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*Note: The story is told in Trust's POV. There will rarely be any times that the story isn't in her POV. Just wanted to let you know that if you were confused!
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Chapter II: Eyes Of Blood II
What is this? Am I hallucinating? How is this possible?
I watched the situation from heaven and I couldn't even believe what was going on now.
The little girl who Nightmare drowned, faced him with a devious smile. Nightmare reversed his steps slowly to trip backwards over a large boulder. The face of the man that he brutally murdered hovered over the fallen knight.
"Oh, dear, you shouldn't lie on the ground when your enemies have trapped you." He chuckled.
Nightmare sprung from the ground and stepped away from the Frenchman. Amy stood on his right and Raphael guarded his left not even giving Nightmare a chance to escape. The knight stood his ground and thought of a plan. "They must have a weakness."
"Yah!" The blonde man charged at the knight and tried to cut through his armor, but his Rapier wasn't strong enough.
"Now, that's very unsettling." Not too thrilled about his failed attack. "Amy, go fetch my 'King' Rapier from the manor please."
"Yes, father!" She dashed off.
Nightmare gripped the hilt of his sword. "This is my chance! RAHH!" Nightmare sped like the wind and went straight for Raphael's heart!
"Suffer in hell, you waste!" He pushed the sword to go into Raphael's heart, but...
"What the-" Nightmare stood confused as his sword went though Raphael's body as if it was ghostly. "How is that possible?"
"Mwahaha! Fool!" Raphael Sparta kicked Nightmare's chest armor and sent him flying back to the hard dirt surface.
"Father, CATCH!" The redhead tossed the 'King' Rapier to her father while dragging hers on the dirt ground.
Nightmare knew he was in trouble. If they could resurrect themselves and not be attacked by anything he threw at them, then they were not human at all. This means that they'll slaughter Nightmare and I will be able to escape!
"What can I do?" He thought to himself. "What is their weakness?" Nightmare froze up and stood in between the two.
"It's sad that a being like you doesn't know that vampires can't be killed by human hands or weapons." Arrogantly. "We're just... invincible." The Frenchman laughed until a beam of light shot down from the sun onto his right arm that held his rapier. He yelped as his arm sizzled from the sun's rays.
Nightmare's eyes opened wide. "The sun? Excellent." Their weakness revealed itself to the Azure knight. Still, Nightmare played dumb so the vampires wouldn't catch on.
Raphael kneeled down in pain and gripped his forearm where the rays hit him. His rapier dangled out of his hand. "Damn it." He whispered. This was not a great time for this to happen. CURSE YOU, SUMMER! Raphael pointed to the castle. "AMY! GET INSIDE, NOW!" The red-head ran for Raphael when she tripped over the knight's boot.
The knight walked over to the girl with scraped and bloody knees and yanked her by the neck with his mutant hand. She faced Raphael as the thick blood rushed down her knee caps with the hot wind stinging her scrapes.
"Ow!" She whimpered.
Raphael went for his rapier that was in the dirt.
"Not so fast, Blondie." Good job with the insults, Nighty. "Give me the shard and your precious wench of a daughter won't disintegrate in the sun's powerful rays."
Raphael gazed into her deep red eyes and shed a tear of blood. Like him, her bloody tears flowed and he was extremely hurt to see her in helpless pain. That was his daughter after all and nothing could ever replace her. He wiped his blood tear and retreated his cockiness for good, he knew what he had to do.
"Fine, take it!" He tossed the shard in front of the knight. "Now, let her go!" Surrendering. The sun's rays were coming in stronger and caused Amy's skin to steam.
An evil laugh erupted from the knight. "Idiot, you don't just give your enemy what they want when they still have what you want."
Raphael shocked about falling into Nightmare's little trap. He knew if he would run into the sun, the rays would kill him, but he had to rescue Amy some way.
"You got what you came for, now give me back my daughter!" Now frustrated.
"Was that an order? I don't take orders, I GIVE THEM!" The mutant hand raised Amy high into the air and sacrificed the girl to the fiery star. Her skin burned with blisters and warts that popped all over her weak body. An agonizing scream filled their ears while she tried to wiggle out of the mutant hand, but like before, he was too strong for her.
"AMY!" Raphael dashed into the burning rays, fighting the burning and itching that his skin suffered. Nightmare slammed Amy to the ground as the Frenchman dove to the ground next to her.
He cupped Amy into his arms and gazed into her eyes. "Amy, we've done our best, but our time has come. If both of us have to leave this world, then we do it together." Their eyes exploded with mushy red and orange paste. Raphael's body slowly lied backward on the ground with Amy still in his arms. By now, the two were brain-dead and not too long after, their bodies cremated and their ashes flew into the sunny sky.
My Lord... How awful of a death that was for them. They may have been vampires, but they still had feelings. May they rest in peace. I drew the cross on my chest as the two spirits rose into the sky past me. I looked back down at Nightmare who walked over to the shard and scooped it with his mutant hand.
"Yes... Shard number one is mine!" He rose the shard sky-high and praised himself on his accomplishment. "Now, where is the book?" He began for the castle- AAAAAHHHHHH!
