dreamsofaheroicsoldier ★ skullsjr ★ anjiruhyure ★ dematerializes ★ lovelyolette
-- descended into Darkness.
Grey. That was all he could see as he blinked up at the overcast skies that enveloped this foreign city. Being a village bumpkin much too acquainted to the sun-kissed afternoons and the soothing noise of waves, seeing a dulled mosaic of busied faces and hearing wheels grind against metal rails were a few things he would have to adjust to in the meantime. Cities were never much to the Keyblader's liking, and he loathed it whenever the Roads Between worlds placed him such realms; but he would have to trust these otherworldly powers in the meantime, hoping that the places he was trekking through would eventually lead him towards the Light.
Easing himself into one of the city's many catacombs, he passed by a couple of putrid garbage cans and managed to end up in the city's main square -- or one of many, at least. Shifting his eyes left and right as he walked over towards the plaza, Riku couldn't sense any traces of Darkness that lay within area's surfaces. All seemed to be at peace, despite the gloomy atmosphere. Much too focused on the streets and their gum-ridden sidewalks, the silverette had bumped into someone at the process. Taking a quick, automated step backward, Riku turned to look at the stranger straight in the eye.
"Sorry about that," he said plainly, if not casually. While he wouldn't want to admit it, he had managed to run into quite a lot of people (or creatures) whenever he was so wrapped up in his thoughts, looking for vile traces of the Dark. "S'not everyday that I get to see a place that looks so...sad..."
