Riku gasped at me in dismay and I ignored him, running right for the hole that hideous creature disappeared through. I got to it and instantly, without hesitation, I jumped in. Using my enhanced speed, I zoomed through the whole, searing with my new abilities for any way to find Namine. With every second she's not with me, that pang in my heart tightens.

I groan and push my speed to go faster and soon I find myself in the lair of the beast. The huge snake-like monster with a black heart on it's chest with yellow eyes just sits there, coiled up like a spring, watching me for any sudden moves., I make none. I just search for Namine. Once I find her, trapped in the midst of the snake with darkness flowing around her, then, I make my move.

Instantly, to throw off the snake, I run right for her. The snake draws back and goes to strike me but I jump out of its way and continue to run for Namine. Looking at her there I can see she's unconscious now, probably some darkness spell from the snake. I finally get to her, but now the snake is back to it's previous position, and watching me as I stand perfectly still again.

It can't see me unless I move..

I raised my arm very slowly towards the snake. The snake took this action in confusion. In an instant I jut forward and strike at the snake with my fingers, hitting every weak point on the monster's body. The thing goes down and I pull Namine from its grasp and run back for the exit, the same way I'd came. Once I get back to the hole in the ground I jumped up through it and landed by Riku.

"You saved her!" he gasps.

I keep Namine in my arms and growl at him, "I told you we had to go."