Author's Note: Hello everyone. I'm back. It didn't take long, did it? This is the sequel to Twilight Existence, which was my first Anti-Sora fic. It has since spawned off two other fics: Danger of Despair and Black Fate (I hope the authoress starts making that into a multi-chapter fic soon). Sooner or later, I will get around to making a C2 for these fics. Also, if you haven't read Twilight Existence, please go read it so you know why certain characters are a little OOC and why they are together now. Oh, by the way, I don't own Kingdom Hearts 2. If I did, I wouldn't be looking for a job now. Now for the specifics.

Title: Twilight Emergence

Characters: All the characters were not dead when Twilight Existence ended.

Plot: Riku, Kairi and Axel settle into a normal life on the Destiny Islands after leaving a certain character for dead. However, they should have made sure he was dead before getting so comfortable. Sequel to Twilight Existence. (Anti-Sora fic)

Rating: T, for blood and violence.

Specialized Warnings: Those who have read Twilight Existence know that there was a lot of killing and a lot of blood. Those who are a little sensitive need not read this story. This time, I mean it because there isn't going to be a happy ending this time. People will parish.

Prelude

Kingdom Hearts (The place, not the game)

Sora:

Darkness engulfed me on all sides. It was simply all I could see in any direction. I knew where I was and yet, I didn't. I existed and yet, I did not. I was here because I had been killed. Killed by my best friend…my crush.

Kairi…?

Why…?

The question drifted around in the air as if I had uttered the word from my lips. I didn't want to die. I refused to. Perhaps that's why I was here. Without really thinking about it, I scanned the area again. This time, the darkness was writhing. I narrowed my eyes slightly. In the darkness was…bodies.

Heartless.

Hundreds of yellow eyes opened simultaneously. A chorus of hisses and what sounded much like laughter. I hardly felt threatened. They kept their distance. The creatures were curious.

"There is something different about you."

A voice. The Heartless were speaking to me. I tilted my head in confusion.

"What is different?" I asked.

"You are one of us. We can't attack you."

A chorus of 'one of us' assaulted my ears. I winced.

"Enough! What do you mean?" I shouted.

"You've got a heart…but you feel like us."

A heart? You mean I didn't lose it? Interesting…

"I need your help then. I am like you. Will you help me?" I asked.

"What do you need?"

"I want to find my way to a certain world."

How amusing would it be if Riku saw me again? I let out a small laugh.

I won't let myself die.

Destiny Islands

Kairi:

Life had almost returned to normal, despite the fact that Sora was gone. For the last few months, sleep had not come easily. His face was permanently frozen in my mind. His eyes….filled with anger and confusion…

It pierced my soul. I was uncertain if he would ever forgive me. But as the days passed, the nightmares ceased and everything returned to normal. The nightmare known as Anti-Sora had gracefully passed without incident. Axel accompanied us back to our world, stating that he had nowhere else to go. We welcomed him into our tree house with open arms. He really was a nice person on the inside. Besides, I think that he was glad to get away from the World that Never Was.

"Kairi, how are you feeling today?"

I glanced up from the cup of coffee that I had been nursing all morning. Axel stared at me with a quizzical look on his face.

"I'm fine, Axel. Where's Riku?"

Riku and Axel had become close friends since we had returned to the islands.

"Probably out working somewhere on the island. Do you want me to get him?"

I shook my head and sighed.

"No."

Axel shrugged.

"Something wrong?"

"I was just thinking about Sora again."

"He's dead now, got it memorized?"

"Yeah, I know. I wish I knew his soul was at rest."

"Kairi…we've been over this. For all of our sakes, let it go."

He was right.

Before I could say anything, a rumble of thunder shook the tree.

"Axel, could you fetch Riku?" I asked.

"Sure."

The Nobody was gone in a blink of an eye, leaving me alone in the medium-sized kitchen. I stood up and walked up to the window above the sink. Dark, gray clouds hovered over the horizon threateningly. A storm was coming. Before I could turn, pain snaked through my waist, bringing tears to my eyes. I grasped the edge of the sink with my hands, bracing myself.

What was going on?

The pain faded away as quickly as it came, leaving me short of breath.

"Sora…"

Sora:

The Heartless giggled and laughed joyously around me as I walked along the darkness. Since I had become aware hours ago, everything seemed different. The darkness was still dark and massive, but it seemed much lighter than before. The Heartless had become my trusted allies in Kingdom Hearts. They obeyed me to a point as well for I had gotten hungry in the depths. The Heartless fed me from their collection of hearts.

Now I understood why my anti-existence loved them…craved for them. There was so much strength contained in them. Strength that can be easily absorbed into the body to retain. I used to abhor Ansem and his obsession with the darkness, but not anymore. The Heartless felt silent around me…

"The entrance is here. You need only to focus."

"Thank you," I said appreciatively.

The creatures giggled and folded away quickly. I turned my gaze in front of me. There was a white portal a few yards away. Destiny Islands. I was finally coming back home. How ironic that I would have to spill blood here. I stepped in the portal…and found myself in the middle of a street. It was slightly dark and it was raining…but nothing could stop me from recognizing the tall leafy palms of my home. I took in a deep gulp of island air and allowed a smile to grace my face.

"Excuse me!"

I turned my head in the direction of the voice. A girl with long brown hair and brown eyes rushed up to me under a large umbrella. She was wearing a white shirt with a blue tie and a plaid blue shirt. The girl seemed very familiar…

"Sora? Is that you? What did you do to your hair?"

"Who are you?" I asked softly.

I was genuinely curious this time.

"I'm Selphie, silly. How can you not remember me?"

Selphie…Selphie was Kairi's friend. This may be a problem.

"Ah, Selphie," I muttered dryly.

"Oh my god, Kairi would love to see you! I should call her!"

That would be a bad idea for now. I grabbed her wrist and held it tightly. She attempted to pull away from me.

"Don't try to get away from me. I rather not have you tell Kairi anything," I hissed.

"What has gotten into you? Let me go!"

I twisted her wrist sharply to the right. A loud satisfying crack sounded. Selphie howled in pain and began crying. I was going to kill her…but letting Kairi and Riku know that I was alive was so much sweeter. I released her wrist and smiled.

"Tell Kairi that I'm alive. Tell her that I was going to kill you."

Selphie sniffled and ran down the street. I watched her with an amused smile on my face.

"I'm back…"