[Normal POV]in the deep dungeons the town...The men looked and stared at the black like fog that had been covering the cross. Shocked and terrified from the tendril that had ripped the man in front of them in half and having his blood flow all across the ground. one of the demons that held his axe was gritting his teeth in fear and in anger from not knowing if to attack or not. as for my mother, her eyes had widen in great shock of seeing the fog and soon looking at the glowing yellow eyes.

[Sage's POV]

I would give a slight deep chuckle from under my breath as my voice tone had a slight echo like tone to it. As I had the fog from away I leaned forward a little Showing myself to the demons and mercs. my body had been changed almost completely, my skin had turned and morphed into a deep black charcoal coloring. having a burned and flesh like texture that had has been covered with slash marks and cuts along the back, chest, arms and legs. My teeth had been a turned abd shaped into Sharpe like fangs that aligned along woth one another as the length of my mouths width expanded to my jaw. I Open my mouth slightly and hissed in a animal like manner, as hot burning steam flowed out of my mouth. in my mouth my tongue had a sharp point to it and a I had another set of teeth beneath my front mouth teeth. As the teeth were sharpe as well and pointed but i had back teeth that were flat with Sharpe like bumps on the tops of them.I as the fog cleared my eyes would have bright yellow irises, having my pupil being a still black, and having the whites of the rest of my eye turn into a deep black. I then would close my mouth a little and I pull on my arms, Feeling the restraining chains and leather cuffs start to rip and pull apart and then I give it a good yank. Ripping the chain holder from the wall completely. I would do the same with my other arm and move one of my legs, tearing through the metal cuffs as they bend and squeak from the amount of force being used on them to pull them apart.

[Normal POV]

One of the mercs would hold his spear up and shiver a little as he gulped, steeping back as he then fell over. He quickly would back up a little and the floor by crawling back abd hold his hands up out of mercy.

Coward Merc: O-oh fuck.. oh dear god in all of fucking heaven don't kill me!

Ogre: Tsk enough you wimp! now move it, I'll smash this little ugly human right now!

[Sage's POV]

Watching as I stared at the stared at them with my eyes narrowed in wrathful and vengeance. I looked at the oger as he then walked to me and quickly raised his club up in the air and slamming it down. moving my hand quickly I stand in place and I had stopped his strike of his weapon from hitting. Staring at the oger in the face, hia face changes to a shocked expression of what had just happened, but not long as I quickly then had my snake like Darkness serpent heads come out. thier eyes glowed yellow brightly and one of them open its mouth, showing its long piranha like teeth popping out from its gums and maw. Clamping its teeth deep into the ogers neck firmly and slamming his head into the ceiling.his head cracked and broke open from the pressure and force of the slam the his brains, bone and blood sprayed across the room. having the other darkness serpent having its teeth tear through its chest and rip the ogers heart, gulping the pumping and bleeding heart into its mouth as it slips into its through with a wet slimy slipping sound from the serpent devouring the heart of the ogre. I turned my head back to group of mercs and demons. the imps holding my mother let go her quickly and back up to the wall when i turned my eye to stare at them with a soul piercing glare of death for few seconds.

[Normal POV]

One of the imps gulps in fear as he would then look around it's self to find a way out. He then turns to his left at the door of the cell abd bolts his way to the door, he would push the door open and then start to run to the left of the hallway of the dungeon. Then in a few moments a loud scream is heard that echoes down the hallway the imp went and a loud gushing noise of liquid is heard. The demons and the Mercs in the cell would look from where the noises came from. in a few seconds the head of the imp then starts to roll down the hallway, stopping as it was next to the cell we are was in.

[Sage's POV]

I would then have my tendrils come out more and more out of my back as I then have a few of my darklings appear behind me in the shadows and on the ceiling and stare at the demons and mercs with thier bright narrowed glowing eyes. Lifting my hand up as I point at them, the darklings would take out the lights in a second and then I and the darklings charge at them, Holding my hands out as my fingers have sharpe pointed finger tiped claws. Slashing and clawing into through flesh and blood spraying abd pouring all across the room. The darklings with their blades and claws shining a little in the room from the light of the torches.

Me?: I.. I am the lord of nightmares.. now all of you.. will see.. fear..

Narrowing my eyes as I have them start to shift into a dark glowing red slightly as the serpent heads over my shoulders have their eyes shift into a res color. They grin as they pull back their gums, hissing and letting out deep growls of anger. soon I have my eye look at the torch then stare at it.The flames then goes out as my eyes then look back at the mercs and demons. One by one the room grows darker and darker by the second, The darklings crawling and slow walking, my tendrils slowly reaching to the group while i step forward slightly. then the lights go completely out and there is nothing but pure darkness.

