It hadn’t been long since he became a member of the Exiled, but then again for some reason that was all he could remember.
“I don’t know how I got here. I’m just…here…” he exclaimed in his head over and over. He’d remembered traveling a road and the surprise onslaught of the creatures he’d now known to be “NOBODIES” and “HEARTLESS”.
“That red haired girl….she’s the one…the one that saved me right…” he muttered again. It was a night like any other and being the kind of person Er nobody he was he enjoyed time alone, peace and quiet. However on this particular night he’d decided to take a walk through the town.
“All those people, those faces, why am I here?” Jynx continued speaking to himself, conversating within his own mind.
He’d began thinking back to his dreams, well more like nightmares; they didn’t seem to make much sense.
Night after night he’d have the same one, flashes of this and that all at once, yet all he’d remember each time was a specific color….RED.
“What does it all mean?” he continued thinking as he walked the walkways on this night.
As Jynx walked along the streets of The World That Never Was, he began seeing flashes in his mind. A man in a black robe, much like his own, stood over him, his face somewhat blurred holding a red saber to Jynx’s throat. In the midst of it all he found it hard to breathe as he began to sweat heavily. Jynx could see himself look down to behold his blood drenched clothing. He could even see himself feeling his face, as the blood flowed down his right side. As Jynx stood there in the midst of a flash back, the mystery figure began unveiling his hood. He appeared to have white hair that flowed down to his broad shoulders. His eyes were a deep yellow and his cheekbones were a little high upon his face, however it was expressionless.
"Get out of my head!"-Jynx shouted dropping to his knees; his essence flowed from his body and seemed to burrow holes into the ground as if it had a mind of his own. Perhaps this strange aura was connected to his psyche in some hidden form or another.
He shook off the nightmare, standing up slowly. As he rose, Jynx’s eye inadvertently caught his reflection in a piece shattered glass on the ground.
He touched the scar over his right eye, realizing the visions in his head were somehow connected with him now.
As Jynx looked around the plain, he felt as though he was surrounded by a calming force however, this was no ordinary calm. More like the calm before the storm. He peered around slowly, watching his back with every step. From the dark depths of the room he heard a voice.
"It’s been a while"-the voice said.
Jynx looked around frantically trying to find the source of the voice, "Come out! Show yourself!"-he shouted as a enigmatic figure appeared atop the large tower nearby. Jynx turned quickly catching a glimpse of the man as lifting his arms to the sky creating shroud of darkness around the plain; more towers erupted from beneath the ground. The stranger lowered his arms proceeding to remove his hood. Jynx could only stare in horror as his fears came to life.
"It’s you, you are the one that’s responsible for all this"-Jynx said hysterically as he fell backwards dropping his keyblades beside him.
"You see I am all that is nothing, I am eternal…”- the figure said in an emotionless tone
"You took everything away from me"-Jynx shouted
"You wanted me to be like you. You wanted to see just how far my limits could go. A simple tool to see the world through a different view…with...emotion…" - he began shouting at the figure
"Yes...but alas you are only a tool; Jynx you are Organization XIII given life. You are our secret weapon....."-The figure stopped
"The secret weapon?!..."- Jynx asked as the figure laughed "No you insolent fool” he paused “You were made to prevent any others from stopping us from achieving our goal of attaining hearts…."- The figure laughed more, but with seemingly no emotion. “By the way” he paused “My name is Xemnas and I am the leader of Organization XIII"- he as a grin came over his face.
Jynx's eyes widened - "So it really is true…."
Xemnas smirked and laughed a little more -" If I had a heart this is where I'd die of laughter....You are a worthless tool, a dog for Organization XIII who doesn’t have a will of his own.....your existence is meaningless.”
Xemnas down at Jynx and glared into his eyes as if he was peering right through Jynx's being (not that he had one) perhaps he could see the fear inside or maybe he knew Jynx had more power than he himself was capable of realizing.
“I may be a product of Organization XIII, but I’m still me, no matter what I was initially intended for back then!” Jynx shouted towards Xemnas as he summoned his keyblades Dawn & Dusk to his hands. He rushed the towers as Xemnas continue too look down below at him.
“Come then Jynx” Xemnas uttered
He continue running up the side of the tower as Xemnas summoned his sabers to his side, hurling himself off the tower to collide with Jynx below. With a forceful thrust Jynx flung Dusk at Xemnas, however Xemnas avoid its strike with ease as he rushed Jynx colliding with his shoulder.
