What insidious plan does Axel have in mind involving the Serenna replica? The semi-finals begin.
Eighth basement exit hall: Jason awoke stiff beyond reason. «How long have I been out?» he wondered. He chanced a glance at the clock and nearly had a panic attack. The clock read, "62hrs43mins" Jason quickly dashed up the stairs. He had no time to lose.
First basement floor: Xion, Vexen, Luxord, Xigbar, and Demyx. All exemplary members of the Organization. All defeated at the hands of Jason. Xenmas was beginning to worry that Jason might just win. But he soon brushed this off. The Далее few floors were packed with powerful Nobodies. If Jason beat those enemies, then the last three floors had the most powerful members of Organization XIII, including Xenmas himself. «There is no way out of this,» He thought, «All he can do is surrender himself to us.» He turned his attention to Axel on the first floor. "Since Ты have that replica, this is what I want Ты to do with her…"
Seventh entrance hall: Jason reached his hand into his пальто pocket for a World Card and found none. «I'm out cards,» he mused. «I suppose I just wait for Larxene to Показать up.» he looked around the entrance hall. Right in front of the door was Serenna, who was rubbing her Bo staff with wood polish. Jason's double take was so fast he heard his neck snap. «I'm going to be feeling that eventually» he thought. He grabbed Serenna and hugged her hard enough to almost snap her in half. "I'm so happy to see you! How have Ты been, Serenna?" he gushed. Serenna smiled, crushed as she was in the embrace. "I'm fine, Jason…my former best friend." he paused to let the statement sink in, and the Далее thing he knew he was on the ground, and in pain. "Why, Serenna?" Jason asked. Serenna's black eyes pierced into him as she responded, "I waited for you, but Ты never came. Just when I Остаться в живых hope, Axel betrayed everyone and rescued me. I think I'm in Любовь with him." Serenna held up a World Card, which opened up the door behind her. She ran through the opening as Jason got back up on his feet. «Oh Axel DID NOT just steal my best friend away from me» he fumed as he ran through the opening.
First floor: the real Serenna squirmed as she was forced to watch her best friend chase a fake. Serenna, Zexion, James, Nicole, and Eileen were all recaptured and currently tied up in iron chains that sealed up Zexion's Nobody powers. "Why is Axel doing this to us?" James asked. Larxene snorted. "Who cares? I'll just go to Jason and set his head straight." Zexion shook his head. "I'd like to see how Ты manage to pull this off. Ты are no better off than the rest of us," he stated blandly. Larxene's falling in Любовь with Jason(again)was bad for the mission. So Xenmas ordered Roxas and Xaldin to capture Larxene and bind her up in power-sealing iron chains. The mission was a success, sad to say. As Larxene and Zexion argued, Nicole and Eileen had the same thought: «I hope Jason's going to be all right.»
Хэллоуин Town: «This is my kind of place," Jason thought as he looked around. It was rather dark place, with the only light being a huge moon that hung overhead. Spindly trees populated the place and looked as if they were reaching down to strangle down. "You get distracted really easily, as usual." Jason looked up to see Serenna resting against one of the trees. "Serenna!" he gasped, "You didn't mean what Ты said, did you?" Serenna dug into the pockets of her shorts as she spoke her Далее words. "About being in Любовь with Axel? I meant every word. I'm even willing to follow him into the Darkness. The real Вопрос is, are you? I learned Ты are in Любовь with Larxene. So are Ты going to continue to live in the Light and lose her, или do Ты Любовь her enough to follow her into the Darkness?" With that, Serenna took smoke balls out of her shorts and used them to disappear into the smoke. Jason stood there, stupefied, for a good five minutes. Then he snapped out of it and dashed away.
Unknown Basement floor: Selene looked at her hands. Nope, she wasn't going too fade out of existence again. Nevertheless, she had a feeling that the Вопрос posed by the fake had the potential to change everything. "So that's their game. Xenmas wants Jason's сердце to fall to the darkness, and Axel wants to torture him emotionally. These goals happen to help one another. When Axel ruins Jason completely, Xenmas will have an easier time convincing his сердце to fall to the darkness." Marluxia's musings snapped Selene out of her funk. "Huh, I've never really thought about it. Just what is it that makes my parents' marriage work. Because from what I've seen, they truly do Любовь each other." Selene mused. Marluxia shrugged. "The only thing I can say is that true Любовь conquers all. But whether that hold true remains to be seen."
