Thrones of the Four Pillars

Thrones of the Four Pillars is a Kingdom Hearts fanfic written by Thaeonblade.

Synopsis: One year after the end of Kingdom Hearts II, Sora, Riku and Kairi prepare for the journey that King Mickey's letter spoke of just as events outside of their world catch up to them. Meeting friends new and old, these friends will have to entrench their strengths and learn new ones as the Darkness once more gathers upon the world... All orchestrated by a familiar foe.

So far, the story has only started to pick up steam with the heroes arriving in Twilight Town after a series of events back on the islands.

Thrones of the Four Pillars contains the following tropes:

 * Back From the Dead: Xehanort.
 * Badass: Take your pick.
 * Badass Crew
 * Badass Grandpa:
 * Bash Brothers: Riku and Sora
 * Barrier Warrior:
 * Big Damn Heroes: Quite a few get pulled off every now and then.
 * Bloodier and Gorier: For starters, the new enemy featured in the story.
 * Call Back: Nearly one per every chapter.
 * Darker and Edgier: Oh maliciously...
 * Dead Beloved:
 * Doomed Homeworld:
 * Easy Amnesia: Kairi still can't remember much from her childhood.
 * Heroic BSOD: Sora goes through a short one
 * She's Back:
 * Longest Prologue Ever: It has taken ten chapters for the crew to leave the Destiny Islands.
 * Mind Screw: Many of the dreams that the heroes experience.
 * My Greatest Failure:
 * Oh Crap: plenty with a special note of when
 * Original Character: Only one so far, Thaeon.
 * Team Mom:
 * The Apprentice: Taran
 * Took a Level In Badass:
 * To quote the man himself,
 * Villain Team-Up: It just wouldn't be Kingdom Hearts without one...
 * What Happened to the Mouse?:
 * Villain Team-Up: It just wouldn't be Kingdom Hearts without one...
 * What Happened to the Mouse?: