In The Words Of A King…
By: Desiree
(Author’s Note: I do not own rights to Kingdom Hearts™ And if you think the next part, I’ll write faster if you email me on it)
In the words of a king, there is always a door to the light, even in the darkness. I learned this long before he said them…perhaps I should start off at the beginning.
I…I didn’t get out much. I didn’t know much. I knew one day, from my happy life in Gaia; I was in a creepy castle where this man said he was my father. My memories of my mother are faint now, but I know she had a good reason for not telling me who he was. Then the worlds started tumbling.
I’m getting ahead of myself! My name is Asyllin, or, Asyl. I have black hair with lines of silver here and there. The black hair is from my mother. I also have amber eyes, those of which are from my father. When this mess started, I was about fourteen years old. When my father first found me I was of ten, but…it was the second time I lost what I was. I didn’t know what happened in that time. The first time was before Gaia was lost forever. The second time, the longer time, I knew what it was. There was another presence…that I have called Scarlet.
Scarlet and I…are near sisters. Except we share the same body, her hair is more silver then black, and she is evil. PURE evil. So, for four years, I was trapped in my own mind.
Until he came.
He? His name was Riku. Not was. Is. He’s still alive; I know it…he’s got to be.
I was surrounded in Darkness, as per usual…when I felt myself pulled out as I saw through Scarlet’s eyes. He wore a yellow shirt, with a black x on it, and blue pants. Riku has silver hair, going down to his neck where at the base it was cut jaggedly. And his eyes…
I think his eyes were what pulled me out of the shadows and into control of my body. They were a deep blue, azure maybe.
A moment passed and I realized I was in control, and he turned to me with a look on his face.
“Another of the council?” I knew he spoke of the council containing Hades, Oogie Boogie, Maleficent, Captain Hook, Ursula, and Jafar.
“No! I’m Asyl! I mean Asyllin!” I cried out, partly in revulsion. He smiled lightly.
“Riku. Glad to meet someone who isn’t here for power.” Riku said, extending his hand out. I smiled back, taking it.
“True.”
We met in the library section later that night (the only part of Hollow Bastion not infected with Heartless) and he explained his story.
Riku used
to live on a place called
However, I know of Kairi, as does Riku. That’s why he’s stuck working for the council. They have Kairi, and her heart. So Riku has to go on these missions for the council…like the next day he would be out.
In that time before going to the Library, I had found a black t-shirt and a white sweater, which I wore with jeans. I know, off subject.
Riku sighed, and then asked me about my life before Hollow Bastion. I was touchy on this subject, but prepared. I walked over to a set of books (a four-volume set I adore, ‘The Guardians’, about an academy where Mercenaries are trained, who later have to save the world! Romance, Comic, Adventure, Action. What more is there?) and switched the volume four with the volume three, which I had switched before I lost total control. The shelve swung open, revealing a small chest, which I held the keys to.
It must have driven Scarlet nuts not knowing what the keys were to.
Anyway, the hest held a sword as long as my arm, when I put it there it was longer then my arm by a hand, half made of onyx, and half made of opal. There was also a photo of me when I was five, when the sword was as tall as I was, trying to hold the sword, next to my mother.
My mother was beautiful. Sometimes I daydream about being half that pretty. She had a head full of black hair on a pale complexion and emerald eyes.
“This was my mother…she was head of a knighthood in my world, Gaia.”
“I never heard of that world.” Riku said as I handed him the image.
“It was destroyed…four years ago…” I whispered.
“Haven’t seen anyone since.” Riku
looked up at me.
”I apologize for bringing it up.” He said, seeing my tears form as I looked
into my past.
“Its alright…” I said as he took up my hand lightly.
“Your skin…its smooth. Never use that sword?” I shook my head.
“No. I haven’t.” Riku smiled.
“If your still here when I get back, I’ll teach you how to use a sword!” He exclaimed. I jumped to my feet.
“Really? Riku that would mean so much to me.” I exclaimed, leaping up and hugging him. Quickly releasing, I let out a small yell of joy.
“Thank you so much!” I said again as we walked.
“No problem.” Riku said before going to where he had been set sleeping quarters. I smiled, and kept smiling. That was, until I met with Maleficent.
“Dear Scarlet, I did not see you and Riku as possible He still clings to the light.”
