Worlds Apart {Gada}

[Razzle]

Heartless! Heartless everywhere! Alexis ran up the stairs as fast as possible, careful not to trip over the crumbling chunks of concrete that had broken off. This was becoming absolutely riduculous. Whole lots of them seemed to spring up every minute, not only in this world, but much of the other places she had visited. Just as she reached a landing, a Shadow formed and jumped out at her. Not even bothering to puase, she shoved the heartless into the wall and continued on.

Finally reaching the top, Alexis bended forward, clutching her stomach as she gasped for air. That...could've ended badly. Once she had caught her breath, she looked down at her torso and legs, checking for any scratches or bruises. Hmm... everything looked fine. (Mind you, she had spent most of her time trying to get away then actually fighting.) She leaned against the railing, smirking slightly as she spotted two Dusks slinking around at the beginning of the staircase, swatting at the Heartless with their long claws. It was sad to admit this, but the Dusks could take care of this situation much better than she could.

Resting her chin on the palm of her hand, she continued to watch the battle taking place below. Fortunately, the Dusks were winning.

[Gada]

  

Her presence confused them.

Nobodies shuffled toward her as adamantly as the Heartless did, sensing her life, sensing her heart. But, while the Heartless moved every closer, only to be cut down by an agile swipe of her keyblade, the Nobodies shuddered to a halt. Their heads swiveled, cocked, bobbed. Sometimes it took longer, usually relative to their size, but they always turned their attention on their true enemy. A heart may have still beat in Minka's heart, but it would not for long. Perhaps they could sense her alliance with them. Perhaps they knew who she was. The Martyr, The Saint, The Sacrificial Lamb: she wondered what name they knew her by. If they knew names at all.

Would she remember hers?

The room clear, Minka's dead gaze flickered with turmoil as it lowered to the floor. Around her, the Nobodies danced, wriggling to and fro as if waiting for her orders. Caught up in her thoughts, in attempts to be as she was bade to be, Minka lifted her head, motioning toward the open door with her keyblade. The Nobodies jumped to order quickly, shivering as they bounced forward. She followed them, devoid of thought and emotion. It was the easiest state for her.

'No wants, no sorrows,' right?

Minka did not want for answers today.

She stopped outside of the door, bidding the Nobodies to continue on, doing as they will. They were confused for a moment, unable to understand. And then they, like she, sensed the coming danger. Minka moved forward, her eyes finding the Heartless at the base of the stairs, than the girl running from them, only stopping at the top of the stairs. She was ignored by the Nobodies that left her side, fumbling to join the fight. Minka's eyes flickered between the groups, before settling on the woman.

"You don't fight," she said simply, more a statement of fact than a question.

The Lackings would call her a waste, just like those that smiled and laughed.

[Razzle]

Man, she really needed to start training. Maybe begin some sort of exercise regiment or work on learning some new spells. Just something. But when? Tomorrow, maybe? Crap no, she couldn't start tomorrow. Tomorrow was the biweekly 'sleep all day' festival. There was no way she was going miss out on that. But..what about the day after? Nah. she'd be too groggy from the day before. Next week, perhaps?

Alexis had just closed her eyes when she heard footsteps...and then...

"You don't fight."

She perked up at the sound of the feminine voice, narrowing in on the girl who had just entered through the doorway.

"Why waste my energy fighting?" She replied matter of factly, shrugging off the girl's blatant accusation as she continued on watching the Dusks and Heartless fight it out. No matter where she went, the Dusks, along with the occasional Samurai or Dragoon, seemed to follow her around like lost puppies, jumping in to her battles at the most opportune moments. There wasn't a doubt in her mind that this was the reason why she had become so wet behind the ears.

"It's not often that I see people roaming around here," Alexis declared with a nod as she returned her attention back to the girl, raising her eyebrows as soon as she spotted the odd-looking Keyblade in the girl's hand. "You lost? Or just curious?"