Aidex said quietly.

"Why is he here?" Xyta asked somewhat harshly.

"Because he is," I answered looking down at them both. They looked at each other and fell silent.

I sighed and continued walking in my shoes clacking on the ground. Where was everyone? I relaxed my mind and found that RaXi and Lexian were headed this way, Kyxsha wasn't even in the castle, and Nyx was with Anamx....everyone else's energy seemed to distorted for me to tell them apart.

Triskix........ the Leader's voice growled in my head. We have matters to discuss..... I sighed and lookd to Xyta and Aidex.

"RaXi and Lexian are coming this way," I said somewhat tiredly. "Meet them here. I have things that need to get done."

"Ok," Aidex said calmly.

Xyta gave me a glare and finally answered yes as well.

I opened a portal and stepped into the Leader's central tower. Everything seemed to be in order again. The Leader sat in a relined chair with his feet up. His head was back, and the hood that usually shielded his face was moved pack enough to show me that his eyes were closed. He looked a lot older than usual sitting in the chair.

I approached cautiously and slowly, but the Leader's voice broke it immediately.

"Triskix," he said somewhat slowly.

"Yes?" I asked now standing about ten feet away.

"That dam witch....broke something....." the Leader said grogily.

"Ra-" I started.

"No not the Ice Queen...the witch Minx," the Leader continued. "She broke a pact you made with me....and.....now I am in pain because of it....."

I didn't move but a rush of pain went through me. It was as if my bones themselves were breaking. I endured it for a second, and the Leader retracted it.

"Triskix....." the Leader said tiredly. "Did you kill that witch......"

I fell silent. Wouldn't he know? He had said he was always in my head....and yet....he didn't know? My thoughts moved back to the mirror Minx had reflected. She had said she broke the pact that I had been forced to make....but....what is she did more? Minx......

"Yes," I said in a dead voice. "She has faded along with Tamex."

"Good," the Leader said his voice somewhat fadidng.

I felt the Leader reach out to try and see my thoughts, but it was as if he couldn't grasp anything. A seed in my mind.... I thought to myself. Minx destroyed his ability to see directly into my mind....she broke the small pact and fractured the large one.....

Leader's irrigation rolled over me along with a wave of pain. Quickly, I pulled an image forward created purely out of the imagination of Minx's screams as she was fading. At seeing this the Leader seemed to relax. I made another one up as I slashed Tamex to bits. This made the Leader even more content.

As the Leader retracted from my mind, Tingles ran through my scars and up my nerves to where I wanted to laugh. I stared closely at the Leader. He was laughing to himself. He laughed harder, and I stood there unsure of what to do.......

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Aidex

Master Triskix told us to stay in that area, and in a ssecond he was gone. I looked at Xyta who looked back at me. Then we both looked out at the castle.

"It's huge!" I said astounded.

"Pft, not that interesting," Xyta answered. "Citadel was bigger."

"Xyta...." I started. "Do you think we'll be able to stay here?"

"As long as this castle's 'Leader' lets us I think we will," Xyta answered. "But if not, I have no problem with getting out of here. And if another Minx shows up, I'm going to beat 'em down with my snowflake staff and be done with it."

"Hah," I smiled. "I would expect as much from you Xyta."

"Pft and what about you oh great daughter of the lineage of Light?" Xyta smirked. "What would you do if they tried to control us?"

"I..." I started, but both Xyta and I looked up as Master RaXi and a black haired man walked up.

"Master RaXi," I started.

" 'Master'?" Master RaXi started. She seemed to laugh for a second and then her eyes changed back to a dulled out stare. "Where is Triskix?"

"Flame-freak went off on his own," Xyta said before I could say any more.

"Xyta...." I starteed worried that Master RaXi wouldn't take the reference.

RaXi just laughed again. I laughed nervously as well. The black haired man standing behind RaXi didn't laugh at all. He just stared at us. RaXi, catching the look, sighed for a moment.

"This is Lexian," RaXi started. "A Master of Darkness."

"Lady Ice Queen, Flame-freak, and Dark Emo," Xyta said rolling her eyes. "Lovely."

I gave Xyta a sharp look, but she didn't take it. She just continued to look at the Masters of Oblivion. She won't trust anyone any more thanks to that Xerebus... I thought to myself. I'll get him for doing that to her.....soon....

Master RaXi just seemed to look back at Xyta. Xyta stared defiantly up with her hard purple eyes. I blinked for a moment unsure of what to do next.

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Xyta

Master Fire-freak told us to stay in the main area, and in half a sec, he was gone off to his own little world of ponies and happiness.Pft....probably worse than Minx... I thought to myself. I caught Aidex looking at me, so I looked back at her.Then we both looked out at the castle.

"It's huge!" Aidex said her voice high pitched and happy.

"Pft, not that interesting," I answered. "Citadel was bigger." But if it's anything like Citadel, I'm freezing it over....

"Xyta...." Aidex started looking over at me. "Do you think we'll be able to stay here?"

And end up stuck like at Citadel? Aidex are you crazy? I thought to myself, but then I slowly smiled. Aidex...you're so different from me....you can forgive people.....

"As long as this castle's 'Leader' lets us I think we will," I answered. "But if not, I have no problem with getting out of here. And if another Minx shows up, I'm going to beat 'em down with my snowflake staff and be done with it."

I would not be controlled by anyone ever again. Even if it meant fighting my way out, I would never be controlled again. Even if it meant.....beating Aidex down....eventhough....she was......

"Hah," Aidex smiled. "I would expect as much from you Xyta."

Aidex laughed a bit, and I just sighed for a moment.