*BAM! Cough, cough* I fell from heaven and hit the dirt surface. A big cloud of dirt filled the space and made me choke. After a few seconds, I caught my breath.
"OUCH! My Lord, that hurt!" I hate falling out of the sky at random times, it gets really annoying!
I rubbed my bum when the cloud of dust disappeared. "AH!" Nightmare's eyes startled me as he appeared dangerously close to me.
"Why did you randomly disappear when we were in the castle?!" Nightmare shouted at me.
"I don't know! It-it just happened..." Rubbing my shoulder.
Nightmare growled. "Rrr. I don't have time for this. Turn into book form!"
"Hmph." I crossed my arms in disapproval. "Who does he think he is trying to order me around? I'm not scared of him!" The thought teased my brain.
He took three medium steps up to my face. His horrid breath nearly provoked me to puke on his boots like the first time we met.
"Do not make me repeat myself again, girl. TURN INTO BOOK FORM, NOW!" He grabbed me by the collar.
I didn't even know how to turn into book form, the only time that I turned into book form was when he murdered me and that was not pleasant. If I wanted to avoid that, I would need to make a plan.
"Here goes nothing." I balt my fists and took two steps away from him. "I'm the one in control now, your power is meaningless to me." In truth, I wasn't stronger than him and he could murder me if he felt like it. Did I want to deal with that pain again? I wouldn't be stronger than him for long.
"I will murder you!" He yelled.
"If you want to find those shards, you will not hurt me."
"And why should I trust you!?"
"You won't be able to find the shards. No shards, no world domination for you."
He stepped to me and growled.
"Do not make me regret my decision."
He trusted me, that fool, I'd get revenge for what he's done.
You had me once, but now it is I that has you.
-That Evening-
Hours flew by as I followed the knight and his large foot steps as we journeyed our way through the land of France, crossing towns that filled with joyous people. Well, joyous until Nightmare and I showed up. I had no clue to where we were going, but wherever our destination waited, I knew it wouldn't be a joyous visit. I reminisced the horrid death of a father who had an everlasting love for his daughter, perish under Nightmare's hand. As sorry I was about this, I needed to focus on the present.
I knew where all 9 of the shards were, but he didn't. Maybe he is going back to that little village to rest his soul again. Who knows... My legs were getting weaker and I could barely keep up with his fast pace. That's okay, I've been through much worse and I could definitely get through this.
"Girl." The knight stopped and looked over his shoulder with his red eyes pointing at me. Who am I talking to? This isn't the Nightmare I've read about and saw kill those vampires because his voice was low and calm when he called me. "I know that you know where the shards are. It's not just in your book form, it's also embedded in your brain."
I froze in my tracks. "Damn it! he is way too smart. How did he know this? I had to give him an answer so he wouldn't murder me again."
"I also just noticed that when I murdered you the first time that you turned into book form. That death must have been unbearable and I know that you don't want to go through that again." He claimed as his back faced me. He turned his dark blue armored body around and pierced me with those demon eyes. "I'm going to give you a chance to tell me the rest of the shards locations, if you try to run or cheat me, I will brutally murder you and turn you into book form. You serve me now. Understand, peasant?"
*Gasp* "How... dare he say that to me..." I thought while crossing my arms and hmphing at him. "Wait... Duh!" I face-palmed. "All I have to do is pretend to be hypnotized by him. It'll be part of the plan!"
"What are you- Why do you keep making odd expressions, girl?!" The knight confused at my sassyness.
"I'm sorry, my majesty." I walked over to him and took a bow. "I will serve you to the best of my ability."
Nightmare amused. He turned around and began walking ahead. "Excellent." With his scratchy voice.
Again, I followed my new "master" ,hoping that we'd stop soon as my legs couldn't take it any longer. My drive to end Nightmare was what kept me going. Not only that, but I had to pledge my loyalty to him. Not too long later, we set camp out in the woods. Nightmare slept on the other side of the camp fire while I sat on my side. He kept cringing, but why? Oh, that's right. He hasn't eaten yet and his body was slowly driving to its breaking point. Of course he wouldn't be able to eat me or his life long journey would be over. Finally, after a time of him cringing, he managed to fall asleep.
I wrapped my arms around my legs and lied on my side. The fire warmed my face like an old oven. My insecurities bullied me, I had to face them now or never. Okay, here it goes... "I'm human, but... how? My sexual desires are low and my feelings are a great mess." Thinking to myself as I covered my face with my hands. "I'm a creation, but why am I not metal? I'm as human as can be. I eat, sleep and bleed like anyone else. Speaking of metal, that reminds me of Ashlotte. She was so nice to me. Every night, she would come into the dungeon and sing to me as I fell asleep in her arms. Her body was hard even with the human flesh that was stitched on to her, but I still felt comfortable being touched by her. She was like my mother. I miss her so much and I hope to see her again soon. Well, I hope that I can see her, my village, and my other friend again... One day."
My breath extinguished the fire and I rolled over to my other side, A tear swam its way down my brown exhausted face. Now, that I feel better, I can finally go to sleep...
