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[stilldontgotit]

[Things have been pretty stressful recently, between his argument with Xion, Vanitas' surprise attack on Axel, and the impending possibility that he could strike again. Fortunately, with Sora's return to Luceti, Riku's feeling a bit better today, and he'll be spending the evening out and about. Aqua's still kidnapped, which means he'll have to work on his magic on his own, but the battle dome can wait a bit.

For now, he'll chill by the fountain with his journal in hand. Even with everything cooling down, Riku's got a lot on his mind, and one question in particular's been bugging him.]

[Filtered from Known Villains]

Seems like we've got a few new threats to worry about. I'm sure that with the Blue Rogues and Brave Vesperia on the job, it'll be pretty safe, but doesn't it bug anyone that we can't do more to stop them? All we can really do is hold them back. Even death's just a temporary solution.

[He sighs. Mostly, he's just venting.]

Anyway, there's something I've been wondering. How many of you come from worlds where light and darkness actually means something? And by that I mean more than just lamps and shadows.

Comments

[1week-wizard.livejournal.com]

Exceptionally so, in the right hands.

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Heh, not surprised. Is there any stigma that goes with it? All I've ever heard about the darkness is that it's dangerous.

[Well, up until Castle Oblivion, where he embraced it without letting it consume him. Even Mickey was cool with that.]

[1week-wizard.livejournal.com]

Well, the idea behind darkness is that it obscures what lies within it. And we are naturally xenophobic, regardless of species or world of origin. We fear what lies within the darkness. That is what gives it its power.

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Good point. I guess the real problem's what lurks inside the darkness, not darkness itself.

Just about everyone's got some darkness in them.

[1week-wizard.livejournal.com]

Precisely.

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Still, I find it kind of funny that darkness in my world's so dangerous.

[1week-wizard.livejournal.com]

Well it is that way by nature in most worlds...

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Light's just as strong, if not stronger. I bet if someone used light to hurt others, it'd get the job done.

But that's not how it usually works.

[1week-wizard.livejournal.com]

Some people have. Have you heard of the Light of Judgement?

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Light of Judgment? Can't say I have.

[1week-wizard.livejournal.com]

It's a spell I read about recently. A beam of light that is powerful enough to rend entire continents in twain.

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Entire continents... That's some power.

[1week-wizard.livejournal.com]

Yes. And the lengths one would go to in order to wield it are extraordinary. Only an individual who truly only lives for destruction could possibly have the will to complete that much.