Kirito's Team so Far

Komory Bat (Komory)

Magic/Techniques

Confuse (Sacrificed for Woeflower creation)

Zero Gravity

Drain Dive

Stat Boost

Dark Screen (x2)

Magic Haste (x2)

Magic Boost

Confusion Block

Attack Haste (x2)

Spirit Boost

Waking Dream

Sir Kyroo (Kyroo)

Techniques

Strike Raid

Stat Boost

Water Boost (x2)

Cure Boost

Attack Haste

Water Screen (x3)

Attack Boost

Stop Block

Woeflower (Woe)

Magic/Techniques

Poison

Sleepra

Drain Dive

Stat Boost

Magic Haste (x2)

Attack Haste (x2)

Dark Screen

Support Ability

Treasure Magnet

Kirito once again woke up, diving down towards a new world, with a new ring that had the task 'Offer 450 Star Energy to Enter'. "Another collection task, eh?" Kirito realized, "Okay, let's gather them up!" He twirled in the air, and begun his dive through the path ahead.

The path had a medieval theme to it, but it also contained dark, thorny vines intertwined within it that were somewhat familiar to Kirito. They kept either going in or out, tricking Kirito at times with missing bigger scores than other times. He had to concentrate on gathering all the Star Energy he could, seeing through the deception of the vines, and not getting hurt by the obstacles. It took a while, but he was able to get safely through the path, gather enough energy, then proceed to the gate and enter the world in a bright light.

When Kirito opened his eyes again, he found himself inside a woodsy area, all alone. He looked around, wondering if there was anyone around, then proceeded to discover where he was. It didn't take him very long to reach the shoreline of a vast lake, in which he saw a place that reminded Kirito a lot of Alfheim Online. The lake was vast and large, separating out into many rivers, with several small islands that had beautiful flowers, and tall mountains with gaps that the rivers would go through them.

"Wow…" Kirito stated, seeing the scenery around him. He looked to the shore, and looked down at the water. He saw his reflection looking back at him. He then noticed something strange about himself. "Hold on, my ears are pointy." he told himself. He was right. His ears were similar to his Spriggan ears in Alfheim. "Wonder if that's suppose to happen?" Kirito asked himself, feeling his ears.

He looked about, wondering. The new land he was in did give off a mystical feeling, like he really was in Alfheim again. "Guess I should scope out the area, and see what's up." Kirito raced ahead over a bridge made of tree roots, onto a small island, and leapt off the tall rocks, unleashing his Flowmotion. The moment he did, something was added to the Flowmotion affect on his body; his Spriggan wings suddenly appeared on his back, glowing the same as the rest of his body. He noticed this, and shot towards another near piece of land over the water. It didn't do anything special for him, but the moment he stopped his Flowmotion, his wings disappeared.

"So not only do I have my fairy ears, but my wings appear when I use Flowmotion?" Kirito questioned himself, "It's like this world is asking me to become a fairy. I wonder why that is?" He looked beyond, seeing the rocky pathway up the side of the mountain a few islands away from him. "I think I'll get a better view of this land so I can see what I have to deal with."

(Insert 'Ignite' TV Size by Eir Aoi)

Without hesitating, Take the world of paradoxes,

(The scene opens with Kirito's face fading in from the left-hand side, his eyes opening as the symbol of the Original Keyblade wielders appear in the center. Kirito's face fades out as Asuna's face fades in on the right-hand side, opening her eyes as the Dream Eater Spirit symbol replaces the Original Keyblade wielders symbol.)

And shoot it with your hands

(Asuna's face fades out as Yui's and Leafa's faces fades in, back to back as they looked towards either side while Sora's crown pendant appeared between them. The crown shines brightly, then showing the title of 'Sword Art Kingdom: Falling Fantasy', with the Sword Art Kingdom symbol right behind it.)

In the warmth of fallen tears
We should've learned kindness

(The scene opens to Asuna standing on top of the school rooftops, looking out in the distance with a solemn expression. She looks down at the white Wayfinder in her hand, the ghostly image of Aqua passing by her. She closes her eyes as she clutches the Wayfinder tightly, then she looked seriously ahead, ready to proceed.)

So why do we keep hurting each other
And give birth to more hatred?

(Kirito is sitting on the porch outside his house, holding one of his kendo stick Keyblades he made in his hands, looking down at it with a serious expression. He then stands up and whips it around before stopping in his fighter's stance, as the ghostly image of Terra in his battle stance stood behind him.)

From the stinging pain I learn to be strong

(The first scene shows Gretinal at her desk, with Yui on one side, and Jackson, Latias and Cypress on the other, all looking at the screen. The next scene shows Yen Sid at his desk, with Donald, Goofy and Mickey on one side, and Sora and Riku on the other side.)

And gently blanket the future

(The next scene shows Leafa closing her eyes as she fall backwards into the black screen, only to be scooped up by the large hand of Young Xehanort. He waves his other hand forward as Heartless Oberon, Gouxus, Saïx and a black coat Recon stand around him, grinning maliciously. The screen distances from them to where Kirito and Asuna stood, angrily looking back as they charged.)

Without hesitating, Take the world of paradoxes,

(The scene next shows Kirito using Flowmotion to move around the city of Alne in Alfheim Online, taking out Nightmares that came at him, then slamming his Keyblade into the ground, causing a shockwave of energy that blasts away nearby Heartless.)

And shoot it with your hands

(Asuna appears leaping across the rooftops at high speeds with her Eaglider and Pegaslick at her side, unifying together into Dual Style: Bladecharge, and swinging her energy-extended Keyblade around, sending all Nightmares around her flying away.)

I ever so softly embrace, The sorrow that is covered in red tears

(The scene shifts to Asuna and Recon fighting with one another within the experimental lab at the top of the World Tree, Sora and Leafa's minds showing behind the two as they fought. Then it shows an open room within the top of the World Tree, and Saïx is going into Berserk mode as he faces Kirito, who roars in rage as he charges at him, determined to defeat him.)

Just as the ringing vibration, Marks the sound of the beginning

(The scene ends as Asuna and Kirito race forward towards the golden bird cage where Leafa was, surrounded by darkness and fast asleep, with Heartless Oberon and Gouxus standing in front of the locked gate, waiting for the two. Asuna and Kirito leapt at the two, producing their Keyblades to fight. Heartless Oberon and Gouxus produce their own weapons and leapt at the two, Oberon going after Kirito while Gouxus went after Asuna, and the frame freezes as they near each other, ready to attack.)

Kirito started leaping around from island to island, all the while discovering Nightmare Dream Eaters popping onto the islands, attempting to slow him down. However, Kirito discovered he had gained a new technique on him that wasn't there before; the Sonic Impact technique, allowing himself to dash into opponents after an air slide to damage them even more. Needless to say, it was giving Kirito and extra bit of help against the Nightmares.

Kirito made it to the side of the mountain, where he started climbing up the path through the side, taking out any more Nightmares that came in his way. His Spirits, which were currently Woe and Komory, were giving Kirito an extra edge in the battle. Not to mention that Kyroo and their added gifts to him were giving Kirito incredible power to overwhelm the Nightmares.

