A/N: It's a shame Kingdom Hearts is coming short upon it's saga. Personally, I think Square Enix should learn some ideas from the fans. Cause I think the Dream Eaters should have another game, only where they invade in the real world. Here's where this story takes place.
World: Radiant Garden
It's quiet and peaceful in the city of the eternal night. Right about now, it's normally daytime, but not in Traverse Town.
On the top of a clock tower, a mysterious man stands upon it. A man in a ragged gray mental cape, metal skeletal mask that glows red eyes, arms wrapped in bandages, black tunic and pants and boots.
The Living Nightmare who made a sudden appearance during the Keyblade War Tournament in the Mirage Arena, and also in Radiant Garden Castle Gates Ruins after we defeated the Legion and the Doombringer two months after the Shadowmoon's downfall.
Everyone in all the worlds wonder who he is. Leon and the rest of the Radiant Garden gang, including Sora and his friends, wonder what he's plotting. All we know is that he has some kind of connection to Ventus.
"The barrier weakens!" The mysterious man's voice is distorted and deep. He gives a robotic inhale and exhales steam through the sealed teeth. "After all these years, I am finally free from my prison of slumber. Now...the time has come!" The mysterious man raises both hands in the air, channeling dark magic. "Let us have some fun."
Out of no where, Nightmare Dream Eaters appears. The people wondering around town starts panicking seeing the dark creatures, as they attack them.
There's pretty much no where to run from them.
The mysterious man gazes down at the event. Watching all the innocent citizens running in fear. "Soon! All worlds will drown in the darkness of the nightmare!"
I sit in a meditating stance in the center of the Central Square, focusing on my energy and power.
It's been six months since the defeat of Rasputin and the Shadowmoon. A lot of changed during that time. Like for instance: The world has constructed a statue of my liking on the fountain of the Outer Gardens. While it's a statue of me and my triumph upon an ancient dangerous enemy in the darkness, it's also a memorial service for my people.
Their bravery and tragic will not be forgotten.
'Patrick LeiShen
The sole survivor of the Shadowmoon's wrath upon the destroyed world known as Kingdom of Hearts. A once proud world that belonged to the LeiShens, a royal family of powerful Keyblade Warriors who sought to protect Kingdom Hearts from the forces of the darkness. May their souls rest in peace, knowing their young prince may live and the traitorous Rasputin and his Shadowmoon are now defeated.'
I meditate with the Hexicon in front of me. The Hexicon is a powerful spellbook that's been passed down from generation to generation by the LeiShens. My master Yen Sid gave it to me four months ago when he sent me out on a scouting mission about certain people disappearing. What little did i knew it was a secret agent of the Shadowmoon. what's even more surprising is the Shadowmoon is still alive, dozens of it's remaining members are hiding in the shadows.
I need to stay sharp and find them. Otherwise I would end up in a tombstone when I let my guard down.
I quietly mutter in Latin on a Time spell. While I concentrate, Sora, Ruki, Ventus and Terra are hiding. Even though I'm not looking, it's very pointless. I can still feel their presence.
They wait, their Keyblades at hand. With quick speed and quiet stealth, they leap towards me. I hold my hands out in front of me and snap my fingers, unleashing an arcane wave. The second it hits the four of them, they are frozen in time.
Stop Time.
Snapping out of my trance, I pick up the Hexicon and then stand up. Sora and Riku are stuck midair, about to do an aerial attack. I move them so they're gonna bump into each other. Terra and Ventus are different. Terra's doing an under strike and Ventus is just charging. He's twice as long as everyone else before he became frozen.
I figured I mix it up a bit for these two.
I put Ventus right next to Terra, remove Terra's Keyblade and have him grab Ventus by his underwater. It's about to get pretty silly here.
After moving aside, facing the four of them. I snap my fingers, breaking the spell. Sora and Riku crashes into each other and Terra gives Ventus a hard wedgie. Raising his arm high and using all his strength, it literally pulls Ven off his feet. Hearing Ventus's cry of pain, Terra realizes and is both surprised and shocked.
The four of them take a moment to realize what happened. Second, they're coming at me. The next thing they all knew, Sora and Riku are facing each other and Terra is giving Ventus a wedgie, unknowingly. They recover getting back on their feet. "No fair! You can't use spellbook magic!" Terra says.
