Nightmare on Elm Street - Daemon Redi Somniumx
Disclaimer : I do not own Nightmare on Elm Street, Springwood or Freddy Krueger etc. I also do not own the counselors from Friday the 13th The Game by Gun Media. They are owned by their parent company and all I own are my OC's which are appearing in this story.
This story is a direct continuation from my first horror story, Friday the 13th - Daemon Nocte and starts two days after the events detailed therein. The survivors of that story will appear in this one.
Text between *...* is a person's thoughts.
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Chapter Ten
BRANDON was watching his friend, who was sitting on a bench and was leaning forward, his hair covering his face as his sister was sitting next to him. The looks of grief and horror were clearly evident on their faces. Along with the others, he had witnessed Grant's cousin, suddenly grabbed Sasha by the throat and then without even blinking, snapped her neck.
He glanced at where his right hand would've been... but he lost his right hand and forearm to a single swipe of a machete wielded by Jason Voorhees. Not only that, but each night since that dreaded Friday the 13th, he has been plagued with nightmares of that event... all ending with him waking up screaming from seeing his beloved girlfriend, Jenny Myers, severed in half.
Clenching his left fist, he looked over at the others nearby, all in various stages of disbelief and grief. Tiffany Cox, who had lost her mother when she was younger and now her brother. AJ Mason, lost her boyfriend Adam Palomino. Fox lost her lover and friend. Emilia Roberts and Bradley Clarke lost two of their best friends. The others which include himself : Sonya James, Liam Charles, Sheldon Finklestein, Tommy Jarvis and Deborah Kim... the only survivors of that terrible night.
Brandon saw how Deborah wanted to comfort her boyfriend, but didn't as his sister was asking the one question he himself was asking : Why? Standing to one side, a blonde haired man was looking at the two, then over to one of the detectives from Springwood.
"Wish I knew what the Hell is going on... I know about... Jason, more than anyone. But this other?"
The detective, Timothy Plame, nodded.
"I don't know much about him, only his name and I've seen what he's left behind. It's... It's not pleasant."
Tommy turned and looked over at the goth girl, AJ Mason.
"AJ... if we got you..."
She looked at him and nodded.
"That could work Tommy. There might be something in there we could use against this... Krueger..."
Timothy looked at her, eyes wide.
"Wait... you mean, you WANT to use the Necronomicon to fight Freddy?"
Before AJ could respond, Rina Masterson stood and stalked out of the room, grief and anger etched on her face. Her brother stood and watched her go, then turned and flipped the chair he had been sitting on, alarming everyone in the room. Grant reached over towards Emilia, who jumped out of the chair she was in, as he grabbed the back of said chair and then smashed it against the wall, a cry of outrage escaping him.
"GOD DAMN IT! FIRST, THERE WAS FUCKIN JASON, NOW THERE'S A BURNT JACKASS... WHO TOOK MY FRIENDS AND MY COUSIN!"
The others watched in shock, as Grant turned and punched the wall, again and again... before Liam and Tommy grabbed him. Anger gone, he managed to shake them off, before leaning against the wall and slid to sit on the floor, his hair covering his face. Deborah slowly stepped forward and knelt next to him, her arm reaching around him and just hugged her boyfriend. Tiffany looked at Sonya and the others, motioning with her head to leave the room.
Outside in the hallway, Timothy closed the door as Tiffany looked at AJ.
"Are you seriously thinking of using that book again? It was Grant's uncle who used it to bring Jason to the camp, who knows what it could do?"
Timothy looked at her and was about to speak, when Gibbs beat him to it as he walked around the corner, Tony and Dana with him.
"Who used what?"
They all turned to face him as he looked at them, his ice blue eyes staring into them. Tommy stepped forward.
"Listen detective... AJ and I found in a shack at Crystal Lake, that book... the..." he looked at AJ.
"The Necronomicon Ex Mortis, the book of the Dead."
Nodding, Tommy faced the older man, who had his complete attention on him.
"Yeah, we found that book and the remains of a man... torn in half. AJ said his name was Philip... Philip Adamson."
Dana looked up from her tablet, after entering that name.
"Let's see... Philip Adamson, age fifty two, widowed and with one son. CEO of the Arcadius Corporation, specializing in..." she paused "... Weapons Manufacturing."
Gibbs looked at her.
