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KH [semi-Awakenings] Fic: Cuts
Title: Cuts
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way2dawn
Characters/Pairings: Xehanort's Heartless, Riku, Riku->Sora.
Rating: PG
Summary: "My only request is to be accorded the same consideration that I have given you." Xehanort's Heartless and Riku.
A/N: The last three scenes are canon for Awakenings; gen, but you can view it otherwise if you really wish. Originally done for writers_muses@LJ.
Cuts
x
"The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall: the
desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall." - Francis Bacon
x
"I must admit that I find your logic to be inherently flawed, Riku." The boy glares at him, and it would be comical, save that fact that it was interfering with his plans. "You constantly protest that you want nothing to do with me, yet you completely disregard the fact that you naturally seek out the Darkness."
"Just because I accept the darkness, it doesn't mean I have to accept you." Always, the boy had to interrupt.
"You've run amok long enough; it is time you ceased all this pointless denial and returned that body to me. I'm a patient man, Riku, but I am not going to tolerate this childish rudeness any longer."
"You're insane and a control freak."
"I was the one who gave you this power!" He cannot stop himself from shouting, but this boy is still far more confident and not nearly as respectful as he should be. It is no longer the outright arrogance he displayed in the corridors and chambers of Hollow Bastion, but it is unacceptable nonetheless.
"I don't want anything to do with your power; I've found my own." It was true that he'd anticipated the fight between the original and the copy and had planned to acquire the body of whichever one was victorious, but although the Replica had no memories that would provide resistance to him, as Riku did, those memories and the resulting mental and psychological inadequacies resulted in the Replica's defeat. Still, the incidents concerning the Replica have only served to increase Riku's strength, and that strength is something he is very much looking forward to attaining once again. He will admit that the boy has matured, but he has allowed that because it will also strengthen him, when the boy inevitably cedes to him once more.
"My only request is to be accorded the same consideration that I have given you. Surely, you cannot expect that I will let you obtain more and more power and not receive a single thing from you in return."
"Hypocrite." So angry, this boy, this Riku, that he does not know how the boy does not tremble because of it.
"If nothing else, at least I've improved your vocabulary." The boy is not amused. "I wonder... If you are so adamant about rejecting me, do you still run from the truth that you remain, in fact, afraid?"
"That's not it at all." The boy draws his weapon, as if he actually thinks there is a possibility it will save him. "I just can't stand your foul stench."
x
What a curious thing, the Darkness of the Heart. It sits unprobed, waiting for the worthy to approach it and discover its mysteries. So many shy away from it, but where else are his sleeping memories going to be found if not there? So many others fear the darkness, and would refrain from desiring to open the Door Xehanort has found, but there exists a great deal of knowledge to be found, and a great deal of power to be unlocked.
x
Eventually, the boy desires more power, exactly as Ansem predicted he would. He is fighting, always fighting, always resisting, this time once more against the Keyblade hero's Nobody. The boy is going to lose the fight unless he acquires more power, and everyone present is aware of that fact.
"I guess... I don't have any choice but to do it, then." As always, his protests are quite entertaining. As he removes that strip of fabric, the blindfold that turns him away from the Darkness and from the truth, Ansem is ready and waiting.
"You need me." He cannot keep the smile out of his voice.
"Shut up." And as the boy dives into the Darkness in his heart, he tries to avoid where Ansem is, tries to grab as much as he can without reaching close enough for Ansem to climb out and grab back.
"You do." Riku cannot possibly think he will be able to avoid him completely. It is difficult, to refrain from laughing, but he will save that for after his victory.
"I don't need you." It is futile, however, bordering on a naiveté he has spent a great deal of planning and effort removing from Riku, for the boy to expect that Ansem will let him take this Darkness without a fight.
And fight they do. It is short, it is brutal, and within the realm of Riku's heart, a hundred attacks flash by in an instant outside. Riku, even with all the injuries the Keyblade hero's Nobody has given him, does not relent; he is covered in cuts and bruises, his lip is split and bleeding, and one of his knees is virtually useless, but no matter how many times Ansem attacks and tries to wrest control from the boy, he continues to fight. Impossibly, infuriatingly, Riku pushes Ansem back into the Darkness once more, but even as he sinks back into the deepest recesses of Riku's heart and again becomes contained, he knows that it has not been a total victory for the boy.
"There will be a price, Riku. There is always a price." There are consequences for diving that deeply, and it is impossible for him to remain unchanged.
"It's worth it." Ansem does not know why Riku still clings to the idea of that boy so fervently. But Ansem does know where the Keyblade hero's fight will eventually take him, and he knows that Riku cannot keep himself away from that irritating boy as easily as he thinks he can. He knows that the Keyblade hero will eventually return to this City and the Castle above, and if Riku follows him (as Ansem knows he will), then an opportunity will present itself.
x
Kingdom Hearts is massive and pulsing with power, slowly built up for over a decade by his Nobody. Ansem has no intention of joining again with his other half, but the fact that the Nobody who calls himself Xemnas was the creator of this heart-moon does not preclude Ansem from desiring it. Riku is the one that shields the Keyblade hero, the Princess, and the animals from the explosion the man who calls himself "the Wise" creates, but Ansem is the one who pulls his body (and when Ansem has succeeded, it will be his instead of that silly little boy's) closer to the hearts, ever-reaching until the end for the power they contain.
x
Riku's first thought when he regains consciousness: I'm alive.
