Centurious the Azure: Lol that's coincidental. And that's really cool we both have to suffer writing for Drakengard 3, I'll definitely have to check your story out
keybladelight: Yeah Riku would want to save an intoner or two from death, but that would absolutely piss off Zero. Just putting that out there for no particular reason
Tantei Ringo: but that would ruin my Chad!Riku!Virgin headcanon :( The N:O side content is coming out sometime, kinda got side tracked, but it's a WIP. Riku to Zero would be like "you remind me of someone else who had the exact same character design as you"
Bluzerker: Why thank you, glad to be back on my bullshit! I do appreciate your comments so don't be afraid to speak your mind. Personally, I strongly dislike stuff like harems and fanservice, but I try not to let my own biases affect my writing so I would encourage you to look more into Drakengard 3 just so you know what to expect. There will be a lot of suffering in this story tho which is my cup of tea.
Anon: Very excited to see what you guys will think of this story since this one's gonna be a little bit crazier. Zero, Riku and Mikhail interactions are a bit challenging to write . LET'S F*CKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Guest: Thinking about how much Riku would hate the other disciples :) My knowledge on SINoALICE is limited, if it's relevant info then idm making a reference
"The Siren's Call"
Zero woke up with the type of hazy feeling she'd only get after a heavy night of drinking. "Uggghhh, why do I feel shittier than usual." Groaning, she mentally checked her surroundings. 'There's Mikhail, but where's the other one?' She looked around the campsite, but there was no sign of Riku.
Rather than come to the obvious conclusion, her mind jumped straight to the worst possible outcome. "That bastard..." She went over to Mikhail and kicked him in the head. "Get the hell up!"
"OW! That hurt, what'd you do that for?" He whined.
"Because we're leaving so you need to get up!"
"Fiiiine. So where are we going? Wait, wait, don't tell me, to Five's shrine, right?"
"Not right now. First, you need to tell me where Riku is so I can track him down and kill him."
"Wha- why?!"
"Because that bastard ditched us! Goddamnit, I should've known he wasn't going to stick around!"
"No way, Riku wouldn't do that."
"And how do you know that?"
"'Cause he's a good guy. Trust me, dragons know these types of things. I bet he's just playing around in the mud!"
"Maybe if you were a different type of dragon I would trust that, but your judgment's piss poor too."
"Wait a second...are you comparing me to Michael again?"
"No, I would never do that."
"Really?"
"Really. I'd never compare you two. Michael was amazing and you're just a dummy. If you want to be half the dragon he was then you'll tell me where that son of a bitch is so—"
"Looking for me?" Riku rejoined Zero and Mikhail.
Mikhail grinned like an idiot, knowing that he proved Zero wrong. "See, told ya!"
"Where the hell were you?!" Zero yelled.
"I was investigating heartless activity."
The intense look on her face eased up. "'Investigating heartless activity'? You should really listen to yourself talk sometimes."
Ignoring her disparaging remark, he continued, "They completely emptied out the weapon shop nearby which is strange behavior even for them. I think Five might be planning an attack."
"Oh yeah? I also heard she was going to be abstaining herself and starting a charity organization on top of it."
"I dunno, if Five's doing all those nice things, then why do you gotta fight her?" Mikhail asked.
"No Mikhail, Zero's not..." Riku let out an exasperated sigh. "Why don't you take this seriously! She must be a threat since you want to kill her so bad, right?"
"Threat my ass. Five's too much of a moron to plan a coordinated attack like that. Everything she does is to satisfy her own greed."
"And what type of greed would that be?"
"You know, the usual, sex, food, useless shit."
"Then explain the weapons."
"You don't wanna know."
"...So be it, but there's darkness in her heart if she can command the heartless like this."
"Yeah, however you wanna justify it. Let's get going to Five's shrine, we shouldn't be too far from it by now."
"That's good to hear."
"You aren't even going to pretend to enjoy my company."
"Right, like you are right now?"
"Good point."