"... weapons manufacturing?"
Dana frowned as she looked at her screen.
"Not just that... looks like there is a rather large department devoted to paranormal activities and..." her eyes went wide "No, no, no, no!"
Looking over at Timothy she handed her tablet over to him.
"Something's wrong with my tablet!"
Timothy looked at it, his eyes went wide.
"Boss, all data about the Arcadius Corporation is being deleted!"
Liam looked over at them.
"Sounds like someone is covering their tracks."
While they were talking, Dylan looked around.
'Where are you Rina?'
On the outskirts of Forest Green
ANTHONY Papparino looked down the road at the small town, his helmet resting on the fuel tank of the motorcycle he was sitting on. He had taken his brother's motorcycle, a fully modded Hakuchou which Mario had taught him how to ride, as well as the money hidden in his siblings rooms.
Following their directions, he had left Springwood behind, telling his parents that he was going to catch up with Dean and his friends at Forest Green. At first, they didn't want him to go and to stay so they could talk. His father, Luigi, then told him to go... that they'll be waiting for him to return.
Pushing the bike to it's modified limit, he made the eight hour journey to Forest Green in five hours. Frowning, he looked at the sky, noticing how low the Sun was getting and while he was tired, he had a sense that something bad was about to happen. Reaching into his jacket, he drew forth his mobile and made a call. After four rings, he was answered.
"Anthony? Wha... ?"
Anthony interrupted his friend.
"Dylan, I'm about to head down into Forest Green. Where are you guys?"
His friend's response made his heart sink, thinking he was too late.
"We're... we're at the hospital. Look... Dean... Dean's dead Tony... Rina's cousin..." there was a pause "Look, things are really fucked up here, I mean really fucked up. I..."
Anthony nodded as he turned on the ignition for his bike.
"Dylan, I'm on my way. Just get everyone together... I need to fill you guys in on some info I've been given."
A pause, then when Dylan respond, curiosity was in his voice.
"What do you mean?"
Grabbing his helmet, he looked down a nearby road... and a feeling of dread washed over him.
"I... I'll tell you when I get there. Just make sure everyone is gathered."
When Dylan responded in the positive, Anthony hung up and put his phone away as he then pulled the helmet on his head. Revving the engine a few times, he took one final look down the opposing road... the dread feeling was still there, before he looked in front of him and took off. He passed a wooden sign on his way down the road to the town, pointing down that side road. The sign read :
Camp Crystal Lake.
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Outside the hospital
Rina Masterson was leaning against a tree, tears streaming down her face. Her cousin Gwyneth... had been brutally teased when she was younger, due to her being a mute. Grant and herself had always been looking out for Gwyneth and the three would often spend time together at school or home.
Growing up, Gwyneth and her had shared secrets and were more like sisters than cousins. Now, with her death, Rina felt as if something had reached inside her and tore her apart.
"Why... why her... She didn't deserve this... she deserved more..."
Falling to her knees, she drove her fist into the ground and screamed in pain.
"WHY?! WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!? WHY... Why... why Gwyneth..." she sobbed "Why...?"
She opened her eyes... and saw she was kneeling on a metal walkway, steam could be heard hissing nearby. Getting to her feet quickly, Rina looked around, eyes narrowed.
"Where the fuck am I?"
Subconsciously, her hand grasped the pendent she wore around her neck as she looked around herself. Everything had a unnatural red glow to it and with the hissing steam blocking off some walkways, instead of making her feel fear... it only fed into her growing anger.
"It's you... isn't it? That fucktard who murdered my cousin, right?" she looked up at the walkways above her, a figure there looking down at her "Freddy fuckin Krueger."
Smiling, the killer bowed to her.
"Guilty as charged my dear... You have no idea how... Good... it is, to be known and adored by my fans."
Her lips curling into a snarl, she cursed him.
"Such big talk for a little boy! One who can only get it up to kill people in their dreams because he's too afraid to face them in the real world!"
When next Freddy spoke, his voice came from behind her.
"Now, now my dear... it's not nice to talk about your betters that way..."
Slowly turning around, Rina faced the killer, her fists clenched tightly.
"Betters? BETTERS?! YOU'RE A FUCKING PEDOPHILE WHO GETS OFF KILLING PEOPLE IN THEIR SLEEP!"
