Bound By Darkness
Warnings: Angst, Riku-Abuse, Violence, Dark, Ansem + Riku, Yaoi, Sora + Riku, this chapter has some LIME!
Summary: After Riku let the darkness take him from Destiny Island, what happened to him? While Sora went on his quest, what was happening to Riku, Why did he end up with Malificent, what shattered his heart, what was the deal he made with Ansem and why doesn't he remember it? This is Riku's side of Kingdom Hearts and it isn't pretty. It's an attempt to explain what could have happened to him that made him give into the darkness of his heart.
Categories: Action, Adventure, Angst, Drama,
Author: Nyxe
Author's Note*: I can't tell you guys how much I've enjoyed your feedback and I must apologize for the lengthy delay on this chapter. The reason for the delay is that I had loaned out my copy of Kingdom Hearts to a friend and wanted to get it back and review this part of the game. Thankfully, I have gotten it back and was able to get the details I needed. I'm still taking artistic liberties but I'm sure you can forgive me. Anyway, I tried to make this chapter extra long to make up for the delay.
Disclaimer: I own nothing from Kingdom Hearts except my own copy of the game, which I play all the time ^_^
Chapter 7: Devoured by Betrayal Part 2
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Riku's eyes fluttered open as a warm rag was placed gently over his forehead. An elderly man looked down on him with a concerned look that quickly changed to relief as Riku began to stir. Riku sat up and fought to focus on his surroundings; it appeared as though he were inside a small ship. Riku stumbled out of the bed that he had been placed on and made his way to the open doorway. The man who had apparently cared for him began to fuss about his sudden movements but Riku ignored him. Something wasn't right, it seemed he was still inside the monstrous whale, not only that but he was still alive. Riku turned and looked to the old man and asked, "Where am I?"
"You're inside the giant whale named Monstro. Good thing for you that my boy Pinocchio found when he did, you had taken a nasty fall and had blacked out." explained the man. Riku nodded his head and proceeded out of the ship that was firmly wedged inside the monster's throat.
"Wait, where are you going?" asked the man.
"I've gotta find a way out of here, thanks for your help but I'm in a hurry." said Riku as he proceeded to leave. Riku wandered through various tunnels and caves that made up the beast's entrails and it wasn't long before he was lost. The fact that Riku was inside a giant whale's guts wasn't helping matters any either. Riku thought about how he had ended up in this predicament, if he ever got out of this a certain foolish pirate was going to pay dearly. Riku continued to wander aimlessly through the maze inside the beast until something startled him from behind. Riku turned to see what it was that had snuck up on him and what he saw was a puppet. On second thought, it was a living puppet for it moved with a will of its own. Riku stepped back, a bit unnerved by the wooden boy that stood before him.
"Hi, my name's Pinocchio, you seem to be lost so I thought I'd help." said the puppet.
Riku stood still for a moment, the puppet talked; he had just been greeted by a pile of animated wood.
"Hey are you alright?" asked Pinocchio.
"Uh, yeah, I think I'm fine." responded Riku. Riku let himself relax; the wooden boy didn't seem to be a threat and was possibly his only means out of this sick maze. Riku sat down and tried to collect his thoughts while the wooden boy looked at him curiously.
"So what's your name?" asked Pinocchio.
"Riku." answered Riku.
"Did the heartless destroy your world as well?" asked Pinocchio.
"The what?" asked Riku.
"Heartless, they're like these black creatures with yellow beady eyes. They move funny like puppets on strings and they steal people's hearts and then destroy the worlds that they invade." explained Pinocchio. Riku couldn't help but note the ironic comparison the boy had used but didn't say anything about it.
"I guess so," answered Riku, "I don't remember much of what happened during that time." Suddenly a memory flash of Anti-Sora crossed Riku's mind and he flinched at the reminder. Riku clutched his arms and doubled over in a sudden feeling of exhaustion, anxiety, and phantom pain.
"Hey are you alright?" asked the worried puppet, but Riku wasn't able to respond, he felt as though something inside of him was grasping his heart and squeezing it. It was as if he was losing control over his body and fighting an unseen entity with his will.
