Hey everyone!! Sorry to distract you all from the story but uh...I got bit by the drawing bug and I'm anxious to draw everyone. LOL.
So my question is this...DO ANY OF YOU NOT WANT ME TO DRAW YOUR CHARACTER??? I plan to draw up everyone...so, I just wanna ask you all now. ^^
btw...hehe, I put up some line arts already...if you didn't get a chance to see them. I'm super happy with how they turned out. ^^
I smirked as Rexikat tried to claw out of my ice...she would never escape unless I wished her to. In fact, if I ever desired to draw out the death of an enemy, all I need do is box them up and leave them...they would die eventually. >:} My main focus now though, was the entrance of Marlex. He'd interfered on my duel...and had proceeded to intervene fully. The two clashing, yet not equally...Marlex's actions were far too rash...as usual with him. The dragon apologized, and I all but scoffed at him...that was until I felt a presence, and heard the arrival of a voice I wished hadn't come.
"Tanex..." I snarled. I closed my eyes...then reopened them...just WISHING he wasn't there...that it was all in my mind...and yet...there he was. I immediately started to rework everything...all my plans...EVERYTHING had changed.
He had come with new orders...to eliminate everyone. We all fell silent until Tanex drew his ring blade. "No objections? Well then I'll just..."
I prepared to speak, yet Marlex beat me. "W-wait....RaXi..."
“Marlex, I’ve already spoken to you about us. I can’t.” I stumbled...I couldn't leave Oblivion...not yet...not while Triskix was a slave to that man...
“But—”
“RaXi,” Pashnirix suddenly spoke, breaking my thoughts on what actions I would take. He was watching Tanex intently. Smart Dragon, I thought. You KNOW he isn't like ANY of Zero...he WILL kill us all...without hesitation...Finally he spoke once more. “RaXi, please, consider my words. You must free Rex. It’s the only way we can fight these two off, as well as protect your charges.”
I looked back at Xyta and Setxune, “We can fight,” Setxune assured me.
“I don’t doubt you,” Pashnirix continued, “but these two are far beyond your capabilities. I have no misgivings with either of you, and by association…I feel compelled to make sure you are taken care of.”
"They outclass YOU maybe...but not I." I growled at his comment. He had no idea of my capabilities...all he wanted was for me to free Rexikat. With his smooth words he sought to accomplish this. "My history with them is vast...and we have fought on many occasions, yet...I will admit...I'd never had to protect so many in our previous confrontations. It's always easier...when fighting to protect only yourself."
Pashnirix smirked. "You think I have underestimated you...perhaps I have...but that hasn't changed our situation. You MUST free the Tigress...."
I snapped my fingers. The box shattered like a mirror. I grabbed Pashnirix by the collar and brought him close to me. "And now for MY PRICE." He didn't flinch, merely smirked at my ferocity. "You will protect that child with your LIFE." I threatened pointing at Xyta. "Tanex is MINE...and should I return to find something has happened to that child...I will SKIN YOU Dragon."
"Assigning me orders are you?" Pashnirix nearly laughed. He pulled my hand from his collar and fixed it. "Very well Duplicity, but the battle hasn't even started...how do you know which opponent you shall take?"
"That's simple...it's already been decided. Isn't that right, Tanex?!" I spoke loudly, turning to meet his gaze at the end of my sentence. "Come now...I know you've been longing to do battle with me...haven't you? THAT'S why you came...not because Xerebus asked it of you...but for the added bonus of matching me again. Am I right?"
"Don't pick a fight with him RaXi...he's dangerous..." I heard Xyta mumble behind me.
Tanex smiled...that cold insidious grin only he possessed. "RaXi, what part of you can't accept that I would follow another's orders? I'm not like you...I..."
"No Tanex, you aren't like me. You're worse. Unlike me, you crave leadership. Desire it more than anything...and you aren't afraid to grasp it." I interrupted. "Tell me...HAVE you grasped it yet? Or are you just waiting for the right moment?"
Tanex fell completely silent. Marlex stared at me with his longing gaze. As though...he didn't have the words to express what sorrow he was feeling. Rexikat stood before me now, glaring at me with her feline eyes. She wanted to say something as well...yet kept it to herself...this wasn't the time.
I didn't dare take my gaze off Tanex too long...so I spoke low. "Setxune...you must fight. Protect Xyta...and Xyta...stay close to the others..."