Kirito had reached a cliffside of the mountain, and he looked out at the better view he had of the place he was in. Looking about, he saw a nearby set of stones that bridged one another over the splitting rivers. He looked down, saw how high he was from the water below, and thought of taking the chance of trying to fly over there himself.

"Komory, carry Woe for me, will ya?" Kirito asked his partner. Komory screeched in response, and picked up Woe by the stem of its' body. Kirito backed off a bit, making sure he got a running start. Unbeknownst to him, Kirito was being watched from the sky by a figure with massive wings.

Kirito charged forward, leaping off the cliff as far as he could. He was aiming towards the nearby stone pillar, but his average jump could not reach it. Instead, he shot forward with an air slide, followed by a Sonic Impact, reaching the boulder, and connecting with it, activating his Flowmotion.

He then started ricocheting from pillar to pillar, reaching above the stone bridge, where some Nightmare Dream Eaters appeared, waiting for his descent. "Nice try, but not good enough!" Kirito shouted, summoning his Keyblade, drawing all the power of his Flowmotion, and slamming it onto one of the Nightmares, causing a shockwave that made it and the other Nightmares disappear. Kirito stopped glowing as Woe and Komory floated down next to him.

Kirito paused for a second, then he detected something coming from behind. He turned just in time to see something with huge wings fly overhead him. He ducked in defense, then turned to see who it was that tried to dive-bomb him.

The figure was a woman that looked a bit older than Kirito, with long, brown hair and yellow eyes. She wasn't human, due to the fact she had large horns on her head and large bird wings on her back. She wore a long, brown, silky gown that reached her feet, which also had padding on her right shoulder. She also had on a necklace that had an aqua green stone as its' pendant.

"You are a gifted fighter." she told Kirito, "Yet I have not heard of you, nor seen you in the Moors before. Of where do you come from?"

"From…somewhere far off in the east." Kirito lied, trying to find an excuse for being here, "I've been interested in these lands for some time, and wanted to come and discover these lands for my own curiosity."

The woman approached Kirito, the tips of her wings dragging along the ground like a long cape. She started looking at his appearance, curious. "You look human, but I can see some aspects that make you not, such as those clothes and those ears of yours. What are you?"

Kirito thought of saying he was human, but he guessed that he shouldn't say that in his physical condition. "I'm a Spriggan." Kirito answered, "My name is Kirito."

"Hmm… A strange fairy with a strange name." the woman muttered, "I am a fairy, myself, but I've never seen a fairy of any sort as you. No matter. I am Maleficent, the guardian of the Moors."

Kirito looked surprised at this. 'Maleficent?!' Kirito thought to himself, 'The same Maleficent that I know?!' Kirito looked up and down the woman before her. 'She does have some aspects of the Maleficent that I know, like the gown and the horns.' Kirito noticed, 'But I don't remember Maleficent having huge wings like this one. And she doesn't have the same evil aura as the one I know of, either. What's going on here?'

"Is there something wrong?" Maleficent asked Kirito.

"N-Nothing!" Kirito answered, "The name just reminded me of someone I knew of back home. Anyways, it's a pleasure to meet you, Maleficent."

"Likewise." Maleficent responded, "Still, I am curious at the powers that I have seen you do, particularly that weapon you carry." She pointed towards Kirito's Keyblade.

"You mean my Keyblade?" Kirito asked, raising it to eye-level.

Maleficent looked up and down the weapon. "I've never seen anything like it." she stated, "What is the weapon called?"

"This is the Elucidator." Kirito answered, hesitant on explaining it to her in detail.

"May I hold it?" Maleficent asked him.

"Sorry, but no." Kirito answered, retracting his Keyblade, "This blade is special, and…well, no offense, but I don't completely trust you."

Maleficent looked at Kirito's eyes, seeing the mistrust in his eyes. "Am I someone you loathe?" she asked.

"No." Kirito answered.

"Your expression says a different story." Maleficent pointed out.

Kirito realized this, and looked to one side. "It's not you who I hate, but someone else you remind me of." Kirito answered, "Someone who caused a lot of pain and suffering to my friends and I."

Maleficent stared at Kirito for a second, then she turned around. "I wish to show you something." she told him, "You don't have to follow me, but it might help you trust me more. I don't want a fairy such as you to mistrust someone like me." Maleficent opened her wings and flapped herself upwards, causing a gust of wind that nearly blew Kirito back. "Follow this path to the crooked three on the cliff. I shall await for you there." With that, Maleficent turned around and took off, leaving Kirito standing there, watching her leave.

"I wonder if this is the same Maleficent I know." Kirito asked himself, "She didn't seem all that bad. She at least wants to have me trust her. Maybe this is a period of time where Maleficent didn't meet us. Or perhaps this is a different Maleficent entirely." After some thinking, Kirito came to decide that he will trust Maleficent for the time being. Woe and Komory had been blown back by Maleficent's gust. The trio decided to pursue Maleficent up towards the cliffside she spoke of.

Kirito powered his way over the bridge, finally making it to the mountains on the other side. He started to climb up even higher into the mountains, finally reaching the cliffside where Maleficent was at. A tree was in the middle of the cliffside, the trunk curving to one side.

Kirito walked up to Maleficent, who looked at him, then out in the distance beyond, beckoning Kirito to look as well. There, they could see a large view of the Moors, which was a large area of water, islands and mountains surrounding it. There was a vast landscape beyond that, covered with forests, farmlands, plains, and a large castle in the distance.

"Do you see that castle?" Maleficent asked.

"Yeah." Kirito answered, "Who owns it?"

"I do not know the king's name who owns that land, but I do know the kingdom is filled with greedy humans, led by a ruthless king." Maleficent answered, "The kingdom loathes the Moors, because we are beings of magical sorts."

"Sounds like a bad neighboring kingdom to have." Kirito stated, "What about the Moors? Who's the ruler here?"

"We have no ruler." Maleficent answered, "We all coexist by our friendship and trust. It has been like this for ages. However, I am the strongest fairy of these lands, so it is my duty to protect these lands from all harm."

"Sounds like a tough job." Kirito stated, "But why are you showing me all of this?"

Maleficent turned to Kirito. "I only wanted to show you that there are beings out there that are truly wicked at heart. While I don't truly understand the lust for power that humans seek, I do know that only harmony and trust is something we, beings of the Moors, are not like that. I do not want you to distrust me or anyone else in the Moors, for we wish to offer a hand of friendship to you. Understand?"

"Yeah… I understand." Kirito answered slowly. He started to realize that this Maleficent was not the same as the one back home. She was not evil, nor willing to conquer worlds. She couldn't even control Heartless or Nightmares like Precia did. Maleficent cared about her home, knowing what trust and friendship is. He also understood why he was given his ALO physical features; because the humans of this world were mislead by greed and power.

Maleficent turned back to the lands between the Moors and the castle. She then noticed something. A cloud of dust moving along the open plains, drawing closer and closer to the woods in front of the Moors. Kirito looked to where Maleficent was staring at, and heard something else; a series of heavy footsteps.

"What is that?" Kirito asked in concern, "An army?"

