Re: Fate of A Hero
Day 70
Figure
"You wanted to speak to me, superiors?"
Roxas looked down, his hood on all the way. Vexen toyed on his rather large computer screen, looking at data scrolling in and out of windows. Zexion and Xemnas turned, expectant looks on their faces. Roxas looked up, his eyes uneasy.
"She's regressing." Zexion said, walking towards him. He began to circle him slowly. "Do you think you;ve been doing your job well?"
Roxas looked around nervously. "Er...you tell me."
Zexion stopped behind Roxas. He got close enough to hear a whisper in between them. "Roxas, would you like to see your little friend gone? Would you like to feel that pain again?-oh, pardon me. We can't feel. Is that why you can't seem to reel her in?"
Xemnas stepped forward. "Akira and Xane's mission were to hack into Namine's computer, where-as we suspected- it was located in Twilight Town. And once again, we are correct. Namine has been responsible in the regression of Akira's memory.
"We believe if we are able to watch over Namine's work, or even stop the process completely, we can keep Akira here, and she will help us toward our ultimate goal."
"Kingdom Hearts," Roxas answered. Xemnas nodded.
"Your job was to help her remember." Zexion said, arms crossed.
"But, she is!" Roxas defended. Zexion neared Roxas's face.
"But not what we want her to know."
Roxas stared at him in disbelief. "You mean, you don't want her to remember?"
Xemnas sighed. "We do, Number Thirteen."
"What we mean is," Vexen said from afar, "Is we want her to-how should I put this?"
"You're implanting the wrong memories." Roxas answered once again, eyes wide.
"Exactly." Zexion added, grinning.
"B-but,'' Roxas continued, "Isn't that what Namine is trying to do?"
Vexen stepped back from the computer, his face thoughtful and tone distant. "Hm...I suppose so. But her acts are not in our favor. Then again, she isn't doing this exactly. Implanting fake memories is only a backup plan, just in case she remembers."
All four stayed silent for a while. Roxas was the one to break the silence.
"So," He challenged, "What exactly did you want from me?"
Zexion grinned. He walked away from Roxas and stared at the screen. Finally, he spoke.
"We need you to get closer. Much, much closer."
"And how do you expect me to do that?" Roxas challenged once more. Zexion chewed a thought over for a minute. Finally he turned to look at Xemnas.
"Will it be alright if we, bend the rules a bit?"
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