Hey everyone! Geez, I was looking at the stats for this story, and it's amazing where people are reading this from! Sorry I haven't updated As Good as Green...the next chapter is on my iPod, but typing it onto my computer, just uggh.

But, here. take the next chapter of this instead!

ALSO: I have edited the first chapter (noticed a few problems with the writing that was bothering me), so please go back and re-read it before reading this!

Thanks c:

~Goldie

Stepping out of the now still confessional, Vincent craned his neck at the wall towering in front of him. Looked like it wasn't too bad…none of the major strategies will be needed. Giving a sigh of relief, his hopes of an easy finish were dashed as something spoke from a few levels below.

"Hahaha…it's not going to be that easy~"

"Oh, come on!" Vincent whined, "He's my Nightmare tonight?! I don't even know what the guy looks like!"

It's head surfaced, a bald and grotesque thing, the mask of a sheep draped over one side of its pale face, the other side shrouded in darkness…save for its glowing red sheep eye and glistening sharp-toothed grin stretched across the face. Adorning the top of its head was a pair of ram horns, curling upward and outward in a menacing way, and thorns were sprouting out of every imaginable place on its body. Upon further observation, its 'body' was actually the torso of a man, but the lower half was snake-like; long, scaly and ending in a magnificently terrifying tail covered in barbs and spikes. It looked more humanoid than some of the Nightmares that had chased him. Its clawed, burnt hands grabbed wildly at the blocks above it, and began to lift its way toward Vincent with a wicked smile.

"I've been waiting for you, Vincent. It's hard being alone in this empty tower…" the being hissed in a familiar voice, a serpent's tongue flicking out of its mouth. Then it let out a low chuckle. "But now you're here to keep me company? How kind of you! ~"

The curly-haired man stood agape at what was below, before hurriedly arranging an escape route. Climbing upward, Vincent heard a pleasant disembodied voice announce "The Serpent of Temptation has appeared. It is the killer; do not die."

"I figured that much!" Vincent roared to no one in particular, pulling a few blocks to create a makeshift staircase. Making his way up the tower, Vincent had to dodge the spiked tail that had been clubbing the tower in random intervals, and the constant flow of blocks being flung in his path began to get rather annoying. Raring up to club the tower of blocks, the Serpent purred, "Stay…stay here in the dream realm, my pet! ~"

Barely dodging the barbed tail-as well as a dark block that was hurled at him- Vincent shuddered at what the Serpent of Temptation said, and yelled "Pet?! I didn't sign up for that! Don't be too surprised that I'm not owning up to the title!"

Sickeningly sweet laughter chimed from the being. "That's cute, acting like you have a say in the matter."

Gaining a great distance from the creature, Vincent sneered and mimicked it quietly. "That's cute, acting like you can catch me, you big ugly lizard..."

Stepping onto another row of blocks, they grew soft, and began to melt under Vincent. "Wh- what is it now?!" He whipped his head towards the Nightmare below, and saw its hands enveloped in flames—and the heat melting all the blocks it touched, plus a few in a five-block radius. It looked up and grinned, continuing to climb, but now melting everything it could. "Not bad for a big ugly lizard, wouldn't you say, Vincent?"

Instead of thinking of a witty retort, Vincent yelped and climbed higher, his feet sticking to each block he touched. Finally, he was out of the melt radius, and the blocks were as sturdy as ever. This convinced him to not look back and just keep climbing. He decided, rather, to look up…and lo and behold, there was the door! "Thank god!" Vincent cried, heaving himself up onto the block where the exit resided.

"Now, if I open this door…" he spoke, narrating his actions, "I should be safe!"

"That's what you think, you naïve little lamb!" The Serpent roared, pulling itself up and towering over Vincent with a dark look in its eyes. It smirked, curling itself around what remained of the tower. The flames in its hands grew wild, and the Serpent of Temptation laughed. Vincent grew pale, and opened the door wider. Suddenly, a brilliant beam of white pure light pierced the dark tower, burning straight through the Nightmare's chest. It cried out in agony as the light spread through its body, distorting its original form, until it altogether burned up and faded from existence.

"…did it work?" Vincent peeked out from underneath his hand, and saw the monster had been defeated. "Hell yeah! I told you! I'm the best! Oh yeah, point for Vince!" he whooped and shouted, going through the doorway and slamming the door behind him.

I just cannot express how much I love Vincent.~