Running.

Always running.

Frantic hoofsteps.

Quickened breath.

The laughter of those who followed.

Running, never stopping.

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Come to think of it, in a way, he had been running for most of his life. Always running away from others, from society, from the truth. But most of all, he ran from the Nightmares. He ran, but they were always there. Always nipping at his heals. He pushed away others for a reason. He feared them. Well, not necessarily them, but what happened to them in his wake.

He doesn't like hurting others.

But the Nightmares revel in it.

Wherever he goes, the Nightmares follow.

Wherever the Nightmares go, pain and suffering follow.

Always there.

Always whispering in his ear.

Always wanting, and offering the most wonderful things in return.

He denies them.

But they come back.

They always come back.

Always, they creep back, following, lurking in the shadows, ready to lash out at those who he might encounter, hoping to sway him, to get him to do as they please, so that he might stop causing others pain, to make the endless nightmare end.

But he is not alone.

Amid the darkness, a ray of sunlight slices though the blackness, strong, never faltering, never ceasing.

This gives him strength.

Strength to fight them another day.

To keep them at bay.

This displeases the Nightmares immensely.

But try as they might to blot out the light, his little ray of sunshine will not die.

Never.

He stands firm against the tide, always on the brink of getting swept out to sea, yet somehow finding the strength to resist the urge to just let go and give up.

He stands firm, not letting go.

For now.

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Running.

He had known it all his life.

Oftentimes, it was all he ever knew.

Well, I said I had an idea, and here is the prologue of said idea. Pretty bad, huh? I kinda whipped this up on a whim and in around 30 minutes, so quality isn't necessarily ingrained quite as deeply as it is on, say, a beta read. So, tell me what'cha think, 'kay? Reviews are love, reviews are life. XD