I hold the Hexicon in front of me. "Hexicon...It's the Hexicon." I say. "And no one ever said I can't use it in battle."
"So that's how it's gonna be?" Riku says.
Sora, Terra, Ventus and Riku hold their Keyblades in place. I smile. "I love a good challenge." I put the Hexicon away and then summon my Keyblade, the Black Angel. And now we engage in a serious battle.
Ventus makes the first strike with speed, but not fast enough. I dodge hit attack then I block Terra's incoming attack. While we're on hold, I kick Terra in the back of his knee, causing him to lose his balance and knock him down easily.
Sora and Riku ambush me from behind, together. I turn, block Sora's attack then quickly summon Unbreakable Connection, my second Keyblade, to block Riku's attack. I rebel them back then leap towards Sora. Terra comes at me. I have Sora pinned down, then I roll to the side, having Terra leap on Sora instead.
I go after Riku and Ventus. Both of them attack me together. I have them handled, block every attack they put on me. I sweep kick Riku, knocking him off of his feet then down a another quick sweep, hitting him right in the stomach to knock him back.
I do a palm strike on Ventus. Only staggers him back.
Now, everyone has me surrounded. "Together! He can't stop us all at once." Sora says.
He's right. I can't. But that doesn't mean I have to. All at once, they leap on me. Just before they hit me, I use my darkness magic, submerging into the ground in a shadowy mist. The four of them each up crashing into each other.
Once they're down, I surfaced out of the dark mists. "Game. Set. And Match."
Everyone else moans in disappointment. "He's too good. I don't think we're ever gonna beat him." Ventus says.
I chuckle a little. "Well, this is what you get when you train hard core under the great Yen Sid." I say. "Don't worry. You'll get there someday...maybe in a couple years."
Riku stands up. "Says you. Yen Sid made me a Keyblade Master and all I did was save Sora from his dark slumber."
Sora is a bit disappointed. Sure, he is proud that Riku made Keyblade Master over the exam, but that's mostly because Riku doubts he's worthy because of his inner darkness. Now Sora wishes he had become a master as well.
After our little training session, Sora and Riku return to their home on Destiny Islands. I just wonder around the town with Terra and Ventus until sunset. We end our little travel at the statue of me in the Outer Gardens. I stand straight, a Keyblade on my right hand and on my left, an orb of magic raised at my shoulder level. The statue is thirty feet tall. Pretty large.
"I can't believe it's been six months." Ventus says.
"Indeed. Time sure flies." I say. "Feels like yesterday, I was in my destroyed homeworld facing that traitorous Rasputin."
"It's not surprising then the fifteen years we've been gone." Terra wraps an arm around me, giving me a gentle punch on the shoulder. "Seriously, we owe you one for saving us."
"It's nothing. Even since they were mostly lucky encounterments." I say. That's literally true, since during my journey, it was all about finding Aqua. Never gave any thoughts of saving Terra and Ventus from their fates. Though I had a feeling Aqua would encourage me to save them once I saved her.
"What I really can't believe is that our friend here is a LeiShen, the most powerful Keyblade Wielders in the entire realm." Ventus says.
"It's probably shocking for you, but not as much as when I found out." The way I say it, it's because when I found out, I have learned that my entire world was destroyed. Making me the Last of the royal family.
"Still. The Heartless just doesn't know when to quit. After taking on the strongest enemies in the darkness, they just don't stop coming for us." Ventus says.
"Yep. The Heartless are just as mindless as the villains they serve." I say.
Once it's nighttime, we return home. Just in time for dinner. Aerith does the cooking now. Serah left Radiant Garden once she and Noel has found their homeworld three months ago. I miss Serah, but I'm still happy for her.
After dinner, we all watch a movie for a bit. One by one, we leave during the movie. Terra and I were the only ones who remain until the end. Once it's done, we go upstairs on the second floor hallway.
"So. What are you gonna tomorrow?" Terra asks, like he doesn't have a care in the world.
I stop my tracks at his question. "I'm...going to visit the Destiny Islands."
Terra stops. He turns and looks at me with concern. "The islands...you're visiting Aqua aren't you?"
After the war, Aqua was miserable at losing her ability to walk. So Sora suggested taking her to the islands, where he knows someone who can help her heal from her disability.
