Fanfiction ► Tristitia Owari ch.13 ~The End~

[spirit-of-light]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 2

Chapter XIII

Memories of The Forgotten

Number III-Sol
The Setting Sun​

A light. That was all he could see. It was bright and warm. Something about the light felt familiar to him; even though he had just been born. While gaining knowledge about his existence and his abilities, he knew what the light was. It was the setting sun. For some reason seeing the sun made him feel strong, but while he looked at the sun he saw the moon above it.

Seeing the moon made him think about someone like him. “Tsuki.” Even though he had never met her, hef elt a connection between him and her. Upon speaking the girls name he opened his eyes. He found himself sitting on a pillar, and the area was bathed in a pale light. He noticed that someone was already up. Following suit, he and the rest of the twelve jumped down from their pillars.

He noticed he was rather short compared to the others, but that was the last thing on his mind. He waded through the group, until he found Tsuki. Although he didn’t say a word, he could see Tsuki smile at him from under her hood.

“Hello.” Sol said quietly. Although he could hear the others speaking, he didn’t pay attention tothem.

“Hello, you must be Sol. I’m Tsuki.” The young girl replied. Sol didn’t know what to say to her. He could tell there was a connection between them, but he didn’t know what it was. “Well, it’s nice to meet you.” The two stood in silence. Sol wasn’t sure what to ask her, or even say.

Suddenly the silence was broken when a burst of dark wind ripped through the area. “ENOUGH!” Sol looked to see that the wind came from one of the others. “Why are we just standing her talking!? We should belooking for the seven shards of light!”

The young boy was suddenly filled with fear. He could tell that the woman’s power far exceeded his own. “Hey! You shouldn’t yell at us.” Sol looked over at Tsuki.

The woman walked over to Tsuki and pushed down her hood. “What did you say to me?” Sol cowered by behind Tsuki, while the latter stood her ground.

“We’re all in this together. We shouldn’t be yelling at each other. We should be trying to figure out what to do next.”

Sol didn’t want to see her get hurt, so he decided to suggest something to her. “Tuski…maybe…you should keep quiet.” Before Sol could do anything else, the woman pushed him to the ground; knocking his hood down.

“Maybe you should take you own advice.” Sol watched as Tsuki raised her hand to number six, and the latter did the same. But before either could do anything, a blue trident was placed between them.

The young boy could see the intent to kill in number five’s eyes. “Why not fight someone with a little more power? Unless you’re scared?” He feared that the worst would happen to Tsuki; and worse he wouldn’tbe able to do anything to stop it.

But his fears were quickly put rest. Number ten appeared beside five and six, and placed his katana between them. He followed by grabbing number five and pointing her toward the heart shaped moon behind them. Sol watched as the intent to kill left number five’s eyes.

Number ten walked over to number one, and threw the latter over his shoulder. He then walked down a path; away from the others.
Sol wasn’t sure what to think of what had happened. While he was glad that Tsuki wasn’t hurt, he learned just how weak he was; at least compared to the others. He wondered if there was any way to increase his power, but he did not want to that to become thirteen. He wanted to be strong to protect Tsuki.

“We should follow them. They’ve probably found thirteen by now.” Oculus said. Sol watched as the others nodded in agreement, so he did so as well. Sol walked beside Tsuki, and the group walked down the same path number ten did.



While they walked, everyone introduced themselves, and talked about their abilities. Oculus told them about the members that weren’t present. Sol told them that his power was defensive techniques. He could create barriers, as well as give boosts in others abilities; speed, strength ect. He also told them that his powers would only work when the sun was out, but since their realm didn’t have a day and night cycle his powers worked all of the time.

“That’s odd.” Tsuki said.

“What is?” Ignis asked.

“My powers are offensive techniques. And my powers only work at night.” Tsuki said while looking over at Sol.

This made Sol wonder exactly what his connection toTsuki was, but before he could say anything, Ignis spoke up. “Maybe you two are brother and sister.”

“You think so?” Sol said, while looking at Tsuki.

“Think about it. You two look identical to each other. And your powers complement each other perfectly. You guys are probably twins.”

Sol smiled at his sister. He liked Ignis’s logic. It would explain why he cared so much about Tsuki.

Tsuki was about to say something to her Sol, but sheheard Mizu ask Oculus something. “Oculus, what do you know about thirteen?” Sol too wondered what thirteen was like.

“I don’t know. I can see him, just like I can all of you. But I don’t know what his abilities are, or what he even wants.” Oculus replied.

“Do you think he likes flowers?” Mizu asked.

Before Oculus could answer, Nix ran in front of him. “Wait a second, did you say he?”

“Yes, thirteen is a he.”

Sol saw Nix’s eyes light up. “I can’t wait to meet him.”

“You’re just gonna forget about us?” Ignis and Kaze said in unsion.

Nix blew both of them a kiss. “Sorry, but I have to go with the strongest.” The blue haired woman quickly ran ahead.

Oculus looked back at a frowning Ignis and Kaze. “If it makes you feel any better, I doubt he’ll even talk to her.”

“What do you mean by that?” Ignis asked.

“He hasn’t said anything to anyone. And I doubt he will any time soon.” Sol knew how Oculus had gained that information. He thought Oculus’s power was far more impressive than his own.

“If he’s not going to say anything, then why are we going to see him?” Kaze asked.

Then Sol heard his sister pipe up.“Because he’s our leader, if he doesn’t want to talk, then we’ll wait till he’s ready.”

Sol agreed with his sister. “She’s right. I’m sure he’ll say something eventually. Then he’ll tell us what to do.” The boy realized why he agreed with Tsuki. Since thirteen was their leader, he was bound to know what the best course of action would be. And he would do what was best for them.

Kaze chuckled at the twins. “You two are too cute. You’ll do whatever thirteen tells you, won’t you? And you don’t know the first thing about him.”

“Hey!” Tsuki yelled. “Don’t mock us! And don’t talk about him like that.” Sol was glad that his sister would stick up for him.

“Thirteen is our leader and you’ll talk about him with respect.” The boy understood where Tsuki was coming from. Thirteen had to be a great person if he was given the rank of thirteen.

“Fine.” Kaze said while holding his laughter in. He placed his right hand over his heart, and raised his left hand. “I Kaze swear to follow number thirteen to the ends of the world. Even though I don’t know what he wants, what he wants us to do, or even his name.” The man said sarcastically. Both Sol and Tsuki glared at Kaze. Sol didn’t like Kaze’s tone.

Ignis chuckled at the twins. “Even though their just kids, I’m sure they can understand sarcasm.”

Kaze grinned at number nine. “I know, I just think their cute when they get mad.”



They walked until they arrived on a hill; looking out at a beach. The twelve sat on the hill, while their leader sat on the beach.

“So what’s his name?” Ignis asked.

“He hasn’t said anything yet.” Nix said with a frown. “He didn’t even look at me.”

Kaze chuckled at Nix. “What’s the matter? Are you mad there’s someone your charms don’t work on?”

Nix wasn’t fazed by Kaze’s comment. Instead, she shot him a grin. “Are you mad I’ve moved on from you?”

Before Kaze could reply, Ignis cut him off. “Since he isn’t going to say anything, what are we suppose to do?” He said addressing Shinu.

“We will wait.” She raised her voice, to address all of them. “Go and master your abilities. I will send for you when he is ready to tell us his plan.” They all nodded in agreement, and Sol walked off with Tsuki.



The twins walked until they arrived in a large empty field. Sol wondered how he was going to practice his powers since they would only be useful in a fight. Before he could think any further, Tsuki summoned her sword.

“Are you ready?” Tsuki asked with asmile.

“Ready for what?” Sol quickly realized what Tsuki meant. “I don’t want to fight you.”

Tsuki continued to smile. “It’s not fight, just think of it as practice.” The young girl slowly walked away from her brother.
Sol knew Tsuki was only trying to reassure him, but he still didn’t like the thought of fighting his sister. “I don’t want to hurt you.”

“Okay then.” Sol was glad his sister would reconsider. “Think fast!” Tsuki threw her bladed chain at Sol. Without thinking, Sol summoned a heart shaped shield and blocked the attack. Tuski’s chain returned to her. “Good job.”

“What did you do that for!?” Sol cried. “You could have hurt me!” He didn’t understand why Tsuki would attack him.

“I knew you could handle it. And how else are you suppose to master your abilities if you don’t practice.”

Sol realized his sister only attacked him so he would be forced to use his powers. Although he was mad at first, he knew she only did it to help him. Sol raised his shield, and grinned at his sister. “Okay, let’s practice.”

“That’s the spirit!”



Over the next few days, Sol trained with Tsuki and they both mastered their respective powers. In that time he got know the others better, and he considered them his family; even though he didn’t like a couple of them.

One day, Sol was training with Tsuki,when his sister came up with an idea. “Do you remember how Ignis said our powers complimented each other?”

“Yeah?” Sol knew what Tsuki he was getting at.

“Maybe he can combine our powers. Like I can fight, and you can help me.”

Sol thought it was very good idea. He wondered if that was how they were supposed to fight. “That’s a great idea. But how are we gonna practice?”

“We could ask Ignis. I’m sure he would help us if we asked him.”

“Oh…” Sol didn’t like the thought fighting Ignis; even if it was just practice. He knew that number nine’s power greatly exceeded his.

Tsuki walked up to him and put her hand on his shoulder. “Don’t worry; I’m sure Ignis will go easy on us.”

Sol’s doubts were put to rest by Tsuki’swords. He didn’t know why he would think Ignis would hurt them. Ignis had become like a big brother to him and Tsuki, and the former wouldn’t do anything to hurt them.

“Alright, let’s ask him.”

“Alright.” Tsuki summoned a corridor of darkness, and the two went to find Ignis.



Sol figured Ignis would be training at the coliseum. They arrived on a platform in the center of the coliseum, where Ignis and Tonitrus were standing. Sol noticed that most of the members, except Oculus, and Somnus, were sitting in the stands.

Sol wondered what was going on, but his train of thought was broken by Tuski. “Ignis, can you help Sol and I practice combining our powers?” She said while tugging on Ignis’ coat.

Ignis patted the girl on the head and smiled at her. “Sorry kiddo, but I’m in the middle of something right now.”

“Hey!” Sol looked over to see Kaze yelling from the stands. “Get off the field! You’re interrupting the match!”

“Match?” Sol questioned. “Oh!” He quickly realized what was going on. Ignis was challenging Tonitrus for the rank of number ten.

Tsuki smiled in embarrassment. “Sorry about that.” She grabbed Sol by the arm, and the two ran into the stands. The ysat down next to Kaze and Nix, and waited to see what would happen next.

Ignis and Tonitrus grabbed each other’s left hands. “I Ignis challenge you Tonitrus for the rank of number ten.” Tonitrus nodded.
They let each other’s hands go, and their numbers went from their hands to over their hearts. The backed away from each other and they summoned their respective weapons. “What’s the challenge?” Ignis said while getting into his fighting stance.

Tonitrus simply pointed away from the ring they were standing on. Sol wondered what number ten meant. But before he could think any further Kaze began to yell. “I think he wants you to knock him out of the ring!”

Tonitrus nodded, confirming Kaze’s theory. Ignis covered his blades in flames, and went to rush number ten. But when he did so, Tonirus calmly walked out of the ring. “What!?” Ignis cried. “You can’t just forfeit!” Ignis sent his left blade away, and the roman numeral ten appeared on his left hand.

Sol didn’t know what to think. He didn’t know what to think of what he had seen. He didn’t understand why Tonitrus would just give his rank away.

“I don’t want your rank if I haven’t earned it.” Ignis yelled. Tonitrus walked back into the ring and shrugged his shoulders; as if to say “so”. Ignis quickly walked up to the new number nine and grabbed the latter’s left hand. “Take it back!” Sol knew Ignis wasn’t the type to accept something if he hadn’t earned it.

Tonitrus batted Ignis’s hand away. Ignis went to swing his right blade, but when he did so Tonitrus disappeared in flash of electricity. Sol watched as Tonitrus appeared behind Ignis, and held his blade to the new number ten’s throat. Ignis sent his blade away and slowly walked into the stands; he sat next to Tsuki andSol.

“Are you okay?” Tsuki asked.

Sol could tell Ignis wasn’t talking the situation very well. “No, I have to find a way to make him take it back.” Sol didn’t know what to say. He didn’t know what Tonitrus’s reason for not fighting was, or if there was a way to convince him to fight.

“Hey Ignis!” Kaze and Nix quickly ran up to the three and showed their new numbers;Nix was number nine, and Kaze was number eight. Sol was shocked that their matches, if one could call them that, with Tonitrus would be so short.

“It doesn’t count. It you didn’t earn them.” Ignis said.

“Relax sweetheart, it’s not like we could just pass up increasing our ranks.” Nix said.

Sol looked down at the ring to see Tsuchi about to challenge Tonitrus. But before she could grab Tonitrus’s hand Atra vanished through a corridor.

“WHAT!?” Tsuchi roared. “How dare he!?” The others walked down to Tsuchi and Tonitrus. “How can he just take my chance away!? He should know the rules better than any of us!” Sol too wondered why Atra, Oculus had told them the name of their leader, wouldn’t oversee the match.

“He knows it will not mean anything.” Sol and the others looked at Shinu.

“What do you mean it doesn’t mean anything!?” Tsuchi yelled.

“The only number that matters is thirteen. You all know that as well.” Sol knew Shinu was right. If the X-blade was reformed they would all become a part of it. Therefore it didn’t matter what their numbers were. This saddened Sol greatly. He didn’t want to be apart from his sister, but he knew wouldn’t be strong enough to stop it.

“What about you?” They all looked at Tenshi. “If anyone could become thirteen it would be you.” Sol knew that Tenshi cared about Shinu greatly. In a way he was jealous of them. At least Shinu had a chance to survive, unlike Tuski.

“I will not challenge him.” Shinu said while glaring at Tenshi.

There was an awkward silence between the group, until Tsuki broke the silence. “We should have a name for our group.”

“What kind of name were you thinking of.” Mizu asked.

“I wanted to talk to Lord Atra before we picked anything.” Tuski replied. Like her Sol too referred to Atra as lord. It was their way of showing their leader their respect.

“Let’s go, I’ve been meaning to get a look at his face anyway.” Nix chimed in.

Shinu summoned a corridor, and the group left to find Atra.



The group arrived at the beach where Sol first saw his leader. When they got there, Oculus was standing behind Atra, while the latter was staring out at the ocean. “Hey!” Tsuki yelled. She quickly ran up to Atra. “I’ve been thinking we should have a name for our group.” Tsuki glanced back at the rest of her comrades. “Since we’re all in the same boat, it’s only right that we have something to call ourselves.”

Sol liked Tsuki’s idea. He thought a name for the group would make them more of a family. But before he could suggest anything, Atra spoke. “The Forgotten.” Sol was glad to finally here his leader speak, but Atra’s words left a certain question. He wondered why Atra would pick The Forgotten as name. He didn’t understand whatt he name meant, if anything at all.

“Why The Forgotten?” Shinnu asked. She took the words right out of Sol’s mouth.

“The quest for the X-blade broke the world, and many innocent lives were lost. They fear that the same thing will happen again.” Atra’s words went over Sol’s head, but it was to be expected. The boy didn’t know what had happened to world after the X-blade was broken.

“You weren’t created from the X-blade, were you?” Oculuss aid. Everyone looked at Atra. Sol couldn’t believe what he had been told. He thought that Atra was like him and the rest of The Forgotten, just stronger.

Atra looked at Oculus. “You’re right. Unlike the rest of you, I was just a normal person.” The confirmation of Oculus’s words shook Sol’s faith in Atra. He believed Atra to be a great and powerful being, instead of being just a normal person.

“What do you want?” Shinu asked, Sol also wondered what Atra wanted.

Atra summoned a corridor of darkness. “It doesn’tmatter.” Before Atra could leave, Nix strutted up to him.

“Now I have to see your face.” Nix yanked Atra’s hood down, but before anyone could get a good look Atra sent her flying back with a blast of darkness. Sol didn’t expect Atra to attack a fellow member.

Atra quickly turned around and put his hood back up. But not before everyone got a look at his shoulder length ash blonde hair. He then disappeared into his corridor.

Sol didn’t say a word, and neither did the others. He wondered if anything would change, and more importantly would he still be with Tsuki.

“Anyway.” Tsuki said. “I thought we could have titles too.” Sol knew she was trying to get everyone’s mind off of Atra.

Ignis patted Tsuki on the head. “That’s a good idea. What did you have in mind?”

“We could have titles based off of our abilities. Like…” The girl pointed at Oculus. “We could call you The Watcher, since you can watch us.”

The group sat around and came up with titles for eachother, until they got to Sol. “Well Sol, any ideas of what you want to be called?” Ignis asked.

Sol though about it for a moment, he had a few name in his head, but one stood out amongst the rest. “The Setting Sun.”

“Why The Setting Sun?” Mizu asked.

Sol understood why she would be confused. “When I was born, I saw a vision of a setting sun with a moon above it. And my powers only work in the day time.”

“Then we’ll call me The Rising Moon.” Tsuki said. Sol knew that she had received the same vision when she was born.

“Why?” Mizu questioned again.

“I had the same vision when I was born. And my powers only work a night.” Tsuki said while smiling at her brother.

The Forgotten came up with titles for each other, until they got to Atra.

“The Will of The Forgotten.” Shinu said before anyone couldsuggest anything else.

“The Will of The Forgotten.”

“Why that?” Tsuki asked. Oculus knew why Shinu chose that title.

“He is our leader. He is the only one who knows what we are supposed to do. And we will all follow him.”

“That’s a great idea Shinu.” Tsuki said, smiling at number twelve. Sol too thought the title was very fitting for their leader.



Things were normal for a while. Ignis helped Sol and Tsuki practice combining their powers, and the two became a great tag team.

One day, while Sol training with Tsuki and Ignis, the three felt the ground to start shaking violently. They looked to saw a giant pillar of darkness rise into the sky. “What’s going on?” Sol asked Ignis. He expected Ignis to know if they were in danger or not.

“It’s Atra.” Sol noticed a shocked expression on Ignis’sface. This didn’t help to ease the boy’s mind.

Tsuki summoned a corridor of darkness. “Let’s go! Lord Atra may need our help.” The girl quickly ran into the corridor, and Ignis and Sol followed.



They arrived around a giant freshly made crater. Sol looked around and saw the other members arriving. Then he looked at Atra,h olding a key shaped blade. Before anyone could say anything, Atra spoke.

“I’m leaving this place, but to do so I'll need your hearts.” Atra said while sending his blade away.

Sol knew what was going to happen, even if he didn’t want to admit it. He knew that he and Tsuki would disappear, and become a part of the X-blade.

“You expect us to just give you our hearts!” Tenshi yelled.

“If I fail, I’ll put us to sleep until we can escape.” Atra responded calmly.

“You think our power isn’t enough!?” Tsuchi cried. “Our hearts have more than enough power to get you out!” Sol was a little surprised that Tuschi would willingly give her heart to Atra. It was so unlike her.

“Before we go, I need to talk to Somnus. You should probably say your goodbyes.” Atra then vanished into a corridor.

Sol didn’t what to say, he didn’t expect their lives to end so soon. He then felt tears running down his face; the situation was starting to sink in.

“Don’t be sad.” Tsuki wiped the tears from her brother’s eyes. “We’ll get to help Lord Atra.” She said while smiling at Sol.
Sol wished he could have been as strong as his sister. He couldn’t bear to thought of losing his sister. He summoned a corridor and left.



The boy arrived at the dark beach, and sat down. All he could do was cry. While he wanted to help Atra, he didn’t want to if it mean the had to lose Tsuki. While he knew that the situation was inevitable, he wasn’t prepared for it.

“I know what it’s like.” Sol looked to see Atra sit beside him. “I know what it feels like to know that you will lose the person you care about the most.”

Sol was surprised to see Atra open up to him. “Then tell me what I’m supposed to do.” Sol buried his face in his knees. “I know there must be a good reason for you wanting my heart, but it still hurts.”

“I know it does. But do you know what’s worse?” Sollooked over at Atra. “Knowing that their death didn’t mean anything, and that you’re the only one who will remember them. And worse, you have to live, wondering if there was anything you could have done.”

Sol didn’t know if Atra’s words were supposed to cheer him up. “What do you mean?”

“I promise that her death won’t be in vain. You’ll both help me to create a better world.”

While Atra did make Sol understand the situation better. He still didn’t like the idea of losing his sister. “I just…”

“You’ll still be together.”

Sol’s eyes lit up with hope. “What do you mean?”

“You’ll be together forever, inside of the X-blade.”

Sol didn’t even ask for clarification. He was just happy that he and Tsuki would still be together; even it wasn’t in a physical from. “Alright I’ll give you my heart.”



Sol said his goodbyes to rest of The Forgotten, and spent the remainder of his time with Tsuki. Then the day came for The Forgotten to relinquish their hearts.

Atra gathered all of them before a large white door. “Are you ready?” All of the members nodded. Atra summoned his blade and held it in the air. When he did so the members of The Forgotten’s bodies started to fade away, and their hearts flew into Atra’s blade.

Sol held his sister’s hand as their hearts left their bodies. As their bodies were almost completely, they smiled at each other. Sol believed what Atra had told him. That he would still be with Tsuki. As his consciousnessf aded, he saw an image of a sun sinking bellow the horizon.

 

[KingdomKey]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 3

I like how you went about showing each of the Forgottens perspectives so far. Filling in the gaps from previous scenes and voicing in what was said. It's very impressive, Spirit. I'm assuming we'll find out what Atra sees when his chapter arrives, and why he was silent in the presence of the other members of the Forgotten. I can't decide if I'm looking forward to knowing more about Nix, Tonitrus or Shinu next. Probably Tonitrus because I want to know why he stood in the middle of the other Forgottens fight and why he left the ring as he did. I don't have much more to say besides keep up the good work and I can't wait to see what happens in the next chapter, Spirit.

 

[spirit-of-light]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 3

Chapter XIII

Memories of The Forgotten

Number IV-Tsuki
The Rising Moon​

A pale light. That was all she could see. It lit up the darkness. Something about the light felt familiar to her; even though she had just been born. While gaining knowledge about her existence and her abilities, she realized what was creating the light. It was the full moon. For some reason seeing the moon made her feel strong, but while she looked at the image of the moon she saw the setting sun sinking below the horizon.

Seeing the moon made her think about someone like her. “Sol.” Even though she had never met him, he felt a connection between her and him. Upon speaking the boys name she opened her eyes. She found himself sitting on a pillar, and the area was bathed in a pale light. She noticed that someone was already up. Following suit, she and the rest of the twelve jumped down from their pillars.
She noticed she was rather short compared to the others, but that was the last thing on her mind. She wanted to get to know the others better. Before she could ask anything, one of them walked up to her. She immediately knew that he was Sol. The boy didn’t say anything to her, but she still smiled at him

“Hello.” Sol said quietly.

“Hello, you must be Sol. I’m Tsuki.” The young girl replied. She felt a bubbling of emotions come up when she was near him. For some reason she felt the need to stay with him, and protect him. This made her wonder what the connection between them was. “Well, it’s nice to meet you.” She expected him to say something back, but heremained silent. But she didn’t let this bother her. She would wait until he was ready to talk.

Suddenly the silence was broken when a burst of dark wind ripped through the area. “ENOUGH!” Tsuki looked to see that the wind came from one of the others. “Why are we just standing her talking!? We should be looking for the seven shards of light!”

“Hey! You shouldn’t yell at us.” Tsuki cried.

The woman walked over to Tsuki and pushed down her hood. “What did you say to me?” Tsuki wasn’t intimidated by the woman. She stood her ground, while Sol cowered behind her.

“We’re all in this together. We shouldn’t be yelling at each other. We should be trying to figure out what to do next.” Tsuki said her eyes locked with the woman’s. Although she didn’t know the others, she knew there was a special bond that connected them.

“Tuski…maybe…you should keep quiet.” Sol said. The woman pushed Sol down; knocking down the boys hood.

“Maybe you should take you own advice.” Seeing this sent Tsuki into a rage. She raised her hand to number six, and the latter did the same. But before either could do anything, a blue trident was placed between them.

The young girl looked up to see the intent to kill in number five’s eyes. “Why not fight someone with a little more power? Unless you’re scared?” Tsuki wasn’t afraid at all. She believed that number five wouldn’t actually hurt any of them.

Suddenly, number ten appeared beside five and six, and placed his katana between them. He followed by grabbing number five and pointing her toward the heart shaped moon behind them. Tsuki watched as the intent to kill left number five’s eyes.

Number ten walked over to number one, and threw the latter over his shoulder. He then walked down a path; away from the others.
Tsuki was glad that a fight didn’t break out. Shea ssumed that number ten had a similar mind set to hers; that was why he did what he did. She was glad that at least one of them thought the same way as her. But, this was just an assumption on her part.

“We should follow them. They’ve probably found thirteen by now.” Oculus said. Tsuki quickly nodded in agreement. She walked beside Sol, and the group walked down the same path number ten did.



While they walked, everyone introduced themselves, and talked about their abilities. Oculus told them about the members that weren’t present. Sol told them about his powers, and this piqued Tsuki’s curiosity.

“That’s odd.” Tsuki said.

“What is?” Ignis asked.

“My powers are offensive techniques. And my powers only work at night.” Tsuki said while looking over at Sol.

She had an idea of what her connection to Sol was. But before she could say anything, Ignis spoke up. “Maybe you two are brother and sister.”

“You think so?” Sol said, while looking at Tsuki.

“Think about it. You two look identical to each other. And your powers complement each other perfectly. You guys are probably twins.”

Tsuki liked Ignis’s logic. It would explain why she wanted to protect Sol, and why she wanted to be with him.

Tsuki was about to ask what Sol though of their connection, but she heard Mizu ask Oculus something. “Oculus, what do you know about thirteen?” Tsuki also wondered what thirteen was like.

“I don’t know. I can see him, just like I can all of you. But I don’t know what his abilities are, or what he even wants.” Oculus replied.

“Do you think he likes flowers?” Mizuasked.

Before Oculus could answer, Nix ran in front of him. “Wait a second, did you say he?”

“Yes, thirteen is a he.”

Sol saw Nix’s eyes light up. “I can’t wait to meet him.”

“You’re just gonna forget about us?” Ignis and Kaze said in unsion.

Nix blew both of them a kiss. “Sorry, but I have to go with the strongest.” The blue haired woman quickly ran ahead.

Oculus looked back at a frowning Ignis and Kaze. “If it makes you feel any better, I doubt he’ll even talk to her.”

“What do you mean by that?” Ignis asked.

“He hasn’t said anything to anyone. And I doubt he will any time soon.” Tsuki knew how Oculus had gained that information. In a way she was jealous of Oculus’s abilities. She wanted to know as much about the others as possible. But she knew she could always ask them what she wanted to know.

“If he’s not going to say anything, then why are we going to see him?” Kaze asked.

Tsuki immediately spoke up. “Because he’s our leader, if he doesn’t want to talk, then we’ll wait till he’s ready.” Even though she hadn’t met him, she held thirteen in high esteem. Though she didn’t know quite why.

“She’s right. I’m sure he’ll say something eventually. Then he’ll tell us what to do.” Sol said.

Kaze chuckled at the twins. “You two are too cute. You’ll do whatever thirteen tells you, won’t you? And you don’t know the first thing about him.”

“Hey!” Tsuki yelled. “Don’t mock us! And don’t talk about him like that.” She hated that Kaze would question them. “Thirteen is our leader and you’ll talk about him with respect.” Tsuki quickly realized why she respected thirteen. He had to be a great and powerful being if he was given the rank of thirteen.

“Fine.” Kaze said while holding his laughter in. He placed his right hand over his heart, and raised his left hand. “I Kaze swear to follow number thirteen to the ends of the world. Even though I don’t know what he wants, what he wants us to do, or even his name.” The man said sarcastically. Both Sol and Tsuki glared at Kaze. Tsuki didn’t care for Kaze’s humor.

Ignis chuckled at the twins. “Even though their just kids, I’m sure they can understand sarcasm.”

Kaze grinned at number nine. “I know, I just think their cute when they get mad.”



They walked until they arrived on a hill; looking out at a beach. The twelve sat on the hill, while their leader sat on the beach.

“So what’s his name?” Ignis asked.

“He hasn’t said anything yet.” Nix said with a frown. “He didn’t even look at me.”

Kaze chuckled at Nix. “What’s the matter? Are you mad there’s someone your charms don’t work on?”

Nix wasn’t fazed by Kaze’s comment. Instead, she shot him a grin. “Are you mad I’ve moved on from you?”

Before Kaze could reply, Ignis cut him off. “Since he isn’t going to say anything, what are we suppose to do?” He said addressing Shinu.

“We will wait.” She raised her voice, to address all of them. “Go and master your abilities. I will send for you when he is ready to tell us his plan.” They all nodded in agreement, and Sol walked off with Tsuki.



The twins walked until they arrived in alarge empty field. Tuski knew the only way they could get better is if they practiced, so she quickly summoned her sword.

“Are you ready?” Tsuki asked with a smile.

“What do you mean?” Sol took a moment, the spoke. “I don’t want to fight you.”

Tsuki continued to smile. “It’s not fight, just think of it as practice.” The young girl slowly walked away from her brother.

“I don’t want to hurt you.”

“Okay then.” Tsuki knew there was only one way to get Sol to fight her. “Think fast!” She threw her bladed chain at her brother. Sol summoned a heart shaped shield and blocked the attack. Tuski quickly called her chain back. “Good job.”

“What did you do that for!?” Sol cried.“You could have hurt me!”

“I knew you could handle it. And how else are you suppose to master your abilities if you don’t practice.” Tuski hoped Sol would understand what she was trying to do.

Sol initially looked angry, but it was quickly replaced with a grin. “Okay, let’s practice.”

“That’s the spirit!”



Over the next few days, Tsuki trained with her brother and they both mastered their respective powers. In that time she got know the others better, and she considered them her family.

One day, while training with Sol, Tsuki came up with an idea. “Do you remember how Ignis said our powers complimented each other?”

“Yeah?” Sol replied.

“Maybe he can combine our powers. Like I can fight, and you can help me.”

“That’s a great idea. But how are we gonna practice?”

“We could ask Ignis. I’m sure he would help us if we asked him.”

“Oh…”

Tsuki understood why Sol would be hesitant. Ignis’s power was greater than both of theirs combined. “Don’t worry; I’m sure Ignis will go easy on us.”

She could tell that her words erased any doubts in Sol’s mind. “Alright, let’s ask him.”

“Alright.” Tsuki summoned a corridor of darkness, and the two went to find Ignis.



Tsuki figured Ignis would be training at the coliseum. They arrived on a platform in the center of the coliseum, where Ignis and Tonitrus were standing. She noticed that most of the members, except Oculus, and Somnus, were sitting in the stands.

Tuski didn’t even wonder what was going on. “Ignis, can you help Sol and I practice combining our powers?” She said while tugging on Ignis’ coat.

Ignis patted the girl on the head and smiled at her. “Sorry kiddo, but I’m in the middle of something right now.”

“Hey!” Tsuki looked over to see Kaze yelling from the stands. “Get off the field! You’re interrupting the match!”

“Match?” Sol questioned. “Oh!”

Tsuki quickly realized what was going on. Ignis was challenging Tonirus for the rank of number ten. She smiled in embarrassment at her own ignorrance. “Sorry about that.” She grabbed Sol by thearm, and the two ran into the stands. They sat down next to Kaze and Nix, and waited to see what would happen next.

Ignis and Tonitrus grabbed each other’s left hands. “I Ignis challenge you Tonitrus for the rank of number ten.” Tonitrus nodded. They let each other’s hands go, and their numbers went from their hands to over their hearts. The backed away from each other and they summoned their respective weapons. “What’s the challenge?” Ignis said while getting into his fighting stance.

Tonitrus simply pointed away from the ring they were standing on. Sol wondered what number ten meant. But before he could think any further Kaze began to yell. “I think he wants you to knock him out of the ring!”

Tonitrus nodded, confirming Kaze’s theory. Ignis covered his blades in flames, and went to rush number ten. But when he did so, Tonirus calmly walked out of the ring. “What!?” Ignis cried. “You can’t just forfeit!” Ignis sent his left blade away, and the roman numeral ten appeared on his left hand.

Tsuki didn’t know what to think. She didn’t understand why Tonitrus would just give his rank away.

“I don’t want your rank if I haven’t earned it.” Ignis yelled. Tonitrus walked back into the ring and shrugged his shoulders; as if to say “so”. Ignis quickly walked up to the new number nine and grabbed the latter’s left hand. “Take it back!” Tsuki knew Ignis wasn’t the type to accept something if he hadn’t earned it.

Tonitrus batted Ignis’s hand away. Ignis went to swing his right blade, but when he did so Tonitrus disappeared in flash of electricity. Sol watched as Tonitrus appeared behind Ignis, and held his blade to the new number ten’s throat. Ignis sent his blade away and slowly walked into the stands; he sat next to Tsuki and Sol.

“Are you okay?” Tsuki asked.

Tsuki could tell Ignis wasn’t talking the situation very well. “No, I have to find a way to make him take it back.” Tsuki didn’t know what to say. She didn’t know what Tonitrus’s reason for not fighting was, or if there was a way to convince him to fight. And even worse, she didn’t know how to help Ignis.

“Hey Ignis!” Kaze and Nix quickly ran up to the three and showed their new numbers; Nix was number nine, and Kaze was number eight. Tsuki was shocked that their matches, if one could call them that, with Tonitrus would be so short.

“It doesn’t count. It you didn’t earn them.” Ignis said.

“Relax sweetheart, it’s not like we could just pass up increasing our ranks.” Nix said.

Tsuki looked down at the ring to see Tsuchi about to challenge Tonitrus. But before she could grab Tonitrus’s hand Atra vanished through a corridor.

“WHAT!?” Tsuchi roared. “How dare he!?” The others walked down to Tsuchi and Tonitrus. “How can he just take my chance away!? He should know the rules better than anyo f us!” Tsuki too wondered why Atra, Oculus had told them the name of their leader, wouldn’t oversee the match.

“He know sit will not mean anything.” Sol and the others looked at Shinu.

“What do you mean it doesn’t mean anything!?” Tsuchi yelled.

“The only number that matters is thirteen. You all know that as well.” Tsuki knew Shinu was right. If the X-blade was reformed they would all become a part of it. Therefore it didn’t matter what their numbers were. But this didn’t bother Tsuki at all. She knew that Atra had to have good reason for them to become apart of the X-blade. And she would be happy to help him.

“What about you?” They all looked at Tenshi. “If anyone could become thirteen it would be you.” Tsuki knew that Tenshi cared about Shinu greatly. In a way, the bond between the two woman reminder Tsuki of her bond with her brother.

“I will not challenge him.” Shinu said while glaring at Tenshi.

There was an awkward silence between the group, until Tsuki broke the silence. “We should have a name for our group.” She was just trying to break the tension.

“What kind of name were you thinking of.” Mizu asked.
“I wanted to talk to Lord Atra before we picked anything.” Tuski replied. Referring to Atra as lord was her way of showing respect. That and she wanted Atra’s input on the idea.

“Let’s go, I’ve been meaning to get a look at his face anyway.” Nix chimed in.

Shinu summoned a corridor, and the group left to find Atra.



The group arrived at the beach where Tsuki first saw her leader. When they got there, Oculus was standing behind Atra, while the latter was staring out at the ocean.

“Hey!” Tsuki yelled. She quickly ran up to Atra. “I’ve been thinking we should have a name for our group.” Tsuki glanced back at the rest of her comrades. “Since we’re all in the same boat, it’s only right that we have something to callourselves.” She thought a name would make them more of a family.

“The Forgotten.” Atra quickly said. Tsuki was glad to finally here her leader speak, but Atra’s words left a certain question. She wondered why Atra would pick The Forgotten as name. He didn’t understand what the name meant, if anything at all.

“Why The Forgotten?” Shinu asked. She took the words right out of Tsuki’s mouth.

“The quest for the X-blade broke the world, and many innocent lives were lost. They fear that the same thing will happen again.” Atra’s words went over Tsuki’s head, but it was to be expected. The girl didn’t know what had happened to world after the X-blade was broken.

“You weren’t created from the X-blade, were you?” Oculus said. Everyone looked at Atra. Tsuki couldn’t believe what he had been told. She thought that Atra was like him and the rest of The Forgotten, just stronger.

Atra looked at Oculus. “You’re right. Unlike the rest of you, I was just a normal person.” The confirmation of Oculus’s words didn’t bother Tsuki. She thought that Atra being a normal person just meant that he had experience in the world. Which was more than her and the others combined.