"The kingdom is charging at the Moors!" Maleficent realized, spreading her wings out, "If they wish to enter this land with greed in their hearts, then I will stop them!"

She flapped her wings, sending herself into the sky while Kirito braced himself from the gust of wind she delivered. "Watch it with those wings!" Kirito called out to her.

Maleficent flapped herself over the cliff edge, looking down at Kirito. "I shall go. What do you intend to do in my absence?" Maleficent asked.

Kirito looked at the oncoming army, then looked at the far end where he saw where he had started. "I have seen just how greedy many kinds of humans and magical beings are." Kirito noted, "I want to see just what kinds of hearts these people have. I have one problem, though; I can't fly that far."

"I could tell that from before your flight has limitations." Maleficent pointed out, "I shall help you there, if you wish." Kirito nodded in response.

Maleficent turned to the sky, and shouted, "Lead this fairy to the field of battle!" Suddenly, Kirito felt the ground shake beneath him, and felt something erupting from the ground below. He looked down, and was amazed to see thick vines spiraling upwards from the waters, forming multiple pillars that grew shorter and shorter as it neared the forest. The vines then connected together, forming a descending bridge.

"That's incredible." Kirito said with amazement.

"It will not last for long." Maleficent warned Kirito, "We must hurry."

"Right!" Kirito replied, and Maleficent took off to the oncoming army, with Kirito racing along side her, and Kyroo and Komory racing behind. They were about to face an army, and they had just only entered this world.

King Henry was leading an army of Yoggy Rams, Ghostabocky and Sir Kyroos along the plains. He himself was riding a Yoggy Ram. They stopped close to the forest's edge, which was the border between them and the Moors. King Henry glanced at the forest with greed in his eyes, then turned to the Nightmare Dream Eaters that followed him.

"There they are!" he shouted out, "The Moors for which no man dares enter, for fear of the magical creatures within. However, there is only one man daring to take them, and that is I, who has been granted the power to control magical creatures, such as yourself, to counter their magic. These are my orders to you, then; Crush all within these mysterious lands!" The Dream Eaters all cried out in response, acknowledging their master's orders.

Just then, Henry heard a sound, and turned around. It was the sound of Maleficent's wings flapping in the air as she descended onto a rock that rose from the ground like a pedestal. She stood there, her body ready to attack. The King and his army stood ready to fight as well.

"You WILL go no further!" she shouted to the army.

"A king does not listen and obey to a winged elf." Henry responded.

As Kirito, Komory and Kyroo raced out of the forest to join Maleficent's side, she shouted back, "You are no king to me!"

Kirito examined what he was faced with. He then noticed King Henry clench his fists, and a dark aura spread from his body. "This guy's dark heart is making the Nightmares obey him." Kirito realized, going into his battle stance, "He's basically like Precia, and his greed and ruthlessness are the key to his dark powers."

King Henry turned to the Nightmares and declared, "Take all of them down!" The Nightmares responded by charging forward, going after those that blocked the path to the Moors.

"Leave the Nightmares to me!" Kirito told Maleficent, "You just get to the King!"

Maleficent looked to Kirito, and the two made eye contact. "Okay, as long as you are capable of it." she told him.

"Don't worry…" Kirito assured Maleficent, switching out Kyroo with Woe, "I'm use to taking out armies all the time!" He and his Spirits charged at the many Nightmares, with Maleficent flapping herself upwards and charging in as well.

The army was a tough group to deal with, but it was mainly due to the numbers they brought. The Sir Kyroo Nightmare were easy to know, since he had one of his own. The Ghostabocky were different, reminding Kirito of the Ducky Goose he faced in the previous world, what with the biting and licking, only this one shot freezing attacks from its' mouth and could turn transparent. The Yoggy Rams were also very difficult to fight against, what with their strong kicks, not to mention unleashing sound waves from their horns and setting unleashing fiery attacks.

Kirito was able to shrivel it down quite a bit with his Flowmotion on the Yoggy Rams and his assortment of attacks. His Spirits were also a big help to him within the heat of battle, and Kirito even switched out Komory for Kyroo so that he can do some healing for the crew. He even utilized 'Link Action: Poison Rain' with Woe, damaging the Nightmares with a wide-ranged poisonous downpour.

Then there was Maleficent, who's wings were so powerful, they could cut down Nightmares easily with a single slice of her wings, and create gusts that blew them back, similar to how she almost did to Kirito. Despite the numbers that they were faced against, Kirito, Maleficent and the Spirits were definitely winning the fight.

Kirito avoided a transparent Ghostabocky, and charged at a couple Sir Kyroo, knocking one of them back. The other Nightmare attempted to strike Kirito, but he quickly disarmed it and many other Nightmares around with a Sleepra spell, putting them to sleep. He then saw the one Ghostabocky he passed through sound asleep, glowing a pink aura, and he knew the signal.

"Drift" he shouted, and he dove out of reality. Now alone, he had a panel before him. with the assortment of Nightmares around him in a mid-range. He also noticed green, flaming orbs surrounding the perimeter of the panel, four on each side. "Let's see what this does…" Kirito stated, and he connected one fiery bubble with another in a straight line. He connected to different orbs together, forming another straight line. He did this with all the orbs until they were all used, forming multiple crossing lines on the panel.

In reality, the surrounding area of Nightmares were suddenly attacked by streams of green flames that went along the same path as the ones created by Kirito. It burned and heavily damaged the surrounding Nightmares, destroying all of them. Kirito came into reality once more after the attack was finished. "I guess Maleficent wasn't the only one to pull off green flames." Kirito stated with a smirk.

Meanwhile, Maleficent was slicing down the competition, then charging at King Henry, who looked frightened at her approached. Maleficent glared at him with fury as she got close, then she swiped at him and the Yoggy Ram he rode on. The Nightmare disappeared instantly, while Henry fell onto his back, gasping in agony.

Maleficent rose into the air, blowing away any opponents near the king. She landed directly in front of the gasping king, who was trying his hardest to rise to his feet. Kirito was aways from them, but had a clear view of Maleficent and the king. "You will not have the Moors!" Maleficent roared down at Henry, "Not now, nor ever!"

The king raised his gauntlet and touched Maleficent near her left shoulder. She got burned, and Maleficent backed off, feeling the pain of the attack. Kirito was confused as to what happened, but before he could answer, he saw a large shadow beneath him, and looked up to see a massive Nightmare Dream Eater leap over him. Its' face looked bat-like, with a muscular body, and what looked like arm-mounted, cylindrical guns on his arms, wrapped in magenta chains.

Kirito looked at the angle of descent, and saw it was about to land near Maleficent's position. "Maleficent, look out!" Kirito shouted to the fairy. Maleficent looked to Kirito quickly, then looked up, and doubled back even further as the Nightmare landed very near Maleficent's position. It roared at Maleficent, then turned to the King, and picked him up with its' tail, carrying him away. The other Nightmares remaining disappeared without a trace.

Kirito walked over to the standstill Maleficent, who looked down at the place where King Henry touched her, and looked towards Kirito's approach. Both Woe and Komory were exhausted, and moaned as they disappeared in a puff of smoke, returning to their cards.

"He got away." Kirito muttered, the two looking beyond where Henry and the Nightmare left.

