Conceived In Darkness

Kingdom Hearts Conceived In Darkness by Vash/RikuDawntreader/PrettySephy Disclaimer: I own no one from the Kingdom Hearts series. --------------------------------------------------------- -Chapter 16- "You can't do this," Kadaj drew his sword, rushing at the strong man who stood between him and Dark as the cruel man placed Riku back onto the carousel. "The child growing inside you will have power beyond even my dreams," Dark told Riku, ignoring Kadaj for the moment, "It is most fortunate for him that you have come here. I shall raise him as my own. And when he is ready, he shall work in my shadow." "My son will never be your slave," Riku vowed, crying out in agony as the carousel came to a halt at the onset of labor. "Hurry up," Dark demanded, impatiently. "Or must I place you on the carousel once more." "Do that, and you won't get the heir you so desperately seek," Riku warned. He closed his eyes, focusing on remembering how he had once opened pathways through the darkness. He felt the pathway open in his abdomen, an odd sensation to be sure. He reached into it and grasped the child, drawing it out into the world along with the afterbirth. Weakened from the effort, he could not stop Dark from taking the child from his arms and placing him on the carousel. ***** "We heard Riku was here," Sora told Jack Sparrow as soon as he, Donald, and Goofy were safely aboard the Black Pearl. "He was," Jack nodded, "until a young man who looked like his twin sailed up to us, just as bold as could be, and sped off with him." "That must've been Sephiroth's Heartless," Sora realized. "Any idea where they were going?" "None," Jack admitted. "Only that we're sailing in the same general direction that they were. If luck is on our side, we'll either catch up with them or land at the same port they did." ***** Dark grinned at the boy who lay on the revolving carousel, aging before his eyes as the ride's magic did it's work. "Now," he said, as he turned and faced Riku, "we don't need you anymore." He raised his hand to strike a killing blow, But at that moment, a burst of dark energy struck him, knocking him to the ground. Getting to his feet, Dark turned to see who it was who would dare attack him. Standing beside the now-empty carousel was a young man who resembled Maleficent for the most part, except that his skin was a paler, more attractive shade of green and he had Riku's eyes. "How dare you attack your own father," Dark demanded. "I know in my heart who my true father is," the unnamed man answered, stepping between Dark and Riku, "and I, Yamiki, won't let you hurt him." "Nor will I," Kadaj vowed, taking a stand alongside Riku's self-named son. ***** "Looks like we might be in luck after all," Jack said, pointing at the boat anchored not far off from what looked like a seaside carnival. "That's the ship your friend went off in."