TIME STOP.

eraqus   and   xehanort   both   train   as   keyblade   apprentices   under   their   master   and   neither   of   them   approve   of   xehanort’s   infatuation   with   darkness   and   balance  ―  xeha   often   gets   in   trouble   if   ever   bringing   it   up   around   his   master  ,   especially   during   training  ,   and   even   though   xehanort   is   a   very   opinionated   individual   who   isn’t   afraid   to   speak   his   mind   and   turn   some   heads   after   a   long   time   of   pushing   back   he   has   finally   caved   (   somewhat   )   and   leaves   it   be  ,   behaving   himself   in   their   presence   the   majority   of   the   time  .

to   combat   this   and   follow   his   own   ideals   xehanort   trains   in   secret   outside   of   their   teachings  ,   finding   secluded   areas   of   scala   ad   caelum   to   use   as   practice   grounds  .

thanks   to   his   official   training  ,   xehanort   is   very   skilled   with   light   magic

he   nurtures   the   darkness   within   him  ,   often   urging   it   or   calling   to   it   to   make   it   stronger  .   he   can   cast   certain   dark   spells

as   a   side   note   to   this  ―  xehanort   is   very   well   learned   in   how   darkness   can   overtake  ,   therefore   he   never   calls   or   urges   recklessly  .   xeha   treats   the   darkness   like   a   feral   beast  ,   asserting   his   dominance   and   control   over   it   to   keep   it   in   line

the   main   goal   of   his   private   practicing   is   to   gain   control   of   both   powers   in   equal   balance  ,   right   now   he   can   summon   both   light   and   dark   magic   one   by   one   or   at   once   in   separate   palms  ,   but   he’s   ultimately   aiming   to   call   both   as   one   unified   entity

the   attack   he   practices   most   frequently   aims   to   cover   his   keyblade   in   an   aura   of   intertwined   dark   and   light   and   use   it   either   to   hack   and   slash  /  shoot   off   balls   of   energy  /   or   launch   into   his   whip

◜ and   light   expires  …◞

❝    does   it   scare   you  ?     ❞     he   wonders   with   pure   curiosity  .   a   princess   of   heart  …   she   was   as   light   as   it   gets  .   though   usually   he   expected   the   same   responses   from   others   to   those   he   often   got   from   eraqus   and   his   master  ― he   was   interested   to   see   what   kairi’s   stance   would   be  .

sora’s eyes narrowed, brows twitching a little in confusion. what was up with the act … ?  “ Yeah, right! Like I’d fall for that! ”  he replies, huffing. he knew he wasn’t the smartest guy around, and he was fine with that, but he was getting pretty tired of people assuming he was dumb or naive!    “ Just how stupid d’you think I am? ”

      ✰—-Sora turned to the VOICE behind him, spotting the stitched money pouch in his hand that had some how fallen from his pocket. The boy blinked, hands reaching to pat across his chest and through his pockets before racing back to collect the pouch from the other.      ❝ Oh ! Thank you, I would have been a goner without this ! ❞ He smiles, stuffing the pouch back into depths of his jacket pocket. ❝ Hey ! How about I get you an ice cream, just to pay you back ! ❞

        ❝    how  would  you  define  welcomed ?    ❞

albeit that he was expecting it to go down this way, it really wasn’t the thing that the angel wanted to hear. having the ‘classified’ excuse thrown at him was like getting wiplash since it was something he’d dish out to players asking questions about things he wasn’t at liberty to give them. hanekoma couldn’t help but feel a pang of discomfort- though he had ways to get what he needed from this foreign body.

❛  doubt that, kiddo.  you realize i’m not going to jus’ let you do what you want here.  ❜   no doubt that was something he has heard more than once- however, it was every bit true. he’d keep his eyes on this boy in one way or another; be it physically to tracking him with second sight. he’d have to report this upstairs also, which would require subsequent reports needing to be made.

xehanort   wasn’t   in   the   position   to   complain   about   another   being   suspicious  .   he   was   an   outsider  ,   one   that   probably   looked   or   acted   different   to   those   who   normally   inhabited   the   world  .   so   long   as   he   was   able   to   fulfill   his   objective   he   would   stay   in   line   and   follow   the   orders   of   the   worlds   he   visited  .