Sundown

[Sephy]

<sup>The leaves rustled as the Nobodies moved through them, unseen, hiding from Skye's sight, half of their numbers had already fallen beneath the ice mage's blades, yet their strategy was slowly wearing him down.

With a strong forward nudge Skye pushed an impaled Samurai Nobody forward, blade still lodged within its motionless body. A new blade of ice formed in his hand, and he backed himself up against a tree, waiting passively for his enemy to strike.

The edge of the forest was in sight, with at least a dozen Nobodies still on his trail, Skye had no plan of fighting to the end, if only he could get to the abandoned mansion - if anything, it would be a nice place to take cover.</sup>

[Riku{Roxas}]

Three lines appeared and then Kimio was standing there. He had kind of long white hair, his pants were black and baggy. His shoes were black, his eyes a light green, finally he was wearing a purple shirt.

He let out a small sigh wondering what was this noise he was hearing from not to far away? It sounded like a fight. Quickly he started to run faster and faster. Kimio wanted to find out who was fighting what, normally it got his attention fast.

When he got to the area he noticed someone fighting off the nobodies."Hey you need any help?" It seemed like the person was rushing to get the fight over. Where ever the person was going to go was not his business.

[Sephy]

<sup>"Huh? Er...I'm fine."

Confused and surprised by Kimio's appearance, Skye quickly shot down his offer out of reflex, and almost slapped himself on the forehead for it, he seriously wouldn't mind getting a hand out of this situation.

With Skye distracted by the newcomer's offer for help, the Nobodies quickly took the chance to strike, lashing out a powerful slash from behind the tree Skye was leaned back against.

The tree fell in two like it was made of paper, and Skye had barely managed step away from the strike to avoid the same fate. He quickly counter-attacked, casting the blade in his hand at the Nobody like a projectile. The frozen sword struck it on the forehead, and it quickly dissolved in a burst of white light.

"Do what you can, there are at least a dozen of them hiding in the trees."

Skye addressed the stranger, before taking another few cautious strides of progress towards the clearing before the mansion.</sup>

[Riku{Roxas}]

So a game of hide and go seek? Kimio hates the game hide and go seek. Especially when his opponent is hiding, he was not going to stay here any time longer. He watched as Skye quickly headed off to the mansion.

The best thing he could do as of now was follow the boy. So quickly he started to catch up to him. "Wait up." Skye seemed to be in some hurry to the mansion. Why would anyone really want to go to the mansion anyways?

It was abandoned right? Thinking that really did confused Kimo some what.

[Sephy]

<sup>The gates to the mansion was within sight as the forest came to an end, a quick glance backwards confirmed that the newcomer was following him, Skye had no objections towards it - if anything, he'd provide the Nobodies with a additional target.

Yet their trails were curiously devoid of signs of their attackers, they hid well, but usually there are at least subtle signs - an exposed sleeve, the sunlight reflected off their blades.

Turning his sight back towards the mansion, his urgent steps immediately halted.

Apparently as impatient as he was, the Nobodies had given up on ambushing him, a mixed group of Samurai and Assassins' lined up neatly directly in front of the mansion's rusty gates.

Backing away slightly, a sword of ice crystallized in his hand, Skye shot a glance at Kimio, signalling him to ready himself for a fight.</sup>

[Riku{Roxas}]

His upper humerus bone popped out of his left shoulder. Slowly Kimio pulled it out. Quickly a new humerus bone grew back, next he did the same thing with his right and let it grow back. Finally he hardened the bones and made them sharper.

Kimio's power was controlling his bones to do whatever he needs them for. Or even creating bones, he can make his bones over 100 times stronger than steel. But that is just for his bone drill, his other weapons and all his bones which are, arms, legs, skull ,etc. only can go up to 40 times stronger than steel.

How ever he is not invincible, he can get hurt like any other person, he just feels less pain so he can go on longer than the average person. Kimio let out a sigh and looked at the nobodies just standing there. "Time to fight then huh?" Next he took one step forward.

[Sephy]

<sup>Ignoring the grotesque nature of his "partner"'s powers and the sound of his removing his own bone structures, Skye sunk his feet into the sand beneath him to get a firmer stance, then pushed hard with his heels, propelling himself forward.

His target, a Samurai Nobody, hardly had enough time to react to Skye's amazing speed, and was quickly fallen by a smart strike that parted its head in two.

Having always fought alone, Skye made very little effort to harmonize his attacks with Kimio, or include any form of teamplay at all, he didn't doubt his strength - people with bizarre powers don't last very long unless they're good, but he just found cooperation unnecessary in such a situation.

An Assassin motioned towards Skye, its bladed body shone like a beacon under the dusk sun, a small frozen shrapnel, projected masterfully like a sniper bullet, penetrated its unarmored chest, within seconds icicles exploded from within the Nobody, bursting it like a bloated balloon.</sup>

[Riku{Roxas}]

Kimio saw a assassin nobody come in front of him. It wanted to fight, well thats all they know how to do right? Kimio then started to move all about the field in a fast but perfect pace for him. He kept on slashing at his enemy.

