Riku

I limp towards a new place I don't quite remember as my eyes become unfocused and blurry by severe blood loss. How could I be so careless? I, of all people, underestimated him. I should've learned that lesson two years ago. Why didn't I see it right before me?

He stands there, right in front of me, watching in an amusement as I fight those Nobodies. My attention was too focused on him that I didn't see a Dancer grab my wrist then swings it around its head then after that throws me into the wall. With a grunt, my back slides down against the rough texture and I black out temporarily at the same time my Keyblade vanishes from my hand.

When I woke up, I could feel pain all over my back and couldn't lift my sword arm. The only person same room as me is worthy to be called as my adversary made clicking noise with his tongue. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. You should be ashamed of yourself." He uses a mocking tone scolding a child for their bad behavior.

As he walks closer to me, the remaining Nobodies that I failed to make them disappear into nothingness steps aside to let him through, like a king, my ass. Once he is a foot away, he kneels with the edge of his glove part of his wrist touching his knee and smirks that doesn't fit him at all. Behind that shows malice, arrogance, hate, and anger.

"Because of you, you are in that state today rather than having another friendly spar." He said in a cold voice.

"What are you talking about?" I ask in confusion.

He removes his sunglasses and looks into my eyes. I cringe just by little glance into them. They say that eyes reveal your soul and I don't see that carefree happiness everyone knows and loves about him. One eye is yellow that reminds me of the same shade as Saïx's and the other is crimson red as blood.

The brunette's gaze caught interest on the floor and wipes his fingers across it. "Blood bath will spill because of your actions." He said as he shows my thick crimson liquid right in front of me. After that he licks it off. Was he trying to make me disgusted or did that become a new habit of his? Either way, that little act made me throw a punch to his right jaw.

"I'm wandering what would my best friend do if I killed those pathetic fools."

He could only mean Donald and Goofy. What did me, or we, deserve this from him? I raised an eyebrow. "If?" I push myself off the ground with my left arm then lean against the wall. "I would make sure your plans would be stopped then pull you back into the light."

That evil laugh again with malice pointing at me after that my eyes hardened.

"You're in no condition to be saying those words." He sneers then stretches out his arm away from me and a dark vortex opens. He submitted his heart to the darkness! Fortunately, the remaining Nobodies vanish along with him.

I heaved a sigh of relief and I knew I must get out of here to warn Mickey that his subjects are in grave danger. I opened up my own corridor of darkness then use it to teleport to the nearest place.

Before my weary eyes closes, a feminine voice asks, "Who are you?"

-+-+-+-+-+-+-

The sixteen-year-old brunette was awe-strucked by the maginificent place that is totally opposite of his mood. Nonetheless he knew this castle holds many great things inside. After a couple of steps, he feels like his head is pounding hard enough for his mind to break. "What is up with this place?" He manage to growl.

"Ahead lies something what you need. But in order to claim it, you must lose something very dear."

"You will no longer be you."

"When that poor girl hears you forgotten her name, she'll be heartbroken."

"Your path ends here."

"You're through fake!"

"I'm glad I met you."

A figure stands in front of him and moves its lips but he couldn't pick up what the person is saying. The figure stretches out a hand and desperately he touches it. The figure grabs his hand and swung the brunette's arm around its neck. The turquoise eyes looks down at the unconscious boy. "Pitiful."

AN: Thank you for all my loyal readers staying with this story. I apologize it going to take time since I am roleplaying and play the second Kingdom Hearts Final Mix. Currently, I just lost to Roxas, which is one of many bonuses in the game. And hopefully I can get 385/2 Days (DS) when it releases, probably during this summer! With that aside, why don't you readers guess who is Jericho.