Okay so I did decide to add one more chapter to this. I know it was going to be just a one-shot, but I wanted just a little more angst and all that for you all :)
As I stated in Ch.1 the idea for this was inspired by Tumblr user chachacharlieco. All credit for the idea goes to her.
While chapter 1 is mostly inspired by her comic Nightmare, this chapter is inspired by her comic Blight. Be sure to check them out!
Cover image belongs to chachacharlieco's comic Nightmare. I have gotten permission to use it as the cover image.
I can't think of anything else to say, so let's get on to this!
Sora tossed and turned in his sleep, with a scrunched up, pained look on his face. His breathing increased as he grabbed onto his sheets tightly. He was having another nightmare. The tears were streaming from eyes as his hands began to tremble.
He woke minutes later with a sudden jolt, sitting up straight, his breathing still panicked. Sora looked down at his hands, they were still shaking and he couldn't stop them. Sora then laid back down on his bed, placing his face into the pillow as he sobbed.
The nightmares had become a constant thing, and they were getting harder to wake up from them each night. Each night it was the same nightmare, the same thing over and over again, and Sora couldn't do anything to stop it or change it. Every night the nightmares were getting longer and worse. There was always more darkness and Sora found himself wandering for much longer in that darkness before anything else would happen.
The worst part was always the end for Sora though. The nightmare always ended the same exact way, with him strangling Kairi as he laughed uncontrollably. It just kept happening and lasting longer each night.
With everything just going on for longer and longer, and Sora's heart felt more and more strained. Soon Sora no longer wanted to sleep, as when ever he closed his he keep seeing the image of Kairi. Seeing Kairi staring at him with a horrified expression. It made Sora's heart burn even more. Everything was hurting and Sora no longer knew what to do. All he could do was try not to sleep. Try not to sleep, so he could avoid having to face himself in the mirror or see Kairi. He didn't want any of this.
At first Sora tried his best to not sleep, but slowly he would end up falling asleep anyways. Some of those nights, while Sora was being tormented by his nightmares, Master Xehanort would observe the boy for a short while. Watching as Sora tossed and turned, his heart trying to fight off the darkness that now plagued his mind and heart. Master Xehanort would always leave though before Sora could wake.
Eventually though Sora no longer slept, he would stay wide awake in his room. His whole body kept trembling though and heavy bags had formed under his eyes. It had gotten to a point where the nightmares had really messed with his mind and heart that he could no longer think straight. His heart was at a constant battle with the darkness that was trying to invade it.
The days started to blur for Sora. No longer could he tell how many days had gone by. He no longer knew if it was night or day. He only was focusing on staying away and trying to fight off the darkness in him. He could no longer keep the thoughts in his head straight and he had began to feel claustrophobic in the room.
He had to get out. He needed to get out. He had to run away. Find someone. Anyone. Find someone to help him. Help him get this pain out of his heart. It hurt so much. He wanted it to stop. He wanted to be able to sleep again with no nightmares. He wanted to be able to close his eyes for once and not see Kairi staring at him with those terrified eyes.
The air in the room just was getting harder to breathe, so Sora decided to make a break for it and run. He was going as fast as he could and as far as he could. Though as he ran, he felt like his legs were going to give out. But he had to keep going, he had to get away.
It wasn't long before Sora felt an Organization member grab on to him and restian him. Halting his escape. He didn't bother or care to see who it was, he just tried to break free from their grasp. Sora was unable to as he whole body was weak from the lack of sleep, but that didn't stop him from trying. He gritted his teeth continue to try to break from the hold of the Organization member. He struggled as much as he could, but it was no use. Though he was becoming more and more agitated and frustration as he was being dragging back to The Castle that Never Was.
Sora struggled and scream as he was brought back into the castle. He kept trying and trying to get away, but he barely had any energy at all. Suddenly he caught sight of Master Xehanort at the top of a staircase.
Sora's eyes grew wide with anger. It was his fault. Xehanort was to blame for at this. All this pain and struggle in his heart, Xehanort was the cause of all of it. Sora gritted his teeth again as he tried to break free and charge at Xehanort. No matter what he did though, he was unable to break free.
Sora heard the members around him saying things. They were saying something. Probably about him. But he paid no attention to what was being said. His only focus was on Xehanort. Sora figured, if he could just get rid of Xehanort, everything would be alright.
Without seeing it coming, one of the members punched Sora directly in the chest. Right in the heart. Darkness then sunk in and started to burn throughout his entire body. Sora dropped to his knees and gagged. The darkness. It burned. It was burning every inch of him. Tears swelled in his eyes as he tried to cry out for help. He tried to cried out for someone to come and help. But the darkness filled up in his throat, and he couldn't get a word out. His thoughts continued to scream out though as he continued to choke on the darkness.
In the next moment Sora felt immense jolts of electricity flow through him. Making everything feel even worse. Sora cried out painfully as the electricity shocked his entire body. Everything still burning and hurting, but his eyes slowly closed as the darkness called him back into slumber.
Sora was laying in the darkness. He tried to push himself up, but it was way harder than ever before. Not only did the darkness feel like very thick tar, but his whole body felt completely drained of all its energy and strength. Sora kept trying to push himself up though. He had to. He couldn't give up, he knew he just couldn't.
But Sora had never felt so weak before. Never felt so pathetic. With the little strength he had, he managed to get into a sitting position, but that was it. Sora couldn't move anymore. He didn't know what to do anymore. He realized that no one was going to help him. He was all alone. Sora just sat there, tears flowing down his face, as he felt the darkness slowly spreading through his body.
He could hear whispered from someone or maybe multiple people all around him. He had no idea who. He no longer cared. He couldn't do anything so why would he bother trying to figure out who was talking.
"Your friends have abandoned you."
"You're on your own."
"All alone."
"Forgotten."
"But we'll never leave you."
"We'll be your friends."
Sora felt the darkness spread further as well as cold hands grab on to him. He knew their voices sounded familiar, but he still didn't care to see who it was. His eyes were too blurry with tears to see anything anyways.
"We'll be with you."
"We'll keep you safe."
"We won't abandon you."
"Just join us."
"Join us."
"JOIN US!"
The darkness had almost completely consumed Sora. He could feel his consciousness slowly slipping away. Everything was slowly faded into darkness. Sora was drifting off into the darkness. He didn't even noticed the faint glow of light forming around him as he finally closed his eyes and drifted off into a deep sleep.
"That's enough," Master Xehanort instructed.
Xemnas stopped his attack and Sora dropped to the ground. He was unconscious and faintly breathing, but was breathing at least at a steady pace.
"Take him to his chambers. It's about time he gets proper rest. His nightmares will bother him no longer, and instead he will become one."
And that ends that. I feel like that's a nice spot to end things on.
Now though I don't know if I will add anymore to this. I feel this is good as a short story. But maybe over some time if I think more about it, I will see if I wanna continue it. But for now, it is complete.
I don't have much else to say, but I hope you enjoyed!
