Kingdom Hearts: The Story of Light (Sequel to the story of twilight and darkness)

Well, here's the next installment and hopefully not my last. Anyway, here's the chapter.

Chapter 1: A Whole New World​

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Riku jumped down form the pillar, shoving the note from Sora into his pocket. His sivler and black hair barely moved in the quiet wind and his violet eyes scanned the area with utmost loathing. He was currently in Hollow Bastion, or as it's now called, Radiant Garden. Even with the name change, he could still sense Maleficent's precense even though the witch was long dead.

Riku gazed around. It was a little too quiet. He left his friends for adventure and all he was getting now was boredom. He took a step forward and a Corridor to Darkness appeared behind him. A man with flaming red hair that seemed to stick up in all directions walked through it.

"Hey, Riku. Long time, no see?" he said, giving a small wave.

Riku smiled. "Good to see you too, Axel," he said and Axel walked beside him.

"Well I wouldn't be," the Nobody commented with a smile.

Riku gave him a confused look. "What are you talking about?"

"Well, I still work for the Organization, remember?" Riku nodded. "So unfortuanately my good pal, I have to do this." Another Corridor to Darkness appeared right in front of them. Riku stopped sudennly and took a step back but was pushed inside it by Axel. "Have fun," he added with a wave and disappeared with a laugh.
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Riku stumbled through it, attempting to regain his balance. His vision had gone black. Riku stood in the dark for a few moments before light started to appear. He looked around unable to clearify where Axel had sent him. Everywhere he looked, there seemed to be blue, glittering trees. It also seemed like he was standing on a huge tree.

Riku took a step forward and seemed to rock back and forth. His head gave a sharp pain but it was normal by now. It happenned, every couple days. It was a sign that the heartless were tracking him and they had found where he was. Riku was about to think about this more when a scream came out of no where.

Riku took off in the direction of the scream and came to a clearing. He looked aorund to see roughly twenty heartless circling seven people. The one who had screamed wore a blue skirt with beads and white sleves covered her arms. She also carried a staff. Another one wore red and had the precense of a warrior. There was another girl with a black dress, carrying a doll and another one with yellow, orange and green not holding anything. There was two more men, one carrying a ball and another holding a blue sword. Alos, some beast looking blue guy with a spear.

Riku didn't care who any of them were though. He knew it was his duty as a keyblade master to help those in need and these people looked like they needed it. Well the two with the sword didn't but the girl was kinda cute.

Riku pulled out his keyblade and slashed down three of the heartless in one swing, while killed five more with his dark fire. Instantly, the seven turned their attention. All of them confused yet amazed that he could do this.

Riku jumped into the air, killing two with the fire and came down, stricking five down. There was only five left and they disppeared into the darkness.

The woman with the staff walked up to him, eyes wide with shock. "T-that was incredible. We can't thank you enough. I'm Yuna by the way. And these are my gaurdians," she said, gesturing to the crowd behind her.

Riku barely understood what she meant. all he knew was that she was thanking him and she told him her name. He lowered his keyblade, blushing slightly. "Um...yeah. No problem," he said, unsure of what to say. "Uh...I'm Riku," he said attempting to smile. I didn't work.

Each of the seven gave their names. "I'm Rikku, too!" the girl with the orange and green said, bouncing forward. Riku took a step back. "That's with to k's," she said holding up two fingers.

"Auron," the man with the huge sword said and gave him an up and down look as though trying to see through him.

"Hello. I am Lulu and this is Kimahri," the girl with the black robe said, pointing to the beast-guy behind her.

"Name's Wakka and this is Tidus," the guy with the ball said and nodded to his friend.

Riku's mind clicked. That was where he had seen these two. He didn't even remember when he last saw them. It was the day he opened the door. The day that turned all their lives upside down.

"Have we seen each other before?" Tidus asked, as confused as Riku was.

Riku smiled. "Well, yeah. We're friends, or at least, we used to be," he said weakly.

Tidus looked at him. The eyes and black in his hair must have been throwing him off but the sivler hair and air of leadership seemed all too familiar. "Riku? Riku!" he and Wakka ran over to him, almost barelling him over. "What happenned to you? You look...older. And you fight like a warrior and what's that?" Tidus pestered, pointing at Riku's keyblade.

Wakka was doing likewise. Both asking questions about what had happenned when the island was destroyed.

Riku put up a hand laughing. "Calm down guys. I'm fine and are Sora and Kairi. They're home, at the island."

