Candle

Chapter five!

And now we start the stages.

The world is our stage.

Or in this case...

"This is our stage, we don't need extras"

Up first is the...

Wait and see!

Keep the death threats to a minimum please.

And now...

We shall descend.

Go deeper...

Delve deeper

Down beyond

And further still

The unknown is before you

Do you dare to venture down

To go deeper?

Go deeper

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Dream Catcher: Spider Web of the Self

I took their smiles and I made them mine.
I, I sold my soul just to hide the light.
And now I see what I really am,
A thief a whore, and a liar.
I run to you,
Call out your name,
I see you there, father away.

Nexus walked through the doors and into a long stretch of hallway. This was always a sign of confusion. While the hunter walks down a hall, the mind can decide what it should show first. Nexus began to walk.

Before long, she came to a door. It was of wood, and there were spiders crawling in and out of the holes. The wood appeared almost new, like it had been freshly cut. There was a great spider insignia carved into the door. The little spiders darting here and there were all black. Black Widow spiders to be exact. This did not mean death, but their hourglass mark was a symbol of time.

Beyond this door was a step into the past.

Nexus placed one hand on the door. The wood rotted away instantly and the spiders became dust. Beyond the door was a thin wire. This white wire shot forwards, weaving itself into a web, or a dream catcher. Nexus took one cautious step onto the webbing. It supported her weight. Even more cautiously, she ventured forth.

In the center of this web was a child. The child Link, what he once was.

The child was sitting on the web, looking fearfully at what was beyond it. Nexus slowly approached him. When she got close enough to be seen, the child jumped to his feet and hugged her, holding on for dear life. He didn't seem to notice that she was naked. Nexus knelt down and held him.

"What is your name child?" She asked, knowing full well who it was.

"Link..."

"Why are you afraid?"

Young Link pointed to the darkness beyond the web. Nexus cautiously peered into the inky blackness. Rising up at her suddenly were monsters, horrid and vile minions that take refuge in your deepest and darkest nightmares. There were rotting corpses of the undead, great serpents with fangs dripping poison, unspeakable visions and vengeful wraiths.

They surged up at them with such speed and ferocity. Nexus scooped up the child Link and jumped. The monsters were soon ensnared by the web.

Nexus landed on one of the outer strands of web. The monsters all glared at her. If she had left him there, they would have devoured him---pulled him through the dream catcher and consumed him.

"Link, what do you love, more than anything? Name some of your favorite things in the entire world." Nexus said as the monsters strained and struggled, threatening to break the web.

Link hesitated.

"I like my friends." He said, as if he was unsure of what was asked of him.

The web grew stronger.

"Anything else? Are there other things you love?" Nexus asked.

"I like white flowers and cherry blossoms. They're so pretty."

"Yes...I like them too." Nexus said, probing for more.

"I like Epona." Nexus decided that now she'd continue to bluff.

"Who is Epona?"

"She's a horse. Maybe I'll be able to ride her when I'm old enough."

There was a horrid sound from the monsters. The web had become so strong that it was cutting them. They screamed more and more as they were sliced to bits, returning them to the darkness beneath.

Nexus returned to the center. She set young Link down and patted him on the head.

"Link, as long as you think about all the wonderful things in your life, those monsters can never harm you."

He nodded.

"Continue to dream. For as long as you can find something, you can defeat them. Believe in your future."

He nodded again, and smiled.

The room vanished around Nexus, and she was returned to the hallway. She sighed and continued forth, smiling to herself. She walked on, mildly wondering what would be revealed to her next.

Behind her, a lone spider began to spin a web in a corner of the hall.

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Chapter end!

Next is the Rose Birdcage!