I walked slowly towards Zero's HQ. Every step I took left a shoe print that burned a hole into the ground. I wanted to kill something. It didn't matter what just something. Something to stop the pounding of rage inside my skull. It wasn't Zero that had made me angry, but they were the ones I was going to take it out on.
Someone was sitting on the front gate looking at me with his head cocked to one side. I couldn't see a face under the white cloak, but I didn't care. I would move past this person if they fought me.
"And you are?" the man asked. His voice was low and had a strange accent that I couldn't quite describe.
"You first," I answered.
"Caex of Zero," the man answered throwing back his hood. Short red hair seemed to form out of the hood along with an elongated face. His eyes were a dark yellow eyeris encasing black pupils. "And you are?"
"Not interested," I answered. "Get me Xerebus."
Caex seemed to wince and he shook his right index finger at me.
"No can do," he smirked. "I have my orders to keep intruders out."
I glared and hot red flames began to eat at the surroundings.
"You think that scares me?" Caex taunted. "Notta chance."
I lashed out with my scythe in hand. Caex jumped straight off the gate and seemed to be caught by a breeze. I realized what he was. An air nobody. I didn't recognize him from the first attack that Zero had pulled so long ago which led me to infer that he was relatively new. Looks like Xerebus was getting as many new recurits as possible as well.
In mid air, Caex formed his weapon. It was a bow and arrow set. Caex pulled back on the bow and an arrow formed. As he realsed the arrow, I jumped straight up and sliced the arrow clear in half. With the arrow gone, Caex was left right open. I twisted my scythe around for my second atatck but was blown back by a gust of air.
"Didn't think you would get it that easy did ya?" Caex taunted.
I glared caustically at Caex. As he started to come down, I formed a fireball in my hand and beat it fowards with my scythe. Caex tried to dodge, but as he dodged, I drew in quickly and slashed straight at him. A direct hit.
Caex's shocked face was all that seemed to be left of him. I smirked and grabbed him by his white robe.
"Now then," I glared. "Before I send your caracas into the abyss....tell me where Xerebus is...."
Caex just smirked.
"No can do," he answered. "Besides.....you have another opponet...."
"Hayaaaaaaaaaaa" a voice rang through my ears. I twisted around and brought my foot straight into the side of an ax. A girl with extremely pink hair in two ponytails was glaright at me.
I leared and kicked off a fireball at the girl. She backed up quickly behind her massive ax and in a split second an icesicle had formed around the ax to absorb the attack.
"Ice," I spat. "Another newbie of Zero?"
"For your information!" the girl glared. "My name is Siluxsce! And I may be new to Zero but I am not new to fighting!"
As my attention was diverted, Caex had backed up and started to pull an arrow. As he realesed it, I felt a gush of wind propel it. I backed up and dodged the arrow, but it seeemd to be following me.
"I can control all the air around you," Caex laughed harshly. "That arrow will follow you till it pierces the place where your heart would be."
The arrow barely missed me again, as I had to real back to dodge it. I that instant I saw Siluxce try and bring down her ax on my mind-section. She managed to cut into my ribs but not deep. I doubled back hearing the rips of stitching. Blood started to water my shrit again and began to seap though my coat. I didn't mind. It didn't hurt.
"Will you frickin finish him off already woman!" Caex roared at Siluxce.
"STFU!" Siluxce answered back.
What great friends they are..... I smirked.
I brushed fowards quickly and slammed my scythe into Siluxce's ax. As fire met ice, it was clear who was stronger. I began to slam the blade agaisnt the ax again. I would break it.
My ears picked up on the sound of Caex pulling a string. He was knocking another arrow. I pointed one hand at him and snacted the chain of my scythe. I set red flames to eat at the chains and then spun the chanes at Caex. The chanes hit before he could launch the arrow.
"I will keep this up!" I roared. "Till all of you are dead!"
"ENOUGH," a voice roared.
Everything seemed to stop in a heart beat. One of my eyes moved to find the owner of the voice while the other continued to glare firey at Caex.
"Tanex!" Siluxce's voice said quickly. "What is the meaning of this?"
I felt my mucles tighten........that name........
"Enough you two. I will deal with this. Go inside Citadel," Tanex's voice answered. I recognzied it.....a fire sparked a bit at the end of my scythe and grew white hot.
"Tanex don't you dare think you can order me-" Caex started but seemed suddenly silenced. I turned my head just enough to capture the glimpse of Tanex. He was standing there perfectly adamant with a grin on his face.....but his eyes.....there was something about them that made me want to shiver....something....
"Did you not hear me you two?" Tanex asked. "I said 'Go inside Citadel I will deal with this'"
In an instant Siluxce and Caex were gone. I was left standing still at the gates of Zero, my cloak beginning to stain red with my own blood, and looking at Xemnas's student. There was a deathly silence in the air for a moment.
"Tanex," I started coldly.
"Is that any way to say hello?" Tanex almost scolded. "It's been a while.....little flame boy....." And with that....his mood seeemed to change. "We shouldn't be standing here anyways. Come on let's get you somewhere where we can clean that up..." Tanex said pointing a finger at just below my ribs.
Tanex opened a portal and stepped through calmly. I followed just as calmly. As I entered, I felt my face grow red. It was as if I had been thurst straight back in time.....It was Castle Oblivion....the way it had been....the way it should be.....I breathed in.
"I take that as approval?" Tanex smirked.
I didn't answer. I couldn't answer. What was this place????