“What do you want?” Shinu asked, Tsuki also wondered what Atra wanted. But she knew it had to be a noble goal.

Atra summoned a corridor of darkness. “It doesn’t matter.” Before Atra could leave, Nix strutted up to him.

“Now I have to see your face.” Nix yanked Atra’s hood down, but before anyone could get a good look Atra sent her flying back with a blast of darkness. Tsuki didn’t expect Atra to attack a fellow member. She wanted to say something, but knew it was best not to speak against Atra.

Atra quickly turned around and put his hood back up. But not before everyone got a look at his shoulder length ash blonde hair. He then disappeared into his corridor.

None of the members said a word to each other. Tsuki decided to break the tension. Mainly to get the everyone’s minds off of Atra.
“Anyway.” Tsuki said. “I thought we could have titles too.”

Ignis patted Tsuki on the head. “That’s a good idea. What did you have in mind?”

“We could have titles based off of our abilities. Like…” The girl pointed at Oculus. “We could call you The Watcher, since you can watch us.”

The group sat around and came up with titles for each other, until they got to Sol. “Well Sol, any ideas of what you want to be called?” Ignis asked.

Sol though about it for a moment, then he spoke. “The Setting Sun.”

“Why The Setting Sun?” Mizu asked.

“When I was born, I saw a vision of a setting sun with a moon it. And my powers only work in the day time.” Sol replied.

“Then we’ll call me The Rising Moon.” Tsuki said. She knew that Sol had received the same vision when he was born.

“Why?” Mizu questioned again.

“I had the same vision when I was born. And my powers only work a night.” Tsuki said whiles miling at her brother.

The Forgotten came up with titles for each other, until they got to Atra.

“The Will of The Forgotten.” Shinu said before anyone could suggest anything else.

“The Will of The Forgotten.”

“Why that?” Tsuki asked. Oculus knew why Shinu chose that title.

“He is our leader. He is the only one who knows what we are supposed to do. And we will all follow him.”

“That’s a great idea Shinu.” Tsuki said, smiling at number twelve. She thought the title was very fitting for their leader.



Things were normal for a while. Ignis helped Sol and Tsuki practice combining their powers, and the two became a great tag team.

One day, while Tsuki was training with Sol and Ignis, the three felt the ground to start shaking violently. They looked to see a giant pillar of darkness rise into the sky. “What’s going on?” Sol asked, adressing Ignis.

“It’sAtra.” Tsuki noticed a shocked expression on Ignis’s face.

Tsuki summoned a corridor of darkness. “Let’s go! Lord Atra may need our help.” She knew if something was wrong, she wanted to be there to help her leader. The girl quickly ran into the corridor, and Ignis and Sol followed.



They arrived around a giant freshly made crater. Tsuki looked around and saw the other members arriving. Then he looked at Atra, holding a key shaped blade. Before anyone could say anything, Atra spoke.

“I’m leaving this place, but to do so I'll need your hearts.” Atra said while sending his blade away.

Tsuki knew what was going to happen. She knew that her and Sol would disappear, and become a part of the X-blade. But she knew she was ready to accept her fate.

“You expect us to just give you our hearts!” Tenshi yelled.

“If I fail, I’ll put us to sleep until we can escape.” Atra responded calmly.

“You think our power isn’t enough!?” Tsuchi cried. “Our hearts have more than enough power to get you out!” Tsuki was a little surprised that Tuschi would willingly give her heart to Atra. It was so unlike her.

“Before I go, I need to talk to Somnus. You should probably say your goodbyes.” Atra then vanished into a corridor.

Tsuki looked to see tears running down Sol’s face. She knew he didn’t have the same resolve that she did. “Don’t be sad.” Tsuki wiped the tears from her brother’s eyes. “We’ll get to help Lord Atra.” She said while smiling at Sol. She hoped that her words would ease her brother’s mind. But, Sol summoned a corridor andl eft.

Tsuki was about to follow him, but she stopped when she felt a hand on her shoulder. “Let him go. He needs time to figure this out.” Ignis said.

“I know, but I wish I could make him understand.” Tuski said with a frown. While she understood what Sol was feeling. She knew there was no way to stop it. And more importantly, she knew what she wanted to do.

Ignis knelt down and hugged Tsuki. “Goodbye kiddo. I’m gonna miss you.” Ignis released the girl from his arms, and stood back up.

“Goodbye Ignis. I’ll never forget what you’ve taught me.” The young girl was starting to feel the sad. While she still wanted to give her heart to Atra, it still hurt her to say goodbye.

Nix walked over and hugged Tsuki as well. “I never got to see you grow up. But maybe that’s for the best. I wouldn’t want to rub off on you.”

“What’s wrong with that? I wish I was just like you.” Tsuki had come to look at Nix as an older sister. Like with Ignis, she hated saying goodbye.

“You’re too sweet to be like me.” Nix stood back and looked at Ignis. “Come with me.” Tsuki noticed Nix was very serious; she had never seen The Frozen Vixen look that way. Nix summoned a corridor and left, but the corridor remained open.

Ignis was about to walk through, but stopped when Kaze spoke. “Kiss her once for me.” Tuski noticed Ignis’s face start to turn red as he walked through the corridor. “Can’t say I agree with her taste but, what are you gonna do.” Kaze said jokingly.

“Does everything have to be a joke with you?” Tsuki said. While she didn’t mind Kaze’s occasional humorous remark, but she wished he would have been more serious.

Kaze smiled at the young girl. “Would you really expect me to change now?” The man then got a serious look on his face. “In all seriousness, I am gonna miss you guys.” He knelt down and hugged Tsuki.

“I’ll miss you too.” As she spoke, Tsuki felt tears start to well up in her eyes. The toll of saying goodbye was starting to set in.
Kaze stoodback up and chuckled at her. “Don’t go crying on me now. You are a member of The Forgotten after all.” He said while tousling the girl’s hair.

For some reason Kaze’s comment made her feel better. It reminded her that they were all in it together, and they were all probably as sad as she was. “Goodbye Kaze.”

“Goodbye, Rising Moon.” Kaze then disappeared in his own corridor.

Tsuki looked around and noticed that Tsuchi was the only remember that remained. While she didn’t get along with number six, Tsuki knew she had to saysomething. She walked up to number six, and hugged her. “I know we never got along, but I will miss you.” Tuski meant what she said, even if she didn’t know why she would miss Tsuchi.

“I’ll miss you too.” Tsuki was surprised to hear Tsuchi’s response. She expected number six to call her weak, but she was glad to be proven wrong. But the moment didn’t last long. Tsuchi pushed the young girl away, and disappeared into a corridor.

Tsuki was left all alone. While she wanted to find the other members and say goodbye, her thoughts drifted to her brother. She wanted to reassure him, but she quickly thought of a better idea. “I know! I’ll ask Lord Atra to talk to Sol.” She said aloud. She summoned a corridor, and left to find Atra.



Tsuki arrived at the outside of The Forgotten Chamber; it was remnant of the world before it was broken. It was also where Somnus’s body was kept. She was about to go inside, but she stopped when she saw Atra talking to Tenshi.

“Why would you give me this kind of power?” Tenshi asked.

“Does itmatter? You can’t use it now anyway.” Atra replied.

“You can’t leave can you?”

“Your point? I thought if anyone would be happy to hear that, it would be you.”

“Why would you lie to them?” Tuski was shocked to hear that Atra would lie to them. But she waited to hear if there was a reason behind Atra’s deceit.

“I didn’t lie. I said there was a chance I could fail.” Atra’s words restored Tsuki’s faith in him, because technically he didn’t lie.

“Alright, I’m gonna find Shinu.” Tenshi summoned a corridor. “And don’t worry. I won’t tell her about our little secret.” Tenshi then disappeared into the corridor.

Tsuki didn’t know what to do. She couldn’t imagine what kind of secret Atra and Tenshi could have. “What is it Tsuki?” The small blonde jumped upon hearing Atra speak. She hung her head as she walked into the chamber.

“I’m sorry Lord Atra. I wasn’t trying to eavesdrop; I just wanted to talk to you about Sol.”

“Don’t worry about it.” Atra stood up and summoned his own corridor. “I’ll talk to him.”

“Okay.” Tsuki figured Atra knew about Sol’s doubts.

Before Atra left, he looked back at Tsuki. “You’ve always looked out for him haven’t you? But don’t have him rely on you. He needs to learn how to stand on his own.”

Tsuki thought about what she had been told. But surprisingly, she rejected Atra’s words. “I’ll always be there for Sol; he doesn’t have to stand on his own.” She expected Atra to snap at her, but what he said shocked her.

“You remind me so much of her.” Atra then walked through the corridor.

Tsuki was left shocked and confused. She had no idea who “she” was. But Tuski knew that “she” definitely wasn’t anyone in The Forgotten. Then it hit her. The girl Atra talked about was someone he knew before he joined The Forgotten. Thinking about it made her wonder who the mystery girl was, and what happened to her. But she knew there was no way to find out. And the girl would remain a mystery, unless Atra told her about the mystery girl.



Tsuki left and found Sol. She was glad to see that her brother had come around. They said their goodbyes, and spent the remainder of their time together. Then the day came for The Forgotten to relinquish their hearts.

Atra gathered all of them before a large white door. “Are you ready?” All of themembers nodded. Atra summoned his blade and held it in the air. When he did so the members of The Forgotten’s bodies started to fade away, and their hearts flew into Atra’s blade.

Tsuki held her brother’s hand as their hearts left their bodies. As their bodies were almost completely, they smiled at each other. Tsuki knew that she would only sleep, until the time came that Atra needed her again. As her consciousness faded, he saw an image of a moon becoming eclipsed.

 

[spirit-of-light]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 4

Chapter XIII

Memories of The Forgotten

Number V-Mizu
The Shifting Tides​

“Wake up.” The voice echoed in her head. “Wake up.” The voice repeated, sounding annoyed. She didn’t know who the voice was, but it sounded familiar to her. “I said WAKE UP MIZU!” The final scream shook her out of her sleep.

Mizu found herself sitting on white pillar; with twelve other pillars near hers. Looking around, she saw that eleven others on the ground in front of her. She followed suit and jumped down to the others. She knew the nature of her existence, and the others were just like her. But she had a feeling that there some information missing. While the others were talking she wondered if they had heard a voice like she had.

“ENOUGH!” Mizu felt a burst of dark wind rip through the area; knocking her hood down. When the darkness went over her body she began to feel very strange. The feeling was hard to explain. Like someone had taken control of her body, yet she could still see normally.

Her head turned to watch one of the others push one of the younger ones down. Mizu was so confused that she didn’t even hear what was said. The two went to strike each other but Mizu found her body dash over between them; with a blue trident in hand. The trident was placed in between the two beings of darkness. Mizu tried to speak but her mouth wouldn’t obey.

Then her lips began to move. “Why not fight someone with a little more power? Unless you’re scared?” Mizu immediately recognized the voice as the one that had woke her up. She realized that the voice had somehow taken control of her body. Mizu could tell that the voice intended to fight; leaving her feeling completely helpless. Although she didn’t know the others she didn’t want to see them get hurt.

But her fears were quickly put to rest. Number ten appeared beside her and placed his katana between her and number six. He followed by grabbing her and pointing her toward the heart shaped moon behind her; something she was surprised that she didn’t notice.

Looking at the moon, she felt the strange sensation she felt before. After moment she felt control of her body return. She was grateful to number ten for helping her regain control. But before she could thank him he walked over to the first pillar and threw number one over his shoulder. He then walked away from her andt he others.

“We should follow them. They’ve probably found thirteen by now.” Number two said. Mizu decided to follow them. She wondered if number ten could keep the voice from taking over again. Or even better, thirteen could make it dissapear.



Mizu walked with the others, and they each learned about each other. She knew that her power was control over water, but she knew she wasn’t very good at it. While she walked a strange thought entered her mind. Why weren’t there any flowers in the dark realm? Even she had to admit it was a strange thought.

“Why are you thinking about flowers? You’ve never even seen one.” The voice said. The voice did have a valid point, but Mizu didn’t let it discourage her. She hoped that maybe thirteen could show her some flowers; that would prove the voice wrong. “Why would thirteen be interested in flowers? They have better things to worry about.” It was then Mizu realized that she couldn’t keep her thoughts safe from the voice.

“Oculus, what do you know about thirteen?” Mizu asked. She figured Oculus would know more about thirteen then any of them.

“I don’t know. I can see him, just like I can all of you. But I don’t know what his abilities are, or what he even wants.” Oculus replied.

“See, even Oculus doesn’t know anything about thirteen. Speaking of, how does it make feel that number two is more useful then you? Hell, I guarantee that those two kids could beat you. Or maybe even the sleeping girl.” Mizu didn’t let the voice’s comments bother her.

“Do you think he likes flowers?” She was hoping talking to Oculus would keep the voice from talking to her.

Before Oculus could answer, Nix ran in front of him. “Wait a second, did you say he?”

“Yes, thirteen is a he.”

Nix’s eyes lit up. “I can’t wait to meet him.”

“You’re just gonna forget about us?” Ignis and Kaze said in unison.

Nix blew both of them a kiss. “Sorry, but I have to go with the strongest.” The blue haired woman quickly ran ahead.

Oculus looked back at a frowning Ignis and Kaze. “If it makes you feel any better, I doubt he’ll even talk to her.”

“What do you mean by that?” Ignis asked.

“He hasn’t said anything to anyone. And I doubt he will any time soon.”

The other sbegan to speak, but the sound of the voice in her head made it impossible for Mizu to hear them. “So thirteen won’ttalk to anyone. I doubt he’ll talk want to talk to you. And who can blame him? The others are stronger, and more interesting then you.” The voice continued to berate Mizu as she walked. For some reason Mizu didn’t mind what the voice was saying to her. Because to her, everything it was saying was true.



They walked until they arrived on a hill; looking out at a beach. The twelve sat on the hill, while their leader sat on the beach.

“So what’s his name?” Ignis asked.

“He hasn’t said anything yet.” Nix said with a frown. “He didn’t even look at me.”

Kaze chuckled at Nix. “What’s the matter? Are you mad there’s someone your charms don’t work on?”

Nix wasn’t fazed by Kaze’s comment. Instead, she shot him a grin. “Are you mad I’ve moved on from you?”

Before Kaze could reply, Ignis cut him off. “Since he isn’t going to say anything, what are we suppose to do?” He said addressing Shinu.

“We will wait.” She raised her voice, to address all of them. “Go and master your abilities. I will send for you when he is ready to tell us his plan.” Mizu nodded, and walked off on her own.



Mizu walked further down the beach, until she was at least a few miles from where she started. She decided to listen to Shinu’s orders and began trying to master her abilities. But, all of her efforts failed. She could only move small amounts of water, and every time she tried to move larger amounts the water wouldn’t obey her.

“Look at you. You can barely use your own element. You’re pathetic. To think I have to take a back seat to you.”

Mizu refused to let the voice discourage her. She kept trying to master her powers, with the voice mocking her the entire time.

“Why are you here all by yourself?” Mizu looked to see Nix walking up to her. “You look like you could use some help.”

Mizu knew what Nix was getting at. She was glad to have someone else to talk to besides the voice. “If you don’t mind, will you help me?” Mizu said quietly.

“Huh? You got to speak up.”

“Will you help me practice?” Mizu only slightly raised her voice.

“Alright I’ll help you practice.”

With the help of Nix, Mizu tried to master her powers. But, even with help, Mizu still couldn’t control large amounts of water. The girl began to come to a realization: she was using the full extent of her abilities. She found this impossible to believe. She did have a shard of the X-blade after all.

“I think this is the best I can do.” Mizu reluctantly said.

Nix let out a sigh. “Maybe you’re not suited for combat.” The woman then got a confused look on her face. “But that wouldn’t explain it.” As quick as the look appeared on Nix’s face, it vanished. “Oh well. I’m going to see what the others are up to.”

Nix began to walk away, but Mizu thought of something she wanted to ask. “Nix, are there any flowers around?”

“Hmmm…I don’t think so. Why do you want to know?” Mizu took a moment, but she couldn’t think of any answer. “Fine, let me know if you think of an answer.”

Nix summoned a corridor, but before she could leave and answer appeared in Mizu’smind. “Because they’re pretty.” Mizu could feel her face turning red. She knew it was a very girly thing to say.

Nix walked back to Mizu, and smiled at her. “You’re too cute.” Nix pointed at the ground and a lily made of ice formed from the ground. Nix broke off the “flower” and handed it to Mizu. “It’s not the real thing, but it’s the closest you’re gonna get in this place.” Nix then walked into the corridor she summoned previously.

“Thank you.” Mizu whispered. She was sad that she didn’t thank Nix, but she knew she’d get the chance. In a way, Mizu admired Nix. She was very powerful, and clearly had a grip on her abilities, and on top of that she incredibly beautiful.

“Jealous are we?”

“I’m not jealous.” Mizu’s words were a reflex. She didn’t mean to address the voice.

“You can’t lie to me. Admit it. She’s everything you’re not; powerful, beautiful. You can barely move water, and you’re appearance is plain, to say the least.”

Mizu knelt beside the water, and stopped the water from moving; creating a makeshift mirror. She realized the voice was right. Her face was and body were utterly plain; minus her blue hair. While staring at her face, Mizu felt the “flower” starting to slip from her hand. She quickly stopped, but upon catching she cameup with a goal. To become as powerful as Nix: that would shut the voice up.



Over the course of the next few days Mizu bonded with others, and did her best to become stronger. But despite her best efforts she her strength did not increase. This only confused her. If she did have a X-blade shard, why was she so weak? She tried to ask Shinu, but she told her to ask Atra. This confused her even more. She understood that Atra would know the reason for her lack of power, but why would he have to tell her. Especially since Shinu probably knew the reason why.

Then it hit her. “I should ask Tonitrus.” She said while training on the beach. She remembered that Tonitrus helped her regain control when she was first born. He was bound to know something.

“Maybe he can help you? He does know how to keep me locked up.”

The voice’s words brought something into question. “Why would you say that? That would only help me.”

“He hasn’t said anything to anyone. I doubt he’ll say anything to you of all people.”

“You’ll see. I’m gonna ask him right now.” Mizu was starting to get tired of thevoice’s constant snide comments. She figured if she got stronger the voice would finally leave her alone. She summoned a corridor, set on finding Tonitrus.



Mizu appeared in the stands of a coliseum. She saw Tonitrus and Ignis standing inthe center of the coliseum. She wondered what was going on.

“Ignis is challenging Tonitrus for the rank of number ten.” Mizu turned around to see Atra. She was shocked that Atra would speak to her; but flattered at the same time. She sat down a few feet from Atra. She wanted to ask him why she was weak, but she couldn’t muster the courage. Instead she chose to watch the match.

Ignis and Tonitrus grabbed each other’s left hands. “I Ignis challenge you Tonitrus for the rank of number ten.” Tonitrus nodded.
They let each other’s hands go, and their numbers went from their hands to over their hearts. The backed away from each other and they summoned their respective weapons. “What’s the challenge?” Ignis said while getting into his fighting stance.

Tonitrus simply pointed away from the ring they were standing on. Mizu wondered what number ten meant. But before she could think any further Kaze began to yell. “I think he wants you to knock him out of the ring!”

Tonitrus nodded, confirming Kaze’s theory. Ignis covered his blades in flames, and went to rush number ten. But when he did so, Tonirus calmly walked out of the ring. “What!?” Ignis cried. “You can’t just forfeit!” Ignis sent his left blade away, and the roman numeral ten appeared on his left hand.

Mizu was confused. She didn’t understand why Tonitrus would give his rank away.

“I don’t want your rank if I haven’t earned it.” Ignis yelled. Tonitrus walked back into the ring and shrugged his shoulders; as if to say “so”. Ignis quickly walked up to the new number nine and grabbed the latter’s left hand. “Take it back!”

Tonitrus batted Ignis’s hand away. Ignis went to swing his right blade, but when he did so Tonitrus disappeared in flash of electricity. Mizu watched as Tonitrus appeared behind Ignis, and held his blade to the new number ten’s throat. Igniss ent his blade away and slowly walked into the stands; he sat next to Tsuki and Sol.

Then Kaze and Nix walked down to Tonitrus and challenged him. Their “matches” were finished in matter of seconds. Mizu wondered if there was a reason behind Tonitrus’s actions. She then saw Tsuchi starting to challenge Tonitrus. Mizu then noticed that Atra had vanished.

“WHAT!?” Tsuchi roared. “How dare he!?” Mizu and others walked down to Tsuchi andTonitrus. “How can he just take my chance away!? He should know the rules better than any of us!”

“He knows it will not mean anything.” Mizu and the others looked at Shinu.

“What do you mean it doesn’t mean anything!?” Tsuchi yelled.

“The only number that matters is thirteen. You all know that as well.” Mizu didn’t know what Shinu meant. In all honesty she didn’t know what would happen if the X-blade was reformed.

Before she could ask for clarification, Tenshi spoke. “What about you?” They all looked at Tenshi. “If anyone could become thirteen it would be you.”

“I will not challenge him.” Shinu said while glaring at Tenshi.

There was an awkward silence between the group, until Tsuki broke the silence. “We should have a name for our group.”

“What kind of name were you thinking of.” Mizu asked.

“I wanted to talk to Lord Atra before we picked anything.” Tuski replied.

“Let’s go, I’ve been meaning to get a look at his face anyway.” Nix chimed in.

Shinu summoned a corridor, and the group left to find Atra.



Mizu and the others arrived at the beach where she first saw her leader. When she got there Oculus was standing behind Atra, while the latter was starting at the ocean.

“Hey!” Tsuki yelled. She quickly ran up to Atra. “I’ve been thinking we should have a name for our group.” Tsuki glanced back at the rest of her comrades. “Since we’re all in the same boat, it’s only right that we have something to call ourselves.” Mizu liked Tsuki’s idea. She thought a name would make her feel like part of something greater then herself.

“You’re not worthy to call yourself apart of them. You’re nothing/”

Before the voice could finish insulting Mizu, Atra spoke.“The Forgotten.” Atra quickly said. Mizu still wasn’t accustomed to hearing her leader’s voice.

“Why The Forgotten?” Shinu asked.

“The quest for the X-blade broke the world, and many innocent lives were lost. They fear that the same thing will happen again.” Atra replied. His words went over Mizu’s head.

“You weren’t created from the X-blade, were you?” Oculus said. Everyone looked at Atra.

Atra kept his composure. "You're right. Unlike the rest of you, I was just a normal person." Before Mizu could form an opinion about the revelation, the voice spoke again.

“It’s funny. Atra was just a normal person, and now he’s the strongest out of all us. And you, someone created from the X-blade, aren’t even worth the breath you breathe.” Mizu did her best to ignore the voice’s harsh words.

“What do you want?” Shinu asked. Mizu also wanted to know what Atra wanted, and what her place in his plan was.

Atra summoned a corridor of darkness. “It doesn’t matter.” Before Atra could leave, Nix strutted up to him.

“Now I have to see your face.” Nix yanked Atra’s hood down, but before anyone could get a good look Atra sent her flying back with a blast of darkness. Mizu immediately ran Nix’s side. She didn’t expect Atra to attack a fellow member. She wanted to say something, but knew it was best not to speak against Atra.

Atra quickly turned around and put his hood back up. But not before everyone got a look at his shoulder length ash blonde hair. He then disappeared into his corridor.

None of the members said a word to each other. It wassilent until Tsuki spoke.

“Anyway.” Tsuki said. “I thought we could have titles too.”

Ignis patted Tsuki on the head. “That’s a good idea. What did you have in mind?”

“We could have titles based off of our abilities. Like…” The girl pointed at Oculus. “We could call you The Watcher, since you can watch us.”

The group sat around and came up with titles for each other, until they got to Mizu. “What do you want to be called Mizu?” Tsuki asked with a smile.

Mizu thought about it but she could think of answer. Then the voice spoke once again. “How about The Gentle Stream? It’s fitting for someone as weak as you.” Mizu couldn’t help but admit the voice was right. She was a gentle being, and water as her element.

“The Shifting Tides.” Shinu said. Mizu was glad number twelve would suggest a title for her, but she didn’t understand its meaning.

“Why?” Mizu asked.

“Ask Atra.” Shinu replied. While Mizu didn’t like having to wait for answer, she knew she could.

The Forgotten came up with titles for each other, until they got to Atra.

“The Will of The Forgotten.” Shinu said before anyone could suggest anything else.

“The Will of The Forgotten.”

“Why that?” Tsuki asked. Mizu was able to deduce why Shinu chose that for Atra’s title.

“He is our leader. He is the only one who knows what we are supposed to do. And we will all follow him.”

“That’s a great idea Shinu.” Tsuki said, smiling at number twelve.



After all of the members were given their titles, Mizu went to get her answer from Atra. While she was nervous, she was ready. She made her way to The Forgotten chamber; a chamber on top of a huge mountain. When she arrived, she found Atra leaning against the wall.

“I was wondering if you were ever going to ask.” Atra said upon seeing Mizu.

While initially surprised, Mizu regained her composure. “Why am I…” Mizu tried to think of the best way to phrase her question.

“Weak, pitiful, hopeless,anything else?” The voice said.

“You’re not weak.” Atra said, his voice lacking any emotion.

While Mizu was flattered, she knew Atra was wrong. “But I can barely use my own element. Even Tsuki and Sol are stronger than me.”

“You may not be strong now, but you there is power within you.”

Mizu still didn’t understand. “What do you mean?”

“That voice that you hear.” Mizu was shocked to learnt hat Atra knew about the voice. But after thinking about it for a moment she wasn’t surprised. “That voice holds all of your power. I the presence of darkness, it will gain control. But in the presence of light, control will be given back to you.”

Mizu took a moment, and processed the information thathad been given to her. It did explain a few things. Like when the voice had gained control before, and how the light of Kingdom Hearts pushed it back. “That means Tonitrus knows about the voice.”

“Yes, Tonitrus, Shinu, Tenshi, Oculus, and I know about it.” Mizu was about to ask why they wanted Atra to tell her about the voice, but the latter was ahead of her. “They probably thought it was best if you heard it from me.”

While Mizu was glad she had been given some answers, another question popped in her head. “If all of this is true, why am I given control?” Mizu wondered if the voice held all of her power, why did she have control of her body.

“I think it’s because/” Before Atra could finish, Shinu appeared.

Shinu only said one word. “Atra.”

Atra nodded at number twelve. “I’ll tell you.” Mizu didn’t understand what was going on. She wondered how Atra could tell what Shinu wanted without asking her. Atra summoned a corridor. “I’ll finish explaining later.”Atra then entered the corridor with Shinu.

Mizu wanted to follow her leader, but she knew it was best not to. Then she turned her attention to the voice in her head. “Did you know?”

“I knew the whole time. I was hoping someone would accidently let me out, but no one would use the darkness around you.”

“What else do you know?” Mizu assumed the voice was holding on to a few more secrets.

“I know what will happen if the X-blade is reformed.”

“What will happen?”

“You won’t be able to handle it. You’ll probably cry your eyes out like the baby you are.”

“I can too; I’m stronger than you think I am.”

“You can lie to me but you can’t lie to yourself.”

Mizu could tell the voice meant more then what it said. “What did you mean by that?”

“Like I said, you can’t lie to yourself.” The voice was silent for a moment. “You should ask Atra, he knows who I really am.”

“I won’t bother Atra.” Mizu resolved that she would keep the voice locked up on her own. It would be something that she would do on her own.

“What about your goal of being like Nix? I hold your power, and you can’t become stronger without me.”

“I don’t care about that anymore. I just want to keep you locked up.”

“We’ll see.”



Things were normal for Mizu. She stopped trying to become stronger. Instead she chose to keep the voice locked up.

One day, Mizu was spending time with Nix. Mizu truly looked up to Nix. Despite the knowledge that she couldn’t be like her.

“Hey Mizu. Do you think there’s anyone out there stronger than Atra?” Nix asked.

Mizu didn’t know what brought it up, but she did have an answer. “I don’t think so. If they are, I’m sure they have one of the shards of light.” Mizu assumed Nix knew she meant one of the other X-blade shards. “Why do you ask?”

Nix but on a cute grin. “Sorry, that’s my little secret.”

Mizu gently smiled at her friend. She was perfectly happy. And better, the voice hadn’t bothered her in a while.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake violently, and pillar of darkness rose into the sky. Mizu could feel the darkness spreading throughout the realm. She wondered if Atra was involved, but her train of thought was quickly broken. She felt the strange sensation she felt when the voice firstt ook over.

Then her mouth began to move. “I should thank you Atra. I was beginning to think I would have to stay locked up forever.” Mizu knew that the voice had taken over once again.

“So you must be the other Mizu.” Nix said.

“Yes, I assume Atra told you about me.”

Nix put on a sly grin. “Nope, I was able to figure it out on my own.”

“Good for you.” Mizu felt a trident appear in her hand. “I want to fight.”

Nix didn’t appeal to the voice’s demand. Instead she summoned a corridor. “As much as I would love to, I want to see what that was all about.” She said while pointing where the pillar had come from.

Mizu was relieved that Nix wasn’t going to fight. She knew that the voice would kill Nix if it wanted to. “Relax; I’m not going to kill her. I just have a lot of pent up frustration that I need to let out.” Mizu heard the voice address her in her mind.

Mizu then walked into the corridor with Nix.



They arrived around a giant freshly made crater. Mizu saw the other members arriving. Then she saw Atra, holding a key shaped blade. Before anyone could say anything, Atra spoke.

“I’m leaving this place, but to do so I'll need your hearts.” Atra said while sending his blade away.

“You expect us to just give you our hearts!” Tenshi yelled

“If I fail, I’ll put us to sleep until we can escape.” Atra responded calmly.

“You think our power isn’t enough!?” Tsuchi cried. “Our hearts have more than enough power to get you out!” Mizu was a little surprised that Tuschi would willingly give her heart to Atra. It was so unlike her.

“Before I go, I need to talk to Somnus. You should probably say your goodbyes.” Atra then vanished into a corridor.

Mizu didn’t know why she had to say goodbye everyone. “I guess it’s as good as time as any. If the X-blade is completed we will disappear.” Mizu immediately felt sad. She didn’t want to say goodbye to her friends, but she knew she in no position to do anything about it. “If it makes you feel better I won’t give our heart to him.” Before Mizu could say anything to the voice, she disappeared through a corridor.



Mizu appeared on the dark beach. She could see Sol crying by himself. She wanted to yell at him to get away, but her body wouldn’t obey. “He isn’t worth my time.” Mizu was relieved that the voice wasn’t going to attack Sol. She knew he was worried about losing his sister.

Mizu then walked down the beach, until she was far from Sol. Then she noticed Tsuchi standing alone. “Want to finish our fight.” The voice asked.

“You again?” Tsuchi asked.

“No one’s here to interrupt us this time.” The voice said while pointing her trident at Tsuchi. “Unless you’re scared.” Mizu’s body smiled menacingly at The Raging Earth.

Tsuchi summoned her black lance. “I’m not scared of the likes of you!”

“Prove it.”

Tuschi slammed her lance into the ground and sent a wave of rocks toward Mizu. Mizu jumped out of the way, and onto the ocean. She raised her trident and huge wave rose up behind her. She then flew toward Tsuchi; with the intent to kill her. Tsuchi braced herself and waited for the moment to strike. When the two met their weapons clashed. Mizu’s wave flew back into the ocean, and large chunks of earth rose up behind Tsuchi.

Mizu was frightened at the power that she was displaying. She didn’t imagine that she held that kind of power. But she quickly realized there was someone far more powerful than her. Black chains rose up from the ground, and constricted both Mizu and Tsuchi.

“WHAT?” Both Mizu and Tsuchi Roared. They both looked to see Atra walking toward them.

“How dare you stop me again!” Tsuchi cried.

Atra didn’t say a word. He grabbed Mizu and took her through a corridor.



Mizu and Atra appeared before Kingdom Hearts. Atra threw Mizu on the ground, and watched as she tried to break free. Mizu realized that Atra was going to lock the voice away.

“Why did you stop me!?” Mizu yelled. “If you want my heart, you can forget it. I just got out, and I’ll be dammed if I’ll be locked up again!”

“It isn’t your decision to give me your heart. It’s hers.”

“Like hell it’s not my decision! This heart is just as much mine as it is hers!” Mizu realized something. The voice was angry that it didn’t have control of its own heart.

“You’re nothing but unbridled emotion. You just want to fight, just to fight.”

Mizu grinned at Atra. “And what’s wrong with that?”

“I respect you in that sense. You don’t make some half baked excuse to fight.”

“So what do you want? You just want her so she can give you her heart.”

“No, you want to give me your heart.”

Mizu was just as confused as the voice was. “I don’t want to give up my existence for you!”

“Yes you do, because she does. You’re her, and she is you.”

Mizu knew the voice was getting tired of talking to Atra. What he was saying was starting to get under her skin. “Fine, I’ll give you my heart.” Mizu rolled over and stared at Kingdom Hearts. Mizu felt control of her body return, and Atra freed her from the chains that bound her.

Mizu stood up and smiled at Atra. “Thank you.” She was glad that Atra locked the voice up, but she was still confused. “What did you mean when you said I’m her?”

“She’s your most basic instincts. She’ll always be a part of you. And you’re going to have to confront her eventually.”

“But…” Mizu knew that she could never defeat the voice onher own. Before she could ask for Atra’s input, she saw Tenshi walking toward them.

“Go say your goodbyes.” Atra said.

Mizu knew Atra was going to talk to Tenshi about something important, and it was best for her to listen to him. She summoned a corridor and left.



Mizu left and said her goodbyes to the others. She spent most of her time with Nix. And strangely, the voice never spoke to her. She could tell that what Atra had said must have had an impact.

Then the day came for The Forgotten to relinquish their hearts. Atra gathered all of them before a large white door. “Are you ready?”All of the members nodded. Atra summoned his blade and held it in the air. When he did so the members of The Forgotten’s bodies started to fade away, and their hearts flew into Atra’s blade.

As her body faded, Mizu heard the voice again. “Make no mistake. If I ever get the chance, I will take control of you again. But I will not hurt your friends.” Mizu didn’t know what the voice meant. What did the voice mean by “again”. It didn’tmake sense if they were going to disappear. As her consciousness faded out completely, she was left feeling confused.

 

[KingdomKey]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 5

It's kind of sad reading Tsuki and Sol's point of view to the very end.

However, I really liked reading Mizu point of view. I didn't expect the voice to try to take over her body like that, and it's nice seeing her interact more with Nix. I'm curious about what Nix said to Mizu; about the shards of light, and if anyone out there was stronger than Atra. I look forward to the next point of views, Spirit.

 

[spirit-of-light]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 5

It's kind of sad reading Tsuki and Sol's point of view to the very end.

However, I really liked reading Mizu point of view. I didn't expect the voice to try to take over her body like that, and it's nice seeing her interact more with Nix. I'm curious about what Nix said to Mizu; about the shards of light, and if anyone out there was stronger than Atra. I look forward to the next point of views, Spirit.

It is sad, but they do end up together again. Exept Sol didn't know that. And if you think this is sad... you know, I'll just leave it at "Atra and Sora".

Mizu's point of view was fun to write. Though I didn't like how she never really stood up to the voice (don't know how that makes sense since I'm the one who wrote it), but "all in due time" I supose. What Nix wants is kind of strange, but it does fit her character. It will make more sense when Atra explain's it.

 

[spirit-of-light]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 5

Chapter XIII

Memories of The Forgotten

Number VI-Tsuchi
The Raging Earth​

An all consuming rage. It welled up inside her and consumed her heart. But the woman refused to be controlled by the rage. She pushed her rage down to the point where she was able to think without becoming angry. While her rage was repressed she processed the information she had been given.

Her name was Tsuchi. She was created from the shard of X-blade; an all powerful weapon. Like her, there were twelve others that had been created from the X-blade. Shealso had the power to manipulate earth.

While thinking, Tsuchi’s eyes opened. She found herself sitting on a white pillar,and the area was bathed in a pale light. She noticed that the others had woken up as well. Then she and the others jumped down from their pillars.

They all stood in an awkward silence. Tsuchi wasn’t sure what to say. The sheer silence was enough to stir up her rage, but she was able to hold it back.

“Is anyone going to say anything?” Tsuchi, along with everyone else, looked at number nine.“I mean what are we suppose to do?”

Tsuchi thought about nine’s question. She thought they should try to complete the X-blade; even though she knew it would be the end of them. Strangely this didn’t bother her at all. She was about to speak, until number twelve cut her off.

