Iamkingdomhearts1000 1,170 Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) ANSEM! This is...the end! This...is hardly...the end... Your Darkness...i gave it, all to you... My Dark shadow, lingers...someday... SOMEDAY! I-WILL-RETURN! That's it. When this slacker wakes up, I'll tell him off. ...Sora...Kairi... I don't need my Heart locked. I'm ready-I'm gonna fight Ansem. No...It's the Road to Dawn. The secret story of Riku's time during spent wandering the Realm of Darkness...discover, how he fights the Darkness and continues on his quest for redemption, as he aids Sora in recovering his Memories and helping to awake him from his year long sleep, discover...the period of Riku's absence. https://youtu.be/HTUq3Ik1GHM">https://youtu.be/HTUq3Ik1GHM Verse I: Dawn Treading. ...What are you making me choose now? ... Between the Road to Light-and the Road to Darkness... ...Neither suits me... I'm taking the middle road... ...Do you mean the Twilight Road to Nightfall? No...It's the Road to Dawn. These were the young man Riku's parting words to the both strange and mysterious Darkness in Zero (DiZ), as the young man set out with his travelling companion, the small Mouse King Mickey, in search...of a way to help Riku's friend Sora awake from slumbering Darkness after having lost the Chain of Memories that binds his Heart together and now, with the aid of the girl named Namine helping Riku along his journey of where he must head first, Riku begins his journey...his 1st step into the way that leads towards the dawn... After leaving DiZ behind and continuing onward with King Mickey, dusk started to turn into daylight and, as Riku felt the daylight upon his skin, he felt almost, as though he was being boiled by the rays of the sun, he then recalled the last words that the Seeker of Darkness, Ansem, had mentioned to Riku at the climax of their final battle, he said that he bestowed upon Riku his Dark powers and that, as long, as Riku had them, he would never truly be free of the Dark, nor the Seeker for that matter, in an attempt to first find a way to get rid of Ansem's influence over Riku's Heart to better help Sora, Namine telepathically instructs Riku that he should go with Mickey to the World that lays in the center of the Realm Between, the World of Twilight Town, it is here that both Light and Darkness meet and mix with one another and if by going to Twilight Town and bathing in the mixture of Light and Darkness, the Twilight would better help Riku, at the very least solve one step towards his problems then so be it, he and Mickey journeyed to Twilight Town. It was here in the World of Twilight that Riku and Mickey had both got a glimpse of the enemy that they would be confronting in the not too far away future, they were known, as the Nobodies and they namely appeared in the forms of Dusks, empty shells of Human beings' bodies that no longer resemble their respective Human counterparts' physical forms, Riku and Mickey saw the Nobodies engaging in a conflict with the Heartless, the Twilight beings' more Dark sided counterparts, the ones that Riku felt a strong affinity with, the Heartless acted like beasts, only using raw instinct to guide them in battle against their enemies and towards the Hearts that they ever so seek to capture, however, Nobodies that do not possess the ability to claim Hearts yet can think and plan for themselves show that they have a much better advantage against the mindless Heartless, although the Heartless were more in quantity, the Nobodies were vice versa, showing that they had more quality that made them shine within the Twilight Light of the town, after disposing of Shadows belonging to the Heartless, the Dusks had turned their attention towards both Riku and the king, decided to make them their next prey. Riku and Mickey however prepared themselves against these new foes of theirs, summoning their respective weapons, for Riku it was the sword Soul Eater and for Mickey it was the Keyblade Star Seeker, Riku and Mickey fought side by side against the Dusks and had eventually managed to win the battle, however, at the very end of the fight, Riku could sense the Dark figure lurking within his Heart's presence and had realized both then and there that Ansem, the Seeker of Darkness, was not so easily vanquished, Mickey worried for Riku's safety but Riku assured Mickey that he was fine and that the Mouse King shouldn't trouble himself over Riku, however, Mickey rebukes that, saying that it is because that he cares about Riku that he worries for him, Riku is shocked and then recalls a slight Memory within his Heart of how he once fought Sora at Hollow Bastion and of how he was saved by Mickey's friends both Donald and Goofy who in their own rights and Sora's vice versa all became with one another's friends...after recalling Goofy protecting Sora from a Darkness based attack of Riku's when he was corrupted by the Darkness beforehand, he now realizes upon seeing Mickey and sensing his concern for Riku that the two are slowly but very surely building a bond similar to that of Sora, Donald and Goofy's. Riku was...glad, glad to know that someone was still looking out for him, even after all that has happened currently up to this point, however, now was not the time to digress and both he and the king had to push on forwards, in order to seek answers that would help them both defeat Ansem finally once and for all and help Sora regain his proper Chain of Memories within his Heart after losing the links that make up the chain thanks to the machinations of an evil organization that had plotted to use both Sora and Riku for their own diabolical benefits, to learn and know more about the Nobodies and the organization that had tried to manipulate Riku, Mickey decides that it was time for Riku to meet one wiser then Mickey himself and that was his master Yen Sid, the mysterious sorcerer, it turns out that the sorcerer's mysterious tower and this town of Twilight were somehow interlinked with one another and that in order to find out more about what this certain interlink was, Riku and Mickey both split up, as Riku made his way towards the train station of Twilight Town, it was here that he was attacked by more Nobodies, only for them to be suddenly dispatched by a both strange and mysterious individual that Riku does not recognize, his name is Jet and that he has come to help Riku but what sort of help does he intend to offer? Riku at this point was questioning himself but was determined to continue pushing forward despite his internal struggles, not just with the Darkness and its Seeker but also...with himself, as well, Riku's journey...had only just begun. Verse II: Jet and Pitch Black. Well, well, WELL...it looks like, you still got some fight left in you. said Jet towards Riku, as he replied: Who are you? where did you come from? what are you-HUH!?!? just then, Riku took a good closer look at Jet and very shockingly, he resembled a younger Ansem, Riku with Soul Eater in hand proceeded to confront Jet, asking him: ARE YOU...ANSEM!?!? said Riku, shouting out towards Jet, Jet merely picked out dandruff from his ear whilst listening to Riku before then replying with the words:...Maaan, you are SO annoying! honestly, i don't even understand WHY i was handed to you! said Jet, Riku was then perplexed by Jet's words, asking him again: Huh? handed? what are you-geh!? said Riku, as he then noticed what looked like a doorway to the innermost Darkness open up in front of him and appearing from it was another young Ansem look a like, although he was a bit older then Jet and he proceeded to say to him: ...Jet, let's go, too many of those husks are crawling about. said the other Ansem look a like, as Jet then identified the slightly older look a like, as Pitch, saying to him in reply: I believe the term your looking for Pitch is actually Dusks, not Husks...tch, sigh...whatever, fine... said Jet, as he rubbed the back of his head whilst Pitch merely crossed his arms, Riku didn't understand anything of what was going on at all and before he could stop both Jet and Pitch from leaving, the former raised his hand upwards to Riku, catching him off guard and saying towards him:Hey, Riku was it? grow stronger for us, we'll need you at full capacity and strength, that is...if you want to master the true Darkness within you. said Jet before he and Pitch then left without Riku being able to stop them in time, as he said to himself the words: Ah, wait! ...the true...Darkness? what does he mean? i already...fought and defeated Ansem...i know however, that...i can still feel his presence within my Heart, still... said Riku, wondering if the question of the true Darkness and Ansem were both one in the very same. Sunset started to fall and Mickey reunited with Riku at the station, it was here that the two went over what they had learned from being separated, as Mickey reveals he didn't see too much of anything in particular detail, only that the white creatures were roaming the town like uncontrollable flies and when it had met their fancy, they would pounce and strike on the Hearts of those that are merely just innocent people involved in no way whatsoever to what was really going on within the shadows, Mickey had used his original Keyblade from the Realm of Light, the Star Seeker to strike them down and then straight afterwards disappear from people's eye-view, however...he couldn't still feel help but be bothered by the white creatures and was hoping that once upon finding master Yen Sid would all of both his and Riku's questions be answered, Riku, although bothered by everything had then seen a ice cream vendor not too far away from the train station just about ready to close up shop, acting on instinct, he went to the vendor and bought himself and Mickey Twilight Town's local delicacy of ice cream, Sea Salt flavoured ice cream, Riku then pointed towards Twilight Town's train station clock tower and it was there that both he and Mickey had decided to eat ice cream whilst watching the moon within the distance of Twilight Town starting to arise, as the sun started to fell into the great beyond below. Mickey and Riku both had made their equal comments about the Sea Salt Ice Cream, as Mickey upon eating it felt it was salty but sweet but when Riku tasted it, he though that it was outright disgusting, wondering who would even want to eat, better yet, come up with a flavour for a ice cream such, as this? Mickey laughed at Riku trying to crack a joke but realized he was only pretending to joke, in order to cover up his true concerns of what is truly bothering Riku, one point being especially, who were the two that resembled younger versions of the Seeker of Darkness that Riku had encountered and what did they want with him? Mickey tried to ease the slight tension a little by commenting about the moon not too far away from the view of the clock tower, he said to Riku that Twilight Town rarely ever turns to moonlight, even when it is nighttime, because of being a World that is more close to the Light then the Darkness, Twilight Town rarely ever has nightfall, even when it is time for people to sleep and thus, according to history, they built the clock tower to remind them when it was time to go to sleep and when to wake up, Riku then says to Mickey after pausing for a moment, replying to him by saying: ...Do you think, do you think the moon's presence is signified...by MY presence? ... said Riku, looking at everything despondently, Mickey was saddened that he had failed to cheer Riku up, instead apparently having only made things worse, it was then that Riku began to recall visual images of Ansem, the Seeker of Darkness inside of his mind whilst also recalling the physical appearances of both Jet and Pitch resembling Ansem, finally, a third unknown visual image popped into his mind, it was of a person in a Black Coat the very same, as the Organization's and both Riku and Mickey's, this person very shockingly resembled yet another Ansem look a like, however, unlike both Jet and Pitch, this look a like had more fairer tanned skin then both them and the original Ansem, also, his hair was more spiked out, giving him his own appearance compared to that of the others. Riku lastly saw a Memory play inside his head, it was of two people in Black Coats by a Dark seaside talking to each other, one was younger then the other and he was trying to ask the taller person in the Black Coat what his name was, the taller person merely then got up from upon the rock he was sitting on and had then whispered something to the younger person that Riku had heard that he couldn't ever possibly forget and that was: SORA. Riku called out Sora's name, as he then nearly fell from sitting atop the clock tower, only to be saved by Mickey who managed to pull him back just in time, Mickey had asked Riku what was wrong and why did he especially call out Sora's name, Riku merely shrugged it off, saying that it was nothing and that both he and Mickey should now try to find places to sleep for the night because come first dawn tomorrow, the two will set out to finally meet Mickey's master Yen Sid, Mickey, although greatly concerned nevertheless complied and thus it was, nightfall had come to Twilight Town and the Dusk remnants of Dawn would follow not too far behind both Riku and the king, as they still continued journeying forth, ever seeking to find more answers. Light and Dark, back to back, Riku had wondered whilst sleeping inside of his dreams if this possibility was really true or not, could he really live alongside the Light with his Darkness in tune with it? Riku had awoken from where both he and Mickey were sleeping in a forest on the outskirts of Twilight Town and upon awaking, Mickey pointed towards Riku the location of a both strange and mysterious old mansion not too far away from them just nearby, Mickey laments that they weren't able to spot it before and if they did, they would have had a place to stay for the night previously, however...Riku corrects Mickey, revealing to him that it wasn't just pure coincidence that they couldn't find the mansion but rather, Darkness of some kind had been blocking their eyesight and their views went beyond that of the mansion, thus unable to see for what was truly there right in front of them... Riku and Mickey had decided to check the old mansion out and inside, the two met with Namine all of a sudden appearing before them within an all white room, it was here that she was communicating with them through an illusion of Light and that she wasn't there physically, instead, she had created a Memory recording of herself here in the mansion to await both Riku and Mickey's arrival