After every 3 hits he made on the assassin he clashed blades with it. He knew that it was almost done for. So it would be the perfect time to end it right? Or he could toy with the thing. He started to charge at it and then he vanished.

When he reappeared he was behind the nobody and had both his blades go through its back. Kimio's fighting style was very unique indeed right? "How many more of these are there?" He said that right after he saw the ones from the forest arrive behind them.

[Sephy]

<sup>Notified of the enemies' reinforcement by Kimio, Skye quickly counted the number of enemies they had on their hands.

"About 20. Probably won't be too hard if you can hold your own."

About a dozen blades crystallized from the water around Skye, and they remained levitating around him for a second before raining upon a small group of Nobodies, decimating them instantly.

Tired of running and not very keen on the idea of being holed up inside an isolated mansion while murderous creatures hunted him from outside, Skye decided to finish the fight.

Kimio seemed to be at least a competent fighter, even if his attitude indicated that he was doing it for fun, taunting his opponent before striking them down and whatnot, nevertheless, his complacency meant that he had confidence taking on the Nobodies as well.</sup>

[Riku{Roxas}]

"20? Oh Joy!" he said sarcastically. Kimo started to run at about 5 nobodies. As he tried to attack the first nobody he was instantly surrounded by the 5 nobodies. All 5 nobodies then jumped in at once and tried to attack him that way.

In a instant many bone spikes extended out of his body and killed each dusk. Since the dusk were jumping on him they fell in to his deadly attack."Pathetic." Five nobody bodies were on his bone spikes which were connected to his body.

However in seconds the bodies vanished into thin air and Kimio turned around looking at 3 more nobodies. Two were assassin nobodies and the final one was a creeper. Kimio charged at the three nobodies, as he gotten closer he jumped over them.

Next he slide around and sliced right through the creeper. Now there was just to assassin's to kill. "Easy." He let out a small sigh and charged right for both them.

[Sephy]

<sup>The falling of one after another Nobody beneath Skye's blindingly fast blade seemed to have shaken the morale of the remaining ones, who from Skye's experience, were a lot smarter than Heartless'.

A lone Samurai stood A few strides away from Skye, it was the only one left. Skye reinforced his sword, making it stronger with the water in the atmosphere, and charged. He attacked with a diagonal slash upwards, without any subtlety or deceptive swordplay.

The Samurai raised its own sword to parry the blow, yet could only stare vacantly at it as it shattered upon contact with Skye's blade of ice, leaving the attack on a deadly path to strike it down.


Skye stood and watch his last enemy disintegrate into a white flash, as he allowed his blade to disappear into the vapour in the air.
The fight was over, and even though he wouldn't say that he couldn't have done it without Kimio, was he really expected to thank him?
He turned around to face himself, and produce a nod - most likely suppose to be a gesture of gratitude.</sup>

[Riku{Roxas}]

Kimio let out a small sigh since all the nobodies were gone now right? He stood still looking at the gate doors, they were open but how? They did have a lock of some sort on them. That did not matter right now. What did was, why would Skye want to come here?

"If you don't mind i am going to help you out." Both his bone blades that appeared in his hands dissolved in a bone like dust. It was very interesting actually. Slowly he started to walk past the gates but then stopped.

He looked to the right and left of him and saw what looked like graves? Why would graves be here? As he approached the doors of the mansion he stopped. Kimio was going to wait for Skye to come up here now.

[Sephy]

<sup>The mansion's appealed died as the threat dissolved, and Skye was now weighing the benefits of heading back into town and whether or not he would make it before dark.

He glanced at the setting sun, it was almost entirely submerged beneath the horizon, looks like he'll be spending his night in the mansion, and he wasn't too fond of the company of an over-enthusiastic man who fought with his bones.

"I'll be fine on my own."

Skye remarked, as politely as possible, as he swiftly climbed over the rusty gates of the mansion, easing himself into the compound.</sup>

[Riku{Roxas}]

Kimio was starting to think that Skye was a loner, he himself was a loner. Although in most battles he likes to help people out, after all the heartless and nobodies are annoying. For some reason they like this mansion though.

He let out a sigh as Skye said he would be fin on his own. So Kimio shrugged it off and entered the mansion. There was a lot of broken objects as he looked around. Some gold objects as well, he wondered where the two doors led?

When he entered he first noticed the upper door on the left of him, and the other door on the right side. But it was another upper door. It seemed to be in a corner.

[Sephy]

<sup>Making his way quickly to the second floor, mostly to avoid Kimio who, to his dismay, followed him into the mansion, Skye disappeared into one of the rooms.

It was far from his first time here, the mansion was completely devoid of residents every past visit, and somehow the quietness of the place made it an ideal place to work.

The small room he was in was littered with gears and tools he had left here on his visits, slowly changing the place into his little workshop. Draping his jacket over the back of a chair, he sat in front of the desk, stretched a little, before continuing an unfinished piece of gear - a new pair of salamander skin gloves.</sup>