SCARLET, YOU DIE! DIE I SAY! NOW I’VE GOT A CRAZY WITCH THINKING I PREFER THE POWER MONGERING DARK MAGIC KIND!
“I’m not Scarlet. I’m the nice one. And that he’s still light is why I like Riku.” And with that, I left the dumbstruck Maleficent behind me.
The next morning I actually got up (before losing control, I had met the council) and went to breakfast. With of course, the motive of sitting near Riku and continuing to talk. He seemed relieved when I came down then realized, as I did, that I was still wearing my sky blue nightgown. I turned slightly red as I sat down, but in little time I had forgotten. Riku and I kept talking, and he made me laugh more then anyone. Riku…
I was sad when they sent him away. It was a few days, and I just kept waiting. Riku finally came back (he was still being supervised) with Maleficent. He ran up the stairs, glanced at me with tears in his eyes as well as pain, and kept running.
“Riku…” I whispered as Maleficent came up.
“So, will Lady Scarlet be rejoining us?” She asked.
“Not if I can help it.” I said simply and walked to the Library, examining my sword. I secretly wondered why Scarlet had no control.
“Lemme out!” Or so I thought.
I blinked.
“Scarlet?”
“NO! IT’S A MAIDEN OF HEART! Duh it’s me. Why are you
suddenly able to fight me?”
“No clue, but I prefer it.”
“Well…I learned something.”
“Oh?”
“Your sword…”
“Go away and shut up.” I said as I heard Riku come in, this caused me to turn.
“Riku, what happened?” I asked as we sat at a table.
“I saw Sora today…” Riku whispered.
“He has friends now. New friends. Kairi and I don’t seem to exist…” He said. I shook my head.
“Can’t be so. The Sora you described valued friendship.” I said.
“I know, but it doesn’t seem that way now…” Riku said and I saw his eyes watering.
“I feel trapped Asyllin. Sora is with his friends now, Kairi is in trouble, and I don’t know where the others are.” He said, starting to cry. I embraced him lightly.
“Riku, I’m still here for you. I know I’m not much, but I’m still here.” I told him. Riku shook his head.
“I shouldn’t be crying…” I laughed slightly.
”You’re never too old to cry. You just need to vent sometimes.” I whispered and
remained his shoulder to cry on until he ran out of tears.
“The darkness keeps closing in on me…what if someday it never retracts?” Riku whispered. I embraced him again.
“It won’t happen. One time, I was lost in the darkness…then I found the way out.” I said with a small smile.
“Just never treat darkness like it’s your ally.” Riku looked up at me, wiping his face with one of his black gloves.
“Thanks Asyl.” He said. I nodded simply. My garb was, and is the same. Black t-shirt, white sweater, and jeans. Then Riku stood up.
“So, you still want to learn how to use a sword?” He asked. I smiled and nodded.
“Take this then.” He said, tossing me a wooden sword.
I barely had a moment to respond, and blocked just in time to avoid a jab. Most of my dodging and blocking was just luck. Well, luck and ‘grace’. Literally, I was one of the clumsiest people.
Time passed like this peacefully. Then they sent Riku out again. I didn’t think much of it, as we had become thick as thieves. But when he came back…Maleficent was congratulating him! At first I was confused. Then they took out the Maiden of Heart, Jasmine.
She had a long black braid and teal Arabian garb. The point was she had been brought unwillingly. I wasn’t waiting this time as I had last time. When the rest left, I stopped Riku.
“Riku…what happened in Agrabah?” I asked. Riku looked up, seeming slightly shamed.
“I had to abduct Jasmine for them…” He whispered.
“Riku…”
“If not they would have killed the others…” I nodded, though still confused. Even at that…he could have gone with Sora and his friends (it seems where ever he goes, Sora is also there) and explained what was wrong with Kairi. When I asked why he didn’t do just that, he looked up at me.
“Because if we did get Kairi out…I’d be leaving you. They’d know and make sure you were extra secure.” Riku explained.
I felt touched by this, but I should have realized then. I had even heard Maleficent say Sora was the Keyblade holder, which meant they could’ve gotten me out. I was a fool. But was I a fool in love?
I know not. But we sparred again. I think we had both improved since last.
