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The nameless boy shambles about, emotionless and numb.
He walks through the streets, paying no mind to anything.
What was he? Who was he? Why was he here?
These questions plagued him, but he couldn't find an answer, so he resigned himself to keep walking.
Eventually, he stops in front of a walled gate, with a mansion past it.
He doesn't know why he stopped.
Then, in a flash of black, someone arrives.
The figure, clad in black, slowly stepped forward.
"You seek answers." The figure, a man, says. His voice is a deep timbre. He waves his hand, and gothic, phantom letters fade into view.
They spell a name. A name he feels like he knows.
"You feel nothing." The man continues. It's the truth. "Nothing is real."
"...I can give you purpose."
His gaze lingers on the letters. Inside, he feels a faint pull towards the name, but it quickly dissipates, leaving him empty once more.
The man waves his hand again, and the phantom letters glow and fly around the nameless boy, before, eventually, they stop, and a large X appears in the middle of the letters, now random.
The X starts to shrink, and the letters move into position, giving him his name.
The nameless boy repeats the name to himself, trying to grasp its meaning.
"Roxas."
"That is right." The man says. His face is visible now, revealing tanned skin and tangerine orange eyes. "The new you."
The man slowly takes out a large cloth, something folded, and gives it to the newly-named Roxas.
When unfolded, it's a large, black coat. The same as the one the man is wearing.
"Why?" He questions, taking the coat hesitantly.
"It will protect you against the Darkness." The man replies, staring at Roxas. His expression seems to say "Put it on, now."
He takes the coat carefully, running his fingers over the fabric, still trying to make sense of it all. Protection? Darkness? Nevertheless, he obeys, sliding his arms into the sleeves, pulling the coat over his shoulders, and pulling the hood over his head, feeling the weight settle upon him.
The man waves his hand, and a black portal opens up. It's Darkness.
"Welcome to Organization XIII."