Once the three ventured further into the Land of Seas, there was a noticeable change in scenery and atmosphere due to the fact that the military base camps were deserted. Not only were the soldiers strangely missing in action, but even the supplies and weapons were gone, replaced by the ever-increasing presence of heartless. Riku naturally took care of the heartless on his own, leaving Zero to take a back seat to the action while he cleared hordes of enemies with all of his magical spells and gravity-defying abilities to his disposal.
As Zero watched on in the sidelines, she began sinking into her own thoughts. 'He has a lot of power for a mere human. I know he's hiding something about him, but what is it? Could be what's in his pants.' She shook her head. 'Stay focused.'
"What's wrong, Zero? You look like you're thinking really hard about something," Mikhail said.
"Then why are you bothering me..."
"You think all the soldiers went home 'cause they got tired of fighting the monsters?"
"I'm just gonna let you put two and two together."
Riku returned to them. "All clear."
"Hey Riku, how come you're the only one who can defeat those monsters anyways?" Mikhail asked.
"That's actually not a dumb question," Zero said.
'No reason to hide it or they'll get suspicious.' Summoning his keyblade into existence, he showed off his unique sword to the others. "My sword, the keyblade—"
She let out a chuckle. "Did you just call that thing a 'keyblade'?"
"Yeah, it's a sword with the properties of a key, hence the name."
"Now I've heard of everything. You must be a locked chest's worst enemy."
He glared at her. "You can mock it all you want, but this keyblade is why you haven't become a heartless yet."
"It's a joke, lighten up. You're always so goddamn serious."
"Whatever, let's just go."
They continued forward along the coast, soon reaching an incline that led into an area enclosed by steep rock formations. A would-be perfect place for soldiers to barricade intruders before they could infiltrate the stronghold, but it was heartless who filled in for their absence instead. Weak, pushover heartless that Riku easily mowed down, a far cry from the caliber of enemies he fought yesterday, but it at least made the journey go by relatively fast so he couldn't complain.
On the other hand, Zero was growing more restless without any men to slaughter and decided to make more conversation than normal to alleviate her boredom.
"It looks like people used to live here at some point," Zero said, taking interest in all the rotting cottages hugging the cliffside.
"Must be nice living near the sea, you can eat yummy fish all day if you want to!" Mikhail said. "Where did you used to live Riku?"
"A place like this...but with less death everywhere."
"Lucky you." Zero drew closer to Riku, then nudged him in the arm. "Hey, we've been going through this pretty fast. I think we have time to check out one of those houses."
"What for?"
"To have a good time~" Zero said with her usual smirk.
"Oh- oh, then can I join in too?" Mikhail asked.
"No..."
"Why? I wanna have a good time!"
"You'll figure it out when you're older."
"But you already said I was a grown-up yesterday!"
"That was yesterday."
"Look, I don't care about the houses anyways. Let's just stay focused on the mission," Riku said.
She crossed her arms. "Okay, so what's the deal? Do you have a girl waiting for you at home? Is that why you keep blowing me off like this?"
"Are you asking if I have a girlfriend?"
She rolled her eye. "Yes, dumbass."
Riku thought for a moment. 'Wait, is she asking me this because she likes me?' "Uh..." 'I should let her off easy.' "...I'm sure other guys like you for...you, but I'm not interested. Sorry."
Rather than sobering Zero like he would've hoped, it had the opposite effect, tipping her over the edge when she realized what he was saying. "That's not what I fucking meant! You know what? Drop it. I'm surrounded by two idiots."
She stomped ahead of him while he rubbed the back of his head in confusion. 'Why are girls so complicated?'
As they left the ravine, they walked into an open beachfront. It was eerily desolate just like the rest of the areas, but there were a few stranded sail ships lying on the sand, almost giving off the impression there was an attempt made to escape.
"What the hell is this?" Zero frantically searched around, running up and down the shore. "Where's the shrine? Damnit, I think we've been had!"
All of a sudden, a Gigas dragged itself out of the murky waters, it didn't look like the heartless got hold of it yet so Zero had free reigns to go all out. "Finally, something I get to kill!" She didn't even wait for the Gigas to walk on land before sinking her sharp blade into its flesh, taking immense satisfaction as all of its blood sprayed onto her like a hose. "Die! Die! Die! Die!"