“We should ask number thirteen. They will probably know what to do.” Tsuchi agreed with twelve. Thirteen was definitely the strongest, and Tsuchi knew the strongest had the right to lead them. Yet, Tsuchi didn’t know why she felt that way.

“Sounds like a plan, but maybe we should get to know each other better.” Number ten said.

“What’s to know? We were just born; we don’t exactly have a lot to tell.” Number eight said. Tsuchi knew from that moment that she didn’t like eight. She knew he was the type to not take anything seriously. That combined with the fact that he was stronger than her didn’t help.

“I know, but we are different aren’t we? We’re not just copies of the same person.” Nine said.

“You’re right.” Number two chimed in. “Every one of us is different and unique. We each have a distinct personality.” Tsuchi didn’t want to agree with number two. Mainly because he was weaker than her.

“But how can that be?” Twelve interjected. “We were born from the shards of darkness. We did not have a childhood, or friends, or family. How can we have these personalities if we do not have any memories to give them meaning?”

Tsuchi understood twelve’s logic. But she still didn’t have an answer for her.

“Does it matter?” Number eleven chimed in. “Who cares if we don’t have a past? All I know is that we have these feelings. Does it really matter where they came from?”

Tsuchi agreed with number eleven. She realized she was a prime example. While she didn’t know where it came from, she had a burning rage inside her.

“I will talk to thirteen. Maybe they will have an answer.” The group watched as twelve walked away.

“I’ll go with her.” Eleven said while following twelve.

They allstood in silence, until nine spoke. “Well, if you guys aren’t gonna say anything, I’ll start. My name is Ignis; it’s nice to meet all of you.” Ten pulled down his hood, and smiled at the others.

Upon seeing Ignis’s face, number nine pulled down her hood and rushed to the man’s side.“Hey, I’m Nix.” She began to run her finger up and down his chest. “If you want, I’ll show you my powers. Along with anything else you’d like to see.” Shesaid in a seductive tone.

“As tempting as that sounds.” Ignis gently grabbed her finger, and guided it to herside. “I’ll have to say no.”

Tsuchi did her best suppress her rage. She hated that the others were just making small talk. She thought that they should be trying to figure out what to do next.Tsuchi continued to keep calm until she couldn’t hold it in anymore.

“ENOUGH!”Tsuchi roared. When she yelled a burst of dark wind flew out of her body.Everyone looked at her. “Why are we just standing her talking!? We should belooking for the seven shards of light!”

“Hey! You shouldn’t yell at us.” Tsuchi looked to see it was number four who had yelled at her. She hated that someone weaker than her had spoke against her.

Tsuchi walked over to number four. “What did you say to me?” Tsuchi said while pushing the young girl’s hood down.

Number four stood her ground while number three cowered behind her. “We’re all in this together. We shouldn’t be yelling at each other. We should be trying to figure out what to do next.”

“Tuski…maybe…you should keep quiet.” Number three said quietly.

Tsuchi pushed the boy down; knocking his hood down. “Maybe you should take your own advice.” While she knew it was a meanthing to do. Tsuchi did it to remind number three of his place. Tsuki raised her hand to strike Tuschi, but number six wasn’t about to be struck by someone weaker than her. Tsuchi went to strike the young girl, but stopped when a blue trident was placed in front of her. She noticed that number five had appeared between her and Tsuki.

“Why not fight someone with a little more power? Unless you’re scared?” Number five said, with the intent to kill in her eyes.

Like before, Tsuchi refused to be threatened by someone weaker than her. She went to strike number five, but stopped when a katana was placed between them. Before Tsuchi could do anything, number ten grabbed number five and pointed her toward the heart shaped moon; and the intent to kill left the girls eyes. Number ten sent his weapon away, and walked over to number one’s pillar. He threw the girl over his shoulder and walked down the same path eleven and twelve said.

Tsuchi and the others stood dumb struck. She could tell that number ten’s power far exceeded her own, and he was only four ranks higher than her. The thought of feeling weak stirred up Tsuchi’s rage.

“We should follow them. They’ve probably found thirteen by now.” Number two said, and the others nodded in agreement. Number two was the first to leave, and the others quickly followed.



While they walked, they learned each other’s names and powers. The others mad small talk, while Tsuchi thought about her situation. Realizing the gap in strength betweenher and Tonitrus, she realized something else. Whoever thirteen was, they were probably even stronger. This realization made her feel incredibly angry. She didn’t understand how they were all created from the X-blade yet, there were gaps between their strength.

Tsuchi continued to walk, and did her best to suppress her rage. They all walked until they arrived on a beach; looking out at a beach. They all sat on the hill,while thirteen sat on the beach.

“So what’s his name?” Ignis asked.

“He hasn’t said anything yet.” Nix said with a frown. “He didn’t even look at me.”

Kaze chuckled at Nix. “What’s the matter? Are you mad there’s someone your charms don’t work on?”

Nix wasn’t fazed by Kaze’s comment. Instead, she shot him a grin. “Are you mad I’ve moved on from you?”

Before Kazecould reply, Ignis cut him off. “Since he isn’t going to say anything, what are we suppose to do?” He said addressing Shinu.

“We will wait.” She raised her voice, to address all of them. “Go and master your abilities. I will send for you when he is ready to tell us his plan.” Tsuchi walked off by herself. She figured she could release some of her anger.



Tsuchi walked until she arrived before a long mountain range. Without any hesitation, she summoned her lance and slammed it into the ground. When she did so, and a huge wave of earth rose up and split one of the mountains in half. Tsuchi continued to attack the lifeless earth, until the mountain was nothing more than dust.

After admiring the destructive force she had displayed, Tsuchi felt someone what better. She figured when she used her powers, her rage would be quelled. But sadly, her newfound peace didn’t last very long.

Tonitrus had appeared in front of her and summoned his blade. Number ten pushed his sword out of its sheath and inch with his thumb, and then pushed it back.Tsuchi watched as a flash of electricity enveloped one of the mountains. Tonitrus walked up to the mountain and flicked it. When he did so the entire mountain turned into dust. The tall man then thrust his palm forward and a blast of air sent what was left of the mountain forward; creating a makeshift valley.

Tsuchi felt her rage bubble back up. “Did you do that just to show off!?” She hated that Tonitrus was able to turn an entire mountain into dust with very little effort. It made her remember the gap in strength between the two.

Tonitrus shook his head. This didn’t help Tsuchi to understand. She didn’t believe that Tonitrus would have an actual reason to show her the extent of his strength; other than to show off. But, Tonitrus didn’t say anything to explain his actions. He summoned a corridor and left.

“What do you want Tonitrus?” Tsuchi grumbled to herself. She thought about it, and couldn’t come up with a suitable answer. Her inability to understand Tonritus’s actions caused her anger to increase. “Just who do you think you are!?” With that, Tsuchi stabbed her lance into the ground, and skyscraper sized mountain rose up from the ground.


As time passed, Tsuchi continued to practice using her powers. And while she had mastered them, she knew her power was nothing compared to Tonitrus. She also realized something else. No matter how much she practiced, her strength never actually increased. Tsuchi didn’t understand why this was, and when she talked to Atra her didn’t answer her.

Then the day came that Ignis challenged Tonitrus for the rank of number ten. Tuschi decided to watch the match. She figured that Tonitrus would wipe the floor with Ignis; despite the fact that there was only one rank difference between them.

Tuschi sat in the stands of the coliseum with the other members, and waited for the match to begin. There was a slight delay with the arrival of Tsuki and Sol, but the match started right after.

Ignis and Tonitrus grabbed each other’s left hands. “I Ignis challenge you Tonitrus for the rank of number ten.” Tonitrus nodded.
They let each other’s hands go, and their numbers went from their hands to over their hearts. The backed away from each other and they summoned their respective weapons. “What’s the challenge?” Ignis said while getting into his fighting stance.

Tonitrus simply pointed away from the ring they were standing on. Tsuchi wondered what number ten meant. But before she could think any further Kaze began to yell. “I think he wants you to knock him out of the ring!”

Tonitrus nodded, confirming Kaze’s theory. Ignis covered his blades in flames, and went to rush number ten. But when he did so, Tonirus calmly walked out of the ring. “What!?” Ignis cried. “You can’t just forfeit!” Ignis sent his left blade away, and the roman numeral ten appeared on his left hand.

Tsuchi was left speechless. She didn’t understand why Tonitrus would choose not to fight; despite the fact that he could have easily beaten Ignis.

“I don’twant your rank if I haven’t earned it.” Ignis yelled. Tonitrus walked back intothe ring and shrugged his shoulders; as if to say “so”. Ignis quickly walked up to the new number nine and grabbed the latter’s left hand. “Take it back!”

Tonitrus batted Ignis’s hand away. Ignis went to swing his right blade, but when he did so Tonitrus disappeared in flash of electricity. Mizu watched as Tonitrus appeared behind Ignis, and held his blade to the new number ten’s throat. Ignis sent his blade away and slowly walked into the stands; he sat next to Tsuki and Sol. This further reinforced Tsuchi’s theory. That Tonirtus could have beaten Ignis, he just chose not to.

Then Kaze and Nix walked down to Tonitrus and challenged him. Their “matches” were finished in matter of seconds. Upon seeing Kaze and Nix increase their ranks, Tsuchi decided to do the same thing. She figured that if her rank increased she could surpass Tonitrus.

Tsuchi rushed down to Tonitrus and grabbed his hand. But when she did so, she noticed Tonitrus look up to where Atra was sitting. Tsuchi looked as well, and noticed that Atra had vanished.

This made Tsuchi incredibly angry. She knew she couldn’t challenge the new number seven unless Atra was present. “WHAT!?”

Tsuchi roared. “How dare he!?” The others walked down to Tsuchi and Tonitrus. “How can he just take my chance away!? He should know the rules better than any of us!”

“He knows it will not mean anything.” Tuschi and the others looked at Shinu.

“What do you mean it doesn’t mean anything!?” Tsuchi yelled. She didn’t understand how the increase of rank couldn’t mean anything. If that was true, what was the point of being able to increase their ranks?

“The only number that matters is thirteen. You all know that as well.” Tuschi understood what Shinu meant. If the X-blade was reformed only thirteen would remain.

“What about you?” They all looked at Tenshi. “If anyone could become thirteen it would be you.”

“I will not challenge him.” Shinu said while glaring at Tenshi.

There was an awkward silence between the group, until Tsuki broke the silence. “We should have a name for our group.”

“What kind of name were you thinking of.” Mizu asked.

“I wanted to talk to Lord Atra before we picked anything.” Tuski replied.

“Let’s go,I’ve been meaning to get a look at his face anyway.” Nix chimed in.

Shinu summoned a corridor, and the group left to find Atra.



Tsuchi and the others arrived at the beach where they first saw their leader. When theyarrived, Oculus was standing behind Atra, while the latter was staring out at the ocean.

“Hey!”Tsuki yelled. She quickly ran up to Atra. “I’ve been thinking we should have a name for our group.” Tsuki glanced back at the rest of her comrades. “Since we’re all in the same boat, it’s only right that we have something to call ourselves.” Tuschi liked the idea of giving their group a name. It would be away to show to tell others who they were. Like it was privilege to be a member, and if one was they had to be incredibly strong.

“The Forgotten.” Atra said. Tuschi didn’t know why Atra would suggest such a name. Then again, he was the strongest, so it was only right that he would choose the name.

“Why The Forgotten?” Shinu asked.

“The quest for the X-blade broke the world, and many innocent lives were lost. They fear that the same thing will happen again.” Atra replied.

“You weren’t created from the X-blade, were you?” Oculus said. Everyone looked atAtra.

Tsuchi wasn’t sure what to think of this revelation. If Atra wasn’t created from the X-blade, then where did he come from? And why was he number thirteen? But despite these questions, surprisingly, Tsuchi wasn’t angry at all.

Atra kept his compusre. "You're right. Unlike the rest of you I was just a normal person."

“What do you want?” Shinu asked. Tsuchi also wanted to know what Atra wanted, and what her place in his plan was.

Atra summoned a corridor of darkness. “It doesn’t matter.” Before Atra could leave, Nix strutted up to him.

“Now I have to see your face.” Nix yanked Atra’s hood down, but before anyone could get a good look Atra sent her flying back with a blast of darkness. Tsuchi didn’t care that Atra attacked Nix. She thought it served her right for do something to upset someone stronger than her.

Atra quickly turned around and put his hood back up. But not before everyone got alook at his shoulder length ash blonde hair. He then disappeared into hiscorridor.

None of the members said a word to each other. It was silent until Tsuki spoke. “Anyway.”Tsuki said. “I thought we could have titles too.”

Ignis patted Tsuki on the head. “That’s a good idea. What did you have in mind?”

“We could have titles based off of our abilities. Like…” The girl pointed at Oculus. “We could call you The Watcher, since you can watch us.”

The group sat around and came up with titles for each other, until they got to Tsuchi.“What do you want to be called Tsuchi?” Tsuki asked cheerfully. Tsuchi was surprised that Tsuki would talk to her in such a way. Especially since Tsuchi wasn’t exactly the nicest person.

“The RagingEarth.” Kaze said with a smirk. Tsuchi glared at him. She didn’t care for Kaze’s laid back demeanor.

“Why that?” Sol quietly asked.

The smirk on Kaze’s face grew wider. “Do you have to ask? Earth is her element, and we can barely say to words to her without her biting our heads off.”

Tsuchi did her best to suppress her rage; she wanted to prove Kaze wrong. “Raging Earth it is then.” Tuschi said with a hint of disdain.

The Forgotten came up with titles for each other, until they got to Atra.

“The Will of The Forgotten.” Shinu said before anyone could suggest anything else.

“The Will of The Forgotten.”

“Why that?” Tsuki asked. Tsuchi was able to figure out why Shinu chose that title.

“He is our leader. He is the only one who knows what we are supposed to do. And we will all follow him.” Tsuchi also held Atra to a high esteem. She believed that since he was the strongest, he had the right to lead. Even though she was still upset from him taking her chance to increase her rank away.

“That’s a great idea Shinu.” Tsuki said, smiling atnumber twelve.



After that,Tsuchi tried to get to know some of the members better. She thought if she did so she could understand why some were stronger. But this proved to be a futile effort. She never discovered why they were stronger than her, despite the fact that they barely trained; this was especially true with Kaze and Nix. However, she began to understand that all of them were powerful in their own rights.

Then one day, while just finishing splitting the earth into a great maw, Tuchi began to feel the earth shake violently. She looked to see a giant pillar of darkness rise into the sky. She could tell that whatever had happened, Atra was involved. She didn’t bother to assess to the situation, instead she summoned a corridor and went to find Atra.

Tsuchi arrived before a giant freshly made crater. She watched as the other members began to arrive. Then she saw Atra, holding a
key shaped blade. Before anyone could say anything, Atra spoke.

“I’m leaving this place, but to do so I'll need your hearts.” Atra said while sending his blade away.

“You expect us to just give you our hearts!” Tenshi yelled

“If I fail, I’ll put us to sleep until we can escape.”Atra responded calmly.

Atra’s words stirred up Tsuchi’s anger “You think our power isn’t enough!?” Tsuchi cried. “Our hearts have more than enough power toget you out!” While she understood what would happen, she wouldn’t have Atra question the strength of her heart; or the strength of her comrades for that matter.

“Before I go, I need to talk to Somnus. You should probably say your goodbyes.” Atra then vanished into a corridor.

The others began to converse amongst themselves, but Tsuchi just stared into the crater that Atra left. While staring into the destroyed earth, she had a revelation. She could tell that Atra didn’t use his full strength; it reminded her of the first time Tonitrus showed her his strength. But unlike then, she didn’t feel angry. She realized this just reaffirmed what she had thought before: Atra was the strongest.

But, Tsuchi’s train of thought was broken when two small arms were thrown around her waist. “I know we never got along, but I will miss you.” Tuschi looked down to see Tsuki. It was then Tsuchi gained a newfound respect for her younger comrade. She could tell that even thought Tsuki was going to meet her end, she had accepted her fate. Tuschi realized that it had taken a lot of strength for Tsuki to do such a thing.

“I’ll miss you too.” Tsuki looked up at number six with alook of shock. Tuschi understood why Tsuki would be shocked, but she knew there was someone else she wanted to talk to. She summoned a corridor and left.



Tsuchi arrived at the dark beach. There Tonitrus wasstaring out at the ocean. Tsuchi decided that she wanted some answers from Tonitrus.

“Why didn’t you fight?” Tsuchi said with a hint of anger. She hated that someone as strong as Tonitrus refused to fight.

Toniturs lowered his hood and turned to Tsuchi. “Because it wouldn’t mean anything.” Tsuchi was shocked to hear Tonitrus speak. His voice was a little rough, but at the same time there was gentleness to it.

After overcoming her initial shock, Tsuchi wanted some clarification. “What do you mean?”

“I could care less what my rank is. I could be number one, and my fate would be the same.”

Tsuchi understood what Tonitrus meant. But since he wasin a talkative mood, she decided to ask another question. “Why did you stop Mizu and me from fighting?”

“I have a certain role to play.” A look of confusion fell over Tsuchi’s face. “It is my duty to protect numbers one through ten, even from each other. Think of me as a sort of guardian.”

Tsuchi was a little confused, but her rage was stirred up a little. “What do we need protecting from!? And what about Tenshi and Shinu, do they have some sort of role too!?”

Tonitrus remained as calm as ever. “To answer your first question. I’m to keep your hearts safe in the event that you can’t. And as for your second question. I don’t know. I assume that Shinu’s is to stand as Atra’s second in command. But as for Tenshi, I haven’t the slightest idea.”

Tsuchi had only one question left for Tonitrus. “If you’re our guardian, are you going to let us give him our hearts?”

“I assume that’s the reason why I’m a guardian. To keep your hearts save until Atra needs them.” Tonitrus pulled his hood back up, and summoned a corridor.

“And what about you?” Tsuchi wondered if Tonitrus was going to relinquish his heart as well.

“I accepted my fate the second I was born.” With that, Tonitrus stepped through the corridor.

Tsuchi then began to stare out at the ocean, and thought about what she had been told. She was glad that Tonitrus was looking out for them. She realized that that was the reason she showed her his powers. To show her that she had someone that powerful looking out for her.

“Want to finish out fight?” Tushi saw Mizu walking towardher; weapon in hand.

Tsuchi knew that his Mizu was the one that had challenged her before. While she figured out that Mizu had a split personality, she didn’t know why this was. “You again?”

“No one’s here to interrupt us this time.” Mizu said while pointing her lance at Tsuchi. “Unless you’re scared.” Mizu The Raging Earth a menacing smile.

Tsuchi summoned her black lance. “I’m not scared of thelikes of you!”

“Prove it.”
Tuschi slammed her lance into the ground and sent a wave of rocks toward Mizu. Mizu jumped out of the way, and onto the ocean. Sheraised her trident and huge wave rose up behind her. She then flew toward Tsuchi; with the intent to kill her. Tsuchi braced herself and waited for the moment to strike. When the two met their weapons clashed. Mizu’s wave flew back into the ocean, and large chunks of earth rose up behind Tsuchi.

Tsuchi could tell that they were matched in terms of strength. But she refused to be beaten byMizu’s alter ego. However, before either could do anything, they were both constricted black chains.

“WHAT?” Both Mizu and Tsuchi Roared. They both looked to see Atra walking toward them.

“How dare you stop me again!” Tsuchi cried. While Tsuchi knew Atra had to have a good reason for his actions, she still hated that he would constantly interrupt her.

Atra didn’t say a word. He grabbed Mizu and took her through a corridor.

Tsuchi struggled to break free, for what seemed like an eternity. Until Atra came back, and removed her bonds.
Tushcistood up, full of anger. “Why do you keep getting in my way!?”

“Whyare you asking me now? You’ve never questioned me before.” Atra said calmly. Tuschi knew that Atra was right. Despite his interruptions, she never asked why he did. She just accepted it. “I do respect you Tsuchi.” Tsuchi’s anger was quickly replaced by confusion. “You know when to let your rage out. You’re not ruled by it.”

Tsuchi was having trouble making heads or tails of Atra’s words. She had no idea whyhe was saying such things. But she quickly remembered something she had wanted to ask. “Why am I weaker than some of the others?”

“It’s the way the X-blade was broken. Our strength is different between each of us. While the seven shards of light are all equal in strength. If there were only seven shards of darkness and thirteen of light, we would all be equal in strength. Just think of it as way to keep things in balance.” Tsuchi then heard Atra mumble something. “I don’t know how I never understood something so simple.”

Tsuchi was glad that her question had finally been answered. “I will give you myheart.” She wanted to make sure that Atra knew that. She knew that it was her fate to become a part of the X-blade. And if Tsuki could accept that, then so could she.



Tsuchi said her goodbyes and spent the rest of her time by herself. She noticed thatshe was surprisingly calm the entire time; not a single incident of rage occurred.

Then the day came for The Forgotten to relinquish their hearts. Atra gathered all of them before a large white door. “Are you ready?”All of the members nodded. Atra summoned his blade and held it in the air. When he did so the members of The Forgotten’s bodies started to fade away, and their hearts flew into Atra’sblade.

As her consciousness faded, Tsuchi felt calm and at peace. But deep down, she could still feel the rage inside; just waiting to be released.

 

[KingdomKey]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 6

Well, that finally explained why Tonitrus didn't put up much of a fight, and why he interfere with her fight earlier. It was really interesting to see Tonitrus speak because, for a little while, I thought perhaps he was mute. Instead, he's just a man of few words. :3

“Why are you asking me now? You’ve never questioned me before.” Atra said calmly. Tuschi knew that Atra was right. Despite his interruptions, she never asked why he did. She just accepted it. “I do respect you Tsuchi.” Tsuchi’s anger was quickly replaced by confusion. “You know when to let your rage out. You’re not ruled by it.”

Also, I think I caught on to where Atra see's a part of himself in Tsuchi. ^ it makes me wonder if this has anything to do with his past.

To see a character with so much suppressed rage, was a first for me. It was like I could feel her rage sometimes, burning to get out. x3 Which was nicely done, Spirit. I look forward to seeing Nix's story told next.

 

[spirit-of-light]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 6

Well, that finally explained why Tonitrus didn't put up much of a fight, and why he interfere with her fight earlier. It was really interesting to see Tonitrus speak because, for a little while, I thought perhaps he was mute. Instead, he's just a man of few words. :3

Yeah, Tonitrus just doesn't like talking. He doesn't see a point in getting to know the others better, since they'll just dissapear. But he will protect their hearts to the end.

Also, I think I caught on to where Atra see's a part of himself in Tsuchi. ^ it makes me wonder if this has anything to do with his past.

Everything Atra does has something to do with what he use to be like. In this case, he admired that Tsuchi knew when to let her rage control her, and when to not. Let's just say that Atra made a few choice desisions in the heat of the moment, and it didn't work out well for him.

To see a character with so much suppressed rage, was a first for me. It was like I could feel her rage sometimes, burning to get out. x3 Which was nicely done, Spirit. I look forward to seeing Nix's story told next.

Glad you liked her. She never really got the opportunity to let her rage all the way out. Which is why when she fought Terra, Kain, and Ceodore, she went all out. But in her state of rage, she underestimated her opponents, and that's part of the reason she lost. That and she believed that only those with X-blade shard were strong enough to beat her.
Sorry, but Nix isn't next, Kaze is. But Nix is in his a few times.

 

[spirit-of-light]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 6

Chapter XIII

Memories of The Forgotten

Number VIII- Kaze
The Howling Wind​

“Who turned on the lights?” The man thought to himself. “Here I was having a perfectly good sleep, and someone had to wake me up. Are manners hard to come by nowadays?” As his eyes adjusted to the light, he found himself sitting on a white pillar. He looked around to see eleven others on pillars similar to his.

He knew that he and been created from a shard of the X-blade; along with twelve others. They were ranked in order of strength; with him being number seven. He also knew that he had the power tocommand the wind. Upon processing the information he had been given, he learned his name.

“Kaze? Not exactly the greatest name, but it’ll do I suppose.” While Kaze didn’t prefer his name, he noticed that the others were jumping down from their pillars. “Huh? I guess I should meet them. They’ll probably be the only people I’ll have to hangout with.” Kaze jumped down, and joined the others.

Kaze and the others stood in silence. Number seven didn’t know what to say. He thought about breaking the ice with a joke, but number nine beat him to it.

“Is anyone going to say anything?” Number nine said. “I mean, what are we suppose to do?” Kaze thought about ten’s question, but he couldn’t think of anything. And frankly, he didn’t care.

“We should ask number thirteen. They will probably know what to do.” Number twelve said.

“Sounds like a plan, but maybe we should get to know each other better.” Nine said.

“What’s to know? We were just born; we don’t exactly have a lot to tell.” Kaze said.

“I know, but we are different aren’t we? We’re not just copies of the same person.” Nine said.

“You’re right.” All eyes were on number two. “Every one of us is different and unique. We each have a distinct personality.”

“But how can that be?” Twelve interjected. “We were born from the shards of darkness. We did not have a childhood, or friends, or family. How can we have these personalities if we do not have any memories to give them meaning?” Kaze understood twelve’s logic, but he didn’t care that he didn’t have a childhood. He wasn’t the type to think about life’s great mysteries. He was more of the type to just accept life for what it was.

“Does it matter?” Number eleven said. “Who cares if we don’t have a past? All I know is that we have these feelings. Does it really matter where they came from?”

“Are you reading my mind right now? If you are, at least ask first.” Kaze thought to himself.

“I will talk to thirteen. Maybe they will have an answer.” The group watched as twelve walked away.

“I’ll go with her.” Eleven said while following twelve.

They all stood in silence, until nines poke. “Well, if you guys aren’t gonna say anything, I’ll start. My name is Ignis; it’s nice to meet all of you.” The man pulled down his hood, and smiled at the others.

Upon seeing Ignis’s face, number eightpulled down her hood and rushed to the man’s side. “Hey, I’m Nix.” She began torun her finger up and down his chest. “If you want, I’ll show you my powers.Along with anything else you’d like to see.” She said in a seductive tone.

“As tempting as that sounds.” Ignis gently grabbed her finger, and guided it to her side. “I’ll have to say no.”

Nix folded her arms and frowned. “You’re no fun.” She then walked to Kaze’s side and pulled down his hood. “What about you? You look like you want to have a good time.”

Kaze was caught off guard, and said the first thing that popped in his head. “I don’t even know anything about you.”

Nix put on a seductive smile. “You can get to know me. You can know every little thing about me.” Having regained his composure, Kaze was about to say something witty, but Ignis spoke first.

“Hey!” They all looked at Ignis.

“Was that a hint of jealousy I heard?” Number two said. Kaze also found Ignis’ reaction funny.

Ignis’s face began to turn red; almostas red as his hair. “I…uh…” At that point Kaze was having trouble holding in his laughter.

Nix chuckled at number nine. “Don’t worry, I don’t mind sharing.”

“She’s right Ignis; you can have her every other day. But I get her on holidays.” Kaze said with a grin.

Ignis grinned back. “Really, then how about a friendly match, winner gets Nix.” Kaze was about to take Ignis up on his offer.

Nix let out a sigh. “Boys, boys, there’s no reason to fight over me.” She tilted her head in the direction of number ten.“But if we’re going by strength, I’d say number ten is the clear winner.” She walked over to number ten and pulled down his hood. “What do you say to that?” But ten remained silent. “The strong silent type, I like that.”

“ENOUGH!” A burst of dark wind ripped through the area. Everyone looked to see number six covered in darkness. “Why are we just standing her talking!? We should be looking for the seven shards of light!” Kaze was about to tell her to calm down, but he was cut off by the voice of a young girl.

“Hey! You shouldn’t yell at us.” Number six walked over to the voice; number four.

“What did you say to me?” Six said while pushing the young girl’s hood down.

Four stood her ground against her elder, while number three cowered behind her. “We’re all in this together. We shouldn’t be yelling at each other. We should be trying to figure out what to do next.”

“Tuski…maybe…youshould keep quiet.” Number three said quietly.

Six pushed the boy down; knocking his hood down. “Maybe you should take your own advice.” Tuski raised her fist to number six. The latter went to strike the young girl, but stopped when a blue trident was placed in front of her.

“Why not fight someone with a little more power? Unless you’re scared?” Number five said. Kaze could see the intent to kill in number five’s eyes.

“This is escalating quickly.” Kaze thought. “Maybe I should do something?” Kazelooked over to see Ignis start to move. “Looks like Ignis is gonna try something. I think I’ll just leave it to him.”

However, Ignis didn’t have time to do anything. Number ten appeared beside five and six, and placed his katana between them. He followed by grabbing number five and pointing her toward the heart shaped moon behind them. When she looked at the moon, the intent to kill left her eyes. Number ten walked over to number one, and threw the latter over his shoulder. He then walked down a path; away from the others.

“What was that all about?” Kaze was doing his best to process whathe had seen. It happened so fast that he didn’t know what to think. “Oh well. No use thinking about it now.” Kaze knew he didn’t understand what had happened, and he didn’t care to find out.

“We should follow them. They’ve probably found thirteen by now.” Number two said. Kaze and the others nodded in agreement. He figured if they found thirteen something would happen. The group walked down the same path the others did.



While the group walked, they got to know each other better. They introduced themselves, and told each other of their abilities; Oculus told them about the members thatweren’t present.

After Kaze told them about his abilities, he heard Ignis let out a little chuckle. “What’s so funny?” Kaze knew he hadn’t cracked a joke; even though he could have.

“I was just thinking. Maybe you’re powers are meant to compliment mine. You know? The wind fans the flames.” Ignis cracked a grin.

Kaze knew why Ignis found it funny. Ignis probably thought that Kaze’s purpose was to boost the formers strength. “Sorry buddy, but I’m not fanning your flames.” Kaze looked to the side at Nix. “If you want your flames fanned. I’d ask her.” Kaze noticed that Nix didn’t react to his comment at all.

“Nah. Our elements don’t mix.” Ignis said. But Kaze could see that Ignis’ face was starting to turn red.

“Maybe not. She’d probably melt in your arms.” Kaze looked to see that Nix was lost in thought.

“What’s up with her?” Kaze thought. He expected Nix to make some kind of flirtatious comment toward Ignis. But she remained lost in thought.

“My powers are defensive techniques, and they only work during the day.” Sol said quietly. Kaze was surprised to hear Sol speak up.

“That’s odd.” Tsuki said.

“What is?” Ignis asked.

“My powers are offensive techniques. And my powers only work at night.” Tsuki said while looking over at Sol.

“Maybe you two are brother and sister.” Ignis said. Kaze also thought the same thing.

“You think so?” Sol said while looking at Tsuki.

“Think about it. You two look identical to each other. And your powers complement each other perfectly. You guys are probably twins.”

“Then are we fraternal twins? If we are, I’d say I got all the good looks.” While Kaze knew he and Ignis weren’t twins, he couldn’t help but make some kind of joke; even if it was just to himself.

“Oculus, what do you know about thirteen?” Mizu asked. Kaze didn’t know why Mizu would ask that kind of question. But, Kaze could careless who thirteen was.

“I don’t know. I can see him, just like I can all of you. But I don’t know what his abilities are, or what he even wants.” Oculus replied.

“Do you think he likes flowers?” Mizu asked.

Before Oculus could answer, Nix ran in front of him. “Wait a second, did you say he?”

“Yes, thirteen is a he.”

Kaze saw Nix’s eyes light up. “I can’t wait to meet him.”

“You’re just gonna forget about us?” Ignis and Kaze said in unison.

“You string us along, and then you just leave us. Not that I was interested, but still.” Kaze thought.

Nix blew both of them a kiss. “Sorry, but I have to go with the strongest.” The blue haired woman quickly ran ahead.

Kaze felt himself frown. Not that he was interested in Nix, but he thought his charms were better than that. “If it makes you feel any better, I doubt he’ll even talk to her.” Oculus said.

“What do you mean by that?” Ignis asked.

“He hasn’t said anything to anyone. And I doubt he will any time soon.” Oculus replied.

Kaze knew how Ouclus knew that. “The power to watch us? I feel a little violated. Please tell me he respects our privacy.”

While talking to himself, Kaze realized something. “If he isn’t going to sayanything, then why are we going to see him?”

“Because he’s our leader, if he doesn’t want to talk, then we’ll wait till he’s ready.” Tsuki said.

“She’s right. I’m sure he’ll say something eventually. Then he’ll tell us what to do.”Sol chimed in.

Kaze chuckled at the twins. “You two are too cute. You’ll do whatever thirteen tells you, won’t you? And you don’t know the first thing about him.” Kaze thought the twins blind loyalty was rather funny.

“Hey!” Tsuki yelled. “Don’t mock us! And don’t talk about him like that. Thirteen is our leader and you’ll talk about him with respect.”

“Fine.” Kaze said while holding his laughter in. He placed his right hand over his heart, and raised his left hand. “I Kaze swear to follow number thirteen to theends of the world. Even though I don’t know what he wants, what he wants us to do, or even his name.”

Ignis let out a slight chuckle. “Even though their just kids, I’m sure they can understand sarcasm.”

Kazegrinned at number nine. “I know, I just think their cute when they get mad.”



They walked until they arrived on a hill; looking out at a beach. The twelve sat on the hill, while their leader sat on the beach.

“So what’s his name?” Ignis asked.

“He hasn’t said anything yet.” Nix said with a frown. “He didn’t even look at me.”

Kazec huckled at Nix. “What’s the matter? Are you mad there’s someone your charms don’t work on?”

Nix wasn’t fazed by Kaze’s comment. Instead, she shot him a grin. “Are you mad I’ve moved on from you?”

Before Kaze could reply, Ignis cut him off. “Since he isn’t going to say anything, what are we suppose to do?” He said addressing Shinu.

“We willwait.” She raised her voice, to address all of them. “Go and master your abilities. I will send for you when he is ready to tell us his plan.” They all nodded in agreement.

“Want to come practice with me?” Ignis asked.

“I guess I’ll go practice with Ignis. Sure beats training on my own.” Kaze thought. “Alright, I’ll train with you. We can see if our powers do complement each other.” The two then walked off.



Kaze and Ignis walked until they arrived in front of a large coliseum. Kaze didn’t care where the coliseum came from, so he didn’t bother to ask.

“I wonder where this came from.” Ignis said.

“To be honest, I really don’t care.” Kaze replied.

“C’mon, you’re not even the least bit curious?”

“No, not really.” Kaze smiled at his comrade. “No use wondering about something that isn’t important, right?” Number seven knew that even if he knew where the coliseum came from, it wouldn’t change anything. So to him, it was just useless information.
Ignis returned the smile. “I guess you have a point.”

The two walked inside the structure, and stood on the center platform. Then they walked to the opposite sides of the platform.
Kaze looked around the empty stands. “I kind of wish we had an audience.” He then summoned to silver rings. While holding his weapons, Kaze found it a little odd that the edges didn’t cut him; despite his grip on them. “Makes sense. What kind of weapon would cut its user?”

Ignis summoned his twin swords. “I don’t see why we need an audience for a friendly match.” Number nine followed by getting into his fighting stance.

“I bet if I challenged you for your rank we’d an audience.” Kaze said with a grin.

“Is that a challenge?” Ignis said while putting on his own grin.

“I was only joking.” Kaze then began to twirl his right ring around his finger. “But if Idid…I’d make sure to strike first!” With that, Kaze hurled his right ring at Ignis.

Ignis was barely able to doge Kaze’s attack. Kaze’s ring circled around the coliseum and back into its master’s hand. Igins glared at his comrade. “Hey! The match didn’t start yet! You’re lucky I was able to dodge that!”

Kaze grinned at Ignis. “Who said you dodged it?”

“What arey ou…” Ignis touched his face and felt the cut that Kaze’s attack had left. “So that’s how it is?”

“Yep, sometimes you gotta fight dirty.”

Ignis got a serious look on his face. “You don’t have to fight dirty to win. All you have to do is give it your all, and whatever happens, happens.”

“Don’t get all philosophical on me.” Kaze shrugged his shoulders. “But I guess I can fight fair and square.”

Ignis smiled at Kaze. “That’s good.” Ignis then bowed to his comrade.

“He’s taking this a little too seriously. But I guess I can humor him.” Kaze bowed to Ignis. The two readied themselves. “Ready?”

“Yeah.”

Ignis was the first to make a move. He dashed to Kaze, and swung his left blade. Kaze was able to block the attack, and tried to hit Ignis with his other ring. But Ignis was able to block the attack. It was taking all of Kaze’s strength to keep from being overwhelmed by Ignis.

