Two
I walked into the dining hall to find Ansem and Maleficent all ready sitting at the table talking quietly.
"Sorry I'm late" I apologized, and took a seat across from Maleficent.
"It's quite all right; we haven't started yet" With that, four chefs appeared from the kitchen, holding four huge silver platters. They set them down in front of us, removing the lids at the same time.
On one platter, were a variety of fruits; on another, there was nothing but vegetables, on the third and fourth, held meats. I was so hungry, that I didn't even notice what I grabbed from the platters. I stuffed as much as I could into my mouth, and literally ate like an animal.
"Slow down Riku; no one's going to steal you food" I looked up at Ansem and Maleficent, and felt my cheeks flush with embarrassment.
"I'm just really hungry, I haven't eaten anything for days now" I said, gulping down some chicken.
"Have as much as you want, there's plenty" Maleficent said, laughing a little. After dinner, we all headed back upstairs to sit and talk in the library.
"So, Riku, tell me; how is it that you came to this place?" Maleficent asked, and sat down at a desk.
"I don't know. One minute, I'm talking to my best friend, and the next, I'm being devoured by darkness and wake up here. It's all too confusing"
"All will become clear, don't worry Riku" Ansem said.
"Don't worry? My friends are in totally different parts of the universe, and you're telling me not to worry?!" I said, trying to keep my anger under control.
"There's no need to raise your voice"
"I'll raise my voice if I damn well please! Tell me where my friends are, or I'll slit your throats!!" Ansem stood in front of me, laughing all the while. He waved his hand in front of him, and sent me flying backwards into a bookcase.
"And just how in the seven hells do you plan to do that?" He knelt down beside me, and lifted my chin up so I was looking him straight in the face.
"You can't even defend yourself from one of my basic attacks. How then, do you plan on fighting me?" He said letting go of my chin, and stood back up. I stood up slowly and shakily, and stared at him challengingly.
"I'm afraid of nothing"
"You don't even know what the true meaning of fear is boy. If you went through half of the things I went through, then you'd understand what fear truly is"
"And I suppose you know everything?"
"You try being in the darkness as long as I have. If you survive, then you'll understand the true meaning of fear…"
"I am not afraid of the dark"
"We shall soon see" With another wave of his hand, I was down on the floor again, breathing heavily once more. Nightmarish dreams and images floated through my mind; it was like some horrific nightmare that I couldn't wake up from.
The images began to spin faster, until they swirled together to form something. Once the colors stopped spinning, I recognized what they were forming: Destiny Island.
It was nighttime, just like when I had left. I walked up onto the beach, and looked around at the peaceful setting. Just then, Sora and Kairi come running from the direction of where we had met at earlier that day.
"Sora! Kairi! Thank goodness you're ok!" I had spoken too early. Sora fell face first into the sand and was slowly being engulfed by the darkness. Kairi ran as fast as she could towards me; but it was as if she couldn't see me., and stumbled over my feet, landing backwards on the sand.
"Kairi? What's wrong? What's happening?" No matter how loud I yelled out for her, she would not answer me; it was as though I were a ghost.
"Stay back!" She screamed at an invisible enemy. A few moments later, a moving darkness took hold of her ankles, causing her to scream out. I ran up to her and tried to grab her hands; but they just slipped through mine. I could only stand and watch in horror as the shadows dragged her in further.
"KAIRI!!!!!!!!" I ran after her though I knew it was a useless effort. As I came across the veil of darkness that was pulling her in, I began to wander if this is what Ansem had meant…I dismissed the thoughts, and picked up a nearby rock.
"Let her go!!" I yelled, and threw the rock right into the middle of the darkness. The rock passed through it like passing through a mist, thumping on the ground just some feet away. Despite the fact it wasn't working, I continued to throw more rocks; and anything else I could find, at the darkness.
"I said, let her go!!" I had run out of rocks, but I couldn't give up. I ran up to the darkness, and tried as hard as I could to pull her free from its grasp.
"Kairi, hang on, I'll get you out of there!" I grabbed for her hand, but it still slipped through mine.
"Kairi, don't give in to the darkness, you've got to try and grab my hand!" Every fabric of my being was beginning to panic; I knew there was nothing else I could do to save her…
"You're on to talk" I turned around, and saw Sora staring at me as though I were murdering Kairi.
"Sora! You've got to help me! She's going t-"
"To die? And by your hands no doubt"
"Sora? What are you talking about?! I'd never kill her!"
"Liar…what do you think you're doing to her right now?"
"I—"
"Murderer"
"I haven't killed her!! I'll never kill her, you know that!"
"MURDERER!!!!"
"NO!"
"Leave here, and never return!!" Out of nowhere, a sword like object appeared in his hands, and he held it above his head. A bright beam of light shot out of the end of it into the night sky, causing me to shield my eyes.
"Banish this evil Darkness from the good of the Light!" He brought the beam of light down directly at me, causing me to be flown into the darkness.
The darkness is in every direction... it's suffocating me like a thick, black water… everywhere I look…it's black…Kairi……I-……please……someone………help………m……
The boy has suffered enough, wake him upNo…he can endure a little more……
I said, wake him up!!
What's the rush? A little more darkness won't hurt him.
It will kill him! Wake him up!!
Voices…? Where are they coming from…they sound so close, yet so far away at the same time… He's not breathing!!He'll be fine, don't worry
Who's not breathing…are they talking about me? I feel……fine……