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[flared]

[It starts off slow, quiet, and still, a grey and eerie fog settled over a dark background filled with absolute nothingness, before suddenly--]

I'll kill you...I'LL KILL YOU ALL!!!


[The voice is raw and loud as it rips through the open and steel-cold air and somewhere in thedistance you may encounter a sudden burst of heat. It intensifies, white hot and blistering, until finally reds and yellows explode into vision and reveal hellish destruction--Flames several feet high engulf some nondescript world filled with broken pieces of castles and skyscrapers, ashes rain down from dark clouds above, and amidst the bitter scent of smoke and blood is Axel, standing with his gloved hands gripping tightly onto both sides of his head.

There's little sound, nothing but crackling and the swish of fire, but if you look closer or if you approach him suddenly he'll exclaim again with that same raw voice.]

GET BACK!!!

[Perhaps you'll persist or maybe you'll only stare from the outside in, but either way he'll scream at you and his flames will burn brighter, until finally Axel darts his head up to reveal once bright green eyes now glazed over with nothing but lifeless amber. Voices invade his mind, the sound of people screaming, people laughing, crying--

...No one would miss me.

And from there all he can do is destroy just as everything else has done to him.]

[Distress and anger written all over his face, Axel can't escape from his dream on his own. So, please, wake him if you wish.]

((OOC: Please state in your subject line if you want to interact with him in this dream! If that's the case, you'll most likely be hit with a barrage of dangerous attacks until Axel wakes up, because this dream is his subconscious mind revealing most if not all of his pent-up anger with friends and his past, and therefore he'll be violent and "berserk," as it were. Amber eyes represent something pretty hard to explain in KH-verse, but I thought they'd look kind of cool on him. |D If you choose to just watch, feel free to wake him up or, if you wish, barge into his room to shake him awake before he hurts himself one way or another~ Thank you!))

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[coolerthansora]

[Roxas doesn't move any closer, but he doesn't step back either. The fire all around them, it's familiar and he doesn't want it to be. He doubts Axel will listen to him in this state, but he has to try anyway.]

Axel... You don't need to do this. Let's just go.

[Go where, he doesn't know. There's fire everywhere... but there has to be a way out.]

[flared]

[The fact that all of this is very familiar gives Axel all the more reason to be violent. He thinks that in a few more seconds Roxas will walk away and leave him to the Darkness again so that he can return to Sora and disappear forever.

His head aches at that thought and he brings a hand up to tug at his hair as if that will make the sudden pang go away.]

Ngh...Go away! [With that the flames burn brighter and tint blue at the edges. He just has to wake up somehow--]

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas swallows uneasily at the increase in heat but clenches his fists determinedly and stands his ground. If only he knew how to wake someone up from inside a dream. It's not like he can pinch Axel from here.]

N-no. I'm not going anywhere. You've gotta calm down, then we'll both go.

lol whoa wrong icon sorry XD

[flared]

[Axel throws his hands out to the side, making the flames roar louder.]

That's it!

[And with a simple wave his chakrams appear hurl towards Roxas, lit on fire and quick.]

ffff at least the keywords were appropriate? XD get out Saix

[coolerthansora]

[He was hoping that wouldn't happen, but it's not exactly unexpected. Roxas dives out of the way, rolling and coming up in a crouch. He summons one of his keyblades, for defense.]

Stop it, Axel!

Clearly Saix wants in on this action

[flared]

[When he sees that Keyblade Axel widens his eyes for a beat before he growls again and summons his chakrams back. With that he dashes forward over the debris and through the flames towards Roxas.]

Roxas!

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas gets back to his feet and raises his keyblade to block. Nothing he says seems to make any difference... He doesn't want to fight but maybe it's the only way to knock some sense into Axel.

One more try.]

I don't wanna do this again!

[flared]

[For a moment it looks like maybe he's considering stopping, his eyes widened a touch as he heads closer towards Roxas, but in the end he just shakes his head and slams head-on into the other boy, arms shaking when their weapons connect and metal clashes together.]

[coolerthansora]

[If he hadn't been prepared for it, the force of that might have knocked him off his feet. As it is he slides back a bit, bracing Oblivion with his other hand.]

...fine.

[Then he tries to shove Axel back so he can go on the offensive.]

[flared]

[Normally a spar between them would get Axel all hyped up. He might even express a bit of happiness and laugh because Roxas is doing a good job, but in this case all he can do is sneer and push harder, not a bit of positive emotion in his body.

Roxas manages to shove him back a bit, however, and when he does Axel twirls his chakrams and then leaps up to slam them into the ground, creating a large pillar of fire to follow the other at a rapid pace.]

[coolerthansora]

[Yikes. Roxas knows that attack and he has to run to get out of its path. Axel definitely seems to have the upper hand in his own dream, and it's not giving Roxas much opportunity to attack.

From this distance though he does try shooting off a pillar of light at Axel.]

[flared]

[Before the attack dies down Axel leaps backward to prepare his next move but that's quickly interrupted by the sudden beam of Light that comes towards him. Quickly he brings his chakram up to deflect it though the brightness does stun him for a short while, giving Roxas an opportunity to attack again if he wants.]

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas doesn't really want to, but he does take the chance when he sees it, swiftly closing the distance and swinging his keyblade up, aiming to hit beneath Axel's raised chakrams.]

[flared]

[Axel catches Roxas running towards him and with a back step and a slight arch he dodges. Maybe a little more stress like this should wake him up, but for now he's stuck like this, jumping back to disappear behind his wall of fire before he reappears behind Roxas, shooting fire balls at him.]

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas whirls around and leaps back, on instinct hurling Oblivion back at Axel. They've done this all before, and Roxas won that fight. But, he doesn't want to defeat Axel now, just knock some sense into him.]

[flared]

[The Keyblade strikes him right in the side and Axel staggers back a couple of feet before he shakes his head and regains his balance. There's a moment when he hesitates, almost as if he might not want to, but in the end his dream wins out and he's back on track, sliding across the debris towards Roxas while leaving a blazing trail of fire behind him.]

[coolerthansora]

Axel!

[He sees that moment-- but Axel's already back in the fight. Oblivion is back in his hand and he steps forward, raising it to meet Axel's attack.]

[flared]

[Once again their weapons meet and Axel presses down hard, feet planted firmly to the ground. Why won't you just stay down?]

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas holds his ground for a short while, but then stumbles back under that pressure, giving Axel an opening.]

[flared]

[There! He sees his opening and strikes, chakram slashing from the side to try and get Roxas there.]

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas manages to avoid the worst of it, but the chakram still cuts into him and he cries out. Stumbling back further, he hurriedly calls up a light pillar just between them, trying to use it to push Axel back.]

[flared]

[When his attack works even the slightest bit Axel widens his eyes as if hurt as well, because deep down he really doesn't want to do this, but he just can't stop. The initial shock distracts him, however, and when that pillar comes between them Axel leaps back and skids across the ground.]

Roxas...!

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas looks hopeful at that, and keeps his distance, not attacking.]

Axel?

[Please say you're coming out of it.]

[flared]

[Axel brings a hand to his head and tugs a bit at his hair, unresponsive. Something's not right here...]

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas takes a moment to check his side--not too bad--and then cautiously moves closer. The dream hasn't ended yet..]

...are you okay now?