"Of course." Setxune accepted immediately...he knew all too well what his move was.
"RaXi...where're you..." Xyta began.
"I will do what must be done. Only I can do this...Tanex will not hesitate to kill ANY of you...but I...I can match him." I mumbled. I looked to Tanex with my defiant glare, and I felt the void coming. I gave Pashnirix a last Cross glare, as though warning him he'd better follow my demands...and then...I let myself be taken into the void Tanex had created. We exited into some random corridor of darkness, completely alone and prepared to do combat.
"You came willingly...that's quite unlike you..." Tanex grinned.
"I'm not afraid of you Tanex...haven't you learned that by now?" I groaned, holding my sword defensively. "Just what do you hope to accomplish? I KNOW you aren't one to follow orders...why did you REALLY join Zero?"
Tanex smiled. "RaXi...you know me too well now that you've regained your memories of me...I had really hoped you wouldn't...at least, not until I'd finished my preparations."
"Preparations? Tell me, TANEX....does this have something to do with what you told Nyx? The ultimatum you intend to hand us, the former apprentices?"
"That's right. I would tell you all about it, if I thought you would accept at this point in time...but I'm getting the distinct impression you won't. At least...not now. Why don't you tell ME now RaXi, just what is keeping you tied there? Hmmm? I KNOW it isn't all the FOND memories of that place..." Tanex purred menacingly.
I looked at him squarely. What was I supposed to say? For Triskix? Because if I left now he would forever be bound in a pact with that MAN...and in the end destroyed by it? NO...I couldn't reveal that. Not if there was a chance Tanex didn't know...
"It is..." Tanex laughed. "It's for Triskix!" My eyes widened a bit...but I desperately tried to convey no emotion. "Oh how you must loathe it RaXi! To watch someone bound before your very eyes...and be able to do NOTHING!"
I clenched my fists and felt myself clamping my teeth down hard.
"But then again...you always HATED the thought of calling anyone 'friend'...so I'm sure that doesn't HELP your situation any....I almost pity you....almost." At the last word his voice changed...he was about to get serious.
Good...now I was pissed and ready to hand him a humiliating defeat to add to his collection. "Before you start, I should warn you Tanex. I won't go easy on you either. If you raise your weapon against me, I don't care what organization you belong to, to raise your weapon on ME...is declaring yourself an enemy."
"I wouldn't have it any other way...after all...we NEVER did take each other lightly...I don't expect that to change." Tanex stated seriously preparing himself.
"Good." I smirked. My eyes rolled back slightly as I release some of my power from it's bindings, the two marks on my face darkening.
Without any further hindrance we clashed...fiercely and without hesitation to KILL.
~RaXi
I banged my fists against the cold, hard ice that encased me, but it was no use. I was trapped, like some weak mouse. I growled, vamped up my element to my Final form, and clawed at the ice. Little flecks came off, but nothing happened. I could see the cloudy images of RaXi and Pashnirix fighting, fighting over me, like some…prize. It was pathetic, demeaning.
I saw the spikes of ice shoot from the ground, and Pashnirix leapt into the air…higher than he should have been able to with the limited clearance in the room. Hovering with light flaps of his wings, we all looked to where Marlex had appeared, apparently to retrieve Pashnirix. I couldn’t do anything but watch as Pashnirix dealt with his problems…
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He stayed in the air, watching the situation from above. “Marlex,” said Pashnirix dryly, “how nice of you to show up. Am I hosting a party here, and someone forgot to tell me I handed out invitations?”
Marlex turned to the dragon, snarling. “Answer the question, VI. Do you or do you not understand the repercussions of your actions?”
Pashnirix smirked and crossed his arms. “Of course,” he responded. “Serix was trying to keep me from my treasure. Even a child knows not to come between a dragon and his treasure, Marlex.”
The pink haired Nobody brandished his weapon with a gust of wind. “Don’t play games with me,” he said seriously. “Serix was on orders from the Leader. You deliberately disobeyed. You will be punished for your actions.”
Pashnirix alighted carefully on the window sill in a crouch. “First of all, you as well as the Leader need to understand that I am the dragon, and as such, cannot be held to orders I do not wish to obey,” he said, narrowing his eyes. “Second, if the Leader wishes to punish me, he will see to it himself, not delegate to a weakling like yourself. And thirdly…Serix should learn not to touch my things,” he finished, raising an eyebrow.
