After his disastrous encounter with Zero, Riku became very distraught with himself. He somehow ended up at the river after mindlessly wandering around the forest and stared at his reflection in the murky water. 'I can't believe I actually let her get that far with me and then that outburst I had earlier too. Why is this flower having so much of an influence over me? Didn't I already overcome the darkness?!'

His reflection itself walked out of the water, taking him by surprise at first until he realized it was another manifestation of the Flower. "Your heart certainly harbors a resistance towards the darkness. However, a hunter doesn't wait for its prey to learn its own tricks. For as much as you guard your heart, you leave your mind wide open."

"Shut up! You don't know what you're talking about!"

"Oh?" The reflection cycled between the different adversaries of his past, from the many incarnations of Xehanort all the way back to Maleficent. "The virtue of residing in your heart means that I know everything about you and how exactly I can play you into my hand."

"You're wrong! All you do is just put things in my head that were never there to begin with!"

"Is that so? Then perhaps it would be easier to drown out my voice if you had Sora with you since you obviously can't fight me on your own." The reflection turned into Sora and Riku lost it. He slashed through the reflection with his keyblade, then punched the ground as hard as he could out of sheer frustration. "DAMN IT!" He kept on punching the ground over and over until his knuckles were wet with blood, then he finally started to calm down. "Why... can't I do anything..."

"—You seem a little down in the dumps."

'What is it this time?' Riku sighed then turned around, surprised to find it was Accord of all people. "Oh...it's you. It's been a while."

"Yes it has." She bowed to him. "It's a pleasure to meet you in person. I apologize that I took longer than expected to arrive back in this world, some complications happened along the way."

"Like what?"

She waved it off. "It's nothing you need to worry about for now. So about this flower problem you have, all cards on the table, I knew this would inevitably happen to you."

"You did? How come you didn't try to stop it?!"

"As much as I wanted to, that's not my role to play. You could say it would sort of be like cheating on my end, but I'm always happy to share advice with you."

'I wonder what she means by that cheating thing? Guess I shouldn't dwell on it.' "What should I do about the Flower then? Like, how am I supposed to get rid of this thing?"

"Sounds to me like you're not confident in your own abilities."

He lowered his head. "...I feel like I'm losing myself and I don't know...maybe it's right. Maybe I could only fight the darkness before because I had my friends with me."

"You have a bad habit of only looking at the downsides, I don't blame you though. It's hard to see the world as it is when you're right in the middle of it, but coming from an outsider's perspective, you've changed it considerably."

She walked around him. "The way this world works isn't the same now that you've arrived. People are changing and remembering the kindness you've parted with them in a world where I thought no such kindness existed. It's fascinating."

"Oh...I didn't even think of that."

"Of course, you have more power than you know and I suggest you learn to use it well because this path you're currently taking, as admirable as it is, will only end in your death.

"Sorry- what?!"

"I apologize, I must've dropped a bomb on you there. Perhaps I may be jumping the gun, your presence in this world creates a future that even I can't fully predict so I suppose I could be wrong about your fate."

"That's good, I think? Wait, so...if you can predict the future like some kind of fortune teller, then what exactly is your goal here?"

"Hm? I'm a Recorder, as I've already told you before."

"I know that, I'm just saying if you're so invested in the future of this world, shouldn't you be doing everything in your power to stop the Flower?"

Accord went quiet for a moment. "You...wouldn't understand, but I will think about what you said. If you want more guidance in regards to the Flower, then no one knows more about that subject than Zero." She picked up her suitcase, disappearing behind a tree.

'Yeah, she's never encouraging. So even if I do everything right, I'm still gonna get screwed over in the end? No, I shouldn't look at it that way. She says I have the power to change my fate and I've always been able to beat whatever Xehanort and his goons threw my way so I can overcome this too.' He let out a sigh. 'But first I need to deal with Zero before I overcome anything.'


Raximus: Yepp

Zetia: Which guest exactly XD?

Centurious the Azure: You'll just have to see how everything develops, lol. And thanks, I try to have a good pace in the actual story but I can't say the same for my awful update schedule

Lucerious: Lol I'm no good at writing outright smut scenes so it'd be pretty badd. And good question, the flower's darkness/powers is a foreign entity so it works differently than the traditional kh darkness Riku is already used to. The flower's more so trying to psychologically break Riku in various ways rather than exploit his heart to the darkness like with what Ansem SoD did, if that makes any sense. I hope I explained that well enough, feel free to ask more questions if not.

