Mindgames [Active, Closed]

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Character(s): Sora and Riku
Content: Sora and Riku, both affected by the fog, lose themselves to the virus and a fight ensues!
Setting: Jogo da Crianca park
Time: Week 26, Night, late in the week, just after sunset.
Warnings: VIOLENCE

Again the fog had rolled in, and swirling trails were left behind Riku as he walked into the park. His heart pounded as he looked through the fog with narrowed eyes. A combination of anger and anxiety pulsed through his veins, and the adrenaline was starting to run as thick as the fog. If Sora really had betrayed them, then a battle was likely. He had to stop Sora, here and now, before he hurt anyone. Before he made some of the same mistakes Riku knew he had. His fingertips tingled with the power of Way to the Dawn, within reach whenever he needed it.

It would be easy to hide in the fog. As he approached, he put his hand in his pocket, fingering the strip of black cloth sitting on top of everything else he carried. Riku knew he'd need it. He breathed in deeply, trying to detect any hint of darkness with his now-dulled senses.

He sensed nothing, just that his heart raced faster. Riku balled a fist before flexing his fingers.

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"You wanted to see me, Riku?!" Sora called out as he entered the area where Riku was. Sora seemed to be a bit on edge for some reason.

He wasn't sure why Riku wanted to talk, but whatever it was, he was wrong. Sora hadn't done anything out of the ordinary the last few days, nothing that warranted anything like this.

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Just because he couldn't smell the darkness Sora must have held didn't mean it wasn't there. Riku knew that sense wasn't what it used to be. Afterall, seeing was believing. And he knew what he saw.

"Yeah." He eyed Sora from a lowered face. "I've seen the coat. Wanna tell me what's going on?"

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Or it could mean that it wasn't there, but all things considered, it seemed that logic has taken a vacation today.

"Coat? What coat?" Sora replied, glaring at Riku, he wasn't usually the type to try and make up stories.

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"Don't play dumb, Sora," he growled. "I know what you've been hiding."

Riku stepped several steps closer. "What are you doing in the Organization?"

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"I'm not hiding anything! Why would you think I was in the Organization?!"

Sora just continued to glare at Riku. What was Riku thinking?! Did he honestly think Sora would be a part of the bad guys. That was more like something Riku would do.

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"I saw you." He took another step closer, right into what would be about anyone's personal space, glaring down at Sora.

"Weren't you wondering who was following you yesterday? You sure seemed to close that Dark Corridor pretty fast."

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He didn't back down, and just glared right back at Riku. "Nobody was following me yesterday! I was in the apartment all day! And I can't use Dark Corridors!"

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"I saw you, Sora. Caught, red-handed." At this point Riku had stepped so close he looked straight down at Sora. With a snarl and his tone low, he continued, "Fess up, Sora. You figured out how to use darkness. Tell me. Right now. What you're planning. Because if this is some spy thing, I need to know. If not... Either way, I'm getting answers now."

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"You didn't see anything, Riku! There was nothing to see!" Sora still just matched Riku's glare. "I can't use Darkness like that, you know that! I'm not like you." There was a hint of venom in Sora's voice.

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"I can't do that anymore, wise guy, or else we'd all be HOME now. Which brings up another question. Why AREN'T we home, Sora? Your so-called 'Door to Light' just led us to Castle Oblivion." Riku shoved Sora back a little. "To darkness."

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Sora just shoved Riku right back, "So you're saying this is my fault? Don't be stupid, Riku! You know I'd never do that!"

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Riku shoved Sora away. Hard this time. "I've seen a lot of things lately I thought you'd never do. Just proves you aren't the person i thought you were."

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Sora stumbled backward when Riku shoved him again, landing hard on the ground. He looked up at Riku, blinking tears out of his eyes and glaring at him once again.

"What do you mean by that? I haven't done anything!"

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He knows what he's done. Riku looked down at Sora with a look of disgust. "What's wrong? Giving up already?" he huffed. "Look at you, faking tears like some little kid. You're not winning any points." The youth scuffed the ground, letting a few tiny pebbles roll up to the younger boy.

"And I thought you were stronger than that."

