http://burning-remnant.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] burning-remnant.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] lucetilogs2008-03-13 08:51 pm

Burning the Yellow Brick Road

Who: Axel & Riku & Aros
What: "Collecting" another member for the trip to Oz.
When: Presently
Where: The woods
Summary: Axel meets with Riku and invites him to join Axel and Aros on their trip to the Malnosso.
Rating: Possibly PG-13 for language?

"Still have that fighting spirit, huh?"

It never ceased to amuse Axel how easy it was for a Nobody to sneak up on someone. Even the most alert soul could be taken off guard; it said something, something grim about the nature of their nonexistence, but fortunately Axel wasn't exactly in a position to be disheartened by that thought. In another world, at another time, Riku probably would have been one of the few people upon whom he could not pull such a trick -- but here, in this place, it was easy. He stood back, face shadowed in the hood of his coat, but made no move to attack. He was curious to see if Riku would come willingly (even though, with his coat and his smirk and his cold eyes, he might as well have said, "Hey kid, I've got some candy in my van.")

[identity profile] way-to-midnight.livejournal.com 2008-03-23 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Aros crawled forward on all fours... his hollow yellow orbs never leaving Riku's face. He didn't recognize him... which meant that he wasn't the Riku in Sora's memories. That... stirred something in the heartless, but before that he needed to deal with the toy being pointed at him. He hissed, and opened one of his talons wide. There was no need to attack Riku, not here, not yet, but he could still put out a warning.

In one swift movement (for if nothing else, Aros was fast) he rushed clean past Riku, pulling Soul Eater from the others hands. He spun as he completed the movement, his yellow orbs staring blankly back at the other two, Soul Eater firmly gripped in one of his talons.