Disclaimer: I don't own either Legend of Dragoon or Dissidia: Final Fantasy.

(A/N): Alright had an idea for another story and due to a certain someone being so hyped for it, I figured I'd write the first chapter and post rather than write it and hold on to it. There wasn't room in the summary so I'm telling you now. THIS IS AN OC FOCUSED STORY. With characters from Final Fantasy. The lore and world is mostly Legend of Dragoon though with random things from Final Fantasy thrown in for good measure. Monsters from both games will be appearing so no saying Flans or something didn't exist in Endiness.

Disc 1: The Unholy Kingdom

Chapter I

In the snowy city of Narshe a little girl of six with wavy blonde hair ran through the streets after her friends. Her parents had bundled her in thick red pants with a poofy red coat, which she unzipped revealing a white shirt underneath. She was "it" and just had to catch and tag one of her friends, it was the only thing that mattered in her mind at the moment. Narshe was a mining town, able to produce a vast amount of magicite for the Kingdom of Dalmasca. Thanks to the large magicite mine Narshe was able to live prosperously. Traveling merchants would always stop by to refill their stock of the common magical item while selling the citizens of the town food supplies. To the kids playing hide-and-seek, that didn't matter to them, they were too busy having fun. They knew that back at their home was a warm drink and an even warmer hug from their parents. For the group of seven children all that mattered was having fun and making sure to stay out of the grown-ups way so as to not get yelled at.

Taking a look down an alleyway the little girl spotted one of her friend's blue hood sticking up of the top of the crates. Violet eyes honed in on the fur lined hood and the little girl walked as quietly as should could over the snow trying not to make it crunch under her weight. Just as she was about to round the corner and tag her friend, no longer being "it" and have her turn at hiding, her foot shifted causing her to slip and start falling to the ground. Subconsciously the little girl reached for her magic power blasted a bit of wind magic at the ground softening her landing. Scrambling up as fast as she could, unaffected from her fall, she looked around for her friend and spotted him running out of the alley. A childish grin came over the girls face and she chased after the boy. Coming out to the busy streets near the mine the little girl tried her best to run after her friend that was dodging through the crowd with ease. Even with her petite frame she had a harder time trying to get through without bumping into anyone carrying a large crate or pushing a heavy cart.

Finally after what felt like hours the little girl was able to catch up to the boy and tapped him on the shoulder. With a moan the little boy smiled at his friend, she had caught him far and square and now it was his turn. While the boy counted to ten as per the laws of the game the little girl ran off in search of a hiding spot. Ducking through alleyways and past people she found a spot between the inn and general shop. A light giggle leaves the girl. Happy with her hiding spot she bunkers down between the two buildings, it was a tight fit but she was able to squeeze in.

As she waited in the spot between the two buildings she felt the air around her heat up. Snow on the ground started to melt into water quickly turning into steam. Behind the girl flames started to lick the wood of the inn. At both ends of her hiding spot flames blocked her path. She was trapped between the flaming inn and the general store that had still yet to catch fire. In only a matter of seconds the inn was consumed in flicking fire. Out of the fire came a small creature no larger than the little girl, in fact they were the same height. Lavender fur covered its body the tips of the fur black, its eyes a blood red color. It walked on two legs like a human but had an animalistic look in its eyes. A look that called for blood and destruction. The creature's fur was un-singed by the fire, the thing itself seemed uncaring that it was walking through fire. Claws that looked sharp enough to tear through metal dripped with crimson blood. Pulling back its fist the creature punched through the few fallen boards of the inn and pulled out a charred body of some unfortunate soul. Whoever the person was, they were still alive and in suffering. A grin spread across the creatures face as it dragged on of the sharp claws down the torso of the burnt human. The little girl tried to cover her ears to stop the noise but she couldn't move her arms. She was forced to listen to the cries of pain coming from the injured person as the creature played with its new toy. All around her the girl could hear new screams of pain call out to the moonless night sky. Terra started to scream in unison with the voices around her, the only way to stop the sounds of the others. A loud laughter rang out amongst all the cries of pain; the creature was enjoying listening to the sounds that echoed against the mountain walls


Terra woke up drenched in sweat clutching her blanket close to her small frame. It was as if she had actually been there stuck between the flames and building watching the horrible creature start to torture that poor person. Getting out of her bed she tried to look around the dark room for the door, she needed to get out of the room and feel the cold night air against her skin. Stumbling over a dark blob on the ground that let out a soft growl, the family's dog, Terra finally found the door. Walking briskly down the starlit hallway Terra made her way outside. Seeing the sky with all its stars and a full moon hanging high in the sky Terra felt a sense of calm wash over her. A small sea breeze caressed Terra's red sundress, goose bumps appearing on her unprotected legs. Sitting down on the porch Terra looked up at the night sky.