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"'F-faking?' What's gotten into you Riku?!" Sora got back off the ground and pointed accusingly at Riku, "If you think you can mess with my head, it won't work"

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"Wouldn't that be something if I could?" Riku gestured. "It'd be a taste of your own medicine. Fact is you're just to scared to try to take me face to face!"

With readied fingers Riku held his arm out slightly at his side.

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"My own medicine? What are you talking about?" The fact that Riku seemed adamant to blame Sora for something he wasn't doing was grating on Sora's nerves.

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"Man, you're thick. I've told you several times already. You. Organization coat. And I heard..." And Riku paused, realizing something.

"Y'know, the last time I saw you, coat and all, I heard another voice. And it sounded just like Kairi." He stepped menacingly close. "Where is she?"

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"I'm not part of the Organization! How many times do I have to say it." Sora replied. The next thing Riku said gave Sora pause, what was Riku implying. "I don't know where she is, Riku!"

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"You were the one who first pointed out she was gone. What'd you do with her, Sora? Toss her into a Dark Corridor?"

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"Even if I could use Darkness like that, I wouldn't do anything like that to Kairi. Besides, if anyone is using Darkness here, it's you!"

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"Funny. I call you here to make sure you don't go down the same road I did. And here you are, saying I'd be stupid enough to do it again." Riku glared at Sora, then shook his head. "I'll do whatever it takes to keep Kairi safe."

He closed his eyes and held out his hand. "This is for your own good, Sora." Into his hand Way to the Dawn appeared. "You and for Kairi."

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Sora gasped and also summoned his Keyblade, though this time he had Oathkeeper equipped, and not Oblivion, like he usually uses here in the city. What had gotten into Riku? Whatever it was, Sora was confidant he could save Riku from it's hold.

Sora got on guard and prepared for whatever Riku was about to throw at him.

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Riku used his free hand to pull out his blindfold, tucking one end behind his left ear before puling it across his eyes to repeat the process. He could sense Sora in front of him. There was no chance his corrupted friend could ambush him in the fog.

He took up his readied stance, one hand outstretched. He flipped it over, beckoning him on with his fingers.

"What are you waiting for? Scared 'cuz you're caught?"

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"I can't be caught for something that didn't happen, Riku!"

Sora really didn't want to get into a fight with Riku, but if he was making the same mistakes again, and had fallen into Darkness again, then, well, what else what there for him to do?

He ran toward Riku, trying to build up the momentum in his first swing before it connected.

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"Sure, just keep lying!" A split second later, Riku began his dash towards Sora, bringing his sword arm around behind him until they got close. At that point, Riku ducked down into a slide, the dew on the fake grass letting his shoes slip perfectly and nearly soundlessly. He brought his Keyblade up to the level of Sora's calves. If it contacted, at best, he'd disable his opponent. If not, but it still connected, he'd at least manage to trip Sora.

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Sora hadn't been expecting that.

He had been expecting for Riku to at least try to counter his attack, if not actually connecting the hit. So the lack of resistance against the Keyblade coupled with Riku's attack connecting with his legs sent Sora tumbling in the grass.

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Riku felt the impact of shin against Keyblade. There was no crunch. There was no cry. There was nothing to indicate that Sora had broken any bones.

But he did trip. Riku would settle for that. His pant legs wet from the dew, he rolled to his side and pushed up with his free hand. As soon as he slid to a stop, he charged Sora again, Keyblade held in both hands like a lancer planning to catch his rival with the point of his weapon.

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Sora righted himself just in time to see Riku charging at him. So he scrambled to his feet, Keyblade held up to try and guard himself from Riku's next attack.

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The tip of Way to the Dawn impacted Sora's Keyblade and slid upward, crossing the two blades in a flash of light. Riku pushed down hard, using his height to his advantage and trying to force Sora back to the ground.

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Sora pushes against Riku's Keyblade with his own, hoping that Riku would eventually give him some sort of opening.

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Sora wasn’t backing down, and while Riku knew he had the greater arm strength, Sora had the better foothold. Riku instead thrust Way to the Dawn upward, using the edge of the horn to try to catch the edge of Sora's Keyblade.

The delicate blade portion of Oathkeeper would fit nicely into that notch between wing and horn...

And if so, it was a matter of ripping it out of Sora's hands. Though Sora was excellent at resummoning his Keyblade, it would buy Riku a brief but precious opening.