A/N: Written for the Duel World Challenge, vs. Nightmare Penguin.
Dreams and Nightmares
21. Dream IX
Without the mask, he didn't need to wake again – and he was no longer alone. Sorincha was suddenly back, running atop the hills with him, through the grassy plains and the riverbeds…and so were all those friends they'd lost before that, all the children devoured by the city, happy, in their dream.
And the dream went on, because someone else bore the mask now, bore the task of waiting for the next, before passing on. And outside, beyond their laughter and their smiles, the cycle continued on. Hikora's friends came for him, just as Sorincha's had come for her. And all were devoured by that light, into the never-ending dream.