"I destroyed the χ-blade because I destroyed my own heart."
With the level of seriousness in that statement, most of the people gathered could be forgiven for thinking that the blond boy already present had been the one who spoke. After all, how often was his not-twin that serious and steady? Not that he was flighty, but he kept things light, enjoyed what he could, tried not to worry about the bad.
Not this time, though. Ven turned around the corner from the door, yellow and black robes seeming almost too big on him and quite possibly the most serious expression any of them (save maybe Aqua) had seen on his face, ever. Yes, Roxas had tried to keep him out - too bad. He had to be there. He'd gotten the message late, though, but he'd walked in just when Riku had asked that question. And oh, the answer... he hated it, hated being part of it. But he was, and he couldn't change that now. He could only try to make it better for the future, and he would.
Ven didn't take a seat, though, standing near the door as he crossed his arms. Some of this would be familiar to some of them, namely his "brothers" and Isa, maybe Naminé, but he'd tell it so the rest would know exactly what they were dealing with. "Me and Vanitas... he was here. We're two parts of the same whole. Master Xehanort ripped my heart in two when I was about ten, Darkness and Light, and I'm the Light while Vanitas was the Darkness. To make the χ-blade he needed an equal Light and equal Darkness to clash and become one. Vanitas was constantly trying to hurt or kill my friends in order to make me stronger, make my Light equal to his Darkness - he let loose the Unversed, he made them, that we were chasing when I met a lot of you on Radiant Garden." His glance moved to Aeleus, Ienzo, Isa, and Lea, but there wasn't a smile on his face this time. "We were constantly fighting and constantly chasing after him, trying to stop his destruction and save the Princesses of Heart. And then when we met for the last time, me and Aqua and Terra against him and Master Xehanort in the Keyblade Graveyard, we all got separated - Terra was fighting Master Xehanort while me and Aqua tried to stop Vanitas. And he surprised Aqua from behind and nearly killed her, nearly ripped out her heart, and I stopped him - but he took me over.
"He went into my body and made it his own. I was just drifting through the Darkness until I landed on my station, and then there he was, and the χ-blade was in his hand. He said it wasn't complete because I resisted our joining - of course I did! He was trying to end everything I cared about!" He had to stop after that minor outburst, breathing a touch more heavily and shaking his head to calm down. "He wanted me to submit, to make it. But the χ-blade... it scared me more than anything I'd ever heard of. It still does. It's not something that should exist. And I wouldn't do it - so I told him I'd destroy it. He just laughed and said that the χ-blade was made of my heart, too, and if I destroyed it I'd be destroying myself. And that... was okay with me. As long as it kept Terra and Aqua safe, I'd do anything. So we fought - I won. And the χ-blade was destroyed, along with both of us."
He paused, glancing down at the ground. "That's the last thing that happened before I showed up here."
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With the level of seriousness in that statement, most of the people gathered could be forgiven for thinking that the blond boy already present had been the one who spoke. After all, how often was his not-twin that serious and steady? Not that he was flighty, but he kept things light, enjoyed what he could, tried not to worry about the bad.
Not this time, though. Ven turned around the corner from the door, yellow and black robes seeming almost too big on him and quite possibly the most serious expression any of them (save maybe Aqua) had seen on his face, ever. Yes, Roxas had tried to keep him out - too bad. He had to be there. He'd gotten the message late, though, but he'd walked in just when Riku had asked that question. And oh, the answer... he hated it, hated being part of it. But he was, and he couldn't change that now. He could only try to make it better for the future, and he would.
Ven didn't take a seat, though, standing near the door as he crossed his arms. Some of this would be familiar to some of them, namely his "brothers" and Isa, maybe Naminé, but he'd tell it so the rest would know exactly what they were dealing with. "Me and Vanitas... he was here. We're two parts of the same whole. Master Xehanort ripped my heart in two when I was about ten, Darkness and Light, and I'm the Light while Vanitas was the Darkness. To make the χ-blade he needed an equal Light and equal Darkness to clash and become one. Vanitas was constantly trying to hurt or kill my friends in order to make me stronger, make my Light equal to his Darkness - he let loose the Unversed, he made them, that we were chasing when I met a lot of you on Radiant Garden." His glance moved to Aeleus, Ienzo, Isa, and Lea, but there wasn't a smile on his face this time. "We were constantly fighting and constantly chasing after him, trying to stop his destruction and save the Princesses of Heart. And then when we met for the last time, me and Aqua and Terra against him and Master Xehanort in the Keyblade Graveyard, we all got separated - Terra was fighting Master Xehanort while me and Aqua tried to stop Vanitas. And he surprised Aqua from behind and nearly killed her, nearly ripped out her heart, and I stopped him - but he took me over.
"He went into my body and made it his own. I was just drifting through the Darkness until I landed on my station, and then there he was, and the χ-blade was in his hand. He said it wasn't complete because I resisted our joining - of course I did! He was trying to end everything I cared about!" He had to stop after that minor outburst, breathing a touch more heavily and shaking his head to calm down. "He wanted me to submit, to make it. But the χ-blade... it scared me more than anything I'd ever heard of. It still does. It's not something that should exist. And I wouldn't do it - so I told him I'd destroy it. He just laughed and said that the χ-blade was made of my heart, too, and if I destroyed it I'd be destroying myself. And that... was okay with me. As long as it kept Terra and Aqua safe, I'd do anything. So we fought - I won. And the χ-blade was destroyed, along with both of us."
He paused, glancing down at the ground. "That's the last thing that happened before I showed up here."