"Indeed, but the king is old." Maleficent noted, "He will not survive long."

The two paused for a bit, then Kirito sighed, "Looks like your troubles with the king are over."

"For now, anyway." Maleficent added, looking to Kirito, "You fought valiantly by my side. Thank you." Kirito bowed and smirked in response, and so did Maleficent. The two were really starting to get along with one another.

As Kirito and Maleficent started walking back into the Moors, Kirito pulled out the Dream Eater book and asked, "Hey, what happened between you and the king back there? Why did you back away from him when he tried touching you?"

"His gauntlet was made of iron." Maleficent answered simply.

"So?" Kirito asked. Maleficent stopped and looked at Kirito. "You are a Spriggan fairy, and you do not know?" Maleficent questioned. Kirito shook his head. "Iron burns fairies." Maleficent informed him, "How have you not known that?"

"Maybe…I'm just not affected by it the same way as you are." Kirito guessed.

After an awkward pause, Kirito decided to look up what they had just encountered. "That monster that saved the king looked pretty tough." Kirito noted, opening the Dream Eater book, "It must be a high-class monster like that Hockomonkey I fought a while back."

After rustling through the pages, Kirito discovered the creature's picture. "Here it is; Wargoyle." Kirito read, "This fiend can do serious damage from a distance, or swoop in for a one-two wallop with its' twin hammers. It also says here that the one we fought was a grounded form. There's suppose to be a winged form, as well."

"You are very well-informed about those beasts." Maleficent noted.

"Well, this book doesn't say how to beat them." Kirito noted, "I just need to know if I'm strong enough to overwhelm them." Kirito looked back at the forest edge and wondered. Was it all over? Will that beast strike again?

"We should return and rest." Maleficent told Kirito, "The battle was exhausting, and you must be, too."

"Yeah, it was tough." Kirito stated, "I'll rest for a bit, then I'll keep watch in case of a sneak attack."

"A wise decision." Maleficent agreed, "Let us go." Together, the two retreated within the woods, back into the Moors, where they rested.

Kirito and Maleficent had reached the lake edge when three characters appeared before the two. Kirito was surprised. They looked like small fairy versions of the good fairies in Yen Sid's Mysterious Tower, Flora, Fauna and Merryweather. However, they each looked different in their own fashion. Though still the same colors, none of them wore gowns, but their attire was more flowery, each with their own set of small fairy wings.

"Maleficent! Maleficent!" cried out Fauna, "There's an emergency!"

"What is it?" Maleficent asked them.

"There's been a…" Fauna started, but Flora said abruptly, "Now, hold on! It is my turn to explain it to her!"

"No, you had your turn last time!" Fauna snapped back, "You said that we should take turns, and it is my turn now!"

"Don't be so fussy! I recall it to be my turn!" Flora retorted.

"Tell me what the trouble is, now!" Maleficent said in a severe tone.

The two fairies stopped squabbling, and Flora sighed as she nodded to Fauna. "Well, you see…" Fauna started.

"The monsters that attacked the Moors have scattered about, causing trouble!" Merryweather said abruptly. Fauna and Flora glared at their third companion, who realized her blunder.

"So they are not all defeated, then." Maleficent stated, "I might as well deal with all of them."

"No, you take a rest." Kirito replied, "I can take care of them. You might need the rest more than I do."

"Don't be ridiculous. You fought much harder than I did." Maleficent retorted.

"But I want to do my part for taking care of the Moors." Kirito stated, "You know, just for your sake."

Maleficent paused, looking down at Kirito, wondering. Finally, she said, "Very well then. You have shown more than enough that I can trust you. The fairies will guide you to where the enemies are. Be safe." Kirito smiled and nodded. Maleficent looked up as she spread her wings and took off into the sky, sending the three fairies tumbling backwards. She flew into the Moors, and disappeared.

"I guess she's not the same Maleficent as I know." Kirito muttered to yourself, then looked down at the three fairies, who approached him, "Well, I guess you guys'll help me out here."

"You are quite special if you already gained the trust of Maleficent." Flora commended Kirito, "Being the guardian of the Moors, she has difficulty accepting most outsiders."

"Yeah, well, I didn't exactly trust her right off the bat, either." Kirito replied, "But in any case, we should find the monsters you spoke of. I'm Kirito, by the way. What are your names."

"My name is Knotgrass." Flora answered.

"And my name is Thistlewit." Fauna followed.

"A-And my name is Flittle!" Merryweather finished. Kirito expected the trio to answer by the names he knew, but he was wrong. Still, he realized this world was different to the one where the evil Maleficent came from.

"We'll go to each of the places where we saw the monsters." Knotgrass told Kirito, "Meet us in each place, and hurry! Okay, girls, let's split up!" Knotgrass and Thistlewit both split up to their individual paths. Flittle was confused as to where to go at first, but then remembered where the third set of enemies were, and took off.

"Not the brightest bunch, but I'll have to work with it." Kirito muttered, "Now then, which way should I go…?" Kirito looked to where each fairy went, who gave off a glow to signal where each one was at. It seemed Thistlewit was closest, but it was still pretty high up in the left-side of the canyon where he went before.

Kirito made his way across the islands, heading towards the mountains. As he did, a raven started to fly right by Kirito, heading towards the same direction as Kirito did. It flapped steadily as it flew above Kirito, looking down at him. Kirito stopped to look back up at the raven. "What's up? You comin' with?" Kirito asked. The raven cawed in response, and took off into the mountain. "Kay, then. Lead the way." Kirito told the bird, and the two raced off. Kirito then recalled that the evil Maleficent also had a raven with her, too, and wondered if this might be this world's version of that raven.

It didn't take too terribly long for Kirito and the raven to reach Thistlewit. Nevertheless, night had started to fall on him as he arrived at the scene. She was right. four Sir Kyroo and three Ghostabocky were hovering around, looking for something to go after.

"Please, take care of them!" Thistlewit begged Kirito.

"On it!" Kirito answered, producing Kyroo and Woe to his side, and he took on the Nightmares.

Kirito first nailed one of the Ghostabocky with a well-aimed Drain Dive technique, followed by Woe, who used its' spiky roots to further damage and defeat the Nightmare. Kyroo went into a sword duel with one of the Sir Kyroo Nightmare, and Kirito took on a pair of the same. Woe got tongue-slapped by one of the Ghostabocky, and it angrily retaliated.

The team took out their individual opponents, with Kirito taking on the last Ghostabocky, which went transparent for a short period of time, while Woe and Kyroo took on the last Sir Kyroo Nightmare. Kirito waited for the right opportunity, then when the Ghostabocky reappeared, Kirito took one swipe at it, and defeated the creature.

"Oh, that was splendid!" Thistlewit told Kirito, "Thank you so much!"

"No prob." Kirito answered, placing his Keyblade and Spirits away. Kirito looked out to see that Flittle was the next furthest, on a flowery island that rose about a meter above the water. "Onto the next one!" Kirito declared, and he leapt down towards where the next location is, the raven following swiftly behind.

