Candle

Finally! An update!

One of the final chapters!

Here we have reached the core

The heart of it all!

Which means that the end is near

Drowning in the dreams

We've passed

The Dream Catcher

The Rose Birdcage

The Watery Hall

And

The Puppet Stage

All that's left is the core

And all the rest is darkness

The sweet suspense to addict like a drug

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Candle

Unborn Soul

There are just too many times that people have tried to look inside of me
Wondering what I think of you and I protect you out of courtesy
Too many times that I've held on when I needed to push away
Afraid to say what was on my mind afraid to say what I need to say
Too many things that you've said about me when I'm not around
You think having the upper hand means you gotta keep putting me down
But I've had too many standoffs with you it's about as much as I can stand
And I'm waiting until the upper hand is mine

Nexus sank into the gray, quietly touching down on velvet. Before her, in the darkness, was a large egg. Nexus walked up to it and looked inside the frosted glass shell. As suspected, Link was quietly resting inside. Like Nexus, he was naked. Nexus turned away and leaned against the glass eggshell.

"All is black and cruel is fair. When will you wake?" She said.

Silence.

Nexus sighed and stood up. If he wasn't going to wake on his own, she would have to wake him herself. That was much easier said than done. If someone couldn't wake on their own, they would sit in their fantasy world forever. Nothing would begin and nothing would end.

"Maze…where are you when I need you?" She asked herself. Silence answered her.

Nexus set to work, and a long and tedious task that it would be. Since she was without Maze, and her sword, this would make thing so much more interesting.

"The soul will die without being born

A soul that must be woken

Koryu, godslayer

Giver of the Hunter Eyes

I request aid

This soul must be reborn"

A crack appeared in the shell. Nexus sighed. It was a start. Maybe she was too deep in the core to be working properly. Maybe she had rushed into this. Nexus banished the second thoughts from her head and took a step back. If a crack was all that spells were going to get her, then maybe a bit of brute force was in order.

Nexus kicked the crack, and it broke a little.

"Now we're getting somewhere."

"Are you trying to get past the barrier?"

Nexus wheeled to see the shadow once more. She nodded.

"Then I shall help you."

The two beat on the crack with all they had. A jagged hole appeared in the glass. Nexus looked over at the shadow and nodded. Nexus reached her hand through the hole, the glass slicing her skin and her blood everywhere.

"Link! You need to wake!" She shouted, reaching for him.

More cracks appeared in the glass as Link slowly turned to her. He hesitated.

"Link! If you stay here, nothing will begin and nothing will end!" Nexus cried, reaching further, cutting herself more.

Link grasped her hand. The glass shattered and wheeled around in formation. It angrily dove for Nexus, who bit her tongue and only winced and cringed as the shards buried themselves in her flesh.

But, as soon as she had descended, they woke.

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Short, but finally woken.

One more chapter!