I finally finished Kingdom Hearts 3 just last week and I must admit it kind of gotten my thinking on a few stories. For those who follow me this shouldn't be a surprise. Anyway, why this combination? Simply put you can blame my friends giving me a stupid challenge. As well I think this came our well.

Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts is the property of Square and Disney, and Overlord is the property of Kugane Maruyama. I own neither.

Floating in a Void was the first feeling that registered in Sora's mind. Opening his eyes he was greeted with a dark void as lights rushed passed him. It looked like Young Xehanort was right there was a price to be paid for misusing the Power of Waking. 'Kairi's worth any price.'

He turned around wondering what was going to happen to him at the end of the tunnel. Would he just be flying forever in this world or would he end up somewhere? A blinding light covered his eyes forcing him to cover his eyes. When it faded away Sora was greeted with a beautifully clouded sky and a floor made out of reflective water. "The Final World…"

The price it seems was his life. Sora looked down noticing that he wasn't transparent nor was he a sparkle of starlight like the other hearts that lingered in this world. Maybe this was to be his fate wandering the Final World for all eternity. "Great everything just goes on forever."

"Sora?" The Keyblade's chosen turned his head to the sound of the voice. Standing behind him was a familiar face. One he hadn't seen since his failed Mark of Mastery Exam.

"Joshua what are you doing here!" Sora was surprised to see someone else with their full body given the world they were currently in. He paused as he wondered about the most obvious answer. "Wait, you aren't dead right?

Joshua shook his head at this. For him, the occasional crossover to this world was a normal everyday occurrence. Actually, he started to do these crossovers on purpose. "No, I just tend to travel to this world you on the other hand…" Joshua wouldn't call Sora dead but there was something about him. "How did you end up here?"

"Oh, it's a price for misusing the Power of Waking," Sora looked up at the sky for a second. Honestly, he wouldn't change a thing if he had the chance to do it again.

For a moment he was reminded of the words from an associate about Sora's importance. Him being trap within the Final World due to some power would not do one bit. Especially, given that something big had happened. "Do you think you would be able to head back?"

Sora shrugged his shoulders at this. It wasn't like he could just find a portal and head back to the Realm of Light. That was a one time deal and kind of required the Power of Waking in the first place. Well, Sora didn't know that but he was sure that he wasn't getting special treatment like before. "Not a clue."

A light seemed to come from one of Sora's pockets. Reaching into it he came across the card that Luxord had given him just before he had disappeared to be recompleted. Joshua could practically feel the intense energy coming off of it. "What's that?"

"Luxord called it a Wild Card but why is it…" A flash consumed the Final World. When the light died down the only thing that remained of Sora was a faintly glowing, floating card.

A few minutes later Joshua looked at the card in his hand. A wild card that could cause any outcome. Fitting that here in the Final World before one falls to Kingdom Hearts that such a thing becomes literal. "You know I half expected you to try to drag him into the Reaper's Game to get him to live again."

He turned around as another person was standing on the watery surface of the Final World. A certain Keyblade wielder that had taken an interest in Sora as of late. "I would have offered it to him but this?" The blank card was held up for him to see. "It has its own thoughts Sora's alive and his friends are coming along for a different game."

"Yes, but why did it choose the world in question?" The Keyblade wielder crossed his arms over his head as he looked up with only one eye visible under his hat. A mist of darkness arose from the ground to the side of both of them.

When it was down another figure joined them seemingly wearing a familiar cloak. The figure looked at both of its associates. "Fitting place to chose a world far beyond the reach of the Foretellers, at least for now."

Joshua knew the world he was talking about. One of the tiny fragments that broke off from the Old World, during the Time of Fairy Tales. Worlds that were now separate from the Realms of Light and In-between. Connected only to the Realms of Sleep and Darkness but existing between them both. "The Old Worlds are a dangerous place in their own right you know," Joshua turned over to the hat wearing Keyblader. "What do you think Brain?"

Brain looked down at the water as if seeing the World in question though it. In a way he was seeing it and what was supposed to happen and what was going to happen. Brain turned over to the cloaked figure. "It won't be long until another group ends up on the world, assuming nothing happens to prevent it but Sora's presence…"

"Yes, I know the Darkness has taken a keen interest in him and his presence will draw the Heartless along with other forces to that world it's inevitable especially given his connection to the X Blade both reforged," The cloaked being placed his hand over his heart. "And original through his connection to Kairi."

No wonder why Brain could see darkness running amok on that World. It was bad enough given how pained its heart was due to accidentally taking in part of a data worlds heart. Who's to say they wouldn't use it as a means to attack the other Old Worlds or bypass into the Realms of Sleep. The summoning of Kingdom Hearts had already altered reality making many things possible both now, in the past, and in the future. The new body of his associate was proof of that.

Speaking of him both Brain and Joshua looked at him wondering if he could do something about it. "I'm sorry but all I can do is influence the Heartless to prevent them from getting too out of control beyond that I need my other siblings too help."