-The Next Morning-
*Pant! Pant!* Trust frantically looking over her shoulder as she sprinted down the corridor of a blazing castle.
"Trust, save us! Truuuuusssst! Truuuuuusssst!" High pitched voices blew out her ear drums. "TRUUUSSSTT!"
"Ah, My ears are bleeding. Who are they and what do they want from me?!"
A giant firing sink hole opened in front of her. Her village, her friend, and Ashlotte were in blazing pit, screaming as the fire disintegrated them.
"NO!" She slipped into the hole, but managed to grab the ledge of it. "Please, my Lord, have mercy!" The hole clipped her fingers off as it shut. She began falling backwards into the fire as a figure appeared from the top of the closing hole, it was Nightmare.
"It's over." She muttered as the fire swallowed her in.
*Huge gasp!* She awoke dramatically from the nightmare, trying to eat the air.
"You're up." The knight stood up high next to the heavily gasping girl. "We're leaving now." He began for a trail.
"What did my nightmare mean? No time to think now, I have to go." I tried to regain my composure and stumbled on his trail.
"Where going for shard number two, where is it?" He demanded.
Here it goes, I have to do this. "Looks like we're heading to Greece." I swallowed my words, but it needed to be done.
"Greece? Looks like I'll be visiting some 'old friends'." Nightmare impressed by the second shard's place, it seems like he's happy to travel there.
I finally found myself again and adapted to his pace. I asked myself questions about my nightmare and who his 'old friends' were and his happiness when I revealed shard two's location.
An hour later, we went to a dock where Nightmare slit the throats of the seaman and decapitated the captain's head. I stood in disgust as he slurped the brains out of their ears and chewed on the eyeballs like tender meat.
We hijacked the beautiful white ship and set sail.
"Girl, do you know how to sail a ship?" He demanded.
I knew how to steer a ship and fish. I learned this from an old man at my village who dedicated his life to fishing. He would take me on the ship and teach me about the world of the sea. I miss him as well, I'm happy that he died peacefully before Nightmare destroyed my village and slaughtered everyone else. That made me smile... I was tired with the little sleep I got last night. "I really don't."
He turned away from me and began to steer the large boat. "You'll learn today."
"Damn it." I said in my head. "Just when I thought I'd get more sleep."
I turned the ship's gigantic wooden steering wheel as he directed me on what to do and what to look for in the sea. I pretended to not know what he was talking about and would screw up on purpose to frustrate him. Hee hee, of course he didn't like that.
Hours passed by as I steered the tiny ship like the worthless servant I pretended to act as. I had no clue where Nightmare was.
I walked to the bottom deck of the ship to find him cringing on a bed. He was vulnerable, but only a fool would take a chance to attack him. I didn't have the powers to take on a monster like him and it's not like I could run anywhere. For one, he would find me, murder me, and make me turn into book form. Secondly, well, we're on a ship and with that, I closed the bottom deck's door and walked back to the top to steer the ship for Greece.
While time passed, I structured my plan, going over it a trillion times. Everything needed to be perfect! I could be putting people along with myself into danger, but I'd be saving millions of lives as well. Yeah...
That was my night, planning on how I was going to save the world.
-7 long days later-
We've been sailing a long seven days on this tiny ship. Greece's port was just a few miles away. In those seven days, we've made a few pit stops for food... Well, Nightmare calls people 'food', I'm fine with vegetables.
There it was, Greece. The mountains cuddled against the open city. It was a mini utopia for their citizens. I steered toward the dock full of beautiful boats of all colors where men guided ships in and greeted the travelers.
As I pulled the ship up to the dock, Nightmare hopped onto the pier. Did he always have to make a grand entrance like this? My ears filled with screams from the civilians as fear erupted throughout the port.
Nightmare froze and gazed high up into the mountains.
I stood next to him and looked too.
On the mountain was a small paradise that rested with fountains, sculptures and gold details in the pillars. It was like the place was only meant for Gods. I was observing the beautiful structure when two blonde women with swords and shields stood on the edge of the paradise looking down at me and the knight. The older looking blonde with long hair in a braid gave us an evil glare, turned around and walked the other way as the younger blonde scowled at us and followed.
Nightmare smiled. "We meet again, old friends."
Oh, man, this is intense.
Thanks for reading, Peace!
Preview to Chapter III:
Our eyes met each others in hate. I don't hate her, I just hate how she assumes that I'm working for Nightmare for pleasure. What a hard-headed girl, if only she knew what I'm going through.
Meanwhile, The fight with the slightly older blonde and the monster was gaining momentum. How could she even fight like that?
"AAAHHHH!" An agonizing scream from the older woman exploded into the air. She grabbed her stomach and fell onto the pearl white, marble floor. "Oh, Gods, It's happening."
"SOPHITIAAA!" 'Cassandra' gripped her sword and ran for Sophitia.
"Oh my God..." Shocked at what I've just saw. "That didn't just happen." I sprinted behind the woman and headed for the knight. "Murder me if you have to, but I won't let you do this, Nightmare."
-The Pearl Girls of Greece
Coming Soon.