"I'll go get help, wait right here." said Pinocchio; the worried boy turned and ran down a nearby tunnel, leaving Riku behind.
Riku tried to get up but couldn't it was as if another were forcing their will onto his own, and then he suddenly noticed that same strange green aura enveloping him.
"Calm down my dear, it is only I, Ansem." Spoke Ansem's voice within Riku's mind.
"Huh?" gasped Riku.
"I told you that we now share the same heart, I wasn't joking. Now listen to me, Maleficent has you searching for those who have pure hearts, another is close and within your grasp." said Ansem.
"She has me searching for princesses with pure hearts but I have yet to know the reason why."
"Nevermind that, you have the ability to seize such hearts and should exercise this gift when you can." said Ansem.
"What are you talking about?" stammered Riku, angered by the fact that such information had been withheld from him. He was now beginning to realize just how little he knew about all the power that was being bestowed upon him by the evil witch.
"Also, you're treacherous friend Sora is close by! Do not be deceived, he has come to harm you." said Ansem.
"Why are you telling me this!?" said Riku.
"Silence! The wooden child that was with you may carry a pure heart, you must seize it!" demanded Ansem.
"Why is that?" asked Riku sarcastically.
"Do it for that girl's sake, Kairi was her name. She will need the heart more than some animated wooden puppet." said Ansem. Riku flinched at that, why did Kairi need a pure heart?
"What aren't you telling me Ansem!" ordered Riku.
"Nothing that you won't soon find out for yourself but I must release you for now, the Keyblade Master approaches." said Ansem as his voice faded out and Riku reclaimed control over himself.
"Hey come back here! This isn't a game!" shouted a familiar voice while the puppet boy hastily scurried past Riku. Riku looked up to see his long time friend and rival as well as recent traitor to be approaching him.
"But I thought you liked games Sora?" remarked Riku in a cold sarcastic tone. An overwhelming sense of anger and resentment began festering within Riku's heart.
"Riku?!" the familiar voice of Sora rang through Riku's ears, "What are you doing here?"
"I was just playing with Pinocchio." Remarked Riku smugly.
"You know what I mean! Have you found Kairi?" Sora's tone dripped with a subtle warning and sense of distrust.
A soft but undeniable voice whispered in the back of Riku's head, "You see? He didn't come for you, he still wants to find Kairi. That way he and the girl can abandon you for good! He no longer needs or cares about you, he's the Keyblade Master, he's the chosen one, you're nothing to him."
"As if you cared, I guess you've been too busy showing off that fancy keyblade of yours to care about old friends." remarked Riku coldly. Somewhere deep inside of him a voice cried out in protest but was soon silenced by the growing darkness that fed on old wounds both real and false. Sora called out to Pinocchio who was returning to Riku; Riku gave a last glance to Sora as he turned away, "Catch me if you can and maybe then I'll tell you what I know." Sora called out in desperation to his lost friend as Riku grabbed Pinocchio by the wrist and hurried into a dark tunnel.
As Riku ducked into another icky part of the beast's anatomy, Pinocchio gave a sharp tug and released himself.
"What are you doing?" asked the annoyed puppet.
"Listen, I'm sorry about all this but I'm gonna need your heart." Said Riku, his eyes were downcast as if in shame for the evil deed he knew he had to do in order to save Kairi.
"You what!" exclaimed Pinocchio.
"Look, she needs it more than you, you're just a puppet." Said Riku.
"Shows how much you know! I'm on my way to becoming a real boy!" with that said, the angry puppet managed to give Riku a rather painful kick to the crotch before running away into the darkness.
Riku doubled over in pain, trying real hard not to alert a nearby Sora of his location. He knew he would have to find Pinocchio but for now, a part of him; the part that was still untouched by Ansem, was happy to be playing a game with Sora yet again. It was reminiscent of their days on Destiny Island and part of Riku still longed to return to that time of innocence. Sora unknowingly passed him by and he quickly crawled out of his hiding place and ran the other way. As he turned the corner he ran into something cold, rigid, and menacing. He quickly backed up in the presence of the dark witch Maleficent.
