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Chapter 11

"So, you want me to pretend she's not my sister…?"

"No. I want you to help her figure it out. Don't act like she's your sister until she's ready to accept it. Encourage her. Answer her questions. Give her advice, but don't push it, or you might drive her away."

Kyo sighed, looking up at the image of his dad on the screen. "If you think this is the best way to do this, then I'll do it. But I don't like it."

"I think you'll see it's for the best too, when you talk with her."

"Alright." He nodded. "Fine."

"Thanks, Kyo!" Sora grinned. "By the way, how's it going?"

The boy shrugged. "Alright, I guess. We still haven't found the world that Whytney hinted at. But I'm looking."

"How is Hinata doing?"

"Fine. She's been training a lot and talking to Whytney."

"And Angel?"

Kyo glanced behind him. "She hasn't been sleeping well. Her nightmares are bad. So, she's taking a nap right now."

"Poor girl. I'll call her brother and ask him to call her later."

"Thanks." Kyo smiled. "Well, I'll see you later, Dad."

"See you. Be careful, son!"

"We will!"

Ending the call, Kyo turned around. He could hear Hinata in the kitchen, chatting with Whytney. And nothing came from Angel's room.

He hoped she was alright.

But for Angel, the peaceful flight held nothing but terror…

Her dreams took her to the islands, to a beach with black water. Out of which rose a figure clad in black armor. The figure reached out for her, stepping closer, across the water.

But she could not move.

She could not run.

She could do nothing as the figure grabbed her by the throat. Darkness plunged itself inside her, and everything went black.

When her vision finally returned, she wished to scream. Kyo, Hinata, Engel, Areth… Sora, Kairi… all those she held dear. Their bodies lay at her feet.

Blood stained her hands.

She opened her mouth to scream, but all she heard was laughter. Her own laughter.

Cold.

Unfeeling.

Terrifying.

She awoke, catching herself before she screamed in real life. Her breath came in deep, labored breaths.

Why…?

Every night, the same dream.

Ever since they left the islands, that dream haunted her thoughts. She'd had nightmares as a child, but they'd never been this horrible.

And now they came nightly.

RING!

She jumped as her phone rang. Her hand fumbled to grab it and answer the call.

"H-hello?"

"Sis?"

Her twin's face stared back at her.

"Engel… a-are you alright?"

"Of course I am." He smiled. "I'm a bit bored, but I'm alright." His smile fell. "Uncle Sora called. He said you've been having nightmares."

She nodded. "Yeah. It's the same one I had as a child."

Areth's face appeared in the screen. "Have you talked with your friends about it?"

"Not really."

"Remember what I told you. Bottling it up makes you more fearful. You need to tell them."

"I will." She nodded.

Engel smiled at her. "Remember that little song we used to sing when you got scared?"

"Oh, Engel! That was when we were so little."

"I know, but it worked. Do you remember it?" He began to sing. "Spirits(1) come to me. Spirits come to eat. Spirits I need sleep."

Angel giggled and finished. "Please come and see. I hope they taste so sweet. My nightmares you can keep."

"Eat up Spirits!" They sang together before devolving into giggles.

Angel covered her mouth. "I feel so silly."

"But it works! Don't you feel better?"

The girl nodded. "Thank you, Engel. You always make me smile."

"It's the least I can do, Angel."

Areth smiled warmly at his two half-siblings. "I'm glad that helped. You be careful, Angel. Try and get some sleep when you can."

"I will. Thank you."

Her brothers both smiled and waved before the call ended.

Ding.

The intercom activated with a crackle. "Hey guys! I think I found the world!" Kyo called. "Let's get going!"

Angel smiled. Something to distract her mind.

"Ok, when the rhyme said snow and ice, it meant it!" Kyo shuddered. "It's freezing!"

