If I'm not mistaken I've murdered you twice before my dear

[animusmods]

Characters: any
Setting: all around the Tower; please specify the date and location in your subject header!
Format: any/party-style
Summary: A second general mingle log for characters to encounter monsters.
Warnings: PG-13; please include any more detailed warnings in your threads if necessary.

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[justabignobody]

[No, he hasn't notice (and though he should be worried that he hadn't, should probably be berating himself for not noticing, right this second he can't bring himself to care), but the surprise doesn't show when he turns not too long after Shion makes his accusation. What shows instead is steel and tension in his face and overwhelming guilt in his eyes because try as he might, he can't hide the grief he is feeling, not anymore, or the fact that Shion isn't the only one blaming him for this.]

I know.

[He was meant to protect her, he had wanted to, had been determined to make sure that she would have to go through as little as possible, that he would prevent as much as he could, but his intentions and wishes just don't matter at all in the face of his failure. There is absolutely no excuse he can make or that he is planing to make for that matter; excuses are no good and he has never been one for making them anyways. Or one to put blame where it doesn't belong, not anymore.

He doesn't say anymore though and just studies Shion, waiting to see what the other will do... and just hopes that he won't attack him, more for Shion's than for his own sake.]

[ooc: So sorry about the late; I wasn't sure until now if there was any need to retcon this since the barricade thread was still ongoing and it looked for a while like Yu was going to die as well. orz]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion's words are for himself as much as they are for Riku, and his eyes blazed with anger when Riku doesn't speak anymore, doesn't offer any explanation.

Instead he just lets out a cry of rage and throws himself at Riku, luckily he is unarmed, but that doesn't stop him fighting with fists and feet, needing to hurt someone for what had happened to Xion.]

((OOC: No worries! Hope this is alright))

[justabignobody]

[What explanation could he offer - he arrived too late to do anything, but watch as the monsters attacked, he hadn't even seen Xion until after she had fallen... and that's his fault for being too late, for not pushing himself hard enough.

He dodges backwards when Shion comes flying, easily evading the other even as they move into knee-deep waters - he really doesn't want this fight, but as guilty as he feels, he has no intention of letting himself get beat up... at least not by Shion.]

[savedbyasong]

[The water doesn't seem to give Shion pause, despite the fact he still is not the best swimmer. He span round and launched himself at Riku again, aiming for his throat and kicking at his knee, trying to make him fall]

[justabignobody]

[Riku sidesteps him, frowning - he wants to end this fight without hurting the other if he can, but if this goes on he will have to become more offensive.]

...Trying to fight me isn't going to bring her back.

[Not to mention that he doubts that Xion would ever want that.]

[savedbyasong]

[He just made a noise that was almost like a growl and leaped at him again, kicking out again] No it won't.

[justabignobody]

[For a moment it looks like Riku is backing away again... but then from one second to the next, Darkness wraps around him and he has disappeared from the spot he was just standing on.

He reappears just as quickly somewhere behind Shion, now back on dry land rather than in the water.]

I don't want to hurt you.

[He really doesn't. But he won't be dodging from now on either.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion doesn't seem to have even heard him. He made a sound of annoyance when Riki fisappeared from in front of him and span to follow, rushing him again.]

[justabignobody]

[Riku grimaces slightly for a second before his expression becomes blank and he just ducks low as he sidesteps Shion, his right arm shooting out the moment Shion passes him, aiming to hit him in the small of his back and send him to the ground.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion tried to spin to follow him, and got hit in the back instead, he stumbled, falling to the ground though he just gritted his teeth and got up again. His anger growing]

[justabignobody]

[Rising back to his feet Riku turns to Shion, his face still blank and almost totally unreadable.]

This is neither the time nor place to fight me, nor is this a fight you stand any chance to win. Stand down, Shion.

[That will be the last warning he's getting.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion shook with anger, unable to control the rage, the need to destroy Riku, to destroy himself. To hurt everything that hurt Xion, to burn down the world in grief.

Despite the fact she would be back. It didn't matter. He was beyond standing down.] I can't... [A pained whisper before he threw himself at Riku again]

[justabignobody]

[Riku can sense the coiling of the Darkness in the room, can taste the bitter burn of uncontrolled rage in the back of his throat - he had warned Shion of that, hadn't he? - can see the openings other leaves him in his charge and for all that he doesn't want this fight, he has no qualms to work with what he is given.

He goes low again, but this time he is going for a swipe of his leg to trip Shion and send him to the ground a second time. If it works, the moment Shion tries to get back on his feet again, he'll find himself facing the tip of a Keyblade.

Riku has warned him. He is done playing.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion crashed to the floor again, and turned to get up, pausing as he saw the keyblade. His eyes glinted dangerously again and he tried to roll, lashing out with his feet to try and trip Riku up.]

[justabignobody]

[It's not going to end well at this rate, Riku knows, and if Shion doesn't stay down soon, he will have to injure him more seriously than a few scraps from falling into the sand.

Riku closes his eyes and presses his lips together as he takes a step back to dodge Shion's attack, thinking. There is one more option left to explore before it comes to the worst and Riku really hopes this at least will work as he swings his Keyblade to cast his magic.]

Sleep!

[Never before has he been this glad that Terra has insisted on teaching him status magic.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion tried to get up again, but before he could do so the magic hit him and he fell back to the sand, the anger leaving his face as his eyes closed and he slept.]

[justabignobody]

[Riku sighs in relieve as his shoulders slump a little and he dismisses Way to the Dawn. Between Xion's death and this 'fight', the night has left him feeling utterly drained - to a point where he doesn't even want to make a stand against the monsters anymore.

It's pointless, all of it is, because right now they are dancing to Ruana's tune and Riku is just so sick of all of it. He's never missed home more than he does now, never longed more for the feeling of sand beneath his shoes and the sound of waves breaking ashore surrounding him this much and this floor can't make up for it either, because non of what's here is real.

He just stands there for a moment, starring down at Shion, for the first time in a long while truly feeling the cracks and fractures the tower has left on him before he exhales sharply, determined to pull himself together.

Focus on the living.

The sleep spell is going to wear off soon, he knows, but while h could just slip away now in that knowledge, he refuses to risk Shion being found by a monster now - however slim that chance may be. Right now there are only bad and worse choices though, because taking Shion into a Dark Corridor is risky too given the current condition of his heart and after a moment Riku just decides to sit down behind Shion and wait for him to stir. The moment he awakens, he will be gone.]