to inform them of something whilst the real Namine and DiZ were currently working together to restore Sora's Chain of Memories. The Namine projection revealed to Riku that by now he must of received a vision, a vision of him seeing a man that looked identical to the one that lurks within Riku's Heart, Ansem, the Seeker of Darkness, Namine reveals that man that resembles Ansem to be known, as Xemnas and that he was the one responsible for everything that happened at Castle Oblivion...the place where Sora had lost all of his Memories. Namine also reveals to Riku that when his body was taken over by Ansem to be used to seek out the Door to Darkness that would lead him to the Heart of all Worlds, Kingdom Hearts, it was during this time that Sora had met Xemnas at the castle of Hollow Bastion where the evil fairy witch Maleficent had met her end, Sora confronted Xemnas in battle after being provoked and at first thinking that he had won against Xemnas, Xemnas however proved that he was only playacting with Sora in order to test his strength, the reason for this being is currently unknown, however...Namine suspects just one thing about Xemnas and that is just like Ansem haunts Riku, Xemnas will most likely try to haunt Sora within the not too far away future once Sora's Memories have been fully restored and even if Sora has grown stronger by then, it is most likely that he will still need the help of Riku and the others to confront and stop Xemnas. Xemnas had ordered his minions of the Organization to lure Sora to Castle Oblivion in the hopes of controlling him, to use his Keyblade for whatever sinister plots that the Organization have in mind, Namine knows naught about Xemnas' plans, only that there were rebels within the Organization that were plotting to use Xemnas' original plan to turn Sora against him and those loyal to Xemnas, Namine was to control Sora and let him loose like a hound on Xemnas by the Organization's traitors, however, it was thanks to the help of one of the supposed traitors that Sora broke free from both Namine and especially the traitors' control, allowing Sora to take down the traitorous leader and begin the restoration process of sleeping to restore the Chain of Memories inside his Heart, Namine lastly reveals that the process will take about a year long exactly at best for the Memories to fully return and during that time, Xemnas may try to find Sora and use him once more or maybe even worse, it is up to Riku and the king to stop that from happening, Riku, now having heard everything from Namine's projection agrees and that along with king Mickey, the two decide to leave the mansion in search of master Yen Sid, who could help better their attempts at helping Sora awaken from the sleep of exactly one whole year. Riku and Mickey journey towards the train station once more and it is this time around that they are attacked by another kind of Nobody altogether known, as a Twilight Thorn, the Twilight Thorn tries to destroy both Riku and Mickey but using the sheer brilliance of power, teamwork and friendship combined, Riku combining his Darkness with Mickey's Light were able to end the Twilight being, allowing them to continue forth onward...however, it was then that both strangely and mysteriously from out of nowhere, Jet had reappeared towards Riku, Mickey could not see him and Jet had begun speaking to Riku, saying to him the words: "...Such a shame, Twilight falls into nightfall...i mean really, what-a-shame..." said Jet, mocking the deceased Twilight Thorn, as Riku replied: "...Look, if your here to play mind games with me, i've had just about enough, Maleficent, Ansem, the Organization...you all say the exact same things to me about Darkness, well guess what? i...walk the road, to dawn...Darkness is neither my friend, nor is it my foe, only those lurking within the Darkness and creeping around inside of it are my true enemy, if you are one of those creeping around, save me the trouble...and let's fight here and now." said Riku, Jet merely clapped his hands, impressed by Riku's response, saying towards him the words: "Excellent! i expected nothing less from the hero of Darkness, still...you have a long way to go if you want to fight both Ansem and Xemnas, if you truly want to save Sora, unlock the untapped potential within and then...you can save your friend." said Jet, this cause Riku by surprised, wondering what exactly did Jet mean by that, suddenly, Jet had vanished into thin air, leaving naught a trace of him, it seems, as though he was encouraging Riku to fight both Ansem and Xemnas, even though Jet himself remarkably resembled the former, as Mickey asks what just happened with Riku all of a sudden, Riku reveals that he was merely...having a talk with the Darkness inside of him and that it was about time for both him and the king to continue pressing onward, who knows when more Heartless and those white creatures would start attacking once again, the king, although hesitant, complied with Riku's quest and so, the two had entered the train station, planning to depart to locations outside the town unknown within the Realm Between. At the train station, Riku and Mickey find the train that they are looking for by its unusual characteristics and just, as they are about to continue onward, Riku accidentally bumps into a young girl accompanied by two other boys, they introduce themselves to Riku whilst Mickey went on ahead of him, thereby the three not noticing the king's presence, having only just passed him and due to his short size, it is easy for a person to just miss him almost completely and entirely, digressing, the three youths friendly introduce themselves to Riku, their names are Olette, Pence and Hayner, although saying that all three of the youths friendly introduce themselves to Riku is a lie, Hayner appears to have a bit of an attitude around Riku, especially since he accidentally knocked down Olette, Riku apologizes for knocking down Olette and helps her up which causes her to blush in return before she and Pence friendly reveal their names to Riku whilst Hayner begrudgingly reveals his name in his own manner, upon seeing the three, Riku is instantly reminded of himself through Hayner, Sora through Pence and Kairi through Olette, he laughed at this a little which Hayner throught Riku was looking down on the three and thus, immediately picks a fight with him, which both Pence and Olette try to avoid, trying to talk Hayner out of it but to no avail, instead, Riku encourages and accepts Hayner's challenge, wanting to take him on and see for Riku himself what it's like to see "himself" through his own eyes... The two agree to have a fight outside the station with Riku asking how would the conditions of the duel be met? Hayner was confused by what Riku meant at first before deciding to toss him a bat of some kind, Pence revealed to Riku that what he was holding was called a Struggle bat and that everyone here in Twilight Town celebrate the sport that is known, as Struggle, the rules are simple, combatants must both wear Struggle suits with orbs attached to them, over 200 small orbs precisely and whoever uses their Struggle bat to knock off their opponent's orbs and claim either most of them before time runs out or all of them exactly will the winner be declared the victor of the Struggle, Pence however tells Riku that its best to give up now, since Hayner is considered the 2nd best Struggler in all of Twilight Town but Olette encourages Riku not to give in to Pence's words and upon holding both of his hands does Olette say that she will lend Riku her strength during this fight, Riku blushes slightly upon Olette holding his hands, immediately causing him to turn his hands away from Olette's, blushing slightly but strongly, as well which causes Olette to giggle, Hayner asks the two are they done having their lovers' moment and if both Riku and he are ready to Struggle? Comically, just before the fight starts...Riku has one question, just-one-question...why does he have to wear a ridiculous monkey suit with all of these orbs on him? even on-top of his head? he looks like an electric man gone to a dress up party just to get mocked at for, Hayner is confused by Riku's reaction, asking him if he has never seen Struggle before? Riku replies of course he hasn't! he's never been off the islands before-just then, Riku stopped talking before he could finish his sentence, remembering that the World balance must be kept in order and the Worlds must not know about one another's existence...Hayner overheard Riku say islands? what islands? there are no islands on the outskirts of here in Twilight Town, you must have been blinded by the sunset of the town too many times to remember, what kind of person are you? someone who loves the Light? just then, Riku went dead silent upon hearing Hayner's words, causing Olette to worry, as she has developed a sort of instant infatuation with Riku upon meeting him and socializing with him, Pence had then decided to declare the Struggle to begin and without warning, Hayner struck the first blow without Riku noticing, having been caught up in a daze by Hayner's comment a moment earlier, some of Riku's orbs were stolen from him, causing him to rethink and get his head back into the game and proceed to fight Hayner, as watching from above Twilight Town's clock tower right down below at the Struggle going on were both Jet and Pitch, the former eating Sea Salt Ice Cream whilst watching and commenting on the ice cream's taste, saying how disgustingly it tasted, the same comment Riku had made about the ice cream previously. Riku and Hayner fought on equal terms, as though Riku was clearly more powerful and superior in strength then Hayner was, he wanted a sort of fair fight with Hayner without unleashing Riku's true strength that could very well possibly hurt Hayner in the process, however, the latter had noticed this and had called out to Riku, saying the words: "Come on! is that all you got!? i thought you were stronger then THIS!" said Hayner, as he knocked back Riku and, as he tried to regain his balance after being shaken a bit by Hayner's attack, it was just then that Riku recalled something within his head, the words that Hayner just spoke to Riku...they were almost exactly the same, as Riku's that he used to say to Sora whenever they would spar with wooden swords on the Destiny Islands, Riku in his head in slow motion thought about this for a second, did this mean that Namine's restoration of Sora's Memories had finally begun? if so...Riku had no time to dawdle, despite wanting to see "himself" through Hayner, Riku realized that he must now press on, for Sora's sake and thus, he unleashed a bit of his true strength within and with one single horizontal strike aimed at Hayner did Riku proceed to knock him out and take all of his orbs that were laying around Hayner, as he laid knocked out cold on the ground for a few seconds, Pence and Olette looked on so shocked that the former's jaw dropped at seeing Hayner having been defeated just like that within a single instance, Olette saw Hayner laying on the ground before looking towards Riku, she could sense something in the air that was emitting all around Riku's body but couldn't quite tell what it was, nevertheless, despite all this, Pence after pausing for a moment had declared Riku the victor of the Struggle, Hayner woke up and Riku immediately apologized towards him, saying that he only used enough strength to win the Struggle against Hayner without having to completely knock him unconscious, Hayner upon hearing this was greatly and deeply annoyed with Riku, he tried to pick a physical fight with Riku, saying to him, wanting to know why did Riku hold back during the Struggle if Riku was THAT good!? Hayner declared that Riku was even better then Hayner's rival in Twilight Town named Seifer, the number one Struggler in all of the town, if Riku was that good, why did he hold back at all to begin with!? Hayner couldn't just understand whatsoever, as he was flabbergasted by Riku's decision to hold back his true strength at all, he grabbed Riku by his Black Coat's collar and had tried to punch Riku, feeling, as though, the white haired youth was looking down upon him, Pence managed to hold Hayner back however before he could slug Riku right in the face, Pence said to Hayner that Riku must of had his reasons for holding back but that Hayner didn't care about any excuses for he believes that when a Struggler enters the ring must they always use their 100% percent strength from the get go! no-exceptions! to Hayner, it would be seen, as a disgrace to the both fellow and respective Struggler that each other is facing within the Struggle itself and then what would be the point? what would be the point to Struggle at all!? after hearing Hayner's words and the both determination and conviction within them did Riku say to Pence that it was alright, to let Hayner go and let Riku himself be punched, after all, it was what Riku believes that he deserves for holding back against a respective opponent such, as Hayner himself, after hearing this, Hayner broke free of Pence's grip and proceeded to try and punch Riku straight within his face, only to stopped short however, as shocking Riku greatly, appearing in-between both him and Hayner was Olette! standing up for Riku, Hayner stopped short upon seeing that Olette was standing up for Riku, the question was why he asked her, Olette replied: "Hayner, i'm sure you must have felt frustrated in the past when Seifer purposely held back against you and you found out afterwards, especially when it came to last year's Struggle tournament but still...i think, that Riku is different! if he truly wanted to hold back against you, don't you think he would have done so throughout all of the match? right at the very end, Riku showed a bit of his true strength against you and to me, that proves that Riku wasn't looking down on you, rather, he had his reasons and that he was looking out for you! i know that you normally don't like that when people do those kind of things for you but nevertheless, i believe...i believe, in Riku!" said Olette, Riku quietly said her name and after hearing her words, Hayner pondered for a moment before deciding to come a begrudging judgement, he told Riku the words: "...Fine, listen up! Riku or whatever your name is, i...i truthfully and honestly don't like the stunt you pulled with me during the Struggle but...Olette is speaking up for you and if she is speaking up for you then fine, i'll relent, just this once, however, i expect to see you next time, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, heck, maybe not even in