The Man Once Named Axel

[aftertheflame]

[Just outside the House of Mouse, a man walked down the street. He woke up in an alley just moments ago, not sure how he got there. Or how he's even alive. Moments ago he helped Sora, unfortunately that took pretty much all his strength and energy. Needless to say he kinda sorta.... Well died. Consumed in darkness and that like.

As walked through the streets, it was quiet, not many people were around, but the Downtown area had a lot of lights on. He breathed in the air, he felt... Different somehow... A heartbeated in his throat, where was he? Was he near Sora, again? What was going on?

Pausing the man looked in the mirror, he touched his cheek where his tattoos once were. They were gone...

... Was he... Finally free from them now? Is it possible that he...? Looking down at himself, he noticed the same organization coat, shaking his head at the possibilities. Biting his lip, what did this all mean?!]

((NO SPOILERS PLEASE--I haven't played the game, this is just to see what could happen if I played him from the very beginning. So pretty much this is all headcanon for now. So please no spoilers.))

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[salvagedlight]

[TOO LONG - not that Ven would know - and look who literally has not changed a bit.]

[For some reason the new look doesn't completely surprise him. Something about it seems... familiar, somehow. And not necessarily in a good way.]

...What... happened to you?

[aftertheflame]

Kinda of a long story.

Involves things I didn't like seein'. Nobodies, hearts gone, that sorta thing.

[Rubs his cheek.]

Somehow I came back though...

[salvagedlight]

Nobodies? Hearts gone? How did you lose your heart? You were in Radiant Garden, you were safe-

[aftertheflame]

[Lea looked down then to the side. Then gave a kinda forced smile.]

Ya… I was safe at the time wasn’t I…?

[He shook his head.]

The heartless took it and I… Well I became a nobody for a while… I’m sorry, I didn’t really want you to know about this.

[salvagedlight]

[And then Ven's eyes narrow just a little as he processes it all, especially that "Nobody" bit. He knows what that is, at least somewhat, from being inside Sora...]

...You were in the Organization, weren't you?

[aftertheflame]

[Folds his arms, and looks away.]

...Was.