Chapter 3: The New King of the Shadows - Shade
Riku and the others looked and saw the shadowy figure Sora had spoke about. Kairi was limp under his right arm, and a dark Keyblade was in his left hand. Riku glared at the figure.
"Who are you?" demanded Riku.
The figure smirked under his hood before tossing it back. All of them were shocked at who he was, or rather, who he looked like. Sora stepped back.
"No... No way!" Sora exclaimed. "He looks just like Riku!"
"Not just like me, Sora," said Riku. "His heart already belongs to the darkness, and his hair is black."
"Quite observant, aren't you, Keyblade Master?" said the shadowy figure. "My name is Shade, and I am going to take revenge on you for killing my parents!"
Riku looks surprised. "Your parents? I never saw your parents, so what makes you think that I killed them?" asked Riku.
"So, you don't remember Maleficent and Ansem then? THEY were my PARENTS!" exclaimed Shade. "And since you killed them, it's been my responsiblity to control the Heartless and take my revenge on you! And I think I'll use your friend's heart to help me gain control over them!"
"You leave Kairi out of this!" snarled Riku. "This is between you and me!"
"Heh!" laughed Shade. "That would be too easy, and besides, the Heartless have already started infecting worlds once again. So, what will you do? Will you go after me to save your friend, or will you try to stop the Heartless first before you rescue her?"
"Damn you!" exclaimed Riku. "I'll defeat you somehow and free Kairi from you! I swear that!"
Shade laughs and disappears in a puff of black smoke. Riku was definately pissed now. "Damn, that bastard! He won't get away with this!" said Riku as he pounded his fist into the sand.
Sora looked at his friend. "Riku, we're going to get her back. And we've got the power to stop the Heartless too! Shade won't know what hit him!" said Sora.
Riku looked up at Sora and smiled just a bit. "Thanks, Sora," said Riku as he got up. "Trouble is, we don't know where to start looking for where the Heartless have started infecting worlds at."
Squall looked at the two. "I have an idea on where to start."
Sora and Riku looked at him. "Where?" asked Riku and Sora together.
"Right here," said Squall. "Before we start going after him, we'd best make sure our friends are safe from the Heartless."
"Right! We'll have to split up if we want to cover more ground, tho," said Riku.
They all nodded at that idea. Squall and Riku headed towards the southern part of Besaid Island, while Sora and Cloud headed to the northern end of the island.
Riku and the others looked and saw the shadowy figure Sora had spoke about. Kairi was limp under his right arm, and a dark Keyblade was in his left hand. Riku glared at the figure.
"Who are you?" demanded Riku.
The figure smirked under his hood before tossing it back. All of them were shocked at who he was, or rather, who he looked like. Sora stepped back.
"No... No way!" Sora exclaimed. "He looks just like Riku!"
"Not just like me, Sora," said Riku. "His heart already belongs to the darkness, and his hair is black."
"Quite observant, aren't you, Keyblade Master?" said the shadowy figure. "My name is Shade, and I am going to take revenge on you for killing my parents!"
Riku looks surprised. "Your parents? I never saw your parents, so what makes you think that I killed them?" asked Riku.
"So, you don't remember Maleficent and Ansem then? THEY were my PARENTS!" exclaimed Shade. "And since you killed them, it's been my responsiblity to control the Heartless and take my revenge on you! And I think I'll use your friend's heart to help me gain control over them!"
"You leave Kairi out of this!" snarled Riku. "This is between you and me!"
"Heh!" laughed Shade. "That would be too easy, and besides, the Heartless have already started infecting worlds once again. So, what will you do? Will you go after me to save your friend, or will you try to stop the Heartless first before you rescue her?"
"Damn you!" exclaimed Riku. "I'll defeat you somehow and free Kairi from you! I swear that!"
Shade laughs and disappears in a puff of black smoke. Riku was definately pissed now. "Damn, that bastard! He won't get away with this!" said Riku as he pounded his fist into the sand.
Sora looked at his friend. "Riku, we're going to get her back. And we've got the power to stop the Heartless too! Shade won't know what hit him!" said Sora.
Riku looked up at Sora and smiled just a bit. "Thanks, Sora," said Riku as he got up. "Trouble is, we don't know where to start looking for where the Heartless have started infecting worlds at."
Squall looked at the two. "I have an idea on where to start."
Sora and Riku looked at him. "Where?" asked Riku and Sora together.
"Right here," said Squall. "Before we start going after him, we'd best make sure our friends are safe from the Heartless."
"Right! We'll have to split up if we want to cover more ground, tho," said Riku.
They all nodded at that idea. Squall and Riku headed towards the southern part of Besaid Island, while Sora and Cloud headed to the northern end of the island.