For the past two weeks she had been having that dream every night. She was starting to dread sleep knowing that the nightmare was just going to haunt her causing her to wake up covered in sweat. Narshe, her hometown, had been destroyed in one night like in her dream. Flames had taken over the city and burned through the wooden structures. Terra knew that a monster of some sorts had been the cause. She had gone back three years ago, on her sixteenth birthday, to see what was left of the town. Even then ten years later, the town had scorch marks from where the buildings had once stood. Any house made out of metal had claw marks on it, the metal was either melted like the snow in her dream or had been torn open. Terra could only wonder if the creature from her dream was truly the one responsible for the massacre or if she was just making up an answer in her sleep for the destruction of everything she had once held dear.

Sadly Terra had been the only one to survive that day Narshe was destroyed. She didn't know how it had happened, maybe her father had used his magic to teleport her, but she had been spared the destruction. All she could remember of that night was going to bed after having her mother tell her about the legendary Dragoons that had saved the world from the 108th race born of the Divine Tree. Seven warriors with the power dragons had put a stop to the Virage Embryo. When she had awoken Terra had found herself in an open field miles away from her hometown. If it wasn't for a few merchants that had just come from Narshe passing along the road she surely would have perished out in the wild. Ever since that day Terra had been traveling, trying not to stay in one place for very long. Whenever she seemed to stay in one place for too long, the town or village would seem to meet an end similar to Narshe's. Fire and claws would destroy the town during the night and Terra would find herself far away from the town come morning. Each time Terra wondered what was causing the destruction of each town. She knew that it had something to do with her, maybe that creature she saw in her dream was real and it was messing with her, attacking each town she stayed in and tossing her out into the wild to watch her cry and move on to the next place. Why though, why would the monster do that? For what reason would she be spared when the rest of the people were killed? There had to be some connection between her and the monster but she didn't know what it was.

Pulling her legs up to her chest Terra sat and wondered how far away was the monster from her now? Was it watching her sit on the porch and look up at the night sky, plotting how best to turn this town into ash like it had done to numerous others? The people she was currently staying with had treated her so kindly. They had found her washed up on the shore three days ago. Knowing the pattern that had developed over the past thirteen years there was no doubt in Terra's mind that the last town she had visited was now a crater in the ground. It always happened during the night when she was asleep. One might think Terra would come to fear the night but the solitude and quiet of the dark hours brought her peace. There was no one to pester her about where she had come from, why she had washed up on shore, why was she traveling alone, or any number of questions that she couldn't or wouldn't answer. Tears fell down from soft violet eyes as she thought about all the destruction that had happened seemingly because of her. She had already spent three days in this town; it was time for her to get going if she didn't want to have this peaceful fishing town on the edge of the sea to suffer. Tomorrow she would have to steal some supplies and leave, all her gold was gone the only thing that had stayed with her this time had been the dress she was wearing and a rapier sitting back in the room. No matter what that sword had always stayed with her when she woke up in a field. Her other belongs may or may not be with her, it seemed that the farther away she was from a town the more belongs she kept. This just served further her idea that the creature was real and playing with her.

What am I going to do? Terra thought to herself. I haven't heard of a creature like the one I keep seeing in my dream. Running from town to town in hopes that it doesn't find me isn't working. I don't know what else to do though.

Feelings of uncertainty plagued the teenage blonde as she continued to watch the stars. As she stared up at the night sky she felt something soft and furry nestle up against her hand. Terra jumped in fright thinking that it could be the creature. Her fears were eased when she saw that it was just the family's chocolate lab. It wanted attention and Terra was more than happy to give it to the old dog. His fur had a few clumps from where the sand had hardened so Terra set about trying to get them out while she gave the happy dog the attention he wanted.