"Does she always get like this?" Riku asked.
"Pretty much," Mikhail said.
He sighed. "Why do I associate myself with her?"
However, while Zero was hacking away at the Gigas, the heartless were growing ever near, using Zero's own bloodlust to home in on her until they started swarming around the Gigas. Not wanting to become next on the heartless's menu, she backed away, forced to watch her own prey get pumped up with a boost of darkness that powered it up ten folds.
"For fuck's sake could you guys not turn into heartless for five minutes!"
In a matter of seconds, the Gigas went from a slow and stupid giant wannabe to a towering creature of darkness that dwarfed her in size. It grabbed the sail ships off the beach and began throwing them all over the place. Riku quickly slashed one of the ships in half while Mikhail smashed the whole ship with a headbutt.
"Oww, maybe that wasn't such a good idea," Mikhail said.
"Not like you had anything up there in the first place!" Zero ran back over to where Mikhail and Riku were, then jumped on her dragon's back. She motioned to Riku. "Get on idiot, let's take this thing down!"
He hopped on Mikhail's back and they took off into the skies. "You forget my name already?"
"Nope."
"So you're just doing this to spite me?"
"Yep."
"Don't worry, you get used to it," Mikhail said.
"Alright, I'm gonna get close to this thing so you can destroy it," Zero said.
Mikhail suddenly jerked back to avoid an incoming sail ship.
"What the hell you dummy?!"
"Sorry, I didn't know what to do!"
"You're a dragon aren't you? Just blow 'em up with a fireball or something."
"That's easier said than done y'know."
"Then let me handle it." Riku aimed his keyblade at another ship and blasted a Firaga spell at it that burned the wooden vessel into ash.
"How is he more of a dragon than you?"
"Probably needs more encouragement than you just yelling and screaming at him," Riku said.
She shrugged. "Worked for me and I turned out fine."
"Uh..."
"Don't be a smartass."
"Fine, and this distance is close enough. I'll take it from here!" Jumping off Mikhail's back, Riku landed on the arm of the Gigas heartless, then worked his way up from there. He made it all the way up to its hunched shoulders without it even noticing and by the time it did, Riku was already slashing its neck.
The Gigas heartless tried to swat at Riku, but Mikhail managed to burn a good chunk of its arm off with a well-timed fireball.
"Nice Mikhail," Riku said.
"Thanks! I knew I could do it!"
Riku swung around to the front of the Gigas heartless where he lodged his keyblade into its head then dragged the blade all the way down its body, severing the monster in two. He landed on the beach as the darkness withered away into oblivion.
Zero fell down beside him. "Damn, what the hell are these heartless after?"
"I think I explained all of this yesterday."
"Wasn't listening."
"Then why don't you ask the heartless? Sure they'll lend an ear."
"You mean the heartless we just defeated? Too late for that."
"I was...joking."
"That's your idea of a joke? You're bad at that too."
"Hey-hey, look at the ocean everyone, something's rising from the water!" Mikhail said.
An entire fortress hidden underwater rose to the surface, a new pathway leading to Five's shrine.
"Heh, they're really rolling out the red carpet," Zero said. "Alright Five, let's see what you got."
She looked over to Mikhail. "Make yourself useful and scout the skies, will ya?"
"Roger that!" Mikhail hovered over them while Zero and Riku went by on foot.
Zero scrunched up her nose. "Ugh...what's that smell? I thought that dummy left already."
Mikhail frowned. "Are you saying I smell bad?!"
"You smell like a bloated goat carcass stuffed with rotting fish if that's any indication."
"Oh...that doesn't sound good at all."
"Heh, yeah. Now imagine having to ride on that thing."
"Riku rode on me too and he's not complaining about the smell!"
"No, you definitely stink," Riku said. "But so does everything and everyone else around here."
"That better of not been directed towards me," Zero said.
"Only if you take it that way."
"So what does Zero smell like, Riku?" Mikhail asked.
"Don't answer that question!"
"Like if you sprayed perfume on rotten fish."
