Disclaimer: This work of fan fiction uses characters from Rise of the Guardians, The Guardians of Childhood, and Frozen which are trademarked by DreamWorks Animation, William Joyce, and the Walt Disney Company respectively. The author of this story claims no ownership over them. The story the author is telling is of her own invention and it is not purported or believed to be part of the canon storyline. This story is made for entertainment purposes only. The author is not profiting financially from the creation and publication of this story.

Holy water cannot help you now

Thousand armies couldn't keep me out

I don't want your money

I don't want your crown

See I've come to burn your kingdom down

– Florence + the Machine, Seven Devils

Chapter Soundtrack: Seven Devils – Florence + the Machine

Nocturne: The First Movement – Part IV

The Empire of Night: a mysterious and eerily alluring place, where the Nightmare King resides in his shadowy palace built of black stones and metal, with high and thin towers with no purpose other than to look menacing.

Inside, the Dark King languidly sat on his throne in the middle of the dais, crossing his legs over each other as he pressed the pads of his fingertips together and closed his eyes in thought.

He felt his powers dwindling. His hold on the world was diminishing. Around him, his palace crumbling and his empire was falling beneath his feet.

His grip on Aelvale was falling, as the civil war within the country diminished and hope for a new beginning shown. Havenmoor was also free of his hold for the plague that struck the country ended and a cure was found.

He needed more power – he needed more fear.

Kozmotis Pitchiner Black, the Nightmare King snapped his eyes open, revealing a set of eerie, cruel, sinister yet methodically calm, yellow eyes. He stood from his throne of black stone and growled in frustration, shouting as he sent a wave of black magic across the room, shattering a mirror and sending a Nightmare Guard flying.

He wanted more power – he remembered, all those years ago when he thought he was going to have the Western Isles under a binding fear of the winter.

He was there, using the eyes of his Nightmares to watch the horror that unfolded on that fateful day on that fateful lake in the Western Isles. He felt and relished the absolute and utter terror that gripped the Prince of the Western Isles as he tried to calm his sister.

Her sheer fright was beautiful. Her scream in terror was music to his ears as the ice cracked beneath her feet.

"It's okay, it's okay. Don't look down, just look at me."

"Jack, I'm scared."

"Ya, I know, I know, but you're going to be alright, you're not going to fall in. Uh, we are going to have a little fun instead"

"No, we're not!"

She screamed, beautiful terror running through her voice.

"Would I ever trick you?"

"Yes! You always play tricks!"

A helpless laugh.

"Well, not-not-not this time. I promise. You're gonna be – you're gonna be fine. You have to believe me."

She nodded.

"Wanna play a game? We are gonna play hopscotch, like we play every day. It is as easy as one – two – three!"

"Alright, now it is your turn."

"One,"

Her surprised gasp.

"Two"

Cracking beneath her feet.

'Three!"

Prince Jackson threw his younger sister across the ice.

A fleeting moment of happiness…and then, the dear and beloved Prince Jackson Overland Frost plunged through the ice and into the cold waters.

"Jack!"

And the King of Nightmares felt it: a rush of power as the prince's horror and panic filled all his thoughts. Pitch drank it all in and left just as the darkness curled up on the treasured prince's mind. He returned to his castle and waited for fear of the lake and sorrow of losing the Crown Prince to overcome the royal family.

But to no avail: nothing came up. Pitch returned to the Western Isles to see that the prince had somehow survived the fall and the only thing that changed was the colour of his hair. The Nightmare King returned to his palace enraged.

Then six years later, King Kozmotis Pitchiner Black felt another blooming terror on the other side of the world. Ah, the newly crowned Queen Elsa of Arendelle. He always thought that she had the potential to become his Fearling Queen. And he savoured her fear…. but it all ended too soon.

And his anger only grew and grew, for Queen's fear was a beautiful thing. He wanted it again. He wanted her fear for himself and he wanted how powerful and thrilling it was.

And he will get it.

He will burn her kingdom to the ground. He will tear her heart out if he needed.

For that will be the only way to get what he wanted.

Author's Note: Since Nocturne is becoming a full on story arc, we all need a villain, do we not? And who could play a villain better than the Lord of Nightmares, himself! Well, now everyone knows who the antagonist of the story is! ….Or do you? Ahaha, you'll have to keep on reading to find out. Now you also get a taste of what happened to Jack as well, it isn't the full story, but I wanted Jack to explain what happened for himself, so you're going to have to wait for that too!

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