Chapter 68
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Desiree’s POV
We met Zach, Cora and Dr Hall in one of the VIP rooms. They are big enough to fit two beds in. I don’t know how my body will respond to this. Dr Hall will monitor both of us. Zach will be sedated because we don’t want him waking up before I can get all the information I need. Zach is put to sleep first. We monitor his vitals and once he looks to be in REM sleep, I try to connect with him in his dream. I sat behind him with my hands on his head. Celestia and I come together and focus on him and his thoughts like we do when reading minds. We see his memories of today, but unlike when we usually see clips of things, this time it feels like we are walking with him. We usually see it as a third party, but now we are with Zach and experiencing it with him. We see him standing in an open field.
“I wonder if we can talk to him” I link Celestia
“I think we can. I don’t want to scare the s**t out of him though” she replies
“He knew we were trying this, so maybe he wouldn’t be too scared” I reply
We walk up to him slowly
“Zach?”
“Little Sis, you are here. Does that mean it worked?”
“I guess so. I am figuring this out too” I smile
“Desi, this is a new dream. I’ve never been here before”
“You just go about your dream like we are not here. I won’t step in unless I am concerned” I say
Zach is walking in the field. There are beautiful flowers and plants, there’s nothing here of concern. As he keeps walking, there are cries for help. He starts running towards the people calling for help. There’s a lady at the riverbed and a boy thrashing in the water. Zach jumps in and pulls the boy out. He begins CPR. The lady is screaming at Zach to save her son. She keeps saying ‘promise me you will save him’. Zach never promises but keeps doing CPR. The little boy dies, and the lady is crying. ‘You said you would save him, you promised’. Zach doesn’t respond but holds his head down. He feels guilty he couldn’t save the boy. He mumbles ‘I’m sorry, I tried’ over and over again. Zach gets up and walks away, and we are still hearing her crying. He is no longer in the field but sitting at a bar drinking.
“He’s trying to get drunk” I link Celestia
“How will this make him give up his soul?”
“I don’t know”
We sit there for a while longer and the bar door bangs open, ‘MURDERER’. The boy’s mother points to Zach ‘You killed my son’. Now the other people are looking and pointing at him. ‘I pulled your son from the river, but he had already drowned, I could not save him’ Zach says to everyone. ‘You promised’ she says over and over. ‘Give me my son’ she requests from Zach. ‘I can’t’ he cries, and you start to see the tears in his face. The other people in the bar are now yelling at him, calling him a murderer. They are chanting ‘Kill him’, ‘Kill the murderer’. Zach runs from the bar, and they follow him. More people come and surround him. ‘Hang the murderer’, the circle and trap him. They put a noose around his neck to hang him
“Celestia, if he dies in this dream, will he die for real?”
“You don’t normally die if you die in your dream, but I don’t know about this one”
“The goddesses said he can’t take your soul without permission. So, death can’t occur because then his soul would still be free”
“That makes sense but are we willing to risk Zach’s life on a hunch?”
We continue to watch Zach fight the people as they go to hang him. Then a vision appears. I think we can see him because Zach can see him. He offers to save Zach’s life if he comes with him. ‘Indebt yourself to me and I will save you’ he tells him
“Indebt himself, give yourself; that’s the same as giving your soul, it’s just a word play. I think that’s Herbert” I say to Celestia
“What do we do?”
“He can’t kill us here”
“You don’t know that Desi”
“We can’t let him take Zach, Celestia”
“Do our powers work here, Desi”
I try and I am able to produce an energy ball and fire ball. I can also make a small wind tunnel
“I’m gonna say yes they work but let’s see if we can keep that a secret for now” I say
He keeps goading Zach and trying to get him to agree to his plan
“HERBERT” I yell
He stops talking and lifts his head. He slowly turns to me
“Desiree Maxwell” he sneers
“Leave my brother alone”, he walked towards them
“My little creation, it’s good to see you”
“I can’t say the same to you” I say
“What are you doing here?” he asks
“Just chill’n with my brother. And you?”
“Nothing important” he replies
“Steeling souls is an important job. I doubt your demon would give that job to just anybody, so I guess you’re finally an important person, Herbert”
“Don’t worry, my time will come. I will have your power”
“Herbert, bruh, give it up. You will never be special. There is nothing special about you. You couldn’t even be part of my creation; all you did was force some other guy to f**k the woman you always wanted. You will never have my power”
“Don’t push me little girl”
“Why not? What are you gonna do?
“Desiree, you are making me mad”
“Okay, then, let’s end this. Name the time and place. Just me and you”
He doesn’t say anything, just stares at me
“What? Nothing to say? Scared Herbert?”
Again, he says nothing, just stares at me
“So now I’m bored. What’s the saying ‘Never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man. Yeah, I’m done”
I walked up to Zach and cut down the rope. I whisper in his ear
“He can’t hurt you bro. He is a worthless man who has no value. Dream sweet dreams big bro. I love you” I kissed his forehead
I watched his whole dream scenery change. Zach is now sitting in a lounger on a beach, Cora is next to him and kids running around. I looked back and see Herbert. I wave goodbye and walk off, disconnecting from Zach’s mind. I woke up back in the hospital. Zach is sleeping soundly, and everyone is looking at me
“Are you okay Desi?” Antoine says, picking me up
“Just tired”
“What happened in there?” Anthony asks
“Crowds of people tried to hang Zach. The master showed up and tried to get him to give him his soul. We had words. I may have called him insignificant and stupid. Then I told him to ‘bring it on’, name the place and time” I say
Anthony and Antoine are looking at me upset. Celestia is laughing in my head
“What?” I ask shyly
“You challenged him? Desi, that is dangerous” Anthony says
“Way to go Sis” Cora is laughing
“We know I have to fight him. We also know the only way to get rid of the demon is to get rid of the person serving him. Why am I sitting and waiting for him to come to me? When he is out there attacking people in their dreams, even my family. Nope, I’m done waiting” I say
I get down from Antoine’s arms and walk out of the room
“Good night, Cora and Dr Hall”
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