"Why do you still care for that boy?" asked Maleficent; her tone was threatening and dripping with poison.
"I don't! I'm just messing with him that's all." answered Riku, irritated by his lack of privacy with the witch.
"Well stop it! You do not have time to waste! Hurry up and seize that pure heart if you want to save Kairi and forget about that boy. He is your enemy!" with that said, Maleficent vanished into a dark cloud that soon dissipated as Riku yelled out for her to mind her own business.
"How dare she order me around like I'm some sort of mindless slave!" stammered Riku to himself.
"I'm sick of her and Ansem, I want to go back to Sora, after all why should I believe the things they say? Sora wouldn't really betray me would he? He still cares about me, I'm sure he does. Surely if I ask him, he'll side with me and we can rescue Kairi together." Riku weighed his options and decided to find Sora first and get Sora to join him. He really didn't understand why, Sora had abandoned him in Traverse Town and then there was that whole Anti-Sora incident that he didn't think about for too long. However, perhaps Traverse Town was a misunderstanding and the Anti-Sora was Anti-Sora, not his Sora, so things would work out somehow, wouldn't they? Riku put these thoughts aside and ran off to find Sora, he was afraid that Ansem might do something if he found out about this and since Ansem seemed able to read his thoughts, all the more reason for him to find Sora fast. If he could only find Sora, maybe Sora could keep Ansem away from him and then he'd be safe again from darkness.
"Riku!" cried out Sora. Riku was startled out of his thoughts but was relieved to find his friend.
"Hey Sora. Looks like you found me." replied Riku. He put on his usual 'tough guy' mask as he always did in front of Sora. Then suddenly, a cry for help rang through the tunnel; it was Pinocchio and his cries were desperate. Riku and Sora gave each other a look and dashed out to meet a giant parasite heartless that had captured the puppet boy.
"Come on Sora! We can do this together!" exclaimed Riku. This was his initiation of truce with his friend and rival Sora. Sora nodded and whipped out his keyblade. From a high ledge, Sora proceeded to cast several fireballs with his keyblade onto the giant heartless. Riku relied on his usual tactics and proceeded to dash about and slash at the monster with the sword given to him by Ansem. Whenever the heartless' huge tentacles swung at him, knocking him to the ground; he would quickly spring back with a strong thrust kick. However as soon as he delivered one such blow he was struck again and unable to counter-attack. Riku cried out and grunted in pain as his slender frame was brutally slammed against the organic walls. Yet he didn't stop fighting, partially to show off to Sora that he was still useful and strong, and partially to get back at Ansem and Maleficent. He soon began venting out all his frustration onto the nasty beast.
Riku leaped about dodging the creature's attacks but was eventually caught in midair as a giant tentacle wrapped around him and slammed him onto the ground. Riku choked up a strangled cry as the beast tightened his grip much like an anaconda crushes its prey. Sora cried out to him and leaped down from his ledge and let loose a series of aerial combo attacks on the monster's head. The parasite heartless soon gave up and released Pinocchio and escaped through an opening that mysteriously appeared at the base of the room. Riku was also released and he staggered to his feet. This was twice that Sora had rescued him and despite it's good intentions, the deed filled Riku with a strong sense of incompetence and failure on his part.
Riku reluctantly marched towards Pinocchio, he didn't really want to hurt the boy but he couldn't see any other way of saving Kairi. He lifted the unconscious puppet, which had passed out at some point during the fight, and was about to use his power to take the boy's heart.
"Riku Stop! What are you doing?" called out Sora. Sora's accusing tone struck Riku's heart like a rusty spike.
"Relax Sora, it's for Kairi's sake, why don't you join me, together we can save Kairi." said Riku; in his heart he desperately cried out for Sora to take his side and then they could be together again.
"No Riku!" The words sliced into Riku like an iron maiden embraces a corpse.