"Pft and what about you oh great daughter of the lineage of Light?" I smirked. "What would you do if they tried to control us?"

She wouldn't do anything... I thought to myself. She would just go along and try to protect herself....

"I..." Aidex started, but both Aidex and I looked up as RaXi and a black haired man walked up.

"Master RaXi," Aidex started.

Master? Oh Aidex.... I thought to myself. You did that at Citadel...all of the adults were Masters according to you, Adiex....

" 'Master'?" RaXi started. For a sec I was ready to yell at her for laughing at Aidex, but then she quit when she noticed Flame-freak was missing. "Where is Triskix?"

"Flame-freak went off on his own," I answered cutting Aidex off. Aidex gave me a sharp look, but I just gave her a blind stare back.

"Xyta...." Aidex started. Don't Aidex....if she doesn't like it....

RaXi just laughed again, and Aidex laughed nervously as well. The black haired man standing behind RaXi didn't laugh at all. He just stared at us. RaXi, catching the look, sighed for a moment.

"This is Lexian," RaXi started. "A Master of Darkness."

"Lady Ice Qeen, Flame-freak, and Dark Emo," I said rolling my eyes. "Lovely."

For some reason....I liked the Dark Emo guy though......

Aidex gave me another caustic look, but I just stared back again. I turned my attention back to the new inhabitance of Castle Oblivion....

RaXi just seemed to look back at me, and I stared defiantly back.

"Kids," Lexian said. His voice sounded somewhat amused. "Kids in the castle again...."

RaXi looked over at him for a second.

"This is the first time kids have been in the castle in years," RaXi said with almost a twang of happiness.

"I am not a kid," I answered. "I'm 14 going on 15."

"I never thought I would see another child nobody after XIII fell," RaXi said ignoring me. "It's almlost strange to have kids in the castle."

"Weren't you worried about Flame-freak?" I asked. "I think he's still in the castle....."

RaXi's face became serious again, and she nodded seeming to try and sense everyon in the castle.

"He's in the Leader's tower," Lexian said calmly.

"Aidex, Xyta, locate a light user named Nyx," RaXi said as she and Lexian ran off towards the central tower.

I looked at Aidex. She looked at me.

"How do we?" I asked.

"I have no idea......" Aidex answered.

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After the Leader was done with his laugh, he sat up from the chair and pulled up his hood.

"I feel better," he said smirking from under his hood. "Now then Triskix......hm....."

"What?" I asked.

"You don't feel it?" the Leader asked. "We have visitors. Go open the door for them Triskix..."

I walked towards the door and grasped the handle. The door was pulled out not by me, but by RaXi who seemed read to run me over. After RaXi came Lexian. We both stared at each other for a moment. I didn't say anything an neither did he.

"RaXi and Lexian," the Leader said. He was now standing at the far edge of the room like he always did when people entered.

RaXi gave the Leader a bitter look, and Lexian just gave me a dark look.

"What brings you two here?" the Leader asked. His voice was so happy it made me want to throw up.

RaXi looked taken back by the Leader's happiness, but Lexian cut in easily.

"Kyxsha, Rexikat, and Ximh are away from the castle," he started as if he were planning this from the beginning. "It is in our interest to find them."

The Leader smirked and I felt another wave of joy out of him. It was starting to irritate me now.

"Yes then, shall we call a meeting?" the Leader asked.

I looked at RaXi who was glaring at the Leader, but Lexian continued.

"Yes," he answered.

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Aidex

I looked around as we wandered through the castle. I had no idea where were were supposed to find this Nyx person.....and it worried me....

"Hey Ai, why not just try and contact her?" Xyta asked.

"Hu?" I asked unsure of what she meant.

"You're both Light, so I bet you could easily find her if ya tried," Xyta continued.

"Um....." I said still unsure of what she was getting at.

"Just try and find the light in the castle and the open a portal to it," Xyta answered.

"Oh...ok...." I said closing my eyes. I had to find the light.....just find.....

Suddenly I sensed an enormous amount of Light energy. It was the only one in the castle besides me....so it had to be this Nyx person......I opened a portal cautiously....

"This should be....right...." I said.

Xyta didn't wait but stepped right through. I followed. As we left the portal, a photon was shot at us. I screamed, but Xyta yelled for me to be quiet. We both looked to see a brown haired woman dresseed in an organization cloak staring at us. Her green eyes seemed to be trying to discern our intentions.

"Master RaXi sent us!" I yelled as she started to make another photon.

The woman stopped and looked at us carefully. It was then I noticed what she was standing infront of. It was a bed with a sleeping Anamx in it. I looked at Xyta and she back at me.

"Who are you," the woman asked.

"I'm Aidex...." I said quietly afraid she would attack again. I hated fighting......and she looked exstremely strong.....

"And I'm Xyta," Xyta said her voice not shaking at all. "RaXi sent us to find you, but she didn't state why. Are you Nyx?"

The woman stopped completely and seemed to sigh to herself. I sighed also. The place where my heart would have been was starting to hurt.

"Adiex you ok?" Xyta asked.

"I...I am..." I said taking in a breath. "I'll be ok...."

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Sorry for the epically long post @_@ I was on a roll.....Nyx you an continue with the children if you want, but the Leader's sending out a message for all the elite to attend a meeting. Oh and Jet, feel free to take care of Minx. I won't be writing her POV anymore unless you want me to.

Triskix: the Leader was laughing....O_e and it was worse than Larxene's witch crackle.....*face/palm*

Soji: LOL

Aidex: ....the Leader?

Xyta: I swear if he's like Xerebus, I'm beating his face in whit my snowflake staff.

Adiex: O_O you wouldn't!.....would you?............

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