Chapter 1
The Dream
The sound of chains dangling echoed throughout the hospital room. Everything felt so distant. I was just standing alone, staring at the many hooks that hung from the ceiling. The hospital room was dark, and damp. With each breath I smelt the burning sensation of blood, and rust. Mold was growing on the walls slowing covering up the strange symbols that were painted on the entire room.
Then out of the darkness, a figure walked towards me. The hooks and chains brushed against it. It stood before me. The creature looked like a man. Having short brown hair, and pale skin that stood out against the darkness. But he did not have a face.
I stood still, neither calm or fearful. I had seen him so many times in my dreams that seeing this image was normal. Just something I was used to.
The man with 'no face' held something behind his back. Slowly he moved his hand towards me. I saw what he held. Being held in his hand was a hammer.
Instantly I thought of the words, build and create. He wanted me to make something. Moving my right hand, I reached towards it. But something stopped me.
"NO!" A familiar voice screamed.
It sounded like my older brother. Looking back I saw a bright light illuminate the room. It was so bright, making me shield my eyes. The man with 'no face' said nothing.
I awoke startled; my body hot, and sweating. The only thing I heard was my heavy panting and the sound of the fan. It was pitch black in my bedroom. With out thinking I stretched my arm towards my lamp, and flipped on the switch. I waited, but the light did not turn on. When that didn't work I grabbed my TV remove. But when I hit the 'on' button nothing happened.
"That's strange." I whispered.
Maybe it was a power out; Unfortunately I saw the VCR clock, it was on. I jumped out of my bed and ran to the door. I tried to open it. But it wouldn't budge. I rammed my shoulder against the door, but it didn't move.
"MOM!" I shouted.
I hoped that she would hear my voice. But the house remained silent. Something worse happened, I began to feel light headed. I felt disoriented, and so I slowly walked away from the door towards my bed. But before I could make it, I dropped to the ground. Making a loud thump noise.