HEARTLESS !
a collection of drabbles & oneshots
featuring my kingdom hearts oc, shadow kiara.
some chapters may present an AU version or
include themes from other series/fandoms.
Drabble #1
OOGIE'S REVENGE
{Halloween Town, Kingdom Hearts; Post-Movie}
Even though it was nearly mid-December, it somehow seemed like Halloween Town always held an icy, eerie chill in its eternal night. Tiny specks of snow drifted carelessly from the black sky and collected along the stone-covered pathways and steep, crooked rooftops.
The raven-haired female, whose bright yellow eyes glowed vibrantly like Christmas lights, perched quietly like a stray cat along the stone wall surrounding the town center. Something about this world always seemed enticing to her - - perhaps it was because, in Halloween Town, everyone was a monster. Here, it was something to be proud of, to celebrate. Here, nothing was complete without skulls or jack-o-lanterns with pointed teeth or large claws. There was just something so appealing about a place in which monsters didn't have to hide.
. . . there were also Mrs Hyde's phenomenal peppermint orange-peel pies. Those were admittedly a huge reason she seemed to frequent this world so much.
But tonight, she wasn't here to socialize, or eat tasty treats.
Hopping down from the wall, the young Heartless continued on, making her way towards the giant tree house where the infamous pranksters Lock, Shock, and Barrel resided in the past - - but her destination was to the abandoned lair deep below, the casino-themed torture chamber once owned by the one and only e .
She wasn't sure exactly how long it had been since Oogie lost himself to the darkness, but it didn't matter. He was once the biggest threat to the town, and he'd been vanquished. Since then, the town has become. . . complacent in its era of peace.
Too complacent.
With a fluid motion, her body liquified into a black, ink-like substance and seeped into the dry, dead ground, sinking through cold gray earth until dripping out into a dark, musty, empty chamber. Once-colorful wheels were now pale and cracked, collecting dust and spiderwebs as they leaned over from broken platforms. The occasional bug scurried past her feet as she walked through the old dungeon-like funhouse, trying to imagine what it must have been like when it was up and running. She'd never met Oogie, and could only go on the stories she heard, but everyone told her how he loved his sadistic gambling and torturous devices.
Slowly she drew in breath, the stale air rushing into her body, and she could feel the envy, the greed, the lust for power - - his sins, his darkness, they all lingered here. Paled and weakened from time, perhaps, just like his machines, but they were there. The Heartless drew in more, as if tracking a scent, filling herself with the emotions left behind by the departed villain. His envy towards Jack the Pumpkin King, his fear, his desperation for power. . . She could feel it, all of it, pumping through her body as if they were her own feelings.
Fingers closed tightly, she raised her hand and hesitated before opening it. Within her palm were two slime-green dice, each side carved to look like a skull.
Oogie's dice.
"Oh~ the sound of rolling dice to you is music in the air," she spoke with a soft melodious voice, her eyes glowing more brightly, "'cause you're a gamblin' boogie man, although you don't play fair." It was as if each word carried a hint of life from the female to the room around her - - the low hum and whirring of machines clacked and spattered as they began to move, colored lights flickering as if gasping for air after being smothered for so long.
"The circle of life moves us all, dear Oogie. It's time you make another round and find your place on this new path." Shaking the dice within her hand for a moment, she finally tossed them forward and watched as they clattered and bounced across the cold floor. By the time they settled, the entire chamber around her had come back to life. Skeletons and bugs glowed with neon colors under the dungeon's blacklights, wheels of misfortune blinking and beeping as giant slot machines flickered their handles and played alluring, catchy music.
"Ooohohoho-" a grumbling, creepy, surprisingly upbeat voice rang out over her shoulder. "-snake eyes."
Shadow Kiara glanced over her shoulder to the large figure towering over her, his body a lumpy, jet black burlap sack, his eyes and stitch-lipped mouth emitting a bright yellow glow. Her own glowing eyes widened as she turned around to face him completely.
It was her first successful resurrection using her newfound ability, a twisted joke on the Circle of Life... and she couldn't believe how well it seemed to have worked. The being before her, he looked like Oogie and talked like Oogie - but it was his shadow.
"Shadow Oogie~ It's such a pleasure to have a friend in the darkness." Her own lips curved into a smirk, her eyes gleaming. "It's time to achieve what your Other could not... it's time for you to become KING."