Flashing Embers

Whoa! Sorry, I've been taking breaks lately, school and all that. I can't promise you Terra's keyblade, Fahiru, but I will say that he will appear in later chapters. Just a little spoiler to get you guys excited. Anyways, thank you for the reviews! I appreciate them all! And I would like to have them keep coming. You know, at first I thought this was going to end up like any of my other stories. Thrown away, or completely forgotten. But , boy was I wrong! Let's get on with the gore! Woohoo!

Disclaimer: Don't own. Only Kailee, Eliza, Xylen, Kailee's family, and the Shadow Crossers.

P.S. The purple cat Shadow Crosser is still there. I just forgot to mention it in the last chapter. And it kind of ran away after helping them because it knows what will happen in the future, so it doesn't want to die. I know, a little selfish, aren't we?

"No!" Rapunzel cried out. She ran towards the burning kingdom, as if she could try and save it from the turmoil. She tripped on her hair and fell on her knees at the bridge. Everybody else was panting from running too fast, but they managed to catch up with her. Rapunzel placed her face in her hands as her body shuddered with sobs. Flynn carefully placed a hand on her back, rubbing comforting circles.

"There's no hope, Goldilocks. It's pointless," Flynn's eyes flashed with pain as he remembered the promise he had made to Rapunzel. Now, he was positive he was never going to get the crown back.

"Look!" Donald pointed a feathery finger at a most disturbing sight. Kailee, Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Riku got closer, leaving behind Flynn and Rapunzel. Kailee put a hand to her mouth, sustaining herself from retching while all of the boys' eyes grew wide.

A man's body lay strewn on the floor, surpassing the flames. Only, this specific body wasn't left alone. It seemed as though a wild beast, thirsty for blood, had completely mauled the poor soul. The man's chest had been completely ripped out. The intestines were unraveled reaching out to the edge of the bridge. Half of his ribs remained while the rest were screwed inside his neck. The rest of the organs were chopped up into pieces. The heart was the only organ that was missing. The thigh's bones had been split and were sticking up out of the skin for both legs. The toenails on his feet had been brutally ripped out and his arms were hanging off at an odd angle. His jaw had been also thrown off to the side and his eyes were staring perpetually at the sky.

They were left in complete shock. What kind of thing would do something like this? Flashbacks of bodies strewn across Kailee's neighborhood, passed threw her mind. She swallowed back the regurgitation of her strawberries and made a grimace.

"We have to find out what or who did this. But first…" Kailee said. "We have to at least have some respect for the dead."

Kailee closed her eyes and everybody else followed suit. Rapunzel and Flynn came up after, paying their respects, also. After a few minutes of silence, a loud roar rang from the kingdom. Everybody's eyes shot wide open and the keyblade wielders summoned their keyblades. A mass of red shot by them. The thing then landed up on the tower of the palace.

"What is that thing?" Sora said.

It looked like a dragon, but it was far from it. It had 8 heads, like the hydra that Sora had fought in the Olympus Coliseum. It's eyes were 16 pair of black slits with red rim around. Their teeth were so sharp, that just looking at them made it as if they were already digging into your skin. Each of the heads had a forked tongue, the color of peacock feathers. It had long veined wings with sharp hooks attached to the ends and the Shadow Crosser symbol on both. It's arms were red skinned and bulging with muscle. It's talons were practically destroying the palace's tower as it looked at them. The 8 heads reared back and emitted a high-pitched scream that sent blasts of pain to any creature with ears.

"We have to find a way to stop it before the rest of the kingdom winds up like this guy!" Riku yelled.

Three must join to work as one. The rest must fan the flames that the beast has wreaked.

Kailee, Riku, Sora, Donald, and Goofy heard the voice at once. They all had a pretty good idea on who the voice was talking about.

"Alright, then. Donald, Goofy you two head into the kingdom and save as many townsfolk as you can. Take Rapunzel and Flynn to help, too. Make sure to steer clear of the beast, and don't get burned by the flames. We'll take care of it," Sora explained. Kailee admired how in control he was in a situation like this. But, then again, he was used to this after having two years of constant fighting.

Donald and Goofy gave subtle nods and dragged along Rapunzel and Flynn towards the burning kingdom. The beast once again belt out a loud screech and flew towards the trio. It stopped just in front of them, building up a barrier of fire between them and the entrance to the kingdom.

I hope that Donald and Goofy tune down the flames enough to just stay put.

The beast set its eyes on Kailee. It fumed once it saw the Black Wave. One of the heads came and swooped down to try and get a bite out of Sora. He was quick to avoid it and swung his keyblade at it. It bounced off one its sharp fangs and returned to his hand. Riku had been busy fighting his own head too. The head had come up from behind and nearly taken a full chunk of his backside if it hadn't been for his eye catching something odd behind him. He jumped out of the way and dug his keyblade into the bridge. He grasped it and swung his feet out to kick the head right on its left eye. It howled in pain and began to strike again.

Kailee was a different situation. Since only two heads were occupied with Sora and Riku, the other six had decided to gang up on her. Thanking her mom secretly for having her take gymnastics, she managed to maneuver her way in between heads. The only thing she didn't look out for were the taloned claw reaching for her. It got her and threw her down on the bridge, cracking it. Kailee's head banged on the bridge and soon enough she was seeing stars. The beast took this as an opportunity and struck at her with a forked tongue. It got her on her bad arm and reopened the gash. This time though, it was searing with acid from the beast's tongue and quickly festering. The Black Wave gained a mind of its own and, with the spikes underneath, dug into the beast's eyes. It quickly let go of Kailee and the Black Wave returned to her. She gasped at the pain in her arm and how much it would take to heal.

Just as that thought passed by her, the beast reared up and struck down hard on the bridge. The bridge collapsed under their feet. Kailee had seen it coming and had already run across the bridge to the edge. Sora and Riku, however, were a bit late to notice since they too had searing pain in their legs and chest. Just as they were about to plunge down, Kailee caught them both, in each of her hands. She grunted at the sudden weight and tried to heave them up. The beast had flown up when it had destroyed the bridge. It had also cut off one of it's own head because it knew it couldn't make do with one blind head. It flew ahead towards Kailee. Her eyes widened and she again tried to pull up both Sora nd Riku.

It's no use! I can't pull you two up!" The words flew from her mouth.

Just as they were about to answer, the beast grabbed on to Sora and Riku and flew up into the skies. They tried to fight it off, but, just as Mickey, their keyblades just went right through. Kailee went running after them, since the beast was headed for the woods. She trampled upon a bunch of branches and bushes, yet she pushed on. She couldn't bear to part with two people who she cared about. Even though, they only had known each other for two days, she already felt as though they were connected to her heart, including Donald, Goofy, and Mickey. Her muscles were aching by the time she arrived to the beast's location.

Kailee gasped. Down below her was a one hundred foot drop to a valley of rocks. Sharp ones, at that. She came to a realization at how the beast was planning to rid of the two boys. She looked up just in time to see the beast let go of them both.

"No!"

I meant that to happen . :D Ok, so when I said he was going to die… I probably shouldn't tell you guys. I've already spoiled enough. But here are some hard hitting questions I want you guys to answer.

What did you guys think of the scene with the man's body? To tell you the truth, I was a bit frightened writing it myself.

Should I keep the Warnless alive? It's a pretty BEAST beast!

Should I stop writing about Tangled and head onto the next world?

How many worlds should you guys want me to write about?

Should I include any non-Disney worlds?

Review my story, please! I promise virtual cookies! Baked by Sora! ;)