Town square: Jason observed the guillotine(from a безопасно, сейф distance) "I wonder if that's used?" Jason asked himself. But he quickly answered no to his own Вопрос as he saw that the blade of the execution tool was rusted from lack of use, not from being covered in blood. He explored the square, peering down a well and studied a фонтан filled with green goo. Off in the distance, Jason spotted a scarecrow that looked familiar. A closer inspection revealed to be exactly what it looked like, a scarecrow that looked like Roxas. What Jason didn't expect to see was this: the Roxas scarecrow was between a fork in a road, and two signs. One sign pointed to the left road, and had a picture of a round skeletal head. The other sign was pointed to the right, and had a picture of what appeared to be a walking bag. There was a note taped to the Roxas scarecrow. Jason picked it up and read: "You may have hurt my best friend, but I will guide Ты until Ты reach my floor so I can take care of Ты personally. Ты have two choices: go to the left, which is the path of Light. или go to the right, the path of Darkness. Just remember: Larxene belongs to the Darkness. Roxas." Jason dashed down the left path without hesitation. He belonged to the Light, after all. But the thought still worried him: Would he really lose Larxene again by choosing the Light?
First floor: Eileen looked worriedly at Larxene, who had not spoken a word или even moved since the fake Serenna had asked Jason the Question. Nicole studied the blonde Nobody and nodded sagely, the redheaded adult being experienced in life. I know what's wrong with her," Nicole informed the room, "It appears that she is in a crisis over what Serenna's replica сказал(-а) to my son. Until she makes her decision, we're not going to hearing from her anytime soon."
Nicole was %100 correct. The inside of Larxene's head was in complete turmoil. After what happened in Neverland, her feelings for Jason had resurfaced. She even knew why she loved him: this man could entertain her like no other, and he sincerely cared about her even though she was…well…Larxene. But it never occurred to her that they could be driven apart because of where they belonged. It didn't seem fair to ask Jason to change just for her. But at the same time, if he truly loved her because of who she was, Jason shouldn't be afraid to follow her into the Darkness, right? Right?
Curly hill: Jason followed the left path until he saw a big hill. He took a moment to appreciate the unique curly shape of the hill. As he did, a black shade popped out of nowhere! "Gyuahh!" Jason shouted, shocked. The shade turned out to be a walking skeleton, the one he had seen on the sign. The skeleton grinned. "That was a good reaction," he said, "I'm Jack Skellington, the тыква King! I Любовь to scare the stuffing out of people." Jason had calmed himself down by then. "So why are Ты here?" he asked. Jack strutted around in his suit. "Since Ты choose the path of Light, I'm going to help Ты get out of this zone. Mostly, I'm here to help Ты defeat those." Jack pointed to the hoard of Skeleton Knight and Gargoyle heartless. Jason already had his knives out.
Jack голубь into the group of Skeleton Kinght heartless. They attempted to tear him to pieces with their sharp claws. Jack counter-attacked with his own claws, dodging the crowd of heartless. This left Jason with the Gargoyle heartless. Jason hurled his knives at one of them, and it died from the onslaught. But the rest of the heartless wouldn't let him go retrieve it. «I hate not being able to summon my knives like Larxene,» Jason grumbled as he clenched his fist. No sooner did he have the thought did the knives reappear between his fingers. «Huh…I've never been able to do that before…I'll just roll with it.» Being able to remotely summon his knives let Jason go crazy. As a result, the Gargolye didn't last five minutes. "Thanks for the help, Jack!" Jason called back as he left the empty scene.