Gundam-Knight-Chris: Honestly couldn't bring myself to write that, it feels weird? XDD

Ian12091995: :D

Anon: Tbh Neo is actually a good name, if he's reborn/redeemed he would be considered 'Neo'. You either die in Drakengard or live long enough to suffer in NieR. Get you a group of friends where one wrong word will put you in the hospital. Cross power of waking off the list for solutions to racism it seems. Octa and Decadus are incredibly annoying one note characters but I will write them damn it.

Keybladelight: I pretty much answered all your questions prior but lmk if you have any other questions.


"Does My Voice Reach You?"

Riku wasn't the only one who had a restless night, Zero was in the same boat, though she didn't try to make an effort to sleep. She knew herself pretty damn well so if it wasn't going to be fucked up, traumatic shit from her childhood, it was going to be weird horny dreams about Riku, both of which would make her feel shitty.

Instead of letting her subconscious drive herself crazy, Zero went down to the river while the moon still hung over the night sky to clear her head. 'Damn, I can't stop thinking about it, it's hard to believe I almost fucked him last night, but of course he had to chicken out. Or maybe he was just coming to his senses.' Grabbing the nearest stone she could, she flung across the water and it sunk through. 'No, that's not it. He just freaked out on me because he's a virgin, right?'

For the rest of the night, up until when the sun rose over the horizon, Zero skipped stones across the water. She couldn't remember the last time she was pathetic enough to watch the sunrise, but there she was because hitting new lows was practically her talent. Still not wanting to return to the campsite and potentially have to talk to Riku, she leaned her head back against the rock she was resting on. "Let's see. How did that one song go? I think it was like...once there were trees full of birds, meadowlands vibrant with flowers-"

"—Your singing isn't half bad."

She turned to see Riku walking up to her. "Being a part of the church's choir was gonna be my fall back plan if the prostitution thing didn't work out."

He raised an eyebrow. "You serious?"

"No, you moron. So what the hell do you want? Hopefully you're here to tell me that last night was just your sick way of edging me."

"I wanted my jacket back."

She smirked. "Too bad, I already used it to wipe my ass."

"You're not funny."

"You really need to learn how to take a joke. I left your jacket on my dragon."

"Just start off with that next time...and about what happened last night, let's forget about it, okay? It's not worth getting upset over."

"Whatever..." Zero's was biting her lip as if she wanted to say more.

"What is it?"

"It's nothing."

"Just say it."

Zero was starting to look embarrassed. "Okay, fine. I was wondering if um...you were into it? It seemed like you were before you chickened out."

"What do you mean was I 'into it'?"

She started tapping her foot on the ground, a clear indicator that she was growing frustrated on top of already being uncomfortable. "I mean...did you, you know, like it?"

"Uh...n-no, of course not!"

"...Oh." As crushing as it was for Zero to hear that, instead of letting it get to her, she turned it right back around on Riku. "Well in that case, fuck you! You don't get to stare at my tits for free, pervert!"

"You're the one to who forced yourself on me! Guess you're not used to guys saying no to you."

"Oh hell no, are you trying to call me a slut?!"

"What, no? That's not what I meant!"

"Forget it. You're a fucking waste of time." She pushed him out of the way, then stormed back to the camp.

'Great. Why are girls always like this?' Riku mentally prepared himself for the awkwardness that was about to ensue before returning to the campsite. Just as he dreaded, the tension between him and Zero was so thick, a knife could cut through it.

"Uh...did something happen between you two that we should know about?" Dito asked.

"It's none of your business. Now start packing your shit up, we have places to go."

Octa leaned over to Dito and whispered, "I did see Riku out with Lady Zero last night, perhaps they finished sweeping the chimney in the wee hours of the morning."

"Tch, not with that pissed off look on her face."

"Octa, where are we going?" Zero asked.

"The shrine lies beyond the Forest of Fog!"

"Sure it's not a trap ol' bug eyes is leading us into?" Dito asked.

"I'm in a shitty forest surrounded by a bunch of assholes. What's one more?"

Dito stepped away from her. 'Oh yeah she definitely didn't get any dick from him.'

Without further delay, they faced the dangers of the forests yet again. It was becoming routine to start their enemy encounter with a gang of heartless and today was no different. Powerwild heartless swung around the trees while an undead army of Wight Knight heartless were swarming around them.

"It'll be advantageous if we work together," Four said.

"That asshole can handle them on his own. It's the only thing he's decent at," Zero said.