He was long past lost I guess…it was sad. I was scared to see him the next day. So I didn’t see him off as usual…maybe that was part of it. Maybe he was afraid he was losing his only remaining friend. Maybe I’m just hoping he wasn’t there yet…I decided to sneak on board the Gummi Ship.
The way he wouldn’t let his friend explain…the way he did everything in there…
It started as this. Riku saw Pinocchio, the puppet boy, run in. Then he decided when he heard Pinocchio was with Sora moments before they should play a game. Hide and Seek in a WHALE? I thought, as we were in Monstro. He waited until Sora came in and laughed.
“You used to play Games Sora! But now I guess now that you’re a Keyblade holder you can’t.” And just ran off as Sora yelled: This isn’t a game.
Sora wears huge yellow sneakers, a blue shirt with a red jacket over it, and red pant. Weird…it goes well with the Keyblade.
Could it be left at that? No-o-o! Course not. Then this weird plant thing showed up and practically ate Pinocchio (to my shock and temporary relief, Riku and Sora, and Donald the Duck and Goofy the-you know, maybe I’m happier not knowing what goofy is…-teamed to defeat and safe Pinocchio.). When they got out of that, Riku and Pinocchio went ahead. I followed, silent. To my horror, Riku summoned HEARTLESS! HEARTLESS I SAY! He was trying to steal Pinocchio’s heart!
“No!” I cried out in panic, distress, hopelessness, and doom all at once. They all disappeared after hitting Pinocchio once, because that’s when I had yelled.
“Asyl? Why are you here?” Riku asked as I stood.
“Because I was terrified something like this would happen!” I shouted before running out, almost out of Monstro, and avoided Sora in the process of going as far as I could. I found the Gummi Ships and seriously debated stowing away on Sora’s. But I didn’t really care, and got on the ship I had come in (Riku’s). I found a small compartment in the back, where I prayed I had heard or seen wrong, where I hoped it wasn’t Riku I had seen…
Then I realized how I came into existence.
My mother must have been farther along in a relation ship when my father started to go evil, so she tried everything to change it.
Yes, I admit it. I was in love. That’s probably why I made myself believe Riku’s excuse when he found me.
Which was we were being watched by the council.
HELLO? I feel like screaming at the then me.
ALMOST ALL OF THE COUNCIL WAS DEFEATED!
URSULA WAS CALAMARI! OOGIE BOOGIE WAS A BUNCH OF BUGS! HADES WAS DOWN AND OUT! JAFAR WAS STUCK IN A LAMP! HOOK WAS OFF IN NEVERLAND TRYING TO ELIMINATE PETER PAN, AND MALEFICENT WAS AT HOLLOW BASTION TRYING TO RECRUIT NEW BADGUYS!
I felt like such an idiot the next day, because all of these thoughts had crossed my mind that night before. I saw Riku load the limp Kairi in the Gummi Ship and he told me he was going to get Sora to help him. I smiled and nodded, saying it was a great idea…
I had fallen for it again. Riku had told me he wasn’t going to come up the castle that night for sparring because he would be helping Sora…I feel like and idiot for it still.
Helping. Yeah, sure, whatever, right. Riku came running up, with Donald and Goofy fine but…
“Where’s Sora?” I asked.
“And Kairi…” Riku held out the Keyblade, causing me to hesitate.
“Sora is keeping an Eye on Kairi while we take care of the council.” He said, but I could tell from Donald and Goofy this was a lie.
“No.” I said. Riku turned to me.
”What?”
“I won’t be a fool anymore. Tell me the truth Riku!” I shouted.
“Don’t you believe me Scarlet?” My heart pounded slowly and loudly. Scarlet? SCARLET?
“Now less then before. Only the bad
guys I have to remind that I’m not her call me that.” I whispered as Goofy
sighed.
”He said Sora was just the delivery boy and he was the proper Keyblade
holder…he didn’t have Kairi when we found him.” Goofy said. My eyes widened.
“Riku! The heartless are swarming here like there is no tomorrow, and you left a friend, with what? A toy sword?” I screamed.
“Well, actually…” My eyes were huge now.
“And you believe the Keyblade chose you.” And I ran to the chapel area, sat behind a pillar, and cried my eyes out.
Then I heard a familiar intake of breath and turn to see Riku running in.
“Yes?” I hissed.
