Author's note: Man, I've had a loooong day! We had band and choir competition during school and I am pooped!...Anyways, this is the second to LAST chapter :)
Adventure of Dreams
Chap. 17 Return to the Island
"Apprentice…" Ansem ordered, "Land there," he pointed to Destiny Islands.
Without saying a word, Riku nodded and steered in that direction. They soon landed, and when they stepped out, Ansem called the heartless to him.
"Heartless, come forth! This is the first stop on our list," he chuckled.
"Hold it right there!" a voice called.
"What?"
Before Ansem stood three familiar figures.
"Impossible! How did you-"
"Simple. Our ship's a lot faster than yours," Sora smirked.
"All right, then," said Ansem, "You'll have to get to me the hard way!"
Just then, many heartless stood in their way, and Riku joined them.
The fight began and they started destroying the heartless one by one. Sora saw Riku standing nearby and swung at him. Riku blocked, smiling a cruel smile, his red eyes glowing with fury.
They pushed their weapons against each other and Sora had the upper hand, until heartless started attacking from behind. Sora started attacking them instead and surprisingly, Riku just stood there doing nothing.
Sora turned around to find him smiling with his arms crossed. Ansem began laughing.
"Yes! My plan worked out just as I expected!" he exclaimed.
What is he talking about? Sora thought to himself.
Just then, all of the heartless disappeared…except for one that lay on the ground behind Sora, motionless. Sora bent down, examining it.
"I thought I had already destroyed this one…Why didn't it disappear?" he wondered.
Ansem chuckled again, "Why do you think?"
Sora gasped as he saw the blackness of the being fade away.
"No…No…"
Soon, a human was revealed.
"No…" moisture formed in Sora's eyes, "……Kairi…"
My dream had come true…Just like when I couldn't reach her in the water…I couldn't reach her now...She was gone...
"It's all my fault…" Sora's cheeks were streaked with tears as he held Kairi close, "…It's all…my fault……"
Ansem spoke, "You have had a long journey, keyblade master…Now it must end," he smiled, "…just like her's did."
Suddenly, Sora was stuck from behind and fell to the ground. Riku stood above him and grinned. For some reason, the pain kept increasing and Sora couldn't move. Riku's keyblade was surrounded by a purple glow, and then Sora knew Riku had cast some sort of darkness spell or curse on him.
Everything around me started to become blurry. As my world faded, I took Kairi's limp hand in mine and whispered softly, "I'm…so sorry, Kairi……but, now…you won't be alone anymore…"
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Riku was fighting between his thoughts:
I have to help Sora!...Why did I even hurt him in the first place?...
Ansem ordered you to do it! Listen to your master!
Why can't I control myself? What's wrong with me?
Stop that! You are the dark ruler's mighty apprentice! You always do what he commands…
What's this weird voice inside my head? It's like it's taking over my every action…my every thoughts……
"Apprentice, finish him off!"
Do as your master bids you…
No! I can't…
You can't escape it…the urge to destroy is flowing through your veins and inflicting you as it did when Ansem and you became one being…You are chained…bound to the darkness!
No…No……
Do it now!
No…
Do it!
……NO!
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Just then, a massive glow surrounded Riku that grew bigger and brighter.
Ansem cried, "No! It can't be!"
A voice echoed inside Riku, "No! You can't do this! You can't destroy me!"
Then, a great, black aura circled in a dizzying pattern around Riku's form. It suddenly flew up in the air and made the skies thinder before it vanished.
Riku spoke, "I think I just did."
Author's note: I know that was a pretty short chapter, but that's only because the last chapter will be MUCH longer! And, I will post it very soon. (Maybe even tomorrow, cuz I've written it but not typed it yet) So, stay tuned for the FINAL chapter called The Journey.