"The only thing you're decent at is complaining."

"You wanna go? 'Cause I'll cut your dick off right here! Not like you ever use it."

"It's not my fault all you ever do is sleep around!"

"Keep calling me a slut and see what happens!"

"Hey guys, maybe now's not the best time to argue since we're under attack and everything," Four said.

Riku raised his keyblade in the air, then seconds later, black lightning thundered from the skies and destroyed all of them at once.

"That...works too."

"No more fighting, okay? You guys shouldn't be a bunch of douchebags to each other," Mikhail said.

"Wha- Mikhail?! Where'd you even get that from?!" Riku asked.

"Oh, douchebag? Dito taught it to me! He says it's the same thing as saying 'meanie', you should try it out sometime!"

Both Riku and Zero turned back to give Dito the most intense death stare he ever received before in his life.

"Hey- hey, relax you two! Mikhail's a big boy and he could use the expanded vocabulary. Don't think 'meanie-pants' is gonna cut it anymore."

"He's still a kid. He doesn't need to be talking like that," Zero said.

"Aw, look at you getting all motherly on me. It's almost cute."

"You're one wrong word away from me kicking your ass."

"Alright, noted."

"Mmm... there's nothing more unbearable than a b- beating from Zero," Decadus moaned.

"By the way, Decadus, I forgot to thank you for giving me a bath last night! It was really fun and now Zero can't say I stink anymore," Mikhail said.

"It was my pleasure, Mikhail."

"Watch him go back to smelling like shit in a couple of hours," Dito said.

"Hey! That's mean! I'm gonna try my best not to stink this time around!"

"Whatever you say, dirt for brains."

"Better than the dirt that comes out of your mouth," Riku said.

He rolled his eyes. "Yeah, says the guy that talks like a nerd."

"Watch it."

"Honestly Dito, with your foul attitude you should be thankful that you haven't become heartless fodder already," Four said.

"Uh, you're the one who almost became one. Besides, I wouldn't mind turning into a sick demon as a bonus once it's my time to go."

Octa caressed his beard. "Hmm...so I gather those black demons are what you call the 'heartless'? Indulge me for a moment, Riku."

"Yeah?"

"Lady Three has become well, to put in rather bluntly, obsessed with those creatures. Do you believe it's possible she'll turn into one herself?"

"Aaaand here comes the nerd talk," Dito said.

"If we don't stop her, then it'll only be a matter of time before her heart succumbs to the darkness."

"That's rather frightening. Oh, I do hope such fate doesn't befall onto Lady Three."

Eventually, they reached a large stone wall blocking their path within a forest clearing. There was a particularly unnerving presence about the area as well, all of the surrounding trees were dead and the shadows they cast formed a tangled black web of silhouettes against the ground. They were undoubtedly growing closer to Three's shrine, so much so, that her voice played from an unknown location.

Trial 1

You throw me out when you need to use me,

Then take me in when you don't.

What am I?

"Anyone else getting the creeps?" Dito remarked.

Four put her hand on her hip. "More so than usual traveling alongside you?"

"Hey dummy, go fly and see what's up ahead," Zero said.

"Okay!"

"So what was that about? Why did I hear Three's voice just now?"

"A riddle most likely, Lady Three's quite fond of them. Usually, they surmount to nothing more than nonsense, but it seems as if this riddle is begging for a specific answer. Which is quite unusual for her," Octa said.

"That girl's messed in the head. Sounds like she's talking about an ex or something."

"Surprised you know about that stuff seeing as you're not the committed type," Dito said.

"Believe it or not I used to have a life before all this bullshit happened...hey, what're you looking at me like that for?!"

"Er- no reason."

"Might I add that riddle doesn't describe Lady Three's behavior in the slightest! Whenever that mad woman's aroused rawwwr, she's practically an unstoppable force! Oh, how does Octa junior miss those days..."

"First off, gross Octa, and second, you're all entirely missing the point. This is a riddle, remember? It purposely uses vague language to describe a concrete idea, so the answer's more obvious than you think," Four said.

"So what is it then you pretentious little shit?" Zero asked.

"An anchor."

*ding-ding

Without warning, a giant anchor flew past them, dividing the group apart. Riku already knew what was about to follow, so he preemptively locked blades with the Anchor Raider attached to the anchor.

Rather than take it out the old fashioned way, Riku snatched the Anchor Raider's chain, then wrapped it around its body before finishing it off with a final stab through its chest. 'Incorporating heartless into riddles is a new one.'