Fourth basement floor: Axel chuckled. Jason had not hesitated a секунда before aligning himself with the Light. That was respectable. But Axel was going to destroy him emotionally, to make sure Xenmas's plan was a success. Which meant that Jason was going to come out of this замок a Nobody, или not come out at all. "Or, maybe you're going to take the third option," Axel сказал(-а) aloud, "Is your сердце strong enough? What do Ты think?" The Serenna replica snorted derisively. "I doubt it. I know Jason, and he will crack if Ты threaten him enough." Axel shook his head. "You would think so, right? But we had a kid in this замок once by the name of Sora. The ones who underestimated him were the ones who died. Something tells me we might see a repeat. Do your utmost to break him, but don't drive him into a corner или we can't predict what he will do. Got it memorized?" The Serenna replica nodded. "Good. Meet with Jason again if he wins this Далее battle…though I doubt it."
Moonlight plateau: Standing in the distance was a cool, impassive figure. His messy-blue hair framed his face, and cool-blue eyes pierced through Jason. The X-shaped scar on his face gave him his unique appearance. "You've reached me at last," Saïx stated as he glared at the redhead, "Have Ты made your choice?" Jason shook his head. "I need another floor или two to make up your mind." Saïx thrust his hand up in the air. Moonlight struck it, and his клеймор Lunatic shimmered into existence. But as Ты will not make it past me," Saïx said, "Your time is up!"
(Cue Awesome гитара Intro! Long live Ozzy Osbourne!)
The Luna Diviner attacked, swinging his huge blade at Jason. He dodged about, marveling at the speed Saïx moved. Jason unsheathed his knives and fired off a Thundaga spell. It caught Saïx unaware, and he let go of his claymore. Jason used this opportunity to slice him up as much as he wanted. "Don't think I will go down so easily," he droned as he resummoned his claymore. Jason spared a moment to look at the blade that Saïx had dropped earlier. «There's two of them,» Jason thought with wonder. The battle resumed as Saïx tried to фасоль, бин him over the head with his claymore. Jason grabbed onto the weapon and the two struggled for dominance. Jason's muscled arms slowly pushed the weapon towards the face of Number VII. With a final push, Jason shoved the клеймор into his face.
Saïx went reeling back, and the Lunatic went flying through the air until it embedded itself in the ground. Jason noted that the Lunatic клеймор from earlier had disappeared. «Huh, I wonder…» But there was no time to think as Saïx got back up. "You already know why I'm called the Luna Diviner," Jason nodded. The light of the heart-shaped moon Kingdom Hearts turned him berserk. But it only worked with Kingdom Hearts, right? "I know what you're thinking, and it would be true. But the moon in this world screams of torment, and it's size is of prodigal proportion…I can feel it calling out to me."
Jason gulped and backed away. Saïx breathed out slowly, and he howled at the moon. His eyes glowed, and his face turned hysterical. He summoned his Lumatic again and began his Berserk attack on Jason. The redhead could barely dodge the attacks, but the blue shockwaves still damaged his legs. Jason couldn't help notice that every so often, a Lunatic copy was planted into the ground like a flag. Jason grabbed one of the copies without hesitating. He found himself floating a few inches above the ground, as the клеймор he wielded began to hover. «Ok…I'm going to roll with this.» he nudged his sword in the direction of Saïx, who had calmed down. The клеймор hovered towards him, and when the weapon touched Saïx it threw him into the air. Jason dealt him a beating in midair. The клеймор vanished, and both of them hit the ground. When Saïx got up, he calmly observed the Larxenish grin on Jason's face. "It appears I will be defeated by my own weapon again," Saïx noted, "Well, it's no wonder Lea sees Ты as a threat."
First floor: Saïx's monitor erupted in a storm of static then turned off. Axel, who had returned to watch the hostages and the monitors, let his jaw drop. Okay, he сказал(-а) to not underestimate the human, but to see his best friend defeated was still a shock. But he recovered with a wicked smile. The Serenna replica was already working her magic.
Seventh basement exit hall: Jason went looking for Serenna, only to see a note taped to the floor. He picked it up to see a World Card beneath it. The note read, "I know Ты want me back. I know Ты want to be with Larxene. The only way to have both is to follow us into the Darkness. Please make the right choice, I don't want to lose you! Love, your best friend Serenna."
End chapter! Oh, which reminds me. Did Ты get my friend code? I sent it to Ты the other день in a message. Warm regards, Snow.
