Six
Sleep didn’t take me long to over take me, as I fell into what I was hoping would be a dreamless sleep. It didn’t go that way, as I felt my body slowly sinking then it felt like it was floating. For a short while at least, until my sleep state body was slammed against something cold and hard. I let out a gasp as I tried to arch my back to get away, but I felt straps quickly wrap around my wrists and ankles. I quickly became very afraid, as I look back and forth in a panic. My heart raced as I don’t know what’s going on, and if I die in this dream can I die in real life? I don’t know how this world works yet. I’m still adjusting. The blackness of my surroundings, disappeared and is replaced by what looks like a dungeon.
I swallowed hard as I begun to shiver as it’s freezing in here. I didn’t think I could get cold in a dream, but then again I thought a dream was a dream before just to find out it was all real. Is this just all the same all over again? Am I somewhere new again? God I hope not. Please just be a nightmare. A very horrible and scary nightmare. I tried to struggle from the binds, but I couldn’t move, couldn’t even get them to loosen up. I’m stuck. My heart raced faster as I felt like I’m gonna rot here and die, unless something or someone comes in and just kills me. This world isn’t for me, and I shouldn’t even be here. I should be back in my own world in my comfy bed sleeping. I shouldn’t have to worry about something like this happening to me.
I then heard a sinister chuckle which sent shivers up my spine. I tried to look where it came from but I couldn’t see where. Dark shadows were in every corner, torture devices everywhere, chains hanging from the walls. There wasn’t even a window in here, just a small lonely lantern hanging in the center of the room. It gave off a faint glow not even giving much light at all. Cobwebs and dust were impossible to miss, and I’m afraid I might sneeze if I try to breathe in too deeply.
“You’re the one everyone is talking about, aren’t you?”
That cold slithery voice made me flinch as I felt more fear overtake me. I couldn’t move, couldn’t even see him. I don’t know what they want, and if they want to kill me. My best guess, is that they want to kill me, considering I’m tied up tight on this cold ass table.
“You’re the talk of Faelaina, everyone wants to meet you. Everyone wants to end you.”
“Wh-who are you?”
“I’m nobody of your concerns. At least not yet.”
I tried to keep my voice even but it wasn’t working. I flinched again when I saw him coming out of the shadows. He’s tall and lean like Necra, but he’s much taller. He has ashen skin color, long greasy black hair that goes a bit past his shoulder blades. I noticed his eyes were also black like Necra’s and figured he must be a demon as well.
“You’ve caught up great a stir with those valkyries dearie.”
“H-how do you know that?”
He lets out a small sinister chuckle.
“I know everything.”
“Are you a seeker too?”
He stops as he raises as eyebrow at me, he smirks widely as his eyes widen in excitement.
“Ah so it’s true. You don’t know nothing about this world. This outta be fun.”
“Wh-who are you? Please don’t hurt me.”
“If you must know. I’ll just tell you what my species are called. We’re called Zmora’s. That is what I am, and if you excite me more then maybe the next time I visit you I’ll tell you my name.”
“I ju-just want to go home.”
“Oh dearie. There is no way home now. You’re stuck here in this world forever.”
“What?”
“The moment that seeker brings you here, there’s no more open door for you. You’re stuck here.”
I look away from him disappointed, and don’t know what to do. I can’t be the one to fulfill her prophecy. I have no clue on what I’m doing, and how this world works. This isn’t fair. I never asked for this, and never wanted to come here in the first place. I didn’t do anything to deserve this, and quite frankly, this whole thing should be happening to someone who is more capable than me.
“I can see your frustration. I understand that. The seeker doesn’t ask before she just does what she wants.”
“I just wanted to go home.”
“You still can!”
“Wh-what how? You just said-”
“Ignore what I said. You can go home, but there’s a catch.”
“Of course.”
“Don’t worry it’s easy.”
“Okay?”
“If you want to go home, then you have to get rid of the seeker. You have to kill her.”
