Chapter 4

Sora:

Anguished screams filled the air as I moved about. I cared not that they were making noise now. I was in control of situation. The humans had set up a defense in front of the door leading to the throne room. All self control was lost, floating freely on the wind. Hunger had replaced it in full. The humans charged forward, spears directly in front of them. They meant to impale me. That wasn't going to happen.

I jumped up into the air and latched onto the ceiling. The humans slid to a stop beneath me. Before they could lift their spears, I allowed myself to drop down upon them. If I was able to, I would have laughed as their bodies shielded my fall. With a savage growl, I tore at their flesh with my claws. The aroma of blood sent me into a frenzy…

Seconds later, there was nothing left of the humans. Blood settled in my stomach. The hunger was fading.

"Oh my god!"

Mulan? I turned around on my haunches. Mulan was standing down the hallway, hand over her mouth. Fear tainted the air around me. My stomach growled audibly. The hunger was coming back again. No! I can't kill Mulan! My body lowered itself down, preparing to charge. No! You don't want her! My body broke into a run towards her…

A man jumped in front of her, blocking her from me. I pounced on him and went right for his neck with my fangs.

"Shang!"

Blood poured into my mouth and flowed into my stomach. A white hot pain tore me from Shang's neck. The shadows in my vision lit up. Fire? The pain came again. I howled and took off down the hallway I had trailed blood down before. I tumbled into the enclosed outdoor area onto my back. I craned my ears to listen for footsteps. There were none.

A flash of light blinded my vision. When it returned, I was glancing up at the starry night sky. I sat up. Was I dreaming? I glanced around the enclosure. Blood was all over the place and bodies too. Bile rose in my throat and I was forced to turn and painfully bring up the contents of my stomach. What came up was…blood.

"Oh my god…I killed them. I killed them all."

I need to get out of here. What if somebody saw me?

"Sora…"

Oh no…

Goofy was standing in the doorway with Donald. How was I going to explain this?

"What did you see?" I asked loudly.

"I saw the human-sized Heartless run in here. A flash of light occurred and you were lying in the same spot as the creature."

I could still feel the presence of the creature still in my head. It was sated…for now. Yet…it was still watching.

"Do you think I'm a murderer?"

My voice had taken on a serious tone. People were killed by my hands…but now, I felt no remorse. Even after killing Shang.

"Sowa, we know you didn't intend to kill those people," Donald said.

"But he turned into a Heartless," Goofy added.

"He did what?"

Mulan? I stood up and folded my arms as Mulan walked into the enclosure, her front covered in blood. My nose told me that it was Shang's blood. He was dead now.

"Mulan…" Goofy called softly.

"He killed all these people? He killed Shang? How could you?"

Mulan started sobbing hysterically.

"I couldn't control it. The lust for blood…" I found myself muttering.

"Oh, Sowa…" Donald gasped.

They were beginning to think that I would kill them too probably.

"Donald…we got to take him back to Hollow Bastion."

"I'm not going back there," I snapped.

"Sora, please. We need to bring you back."

"You'll have to make me."

What was happening to me? Now I was being defiant towards my own friends. What would the King say? Ironic now that his best warrior was part Heartless.

"Think about Kairi and Riku, Sora. Come back with us."

Kairi…

I glanced at my hands. Why? Would they tell Kairi that I murdered innocent people?

"No, I won't go," I said defiantly.

I willed my keyblade into my hand and held it in front of my body. Donald and Goofy reluctantly lifted their weapons. Mulan wiped her face and drew her sword.

"He's mine."

So be it. She charged forward, sword positioned just above her chest. I felt the creature's interest peak in the back of my head. Why am I calling it a creature? Mulan swung at my head, intending to cut it off. I blocked it with my keyblade easily. With unreal speed, I launched my hand at her stomach. It connected, but with perhaps too much force…

Mulan looked up at me, eyes glittering with unshed tears. Blood trickled out of her mouth, followed by a dry gasp. I watched her impassively. After a few moments of gasping, I pushed her away with the keyblade. Mulan crumpled to the ground. Where my fist used to be was a medium-sized hole.

Before I could turn my attention to Donald and Goofy, my body shook violently. Pain shot through my body, ripping a scream from my throat. Donald just hit me with thunder. How dare he! My body shook violently again. This time, my vision started to black out.

"I won't let you…do this…"