[...At which point Riku comes in, quickly spotting the rising shade and slowly unsheathes the sword at his belt. He was glad he'd taken Roxas's advice. Now he'd get a chance to try it out. Riku carefully took up his typical battle stance, one hand stretched towards his opponent with his other held over his head, pointing the sword towards the shade. His breathing seemed slightly off.]

Oh good. I'm not late to the party.