The stone wall opened up, allowing their passage through. However, yet another stone wall obstructed their path with a convoluted riddle that served as their only key to entry.

Trial 2

Those on the inside hate me,

Those on the outside are fond of me.

Everyone has me inside of them,

Yet no one wants to be inside of me.

What am I?

"Oh my god, who cares? Just drop the next heartless so we can move on," Zero said.

*ERRR

As punishment for Zero's wrong answer, several sharp spears emerged from the ground, almost impaling them.

"So she has traps for wrong answers, that means there's no room for error. Fortunately, I already figured this one out," Four said.

"No way, really?" Dito asked.

"Mm-hm, it's a cage. The last line was a dead giveaway."

*ding-ding

"Huh, people aren't wrong about the beauty vs brains thing."

"Your incredible intellect always amazes me, Lady Four," Decadus said.

"Uh-huh, so I assume we should be facing a heartless soon."

"That's right. Everyone needs to keep their guard up," Riku said.

Once the ground began to violently shake, everyone readied their weapons, but no one was prepared for when the heartless shot out from underground and swallowed Zero whole like a shark. Luckily, Zero was still alive, though she questioned if she wanted to be since she was now trapped in the belly of the Parasitic Cage heartless.

"Sucks to be Zero," Dito said.

"That heartless...you guys stay back, I'll handle this."

"Fuck this! I don't need your dumbass to save me!" Zero used her sword to cut through the Pararistic Cage's flesh and broke herself free, though she was far from done with the heartless. Zero took it upon herself to slash the everliving hell out of it until it was reduced down to unrecognizable chunks of flesh.

"Not bad, Zero," Riku said.

Zero flipped him off in response.

Rolling his eyes at her immaturity, he went ahead and cremated the Parasitic Cage with a Firaga spell to free its heart.

Now that the heartless was defeated, the stone wall opened up. This time around there wasn't another riddle waiting on the other side, but there were hordes of hybrid soldiers to fight off along the way to the shrine.

"̷̤̠̔̕I̸̢͖͝ ̵̖̀Ẅ̵̨́̇Ǐ̶͈̬L̴̠̇L̷̫͓͊͘ ̸̨̰́D̶̜͌I̶̳̗̽Ë̶̬͈͑ ̸̻̔̌F̶͕͖̃͂O̶̹͋̂R̷̤͛͝ ̸̻̒L̵̳̀A̸̧͖̽̂D̶̼̅̓Y̷̟̌͑ ̴̧̖̿̃T̵͓͒̍H̸̨̝͆R̵̝͒̔E̷̡͎̋E̵͍̺̾͝!̶̨͓͆́ ̵̳̿U̴̩͗̕ṋ̴̓l̴̠̱̋̓é̷̥͇̑s̵͓͙̅s̷̖̃ ̸̱̹̂I̵̤͊̚'̴͕̈́m̸̲͔̎ ̴̳̭̽a̶͈̤͐l̵͕̂r̸̞̽e̵͖̗͋̊a̶̩̩͂d̶͙̦̿̅ý̵̥̖͝ ̷͋͜d̷͕̀̊é̸̦ǎ̴̘̬d̷̙̥̈̊.̶̢͑͘.̶̝̔.̷̩̬̏̎"̷̪̑

Either Riku was getting stronger or the hybrid soldiers were getting weaker because all it took was a single Dark Firaga spell to incinerate the soldiers, leaving nothing but charred remains behind. "Hate that I even have to do this. It's sick what Three did to her soldiers," Riku said.

"I must agree with you there. It's one of the reasons why I decided to part ways with her in fear I would become her next test subject. She already had me frightened when she talked about cutting off my pride and joy," Octa said.

Decadus sighed. "How I envy you Octa..."

"'Course you would get off to that," Dito said.

It wasn't long before they ended up at the final stone wall that barred entry and it offered the most challenging riddle yet.

Trial 3

There is no proof that I exist.

But what I do can't be dismissed.

Most want nothing to do with me

Yet some try desperately to meet me.

Whether young, rich, old, or poor

Someday, I will knock at your door.

What am I?

Everyone turned to Four. "Wh- What's everyone looking at me for?"

"You're the only one who's good at solving riddles," Riku said.

"He he, well you're not wrong, but this one's particularly unclear so we must be careful how we approach this one. Maybe we should share ideas, two heads are better than one afterall."

"Eh, I dunno about that. Knowing Dec he's just gonna deliberately say the wrong answer so the trap will activate," Dito said.

