Kingdom Hearts: Destati

[nojerom_14]

yep Marian's my first name, dude.

[blendedhearts]

ah, ok. you can call me nick.

[nojerom_14]

alright, Nick.
what d'you think'll happen next?
oh wait.. i forgot. Merlin's so unpredictable there's no way we could guess XD

[Merlin326]

Originally Posted by nojerom_14

alright, Nick.
what d'you think'll happen next?
oh wait.. i forgot. Merlin's so unpredictable there's no way we could guess XD

unpredictible, huh? i just like to keep my readers guessing.

with all due respect,
Merlin326

[Xuan]

It's predictable, but we just don't want to predict it.

[mileycyrus13]

Prove it.
PS:you can call me rachel

[nojerom_14]

hi Rachel.. you can probably already see what my name is.

*waits patiently- MOM TOOK MY FREAKIN CANDY, DANGET :cursing:- for chappi*

[mileycyrus13]

ya le duh!

next chappie i might not be here.

[Merlin326]

at last, an update for you all.

next chapter's going well, despite my just starting it yesturday, and should be finished by my earilier deadline. after that, expect chapters to come every other day (excluding Chrismas and the Eve thereof) for the remainder of the year.

also, i am happy to inform you that i now own the movie Dragonheart, for those who know what it is. so expect that world to make an apperance in the near future. it is truely a good movie and its rousing yet heartwarming main theme, To the Stars, is used in many trailers, and has become synonymous with tear jerk films with films with bittersweet yet triumphant rises to glory.

indeed, the movie is one of the few that is able to make me cry every time.

with all due respect,
Merlin326

[R0ad H0g]

Good chapter. Dragon Heart is a good movie. Would you say it is better than the sequil? Also: I have Exams this week so I may miss a chapter or two.

[Merlin326]

Originally Posted by R0ad H0g

Good chapter. Dragon Heart is a good movie. Would you say it is better than the sequil? Also: I have Exams this week so I may miss a chapter or two.

better? yeah. sequels usually arent better than the origionals (Especialy with movies). the only exceptions i can think of to this rule offhand are the Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Pirates of the Carrebean movies (and, of course, Kingdom Hearts).

as for missing chapters, dont worry. it is unrealistic to think that all of one's readers will be able to keep up all the time, especially when im posting new chapters every other day.

with all due respect,
Merlin326

[Merlin326]

and a new chapter for you all.
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Fragmented Tale the 8th
That night
Requiem

That night, Xando sat in bed, thinking. Ever since he had found Aloz, locked up in that secret room beneath the castle, he had a feeling, a horrible, terrible feeling. The clues were all there, waiting for him to assemble them.

He shook his head sadly and pulled out his ocarina. He then began to play a sad melody. A song that commemorated the recently dead. A requiem. He played for well over an hour, tears in his eyes. When he finally stopped playing, he merely sat there, sobbing.

Suddenly, he felt a cold, pale hand on his shoulder, and he knew that the magic had worked.

“I… didn’t think you would come,” he said full of remorse and sadness.

“And why is that?” came the reply.

“Well, technically, you aren’t …dead yet. You’re not even born.”

“You cast the spell, Xando. I am dead to you, so it would work. Is that the only reason you can come up with?”

“…no. I… was afraid you wouldn’t come. I feared… you may not have wanted to speak to me again…”

“Why would you think that?”

“I… wasn’t able to save you. I… wasn’t strong enough…”

“You tried. You were there for me. If you could have, you would have saved me. That is all that matters.”

“But… it was because of me that you died. If I hadn’t gone there that night, this… never would have happened…”

“I don’t blame you for my death. I have never blamed you.”

“And yet… it’s my fault… it’s all my fault that any of this happened.”

“If you let your grief and self-hatred remain, it will kill you from the inside out.”

“I was never meant to live in the first place,” Xando said bitterly.

“And what makes you say that?” came the stern reply, “just because you were born of an experiment
doesn’t mean…”

“Yes it does!” Xando yelled, “You don’t know! I’ve figured out the truth, and you would be surprised at just what I am. I’m… an abomination.”

“You are who you choose to be, Xando. I understand your guilt and your grief, but you need to move on.”

“Are you saying I should forget you?”

“Not forget, Xando, merely to move past your grief. Think on it, Xando. Have you ever caught yourself wishing I had never existed, just so you could be sparred this pain?”

Xando was about to reply sharply, but caught himself. He had truly thought this at times. Terra’s warning from 2 years ago came to his mind.

…That impossible anger strangling the grief, until the memory of your loved ones is just… poison in your veins… And one day you catch yourself wishing the person you loved had never existed, so you'd be spared your pain…

“… I can’t…” he finally whispered, “The pain… it is just too great. I can’t … not until Xehanort is dead!”

“Is there anything I can say to keep you from your revenge?”

“…no…”

“Very well. But promise me this, Xando. Promise me you won’t harm you’re new friends just to further your
vendetta.”

Xando turned to the ghost of his dear friend, “I do not have the luxury of friends anymore, Colette. I do not wish to recreate the pain again.”

“No matter what you may think or say,” Colette said, “you are not heartless, Xando. Even you need friends to support you, to keep you standing. To go on without friends is an impossible task.”

“I will not recreate that pain, Colette!” Xando repeated sharply, “I will not.”

“Very well,” Colette sighed, fading from sight, “but remember this, Xando. No matter what happens, no matter what goes on, you will always be my big brother. I will always believe in you to do the right thing. Even if you don’t believe in yourself…”

“You haven’t given up on me yet.”

“Never.”

Then she was gone, back to the realm of the dead. Xando merely sat there, contemplating her words and advice.

As dawn approached, he rose to his feet and wrote a note to Sora and his friends. He then opened a Gate and stepped inside. It was time to set his plan into motion. He decided he would try to forget his grief and to move on past her death. But no matter what she said, he would not let go of his revenge. He would avenge her death.

Funny thing was, she hadn’t died yet, nor had she even been born. But these facts didn’t matter to Xando. He would kill Xehanort and his apprentice, avenge Colette’s death, and after that … his life would no longer have meaning…

But there was another complication, now. Aloz the Dark. An air of mystery seemed to surround him, and everything connected to him; an intricate web of shadows and deceit. Fortunately, Xando was prepared for this.

In the two years he had waited for Sora’s rescue, he had gone over his plan repeatedly in his head. He had come up with every possible eventuality. So he had taken the time to gather assistance. Yes, he would send them after Aloz. And then…

“Give me time, Colette,” Xando whispered, “I will join you in the afterlife in due time.”
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yet another chapter in the tradegy of Xando's life. hope you enjoyed it.

with all due respect,
Merlin326

[blendedhearts]

Xandos gonna die? aw, now that's sad. but, if Mar is right, Merlin might do something that none of us expect.

[Roxi-chan]

When I was reading the beginning of Xando's and Colette's conversation I was all like--
"Xando is soooo reminding me of Cloud and Colette is soooo reminding me of Aerith."

Anywhos, good chapter.
^_^

[Merlin326]

well, i based this conversation on Cloud's 'conversations' with Aeirith in Advent Children.

and as for death, i only say this. Xando does have a deathwish, but whether he actually dies or not is going to be a subject of debate.

with all due respect,
Merlin326