For those in Auradon or the Isle it might seem that this world seemed to have a thing for sleep spells, for another one fell upon the denizens of the Isle, Auradon, and even distant Gaia. For those in Auradon they would feel it coming with enough time to lay down comfortably. On the Isle they would just drop where they were. On Gaia, it depends on the person. Some will be able to get to sleep normally, however they do so, while others may or may not just drop down where they stand. Unless of course they were already asleep; as this happened at noon on the Isle, but at midnight in Auradon and late at night on Gaia as well. A given character's mileage may vary. And once again, yes this affects characters who normally neither sleep nor dreamed.

To sleep. To sleep. Perchance to dream. To dream together. Ay, there is the rub. For once again dreams are bleeding into each other. Dreaming they are the age they are in game generally, or any younger age, and it can change from thread to thread, moment to moment.

The sleeping Jordan had still, even asleep, been trying to fix things, but her power had struck someone who existed in multiple worlds at once and her power shattered. It drew in not just those in Auradon and those on the Isle, but those on Gaia as well, and beyond.

Dreamers may think that they are awake, or they may know they are asleep. Each sees themselves in the place they had been before, the way they saw the place more than how it actually was but also... a few other changes. For those who had been in Auradon they are likely to find random things - trees, buildings, furniture - are now made of candy that tastes like whatever they expect or even hope it will taste like. For those who fell asleep on the Isle the area seems even darker than usual, and the wind blows so that a haunted sounding moaning can be heard. That... is just the wind... right? For those On Gaia, it truly depends on the person. Some will have happy dreams, while others will have nightmares. And since most people dream more than one thing per sleep session, the same person may dream good things some of the time and bad things some of the time. And for those from further, they would see their own worlds with either tricks or treats overlayed in the ways of dreams.

The one thing they would all see however, are the portals. They could look like shining gems or metal rings filled with colour, or dark ovals with purple flames, or nearly anything that the dreamer would see as a portal. Those portals, when entered would take the person from their own dream into another. That dream would be the world of another dreamer, or a shared space, merging where they both thought they were. With practice, those who knew that they were dreaming would learn to manipulate whatever dream realm they are in to their tastes.

As dreams, aspects of the characters' normal dreams or nightmares might intrude. The area is malleable to more than just the conscious minds. Waking for those whose bodies are in Auradon or on the Isle is difficult and any victory over the dreams is short lived. The effect only gets stronger as time goes on. By the end of the event, all of the Missrecalled and Misery-called are trapped for the duration...
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“I do not know this Ganiel,” Sephiroth replied. “The dream was an accident. We are trying to fix it, as I explained.”

Again he looked to Lilo. “Do you think Remy would be in a dream such as this?”
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"The Dream King, the two-legger God of dreams...." he said, giving Sephiroth the side eye for not knowing that.

"Um... maybe? Let's go look!" she said, trying to dash towards the carnage.

Rikash dropped off the branch to hover in her way. "Yeah, that's not happening," he said, flatly.
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“We do not know him in our world,” Sephiroth said. “We are not from this one.”

He laid a hand on Lilo’s shoulder. “If he were here, we would surely see him by now. This is not a place to be. The dreams are being made real. You could actually be hurt.”
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"Other worlds? Pull the other wing," Rikash sneered, rolling his eyes. "What do you mean about dreams being made real though? Isn't Usoe bad enough? You're not a thing of hers are you? Because if you are a Chaos beast I will happily cut you the shreds myself."
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"I mean what I say. You may choose to believe me or not," Sephiroth said coolly. "A problem in the world we were on caused these dream portals to open up. I do not know this Usoe either. I don't have time for this. I need to close the portal and get Lilo out of here."
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"But I don't want to leave yet!" Lilo protested. "He should come with us and help!"

"I should do what now where?" he asked, exasperated. "Child, what part of I'm a monster have you missed? And that you shouldn't be here anyway?!"
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Sephiroth frowned a bit at that. "You think you're a monster?"

That struck a chord with him, as Hojo had been trying to create the perfect monster with him according to Genesis. Some people considered him one.
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"I know what I am," he said with a metallic shrug. "Immortals come into two sorts, the happy dreams and the unhappy ones. I'm a Stormwing, we were created to be monsters."
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"And you always have to fulfill what you were created to be?" Sephiroth replied. "I was also created to be a monster, but I do not use my abilities for ill purposes."

Even if some believed he did.
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"We were created to feast on the slaughter of war and defile bodies so that humans cannot lie to each other that there is glory in trying to invade each other. I'm supposed to not be a monster how, exactly?" he asked, dryly.
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“Do all of your kind feel about such a purpose as you do?”

He wasn’t sure what to think of such a purpose. If it was inherently part of them, that somehow seemed different than if they chose to do it when they didn’t actually have to.
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"We are hungry, but I am the only one who noticed the child." And the only one carrying guilt for...

"Where is the child?!"

Lilo was busy sneaking off with a big old grin.
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Sephiroth immediately teleported in front of Lilo. "We have been here long enough," he said firmly. "We are closing the portal and leaving now."

No nonsense tone this time.
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"Aw come on, we just got here!" Lilo protested.

"No," Rikash said, flying ahead of them to waft his stink in their direction. "You listen to him and go."

"I don't want to! This one is fun!" Lilo protested.
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"It's dangerous," Sephiroth said. "Dreams are being made real, so there is no telling what could happen to you if caught by these beings."

He started to close the portal.
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"If you knew her, you would understand," he said flatly. "She would have gone in on her own if not with me, which would be worse."
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He muttered something darkly under his breath, then swooped down on Lilo who was trying to slip off again. He grabbed her shirt in his talons, bringing her back.

"YAY!!!!!!" She cheered. "I'm flying!"

"Oh for crying out loud...." he muttered.
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Where to next? LOL


He let her go. "Good!" he said, sneering.

"NO!" Lilo said, struggling in his grip. "This one is too fun!"
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Hm. Maybe show up in KH Cloud's dream/location?


"Only because the others haven't noticed you," Sephiroth replied. "Then it would no longer be fun."

And he teleported them out.

They would end up someplace that looked like his home. Blue canyons and plateaus were everywhere, and the sky was cast in beautiful sunset colors.

He looked around in confusion. The Dark Depths were currently in Gaia. Was that where they were again, or was this someone's dream? If it was the latter, it must be someone from his world....

(( https://fhlogs.dreamwidth.org/3272.html?thread=342984#cmt342984 ))
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