"What- I would never potentially put the ladies in danger for the sake of my own selfish desires!"

Dito smirked. "Even if we have the chance to fall into oh I don't know- a pit of deadly snakes and die a slow, painful death?"

"D-Don't tantalize me, how cruel- Oh!"

"That sadistic one has quite the grotesque mind. So what are your thoughts on this riddle, Lady Four?" Octa asked.

"The answer obviously can't be death since the first line debunks that, but I believe it's something related to it."

"So it's related to death, but it's not real? Doesn't that sound like the Grim Reaper?" Riku said.

*ding-ding

"Wow, good job, Riku!"

"Oh dear, so this heartless is going to be based on the Grim Reaper? That's rather worrisome," Octa said.

"We should be fine as long as we stick together."

Four clung onto Riku's arm.

"Not literally."

There was an eerie silence that followed as they waited for the heartless to reveal itself. Those few seconds before the Grim Reaper made its grand entrance dragged on like hours, but Riku didn't let his guard slip for a moment. As soon as the heartless swung its giant scythe at Riku, he cast a Reflect spell, then parried with a clean strike down the middle of its body.

"Ah, watch this Riku!" While the Grim Reaper was still stunned from Riku's attack, Four outright took the scythe out of its claws, then lodged it straight into its chest. "Let's finish it off now!"

"Uh- right." Riku was a little taken aback by Four's aggressiveness, but he went ahead and lit it on fire, but it retreated back into the shadows in an attempt to save itself. 'It went away, and that was the last of my magic too. Better be careful from now on.'

"Thank god, are we done here?" Zero asked.

"Seeing as how the door's still closed, no. The heartless is waiting around to attack us again," Riku said.

"Are you fucking serious? You can't do anything right."

He walked up to her. "What's your problem? All you've been doing is complain and be a jackass all day!"

"What the fuck did you call me?!"

"And here we go," Dito said.

Just as their argument was about to erupt, they were interrupted by the Grim Reaper reappearing in a stronger form. It rapidly spun its scythe around, then threw it at Riku and Zero so they had to quickly split up on opposite sides of the field to dodge the attack.

Riku ran up to the Grim Reaper while it was scythe-less to get the jump on it, but its scythe instantly formed in its claws and it clashed blades with Riku. The two went back and forth trading blow after blow, in the meantime, everyone else was backing Riku up. Everyone except for Zero that is, who wasn't interested in helping him so she waited around in the sidelines.

With the damage Riku was stacking, he was only a few hits away from finally defeating the Grim Reaper, but yet again, it vanished on him. However, it didn't retreat back to the shadows like he was expecting, instead, it loomed over Zero who was completely unaware of its presence.

"-Zero! Watch out!" Riku was about to launch his keyblade at the ghastly creature when the Flower's voice haunted once more.

Just let her die.

'You again.' He hesitated, only for a moment, but that's all it took for the Grim Reaper to cleave Zero's head off. There was an initial shock from seeing Zero killed in such a gruesome manner, all the blood that sprayed out from her neck as her head fell on the ground made Riku want to throw up. Despite that, he pushed on, obliterating the heartless as soon he reached it. Then he just collapsed on the ground, utterly disillusioned at this point and a gut-wrenching pain twisting his stomach into knots.

Don't you feel better now that she's out of the way?

Before Riku's heart could sink any lower, he heard loud, pained screams, not coming from the others, but Zero's decapitated head as her flower grew substantially. All of them watched on as another Zero, new body and all, dragged herself out of the Flower's bloodstained petals.

"So that's how an Intoner regenerates? Nice," Dito said.

"And it looked absolutely...e-excruciating...Uuunnnngh," Decadus said.

"Show some decorum you two," Four hissed.

"Z...Zero?" Riku reached over to try and help her up but she slapped his hand away.

"Don't fucking touch me."

"H- How are you still alive? I just saw you..."

"I don't die easily, okay?"

Even though Riku found out about Zero's apparent immortality, his guilt didn't go away, he felt responsible for the state she was in so he went out of his way to help her. "Let me get that blood off you at least," He insisted.

"No, don't-"

But it was too late and Riku already went ahead with a Water spell. Once all the blood was washed off Zero was now butt naked in front of them and poor Riku's heart was about to stop.

"Oh ho ho, this sure does get the old motor running! It's truly a pleasure to gaze upon your well-endowed body in the broad daylight, Lady Zero," Octa said.

