Xemnas knelt. “You are well acquainted with Devil Arms, aren’t you? Weapons that manifest from the hearts of powerful hellbound individuals. But after all this time taking up those arms, have you ever stopped to consider what shape you would take as a Devil Arm?”

Vergil lifted the Devil Sword of his namesake. “This is my blade.”

“Perhaps,” said Xemnas. “But it is only one possibility out of many. A branch of your power. Your father split his power into several swords as well.” He pressed the beam of nothingness into Vergil’s heart (his actual physical heart, not his broader, more existential heart [of which Xemnas believed Vergil had two]). The Son of Sparda cried out in pain.

“By my will, you shall become a Devil Arm. By my will, you shall become the χ that I sought for so long!”

The Son of Sparda’s body collapsed. Light and darkness in equal measure emerged and coiled around one another. His half born from man did battle with the half born from demon. The perfect crossing of light and darkness.

Xemnas experienced the phantom touch of some emotion. It was his mind playing tricks on him, of course. The remnants of what he may have once had when he was a Somebody. When he had a heart that could feel such things. But just the taste of it spurred him forward. He placed all of his will into the weapon’s shaping. Flames of light and darkness spilled forth like a mighty forge. With these hands, Xemnas would create the weapon needed to create Kingdom Hearts.

Vergil’s doppelgangers had long since been erased. It was only natural then, that Nonon and Drakkon would take notice of Xemnas.

“What are you doing?” said Nonon.

“I am becoming complete,” Xemnas answered. There was a great flash. And then, the Devil Arm emerged fully formed. Twin keys crossed one another. At the point of their union, a green filigree spread to either side like wings. The latticework coalesced and forged one final point.

“I have done it,” said Xemnas. “The χ-blade is mine!”

“He was my kill,” said Drakkon. “You will pay for overstepping your bounds.”

“He is not dead,” said Xemnas. “The χ-blade is a living construct. It must be alive in order to open the heart of all worlds.”

- Ragnarust Round 5