I walked into the darkness of the portal with the utmost caution...but I had an uneasy feeling. Triskix...his energy felt lower and lower. Was he being tortured...drained somehow...what in the heck was going on?! I hurried forward...appearing directly in the dungeons.
"Well...when he makes a portal...he's pretty specific on where I need to go...I'll give him that one." I mumbled. Now to find Triskix. There were so many cells.
Nothing...
Nothing....
Nothing.....
Nothing......
UGH! Nothing!!!
How many would I go to that were empty. Suddenly I heard footsteps. I crouched inside one of the empty cells...ready to attack them if they should discover me.
"Did you hear that last one...King Trident...." One spoke.
"Oh, what about Santa Clause!" The other chimed in. "I mean...what the heck...does he really think he can act that way and live?"
"I know! I wanna kill him so bad...if only the orders uhmmpf.." The first one was muffled.
"Shut up!" The other mumbled. "You never know who could be listening in. Remember what Xerebus said...we are to KEEP QUIET!"
XEREBUS! My fists clenched. I knew they were talking about Triskix...I was close.
After they were gone...I snuck farther and farther down. He had to be in the back...but it was a surprisingly long walk. Why did they NEED so many cells??? Seriously...this was overkill...unless they wanted to put a whole world in here. I heard muffled voices ahead. Crouching in the cell across from the voices...I could clearly make out a very familiar one. Xerebus! Peeking ever so slightly...the door opened...HE WAS RIGHT THERE!!! So close...just had Roxas had been...and yet...and yet!!! I bit my lip...so hard it drew blood...my hands were shaking from anger as well. Yet I waited for him to leave...he walked away. Stopping for a moment. I fell completely silent...I didn't breathe I didn't move...I didn't even think for fear of being discovered...and then he kept going.
"Someone...please....kill me..." I heard echo quietly in the darkness. It was Triskix. I opened his cell door slowly...making not a single sound. What I saw before me horrified and angered me...beyond measure.....
Triskix was strung up by chains...broken and bloody...to the point of....madness. If he were living...he'd of died....If I could cry...I would've...from such a pitiful sight. I ran to him.
"Triskix...Triskix please..." I mumbled...clasping his face with my hands. He was cold...this was bad. But slowly he finally looked up. "Oh my gosh Triskix...I'll kill them....I KILL TheM ALL!!!" I growled in harsh undertones...preparing to stand and fight. My face burned...my blood boiled....I felt her coming out....she who would annihilate EVERYTHING!!!
"No..." Triskix mumbled. "Calm down now RaXi...."
I knelt back down. "Triskix..."
I took immediate action. Freeing him from his bonds. He fell to the ground hard. The door creaked behind me...and I felt him again. Verex. I stood up and faced him. Protecting Triskix with all of my being.
"Talk...does this look like a TALK to you..." I yelled...whiled keeping my voice low. "I'm sorry Verex...I won't let you stop me this time...I'm leaving...WITH Tris."
Verex drew his spear. "Come at me RaXi...with all you have. If you don't...then I will have to capture you..."
I was so angry....so very angry I knew I had to step away from Triskix. Blinded by my rage...I felt nothing for the man before me. I longed only for blood...for vengeance. And so I charged in. Not with my Great Sword...but with Stakes of Ice...formed in my bare hands.
He parried me all too easily...I knew it was because I was too enraged to fight with a decent amount of logic...but still. I cast away my stakes and attacked bare handed. I had to keep quiet...or else Triskix... Still...he parried every move. Yet...using my speed I tricked him. I appeared behind...my fist coming down swiftly. I seen him look at me...he could easily block yet...I made contact. And he fell to the ground motionless...I had knocked him out. It was an empty victory...but a victory nonetheless.
Lifting Triskix up...making him lean on my shoulder...he protested. "Go away RaXi...I don't need your help...just go..." He continually mumbled.
"Shut up Triskix! Just Shut up!" I finally exploded. "I am so sick of you trying to protect me! Just shut up and let me help you for once! I have my own version of order too you know...and it involves you shutting up...and surviving..."
I took him into my realm...a realm where none could enter...the realm where I had caused Triskix a great deal of damage. From there...I slowly made my way...towards Castle Oblivion. At least...in my realm we were safe...for none could stop me now...even if it was hard to stay there for long...I had to endure...until he was safe...
~RaXi
