Thirteen [Open to Org. EXCEPT XEMNAS]

You're Not the Only One

Her question was interesting, making Zexion raise his eyebrow slightly. She wondered what was outside of this room and if every area was only accessible by Corridor. Initially, he was suspicious. It either meant she did not know how to use Corridors yet, which he doubted, or she might be trying to bring someone in that could not use Corridors. It was questionable, though she also sounded merely curious. He did mention that there were other parts of this castle before.

"While this world itself is only accessible through Corridors of Darkness, the rest of the castle that this room is in is not," he explained, "There are many other parts of the castle and every room other than this one is accessible through ordinary means. The Grey Room is the main area of congregation for the Organization. It is where missions are handed out and one can relax." She would be seeing the castle shortly after this initiation was done. If this went well, he might show her some of it himself.

Though, now that he thought about, how was he going to go about this initiation? The Nobody he last recruited he had met before and knew about, but Liana he had no idea. He needed a little more history, a little bit more of a background. It might even clear up some suspicions he had, which would be beneficial to her and him at the moment. "Before I begin this initiation, I need to know a little more," he told her, going into his thinking pose. "I cannot fairly give you a title without knowing more. If the Dwarf Woodlands are not where you're from, then world do you come from?" That would be where he would start and then work from there. It was a broad enough question for her to answer as she pleased.

Duly Noted

Zexion listened intently, storing the information away for future use. She came from a world he had never heard of, one built around religion. She had been part of the order of women who kept the religion alive, or so he gathered. Not only that, but she had been handpicked from birth; she was no ordinary person in her world either, which meant there was even more to her than he could see. Almost needless to say, he was rather intrigued by what she was saying.

He was not one to miss the look that crossed her face either, the remnant of anger. This Muriel, greedy for power, did not sit well at all with Liana. From her description, Zexion could understand why. It sounded ludicrous to even think that one could gain anything satisfactory out of sacrificing one's heart to those creatures. What one gained when they lost their heart was far from Paradise, almost something that could be described as damnation. That's how many of the Nobodies saw it, Zexion included.

From what he was able to gather about Liana, she was a devout person and not keen on the idea of ones who lusted for power. Her role in the temple also suggested that she did not know just one type of magic like many of the Organization members did. That would be very interesting to have. "Very thorough explanation, and very intriguing," he responded after she finished. He liked thoroughness, often preferring it. It was just the right amount of insight he needed.

"You have a strong will," he proceeded to say, "That is what kept you from becoming a Heartless yourself, the fate most if not all of your world suffered." He paused for a second, thinking. A title was still not coming to mind to him, but her name and rank were. Alanix would her name, which had a certain flow to it. Her rank was simple, though slightly daunting to think about: thirteen. Hopefully, she would not betray as he did; becoming a Keyblade Master sooner or later would be helpful though.

Deciding to be honest with her, he spoke again. "I can only think of a name for you, not a title; perhaps more thought..." He trailed off, thinking for a second, then looked straight back to her; he could figure that out as he went. "Your rank is simple as well. You will be earning the rank of thirteen. If you remember the Keyblade Master I showed you earlier, his Nobody was the one to hold that spot before." He did not want to tell her anymore about Roxas. There was nothing else she needed to know at the moment.

"If you wish, I can start the initiation now," he told her, "Or, I can wait for some of the other Organization members to show so you may be acquainted with them." He kind of hoped she didn't choose to wait for other members. He didn't send out a Dusk for a reason.