The ground around them glistened white with a thick layer of powdery snow. The boughs of trees hung down, heavy with the white stuff as well. They could see over the edge of a hill, down to a harbor with ice around the edges. Above them towered a massive mountain, shining brightly with snow.

Hinata shrugged. "Islanders."

Angel wrapped her arms around herself, eyes sparkling. "But look at the snow… I-I've never seen it before!" Her hand scooped up the white powder, ignoring the biting cold that came when she did. It just looked far too beautiful.

"I've never seen this much." Kyo admitted. "It snowed in Radiant Garden once when I was there."

Hinata shrugged. "I see snow every year. But this is a lot. What's the name of this world again?"

"Arendelle."

"Arendelle…" The young summoner muttered.

Angel pulled out her flute, letting out a gentle note which fluttered in the air for a moment before a warm feeling covered the three of them. "That should keep us warm for a time."

"Where'd you learn that spell!?"

"Donald taught it to me once when he came to visit Sora. He said it might be useful one day."

Kyo grinned. Sure was useful now.

Movement to their left caught his eye.

Between the trees walked two people. A woman with orange-red hair in pigtails and a man with blonde hair under a hat. A reindeer walked with them, as did a-

"A snowman!?" Kyo gasped as a snowman walked into view. "Check it out!"

The snowman in question turned at their cries, cocking his head slightly as Kyo dashed over. "Who's that?"

"Whoa!" The boy leaned over the little figure. "You are alive! You walk and talk too! What's making you walk!?"

"Uhh, my feet…"

Angel gasped as she knelt before him. "You're adorable."

If a snowman could blush… "Oh, well, why thank you… strangers I've never seen before."

"What's your name?" Hinata giggled.

"My name's Olaf, and I like warm hugs!"

"I'm Hinata! I like warm hugs too!" She scooped Olaf up, both laughing.

The two islanders laughed as the strange man and woman approached. The man crossed his arms. "Who are you?"

"Oh," Kyo stood up, smiling warmly, "my name is Kyo. This is Angel and Hinata. Who are you?"

The man raised an eyebrow. "Kristoff and this is Sven." He gestured to the reindeer.

"Hi there!" The young woman waved. "I'm Princess Anna! What are you three doing on the mountain?"

"We're looking for something. Has there been anything strange noticed lately?"

"You're looking at it." Kristoff sighed.

Anna nodded. "It's supposed to be summer right now, but…"

Summer?

No way.

"And my sister didn't do this, this time."

"This time?"

Anna chuckled slightly. "Yeah… my sister kind of created a potentially eternal winter with her magic. It was an accident, but yeah. This time, it wasn't her. She's back home at the castle trying to rule the kingdom, so Kristoff and I came up here to check things out for her."

"The magic is coming from up the mountain. That's all we know."

"I think I know what's causing this." Hinata mused, still holding Olaf in her arms. "Lady Shiva."

"Huh?"

Kyo crossed his arms. "We're searching for some magical beings. They're all over the place, here to test Hinata. Shiva must be one."

"She's the eidolon of ice and snow."

"That makes sense then."

Anna scratched her head. "I'm lost…"

"Well," the little summoner sighed, "basically a race of magical beings wants to test me. Shiva is one of them. She means no harm to your world and will leave as soon as I'm done defeating her in combat. She controls ice and snow."

Kristoff nodded slowly. "If that's the case, then she's probably at the ice palace."

"Probably."

Angel clenched her flute case in her hands. "Ice palace?"

"My sister made it."

"Your sister who controls ice?"

"Yep!" Anna tapped her chin. "Come to think of it, we actually have no idea where she got her powers from. Think this Shiva will know?"

Hinata shrugged. "Not sure. But we can ask."

Angel smiled shyly. "So, would you mind showing us the way to the ice palace?"

"Sure!"

"Anna…" Kristoff looked ready to say something, but the princess smiled up at him, batting her eyes. "Ugh… sure we'll show you."

