.x. REDEMPTION .x.
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This new door haunts me.
I push; oh, much too heavy.
I try again, yes
I enter the aperture.
This horrid path awaits me.
.x.
A dry land wasted.
The cracks go on for miles.
Fires dance around.
.x.
Distant, remote, cold
I have always been aloof
Is this my own Hell,
Or is this my own dreaming?
Is my mind this perilous?
.x.
Crimson lights the sky, the bird still asleep
Like a dream it shines, from heaven's safe keep
.x.
The air is humid.
The scorched smoke in the distance.
Sweat drops drown my cheek.
My dirty hands wipe it off.
Sweltering winds rush forward.
.x.
Such temperature,
It rises every moment.
I plead the rain come.
.x.
The ground is solid.
Each time I step, red dust flies.
Pebbles crunch under.
This aged earth is all fractured.
Each crevice forms the earth's tiles.
.x.
Riku, where to go?
The door I came through is gone.
There's no other choice.
.x.
I took one more step.
I took one more calmly stride.
And so did the ghost:
Winds pulling a melody.
The voices of the island.
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Children's songs we sung, as soft as the breeze
Endless fields, our home, I long for those days
.x.
Is this them calling?
My name is repeated over.
Is it him or her?
Paces turn into running.
Their sounds are gentle and smooth.
.x.
Two blue eyes wait me.
Another pair seeks me here.
This dream is no more.
.x.
My feet beat the dirt,
My heart beating heavily.
Are they stuck here, too?
A broken tree comes in sight,
Its shade covers a black mass.
.x.
As I approach this,
Friendly voices seem to fade.
A crow shrieks my way.
.x.
This tree sits alone.
The murky world is all dead
And this tree still stands.
All the greens have long been gone,
But one red flower still thrives.
.x.
A black coffin rests
Below the tree it is placed
Burnt odor of coal
.x.
My hands slip under
The top is heavy, and silk
Paints the inside white.
And on the velvety floor,
A mirror shines back my look.
.x.
I call out these prayers to the sky, heavy with thought, see your face
I carry these memories inside, thoughts of a soul colored by love
.x.
Surprising, is it?
He hisses behind my back.
Over my shoulder,
His breath conjures up fire.
Bright red strands brush my wet neck.
.x.
His scent of slaughter,
I can hear the cries of pain,
How many has this man slain?
.x.
So we meet again.
Or is it we've never met?
This man moves away.
He leans against the coffin,
Peering in beside the tree.
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His eyes a dark jade
Dried blood coats his coarse, rough hands.
They stare down in hate.
.x.
The name is Axel.
He snorts, slapping the coffin.
Got it memorized?
He smirked, reaching his arm down.
Axel picked up the mirror.
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His black gloves tattered,
His thin arms bruised and cut,
His coat torn and stained.
.x.
Look what has happened…
He rubs his two green tattoos.
How could he love me?
He cannot see me this way!
He glares at the mirror.
.x.
It's all your damn fault.
He throws down the glass.
He's not here, because…
.x.
…you led him away.
He grabs my wrist, jerking it.
You touched him, Riku?
He snakes an arm around me.
Can I touch your skin as well?
.x.
See me grow wings and fly high, passions will die down below
I burn in a basin of fire, watchers look on as they dance in their merciless sky
.x.
His cold lips meet mine.
I try to push him away,
But he holds on tight,
Pulling us close together,
His sweat rubbing against mine.
.x.
Heat rushes in me.
Finger tips pour out fire.
Aggressive he is.
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He begins to grunt,
Moaning as he pulls closer.
His breathing grows heavy.
He sucks on my bottom lip,
I tighten them to stop him.
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I held my breath in,
I demanded to stop this.
But I… hands find my shirt,
Massaging and caressing.
He rams us further.
I smack away his fingers.
His emerald eyes open.
.x.
He withdraws his kiss,
Breaking our deep connection.
He starts the jaw line.
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His moist lips proceed.
Sucking down skin on my neck.
His finger tips steam.
He bites my shoulder harshly.
I cannot help but groan out.
.x.