Eighth basement exit hall: Jason awoke stiff beyond reason. «How long have I been out?» he wondered. He chanced a glance at the clock and nearly had a panic attack. The clock read, "62hrs43mins" Jason quickly dashed up the stairs. He had no time to lose.
First basement floor: Xion, Vexen, Luxord, Xigbar, and Demyx. All exemplary members of the Organization. All defeated at the hands of Jason. Xenmas was beginning to worry that Jason might just win. But he soon brushed this off. The Далее few floors were packed with powerful Nobodies. If Jason beat those enemies, then the last three floors had the most powerful members of Organization XIII, including Xenmas himself. «There is no way out of this,» He thought, «All he can do is surrender himself to us.» He turned his attention to Axel on the first floor. "Since Ты have that replica, this is what I want Ты to do with her…"
Seventh entrance hall: Jason reached his hand into his пальто pocket for a World Card and found none. «I'm out cards,» he mused. «I suppose I just wait for Larxene to Показать up.» he looked around the entrance hall. Right in front of the door was Serenna, who was rubbing her Bo staff with wood polish. Jason's double take was so fast he heard his neck snap. «I'm going to be feeling that eventually» he thought. He grabbed Serenna and hugged her hard enough to almost snap her in half. "I'm so happy to see you! How have Ты been, Serenna?" he gushed. Serenna smiled, crushed as she was in the embrace. "I'm fine, Jason…my former best friend." he paused to let the statement sink in, and the Далее thing he knew he was on the ground, and in pain. "Why, Serenna?" Jason asked. Serenna's black eyes pierced into him as she responded, "I waited for you, but Ты never came. Just when I Остаться в живых hope, Axel betrayed everyone and rescued me. I think I'm in Любовь with him." Serenna held up a World Card, which opened up the door behind her. She ran through the opening as Jason got back up on his feet. «Oh Axel DID NOT just steal my best friend away from me» he fumed as he ran through the opening.
First floor: the real Serenna squirmed as she was forced to watch her best friend chase a fake. Serenna, Zexion, James, Nicole, and Eileen were all recaptured and currently tied up in iron chains that sealed up Zexion's Nobody powers. "Why is Axel doing this to us?" James asked. Larxene snorted. "Who cares? I'll just go to Jason and set his head straight." Zexion shook his head. "I'd like to see how Ты manage to pull this off. Ты are no better off than the rest of us," he stated blandly. Larxene's falling in Любовь with Jason(again)was bad for the mission. So Xenmas ordered Roxas and Xaldin to capture Larxene and bind her up in power-sealing iron chains. The mission was a success, sad to say. As Larxene and Zexion argued, Nicole and Eileen had the same thought: «I hope Jason's going to be all right.»
Хэллоуин Town: «This is my kind of place," Jason thought as he looked around. It was rather dark place, with the only light being a huge moon that hung overhead. Spindly trees populated the place and looked as if they were reaching down to strangle down. "You get distracted really easily, as usual." Jason looked up to see Serenna resting against one of the trees. "Serenna!" he gasped, "You didn't mean what Ты said, did you?" Serenna dug into the pockets of her shorts as she spoke her Далее words. "About being in Любовь with Axel? I meant every word. I'm even willing to follow him into the Darkness. The real Вопрос is, are you? I learned Ты are in Любовь with Larxene. So are Ты going to continue to live in the Light and lose her, или do Ты Любовь her enough to follow her into the Darkness?" With that, Serenna took smoke balls out of her shorts and used them to disappear into the smoke. Jason stood there, stupefied, for a good five minutes. Then he snapped out of it and dashed away.
Unknown Basement floor: Selene looked at her hands. Nope, she wasn't going too fade out of existence again. Nevertheless, she had a feeling that the Вопрос posed by the fake had the potential to change everything. "So that's their game. Xenmas wants Jason's сердце to fall to the darkness, and Axel wants to torture him emotionally. These goals happen to help one another. When Axel ruins Jason completely, Xenmas will have an easier time convincing his сердце to fall to the darkness." Marluxia's musings snapped Selene out of her funk. "Huh, I've never really thought about it. Just what is it that makes my parents' marriage work. Because from what I've seen, they truly do Любовь each other." Selene mused. Marluxia shrugged. "The only thing I can say is that true Любовь conquers all. But whether that hold true remains to be seen."
