Chapter 14: Caught in a Nightmare

Rini had never felt so relaxed in her life as she slowly opened her eyes. She still felt a little groggy, but finally decided to stand up. To her surprise, she was not able to. Because she was still a little groggy, Rini was not able to clearly make sense out of what was wrong. It finally occurred to her that the reason she couldn't get up was that her hands were tied down to something. "I don't remember falling asleep on my back," Rini muttered as she realized that she was lying on her back. Finally, Rini was fully awake and she had literally woken up to a nightmare. As she looked down at herself, she saw that she was completely nude! She also realized that she was lying on a bed and her hands were tied to the bedposts! "What's going on here?!" she screamed. "Who did this to me and where am I?!"

"We are inside your dreams, my little flower," answered a familiar voice.

"Damious?!" exclaimed Rini with shock. "What is the meaning of this?! Why did you do this?!"

"I'm sorry, dear Rini," he replied in a mocking, sad voice, "But I could not resist the temptation. You are, after all, quite irresistible."

Rini struggled against the ropes that held her hands, but it didn't seem to do much good. It also seemed to make Damious all the more aroused as he watched her naked body move from side to side as she struggled. "Why you sick, twisted, perverted, bastard!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. "If you think I'm going to let you have sex with me, you're wrong!"

"Oh I don't think, Rini, I know you will," replied Damious as he slowly advanced towards Rini, a lustful smile on his face.

"No, please don't!" screamed Rini frantically as she continued to struggle. "Please don't do this!" But no words seemed to faze Damious in the least as he slowly approached Rini on the bed. She shivered with fear and as she looked at him, she knew for certain he intended to have sex with her, whether she wanted him to or not.

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Helios could sense that something awful was going to happen to Rini. He could feel it in his bones. "I must do something," he thought to himself. With that, he once again released his soul and sent it forth to find his beloved Rini. "Please, let me find her before it is too late," he prayed silently as he searched frantically for Rini. He knew she was somewhere in the gardens and flew above it to be able to see where she was. "Oh Rini, where are you?" he thought with worry as he continued to search. As his soul flew over the gardens, he finally noticed a white figure down below in a clearing.

As he got a little closer, Helios realized that the white figure was Rini! She was there, sleeping on the ground. Filled with happiness, he rushed over to her and then, his soul took on a different form other than the golden light. It became like Helios, except he was transparent, making him look like a ghost or a hologram. He knelt down beside Rini and gently shook her to wake her up. "Rini, wake up," he said gently, "my maiden, it's me, Helios. Please wake up." Helios shook Rini a little harder this time, but still, she would not stir. Helios began to get worried as he shook her even harder and yet still remained asleep. "Rini!" he yelled loudly, "Wake up please! Rini!" Suddenly, Rini moved, but she didn't wake up. Her expression on her face changed from a peaceful face to a face of fear. She was also moaning and tears were dripping down her cheeks.

"Help me," she murmured softly in her sleep, "Someone please help me!"

Helios was confused. Why wouldn't she awake? As Helios looked around, he noticed a pink rose lying beside Rini. As he looked at it, he realized in horror what was happening. Rini was in a deep sleep and that pink rose had poisoned her with this death-like sleep. Helios also realized that Damious had done this and must be invading her dreams again. Helios took Rini's body in his arms, crying in despair. "Oh, Rini!" he yelled, "Please wake up! You just got to wake up!" But he knew that she could not wake up. He knew that the pink rose's poison was very powerful and that it's spell would never wear off.

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