Before Freddy could respond, Rina had charged him and struck him in the face. Reeling backwards, he had genuine surprise on his face. This was NOT how things were meant to be going. His prey had never really fought back like this... true, his daughter had been one of a few to fight back, but they still had some lingering trace of fear in them. Not in this girl, there was nothing but seething anger.
He had to admit, he was excited.
Before he could formulate any plan, Rina struck him again, a right hook to his jaw which sent the killer backwards against a railing. Rubbing his chin, he looked at her, wide eyed.
"Now THAT'S THE SPIRIT! Have to say, I am impressed..."
Gritting her teeth, Rina glared at him.
"FUCK YOU!"
Again she charged him, sending both over the railing and plummeting to the floor far below. Both hit the floor hard, with Rina rolling onto her back with a grimace on her face. Looking to her side, she saw that Freddy was gone. Struggling to sit up, she grimaced at the pain in her body from the fall. Then... she heard Him.
"HA HA HA! I am REALLY impressed by you girly!"
Glaring up at the nearby walkway, she saw Freddy leaning on a railing and leering down at her. Somehow, she managed to climb up and stood on both feet as she looked at him.
"You'll find I'm full of surprises." she held her arm out straight and a long sword like object appeared in her hand.
Eyes wide, Freddy grinned and then clapped his hands.
"Bravo my dear, bravo! I am truly impressed with you..." a wicked gleam in his eyes and when he spoke, it was in a low growl "Not enough to let you go... See, you have something I truly want, something which'll give me the Power I want."
He then jumped on the railing and point his knives at her as he roared.
"AND I'M GONNA COLLECT IT!"
With a surge of strength, Rina ran forward and leaped from pipe to pipe as Freddy fell towards her, arm poised to strike. Swinging the glowing sword in her hand, just as Freddy slashed with his glove. A loud clang rung out, with both combatants sent flying to opposite sides of the room.
Getting to his feet, Freddy looked at his shirt and saw the jagged tear in it... as well as a very thin line of blood? He looked at his opponent, who climbed back to her feet, his knives leaving their mark across her abdomen. The thin wound sealed as did his shirt as he narrowed his eyes at her.
Everything he had planned for, hinged on the harvesting of this mortal's soul and yet... there was something else. He raised his hand, his tongue elongating to lick the blood off of one of the knives of his glove. His eyes went wide as he tasted the liquid, as a demented and twisted smile appeared on his face.
"Ohhh... you are indeed special my dear... very special..." His grin grew deeper and more menacing "So special, I think I have a surprise here for you..."
With a snap of his fingers, a shadow appeared in the steam, walking towards them. Rina glanced from the corner of her eyes... as her posture softened.
"Gwyneth?"
Her cousin stepped out of the steam, a look of... fear on her face. She took a few steps, and then fell forward to the ground. Rina dropped the 'sword' and rushed to her cousin's side... only for 'Gwyneth' to slice the knife glove on her hand into Rina's stomach, slicing her open. Pain filled Rina's face as she fell to her knees, looking as 'Gwyneth' morphed into a smiling Freddy Krueger. He sighed as he looked at her.
"Fell for the oldest trick in the book eh? Well, you millennials..." he sneered at her "All full of bluster and stupidity... and not looking where you leap!"
Holding her hands over her wound, Rina looked up at him, anger and hatred in her gaze.
"Mark my words Freddy! You're gonna pay... slowly and in incredible pain..." she coughed as some blood fell from her lips "And somehow... some way... I WILL be there to end you!"
Throwing his head back, Freddy laughed long and loud, before kicking the girl in the face and sent her flying against a wall with a thud.
"HA! You and what army bitch? You're gonna be worm feed soon... and your soul... your Power... WILL BE MINE!" he looked at her "Then I'll... I'll..."
Freddy paused as he heard laughter. Looking at the girl, who was laughing at him, filled him with anger. She looked at him, a bloodstained smile on her face.
"You'll be nothing... not even a smear on history... You're nothing Freddy... just a crazy man with delusions of grandeur..."
With a flash, his knives slit Rina's throat, blood flowing forth as she gasped. Sneering at her, Freddy leaned forward so his hot fetid breath washed over her face.
"... and you're gonna die, with my face being the last thing URK!"