"Didn't we just give you a bath yesterday?" Terra asked sweetly as she ran her finger through the short fur coming across another clump. Her answer was the dog cocking its head to the side as if confused by her question. It opened its mouth and started panting happily while Terra's delicate hands moved across its back. Smiling at how the dog reacted Terra used a small amount of her magic to make water come out of her hand so while she was petting the dog he would be getting somewhat cleaner. Not that it mattered if he managed to get this dirty in a single day. The two kids had scrubbed the dog so much yesterday that Terra was sure he'd have bald spots when they were done. "Come on boy I think its time we both go back to bed," Terra told the lab as she hugged him and dried him off with a weak fire spell so he wouldn't be soaking wet when they went back inside.

Making her way back into the house Terra took the first door on the right in the hallway letting the dog follow her in. He had grown attached to her in the short time she had spent in the village and she was sad that she was going to be leaving him behind tomorrow. Her eyes having fully adjusted to the dark of night Terra had no problems making her way to the bed and climbing back under the covers. Come morning she would have to think up a way to tell the kind people that she was leaving. They had taken her in and gave her warm meals and a bed to sleep in. She couldn't up and vanish from their lives.

-o-O-o-

A young man in his early twenties sat atop a chestnut brown horse as it walked down a forest road. He had shoulder-length spiky brown hair though you could hardly see it under his grey helmet. Brown eyes flitted back and forth watching for any signs of the creatures that inhabited the surrounding area. Monsters were a common problem that the young man was used to dealing with. White gloveless hands loosely held onto the horse's reins. The young man didn't need the reins, he had trained his horse well enough that it would listen to him using different tells with his legs. As the horse meandered down the trail metallic sounds could be heard as its rider's armor clanked together. The young man was hunting a dangerous creature and needed to be ready for when he found it. His grey armor was standard issue with a black cape held on by gold clasps, the mark of a Captain in the Gestaltian Kingdom's army. The sheath of a longsword was attached to the saddle of the horse, the hilt of the blade within easy grasp of the soldier. Like his armor the sword was just another item handed out to the soldiers meant to be cheap to replace should it get broken.

Following behind the captain was a small group of twenty-five men each in full armor like their leader. They had been sent into the forest in an attempt to locate a young woman. Not a one of them knew why the King had ordered them to find the girl only that it meant an early retirement for the squad. Their King had promised that whatever team managed to locate and capture the girl would be able to live their lives comfortably without ever having to work another day. This had whipped all the squads into a frenzy as they got their sectors assigned to them. All they really knew was that the target was located in the east. She is a blonde haired girl with odd colored eyes and looked to be about nineteen. What the King wanted with the girl was still a mystery and it didn't sit well with the young captain that he was capturing a person with no given reason. If it wasn't for the sake of his men being able to leave the army early he probably would have passed on the hunt, but they needed their captain to be seen as a squad and not just a band of soldiers. It had been made clear that only a full team would gain the reward to discourage soldiers going off on their own. Whoever this girl was she was supposedly extremely dangerous and could use magic.

Magic wasn't as rare of a power as it had once been. In the past humans couldn't use magic, it was the Wingly race that had that power. Nowadays you were hard pressed to find someone without a trace of Wingly blood in them. It hadn't taken long after the two races started to mix for most every human to have magic to some degree. Entire noble families had been started in an attempt to breed a stronger Wingly Human hybrid. The more Wingly blood you had in you the more likely you were to be a powerful Magician, as the people with significant abilities had been dubbed. Most people only had enough magic in them to make flint a useless item and levitate small objects. Some, no matter how much Wingly blood they had, seemed unable to use even the tiniest amount of magic. The captain was one of these people.

Tensing his legs to signal his horse to stop the captain held up his hand telling his troops to do the same. A noise had come from the forest, a noise that the young man riding horseback knew all too well. It had been the sounds of leaves rustling and twigs snapping alerting those who paid attention to the approaching creatures. Silence overtook the area as everyone watched the heavily wooded area for any signs of monsters. Swinging his head to the right as he heard another branch snap the captain drew his sword, the metal making a quiet hiss as it left the scabbard. Seeing their leader draw his sword prompted the other soldiers to do the same.

