Riku now stood at the base of a tall building. No, not just any building. A castle. He knew this place. Castle Oblivion. Slowly, he opened the large doors. The white light poured out and lit the dark road behind him. He knew it wasn't safe to be here, but he needed to know why. He wanted to understand why a part of him coaxed him farther inside.

He stepped inside cautiously and began to walk around. He didn't have memories of this place, but he felt he knew where he was going. It was the most confusing thing he'd ever felt in his life. Each room he entered, a new face appeared in his mind. Each one produced a new name. One name for each face. Lexaeus. Vexen. Saix. Xigbar. Xaldin. Luxord. Larxene. Demyx. Axel. Zexion. Marluxia. Roxas. Xemnas. Thirteen names. The last one sent chills down his spine. Why was Roxas with them? He wanted to know more. Much more.

Passing the room of tombstones, he came upon another room. One he knew, and feared. Unlike the rest of the palace, it was stone grey walls. No windows to see outside. The only objects in there were handcuffs, chains and an outfit. The outfit was a dark blue. Nearly black. The base of the sleeves was red and three blue belts cris-crossed over the waist. There was a long white fringe around the waist as well and a part on the back of the neck, seeming to begin up the back of the skull. Then he realized the symbol on it's chest. The heartless symbol. Almost immediately, a wave of memories flooded back to him and he dropped to his knees.

"No…" he murmured. "That was…me."

"Yes Riku." hissed a voice in his head. "You were a killer just like the rest of them. You even tried to kill your best friends. Almost succeeded."

"Best friends? Sora! Kairi! Why would I ever hurt them though? And who are you?" Riku yelled, confused. The voice just laughed.

"I've been with you all along. I'm what's been causing the pain in your heart, haunting your dreams, blocking your memories. My name is Ansem.