Quote Originally Posted by eternal essence
"i'm fine. It's just hard. I wish i could travel like i wanted to. Where I was free. Not bound by anything, not a slave."

Sora looked puzzled "and you're not free now?"

"something happened after i closed myself in. I wasn't completely free from the darkness, something was inside me. some darkness remained"

"What darkness? you're free from ansem."

"I chose the wrong path long before i met ansem. Unfortunately, i can't seem to get off it."

"Then why aren't you trying to kill me?"

"Because most of me is back. But some of the darkness remains."

The girl cleared her throat "But darkness is in every heart, no matter how pure."

Riku shook his head "But how many people can control it? turn it into power." Then his clothes changed into those that sora had seen before. The same garments that riku had worn when they fought in hallow bastion. But then they changed back. "I can do it at will but after a while the thoughts come back."

Sora looked about ready to say something but riku stopped him, had he heard footsteps?
*Skyblade walks out of the shadows near Sora, Riku, Goofy, and Donald*

"You are wrong, Riku. You are not a slave to the darkness, nor to Ansem: You are a slave only to the fears and insecurities in your own heart. After your journey, you have learned to harness your darkness, yet still you fear it; still you fail to realize the truth. Darkness is something you need not fear. Until you realize why you need not fear the darkness, you will be in danger from those very fears..."