They wlaked to where the seven were camping and sat down around a fire. Wakka started to talk first. "So what happenned to ya, man? The last thing I remember form those islands was that storm."

Riku's eyes trailed along the ground. "Yeah, about the storm...well, why don't you start. You guys won't like what I have to say much."

Wakka sighed. "Alright. Well, the storm came and the next thing I knew, I was in some place. It was an island alot like home. So, a family found me on the beach and took me in. Since then, I've been training as a Gaurdian and living to protect Yuna."

Tidus nodded. "I went somewhere different. A place called Zanarkand. Some mean blitzball player took me in. Then, a couple days ago, that place got destroyed by some thing called Sin. I ended up here and I've been travelling with Yuna ever since then."

Riku nodded. "Well, that's a pretty short story. Just kidding," he said by the look on their faces. "Compared to mine, it sounds like you guys just got a vacation," he muttered but everyone heard him.

"What'dya mean?" Wakka asked, confused. Tidus nodded beside him.

"Well, remember that night the storm came. That was my fault." And so Riku proceeded, telling the group about how he ended up in the service of Maleficent, how Sora was some hero and how Riku gave into the darkness in his heart. He told about how Ansem had pocessed him but made it come from Sora's point of view, rather than his own.

Riku explained how he and Sora closed Kingdom Hearts. He also explained what Kingdom Hearts, the heartless, the Nobodies and what the keyblades where. He added in his adventure in Castle Oblivion and his return to the darkness, followed by his reuniting with Sora and Kairi.

The hardest part was the transformation Xemnas has put him through and his thought while in the World That Never Was. "And now I'm travelling through all the worlds, defeating heartless and trying to save Kingdom Hearts from the Organization."

The group stared at him with awe. How could one person be through so much in only three years? It seemed impossible. Tidus sighed, shaking his head. Riku loked at him. "I still don't believe it. Sora being some legendary hero, Kairi a princess. I don't even know what you are anymore," he added looked Riku in the eyes.

Some darkling, riku thought but didn't say it outloud. Meanwhile the others who had lived in this world all their lives where confused. Yuna smiled. "You must be strong, to go through so much," she said.

Riku smiled back. Something about her smile gave him a warm strength. It wasn't love, more like her presence. She had so much light in her, Riku thought she could pass for a princess.

They talked a bit more before everyone was tired. They went to sleep and Riku sat in a tree drifting into sleep. Nightmares flashed in his eyes. The door to Kingdom Hearts, thousands of heartless and a desert full of keyblades, forming a crossroads.

Riku bolted awake, breathing hard. He jumped down form the tree, careful not to wake the others and stood at the edge of a small lake. He gazed into the middle and saw a bright tree with little lights floating around it.

"Couldn't sleep?" a slow calm voice came from behind him. It was that warrior, Auron. Riku shoo his head without even turning around. "I met Sora once," Auron said, conversationally.

Riku turned around at this. "Really?"

Auron nodded. "Brown spikey hair, a little on the short side, never stops asking questions and thinks he can take care of himself."

Riku smiled. That was Sora. Auron stood beside him. "You didn't tell all of your story," he commented.

Riku sighed. "No, I didn't." It was clear Auron could see the darkness within him. "I left out alot of parts."

"Like why you gave into the darkness and what's your consequence of doing so?"

"Yeah, like that," Riku turned backand looked up at the sky. Before any of this had happenned, he thought the stars were little dots, made by someone to give light at night. Now though, he knew they were other worlds that surrounded the endless cosmos.

"Your tale is hard to believe. I wouldn't have but I've been to other worlds," Auron said and turned to go back to camp.
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Chapter 2: Spira and its Wonders​

Riku watched the sun rise and realized that he hated this time of the day. It was inevitable and it extinguished all darkness. Probably his only comfort left in the universe next to his friends.

Riku walked back to the camp and saw everyone was awake and looking bright. Yuna smiled as he walked past and Riku smiled back. She was probably the only one who truely understood what he had been through.

It was a little after sunrise when everyone decided to leave. Riku began to turn in the opposite direction from the others when Yuna called back to him. "Come with us," she said and the others nodded.

Riku shook his head. "I shouldn't. I would put you guys in too much danger," he admitted.

Tidus pushed forward. "There's no such thing as too much danger," he said, confidently.

"Unless you're talking about trying to wake Tidus up early. Now that's dangerous," Wakka commented and the group laughed.

Tidus laughed too before he stopped. "Hey wait! That wasn't funny!" he said jokingly.