“I got it! He’ll never see this coming.” Kaze sent a powerful burst of wind out of his body; with enough force to knock Ignis back. He followed by creating a powerful tornado around himself; creating a makeshift shield. Kaze then threw both of his rings at Ignis. He used his element to control his weapons movements.

Ignis was starting to have trouble blocking Kaze’s relentless rings. “What’s the matter Ignis? Is your fire starting to go out?” Kaze said mockingly.

Ignis grinned at his opponent. “I’ll show just how hot my fire burns.” Ignis began to run around Kaze at high speed; leaving behind a trail of fire. He then went to slash Kaze’s barrier, but surprisingly his blade couldn’t breach it. He backed away, and just stood there.

Kaze was starting to become bored. He expected more from number nine. “Oh, well.” Kazesaid while shrugging his shoulders. “If you’re not even gonna try, I’ll endthis.” Number seven made his rings spin around Ignis, and engulfed the latterin a tornado. The gale lifted Ignis into the air while Kaze’s rings cut hisbody.

Kaze dispelled his tornado and called his rings back to him; while Ignis fell to the ground. “I expected more.” Kaze knew that it was just practice, but he expected more from number nine. “But, maybe numbers don’t mean anything.” Kaze then began to walk away.

“Hey Kaze.” Kaze looked back at Ignis. “You should show more restraint.” Ignis then rose from the ground; with flashes of fire flickering on his blades. “If you go allout in the beginning, then you won’t have the energy to finish the fight.”

“What?” Kaze realized what Ignis was saying. He had used up a lot his energy, while Ignis had barely done anything. “You’re right. But I don’t need my full strength to win.” Kaze channeled his remaining strength into his rings. “I’ll finish you no problem.”

“Whatever.” Ignis sent streams of fire out if his blades; resembling wings. Both he and Kaze dashed toward each other and clashed their weapons. The mix of wind and flame created a tornado of fire around them. They backed away and tried to strike each other.

They each blocked when could and attack when they thought they saw an opening. But neither refused to attack give in.
In the midst of the battle, Kaze had a sudden realization. “This is fun.” He realized that he enjoyed fighting. But despite this, he refused to lose; even if he wanted the fight to continue. He channeled part of the flaming tornado around his ring and hurled it at Ignis.

Ignis was able to catch the ring with his blade and sent it back at Kaze. Kaze was tired to block the attack, but he lacked the strength to do so. His other ring was knocked out of his hand, and Ignis rushed toward him. Ignis sprinted toward his opponent and belted him with a barrage of vicious slashes. He finished with one mighty swing from both of his blades.

The attack knocked Kaze out of the ring, and onto the ground. Ignis rushed toward Kaze and helped him up. “I’m sorry about that! I guess I got a little carried away.”

Kaze grabbed Ignis’ hand and got up. He then realized he had a big grin on his face. “Don’t be sorry. I had a blast. I mean it was a little slow in the beginning, but toward the end you really let loose.”

Ignis grinned a little. “I guess I did get a little carried away.”

“Yeah you did. For a second I thought you were gonna kill me.”

“Now why would I kill my friend?” Ignis said while holding out his hand.

Kaze was taken back at first, but he knew he too considered Ignis his friend. He figured it had something to do with them fighting each other. Kaze shook Ignis’ hand and smiled. “If you killed me you wouldn’t have any friends.” Kaze let go of Ignis’ hands.
“What about Nix? She seemed pretty friendly.”

Kaze chuckled at Ignis. He didn’t know if he was truly naïve, or just putting on an act. “I think she’s looking for something a little more than just friendship.”

“You can’t tell me you’ve forgotten already. She’s moved on from us. She’s probably trying to woo thirteen right now.”

Kaze was about to say something, until he felt the ground start shake; though rather faintly. “What’s that?” He suspected that it might be Tsuchi. He assumed she was practicing using her powers as well.

“I don’t know. Want to check it out?”

“Might aswell.” Kaze put on a slight smirk. “Besides, I need to rest up for our rematch.”

Ignis returned the smirk. “Whatever you say.” Ignis summoned a corridor, and the two departed.



They two arrived in front of a large mountain range. The second they got there, they noticed Tonitrus just arriving as well. But they were out of sight of the other two beings of darkness.

“What’s he doing? Is he practicing with Tsuchi? I didn’t peg him as the sociable type.” Kaze thought. “Hey Ig-”

“Shhhh.”

“Don’t shush me.” Kaze didn’t feel like arguing so he watched Tsuchi and Tonitrus.

Tonitrus summoned his blade in a flash of electricity. Number ten pushed his sword out of its sheat hand inch with his thumb, and then pushed it back. Tsuchi watched as a flash ofelectricity enveloped one of the mountains. Tonitrus walked up to the mountainand flicked it. When he did so the entire mountain turned into dust. The tall man then thrust his palm forward and a blast of air sent what was left of the mountain forward; creating a makeshift valley.

“Whoa. Talk about ashow off. I bet I could destroy a mountain if I tried. Too bad I’m tired from my fight. But I could you know.” Kaze was trying to convince himself that he was as strong as Tonitrus, but even he knew it wasn’t true. “Who am I kidding? I couldn’t beat Ignis, and this guy can turn a mountain into dust without a second thought.” Kaze then thought of a bright side to Tonitrus’ strength. “If I did fight him, he’d probably beat me in a second. And what’s the point in fighting if you can’t have a little fun?” In that moment he had a great revelation. He wanted to fight opponents with strength that was equal, or at least close to equal, to his. That way the match would last longer, and he would have more fun.

“Let’s go.” Ignis said quietly.

“I guess that shook him up a little.” Kaze knew it was best to go with Ignis. The two departed, but not before hearing Tsuchi yell.



The two arrived back at the coliseum. Kaze noticed that Ignis had a serious look on his face. “What’s wrong with you? Are you mad about how strong he is?” Kaze then let a slight chuckle. “I don’t know what you’re mad about? He’s stronger than me, and I’m not getting all worked up about.”

Ignis stared at Kaze. “I’m not mad that he’s strong. I’m actually a little glad.” Ignis cracked a smile.

“Why are you glad that there’s someone stronger than you?” Kaze couldn’t think of reason for Ignis to feel that way.

“Because, it’s going to be that much better when I beat him.”



Over the course of the next few days, Kaze bonded with the others, and spent most of his time hanging out with Ignis. He rarely trained, seeing it as pointless. Since Ignis spent his time training with Tsuki and Sol, and Nix refused to train with him. He didn’t want to train with someone that was weaker than him. But at the same time, he didn’t want to fight someone whose power was far greater than his; Tonitrus being the prime example.

Then one day, Kaze got the chance for some one on one sparing time with Ignis. After the two were done with their friendly match. Ignis decided to tell Kaze something.

“I’m going to challenge Tonitrus for the rank of number ten.”

Kaze was a little shocked. “You were serious about that. I thought you were just joking.”

“No, I’m gonna challenge him, and I’m gonna win.”

“Ignis don’t take this the wrong way. And I’m saying this as your friend. Do you really think you can beat someone who can turn a mountain to dust in a second?”

“I’d expect you to say something like that.” Ignis said with a grin, but he then got a serious look on his face. “I know how strong he is, and I know my odds are slim. But I know if I give it my all, I’ll at least come out of it a littles tronger.”

“So you’re gonna fight him fair and square and hope for the best. I’d expect nothing less from you. Especially since you’re always talking about your honor.” Kaze remembered the times that Ignis had preached his code of honor: To fight with all of your strength. To fight with dignity, as a respectable warrior. And some other stuff that Kaze didn’t remember.

“That’s the plan.” Ignis then summoned a corridor. “It wouldn’t hurt you to have a sense of honor.”

“What ever you say.” Kaze walked up into the stands and sat down. He thought about the upcoming match, and wondered just what was going to happen. “I’m rooting for ya buddy.”

It was a little while before Ignis and Tonitrus arrived; center stage so to speak. Along with Atra; who sat in the stands. Then the others started to show up.

“Do you think he can win?” Nix said while sitting next to Kaze.

“To behonest, I don’t think he stands a chance. But I hope he does win.” Kaze then grinned at Nix. “If he does win, I bet you’ll gain a newfound respect for him.” Kaze said with a subtle wink.

Nix put on a smile. “As much as I’d love to, my eyes are on Atra.” Nix said while looking over at Atra.

Kaze lookedover at Shinu. “If that’s true, I’d say she already beat you to the punch. If he was going to be with anyone, I’d put my money on her.” Kaze knew that Shinu spent most of her time near Atra; despite the fact that he didn’t say a word to her.

“Why do you have to rain on my parade?” Nix said with a frown.

“Oh…I didn’t mean it like that. It’s just she spends…” Kaze then noticed Nix giggling at him. “Do you enjoy doing that?” Kaze was a little embarrassed that Nix could have that kind of effect on him.

“A little.” Nix said with a cute smile. “Anyway, let’s see how strong Ignis is.”

Kaze and Nix turned their attention to the match. But the match was quickly delayed by the arrival of Tsuki and Sol; right in the middle of the ring. Tsuki began to ask Ignis something, but Kaze was getting tired of waiting.

“Hey! Get off the field! You’re interrupting the match!” Kaze yelled.

Upon realizing what was going on, Tsuki and Sol ran up into the stands and sat next to Kaze and Nix. Kaze sat and waited to see what would happen.

Ignis and Tonitrus grabbed each other’s left hands. “I Ignis challenge you Tonitrus for the rank of number ten.” Tonitrus nodded. They let each other’s hands go, and their numbers went from their hands to over their hearts. The backed away from each other and they summoned their respective weapons. “What’s the challenge?” Ignis said while getting into his fighting stance.

Tonitrus pointed out of the ring. Kaze saw that Ignis was a little confused. So he decided to help his friend out. “I think he wants you knock him out of the ring!” Tonitrus nodded at Kaze’s words.

Ignis covered his blades in flames, and went to rush number ten. But when he did so, Tonirus calmly walked out of the ring.
“What!?” Ignis cried. “You can’t just forfeit!” Ignis sent his left blade away, and the roman numeral ten appeared on his left hand.

“So you’re just gonna give your rank away Tonitrus. Too bad that’s not gonna sit well with Ignis. He takes the whole honor thing really seriously.”

“I don’t want your rank if I haven’t earned it.” Ignis yelled. Tonitrus walked back into the ring and shrugged his shoulders; as if tosay “so”. Ignis quickly walked up to the new number nine and grabbed the latter’s left hand. “Take it back!” Kaze expected nothing less from Ignis.

Tonitrus batted Ignis’s hand away. Ignis went to swing his right blade, but when he did so Tonitrus disappeared in flash of electricity. Kaze watched as Tonitrus appeared behind Ignis, and held his blade to the new number ten’s throat. Ignis sent his blade away and slowly walked into the stands; he sat next to Tsuki and Sol.

Kaze then came up with an idea. “Hey Nix.” He whispered. “I bet we can get Tonitrus to give us his ranks.”

“Sounds good, but ladies first.” Nix replied with a grin.

“Is there any other way?” Kaze knew he couldn’t say no.

The two walked down and “challenged” Tonitrus. What happened was essentially what happened to Ignis; Tonitrus just gave his rank away. After they were finished, the both walked back to Ignis.

“Hey Ignis!” Both Kaze and Nix showed their new ranks to Ignis.

“It doesn’t count. You didn’t earn it.” Ignis said quietly. Kaze knew what he had done went against everything Ignis believed.

“Relax sweet heart, we couldn’t pass up increasing our ranks.” Nix said.

“WHAT!?” Tsuchi roared. Kaze quickly looked to see Tsuchi standing by Tonitrus. He then noticed that Atra was gone.

“I guess she had the same idea as me. But it looks like she was a little too slow.”

“How dare he!?” Kaze and the others walked down to Tsuchi and Tonitrus. “How can he just take my chance away!? He should know the rules better than any of us!” Kaze didn’t care what Atra’s reasoning was. But he assumed it was some deep reason that he didn’t understand; or even care to.

“He knows it will not mean anything.” Kaze and the others looked at Shinu.

“What do you mean it doesn’t mean anything!?” Tsuchi yelled.

“The only number that matters is thirteen. You all know that as well.” Kaze knew Shinu was right. When the X-blade was reformed he would disappear. But surprisingly it didn’t bother him. He knew that he really didn’t have a purpose besides becoming a part of the X-blade. That was why he knew he had to have fun while he was still alive.

“What about you?” They all looked at Tenshi. “If anyone could become thirteen it would be you.”

“Are you trying to start some drama Tenshi? I know you care about her and all, but she wouldn’t dare challenge Atra.”

“I will not challenge him.” Shinu said while glaring atTenshi.

There was an awkward silence between the group, until Tsuki broke the silence. “We should have a name for our group.”

“What kind of name were you thinking of.” Mizu asked.

“I wanted to talk to Lord Atra before we picked anything.” Tuski replied.

“I guess a name would be nice. Kaze member of *inset name of group* would have a nice ring to it.”

“Let’s go, I’ve been meaning to get a look at his face anyway.” Nix chimed in.

“Is there any quit in you Nix?”

Shinu summoned a corridor, and the group left to find Atra.



The group arrived at the beach where Sol first saw his leader. When they got there, Oculus was standing behind Atra, while the latter was staring out at the ocean. “Hey!” Tsuki yelled. She quickly ran up to Atra. “I’ve been thinking we should have a name for our group.” Tsuki glanced back at the rest of her comrades. “Since we’re all in the same boat, it’s only right that we have something to call ourselves.”

Before Kaze, or anyone else, could suggest anything, Atras poke. “The Forgotten.”

“I guess Kaze member of The Forgotten does sound nice. Not the name I would have picked, but it’s whatever.”

“Why The Forgotten?” Shinu asked.

“The quest for the X-blade broke the world, and many innocent lives were lost. They fear that the same thing will happen again.”

“You have a bleak outlook on life, don’t you Atra? I guess I’m here to balance out your angst.”

“You weren’t created from the X-blade, were you?” Oculus said.

“You’re right. Unlike the rest of you, I was just a normal person.”

“You went from a normal person to the strongest out of all of us. Way to go Atra! Way to move up in the world.”

“What do you want?” Shinu asked. Kaze didn’t care what Atra wanted. He assumed that whatever it was, the X-blade had to be completed.

Atra summoned a corridor of darkness. “It doesn’t matter.” Before Atra could leave, Nix strutted up to him.

“Now I have to see your face.” Nix yanked Atra’s hood down, but before anyone could get a good look Atra sent her flying back with a blast of darkness.

“Wow Nix. You could have just asked him nicely. And Atra, you really need to let up. Have some fun every once in a while.”

Atra quickly turned around and put his hood back up. But not before everyone got a look at his shoulder length ash blonde hair. He then disappeared into his corridor.

“Anyway.” Tsuki said. “I thought we could have titles too.” Kaze knew she was trying to get everyone’s mind off of Atra.

Ignis patted Tsuki on the head. “That’s a good idea. What did you have in mind?”

“We could have titles based off of our abilities. Like…” The girl pointed at Oculus. “We could call you The Watcher, since you can watch us.”

They sat around and came up with titles for each other, until they got to Kaze. “Before you say anything Kaze. I think we should call you The Whistling Gusts.” Ignis said with a chuckle.

“Why that?” Tsuki asked. Kaze too wanted to know what the name meant.

“Because his rings make a whistling sound.”

“I don’t thin-” Before Kaze could finish, Nix cut him off.

“That’s a good name for you.”

“Hold up a sec. There is no way I’m being called The Whistling Gusts.” Kaze put on a pouty face. “And it’s not a whistle, it’s a howl.” Kaze knew that his rings did make a whistling sound, but he thought howl was more threatening.

“Then how about The Howling Wind?” Ignis suggested.

“Hmm?” Kaze thought about the potential name for amoment. “Kaze- The Howling Wind… it does have a certain ring to it. Alright then, The Howling Wind it is.”

The Forgotten came up with titles for each other, untilthey got to Atra.

“The Will of The Forgotten.” Shinu said before anyone could suggest anything else.

“The Will of The Forgotten.”

“Why that?” Tsuki asked. Kaze was able to understand why Shinu would pick that name.

“He is our leader. He is the only one who knows what we are supposed to do. And we will all follow him.”

“Shinu, you have way too much faith in Atra.”

“That’s a great idea Shinu.” Tsuki said, smiling at number twelve.



Things were normal for Kaze. He continued to train with Ignis, when the latter had time. And every time Ignis would chastise him for taking the number eight. One day Kaze was lying in a field, just relaxing.

“This is the life. Just relaxing with no real problems.” Kaze’s mind then drifted into a strange place. “I wonder what the rest of the worlds are like. Not that the Realm of Darkness is a bad place. Just…I would like to go see them one day.” But Kaze’s usual demeanor quickly returned. “Eh, it’s probably boring there anyway. And I doubt there are any strong opponents there. But I wouldn’t mind being-”

Kaze’s train of thought was broken by the earth shake violently, and he looked to see a giant pillar of darkness rise into the sky. He quickly jumped to his feet and began accessing the situation. He immediately knew that the darkness belonged to Atra.

“What’s going on…Atra?” Kaze summoned a corridor, and went to find out what was going on.



He arrived before a giant freshly made crater. Kaze looked around to see the other members around. Then he looked to see Atra holding a key shaped blade. Before him, or anyone else, could say anything Atra spoke.

“I’m leaving this place, but to do so I'll need your hearts.” Atra said while sending his blade away.

Kaze knew what was going to happen. He would disappear along with the others.

“You expect us to just give you our hearts!” Tenshiyelled.

“If I fail, I’ll put us to sleep until we can escape.” Atra responded calmly.

“You think our power isn’t enough!?” Tsuchi cried. “Our hearts have more than enough power to get you out!”

“Tsuchi, I figure you’d be the last person to give your heart to Atra.”

“Before I go, I need to talk to Somnus. You should probably say your goodbyes.” Atra then vanished into a corridor.

“Well…I guess I should say my goodbyes.” Kaze watched as Tsuki said her goodbyes to Ignis and Nix.

“Come with me.” Nix said to Ignis.

“Kiss her once for me.” Kaze noticed Ignis’s face start to turn red as he walked through the corridor. “Can’t say I agree with hertaste but, what are you gonna do.” Kaze said jokingly.

“Does everything have to be a joke with you?” Tsuki said.

Kaze smiled at the young girl. He knew why should would be mad at him. “Would you really expect me to change now?” The man then got a serious look on his face. “In all seriousness, I am gonna miss you guys.” He knelt down and hugged Tsuki.

“I’ll miss you too.” As she spoke, Tsuki began to cry.

Kaze stood back up and chuckled at her. He did his bestto cheer her up in his own way. “Don’t go crying on me now. You are a member of The Forgotten after all.” He said while tousling the girl’s hair.

Kaze could tell his words cheered her up. “Goodbye Kaze.”

“Goodbye, Rising Moon.” Kaze then disappeared into corridor.



He arrived back in the field her was lying in earlier. He laid back down, and thought about what was going to happen.

“So I’m gonna disappear. You know, I’m gonna miss all of them; even Tsuchi and Tonitrus. ButI had a good life. I made some good friends, and I had a lot of fun while was here. And that’s about all I can ask for.”

While Kaze thought came to terms with his upcoming “death”. Ignis arrived.

“Hey Ignis, what did Nix want?” Kaze asked.

Ignis sat down beside Kaze. “She just talked about Atra. And she asked if I thought if there was anyone out there stronger than him.”

“Is that all?” Kaze expected more.

“Yes.” Ignis replied.

Kaze could tell Ignis was telling the truth. “What did you tell her?”

“I told her that maybe there is someone out therestronger than him.”

“But when he gets all of our hearts, and our X-blade shards, he’ll be unstoppable.” Kaze could tell that his words had an impact on Ignis. The latter was still coming to terms with his upcoming “death”.

Ignis was silent for a moment before he spoke. “Do you have any regrets?”

Kaze thought about it, and came up with an answer rather quickly. “Nope, not one. What about you?”

Ignis stared at the mark on his hand. “I couldn’t get him to take it back.”

Kaze knew it was best not to talk about Ignis’ rank. “Anyway, for what it’s worth, I’m glad I can call you my friend.”

“Same here. You’re my best friend.” Ignis said with asmile.

“I wouldn’t call you my best friend. I’d just call you a regular friend.” Kaze said jokingly. “Now Nix, she’s my best friend.”

Ignis playfully punched Kaze in the arm. “Shut up.” With that the two shared a long laugh.

“Anyway.” Kaze stood up and summoned a corridor. “I’m gonna say goodbye to the others.”

“See ya.” Ignis smiled at his friend.

“See ya.”



Kaze said his goodbyes, and spent the rest of his time with the others. Then the day came for The Forgotten to relinquish their hearts.

Atra gathered all of them before a large white door. “Are you ready?” All of the members nodded. Atra summoned his blade and held it in the air. When he did so the members of The Forgotten’s bodies started to fade away, and their hearts flew into Atra’s blade.

As his body faded, Kaze felt happy, and at peace. But his last thoughts were rather strange, even for him.

“Atra. Whatever you’re going to do, I hope it makes you happy.”

 

[spirit-of-light]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 7

Chapter XIII

Memories of The Forgotten

Number IX-Nix
The Frozen Vixen​

She was given so much information when she was born; it was difficult for her to process some of it. She was born from a shard of the X-blade; along with twelve others. Along with that, she learned her name. Nix. She liked her name; shet hought it was feminine and strong at the same time.

Then one final piece of information came to her: If the X-blade as completed she would disappear. Even though she was just born she didn’t want to disappear. But she knew that while she was strong she didn’t have the strength to become thirteen.

While thinking about what to do, Nix was woken up by a light. She opened her eyes andfound herself sitting on white pillar. She looked around and noticed that the others created from the X-blade were waking up as well. They jumped down, and she did the same.

“Is anyonegoing to say anything?” Number nine said. “I mean, what are we suppose to do?” Nix couldn't think of an appropriate answer,

“We should ask number thirteen. They will probably know what to do.” Number twelve said.

“Sounds like a plan, but maybe we should get to know each other better.” Nine said.

“What’s to know? We were just born; we don’t exactly have a lot to tell.” Seven said.

“I know, but we are different aren’t we? We’re not just copies of the same person.” Nine said.

“You’re right.” All eyes were on number two. “Every one of us is different and unique. We each have a distinct personality.” Nix was relieved to know that not all of the girls were like her. Not she didn’t like her personality; she just figured it would be boring if they were all the same.

“But how can that be?” Twelve interjected. “We were born from the shards of darkness. We did not have a childhood, or friends, or family. How can we have these personalities if we do not have any memories to give them meaning?” Nix understood what twelve meant. While she was friendly and happy, she didn’t have a reason to be.

“Does it matter?” Number eleven said. “Who cares if we don’t have a past? All I know isthat we have these feelings. Does it really matter where they came from?”

“I will talk to thirteen. Maybe they will have an answer.” The group watched as twelve walked away.

“I’ll go with her.” Eleven said while following twelve.

They all stood in silence, until nine spoke. “Well, if you guys aren’t gonna say anything, I’ll start. My name is Ignis; it’s nice to meet all of you.” The man pulled down his hood, and smiled at the others.

Nix was immediately attracted to Ignis. She didn’t know if it was his blood red hair, or his face; and his strength didn’t turn her away either. Nix pulled down her hood and strutted up to Ignis. “Hey, I’m Nix.” She began to run her finger up and down his chest. “If you want, I’ll show you my powers. Along with anything else you’d like to see.” She said in a seductive tone.

“As tempting as that sounds.” Ignis gently grabbed her finger, and guided it to her side. “I’ll have to say no.”

Nix folded her arms and frowned. She hated that her charms didn’t work on Ignis. “You’re no fun.” She then walked to seven’s side and pulled down his hood. “What about you? You look like you want to have a good time.”

“I don’t even know anything about you.” Seven said.

Nix put on a seductive smile. “You can get to know me. You can know every little thing about me.” While Nix knew her actions would be perceived as…less than lady like, she couldn’t help; it was just who she was.

“Hey!” Theyall looked at Ignis.

“Was that a hint of jealousy I heard?” Number two said.

Ignis’s face began to turn red; almost as red as his hair. “I…uh…”

Nix chuckled at number nine. She was relieved that her charms did work on Ignis. “Don’t worry, I don’t mind sharing.”

“She’s right Ignis; you can have her every other day. But I get her on holidays.” Seven said with a grin.

Ignisgrinned back. “Really, then how about a friendly match, winner gets Nix.”

Nix let out a sigh. “Boys, boys, there’s no reason to fight over me.” She tilted her head in the direction of number ten. “But if we’re going by strength, I’d say number ten is the clear winner.” She walked over to number ten and pulled down his hood. “What do you say to that?” But ten remained silent. “The strong silent type, I like that.” She could see that ten was smiling; something that helped boost her faith in her charms.

“ENOUGH!” Aburst of dark wind ripped through the area. Everyone looked to see number six covered in darkness. “Why are we just standing her talking!? We should be looking for the seven shards of light!” Nix was about to tell six to calm down, but someone else beat her to it.

“Hey! You shouldn’t yell at us.” Number six walked over to the voice; number four.

“What did you say to me?” Six said while pushing the young girl’s hood down. Nix hated that number six would pick on someone weaker than her. But she admired that four was standing her ground.

Four stood her ground against her elder, while number three cowered behind her. “We’re all in this together. We shouldn’t be yelling at each other. We should be trying to figure out what to do next.”

“Tuski…maybe…you should keep quiet.” Number three said quietly.

Six pushed the boy down; knocking his hood down. “Maybe you should take your own advice.” Tuski raised her fist to number six. The latter went to strike the young girl, but stopped when a blue trident was placed in front of her.

“Why not fight someone with a little more power? Unless you’re scared?” Number five said. Nix could see the intent to kill in five’s eyes, as well as powerful energy flowing out of her body. She was surprised that she didn’t notice it before.

Suddenly, Nix felt a burst of wind go past her. Number ten appeared beside five and six, and placed his katana between them. He followed by grabbing number five and pointing her toward the heart shaped moon behind them. When she looked at the moon, the intent to kill left her eyes. Number ten walked over to number one, and threw the latter over his shoulder. He then walked down a path; away from the others.

Nix took a moment and thought about what had happened. She could tell what kind of power ten held; it had and intoxicating effect on her. That and he protected the others, showing her that he cared about them. Thinking about him made her blush a little. But she pushed those thoughts away for a moment and thought about number five. The young girl was incredibly powerful for a moment, but when she stared at the moon her power went away. This piqued Nix’s curiosity.

“We should follow them. They’ve probably found thirteen by now.” Two said. Nix was snapped out of her thoughts, and nodded. She followed the others as they walked down the same path ten did.



While they walked, everyone introduced themselves, and talked about their abilities. Oculus told them about the members that weren’t present. Nix wondered why Oculus didn’t mention who thirteen was. She wondered just who thirteen was, and what they wanted. Then another thought entered her mind. Was thirteen a boy or a girl? She wanted thirteen to be a boy. Just the thought of someone that powerful exited her. But she knew she couldn’t be that lucky.

Then she caught part of Oculus’s and Mizu’s conversation. “I don’t know. I can see him, just like I can all of you. But I don’t know what his abilities are, or what he even wants.” Oculus replied.

“Do you think he likes flowers?” Mizu asked.

Nix was giddy with excitement and quickly ran in front of Oculus. “Wait a second, did you say he?”

“Yes,thirteen is a he.”

Nix’s eyes lit up. “I can’t wait to meet him.”

“You’re just gonna forget about us?” Ignis and Kaze said in unison.

Nix blew both of them a kiss. “Sorry, but I have to go with the strongest.” While she was flattered that she had drawn the attention of Ignis and Kaze, she knew their power was nothing compared to thirteen. But that was pure assumption on her part. She then gleefully ran ahead.



Nix arrived on a hill overlooking a beach. Shinu, Tenshi, Tonitrus, and Somnus were sitting on the hill while thirteen was on the beach. Nix didn’t give the others a second thought, and started walking toward her leader.

When shepassed Shinu, the latter put her hand on Nix’s chest. “Stop. He does not wantto speak to us yet.”

Nix wasn’t about to let Shinu stop her. “Sorry sweetheart, but he’s mine.” Nix pushed Shinu’s arm down and walked over to thirteen. She thought about what she wanted to say, but she decided to just go for it. She bent down and whispered in thirteen’s ear. “I know you must be lonely, how about I stay and keep you company. We can do whatever you want.” Thirteen didn’t move or say anything, but Nix wasn’t discouraged. “I’ll give a little taste of what I can offer.” She went to grab his face, but when she did he quickly grabbed her hand.

Nix could feel the immense power that thirteen possessed. It was enough to frighten her and excite her at the same time. Nix didn’t know what the feeling was, but she liked it. She then noticed that the others were starting to arrive. She knew thirteen wasn’t going to give her the time of day, so she decided to talk to the others.

“So what’s his name?” Ignis asked.

Nix felt herself frown. “He hasn’t said anything yet. He didn’t even look at me.” She was saddened that thirteen didn’t respond to her advances.

Kaze chuckled at Nix. “What’s the matter? Are you mad there’s someone your charms don’t work on?”

Nix didn’t want to admit that she was sad and decided to put on a brave face. She shot Kaze a grin. “Are you mad I’ve moved on from you?” She knew that her charms did work Kaze; even thought she wanted them to work on thirteen.

“Since he isn’t going to say anything, what are we suppose to do?” Ignis said, addressing Shinu.

“We will wait.” Shinu raised her voice, to address all of them. “Go and master yourabilities. I will send for you when he is ready to tell us his plan.” They all nodded in agreement, and Nix walked off by herself.



Nix walked around for a while and thought about thirteen. She realized that she may have to be more subtle when talking to him; even though it wasn’t her style. Then she felt something; a faint power. She knew it wasn’t Tsuki and Sol; the power she felt was much weaker than theirs. Instead of wondering, Nix decided to find whose power it was.

Nix followed the power till she arrived at a beach. She noticed that Mizu was trying to master her abilities; with little results.

“Why are you here all by yourself?” Nix said while walking up to Mizu. “You look like you could use some help.” While Nix wanted to find a way to seduce thirteen, she didn’t see the harm in helping Mizu.

“If you don’t mind, will you help me?” Mizu said quietly.

Nix barely understood what Mizu said. “Huh? You got to speak up.”

“Will you help me practice?” Mizu only slightly raised her voice.

“Alright I’ll help you practice.”

Nix helped Mizu practice, but not matter how much she practiced; Mizu couldn’t move large amounts of water.

“I think this is the best I can do.” Mizu reluctantly said.

Nix let out a sigh. “Maybe you’re not suited for combat.” Nix wondered how Mizu had gotten so weak. She knew she felt Mizu’s power increase ten times when she turned her weapon on Tsuchi. But now she barely had any strength at all. “But that wouldn’t explain it.” Nix couldn’t think of any reason Mizu’s power would increase then drop so drastically. But she figured she’d think about it later. “Oh well. I’m going to see what the others are up to.”

Nix began to walk away, but stopped when Mizu spoke. “Nix, are there any flowers around?”

Nix hadn’t noticed any flowers when she walked around. “Hmmm…I don’t think so. Why do you want to know?” Mizu was lost in thought, and Nix knew she didn’t have an answer. “Fine, let me know if you think of an answer.”

Nix summoned a corridor and was about to leave, until Mizu spoke up. “Because their pretty.”

Number eight walked back to Mizu and smiled at the girl. “You’re too cute.” She then came up with a way for Mizu to get what she wanted. Nix pointed at the ground and a lily made of ice formed from the ground. Nix broke off the “flower” and handed it to Mizu.

“It’s not the real thing, but it’s the closest you’re gonna get in this place.” Nix then walked into the corridor she summoned previously.



Nix appeared on the hill where she first saw thirteen. She noticed that thirteen was gone, and only Oculus remained.

“Where’d he go?” Nix asked. She was hoping for some one on one time with her leader.

“He talked to Somnus, and then he left.” Oculus replied.

“Talked to Somnus?” Oculus explained that thirteen went into the Realm of Sleep and conversed with Somnus. Nix looked at Somnus and noticed that the latter now had white hair. “What happened to her?” Nix was curious about how Somnus’sappearance changed.

“She modeled her appearance after Atra. Or at least what she thinks he looks like.”

“Atra?”

“Thirteen’s name.”

Nix couldn’t help but smile. “Such a strong name. Just the sound of it makes me want to melt.” Oculus grinned at her. “What are you smiling at?”

“You should stop while you’re ahead. I don’t think he’s the type to…” Nix could tell that Oculus was choosing his next words carefully.

“Spit it out. He’s not the type to what?”

“I don’t think he’s the type to be concerned with the opposite sex.”

Nix wasn’t about to give up on Atra. “I can be very convincing.” She said with a seductive smile.

“Whatever you say.”



Over the course of the next few days, Nix bonded with others. She especially took a liking to Tsuki. She thought of the young girl like a little sister. And when she was not spending time with them, she was following Atra. Even Nix had to admit that her actions were akin to that of a stalker. She noticed that Atra would often visit Somnus, and sit on the beach; staring at the ocean. Then one day, while Nix was watching Atra stare at the ocean, Shinu appeared and sat behind Atra. No sooner than Shinu appeared, Tenshi appeared and sat next to Nix.

Nix wondered what Tenshi was doing. “What are you doing here? Don’t tell me you’re after Atra too.”

“No.”Tenshi replied.

Nix thought about it for a moment, then she realized what Tenshi was doing. “I get it! You’re following Shinu!” Nix’s words were very loud.

Tenshi quickly put her hand over Nix’s mouth. “Be quiet!”

Nix removed Tenshi’s hand, and grinned at her comrade. “You don’t need to be embarrassed; she does have a nice figure.”

“It’s not like that!” Tenshi said in a stern voice. “I just…”

Nix was able to tell that Tenshi was close to Shinu. But she knew it was more like a bond between sisters than anything else. “I was just kidding.” Then a thought entered Nix’s mind. “Does she think she’ll get anywhere with Atra?” Nix wondered if Shinu was attracted to Atra like she was.

“It’s not like that. She just wants to help him complete his plan.” Nix then noticed Tenshi frown under her hood. “She doesn’t even care what will happen to her.”

Nix knew why Tenshi would be sad. She had grown close to Shinu, and they both knew thatAtra would recreate the X-blade; meaning the end of their existences. Nix too didn’t want her friends to disappear, but she understood that that was the reason very they existed. “If she wants to disappear, there really isn’t anything you can do.”

“I won’t let her disappear. And if I have to defeat Atra to save her, then I will.”

Nix had gained a newfound respect for Tenshi. She admired that Tenshi was willing to defy someone as powerful as Atra to save Shinu. But before she could tell Tenshi this, Ignis and Tonitrus appeared beside Atra and Shinu. Ignis said something, and Atra nodded. Then Atra, Ignis, and Tonitrus disappeared into their own corridors.

“I wonder what that was all about.” Nix, along with Tenshi, walked down to Shinu to find out what happened.

“What did Ignis and Tonitrus want?” Tenshi asked.

Shinu stood up and summoned a corridor. “Ignis is challenging Tonitrus for the rank of number ten.” Shinu then disappeared into her corridor.

Without hesitation, Nix and Tenshi summoned their own corridors.



Nix appeared in the coliseum next to Kaze. “Do you think he can win?” Nix said while sitting next to Kaze. She wondered how much faith Kaze had Ignis.

“To be honest, I don’t think he stands a chance. But I hope he does win.” Kaze then grinned atNix. “If he does win, I bet you’ll gain a newfound respect for him.” Kaze said with a subtle wink.

Nix put on a smile. “As much as I’d love to, my eyes are on Atra.” Nix said while looking over at Atra.

Kaze looked over at Shinu. “If that’s true, I’d say she already beat you to the punch. If he was going to be with anyone, I’d put my money on her.”

Nix hated to be reminded that Shinu was closer to Atra than her. “Why do you have to rain on my parade?” She said with a frown.

“Oh…I didn’t mean it like that. It’s just she spends…” Nix couldn’t help but giggle at Kaze. She was glad that her charms a least worked on Kaze. “Do you enjoy doing that?”

“A little.” Nix said with a cute smile. “Anyway, let’s see how strong Ignis is.”

The match was slightly delayed by the arrival of Tsuki and Sol; with Nix chuckling at Tsuki’s obliviousness. But after Tsuki and Sol sat next to Nix and Kaze, the match was quickly underway.

Ignis and Tonitrus grabbed each other’s left hands. “I Ignis challenge you Tonitrus for the rank of number ten.” Tonitrus nodded. They let each other’s hands go, and their numbers went from their hands to over their hearts. The backed away from each other and they summoned their respective weapons. “What’s the challenge?” Ignis said while getting into his fighting stance.

