Author's Note: Hey guys! I kind of gave up on A Love So Far Away, so sorry
about
that. ^_^;; It ended up being VERY different from what I planned on it
being, but I hope this one does better. Please don't mind my sad attempt
at humour! R+R please!
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts, Playstation, Sony, or any other songs,
companies, corporations or brand names mentioned in this fanfic.
Besides, suing me won't even give you enough money to pay for your
lawyer. :P
Summary: When Riku lost his heart to Ansem, he was lost to the darkness as well.
With no inner light and no heart, he died within Kingdom Hearts. But
now's he's back, reborn in a new body and in a new world. Will he be
able to remember his old self, and will he be able to return to Destiny
Islands?
On with the story!
The darkness was impenetrable. All of the light died long ago, in the instant that Sora, pushing the heavy, white doors to Kingdom Hearts, sealed it away forever. Riku's smiling face died along with it, as he mumbled a soft, 'Watch over her for me' and the doors shut with a loud, resounding 'clang!' that echoed into the abyss. There was a last 'click,' but silence prevailed as darkness filled the atmosphere. Riku shivered as he felt his whole body go cold. Sora's face was still etched into his mind, a pouting mouth, a nod of the head, a look of determination and perseverance in his eyes - a last memory that he grasped onto tightly for fear of losing it. In the last moment of light, just as the door began to close, he caught a glimpse of Kairi. She looked at him and their eyes locked, but in an instant the image was gone. The door was shut. Turning from it, he looked into Mickey's general direction. He shivered again and felt weakened by the darkness, but only ever so slightly.
'Mickey,' he called. His words echoed off invisible walls and flew back at him like tiny messenger birds, letting him know where his ally was. 'We need to find another.' His voice faltered. '.doorway.' He gasped as sudden spasm of pain went searing through him, like being staked in the heart, however his heart was no longer there. He knelt down on the ground and put his hand to his chest, trying to smother another flash of pain. He choked on his words. What was this feeling?
'Riku? Are you alright?' asked Mickey, who walked up to him in the dark. He had no difficulty pinpointing him - Riku's heavy breathing led him in the right direction. 'Riku?' he asked again as he got nearer. He was only answered by shallow breaths and a series of gasps.
'I-I'm fine.' Riku rasped. He looked up to Mickey, just able to make out his silhouette in the thick darkness. Then there was a yellow glow - two eyes, four eyes, more eyes doubling by the second, piercing through the darkness like a needle through cloth. 'The Heartless!' he warned, getting up to his feet despite his body's violent protests. He pulled out his keyblade, as did Mickey, who turned around to face his foe. His right leg crumbled beneath him and he fell on one knee, using his keyblade as a crutch.
'Riku!' Mickey called as he rushed to pick up his friend. No other word seemed to be agreeing to be said at the moment, save for a yelp as a Heartless jumped upon him. Mickey tossed him away with his own keyblade, shuddering as the impact of flesh on blade sent a wave of energy through his arm. Being in the darkness was almost as if he were blind, unable to see anything and relying on sound to guide him. However, even though the yellowy glow of the Heartless' eyes was visible, they shut them, creating a complete darkness to hide within.
Riku stood up again to aid his ally in combat. Heartless were in every direction, surrounding them both, closing the distance in between and coming in closer, very ready for a fight in their natural element. Riku leapt out at them, sweeping his keyblade at random and in hopes of avoiding his friend. In the last moment of the battle, a Heartless sprang upon him, dragging him down, struggling but bringing a large group of Heartless together. Slowly they covered and engulfed him in the darkness, wiping him out of existence just as Mickey turned to him.
'Wait! Riku!' he exclaimed, reaching out and arm to help him. But he found his hands were hold of naught, and his fingers were greeted by the empty-ness of Kingdom Hearts. 'N-No...It couldn't be...' he stuttered, weeping. 'It can't be...' He fell to his knees and cried.