the next Struggle tournament but next time! next time we'll see each other in the ring and whoever loses has to buy ice cream for the winner, deal!?" said Hayner, making a sworn promise with Riku, upon hearing this, Riku after remaining silent for a few seconds proceeded to nod his head and shake Hayner's hand, also promising that they will one day meet each other within the real Struggle ring and when they do, neither will hold back their true strength, Riku agrees to this, pleasing both Pence and Olette, especially the latter. A few minutes later, Riku declares that he must leave now, as his train will be departing, as Riku is just about to leave, Olette goes up towards him, asking him when will he be back? Riku says that he honestly doesn't know, only that he knows that he will go where the Road to Dawn shall take him, Olette ponders about what Riku means when he says the Road to Dawn but nevertheless, she suddenly takes his hand and makes a pinky swear with him, saying to Riku: "...Okay, then once you have finished walking Dawn, you'll come back, to Twilight i mean?" said Olette, Riku was surprised by Olette's words, although he meant something else entirely when he was talking about the Road to Dawn, Olette mentioned that he would one day return to Twilight Town and when he heard her say return to Twilight, Riku then pondered about the bigger question concerning that word and the word Dawn, Riku had decided to return Olette's pinky swear and lastly say to her the words: "...Yeah, i'll return, i'll return...to the Light of Twilight." said Riku, as he and Olette traded their sworn pinky swear promise, the latter merely smiled, as Riku bashfully looked away from Olette's smile, causing her to giggle at his bashfulness, Olette then slowly let her pinky finger go of Riku's and, as Riku felt Olette's pinky leaving his, he suddenly recalled Memories of Kairi within his head, he saw Olette for a moment before she turned into Kairi and back into Olette again, she left to reunite with both Hayner and Pence and for a moment, just a single moment within time itself, Riku tried to reach out his hand towards Olette, as though he didn't want her to leave, however, by then, it was too late, she had left and Riku looked back at the palm of his hand, thinking to himself about how he was trying to reach out for the Light Olette was emitting from within her Heart, he formed a grip within his hand before deciding to put his Black Coat's hood on. Mickey was waiting for Riku inside the train station and had asked him where did he go all of a sudden before then shockingly noticing that Riku was streaming down a tear from his face underneath his hood, he proceeded to get on the train with Mickey worried about Riku, as the latter throughout the train ride kept his hood up, saying to himself how Olette reminded him of Kairi, of how they even look similar more or less and that most probably, he may...never see Olette again, Riku gritted his teeth whilst slightly crying, lastly saying to himself the words: "...Everything fades...into black..." said Riku, the train continued its course until eventually arriving at Yen Sid's mysterious tower. Verse III: Nobodies, at all... (To be continued.). Edited February 25, 2018 by Iamkingdomhearts1000 7 TolikMum, Titan3S, RuddnioJib and 4 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iamkingdomhearts1000 1,170 Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) "Everything fades...into black..." these were the words Riku said whilst riding on the train leading to the mysterious tower with king Mickey and it would be here that Riku would meet with the king's mentor Yen Sid about what it is both Riku and Mickey must do next in order to secure safety for the Realm of Light from the forces of Darkness, yes...it would be here, that the next chapter in Riku's story, Riku's Reverse/Rebirth...would begin. Verse III: Nobodies, at all... Arriving at the mysterious tower, Riku and Mickey board off the train to see it disappear behind them, as Riku unveils his Black Coat's hood to see both the train magically vanish into thin air and the splendor that is the mysterious tower right in front of him, Mickey then reveals to Riku that it was here that Mickey's journey had first begun, over a decade ago, he sensed that the Worlds were in danger from the forces of Darkness and thus, without his master's permission, Mickey set off on a quest across the Worlds, trying to save them from Darkness, Mickey summons his Keyblade Star Seeker and whilst looking at it, he reflects on past Memories, as Riku ponders what is Mickey reflecting on, Mickey decides to dis-summon the Star Seeker and tell Riku that they must press on if they want to meet the master, just then, a giant Heartless Darkside appears in front of the tower, trying to grab it and bring it come crushing down, in order to protect the tower, Riku and Mickey summon their respective weapons and begin to fight the Darkside, all the while fighting the Heartless Shadows that were emerging around the Darkside, trying to prevent the two heroes from stopping the Darkside destroying the tower, in the end however, Riku and the mouse king emerge victorious, as both the Darkside and all the Shadows are destroyed but in their place appeared countless upon countless of Heartless Neoshadows, just, as they were about to pounce on the fatigued duo, suddenly, clouds opened up within the misty sky surrounding the mysterious tower, shining down a bright column of Light that blinded Riku and had destroyed all of the Neoshadows within an instance, just before one of them could attack both Riku and Mickey, after getting back up upon catching their breaths, Mickey is very glad and happy to tell Riku that this was the work of his master Yen Sid who now knows that the two are here to meet with him and that he is expecting the both of them, Riku is a bit unsure however upon meeting with Yen Sid, wondering if a being of Darkness like him even has the right to meet such a great person? As Riku and Mickey climbed the tower, they eventually had reached Yen Sid's study, where here, Mickey reports to his master in a bowing and respectful manner, Riku following Mickey's example, Yen Sid is seen looking out one of the windows of his study before turning his attention to both Mickey and Riku, Yen Sid silently tells the two to raise their heads with a wave of his hand, as he sits down upon his chair before asking Mickey the status report of what is going within the Worlds, Mickey reveals to Yen Sid that it is just, as he suspected and that the Heartless were stealing the Hearts of the Worlds in order to form Kingdom Hearts so that they could use its Door to Darkness to open up the way to the Realm of Darkness, connecting it to the Realm of Light, thus allowing the Heartless to invade the latter from the former, fortunately, it was thanks to the combined efforts of Mickey's friend Riku here, Mickey's closest friends and vassals Donald and Goofy and the Keyblade wielder of the Realm of Light, Riku's friend Sora that they were able to seal up the door and close Kingdom Hearts, thereby stopping the Heartless from achieving their ultimate objective, Yen Sid nods his head upon hearing all this before beginning to speak to Riku, asking him a question, Riku wonders what Yen Sid is about to ask before the master of the mysterious tower asks Riku if he is the individual that the stars had told Yen Sid was the one who gave his Heart into Darkness previously? Riku is hesitant and ashamed to answer Yen Sid but still nevertheless answers, as he nods his head and says that he is the one who gave into Darkness not too very long ago, Mickey is concerned for Riku and wonders how Yen Sid will treat the situation concerning Riku, Yen Sid is quiet and thinks to himself before revealing to Riku a certain truth that Riku himself already knows, originally, it was Riku who was meant to be the original owner of the Keyblade of the Realm of Light but because Riku had already given into Darkness by then, the Keyblade forsake him and again at Hollow Bastion when Riku's Darkness kept growing stronger, it was only when Riku was possessed by the Seeker of Darkness that Riku had then started to realize the true dangers of tampering with powers belonging to Darkness and thus Yen Sid wonders, has Riku truly learned from his past mistakes? or is his Heart merely covering up those mistakes by walking down a path that Riku believes will give him self redemption if not redemption by the hands of others? Riku cannot answer Yen Sid's question, as he knows naught the answer, Mickey tries to defend Riku saying that he went through a lot trying to combat the Darkness and that it was at a certain castle in the Realm Between that Riku fought the Seeker once more and this time had won victory against him, Yen Sid merely eyeballs Mickey, silencing him, Yen Sid answers Mickey's words by saying that whilst it is true that Riku bested the Seeker of Darkness and this time had prevailed, that still does not excuse Riku of his past actions and that the Dark shadow of both the Seeker and the Darkness overall still lingers behind and above Riku, unless Riku himself can truly come to grips with Darkness, especially even after defeating the Seeker which Yen Sid senses a hesitance within Riku about concerning the Darkness, Riku will never be free of the Dark shadows that haunt him and in the worst case scenario, the Seeker of Darkness will revive, stronger then ever, take over Riku's body once more and send his Heart back to the side of the Realm of Darkness yet again, this time Mickey will not be able to help Riku and even worse, Mickey may even be forced to destroy Riku's body possessed by the Seeker, preventing Riku's Heart from ever again gaining access to and living within the Realm of Light, even though Riku was hearing all of this in front of him and despite clutching a fist against the words, Riku let go of his clutched fist and knew better that Yen Sid was giving Riku sound advice on what to do next and what should happen if Riku were to fail in the next part of his walking the Road to Dawn, Riku acknowledges Yen Sid's advice and thanks the wise master for showing Riku foresight on the path that he walks, Yen Sid is happy to hear Riku's acknowledgement of his situation despite how dire it seems but knows that if Riku continues walking the current path that he is and never giving up on it, Riku will surely one day transform Darkness into Light and that would make Riku a unique existence in and of itself, Mickey merely sighs about how well the talk was just handled, however, Yen Sid has not finished speaking for there is much, much more that he has to reveal to both Riku and Mickey, as this concerns the fate of all Worlds once more... Yen Sid reveals to both Riku and Mickey that whilst indeed due to the effort of them, Donald, Goofy and the boy who is Riku's friend named Sora, the Keyblade wielder of the Realm of Light have the Worlds been saved from the threat of the Heartless, a new threat has already manifested, one that Riku and the king have already encountered back in Twilight Town, they are the Nobodies, the white creatures that the two fought beforehand, they are beings that neither lurk in either Darkness or Light but rather, they are the beings that live in the middle, they are the Twilight, incarnations of both Dusk and Dawn and although they may seem benevolent, they are not, for they have more malicious ideals in mind for the future not too far away from now, during the last crisis when the Heartless attacked the Worlds, the Nobodies were few in number and they were planning for the time when their Dark counterparts, the Heartless would surely meet their ends at both the hands of the two Keyblade wielders of the Realms of both Light and Dark respectively, Sora and king Mickey, now that the Heartless have indeed been vanquished and their masters overthrown from positions both in and of power, the situation is now vice versa, it is the Nobodies that are more in number and the Heartless that are the less fewer...Riku is shocked and horrified to learn of this but Yen Sid still continues to speak, revealing certain truths that Riku and the king must learn about, he reveals that the Nobodies didn't do anything at all during the last crisis was because they were acting in accordance to the wills of their secret masters, those that wear Black Coats to conceal themselves from both Darkness and Light, Yen Sid mentions that Riku has probably met them before, they are the ones that call themselves the Organization, the real full name of their group being called Organization XIII, the number refers to how many people make up the Organization itself, the Organization's members themselves are in actual truth Nobodies that although they look and act exactly like Humans, they...are completely devoid of emotion and they don't have Hearts at all whatsoever, unlike the Heartless that can at least capture Hearts, the Organization and lesser Nobodies do not possess this ability and lament the fact, Organization XIII is desperately trying to hunt down and seek to capture Hearts for their nefarious purposes and they will stop at nothing to achieve their ultimate objectives, even if that means hurting innocent people in the process, this angers Riku greatly which both king Mickey and Yen Sid notice but nevertheless, the latter continues speaking, revealing the origins of the Nobodies, as Riku already knows, the Heartless are beings born from the Darkness within each and every single person's Heart and that upon immediately being created, they obtain an instantaneous and gluttonous hunger that can never, ever be fulfilled and that is to seek out and obtain further Hearts, thus creating more Darkness for more Heartless to be spawned from, however, what both Riku and his friend Sora do not know is that the Heartless are in actual fact, not complete beings, you see, originally the Heartless were once Humans with both Hearts and Bodies, if the Heartless are the half of the Human that gets separated and ends up with the half of the Heart...what about, the half that is the Body? Riku then realizes what Yen Sid is trying to point out, indeed, it is the Nobodies that become the half of the Human that is the Body when a Human either is captured by the Darkness or willingly gives themselves to it, as Riku has more or less seen in the forms of both "Ansem" and Maleficent, one could say that the Nobodies are the "Light and angelic" versions of the more "Dark and demonic" Heartless, even though the former in truth actually stand in the Twilight and nevertheless represent the Darkness that both is and of the Human