He began to spin striking Jynx across his stomach, arms and back whilst managed to block the other strikes with Dawn.
They fell faster towards the ground as Jynx summoned Dusk to his hand once more , catching a side of the tower as he drove his keyblades into it’s side. As he began to slowing his descent, Jynx used the opportunity to propel himself towards Xemnas delivering a sickening thud to his abdomen, the force causing him to backflip away.
“How’d you like that!” Jynx exclaimed, skidding slightly as he landed and Xemnas falling hard back first onto the cold ground with a forceful impact.
Jynx smirked slightly as he summoned his keyblades to his hands once again, awaiting the smoke to clear.
“Come on out now, it didn’t hurt you THAT bad” he said sarcastically
Jynx caught a glimpse of Xemnas in the fog as picked himself back up, his sabers glowing through the darkness.
Without warning Xemnas rushed Jynx, disappearing right through him. Jynx looked around stunned. Xemnas quickly appeared beside him, snatching him up.
Jynx’s keyblades fell from his grasp and disappear into the atmosphere; he was powerless.
Xemnas stared once again into Jynx's eyes.
"You've lost it boy" -Xemnas said to Jynx
"You've lost that spark of hatred and rage in your eyes…your will to fight"- Xemnas uttered slowly as he looked Jynx over holding him with one arm without strain.
"You are pathetic. Why don’t you vanis-“ he was interrupted as Jynx struck Xemnas in the face with a stern kick.
Xemnas let him go as Jynx slid away readying himself for his next attack. Jynx’s face was stern. He realized this would be a fight that he might not come out onto of. He glared at Xemnas, staring into his shallow eyes as if he was searching for a sign of weakness.
"Pathetic huh, I'll show you pathetic!" Jynx gathered darkness from the atmosphere around him into an orb as he proceeded to fire at Xemnas.
"Take this you BASTARD!"- Jynx shouted as a blast of darkness flew from his hands
Xemnas easily avoid the blast, turning to look at Jynx once more.
"You are a fool"- he dashed foward
Jynx tried blasting orb after orb at Xemnas but Xemnas kept dodging and reappearing until got a hold of Jynx and summoned one of his sabers.
"Your beginning to annoy me" - Xemnas uttered as he jammed one of his sabers into the sides of Jynx hurling him into the ground.
Jynx tried to get to his knees, his robe ripped and his forehead bleeding from the full forced impact, as he began holding his side in agony. He could barely make it to his feet as he began to cough up a little blood.
"You…. h-h-have not broken me… yet Xemnas"- he said slowly, a sense of determination in his voice.
Xemnas smirked- "You just won’t learn. A man chooses…and a dog obeys" - Xemnas summoned his sabers to his hands again.
Jynx finally got to his feet; channeling his hand with the darkness as he rushing again “You just don’t learn do you…” Xemnas uttered.
The two went head to head as Xemnas proceeded to strike with his sabers and Jynx with his bare fist. The first Saber connected with his elbow, Jynx managing to knock it away with sheer force of will as he proceeded to connect with punch to Xemnas, but as he did the second saber was awaited him. Jynx's fist collided with the saber head on; a seemingly limitless power began to serge with the saber as it began over powering the fist. Xemnas’ blow connected sending Jynx flying into a tower nearby.
“It’s over…” Xemnas proclaimed
“A meaningless effort…”
As Xemnas prepared to walk away, he was frozen in place by a strange aura
"What’s this!?"- He seemed surprised as he turned to see Jynx standing up his hair white and his scars a dark blue. It looked as though he was unconscious, but at the same time emitting an enormous power.
Jynx screamed out into the nothingness, all his energy wreaking havoc on the surrounding landscape, which nearly knocking Xemnas off his feet. However, the power that had come all at once soon faded soon as this as Jynx fell to the ground. His hair turning back blue and the energy Xemnas had once sensed not a second earlier gone. He appeared to be knocked out, however in his self conscious managed to awaken a power that had been dormant all this time.
Xemnas looked at his unconscious body "This power, perhaps it is better to be guided by one’s emotions. Perhaps it pays to be loyal to one's heart. He’s getting stronger by the day….” He turned to look back at Jynx “You’re become exactly the type of machine we built you to be…haha...”
