A New Blade To The Struggle

Searching

Riku walked through the darkness. He was going to the Dials, if he was going to get his friends back, these almost forbidden Dials would show him how, or what ever needed to be done.

He could care about Ansem a whole lot less. While he was in this state, Ansem was no more than a speck on the great wall that loomed before him.

He looked at the great Dials. There were nine, they looked like gears, but, they were actually dials. WIth his power he had turn all nine, at the same time, at the same speed, and if even one got out of hand, then he'd die right there and never live to use what he had learned.

It had been almost a millenia since they were last used. Taking a deep breath Riku stepped into the middle of all Nine Dials. He put his hand on the first dial, it started turning, then he sent more power through it, and into the second one, which was to the left of the first. He couldn't have a starting pace, it had to be the same with the first, if he failed this early, then there was no hope.

The second Dial turned the same, slow, steady pace as the first. Riku went onto the third, which was to the right of the first. If it was a straight line, it would have been much easier, but then there was almost no challenge in it. For information you had to work for it, and that's just was these Nine Dials did.

Riku started on the fourth, which was next to the second. Then the fifth, which was next to the third. He was already starting to feel the toll on him. Since the dials were in a circle, and you had to send your energy back through some of them to get to the next ones, it was a hard task to make sure that all the Dails were staying at the same pace.

Without caring he started on the sixth, it was next to the fourth, then the seventh, the eighth, then the ninth, it was directly behind him, he couldn't reach out and touching it or else he would. He couldn't take his mind off the task at hand for even a second or else everything would falter, then fall apart, and he would die.

All the Dials were going at the same pace. Then, they started going fast, Riku withdrew his power and fell back onto the ground, if he hadn't been with the darkness when he did this, he would have been lost. He looked around, all he could see what the dials turning.

What do you want to know?

"I want to know how to kill Inferiors." Riku answered.

Have they been awakened?

"Yes."

Kill the hosts.

"I meant, without killing the hosts. I want my friends back."

Ah, a formidable task, for one so young. You have to make them wake, your friends, make them fully wake, and fight off the evil inside them. They see what the Inferiors who inhabit them see, and since they do, they know what's going on, only faintly. If they see you, they will know you. Once your friends are awake, for a moment, a split second, an Inferior has a body, and you can kill it. That is the time you must strike, and only for the heart. If you miss, then it's over, and they will inhabit your friends again. It will not work twice, it will only work once, so, use your time wisely. You have 8 questions left.

Riku took in all the information.

"I want to know how to make my heart stronger, so it wont fall to darkness." Riku said.

That is something we cannot tell you, you must find the solution yourself. You still have 8, if cannot give you the answer, then the question does not count.

"How many keyblades are there?"

There are 4. Yours, King Mickey's, Hotaru's, and Sora's. Though, there is never a set number, it will change, as you have seen with Hotaru. You now have 7.

Riku thought a moment. He didn't have many questions, if he had know that he got 9 questions, he would have thought of more.

"Will I forever be alone?"

No, you will find the person that you're destined for, soon enough. You now have 6.

"What is her name?"

That is something we know, but are forbidden to give. You still have 6.

"Will I go back to the light?"

Yes. 5.

Riku thought some, if he could find a loop hole, he could find her name. Then again, the surprise was better.

"Will I live through the battles that are to come."

Yes. Though each time, you will fall darker into the darkness. 4.

"Sora and Hotaru, are they okay?"

Yes, they are. Though the more you stand here and ask, the farther they both fall into the darkness. Sora, is still far from becoming a Heartless, again, and Hotaru, since she had already fallen into darkness, it will be a challenge to get her back. 3.

"How long does Hotaru and Sora have?"

Sora, has quite a while, the specifics are unknown, while Hotaru, is minutley protected, she has less, but still, the specifics are unknown. You have two questions left. Choose wisely.

"Will I able able to save them?"

It's not up to you to save them, it's you to themselves. You only play a small part in this. It is them that are going to win over the Inferiors. This will be your last question.

"Will all of come out of this alive?"

It's...unknown. The fates have closed us from this, they wont let us see what is to come. They're telling us that it is even unclear to them. We wont count this, you still have your last question.

"What are the chances of all of us coming out of this alive?"

They are good, but you still have a good chance of dying. That is your last question. If you wish for more, you will have to move the Nine Dials again.

There was a bright flash and Riku was thrown from the Nine Dials. He landed on his feet, but he was exhausted. Maintaining the Dials was one thing, but maintaining them, while asking questions and retaining information was another thing. He opened a portal to a desolate world and took a rest. He was going to need it.

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Aki- Okay, yeah I know it's short, anyways, the next one will be with the Inferiors. PLEASE reveiw!

Disclaimer- I don't own Kingdom Hearts, or Kingdom Hearts 2.