Tonitrus pointed out of the ring. “I think he wants you knock him out of the ring!” Tonitrus nodded at Kaze’s words.
Ignis covered his blades in flames, and went to rush number ten. But when he did so, Tonirus calmly walked out of the ring.

“What!?” Ignis cried. “You can’t just forfeit!” Ignis sent his left blade away, and the roman numeral ten appeared on his left hand.
Nix wondered why Tonitrus would just give his rank away. She knew that he had more than enough strength to defeat Ignis, yet he didn’t.

“I don’t want your rank if I haven’t earned it!” Ignis yelled. Tonitrus walked back into the ring and shrugged his shoulders; as if to say “so”. Ignis quickly walked up to the new number nine and grabbed the latter’s left hand. “Take it back!” Nix knew that that would be Ignis’s reaction.

Tonitrus batted Ignis’s hand away. Ignis went to swing his right blade, but when he did so Tonitrus disappeared in flash of electricity. Nix watched as Tonitrus appeared behind Ignis, and held his blade to the new number ten’s throat. Ignis sent his blade away and slowly walked into the stands; he sat next to Tsuki and Sol.

“Hey Nix.” Kaze whispered. “I bet we can get Tonitrus to give us his ranks.”

“Sounds good, but ladies first.” Nix replied with a grin. She thought that if her rank was higher it would get Atra’s attention.

“Is there any other way?” Kaze replied.

The two walked down and “challenged” Tonitrus. What happened was essentially what happened to Ignis; Tonitrus just gave his rank away. After they were finished, the both walked back to Ignis.

“Hey Ignis!” Both Kaze and Nix showed their new ranks to Ignis.

“It doesn’t count. You didn’t earn it.” Ignis said quietly. Nix knew what she had done didn’t sit well with Ignis. But she didn’tsee the harm.

“Relax sweetheart, we couldn’t pass up increasing our ranks.” Nix said.

“WHAT!?” Tsuchi roared. Nix quickly looked to see Tsuchi standing by Tonitrus. She then noticed that Atra was gone. “How dare he!?” Nix and the others walked down to Tsuchi and Tonitrus. “How can he just take my chance away!? He should know the rules better than any of us!” Nix wondered why Atra wouldn’t let Tsuchi and Tonitrus fight. But she got her new rank so she didn’t think too much about it.

“He knows it will not mean anything.” Nix and the others looked at Shinu.

“What do you mean it doesn’t mean anything!?” Tsuchi yelled.

“The only number that matters is thirteen. You all know that as well.”

“What about you?” They all looked at Tenshi. “If anyone could become thirteen it would be you.” Nix knew that Tenshi was trying to coax Shinu into taking the rank of thirteen. That way even if the X-blade was completed Shinu would still be alive. Nix’s respect for Tenshi also grew. Tenshi didn’t care if she disappeared as long as Shinu lived. And Nix had to admire how strong Tenshi’s resolve was.

“I will not challenge him.” Shinu said while glaring at Tenshi. Shinu’s words also confirmed what Tenshi had told Nix: Shinu was willing to disappear as long as Atra completed his plan

There was an awkward silence between the group, until Tsuki broke the silence. “We should have a name for our group.”

“What kind of name were you thinking of.” Mizu asked.

“I wanted to talk to Lord Atra before we picked anything.” Tuski replied.

“Let’s go, I’ve been meaning to get a look at his face anyway.” Nix thought is about time thats he saw Atra’s face. She wondered if he was as handsome as he was strong.

Shinu summoned a corridor, and the group left to find Atra.



The group arrived at the beach where Sol first saw his leader. When they got there, Oculus was standing behind Atra, while the latter was staring out at the ocean. “Hey!” Tsuki yelled. She quickly ran up to Atra. “I’ve been thinking we should have a name for our group.” Tsuki glanced back at the rest of her comrades. “Since we’re all in the same boat, it’s only right that we have something to call ourselves.”

Before Nix, or anyone else, could suggest anything, Atra spoke. “The Forgotten.”

“Why The Forgotten?” Shinu asked.

“The quest for the X-blade broke the world, and many innocent lives were lost. They fear that the same thing will happen again.” Atra replied.

“You weren’t created from the X-blade, were you?” Oculussaid.

“You’re right. Unlike the rest of you, I was just a normal person.”

Nix wondered what had happened to Atra to turn him into the person he was. But the fact that he went from a normal person to their leader made her really want to see what he looked like.

“What do you want?” Shinu asked. Nix wondered what Atra wanted, but she assumed that he needed to complete the X-blade.

Atra summoned a corridor of darkness. “It doesn’tmatter.” Before Atra could leave, Nix strutted up to him.

She wasn’t about to let him leave before she knew what he looked liked. “Now I have to see your face.” She yanked down Atra’s hood, but before she could get a good look he sent her flying back with a blast of darkness.

Upon seeing this Mizu rushed to Nix’s side. Nix was shocked that Atra would actually attack her. She didn’t know what he was hiding. But after thinking for a second, she realized that she wasn’t hurt. Atra’s attack was just meant to knock her back, not actually hurt her. She then turned her attention back to Atra; who was putting up his hood. But not before she got a look at his shoulder length ash blonde hair. Then Atra disappeared into hiscorridor.

Nix quickly got to her feet and waited for someone to say anything. “Anyway.” Tsuki said. “I thought we could have titles too.” Nix knew she was trying to get everyone’s mind off of Atra; which Nix had to admit was working.

Ignis patted Tsuki on the head. “That’s a good idea. What did you have in mind?”

“We could have titles based off of our abilities. Like…” The girl pointed at Oculus. “We could call you The Watcher, since you can watch us.”

They sat around and came up with titles for each other, until they got to Nix. Nix thought about what kind of title she would like. Shethought that her title would be something with ice in it; since it was her element.

“How about the Frozen Vixen?” Mizu said quietly.

“I get the frozen part, but what do you mean by vixen?” Kaze remarked.

“Well mostof the boys seem to like her, and ice is her element.” Nix agreed with Mizu.

Nix smiled at all of the boys. “Alright, just call me Nix- The Frozen Vixen.”

The Forgotten came up with titles for each other, until they got to Atra.

“The Will of The Forgotten.” Shinu said before anyone could suggest anything else.

“The Will of The Forgotten.”

“Why that?” Tsuki asked. Nix knew why Shinu chose thattitle. Although she had to admit that it wasn’t the name she would have chosen.

“He is our leader. He is the only one who knows what we are supposed to do. And we will all follow him.”

“That’s a great idea Shinu.” Tsuki said, smiling at number twelve.



Nix didn’t follow Atra anymore after that. She decided to wait for him to come to her; even though that wasn’t her style. Instead she spent most of her time bonding with the others.

Then one day, while Nix as spending time with Mizu, she decided to ask the latter something. “Hey Mizu. Do you think there’s anyone out there as stronger than Atra?”

Mizu took a moment before she answered. “I don’t know. Ifthey are, I’m sure they have one of the shards of light.” Nix knew Mizu meant the X-blade shards of light. “Why do you ask?”

Nix decided it was best to keep her reason to herself for the time. “Sorry, that’s my little secret.” She said with cute grin.
Suddenly, the ground began to shake violently, and pillarof darkness rose into the sky. Nix could tell that the darkness belonged to Atra. But unlike the other times she felt Atra’s power, there was no excitement, only fear. She feared the kind of power Atra wielded. But her thoughts about Atra quickly disappeared when she noticed a change in Mizu. The latter’s power had increased dramatically; like when Mizu turned her weapon on Tsuchi.

“I should thank you Atra. I was beginning to think Iwould have to stay locked up forever.” Mizu said.

“So you must be the other Mizu.” Nix said. She figured out that there were two Mizu’s: The gentle and weak Mizu, and the Mizu that was vicious fighter.

“Yes, I assume Atra told you about me.”

Nix put on a sly grin. She was proud that she was able to learn about Mizu’s condition on her own. “Nope, I was able to figure it out on my own.”

“Good for you.” Mizu felt a trident appear in her hand. “I want to fight.”

Nix didn’t appeal to the voice’s demand. Instead she summoned a corridor. “As much as I would love to, I want to see what that was all about.” She said while pointing where the pillar had come from. She wanted to know what had caused Atra to unleash that much of his strength. Mizu and Nix then walked into the corridor.



They arrived around a giant freshly made crater. Nix saw the other members arriving. Then she saw Atra, holding a key shaped blade. Before anyone could say anything, Atra spoke.

“I’m leaving this place, but to do so I'll need your hearts.” Atra said while sending his blade away.

“You expect us to just give you our hearts!” Tenshiyelled

“If I fail, I’ll put us to sleep until we can escape.”Atra responded calmly.

“You think our power isn’t enough!?” Tsuchi cried. “Our hearts have more than enough power to get you out!” Nix was a little surprised that Tuschi would willingly give her heart to Atra. It was so unlike her.

“Before I go, I need to talk to Somnus. You shouldprobably say your goodbyes.” Atra then vanished into a corridor.

Nix was saddened by the fact that she didn’t get to talk to Atra. But she decided to follow his orders, and say her goodbyes. She walked over to Tsuki and hugged her. “I never got to see you grow up. But maybe that’s for the best. I wouldn’t want to rub off on you.”

“What’s wrong with that? I wish I was just like you.” WhileNix was flattered, she wanted Tsuki to be her own person; not like her.

“You’re too sweet to be like me.” Nix stood back and looked at Ignis. “Come with me.” She summoned a corridor and left.



Nix appeared in field, and Ignis quickly appeared behind her. “So what’s up?” Ignis asked.

Nix tried to think of the best to say how she felt. “Ignis why are you following Atra?”

Ignis looked confused for a moment. Nix understood why he would be; it wasn’t the kind of question she would normally ask. “If I had to say, it’s because he’s our leader. There must be a good reason for him to be our number thirteen. And he hasn’t done anything to make me doubt him.”

Nix expected such an answer from Ignis. “I guess most of us feel that way. Even Tsuchi wanted to give her heart to him.” Nix then looked Ignis dead in the eyes. “Do you think there’s anyone out there stronger than Atra?”

“Maybe.” Ignis replied.

Nix didn’t feel like talking anymore. She didn’t even know why she wanted to talk to Ignis in the first place. “I’m going to say my goodbyes.” Nix summoned a corridor and left.



Nix felt bad about lying to Ignis. But she knew he’d try to stop her if he found out what she was going to do. She appeared in The Forgotten chamber; she knew Atra would be there. The second she got there she walked up to Atra and kissed him. When she did so, she felt sharp pain grip her heart. She didn’t know what was happening, but all she knew is that she feltincredibly sad. Nix removed her lips from Atra’s, and the pain stopped.

“You’re wasting your time.” Atra said; his voice devoid of any emotion.

“What was that?” Nix expected her first kiss to be more enjoyable. Then it hit her. The pain she felt was Atra’s. “What happened to you?”

“Do you want to know why you’re drawn to me?”

Nix hated that Atra would dodge her question, but she assumed he didn’t want to talk about himself. “Why not.”

“You want to be with whoever’s the strongest. That’s why you were drawn to Tonitrus, and then to me.” Nix knew that Atra was right about her. For some reason she was infatuated with those with strength.

“But you’re a lost cause…aren’t you?” Nix griped her heart; still stinging from Atra’s pain. She realized that whatever feelings of attraction Atra may have had were gone, or buried in his heart.

“But you knew that already, didn’t you?” Nix was surprised Atra knew about that her realization. That was why she was asking if there was someone stronger than Atra. If she couldn’t be with him she would find someone who was stronger. “If it makes you feel any better. You may meet someone as strong as me.”

Nix was quickly brought back to her usual demeanor. “Am I really!” Atra’s words brought something into question. “Does that mean you can’t get out?”

“Like I said, there is a chance I can fail. And if I do, I know that one day we’ll fight those who possess the seven shards of light.”

“Alright, even if it’s a slim chance, I will give you my heart anyway.” Nix knew she couldn’t pass the opportunity up. But she wanted to get something out of Atra first. “But before I give you my heart, I want something in return.”

“What is it?”

“I want to see your face.” Nix said with a grin.

“I don’t like my face.”

“Why not? I bet you have a handsome face under that hood.” Nix said in a seductive tone.

“Alright.” Nix waited in anticipation as Atra slowly pulled down his hood. She was in awe at is ash blond, almost white, hair, and golden eyes. She thought expected Atra to look manlier, but face was more effeminate than manly; but that may have just been his hair. But Atra quickly pulled his hood back up. “Are you satisfied?”

“Sure am.” Nix said with glee. She then summoned a corridor. But she wanted to leave Atra with something first. “If you’re ever interested, my door’s always open.” Nix then left to say the rest of her goodbyes.



Nix said her goodbyes and spent the remainder of her time Mizu. She was glad that she had finally gotten over Atra, and was looking forward to meeting someone new; even it was just a chance. Then the day came for The Forgotten to relinquish their hearts.

Atra gathered all of them before a largewhite door. “Are you ready?” All of the members nodded. Atra summoned his blade and held it in the air. When he did so the members of The Forgotten’s bodies started to fade away, and their hearts flew into Atra’s blade.

As Nix’s body faded, she thought about who would be the one to rival Atra. While she thought about this she had a final realization; she liked men with strange colored hair. And in her last thoughts, she wished that whoever was going to be as strong as Atra, would hair have silver hair.

 

[KingdomKey]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 8

I gotta say Spirit, I love Kaze's point of view the most so far. He has this happy go lucky personality, and I really like his interactions with Ignis. Watching those two battle it out and be best friends is a delight to see.

I really did like Nix's point of view; I'm surprised Atra let her see what his face looked like at the end and let her kiss him. I liked seeing her bond together with Mizu. It was nice learning a little bit more about her and I really do hope there is something out there who is strong enough to handle her.


I don't think there is much else I can really say about either chapter, Spirit. I loved both and I can't wait to see what's next!

 

[spirit-of-light]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 8

I gotta say Spirit, I love Kaze's point of view the most so far. He has this happy go lucky personality, and I really like his interactions with Ignis. Watching those two battle it out and be best friends is a delight to see.

I did have the most fun writing his. All he really cares about it is having fun. He doesn't mind dissapearing, just as long as he had a good time. He's just along for the ride. Like he said, he's there to balance out Ata's angst. It was fun telling how the two became friends, and I can't wait to get back to the main story so I can tell the rest of their stories (along with the rest of the members).

I really did like Nix's point of view; I'm surprised Atra let her see what his face looked like at the end and let her kiss him. I liked seeing her bond together with Mizu. It was nice learning a little bit more about her and I really do hope there is something out there who is strong enough to handle her.

He did it to show her that he didn't have any passion left, or he just doesn't want to feel it. And he figured letting her see his face was the least he could do for her giving him her heart. I can't wait to get back to Mizu and Nix too. It's gonna be fun to write how they help each other get their hearts back. She'll find someone strong enough. Or maybe she's already found them?

 

[spirit-of-light]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 8

Chapter XIII

Memories of The Forgotten

Number X-Ignis
The Lord of Flames​

For all of the information he was given at his birth. One thing stuck out it Ignis’s mind: Those created from the X-blade could increase their ranks by challenging one another. He didn’t know what the outcome would be, but he knew he wanted to challenge someone stronger than him.

While wondering who he was going to challenge, Ignis was woken by a palelight. He opened his eyes and found himself sitting on a white pillar. Helooked over at the other pillars and saw eleven of the others created from the X-blade. Out of all of them, he paid special attention to number ten. Since number ten was only one rank higher than him, Ignis figured he would be the perfect one to challenge. The others began to wake and jump down; seeing this Ignis did the same.

They all stood in an awkward silence. Ignis assumed that they didn’t know what to say to each other, so he decided to break the ice. “Is anyone going to say anything?” They all looked at him, but Ignis didn’t let the attention affect him. “I mean, what are we suppose to do?” He figured they should discuss what their next move should be; perhaps finding thirteen.

“We shouldask number thirteen. They will probably know what to do.” Number twelve said.

“Sounds like a plan, but maybe we should get to know each other better.” Ignis replied. He thought that maybe they could become friends. It was only logical since theywere all created from the X-blade.

“What’s to know? We were just born; we don’t exactly have a lot to tell.” Seven said.

“I know, but we are different aren’t we? We’re not just copies of the same person.” Ignis understood seven’s logic, but he knew they were all unique.

“You’reright.” All eyes were on number two. “Every one of us is different and unique. We each have a distinct personality.” Two took the words out of Ignis’s mouth.

“But how can that be?” Twelve interjected. “We were born from the shards of darkness. Wedid not have a childhood, or friends, or family. How can we have these personalities if we do not have any memories to give them meaning?”

“Does it matter?” Number eleven said. “Who cares if we don’t have a past? All I know is thatwe have these feelings. Does it really matter where they came from?” While Ignis understood what twelve meant, he had to agree with eleven. He didn’t know where his feelings came from, but he had them, and that was all the mattered.

“I will talk to thirteen. Maybe they will have an answer.” The group watched as twelve walked away.

“I’ll go with her.” Eleven said while following twelve.

They alls tood in silence, until Ignis spoke. “Well, if you guys aren’t gonna say anything, I’ll start. My name is Ignis; it’s nice to meet all of you.” He pulled down his hood and smiled at the others. He thought that it would be easier for the others if he introduced himself first.

Number eight strutted up to him and pulled down her hood. “Hey, I’m Nix.” She began to run her finger up and down his chest. “If you want, I’ll show you my powers. Along with anything else you’d like to see.” She said in a seductive tone.

While Ignis appreciated the offer, he wasn’t the type to jump into bed with someone he just met. “As tempting as that sounds.” Ignis gently grabbed her finger and guided it to her side. “I’ll have to say no.”

Nix folded her arms and frowned. “You’re no fun.” She then walked to seven’s side and pulled down his hood. “What about you? You look like you want to have a good time.”

“I don’t even know anything about you.” Seven said.

“You can get to know me. You can know every little thing about me.” Nix said.

Although Ignis wasn’t interested, he didn’t like that Nix moved on from him so quickly. “Hey!” Suddenly all eyes were on him.

“Was that a hint of jealousy I heard?” Number two said.

Ignis began to feel his face turning red. “I…uh…”

Nix chuckled at Ignis. “Don’t worry, I don’t mind sharing.”

“She’s right Ignis; you can have her every other day. But I get her on holidays.” Seven said with a grin.

Ignis quickly came up with a way to decide who got Nix. “Really, then how about a friendly match, winner gets Nix.” The prospect of a fight was enough to knock Ignis back into his regular demeanor.

Nix let out a sigh. “Boys, boys, there’s no reason to fight over me.” She tilted her headin the direction of number ten. “But if we’re going by strength, I’d say number ten is the clear winner.” She walked over to number ten and pulled down his hood. “What do you say to that?” But ten remained silent. “The strong silent type, I like that.”

“ENOUGH!” Aburst of dark wind ripped through the area. Everyone looked to see number six covered in darkness. “Why are we just standing her talking!? We should be looking for the seven shards of light!” Ignis was about to tell her to calm down, but was cut off by the voice of a young girl.

“Hey! You shouldn’t yell at us.” Number six walked over to the voice; number four.

“What did you say to me?” Six said while pushing the young girl’s hood down.

Four stoodher ground against her elder, while number three cowered behind her. “We’re all in this together. We shouldn’t be yelling at each other. We should be trying to figure out what to do next.”

“Tuski…maybe…you should keep quiet.” Number three said quietly.

Six pushed the boy down; knocking his hood down. “Maybe you should take your own advice.” Tuski raised her fist to number six. The latter went to strike the young girl, but stopped when a blue trident was placed in front of her.

“Why not fight someone with a little more power? Unless you’re scared?” Number five said.

Ignis could see the intent to kill in five’s eyes. He couldn’t stand the thought of the others getting hurt. But before he could do anything, number ten appeared beside five and six, and placed his katana between them. He followed by grabbing number five and pointing her toward the heart shaped moon behind them. When she looked at the moon, the intent to kill left her eyes. Number ten walked over to number one, and threw the latter over his shoulder. He then walked down a path; away from the others.

Ignis wasn’t sure what to think about what had happened. While he was glad that no one was hurt, seeing number ten in action made him feel a little uneasy. He could tell that there was a great difference in their strength; despite the fact that there was only rank difference between them. This made him question whether to challenge ten or not.

“We should follow them. They’ve probably found thirteen by now.” Number two said. Ignis and the others nodded in agreement. He figured thirteen would know what they were supposed to do. And he could get to know the others better in the process. The group then walked down the same path the others did.



While the group walked, they got to know each other better. They introduced themselves, and told each other of their abilities; Oculus told them about the members that weren’t present.

After Kaze was done telling about his powers, Ignis chuckled at his comrade. “What’s so funny?” Kaze asked.

“I was just thinking. Maybe you’re powers are meant to compliment mine. You know? The wind fans the flames.” Ignis said while cracking a grin. He thought it was funny that Kaze’s powers could make his stronger.

“Sorry buddy, but I’m not fanning your flames.” Kaze looked to the side at Nix. “If you want your flames fanned. I’d ask her.”

Ignis wasn’t interested in Nix. So he decided to make a joke. He figured if Kaze could do, then so could he. “Nah. Our elements don’tmix.” Ignis said.

“Maybe not. She’d probably melt in your arms.” Ignis wasn’t surprised that Kaze’s joke was better than his. But maybe telling jokes wasn’t his forte.

“My powers are defensive techniques, and they only work during the day.” Sol said quietly. Ignis was surprised to hear Sol speak up.

“That’s odd.” Tsuki said.

“What is?” Ignis asked.

“My powers are offensive techniques. And my powers only work at night.” Tsuki said while looking over at Sol.

“Maybe you two are brother and sister.” Ignis said.

“You think so?” Sol said while looking at Tsuki.

“Think about it. You two look identical to each other. And your powers complement each other perfectly. You guys are probably twins.” The thought had been rolling around in his head, but Sol and Tsuki’s words pretty much confirmed it for Ignis.

“Oculus, what do you know about thirteen?” Mizu asked. Ignis too wanted to know more about thirteen. He wondered if thirteen was an honorable person. It would make sense since they were the leader.

“I don’t know. I can see him, just like I can all of you. But I don’t know what his abilities are, or what he even wants.” Oculus replied.

“Do you think he likes flowers?” Mizu asked.

Before Oculus could answer, Nix ran in front of him.“Wait a second, did you say he?”

“Yes, thirteen is a he.”

Ignis saw Nix’s eyes light up. “I can’t wait to meet him.”

“You’re just gonna forget about us?” Ignis and Kaze said in unison.

Nix blew both of them a kiss. “Sorry, but I have to go with the strongest.” The blue haired woman quickly ran ahead.

Ignis felt himself frown. Although Ignis wasn’t interested in Nix, he was a little mad that Nix would move on from him so quickly. “If it makes you feel any better, I doubt he’ll even talk to her.”Oculus said.

“What do you mean by that?” Ignis asked.

“He hasn’t said anything to anyone. And I doubt he will any time soon.” Oculus replied. Ignis wondered why thirteen would stay silent.

“If he isn’t going to say anything, then why are we going to see him?” Kaze asked.

“Because he’s our leader, if he doesn’t want to talk, then we’ll wait till he’s ready.” Tsuki said.

“She’s right. I’m sure he’ll say something eventually. Then he’ll tell us what to do.” Sol chimed in.

Kaze chuckled at the twins. “You two are too cute. You’ll do whatever thirteen tells you, won’t you? And you don’t know the first thing about him.”

“Hey!” Tsuki yelled. “Don’t mock us! And don’t talk about him like that. Thirteen is our leader and you’ll talk about him with respect.”

“Fine.” Kaze said while holding his laughter in. He placed his right hand over his heart, and raised his left hand. “I Kaze swear to follow number thirteen to the ends of the world. Even though I don’t know what he wants, what he wants us to do, or even his name.”

Ignis let out a slight chuckle. “Even though their just kids, I’m sure they can understand sarcasm.” He thought that Kaze wasn’t given the twins enough credit.

Kaze grinned at number nine. “I know, I just think they're cute when they get mad.”



They walked until they arrived on a hill; looking out ata beach. The twelve sat on the hill, while their leader sat on the beach.

“So what’s his name?” Ignis asked. He thought that Nix’s charms would have at least gotten thirteen’s name.

“He hasn’t said anything yet.” Nix said with a frown. “He didn’t even look at me.”

Kaze chuckled at Nix. “What’s the matter? Are you mad there’s someone your charms don’t work on?”

Nix wasn’t fazed by Kaze’s comment. Instead, she shot him a grin. “Are you mad I’ve moved on from you?”

Before Kaze could reply, Ignis cut him off. “Since heisn’t going to say anything, what are we suppose to do?” He said addressing Shinu. Ignis didn’t feel like listening to Kaze and Nix banter back and forth.

“We will wait.” She raised her voice, to address all of them. “Go and master your abilities. I will send for you when he is ready to tell us his plan.” They all nodded in agreement.

“Want to come practice with me?” Ignis thought that training with Kaze beat training by himself.

“Alright, I’ll train with you. We can see if our powers do complement each other.” Kaze replied. The two then walked off.



Ignis and Kaze walked until they arrived in front of a large coliseum. Ignis wondered where such a piece of architecture had come from.

“I wonder where this came from.” Ignis said.

“To be honest, I really don’t care.” Kaze replied.

“C’mon, you’re not even the least bit curious?” He expected to Kaze to be at least somewhat curious.

“No, not really.” Kaze said while smiling. “No use wondering about something that isn’t important, right?”

Ignis returned the smile. He knew that even if he knew where the coliseum had come from, it wouldn’t change anything. “I guess you have a point.”

The two walked inside the structure, and stood on the center platform. Then they walked to the opposite sides of the platform.

Kaze looked around the empty stands. “I kind of wish we had an audience.” He then summoned to silver rings.

Ignis summoned his twin swords. “I don’t see why we need an audience for a friendly match.” Number nine followed by getting into his fighting stance.

“I bet if I challenged you for your rank we’d an audience.” Kaze said with a grin.

“Is that a challenge?” Ignis said while putting on hisown grin.

“I was only joking.” Kaze then began to twirl his right ring around his finger. “But if I did…I’d make sure to strike first!” With that, Kaze hurled his right ring at Ignis.

Ignis was barely able to doge Kaze’s attack. Kaze’s ring circled around the coliseum and back into its master’s hand. Ignis glared at his comrade. “Hey! The match didn’t start yet! You’re lucky I was able to dodge that!” He wanted to wait until the match actually started before they fought. That and Kaze’s lack of honor didn’t help.

Kaze grinned at Ignis. “Who said you dodged it?”

“What are you…” Ignis touched his face and felt the cut that Kaze’s attack had left. He realized that Kaze had created a blade of wind around his rings. “So that’s how it is?” He knew that Kaze wasn’t the type to fight fair, but that didn’t mean he would have to.

“Yep, sometimes you gotta fight dirty.”

Ignis got a serious look on his face. “You don’t have to fight dirty to win. All you have to do is give it your all, and whatever happens, happens.”

“Don’t get all philosophical on me.” Kaze shrugged his shoulders. “But I guess I can fight fair and square.”

Ignis smiled at Kaze. He was glad that the latter wouldcome around to his way of thinking. “That’s good.” Ignis then bowed to his comrade. It was a way for him to show respect to his opponent.

Kaze bowed as well. With that they both readied themselves for battle. “Ready?”

“Yeah.”

Ignis was the first to make a move. He dashed to Kaze,and swung his left blade. Kaze was able to block the attack, and tried to hit Ignis with his other ring. But Ignis was able to block the attack. Ignis could tell that Kaze was using most of his strength to keep him at bay

Suddenly, Kaze sent a powerful burst of wind out of his body; with enough force to knock Ignis back. He followed by creating a powerful tornado around himself; creating a makeshift shield. Kaze then threw both of his rings at Ignis. He used his element to control his weapons movements.

Ignis was having trouble keeping up with Kaze’s relentless attacks. But he knew he could keep it up for a little while longer. “What’s the matter Ignis? Is your fire starting to go out?” Kaze said mockingly.

Ignis grinned at his opponent. “I’ll show just how hot my fire burns.” He wasn’t about to be shown up by Kaze. He began to run around Kaze at high speed; leaving behind a trail of fire. He then went to slash Kaze’s barrier, but surprisingly his blade couldn’t breach it. He backed away, and just stood there. He knew that Kaze had used up a lot of his strength, and all he had to do was wait Kaze out.

“Oh, well.” Kaze said while shrugging his shoulders. “If you’re not even gonna try, I’ll end this.” Number seven made his rings spina round Ignis, and engulfed the latter in a tornado. The gale lifted Ignis intothe air while Kaze’s rings cut his body.

Kaze dispelled his tornado and called his rings back to him; while Ignis fell to the ground. “I expected more. But, maybe numbers don’t mean anything?” Kaze then began to walk away.

“Hey Kaze.” Ignis said. “You should show more restraint.” Ignis then rose from the ground; with flashes of fire flickering on his blades. “If you go all out in the beginning, then you won’t have the energy to finish the fight.” He figured it wouldn’t hurt to give Kaze some pointers.

“What?” Ignis could see that Kaze was processing what he had said. “You’re right. But I don’t need my full strength to win.” Kaze griped his rings. “I’ll finish you no problem.”

Ignis knew that the only way to get his point across was with a demonstration. “Whatever.” Ignis sent streams of fire out if his blades; resembling wings. Both he and Kaze dashed toward each other and clashed their weapons. The mix of wind and flame created a tornado of fire around them. They backed away and tried to strike each other.

They each blocked when could and attack when they thought they saw an opening. But neither refused to attack give in. Ignis knew that all he had to do was wait for Kaze to slip up and the match would be his. Then the opportunity he had been waiting for arrived. Kaze channeled part of the flaming tornado around his ring and hurled it at Ignis.

Ignis was able to catch the ring with his blade and sent it back at Kaze. Kaze tried to block the attack, but he lacked the strength to do so. His other ring was knocked out of his hand, and Ignis rushed toward him.Ignis sprinted toward his opponent and pelted him with a barrage of vicious slashes. He finished with one mighty swing from both of his blades.

The attack knocked Kaze out of the ring, and onto the ground. Ignis rushed toward Kaze and helped him up. “I’m sorry about that! I guess I got a little carried away.” Ignis didn’t mean to attack Kaze the way he did, he just got caught up in the moment.

Kaze grabbed Ignis’s hand and got up; with a big grin on his face “Don’t be sorry. I had a blast. I mean it was a little slow in the beginning, but toward the end you really let loose.”

Ignis grinned a little. “I guess I did get a little carried away.” He knew that Kaze had enjoyed their fight, and so did he.

“Yeah you did. For a second I thought you were gonna kill me.”

“Now why would I kill my friend?” Ignis said while holding out his hand. He knew it was a little presumptuous, but he did consider Kaze his friend.

Kaze shook Ignis’s hand and smiled. “If you killed me you wouldn’t have any friends.” Kaze let go of Ignis’s hand.

“What about Nix? She seemed pretty friendly.” Ignis was joking of course.

“I think she’s looking for something a little more than just friendship.”

“You can’t tell me you’ve forgotten already. She’s movedon from us. She’s probably trying to woo thirteen right now.”

The two then felt the ground starting to shake. Ignis wondered what had caused it. “What was that?” Kaze asked.

“I don’t know. Want to check it out?” Ignis was curious to find out who was causing the earth to shake; though he had a good idea of who was causing it.

“Might as well.” Kaze put on a slight smirk. “Besides, I need to rest up for our rematch.”

Ignis returned the smirk. He didn’t know if Kaze was being serious, of just joking. “Whatever you say.” Ignis summoned a corridor, and the two departed.



They two arrived in front of a large mountain range. Thes econd they got there, they noticed Tonitrus just arriving as well. But they were out of sight of the other two beings of darkness. Ignis was surprised to see Tonitrus there. He wondered what number ten was doing.

“Hey Ig-”

“Shhhh.” Ignis wanted to watch and see what Tonitrus was up to.
Tonitrus summoned his blade in a flash of electricity. Number ten pushed his sword out of its sheath an inch with his thumb, and then pushed it back. Ignis watched as a flash of electricity enveloped one of the mountains. Tonitrus walked up to the mountain and flicked it. When he did so the entire mountain turned into dust. The tall man then thrust his palm forward and a blast of air sent what was left of the mountain forward; creating a makeshift valley.
Ignis was left in awe upon seeing what number ten had done. He had known that Tonitrus was powerful, but he didn’t the gap in their strength was so large. This made him question whether he wanted to challenge Tonitrus or not.

“Let’s go.” Ignis said quietly. He summoned a corridorand he and Kaze left, but not before he heard Tsuchi yell.



The two arrived back at the coliseum. Ignis was wondering why he was questioning himself, but before he could think any further, Kaze spoke. “What’s wrong with you? Are you mad about how strong he is?” Kaze then let a slight chuckle. “I don’t know what you’re mad about? He’s stronger than me, and I’m not getting all worked up about.”

Ignis stared at Kaze. “I’m not mad that he’s strong. I’m actually a little glad.” Ignis cracked a smile.

“Why are you glad that there’s someone stronger than you?” Kaze couldn’t think of reason for Ignis to feel that way.

Ignis came to a realization. While he knew that Tonitrus was stronger than him, he knew that there would be no honor in taking the rank of ten if he didn’t have to work for it. “Because, it’s going to be that much better when I beat him.”



Over the course of the next few days, Ignis bonded withthe others, and trained with Tsuki and Sol. He was glad to help the twins grow stronger; he even thought of them as a little brother and sister. He even taught them his code of honor: To fight with all of your strength. To fight with dignity, as a respectable warrior. And to always look out for ones comrades.

Then one day, Ignis got the chance to spar with Kaze; something Ignis normally didn’t have time for. After they were done with their friendly match, Ignis decided to tell Kaze something.

“I’m going to challenge Tonitrus for the rank of number ten.”

Kaze got a shocked look on his face. “You were serious about that. I thought you were just joking.”

“No, I’m gonna challenge him, and I’m gonna win.” Ignis was confident that he could beat Tonitrus. But deep down, he wasn’t sure of himself. It was a very strange feeling. Like a mix between confidence and fear.

“Ignis don’t take this the wrong way. And I’m saying this as your friend. Do you really think you can beat someone who can turn a mountain to dust in a second?”

“I’d expect you to say something like that.” Ignis said with a grin, but he then got a serious look on his face. “I know how strong he is, and I know my odds are slim. But I know if I give it my all, I’ll at least come out of it a little stronger.”

“So you’re gonna fight him fair and square and hope for the best? I’d expect nothing less from you. Especially since you’re always talking about your honor.”

“That’s the plan.” Ignis then summoned a corridor. “It wouldn’t hurt you to have a sense of honor.” With that Ignis departed.



Ignis appeared inside a large forest. It was the first time Ignis had ever been there, but he knew that that was where Tonitrus was. Ignis had a knack for tracking someone’s darkness. Because of that he could tell where most of his comrades were; especially the stronger ones. He had noticed that Tonitrus spent all of his time wandering the Realm of Darkness; instead of spending time with the others. Ignis wondered why that was, but he had more pressing matters to deal with.

He walked around until he found Tonitrus leaning against a tree. Ignis was hesitant to challenge Tonitrus, but after composing himself he regained his confidence. “Tonitrus. I want to challenge you for your rank.”

Tonitrus slowly walked up from the tree and summoned a corridor. He nodded his head and walked through the corridor. Then without thinking, Ignis walked through the same corridor.



They both appeared on the dark beach. Atra was sitting, staring out at the ocean. Ignis also noticed Shinu sitting behind Atra. He knew that where Atra was, she was never too far behind. Then Tonitrus gestured his hand toward Atra.

Ignis took a moment and realized what Tonitrus wanted him to do. “Atra. I want to challenge Tonitrus for the rank of ten. Will you please oversee the match?” Ignis hoped that if he was polite Atra would agree to oversee the match.

Atra didn’t say a word. He stood up and left through acorridor. Ignis could tell that Atra went to the coliseum, and that he would oversee the match. With that Ignis and Tonitrus left for the coliseum.



Ignis and Tonitrus appeared in the center of the coliseum. Ignis looked around to see the others arrive. He was about to challenge Tonitrus, but stopped when he felt someone tug on his sleeve.

“Ignis, can you help Sol and I practice combining ourpowers?” Ignis looked down to see Tsuki playfully tugging on his sleeve.

Normally Ignis would have been happy to help them, but his match took priority over anything else. “Sorry kiddo, but I’m in the middle of something right now.” He said while patting Tsuki on the head.