"Ha-ha! That's so true! Guess we all stink like fish since we're all out at sea!"
"Shut the hell up and start doing what I asked!" She glared at Riku. "And you! Keep pissing me off like this and I'll kick your ass!"
"You can fight me later. Let's keep moving."
Once they got deeper into the fortress, that's when they saw the long lines of heartless carrying all sorts of things in their hands, from food to large crates of treasure, but what was most disturbing were the dead people they carried. Riku motioned Zero to hide behind a pillar where they watched on in disgust. Most of the corpses belonged to soldiers, but they carried a few unlucky civilians too. Their destination was all the same; inside the various dark portals where they would be sent to an unknown location.
"I get the food and treasure, but dead bodies? That's fucked up even for Five," Zero said.
"All these people...how could anyone do such a thing?" Riku was so angry his body was shaking and even the darkness he long kept under control was developing a dark aura around him.
'His presence is just like those monsters. Is this what he's been hiding?' "They're just soldiers, no need to get so worked up over them. Once we kill Five, this will all be over."
"No, I'm ending this now." As he rushed in on the horde of heartless, darkness centered around his keyblade, first he struck the enemies with a wide-reaching spin attack, then he went in for another spin attack with his keyblade radiating light this time. He finished off the rest with Dark Thundaga, not only destroying the heartless, but blowing off huge chunks of the stone infrastructure that comprised the fortress.
"You sure didn't hold back," Zero said, almost sounding impressed as she walked up to him. "Hope you keep that up for when we face Five."
"...You can count on it. Five's shrine shouldn't be far from here, right?"
"Hold on a second. I hear something..." She traced the sound all the way to a hidden soldier who was sobbing like a child.
Zero was about to pull her sword out on him, but Riku stopped her.
"I need to figure out what's going on," He said.
"I think it's pretty self-explanatory, but whatever."
Riku bent down. "Hey, you okay? What's going on here?"
"E-everyone the-they just-"
Zero groaned at his blubbering. "Ugh, are we really wasting time on this shit?"
"Ignore her and listen to me. Just tell me what happened here to all the soldiers and I can try to fix it."
"Okay..." He took a deep breath. "It ... was just yesterday when we had an entire army of soldiers here and everything was fine, then some of us randomly turned into those...those black monsters out of nowhere and they attacked us. Pretty soon, everyone started turning on each other because no one knew who would become a monster next."
"So that explains the dead bodies."
"Yeah, now there's only a few survivors left. No one knows why we're all turning into monsters, but it's scary man!" He started shaking again. "I don't wanna do this anymore, I just wanna go back home to my family and forget all this happened."
Zero brandished her sword again. "Then why don't I end your misery."
"What's wrong with you?!" Riku yelled.
"He's obviously going to turn into a heartless soon and you're fine with killing those without batting an eye so I don't see a difference."
"Killing a man is different. Besides, I'm not even killing the heartless, I'm setting their hearts free from the darkness."
"Really? That's your justification?"
"You can call it whatever you want, but there's not much else I can do for them. That's why it's better to prevent people from becoming a heartless in the first place." He offered his hand to the soldier. "Come on, I'll get you back to your family."
"But...what if I become a monster too and hurt my family?! I don't wanna do that!"
"Oh my god, then let's kill you already."
"Zero!"
"What? I'm done wasting my time with this shit."
"She's right...it's too late. Please, just make sure my family is okay...I have a wife...and...ki..." He fell down, the darkness taking claim of his heart and turning him into a heartless. Riku had no choice but to quickly destroy it so at least his heart would be free.
"See? I knew I was right. This is why we should've just killed him before it happened," Zero said.
Riku stood up. "... I'm not doing that."
"Tch, then what's your fucking alternative?!"
"I don't know...but I can't just take their life away from them because they might become a heartless!"
"You can't save them!" She yanked Riku by the collar, catching him off guard, then forced him against the wall. "The soldiers were already gone the second they heard the Intoner's song, that's why the Intoners all have to die because this is the world they create! So grow some fucking balls and put that keyblade to use!"
"So they didn't even have a chance from the beginning? All of this is so wrong..."