Riku shrugged. "If you guys really want me to come that bad but only till I find a way to leave, alright?"

Yuna bowed. "Thank you. Don't worry. It'll be fun," she said smiling.

The group walked out of the forest and appeared in a huge plain. "The Calm Lands," Lulu explained. "This is where the summoners battle Sin."

Last night, Yuna had explained to Riku the rules that govern the world called Spira. She told him about Sin and the places and things a summoner had to see and do before they could battle Sin.

They started to walk when black flames surrounded them. Everyone looked at Riku, knowing what his abilities where. "Hey, I didn't do it," he said raising his hands defensively. Yuna was about to walk towards him. "Don't move. Somethings coming," Riku said, trying to to figure out the size of it.

A black portal came above their heads. "Look out!" Riku shouted and extiguished the flames, even though they weren't his. The group dodged out of the way and a a huge purple and black creature appeared. Riku recognized it as the same heartless he had seen Sora fight in Traverse Town, so many month ago. It was an Armored Heartless.

It crashed to the ground and the parts began to move. It looked like this one was a little larger than the smaller ones he usually fought. Everyone drew their weapons at once and readied for the fight.

The heartless gave a roar like a lion's and everything around them turned black. The heartless had almost eaten the light that had existed. Of course, Riku had no problem fighting in the darkness. It was, after all, his prefered eliment. Voices broke through the darkness and he could see the outlines of the rest of the group.

Most seemed to be standing still but Tidus was wlaking around, waving his arms. Riku sighed. "Don't move. The darkness is trying to confuse you, manipulate you. You have to relax and think of something that gives you light," he said, hoping to help them.

Clearly none of them had as much power as Riku thought they had because none of them could see. "Never mind," he said and saw the heartless, circling them. "Just don't move," he added and jumped at the heartless.

It put up its arms and swung them around, trying to hit him bur Riku was too fast. He hit the heartless in all its parts and one by one they fell off. With one final swing, it's body was defeated and it fell to the ground. A burst of light flashed for a second. Everyone seemed to gasp and then sigh as the darkness returned.

Riku watched, unable to do anything as the remains of the heartless moved around and then a dark figure rose out it. All there was to it was a black cloak and the heartless symbol on its chest.

All the heat seemed to drain out of the air and Riku watched as some of the group fell to the ground. At first he didn't know what was going on but then a familiar sense entered his mind. It was the exact same feeling that he had when he was in a twilight realm. The feeling of darkness surrounding him. It was comforting in a way.

He looked up at the heartless and felt his head explode with pain. Give into me. Give into your true darkness. This isn't it. You are still one of the twilight, a cold and familiar voice said in his head. Why do you resist me? We are one and the same, Riku. You need me just as I need you. Join me, your friends need your help and this is the only way to save them.

Save them? You don't mean-

Yes, Riku. They have been taken by the darkness. Once again, the heartless have devoured the world you loved and now they are gone forever.

You liar! They are still in the realm of light.

You don't sound very sure of that. Very well. I will give you time to make a decision. Remember, Riku. The doors of light have closed for you. Only one path remains...

The voice trailed off and Riku slipt into unconsciousness.

Anyway, since no one has replied to this topic in around...two hours...I'll post the next two chapters. (Or one. I'm not sure how much I'll write.)

Chapter 3: The True Darkness​

Riku's eyes blurred as he regained his senses. He knew who that voice was. It was a nightmare. It was Ansem. Not that there was much difference between that.

He looked up to see Tidus kneeling on the ground with Yuna beside him. The others were standing a bit back watching. "Riku, are you okay?" Tidus asked, nervously.

Riku nodded and sat up, putting a hand on his head. It was throbbing like mad. His keyblade was still on the ground a few feet away. It vanished after Riku looked at it. He looked around again. Everythnig was back to normal.

"W-what happenned?" he asked, hoping someone knew.

Yuna looked at him, wide-eyed. "Well, everythnig went black, then we heard some banging and asumed that was you killing that heartless. Than a flash of bright light exploded from somewhere and this cloaked figure rose up. I'm not sure what it did because as soon as I looked at it...it felt as though every negative thought, hate, anger was being pushed forward. Then someone, someone who felt like they controlled all the darkness laughed. Then, we all blacked out. When we woke up, you were laying on the ground and it looked like black flames were surrounding your body. We couldn't get close to you to wake you up."

Riku looked at the ground. Had he condemmed them to the darkness, just as he had with his own home. "Wait, something's wrong," he muttered to himself. The feeling of darkness still hung in the air.