"Captain Shin," one of the soldiers said as he approached the horseman, "we request that you ride on in search of the girl. We can handle any creature that comes out."

"No Evan. If it was something we had to worry about we wouldn't know it was here," Shin replied calmly. Still his eyes were trained on the source of the noise his sword ready to strike at what may come out. A few tension filled minutes passed as the soldiers waited to see what was going to come out of the brush. When nothing happened Shin sheathed his sword and turned his attention back to the road. Endiness was a world filled with monsters that would kill a human without a second thought. Most of them could be taken down by a group of well trained soldiers, but if you got careless or overconfident you would quickly find yourself monster chow.

Upon exiting the forest Shin and his group of veteran soldiers could see the ocean off in the distance, a small town resting at the edge of the water. They were atop a hill overlooking a wide open field the only visible plant life was grass and the forest behind them. The little town was at the southern edge of the Gestaltian border and was their last stop before heading back to the capital, Vector a technologically advanced city, to restock and map out another route. Vector had supplies that couldn't be found in other cities, such as bullets for the guns six of the soldiers carried. The ranged weapons were still in development resulting in less than accurate shots. When they did hit their target, it would tear through armor and scales like nothing else. Due to their inaccuracy the "ranged" weapons were best used in close quarters so you were more likely to actually hit your target. As a man of rank Shin was expected to carry a pistol to demonstrate the technological advances of the Gestaltian army, his was currently sitting, unloaded, in his pack. Like many in his troop he preferred the more trustworthy sword as a means of fighting. Following the road down the hill Shin lead the group to the town in hopes that their search would soon be over.

Like one would expect of a town on the ocean, it was a fishing village. Many houses had seashells and old fishing nets on the outside of the wooden structures as decorations. Only a few houses sat on dirt, the majority were on the large beach. Shin's horse seemed to care very little that the terrain had turned into sand, going on like nothing had changed. The soldiers noticed as the fine grains shifted under their feet with each step leaving an impression of their boots on the ground. Near the edge of the western part of the town was a grand building, well grand in design compared to the rest of the town. It was a large two story house with a gate, with metal work done to look like vines, around the building separated it from the rest of the people. Mayor Vole lived in the building along with his wife and two kids according to the latest census from the town. Every five years men were sent out to gather data on the population of the kingdom. Taxes were adjusted according to how many people were alive along with army recruitment. More people meant a larger army and a larger army needed more supplies so taxes would skyrocket if there was a large influx of people. It was a flawed system as the people sent out to gather the data would sometimes hit the same town twice, marking them as different places, and they would count travelers that just happened to be in the town at the time. In all actuality the real population of the Kingdom was probably a third less than what was recorded. Mayors, noblemen, or anyone in charge of the town had their names taken down and were updated upon death.

Riding up to the gate Shin looked to see if there were any guardsmen around to let them in. When he didn't see anyone on the inside Shin looked down for a lock on the gate. Not seeing any form of a lock, Shin got down off of his horse and pushed open the gate with ease. Why the mayor had a gate that didn't lock was beyond Shin's comprehension. A gate was meant to keep things out and it couldn't do that if anyone with half a brain could walk up and open the door.

"Alright men," Shin turned around to face his troops, "just like the last town. Go and ask if anyone has seen the girl or anyone strange has been seen passing through here." The soldiers saluted with their fist over their chest before leaving to go and carry out their orders. Shins grabbed the reins of his horse and lead it to the large house. There was no stable to speak of but there was an open patch of grass in the corner with a large willow tree. To have a tree growing in among the sand meant that the mayor had hired someone to take the time to transport enough dirt and remove the sand so the tree could grow in the foreign soil. Tying his horse to the tree Shin produced a few sugar cubes out of one of the saddlebags and presented them to his mount which proceeded to eat them happily.

Walking up to the door Shin had to knock three times before someone came to answer the door. It was a little boy no older than eight with sandy blonde hair and large green eyes. He looked up questioningly at Shin confused by the captain's presence. Running up behind the little boy was a woman that looked to be in her early thirties. Like the boy she had sandy blonde hair, hers a few shades lighter, and she had the same shade of green eyes. Placing a dainty hand on the boy's shoulder she gently pulled him back so that she could get to Shin.