“The Keyblade…it chose him…” Riku panted.
“No surprise.” I muttered as he grabbed both my shoulders and shook me.
“The sword you have! It has power in it! Equal, if not greater, then that of the Keyblade!” He yelled and I pulled back, my heart beat slow and loud again.
“Riku! Stop acting insane! You want power suddenly and just to defeat Sora! Now you may as well join the council, take all the power you can, as you are now no better then them! I never want to see you again!” I screamed and stormed out.
I still regret those words. I think they might be what caused him to…go over the edge.
I heard a door open what seemed like hours later after I had entered the room with all the maidens in it…had I know now I would have released them. Kairi was out cold, nearest the portal to the darkness. When I turned I saw Sora, Goofy, and Donald enter. Sora had the Keyblade back…I don’t know why, but I felt maybe they could help Riku.
“Hey!” I screamed, running over to them. Sora blinked, and turned to me.
“Who are you?”
“Doesn’t matter. Listen, if you don’t know, Riku’s gone power hungry! Who knows what he’s done.” I yelled.
But I was about to know what he’d done. Normally, because I share my mind, when I get near my dad (Who I could tell was evil), Scarlet got stronger. When I near Riku, I get stronger. But disturbed me was as we went I felt both. I felt Scarlet becoming more powerful, but I was equal in strength to her.
Apparently, it doesn’t show, because we kept walking. Then I heard what had happened. Riku, or I thought it him, had formed a barrier around it so only Sora could fight! The magic though, wasn’t his. When he spoke, yeah, I heard his voice. But I also heard HIS voice. This meant Dad’s voice, wait, no, not Dad’s voice but Ansem’s voice. The only proof I am his daughter is Scarlet.
I stared in horror, realizing what had happened.
After I stormed out, Riku probably power ranted for some time, and then realized what I had said. Trying to prove me wrong he went and made a deal with the closest thing to the Devil possible.
My father is Ansem. The one behind the worlds that have been destroyed, the one who made a good bit of the Heartless, and the one who took advantage of Riku’s loss of all sense. And was now using Riku’s body to destroy Sora.
Or so it looked. Apparently Kairi was one of the Maidens of Heart. But her heart lied with Sora, and in Sora for protection. So R-err-Ansem went to slash at Sora, when he suddenly had his Keyblade up and dodged!
Ansem was defeated for the time, running off, and Sora thought about what he had heard.
“A key to unlocking people’s hearts…” But I didn’t hear or see anymore. I was missing it all, and Scarlet went with them. Amazingly, she didn’t interfere, as I’ve been told…Yuffie said Kairi told her. No, Scarlet gave them instructions! Scarlet continues to confuse me…but she was backed out again as I can assume Ansem’s ever growing power (how she gained the original control) went bye-bye when Ansem did. And I felt it again…and was pulled out of my dark mindscape by those eyes.
“Riku!” I cried out noiselessly, as I accessed what was going on.
We were at the door to Kingdom Hearts.
That was closing but only because the King Mickey and Riku were on the other side pulling.
While Sora, Goofy, Donald, and myself were pushing.
“Get out of there!” Sora yelled as Riku kept himself from making eye contact with me, and I didn’t talk either…I wish I had. Then my last words to him wouldn’t have been:
“I never want to see you again!”
King Mickey is wise, and hopefully honest.
“There is always a door to the light, even in the dark!” The mouse yelled as the doors almost shut. In those last moments, Riku looked up.
“Sora! Take care of Kairi!” He yelled, and looked to me in those last seconds.
“Asyl, I’m sorry!” And then the doors closed.
I don’t know how long I stood there; only that Sora had sealed the door. I saw Kairi walking down the path, and we all nodded to Sora to go. He ran to her but stopped as the patch of path she stood on became sand and started drifting.
“Kairi! I’ll come back, and I’ll bring Riku!” Sora yelled. Then I became aware that my own bit of path had chosen to move. I wanted so badly to believe it was taking me to Gaia…but I couldn’t go back. Not then, maybe not ever.
So I leapt
off it, and started falling. I don’t know what saved me, but I woke in a place
most see when they’re world is destroyed, though it’s decently unpopulated now.
Its called
Riku, I’m
looking for you. Should you find this, I always stay at the green room at the
hotel when I go to
Riku, I…I love you.