Aide Memoire – The Dreams of Deciet
Summary – I'm not sure yet, but this is just and idea that has come to me and I might think about continuing eventually – just tell me what you think about it, and then I'll see if I could write more!
There was a poisonous smell somewhere, the kind of rotting sweet smell that lingered in the stilled air like death. It was black, darkness filled his being and he did not know truthfully exactly where he was; a strange feeling filled him, complete with death but also of a sharp pain somewhere on his chest, and a cold wind swept through his soul.
A humming above him began to sound, slowly and quietly at first but then becoming more prominent as he tried to find it; through the darkness he began to fumble around and find his way to something that he knew he must find.
Through the darkness he spotted an outline of something high up one the hill, and in his mind he knew it was in there that he must travel. The key would be in that place, and he was so close now!
He ran, fumbling on the misty wet ground that he assumed was grass, a gagging gathering in his throat and the humming growing ever larger. Something was holding him back from that shadow, and as he continued his legs became more and more heavy and his eyes drooped…surely a break wouldn't hurt…just a stop for the moment…
No! His mind screamed back at him, and something from deep inside the child's soul forced him to carry on up the black hill when the icy wind seemed to pierce through his layers of clothing and into his depths…