The sound of clapping echoed across this rather untouched would. The three of them turned and seemed to tense up as they saw another cloaked covered figure. One that Brain was surprised to even see. "Oh, I love the look by the way really going retro I'm flattered," He pointed an accusing finger at Brain. "You little troublemaker trying to throw a curveball in the middle of a game," Finally he looked over to Joshua. "Ah, taken an interest in his well being I see."

The three of them tensed up and looked ready to fight when the man raised both his arms up. "Whoa, whoa whoa, no need to fight I'm not here for that promise," A crystal pillar rose before them creating a table. Appearing in a flash was several chest pieces. "Actually, I came wondering if you three would like to play a game while we watch?"

The pieces soon scattered themselves around the four of them. Brain was given thirteen pieces with familiar symbols, Joshua was given a bunch of pieces representing what looked like the native inhabitants of the world, and finally, the Point of Darkness received pieces meant to represent the Heartless and another few off the board for other forces to come later.

"Alright," The Master of Masters started to toss up his piece before he put it down. When he did several pieces appeared all around it. "Begin!"

Sora awoke in the middle of a forest the rays of sunlight touching his skin. A groan escaped his mouth as Sora picked himself up. His head raced as the memories of what had happened replayed in his mind. Using the Power of Waking he had found Kairi and brought them both home. Then he found himself in the Final World meeting Joshua. 'Wait, that card I had with me.'

Reaching into his pockets Sora couldn't find it anywhere. Instead, he pulled a star-shaped charm with a crown like his necklace within the middle surrounded with five brown parts connected to each other. He remembered that Aqua, Ventus, and Terra each had one like this. "A Wayfinder?" It looked about right to be one although the question of how he got it briefly passed his mind. "Wait, where am I?"

The first thing to come to mind was that he was within a forest, that much was certain. Off the top of his head, he compared it to the forests from his travels and none of them fit this one. It looked like he was in a New World. At the very least he wasn't dead or anything. Pocketing the new Wayfinder Sora decided to go over everything he had on him silently thankful for bottomless pockets as he realized just how much stuff he had from his journeys on him.

Next up was his Keyblade. Holding out his hands a flash of appeared as Kingdom Key appeared in his hands. The oversized skeleton key came to its master request without any question. Furthermore, it seemed that nothing too stressful had happened to his heart as his powers were intact. Having to relearn your abilities kind of gets annoying after the first time. A few minutes were spent cycling through the key chains that he had to make certain that they were all with him.

"Everything seems to be with me except for the card Luxord gave me," There was no point asking a question he couldn't answer. Looking around Sora decided to go and see if he could find any signs of civilization. Who knows maybe he'll even find a way back to his friends.

Unknown to him twelve others were waking up as well lost within this world with him. His heart having reached out to them after escaping the Final World.

Deep within an isolated cave, a vague outline of a keyhole seemed to be edged into a wall. A slight glow started to surround the edges before a glow of light started to pour out followed by a what sounded like a scream of pain from the now glowing keyhole. Within this keyhole lay the Worlds Heart and a fragment of another Heart from a Data created World that was slowly dying. Reaching out on reflex it gripped on to the heart of this world like a parasite.

As it glow brightened the world shifted. Unknown to anyone who couldn't feel the very fabric of reality something had been dropped off into this world. As this happened the Worlds Heart finally fell into a comatose state. A cry echoing out not to be heard by anyone or anything. Except for this time that was not going to be the case.

Across the world ten individuals each one confused as to how they ended up felt a great pain in their heart. Beyond this world, its screams of pain finally were heard beyond the barrier which was unknowingly broken. Yellow glowing eyes turned their attention across the Realm of Darkness to the cry of an injured world. Like supernatural predators looking for their next meal, they felt it. Worlds hiding beyond a veil between their world and their realm.

The barrier before them was weakened and hearts were free for them to consume. Like a tide, immeasurable swarms of them started to flood towards this broken world. As they got closer the faintest feelings of the hearts of the inhabitants crossed over them. The feeling if a familiar Keyblade wielder caught their attention for almost a moment.

The Heartless do not feel fear. No being could ever cause them to feel such an emotion. If anything this feeling brought a renewed fire within the creatures. Like dark tendrils of some eldritch horror, the swarms moved to envelop the world.

Far out in his tower, the retired Keyblade Master Yen Sid watched as one of the faintest stars in the sky was surrounded by the darkness. Meanwhile, in the shattered remains of a world filled with broken Keyblades, a certain figure with one eye looked up at the stars.

Back in the Final World the Master of Masters looked at his three fellow players as they all heard it from here. The scream of a world in pain and the Point of Darkness felt the shift in the flow of Darkness. "So, who wishes to make the first move?"

Sora has made it to the New World (Or an Old World) bringing in his fellow Guardians of Light in an unknown game. Naturally he brings that Heartless and all the problems that they bring. Pj, and it's at a rather terrible time as a certain Overlord appears with them and the rest of the world obvious to the nigh-unstoppable force coming to eat their Hearts, along with the other issues of Darkness.

Before I forget while Sora has come to this world as what he is this does not extend to the other Guardians of Light. I'll like to see what races you expect the others to have become or not.

Cya all next time. May your heart by your guiding key.