Something wrapped around Freddy's throat, lifting him into the air and then hurling him away. Slamming into a railing, the killer fell onto the walkway, stunned momentarily. Dazed, he looked down... and saw a glowing circle with a 'X' crossing through it looking like the pendent Rina wore around her neck appear surrounding her, glowing violently, as a smaller similar mark appeared on her forehead.
Shaking his head, he leaned over and looked down at a figure in a green hoodie and holding a large knife in their hand staring at him, as the shadows rose around the dying mortal. The figure then raised what looked like a box and it's contents caused Freddy to scream in anger and rage!
"NOOOOOOOOOOO! THEY ARE MINE! I HARVESTED THEM, THEY BELONG TO ME!"
Inside the box, glowed the soul orbs of his recent victims, before the green hooded figure closed the box and saluted Freddy with the knife. Climbing to his feet, he was about to leap down, when a trendil slammed him into a wall. Growling with rage, he got back to his feet... only to see the shadows swarming over the green hooded individual, who was now holding in their arms Rina Masterson. A sound echoed throughout the room, as the shadows engulfed the two, leaving nothing in their wake.
Tic, toc, tic, toc, tic, toc...
A scream of rage and frustration escaped the killer's burnt lips. His plan to use the souls to gain enough power to defeat his former masters, the Dream Daemons as well to draw power from the Dark Dimension... thwarted. Turning he slashed a pipe, steam erupting forth from it, enshrouding him in it's depths as he screamed again.
Stepping out of the steam, his face was a visage of pure anger and rage.
"DAMMIT! MY PLANS... ALL OF THEM... ARRRRGGHHHH!"
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In the Waking world -
MARA, her boyfriend Jeffrey Summers, were walking around the hospital grounds looking for Rina, with Sonya and Emilia. Grant hadn't said anything since the 'murder' of his cousin and Deborah hadn't left his side. Dylan was worried about where Rina had gone, so the group decided to go look for her. Gibbs told Timothy and Tony to help them as well and before long the group had gathered near the entrance.
"Has anyone found her or where she could've gone?"
Liam shook his head as he answered Mara.
"Nope, no one's seen her... she can't of just disappeared..."
While the group was talking, the sound of a motorcycle was heard coming up to them. Dylan looked, a small smile on his face as he recognized the rider.
"Tony! What are you doing here?"
The rider got off their bike and removed their helmet, running a hand through their 'helmet' hair.
"Hey, listen is everyone here? I've got something to tell you, a warning..."
Timothy looked at him.
"What sort of warning?"
Anthony looked over at him, a serious look on his face.
"Something important to what's going on, is in danger... All of us have to stay together."
Then, the doors to the hospital opened, Gibbs, the sheriff, Cara, Deborah and Grant stepped out, the latter looking around. Focusing his gaze on Dylan, he asked a question.
"Where is she?"
Dylan sighed as he looked at him.
"We've looked all over, can't find her anywhere."
Gibbs was about to respond, when Deborah who was looking across the road, stepped forward.
"Over there... by the tree..."
Everyone turned and looked at the tree on the other side of the road, a figure slumped against it and facing away from the hospital. Grant rushed forward, Gibbs and Dylan right behind him as the others hurried after them. Being the first there, Grant reached down and grasped his sister's shoulder.
"Rina...? What... "
His body went rigid as all color drained from his face, Gibbs standing to the side of the teen with his hand on Grant's shoulder. Dylan fell to his knees, as tears started to flow from his eyes, while gasps and murmurs came from the others. Mara clung to Jeff, crying as he in turn tried to keep his composure as Deborah hurried to Grant's side.
Slumped against the tree, was Grant's twin, Rina Masterson...
Dead.
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Deaths-Head : I've had to rewrite this chapter a few times to get to how I want it. I thought about having a fight between one of Freddy's victims and himself in His world for awhile and this proved to be a good place to do it. Rina's death, is similar to that of Aeris Gainsborough in Final Fantasy VII, needed for the plot.
The bike Anthony is riding, is the Hakuchou from Grand Theft Auto V/Online. Definitely in my top 3 of favorite bikes in that game. Just the overall look and style of it... If you have GTAV, have a look at it. Not the fastest (that's the Oppressor or Shotaro), but still one of the best... alongside the Bati 801 in my honest opinion. I have about another 2-3 chapters to go, til this arc is finished... and I'm planning out the next arc as well.
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