Four took it upon herself to cover Riku's eyes and turn him the other way. "Don't be gross like those other pigs, Riku."

"Sorry..."

Zero went to pick up the better half of her cadaver. "...Let's set up camp here, I've had enough of today. Someone go call my dragon down, I don't feel like it." She disappeared into the woods outside the now opened stone wall.

Later that night, Riku was bringing in the last of the firewood while the others, save for Octa and Zero, were huddled around the campfire.

"So be honest, does my black eye look better?" Four asked.

Dito shrugged. "There's not as much pus coming out of it."

"That's good. I was worried my body wouldn't heal as fast since I lost my Intoner powers."

"Didn't Riku cast a spell on it or something?"

"...That's true."

"Does your stomach feel any better? Perhaps that would be a better indicator of your recovery speed."

"Kind of, I think? I'm not feeling as nauseous. Well, it's a good thing I wasn't the one who got my head off or I would've definitely died."

"Oh no, what a nightmare," Dito said sarcastically.

Decadus nodded. "It truly would be."

Right when they were enjoying a quiet, Octa suddenly hobbled out of the woods and confronted Riku.

"Can I help you, old man?"

"I'm not- ugh, nevermind, there's more pressing concerns." He crossed his arms. "Riku, I believe I'm a simple man. The only thing I truly desire in this world is what every man desires at some point in his life."

"Which is...?"

"I desire my daily dose of carnal action! To conquer the pink fortress, to lust and THRUUU-"

"Get to the point."

"Zero said she didn't want sex and Octa got pissy," Dito said.

Four put down the book she was reading. "Seriously? That's unlike Zero."

"I know right? Which makes you wonder what pretty boy did exactly to piss her off like this."

"...Leave me out of this." Annoyed, Riku walked away, but Four ended up following after him.

She put her hand on his shoulder. "Hey, I know it's none of my business to get involved, but... I'm worried about you. We're friends so you can tell me if something's bothering you."

He sighed. "...I don't even know where to begin. I messed up so much."

"Don't say that Riku. Whatever happened between you and Zero couldn't have been that bad."

He rubbed the back of his head. "I don't know...I guess I accidentally gave Zero the wrong idea and she tried to sleep with me last night. Then today I told her I didn't like it. Was ...that bad?"

"Ummm, knowing you, you were probably really blunt with her so I wouldn't be surprised if you hurt her feelings a little."

"Hurt her feelings? Are we talking about the same Zero?"

"I know Zero tends to put up a front, but underneath it all, she's the type of girl who only sees herself as having value in the bed. So you rejecting her took a blow to her already low self-esteem."

"I see...thanks. I'm glad I can rely on you."

"Sure, no problem." Four watched Riku leave, although she was happy she could be there for him, she couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in her heart. 'Stop it Four, you already blew your chances with him a long time ago so sulking like this is pretty pathetic. Just move on already, there's plenty of guys out there like him. Right?'

While Four was grappling with her unrequited love, Riku was wandering around the surrounding woods searching for Zero. He soon found her leaning against a tree in the middle of fine-tuning her prosthetic arm.

"There you are. Listen Zero, I'm sorry that I hurt you, I'm just...really confused right now and I shouldn't have dragged you into it."

"I know."

"...What?"

She stood up and looked him dead in the eye. "Just be honest with me. You have it, don't you? The Flower."

"...Yeah," He admitted.

She pressed her hand into her face. "Fuck..."

"I don't get it. How or...when did you find out?"

"Tch, I'm not stupid you know. I've had my suspicions from the beginning, ever since you 'saved' Four, I just...didn't want to believe it. I tried to ignore it and give you the benefit of the doubt because I thought you could fight it off or whatever, I don't know, but you got progressively worse. Then when I died and I saw your face- you looked so fucking guilty and torn up about it, that's when I realized I just couldn't ignore it anymore. That thing's probably eating you up inside and saying stuff in your head, right?"

He didn't say anything which only confirmed Zero's suspicions.

"So it's true." She squeezed her hand into a fist. "I'm sorry. It's all of my damn fault for putting you through this shit, but I'm ending this right now. I'm going to kill the rest of my sisters and then...I'm going to kill you too. So... run away from me and don't ever look my way again, Riku."

No longer could the Intoner play pretend.

No longer was she willing to bend.

She was determined to eradicate the Flower,

and that meant seeing to the Keyblade Wielder's end.

Flowers for the Dead


A/N: Sorry for long update , next one will be shorter ;—;