( aliunde history )

Arriving in Aliunde was the last thing Riku expected after a few months back on Destiny Islands. He, however, adapted quickly to the new landscape and new people. Helen Magnus was the first person that he met, and who eventually became something of a beacon of generosity for him during his stay. She allowed him to stay at the Aliunde Sanctuary, as he needed a safe haven to stay in, and settled comfortably alongside Will Zimmerman, Kate Freelander, Hellboy, Magnus Martinsson, and Elizabeth 'Liz' Sherman. He decided to stay, but would not accept without some sort of repayment--as a result, he often cooks and does menial chores around the Sanctuary. Along that vein, by meeting Desmond Miles a few times (and voicing his distaste for the Head Doctor), he was recruited for the Aliunde Brotherhood. With Ezio as his mentor, the rest of the Brotherhood (Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Fenris, Rikku, Kate Freelander and Desmond himself) gave Riku a new sort of training and advantage that he never got to learn at home, and likely would have never learned.

He also managed to secure a job at a local cafe, meeting Charles Xavier. As a result, he began to be tutored by Yu Narukami (called Souji by Riku's request and confusion) in academics, hoping to re-enter school once he was finished catching up on the two years he'd been absent.