Body, although Nobodies are indeed the Human Body after it is consumed by Darkness, they take on monstrous forms to affirm their status that their bodies have succumbed to Darkness, however, if their previous Human forms had strong senses of willpower, they are allowed to retain those Human forms based on the Memories of what they once had of those forms, this is only in the case of Organization XIII, they are the pure example of Nobodies that still look like and appear Human even after becoming Nobodies but still, they are all in the very same context empty shells with no emotions that Yen Sid says are one day destined to return to the Darkness, this is where Yen Sid reveals what he believes to be the ultimate objective of the Organization to both Riku and Mickey, he believes that in order to divert from their destined paths of eventually returning to Darkness, the Organization will attempt to seek out Kingdom Hearts in some sort of form and/or way and they will stop at nothing until they have obtained the Heart of all Worlds, thus the Worlds now face a second universal crisis, one very much more dangerous then the last, to be sure... Yen Sid now reveals the parts that both Riku and the king must play in order to avert Organization XIII from obtaining their endgame, according to what the stars have told him, Yen Sid has received crucial and vital information for both Riku and Mickey before they begin their quest, according to what Yen Sid has heard, he deduces to both Riku and his apprentice that apparently, the Organization has lost at least over 6 of its members, thanks to the efforts of both Riku and Sora combined and now, the Organization has lost over half of its battle strength, leaving only 7 members left remaining standing, however, the wise master informs Riku and Mickey that they must remain vigilant for these last 7 members of Organization XIII may very well prove to be both the strongest and deadliest of them all, Riku ponders for a moment in silence before then speaking up, asking if a man named Xemnas is one of those 7 and if so, is he truly the leader of the Organization? Yen Sid goes silent before making his reply, he says to Riku that he cannot say for sure, only that if that were the case to indeed be true, Riku must be on-guard at all times, for the Organization are nothing like what he has faced beforehand in the past, even when confronting the Seeker of Darkness, the Organization will prove to be difficult enemies to handle, maybe at either the Seeker's level or most probably beyond that, plus there are the lesser Nobodies that Organization XIII command and the Heartless to take into account, as well, Riku and Mickey must look out at all times for enemies that could appear from just about everywhere, Riku and Mickey acknowledge Yen Sid's advice before he then reveals to them that before explaining on what their parts will be during their quest, he says to the two that they will need more suitable travelling clothes endured for combat, although they have the Black Coats the Organization wear to shield themselves from the Darkness, Yen Sid believes that for a new journey, they must start with a fresh clean state of mind and also in Riku's case, he may have not noticed due to the Darkness surrounding him and his ever confronting battles with it but Riku is starting to mature physically and he is outgrowing his clothes he set out with from the Destiny Islands when the first universal crisis started, Riku is a bit embarrassed to have not noticed that whilst Mickey merely chuckles at Riku upon learning this, Yen Sid points to the door next to his study that there, Riku and Mickey will find Flora, Fauna and Merryweather, the three good faeries that will design for Riku and Mickey garments according to their customized visualizations but more importantly are especially well designed for combat, as Riku heads on in first, Yen Sid stops Mickey, wanting to discuss a certain important matter with him, as Mickey wonders what Yen Sid could possibly want to ask, it is then that Mickey realizes what Yen Sid is referring to and shows a stern expression upon Mickey's face, preparing to tell Yen Sid everything about what happened during Mickey's part in the Heartless invasion of the Worlds, as Riku meets and socializes with the three faeries and they help design garments according to Riku's wishes and designs, Mickey tells Yen Sid the truth and nothing but the truth, he summons the Keyblade he found in the Realm of Darkness, the Kingdom Key D, otherwise known, as the Light Seeker, using the Keyblade of Darkness, Mickey, representing the Realm's Keyblade wielder alongside Riku's best friend Sora, wielding the Kingdom Key and representing the Realm of Light, as its Keyblade wielder, together, Mickey and Sora closed on both sides of the Door to Darkness Kingdom Hearts, preventing the Heartless invasion at its source from spreading both once and for all and whilst in the Dark Realm, Mickey confirms what Yen Sid suspected to be true and found "that certain person", if that so to be being the case, Yen Sid informs Mickey to never tell Riku or even Sora for that matter of his finding and that if they were to learn before they were ready to do anything, the results would be disastrous, Mickey agrees, knowing what is best but asks Yen Sid a question that he found out from "that certain person", apparently, another "certain person" that Mickey knows bequeathed to Riku when he was a boy the power to one day wield the Keyblade and that Mickey found his Keyblade of Darkness on the World that was consumed by the Darkness, the Destiny Islands, that both Riku and Sora come from, Riku was originally meant to receive the Keyblade of Light there before the World was consumed but at that very moment, his Heart gave into Darkness and his Keyblade passed onto Sora instead, what Mickey is basically trying to get to the crux of everything is that how was Sora even able to wield the Keyblade when he never performed the Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony unlike Riku who did? the "certain person" Mickey met back in the Realm of Darkness most definitely informed him that Sora didn't undergo the ceremony and yet why? why was he able to wield the Keyblade? Mickey kept it at the back of his mind during the crisis, knowing that there were more important things at stake during that time but now that he has the chance to ask his master Yen Sid, is Sora some kind of special existence? Yen Sid quietly strokes his beard, as he thinks on this, he says to Mickey that there is a possible theory, as to why Sora has the Keyblade, however, until more evidence is found, Yen Sid cannot say unless certain for sure, for now, all they know is what they can currently go on by, knowing that Organization XIII deserve more attention here then both anything and everything else currently present and for now, Mickey better get ready getting dressed, as Riku then appears in his new clothes, designed accustomed to his thoughts, Mickey heads on in the next room after making comments about Riku's cool look, as both he and Yen Sid then discuss what Riku must do next to continue walking the Road to Dawn, for there is a certain matter Yen Sid wishes to speak with Riku about, one of important attending to... (To be continued.). Edited February 26, 2018 by Iamkingdomhearts1000 1 The Transcendent Key reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iamkingdomhearts1000 1,170 Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) Yen Sid is about to speak to Riku on what must be done next to continue walking the Road to Dawn and help restore the Chain of Memories of Sora's Heart, Yen Sid reveals to Riku that although he has lost the right of the title of the Keyblade wielder of the Realm of Light, Riku still possesses the power to wield a Keyblade, this shocks Riku a little, as he thought that when Sora obtained Riku's Keyblade when the latter fell into Darkness did he lose the power to wield the Keyblade for good, however, this is not the case, Yen Sid reveals that because not only does Riku possess a strong Heart but is now starting to gain control of the Darkness within him, very slowly but surely is the Keyblade's power returning to him and that once Riku has fully gained control of the Darkness within him at last will his Keyblade completely manifest finally and it will take on the both form and shape of Riku's powers by then which Yen Sid does not know how the transformation process will turn out for unlike every other being that has wielded Darkness in their entire lifetimes that Yen Sid has ever known, Riku is a different case entirely, unlike mentioned Keyblade wielders that Yen Sid speaks about more or less that lost themselves to Darkness and in turn had lost the Keyblade, unlike them, Riku has been going through a stage of transformation so to be speak in a way, first, he gave into the Darkness and had lost the Keyblade but now, he is confronting the Darkness that is trying to take control of Riku, battling it at every single turn and little by little, fragments of Light are starting to appear within Riku's Heart and from those fragments, is the Keyblade's power being reborn inside of Riku, instead of regaining his old Keyblade from Sora, he's forging, as a term of speaking an all brand new one, one that will be modeled after the future Riku once he has mastered his Darkness, Yen Sid reveals that just before arriving at the mysterious tower, he could sense that a new fragment of Light had appeared within the World and that he could sense it emitting from Riku, as to why, he cannot say, Riku remains silent until suddenly, a visual image of Olette appears inside his mind and he smiles at this, discovering and believing that the new fragment of Light born within his Heart was thanks to Olette, of how she encouraged and spurred on Riku despite their just meeting one another and their very short time together spent with each other, as Riku chuckles at this slightly and Yen Sid smiles, sensing that Riku has realized how the new fragment of Light came into existence, it is then that Yen Sid informs more of Riku's growing new Keyblade powers, he reveals that although his weapon, the sword Soul Eater is a weapon of Darkness and that it was crafted using that very same Darkness that molds it, it can be used, as a template to forge Riku's new Keyblade into physical matter, Yen Sid explains that just, as much Light attracts Darkness, Darkness too in turn attracts Light and that by using this connection, Riku can summon forth a brand new weapon, one of his very own making that neither belongs to both the Light or the Dark and yet still exists in-between in both, a Keyblade from the Realm of Light but with the powers of Darkness, a Keyblade...of Twilight, as Yen so calls it, it is then upon hearing Yen Sid's words that Riku recalls what he had said to Olette just before they said their respective goodbyes: "I'll return...to the Light of Twilight." Although Riku had meant many different things when he said that to Olette entirely, he never would have guessed nor could believe that this could be a work of karma and that now, things were supposedly looking up for Riku, after a long while of torment and fighting the Darkness, Riku believes that now, finally, he can achieve the redemption he is aiming for and especially help Sora, by creating the new Keyblade Riku is building inside of his Heart and with it, Light the way down towards the Road to Dawn, however, Riku knows also not to be hasty and that there was more Yen Sid had to say to Riku about creating his new Keyblade, Yen Sid says to Riku that the manifestation of the Seeker of Darkness still lurks buried deep inside of Riku and, as long, as the Seeker's powers try to tempt him into giving into them, Riku will never be rid of the corrupting influence that Darkness holds within, in order to create more fragments of Light and forge the new Keyblade, Riku must first rid himself of that which stands in the way of the Road to Dawn, namely, the Dark Mode, the representation of the powers given to Riku by the Seeker of Darkness during the time he fought Sora and his friends at Hollow Bastion, the Dark Mode makes up a part if not a whole of the Seeker's complete hold over Riku and you see, once Riku has learned to unlearn the Dark Mode will this make it more one step at a time easier into walking down Riku's chosen path, to forge the Keyblade of Twilight, Yen Sid informs Riku that he must learn to balance Darkness, keeping the Darkness that is non corrupting and getting rid of the corruptible elements of the Dark, that is one of Riku's new tasks on his journey, although this is a journey that Riku must eventually make on his own, it will not hurt having helping guidance at the beginning of his quest, as just then, appearing on the scene was Mickey, having finished changed, Yen Sid recognizes Mickey's outfit and the latter reveals that it is the treaty outfit he used to wear when visiting a certain old friend of his from another World, Riku wonders, as to who the king's friend might be since king Mickey mentioned his outfit was a treaty outfit after all, meaning, that means Mickey came into contact with the ruler of another World with the idea of peace in mind but digressing, Riku and Mickey both stood tall before master Yen Sid, as he was now about to assign to them their mission. Receiving word from the stars, Yen Sid reveals that he knows it will take about a year's time at best for Sora to completely recover, during this time, the Organization will try to hunt down Sora and prevent him from awaking, knowing that he will most certainly interfere with their plans and thus, it is up to both Riku and the king to keep Sora, Donald and Goofy safe out of the enemy's hands until it has come for the time of their awakening and when they do awaken, by that time, everything shall be prepared and Riku and Mickey alongside their friends will finally be able to strike back against Organization XIII and their Nobodies, for now, it is best to avoid contact with them but at the very same time, Riku and Mickey must always keep their eyes and ears on the lookout for the Organization's members, they will never know if the Organization may very well possibly be spying on them and thus, to return them that favour, Riku and Mickey will be doing snooping around first before they can, here is what Riku and Mickey must do first before anything else, it has been reported that Organization XIII has been spotted at Hollow Bastion, although the castle and the city are now back in the control of the people, led by Leon and his friends, the city's defenses against the forces of Darkness is still