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PipHobbit: Sorry for making that so short, but seeing how it's just a prologue, I didn't want to drag it out too long. Please send me your comments (and flames if that's the case)! ^_^
that. ^_^;; It ended up being VERY different from what I planned on it
being, but I hope this one does better. Please don't mind my sad attempt
at humour! R+R please!
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts, Playstation, Sony, or any other songs,
companies, corporations or brand names mentioned in this fanfic.
Besides, suing me won't even give you enough money to pay for your
lawyer. :P
Summary: When Riku lost his heart to Ansem, he was lost to the darkness as well.
With no inner light and no heart, he died within Kingdom Hearts. But
now's he's back, reborn in a new body and in a new world. Will he be
able to remember his old self, and will he be able to return to Destiny
Islands?
On with the story!
The darkness was impenetrable. All of the light died long ago, in the instant that Sora, pushing the heavy, white doors to Kingdom Hearts, sealed it away forever. Riku's smiling face died along with it, as he mumbled a soft, 'Watch over her for me' and the doors shut with a loud, resounding 'clang!' that echoed into the abyss. There was a last 'click,' but silence prevailed as darkness filled the atmosphere. Riku shivered as he felt his whole body go cold. Sora's face was still etched into his mind, a pouting mouth, a nod of the head, a look of determination and perseverance in his eyes - a last memory that he grasped onto tightly for fear of losing it. In the last moment of light, just as the door began to close, he caught a glimpse of Kairi. She looked at him and their eyes locked, but in an instant the image was gone. The door was shut. Turning from it, he looked into Mickey's general direction. He shivered again and felt weakened by the darkness, but only ever so slightly.
'Mickey,' he called. His words echoed off invisible walls and flew back at him like tiny messenger birds, letting him know where his ally was. 'We need to find another.' His voice faltered. '.doorway.' He gasped as sudden spasm of pain went searing through him, like being staked in the heart, however his heart was no longer there. He knelt down on the ground and put his hand to his chest, trying to smother another flash of pain. He choked on his words. What was this feeling?
'Riku? Are you alright?' asked Mickey, who walked up to him in the dark. He had no difficulty pinpointing him - Riku's heavy breathing led him in the right direction. 'Riku?' he asked again as he got nearer. He was only answered by shallow breaths and a series of gasps.
'I-I'm fine.' Riku rasped. He looked up to Mickey, just able to make out his silhouette in the thick darkness. Then there was a yellow glow - two eyes, four eyes, more eyes doubling by the second, piercing through the darkness like a needle through cloth. 'The Heartless!' he warned, getting up to his feet despite his body's violent protests. He pulled out his keyblade, as did Mickey, who turned around to face his foe. His right leg crumbled beneath him and he fell on one knee, using his keyblade as a crutch.
'Riku!' Mickey called as he rushed to pick up his friend. No other word seemed to be agreeing to be said at the moment, save for a yelp as a Heartless jumped upon him. Mickey tossed him away with his own keyblade, shuddering as the impact of flesh on blade sent a wave of energy through his arm. Being in the darkness was almost as if he were blind, unable to see anything and relying on sound to guide him. However, even though the yellowy glow of the Heartless' eyes was visible, they shut them, creating a complete darkness to hide within.
Riku stood up again to aid his ally in combat. Heartless were in every direction, surrounding them both, closing the distance in between and coming in closer, very ready for a fight in their natural element. Riku leapt out at them, sweeping his keyblade at random and in hopes of avoiding his friend. In the last moment of the battle, a Heartless sprang upon him, dragging him down, struggling but bringing a large group of Heartless together. Slowly they covered and engulfed him in the darkness, wiping him out of existence just as Mickey turned to him.
'Wait! Riku!' he exclaimed, reaching out and arm to help him. But he found his hands were hold of naught, and his fingers were greeted by the empty-ness of Kingdom Hearts. 'N-No...It couldn't be...' he stuttered, weeping. 'It can't be...' He fell to his knees and cried.
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PipHobbit: Sorry for making that so short, but seeing how it's just a prologue, I didn't want to drag it out too long. Please send me your comments (and flames if that's the case)! ^_^