Chapter 1
Forgiveness
It had been 2 years now and for those two years he got the privilege to watch his members have what's left of their existence torn away from them one by one. Zexion, Demyx, and Vexen were first to go, then the stronger ones, Axel, Marluxia, and Saix soon followed. He could still remember Saix reaching out for Xemnas to help him before he was also torn from existence.
But now he was next in line and nothing could help him. He watched as some unknown force ripped and tore at his coat as it tried to get to him to finish him off completely like the others.
Xemnas didn't understand why he and his members were banished to this kind of ending.
He heard more sounds of clothing ripping the watched as small black spiky particles floated upwards, he frowned and covered the spot with his hand, but more ripping sounds came and more partials floated up from his arm. It was hopeless he was going to die but why, why was it taking so long he had seen Zexion and Demyx die within minutes but this had been going on for months now.
Of course he knew the reason, he was the strongest nobody so far. He ground his teeth at the thought, if it was his turn to truly die then why drag the process on slowly and painfully, why not just get it over with.
Xemnas winced as another spot started to tear and more particles flew up, "Ansem maybe you were right, maybe I was foolish to do what I did. All those experimentations I did, going against your direct orders, casting off my own body for power." He closed his eyes it seemed that in this hour, in the last few minutes of his very life he had somehow remembered what guilt felt like and he didn't like it. "Sora, what have I done to you, my actions ruined your life, drug you away from your home your friends, I even turned Riku against you. But did I care? No I was blinded by my own goals, but no matter what I say I can never make it up to you."
He fell silent and waited to die, but after a few minutes a voice woke him up.
"Do you really mean that Xemnas?"
His eyes flashed open; he pushed himself up, and tried to find out who was talking to him. "What?"
"Xemnas answer quickly now you don't have much more time left. Do you mean what you just said about Sora?"
Xemnas looked around, "Yes every word."
No answer came for a while, he frowned "So much for wanting to make things right." He curled himself up the best he could and tried to get to sleep.
"I can tell you are sincere." The voice said.
Xemnas looked up and watched the swirls of darkness that were in his torture chamber slowly vanish and a sort of peace swept over the area. He uncurled himself and looked around, "What." He suddenly sensed a presence behind him and immediately got up to face the intruder. "Who are you?" he asked as he materialized his weapons.
"Put those weapons away if you expect to even have a chance at leaving here."
"I said who are you?" he crossed his light swords in front of him.
"Xemnas don't make me take back my decision."
Xemnas growled then put his weapons away; "Well forgive me for being a little scared of the talking black shadowy thing in front of me. Wait decision to do what?"
The shadowy figure walked closer, "To let you out of here."
"What why?
"Xemnas, I've watched you all through this, watched the darkness tear away at you and hoping that at least you would change for the better. For two years I watched you try to fight."
"Fight what?"
"Fight the memory of what having a heart felt like, there were times I almost gave up. You have proven me today that you can change. It must be because here in the darkness you are the closest to the heart that you gave away twelve years ago." He said as a heart appeared next to him lighting up his face.
Xemnas' eyes widened "My… my heart." He walked forward to get it but slammed into an invisible wall just one foot in front of it.
"I love my job." The stranger said.
Xemnas backed up and shrugged "What the hell why can't I have it?"
"You can just as soon as you pass your test."
"Test?"
"It's simple prove to me that you mean what you just said that you want to make up what you did to Sora."
"How?"
"By helping him against the newest threat."
"What newest threat?"
"Well you'll just have to find out for yourself, but to make things easier he is a fallen angel the only one that has consumed himself with darkness, and has never been betrayed by it. You will notice him by his one wing."
"Ok simple I can do this."
"Not so hasty now there are rules to be followed. One: No weapons, well at least not your light swords if you want a weapon learn to use a normal weapon."
Xemnas narrowed his eyes "Then how am I suppose to defend myself till then."
"Brush up on hand to hand combat is all I can tell you. Two: No powers, no pretty energy spheres, that weird energy draining attack you do, nothing."
Xemnas twitched "What!?!"
"You heard me. Also say goodbye to your control over the darkness, and you know what that means no portals."
Xemnas growled deeply at the stranger.
"if you want to get out of here then pass the first test without your abilities. Once you do I'll give them back. It's just a small price to pay for freedom and your heart, or do you like staying here and wasting away slowly? Not like I mind either way."
"How can you do this?"
"It's simple half of your power and abilities is fueled by darkness and I control that darkness, because I am its ruler."
Xemnas raised an eyebrow, "Ok whatever I'll do it but you owe me a fight when we meet again."
"Sure if that's what you want. Now return to the world you ruined." The stranger raised a hand making the area below Xemnas fade away.
"Wait, tell me your name first."
"It's Dark, Dark Night. Now goodbye for now Xemnas."
Xemnas looked down as the floor gave away.
Dark watched him fall, "I really love my job."
Meanwhile Xemnas was falling through the air, he looked down as Disney castle got closer and closer, this would have been so bad if he wasn't falling headfirst. So he twisted himself around and positioned his feet under him and readied himself for a rough landing.
The ground seemed to get there pretty fast and he soon landed hard, it didn't take long for the pain to rush to his head or for him to collapse on the ground.