"Yeah, well welcome to Midgard. Get used to it."
Riku pushed her off and fixed his collar. "I'm not getting used to this. There has to be a way to make things right."
"If you ever come up with one in the next decade then be sure to let me know."
They encountered more heartless as they stormed the fortress and all Riku could think about were the people they used to be, but he pushed on regardless, determined to defeat Five now more than ever. Together, the two made quick work of whatever obstacles got in their way, and they were nearly out of the fortress until they were stopped by a large soldier. Though he was far from ordinary as he was twice the size of one of the regular forces and wielded a giant gladiator sword to boot.
"My men may have failed me, but this is as far as you go. For I am Gladiolus, the captain of the guard. I bolster the strength of a hundred men!"
"Blah blah. You're awfully cocky for someone who's about to die," Zero said.
"Zero, stand down for now, there's something off about this guy."
"I don't have time for you to go chickenshit on me again. I'm killing him!"
While Zero tactlessly rushed in with her sword, Gladiolus held his position, making no efforts to defend himself. However, when she was within his range, a dark aura surrounded him and two Defender heartless rose from the darkness to come to his aid. Riku quickly cast stop on the heartless so their shields wouldn't snap Zero's arm off.
"What the hell?" Zero turned back to Riku who already had a smug look on his face. "Don't even fucking say it."
"Don't have to, just keep on fighting. I'll watch your back!"
Zero jumped over the Defender heartless and locked swords with Gladiolus. "So where's this 'strength of a hundred men' gramps? You're just as weak as any other—"
In one swift movement, Gladiolus snatched Zero by the arm and slammed her on the ground. "Now DIE!"
"That's my line." Zero rolled out of the way before she could get cleaved by his sword then she went in for a series of combo attacks so she could break his defense.
Meanwhile, the two Defender heartless were charging at Riku. Since he already destroyed more Defender heartless than he could count during his time in Hollow Bastion, defeating them would be a relatively fast process. He decided against wasting his magic on them and simply got behind their demon shields to bash their heads in.
When the hearts were released, he checked in on Zero who was still battling Gladiolus. 'This should help her out.' Once he Gravity on the captain, the crushing force of the spell was enough to bring him down to his knees. Just when Zero was about to finish him off for good by chopping his head off, Riku intercepted her sword before the blade could cut through his neck.
She pushed down on his keyblade. "Either he dies as a man or he dies as a heartless, you can't have it both ways!"
"No! Gladiolus, don't you have someone to live for?! There has to be family, or friends, someone waiting for you to come back! Stop fighting for Five and go home to them instead of wasting your life like this!"
"...I will die for Lady Five, she is the most divine, righteous ruler of this land and I will ensure no harm comes to her!" With the Gravity spell losing its effect, Gladiolus wielded his sword and swung at Riku using every last ounce of strength he could muster.
But even with all of his strength, Riku was still one step ahead, immediately employing Dark Barrier to cover from behind, leaving Zero to carry out his execution. Riku watched solemnly as his head rolled on the blood-stained ground, still silently cursing himself for not being able to do more.
"It gets easier the more you do it," Zero said. "The more you kill I mean. That's why I can do it so easily."
"Why are you telling me this?"
"I don't know, just felt like it, I guess." She stared at him with her rose pink eye. For once, it was a contemplative look, not an angry one like he would've expected from his actions. "...Make your mind up about me now because this whole killing thing isn't going to stop. Not until all of my sisters are dead."
"I'm still trying to figure you out so I haven't made my mind up yet."
All she could do was chuckle at how dead serious he was about his answer. "Do you always have to be such a pain in the ass about everything? Come on, the heartless are probably gonna use him as a meatbag soon so we should get out of here."
Riku took one last look at the severed corpse, with the immense strength he bolstered, he figured he was the last soldier left who hadn't turn into a heartless yet. If nothing else, there was at least dignity in dying as a man rather than a monster. 'It's better that I leave so I don't attract more heartless with my keyblade.' He turned away then left with Zero.