“Hey!” Kaze yelled from the stands. “Get off the field! You’re interrupting the match!”

“Match?” Sol questioned. “Oh!”

Tsuki smiled in embarrassment. “Sorry about that.” She grabbed Sol by the arm, and the two ran into the stands. They sat down next toKaze and Nix, and waited to see what would happen next.

With no more interruptions, Ignis decided it was time to start. Ignis and Tonitrus grabbed each other’s left hands. “I Ignis challenge you Tonitrus for the rank of number ten.” Tonitrus nodded.

They let each other’s hands go, and their numbers went from their hands to over their hearts. The backed away from each other and they summoned their respective weapons. “What’s the challenge?” Ignis said while getting into his fighting stance. He wondered what kind of challenge Tonitrus would present him with.

Tonitrus simply pointed away from the ring they were standing on. Ignis wondered what Tonitrus was challenging him to. But before he could think any further Kaze began to yell. “I think he wants you to knock himout of the ring!”

Tonitrus nodded, confirming Kaze’s theory. Ignis covered his blades in flames, and went to rush number ten. But when he did so, Tonitrus calmly walked out of the ring. “What!?” Ignis cried. “You can’t just forfeit!” Ignis sent his left blade away, and the roman numeral ten appeared on his left hand. The fact that Tonitrus would just give him his ranks was like a slap inthe face. All of his training growth was meaningless if Tonitrus would just give his rank away.
“I don’t want your rank if I haven’t earned it.” Ignis yelled. Tonitrus walked back into the ring and shrugged his shoulders; as if to say “so”. Ignis quickly walked up to the new number nine and grabbed the latter’s left hand. “Take it back!” He was bound and determined to get Tonitrus take his rank back. It was a strange feeling for Ignis. He had gained a new rank, but lost his honor in the process.

Tonitrus batted Ignis’s hand away. Ignis went to swing his right blade, but when he did so Tonitrus disappeared in flash of electricity. Tonitrus appeared behind Ignis, and held his blade to the new number ten’s throat. Ignis could tell that Tonitrus didn’t want his rank back,and he was too emotionally distraught to fight. He sent his blade away and slowly walked into the stands; he sat next to Tsuki and Sol.

“Are you okay?” Tsuki asked.

“No, I have to find a way to make him take it back.” Ignis knew there was no honor in attaining his new rank if he didn’t earn it. So he had to find a way to get Tonitrus to take his rank back, and Ignis could get his honor back.

“Hey Ignis!” Kaze and Nix quickly ran up to the three and showed their new numbers; Nix was number nine, and Kaze was number eight.

“It doesn’t count. You didn’t earn them.” Ignis wondered just what was making Tonitrus give his rank away. Did he have no sense of honor? Or did he just not care?

“Relax sweetheart, it’s not like we could just pass up increasing our ranks.” Nix said.

Ignis didn’t care what Nix and Kaze did. He was more concerned about getting Tonitrus to take his rank back. “WHAT!?” Ignis’s train of thought was broken by Tsuchi’s roar. “How dare he!?” Ignis and the others walked down to Tsuchi and Tonitrus. “How can he just take my chance away!? He should know the rules better than any of us!” Ignis wondered why Atra wouldn’t oversee the match.

“He knows it will not mean anything.” Ignis and the others looked at Shinu.

“What do you mean it doesn’t mean anything!?” Tsuchi yelled.

“The only number that matters is thirteen. You all know that as well.” Ignis knew that Shinu was right. If the X-blade was completed they would all disappear. But the fact that their numbers were supposed to represent their strength meant that only the strongest should have the higher numbers. And Ignis hadn’t earned his.

“What about you?” They all looked at Tenshi. “If anyonecould become thirteen it would be you.”

“I will not challenge him.” Shinu said while glaring at Tenshi.

There was an awkward silence between the group, until Tsuki broke the silence. “We should have a name for our group.” Ignis liked Tsuki’s idea. Having a name for them would make them more of a family. And the thought of coming up with a name for their group kept his mind off of Tonitrus.

“What kind of name were you thinking of.” Mizu asked.

“I wanted to talk to Lord Atra before we picked anything.” Tsuki replied.

“Let’s go, I’ve been meaning to get a look at his face anyway.” Nix chimed in.

Shinu summoned a corridor, and the group left to find Atra.



The group arrived at the beach where Sol first saw his leader. When they got there, Oculus was standing behind Atra, while the latter was staring out at the ocean. “Hey!” Tsuki yelled. She quickly ran up to Atra. “I’ve been thinking we should have a name for our group.” Tsuki glanced back at the rest of her comrades. “Since we’re all in the same boat, it’s only right that we have something to call ourselves.”

Before Ignis, or anyone else, could suggest anything, Atra spoke. “The Forgotten.” Ignis wondered why Atra would pick such a name.

“Why The Forgotten?” Shinu asked.

“The quest for the X-blade broke the world, and many innocent lives were lost. They fear that the same thing will happen again.”

“You weren’t created from the X-blade, were you?” Oculus said.

“You’re right. Unlike the rest of you, I was just a normal person.” Atra replied.

The revelation about Atra didn’t bother Ignis. The fact that Atra went from a normal person to their leader meant that Ignis’s code of honor could work. Or, at least that’s what Ignis thought.

“What do you want?” Shinu asked. Ignis wondered what Atra wanted as well. But he knew that whatever Atra wanted, the X-blade would need to be completed.

Atra summoned a corridor of darkness. “It doesn’t matter.” Before Atra could leave, Nix strutted up to him.

“Now I have to see your face.” Nix yanked Atra’s hood down, but before anyone could get a good look Atra sent her flying back with a blast of darkness. Ignis was surprised to see Atra attack Nix. But he realized that Atra’s attack wasn’t meant to hurt her.

Atra quickly turned around and put his hood back up. But not before everyone got a look at his shoulder length ash blonde hair. He then disappeared into his corridor.

“Anyway.” Tsuki said. “I thought we could have titles too.” Ignis knew she was trying to get everyone’s mind off of Atra.

Ignis patted Tsuki on the head. “That’s a good idea. What did you have in mind?”

“We could have titles based off of our abilities. Like…” The girl pointed at Oculus. “We could call you The Watcher, since you can watch us.”

They sat around and came up with titles for each other,until they got to Ignis. “What would you like to be called Ignis?” Tsuki asked.

“If I were you, I’d be called The Burning Passion.” Nixsaid.

Ignis smiled at her. “That would work, but that titledescribes you better.”

“I think you should be called The Lord of Flames.” Sol said quietly.

“Wait a sec.” Kaze said. “I thought Atra was the only one you guys called lord? And what how does that describe Ignis?”

“Well, he’s honorable like a lord. And he commands fire.”

“That’s a great idea Sol!” Tsuki said while smiling ather brother. “Well what do you think Ignis?”

Ignis simply looked at Tonitrus. Talk about him being honorable brought up his feelings about Tonitrus, and how he wanted to give the latter his rank back. But he didn’t want to disappoint Sol. He smiled at his pupil. “Thank you Sol. I couldn’t have thought of a better name myself.”

The Forgotten came up with titles for each other, until they got to Atra.

“The Will of The Forgotten.” Shinu said before anyone could suggest anything else.

“The Will of The Forgotten?” Tsuki inquired.

“Why that?” Tsuki asked. Ignis was able to understand why Shinu would pick that name.

“He is our leader. He is the only one who knows what we are supposed to do. And we will all follow him.”

“That’s a great idea Shinu.” Tsuki said, smiling at number twelve.

Things were normal after that. Ignis spent his time training with Kaze, helping the twins practice, and bonding with the others. But while he was busy, Ignis never forgot about Tonitrus. Every time he tried to confront the real number ten, the latter would disappear. Eventually, Ignis just gave up on the idea. Tonitrus didn’t want to get his rank back, and Ignis just had to accept it.

Then one day, while Ignis was training with Sol and Tsuki, the three felt the ground to start shaking violently. They looked to see a giant pillar of darkness rise into the sky. “What’s going on?” Sol asked, addressing Ignis.

Ignis could tell who the darkness belonged to. “It’s Atra.” He was shocked that Atra would release so much of his power; it was so unlike him. He wondered what would cause Atra to do such a thing.

Tsuki summoned a corridor of darkness. “Let’s go! Lord Atra may need our help.” Ignis and Sol quickly followed behind her.



They arrived around a giant freshly made crater. Ignis looked around and saw the other members arriving. Then he looked at Atra, holding a key shaped blade. Before anyone could say anything, Atra spoke.

“I’m leaving this place, but to do so I'll need your hearts.” Atra said while sending his blade away.

Ignis knew what was going to happen, and he had already accepted it. He just wished that he could have gotten Tonitrus to take his rank back. At least then he could dissapear with his honor intact.

“You expect us to just give you our hearts!” Tenshi yelled.

“If I fail, I’ll put us to sleep until we can escape.” Atra responded calmly.

“You think our power isn’t enough!?” Tsuchi cried. “Our hearts have more than enough power to get you out!” Ignis was a little surprised that Tuschi would willingly give her heart to Atra. He assumed that she had accepted her fate like he had.

“Before I go, I need to talk to Somnus. You should probably say your goodbyes.” Atra then vanished into a corridor.

Ignis looked to see tears running down Sol’s face. He knew that Sol wasn’t ready to say goodbye to them.

“Don’t be sad.”Tsuki wiped the tears her brother’s eyes. “We’ll get to help Lord Atra.” She said while smiling at Sol. She hoped that her words would ease her brother’smind. But, Sol summoned a corridor and left.

Tsuki was about to follow him, but Ignis put his hand onher shoulder. “Let him go. He needs time to figure this out.” Ignis said.

“I know, but I wish I could make him understand.” Tuski said with a frown. Ignis knew what was going through her mind. He knew she had already made up her mind, and just wanted to help her brother.

Ignis knelt down and hugged Tsuki. “Goodbye kiddo. I’m gonna miss you.” Ignis released the girl from his arms, and stood back up.

“Goodbye Ignis. I’ll never forget what you’ve taught me.” Tuski’s words mad Ignis feel sad. He was saddened by the fact that he had to watch his friends disappear. But he knew all he could do was make them feel better.

Nix walked over and hugged Tsuki as well. “I never got to see you grow up. But maybe that’s for the best. I wouldn’t want to rub off on you.”

“What’s wrong with that? I wish I was just like you.” Tsuki said.

“You’re too sweet to be like me.” Nix stood back and looked at Ignis. “Come with me.” Ignis noticed Nix looked very serious; he had never seen her look that way.

Ignis was about to walk through, but stopped when Kaze spoke. “Kiss her once for me.” Ignis began to feel his face turn red as he walked through the corridor.



Ignis appeared in a field with Nix. “So what’s up?” He wondered what Nix had brought him out there for.

“Ignis why are you following Atra?”

Ignis was confused; it wasn’t the kind of question Nix would normally asked. But after thinking about it for a moment, he came up with an answer. “If I had to say, it’s because he’s our leader. There must be a good reason for him to be number thirteen. And he hasn’t done anything to make me doubt him.”

“I guess most of us feel that way. Even Tsuchi wanted togive her heart to him.” Nix then looked Ignis dead in the eyes. “Do you think there’s anyone out there stronger than Atra?”

Like before Ignis was confused. But after thinking, he came up with an answer. “Maybe.”

“I’m going to say my goodbyes.” Nix summoned a corridorand left.

Ignis had no idea what Nix was getting at. But he hoped that he helped her in some way. He then disappeared into his own corridor.




Ignis appeared in another field, next to Kaze. “Hey Ignis, what did Nix want?” Kaze asked, while lying on the grass.

Ignis sat down beside Kaze. “She just talked about Atra. And she asked if I thought if there was anyone out there stronger than him.”

“Is that all?” Kaze expected more.

“Yes.” Ignis replied.

“What did you tell her?”

“I told her that maybe there is someone out there stronger than him.”

“But when he gets all of our hearts, and our X-bladeshards, he’ll be unstoppable.” Kaze’s words made Ignis remember that his “death” was approaching.

Ignis thought about a question he wanted to ask Kaze. “Doyou have any regrets?”

“Nope, not one.” Kaze said rather quickly. “What about you?”

Ignis stared at the mark on his hand. “I couldn’t get him to take it back.” He still hated that Tonitrus had been avoiding him.

“Anyway, for what it’s worth, I’m glad I can call you my friend.”

“Same here. You’re my best friend.” Ignis said with a smile. After all the time they spent together, Ignis considered Kaze his best friend. Even though he didn’t agree with Kaze on certain things.

“I wouldn’t call you my best friend. I’d just call you a regular friend.” Kaze said jokingly. “Now Nix, she’s my best friend.”

Ignis playfully punched Kaze in the arm. “Shut up.” With that the two shared a long laugh.

“Anyway.” Kaze stood up and summoned a corridor. “I’m gonna say goodbye to the others.”

“See ya.” Ignis smiled at his friend.

“See ya.”

Ignis sat on the grass and thought about what he should do. He wondered if should try to find Tonitrus one last time. But he figured it would be a waste of time.

“Do you want your honor back?” Ignis looked back to see Tonitrus appear. Ignis quickly got to his feet. He didn’t know what to be more surprised about: That Tonitrus actually talked to him, or that he wanted to fight. “I said. Do you want your honor back?”

Ignis didn’t hesitate. “Of course I do.”

Tonitrus summoned his weapon and fully unsheathed it; with the scabbard disappearing. “If you can hit me just once, you win.”

While Ignis was glad Tonitrus finally chose to fight, something was still off. “That doesn’t make any sense. How can I take your rank if your number’s lower than mine? And Atra isn’t here?”

“This isn’t a battle for rank. This is a battle for your honor.” Tonitrus pointed his blade at Ignis. “Do you accept?”

What Tonitrus said made perfect to sense to Ignis. He then bowed to Tonitrus. “I accept.” He summoned his blade and got into his fighting stance.

Tonitrus bowed to Ignis as well. “Let us start.”

Tonitrus disappeared in a flash of electricity. The next thing Ignis knew, he felt a sharp pain on his arm. He looked to see that he had been cut. Before he could react he was slashed again, then again, and again. He had no idea how he could fight someone he couldn’t even see. But Ignis refused to be discouraged. He stabbed his blades into the ground and created a ring of fire around his body. But his body kept being slashed. Ignis realized that his body was starting to go completely numb; a side effect from Tonitrus’s blade.

Tonitrus reappeared a few feet in front of Ignis. “Do you give up?”

Despite his disadvantage, Ignis refused to give in. “I won’t give up!” Ignis suddenly felt a burst of newfound strength.

“Have it your way.” Tonitrus then disappeared once again.

Tonitrus continued to slash Ignis’s body. But in the midst of this, Ignis realized something. When Tonitrus disappeared so would his darkness, and when he would cut Ignis his darkness would reappear. Ignis deduced that Tonitrus turned his body into pure lighting to move around at such high speeds. But to cut Ignis he had to revert back into this real body. But even in his real body Tonitrus was still incredibly fast; which was why Ignis couldn’tsee him.

Having figured out Tonitrus’s technique, Ignis came up witha way to beat him. But his body had already taken too much damage, and he only had one shot. He focused his remaining energy into his left blade, and waited. The second Ignis felt Tonitrus’s darkness reappear; he slashed his opponent across the torso; causing Tonitrus to slide back a few feet. Though this event felt longer in Ignis’s mind, in reality it was less than a second.

Tonitrus sent his blade away, and began to clap. “Well done Ignis.”

Ignis was having trouble standing; his body almost completely numb. He shot Tonitrus an exhausted grin. “I told you I wouldn’t give up.” Ignis was filled with an overwhelming sense of pride. He was proud that he was finally able to get his honor back.

“The fact that you were able to figure out my abilities, and move fast enough to hit me. Proves how strong your will is.” Tonitrus paused for a moment. “But that’s all it is, just your will.”

“What do you mean?” In his exhausted state, Ignis could figure out what Tonitrus meant.

“Our hearts aren’t like that of normal humans. Unlike them, our hearts have limits. In other words, no matter how much we train we will never get stronger.”

Ignis was shocked. “What are you talking about? I’ve seen us get stronger. I’ve gotten stronger.”

“You haven’t gotten stronger. You just mastered your abilities, and reached your hearts limit.” Ignis was about to reject Tonitrus’s words, but Tonitrus cut him off. “But you proved something to me just now. Sometimes it isn’t the strength of our hearts that matter, but rather the strength of our wills.”

“I still don’t get it.” Ignis was having trouble processing the mass of information he was being given.

“You shouldn’t have been able to match my speed. The only one who can do that is Atra. But I believe that your will to win was so strong, that you broke your hearts limit.” The pride that welled inside Ignis grew stronger. He was amazed that he was able to break the limit on his heart; something Tonitrus’s implied was impossible.

Ignis’s body was starting to heal, and the feeling in his body returned. He proudly stood up, and sent his blades away. Ignis walked over to Tonitrus and held out his hand. “Thank you for giving me my honor back.”

Tonitrus shook Ignis’s hand. “You don’t have to thank me. You did it all on your own.” Tonitrus let go of Ignis’s hand and summoned acorridor. “I want you to promise me something.”

“You name it.” Ignis figured it was the least he could do.

“If the time comes where I can’t protect the others, I need you to take my place.”

“Okay but why?” Ignis found the request rather odd.

Tonitrus didn’t give Ignis an answer. “Thank you.” He then disappeared into his corridor.

While Ignis was a little confused, it didn’t overshadowhis victory. He believed he won because he upheld his code of honor. He fought with all of his strength. He fought with dignity, as a respectable warrior. As he thought about this, he gazed up into the sky.

“I promise Tonitrus. I will protect them.”



Ignis spent the remainder of his time with the others. Then the day came for The Forgotten to relinquish their hearts.

Atra gathered all of them before a large white door. “Areyou ready?” All of the members nodded. Atra summoned his blade and held it in the air. When he did so the members of The Forgotten’s bodies started to fade away, and their hearts flew into Atra’s blade.

As his body faded, Ignis thought about his code of honor. And if he ever did live again he would follow it. He would fight with all of his strength. He would fight with dignity, as a respectable warrior. And above all else, he would protect his friends.

 

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Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 9

Chapter XIII

Memories of The Forgotten

Number VII-Tonitrus
The Silent Thunder​

From the moment he was born, Tonitrus knew how he would die: He would become a part of the X-blade and disappear. Yet, he didn’t care. He knew that there was no way to prevent his death. Instead he chose to accept his fate, knowing he couldn’t change it.

But while he accepted his fate, there was another powerful emotion that rested within him: The desire to protect nine of the thirteen created from the X-blade. He learned that he was chosen to be the “guardian” of the nine; to keep their hearts safe. Along with that information, he learned the names of those he was meant to protect: Somnus, Oculus, Sol, Tsuki, Mizu, Tsuchi, Kaze, Nix, and Ignis.

Being the strongest out of the ten, Tonitrus knew it was only logical that he was to protect the weaker ones. But this brought something into question. Why wasn’t the role of guardian given to numbers eleven, twelve, or even better, thirteen? Tonitrus didn’t think about his question for long. He instead chose to accept the role he had been given.

While thinking these thoughts, Tonitrus was woken by a dim light. He opened his eyes and turned around. He gazed the heart shaped moon, or what is was better known as, Kingdom Hearts. Being in the presence of the heart of the heart of all worlds didn’t bother Tonitrus at all. To him, it seemed like Kingdom Hearts was asleep. All he could feel was a strong light coming from the moon, but the light wasn’t near as strong as he thought it would be. But this was to be expected. Kingdom Hearts had just been submerged in the Realm of Darkness, and that must have taken a toll on it. However Tonitrus didn’t want to think about it too much. He jumped off his pillar onto the snow covered ground.

The others began to converse amongst themselves, while Tonitrus stayed silent. He didn’tsee a point in getting to know them since they were going to disappear. To him it was a waste of time. But while he didn’t want to get to know them, he would protect the others with his life. While thinking about the others, Tonitrus realized something. He didn’t know anything about eleven, twelve, or thirteen; not even their names. He assumed it was because numbers eleven through thirteen didn’t need his protection, so he didn’t need to know about them.

Whilepondering his nature, Tonitrus’s train of thought was broken by someone pulling down his hood. “What do you say to that?” Since he hadn’t been paying attention, Tonitrus didn’t know what Nix meant. Even if he did, he still wouldn’t have said anything. “The strong silent type, I like that.” For some reason, Nix’s comment made Tonitrus smile. It seemed that Nix’s charms even worked on him.

“ENOUGH!” A burst of dark wind ripped through the area. Everyone looked to see number Tsuchi covered in darkness. “Why are we just standing her talking!? We should be looking for the seven shards of light!” Tonitrus could tell number six wasn’t the patient type. At the same time he noticed a change in Mizu. He knew that she had a split personality, and how to let her stronger side out, and keep it in submission. However, he hoped that Mizu’s other half wouldn’t do anything to harm the others.

“Hey! You shouldn’t yell at us.” Tsuchi walked over to the voice; Tsuki.

“What did you say to me?” Tsuchi said while pushing the young girl’s hood down.

Tsuki stood her ground against her elder, while number three cowered behind her. “We’re all in this together. We shouldn’t be yelling at each other. We should be trying to figure out what to do next.”

“Tuski…maybe…you should keep quiet.” Sol said quietly.

Tsuchi pushed the boy down; knocking his hood down. “Maybe you should take your owna dvice.” Tuski raised her fist to number six. The latter went to strike the young girl, but stopped when a blue trident was placed in front of her.

“Why not fight someone with a little more power? Unless you’re scared?” Mizu said.Tonitrus could tell that Mizu’s other half had taken control. He knew that the other Mizu intended to fight, and maybe even kill Tsuchi, or Tsuchi would kill Mizu. No matter what was going to happen, Tonitrus knew he had to act.

Number ten dashed over to Mizu and Tsuchi, and placed his blade between them. He then grabbed Mizu and pointed her in the direction of Kingdom Hearts. He knew that the light of Kingdom Hearts would be enough to suppress Mizu’s other half; which was confirmed when the intent to kill left Mizu’s eyes.

Tonitrus then walked over to Somnus. He knew that if he hadn’t intervened Somnus could have been hurt. And since her mind resided in the Realm of Sleep, she couldn’t possibly defend herself. He threw the being of darkness over his shoulder and walked away from the others. Tonitrus assumed that thirteen would know of a safe place for the girl to sleep.



While Tonitrus walked he thought about what he had done. He knew his ability was to command lightning, he didn’t know that he was incredibly fast; to the point that his mind had trouble keeping up with his body. But this could be overcome by simple practice.

Tonitrus continued to walk until he arrived on a hill overlooking a beach. There, twelve was walking from the beach to the hill, while eleven watched. Tonitrus gently laid Somnus on the ground, and sat down beside her.

“Well, did he say anything?” Eleven asked.

“No.” Twelve replied. She then looked at Somnus. “She must be lonely.” Tonitrus assumed that Shinu knew about Somnus existence in the Realm of Sleep; something that didn’t surprise him.

“I couldn’t imagine being all by myself.” Eleven said quietly. Tonitrus deduced that eleven knew about Somnus as well; again, he wasn’t surprised. “I wonder if we can go see her.”

“No.” Twelve replied. “But, maybe thirteen can.”

“What about you Shinu? You’re almost as powerful as him, certainly you can-” Before eleven could finish, Shinu cut her off.

“No, I donot have the power to enter the realm of sleep.”

Finally, Tonitrus was tired of being ignored; the two hadn’t even acknowledged him. He was even surprised that he had been agitated them. “What are your abilities?” He wished to know just what they could do; which could explain why he was made the guardian and not them.

Shinu looked at Tonitrus, and then at thirteen. “You wish to know why you were made the guardian.” Tonitrus was shocked to learn that Shinu was able to tell what he was getting at.

“How did you know that?” Eleven asked. “All he wanted to know-”

“Let me finish Tenshi.” Shinu had a hint of annoyance in his voice. “The three of us have given certain roles. You are the Guardian: The protector of the hearts of one through nine. I am-” Shinu stopped when she noticed Nix walking toward thirteen. She placed her hand on Nix’s chest. “Stop. He does not want to speak to us yet.”

“Sorry sweetheart, but he’s mine.” Nix pushed Shinu’s arm down, and walked toward thirteen.

Tonitrus was a little annoyed that Nix interrupted Shinu’s explanation. But he was satisfied to learn that there was a reason that neither Shinu nor Tenshi were made the guardian; even if he didn’t know what the reason was. He then watched as the others started to arrive; and Nix returned from talking to thirteen.

“So what’s his name?” Ignis asked.

“He hasn’t said anything yet. He didn’t even look at me.” Nix said with a frown.

Kaze chuckled at Nix. “What’s the matter? Are you mad there’s someone your charms don’t work on?”

“Are you mad I’ve moved on from you?”

“Since he isn’t going to say anything, what are we suppose to do?” Ignis said, addressing Shinu.

“We will wait.” Shinu raised her voice, to address all of them. “Go and master your abilities. I will send for you when he is ready to tell us his plan.” They all nodded in agreement, and Tonitrus walked off.



Tonitrus walked around aimlessly. He didn’t see a point in spending time with the others, so he just stayed by himself. While he walked he wondered what Shinu and Tenshi’s roles were. He assumed that Shinu could be thirteen’s second in command; it made sense since she was the second strongest out of all of them. But he had no clue what Tenshi’s role was, or even what her abilities were. While thinking, he felt the ground begin to shake. He immediately knew that Tsuchi as causing it. He had the ability to track someone’s darkness; along with some of the others.

Tonitrus knew that Tsuchi was trying to become stronger. But he knew it was a futile effort. The hearts of those born from the X-blade had limits, and when their hearts reached that limit they couldn’t get any stronger. Tonitrus could tell that Tsuchi’s heart had already reached its limit; something that didn’t surprise him. So he decided to show her the futility of her actions. He pinpointed where she was, and was about to summon a corridor but stopped. Thinking about the limits of the others hearts, he wondered about his own; more specifically, how fast he could move. Instead of using a corridor to get toTsuchi, he decided to use his own speed.

He focused his power, and Tonitrus’s body turned into lightning. He then pointed his body in the direction of Tsuchi. The next thing he knew, he appeared in front of Tsuchi. In all honesty, Tonitrus actually overshot his destination; he hadn’t yet mastered his speed. Even thought he hadn’t mastered his abilities, Tonitrus knew he could demonstrate how powerful he was.

Number ten pushed his sword out of its sheath and inch with his thumb, and then pushed it back. Tsuchi watched as a flash of electricity enveloped one of the mountains. Tonitrus walked up to the mountain and flicked it. When he did so the entire mountain turned into dust. The tall man then thrust his palm forward and a blast of air sent what was left of the mountain forward; creating a makeshiftvalley.

Tonitr usunderstood how he was able to slice the mountain into such fine pieces. When he unsheathed his sword he could send small lightning bolts out of his blade. The bolts would cut through the anything, but since they were so small they wouldn’t take effect until the target moved. Or in the case of the mountain, it had to be shaken a little.

“Do you do that just to show off!?” Tsuchi yelled. Tonitrus expected her to react in such a way. In hind sight, Tonitrus realized his plan wasn’t a perfect one. To answer her question, he shook his head. He then departed through a corridor.



Over the course of the next few days, Tonitrus spent his time wandering the dark realm. He still didn’t feel like spending time with the others. But he did know that they didn’t share the same mind set as him. They bonded and considered each other friends. He also noticed that his actions hadn’t dissuaded Tsuchi from training. His actions probably caused her to train more. But he figured she’d realize her heart had a limit eventually, and if not he would tell her.

One day, Tonitrus was leaning against a tree in a dark forest. He had gotten a feel for how big the dark realm was, and he hadn’t even explored a fraction of it. But he came up with a theory of why that was. The reason the Realm of Darkness was so big was so no one could find Kingdom Hearts. That, and if someone did try to find Kingdom Hearts, Atra would probably stop them.

Then he began to think about Atra. For some reason he didn’t he was wary of Atra. It wasn’t like he didn’t trust Atra, he just a strange feeling that Atra was going to do something to harm them. But this was just speculation on Tonitrus’s part.

While thinking about his leader, Ignis approached Tonitrus. Although he was hesitant, Ignis eventually spoke. “Tonitrus. I want to challenge you for your rank.”
Tonitrus could tell that Ignis’s heart had reached its limit. But at the same time he sensed something inside the Ignis; potential would be the best word to describe it. So Tonitrus came up with a plan to test Ignis. He walked up from the tree and summoned a corridor. Then he nodded at Ignis, and departed, with Ignis following behind him.



They both appeared on the dark beach. Atra was sitting, staring out at the ocean. Tonitrus also noticed Shinu sitting behind Atra. He knew that where Atra was, she was never too far behind. Then Tonitrus gestured his hand toward Atra. He knew it was Ignis’s place to ask.

Ignis took a moment and realized what Tonitrus wanted him to do. “Atra. I want to challenge Tonitrus for the rank of ten. Will you please oversee the match?”

Atra didn’t say a word. He stood up and left through a corridor. Tonitrus could tell that Atra went to the coliseum, and that he would oversee the match. With that Tonitrus and Ignis left for the coliseum.



Tonitrus and Ignis appeared in the center of the coliseum. Tonitrus looked around to see the others arrive. Ignis was about to start the challenge, but stopped when Tsuki and Sol appeared.

“Ignis, can you help Sol and I practice combining our powers?” said while tugging on Ignis’s sleeve.

“Sorry kiddo, but I’m in the middle of something right now.” Ignis said while patting Tsuki on the head.

“Hey!” Kaze yelled from the stands. “Get off the field! You’re interrupting the match!”

“Match?” Sol questioned. “Oh!”

Tsuki smiled in embarrassment. “Sorry about that.” She grabbed Sol by the arm, and the two ran into the stands. They sat down next to Kaze and Nix, and waited to see what would happen next.

Tonitrus thought about Tsuki and Sol for a moment. He admired that he wanted to grow stronger; something he knew was impossible. He also admired that they leaned on one another. They chose to help each other, instead of fighting alone. But Tonitrus knew that they would need his protection. While they had the drive and will, they wouldn’t have the strength to defeat strong opponents.

With no more interruptions, the match between Tonitrus and Ignis started. Ignis and Tonitrus grabbed each other’s left hands. “I Ignis challenge you Tonitrus for the rank of number ten.” Tonitrus nodded.

They let each other’s hands go, and their numbers went from their hands to over their hearts. The backed away from each other and they summoned their respective weapons. “What’s the challenge?” Ignis said while getting into his fighting stance.

Tonitrus simply pointed away from the ring they were standing on. While he hoped Ignis would be able to understand what he meant, the latter didn’t get it. “I think he wants you to knock him out of the ring!” Kaze yelled.

Tonitrus nodded, confirming Kaze’s theory. Ignis covered his blades in flames, and went to rush number ten. But when he did so, Tonitrus calmly walked out of the ring. “What!?” Ignis cried. “You can’t just forfeit!” Ignis sent his left blade away, and the roman numeral ten appeared on his left hand.

There were two reasons Tonitrus gave his rank away. The first being, that their numbers didn’t mean anything. The only number that mattered was thirteen. The second reason was, to give Ignis a reason to fight him later. Tonitrus had a feeling that if given enough motivation, Ignis could break the limit on his heart.

“I don’t want your rank if I haven’t earned it.” Ignis yelled. Tonitrus walked back into the ring and shrugged his shoulders; as if to say “so”. He figured that would be enough to infuriate Ignis. Ignis quickly walked up to the new number nine and grabbed the latter’s left hand. “Take it back!”

Tonitrus batted Ignis’s hand away. Ignis went to swing his right blade, but when he did so Tonitrus disappeared in flash ofelectricity. Tonitrus appeared behind Ignis, and held his blade to the new number ten’s throat. He knew that in his current state, Ignis wouldn’t be able to fight at his fullest. Ignis sent his blade away and slowly walked into thestands; he sat next to Tsuki and Sol.

The next thing Tonitrus knew, Nix and Kaze walked down and challenged him. He didn’t see the harm in giving them his rank. They challenged him, and just as with Ignis, he gave his rank away. Then Tsuchi walked down and challenged him. But before they could start, Atra vanished.

“WHAT!?” Tsuchi’s roared. “How dare he!?” The others walked down to Tsuchi and Tonitrus. “How can he just take my chance away!? He should know the rules better than any of us!” Tonitrus knew why Atra left. He knew that “matches” were pointless.

“He knows it will not mean anything.” Tonitrus and the others looked at Shinu.

“What do you mean it doesn’t mean anything!?” Tsuchi yelled.

“The only number that matters is thirteen. You all know that as well.”

“What about you?” They all looked at Tenshi. “If anyone could become thirteen it would be you.”

“I will not challenge him.” Shinu said while glaring atTenshi.

There was an awkward silence between the group, until Tsuki broke the silence. “We should have a name for our group.” Tonitrus didn’t care if their group had a name. Why would they need a name if they would disappear?

“What kind of name were you thinking of.” Mizu asked.

“I wanted to talk to Lord Atra before we picked anything.” Tsuki replied.

“Let’s go, I’ve been meaning to get a look at his face anyway.” Nix chimed in.

Shinu summoned a corridor, and the group left to find Atra.




The group arrived at the beach where Solf irst saw his leader. When they got there, Oculus was standing behind Atra, while the latter was staring out at the ocean. “Hey!” Tsuki yelled. She quickly ran up to Atra. “I’ve been thinking we should have a name for our group.” Tsuki glanced back at the rest of her comrades. “Since we’re all in the same boat, it’s only right that we have something to call ourselves.”

Before anyone could suggest anything, Atra spoke. “The Forgotten.” Tonitrus was a little curious on why Atra would pick such a name.

“Why The Forgotten?” Shinu asked.

“The quest for the X-blade broke the world, and many innocent lives were lost. They fear that the same thing will happen again.”

“You weren’t created from the X-blade, were you?” Oculus said.

“You’re right. Unlike the rest of you, I was just a normal person.” Atra replied.

Tonitrus had mixed feelings on the revelation. He thought that may have been why he was wary of Atra. Since Atra’s heart was stillt echnically human, it didn’t have a limit. But Tonitrus quickly realized that wasn’t what was bothering him.

“What do you want?” Shinu asked. Ignis wondered what Atra wanted as well. But he knew that whatever Atra wanted, the X-blade would need to be completed.

Atra summoned a corridor of darkness. “It doesn’t matter.” Before Atra could leave, Nix strutted up to him.

“Now I have to see your face.” Nix yanked Atra’s hood down, but before anyone could get a good look Atra sent her flying back with a blast of darkness. Tonitrus could tell Atra’s attack wasn’t meant to harm Nix.

Atra quickly turned around and put his hood back up. But not before everyone got a look at his shoulder length ash blonde hair. He then disappeared into his corridor.

“Anyway.” Tsuki said. “I thought we could have titles too.” Tonitrus knew she was trying to get everyone’s mind off of Atra.

Ignis patted Tsuki on the head. “That’s a good idea. Whatdid you have in mind?”

“We could have titles based off of our abilities. Like…” The girl pointed at Oculus. “We could call you The Watcher, since you can watch us.”

They sat around and came up with titles for each other, until they got to Tonitrus. “I say we skip him.” Kaze said. “It’s not like he’s gonna say anything.”

“No!” Tuski yelled. “He’s a fellow member, and that means he gets a title too.” Tonitrus expected Tuski to stick up for him; even though he had never given her a reason.

Kaze then spoke in a serious tone; to mock Tsuki. “Tonitrus! Number seven of The Forgotten. What do you wish your title to be?” Like with the name for their group, Tonitrus didn’t care to have a title. He shrugged his shoulders, as if to say “I don’t care”.

“The Silent Thunder.” Ignis said quietly. Tonitrus understood why Ignis would pick that title. Like the title for the others, it fitted him perfectly.

“You know that’s an oxymoron?” Oculus interjected.

“What are you talking about?” Kaze said. “He may be a little slow, but Ignis’s isn’t a moron.”

“I said oxymoron.” Oculus replied. Tonitrus could tell that Kaze was just joking. “Thunder can’t be silent.”

“We’re created from shards of a mystical blade. Maybe it’s not our place to be questioning logic.” Kaze said.

“Fair enough.” Oculus then looked at Tonitrus. “Is that what you want to be called?” Not wanting to stay on the topic any further, Tonitrus nodded.

The Forgotten came up with titles for each other, until they got to Atra.

“The Will of The Forgotten.” Shinu said before anyone could suggest anything else.

“The Will of The Forgotten?” Tsuki inquired.

“Why that?” Tsuki asked. Tonitrus was able to understand why Shinu would pick that name.