"I don't know what's happened to you Riku, but it's obvious to me that you're on the wrong side!" yelled Sora as he thrust his keyblade towards Riku in a threatening manner. To say Riku was shocked would have been a cruel understatement. His heart seemed to shatter, that which hadn't been tainted by Ansem was snuffed out like a weak flame, and in its place swarmed a great pit of darkness desiring to consume him. Riku managed to maintain his non-caring act in spite of his anguish but in a last ditch effort he merely replied, "You'd rather fight me instead?" In other words, his dying heart cried out, 'you have forsaken me?'
Sora's response was, "If that's what it takes! What you're doing is wrong! Riku please…" But it was too late, Riku's emerald eyes frosted with a coldness Sora had never seen before and he leapt into the dark hole left behind by the parasite heartless.
Riku landed on a ledge, overlooking the wrecked ship where had recovered in. Sora landed on that ship and shouted out to him. The old man came out and pleaded that Riku release his son. Riku gave a cold snicker, "Sorry old man but I have a friend who needs this puppet's heart more than he does."
"But he's no puppet! He's a real boy." Cried out the old man.
Riku knew in his heart that the puppet was indeed alive, but only by dehumanizing him, as being merely a puppet was Riku able to push himself into taking the boy away.
As Riku turned and left he could hear Sora cry out for him to come back, but it would do no good.
Riku made his way to the whale's stomach, he still wasn't sure where he was going or even why he was still there when he could have at any time simply retreated into Ansem's lair. Granted, he wasn't too keen on the idea of having the older man pawing all over him again, but even that seemed better than his current situation. It was as if all hope had simply been stolen from him, Maleficent and Ansem had been right, Sora had come to harm him, and he had done so in the worst way, he broke his heart.
"Riku!" Sora's voice cried out from behind him. Riku looked up from his hands, in one hand he held the puppet boy's heart, he hadn't been aware of ever taking it. However, he hadn't been paying attention and allowed it to return to its owner. He was about to say something but was interrupted as the parasite heartless returned, coming down from above and landing between Sora and Riku. Sora cried out to Riku one last time as Riku turned and went into Ansem's "End of the World".
In the darkness, Riku met with a firm embrace from his dark savior. Ansem had been waiting for him as he always did and was now gently stroking Riku's silver locks as he lost all self control and began crying into Ansem's shoulder. Ansem gathered Riku into his arms and met with no resistance as he carried the boy over to a door that was marked with a skull symbol on it.
"Where are you taking me?" asked Riku.
"I would love to spend more time with you now, but Maleficent awaits you." Spoke Ansem softly as he set Riku down.
"Huh?" was Riku's reply.
"For now you must go and see what it is Maleficent wants but after that you can come back here for a short visit before getting back to work." Said Ansem as he opened the door for Riku. It led to the deck of Captain Hook's ship and Riku made his way to the Captain's quarters where he was sure Maleficent would be.
There was no sign of anyone at first but as Riku came further inside he noticed a familiar figure laid out on a window seat.
"Kairi?! It's me, Riku!" Riku ran up to the girl's side, her breathing was almost nonexistent, her face pale, and her eyes did not focus on anything. Riku hung his head in sorrow; his long thick lashes veiled his emerald eyes but he had already cried his heart out once today and he was sad that he had no tears left to shed for Kairi. He felt a dark presence behind him and knew it was Malificent's, "So Kairi… has lost her heart? How?" asked Riku.
"Taken by the heartless no doubt." Said Maleficent.
"What can I do!?" pleaded Riku, desperate to save his friend. Maleficent smiled as though she were expecting this, "There are seven princesses who have the purest hearts, they are the Princesses of Heart and we need them to unlock the door to all hearts. Only then, will we be able to free Kairi's heart. However, you'll need more power. Here, I grant you the power to control the heartless; may the tables turn and you control the darkness rather than submit to it." Riku felt that strange dark presence within him grow stronger, green light emitted from inside of him and he felt an eerie warmth consume him. After that, Maleficent simply vanished, leaving him alone with a ruin of his friend. Riku couldn't bear to see Kairi in such a state so he retreated into Ansem's domain. He wanted to run from everything, the treachery, the hopelessness, and the pain. Ansem waited for him in that part of "End of the World" that looked like it could be Ansem's dwelling. He was seated in a comfy chair, apparently reading over some old notes of his. Riku approached cautiously, not sure of why he came here or what he was looking for.
