.// Chapter Eight :: Dream of Truth, Live in Lies >>
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Malina's Eyes>>
The battle was over. My fiery opponent was on his knees, breathing heavily. The blazing inferno around us began to disperse as I stood wearily, out of breath as well. "Hehe....you've still got it.." Axel dismissed his weapons, then rose up to his feet. Weirdly, my keyblade dissapeared just as his chakrams did.
As I watch my weapon fade away, I could see the red-haired man walk over towards me, then I turned over to him, getting itno a defensive position. "Wh-what....what do you want?" I spoke with a bit of fear in my voice, Axel now standing face-to-face with me. "C'mon, Rhoxsi...there's still time to come back. You AND Roxas."
'Rhoxsi'? What was he talking about. "My name's Malina....Not...Rhoxsi." I said with a raise in my tone, narrowing my eyebrows at him.
Axel took in a deep breath, "It's a lie, Rhoxsi. Your memory-"
"My name is MALINA!" I shouted angrily at him, my fists clenched by my waist. Why was I getting so angry? Was it that....I was beginning to trust this guy? A moment of silence passed between us as I stared into his bight emerald eyes, starting to feel a bit of guilt. Somehow, I felt as if he was telling the truth.
"....Look, you can believe me or not. It YOUR desicion....'Malina'." I didn't move. Malina....was that even my real name? Or...Rhoxsi? Maybe if I went with Axel, I could find out what happened to Ed. And...just maybe....I could get Meru back.
"Axel..." I stayed silent, then an image of the picture inside the white room that had three cloaked figures standing together ran through my mind.
Is that what it ment?
Maybe there were things....I didn't know about myself. "Roxas....I've met him before, haven't I?" I continued looking at Axel, his expression showing a clear 'yes' to my question. "And, you....Axel....weren't we friends...?"
His serious face began to turn into more of a smile, and his posture loosened up a bit. "You...you remember now!" He spoke cheerfully, but I didn't want to lie. I didn't really....REMEMBER anything.....but, some things were beginning to come back to me. "Well....not really..." I spoke with guilt, not wanting to make him feel bad.
Suddenly, I looked back over at him, and he began to walk towards the opposite direction. Was he leaving? "Wait!" I shouted as he opened a strange black portal. "Please! Let me go with you!" I ran over to him as he passed through the portal, and I quickly ran in after him, destined to find the answers.
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Roxas' Eyes>>
I quickly dashed out of the computer room, still weilding my weapon as I darted through the room, then leaped as far as I could off the steps. I landed harshly onto my feet, then I quickly regained my posture, and ran out the door of the mansion.
I knew who had took Malina. It was Axel. .....That red-headed guy I fought a few days ago. What did he want?
I could feel the leaves of the trees brush against my face as I ran through the woods as fast as my legs could take me. Stray twigs crumbled beneath my feet as I raced on, arriving into town.
"Where are you?" I looked around, only to find Axel and Malina walking towards the Back Alley. I began to run again after them, and now I had him in a dead end. Both of them turned around, and now I was glaring angrily at Axel, while he stood calm - as always.
"Hey, Roxas...." He spoke with an annoying tone as Malina stood silently beside him. Wait....was she actually in trouble?
As the pyronic enigma began to approach me, he suddenly stopped in his tracks. Malina, and everything else around me had just went to a complete halt. Just like.....time itself had stopped. But, why was I still moving?
I walked over towards the two, only to have a blonde-haired girl appear right infront of me. She wore a simplistic white dress, along with white sandals to match. "...Namine." I spoke softly to her, but she placed her finger over her own lip, as if telling me to be quiet.
"I don't have much time left, Roxas. And....neither do you. You're going to have to leave soon." She spoke in a fragile voice, filled with worry.
"Namine...what's wrong? What's happening?" I questioned her, glancing over at Malina in her frozen state.
"The Orginization..." Her eyes began to stray away from mine. She seemed scared.
I took in a deep breath, "Just...tell me. What's going to happen?" I asked again, trying my best to remain calm.
"Roxas...." She looked around again. From her rush, and worry, it seemed to me like she was being followed. "...You have to leave. The both of you. There isn't much time left untill Sora awakes."
....Sora.
He was that boy....that guy in those dreams of mine. The one who looked like me. Namine had told me alot about him. I really wanted to meet him...just once.
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Edward's Eyes>>
"Now....where do I go?" I whispered to myself with a sigh, frustrated that I was already clueless on how I would get out of this place....Hollow Bastion. I held the blade at my side, my left hand casually stuffed into my pant pocket.
As I walked into the Town Square, I suddenly bumped into a girl. We both had a surprised look on our faces, and I blushed for making a mistake. "...Sorry." I spoke sincerely, a bit embarrased. As I looked into the girl's eyes, they seemed familiar, in some way. Wait -- was this the girl I forgot about?
"Hey....by any chance....is your name Malina?" She shook her head, sliding her shoulder-length black hair behind her right ear.
"Uhh....no. M-my name's Shiro. Shiro Crest. Are you looking for....someone?" She asked, greeting herself. I already felt a bit stupid for bumping into her, then acting like a total stranger.
I cleared my throat, still feeling a bit uncomfortable. "...Oh, I'm Ed....and...yeah." I spoke dumbfoundedly, then finished my sentence, "...Yeah. I'm looking for someone...but..." I scratched the back of my neck, not even knowing for myself who I was searching for. "It's a long story." I muttered, feeling the need to get off this world.
"You need help?" The chocolate-eyed teen then crossed her arms, waiting for my reply. From her stance, she seemed a bit bored. It looked like she didn't have anything better to do.
"Well..." I thought to myself for a moment. I was a bit of a loner. I didn't really want someone tagging along with me. Someone I didn't even know, at the least. But -- I really needed help at this point. I didn't have a ship, and I hadn't been to any other world before. I was so used to Destiny Islands....all I wanted was to go back. With...my friends. Now, what was I searching for? My memories? Or the ones I care for?
"Don't be shy." She teased me, then I slightly smiled. Maybe it wouldn't be so hard if I had some help.
"You see, I actually need to go to different worlds. I...was seperated from my friends, and...." I sighed, feeling like a fool to continue the rest of my story. She would probably think i'm crazy. "...I....I can barely remember them. Their faces, their voices, even themselves as a whole. But, I remember that my world was taken by darkness. And.....so was I."
The girl stared at me in silence for a few moments, then she raised her right eyebrow. "Well, you're in luck." She laughed quietly, leading me over to a small, narrow path through the wall of the town. And when we walked through, there was a large ship docked right infront of us.
"I'm a Gummi Engineer." Shiro walked over to the Gummi Ship, stroking the metallic wing protruding from the side. "I take this baby out for a spin all the time." She said with a strong accent of some sort, similar to that guy back at Traverse Town. What was his name? Oh, right.....Cid.
"I don't suppose you'll let me borrow this?" I looked at her innocently, yet my serious additude kind of killed the whole idea of the joke.
"Hell no!" She then laughed, walking back over towards me. "I'm coming with you!"
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Yay, next chapter! ;
....Yeah. I kinda forgot about this. <.<; I wrote it in one hour and fourty minutes. SRSLI. D:
Yeah. Sorry.
.....but not really.
So, hope you enjoy? xD I had fun introducing mah new character. *wink, wink*