Reala Into Wonderland
New Territory
"NiGHTS! You can't hide forever!"
Reala sent a ball of darkness flying towards his sibling, furious at being outwitted by her again.
"I will never return to Wizeman! And you shouldn't either!" NiGHTS cried as she dodged the attacks. No matter how hard she tried, she could never make Reala see sense.
He hurled more dark balls at her. He would get her this time. This time she wouldn't escape! This time he would…
"WHAT?" Reala froze, forgetting about his renegade sibling as he stared in amazement at the huge tearing hole that had appeared before them. It was unlike anything he had ever seen before. And it was powerful; the sheer force of it was pulling the Nightmaren towards it!
"REALA!"
His head spun round. All thought of capture was gone as he was overcome with a protective desire to help his sibling! He started to fly towards her, fighting the force of the growing hole.
"HOLD ON NiGHTS!" He reached for her, their hands almost touching…
When he woke, Reala was in an unrecognisable place!
It looked like a visitor's dream that'd had one too many visits from him. As he got up and looked around he began to remember what had happened… the hole… the force… NiGHTS… NiGHTS!
He spun around, staring everywhere, looking for his lost sister.
"NiGHTS! NiGHTS! Where are…" He stopped and gaped.
A group of oversized cards was approaching him?
"This day gets stranger and stranger." He thought, and then shouted to them, "Hey, I demand that you take me to the ruler of this… place." They weren't stopping. "Do you know who I am? I am Lord…" Then they were charging at him! Their spears ready to pierce him!
Reala started to draw up some magic but then one of the cards split! Literally! The other cards turned to see their cut down comrade. Reala barely had time to see the attacker when the whole pack was charging at them. As he watched, every card was cut down or stabbed or something else. Eventually, there was nothing but the shreds of the pack and… a girl?
She looked at Reala, her head on one side.
"You don't look familiar. Who are you?"
He was about to reply when they heard the shouts of more cards. She looked toward the shouting and then beckoned to Reala.
"This way."
He followed willingly. Reala was thinking. He would find NiGHTS later, there were more important things to consider. A place like this had so much potential. NiGHTS would think of this as a new playground, he thought of it as new territory.
He smiled to himself. He would stay close to this girl for now, just until he gained a better understanding of this place. Then, he would find a way to bring Wizeman's army through.
His master would be very pleased with him.