The small group walked up the mountain, allowing the soft scenery around them to lull them into a calm, leisurely pace. Anna chatted about nothing in particular with Kyo as Angel walked silently alongside Kristoff. Hinata bounced ahead, playing chase with Sven and Olaf as they walked.

For just a little while, Angel forgot about her nightmare.

The climb up the mountain felt short, sweet, and fun. Less like a rough adventure and more like a simple hike with friends, old and new.

That was, until they reached the top of the mountain.

"Whoa!"

"Your sister made THAT!?"

"Yep."

Kyo

Kyo placed his hand on the stairs to the ice palace. The cold spread across his hand. "This is amazing…"

"Her magic must be incredibly powerful." Angel whispered as she stepped onto the staircase. "This is some of the purest magical energy I've ever felt." Her hand lingered over the railing. "It's faint, but I can feel it. It's very natural… it almost doesn't feel like the magic I'm used to at all. It's amazing."

Anna touched the ice gently. "You can tell all that?"

"She's very good with magic." Hinata smiled as she climbed carefully up the steps, trying her hardest not to slip down the stairs. She gasped as the doors swung open. "I think Shiva is here…"

Hurrying up the steps, the girl slid into the main hall.

"Welcome, young summoner."

A woman with blue skin and golden hair, dressed in golden armor, stood on a balcony overlooking the room.

As the others entered the room, Kristoff and Kyo immediately turned around. The blonde man's face turned a deep red. "She's…"

"Practically naked(2)…" The younger boy finished.

"Well," Anna laughed sheepishly, "why don't you boys just go wait outside…" Shoving them out the doors, Angel quickly closed the doors. "Why didn't you warn us?"

Hinata giggled. "Sorry, didn't really think about that."

Shiva laughed. "Well, now that the boys are gone, Hinata, we may talk. Are you prepared for battle?"

"Of course!" The girl rested a hand on the hilt of her katana. She glanced back. "You guys can wait outside. This won't take long."

The ice shook with the eidolon's laughter. "I see you inherited Sasuke's confidence. I hope you can back it up with your combat skills."

"I can! You'll see!"

Angel shrugged. "I guess we leave."

"Guess so."

Anna and Angel left as Hinata drew her sword. Kyo and Kristoff sat on the steps, watching Sven and Olaf run around, the reindeer obviously trying to eat the carrot nose right off the snowman's face.

Kristoff glanced back at the princess. "Is she fighting the blue lady?"

"Yep. Guess we just sit and wait here."

Boring.

"I'm not sitting here!" Kyo jumped up, "I'm going to explore. You coming, Angel?"

"Sure."

Anna shook her head. "Nope, not after we ran into wolves last time we came this way."

"We can handle a few wolves," the boy grinned, taking the arm of his friend, "right Angel?"

"Y-Yeah…"

The two sauntered off down the mountain as sounds of battle began to perforated the ice walls of the palace.

Kyo and Angel wandered down the mountainside, as a set of deep green eyes watched them from afar.

"Oh my," the figure said, glancing at the ice palace, "such exquisite beauty in a place with such ugly people." His eyes fixed on the white-haired girl as she reached out, touching a long icicle. "And you are the ugliest one of all. How could he possibly want a hideous thing like her to be one of us? Such ugliness must be destroyed."

In his hands appeared an ornate longbow, glistening with gold along the dark oak wood. An arrow, red as blood materialized on the string.

"Now, begone foul thing! Fall before the Le Chasseur d'armour(3)!"

Twang!

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Footnotes:

(1) By Spirits they mean Spirit Dream Eaters.

(2) Seriously, in FF4, Shiva wears… basically nothing.

(3) This is a reference to his identity which will be revealed another time.

VAs:

Shiva- Siobhan Hewlett (Shiva, Yale/Lady Iceheart, Septima, Dark Queen)

Mysterious Figure- Sean Chiplock (Diluc, Subaru Natsuki, Revali, Diabel)