Town square: Jason observed the guillotine(from a безопасно, сейф distance) "I wonder if that's used?" Jason asked himself. But he quickly answered no to his own Вопрос as he saw that the blade of the execution tool was rusted from lack of use, not from being covered in blood. He explored the square, peering down a well and studied a фонтан filled with green goo. Off in the distance, Jason spotted a scarecrow that looked familiar. A closer inspection revealed to be exactly what it looked like, a scarecrow that looked like Roxas. What Jason didn't expect to see was this: the Roxas scarecrow was between a fork in a road, and two signs. One sign pointed to the left road, and had a picture of a round skeletal head. The other sign was pointed to the right, and had a picture of what appeared to be a walking bag. There was a note taped to the Roxas scarecrow. Jason picked it up and read: "You may have hurt my best friend, but I will guide Ты until Ты reach my floor so I can take care of Ты personally. Ты have two choices: go to the left, which is the path of Light. или go to the right, the path of Darkness. Just remember: Larxene belongs to the Darkness. Roxas." Jason dashed down the left path without hesitation. He belonged to the Light, after all. But the thought still worried him: Would he really lose Larxene again by choosing the Light?
First floor: Eileen looked worriedly at Larxene, who had not spoken a word или even moved since the fake Serenna had asked Jason the Question. Nicole studied the blonde Nobody and nodded sagely, the redheaded adult being experienced in life. I know what's wrong with her," Nicole informed the room, "It appears that she is in a crisis over what Serenna's replica сказал(-а) to my son. Until she makes her decision, we're not going to hearing from her anytime soon."
Nicole was %100 correct. The inside of Larxene's head was in complete turmoil. After what happened in Neverland, her feelings for Jason had resurfaced. She even knew why she loved him: this man could entertain her like no other, and he sincerely cared about her even though she was…well…Larxene. But it never occurred to her that they could be driven apart because of where they belonged. It didn't seem fair to ask Jason to change just for her. But at the same time, if he truly loved her because of who she was, Jason shouldn't be afraid to follow her into the Darkness, right? Right?
Curly hill: Jason followed the left path until he saw a big hill. He took a moment to appreciate the unique curly shape of the hill. As he did, a black shade popped out of nowhere! "Gyuahh!" Jason shouted, shocked. The shade turned out to be a walking skeleton, the one he had seen on the sign. The skeleton grinned. "That was a good reaction," he said, "I'm Jack Skellington, the тыква King! I Любовь to scare the stuffing out of people." Jason had calmed himself down by then. "So why are Ты here?" he asked. Jack strutted around in his suit. "Since Ты choose the path of Light, I'm going to help Ты get out of this zone. Mostly, I'm here to help Ты defeat those." Jack pointed to the hoard of Skeleton Knight and Gargoyle heartless. Jason already had his knives out.
Jack голубь into the group of Skeleton Kinght heartless. They attempted to tear him to pieces with their sharp claws. Jack counter-attacked with his own claws, dodging the crowd of heartless. This left Jason with the Gargoyle heartless. Jason hurled his knives at one of them, and it died from the onslaught. But the rest of the heartless wouldn't let him go retrieve it. «I hate not being able to summon my knives like Larxene,» Jason grumbled as he clenched his fist. No sooner did he have the thought did the knives reappear between his fingers. «Huh…I've never been able to do that before…I'll just roll with it.» Being able to remotely summon his knives let Jason go crazy. As a result, the Gargolye didn't last five minutes. "Thanks for the help, Jack!" Jason called back as he left the empty scene.
