The Uprising
Behold! The fourth chapter of "The Uprising"! I do hope you enjoy it, although I didn't start writing it with any definite ideas… I sort of just winged it. Please note that I do not own Kingdom Hearts, Square-Enix, or these characters, so don't sue me! I do, however, own my own original ideas so don't you dare take them as your own!
UPDATE: Well, I'm typing this after I finished the chapter. It's a bit shorter than the rest, but I just had to stop where I did for suspense! I hope you like it!
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Zexion had little hope now for ending the rebellion quickly. The battle against Larxene and Marluxia had ended in a draw, but he had lost something that the revolutionists did not. The Riku Replica was no more. In addition to this setback, Sora was becoming more and more bound to Namine, making his transformation to Marluxia's puppet inevitable. With the Repliku gone, bending Riku to their will would be increasingly difficult, especially with that dreadful mouse countering his darkness every time they had almost unleashed Riku's inner demons. If the loyalists were to get their dark knight to defeat Sora, that scheming rodent would have to be eliminated.
"Riku, what's wrong?" asked King Mickey, their journey now halted due to his companion stopping abruptly in the middle of the corridor. The teen stared at the bare walls, his eyes narrowed. At last he spoke. "The smell has changed. Something's different…" The boy was correct in saying this, due to the new smells of Luxord reaching his nose and the similar scent of Repliku vanishing. He sniffed once more, just to be sure of his findings. The aroma that he experienced was not soothing, however, but very much alarming. Something was coming towards them, and fast. "Your Majesty," He began, turning to his miniscule friend. "We need to get out of here, now!"
The two began running down the corridor, not quite sure of who their pursuer was. For several minutes they sprinted down the hallways, their lungs burning and sides aching. Risking everything, Riku chanced a momentary look behind them. What he saw was horrifying. Speeding towards them was a cloud of darkness, enveloping each room that they passed through. Knowing that they couldn't run much longer, Riku turned to his comrade and shouted, "Your Majesty, look!" The Mouse King turned around and gasped at the oncoming torrent. The two heroes stood back-to-back, bracing themselves for what was sure to come. Right as they were about to be hit by the onslaught, Mickey yelled "Light!" casting a shield of illumination over both Riku and the King. Then, everything went dark.
Riku awoke just as he had slumbered… In shadows. He could barely see five feet in front of him, in all directions. He could smell them coming. Heartless were surrounding him, attempting to drag him into the darkness and turn him into a creature like them. He smelled another presence, however, one that was not a Heartless, but wasn't a Somebody either. This figure did not advance towards Riku like the other residents of this nightmare, but just stood completely still, regarding the events taking place with a cool disposition. With a nonchalant wave his hand, the Heartless attacked. They were crazed and wild, but mostly weak. If there were less of them, Riku would be able to handle them with ease, but it felt more like a plague than an attack party. One by one, they fell to the blade of the Soul Eater, but apparently the more powerful agents had been saved for later, as it was getting harder and harder to overcome these foes. Slowly but surely, they triumphed over him. As he was consumed by the opponents' powers, he gave into the temptation that had plagued him for so long.
Riku submitted his heart to darkness.