Sweet Nightmares
A little poem from Antasma's point of view about how he became what he is.
Night falls upon the land
Bats fly out for hunting
The whole forest whispers
Under night's dark hand
Everywhere is life
Everywhere is love
Everywhere is friendship
But I just feel sick
I am alone
I feel my injured wing
Torn and covered in blood
The price for killing foes
To show them who's king
The colony thought I was a danger
Because my father was a vampire …
And after mother died
They chased me away
And awakened my deadly anger
So I became a bad one
I was scared and lonely
I became quite evil
Soon the change was done
Hatred took over my heart
It destroyed my good
I just wanted to kill
And I caught them off-guard
I heard their screams of agony
While I had them in my claws
They had gone too far
I granted no mercy
I killed those pathetic fiends
It wasn't too hard
I've never been in love
I've never had friends
My claws and teeth full of blood
I felt them dying in my grasp
And tasted the sweetness of evil
I tossed the corpses in the mud
But they were too many
And I was skinny and weak
Every bat attacked me
I had no chance, not any
In the end I had to flee
Although I was badly injured
I was satisfied with taking some lives
Finally I felt free
Now I live in a Pi'illo's room
Always hiding in the bed sheets
Still injured and grieving
I live in eternal gloom
I hear the Pi'illo sleeping
He isn't dreaming something nice
He keeps whimpering and cries
The noise is exhausting
I climb onto the Pi'illo's chest
He should shut up
He should be quiet
My wing needs rest
All of sudden I catch a scent
It is dark and heavy
Yet sweet and seductive
Like an old friend
As if this was awaited
I see a portal open
Directly above his head
To the dreams his mind created
I cannot fly
I try hard
But my wing hurts too much
And I'm ready to cry
I'm going to die soon
If my life goes on like this
I'm so hungry and thirsty
Only getting the light of the moon
Desperate, I climb on his head
The portal swirls sweetly dark
And it sinks down to me
As if I should be fed
I bite into the darkness
I feel the nightmare in my mouth
It's giving me new power
And I enjoy the sweetness
The more I eat the stronger I feel
I become even huger
My wing heals
Both wings get bigger
My thin fingers turn into claws
My fingers and arms stretch
My feet become a tail connecting to the ground
My body fills with dark magic
My bones stretch upwards as I grow
My teeth become sharper
I shiver from the feeling
Of becoming stronger
Of turning into … something
I turn round, my heart beating
There's a mirror on the wall
I see myself being … a king?
A mighty bat mutation?
Skinny, dangerous, tall …
And suddenly …
I realize …
I became … the king of bats!
I scream in victory
I jump into the sky of night
Feeling the new power in my wings
Feeling dark magic surrounding me
And to the big Pi'illo Island goes my flight
Away from the smaller surrounding islands …
Away from my old, miserable life …
Away from those who underestimated me …
I'm free
And nothing's worrying me
My name is Antasma and I'm the king of nightmares!