pretty weakened, Leon and everyone else are doing all they can to keep up defending the town from the occasional local Heartless attacks but, because they are so few in number despite the strength in the small numbers that they have, Organization XIII may decide to attack Hollow Bastion and take the World for themselves, just like Maleficent did years prior when the World first fell into Darkness, Riku and Mickey's first mission is, as follows, they must go to Hollow Bastion, find out what they can and especially help Leon and the others, if they see a member of the Organization, they must not confront unless provoked, afterwards, they must decide then if they will split up or travel together across other Worlds, researching up on the Organization's activities, Worlds namely with Nobodies spotted within them, Yen Sid says to both Riku and the Mouse King the words: "May your Heart be your guiding Key." As Yen Sid places his hand upon his Heart, Mickey doing the same and returning Yen Sid's words: "May your Heart be your guiding Key." said Mickey, Riku was a bit confused by what the phrase meant both in and of itself but nevertheless, he and the king were now off, setting forth on their quest together, to combat Organization XIII and keep Sora safe out of harm's way from their evil clutches, to start off their adventure, they first leave the mysterious tower... Mickey proclaims that both he and Riku sure have their work cut out for them but that it is no good worrying about it, as for only worrying will make things dull and when dull things happen, the mood goes sour, Riku laughs a little upon hearing Mickey's words, realizing Mickey was trying to go somewhere with his words, only to fail and jumble them up instead, it is just then, however...Riku sees Mickey caught in stopped motion speaking, he sees that all around time has frozen and that appearing before Riku was none other then Jet! Jet said to Riku the words: "So, now you know about your new Keyblade, hmph! like that's going to do you any good, you should just stick with what you already have and use it to the best of your ability, only then can you-WHOA!?" suddenly, Jet was interrupted, as Riku summoned the Soul Eater and tried to attack Jet with it, Jet comically reacts in hysteria, saying to Riku: "Whoa! whoa! WHOOAAA!!! are you krazy man!? you could have chopped my head off then and there! seriously, you have anger management issues! ..." said Jet, Riku replied: "Turn everything back to the way it was, right now! i won't miss a second time." said Riku with confidence, however, Jet rebuked this, saying towards Riku: "Ha! yeah-right! you think your so high and mighty now just because you know that your getting a Keyblade for your birthday, well, guess what? sorry to break it to you, but...I'M NOT GOING TO LEAVE YOU THAT EASILY!!!!" shouted out Jet, just then, he shockingly summoned a variation of Riku's Soul Eater sword and proceeded to fight against him with it, thus their battle began. Jet began the battle by doing a jump back-flip towards the stair entrance of the mysterious tower, he charges up a Dark Fire Orb attack and shoots it from the tip of his sword straight at Riku, Riku manages to dodge and uses Slide Roll against Jet, he hits Jet a few times with a barrage of small leveled attacks before an invisible force prevented Riku from continuing his full on frontal assault, it was then that Jet used an unavoidable Zantetsuken attack on Riku, dropping his HP to 1 point exactly, Riku was getting greatly fatigued at this point and found himself starting to give into Darkness yet again, during the fight, Jet taunts Riku, saying to him the words: "That's right! use it! use the Dark! COME AT ME!" shouted Jet, Riku was trying to not let his emotions get the better of him and hold the Darkness in check, Jet proceeded to teleport all around Riku, shooting smaller versions of his Dark Fire Orb attack straight at him, although still at 1 HP point exactly, Riku wasn't instantly defeated like he normally should be and instead, he performed a aerial recovery to catch his balance, Riku used a normal Fire attack against Jet, knocking him back, Riku followed this with a normal Thunder attack that paralysed Jet for just a moment, allowing Riku to hit him with a normal Blizzard attack aimed at point blank range, the attack froze Jet and Riku had used this chance to perform Cure on himself, afterwards, Jet broke free of his icy shell and had then said towards Riku: "Giving up already? come on! i thought YOU were stronger then that!" said Jet, it was then that a cinematic moment themed battle took place between both him and Riku, Jet started off by using his Zantetsuken technique again, however, this time, Riku had copied him, they both used the very same technique one after another, always missing each other until finally, they both collided into one another left and right, Riku on the left and Jet on the right, it was then that a reaction command button sequence had then appeared and Riku had to press enough times in order to knock Jet fully back and knock his weapon straight out of his hands, thus winning the battle soon afterwards with a few small barrage attacks again, as Jet lastly said towards Riku at the end of the fight: "Heh, your good..." said Jet, the battle had ended and a huge Light enveloped the whole screen, as the battle ended Riku performed a victory pose and saw that Jet was sinking into Darkness swallowing him up from within the ground, Riku tried to save Jet but to no avail, as Jet lastly mocks Riku before disappearing, saying to him the words: "At this rate, you'll NEVER defeat Ansem, NEVER..." said Jet and with that, he completely disappears into Darkness below, Riku both powerless and helpless to have saved him, it was then that the time flow restored back to normal just before Mickey had started speaking, however, shockingly, before Mickey could have a chance to even speak at all, Riku felt his Heart aching and his knees had dropped to the floor, Mickey tried to help Riku up and ask him what was wrong but he replied that it was nothing, nothing, at all...although, Mickey knew that Riku was lying and although he thought to himself to take Riku back inside the tower to have Yen Sid check up on Riku, knowing how stubborn the white haired youth is, Mickey decided against it begrudgingly, waiting for Riku to recover instead and until it was time for his call to head out once the Heart aching had stopped, Riku inside felt his Heart ache and had wondered to himself what was this sensation he was feeling inside of his Heart? to him, it smelt foul, putrid, it smelt exactly...like the Darkness of Ansem that had once possessed Riku, even though Riku had locked away Ansem in a corner of Riku's Heart, how come Riku was feeling this? how come he was feeling...Ansem's presence once more? was it because of his younger look a like that Riku had just faced a moment ago? no...Riku felt that wasn't the case but rather it was something else if not entirely, Riku recalls what he had said to himself before arriving at the mysterious tower, only now in Ansem's voice, saying: "Everything fades...into black..." said Ansem's voice, Riku back in reality had then realized, even though there were small shards of Light forming within his Heart, the fact of the matter was that his Darkness was still ever present and ever larger then the Light within and until Riku has learned over time to fight and finally defeat the Darkness, Ansem's Darkness, for good, it would still haunt him and so now, before even thinking of obtaining the Keyblade of Twilight, Riku must first learn to balance both the Darkness and the Light within his Heart, in order to form true Twilight itself... After a small time of recuperating, Riku finally felt the Heart ache stop and both he and Mickey proceeded to head onward, the method of transportation being a Gummi Ship Mickey has secretly been keeping by his side called the "S.S Minnie", showing that he still thinks of his beloved queen elsewhere, Riku was happy at this thought, as he then recalled visual images of both Sora and Kairi inside his mind and of the time that he spent with them, just once more...just one more time, does Riku wish to be with his friends again. Elsewhere, Namine and DiZ are seen working on recovering Sora's Memories and have recovered at least 5% percent of them, they were the Memories of the spars Sora used to have with the other islanders his age, Tidus, Wakka and Selphie. (To be continued.). Edited February 27, 2018 by Iamkingdomhearts1000 1 The Transcendent Key reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Transcendent Key 12,109 Posted February 28, 2018 Oh wow, what detailed, amazing storytelling! So, this is the period of Riku's absence, eh? It's like you delved into Nomura's mind and pulled out the unrevealed concepts and put them on paper! Wow, just wow, very well executed! I look forward to more! 1 Iamkingdomhearts1000 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iamkingdomhearts1000 1,170 Posted February 28, 2018 Oh wow, what detailed, amazing storytelling! So, this is the period of Riku's absence, eh? It's like you delved into Nomura's mind and pulled out the unrevealed concepts and put them on paper! Wow, just wow, very well executed! I look forward to more! I intend to include Disney Worlds that have never been in the Kingdom Hearts series before, based on Dark Disney films such, as The Black Cauldron, also, please tell me? what Day was it in 358/2 Days that Riku fought Xion and called her Keyblade a sham? was it Day 94? 1 The Transcendent Key reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Transcendent Key 12,109 Posted March 1, 2018 I intend to include Disney Worlds that have never been in the Kingdom Hearts series before, based on Dark Disney films such, as The Black Cauldron, also, please tell me? what Day was it in 358/2 Days that Riku fought Xion and called her Keyblade a sham? was it Day 94? Sweet, sweet! Also, I love how you gave an explanation of why Riku no longer uses the Dark Mode! I think it's a perfect and logical explanation as to why he would have needed to stop using it altogether, due to Ansem's influence over his heart! And also, I'm trying to find the Day in which she confronts Riku, but I can't seem to point the exact day! My apologies! D: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iamkingdomhearts1000 1,170 Posted March 1, 2018 Sweet, sweet! Also, I love how you gave an explanation of why Riku no longer uses the Dark Mode! I think it's a perfect and logical explanation as to why he would have needed to stop using it altogether, due to Ansem's influence over his heart! And also, I'm trying to find the Day in which she confronts Riku, but I can't seem to point the exact day! My apologies! D: No, its okay, i was just wondering, in order to connect with the events of 358/2 Days, this story has to take place and end before Riku's confrontation with Xion. 1 The Transcendent Key reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iamkingdomhearts1000 1,170 Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) Having never flown by Gummi Ship before, Riku marvels at the outside scenery that is the universe, Mickey tells Riku that for a while now, over the years, this has been the way to transport between Worlds, Mickey explains to Riku about how the Gummi Ship travel exploration worked during the events of the Heartless invasion, he reveals that because the Heartless broke down the walls between all of the Worlds, the Heartless were able to enter the Worlds through the Keyholes that lead to their Hearts and upon consuming those Worlds' Hearts did they fall into Darkness and all become parts of the World in which the Door to Darkness had manifested, now that the door has been sealed and the Worlds restored, slowly but surely, the walls are restoring themselves, as well, meaning that Mickey and Riku must act now while they still have a chance before the wall blocking entry both to and from Hollow Bastion completely mends itself, after that, upon arriving at Hollow Bastion, they must find a special type of Keyhole that will open the Lanes Between, Riku asks about what are the Lanes Between and Mickey replies that they are the original and only means for Keyblade wielders to travel to other Worlds and in secret mend the problems of those Worlds that only Keyblade wielders can, although Riku ponders about asking Mickey what exactly ARE Keyblade wielders and what are their duties to uphold, Riku decides to withhold the question, deciding to ask Mickey about it for another time for there were more important matters to take care of, for example, the World that Riku laid eyes on from the Gummi Ship once more yet again and that he thought that he would never, ever return to it...the World...of Hollow Bastion. Riku feels his Heart starting to ache a little again, Mickey notices this and checks up on him, asking him if he is alright, Riku assures his friend, saying that he is merely remembering old and painful Memories...as Mickey realizes Riku's connection to Hollow Bastion, he then bumps his hand upon the palm of his other hand after getting an idea, saying to Riku: "Welp! if this is where bad Memories were forged then it is also where good Memories will be forged! think of it like this Riku, this is your new starting point, its only natural that it should be, "from Light into Darkness" and now, the opposite, "from Darkness into Light", know what i mean?" Mickey giggled a little after saying his message, as Riku was then surprised by what Mickey meant, he was grateful for those words for it was thanks to those words that Riku will now push on to Hollow Bastion, walking from the Darkness of the past and into the Dawn that is both the present and the nearby future and with that, the S.S Minnie proceeds to find a safe-spot to land on the World, as Riku and Mickey readying themselves for Hollow Bastion... World I-HOLLOW BASTION. Riku and Mickey land at the Dark Depths of the Great Maw just outside of Hollow Bastion, the two take a look around, as they have never seen this part of the World, only the main castle and its insides, as the two look around, Mickey catches Riku's attention by both pointing towards and warning him about something, as they looked down below, Riku was...absolutely horrified at what he was seeing...it was a gigantic army full of Heartless all mashing up on-top of one another, upon seeing the Heartless, Riku instantly wanted to destroy them but Mickey prevented him from doing so, telling Riku that now was not the time to deal with that many of Heartless all at once, plus, Riku is not strong enough yet to hold his own