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In a large white room, thirteen thrones stood high above the floor. Axel was furious.
"No way!" he shouted, pounding his fist on the arm of his throne. "It's too soon. You can't seriously get rid of him!"
"It's an order," another hooded man said calmly. "Why do you hesitate? You who has been ruthless towards those who have turned their backs on the Organization." He gestured to the many empty thrones.
"But it's not like that," Axel protested. "Neither Lelie nor him betrayed us, they can't come back!"
"If they don't return, you know what you must do." A spear materialized in the air beside the man. "Or you will face the consequences." The spear embedded itself inches from Axel's head. Axel didn't flinch.
The man in the tallest throne held up his hand, stopping the other dark figure. The man growled, but the spear disappeared. The man in the tallest throne turned his hand toward Axel. It started to glow with a bright white energy. The Nobodies in the Organization hated that energy.
"So you'll turn me into a Dusk," Axel said dryly, rolling his eyes at the common threat. The other two men stayed quiet. Axel huffed. "All right. I'll do it, if that's what you want."
The energy faded from the man's hand. "Good. Remember, Lelie must not be harmed. If she fights back, don't scratch her up too much. Roxas, on the other hand, may be eliminated."
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Roxas
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Roxas shot up in his bed, gasping for breath. He looked around, confused. Didn't he fall off the tower?
"I'm dreaming..." he muttered. "But which parts...were the dream?"
====Time Skip====
Roxas and the rest of the group were hanging out in the clubhouse. Olette was ticked off at the rest of the group for forgetting they had homework.
"Three days left of summer vacation, so don't even mention that assignment," Hayner groaned.
"But we agreed we'd finish it today," Olette reminded him.
Roxas was confused. "Yesterday, I fell off the clock tower. Didn't I?"
"You wouldn't be here if you did!" Hayner told him.
"But man, that was a close one," Pence sighed.
Olette walked up to them and planted her hands on her hips. "Stop changing the subject!"
Hayner sighed. "Okay already! You win. We'll do the homework. Stupid independent study. So, anybody got any great ideas for a subject?"
Roxas thought. "Maybe...we could study the stuff that's happening to me. You know, the dreams and... the guys in white and black."
"Forget it," Hayner snapped.
"Why?" Roxas asked.
"You know, things have been weird with you and the town since the photos were stolen, right?" Hayner replied.
"Well tomorrow, we're all gonna search the town and find out what's been going on," Pence finished.
"Lots of people are helping out," Olette added.
Roxas gave a small smile. "All that for me? I'll go get some ice cream!" He ran out of the clubhouse to fetch the group's favorite treat.
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Hurting Hope
أدب الهواة(Sequel to Light From the Past) After Lelie was taken from her home and her memories wiped, she became a part of a much bigger picture than anything she imagined. Fresh from just losing her best friends, trusting others became a life-and-death str...