My eyes widen as he did the finger across the throat movement. I shook my head hearing those words. Destiny hasn’t been anything but nice to me, but I mean yeah she dumped me here without much of direction and brought me here without my will. But I’m not a killer. I can’t just kill her for that. Maybe yell at her. I shook my head again telling him I’m not gonna kill Destiny. He looks at me with disappointment, and almost anger before turning away from me.
“Oh, and here I thought you wanted to go home.”
“I do! But uh, not at a price for killing someone.”
“She’s isn’t a person, that girl should've been dead long time ago. She outlived her time and her welcome.”
“I don’t know. The valkyries and Neckron seem to like her.”
“Neck who?”
“Oh, uh it’s a friend I’m traveling with. I can’t pronounce his name and he doesn’t like it when I call him Ned.”
“I wouldn’t either.”
I open my mouth to reply when he turns towards me again. I watch as he grabs something out of his pocket and saw a small black viral. I didn’t like the looks of it, and he started to explain to me that this viral is poison. So I didn’t have to physically have to kill Destiny, and I can just poison her instead. A few drops he says, and that’s all it takes.
“But I don’t want to kill her.”
“Stop being a baby. You want to go home, and I’m helping you do that. Ain’t I?”
“The wrong way though!”
He growls at me making me flinch back, and I start to fear for my life again. I shouldn’t get too cocky with not knowing how these creature react. I look around hoping I could somehow escape or I’m kind of hoping that maybe Necra will find me and save me. Would he do that though? I have no idea to be perfectly honest, but I’m hoping he does because I don’t know what to do and I’m trapped. The demon throws a chair or something towards the other end of the room, making a small squeak come out of me. I felt my heart racing a mile a minute as I felt like this is the end of me.
“You don’t get it do you? You don’t know how this world works! If you want to be free from this place then kill the damn seeker!”
He then calms himself before smirking at me again, making me think this guy is bipolar or something.
“Or, if you prefer. You can stay here and fulfill your prophecy. Get yourself killed.”
“What? Get myself killed?”
“Oh? So you don’t know what your prophecy even is? Typical seeker to not tell you. Have fun getting yourself killed dearie. Can’t say I didn’t try to help you.”
“Wait! Please!”
I saw him slowly turn around towards me with his sinister smirk. I gulp afraid, as he comes over to me, and before I knew it he grabs both of my arms tightly making me wince in pain. I felt his sharp nails digging into my skin, and I think some blood was being drawn out. I let out a small yelp, trying to hold in my tears as he just stares at me smirking.
“You want my help dearie? I need to hear you say it.”
“Sa-say what?”
“Say you will kill the seeker!”
I let out another yell of pain as he dug his nails deeper into my skin. I felt tears starting to stream down my face. I quickly shook my head, and he loosen his grip on my arms.
“I-I will ki-”
I didn’t get a chance to finish my sentence as suddenly I felt like my body was being thrown upwards. I screamed as it was so sudden, and the last thing I heard was the demon yelling no at my retreating body. I don’t know what happened next, but suddenly I sat up gasping, shaking and sweating from fear. I saw Necra kneeling next to me looking almost concern. I look around my surroundings, and saw that I’m back in the woods. It’s still night time, but I’m back. It was just a horrible nightmare.
“He found you didn’t he?”
I looked at him confused, then saw that he was looking at my arms. I glanced down at them and saw that my arms were bleeding and slightly bruised from where that demon gripped me tightly. I started to panic again, as that was all real. I really was locked up in a dungeon with a crazy bipolar demon who wants me to kill Destiny. I couldn’t calm myself down, and Necra tried to talk to me but I couldn’t bring myself to listen. I couldn’t even believe what I was brought into. This is real. Dreams and nightmares are real. I’m gonna die, and there’s nothing I can do about it, unless. No. I can’t do that, it’s not right. I want to go home, but not at a price of killing Destiny. I don’t know what to do.