“He is our leader. He is the only one who knows what we are supposed to do. And we will all follow him.”

“That’s a great idea Shinu.” Tsuki said, smiling at number twelve.



After that, Tontirus spent his time wandering the dark realm. But while wandering, Ignis would follow him and try to confront him. Tonitrus knew Ignis would need more time. So every time Ignis would approach him, Tonitrus would disappear. Eventually Ignis stopped trying to confront him altogether.

Then, one day Tonitrus felt the earth shake violently. He looked to see a giant pillar of darkness rise into the sky. Even though Tonitrus was far from the pillar, he could tell that it was caused by Atra. Wanting to find out what had happened; Tontirus summoned a corridor and departed.



Tonitrus arrived in front of giant freshly made crater. He looked around to see the other members beginning to arrive. He then lookedto see Atra holding a key shaped blade. Before anyone could say anything, Atra spoke.

“I’m leaving this place, but to do so I'll need your hearts.” Atra said while sending his blade away.

Tonitrus knew what was going to happen, and he had already excepted it.

“You expect us to just give you our hearts!” Tenshi yelled.

“If I fail, I’ll put us to sleep until we can escape.”Atra responded calmly.

“You think our power isn’t enough!?” Tsuchi cried. “Our hearts have more than enough power to get you out!” Ignis was a little surprised that Tuschi would willingly give her heart to Atra. He assumed that she had accepted her fate like he had.

“Before I go, I need to talk to Somnus. You should probably say your goodbyes.” Atra then vanished into a corridor.

Tonitrus looked around at the other members. He saw Sol disappear, while Tsuki was trying to comfort him. Then Ignis and Nix said their goodbye’s to Tsuki; then Kaze did the same. After that Kaze disappeared; just as Nix an Ignis did the same. Then he looked to see Tenshi arguing with Shinu. He knew that Tenshi had doubts about her…well Shinu’s fate. But Shinu disappeared, and Tenshi quickly followed. Tonitrus then decided to take his leave.



Tonitrus appeared on the dark beach and starred out atthe ocean. He then thought about the place Atra had destroyed. He remembered exactly what the location had looked like before. It was once a field of glowing white flowers. Even Tonitrus had to admit that it was a beautiful place. And in all of his exploring, Tonitrus hadn’t found any place like that in the dark realm. He wondered just what had caused Atra to destroy such a beautiful place.

“Why didn’t you fight?” Tonitrus knew Tsuchi had arrived.

Tonitrus didn’t see the harm in telling her why. He turned around and lowered his hood. “Because it wouldn’t mean anything.”

Tonitrus could tell Tsuchi was shocked to hear him speak. But after getting over her shock, she spoke. “What do you mean?”

He thought she would have figured it out by then, so Tonitrus decided to blunt. “I could care less what my rank is. I could benumber one, and my fate would be the same.”

“Why did you stop Mizu and me from fighting?”

“I have a certain role to play.” A look of confusion fell over Tsuchi’s face. He understood why should be confused. He doubted that the numbers one through nine knew about his role. “It is my duty to protect numbers one through ten, even from each other. Think of me as a sort of guardian.”

“What do we need protecting from!? And what about Tenshi and Shinu, do they have some sort of role too!?”

Tonitrus remained as calm as ever. “To answer your first question. I’m to keep your hearts safe in the event that you can’t. And as for your second question. I don’t know. I assume that Shinu’s is to stand as Atra’s second in command. But as for Tenshi, I haven’t the slightest idea.”

“If you’re our guardian, are you going to let us give him our hearts?”

“I assume that’s the reason why I’m a guardian. To keep your hearts save until Atra needs them.” Tonitrus pulled his hood back up, and summoned a corridor.

“And what about you?”

“I accepted my fate the second I was born.” With that, Tonitrus stepped through the corridor. Before he left, he felt Mizu approaching. But he knew Atra was near, and he would stop them if things got out of hand.



Tonitrus appeared in a grass field. He knew Ignis was there alone. And ready or not, Tonitrus was going to see if Ignis could break his limit. “Do you want your honor back?” Ignis turned around and got to his feet; a little shaken up. “I said. Do you want your honor back?”

Ignis didn’t hesitate. “Of course I do.”

Tonitrus summoned his weapon and fully unsheathed it; with the scabbard disappearing. “If you can hit me just once, you win.”

“That doesn’t make any sense. How can I take your rank if your number’s lower than mine? And Atra isn’t here?”

“This isn’t a battle for rank. This is a battle for your honor.” Tonitrus pointed his blade at Ignis. He knew talking about honor would get Ignis to fight. “Do you accept?”

Ignis then bowed to Tonitrus. “I accept.” He summoned his blade and got into his fighting stance.

Tonitrus bowed to Ignis as well. “Let us start.”

Tonitrus turned his body into lighting, and disappeared. He knew that to use his sword he had to return his body to normal. But even his normal body, he was still incredibly fast. He appeared beside Ignis and cut the latter, then quickly turned back into lighting. He repeated this process many times. Ignis tried to defend by creating a ring of fire, but it had no effect on Tonitrus.

Number seven then appeared a few feet from Ignis. “Do you give up?” He could tell that Ignis’s body was going numb; a side effect of his blade. He wondered just how much abuse Ignis’s body could take.

“I won’t give up!” Ignis cried. Tonitrus felt Ignis’spower suddenly increase. He knew Ignis had finally broken his limit.

“Have it your way.” Tonitrus then wanted to see Ignis’s newfound power.

Tonitrus turned into his lighting form again. He went to cut Ignis, but in the split second he returned to his original body Ignis slashed him; knocking him back.

Tonitrus sent his blade away, and began to clap. “Well done Ignis.” He was glad that Ignis was able to break his hearts limit.

Ignis shot Tonitrus an exhausted grin. “I told you I wouldn’t give up.”

“The fact that you were able to figure out my abilities, and move fast enough to hit me. Proves how strong your will is.” Tonitrus paused for a moment. “But that’s all it is, just your will.” He knew he owed Ignis some form of explanation.

“What do you mean?”

“Our hearts aren’t like that of normal humans. Unlike them, our hearts have limits. In other words, no matter how much we train we will never get stronger.”

“What are you talking about? I’ve seen us get stronger. I’ve gotten stronger.”

“You haven’t gotten stronger. You just mastered your abilities, and reached your hearts limit.” Ignis was about say something, but Tonitrus cut him off. “But you proved something to me just now. Sometimes it isn’t the strength of our hearts that matter, but rather the strength of our wills.”

“I still don’t get it.”

“You shouldn’t have been able to match my speed. The only one who can do that is Atra. But I believe that your will to win was so strong, that you broke your hearts limit.”

Ignis proudly stood up, and sent his blades away. He walked over to Tonitrus and held out his hand. “Thank you for giving me my honor back.”

Tonitrus shook Ignis’s hand. “You don’t have to thank me. You did it all on your own.” Tonitrus let go of Ignis’s hand and summoned a corridor. “I want you to promise me something.”

“You name it.” Ignis figured it was the least he could do.

“If the time comes where I can’t protect the others, I need you to take my place.” The reason Tonitrus wanted Ignis to break his limit, was because he wanted someone to take his place in case something happened. He knew that if Ignis’s could break his limit that meant that he could become the guardian of the other members.

“Okay but why?”

Tonitrus didn’t give Ignis an answer. “Thank you.” He then disappeared into his corridor.



Tonitrus appeared in The Forgotten chamber. There, there was someone he wanted to talk to. “Tenshi. Why do you doubt Atra?” He knew that she had similar feelings regarding Atra.

Tenshi was lost in thought, and was shocked to seeTonitrus there. “Oh! I don’t…it’s just…I don’t know anymore.” Tonitrus could tell that Tenshi was confused, but then he noticed something. He then grabbed her left breast. Tenshi then slapped his face, causing Tonitrus to let go; which was to be expected. “Hands off! If you want that, go ask Nix!”

“Where did you get that power?” Tointrus sensed that something inside Tenshi’s heart had changed; she had been some new power.

Tenshi was hesitant, but she eventually spoke. “Atra gave it to me.” She unzipped part of her coat, and showed Tonitrus a black X on the upper half of her left breast. She then zipped her coat back up. “He called it the Kokoro Eximo.”

“What does it do?”

“He said it will release my hearts power when I use it. But…why would he give me such power?”

Tonitrus too wondered why Atra would give Tenshi such power. But upon thinking about Atra’s reasoning, he figured out why he felt wary around Atra. “Do you think Atra will betray us?” In his heart, Tonitrus could shake the feeling that Atra would do something to hurt them. He had the idea that Atra would purposefully break their hearts; something the his role wouldn’t allow him to let happen.

“I don’t know. But I have the same feeling too.” Tenshi then got choked up a little. “I just have a feeling that he’s going to hurt Shinu.”

Tonitrus put his hand on Tenshi’s shoulder. “I don’t know if he will betray us. I hope he doesn’t. But…” He then had another revelation about Atra. “His heart is human, and because of that he’s unpredictable. Even if he has good intentions now, he may change his mind latter.”

“I don’t care what he does. But I won’t let him hurt Shinu.”

Tonitrus respected Tenshi’s resolve. “And I won’t let him hurt the others.” While Tonitrus didn’t care if Atra took their hearts, he would be damned if he was going to let Atra break their hearts.

Tenshi took Tontirus’s hand off of her shoulder. “And neither will I.” She then summoned a corridor. “Oh! Please don’t tell Shinu about me.”

Tonitrus knew that if he could tell that Tenshi had the Kokoro Eximo, then so could Shinu. But he realized sometimes ignorance is bliss.“I won’t. I promise.”

“Thank you.”



Tonitrus spent the remainder of his time alone. But since Atra wanted their hearts to forge the X-blade he was confident Atra wouldn’t break their hearts. Then the day came for The Forgotten to relinquish their hearts.

Atra gathered all of them before a large white door. “Are you ready?” All of the members nodded. Atra summoned his blade and held it in the air. When he did so the members of The Forgotten’s bodies started to fade away, and their hearts flew into Atra’s blade.

In the last of his thoughts, Tonitrus came to yet another realization: Atra couldn’t leave the dark realm. It made sense since he gave Tenshi the Kokoro Eximo. But that meant that Atra had some ulterior motive for wanting their hearts. And if Atra was true to his word, then they would one day live again. And when the day came, Tonitrus would protect the hearts of his comrades, even if he had to protect them from Atra. And even if he couldn’t, there was someone you could take his place.

 

[KingdomKey]

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I'm happy to see Ignis was able to get his honor back and able to break the limit on his heart.

Tonitrus really does act the role of "The Guardian". I'm kinda surprised he didn't know what number eleven, twelve and thirteen's names or roles were when he first woke up. It was nice to finally learn Tonitrus motives for forfeiting his number to Ignis. (Besides the obvious of it not meaning anything.)

I eagerly await the next chapter, Spirit.

 

[spirit-of-light]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 10

Chapter XIII

Memories of The Forgotten

Number XI-Tenshi
The False Angel​

She was different from the others. Although she had been born from darkness, Tenshi could manipulate light; something that defied the logic of the world she was born in. And it wasn’t just her abilities that made her different; she knewthat her emotion was the strongest. But why was that? She had just been born, how could she have such a strong feeling? However, Tenshi didn’t care where her feeling came from; she just knew that she had it.

While processing the information she had been given, Tenshi learned she had beengiven a certain role: The Keeper of Emotion. She learned that each of the twelve had a certain emotion that defined them; along with their emotions, she learned their names. Somnus-Admiration, Oculus-Curiosity, Tsuki and Sol-Respect, Mizu-Confusion, Tsuchi-Anger, Kaze-Joy, Nix-Lust, Ignis-Honor, Tonitrus-Acceptance, Shinu-Devotion.

While learning what the other’s emotions were, she learned her own: Love. But that brought some things into question. What, or better yet, who did she love? Like before Tenshi didn’t care. She figured she would find out eventually.

Finally, Tenshi was woken up by a light. She opened her eyes and found herself sitting on a white pillar. She looked to her right and noticed Shinu sitting on her pillar. For some reason she was drawn to Shinu; like with her given emotion she didn’t know, or care, why. Then Shinu and the others jumped off of their pillars, and Tenshi quickly followed.

Tenshi stood next to Shinu, and thought about what she wanted to say to her. But before she could say anything, Ignis spoke. “Is anyone going to say anything? I mean, what are we suppose to do?”

“We should ask thirteen. They will probably know what to do.” Shinu said. Tenshi knew that Shinu’s emotion was directed toward thirteen. Even though she didn’t know who thirteen was, Shinu would do whatever they said.

“Sounds like a plan, but maybe we should get to know each other better.” Ignis said.

“What’s to know? We were just born; we don’t exactly have a lot to tell.” Kaze replied.

“I know, but we are different aren’t we? We’re not just copies of the same person.” Ignis said.

“You’re right.” All eyes were on Oculus. “Every one of us is different and unique. We each have a distinct personality.”

“But how can that be?” Shinu interjected. “We were born from the shards of darkness. We did not have a childhood, or friends, or family. How can we have these personalities if we do not have any memories to give them meaning?” Tenshi wanted to see if Shinu would agree with her, she decided to voice her own opinion.

“Does it matter?” Tenshi said. “Who cares if we don’t have a past? All I know is that we have these feelings. Does it really matter where they came from?” She eagerly awaited Shinu’s response. But the answer she got wasn’t what she wanted.

“I will talk to thirteen. Maybe they will have an answer.” With that, Shinu walked away.

Tenshi still wanted to be around Shinu, so she decided to follow her. “I’ll go with her.” She then followed Shinu.



Tenshi quickly caught up with Shinu, and walked beside her. She thought about what shewanted to say, until she came up with a good question. “So do you know anything about thirteen?” Tenshi hoped the topic would do two things. One, Shinu would probably be more comfortable talking about thirteen than anything else. Two, she wanted to know more about thirteen. For some reason Tenshi hadn’t been given any information about thirteen. Not their name, abilities, emotion, or even their gender; they were a complete mystery to her.

“I do not know anything about them. But whatever they want, the X-blade will probably need to be forged to achieve it.”

Tenshi was saddened by the mention of the X-blade’s completion. She knew that if the blade was forged then Shinu would disappear. Like with her feelings thus far, Tenshi didn’t know why she didn’t want Shinu to disappear. “Are you really okay with disappearing?” She didn’t know why she asked, since she already knew the answer.

“If that is the wish of thirteen, then I will disappear.” Tenshi hated that Shinu had already accepted her fate. She was going to try and change her mind, but Shinu spoke before she had a chance. “It seems Mizu’s other half has been set free.” Shinu said while looking back.

Tenshi quickly realized that Shinu was right. She knew of Mizu’s condition, and how to keep her dark side locked up. “Do you think we should do something?” Tenshi suddenly felt Mizu’s other half become locked up again.

“It seems The Guardian has already taken care of it.” Tenshi knew Shinu was referring toTonitrus.

“I felt it too.” The mention of Tontirus made Tenshi wonder about her own role. “I wonder what kind of purpose my role serves.” She wondered what good her role would do. Knowing what emotions defined each of them didn’t serve a practical purpose. This made her feel a little sad.

“I do not know what purpose your role will serve. But must have a useful purpose.”

Shinu’s words helped to cheer Tenshi up. “Thank you.” Then something clicked in Tenshi’s mind. “Do you know what our emotions are too?” She expected someone as high ranked as Shinu to know something.

“No. The Keeper of Emotion is your role. I have my own.”

Tenshi knew what Shinu’s role was. “Yeah, you’re The Aide of Thirteen.” She didn’t particularly like the name of Shinu’s role; it made her sound like just and assistant to the thirteen. Tenshi knew what Shinu’s powers were. The power to bring back the dead wouldn’t be given to someone who was meant to be just an assistant; at least in Tenshi’s mind.



The two walked until they arrived on a hill, over looking a beach. There they noticed thirteen sitting on the beach, staring out at the ocean. Even before they arrived at their destination, Tenshi could feel the power that rested in thirteen. But at the same time she noticed something. Shinu’s power was at same level as thirteen’s. This made her question why Shinu wasn’t chosen to be thirteen.

When they got there, Shinu immediately walked down to thirteen. Tenshi wondered just what Shinu was asking thirteen. But she knew Shinu was asking for orders. She then noticed something unimportant. She noticed that thirteen was a boy; she could tell by his build. Tenshi then noticed Tonitrus arriving with Somnus. Number ten placed Somnus on the ground, and sat down. Then Shinu walked back up on the hill.

“Well, did he say anything?” Tenshi asked.

“No.” Shinu replied. This helped to ease Tenshi’s mind. At least she would have some time to spend with Shinu. Tenshi then noticed Shinu looking at Somnus. “She must be lonely.”

Tenshi also knew about Somnus’s existence in the Realm of Sleep. “I couldn’t imagine being all by myself.” She wanted to go and visit Somnus, and keep her company. “I wonder if we can go see her.” She assumed there must be some to enter the Realm of Sleep.

“No.” Shinu replied. “But, maybe thirteen can.”

“What about you Shinu? You’re almost as powerful as him, certainly you can-” Before Tenshi could finish, Shinu cut her off.

“No, I do not have the power to enter the Realm of Sleep.” Tenshi was about to compliment Shinu on the powers she already had, but before she could Tonitrus finally spoke.

“What are your abilities?” Tenshi deduced that Tonitrus didn’t know about them. It made sense since he was only supposed to protect numbers one through ten.

“You wish to know why you were made the guardian.” Shinu said.

“How did you know that?” Tenshi wondered how came to that conclusion. “All he wanted to know-”

“Let me finish Tenshi.” Shinu said with a hint of annoyance; a reaction that immediately silenced Tenshi. “The three of us have been give certain roles.“ The three of us have given certain roles. You are the Guardian: The protector of the hearts of one through nine. I am-” Shinu stopped when she noticed Nix walking toward thirteen. She placed her hand on Nix’s chest. “Stop. He does not want to speak to us yet.”

“Sorry sweetheart, but he’s mine.” Nix pushed Shinu’s arm down, and walked toward thirteen. Tenshi was annoyed by the fact that Nix wouldn’t listen to Shinu. Then the others began to arrive; and Nix returned from thirteen.

“So what’s his name?” Ignis asked.

“He hasn’t said anything yet. He didn’t even look at me.” Nix said with a frown.

Kaze chuckled at Nix. “What’s the matter? Are you mad there’s someone your charms don’t work on?”

“Are you mad I’ve moved on from you?”

“Since he isn’t going to say anything, what are we suppose to do?” Ignis said, addressing Shinu.

“We will wait.” Shinu raised her voice, to address all of them. “Go and master your abilities. I will send for you when he is ready to tell us his plan.” They all nodded in agreement, and walked off; minus Oculus, Shinu, Tenshi, and Somnus of course. “Are you going to take that off?”

“What’re you talking about?” Oculus asked. Tenshi knew Shinu was talking about his blind fold.

She pointed at his eyes. “That blindfold.”

Oculus pulled down his hood, and felt his face. Tenshi knew what Oculus’s blindfold did, and how it was connected to his abilities. “You should go master your abilities as well.”

“I can’t use my true powers here.” Shinu replied.

“You can help me master my abilities.” Tenshi suggested. She knew it would be a good way for them to bond.

“You can’t use your powers here. We are in the Realm of Darkness after all.” Oculus said.

“I know, but I can get light from Kingdom Hearts.” She knew the light within Kingdom Hearts was the only source of light in the realm.

“If you absorb the light of Kingdom Hearts, your heart will break.” Shinu said coldly.

“Oh, well…” Tenshi was glad that Shinu would warn her. It made her wonder if Shinu did care about her.

“And whatever his plan may be, I am sure he needs your heart.” Shinu began to walk away.

Tenshi was saddened that Shinu only warned her about Kingdom Hearts because of thirteen. But she knew that if she tried hard enough, she could get Shinu like her. She quickly followed number twelve.



Tenshi quickly caught up to Shinu. She wondered what Shinu was going to do. “What do you want Tenshi?”

“Oh…I…” Tenshi wanted to choose her words carefully. She wanted to say something that would get Shinu to like her.

“Would you like to see something?” Shinu asked.

“Sure!” Tenshi squealed. She didn’t want to answer so loud, but she couldn’t keep her excitement in.

“Follow me.” The two walked in silence, until they arrived in a large field of glowing white flowers.

“Whoa! There so beautiful.” Tenshi didn’t know why Shinu wanted to show her the flowers. But she assumed Shinu had a reason. She bent down and smelled the flowers. They had a very sweet smell.

“What do you feel?” Shinu asked.

Tenshi didn’t know why Shinu would ask her such a thing. But she took a moment and processed her feelings. “Well, I feel really happy.”

“Is that all?”

Tenshi quickly realized what Shinu was getting at. “But…I feel sad too…really sad.” She didn’t understand how she could feel happy and sad at the same time. And the better question, where were these feelings coming from? “But I don’t care. I have these feelings, and that’s all that matters.” Tenshi realized why she didn’t care where her feelings came from. The feelings she felt were proof that she was her own person.

“Is that really how you feel?”

Tenshi hated to have her emotions questioned. “Of course it is! I wouldn’t say it if I didn’t mean it!” She quickly regretted yelling at Shinu. “I’m sorry I yelled at you. I just…” Tenshi realized something in that moment. Her emotion, love, was directed toward Shinu.

“It’s okay. I know what it’s like to have such a strong emotion.” Tenshi could see Shinu smiling from under her hood.

Tenshi was flattered that Shinu would talk to her so casually. She returned the smile. “Thank you.”



Over the course of the next few days, Tenshi spent most of her time with Shinu. They talked about their emotions, the X-blade, and the others. But no matter what they talked about, Shinu would always direct the conversation to Atra. Talking about him always made Tenshi angry. She knew that Atra would need their hearts to complete the X-blade; effectively ending their existences. But while Tenshi didn’t care about her own fate, she didn’t want to see Shinu disappear.

Then one day, Shinu went to talk to Atra, or at least be near him. She went to the beach, and so did Tenshi; who made sure to keep her distance.Tenshi sat on the hill, where Nix also was.

“What are you doing here? Don’t tell me you’re after Atra too.” Nixs aid

“No.” Tenshi replied. She wanted to be near Shinu.

“I get it! You’re following Shinu!” Nix’s words were very loud.

Tenshi quickly put her hand over Nix’s mouth. “Be quiet!” She didn’t want Shinu to know she was following her.

Nix removed Tenshi’s hand, and grinned at her comrade. “You don’tneed to be embarrassed; she does have a nice figure.”

“It’s not like that!” Tenshi said in a stern voice. “I just…” She didn’t know how to explain her feelings to Nix. She assumed Nix would mistake her sisterly love, for a different kind of love.

“I was just kidding.” Nix paused for a moment before she spoke. “Does she think she’ll get anywhere with Atra?”

“It’s not like that. She just wants to help him complete his plan.” Tenshi frowned under her hood. “She doesn’t even care what will happen to her.” She hated that Shinu was so willing to throw her life away for Atra.

“If she wants to disappear, there really isn’t anything you can do.”

“I won’t let her disappear. And if I have to defeat Atra to save her, then I will.” Tenshi meant what she said. Even thought she didn’t have any power, she would find a way to save Shinu.

Before Nix could reply, Ignis and Tonitrus appeared beside Atra and Shinu. Ignis said something, and Atra nodded. Then Atra, Ignis, andTonitrus disappeared into their own corridors. Tenshi wondered just what was going on.

“I wonder what that was all about.” Nix said. Tenshi and Nix walked down to Shinu to find out what happened.

“What did Ignis and Tonitrus want?” Tenshi asked.

Shinu stood up and summoned a corridor. “Ignis is challengingTonitrus for the rank of number ten.” Shinu then disappeared into her corridor.

Without hesitation, Nix and Tenshi summoned their own corridors.



Tenshi appeared in the coliseum next to Shinu. She sat down next to her friend, and waited for the match to start. To be honest, she didn’t really care who won, she just wanted to be close to Shinu. Although there was slight interruption with the arrival of Tsuki and Sol, the match was quickly underway.

Ignis and Tonitrus grabbed each other’s left hands. “I Ignis challenge you Tonitrus for the rank of number ten.” Tonitrus nodded. They let each other’s hands go, and their numbers went from their hands to over their hearts. The backed away from each other and they summoned their respective weapons.

“What’s the challenge?” Ignis said while getting into his fighting stance.

Tonitrus pointed out of the ring. “I think he wants you knock him out of the ring!” Tonitrus nodded at Kaze’s words. Ignis covered his blades inflames, and went to rush number ten. But when he did so, Tonirus calmly walked out of the ring.

Tenshi wondered why Tonitrus would give his rank away. She wondered if it had something to do with his role as Guardian.

“What!?” Ignis cried. “You can’t just forfeit!” Ignis sent hisleft blade away, and the roman numeral ten appeared on his left hand.

Tonitrus batted Ignis’s hand away. Ignis went to swing his right blade, but when he did so Tonitrus disappeared in flash of electricity. Tenshi watched as Tonitrus appeared behind Ignis, and held his blade to the new number ten’s throat. Ignis sent his blade away and slowly walked into the stands; he sat next to Tsuki and Sol.

Tenshi watched at Nix and Kaze challenged Tonitrus, and just as with Ignis, Tonitrus gave his rank to them. Tenshi was curious about Tontirus’s actions, but she figured he had to have a good reason for what he was doing. Then Tsuchi walked down and challenged Tonitrus. But before they could start, Atra vanished.

“WHAT!?” Tsuchi’s roared. “How dare he!?” Tenshi and the others walked down to Tsuchi and Tonitrus. “How can he just take my chance away!? He should know the rules better than any of us!” Tenshi assumed Atra had to have a good reason.

“He knows it will not mean anything.” Shinu said.

“What do you mean it doesn’t mean anything!?” Tsuchi yelled.

“The only number that matters is thirteen. You all know that as well.”

Tenshi knew Shinu was right. But the whole ordeal made her realize something. Their numbers didn’t necessarily reflect their strength. “What about you?” Tenshi said while looking at Shinu. She knew that if what she learned was true, then Shinu could possibly defeat Atra. “If anyone could become thirteen it would be you.”

“I will not challenge him.” Shinu said while glaring at Tenshi. Tenshi knew Shinu would never challenge Atra, but that wouldn’t stop her from trying.

There was an awkward silence between the group, until Tsuki broke the silence. “We should have a name for our group.”

“What kind of name were you thinking of.” Mizu asked.

“I wanted to talk to Lord Atra before we picked anything.” Tsukireplied.

“Let’s go, I’ve been meaning to get a look at his face anyway.” Nix chimed in.

Shinu summoned a corridor, and the group left to find Atra.



The group arrived at the beach. When they got there, Oculus was standing behind Atra, while the latter was staring out at the ocean. “Hey!” Tsuki yelled. She quickly ran up to Atra. “I’ve been thinking we should have a name for our group.” Tsuki glanced back at the rest of her comrades. “Since we’re all in the same boat, it’s only right that we have something to call ourselves.”

Before anyone could suggest anything, Atra spoke. “The Forgotten.” Tenshi was a little curious on why Atra would pick such a name.

“Why The Forgotten?” Shinu asked.

“The quest for the X-blade broke the world, and many innocent lives were lost. They fear that the same thing will happen again.”

“You weren’t created from the X-blade, were you?” Oculus said.

“You’re right. Unlike the rest of you, I was just a normal person.” Atra replied.

This revelation shook what little faith she had in Atra. If he was just normal person, what gave him the right to be thirteen, and not Shinu? She was born from the X-blade after all.

“What do you want?” Shinu asked. Tenshi didn’t care what Atra wanted, she still didn’t want Shinu to disappear.

Atra summoned a corridor of darkness. “It doesn’t matter.” Before Atra could leave, Nix strutted up to him.

“Now I have to see your face.” Nix yanked Atra’s hood down, but before anyone could get a good look Atra sent her flying back with a blast of darkness. Tenshi could tell Atra’s attack wasn’t meant to harm Nix. But she still felt uneasy after see him attack a fellow comrade.

Atra quickly turned around and put his hood back up. But not before everyone got a look at his shoulder length ash blonde hair. He then disappeared into his corridor.

“Anyway.” Tsuki said. “I thought we could have titles too.” Tenshi knew she was trying to get everyone’s mind off of Atra.

Ignis patted Tsuki on the head. “That’s a good idea. What did youhave in mind?”

“We could have titles based off of our abilities. Like…” The girl pointed at Oculus. “We could call you The Watcher, since you can watch us.”

They sat around and came up with titles for each other, until they got to Tenshi. Since the others didn’t know her very well, they didn’t have any suggestions. “The False Angel.” Shinu said.

Tenshi deduced how Shinu came up with that title. She was able to manipulate light even though she was a being of darkness. “That’s a good name Shinu. The False Angel it is.” Tenshi smiled, while the others looked at them in confusion.

The Forgotten came up with titles for each other, until they gotto Atra.

“The Will of The Forgotten.” Shinu said before anyone could suggest anything else.

“The Will of The Forgotten?” Tsuki inquired.

“Why that?” Tsuki asked. Tenshi was able to understand why Shinu would pick that name.

“He is our leader. He is the only one who knows what we are supposed to do. And we will all follow him.” Tenshi didn’t like that Shinu’s faith in Atra hadn’t been shaken by the revelation about Atra.

“That’s a great idea Shinu.” Tsuki said, smiling at number twelve.

After that, all of the newly named members went their separate ways; except Shinu and Tenshi. “Hey Shinu, want to go to see the flowers?” Tenshi was just looking for an excuse to spend time with Shinu.

“No, I am going to talk to Atra.” Before Tenshi could say anything, Shinu departed through a corridor.

Tenshi hated that Shinu didn’t want to spend time with her. But she didn’t see the harm in visiting the flowers by herself. She summoned a corridor and left.



Tenshi arrived in the sea of white petals. She sat down and thought about Shinu. She had come to love Shinu as a sister, even though she didn’t know if the feeling was mutual. But while thinking about Shinu, her mind drifted to Atra. Initially she thought that she hated him. She hated that he could take away the person she loved. She then quickly realized her love waslike a double-edged sword. Her love could make her feel incredibly happy, but at the same time she would hate what threatened the person she loved.

“Atra do you…do you love anything?”



Over the course of the next few days, Tenshi spent little of her time with Shinu. Shinu didn’t want to be around Tenshi for some reason. Although Tenshi was saddened by this, she took the opportunity to get know the others a little better. She learned that they all had their reasons for following Atra and most of them had already accepted their fate. But while Tenshi knew she couldn’t change their minds, she wasn’t going stop trying to convince Shinu.

Then one day, Tenshi felt Shinu and Atra’s presence in the field of flowers. She wondered why the two were there, but she didn’t care. Tenshi walked to the field; she figured it would be a nice way to see take in the sights of her home. She quickly arrived on the outskirts of the field, and noticed Atra and Shinu talking.

Tenshi hid out of sight, but while she could see them, she couldn’t hear them. Then something happened that complete took Tenshi off guard. Shinu summoned her scythe and slashed Atra’s chest. A sphere of darkness floated out of his chest and took the form of a young woman. She had long ash blonde hair, and wore a set of sliver and white armor. The girl hugged Atra, but Atra didn’t respond at all.

Tenshi knew that whoever the woman was, she was someone from Atra’s past. But Tenshi didn’t have time to think about it for long. Atra pushed the woman back and summoned a key shaped blade. Darkness began to radiate from Atra’s blade. In that moment Tenshi realized something very important. Atra had been keeping his power suppressed. And now his strength was at least twice as high as before.

Atra slashed the woman and a giant pillar of darkness erupted into the sky. The darkness ripped through the field killing all of the flowers. Tenshi quickly dashed to Shinu’s side. She feared that Atra would hurt Shinu.

“I don’t want a memory.” Atra said coldly. He then starred at the freshly made crater. Tenshi then watched as the other members arrived. Before anyone could say anything, Atra spoke. “I’m leaving this place, but to do so I'll need your hearts.” Atra said while sending his blade away.

Tenshi knew what was going to happen. She thought that she had more time, but now she realized what little time she had. She had yet to come up with a way to save Shinu.

“You expect us to just give you our hearts!” Tenshi yelled.

“If I fail, I’ll put us to sleep until we can escape.” Atra responded calmly.

“You think our power isn’t enough!?” Tsuchi cried. “Our hearts have more than enough power to get you out!” Tenshi knew Tsuchi had already accepted her fate.

“Before I go, I need to talk to Somnus. You should probably say your goodbyes.” Atra then vanished into a corridor.

“What are you going to do?” Tenshi hoped that Shinu would do something. And that maybe Shinu had changed her mind.

“I will give him my heart.” Shinu said calmly. There wasn’t even a hint of doubt in her voice.

“How can you just throw your life away!? Do you even care!?”

“It has always been out fate to become the X-blade. Who are we to deny fate its wish?”

“Who cares about fate!? Our lives have meaning, and we can’t just throw them away just because Atra says so!” Tenshi was on the verge of tears.
Shinu didn’t say anything. She summoned a corridor and left. Tenshi then summoned her own corridor and left.



Tenshi appeared on a dark snow covered path. She sat down and immediately began to cry. She realized that Shinu wouldn’t change her mind, and she wasn’t strong enough to save her. “What am I suppose to do? I don’t care if I live; I just want to save her.” Tenshi’s own words gave her a solution. If her heart was destroyed, then Atra wouldn’t have a reason to take Shinu’s. Although shed idn’t understand her own thoughts, she didn’t care. She got up and made her way to the heart of all worlds.

Tenshi arrived before Kingdom Hearts; Atra was already there with Mizu. She assumed he was there to stop her, but she wasn’t going to let him.

“Go say your goodbyes.” Atra said to Mizu, and the latter disappeared in a corridor. Atra then turned his attention to Tenshi. “You really think this will work? Even if your heart is destroyed, your shard will remain intact. And that's all I need.”

Tenshi was surprised Atra knew what she was going to do. “I don’t care how strong you are, I’m not going to let you stop me!” Tenshi went to absorb the light of Kingdom Hearts, but when she started to; Atra rushed her, grabbed her coat and threw her into a corridor of darkness.



Tenshi appeared in The Forgotten chamber, and Atra quickly appeared as well. Tenshiwas burning mad. “I’m not going to let you take her heart!” Tenshi went to strike Atra, but when she did so Atra ran his hand into her heart. Atra removed his hand, and started at Tenshi. Tenshi felt a sharp pain on in her heart.“What did you do!?”

“It’s called the Kokoro Eximo. When you use it, it will release all of your hearts power.”

“Why would you give me this kind of power?” Tenshi asked. Atra’s actions made no sense to her.

“Does it matter? You can’t use it now anyway.” Atra replied.

Atra’s words made her realize something. “You can’t leave can you?”

“Your point? I thought if anyone would be happy to hear that, it would be you.”

While Tenshi was glad that Shinu would live again, there was still one thing unanswered. “Why would you lie to them?”

“I didn’t lie. I said there was a chance I could fail.”

“Alright, I’m gonna find Shinu.” Tenshi summoned a corridor. “And don’t worry. I won’t tell her about our little secret.” Tenshi assumed that Atra wanted her to keep her new power a secret. She then disappeared into the corridor.



Tenshi appeared before Kingdom Hearts; where Shinu was. “What are you doing here?”

“I wonder how long we will sleep this time.” Shinu said.

“You know?” Tenshi wasn’t surprised that Tenshi was able to figure it out. She then began to think of why Atra needed their hearts. If Atra wanted them to sleep, he could just put them to sleep; there would be no reason to extract their hearts. “Why does he need our hearts?”

“He wants to see what will happen.”

“Huh?” Tenshi had no idea what Shinu meant.

“I need to talk to you Shinu.” Tenshi and Shinu looked to see Atra appear. “Tenshi, wait for me in The Forgotten chamber. There’s something I want to tell you.”

While Tenshi wanted to stay with Shinu, she knew it was best not to go against Atra. She then disappeared into a corridor.



Tenshi appeared in the chamber and leaned against the wall. She wanted to know what Atra wanted to talk to her about. She wondered why he didn’t wanted talk to her before. Maybe something changed Atra’s mind? Maybe a conversation with one of the others reminded Atra of something? Tenshi thought about these questions, and couldn’t come up with a suitable answer.

Then Atra appeared in the chamber. “Do you want to know where your emotions come from, and why you’re The Keeper of Emotion?” Atra asked.

Tenshi didn’t know if she wanted to know or not. She wanted to know if her role had apurpose. But at the same time, she had a feeling that she wasn’t going like Atra’s explanation. “Yes.” She was confident that Atra’s words wouldn’t shake her.