"Excuse me sir, how may I help you?" she asked in a soft voice that Shin almost had to focus on just to hear.

"I'm Captain Shin Verus and I'm looking for Mayor Vole," Shin answered very formally as was expected of a commander.

"My husband is currently out at sea. I'm afraid you have just missed him, he shan't be back for another three days."

"Who's in charge while he's gone?" Shin asked needing to let the current head know that twenty-six trained soldiers were going to be staying in the town for a few nights. All towns were required to support any soldiers that passed through but Shin always felt better talking with the town's leader first and setting up accommodations rather than simply taking over the local inn. It was a move that earned him the respect of quite a number of mayors and town leaders along with his own men.

"That would be me, his wife," the woman answered with a tone that asked Shin is he had a problem with a woman leader.

"Then I request a place for my men and I to rest until your husband comes home so that we can ask all the people of this village if they had seen anything odd recently."

"What kind of odd things would send the King's men out to this small town?" the mayor's wife asked concerned about any hidden motives. Her town wasn't big or important, it was one easily forgotten about.

"The King has asked us to locate a young girl. All we know is that she has blonde hair, oddly colored eyes, and appears to be around nineteen," Shin answered calmly sensing the woman's distrust. Seeing military troops in your town was bound to upset most people and cause them to worry. Most towns had guardsmen to protect them from the monsters roaming Endiness. The army was made to deal with war against other kingdoms, only sent out to fight monsters when they gathered in large groups. To see even a small squad was enough to raise concern.

"Is our King searching for a bride perhaps?" the woman laughed at her own joke. "We have not seen any travelin' women round her good Captain. You'd best start your searchin' elsewhere if you hope to find her."

"Even still I'd like to talk with those that had left. They might have seen something before leaving." As he talked with the woman Shin had a feeling that she was hiding something that she didn't want him to find out. Either someone had seen the girl and was possibly housing her, or there was something else at play.

"Mama, mama!" a young girl of six with brown hair and the same green eyes shouted from the hall. Shin had seen over the woman's shoulder that girl had come out of the right hand room closest to outside. She had a look of worry on her face unable to hide her fear like her mother was able to. "The pretty lady's gone!" With the innocence of a child the little girl raced towards her mother and clutched to her skirt sad that the "pretty lady" was gone.

"Excuse me, what did this girl look like?" Shin asked kneeling down to talk to the child.

"Well she had long blonde hair and the prettiest eyes ever, they were purple!" Shin shook his head. While it wasn't much, the girl did fit the description he'd been given. Purple eyes weren't exactly a common color. Standing up straight Shin looked down at the mayor's wife with disdain. He could understand where she was coming from, but he needed to capture the girl.

"Ma'am I'm going to have to ask you to tell me everything about this 'pretty lady'," Shin ordered.

"What does the King want with such a lovely girl? She ain't done no one no harm. All she's done is help us out since we took 'er in."

"I'm sorry, I really am, but I have to bring her in." Shin looked back down to the young girl and her brother both hiding behind their mother. Did the girl he was chasing have family still alive? Why was she running away, what had caused her to leave now? Most importantly, why did the King want her? Shin wanted answers to these questions and the only way he was going to get them was to confront the girl, first he'd have to find her. "How long ago was she here?"

"I was talking with her when you knocked on the door," the woman sighed in defeat, "please don't hurt her."

"I don't plan on it," Shin tried to sound reassuring but failed. The girl was supposed to have amazing magical powers which could easily lead to a fight should she try to resist. If Shin was in her place he'd resist capture, so his hopes for a peaceful capture were dashed before they had a chance to take root.

Character Corner:

Shin Verus

Age: 22

Owner: The Unknowing Herald

Shin is the youngest Captain in the Gestaltian Kingdom's army. He has a family secret he's not willing to share that drives him. He strives to do right and serve the King with pride like his father had taught him to. His latest mission had brought up feelings of doubt for his King, what effect with this girl have on the young soldier?

Terra Branford

Age: 19

Game: Final Fantasy VI

For years Terra has traveled the lands of Endiness plagued by memories of the destruction of her hometown. Wherever she goes destruction is sure to follow. Her caring heart causes her to try and stay away from other people for long periods of time in hopes they will be spared. What causes death to happen around her and what will happen if Shin is able to catch her?