It didn't take long for them to reach the wharf that marked the limits of the fortress. They could see Mikhail flying around not too far ahead, attempting to take down a battleship.
"You still haven't sunk that thing yet Mikhail!" Zero yelled.
"Hey, it's hard, not my fault this battleship's got a bunch of creepy monsters controlling it!"
"That sounds like the heartless," Riku said.
"Again? This shit never ends."
"Welcome to my world."
The two of them hopped on Mikhail's back as he flew over, then he went back to the battleship which barely had a scratch on it. "What the- you haven't damaged this thing at all, have you?"
"I was saving it for you Zero! And my attacks aren't really working either so..."
"That's not an excuse! What am I supposed to do about a battleship?!"
"Well I know you love blowing things up so this should be pretty easy for you. Just my little random act of kindness, neat huh?"
"Goddamnit dragon!" She raised her sword.
"Remember what I said about encouragement," Riku said.
"You're right...so how's this for some encouragement!" She stabbed Mikhail's head multiple times.
"That's not what I meant."
"Ow ow ow!" He yelped. "Why'd you stab me?!"
"Just shut up and try not to get us blown 一"
Several cannon balls covered in darkness came spiraling towards them, Mikhail nosedived to avoid fire, which only got them closer to the ship's range.
"Goddamnit." She whipped her head over to Riku. "Hey asshole, see if you can take that ship down before we're all fucked!"
"Did you just give me another nickname?"
"I actually came up with several, I'm trying to see which one sticks."
"And why can't you use my real name?"
"Because I don't like you."
Sighing, he leapt off of Mikhail and knocked back the incoming cannonballs so they crashed into the battleship. Now that Mikhail didn't have to worry about getting pelted with darkness infused cannonballs, he went ahead and charged straight into the battleship, sinking the vessel.
Mikhail flew back around to catch Riku before he plummeted into the ocean.
"Did I do a good job Riku?"
"Yeah, nice catch. So what's next?"
"Five's shrine is over there. Let's go," Zero said.
When they finally arrived at the shrine, however, every inch of the place was crawling with heartless...
And yet, there wasn't a single Intoner to be found.
"There's something messed up about these heartless. It's dangerous here," Riku said.
Zero ignored him and went on ahead. "Five, where the hell are you?! Five! FIVE!"
Several Hours Earlier
Not too far cast off from the Land of Seas was the shrine of Lady Five, it was an open secret for the numerous suitors that frequently visited the insatiable Five for one of her nightly escapades. However in an unusual turn of events, it wasn't dozens of men that waited on Five hand and foot, but heartless that were now quickly populating the shrine. The monstrous creatures brought her gifts and treasures all throughout the land and fulfilled every whim she so desired.
One of the heartless, a big body, gifted her with an armory full of weapons that particularly got Five excited, at least more so than her usual near-constant state of arousal. "Oooh my, look at all these sharp, pointy weapons! They're really gonna spice things up tonight, wouldn't you agree?"
Dito, her 'loyal' disciple, groaned in misery. "I rather get thrown off a cliff multiple times then do another BDSM session with you..."
"Mm, what was that sweet little Dito?"
"Nothing you need to worry about. Anyways, you sure it's a good idea to let these demons roam around? Don't get me wrong, they were sick at first, but now they keep looking at me like I'm dinner or something."
"Oh nonsense. They probably just can't get enough of you, I know I can't." Her eyes drew over alluringly to Dito, she took a step closer to him while he took a step backward. "Now you're playing hard to get? I love this type of foreplay!"
'God I can't stand this bitch. How the fuck do I get out of this?' "Uhh...oh hey, take a look at what those demons brought back this time. I'm gonna get a closer look at it." He broke away from Five, finding the company of heartless more tolerable than hers.
This time around, among the treasures and spoils the heartless brought in, the corpses of dead soldiers were thrown into the mix. "Huh? They're bringing in dead bodies? It's probably for some weird shit Five thought of..." Curious, he followed the heartless that were carrying the corpses and found they were all throwing them into a pile.
"Oh man, that's so nasty!" He exclaimed with a twisted smile on his face. "And that stench, holy shit, I bet there are hundreds of maggots crawling all up in their bodies and liquifying their organs!"