Marlex growled and rushed towards Pashnirix, his Gwan Dao aimed straight for the dragon’s heart. Pashnirix leapt into the air, over the pink haired Nobody, and landed behind him. He drew his scimitar and placed it at the back of the other’s throat.
“I will not tolerate this behavior any longer, Marlex,” he said, all joking aside. “You have interrupted my fight with the Frozen Duplicity. If you honestly wish to be defeated, at least wait your turn.”
Marlex snarled, sending a gust of wind around himself that knocked Pashnirix into the air. Turning a somersault mid-air, he managed to hover for a moment before landing on the ground beside RaXi. “I do apologize for his behavior, my dear,” he said to RaXi without ever taking his eyes off Marlex. “He obviously has no regard for the rules of a duel.”
“And you obviously have no regard for rules at all,” shouted Marlex, darting forward with his Gwan Dao outstretched. Pashnirix whipped around his tail, catching the other Nobody in the knees and sending him sprawling to the ground. He pinned him through the shoulder with a copy of his scimitar, saying, “Yes. I believe that is quite obvious.”
“The only obvious thing I can see here is your imminent deaths,” said a new voice.
RaXi, Pashnirix, Xyta, Setxune, and Rexikat all turned to the sound of the new Nobody. “Tanex,” said RaXi.
The blond Nobody smiled wickedly. “Marlex,” he practically purred, “you seemed to be having some difficulty apprehending our renegade.”
Marlex scowled, turning his face towards Tanex. “Then don’t just stand there,” spat out Marlex, “help me out.”
With a wave of his hand, Tanex opened up a void beneath the pink-haired Nobody, sucking him through. Marlex appeared moments later, the scimitar gone from his shoulder and an angry look on his face.
“Tanex. What are you doing here?” Pashnirix turned to the newcomer.
Tanex tossed his head. “Our Leader…foresaw that Marlex would have a few problems dealing with you all alone, so he sent me…along with some new orders.”
“Which would be?” RaXi stepped forward, glaring angrily.
“We are to eliminate everyone here,” Tanex said sadistically, glancing at Marlex, “the traitor, as well as the members from Oblivion.”
A tense silence draped the room as everyone processed this information. “No objections?” Tanex drew his ring blade. “Well, then, I suppose I’ll—”
“W-wait,” said Marlex. “RaXi…”
RaXi looked sharply to Marlex. “Marlex, I’ve already spoken to you about us. I can’t.”
“But—”
“RaXi,” said Pashnirix. He had been watching Tanex with an uneasy stare, his instinct telling him that this Nobody wouldn’t hesitate at all to murder them, and in gruesome fashion. “RaXi, please, consider my words. You must free Rex. It’s the only way we can fight these two off, as well as protect your charges.”
RaXi turned quickly to Xyta and Setxune, who stood uncertainly behind her. “We can fight,” said Setxune confidently.
“I don’t doubt you,” said Pashnirix, “but these two are far beyond your capabilities. I have no misgivings with either of you, and by association…I feel compelled to make sure you are taken care of.”
RaXi glanced between Pashnirix and the ice-covered Rexikat, trying to decide whether this was just another trap.
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Sorry it took me so long! I've been busy (Camelot is over, thank God!), and I had a bit of writer's block. :p
Have fun, RaXi!!
I sighed after following Triskix for a while.
This guy must be way to strict. I though with a mall smirk.
"What was with that?" Syrix asked me.
"I dunno, I guess I wanted to test his strength... I guess." I said with a slight shrug.
"You're an idiot. You know that right?" Zavix asked.
"No... I'm just reckless." I said with a light sigh afterwards.
Actually, I wanted to see if someone with that much power would either kill me or keep me alive. I thought with a serious expression on my face.
"We can't actually die... you do know that, right?" I asked Triskix.
"Of course I know that." Triskix said coldly.
I then stopped, and looked at Lexian, Nyx, Xemmsur, and someone almost hiding behind Nyx.
I then started to walk towards the entrance again.
"You must be suicidal" Zavix said not looking back at me.
"Yeah... opinians vary." I said with another small smirk.
I put my hand on my wound and smiled.
"You were just lucky." I said to Triskix.
"Are you trying to annoy me again?" Triskix said without looking at me.