against that many, Mickey promises that they will come back soon and deal with this Heartless problem, for the sake of Hollow Bastion, Riku begrudgingly agrees to this and then nods his head in angry silence, as Mickey then sternly nods his head and the two head off for the entrance towards the Great Maw, as Riku stops for a moment to turn and look around at the giant amount of Heartless, suddenly, upon staring into all of their bright yellow eyes, Riku found himself surrounded by a sheet of Darkness, disconnected from the outside World, as he calls out Mickey by his title, it is then, within this very same Darkness that one of the two Ansem look a likes that Riku met previously, the one other then Jet calling himself Pitch had appeared, he was more muscular and muscular then Jet who was more scrawny and skinny and unlike Jet who had his hair tied in a ponytail, Pitch had dreadlocks for his hair, he is seen crossing his arms and mocking Riku, saying the words: "Hey there man, what are you cooking in the Darkness?" said Pitch with a Jamaican like accent, as Riku upon seeing Pitch jumped back away in the Darkness and proceeded to summon the Soul Eater, asking Pitch a question: "...Are you, here to avenge your comrade? if so-..." said Riku, Pitch replied: "No man, i'm not here for anything like that, besides, if you think that was the end of Jet previously then you are surely mistaken, Jet will be back, stronger too by that time, he just needs a little snooze nap for the time being, in his place, i'll face and test you." said Pitch, explaining that Jet was still alive and that Pitch has come to test Riku, Riku replies: "Test me? for what!?" said Riku, Pitch himself then replied with the words: "Calm down brother, its cool, its fine, unlike my little brother Jet, i'm not going to fight you, instead, i want to know something..." said Pitch, Riku, upon sensing that Pitch's words were true slightly laid down his defensive guard and had said to Pitch: "...Alright, speak!" said Riku, Pitch smirked at this and had asked Riku a question, one of great importance: "Tell me something Riku, what is...your TRUE power? what is the nature of it? what is the source of it?" said Pitch, Riku laughed mockingly and replied towards Pitch: "What? are you joking? of course i know what my true power is, its Dark-HAH!?!?" just then, Riku stopped himself from finishing his sentence, realizing what he was about to say, Pitch laughs out loud at this before catching his breath and saying to Riku: "You see? THAT's the answer there that i was looking for! although you don't admit it outright, in your Heart you do, in your Heart, the true source of your strength is Darkness, right!? true, you accepted the Dark twice in a row now, first, when that fake Sora tried to destroy you and second, when you sealed away Ansem inside the inner Dark parts of your Heart, however, despite having acknowledged Darkness, you became blissfully unaware of something brother...upon acknowledging it, ever since then, you have been wrapping yourself entirely both in it and around it brother, making you 10x times, as strong but all the more weaker to Light, don't you see? two things are going to happen later on that you are especially not going to like, one, your Dark power will end up hurting somebody that has nothing to do at all whatsoever with what's going on and secondly, once more, you'll be enveloped by Light, only this time, it won't be a rotten phony conjured up by Darkness like it was by that Husk of a Nobody...no...this time around, you'll be enveloped in a column of brightest Light imaginable and then, well...THEN we'll see how Light resistant you are, until these destined events come to pass, you won't be seeing me, that is all i have to say for now, thank you for giving me a good answer, ciao till later man!" "Ah! WAIT!" shouted out Riku, as he saw Pitch fade into the Darkness and had tried to attack him, only to no avail, Pitch had completely disappeared leaving Riku to ponder, as the sheet of Darkness slowly faded away back into the real World: "...Me? living in Darkness after now having accepted it willingly? and the Light? it will...destroy me? sigh...no, i've got to believe, like Sora does, in the Light, it won't destroy me, it will guide me, guide me back to the real source of my strength, my strength may be Darkness for now but, as long, as i walk the Road to Dawn, at the end of the road, the answer will be clear and i will know what my true powers are, Sora, Kairi, Tidus, Wakka, Selphie, Mickey, Hayner, Pence and...Olette...you all, you are all waiting for me at the end of the road, you guys, are the true sources of my inner strengths! that is why i walk the Road to Dawn, to redeem myself for all the things that i have done and to hopefully-no, EVENTUALLY learn to live in the Light once more! i want...to go home, go back home with Sora and live in the Light, that...is our islands, once...more..." said Riku placing his hand upon his Heart, as he then followed Mickey after time had frozen when Riku was contacted by Pitch within the Darkness with Riku speeding up a bit, Mickey now following behind surprised and wondering why, as he quickly made up pace following after Riku. The two eventually made it to the center of the Great Maw but it was then, here, inside of Riku's mind that he heard Ansem within a facsimile of the Destiny Islands, here, Riku found himself in his old clothes, standing and looking out towards the blue sea, only to sense and then turn around and see Sora, Donald and Goofy approaching him, Riku is happy to see Sora but then notices that he and the other two are on their guard around Riku for some reason, Riku asks Sora why is he being defensive before then hearing Ansem speaking within the air, saying the following words: "Take a look at this tiny place. to the Heart seeking freedom, this island...is a prison." Riku had heard this and tried to speak out in disapproval of Ansem's words, only for the Seeker of Darkness to continue speaking: "Surrounded by water and so this boy...sought out to escape from his prison." Riku's head was hurting and he was especially trying to shake away all the thoughts and doubts that were plaguing at him, suddenly, he found himself in his Dark Mode outfit! the sea water turned purple and Sora brandished the Keyblade against him, Riku tries to say no to Sora but Ansem's words still kept going on: "He sought a way to cross over into other Worlds..." "NO! DON'T SAY IT!" "...And he..." "No! ..." "Opened..." "No!" "His Heart..." "NO!!!!" "...To Darkness." said Ansem finally, Riku was driven on the ground suffering what looked like a seizure, all of the words were plaguing at him at once until eventually, he looked up to see Sora standing over him, the sun behind Sora above blinding Riku's eyesight, as then, without warning and hesitation, Sora swung the Keyblade down below towards Riku, as he lastly screamed out the word: "NNNNNNNOOOOOOO!!!!" shouted out Riku inside his mind, back in reality, Riku's mind suffered a slight mental attack and he fell towards the ground, Mickey notices this and immediately goes to Riku's side, asking him: "Riku? RIKU!? ARE YOU ALRIGHT!?!? SAY SOMETHING!" "...Mickey...your...here? was that...a dream? a nightmare? or...something else..." "Riku..." said Mickey in concern, Riku struggled to get back upwards before saying to his small Mouse friend: "...Come on, let's keep pushing..." said Riku, he continued on ahead but Mickey, having now seen Riku struggle time and time again, had decided finally that enough was enough and that he was going to confront his friend both once and for all about what was truly bothering him... The two decide to camp out with a fire at the Crystal Fissure, as it had already turned nighttime and it would be better reaching the city by tomorrow, they used the warm and bright glow of the Crystals, as nightlights, as they ended up star gazing towards the stars, Mickey was then prepared, prepared to stake his friendship with Riku, if it meant in the very end helping him, he then proceeded lastly to question him... (To be continued.). Edited March 2, 2018 by Iamkingdomhearts1000 1 The Transcendent Key reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Transcendent Key 12,109 Posted March 2, 2018 Oh wow, awesome! What a great chapter! Also, yes, you repeated the whole explanation regarding the Lanes Between. But dang, Riku having to face these ordeals that Pitch spoke of...I bet it's gonna be hard! Also, I loved how you delved into how Riku felt going back to Hollow Bastion, but how Mickey reassured him that this could be a new beginning, where good memories could be forged! And I loved when you put the perspective of Riku as he was witnessing how Ansem took control of his body in the End Of The World and Sora and the others were confronting him! Poor Riku is really having a tough time! Excellent chapter! Also, I think it's pretty cool the direction you wanna go with in this story! So it's set to end when Riku confronts Xion, eh? Interesting! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iamkingdomhearts1000 1,170 Posted March 2, 2018 (edited) Oh wow, awesome! What a great chapter! Also, yes, you repeated the whole explanation regarding the Lanes Between. But dang, Riku having to face these ordeals that Pitch spoke of...I bet it's gonna be hard! Also, I loved how you delved into how Riku felt going back to Hollow Bastion, but how Mickey reassured him that this could be a new beginning, where good memories could be forged! And I loved when you put the perspective of Riku as he was witnessing how Ansem took control of his body in the End Of The World and Sora and the others were confronting him! Poor Riku is really having a tough time! Excellent chapter! Also, I think it's pretty cool the direction you wanna go with in this story! So it's set to end when Riku confronts Xion, eh? Interesting! Before then, yeah, i've corrected the repeat statement, does it sound better? Edited March 2, 2018 by Iamkingdomhearts1000 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iamkingdomhearts1000 1,170 Posted March 4, 2018 (edited) Riku looked up towards the stars, reminded of home, reminded, of the past...he closed his eyes and, as he tried to envision the Destiny Islands within his Memories, all he could remember of them were their destroyed state and the nightmare of him being strike down by Sora, Riku suddenly woke his eyes up when he suddenly heard that Mickey was trying to speak to him, saying the words: "...Ku...Riku...Riku! are you alright!?" said Mickey, Riku replied, answering Mickey's concern by saying: "...Oh, yeah, i'm fine...Mickey..." said Riku, however, Mickey then sighed, as Riku in turn then wondered why, Mickey then built up air within his chest and then breathed it out, finally saying his true feelings towards Riku: "...Sigh...no, your not..." said Mickey, Riku was surprised and taken aback by Mickey's comment, simply saying in reply: "What?" said Riku, Mickey replied: "Your not fine Riku, you've been acting very strange since we left the mysterious tower, maybe even before then, for some reason, you keep your feelings bottled up and you never talk about them, why? what's going on Riku?" said Mickey, Riku, taking Mickey's words the wrong way sighed himself once more and had said the words towards Mickey: "...Its none of your business." "...Huh?" "...I said its none of your business! i've got my problems, you've got your own, look, just leave me alone, alright!?" "...But i can't Riku, we're friends, remember?" "...Hmph, yeah right, says the guy who went up, suddenly ditched his friends and left all of the Worlds to fall into Darkness!" "...W-what?" "...Admit it! you just simply abandoned everyone else so you could save only yourself while the rest of us were left behind to do your own dirty work! because of you, Sora, Kairi, even those two "friends" of yours...because of you...SORA IS NOW STUCK INSIDE OF A POD, SLEEPING LIKE HE'S EXACTLY IN A COMA! BOTH OF US MAY NEVER GET TO SEE KAIRI AGAIN WHOSE BACK ON THE ISLANDS, WAITING FOR US! and worst of all...worst of all! ...you...YOU LEFT BEHIND ALL OF THOSE THAT YOU PROCLAIM TO LOVE! YOU LEFT BEHIND YOUR LOVING QUEEN AND WIFE AND ALL THE PEOPLE OF YOUR KINGDOM AND HAD SIMPLY LEFT ALL OF THE WORK FOR YOUR VASSALS AND SORA TO DO, NOW LEAVING THEM ENDED UP WHERE THEY ARE! DO YOU KNOW THEY MAY NEVER AWAKEN!? WELL!? WELL!?!?" "...Riku, its not...like...that..." "SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP! I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR EXCUSES! IN THE END! ...in the end...we're the same...WE'RE JUST THE SAME! GA!" shouted out Riku after a long and heated conversation, during which he started to speak in a more lower pitch, due to the powers of Darkness slowly arising within him and upon reaching the end of the conversation, does Riku get up, disgusted with both Mickey but more importantly especially himself and runs off, heading in the direction of Hollow Bastion, as Mickey is left behind all alone, reaching out his hand towards Riku, sadly pondering on his words, Riku continues to run both in and during the night until by morning does he arrive at a blue uniquely styled pattern circle shaped ground, where here, after running all night long does he finally run out of breath and tries to regain his stamina whilst saying to himself the words: "...Ha, ha, ha, ha...i don't...i don't need him, i've gotten fine, all fine by myself since Castle Oblivion, i can find the Keyhole "his majesty" spoke of and then i can finally prove that i'm well capable on my own without his or anyone else for that matter's help, i'll finally prove that i can master the Darkness all on my own both to Mickey and...myself..." said Riku with words of determination, though those exact words were a double edge sword, as although Riku intended to carry out his promise of finding the Keyhole that will access the Lanes Between all by himself, in his Heart, he was doubting whether or not he could do so again all by himself, nevertheless, Riku continued onward, until eventually finding an entrance leading to Hollow Bastion's main town, here, Riku found himself with unfamiliar sights and, as he began exploring the town, he then found himself confronted with Emblem Heartless he had never seen before, summoning his weapon and fighting them, Riku defeats the Heartless in the central plaza of the town before then spotting a both strange and mysterious figure wearing a Black Coat just like Riku himself, remembering the ones he confronted back in Castle Oblivion, Riku wonders if this was Organization XIII that Yen Sid talked about, deciding that there was only one way