"What're you so happy for?" Five asked, walking up to Dito. "This simply won't do. I asked them to bring me some men to play with, but I guess I should've specified dead or alive."
Dito rolled his eyes. "So you're telling me the Intoner with the libido of like 50 Intoners isn't even slightly turned on by this disgusting decay of rotting flesh and bones?"
"I have my standards too you know." She placed her hands on her hips in an indignant manner. "Awww, so much for the massive orgy I had planned!"
"What a tragedy. Well, I dunno about you but I'm so gonna check out all those dead bodies!"
"But you'll smell like gross, rotting flesh! Doesn't that turn you off?"
"Not at all."
"Well if this is your way of getting yourself ready for me tonight then by all means. Just make sure you..."
But Dito had already gone to check out the cadavers the moment she gave him the okay.
"Dito!" She stamped her foot on the ground. "Hmph, he's being such a bad boy, I'm gonna have to give him a nice, long spanking soon to teach him some manners. In the meantime, I guess I'll see what other goodies my pets brought for me."
Five strolled around the shrine, admiring all the treasures the heartless collected, but one treasure in particular caught her eye.
"What's this?" She bent down and picked up a little girl's doll. There was a tag around the doll's neck with a message written over it. "'A special gift for my sweet little girl- Daddy.'"
"...Daddy?" Out of all the expensive things that surrounded her, the doll was probably the most worthless and yet she couldn't let it go. For a brief moment, an ugly feeling she long kept hidden away threatened to spill out its contents so she suppressed it the only way she knew how. "...Clearly the stuff I have isn't enough to satisfy my cravings so I'm gonna have to work them harder and faster until they're begging me to stop!"
She clapped her hands together and several heartless surrounded her. "Listen up my adorable little pets, I want all the food, treasure and hunky men you can bring me! They don't have to be soldiers either, they just need to be not completely dead. I'll even take them unconscious. Just fill me in with so much stuff until I can't take it anymore~"
"Oh but before you go, I have a special gift to give each and every one of you just to make things go a little bit faster, alright?" Five decided to influence the heartless with her songstress powers, thinking it would enhance their productivity, but instead they started spazzing out.
"Are they about to climax? I didn't know my song was that sexy and alluring!"
"I don't think that's what's happening," Dito said, running back over to her.
"Oooh, you smell positively repulsive! Your stench makes me want to put you in the bath and feel all up your-"
"Now is not the time to think about that! Look!" He pointed to the heartless who appeared to be undergoing a mutation of sorts. Some were fusing together while others were growing random body parts and turning different colors. "Now what? Just wanna kick the bucket? I honestly wouldn't mind turning into a demon, they look cool enough."
"Now don't you worry about it, they just decided to spice it up, that's all. Who doesn't love a good wardrobe change? They're still under my control so it's not an issue." She approached the unstable heartless and one of them lunged at her, clamping down on her arm. "Oh you have a little bit of a bite, don't you? You really want me to punish you that badly?"
"Five maybe you shouldn't一"
Just like that, the heartless tore her arm off and blood sprayed out. The state of shock she was put in even caused her to shut up for a moment.
"Holy shit!" Dito had no choice but to stab the heartless with his spear until it gave up its physical form. "That was awesome! And look at that severed arm, you can see all the blood and tendons spilling out of its cavity! Oh man, maybe your head will be ne一er uh, nevermind."
After a long silence, Five collected herself enough to speak to her disciple. "Dito. I'm afraid we're leaving."
"Yeah, yeah. Just when things were starting to get good."
She picked up her arm. "My big sis Four should know what to do, she's been trying to get rid of these monsters for the longest. I'm sure her big brain can figure out a way to help me control them!"
With the heartless threatening to destroy them
The Fifth Intoner and her disciple fled the very lands they once called home
And all the people of her land were now nothing more than monsters
All thanks to the Intoner's insatiable greed
No one in the Land of Seas had a place to call home
Flowers for the Dead
A/N: I use kh3D and kh3 as a reference for Riku's moveset if anyone's curious
