Nightmare Magic

Chapter 8: Derailed

"What is this? What have you done to me?"

"relax, you are ok"

My eyes immediately shut open but I was in a grassy plain the only thing at the horizon an endless white with the green meeting with it on every stretch.

"Are you... Ulic?". A man in an expensive looking white cotton shirt sat on a smooth flat stone. His skin was pale looking and his hair jet black. When he faced me I saw that he had blue irises. His face was beautiful as if sculptured for just him. He had a certain aura. As his lazy gaze fell on me. I felt a knot in my stomach. The wind softly moved his hair about, but never in his face. He has one leg stretched out while the other was in front of him. " Yes. Sure". I whistled. " From what I read of you I expected you to look demonic and have horns a scar on your face, too have rugged features..." I went on listing. Then he laughed "you have got to be kidding. How would I love looking like that. Well I don't. And I am not the monster that book paints me to be, but I don't have the time to tell you a story, so I'll just get on to the deal". I looked squarely at him. "You know what I need right?" . I asked. He nodded. I would release him. We had come to an agreement. "Thank you...". he paused. "Ryo". " you have finally released me from thousand years of suffering, even tho I don't have full power anymore. What remains within my control is only about 10 out of 100 of my power... and that's all I can give you". He stated. "Your power, I don't need insane amount of essence that would get finished before I even use it, no I want abilities" I said to him. He only stared back at me and gave me another of his very humor-filled laughters. " What's funny?" I demanded.

"you are so dumb you really feel that power means essence." Then he stopped to think, putting his index and thumb on his chin and looking up as if at a distant figure. " Or you are just damn ignorant". He looked at me again, then he smiled. "I know your mother". I was surprised at him. Then he interrupted my thoughts saying. I am leaving kid. You can test out your abilities-once you release me". I looked closely at him, then shrugged. "as long as you can't harm me". I shrugged again. He chuckled. "I wouldn't even if I wanted. Now wake up and give my greetings to your mother".

I came back to consciousness, my eyes fluttering open and I realized were I was.

I felt strange. I looked up and saw that the dungeon door was open. I scrambled back looking into the dungeon. "thank you" a ghostly voice said. I felt a rush of wind over my body and out towards the tunnels leading out. I entered into the dungeon and at a corner saw a skeleton sitting at the far end of the wall with one hand over it's head. I shook my head. With the key in my hand I walked to the wall opposite the door. It had a hole in it and it was most likely a key hole. Prodding the hole with the key the walls parted to the side revealing a beautiful sight. I stepped in and looked around. Swords, rapiers, gauntlets, maces, all you could think of except guns...

_ such 'pre'-judice _ . I laughed to myself at my own joke.

Yh. It was a bad joke.

I began feeling up the weapons.

"looks like this place was once a*****e house for weapons". I noted

I am kinda happy I saved Ulic. Right now he can't even hurt anyone.

I've heard of weapons that bond with blood, but right now I was looking at an entire row of them. "there has to be a way to lock this place from the world"

I said aloud. These weapons would be very dangerous if in wrong hands.

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. . . . . . .Andrea POV. . . . . .

(that afternoon)

It was annoying listening to these little children babble. I'm confident I could take them all on at once, I was really strong after all.

There was only one reason I was scared and agitated. Not because they could hurt me, but because of the Protection Ring.

It was a group I was part of. It had to do with the protection of every other gate just like this. We secured the tombs of tyrannical legends just like Ulic and now someone has breached this place without me even knowing. The camera doesn't even show anything unusual from the past days, so what was happening. In all my years, no one has tried to breach Ulic and made it out.

Now these asshole children where pressing me for answers.

For all I know, it could be someone from the protection guild. Perhaps Wixen...

He was always opposing us protecting them and not using their corpse as weapons to rule the world. And he was smart too. There's no way he wasn't the one. And yeah the other day we had and argument... He should be the one.

I got my confidence back and my face and body stopped fidgeting.

Slowly I lifted my eyes to look up at the idiots babble.

"...you should find a way. Go get it do already and stop moping at your legs.

I can't believe they put such a shy little lady he...''.

"shut up".

Everyone turned to look at who said it

"You have some nerve, for someone who can't stay wit..."

"I said shut up"

They all kept their mouth shut except the

girl named Emily

She kept talking until my eyes met hers. Her head popped.

Blood spilled everywhere, but to me they were like roses blossoming.

" Any other person wants to talk"

They had all gotten in defensive position.

That wasn't the real person I noted to myself.

No wonder it was flowers and not blood.

" Do you all think you can go against me without any backup". I said

" All that fidgeting was it all a facade?"

The Rico guy asked.

" Of course not. I don't want to lose my position, so I'm scared about that, so now keep shut and go maybe mount a station outside. Clear the streets and houses. We don't know what to expect.

I doubt any other of you is a flower filled doll".

With that last sentence they all backed out cautiously and left through the door.

Now. Let me pay Wixen a visit

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. . . . . . .Dylan. . . . . . . .

(the next day)

It was 1 A. M. in the morning when my alarm rang.

I got up...

"hey I didn't set any alarm".

It was Sara.

I wanted to ignore the call but decided to answer anyways.

" Yo...". My voice was cut off with the sound of weeping. " Please Dylan come over to Wood's house. Something weird is happening to him. He keeps screaming and saying rubbish".

Her voice breaks in a sob. " Please come I think he's running mad. He's insane even".

" Ok I'm on my way". I cut the call before she could say anything more.

" What could Wood have taken to damn his brain? Probably too much... ". I decided not to say the rest. It was probably not so good for anyone to hear.