Xolduc/Destiny's Reach

Xolduc (pronounced Zoul-dook) is a character in Destiny's Reach: Kingdom Hearts. He is an antagonist representing the Nightverse, and stands opposing Xion.

Personality
Xolduc does not have a heart, but he is capable of feeling emotions, but only those that would be considered negative/destructive: anger, hatred, lust, aggression, and pleasure from the suffering of others.

He is the leader and Number I of the Midnight Syndicate, going under the title of "Twilit Horror", showing that even though he is a Nobody, he is a far darker creature than any Heartless.

Goals
Xolduc believes that the weak exist only as playthings for the strong -- and seeing as, so far, he's the strongest there is, he values everyone and everything else in varying levels of weakness. Because of this, he sees himself as a sort of God, stating once "When we are finished, I will be as God.... and you shall be my Archangels!"

Furthermore, he intends to one day write a symphony using the tortured screams of the Atlantican mermaids, since they're supposedly the best singers in the universe.

Nexko
Xolduc views the young scientist as his most loyal follower, and as a result, favors Nexko more than anyone else.

Xertra
Xolduc sees Xertra as little more than a tool and a potential plaything, although he has decided that, while she's probably the best there is at what she does, she's not worth his quite valuable time.

Xemnas
Unlike Marluxia, Xemnas has made no attempts to hide his disdain for taking orders from Xolduc, and while once a capable leader himself, he frequently borders on insubordination, carefully keeping his rebellious nature just far enough in line to avoid the punishment of torture and execution. Xolduc hates Xemnas in equal measure, which was part of the reason that Marluxia was promoted to be of higher rank than Xehanort's Nobody. Xolduc knows that Xemnas is somewhat harder to keep under control than the rest of his followers, but also knows that -- unlike Marluxia -- Xemnas is terrified enough that he'll never betray his master.

Marluxia
Xolduc is naturally suspicious of Marluxia, since he's been known to betray his superiors before, but is pleasantly surprised that the Graceful Assassin has turned out to be the most competent and obedient of the former Organization XIII members, along with Zexion. For this reason, Xolduc has given Marluxia free reign over certain areas of Castle Oblivion and The World That Never Was, and has also stated that, in the Syndicate's chain of command, Marluxia ranks slightly higher than Xemnas does. Xolduc knows that Marluxia is probably going to betray him at some point, but until that time comes, the Graceful Assassin survives -- after all, good help is hard to find.

Role in the Syndicate
He is its leader, and specializes in torturing prisoners -- a job he takes great pleasure from. He normally abstains from battle only because there's virtually no one who can challenge him. After the formation of Damage, Inc., however, Xolduc has become a much more active fighter, occasionally engaging Alex Mercer and/or Cole MacGrath in combat simply to test his power against theirs, and also to alleviate his boredom.

Fighting Style
Xolduc weilds a broadsword called "Muramasa", which is as long as the Masamune and as wide as The First Tsurugi. He is more powerful than either Cloud or Sephiroth in every way, except that he always lets his bloodlust get the better of him. While Sephiroth is a calm, controlled evil -- more like regular Nobodies, in fact -- Xolduc is like the Heartless: relentless, unrefined, and seeking to destroy everything in his path.

Quotes
The following is a list of quotations associated with Xolduc.

Battle Quotes
"I will never be a memory." (Victory) "Sin Harvest Angel!" (When using Sin Harvest) "Stigma!" (Stigma) "Shadow Flare!" (Shadow Flare) "Let me hear you scream!" (Omnislash) "I want to watch you bleed!" (Octoslash)