The Deep Shadow Within
Hey guys! Yaku here! Woot! Third chapter revision! Only... a few over thirty to go... (O n O) *Sob*
Random KH Fact:
1. Marluxia was originally intended to be a female Organization Member.
Chapter Three: Take My Hand
Sora forced his legs to move faster; his lungs felt like they were burning up, but he still ran.
But then again, Riku was always the fastest of the two. That realization hit Sora hard, and he stumbled into the sand, a few filling his lungs. He coughed, and pushed himself up, only to be pushed down again. "Sora, quit it!" Riku held Sora's wrists to the ground, and Sora growled.
"Leave me alone!" Sora kicked Riku off, and backflipped to gain balance. Sora sprinted towards the Secret Place, the only available place left for him to run of to.
Stunned by the sudden pain to his stomach, Riku used Kairi for support, and the girl frowned as she helped him up. Her violet eyes followed Sora's retreating figure, and she tugged on Riku to aid him in moving faster.
Sora fell to his knees at the entrance of the small cavern, and continued moving on his hands and knees.
The brunette coughed, and wiped the grains of sand off of his mouth with his arm. He collapsed at the front of the mysterious door, and he slowly closed his eyes. A figure came through from the door, and hoisted Sora over his shoulder, only in time for Kairi and Riku to see.
"You!" Riku shouted, and Kairi held him back. "Leave Sora be!"
"Why should I? After all, it was his choice," the figure's low voice echoed, and Riku to a step back. He dropped Sora on the ground, and the teen's limp figure rolled onto the sand. Sora's eyes shot open, and he grunted in pain to push himself up.
"Where-"
The cloaked man turned to face the conscious teen, and held out his hand. Sora hesitated, and let his fingers brush the palm, until he firmly grasped it. "Sora!" Riku charged at the mysterious figure, and cried out in pain when the man held out a blade to strike the silver haired teen.
Sora's eyes went blank when he took ahold of the hand, his mind racing. "What- what is happening?!"
"You deserve better than this, Sora. Take my hand, and never let go." Sora loosened his grip, and Kairi gasped. "Sora, don't!" The mysterious man paid no attention to Sora's friends; only to the brunette in front of him.
The man instinctively cast Reflect around him and the boy, as Sora looked up. "I-"
"Sora!"
"I will."
"Very well then," the hidden face of the figure limited his identity, but you could've sworn he was smirking.
Sora's face twisted into a smirk, growing wider until he bared his newly grown sharp teeth, half of his face shrouded in darkness. The cold touch of the dark burned itself onto Sora's skin, but he couldn't help but smile.
Smile at the pain, he loved it now.
Riku drew out the Way to Dawn, Kairi summoning Destinies Embrace. "Leave him alone!" Kairi demanded, casting a Thundaga, only for it to reflect off of the defense the man had set up.
As the Reflect weakened, Sora's body slowly changed hues, cinnamon brown locks a dark shade of blue, tanned skin lightened to an almost pale state. Glazed yellow eyes replaced the blue ones, staring at nothing in particular.
Then it was enough. The Reflect snapped in two, transparent shards of glass raining down. Riku charged at the man, and Kairi held Sora's still hand between hers.
"Sora, look at me. Come on," she whispered, and the teen smirked in reply. He jolted his head up, and Kairi cartwheeled backwards just as Sora summoned Oblivion in his hand.
His new eyes were leaking light, enticing glances shot at the redhead before him. Riku blocked a blow to the head, and grabbed Kairi's hand. The man crossed his arms as he watched Sora carry on attacking.
Riku knocked down his friend, and for a second when Sora hit the sand, he looked up with sad blue eyes, and the silver haired teen went into shock. Taking this as an advantage, Sora flipped himself up, pushing himself off the ground with his hands.
He held his keyblade up to Riku's face, and grinned. "Sora-"
"That's enough," Sora spat, edging closer to the teen. Kairi fired a Blizzara at the approaching teen, who blocked it with his arm. "I've had enough of you." The man quickly snapped to attention, and snapped his fingers.
"That is enough, Sora," he commanded, and Sora ignored him, glaring at Riku. The man cleared his throat, and opened a dark portal behind him. "I said, that is enough."
The brunette hissed, and turned around to let the man lead the way. Before stepping inside the portal, Sora turned to Riku, and smiled.
The dark portal vanished, leaving the two keybearers in a shocked state. "H-he-" Kairi stuttered, falling to her knees. "He's gone."
Riku stood in quiet shock, and he felt his eyes glaze. 'Why would Sora do this?' he thought silently to himself, and Kairi pounded her fist onto the soft sand. "It's just not fair!" she complained, and the ground underneath her face was slowly dotting with splotches of tears.
"We'll find him," Riku sighed casually, and Kairi's form shivered with sobs. "How can you be so calm?!" she cried, wincing when she felt Riku's hand on her shoulder.
"Kairi, it's Sora. He'll be fine, he'll pull through."
Sora lunged away when the portal opened in Castle Oblivion. The white walls and quiet atmosphere made the teen uneasy.
The man slowly removed his hood, silver hair falling to his shoulders, amber eyes glinting.
"You," Sora began, and was hushed with a glare from the man.
"Yes. It is me."