[Normal POV]

The darkness surrounds everything as silence soons sets in, in the darkness a pair of glowing eyes are the only things that shine in the dark. as more and more glowing eyes appear from within the dark, Then the screams start from the demons and mercs. The sound of flesh ripping, skin being peeled away, the snapping of bones, the gushing of blood from the slaughter. soon the lights of the torches flicker and brighten up as the flame is shifted to a dark blue color. Mother would open her eyes slowly, moving her head up as she looked me and looked around the cell, coverd along my dark skinned arms and claws with blood and blood dripping from the mouths of my serpents. all across the room it was covered in blood splatters, organs and ripped open and torn apart bodies of the mercs and demons. some of their bodies hanging from the ceiling by their organs, others with their chests ripped open and spread apart, others impailed and having their own weapons stapped into them making them into needle cushions of flesh. Some even having their faces torn from the open as one of them as his skin and hair ripped completely from the skull and one of his eye balls hanging out of his blood covered skull, his jaw ripped out with his tongue hanging out and his bone of his left arm stapped down into his own throat. Among all of the bodies, each one had there hearts ripped completely out and swallowed by my serpents. My mother looked slowly turned back to me, panting a little from her tiredness then giving a slight smile.

Mother: S-son.. you've finally awaked it.. im so happy. you've..

She winced a little as she tried to get up but the pain was to great. I then kneel down quickly to catch her and holding her in my arms, having her head lean against me. her hand then slowly resting against my chest and she stared up at me as I return the stare.

Me: Save your strength mom.. I'll get-

Mother: No..its.. its the end for me sage. im too hurt... I am.. I don't think I will make it now.. the wounds i have have been bleeding out for-.. f-..for too long.. I..

Me: Mom... please don't.. I can't, I can't lose you too

[Sage's POV]

I stared down at her as my hands start to grip a little tighter out of fear. Gritting my sharpe teeth together and soon my body would stary to shake from the fear I have building up deep in my chest. Looking down at her as I saw her raising her hand to my cheek and I close my eyes, having my hand go over hers to hold it against my cheek and my eyes open again and I show that im feeling a deep clinching pain in my chest and my eyes reflect that pain.

Mother: Shhhh baby boy.. it's okay... I'll see you again.. remember what i say my sweet baby?..

Me: I do..

Mother: 'In your deepest pain.. in your weakest hour.. in your darkest night.. you are still lovely~'

Me: I know.. mom you always said i was..

Mother: That's my boy.. I love you..sweetie..

Me: I... I love you too.. mom..

Looking down at her and her eyes slowly closed and then she went limp, leaning against me as I held her hand with mine. having my tendrils on my back free my sister from her cuffs as I bring both their bodies to me, holding them tightly in my arms. My eyes start to swell up as they glowing and tears start to fall down along my charcoal skined face and dripping from the bottom of my chin. I then slowly rise to my feet as I carry my sister and mother out of the tunnel, walking into the outside as I was in the ruins of the town. looking around me and seeing the burned buildings and destroyed homes and businesses as well as the bodies thay cover the streets and blood running through the stone road. Dragging my feet while I walk, swaying back and forth from the emotional state I was in. Soon I stopped my walking and standing in front of the wreaked ruins of my home, my once sweet and caring home, Looking to the ground and I lay my sister's and mother's body down next to each other. gripping my fists and my tendrils would stab deep into the dirt, tearing and digging up the soil to make long body sized holes.

Turning my head slowly to my sister and mother's bodies. my tendrils would slowly wrapped around their bodies and Begin the lower their bodies into the Earth. my body went stiff from the pain in my chest and my tendrils gently then pushed the dirt piles over thr graves of my sister and mother. Looking around for something to mark the graves and I pick up a few stones fron the road leading up to the house. Walking back to the graves and I place the stones at the head of the graves to show that bodies are buried here, after doing so, I look down st the graves for what seemed like hours or more and soon the weight on my shoulders bested me and I was forced to the ground and fell to my knees.

The tears starting to flow again down my face but more heavily and the pain in my chest becoming harder to push away, my hands clinched and soon rasing them to my face and I let out soft whimpers of sadness as the pain grew more and more deep inside my heart. finally I let out a scream in agony as I hold my arms open and cry out to the sky, sobbing uncontrollably and my hands Begin to hold my arms as held myself. lowering my head to the ground and I cry out in pure agony of sadness and pain. leaning to the left and I fall on my side and start to curl up on the ground and having my knees to my chest and my hands on the top of my head and I pulled my head down a little and shiver while I cry and cry, unable to bare the pain of the lose of my family. The only thing I cared for in my life ever. being taken away from me and even with the power I had gained.. I was still powerless to even even save one of them at most.

Me: Mommy... sis... please don't leave me... not now.. i.. im sorry.. please don't go.. I've failed you all... im so sorry... im sorry..

To Be continued...