Fourth basement floor: Axel chuckled. Jason had not hesitated a секунда before aligning himself with the Light. That was respectable. But Axel was going to destroy him emotionally, to make sure Xenmas's plan was a success. Which meant that Jason was going to come out of this замок a Nobody, или not come out at all. "Or, maybe you're going to take the third option," Axel сказал(-а) aloud, "Is your сердце strong enough? What do Ты think?" The Serenna replica snorted derisively. "I doubt it. I know Jason, and he will crack if Ты threaten him enough." Axel shook his head. "You would think so, right? But we had a kid in this замок once by the name of Sora. The ones who underestimated him were the ones who died. Something tells me we might see a repeat. Do your utmost to break him, but don't drive him into a corner или we can't predict what he will do. Got it memorized?" The Serenna replica nodded. "Good. Meet with Jason again if he wins this Далее battle…though I doubt it."
Moonlight plateau: Standing in the distance was a cool, impassive figure. His messy-blue hair framed his face, and cool-blue eyes pierced through Jason. The X-shaped scar on his face gave him his unique appearance. "You've reached me at last," Saïx stated as he glared at the redhead, "Have Ты made your choice?" Jason shook his head. "I need another floor или two to make up your mind." Saïx thrust his hand up in the air. Moonlight struck it, and his клеймор Lunatic shimmered into existence. But as Ты will not make it past me," Saïx said, "Your time is up!"
(Cue Awesome гитара Intro! Long live Ozzy Osbourne!)
The Luna Diviner attacked, swinging his huge blade at Jason. He dodged about, marveling at the speed Saïx moved. Jason unsheathed his knives and fired off a Thundaga spell. It caught Saïx unaware, and he let go of his claymore. Jason used this opportunity to slice him up as much as he wanted. "Don't think I will go down so easily," he droned as he resummoned his claymore. Jason spared a moment to look at the blade that Saïx had dropped earlier. «There's two of them,» Jason thought with wonder. The battle resumed as Saïx tried to фасоль, бин him over the head with his claymore. Jason grabbed onto the weapon and the two struggled for dominance. Jason's muscled arms slowly pushed the weapon towards the face of Number VII. With a final push, Jason shoved the клеймор into his face.
Saïx went reeling back, and the Lunatic went flying through the air until it embedded itself in the ground. Jason noted that the Lunatic клеймор from earlier had disappeared. «Huh, I wonder…» But there was no time to think as Saïx got back up. "You already know why I'm called the Luna Diviner," Jason nodded. The light of the heart-shaped moon Kingdom Hearts turned him berserk. But it only worked with Kingdom Hearts, right? "I know what you're thinking, and it would be true. But the moon in this world screams of torment, and it's size is of prodigal proportion…I can feel it calling out to me."
Jason gulped and backed away. Saïx breathed out slowly, and he howled at the moon. His eyes glowed, and his face turned hysterical. He summoned his Lumatic again and began his Berserk attack on Jason. The redhead could barely dodge the attacks, but the blue shockwaves still damaged his legs. Jason couldn't help notice that every so often, a Lunatic copy was planted into the ground like a flag. Jason grabbed one of the copies without hesitating. He found himself floating a few inches above the ground, as the клеймор he wielded began to hover. «Ok…I'm going to roll with this.» he nudged his sword in the direction of Saïx, who had calmed down. The клеймор hovered towards him, and when the weapon touched Saïx it threw him into the air. Jason dealt him a beating in midair. The клеймор vanished, and both of them hit the ground. When Saïx got up, he calmly observed the Larxenish grin on Jason's face. "It appears I will be defeated by my own weapon again," Saïx noted, "Well, it's no wonder Lea sees Ты as a threat."
First floor: Saïx's monitor erupted in a storm of static then turned off. Axel, who had returned to watch the hostages and the monitors, let his jaw drop. Okay, he сказал(-а) to not underestimate the human, but to see his best friend defeated was still a shock. But he recovered with a wicked smile. The Serenna replica was already working her magic.
Seventh basement exit hall: Jason went looking for Serenna, only to see a note taped to the floor. He picked it up to see a World Card beneath it. The note read, "I know Ты want me back. I know Ты want to be with Larxene. The only way to have both is to follow us into the Darkness. Please make the right choice, I don't want to lose you! Love, your best friend Serenna."
End chapter! Oh, which reminds me. Did Ты get my friend code? I sent it to Ты the other день in a message. Warm regards, Snow.