to find out, Riku chased after the hooded figure, eventually chasing him all the way to the main water supply of Hollow Bastion's city, taking safety precautions, Riku puts up his hood so that the other person in a Black Coat does not know who he is, at the main water supply, Riku confronts the person, surrounded by the white creatures, the Nobodies that he met back in Twilight Town and the other person meekly talks to Riku, saying the words: "Ah! hey! i thought you said that this was MY assignment! what are you doing here!?" "..." "Oh ho! giving me the silent treatment then is it!? you must be either Saix, Xaldin, or...GASP! wait! you can't be! the-the-THE SUPERIOR!?!? but-but he NEVER comes out on any missions! EVER! ohhh man, what am i going to do now!? i can't explain to the Superior himself that i have been just loafing around this World, not actually doing what i was told to do, by he himself personally i might add, wait, i'm turning my back on him, GASP! I'M TURNING MY BACK ON HIM!" said the other person, although Riku found his personality to be a bit...odd, to say, as a term of endearment, Riku however, felt something off about this both strange and mysterious person, it was though although he was speaking with both reaction and emotion, there...was nothing, nothing...to be sensed from these reactions and emotions, it was, almost, as though, this person was faking the conversation entirely, just then: "...Huh? hey, wait...if you really WERE the Superior, you'd be speaking by now, tell me, what's your name?" "...Eodus...my name's...Eodus..." "...EODUS? huh? funny...i don't ever remember there being a person called Eodus within the Organization..." "...I'm, new..." "REALLY? IS-THAT-SO? then tell me, what's your new rank? are you a XIV or a XV?" "...My rank? its...actually XVI..." "...YEAH RIGHT! I KNOW FOR FACT WE DON'T HAVE, AS MANY MEMBERS, AS THAT! once a XIII...ALWAYS A XIII!" not fooling for Riku's deception, the hooded member takes off his hood and commands the Dusks surrounding him to attack Riku, lastly saying to him before fighting him the words: "Also, just a bit of trivia, all our members have the X in their names! so, TOUGH LUCK! FAKER! seriously, if you wanted to gamble, you should have taken on Luxord! i'd bet he be real pleased to have an opponent like you!" the mysterious blonde haired person summoned a weapon from water that appeared from within the leaked parts of the pipes within the main water supply, it was an musical instrument of sorts, one Riku had never seen before, Riku battled both the Nobodies and the blonde haired man, eventually defeating them both, the blonde haired youth was forced back but not before saying to Riku with his hood still up the words: "Ouu, oww! seriously!? your THIS STRONG!?!? man oh man, for an impostor, you sure are tough, though, i doubt you'll feel that way once i tell the other members of the Organization that there is an impostor amidst our ranks! hope you feel lucky by then! see ya! wouldn't want to be ya!" said the blonde haired man, as he disappeared through what looked like a portal of Darkness, as Riku tried to chase after him but to no avail, Riku then unveiled his Black Coat's hood, saying to himself the words: "...Great, now they know about me, or...at least there's an impostor wearing their coats, maybe...i should have waited for Mickey, if we were together, we could have probably-no! forget it! i don't need his help! i said so and i mean so! let them know that there is an impostor, it doesn't matter, if they come my way, i'll take them down all at once if i have to, now then, let's find that Keyhole..." said Riku boldly, however, failing to notice the Darkness behind both those words and lurking within his shadow, as since arguing with Mickey has Riku been a bit unstable of sorts and is now just going around, destroying all of the both Heartless and Nobodies that he sees, not realizing that he is getting more caught up in their extermination rather then actually looking for the Keyhole, meanwhile, Mickey had arrived at the entrance Riku used to enter the town, intending to find him, wanting to say something of great importance to him... (To be continued.). Edited March 4, 2018 by Iamkingdomhearts1000 1 The Transcendent Key reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Transcendent Key 12,109 Posted March 6, 2018 Oh my God...this just opened my eyes to a whole new layer of Riku and Mickey's friendship that I hadn't thought would be in my mind! Now I'm thinking if Riku and Mickey ever did have some sort of confrontation like the one you put to work here in this chapter!? I mean, seriously, with Riku's great task ahead of him, it's quite possible he had some moments when he probably snapped at Mickey, though he may not have wanted to! And the way he called Mickey out on abandoning the worlds and leaving all the work to Sora and friends, and blaming him for Sora being in the state he is in now...wow, I'm impressed! Oh, and about your previous post, yes, it sounds better now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iamkingdomhearts1000 1,170 Posted March 6, 2018 Oh my God...this just opened my eyes to a whole new layer of Riku and Mickey's friendship that I hadn't thought would be in my mind! Now I'm thinking if Riku and Mickey ever did have some sort of confrontation like the one you put to work here in this chapter!? I mean, seriously, with Riku's great task ahead of him, it's quite possible he had some moments when he probably snapped at Mickey, though he may not have wanted to! And the way he called Mickey out on abandoning the worlds and leaving all the work to Sora and friends, and blaming him for Sora being in the state he is in now...wow, I'm impressed! Oh, and about your previous post, yes, it sounds better now. Thanks, also, what did you think of Demyx being the one discovering that there was an impostor among the ranks of the Organization? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Transcendent Key 12,109 Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) Thanks, also, what did you think of Demyx being the one discovering that there was an impostor among the ranks of the Organization? You're welcome! I thought it was pretty dang funny and clever, though I will admit that at first, I thought I was looking at Xigbar! But then analyzing the dialogue again, the very sarcastic and lazy nature of Demyx shone through! But yeah, I thought it was funny that he was the one who discovered that Riku was an impostor! X3 Edited March 7, 2018 by The Transcendent Key Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iamkingdomhearts1000 1,170 Posted March 8, 2018 You're welcome! I thought it was pretty dang funny and clever, though I will admit that at first, I thought I was looking at Xigbar! But then analyzing the dialogue again, the very sarcastic and lazy nature of Demyx shone through! But yeah, I thought it was funny that he was the one who discovered that Riku was an impostor! X3 Because Demyx is the Organization's main covert operative, i thought that it was the most sensible idea. 1 The Transcendent Key reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Transcendent Key 12,109 Posted March 9, 2018 Because Demyx is the Organization's main covert operative, i thought that it was the most sensible idea. Yeah, because he's exceptionally well at gathering recon and keeping an eye out for things happening around the worlds. Good choice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iamkingdomhearts1000 1,170 Posted March 9, 2018 (edited) Yeah, because he's exceptionally well at gathering recon and keeping an eye out for things happening around the worlds. Good choice! So far in the Anthology we've got: Part I: X/XIII: Lost Memories: The Story of both Apprentice Terra-Xehanort and Ansem the Wise. Part II: Nero Oscura/Nero Oscuro: The Story of Riku of what happens to him after the events of Reverse/Rebirth and of how he both loses his Dark Mode and gains the Way to the Dawn Keyblade. Part III: Lost Among the Stars: Otherwise known by its Final Fantasy XV Name: Final Fantasy XV X Kingdom Hearts III Prologus: Numen Astrum Quaero is the Story that features an alternate beginning of Kingdom Hearts III where Sora, Donald and Goofy work together with Noctis in order to help him regain his friends' Memories of him whilst fighting Heartless on Noctis' World of Eos. Part IV: Darkness of the XIII: The Story of Organization XIII before both Roxas and Xion were recruited, recounting the days and Memories of Xemnas, Xigbar, Xaldin, Vexen, Lexaeus, Zexion, Saix, Axel, Demyx, Luxord, Marluxia and Larxene. These are the four stories running co-currently within the Kingdom Hearts project i like to call the "Kingdom Hearts Anthology", what do you think :]? Edited March 9, 2018 by Iamkingdomhearts1000 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iamkingdomhearts1000 1,170 Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) Riku wandered the town, searching for its Keyhole to access the Lanes Between, all the while destroying both Heartless and Nobodies that he sees within his path, however, Riku's emotions are running high, due to his earlier fight with Mickey and because of this, he is failing to see the Darkness eat away a chunk of him inside, as Riku searches the town, he says to himself the words: "...Ha...ha...ha...ha...where-where is that Keyhole!? all i've found are nothing but Heartless and Nobodies! is it-is it possible...that, the Keyhole Mickey spoke of doesn't exist here? is that the reason? or maybe-" "Hey, you." "Huh?" suddenly, Riku found himself being confronted by a both strange and mysterious blonde spiky haired man, asking Riku the following: "...Are you a denizen of Darkness?" "Huh!? what are you talking about!? of course i'm-" suddenly, before Riku could speak any further, the blonde spiky haired man had brandished a sword, as giant, as his entire body, surprising Riku, as the man prepared to face Riku in battle, saying towards the latter: "Those that reek of Darkness....have no place here!" "!?!?" in retaliation, Riku summoned his Soul Eater sword and had proceeded to battle the man, the battle was evenly matched before right at the very end, when it seems that Riku had won, the man knocked Riku back using the powers of Darkness, forcing Riku into a nearby wall, after struggling trying to get out of the wall he was sent crashing into, Riku says to the man: "You...you wield, Darkness!?!?" said Riku, the man replied: "...That's right, i wield the power of Darkness, however, unlike others, i use my Darkness...to protect others, as soon, as i saw you, i sensed it, you wield the powers of the Dark and thus, its my job to stop people like you, before you threaten Hollow Bastion." the man prepared to deliver a final finishing blow upon Riku, as he tried to convince the man that he was not who he thought Riku was: "Wait, hey hold on! i'm not who you think i am! i'm! GA!" just then, when it seemed like Riku was about to be finished off, he was saved just in the nick of time from the man wielding the giant sword delivering the finishing blow by a brown haired man wielding a cross between both a sword and a gun called a Gunblade, this man says to the other person: "Hey, that's enough, there's no need going around trying to pick fights, Cloud." "...C-Cloud?" said Riku, as the blonde spiky haired man was identified, as Cloud, of whom proceeded to identify the other man in return: "...Stay out of this, Squall..." "Squall?" said Riku again, Squall corrected Cloud, saying to him the words: "...That's Leon, Cloud..." just then, suddenly, a bunch of unknown people Riku had never seen before had arrived with one of them calling out both Cloud and Leon's names: "Oi! Cloud! Leon!" "...Yuffie, bout time you showed up." said Leon, as Cloud remained silent, sheathing his giant sword away and walking off into a different direction to everyone else, Leon tried to stop him but to no avail, instead he merely sighed before turning his attention towards Riku, still stuck inside the wall: "Hey kid, you alright?" said Leon, Riku replied: "...Don't call me kid, my name...is...Ri...ku..." suddenly, Riku fell out of the wall straight onto Leon's shoulder, catching the latter by surprise, apparently Riku was so fatigued fighting all the Heartless and Nobodies that it finally caught up to him upon fighting with Cloud and having been defeated by him, one of the people that appeared alongside Yuffie spoke to Leon, saying to him: "...This boy, will he be alright?" "...Who knows Aerith, however, what i'm more concerned about is what name he just said his was..." "Okay, so what's his name?" said Yuffie, as Leon lastly replied before Riku fully lost consciousness: "I think his name was-" Riku then fell unconscious, meanwhile, Mickey was standing on-top of a tower overlooking all of Hollow Bastion's town, wondering where Riku went before then spotting a familiar sight to Mickey himself personally that he had not seen in ages. (To be continued.). Edited March 10, 2018 by Iamkingdomhearts1000 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Transcendent Key 12,109 Posted March 10, 2018 So far in the Anthology we've got: Part I: X/XIII: Lost Memories: The Story of both Apprentice Terra-Xehanort and Ansem the Wise. Part II: Nero Oscura/Nero Oscuro: The Story of Riku of what happens to him after the events of Reverse/Rebirth and of how he both loses his Dark Mode and gains the Way to the Dawn Keyblade. Part III: Lost Among the Stars: Otherwise known by its Final Fantasy XV Name: Final Fantasy XV X Kingdom Hearts III Prologus: Numen Astrum Quaero is the Story that features an alternate beginning of Kingdom Hearts III where Sora, Donald and Goofy work together with Noctis in order to help him regain his friends' Memories of him whilst fighting Heartless on Noctis' World of Eos. Part IV: Darkness of the XIII: The Story of Organization XIII before both Roxas and Xion were recruited, recounting the days and Memories of Xemnas, Xigbar, Xaldin, Vexen, Lexaeus, Zexion, Saix, Axel, Demyx, Luxord, Marluxia and Larxene. These are the four stories running co-currently within the Kingdom Hearts project i like to call the "Kingdom Hearts Anthology", what do you think :]? Well, as someone who is up to date on all four of the anthology installments that you've written thus far, I have to say that a congratulations are in order for a very well done job! I've loved how you've managed the KH lore with your creativity, it really makes me excited about all the possibilities within the KH universe! Keep up the great work, man! Also, loved this chapter! Looks like Riku has stumbled upon the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iamkingdomhearts1000 1,170 Posted March 10, 2018 Well, as someone who is up to date on all four of the anthology installments that you've written thus far, I have to say that a congratulations are in order for a very well done job! I've loved how you've managed the KH lore with your creativity, it really makes me excited about all the possibilities within the KH universe! Keep up the great work, man! Also, loved this chapter! Looks like Riku has stumbled upon the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee! In the sense of Kingdom Hearts III, both Cloud and Squall are Hollow Bastion's party members that fight alongside Riku, know what i mean? 1 The Transcendent Key reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Transcendent Key 12,109 Posted March 11, 2018 In the sense of Kingdom Hearts III, both Cloud and Squall are Hollow Bastion's party members that fight alongside Riku, know what i mean? Ah, I see! They'd make for badass party members, for sure! