Riku continued walking down the hallway in basement number three in Castle Oblivion. His lower back was hurting, having just been thrown against the ceiling by Lexaeus. He still wondered what had happened. He knew Lexaeus had been killed...but how? A sudden vibration shook the whole room. He staggered and looked around. "Huh? The air has changed...one of the scents has died...a really strong one."
Suddenly, a black portal opened in front of the door to the next floor. Zexion stepped out of it, eying the boy with his visible eye. "That was Marluxia," the slated haired man said, "keeper of this castle. Ex-keeper, I should say. The Keyblade master just finished him off."
"Keyblade master?" Riku's turquoise eyes lit up. "You mean Sora? Sora is here!"
Zexion smirked. "Would you like to see him? Or should I say, can you face him?"
"What does that mean?"
Oh, this is just too easy, Zexion thought. "Darkness and Ansem's shadow nest within your heart," he started, careful to use the right name. "Aren't you ashamed to face Sora in that state? Sora's fate is to battle the darkness. As the hero of light, he must oppose hosts of the dark...in other words, you." He held up a blue card between his fingers. "If you don't believe me..." He tossed the card at Riku who caught it, glaring at Zexion. "Then you had better see the truth for yourself."
Riku looked at the card. "This card!" he exclaimed, "This is our-"
"Yes, your home." Zexion opened a portal of darkness and disappeared inside.
Zexion re-appeared in the fake Destiny Islands. Most of the island was already swallowed by darkness. A huge purple, orange, and black orb hung low in the sky, sucking everything into its core. Zexion sat on a bent palm tree, waiting for Riku to show up.
He suddenly heard footsteps approaching from behind him. Well, that didn't take long, he thought standing. Riku was running toward him, his turquoise eyes looking at the sky. Another huge chunk of land broke off, disappearing in the darkness. Riku stopped abruptly. "This is...that night!" he said looking at the orb.
Zexion crossed his arms, standing. "The islands you grew up on were sundered, scattered..." Riku jumped at the slate-haired man's voice and looked at him. Zexion continued, "Many hearts were lost to the darkness. Because of what you did." He pointed behind Riku who turned around to see himself, staring out into the darkness. Zexion kept his hand outstretched to keep the illusion up. "You hated being an islander, cut off from other worlds. So you opened the door to darkness and destroyed the islands. You did that!" Riku looked at the ground. Zexion's words were biting hard. "And now you belong to the darkness. Look at what you are!" He curled his fingers and darkness engulfed the fake Riku.
The shadow grew and grew until it was a giant Heartless, looming over the two. Zexion vanished in a portal and Riku summoned his Soul Eater.
A/N yay 4 Chain of Memories!!