His hands fall from skin.
His mouth backs away from mine.
He stares, traumatized.
.x.
He takes a finger,
Wiping blood from the small bite.
Axel holds it near.
Is it really this color?
It's absolutely gorgeous…
.x.
He takes a small lick,
Savoring the copper taste.
He smiles broadly.
.x.
I cover the wound,
But he slaps my hand away.
He tastes it again.
Metallic, he says, … I can't…
Ground's shattered glass he picks up.
.x.
Silent black, the dawn, and time tell its tale
Darkened blood, it flows, the forest receives
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I want… more of this…
Something I can't… hand over…
He rushes to me.
I do not have this burden.
Heartless Nobodys cannot.
.x.
A sharp glass shard,
He pricks his ghostly finger.
Disappointment stays.
.x.
He bends down for glass.
You cannot know my sorrow.
He takes a long piece.
But maybe with your sweet blood,
My skin will finally bleed.
.x.
He clutches the blade,
He strikes me with the dagger,
My chest gets the hit.
.x.
Maniacally,
He chuckles at my wound's pain.
He swipes me again,
Lunging at my frightened self.
He barely misses my neck.
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This Sora bleeds, right?
So Roxas does now as well.
I need to bleed, too.
.x.
He takes a new swing,
I scoot around the coffin.
He scratches the paint.
In his hand is a deep slice.
The black gap is nothing more.
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I have to feel close
He sobs, the glass hits the tree
I need a body.
.x.
This way he follows,
Casting out his glass saber.
I show no panic.
Around the tree he comes now.
He eyes look to murder.
.x.
Look within the dark as deep as you dare
There inside you find destruction you seek
.x.
I begin to run
Far away from the black tree
He trails after me.
The hate flames arise from him.
He is close enough to kill.
.x.
I become slower,
Clutching to my air-less chest.
My legs cannot run.
.x.
He screams for pressure,
Holding his mirror stick high.
He knows I'm slowing.
He picks up his walking speed;
Axel won't stop 'till I die.
.x.
I want to cry out,
Or at least tell him to stop.
I'm only dreaming.
.x.
Riku, just once more
I keep running no where,
Looking just ahead.
Nothing's coming insight, but…
Anywhere's better than here.
.x.
Welcome to Hell, my Riku
His words brush against my mind.
You won't leave alive.
.x.
A whoosh of the wind.
A gash in my aching back.
I fall over then,
Crying over warm crimson.
Axel's cry of enjoyment.
.x.
I call out these prayers to the sky, heavy with thought, see your face
I carry these memories inside, thoughts of a soul colored by love
.x.
Come get me, Sora
Take me away from his hands.
Come save me, Sora
Axel hovers over me.
It's not too late to free me.
.x.
He snickers at pain.
Sadistic is his feeling.
He turns me over.
.x.
You did this to him.
You made him leave forever.
His tears run down cheeks.
You did this to my Roxas:
Made him bleed his dignity.
.x.
"I'm… I'm so sorry."
His eyes narrow in disgust.
"I had to do it."
.x.
He hurls the glass down,
Planting the razor inside.
My flesh rips open.
I cry out from throbbing pain.
Inner liquids come out warm.
.x.
See me grow wings and fly high, passions will die down below
I burn in a basin of fire, watchers look on as they dance in their merciless sky
.x.
He's fascinated,
Getting on his knees to see.
He claws at my chest,
Licking at the blood coming.
I wince, moaning at each touch.
.x.
I grab at his neck,
But I'm much too weak to squeeze.
His eyes catch my own.
.x.
He smiles bright whites.
My eye vision grows hazy.
Razor sharp fangs clench.
And now I'm taking it back--
Back the life you stole from me.
.x.
Watching me, watching you
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Author's Note: To clear things up, Riku finds himself in Hell randomly, and yeah, I made Axel the Devil. I mean, he does control fire. Axel's also quite pissed at what happened to Roxas in KH2 and what Riku had to do with it. Hehe. Lyrics: Kay Jemson, "Growing Wings."
Yeah, it was rushed. Sue me.