Yuna looked down at him. "What's wrong?"

Riku paused trying to find out. A cold laugh rang in his head. Ansem. He shook his head. "It's nothing. C'mon. We should get moving," he said, standing up.
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They travelled for a few more hours, not saying anything. Riku was completely lost in thought, thinking about what had happenned. Before he knew it, they ahd arrived in a city that looked like the walls had been painted. He looked around and saw a door in which the group was heading towards.

Riku sneaked over to Lulu. "Wehre are we going?" he asked in a whisper.

Lulu smiled. "To see Maester Seymour Guado. He has asked that Yuna meet with him so we must come."

Riku rolled his eyes. Why do people always do what they're told? Only weak people do so. People with weak hearts...he shook his head. Ansem's presence was still there, filling his mind with thoughts...

They walked through the doors and were met by a man with spikey hiar. "This way, please," the man said pointing to another door.

They walked inside and Riku saw someone who he thought Sora could really relate too. In appearnce anyway. The man was an average hieght with blue hair that was so spikey, Riku was amazed he could fit through doors. He wore a blue and purple robe and carried himself with elegance.

"Lady Yuna," the man siad and bowed to her.

Yuna bowed back. "Maester Seymour. It is a pleasure to be ehre," she said politely.

Seymour smiled. "I hope you are enjoying your stay here in Guadosalim."

"Yes, very much so," Yuna replied in the same polite voice.

"Lady Yuna, if you be so kind, I'd like to ask you a question. If your Gaurdians could leave us for a moment. It is rather important." Seymour said, glaring at them all. His eyes lingered on Riku for a second. Riku cast him a cold look and Seymour smiled again.

Yuna nodded and everyone but her left the room. They waited outisde, in silence. After a few moments, Yuna stepped outside, looking overwhelmed. Lulu rushed to her side. "What is it, Yuna?"

Yuna smiled. "H-he asked me to marry him," she said simply.

Everyone stared at her. Tidus turned away as though holding something back.

Wakka smiled. "That's great. Have you answered?" Yuna shook her head.

"Well ,take your time," Lulu said, comforting her.

Yuna nodded and walked off, back to where they were staying.
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It was nighttime and everyone was starting to go to bed. Riku could sense Yuna's feelings and went to her room, in an attempt to cheer her up. He knocked on the door. "Come in," came Yuna's voice.

Riku pushed the door open. Yuna was sitting on her bed, still in her clothes. As was Riku. "Hey, Yuna," he said sitting beside her.

Yuna smiled. "Hello. I was wodnering, why no one was talking to me."

"That's simple," Riku replied. "We all thought you needed time to think."

"Thank you." Yuna paused. "But I'm still not sure what to do," she admitted.

Riku sighed. "That really isn't my area of expertise. All I can offer is that you do what your heart tells you," he said and looked down. "Not that it will do much," he added, thinking of his past.

Yuna looked at him. "Why? Your heart is the most loyal thing you have. You sohuld always trust it."

Riku kept his eyes fixed to the ground. "Well, when a demon lives in there, it's hard to even look inside let alone trust it," he said, coldly.

Yuna looked away from him. "I'm sorry. I didn't know. Is that why you...you are like this?"

Riku nodded, unable to speak. Yuna looked sad. "I'm sorry for asking that. I shouldn't have asked something so personal," she said, a little embarassed.

Riku shook his head. "Don't worry about it. I've been asked it before. Anyway, Yuna, we both should get some sleep," he said, standing up.

Yuna smiled. "Yeah. We've got a big day tomorrow," she said excited and Riku left her room with a small wave.
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Riku tossed and turned as more nightmares plagued his dreams.

"The door has opened." It was the night of the storm. Riku looked around. He saw a younger version of himself and Sora on the island.

"What?" the younger Sora asked.

"The door has opened," his younger self repeated. "Now we can leave and go to the outside world. We may never see our parents again but this may be our only chance. We can't let fear stop us. I'm not afraid of the darkness."

"Now sentimental," Ansem's voice chuckled through the darkness as the scene vanished.

Riku whipped around. "I'm not. Not anymore!" he shouted and tried to summon his keyblade but nothing came. "What?"

Ansem hit him hard, sending Riku to the ground. "What will you do when your trusty keyblade doesn't come to you?"

Riku coughed. "I don't need it. I can kill you without it."

Ansem laughed. "Hardly. You probably couldn't even kill Sora without it."

"I still have my darkness," Riku said weakly trying to stand but Ansem hit him across the dark ground again.