“The reason you’re The Keeper of Emotion, is because you’re the most like the source of all of your emotions.”

“What?” Tenshi had no idea what Atra meant. What did he mean by “source” of their emotions?

“All of your emotions come from a single source, my heart.”

Tenshi’s world was flipped upside down. She couldn’t believe that her love came fromAtra. She had always believed that her love was her own. “I don’t believe you! My love is mine. I won’t believe that it came from you.”

“Whenyou were in the field of flowers, you felt happy, but at the same time you felt sad.” Tenshi didn’t know what to say. She couldn’t believe that Atra knew about her emotions. “All twelve of you, you’re emotions were taken from a memory that was in my heart. But you are the only who took an emotion that was genuinely mine.”

Tenshi didn’t understand what she was being told. “I don’t get it! What are you talking about!?”

“I’ll try to explain it better.” Atra hesitated before he spoke. “I lost everyone that I loved and cared about. And even worse, my heart had ripped itself apart. Then the thirteen shards of darkness made contact with me. They were able to restore my heart, and I was given one of them. I later learned that Kingdom Hearts had created hearts for the other twelve shards. And since the shards had taken some of my memories, they used those memories to create your personalities.”

Tenshi was having trouble processing the information she had been given; she couldn’t believe what she was being told. “Then tell me. How am I like you?”

“My strongest emotion was love. Like you, I was willing to give up my life if that meant I could save them. That was how much I cared about them.”

Tenshi had accepted what she had been told. Although she didn’t understand all of it, she realized it did make some sense. But while accepting what she was told, she had one question. “What happened to you?” She wanted to know the details of how Atra lost his loved ones.

“I don’t want to tell you. I’m done dwelling on the past. All I want to do now is ensure that what happened to me will never happen to anyone else.”

“What about me? If you take Shinu away, it will be no different from what happened to you.”

“You really did take my love. I thought the same thing once. I didn’t care what happened to others, as long as I was with the people I loved. But know I know that the good of the many outweighs the good of the few.”

Tenshi hated Atra’s way of thinking. “So you’re going to sacrifice us to make sure that others don’t have to sacrifice anything.” Tenshi then glared at Atra. “You’re such a hypocrite.”

“I know that. I never claimed that the means made perfect sense. But the end will justify it.” Atra then summoned a corridor. “Sometimes… you have to take yourself out of the equation, and do what is best for others.” Atra then vanished into his corridor.

Tenshi thought about all that she had been told. First she thought about where her love came from. If her love had come from Atra, then if she lost Shinu…she didn’t even want to think about what she would do if Shinu died. Then she thought about Atra himself. She wondered just what memories the others had taken to create their personalities. But, her train of thought was quickly broken by the arrival of Tonitrus.

“Tenshi. Why do you doubt Atra?” Tonitrus asked.

“Oh! I don’t…it’s just…I don’t know anymore.” Tenshi wasn’t sure what she believed anymore. Then she felt Tontirus grab her left breast. She quickly slapped his face, and he let go of her. “Hands off! If you want that, go ask Nix!”

“Where did you get that power?” Tonitrus asked.

Tenshi was hesitant, but she eventually spoke. “Atra gave it to me.” She unzipped part of her coat, and showed Tonitrusa black X on the upper half of her left breast. She then zipped her coat back up. “He called it the Kokoro Eximo.”

“What does it do?”

“He said it will release my hearts power when I use it. But…why would he give me such power?” Even after Atra had revealed so much to her, he never told Tenshi why he gave her the Kokoro Eximo.

“Do you think Atra will betray us?”

“I don’t know. But I have the same feeling too.” Tenshi then got choked up a little. “I just have a feeling that he’s going to hurt Shinu.” The feeling that Atra would hurt them had lingered inTenshi’s mind for the longest time. But it wasn’t until Tonitrus brought it up that she realized it.

Tonitrus put his hand on Tenshi’s shoulder. “I don’t know if he will betray us. I hope he doesn’t. But…” He then had another revelation about Atra. “His heart is human, and because of that he’s unpredictable. Even if he has good intentions now, he may change his mind latter.”

“I don’t care what he does. But I won’t let him hurt Shinu.” Tenshi didn’t care what Atra’s intentions were. She wouldn’t let him hurt Shinu.

“And I won’t let him hurt the others.”

Tenshi took Tontirus’s hand off of her shoulder. “And neither will I.” She then summoned a corridor. “Oh! Please don’t tell Shinu about me.” She didn’t want to worry Shinu. But deep down, she knew that Shinu had already sensed her new power.

“I won’t. I promise.”

“Thank you.” Tenshi then disappeared.



Tenshi spent the remainder of her time with Shinu. She noticed that Shinu was preoccupiedwith something, but she never told Tenshi anything. Then the day came for The Forgotten torelinquish their hearts.

Atra gathered all of them before a large white door. “Are you ready?” All of the members nodded. Atra summoned his blade and held it in the air. When he did so the members of The Forgotten’s bodies started to fade away, and their hearts flew into Atra’s blade.

As Tenshi’s body faded, she noticed something out of the corner of her eye; Oculus’s body wasn’t fading like the others. In that moment she realized what Atra needed their hearts for. He was going to use the power of their hearts to boost Oculus’s power. With that, Atra would use Oculus’s power to see into the future. That was what Shinu meant by “He wants to see what will happen.”. In her last thoughts, Tenshi wondered what her future was going to be like. And more importantly, would she be able to be with Shinu.

 

[KingdomKey]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 11

You weren't kidding about revealing some major spoilers, Spirit. To think all of this time, each member's emotions and personalities came directly from Atra. I kind of feel Tenshi's sadness when it comes to Shinu. It was nice seeing them enteract with each other but, I have the feeling Shinu had different reasons for being around Tenshi. To be so devoted to someone like that...I wonder who Atra felt that way for.

I remember Tenshi using the Kokoro Eximo awhile ago when fighting Atra. But, I still don't understand why he gave her this power in the first place. Perhaps Atra will regain his heart once the shards are put together again? Idk. I think I'll keep thinking on that and try to solve more of the puzzle pieces you have left us, Spirit.

I look forward to the next chapter as always.

 

[spirit-of-light]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 11

You weren't kidding about revealing some major spoilers, Spirit. To think all of this time, each member's emotions and personalities came directly from Atra. I kind of feel Tenshi's sadness when it comes to Shinu. It was nice seeing them enteract with each other but, I have the feeling Shinu had different reasons for being around Tenshi. To be so devoted to someone like that...I wonder who Atra felt that way for.

I told ya. Shinu did have her reasons for being around Tenshi, but she eventually learned to genuinly care about her. And their personalities didn't come from Atra exactly. They came from memories he had. Let's take Shinu's devotion for examle, Atra's devotion was strong, but near as strong as hers. Her devotion came from someone he use to know. The only one who took an emotion that was Atra's was Tenshi. I know this is really confusing, but it's hard to explain without telling Atra's past.

I remember Tenshi using the Kokoro Eximo awhile ago when fighting Atra. But, I still don't understand why he gave her this power in the first place. Perhaps Atra will regain his heart once the shards are put together again? Idk. I think I'll keep thinking on that and try to solve more of the puzzle pieces you have left us, Spirit.

I promise, next chapter will explain why Atra gave her the Kokoro Eximo. Atra will get his heart back, it's just going to take more time for him than for the others.

 

[spirit-of-light]

Re: Obliviónis Tredecim (DDD Spoilers, Post KH3) Ch.13 part 11

Chapter XIII

Memories of The Forgotten

Number XII-Shinu
The Herald of Death​

Suddenly, Shinu heard the voice of a woman echoing in her head.

“Wake up, you lazy bum.” “It’s okay.” “Don’t worry; you’ll catch up to me in no time.”​

“I’ll always be there to protect you.” “She entrusted this duty to me.”

“All I want... is for you to live.”​

Shinu was left confused. She had no idea who the voice was, or why they were talking to her. Then she realized something; the voice wasn’t speaking to her, the voice’s words were from a memory. But that only made her feel more confused. She was just born, how could she have any memories? Maybe the memories came from someone else? It was the only logical answer she could come up with. Then she heard another voice; a boys voice.

“I don’t want you to die. I’ll save you…even if I have to die.”​

Shinu was only more confused. The voices, or memories, in her head didn’t make any sense to her. But before she could think any further, Shinu was woken by a light. She opened her eyes and found herself sitting on a white pillar. She lookedaround and saw that her comrades had awoken as well. Then she noticed something; she could feel the darkness of number thirteen. For some reason, shewas drawn to them. She wanted to know more about them. What where they like?What did they want? And more importantly, how could she help them?

She jumped off of her pillar, along with the others. While she wanted to go seethirteen, she wanted to see what the others feelings on thirteen were. “Is anyone going to say anything? I mean, what are we suppose to do?” Ignis asked.

She knew exactly who would have the answer. “We should ask thirteen. They will probably know what to do.”

“Sounds like a plan, but maybe we should get to know each other better.” Ignis said.

“What’s to know? We were just born; we don’t exactly have a lot to tell.” Kaze replied.

“I know, but we are different aren’t we? We’re not just copies of the same person.” Ignis said.

“You’reright.” All eyes were on Oculus. “Every one of us is different and unique. Wee ach have a distinct personality.”

“But how can that be?” Shinu interjected. “We were born from the shards of darkness. We did not have a childhood, or friends, or family. How can we have these personalities if we do not have any memories to give them meaning?” Shinu desperately wanted to know where her feelings came from.

“Does it matter?” Tenshi said. “Who cares if we don’t have a past? All I know is that we have these feelings. Does it really matter where they came from?”

Shinu didn’t care for Tenshi’s response. She knew that their feelings didn’t have any real meaning. “I will talk to thirteen. Maybe they will have an answer.” With that, Shinu walked away. She knew that thirteen would know where her feelings came from.



While Shinu walked she thought about thirteen. For some reason, she felt the uncontrollable urge to help thirteen. But that would explain her role as The Aide of Thirteen. Still, she wondered where her feelings came from. Her train of thought was quickly broken by the arrival of Tenshi.

Tenshi took a moment before she spoke. “So do you know anything about thirteen?”

“I do not know anything about them. But whatever they want, the X-blade will probably need to be forged to achieve it.” Shinu knew that it was their fate to become a part of the X-blade. It made sense since they were created from the blade.

“Are you really okay with disappearing?”

Shinu knew what her answer was. “If that is the wish of thirteen, then I will disappear.” To Shinu, her life was disposable. The fact that she had no past, no memories, no ties to the world, made her feel that she he had no reason to live; other than to help thirteen. Shinu then felt Mizu’s power drastically increase, and she knew the reason why. “It seems Mizu’s other half has been set free.”

“Do you think we should do anything?” Tenshi asked.

Shinu then felt Mizu’s power become locked up again. “It seems The Guardian has already taken care of it.” In a way Shinu was relieved that Tonitrus was given the role of guardian. It meant that she could focus on helping thirteen directly, while he protected the weaker members.

“Ifelt it too.” Tenshi said. “I wonder what kind of purpose my role serves.”

“I do not know what purpose your role will serve. But it must have a useful purpose.” Shinu meant what she said. Tenshi wouldn’t have been given a role if it didn’t have a purpose.

“Thank you.” Tenshi replied. “Do you know what our emotions are too?”

“No. The Keeper of Emotion is your role. I have my own.” Shinu didn’t mind that she didn’t know what the others emotions were. She had her own role, and her own purpose to worry about.

“Yeah, you’re The Aide of Thirteen.”

While they walked, Shinu wondered why Tenshi was following her. It was like a stray puppy following a person. While Shinu didn’t mind, she still wanted to know why.



The two walked until they arrived on a hill, over looking a beach.There they noticed thirteen sitting on the beach, staring out at the ocean. Shinu was left in awe at the power that rested in thirteen. Not just that their power was great, but the fact that they were keeping most of his power suppressed. She wanted to know why thirteen would be keeping their power suppressed.

Instead of waiting and wondered, Shinu decided to get her answers. She calmly walked down to thirteen, and knelt beside them. Although hesitant, Shinu eventually built up the nerve to speak; and she knew exactly what she wanted to ask. “Thirteen, if I may be so bold. Would you tell me where our emotions come from?”

Thirteen looked at Shinu; his golden eyes meeting hers. He gently placed his hand on herheart, and sent a pulse of darkness through her body. When he did so, Shinu could feel flashes of memories enter her mind. She then began to hear thirteen’svoice.

“Listen very carefully.” Shinu recognized thirteen’s voice as the one she heard when she was born. “All of your emotions come from a singles ource, my heart. They were taken from my memories of people I once knew.” Shinu was overjoyed that her question had been answered. “But there is one who is an exception. Tenshi was created from an emotion that was genuinely mine; my strongest emotion, love.”

Shinu didn’t fully understand what she was being told. “If she was given an emotion from you, where did mine come from?”

“Your devotion came from the person I cared about the most.” Thirteen was silent for a moment. “Tell the others to master their abilities. I will talk to them when I’m ready. And my name… is Atra.”

Shinu then felt the link between her and Atra break. She was flattered that Atra would choose to communicate with her; especially since he didn’t want to talkto the others. So she decided to respect his wishes. She got up and walked back to the hill where Tenshi, and Tonitrus and Somnus, were.

“Well, did he say anything?” Tenshi asked.

“No.” Shinu replied. She didn’t see a reason to tell Tenshi what Atra had told her. And she didn’t lie; Atra didn’t technically say anything. Then she turned her attention to Somnus. “She must be lonely.” She knew about Somnus’s existence in The Realm of Sleep. She felt great sympathy for Somnus. Being completely alone, not knowing if there even exist others like you. Shinu assumed that was what Somnus was going through.

“I couldn’t imagine being all by myself.” Tenshi said while looking at Somnus. “I wonder if we can go see her.”

Shinu knew that none of them had the power to enter Somnus’s realm. “No. But maybe thirteen can.” She assumed that thirteen had the power to visit Somnus.

“What about you Shinu? You’re almost as powerful as him, certainly you can-” Before Tenshi could finish, Shinu cut her off.

“No, I do not have the power to enter the Realm of Sleep.” Number twelve knew thatT enshi was only trying to flatter her; she had noticed it before.

“What are your abilities?” Tonitrus asked.

Shinu knew the real question Tonitrus wanted to ask. “You wish to know why you were made the guardian.” Shinu said.

“How did you know that?” Tenshi asked. “All he wanted to know-”

“Letme finish Tenshi.” Shinu said with a hint of annoyance. She didn’t like to be interrupted. “The three of us have given certain roles. You are the Guardian: The protector of the hearts of one through nine. I am-” Shinu stopped when she noticed Nix walking toward thirteen. She placed her hand on Nix’s chest. “Stop. He does not want to speak to us yet.”

“Sorry sweetheart, but he’s mine.” Nix pushed Shinu’s arm down,and walked toward thirteen. Shinu didn’t stop her. She knew Atra would get his point across to number eight. Then the others began to arrive; and Nix returned from Atra.

“So what’s his name?” Ignis asked.

“He hasn’t said anything yet. He didn’t even look at me.” Nix saidwith a frown.

Kaze chuckled at Nix. “What’s the matter? Are you mad there’ssomeone your charms don’t work on?”

“Are you mad I’ve moved on from you?”

“Since he isn’t going to say anything, what are we suppose to do?”Ignis said, addressing Shinu.

“We will wait.” Shinu raised her voice, to address all of them.“Go and master your abilities. I will send for you when he is ready to tell us his plan.” They all nodded in agreement, and walked off; minus Oculus, Shinu,Tenshi, and Somnus of course. “Are you going to take that off?”

“What’re you talking about?” Oculus asked.

Shinu pointed at his eyes. “That blindfold.”

Oculus pulled down his hood, and felt his face. Shinu knew what Oculus’s blindfold did, and how it was connected to his abilities. “You should go master your abilities as well.”

“I can’t use my true powers here.” Shinu replied. None of them knew anyone who was dead.

“You can help me master my abilities.” Tenshi suggested.

“You can’t use your powers here. We are in the Realm of Darkness after all.” Oculus said.

“I know, but I can get light from Kingdom Hearts.” Tenshi said.

“If you absorb the light of Kingdom Hearts, your heart will break.” Shinu said coldly. She knew the light of Kingdom Hearts would kill Tenshi.

“Oh, well…”

“And whatever his plan may be, I am sure he needs your heart.” Shinu began to walk away.



While Shinu walked she was hit with a flash of memories.

****​

Shinu could see two people standing in a field of white flowers. A boy with shoulder length ash blonde hair; he was no older than ten. And a girlwith the same hair color as the boy that, and her locks reached down to her waist; she looked to be only a year older than the boy. The boy was bending down to smell the flowers, while the girl was standing behind him.

“It’s been awhile since we’ve been here, hasn’t it.” The girl said.

“Yeah.” The boy replied. “We haven’t been here since mom and dad died.” The boy took a moment before he spoke again. “What do you think they would want us to do?”

“I think they would want us to do what our hearts told us.” The girl bent down and hugged her brother.

“What are you going to do…Sóror?” The boy asked.

Sóror didn’t hesitate. “I’m going to take her up on her offer. What about you?” She then let go of her sibling and stood back up.

The boy stood up and smiled at his sister. “I’ll do it too.”

Sóror returned the smile. “Then we’ll both become Keyblade wielders.” She then put ona sly grin. “But if you’re going to become a Keyblade wielder, you’re gonna have to work harder.”

“What’s that suppose to mean?” The boy said while trying to look serious.

“C’mon Atra, you can be pretty lazy sometimes.”

****​

Suddenly the memory stopped. Shinu wasn’t sure what she had been shown. But she quickly realized that the memory belonged to Atra. But the memory created more questions. If the boy was Atra, how did he become thirteen? He clearly existed in the world before it was broken. Why was she shown the memory? And what happened to Sóror? But before Shinu could think any further, some more information entered her mind. The field of flowers existed in the Realm of Darkness, and she learned where it was.

Then Tenshi caught up to Shinu. “What do you want Tenshi?” Shinu wanted to be alone. She wanted to think about the memory she received.

“Oh…I…” While Tenshi was fumbling over her words, a thought entered Shinu’s mind. If Tenshi was given an emotions that was genuinly Atra’s, then maybe she was givens ome of Atra’s memories.

“Would you like to see something?” Shinu wanted to show Tenshi the field of flowers. She figured that being in that location would spark any of Atra’s memories that may have been inside Tenshi.

“Sure!” Tenshi squealed.

“Follow me.” The two walked in silence, until they arrived in alarge field of glowing white flowers.

“Whoa! There so beautiful.” Tenshi said while smelling theflowers.

“What do you feel?” Shinu asked.

Tenshi took a moment before she replied. “Well, I feel really happy.”

“Is that all?” Shinu wanted to confirm if Tenshi’s feelings were coming from her, or any residual memories from Atra.

“But…I feel sad too…really sad.” Shinu was satisfied with whatTenshi had said. She knew that the sadness Tenshi was feeling, definitely came from Atra.

“But I don’t care. I have these feelings, and that’s all that matters.”

“Is that really how you feel?” Shinu wanted to know if Tenshi knew that the sadness she was feeling came from Atra.

“Of course it is! I wouldn’t say it if I didn’t mean it!” Tenshi yelled, and then quickly changed her tone. “I’m sorry I yelled at you. I just…”

Shinu felt the need to reassure Tenshi. She understood that Tenshi didn’t know where her feelings had come from, and it wasn’t her place to tell her. “It’s okay. I know what it’s like to have such a strong emotion.” Shinu then felt herself smile, though she didn’t know why.

Tenshi smiled back. “Thank you.”



Over the course of the next few days, Shinu spent most of her time with Tenshi. Shinu felt the need to be around Tenshi. Yet she didn’t understand why. The two talked about their emotions, the X-blade, and the others. But not matter what they talked about; Shinu always directed the conversation to Atra. She wanted to know how she could help him. She knew in her heart that he knew what was best for them.

Then one day, Shinu went to be near Atra. She went to the beach and sat behind Atra. Shinu had been tracking Atra, and noticed that he was either sitting on the beach, or visiting Somnus. While sitting, Shinu got a feelingof déjà vu. The sound of the waves lapping against the shore sounded eerily familiar to her. Suddenly she received a flash of memory.

****​

Shinu saw Atra and Sóror sitting on a beach, looking out at theocean. They were older than when Shinu last saw them. Atra appeared to be fifteen, and Sóror sixteen.

“Do you think I’ll pass?” Sóror asked.

Atra patted her on the back. “Are you kidding, we’re both gonna pass with flying colors.”

“But she said…that we could fail.”

Atra smiled at her. “I’m sure she said that just to make us nervous. I think under that serious face, she has a great sense of humor.”

Sóror chuckled at her brother. “If you say so.”

“And who cares if you we’re the last of us to get a Keyblade. You’re the strongest now.” Atra grinned at his sister. “I’m sure you could even beat Master X.”

****​

Like with the last memory Shinu received, the memory ended suddenly. She wondered what caused the memories to surface. Could it of had something to do with Atra? But that was sort of a stupid question. Shinu’s very emotions came from Atra, so he had to be involved.

Shinu wanted to ask Atra about the memories she was receiving, but before she could Ignis and Tonitrus arrived. She was able to deduce what was going on.

Tonitrus gestured his hand toward Atra. “Atra. I want to challenge Tonitrus for the rank of ten. Will you please oversee the match?” Ignis asked.

Atra didn’t say a word. He stood up and left through a corridor. Shinu found the whole thing a waste of time. Even if Ignis did win, he would disappear just like the rest of them. But she did wonder how Atra felt about it. Then Tenshi and Nix walked down from the hill. Shinu knew that they were watching her and Atra.

“What did Ignis and Tonitrus want?” Tenshi asked.

Shinu stood up and summoned a corridor. “Ignis is challenging Tonitrus for the rank of number ten.” She then disappeared into her corridor.



Shinu appeared in the coliseum stands and sat down. Tenshi then appeared and sat beside Shinu. Number twelve didn’t really pay attention to the match. She would catch glimpses of it, but for the most part she just looked Atra; until Atra vanished into a corridor. But this was no surprise to her. From what she had seen, Tonitrus had basically given his rank away; he too knew it wouldn’t mean anything. And she assumed Atra didn’t see a point in it either.

“WHAT!?” Tsuchi’s roared. “How dare he!?” Shinu and the others walked down to Tsuchi and Tonitrus. “How can he just take my chance away!? He should know the rules better than any of us!”

“He knows it will not mean anything.” Shinu said.

“What do you mean it doesn’t mean anything!?” Tsuchi yelled.

“The only number that matters is thirteen. You all know that aswell.” Shinu wanted to remind her comrades of that fact.

“What about you?” Tenshi said while looking at Shinu. “If anyone could become thirteen it would be you.”

“I will not challenge him.” Shinu said while glaring at Tenshi. Not only did she not want to challenge Atra. She wouldn’t even know what to do if she did become thirteen.

There was an awkward silence between the group, until Tsuki broke the silence. “We should have a name for our group.”

“What kind of name were you thinking of.” Mizu asked.

“I wanted to talk to Lord Atra before we picked anything.” Tsuki replied.

“Let’s go, I’ve been meaning to get a look at his face anyway.”Nix chimed in.

Shinu summoned a corridor, and the group left to find Atra.



The group arrived at the beach. When they got there, Oculus was standing behind Atra, while the latter was staring out at the ocean. “Hey!”Tsuki yelled. She quickly ran up to Atra. “I’ve been thinking we should have a name for our group.” Tsuki glanced back at the rest of her comrades. “Since we’re all in the same boat, it’s only right that we have something to call ourselves.”

Before anyone could suggest anything, Atra spoke. “The Forgotten.”

“Why The Forgotten?” Shinu asked.

“The quest for the X-blade broke the world, and many innocent lives were lost. They fear that the same thing will happen again.”

“You weren’t created from the X-blade, were you?” Oculus said.

“You’re right. Unlike the rest of you, I was just a normal person.” Atra replied.

Atra’s words only confirmed what Shinu had already knew. But despite the memories of Atra she had been given, she didn’t have an answer to the question she really wanted answer. “What do you want?”

Atra summoned a corridor of darkness. “It doesn’t matter.” Before Atra could leave, Nix strutted up to him.

“Now I have to see your face.” Nix yanked Atra’s hood down, but before anyone could get a good look Atra sent her flying back with a blast of darkness. Shinu could tell Atra’s attack wasn’t meant to harm Nix.

Atra quickly turned around and put his hood back up. But not before everyone got a look at his shoulder length ash blonde hair. He then disappeared into his corridor.

“Anyway.” Tsuki said. “I thought we could have titles too.” Shinu knew she was trying to get everyone’s mind off of Atra.

Ignis patted Tsuki on the head. “That’s a good idea. What did you have in mind?”

“We could have titles based off of our abilities. Like…” The girl pointed at Oculus. “We could call you The Watcher, since you can watch us.”

They sat around and came up with titles for each other, until they got to Shinu. She already knew what title she wanted. “The Herald of Death.” While she wanted to pick the name of her role, she figured The Herald of Death was good compromise; that and her powers involved life and death.

“Well that’s all of us.” Tsuki said. “Now we have to come up witha title for Lord Atra.”

“The Will of The Forgotten.” Shinu said before anyone could suggest anything else.

“The Will of The Forgotten?” Tsuki inquired.

“Why that?” Tsuki asked.

“He is our leader. He is the only one who knows what we are supposed to do. And we will all follow him.”

“That’s a great idea Shinu.” Tsuki said, smiling at number twelve.

After that, all of the newly named members went their separate ways; except Shinu and Tenshi. “Hey Shinu, want to go to see the flowers?” Tenshi asked

“No, I am going to talk to Atra.” Shinu wanted to learn what Atra wanted. She summoned a corridor and left.



Shinu appeared in The Forgotten Chamber. She saw Mizu talking toAtra. She assumed Atra was telling her about her condition. “Atra.” Shinu said.

Atra nodded at her. “I’ll tell you.” He then summoned a corridor, and looked at Mizu. “I’ll finish explaining later.” Atra entered the corridor,and Shinu followed.



They both appeared in the field of flower. Before Shinu could sayanything, she was hit with another flash of memory.

****​

Shinu saw Atra and Sóror standing in the field of flowers. The two had aged since the last memory; Atra was now seventeen and Sóror was eighteen. Sóror was wearing a set of silver and white armor.

The field was silent until Atra spoke. “Do you have to go?”

“Yes.”

“But why can’t I go with you!” Atra yelled. “You know I can handle it!”

“I know, but it’s our master’s wishes.”

“I don’t care what idiot says! I want to fight with you!”

“Enough Atra! You will not talk about our master that way!” Atra then got a sad look on his face. Sóror put her hand on her brother’s shoulder.“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to yell at you.” She then smiled at Atra. “And besides, the seven of us will be just fine.”

Atra smiled at his sister. “You’re right. You guys will be fine.” He then grinned at her. “But don’t be afraid let me know if you need me.”

Sóror continued to smile, while she summoned a corridor of light. “I won’t.” She then disappeared.

****​

The memory then ended. “I lied to her.” Atra said. Shinu wasshocked that Atra knew what she had seen. “I thought that she was strong enough, but in my heart…I knew something was going to happen to her.”

“Are you giving me these memories?” Shinu asked.

“No. I’m not giving them to you, but I can tell when you see them. And when you see them, I see them too.”

“But why am I getting them.”

Atra took a deep breath. “It’s because you took her strongest emotion. Or at least what I think her strongest emotion was.” Atra then looked at his surroundings. “That was the last time I came to this place. I’m actually surprised it survived.”

While Shinu had more questions, she asked the question she wentthere to get answered. “What do you want?”

“Do you want to hear a story?” Atra said. “And I’m not ignoring you. The story’s actually an answer to your question.”

“Yes.” Shinu said without any hesitation.

“This is the story of the Bird and The King.” Atra recited the story, and Shinu hung on every word. “Now do you understand?”

“Yes.” Shinu was able to figure out the meaning of the story. The king represented those with power, and the bird represented those who didn’t. And since the king had power, he was obligated to help those who didn’t. “You want to make so everyone is equal in strength. That way they will not fight with one another.”

“I wish I could have figured it out sooner.” Atra walked up to Shinu; uncomfortably close. “Do you want the rest of them?”

“What do you mean?”

“My memories. After getting so many hints, you probably want the whole story.”

Shinu didn’t hesitate. “Yes.” She figured if she knew about Atra’spast she could understand him better. Atra placed his hand on her heart, and showed her the rest of his memories.

“I’ll become a Guardian of Light!” “You’re acting like you’re the one who passed.”​

“His power isn’this.” “Why don’t you just get rid of the darkness?”

“I don’t care if I die! I will save them!” “Why would you hurt them!” “I hate you!” ​

“She loved you. More than you could ever know.” “What are you going to do?”

“No one will ever feel our pain again…I promise.”​

Atra removed his hand, and the flood of memories stopped. After feeling all of Atra’s joy and pain, Shinu understood what he wanted to do, and why. She then felt her face, and realized she had been crying uncontrollably. She looked and saw a faint glimmer under Atra’s hood; the glimmer of a tear.

Atra wiped the tear from his eye. “I want you to promise me something.”

Shinu wiped the tears from her eyes. “Anything.” She figured it was fair. Atra had shown, and experienced his past again. It was the least she could to.

“If I ever start fighting for the wrong reasons…I want you to kil lme.”

Shinu couldn’t believe what Atra was asking her to do. “I can’t! You would never-”

“Promise me Shinu!” Atra yelled. Shinu was shocked the hear Atra yell. “Please.”

“Alright, I promise.”



Over the course of the next few days, Shinu spent most of her time alone. She thought about Atra’s past over and over. She learned what traits the members took from the people of Atra’s past; although most of these traits were over exaggerated. Shinu assumed this was because the members of The Forgotten didn’t have the other traits Atra’s friends had. But while thinking about the trait she had taken, Shinu realized something. She had only one aspect of Sóror, and Sóror could help Atra far more than she ever could.

So Shinu made a decisive decision. She went to field of flowerswhere Atra was. “Atra.” Atra turned to her. Shinu knew if she didn’t go through with it immediately, she would change her mind. She summoned her weapon and slashed Atra’s chest. A sphere of darkness floated out of his chest, and formedinto Sóror; she had the same appearance she did when she died.

“Atra…” Sóror through her arms around Atra, and began to cry tears of joy. “I’m so glad you’re okay.” Shinu was glad she was able to reunite Atra with his sister. But Atra did something that shocked her. He pushed Sóror back, and summoned his blade, and darkness began to radiate off of it. Shinu could tell that he released the power he had been holding back; though not all of it.

Sóror smiled at Atra, and then at Shinu. She then mouthed words“Take care of him”. Atra then slashed his sister, and giant pillar of darknesserupted into the sky. The darkness ripped through the area, killing all of the flowers. Shinu didn’t understand what made Atra do it. She thought he would be happy to be reunited with his sister. She then noticed Tenshi had rushed to her side.

“I don’t want a memory.” Atra said coldly. He then starred at the freshly made crater. Shinu then watched as the other members arrived. Before anyone could say anything, Atra spoke. “I’m leaving this place, but to do so I'll need your hearts.” Atra said while sending his blade away.

Shinu couldn’t help but feel responsible forAtra’s sudden desire to the forge the X-blade. She thought it had something to do with him seeing Sóror again.

“You expect us to just give you our hearts!”Tenshi yelled.

“If I fail, I’ll put us to sleep until we can escape.” Atra responded calmly.

“You think our power isn’t enough!?” Tsuchi cried. “Our hearts have more than enough power to get you out!” Shinu knew Tsuchi had already accepted her fate.

“Before I go, I need to talk to Somnus. You should probably say your goodbyes.” Atra then vanished into a corridor.

“What are you going to do?” Tenshi asked.

“I will give him my heart.” Shinu said calmly. There wasn’t even a hint of doubt in her voice. She believed in the world Atra wanted to create, and she wanted to help him.

“How can you just throw your life away!? Doy ou even care!?”

“It has always been out fate to become theX-blade. Who are we to deny fate its wish?”

“Who cares about fate!? Our lives havemeaning, and we can’t just throw them away just because Atra says so!” Tenshi was on the verge of tears.
That moment reminded Shinu of something that happened in Atra’s past. She realized just how much like Atra Tenshi was. Not wanting to repeat Atra’s past, Shinu left through a corridor.



Shinu appeared on the edge of the dark realm. She stared out at into darkness, and thought about Atra’s past. Then she remembereds omething very important. Before Atra entered the Realm of Darkness, he was told that once he entered, he couldn’t leave. But if he couldn’t leave, why did he need their hearts? Shinu thought about it for a moment before she came up with an answer. Atra would use their power to boost Oculus’s. With that much power, Oculus could see centuries into the future. Shinu hoped that in the future, she could help Atra achieve his goal.

But there was still a lingering question thatplagued Shinu’s mind. “Why did you kill her?” She didn’t think about it for long. She knew that Atra would tell her if he wanted to. Then she began walking toward her former resting place.



Shinu eventually arrived before Kingdom Hearts. She knew what Atra was going to with its power. But she wondered something. In the end, would Atra be happy? Her train of thought was interrupted by the arrival of Tenshi.

“What are you doing here?” Tenshi asked.

Shinu wasn’t going to tell Tenshi what she was really thinking. “I wonder how long we will sleep this time.”

“You know?” Tenshi asked. Shinu was a little surprised that Tenshi figured out Atra’s true intentions. But she realized that it was Atra who told her. “Why does he need our hearts?”

“He wants to see what will happen.”

“Huh?” Tenshi inquired.

“I need to talk to you Shinu.” Tenshi and Shinu looked to see Atra appear. “Tenshi, wait for me in The Forgotten chamber. There’s something I want to tell you.” Tenshi then disappeared into a corridor.

“Why did you give her the Kokoro Eximo?” Shinu could sense thechange in Tenshi the moment she arrived.

“She needs it for her new role.”

“Role?” Shinu didn’t know what Atra meant.

“She will be my Angel of Death.”

Atra’s words only made Shinu more confused. “Angel of Death? I thought you wanted me to kill you.” Shinu still didn’t like the thought of havingt o kill Atra. But she did intend to keep her promise.

“You won’t be able to kill me. And if I start walking the wrong path, I will kill you.” Atra lowered his hood, and stared at Kingdom Hearts. “And if she’s like I was, she’ll try to avenge you.”

“But you didn’t take revenge.”

“That’s because there was no one to take revenge on. You know that.”

“But why? Don’t you have any faith in me?” Shinu was surprised Atra would question her.

“You’re too much like her. Sóror wasn’t able to kill the person she devoted her life to, and you won’t be able to kill me.” Atra then looked at Shinu. “But hopefully I won’t choose the same path that fool did.”

Atra’s words made Shinu realize that her fate almost mirrored Sóror’s. But just as Sóror had accepted her fate, Shinu would accept hers; whatever it may be. “Why did you kill her? I thought you’d be happy.” Thinking about Atra’ssister, reminded Shinu of the question she wanted answered.

“I told you, I don’t want a memory. What you created was just my memory of her. And no matter how hard I try, I can never imagine her for who she really was. The fact that I thought devotion was her strongest emotion is proof of that.” Atra then pulled up his hood. “But I’m done dwelling on the past. My sister’s dead and nothing I do will ever bring her back.” He then summoned a corridor. “The only thing I can do now is ensure what happened to me doesn’t happen to anyone else.”

“What are you going to tell Tenshi?”

“I’m going to tell her where her emotions come from. But don’t worry, I won’t tell her about her new role. If she found out about, she would try to kill just for purposing such a thing.” Atra then disappeared into this corridor.

Shinu stood in an eerie silence. She then stared at Kingdom Hearts. “I promise Atra. If I have to die to keep on the right path, then I’ll accept my fate gladly.” Shinu then felt herself smile. “You’ll help me keep my promise…right Tenshi?”



Shinu spent the remainder of her time with Tenshi. But she constantly thought about the promise she made to Atra, and wondered if she really had it in her to try and kill Atra. But she thought if Sóror could do it, then so could she. Then the day came for The Forgotten to relinquish their hearts to Atra.

Atra gathered all of them before a large white door. “Are you ready?” All of the members nodded. Atra summoned his blade and held it in the air. When he did so the members of The Forgotten’s bodies started to fade away, and their hearts flew into Atra’s blade.

As her body faded, Shinu noticed that Oculus’s body wasn’t. This only confirmed what she had thought. She thought about the future, and if she would have to keep her promise to Atra. And in her final moments, Shinu had a vision. She would die, with Atra’s Keyblade run through her chestand a smile on her face.




-Quick note. When Atra was talking about his master X. It's pronounced like key.