Kingdom Hearts; The Heartless Keeper

Chapter XIV; Memories

The red-haired Nobody cursed again as he looked up and down the white halls of Castle Oblivion. He leaned against a wall with a loud sigh of frustration.

"How hard is it to find one stupid room in this castle?" He muttered to himself. He looked down at the ground in thought, his eyes narrowing. His focus was anywhere but the world around him. It was on where the hell that stupid room was, and what his friends were up to without him. He didn't hear the footsteps that came closer and closer.

Y poked her head around the corner looking down the halls cautiously, looking to see if anyone was around. Her eyes widened seeing the red-haired Nobody that was presumed dead. She blinked a few times then shook her head as if trying to erase a delusion. Looking up again she saw Axel still stood muttering angrily to himself.

"Axel? What are you doing here?" Y asked as she walked towards him. Axel jumped his head snapping towards Y.

"Where did you come from?" Axel asked shocked. Y rolled her eyes unimpressed.

"The darkness. Where most Heartless come from." She replied sarcastically. "Now you answer my question, what are you doing here?" She placed her hands on her hips and tapped her foot as she waited for an answer.

Axel sighed. "I'm looking for some room that's supposedly hidden in the castle." He replied rubbing the back of his head.

"What kind of room?" Y asked rocking on her feet. She tipped her head to the side curiously.

"The kind I can't tell you about because if my boss finds out I mentioned it I'll get killed." Axel replied. He turned to walk away and continue his search. Y laughed a little.

"There's only one person alive who knows every secret of this castle. I might not be that person but I'm the closest you'll get." Axel froze considering her words. "So which room are you looking for?" Y asked. Her tone had changed losing the happy cheerful tone she usually had. Her voice was now pressing and demanding. A little scary in Axel's opinion.

"The Chamber of Waking," Axel replied not turning around. He stared at the ground waiting for Y's reply. Y looked at Axel with a calculating glare.

"Why are you after Ven?" She asked quietly. Axel looked over his shoulder at her confused.

"Is that who's in the chamber?" He asked. He turned his head away again and rubbed the back of his head. "I really don't know. I was just told to find it. The boss seemed pretty obsessed with it though."

Y sighed heavily and rubbed her neck nervously. "One, you're going the wrong way. Two, if I show you, you can't tell anyone else where it is." Axel looked at her and nodded. Y motioned for him to follow before turning and walking away. Axel followed her soundlessly. Y sighed looking down.

"I'm sorry about what happened to you and Isa." She whispered just barely loud enough for Axel to hear. Axel looked down at her shocked. His shocked expression changed to a small smile and a nod.

"I'm sorry about happened to you and your friends. Pretty crappy deal you got." He said quietly. "One is a vegetable, one is possessed, one wonders hell aimlessly, and you lost your heart." Y smirked and nodded.

"I'm not going to ask how you knew that." She said with a small grin. Axel shrugged as if it was no big deal.

"I have my ways." Axel said. Y laughed but it was quickly cut off.

"Here it is." Y said stopping in front of a set of doors.

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X sighed looking out over the vast barren land. There were cliffs and craters all around. Keyblades stabbed into the ground making what looked like a crossroad. He remembered training here with the first person that even came close to being considered a friend when X had first become a Heartless. A boy just as dark and moody as X. He had been created by their master for one purpose. He knew it and accepted it. He believed in that goal with every fiber of his being. He thought it would save him from his broken existence. But he had died for it. Died for a lie their master had told.