[ No, he can't. His control over it has gotten better, that much is true. But to be in complete control of it... to have mastered it in a sense... no, he hasn't and he knows this, even when he went to face off against Roxas prior to coming to this world.
His darkness, of course, tries to convince him that there is no light within him to pluck at and bring to the forefront of his mind. The dawn? The dawn was what he wanted to walk, wasn't it? To choose neither light nor dark and yet... darkness is always there, isn't it? But he had been tricked before, thinking that the light could destroy him, that the darkness was something to be afraid of and yet... there is no light here, is there? It's why he blinds himself from it. He can't use it... he doesn't... deserve it.
But it's that thought that brings a warm but gentle breeze to mind and it has his eyes open somewhat as he remembers... he remembers that warmth.
A shake of his head, Riku thrusts a hand out to try and shove Arden away as he turns to have his back face him, clutching his head with eyes peeking through his fingers that cover his blindfold before, slowly, the darkness begins to recede much as the ice had.
Taking a moment, he swallows thickly, breathing heavy, hair spilling over his neck and just... trying to remain calm... trying to let everything settle. ]
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His darkness, of course, tries to convince him that there is no light within him to pluck at and bring to the forefront of his mind. The dawn? The dawn was what he wanted to walk, wasn't it? To choose neither light nor dark and yet... darkness is always there, isn't it? But he had been tricked before, thinking that the light could destroy him, that the darkness was something to be afraid of and yet... there is no light here, is there? It's why he blinds himself from it. He can't use it... he doesn't... deserve it.
But it's that thought that brings a warm but gentle breeze to mind and it has his eyes open somewhat as he remembers... he remembers that warmth.
A shake of his head, Riku thrusts a hand out to try and shove Arden away as he turns to have his back face him, clutching his head with eyes peeking through his fingers that cover his blindfold before, slowly, the darkness begins to recede much as the ice had.
Taking a moment, he swallows thickly, breathing heavy, hair spilling over his neck and just... trying to remain calm... trying to let everything settle. ]