Within the castle far off from the Moors, several men surrounded King Henry in his bed. His condition was worse thanks to the battle, and he wasn't going to live much longer. A young man with sleek brown hair was also at the king's side, nursing him as he coughed dryly.

"To be defeated by those foul creatures. Is this the legacy I leave?" Henry wondered out loud, "I can see it all in your eyes, waiting for me to die. I shall choose a successor to take the throne, but only to the one who kills the winged creature that defeated me. And upon my death, you shall take the crown."

All of the men stirred to one another, whispering to one another. The one man who was next to the king's bedside had a look of concern as he stared at the others. This man was none other than the only human Maleficent ever trusted: Stefan.

Kirito made it down to the waters again, landing onto a small island. Flittle was amongst four small islands, two containing a pair of fish-like Nightmare, and two containing a Ghostabocky and a seahorse-like Nightmare. They were facing the poor green fairy in the middle.

"Help! The monsters are disturbing the waters!" Flittle cried out.

"Sounds to me like they're trying to take a bite out of her, too." Kirito added, seeing where the gaze of the creatures were going towards. The raven flew upwards as Kirito readied himself for battle, summoning Kyroo and Komory this time.

Kyroo seemed well-adept for water-based environments, and Komory could fly over the water, getting at the enemies. Kirito had to deal with the island hopping himself, and took on a Ghostabocky and the seahorse-like monster on one island, while the other two took on the fish-like Nightmare. The creatures were known as Tatsu Steed and Fin Fatale, respectively. Each of them specialized in water-based attacks, from the Fin Fatale shooting a jet of water from their mouths, to the Tatsu Steed fired bubbles in rapid fire at the team.

Kirito had to endure a bubble bomb set up by the Tatsu Steed, then turned around and struck it with a Strike Raid technique, knocking it aways. He recalled his Keyblade and fired a Fire spell, taking it out. He was then struck from behind by the Ghostabocky, who forked him. "Not nice!" Kirito barked, and struck him down angrily with a single swipe.

Once that was done, he went onto the next two Fin Fatale, narrowly avoiding getting hit by a stream of water, which looked like it came out of a high-powered hose. Kirito barely avoided it by leaping over it, and witnessed one of the Fin Fatale was doing the attack. He noticed the other one leaping up to meet Kirito, swiping at him with its' tail. Kirito parried the attack.

Suddenly, Komory came around and unleashed a sonic wave that sent the Fin Fatale toppling. "Thanks, buddy!" Kirito thanked his Spirit. He looked down to see what remains, noticing Kyroo fending off attacks from the Ghostabocky and Tatsu Steed on the last island. "Now let's do it together." Kirito declared to his partner, "Link Action: Fly-By Knight!" Kirito and Komory unified as one, and the two started flying about, taking out the two Fin Fatale with swift flying attacks. They then aimed towards the final set of monsters, defeating them with Kyroo.

Once they were done, Flittle came to them, happy as can be. "Oh, thank you so much, fairy sir!" she thanked him, "The waters are now safe from those horrible monsters!"

"Glad to be of some good use." Kirito replied, with Kyroo and Komory crying in agreement.

"By the way, I found this while playing with the bugs in the flowers." Flittle stated, revealing a ball of energy, "I don't suppose you would like to have it?"

The orb floated into Kirito's Command Pad, and he looked to see a new technique within. "It's the 'Horizontal Square' Sword Skill!" Kirito gasped, "That'll be more than helpful!" He decided to swap out his Sleepra spell for his new Sword Skill.

Flittle turned around and cried, "Oh, no!" Kirito looked to where she was gazing at. The tree on top of the cliff was staring to shake about in an abusive form. The red light of Knotgrass was also up there. "The last set of monsters are there!" Flittle cried, "They must be trying to knock down the tree! That's Maleficent's favorite spot!"

"We can't let them destroy the tree!" Kirito declared. The raven that had been following Kirito all this time swooped down in front of him, cawing at him. "You want to lead me there?" Kirito asked.

"The raven knows a shortcut to the cliff!" Flittle told Kirito.

"Then lead the way!" Kirito declared. The raven led Kirito as he recalled his Spirits, heading towards the cliff.

Meanwhile, within the forest by the Moors, Stefan walked about, searching. "Maleficent!" he called out, "Maleficent!" Stefan hoped to hear a reply, but to no avail.

He turned around and was about to go back to the castle again when Maleficent landed behind him. "It has been years, Stefan." Maleficent told him, getting his attention, "So how is life with those humans?"

Stefan sighed in relief, then said, "Maleficent, I came to warn you. The kingdom is coming to take your life. King Henry will stop at nothing to get his revenge. You have to trust me, Maleficent."

Maleficent paused, then nodded, smiling at him. "I do trust you." Stefan smiled back. Together, the two entered within the Moors, having a lot to catch up on. Little did they know that one of them was to betray the other's heart.

It took pretty long to reach the mountains where Maleficent's cliff was at. Kirito didn't realize before how far away it was from the Moors' edge, considering he was closer to it when he arrived in the world. Kirito raced up the hill to Maleficent's cliff, the raven leading the way forward. Finally, he saw an impatient Knotgrass waiting near the cliff's entrance. Kirito could also see half-a-dozen Sir Kyroo and three Yoggy Ram surrounding the tree, trying to take it down. Fortunately, the tree was still up.

"Thank goodness, you made it in time!" Knotgrass told Kirito.

"No need to tell me what to do here." Kirito replied, pulling out Kyroo and Woe for this fight. He and his Spirits charged forward, with Kirito shouting, "Hey! Leave that tree alone!" This drew the Nightmare's attention towards him, and they charged.

Kirito didn't waste any time as he avoided a flaming charge from the Yoggy Ram, and unleashed his 'Horizontal Square' Sword Skill, slicing on all four sides of the Nightmare, creating a 2D sky-blue rhombus of energy that scattered and dissipated, along with the Yoggy Ram.

Kirito noticed his Kyroo was in trouble as he was being ganged up on by three Nightmare versions of itself. Kirito looked to the tree, and had an idea. He leapt at a thick branch that was hanging out, utilizing his Flowmotion to start spinning around it, then like a wheel, he spun at the Sir Kyroo's, knocking them over the edge of the cliff. "You okay, Kyroo?" Kirito asked. Kyroo croaked in response. The two prepared themselves as they joined Woe in fighting the remaining Nightmares.

After a couple minutes, Kirito and his Spirits took out the Nightmares on the cliff. Kirito sighed in relief, and sat himself underneath the tree, taking a break. "That was tough." Kirito sighed. The raven flapped down and rested itself right next to Kirito. "Thanks for the guidance." Kirito thanked the bird, "You certainly were a big help."

"Seems like you've taken care of all the groups of monsters in the Moors." Knotgrass told Kirito, "Thank you for all your efforts."

"No prob." Kirito replied.

"This might not be much, but here, take this…" Knotgrass said, and she produced a ball of sparkling magic. It disappeared, and Kirito noticed his Dream Eater book starting to glow. He pulled it out, and saw that a new recipe was added to the book; The KO Kabuto.

"A new Dream Eater to make." Kirito stated, "I wonder what kind of fighter this one is? Well, only one way to find out."