Xemnas looked down at his hand, his glove was all torn to shreds, and his fingers were bloodied from the punch Jynx had delivered earlier
”I assure you this isn’t over yet…" - Xemnas uttered silently to himself as he smirked, snapping his fingers as he opened a corridor to darkness under Jynx teleporting him back to the others within the Exiled.
“You can consider this the first blow thrown by the Organization.” He smirked slightly disappearing into another corridor to nothingness, his laughter echoing through the halls.
Jynx just lay there unconscious a midst the streets of The World That Never Was.
"I feel..cold."
It was dark inside, nothing and nobody near for miles as Jynx lay flat on the pavement.
"I..I can't move"
He uttered as he began opening his eyes trying to use his arms to left himself up in vain.
He began to drift off again as he heard a familiar voice.
"Hehehehe...You have abandoned your purpose..."
The voice echoed
"XEMNAS!"
Jynx began to shout
"You Did This! You Put Me Here!"
He gritted his teeth trying to move himself.
"The first time was a warning, next time I won't be so generous.."
The voice laughed
"If I ever get another chance I swear..."
Xemnas interrupted
"What? Kill me?"
He laughed at the thought
"You are nothing more than a simple tool Jynx."
"The sooner you realize that the easier your life will be."
"A failed experiment bound to serve out your life in service of Organization XIII.."
Jynx chuckled a little
"I hate to break it to ya..but you but I'm nobody's tool.."
Xemnas smirked
"Oh...well then what of your friend..."
He reached down, smirking, as Jynx's face changed from anger to shock.
Xemnas pulled his hand as he revealed the face of Xana.
"Will you protect your dearly beloved? or just let her fade away into nothingness..."
"My My...choices choices..."
He chuckled a little.
"You better not lay a hand on her Xemnas or I'll.."
He was cut short yet again
"Or what? You'll Kill me? Like i haven't heard THAT before"
"Soon you will realize your purpose. Why allow these foolish emotions control your life..."
"Anger and Hate are supreme..."
Jynx interrupted
"I maybe ruled by my emotion but at least I have a heart!"
"Not destroying countless beings and worlds to obtain one."
"I will never join you..."
Xemnas retorted
"So It's you then.."
"You have come this far and still you understand nothing..."
"You will come over to my side. Even if i have to destroy ever last thing you care about..."
"Yes..It will all be over soon enough whether you want it or not"
"..Follow the cool chill down your spin...."
Jynx regained control of himself, as Xemnas' voice dissipated into the atmosphere.
He opened his eyes struggling to his feet slowly stumbling back against a tower nearby.
He turned slowly looking around frantically as he laid his eyes upon the skyscraper off in the distance.
"Here!"
A voiced echoed as Xemnas emerged from a corridor to darkness atop this colossal tower.
The atmosphere around them began changing into a dark void.
Towers began to crumbling at the roots and any and everything spiraled freely in the open air.
Jynx questioned
"How in the..."
"Xemnas shouted"
"You see!"
"This is the power of the true darkness. Nothingness itself!"
"Don't fight the truth!"
"What you always have been..."
"I'm afraid I have to decline your offer FRIEND!"
Xemnas smirked
"Then you leave me no choice..."
The atmosphere began breathing heartless upon countless heartless.
They flowed from the surfaces spiraling and contorting their bodies every which way as they escaped.
Xemnas stood looking firm atop the skyscraper looking down at the chaos below.
He glared at Jynx and Jynx back at him.
With a flash Dusk & Dawn appeared in Jynx's hands as he gripped them firm rushing through the hoard of heartless that surrounded him, cutting down dared to attack.
Jynx reached the skyscraper banishing his blades away running up the side.
He reached the top looking up to see Xemnas glaring down at him.
"So it's you then.."
Xemnas uttered once more
Jynx's eyes were caught by Xana's body laughing limp near the edge of the tower.
Jynx whispered
"Xana!.."
Xemnas smirked
"Don't bother. Your voice can no longer reach her where she is..."
"Not to worry...soon you will join be joining her..."
Jynx infuriated
"You will die here today Xemnas!..."
He smirked
"Hmph..Go ahead and try..."
The two readied their blades in anticipation for the Ultimate Showdown.
