Two hours later, a piercing scream was heard in the down town area. Ansem had opened the portal from the Heartless' domain, and now an army of heartless, big and small, had gathered, ready to steal unsuspecting people's hearts.
Riku smiled, his eyes holding a orange tinge, as he cut down yet another opponent. "This is too easy!" He said, his voice much to deep for a boy of 16...
Dante and Lucia had been called in by a new clientele, and were now fighting an onslaught of fierce heartless. Also, in the darkness there seemed to be an unknown opponent that would dive down from the sky at will and attack people with it's sythe.
Dante used Alastor to cut down his foes, and then noticed a few enemies in his perhiperal vision. They were bowing down to the unknown force, and seemed to be unaware of his presence. He ran over to them and slashed, but a force field of some sort blocked any progress he had.
"Looks like are choices are limited. But we have to find the source, they'll keep coming if we don't." Said Lucia, as she attacked yet another heartless, and felt it dissolve into nothingness. Another one went to replace it's fallen ally, and Lucia felt her limbs start to grow heavier.
"There coming, another wave is coming from that field." Dante warned as he got out his gun and started picking off the oncoming force.
"Oh joy, another two hours of meaningless battle. Just how I wanted to spend the afternoon." Lucia said, her eyes trained on her knives, knowing that whatever touched them would not stay long.
Dante rolled out of the way of a fire attack that nearly incinerated his coat, and then he launched an all out assault on the big, 13 foot creature that stood before him. The creature's sharp claws and fast reflexes made the battle difficult, and Dante also noticed that Lucia was fighting another one 20 feet away.
As he dodged a swipe from the creature, he noticed that about 16 more were coming out of the field, and it looked like more were standing at ready inside.
"This isn't good." Lucia said, as she finally was able to cut down the creature's arm.
"No not really. I almost wish Trish was here." Dante said, his eyes on his wife.
"Do you?" She replied, her tone cold. She then yelled at the creature and started fighting in almost a frenzied state.
"Any ideas, love?" She asked, offhandedly 3 hours later when the fighting had stopped.
"....." And a grunt was Dante's reply.
Lucia smiled at him and went to stand by him, and together they used their attacks to break through the force field.
What greeted them there stopped them dead in their tracks. Riku was being held almost daintily in the mouth of an enormous creature, that made the ones from before look like nothing.
"Riku!" Both of them yelled, instantly recognizing their son.
Dante sprinted to the beast and jumped up, his gun blasting into the things stomach, while Lucia ran and grabbed Riku from it's jaws. She move back from the fight and laid her son down on the dirty, scorched marked, pavement.
"Riku.. Riku wake up." She said, her eyes worried as she shook the boy.
Her eyes also took in his appearance. He wore black pants with various cuts in the fabric, and a white and black shirt that was sleeveless. His long hair spanned out around his head, and he looked deathly pale in the darkness.
He slowly awoke, and his green eyes took in his mother's appearance in surprise.
"Moth..er?" He whispered slowly, then his body slumped in exhaustion. Ansem then took the opportunity to take over Riku's body.
His lips moved and a deeper voice came out, startling Lucia.
"It's time for the darkness to take flight. For as you see, darkness isn't everything pure and true. It has claws, fangs, and me to rule it all."
Riku smiled, his eyes holding a orange tinge, as he cut down yet another opponent. "This is too easy!" He said, his voice much to deep for a boy of 16...
Dante and Lucia had been called in by a new clientele, and were now fighting an onslaught of fierce heartless. Also, in the darkness there seemed to be an unknown opponent that would dive down from the sky at will and attack people with it's sythe.
Dante used Alastor to cut down his foes, and then noticed a few enemies in his perhiperal vision. They were bowing down to the unknown force, and seemed to be unaware of his presence. He ran over to them and slashed, but a force field of some sort blocked any progress he had.
"Looks like are choices are limited. But we have to find the source, they'll keep coming if we don't." Said Lucia, as she attacked yet another heartless, and felt it dissolve into nothingness. Another one went to replace it's fallen ally, and Lucia felt her limbs start to grow heavier.
"There coming, another wave is coming from that field." Dante warned as he got out his gun and started picking off the oncoming force.
"Oh joy, another two hours of meaningless battle. Just how I wanted to spend the afternoon." Lucia said, her eyes trained on her knives, knowing that whatever touched them would not stay long.
Dante rolled out of the way of a fire attack that nearly incinerated his coat, and then he launched an all out assault on the big, 13 foot creature that stood before him. The creature's sharp claws and fast reflexes made the battle difficult, and Dante also noticed that Lucia was fighting another one 20 feet away.
As he dodged a swipe from the creature, he noticed that about 16 more were coming out of the field, and it looked like more were standing at ready inside.
"This isn't good." Lucia said, as she finally was able to cut down the creature's arm.
"No not really. I almost wish Trish was here." Dante said, his eyes on his wife.
"Do you?" She replied, her tone cold. She then yelled at the creature and started fighting in almost a frenzied state.
"Any ideas, love?" She asked, offhandedly 3 hours later when the fighting had stopped.
"....." And a grunt was Dante's reply.
Lucia smiled at him and went to stand by him, and together they used their attacks to break through the force field.
What greeted them there stopped them dead in their tracks. Riku was being held almost daintily in the mouth of an enormous creature, that made the ones from before look like nothing.
"Riku!" Both of them yelled, instantly recognizing their son.
Dante sprinted to the beast and jumped up, his gun blasting into the things stomach, while Lucia ran and grabbed Riku from it's jaws. She move back from the fight and laid her son down on the dirty, scorched marked, pavement.
"Riku.. Riku wake up." She said, her eyes worried as she shook the boy.
Her eyes also took in his appearance. He wore black pants with various cuts in the fabric, and a white and black shirt that was sleeveless. His long hair spanned out around his head, and he looked deathly pale in the darkness.
He slowly awoke, and his green eyes took in his mother's appearance in surprise.
"Moth..er?" He whispered slowly, then his body slumped in exhaustion. Ansem then took the opportunity to take over Riku's body.
His lips moved and a deeper voice came out, startling Lucia.
"It's time for the darkness to take flight. For as you see, darkness isn't everything pure and true. It has claws, fangs, and me to rule it all."