I bounced backwards, my back smacking the ground with a thud. I started to
get back on my feet when Sora put his blade to my throat. No one moved and
total silence filled the room. All my thoughts had stopped. Maybe I wasn't
going to win this.. maybe I was going to die.
Sora continued to hold the blade in its deadly position towards me. My eyes slammed shut and my breath had become long and deep. I was defeated. My heart stopped as he pushed the blade harder against my neck.
"I don't wanna have to do this Riku," he whispered, "I don't wanna have to kill you. I don't wanna hurt you either. Riku, please, just give up now."
I opened my eyes and looked up at him. By this time tears were streaming down his face. He stared at me and started to remove the pressure he had against my throat. He dropped to his knees and started to sob. His comrades stopped their attempts and watched in silence. I reached out to comfort him in a quiet hug as a sudden clapping came from the large doorway, causing everyone to jump.
"Well done, Riku. You were able to hold off him until I got here," said a mysterious voice. Shivers crept up my spine at the sound deep, menacing voice. Sora jumped to his feet and took his fighting stance once again.
"Who are you?" he questioned loudly, squinting to see the person cloaked in darkness. The man laughed as he slowly came into the dim light of the glowing prisons of the princesses. His outline was visible, but his features were still hard to distinguish. My jaw dropped as I finally realized who it was.
"A-ansem." I stuttered. Sora turned around and looked at me for a quick explanation. I paid him no attention, for my eyes were still fixed on the dark figure before us.
"Come to stop the inevitable, haven't you boy?" Ansem said smoothly. "You have come this far and still you understand nothing." Sora twisted back around and glared at him. I slowly got to my feet and took notice of the power being emitted from Ansem's body. As the glow grew brighter, my body began to become stiffer.
A sudden sharp pain knocked me to the ground which gained everyone's attention. I kept myself from screaming as the pain became more unbearable. Ansem just smiled as he made his way up the stairs towards Sora and I. He made his way through the barrier with ease and strode towards the bottom of the keyhole stairs.
Sora continued to hold the blade in its deadly position towards me. My eyes slammed shut and my breath had become long and deep. I was defeated. My heart stopped as he pushed the blade harder against my neck.
"I don't wanna have to do this Riku," he whispered, "I don't wanna have to kill you. I don't wanna hurt you either. Riku, please, just give up now."
I opened my eyes and looked up at him. By this time tears were streaming down his face. He stared at me and started to remove the pressure he had against my throat. He dropped to his knees and started to sob. His comrades stopped their attempts and watched in silence. I reached out to comfort him in a quiet hug as a sudden clapping came from the large doorway, causing everyone to jump.
"Well done, Riku. You were able to hold off him until I got here," said a mysterious voice. Shivers crept up my spine at the sound deep, menacing voice. Sora jumped to his feet and took his fighting stance once again.
"Who are you?" he questioned loudly, squinting to see the person cloaked in darkness. The man laughed as he slowly came into the dim light of the glowing prisons of the princesses. His outline was visible, but his features were still hard to distinguish. My jaw dropped as I finally realized who it was.
"A-ansem." I stuttered. Sora turned around and looked at me for a quick explanation. I paid him no attention, for my eyes were still fixed on the dark figure before us.
"Come to stop the inevitable, haven't you boy?" Ansem said smoothly. "You have come this far and still you understand nothing." Sora twisted back around and glared at him. I slowly got to my feet and took notice of the power being emitted from Ansem's body. As the glow grew brighter, my body began to become stiffer.
A sudden sharp pain knocked me to the ground which gained everyone's attention. I kept myself from screaming as the pain became more unbearable. Ansem just smiled as he made his way up the stairs towards Sora and I. He made his way through the barrier with ease and strode towards the bottom of the keyhole stairs.