two locks.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[Roxas appears on the Plane, a strange weapon in his hands. He seems about ready to relax from his fighting pose when out of the ground comes a creature as black as night, with eyes glowing like the full moon.

Immediately, he tenses.] It followed me!?

[Shortly after, two more Shadows and a Soldier make themselves known, the latter making awful rattling sounds as it jerks around in uncoordinated movement. Roxas wastes no time, setting out to attack the Heartless with wild abandon. His technique is a bit unorthodox while still being deadly in execution. They're weak, and so are dispatched easily enough—crystalline hearts float above the spots they were destroyed and disappear into the sky.

Strange orbs also drop from them and, as Roxas walks closer, seem to fly to him (and his wallet) as if magnetized.]

I didn't think they'd be able to come here with me...

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[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

[ At the sight of the monsters, a lightning spell crackles to life in her hands, but Roxas handles them before she has to do anything. She watches the hearts float to the sky before finally finding her voice. ]

What in the name of Pokiehl were those?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[He glances over, Keyblade now at a rest over his shoulder. Seeing she was about to try and help makes him smile a little in thanks.]

Heartless.

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

They could sink into the ground like shadow zeroes. Ick, so creepy. You all right?

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She watches, a little wide-eyed, and then blinks.]

I didn't know that they could, either...

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[He looks almost worried for a second, then smiles sheepishly.]

Yeah... guess I'll have to be more careful from now on.

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

[She nods, but she's more worried about you, Roxas! >:]

Are you alright?

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Whoa! [Like Angela, Axel looks about to slice open some Heartless heads himself, but Roxas takes care of everything before he can so much as toss a chakram.]

You alright?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[Roxas grins at Axel. These were just the small fry, man.]

Of course.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[He eases a bit, though there's something more serious on his mind.]

Noticed anything weird recently?

[contract_star]

[Has been watching from a distance, since the kid seemed to be doing alright on his own. Once the shadows are gone he approaches.] What...were those things?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[Roxas places the Keyblade over his shoulder now that it's not in use.]

Those were Heartless.

[contract_star]

And what are Heartless?

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

[Shun still has his practice gear on. Although he shifts into an attack stance, he isn't sure if his practice chains will be any use against the things. But the time he's made up his mind, Roxas has already taken care of them.]

What were those things?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

They were Heartless.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

Heartless? [Even the name doesn't sound good] What exactly were they? They looked like monsters..

[pactum.livejournal.com]

[Emil watches from the sidelines, totally ready to jump in, but holding back when he realizes Roxas has it covered. His hand moves from his sword handle to his side.]

Were those... Heartless?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[Smiling a little, seeing that Emil was apparently going to actually try and fight. Then he shakes his head.]

Yeah.

[pactum.livejournal.com]

[Of course!]

You're... okay, right?

[lamb_of_gold]

[What.]

Friends of yours?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

... no.

[lamb_of_gold]

What were they, then?

[Yes Roxas. The last you saw of this boy, he was twelve.]

[mercwamouth]

[Deadpool whistles.]

i lol'd.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

... Huh?

[allstrings.livejournal.com]

[Jolyne just stares. It isn't everyday you see something explode into yellowish munny balls.]

Woah.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[Roxas looks a bit sheepish.]

Eheheheh... Sorry about that.