One Will Triumph and One Will Fall
Jynx anxiously gripped his blade, glaring into the eyes of Xemnas who was staring back, a smug look on his face. The wind around them flourished and subsided spontaneously off and on seemingly foreshadowing the struggle about to commence. In an instant Jynx rushed ahead, yelling with all his might, as he charged toward Xemnas almost as to reject and frighten away the fact that he knew he cannot win this battle with strength alone. Putting all of his strength into his attack, Jynx swung down on Xemnas, however as soon as his blade connected with Xemnas' flesh his image seemed to fade into the atmosphere.
"DAMMIT!"
Jynx uttered slightly annoyed as he sensed Xemnas behind him; Jynx flung his arm backwards in effort to struck him, but was stopped. Turning slowly he could saw that Xemnas blocked his attack head on with little to no effort, he smirked.
"Anger and Hate are supreme. Let your rage consume you..."
Jynx felt his fear turn to hatred.
“SHUT UP!”
He growled forcing all of his strength upwards, breaking the struggle between the two, he knelt down keyblades in hand rushing Xemnas again. Jynx swung wildly with both blades, but his efforts were in vain. Xemnas seemed to deflect every attempt Jynx made; he delivered a kick dead center in Jynx’s ribs sending him a ways backward until he struck the concrete with force. He began breathing hard, his chest pounding as he slowly managed to raise himself to his feet. His stamina was starting to fade fast. Jynx found it harder to move as he lifted his blades ready to attack yet again, preparing to square off.
As he thrust off his feet, charging again Xemnas appeared directly in front of him, summoning his sabers as he spun in a circular motion, shredding through Jynx’s robe and chest. He lay motionless in the air, hands dangling beside him, as Xemnas reappeared above him, placing his feet Jynx’s his chest driving him into the concrete again. The building shifted slightly, cracking down the sides sending pieces into the air.
“GAHHHH!!”
Jynx screamed, coughing up a bit of blood , Xemnas stood over him smirking
“It is futile. There is nothing left for you here except DEATH, such is the fate of an empty shell.”
Xemnas mocked. Jynx gritted his teeth as Xemnas applied more pressure on against his chest; he turned his head slightly spotting his keyblade, slowly summoning it into his hands. In a flash of light Dusk appeared in his right hand. Jynx swung in an effort to strike his aggressor, but his attempt was in vain. Xemnas swung his saber deflecting the impact of the swing and slashed Jynx across the forearm.
“Foolish. You just don’t learn do you?”
Xemnas continued mocking Jynx, lifting his sabers in victory preparing to finish of this failed excuse of an experiment.
He swung down, striking the ground. Jynx looked on fear in his eyes as Xemnas smirked.
“Time to come back home.”
Xemnas uttered as he picked Jynx up with his right hand by the collar of his coat dragging him across the gravel.
Jynx struggled against his grip but to no avail. Humiliated and Defeated he stopped fighting, gandering over towards Xana’s unconscious frame.
“I’m sorry…”
Xemnas smirked, dragging him across the cold gravel, Jynx continued struggling to free himself from his grip, looking towards Xana remembering the promise he made to her.
“A promise….to protect you…”
Jynx uttered to himself softly as a flash of light struck the ground, a spear homing in on their location. Xemnas quickly let go of Jynx in an attempt to spin out of its path.
“You’re still as aware as ever I see, this’ll be better than I thought.”
A voice spoke from out of the behind the clouds of dust created by the spear.
“That voice!”
“That voice…”
Jynx and Xemnas spoke simultaneously in shock as they realized recognized its owner. An Ultima aura sprang forth as the silhouette of an all too familiar face stepped through.
“Zaxeldion!”
The two shouted in unison again as Zaxeldion smiled at the both of them, straightening himself him.
“Long time no see, Xemnas. How long’s it been? 3 maybe 4 years…”
Zaxeldion dusted himself off a bit.
“Let me guess. You didn’t think you’d be seeing me again eh?”
Xemnas’ smirk subsided
“You. We were sure you’d die that day even after your lackeys rescued you from oblivion.”
He uttered to Zaxeldion.
“I’ve got to admit you came damn close, but not close enough.”
Zaxeldion showed a smug look of satisfaction across his face, as picked up his lance.
“I’ve been waiting a long time for this.”
He spoke at Xemnas.
“As have I.”
Xemnas retorted, he summoned his sabers to his sides as he pointed one in the direction of Zaxeldion and the other in that of Jynx’s
“It would appear I’ll have to wait a bit longer to take you back with us. Recover quickly. This shouldn’t last too long. I’d hate to think that that was the true extent of your power…after all, I created you.”
