The Cold-Hearted One Returns
Your hatred is the source of your power, dear one.Never forget that...
Rixa woke up suddenly, trying to grasp the meaning of the words someone had whispered to her in her dream.Her dreams had started to become stranger and stranger since she began to remember the things she saw.
"Your hatred is the source of your power, dear one.Never forget that...What could it mean?", she said to herself, "Ugh, I feel...strange...Like there's somethign stirring in me..."
She groaned slightly, holding her arms over her chest.The pain slowly became stronger, a sheer laughter going through her head.It whispered things to her, trying to get her to sleep.
Sleep, dear one.Sleep...Let your troubles disappear...
"I can't do that...Just shut up and leave me alone!"
Sleep...Let me make all your troubles go away...
Rixa tried desperately to fight the voice, but it drained her energy away.She fell to the floor, unconciousness taking over her.Silence filled the room, save for the laughter.She opened her eyes, picking herself up from the floor, and staring at the mirror.Her eyes were blood-red, almost serpent like.She giggled a little and left the room, not taking her coat.Axel was waiting for Rixa to arrive, worried that she might have overslept.She'd be going along on a mission with him today and it wasn't like her to be late.
"What could be taking her so long?"
He lifted his gaze to the entrance, noticing a whistling coming from the end.Rixa appeared, being the one whistling the tune, and approached him.Axel felt a chill go up his spine when he saw that the color of her eyes had changed.
"Not this side of her...", he thoght, trying to pretend he was glad to see her.He smiled at her, extending his arm to her.She scoffed at him and turned to face Saix, who was busy with his papers.
"So what do you have for me today, Scarface?", she said, mocking him, "No crappy jobs or I might have to punish you."
"What did you say to me?", he yelled, getting angry, "Are you trying to provoke me, Rixa???"
"What's it look like, Scarface?", she giggled, "You're far too weak to take on me."
"Saix, just ignore her.", Axel whispered, breaking in, "This isn't like her...Just look at her eyes."
"What do I care?She disrespected me and no one gets away with that.", Saix whispered to him, not looking into Rixa's eyes, "And I don't tolerate disrespect."
"Saix, please.Look at her eyes."
Saix groaned, but listened to Axel.He looked at Rixa's eyes, his eyes widening as he saw that they were blood-red.She smirked at him, somehow enjoying the look on his face.Saix remembered what he had discovered about her, back when Xemnas had asked him to find out about her past.
The darkness personified...
"Look, you have no work today.", Saix said, trying to play it off, "Today is a day off for you both."
"A day off?Where's the killing?", she yelled, "If I don't get to kill, I'm taking it out on you!"
"Now, now, Rixa, we should be going.", Axel said, holding her back, "We don't always get days off this often."
Rixa groaned, agreeing with Axel.She gave Saix one final look and turned to enter the portal Axel had opened.As they reappeared in Twilight Town, Rixa glared at everything around her.Saix not giving her a satisfying mission had ticked her off.She absolutely hated not doing anything.
"Come on, the Clock Tower's waiting for us."
"I'm not going anywhere.", she said, sensing a familiar presence, "I have better things to do than hang out with you."
She walked off, leaving Axel to stay by himself.Following the scent of the presence, she headed toward the woods in front of the mansion.
"Come out, come out, wherever you are...", she whispered, walking around with a look of glee in her eyes.Riku was hiding on a tree branch, having sensed the darkness that was inside Rixa.He was afraid of this darkness, realizing that this couldn't possibly be her.This darkness had only hatred, while Rixa's darkness was one full of sadness.He stayed where he was, aware that if she found him, things would get ugly.
"So you won't play with me, will you, little mouse?Then let's leave it for another day."
She disappeared, whistling as she went on her way.Riku leaped off the branch, carefully landing without hurting himself.
"That darkness...is even fouler than Ansem's could ever be.What in the world is she???"
Rixa laughed to herself, stretching out her arms and touching the walls around her.They began to crack, smalls trails of darkness seeping through.
"Yes..come out, my little ones.Let your rage free..."
"Stop this!!!"
Axel jumped out, grabbing and tackling her to the floor.Rixa clawed at his face, trying to get him off.
"Now stop that!"
She closed her eyes, growling at him with deep hatred.He smacked, ashamed to have done so.She looked at him in surprise, eyes blue again.
"I'm sorry...", he whispered, getting off her.She stared at him, confused over what he was sorry over.She hugged him, knowing that she could make him feel better with a bit of affection.He smiled at her, glad to see she was back to her old self.
