Nobody

By: Lynxionia

Author's Note: I made a mistake in the last chapter in the author's note. The way I told you guys about the OC's name made you probably think that the voice that Riku heard was the OC and it's not, the voice that Riku heard IS NOT the OC. And in the "Deep Dive" video, we all know that the person on top of the tower is Riku. But for my stories purposes, the one on the ground is Riku instead. Just to clear that up. Sorry!

Disclaimers: No, I don't own anything I use in this story…except the original character.

Chapter 3: Königereich Herz

Riku's Perspective

The rain fell like ice on the black paved roads of the city. My black boots splashed in the puddles that littered the street and the raindrops made small ripples as they met the ground. I had only reached the city a few hours ago and it had begun to rain hard. My black full-length leather coat was soaked but it still kept me dry. The thunder's voice raced across the sky and then lit up with lighting.

Yet, as I walked through these rain-drenched streets, I could feel something that wasn't right. There was something in the aura surrounding this city that was out of place. There seemed to be…a presents that wasn't welcome, but what was it? And to add to the confusion, there were no people of any kind. Every house, building, and road was deserted and bare. The city was extremely large and the buildings almost too tall. Yet, even though no life was to be found, every billboard, streetlight, and candle was lit up and shining bright, but their light was blurred by the black color of the buildings they wished to illuminate.

Such a strange sight it was, but as I thought about it, this was the city of darkness. Why shouldn't it be a little backwards?

As I continued to walk, I came upon the city square, which was lit up with a seemingly brighter light than the rest of the city. And as I studied this place at which I stood I couldn't help but ask myself, "What is this place?"

When the words escaped my lips I caught movement off to my right. I turned to see a swarm of heartless emerge from the rain soaked ground around me. I just stood there watching them all appear, until they numbered in the millions. But still I stood my ground as they just stood there waiting for the chance to attack. If they wanted me, then they would have to fight to the death.

And so, I told them the only thing I needed to say, "Come."

At my worlds they flew forwards at me with a horrible screech as I wiped out my keyblades, ready to fight. Slash right, slash left. Another heartless vanquished with every swing or stroke filled with my hearts power. The heartless jumped up into the air hoping to catch me off guard. Never. I jumped up into the air and swung left, then swung right. I pushed off of one of the heartless and hurdled the keyblade in my left hand at the heartless higher than my reach. My keyblade hit all its marks and came spinning back down where I caught it again. The heartless closed the gap I had been standing in, forcing me to flip back on to the stairs leading into a rather large building.

That was when I felt it. Someone's presence was near me, very near. I felt out for its source and slowly I tilted my head towards the top of the skyscraper I stood upon. And the sight I saw amazed me. On top of this brightly lit building I saw a black figure standing tall. It had a black full-length coat on, almost exactly like mine and it was looking down on me. Who is it? Could it be a friend? Or foe?

I looked back at the heartless around the building that were beginning to advance again. I would just have to find out who this figure was and there was only one way to do that. I looked back up to the top of the building and saw that the person was still there, so I began to run up the building towards the top where the figure awaits. Heartless tried to stand in my path but their attempts were short lived as I slashed them out of my way and continued to run. Many heartless followed me from behind but they could not keep up with my run and they were left behind. I was getting closer and closer to the top when a few heartless from behind began to catch up. I swung out at one of the heartless that had jumped in front of me and it vanished from my swing.

Yet, when I was no more than fifteen yards away from the top, the figure standing up there threw out something bright in front of the building before my eyes. As I looked closer at the spinning object I recognized it almost instantly. A keyblade. I looked back at the figure then at the still spinning keyblade. And at that moment the strangest thing happened. The figure jumped from the building with arms stretched out wide and grabbed the spinning keyblade in mid air and began speeding towards the ground to the awaiting heartless. And as they did so, the very clouds above us seemed to part and behind them were thousands of falling stars.

And as the figure neared my running form, all time once again seemed to slow as I ran up and the figure sped down. My head turned to look at the person and all I could see was a thin smile on the person's lips as we passed each other.

When we finally passed one another, time went back to normal and the figure continued their trek down the building as I continued mine upwards. The person held their keyblade ready to strike, but when they reached the heartless they didn't even have to swing to vanquish them. Instead, they let themselves fall right through them and I watched the heartless vanish when the figure merely pasted them by. I got to the top of the building, turned around, and began to run back down towards the ground. The figure below me made their way to the bottom of the building, flipped off the steps, and landed on the ground effortlessly. Then, with keyblade held high the person swung it around and gripped the handle hard before plunging it into the wet street upon which they stood. As the tip of the keyblade hit the ground, a bright light emerged from the ground and spread like water over the already wet surface. And every heartless the light took was destroyed along with the darkness they represented, but as they vanished beneath the light they screamed one coherent word, "Weiß".

With the heartless gone I pushed off the building and landed easily on the ground no more than ten yards away from my mysterious acquaintance. The person had their back turned and their keyblade still hung from their black-gloved hand. The rain was still falling upon us as we stood in utter silence. I didn't know what to say or what to do. What did this person want from me? And why did they have a keyblade?

As I let my mind fill with questions, the figure turned its head towards me and it was the first time I got a look at their face. And I noticed that the person's eyes were covered from sight and that the only thing visible on them was their nose and mouth, even their hands were covered. In the darkness around us it was impossible for me to see details of any kind and the rain made it even worse.

Even though I couldn't see their eyes, I could still tell that they were looking at me. I didn't let my body move or back down, I stayed where I was and refused to be intimidated. But I was caught off guard when they spoke to me in a low voice.

"I see you chose the light."

I was in awe of their statement.