Kirito stood up again, and pulled out the necessary ingredients for the Dream Eater recipe; Noble and Lofty Fancies. He also added in the Poison spell, as it would give his Dream Eater a great boost. "Dream Eater, beckon to my side." Kirito chanted, "Come forth, and fight with me against Nightmares!" The ingredients spun around and came together, then there was a flash of light, a puff of smoke, and Kirito's new Dream Eater appeared.

The KO Kabuto looked very beetle-like. Its' head was that of a hercules beetle, with a long, yellow and orange horn. Its' head and arms were blue and yellow, with green swirl patterns underneath its' purple eyes and on its' pincer arms. The body was green with orange and yellow swirls underneath the armpits, and the Spirit symbol on its' belly. Its' four feet were yellow and orange, and needle-toed.

"Pleasure to meet you, Spirit." Kirito greeted his new partner, who's height nearly reached his shoulders, "I'll call you Kabuto for short. That alright with you?" The KO Kabuto trumpeted through its' horn's nostril in agreement.

"What a powerful form of magic!" gasped Knotgrass, "How did you do that?"

"It's a long story, and I'm not even sure if I can explain it myself." Kirito replied, retrieving Kabuto's card, and pulling out the rest of his Spirit's cards.

Kirito started working on improving his Dream Eater's powers. He started with Komory, where he discovered he had enough Link Points to complete its' board. He not only gained an attack boost and haste in magic-casting speed, but also gained access to the Zero Gravira spell and the Confusing Strike technique.

From Kyroo, Kirito gained an boost to stamina, a double boost to his Cure-based attacks, a boost in magic, and unlocking the Blitz technique, which looked interesting to Kirito. He also noticed he was short a few Link Points for the final ability, but he knew he would get it eventually.

From Woe, Kirito gained a boost in magic powers, a boost in attack and magic casting speed, protection from blindness, a boost in resistance to dark attacks, and unlocked the Sleepga spell. This left Kirito one part short for fully completing the board, just like Kyroo.

From Kabuto, Kirito couldn't gain much since he just created the Spirit, but he gained the Link Block defense ability, along with resistance to fire attacks.

Kirito looked upon his Command Pad, discovering that there were limits to his boosts in powers. While he had plenty of boosts to attack and magic speed, he could only boost both attack speeds five times. Kirito must've guessed that it was either part of the Mark of Mastery or his body couldn't go beyond those limits of power. Either way, he could only gain the boosts given by three of his Spirits at a time, as he remembered. He decided to try Kabuto out, with Kyroo fighting too, and Komory in reserves. Kirito also decided to switch out his Sonic Leap skill for the Blitz technique.

"That should do it." Kirito stated, placing the Command Pad away. "I'd better go find Maleficent, and tell her the Nightmares are defeated."

"I'll leave you to that." Knotgrass replied, "I'd better gather up Flittle and Thistlewit. Thanks again for everything!" With that, Knotgrass flew off to find her companions.

Kirito looked out around the Moors, wondering where Maleficent might be. The raven settled onto Kirito's shoulder, cawing at him. "This might take all night." Kirito stated, "Let's go search for Maleficent, anyway. Who knows where she might be." Little did Kirito know of what was happening, or of what was to come next.

Maleficent and Stefan were sitting underneath the trees on the lakeside of the Moors, speaking to one another. Maleficent seemed please to be reunited with Stefan again, and forgave him for the absence of years they have put on each other. Stefan handed her a flask of drink. She took it and drank it, handing it back to Stefan.

It only took about about ten seconds before Maleficent fell asleep after drinking the flask, which had been laced by Stefan himself. The young man rested Maleficent on her side, where she fell asleep soundly. Stefan brushed her face, seeing the beauty in it. He then looked at the large wings on Maleficent. He knew what must be done. He could not let Maleficent be killed. There was only one thing to do. He pulled out the dagger from underneath his clothing, ready to use it.

Kirito searched all around the Moors for Maleficent, but was unable to find her. He did find a few Nightmares that were perfect test subjects to try Kabuto out on. Turns out, Kabuto was like a turret; staying in one place while firing blasts from his horn onto his targets, blasting them away with an assortment of shots, from tracer shots to explosive-ranged shots. Anyone that got close to Kabuto would be hit by its' horn or a one-two chop from its' claws.

"This is taking forever!" Kirito sighed, resting by the lakeside, and splashing water on his face to elude drowsiness, "Where could she be?" He turned to the raven that had been following him all this time. "I don't suppose you know where she is, do you?" The crow shook his head in response. "I thought so." Kirito sighed.

Just then, he heard a woman's outcry in agony. "Maleficent!" Kirito gasped, recognizing the scream and standing abruptly to his feet. Maleficent sounded like she was in crying pain, and she was somewhere along the water's edge towards the front of the Moors. "We'd better hurry to her!" Kirito declared, and he and the raven raced off to the scene.

It took him a while to reach the spot where he heard Maleficent's wailing. He and the raven looked about, wondering where she might be. Finally, the raven cawed, signaling Kirito to where Maleficent was. She was curled up on the ground, sobbing. As Kirito got close, he was shocked to see that her wings have been cut off of her back. The three fairies reunited with them, as well.

"Maleficent!" Kirito gasped, looking down at her. He knelt down and raised a hand to her. Maleficent looked up to see who was aiding her, and saw the crowd around her. "Maleficent, your wings!" gasped Thistlewit.

"They're gone!" Flittle added in shock.

"Who did this to you?" Kirito asked. Maleficent brushed away Kirito's helping hand, attempting to stand up herself.

"I-It's was him." she replied, "Stefan."

At this, the three fairies looked at one another, whispering to each other in shock. "Who's Stefan?" Kirito asked, then after pondering, he asked, "Is he the human that you trusted?"

Maleficent was in a kneeling position, and looked down. "I thought I did." she muttered, "Why would he do such a thing? How could he do this to me?!"

"Calm down, Maleficent." Kirito stated, "Here, let me help you up." Kirito reached down and grabbed Maleficent underneath the shoulder, and started hoisting her up. She winced in pain as she was lifted to her feet. She fumbled as she tried to stay afoot. Kirito steadied her.

"I'm sorry." Kirito apologized, "If only I knew where you were, I would've been here sooner to stop him." Maleficent looked to Kirito, seeing his apologetic face.

"It wasn't your fault at all!" Thistlewit assured him.

"She's right!" Knotgrass agreed, "If anything, we were to blame for sending you off to defeat those monsters!"

"But I was the one who asked permission to do so." Kirito muttered.

Maleficent looked down on the ground, and lowered herself to pick up a twig. Using her magic, she transformed the twig into a large walking staff with a jewel embedded on top of it, similar to the evil Maleficent's staff. "No one is at fault here." she told the group, "My trust in Stefan betrayed me, and he took away what was precious to me."

After a pause, during which morning was starting to break, Kirito said, "I can't just stand here! If Stefan took your wings, then there has to be an explanation, and I'm gonna go find out what it is!" Kirito let go of Maleficent, who steadied herself. "I'm gonna go to the kingdom and search out the answer." he said, "It might take me a while, but I'll come back here as soon as possible!"

