[ Getting that close to a successful strike only to fall short of the mark... Riku's lips peel back from his teeth, grit against the low and animal grunt he makes in frustration. Fighters less experienced with throwing themselves up against impossible odds might have despaired - or sighed in relief when the spirit peels off.
Riku stands up straighter, loosens his wrist with a flicked swing of his chipped broadsword, sends the blade pointing out at his side when Vanitas takes off after them. The attack Vanitas uses is well known to him, a powerful tool he learned first when the Seeker of Darkness had taken control of his body and something he had continued to use long since.
When he jumps into the fray, he knows where to go. He may not be able to reach his Keyblade, but he has his Darkness, he has the Light burning in his breast, he has this battered blade and a promise to keep. He charges after, slips to the side or ducks for what he knows is coming - for every time Vanitas surges out of a dark portal to carve a path of destruction.
This is a dance Riku knows well. If he can't distract, then he seeks to batter the spirit into Vanitas's path, to goad them to be where he expects Vanitas to charge next. ]
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[ Getting that close to a successful strike only to fall short of the mark... Riku's lips peel back from his teeth, grit against the low and animal grunt he makes in frustration. Fighters less experienced with throwing themselves up against impossible odds might have despaired - or sighed in relief when the spirit peels off.
Riku stands up straighter, loosens his wrist with a flicked swing of his chipped broadsword, sends the blade pointing out at his side when Vanitas takes off after them. The attack Vanitas uses is well known to him, a powerful tool he learned first when the Seeker of Darkness had taken control of his body and something he had continued to use long since.
When he jumps into the fray, he knows where to go. He may not be able to reach his Keyblade, but he has his Darkness, he has the Light burning in his breast, he has this battered blade and a promise to keep. He charges after, slips to the side or ducks for what he knows is coming - for every time Vanitas surges out of a dark portal to carve a path of destruction.
This is a dance Riku knows well. If he can't distract, then he seeks to batter the spirit into Vanitas's path, to goad them to be where he expects Vanitas to charge next. ]