"So I see at last you have come to me willingly for a change." Remarked Ansem, a cocky grin plastered across his face.
"Tch, Spare me Ansem." Remarked Riku, "I ain't exactly in the mood for it right now."
"The mood for what?" asked Ansem innocently.
"Don't give me that crap, I'm sick and tired of you and Maleficent! You're both just using me for something! I just want you both to leave me the hell alone!" yelled Riku, he needed to vent out his frustration. Ansem got up and walked over to where Riku was standing. Ansem towered a good foot and a half over Riku and he looked down on him with a stern look.
"Don't you give me that crap either, it's your own fault things happened as they did. I warned you, I told you that Sora would betray you but you didn't listen. I'm the one who cares about you! I'm the one who owns you! And I'm the one who protects you!" declared Ansem.
Riku knew that coming here had been a mistake but it no longer mattered, Riku lashed out and attempted to punch Ansem in the face but Ansem caught his wrist firmly. The same thing happened when Riku swung at him with the other fist.
"My my, seems my little savage is resorting to violence when he can't win an argument." Commented Ansem.
"Let me go Ansem!" demanded Riku as he struggled and kicked in vain.
"Tsk tsk, whatever am I going to do with you. With Riku still carrying on, Ansem took him over to his bed and pinned him down on the mattress.
"Seems we always find ourselves in this position, how about we put an end to childish games once and for all. Submit to me, you know in your heart that I'm the only one who can make you feel whole again. I am your other half now! Whether you like it or not, we are bound by one heart and we will never be parted. Wherever you go, I go, but it is my will, not yours that is supreme." Explained Ansem.
Riku's eyes were huge, he was terrified that Ansem would at last take him and that he wouldn't have the power to stop him. Also, a part of him couldn't deny that what Ansem was saying was true; they were bound to one another by a single heart and the thought of being shadowed by Ansem forever was more terrifying than the idea of being raped again. Ansem could see the internal struggle flickering in Riku's eyes, the silver haired youth's terror gave him strength and power, he knew it would not be long until he would at last claim the boy's body, mind, and soul, all for himself.
Riku gave up on his struggles and started to relax, there didn't seem to be any point to fighting that which seemed to be the inevitable any longer. Ansem grinned and released Riku's wrists, Riku turned his head away and closed his eyes, awaiting whatever Ansem had in store for him. Ansem reached behind Riku, towards the headboard and pulled out something heavy. Riku opened his eyes when he felt cold metal clamp around his wrists. Ansem had chained him to the bed with a pair of previously well hidden manacles.
This was ridiculous thought Riku, he knew he was being submissive but this was absolutely beneath him and his struggles came back anew.
"Ansem! What the hell do you think you're doing!?" yelled Riku.
"It would seem that I have successfully chained you to my bed and will now seduce you." replied Ansem nonchalantly as he leaned over to kiss Riku's forehead.
"Ansem! Stop it! I take it back!" yelled Riku.
"Take what back?" asked Ansem as he gripped the fastenings to Riku's shirt.
"My surrender! I take it back! Get off me!" yelled Riku angrily.
"No can do Riku dearest, you're the one who came to me first this time, and you're the one who submitted first. Don't worry, I'll make sure it's good for both of us." Said Ansem with a wink.
Ansem proceeded to open Riku's shirt slowly, he lowered his head to lick, kiss, and nip at each newly revealed inch of soft white skin. This caused Riku to writhe and struggle about but with little mobility. Ansem merely chuckled at Riku's futile attempts of resistance. Ansem pealed away the rest of Riku's shirt and began to graze his teeth across Riku's smooth chest.
"Ansem! Knock it off!" shouted Riku between gasping breaths.
"How about I just knock you up instead?" teased Ansem as he ran a hand down Riku's waist, stopping it at the edge of Riku's pants. Riku was really pissed off now and he began to growl and bite at Ansem. He actually managed to bite down on a lock of soft white hair that belonged to Ansem, and then give it a rather painful yank. Ansem hissed at the unexpected attack and had to stop his southern exploration to save his long hair from the jaws of Riku.