Maleficent looked at Kirito, seeing how determinate he was. "It was only moments ago you said it was hard to trust me." she said, "Now you are risking yourself to aid me in my most dire times."

Kirito smiled at this. "Hey, you aren't as bad as I thought." Kirito replied, looking into the woods, "Still, it will take time for me to get there. Wish I could go there quickly…"

Maleficent looked at the raven that had been aiding Kirito. She waved her hand towards the bird, and muttered, "Into a man." The raven crowed crazily as it fell off the branch, and to the shock of Kirito and the fairies, the raven transformed into a man right before their eyes, with messy black hair, and wearing a long black coat and black pants.

"That's new…" Kirito muttered as the raven-man rose to his feet, looking at himself.

"What have you done to my beautiful self?" the man asked Maleficent.

"I wish for you to aid Kirito in discovering what Stefan had done with my wings." Maleficent told him, "What am I to call you?"

"Diaval. My name is Diaval." the man responded, "This boy has been helpful for me, too."

"I didn't do anything for you." Kirito muttered.

"But you did." Diaval responded, "Within the mountain, where she was at…" he pointed to Thistlewit, "My nest was there. You protected my home. I thank you."

"I didn't know that, but I was glad to help." Kirito answered.

Diaval turned to Maleficent, "I shall also be of service to you as well, since you made me into this." he added to her, "What do you wish for me to do."

"Be my wings." Maleficent answered, "Take Kirito to the kingdom."

"I don't know about you, but how is turning him into a man gonna help me get there quicker?" Kirito questioned Maleficent's motives.

"You're right." Maleficent answered, looking to Diaval. She waved her free hand again. "Be his steed." she told him, and with her magic, Diaval turned into a black horse.

"That's more like it!" Kirito stated. He got on top of Diaval's back, and he took off into the woods, charging towards the kingdom, leaving Maleficent and the fairies watching him leave.

The speed of Diaval was very quick, and Kirito was both determined to reach the castle, and surprised that he was riding someone who was once a raven and a man. Kirito lowered himself down more, giving more speed for Diaval.

Suddenly, as they were reaching the open plains before the castle, Kirito noticed something. It was the sound of large and heavy steps. Kirito turned to one side, and saw the Wargoyle that he had met before in the battle running on its' large arms and legs, turning to Kirito and roaring at him. Kirito and Diaval were shocked to see it there. The Wargoyle lashed out one of its' arms at Kirito, and he leapt off Diaval's back as its' arm passed between the two.

(Cue KHDDD OST 'Majestic Wings')

Kirito skidded onto the ground producing his Keyblade. Diaval transformed into a raven again, cawing at Kirito. "Go to the kingdom! See what's going on!" Kirito shouted, "I'll take care of the King's last defense!" Diaval cawed in response, and took off towards the castle. Kyroo and Kabuto were summoned to his side. The Wargoyle roared back at Kirito, ready to fight. "Bring it on!" Kirito declared, and the fight began.

Kirito unleashed his Strike Raid right off the bat, and charged forward with Kyroo. The attack struck Wargoyle, and it roared as the two charged in and swiped at him. The Wargoyle doubled back, then retaliated by bringing down its' flaming, drilling fist down upon them. Kirito and Kyroo avoided the fist, but were blown away by the shockwave the punch produced.

Kirito skidded to a halt, and saw the Wargoyle roar in rage. It lit its' tail on fire, and whipped it around toward Kirito. He managed to get out of the way before it could hit with an Air Dash. Kirito then turned and decided to try out his Blitz technique. Kirito unleashed an overhead leaping slash at the Nightmare, knocking it back. He did this again, and once more with a little more force at knocking it back.

The Wargoyle skidded back from the relentless attack, and got struck from behind by a well-placed shot by Kabuto. The Nightmare roared in rage, and saw Kirito and Kyroo racing towards it. The Wargoyle suddenly unraveled its' magenta chains around the gun arms, and dropped the guns arms, revealing them as a sort of ball-and-chain. It spun all around, its' gun arms extended by the chains. Kirito, Kabuto and Kyroo all got struck hard by the attack, causing each of them to topple over. Kirito moaned as he got up, but Kyroo healed Kirito with its' healing spell. "Thanks, buddy." Kirito thanked his partner, who croaked in response.

The Wargoyle retracted its' gun arms back to their original state, raised them up high, and shot several fireballs into the air. They peaked upwards, and fell down towards the team. "Oh, crap!" Kirito cried out, and he charged forward towards the Wargoyle. He barely avoided a couple of the raining fireballs. He nearly got hit by one, but Kyroo unleashed a Water Raid technique, taking it out.

Kirito roared in rage as he charged at the Wargoyle, and unleashed a Drain Dive, which damaged it and healed Kirito at the same time. The Wargoyle struck with a fiery tail again, and Kirito got slammed by it, knocking him back. He recovered in midair, and nearly avoided another fist brought down by the Wargoyle. The Wargoyle kept pursuing Kirito as he was on the defensive, trying to punch him and whip him with its' tail. It even extended its' gun arms out to attack, similar to how Luffy's Gum-Gum Pistol in the pirate world. The extended double-punch did cause debris to fly all over, and knocked Kirito backwards, tumbling onto his back.

"This guy's fierce!" Kirito muttered to himself.

Kabuto unleashed an explosive bomb at the Wargoyle. It turned to Kabuto, ready to pound it to the ground. "Look out!" Kirito shouted, racing towards Kabuto. He then stopped as he felt his connection to his Dream Eater rise up within him. He wanted to protect Kabuto from the Wargoyle's attack quickly. Just as he had the thoughts, Kirito disappeared from his spot, reappearing right in front of Kabuto. The Wargoyle's fist was almost upon him, but Kirito blocked it in the nick of time, retaliating with a series of strikes from his Keyblade.

Kirito was amazed at what had just happened to him, but realized what he must've felt was the Link Block technique he gained from Kabuto. His determination to save his comrades allowed him to activate that move. He looked to see that the Wargoyle was going after Kyroo next. It was about to strike, but Kirito was ready. He activated his Link Block, teleporting directly between Kyroo and the Wargoyle, getting his Spirit out of the way as the Nightmare swung and missed, toppled over, dazed from the fall.

"Now's our chance!" Kirito declared, and he and Kyroo charged forward. Kirito unleashed his Horizontal Square Sword Skill while Kyroo used its' Water Raid technique. Kabuto unleashed a Tracer shot attack on top of the Wargoyle. The combined attacks did some serious damage onto the Wargoyle.

Just then, the beast produced a ring of fiery energy around its' toppled state, and an explosion took place all around it, blasting Kirito and Kyroo away. The Wargoyle got angry at them, roaring determinately. It begun leaping punches at Kirito, who backed away quickly. The Wargoyle kept pursuing with leaping punches and swings from its' tail, determined to take down Kirito. Kirito retaliated with a Strike Raid, but it didn't even slow down the Wargoyle one bit.

Kabuto was edging closer for a better shot at the Wargoyle, while Kyroo rushed behind, ready to strike the beast. Unfortunately, the Wargoyle saw Kyroo coming, and swung its' tail at it, knocking it aways. "Kyroo!" Kirito shouted, racing around the Wargoyle to rescue his comrade. Unfortunately, the Wargoyle wasn't gonna let him come to his aid, and struck Kirito when he was open, making him topple over.