"No, I'm not." I said, as my smirk slowly disappeared.
After ten minutes of walking, we reached the front door.
"Here we are." Triskix said, looking at Syrix and Zavix.
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The only ones who don't fade,
are the ones who accept,
both the Light and the Darkness
Narexurk
I waited patiently for this procession of strangeness to end and when it did, I started to speak again. I reached into my pocket at the list of names that was starting to once again burn a hole in my pocket.
"Now then, Zavix, Narexur, and Syrix," I started while looking down at the list. "Welcome to Castle Oblivion." I felt my teeth grit down the words. "As the second in command of this castle, it is my job to keep order in line, so if any of you give me grief I will kill you end of story."
"Pst as if," Narexurk answered.
"So then who is the one completely in command?" Zavix asked.
"He is only known as the Leader and you will call him as such," I answered.
Narexurk rolled his eyes. I could already tell I had somewhat of another Tamex coming. Speaking of which I wondered what he and Minx were doing..... I shoved the thought away instantly and began to focus on the situation again.
"Triskix!" Syrix said quickly. I turned a bit and gave the girl a glare.
"Yes?" I asked calmly.
"Um......never mind....." Syrix said quietly her eyes darting away from my stare.
I answered her with a hump and began speaking again.
"Now then, you may chose any room in the castle that has not been taken save for the cetral tower which is off limits to everyone uninvited by the Leader," I continued. "If you barge in there, it's your own funeral."
"Maybe for the weak," Narexurk answered.
"Are you trying to make him attack you?" Zavix asked.
"He is trying," Lexian answered. "And he is definitely succeeding....."
"Just shut up and follow the rules," I answered Narexurk. Something about this guy was irritating me......"Also there is already an established elite. These people the Leader has deemed worthy of a large amount of control. Their names are Lexian, here, Nyx, there, Xemmsur, next to Nyx, RaXi who is away on a mission, Kyxsha who is in her room, Ximh who is also in his room, Rexikat who is away at the moment, and myself. If you disobey any command they give you at any time, I will personally see to it that you are strung up by your ears and hanged until you fade into nothingness."
A shiver went through all three of them.
"I'm not afraid. And I won't follow these stupid rules," Narexur answered.
"Suicidal," Nyx whispered to Xemmsur.
I didn't wait to respond. I jumped fowards my scythe forming straight in my hand.
"Don't speak that way around me and expect to live," I said coldly. "This order is everything, and I will not have a rogue ruin it."
"Says you Mr. Cocky," Narexur answered.
"This is so unbelievably stupid....." Zavix sighed.
"You got that right," Lexian answered.
Narexur blocked my initial attack with a strange form of a charkin. An image of Axel rushed through my mind, and for a second I stopped. Narexur took my sudden stop to attack with a volt. I twisted my scythe around so the metal chains absorbed the shock. I lit the chains on fire ans slashed fowards.
"Don't underestimate me," I growled.
Narexur had managed to leave himself wide open for my attack and as I slashed down at his shoulder, the Leader laughed hard in my head. You can kill him if you want Triskix.... he smiled.
I ripped my scythe away and backed up.
"Dam...." Narexur swore, "My arm....."
"You won't be able to use it for a month at the least," I glared feeling my eyes glowing red. "I'll let you off easy with your life, but don't you dare think that I will do it again." I changed my composure back to the placid face I had used before while explaining about the castle.
"Anyways," I started again. "If you betray the Organization at any time, I will end you, and if you challenge me, I will end you."
"I'd prefer not to be ended for any reason," Zavix answered.
"Then don't even think that you can leave now," Lexian answered Zavix. "By coming here, you've given yourself two options. Either you stay and join, or you run and die."
"Fne by me," Zavix answered.
"Die...." Syrix said stunned.
"Die," I answered.
"Dang....." Narexurk sighed. "You're pretty strong....."
"I am the second of the castle," I answered.
"Heh....when I get my arm fixed.....let's have another fight some time," Narexurk smirked. "In the mean time....I'll follow your rules....."
"I'll wait for your challenge any time any where," I answered.
"And he'll fry your brians out," Lexian said rolling his eyes.
Nyx and Xemmsur laughed lightly.
"Exactly," I answered. "Now then.....let's get to the castle."
I turned and walked towards the castle. After a moment, the rest followed......