"Why you little devil!" remarked Ansem after saving his vanity.
"'Little devil' my ass! Take this!" shouted Riku as he managed to twist his hips and catch Ansem off balance; he then managed a double thrust kick similar to the one he normally used to counter-attack. Ansem was thrown onto the floor and none too happy about it either. When he looked up at Riku, who mind you was still manacled to the bed, he was shocked by the fact that the little bastard had the audacity to burst out and laugh at him.
"Yep," Ansem thought to himself, "I love this little son-of-a-bitch, but he's gonna pay for that." Ansem got up and dusted himself off in a dignified manner, he gave Riku an unexpected smile that shut the teenager up rather fast and then reached out to grab the little fool's legs. Riku struggled but Ansem was stronger and after some rather ungraceful wrestling, Ansem managed to chain Riku's ankles to the other end of the bed, that's right he had well hidden manacles at that end of the bed too.
"Ansem!" yelled Riku, but Ansem ignored him and mounted him once more.
"I must say, I am quite relieved to see my dear imp has managed to come back to me, now it's time for us to have some real fun." teased Ansem who lowered his face mere inches from the belt buckle of Riku's pants.
"Ansem don't do this!" yelled Riku.
Ansem gripped the belt with his teeth and managed to undo the clasp without using his hands. Riku continued to glare at him as well as buck in an attempt to throw Ansem off. Ansem brought his face up to meet Riku's, his amber eyes bore into emerald pools with a look of lust, excitement, and darkness.
Riku suddenly gasped when he felt Ansem's hand on top of his manhood. Ansem leaned in and claimed his mouth while tightening his grip through Riku's pants. The chains rattled as Riku fought them, not so much to get away, but rather he found himself arching up to meet Ansem's teasing touch. Ansem released Riku's mouth for air and smiled at the euphoric look on Riku's face. Riku's cheeks were blushing red, his eyes dilated and his lips full and slightly open since he was breathing harder.
"S...Stop Ansem. I… I don't want this." Pleaded Riku.
"You're a pathetic liar my dearest, your body is begging to be taken over the edge. Stop denying it, surrender to me and let yourself go." whispered Ansem as he let his hand slide under Riku's pants and beyond his boxers to grab Riku's most sensitive spot and proceeded to pleasure the youth. Riku's struggles were now half-hearted and weak and he was no longer able to curse but rather made soft pitiful whimpers and meows of ecstasy. Once Riku started to buck against Ansem's touch, Ansem stopped and gave a smirk as he got off of Riku.
"W...what are you doing?" asked Riku, somewhat disappointed by the interruption. His body ached with the need for completion. Ansem began walking towards what looked to be an exit; he turned and gazed happily over his handy work.
"What the hell? Hey! You started this shit so you should finish it! Don't you dare leave me like this!" yelled Riku angrily, it now dawned on him what Ansem was planning.
"Soon my dear silver imp, soon shall I claim you for my own for real, but for now, consider this a lesson. No one touches my hair without my permission, and absolutely no one kicks me and then laughs at me without facing the consequences. Tah tah darling Riku, you may want to take a nap, it will be a while before I decide to release you." Said Ansem as he left the room, but not before blowing a teasing kiss in Riku's direction.
Meanwhile, there lay an irate Riku, still chained to Ansem's bed, half-naked, and suffering from some rather unfinished business.
"Ansem! You bastard! How dare you leave me like this! I swear I'm gonna kill you! AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!!" screamed Riku.
To be continued…
*Author's Note: I hope you guys don't mind that this chapter started out really angsty and ended on a rather humorous note, I figured I didn't want to put anyone in a depressed mood, and so far everyone seems to get a kick out of the whole twisted Ansem/ Riku chemistry. Anyway, I'm really sorry for the delay but I hope this chapter makes up for it somehow. I'm moving off to FSU this semester, I'm hoping that I'll have more time to write this fanfic, and no I don't plan on stopping, I've already got the sequel laid out. ^_^
P.S. I encourage you all to go see Two Towers as many times as possible! Bwa ha ha ha ha! Lord of the Ring Rocks!