Kyroo dazedly raised itself to its' feet, but was having difficulty staying up. Kirito had a Hi-Potion on him, and drank it down quickly, restoring himself. "Kyroo, switch out with Komory!" Kirito shouted, raising Kyroo and Komory's cards. Kyroo returned to its' card, and Komory reappeared, screeching in determination. "Let's keep this fight going!" Kirito declared, and he and Komory charged forward.

Komory's attack strength was equal to Kyroo's, and although it lacked physical defense, Komory had great ariel speed and evasiveness. This was very useful, since the Wargoyle was fast-acting and strong, unleashing heavy punches, tail swipes, chain attacks and spins, and raining fireballs.

As the battle went on, and the Wargoyle was losing stamina, Kirito noticed its' attacks were growing stronger, such as unleashing pillars of flames after punching in its' general direction. It also combined the spinning chain attack with its' pyro punches to unleash a tornado of flames that nearly knocked all of the team out. Kirito guessed he was grateful for gaining fire resistance from Kabuto.

"If this guy wants a fire-fight, then I shall give it what it wants!" Kirito declared. He charged at the Wargoyle, who was about to bring down another fiery fist onto him again, but he leapt over it. Kabuto unleashed another explosive shot just as Kirito blasted it in the back with his Fire spell. The two attack blasted it at the same time, damaging it.

Kirito then leaped upwards and placed his hand onto Kabuto. "Let's go, buddy!" Kirito declared, "Link Action! Target Shot!" Kirito and Kabuto unified together, and Kirito not sat on top of his Kabuto. His eyes were sharing the same sight as his Spirit, locking onto his target. "Fire away!" Kirito declared, and he started firing rapid mortar shots at the Wargoyle. It got continuously peppered by the attack. It started to roar back in the midst of it, but a well-placed shot to the face knocked it backwards, toppling to the ground. After several more shots, Kirito and Kabuto ended their Link Action.

The Nightmare flailed its' hands to rise to its' feet, but it had no strength to do so. It stopped flailing, and just laid there, motionless. Suddenly, there was a bright light surrounding the Nightmare as it was carried upwards, then it vanished in a sparkling of lights. The Nightmare was vanquished.

Kirito sighed in relief, glad the battle was over. He then felt his Command Pad vibrate, and he pulled it out. Two things appeared on it. One was a new attack piece added, which had been filled with Zero Gravira. Secondly, a new technique appeared, which was a retaliation move called, 'Counter Rage', which allowed him to perform a 'Rage Spike' Sword Skill immediately after blocking. "Not bad…" Kirito told himself, placing his Command Pad away.

Just then, he heard a cawing from a distance, and looked up to see Diaval flying down to meet Kirito. The moment he got close to the ground, he transformed back into a human again. "Did you defeat the beast?" Diaval asked.

"Already defeated." Kirito answered, "How 'bout you? Did you get any info on why Stefan stole the wings." Diaval nodded, though Kirito could see on the expression he showed that it wasn't good news. They decided to walk back to the Moors together, while Diaval explained what he saw.

(Flashback) Diaval arrived at the kingdom's castle, and flew around it. He noticed some commotion in one of the windows and flapped himself over to it. He landed on the open windows, looking in to see Stefan sitting in the king's throne, dressed in proper attire as an elderly man placed a golden crown on top of his head. All the heads of the castle and many citizens surrounded him.

"I present to you the first of his line; His royal highness, King Stefan." Someone declared, and everyone cheered excitedly at him. Stefan rose to his feet, smiling at his new position, and bowed to the people, grateful for their courtesy. Diaval hopped around and flew back to where he left Kirito. (Flashback ends.)

Storm clouds were forming as the two arrived back at the Moors. On top of the cliff, Diaval and Kirito explained about everything that transpired to Maleficent and the three good fairies. The news did not settle well with Maleficent, and her anger started to generate green fumes of energy around her.

"He did this to me, so that he would be king?" Maleficent snarled softly. Everyone else around her backed away, know what was to come.

Maleficent roared in rage as green flames erupted from her body, blasting straight into the sky, tearing a hole through the clouds. She was so furious, she even sent shockwaves that made the fairies flipping away. Kirito and Diaval braced themselves through the shockwaves Maleficent produced.

When the flames subsided, Maleficent looked to the castle in the distance, her eyes yellow in hatred. "I will never trust another human again!" she hissed. She turned away and started walking back down the mountain again, heading to the front of the Moors, anger in her eyes. Diaval and Kirito watched her leave, looked to one another, then pursued her.

As they walked, they watched Maleficent's raging energy causing rocks to fly about, trees uproot themselves, even the water start to ripple and wave. Darkness was falling onto the Moors, also brought forth by Maleficent. When they arrived at the edge of the Moors, Maleficent waved her staff, and a wall of thick vines with thorns on them produced themselves all around, preventing one from entering. "Now no one will be able to enter these Moors again." Maleficent snarled, and she turned back to the Moors.

She walked along the bridge made of tree roots, going onto the island. Upon the rock wall, eerie branches produced themselves, merging together to form a skeletal-like throne for Maleficent. She sat within it just as Diaval, now in raven form, and the three fairies arrived. Diaval landed on one of the arms of the throne, and Maleficent looked to the three fairies. They looked scared at her gaze, and they bowed to her, as she had become their queen. The evil aura now surrounding Maleficent now took form. She was as what Kirito remembered her as.

Kirito was still at the edge of the Moors, looking at the wall that Maleficent created. "A wall of thorns." Kirito stated, "Not only did she make them around the Moors, but also in her heart."

He turned back at the Moors, now witnessing a more darker and gloomier version than the one he arrived upon before. "When you give a great amount of your love and trust to someone, and that person backstabs you, it leaves a large hole in your heart." Kirito told himself, "That hole can even make you evil, never loving or trusting anyone ever again. That's what happened to Maleficent. Stefan's greed gave birth to her evil. If that were to ever happen to anyone, they, too, would become a Maleficent. But that's why we need to stick together, and never to betray one another's hearts. I know I would never do that to anyone I cared for. And I know, they would not do that to me, either."

A Sleeping Keyhole appeared above, hanging on the wall of thorns. Kirito waved his Keyblade, pointing up at it. A beam of light appeared from his Keyblade, and shot at the Keyhole. It connected, and the reality shattered around it, opening the light up to the world, and enveloping Kirito as he continued to wonder if maybe the other Maleficent was affected the same way, and whether or not there was a way to repair that hole in her heart again. He hoped so, but he did not know how.

Next time on SAK: FF:

Asuna: This kingdom is where Aurora, one of the Princess's of Light is from! The king is quite delusional, thinking Maleficent might attack here. Eh? She's coming?! Why would she arrive at the kingdom?! And why would she be trying to wake up Aurora from her slumber?! I can't tell who's good or evil, here!

On the next 'Sword Art Kingdom: Falling Fantasy'

Sleeping Aurora! True Heroes!

Kirito & Asuna: The Dreams have yet to be discovered!