His second one: He's gone.
Author:
way2dawnCharacters/Pairings: Xehanort's Heartless, Riku, Riku->Sora.
Rating: PG
Summary: "My only request is to be accorded the same consideration that I have given you." Xehanort's Heartless and Riku.
A/N: The last three scenes are canon for Awakenings; gen, but you can view it otherwise if you really wish. Originally done for writers_muses@LJ.
Cuts
x
"The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall: the
desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall." - Francis Bacon
x
"I must admit that I find your logic to be inherently flawed, Riku." The boy glares at him, and it would be comical, save that fact that it was interfering with his plans. "You constantly protest that you want nothing to do with me, yet you completely disregard the fact that you naturally seek out the Darkness."
"Just because I accept the darkness, it doesn't mean I have to accept you." Always, the boy had to interrupt.
"You've run amok long enough; it is time you ceased all this pointless denial and returned that body to me. I'm a patient man, Riku, but I am not going to tolerate this childish rudeness any longer."
"You're insane and a control freak."
"I was the one who gave you this power!" He cannot stop himself from shouting, but this boy is still far more confident and not nearly as respectful as he should be. It is no longer the outright arrogance he displayed in the corridors and chambers of Hollow Bastion, but it is unacceptable nonetheless.
"I don't want anything to do with your power; I've found my own." It was true that he'd anticipated the fight between the original and the copy and had planned to acquire the body of whichever one was victorious, but although the Replica had no memories that would provide resistance to him, as Riku did, those memories and the resulting mental and psychological inadequacies resulted in the Replica's defeat. Still, the incidents concerning the Replica have only served to increase Riku's strength, and that strength is something he is very much looking forward to attaining once again. He will admit that the boy has matured, but he has allowed that because it will also strengthen him, when the boy inevitably cedes to him once more.
"My only request is to be accorded the same consideration that I have given you. Surely, you cannot expect that I will let you obtain more and more power and not receive a single thing from you in return."
"Hypocrite." So angry, this boy, this Riku, that he does not know how the boy does not tremble because of it.
"If nothing else, at least I've improved your vocabulary." The boy is not amused. "I wonder... If you are so adamant about rejecting me, do you still run from the truth that you remain, in fact, afraid?"
"That's not it at all." The boy draws his weapon, as if he actually thinks there is a possibility it will save him. "I just can't stand your foul stench."
x
What a curious thing, the Darkness of the Heart. It sits unprobed, waiting for the worthy to approach it and discover its mysteries. So many shy away from it, but where else are his sleeping memories going to be found if not there? So many others fear the darkness, and would refrain from desiring to open the Door Xehanort has found, but there exists a great deal of knowledge to be found, and a great deal of power to be unlocked.
x
Eventually, the boy desires more power, exactly as Ansem predicted he would. He is fighting, always fighting, always resisting, this time once more against the Keyblade hero's Nobody. The boy is going to lose the fight unless he acquires more power, and everyone present is aware of that fact.
"I guess... I don't have any choice but to do it, then." As always, his protests are quite entertaining. As he removes that strip of fabric, the blindfold that turns him away from the Darkness and from the truth, Ansem is ready and waiting.
"You need me." He cannot keep the smile out of his voice.
"Shut up." And as the boy dives into the Darkness in his heart, he tries to avoid where Ansem is, tries to grab as much as he can without reaching close enough for Ansem to climb out and grab back.
"You do." Riku cannot possibly think he will be able to avoid him completely. It is difficult, to refrain from laughing, but he will save that for after his victory.
"I don't need you." It is futile, however, bordering on a naiveté he has spent a great deal of planning and effort removing from Riku, for the boy to expect that Ansem will let him take this Darkness without a fight.
And fight they do. It is short, it is brutal, and within the realm of Riku's heart, a hundred attacks flash by in an instant outside. Riku, even with all the injuries the Keyblade hero's Nobody has given him, does not relent; he is covered in cuts and bruises, his lip is split and bleeding, and one of his knees is virtually useless, but no matter how many times Ansem attacks and tries to wrest control from the boy, he continues to fight. Impossibly, infuriatingly, Riku pushes Ansem back into the Darkness once more, but even as he sinks back into the deepest recesses of Riku's heart and again becomes contained, he knows that it has not been a total victory for the boy.
"There will be a price, Riku. There is always a price." There are consequences for diving that deeply, and it is impossible for him to remain unchanged.
"It's worth it." Ansem does not know why Riku still clings to the idea of that boy so fervently. But Ansem does know where the Keyblade hero's fight will eventually take him, and he knows that Riku cannot keep himself away from that irritating boy as easily as he thinks he can. He knows that the Keyblade hero will eventually return to this City and the Castle above, and if Riku follows him (as Ansem knows he will), then an opportunity will present itself.
x
Kingdom Hearts is massive and pulsing with power, slowly built up for over a decade by his Nobody. Ansem has no intention of joining again with his other half, but the fact that the Nobody who calls himself Xemnas was the creator of this heart-moon does not preclude Ansem from desiring it. Riku is the one that shields the Keyblade hero, the Princess, and the animals from the explosion the man who calls himself "the Wise" creates, but Ansem is the one who pulls his body (and when Ansem has succeeded, it will be his instead of that silly little boy's) closer to the hearts, ever-reaching until the end for the power they contain.
x
Riku's first thought when he regains consciousness: I'm alive.
His second one: He's gone.