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{ ☽ } Strange things had been happening a lot more lately. First those creatures -- the Unversed -- had started appearing everywhere in Radiant Garden. Life at the orphanage had gotten quite chaotic quite fast. Isa knew that castle had a lot, if not everything to do with it, and himself and his friend had been all too determined to get inside, find proof, so the adults would listen to them, but fate had other things in store for them. Or at least, him.

 { ☽ } Isa had been doing all he could upon being saved, to avoid being in the same room with the current residents of Yen Sid's tower. He'd busy himself with missions, or if he had one that didn't take too long, he'd spend more time in the world he'd been sent to, exploring it. He'd also been training in magic recently, rather than using his Claymore all the time, which had been going rather well. Heavy amounts of anxiety and guilt riddled him around the others, knowing or at least feeling like he still wasn't even trusted among them, and really, he didn't blame them. He still had the tracker, the X-shaped scar in between his eyes. It was unfortunately permanent, but... despite all that, he did want to help the light, even if he felt like sometimes, he just didn't belong there either.

Unfortunately, that particular day, he'd been dragged off to help the Radiant Garden restoration project. It wasn't exactly on his top list of things to do. In fact, he never planned on setting foot in this place ever again. It brought back too many memories, and very few of them were good. He had helped for a little while, but after a while, he'd decided he'd just needed a break, to be away from all the happy, smiling faces of the people who were helping. He just... needed to be by himself.

Saix usually took care of all the work around the castle. From giving out missions to doing the daily reports, he seemed to be doing everything despite only being Second in command. This was the first time he'd had a mission of his own to do in a little while, so when he'd completed the mission, he'd decided to take a small walk around, his hood temporarily down. There were noticeable changes since his human days, but it was still unmistakably Isa... or at least what had once been Isa. The changes as he took to Xehanort's heart were already starting, from the pointed ears to the golden eyes, and if one looked closer, there were even white strands among the blue. The most noticeable change was the X-shaped scar in between his eyes, the tracker.

{ ☽ } Saïx was watching his father now turned child while he worked in his room. A sigh left his lips as he did, but there was a fondness in his gaze. He perked up when he saw the other fall, standing from his chair. They had to keep quiet. Zack’s presence was hopefully still a secret, and he wanted it to stay that way.

The words still rang in Isa’s ears as he ran throughout the city, waves of guilt crashing in on him. He’d been doing nothing lately but fight with Lea, when the other had gotten himself some new friends at school. Isa… wasn’t able to do that as easily. He had tried at first, but now at school he mostly kept to himself at the library, when he wasn’t with Lea. That’s how the fights had started. He’d become jealous and lonely. They’d usually make up at some point in time, but Isa’s mood swings had been getting worse and worse, until he’d snapped at Zack one day before running away from home.

Tears threatened to spill from Isa’s eyes as he ran, not really sure where he was going. His emotions were high, most of it guilt and anger, but at himself. He’d regretted those words the moment they slipped from his lips, but it was too late. He couldn’t take it back now.

It felt like he was losing everything, everyone he cared about.

One reason in particular was guilt. The other? Well... the battle may not be over yet. He'd shook off the first time he heard the voice, confident he'd beaten the man and it was simply because he was exhausted. When he'd heard it again, he frowned. He was determined to beat the man before even thinking of returning at all.

He'd found another world to stay in and made himself comfortable by a lake. He'd made himself a fire, and was simply watching the moon. He still wore the Organization's cloak, not having parted with it yet. The X scar had faded slightly, but he knew it wouldn't really go away, just like the rest. Aside from that, he simply looked more human again. The pointed ears were gone, and his eyes were a similar green to Lea’s. It wasn’t long before they appeared distant, the moon helping him to relax at it always had.

Yen Sid had some sort of plan in mind, however, because he'd set the blunet up on a mission with Roxas. Isa looked like he'd been ready to protest at first, but simply settled for silently glaring throughout most of the mission, although it seemed to be mutual on Roxas's end as well. His time with Lea was shortened slightly with Roxas's revival. While part of him understood yes, Lea could certainly have other friends that weren't him, he'd still felt like when Roxas came along, he'd been replaced, and their Superior had certainly manipulated those feelings. His bond with Lea now was stronger than it had ever been, but he simply didn't like Roxas yet.