"Yeah. It's the least I can do. Being all cooped up on that island." I say. "You and Ventus really should visit often. Aqua did say she misses you too."
"She did? ...I actually didn't think of it. We just didn't want to bother her while she was on medical leave." Terra says.
"I get what you mean. But this is Aqua we're talking about. She sacrificed herself for my own safety." I say. Terra realizes that is true. This is the same Aqua who took me under her wing, even after I called her my mother. "Just wish there is something I can do."
"Well...what about that Hexicon book? Doens't it have any healing spells that'll help her?" Terra asks.
"I tried the Healing Hands, but it only made things worse." I point out. "Besides, even if there were a healing spell to fix Aqua, it would be too powerful for me to manage."
Terra laughs a little. That offends me a little. "For a powerful LeiShen, you're not even a strong healer."
"Oh shut it. You're the one to talk. Mr. Weak at magic." I say.
Terra gives me a stern look. "Touché."
I groan in disappointment. This conversation is not cheering me up from Aqua's situation. "I'm just gonna head into bed. I'll see you later."
I open my door and close it right behind me. Terra just stays in the hall in silence.
At night, Ventus is in his dreams. There's really not much to it. Nothing but darkness and a fog. Ventus wonders around. He has no idea what's going on or where he is.
"Hello?" His call echoes afar.
Nobdy answers. But still, Ventus can't shake off his eerie feeling. After a while, somebody appears behind him. Ventus didn't know until he hears the mechanical breathing. Screaming, he jumps back as he turns. Facing the mysterious man.
"What the?" Ventus doesn't say anything else. He's in shock by the man's sudden appearance.
"You thought you'd seen the last of me? You're mistaken." The skeletal mask exhales steam through the teeth. "The nightmare comes. Not even the realm of the wake is safe..." The masked man points at Ventus. "For you...or your friends."
"Who...Who are you?" Ventus asks. He has a feeling he's met the man, but he still doesn't know who he is.
"A shadow...An outcast...A nightmare...Without a heart." The man answers before he walks back, disappearing into the fog.
Mickey is having a happy time right now. He's right now on a date with his queen, Minnie. Strange thing is that everything is in Black and White and they're dressed normally instead in royal garments.
They're having a picnic and everyone and everything is as weird and festive as the Timeless River past Sora, Donald and Goofy was visiting to stop Pete from doing damage to the castle. Everything's going all fine until a dark storm appears. Mickey and Minnie are both astonished by the sudden storm.
Not just that. Dream Eaters appear. Nightmares. Surrounding them both. They both scream in fear, even thought there's no audio of their voices. Right behind them, the Living Nightmare appears. His mechanical breathing startles the both of them. Shaking in fear, slowly, they turn.
"You cannot escape from the Nightmare!" Living Nightmare summons his main Keyblade, Oblivion. He holds it backhanded. "It is everywhere. It will find you. No matter where you hide!"
Living Nightmare strikes. The slash causes the whole scene to shatter like glass, and Mickey wakes up terrified.
Mickey was asleep and he was just having a nightmare. But Mickey knows this isn't any ordinary nightmare.
At the Mysterious Tower, Yen Sid looks out his window at the stars. He senses something wrong in the worlds. Darkness. Nightmares. They're coming.
The sudden of heavy footsteps. Running fast. Getting stronger. Then the door bursts open. "Master Yen Sid!"
Mickey pants heavily. He's out of breath from all that running. "I know...something is happening." Mickey is surprised. "The nightmares..."
"What do you think it means, master?" Mickey asks.
"I don't know. But I fear it could mean a great danger is coming, to drown all worlds into the darkness." Yen Sid says.
"I was thinking the same thing too." Mickey says. "What can we do?"
"Hmm..." Yen Sid strokes his beard as he thinks. "I must take a look into this. See what I can discover. Mickey, I want you to investigate the worlds. See what is going on."
Mickey salutes. "You can count on me, master!"
Mickey leaves Yen Sid's chambers. He makes his way through the tower and out into the cortyard. Yen Sid watches Mickey use the Star Shard, turn into the light and makes off like a shooting star.
Once he's gone, Yen Sid looks at the stars. "Ventus...I fear that your awakening has brought us a dangerous enemy."