"Your darkness? I doupt that. Do you know who's darkness that was, Riku? The darkness that helped you defeat Sora, the same darkness that you've been using for these past two months. That would be my darkness," Ansem said and lifted Riku up with invisible bonds.

Riku struggled against them. "No! I can control it now. I've defeated you."

Ansem shook his head. "You have grown so confident, Riku. Perfect for me. I can touch your heart with ease so controlling you is very simple." Riku felt himself stiffen. "You can already feel it now. The complete depair, the feeling of no hope. And no one can hear your cries of help."

Riku felt his heart burst open with pain. "You won't get back in. Never again," he said, trying to push Ansem out.

Ansem sighed. "When will you learn? I am already inside. I can see the dark core of your heart fight against me but what a useless effort. I can give you one last chance, Riku. Make things easier on yourself and give up..."

The dream seemed to fade away as Riku bolted awake, breathing as though he had just finished a fight.

 

Okay, you've dispelled my worries about the Spira idea being bad(Hey I make lots of mistakes) I kinda think this is a bit redundant of Re:CoM only the king isn't here. I guess it makes sense... but I liked it either way. Oh yeah, I think he should get out of Spira. Not because I don't like it (not this time) I think it would make things far too sprawling and complex. Dealing with eight characters at once is hard, heck dealing with more than two is hard. Okay that's my opinion and such so continue as you were. Bye, don't die while I'm gone.

 

((Bum bum bum! Will Riku give into the darkness? Where are Sora and Kairi? Did the egg come before the chicken? Let's find out...but maybe not about the egg and the chicken.))

Chapter 4: Truth​

Riku looked down at his hands, checking to see if they were his own and not Ansem's. He ran to the mirror and sighed in relief. He was still himself.

A little paraniod, aren't we? A cold voice rang thorugh his mind. Riku whipped around, loking for who said it but no one was there. Searching for me? You don't need to look far, the voice commented.

Riku's eyes widenned in fear. Ansem! What do you want with me?

Ansem laughed, sending chills up Riku's spine. I would have thought that would be obvious. Maybe you are not as intellegent as I give you credit for.

Riku shook his head. I won't give into you again. Never again. I don't care if I die.

But do you care if your little friends die? Riku's heart skipped a beat. Ah, yes. The cruel functions of the heart. You despise me but your feelings towards your friends, as you call them, will over come that. It is inevitable, Riku.

Riku couldn't help but ponder Ansem's words as he left his room to where the others were eating breakfast. Yuna gave him a warm smile and he tried to smile back but nothing happenned. The others all nodded in his directions before continueing to eat.

There was a long pause as Riiku sat down as though everyone wanted to ask him the same thing but no one wanted to say it outloud. Tidus put down his fork. "We...kinda heard your's and Yuna's conversation last night," he said quietly. Everyone stopped eating and looked at Riku.

Riku nodded. "Really?" he said, not giving anything away.

Wakka nodded. "Yeah. About how Yuna should make her decision based on what her heart tells her and about what-" Lulu stepped on his foot and Wakka stopped talking.

Riku nodded but didn't say anything. A battle was raging inside him. Should he tell them about Ansem or should he just say nothing? He sighed, unable to contain it. You're actually going to tell them? Ansem's voice said with no emotion.

Ansem, shut it! Riku snapped back.

Not very nice today, are we? Riku didn't reply but looked at each of his newfound friends.

"Um...yeah, about that. Listen, there are some things...about what's happenned to me that I'm not proud of but I didn't have any choice. See, when I was trying to save Kairi, I tried to use the darkness inside me. When I did, someone manipulated my thoughts and eventually took over my body, entirely. Now his shadow lingers inside me," he said, now looking at the ground.

Yuna nodded. That explains what he said last night and why he's so...secluded from everyone. The others looked at each other, questionably. They had never heard of this happenned. Yuna looked up at Riku. "Well, Riku-" she stopped. A huge bang had sounded from outside, shaking the building.

They all ran outside and looked up. A huge black creature was ttearing apart the place. It had great black wings and fangs probably the size of someone's arm. Riku was in shock. Where had it come from and who was hunting him that would go this far as to destroy part of a world?

 

Hm. The plot thickens. I guess this one is gonna be a little different from it's sires, but one thing bugs me and I'm not gonna say 'cause it's trivial. See ya.

 

sweet, I NEED MORE!!!!!!

 

Awesome. I like how you were able to fit Riku right in even with there being another Rikku.