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A/N: Sorry, again for the delay, It's second term and projects are due. Plus, we went out for the Christmas break and intrums were right after, so you guys can see why I couldn't write anything.

            Well, here's the next chapter. Honestly, I'm not sure if I want to squeeze everything I'm planning into one story, it might get too long if I do. Oh well, I'll just let the chapters flow and see what goes from there. Thanks to those who reviewed, it means a lot.

            Nenya! Glad to see your back! ^_^ I give a special thanks to you for sticking to the fic. It's a great support on my behalf. Thanks if you think that they're not OOC. Sometimes I think that 'cause I tend to exaggerate what the characters will say. So, just tell me when they are, ok?

            Hell, as you asked, I'm dedicating this to you and to all my reviewers. Hope you enjoy!

            Oh, please note that the Heartless in this fic are most probably made up by myself since I don't know the Heartless in the new gamed of Kingdom Hearts. So, if any of you have any info on them, please don't hesitate to share them in the form of either a review or e-mail. As you guys might have guessed, this goes far from the stories of the two game sequels of Kingdom Hearts, but I still need the new heartless' info. Thanks a bunch! J

            Okay, enough with my rants, on with the chapter!

Myst

            Gold, scarlet, orange and lavender lights that blended together as a figure watched the sunset that can be viewed best on the roof of the highest tower of Hollow Bastion. Blue eyes stared off to the scenery before them, as the owner contemplated on his thoughts.

            'Why can't I have my own power to help for once? Making a deal with Hades only backfired and now I can't even aid the one who gave me hope.'

            Sighing, he decided he'd do what he could for now, and concentrated on the light of Sora's aura, a complete contrast from his: a dark and sullen source of energy. He sensed the boy's position somewhere in the midst of an unidentifiable void.

            ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

            "This place just gets spookier by the second."

            "Pipe down Irvine! It doesn't help that you keep on declaring it out loud."

            "At least I don't tremble in my shoes, Zell!"

            "Of course not! You're busy shaking under your coat!"

            "You better take that back, Dincht!"

            Sora groaned, this was the third time that his two companions started bickering, and it wasn't doing him any good. The beam of light twisted and turned into different alleyways and streets and eventually came to a place that filled with a thick fog, making the light slightly blurry as it cut through the said haze.

            "Guys, can we not get to that again?" he stated, highly irritated at the two.

            The sharpshooter and martial artist growled at each other before staying silent as they followed the younger boy.

            "How long do you think we have to go?" Zell asked, breaking the stillness.

            "I'm not sure…" Sora replied. "But-"

            Cutting himself off, he looked around him looking for something.

            "Something's wrong."

            His companions must have sensed it as well, for Irvine had his rifle ready and Zell had his fists clenched and was in a ready position.

            "See anything?" Sora asked.

            "Nothing in this fog." said Irvine.

            "It's as if something's watching us…" Zell trailed off.

            Waiting for the blonde to continue, Sora and Irvine were confused as to why the martial artist didn't say anything further. Turning to the said man, they saw the reason of his silence: in the haze were three floating mists of darkness. One was currently inching towards Zell, who seemed to be in a trance of some sort.

            "What are you doing Dincht!?" Irvine shouted. "Dodge that thing! It's about to-"

            Sora snapped his attention to the taller brunette and was shocked to see that some sort of vapor, similar to the color of the mists, was speeding around his eyes and eventually, as if satisfied with it's accomplishment, rushed back to the second dark mist, a symbol glowing faintly before disappearing into the darkness. Sora's eyes widened.

            'Heartless!'

            As he thought that, the final mist turned towards him, two red eyes flashing at him. Sora then felt weak as the world spun around him.

            ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

            Leon looked up from his place at the table as someone busted in, slamming the doors open. Seeing the familiar black wing, he frowned as he recognized the intruder as Cloud.

            "What is it?" he asked the ex-SOLDIER.

            "It's Sora, he's being attacked by something." Cloud informed.

            "By what?"

            "I don't know, I can't identify its aura, but it feels powerful. More so than any regular Heartless."

            Leon fell silent at this and pondered at the current situation. Cloud frowned at the hidden meaning of the silence.

            "You don't plan to help him, do you?" he stated more than asked.

            Leon turned away, remaining silent as he concentrated on calling Sora through the link. As he attempted at this, he almost blacked out as a barrier of darkness prevented him from contacting the boy. He broke the connection just in time and tried to catch his breath before responding.

            "There is no way to help him for now. I can't contact him; there seems to be some sort of strange energy blocking me off, I can't get through; I just used too much energy the first time."

            "So you plan just to sit and not do anything at all?"

            "I've already done a part in this." Leon said. "Why don't you try to do yours?"

            It was Cloud's turn to fall quiet.

            "What are you talking about?" he inquired.

            "I'm surprised that you can't contact Sora when you can sense him." said Leon, simply. "I am not walking away just because I can't contact him, for I'll make sure that he doesn't wind up in darkness."

            The blonde looked at Leon as if the man had grown a third head. However, hearing sense in his words, he concentrated on Sora once more, harder, and tried to make a connection.

            ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

            A cloaked figure stood at the edge of the cliff overlooking the town where Sora, Zell and Irvine were currently in.

            "Pity, I was hoping to defeat you myself, Keyblade master." the form said in a deep voice. "You should have heeded my warning."

            A dark portal appeared underneath his feet as a NeoWyvern was summoned. Stepping on the Heartless' back, he was carried over the city so he could have a better view of what was occurring inside.

            "Let us now see what you shall accomplish as you are forced to live an altered version of either your worst experience or fear."

            Sensing the boy's aura, the figure chuckled darkly before continuing.

            "Will you succeed in waking? Or will you give in to the sorrow and let the Mysts take your soul into their never ending space of darkness? You must now fight the force that finished off all those who entered of the town of nightmares."

A/N: I know it's bad of me to leave it there, but I'm having a bad case of writer's block! T_T Note that I gave the Heartless the name of 'Myst' okay? Just in case any of you haven't figured that out yet.

            Anyway, hope you liked it. R&R pls!

            Okay, I usually don't do this but I think I owe you guys for not updating in so long.

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                        Chapter 8: Nightmare

                        "Riku! What's wrong?"

                        "I am not the Riku you know. I am a copy. He is now one of us."

                        "What's happening?" Cloud asked, feeling a dark surge through the connection.

                        "Sora's weakening, he thinks we're part of the nightmare he's having."

                        "If we don't do something now he could die!"

                        "You disappoint me, Keyblade master." said the figure. "I was suspecting more from you and your companions."

            Those enough to keep you guys on the edge of you seats? I hope so. I'll try to make the next chapter longer. Once again, R&R!