Destiny's Magic

Ch 14

The steady sound of tic tock resonated through the Tsungs main room, and then suddenly, chimes clanged as it finally struck midnight. "It's time." Hikaru said as a woman that was wearing a long cape, her hands were coming together, which signified that she was about to start. Hikaru grinned like a cheshire cat, as his plan for revenge and getting the armor of Hardrock began.

Laying there, Kaye watched her husband sleep. 'I know how much that you didn't want this, but I hope you realize that you're not alone. Your friends, me, we're all here, we're going to help you through this. We've been through so much not to give up now. I wish there was a way that you could hear what I'm saying, but you need to rest. I'll be right back, sleep well, Kento.' Kaye leaned in and gave him a small kiss on his cheek, and then carefully slid out of bed so she wouldn't wake him, and started to go down stairs. Kento gave a small grin as he shifted a little more comfortably in the bed, as he drifted further into dreamland.

In Kento's dream...

"Whoa, what in the world!?" Kento asked in bewilderment as he blinked in confusion. What Kento saw was an orange aura similar to his own when he wears his armor of Hardrock, but for some reason it seemed different. Then beside it was a silver aura that was similar to Kaye's tiger armor, but it was in a way different as well. It was like they were both alive somehow. Both of the auras started to take shape, but then they sensed that Kento was there, and stopped in mid process. "Hey, who or what are you? What do you want?" No answer came from either of them. "Hey, I asked you..." Before he could approach them, they disappeared.

"Typical, just typical." Kento grumbled as he crossed his arms. Then for some reason, his scenery started to change around him. Kento started to stumble around, and then the ground from underneath vanished and he started to fall. 'Oh man! What's going on? Someone, anyone?'

"What's the matter Rei Faun, you don't like being in the dark?" a familiar voice asked as his laugh echoed in the air.

"Hikaru! Show yourself, you coward!" Kento yelled out angrily.

"If you wish." Hikaru replied as he appeared falling right along side of him.

"You're doing this, you're making us fall, so then why don't you make it stop?!" Kento accused as he glared at him angrily.

"It's your dream Rei Faun, so why don't you try and make us stop?" Hikaru challenged with an evil grin.

"Alright, I will." Kento shot back, as he tried to make them stop, his eyes went wide in realization to the fact that they're still falling. "Why are we still falling? It's my dream, so then I'd be able to make us stop! So, then why can't I?"

Hikaru just laughed. "Don't you get it Rei Faun? It may be your dream, but you no longer have control of it, I do."

"No, how is that possible?" Kento asked in disbelief.

Hikaru laughed again, "it's a magic thing that I'd like to call Dream." the same magical entity that was standing in the Tsungs main room showed itself to Kento.

His eyes narrowed as he looked back at Hikaru. "Then make us stop falling!" Kento demanded.

"Or what? What can you do, you don't have any control here." Hikaru asked as his eyes gleamed with amusement.

Outside of Kento's dream...

Down stairs Kaye was looking over some of Meih's magical items, she was about to pick one up, when at that precise moment, Kaye sensed a Tsungs. "Hikaru.." Kaye said in realization as she recognized his power signature, as she rushed up the stairs towards their room. Just as she got there, the door sealed itself shut, locking her out. "Kento..Open up, Kento!"

"Kaye, what is it?!" Ryo asked as her banging on their door woke them up.

"Kento's in trouble! I can't get in, the door somehow sealed itself shut. I sensed Hikaru in there with him." Kaye replied as she glanced over towards him. "Kento!"

"Kaye, move!" Ryo said as he quickly called upon his sub armor. Kaye nodded and moved over towards Cye as Ryo rammed down the door. When they rushed inside, Hikaru wasn't anywhere to be seen.

"Are you sure that you sensed Hikaru? I don't see him anywhere." Rowen asked as he and the others looked around.

"He's here I tell you, I doubt that door would seal itself off!" Kaye shot back, just then Kento's body started to violently jerk around in the bed. "I told you!"

"Wait! Hang on, Kento might hurt you if you get too close to him when he's jerking around like that." Sage said as he stopped her from going to him.

"No Sage, Kento wouldn't hurt me, he wouldn't!" Kaye argued back as she jerked out of his hold.

"Sorry Kaye, but there has to be another way to help him without taking the chance of someone getting hurt." Cye replied in a concerned tone.

"Wait a minute, you're right Cye, there is another way." Kaye agreed as it finally hit her.

"Alright, you're going to let us in on it, or just let us keep playing twenty questions?" Rowen asked in curiosity.

"All of what's happening, is in Kento's head right." Kaye explained as she looked over towards him.

Sage frowned, but he knew what she was getting at, "you're talking about dream walking, aren't you?" Kaye nodded to indicate that he was right. "Are you sure that you're up to it? I mean, it's been a long time since you have done that you know."

"Yeah I know that Sage, but it's the only option that we have at the moment, unless if you have any other ideas?" Kaye asked as she looked around the room at them.

She could see that they didn't by the look on their faces. Kaye looked around real quick for a chair or something to sit on, she found one, put it as close to the bed as she could without being too far from him, or too close in case his jerking around did make contact. She took a deep breath, "here goes nothing."

Inside Kento's dream, Hikaru and Kento were still free falling. "This is beginning to bore me, I think that a change in scenery is in order." Hikaru said as a rippling effect started to happen.

Kaye entered Kento's dream state just mere seconds before they were going to crash onto the ground. "Kento!"

His eyes went wide when he heard his name. "Kaye, get out of here! AH!" Kento yelled out as he hit the ground hard, laying limply on the ground.

"No!" Kaye exclaimed as she started to rush over towards them.

Hikaru stood up and turned around to see her coming, he looked towards her in curiosity. "How did you get here? Dream prevents anyone from entering Rei Faun's dream state."

"I guess that you didn't take into account that I'm a dream walker." Kaye shot back as she glared at him while she got into fighting position.

'A dream walker, damn, I thought that they didn't exist any more. Oh well, it doesn't matter, I still have control over Rei Faun's dream.' Hikaru mused as parts of the scenery started to change.

"What are you up to, Hikaru?" Kaye asked as she took a quick look around and saw the transformations take place.

"You may be a dream walker, but my magic is much stronger than yours will ever be." Hikaru replied as his body started to morph. His whole body started to transform into one giant snake. Each of his arms separated into two more snake heads, as a few more of them grew out from his neck. He was still walking on two legs, but his skin was definitely reptilian. When his eyes gleamed, the rock scenery that was behind Kaye started to take form of a huge snake's head, getting ready to strike from above. She looked back and just as the head was going to come down on her, she barely dove out of the way. The head crumbled into rubble as it connected with the ground. Hikaru hissed at her as she carefully got up, a long scratch appeared on her arm. Kaye looked behind Hikaru, she was very concerned about Kento, he hasn't moved since he hit the ground. "What's the matter, having trouble seeing, or are you more concerned about your husband's condition?"

'He's right, my vision's getting blurry. It must have been from that stupid anaconda, but I can't worry about that now, I have to help Kento.' Kaye thought as she frowned deeply.

"Well, are you going to come and get your husband, or do I have to bring him to you?" Hikaru taunted as one of his two tails wrapped itself around Kento's midsection, lifted him up from the ground and started to squeeze as he swung him between them. Kento yelled out in pain as Hikaru squeezed tighter.

"Stop it! You're killing him!" Kaye yelled over towards him.

"That's the idea." Hikaru hissed as razor sharp spikes started to form along his tail starting from his body and flowing down all the way to the tip of his tail. "Well dream walker, what are you going to do?"