Chapter 5: Died to Fight Again
"They're closing in!" Riku and Jinei hop across the building tops of a dark city, avoiding the heartless that seem to melt out of the rooftops. "Are you sure the mouse is coming?"
"He said he'd meet us in this city, he wanted to seal the sister key hole to his palace before he met us here. He might have found some trouble on the way here."
"Looks like we ran into some trouble here also." Riku jumps from the building and lands in a tuck roll position. Riku steps into the rain to the center of the dark city. As he reaches the center the shadows pull back and bubble from the cracks in the pavement, forming tangible flesh. A pink flamed heart flares beneath the Riku, causing the shadows to back away and hesitate. The flames subside and the shadows close in on him. Riku draws his dual Keyblades from his cloak, and flails about, relentlessly slashing the shadows away into heatless black flames.
Jinei watches from the tops of the building, his arms outstretched as if to embrace the sky, as he waits for Riku's signal.
Riku kicks away the last of the shadows and jumps into the dark facade of one of the buildings, attempting to catch his breath before another wave attacks. He pulls back his hood to let the cold air cool his face. Heartless start rising from the pavement, their eyes glowing with rage and pure hatred for his heart. Riku runs up the side of the building, slashing the shadows away from his path. The shadows continue to advance, rising up from the steel and glass building, only to be beat down by the enraged boy.
Jinei mouths soundlessly, nothing but a hushed whisper echoes across the air.
"Where's Sora?
We must find him..."
"His voice... It's left me."
Riku tosses up a Keyblade. It spirals though the air slashing through the shadows coming towards him from the opposite direction. "Jinei! Catch!"
Jieni jumps down from the rooftop, his cloak trailing dramatically behind him as he free falls. He catches the flying Keyblade, and lands gracefully in a crouched position on the hard cement. Jieni stands and steps towards Riku.
The two meet, passing each other. Time seems to pass slowly as they cross paths.
Jinei tugs at the knot of his blindfold and pulls it off to reveal his bright green eyes. He cartwheels out of the way of an attacking heartless, and whips around the Keyblade, taking out three or four heartless.
A ring of heatless surround Riku, drawing closer with every passing second. Riku's face contorts into a twisted mask of fear.
"Riku!!!!" A ball of crimson red flames forms in Jinei's hands, it shoots forward tearing apart any heartless in the way, while he runs towards the distressed Riku.
Riku hurls himself backwards through the air, flipping over the ring of heartless and slashing them into pieces.
Another hooded figure spins down from the rooftops. He beams at the others and pulls out the Kingdom Key from his robes. The wind blows his hood off revealing his large round ears. "Hiya fellas!"
"Not a good time mouse." Riku slashes at another batch of heartless sending them careening into a wall, the heartless disappear in heatless flames. "We could use a little help here."
The mouse replies by jumping into the center of this madhouse brawl and sending another group of heartless back from whence they came. The three together make quick work of the remaining heartless. Riku's Keyblade disappears in a wave of heatless purple flames. Riku looks down at the mouse, a stern but gentle look across his face. "Your late."
"They're closing in!" Riku and Jinei hop across the building tops of a dark city, avoiding the heartless that seem to melt out of the rooftops. "Are you sure the mouse is coming?"
"He said he'd meet us in this city, he wanted to seal the sister key hole to his palace before he met us here. He might have found some trouble on the way here."
"Looks like we ran into some trouble here also." Riku jumps from the building and lands in a tuck roll position. Riku steps into the rain to the center of the dark city. As he reaches the center the shadows pull back and bubble from the cracks in the pavement, forming tangible flesh. A pink flamed heart flares beneath the Riku, causing the shadows to back away and hesitate. The flames subside and the shadows close in on him. Riku draws his dual Keyblades from his cloak, and flails about, relentlessly slashing the shadows away into heatless black flames.
Jinei watches from the tops of the building, his arms outstretched as if to embrace the sky, as he waits for Riku's signal.
Riku kicks away the last of the shadows and jumps into the dark facade of one of the buildings, attempting to catch his breath before another wave attacks. He pulls back his hood to let the cold air cool his face. Heartless start rising from the pavement, their eyes glowing with rage and pure hatred for his heart. Riku runs up the side of the building, slashing the shadows away from his path. The shadows continue to advance, rising up from the steel and glass building, only to be beat down by the enraged boy.
Jinei mouths soundlessly, nothing but a hushed whisper echoes across the air.
"Where's Sora?
We must find him..."
"His voice... It's left me."
Riku tosses up a Keyblade. It spirals though the air slashing through the shadows coming towards him from the opposite direction. "Jinei! Catch!"
Jieni jumps down from the rooftop, his cloak trailing dramatically behind him as he free falls. He catches the flying Keyblade, and lands gracefully in a crouched position on the hard cement. Jieni stands and steps towards Riku.
The two meet, passing each other. Time seems to pass slowly as they cross paths.
Jinei tugs at the knot of his blindfold and pulls it off to reveal his bright green eyes. He cartwheels out of the way of an attacking heartless, and whips around the Keyblade, taking out three or four heartless.
A ring of heatless surround Riku, drawing closer with every passing second. Riku's face contorts into a twisted mask of fear.
"Riku!!!!" A ball of crimson red flames forms in Jinei's hands, it shoots forward tearing apart any heartless in the way, while he runs towards the distressed Riku.
Riku hurls himself backwards through the air, flipping over the ring of heartless and slashing them into pieces.
Another hooded figure spins down from the rooftops. He beams at the others and pulls out the Kingdom Key from his robes. The wind blows his hood off revealing his large round ears. "Hiya fellas!"
"Not a good time mouse." Riku slashes at another batch of heartless sending them careening into a wall, the heartless disappear in heatless flames. "We could use a little help here."
The mouse replies by jumping into the center of this madhouse brawl and sending another group of heartless back from whence they came. The three together make quick work of the remaining heartless. Riku's Keyblade disappears in a wave of heatless purple flames. Riku looks down at the mouse, a stern but gentle look across his face. "Your late."