Kingdom Hearts: War of the Undead
Chapter 23: Shahra's Trust
As our heroes are relaxing at Sonic's place after the excitement on saving the world from Dark Gaia, they notice that Sonic was a heavy sleeper when they heard a voice waking Sonic up.
"(Yawns.) boy, is it that late already? What time is it?" Sonic said as he picked up a ring when he saw it on a table.
"Huh?" Sonic said.
"You are the Blue Hedgehog." the voice said as the flash of light appeared and revealed the Genie.
"Ahh…What the…!" Sonic said.
"D-Do not be alarmed! I am Shahra, the genie of the Ring, you know, like…Aladdin and the Magic Lamp?" Shahra asked.
"Don't think we've read that." Sonic said.
"What? You've got to be kidding me! It's the best story of all the Arabian Nights! Or, at least the 2nd best, but that's besides the point, please, look at this!" Shahra said as she shows our heroes the book.
"Hey, the page is blank!" Sonic said.
"Our World…the world of the Arabian Nights is vanishing." Shahra said.
"Vanishing? But how?" Ventus asked.
"This is the work of the incredibly evil spirit, the Erazor Djinn." Shahra said.
"Erazor…Djinn?" Squid Adler Mark 2 asked.
"Yes, he used his evil magic to become even more powerful, he could not bare to simply remain in the book any longer, and so he has began to set the inscriptions free, absorbing the power of the book itself." Shahra said.
"The power of the book?" Kuroui asked.
"If our world ceases to exist, then not only will those stories be silenced forever, but the Erazor Djinn will then be unleashed into your world and their world." Shahra said.
"That definitely sounds like trouble, but what do you want us to do?" Aqua asked.
"I want you all to stop him, you must stop the Erazor Djinn, only you, the Heroes of Light, can do it." Shahra said.
"Hmm, so this guys needs somebody to put him in his place, does he? I suppose we can help out with that, it might even be fun, but, this is all just something out of a storybook, right? How are we supposed to do anything about that?" Sonic asked.
"That's easy, all of you are my Masters, having called forth the Genie of the Ring, as such, I am able to grant your wishes, simple wishes, at any rate, bringing you and the heroes of Light into the world of the Arabian Nights is within my power." Shahra said.
"What? Inside that book?" Kairi asked.
"Yes, now please, place the ring on your finger!" Shahra said.
"Like this? (Places a ring in his finger.) OUCH! Hey, take it easy!" Sonic said.
"My Apologize, O Master, but now, the contract has been sealed." Shahra said.
"Contract?" Kurt asked.
"Yes, as Masters of the ring, I am now bound to protect you all, now, rub the ring!" Shahra said.
"Like…Like this?" Sonic asked as he rubs the ring to call forth Shahra.
"O Masters of the ring, what is thy wish?" Shahra asked.
"Achoo! Achoo! How about a handkerchief for starters! Make that a few!" Sonic said as a few handkerchiefs appeared.
"Thanks, you're a lifesaver Shahra, you see, Sonic got this cold yesterday, and…" Reina said.
"Please, be serious!" Shahra said.
"Okay, okay, thanks for the hankies though." Alicia said.
"Oh, please, someone tell me that this isn't really happening…" Shahra said.
"Alright, let's go, take us to this world of the Arabian Nights!" Sonic said.
"As you wish, Masters." Shahra said.
"Quit it, will you! My name is Sonic, and these are the Heroes of Light!" Sonic said.
"Very well then, heroes of Light, the 1st Keyblade Regiment Army, let's go1 into the world of the Arabian Nights!" Shahra said.
"Ok!" Sonic said as Shahra summons the carpet.
"Now this is 1st class!" Chill Penguin said.
"Here we go!" Sora replied as our heroes along with Shahra, they went into the world of the Arabian Nights inside the book.
"Okay, so who is this guy who's trying to make the worlds disappear again?" Sonic asked.
"Erazor Djinn." Shahra said.
"Yeah, that's right, can you take us to him?" Optic Sunflower asked.
"There is no need." Shahra said.
"Why not?" Isara asked.
"He's here!" Shahra said.
"Really? Then we better be ready, defensive position guys!" Sora said to the group as the Erazor Djinn appeared and tried to attack Sonic but he dodged it.
"What's that all about, talk about close shaves, maybe you know where I could get my quills sharpened too?" Sonic said.
"Guys! That's him! He's the evil spirit who is striking the words of our world from the pages!" Shahra said.
"You, you must be the Animals that just got added to the story." Erazor Djinn said.
"Don't you know anything? We're not Animals! We're the heroes of Light." Tunnel Rhino said.
"Hahahahahaha, I am Erazor Djinn! I'm the one who shall carve up this world as I see fit." Erazor Djinn said.
"Well, if you're going to do that, can you at least wait until we're reading it, first?" Burn Rooster asked.
"Over 100 of a 1001 nights have already been wiped clean! And soon, the rest shall join them, night by night, and then, with the seven world Rings…" Erazor Djinn said.
"Seven World Rings?" Sora asked.
"That's right, they are the name of the Ancient Artifacts who have the power over the Chaos Emeralds that you all have collected so far, if the person finds all of the Seven World Rings, the Portal between the worlds shall open, but the person who collected the Seven World Rings will be the sacrifice in order to do so, so, you have gathered the Seven World Rings for me, have you not, shahra, my dear?" Erazor Djinn asked.
"Are you still going on about that? I told you! The Seven world rings don't even exist! And even if they did, I'd never give them to you!" Shahra said.
"Oh? Wouldn't you, though? I suppose a suitable punishment is in order then." Erazor Djinn said as he fires a fire arrow at Shahra but Sonic steps in and protects her as the arrow hits right at Sonic's chest but he's not hurt.
"Aha! Hahahahaha! So this is how punishment feels like, is it? Hmmm, this should be interesting, you listening? Bring me the Seven World Rings before the arrow of flame extinguishes, but if you not, then your life will be forfeit, next, I think I shall collect the life of king Shuleyar, hahahahaha!" Erazor Djinn said as the portal closes behind him.
"The King is the creator of the Arabian Nights, and the main character of the story!" Shahra said.
"With our Speed, we'll just have to make sure we get to him first! Let's go guys!" Sora replied as our heroes along with Shahra in the group, they're now heading for the first story of the Arabian Nights.
End of Chapter 23