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iamkingdomhearts1000 1,170 Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) "...Giving up already? come on! Riku! i thought YOU were stronger then that!" "...Ra...So...Ra...!? SORA!" said Riku, as he suddenly woke up on a bed in a unknown house, surrounded by equally unknown people, they were surprised by his sudden awakening, as Riku was seen waking up, reaching out his hand towards the air, he placed his hand on-top of his head, saying to himself the words: "Ugh...what, what happened...to me?" said Riku, a blonde haired man wearing goggles replied by saying to Riku: "Well for one thing kiddo, you got the snot beaten out of you by Cloud, that's for sure." said the blonde haired man, Yuffie then appeared entering the house, replying to Cid, saying to him: "Now, now old timer, don't beat on the kid, it was his first time facing Cloud, what did you think the outcome was going to be?" said Yuffie, the man replied: "Hey! who are you calling old timer!? its Cid and don't you forget it, Yuffie!" said the man, identifying himself, as Cid, as Yuffie herself replied: "Yeah, whatever." among the other unknown people was a elderly looking old man wearing a long pointy hat, saying to both Cid and Yuffie: "That's enough, the both of you! can't you see he's trying to wake up?" said the old man, as Cid replied: "Yeah, we understand old timer, we'll keep it hush hush from now on, wouldn't want your old ears to go senile on us just yet now do we?" said Cid, the old man himself replied by saying: "WHAT-WAS-THAT?" said the old man in a threatening tone, as Cid then noticed the scary expression on the old man's face and slightly panicked, Yuffie tried to hold back the giggles, as Riku then got up from the bed but nearly fell down, helping him from completely falling was Yuffie herself, saying to Riku: "Whoa, hey easy there! you don't want to go collapsing again do ya?" "Where...where am i?" said Riku, just then, Leon entered the house, saying to Riku: "Your at Merlin's." said Leon, Riku replied: "...Merlin's?" the old man then spoke up and revealed that he was Merlin: "That would be me, Merlin, wizard extraordinaire." Cid whispered to himself: "More like old loon extraordinaire." however, Merlin overheard Cid's comment and had used his wizard's wand to cast Fire on Cid, namely his butt, causing him to say the words: "...Sniff, sniff, sniff, hey, do you smell something burning? huh? !? YEOUUCH!" Cid noticed that his butt was on fire and had proceeded to run around comically trying to get rid of the fire, running out of the house in a panic, Yuffie just laughed away at Cid's expense whilst Leon just placed his hand on his forehead, exasperated at the whole situation that just occurred right in front of him before proceeding to speak with Riku: "...So, you got a name?" "..." Riku remained silent, not knowing whether or not to trust Leon and the others, just then however, appeared Aerith, saying to Riku upon sensing his hesitance to answer: "...Don't worry, we're friends, you can believe in us." said Aerith, Riku upon hearing Aerith's words felt a unique calm and gentleness from them and because of so, he decided to lower his guard down, deciding to trust Leon and the others, he answers Leon's question from before by replying: "...Riku, its...Riku." said Riku, Leon replied: "...Riku? i think...nah, forget it..." said Leon, Riku was wondering what Leon was going to say before stopping himself, as he then said to Riku next: "...At any rate, Riku...your...from another World, aren't you?" "!? How do you!?" "Its okay, we know about all of the Worlds, we traveled to one both from and back not too long ago, it was a World called Traverse Town, we also know how balance must be kept between the Worlds by keeping them secret from one another, thus whilst in Traverse Town, we never told a soul there that we actually come from this World, Hollow Bastion." "...I...see...so then, you used to live, before the Heartless invaded, right?" "...That's right, it was over 9 years ago, the evil witch Maleficent and her cronies took over our beautiful home-world and turned it into a nest for all Heartless to lurk about in, thankfully though however, me and everyone else here built up a resistance force and all together with our allies, we took back Hollow Bastion from Maleficent and returned it to a World, freed from the Heartlesses' both control and domain." it was then whilst listening to Leon that Riku pondered to himself, recalling the events that happened when he was here at Hollow Bastion the last time: "...Huh? resistance force? taking back the World from Maleficent? that's not right, that can't be-! wait, of course, Namine, Namine said that she had the power to link together peoples' Chain of Memories and replace their real Memories with false ones, that means that these guys here fell under Namine's spell when she tampered with Sora's Memories but that can only also mean that...!" Riku had realized that both Leon and his group must of encountered Sora in the past, that's the only way he could think of that their explanation of taking Hollow Bastion back would make sense, Riku says to Leon and everyone else currently present: "Hey, do any of you know someone named Sora? he's a friend of mine, he came to Hollow Bastion during the time it was being ruled by Maleficent." "...So, ra? that's...who again?" said Yuffie, Riku was shocked, even more so when he heard everyone else's replies: Aerith said: "Sora...i'm sorry but none of us here are familiar with that name." followed by Merlin saying: "A Sora did you say? hmm...interesting...i contain a book that shows who is who and if they have been possibly travelling to other Worlds, in all records of that book, it shows that no one by the name of Sora has been here in Hollow Bastion, not one record of him whatsoever." lastly followed by Leon saying the words: "If it's true that your friend Sora did come here to Hollow Bastion however, its highly unlikely he would have survived being here, Maleficent had turned all intruders to her "personal headquarters" into Heartless to serve her, no one would have been able to possess both the strength and abilities to oppose both her and the Heartless during the time before our resistance had made their move and had struck against both her and her forces." As Riku took in all that everyone had said one by one, he proceeded to say to them a key factor about Sora's existence and his time previously spent before in the World of Hollow Bastion the last time: "...Wait! the Keyblade! surely you must remember a boy wielding a sword shaped like a Key, anyone?" said Riku, everyone was a bit taken aback by the mention of the word Keyblade, as Yuffie replied: "...Key...blade? a Keyblade? are you sure you aren't mistaking this boy's choice of weapon for a Gunblade like Leon's?" said Yuffie, Leon proceeded to show Riku his Gunblade just to confirm Riku's suspicions, however, Riku was adamant, saying to everyone: "No, it was definitely a Key shaped sword, Sora! if not all of you then at least some of you must know Sora! anyone! Sora! the Keyblade! ...anyone?" said Riku, however, everyone was looking down towards the ground before Aerith herself shook her head and lastly said to Riku the words: "...I'm sorry, Riku, i truly, truly am...but...none of us, know any person by the name of Sora, i'm...sorry." said Aerith, Riku was greatly shocked and especially horrified that no one had remembered Sora, he knew in his Heart that for certain, Leon and everyone else had met Sora in the past, however, due to Namine's tampering with everyone's Chain of Memories, namely their Memories of their encounters with Sora and having ever met him at all to begin with, Riku lastly pondered to himself: "...Sora...you..." said Riku, his Heart in ache and pain for Sora having been forgotten by the people he met in the past and had befriended during the time Ansem, the Seeker of Darkness had threatened the Worlds previously, now discovering that Sora's existence, to them at least had become nothing but...a pure white blank itself, to them, the boy known, as Sora...had never existed. (To be continued.). Edited March 11, 2018 by Iamkingdomhearts1000 1 The Transcendent Key reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Transcendent Key 12,109 Posted March 12, 2018 Oh dang, seeing how Leon and the others actually having no clue as to who Sora is stung! It's quite frightening when you think about it, because being forgotten is a fate worse than death! Riku is now seeing the real gravitas behind the situation! Great work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iamkingdomhearts1000 1,170 Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) "Phew! glad that's over, man, i thought i was going to light up like a rocket back there-huh? what's wrong people? what's with the long faces?" said Cid, entering back into Merlin's house, as he noticed both Riku and everyone else after they just had their conversation about Sora, Riku says to himself: "...Fine, i get it, if anything, i'll be taking my leave for now, thank you...everyone, for your patronage." said Riku, as he began to take his leave, Aerith stopped him, saying the words: "Wait, let me help you with something, your face is dirty and your hair is all ruffled." said Aerith, Riku had suddenly replied: "W-Wha?" Aerith herself then replied with the words: "With your hair growing, as long, as it is, you need to keep it in proper shape and form, you can't just leave it ruffled like it is, here, i'll brush it for you." said Aerith, Riku was taken aback by Aerith's words but realized there was truth in her words, as he had finally noticed that his hair was growing in length but that it was all unkempt and untidy, he bashfully decided to let Aerith sort out his hair before deciding to leave and with that, Aerith used magic to help make Riku's image bright and shiny, as Riku was getting tidied up, he recalls a very faint Memory locked buried away deep inside his Heart: "...Funny...this sort of, feels...familiar...mom?" said Riku, as he accidentally blurted out the word mom, everyone was suddenly surprised by what Riku had just said, especially Aerith herself, she replied to what Riku accidentally called her: "Mom? ...i'm guessing, your missing your family, right?" said Aerith, Riku, shocked by Aerith's words but finding happiness within them replies: "...Heh, yeah, yeah i do, i miss, my family..." said Riku, Yuffie playfully locks her arm around Riku's neck whilst saying to him: "Aww! ain't that cute! tough guy like this misses his mommy!" said Yuffie in gesture which Riku recognizes, Riku tries to get Yuffie to back off, saying: "H-hey! lemme go!" said Riku, everyone laughed whilst Leon merely sighed before saying to Riku: "...Hey Riku, if you don't mind, care for me to lend a helping hand?" said Leon, Riku was confused by Leon's statement, asking him why: "...Huh? why?" Leon replied: "Your looking for something in this town, correct? if so, two heads are better then one, don't you think?" said Leon, Riku however, wanting to maintain his pride refuses, saying to Leon: "No that won't be necessary, i'll be fine on my own, i'll-" said Riku, however, Aerith interrupts by saying: "Then just let Leon keep an eye on you." Riku was then confused by Aerith's statement, as she then continued saying the words: "If Leon, the leader of our newly founded Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee keeps an eye on you then there should be no problem in him tagging along, am i right?" said Aerith, although she made a fair point, Riku was still having doubts, Cid then points out: "Plus if you run into Cloud again, he might not go so easy on ya kid, with Leon around, you'll be able to convince Cloud to help the both of you find what your looking for and also take out tons of Heartless along the way, see what i mean?" said Cid, Riku remembering the importance of finding the Keyhole that will access the Lanes Between decides to finally admit that he needs someone's help if he is going to find it and the only way he'll find it is if he has Leon and hopefully Cloud's help in order to take on the amount of Heartless sneaking into Hollow Bastion, not to mention the Nobodies skulking about, as well, Riku takes his leave, lastly and proudly stating: "...Well, what are we waiting for? let's...go..." said Riku, leaving Merlin's house and going on ahead, Leon sighs at this and says to himself: "Sigh...stubborn kid, eh?" said Leon, Yuffie playfully elbows Leon in the arm, saying to him: "Kind of reminds you of someone, eh Squall?" said Yuffie, Leon replies: "...That's Leon." finally before leaving Merlin's house, Leon blurts out something by instinct that he becomes confused by and ponders on whilst following after Riku, he says to himself: "...We may, never meet again...but, we will...never forget each other...huh? what the?" said Leon to himself, as Riku went on ahead, destroying a few Heartless along the way with his Soul Eater sword until reaching the bailey. (To be continued.). Edited March 14, 2018 by Iamkingdomhearts1000 1 The Transcendent Key reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Transcendent Key 12,109 Posted March 15, 2018 Ha, Riku called Aerith Mom! That was such an adorable scene! I like how you even gave mention to Riku's mom at all! Since parentage is practically nonexistential in the Kingdom Hearts series in terms of them not having importance, it's nice to see you giving Riku a memory associated with his mother! Awesome chapter, man! Can't wait for more! Here's hoping Cloud can play nice with Riku! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