Zaxeldion looked at Jynx for a moment, seeing the anger show on his face.
“That’s it; let your emotions be your strength, learn to harness it and you will be strong. Perhaps even more so than me.”
He thought to himself, smiling, turning as he watched Xemnas disappear into a corridor to darkness. He focused his attention back towards Jynx.
“Jynx, are you okay?”
Jynx glanced over at Zaxeldion and back towards Xana.
“I’ve been better”
He spoke struggling to his feet, holding his wounds as he lifted himself up, carrying himself closer to her.
Zaxeldion walked to Jynx, holding out his hand as he grabbed it, pulling himself up.
“Where did Xemnas go?”
Jynx exclaimed.
“He’ll be back…”
He answered looking at Xana and then at Jynx.
“You care about her don’t you?”
Zaxeldion asked, as he knelt down next to them.
“Yeah, I guess you could say that. It’s a long story.”
Jynx replied, looking back up at Zaxeldion.
“You know I can still remember when we first rescued her. She has a very special power within her, not too different from yours Jynx. It’s why we sought after you for so long.”
Jynx stared up a little confused, as he started to respond a corridor opened up behind Zaxeldion.
“There!”
Zaxeldion turned, Jynx pointing at the highest point of a nearby building. Jynx resummoned his keyblades, he could feel his rage slowly return as he gritted his teeth.
Xemnas stood on the edge of the building holding out his arms as if to invite them to attack.
“So you’ve healed your wounds a bit Jynx, this shall be very interesting.”
Xemnas spoke aloud as he lifted his hands to the sky; electricity formed around his arms and hands.
Suddenly a huge portal to darkness began to open in the sky above them, hundreds upon hundreds of nobody and heartless sprung forth from within it as the portal grew larger consuming the sky little by little as each second passed by.
“Oh shit…”
Jynx looked on in amazement.
“Don’t worry, the others can handle themselves. Right now we need to focus on Xemnas.”
Zaxeldion muttered to him.
“Now I can rid this world of two annoyances. Zaxeldion your pride has lead you back to me, even though you’re in no condition to face me as you are now.”
Zaxeldion smirked readying his staff.
“My condition is just a matter of opinion.”
He pointed his lance towards Xemnas as it began to glow that all too familiar golden color, the tip almost seemed to bleed a burning red.
“I wonder if you’ll be saying the same thing after I’m kicking your ass up and down this city. I’m not alone this time around.”
Xemnas gazed at Zaxeldion as his smirked subside yet again.
“So be it.”
Xemnas summoned his sabers at his sides once again as he nodded over to Jynx, pointing is blades towards Xana, smirking.Jynx felt his anger flourish more as a red aura began to show around his body. He looked over towards Xana and back up Xemnas.
“You’re right Anger & Hate are supreme.”
Xemnas said, smiling a devilish grin.
“I’ll show you just how right you are… DAD!”
Jynx nodded at Zaxeldion and vice versa as they both took over, lunging towards their common enemy, slashing through countless heartless and nobodies as they reached the peak. Xemnas laughed as they homed in on his location, holding out his arms as their world began to change. Zaxeldion lifted his lance high above his head, slashing down at Xemnas who spun out of its path. As he started to land, Jynx lie under him ready and waiting as he spun in circles, spiraling up towards him. Xemnas held down his sabers blocking the attack, flying backwards to the edge of the tower.
“Good.”
Xemnas beckoned Jynx. Furious and filled with rage, he lunged ahead once again slashing and swirling is keyblades wildly at Xemnas, as he dodged and weaved in and out of each swipe.
“You lack accuracy boy…”
Xemnas egged him on, extending his leg to kick, however this time Jynx spun out of the way of the attack. He skidded as he landed, regaining his footing.
“Do something I won’t expect next time!”
He mocked, hurling Dusk towards Xemnas. He dodged out of the way as it spun towards his face. Xemnas smirked, turning back around revealing a small cut across his cheek. Jynx smirked as he rushed Xemnas again, however upon reaching his location his image began to disappear as Zaxeldion lay below him charging his aura into his lance as he swung up cutting Xemnas across the chest. The blood began to pour outward as Xemnas gripped his chest, a corridor opening up behind him as he stumbled back into it.