Chasing Destiny

Dying To Meet You

If you haven't read the prior chapter, you REALLY should before this one :)

Oh, and speech in italics reference whichever boy you choose~

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Lexaeus was killed by Sora with a fatal blow to the head.

Xaldin was shot to death by Riku.

Marluxia was gutted by Roxas.

Luxord was stabbed by you.

Larxene was defeated by a blow to the back of the head by Ven.

Vexen was killed, but how and by whom, you weren't sure. It was either Cloud, Leon, Xion, or Genesis who accomplished the deed.

Saix was fighting Reno, Axel, Terra, and Aqua.

Xigbar was engulfed in a death match with Zack, Noctis, and Yuffie.

Sora, Riku, and Roxas had disappeared to find Xemnas.

Demyx and Zexion were nowhere to be found, so you could only guess their fates.

And Vanitas is dead, his lifeless body lying in his own blood in the room above you.

You start to sniffle slightly, your eyes burning from the angry tears falling down your cheeks. It wasn't the first time you had watched someone die, since Luxord died at your hands and in your arms, but your heart is still breaking ever so slightly. You tried to save Vanitas in the simplest way you could, but you failed. He had still tried to kill you, remaining a pawn of the darkness until the end. Ven gently starts to rub your exposed arm, and your eyes dart up to his.

"Are you okay?" he asks softly, and numbly, you start to nod.

"I will be," you murmur, resting a hand on top of his. "I owe you my life, Ven."

He laughs a little at your statement, shrugging a shoulder lazily. You can tell by the flush on his cheeks he's embarrassed.

"Good thing I was sent up here then, isn't it?" he asks, and you tilt your head slightly.

"You were sent up here...?"

"After your discussion, over the headset... He told me to hurry to the top of the castle. To kill Vanitas," Ven explains, and your eyes widen.

The headset! Yours was either smashed or caked in blood by now, possibly both. Noticing your expression, Ven smiles as he takes your hand in his. Something bulky is placed in your palm, and you glance down only to spot his headset sitting there.

"Talk to him," he adds, dropping your hand as he takes a step back to give you some space.